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Several high profile bike accidents have made the news lately, with the most recent occurring earlier today in Fresno County's Climb to Kaiser. The event begins in Clovis, and is 155 miles long, requiring 13,500 feet of climbing. Nicola Grossi of La Mesa was riding downhill near Shaver Lake when reports indicate he lost control of his bike, went off an embankment and ran into a tree.
In another bicycle accident earlier this month, Steve Norrick, a Sonoma State University professor was fatally struck while riding south on Petaluma Hill Road. He was struck from behind by a hit and run driver. Norrick's death underscores the ongoing debate concerning motorists and cyclists sharing the rode.
The CHP, which tracks accident statistics for the unincorporated areas of Sonoma County, reports about 2,500 motor vehicle accidents every year, from fender-benders to fatalities. So far this year, 17 of those accidents have involved cyclists. If you have been in a bike accident, it's important to seek the advice of an experienced Sacramento bike accident lawyer right away.
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Sheila Ramgopal: Giving back to women
Dr. Sheila Ramgopal, one of Pittsburgh's foremost abortion providers, finds her peace through empowering women — and she's just getting started.
Written by Christian Snyder
Photos by Christian Snyder
From the outside, it's hard to tell that Allegheny Reproductive Health Center is an abortion clinic.
The red brick building on Kirkwood Street in East Liberty has flowers in the window and the name of the clinic in small-set plain white text on the door. Past the security guard in the foyer is a long hallway that opens onto a waiting area before the doors to the clinic's main workstation. Doctors and nurses hurriedly prepare the clinic's procedural rooms to care for the women waiting in the halls.
"See? It's just like what you'd see in any outpatient clinic. Nothing scary," Dr. Sheila Ramgopal, the owner of the clinic, said.
The only things distinguishing the rooms as gynecological procedural rooms are the stirrups on the examination tables and the aspiration machines for performing some types of abortions.
Ramgopal, a 37-year-old OB-GYN who sports a tight mohawk and tattoos, quickly explained the clinic was quite busy that day and that she had to go. After she left Allegheny Reproductive that night, she'd be off to work at one of six locations her other job as a resident OB-GYN takes her, including classrooms at the University of Pittsburgh medical school as Pitt faculty.
Some nights she heads to her office practice at Magee-Womens Hospital in Oakland. Other evenings she goes to Planned Parenthood Downtown to volunteer or heads out to a women's health clinic in Wilkinsburg. She's careful to acknowledge the difference in standard of care doctors often provide patients between the different settings.
"When you say 'office practice' versus 'clinic,' what people think of in a clinic is that you might see lots of different providers, and maybe your care might not be as good as someone else's," she said. "Personally, I feel like I need to give it my all when I'm more in a clinic situation, because I'm taking care of higher-risk patients who need that love and care, and I work extra hard."
Ramgopal said she's been surrounded her entire life by people who could have benefited from the nurturing care provided at Allegheny Reproductive. Depression runs in her family, and she particularly notes how women in her life "never had true bodily autonomy" — part of her motivation for going into women's health care.
"We never talked about it until my brother was 8. I was 10. We became [their] therapists," she said.
She and her brother didn't have it easy at school either. They were two of three people of color in their entire Episcopalian private school district in Oklahoma City until she was at least a junior in high school, she said. Her Hindu parents, however naive, thought the Christians wouldn't give them a problem.
"I was literally told every day by three people, 'You do not believe in Jesus, you are going to hell,'" she said.
So when she applied and was accepted to the University of Rochester for her undergrad, she couldn't have been happier. For her parents, who immigrated to the United States from India before she was born in 1981, nothing could have been better than the scholarship she got.
"So I went in as a fine arts major," Ramgopal said — much to her parents' dismay. "[But] I don't remember any of undergrad. I just pretty much danced the whole time."
After suffering from seasonal affective disorder while a student at Rochester, she decided she had to transfer. She submitted applications to a few different schools and ultimately decided to transfer to the University of Pennsylvania.
She fell in love with the city of Philadelphia but described the fine arts program there as "super malignant," forcing her to explore her options. She took classes in nearly every department, eventually settling on dual majors in religion and biology.
A lot of things in Ramgopal's life have been malignant, she said. She has struggled with depression since she was a child, as has her brother.
"I was in my head depressed," she said. "I attempted suicide so many times when I was younger."
Her first suicide attempt was when she was 10 years old.
"That desire to escape my life when I was younger was so intense. Now looking back on that, you really feel for people when they're in that spot," she said. "It's deep. It's awesome, right? It makes me a better provider, it makes be a better person — it makes me more human."
But growing up a woman surrounded by women who were denied bodily autonomy, it seemed inevitable to Ramgopal that she would pour her energy back into other women as her own form of therapy.
"It's been good to let go of past things that I cannot control," she said. "And spend my energy where I can create and make positive change and grow in a very healthy, supportive way."
And making positive change seems to be her specialty. When the previous owner of Allegheny Reproductive, Dr. Robert Thompson, retired in 2015, she was practically forced to purchase the clinic.
"I didn't have a choice!" she said. "He called me and said, 'You can either buy the clinic, or I'm going to shut it down.'"
What he meant was there was nobody he was comfortable passing his legacy down to besides Ramgopal — and it's a huge legacy. Allegheny Reproductive is one of the country's oldest abortion clinics, and its current employees realize the gravity of their work.
"Dr. Thompson definitely brought a lot of history to the clinic," Rebecca Reed, a 24-year-old desk attendant at Allegheny Reproductive, said. "But it's been a lot of fun having a woman owning the clinic."
She has worked there for two and a half years, and her voice smiled over the phone when she talked about Ramgopal.
"Patients love Sheila," she said. "Just the other week I had one patient who said me, 'That doctor made me feel like Wonder Woman.'"
Ramgopal said her next goal is to enable the clinic to provide abortion services up to Pennsylvania's legal limit, which is 23 weeks and six days — two weeks later into pregnancy than Allegheny Reproductive provides the procedure. The risk of complication increases after 21 weeks and six days, but the goal isn't too far out of reach. Allegheny Reproductive is certified to provide abortions up to the state limit, so for Ramgopal, it's a matter of preparing her staff to be comfortable accepting that risk.
She dreams of building a surgical unit within the clinic, as well as a labor and delivery wing. She envisions an entire clinic dedicated to transgender health care and wants to bring Pittsburgh its first genital reconstructive plastic surgeon. By the time she's done teaching at Pitt, she hopes all students will undergo hormone administration training for transgender patients — a skill often neglected at medical schools.
But now, Ramgopal is happy. She said she hasn't felt truly depressed in more than eight years, and she loves spending her free time in her petting zoo of a home — she and her husband Harry Geyer own three dogs, two cats and two geckos, any number of which she will usually cuddle up with after a long day or night of work. She enjoys mountain biking at The Wheel Mill, which her husband opened in 2013 to fulfill his lifelong dream of opening Pittsburgh's first indoor bike park.
At the bottom of her heart, though, she's still an Oklahoma farm kid who loves "shoveling shit and tending to the horses."
"Our five-year plan is to move out of the City and be off the grid," she said. "We just both love farms, pretty much."
But despite this, she plans to keep working — providing patients that little bit of extra love and care they deserve. It's just what she does.
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The Short Review: Beautiful and necessary. If you liked A Little Life or The House of Impossible Beauties, you might like this.
The Long Review: I'm always weary of books dealing with the AIDS crisis. I read a popular book this year (I won't name, only for spoilers sake) where one of the main characters dies of AIDS, and was so disappointed with the way it handled the story-line (as well as the LGBT characters) that I gave it 2 stars. There's a part of me that gets tired when straight writers decide to write about the tragedies of the LGBT community because they don't always get it right, and worse than that, they perpetuate stereotypes. Luckily, after reading The Great Believers, I can say my apprehension was unwarranted. Rebecca Makkai has written such a beautiful, honest novel, and each moment feels authentic to an experience we don't hear enough about.
There's two timelines in this book; 1985 and 2015. The 1985 story follows Yale and his friends as they navigate their way through tragedy and the gay scene in Chicago. The 2015 story follows Fiona (one of Yale's friends) as she flies to Paris to find her daughter. Sometimes, with two competing narratives, I find one I'm more interested in and end up skimming through the other, less compelling section. With The Great Believers, this never happened to me. I found them equally compelling and so necessary to understanding the story as a whole. Fiona is dealing with life following the aftermath of losing most of her closest friends. Yale is living it. Seeing the way grief weaves in and out of their lives is so fascinating and important to understanding the overall journey.
The research for this book was so well done, not just as far as the experiences of the characters, but the timeline too. A friend of mine, Renee (@What_Renee_Reads on instagram) even mentioned guffawing over the mention of Columbia House, which is a detail so minor that the casual reader might not even pick up on it. That's a great sign when an author is sprinkling details that aren't obvious but feel totally integrated into the story. It makes it special for the eagle eyed reader who loves little gems like that.
The writing is lovely and never feels overwritten. I also haven't read a book in a long time that I was happy to read at a leisurely pace. It took me two weeks to read this 420 page book (I'd normally have finished in two or three days) but it was so lovely, I just couldn't rush. I feel like that's a testament to it's greatness. Great writing, pacing, characters...I could go on forever about how much I loved this book. I even gave it 5 'Sparkly' stars on instagram, and I rarely do that. So, if you haven't read this book, please do. If you have, keep scrolling so I can mention the few parts I enjoyed but didn't want to mention because of spoilers :)
On page 219, there's a moment where Fiona is talking about her daughter forgiving this man over her. You guys know what I'm talking about. But anyway, she basically says, maybe it was easier for my daughter to forgive an ex-lover than it was to forgive me. Well, let me just say from watching my Mom and my Granny, that was so real. My mom has never forgiven my Granny over anything, and yet she will shrug her shoulders at things men do all the time. I guess it's just because you'd hope to never have to forgive a parent for anything, even though we're all human. I just found that so interesting and it resonated with me because of watching my own family dynamic.
I think I cried more after I finished than when I was reading it. It didn't really hit me until after just how powerful this book was. The ending, with that video at the gallery opening...It took my breath away. I just thought it was such a lovely way to end the book and it didn't feel too tidy and yet it felt perfect. I don't know, I just loved it so much.
Was anyone else surprised by Charlie? Like, OMG man what are you doing?! Finding out all of those secrets stressed me out. I grew up in a family where people committed infidelity and so it sometimes stresses me out. But literally all of my biggest fears were in this book. But also, I think I realized that these were strong people to handle everything they dealt with. When people in books handle tough times, it reminds me that I can, too.
Anyway, thanks for checking out my review and I hope that you guys have a great day!! Have any thoughts, leave them down below or come visit my instagram @shelfbyshelf . I'd love to discuss it with you!
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Lookout Wild Film Festival was established in 2012. During the past decade, LWFF has grown from a small gathering viewing films at the Crash Pad and moving its way to small theaters at The Chattanooga Choo Choo and The Walker Theater. Now the festival has made its home at the Tivoli Theatre, showing films at the largest screen of its type in North America. How did they do this? By implementing an increase in awareness and ticket sales with Spectruss!
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In 2019, the first year the Lookout Wild Film Festival is being shown at the Tivoli, Spectruss gave the festival a brand new look with an updated festival logo, a brand new website and a complete refresh of the identity of the festival for its premiere at the Tivoli Theatre. Films were coming from all over the world and festival goers have significantly increased from the past years. With the success of the 2019 festival, Spectruss continued to deliver the same energy for the upcoming January 2020 festival.
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Consentual Selections is the first best of album by California ska punk band Mad Caddies, released on July 20, 2010.

Track listing
"Backyard" - 3:02 (from Keep it Going, 2007)
"Leavin" - 2:59 (from Just One More, 2003)
"No Hope" - 1:28 (from Duck and Cover, 1998)
"Drinking For 11" - 3:54 (from Just One More)
"Mary Melody" - 3:08 (from Rock the Plank, 2001)
"State Of Mind" - 3:47 (from Keep it Going)
"Falling Down" - 3:10 (from The Holiday Has Been Cancelled, 2000)
"Just One More" - 3:26 (from Just One More)
"The Bell Tower" - 2:41 (from Quality Soft Core, 1997)
"Monkeys" - 2:46 (from Duck and Cover)
"Days Away" - 3:44 (from Rock the Plank)
"Silence" - 2:47 (from Just One More)
"Road Rash" - 1:57 (from Duck and Cover)
"Whatcha Gonna Do" - 3:09 (from Keep it Going)
"All American Badass" - 2:28 (from Rock the Plank)
"Reflections" - 3:14 (from Keep it Going)
"The Gentleman" - 2:17 (from Duck and Cover)
"Last Breath" - 3:21 (from Just One More)
"Popcorn" - 3:48 (from Duck and Cover)
"Tired Bones" - 2:53 (from Keep it Going)
"Preppie Girl" - 2:35 (from Quality Soft Core)
"Weird Beard" - 2:42 (from Rock the Plank)
"Save Us" - 2:19 (previously unreleased)
"Why Must I Wait" - 4:01 (previously unreleased)

References

2010 greatest hits albums
Fat Wreck Chords compilation albums
Mad Caddies albums
Albums produced by Ryan Greene

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It's easy to say, but not always easy to keep the playing in this area. Taking an instrument you would normally never choose for soloing can help. A bass djembe for example can reveal itself as a perfect partner for that task. You know you can't make it scream, so you won't try. Its potential power comes from this dark tone which doesn't need dense patterns to be heard.
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Q: TypeScript generic use default value only I'm trying to apply a default value to a generic. But whenever the generic is not provided, the generic is defaulting to the value given to an argument. I want to prevent this from happening. Here's a very simple example:
type Data = Record<string, any>

const computeData = <D extends Data = {}>(input: D): D => {
  // Does some stuff to input
  return input;
}

const res = computeData<{ name: string }>({ name: 'john' })

In this case the type of "res" is { name: string } as expected. But if the generic is not provided, I need it to default to {} which is the type given as the default value for the generic.
const computeData = <D extends Data = {}>(input: D): D => {
  // Does some stuff to input
  return input;
}

const res = computeData({ name: 'john' })

I have simplified the code for this example. I know in the context of this example this is kind of pointless.
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The actual use case is a network mocker that lets users add objects to mock graphql requests. I want to give them the option to provide resolver types. However, if they do not provide the types they are inferred from initial data passed in - I want to avoid this.
The class defining a generic

Type error because the initial call to constructor infers type for generic

This works because an explicit type is given when instantiating the class

A: You can get around the type inference by using another type parameter and filtering out the default values. You can even do this without having to make type assertions.
Example Code
type Data = Record<string, any>

type NoInferData<DataType extends Data | void, InputType extends Data> = (
    DataType extends void
        // If it was void, there was no argument, so the type must be an empty object, or whatever you'd like
        ? Record<string, never>
        // Otherwise it should match the explcitly added data type
        : InputType
);

const computeData = <
    // Type arugment for the type of Data you are providing
    DataType extends Data | void = void,
    // Type argument to store the inferred type of the input
    // - If its void, return the default type, in this example it's an empty object
    // - Otherwise, return the type of Data explicitly provided
    InputType extends Data = DataType extends void ? Record<string, never> : DataType
>(input: NoInferData<DataType, InputType>): NoInferData<DataType, InputType> => {
  // Does some stuff to input
  return input;
}

// Allows expliclty marking the data type
const explicitData = computeData<{ name: string }>({ name: 'john' })

// Doesn't allow data that doesn't match the explcit data type
const explicitDataError = computeData<{ pizza: string }>({ name: 'john' })

// Doesn't allow data that doesn't meet the default (no inferring)
const implictEmptyObjectError = computeData({ name: 'john' })

// Allows the default type of the empty object
const implictEmptyObject = computeData({})

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How the Vietnam War Draft Spurred the Fight for Lowering the Legal Voting Age
As growing numbers of young men were conscripted to fight in the war in Vietnam, a hit song helped drive the push to lower the voting age to match the draft age.
Dante A. Ciampaglia
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In the summer of 1965, support for the conflict in Vietnam eroded as President Lyndon B. Johnson's advisors recommended sending hundreds of thousands of servicemen over the course of at least five years to win the war. Troop buildup grew steadily, and on July 28, Johnson ordered the number of ground forces to increase to 125,000 and doubled the number drafted into the military, from 17,000 a month to 35,000.
As more and more young American men were drafted to fight, a new single, "Eve of Destruction" by Barry McGuire, hit the airwaves and drove home a key point of anger in its opening lyrics: Why should men be old enough to be drafted into war and not even old enough to vote?
The eastern world it is explodin'
Violence flarin', bullets loadin'
You're old enough to kill but not for votin'
Released on July 21, 1965, "Eve of Destruction" entered the Billboard charts at #103; by September 25, it had reached #1. In Washington, the government prepared to cap the number of soldiers at 195,000—and young Americans were weeks away from burning their draft cards. The stark realities of the war—and the fear of being drafted—energized a campaign to lower the voting age from 21 to 18.
"You're old enough to kill but not for votin'" was reflected in anti-war protests as "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote"—a rallying cry against the draft and for the right of draftees to have some say in their fate. In 1965, 130,991 young men were inducted in the military service; a year later, the number ballooned to 382,010. Many of them were ages 18-20, and thus legally prohibited from voting.
But while the issue burned hotter in the Vietnam era and ultimately led to change, the battle to lower the legal voting age was hardly new.
WATCH: LBJ and Vietnam: In the Eye of the Storm
Push to Lower Voting Age Began in World War II
18 and 19-year-old draftees taking their oath upon entering the receiving center at Camp Upton, NY after being drafted into the Service, circa 1943.
The first push to lower the voting age came during World War II. The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 set the draft age range at 21-35, but in June 1942 President Franklin D. Roosevelt lowered that to 18. Those horrified by the idea that an American could be sent to die for his country before being old enough to participate in its democracy coined a new slogan: "Old Enough to Fight, Old Enough to Vote." This, in turn, prompted West Virginia congressman Jennings Randolph to propose a constitutional amendment to give 18-year-olds the right to vote.
The idea's time hadn't come, but that didn't stop a steady push for it. In his 1954 State of the Union address, President Dwight D. Eisenhower urged lawmakers to take up the issue. "For years our citizens between the ages of 18 and 21 have, in time of peril, been summoned to fight for America," Eisenhower said. "They should participate in the political process that produces this fateful summons. I urge Congress to propose to the States a constitutional amendment permitting citizens to vote when they reach the age of 18."
It would take more than a decade—and thousands of deaths in Vietnam, countless anti-war protests, and untold socioeconomic strife—for a true, concerted effort to lower the voting age to manifest. And this time, it couldn't be ignored.
READ MORE: Who Was Involved in the Vietnam War?
Congress vs. Constitution for Changing Voting Age
Young military recruits of the Vietnam War, circa 1967.
Stuart Lutz/Gado/Getty Images
In May 1965, as troops began landing on Vietnam's shores, New York Congressman Benjamin S. Rosenthal proposed lowering the voting age to 18. A year later, Vice President Hubert Humphrey pressed for the change, saying it "would have a very good effect on American politics."
In 1968, Johnson asked Congress to move on the voting age, saying it would be "a national affirmation of faith in our youth." States began passing laws and amending their constitutions to change the voting age. Quickly, it became a question of not if but how the voting age would be lowered—through Congress, or the Constitution.
Senator Edward (Ted) Kennedy, in his March 1970 testimony before the Senate subcommittee on constitutional amendments, said 18 to 20-year-olds' gains in education and service justified having the right to vote. "The well-known proposition—'old enough to fight, old enough to vote'—deserves special mention," Kennedy added. "About 30 percent of our forces in Vietnam are under 21. Over 19,000, or almost half, of those who have died in action there were under 21. Can we really maintain that these young men did not deserve the right to vote?"
But Senator Kennedy argued against an amendment, worried the ratification process would be too slow and further disenfranchise those who would benefit. President Richard Nixon, in April 1970, said he supported the idea of lowering the voting age but only through a constitutional amendment.
The Supreme Court settled the argument.
READ MORE: How Americans Have Voted Through History
26th Amendment Is Ratified in Record Time
President Nixon affixing his signature to signify that he was witness to the certification of ratification of the 26th amendment which gives 18-year-olds the right to vote, on July 5, 1971.
On June 22, 1970, Nixon signed the Voting Rights Act of 1970, which extended the 1965 Voting Rights Act and included a provision that lowered the voting age. Its constitutionality was quickly challenged, and in Oregon v. Mitchell the Court deemed unconstitutional lowering the voting age to 18 in state and local elections but affirmed that change for federal elections. An amendment was now all but necessary to reconcile the inconsistency.
The 26th Amendment, ensuring the "right of citizens of the United States, who are eighteen years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of age," passed the Senate 94-0 on March 10 and, 13 days later, the House of Representatives 401-19. It was ratified by three-fourths of the states on July 1. In all, ratification took 100 days—faster than any amendment in US history—and minted 11 million new voters.
Nixon certified the amendment on July 5 in the East Room of the White House, in front of the 500-member choral group Young Americans in Concert. He even randomly selected three 18-year-old members to sign the amendment as witnesses.
"For more than 20 years, I have advocated the 18-year-old vote. I heartily congratulate our young citizens on having gained this right," Nixon said upon ratification. "I urge them to honor this right by exercising it—by registering and voting in each election."
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The Central Baptist Association is a network of Southern Baptist Churches in Central New Mexico. The geographical area of the Association encompasses about 40% of the states population centered around the Albuquerque metropolitan area including Bernalillo, Rio Rancho, Bosque Farms, Los Lunas, Belen, Cuba, Jemez Pueblo, Mountainair, Edgewood, Sandia Park, Tijeras, Cedar Crest, Moriarty, Estancia and Vaughn. We have recently added churches from Santa Fe and Gallup.
So in Christ we who are many form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given us. If a man's gift is prophesying, let him use it in proportion to his faith. If it is serving, let him serve; if it is teaching, let him teach; if it is encouraging, let him encourage; if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously; if it is leadership, let him govern diligently; if it is showing mercy, let him do it cheerfully.
John Torrison is Central Baptist Association's Director of Missions. John has been ministering in Central Baptist Association for almost 24 years. He began pastoring in 1984 at FBC Carrizozo, NM then was called to Central Baptist Church Grants and in 1990 he was called to First Baptist Church Tijeras, NM. He pastored FBC Tijeras for nine years when the Lord led him to start Vista Grande Church, Sandia Park, NM. After leading Vista Grande Church for thirteen years God called him to accept the call to serve as Central Baptist Association's Director of Missions where he serves 75 churches in central New Mexico. John has been married to his wife Trudy for almost 40 years. They have two daughters, Jamie Coey who is married to Brian Coey, and they live in Edgewood, NM with their three children, Ashleigh, Hunter and Kassie. Their other daughter Sarah is married to Rob Slusser and they live in Raleigh, NC.
Barbara Long is the office manager of Central Baptist Association office since May 2013.
Prior to coming to CBA, Barbara was with the Baptist Convention of NM for 5 years as ministry assistant to Sam Swann in Student Ministries. Before working at the convention, she worked in the legal field for 28 years as a paralegal. She and her husband are members at Del Norte Baptist Church. She is married to Steve Long, who is a retired bi-vocational pastor. Steve is also a lawyer. They have been married over 35 years and they have two children. Daughter Jennifer Wilson, who is married to Chris Wilson and lives in Santa Fe with their two children, Caitlyn and Cody. Son, Joel Long who is married to Erin Williams Long, and they live in Albuquerque. Also, they are expecting a son in July of 2019.
Contact Barbara at barbara@cbanm.org, (505) 243-2707 or (505) 205-5278.
Our Executive Board for 2018.


Hugo Chavez's former spy chief appeared in a Madrid court on Saturday and refused voluntary extradition to the United States.
Hugo Carvajal, 59, was arrested by Spanish police at 3:30pm local time on Friday, on the request of US authorities, who have been trying to detain him on drug trafficking charges for many years.
A Spanish judge ordered he be held in jail until a formal extradition request be made.
Mr Carvajal denied any links to drug trafficking, and insisted he be allowed to remain in Spain, where he said he had family.
His arrest has been long-sought by the US, as he has been privy to the inner-workings of the "Chavistas" for decades.
However, his arrest is likely to send chills through the Miraflores presidential palace, given the decades of intelligence he has amassed, which he may share with the US to mitigate the charges against him.
Marco Rubio, the Florida senator who has Donald Trump's ear on Venezuela, celebrated his arrest.
"Hugo Carvajal former military intelligence director of #Venezuela is safe & in custody in #Spain," he tweeted.
Mr Carvajal rose to power after befriending Chavez in the 1980s, when Chavez was his instructor in the military academy.
He took part in Chavez's unsuccessful 1992 military coup, was imprisoned with him, and by his side when Chavez was elected in 1998.
In 2004 he became Chavez's chief of military intelligence – a role he held for a decade.
The retired major general was charged by New York prosecutors in 2011 of being a ringleader of the Cartel of the Suns – a Venezuelan drug trafficking network led by high-ranking military officials who wear the sun emblem on their uniform.
Last year the US treasury formally accused Mr Maduro and head of the pro-Maduro parliament, Diosdado Cabello, of profiting from the cartel's activities.
The charges against Mr Carvajal were unsealed in 2014, while he was serving as Venezuelan consul on the island of Aruba, and he was arrested - becoming the highest-ranking Venezuelan official ever arrested on a US drug warrant.
However, tortuous diplomatic wrangling led to the Dutch authorities in Aruba releasing Mr Carvajal, to the fury of the US. Mr Carvajal then fled back to Venezuela and was given a hero's welcome by Mr Maduro, who made him a member of the National Assembly, granting him immunity.
However, when Mr Maduro lost control of the National Assembly in 2015 elections, and decided to create a pro-government Constitutional Assembly instead, Mr Carvajal broke with Mr Maduro.
Prosecutors in New York alleged that Mr Carvajal used his high office to coordinate the smuggling of approximately 5,600 kilograms of cocaine from Venezuela to Mexico in 2006, according to the indictment.
He also allegedly provided weapons to armed Farc guerrillas in Colombia, according to the US treasury department, and helped fund the group's activities by facilitating shipments of large amounts of US-bound cocaine through Venezuela.
Mr Carvajal could either accept the extradition to the United States or fight it before the court.
"How did a narcogeneral from Venezuela, who has been indicted in the US, evade Interpol red notices to travel to Europe?" said Roger Noriega, who oversaw policy toward Latin American at the state department during the presidency of George W. Bush.
"Last time he was arrested, the Obama administration let him slip away. I hope the US government won't let that happen again."
Members of the opposition had been hopeful that Mr Carvajal's support for Mr Guaido would encourage others to abandon Mr Maduro.
"We can't allow an army, in the hands of a few generals subjugated to Cuban instructions, to become the biggest collaborator of a dictatorial government that has plagued people with misery," said Mr Carvajal in February, asking fellow military to join him.
As recently as two days ago, Mr Carvajal remained hopeful that other former peers would follow his steps.
But despite constant pleas by Mr Guaido and the Trump administration for them to flip, the Venezuelan military remains largely behind Mr Maduro.


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Partnership Taxation is a textbook designed for lawyers, accountants, and advanced law students. It provides a thorough and sophisticated look at the most important area of tax law for closely held businesses operating in the U.S. Classification, formation, operation, and liquidation of partnerships are covered, as are a number of important associated topics. LLCs are the dominant business form for closely held businesses in the US and are typically taxed as partnerships; accordingly, they receive special attention. The authors come from both private practice and academia and have national reputations. Each chapter contains sophisticated questions designed to thoroughly test students' understanding. The text will also serve students well in their tax practices. It is current through early 2017. Further, the text is regularly supplemented with updates.


Watch this SPX Level into Week End!
Merry Christmas folks, many of Americans are going to be blindsided when they see their quarterly statements seeing as this was the worst December on record. Glad we kept you out of trouble here and we are looking for a place to get back in.
I think we are getting close but until we CLOSE on some highs we are just watching.
If you scroll out and take a longer term view you will see a blatantly obvious bounce level.
This is the 200 week MA that has held on much higher timeframes over the years. I am looking for this to be some support for a vicious bounce, where we will SELL again in the 2650 range likely. Be patient my friends and have a Merry Christmas!!!


Virtually all roll of dumpsters have exactly the same width (generally eight feet). That makes it possible for firms to utilize the same trucks to transport a wide selection of dumpsters. When you see a dumpster's measurements, Thus , you can presume they refer to depth and span. You may even see dumpster sizes recorded by yards. This actually refers to square yards that measure the dumpster's volume.
If you are organizing a big commercial job, then you will most likely need a 40-yard dumpster or bigger. Large house renovations may require a 30-yard dumpster, but most smaller house repairs only need 20-yard or even 10-yard dumpsters. Talk to an expert if you need more advice on selecting a dumpster size that fits your project.
One of the most significant things to do when you're considering a building or remodeling project is to plan ahead. Section of that process will likely be researching your dumpster needs for the job. Knowing ahead of time how dumpster rental in Colton works will make things easier when you begin the process. You'll locate the majority of the typical info you need online, but for advice unique to your area, you will have to call your local company. Make sure to ask about any hidden or extra fees so you don't get stuck with a surprise bill.
One of the biggest parts of your research will be determining the correct size container you need to rent predicated on the size of the project. This will be your largest price, so be sure to get a size that is big enough to survive for the whole job. Other issues to research first contain a possible location for the container, the type of waste which you're throwing away and the duration of time you will need the dumpster.
When you need to rent a dumpster in Colton to use at your house, it's a great idea to keep several guidelines in mind. First, ascertain the size dumpster that may work best for your job. Temporary dumpsters commonly come in 10, 20, 30 and 40 yard sizes. Next, think about the positioning of the dumpster on your premises. Recommendations call for you to give an area that is double the width and height of the container. This will ensure proper height and space clearance.
The price you're quoted for the container will include a one time delivery and pickup fee, together with regular fees for disposal, fuel and tax. You need to also understand that you can simply fill the container to the top; no debris should be sticking out. As the homeowner, you should also check with your local city or municipality to find out whether a permit is needed to put the container on the road.
Do I need a license to rent a dumpster in Colton?
If this is your first time renting a dumpster in Colton, you may not know what is legally permissible in regards to the positioning of the dumpster. Should you plan to place the dumpster totally on your own property, you're not commonly required to get a license.
If, however, your project needs you to place the dumpster on a public road or roadway, this will normally mean you have to make an application for a license. It is almost always wise to consult your local city or county offices (maybe the parking enforcement division) if you own a question concerning the requirement for a license on a road.
If you fail to get a license and discover out later that you were required to have one, you may likely face a fine from your local authorities. In most dumpster rental in Colton cases, though, you should be just fine without a license as long as you keep the dumpster on your property.
Front -load and roll-off dumpsters have distinct layouts which make them useful in different ways. Knowing more about them will allow you to choose an alternative that is right for your project.
Front-load dumpsters have mechanical arms that can lift heavy objects. It is a handy option for projects that include lots of heavy items like appliances and concrete. They are also good for emptying commercial dumpsters like the type eateries use.
Rolloff dumpsters are normally the right option for commercial and residential projects like repairing a roof, remodeling a basement, or including a room to your house. They've doors that swing open, letting you walk into the dumpster. They also have open tops that allow you to throw debris into the container. Rental businesses will usually leave a roll-off dumpster at your project place for several days or weeks. It is a handy option for both little and large projects.
5. Find out what services you get with your dumpster rental in Colton.
When you rent a dumpster in Colton, you're dealing with professionals who use terms associated with the construction industry and dumpsters each day. As you likely do not use these terms every day, here's a bit of the lingo to get you acclimated. This can really allow you to cope with company workers who may get impatient if you don't understand what they are explaining about their products.
"Container" and "roll off" are both satisfactory terms for the big metal box you want to rent. Professionals don't use the term "dumpster" as much as the other terms. Containers are often rented in cubic yard sizes, but you don't have to comprise the "cubic" part. Just say "yard" or "yarder." If, for instance, you need to rent a 30-yard dumpster, you may say, "I'm interested in a 30-yard roll off" or "I Had like to rent a 30-yarder." Take advantage of these terms, and you're going to seem like a pro when you call.
Dumpster rental firms that charge flat rates are frequently the top alternatives for contractors and home owners. When you take advantage of a company that charges a flat rate, you can anticipate at least two benefits.
Paying a flat rate generally means that you get to prevent any hidden fees and costs. Companies which don't charge flat fees may include additional costs for basic services like dropping off the dumpster. Keep in mind, however, which you still might have to pay extra should you'd like to include specific things and stuff in the dumpster.
Having a flat rate also means you can prepare your payment ahead of time. This is especially useful when you need another person to make the payment for you. When you understand the exact quantity, you can compose a check ahead of time. Then, anyone can pay the rental company when its driver drops off the dumpster.


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Q: Python - Why does iSlice and OrderedDict not write all contents of MS Excel to JSON? I'm writing the contents of Excel into JSON.
I have 3 columns in Excel: Items, Quantity and Price.
It have 15 rows of data. With this code, it only writes the last row of Excel into JSON.
What's the issue here ?
import json
from collections import OrderedDict
from itertools import islice
import openpyxl

# Open the workbook and select a worksheet
wb=openpyxl.load_workbook("C:\\Users\\Ricky\\Desktop\\NewStock.xlsx")
sheet = wb['ItemList']

# List to hold dictionaries
MyItem_list = []

# Iterate through each row in worksheet and fetch values into dict
myitems = OrderedDict()
for row in islice(sheet.values, 1, sheet.max_row+1):
     myitems['Item'] = row[0]
     myitems['Quantity'] = row[1]
     myitems['Price'] = row[2]
     MyItem_list.append(myitems)
print(MyItem_list)

# Serialize the list of dicts to JSON ... creates a json string
j = json.dumps(myitems)
print(type(j))  #j is of string object

# Write to file
with open('C:\\Users\\Ricky\\Desktop\\dataitem.json', 'wt') as f:
    f.write(j)


The Balloo House is a lovely white brick roadside restaurant with a cozy pub, and a warm fireplace to keep guest warm during cold winter days. The menu offers a variety of outstanding Irish breads to enjoy with luncheon dishes like shepherd�s pie, and pasta with shrimp in cream sauce. The soups here are full bodied and warming, while the salads are beautifully presented and compliment every dish.
Our chef was pleased to stop by the table to say hello, and appreciated our pleasure in his preparations. Balloo House is very old, very authentic and the feeling is comfortable and inviting. The wine list is also quite respectable, and a bevy of Irish beer and malt liquor can be savored with lunch or dinner favorites.
I felt a bit rushed here, but would love to return when I could spend several hours enjoying the entire experience over dinner. The walls were filled with wonderful old photographs of the surrounding area. I would recommend the fine food, hospitality and history of this respected eatery to travelers visiting Ireland, and have the potato soup, it�s outstanding!
Presenters, nominees and winners of the 81st annual Academy Awards all enjoyed the red carpet treatment in advance of the actual ceremony. Starting February 20th, Explorer�s Bounty spotlighted their premium organic products at the premier natural health, wellness and green living ALIVE! Expo. Explorer�s Bounty Tribal Teas, fairly traded mate tea blends, set the red carpet ablaze with energy. Attendees indulged on the artisan panned 70% cacao dark chocolate enrobed nuts, and savor a cup of Explorer�s Bounty single-origin small batch roasted organic coffees.
In partnership with MixMedia Award Suites, the luxury lounge will feature eco-friendly products and pampering, and act as an environmental and educational awareness event. As part of the event, Explorer�s Bounty will be showcasing their entire line of USDA-certified organic and fair trade products, including their mat� tea blends, whole bean and ground premium coffees, dark chocolate enrobed nuts and beans and the newly introduced 100% pure puffed fruit that crunches.
Explorer�s Bounty is also proud to be the official logo of the celebrity gift bag of the ALIVE! Green Pavilion promoting their motto, �Always Organic, Always Great Tasting�. All bags will include a selection of Explorer�s Bounty products as well as a sampling from all of the companies participating in the pavilion.
About Explorer�s BoAt Explorer�s Bounty, �exploring the planet for nature�s finest bounty� is a commitment the company holds true. Explorer�s Bounty markets and manufactures premium certified organic food products found throughout the world. For more information on Explorer�s Bounty, visit www.explorersbounty.com.
Any way you slice it, dice it, mash it or fry it, a new survey by the Idaho Potato Commission (IPC) reveals that Americans love their spuds. There�s no doubt, potatoes remain a relished dish on the national table � survey results confirm that potatoes are �America�s favorite vegetable.� When asked to select their favorite vegetable, consumers picked potatoes (26%), corn (19%) and broccoli (17%).
So, how do we savor our spuds? When it comes to cooking up the tuber, Americans keep it simple. Mashed potatoes (28%) and baked potatoes (25%) top the list of preferred preparations, with French fries (20%), home fries/hash browns (10%) and potato chips (5%) following.
At approximately 25 cents per Idaho� potato, each 5.3 oz spud has only 110 calories, contains zero fat and zero cholesterol, 45% daily value of vitamin C, nearly two times as much potassium as a banana, fiber and vitamin B6 � a win for your wallet and your waistline.
W. Atlee Burpee & Co. (burpee.com), America's leading home gardening company, reports hefty financial savings for people who opt to grow their own vegetables. In an effort to help gardeners cultivate cash savings with a vegetable garden, Burpee is offering a new variety seed packet called The Money Garden.
Burpee revealed, through a recently completed cost-analysis study, that a well-planned vegetable garden will result in a 1 to 25 cost-savings ratio for home gardeners. An investment of $50 for seeds and fertilizer can produce $1,250 worth of groceries purchased at a supermarket.
To successfully cultivate a money-saving garden, gardeners are advised to extend the season from early planting to late harvesting, according Burpee Chairman, George Ball. "Too often home gardeners plant an item such as lettuce early in the season and then leave the site fallow after harvesting a month later."
Burpee's Money Garden seed packet is designed to help gardeners successfully plan, plant and cultivate their own money-saving vegetable garden. Each Money Garden seed pack contains packages of six easy-to-grow varieties capable of producing $650 worth of vegetables. The Money Garden will have a special $10 price and will be available on the Burpee website exclusively.
Mr. Ball points out that, in addition to cost savings, the taste of homegrown vegetables is vastly superior to store-bought and their nutritional value far exceeds vegetables that line the shelves of supermarkets a week or more after being picked.
Other stellar 2009 Burpee offerings include the world's first sweet, seedless tomato called 'Sweet Seedless,' 'Twice As Nice' Hybrid Melon, a Canary type melon that leaves no doubt when to harvest and 'Burpee's Triple Crown XP' Hybrid Corn, the Burpee's latest "Extra-Performance" corn trio.
Predicted to be an instant sensation, 'Sweet Seedless' will earn its place in tomato history. It is the one and only variety to offer the convenience of seedlessness with the sweet, juicy succulence of proven tomato greats like 'Brandy Boy' and 'Brandywine.' Ball says that he and his horticultural staff believe 'Sweet Seedless' will spark even more interest than the first seedless watermelon, now the melon of choice for many gardeners.
For more information on how to cultivate cash in the garden with The Money Garden or information on new Burpee varieties, visit www.burpee.com.
With Americans consuming more than 10 billion bowls of soup each year, and one out of every 133 American suffering from Celiac Disease, its no surprise that Kettle Cuisine�s line of all natural, gluten-free frozen soup bowls are in high demand. And now, Kettle Cuisine is offering two exciting new varieties in the frozen line, available in stores this April � Three Bean Chili and Organic Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup, which has over 2 servings of vegetables per bowl*!
The new soups join a line of nine, heat-and-eat soups that cater to the frenzied schedules of busy professionals looking for a convenient grab and go lunch as well as to the demands of health-conscious consumers looking for a nutrient-filled meal. They have also become a favorite of a growing number of individuals and families living with Celiac disease who are looking for great tasting gluten-free options. These flavorful soups were inspired by the founder's experience with his daughter�s gluten-free diet.
Having evolved from a regional New England phenomenon into the nation�s leading premium soup brand, Kettle Cuisine�s frozen soup bowls owe their great taste to their dedication to cooking �made from scratch� soups that contain the highest quality of fresh food ingredients, combined with authentic flavors and homemade stock. Soup enthusiasts can indulge in traditional favorites such as Chicken Soup with Rice Noodles featuring natural chicken raised without antibiotics and New England Clam Chowder made with fresh, hand-shucked clams. Both are varieties that were unavailable to Celiac sufferers until now.
Kettle Cuisine soups are available in the freezer case at select grocery retailers nationwide and at www.glutenfreemall.com. The all natural, gluten free, frozen soups are packed in convenient 10 oz. microwaveable bowls and sell for a suggested retail price of $3.99.
Kettle Cuisine, based in Chelsea, Mass., is at the forefront of a growing demand for gluten-free food that has exceptional taste and is nutrient-filled. Jerry Shafir, president and CEO of Kettle Cuisine, developed a line of fresh soups using the finest quality, natural food ingredients and classical artisan cooking techniques. From selecting the freshest natural ingredients, to cooking homemade stocks and adding in hand-prepared vegetables, to how they source ingredients and pack and ship their product�they treat food the way it�s supposed to be treated. The result is the best-tasting, most nutritious soup possible.
*This claim is based on the Diabetic Exchange�s Food Guide Pyramid categorization of a serving of vegetables. Serving amount applies only to the Organic Roasted Eggplant and Tomato Soup.
Hawai�i Island, HI� Monettes, a new fine dining restaurant at the Mauna Kea Beach Hotel founded by the owners of the award-winning Flagstaff House Restaurant in Boulder, Colorado, welcomes Matt Zubrod as Executive Chef.
Chef Zubrod brings to Monettes nearly 20 years of culinary and hotel restaurant management experience in various Mobile Four-Star and Five-Star properties in the U.S. and Paris.
�Opening a restaurant in Hawaii is an exciting culinary adventure for two of Colorado�s most esteemed chefs. They are combining a bit of refined rocky mountain cuisine with fresh island specialty foods,� said Scott Monette, Owner of Monettes.
Prior to joining Monettes, Chef Zubrod was Executive Chef and Managing Partner at DishAspen in Aspen, Colorado, where he was featured in various publications including Wine Spectator, Esquire and USA Today.
Stagiere at The Chanticleer Restaurant in Nantucket, Massachusetts and in Parisat Michel Rostang and Philipe Groult�s Ampycles.
In addition, Chef Zubrod was recognized twice as one of America�s Best Hotel Chefs by the James Beard Foundation; one of the highest honors for food professionals. He was also a competitor on Food Network�s Iron Chef America in 2007.
Born in Newton, Massachusetts, Chef Zubrod spent most of his life in Kennebunkport, Maine. His culinary training began with an apprenticeship program with The Ritz-Carlton, Boston in 1989, where he received certification and further education from Newbury College in Brookline, Mass.
Located at the prestigious Mauna Kea Beach Hotel in Hawaii, Monettes was founded by brothers Mark and Scott Monette, owners of the award-winning Flagstaff House Restaurant in Boulder, Colorado. Monettes offers American French cuisine with island influences combined with the world-class, award-winning service that the Monette family has become known for over the past 38 years. Monettes also offers a more casual dining experience in an outdoor setting at the Bar M Caf�. For more information about Monettes visit www.monetteshawaii.com; for more information about Flagstaff House Restaurant visit www.flagstaffhouse.com.


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An Exclusive Interview With Oprah, Mindy, and Reese: A Wrinkle In Time
Posted in #interview, #pressevent, #pressjunket	by Queen Thrifty
I recently had the opportunity to attend a roundtable interview with Oprah Winfrey, Mindy Kaling, and Reese Witherspoon sounds magical right? OMG, I'm still pinching myself! I'm still full inside and grateful for such a rare but wonderful opportunity. In this post, you will read first hand about how these three amazing women hope to inspire our young women and much more…
Inspiring The Next Generation of Girls
Out the gate, Ms. Oprah joked with the group stating "I raised you all" the room exploded in agreement. Then she went on to say "what I do know for sure is that everybody's goal is to articulate the importance of living a life that matters and a life that has to mean. I think that my handprints, my heart prints, all over the Oprah show for all those years is a is a magnificent purpose to have lived. I also knew when we were doing this film that there would be young girls like your daughter who would come along and they would see the Mrs. and they would see me and would ask, what do you mean she had a talk show and that the imprint, the heart print that you eventually will leave in this world will come from what is said in this movie. So, for your generation that I helped to raise there will be generations to come that will be raised on this story. Presented through Ava's vision who will only know me that way.
Reese Witherspoon and Mindy Kaling reminded us all the importance of joining together to make a difference and the positive impact we can have on young women when working cohesively. "We're not against each other. When we get together, we create abundance, and it's been a driving part of my career, the more I collaborate with women, the more we create for each other. That's a that's a concept that we need to instill in our little girls." Reese Witherspoon
"The cast is so inclusive I've never seen anything like that and I think that as a young woman I would have been felt so much joy from watching it. So much happiness from seeing that and as a dreamer I wouldn't have to dream quite so hard to picture myself on screen." Mindy Kaling
After listening to Mindy, Oprah, and Reese's responses regarding how their roles and the film overall can inspire the next generation of girls I reflected on how representation is everything and how the impact of being seen can inspire a young woman to dream big. I was so inspired when I go home I decided to volunteer twice weekly to work with young women that live in underserved communities. I know I can work to be the difference.
From A Book To The Big Screen, The Mrs. Share Their Favorites
"Kill a Mockingbird was one of my favorite books and it based the language was the way people spoke and the ideas. A little girl, you know, looking up to her father-daughter love I think that would be profound." Reese Witherspoon
"Caged Bird for me." Oprah Winfrey
"This is just a fun one Harriet the Spy I loved it and I think they tried to do it a while ago, but it was the first time I'd seen a short-haired not like overtly feminine looking girl like a chubby introvert girl who had her own adventure who was a latchkey kid, and that was it hit all the boxes for me I loved that book and I'd love to see it made into a movie." Mindy Kaling
As an avid reader, I own each of the books mentioned in my personal collection and I highly recommend them to you all. It's truly wonderful how you can relate a book to your personal life from someone else's vision or perspective. As humans, we live within six degrees of separation with a lot of things in common whether we choose to admit or not.&
Oprah shared with us how it was to work behind the scenes with Reese and Mindy "I told Gayle these women talk so much about everything"
How Woman Can Impact Change If There In Powerful Positions Within The Entertainment Industry Will These Trends Continue
We all remember Oprah's powerful speech delivered at the Golden Globes that touched us all. Here's how that speech relates to the future of film and the state of women leading to a position of power. "During my Golden Globes speech, I was saying a new day is on the horizon it's here and we are living it this is it we're experiencing it you're seeing it up there on the screen. It's happening! I've done a hundred and I think I've done a hundred and I don't know how many shows on domestic violence. People start to see themselves in the story and recognize first and foremost, I'm not alone. The light has been shed by the beauty of storytelling. I remember going to a small town in Virginia during the eighties where a young boy had been ostracized and they drained the pool because he had AIDS. Once it started to be integrated into the storylines in sitcoms, in movies, in Philadelphia people's ideas about it started to shift and change thank you."
As Oprah exited the room she shook hands with each of us and said softly "thank you" as she looked us directly in the eye. Oprah was everything and more than I had imagined.
A Wrinkle In Time Opens in Theaters on March 9th, 2018.
From visionary director Ava DuVernay comes Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time," an epic adventure based on Madeleine L'Engle's timeless classic which takes audiences across dimensions of time and space, examining the nature of darkness versus light and, ultimately, the triumph of love. Through one girl's transformative journey led by three celestial guides, we discover that strength comes from embracing one's individuality and that the best way to triumph over fear is to travel by one's own light.
Meg Murry is a typical middle school student struggling with issues of self-worth who just wants to fit in. The daughter of two world-renowned physicists, she is intelligent and uniquely gifted, as is Meg's younger brother, Charles Wallace, but she has yet to realize it for herself. Complicating matters is the mysterious disappearance of Mr. Murry, which has left Meg devastated and her mother broken-hearted. Charles Wallace introduces Meg and her fellow classmate Calvin to three celestial beings (Mrs. Which, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who) who have journeyed to Earth to help search for their father, and together they embark on their formidable quest. Traveling via a wrinkling of time and space are known as tessering, they are transported to worlds beyond their imagination where they must confront a powerful evil force. To make it back home to Earth, Meg must face the darkness within herself in order to harness the strength necessary to defeat the darkness rapidly enveloping the Universe.
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SamanthaDee
I was about to say you must still be pinching yourself! Thats a fab interview. Oh my gosh that movie looks lovely! I bet its awesome in 3D x
Thank you yes I'm still pinching myself the film was great I watched it in standard.


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Doesn't hold up to repeated viewing
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M_O_O_N
Having seen it at the theater, and now at home, "It" crumbles under it's own pressure.
"It" fails to emotionally invest the viewer in much beyond Georgie's death. Bill Denbrough is miscast or is not written as the strong thread of the group the way he should be. Mike Hanlon is reduced to token black; Stan Uris token Jew. There is no sense of alchemy in Ben and Mike joining the Losers club...just moving from scene to scene like a power-point presentation. Beverly Marsh's love triangle is featured and resolved without any weight or investment. "It" becomes a series of under-drawn vignettes loosely tied together by Excellent portrayal of Pennywise by what's-his-face.
80's nostalgia is tired and rings false here, seemingly an attempt to grab some fire from "Stranger Things" phenomenon without really investing in the time period in any meaningful way.
It's easy to mistake this for an excellent adaptation as certain features really do capture the source material. "Derry" is perfect, the Barrens...perfect...the color palette, perfect. Beverly Marsh...perfect or close enough. The score is great and fits the mood. When all is said and done, however, "It" is smoke and mirrors, and repeated viewing proves this out.
5 out of 10.
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Bill and Georgie Fan
Everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
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The idiot is IN
Cambridge, Ohio
M_O_O_N said:
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Paddy C
All Hail The KING...
Drogheda, Ireland
First off, Welcome to the SKMB
I have only seen the movie at the cinema so far but looking forward to getting to see it on dvd as I loved it back in September and think I'll still enjoy it when I watch it again.
I honestly believe that, having really liked it three months ago, I'll still like it now.
Not being a critic and just being a mere fan I tend not to analyse too deeply and that has sat well with me over the years and I'm sure I'll be the same now.
I definitely respect your opinion btw and hope you stick around and enjoy the SKMB
#1 fan (Annie Wilkes cousin) 1st cousin Mom's side
Well, at least you liked Pennywise!
Welcome to SKMB
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Welcome to the Board. I respect your opinion, but man, you must have seen a different version to the one I did. IT is my favourite film of 2017.
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Steffen said:
I've seen it twice so far and I enjoyed it even more on the second viewing.
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Neesy said:
I went to cinema FOUR times to watch IT. I haven't done that since Return of the King (also 4 times). I can't recall the last time I saw a film that deviated so widely from the source material yet, ironically, was incredibly faithful to the heart, soul and spirit of the story. I would have happily sat through a three-hour version.
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Say hello to my fishy buddy
Bremerton, Washington, United States
Welcome to the SKMB. I was not able to go to the theater to see It so can't weigh in at present.
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KittensScareMe
Obsessed with all things IT.
I respect your opinion even through it's wrong..
grin willard
"Keep the change, you filthy animal!"
Hi M_O_O_N.! If that's a college nickname, for shame! IT sure put a lot of butts in seats. I doubt it was due to throngs of people showing up again & again to try and uncover flaws in the film like you yourself did. Anyway. It's done. It was popular, received largely positive critical reviews, and your only recourse now to be proven right or wrong is to wait around & see how history treats it. Like I did with Tim Burton's Batman (1989)! I was eventually proven right -- it was crap! But I liked IT. I thought it was even better than the original miniseries. Because of John Boy Walton in the ponytail? Probably. Anyway, welcome to the board! You got thru the incredibly stringent signup process, so you must be quite the impressive specimen. Wander around, this place is filled with interesting nooks & crannies. Damn I like crannies! And now let's enjoy Conway Twitty.
AchtungBaby
IT is a good movie, though probably not amongst my favorite King adaptations. Your criticisms are valid. Welcome.
There is nothing wrong with constructive critiques of anything. Grant it, I prefer Tim Curry's Pennywise, mainly cause he did most of the stuff in the mini-series. I don't dislike Skarsgard, but for me he was most effective when the CGI was minimal, or not used. Grant it, I think a good chunk of the CGI was pretty good, and blended well. The worst offenders to me are the CGI slobber in the "You'll Float too" scene. I've mellowed a bit about the skin CGI on Georgie, but still prefer the trailers/tv spot versions of the scene. I still think he looks creepy smiling in the corner, I wonder how Jackson did that. Especially the audio effects done to the voice weren't scary in my opinion. I thought he sounded more drunk than anything. I also think the CGI work done to Pennywise the first time he got stabbed in the face needed a bit more polish.
But overall I still prefer the new movie to the mini-series. I thought the kids were all amazing in their parts(especially Jackson, his portrayal of both Georgie, and IT's apparation of Georgie amazes me still above the others in my humble opinion). I like the child and adult portions being seperate. I look forward to Chapter 2.
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Hi all, thanks for the warm welcome and kind words re:my review. M_O_O_N is for Tom Cullen, of course! "It" is my favorite SK novel, and I've read it, I suppose, four times...maybe more...over the years (Tied with "The Stand")
Separating the Child/Adult portions, I believe, takes away from the Talismanic properties of their childhood memories. The gravity of their magic and what they accomplished and the resulting mental trauma is portrayed fairly well in the mini-series as they flashback to their indiviudal incidents. Ramming all the kids' stuff together really strips it down and says "Here's some stuff that happened."
I had no problems at all with CGI Pennywise but was unimpressed by the rewriting of the kids' individual terrors into generic, random stuff. Though,I did kind of like Stan's creepy painting lady.
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I hope my opinion didn't offend ya.
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Zone D Dad
So I watched for the first time last night (I never made it to the theater back in September). I ended up purchasing IT, banking on the fact that I would really like it. And I did, quite a bit. Do I have some issues with it? Absolutely I do. Frankly, this is one of those rare occasions where I wish the film had been about 30 minutes longer, mainly to establish some of those character relationships described in the earlier posts. But, I think in terms of an adaptation, the film did a pretty good job. The look of Derry onscreen literally gave me goosebumps. I would've liked to have seen more of the Barrens; I felt like the film didn't quite capture the significance of the place, as it's such a major setting in the book. That's a small gripe. I love the casting of Richie, Eddie, and Bev. The others were serviceable, but not stand-outs.
Loved Pennywise and would've liked to see more of his personality. After awhile, he becomes less of a character and more of a jack-in-the-box. I really missed one of my favorite scenes in the novel, Stan's encounter at the Derry stand-pipe. It's teased a bit and never followed up on.
Overall I felt like the film was made by folks that understood the novel and what made it so great. God bless 'em for that, especially after the disappointing Dark Tower film.
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It's funny, I keep *thinking back* on the movie and it registers as "pretty good" even though while I watched it, I was noting all the areas that lack and are disappointing. I wonder which is more important, how you recall a film or how it makes you feel while you're watching it? Hmmm....
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BillFan2003 said:
Fun fact: that drool isn't CGI. It's a side-effect of the make-up that Bill Skaarsgard incorporated into his performance.
I wasn't critiquing Skarsgard's drool, I was critquing Georgie's CGI drool. That made no sense to me, why they did that.
And I was just sharing a fun fact. I didn't even notice Georgie's drool.


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Global Business|In Japan, a Tenuous Vow to Cut
Global Business | News Analysis
In Japan, a Tenuous Vow to Cut
By HIROKO TABUCHI SEPT. 1, 2011
TOKYO — As Japan's fiscally conservative finance minister, Yoshihiko Noda long sounded the alarm on the nation's ballooning government debt. It is more than twice the size of its $5 trillion economy — and rated more risky than that of Italy and Spain.
Now, after Mr. Noda was elected Japan's prime minister this week in response to the nation's natural and nuclear disasters, the question is whether he can administer his prescription: raise taxes while reining in spending.
"We will no longer spend wastefully as if we are pouring buckets of water into a sieve," Mr. Noda declared in a speech on Monday just before Japan's ruling Democratic Party elevated him to the top job.
But that political resolve could prove hard to sustain — and not simply because of the systemic weaknesses that have resulted in six prime ministers in the last five years.
This is a country that was already addicted to its public spending, even before the huge needs of the postquake reconstruction. The last time the Japanese government ran a budget surplus was in 1992, almost two decades ago. Tax income now covers less than half of Japan's annual budget.
Mr. Noda's call for fiscal restraint is timely, given the global context. Last month, the ratings agency Standard & Poor's stripped the United States of its top credit ranking, saying political paralysis in Washington was making the country less creditworthy. In Europe, bond investors make daily sport of handicapping the relative risks of the debt loads shouldered by members of the euro monetary union.
"Sovereign risk is spreading to, and starting to engulf, large economies that were previously unaffected," Hideo Kumao, chief economist at the Dai-ichi Life Research Institute, said in a recent research note.
For years, Japan has managed its gargantuan debt load, and bond buyers have been willing to lend the government money at some of the world's lowest interest rates. But for various reasons — including that low tax rate and Japan's aging, shrinking population — the borrowing binge is looking unsustainable.
On July 23, Moody's Investors Service lowered Japan's credit rating by one notch, to a level two grades below the top rating, saying weak prospects for economic growth, as well as its recent disasters, made it difficult for the government to tackle its debt.
In the near term, though, Mr. Noda's government has little choice but to spend on postquake reconstruction. The government estimates that losses could reach as much as 20 trillion yen ($260 billion) just for the natural disasters, excluding costs from the continuing nuclear crisis at Fukushima.
That means spending on a scale unprecedented even for Japan, whose decades of public works projects are a big reason that the national debt is expected to reach 228 percent of its gross domestic product this year. That is far higher than even debt-saddled Italy, at 118 percent, and the United States, at 92 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund.
And in trying to raise taxes, Mr. Noda must contend with a painful historical precedent: an increase in the consumption tax meant to help finance rebuilding after the 1995 earthquake in Kobe snuffed out a nascent economic recovery. The consumption tax has not been raised since.
That is probably why in his speech on Monday, he shied away from using the word "tax" entirely. "If there is a revenue shortfall, we may have to ask the public for help," was the closest he ventured.
The precarious standing of the ruling Democratic Party, whose ratings have slumped after two unpopular prime ministers, has made politicians adverse to any move that might anger voters.
Yoshihiko Noda, standing, Japan's sixth prime minister in five years, may soften his message on austerity. Credit Toshifumi Kitamura/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images
A particular headache for Mr. Noda is a party heavyweight who has turned rebel: Ichiro Ozawa, a longtime advocate of robust government spending to prop up growth, and a fierce opponent of raising taxes.
Mr. Ozawa backed the second-place candidate in the party ballot, and to appease him Mr. Noda is expected to tone down the fiscal hawkishness and hand out cabinet posts to some of Mr. Ozawa's allies. The new cabinet may be named as soon as Friday in Tokyo.
"We expect that, unless economic uncertainty is wiped out completely, a tax rate increase will be quite difficult next year to finance reconstruction projects," said Masaaki Kanno, an economist for JPMorgan Securities.
Why does Japan's debt burden matter? After all, despite Japan's highest debt-to-gross-domestic- product ratio, and less-than-stellar debt ratings — a couple rungs below even the downgraded United States — Japanese bond yields remain the lowest among advanced economies. This signals that bond buyers, far from seeing Japan on the fiscal brink, regard the Japanese government as exceptionally creditworthy.
"Japan is not Greece, or even the United States," Akira Kojima, a senior fellow at a Tokyo-based private policy research organization, the Japan Center for Economic Research, said in a research note. "Japan can finance its deficit on its own."
Mr. Kojima referred to the current-account surplus Japan has run for most of the last three decades, selling and investing more overseas than the other way round. And Japan's notably thrifty households sit on 1,500 trillion yen ($20 trillion) in savings. The Japanese government is in deep debt, but the rest of Japan has ample money to spare.
And Japanese investors have long been happy to buy up government bonds. In contrast to Greece and other afflicted economies in the euro zone that are heavily indebted to foreign creditors, 60 percent of Japan's government bonds are held by Japanese banks, insurance companies and pension funds. An additional 20 percent or so is owned by governmental organizations and the Bank of Japan.
Throw in individual investors, and 95 percent of Japan's debt is held domestically. That makes the country less vulnerable to outside pressures that might cause it to default. And in theory, it gives the government plenty of leeway to print money — a spendthrift's prerogative it holds in common with the United States.
"Unlike the peripheral euro zone countries, where bond yields can easily spike without official support, Japan still boasts the luxury of being able to issue debt in a market full of willing buyers," said Cameron Umetsu, Tokyo-based economist at UBS Securities. "This is one luxury the government should exploit while it can."
While it can. That is the crucial caveat.
After the collapse of its boom of the 1970s and '80s, Japan has since the 1990s poured yen after yen into stimulus programs trying to revive the economy, while letting tax revenue atrophy.
And now, demographics are taking a toll. Social security and pension costs have soared as Japan's baby boomers reach retirement, while the birth rate is so slow that the population is actually shrinking.
Not only are there going to be fewer taxpayers, but Japan's savings rate is falling, as more pensioners start dipping into their nest eggs, shrinking the pool of money available for government bond purchases.
And it is unclear, analysts say, how much longer Japanese banks and pension funds will keep up their appetite for government bonds that bring in little interest.
The Bank of Japan could buy up more government bonds to make up for a slack in demand, but within the bank there is strong opposition to such moves, which many fear could fuel inflation.
All of which is why analysts see little chance of any bold fiscal moves from Mr. Noda's new government. "It's as if the crisis that faces Japan's finances has been completely forgotten," Masataka Nakajima, a special researcher at the Japan Securities Research Institute wrote in a recent report.
Mr. Noda, as evident from his "sieve" speech, hasn't forgotten. But he had a big distraction right now: putting together yet another emergency budget for Japan's crippled economy.
A version of this news analysis appears in print on September 2, 2011, on Page B1 of the New York edition with the headline: In Japan, A Tenuous Vow to Cut. Order Reprints| Today's Paper|Subscribe
New Japanese Prime Minister's Challenges SEPT. 1, 2011, 4:49 P.M. E.D.T.


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Куньша́нь () — городской уезд городского округа Сучжоу провинции Цзянсу (КНР).

География
Куньшань граничит с тремя большими пресноводными озёрами — Янчэнху на северо-западе, Чэнху на юго-западе и Дяньшаньху на юге.

История

Когда Китай был впервые объединён в единое государство — империю Цинь, в этих местах в 221 году до н. э. был создан уезд Люсянь (疁县). После основания империи Хань уезд был в 207 году до н. э. переименован в Лоусянь (娄县) по имени местной реки Лоу (сегодня известна как река Лю). В эпоху Южных и Северных династий, когда эти земли находились в составе государства Лян, уезд Лоусянь был в 536 году переименован в уезд Куньшань (昆山县).

В 751 году административный центр уезда Куньшань был перенесён из района холма Куньшань (территория нынешнего района Сунцзян) в район холма Мааньшань (территория современного Куньшаня). Во времена монгольской империи Юань уезд был в 1295 году поднят в статусе, став областью Куньшань (昆山州), но во времена китайской империи Мин в 1369 году область вновь была понижена в статусе до уезда. Во времена империи Цин из уезда Куньшань в 1726 году был выделен уезд Синьян (新阳县), но после Синьхайской революции он был в 1912 году вновь присоединён к Куньшаню.

Во время Тайпинского восстания уездный центр Куньшаня, обнесённый крепостной стеной, в 1860—1863 годах был захвачен мятежниками. В ноябре 1937 года Куншань захватили японцы, в мае 1949 года «город за стеной» перешёл под контроль отрядов Компартии. В 1953 году был образован Специальный район Сучжоу (苏州专区), и уезд вошёл в его состав. В 1970 году Специальный район Сучжоу был переименован в Округ Сучжоу (苏州地区). В 1983 году город Сучжоу и округ Сучжоу были расформированы, и образован городской округ Сучжоу.

В сентябре 1989 года уезд Куньшань был преобразован в городской уезд в составе Сучжоу. В 2013 году в Куньшань была запущена 11-я линия Шанхайского метрополитена. 2 августа 2014 года в Куньшане на заводе автомобильных деталей компании Zhongrong Metal Production произошёл взрыв, в результате которого 146 человек погибли и ещё 114 получили ранения. 31 марта 2019 года в результате взрыва и пожара на заводе компании Waffer Technology 7 человек погибли и 5 получили ранения.

Административное деление

Городской уезд делится на 11 посёлков:

 Бачэн (Bacheng, 巴城镇)
 Дяньшаньху (Dianshanhu, 淀山湖镇)
 Луцзя (Lujia, 陆家镇)
 Пэнлан (Penglang, 蓬朗)
 Хуацяо (Huaqiao, 花桥镇)
 Цзиньси (Jinxi, 锦溪镇)
 Цяньдэн (Qiandeng, 千灯镇)
 Чжанпу (Zhangpu, 张浦镇)
 Чжоучжуан (Zhouzhuang, 周庄)
 Чжоуши (Zhoushi, 周市镇)
 Юшань (Yushan, 玉山镇)

Население
Согласно переписи 2020 года в Куньшане проживало почти 2,1 млн человек. Местное население говорит на шанхайском и сучжоуском диалектах языка у. Трудовые мигранты, составляющие значительную долю жителей Куньшаня, говорят преимущественно на северокитайских диалектах. Верующие жители исповедуют буддизм, даосизм, народную религию и католицизм.

Из-за наличия большого числа тайваньских фирм, в Куньшане сложилась значительная тайваньская диаспора. По состоянию на 2020 год в районе проживало более 100 тыс. тайваньцев.

Экономика

Куньшань является крупным промышленным, логистическим и научно-техническим центром Восточного Китая. По итогам первой половины 2020 года валовой региональный продукт Куньшаня составил 191,82 млрд юаней (около 29 млрд долл. США). Здесь развито производство промышленной и бытовой электроники (в том числе оптоэлектроники, полупроводников, смартфонов и компьютерной техники), автомобильных и электронных комплектующих, металлических и пластмассовых изделий, промышленного оборудования, велосипедов, биомедицинских препаратов, стройматериалов, пищевых продуктов и напитков.

В Куньшане расположены несколько зон развития — Куньшаньская зона развития экономики и технологий (Kunshan Economy and Technology Development Zone), Куньшаньская зона развития новой и высокотехнологической промышленности (Kunshan New & Hi-tech Industrial Development Zone), Зона экономического развития Хуацяо (Huaqiao Economic Development Zone), Куньшаньская комплексная бондовая зона и Куньшаньская Китайско-германская зона сотрудничества малых и средних предприятий.

В городе базируются сборочные фабрики электроники и электронных комплектующих компаний Luxshare Precision Industry (Lanto Electronic, Luxsan Precision iTech, Luxsan Technology, Luxshare Automation, Luxshare Electronic Technology, Luxshare Precision Components и Luxshare RF Technology), WUS Printed Circuit, Pegatron (Pegaglobe Kunshan), Foxconn, Wistron (Wistron NeWeb, WebCom Communication и WNC Corporation), Compal Electronics (Compal Information Technology), Chunqiu Electronic Technology, Formosa Plastics Group (Nan Ya Electronic Materials), ShengMei Corporation (ShengMei Precision Industrial), Unimicron, TE Connectivity, Konka Electronics и Hasee Computer, завод лифтов Kone Elevators, завод упаковки Golden Arrow Printing Technolgoy, завод экскаваторов Sany Heavy Industry, завод автомобильных комплектующих JST Industry, завод велосипедов Giant, фабрика автокресел Goodbaby International, фабрика шин Kenda Rubber Industrial, стекольный завод AGC, кофейная фабрика Starbucks.

В Куньшане расположено несколько престижных отелей, в том числе международных сетей Fairmont, Pullman, Swissôtel, Crowne Plaza, Courtyard by Marriott и Holiday Inn.

Транспорт

Железнодорожный
По территории уезда проходят 11-я линия Шанхайского метрополитена, линия S1 метрополитена Сучжоу, высокоскоростная железная дорога Пекин — Шанхай, междугородняя скоростная линия Шанхай — Нанкин и старая железная дорога Пекин — Шанхай.

Главными транспортными узлами Куньшаня являются Южный вокзал (пассажирский хаб на скоростных железнодорожных линиях Пекин — Шанхай и Шанхай — Нанкин), Куньшаньский вокзал (пассажирско-грузовой хаб на железной дороге Пекин — Шанхай) и станция Хуацяо (пересадочный узел с линии метро Шанхая на линию метро Сучжоу).

Автомобильный
Через Куньшань проходят национальное шоссе Годао 312 (Шанхай — Кульджа), скоростная дорога Пекин — Шанхай (G2), скоростная дорога Шэньян — Хайкоу (G15), Шанхайская кольцевая дорога (G1503), скоростная дорога Шанхай — Нанкин (G42), скоростное шоссе Чаншу — Цзясин (S5), скоростное шоссе Шанхай — Исин (S48) и скоростное шоссе Шанхай — Чанчжоу (S58).

Водный
На реке Сучжоухэ, многочисленных каналах и озёрах активно судоходство (пассажирские лодки и паромы, грузовые катера и баржи).

Образование

 Куньшаньский университет Дьюка (Duke Kunshan University)
 Колледж прикладных технологий университета Сучжоу.
 Канадская международная школа Куньшаня.

Культура

Куньшань является родиной оперы Куньцюй, возникшей ещё в XIV веке (старейшая из дошедших до наших дней школ Китайской оперы). В 2001 году опера Куньцюй была включена ЮНЕСКО в Список шедевров устного и нематериального культурного наследия человечества.

Также в Куньшане расположены Куньшаньский центр культуры и искусств (в состав комплекса входят центр исполнительского искусства, центр конференций и кинотеатр), Куньшаньская библиотека, Музей оперы Куньцюй, Музей Гу Цзяня и Музей тысячи ламп.

Куньшань славится своей свиной рулькой «Ваньсань» и рисовыми шариками «Саньвэй».

Спорт
В Куньшане расположены Куньшаньский стадион на 30 тыс. мест (домашняя арена ФК «Куньшань») и Западно-Шанхайский гольф-клуб.

В 2012 году в Куньшане проходили World Cyber Games 2012, в 2013 году — World Cyber Games 2013, в 2016 году — Кубок Томаса, в 2017 году — Мировой Гран-при по волейболу.

Известные уроженцы

На территории современного Куньшаня родились художник Ван Лу (1332), философ Гу Яньу (1613), политик Сун Айлин (1889), ботаник Цзян Ин (1898), композитор Дин Шаньдэ (1911), космонавт Фэй Цзюньлун (1965), актриса Ли Цинь (1990).

Достопримечательности

Куньшань известен тремя историческими городками, которые привлекают миллионы туристов (в 2016 году Куньшань посетило более 20 млн туристов):

 Старинный городок Чжоучжуан, известный как «Венеция Востока», славится своими живописными каналами и мостами, историческими особняками и храмами. Среди главных достопримечательностей — «Двойные мосты» (Шуан цяо), мост Фуань, башня Милоу, даосский храм Чэнсюй (Цюаньфу) XI века. Кроме того, в Чжоучжуане регулярно проводятся различные фестивали, в том числе Куньшаньский фестиваль фонарей.
 Старинный городок Цяньдэн с живописными каналами и мостами, историческими улочками, особняками, садами, павильонами, пагодами и храмами.
 Старинный городок Цзиньси с живописными озёрами, каналами, мостами и памятниками (в том числе водная гробница наложницы Чэнь).

Среди других достопримечательностей Куньшаня выделяются старинный городок Бачэн и парк Тинлинь.

Планировка

Промышленные предприятия сконцентрированы в районах Юшань, Хуацяо и Пэнлан. В районе старого порта Цинъян, между реками Сучжоухэ и Люхэ, развивается комплекс Waterfront City Center (парк вдоль набережной, культурные, креативные и высокотехнологические учреждения). С ним соседствует центральный деловой район вдоль улицы Чаоян (Chaoyang Road CBD).

Вокруг парка Тинлинь развивается зона культуры, туризма и досуга. Вокруг Куньшаньского университета Дьюка развивается комплекс Duke Creative Park (продвижение стартапов, научных исследований, креатива, экологических технологий и инноваций). Вокруг Южного вокзала развивается комплекс Kunshan South Gateway (офисный и логистический узел, центр деловых услуг).

Города-побратимы
 Дыре-Дауа  (2018)

Галерея

Примечания

Ссылки

Городские уезды Сучжоу (Цзянсу)