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Q: Issue with GPB SerializeTo functions I have the below code.
main()
{
    test::RouteMessage *Rtmesg = new test::RouteMessage;
    test::RouteV4Prefix *prefix = new test::RouteV4Prefix;
    test::RouteMessage testRtmesg;

    prefix->set_family(test::RouteV4Prefix::RT_AFI_V4);
    prefix->set_prefix_len(24);
    prefix->set_prefix(1000);

    Rtmesg->set_routetype(test::RouteMessage::RT_TYPE_BGP);
    Rtmesg->set_allocated_v4prefix(prefix);
    Rtmesg->set_flags(test::RouteMessage::RT_FLGS_NONE);
    Rtmesg->set_routeevnt(test::RouteMessage::BGP_EVNT_V4_RT_ADD);
    Rtmesg->set_nexthop(100);
    Rtmesg->set_ifindex(200); Rtmesg->set_metric(99);
    Rtmesg->set_pref(1);
    int size = Rtmesg->ByteSize();

    char const *rt_msg = (char *)malloc(size);

    google::protobuf::io::ArrayOutputStream oarr(rt_msg, size);
    google::protobuf::io::CodedOutputStream output (&oarr)

    Rtmesg->SerializeToCodedStream(&output);

    // Below code is just to see if everything is fine.
    google::protobuf::io::ArrayInputtStream iarr(rt_msg, size);
    google::protobuf::io::CodedInputStream Input (&iarr)

    testRtmesg.ParseFromCodedStream(&Input);

    Vpe::RouteV4Prefix test_v4Prefix = testRtmesg.v4prefix();
    cout << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Family " << test_v4Prefix.family() << std::endl;
    std::cout << "Prefix " << test_v4Prefix.prefix()<< std::endl;
    std::cout << "PrefixLen " << test_v4Prefix.prefix_len() << std::endl;

    // All the above outputs are fine.

    cout << std::endl;
    cout << rt_msg; <<------------ This prints absolutely junk.
    cout << std::endl;

    amqp_bytes_t str2;
    str2 = amqp_cstring_bytes(rt_msg);  <<----- This just crashes.
    printf("\n str2=%s %d", str2.bytes, str2.len);

}
Any operation on the above rt_msg just crashes. I want to use the above buffer to send to socket and another rabbitmq publish APIs.
Anybody out there who had similar issue...or worked out similar code ?

A: Protocol Buffers is a binary serialization format, not text.  This means:

*

*Yes, if you write the binary data to cout, it will look like junk (or crash).

*The data is not NUL-terminated like C strings.  Therefore, you cannot pass it into a function like amqp_cstring_bytes which expects a NUL-terminated char* -- it may cut the data short at the first 0 byte, or it may search for a 0 byte past the end of the buffer and crash.  In general, any function that takes a char* but does not also take a length won't work.

I'm not familiar with amqp, but it looks like the function you are trying to call, amqp_cstring_bytes, just builds a amqp_bytes_t, which is defined as follows:
typedef struct amqp_bytes_t_ {
  size_t len;
  void *bytes;
} amqp_bytes_t;

So, all you have to do is something like:
amqp_bytes_t str2;
str2.bytes = rt_msg;
str2.len = size;


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ASU steht als Abkürzung für:
 Abgassonderuntersuchung, siehe Untersuchung des Motormanagements und Abgasreinigungssystems
 Amtliche Sammlung von Untersuchungsverfahren nach §64 des LFGB
 Arabische Sozialistische Union, Name nasseristischer Parteigründungen in der gesamten arabischen Welt
 Arbeitsgemeinschaft Selbständiger Unternehmer in Deutschland, siehe Die Familienunternehmer
 Arbitrary Strength Unit (deutsch etwa "Universelle Signalstärke-Einheit"), Wert für die empfangene Signalstärke (→Received Signal Strength Indication)
 Atomschutzunterstand der Schweizer Armee
 Flughafen Asunción in Paraguay (IATA-Code)

Hochschulen:
 Ain-Schams-Universität, Kairo
 Aklan State University, auf Panay, Philippinen
 Alabama State University, Montgomery
 Albany State University, Georgia
 Aleksandras-Stulginskis-Universität, Litauen, siehe Landwirtschaftsakademie der Vytautas-Magnus-Universität
 Angelo State University, Texas
 Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina
 Arizona State University, Tempe
 Arkansas State University, Jonesboro
 Augusta State University, Georgia

asu steht für:
 Asuriní (ISO-639-3-Code), Dialekt des Akwáwa-Dialektclusters, Tupí-Guaraní-Sprache in West-Brasilien

Asu steht für:
 Asu (Insel), eine der indonesischen Hinako-Inseln
 Asu (Sprache), eine nigerianische nupoide Sprache
 eine nordosttansanische Bantusprache, siehe Pare (Sprache)

Siehe auch:
 ASU – INES

Abkürzung

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Q: What is the default value for the gPRC deadline (java) I noticed that a blocking gPRC call might be blocked for a long, long time, if not for ever.
I checked and found the following page:https://grpc.io/docs/guides/concepts.html#deadlines
However, the page does not tell the default deadline/timeout value for Java.
So, I am wondering if there is a default java value.
I probably have to set a deadline value for all the calls, if not. Which is inconvenient...

A: There is no default deadline, in gRPC for any language. If there are network failures and keepalive is enabled on client-side, the call will eventually fail. But if the server takes an unbounded amount of time, then the client may wait an unbounded amount of time.

A: It is equivalent to "infinity" according to this issue https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/issues/1495

A: Just like @Eric Anderson said, there's no default deadline. But, it's highly recommended to set one for each RPC in the client and service provider should also specify the longest deadline they support as mentioned in the blog: https://grpc.io/blog/deadlines

In general, when you don't set a deadline, resources will be held for all in-flight requests, and all requests can potentially reach the maximum timeout. This puts the service at risk of running out of resources, like memory, which would increase the latency of the service, or could crash the entire process in the worst case.

To avoid this, services should specify the longest default deadline they technically support, and clients should wait until the response is no longer useful to them. For the service this can be as simple as providing a comment in the .proto file. For the client this involves setting useful deadlines.

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Teen was trying to get his life on track before fatal Niagara fall: youth worker
The man who died Tuesday after he and a police officer went over a retaining wall into the Niagara Gorge has been identified as Ryan Dube, 18
Ermanno Ceniccola / Courtesy MediaVice.com
Vidya Kauri
Video footage from the rescue
The man who died last night after a police chase ended in the suspect and the officer going over a retaining wall into the Niagara Gorge has been identified as Ryan Dube, 18, according to the Boys and Girls Club of Niagara.
JoAnne Turner, the executive director of the youth agency, said Mr. Dube had been staying at the agency's group home on Ontario Ave., two blocks west of where the pair fell into the gorge, and that Victim Services Niagara had been at the home till 1:30 a.m. to provide grief counselling to the staff and youth at the home.
[np-related]
The incident happened on River Rd. between Eastwood St. and Otter St. shortly after 5 p.m. Tuesday when an officer with the Niagara Regional Police Service was chasing a suspect, according to a statement from Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.
"A short time later, they both went over the gorge wall and into the Niagara gorge," said the statement.
The SIU is a provincial arms-length agency that investigates incidents of death, serious injury or allegations of sexual assault involving police. They have assigned seven investigators and two forensic investigators to probe the circumstances surrounding Mr. Dube's death.
Mr. Dube's body was recovered just before 9 p.m. Ms. Turner described him as a well-liked, good-natured and respectful individual.
"It was a shock. Very, very difficult to take. It was just so tragic," said Ms. Turner. "He'll be very sadly missed."
She said Mr. Dube had left the group home with a friend around 5 p.m. on what had previously been an uneventful day for him.
"The friend had come back to the residence and said that a cruiser had stopped, and an officer was talking to him and he fled."
Shortly after, staff at the home became very aware of the rescue efforts near them and became fearful that it was Mr. Dube who had gone over the wall. It wasn't until much later in the evening that they got confirmation from another youth agency – listed as Mr. Dube's next of kin – that it was indeed him at the bottom of the gorge.
"The youth were very, very distraught to learn that it was him," said Ms. Turner.
She said Mr. Dube was originally from the St. Catharines or Niagara region. It is not known if he was in touch with any family members, but the Boys and Girls Club is waiting to see if relatives will come forward to make funeral arrangements.
The deceased never had any issues of violence, although he sometimes had trouble making the 11 p.m. curfew, said Ms. Turner. Mr. Dube was trying to establish independence and had recently applied for several jobs.
They came running from a residence that was on River Rd. facing the gorge. They both crossed the street and jumped over
She added that the police officer may have apprehended him because he was on probation for an unknown matter and may have been violating the terms of his probation.
Mr. Dube had been staying on and off at the group home since November 2011. Ms. Turner did not know where he was living while not at the shelter.
The male officer in the incident suffered a broken femur, according to the SIU statement. He was rescued using a bucket that was lowered into the gorge and transported by air ambulance on a stretcher to Hamilton General Hospital, the nearest trauma centre.
Jennifer Tracey, spokeswoman for ORNGE, said the officer was in serious condition. He was first taken by land ambulance to a local park nearby where the air ambulance had landed. She said the ride to the hospital is about 10 to 15 minutes. The helicopter left the scene at about 7:50 p.m.
Niagara Police confirmed that the officer's name is Constable Jacob Smits and that he underwent emergency surgery. They refused to comment on the incident or confirm any of the details. Spokesman Derek Watson said only that the SIU was investigating.
Ermanno Ceniccola, 43, lives just one street away from where the officer and the suspect fell. He is the owner of a local IT company MediaVice and was working from home when he heard a lot of sirens. He went over to check out the commotion. As he watched the rescue unfold, he spoke to other witnesses on the scene who told him the suspect was a man in his twenties living on River St.
"They came running from a residence that was on River Rd. facing the gorge. They both crossed the street and jumped over," Mr. Ceniccola said. "He was pursuing the suspect but for some reason, and this is probably strange to most people around here, is why the officer would have jumped over the wall too knowing how dangerous it is there. It's kind of a mystery."
The youth were very, very distraught to learn that it was him
It is not known if the police officer and suspect actually jumped or fell over the wall.
Mr. Ceniccola said a police cruiser was parked in the driveway of the home where the suspect and the officer came running from. He said a neighbour told him the house "is known for trouble."
This is the second time in about two months that ORNGE has had to transport someone from the gorge. On Victoria Day, a man was rescued after attempting suicide.
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Q: textView.getLineCount() is not working as expected There is a TextView inside ListView.

I set maxLine of TextView through codding like bellow.
view.textView.setText("....... Long String.........");
    view.textView.post(new Runnable() {
       @Override
       public void run() {

        if(view.textView.getLineCount > 4) {
           view.tv_read_more.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
           view.textView.setMaxLines(4);
        }
       }
    });

Problem : textView.setMaxLine() not working first time.
textView affected after ListView scroll down and scroll up

A: I have an example in RecyclerView,this is work well.
 mDes.getViewTreeObserver().addOnPreDrawListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener() {
                @Override
                public boolean onPreDraw() {
                    mDes.getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(this);
                    int lineCount = mDes.getLineCount();
                    Log.e("TreeObserver", "onBind: " + lineCount1);
                    if (lineCount1 < 4 || isExpand) {
                        mArrowContainer.setVisibility(View.GONE);
                    } else {
                        mArrowContainer.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
                    }
                    return true;
                }
            });

A: Try getting the visible part of your text in the TextView and check if that is equal to the original input, check out this topic Get current visible text in textview. I haven't tried the code, but it's worth a shot. You'll get something like this:
String input = "....... Long String.........";
view.textView.setMaxLines(4); //this limits the number of lines to 4
view.textView.setText(input);

//now check if the text in your textview is completely visible.
//if not, show ReadMore
int start = view.textView.getLayout().getLineStart(0); //start position
int end = view.textView.getLayout().getLineEnd(textView.getLineCount() - 1); //last visible position

String displayedText = view.textView.getText().toString().substring(start, end); //the piece of text that is in fact visible

if(displayedText.equals(input ){
   //text fits entirely in textview
   view.tv_read_more.setVisibility(View.GONE);
}else{
   //show "read more"
   view.tv_read_more.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
}


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Review: Dashiell Hammett's Return of the Thin Man in the Washington Post
I've long been a big fan of Dashiell Hammett's stories and novels (my favorite is his first book, Red Harvest), and like most folks, I also greatly admire the films adapted from his work: from tight adaptations like John Huston's version of The Malteste Falcon to looser ones, including the Coen Brothers' Miller's Crossing. And then there's that delightful series of Thin Man films that rose from Hammett's final and most successful novel.
Fellow fans of those films will appreciate Return of the Thin Man, a new collection of screen stories Hammett wrote after the first Thin Man achieved such overwhelming success. But in some cases, those same fans might find themselves wanting to just turn back to the films themselves—necessarily so in some cases, as in Another Thin Man, when Hammett has Nick Charles explain "the electric-cord-gun-paper-water trick as it was used by the murderer" but doesn't actually explain it himself! (Cue the DVD to see how it works….)
The central problem then, with these stories, is that they're not finished products in their own right but just steps along the way to the final creation of the films themselves. But there's still much to admire here, too. For a rundown of strengths and weaknesses of the new collection, check out my review in the Washington Post here. And for some additional perspectives, here's NPR's coverage of the new collection as well, including an interview with one of the book's co-editors and a noted Hammett biographer, Richard Layman. — Art Taylor
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Editorial: Mendall, Marquez, Salinas and…
Editorial: Mendall, Marquez, Salinas and McGrath best Hayward council candidates
Hayward City Council candidates include (clockwise from top left) Matt McGrath, Elisa Marquez, Mark Salinas and Al Mendall.
By Bay Area News Group |
PUBLISHED: April 19, 2016 at 2:04 pm | UPDATED: August 15, 2016 at 9:29 am
Hayward has remained fiscally solvent since the Great Recession by a combination of cuts, employee union concessions, tax increases and dipping into reserves.
Survival required council members to beunified, make tough decisions and hold firm against intense political pressure. Sadly, the struggle is not over.
So when voters pick four council members from the 10 candidates, they should look for those who best understand the city's finances and are most willing to make the tough decisions. For us, those four are current council members Al Mendall and Elisa Marquez, former Councilman Mark Salinas and retired city department head Matt McGrath.
Mendall, a software designer and programmer, seeks his second council term. Of all the candidates, he is best-versed in the intricacies of the city's budgets.
Marquez, a probate court investigator, was appointed two years ago to fill a council vacancy. She is running her first campaign for the job. She has studied hard during her short time in office to understand the financial nuances.
Salinas, a Chabot College instructor, had served one term on the council when he ran unsuccessfully for mayor in 2014. Now he seeks to return to the council.
Finally, there's McGrath, who worked for the city for 30 years, rising from laborer to director of Hayward's Maintenance Services Department before he retired in 2014. He understands the fiscal challenges and has represented the city at the bargaining table. He gets it.
Indeed, all understand that despite an 8 percent reduction of its workforce since 2003, the city still faces increasing budget deficits. On its current path, the city will deplete its reserves in less than three years. The belt-tightening isn't over.
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Gyaan Adab inaugurated the exhibition Treasures of Old Pune. We are proud to put on display the collaborative art of two artists who portray the essence of the older side of the city in their work.
Anisha Kotibhaskar and Pratik Patki bring to you paintings and photographs of the old charm of the city respectively. Their work will be on display at our gallery till the 9th of November.


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CAROL SORHAINDO
BOTANGLED
Healing Histories
The World Reimagined Art Residency UK Reflective Journal Phase 2, Hospitafield, Arbroath, Scotland
Hi readers. In my last last post I shared with you the first three weeks experience of The World Reimagined Art Residency in the UK . This post covers the following three weeks and my experience based at Hospitafield in Scotland.
About The World Reimagined
The World Reimagined is a ground-breaking, vibrant art education project to transform how we understand the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans and its impact on all of us so that we can make racial justice a reality, together. Supported by Official Presenting Partner SKY, the project will see a trail of large Globe sculptures across seven cities including: Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Leicester, Liverpool City Region, London, and Swansea. From 13 August to 31 October 2022, the globes will be displayed across these cities, inspiring and galvanising communities to better understand what it means to be Black and British. Bringing to life the reality and impact of the Transatlantic Trade in Enslaved Africans by remembering the past, whilst still moving forward - celebrating the spirit and culture that has endured so much suffering. With support from The Arts Council England, the Caribbean artist residences have delivered significant, proven community benefit to the host cities.
The trails will be the centre of learning, community and heritage programmes that invite everyone to take part: www.theworldreimagined.org/
The second phase of my art residency was based at Hospitafield house, Arbroath, on the North East coast of Scotland. The building is an impressive mansion with distinctive architectural features, towers and gothic decorative details. Sections of the house date from the 13th century abbey with 19th century additions. The property was purchased by the Reverend James Fraser around 1664 and then owned by successive generations of the Fraser family, the final one being the wealthy heiress and widow Elizabeth Fraser. Elizabeth married Scottish artist Patrick Allan, the son of an Arbroath weaving merchant and together they remodelling the house, converting an 18th-century barn into a gallery, and setting up a trust to support young artists. To this day the legacy of supporting artists remains offering residency opportunities which encourage questioning and exploration for future work. Artists stopping in the house have access to the amazing historic rooms, library and collections.
Arbroath is a small town with a significant history in the story of human liberty. In 1320 the declaration letter of Arbroath was signed finally granting Scotland independence from English rule after a long war for freedom.
On arrival I was welcomed to Arbroath and met by Cicely Farrer the programme and communications manager at Hospitafield. The house is grand and impressive and my bedroom fitted with antique furniture and large windows which looked out onto the walled garden and sea beyond. The four poster bed and background sound of waves brought back nostalgic memories of my Grandmother's house in Dominica making me feel strangely at home.
5th April Grounds and Fernery
The gardens at Hospitafield have a fascinating history which date back to the 13th century walled garden and monks who built a hospital about a mile away from the abbey. They planted healing herbs and fruit trees. In the late 1800's a Victorian fernery was designed by Patrick Alan Frazer with a fern collection donated by the Royal Botanic Gardens Edingburgh. The Victorians were very obsessed with ferns with fern designs appearing in garden furniture, home decor and literature. This obsession led to collectors building hothouses and specially designed ferneries to house the exotic displays. Ferns are symbolic in many cultures representing hope, new life, ancestral honouring, unfolding futures. The new Hospitafield logo reminds me of the Ghanain adinkra symbol above 'AYA' representing endurance, perseverance, resourcefulness. Although not part of my original design I would like to incorporate ferns into the globe design as a memorial of the special time in Arbroath and also as a reminder of my African roots and the lush Dominica rainforests home to the runaway Maroons.
Books found in the library room show line drawings of some of the plants featured in my globe design and highlighting 19th century botanical interests.
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Botanicals, Textiles and decorated surfaces in the house
The house and gardens appealed to my botanical interest. Throughout the building there was imagery of flora carved in stone and wood, fine examples of skilled craftsmanship. My favourite was the cracked leather wallcovering and the ceiling in the music room which was entirely covered in delicately hand carved panels of local flora, each carving featuring a different plant.
Rural Surroundings
Being close to the ocean reminds me of ancestral journeys. The fresh and reviving connection to nature through the combination of earth, water and air made me feel alive and liberated. Sea and soil are backdrops for the botanical detailing of my globe design, both significant in narratives of botanical and human transplantation.
Gorse Bushes
Thursday 7th April Out and about Arbroath with Artist Jeni Reid
Before arriving I had read about the artist Jeni Reid who had previously done a residency at Hospitafield. Jeni resides in the area and agreed to meet up and take me on a tour around Arbroath. Textiles are also Jeni's passion, with ancestral connections to the spinning and weaving history of the area. Her project 'Blueprints for Arbroath' was inspired by the layered history of Osnaburg textiles and the men, women and children of Arbroath who worked in the industry making cloth which went off to West Indian plantations. We had lots to talk about as we share historical and textile interests.
Frederick Douglass delivered one of his anti slavery lectures at the Trades Hall in Arbroath in February 1846.
Textile mill in Arbroath and typical red sandstone walls of buildings in the area
Arbroath Abbey Ruin
Black History in Arbroath
In the context of my art practice and textile history, I am particularly interested in the spinning and weaving of flax and hemp in Arbroath for the production of Osnaburg textiles used as sail cloths and clothing for enslaved Africans on plantations in America and the West Indies. Companies such as Corsar and Sons and 18th century Arbroath based sail makers Francis Webster raised my curiousity. Arbroath also has a history of ship building, some of these leaving for the West Indies. A lot of research potential here, however I am aware the focus here is painting in an already limited time.
The area is well known for 'Arbroath smokies', Smoked fish, also shipped off to America and the West Indies. I was interested in stories which highlighted accounts of Black presence in the 18th and 19th century Arbroath. One such story is of George Grant a townsman of Arbroath in the late 1780's whose son went to Jamaica. In Jamaica he married a woman of colour. On their parents death the two children were sent back to Arbroath to live with their Grandmother who ran a dressmaking business. After her death the girls ran the business for many years. There are other stories which speak of the entangled history in the area. An article put out in a local newspaper by a Mr David Frazer of Arbroath for the capture of an escaped Negro servant Samuel Ramsay aged 18 years of age.
,Thursday 7th April - Studio space and The Globe arrives
I was very excited and relieved to hear that the globe is arriving. A bit concerned that I have lost painting days in a tight deadline but I could now start plotting out the design layout and get into painting of this sphere which is my blank canvas. Up till now it has been quite difficult to imagine the physicality of the surface to be painted. The globe is quite a beautiful object smooth and perfectly white. I was quite apprehensive about making the first mark. There had been a bit of excitement built up over the arrival and other resident artists on site eager to see what the 'mystery object' looked like.
In the early stages of painting, until I find my flow I find it challenging working with others around as I am used to working in isolation. For the next week the space was shared with other artists already in residence so I had to find strategies of working with the situation and coming out of my comfort zone. It was also good to have others to bounce off and offer moral support.
Before the arrival of the globe I set up the studio space to make it feel like home. The space is light and airy with high glazed ceilings and windows looking out onto open fields. The first studio was built by Patrick Alan Fraser in 1850 with two other spaces following in 1901. My preliminary sketches were placed on the walls and paints set out ready to begin.
Also Friday 8th April Sharing at Hospitafield
I was asked to give a talk about my practice and the World Reimagined project to the group of 11 graduates artists who were in residence. We were also joined by a few of the staff at Hospitafield and Glasgow based photographer/curator Sekai Machache. Sekai was born in Zimbabwe and explores notions of self in her work. Her photographic portrait greats me as I walk up the grand staircase to my bedroom each day. It makes a powerful statement in the grandness of this house. Although no obvious slave trade connections yet revealed in the history of Hospitafield, I am somehow comforted by this image here. It is a significant piece of work in this 'time capsule' space which speaks of Scottish affluence. If one has time and digs deep enough in the history of the people connected with the house links are sure to be found due to the very intertwined nature of Colonial history. It is this deep rooted entanglement which interests me and feeds my work.
Part of the residency experience at Hospitafield was eating together and we were made to feel very special and catered for by Simon the chef who cooked very wholesome and healthy meals. Hot soups were very welcome on the freezing cold days.
One of the resident artists expressed an interest in learning some basic natural dye techniques so I was happy to share some natural dye experience using nettles foraged from the garden and salvaged vegetable peel from the kitchen.
t was very interesting to witness how other artists work and developed in the space. The work of Katherine Allen was of particular interest as she explored relationship between emotions and the gut health, building an outdoor oven from apple twigs, clay and materials salvaged from the site. We were all invited to share in her bread baking and culinary delights made from locally sourced heritage wheat and foraged plants.
A group visit to the Cemetery and Memorial Building built by artist Patrick Alan-Fraser as a memorial to his deceased wife Elizabeth and her parents John Fraser and Elizabeth Parrot-Fraser. An intriguing piece of architecture with beautifully hand carved columns and sandstone details. I was drawn to a section of carving with chain link detail which stood out as very unusual amongst the standard floral decoration of the building.
Self reflections in historic spaces (a) Art commission by Sekai Machache placed at the top of stairway (b) Self reflections in hallway
ARCHIVAL RESEARCH - BRINGING THE PAST TO LIGHT
There is something quite exciting about digging in historical archives. Before travelling I had heard of the Journals of Jonathan Troupe, a physician from Aberdeen who lived and worked in Dominica in the 18th century. Aberdeen being so close I booked an appointment to view the journals first hand. After following rigorous archival protocol of hand washing and security checks, the journals were taken out of storage and brought out in neatly tied parcels. It was very exciting opening up the mystery objects and reading the handwritten script as I turned the fragile pages.
On 27th March 1791 Troupe reported regret at leaving Roseau, the capital of Dominica and more cheerful getting into a cooler climate. In his 1790 cash book he mentions herbal remedies for colds, coughs and lungs using lemons, rum and cocoa. He also mentions 'unspoken water' which aroused my curiousity. On further research I found out this was a Scottish custom and belief in the healing properties of water collected from under a bridge over which the living pass and the dead are carried.
Before arrival in the UK sketch ideas were submitted for approval My theme in the seven themes on this Journey of Discovery with the World Reimagined is 'Expanding Soul'. My concept explores our connection to nature and botanical stories of wisdom, trauma, indigenous knowledge, trade and economics all entangled in Transatlantic trade history. I played with highs and lows, light and dark in an emotive and undulating creative journey. The physicality of my own migration story and relationship between Britain and the Caribbean play a part of this exploratory process. The plants I actual grow here in Dominica are featured in the work and used as references for drawings and painting. I wanted viewers to connect to the roots and the plants as entities in themselves from which the commodities are sourced for economic gain, very often at the expense of humanity.
Time was spent in the earlier week sketching, testing ideas, researching and I felt ready to begin painting. It was very important to work systematically also leaving room for artistic alterations along the way. The studio space was an artists dream in terms of space and light but the freezing temperatures at times difficult to contend with making progress and drying slow.
A technique of applying colours in layers was used, incorporating texture by using 3D acrylic medium to build up areas of added interest and threads into entangled root areas of the plants.
At the end of my three weeks at Hospitafield I was happy with the end result of the globe although ideally I could have done with two extra days to 'sit with' the completed work. It was a great experience at Hospitafield with a balance of hard work as well as time for reflection and enjoying the stunning scenery around.
 So far I have shared snippets of my processes and look forward to showing you the end product of the commission once the globes are revealed and the trails start in August.
The World Reimagined Art Residency UK Reflective Journal - Phase 1 Wysing
Some of you have been eager to hear what I did whilst on art residency in the UK earlier this year. I would like to share with you my creative journey as one of the lucky artists commissioned to paint a globe sculpture as part of the exciting project by The World Reimagined.
About The World Reimagined
'Home from Home'
As a British born artist who migrated back to the Caribbean island of Dominica four years ago, this was an ideal opportunity to reflect on my return to England as one of the Caribbean artists commissioned by The World Reimagined.
The Six week arts residency was spent between two sites, Wysing Arts Centre in Cambridgeshire, England and Hospitafield Arts Centre in Arbroath, Scotland. This blog post explores the first three weeks at Wysing which was a research and development phase. The following post will cover the second phase in Scotland and painting of my design onto a sculptural globe.
March 10th Journey Over
I am grateful for this amazing opportunity, to explore, create and reconnect to the British landscape, the place of my birth and home for most of my adult life, before relocating to Dominica four years ago,
'Home' is something I reflect as I explore concepts of up rootedness and migration which inform my practice. Reflection on how I connect to both the Dominica and the United Kingdom as 'Home' is inevitable with the Caribbean having such an entangled colonial history. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean, masked up, holding my corner on the long plane journey over from Dominica, limited conversation in these 'Covid times'. How quickly as humans we form habits, segregate, make others feel 'different' and alienated. I reflect on the wars taking place, lives uprooted and the resulting trauma. I question, is the global situation today a continuation of the same story of economics, greed and dominance, is it all interconnected ?
14th March 2022 Wysing Arts, Centre
The first three weeks of my residency were spent at Wysing Arts Centre, a beautiful and welcoming arts space set in the Cambridgeshire countryside. A space for artists to reflect, experiment and create. As I ventured outside I was struck by the beauty and freshness of the season of spring. The plants I am so familiar with burst forth from moist soil with healthy new growth; nettles, daisies and brambles. Greeted by a sunny headed dandelion…I smiled, so different to the species I have seen in Dominica with their droopy heads, but family all the same. A thorny bramble caught my arm, pulling me back…reminding me to be careful but confident in my step. I wandered along grassy verges, clambered over wooden stys into fields and bare branched woodland. How great it feels to be free. Through the trees I caught glimpses of an impressive church steeple. I passed a man with dog and we greeted each other briefly, moving on. I recall feeling slightly uncomfortable and glanced back long after…reaffirming my senses as in the distance he stood and stared in my direction. I emerged into the village of Bourne to the welcome sound of children playing in a school yard, past quaint houses with neat gardens and straw thatched roofs which took me back in time.
Watercolour sketch using pigment extracted from fresh nettle leaves on site
On opening the door to a cold, grey and wet day, I promptly closed it back. I have become disconnected to the cold British weather and felt the need to now mentally prepare for outside. I took advantage of the grim weather for indoor explorations of the Wysing site, where I enjoyed the gallery space and 'A Tender Ascent', an immersive audio – visual installation. This show brought together choreography, sound and sculpture, a culmination of experimental collaboration between choreographer Maeva Berthelot and musician, vocalist and DJ Coby Sey, with sculptures by Andre Bavard. The surround sound and boom boxes in the seats worked well with the imagery taking the body through a powerful and very emotive trip. Time was spent also looking through the portfolios of artists who hold studio spaces here and had interesting conversation and sharing with staff and artists as they came and went. There is a community spirit here and great to know there are spaces like this where artists feel at home.
For me it is important to touch base with feelings after a long journey and explorations of 'cultural duality'. What does it mean to be 'at home' in two contrasting geographical and cultural locations where weather, landscape and culture all contrast? This opportunity is a luxury as an artist and I value lone time and opportunities to connect with other creative minds.
Mapping Space
I occupied a very comfortable live/work unit at Wysing which looked out onto open fields at the front. This was home for the three week research phase of my residency. Circles were mapped out on the wall and floor to visualize the size of the sculptural globe to be painted. Each circle being 1.4 m in diameter with key words placed on the edges and within. These circles became entities in themselves, spaces of grounding and reflection which I circumnavigated and spaces where I returned to find myself. By physically placing myself within the circle on the floor, walking the circumference, dancing, sitting in the centre or placing of object and sketches within it, each object for that moment became the point of focus. Strangely this 'circle of centering' became an integral part of my daily process at Wysing before painting and even during the painting process. I pondered on the reflexivity and investigative nature of my practice and the questioning of the things I am passionate about; home, family, plants, landscape, history, textiles and entanglement. According to Mersch (2017) Re–search is a question that questions its own quest, so I feel confident in my search, for whatever I am searching for and go where the threads lead me.
Reflection on circles
Circles in many cultures represent life cycles and continuity. My ultimate task when I move on to the second half of my residency at Hospitafield in Scotland will be to paint the exterior surface area of the globe, a surface which will be publicly seen. The two circular spaces here at Wysing represent the inner core of the globe, the unseen workings and I guess in a sense, the soul of the globe, the soul which may or may never get seen by the viewing public. The artists' questionings, pain, doubts, joys, triumphs, moments of revelation. The inner thought processes which go into creating. What manifests from the inside outwards is essentially 'the expanding soul'.
16th March Creative threads
With the sun out in all its glory and warm enough for breakfast outside. A couple meetings scheduled and time spent picking threads to prepare for experimental textured printing. Why my obsession to pull threads, weaving stories, to make sense of history? It is this exploratory and reflexive time which artist need and crave, time to germinate ideas and have revelations. The sunlight on the woven fabric casts such amazing shadows feeding ideas for installation work and sculpture.
As each thread is pulled the structure of the fabric alters, weakening the stability. Each thread is a single entangled reflection or thought with a life of its very own. Each thread can be unravelled even further into strands, then fibres and dust like particles.
A walk up to the Wysing artist studio spaces, I met two artists who were very welcoming and happy to share their work in progress. We had a useful exchange about natural dyes and a book 'making Ink' was recommended. It always fascinates me listening artists talk about their journeys and what is important to them. Very often as artists we work in isolation, not always getting opportunities to fully share what we 'actually do' and that creativity to us is a fundamental human need, a sentiment not always understood. Feeling connected and valued as part of a community is also a basic need.
Research and visits
18th March Cambridge botanical gardens
Online research highlighted the glasshouse as a good place to visit as it included a mix of tropical economic as well as ornamental plants I am interested in sketching botanical specimens such as Hevea brasiliensis (rubber), Swietenia sp (mahogany), Cabomba (kapok), vanilla, coffee, sugar cane, rice and cotton. On my visit I identify many ornamental plants which grow in Dominica and find some new and unusual one which could inspire design ideas. One of the glasshouses is closed for repair after the storms a few weeks ago, and I identified cocoa and kapok plants but did not see many of the economic plants which I was hoping to draw. A very productive and enjoyable day out.
Connecting to Tropical plants in the hot house section at Cambridge Botanical Gardens
Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Thursday 24th March
Quest for 'Golden Pineapples'
Wherever I travel a particular plant speaks to me in relation to my time spent in that place. My research in Cambridge for symbolism and plants with economic and colonial connections highlighted the pineapple (Ananas comosus) as such a plant. Appearing on each research visit. Pineapple were an important medicine and food for indiginous people int the Americas also used as a welcome symbol and considered 'King of fruits'. The first botanical image to appear in Britain was said to have been in 1629. Pineapples in the 18th century became symbolic of colonialism, high status, wealth, often grown in hothouses and specially designed pineries across Great Britain at huge expense. This fruit became a fashionable icon appearing in 18th and 19th century architecture, tableware and art as seen in my visit to Fitzwilliam museum in Cambridge.
Pineapple inspired architectural details and Staffordshire pottery coffee jug at Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Wimpole Hall and Walled Gardens Monday 28th March
Researching the history of the area I came across the name Wimpole Hall. This stately home aroused my curiousity as it was included in The National Trust interim report of properties with Colonial and Slavery connections. In the photo it appears ominous yet impressive in its grandeur. Gardens designed by Capability Brown and Repton, pineries and vineries, glasshouses stirred my botanical interest. The building has a long history, changing hands from chancellors to writers. The National Trust has revealed the historical truths of such places with Transatlantic Trade and slavery connections. This has met with much opposition, in some cases with threats of funding withdrawals for those who speak of such HIStories.
It saddens me to think that in the year 2022 there is still so much resistance to exploring historical 'truth' and alternative stories of trade and Empire. Everywhere we look in architecture, food, art, colonial history is entangled in the very structural fabric of the heritage landscape both in Britain and in the Caribbean. The British have been very fastidious at keeping archives and documenting Empire with much information preserved in black, white and shades of grey for those interested in more balanced accounts of global history to view.
It is time to remove the bandages which hide the wounds and impact on the psyche and wellbeing of every single one of us, in one way or another. To acknowledge the emotions which keep us stuck, the trauma, the guilt, the shame, the blame. Give the wounds air and light to breathe, for the hole is where the healing lies.
My interests were drawn to Philip Yorke 1st Earle of Hardwicke (1690 – 1764) who together with Charles Talbot issued the 1729 'Yorke – Talbot' opinion which stated that runaway enslaved Africans coming to Britain were not free and could be legally returned to the plantations in the West Indies. There are accounts of pineapples being grown at Wimpole. Gardener James Dall recorded a patent in 1830 for pine pits which were very efficient for growing pineapples without fire or heat, but using a system of leaf mounds 5 -6 feet high in front, 7 to 8ft high in the back and 5ft thick. These proved very efficient as he practiced this method for four growing 500-600 plants. 250 fruit were said to be cut annually as recorded in the The Repertory of patent inventions and other discoveries and inventions (1830). The cost of one pineapple plant in that period was phenomenal. In Dominica part of my practice is documenting growth. I have tried to grow pineapples and even in a tropical climate after three years I am only just seeing the baby fruit of my labours.
A visit to Wimploe Hall with the director at Wysing was very worthwhile. After walking round the ground floor interior of the house, we enjoyed the walled garden with many varieties of apple and cherry trees. Speaking to the National Trust Gardeners on site we were escorted into a greenhouse where we were shown baby Castor plants, another historic economic plant which grow profusely in Dominica. Castor (Ricinus communis) plants are known for producing the deadly poison ricin. In Dominica the plant has been used for centuries by Africans and indigenous populations to make Castor oil as part of local 'bush medicine', to treat skin conditions and as a hair tonic. We were also shown a modern brick built pit which was recently used for experimental pineapple growing. This however proved too costly and time consuming. The large and beautiful glasshouse which was once part of the right wing of the building was long demolished and there is no evidence of the original pineapple pits or pineapple growing on the site today.
Tate Gallery Exhibitions Thursday 31st March
Life Between Islands – Tate Britain
I was very fortunate to visit the 'Life between Islands' exhibition with Hannah from Wysing. This exhibition at the Tate Britain featured work of Caribbean British artists from 1950's to the present. The exhibition derives its title from the late cultural theorist Stuart Hall's memoires 'Familiar Stranger: A life between Islands (2017). Hall inspires my thinking about duality, identity and belonging. He believes "We are always in a process of cultural formation. Culture is not a matter of ontology of being, but of becoming."
The exhibition was an emotional trip being able to personally identify with the historical transitions and struggles as a British citizen with parents of the so called 'Windrush generation'. I smile as I think of my Mum's reaction to this as she often stresses that she did not come to Britain on the 'Empire Windrush'.
My migration journey is important to my quest. I was born in Britain, went back to Dominica as a toddler, spent my informative childhood years in Dominica before moving back to Britain as a teenager in the 70's. I have lived here most of my adult life before relocating three years ago to live in Dominica once again. Even there I have a British stamp on my head as the accent, and certain mannerisms are ingrained. I am rooted in both places with a broken African ancestral root, very difficult to trace but which I feel strongly in my drum beat spirit.
Donald Locke's captivating and powerful installation pieced together from material fragments fused with Colonial imagery speaks of that spirit and left me emotionally moved as I worked my way through the carnival revellers, each one unique and frozen in time. I felt slightly disturbed as I witnessed a nearby father nearby say to a toddler "Do you think this person is happy or sad"...pointing to the image of a white man's head being carried along in a box by the procession. Carnival for me is such an important time of reverence, remembrance and celebration of emancipation. As both a carnival goer and costume maker I am caught up in ingenuity and magic of this piece.
The exhibition is well curated and as we move through room by room certain pieces resonate deeply. 'Paradise Omeros' by Isaac Julien 1962, a humorous yet sad three screen projection fusing traditional West Indian scenes of the 70's with a young Caribbean British boys' uncomfortable and questioning alienation from 'his' culture. Very emotive and powerful. Alberta Whittle's mesmerizing and haunting, Scottish ballads play as she moves against a backdrop of waves and mountains in a Scottish landscape. My next stop was up North to Arbroath, Scotland for the second half of this residency.
Images below feature works by 3 contemporary artists exploring culture and identity: : Donald Locke, Alberta Whittle and Lubaina Himid
At times I felt like a tropical hunter. My prize appeared once again as I viewed Lubaina Himid's exhibition at The Tate Modern. The pineapple jelly mould stood out among the ceramic objects interspersed with miniature trees in her piece titled 'What are monuments for'.
I have thoroughly enjoyed being at Wysing arts centre. The team went out of their way to make my stay comfortable and engaging. The organisation has a strong ethos of sharing and caring, not only for each other but for the environment. It has been a very special experience connecting with amazing staff and artists. I value the sharing of technical expertise, conversation as well as exploring common personal, cultural and migratory experiences and building relationships with other artists on site. The balance of solo time and stimulating engagement has been invaluable. Spending time alone has highlighted my need for solo time and the importance of creating this space for creation an revival in a busy everyday life. I will take this experience forward with me to the strengthening of my practice. A big Thank you to all.
Look out for the next Blog Post. I will share my Scotland experience at Hospitafield,
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Posted on January 14, 2020 by Arlo
Arlo James
See what it's like to be a vulture's lunch
There was something...satisfying about that new furniture inside that equally new house. Arlo, for several moments, was content to eye that new setup with distinct pleasure As Sebastian finally placed that couch down and made himself comfortable in the armchair. Decorating was hardly his strong suit and yet, until Abby moved in, it would surely do. After all, this was pretty much how it looked in the catalogue and catalogues were never wrong, right? Arlo's very tease about just how long his companion might be allowed to stay out was met with a ready roll of the other man's eyes before Sebastian insisted it was fine. Even as his phone chimed again. The English vampire taking that opportunity to mention those death threats as casually as if he mentioned the damn weather! Arlo's own gaze rose ever so slightly. Were Death threats even still a thing? Who the hell could hate Sebastian? He was so....mild mannered. Maybe it was a vampire thing. People hated vampires no matter how polite they were. Arlo having experienced that first hand na dyet Dorian? Hating Dorian, he was sure, was damn near impossible. The man was about as threatening as a dandelion. Arlo's head shook lightly in simple response to how ridiculous the idea was of threatening a vampire with death to begin with before he moved to retrieve that beer from the fridge and toss it across the room and towards his companion. Sebastian, as he anticipated, caught that drink with ease before lamenting how long it had been since he'd had a canned beer. The very notion prompted a snort from Arlo himself as the younger vampire easily flopped into his own chair in a decidedly haphazard manner. The vampire sitting in exactly the fashion that chair was not designed to be sat in with his legs hanging over the arm.
"Too damn long I'd be willing to bet, bud. They don't serve cans in that Palace of yours? Would you even be allowed to have a can if you wanted it or is that agianst royal rules?"
Arlo's head tilted ever so slightly in contemplation, those words teasing all the same. Maybe there was a royal rule agianst cans. Hell, there was probably a specific glass for beer. Sebastian and Dorian had cake forks for heaven's sake. They probably had some sort of gold inlaid beer glass. Arlo lifted his own drink to his lips, the man savouring that taste before gesturing easily to that surrounding room with the simple query of what Sebastian thought. After all, despite the fashion in which he teased his companion on his 'fancy' British nature, the Crusnik could hardly deny he....valued Sebastian's opinion when it came to such things. Sebastian, after all, had very nearly mastered the art of.....fitting in with the rest of society. In living as if he was, well, very near human. Arlo, in turn, still striving to achieve that very thing. Sebastian's opinion, on all things, had come to matter a great deal to the younger vampire. The Englishman's assurance that the new place was leagues better than his own prompted a ready grin to the vampires face. Arlo inclined to admit he was rather proud of being able to own a home for the first time in his otherwise mundane existence. This place a veritable first for him in far more ways than one- even if moving in without his girlfriend hadn't exactly been a part of that plan. Nepal, Arlo was certain, had a damn sight to many rules for its own good.
Sebastian, as he had near anticipated, hardly seemed surprised by Nepal and its apparent traditions. The man across from him chuckled softly as Arlo lamented that tale and his own displeasure in a nation that was, as far as he was concerned, trying to force him into marriage quote before he was ready and if only because he wasn't allowed to do anything at all until he did! The Englishman's insistence that Nepal a bit traditional readily coaxed one of Arlo's own eyes upward in a near dubious look. A 'bit' traditional, to his own mind, was the understatement of the century. Sebastian continued then, the man suggesting he'd have been lucky to even hold Abigail's hand in his own era before marriage. The elder vampire so apparently having found ways around that too as he offered a near casualshrug. Arlo's own eyes rolled near dramatically.
"Thank you Sex God, because that helps me."
The sarcasm within those words could hardly be missed as Arlo flopped further back into that couch with what he was certain was a degree of hopelessness. This relationship business was...harder then he'd anticipated and yet, he supposed, this was the first real relationship he'd been in. At least, it was the first serious one. Maybe this part was supposed to be hard. His blue gaze shifted once more toward his coven leader then. Arlo seeking Sebastian's guidance and veritable life experience again. After all, if there was something Sebastian excelled at it was almost certainly attracting women. His married status so hardly seemed to sway them. That suggestion he just needed to invite Abby over more until her living here seemed like the sensible solution was...well....sensible in turn. Huh. Maybe Sebastian did know something. An almost surprised simper settled upon the Crusnicks lips as he met Sebastian's gaze once more.
"I reckon I can manage that one in the least. You have some good ideas sometimes, bud."
That moving in, in the very least, Arlo was almost certain could be compromised on right? It just made so much....sense to his own mind that he near struggled to understand Abigail's own values. Her mind could be changed, surely. In the very least she might be able to stay over a few nights in a row right? In the very least they might be able to create that illusion of living together without violating whatever cultural belief was that seemed to fasten Abby to that traditionalism. Yet- living together was, admittedly, a veritably small hurdle in regards to that true....leap that had presented itself of late. Arlo's insistence there was more seemed to coax Sebastian's attention back upon him. The Crusnik so at last, reluctantly, admitting that true issue he had faced of late. Abigail was hardly just a virgin. The woman was innocent beyond all belief. His very suggestion of what more they could do having prompted a near full blown panic attack within her! That racing of her heart alone having assured him she'd been terrified at the idea if anything intimate. Hell. he'd been with virgins before but this was.....a whole new level. She would remember everything he did. That first time for her would be, well, everything. The very pressure of that having already turned within his mind over and over and yet-
Arlo's own thoughts were readily interrupted by that grin that had found its way to Sebastian's features. The other vampire, despite his efforts, apparently unable to control that laughter that all but erupted from him. Fucking hell. A decidedly sour look managed to find its way to Arlo's features then. One that only seemed to increase Sebastian's amusement. That indignation and hurled pillow were easily batted away by the Englishman as Arlo's arms folded over his chest, a clear pout on his features. Some friend Sebastian was! Here he was, trying to explain what he was pretty damn fucking sure was a serious issue and his best friend was laughing at him! It took several long moments for Sebastian to recover enough to even attempt to answer his question. After all, despite his laughter, Sebastian had surely been with the same sort of woman before hadn't he? The man was a damn incubus after all- or at least, half an incubus. The near knowing look to Sebastian's gaze gave him away well before he confirmed that very thing- only to suggest most girls were not worth the effort. At least not without that venom or powers. That very suggestion managed to coax the faintest of growls within Arlo's throat. That reaction purely....instinctive. Abby, after all, was worth it he was sure. She was worth....everything to him.
Sebastian was silent for several moments then. The other man seemed to contemplate that very problem before at last offering that advice. The vampires' insistence he needed movies prompted a near blank look to Arlo's own features. Movies? How were movies going to help? He'd seen movies with Abby loads of times. The very notion that Abigail didn't know she wanted him- at least not yet- made at least some sense. Arlo's head tilted slightly to the side as Sebastian insisted he needed specific movies. The kind with the hot and heavy sex scenes. Ones that might give Abby at least some sort of....idea over the whole thing. Sebastian suggesting these movies were the perfect time to at least start introducing her to those more.....intimate touches. The Enhlishman insisted again it had to be done over multiple films and several months. Christ. This was going to take forever! Yet- what was a few more months when he hadn't had sex in....god.....did he even remember? Another groan fell from the Crusnik then, Arlo's head fell back agianst the chair as his hands lifted upward to rub at his eyes before running back through his hair in that simple gesture of stress before the blue of his gaze met Sebastian's own again.
"Are you sure it will take months? Isn't there some faster way to- you know what, don't even answer that. You're not biting her. Still, do you know how long its been since i've had sex, bud? I'm pretty sure it was the night you and I first met. That was before you got married. I don't think it even remembers what a woman feels like anymore. I'm starting to get a new layer of muscle on my right side because my right hand is the only thing that ever gets a workout. Im also pretty damn fucking sure I'm going to get a christmas card from PornHub this year."
Another snort of irritation left the vampires nose then. Arlo was hardly frustrated with Abigail. It wasn't her fault after all. He was merely frustrated with that, well, complete lack of sex for months on end. The vampire distinctly determined to be faithful in turn. Maybe Sebastian was right. Maybe there was no faster way around this. At least without Sebastian;s influence on Abigail. The idea of another vampire, even his own companion, influencing his girlfriend was....simply out of the question. Arlo barely able to even consider that idea without feeling his own aggression spike. Those movies, it seemed, was his only real option. A heavy sigh finding him then.
"When you say hot and heavy movies, exactly which ones do you mean? Am I supposedto be getting the ones chicks find romantic like Ghost when they touch that....wet pot and girls weirdly seem to find that whole scene sexy even though its dumb or are we talking like....Fifty Shades of Grey and True Blood? Or are those too much? I don't want Ab's thinking I want to tie her to a wall or some shit. Maybe I shouldn't get anything where vampires bite people during sex in case that freaks her out. I've never bitten her before either, do you know that? I've tasted her blood once, just from the tip of her finger. It tasted incredible. Not like yours. A different sort of good. I have to try to not bite her though- I'll knock her out if I do. My venom....tends to do that to non-vampires and weaker vampires. How was Dorian the first time you bit him? Was he....okay with it? Does he let you bite him when your....ya know...hot and heavy, as you put it?"
God, he had so much...agianst him in this and yet he could hardly shake that very determination that Abby was simply...worth it. He was sure of it.
"I haven't had sex in longer then I can remember bud, let me live vicariously through you for like five minutes."
he comes alive at midnight - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on January 28, 2020 at 12:14 AM
knee deep in the hoopla, sinking in your fight - By Arlo on February 12, 2020 at 6:37 PM
your mama doesn't trust him - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on March 18, 2020 at 10:50 PM
we got too many runaways eating up the night - By Arlo on April 13, 2020 at 2:30 PM
he's only here for one thing - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on May 14, 2020 at 12:39 AM
macaroni plays the mamba, listen to the radio - By Arlo on June 02, 2020 at 3:10 PM
a little bit older with a black leather jacket - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on June 14, 2020 at 2:01 AM
don't you remember? We built this city - By Arlo on June 16, 2020 at 11:07 PM
a bad reputation with insatiable habits - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on June 19, 2020 at 3:51 PM
we built this city on rock and roll - By Arlo on June 21, 2020 at 4:41 AM
one look and you can't breathe - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on June 25, 2020 at 9:40 PM
someone always playing corporation games - By Arlo on July 02, 2020 at 12:36 AM
If you kiss me I might let it happen - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on July 11, 2020 at 4:47 PM
who cares? Their always changing corporation names - By Arlo on July 25, 2020 at 10:04 PM
Look, I'm the type to make her turn on her daddy - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on August 26, 2020 at 8:49 PM
we just want to dance here, someone stole the stage - By Arlo on September 02, 2020 at 12:02 AM
make her forget what she learned from her daddy - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on September 21, 2020 at 12:13 AM
they call us irresponsible, write us off the page - By Arlo on October 20, 2020 at 1:57 PM
she came with you and then left with me - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on November 18, 2020 at 12:58 AM
macaroni plus the mamba, listen to the radio - By Arlo on November 24, 2020 at 4:15 AM
I went up a point, let's call it even - By SEBASTIAN ELLINGTON-ARAGONA on December 06, 2020 at 5:26 PM


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[Law] An agent employed to effect bargains and contracts, as a middleman or negotiator, between other persons, for a compensation commonly called brokerage. He takes no possession, as broker, of the subject matter of the negotiation. He generally contracts in the names of those who employ him, and not in his own.
From Middle English broker, brokour, brocour, from Anglo-Norman brocour ("small trader") (compare also abroker ("to act as a broker")), from Old Dutch *brokere ("one who determines the usages of trade, manager"), from broke, bruyck, breuck ("use, usage, trade"), from Proto-Germanic *brūkiz ("use, custom"), from Proto-Indo-European *bhrug- ("to use, enjoy"), equivalent to brook + -er. Cognate with Middle Low German brukere ("a broker"), Danish bruger ("a broker, user, handler"), Swedish bruk ("use, custom, trade, business"), Old English broc ("use, profit, advantage, foredeal"). Compare also French brocanter ("to deal in second-hand goods") from the same Germanic source. More at brook.
A mediator between a buyer and seller.
A mediator in general, one who liaises between two or more parties to attempt to achieve an outcome of some kind.
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Thomas Bröker is a soccer player for the MSV Duisburg, SV Meppen, FC Köln II, FC Köln, Dynamo Dresden, SC Paderborn 07, Rot Weiss Ahlen, and Fortuna Düsseldorf. Thomas was born on January 22nd, 1985 in Meppen.
Gulabdas was born on September 20th, 1909 in Porbandar, Gujarat. He passed away on June 10th, 2006.
Fred Broker was a football player for the Oorang Indians. Fred was born on January 17th, 1893 in Ponsford, Minnesota. He breathed his last breath on December 13th, 1971.
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Chess Titans est  un jeu vidéo d'échecs sorti le 8 novembre 2006. Il est fourni avec Windows Vista et Windows 7 à partir du pack Premium. Le jeu a été programmé par la société Oberon Games et est édité par Microsoft.

Système de jeu
Il est possible de jouer à Chess Titans avec une souris ou au moyen d'une manette de jeu Xbox 360 pour Windows. Il est également possible de jouer via le Windows Media Center, en utilisant une télécommande compatible.

Modes de jeu

Humain vs. Ordinateur
Le joueur peut affronter l'ordinateur après avoir sélectionné un niveau de jeu sur une échelle de 1 à 10. Après chaque coup de l'ordinateur, le déplacement de la pièce jouée est signalé a posteriori. En cliquant sur une pièce, Chess Titans affiche tous les déplacements possibles, ce qui peut être utile pour les joueurs débutants. Cette option peut être désactivée.

Le niveau maximal pourra paraître faiblement implémenté pour un joueur confirmé, mais permettra à un joueur débutant de progresser.

Humain vs. Humain
Un mode 2 joueurs est disponible. Le plateau tourne alors automatiquement après chaque coup joué, afin d'être présenté du bon côté au joueur suivant. Chess Titans sauvegarde tous les scores des parties en mode 2 joueurs.

Graphismes
Les graphismes sont très soignés et l'interface est sobre et épurée. Le rendu graphique et les animations sont réalisées grâce aux nouvelles bibliothèques DirectX 10 et Windows Aero.
Il est possible de tourner le plateau de jeu en 3D, et différents thèmes sont disponibles pour le plateau et les pièces.

Thèmes
Pièces disponibles:
 Porcelaine
 Verre dépoli
 Bois
Plateaux disponibles:
 Porcelaine
 Marbre
 Bois

Références

Jeu vidéo d'échecs
Jeu vidéo sorti en 2006
Jeu Windows
Jeu vidéo développé aux États-Unis


The Holy War is perhaps John Bunyan's second most popular work, after The Pilgrim's Progress. It tells the story of afierce battle to take control of a city from its rightful ruler.
This is a children's version of Jonathan Swift's novel Gulliver's Travels, from the Told to the Children Series (published in 1910). The children's adventure story covers Gulliver's visits to the lands of Lilliput and Brobdingnag.


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Q: Carrierwave Timeout I have used carrierwave for my users to upload files in my rails app. When a user uploads multiple files of size more than 400mb (approx.) they get a timeout error.
Note: I've hosted my app rails app on heroku.

A: Uploading large files through Heroku is generally not recommended. They limit the request to 30 seconds, which would not be enough time for 400MB.
If you are open to using S3, Heroku provides a potential Rails solution for that.

A: First solution is you can use refile gem.

Reason is " Effortless direct uploads, even to S3 "

This gem is from Jonas Nicklas, who is behind Carrierwave gem
refile
Blog on reason for refile gem
Second solution

move upload file into background jobs


With React 16 it is possible now to return an Array of elements.
In React 16.2 support for fragments was added. It's a convenient way to return multiple children from a component's render method.
Instructor: 00:00 You can see an app rendering a list of fruits. We can extend this list using a fruits' component returning an array.
00:17 In React 16.2, the Fragment component was added. We can access it using React.Fragment, and use it to wrap a set of elements.
00:28 When using Fragment, no DOM element is rendered, and behaves as if your work return an array of elements. One definite benefit here is that you can omit the keys.
00:41 As you can see, all fruits show up. By inspecting the DOM, we can see all of them are rendered inside the same unordered list element. If desired, we can also import Fragment from React and use it directly.
00:58 To make the offering experience as convenient as possible, the reacting addicts from tactical sugar for Fragment to JSX, since that of using React.Fragment, or importing it, we can simply use this syntax. Same as our shell before, since it automatically desugars to React.Fragment.
01:17 In case you need a kit Fragment, we have to use Fragment directly. You define a glossary component, rendering for each item, a pair of HTML elements -- dt and td. To avoid wrapping elements like a div, we use a fragment. Because we provide a key, we have to type out "Fragment."


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In November, Arizona voters will decide whether expanding the state's Empowerment Scholarship Account program makes sense. It was originally started to help the parents of disabled children, foster children, or active military.
It evolved, with little controversy, to include adopted children, children attending D/F rated schools, and those in Native American communities.
About 5,000 children are now using the scholarships to attend private schools or be home-schooled, if they don't feel the public-school system is right for their special, unique needs.
This past year, a majority of the Arizona State Legislature decided that there should effectively be no restrictions on the use of these funds, allowing anyone, regardless of circumstance, to use them. Public school advocates believed this to be a bridge too far and decided to refer the expansion to a public vote in the fall.
I write not to encourage you one way or another on the expansion. That is your vote.
I wish to shine a light on the original intent of the program. I run Gateway Academy in Phoenix. It is private, and one of only five schools in the country that educates a "pure population" of children in grades K-12 with Asperger's Syndrome.
They come to us, because they may have been bullied or left behind, or really never felt a hug from a classroom.
In many ways we specialize in changing lives, these very, very special lives. We remind them Asperger's is merely a diagnosis and it does not define who you are, just as it was for Bill Gates, Ralph Nader, Al Gore and many others.
Thanks to Arizona's Empowerment Scholarship Accounts parents can send their children to our school free of charge, if they feel existing public-school options are not the best or most effective.
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There was a young man that came to us after being bullied at his other school. He's now a sophomore in high school, building 3D printers for the school.
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Whether Empowerment Scholarship Accounts for more, or all, is now a call for Arizona voters to make. No matter how the vote goes, it will not impact the state's existing program for disabled children, and ours with Asperger's Syndrome.
For the most precious and precarious in our state, Empowerment Scholarship Accounts have already made an incredible difference. Public schools do a great job too, but, for some, our expertise and focus is a better option.
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Tokyo Sundubu(東京純豆腐)
Published March 6, 2017 by piggie
Perhaps I should have mentioned this when I penned my review on Menya Takeichi, but before I go on to Tokyo Sundubu, allow me to briefly elaborate Eat At Seven, which comprises seven Japanese eateries (including Tokyo Sundubu, Menya Takeichi et al) in Suntec City, hence the name. Eat At Seven is a collaboration with All Nippon Airways, which is almost as good an assurance that these eateries are more than decent back in Japan to get selected in the first place. And in my opinion, Tokyo Sundubu certainly impresses!
Merely judging on the number of Michelin-star restaurants in Tokyo, I guess it is safe to assume that Japan has overtaken France as the culinary capital in the world. But Japan cuisine isn't just your sushi, ramen, and Kaiseki ryori. External influence, such as western cuisines, have been constantly redefining Japan's culinary path as early as from the 17th century, which is one big reason why I love Japanese cuisines, retaining the heritage while embracing innovation and fusion. It is based on fusion where I feel Tokyo Sundubu excels.
Tofu in Japan can be quite a delectable cuisine. Japan has no short of stream water, these lighter water makes tofu smoother than the one we have here. Some famous restaurants (notably in Kyoto) specialise in tofu are selling their tofu set meal at a premium price, and I somehow cannot help wondering whether their tofu is made of gold! I didn't try those famous restaurants though, but I did try tofu from a renowned hotel restaurant in Hakone, it was indeed softer, smoother. But whether it's worth that kind of price is another question altogether.
Tokyo Sundubu claims they made their tofu in-house, but I don't know what kind of water they are using, nevertheless, their tofu did taste soft and smooth. Even though their selling point is the tofu, they knew very well mere tofu alone probably is not sufficient to grab a pie from Tokyo's highly competitive culinary scene (just like any movie needs supporting casts too), so they came out the idea of integrating it with Korea stone pot, along with a rich variety of other optional ingredients such as beef, chicken, seafood etc, which is why I was saying earlier that Japan's culinary scene is dynamic, more so than many other countries in the world.
Chicken Sundubu, $14.00++
Their hot pot basically comes in a selection of 5 spicy level, with Japanese standard at level 2, and Singapore standard at level 3. I suppose level 1 is mildly spicy, while anything more than 3 is a genuine test on your readiness to undertake a chili challenge rather than appreciating the goodness of the ingredients inside. I had their basic Chicken Sundubu at level 2, and found its spiciness adequate. My dining companion ordered Asari Clam Sundubu ($16.00++) at level 3, which I found to be a bit over spicy, but for me still manageable. I like spicy food, but not to the extent where the spiciness overpowered my taste bud and render the food almost tasteless, it's not that I cannot take it.
And by the way, due to the volume and colour of the spicy broth, the content inside are not particularly visible, that's how it was served, and the appearance for my partner's Asari Clam Sundubu looks almost identical. Let me scoop out the ingredients for a more appealing presentation:
The restaurant was not crowded during our visit, but even then that probably ain't the reason why the chef didn't make it more presentable the way I did. As a customer, I want the ingredients to stay immersed longer to make sure it stays hot and properly cooked too. For that reason, it's difficult to distinguish my companion's order from mine without scooping out the ingredients, hence I won't bother posting another picture of it here. The difference is that, the Asari Clam Sundubu has more clams, naturally, but probably no chicken (if I remember correctly). In fact, to be honest, I find their chicken more tasty than the clams. I do love seafood, but frankly speaking, their natural sweetness will all be masked over if the taste of the broth is too strong, likewise for the spicy level. Nevertheless, let's not deviate from the fact that in Tokyo Sundubu, tofu is the spotlight (and in part, the stone pot), other ingredients are mere supporting cast. As for the rice, I can only tell it's Japanese grains, but the restaurant didn't mentioned whether it's Japan grown, or specifically, which prefecture it came from.
Posted in: Food, Fusion, Japanese
Tagged: Hot Pot, Stone Pot, Tofu
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Q: CoordinateCleaner function cc_sea() cannot access database from internet I have been having this problem that doesn't exist for my colleagues that are using very similar code. I want to use the function cc_sea from the package CoordinateCleaner to check and flag points that exist in the ocean. For some reason, I cannot get this thing to work, and it seems to have trouble reading information from the internet, despite the fact that simply copying and pasting hte link it provides for that data seems to download a totally functional zip package. I decided to uninstall R and R Studio, and delete all of the folders that contained R program files and information about packages, and confirmed that when I reinstalled R 4.2.2 and RStudio that only its base packages were present. Below is some example code and the error:

#Example code:

library(CoordinateCleaner)
library(dplyr)

decimallongitude <- c(-99.21751470681781, -119.06093862146821)
decimallatitude <- c(19.270324424001558, 4.427074308059391)

data_cc <- data.frame(decimallongitude, decimallatitude)

data_cc %>% as_tibble %>% mutate(sea = cc_sea(., value = "flagged"))

#Output:

data_cc <- data.frame(decimallongitude, decimallatitude)
> data_cc %>% as_tibble %>% mutate(sea = cc_sea(., value = "flagged"))
Testing sea coordinates
trying URL 'http://www.naturalearthdata.com/http//www.naturalearthdata.com/download/110m/physical/ne_110m_land.zip'
# A tibble: 2 x 3
  decimallongitude decimallatitude sea
             <dbl>           <dbl> <lgl>
1            -99.2           19.3  NA
2           -119.             4.43 NA
Warning messages:
1: Problem while computing `sea = cc_sea(., value = "flagged")`.
i Gazetteer for land mass not found at
  http://www.naturalearthdata.com/http//www.naturalearthdata.com/download/110m/physical/ne_110m_land.zip
2: Problem while computing `sea = cc_sea(., value = "flagged")`.
i Skipping sea test

A: Try (re)installing rgdal:
install.packages("rgdal")

I attempted to get that dataset used bycc_sea directly with rnaturalearth::ne_download() and failed. It also failed with default values, but this time with a GDAL error and installing rgdal again fixed it for me.