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Kirsten Gillibrand's Mandarin
April 9, 2019 @ 7:46 pm · Filed by Victor Mair under Grammar, Language and politics, Pronunciation, Tones, Usage
More in 2020 Dem polyglots:
Here is @SenGillibrand , an Asian studies major, greeting @VOANews in Mandarin. pic.twitter.com/kdcr2hsL69
— Esha Kaur Sarai (@egkaur) April 6, 2019
A couple of weeks ago, I was all ready to post on Democratic presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg's polyglotism and how to pronounce his name, but other things got in the way. So I leave it to Language Log readers to comment on those matters if they wish. Now I must seize the day and write about the current excitement over Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand greeting a VOA reporter in Mandarin. You can see and hear it for yourself in the tweet copied above. Short though it be, there's enough for us to get a pretty good idea of the quality of her Mandarin.
Let me preface my remarks by saying that I don't mean to belittle Sen. Gillibrand's Mandarin, because it is really pretty good for a non-native, and parts of it are excellent. Moreover, she is a fellow Dartmouth alum, so I'm actually quite proud of her for learning Mandarin and speaking it so well. On the other hand, I'm going to analyze what she says in the VOA tweet rather critically to show what sorts of things we should be paying attention to when we hear a foreigner speaking a second language.
Here's what I hear the Senator say:
nǐ hǎo ma?
hǎo bù hǎo?
wǒ… wǒ de Zhōngwén de míngzi shì Lù Tiānnà
好不好
我…我的中文的名字是陸天娜
How are you? // All right? / OK?
My… my Chinese name is Lu Tianna.
She sounds like a talking automaton.
I wish to reiterate that the Senator's Mandarin (what we hear of it here) is not bad, in fact pretty good. The tones are correct, but not natural.
Here are some finer points I would make:
1. Chinese don't greet each other with "你好吗". See here.
2. The second 的 is unidiomatic.
3. The fourth tone on 是 is overemphasized; ditto for 娜.
As one of the commenters to the Twitter thread said, "One thing I've noticed about Mandarin is Americans really hit the tones hard, whereas we Africans speak it in our native accent."
Further comments from native speakers:
I. (M.A. in humanities)
Her Mandarin is pretty good indeed and her pronunciation of every single character is correct, although the tones are not natural enough. Here are my thoughts:
1. Greeting with "你好嗎?" is not very common, especially not in front of more than one person. It sounds like a response from one specific person is expected. In this circumstance, I think "你們好" or "大家好" would be better than greeting in the interrogative. Otherwise, a pause should be made after saying "你好嗎" so that it sounds more like a greeting.
2. I agree that "好不好?" is more like "All right?". Even if people could interpret it as "How are you?" according to the context, it sounds like she is asking for an answer. "好不好" here is completely redundant and unidiomatic.
3. As a result, someone (I can tell he is a native speaker of Mandarin) said "我很好" as a response to her (between 0:02~0:03 in the short video), after which she turned to him. However, this conversation sounds a little bit weird because it is not the common way for Chinese to greet each other.
4. As a result, she stammered a bit when saying "我…我的中文名字是,陸天娜" because of the unexpected interruption of his response.
5. The fourth tone on "是" is overemphasized and the following pause before introducing her name is a little bit long. It then sounds like a child proudly making a self-introduction :D
In all, I think her Mandarin is quite good (in fact, I think her accent is even better than some topolect speakers when speaking Mandarin), although some improvements could be made.
II. (M.A. in humanitites)
I think her Chinese is really good. I can understand her words easily. Her pronunciation is accurate. But it is still easy to tell that she is not a native speaker. Because her tone is a little rigid.
As for the contents of her speech, I totally agree with you that "好不好" is not very appropriate here. Generally, I use "好不好" to ask for others agreement. For example, "我们去吃午饭,好不好?" If she changes it into "你好不好?", I think it is better.
III. (professional Mandarin instructor with long experience)
You're absolutely right. The 好不好 there was odd. I think, as a non-native speaker, her tones were pretty good, especially her fourth tone. Her 是, 陆 and 娜 were all quite accurate in terms of pitch.
I would say her problems were mostly in her grammar/usage. The 好不好 there was unnecessary. 好不好 is usually used as a tag question, meaning "is that ok?" Also, The second 的 in 我的中文的名字是陆天娜 was also not needed, though it was not a serious problem.
From this short video, I would guess her Chinese pronunciation is not bad, but her grammar probably is just okay.
IV. (M.A. in humanities)
Yes, 好不好 is not very proper in the context, and she is not really speaking a lot in Chinese. Moreover, not many videos of her speaking Chinese can be found online. But I'm quite satisfied with her pronunciation, as most of non-native speakers can't pronounce in the right way. Very few people can speak Chinese as perfect as you do! So I guess more lenience should be given to most Americans who are interested in studying Chinese!
V. (M.A. in humanities)
Yes I think her Mandarin is pretty good, and I agree with the points you made. One more thing I would stress is the second sentence — 好不好. I don't get its meaning in this context.
I have heard a lot foreigners who learn Chinese greeting people with "你好吗". It sounds a little bit weird, but Chinese could get what they mean. I think it is the way what they were taught when they first learned Chinese, just like for many Chinese who merely learn English for school, the only reply they have for "How are you" is " I'm fine, thank you, and you?"
VI. (M.A. in humanities)
I agree with the three points you made. Generally I think her Chinese is pretty good. Especially the "好不好". If I only listen to the "好不好" phrase without seeing the video or seeing her, I wouldn't know it's a foreigner speaking Chinese. She doesn't have a very strong foreigner accent which could be very hard to get rid of. Also she says Chinese words pretty clearly. It's only a few phrases and one sentence, so I don't know whether she practiced a lot before or she was only sharing a little due to the time limits. Overall I think her Chinese (speaking) is pretty good. She looks very happy and confident about her Chinese too.
We do have one other Twitter video of Senator Gillibrand speaking Mandarin, and it's embedded in this article:
"Kirsten Gillibrand Speaks Mandarin, But All Anyone Can Talk About Is Mayor Pete", Natalie Gontcharova, REFINERY29 (4/8/19):
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand mentioned she studied Mandarin during her speech in Cedar Rapids today, so another reporter and I took advantage to test out our Chinese: pic.twitter.com/zR4Mf8277J
— DJ Judd (@DJJudd) February 19, 2019
In this clip, she begins exactly the way she did in the VOA clip above:
Then the person whom she greeted asks her, "Can you still speak [it, i.e., Mandarin]". Whereupon her command of the language completely breaks down. She did not "pass… with flying colors", as the REFINERY29 reporter intimates.
Mary S. Erbaugh, "China expands its courtesy: Saying 'Hello' to Strangers," The Journal of Asian Studies, 67.2 [May, 2008[, 621-652
"Zuckerberg's Mandarin" (10/23/14)
"Zuckerberg's Mandarin, ch. 2" (10/16/15)
"Trump's granddaughter recites Tang poems" (11/15/16)
"Arabella Kushner, young ambassador of good will" (11/9/17)
"What did Huntsman say to Colbert in Mandarin?" (8/31/12)
"'Speaks Mandarin Chinese, and Hokkien… whatever that is.'" (6/21/11)
"Does Gary Locke speak Chinese?" (8/19/11)
"When intonation overrides tone" (6/4/13)
"When intonation overrides tone, part 2" (5/11/17)
"When intonation overrides tone, part 3" (2/7/18)
"Tones and the brain" (3/3/15)
"'Ni hao' for foreigners" (10/11/16)
"Dissimilation, stress, sandhi, and other tonal variations in Mandarin" (8/26/2014)
"Stress, emphasis, pause, and meaning in Mandarin" (118/17)
"slip(per)" (7/22/14)
"Mandarin by the numbers" (6/8/13)
"Where did Chinese tones come from and where are they going? " (6/25/13)
"Tones for real" (2/5/18)
Victor Mair said,
VII. (M.A. in humanities)
I agree with your points.
First, in Chinese, we will not say 你好吗 when greeting people.
Second, 好不好 is weird here. It is more like a continuous question of 你好吗. For example, 你好吗?你到底好不好?Otherwise, like what you have said, it is inappropriate. But Chinese people will also not ask 你到底好不好. So it does not make sense.
Third, Chinese people will never emphasize 中文名字. We say 我叫 or 我是. If we want to emphasize Chinese name, we will also not say 中文名字. It is more common to say 中文名(儿).
I would say, her pronunciation is pretty good but her way of speaking Chinese is unnatural and textbook.
Ross F said,
When asked by the moderator Erin Burnett to say something in Mandarin, Gillibrand said the same thing (你好吗 …我的中文的名字是陸天娜) at the start of the 9-April townhall broadcast on CNN at 2200hrs Eastern.
Erin Burnett replied with excitement that she had a native speaker in the control room who told her into the earpiece how great Gillbrand's accent is.
Two semesters of Mandarin decades ago does not make for someone who can discuss substantive issues in Mandarin. Seems like she can say her name and exchange pleasantries, though subject to the shortcomings identified above by the native speakers and other experts.
Same thing happened when Amb. Huntsman ran for president in 2011, he says one sentence in Mandarin and people get excited:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPb-5AZuzXo
(this is after he served as ambassador and was able to improve upon the Mandarin he learned as a young man).
April 10, 2019 @ 4:11 am
Most languages in Africa have tone systems, so I'm sure that makes a large difference – even though most of them are exclusively composed of level tones without contour tones, while 3 of the 4 tones of Mandarin are contour tones.
VIII. (Ph.D. in humanities)
She seems a very good novice speaker to me in this short clip. I agree with you on points #1 and #3 (she stressed a bit too much on 是, understandable as a beginner, her teacher may stress her fourth tone to make her say the falling tone correctly, though not quite natural.
好不好 is totally out of context. My suspicion is that might be a part of a dialogue she learned or maybe her teacher taught her 你好不好 as an alternative form for 你好吗?
Not with #3 though:
I think she rephrased once for her last sentence. "我的…我中文的名字是 LU Tianna".
She could say 我的中文名字是… which is totally fine, but she switched to 我中文的名字是… actually is quite a native speaker's way saying that…
我的英文名字是 = my English name is
我英文的名字是 = my name in English is …
IX. (Ph.D. in humanities)
I could not open the link in your email, probably because that website is blocked in China.
你好吗 sounds strange. We would say 大家好. And I agree with you on the meaning of 好不好.
好不好 usually implies "不太好." "梅老师,最近好不好?" means "Prof. Mair, are you all right? Is there anything wrong? You got some trouble?"
In other cases, 好不好 sounds somewhat childish. For example, a parent would say something like "把这个玩具借给弟弟玩,好不好?" to his or her young child.
Jenny Chu said,
A comment from a 13-year-old native speaker: "Understandable but… I would give it a 6 out of 10. It sounds unnatural."
Young native speakers are harsh critics indeed!
Ben Zimmer said,
@Ross F: For more on Jon Huntsman's knowledge of Mandarin (and Hokkien), see my post from 2011 and Victor's from 2012. I think Huntsman's Mandarin, based on a couple of years of Mormon missionary work, is probably a fair bit better than Gillibrand's.
Phil H said,
April 10, 2019 @ 10:13 pm
I'd like to suggest to Prof Mair that publicly judging the quality of a learner's second language is not a very friendly thing to do. Everyone knows that second language learners don't speak a perfect version of the language they're learning. Language educators also know that one of the most important things they can do is give learners lots of judgment-free opportunities to practice using their new language.
Commenting on the difference between learner Chinese and native Chinese is interesting; I thought the comment on the sounds of different Chinese learners (American vs. African(!)) was interesting. But a good/bad comment feels offputting, at a time when we really want a lot more English speakers to be learning Chinese. It's inevitable that it will happen, in social media, but modeling that "no judgment" teaching model feels to me like a valuable thing that language professionals can do.
Mimi K said,
Phil H, I agree it's not helpful to publicly criticize a language learner's skills. It seems there's a sadistic thrill in this exercise, and it went on and on in this case.
But it's fair to evaluate a public figure, especially a politician, who is reported as a polyglot.
As a politician, if you know the public is aware of your language background and it might come up in public, it would be smart to check with a native speaker and make sure you can say a few greetings properly. In a realm where people agonize over tiny details like the color and shape of ties, surely that'd be seen as a worthwhile effort.
B.Ma said,
@Ross F / Phil H:
She appears to have spent half a year in China and Taiwan, which for a dedicated learner should lead to substantial progress.
I suggest that if she is making a big song and dance about her Mandarin skills, then she is fair game for criticism/analysis, although it looks like she isn't the one bringing it up.
I'm not sure that a few sentences of greetings are enough to analyze her actual skills. Pronunciation yes but not necessarily whether she can have a meaningful conversation.
Regarding Mormons, I met one, a white guy from Utah, in Hong Kong who had pretty good Mandarin and Cantonese. His tones and grammar were a bit off, but you could understand him when he talked about God etc, and he didn't try to use English when he didn't know the Chinese word (which is something that my relatives tend to do, if English is their first language).
Now when I see Mormons in the UK I think to myself that they chose the easy life.
Here's the bit from CNN's town hall that Ross F mentioned. She sounds well-rehearsed at this point.
In this CNN town hall, she says exactly the same thing she said on a couple of other occasions, but, as Ben remarks, she is well-rehearsed this time. The senator is indeed much more relaxed and natural speaking Mandarin here — but it's still word-for-word what she said before, for the exhaustive analysis of which see above.
TIC said,
I'm just now catching up on early-April posts and I'm glad, Dr. Mair, that you didn't in fact comment on the pronunciation of "Mayor Pete's" last name… Unless it was to say what I was thinking (and more than once shouting at talking heads on TV!) a couple of weeks ago — "Will you people *please* knock it off with the excessive analysis of, and tittering amusement over, how incredibly 'difficult' it is to pronounce this relatively simple last name!"… Sheesh!… It's three short syllables… Two of whose vowel sounds are (I think?) simple schwas… And it has only one or two silent letters… And it has no 'foreign' sounds… But, in watching TV a couple/few weeks ago, you'd think that people were being asked to pronounce the unprounounceable… (And/or that they'd never before encountered the letter 'g' representing the 'j' sound!)…

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Geografía
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Demografía
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Lugares designados por el censo en Texas
Localidades del condado de Webb

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That's the working stiff unemployed. He was replaced by a robotic arm.
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Steel mills sent their fire into Pittsburgh's night sky.
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Fail to give the shareholders back rubs to your peril, Boss Man.
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They're lightly-educated. They weren't earning very much money. Now they are making zip nada.
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If automation kills millions of jobs, it will lead to wage stagnation, and a rebirth of Communism within a generation, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England predicted.
Carney fears that big data, artificial intelligence, and better machinery will make income inequality far worse.
The disruption created by the current wave of technological change will be as great and as destructive as that ushered in by the Industrial Revolution, Carney said at the Canada Growth Summit.
Weak salary growth proves that the world is facing a crisis of income inequality as great as that in the 19th Century, Carney speculated.
Carney's belief is that mass unemployment and labor and political unrest as great as that of the 1930s is just around the corner. He pointed to the use of artificial intelligence in banks and law firms as a precursor to a mass die-off of jobs. He also thinks that Marxism is about to undergo a revival.
Carney might be onto something here since it is not unemployed working stiffs that ferment revolutions.
It is unemployed or underemployed intellectuals and disgruntled clerks; not factory workers, that lead the revolutions.
Examples of such troublemakers include; Thomas Paine, Robespierre, Marx, Lenin, Stalin, Hitler, Mao, Castro, Trotsky, and Mussolini, they were all middle-class intellectuals – not workers.
Some very intelligent people who know are very familiar with technology are scared to death of technological unemployment.
Some of the most disturbing statements have been made by Elon Musk.
Musk told the Merkle. The Tesla and SpaceX billionaire, a Silicon Valley insider, believes millions of jobs are about to vanish.
He thinks a basic income will be necessary to prevent social collapse.
Since Musk was right about electric cars, PayPal, and the ability to build reusable rockets there is a good possibility he is right about technological unemployment.
Musk actually understands technology and its limitations.
Sir Richard Branson has expressed similar thoughts.
Unlike Musk, most tech industry leaders refuse to address the issue of technological unemployment directly but they refuse to refute his contentions.
It may seem that the people most familiar with technology believe that mass unemployment is inevitable.
No matter what the economic climate, it is always worth starting your own business.
Being in control of your own income is a power one just doesn't get as an employee.
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Now, considering jobs you can do either as your own boss or working for someone else, these 10 jobs won't be lost to robots.
At least in the foreseeable future.
As far as I know, there is no machine out there that can really cut hair.
Yes there are machines that can take it off but none that can style it.
Hairstylists and barbers will be able to make a living far into the future and earn good tips because human vanity hasn't changed.
This also is one of the few fields left where small business people can prosper.
Yes it is possible for machines to mix drinks. It isn't possible for machines to chat with the people on the stools, watch over clientele from being over-served, or throw out bad drunks.
Bartenders will survive because people want the human touch when they order a martini or a tall cold one.
It might be poured out or mixed by a machine under the bar though.
This is another field in which the human touch is indispensable.
Even if the kitchen of the future gets highly automated, aspiring actors and college students will still make a decent living serving food.
Efforts to create machines that prepare food haven't been very successful. Even if they were, people still also like the human touch in the kitchen.
In the future cooks and chefs, particularly those willing to prepare the food in front of the customers, will make a good living.
This is another job that cannot really be automated. Some aspects of the position, such as lawn mowing, can be automated, but there are no machines that can pull weeds.
Nor are they likely to appear anytime in the foreseeable future.
All human knowledge might be placed on a chip in the future, but kids will still need to learn how to read and write.
Actually, it will be more important than ever; illiterate people cannot use computers.
Good teachers will still have a place.
Thanks to online learning, you don't need any degree to create and sell your own online courses.
And you can teach any topic you have a passion for.
Even though technology and science are advancing, human nature is still the same.
We'll still have crime and criminals, and we'll need somebody to deal with the criminals.
We might have fewer cops in the future, but they'll still be around.
We still haven't invented any sort of machine that can do most housework.
Robots can sweep the floor (as long as there is no furniture to move) and machines can do dishes and laundry, but somebody has to load them.
Housekeepers will be a fixture of our cities for a long time to come.
It might soon be possible to have software that diagnoses disease, but nobody's invented a machine that can change a bedpan or give a child an injection.
Nor has anybody built a machine that can console a patient.
Good nurses will still be worth their weight in gold in the future.
Thankfully nobody's figured out how to create a computer program that can talk you into buying what you don't need.
Since there will probably be more stuff in the future, we'll probably need more people to sell it.
In particular, somebody will have to convince you why you need all the new wonders of technology coming off the assembly lines.
As previously mentioned, being your own boss allows you control of your income and future.
Becoming an entrepreneur isn't for everyone, sure.
But everyone should have some sort of side hustle to fall back on, if their job goes belly up.


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Jan 21, 10:29 PM EST
Trump On Immigrants: Will Suspend Syrian Refugee Program, Says Minnesota 'Suffered Enough' From Accepting Somali Migrants
By Mary Pascaline @PadawanRadjou
People hold signs as Republican U.S. presidential nominee Donald Trump rallies with supporters in a cargo hangar at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Nov. 6, 2016. Photo: REUTERS/JONATHAN ERNST
Two days before Election Day, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump intensified his attacks on refugees at a rally in Minneapolis, saying the city of Minnesota had "suffered enough" since becoming home to the largest Somali-American community in the country.
"How stupid are our leaders," Trump said in the largely Democratic state Sunday. "How stupid are our leaders to allow this to happen?"
"Here in Minnesota, you've seen firsthand the problems caused with faulty refugee vetting, with very large numbers of Somali refugees coming into your state without your knowledge, without your support or approval," the real estate mogul said. "Some of them [are] joining ISIS [the Islamic State terrorist group] and spreading their extremist views all over our country and all over the world."
He criticized his Democratic rival Hillary Clinton, who in September 2015, came out in support of increasing the number of Syrian refugees the U.S. would take in from 10,000 to nearly 65,000.
"She wants virtually unlimited immigration and refugee admissions, from the most dangerous regions of the world, to come into our country and to come into Minnesota," Trump told his audience. "Her plan will import generations of terrorism, extremism, and radicalism into your schools and throughout your community."
The U.S. already has one of the strictest vetting processes for refugees in the world, with multiple rounds of interviews with security agencies, as well as background and health checks. The process could last for up to two years before the refugee is allowed to enter the country. Trump is yet to release a detailed plan for his "extreme vetting" process.
At least 85,000 Somali Americans live in the Twin Cities, according to the 2010 census. In June, three Somali Americans — two U.S. citizens and a legal resident — pleaded guilty to attempting to join ISIS. Officials said at least 30 men have left Minnesota to join the militant group. Meanwhile, a former refugee, Ilhan Omar, is set to be elected to the state legislature in one of the most racially segregated areas in the U.S.
Trump on Sunday vowed to suspend the Syrian refugee program, saying his administration would not allow refugees to settle in places without the approval of local governments.
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Best walks to do in springtime in Cornwall
Take a walk on the wild side as a brilliant tapestry of wild flowers bursts into bloom along the South West Coast Path in Cornwall.
From late spring, the South West Coast Path is home to a wide variety of wild flowers, from violets, primroses and bluebells to pink thrift and white campion, sea holly, evening primrose and wild orchids. Here's a selection of route recommendations from our friends at Visit Cornwall and the South West Coast Path team.
1. Rosemullion Head circular – 3.9 miles
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This circular walk has spectacular views of Rosemullion Head, secluded coves and the beautiful Helford Estuary. Lovely in springtime when wild garlic carpets the woodland path, later in the season you'll also discover a sea of bluebells. Make time to visit the gardens at Caerwinion too, when primroses and blue anemones grow beneath the rhododendrons and camellias.
2. Mevagissey, Heligan and the prehistoric tin stream – 6.4 miles
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A demanding but delightful walk through china clay country. The route starts from the picturesque fishing village of Mevagissey and travels inland through the medieval settlement associated with the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan. Take a slight detour from the route to visit the gardens, which have been restored to their former glory after being neglected for 75 years after the First World War.
3. Pencarrow Head and Pont Pill – 4 miles
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Discover stunning coastline combined with hidden creeks on this walk to the east of Fowey. Keep an eye out for orchids in the spring and visit the church where famed writer Daphne du Maurier got married. If you're feeling energetic, take the walk down to Lantic Beach, a picturesque bay set against a backdrop of high, fertile cliffs.
4. Holywell and Kelsey Head – 3.7 miles
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A varied walk crossing sand dunes and cliff tops with an Iron Age cliff castle and maritime heathland. In spring and summer Polly Joke is full of wildflowers, and in autumn the birds of prey attracted by the gathering flocks of migrant birds sometimes include a hen harrier or maybe a merlin. Children will love the dunes and the beach – designated a Site of Specific Scientific Interest – and will delight in exploring the rocks and the caves at low tide.
5. Boscastle and Pentargon Waterfall – 1.7 miles
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A short walk that climbs from Boscastle Harbour towards Pentargon Waterfall. The Coast Path runs between a stone hedge, covered in the lichen sea ivory, and the open maritime grassland topping the cliffs, which is home to colourful wild flowers such as Dyer's Greenweed and Saw-wort.
6. Porthgwarra to Porthcurno – 2.8 miles
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Take a fairly easy walk from the tiny fishing cove of Porthgwarra to Porthcurno, one of the most spectacular beaches in Cornwall. Along the way, you'll pass the Holy Well of St Levan and the open air Minack Theatre and visitor centre, an atmospheric amphitheatre where you could catch a production of Shakespeare or a more modern play. The valley at Porthgwarra is renowned for birdwatching, and in late spring the clifftops are covered in wildflowers.
The South West Coast Path includes around 630 miles of beautiful countryside tracks, meaning there are hundreds of circular walks and linear routes just waiting to be explored.
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A CHRISTMAS TALE FROM TUSCANY | Marbella Marbella – Adelante!
The plane landed with a soft bump at Pisa airport. I disembarked and was met by a tall blond Italian friend by the name of Giovanni. His good looks, striking blue eyes and tall posture, reminded me more of an upstanding German officer, than the traditional stereotype view of an Italian. He greeted me warmly confirming the various holiday arrangements he had made for my Christmas break in Tuscany. Once settled in his Alfa Romeo, with typical Italian verve, we sped rapidly out of the airport, passing the famous leaning tower and its cathedral, and headed, via an excellent motorway, into the open country, towards our final destination the popular ski-resort of Abetone, situated high in the snow- capped Apennines.
To reach the resort we had to traverse through the wonderful rocky countryside of Garfagnana. Crossed by the river Serchio, Garfagnana stretches out amongst rugged hills and richly wooded valleys.
Though I was familiar with this region of Tuscany, Giovanni opened my eyes to the many varied local Christmas traditions, whilst driving at enormous speed, one hand casually on the steering wheel, the other, pointing out places of special historical interest to his petrified passenger. He navigated the car with consummate skill, racing along the much narrower winding roads as we headed towards Upper Garfagnana and the dramatic snow-capped peaks of the Apuane Alps, alluringly visible in the distance.
Near Borgo Mozzano, we saw the spectacular Maddalena Bridge known as the Devil's bridge because of its peculiar arch shape. In the middle valley of the river Serchio, nature offered us a superb show, as the road runs along the river for awhile amongst chestnut groves and lush green valleys which abound, even in winter. We stopped for an expresso, at Bagni di Lucca, a secluded paradise surrounded by hills and woods known as the "Land of princes and poets," due to its popularity with local and foreign poets. Including Byron, Lamartine, Heine and Shelly who came for inspiration and to enjoy the thermal-waters in well run "health giving" establishments.
Re-invigorated by the coffee, it was time to move on. Giovanni was determined to reach the ancient fortress town of Castelnouvo by the afternoon. Passing through many picturesque villages, I was finally deposited at a small hotel in the town and my dashing driver left me, with instructions to be ready for collection early next morning, which was Christmas Eve.
Giovanni arrived on the dot, and took me on a winding drive up the mountain and after one hour, he stopped at a lake, then led me on a hike up a steep hill towards a small unnamed hamlet of about 40 houses, perched like an eagles nest on a plateau high above us. It was built in Roman times and was occupied by poor farmers until 1950, when they abandoned their homes, in the Italian exodus to find prosperity in the United States. Now all were empty. Locked and preserved in a time capsule undisturbed by the touch of man.
beeline rapidly towards us, their intentions unmistakably hostile. Just before impact they were stopped in their tracks by a piercing whistle. There stood the figure of Silvio, our saviour.
Giovanni's childhood friend was solidly impressive in a rough checked shirt and a rope holding up his corduroy trousers and wearing thick boots. Of medium height, he had fair wavy hair, ruddy complexion and steely grey penetrating eyes. His handshake, firm but gentle, was his calling card.
I sensed immediately that this was a man in every sense of the word. Built by nature, blessed with an abundance of good health. Wiry and physically strong, a morally incorruptible individual, with genuine spirituality exuding from every pore in his body.
He grabbed the ropes, held and restrained the two excited mules. One particularly aggressive mule with his eyes on me, clearly intended to kick my backside as hard as he could, turning and twisting in every way, to deliver the blow. With Silvio still firmly holding them, they finally calmed down and he amiably conversed, with us about the old times and mutual friends.
I asked him about local Christmas customs, and he told me about the little town of Castiglione, where at twilight, a man whose identity is known only to the priest, enters the vestry and is closed inside the wardrobe. After mass, the congregation leaves the church in procession and find the penitent (the same man who had been closed in the wardrobe) at the door dressed like Jesus Christ. The man leads the procession through the streets of the village wearing a hood to prevent anyone from recognizing him and carrying a cross. At the end of the procession the penitent is closed again inside the wardrobe and emerges unseen only late at night.
He invited us to enter the ninth century Church, of which he was the keeper. He released the mules and drove them away from the nervous visitors, then with a large metal key unlocked and pushed open wide the huge creaking doors. Once inside, I was met with the pungent smell of incense and as my eyes gradually became accustomed to the darkness, I was able to pick out a white marble altar directly in front of me fully prepared for a Christmas Mass. The interior had been left exactly as it was, as the final celebration of Christmas.
Giovanni and Silvio standing silently beside the crib, made the sign of the cross and prayed, whilst I leaned against a pillar, observing the unusual scene with interest.
The silence was broken by the echoing sound of hooves clip clopping on the stone floor.
The two mules, followed by Silvio's brown hunting dog, entered the church and calmly ambled down the isle, then stood silently and respectfully in front of the crib.
The men deep in their meditations were not at all disturbed by the arrival of worshipers from the animal kingdom. The touching and quite amazing scene of two men, two mules, and a dog, gazing silently and reverently in homage at the crib, appeared to be the most natural occurrence in the world. Had I not seen this event with my own eyes, I would never have given this story any credence.
Leaving the church Giovanni and I said our good-byes and in silence turned towards the path, engrossed in our own private thoughts. Before descending, I turned and saw Silvio; his dog and the two mules, watching us depart framed by the magnificent mountains behind them.
Mentally thanking each one of them, for sharing with me, a little of their living time and giving me a rare glimpse of innocence. I waved to them with a lump in my throat, sadly knowing that I would never see them again. The fascinating imagery of that special Christmas Eve holiday will be forever indelibly engraved in my memory and my heart.


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"The Train Thats Bound For Glory Is Calling Me Back Home"
October 5, 2017 August 2, 2018 admin
And when I hear that whistle blowing
No longer will I roam
When the train that's bound for glory
Is calling me back home
So many years that I have wandered
Lost and alone out in the dark
They say that train can heal what's broken
And love will fill my empty heart
– Garrison Starr, "The Train that's Bound for Glory"
I'm not sure exactly where to begin, because I feel like the beginning is almost 20 years ago. That's when I was first getting involved in the Memphis music scene, and those of us drifting in the singer-songwriter lane all knew Garrison Starr as a stand-out. Sure, the major label deal was something, but that didn't speak to her talent or ambition or generosity of spirit nearly as well as the many friendships she had in the city. Even after being plucked from Memphis, she'd pop up at shows whenever she was back in town, showing love and support to the people and place that reluctantly let her go.
So from the very beginning of my efforts to host songwriter-focused shows in Memphis, I hoped to lure Garrison back this way. She not only represented my own roots but also the start of Memphis' modern musical renaissance* that began with artists like her and Lucero and Cory Branan and North Mississippi All-Stars. (*white-kid division)
I couldn't make it come together for ages, but then out of the blue, my friends and her former bandmates Chip and Wayne mentioned that Garrison was making a visit home and wanted to play a nice quiet gig while she was here. It really couldn't have been better timing. I'd been wrestling for months about how to make the series work best and I'd finally settled on my plan going forward: I'd re-create the house show experience in public but intimate settings, making the events more accessible and less intimidating, but without losing the connected, respectful vibe our audience and performers loved. Garrison was the perfect artist to take our little house show series into this brand new territory.
I knew there was an eager audience for a homecoming show, but I wasn't quite expecting the 80+ folks who started gathering outside before the doors even opened. Luckily we had SACHË on-site to keep folks busy screening their own shirts while we got everyone checked in and settled into their seats. I was going to give stragglers a few more minutes, but people were so ready to hear Garrison that the crowd naturally hushed on its own at about 7:26 so we went ahead and got started.
Sure, touring musicians are experts in seeming comfortable anywhere, but it felt from the beginning like Garrison had invited us into her Hernando living room for the evening. She's her own warm-up act; the minute she starts engaging with the crowd, she's got 'em. Her joy in being able to play for her people again was palpable as she rolled from sharing family news right into a song from her latest EP. And then there was just no stopping her, not that anyone wanted to try.
The set went roughly in reverse chronological order from that point on – actually wait, hold on, "set" is inaccurate, since instead of breaking the evening into a couple segments, Garrison performed non-stop for nearly two freakin' hours. I kept having that dread in my stomach that all the gorgeousness was about to stop, but she just kept it going. As she dove deeper into her back catalog, she took requests and dug up old favorites, even if they required a little audience participation to remember.
Garrison briefly bounced back into the present when Brandon Kinder joined her onstage to perform one of the songs from their brand-new EP, proving as always that the community spirit she brings to her work benefits everyone around her. And as further proof, she was soon calling up those guys from her first Memphis band, Chip Chockley and Wayne Leeloy, to throw things allllll the way back. It was an audio Old Home Week as they pulled up the songs and memories from Garrison's earliest albums. Chris Milam joined the fray for "The Train that's Bound for Glory," and then Brandon came back up as well for a one-two closer of "Superhero" and the second Tom Petty tribute (and sing-along) of the night, "Won't Back Down."
Those of us who've connected with Garrison's music from the long-ago days fondly associate those songs with angst-ridden new adulthood and hazy Hi-Tone nights, and that would be enough to keep her and her work in our hearts. But the wonderful thing about Garrison is that she's grown up right beside us, with a perspective that's even sharper and wiser and funnier (as most older things are), and the music she's putting out now connects even more deeply than the nostalgia for our younger selves. It's always fun to look back, but happiness is loving where we are and looking forward to what's next.
Most shows end when the music stops, but Garrison held the crowd well afterward, taking pictures and giving hugs to friends old and new. It was a beautiful way to close a truly moving night, and a tangible reminder that she will always be welcomed back to Memphis with open arms.
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Former Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young was arrested for a DWI in Texas on Monday, according to TMZ Sports.
Young, per the report, was pulled over around 4 a.m. in Fort Bend County, Texas, just southwest of Houston. He was booked in the Fort Bend County Jail, posted bond and was released.
The 35-year-old was also arrested for a DUI in January 2016 in Austin, Texas, after police said he was driving dangerously. Footage of the incident showed Young repeatedly refusing to take field sobriety tests.
He pleaded no contest and was sentenced to 18 months probation.
Young was drafted by the Titans in the first round of the 2006 NFL draft, and won the Rookie of the Year award that season. He played for the Titans until 2010, then spent the 2011 season with the Philadelphia Eagles before retiring. He recorded nearly 9,000 yards and 46 touchdowns in his career. The former Texas standout also finished second in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2005.
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Q: Drawing Line in Two Views At a Time I am doing an app in which i need to draw lines in one view and that automatically should appear in the other view. Any help would be appreciated..
I have tried this..
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In the above Image WhiteColored View is the new View and if i draw in that whiteColoredView that should reflect in both the views.
You can get more idea by looking at the NOTE TAKER HD APP.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdGDnUKZcMM

A: If you have two views defined:
@property(nonatomic) UIView *view1;
@property(nonatomic) UIView *view2;

instead of do self.view, you can have function does the drawing for one view:
-(void)drawView:(UIView*)view{
  //your drawing code here
}

And just call the same function twice with passing different views.

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Venezuela Unveils Anti-US Coalition to Prevent Military Intervention
The collective action follows weeks of pressure from the United States, backing Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido, who has declared himself the country's interim president, and urging incumbent President Nicolas Maduro to step down.
Venezuela's Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza introduced a group of countries opposed to the US-backed efforts to oust President Nicolas Maduro on Thursday.
The group, which numbers more than 50 countries, including Russia, Cuba, China, Iran, would defend the key principles of the United Nations Charter that are being violated by the United States' actions in Venezuela.
"Today we are announcing an important group of nations concerned about the need to retain respect for the founding principles of the UN Charter. We believe that these principles are being violated. We all have the right to live without the threat of force", Arreaza said, citing sovereignty, equality of UN members in the General Assembly, non-intervention in domestic affairs, and the peaceful settlement of disputes.
Arreaza elaborated that the new group would be conducting "a series of actions to increase awareness around the dangers that our peoples currently face, particularly the case of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. We call upon all the member states of the UN to join us in defending international law as the only guarantor of… peaceful coexistence".
The foreign minister said that the United States was trying to starve Venezuela and now is offering to send humanitarian aid.
"The US has blocked our economy of $30 billion… and they are sending humanitarian aid of $20 million? [They are] choking you, killing you and now saying 'I am giving you a cookie'", he added, probably referring to "high-energy biscuits packed with vitamins and minerals", which Washington said were being airlifted to Colombia to be delivered to Caracas.
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Commenting on reports that the US has been trying to turn Venezuela's armed forces against President Maduro, Arreaza said that Washington needed to "rethink your strategy" because "this test of loyalty of the military is over".
In a parallel development, Russia's permanent representative to the UN Vassily Nebenzia also expressed alarm over how events are unfolding in the South American country:
"We are very concerned that some hotheads are considering military action. We are categorically against it. It's not just about the Maduro government. It's about defending international law and the UN Charter".
The statements by the diplomats come amid the Trump administration's repeated claims that a military intervention in Venezuela was "an option".
Responding to Trump's remarks, Maduro has warned that he would make the US interference irreparable if Washington chooses to go ahead with the military option:
"We are planning to respond to a US intervention in such a way as to make [the US] suffer irreparable military and human losses", he said.
During a hearing on the Venezuela crisis earlier this week, House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Chairman Eliot Engel said that US military intervention "is not an option".
"Congress decides when, where and how the US military is used around the world, and Congress would not support military intervention in Venezuela".
Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaido, in turn, has refused to rule out the possibility of authorising US military meddling to force out Maduro from office and end the humanitarian crisis.
In an interview with AFP, he said that he would do "everything that is necessary… to save human lives", acknowledging that Washington's interference was a "very controversial subject".
The situation in the Latin American country further deteriorated after the head of the opposition-led National Assembly, Guaido, declared himself the interim head of state, and earned recognition of the United States, a handful of regional countries, and a number of European nations.
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Since then, Washington has ramped up its efforts to make Maduro step aside in favour of Guaido, resorting to steep oil sanctions, while Maduro, as the legitimately elected president, has accused DC of staging a coup d'etat in the country.
Last week, Reuters cited an unnamed senior White House official as saying that the Trump administration was engaged in direct contacts with members of the Venezuelan armed forces, trying to convince them to pledge allegiance to Guaido.
Shortly before those claims, US National Security Adviser John Bolton tweeted that Washington would consider lifting sanctions on any senior military officers if they turn their backs on Maduro:
The U.S. will consider sanctions off-ramps for any Venezuelan senior military officer that stands for democracy and recognizes the constitutional government of President Juan Guaido. If not, the international financial circle will be closed off completely. Make the right choice!
— John Bolton (@AmbJohnBolton) February 6, 2019
Maduro has slammed US sanctions as illegal, and broke diplomatic ties with Washington, having also said that a group of Venezuelan military defectors were conspiring in Colombia to "divide the national armed forces" at his command.
He also denounced a meeting between Trump and Colombian President Ivan Duque as a "feast of hatred" toward Venezuela.
"Today, the US president threatened to pursue a military invasion of Venezuela. I am asking the peoples of the world to express their solidarity [with Caracas]", said Maduro, who's spearheading a signature collection campaign against a US military intervention.
Published at https://sputniknews.com/latam/201902151072446448-venezuela-anti-us-coalition-intervention/
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Years of mild winters on the West Coast have left many Americans with only faint memories of the hardships inclement weather can bring. But if experts' predictions come true, this winter may change that.
El Niño, the weather phenomenon characterized by unusually warm Pacific Ocean surface temperatures, reached its highest levels not in 1997 - the strongest El Niño year on record. According to the National Weather Service, there is a 50 to 55 percent chance El Niño will bring unusually cold temperatures and above-median precipitation to the southern portion of the U.S. this winter, and above-average temperatures and below-median precipitation to the northern regions. El Niño may develop this summer, but won't reach it's peak until later fall or early winter.
El Niño may also deliver an uptick in the calamities that come with wet winter storms - some of which may affect your home, car or health.
Mike Eddy, an American Family insurance agent in Minden, Nevada, says the approach of a storm is a risky time to try to secure or change an insurance policy.
"We often have moratoriums in place when a specific weather event is on the horizon," says Eddy. "We won't issue new home policies or change any deductibles until the weather has subsided."
Given the relatively mild weather that some parts of the nation have experienced lately, weather-related insurance claims could bring nasty surprises to consumers in the months ahead. However, you can reduce your chances of falling victim to the season by considering insurance-related factors ahead of time.
Here are three insurance threats this El Niño-powered winter may bring, along with tips on guarding against them.
The problem: Dangerous weather approaching. As Eddy notes, it's no time to shop for home insurance when a monster storm is already heading your way. The time to protect your home is before threatening weather materializes. This is true not only for homeowners - who may be required to carry home insurance because of their mortgage - but also for renters, whose possessions inside the home are just as vulnerable when a storm hits.
The solution: Be proactive with your precautions and with your policy. You may think that your home and possessions are safe when you have a homeowners or renters policy but remember that El Niño recently reached a level only seen once before in the last 50 years. That could bring unexpected circumstances - particularly when it comes to rising waters.
A standard homeowner or renters insurance policy does not cover floor damage. Without flood insurance, you can't look to an insurer to help with the costs of repairs or replacement of items damaged in the flood.
"It's sometimes advisable to look at flood insurance, even when your home isn't in a flood zone," says Eddy. "We've seen floods hit locally, and the homeowners there weren't always covered because their homes weren't in flood zones and they didn't have the coverage."
Damage from mudflows (rivers of flowing mud moving on the surface of normally dry land) is also not covered by homeowners or renters insurance. Mudflow damage may be covered by flood insurance, but since the cause of the mudflow may determine whether or not the damage is covered, it is important to understand the details and wording of your policy.
If you live in an area that is prone to landslides, mudflows, earthquakes and floods, it may be wise to look into a "Difference in Conditions" (DIC) policy. DIC policies include coverage for all of these natural events.
Eddy adds that the actions you take during a weather event can also affect your insurer's decisions to pay your home claim. That means you should take reasonable steps to prevent damage - such as turning off the water supply to frozen pipes whenever possible. If you were careless about protecting the property, your insurer may balk at paying the claim in full.
"If you leave your home vacant during harsh weather, you need to take the actions a prudent person would take to protect their home," Eddy says.
The threat: Driving in inclement weather. Rain, snow and wind can add a dangerous twist to your commute - especially if you live in a place that's ordinarily bathed in sunshine. These accidents can lead to costly jumps in your auto insurance rates.
The solution: Car maintenance, careful driving, and a good auto insurance policy. Ideally, your car insurance protects you from trouble, so changing your coverage specifically for a harsh winter may be neither necessary nor prudent (though if you've been considering dropping collision and comprehensive on an older car, you may want to wait until May to do so).
Still, there are steps you can take to make sure you don't test your coverage in the first place.
"Make sure you take good care of your car," says Eddy. "Get good tires for the season and carry chains. Practice good vehicle maintenance."
Insurance is scarcely the only reason you should keep your car in good working order and drive with extra vigilance during the winter. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration data indicate that more than 480,000 people are injured and 6,250 are killed in weather-related auto accidents each year.
Increasing liability coverage. Since liability coverage pays if you injure others or damage someone else's property, higher auto insurance liability limits, such as $100,000 bodily injury per person/$300,000 bodily injury per accident/$50,000 property damage, will help keep your assets protected.
Include comprehensive and collision coverages. Collision will cover your car if you're in a weather-related accident, such as spinning out of control on ice and hitting a tree or rear-ending a car after hydroplaning on a soaked highway. Comprehensive coverage covers your car in the event of nature-related incidents, like rising water, mudslides, mudflows, landsides, tornados, or hail damage.
The problem: Illness and injury. Winter is well-known for bringing on colds and flus, not to mention the traumas that snow and ice mishaps can cause. That makes it a bad time to be stuck with a subpar health insurance policy.
The solution: Health insurance that works for you. Like auto insurance, health insurance should protect you in the best of times and the worst of times. But if you've spent the last several months struggling with a health policy, you aren't necessarily doomed to carry it throughout the El Niño winter - or at least not all of it.
Open enrollment for the Affordable Care Act began Nov. 1 and continues through Dec. 15. Coverage for the individual or family health insurance plan that you pick will begin Jan 1.
If you don't choose a new ACA plan, you'll be stuck with the plan you have now for another year unless you have a qualifying life event, such as having a child or getting a divorce.
"It's important to think back to your health care experiences over the last year when open enrollment arrives," says Penny Gusner, consumer analyst for Insure.com. "You may have had a bad experience with your health insurance back in February, but there wasn't much you could do about it then. If that's the case, November and December are the times to act."
If El Niño brings the unusual weather it's expected to, staying inside may often top your to-do list. If you've not looked over your coverage documents in a while, that may provide a great opportunity to make sure your insurance policies still suit your needs, says Gusner.
"Insurance is one of those things that people think about once and then pretty much forget about - until they need it," she says. "But if this winter turns out to be extra cold and wet, it could be a good time to review your documents and maybe even compare quotes to make sure you still have competitive rates and an appropriate policy. That goes for your life insurance as well as your home, auto and health policies. It's a great excuse to stay inside when it's freezing outside."
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AMV Minis Challenge #16 - WATCH & VOTE!
Thread: AMV Minis Challenge #16 - WATCH & VOTE!
The challenge of this round was to use audio from a Vine.
Congrats to N.P.C.C. for his winning entry with Video 02!
Also a few of the videos (primarily 9 and 12) turned out a little choppy due to technical issues. These have been fixed in the Mediafire downloadable version.
Disappointed no one used Brandon Hardesty..
Chris Hansen would have a field day with 11.
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Short, but a good selection of funny ones this time. Too good of a selection, in fact! Having trouble picking between 1, 3, 7, 10, 18.
lol this is the first one I've been kept in mild laughter all the way through, very good episode... seriously, despite easily being the shortest, it had me in stitches all the way through.
gonna have to go with #1 because... dat jam.
okay no, nevermind. 2 is the best. omfg that's hilarious. DAMMIT WHY CAN'T I VOTE FOR BOTH?!?! voting for 2.
Last edited by glory of llama; 02-19-2014 at 08:29 PM.
I liked 2, 3, (5), 6, (8), 15, (17), and 18.
2 and 6 made it to the final judgement.
I didn't make an entry for this round, mainly because I don't watch many vines. I had one idea, but I was sure someone else would do it too and I was right. I had pretty much the same idea as number 2.
Debating between voting for numbers 2 and 18.
Can't choose between 1 and 2 both are hilarious. I might have to go with 1.
This episode certainly gave me decent laughs. Just a good effort all around considering how low expectations were for this challenge.
1: Nice pun there. Wish you worked in someone eating the jam and getting sick as i recall happens in Kanon.
2: Excellent! I'm surprised more people didn't do something similar.
3: Nice synch there with the squeak when her hand gets bitten even if it felt a tad disjointed.
4: Very well executed. Fairly easy to forgive that he wasn't black even.
5: ****ing hilarious! Only thing that would have made it better is if it was the girl who was attacked.
6: Wow...That's pretty accurate as to how that message would have gone down.
7: Well, this was al-....wait...was that *skips back* is that.....OUTRAGEOUS!
8: I didn't really get much reaction out of this one...Sorry.
9: That slap at the end gets me everytime.
10: Another solid execution. The facial expressions really make this happen.
11: Great work....now why don't you have a seat over here?
12: The jittering during this clip was really distracting. Well, to me at least.
13: Simple yet chuckle worthy. Good.
14: I watched it alot of times and i'm still not sure i get it.
15: That was moderately clever. I didn't expect that type of outside the box thinking to come out this episode.
16: I don't know if it's funnier because we didn't get to see her stab him or not.
18: Simple but very effective especially considering the story of NHK.
Good job everyone. I expected a complete travesty this side of the fox.
2 and 15 were the best, I voted 15.
Ended up voting for 7 since it got the most laughs out of me. All in all a surprisingly good episode considering the source material.
2 and 4 were also pretty good contenders for my vote but I just thought 7 was slightly funnier than 4 and 2 was just an unoriginal joke.
I KNOW you did one of those Bo clips.


1. Between India and East Asia, the navigation-time and distance can be greatly reduced by which of the following?
Deepening the Malacca straits between Malaysia and Indonesia.
Opening a new canal across the Kra isthmus between the Gulf of Siam and Andaman Sea.
2. Which type of climate (s) prevail (s) in the long corridor (Leeward side) of the Western Ghats and the Nilgiri Hills ?
A Malaprabha 1. Andhra Pradesh.
B Lower Bhavani 2. Kamataka.
D Vamsadhara 4. Tamil Nadu.
(a) Process by which organisms concentrate certain chemical substances to levels above those found in their natural environment.
(b) Excessive growth of algae in nutrient-rich waters leading to reduced oxygen levels and the death of many organisms.
(c) The ability of organisms in a food chain to convert energy received into living matter.
(d) Population explosion of a species in an ecosystem due to the removal of their predators.
7. Which one of the following terms describes not only the physical space occupied by an organism, but also its functional role in the community of organisms ?
Which of the above is/are Rift valley/Rift valleys ?
1. Most rainfall and snowfall in the midlatitudes are formed by the icecrystal process.
2. The base of cirrus clouds invariably occurs at altitude below 5000 m.
1. The variation in average annual range of temperature at 15 degree latitude of Southern Hemisphere is much less than that at 15 degree latitude of Northern Hemisphere.
2. At latitudes poleward of 35 degree, the incoming radiation exceeds the outgoing radiation in Northern Hemisphere, whereas in Southern Hemisphere the outgoing radiation exceeds the incoming radiation.
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HomeBLOGStatement from Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee on World AIDS Day
Statement from Rear Adm. Michael Weahkee on World AIDS Day
By: RADM Michael D. Weahkee, Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | Published: December 01, 2020
IHSIndian Health Service
PrEPPre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Cross-posted from Indian Health Service Newsroom
On World AIDS Day, we show support for people living with HIV, their families, allies, and caregivers, and remember those who have lost their lives to HIV. We also celebrate the advances that have led to successful HIV treatment regimens, prevention strategies, and improved care. Because of these advances, HIV has transformed into a manageable chronic condition. Today, people with HIV have the opportunity to live long, healthy lives.
The 2020 World AIDS Day theme is "Ending the HIV Epidemic: Resilience & Impact." The IHS continues to work to end the HIV epidemic in Indian Country (PDF, 304 KB) as part of Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America. These efforts include online training modules, such as the PrEP Navigator Training for Community and Public Health Staff to increase knowledge and awareness of the benefits of PrEP medications. These once-per-day pills have been shown to reduce the risk of HIV transmission through sex by as much as 99%.
Visit https://www.ihs.gov/hivaids/ to learn more about collaborative efforts across the Indian health system to end the HIV epidemic.
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A Jets riddle: Which comes first, coach or GM?
The New York Jets have departed on a big journey without a road map.
They're conducting concurrent searches for a head coach and a general manager, not knowing the exact power structure of the organization. Ideally, they'd like to hire the GM first, followed by the coach -- the traditional approach -- but owner Woody Johnson said he's willing to adjust on the fly.
In other words, he's not opposed to hiring the coach and letting him have input into the GM decision. The Kansas City Chiefs did it two years ago with Andy Reid. The Seattle Seahawks are Exhibit A, as they hired Pete Carroll shortly before GM John Schneider -- and they have a Lombardi Trophy sitting in the lobby of their facility.
But here's the thing: Reid and Carroll were top head-coaching candidates, proven winners with enough street cred to justify the star treatment. None of the known names on the Jets' wish list fall into that category, yet Johnson has left open the possibility of hiring a coach first if he falls in love with a candidate and is worried about losing him to another team.
Doug Marrone could be that guy. The former Buffalo Bills coach, who exercised a unique opt-out clause in his contract Wednesday, is very much on the Jets' radar. And the interest is mutual. Marrone is a New York guy, a former Jets assistant, and you have to think he wouldn't leave one job unless he knew another was waiting for him -- even though he's still due to make $4 million from the Bills in 2015. He's a solid coach, but does he warrant the Carroll/Reid treatment with a 15-17 career record? One league source said he wouldn't be surprised if Johnson offered Marrone more control over personnel than a typical coach.
It's a slippery slope because you're empowering the coach, essentially setting up a structure in which the coach and GM report directly to the owner. It could lead to trouble. The Jets just extricated themselves from a situation in which the coach and GM, Rex Ryan and John Idzik, had conflicting agendas and it led to a disconnect. Ryan wanted Darrelle Revis, Idzik didn't. Ryan wanted DeSean Jackson, Idzik didn't. And so on.
On Monday, Johnson talked about the importance of the coach and GM working in lockstep. Hiring the coach before the GM would set up an unconventional dynamic. Yes, it works for the Seahawks, but they're an aberration. Carroll and Schneider have a rare partnership.
Look, it's too soon to get fired up and rip the Jets for their approach -- the process has barely begun -- but it'll be interesting to monitor. Ultimately, it'll come down to finding two good men with the ability to coexist. In 2013, Johnson didn't exactly have an eHarmony moment when he paired Idzik and Ryan together.
One longtime personnel executive believes the Jets could be playing a dangerous game.
"You might as well take a gun, aim at your foot and shoot twice," said the executive, commenting on the coach-before-the-GM scenario. "That would be absolutely stupid. As soon as you hire a coach, you have to understand that the GM would no longer be a GM. He'd be an MG. How do you have checks and balances? It seems to me that Woody is making this up as he goes along."
It should be noted that Johnson did this once before, in 2001, when he hired the Terry Bradway-Herm Edwards tandem. Technically, Bradway was first, but it was a package deal. Johnson was so smitten with Edwards that he hired Bradway, in large part, because he was pro-Herm, according to a source.
The Edwards-Bradway team didn't last for the long haul, but it made the playoffs in three of its first four seasons. Johnson would sign up for that in a New York minute.


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Hi everyone! The lovely Gael from Glamore Cosmetics sent me two Hean polishes from the Wedding Garden collection to swatch for her. I really did not expect to completely fall in love with them, but I am smitten! Today I want to show you number 641. After I applied this polish I was so in love I ordered the rest of the collection and was inspired to do a "Bridal Nails" series using all 5 polishes. Today's post is the first installment. It's the first time I'm doing this kind of thing on the blog and I'm rather excited about it. I hope you like it too 🙂 I intend to show you swatches of the Wedding Garden collection and then soft, subtle nail art to make any bride feel special. Let me show you this absolutely divine polish!
I started off with my usual Tip Top base coat, painted the 3 coats of 641, after that was dry I used Sinful Colors Queen of Beauty and a make up sponge to sponge on the glitter. I sealed it all in with a coat of Seche Vite. I cannot say enough how in love I was with this mani. I wanted to swatch more than one polish on a weekend and thought I would like the blue the least since I don't normally like blues, but I wanted to cry real tears when I had to take this off! I was literally staring at my nails, a lot more than I usually do! I love, love, love it!


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More and more people are finally getting the message that multitasking is a bad idea. But few people are aware of the brain science that explains why this widespread practice can be a productivity disaster.
Whenever you shift from one activity to another, say, writing a presentation to checking your e-mail, your brain goes through a four-step process. It makes no difference how quickly you shift your attention; the process is essentially the same.
1) To begin with, blood rushes to the anterior prefrontal cortex, which notifies the rest of your brain that you're about to work on your presentation.
2) This all-points bulletin to your brain has two parts. First it searches for the neurons that you'll need for a particular task and then it notifies those neurons that they're needed. The search and notification is fast, but it still takes a few tenths of a second.
3) Then, when you decide to stop writing your presentation and check your e-mail, your brain must first disengage from the current task before moving on to the next. Strictly speaking, what we typically refer to as multitasking isn't really multitasking. You aren't actually doing two things at once. What you're doing is more accurately called rapid sequential task switching. But as you'll see, it's not nearly rapid enough.
If you remain unimpressed with the prospect of wasting time in half-second increments and aren't all that concerned about constantly having to reorient yourself, perhaps some additional statistics will make a stronger impression.
Granted, some interruptions are unavoidable. But the thing about multitasking is that it's interruption by choice not by chance. Why would you knowingly reduce your efficiency, deliberately increase your odds of making mistakes, and intentionally make yourself less intelligent?
Maybe now that you've read this, you no longer will.
[I] Medina, John. Brain Rules. Seattle: Pear Press, 2008. pp. 86-87.


This article describes the requirements for the server computer dedicated to running version 8.8 or 8.9 TASKE server applications in conjunction with a Cisco Unified Communications Manager telephone system. If you have a different version of TASKE or telephone system, please refer to Article 10000 for the correct system requirements.
Although a desktop computer is acceptable for the TASKE server computer, TASKE recommends using an entry-level server computer. Regardless of the type of computer used, a Microsoft server-level operating system is recommended.
The call processing solution must include a minimum version of 5 of Cisco Unified Communications Contact Center Express and have TCP/IP access to the TASKE server.
The requirements in this article are the recommended configuration for sites with up to 50 agents. Sites with more than 50 agents and/or high call volume should increase the server computer capabilities accordingly.
Analytics requirements vary depending on the particular configuration chosen, but in general the following items are required.
TASKE will install the TASKE ODBC driver. Some options may require the purchase of a TASKE XML Integration license. TASKE Agent-Assist requires TASKE Desktop.
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Crowds of Potter fans welcomed the first 'Christmas in the Wizarding World' unique retail experience in Utah this month, where The Shops at South Town recreated a wintry Hogsmeade for visitors to enjoy, complete with wizarding pop-up shops!
The experience is fully interactive, with animated shop windows and an interactive 'Quaffle Toss' game, surrounded by a display of Quidditch themed merch.
Aside from the usual (and brilliant) Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts merch (sweets from Honeydukes, house robes and sweaters, plush toys etc), the shopping experience also offers festive merchandise, such as ornaments and stockings. Ollivanders also features, allowing visitors to be chosen by their wand, assisted by the store's Wandkeeper.
If you're in Utah, find out more about the experience here. We can't wait to see where else Hogsmeade will appear this festive season!


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