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Q: How to create an Area plot Is there any way to create an Area plot in Seaborn. I checked the documentation but  I couldn't able to find it.
Here is the data that I want to plot.
import pandas as pd
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

data = {'launch_year': [1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1957, 1958, 1959,
                        1960, 1961, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961],
        'state_code': ['China', 'China', 'China', 'China', 'China', 'France', 'France', 'France', 'France',
                       'France', 'Japan', 'Japan', 'Japan', 'Japan', 'Japan', 'Russia', 'Russia', 'Russia',
                       'Russia', 'Russia', 'United States', 'United States', 'United States', 'United States', 'United States'],
        'value': [0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 2, 5, 4, 8, 9, 1, 22, 18, 29, 41]}

# create a long format DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame(data)

# pivot the DataFrame to a wide format
year_countries = df.pivot(index='launch_year', columns='state_code', values='value')

# display(year_countries)

state_code   China  France  Japan  Russia  United States
launch_year
1957             0       0      0       2              1
1958             0       0      0       5             22
1959             0       0      0       4             18
1960             0       0      0       8             29
1961             0       0      0       9             41

I created a line plot using this code -
sns.relplot(data=year_countries, kind='line',
            height=7, aspect=1.3,linestyle='solid')

plt.xlabel('Lanuch Year', fontsize=15)
plt.ylabel('Number of Launches', fontsize=15)
plt.title('Space Launches By Country',fontsize=17)

plt.show()

but the Plot isn't so clear when using a line chart

Also can't able to make the lines Solid and Sort the legends based on the values in descending order.

A: How about using pandas.DataFrame.plot with kind='area'.
Setting a seaborn style with plt.style.use('seaborn') is deprecated.
In addition, you need to manually sort the legend, as shown here. However, changing the legend order does not change the plot order.
xticks=range(1957, 1962) can be used to specify the xticks, otherwise the 'launch_year' is treated as floats on the x-axis

Tested in python 3.11, pandas 1.5.2, matplotlib 3.6.2
ax = year_countries.plot(kind='area', figsize=(9, 6), xticks=range(1957, 1962))
ax.set_xlabel('Launch Year', fontsize=15)
ax.set_ylabel('Number of Launches', fontsize=15)
ax.set_title('Space Launches By Country', fontsize=17)

handles, labels = ax.get_legend_handles_labels()
labels, handles = zip(*sorted(zip(labels, handles), key=lambda t: t[0], reverse=True))
ax.legend(handles, labels)
plt.show()

Alternatively, use pandas.Categorical to set the order of the columns in df, prior to pivoting. This will ensure the plot order and legend order are the same (e.g. the first group in the legend is the first group in the plot stack).
# set the order of the column in df
df.state_code = pd.Categorical(df.state_code, sorted(df.state_code.unique())[::-1], ordered=True)

# now pivot df
year_countries = df.pivot(index='launch_year', columns='state_code', values='value')

# plot
ax = year_countries.plot(kind='area', figsize=(9, 6), xticks=range(1957, 1962))
ax.set_xlabel('Launch Year', fontsize=15)
ax.set_ylabel('Number of Launches', fontsize=15)
ax.set_title('Space Launches By Country', fontsize=17)

# move the legend
ax.legend(title='Countries', bbox_to_anchor=(1, 1.02), loc='upper left', frameon=False)


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India's central bank and government call truce after nine-hour meeting
Let's forget it.
Image: REUTERS/Shailesh Andrade
Nupur Anand
After weeks of open sparring, India's central bank and the Narendra Modi government seem to have found middle ground.
A marathon nine-hour meeting attended by all 18 of the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) board members yesterday (Nov. 19) has helped clear the air on a number of issues, an RBI statement suggests.
The points of contention included the government's reported move to tap into the RBI's excess capital reserves and its demand to ease lending norms to small businesses, a statement issued by the RBI after the meeting suggests. There has also been some progress in easing the RBI's prompt corrective action (PCA) framework and the high capital requirements for banks, which severely restricted the lending abilities of banks hit by bad loans.
Tensions had been rife following an Oct. 26 speech by RBI deputy governor Viral Acharaya, in which he warned of the "potentially catastrophic" consequences of government interference. Things hit a crescendo in the following weeks with talks rife of governor Urjit Patel even quitting his position.
For now, though, the spat is over. Here's a look at the various flashpoints and the solutions that emerged from the board meeting.
The RBI's surplus reserves
"The board decided to constitute an expert committee to examine the economic capital framework, the membership and terms of reference of which will be jointly determined by the government of India and the RBI," stated the central bank's press note, released late on Nov. 19 after the meeting.
Every year, the RBI transfers a certain sum to the government's coffers as dividends. The Modi government had been angling for more, irking Patel and team. Earlier this year, the central bank reportedly rejected the government's demand for an additional Rs13,000 crore in annual dividend. In financial year 2017, it had transferred only Rs30,659 crore, less than half the government's expectations.
The total reserves with the RBI stood at Rs9.6 lakh crore at the end of its financial year ended June 2018 (the RBI follows a July-June calendar), up from Rs8.38 lakh crore in the previous year.
S Gurumurthy, a government-appointed nominee on the RBI board had rued before the meeting that the banking regulator already had reserves worth up to 28% of its assets while, he claimed, studies suggested that the central bank's surplus reserve should be between 12% and 18.76% of its assets.
Relaxation of rules for MSMEs
The government had also been pushing the RBI to relax the bad-loans restructuring norms for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs), a request that it has finally given in to. The board has advised the central bank to consider a scheme for "restructuring of stressed standard assets" of borrowers with aggregate credit facilities of up to Rs25 crore, the RBI said.
A loan slips into the non-performing assets (NPA) category if the repayment is not made within 90 days of the due date. Earlier, the government had sought an increase of the NPA classification period to up to 180 days.
Banks under PCA
Following an increase in bad loans, the apex bank had put 11 out of 21 government-owned lenders under a PCA framework. Under this, several restrictions are placed on banks till its balance sheet improves. This was another sore point for the government, so the RBI has now agreed to take a relook.
"With regard to banks under PCA, it was decided that the matter will be examined by the board for financial supervision (BFS) of RBI," said the central bank's statement. The BFS includes the governor, the deputy governors, and four other members from the central board, and is tasked with undertaking consolidated supervision of the financial sector.
Banks' capital adequacy
The RBI mandates that lenders should maintain a capital adequacy ratio (CAR) of 9%. This is the share of funds a bank maintains as a buffer and serves as an indicator of the institution's financial health.
The government had asked the RBI to relax the CAR requirement to 8% under the global BASEL III norms. This would have freed up more capital that the lenders could then deploy commercially.
However, the RBI hasn't budged, instead providing a different breather to banks. "The board, while deciding to retain the CAR at 9%, agreed to extend the transition period for implementing the last tranche of 0.625% under the capital conservation buffer, by one year, i.e., up to March 31, 2020," said the RBI.
This extension is expected to provide additional capital in excess of Rs30,000 crore to banks.
Some pressing issues, such as the NBFC-liquidity crisis and the RBI board's governance are yet to be discussed, according to a report by the Business Standard newspaper. These are likely to come up for discussion in the next board meeting on Dec. 14.

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Q: Using @nestjs/swagger swagger-ui-express, my setup was ok, but each time I run the app, I get TypeError: shared_utils_1.validatePath is not a function Here is my configuration
import { NestFactory } from '@nestjs/core';
import { AppModule } from './app.module';
import { DocumentBuilder, SwaggerModule} from "@nestjs/swagger";

async function bootstrap() {
const app = await NestFactory.create(AppModule);

const config = new DocumentBuilder().setTitle("DNXT API")
.setDescription("The DNXT api is De generation next api")
.setVersion("1.0.0").build();

const document = SwaggerModule.createDocument(app, config);
SwaggerModule.setup("/", app, document);
await app.listen(3000);
}
bootstrap();

while trying to run the app, i get the error below
(node:1612) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: shared_utils_1.validatePath is
not a function
at SwaggerExplorer.validateRoutePath (C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-
ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-explorer.js:135:61)
at SwaggerExplorer.generateDenormalizedDocument (C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-
ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-explorer.js:53:25)
at SwaggerExplorer.exploreController (C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-
ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-explorer.js:47:21)
at C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-
scanner.js:48:84
at Array.map (<anonymous>)
at SwaggerScanner.scanModuleRoutes (C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-
ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-scanner.js:48:56)
at C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-
scanner.js:39:25
at Array.map (<anonymous>)
at SwaggerScanner.scanApplication (C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-
ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-scanner.js:25:43)
at Function.createDocument (C:\Users\HP\Desktop\DNXT\nest-
ncc\node_modules\@nestjs\swagger\dist\swagger-module.js:19:41)
(node:1612) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning:

Unhandled promise rejection. This error
originated either by throwing inside of an async function without a catch block, or by
rejecting a promise which was not handled with .catch(). To terminate the node process
on unhandled promise rejection, use the

A: I finally was able to resolve the problem, apparently it was @nestjs/swagger version compatibility problem.
When you install @nestjs/swagger using npm install, it automatically install the recent version which is version 6 and it was not working with nestjs current version 9.0.0
So the issue was solved when install an older version 5 using this command below:
npm install @nestjs/swagger@5 sawgger-ui-express@4.5

Then it resolved the problem/issue of
(node:1612) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: TypeError: shared_utils_1.validatePath is not a function problem

A: Change this line
SwaggerModule.setup("/", app, document);

to
SwaggerModule.setup("/docs", app, document);

If that not worked create your project again, because the problem is about the version of the packages based on this issue:
https://github.com/nestjs/nest/issues/6115

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Activist judges are the new fascist dictators, obliterating the balance of power with "judicial supremacy" orders
The concept of "judicial activism" certainly is not new and predates the Trump administration by at least a few decades, but since Donald Trump ascended to the Oval Office, Leftist judges who have often been accused of such behavior are doubling and tripling down on it.
In fact, there have been precious few major policy decisions made by POTUS Trump that have yet to go unchallenged in federal court, where Left-wing groups who have cherry-picked federal courts in search of 'friendly' judges (usually those appointed by Barack Obama or Bill Clinton) they know will 'side' with them, despite what the law or the Constitution says.
So bad has the judicial activism become that many legal scholars including the current attorney general of the United States say the time has come to reign in the Judicial Branch, which was envisioned by many of our founders to be the least 'offensive' to liberty.
It turns out that the anti-Federalists — those founders who preferred the most important powers should be retained by states (States-rights party) — were right in fearing that eventually the Judicial Branch would grow in power as the federal government did.
The anti-Federalists have been proven right time and again in the modern era especially. In recent days, for instance, federal courts have 'intervened' to block a Mississippi law banning abortions after eight weeks, as well as a decision by POTUS Trump to use $6 billion in Pentagon funding Congress already approved to build additional walls along the U.S.-Mexico border.
In both cases, the federal judges were appointed by a very Left-wing president — Obama. And in both cases, the judges claim that these state laws violate the Constitution.
In the Mississippi case, the court says that because abortion has been deemed a 'constitutional right,' state laws cannot ban the procedure. But the law doesn't do that, it merely redefines a timeframe of when a legal abortion can occur in the state.
In the case of the president's border wall money, the judge ruled that spending $6 billion of Pentagon funding violates "Congress' wishes" — though it doesn't because Congress never earmarked the money for a specific Pentagon use. And the president has declared a national emergency, which was also challenged in federal court and initially ruled 'unconstitutional,' so he could free up those funds for wall construction.
States may eventually have to ignore activist federal judges
Without input and direction Congress, it isn't likely that the federal judiciary is going to change its habits any time soon and relinquish power it has assumed and amassed over the past several decades. (Related: Two Obama judges have sided with House Dems demanding POTUS' financial info: Why Trump will ultimately win.)
So, what's the solution? As The New American notes, it may just be that states and aggrieved parties will have to ignore rulings by judicial activist judges:
Consider: The legislative branch's power to make law is granted by the Constitution. The executive branch's power to enforce law is granted by the Constitution. And the judicial branch's power to strike down law and have its rulings constrain the other two branches of government is granted by … what?
It's not in the Constitution.
This is a concept called "judicial supremacy" which was declared, of course, by the Judicial Branch itself, in an 1803 Supreme Court case called Marbury v. Madison.
"The courts gave the courts the courts' trump-card power," The New American notes.
Interestingly, these judges have become the true faces of fascism and authoritarianism in America. Because Congress for centuries has refused to utilize its Article III authority to limit the scope of the federal judiciary, courts have just assumed more and more authority.
And it won't end unless or until Congress gets its fill of the usurpation. Then again, because judges are politically appointed (they're not really 'independent' like we're led to believe) that's not going to happen.
Something will have to give, however. At some point, it might just be that states will have to ignore rulings that violate their sovereignty.
Read more about the tyranny of the judiciary and how injurious it has become to liberty at Tyranny.news and Liberty.news.
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See also
 List of Ascomycota families incertae sedis

References

External links
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Ascomycota enigmatic taxa
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No matter where in the world we live, teachers are all very much the same, we all have the best interest of our students at our heart. We may believe different paths are best and will at times strongly disagree with each other on how to get there but ultimately we only want the very best for our students.
Three colleagues and myself had the wonderful opportunity to leave New Zealand and visit a number of schools in California, The Google Headquarters and attend the ISTE 2017 conference in San Antonio, TX.
It was heartening to hear consistently via the school principals that we visited that we all held similar views to what makes learning successful: relationships, communication, feedback/feedforward, content knowledge and an understanding of how different children learn to name just a few. While we tended to share and focus on the positives of our education systems we also shared many of the same concerns. These included issues such as dealing with the bureaucracy of Ministries/Departments of Education, parental pressure, lack of funding for things that really matter, mental health support and the biggest issue of all equity.
The PISA scores for the last 15 years have indicated that New Zealand has slipped from one of the top countries in the world to being in the top 15. We have a healthy skepticism of PISA and its importance and as the old saying goes, not everything that counts can be counted, and not everything that can be counted counts. But we are also not surprised that our results have gone down as this has coincided with greater financial inequity in New Zealand during this period and more children are now living in poverty.
New Zealanders (due our geographic location) tend to be great travelers and the four of us have travelled extensively around the world, but we were all struck by the poverty and homelessness that many Americans face. We struggled to see how schools can overcome this huge hurdle to ensure all children have access to high quality education. What was of greater concern to us was the general attitude of most educationalists we talked to, where that the blame was laid squarely on the shoulders of those who were in hardship rather than challenging themselves on what role society had had to play on their current situation.
One school that we visited, Bishop O'Dowd High School, in Oakland, California kept this at the forefront of their thinking when planning school programmes and developing their philosophy. An emphasis on having students from all walks of life and communities was seen as a benefit for all students and further enhanced the culture of the school.
We also had the pleasure to attend Easterbrook Elementary School in San Jose. It was great to engage with passionate educators who were putting the needs and interest of their students first and were prepared to put State testing in its rightful place as a necessary tool but not one which should drive the learning programmes in the school.
In New Zealand each school has a lot of autonomy over what, when and how we teach. They are run by the local community and overseen by the central government who provides guidelines of what needs to be covered and a significant set of rules involving finances, property, staffing and health and safety but by and large we are left on our own.
It was interesting to learn more about the "Districts" and the influence that the superintendent and its department has on the schools within the district. We wondered how superintendents/departments in large districts can make effective decisions for children from such a vast array of schools and backgrounds.
Our final school visit was to SF Brightworks (Tinkerschool) in central San Francisco with the school's founder Gever Tulley. Our visit left us with more questions than answers due to their fascinating programme and also no students on site as it was at the end of the school year and they were setting up for their holiday programme. We found a lot of parallels in philosophy with our schools as they ran an integrated themed approach with a focus on skill development rather than content knowledge. We were surprised by how little emphasis was placed on digital technology and how much was placed on low tech making technology. We also wondered if the students ever got tired of making things and if they would prefer to play a musical instrument or a sport. This may well happen all the time, as I said we left with more questions than answers, but this school is well worth a visit if ever in San Francisco.
The highlight of the trip was a visit to Google HQ in Mountain View. Our schools place a lot of emphasis on the ever changing job market and the skills that will be needed in 2035 when our 5 year olds at school hit the workforce. This is especially important in New Zealand where we are so isolated and our economy needs to be dependent on smart economics and not just farming and tourism. (It is very also pretty and well worth the 20 hour flight!)
We were lucky enough to have time on the inside (unfortunately they have no official tours and you have to know someone who works there to get a tour). It was amazing and confronting to see 2035 in 2017.
There were many highlight on our tour. Spending time with one of the developers in the GAFE time was very reassuring as Google's attitude and values towards learning is the same as ours. Visiting their makerspace "The Garage" was also fascinating as we had no idea that low tech played a major part in their developing of ideas. Lots of cardboard, play dough and basic 3D printers made it look more like one of our makerspaces rather than Google. But I think what really impressed us was seeing people working so collaboratively with the A3 approach of Anywhere, Anytime with Anyone as this gave us more reassurance that how we are teaching in our schools is the right approach to take. Whether people were doing their "Google Time" project or just collaborating on their ideas over a free coffee for the next big thing was truly inspirational!
A key message that we took away was "that it is our problem". This is one of the basic tenets of Google.
This has made for some interesting discussions with our staff on our return when you look at it from an educational standpoint. For example, if a family is too poor to have books, then it is our problem.
ISTE itself was almost overwhelming with so much to see and do and we were glad that we had travelled as a team of four to spread ourselves around. We have all been able to take back ideas to our schools that will engage students from VR to drone to Lego WeDos.
It was also very interesting to see the trends taking part in education.
Upward Trends
Google Drones Chromebooks AI and personalising learning programmes The Cloud Makerspace Coding (littleBits, Dash and Dot, Makey Makey, Edisons, Lego) Reading and Searching
Downward Trends
Apple Flipped Classrooms IWBs Servers Laptops Writing
It was a long way to go for a conference but well worth it! The only down side we found was that the keynotes were average at best for such a large conference. But we are already planning our next trip to ISTE in 2019! In the meantime if anyone wants to visit New Zealand we would be more than happy to help organise school visits and provide advice on the best things to see and do.
Simon Clarke(@KaikoraiPS): Simon is the principal of Kaikorai School in New Zealand.
Andrew Hunter(@andyhunternz): Andrew is the principal of Balmacewen Intermediate School in New Zealand for the last 14 years and he has had 27 years of teaching experience including 22 as principal.
Tony Hunter(@tahunaint): Tony is the principal of Tahuna Normal Intermediate School in New Zealand. He has had 38 years of teaching and 25 years as a principal.
Paddy Ford: Paddy is the principal of Balclutha Primary School in New Zealand and executive principal of Big River Cluster Community of Learning.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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Cowen and Company's 38th Annual Health Care Conference on Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 8:40 a.m. Eastern Time in Boston.
Oppenheimer's 28th Annual Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, March 20, 2018, at 10:55 a.m. Eastern Time in New York.
Both presentations will be webcast live and available for replay from Portola's website at www.portola.com in the Investor Relations section.


Bakers & Bakeries in Goodell, Iowa - Bakers & Bakeries in Goodell, IA: Yellow Pages Directory Inc.
A person who bakes and sells cake is a 'baker' and 'bakery' is an establishment which produces and sells baked goods in Goodell. The dry heat of baking changes the form of starches in the food and causes its outer surfaces to turn brown, giving it an attractive appearance and taste, while partially sealing the food's moisture.
In large factories in Goodell, bakers produce bread and related products which are then transported to numerous selling points throughout a region. These normally include supermarkets, convenience baker stores, and the like. Bakers in Goodell are largely there for quality control, as machines take care of much of the labor intensive aspect of the job.


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What You Need To Know If You Want Your Ex Back (After You Royally Screwed Up)
By Michael Griswold — Written on Jan 25, 2018
Photo: getty
So, you and your girlfriend broke up. Is it possible that she may still be desperate for you to "win her back," even though she swears she's done? Yes, it is.
Maybe she said it's over. Maybe she said she doesn't love you anymore. Or maybe (if she's really mad) she said she never loved you at all. And now? Now she's dating that other dude.
RELATED: 4 Couples Share VERY Valuable Lessons From Getting Back Together
You might think you've got no chance, but that's because you don't know how to get your ex back. Believe it or not, none of those things have anything to do with whether you can get your girlfriend back.
Because, as you'll see, there's something she desperately wants — something that only YOU can give her.
There's a sneaky little secret about women she's been hiding from you, and for good reason: it is the biggest secret to overcoming her resistance and capturing her again. It's the secret that makes the difference between getting her back and keeping her this time, or letting her slip away forever.
There isn't a woman alive who thinks, "You know what I want to do? I want to fall in love with a guy and give him my heart, my body, my soul. I want to make memories, inside jokes and plans for the future... and then, I want my heart to be ripped away from his like a scab covering a bloody scar and have to go through the process all over again."
Right? No one thinks that. In other words: when you started dating, she wanted it to work out. And every step she took with you was a step toward the future. Every step she took with you was a bonding experience. Every step made her feel closer to you. Every step was another investment on her part (and yours, too).
Eventually, she got to a point where she couldn't do it anymore, because she didn't see a way to make that investment work. She tried to tell you what was wrong, how she felt, and why she was unhappy. Maybe you listened, but she didn't feel heard or understood.
She felt like she was on a merry-go-round of madness, seeing the same scenery, the same issues over and over again. Women give themselves completely to the men they are with; it's one of their best qualities.
And she was working on the relationship like it was her PhD thesis. That's how she felt. And when she didn't believe you were in the same boat with her, when she felt like she was the only one rowing, she bailed.
RELATED: 4 Signs Your Ex Does NOT Deserve Another Chance (EVER!)
She was emotionally drained and saw no way out but to get out. And because it's so painful for her to face her disappointment, to face the failure of all she hoped for, she tells you these falsehoods:
"It's over."
"I don't love you anymore."
"I never loved you."
Why does she say those things when they aren't true?
This is where it gets really interesting: Even though she feels like she worked hard on this relationship, she still (at least partially) blames herself for its failure. It's easier for her to tell you it's over; think of it as a coping mechanism.
It's easier to be mad than to feel hurt, disappointed, or to get her hopes up again. She thinks if she can convince herself she doesn't love you, maybe, just maybe, the ache in her heart will stop hurting so much. And you understand this, intuitively.
And here's where you come to the rescue. Here's where you learn how to get your ex back! Because the fact is, if there was ANY way she could see things possibly working out with you, she'd be back in your arms quicker than you can microwave a Hot Pocket.
Why? Because you know her. She feels comfortable with you. Intimate with you. You know her vulnerabilities. You know the things she's embarrassed about, the secrets about her no one else knows.
She doesn't want to go through the terrifying process of doing that with someone new. She doesn't want the last however-long-you-were-dating to feel like a waste.
Now, this might sting a bit but you're the only one who can heal the hurt because you're the one that caused it.
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Yeah, she can move on and find someone else, but a part of her soul and a part of her heart will be left behind. And there will be a scar that covers it, making her a little more jaded, a little less open and a little more cynical.
She doesn't want that. I would guess that you don't want that. And it doesn't have to end that way. She just needs you to show her that it can actually work. Once you do, she can drop all her defenses and come running back to you.
By winning her back, you prove to her that you really did listen, that you really do love her, and that you really will love her from this point forward. You must make her feel emotionally safe. Don't you want to?
RELATED: 5 Things Your Ex MUST Agree To Before You Take His Sorry Ass Back
Michael Griswold is a relationship coach. To discover the steps you can take to get your ex-girlfriend back, click here.
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Here are some easy tips on caring for your raw/dry denim. Just remember that your everyday activities and lifestyle gives the denim its own unique, individual character … basically the more you wear your jeans the more amazing they will become.
- If you spill something on your Raw denim, try and first wipe it off. You can also choose to lightly dab it with a napkin or you can wait for it to dry and it will usually fade on its own. Do not try and clean the spot with water or cleaning solution because it can end up removing the indigo dye and can leave a bleach spot.
- If you must wash your jeans, do so in COLD water using detergent with NO bleach.
- Washing denim actually is good for the fabric. It returns the tightness to the weave of the fabric hence making the jean stronger. Wash them on their own on a gentle cycle. Use about 2 tablespoons of laundry detergent (better off with denim specific detergent) and add 3 tablespoons of diluted salt. Yes that's right, salt. Salt has a wondefrul property of keeping the colour within the fabric, making the indigo stay indigo and the faded bits faded. NEVER let the washing machine spin your jeans as this can cause unwanted lines through your denim.
- If you need to hem your jeans or planned to do so, make sure you DO NOT hem your jeans before the first wash because your denim will naturally shorten with wear since the fabric around the knees and groin will bunch up on its own. Plus, there will likely be some small shrinkage in length after the first wash.
- When washing, turn your jeans inside out or else some unwanted crinkles might result. Wash your Raw denim separately or with other similar colored jeans/clothing.
- Pull my jeans out dripping wet and then hang dry in the sun. Another NEVER is put your jeans in the dryer. In fact NEVER put any natural fabrics in your dryer.
- DO NOT DRY YOUR JEANS IN THE DRYER! Drying Raw denim in a dryer can cause the cotton fibers to twist and can ruin the fit. It can also shrink the jeans, as well as cause them unwanted wear and tear, so they may not last as long. The indigo off of the jeans can leave a nasty residue in your drawer that can ruin other clothes later when you try to dry.
- You should hang dry and DO NOT FOLD your jeans because this can also cause unwanted creases. Another tip is to hang dry in the sun as the sunlight has natural bleaching properties.
- You can also Dry Clean your denim although "Denim Heads" will tell you not to.
- Try and keep away from a lot of water including going out in heavy rainstorms.
- Again, do not wash your denim for at least 6 months to 1 year. If you wash Raw denim too soon all the indigo will bleed out and you will not achieve all the beautiful fading, contrast, or honeycombing around the knees.


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Christchurch mosque shootings: Al Noor Mosque reopens
The mosque at the centre of New Zealand's worst mass shooting has reopened to the Muslim community exactly a week after the terror attack.
Isaac Davison, NZ Herald
news.com.auMarch 23, 20192:01pm
People queue at the gates of the Al Noor mosque after is was reopened in Christchurch this afternoon. Picture: William West/AFPSource:AFP
The Al Noor Mosque, where 42 people died in New Zealand's worst terrorist attack, has reopened.
In a hugely symbolic moment for the mosque's members and the Muslim community, small groups of people were allowed back into the building to pray and pay their respects this afternoon.
Police handed the mosque back to the community and removed a security cordon just after midday, according to the NZ Herald.
The Herald was permitted to enter the mosque, where there was almost no evidence that an atrocity had been committed just a week ago.
Fresh white paint was still drying on the walls. The carpet had been ripped out and had not yet been replaced. A few rooms remained locked.
Al Noor mosque had been cordoned off by police following the shooting. Picture: AP/Vincent YuSource:AP
Any bullet holes had been plastered over and erased. Broken windows had been replaced and painted over with an intricate design. Outside, new roses have been planted.
Two men knelt and prayed on the right hand side of the mosque's main room. Four women prayed on the left.
It was dead silent, with only a faint hum from the air conditioning and the distant rumble of traffic.
There were small, mundane reminders of what was life before New Zealand's worst terrorist attack.
Signs on a noticeboard reminded of upcoming community elections, and leaflets advertised "Weekly Women's Activities, Tuesdays and Thursdays".
Christchurch rallied to restore the mosque after it was badly damaged by gunfire, allowing the Muslim community to return for prayers as soon as possible. Picture: Williams West/AFP.Source:AFP
Members of the local Muslim community enter the Al Noor mosque after is was reopened Picture: William West/AFPSource:AFP
On the streets outside, hundreds of people have come to look or to be let inside. Armed police are still posted at the gates. Some mourners cried at the mosque's gates.
Issa Khan, from Hamilton, said it meant everything to reopen the building, which is Christchurch's largest Islamic centre.
"I will go in there, pray for the mosque, and pray for peace," he said.
Hozef Yohra, who was in the mosque during the shooting, said he wanted to return for prayers as soon as possible.
"Now. We are ready now," he said.
Muslims return to Christhurch's main mosque for the first time since last week's massacre. Picture: William West/AFP.Source:AFP
The Linwood Islamic Centre, where seven people were killed by the gunman, has also reopened today.
Police said they have today handed the two mosques back to the local community.
An armed police presence will remain at both mosques, and at mosques around New Zealand.
Cordons that have been in place since the terror attacks have been reduced and roads in the vicinity of the Masjid Al Noor and Linwood Masjid have reopened.
Police said they wanted to thank those impacted by the road closures for their patience and co-operation.
A number of roads around Hagley Park will be closed over the weekend, to assist with the management of events being held there today and tomorrow.
This article first appeared in The NZ Herald and was republished here with permission.
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Q: JavaScript object returned from function available in Chrome Dev Tools, but not from script EDIT
I was a bit quick there, the problem arises in the function and not where I first said. Here is the function:
function returnAnObject(url) {
  var apiurl = 'http://url.com';

  var info = {};
  $.getJSON(apiurl, function(data) {
    $.extend(info, {
      a  : data.x,
      b  : data.y,
      c  : data.z
    });
  });

  console.log(info); // Shows object as usual
  console.log(info.a); // Shows undefined
  return info;
}

Does that make it clearer?
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Ok so, I have a little problem.
I have a function that returns a fairly simple object, which looks something like this:
{
  a: 'x',
  b: 'y',
  c: 'z'
}

I save it to a variable like this:
var something = functionThatReturnsObject(someargument);
console.log(something); // In chrome dev tools, I see the object and its values
console.log(something.a); // This, however, logs undefined
console.log(something['a']); // This also logs undefined

Why is this? I think I'm going crazy here, I must have overlooked something...
The really weird part happens if instead of
var something = functionThatReturnsObject(someargument);

I write
window.something = functionThatReturnsObject(someargument);
console.log(something); // Still works, showing the object and properties
console.log(something.a); // Still doesn't work
console.log(someting['a']); // Still doesn't work

If I now access the object directly from the dev tools, inputting
something; // returns object, I can see everything in it etc.
something.a // Now, for some mysterious (to me) reason, this works, returning the value of a

So, does anyone understand what is going on here?

A: As I suspected.  You're assigning info in the success handler for an asynchronous function call.  The success handler does not execute until AFTER the ajax call completes, but your function returns right after the ajax call starts (and long before it finishes and succeeds).  You may not believe this, but this is the fourth time I've answered this exact same type of issue today.  It's a very common mistake.  Because of the inline success handler, it appears that it all happens inside of the main function, but in reality it happens long after that function finishes.
You can't use the return result from the ajax call until after the success handler is called.  If you want to pass that result on to subsequent code, you will have to call that subsequent code from the success handler, not continue it after the returnAnObject function call.
It works in the dev tools because the ajax call completes by the time you type anything into the dev tools or look there.  But, info.a is not available at the end of the returnAnObject function.  It's only available when the success handler for the ajax function is called.


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Note to David Brooks
There weren't no "British Enlightenment," and Burke wasn't an Enlightenment thinker except in purely chronological terms.
1. There weren't no "British Enlightenment." There was a Scottish Enlightenment, led by Hume and Adam Smith.
2. Descartes misses being an Enlightenment thinker by a century and change. The French Enlightenment thinkers admired Descartes, but his rationalism had nothing to do with politics.
3. Burke wasn't an Enlightenment thinker at all, except chronologically. The ideas Douthat Brooks attributes to Burke – a kind of cautious moving-forward, paying due respect both to the need for adaptation and to the limits of pure reason in figuring out the consequences of social change – are really those of Oakeshott. Burke was an advocate of mystification.
Yes, I know Douthat Brooks had to go to Harvard the University of Chicago rather than to someplace first-rate such as UCLA. But really, there's no excuse.
Author Mark KleimanPosted on May 24, 2010 May 25, 2010 Categories UncategorizedTags Medicare
15 thoughts on "Note to David Brooks"
I would have thought the note would be aimed at the always-execrable David Brooks rather than the usually-execrable Douthat.
CC says:
Read the preface to Descartes' "Meditations" sometime. It's obsequious pleading to the Doctors of Theology of the Sorbonne, that they accept his humble offering, and correct any errors that the Devil allowed in. Probably he had to do that, but he's no Voltaire.
Um, doesn't he have an editor, fact checker thats supposed to catch that stuff? I rarely read his stuff unless it is linked so it can be mocked and snarked upon. BTW enjoy your writing style.
Anderson says:
Burke was of course "counter-Enlightenment" — he thought the Enlightenment was a cause of the Revolution.
Re: Descartes & grovelling, as CC notes, Descartes had a motive. Galileo's example was a conspicuous one, to say nothing of Bruno's.
Johnny Canuck says:
Mark: JMG may be too subtle for you: REFERENCED ARTICLE BY DAVID BROOKS NOT ROSS DOUTHAT
Joe S. says:
I'm rather fond of Burke, so I will try to defend him as an Enlightenment thinker.
He was a polemicist, not a systematizer, so it is easy to read into Burke whatever you might like. There is definitely a touch of the obscurantist in him, although his obscurantism is generally in support of legitimation. Legitimacy is a snaky circular kind of thing, reliant in large part on history and myth. But it is also the stuff of practical politics, which Burke practiced. I read "Reflections on the Revolution in France", to a large extent, as a manual on practical politics–Machiavelli transposed to the late 18th century.
I'm not sure it is fair to deprive Burke of credit for Oakeshott's ideas. Oakeshott was a systematic thinker, and deserves credit for structuring Burke's ideas. But you can find them in Burke.
Burke was definitely opposed to some thinkers associated with the Enlightenment, especially Rousseau. (Opposed might be too kind a word. Burke hated Rousseau, despised him, anathematized him.) On the other hand, Burke and Adam Smith were a mutual fan club, and Burke supported the American Revolution (which was steeped in Enlightenment ideas). He had one foot in the pre-Enlightenment world of honor, but the other was firmly planted in the world of mercantile credit.
Remember that Burke surprised many people when he came out against the French Revolution–they thought he would be a natural advocate of the 1790 version of the French Revolution.
Ultimately, I think that Burke's position vis-a-vis the Enlightenment depends on what you view as the Enlightenment as Scottish or French. David Hume and Adam Smith versus Voltaire.
Cosma Shalizi says:
On the basis of recent scholarship, I think it's fair to say that there was a British and not just a Scottish Enlightenment; see e.g. Roy Porter's Enlightenment: Britain and the Creation of the Modern World (2000). But the Enlightenment was an international movement whose internal divisions cut across national and linguistic boundaries — see, e.g., Jonathan Israel's great series of books on the Radical Enlightenment, which very definitely had British members.
"There weren't no "British Enlightenment." There was a Scottish Enlightenment, led by Hume and Adam Smith."
Thomas Hobbes and John Locke.
robinia says:
Re Scottish vs. British — the first is a subset of the second, and the time of the Enlightenment, educated Scots proudly considered themselves north Britons. That's why they entitled their compendium of knowledge the Encyclopedia Britannica . . . .l
Does UCLA's remedial reading exceed that offered at Chicago or Harvard? 😉
… Hobbes is a somewhat dubious "Enlightenment" figure, but Locke is indeed pretty foundational. I think references to "the celebrated LOCKE" were mandatory for entry to the best salons.
To repeat (and slightly add to) the last couple of comments, and without either reading or defending Brooks, can't Locke and Paine qualify as part of a British Enlightenment?
Partial Viewer says:
What Cosma Shalizi said. Also Joe S. Also, excising Descartes from "the Enlightenment" because he wrote nothing about politics strikes me as odd. John Locke would still have been a figure of the Enlightenment as I understand it on the basis of *Essay Concerning Human Understanding* alone.
All in all, I'd say Brooks wins this round, since we must judge him by the gentle standards appropriate to a columnist. Writers of somewhat pedantic blog posts must be held to a higher standard.
I finally read the Brooks piece. Typical Brooks–a high-priced hack.
His distinction between the French and Scottish Enlightenment is a bit simple, but is reasonably reality-based. That's the well-dressed part. Mark should have focused on the hackery: typical Brooksian false equivalence.
"Today, if you look around American politics you see self-described conservative radicals who seek to sweep away 100 years of history and return government to its preindustrial role. You see self-confident Democratic technocrats who have tremendous faith in the power of government officials to use reason to control and reorganize complex systems."
Brooks equates the Jacobins of the right with the — uh, uh, nemmine. Democrats–at least the technocratic class–do believe that market failures are sometimes worse than government failures. And that's about it. This is a far way from "tremendous faith" in anything. It's like equating an Enlightenment-era deist with Savonarola. It's classic Brooks.
I can't leave this thread without one fun fact. Did you know that Thomas Paine was a monopoly bank propagandist? In 1785 (or maybe 86), he wrote some stuff in support of Robert Morris' Bank of North America. Oh, well. He wasn't the only skilled polemicist to shill corporate propaganda.
Peter Gay said that Samuel Johnson was a philosophe in Yje Enlightenment, An Interpretation.
kevo says:
Come on, the only way one could be affiliated with the Enlightenment wasn't politics, but rather mathematics! Last time I checked, Descarte was a mathematician! -Kevo
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Hey guys how are you doing.? Hope y'all are having great time. Well, I am super duper happy today.. :D , coz I received my sugarbox today.... yayyy :D :D :P. This edition is quite exciting. Sugar box just nailed it this time, with their best goodies and I am so happy with all the goodies that I am literally hopping around with all the cute stuffs I received.. haha :D . Well for all those who are wondering what this sugarbox is, lemme give you a short description about it. Sugar Box is a monthly subscription box full of exclusive goodies which includes fashion, beauty, lifestyle and gourmet products. The best part it that if you pre book it, all the goodies comes as a surprise to you.. :D Great..! isn't it? because who doesn't love surprises. It comes in a beautifully packed white box with ribbon on it. The beautiful packing itself makes you zealous about the products in the box. I was quite skeptical before ordering my first sugar box as I wasn't sure whether I would love it or not. Still I thought of taking a chance and ordered one and to my surprise all the goodies were amazing. When I ordered this edition I was sure it would be out of the world as the name "Fashion forward edition" itself gave a hint. I recieved few cute goodies and I am super excited to tell you what all did I receive. I got a pretty black bare shoulder dress which I absolutely loved a lot. Bare shoulder tops and dresses are trending a lot these days and team sugar box made a amazing choice by selecting a cold shoulder dress for this edition. I also received a super cute white backpack, 3 beautiful lipstick in the shades that I badly wanted, a tumbler, little quirky badges, few candies and a choker which is a must have.. :) . I am so so happy with all these adorable goodies that I straightaway thought of blogging it. I created a look with few goodies which I received in my sugar box. I did not put much effort to create this look as I had everything ready for the look. I wore a cold shoulder dress with a black choker pairing it with my white sneakers, annd my favourite white backpack looked awesome with the entire look. Well, I am not stressed and depressed but definitely well dressed.. :D Hope you'll love this look.<3 Love, Komal Marathe <3 Dress, bag, choker - Sugarbox Sneakers- Street Style Store Sunglasses- Missamore.


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Thanks in advance.
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AGS Partners with The Rank Group to Provide Third-Party Game Aggregation Through AGS iGaming Platform
Company to Provide Entertaining Game Content to UK's Leading Multi-Channel Gaming Operator
LAS VEGAS, December 13, 2018 – AGS (NYSE: AGS) (or the "Company"), a leading designer and supplier of electronic gaming machines, table games, and interactive products and services for the global gaming industry, today announced an agreement to provide third-party slot content aggregation for real-money wagering to the UK's leading multi-channel gaming operator The Rank Group Plc. ("The Rank Group") for its iconic brands Mecca and Grosvenor Casino.
Under this agreement, AGS's iGaming Platform will provide The Rank Group with a seamless aggregation solution and access to AGS's full library of content partners, including more than 600 games from best-in-class game developers including 1x2 Gaming, Ainsworth Game Technology, Gaming Realms, and Reflex Gaming, among others. A large library of AGS games, designed by its global in-house creative studios and proven in land-based casinos, will soon be available as well.
AGS Interactive Senior Vice President Bryan Bennett said, "We're thrilled to partner with The Rank Group and Mecca Bingo, one of the UK's most recognizable and well-respected brands, to deliver world-class game content through our Remote Game Server and aggregation platform. Not only will we offer The Rank Group a large library of content suppliers who are world-recognized for delivering outstanding player experiences, but we will soon be including player-proven AGS game content, developed by our own passionate and creative studios."
Bhotesh Maheshwari, Head of Product for The Rank Group, said, "AGS's game library has a lot of content that we previously didn't have access to. Their wide variety of games, coupled with our extensive player base and broad reach, will help ensure that we continue to deliver an outstanding player experience that consistently engages our customers."


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Ethnic conflict
For other kinds of conflict, see conflict (disambiguation).
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An ethnic conflict is a conflict between two or more contending ethnic groups. While the source of the conflict may be political, social, economic or religious, the individuals in conflict must expressly fight for their ethnic group's position within society. This final criterion differentiates ethnic conflict from other forms of struggle.[1][2]
Academic explanations of ethnic conflict generally fall into one of three schools of thought: primordialist, instrumentalist or constructivist. Recently, several political scientists have argued for either top-down or bottom-up explanations for ethnic conflict. Intellectual debate has also focused on whether ethnic conflict has become more prevalent since the end of the Cold War, and on devising ways of managing conflicts, through instruments such as consociationalism and federalisation.
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The causes of ethnic conflict are debated by political scientists and sociologists. Explanations generally fall into one of three schools of thought: primordialist, instrumentalist, and constructivist. More recent scholarship draws on all three schools.[year needed][who?]
Primordialist accounts
Proponents of primordialist accounts argue that "[e]thnic groups and nationalities exist because there are traditions of belief and action towards primordial objects such as biological features and especially territorial location".[3] Primordialist accounts rely on strong ties of kinship among members of ethnic groups. Donald L. Horowitz argues that this kinship "makes it possible for ethnic groups to think in terms of family resemblances".[4]
Clifford Geertz, a founding scholar of primordialism, asserts that each person has a natural connection to perceived kinsmen. In time and through repeated conflict, essential ties to one's ethnicity will coalesce and will interfere with ties to civil society. Ethnic groups will consequently always threaten the survival of civil governments but not the existence of nations formed by one ethnic group.[5] Thus, when considered through a primordial lens, ethnic conflict in multi-ethnic society is inevitable.
A number of political scientists argue that the root causes of ethnic conflict do not involve ethnicity per se but rather institutional, political, and economic factors. These scholars argue that the concept of ethnic war is misleading because it leads to an essentialist conclusion that certain groups are doomed to fight each other when in fact the wars between them that occur are often the result of political decisions.[6][7]
Moreover, primordial accounts do not account for the spatial and temporal variations in ethnic violence. If these "ancient hatreds" are always simmering under the surface and are at the forefront of people's consciousness, then ethnic groups should constantly be ensnared in violence. However, ethnic violence occurs in sporadic outbursts. For example, Varshney points out that although Yugoslavia broke up due to ethnic violence in the 1990s, it had enjoyed a long peace of decades before the USSR collapsed. Therefore, some scholars claim that it is unlikely that primordial ethnic differences alone caused the outbreak of violence in the 1990s.[6]
Primordialists have reformulated the "ancient hatreds" hypothesis and have focused more on the role of human nature. Peterson argues that the existence of hatred and animosity does not have to be rooted in history for it to play a role in shaping human behavior and action: "If "ancient hatred" means a hatred consuming the daily thoughts of great masses of people, then the "ancient hatreds" argument deserves to be readily dismissed. However, if hatred is conceived as a historically formed "schema" that guides action in some situations, then the conception should be taken more seriously."[8]
Instrumentalist accounts
Anthony Smith notes that the instrumentalist account "came to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s in the United States, in the debate about (white) ethnic persistence in what was supposed to have been an effective melting pot".[9] This new theory sought explained persistence as the result of the actions of community leaders, "who used their cultural groups as sites of mass mobilization and as constituencies in their competition for power and resources, because they found them more effective than social classes".[9] In this account of ethnic identification, ethnicity and race are viewed as instrumental means to achieve particular ends.[10]
Whether ethnicity is a fixed perception or not is not crucial in the instrumentalist accounts. Moreover, the scholars of this school generally do not oppose the view that ethnic difference plays a part in many conflicts. They simply claim that ethnic difference is not sufficient to explain conflicts.[11][12]
Mass mobilization of ethnic groups can only be successful if there are latent ethnic differences to be exploited, otherwise politicians would not even attempt to make political appeals based on ethnicity and would focus instead on economic or ideological appeals. For these reasons, it is difficult to completely discount the role of inherent ethnic differences. Additionally, ethnic entrepreneurs, or elites, could be tempted to mobilize ethnic groups in order to gain their political support in democratizing states.[13] Instrumentalists theorists especially emphasize this interpretation in ethnic states in which one ethnic group is promoted at the expense of other ethnicities.[14][15]
Furthermore, ethnic mass mobilization is likely to be plagued by collective action problems, especially if ethnic protests are likely to lead to violence. Instrumentalist scholars have tried to respond to these shortcomings. For example, Hardin[who?] argues that ethnic mobilization faces problems of coordination and not collective action. He points out that a charismatic leader acts as a focal point around which members of an ethnic group coalesce. The existence of such an actor helps to clarify beliefs about the behavior of others within an ethnic group.[16]
Constructivist accounts
A third, constructivist, set of accounts stress the importance of the socially constructed nature of ethnic groups, drawing on Benedict Anderson's concept of the imagined community. Proponents of this account point to Rwanda as an example because the Tutsi/Hutu distinction was codified by the Belgian colonial power in the 1930s on the basis of cattle ownership, physical measurements and church records. Identity cards were issued on this basis, and these documents played a key role in the genocide of 1994.[17]
Some argue that constructivist narratives of historical master cleavages are unable to account for local and regional variations in ethnic violence. For example, Varshney highlights that in the 1960s "racial violence in the USA was heavily concentrated in northern cities; southern cities though intensely politically engaged, did not have riots".[8] A constructivist master narrative is often a country level variable whereas we often have to study incidences of ethnic violence at the regional and local level.
Scholars of ethnic conflict and civil wars have introduced theories that draw insights from all three traditional schools of thought. In The Geography of Ethnic Violence, Monica Duffy Toft shows how ethnic group settlement patterns, socially constructed identities, charismatic leaders, issue indivisibility, and state concern with precedent setting can lead rational actors to escalate a dispute to violence, even when doing so is likely to leave contending groups much worse off.[18] Such research addresses empirical puzzles that are difficult to explain using primordialist, instrumentalist, or constructivist approaches alone. As Varshney notes, "pure essentialists and pure instrumentalists do not exist anymore".[8]


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La Mascioni, fondata come Fabbrica d'organi Mascioni, è una ditta che produce e restaura organi a canne con sede ad Azzio (VA).

Storia
Nata da una famiglia di lunga tradizione organaria, l'azienda fu fondata da Giacomo Mascioni nel 1829, ma trasse origine dall'esperienza di due fratelli conventuali, Pasquale e Giuseppe Mascioni, che si trasferirono a Cuvio, in Valcuvia, dopo la soppressione napoleonica degli ordini religiosi, avvenuta nel 1803. I due religiosi suggerirono al nipote Giacomo di costruire organi: dopo un periodo da apprendista a Varese, Giacomo fondò l'azienda a Comacchio di Cuvio e iniziò a lavorare su committenze provenienti dalla provincia di Varese e dal Canton Ticino, in Svizzera.

Sotto la guida di Vincenzo, nipote di Giacomo, e del figlio Ernesto, nei primi decenni del Novecento, la Ditta crebbe d'importanza raggiungendo livelli tecnici d'avanguardia e notorietà mondiale.

Attualmente la ditta è condotta dal figlio di Ernesto (Eugenio) e dai nipoti (Andrea, Giorgio e Maria Teresa).

Dal 1829 l'azienda ha realizzato oltre  organi.

Principali realizzazioni

L'organo del Duomo di Milano

Da notare in particolare la realizzazione del grandioso organo del Duomo di Milano, costruito con la Tamburini di Crema nel 1937-38 su commissione di Benito Mussolini. Nel chiederne la costruzione per donarlo al Duomo, Mussolini chiese che l'organo fosse realizzato con materiali autarchici e dai principali "organari" italiani. All'impresa parteciparono da principio tre aziende, le due citate e Balbiani-Vegezzi-Bossi di Milano. Questi ultimi, tuttavia, rinunciarono all'incarico ritenendo poco professionale che su un organo così imponente fossero utilizzate tecniche eterogenee. L'organo, ospitato dal transetto del Duomo, era dotato di 5 manuali, 2 consolle, 180 registri sonori,  canne e sette corpi. Nel 1970, nel corso del restauro del Duomo, l'organo fu smontato e fra il 1984 e il 1986 fu rimontato dalla sola ditta Tamburini che lo ha raggruppato in quattro corpi nell'abside e unendo l'organo corale utilizzato durante i lavori. Attualmente l'organo è controllato da due consolle maggiori (una a 5 manuali collocata sull'altare, l'altra a 3 manuali che controlla solo l'organo corale e il grande organo (le due casse antiche). L'organo corale può essere utilizzato anche da solo in quanto dotato di consolle a trasmissione meccanica totalmente indipendente. È possibile inoltre controllare parzialmente l'organo dalle due consolle sugli organi antichi e dall'organo corale.

L'Organo maggiore dell'Abbazia di Montecassino

Nel 1953 gli fu commissionata su progetto fonico dello stesso Mascioni, del prof. Ferruccio Vignanelli e del rev. De Sario, la realizzazione dell'organo maggiore, e il restauro nel 1957 dell'organo del Coro interno del Monastero.

Realizzazioni
Di seguito si trova un elenco parziale delle opere nuove.

Cronologia genealogica della famiglia Mascioni

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Bibliografia

Voci correlate
 Movimento Ceciliano

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Organari italiani
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The duo Towne stops by to chat with Jacob. They discuss backgrounds, how they started in music, who was good at school and who wasn't, and how Jon has striking similarities to Forrest Gump. There's some good laughs in here, and Towne wraps it up with a killer live acoustic performance at the end. Enjoy!


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Bumpasonic
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Corey & The Tribe
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The Naked I
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Chipp Corderman Acoustic
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The Rental Films
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TheDEEPJOINT
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Dan Dunshee / Saxophone ONE!
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Saxophonist Vic Robles
Inspired by early jazz legends of the '50s '60s and '70s, Vic Robles grew up playing along with his little cassette player in the dinning room of the family's home in Chicago. In 1976 his parents for his birthday, bought him a new Selmer Mark 6 alto saxophone. His parents have always been a big supporter of his music. After high school he was part of a small group that he formed called Spectrum that performed at small fairs around northern Wisconsin for two summers. The summer of 1984 he performed with the Baraboo Summer Jazz Band and sat in with local bands around Madison WI. In 1986 he moved to California where he put music to the side to work in a sales career. During a low time in his life he was forced to sell his horn just to eat. In 1995 his boss Don Nalian gave him the best Christmas gift he ever received, a new saxophone! It wasn't until 2010 when the music bug hit him with a vengeance! That same year his parents once again came through and helped him purchase his first tenor saxophone. Since then he has preformed in different restaurants, wineries and venues around the southern California area.
Jazz, Holiday
California based Raza is a renowned singer, songwriter composer and music producer/recording engineer, video producer/editor and is one of the most popular and sought after pop/soul artists. His latest singles are "The American Dream" is on several public and college radio stations around North America. His other singles include "Touch That Body", "Get You On The Floor" and "I Wanna Be There (Environmental Song" available on iTunes and all major online retailers. Raza has performed live in Singapore, Russia (Eastern European Music Convention), Las Vegas, New York (New York International Music Festival). Also performing around Orange County in restaurants, private parties and Senior Assisted Livings. Raza's song "A Prayer For Michael Jackson" was well received by Michael Jackson's Official Myspace, they posted the song on their blog and wrote a Thank You email to Raza with appreciation. Raza learned music by ear and improvisation. He was mostly influenced by his favorite artists, who he considers his best teachers, including Michael Jackson, George Michael, The Bee Gees, Justin Timberlake, Timbaland, Dr. Dre and many more. He learned how to write, record, produce, and master music fully independent of any formal training. Now he has added video and photography to his impressive self-learned repertoire of abilities and talents. His early childhood memories come from the city of London, UK where he lived with his family and was influenced by many international musical acts. His father was an Airline Engineer and was sent, family and all, to the UK. After several years, Raza's father was transferred back to Karachi along with the family. As a child, Raza was full of exuberant energy and interested in many things: he was excellent in mathematics and science and an awesome cricket player. He loved cricket as much as music. As the captain of his cricket team at 10-11 years old he drew complicated fielding diagrams for their practice and matches. He also loved to create things and when he learned about science and mathematics, he created his own Physics theory and worked for hours solving problems himself without any tutoring. Raza says: "If I was not a musician I would have been a scientist and worked on creating new inventions for the betterment of mankind". Here are details about my music background and future projects. * I have had huge success in Pakistan as a main stream artist/music producer with several #1 songs. Here is one of the hit songs that was number 1 for 7 weeks. I was also signed with McDonald's and performed Pepsi sponsored concerts. https://youtu.be/QUVe3S3_Sxg?t=18s * I have performed in Eastern European Music Convention (St. Petersburg, Russia) and New York Music Festival in Manhattan. * Contract with Vivante and Atria for the year 2018 to perform live every month for their residents. I have several other gigs at churches, senior assisted livings and private parties. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP1TyQiiv3w (Live at a pa
A stripped down trio paying homage to good songwriting from yesterday and today. Our mission is to breathe new life and unique perspective into the songs that resonate with us, giving them a new opportunity to touch people.
Acoustic, Pop


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Tory Conference ruined for Clarke
I pity Mark Clarke, the Conservative candidate for Tooting.
by Alex Hilton / October 02, 2008
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His former lover referred to him in the Mail on Sunday this week as a cad, in an article better described as a 'shag and shout' than a 'kiss and tell'.
A nurse called Sarah Gill was given a double-page spread in which to vent her frustrations, which included lurid allegations including Clarke's supposedly rampant sexual appetite.
Poor Clarke has been seen around the Tory Party Conference in Birmingham looking glum and sticking to non-alcoholic drinks; and I couldn't help giving him some advice. Tough it out - and if there is more to come, ride that too because once it is public, it can never be exposed again. Do not let them deselect you as the candidate. That would be far more newsworthy and to be frank, he has probably done no more wrong than about half the MPs in Parliament.
But Clarke must stop bragging about his sexual activity, not least to his girlfriends. And whether or not he chooses to remain an epic shagger, he must find something worthwhile to do in his spare time that appears a little more altruistic. He may always be a shagger but he doesn't have to be defined by it.
Lobby journalists are generally bemused at how this tale made a national paper, let alone merited two pages. But the Mail on Sunday's Simon Walters has understood the new paradigm left by the Max Mosley privacy case this summer. Fleet Street was astounded that Mosley won that case, which destroyed the public interest justification for publishing the sex lives of celebrities.
Walters has understood that there is still legitimate interest in the personal lives of politicians. And this has changed the economics of political news. Dirt in politics was cheap because it was provided by the target's enemies. Now papers will be more willing to pay cash for political sleaze stories as their celebrity stories fail to mount the public interest hurdle.
So watch out politicians, Mark Clarke is just the start. You're next.
- Alex Hilton is a Labour parliamentary candidate and founder of political blogs Labourhome and Recess Monkey.
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Sly Withers – Lansdowne Hotel
Sly Withers have been touring their new EP "Gravis" across the country. I managed to catch them at the Lansdowne Hotel in Sydney to check out their pop punk chops. Tonight they were supported by Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers and Waxflower.
Photos shot for AMNplify – see the night's full gallery here.
After a frustrating delayed bus trip, I walked into the venue just as Waxflower was packing up after what I'm sure was a cracking set (thanks Sydney traffic!). But, I did manage to have a listen to the in between sets playlist which sounded like it was straight out of a 1970's teenagers bedroom – which the crowd were really getting into. Nothing there beyond 1972 – was this a sign?
Apart from having one of the coolest tongue twisting band names around at the moment, Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers are an up and coming band who are building a solid following. The four youngsters (and they are very young) from Canberra have been playing around for a few of years now & after taking last year off to finish their schooling they have been busy recording & building their back catalogues, collecting amazing support spots to acts around the country.
There was a little nervous banter at the start of the set which very quickly moved into a very confidently delivered set of alt pop – and they looked like they were having fun. The line-up was traditional, with drums, bass and guitar; and shared vocals across the three out front. A fast paced rhythm section set the catchy attitude for the set, but still allowed lead and rhythm guitar to work with the strong vocals to lead us on some little deviations off the path before pulling us back into line.
But under all the catchy alt pop, it felt like there was a bit of darkness brewing, a little sinister edgy note here and there. Maybe a change of direction for them, or just a bit of exploring. See for yourself here.
Sly Withers
By the time Perth four piece Sly Withers got to the stage, the venue was full of punters raring for a bit of action. A little jostling for position, a couple of spilled drinks, but all done with a smile and a nod – nice.
And then they were off. Track after track of bouncy, fuzzy pop-punk, all delivered with a distinctive oz flavoured vocals from the two guitarists up front. There was a distinctive underlying feel to the music, reminiscent of Jimmie Eat World or Blink 182. But there was plenty of local variation and storytelling to make their own mark.
The frenzied, crunchy guitar filled tracks had the crowd bouncing around the front of the stage for the set, only stopping for breath for a quick drink sip and then back to it. The night was topped off with a little vocal help from Anna and Scarlett from Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers joining the guys on stage for a couple of tracks.
Was there an emergent Brown Note – not with all this moving and shaking going on.
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