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Ozy and Millie ist ein Comicstrip von D. C. Simpson (früherer Name David Simpson). Erstmals erschien er 1997 in der College-Zeitung Copper Point Journal. Vom 29. April 1998 bis zur Einstellung am 23. Dezember 2008 wurde er als Webcomic veröffentlicht und mehrmals pro Woche aktualisiert.

Wesentliches Handlungselement des Comicstrips sind die Schwierigkeiten junger Schüler, die nicht der gesellschaftlichen Norm entsprechen. Die beiden zehnjährigen Füchse Ozy und Millie sind die namensgebenden Hauptcharaktere des Comicstrips, in dem ausschließlich anthropomorphe Tiere auftreten. Seine Komik geht vor allem vom Gegensatz zwischen dem absurden Verhalten der Comicfiguren und den dabei gleichzeitig thematisierten ernsten moralischen und philosophischen Fragestellungen aus.

Charaktere

Ozy

Ozy lebt zusammen mit seiner ebenfalls zehnjährigen Freundin Millie in der fiktiven amerikanischen Kleinstadt North Harbordale. Ozy ist ein Polarfuchs, sollte nach Angaben des Zeichners aber ursprünglich einen Wolf darstellen. Nachdem David Simpson im November 1999 einige Fotos junger Polarfüchse gezeigt worden waren, änderte er aufgrund der großen Ähnlichkeit jedoch seine anfängliche Klassifizierung.

Ozys voller Name, Ozymandias J. Llewellyn, geht auf das Gedicht Ozymandias über den ägyptischen König Ramses II. (1304–1237 v. Chr.) von Percy Bysshe Shelley zurück:

"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
("Mein Name ist Ozymandias, König der Könige!
Seht meine Werke, ihr Mächtigen, und verzweifelt!")

Simpson hat Ozymandias als Namen vor allem deshalb gewählt, weil die zentrale Aussage des Gedichts, die Vergänglichkeit des Seins, auch zu den Leitmotiven des von Ozy praktizierten Zen-Buddhismus zählt. Auch weitere zentrale Motive des Gedichts wie die Arroganz der Macht und das oft ambivalente Verhältnis des Künstlers zu seiner Schöpfung werden in Ozy and Millie ab und zu aufgegriffen.

Ozys Markenzeichen ist sein großer Zylinder, welchen er von seinem Vater Llewellyn erhalten hat, als ihn dieser im Alter von einem Jahr adoptierte. Ozy trägt keine Hose, was ungeachtet der Tatsache, dass dies auch auf einige andere Charaktere wie zum Beispiel Avery zutrifft, des Öfteren Auslöser einer dahingehenden spitzen Bemerkung seitens Millies ist.

Ozy ist ein nachdenklicher, ruhiger Typ und stellt damit ein dankbares Opfer für die anderen Schüler dar. Während er Millies Streiche gelassen über sich ergehen lässt, hat er sehr unter den Nachstellungen des Schulschlägers Jeremy zu leiden. Hin und wieder gelingt es ihm zumindest, Millie mit einer pointierten Bemerkung über den Wahnwitz ihres Verhaltens, den Wind aus den Segeln zu nehmen. Unter Anleitung seines Vaters Llewellyn übt sich Ozy in der Kunst des Zen, oder besser gesagt einer witzigen Variante davon, deren Grundsätze fast immer als Antithese formuliert sind: "It has been said that, while knowledge is acquired by learning… Wisdom is acquired by unlearning." ("Wissen erlangt man durch Lernen, Weisheit durch Verlernen!")

Millie

"I act weird because I figure, hey, I'm gonna be an outcast anyway, so I might as well do it with style." ("Ich verhalte mich so seltsam, weil… nun ja, egal was ich mache, ich werde sowieso wie eine Aussätzige behandelt; so tue ich es wenigstens mit Stil.") – Millie

Ozy verbringt viel Zeit zusammen mit seiner besten Freundin Millie, einer Rotfüchsin. Millicent Mehitabel Mudd, wie ihr voller Name lautet, ist zwar genauso intelligent wie Ozy, im Gegensatz zu ihm aber nie um eine Entschuldigung verlegen, wenn es darum geht, sich vor anstehender Arbeit zu drücken.

Sie lehnt sich zudem gegen jede Form von Autorität auf, was selbstverständlich weder von ihren Lehrern, noch von ihrer ansonsten verständnisvollen Mutter Ms. Mudd toleriert werden kann. Ihre anarchistisch-destruktive Einstellung wird auch zu vielen anderen Anlässen deutlich, womit sie nicht nur sich, sondern auch Ozy immer wieder in Schwierigkeiten bringt. Millie spricht aus, was andere denken, und tut, was andere aus Angst vor den Reaktionen ihrer Mitmenschen niemals wagen würden. Sie ist nicht bereit, sich einfach damit abzufinden, in einer ungerechten Welt zu leben, in der nur Oberflächlichkeiten zählen. Aufgrund ihres Alters von nur zehn Jahren beschränkt sich ihre Rebellion gegen das Establishment jedoch zumeist darauf, ihre Mutter zu ärgern, Ozy Streiche zu spielen und gegen die Schulordnung zu verstoßen. Trotz ihres ungezogenes Verhalten dient sie Ozy aber nicht nur als witziger Sidekick, sondern ist gelegentlich auch melancholisch oder geht wie Ozy in sich, um über moralische oder philosophische Fragestellungen nachzudenken.

Llewellyn und Ms. Mudd

"Whatever does not kill me makes me stranger." ("Was mich nicht umbringt, macht mich seltsamer.") – Llewellyn

Ozys Adoptivvater Llewellyn ist ein roter Drache, dessen Verhalten getreu dem obigen Zitat nur als seltsam zu beschreiben ist. Wenn er nicht gerade als Vorsitzender der Zen-Partei für die amerikanische Präsidentschaft kandidiert, indem er nicht für die amerikanische Präsidentschaft kandidiert, gibt er seinem Sohn, während er ein Bad in Bananenpudding nimmt, mehr oder weniger kluge Ratschläge fürs Leben.

Llewellyn führt eine platonische Beziehung mit Millies ebenfalls alleinerziehender Mutter Ms. Mudd, von deren Vornamen nur bekannt ist, dass er mit dem Buchstaben M beginnt. Llewellyn und Ms. Mudd werden als liebevolle Eltern porträtiert, die ihre Kinder stets dazu anhalten, sich ihre eigenen Gedanken zu machen. Insbesondere Ms. Mudd, die als Anwältin arbeitet, muss ihrer aufgedrehten Tochter dabei aber immer wieder ihre Grenzen aufzeigen.

Avery, Timulty und Stephan

"Look, if dignity were cool, Jimmy Carter would have groupies." ("Wenn Würde cool wäre, hätte Jimmy Carter Groupies gehabt.") – Avery

Avery ist ein Waschbär, der alles dafür tut, um "cool" zu sein. In seinem Streben danach, andere "coole" Schüler von seiner eigenen "Coolheit" zu überzeugen, übersieht er, dass dies von vornherein zum Scheitern verurteilt ist, weil es einfach nicht "cool" ist, mit aller Gewalt "cool" sein zu wollen. Verwunderlich dabei ist, dass Avery trotzdem oft mit dem Computerfreak Stephan zusammen ist, zweifellos dem "uncoolsten" Charakter des ganzen Comicstrips. Avery ist zutiefst materialistisch eingestellt und schickte seinen Wunschzettel in einem Strip etwa an Tommy Hilfiger statt an den Weihnachtsmann. Seinen jüngeren Bruder Timulty tadelt Avery ständig für dessen Naivität und er stellt sich zuweilen sogar gegen Ozy und Millie, wenn ihm dies opportun erscheint. Als Verlierertyp, der zumindest gelegentlich die Einsicht zeigt, dass die Freundschaft zu Ozy, Millie und Stephan wichtiger ist als von einer anonymen Masse als "cool" anerkannt zu werden, bietet er trotzdem gewisse Identifikationsmöglichkeiten.

"Who better than a little naked raccoon child to announce that the emperor has no clothes?" ("Wer wäre besser dafür geeignet, auszusprechen, dass der Kaiser keine Kleider trägt, als ein nackter Waschbärwelpe?") – D. C. Simpson über Timulty

Averys jüngerer Bruder Timulty verkörpert im Gegensatz dazu die reinste Form kindlicher Unschuld, wie sie von William Blake beschrieben wurde. In einigen der besten Strips ist es Timulty, der mit seiner kindlichen Naivität das sinnlose Streben seines Bruders nach Anerkennung ad absurdum führt oder der Gesellschaft einen Spiegel vorhält.

Stephan, ein Erdferkel, ist ein typischer Geek. Wenn er nicht zusammen mit Avery Videospiele spielt, versucht er vergeblich, die anderen Charaktere von der genetischen Überlegenheit der Geeks zu überzeugen; auch wenn ihm der Zusammenbruch der New Economy im Jahr 2001 einen schweren Schock versetzt hat. Stephan tendiert dazu, sich unglücklich in Mädchen zu verlieben, die nichts von ihm wissen wollen; weder Felicia, noch Isolde und Stephanie erwiderten seine Liebe.

Felicia und Jeremy

"You totally should try to be less of a dork, you know." ("Weißt du, du solltest unbedingt versuchen, kein derartiger Trottel zu sein!") – Felicia

Felicia Laine, das beliebteste Mädchen der Schule, ist fast immer mit zwei Freundinnen aus ihrer Clique zusammen, die ihr als Stichwortgeberinnen dienen. Ihr ganzes Denken kreist um Markenkleidung und Boygroups, weshalb es nicht weiter verwunderlich ist, dass sie und Millie eine innige Feindschaft verbindet. Felicia wirft Millie dabei entweder vor, zu individualistisch eingestellt zu sein oder sich ganz einfach wie ein Trottel zu verhalten. Anders als man vermuten könnte, ist Felicia aber nicht dumm und weiß sich auch in einer verbalen Auseinandersetzung mit Ozy oder Millie zu behaupten.

Jeremy Studley hat dagegen in den Fäusten, was er nicht im Kopf hat. Jeremy ist ein typischer "Bully", der schwächere Mitschüler zum Spaß verprügelt. Ozy, Millie und Stephan zählen zu seinen bevorzugten Opfern und werden von ihm mit Vorliebe in den nächsten Abfalleimer gestopft.

Genauso wenig wie es Zufall ist, dass Ozys Vater Llewellyn ein gutmütiger Drache und der Schuldirektor Beau Vine ein Rind ist, ist es Zufall, dass Felicia und Jeremy, die beiden Hauptgegenspieler der Helden, ein Schaf beziehungsweise ein Hase sind. Mit der Umkehrung der üblichen Rollenverteilung zwischen Raub- und Beutetieren werden gängige Klischees vermieden und gleichzeitig erste Ansatzpunkte für Komik geschaffen.

Weitere Charaktere

Wenn Ozy oder Millie die Geduld ihrer Klassenlehrerin Ms. Sorkowitz überstrapazieren, werden sie entweder zur Schulpsychologin Dr. I. Wahnsinnig oder direkt zum Schuldirektor Beau Vine geschickt. Um die Schüler auf das harte Leben nach der Schule vorzubereiten, versucht Beau Vine die Schüler mit diversen, pädagogisch fragwürdigen Methoden zu angepassterem Verhalten zu erziehen. Dass dies im krassen Gegensatz zu den Individualität predigenden Plakaten steht, die überall im Schulgebäude hängen, stört ihn nicht weiter. Dr. I. Wahnsinnig setzt sich dagegen sehr für Ozy und Millie ein und kritisiert den Schuldirektor regelmäßig dafür, jedem Trend nachzulaufen und das amoralische Verhalten von Jeremy und Felicia auch noch zu unterstützen.

Ozys Cousine Isolde ist wie alle Angehörigen der Familie Llewellyn, die ihren Stammsitz auf einem alten Schloss in Idaho hat, in mehrere Verschwörungen verwickelt. Isolde unterstützte Llewellyn unter anderem bei seinen zwei Kandidaturen für die amerikanische Präsidentschaft.

Captain Locke, seines Zeichens zehnjähriger Kapitän eines Piratenschiffs, lebt in einer Parallelwelt, die über ein Dimensionstor im Wohnzimmersofa Llewellyns mit dieser Welt verbunden ist. Wie man in einer im Sommer 2002 veröffentlichten Geschichte erfährt, ist Locke außerdem Millies Vater, was dadurch zu erklären ist, dass man in seiner Heimatwelt alt geboren wird und jung stirbt.

Aussage

Ozy and Millie als Appell zu mehr Toleranz

In einem Kommentar zu einem früher veröffentlichten Strip strich der Zeichner von Ozy and Millie heraus, dass es ihm, wie vielen anderen Comiczeichnern auch, nicht darum gehe, darzustellen, wie sich Kinder ausdrücken und verhalten, sondern wie es sich anfühlt, ein Kind zu sein. Ozy und Millie stehen somit sinnbildlich für alle Kinder, die aufgrund ihrer Andersartigkeit von ihren Mitschülern gemieden werden oder auf andere Formen des Unverständnisses stoßen.

Ozy und Millie haben aber nicht nur unter dem repressiven Verhalten der anderen Schüler zu leiden; der auf sie wirkende Anpassungsdruck wird durch die autoritäre Ordnung, verkörpert durch den Schuldirektor Beau Vine, sogar noch verstärkt. Obwohl dieser Sachverhalt stets pointiert auf die Spitze getrieben und somit der Lächerlichkeit preisgegeben wird, steht am Schluss einer derartigen Auseinandersetzung normalerweise nicht der Sieg der Helden über ihre Widersacher. Sie müssen sich vielmehr eingestehen, dass sich nicht nur Kinder, sondern auch viele Erwachsene vernünftigen Argumenten verschließen und nicht dazu bereit sind, von der gesellschaftlichen Norm abweichendes Verhalten zu tolerieren. Hierbei kommt erschwerend hinzu, dass dies gerade für solche Erwachsene zu gelten scheint, die über die Macht verfügen würden, gegen derartige Missstände in der Gesellschaft anzugehen.

Im Gegensatz dazu zeigt der Charakter der Schulpsychologin Dr. I. Wahnsinnig, die nicht als bloße Erfüllungsgehilfin des Schuldirektors porträtiert wird, dass Ozy and Millie nicht als generelle Kritik am Schulsystem oder anderen autoritären Institutionen zu verstehen ist. Die Hauptaussage des Comicstrips besteht vielmehr darin, dass allen Menschen die Freiheit zugestanden werden sollte, so zu leben wie es ihrer Vorstellung entspricht, solange sie dabei niemandem Schaden zufügen.

Konsumismus- und Kapitalismuskritik

Nachdem Ozy und Millie in der Zeit nach dem Start des Comicstrips von 1998 bis 2000 vor allem unter Jeremy zu leiden hatten, nimmt später immer mehr Felicia die Rolle der ersten Gegenspielerin der Helden ein. Wie am Strip vom 15. Januar 2001 deutlich wird, nimmt speziell die Auseinandersetzung zwischen der antiautoritär eingestellten Millie und der auf oberflächliche Statussymbole bedachten Felicia an Schärfe zu.

Simpsons kritische Einstellung gegenüber ungezügeltem Konsumismus und Kapitalismus wird aber auch in vielen Strips deutlich, in denen Felicia nicht auftritt. Sowohl die Auswüchse der New Economy während der Jahrtausendwende, die zunehmende Kommerzialisierung des Weihnachtsfest und das sozial unverantwortliche Verhalten von Großkonzernen werden von ihm wiederholt thematisiert. Nicht selten ist es dabei Timulty, der mit einem unschuldig naiven, aber trotzdem scharfsinnigen Kommentar etwa die leeren Versprechungen der Werbung entzaubert.

Über die zunehmende Kommerzialisierung des Comicstrips als Kunstform verärgert, griff Simpson außerdem mehrmals den Zeichner des Comicstrips Garfield, Jim Davis, und die Pressesyndikate scharf an, die seiner Meinung nach zu viel Wert auf die Vermarktbarkeit der Comicstrips und zu wenig auf deren Qualität legen: "Well, I don't want to give up on it, even if Jim Davis is a prostitute and the syndicates which could bring me to a much wider audience are more interested in being his pimps." ("Ungeachtet dessen, dass Jim Davis ein Stricher ist und die Syndikate, die mir ein viel größeres Publikum verschaffen könnten, es vorziehen, sein Zuhälter zu sein, werde ich nicht so einfach aufgeben.")

Politische Kommentare in Ozy and Millie

Obwohl die soziale Interaktion zwischen den Charakteren das wesentliche Handlungselement des Comicstrips darstellt, wird in zahlreichen Strips die gegenwärtige politische Situation in den USA thematisiert. Kritik, diese zwei unterschiedlichen inhaltlichen Schwerpunkte würden nicht zueinander passen, wurde von Simpson stets zurückgewiesen. Weil mitunter auf Persönlichkeiten oder Ereignisse Bezug genommen wird, die außerhalb der USA so gut wie unbekannt sind, sind auch einige unpolitische Strips ohne vorheriges Wissen über den porträtierten Sachverhalt unverständlich.

Seit dem 30. Januar 2004 zeichnete D. C. Simpson unter dem Titel I Drew This einen zweiten, rein politischen Comicstrip, in dem der überzeugte Liberale unter anderem heftige Kritik an der amerikanischen Regierung unter George W. Bush übt. Als unmittelbare Folge dieses Schrittes verringerte sich die Anzahl der politischen Strips in Ozy and Millie deutlich. Auf einen am 16. Mai 2005 veröffentlichten I-Drew-This-Strip geht das Konzept des Intelligent Fallings zurück, welches eine satirische Antwort auf das vor allem von amerikanischen Christen vertretene Konzept des Intelligent Designs darstellt.

Inhaltliche Aspekte

Erzählstil

Ozy and Millie unterscheidet sich bezüglich des erzählerischen Aufbaus nicht wesentlich von anderen Comicstrips. So bestehen die Strips meistens aus drei oder vier Panels, wobei sich eigenständige Strips mit solchen abwechseln, in denen über mehrere Tage hinweg eine zusammenhängende Geschichte erzählt wird. In derartigen Handlungsbögen wurden einige Male konzeptionelle Änderungen am Comicstrip vorgenommen, zum Beispiel wurde in der Geschichte vom 22. Juni 2000 bis zum 19. Juli 2000 Isolde als neuer Charakter eingeführt. Als Webcomic ist Ozy and Millie nicht an den Erscheinungszyklus amerikanischer Tageszeitungen mit sechs Wochentagsausgaben gebunden, weswegen die Geschichten zum Teil wesentlich länger ausfallen. Der längste zusammengehörige Handlungsabschnitt, in dem Millie erfuhr, wer ihr Vater ist, erstreckte sich zwischen dem 13. Juli 2002 und dem 23. August 2002 über 31 Strips hinweg.

Obwohl der Handlungsrahmen aufgrund der geringen Anzahl unterschiedlicher Charaktere fest vorgegeben ist, gibt es in Ozy and Millie nur einen einzigen echten Running Gag, nämlich den, dass Ozy aufgrund eines auf der Familie Llewellyn liegenden Fluches einmal pro Jahr sein Fell verliert.

Autobiographische Ansätze in Ozy and Millie

Zu verschiedenen Gelegenheiten ist der Zeichner des Comicstrips, D. C. Simpson, auf autobiographische Ansätze in Ozy and Millie zu sprechen gekommen. Jeremy wurde von ihm beispielsweise nach einem früheren Mitschüler benannt, von dem er selbst getriezt wurde. Ozys Vater Llewellyn dagegen sollte das genaue Gegenteil seines eigenen Vaters darstellen; laut eigener Aussage ein erzkonservativer, wenngleich prinzipientreuer Kleingeist. Simpson beschreibt sich selbst als sehr ernsthaften und nachdenklichen Menschen. Charakterzüge, die auch Ozy auszeichnen. Während seiner Kindheit fand er aber niemanden, mit dem er sich über seine Gedanken austauschen konnte, weswegen er damals von einer Freundschaft wie der zwischen Ozy und Millie träumte. Unstrittig ist auch, dass Simpson versucht, durch Ozy and Millie seine eigene liberale Weltanschauung auszudrücken (siehe Abschnitt zur Aussage des Comicstrips).

Anthropomorphismus in Ozy and Millie

Ozy and Millie ist ein Comicstrip in dem ausschließlich anthropomorphe Tiere auftreten, das heißt die tierischen Charaktere verhalten sich wie Menschen und nicht entsprechend ihrer Spezies. Schon seit dem Altertum werden in Fabeln und Märchen stereotype, einfach zu erfassende Charaktere durch vermenschlichte Tiere dargestellt. In modernen Comicstrips, die sich nicht mehr explizit an Kinder wenden, tritt dieser Aspekt immer mehr in den Hintergrund. Stattdessen stellen niedlich gezeichnete Comictiere eine gute Möglichkeit für den Zeichner dar, durch sie unbequeme Wahrheiten auszudrücken, die damit an Schärfe verlieren. Im Hinblick auf Ozy and Millie besteht dabei das Problem, dass sich die im Comicstrip angesprochenen realen Personen und Ereignisse nicht konsistent in ein derartiges anthropomorphes Szenario einfügen. Im Rahmen des Suspension of Disbelief sind viele Leser bereit, derartige logische Inkonsistenzen in einem gewissen Ausmaß hinzunehmen.

Alterung der Comicfiguren

Obwohl der Verlauf der Jahreszeiten im Comicstrip dem der realen Welt entspricht und dabei sowohl auf jährliche Feiertage als auch auf frühere Ereignisse Bezug genommen wird, altern die Comicfiguren in Ozy and Millie mit fortschreitender Zeit nicht. Von wenigen Ausnahmen wie Baby Blues abgesehen, trifft dies auf fast alle Comicfiguren zu.

Als Simpson im April 2000 einen Monat lang keine neuen Strips mehr zeichnete, um stattdessen das Aussehen der Charaktere zu überarbeiten, brach er mit dieser Regel. Waren Ozy, Millie und die anderen Schüler vor der Überarbeitung acht Jahre alt und besuchten die dritte Klasse ihrer Grundschule, waren sie anschließend zehn Jahre alte Fünftklässler. Über diesen Sachverhalt wird der Leser aber erst später und eher beiläufig aufgeklärt, was verdeutlicht, dass mit diesem Schritt keine einschneidenden Änderungen am Konzept des Comicstrips verbunden waren. Abgesehen davon wird von einigen Leser die Auffassung vertreten, dass die Charaktere zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt aufgrund des sich graduell weiterentwickelnden Zeichenstils erwachsener aussehen als noch im Jahr 2000. Die Frage, ob er vorhabe, die Charaktere ein weiteres Mal altern zu lassen, wurde vom Zeichner stets verneint.

Gemeinsamkeiten mit anderen Comicstrips

Sowohl die Charaktereigenschaften der Comicfiguren, der Zeichenstil und nicht zuletzt auch der ironische Unterton vieler Strips erinnern an den weltweit erfolgreichen Comicstrip Calvin und Hobbes von Bill Watterson. Weitere Gemeinsamkeiten mit Calvin und Hobbes gibt es, was das im Comicstrip immer wieder aufgegriffene Motiv der Konsum- und Kapitalismuskritik angeht. Das von den Mitgliedern der Familie Llewellyn gespielte House Rules Parcheesi ist zudem eine Reminiszenz an das chaotische Calvinball. Wesentlichen künstlerischen Einfluss auf seine Arbeit als Comiczeichner hatten laut Simpson aber auch die Comicstrips Bloom County von Berkeley Breathed und Pogo von Walt Kelly.

Zeichentechnik und -stil

Zeichentechnik

Alle Strips werden auf glattes Spezialpapier der Größe 38,1 cm × 11,4 cm beziehungsweise 41,9 cm × 21,6 cm für die Sonntagsstrips gezeichnet. Zum Schreiben der Texte in den Sprechblasen und zum Zeichnen anderer feiner Linien greift Simpson auf Zeichenstifte zurück; die Umrisse der Comicfiguren, die Panelrahmen und andere großflächige Bereiche malt er mit Tusche mit einem dünnen Pinsel der Stärke 1. Sonntagsstrips werden von ihm anschließend mit Hilfe des Bildbearbeitungsprogramms Adobe Photoshop koloriert. Aufgrund des großen Zeitaufwands, den die Kolorierung der Sonntagsstrips verursacht, zeichnete Simpson seit 2002 weniger als vier Sonntagsstrips pro Jahr.

Zeichenstil

Seit den ersten im Jahr 1998 veröffentlichten Strips ist eine stetige Weiterentwicklung des Zeichenstils von Ozy and Millie festzustellen, vor allem was das Aussehen der Comicfiguren angeht. Die nicht umrahmten Panels, die in mehr als jedem zweiten Strip verwendet werden, stellen eine auffällige Gemeinsamkeit mit Calvin und Hobbes dar. Schatten werden in Ozy and Millie nicht mit der entsprechenden Graustufe eingefärbt, sondern durch schwarzweiße Strichzeichnungen imitiert. Um bei Nahaufnahmen der Charaktere weder aufwendige Hintergrundzeichnungen anfertigen zu müssen, noch das Zeichenfeld komplett weiß lassen zu müssen, schraffiert Simpson oft den oberen oder unteren Bereich des Panels mit diversen Mustern. Gelegentlich werden nur die Silhouetten oder Umrisse der Comicfiguren vor einem vollständig schwarzen Hintergrund dargestellt.

Sonstiges

Publizierung

Ozy and Millie war ursprünglich als Zeitungsstrip und nicht als Webcomic konzipiert, was einerseits am typischen Querformat der Strips zu erkennen ist, zum anderen sollte das Szenario nicht nur eine eingeschränkte Zielgruppe wie etwa Computerspieler oder Science-Fiction-Anhänger ansprechen. Wichtigster Grund für die Veröffentlichung der ersten Strips über das Internet war vielmehr, einen ersten Stamm an Lesern aufzubauen und von diesen Anregungen zu erhalten. Wie sich jedoch schnell zeigte, waren die großen Pressesyndikate wie Universal Press Syndicate, von denen die amerikanischen Tageszeitungen ihre Comicstrips beziehen, nicht an einem Comicstrip in der Machart von Ozy and Millie interessiert. So wurde die Untervertragnahme von Ozy and Millie unter anderem mit der Begründung "Ozy and Millie appeals to fans and comic book readers" ("Ozy and Millie spricht nur Fans und Comicleser an") abgelehnt. Weiter wurde beanstandet, dass in Ozy and Millie ausschließlich tierische Charaktere auftreten, denn obwohl sehr viele Comicstrips einen oder mehrere anthropomorphe tierische Hauptcharaktere aufweisen, gibt es nur wenige erfolgreiche Comicstrips ganz ohne menschliche Charaktere.

Laut einer Schätzung des Webmasters der offiziellen Website wurde Ozy and Millie im Jahr 2003 von etwa 10.000 bis 50.000 Lesern gelesen. Im Comicverlag Plan Nine Publishing erschienen bis zum Jahr 2005 fünf Alben, in denen die meisten der bis zu diesem Zeitpunkt erschienenen Strips abgedruckt wurden.

Ozy and Millie wurde von Fans über unterschiedlich lange Zeiträume hinweg in andere Sprachen wie Deutsch oder Russisch übersetzt, wobei der Wortwitz des in einem sehr anspruchsvollen Englisch geschriebenen Originals aber zumindest in der deutschen Übersetzung in vielen Strips verloren ging.

Auszeichnungen

Ozy and Millie war im Jahr 1998 einer der Finalisten bei der Verleihung des Scripps-Howard Charles M. Schulz Awards für den besten Comicstrip. Im Jahr 1999 wurde Ozy and Millie als bester Comicstrip mit dem College Media Advisers' Award ausgezeichnet und 2002 als bester anthropomorpher Comicstrip mit dem Cartoonist's Choice Award. Die vorherige Nominierung Millies als bester weiblicher Hauptcharakter für einen Cartoonist's Choice Award im Jahr 2001 wurde von Simpson abgelehnt, unter anderem mit der Begründung, dass ein Popularitätswettbewerb zwischen Millie und "big-breasted anime chicks" ("großbusige Animemädels") absurd sei. Im Jahr 2002 erhielt das Album Ozy and Millie IV: Authentic Banana Dye bei den Wahlen zu den Ursa Major Awards die meisten Stimmen in der Kategorie Best Anthropomorphic Other Literary Work. Darüber hinaus wurde Ozy and Millie 2006 und 2007 als bester anthropomorpher Comicstrip ausgezeichnet.

Veröffentlichungen

Die folgenden beim Book-on-Demand-Dienstleister Lulu.com erschienenen Alben enthalten jeweils alle Ozy-and-Millie-Strips der angegebenen Periode:

 D. C. Simpson: Prehistrionics: Ozy and Millie, 1997–2000. Lulu.com, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84728-773-1
 D. C. Simpson: The Big Book of Ancient, Semi-Coherent Wisdom: Ozy and Millie, 2000–2001. Lulu.com, 2006, ISBN 978-1-4303-1505-6
 D. C. Simpson: Zen Again: Ozy and Millie, 2001–2002. Lulu.com, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4303-1508-7
 D. C. Simpson: Perpetual Motion: Ozy and Millie, 2002–2003. Lulu.com, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4303-2116-3
 D. C. Simpson: Tofu Knights: Ozy and Millie, 2004–2005. Lulu.com, 2006, ISBN 978-1-84728-772-4
 D. C. Simpson: Closer to the Void: Ozy and Millie, 2006–2007. Lulu.com, 2007, ISBN 978-1-4357-0504-3

Die folgenden beim Verlag Plan Nine Publishing erschienenen Alben sind nicht mehr erhältlich:

 David Simpson: Ozy and Millie. Plan Nine Publishing, High Point, NC 2000, ISBN 1-929462-11-5
 David Simpson: Ozy and Millie II: Never Mind Pants. Plan Nine Publishing, High Point, NC 2000, ISBN 1-929462-20-4
 David Simpson: Ozy and Millie III: Ink and White Space. Plan Nine Publishing, High Point, NC 2001, ISBN 1-929462-43-3
 David Simpson: Ozy and Millie IV: Authentic Banana Dye. Plan Nine Publishing, High Point, NC 2002, ISBN 1-929462-56-5
 David Simpson: Ozy and Millie V: Om. Plan Nine Publishing, High Point, NC 2003, ISBN 1-929462-69-7

Weblinks

 Ozy and Millie, offizielle Website (englisch)
 Ozy und Millie – Deutsche Übersetzung

Fußnoten

Anthropomorphe Comicfigur
US-amerikanische Comicfigur
Comicstrip
Webcomic
Fuchs in Kunst und Literatur
Fiktives Paar

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import roundDecimal from './roundDecimal';

export const EARTH_CIRCUMFERENCE_KM = 40075.16;
export const MILES_PER_KM = 1.60934;

export function kmToPixels(kilometers, latitude, zoomLevel) {
  // Algorithm from: http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Zoom_levels
  const latitudeRad = latitude * (Math.PI / 180);
  // Seems like the zoomLevel is off by one
  const kmPerPixel =
    (EARTH_CIRCUMFERENCE_KM * Math.cos(latitudeRad)) / 2 ** (zoomLevel + 9);

  return roundDecimal(kilometers / kmPerPixel, 2);
}

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1. Lemon Balm Is Beneficial For Your Stomach.
2. Say Goodbye To Muscle Pain!
4. Relax & Sleep Well With Lemon Balm.
6. Get Rid Of Cold Sores.
Lemon balm or the Melissa Officinalis (botanical name) belongs to the mint family. It is a short plant with yellow flowers with a sweet aroma which are therefore used in aromatherapy. Regular lemon balm uses leave an anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antispasmodic, analgesic as well as antioxidative effect on the body. Therefore, lemon balm benefits are immense and it helps you build up the immune system.
Herbal Tea: Boil one cup of water and add some fresh lemon balm leaves. Steep the tea for about 10 minutes. Strain and drink daily.
Essential Oil: Add a few drops of lemon balm essential oil in one tablespoon of coconut oil. Apply the mix to soothe any sores.
Leaf Paste: Grind 8-10 lemon balm leaves and apply directly on bug bites or any wounds.
Herbal Bath: Add 5-8 drops of lemon balm essential oil with one tablespoon of Epsom salt in a bucket of warm water. Soak for 20 minutes.
Gastrointestinal problems like acidity, flatulence, indigestion are curable with lemon balm. The tea prepared with lemon balm leaves help remove waste from the body and prove to be a potent detox. Excess use can, however, induce lemon balm side effects.
Lemon balm benefits to ease muscle spasm since it's an antispasmodic. It helps cure any associated pains as it possesses eugenol which shows analgesic properties.
Your skin every day gets affected by UV exposure as well as pollution. Open pores, acne, and dark spots are common signs. Lemon balm uses help heal the skin along with other inflammations.
Studies have shown that lemon balm contains sedative properties. It helps calm your nerves and also relaxes the body muscles. Therefore, even people suffering from insomnia benefit from lemon balm uses. But, make sure to not use the same in higher concentrations to prevent any lemon balm side effects.
Radiation is harmful but also necessary for certain types of treatment like chemotherapy. However, regular lemon balm uses help relieve the discomforts associated with radiation exposure. Lemon balm benefits by reducing the side effects.
Since lemon balm is antiviral in nature, it helps kill the harmful viruses as well as bacteria. Therefore, cold sores from herpes are treatable with this plant.
The following lemon balm side effects occur upon over or long-term use of the herb.


Every US citizen should know these three constitutional amendments. Think you know what they are?
The Fourth Amendment. Unreasonable search and seizure.
Usually, when it comes to DUI, the probable cause occurs when the officer sees a person operating a vehicle and violating basic traffic safety laws i.e. the vehicle is swerving or not using headlights or turning signals.
However, there are times when, after reviewing the facts of the case, an experienced DUI attorney can argue based on evidence that there was no probable cause to pull over the vehicle. This is a tactic that has been used by defense attorneys when the defendant was arrested at a DUI checkpoint, for example.
The Sixth Amendment. Assistance of counsel.
This means that if you cannot afford your own defense lawyer, one may be appointed to you at the government's expense.
That's one of the biggest takeaways from the Sixth Amendment. However, as you can see there are many other parts to it. Here are the other important points you should know.
A speedy trial: Everyone knows the courts can be slow, but you do have a right to have your case go to trial in a timely manner.
Impartial jury: This is why it can be difficult to select a jury for high profile criminal cases. When almost everyone in the state or country has heard of a person's alleged crimes, they tend to form opinions on those alleged crimes / criminals, making them unable to be part of an impartial jury.
Obtaining witnesses: This simply means you have a right, just like the prosecution, to have people come up and state their side as a witness in your defense.
On the point of witnesses, oftentimes, in the case of DUIs, a DUI attorney has solid relationships with people who can act as witnesses on your behalf. For example, expert laboratory analysts who can explain their findings of improper processing procedures performed on your blood sample in the police department lab.
The Eighth Amendment. Cruel and Unusual punishment.
It's straightforward. It's rare that the excessive bail and fines argument is fought or won in court, although it has happened. Mostly, people are aware of the latter part of the amendment regarding cruel and unusual punishment. Most often this portion is brought up in modern cases where there is evidence that police officers or guards mistreated a person to the point where it can be fought as cruel and unusual punishment.
If you've been arrested for DUI in Los Angeles, it's best to hire an experienced DUI attorney who knows how to fight your case.
The fastest way to contact me is to give me a call at 310-820-1315. Otherwise fill out the form on my website. I'll get back to you right away, it's completely confidential, and there's no obligation.


What is Adobe Youth Voices?
Launched in June 2006, Adobe Youth Voices is the Adobe Foundation's global signature philanthropy program designed to provide youth in underserved communities with the critical skills they need to become active and engaged members of their communities and the world at large. The Adobe Foundation invests nearly US$7 million per year in the Adobe Youth Voices program, primarily through training, educational resources, and grants. The program also leverages software donations and employee volunteers from Adobe Systems Incorporated.
The Adobe Youth Voices global network currently includes more than 500 sites and a large, expanding number of grantees and organizations in 32 countries. Since its inception, Adobe Youth Voices has engaged over 27,000 youth and 1,500 educators in schools and out-of-school programs.


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EXCLUSIVE: Pregnant Single Mother Raided By FBI, Detained For a Week After Going Through an Open Door at the US Capitol — Now Faces Over 30 Years in Prison
Political News US News
Felicia Konold of Arizona was on a road trip celebrating being alive after a bad accident left her with a broken back and half of her face ripped off in 2020.
Konold had never travelled before, so for the first time in her life she has been taking road trips through the country that she loves so dearly with her brother — while also homeschooling her 10-year-old son.
When Konold heard that President Donald Trump was going to be speaking in DC, the siblings decided to add a stop to their road trip plan. She had never been to a protest before and did not really know what to expect — in fact, she did not even expect it to be a protest, just a rally. What she did know is that patriotic Americans who loved their president were not often treated kindly, and that she had a little boy that needed her. She packed a medical kit and bought some extra protective layers to make sure she would get home safe, should leftists attack the event.
She also hoped that by bringing supplies, her training for veterinary medicine may come in handy if things went terribly awry.
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January 6 in DC was unlike anything she would experience in her wholesome and quiet life in Arizona, which mostly consists of spending time in her small mobile home, gardening, taking care of her animals, and homeschooling.
Konold still did not realize it was a protest when she followed the crowd of fellow Trump supporters to the Capitol. The door to the building was open and police seemed to be allowing people inside, so she went. She was kind and friendly to police and left quickly when she was told that people were not supposed to be there.
When the arrests of Capitol rioters started she assumed that she was okay. After all, she did no harm. She thought that the people who were being arrested were the ones who were violent or engaging in vandalism — not the peaceful people like her.
A month after the protest, she was yanked from her bed at gunpoint by the FBI. Her entire street was blocked off and crowded with unmarked vehicles. Her small mobile home was raided and a two page long list of her belongings was seized.
Konold is four months pregnant. Her son has always wanted a sibling.
The expecting mother was detained for an entire week. Bizarrely, the FBI told her not to speak to other law enforcement agencies.
Upon her release, Konold found that her social media accounts were all removed. She was even banned from the stock trading app WeBull. The media was smearing her as an "insurrectionist" and painting her to be someone that she is not, while all traces of her life and who she really is vanished from the internet. Without social media, it is nearly impossible to defend yourself from these smears. The media could now paint her as any cartoon villain that they wanted — and people couldn't look at her happy and normal social media accounts to see otherwise.
Speaking to the Gateway Pundit, Konold said that she would just like to say that "myself nor 90 percent of the people hunted down and rotting in jail are who they are making us out to be. Through the tireless efforts of Americans, the truth will prevail."
She also sent two quotes that she had written in her journal and have been running through her mind.
"If we do not hang together, we will most assuredly hang separately," from Benjamin Franklin and "Those who expect to reap the blessings of freedom, must, like men, undergo the fatigues of supporting it," from the American Crisis No. 4, on September 11th, 1777.
Along with losing her social media to spread awareness of the reality of this situation, Konald was placed on house arrest and can no longer earn an income because she was a gig worker and law enforcement claims that is too hard to track. While dealing with all the discomfort that comes with pregnancy, her ankle is also being damaged by the monitor. She is receiving threatening hate letters in the mail.
Konold has been banned from communicating with her brother, who is also charged. Thankfully, kind friends and neighbors have been doing grocery store runs for her, since she can no longer do them normally, as she would have before.
To make the situation even worse, Konold has been given a court appointed attorney who seems to have very little interest in actually proving her innocence. Those who will actually fight for her come with a hefty price tag.
Konold has been charged with conspiracy, civil disorder, obstruction of an official proceeding, knowingly entering or remaining in any restricted building or grounds without lawful authority, and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds.
She is now trying to raise funds so that she can secure an attorney that will properly defend her. Those who wish to contribute can do so on Venmo at @Felicia-Konold-1.
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Julie Chen did something Thursday night she has never done in her 19-year run at CBS ... she ID'd herself as "Julie Chen Moonves" ... and make no mistake about it -- it's a big statement.
Julie came back to CBS to host "Big Brother" ... 4 days after her husband and former boss Les Moonves was removed as the network's head honcho.
Julie never referenced the scandal or Les by name, but closed the show with a bang. Mind you ... Julie has been an anchor on "CBS This Morning," "The Talk," "Big Brother" and other CBS shows and she has NEVER used her husband's surname ... until now.
Before the show, Julie teased her return with a photo holding "Big Brother" cue cards, but she made it clear for everyone... her wedding ring and her marriage are intact.
Julie has not returned to "The Talk," and it's unclear when that will happen, but Sharon Osbourne said on Monday she'd be back after taking a few days off.
Short story ... all the people who thought Julie would follow her husband out the door may be wrong.


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keep watch over the door of my lips."
So writes King David in Psalm 141.
Dear God, please set a guard over my mouth.
Keep watch over the door of my lips. AMEN."
I met with some colleagues a few weeks ago to discuss an upcoming teaching series we are working on at our church.
We talked for 90 minutes and I recorded all of it.
Then I played it back.
and that the door of my lips appeared to have no watchman.
I am a talk-over-another-person kind of person.
I am a listen-just-so-I-can-respond kind of friend.
I am a how-can-I-turn-this-conversation-back-to-me participant.
I am what some call a "conversational narcissist."
This is a super painful admission, but one that is so, so important to my growth.
And so ... this is where God meets me.
but also in a challenging, demanding way.
Because God loves me too much to leave me in the darkness of my own denial.
And in his kindness, he also had my dear, dear friend give me a book on listening for my birthday.
And I am reading it, and it is painful and powerful.


The US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has restricted heavily drones from flying in controlled airspace, which includes areas within five miles of airports. That rule has negatively effected many drone professionals and hobbyists, due to the sweeping areas that were defined as off-limits. Now, the FAA has cleared nine companies, including prominent drone maker DJI to fly their drones in areas near airports. The other companies include Aeronyde, Airbus, AiRXOS, Altitude Angel, Converge, KittyHawk, UASidekick and Unifly.
However, this isn't just a blanket authorization to fly in restricted airspace whenever and wherever you please — but the new rules will make it easier for drone flyers to get access to these areas.
Until now, if you wanted to fly in restricted airspace legally, you had to submit a request to the FAA, and receiving an approval could take weeks, sometimes even months.
Professional drone operators can now request access to controlled airspace and receive a response in near real-time — they'll be notified which areas and what altitudes they are allowed to fly in. The FAA will then inform relevant authorities like Air Traffic Control and ensure that drones won't be allowed to fly too close to airplanes which has caused a string of near-accidents. An FAA study even found that drones could cause more damage to an airplane than a birdstrike.
The move was part of the FAA's Low Altitude Authorization and Notification Capability (LAANC) initiative, which was developed by private industry and the FAA.
Note that these regulations only apply to Part 107 certified, or "professional," drone pilots — so it'll still be difficult for hobbyists to fly in these areas. In any case, it doesn't appear to be too difficult to get a drone license, and there are currently more than 100,000 Part 107 operators.
The LAANC program should now be available at nearly 300 air traffic facilities covering approximately 500 airports, says the FAA.
Featured image by PASCAL PAVANI/AFP/Getty Images.


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Ким Онсу (, ) — южнокорейский писатель.

Биография
Ким Онсу родился в 1972 году и вырос в южнокорейском портовом городе Пусане. Изучал корейскую литературу в Университете Кёнхи, где он также закончил курсовую работу уровня магистра. Дебютировал осенью 2002 года со своим рассказом "Лёгкие уроки письма "(참 쉽게 배우는 글짓기교실" Cham shipgye baeuneun Geuljitgigyosil"), а в 2003 году выиграл конкурс газеты Джинджу с рассказом "Улица Танбальджанг" "(단발장 스트리트"danbaljang Seuteuriteu"). В 2006 году рассказ "Расставание с пятницей "(프라이데이와 결별하다" peuraidaewa Gyeolbyeolhada") выиграл конкурс молодых писателей Тонг-А Ильбо (Dong-A Ilbo), а его первый роман "Кабинет" (캐비닛 kaebinit) удостоился 12-й литературной премии Мунхакдонгне.

В 2017 году Ким Онсу получил международное признание после того, как его криминальный роман "Планировщики" 2010 года был опубликован на французском языке и вошел в шорт-лист премии Гран-при по детективной литературе.  В январе 2019 года книга была переведена на английский язык и опубликована в США. В 2019 года роман "Планировщики" опубликован на русском языке издательством Phantom Press.

Библиография

 2006 Кабинет (캐비닛, ) ISBN  978-89-546-0259-4
 2010 Планировщики (설계자들, ) ISBN 978-89-546-1212-8

Переводы на русский язык
 Планировщики. 2019. ISBN 978-5-86471-829-2

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Sunday 3rd May, I awoke to howling wind and heavy rain! After walking the dog, set off for Scunthorpe about half seven and ten minutes later nearly turned around to go back to bed!
Pushed on and realising time was getting on arrived just in time, carefully negotiating the queue of traffic in the right hand lane managed to park and made my way to the start. Conditions had eased but it was still windy and wet. As I walked towards the back of the pack the gun went and i deliberately took it slow to the start line.
Hoped to be under two hours and set off steadily. Kept pushing, hoping to get to the halfway point at an average of about 5:30 a kilometre (58 mins) and was content to achieve this. Pushed on in the second half to finish in 1:54:50; so a negative split and within a couple of minutes of my half PB, so pretty pleased.
Noticed during this run that I was passed by very few runners, mainly the speed merchants who arrived even later than myself! It was actually great to be passing others all the way round and I'm sure this helped me have a very 'easy' run.


I've been getting into shirts with tails lately. This one caught my eye with its open lattice pattern and exaggerated backend.
I will be picking winners on Friday!
I really like these pics:D and your outfit is also really awesome!
Really nice outfit, u look pretty good !


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Richard Littlejohn
Discussion of article from the Mail's columnists and RightMinds contributors
50 % 17.8 % 8.5 % 11 % 🧥 1.7 % 4.2 % 5.9 % 0.8 %
Re: Richard Littlejohn#584352
By youngian
- Tue Aug 27, 2019 4:04 pm #584352
which is about as funny as it sounds
Its even more abysmal than that
youngian
- Thu Aug 29, 2019 9:06 pm #584535
People in Vero Beach prepare for Hurricane Dorian
https://cbs12.com/news/local/people-in- ... ane-dorian
Boiler wrote: ↑
That plan to nuke incomng hurricanes looks better every day.
spoonman, Kreuzberger liked this
Obviously shooting at hurricanes ain't enuff.
By SoulBoy
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 3:36 am #584548
Richard will be fine, he'll just deny that hurricanes exist, that it is all scaremongering by [insert bogeyman here], mention how when he was a lad the hurricanes went all category 5 and it never did him any harm and so on until he bores the hurricane away.
I'd rather shoot Paul Dacre than anyone else in the country- Colin Dexter. A direct quote from the Radio Times m'learned friends
SoulBoy
Location: Incredible Bongo Bongo Band Land
Richard Littlejohn imagines... Yawn!
RICHARD LITTLEJOHN: As Blue Mink's social harmony song Melting Pot is hilariously banned for being 'racist', here's my 2019 rewrite of the hit
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/arti ... -2019.html
Blue Mink were one of Britain's pioneering multi-racial pop groups.
The modern diversity police, however, object to references to 'curly Latin kinkies', 'yellow Chinkies' and 'Red Indian boy'. This is despite the fact that the song imagined all the races combined in a 'great big melting pot' which would 'turn out coffee coloured people by the score'.
By Snowflake
But of course it was a different era back then, you could say things like that. Although you didn't realise that Warren Mitchell was taking the piss, or felt slightly uneasy because Eddie in Love Thy Neighbour always seemed to end up being made to look a bit thick.
Life goes on with or without you, it's up to you what you're gonna do.
You could go or you could stay, who cares anyway?
By Biggus Robbus
- Fri Aug 30, 2019 10:28 pm #584589
At this moment it looks as if the eye of the hurricane will pass over close to Vero Beach.
Shame dat.
Biggus Robbus
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/arti ... -dead.html
Ha ha, isnt it all silly? It's a bit like a couple of sketches other people wrote! And pooftahs are taking over the army! And here's a minor correction so I look all magnanimous but it doesn't really matter.
Cunt.
- Thu Sep 05, 2019 8:09 am #585071
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/arti ... -good.html
Dickie isn't in a very jovial mood this morning.
Labour whines that Johnson is 'unelected', yet declines the chance to challenge him in a General Election.
I don't remember them complaining that Gordon Brown was unelected when he succeeded Tony Blair unopposed.
Yes they did whereas a minority in Labour like me who thought he shouldn't go for a snap election were wrong.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dailym ... ament.html
Littlejohn imagines, again.
Another of his "Chad Hanging" things, starting as the sort of pastiche of kerrraazy Yanks that went out of fashion about 40 years ago, before he gets bored 2/3 of the way through and just does his standard rant.
By Amazonian
Goodness knows how he's managed to keep a straight face, pretending that proroguing Parliament is all about preparing for the Queen's Speech.
And nothing to do with making sure Brexit actually happens on October 31 — cross my heart, hope to die, stand on me, guv, my word is my bond.
In the words of the McDonald's advert: I'm lovin' it! What an unbridled joy it is to see someone at last sticking it where it hurts to self-righteous Remoaners.
It's the kind of decisive gesture which Tungsten-tipped Brexiteers like me have been hoping for ever since 17.4 million of us voted Leave more than three years ago.
As James O'Brien - a journalist and presenter of some integrity and intelligence - observes: yes, Littlejohn has just admitted that it loves being lied to. Not so much 'decisive' and 'Tungsten-tipped' as 'soft as fresh dog shit' and 'less backbone than the sheep from Animal Farm'.
Hoping it's 'lovin' it' to see attempts at a no-deal Brexit pounded into the ground.
Megalomax, Kreuzberger, Watchman and 1 others liked this
Us Amazonians always get our man...
By cycloon
'Decisive gesture'. Oh, that speaks to a universe of stuff that does. Fool.
Amazonian liked this
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No matter how convenient it has become these days to access all kinds of video-conference events and real-time video sites, the old saying "Seeing is believing" still holds true when it comes to close encounters with our favourite creatives.
In this special IdN Extra, titled Speak Up, we have collaborated with Semi-Permanent, one of the world's best-known design conferences, that has to date hosted no fewer than 26 events in nine cites, covering five countries, and involving 164 speakers and more than 42,000 attendees. In this publication we feature more than 40 of the speakers who have enlivened previous Semi-Permanent conferences – and now they share with you their thoughts on what makes an ideal conference.


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DO ECONOMIC SANCTIONS WORK? Evidence suggests that victims of sanctions, who were in first place recalcitrant, emerge from their ordeal stronger, more- self-reliant and stubborn. Consequently, those who impose sanctions create independent and stubborn nations.
Take the example of Zimbabwe. Sanctions have not brought Mugabe down. In Kenya during the Moi era, Sanctions simply created a nation of self-reliant and independent thinkers. For decade between 1993 and 2003, donor funding in Kenya declined to almost nil. The country learned to get up by its own bootstraps and to day, she funds more 90 per cent of her US$ 14 billion budget from taxes.
In a similar manner, the west has just made China a world Power. In fact the west's habit of imposing sanctions on anyone they differ with has sent them to China's waiting hands. Sanctions are imposed on the assumption that one is the only source of something someone else needs. But where there are competing sources of the same, sanctions are ineffective and in most instances, worthless. Used recklessly as the West does, sanctions can turn against the imposer.
The most recent lesson was the case of Russia. While the West is still wondering what sanctions would be severe, Russia has moved east signing a huge gas exports contract with China. This means that by a stroke of a pen, Russia does not need Europe nearly as much as Europe needs Russia. A day later, China and Russia shot down a UN Security Council vote on Syria sponsored by the West. That appears to be the first warning shot. The next round could be to freeze Europe during winter. In effect, Russia now has the upper hand fighting Nato-Just Freeze them.
The Russian tactic has become common in the world: Whenever the west pushes some country around, they respond by turning to China. Thus China is emerging as a reliable alternative to the West-something of a hiding place.
In Africa, the trend is the same: Push us a round and we turn east is the new foreign policy mantra. So the west is beginning to look foolish in the eyes of many people in the world. No one is kneeling before the West anymore.
Consequently, where sanctions prove ineffective, or are an inappropriate weapon, the west resorts to sabotage. This is what is happening in Kenya's tourism sector. "This is economic sabotage." That is how Kenyans reacted to travel advisories by Western Countries- Britain, USA, France, Germany and Australia. Britain underpinned the travel advisory with an evacuation of 200 British tourists lending credence to the Kenyan view of the advisories. The idea was to hit Kenya's tourism sector by spreading the fear of terrorism.
Ironically Britain did not evacuate the British Terror suspects languishing in Kenyan custody. Neither did it tell us where Samantha Lewthwaite alias the White Widow," a British citizen said to be the mastermind of terror attacks in Africa is.
Also not evacuated are British Military in Nanyuki, British Industrialists in Nairobi and Tullow oil which has spear headed the discovery of oil in Kenya. And Kenya ns through the social media wondered why these Britons were not viewed to be under threat of terrorists. Perhaps worried about these sentiments and the unspoken demand for retaliation by Kenya, the British High Commissioner in Nairobi denied the charges of sabotage, a whole week after the sabotage. Also it was a whole week without any terror incident anywhere in Kenya.
The travel advisories came just a few days after Kenya signed a total of 17 bilateral trade agreements with China. The flagship agreement was the signing of the US$ 3.8 billion to build a 500km Standard Gauge Railway line from Mombasa to Nairobi. This says observers, annoyed the West whose influence in Kenya is waning hence the retaliation.
Many believe that the West was sending a signal that although China has the capital to finance infrastructure projects, the West still has the wherewithal to hit the economy's under belly-tourism.
If the idea was to remind Kenya of the West's economic might, then it risks backfiring. Kenya did not respond by rushing to plead with the West. The government simply said it will shop elsewhere- China, Ghana, South Africa and Nigeria. South Korea and Japan are also on the radar. How the shift to Africa and Asia impacts tourism in Kenya remains to be seen.
This much is certain though, China is slowly but surely elbowing the West out of Africa. According to a Reuters report, China's fuel import bill will rise to half a trillion dollars a year by the end of this decade. This makes china the world's top net oil importer having elbowed the US from the top perch. Much of this Crude exported to Asia comes from the Middle East and West Africa. East Africa, which is also emerging as a major oil and gas producer is also eyeing the Asian market.
And China is liberally building transport infrastructure in the region including Pipelines to transport LNG and crude oil from this region too.
The growth of China as the leading market for crude oil is threatening the Western futures markets as crude oil price could be bench marked on oil from elsewhere rather than the North Sea Brent crude and West Texas crude. Competition generally is a good thing for consumers and a not so good thing for producers who lose some clout especially in pricing.
The threat to futures contracts coupled with the fear of China's growing presence in East Africa has the west scampering for exploration licenses. Oil majors such as BP and Shell are now even looking for exploration rights in volatile Somalia ignoring the dangers there. BP and Shell are said to be eyeing blocks they had won before the Barre regime fell 24 years ago security concerns notwithstanding. American Oil Juniors are also said to be nosing around for exploration blocks in Somalia.
At this point, we ask; since sanctions are by their nature short-term and cannot be sustained over the long term, what other weapon is the West likely to employ to retain its supremacy in world affairs? Can the West sit back and watch its influence being whittled down? A number of events come to mind. Among these are the six-month Rebellion in Thailand; the western backed activists' coup in Ukraine and the al-Qaeda led coup in Libya. Some will backfire as in Thailand where the army took power. Others will resort in chaos as in Libya. There is bloodshed in Ukraine and no one call tell where it will all end.
Intelligence circles in Africa warn that the West could foment similar disruptions in Africa. The fall of Libya to anarchy was not just internal rebellion-a push for democracy- but was fomented to curtail Chinese presence in the Maghreb region. That fall was catastrophic to both Libyans and Africa as a continent. It cut continent wide growth by about 0.8 per cent, economic reports show.
In Libya, China had a multi-billion dollar oil concession with the government of the late Muammar Gadhaffi. The West wanted to disrupt both the growing Chinese influence in the Maghreb and also to disrupt the growing economic boom. Could the same plot be in the offing for east Africa?
Why China fascinates Africa
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\section{Introduction}

Since more than ten years, it has become obvious that rotation, mass loss, and their interplay have a deep impact on the evolution of stars (see for example the review by Maeder \& Meynet \cite*{Maeder2012a}). Both of them contribute to the chemical enrichment of the stellar surface, and the stellar winds then carry away these new chemical elements in the circum-stellar medium (CSM), contributing to the chemical enrichment of the Universe. The exact stellar evolution is however crucially dependent on several not-well-known physical processes and parametrisations, such as the way rotation is implemented in stellar evolution codes, the treatment of magnetic fields, or the mass-loss rates during the various phases of stellar evolution.

The mass-loss rates during the red-supergiant (RSG) phase are still uncertain. In stellar-evolution codes, the mass-loss rates used during this phase are usually those determined by de Jager et al. \cite*{deJager1988a}. Even if these rates have been confirmed by a recent study \cite{Mauron2011a}, some other determinations suggest that in some cases, they can be much higher \cite{vanLoon2005a}. Observations also seem to show that RSGs can lose mass dramatically in some kind of bursts \cite[see also the paper by Humphreys in these proceedings]{Humphreys2005a,Smith2009a,Moriya2011a}. It is unclear what is the total amount of mass lost in the RSG phase, and how an average mass loss rate should be computed from the possibly discrete mass loss episodes.

In this paper, we discuss how the mass loss during the RSG phase impacts the subsequent evolution of the star, and how recent stellar evolution computations fit (or do not fit) the observations, in the framework of single massive star evolution.

\section{Red supergiant, and then?}

\subsection{How rotation and mass loss govern the duration of the RSG phase}

It has been known for long that a RSG star can evolve bluewards, if the ratio $q = \frac{M_\text{core}}{M_\text{tot}}$ of the mass of its He core to the total mass becomes larger than a given value \cite{Giannone1967a}, typically around $0.7$. In the framework of the evolution of a single star, rotation and mass loss affect this ratio as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item Rotation, particularly during the main sequence (MS), increases the size of the He core, due to the supply of fresh fuel in the core by rotational mixing \cite{Meynet2000a}.
\item Mass loss during the RSG phase contributes obviously to the decrease of the total mass of the star.
\end{itemize}
Both effects contribute to the increase of $q$ during the RSG phase, and thus, favours an evolution towards higher $T_\text{eff}$ after the RSG phase.

\subsection{New models with the Geneva stellar evolution code}

Recently, we computed a new grid of stellar models at solar metallicity \cite{Ekstrom2012a}, with the Geneva stellar evolution code \cite{Eggenberger2008a}. The free parameters of the code (mixing length, overshooting, rotation parametrisation) were calibrated in order to reproduce various observations (width of the MS, red giant branch position, chemical enrichment of the surface of B-type stars during the MS).

During the RSG phase, we use a mass-loss rate determined on the basis of observations by Crowther \cite*{Crowther2001a}, which is similar to the rate of de Jager et al. \cite*{deJager1988a}. However, for the most massive stars of this grid ($M_\text{ini} \geq 20\,M_\odot$), we observed that some layers in the outermost part of our models became significantly more luminous than the Eddington luminosity of the star, due to the strong opacity in the iron peak. In that case, this very unstable situation could favour mass loss. We thus decided to increase the standard mass-loss rate by a factor of $3$ in that case. Interestingly enough, it led to mass-loss rates comparable to the ones determined by van Loon et al. \cite*{vanLoon2005a}. This kind of increased mass-loss rates during the RSG phase was also used in previous works \cite{vanBeveren1998a,vanBeveren1998b}, and more recently in Chieffi \& Limongi \cite*{Chieffi2013a}, that led to similar conclusions.

\subsubsection{Consequences on RSGs}

The inclusion of an increased mass-loss rate for the more massive RSGs at solar metallicity has as the direct consequence to help these models to evolve bluewards at some points during their RSG phase. On Fig.~\ref{RSGPos} are shown the tracks in the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram (HRD) for our rotating models between $5$ and $40\, M_\odot$. The red dots correspond to the positions of observed Galactic RSGs \cite{Levesque2005a}. First, we see that our models reproduce well the observations, particularly the upper luminosity of the RSGs.

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=.75\textwidth]{georgy_fig1}
\caption{Hertzsprung-Russell diagram tracks for rotating models ($Z_\odot$) between $5$ and $40\, M_\odot$ (Ekstr\"om et al., 2012). The red dots correspond to the position of Galactic RSGs (Levesque et al., 2005)}
\label{RSGPos}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

The second interesting point is that rotating models of $20$ and $25\, M_\odot$ evolve away from the RSG branch at the end of their life. This is a direct consequence of the strong mass loss they encounter during the RSG stage.

\subsubsection{Blue-supergiants and Wolf-Rayet stars, and consequences on SN progenitors}

From our grid of rotating models, the following evolutionary scenarios are possible \cite{Georgy2012b}:
\begin{itemize}
\item MS $\rightarrow$ RSG for star with initial mass $M \lesssim 16.8\, M_\odot$
\item MS $\rightarrow$ RSG $\rightarrow$ nitrogen rich (WN) Wolf-Rayet star (WR) for star with initial mass $16.8\, M_\odot \lesssim M \lesssim 25.0 \, M_\odot$
\item MS $\rightarrow$ Yellow supergiant (YSG) $\rightarrow$ WN $\rightarrow$ carbon rich (WC) WR star for star with initial mass $25.8\, M_\odot \lesssim M \lesssim 60.0 \, M_\odot$
\item MS $\rightarrow$ WN $\rightarrow$ WC for star with initial mass $M \gtrsim 60.0 \, M_\odot$
\end{itemize}

Interestingly, the models between $20$ and $25\, M_\odot$ end their life as WN stars (or even as luminous blue variable (LBV) stars, see Groh et al. \cite*{Groh2013a}), with $\log(T_\text{eff})\sim 4.1 - 4.3$. This is in good agreement with the identified progenitor of SN 2008ax \cite{Crockett2008a}. The estimated maximal mass we obtain for a type IIP progenitor of $16.8\, M_\odot$ \cite{Georgy2012b} is also in good agreement with the work of Smartt et al. \cite*{Smartt2009a}, who determine a maximal initial mass of $16.5 \pm 1.5\, M_\odot$ for the progenitors of this kind of Supernovae (SNe) (Note however that the so-called ``red-supergiant problem'' could have other explanations, see Walmswell \& Eldridge \cite*{Walmswell2012a}).

\subsection{Strong mass-loss rates for less massive RSGs?}

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=.75\textwidth]{georgy_fig2}
\caption{HRD tracks for $15\, M_\odot$ rotating models ($Z_\odot$, Georgy, 2012) with various mass-loss rates during the RSG phase: standard one (red solid curve), $3$ times (green dot-dashed curve), $5$ times (purple short-dashed curve) and $10$ times standard one (blue long-dashed curve). The observational data are from Maund et al. (2004, 2011), and Elias-Rosa et al. (2009, 2010).}
\label{YSG}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

During the past 20 years, 3 progenitor stars have been identified for some (rare) type IIL or IIb SNe: SN 1993J \cite{Maund2004a}, SN 2009kr \cite{Elias-Rosa2010a}, and SN 2011dh \cite{Maund2011a}, as well as a peculiar progenitor for the type IIP SN 2008cn \cite{Elias-Rosa2009a}. All these progenitors are YSGs, with $3.63 \leq \log(T_\text{eff}) \leq 3.78$, and a luminosity of $\log(L/L_\odot) \sim 5$. The luminosity indicates a star with an initial mass of $\sim 15\, M_\odot$. However, single star models show that with such a mass, the star ends its life as a type IIP SN. Binarity could play an important role in the evolution of such stars, as the progenitor of SN 1993J is most probably a binary star \cite{Podsiadlowski1993a}, and this possibility is also not excluded for SNe 2008cn and 2009kr. However, the observations for SN 2011dh do not indicate any hint of binarity \cite{Maund2011a}. A recent work by Benvenuto et al. \cite*{Benvenuto2013a} shows that the secondary star could be hidden, thus the absence of a companion cannot be taken as a proof that the star did not interact with a companion in the past.

We can however wonder if a single star model, with an increased mass-loss rate during the RSG stage, is also able to reproduce the position and characteristics of these progenitors (see \cite{Bersten2012a}). In Georgy \cite*{Georgy2012a}, we have shown that it is indeed the case. Fig~\ref{YSG} shows the tracks in the HRD for a $15\, M_\odot$ model at solar metallicity, with a standard mass-loss rate (red solid track), or with a mass-loss rate increased by a factor of $3$ (green dot-dashed track), $5$ (purple short-dashed track) or $10$ (blue long-dashed track), during the RSG phase. We see that the effect of increasing the mass-loss rate is to shift the final position of the model towards higher and higher $T_\text{eff}$. The final properties of the progenitor star (core mass, ejected H mass) are also compatible with the values deduced from the SN light curve \cite{Bersten2012a}.

Note also here that increasing the mass-loss rate during the RSG phase shortens this phase, and thus the duration of the episode with strong mass loss. These effects compensate somehow, and  the models with $3$ to $10$ times the standard $\dot{M}$ finish with roughly the same final mass. Our computations suggest that this effect forbids a later evolution to a WC star for these lower-mass RSGs (see Meynet et al. in these proceedings). This last point is however sensitive to the detailed mass-loss history, as some other authors \cite{vanBeveren1998a,vanBeveren1998b} obtained such WR stars for models with initial mass as low as $15\, M_\odot$.

\subsection{How to distinguish a blue star coming from the red and an``ever-blue'' star?}

Is there a way to determine whether a blue star evolved from a previous RSG phase? For example, is it possible to determine observational properties that are unique to a star coming from the red part of the HRD compared to another one, which has still not crossed it?

A first point to notice is that the surface chemical composition would be different. A star which has been previously in a RSG phase has encountered the first dredge up due to the large convective zone developing during this phase. The effect is to bring to the stellar surface products of H-burning through CNO cycle, mainly, a strong enrichment of He and N, and a depletion in H, C and O. Table~\ref{Compo} shows the abundances of these elements, as well as the ratio $^{12}$C/$^{13}$C for the non-rotating  and rotating $25\, M_\odot$ models of Ekstr\"om et al. \cite*{Ekstrom2012a}.

Another indication could come from the pulsational properties of the star. On Fig.~\ref{Pulsation}, we indicate by red dots models which have at least one radial pulsational mode, for four different initial masses. An interesting thing is that during the first crossing of the HRD, no modes are excited, and the star should not vary. However, several $\alpha$ Cyg variables are found in the corresponding $T_\text{eff}$ region. On the contrary, if the star crosses again the HRD towards the blue side, the higher $M/L$ ratio (due to the strong mass loss during the RSG phase) allows some pulsational modes to be excited in the $T_\text{eff}$ range between $\sim 3.7$ and $\sim 4.3$. It could thus be possible to discriminate between these two types of stars on the basis of their pulsational properties. This will be studied in detail in a future work (Saio et al., submitted).

Finally, due to the strong breaking encountered during the RSG phase, stars coming back from the red are probably slow rotators, contrarily to the stars which have still not crossed the HRD, which can have any rotational velocities.

\begin{table}
\begin{center}
\caption{Main abundances before and after the RSG phase of a non-rotating and a rotating $25\, M_\odot$ model. By ``before'' and ``after'', we mean the first and last time that $\log(T_\text{eff}) < 3.66$ (roughly corresponding to the temperature at which the surface convective zone begins to sink).}
\label{Compo}
\begin{tabular}{c|cc||cc}
& \multicolumn{2}{c}{non rotating} & \multicolumn{2}{c}{rotating}\\
element & before RSG & after RSG  & before RSG & after RSG\\
\hline
\rule{0pt}{11pt}$^1$H & $0.720$ & $0.450$ & $0.638$ & $0.370$\\
$^4$He & $0.266$ & $0.536$ & $0.348$ & $0.616$\\
$^{12}$C & $2.28\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $5.52\cdot 10^{-5}$ & $1.07\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $1.97\cdot 10^{-4}$\\
$^{14}$N & $6.59\cdot 10^{-4}$ & $7.32\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $3.54\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $6.51\cdot 10^{-3}$\\
$^{16}$O & $5.72\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $1.10\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $3.94\cdot 10^{-3}$ & $1.81\cdot 10^{-3}$\\
$^{12}$C/$^{13}$C & $81.43$ & $3.58$ & $9.47$ & $5.42$\\
\end{tabular}
\end{center}
\end{table}

\begin{figure}
\begin{center}
\includegraphics[width=.75\textwidth]{georgy_fig3}
\caption{HRD tracks for various models (non-rotating ones in dotted lines, rotating ones in solid lines). The $14\, M_\odot$ model was computed with a mass-loss rate increased by a factor of $5$ during the RSG phase. The red dots indicate models for which at least one radial pulsation mode is excited (Saio et al., submitted). The blue points are observed $\alpha$ Cyg variables in the Galaxy (Kudritzki et al., 1999; Przybilla et al., 2010; Firnstein and Przybilla, 2012) and in NGC 300 (Bresolin et al., 2004; Kudritzki et al., 2008). Blue line indicates $\beta$ Cephei instability region ($\log(T_\text{eff}) \sim 4.3-4.5)$  and the blue-edge of the Cepheid instability strip ($\log(T_\text{eff}) \sim 3.8$).}
\label{Pulsation}
\end{center}
\end{figure}

\section{Conclusions}

The mass lost during the RSG phase is a key parameter determining the later evolution of massive stars going through such a phase. We have seen that increasing the standard mass-loss rates during the RSG phase for the most massive RSGs allows for a good fit of the maximal luminosity of Galactic RSGs, and also of the maximal initial mass leading to a type IIP SN. At lower mass, it also provides an alternative scenario to the binary channel to explain the peculiar position in the HRD of the progenitors of type IIL or IIb SNe.

Finally, we also propose some observational tests which could make it possible to distinguish the blue stars that evolve from a previous RSG phase and other ones, that did not have a previous RSG stage.

\bibliographystyle{astron}

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Shabazz Muhammad Leads NBA D-League Alumni Named to Rising Stars Challenge
Minnesota Timberwolves Shabazz Muhammad leads a multiple of NBA D-League alumni selected into this year's BBVA Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend.
By Keith Schlosser Jan 29, 2015, 9:19am EST
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As the D-League becomes more and more prevalent (and subsequently crucial) in the way NBA teams go about developing their respective prospects, The Association is seeing an increasingly high number of its quality contributors emerge after spending some time in the minor league.
Hard work pays off, and so does the due diligence by NBA teams who are willing to provide their younger players with more opportunities to hit the hardwood and strut their stuff in the D-League before fully coming into their own and making an impact on the bigger and brighter stage.
As a result, multiple minor league alumni have been named to the BBVA Rising Stars Challenge during NBA All-Star Weekend this season. The game will feature an USA vs. The World theme.
Among those selected to participate is Shabazz Muhammad, who turned a short but sweet stint with the Iowa Energy last season into a launching pad for proving he has what it takes to play a steady role for the Minnesota Timberwolves. While on assignment last season, he certainly turned heads, averaging 24.5 points and 9.8 rebounds through four games. Since coming into his own this season with Minnesota, the forward has found success, subsequently logging 13.7 points on 48% from the field in 35 contests.
Before rotation minutes came his way with the Utah Jazz this season, Rudy Gobert proved he had plenty of potential in a rather dominant stint with the Bakersfield Jam just last year. In eight games, he averaged 13.9 points (on a staggering 74% from the field), 11.4 rebounds, and 3 blocks through 8 games. While such success hasn't fully translated on the NBA level just yet, the opportunity he was granted in the D-League last season still gave way to him going on to carve out a steady role off the bench.
Not to be denied, Dennis Schroder has also be selected to play in the contest. He's been able to prove his worth for the ever impressive contending Atlanta Hawks this season, but originally turned heads during a six-game stint with the Bakersfield Jam last season. He averaged 17 points and 6.7 assists in the D-League. Having appeared in 49 games all last season long for Atlanta last year, the point guard has already appeared in 44 before the All-Star break this season, averaging 8.3 points and 3.3 assists all the while.


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Q: Hide counter for exsheets solution environment I am using counter-format=se.qu. for my questions which gives the following output

In my case I want to hide the counters from solutions (so that I only get Lösungsvorschlag. there without the 3.1) but I want to avoid writing \SetupExSheets{counter-format=} and \SetupExSheets{counter-format=se.qu.} in front of and after every single solution respectively all the time. I tried to include those two commands in the pre-hook and post-hook properties but nothing changed.
How would you hide the counter from solutions?

MWE
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{exsheets}
    \SetupExSheets{
        counter-format=se.qu.,
        headings=block-subtitle,
        solution/print=true
        }
\begin{document}
    \begin{question}[name=Custom problem,subtitle=Cauchy product]
        Question with fancy math.
    \end{question}
    \begin{solution}[name=Custom solution.]
        A difficult solution.
    \end{solution}
\end{document}

A: I'd use a seperate headings instance for the solutions which doesn't print the number:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{exsheets}

\DeclareInstance{exsheets-heading}{block-no-nr}{default}{
  attach = {
    main[l,vc]title[l,vc](0pt,0pt) ;
    main[r,vc]points[l,vc](\marginparsep,0pt)
  }
}

\RenewQuSolPair
  {question}[headings=block-subtitle]
  {solution}[headings=block-no-nr]

\SetupExSheets{
  counter-format=se.qu.,
  solution/print=true ,
  question/name=Custom problem ,
  solution/name=Custom solution.
}

\begin{document}

\begin{question}[subtitle=Cauchy product]
  Question with fancy math.
\end{question}
\begin{solution}
  A difficult solution.
\end{solution}

\end{document}

A: You can do as you want - use a different counter-format for questions vs solutions - by redefining the question and solution environments:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{exsheets}
    \SetupExSheets{
        %counter-format=se.qu.,
        headings=block-subtitle,
        solution/print=true
        }

    \let\oldquestion\question
    \let\oldsolution\solution

    \renewenvironment{question}{%
        \SetupExSheets{counter-format=se.qu.}
        \oldquestion
    }

    \renewenvironment{solution}{%
        \SetupExSheets{counter-format=}
        \oldsolution
    }

\begin{document}
    \begin{question}[name=Custom problem,subtitle=Cauchy product]
        Question with fancy math.
    \end{question}
    \begin{solution}[name=Custom solution.]
        A difficult solution.
    \end{solution}

    \begin{question}[name=Custom problem,subtitle=Something else]
        Question with no math.
    \end{question}
    \begin{solution}[name=Custom solution.]
        A simple solution.
    \end{solution}
\end{document}

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EXCLUSIVE LIVE SCREENING! The Mustangs – America's Wild Horses! March 30 in Wellington
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The EQUUS Foundation Stepping Out for America's Horses campaign, presented by The Robb Report, will culminate the week ending April 3 with an exclusive live screening of "The Mustangs" on March 30 in Wellington, Florida at 5 pm. The screening will feature a "Meet & Greet" with the film's producer and co-director, Steven Latham, and a live Q & A with others involved with the film's production.
Executive produced by Robert Redford, Patti Scialfa Springsteen, and Jessica Springsteen, "The Mustangs" explores the complicated history and challenges currently facing America's Wild Horses but also highlights some hopeful solutions and features people who are helping these icons. "America's wild horses represent freedom, strength and resilience. This film takes audiences on an exciting journey throughout the country to understand their plight," said Latham in first announcing the film at an EQUUS Foundation event in 2019.
There are more than 80,000 wild horses on our public lands and more than 50,000 in government corrals. "This is the time for lovers of horses and compassion to come together to learn and derive hope from this beautiful and meticulously researched film by Steven," said Valerie Angeli, EQUUS Foundation VP of Engagement. "Wild horses need us now!"
Tickets for the screening are available at $25 per person and complimentary for all Stepping Out registrants.It's fun and easy to "Step Out"! All you do is select your favorite horse from among the over 120 horses representing EQUUS Foundation Guardian charities here and then click the REGISTER HERE link under the name of your favorite horse!
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Europe/ Benelux Countries (Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg) >
Carroll Dorgan
Guidebook to the northernmost section of the GR5 - from Hoek van Holland in the Netherlands, through Belgium and Luxembourg, to Schirmeck in the northeast of France. Described over 49 stages, this 1000 kilometre section of the GR5 is relatively easy and ideal for those who don't want to hike up and down steep mountains - or not just yet.
Clear route description is accompanied by 1:100K mapping, together with information on points of interest passed along the way. Background information on landscape, wildlife and history is included, as is practical information - everything from clothing, equipment, food, drink and waymarking to maps, money and staying in touch - making planning and executing a trip as easy as possible.
One of the world's best long distance walking trails, the GR5, in its entirety, covers an impressive 1423 miles (2290km) on its way from the North Sea to the Mediterranean. This northern stretch - before the trail hits the depth of the Vosges - is as much a cultural experience as it is a walk through nature. Walkers will discover different linguistic communities, culinary traditions and architecture. Those partial to museums will also be in for a treat - from tugboats to wine, salt to flint, the route passes by an impressive array of interesting cultural institutions.
Two further Cicerone guidebooks cover the remaining sections of the GR5; 'The GR5 Trail - Vosges and Jura', and 'The GR5 Trail' which covers the route from Lac Léman to the Mediterranean.
About Carroll Dorgan
Carroll Dorgan was born and educated in the United States. Pushed by the absence of jobs for inexperienced history graduates where he happened to be living in 1975 and pulled by his wanderlust, Carroll pursued a teaching career for a decade in international schools in Iran, Belgium, England and France. He then returned to California to qualify as a lawyer, but soon moved back to Europe to practice international law in the Netherlands and France. In all of those places, he explored nearby hiking trails. While living in Liège, he discovered the GR5, which passes near the city on its way from Hoek van Holland to Nice. Over the years, the GR5 became his favourite trail. Carroll hiked in the Olympics, Cascades, Sierras and Green Mountains in the United States and the Pyrenees and Auvergne in France, but he was always drawn back to the GR5. Upon completing a trek on the GR5 in the Vosges, Jura and Alps in 1989, he dreamt of hiking the entire trail someday. The dream became a plan and then his first adventure after retiring in 2015. Carroll enjoyed that long trek so much – and is so keen to share his enthusiasm for the trail – that he returned to the GR5 to write the guide to the Northern GR5. Carroll lives in France with Mary, his wife and hiking companion.
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An agreement between Saudi Arabia and China to include the Chinese language in the Saudi curriculum at all stages of education in schools and universities across the Kingdom has become effective.
Media adviser at the Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Riyadh has affirmed in a phone-call with Asharq Al-Awsat that Chinese instructors are currently working at Saudi schools and universities to teach the language.
The agreement was signed during the visit of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz to China in 2017.
The adviser noted that the agreement signed between the countries' ministries of education is a comprehensive deal to bolster cooperation in various education aspects. Teaching the Chinese language is one of the ongoing cooperation aspects - in the education sector - between Beijing and Riyadh.
He added that Beijing intends to dispatch Chinese instructors soon to expand cooperation in teaching the language in some Saudi schools and universities – he noted that there are mutual visits for this matter, and the latest was on February.
This step is significant and it introduces new opportunities for students in Saudi Arabia, given that the Chinese language is a bridge connecting the two nations.
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