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Streghe (Charmed) è una serie televisiva statunitense ideata da Jessica O'Toole, Amy Rardin e Jennie Snyder Urman e reboot dell'omonima serie televisiva prodotta dal 1998 al 2006; è incentrata su tre sorelle, Macy (Madeleine Mantock), Mel (Melonie Diaz) e Maggie (Sarah Jeffery) che, dopo la morte della loro madre, scoprono di essere potenti streghe e che insieme formano il potere del trio. Insieme useranno i loro poteri per combattere demoni e forze soprannaturali.

L'episodio pilota è stato ordinato a gennaio 2018, mentre la serie a maggio dello stesso anno.

Negli Stati Uniti la serie è stata distribuita in prima visione dal 14 ottobre 2018 sull'emittente televisiva The CW, mentre in Italia su Rai 2, dove nell'estate del 2019 è stata trasmessa la prima parte della prima stagione, mentre la seconda parte inedita e la seconda stagione, sono state trasmesse tra ottobre e novembre 2020. La terza stagione viene trasmessa in prima visione su Rai 4 nel mese di luglio 2021.

La serie è stata cancellata dopo 4 stagioni, a maggio del 2022. L'ultima stagione, in Italia, è andata in onda su Rai 4, a partire dal 27 dicembre 2022 al 4 gennaio 2023.

Trama
Ambientato nella fittizia città universitaria di Hilltowne, la serie inizia con le sorelle Mel (Melonie Diaz) e Maggie Vera (Sarah Jeffery) che vivono insieme alla madre Marisol (Valerie Cruz). Una sera, durante un rituale magico, Marisol viene attaccata e uccisa da una forza sovrannaturale sconosciuta. Tre mesi più tardi Mel e Maggie scoprono di avere una sorellastra più grande, Macy Vaughn (Madeleine Mantock), tenuta segreta per anni dalla madre, ma recentemente trasferitasi a Hilltowne, per accettare un nuovo lavoro presso l'università locale. Dopo il primo incontro, le sorelle, iniziano inaspettatamente a manifestare i loro poteri magici; la maggiore Macy riceve il potere della telecinesi, la sorella di mezzo Mel riesce a congelare il tempo e la più giovane, Maggie, riesce invece a sentire i pensieri della gente. Poco dopo, il loro angelo bianco (un angelo che protegge e guida le streghe) Harry Greenwood (Rupert Evans) riunisce tutte e tre le sorelle e rivela loro che sono streghe, proprio come la loro madre. Marisol aveva vincolato i poteri delle sue figlie quando nacquero, in modo da potergli far vivere una vita normale, e ha sciolto quei poteri la notte in cui è stata assassinata. Le sorelle, malgrado lo sconvolgimento iniziale, accettano in definitiva il loro nuovo destino come Prescelte e il trio più potente di streghe inizia la sua missione, ovvero, proteggere gli innocenti ed eliminare demoni e stregoni.

Il reboot porta diversi cambiamenti rispetto alla serie originale, incluso il cambio location da San Francisco alla città fittizia di Hilltowne, oltre che: rendere omosessuale la sorella di mezzo; dare alla sorella più giovane il potere della telepatia invece che la premonizione; cambiare il nome di famiglia da Halliwell a Vera; e avere tutti e tre i nomi delle sorelle che iniziano per M anziché P. Inoltre, ha un cast più vario e con etnie diverse.

Personaggi e interpreti

Principali
 Macy Vaughn (stagione 1-3), interpretata da Madeleine Mantock, doppiata da Joy Saltarelli.La sorella più grande, è una donna pratica, coscienziosa, impavida e "nerd". Macy ha un dottorato di ricerca in genetica molecolare e inizialmente si trasferisce a Hilltowne, nel Michigan, per lavorare nel laboratorio universitario. Una volta arrivata in città, Macy scopre di avere due sorelle più giovani. A un certo punto scoprirà di essere nata morta e di essere stata riportata in vita da una necromante tramite sangue di demone, cosa che la rende metà strega e metà demone. Nella prima stagione avrà un'intensa storia d'amore con Galvin, che però si sacrificherà per salvare il mondo; nella seconda stagione, si innamorerà di Harry. Macy ha il potere della telecinesi, simile alla sorella maggiore Prue Halliwell (Shannen Doherty) della serie originale. Durante lo scontro finale con Alastair, Macy, grazie alla sua metà demoniaca, assorbe il potere della Sorgente, la fonte primordiale della magia, ma alla fine decide di rinunciarvi in quanto troppo potente per lei. All'inizio della seconda stagione perde i suoi poteri di strega dopo uno scontro con l'angelo oscuro di Harry, mantenendo però i suoi poteri demoniaci. Su sua richiesta, Abigael assorbe i suoi poteri demoniaci; in questo modo Macy, grazie all'ambra nera, riacquista il suo potere di telecinesi ed ottiene inoltre il nuovo potere dell'immobilità, che le permette di immobilizzare cose e persone. Quest'ultimo potere si differenzia dal potere principale della sorella Mel, la quale con un semplice gesto della mano bloccava il tempo e quindi cose e persone in tutto il suo raggio d'azione circostante. Macy, invece, tramite una sorta di energia luminosa riesce a creare un campo di forza attorno alle persone impedendo loro di muoversi. Macy è apparentemente l'unica che grazie all'ambra nera riesce a riacquisire il potere originale di telecinesi e ottenere il nuovo potere dell'immobilità. Nell'episodio conclusivo della terza stagione, il Male che sussurra tenta di possederla, ma lei agisce per tempo e lo uccide con un fungo tossico; tuttavia, l'esplosione del demone causa molti danni all'interno del corpo di Macy, portandola infine alla morte.
 Melanie "Mel" Vera (stagione 1-4), interpretata da Melonie Diaz, doppiata da Erica Necci.La sorella di mezzo della famiglia, è una femminista dalla forte volontà e un'attivista appassionata e schietta. Mel è una studentessa laureatasi nel dipartimento di studi femminili della Hilltowne University. È lesbica e coinvolta in un rapporto altalenante con Niko (Ellen Tamaki), detective della polizia di Hilltowne. Mel ha il potere di congelare il tempo, simile alla sorella di mezzo Piper Halliwell (Holly Marie Combs) della serie originale. All'inizio della seconda stagione perde i suoi poteri dopo uno scontro con l'angelo oscuro di Harry. Successivamente, dopo essere entrata in contatto con l'ambra nera, ottiene il potere di manipolare la materia, con il quale può congelare o dare fuoco a cose e persone. Alla fine della terza stagione riacquisirà il potere di congelare il tempo.
 Margarita Emilia "Maggie" Vera (stagione 1-4), interpretata da Sarah Jeffery, doppiata da Chiara Oliviero.La sorella più giovane, è una matricola alla Hilltowne University. È una ragazza spumeggiante, amante del divertimento e di buon cuore. Maggie è inizialmente mortificata nell'apprendere di essere una strega perché vorrebbe essere benvoluta e accettata. Ha il potere della telepatia, la capacità di leggere i pensieri delle altre persone. Questa è una delle prime differenze rispetto alla serie originale, in quanto l'originaria sorella minore Phoebe Halliwell (Alyssa Milano) aveva il potere della premonizione. All'inizio della seconda stagione perde i suoi poteri dopo uno scontro con l'angelo oscuro di Harry. Grazie all'anello di Jordan, la cui pietra è in realtà ambra nera solidificata, ottiene il potere della premonizione, con il quale può vedere eventi futuri e passati. Essendo un'empatica, Maggie ha anche la capacità di accumulare le proprie emozioni trasformandole in una sorta di energia che può scagliare contro altre persone, trasferendo loro l'emozione da lei provata. Si vede per esempio in un episodio verso la fine della seconda stagione in cui è molto arrabbiata con Rey e mentre gli urla contro riesce a scagliare un'onda energetica verso due guardie poco distanti che cominciano a litigare tra di loro. Inoltre ha una relazione con un ragazzo metà demone e metà umano, Parker Caine, che tenterà di liberarsi della sua parte demoniaca.
 Michaela "Kaela" Danso (stagione 4), interpretata da Lucy Barrett, doppiata da Giulia Franceschetti. Un'artista con il potere della manifestazione dell'immaginazione, riesce infatti a tramutare in realtà i suoi disegni. Grazie a lei, si ricostituisce il potere del trio.
 Harry Greenwood (stagione 1-4), interpretato da Rupert Evans, doppiato da Gianfranco Miranda.L'angelo bianco delle sorelle, ossia un angelo custode che protegge e guida le streghe. Nella sua vita precedente, Harry faceva l'attore a Londra prima di essere reclutato nel servizio segreto britannico, dove morì, e in seguito e fu scelto per diventare un angelo bianco. Nel primo episodio, Harry, si presenta inizialmente come professore e presidente del dipartimento di studi femminili presso l'Università di Hilltowne, fino a quando poi riunisce tutte e tre le sorelle e svela loro il destino di Prescelte. Nella prima stagione ha una relazione con Charity, che finisce con la sua morte per mano di Fiona; nella seconda stagione, inizialmente sarà attratto da Abigael, finendo poi per innamorarsi di Macy. Nella seconda stagione, si scopre che durante la sua creazione, è stato separato dalla sua parte oscura, Jimmy, il suo angelo oscuro. All'inizio della terza stagione riesce finalmente ad uccidere Jimmy, per via di un indebolimento di tutta la magia.
 Parker Caine (stagione 1-2), interpretato da Nick Hargrove, doppiato da Manuel Meli.Parker è un ragazzo che inizia una storia d'amore con Maggie. Lotta per liberarsi della sua parte demoniaca, essendo metà demone e metà umano.
Niko Hamada (stagione 1), interpretata da Ellen Tamaki, doppiata da Gemma Donati.Detective determinata del dipartimento di polizia di Hilltowne. Ha una relazione instabile con Melanie.
Galvin Burdette (stagione 1), interpretato da Ser'Darius Blain, doppiato da Paolo Vivio.Un genetista molecolare che lavora presso il laboratorio della Hilltowne University con Macy Vaughn. È estroverso e generoso, ed è la prima persona che fa amicizia con Macy quando si trasferisce a Hilltowne.
Abigael Jameson-Caine (stagione 2-3), interpretata da Poppy Drayton, doppiata da Lidia Perrone.Metà strega e metà demone che inizia a collaborare con le prescelte. È la sorellastra di Parker.
Jordan Chase (stagione 2-4), interpretato da Jordan Donica, doppiato da Stefano Sperduti.Istruttore di boxe al Safe Space, che instaura un legame con Maggie.

Ricorrenti
 Marisol Vera (stagione 1-3), interpretata da Valerie Cruz, doppiata da Claudia Catani.Strega e madre delle sorelle. Marisol aveva vincolato i poteri di ciascuna delle sue figlie in modo da potergli far condurre una vita normale. Nel primo episodio, Marisol sta per sciogliere i loro poteri quando viene attaccata e uccisa da un demone sconosciuto. Più avanti si scoprirà che è stata Charity ad ucciderla, grazie ai poteri demoniaci di Macy.
Jada Shields (stagione 1), interpretata da Aleyse Shannon, doppiata da Eva Padoan.Metà strega e metà angelo bianco, membro delle Sarcana.
Lucy (stagione 1), interpretata da Natalie Hall, doppiata da Letizia Ciampa.Amica di Maggie, e presidentessa della sorellanza Kappa Tau Kappa.
Charity Callahan (stagione 1), interpretata da Virginia Williams, doppiata da Francesca Fiorentini.Una degli anziani. Amica di Marisol Vera ed ex fidanzata di Harry. Si scoprirà che fu lei ad uccidere Marisol per impedirle di risvegliare i poteri delle tre streghe. Verrà uccisa più avanti da sua sorella Fiona.
 Fiona Callahan (stagione 1), interpretata da Leah Pipes, doppiata da Irene Di Valmo.Strega e sorella di Charity. Inizialmente membro delle Sarcana, il suo unico obiettivo è distruggere la magia, arrivando ad uccidere la sua stessa sorella per riuscirci. Le tre streghe riescono a renderla mortale e, alla fine, viene uccisa dalla sua stessa magia, mentre evoca la Sorgente di tutti i Mali.
 Alastair Caine (stagione 1), interpretato da Craig Parker, doppiato da Francesco Prando.Padre demone di Parker, CEO della Morningstar Biotech e benefattore del laboratorio Hilltowne University, dove lavora Macy. Nella sua forma demoniaca si chiama Alastor. Viene ucciso da Macy, che aveva assorbito il potere della Sorgente.
 Julia Wagner (stagione 1), interpretata da Rya Kihlstedt, doppiata da Laura Boccanera.Direttrice del dipartimento di genetica della Hilltowne University. Ex moglie di Alastair e madre di Parker Caine.
Hunter Caine (stagione 1), interpretato da Constantine Rousouli, doppiato da Enrico Chirico.Demone e fratellastro di Parker.
 Angela Wu (stagione 1), interpretata da Leah Lewis, doppiata da Veronica Puccio.Amica della famiglia Vera.
 Tessa Flores-Cohen (stagione 1), interpretata da Chloe Bridges, doppiata da Eleonora Reti.Angelo bianco.
 Mama Roz (stagione 1), interpretata da Eva La Dare.
 Trip Bailey (stagione 1), interpretato da Brendon Zub.Detective che lavora con Niko.
 Brian (stagione 1), interpretato da Charlie Gillespie.L'ex fidanzato di Maggie Vera, sua fiamma delle superiori.
 Chloe Periwinkle (stagione 1 e 4), interpretata da Emily Bader, doppiata da Francesca Manicone.
 Dexter Vaughn (stagione 1-2, guest star 4), interpretato da Thomas Cadrot (trentenne) e Leonard Roberts (cinquantenne), doppiato da Marco Benvenuto.Il primo marito di Marisol e padre di Macy, si scoprirà successivamente essere anche il padre di Maggie.
 Raymond Santiago "Ray" Vera (stagione 2-4), interpretato da Felix Solis, doppiato da Pasquale Anselmo.Padre biologico di Mel. Ha cresciuto lei e Maggie fino a quando la storia tra lui e Marisol è finita, dopodiché se ne è andato abbandonando la sua famiglia.
 Swan (stagione 2-3), interpretata da Christin Park, doppiata da Ughetta d'Onorascenzo.
 Godric (stagione 2), interpretato da Nathan Witte, doppiato da Raffaele Proietti.
 Julian Shea (stagione 2-3), interpretato da Eric Balfour, doppiato da Giuseppe Ippoliti.
 Katrina Chandra (stagione 2), interpretata da Shiva Kalaiselvan, doppiata da Mattea Serpelloni.
 Ruby (stagione 2-3), interpretata da Bethany Brown, doppiata da Gaia Bolognesi.
 Vivienne Laurent (stagione 2-3), interpretata da Melinda McGraw, doppiata da Georgia Lepore.
Celeste (stagione 2-3), interpretata da Kate Burton, doppiata da Alessandra Korompay.
Ishta "La Guardiana" (stagione 2-4), interpretata da Kandyse McClure, doppiata da Chiara Gioncardi.
Nadia (stagione 2-3), interpretata da Peyton List, doppiata da Angela Brusa.
Dottor Tanaka (stagione 2), interpretato da Hiro Kanagawa, doppiato da Gabriele Palumbo.
Josefina Reyes (stagione 3-4), interpretata da Mareya Salazar, doppiata da Margherita De Risi.
Antonio (stagione 3), interpretato da Jason Diaz, doppiato da Matteo Costantini.
Aladria (stagione 3), interpretata da Heather Doerksen, doppiata da Daniela Calò.
Mo (stagione 3), interpretato da Aryeh-Or, doppiato da Alessandro Rigotti.
Francesca Jameson (stagione 3), interpretata da Diane Farr, doppiata da Barbara De Bortoli.
Waverly Jameson (stagione 3), interpretata da Jessica Sipos, doppiata da Benedetta Ponticelli.
Roxie (stagione 4), interpretata da Shi Ne Nielson, doppiata da Perla Liberatori.
Dev (stagione 4), interpretato da Kapil Talwalkar, doppiato da Alessio Puccio.
Brynn (stagione 4), interpretata da Mya Lowe, doppiata da Elena Perino.
Sunny (stagione 4), interpretata da Jessica Hayles, doppiata da Antilena Nicolizas.
Diana (stagione 4), interpretata da Natasha Henstridge, doppiata da Laura Romano.
Inara (stagione 4), interpretata da Nazneen Contractor, doppiata da Alessia Amendola.
Ishani (stagione 4), interpretata da Lauren Gaw, doppiata da Federica De Bortoli.

Episodi
La prima stagione è composta da 22 episodi, la seconda da 19 e la terza da 18 episodi, mentre la quarta sarà composta da 13 episodi. Gina Rodriguez ha diretto l'undicesimo episodio della prima stagione.

Produzione

Sviluppo
Un reboot della serie originale era stato già annunciato nell'ottobre 2013, ideato per la CBS dai co-creatore di Cinque in Famiglia, Christopher Keyser e Sydney Sidner. La sceneggiatura iniziale avrebbe raccontato la storia di quattro sorelle che scoprono il loro destino volto a combattere le forze del male usando li loro poteri di streghe. Tuttavia la CBS, alla fine, decise di non portare avanti il progetto.

Il 5 gennaio 2017 la rete The CW annunciò di stare sviluppando un nuovo reboot di Streghe con la showrunner di Jane the Virgin, Jennie Snyder Urman, previsto per la stagione televisiva 2017-18. Sia Urman che il regista Brad Silberling furono contattati nel 2016 dalla CBS Television Studios (che possiede tutti i diritti di Streghe) per lavorare al reboot dello show. La sceneggiatura originale dell'episodio pilota sarebbe stata ambientata nel 1976 e avrebbe riguardato tre streghe (Tina, Paige e Annie), non imparentate che vengono però riunite per combattere il male, in una piccola città del New England. All'epoca, il presidente della The CW, Mark Pedowitz, dichiarò che il reboot non sarebbe stato un prequel della serie originale, ma lo descrisse come "uno show autonomo e distinto". Tuttavia, il 3 febbraio 2017, l'Hollywood Reporter annunciò che il reboot sarebbe stato rielaborato e rinviato alla stagione 2018-19, in quanto la sceneggiatura "non era arrivata nel modo in cui la rete aveva sperato" e che Urman, al momento impegnata con la serie Jane the Virgin, non aveva abbastanza tempo per dedicarsi pienamente al progetto. Pedowitz fornì un aggiornamento sul reboot durante il Television Critics Association summer press tour nell'agosto 2017, dicendo che era ancora in fase di elaborazione e che la rete era in attesa di vedere cosa Urman avesse escogitato per riscrivere la sceneggiatura.

Il 25 gennaio 2018, la rete ordinò ufficialmente la serie. La sceneggiatura rivisitata viene ambientata ai giorni nostri e viene descritta dall'emittente stessa come "un feroce e divertente reboot femminista" incentrato su tre sorelle che vivono in una città universitaria e che, dopo la tragica morte della loro madre, scoprono di essere streghe. La descrizione lascia intendere che la serie ruoterebbe attorno a tre sorelle che lottano per sconfiggere i demoni e il patriarcato, con una profonda attenzione ai legami familiari. In un'intervista al quotidiano Metro, Silberling ha dichiarato che la potenzialità del reboot sta nell'essere "divertente e contemporaneo". L'episodio pilota è stato scritto dagli sceneggiatori di Jane the Virgin, Jessica O'Toole e Amy Rardin, ed è basato su una storia della Urman. Tutte e tre le donne sono anche le produttrici esecutive insieme a Silberling, Ben Silverman, Howard Owens e Carter Covington. L'episodio è stato diretto da Silberling.

L'11 maggio 2018, The CW ordinò i 13 episodi che andranno a comporre la prima stagione. Il 17 maggio 2018 l'emittente televisiva The CW rilascia il primo trailer ufficiale. L'8 ottobre 2018, con l'ordine di altri 5 episodi, il numero della prima stagione viene portato a 18. L'8 novembre 2018, vengono ordinati altri 5 episodi, arrivando a 22. Il 7 gennaio 2020, è stata rinnovata per una terza stagione. A febbraio 2021 la serie viene rinnovata per una quarta stagione, composta da 13 episodi, che sarà anche l'ultima.

Casting
Il 7 febbraio 2018, TVLine rivelò alcuni dettagli sul reboot, come i nomi non ufficiali delle tre sorelle, quali Macy, Mel e Madison Pruitt. Nei casting era stato specificato che per ciascuno dei ruoli venivano ricercate tutte le etnie e che una delle sorelle sarebbe stata lesbica, un grosso cambiamento rispetto alla serie originale. TVLine ha anche rivelato che era in corso il casting per il "diabolicamente bello" angelo bianco Harry, il fidanzato "creatore di documentari" di Macy, Galvin, per il "sensibilissimo" fidanzato di Madison, Brian e per la fidanzata detective di Mel, Soo Jin. Il nome di Madison fu in seguito cambiato in Maggie, il cognome della famiglia fu cambiato in Vera e il nome di Soo Jin fu cambiato in Nico.

A metà febbraio del 2018, Ser'Darius Blain era stato il primo ad essere scelto per il ruolo di Galvin, seguito da Melonie Diaz, per il ruolo di Mel e da Sarah Jeffery (già vista in Shades of Blue), per il ruolo della sorella minore Maggie. Più tardi, lo stesso mese, Rupert Evans (interprete di Frank Frink nella serie L'uomo nell'alto castello), venne scelto per interpretare Harry. All'inizio di marzo, l'attrice britannica Madeleine Mantock, (già vista in Into the Badlands), venne scelta per il ruolo della sorella maggiore Macy. In ultimo si aggiungono poi, Charlie Gillespie e Ellen Tamaki ad interpretare rispettivamente i ruoli di Brian e Nico. Il 19 luglio 2021, a meno di una settimana dalla messa in onda statunitense dell'episodio finale della terza stagione, l'attrice Madeleine Mantock, interprete di Macy, annuncia di non tornare a vestire i panni della sorella maggiore nella quarta stagione del telefilm, in programma per inizio 2022.

Il produttore esecutivo Brad Silberling ha dichiarato che le sorelle Vera sono "molto diverse in termini di personalità ed etnia" rispetto alle sorelle Halliwell, che erano tutte donne bianche. Il presidente della The CW, Mark Pedowitz, ha dichiarato che la rete era soddisfatta della scelta del cast e del modo in cui la produttrice Jennie Snyder Urman ha "reimmaginato" la serie.

Riprese
La serie è stata girata a Vancouver, nella British Columbia. L'episodio pilota è stato girato nel periodo che va dal 19 marzo al 7 aprile 2018, mentre le riprese per il resto della prima stagione sono iniziate il 13 agosto 2018 e sono terminate verso la metà di aprile 2019.

Trasmissione
Negli Stati Uniti, la serie è stata trasmessa sulla The CW dal 14 ottobre 2018 ogni domenica sera alle 21:00, preceduta da Supergirl alle 20:00. L'abbinamento di Streghe e Supergirl restituirà alla rete la programmazione originale della domenica sera per la prima volta dalla stagione televisiva 2008-09. Il presidente Pedowitz ha spiegato: "Volevamo avere uno show stabile per la domenica sera, volevamo un nome di valore come Streghe. Quando abbiamo pensato a due serie televisive che danno potere alle donne, lo abbiamo fatto come dichiarazione del fatto che non stavamo scherzando, che non era una perdita di tempo ma una vera e propria competizione".

In Grecia, la serie è stata presentata in anteprima sulla rete Cosmote Cinema 4HD il 15 ottobre 2018. In Belgio, lo show andrà in onda su RTL-TVI, mentre in Canada andrà in onda sulla W Network. In Turchia, verrà trasmesso su Digiturk, mentre in Italia su Rai 2, come la serie originale ma dopo pochi episodi è stata tolta dalla prima serata e spostata ad un orario differente per scarsi ascolti. Dalla terza stagione viene trasmessa su Rai 4. In Brasile la serie è stata presentata in anteprima esclusivamente sulla piattaforma di streaming Globoplay, il primo episodio della serie è diventato disponibile il 26 ottobre 2018 e i seguenti episodi sono pubblicati settimanalmente sulla piattaforma.

Impatto sul pubblico

La polemica del cast originale e la reazione dei fan
Poco dopo l'annuncio dell'episodio pilota nel gennaio 2018, Holly Marie Combs, interprete di Piper Halliwell, scrive un post su Twitter criticando la decisione della rete di avviare un reboot della serie senza alcun coinvolgimento del cast originale. La Combs afferma di essere in disaccordo con il reboot, in quanto ordinato dalla stessa rete, precedentemente nota come The WB, che nel 2006 scelse di non rinnovare lo show per una nona stagione, accusandola di appropriarsi indebitamente del nome e del concetto della serie a scopo puramente commerciale, capitalizzando così il cast originale e il duro lavoro svolto durante gli anni da tutta la troupe. La Combs prosegue con le critiche rispondendo alla descrizione fatta dall'emittente televisiva su un reboot "femminista" insinuando che, a suo avviso, la serie originale non lo fosse, twittando in modo sarcastico: "Immagino ci fossimo dimenticate di farlo al primo giro". L'attrice dichiara espressamente che, per quanto le riguarda, il reboot avrebbe dovuto avere un nuovo titolo poiché trattasi di una nuova serie senza alcun legame con lo show originale. In seguito la Combs insiste twittando che i reboot e i remake "di solito hanno trame così simili all'originale che sono obbligati per legge a usare lo stesso titolo e quindi ad acquistarne i diritti", aggiungendo inoltre "Se non somiglia a nessuna serie deve avere un titolo nuovo".

Un altro membro del cast originale, Shannen Doherty, ha un approccio più positivo nei confronti del reboot su Twitter, affermando di essere un testamento dell'originale anche il fatto che si stesse prendendo in considerazione un reboot. Ha inoltre aggiunto "sono intrigata all'idea che una nuova generazione possa essere confortata e ispirata come quella passata. Streghe in qualche modo ha aiutato tutti noi". Tuttavia, la Doherty ha ammesso di essere stata in disaccordo con la descrizione della The CW riguardo ad una serie più "femminista", twittando che la loro dichiarazione fosse "terribile e un po' offensiva", aggiungendo anche "tutti fanno errori". Anche Rose McGowan è stata positiva nei confronti della serie e ha mostrato il suo sostegno alle nuove attrici protagoniste twittando "Volate ragazze, volate!". La McGowan ha anche aggiunto che non ha problemi con il reboot, augurando loro il meglio.

La notizia del reboot è stata accolta in maniera diversa da parte dei fan della serie originale: alcuni fan hanno preso positivamente la notizia, mentre altri non sono rimasti per niente contenti delle modifiche apportate alla serie. Dopo l'annuncio di reboot, i fan hanno iniziato a condividere l'hashtag #StopCharmedReboot nel tentativo di impedire a The CW di mandare avanti il progetto. Il presidente Pedowitz ha dichiarato che gli piacerebbe che i fan dessero al reboot una possibilità, dicendo loro "prima di prendere una decisione, guardate la serie". In un'intervista con HuffPost, nel maggio 2018, la Combs ha parlato di nuovo del reboot, questa volta criticando il marketing dello show e il cast di attori più giovani, affermando: "sebbene apprezzi i lavori e le opportunità che il reboot ha creato non capirò mai cosa ci sia di feroce, divertente o femminista nel creare uno show che fondamentalmente dice che le attrici originali sono troppo vecchie per fare un lavoro che hanno fatto 12 anni prima".

Note

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Streghe nelle opere di fantasia
Serie televisive di CBS Studios

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Brandon Peel (born November 1, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for Ovarense Basquetebol of the Liga Portuguesa de Basquetebol (LPB). Peel played college basketball for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. He entered the 2016 NBA draft but he was not selected in the draft's two rounds.

College career
Peel played college basketball for the Central Connecticut Blue Devils. During his senior year, he averaged 11.7 points, 2.0 assist, 9.1 rebounds and 0.7 steal a game.

Professional career

London Lions (2017–2020)
On September 6, 2017, Peel signed with the London Lions in England for the 2017–18 BBL season. In 33 games, he averaged 13.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

On July 16, 2018, Peel re-signed with London Lions on a two-year deal. Peel helped London win BBL Cup and its first regular season championship. He appeared in all 33 games in 2018–19, averaging 12.7 points, 7.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.

Lahti (2020–2021)
On May 20, 2020, Peel signed with Lahti in the Finnish Korisliiga.

Newcastle Eagles (2021–present)
On November 2, 2021, Peel returned to England and signed with the Newcastle Eagles for the 2021–22 BBL season.

Career statistics

College statistics

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2012–13
| style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut
| 28 || 14 || 19.5 || .505 || 0.00 || .627 || 5.5 || 0.5 || 0.5 || 0.6 || 4.4
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2013–14
| style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut
| 30 || 24 || 23.0 || .546 || 0.00 || .714 || 6.3 || 0.7 || 0.7 || 2.0 || 7.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2014–15
| style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut
| 31 || 31 || 33.1 || .468 || .364 || .614 || 8.8 || 1.0 || 0.8 || 1.7 || 9.1
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2015–16
| style="text-align:left;"| Central Connecticut
| 29 || 29 || 29.7 || .442 || 0.00 || .777 || 9.1 || 2.0 || 0.7 || 1.3 || 11.7
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 118 || 98 || 26.5 || .479 || .267 || .704 || 7.5 || 1.1 || 0.7 || 1.4 || 8.1

BBL statistics

|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2017–18
| style="text-align:left;"| London Lions
| 33 || 20 || 25.3 || 57.5 || 37.5 || 77.2 || 9.3 || 1.8 || 1.4 || 1.1 || 13.4
|-
| style="text-align:left; background:#afe6ba;"|2018–19†
| style="text-align:left;"| London Lions
| 33 || 33 || 26.5 || 46.4 || 37.5 || 81.0 || 7.6 || 1.5 || 1.0 || 0.9 || 12.7
|-
| style="text-align:left;"| 2019–20
| style="text-align:left;"| London Lions
| 14 || 14 || 26.8 || 48.0 || 31.9 || 70.7 || 8.9 || 1.6 || 0.9 || 0.4 || 13.4
|-
|- class="sortbottom"
| style="text-align:center;" colspan=2| Career
| 80 || 67 || 26.2 || 50.6 || 35.6 || 76.3 || 8.6 || 1.6 || 1.1 || 0.8 || 13.2

Source: Brandon Peel statistics

References

External links
Central Connecticut Blue Devils bio

1994 births
Living people
American expatriate basketball people in the United Kingdom
American men's basketball players
Basketball players from Maryland
Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball players
London Lions (basketball) players
People from Forestville, Maryland
Power forwards (basketball)


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This directory contains several small ROS nodes which are intended to run alongside the PX4 multi-platform nodes in
ROS. They act as a bridge between the PX4 specific topics and the ROS topics.

## Joystick Input

You will need to install the ros joystick packages
See http://wiki.ros.org/joy/Tutorials/ConfiguringALinuxJoystick

### Arch Linux
```sh
yaourt -Sy ros-indigo-joystick-drivers --noconfirm
```
check joystick
```sh
ls /dev/input/
ls -l /dev/input/js0
```
(replace 0 by the number you find with the first command)

make sure the joystick is accessible by the `input` group and that your user is in the `input` group

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// decoder/lattice-simple-decoder.h

// Copyright 2009-2012  Microsoft Corporation
//           2012-2014  Johns Hopkins University (Author: Daniel Povey)
//                2014  Guoguo Chen

// See ../../COPYING for clarification regarding multiple authors
//
// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
// You may obtain a copy of the License at
//
//  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
//
// THIS CODE IS PROVIDED *AS IS* BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
// KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION ANY IMPLIED
// WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF TITLE, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
// MERCHANTABLITY OR NON-INFRINGEMENT.
// See the Apache 2 License for the specific language governing permissions and
// limitations under the License.

#ifndef KALDI_DECODER_LATTICE_SIMPLE_DECODER_H_
#define KALDI_DECODER_LATTICE_SIMPLE_DECODER_H_

#include "util/stl-utils.h"
#include "fst/fstlib.h"
#include "itf/decodable-itf.h"
#include "fstext/fstext-lib.h"
#include "lat/determinize-lattice-pruned.h"
#include "lat/kaldi-lattice.h"

#include <algorithm>

namespace kaldi {

struct LatticeSimpleDecoderConfig {
  BaseFloat beam;
  BaseFloat lattice_beam;
  int32 prune_interval;
  bool determinize_lattice; // not inspected by this class... used in
  // command-line program.
  bool prune_lattice;
  BaseFloat beam_ratio;
  BaseFloat prune_scale;   // Note: we don't make this configurable on the command line,
                           // it's not a very important parameter.  It affects the
                           // algorithm that prunes the tokens as we go.
  fst::DeterminizeLatticePhonePrunedOptions det_opts;

  LatticeSimpleDecoderConfig(): beam(16.0),
                                lattice_beam(10.0),
                                prune_interval(25),
                                determinize_lattice(true),
                                beam_ratio(0.9),
                                prune_scale(0.1) { }
  void Register(OptionsItf *po) {
    det_opts.Register(po);
    po->Register("beam", &beam, "Decoding beam.");
    po->Register("lattice-beam", &lattice_beam, "Lattice generation beam");
    po->Register("prune-interval", &prune_interval, "Interval (in frames) at "
                 "which to prune tokens");
    po->Register("determinize-lattice", &determinize_lattice, "If true, "
                 "determinize the lattice (in a special sense, keeping only "
                 "best pdf-sequence for each word-sequence).");
  }
  void Check() const {
    KALDI_ASSERT(beam > 0.0 && lattice_beam > 0.0 && prune_interval > 0);
  }
};

/** Simplest possible decoder, included largely for didactic purposes and as a
    means to debug more highly optimized decoders.  See \ref decoders_simple
    for more information.
 */
class LatticeSimpleDecoder {
 public:
  typedef fst::StdArc Arc;
  typedef Arc::Label Label;
  typedef Arc::StateId StateId;
  typedef Arc::Weight Weight;
  // instantiate this class onece for each thing you have to decode.
  LatticeSimpleDecoder(const fst::Fst<fst::StdArc> &fst,
                       const LatticeSimpleDecoderConfig &config):
      fst_(fst), config_(config), num_toks_(0) { config.Check(); }

  ~LatticeSimpleDecoder() { ClearActiveTokens(); }

  const LatticeSimpleDecoderConfig &GetOptions() const {
    return config_;
  }

  // Returns true if any kind of traceback is available (not necessarily from
  // a final state).
  bool Decode(DecodableInterface *decodable);

  /// says whether a final-state was active on the last frame.  If it was not, the
  /// lattice (or traceback) will end with states that are not final-states.
  bool ReachedFinal() const {
    return FinalRelativeCost() != std::numeric_limits<BaseFloat>::infinity();
  }

  /// InitDecoding initializes the decoding, and should only be used if you
  /// intend to call AdvanceDecoding().  If you call Decode(), you don't need
  /// to call this.  You can call InitDecoding if you have already decoded an
  /// utterance and want to start with a new utterance.
  void InitDecoding();

  /// This function may be optionally called after AdvanceDecoding(), when you
  /// do not plan to decode any further.  It does an extra pruning step that
  /// will help to prune the lattices output by GetLattice and (particularly)
  /// GetRawLattice more accurately, particularly toward the end of the
  /// utterance.  It does this by using the final-probs in pruning (if any
  /// final-state survived); it also does a final pruning step that visits all
  /// states (the pruning that is done during decoding may fail to prune states
  /// that are within kPruningScale = 0.1 outside of the beam).  If you call
  /// this, you cannot call AdvanceDecoding again (it will fail), and you
  /// cannot call GetLattice() and related functions with use_final_probs =
  /// false.
  /// Used to be called PruneActiveTokensFinal().
  void FinalizeDecoding();

  /// FinalRelativeCost() serves the same purpose as ReachedFinal(), but gives
  /// more information.  It returns the difference between the best (final-cost
  /// plus cost) of any token on the final frame, and the best cost of any token
  /// on the final frame.  If it is infinity it means no final-states were
  /// present on the final frame.  It will usually be nonnegative.  If it not
  /// too positive (e.g. < 5 is my first guess, but this is not tested) you can
  /// take it as a good indication that we reached the final-state with
  /// reasonable likelihood.
  BaseFloat FinalRelativeCost() const;

  // Outputs an FST corresponding to the single best path
  // through the lattice.  Returns true if result is nonempty
  // (using the return status is deprecated, it will become void).
  // If "use_final_probs" is true AND we reached the final-state
  // of the graph then it will include those as final-probs, else
  // it will treat all final-probs as one.
  bool GetBestPath(Lattice *lat,
                   bool use_final_probs = true) const;

  // Outputs an FST corresponding to the raw, state-level
  // tracebacks.  Returns true if result is nonempty
  // (using the return status is deprecated, it will become void).
  // If "use_final_probs" is true AND we reached the final-state
  // of the graph then it will include those as final-probs, else
  // it will treat all final-probs as one.
  bool GetRawLattice(Lattice *lat,
                     bool use_final_probs = true) const;

  // This function is now deprecated, since now we do determinization from
  // outside the LatticeTrackingDecoder class.
  // Outputs an FST corresponding to the lattice-determinized
  // lattice (one path per word sequence).  [will become deprecated,
  // users should determinize themselves.]
  bool GetLattice(CompactLattice *clat,
                  bool use_final_probs = true) const;

  inline int32 NumFramesDecoded() const { return active_toks_.size() - 1; }
 private:
  struct Token;
  // ForwardLinks are the links from a token to a token on the next frame.
  // or sometimes on the current frame (for input-epsilon links).
  struct ForwardLink {
    Token *next_tok; // the next token [or NULL if represents final-state]
    Label ilabel; // ilabel on link.
    Label olabel; // olabel on link.
    BaseFloat graph_cost; // graph cost of traversing link (contains LM, etc.)
    BaseFloat acoustic_cost; // acoustic cost (pre-scaled) of traversing link
    ForwardLink *next; // next in singly-linked list of forward links from a
                       // token.
    ForwardLink(Token *next_tok, Label ilabel, Label olabel,
                BaseFloat graph_cost, BaseFloat acoustic_cost,
                ForwardLink *next):
        next_tok(next_tok), ilabel(ilabel), olabel(olabel),
        graph_cost(graph_cost), acoustic_cost(acoustic_cost),
        next(next) { }
  };

  // Token is what's resident in a particular state at a particular time.
  // In this decoder a Token actually contains *forward* links.
  // When first created, a Token just has the (total) cost.    We add forward
  // links from it when we process the next frame.
  struct Token {
    BaseFloat tot_cost; // would equal weight.Value()... cost up to this point.
    BaseFloat extra_cost; // >= 0.  After calling PruneForwardLinks, this equals
    // the minimum difference between the cost of the best path this is on,
    // and the cost of the absolute best path, under the assumption
    // that any of the currently active states at the decoding front may
    // eventually succeed (e.g. if you were to take the currently active states
    // one by one and compute this difference, and then take the minimum).

    ForwardLink *links; // Head of singly linked list of ForwardLinks

    Token *next; // Next in list of tokens for this frame.

    Token(BaseFloat tot_cost, BaseFloat extra_cost, ForwardLink *links,
          Token *next): tot_cost(tot_cost), extra_cost(extra_cost), links(links),
                        next(next) { }
    Token() {}
    void DeleteForwardLinks() {
      ForwardLink *l = links, *m;
      while (l != NULL) {
        m = l->next;
        delete l;
        l = m;
      }
      links = NULL;
    }
  };

  // head and tail of per-frame list of Tokens (list is in topological order),
  // and something saying whether we ever pruned it using PruneForwardLinks.
  struct TokenList {
    Token *toks;
    bool must_prune_forward_links;
    bool must_prune_tokens;
    TokenList(): toks(NULL), must_prune_forward_links(true),
                 must_prune_tokens(true) { }
  };

  // FindOrAddToken either locates a token in cur_toks_, or if necessary inserts a new,
  // empty token (i.e. with no forward links) for the current frame.  [note: it's
  // inserted if necessary into cur_toks_ and also into the singly linked list
  // of tokens active on this frame (whose head is at active_toks_[frame]).
  //
  // Returns the Token pointer.  Sets "changed" (if non-NULL) to true
  // if the token was newly created or the cost changed.
  inline Token *FindOrAddToken(StateId state, int32 frame_plus_one,
                               BaseFloat tot_cost, bool emitting, bool *changed);

  // delta is the amount by which the extra_costs must
  // change before it sets "extra_costs_changed" to true.  If delta is larger,
  // we'll tend to go back less far toward the beginning of the file.
  void PruneForwardLinks(int32 frame, bool *extra_costs_changed,
                         bool *links_pruned,
                         BaseFloat delta);

  // PruneForwardLinksFinal is a version of PruneForwardLinks that we call
  // on the final frame.  If there are final tokens active, it uses the final-probs
  // for pruning, otherwise it treats all tokens as final.
  void PruneForwardLinksFinal();

  // Prune away any tokens on this frame that have no forward links. [we don't do
  // this in PruneForwardLinks because it would give us a problem with dangling
  // pointers].
  void PruneTokensForFrame(int32 frame);

  // Go backwards through still-alive tokens, pruning them if the
  // forward+backward cost is more than lat_beam away from the best path.  It's
  // possible to prove that this is "correct" in the sense that we won't lose
  // anything outside of lat_beam, regardless of what happens in the future.
  // delta controls when it considers a cost to have changed enough to continue
  // going backward and propagating the change.  larger delta -> will recurse
  // less far.
  void PruneActiveTokens(BaseFloat delta);

  void ProcessEmitting(DecodableInterface *decodable);

  void ProcessNonemitting();

  void ClearActiveTokens(); // a cleanup routine, at utt end/begin

  // This function computes the final-costs for tokens active on the final
  // frame.  It outputs to final-costs, if non-NULL, a map from the Token*
  // pointer to the final-prob of the corresponding state, or zero for all states if
  // none were final.  It outputs to final_relative_cost, if non-NULL, the
  // difference between the best forward-cost including the final-prob cost, and
  // the best forward-cost without including the final-prob cost (this will
  // usually be positive), or infinity if there were no final-probs.  It outputs
  // to final_best_cost, if non-NULL, the lowest for any token t active on the
  // final frame, of t + final-cost[t], where final-cost[t] is the final-cost
  // in the graph of the state corresponding to token t, or zero if there
  // were no final-probs active on the final frame.
  // You cannot call this after FinalizeDecoding() has been called; in that
  // case you should get the answer from class-member variables.
  void ComputeFinalCosts(unordered_map<Token*, BaseFloat> *final_costs,
                         BaseFloat *final_relative_cost,
                         BaseFloat *final_best_cost) const;

  // PruneCurrentTokens deletes the tokens from the "toks" map, but not
  // from the active_toks_ list, which could cause dangling forward pointers
  // (will delete it during regular pruning operation).
  void PruneCurrentTokens(BaseFloat beam, unordered_map<StateId, Token*> *toks);

  unordered_map<StateId, Token*> cur_toks_;
  unordered_map<StateId, Token*> prev_toks_;
  std::vector<TokenList> active_toks_; // Lists of tokens, indexed by
  // frame_plus_one
  const fst::Fst<fst::StdArc> &fst_;
  LatticeSimpleDecoderConfig config_;
  int32 num_toks_; // current total #toks allocated...
  bool warned_;

  /// decoding_finalized_ is true if someone called FinalizeDecoding().  [note,
  /// calling this is optional].  If true, it's forbidden to decode more.  Also,
  /// if this is set, then the output of ComputeFinalCosts() is in the next
  /// three variables.  The reason we need to do this is that after
  /// FinalizeDecoding() calls PruneTokensForFrame() for the final frame, some
  /// of the tokens on the last frame are freed, so we free the list from
  /// cur_toks_ to avoid having dangling pointers hanging around.
  bool decoding_finalized_;
  /// For the meaning of the next 3 variables, see the comment for
  /// decoding_finalized_ above., and ComputeFinalCosts().
  unordered_map<Token*, BaseFloat> final_costs_;
  BaseFloat final_relative_cost_;
  BaseFloat final_best_cost_;
};

} // end namespace kaldi.

#endif


It's normal enough to see drunk students hanging off of tree branches (isn't it?), but what about small rat-like creatures? It turns out that wild mammals may also be behaviourally and physiologically challenged by alcohol in their food. Frank Wiens and colleagues recently discovered that pentailed treeshrews (Ptilocercus lowii) and 6 other mammalian pollinators of the bertam palm (Eugeissona tristis), chronically consume alcoholic nectar from the palm's flower buds. The buds harbor a fermenting yeast community which facilitates the production of nectar with the highest ever alcohol concentration reported in a natural food. Their study in a West Malaysian rainforest found that the pentailed treeshrew spends around 2 hours consuming the equivalent of 10-12 glasses of wine with an alcohol content of up to 3.8% every night!
"Pentailed treeshrews frequently consume alcohol doses from the inflorescences that would intoxicate humans. Yet, the flower-visiting mammals showed no signs of intoxication," they report. This suggests that there must be some adaptive benefit to a diet high in alcohol and strong selective pressures for combating the adverse effects seen in humans (e.g. cell and organ damage and altered neurobiological performance).
As the pentailed treeshrew may represent the stock from which all extinct and living treeshrews and primates radiated, Wiens and colleagues conclude that exposure to potentially harmful alcohol levels was probably significant early on in the evolution of several mammalian lineages, including treeshrews and primates. It seems these pentailed treeshrews have higher levels than humans of the alcohol metabolite ethyl glucuronide, indicating that they may be breaking down the alcohol by a pathway that is not used as heavily by humans. This keeps concentrations of alcohol in the blood and the brain low.
Some of the mechanisms involved in maintaining a positive evolutionary fitness balance of alcohol consumption in pentailed treeshrews may eventually help combat human side effects related to alcohol abuse. Maybe a good few PhD projects for those students!
Frank Wiens, Annette Zitzmann, Marc-André Lachance, Michel Yegles, Fritz Pragst, Friedrich M. Wurst, Dietrich von Holst, Saw Leng Guan, and Rainer Spanagel (2008) Chronic intake of fermented floral nectar by wild treeshrews. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 105 (30), 10426-10431.


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With one-third of the landmass lying within the Arctic Circle, Norway not only offers some of the best and most cutting-edge research related to the Arctic, it is the Arctic.
A fact reinforced by an education and way of life that emphasises the outdoors with hands-on, practical learning in the field. Moreover, with a total national population of roughly 5 million, with the largest city, Oslo peaking at only 500,000, Norway is a paragon of unspoilt, pristine nature, in which to live and study.
Geopolitical importance
Norway boasts 25,148km of some of the longest, most rugged and awe-inspiring coastline found on Earth with majestic, towering fjords. Northern Norway forms borders with Sweden, Finland and Russia giving it a geopolitical juxtaposition where West and East meet. Northern-Norwegian universities offer programmes and courses relevant to the development of the Northern regions, and are supported and informed by real-world, practical knowledge, which students can also experience firsthand. UArctic member institutions are dedicated to educating students about sustainable management of the rich natural resources, both on land and at sea.
Next to the extraordinary landscape, there are the remarkable people, including the indigenous Saami, who are spread over the whole Barents region and hold a special connection with other indigenous peoples from around the world. Moreover, the Saami language enjoys official status in Northern Norway. Academically, this means unique indigenous study programmes and cultural studies courses found especially at North-Norwegian institutions.
Despite Norwegian being the official language, the vast majority of Norwegians are fluent in English and it is easy to find English-taught degrees that are internationally-recognised and much sought-after by employers. Moreover, Norway feels that education is a right for all and as a result, there are no tuition fees. Students working at the PhD-level are even paid a very good salary during their studies. Furthermore, students at the Bachelor's and Master's levels can also apply for further financial assistance through stipends and scholarships — see for example: studyinnorway.no/highnorth for one such option.
Norway enjoys a very high standard of living, being one of the richest, debt-free countries in the world, due to its huge oil and natural gas reserves. The currency is accordingly strong and very stable. Norway is also one of the safest places to call home whether for a semester or forever.
Norway is the "Path to the North" - The path to your future.
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c) chuck it out and move on?
A classic approach, and one which I"m sure many people take!
That's a good system. Another is to stop doing something else important, and to resume the newly found one.
A sort of dig-the-old-bone-up-and-bury-the-new-one-in-the-resulting-hole system?
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Q: Export UIImageView layers to UIImage I have a UIImageView with a layer on top of it and I want to save the UIImageView.image with those layers.
Example:
imageView.layer.mask = someLayer

let image = imageView.image

let activity = UIActivityViewController(activityItems: [image], applicationActivities: nil)
        present(activity, animated: true, completion: nil)

But this only saves the Image without the layers from the imageView. What do I have to do?
Taking a screenshot of the imageView may be nice but I lose image quality while doing this and I want to keep the original resolution.

A: This will give you the original resolution:
- (UIImage *)imageFromImageView:(UIImageView *)view{
    UIGraphicsBeginImageContextWithOptions(view.bounds.size, NO, [UIScreen mainScreen].scale);
    [view drawViewHierarchyInRect:view.bounds afterScreenUpdates:YES];
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Sullivan off to strong start in Kimchi Pot hockey tourney
• • July 3, 2005
ANYANG, South Korea — Goaltender John Sullivan, a civilian assigned to Yongsan Garrison, saved 39 of 40 shots in two games to boost the defending champion Glaciers Geckos Blue team to two wins on the opening day of the Kimchi Pot ice hockey tournament at Anyang Sports Complex.
Sullivan made 18 saves as Geckos Blue defeated the Japan Samurai 14-0, then stopped 21 shots in Geckos Blue's 6-1 triumph over the Korean All-Stars.
The Glaciers Geckos hockey club had two teams competing in the eight-team, three-day tournament that was to finish Saturday.
Three countries, South Korea, Japan and China, were represented in a 3-year-old benefit tournament that raises money for the Korean branch of Habitat for Humanity.
Clay Janssen, an Army lieutenant colonel at Yongsan, scored a goal to help push Geckos White past the Shanghai Sharks of China 5-1. Later, Geckos White dropped a 6-4 decision to the Tokyo Canadians.
A third team with U.S. Forces Korea personnel, the Rocky Mountain Chiefs of Seoul, posted an 8-0 victory over Shanghai. Chris Cummings, a Seoul American High School student, plays for the Chiefs.


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Video: See the moment when Manuel Franco bought the winning $768M Powerball ticket
Manuel Franco buys winning Powerball ticket
WEST ALLIS -- The Wisconsin Lottery released on Friday, May 3 video that shows the moment Manuel Franco of West Allis bought the winning Powerball lottery ticket worth $768.4 million.
When Franco came forward to claim his prize earlier this month, he described in detail the day he purchased the tickets that led to this big win when the numbers were drawn on March 27. Franco said he left work around 2 p.m. on March 27 and went to the Speedway in New Berlin a few minutes later. He bought $10 worth of individual Powerball tickets.
"I walk into the Speedway in New Berlin and purchase $10 worth of individual Powerball tickets," Franco said. "I pretty much felt lucky."
Franco felt so lucky, he looked into the camera at the counter -- and pondered winking at it. In the end, he did not.
The winning Powerball ticket was sold at 2:14 p.m. on March 27 at a Speedway gas station in New Berlin.


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Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-Hen Episodes
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A 26 Episode anime production by Bee Media and CODE and directed by Yasuhiro Imagawa (Giant Robo, Bartender, G Gundam), it is based on Go Nagai's long-running and influential mecha series, the Mazinger series.
Developed from Japanium ore is the super energy, Photon Power. Seeking this energy is Dr. Hell, a madman craving world domination who along with his subordinates Baron Ashura and Count Brocken, commands the Machine Beasts excavated from Bardos Island (believed to be Rhodes) to attack the Photon Power Lab and take it for himself. Meeting the attack head on is our hero, the hot-blooded teenager Kouji Kabuto who pilots the super robot Mazinger Z, constructed by his grandfather Juzo and made from the strongest metal Chogokin Z. But in this battle between Dr. Hell and the Kabuto family, many legends surrounding the Mycenaean Civilization and Bardos Island, as well as the secrets of Mazinger Z remain shrouded in mystery.
While the premise is similar to the original TV show, the staff insist that it is not a remake or sequel and that it will develop into an all-new story, as seen in the cast of characters which features many new faces. There is also a significant number of characters and mecha from other Go Nagai series, such as Zeus from Z Mazinger and the titular mecha of Groizer X.


This month, Sunderland Empire have welcomed back the National Theatre's acclaimed production – War Horse – for a 3-week trot of performances as part of its 10th anniversary UK tour. War Horse is live at Sunderland Empire until Saturday 23 February 2019 and tickets are still available.
We went along to the press night to find out for ourselves what War Horse was all about.
Set at the outbreak of World War One, War Horse takes you on a journey from rural Devon to the nightmarish battlefields of France but at its heart, the adaptation is a story of love, loyalty and friendship between a boy and his horse. You will go through all the emotions (you really must not forget to take your tissue) but will leave with a warm fuzzy feeling and new respect for puppetry!
Joey, young Albert's beloved horse, is sold to the Cavalry and shipped to France. He's soon caught up in enemy fire, and fate takes him on an extraordinary journey, serving on both sides before finding himself alone in no man's land. Albert, who remained on his parents' Devon farm, cannot forget Joey. Though still not old enough to enlist to support the war effort, Albert sneaks off to France and embarks on a treacherous mission to find Joey the horse and bring him home.
Based on the best-selling book of the same name, War Horse is one of much-loved British author, Michael Morpurgo's most cherished stories. Fans of the book will not be disappointed; however, you do not need to have read War Horse to appreciate this truly inventive adaptation.
Prepare to be drawn in to a spectacular performance. War Horse is like nothing else I have seen. Feast your eyes on magnificent, life-size horses created by South Africa's Handspring Puppet Company. It will be seconds before you forget they are not real and believe they are living, breathing, ear-twitching, tail-swishing horses. You'll struggle to separate puppeteers from the noble mount they are controlling.
This is an incredibly imaginative and somewhat mind-blowing production. Paired back staging means that the magic of these phenomenal puppets becomes all absorbing whilst you are transported to a remote Devon farm or the depths of hell in the French trenches with simple use of props and the clever streak of cloud-like screen which is torn across the backdrop. The innovative use of rough sketches, diary entries and animation projected onto this screen adds depth to the staging and really helps you place the story.
Not wishing to drop a spoiler, you'll be amazed how attached you become to a puppet!
The accompanying music and interspersed acapella vocals from a lone folk singer is haunting. The ensemble singing is rousing and moving in equal measure. The poignancy of the narrative about war cuts through the whole performance as the futility of destruction, pain and loss is shared across characters from France, Germany and Britain alike.
War Horse deserves the standing ovation that it received from the packed theatre. Although this is undeniably an emotional gallop through World War One, War Horse is not unrelenting and offers humour and relief with light-hearted moments, in particular from the unexpected star of the show – the farmyard goose! Ominous, masterful and deeply moving, War Horse is a must-see theatre production.
Beware of the erratic, ear-splitting gun fire which is guaranteed to make you jump out of your seat even if you think you're prepared! The accents are perhaps a little dubious at points but each of the 34-strong cast gave a heartfelt and powerful performance.
Is there any wonder that War Horse has won 25 awards including the Tony Award for Best Play on Broadway?
Free press tickets were received for this review. All opinions our own.


I loved the contrast of this large space with one lone person. Other images from Cordoba can be found here. See other images of the day.
This is a quick sketch I did of a friend of ours. See other images of the day.


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Q: A simple way to perform calculations for every element of the vector with each of elements of this vector For example, for each element of a vector, I want to calculate the sum of the residuals with other elements of this vector. This works correctly for one element:
a = [1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 22]
f(x) = sum(abs.(x .- a))
f(2)
Out: 35

But if apply this function to all elements using map(), Julia return an error:
map(a, f)
Out: "MethodError: no method matching iterate(::typeof(f))"

In R this is very easy to get using sapply():
a = c(1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 22)
sapply(a, function(x) sum(abs(x - a)))
Out: 39 35 29 29 31 87

Is there an equally elegant way to do this in Julia?

A: Just vectorize over f:
julia> f.(a)
6-element Array{Int64,1}:
 39
 35
 29
 29
 31
 87

A: The function map takes the function that it applies to a collection as its first argument. I.e. you can write
map(f, a)

A: Note that to get even closer to your R syntax, map() (and julia in general) allows you to specify an anonymous function after the map call which is used as map's first argument, so:
julia> map(a) do x
       sum(abs.(x .- a))
       end
6-element Array{Int64,1}:
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SHARON KAY LYNCH
By Roger KirkpatrickFebruary 7, 2019Current Services
Sharon Kay Lynch, 72, of Washington Court House, Ohio died Thursday, February 7, 2019, at 10:51 a.m. at Fayette County Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient two days. She had been in failing health.
Sharon was born October 28, 1946, in Fayette County, Ohio to Harold and Amy Moore Ramey. She was a graduate of Edward Lee McClain High School in Greenfield and lived most of her life in this community.
She had formerly been a sales clerk at K-Mart and Big Bear and had also worked at Domino's and the YMCA.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest Lewis Lynch, Jr.; three children, Ernest L. Lynch, III and his wife, Kathleen, of Ft. Myers, TX, Loretta Dryden and Phoebe Bradshaw, both of Washington Court House; three grandchildren, Blake Bradshaw, Cheyanne Bradshaw and Michael John Lynch and a brother and sister-in-law, Dean and Rajean Ramey of Xenia.
The funeral will be Monday, February 11, 2019, at 11 a.m. at the Kirkpatrick Funeral Home in Washington Court House. Burial will follow in the Sabina Cemetery.
Friends may call at the funeral home Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.
My condolences to the family. Please be comforted by the Bible's promise of the resurrection. Acts 24:15, John 5:28,29.
SHIRLEY RUTH POPE


This is a one-month elective for qualified fourth year medical students designed to provide an intense clinical experience at Boston Medical Center, a busy emergency department and trauma center that serves as the safety-net hospital for the Boston metropolitan area. Students will function at the level of a sub-intern and work closely with attending physicians and senior emergency medicine residents. They see patients independently (unless the patient is critically ill), and are primarily responsible for their patients while in the ED, including the creation and implementation of appropriate patient care plans, the follow up and re-evaluate their patients through to disposition and all appropriate procedures on their patients.
In addition to the clinical experience, this rotation includes a student lecture series, resident didactic sessions/grand rounds, pre-hospital paramedic/EMT observation, independent reading and participation in simulations and practical laboratories focusing on skills such as intubation, airway management, splinting techniques, and suturing.
Completion of all major third year core clerkships (Surgery, Medicine, Obstetrics-Gynecology, Psychiatry, and Pediatrics) is required. For BUSM students, completion of the third year selective is not a required prerequisite for the fourth year clerkship. For more information please visit the Boston University Office of the Registrar website or call them at 617-638-4160.
For non-BUSM students, inquiries and applications are accepted after March 1st for the following academic year. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, with positions filled at the discretion of the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education. Applications will be reviewed beginning March 1st and decisions will be communicated by early to mid-April.
All rotations are four weeks long. We are unable to accommodate alternative start dates or rotation lengths.
Students not from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) must be currently enrolled in a U.S. medical school. This is a two-part application in order to facilitate earlier decisions regarding acceptance to our rotation. Please fill out the online form listed below in addition to a VSAS application. Decisions regarding acceptance to the rotation are made based on part one of this application process but official enrollment is contingent upon completion of a VSAS application.
After filling out this above form, please also register for the course using the Visiting Student Application Service(VSAS) when the Boston University School of Medicine Programs open on April 5, 2019.
Please read the VSAS application carefully and be sure to meet all requirements. Pay particular attention to the insurance requirements. Malpractice/Liability and Commercial General Public Liability documents must be approved by the BUSM Registrar's Office before your application will be considered complete.
If you have questions or need more information regarding the Subsidized Visiting Elective Program contact Justin McCummings, Program Manager –justin.mccummings@bmc.org or 617-414-7136.


This new 4.5% beer is made to mimic traditional English Strong Ale, and was initially launched to celebrate Woodforde 21st Anniversary in April 2002. The solid and generous sweet fruit flavours blend intimately with the luscious malted barley creating a complex and extremely satisfying dark chesnut-coloured beer.
A small syphon tap that fits all of the tubing sizes we sell. Ideal for stopping flow whilst moving ..
One of the UKs most popular wine kit rangesThese Gold Range kits make 23 litres of wine in the s..


In his "Examining the ViewPager" series Sebastian Kaspari explains how to use this component the best way.
Interesting that Mark Allison starts a new series on the ViewPager aswell. This time how to style it the best.
Romain Guy announced that we should automate UI testing with the new Android UI testing framwork.
Did you know that in Android 4.2 you can create LockScreen Widgets? Check the official documentation on how to do that.
Writing universal apps for a phone and a tablet is hard. That's why Dave Smith compiled a few best practices on how to structure and select resources for universal apps.
Two Toasters is looking for Mobile Developers to join our team. At Two Toasters, you will be working with cutting edge technology to build state of the art iOS and Android applications with a team that enjoys working hard and playing ping pong.
AnDevCon IV, December 4-7 in Burlingame (San Francisco), is the technical conference for software developers building or selling Android apps. It will offer one day of intensive workshops, followed by three days of technical classes. Use code MEDIASPONSOR for $100 discount.
Do you want to go to @AnDevCon in December, but you don't have a ticket yet? You can win one here!
Have you ever needed to update the SQLite Database in one of your apps? It's a nightmare, right? Luckily Jeff Gilfelt created this handy helper class that does the heavy lifting. It manages the database creation and handles version management.
Gaug.es is a webservice to analyize traffic. They've open sourced their Android Client and it's a very well engineered app. Check out if you want to see how a good app architecture is made - or if you want to play with their API.
The Android 4.2 SDK (API Level 17) has been released. Lot's of good stuff in there.
This is a pretty good talk from Google IO about how to optimize UI performance in Android apps.
HackerNews is a beloved resource for - well... hacker related news. This post by Thomas Kjemperud covers many clients for Android, he also lists the pros and cons.


Why not sit back and relax in our newly refurbished public bar with a beer from our extensive range or sample the award winning real ale from The Highland Brewing Company in Orkney, or sample one of our 130 malt whiskys. You can enjoy a game of pool, or darts in our bar, watch the 50" TV, have a hot meal, meet the locals or just relax and unwind. Our bar has a silver award for Whisky Bars of the World ask our staff who have a knowledge of malt whisky to help you choose from our collection. We can also arrange whisky tasting evenings for those who wish to sample and find out a bit more about our national drink. The bar is open daily from 11am til late.


Always an artist, I've explored a broad variety of media such as drawing, painting, photography, and several of the textile and fiber arts. The last few years, I've concentrated on polymer, metal clay, various silversmith skills, and creating art jewelry. I have a degree in Advertising Design from the University of Maryland, which led to a career as a graphic designer.
Life is an adventure, and there is so much left to do...see...try.
I'm looking forward to exploring, innovating, and continuing to share through artwork, demos, teaching and publishing.
Clay Combinations (working title), by Cindy Silas, to be published by Lark Crafts, Spring 2014. The book will feature plenty of ways to connect and combine metal clay and polymer clay, plus inspiration from several worldwide artists.


Here is the awesome Overlander RC-S60 Charger. It can charge nearly all current battery types on the market, including new generation of high voltage LiPo battery's with an end voltage of 4.35V. Users can also set the terminal voltage themselves and connect it to a PC for PC control and firmware upgrade. Besides that, users can also use it as a Lithium Battery Meter and Battery Internal Resistance Meter. There are Automatic Charging Current Limit, Capacity Limit, Temperature Threshold and Processing Time Limit which makes the charger safe to use.
Another great feature is that it has a Built-In AC Adaptor capable of a universal voltage range AC 100-240V input, So the RC-S60 charger can be used all over the world and no need additional adaptor/regulator.
Great little charger. Bought to go along side my b6 as i charge alot at once. The build quality is excellent and has brilliant features like li-hv charging. Another great feature is the internal resistance meter. Great way to keep an eye on your lipos health. Charges up to and including 4s batteries so is a perfect little charger for me as thats all i use! well the occasional 3s here and there too :) Comes with kettle lead for power and a deans connector for charging but i've already got all the leads anyway. Or there only a few quid on ebay for an all in one.


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Le Singelgracht (« Canal périphérique » en néerlandais) est l'un des principaux canaux de la ville d'Amsterdam, aux Pays-Bas. Il délimite l'arrondissement de Amsterdam-Centrum, et s'écoule le long des quais principaux du centre de la ville, le Nassaukade, le Mauritskade ainsi que le Stadhouderskade. Il passe en outre virtuellement par l'IJ au nord, ce qui confère à son tracé une forme de demi-cercle.

À la suite du quatrième plan d'expansion de la ville d'Amsterdam au , imaginé vers 1660, le canal extérieur (qui constituait avec les fortifications le système de défense de la ville) devient la nouvelle frontière de la ville. Au cœur de cette forteresse se trouvaient plusieurs bastions sur lesquels des moulins reposaient. Le canal avait ainsi une forme courbée. Parallèlement au Singelgracht, mais à l'intérieur de la forteresse se trouvait le Lijnbaansgracht, nommé en référence aux corderies (Lijnbaan en néerlandais) qui s'y trouvaient.

Une partie des forteresse fut démolie, et le canal fut ainsi recreusé en ligne droite. À certains endroits, l'ancien tracé en courbe est toujours visible. Au niveau des moulins, seuls deux ont survécu, mais ont été déplacés à un autre endroit: le moulin De Gooyer est situé vers Zeeburgerstraat dans Amsterdam-Oost (à l'est) tandis que De Bloem (« La fleur ») a été déplacé sur Haarlemmerweg (à l'ouest). Durant plus de deux siècles, la ville d'Amsterdam posséda ainsi une forme de demi cercle délimitée par le Singelgracht. Au cours du dernier quart du , Amsterdam connut une expansion au-delà des limites du canal, et les forteresses furent détruites, pour laisser place à Marnixstraat, Weteringschans et Sarphatistraat.

Canal à Amsterdam


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Jump! takes pride in our well-educated, quality staff. All Jump! staff is background checked through DFPS and First Aid/CPR certified. Our gymnastics coaches are also USA Gymnastics Instructor Members, have completed USA Gymnastics Preschool Fundamentals Course (a course training gymnastics coaches on the social and emotional needs of the preschool child), and have completed Jump!'s 40 hour gymnastics instructor training program. Our childcare program is led by a Certified Teacher with emphasis in Early Childhood Development.


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Cancer Patients in UK to get Free Private Treatment
Cancer patients in the UK will get private treatment free of charge if NHS specialists are unavailable within the government's two-week treatment target. The country's Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to enhance the private sector's role in the NHS and said that the government will pa
Cancer patients in the UK will get private treatment free of charge if NHS specialists are unavailable within the government's two-week treatment target.
The country's Prime Minister Gordon Brown plans to enhance the private sector's role in the NHS and said that the government will pay for a private consultation for the cost equivalent at a primary care trust.
A majority of 97% of NHS trusts in the country meet the two-week deadline, implying that only a few hundred patients would require private treatment, UK newspaper The Independent reports.
Currently, only elective surgical procedures such as hip replacements and cataract surgery are provided through private treatment centres.
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – UK Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – US Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – Italy Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022
Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer – France Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022
PharmaFocus: Supportive Care in Oncology


Governor Gavin Newsom signed an executive order on Wednesday, March 14, in Sacramento that places a moratorium on the death penalty in California. The executive order also calls for withdrawing California's lethal injection protocols and immediately closing the execution chamber at San Quentin State Prison.
The order does not provide for the release of any individual from prison or otherwise alter any current conviction or sentence.
The death penalty is unevenly and unfairly applied to people of color, people with mental disabilities, and people who cannot afford costly legal representation. More than six in 10 people on California's death row are people of color.
A 2005 study found that those convicted of killing whites were more than three times as likely to be sentenced to death as those convicted of killing blacks and more than four times as likely as those convicted of killing Latinos. At least 18 of the 25 people executed in the U.S. in 2018 had one or more of the following impairments: significant evidence of mental illness; evidence of brain injury, developmental brain damage, or an IQ in the intellectually disabled range; chronic serious childhood trauma, neglect, and/or abuse.
Innocent people have been sentenced to death in California. Since 1973, 164 condemned prisoners nationwide, including five in California, have been freed from death row after they were found to have been wrongfully convicted.
No person has been executed since 2006 because California's execution protocols have not been lawful.


Social Studies and Drinking Water Is Regarded As An Important Infrastructure Of Development. Justify? - Drinking water is regarded as an important infrastructure of development.justify?
Drinking water is regarded as an important infrastructure of development.justify?
Drinking Water Is Regarded As An Important Infrastructure Of Development. Justify?
Adequate drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene are all essential ingredients to ensure human health.
The same is true for proper wastewater management, which is a basic prerequisite for environmental health. Improving upon these services will bring economic gains while also helping to build resilience given increasing climate variability.
Many developing countries are already today struggling to cope with chronic water shortages and the inadequacies of their existing water infrastructure. They are also facing unprecedented population growth, rapid urbanization, and increased economic activity. Basic needs remain unmet, and the human right to water and sanitation remains unrealized for billions of people worldwide.
Against this background, global water security has risen on the international agenda. In fact, in 2012, a US Intelligence Community Assessment identified water-related problems in developing countries, such as increased risk of disease from unsafe drinking water and poor sanitation, as a threat to American interests. Just last year, the World Economic Forum identified water crises as the global systemic risk of third highest concern. Policies, institutions and infrastructure to improve drinking water sanitation, hygiene and wastewater management must be put in place today. Such actions will also build resilience to cope with the future impacts of climate change.
The world's drinking water situation is improving. However, there is still cause for concern. In 2012, it was reported that the international community had reached the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target, to halve the proportion of people lacking access to safe drinking water, three years before the 2015 deadline. While this is a welcome achievement, there is an important caveat.
The proxy indicator used to measure progress towards this target is "access to an 'improved' drinking water source." This indicator has limited meaning, since it does not represent a reliable measure of drinking water safety. In fact, a recent study commissioned by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF estimates that at minimum 1.8 billion people around the globe use fecally-contaminated drinking water. This is more than twice the official figure from the WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme of 748 million lacking access to an improved drinking water source.


York offers awards & scholarships specifically for international students ranging from $100 to $100,000. In addition to the awards requiring this application, some awards are automatically granted based on academic performance.Established for international undergraduate applicants, recognizing academic excellence, leadership qualities, exceptional community service and individual achievement.
You MUST be applying for September entry.
You MUST be an international student who is required to have a Study Permit to study in Canada.
You MUST be applying to the first year of a fulltime undergraduate degree program in one of the following Faculties: Liberal Arts & Professional Studies, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Glendon, Health, Lassonde School of Engineering, Science, Schulich School of Business.
You MUST possess an excellent academic record ("A" average or equivalent) and have demonstrated leadership through community service or excellence in the arts, sports or other areas of individual achievement.
You MUST have graduated from high school within the past two years.
Application documentation is required. See checklist on reverse.
Valued at $15,000 and renewable for a further three years of full-time undergraduate study provided high academic standing is maintained in each academic year.
You must be nominated by your high school. Only one candidate per school will be considered for this award.
You must meet the general eligibility criteria.
Note: This is a partial scholarship intended to supplement your own finances. It will not cover the entire cost of studying and living at York University.
Valued at $25,000 and renewable for a further three years of full-time undergraduate study provided high academic standing is maintained in each academic year.
You must be enrolled in or must have graduated within the past two years from a United World College to qualify for this scholarship.
York requests that only one candidate be nominated per school.
E-mail your application and supporting documents by March 15, 2013, to [email protected] If you have mailed your application and are now sending supporting documentation via e-mail, please note in the e-mail that your application has been mailed and the date it was sent.
Counsellors or schools may e-mail nomination letters and transcripts. Transcripts must include contact details of the school official submitting them. Official transcripts are still required by mail; e-mailed transcripts are used for interim scholarship assessment only.
Referees can e-mail reference letters. Reference letters must include the contact information of the referees.
Include in the e-mail subject line of all e-mails: your name (as it appears on the scholarship and admission application), date of birth and OUAC or York reference number for easy matching of documents.
This e-mail account is for document submission only. Queries to this account will not be answered. All other documents received without a scholarship application will be destroyed.
Demikianlah informasi mengenai York University International Undergraduate Student Scholarship & Award Program, Canada semoga berguna bagi anda.


is this phone c105 have wireless fm radio?
best in feature and cheepest cell but lack of phone memory for wap browsing only 7mb.It cannot hold data if web site size is more than 600kb.
I m using LG C105.its a very good and stylish phone.
Yo I wanna buy this fone 2moro. It's either that or the nokia 2700...which one should i go for?
AnonD-4930, 19 Apr 2011I'm planning to buy this phone. just gonna use it for texting and sometimes surfing on the ne... moreyes you can use the opera mini..you can also download other applications..
Anonymous, 31 May 2011I have a lg c105 and i want to actually know if i can do something like bbm on it does anyone ... moreYou can use the pre-loaded Windows Live Messenger, its easy to use on the LG C105. BlackBerry Messenger (BBM) however is not supported by C105.
Low price (S$115 in Singapore / no contact with Service provider).
well,am loving this phone..its a windows moble i would say..xoxoxox!!
Slees, 16 May 2011Tell me more bout this fone can it browse with Opera miniyes. very nice phone.


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It's been an awkward, at times, offseason for the Cardinals and quarterback Kyler Murray. As of today, the offseason has one week left.
The Cardinals' veterans report for training camp next Tuesday. On Monday, they found out that apparently disgruntled center Rodney Hudson has returned to regular, normal gruntled status, and will be present for camp. That's good news. The better news would be a new deal with Murray.
The silence from both sides suggests that they're talking, and that they've agreed to talk only to each other. No leaks, no grandstanding, no social-media messages.
It nevertheless remains to be seen whether they'll get a deal done. It won't be easy. The range for the highest-paid quarterbacks keeps stretching. The salary cap keeps increasing. Murray keeps presenting real questions regarding how and where he fits in the broader franchise-quarterback analysis.
Yes, the team has been better with him. But how good will it be? What's the ceiling? It's hard to forget the fact that, every year, the team slides down the stretch. It's impossible to forget last year's playoff loss to the Rams, in which Murray looked somewhat less than ordinary.
The other question is whether that even matters. For most teams, it's enough to contend on an annual basis. Only one team wins the Super Bowl. The others hope to merely be in the conversation. Murray has brought that to the Cardinals, and there's no reason to believe it won't continue.
That reality is balanced by the fact that, when it was obvious that he wasn't thrilled with the situation in Arizona, no other team made an aggressive push at trading for him. The Broncos made a beeline for Russell Wilson, not Murray. The Browns went all in for Deshaun Watson. Neither the Seahawks nor the Texans tried to backfill their losses at the position by trading for Murray.
Murray has two seasons to go before commencing the franchise-tag dance. He surely wants, and deserves, security against serious or cumulative injury.
And that's where the pressure point will be. Beyond the annual average that Murray eventually will secure, how much of the deal will be guaranteed at signing?
That's where the Watson deal becomes a major complication for the Cardinals. They have a quarterback who isn't necessarily injury prone but, given his size, he's more prone to being injured than other quarterbacks. Would the Cardinals be willing to guarantee four or five years of salary given the possibility that Murray will lose a step or two of his uncanny speed and acceleration?
He suffered an ankle injury in Week Eight last year against the Packers. He missed several weeks. When he returned, he still seemed to be bothered by it. A fully-guaranteed deal therefore requires the Cardinals to take a more significant risk, one that most teams don't take with more traditional quarterbacks who: (1) are larger; and (2) don't rely so much on running and the threat of running.
So the talks presumably continue. If a deal is coming, it should come this week. Otherwise, the question becomes whether Murray would hold out of camp — or whether he'll show up and hold in, declining to practice until he has his second contract.
Either way, answers are coming soon. Maybe this week. Maybe next week. Maybe at some point before Week One.
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Asbestos documents must be disclosed to pressure group, High Court rules
Master McCloud: "default position" in favour of open justice
A huge collection of documents, including "those relating to the history and development of knowledge in the 20th century about the risks of asbestos", must be disclosed to the public, the High Court has ruled.
Master Victoria McCloud ruled that Graham Dring, who made the application on behalf of an asbestos victims' support group, had a "legitimate interest" in the documents.
Master McCloud said parties to proceedings did not have "full sovereignty" to determine by private agreement the extent to which the public may be made aware of any aspect of the case.
"There is an inherent and foreseeable possibility that material deployed in court by the parties, or filed upon the records of the court as part of its process, will form part of the corpus of material which may be deployed in other cases, used for the purposes of legal advice, being academically or journalistically discussed, or considered by Parliament."
Master McCloud said CPR 5.4C was the "primary means" by which the courts controlled public access to documents from the court record, but common law was "the master and not the servant" of the rules.
"Documents filed on the record of the court and which are read or treated as read in court are subject to a default position in favour of the principle of open justice if the applicant has a legitimate interest.
"Where the applicant has a legitimate interest then the court must still carry out a balancing exercise in relation to any harm to other parties legitimate interests when deciding whether to allow access."
Master McCloud went on: "A legitimate interest can include academic interest, use by a pressure group or use in some journalistic form and indeed any number of other uses which are ulterior (in the proper sense of that word) without being illegitimate.
"Mr Dring acts for a group which provides help and support to asbestos victims. In some respects it is also a pressure group and is involved in lobbying and in promoting asbestos knowledge and safety. Those are legitimate activities and provide legitimate interest."
Delivering judgment in Dring v Cape Distribution and Another [2017] EWHC 3154 (QB), Master McCloud said the documents in question were in court for a "lengthy trial" conducted by Mr Justice Picken of claims by insurers that Cape group companies had failed to give adequate warnings of the risks of asbestos exposure.
Master McCloud said that unusually, and possibly "uniquely" in the history of asbestos litigation, the disclosure exercise involved the "putting together of extensive quantities of historic material and records relating to asbestos safety and regulation in a way which one can safely take it would have been disproportionate in a run-of-the-mill asbestos claim".
She said that among Mr Dring's intended uses of the documents were to make them publicly available, "understand the industrial history of Cape and its development of knowledge of asbestos safety", and "assist court claims and the provision of advice to asbestos disease sufferers".
The master said she was satisfied that the documents were likely to be "of academic and scientific interest", likely to be "considered by advisers advising parties to asbestos litigation", would be relevant to the "product safety of asbestos" as it was understood by manufacturers, and relevant to the "extent to which employer defendants could have expected to appreciate the risks".
Master McCloud said: "Partial access to the documents could lead to 'cherry picking' in terms of the publishing of negative material especially if access was only given to material which paints asbestos, and perhaps Cape, in a bad light.
"There is a risk, but a much-reduced risk, of cherry picking if access is given less selectively and more rather than less widely."
She said she was not presented by Cape with "substantial evidence or argument" as to the harm it would suffer from disclosure, and did not regard the post hoc concerns raised by the company about privacy as a "credible or weighty" ground for refusing disclosure.
Master McCloud ruled that all the witness statements, expert reports, transcripts, written submissions and skeletons, statements of case and disclosed documents relied on by the parties at trial should be disclosed.
She said the contents of an online collection of documents served but not deployed at trial, should not be disclosed, to avoid non-parties to the case being placed in a better place than the parties.
Master McCloud added that in her judgement there was "no real prospect of a successful appeal and no other good reason for an appeal" and refused permission.


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Stenoma vaccula is a moth in the family Depressariidae. It was described by Lord Walsingham in 1913. It is found in Durango, Mexico.

The wingspan is about 21 mm. The forewings are pale fawn ochreous throughout. The hindwings are pale tawny brownish grey.

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Moths described in 1913
Stenoma