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Michael C. Hall On the Criticism About the 'Unsatisfying' Finale - Wants The Dexter Revival To Make Up For It: "It's a Worth-Telling Story"
In an all-new interview, Michael C. Hall talks about the decision to step back into the role of America's favorite serial killer, negative criticism, and more.
Happy New Year, everyone! In his first interview since the announcement of the Dexter Revival, Michael C. Hall discusses the bad criticism the original 2013 series finale received, and the opportunity to restore Dexter's legacy with the upcoming 10-episode limited series, that premieres later this year. [via the Daily Beast].
When questioned about why he decided to finally say yes and do the Dexter Revival, a decision that took lots of years, he said: "It's a conversation that's been ongoing, and different possibilities have emerged over the years. I think in this case, the story that's being told is worth telling in a way that other proposals didn't, and I think enough time has passed where it's become intriguing in a way that it wasn't before. And let's be real: people found the way that show left things pretty unsatisfying, and there's always been a hope that a story would emerge that would be worth telling. I include myself in the group of people that wondered, "What the hell happened to that guy?" So I'm excited to step back into it. I've never had that experience of playing a character this many years on."
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Regarding the bad criticism the series final received, he added: "A criticism that speaks to someone's experience is warranted. I certainly thought it was justifiable for Dexter to do what he did. I think some of the criticisms were about that, and some of the criticisms weren't so much about the "what" as they were about the "how," and those were valid too. We certainly do live in an era where the bar is very high as far as the simultaneous surprise, satisfaction, and closure that should go along with a series finale."
"I've dabbled in the extremes of "extremely satisfying" (Six Fee Under) and "extremely dissatisfying" (Dexter) television finales."
On the success of HBO's Six Feet Under after all these years he said: "I just recently did an interview with someone who's putting a book together about HBO, and I came to realize that we shot that pilot over twenty years ago. At the time, we all appreciated that we were signing up for something that was unlike anything any of us had encountered, and it's so gratifying to know that it still resonates with people. I must say, as I've watched the television landscape move forward and proliferate and sprawl, I can see so much of it is infused with ground that that show broke. And I also feel like if that show hit the scene right now, it would still feel like it was taking chances. And that's so cool."
Source: Daily Beast | Image source: zimbio.com
Posted by JOHN on Monday, January 04, 2021
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In the most recent PISA assessment (OECD, 2017), 15-year-old students from Macao, Hong Kong, and B-S-J-G regions were surveyed about their science career expectations. B-S-J-G (China) refers to the four PISA-participating municipalities/provinces in China: Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Guangdong. In all of these three groups, a lower percentage of girls compared to boys have expectations to work as science and engineering professionals. More specifically, the likelihood of boys expecting to have careers as scientists and engineers is highest among Macao students, such that boys from Macao are about 3.2 times more likely to have these science career expectations than their female peers. This likelihood is even higher than the one represented by the average response of students from OECD countries.
OECD (2017), "What kind of careers in science do 15-year-old boys and girls expect for themselves?", PISA in Focus, No. 69, OECD Publishing, Paris.


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Golden Oldies ist der Name des jährlichen  Oldie-Festivals im mittelhessischen Wettenberg. Die dreitägige Veranstaltung findet seit 1989 immer am letzten vollen Juli-Wochenende im Ortsteil Krofdorf-Gleiberg statt. Der gesamte Ort Krofdorf-Gleiberg steht unter dem Motto "Musik, Motoren und Mode aus vier Jahrzehnten" und stellt die 1950er bis 1980er Jahre in den Mittelpunkt.

Auf neun Open-Air-Bühnen spiele über 50 Livebands und rund 1.000 Oldtimerfahrzeuge bis zum Baujahr 1989 werden ausgestellt. Zudem bietet das Festival ein Rahmenprogramm für alle Altersgruppen der 60.000–70.000 Besucher mit einer Kinderwagen-Parade und einem Petticoat-Wettbewerb. Ein großer Nostalgiemarkt mit über 100 Ausstellern und ein Young- und Oldtimer-Verkaufsmarkt bieten originale Waren der Zeit an.

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The property, located at 2341 N. Main St., is one of a two-building renovation project that brings 12,000 square feet of fully-modernized office and retail space to the historic Stockyards. Stream Realty Partners, a national real estate services, development, and investment company, and KRS Realty Advisors, a real estate investment, development, and advisory company, collaborated on the project.
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Why is the ghost of a distressed woman running through a corridor in the Paris metro? Kay, a translator, finds herself being drawn into a puzzling web involving two gifted musicians, a maker of beautiful jewellery and a morose but attractive bookseller with a passion for poetry, who may have caused his wife's death. Key to the mystery is the fate of a missing black cat. The story of secrets and betrayals unfolds against the backdrop of present-day Paris, with its boulevards and cafés, tiny flats in old buildings, bridges over the Seine, and not least the dark underground maze of tunnels and corridors that make up the metro. Should limits be set to love? And what are the consequences of sexual jealousy? They will all find out – except, perhaps, the cat.


Welcome to "Day in the Life," a new feature where Molly follows cool people around with her camera for a day!
Leon Wu is the Founder & CEO of Sharpe Suiting, an LA-based company that creates gender-neutral ready-to-wear clothing and custom suits (and now dresses!) for all body types and all identities.
We started at his condo in Silver Lake.
And after some coffee, we headed to the Sharpe studio in downtown Los Angeles. On an average day, Leon no longer spends a lot of time here because he has to be out in the world growing the company.
Where did Sharpe come from, where is it now, and where do you want to go?
Sharpe came out of the need to suit myself and my masculine-identified friends in a side business operation to my previous career. I dived into Sharpe 100% after a year of business, due to the enormous demand. Now two years later, after collecting 4000+ body metrics from over 250 clients, both women and men, we have developed a revolutionary new gender-neutral sizing standard and launched our inaugural ready-to-wear clothing collection, available now to clients in US and Canada. Within the next few years, we plan to grow our e-commerce offering and distribution as well as our name as an up-and-coming custom clothier in Hollywood.
We pulled into a parking lot for a call with Aydian Dowling, the first trans man on the cover of Men's Health, to discuss a potential custom suit design collaboration.
We ended the day on the rooftop of Petite Hermitage in West Hollywood for cheese, charcuterie and drinks with Rachel McCrary (CEO of JewelToned and Leon's business advisor) and Mikey Koffman (Endless Road Entertainment Owner and former cast member of The Real L Word) to discuss a collaborative fashion production to empower women and future marketing strategies.
The conversation lasted longer than planned, and went long past the sun setting over LA. We went home to sleep instead of heading to the final scheduled networking event, a SXSW social mixer in Santa Monica.
What does Sharpe mean to you?
I always had strong feelings that I could influence positively social and political change faster through business. Sharpe was evidence that this is true. This summer some very significant and historical events happened —marriage equality and trans visibility — and Sharpe was right there. We suited an honors student, who was initially banned but then allowed, to wear a tuxedo to her high school prom in Monroe, LA. We suited talent in Jennifer Hudson's "I Still Love You" music video, in support of the marriage equality that came to pass. With our new gender-neutral line available at www.sharpesuiting.com, we make clothing that fits you — no matter how you identify. This is my next hopeful salute – to the advancement of gender equality.
Check out their new ready-to-wear collection, book your custom consultation, and read more about their mission at sharpesuiting.com.
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I also appreciate a well fitted suit. Congratulations on all the success!
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A Bat-Mitzvah at 63? WHY?
By Adrian Walter-Ginzburg
The Bat Mitzvah Babes, in rehearsal
Just two months shy of my 64th birthday, 51 years after the original date, I celebrated my Bat Mitzvah. The usual age for Jewish boys and girls to celebrate that milestone, which represents entering into the covenant of Abraham with God, is 13. Here I was, 51 years later, walking up to the platform (bimah) of my synagogue, along with 10 other adult women, chanting from the Torah (Old Testament), donning a prayer shawl and yarmulke, and doing what Jewish men have been doing for millennia.
Why did I do this? Why did I dedicate every Monday night for 18 months to spending 2 hours with teachers, rabbis, and cantors, talking over issues of Jewish identity, religious observance, customs, holidays, and pressing social and—dare I say—political issues?
The only answer I can give now, which is the same answer that I gave to the many friends and acquaintances who asked, is that I did it now because I had never done it as a child. I grew up in a very observant, orthodox Jewish family, and although my brother had a lavish Bar Mitzvah when he turned 13, I, as a girl, never had that experience. Was I jealous? Probably. Did I resent it? Surely. I did have other birthday parties, but never with the massive presence of family and friends he had, not to mention the fuss made over him that I never experienced. It is just sour grapes? I don't think so. There was something in me that wanted to learn the basics that most Jewish boys have always learned, to bring myself closer to the almost universal Jewish experience of reading from the Torah at least once in your life.
I could have let the whole thing go and not participate, but when I got a notification from my synagogue, Park Avenue Synagogue, that they were starting up an Adult Bat Mitzvah class in January, 2012, with limited space, I signed up immediately. I was raring to go, to study the Judaism that has so shaped my life and worldview, to learn about things that I had heard of secondhand but never really understood, and—yes—to meet other adult women who wanted the same thing.
I never dreamed that this experience would lead me to meet a group of interesting, engaged, vital, and scholarly women who wanted to fill in the same gap in their experiences, doing things women have never done for the millennia of Jewish history (until recent decades), with the goal of mounting the bimah and reading from the Torah. We range in age from 30 to 75; we call ourselves the Bat Mitzvah Babes.
The Babes at the service. The author is fifth from the right.
Our Bat Mitzvah was scheduled for the holiday of Shavuout (Tabernacles), which commemorates the Children of Israel's receiving the tablets of the law from God on Mt. Sinai. The reading for that day is the portion from the book of Exodus, Chapter 19, describing the giving of the tabernacles, and listing the Ten Commandments. At the moment that the Ten Commandments are read by the reader, the whole congregation stands and puts a hand out in symbolic acceptance of the laws. It was pretty amazing.
That moment, the moment when I took what I had learned and proclaimed my faith to the congregation with friends and family present, blessed God, and chanted my short portion, was one of the highlights of my life. There I was, feeling my connection to the Jewish people and to Jewish women who had never had this opportunity, surrounded by people of like mind. That to me is the definition of transcendence—and religious. Suddenly, I belonged to the Jewish people in a new, very fundamental way.
I haven't turned religious in any different way. I'm neither more nor less observant, but yet I feel a part of something larger than myself in a new way. The connection and the feeling have taken me to a new place, and this makes me happy. I guess that's good enough.
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California painter Julia Kay thought her three-year Daily Portrait blog was just for her. But since then, it has meant much more, for her life, her art, and for her community (including us.)
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As always, my children and husband have enriched my emotional education and taught me some things about Thanksgiving.
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"Who's bringing breakfast tomorrow?" I asked. The tiny hesitation before her answer told me that my relief had been premature. I closed my eyes even before her words were out. "Uhm, Mama? I forgot to tell you..."
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This is wonderful, Adrian, this is most impressive and you all have my respect.
I've been attending study classes for many years and deeply appreciate what relevance Torah's timeless wisdom can provide to modern life.
Liz Robbins June 30, 2013 at 2:41 pm
Great piece Adrien. Way to go Bat Mitzvah Babes.


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Salwa Salem Copty, 70, holds a photo of her father, Fares, in front of the Melkite Catholic Church of St. Jacob in Ma'alul village, Israel. Salwa, who now lives in Cana, is fighting for the right to visit her father's grave in the Ma'alul cemetery, which is now enclosed in an Israeli army base. (Debbie Hill/CNS)
MA'ALUL VILLAGE REMAINS, Israel (CNS) — The destroyed Arab village of Ma'alul, located just outside of Nazareth, does not appear on any Israeli map, but it is etched on Salwa Salem Copty's heart.
Copty's widowed mother and her three older siblings, along with other residents, were expelled from the village in July 1948 during Israel's War of Independence. Copty was born 16 days later.
Copty laments that she has no memories of Ma'alul, but she clings to the stories her relatives have told her about what life was like there. Now, at age 70, she still visits the site of the village, drinking coffee and eating pastries with her children and grandchildren in the shadow of the reconstructed Melkite Catholic Church of St. Jacob.
But she is unable to visit her father's grave because an Israeli air force base was constructed around the Christian cemetery shortly after the residents' expulsion, and they have never been permitted to enter the base to go to the cemetery. Her father was killed a few months prior to the expulsion by a Jewish militia bullet and is buried in the cemetery.
Odna Copty, 32, stands with her mother, Salwa Salem Copty, 70, holding a photo of her father, Fares, in front of the Melkite Catholic Church of St. Jacob in Ma'alul village, Israel. (Debbie Hill/CNS)
"They told me [my] father was in heaven and I would look at his picture and would see a cloud in the sky that looked like the picture, and I would think that my father is looking at me and is speaking to me, and I would talk to him," said Copty, a retired social worker. She has enlarged the photograph of her father and keeps it in her home, still confiding her deepest worries and concerns to it.
"I am appealing to all sense of humanity for this request to visit the grave. I want to whisper on his grave, as if he will hear that he has a daughter named Salwa who misses him, just to touch the grave, the dust, his soul, the place where he walked, even where maybe he stepped. That drives me crazy," she said.
Since 2000, Copty repeatedly has made formal requests to gain access to the cemetery to visit her family members buried there, but her appeals to various Israeli authorities through multiple channels have gone unhandled.
"I dream about this grave. I'm begging. I just want to visit my father's grave before I die and it's too late," Copty said. "You can't just erase someone's memory."
On Jan. 13, Adalah, The Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel, filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court on behalf of Copty and her 93-year-old uncle, Subhi Mansour, to allow them to visit the cemetery. Mansour is the only living displaced resident of the village who can identify the location of the grave of Copty's father, Fares Salem.
Subhi Mansour, 93, shows a map he made of what used to be Ma'alul village; it is posted beside the Melkite Catholic Church of St. Jacob outside the village remains, near Nazareth, Israel. Israel expelled the Arab residents of Ma'alul in 1948. (Debbie Hill/CNS) See ISRAEL-COPTY-CEMETERY March 26, 2019.
The petition, which will be heard by the court June 24, was filed against the Israeli defense and interior ministries and the Israel Land Authority and demands that Copty and Mansour be permitted to visit the cemetery. The petition also seeks clarification regarding why the Interior Ministry and ILA have not been required to preserve Ma'alul's Christian cemetery and protect it from desecration or, alternatively, why it is not allowing the petitioners or anyone on their behalf to maintain and protect the cemetery from desecration.
"The desecration of and failure to maintain the cemetery, and the failure of Israeli authorities to respond to Copty's appeals within an appropriate and humane time frame, are all violations of the constitutional right to dignity — both of the living and of the deceased — and a violation of her right to grieve at the family grave," Adalah said in the petition.
This is the first time a case relating to access to a cemetery located inside a military base has been brought to court.
The government ministries did not reply to requests for a response from Catholic News Service.
Mansour told CNS: "We haven't been able to visit the cemetery since 1948. … It's not just us, everyone has family buried in the cemetery. Everyone should be able to visit their dead, place flowers on their graves."
Odna Copty, 32, and her mother, Salwa Salem Copty, 70, are seen in front of the Melkite Catholic Church of St. Jacob in Ma'alul village, Israel. (Debbie Hill/CNS)
Copty's oldest daughter, Odna — which means "return" in Arabic — accompanies her mother on visits.
"Because I have this name, I feel this village is always with me," she said. "I always live my mother's pain and suffering. Sometimes I wake up at night and she is crying to the picture."
Along with the other descendants of the expelled families, Copty and her family return to St. Jacob Church, which they restored, on the second day of Easter for Mass, and her children attended the yearly summer camps held at the site to remember their village.
Today the remains of the destroyed village are overgrown, and the overturned rocks peek out from under rolling mounds of green grass, which has sprouted after a rainy winter, but Mansour can still point out where he lived and where Copty's parents lived. He identifies one of the village's wells amid the jumbled rocks.
Together with another niece who is an engineer, Mansour recently mapped out the pre-1948 village and, next to the church, they placed a large sign of the area marked with every family's home. They also placed name markers next to every pile of rubble to identify the homes on the ground, but someone tore down all the name signs.
— By Judith Sudilovsky, Catholic News Service.
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Review: Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
Heartstone by Elle Katharine White
Published by Harper Voyager on January 17 2017
Thanks to Harper Voyager for providing me with a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.
When I heard this book described as "Pride and Prejudice with dragons," my first reaction was "Yes!" But then I thought, "Huh? That sounds…weird?" This was an odd book for me because of the strange mix of elements that don't quite seem to fit together. And yet, I loved it! How can one book evoke such mixed feelings? Even as I was gasping at White's wonderfully unique world building, I couldn't get over the fact that her story was literally matching the plot of Pride and Prejudice beat for beat. It was an unsettling feeling for me, as I knew exactly what was going to happen next in some spots. The story had two distinct parts for me–the conservative and proper beginning, and the all-out violent battle at the end. But one thing is certain: I could not stop turning the pages.
If you've read Jane Austen's classic, then you have an idea of what you're in for—well, at least until the dragons show up. Aliza Bentaine (Elizabeth Bennett) lives with her parents and three sisters Anjey, Leyda and Mari in Merybourne Manor, a modest home in Hart's End. But their peaceful life has been shattered by a recent influx of gryphons in the nearby Witherwood, and even worse, Aliza's little sister Rina was killed by one not too long before the story begins. Mr. Bentaine has decided to hire a group of Riders, warriors who fly on the backs of dragons, to rid Hart's End of the deadly gryphons. Mrs. Bentaine is all aflutter with the arrival of the Riders, who include the handsome but ill-tempered Alastair Daired (Mr. Darcy) and the much more pleasant Mr. Brysney (Mr. Bingley), who is immediately drawn to Anjey (Jane). Mrs. Bentaine wants nothing more than to see all her daughters married and safely out of harm's way, and she takes every opportunity to encourage Brysney and Anjey's budding relationship.
Meanwhile, there are rumors and rumblings that an ancient and terrible creature is about to arise, a creature that could threaten everyone, not only in Hart's Run but throughout the land. Will the Riders be able to stop the creature? Aliza might not be a Rider herself, but her kind and brave nature ensures that she will do everything in her power to help, no matter how dangerous the task.
Wow, where do I even start? Before I talk about the Pride and Prejudice aspects of the story, I must address the stunning world-building that lies within these pages. This is White's debut novel, I believe, but her imaginative and addictive world feels as if it was written by a seasoned writer. Setting aside the fact that this is a re-telling of a classic novel, let's take a look at some of the wonderful elements of Heartstone. White's world is built on the premise that dragons are fierce but intelligent creatures who bond with humans of a certain social standing. These Riders protect the land and are highly respected and paid for their services. My favorite part about the dragons was that they talk, and in the beginning of the story, Aliza instantly bonds with Daired's dragon Akarra. Daired's ancestral home of Castle Pendragon even has huge open spaces and high ceilings so that the dragons can dine with their Riders!
The bond between dragons and Riders is so strong, that not even grave injury can keep them apart. Such is the case with one of the characters, Daired's young sister Julienna whose wyvern was badly injured and is unable to fly. That doesn't prevent Julienna from joining the Riders on the ground, though.
On the other side of the coin are the Tekari, dangerous beasts like gryphons, direwolves, and lamia (terrifying half-woman, half-snake creatures) who want nothing more than to kill humans. One of the jobs of the Riders is to protect people from the Tekari, but it's a perilous job with a high mortality rate. But as scary as the Tekari are, the title of the book refers to something pretty cool. All Tekari have a precious gemstone embedded in their hearts, and when they are slain, these "heartstones" fetch a pretty penny for those lucky enough to acquire one. In one scene, Aliza and her sisters visit the shop of a heartstone merchant and gaze in wonder at the beauty and variety of the stones. And in typical Jane Austen romantic fashion, heartstones are used to woo potential husbands and wives, much like a diamond ring in our reality.
I loved the characters, although I won't go into too much detail. Aliza is a wonderfully spunky and kind girl, and I loved her even more when she makes friends with Akarra. Daired was a very good Darcy, in my opinion, and he's even more attractive because he's a Rider. One of the best parts of Pride and Prejudice is its subtle romance, and White does a great job of creating chaste but heart fluttering relationships between several couples.
Which brings me to the Pride and Prejudice parts. I know some readers won't agree with me when I say I almost wish the story hadn't been a re-telling at all, but simply a wonderful fantasy about dragons and their riders. The first half of the book mirrors Austen's story almost exactly. Even the characters' names are similar to the original story, so it wasn't hard to tell who was who. The story begins with the gentle familiarity of Austen's classic. The women and girls wear dresses (although the younger girls do try to get away with wearing pants now and then), write letters to each other, and attend dances and banquets. Aliza is an artist and spends hours drawing and painting. But little by little, as the fantastical elements of this world are introduced, the story starts to veer away from Austen's in subtle ways. And the more it veered, the more I loved it. Don't' get me wrong, I'm a huge fan of Pride and Prejudice, but even after having finished the book a couple of weeks ago, I still feel an odd disparity between the fantasy elements and the conservative Austen parts of the story.
There's plenty of swordplay and thrilling action in Heartstone, which might surprise those expecting a more prim and genteel story. But the best surprise for me took place in the last quarter of the book, when the action ramps up to a truly exciting conclusion. Even jaded fantasy fans will love the bloody, high stakes battle at the end. White isn't afraid of graphic violence and slaying her characters, although keep in mind that the author follows the Pride and Prejudice plot line, so you can expect at least some good news by the time the story's over. Just saying.
But no matter what my opinions of the re-telling parts are, I can tell you one thing for sure: I would LOVE to visit White's world again! I know this is a stand-alone, but her world is so rich and intricate, and there seems to be so much more to explore. Elle Katharine White is an author to watch. I'll be eagerly awaiting her next move.
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Director Sanjay Leela Bhansali is known to pay attention to the minutest details when it comes to carving the look and feel of the characters in his film. Who can forget the immaticulate details with which he portrayed the perfect Gujarati settings in his super hit 'Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam'. Aishwarya Rai was a perfect ten on ten as a Gujarati girl in the film with her looks, clothes and not to forget her perfect 'Garba' moves in 'Dholi Taro'.
The director is currently busy with his next project 'Ram Leela' for which he will once again use a Gujarati setting. The film is a modern Romeo Juliet with Ranveer Kapoor in the male lead. For the female lead, Deepika Padukone has been roped in place of Kareena Kapoor.
It is known that Sanjay has asked Deepika to take tips from Ash's dance moves in 'Dholi Taro'. As such, Deepika will learn Garba for the film. Deepika is gearing up to play the role of a perfect rural Gujarati girl in the film.
Sanjay even shopped with the designer Anju Modi for the clothes for Deepika's character and her costumes were sourced from remote areas like Bhoj, Mundra and Mandvi in the Gujarat's Kutch district. Ranveer Singh has put on a six-pack look for the film.


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Houdini & Doyle: Second Drama Featuring Sherlock Holmes Creator Coming to the US
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle is becoming a telly celeb in his own right, with not one but two series featuring the creator of Sherlock Holmes headed stateside.
Sherlock Holmes has had many an outing as the high-functioning sociopath of a sleuth, and soon viewers on both sides of the pond will get to thrill to the adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle when his character headlines another new drama.
The first, Arthur & George, has already screened in the UK and will premiere in the US this fall as part of PBS' MASTERPIECE Mystery! line-up.
In 2016 Fox (yes, Fox) will debut Houdini & Doyle, a ten-part supernatural crime drama starring Stephen Mangan (Episodes, Dirk Gently) as Arthur Conan Doyle and Michael Weston (House, Law & Order: SVU) as Harry Houdini — two fascinating and iconic characters who were real-life friends and adversaries, and as it turns out, crime solvers.
It's the early 20th century, and New Scotland Yard is mired in the 19th-century ways of crime-solving and overwhelmed with bizarre cases for which they need outside help.
Enter Houdini and Doyle.
Professional magician, escape artist, master of illusion, and the highest paid performer in the world, Harry Houdini knows there is nothing supernatural about magic, and he refuses to believe in the paranormal. To him, everything unexplained is a trick, a gimmick, or a fraud.
On the other hand, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, creator of Sherlock "the greatest detective of all time" Holmes, is a passionate believer in the paranormal. He's lost someone very close to him, and desperately wants to find a way to communicate with them.
This fundamental difference between the two men leads to conflict, not to mention humor in their high-minded yet petty competition in the pursuit of the truth.
Other members of the Houdini & Doyle cast include Rebecca Liddiard (Murdoch Mysteries) as Constable Adelaide Stratton, whose character in the series is the first female Police Constable ever to work for the Met, Tim McInnerny (MI-5) as Inspector Horace Merring, and Adam Nagaitis (Happy Valley) as Sergeant George Gudgett.
Written and created by David Hoselton and David Titcher, Houdini & Doyle is a UK/Canada treaty co-production of Big Talk Productions and Shaftesbury in association with Shore Z.
The series is executive produced by David Shore, Hoselton, and Titcher for Shore Z (House), Kenton Allen, Luke Alkin, and Matthew Justice for Big Talk Productions (Mr. Sloane), and Christina Jennings, Scott Garvie, and Maggie Murphy for Shaftesbury (Murdoch Mysteries, of which three episodes feature Conan Doyle's interest in the paranormal). The lead director is Stephen Hopkins (24) and the producer is Adrian Sturges (The Enfield Haunting).
Principal photography is due to begin in Manchester and Toronto this summer.
Houdini & Doyle will premiere in the US on Fox, in the UK on ITV Encore, and in Canada on Global, all in 2016.
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I got hepatitis-A. i got affected in december. my eyes and skin becane yellow. I used allopathy course for two and half months. Now i got cured. My skin got normal colour. But my eyes are still yellow. Is there any way to get rid of the colour. Thank you.
I went to two doctors one of them said it's Hepatitis A and the other said Hepatitis E, is there a way to differentiate from any tests ?
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Home Los Angeles Public Library Photo Collection State Normal School, eastern face
State Normal School, eastern face
Title State Normal School, eastern face
Collection ID Security Pacific National Bank Collection
Location/Accession L.A.-Schools-Normal School.; S-006-467 4x5
Physical Description 1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm.
Historical Data The California State Normal School was a teaching college that was founded on May 2, 1862 in San Jose. In March 1881, after heavy lobbying by Los Angeles residents, the California State Legislature authorized the creation of a southern branch of the school to be built in downtown Los Angeles, which would train teachers for the growing population of Southern California. On August 29, 1882, the State Normal School at Los Angeles opened its doors. In 1919, the Los Angeles State Normal School became part of the "UC system" and was absorbed into UCLA, moving to a larger campus on Vermont Avenue in Hollywood (the present site of L.A. City College). The L.A. Public Library would take the old Normal School site, which was located on 5th Street between Grand and Flower streets.
Description Closer view of the State Normal School, located at Grand Avenue and 5th Street. Because the school sat impressively on the last knoll of Bunker Hill, aptly dubbed "Normal Hill", there were two ways to get to the main entrance: either taking the long and winding driveway located on the left side, or a long flight of stairs on the right (neither visible in this shot). The beautiful brick building had numerous tall windows all around, several chimneys, gabled dormers, a tower with a balcony and ornate grill, a set of stairs on either side leading to the main doors, and beautiful landscaping all around. Here, clusters of students can be seen on the balcony, going up the stairway, and scattered around the grounds. After the demolition of this structure, 5th Street was straightened and the remainder of the site was eventually occupied by the L.A. Public Library.
Subject State Normal School, Los Angeles (Calif.).
Teachers colleges--California--Los Angeles.
Students--California--Los Angeles.
Schools--California--Los Angeles.
Architecture--Details.
Sub-Collection Name Security Pacific National Bank Photo Collection


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This time of year used to seem like this gray section of time that I had to endure between the beautiful snow of the winter and the bright days of late spring and summer. But ever since I began farming, I have grown a much deeper appreciation for March and April.
The weather is unpredictable. It is often muddy and, well, icky. But I get to start planting seeds for the garden, and the smell of the dirt and growing plants inside the little heated greenhouse is now something that I find both exciting and comforting. There is nothing like making mud pies (soil blocks for my seedlings) in the warmth of the greenhouse, staying warm and dry, to the sound of the rain hitting the plastic.
The smell of freshly worked dirt out in the garden on a warm April day, as I ready my beds for potatoes, carrots, chard, beets, and onions, also cannot be beat. I spent last Friday morning, my mouth watering in anticipation of harvests to come, planting some gorgeous purple potatoes, orange-ribbed chard, golden beets, and carrots of multiple colors.
We can't control much in the world, but it is good to be able to rely on the coming of Spring and all the life that comes with it. It is reassuring to know that if I put forth some effort, plant some seeds, and encourage their growth, chances are, I will get something beautiful and nourishing from my efforts that I can then pass on to others to enjoy. This is my meager attempt at creating something good and sharing my joy.


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Q: Calling JavaScript and Passing a Server Variable I have a clunky-architecture question :)
I have 1 php script. The script performs a database query for longitude/latitude from the database, and gets that data.  Then what I need it to do is call JavaScript function which places a marker on the spot of the lat/lng.
Is that possible to accomplish? How is such a thing best done?
Thanks,
Alex

A: A simplest way to pass value from php to javascript is to simply create a variable inside script tag on your page.
<script type="text/javascript">
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    var lng = <?php echo $phpLng;?>;

    ...
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Then, where you initialize the map, you can also create a marker. Something like this
var point = new google.maps.LatLng(lat, lng);
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You can check Google Maps Javascript API documentation for more information.

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this way you use the javascript to run the PHP this is the easiest way.
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My children were getting at the age where they were hitting young adulthood. My son and daughter had a lot of activities going on near the end of their high school days. The reason why I started to move away from my blog is that I wanted to treasure their moments.
My children are around a year and a half apart in age. Time just kind of went by. It seems like a distant memory when they were children.
Times were changing. Holidays were not the same. I guess you can say we were all going through a transitional period.
I want to start by saying that I feel blessed to have two wonderful children.
After my son graduated high school, a sense of sadness started. Not to mention, my sister passed away in the same year to cancer.
I'm the type of person that can pretty much cope even though there are times in my life where I go through good and bad times.
Once that sadness took over me, it wasn't the same type of blues you normally get from time to time.
I didn't like the way I was feeling so what I did was research. My symptoms seemed similar to Empty Nest Syndrome.
I could relate because Mom's traditionally are the ones that raise children. I don't know if that is what I was going through since my children still live at home, but I could totally relate to what I was reading.
You have to understand that each household is unique. People raise their children differently. Mind you, my son is autistic and more than likely when I get to the point where I can't take care of him any longer, I will have to find a home for him.
I know that I just lost my sister, but I guess you can say a transitioning phase was happening to me all at once.
My age, my kids are grown and the loss of my sister, God bless her soul.
I've always identified myself as Mom first. I volunteered at my children's schools when they were in elementary school.
I helped my children with their homework, enjoyed entertainment times, communicate and fuss over them all the time.
Okay, when I started my blog, I thought I didn't have enough time because my kids needed me a lot, especially my son. So, whenever they needed mommy, I tend to them and then I would work on my blog at very odd hours.
I didn't mind the lack of sleep I was getting because I enjoyed doing something for me and not focusing all my attention on my children.
The odd part is, once I had more time, I just felt lost. I'm used to having to work around my children's schedule and now my schedule seems more open than ever.
I still have to tend to my son, but most of the time he wants to be left alone. When I would go to his room to see how he is doing, he tells me to close the door.
Being that my son is autistic, we have a different way of communicating. When he says to close the door, in other words, he's telling me to, get out mom, I'm fine.
As for my daughter, she has her life. She's in college and is busy doing her thing.
Besides just laying down and watching TV when I should be posting, my daughter wanted to trade rooms with her brother.
She liked where his room was located and I agreed. We started to paint because my son's room was blue and my daughter's room was pink. I picked a more traditional color because once my daughter moves out I need a mom cave, Lol.
My daughter was looking at colleges and wanted to do more school activities. It felt like time was passing by so quickly and my "mom" role was changing so I personally made plans with my children.
I made plans because I was a young adult at one time in my life. It's a time where you kind of focus more on you. Yeah, you want mom's help at times but, you are growing into your own and I knew I was going to have to respect their spaces.
So, I guess I was grasping for time especially with my daughter. There were times where we would go to the movies, go shopping, go out to eat and just hang out. I just wanted them to know that you could have fun with mom too.
I don't know what I will do when my daughter leaves the nest. I'm not going to hold her back, but I know it's going to be another adjustment that I will face.
Being a mother is the most precious gift given to me. Despite those attitude days and the behavior phase that my son had, it is a pleasure to be their mom.
With my sister passing so suddenly, I say this all the time and that is we are not promised tomorrow.
One day my sister and I were out shopping and it felt like the next day she passed. It all happened so fast.
I also grieved her loss and stepping away from my blog to just treasure moments was priceless to me.
My hope is to build another type of relationship with both of my children in their adult life.
I don't know if anyone out there understands. Everything is easier said than done. At this point, I started a new schedule. It can be rough in the beginning because of my lack of focus on my blog for a long time.
What I did was look back at my posting schedule and it was all over the place. I noticed that I would go weeks without posting a single blog.
Just so you know, I never really abandon my blog, it was just that it's always been a part-time thing for me.
I love the fact that I can work at it when I want especially because I have an autistic son. He mainly is the reason why I wanted to work from home in the first place.
Not only did I need to be at home, but to be able to stop what I'm doing to help both of my children was just everything.
Now that I don't have to stop as much, I guess I was stopping myself because I was used to my kids stopping me all the time, Lol.
So I made adjustments. At this point, I'm getting used to my new adjustments.
Why not, I thought! I'm a person and as a person, we go through stuff in life. I'm not ashamed. It may be trivial to some people whereas other people may feel me.
I'm very grateful to have found something that I enjoy doing completely from home. It's just that transitioning into a different phase in life is hard.
We as people go through stuff. People sure like to throw out glitz and glam all the time in the online world.
What people don't express is the real. It is okay to go through stuff. It's okay that momentum lacks for a season.
I'm okay with that, it becomes a problem when you stay in that funk. Time changes; that is a given fact. Time doesn't stop for anyone; that is a given fact. It is up to me to change; that is a given fact.
Life is life. We go through stuff. Being able to see my children grow and become an adult is a blessing.
I've been through different phases in my life. Sometimes we have to put aside or should I say step away from other things for a season.
Each day little by little we are going through a transitioning phase. Sometimes it's great and sometimes it's not so great, in the end, it's all good!
What are your thoughts, have you been through anything that made you step away. Were you able to make adjustments or did your stay in that funk, please feel free to let me know below, thanks!
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Evelyn, thanks for this post. Now I feel I am not alone in this. I am also a blogger with 3 kids. It's not been easy giving at least 95% attention to my family and still blog and do other things. I really know how it feels like. You are indeed the best mom your kids could ever wish for.
Hey Owenayuk, thank you for your comment, It makes me feel better that I'm not alone. Being a mom is a big job and requires a lot out of us. When our children grow up, it can feel kind of sad that the usual role we have is changing. I know that you are a great mom as well and I know your children appreciate you. Thanks so much again, wish you and your family many Blessings, Evelyn.
Hey Evelyn, I can totally understand your situation and your decision to priorities your children over everything else. I became father of 2 beautiful twins girls last December and my entire working schedule has been changed and needless to say that me and my wife mostly awake whole night to take care of them. Do what you feel is much important for you. God bless you.You are a super mom.
Hey Sanjay, first off I want to congrats you on your twins, I remember those sleepless times, Lol.
However those times can pass quickly. Enjoy each moment you have with your babies.
Thanks for the compliment, wish you and your family many blessings, Evelyn.
Hi Evelyn, I need to say that you shared with us very interesting and inspiring story from your life. You actually went through hard times but you know what they say: what doesn't kill you, makes you stronger, it is a cliche but it is true. Time is precious as you mentioned and I think that you did (and you still do) your best as mom and now you can also do things in your life which you love, for example writing a blog. I wish you all the best and thanks for sharing with us!
Hey Luke, thanks for the lovely comment, much appreciate it, Evelyn.


nam wrote: The biggest items Chini export are PCs/tablet/phones, earphones, heaters etc. Fundamentally commodity items nothing high profile. We need to grab this market.
Here are my export areas which we can do.
5. If possible supply chain for civilian Aircraft from Boeing+ Airbus. Need to use our market size to force these duo to make part of aircraft here.
We have usual BPO+IT, Pharma & Cars. Should help us cross that 10 trillion magic figure.
If we tax the components coming from China will that help in localized production ? .. much like how the cell phone production went up ?
For electronics industry, depends on what you mean by components. Some we already are, like PCBs etc, giving results. Lower level components need to be handled over time and carefully, perhaps with focussed local R&D and incentives rather than just duties, or it could end up killing higher level manufacturing/assembly operations. A major push towards electronics R&D and design skills will be very productive, as that is what generates IP and is higher value/margin, and inevitably results in NPI type ecosystem along with local production if properly incentivized. The whole competitiveness of Shenzhen comes from the fact that they not only have factories but now have design skills too so companies like Anker etc who basically make simple but good products are now world leaders.
In other areas, we need to move industries that make low-end items that we import from China away from cottage industry/SSI mode to large scale industry participation. It's the only way we can compete with them. For example Reliance is into manufacturing fabrics, and also retailing them (apart from footwear) in a big way. But they have no incentive to participate in the garment industry that can employ many more millions, because it is skewed in favour of smaller units regulations-wise. If companies like those are asked to set up large scale units across the country we can not only beat China at that but also leave Ban/SL etc way behind. Companies like Bajaj and Wipro have brand reputation in India and can easily engineer and locally manufacture quality basic appliances but choose instead to stamp their name on cheap imports from China. Something is wrong there, needs to be fixed and they should instead be flooding overseas markets and competing with Chinese goods. Needs focussed attention from the GOI, deregulation, and perhaps kicking some butts, it's not going to happen by just letting things drift. A simple rule like making labeling of the country of origin/manufacture on all products sold online (and elsewhere for that matter) doesn't get implemented. Half the stuff one buys on Amazon these days (even from "Indian" brands like Milton) are Chinese.
There is also no excuse for importing many of the basic compounds used in the pharma industry from China, we need to get competitive there, use non-tariff barriers as there are legitimate quality issues with Chinese stuff, impose duties and force local sourcing of most of these.
We would have to consider the scale. Phone components are a easy target because of the size of our market and the volume of import.
Others may not. For example Chinese export heaters in large quantities. It is targeted towards colder countries. We don't need heaters, so cannot tax heaters!
Given the Trump trade war, we could market ourselves as a alternative. However it can only be successful, if there is scale.
If we can produce ATAGs like pancakes, it will be fairly easy to sell it abroad because it will be very cost effective.
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It's good that they are building a new refinery, but as with Saudi money, hope it doesn't come with other strings attached.
NEW DELHI: Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil company, on Wednesday announced a $44-billion deal to build a giant refinery complex in India with three Indian oil majors.
Maybe the many fiascos of insecure/lax data handling, as well as piss poor data security, has precipitated this action.
Thanks to CA & Facebook??
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Karthik S wrote: It's good that they are building a new refinery, but as with Saudi money, hope it doesn't come with other strings attached.
That's actually great news., it means assured supply of oil for the refinery and at assured prices. Takes care of volatility. Also from the supplier perspective, securing the buyer secures their supplies.
No, this is the best kind of investment. They invest their money to build fixed assets on our land. They can't dig it up and carry it away. They can't stop the oil without hurting themselves, because a 1.2mmtpa refinery would be the world's largest , together with Reliance Jamnagar (also 1.2mmtpa). It would sigificantly boost our trade volumes and government revenues since half the profits accrue to our state owned entities backing it.
The worst kind of investment is short term hot money flitting in and out of our stock market at the press of a mouse button.
Be confident that if Saudi tail needs to be twisted by India it can be done . As citizens of a great power let us not do a dhothi shiver when it comes to investment in India by countries of the heft of Saudi Arabia.
Saudi Aramco signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with "Ratnagiri Refinery and Petrochemicals Ltd." (RRPCL), a consortium of Indian oil companies which includes The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCl), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), to jointly develop and build an integrated mega refinery and petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri, in the state of Maharashtra. Saudi Aramco may also seek to include a strategic partner to co-invest in the mega refinery.
"The signing marks a significant development in India's oil and gas sector, enabling a strategic joint venture and investment partnership that will serve India's fast-growing demand for transportation fuels and chemical products. Participating in this mega project will allow Saudi Aramco to go beyond our crude oil supplier role to a fully integrated position that may help usher in other areas of collaboration, such as refining, marketing, and petrochemicals for India's future energy demands," said Nasser.." (RRPCL), a consortium of Indian oil companies which includes The Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. (IOCl), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL), and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (HPCL), to jointly develop and build an integrated mega refinery and petrochemicals complex at Ratnagiri, in the state of Maharashtra. Saudi Aramco may also seek to include a strategic partner to co-invest in the mega refinery.
^ Near Jaisalmer sir, near Jaisalmer - like some 5 km aft towards Indo-Pak border. It should be Saudi funded.
The crude is extracted in Barmer. It is a very heavy crude meaning so viscous, that you could drop crude the size of a lemon on the table and it would stay put. If you have to transport it, you would need to heat up the pipeline so the waxy crude melts a little and make transportation a little easier. Cairn India which owns the field has been transporting it to Gujarat coast so it could be exported. The extra distance in transportation and special preparation adds to The cost. The refinery in Barmer makes more sense.
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The days of demonetisation seem to have returned with a majority of Automated Teller Machines (ATMs) going dry in the State. Downed shutters and 'no cash' and 'out of service' signs have become a common sight.
The bankers, too, admit that there is a cash crunch. They, however, refuse to divulge the reasons and are tight-lipped on despatches from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). "The RBI is not sharing any information with us," says a senior banker, who didn't want to be quoted. Though the banks are receiving cash, the despatches are not sufficient to meet the demand. "The cash being received from the RBI does not even meet half our requirement. This apart, deposits by customers have dropped drastically and the withdrawal of FDs and other deposits has gone up like never before," he says. At many places, people were seen rushing from ATM to ATM to withdraw money. A. Narasimha Rao, a senior citizen, has been scouting for an ATM which is dispensing cash. The ATM he frequents close to his residence on Pantakaluva Road has been sporting the 'no cash' sign for quite some time. Also, none of the ATMs on Bandar Road was functioning on Monday.
"I have been facing this problem for the past few days. The ATMs are not being replenished regularly," he laments. Not more than 40% ATMs in the State are dispensing cash. There are about 8,900 ATMs in the State and the dysfunctional ATMs varied from 15 to 80% depending upon the bank.
The ATMs of the State Bank of India (SBI), the biggest bank in the country, have also gone dry. SBI senior official Deep Chand says that 15% of the ATMs were dysfunctional. "There is a cash problem. We are trying to replenish the ATMs at regular intervals," he says.
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Parts of UP area also reporting ATMs being dry. The job of ATM cash is outsourced to private parties by the Banks. So logically there should be no reason except someone is doing this deliberately.
This has been around long before DeMo and nothing has changed.
Tax buoyancy has increased post demonetisation.
Supratik wrote: Tax buoyancy has increased post demonetisation.
Definitely encouraging but Govt. should as a policy reduce IT rates, increase exemption limits and make it easier to file taxes. At some point, they were thinking of eliminating Income Tax but looks like the have given it up.
vijayk wrote: Definitely encouraging but Govt. should as a policy reduce IT rates, increase exemption limits and make it easier to file taxes. At some point, they were thinking of eliminating Income Tax but looks like the have given it up.
Why is India in this list ?
Currency practices of six major US trading partners - China, Japan, Germany, South Korea, India and Switzerland - have been cited as potential currency manipulators, in part due to large trade surpluses with the United States, according to a semiannual report to Congress by the US Department of the Treasury.
"Treasury found that six major trading partners warrant placement on the 'Monitoring List' of major trading partners that merit close attention to their currency practices," a press release summarizing the report stated on Friday.
Who cares what they think . There's a good reason legal basis does not allow someone to be prosecuted for what they are thinking of doing .
Secondly, if you argue about 'perception' I'll simply censure you again for bringing in politics .
1. Lower taxes for better compliance.
2. Govt. is doing everything to expand tax base and close loopholes. As they are reaching their goals, they need to reduce the tax burden.
3. Initiatives like DBT/Aadhar are reducing fraud.
4. GST expanded taxes on services and increased tax base.
5. Shouldn't citizens get rewarded for that compliance and fair taxation?
Four of the five items - arguably all five - listed are already taken care of. So it's still a matter of subjective 'perception' .
Fair taxation is relative. The tax in the lower bracket has been reduced. There is no evidence that Indians are taxed higher than in other countries. What can happen is that tax brackets can change with rising GDP and salary. That will happen every few years when the GDP and salaries have risen substantially. If you are expecting reductions every budget then you are living in your own world.
vijayk wrote: It's not just perception.
Person earning 5 lakhs/41 thousand pays 11k/year or roughly RS 900.
or 2.2 % income tax. 5 lakhs is not a low salary.
Not sure how lower can the tax rate be.
Please don't indulge in troll baiting. We all know who he's referring to. vijayk has a problem with comprehending the difference between politics and economics. He's a serial offender on this thread.
BTVI Alert: Uttam Galva NPA Caused Problems For ArcelorMittal Bid For Essar Steel.
#NCLT To Hear Arcelor Mittal, NuMetal First Round Rejection This Week.
Wow, 100% recovery in a not so small NPA case. And what more, more bidders for Essar Steel means more recovery from the same. NPA resolution shaping up nicely.
5 Lacs pa is petty low amount when you have no social security, no job security, no public health care worth mentioning, no free primary to graduate education worth that is publicly funded, No pension, no house in any city where you can get a job and aged parents to take care.
Yagnasri wrote: 5 Lacs pa is petty low amount when you have no social security, no job security, no public health care worth mentioning, no free primary to graduate education worth that is publicly funded, No pension, no house in any city where you can get a job and aged parents to take care.
People earning under 5 lakhs probably makes up 90% of the earning population. If not more.
Would GoI letting them not pay Rs. 900 per month get them all the items you have mentioned?
ATMs go dry nationwide: Why the biggest cash hoarders - political parties and RBI - owe answers for the crunch?
Representational image. Reuters.Representational image. Reuters.
First, large scale cash hoarding by institutions including political parties ahead of the election season in crucial states and ahead of general elections next year, triggered the cash crunch. At least two senior bankers this writer spoke to highlighted this and said investigators needs to take a closer look at this possibility. This is particularly true about the Rs 2000 notes that was introduced post demonetisation, in November, 2016. Political parties may be in a hurry to collect as much cash as possible to run their operations, as cash remains king in the system despite all talks of digitalisation. Since most political parties are likely to be involved in such cash hoarding activities, only an independent probe can help dig out any hidden cash piles -- money that should ideally be in public circulation.
Second, the RBI's withdrawal of Rs 2000 notes from the system spawned the cash shortage. Last December, a State Bank of India (SBI) report pointed out that the RBI may be hoarding Rs 2000 notes to kill these bills gradually. The report cited information provided by the Ministry of Finance in the Lok Sabha that the RBI printed 16,957 million pieces of Rs 500 notes and 3,654 million pieces of Rs 2,000 notes as on 8 December 2017. The total value of such notes translates into Rs 15,787 billion. It takes into account another set of data (from the RBI), which is the currency in circulation on the same date (8 December) and subtracts the value of small value notes up to March 2017 provided in the RBI annual report from it (Rs 16,825 billion-Rs 3,501 billion). Thus, it arrives at the value of high denomination notes in circulation at Rs 13,324 billion as on 8 December. Now, taking the difference of the value of total printed high denomination currency as on 8 December (Rs 15,787 billion) and the total value of high denomination notes in circulation, the SBI arrives at a figure of Rs 2,463 billion, 'which may have been printed by the RBI but not supplied in the market.' According to the report, even this Rs 2,463 billion may be on the lower side.
IMD's normal monsoon forecast has sent a positive sentiment across the market. Of course, India must continue focusing on improving its long term water security and usage efficiency.
Rainfall is likely to be normal during the June-to-September southwest monsoon season, the government's weather office said on Monday.
If indeed the IMD forecast does pan out then it will have a salutary impact on the macroeconomic framework—especially with respect to food inflation—and mitigate some of the farm distress.
Rainfall will be 97% of the 50-year average with a 54% probability that rains will be normal to above normal, the IMD said in its first stage long range forecast. Probability that rainfall will be deficient (less than 90% of 50 year average) is 14%, it added.
The onset of the monsoon in June is the trigger for planting of rain-fed Kharif crops. India receives 70% of its annual rainfall in the four-month period, which in turn irrigates over half of its farm lands lacking assured irrigation.
A normal monsoon is crucial to push economic growth, which slowed last year under the lingering impact of demonetisation and disruptions due to implementation of the goods and services tax (GST), both of which impacted private consumption demand as well as exports, CRISIL research said in a note.
Amidst reports of a cash crunch and empty ATMs, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Tuesday sought to assuage fears, saying "there is more than adequate currency in circulation", even as the government blamed "unusual demand" for shortages in some areas.
"There is no cash crunch in the country. There is around Rs 18 lakh crore currency supply now, which is close to the circulation during the demonetisation period. We keep Rs 2.5-3 lakh crore more currency in stock for excess demand," said S.C Garg, Economic Affairs Secretary.
They collect 8000 cr in taxes from people with 5L in a year. Should have exempted.


EAST PROVIDENCE — Deacon Stephen Battey remembers the exact moment when he felt he knew precisely where God was calling him to be. Attending a discernment retreat at Our Lady of Providence Seminary, kneeling before the Blessed Sacrament in Eucharistic Adoration, became a turning point for Stephen as he took the leap of faith that has lead him to his ordination day — this Saturday, June 3. More.


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Q: How to test a potential null value from an async void function without using @ts-ignore in TypeScript This is probably more of a JavaScript/TypeScript question then it is about React/Testing.
But I'll give the complete story. So I have a test app with basic routing functionality and tests to verify that the routing works.
App.tsx
https://github.com/Leejjon/pwa-seo/blob/6f621968de1184b03744a262a68d291b4571c5c1/src/App.tsx
App.test.tsx
https://github.com/Leejjon/pwa-seo/blob/6f621968de1184b03744a262a68d291b4571c5c1/src/App.test.tsx
Everything worked fine. Then I added an useEffect hook to initialize my internationalization library:
useEffect(() => {
    async function initMessages() {
        await intl.init({
            currentLocale: "en-US",
            locales
        });
    }

    initMessages().then(() => setLoading(false));
}, [loading]);

This loads all my text assets in English. This works fine, but broke all my tests with the following error message:
Warning: An update to App inside a test was not wrapped in act(...).
After some reading up on the internet I managed to fix my tests by adding this 'act' function, here is one example:
import React from 'react';
import {act, render, fireEvent, waitForElement} from '@testing-library/react';
import "@testing-library/jest-dom/extend-expect";
import App from './App';

test('Verify home page header', async() => {
    let app: HTMLElement;
    await act(async () => {
        const {container} = render(<App/>);
        app = container;
    });
    // @ts-ignore
    if (app) {
        const pageHeaderContent = app.querySelector("#pageHeader")?.firstChild?.textContent;
        expect(pageHeaderContent).toMatch('Home page');
    } else {
        fail("The app should have been initialized.");
    }
});

Right now I'm suppressing the TS2454: Variable 'app' is used before being assigned. warning with the @ts-ignore. This is ugly. If I move my assertions into the act function, I get the same Warning: An update to App inside a test was not wrapped in act(...). error again.
Is there a way to obtain the container object destructured from the render function without having to use the @ts-ignore and the if clause to do null checking?
I created a tag for the current code related to this question:
https://github.com/Leejjon/pwa-seo/releases/tag/uglylines
Link to last commit: https://github.com/Leejjon/pwa-seo/commit/2434f78c0619be2d55f9de965149f6bd6d1a0b90

A: Typescript is complaining about the app variable to not have been initialised when you access it in the if-statement. You can simply fix that by assigning null to it.
let app: HTMLElement = null;

In case you use strict null checks you have to allow null on the type:
let app: HTMLElement | null = null;

A: After puzzling this is my result
test('Verify home page header', async() => {
    let app: HTMLElement | undefined = undefined;
    await act(async () => {
        const {container} = render(<App/>);
        app = container;
    });
    let appAsHtmlElement = (app as unknown as HTMLElement);
    const pageHeaderContent = appAsHtmlElement.querySelector("#pageHeader")?.firstChild?.textContent;
    expect(pageHeaderContent).toMatch('Home page');
});

Better suggestions (if there is some way of not having to use the 'act' function) are still welcome.


Other than the basic plumbing tools and equipment such as wrenches, hacksaw, pliers and screwdrivers, many homeowners have invested on plumbing power tools as well for their home's development procedures and plumbing repair processes. This would be better and rather wiser than immediately contacting and engaging with a plumbing professional to fix your system when problems arise. You would be able to save time from waiting for the plumber's arrival and cut corners for budget-busting expenses. Having convenient and handy tools in your own plumbing toolbox would help plumbing repairs and home improvements possible. Here are some of the plumbing power tools which would free yourself from exerting too much force and effort when doing do-it-yourself repairs and installations.
A sump pump's primary duty is to pump water from the soil and transfer it away from your home or building to keep it dry. This power tool is oftentimes found in lower areas of your home, such as your basement, where flooding and soil saturation usually takes place. This will make you basements dry to prevent flooding and mould development due to the presence of excess moisture.
An auger bit is to be used for boring a hole into other materials, typically harder, such as metal or wood. It is composed of a flighting, basically a helical blade that rotates and causes the removal of the dug our material from the hole and the material itself.
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A toilet auger may be familiar to us. This tool is used to remove obstructions and clogs from the toilet and toilet pipes. This has a long flexible semi-rigid shaft on one end to manoeuvre through the blocked pipe and a handle on one end for the operator. This is commonly termed as a plumber's snake.
An electric drill is another tool for boring a hole on another material. It has a metal bit that creates a hole on an object and is commonly known as a power drill. Aside from that, it could also be used to turn screws around by replacing the metal bit with a screwdriver tip.
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You are looking on a Electroinc Remote Electric Dog Training Collar. Its a 2 functional remote training collar with 2 levels of static shock(High and Low) and 2 levels of tone. It is an electronic dog training system with a working range up to 600 feet. This compact, easy to operate system will control bad behavior and dogs who run off when taken outdoors for excercise.
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This collar is suitable for small and medium dogs.
Integration of static stimulation and tone command.
Different levels of static stimulation to teach your pet to behave.
Different levels of tone commands to train your pet with special meaning.
Collar lenght adjustable from 8" to 24"
. Waterproof receiver, water resistance transmitter.
*Press buttons from 1 to 8 to gradually achieve stronger static shock results.
*Press A, B and C buttons to achieve sound results as "B-", "B-B-", and "B-B-B-".
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When the antenna is not installation out, the effective remote distance is 50 meters; When it is installation out completely, the remote distance can reach up to 200 meters.
As this product is a wireless transmitting apparatus, you cannot use the remote control in places like petrol stations or hospitals where the wireless telephone is forbidden to avoid danger.
Patients using heart pacemakers are forbidden to use this product.