The landscape itself is worthy of such epic tales, with mesmerising natural wonders – from the glittering glacial cap of Snæfellsjökull to the sweeping black sands of Djúpalónssandur.
If you're looking to participate in classic Icelandic activities such as a lava field hike, a snowmobile trip over the country's second largest glacier or a soothing dip in a steaming geothermal pool, the west is sure to delight and deliver. However, those looking to delve into the culture of the country and get acquainted with Icelandic rural life won't be disappointed – amongst the waterfalls, valleys and rugged rock formations of the coast are picturesque villages that are well worth a visit.
As you enter 'Viking Country', you'll have the chance to soak up the history and heritage of Iceland; it's a region where much of the action recorded in the famous Sagas took place, showcasing the struggle and conflict that arose amongst the early generations of Icelandic settlers.
The cultural and historical heart of Iceland, Reykholt is renowned for being the home of the country's best known author Snorri Sturlson during the years 1206-1241. Sturlson wrote The Prose Edda, considered by many to be the world's most extensive source for Norse mythology and one of the most important works of Scandinavian literature. The village plays host to a fascinating cultural and medieval centre, Snorrastofa, as well as the beautifully designed Reykholtskirkja church with its Swiss-chalet style exterior and neoclassical features. There's also a tiny geothermal pool named Snorralaug, thought to be one of the oldest springs used by humans in Iceland. Fosshotel Reykholt is just a few steps away from the church.
Near to the historical village of Reykholt lies the mighty Deildartunguhver, the largest and most powerful hot spring in Europe. Drawing on the geothermal reserves of the Reykholtsdalur valley, this magnificent force of nature pumps out a colossal 180 litres of steaming water per second. The water is primarily used to heat the nearby towns of Borgarnes and Akranes, as well as to assist nearby greenhouses and speed up the growth of plants and vegetables. If you want to take a dip, visit the sophisticated Krauma baths where you can enjoy all the benefits of naturally heated pools, calming saunas and the soothing relaxation room – you won't want to leave.
The most popular glacier for skiing and hiking in Iceland is Langjökull – the country's second largest glacier and the glittering diamond in the Vesturland's crown. Living up to its name which means 'the Long Glacier', Langjökull offers a 367 miles sq (950 km sq) stretch of ice cap, ideal for snowmobiling and admiring the winter wonderland scenery. However, that's not all Langjökull has to offer: beneath the frosty surface lies a network of vast manmade ice caves where a world of shimmering blue and silver ice is waiting to be explored.
One of the most famous landmarks in Iceland, Snæfellsjökull is a 700,000-year-old stratovolcano with a glacier cap, situated on the most western part of the Snæfellsnes peninsula. The crater served as the entrance to the fantastical subterranean world in Jules Verne's classic 1864 novel, Journey to the Centre of the Earth and the peninsula also found fame in the 90s when thousands of people congregated to welcome aliens to Earth. There must be something magical in the air around Snæfellsjökull though – for centuries it has been considered a source of power, mysticism and energy amongst the superstitious locals and its reputation holds strong.
Some of the most enchanting waterfalls in Iceland, Hraunfossar, Barnafoss and the Glanni waterfall, are located in the West. Hraunfossar (Lava waterfalls) is actually a series of smaller waterfalls, formed by water streaming through the irregular shapes of the Hallmundarhraun lava field and cascading over the moss-covered cliffs; Barnafoss (Children's waterfall) is located a short, scenic hike away. Glanni waterfall is located near to the otherworldly landscape of the Grábrókarhraun lava field, its small yet perfectly formed side-by-side drops and multiple tiers creating a perfect postcard scene. The lava field is also the location of the Surtshellir cave, the longest open lava cave in Iceland.
The Icelandic goat is an endangered species, so Háafell goat farm works hard to protect and maintain the goat population in Iceland. Expect a very warm welcome from the playful goat residents who are friendly and like to meet new people – some have even featured in HBO's Game of Thrones. The owners will provide plenty of information about their beloved charges and there's a small shop on site where you can pick up a variety of fresh produce, from homemade cheeses and ice-cream to skincare products. It's also possible to foster a goat for a small fee – foster parents will receive regular updates and pictures of their goat as well as enjoy two free visits to the farm with their families each year.
Those that can't help but indulge in a tipple or two when on holiday should make time to visit Steðji, one of the most famous micro breweries in Iceland. Learn about the heritage of Icelandic beer, see how it's brewed on site and sample the fine glacier water-brewed beverages in a fun, friendly and relaxing environment. This family-run brewhouse has a top selection of local beers, from strawberry beer to lager and seasonal beers – you might find it hard to pick your favourite! Visits last around 45 minutes and, thanks to its accessible location, can easily be tagged on to some of west Iceland's most popular tours.
Make your own journey to the centre of the earth with a tour down into the depths of the 8,000-year-old Vatnshellir Cave. This lava tube descends 35m below the surface and stretches more than 200m in length, so expect to negotiate staircases and uneven ground during this unique and unforgettable experience – sensible shoes are a must. Marvel at the fascinating formations and features in the upper part of the lava cave, before experiencing what total darkness looks and feels like in the lower regions when your guide switches off the torch.
If committing your Icelandic adventure to film is an essential consideration, be sure to visit the most photographed mountain in Iceland – Kirkjufell. Rising 463m above sea level, this perfectly symmetrical cone is an unmissable part of west Iceland's coastal skyline. As well as being a photographer's dream, the beautiful nature trails and abundant bird life of the mountain make it an ideal destination for those who can't get enough of the Great Outdoors. Stand beside the Kirkjufellsfoss waterfall for the best view of this iconic mountain.
The wide, shallow bay of Breiðafjörður is one of the best destinations for nature lovers in west Iceland. The region is made up of around 3,000 islands, islets and skerries, all playing host to around 50 breeding birds, including the common shag, puffin and the magnificent white-tailed eagle. Hop aboard a boat tour to make the most of this diverse natural environment, admiring the fairy-tale scenery and maybe even sampling a taste of fresh-off-the-boat shellfish en route.
Spring is an excellent time for hiking, visiting waterfalls and experiencing glorious winter wonderland landscapes, as the snow begins to melt. April is the best month for scoring off-peak bargains.
Thanks to the longer days in the Land of the Midnight Sun, summertime is a great season to go bird and whale watching. It's also the perfect time of year for a soak in one of Iceland's many geothermal pools.
Autumn in west Iceland is popular amongst music lovers due to the international Iceland Airwaves festival, held in Reykjavik. Hiking through woodland, ablaze with colour, is also one of the highlights at this time of year.
Finally, winter is the best time to visit Iceland if you're seeking that magical Northern Lights experience. It may well be wet, cold and windy at this time of year, but the ice caves, glacier hiking and snowmobiling opportunities are excellent activities to partake in – just be sure to pack appropriately.
This recently renovated 3-star hotel is nestled in the charming fishing village of Stykkishólmur, by the sea.
Set amongst quaint buildings and benefitting from the warm and friendly atmosphere of the town, this is the hotel of choice for those who want to experience authentic village life in Iceland. It's well-placed location makes it a great option for those visiting the natural wonders of the Snæfellsnes peninsula or visitors keen to explore the wildlife in the surrounding islands.
Not only are guests right on the doorstep of all the hiking paths of Snæfellsjökull National Park, they can discover the legendary stories surrounding Snæfellsjökull and the mysterious energy attributed to the place.
Culture vultures and literature fans will be delighted with Fosshotel Reykholt's historical setting.
This region of lava fields, waterfalls and mountains was also the home to the revered poet and historian Snorri Sturlson and is one of the best places to learn about the culture and history of Iceland.


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Amir Khan says Samuel Vargas will be "hurt" and outclassed this weekend as the British star wants to secure a "mega fight" before the end of the year.
The former world champion faces his Colombian opponent in Birmingham this Saturday night, live on Sky Sports, and talks have already begun for Khan to battle Kell Brook or Manny Pacquiao in December.
But Chris Johnson, the trainer for Vargas, questioned Khan's punch resistance during the press conference, drawing a heated response from the home favourite, who intends to prove his point with another explosive victory.
Khan told Sky Sports News: I was going to say to him that after this fight, I'd like him to see what he can do with his own fighter really in Vargas, because I know that I'm going to hurt him in this fight, and I'm going to put on a good performance, and I'm going to outclass him.
Maybe those words that he said about me, I think he could use for his own fighter.
Obviously I've been knocked out in the professional game before. They are going to talk about me, they are going to talk about my old previous fights. I'm a totally different fighter from there. I've got a new trainer, I've changed my way of living, I've changed how I treat boxing now.
I'm going to be ready for whatever Vargas and his team bring to the table. They are going to start playing mind games, try putting me down, try making me think negatively, but to be honest with you, I've been through these press conferences many times before.
British rival Brook is willing to return to welterweight for a long-awaited showdown with Khan, while Pacquiao has also held recent negotiations about a fight with the Bolton man.
I'm in touching distance of it, from that big mega fight, said Khan. You've got talks of Manny Pacquiao, you've got talks of Kell Brook.
There are some big fighters out there, and these fights are 147lbs fighters, which I am also, and they want to come down to 147.
I think that getting past this fight, me and Eddie will have a sit down, and there's some big fights in the future to come.


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Q: Converting a string of the form "##:##" to a time type, and then waiting for that time So, my work is made like this:
order.txt

file.txt;5
file2.txt;6
file3.txt;7

In the code, it will open file.txt, list the content, wait 5 seconds, open file2.txt, list the content, wait 6 seconds, etc, etc.
As you may have seen already, the file.txt is the name of the file, and the number after is the time in seconds.
Yet, I need to do the following:
order.txt

15:00;file.txt;5
15:10;file2.txt;6
16:00;file3.txt;7

Which is supposed to list the content of file.txt at windows time 15:00 for 5 seconds (then I'll have an "default" file to show when none is there) and at 15:10 file2.txt, etc etc.
To get the value of the first time is with the scanf which I'll probably have the following:
while(fscanf(orderFile," %49[^;]; %49[^;];%d",time,fileName,&seconds) == 3)

How do I convert that time variable from a string to a time type?
My code:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <ctype.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
#include <unistd.h>

Inside main:
Variables:
FILE* orderFile;
FILE* contentFile;
FILE* defaultFile;
char defaultContent[5000];
char fileName[50];
char textContent[5000];
int seconds;
int hour, min;
char timeValue[10];
time_t rawTime;
struct tm *currentTime;

Code:
orderFile = fopen("order.txt","r");

while(fscanf(orderFile," %49[^;]; %49[^;];%d",timeValue,fileName,&seconds) == 3)
{
    contentFile = fopen(fileName,"r");

    sscanf(timeValue,"%d:%d",&hour,&min);
    timeValue(&rawTime);
    currentTime = localtime(&rawTime);

    if(contentFile != NULL)
    {
       fseek (contentFile, 0, SEEK_END);
       size = ftell(contentFile);
       rewind(contentFile);

       if(size == 0)
       {
           printf("\nEmpty file, make sure there's something to list inside. (Scanned file: %s)\n", fileName);
           fclose(contentFile);
       }
       else
       {
           if(currentTime->tm_hour == hour && currentTime->tm_min == min)
           {
               while(fscanf(contentFile,"%[^\t]",textContent) == 1)
               {
                   printf("%s\n", textContent);
               }

               sleep(seconds);
           }
           else
           {
                 while(fscanf(defaultFile,"%[^\t]",defaultContent) == 1)
                 {
                      printf("%s\n", defaultContent);
                 }

                      difftime(time,currentTime);
                      sleep(difftime);
           }
                fclose(defaultFile);
                fclose(contentFile);
       }
    }
    else
    {
        if(contentFile == NULL)
        {
            printf("\nFile does not exist, please make sure the name is correct. (Scanned file: %s)\n", fileName);
        fclose(contentFile);
        }
    }
}
fclose(orderFile);

I translated the code and text to english so you would have a better understanding.
How do I, with the scanf I meantioned before, get the time in the txt file, convert it to a time type, and then list it only when windows time is the same?
Example:
order.txt

15:00;file.txt;5
15:10;file2.txt;6
16:00;file3.txt;7

It's 14:59, fileWhenThereAreNoFiles.txt content will appear as a default.
At 15:00 windows time, file.txt will open and list the content. After 5 seconds, fileWhenThereAreNoFiles.txt content will be back as default. At 15:10, the same happens with file2.txt.
I have +/- of an idea which is check the time in the file, then check windows time, do one minus another, and if it's 0 then present it. But I don't know how to make a code for such a thing or how to convert string in time. How can I do that?

A: Here is one approach to do it.
#include <time.h>
Variable declarations:
  int hour, min;
  time_t rawTime;
  struct tm *curTime;

Converting the read "hh:mm" string time to int hour and min:
  sscanf(time, "%d:%d", &hour, &min);

Getting the local_time:
  time(&rawTime);
  curTime = localtime(&rawTime);

Using the read tm structure:

  if(curTime->tm_hour == hour && curTime->tm_min == min) {
    // display the given file's contents
    // wait for `seconds` seconds

    // display default file's contents
  }

Additional info: thetm structure has more fields than these two (tm_hour and tm_min). You might find it useful to have a look at the tm structure. The complete tm structure has following fields:

tm_sec, seconds after the minute  (0-59), {(0-61) on some systems for leap seconds}
tm_min, minutes after the hour   (0-59)
tm_hour, hours since midnight     (0-23)
tm_mday, day of the month         (1-31)
tm_mon, months since January     (0-11)
tm_year, years since 1900
tm_wday, days since Sunday        (0-6)
tm_yday, days since January 1     (0-365)
tm_isdst, Daylight Saving Time flag

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Catherine Malandrino — Meatpacking District
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Catherine Malandrino — Meatpacking District is located in the Meatpacking District neighborhood of Manhattan. The Meatpacking District owes its name to the meat distribution companies that once dominated the area. While some meatpacking houses still exist, nowadays you are more likely to find meat of the celebrity variety, twirling around the Bermuda Triangle of SoHo House, Spice Market, and the uber-swanky Hotel Gansevoort. The signature feature of this luxurious hotel is its rooftop, featuring a richly landscaped roof garden and an expansive loft with soaring 20-foot ceilings that offers breathtaking city views in three directions. A 45-foot outdoor heated pool with underwater music anchors the roof's other side; it is unique in New York and reflects the ultra-trendiness that the district prides itself on.
If it's Asian cuisine you're craving you'll definitely want to dine at Spice Market. The interior of the restaurant is as exotic as the cuisine: with a collection of artifacts imported from Rajastan, South India, Burma and Malaysia creating an interior of Eastern exotica including antique wall carvings, screens and pagodas. Spice Market provides a feast for all sense.
Some art galleries have opened here, but the area is dominated by late-night establishments, high-end furniture stores, and fabulously expensive hairdressers. If you seek thrilling nightlife and pulsating action on the streets with traffic jams over century-old cobblestone streets, head here Cielo is one of hottest nightclubs. Its intimate size, impressive sound and sunken dance-floor make it perfect for catching a set by the latest hipster DJ. But given its notorious reputation as one of New York's toughest club to enter, good luck getting by the door. Speaking of tough doors, you might miss APT's door entirely, as the swanky lounge resides in a nondescript building that could easily be mistaken for a butcher shop. For more nightlife action, try the glittery, subterranean club that is 675 Bar. If you're looking for a quieter, more low-key way to spend time in the district, keep in mind that one of the most pleasant times of day to visit this neighborhood is between 10 and 11 in the morning.
As you wander around the district, do head down Gansevoort Street to get a feel for how this neighborhood evolved. The now-defunct Florent restaurant was the first trendy place to open, and as you pass its old location on Gansevoort Street, you'll see the remnants of the old dilapidated elevated railway, which has been turned into America's first overhead park, called the High Line. West 14th Street between Ninth and Tenth Avenues should not be missed, replete with stylish boutiques such as Jeffrey, a few bakeries, and an enormous Bodum store as well. And then there's the legendary Old Homestead Steakhouse directly across from the new Apple Store on Ninth Avenue at West 14th Street. If you're curious about the intriguing new architecture and glass houses juxtaposed with meatpacking houses, you'll definitely want to follow this section of our new architecture of Manhattan walking tour.
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In the case of mountains, when the phrase precedes the distinctive term, mount is used: Mount Olympus , Mount Everest , Mount Tai ; when the word follows the unique time period, mountain is used: Crowfoot Mountain , Blue Mountain , Rugged Mountain Typically talking, such names shall be adjectives or attributive nouns, however many overseas placenames fashioned with adjectives—as China's Huashan —are translated as though they were correct names: Mount Hua as an alternative of Hua Mountain or Flourishing Mountain.
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Caleb Warren
Associate Professor of Marketing
McClelland Hall 320N
1130 E. Helen St.
calebwarren@arizona.edu
Caleb Warren CV.pdf
Goal pursuit
PhD in Marketing from the University of Colorado, Boulder May 2010
Caleb Warren's Research
Eller Faculty Profile
Video: Humor and Coolness Research
Caleb Warren joined the Eller College of Management in 2016 after previously working as an assistant professor of marketing at Texas A&M University and Bocconi University. His areas of expertise include humor, symbolic value and goal pursuit. Specifically, he studies consumer psychology and investigates consumer responses to behaviors that part from the norm. He is affiliated with various professional organizations including the Association for Consumer Research, the Society for Consumer Psychology and the American Marketing Association.
MKTG 450 Consumer Behavior
MKTG 460 Digital Marketing
Warren, C. & Mohr, G. S. 2018. Ironic Consumption. Journal of Consumer Research. Forthcoming.
Warren, C. Barsky, A. & McGraw, A.P. 2018. Humor, Comedy, and Consumer Behavior. Journal of Consumer Research, 45, 529-552.
Warren, C. Pezzuti, T. & Koley S. 2018. Is Being Emotionally Inexpressive Cool? Journal of Consumer Psychology, 28, 560-577.
Warren, C. & McGraw, A.P. 2016. When Do Humorous Marketing Communications Hurt Brands? Journal of Marketing Behavior, 2, 39-67.
Warren, C. & McGraw, A.P. 2016. Warren, When Do Humorous Marketing Communications Hurt Brands? Journal of Marketing Behavior. (Forthcoming)
Warren, C. & McGraw, A.P. 2016. Differentiating What Is Humorous From What Is Not. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110, 407-430.
Warren, C. & McGraw, A.P. 2015. Opinion: What Makes Things Humorous.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112, 7105-6.
Campbell, M.C. & Warren, C. 2015. Goal Monitoring: When One Step Forward Seems Larger Than One Step Back. Journal of Consumer Research, 41, 1316-31. (Equal authorship)
McGraw, A. P., Warren, C., & Kan, C. 2015. Humorous Complaining. Journal of Consumer Research, 41, 1153-71.
Bauman, C.W., McGraw, A.P., Bartels, D. & Warren, C. 2014. Revisiting External Validity: Concerns about Trolley Problems and Other Sacrificial Dilemmas in Moral Psychology. Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 8/9, 536-54.
Warren, C. & Campbell, M. C. 2014. What Makes Things Cool? How Autonomy Influences Perceptions of Coolness. Journal of Consumer Research. 41, 543-563. *Winner of the Robert Ferber Award
McGraw, A.P., Williams, L.E., & Warren, C. 2014. The Rise and Fall of Humor: Psychological Distance Modulates Humorous Responses to Tragedy.
Social Psychological and Personality Science, 5, 566-572
McGraw, A.P., Warren, C., Williams, L.E., & Leonard, B. 2012. Too Close For Comfort or Too Far to Care? Finding Humor in Distant Tragedies and Close Mishaps. Psychological Science, 23, 1215-1223.
Campbell, M.C. & Warren, C. 2012. A Risk of Meaning Transfer: Are Negative Associations More Likely to Transfer than Positive Associations. Social Influence, 7, 172-92. (Equal authorship)
Warren, C., McGraw, A.P., Van Boven, L. 2011. Values and Preferences: Defining Preference Construction. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, 2, 193-205.
McGraw, A. P. & Warren, C. 2010. Benign Violations: Making Immoral Behavior Funny. Psychological Science, 21, 1141-1149. (Equal authorship)
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Journal of Marketing Research
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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Personality and Social Psychology Compass
Journal of Individual Differences
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Mays Competitive Summer Research Grant, Summer 2015
Marketing Science Institute Grant: "Humorous Complaining," January 2011 (w/ A. P. McGraw & C. Kan).
Marketing Science Institute Grant: "On the Relationship Between Humor and Brand Attitude," July 2010 (w/ A. P. McGraw).
AMA-Sheth Doctoral Consortium Fellow, Atlanta, GA, June 2009
Gerald Hart Research Fellowship, University of Colorado, Summer 2006 and 2008


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From The Times
Malcolm Hardee Memorial Show
Dominic Maxwell at the Hackney Empire, E8
THERE are a few rules that a star-speckled benefit show must follow. It must raise money for a blue-chip charity — Amnesty, or something to do with some unimpeachably awful illness. It must overrun horribly, the blather of obscure comics at the start forcing the big names to hare through their material as midnight comes and goes. And the audience must be gracious about every act, who are here out of the goodness of their hearts, not for the exposure, no no.
In breaking all these rules, the Malcolm Hardee Memorial Show honoured its self-styled subject a treat. Hardee died a year ago, aged 55, after falling drunkenly off his boat into the Thames — a premature end to three decades as a comic, agent, talent-spotter and full-time character.
A generation of comics was weaned at Hardee's Greenwich club, Up the Creek. He was, in the words of the excellent East End comic Ricky Grover, "the most naturally funny man I've ever met".
Hardee's children, Frank and Poppy, introduced a film that explained why Hardee was a grassroots comedy kingpin. There followed five hours — as scheduled — of the sort of variety this venue was built for, from the well-known (Jools Holland, Jeremy Hardy, Arthur Smith, John Hegley, The Fast Show's Simon Day) to the bizarre (sister Clare Hardee's seven-strong can-can combo Can't Can 't, the Third Reich-loving crooner Frank Sanatzi).
There were few flops from the 40-odd acts. The surprise guest, Jimmy Carr, host of eight out of ten Channel 4 shows, coped smoothly with a welter of harsh, sweary heckles. In his defence Carr pointed out that whereas he was known for his jokes, Hardee was known for his outsized testicles. Heckler: "His b******* were popular!" Carr: "I don't know if you watch Channel 4, but my b******* is popular too."
A victory on points.
Other highlights included Stewart Lee, reworking a routine he first performed for Hardee 16 years ago; the former Squeeze singer Glenn Tilbrook heading into the stalls to perform his early hit, Goodbye Girl, unamplified; and Johnny Vegas, raging at the audience.
Yes, his dyspepsia is predictable by now, as is his refusal to get off the stage, but there's still something compelling about the way he wastes an audience's time with quite such fervour.
After five hours, this terrific evening climaxed, bang on time, with a reprise of Hardee's most famous act The Greatest Show on Legs — three naked men dancing around protecting their modesty with nothing but balloons. A rude, pointless, precarious, hilarious routine. There are worse legacies to have.
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Manly Wade Wellman's "Lee Granger, Jungle King" [Guest Post]
By GW Thomas
Manly Wade Wellman has many feathers in his cap: famous Weird Tales writer, a World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award, an Edgar Award for True Crime, a Pulitzer prize nomination for non-fiction, and the notoriety of appearing in court during the famous Fawcett vs. DC trial of 1948 (which Harvey Kurtzman and Wally Wood parodied in "Superduperman" in the fourth issue of Mad Magazine, April-May 1953.) Manly spoke from the stand of how his editors had encouraged him to steal freely from Superman for their comic, Captain Marvel Adventures. It was a strange place to end up. But where did it all begin?
Manly Wade Wellman decided to try writing comics after his friend and fellow Weird Tales author, Frank Belknap Long, had ventured into the world of "squinkies" as Manly called them. By March 1941, Manly would be writing the very first Captain Marvel tale "Captain Marvel vs. Z" in Captain Marvel Adventures #1. But before that he sharpened his pen on a few other comics including "Lee Granger, Jungle King" for Slam-Bang Comics (March-September 1940).
Slam-Bang was a Fawcett title that ran for only seven issues, but Manly and Granger appeared in them all. Beginning with issue #1, Lee Granger got the last nine to ten pages of each issue. The scientist-explorer sets out on a mission to fly over a part of unknown Africa. His plane is sabotaged by Arabs who are conducting illegal slaving in the unmapped territory. Granger saves himself when his plane explodes by using his loose clothing like a parachute. He is discovered by pygmies and accidentally wounds their chief with a poisoned spear. Granger saves the man's life and becomes friend to the entire tribe. As the pygmies' leading light, he teaches them science, helps them build a brick town, and even captures a lion and alters its brain. This is Eric, the talking lion, who is Granger's best sidekick.
In later episodes Granger defeats the invading Arabs, a race of flying demons called the Djinns, helps scientists who struggle to find the lost ruins of the Gelka (guarded by savages and gorillas), and fights the usual greedy white hunters bound to steal Eric away. He also encounters the queen of the giant ants, a woman raised by insects. The longer, ten-page format allowed Wellman to expand his story where many jungle characters had to make due with only five pages. The art was most likely drawn by Jack Binder in his usual serviceable but crude style.
Granger meets many beautiful woman, from rich debutantes to scientist's daughters, but they always leave, asking if they might meet again. The best of these was Kate Bond, who enters the hive of the ants, carrying a gun, which she is not reluctant to use on the queen herself. You have to remember these are pre-Code comics! Beautiful and deadly, she might have made a queen to Lee's king if the comic had continued.
What strikes me most about this strip is first off that Lee Granger is not a Tarzan wannabe. Only once does he use vines to swing down on foes. Usually he uses his superior understanding of science, making him more of a jungle Doc Savage than a Lord Greystoke. Secondly, Wellman's scenarios are usually not too typical of jungle stories, having a more fantastic element to them. I especially liked Issue #3 that has the feel of Robert E Howard's "Almuric" to it, with winged foes and sword fights (both that story and issue #3 appeared in May 1939 so it might have been Edgar Rice Burroughs' Pirates of Venus (Argosy, October 2, 1931) or Howard's "Wings in the Night" (Weird Tales, July 1932) that inspired him just as easily.
The source for the giant ants could have come from any number of pulps (which Manly knew, for he was in them) such as "The Master Ants" by Francis Flagg (Amazing Stories, May 1928), "The World of the Giant Ants" (Amazing Stories Quarterly, Fall 1928) by A Hyatt Verrill, or "The War of the Great Ants" by Jim Vanny (Wonder Stories, July 1930). And of course, the jungle ant classic, "Leiningen Versus the Ants" by Carl Stephenson (Esquire, December 1938).
Wherever Manly got his ideas, they were better than most of the jungle crowd. Only once does he stoop to overt racism in the strip, when he claims he must save the scientists because they are white. Such narrow-mindedness seems odd from the man who flew in the face of convention with his debut "When Planets Clashed" and wrote of space war from both sides of the conflict. His work as a whole speaks of a love for all humankind. It was this deep compassion that made stories like "Song of the Slaves" (Weird Tales, March/April 1940) memorable, or his work on the Civil War worthy of Pulitzer consideration. And it was this sense of honor that directed Manly to tell the truth on the stand in 1948. Manly was always, first and foremost, a gentleman.
GW Thomas has appeared in over 400 different books, magazines and ezines including The Writer, Writer's Digest, Black October Magazine and Contact. His website is gwthomas.org. He is editor of Dark Worlds magazine.
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Thanks for this overview of the strip and Wellman's comics sojourn. I love it. The strip is pretty high concept but still manages to be pedestrian by comics terms, it looks like. As much as I love this sort of comics history, I still find the game of "follow the artist"more enjoyable than "follow the writer." Still waiting for a treatment of Patricia Highsmith's oeuvre...
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The persistence and intensity of stressors, in addition to the characteristics and functions of each person, associated with efforts and failures to deal with stress and its consequences, can lead the worker to develop chronic labor exhaustion, reaching the most severe form of stress at work, the burnout. The dental surgeon is a victim of stress sources in the public sector.
Identify the dentists who work in the Centers of Dental Specialties (CDSs) in the municipalities of João Pessoa and Cabedelo in Paraíba, Brazil, which are more likely to develop Burnout Syndrome (BS).
The quantitative approach was chosen, with a descriptive character, with data collection via structured questionnaire (socio-demographic data and MBI-HSS).
Thirty dentists volunteered, the majority being female (63.3%); Age group above 35 years (80%); 70% have Specialization; 13.3% Master's Degree, 6.7% PhD and 10% have another type of postgraduate degree. BS is a state of fatigue or frustration caused by dedication to a cause, a lifestyle, or a relationship that has failed to generate expected reward. It is not necessarily the result of overwork, but it configures a gap between the effort made and the reward received. Multidimensional syndrome or construct characterized by three components: Emotional/physical Exhaustion (EE), Depersonalization (DE), and Decreased Personal Accomplishment/personal involvement in work (PA).
The dental surgeons who work in the CDSs: 6.7% showed signs of SB; 30% are at high risk; 20% in medium risk; and 43.3% at low risk of acquiring SB. They had high and medium level of EE and DE: 26.7% had high scores in the EE dimension (imbalance between individual and work, generating physical and emotional exhaustion), and 23.3% in DE dimension (consequence of emotional exhaustion); Already in the PA there was 50% of low level, being this dimension the most striking and worrying, to be analyzed inverted. CDSs intervention programs are needed, including prevention and control of BS, as well as developing coping skills to help professionals handle stressful work situations. There is an improvement in the social context and working conditions of those involved because it is not only an individual but an organizational problem.
Stephanie Albuquerque de Souza Brandão, UNIPÊ-University Center of João Pessoa, Rua José Patrício de Almeida, 79/102. Jardim Oceania, João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.


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Once everyone got their Raspberry Pi booted and working, we looked at the software that came installed on Raspbian. This included Wolfram Mathematica, Sonic Pi and Minecraft (Pi Edition). We decided to use Minecraft to learn programming in Python.
Using the Terminal, participants were taught basic commands to locate themselves in the Minecraft world, as well as commands to generate blocks and more complex structures. With this, participants built large houses and other structures easily using only programming.
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Posted By: ReputationToday August 15, 2016
The force behind driving sustainability, corporate social responsibility and communications as a strategic function at Vedanta, Roma Balwani, President, Group Communications & Sustainable Development believes businesses are not "isolated entities" and that companies must promote a culture of societal responsibility, as it's absolutely crucial that every enterprise must introspect on how its existence brings about a net positive impact to the society. She gets into a chat mode with Shree Lahiri, as she explains how one must have a holistic approach and a long term vision.
RT: How do organisations need to embrace CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) as a business imperative? The emphasis mostly was on how there are business needs to adopt CSR, but it is high time they became socially conscious. Please comment.
Ans: Businesses are not isolated entities. They can thrive with the support of their host communities, whose growth is imperative to sustain the development of the businesses. It is absolutely crucial that every enterprise must introspect on how its existence brings about a net positive impact to the society.
Although nascent, businesses are increasingly getting exposed to the idea that community development initiatives are hardly about commercial transaction. Legislation, as we have witnessed in the case of the Companies Act (2013), is only a precursor for
organisations to begin such initiatives. There are a host of financial or material benefits that CSR generates for the businesses executing them. If one puts financial rewards against social rewards while judging or assessing a CSR strategy, I am afraid the outcome will be lopsided. What one can however argue for is the method of incentivisation. Also, adopting a CSR initiative that is in some way aligned to the core competency of the firm may add value to the company's triple bottom-line, if they have the requisite products and services. Companies must promote a culture of societal responsibility, which will eventually build a sense of purpose and motivation among the employees. Instead of CSR & Sustainability personnel working in silos, entire organisations must be galvanised to enable development
RT: What is your impression of the CSR scenario in the country today? Do you see a difference in the Indian picture vis-à-vis internationally?
Ans: The idea of contributing to the society in India goes back a long way. What began as philanthropy with the first school of entrepreneurs in British India, evolved into the idea of trusteeship during the last years of British rule and subsequent years post the Independence. This idea of trusteeship eventually gave way to the socialist economy, wherein Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs) dominated the area.
Post the liberalisation in 1990s we have seen a rapid transformation in the manner in which private enterprises engage with communities to leverage community initiatives. As global issues such as labour welfare, poverty eradication, environmental sustainability and climate change gain more traction in India, organisations are increasingly adopting their CSR strategies to address them.
One aspect which companies in India must begin to focus on more closely is that of adopting international benchmarks. Compliance with international standards will enable comparative measurement and enhance the credibility of companies globally. Vedanta for instance, has adopted a range of global benchmarks right across its environmental sustainability and CSR initiatives. We aim to maintain an ongoing, transparent dialogue with all of our stakeholders in order to build the strong relationships that will allow our business to succeed and to preserve our social license to operate.
RT: What are the areas Vedanta is focusing on as far as CSR activities go?
Ans: It is crucial that we, as an organisation maintain an ongoing, transparent dialogue with all of our stakeholders in order to build the strong relationships that will allow our business to maintain harmony and create new opportunities for the local population.
Most of our operations are in remote areas that are home to indigenous communities. Local communities have the right to participate in the decision making and we respect the principle of free, prior informed consent.
Human rights remain an important issue to us. Addressing poverty, inequality in all forms, women empowerment, child nutrition and skills development to increase employability remain some of our top focuses as far as our CSR activities are concerned. In 2015 we became a signatory of the 'CEO Statement of Support' for the United Nations' Women's Empowerment Principles (WEP), 'Equality Means Business'.
RT: Vedanta won Four Awards at IndiaCSR in April 2015. How was the feeling on this achievement? Have any more awards followed?
Ans: While it is an honor and indeed humbling to have received this recognition, we at Vedanta strongly believe that this will be a continuous journey to make a positive impact on communities. The CSR teams at Vedanta work closely with their partners, be it the government, or the NGOs or the community members to achieve the outcomes which are desired for that particular community. We have always believed in our Chairman, Mr. Anil Agarwal's vision and passion to see the change in India in terms of poverty alleviation, job creation and women empowerment, which are the fundamentals which guide and motivate our teams to do good work on ground.
RT: What else can organisations do in this area, which you feel have been neglected so far?
Ans: There has to be a mindset change where we look as integrating the marginalised communities with the development of the society of which they should be a part of. They also have the right to basic amenities, good education for their children and given an opportunity to bring a positive change in their lives.
One of the areas where I believe companies in India must focus on is that of developing newer, frugal technologies that rely on non-conventional energy sources as well as self-regulatory mechanisms that help in creating inter-generational equity.
Companies should shift away from the current, exploitative economic model of growth, to one that recognises the need to protect all its stakeholders. This is a narrative of India as a developing nation which needs to be heard as well as addressed in a way that brings in the shared value proposition as propagated by Micheal Porter where in you bring in social change that ultimately benefits the society at large and creates new lifestyles and opportunities of growth that never existed before.
As we have progressed from the Millennium Development Goals and as we study the Sustainable Development Goals and bring them into our way of conducting business and implementing social measures, these will have long lasting impact and outcomes for society.
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Spotify Stock Rebounds Past $100 Per Share Following Layoffs Announcement
The per-share price of Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) has rebounded past $100 for the first time since September, after the Stockholm-based company announced plans to trim its workforce by about six percent.
When the market opened yesterday, Spotify stock jumped to more than $102 per share – representing an approximately 22 percent improvement since 2023's beginning. And after hovering around the $100 mark during today's trading, SPOT finished at a little over $99.
As noted, the initial valuation hike arrived as the streaming platform announced plans to lay off six percent of its 9,808-person team, or roughly 589 individuals. Explaining the latest in a line of personnel cutbacks, Spotify head Daniel Ek acknowledged an overarching "effort to drive more efficiency, control costs, and speed up decision-making" within his company, which has made all manner of acquisitions in recent years.
(In retrospect, Spotify last year set the stage for this largescale attempt to rein in staff spending by slowing hiring, shuttering its Studio 4 podcast unit, canceling 11 original Gimlet and Parcast podcasts, axing a number of live-audio programs, and making multiple recruiting layoffs for good measure.)
To be sure, Spotify has injected billions into podcasting alone – including by bankrolling programming like The Joe Rogan Experience and scooping up a series of businesses in the space.
Despite the aforesaid programming and staff reductions, the broader spending spree didn't conclude in 2022, either, as Spotify bought content-moderator Kinzen, music trivia game Heardle, AI voice platform Sonantic, and podcast-technology companies Podsights and Chartable on the year.
But amid an abundance of tech sector and music industry layoffs – not to mention a pursuit of podcasting profitability as well as a significant revenue increase – Spotify is evidently rethinking the aggressive strategy of years past.
Particularly given the signs of an imminent price raise and the market's response to the layoffs, it'll be worth following the performance of Spotify stock throughout the remainder of 2023.
Several investment firms remain extremely bullish about Spotify stock owing to the company's perceived potential as something of a one-stop audio-entertainment service, complete with music, social components, podcasts, audiobooks, and more.
Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley last month set a SPOT target price of $105, and Monness Crespi Hardt just recently settled upon a $115 SPOT target. In explaining the latter position (and a buy rating), analyst Brian White pointed to Spotify's expanded collection of offerings, anticipated ad-revenue upsides, and the possible income-related benefits of app-store regulations in the EU.
On the other side of the coin, Jefferies 12 days back reduced its SPOT rating from buy to hold and set a $95 target price.
"We don't see gross margins returning to 2021 levels until 2024 and above 30% well beyond that," Jefferies analyst Andrew Uerkwitz wrote in explaining his Spotify stock position. "Until we see signs of a reacceleration, we'll move to the sidelines."
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AVID and the Career Center are hosting a district-wide College and Career Week from Oct. 8-12. Throughout the week many activities, such as workshops, spirit days, field trips and presentations will take place in middle school and high school campuses within the Redlands Unified School District.
On Monday, students participated in "Military Monday" by wearing camo or military gear. Teachers on campus shared their college journey during their classes. Juniors from Redlands East Valley, Citrus Valley, and Redlands high schools attended a field trip together to Cal Baptist University and the University of California, Riverside. Seniors attended a senior kick-off college assembly during their 4th period and during lunch, all grades had the opportunity to take virtual college tours at the career centers.
On Tuesday, the spirit day theme is "On my way to an occupation." Students participating in spirit week will be dressed in the clothing of their future careeer. REV counselors will be assisting students on creating FSA ID and college application accounts in the media center during government and economics classes. San Bernardino Valley College and the University of Redlands will be making a visit to RUSD high schools. Also, workshops will be held to apply to California State Universities.
Students who have pre-registered will have passes to attend either workshops or presentations. If students are not pre-registered, they must ask their teachers and it is the teacher's decision to allow them to attend.
On Wednesday, Oct. 10, students seventh to eleventh grade will be taking the PSAT, while twelve grade students will be taking the SAT. Due to spirit day, students will be able to test in their pajamas and schools will be having a modified minimum day.
Later on Wednesday evening, the RUSD College Fair will be held at Redlands High school Terrier Gym from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. At the fair, there will be over 65 colleges present, including Arizona State University, UC Berkeley, and the University of East London. The fair is open to all RUSD students and parents.
On Thursday, if needed, seniors will have the opportunity during classes to go to the media center and work on college applications. La Sierra and California Baptist University will be having a presentation for students, while Grand Canyon University and the University of La Verne will be doing on-the-spot admissions inside REV's upstairs conference room, Citrus Valley's career center, and RHS's career center and student center. Thursday's spirit day is "Time to Interview" and students will dress as if they were going to an interview.
Later on Thursday evening, at the Citrus Valley Blackhawk theater, an overview of college and career readiness in RUSD will be provided. This is to help families through the transition from middle school to high school or the transition toward a successful post-secondary college or career path from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Friday, students will be wearing their favorite college gear and seniors who signed-up will be visiting Crafton Hills College. A mini-college and career fair, sponsored by ROP, will be held during lunch. The fair will include vocational schools, community programs, and former AVID students.
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"Тевно езеро" е заслон, намиращ се в Пирин планина, на източния бряг на Тевното езеро в циркуса Белемето, на 2512 м. надморска височина. Заслонът е проектиран от планинаря и строител на хижи Петър Пъцков. Построен е от ЦС на БТС през 1972 г.

Представлява двуетажна постройка със столова на първия етаж и общо спално помещение с нарове с капацитет 30 места на втория етаж. В задната част на заслона са изградени 3 допълнителни помещения (бунгала) с общ капацитет от около 25 места на нарове. Възможно е пренощуване в общото помещение на около 15 души. В заслона се предлагат топла храна и напитки. Електрифициран е чрез собствен генератор, питейната вода е от извор над заслона, водата за санитарни нужди се взима от езерото. Тоалетната е външна.

В края на 2008 г. започва изграждане на допълнителни помещения към заслона, като се очаква капацитетът му да се удвои.

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Заслон "Тевно езеро" е едно от най-популярните места за нощуване в северния пирински дял. Средищното му разположение и уникалната природна гледка в циркуса Белемето определят присъствието му в повечето пирински маршрути.

Изходни пунктове
 гр. Банско – 7 часа през х. "Демяница" и Мозговишка порта
 гр. Добринище – 9 часа през х. "Гоце Делчев" и хижа "Безбог"

Изходни точки
 х. "Демяница" – 3 часа по долината на река Демяница през Мозговишка порта
 х. "Безбог" – 3 часа през Поповоезерен циркус, Краледворски циркус и Лява краледворска порта
 х. "Безбог" – 4 часа през "Дженгалска порта" със ски през пролетта
 х. "Вихрен" – 7 часа през Бъндеришки циркус, Башлийска порта, Типиците и Мозговишка порта
 х. "Пирин" – 4 часа през Демиркапийски циркус и Дясна краледворска порта.
 х. "Беговица" – 3 часа през Беговишки циркус Беговишки превал
 з. "Спано поле" – 4 часа през Чаирски езера, Превала и Мозговишка порта.

Кратки излети в околността
 до връх Валявишки чукар – 0,5 часа
 до връх Момин двор – 0,5 часа
 до Краледворски циркус и Самодивските езера – 1,5 часа
 до Демиркапийски циркус и Митрово и Аргирово езеро – 1,5 часа
 до Валявишки циркус и езерата в него – 1,5 часа

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Източници

Външни препратки
 Официална страница
 Статия за строежа на заслон Тевно езеро, в. "Струма"
 От Безбог до Тевно езеро, статия www.selo-banya.com

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Some days, when I come home from work and my wife asks how I'm going, I say that I'm "still tired!" An honest day's work takes a lot out of a guy, whether he's digging a drainage ditch, or having to design a new business process. That is, whether our responsibilities – paid or unpaid – are physical, mental, or both; if we genuinely apply ourselves to our work, we're usually spent at the end of the day.
Colossians 3:23 is a well-known verse, and one that can be used as an excuse for over-committing to our work. Working hard is not a sin, but we would do well to read the entire chapter, especially verses 15-25.
Jesus, however, didn't use that excuse when He was needed. Read Mark 6:30-34. Even though Jesus and his apostles were too busy to even eat, and their "quiet time" was interrupted by people who were eager to see them, Jesus continued to serve. When we're out of stamina, let's remember to draw from the same source that Jesus must have – God the Father.
Still, it can be tough to be thrown a new problem (like a leaking pipe or a bag of trash needing to be emptied) when you get home. When you find yourself in that situation often, consider another option: Make your family a deal, and ask for some reasonable amount of "buffer time" when you get home. (Call it your "boat time", using Mark 6 as an example.) Take your shoes off, change clothes, take a deep breath, and collect yourself. Then, after that, give your family some of the quality time that they seek – that they need – from you.
This won't always be possible, but a structured transition is one way to help both you and them. When it doesn't work out, ask God for a little extra fuel in your tank, and for the grace to get through until you have a chance to recharge. Remember our role model, Jesus Christ, and when you do have a few minutes of peace and quiet, read about how He lived for inspiration.
A version of this devotion originally appeared at fcccanton.com , as a Study Guide for the March 8, 2015 message, "The Role of the Man in a Family".
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the shirt worn as part of my outfit for cheer camp, somewhat explaining the no makeup and ponytail appearance. apologies!
I adore this nail polish! My beautiful best friend Rosie and I did a small nail polish swap last week, and this was one of the four or so we traded. A gorgeous summery colour, it strikes me as being quite similar to Models Own's Hedonist, one of the stand-out colours from their hedkandi collection from earlier this year. Colour wise they're pretty similar, however I believe Hedonist is slightly more red-toned and possibly more neon. In the last photo you get a sneaky peek at my London 2012 shirt, I'm so happy with it! £6 from the Sports Direct sale is a definite yes in my books! Anyway, the main purpose of showing you the polish was that it's for going on holiday in just over a day's time! Hopefully by just taking this one bottle with me I'll actually enjoy the surroundings rather than my usual change-every-two-day London routine. This will mosty probably be the last post until I get back next week, so enjoy the week of summer and pray for some lovely weather.
p.s - this is my post #100! yay yay yay hit a milestone finally, and to anyone reading this - thankyou! I'm so glad you read and join me on the blog that I adore writing ever so much.


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Four days have passed since Adobe patched the latest Flash Player 0day vulnerability exploited in attacks in the wild and, in the meantime, we have been given more details about the attacks and the exploit used.
Genwei Jiang, the FireEye researcher who has been credited, along with several others, with the discovery of the flaw (CVE-2016-4117), says that the initial attacks were leveraged against targets running Windows and Microsoft Office.
"Attackers had embedded the Flash exploit inside a Microsoft Office document, which they then hosted on their web server, and used a Dynamic DNS (DDNS) domain to reference the document and payload. With this configuration, the attackers could disseminate their exploit via URL or email attachment," he explained.
Victims would open the malicious Office document, and be shown a decoy one, while the Flash exploit encoded in the file would be delivered and ultimately lead to the download of malware.
Additional technical details about the flaw and the exploit can be found in this blog post.
Users who have failed to implement the patch are urged to do so as soon as possible, especially if they use Windows and MS Office.
"Additionally, Flash Player users could consider employing additional mitigations, such as EMET from Microsoft, to make their systems more difficult and costly to exploit," says Jiang.
Alternatively, they could get rid of Flash Player if they don't need it.
Coincidentally, it was revealed last week that Google is planning to phase out full support for Flash player on its Chrome browser by the end of 2016.


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Jack Ma's Ant Financial looks to take world to China with blockchain
Feb 13, 2017, 13:00 by Olusegun Ogundeji by in News 11 2 11845
At a time when a new report deemed blockchain as likely to reinforce a structure for cash securities in large and complex but mostly domestic markets such as Japan and China, the parent company of China's largest online payment service, Jack Ma's Ant Financial, has expressed interest in exploring more uses of blockchain technology to achieve its expansion goal.
Ant Financial is planning to raise about $3 billion to support its efforts at venturing into big markets like the U.S. and India. Blockchain is surely going to play a vital role in making it happen.
Founded by the Alibaba group, Ant Financial originates from Alipay, China's leading third-party online payment solution which has over 450 million users. Though Alibaba is yet to enter the Indian market directly, it is leading a $200 million round of investment in Indian online retailer Paytm E-commerce Pvt which is one of India's latest unicorn – a start-up company valued at more than a billion dollars. Its Ant Financial has also put in to buy U.S. money transfer company, MoneyGram, for about $880 million.
Its CEO, Eric Jing, stated on CNBC recently that their plan is to gain up to two billion customers in the next ten years and they are looking into blockchain technology as well as artificial technology "…to bring more, a high level of security" as they will be deeply integrated into Ant Financial's operations.
Ant Financial had earlier used blockchain last year to make charities more transparent by monitoring their activities to address the inconsistencies that have marred the operations of organizations in the industry for years.
The stage now seems set for Alibaba which has a goal of deriving 20% to 30% of its sales from outside of China.
In the new report, Blockchain in Financial Markets: How to Gain an Edge by Bain & Company, the study says blockchain – or distributed ledger technology – is likely to arrive first in those markets that are ready jurisdictions for it which include Asia-Pacific and Latin America that have a centralized and integrated infrastructure run by a single exchange and a proactive regulator who can work together to drive innovation.
It adds that markets are likely to develop into four distinct archetypes with each having distinct implications for how and when individual firms should adopt the technology.
"First, in large, complex, but mostly domestic markets such as Japan and China, DLT is more likely to reinforce a relatively integrated structure for cash securities. By contrast, DLT may have the opposite effect in the second archetype, large financial hubs, such as the US and major European markets," the report says.
The third archetype is smaller, domestically focused markets like Australia, Canada and Brazil where their markets are centralized for participants and regulators to work closely while the fourth archetype—small markets with international connections, including Singapore and Hong Kong—is likely to remain integrated for cash securities but more subject to global market practices and links in derivatives and over the counter OTC.
China has been making preparatory moves to usher in blockchain technology into facets of its economy. The Alibaba group's interest in the technology will be a great boost for budding startups in the country even as the company – which Jing says has seen growth by using digital technology to serve the people for their payment service – takes advantage of the potentials in the market to keep innovating to meet their identified huge demands.
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Resolution on Religious, Religion-Based and/or Religion-Derived Prejudice
Adopted by APA Council of Representatives, August, 16 2007
Prejudice based on or derived from religion and antireligious prejudice has been, and continues to be, a
cause of significant suffering in the human condition. The American Psychological Association's policy
statement on prejudice, stereotypes, and discrimination provides operational definitions for prejudices,
stereotypes, and interpersonal and institutional discrimination. The resolution specifically states,
Prejudices are unfavorable affective reactions to or evaluations of groups and their members,
stereotypes are generalized beliefs about groups and their members, interpersonal discrimination is
differential treatment by individuals toward some groups and their members relative to other groups
and their members, and institutional discrimination involves policies and contexts that create, enact,
reify, and maintain inequality. (American Psychological Association Council of Representatives, 2006)
Prejudice directed against individuals and groups based on their religious or spiritual beliefs, practice,
adherence, identification, or affiliation has resulted in a wide range of discriminatory practices. Such
discrimination has been carried out by individuals, by groups, and by governments. Examples of
nongovernmental discrimination based on religion include social ostracism against individuals based on
their religion, desecration of religious buildings or sites, and violence or other hate crimes targeted toward
adherents of particular faith traditions (U.S. Department of State, 2004). Prejudice and discrimination
based on religion and/or spirituality continue to be problematic even in countries that otherwise have
achieved a high level of religious liberty and pluralism. Governmental discrimination based on religion has
taken both covert and overt forms. Current examples of covert religious discrimination include
government surveillance of religious speech, pejorative labeling by governmental bodies of certain
religious groups as "cults" with a resulting loss of religious freedoms, and a lack of legal protection for
citizens from nonmajority faiths who are victims of religious hate crimes (Center for Religious Freedom,
2001, 2003; U.S. Department of State, 2004). Prejudice based on or derived from religion has been used
to justify discrimination, prejudice, and human rights violations against those holding different religious
beliefs, those who profess no religious beliefs, individuals of various ethnicities, women, those who are
not exclusively heterosexual, and other individuals and groups depending on perceived theological
justification or imperative.
Indeed, it is a paradoxical feature of these kinds of prejudices that religion can be both target and victim
of prejudice, as well as construed as justification and imperative for prejudice. The right of persons to
practice their religion or faith does not and cannot entail a right to harm others or to undermine the public
good. This situation is further complicated by the increasing tendency of individuals to identify as
"spiritual" apart from any identification or affiliation with a religious tradition (Hill & Pargament, 2003). It is
as yet unclear what impact on the relationships between spirituality and prejudice this increasing trend
toward noninstitutionalized spirituality may produce.
While many individuals and groups have been victims of antireligious discrimination, religion itself has
also been the source of a wide range of beliefs about and attitudes and behaviors toward other
individuals (Donahue & Nielsen, 2005). Several decades of psychological research have found
complicated relationships between measures of religiousness and measures of prejudice (Allport,
1954/1979; Allport & Ross, 1967; Gorsuch & Aleshire, 1974; Spilka, Hood, Hunsberger, & Gorsuch,
2003). Dozens of studies have reported positive linear relationships between measures of conventional
religiousness, such as frequency of church attendance or fundamentalism scale elevations, and
measures of negative social attitudes, such as prejudice, dogmatism, or authoritarianism (Altemeyer,
1988; Altemeyer & Hunsberger, 1992, 2005). Yet, Allport (1950) and his colleagues (Allport & Ross,
1967) observed that the relationship between religion and prejudice is curvilinear rather than linear, with
highly religious individuals having lower levels of prejudice than marginally religious adherents. This
finding has been relatively robust over numerous subsequent studies on religion and prejudice using self-
report measures (Batson & Stocks, 2005; Gorsuch & Aleshire, 1974). Recent research, using non-selfreport measures, has found even more complex and varied sets of relationships between diverse types of
personal religiousness and prejudice indicators (Batson & Stocks, 2005). As Allport (1954/1979)
concluded, "The role of religion is paradoxical. It makes prejudice and it unmakes prejudice" (p. 444).
While religious motivations and rationales for violent conflicts, social oppression of religious outgroups or
norm violators, and the reinforcement of prejudicial stereotypes are readily adducible, it is also true that
religious motivations and rationales have been key factors contributing to prosocial developments such as
the abolition of slavery (Harvey, 2000; Herek, 1987; Hunsberger, 1996; Rambo, 1993; Rodriguez &
Ouellete, 2000; Silberman, 2005; Stark, 2003). This complex relationship between religion and
psychosocial variables has led to multiple models of the relationship between forms of religiousness and
psychological adjustment (Allport, 1950; Altemeyer, 2003; Batson, Schoenrade, & Ventis, 1993;
Kirkpatrick, 2005; Watson et al., 2003). A common motif across these models is that it is the way one is
religious rather than merely whether one is religious that is determinative of psychosocial outcomes
(Donahue, 1985).
It is important for psychology as a behavioral science, and various faith traditions as theological systems,
to acknowledge and respect their profoundly different methodological, epistemological, historical,
theoretical, and philosophical bases. Psychology has no legitimate function in arbitrating matters of faith
and theology, and faith traditions have no legitimate place arbitrating behavioral or other sciences. While
both traditions may arrive at public policy perspectives operating out of their own traditions, the bases for
these perspectives are substantially different.
WHEREAS religion is an important influence in the lives of the vast majority of people, is ubiquitous in
human cultures, and is becoming increasingly diverse throughout the world (Brown, 2005; Eck, 2001;
Genia, 2000; Richards & Bergin, 2000; Shafranske, 1996); and
WHEREAS the American Psychological Association opposes prejudice and discrimination based upon
age, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or physical condition (American
Psychological Association, 2002); and
WHEREAS, psychologists respect the dignity and worth of all people and are committed to improving the
condition of individuals, organizations, and society; and psychologists are aware of and respect cultural,
individual, and role differences among individuals, including (but not limited to) those based on ethnicity,
national origin, and religion (American Psychological Association, 2002); and
WHEREAS the American Psychological Association has recognized the profound negative psychological
consequences of hate crimes motivated by prejudice (American Psychological Association Council of
Representatives, 2005), and
WHEREAS prejudice against individuals and groups based on their religion or spirituality, and prejudice
based on or derived from religion, continues to result in various forms of harmful discrimination
perpetuated by private individuals, social groups, and governments in both covert and overt forms
(Balakian, 2004; Center for Religious Freedom, 2001, 2003; Marshall, 2000; U.S. Department of State,
2004; Yakovlev, 2004); and
WHEREAS the experience of pluralistic cultures that embrace religious liberty shows that a variety of
religious faiths and nonreligious worldviews can peacefully coexist while maintaining substantial doctrinal,
valuative, behavioral, and organizational differences (Byrd, 2002; Eck, 2001; Marshall, 2000); and
WHEREAS understanding and respecting patient/client spirituality and religiosity are important in
conducting culturally sensitive research, psychological assessment, and treatment (Hathaway, Scott, &
Garver, 2004; McCullough, 1999; Richards & Bergin, 1997; Shafranske, 1996; Worthington & Sandage,
2001); and
WHEREAS evidence exists that religious and spiritual factors are underexamined in psychological
research both in terms of their prevalence within various research populations and in terms of their
possible relevance as influential variables (Emmons & Paloutzian, 2003; Hill & Pargament, 2003; King &
Boyatzis, 2004; Miller & Thoresen, 2003, Weaver et al., 1998); and
WHEREAS contemporary psychology as well as religious and spiritual traditions all address the human
condition, they often do so from distinct presuppositions, approaches to knowledge, and social roles and
contexts, and while these differences can be enriching and may stimulate fruitful interaction between
these domains, they also can present opportunities for misunderstanding and tension around areas of
shared concern (Emmons & Paloutzian, 2003; Gould, 2002; Haldeman, 2004; Miller & Delaney, 2004;
Van Leeuwen, 1982); and
WHEREAS religion and spirituality can promote beliefs, attitudes, values, and behaviors that can
dramatically impact human life in ways that are either enhancing or diminishing of the well-being of
individuals or groups (Allport, 1950; Altemeyer & Hunsberger, 1992, 2005; Silberman, 2005; Stark, 2003);
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association condemns prejudice and
discrimination against individuals or groups based on their religious or spiritual beliefs, practices,
adherence, or background.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association condemns
prejudice directed against individuals or groups, derived from or based on religious or spiritual beliefs.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association takes a
leadership role in opposing discrimination based on or derived from religion or spirituality and
encouraging commensurate consideration of religion and spirituality as diversity variables.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association encourages all
psychologists to act to eliminate discrimination based on or derived from religion and spirituality.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association encourages
actions that promote religious and spiritual tolerance, liberty, and respect, in all arenas in which
psychologists work and practice, and in society at large.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association views no
religious, faith, or spiritual tradition, or lack of tradition, as more deserving of protection than another and
that the American Psychological Association gives no preference to any particular religious or spiritual
conventions.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association will include
information on prejudice and discrimination based on religion and spirituality in its multicultural and
diversity training material and activities.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the American Psychological Association encourages the
dissemination of relevant empirical findings about the psychological correlates of religious/spiritual beliefs,
attitudes, and behaviors to concerned stakeholders with full sensitivity to the profound differences
between psychology and religion/spirituality.
individuals and groups to work against any potential adverse psychological consequences to themselves,
others, or society that might arise from religious or spiritual attitudes, practices, or policies.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that psychologists are encouraged to be mindful of their
distinct disciplinary and professional roles when approaching issues of shared concern with religious
adherents.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that psychologists are encouraged to recognize that it is
outside the role and expertise of psychologists as psychologists to adjudicate religious or spiritual tenets,
while also recognizing that psychologists can appropriately speak to the psychological implications of
religious/spiritual beliefs or practices when relevant psychological findings about those implications exist.
Those operating out of religious/spiritual traditions are encouraged to recognize that it is outside their role
and expertise to adjudicate empirical scientific issues in psychology, while also recognizing that they can
appropriately speak to theological implications of psychological science.
THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that psychologists are careful to prevent bias from their own
spiritual, religious, or nonreligious beliefs from taking precedence over professional practice and
standards or scientific findings in their work as psychologists.
collaborative activities in pursuit of shared prosocial goals between psychologists and religious
communities when such collaboration can be done in a mutually respectful manner that is consistent with
psychologists' professional and scientific roles.
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The Ontario Bread Company is located near Dundas and Ossington.
It had an Ossington Ave address but it is surrounded by lanes.
In September of 2013 it went out of business. The building is still there but it is empty.
Lovebot is now on their mailbox!
The bakery was founded in 1935 by Polish immigrants and they specialized in Polish, and other Eastern European, breads. BlogTO did an interesting piece about the bakery in August 2013.
There is a lumber yard adjacent to the bakery on the same lane.
What follows are some of the photos that I took as I walked the "block" of lanes around the bakery and the lumber yard. Some of the graffiti has been there for a few years.
A view of the back wall.
This pair stands under the shower in a quiet corner.
Rob Ford may no longer be mayor, but his legacy lives on …. in the form of anti-Ford graffiti.
This piece is on Rolyat Street, just north of the Ontario Bread Co.
The last two pieces of street art are in a neighbouring lane, just to the northwest.


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Chloasma Chloasma is a condition characterised by hyperpigmentation and is generally considered recalcitrant to treatment. Proathocyanidin-rich GSE successfully reduced hyperpigmentation in women with chloasma after 6 months of oral treatment according to an open study involving 12 subjects (Yamakoshi et al 2004). The study continued for another 6 months but failed to find an additional improvement with further use. The researchers suggested that a preventative effect may be possible with long-term oral GSE when used in the months prior to summer.
Acanthosis nigrans is an increase in pigmentation. The darker skin is also slightly elevated and scaly, often with the appearance of dirt that won't wash off. One large study in Spain reported that out of 51 adults with Down's syndrome, 26 had acanthosis nigrans. This condition most often appears on the back of the neck, the hands and the groin. While acanthosis nigrans has been associated with type II diabetes mellitus, none of the affected adults with Down's syndrome with acanthosis nigrans in the Spanish study had evidence of diabetes.
Pulses are used to apply topical corticosteroids the medication penetrates the skin, but the skin is not broken. This procedure is sometimes preferred over injections, which do break the skin. In people with dark skin, corticosteroids (whether applied on the surface of the skin or beneath the surface) can cause lightening of the skin in the region where they are used. There are some precautions that need to be taken with various modalities (for example, ultrasound) the prescribing physician and the therapist should be aware of these.
Case (hypo or hyperpigmentation) the light or dark areas may be disfiguring and may take months or years to fade. The increased thickness of the horny layer of the skin in black skins can cause dehydration which leads to increased skin shedding. This can create a grey 'ashen' effect as the loose cells build up on the skin.
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