Are you fascinated by the processes that are shaping our contemporary world? The UBC Vantage One Arts program includes courses in history, sociology, geography, political science, psychology, research and writing, to give you a solid foundation of knowledge in the arts and to strengthen your communication skills.
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First year of UBC's Bachelor of Arts, graduates of Vantage One Arts are fully prepared to transition into second year of the degree, so the program doesn't add extra study time.
Includes Academic English courses, designed to further develop language skills alongside academic studies.
Small class sizes ensure a heightened degree of support from both faculty and fellow classmates.
With over 50 highly-trained faculty and staff at Vantage One, students are surrounded by a strong support network to enhance their academic performance, English language development, study skills, and overall preparedness for continuing degree studies at UBC.
All Vantage One Arts students complete Term 1, Term 2 and Term 3 (May to July) at UBC's Vancouver campus. Upon successful completion of the Vantage One Arts program, you will progress into second year and finish your Bachelor of Arts at UBC Vancouver.
Some majors may require additional application materials and prerequisites in your second or third year, while others can simply be declared. This is not a complete list from the UBC calendar, but it is a starting point to help you begin your research into the different majors. It is up to you to determine that you meet the appropriate requirements for the majors you are interested in. Speak to your academic advisor to help you plan your degree.
Most of these programs are third year entry (meaning that you start your major when you are in year 3). For most of these, you will need to take specific courses in year 2. Please consult your academic advisor or visit the calendar page for more information.
All Vantage One Arts students must complete ASTU 204A, LLED 200, WRDS 150, VANT 140 and VANT 148 throughout Term 1 and Term 2.
In addition to these five mandatory courses, students must choose one of three 'course cohorts' detailed below, depending on their areas of interest.
Why do we behave the way that we do? How are we influenced by time and place? Students in Cohort A will examine these questions through classes in Psychology, History, Geography, and Arts Studies in Research and Writing. As a student in Cohort A, you will have opportunities to investigate related themes of power, globalization, conflict, conformity, colonialism and imperialism, migration, motivation, and sustainability.
How do we understand change and its effects on a broad range of people, places, institutions, and ideas? Students in Cohort B will examine this question through classes in Political Science, History, Geography, and Arts Studies in Research and Writing. As a student in Cohort B, you will have opportunities to investigate related themes of globalization, imperialism, colonialism, migration, political action, and their connection to concepts of power, agency, conflict, peace, and sustainability.
To understand contemporary problems, should researchers look inside individuals or beyond them to the social and political contexts they live in? Today's global world requires citizens and scholars who can define and analyze pressing issues from multiple lenses and levels of analysis. Students in Cohort C will examine these issues through classes in Psychology, Sociology, Political Science, and Arts Studies in Research and Writing. As a student in Cohort C, you will have opportunities to investigate related themes of human behaviour and agency, political relations, socio-political inequality, power, and social constructions of identity and experience.
This is an interdisciplinary course that focuses on the critical thinking practices we find in the humanities, in disciplines such as literary studies, art history, film studies, media studies, and history. Humanities scholars study connections between forms of culture and the communities that produce them. They use artwork, texts, and films as important sites of inquiry, and interpret these sites to make complex claims about human societies. In this course, you will practice the ways that humanities scholars analyze different cultural forms, use them as evidence, and make claims about them in their scholarly writing.
This course will explore various themes of conflict and change from the 17th century to the end of the Second World War. Issues like the changing nature of violence, technology, colonialism, anti-colonialism, the rise of modern state systems and clashes between East and West will all be explored through this lens.
This course will examine the changing nature of violence from the beginnings of the Cold War to the 21st century. Themes and topics will include: decolonization, changing political ideology, civil war, sub-state actors, extremism, terrorism, symmetrical and asymmetrical warfare as well the relationship between civilians and both state and non-state violence.
Inequality, institutions, social structure and social change.
The course examines the Human geography of the modern world since 1945. Themes include global interdependence in economic geography, geopolitics, and cultural geography; consequences of modernization, including demography, urbanization and environmental effects; regional case studies; and reactions to modernization.
This course introduces students to writing in university. It promotes deeper understanding of the role of language in achieving academic and professional registers by providing explicit instruction in language-linked strategies for writing effectively, individualized feedback, and extensive opportunities to write across a variety of university registers.
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Introduction to Methods and Statistics, Biopsychology, Learning, Perception, Memory, and Cognition.
This course introduces some of the major research areas within the field of psychology: the scientific study of behaviour. The course begins with an overview of the field of psychology and its research methods. It then deals with several fundamental topics in psychology: social behaviour, intelligence, motivation, emotion, development and personality. The course concludes with the topic of psychological disorders.
Sustained language support for linked content courses in the Vantage One Program. Students develop strategies for self-directed learning.
Projects linked to topics explored in the UBC Vantage College Vantage One Program curricula.
Research project that culminates in student-led conference and research presentation.
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Tornado Cash saga highlights legal issues affecting the crypto market
Things have not been looking too good for the crypto market in recent months, with the market seemingly being gripped by one piece of bad news after another. To this point, on Aug. 8, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued legal sanctions against digital currency mixer Tornado Cash.
As per the regulatory body, since the platform's inception in 2019, it has been used for a host of illicit money laundering activities estimated to be worth $7 billion. Of this sum, it is estimated that $455 million was controlled by the notorious Lazarus Group, a North Korean state-sponsored hacking group. Additionally, Tornado Cash was also used to launder over $96 million of ill-gotten funds derived from June's Harmony Bridge hack and $7.8 million from this month's Nomad heist.
Before proceeding any further, however, it would be best to understand what exactly a cryptocurrency mixer is. Simply put, it is an offering that helps obfuscate potentially identifiable or tainted cryptocurrency funds with others to erase any trails linked with the assets, thus making it impossible for anyone to trace the tokens back to their original source.
Creator arrest leads to public outcry
On Aug. 12, Alexey Pertsev, the creator of Tornado Cash, was arrested by Dutch authorities. According to a press release issued by the financial crime authority of the Netherlands — the Fiscal Information and Investigation Service — the arrest was made based on Pertsev being involved in the "concealment of criminal financial flows and facilitating money laundering."
While Tornado Cash can potentially be used by bad actors to hide criminal proceeds, it can and is also be used to facilitate a wide array of legitimate activities. The Dutch police have yet to make it clear as to which exact rules Pertsev broke, even though different media outlets have speculated and offered varying explanations as to why he was arrested. The Tornado creator has yet to be charged with any wrongdoing.
Following Pertsev's detainment, a mass of protesters gathered in Amsterdam's Dam Square on August 20 to voice their displeasure with the handling of the matter. And, while the demonstrators did not directly comment on the legal issues surrounding the arrest, they did claim that Pertsev's arrest signaled a dark future for the fast-growing Web3 ecosystem. Not only that, but they also believe that it could have a chilling effect on the Netherlands' existing…
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Scientific councils and committees
Training of scientific personnel
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Evening in memory of NASB corresponding member Mikhas Mushinsky takes place at Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library
On 17 June, the Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus hosted the evening "For the time and eternity..." in memory of the famous scientist, corresponding member of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus, laureate of the State Prize of Belarus, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor Mikhas Mushinsky.
Mikhas Mushinsky was engaged in the study of Belarusian literature all his life. He is the best expert at the creativity of Yakub Kolas, Maksim Haretski and Mikhas Zaretski.
Mikhas Mushinsky headed the Department of publications and textual criticism at the Institute of Literary Studies for many years. Multivolume editions of classics of Belarusian literature were prepared under his leadership. Among them are collected works of Maksim Bahdanovich, Piatrus Brouka, Maksim Haretski, Yanka Kupala, Yakub Kolas, Ivan Melezh, and others.
Alexander Grusha, Director of the Yakub Kolas Central Scientific Library, Doctor of Historical Sciences, Associate Professor; Olga Yushkevich, Scientific Secretary of the Department of Humanities and Arts, Candidate of Philological Sciences; Alexander Lukashanets, First Deputy Director for Science at the NASB Center for Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research, Academician, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor; Radim Garetsky, Academician, Doctor of Geological and Mineralogical Sciences, Professor; Anatoly Butevich, Deputy Chairman of the Republican Public Council for Culture and Art at the Council of Ministers of the Republic of Belarus, member of the National Commission of the Republic of Belarus for UNESCO; Ihar Kapylou, Director of the Yakub Kolas Institute of Linguistics of the NASB Center for Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research, Candidate of Philological Sciences, Associate Professor; Sergei Garanin, Deputy Director for Science at the Yakub Kolas Institute of Linguistics, Candidate of Philological Sciences; Anna Zapartyko, Director of the Belarusian State Archives-Museum of Literature and Art; Zinaida Komarovskaya, long-term Director of the State Literary-Commemorative Museum of Yakub Kolas; Ludmila Sinkova, Doctor of Philological Sciences, Professor at the Department of History of Belarusian literature, BSU; Vera Mickiewicz, Yakub Kolas's granddaughter; Tatiana Mushinskaya, writer, theater critic, journalist, scientist's daughter intervened at the pledging event.
The event program included an exhibition of scientist's monographs and books, documents related to his life and work, rare photos from the family archive.
Elena Vasilevich,
Candidate of Philological Sciences,
Department of publications and textual criticism,
Yanka Kupala Institute of Literary Studies,
Center for Belarusian Culture, Language and Literature Research,
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A community message sent by MCPS was shared with The MoCoShow announcing the reinstatement of a benefit in support of school bus operators who drive extra routes. The full message can be seen below:
"Dear MCPS Employees,
I am writing to update you on vital steps Montgomery County Public Schools is taking to address an urgent and ongoing issue concerning delayed and canceled bus routes. The national challenge of recruiting bus operators, including school bus operators, remains. However, we are committed to ensuring our students get to and from school safely each day. I am pleased to announce the reinstatement of a pay bonus of $25 for school bus drivers who drive extra routes. I want to express my appreciation alongside Ms. Pia Morrison, president of the Service Employees International Union, Local 500, who worked with us expeditiously to reinstate this pay benefit.
Unexpected school bus driver absences have challenged the MCPS Department of Transportation to fully staff every bus route daily. Despite this, in the 48 days we have been in school, our drivers have completed 59,040 routes, with only 114 requiring a cancellation. I thank our transportation staff for their commitment to our student riders.
To help mitigate the problem and ensure a higher level of safety for students, I am pleased to announce the following measures we are putting in place immediately.
Reinstatement of a vital driver pay benefit for any driver who drives extra routes during a morning or afternoon shift. A bonus of $25 will be paid in the morning and again in the afternoon for drivers making these extra routes. This benefit was in place for part of the last school year, but the agreed benefit ended at the end of last year. We are excited to be able to return this benefit to our drivers.
Establishment of a "Sweeper Bus" program: For safety reasons, a bus will sweep the areas of affected routes to pick up any students remaining at bus stops whose families may not have received an alert about the change on the ConnectEd messaging system.
Support from our Community Engagement Officers who will receive notification of canceled or delayed routes and patrol those areas for any students whose families did not receive the ConnectED system message. Officers will coordinate with MCPS transportation for a "Sweeper Bus" to pick up the students.
Key Members of the Team
Our drivers are valued members of our community who develop important relationships with their student riders. Board of Education members, my leadership team and I have spoken to our drivers, who have demonstrated their commitment to our students.
Other innovative ideas are in the planning stages to implement important safety measures for our students, as well as to support the transportation staff. These ideas include enhanced route planning, professional development, and implementation of a "Walking School Bus" program that involves parent and community partners. The district also will pilot a bus app in December 2022 on 150 routes throughout the district. The app will allow parents to see their bus in real-time via a smartphone. Bus routes involved in the pilot program will provide feedback about their experience in the pilot program.
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Aquila Resources Submits Dam Safety Permit Application for Its Back Forty Project
TORONTO --
Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX: AQA, OTCQB: AQARF) ("Aquila" or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has applied to the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy ("EGLE") for a Dam Safety Permit for its Back Forty Project. The Company has already been issued the four foundational State permits required for the commencement of construction and operations at Back Forty, being the Mining Permit, Air Permit, Water Discharge (NPDES) Permit, and Wetlands Permit. The Dam Safety Permit, which is required to build the proposed Tailings Management Facility ("TMF") and Contact Water Basin, is the final State permit required to commence construction and operations.
Barry Hildred, President & CEO of Aquila, commented, "With input from globally recognized engineering firms including Golder Associates Inc., Aquila is designing an operation that will protect the environment while providing a significant economic opportunity for the counties surrounding the Back Forty Project. We look forward to supporting EGLE with their review of our application and expect the Dam Safety Permit to be issued in 2021. The design of the Back Forty TMF reflects best-in-class safety standards to manage precipitation at the mine site during operations and does not involve impounding or interfering with any water bodies."
In order to refine elements of the Back Forty Project design, including to reduce wetland impact, improve dust management, increase stormwater storage capacity, and reduce the footprint of tailings facilities post-closure, the Company revised its application for the Wetlands Permit and submitted updated applications for an amended Mining Permit and Air Permit to EGLE, both of which were approved in December 2019. The amended Mining Permit and the Wetlands Permit are subject to ongoing administrative contested case challenges that the Company expects to resolve successfully in due course.
ABOUT AQUILA
Aquila Resources Inc. (TSX: AQA, OTCQB: AQARF) is a development-stage company focused on high grade and gold-rich projects in the Upper Midwest, USA. Aquila's experienced management team is focused on advancing pre-construction activities for its 100%-owned gold and zinc-rich Back Forty Project in Michigan.
Aquila's flagship Back Forty Project is an open pit volcanogenic massive sulfide deposit with underground potential located along the mineral-rich Penokean Volcanic Belt in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Back Forty contains approximately 1.1 million ounces of gold and 1.2 billion pounds of zinc in the Measured & Indicated Mineral Resource classifications, with additional upside potential.
Aquila has two other exploration projects: Reef Gold Project located in Marathon County, Wisconsin and the Bend Project located in Taylor County, Wisconsin. Reef is a gold-copper property and Bend is a volcanogenic massive sulfide occurrence containing copper and gold. Additional disclosure of Aquila's financial statements, technical reports, material change reports, news releases and other information can be obtained at www.aquilaresources.com or on SEDAR at www.sedar.com.
Cautionary statement regarding forward-looking information
This press release may contain certain forward-looking statements. In certain cases, forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of words such as "plans", "expects" or "does not anticipate", or "believes", or variations of such words and phrases or statements that certain actions, events or results "may", "could", "would", "might" or "will be taken", "occur" or "be achieved". Forward-looking statements and information include, but are not limited to, statements with respect to future permitting and legal timelines and the advancement of the Company's Back Forty Project, the additional upside potential of the Project, statements with respect to the expected project economics for the Project, such as estimates of life of mine, total production and average production, metal production and recoveries, C1 cash costs, AISC, capital and operating costs, pre- and post-tax IRR, pre- and post-tax NPV and cash flows, the potential conversion of Inferred Mineral Resources into Indicated Mineral Resources, and any projections outlined in the Preliminary Economic Assessment in respect of the Project. Forward-looking statements and information are subject to various known and unknown risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond the ability of Aquila to control or predict, that may cause their actual results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied thereby, and are developed based on assumptions about such risks, uncertainties and other factors set out herein, including but not limited to: risks with respect to the COVID-19 pandemic; and other related risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, risks and uncertainties disclosed in Aquila's filings on its website at www.aquilaresources.com and on SEDAR at www.sedar.com. Aquila undertakes no obligation to update forward-looking information except as required by applicable law. Such forward-looking information represents Aquila's best judgment based on information currently available. No forward-looking statement can be guaranteed and actual future results may vary materially. Accordingly, readers are advised not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements or information. Furthermore, mineral resources that are not mineral reserves do not have demonstrated economic viability.
Barry Hildred, CEO
Aquila Resources Inc.
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Q: config parser error raised by TileCache and Mapserver with OpenLayers Just a forewarning, I will try to be as extensive with my question as possible. Due to a number of reasons why this might not be working, I have posted all sorts of portions of my debugging below.
Web map located here
Tile cache is being setup as a test run for the "hii_5" layer in OpenLayers. MapServer is the backend.
I am trying to get TileCache to cache images of my MapServer WMS. However, no images are produced. The TileCache is "trying" to load the tiles (as you can see on the live page), however, no images are returned.
When I follow the path of one of the image tiles, I see this error:
An error occurred: File contains parsing errors: C:\ms4w\Apache\cgi-bin\tilecache.cfg
    [line 82]: '  type=WMS\n'
    [line 83]: '  url=http://141.117.104.183/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe\n'
    [line 84]: '  mapfile=C:/ms4w/Apache/htdocs/moot2_dev/hii_railroads.map\n'
    [line 85]: '  extension=png\n'
    [line 86]: '  layers=HII_railroads\n'
  File "C:\ms4w\Apache\cgi-bin\TileCache\Service.py", line 85, in _load
    config.read(files)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\ConfigParser.py", line 297, in read
    self._read(fp, filename)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\ConfigParser.py", line 538, in _read
    raise e

*

*I've run a GetCapabilities request and there are no warnings

*but GetMap request returns a blank page

*and the template return blank

Here are the relevant mapfile, tilecache.cfg, and openlayers source:
Not sure how much help I will get here, but the questions out there for anyone to take a stab at it!

hii_railroads.map
MAP                                                     #-> BEGIN MAP
    OUTPUTFORMAT                                        #-> BEGIN OUTPUT FORMATTING DEFINITION
        NAME "png"                                      # Name of format
        DRIVER AGG/PNG                                  # Image driver
        MIMETYPE "image/png"                            # Type of image
        IMAGEMODE RGBA                                  # Image mode
        EXTENSION "png"                                 # Image filetype
        TRANSPARENT ON                                  # Transparency
    END                                                 #-> END OUTPUT FORMATTING DEFINITION

    WEB                                                 #-> BEGIN WEB DEFINITION

        METADATA
            "wms_title"           "HII_railroads"
            "wms_onlineresource"  "http://rinnerweb.arts.ryerson.ca/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe?map=/ms4w/Apache/htdocs/moot2_dev/hii_railroads.map&"
            "wms_srs"             "EPSG:3857"
            "ows_enable_request"  "*"
        END

        TEMPLATE "template.html"
        IMAGEPATH "/ms4w/tmp/ms_tmp/"
        IMAGEURL "/ms_tmp/"
    END                                                 #-> END WEB DEFINITION

LAYER                                                   #-> BEGIN LAYER DEFINITION: Railroads <-#

    METADATA
        "wms_title" "HII_railroads"
    END

    NAME    HII_railroads                               # Layer identifier
    DATA    "data/wgs84/railroads_360.tif"              # Name of the data (in this case, string identifying a raster)
    STATUS  ON

tilecache.cfg
[HII_railroads]
  type=WMS
  url=http://141.117.104.183/cgi-bin/mapserv.exe
  mapfile=C:/ms4w/Apache/htdocs/moot2_dev/hii_railroads.map
  extension=png
  layers=HII_railroads

index.html
hii_5 = new OpenLayers.Layer.WMS("Railroads","../../cgi-bin/tilecache.cgi?",{
    layers:"HII_railroads",
    format:"image/png"},{
    isBaseLayer:false,
    transparent:true,
    format:"image/png",
    alpha:true,
    displayInLayerSwitcher:false
    });

A: Your tilecache.cfg file seems to be missing the mandatory [cache] section.
Try adding:
[cache]
type=Disk
base=C:/tmp/tilecache

There are a few other options other than saving your cache to disk:
# [cache] section examples: (mandatory!)
#
# Disk:
# [cache]
# type=Disk   (works out of the box)
# base=<full path to cache directory>
#
# Memcached:
# [cache]
# type=Memcached  (you'll need memcache.py and memcached running!)
# servers=192.168.1.1:11211
#
# Amazon S3:
# [cache]
# type=AWSS3
# access_key=your_access_key
# secret_access_key=your_secret_access_key

A: This issue is coming directly from ConfigParser, in Python. Glancing at your config, it looks like you have spaces at the beginning of your newlines, indenting your configuration options. If that's the case -- don't do that. I'm pretty sure that ConfigParser is refusing to parse that file.

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Q: Logistic regression in R gives 100% accuracy, but if i export the result file it gives different results I am using R for logistic regression and I am getting 100% accuracy in confusion matrix but when i export data the actual prediction values show a different result. Can some one please help.

###Code

    set.seed(123)
    gi.train_ind <-
    sample(1:nrow(gifraud),size=floor(0.80*nrow(gifraud)))
    gi.train <- gifraud[gi.train_ind,]
    gi.test <- gifraud[-gi.train_ind,]

    logreg <- glm(fraud_reported~CurrentReferralStatus

    +IsReportedToPolice+HasPreviousClaims+
    EstimatedInitialClaimCost+HasComplaint+IsPolicyholderVerified,
    data=gi.train, family =binomial)

    summary (logreg)

    gi.train$probscore <- predict(logreg,data=gi.train, type ="response")
    gi.train$prediction <- as.factor (ifelse(gi.train$probscore <0.5, 0,1))

    gi.test$probscore <- predict(logreg,gi.test, type ="response")
    gi.test$prediction <- as.factor (ifelse(gi.test$probscore <0.5, 0,1))

    install.packages('caret')
    install.packages('e1071', dependencies=TRUE)
    library(caret)

    confusionMatrix(gi.train$fraud_reported, gi.train$fraud_reported)
    confusionMatrix(gi.test$fraud_reported, gi.test$fraud_reported)

    prop.table(table(gi.test$fraud_reported,gi.test$probscore>0.5))
    prop.table(table(gi.train$fraud_reported,gi.test$probscore>0.5))

    write.csv(gi.train, file ="GItrainresults.csv")
    write.csv(gi.test, file ="GItestresults.csv")

The exported files shows correct results at around 87% but the confusion matrix is showing 100%

A: Confusion matrix is used to interpret model results between predicted and actual target variable.
You are basically doing confusion matrix between actual target variables


About 40 minutes after the Galaxy finished training Friday, forward Alan Gordon still hadn't missed all the autograph-seeking fans at StubHub Center. With his kids' tiny cleats — a miniaturized pair of his own lime green and white shoes — in hand, the 33-year-old posed for pictures and signed T-shirts for a few straggling supporters. Such is the nature of playing for a team that just signed not one, but two international superstars in less than a month.
The fans will be out in full force Sunday when the Galaxy (10-7-7) take on the Seattle Sounders (10-11-2) at StubHub Center at 1 p.m. in dos Santos' MLS debut. Timely returns of several players from Gold Cup duties and injuries combined with the team's two blockbuster signings bring L.A. back to as close to full strength as it's been this season.
With 10 MLS games remaining in the regular season, the Galaxy have positioned themselves as a hunter in the race for the MLS Cup.
The Galaxy's opponent Sunday is a struggling Seattle team that recently slogged through a scoreless drought that lasted more than 400 minutes.
Meanwhile, L.A. is the league's highest-scoring team with 39 goals. The team's offense is especially potent at StubHub Center, where it has tallied 32 goals in the past seven games, 19 of which came in four MLS matchups. Mixing in Gerrard and dos Santos adds even more firepower to an already loaded arsenal.
Despite the buzz generated by the new signings, the team is expecting "some growing pains," said Gordon, who scored the decisive goal in April's 1-0 win over the Sounders.
Scouting the Sounders: The struggling Sounders are coming off a 1-1 draw against the Vancouver Whitecaps in the CONCACAF Champions League and have dropped four straight MLS matches. … The team signed Nelson Valdez as a designated player Friday, but the forward from Paraguay will not play Sunday. … Midfielder Osvaldo Alonso (hamstring) and Obafemi Martins (groin) are out Sunday with injuries.


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These Old-School-Cool Power Wagons Are Anything But Outdated Beneath the Skin
The chassis, cab and body panels are restored from the original parts, but the engine, transmission, brakes and electronics get robust upgrades.
If any machine could claim the title of "official" vehicle of Jackson, Wyoming, it's the Legacy Power Wagon. Both, after all, have a way of camouflaging wealth with actual hard work. In Jackson, for instance, this remote town, famed for its skiing and natural beauty — Grand Teton National Park sits just to the north — packs ranches instead of estates, denim in lieu of khakis. Similarly, the Legacy Power Wagon, a restoration/modernization (a.k.a., resto-mod) of Dodge's famously tough postwar utility vehicles, melds hardscrabble functionality with a gentlemanly elegance that their original owners, 70-odd years ago, could be forgiven for not noticing. Each somehow pairs affluence and earthy grit with a rare degree of harmony.
The local preference became obvious when I had the pleasure of driving a pair of newly restored extended-cab Power Wagons around Jackson with company founder Winslow Bent in early October, at the same time I was in town to drive the new Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV. When parked in front of the Hotel Jackson — another smooth integration of posh luxury into a decidedly rougher vernacular — locals passing by couldn't help but gape at the pairing, They overwhelmingly directed most of their gushing toward the Power Wagons, though. They fit the personality of the town and its people much more perfectly. Though both get points for being rare, if not the only, production SUVs with proper, full-sized suicide rear doors, the high-riding vintage pickups beat the Roller to a pulp.
Bent launched Legacy Classic Trucks a decade ago, intent on breathing new life into the historic vehicles. His team of engineers and craftsmen track down candidate samples in restorable condition, strip them down to the bones, then refurbish and rebuild them, modernizing them along the way in a process that stretches to 1,000 hours for each truck. The chassis, cab and body panels are restored from the original parts, but the engine, transmission, brakes and electronics get robust upgrades. Out go the old flathead sixes and in come 430-horsepower, 6.2-liter Chevrolet LS3 small-block V8s mated to four-speed automatic transmissions or a 3.9-liter Cummins turbo diesel with a five-speed manual. Dana and Dynatrac axles, ARB locking differentials and Warn locking hubs ensure the trucks will function on the ranch, and on any other terrain, as needed, with high clearance and bead-locked wheels there for good measure. They also add a dominating profile, perfectly countered by the original curving lines of the Power Wagon's cab, hood and fenders. The trucks are larger than life.
The conversions start at $185,000, and each is built to order. "Our customers tend to actually use the trucks as they're intended," Bent says. "They aren't garage queens." Further evidence, in case you need it: the Warn winch in the front, for helping clear trails or haul your buddies out of trouble, as well as many options the owners can spec out, from gun racks to stainless steel toolboxes to snowplows and snowblowers. Need an onboard welder or a cab-mounted shooting rest? Done.
It's really a good thing that the Legacy Power Wagons are driven vehicles because doing so around Wyoming proved what a unique thrill the experience is. The trucks are easy enough to command, and the massive tires sure-footed on any terrain, but the whole vibe is appropriately old-school and understated. There's some wind noise and tire roar, and the stereo could use a few extra watts to overcome them, but the wood steering wheel, vintage-styled gauges, wide-angle perspective from the vertical windscreen — where you can see both front corners clear as day — and occasionally jumping out to manually lock in the four-wheel-drive before going off-road, all keep you locked into the original era from whence this truck came.
Really, it's not a bad place to be.
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Шалом Штрейт (;  — ) — педагог, літературний критик і письменник. Народився на Галичині, емігрував до Палестини і провів там більшу частину свого життя, заснував мошав Кфар-Малаль і середню школу в Петах-Тіква. Шалом викладав у середній школі, публікував літературну критику і проводив літературні зустрічі. Його дочка — Естер Штрейт-Вурзель — авторка романів для молоді.

Біографія
Шалом Штрейт народився 1888 року в Тлумачі, на сході Галичини (тепер — Івано-Франківська область), у сім'ї Яакова та Цвії (до заміжжя — Габер) Штрейт. У нього був старший брат Єша'аягу.

Він здобув традиційну єврейську освіту в хедері та єшива, але також склав зовнішні державні іспити.

1908 року Штрейт емігрував до Палестини й почав займатися фермерством. Він був серед засновників мошаву Кфар-Малаль (який тоді ще називався Ейн Чай) на землі, придбаній сіоністами з Одеси. Пізніше Штрейт оселився в Петах-Тіква, збудувавши там зі своїм старшим братом будинок на дві їхні сім'ї. Його дім часто використовувався для зустрічей письменників періоду Другої алії, а також для тимчасового проживання далеких членів родини, які переселялися до Палестини.

Штрейт, разом із Барухом Ґордоном, заснував першу середню школу у Петах-Тіква, назвавши її на честь Агада Га-ама, і став її першим директором.

Він одружився із Шарлоттою (Лотта) Ґольдшлеґер, і у них було двоє дітей: хімік і поет Шмуель Ярів та романістка Естер Штрейт-Вурзель.

1946 року Штрейт перечепився за корінь дерева, повертаючись додому із синагоги, й зламав тазову кістку. Під час операції у лікарні Яркон, він зазнав серцевого нападу й помер у віці 58 років.

У Петах-Тіква є вулиця, названа на честь Шалома та Єша'аягу — «Братів Штрейт».

Праці
 Ba'alot Hashachar (), есе, Тель-Авів: Hedim, 1926.
 Pney Hasifrut (), есе (2 томи, включаючи повне перевидання Ba'alot Hashachar), Тель-Авів: Dvir, 1939.

Штрейт також публікував критику та есе в сучасних літературних журналах на кшталт Gilyonot Їцхака Ламдана та Moznayim Ізраїльської асоціації письменників на івриті, а також у головній щоденній газеті Davar. Під впливом свого друга Йосефа Хаїма Бреннера, Штрейт уникав агресивної критики й майже ніколи не наголошував на слабкостях чи помилках тих авторів, про твори яких писав огляд.

Примітки

Посилання
 Works by Shalom Streit  [in Hebrew] at Project Ben-Yehuda

Педагоги
Письменники мовою іврит
Есеїсти XX століття
Уродженці Тлумача
Британський мандат у Палестині

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My Gecko is Sick - A joint sketchblog with a friend!
My good friend Lisa and I decided to get together and start a sketchblog!
As she prefaced in her own blog: "We decided to make it a little area for sketching improv, where we would each contribute a sketch on the same theme, with each sketch and concept completed in an hour.
Since we both have a fondness for awkward situations and non sequiturs, we decided to embrace that in the name of the blog and our first sketch topic "At the wrong party." "


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Promenade Vitality
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Audit & Finance Committee
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Ambassadors & City Resources
No Trespassing Authorization
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The Promenade Vitality Plan
Sunset, Wilshire, Melrose, Abbot Kinney, Hollywood, Third Street Promenade. Streets are as important to the unique culture and fabric of Los Angeles as they are for transportation and mobility. Winding through hills and under freeways, in and out of neighborhoods and municipalities, they define the flavor and personality of each place. We choose where we live, work, and socialize based on these streets. And we've learned that they are truly missed when we cannot walk them and experience their magic.
Today, Third Street Promenade is one of the world's most iconic streets and has been a model for the many pedestrian-only streets and shopping centers built over the last 30 years. The epitome of the quintessential California lifestyle, it has defined Santa Monica and LA's beach life for decades. Third Street's history in Santa Monica dates back to the 19th century and has been the center of commerce, culture, and community since the beginning. Like many places, Third Street has had its highs and lows, but has always managed to reinvent itself for each new generation.
We stand at the precipice of reinvention today. It is our turn to think big and to guide the street into its next phase to ensure its vitality for the community and beyond.
The Third Street Promenade Stabilization and Economic Vitality Plan (The Promenade Vitality Plan) endeavors to build upon Third Street Promenade's legacy as a strong city center with a diverse mix of uses and experiences that meet the needs and desires of residents, employees and visitors. To be clear, this project is not a remodel of our beloved public gathering space, but rather a rewrite of the rules for what can and can't be done with the private properties beyond the sidewalk.
Our consultants will work with the Project Advisory Committee, stakeholders, focus groups, the City of Santa Monica and Downtown Santa Monica, Inc. (DTSM) staff to devise a plan to edit land use and zoning regulations for the Promenade to allow more flexibility around the use of private space. Our goal is to reconsider the regulations that limit private properties to the retail, dining and office model you see today, and allow them to flourish in an effort to create a modern and equitable downtown inclusive of experiential retail, live entertainment, nightlife, cultural offerings, small scale manufacturing, housing, office, and more. Recommended zoning changes will be complemented by a strategic, targeted tenant strategy for each of the three blocks and tools to help landlords understand how to adapt their spaces to modern market demands.
Together we can create a vibrant street that creates joy and prosperity and connects with the hearts and minds of all those that walk its path.
Promenade Vitality Plan Documents Updated 8.24.21
The Promenade Vitality Plan - Project Appendix
The Promenade Vitality Plan - Implementation Appendix
Promenade Vitality Plan Objectives:
Bridge from the Downtown Community Plan adopted in 2017 to present conditions. Identify existing action items critical to the future success of the Promenade. Identify recommendations for additional action items and/or policies to be considered as modifications to the Plan.
Incorporate insights from Promenade 3.0, a recent strategic planning process with emphasis on public right of way capital improvements. The draft plan has been shelved due to fiscal impacts of the pandemic, but related work product included a study of the Promenade's social and cultural characteristics as well as cursory assessment of private property conditions and desired uses.
Analyze existing reports and datasets, including past studies of retail and other market conditions as well as data on consumer demographics and behaviors.
Analyze regional, state and national trends for similar commercial corridors and/or developments, including competitor destinations.
Develop granular property-level assessment of current building stock and tenancies, identifying opportunities and strategies for demising and/or redeveloping properties to attract new and desirable uses.
Identify key redevelopment and/or tenancy projects and assess physical space needs, business models and high-level economic feasibility.
Identify opportunities to improve community well-being through redevelopment and/or tenancy projects, with a particular focus on enhancing diversity, equity and inclusion among both patrons and business operators.
Review existing regulations pertaining to land use, zoning and business operations, including interim zoning ordinances adopted as pandemic economic recovery actions, and formulate recommendations for policy changes and/or incentives to achieve desired uses.
Prepare documentation and outreach materials for presentation of key components of the plan to policymakers, property owners, and prospective tenants and investors.
Submit feedback anytime via the comment section below.
Vitality Plan Draft Final Presentation to DTSM Board of Directors - July 29, 2021
Presentation by MIG, DTSM to Planning Commission - August 4, 2021
Presentation by MIG, DTSM to City Council - September 28, 2021
*Promenade 3.0 Outcome
Many of you participated in Promenade 3.0, a recent effort by the City and DTSM to plan for redevelopment of the Promenade streetscape. These design plans are currently on hold due to financial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on both our public and private sector partners. However, the research conducted and public outreach gathered during Promenade 3.0 will inform the current Vitality Plan effort. For a complete overview of the Promenade 3.0 effort, please see the Strategic Design Plan.
Official Project Name: Third Street Promenade Stabilization and Economic Vitality Plan
Project Timeline: January 2021 - August 2021
Funding: $240,000 - DTSM Budget
Consulting Partners: MIG, Streetsense, Project Advisory Committee
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July 9, 2020 By Chris Adkins
In the 1960s, the people of Italy, Greece, Spain, southern France and Portugal seemed to know about something the rest of the world didn't: that consuming a diet high in healthy fats, Omega-3 fatty acids, fruits, vegetables and nuts could add years to a person's life.
Their meal pattern has been the subject of numerous studies that have ultimately found eating that way can lead to weight loss, as well as combat heart disease and stroke, and avoid Type 2 diabetes and premature death.
It's called the Mediterranean Diet.
And it's just the thing for us to reconnect, rebuild our relationships and find a healthy, happy lifestyle around food as we venture out of staying at home and back to more of the things that matter most.
What is the Mediterranean Diet?
The Mediterranean Diet is built on a foundation of eating wholesome, healthy foods and avoiding things like sugar and refined fats and oils.
Below is a look at some of the staples of the Mediterranean Diet, as well as how a shopping list and a few meal ideas to get you started.
Mediterranean Diet Foods
What to Eat Anytime
What to Eat in Moderation
What NOT to Eat
Refined grains (white rice, white bread, white pasta, white flour, etc.)
Processed snacks (popcorn, granola bars, chips, etc.)
Foods with added sugar (cookies, ice cream, etc.)
Trans fats (margarine, coffee creamer, fast food, etc.)
Refined oils (Canola oil, cottonseed oil, soybean oil, etc.)
Processed meats (hot dogs, lunch meat, etc.)
Mediterranean Diet Beverages
What to Drink
Red wine (about 1 glass per day)
What NOT to drink
Sugary beverages
Mediterranean Diet: Sample One-Week Shopping List
Download and Print Shopping List
Sample 5-Day Menu
Download and Print Menu
Mediterranean Diet: Bottom Line
In general, your diet should be rich in seafood, vegetables, nuts and whole grains, and avoid highly-processed foods.
The Mediterranean Diet is a way to shake up what you're normally eating and go for healthy, wholesome foods that will leave you feeling satisfied and energized.
Do you know of a tasty, Mediterranean Diet meal? Share the recipe in the comments below!


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Ghana News Latest News in the World
Latest News in the World
Meet Lee Su Jin, the 51-year-old lady who looks like a teenager
8 months ago read comments by Yen.com.gh Ebenezer Quist
- A woman identified as Lee Su Jin has once again, become an internet sensation for her youthful look
- The 51-year-old who went viral in 2016 for her unbelievable youthful looks, has not changed a bit despite being 4 years older
- Due to the fact that she looks way younger than her age, Jin has been tagged the goddess of eternal youth
- Jin who is a South Korean dentist, attributes her looks to a balanced lifestyle, an incurable optimist, and skincare
51-year-old Lee Su Jin has left social media buzzing with reactions over how young she looks despite being half a hundred years old. The beautiful South Korean lady, had initially gone viral in 2016 for her looks.
Many people wondered how at 48, she managed to look so young. Well, it has been 4 years since she first became an internet sensation and Jin has added neither a wrinkle nor become unfit. It's pretty obvious the only thing she added was her age.
Now 51, Jin who looks half her age has now been dubbed the 'goddess of eternal youth' as she has once again left many internet users stunned with how young she looks despite growing older.
READ ALSO: Dag Heward-Mills christens Duncan-Williams as the 'father of charismatic movement in Ghana'
Jin who has a following of over 100,000 people on Instagram, has even been compared to a vampire and it is easy to mistake her for her daughter's sister just by looking at their photos.
The stunning woman revealed during her appearance on Korean TV show 'Same Bed, Different Dreams' several years ago that, she had turned to social media in her need for social interaction, because her daughter had stopped talking to her after starting middle school.
She simply enjoyed all the attention she got from everyone due to her youthful appearance and continued posting more photos.
However, it appears her relationship with her daughter has since improved as she now shares photos with her, on her Instagram page.
READ ALSO: AY Poyoo: Meet Ghanaian underground rapper who has become a star in 2 weeks
Due to her anti-aging defying body, Lee Su Jin has been accused of going under the knife to enhance her looks, accusations she has denied.
Jin who is a dentist has attributed her looks to a balanced lifestyle, an incurable optimist, and skincare.
She also makes sure to keep in great physical shape, visiting the gym a few times a week, eats light, probably sleeps at least 8 hours a night.
In other news, Papa Owusu-Ankomah, Ghana's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom, has fully recovered from COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus weeks after getting infected.
It would be recalled that YEN.com.gh reported on April 10, 2020, that the Commissioner had tested positive for COVID-19 three days earlier.
His condition was not very mild as reports indicated that he had been put on a ventilator at an intensive care unit at the Royal Free Hospital in London.
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Craig Barron
Craig Barron (born April 6, 1961)[1] is an American visual effects artist and creative director at Magnopus, a media company that produces visual development and virtual production services for motion pictures, television, museums and multimedia platforms.[2][3]
(1961-04-06) April 6, 1961 (age 60)
Berkeley, California, United States
Film historian
Academy Award, BAFTA Award, Emmy, VES Founders Award, Doctorate of Letters
Magnopus
Working at Industrial Light & Magic, Barron contributed to the visual effects on such films as The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. At his own VFX studio, Matte World Digital, he produced visual effects on Zodiac, Alice in Wonderland and Hugo. Over the course of his VFX career, Barron contributed to the visual effects on more than 100 films. He is an Emmy Award recipient for By Dawn's Early Light and he received an Oscar nomination for Best Visual Effects on Batman Returns. In 2009, he won an Oscar for Best Visual Effects on The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
Barron is a film historian, museum exhibit curator, and educator with a focus on the history of visual effects in classic films, before and after the digital age. He hosts presentations and lectures on the visual effects from Hollywood's studio age. He produces short documentaries that reveal the formerly secret history of how visual effects pioneers created seamless visuals using matte paintings, miniatures and optical effects.
1.1 Visual effects supervisor
1.1.1 Industrial Light & Magic
1.1.2 Matte World Digital
1.1.3 Innovations
1.1.4 Other visual effects work
1.2 Film historian
1.2.1 Author
1.2.2 Educator
1.2.3 Documentarian
1.2.4 Curator
1.3 Creative director
2 Awards, honors and affiliations
2.1 Awards and nominations
2.2 Honors and affiliations
3 Selected filmography
CareerEdit
Visual effects supervisorEdit
Industrial Light & MagicEdit
Hired at age 18 by VFX cinematographer Richard Edlund in 1979, Barron was then the youngest person working at ILM. Starting out in the matte painting department with VFX photographer Neil Krepela and painter Ralph McQuarrie, Barron eventually moved to the camera department, compositing matte-painted effects for scenes in landmark visual-effects films including The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.[4][5] Accompanied by matte painters Michael Pangrazio and Chris Evans, at times on international location shoots, Barron and crew designed and photographed matte shots for feature films. From 1984 to 1988 he was matte photography supervisor, working to combine matte paintings and miniatures with live-action photography. He is credited as director of matte photography on Willow (1988), his last film at ILM, before leaving to start his own company Matte World.[6]
Matte World DigitalEdit
Co-founded by Barron, Pangrazio and executive producer Krystyna Demkowicz in 1988, Matte World produced seamless matte-painting effects for film and television productions from its Novato, California studio.[6] Soon after formation, Barron's work for HBO's By Dawn's Early Light won an Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects.[6][7] Throughout the 1980s, Barron and his crew produced traditional effects shots with glass matte paintings and miniature models. Their work received an Academy Award nomination for Best Visual Effects for Batman Returns in 1992.[8]
That same year, the company was renamed Matte World Digital (MWD) to reflect the new technological tools available to matte painters. MWD produced digital environments for feature films, commercials, cable television, computer games and IMAX projects, serving the artistic visions of directors Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, James Cameron, Alfonso Cuaron, Gore Verbinski, Ron Howard, Tim Burton and David Fincher, among others. Barron contributed to the visual effects of more than 100 films at MWD, innovating digital-effects techniques for Zodiac, Alice in Wonderland, and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, which won the Academy Award for Best Visual Effects in 2009.[9] MWD closed in 2012 after 24 years of service. The company's last project was creating stereo CGI matte paintings of 1930s-era Paris and Georges Méliès' glass studio for Martin Scorsese's Hugo.[10]
InnovationsEdit
Matte World Digital was the first company to apply radiosity rendering to film, for Martin Scorsese's Casino.[4] Collaborating with software company LightScape, the MWD crew was able to simulate the reflective effect of millions of neon lights from the 1970s-era Las Vegas strip.[11] Radiosity rendering provided a true simulation of bounce-light reflectivity in a computer-generated environment.[6]
For David Fincher's Zodiac, another film mainly set in the 1970s, shots were needed to establish the grittier San Francisco of that era. Barron shot digital images of existing city-building textures, then added painted period details in the computer. One such shot features the Embarcadero Freeway alongside the Ferry Building and San Francisco Bay. The freeway had been demolished after the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake so MWD digitally rebuilt the structure, viewed from an overhead computer-generated "helicopter-shot" to introduce San Francisco in 1969. CG lighting techniques were applied for a sped-up animated sequence showing the Transamerica Pyramid being built, extablishing the passage of time. Barron researched archival photographs and architectural drawings for the shot.[12][13]
Barron worked with Fincher again in 2008 to build several digital matte and CGI environments for The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The interior of the film's New Orleans train station had to change and deteriorate, representing different eras. MWD built the CGI station interiors using Next Limit's Maxwell rendering software—software that was generally used as an architectural visualization and product-design tool. MWD revamped it to mimic real-world lighting as seen from multiple angles and light sources.[14]
Other visual effects workEdit
While heading Matte World Digital, Barron co-produced and directed the science-fiction short, The Utilizer, broadcast on Syfy (then called the Sci-Fi Channel) in 1996. The film won the best special effects award at the Chicago International Film Festival.[15]
Barron was a visual effects supervisor at Tippett Studio in 2013, where he developed digital environments for film and commercial productions alongside his former ILM co-worker Phil Tippett.[16]
Film historianEdit
AuthorEdit
Growing up watching classic films, Barron was inspired by and curious about how special effects were created. He sought out and interviewed retired Hollywood studio-era cameramen and matte painters who revealed the formerly secretive world of visual effects techniques that were used in films such as King Kong, The Wizard of Oz, and Citizen Kane.[17] This oral history of movie-making, along with a growing collection of behind-the-scenes photographs, were the basis of Barron's book, The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting. The Invisible Art..., co-wrriten with Mark Cotta Vaz, is the first comprehensive book on the history of matte painting and its transition into the digital age.[18] The New York Times called it "Eye-opening…increas[ing] our wonder at this heretofore 'invisible art.'"[19]
EducatorEdit
As a public-programs lecturer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Barron presents public screenings showcasing the art and technique of visual effects in classic studio films. Often partnering with sound designer Ben Burtt, the duo have also guest-hosted on the TCM Network.[20] The pair do extensive research to find the hidden history of classic film production. For a presentation on Gunga Din, they visited the Lone Pine, California Alabama Hills location where the film was shot in 1938, and found pieces of the set buried there. Using camera drones, they then recreated the film's locations as CGI environments.[21]
Barron has been an adjunct associate professor at the USC School of Cinematic Arts since 2015.[22] His "World of Visual Effects" course focuses on the history of visual effects in film and how visual effects have influenced narratives in filmmaking from its inception to today.[23]
Techno Chaplin – Modern Times (1936) with Ben Burtt and John Bengstson – Digitally restored 35mm print with behind-the-scenes photos and multimedia tour explaining how Chaplin used mattes, process shots, miniatures and rear projection within industrial settings of 1930s Los Angeles. 2008, Hollywood/San Rafael, CA[24][25]
Mysteries of the Krell: Making Forbidden Planet (1956) with Ben Burtt – Breakdown of the film's visual effects and innovative sound design alongside collection of rare miniatures, production designs, props and analog source tapes from the electronic soundtrack, featuring the original Robby the Robot. 2011-2012, Hollywood/San Rafael, CA[26]
The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) with Ben Burtt – Matte paintings and sound design with recreation of archery tests from the film. 2012, New York, NY[27]
TCM Classic Film Festival 2016 featured Barron and Burtt demonstrating George Pal's Oscar-winning visual effects in The War of the Worlds.[28]
DocumentarianEdit
Barron produces and is featured in a number of documentary supplements for DVD and Blu-ray editions from [The Criterion Collection], Turner Classic Movies. The documentary shorts, often in conjunction with Ben Burtt, explain with interviews, animated sequences and reenactments, how 3D effects were produced in classic Hollywood films, such as Citizen Kane, It's a Wonderful Life, and The Incredible Shrinking Man.[29][30][31][32]
Selected documentary filmography
Modern Times (1936) / A Bucket of Water and a Glass Matte (2010) – Barron and Burtt demonstrate Chaplin's use of miniatures and sound effects in the film's factory and roller-skating scenes.[33][34]
Rebecca (1940) / Constructing the Eerie World of Rebecca (2017) – Barron demonstrates the large-scale Manderlay miniature that Hitchcock's crew built and filmed onset, which included a miniature car and destruction by fire.[35]
A Matter of Life and Death (1946) / Documentary supplement (2018) – A detailed account and 3D rendering of how Michael Powell conceived of and carried out the seemingly endless "stairway to heaven" scene with the use of set design, miniatures and camera angles.[36]
Bringing up Baby (1938), But What About My Leopard? The Magic of Optical Effects Pioneer Linwood Dunn – Interview with Linwood Dunn and demonstration on how a live leopard was safely shot on set with actors.[37][38]
Chain Lightning (1950), Jet Jockeys in Love: The Making of Chain Lightning – Aired for TCM Film Festival on HBOMax. Barron and Burtt explain the film's visual effects and sound-design while "piloting" a vintage fighter jet in this Vitaphone-parody short.[39]
CuratorEdit
Barron is on the planning committee for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.[2] For the Museum's inaugural exhibit on Citizen Kane, he co-produced videos honoring effects master Linwood Dunn and his use of mattes, miniatures and the optical printer to create Kane's iconic visuals.[40] Painted mattes and the Wayne Manor model for Batman Returns from the Matte World Digital archive were on display at the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures' inaugural opening in 2021.[41]
Creative directorEdit
Since 2014, Barron has been creative director at Magnopus, a Los Angeles-based media company that provides visual development and virtual production services for motion pictures and television. Barron specializes in interactive and immersive virtual-reality experiences that put filmmakers "inside the movie" during production. Other projects include remote education with augmented virtual-reality experiences for museums and other multimedia platforms.[42][43]
At Magnopus, Barron directed the VR tie-in to 2017's Blade Runner 2049. Entitled Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab, the 30-minute VR production is set in the world of the film where users act as replicant android hunters. A review in UploadVR said the experience, "...manages to contribute somewhat to 2049's story without stepping on it, shedding more light on one of the film's central characters that gives the entire piece an even deeper sense of purpose."[44][45] Memory Lab was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Original Interactive Program in 2018.[46]
In partnership with Television City and Holocaust Museum LA, Magnopus, directed by Barron, developed a virtual museum experience, allowing viewers to partake in the Holocaust Museum's educational exhibits. The immersive-technology tool expands the range of the museum, worldwide.[47]
Awards, honors and affiliationsEdit
Awards and nominationsEdit
By Dawn's Early Light – Emmy for Outstanding Visual Effects, 1990
Batman Returns – Academy and BAFTA Award nominations for Achievement in Visual Effects, 1992[48]
The Utilizer – Gold Plaque for Best Special Effects, Chicago International Film Festival, 1996
The Truman Show – BAFTA Award nomination for Achievement in Special Visual Effects, 1999[49]
The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting, with Mark Cotta Vaz – Theatre Library Association of New York Outstanding Book on Film Award, 2003;[50] Theatre Technology Golden Pen Book Award, 2004[51]
Greece: Secrets of the Past – VES Award nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects in a special venue project, 2006[52]
Zodiac – VES Award nomination for Outstanding Visual Effects in a Motion Picture, 2007[53]
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button – Academy and BAFTA Awards for Achievement in Visual Effects, 2009[54]
VES Founders Award, 2013[55]
Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab – Emmy nomination for Outstanding Original Interactive Program, 2018, Clio Entertainment Bronze Winner for Virtual/Augmented Reality, 2018[56]
VES Fellows Award, 2018[57]
Honors and affiliationsEdit
Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Ph.D, Academy of Art College, San Francisco, 1979
Associate member of the American Society of Cinematographers
Founding member of the Visual Effects Society
Academy Board of Governors member, representing the visual effects branch[58][59]
Co-chair of the AMPAS Science & Technology Council.[60]
Selected filmographyEdit
Hugo, 2011
Captain America: The First Avenger, 2011
Alice in Wonderland, 2010
My Sister's Keeper, 2009
Terminator Salvation, 2009
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, 2008
The Golden Compass, 2007
Zodiac, 2007
The Green Mile, 1999
The Truman Show, 1998
Titanic, 1997
Star Trek: First Contact, 1996
Independence Day, 1996
Casino, 1995
Clear and Present Danger, 1994
Bram Stoker's Dracula, 1992
Batman Returns, 1992
Terminator 2: Judgment Day, 1991
By Dawn's Early Light (television), 1990
Willow, 1988
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, 1986
The Goonies, 1985
Return of the Jedi, 1983
Poltergeist, 1982
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, 1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, 1982
Raiders of the Lost Ark, 1981
The Empire Strikes Back, 1980
PublicationsEdit
Barron, Craig and Cotta Vaz, Mark (2002). The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-4515-X.
Barron, Craig (July 23, 1998). Matte Painting in the Digital Age. "Invisible Effects" series transcript. Orlando, FL: SIGGRAPH 98.[61]
^ According to the State of California. California Birth Index, 1905–1995. Center for Health Statistics, California Department of Health Services, Sacramento, California. Searchable at MyHeritage
^ a b Craig Barron. Magnopus. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ What We Do. Magnopus. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
^ a b Rickitt, Richard. 2007. "Special Effects: The History and Technique," pp. 202-203, 209. Billboard Books, New York, New York. ISBN 0823077330.
^ May 17, 2017. "Star Wars 40th with Craig Barron," Athena Studios. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ a b c d Cotta Vaz, Mark & Barron, Craig. 2002. "The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting," pp. 197, 207, 209-213, 244-248. Chronicle Books, San Francisco. ISBN 081184515X
^ Outstanding Achievement In SPECIAL VISUAL EFFECTS - 1990, By Dawn's Early Light HBO. Emmys. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ 1992. Nomination for Visual Effects: Michael Fink, Craig Barron, John Bruno, Dennis Skotak -- Batman Returns. Archived 2012-02-16 at WebCite The Official Academy Awards Database. Retrieved in search on November 26, 2018.
^ 2008. VISUAL EFFECTS: The Curious Case of Benjamin Button -- Eric Barba, Steve Preeg, Burt Dalton and Craig Barron. Archived 2012-02-16 at WebCite The Official Academy Awards Database. Retrieved in search on November 26, 2018.
^ Failes, Ian. August 27, 2012. "End of an era: Matte World Digital and Fuel," fxguide. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
^ Barron, Craig. 1998. SIGGRAPH "Matte Painting in the Digital Age - 3-D Lighting Techniques."
^ Wainerdi, Brandon. November 27, 2019 "Craig Barron: Academy Award-winning VFX Artist and Film Historian." Talking Bay 94. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
^ Robertson, Barbara. March 15, 2007. "Memories of Murder: VFX for Zodiac – Recreating 1970s San Francisco for Director David Fincher." Archived 2008-06-22 at the Wayback Machine Studio Daily. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Duncan, Jody. January, 2009. "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button." Cinefex No. 116, pgs. 94–96.
^ 1996 Awards. Winner - Best Special Effects, The Utilizer. Chicago International Film Festival. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ Roman, Jules. January 31, 2013. "Barron Meets The Tippett." Tippett Studio Newsletter. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ Braun, Cassandra. March 2, 2002. "In the spotlight – Book explores movie magic," Contra Costa Times. Walnut Creek, California.
^ "Nonfiction Book Review - The Invisible Art: The Legends of Movie Matte Painting. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ Benfey, Christopher. December 8, 2002. "Art." The New York Times. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ "The Science of Movie Co-hosted by Ben Burtt & Craig Barron," TCM Academy Conversations. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ King, Susan. "TCM Classic Film Festival: Oscar winners discuss making of Gunga Din," Los Angeles Times, March 27, 2015. Retrieved December 20, 2015.
^ Craig Barron, USC School of Cinematic Arts Directory Profile
^ Wolff, Ellen. February 10, 2019. "Learning from the Masters: Must-Take US Animation & VFX Classes." Animation Magazine. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
^ "Techno Chaplin: Modern Times." AMPAS Events. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ June 30, 2008. "Academy to Visit Modern Times with Techno Chaplin." Webwire. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "Mysteries of the Krell: Making of Forbidden Planet." AMPAS Events. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
^ May 20, 2017. "The Adventures of Robin Hood with Oscar winners Ben Burtt & Craig Barron." Film Forum. Retrieved November 15, 2018.
^ "Academy Conversation: The War of the Worlds (1953)." TCM Classic Film Festival, Hollywood, 2016. April 28 - May 1, 2016. Retrieved June 27, 2016.
^ Information for Craig Barron, Supplement Participant. Criterion Forum. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ Citizen Kane, Edition no. 1104. The Criterion Collection. Retrieved October 21, 2021.]
^ Cook, Brad. November 17, 2020.4K Ultra HD Review – It's a Wonderful Life (1946) Flickering Myth. Retrieved October 21, 2021.]
^ Atanasov, Dr. Svet. October 16, 2021. Blue-ray.com. The Incredible Shrinking Man Blue-ray Review. Blue-ray.com. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Galloway, Chris. November 25, 2010. "Modern Times Blu-ray" Criterion Forum. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ Weber, Bill. November 24, 2010. Modern Times DVD Review. Slant Magazine. Retrieved November 29, 2018.
^ September 6, 2017. "Constructing the Eerie World of Rebecca." Inside Criterion / Sneak Peeks. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ July 27, 2018. "Across the Great Divide: Creating Powell and Pressburger's Stairway to Heaven." Inside Criterion / Sneak Peeks. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ Bringing Up Baby, Edition no. 1085. Criterion Film Forum, The Criterion Collection. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
^ McClannahan, Sean. July 14, 2021. "Fistful of Features investigates new Criterion Collection release Bringing Up Baby," Elements of Madness (EOM). Retrieved on October 20, 2021.
^ Mallory, Mary. May 10, 2021. "Hollywood Heights: TCM Classic Film Festival 2021." The Daily Mirror. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Significant Movies and Moviemakers: Citizen Kane. Academy Museum. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Yamaot, Jen. September 9, 2021. "Inside the Academy Museum room where you'll meet R2-D2, E.T. and more icons of movie magic. The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ 2018. Grand CLIO – Disney-PIXAR's Coco VR. CLIO Awards. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ Abramian, Alexandria. January 23, 2014. "New VFX Firm Magnopus Sets Up in Downtown L.A." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 26, 2018.
^ Feltham, Jamie. October 25, 2017. "Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab Is A VR Tie-In That Does The Series Proud." UploadVR. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ Blade Runner 2049: Memory Lab. Magnopus. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ Awards & Nominations 2018. Emmys. Retrieved November 16, 2018.
^ Ben-Moche, Erin. February 9, 2021. "Holocaust Museum LA, Television City, Magnopus Team up to Develop Virtual Immersive Experience." Jewish Journal. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
^ Awards Database. BAFTA. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Wall Award Winners, 1974-Present. Theatre Library Association. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Oscar G. Brockett Golden Pen Award Past Winners. Association for Performing Arts & Entertainment Professionals. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ 5th Annual VES Awards. Visual Effects Society. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ VES Honors. Visual Effects Society. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Clio Entertainment. Retrieved October 19, 2021.
^ Giardina, Carolyn. September 26, 2018. "Oscar Winners Craig Barron, Mike Fink Among New Visual Effects Society Members." The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
^ Robinson, Anna. October 26, 2010. "Caleb Deschanel & Randal Kleiser Join Academy's Science and Technology Council." Alt Film Guide. Retrieved November 30, 2018.
^ Wolfe, Jennifer. May 2, 2013. "Academy Honors Matte Painting and Digital Environments." Animation World Network. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
^ 2015-16 Council Members, Sci-Tech Council, AMPAS. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
^ SIGGRAPH 98 Animation Sketches - Invisible Effects. Archived 2008-11-22 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved November 29, 2018.
Craig Barron at IMDb
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Het vorstendom Svanetië (Georgisch: სვანეთის სამთავრო, Svanetis samtavro) was een klein vorstendom (samtavro) in de regio Svanetië in de bergen van de Grote Kaukasus. Het ontstond na het uiteenvallen van het koninkrijk Georgië aan het einde van de 15e eeuw. Het werd achtereenvolgens geregeerd door de huizen van Gelovani en Dadesjkeliani en werd in 1858 bij het Russische Rijk gevoegd.

Vroege geschiedenis
Svanetië ligt in het noordwesten van Georgië, langs twee brede hooggelegen valleien ten zuiden van de Elbroes: de bovenste vallei van de Engoeri in het westen en de bovenloop van de Tschenis-Tsqali en haar zijrivier, de Cheladoela, in het oosten. In de periode van Georgische eenheid (1008-1463) was het een hertogdom (saeristavo) binnen het Bagrationi-koninkrijk Georgië, eerst geregeerd door het huis van Vardanidze van het einde van de 11e tot de 14e eeuw, en vervolgens door dat van Gelovani, die zich vestigden als semi-onafhankelijke vorsten toen Georgië in de jaren 1460 (officieel 1490/1491) uiteenviel in drie koninkrijken: Kartlië, Kachetië en Imeretië, en verschillende regionale vorstendommen en feodale bezittingen.

Een reeks Ottomaanse invasies en burgeroorlogen in West-Georgië resulteerde in een verstoring van de regionale verbindingen, en de bergachtige streken raakten steeds meer geïsoleerd. In Svanetië stortte het middeleeuwse feodale systeem in feite ineen en de ooit bloeiende plaatselijke Georgisch-orthodoxe cultuur raakte in verval tot het punt van terugkeer naar sommige heidense praktijken. De bergbewoners van Svanetië verschansten zich in hun moeilijk toegankelijke dorpen versterkt met ketens van verdedigingstorens, en waren slechts zijdelings betrokken bij de onrust die Georgië vulde. Dit leidde tot een relatief gebrek aan schriftelijke verslagen over het Svanetië van die periode. Hun relaties met de buren aan de andere kant van de Kaukasus, voornamelijk Kabardijnen en Balkaren, waren vaak vijandig, hoewel handel via de bergpassen en gemengde huwelijken tussen de adellijke families ook voorkwamen.

Onderlinge strijd en Russische annexatie

Tussen de 17e en 19e eeuw viel Svanetië uiteen in drie politieke entiteiten. De eerste, Neder-Svanetië in de bovenste Tschenis-Tsqali-vallei, gedomineerd door de clans der Gelovani en Gardabchadze, werd geleidelijk onderworpen door de Dadiani-vorsten van Mingrelië en werd bekend als Dadiani-Svaneti. De tweede, Boven-Svanetië, lag langs de bovenloop van de Engoeri om wiens controle de families van Richgviani en Dadesjkeliani wedijverden. De laatste clan kwam tegen de jaren 1720 als uiteindelijke winnaar naar voren en vestigde haar heerschappij over het gebied ten westen van de Engoeri, dat voortaan bekend werd als Dadeshkeliani-Svaneti (vorstendom Svanetië). De gemeenschappen ten oosten van de Engoeri scheidden zich echter af en organiseerden zich in een confederatie van clans die verstoken was van enige gecentraliseerde regering, bekend als "Vrij Svanetië".

In de jaren 1820 splitste het vorstendom Svanetië zich feitelijk in tweeën als gevolg van een bloedwraak tussen de rivaliserende Dadesjkeliani-takken. Door de bemiddeling van de vorsten van Mingrelië aanvaardden beide takken in 1833 de nominale Russische heerschappij, net als de vrije Svanetische gemeenschappen in 1840. Desalniettemin bleven ze hun zaken onafhankelijk regelen en lieten ze tot laat in de jaren 1840 geen Russische functionarissen of kerkelijke missies toe in het gebied.

Aanhoudende dynastieke strijd onder de Dadisjkeliani, hun verzet tegen de Russische regering en twijfelende houding tijdens de Krimoorlog (1854-1856) leidden echter tot directe Russische interventie. In 1857 beval vorst Aleksandr Barjatinski, gouverneur van de Kaukasus, Svanetië gewapend te onderwerpen. De heersende vorst van Svanetië, Constantijn, koos ervoor om te onderhandelen, maar werd bevolen in ballingschap te gaan naar Erivan. Tijdens een afscheidsaudiëntie in Koetaisi maakte hij ruzie met een lokale Russische administrateur, Aleksandr Gagarin, en stak hem dood samen met drie van zijn stafmedewerkers. Na zijn gevangenname werd Constantijn standrechtelijk berecht door de krijgsraad en gefusilleerd.

In 1858 werd het vorstendom afgeschaft en omgezet in een district bestuurd door een door Rusland aangestelde officier (pristav). Verschillende leden van de Dadesjekeliani-familie werden verbannen naar de afgelegen Russische provincies en degenen die in Georgië achterbleven, werden beroofd van hun autonome bevoegdheden.

Historisch land in de Kaukasus
Geschiedenis van Georgië


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Q: Inner joining on to temp table and insert to table in MySql I have a list of strings. Each of them have categories which are separated out by a '/'.
For example:
animals/domestic/dog
animals/domestic/cat
What I want to do with these categories is to insert into a MySql categories table.
The table has 4 columns:
id (int auto increment), category_name (nvarchar), parent_id (int), is_active (bit)
The logic around inserting these should be as follows:
The main categories (animals) should have a parent_id of 0.
The child categories will have the id of their parent as parent_id.
There cannot be two active categories with the same category name.
I have tried to implement the following logic:

*

*Get a distinct list of strings.

*From these, get a distinct list of main categories.

*Insert the distinct main categories to the categories table with a parent ID of 0.

*Organise each of the categories in pairs and get distinct pairs:
(animals, domestic)
(domestic, dog)
(domestic, cat)

*Get the matching id for each of the parent categories and insert in to the child's parent_id

SQL:
/*INSERT ALL THE FIRST PARENT CATEGORIES WITH A PARENT ID OF 0*/
            INSERT INTO categories (category_name, parent_id, is_active)
            VALUES ('animals', 0, 1);

/*INSERT ALL THE CATEGORIES IN PAIRS TO TEMP TABLE*/
            CREATE TEMPORARY TABLE tempcat(parent nvarchar(256), child nvarchar(256));
            INSERT INTO tempcat
            VALUES ('animals', 'domestic'),('domestic', 'dog'),('domestic','cat');

/*INSERT INTO THE CATEGORIES TABLE*/
            INSERT INTO categories(category_name, parent_id, is_active)
            SELECT tempcat.child, categories.id, 1
            FROM categories
            INNER JOIN tempcat
            ON categories.category_name = tempcat.parent;
            WHERE categories.is_active = 1;

/*DISPOSE THE TEMPORARY TABLE*/
            DROP TEMPORARY TABLE tempcat;

Issue:
After the query is run I expect 4 entries in the categories table.

But I only get 2.

I can see that the temp table has correct entries before doing the last inner join.
I can't seem to figure out why the categories table wouldn't have the other two rows.
Any guidance in the right direction is highly appreciated.
Update #1
Suppose the specifications said 'There cannot be two active categories with the same category name that had the same parent IDs'.
For example, if there were two strings as (animals/domestic/cat), (animals/outdoor/cat) there should be two entries for cat with IDs of domestic and outdoor as parent_id's.

A: In MySQL 8, you can do this with a single query:
with splits as (
      select 1 as n, substring_index(cats, '/', 1) as cat, cats
      from strings union all
      select 2 as n, substring_index(substring_index(cats, '/', 2), '/', -1) as cat, cats
      from strings
      where cats like '%/%' union all
      select 3 as n, substring_index(substring_index(cats, '/', 3), '/', -1) as cat, cats
      from strings
      where cats like '%/%/%'
     ),
     splits_n as (
      select s.*, dense_rank() over (order by n, cat) as new_id
      from splits s
     ),
     splits_np as (
      select s.*, sp.new_id as parent_id
      from splits_n s left join
           splits_n sp
           on sp.cats = s.cats and sp.n = s.n - 1
     )
select distinct new_id as id, cat, parent_id, 1 as is_active
from splits_np s;

Here is a db<>fiddle.
Unfortunately, this is much more painful in earlier versions.

A:
CREATE TABLE categories (id INT UNSIGNED AUTO_INCREMENT PRIMARY KEY,
                         category_name VARCHAR(64),
                         parent_id INT UNSIGNED NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
                         is_active CHAR(1) NULL,
                         UNIQUE INDEX idx_name_active (category_name));

CREATE TABLE source_data (path TEXT);
INSERT INTO source_data VALUES ('animals/domestic/dog'), ('animals/domestic/cat');

CREATE PROCEDURE update_categories_table()
BEGIN
DECLARE cnt INT DEFAULT 0;
INSERT IGNORE INTO categories (category_name, parent_id, is_active)
SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX(path, '/', 1), 0, '1'
FROM source_data;
iteration: LOOP
    SELECT COUNT(*) INTO cnt
    FROM source_data
    WHERE LOCATE('/', path);
    IF NOT cnt THEN
        LEAVE iteration;
    END IF;
    INSERT IGNORE INTO categories (category_name, parent_id, is_active)
    SELECT SUBSTRING_INDEX(SUBSTRING_INDEX(source_data.path, '/', 2), '/', -1),
           categories.id,
           '1'
    FROM source_data, categories
    WHERE SUBSTRING_INDEX(source_data.path, '/', 1) = categories.category_name;
    UPDATE source_data
    SET path = SUBSTRING(path FROM 1 + LOCATE('/', path));
END LOOP iteration;
TRUNCATE source_data;
END

call update_categories_table;
SELECT * FROM categories;

id | category_name | parent_id | is_active
-: | :------------ | --------: | :--------
 1 | animals       |         0 | 1
 4 | domestic      |         1 | 1
 7 | dog           |         4 | 1
 8 | cat           |         4 | 1

db<>fiddle here


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On Behalf of Dady & Gardner, P.A. | Apr 25, 2019 | Franchise Fees
In Boeve v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., No. 08-CV-12213, 2008 WL 3915011, at *1 (E.D. Mich. Aug. 20, 2008), plaintiff entered into an Independent Contractor Agent's Agreement ("ICAA") with defendant in 2003 to sell defendant's financial products and insurance. In order to secure her bonus, plaintiff alleged she was "encouraged" to take out loans to open new offices and hire additional staff. After plaintiff's ICAA was terminated in 2007, however, plaintiff owed defendant approximately $65,000 on the defaulted loans. Plaintiff filed suit shortly thereafter alleging violations of the Michigan Franchise Investment Law ("MFIL"), and defendant moved for dismissal or summary judgment.
The MFIL defines a "franchise fee" as "a fee or charge that a franchisee or subfranchisor is required to pay or agrees to pay for the right to enter a business under a franchise agreement, including but not limited to payments for goods or services." In support of her argument that she paid a franchise fee, plaintiff contended that her payment of interest on the loans she took out under the ICAA, in addition to her payments for training, represented an indirect franchise fee.
First, the court stated that the repayment of a loan cannot be a franchise fee unless the loan was a "condition of entering into the business." Similarly, interest payments "might arguably" be an indirect franchise fee "if the interest rate exceeded a fair market loan rate."
Second, the court stated that the payment of ordinary business expenses cannot be an indirect franchise fee. Accordingly, plaintiff's training costs could only be a franchise fee if they were "substantial and unrecoverable, locking the franchise[e] into the franchisor."
Third, because the complaint did not specify any payment which could constitute a franchise fee, the court rendered plaintiff's allegations insufficient to raise a right to relief under the MFIL "above a speculative level." As such, plaintiff failed to state a claim on which relief may be granted, and the court dismissed plaintiff's MFIL claim. The court did, however, dismiss this claim without prejudice as there was still the possibility of uncovering facts during discovery to support a MFIL claim.
Takeaway: Although both of plaintiff's franchise fee arguments fell short, the court gave helpful hints for future plaintiffs as to the type of arguments that could satisfy the franchise fee requirement under the MFIL.


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Pradoluengo és un municipi de la província de Burgos, a la comunitat autònoma de Castella i Lleó.

Demografia

Personatges cèlebres
 José Luis Corcuera, ex Ministre d'Interior.
 José Antonio Corcuera, exjugador de la Reial Societat.
 Gonzalo Arenal, Músic compositor.

Referències

Municipis de Montes de Oca


Hello everyone, happy Friday! Today I'm sharing a gift idea for the holidays! B and I have a crazy Christmas weekend, with holiday plans and parties from the 22nd through Christmas Day, and I knew we wouldn't have ample time to do a gift exchange, so instead I had an idea to give him a gift each day for the 12 leading up to that crazy weekend.
I got my kraft paper, baker's twine, Sugar Paper ribbon, festive tissue paper, and classic bows from Target, and rounded it off with some washi tape from Amazon. Lindt Chocolate Truffle Bars, a ski ornament I found at the Christmas Tree Shop, a simple red bell, and a pine branch made the perfect toppers for these gifts!
Lastly, if you want to go all out with the 12 gifts theme, these fun letters were the perfect finishing touch, whether you're looking to control the order of the gifts, or just looking for a fun decoration!


That's right, it's been a long time coming – but after 6 years of flying well under the radar, we've made a few steps in the right direction to become official Salesforce partners.
We specialise in building beautiful Salesforce Communities for our fabulous clients (see some of them here). And we've a lot more tools in our arsenal; most recently working with Lightning Communities to create an amazing customer experience that can be managed by a Salesforce Admin, rather than having to delve into any code!
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JI EXCLUSIVE — Senators Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Tom Cotton (R-AR) are expected to introduce a Senate resolution today encouraging the United States to formally recognize Israel's sovereignty over the Golan Heights, Jewish Insider has learned.
BACKSTORY — Since President Reagan's strong rebuke of Israel's annexation of the Golan in 1981, consecutive administrations from both political parties have been unwilling to change existing U.S. policy. However, the U.S. has also traditionally abstained from voting on resolutions against Israeli occupation of the Golan Heights at the United Nations, although last month, the Trump administration voted for the first time against a U.N. resolution that condemned Israel's occupation of the Golan Heights.
Israel has been lobbying for this move for years. In 2015, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for formal recognition of the Golan Heights by the Obama administration during a visit to the U.S. Senator Cruz, a Republican candidate for President at the time, endorsed Netanyahu's request in 2016. Netanyahu also raised the issue in his first White House meeting with President Donald Trump in February 2017, and more recently expressed hope that the Trump administration would include recognition as part of broader U.S. policy in Syria.
Axelrod: You commented recently on this surge in anti-Semitic acts here in this country, with Pittsburgh being the most tragic of them. You must see them in the context of history.
Axelrod: You see phrases that you saw in the past about globalists and international bankers and the corrupt media. Some of it has been aimed by the President of the United States at the guy you work for (Mike Bloomberg).
Axelrod: Are you ready to commit yourself to another campaign?
Scooplet: Airbnb's Director of Global Policy Margaret Richardson met with the Jewish Federations of North America in NYC last week.
NEXT UP — Weekly Standard founder Bill Kristol is expected to join Davidson College as the inaugural visiting Vann Professor of Ethics in Society in 2019, the school announced yesterday. Kristol will teach a seminar class on campus in the fall semester, work with students on independent projects, and help the school design programming. He was most recently editor-at-large of the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard until it was shut down last week.
TRANSITION — Gail Reiss has been hired as the new President and CEO of the Jewish Agency International Development (JAID), which was created in 2010 to serve as the organization's fundraising arm in North America. Reiss previously served as Vice President of the UJA-Federation of New York's Philanthropic Leadership Group.
Correction: Michael J. Abramowitz is now president of Freedom House. We had listed him with his prior position at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in yesterday's birthday section.