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Mexican agave spirits are a recurring topic when it comes to bar trends and forecasts. However, a comparable breakthrough, as it was granted to Tequila, Mezcal and Co. in the USA during the last decade (and partly also in hotspots such as London) has not yet been achieved in continental Europe. Of course, this is partly due to the still dubious reputation of the party shot flanked with salt and lemon, but perhaps also to the still not quite competitive bar presence compared to gin, whisky or, of course, vodka. With this in mind, the subject of today's article is a very pleasing and exciting one, as it is all about spreading diversity. (provided test products)*
And responsible for this is the brand Topanito, about which I have also reported several times in the past (here, here and here). Topanito has expanded its range with a series of bottlings called Mezcal Artesanal, which are based on different wild agave varieties. The ambition is quite clear: to make the spectrum of mezcal diversity accessible to a wider audience, and in doing so to show how different this spirit can turn out to be. I am, of course, particularly pleased to be able to make my own impression of the three new varieties, which go by the melodious names of Madre Cuishe, Tobalá and Tepeztate. The latter Tepeztate in particular is the focus of today's article, as I was able to taste it more intensively and, above all, with a view to its potential as a cocktail ingredient.
All mezcals mentioned are produced in the Mexican state of Oaxaca in the Amantes de lo Ajeno distillery (more about the production process and some background information about the mezcal genre I described in this article a long time ago, which is why I do not want to go through the well-known processes around Pinas, Tahona and Co again). But perhaps it should be mentioned that in the Amantes de lo Ajeno distillery the Tahona is actually still operated by a donkey.
The fermentation of the cooked agaves continues for five days and then the Mezcal Artesanal is distilled on copper alambiques.
So far, almost all of the mezcals reviewed here on the blog have been based on the Espadin variety of agave, which is the easiest to cultivate due to its growing characteristics. The bottlings that have now been added use the agave varieties, which are also reflected in the name of the bottlings: Madre Cuishe (an earthy, mild variety), the Tobalá agave, which is reminiscent of berry notes, and the Tepeztate variety, which is fruity and green in its later flavor.
In fact, the variety of flavors is impressive and I can only recommend to anyone who would like to think outside the common mezcal box a bit more to convince themselves of the differences between the qualities mentioned. In detail, however, I would like to talk especially about the Topanito Mezcal Artesanal 100% Tepeztate.
Absolutely impressive here is the sheer age of the agave, which is usually allowed to grow up to 30 years or more before it is finally made into this Mezcal. The Tepeztate agave grows on steeper slopes between 1400 and 2000 meters surrounded by wild herbs. It has a rather low sugar content, which of course is a disadvantage in distilling and requires a larger quantity of the agave. So, in summary, a relatively old age, a low sugar content and the more difficult harvesting conditions on slopes are rather disadvantageous aspects, but they just make the result all the more special.
But now in medias res:
Tasting Notes "Topanito Mezcal Artesanal 100% Tepeztate":
Aroma: Ok, this one is definitely different than what I've known and been used to. It's not completely unmistakably different, you already notice immediately that it's a mezcal, but it really shows a new and exciting side. I actually find a lot of fresh and green notes, exotic fruit (kiwi?), but especially green apple, plus lime tones and earthy grassy notes, as well as some green bell pepper and a hint of cucumber. Plus mineral tones, some salt and of course an aromatic smoke.
Taste: Oh yes, I like this! Fruit is present again, led by limes and mangoes, plus some papaya; grassy, earthy notes are also on the palate. A nice, balanced smoke combines with a very smooth, almost creamy mouthfeel; nuances of white pepper and mineral salt emerge, again a hint of bell bell pepper and diffuse herbs in the background. The green label design is absolutely appropriate for this mezcal, it tastes ripe, very complex and yet fresh and "green".
Finish: aromatic smoke, very long; really nice!
Definitely a great mezcal! But what do you do with it now? Of course, you could try through numerous mezcal classics here, which would certainly be a lot of fun. However, I wanted to try something new and went with a sort of Mexican-Japanese fusion idea. To do this, I made a syrup of sugar and Szechuan pepper (yes, I know, homemade syrup again, sorry), which is then shaken alongside blood orange juice, some umeshu, green tea and fresh lime. The Oaxaca Sadō is really a nice drink.
Oaxaca Sadō recipe:
6 cl Topanito Mezcal Artesanal Tepeztate.
2 cl fresh blood orange juice
1,5 cl lime juice
1 cl Szechuan pepper syrup (see below)
2 cl green tea
0,5 cl Umeshu
Szechuan pepper syrup: Simply add sugar, water and not too finely crushed Szechuan pepper (it should still be possible to filter it out) in the ratio 3:3:1 to a pan and bring to a simmer. Then let reduce over not too high heat until a syrupy consistency is formed. Pour through a fine sieve and store in an airtight container. Will certainly keep in the refrigerator for several weeks.
Preparation: shake all ingredients vigorously in a shaker on ice and double strain into a pre-chilled glass/teacup.
Glass: Japanese tea cup (alternatively coupette).
Garnish: a single mint leaf
*The fact that these products have been sent to me free of charge for editorial purposes does not – in any way – imply any influence on the content of this article or my rating. On the contrary, it is always an indispensable condition for me to be able to review without any external influence.


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Out There is the first live album by Dar Williams.

Track listing
All songs by Dar Williams, except as noted.
 "As Cool as I Am" 3:47
 "If I Wrote You"	 4:05
 "Spring Street" 	5:00
 "I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono Intro" 2:13
 "I Won't Be Your Yoko Ono" 3:37
 "February" 3:57
 "The Ocean" 5:20
 "Better Things"	(Ray Davies) 3:02
 "Iowa" 5:32
 "End of the Summer" 4:26
 "We Learned the Sea" 2:47
 "Are You Out There Intro"	 0:21
 "Are You Out There" 3:02
 "When I Was a Boy" 5:06
 "What Do You Hear in These Sounds" 4:10
 "After All"	 4:49
 "The Babysitter's Here Intro" 1:43
 "The Babysitter's Here" 4:18
 "Christians and Pagans" 3:31

Personnel
Dar Williams - vocals, guitar
Steuart Smith – guitar, keyboards, background vocals
Jeff Kazee – keyboards, background vocals
Gail Ann Dorsey – bass guitar, background vocals
Steve Holley – drums, percussion, background vocals

References

Dar Williams albums
2001 live albums
Razor & Tie live albums

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Cummins reports lower revenues and profits
Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) reported lower sales and profit in the first quarter 2009 as the global recession affected demand for the Company's products around the world.
Sales for the quarter were $2.44 billion, down 30 percent from $3.47 billion during the same period in 2008. Earnings Before Interest and Taxes of $28 million, or 1.1 percent of sales, fell 91 percent from $315 million, or 9.1 percent of sales, in the first quarter 2008. Net income attributable to Cummins Inc. was $7 million, or $0.04 a share, a 96 percent decrease from $190 million ($0.97 a share) a year ago.
The first quarter results include a $66 million charge to cover the costs associated with job reduction actions taken in the quarter. Cummins announced plans to reduce its workforce by more than 4,100 employees and contract workers during the quarter in response to lower demand for its products. Excluding the restructuring charge, net income attributable to Cummins Inc. was $51 million, or $0.26 a share, and EBIT was $94 million, or 3.9 percent of sales.
All four of the Company's business segments experienced sales decreases compared to the first quarter 2008, with the largest declines coming from the Engine and Components segments.
Based on the first quarter results and Company forecasts for the remainder of the year, Cummins today revised its sales and earnings guidance downward for 2009. The Company now expects 2009 sales to be slightly more than 30 percent lower than 2008 and anticipates EBIT of 5 percent of sales for the year, excluding the restructuring charge.
"The first quarter was, as we expected, extremely challenging and we do not see the economy or our markets improving for the remainder of 2009," said Cummins Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Tim Solso. "We have taken significant actions to lower our costs and improve our productivity in response to the global recession, which has affected virtually every market in which we operate around the world.
"We are confident that those actions, which will continue as necessary, will allow us to earn a reasonable profit in 2009, generate positive cash flow and enable us to continue to invest in the products and technologies vital to our future success."
In addition to reducing its workforce worldwide, the Company has made significant reductions in discretionary spending and has further prioritized capital expenditures to focus on the most critical projects, especially those associated with the launch of new emission compliant products in 2010. Capital spending in the first quarter was $64 million, compared to $90 million in the same period a year ago and $213 million in the fourth quarter 2008.
"Cash management is a top priority for the Company this year," said Pat Ward, Chief Financial Officer. "We remain well positioned with a strong balance sheet, low debt and significant liquidity. Despite the challenging economic conditions, the Company did not need to use any of the $1.1 billion credit facility that was put in place last summer."
At the end of the first quarter, Cummins had $353 million in available cash and cash equivalents and a total available liquidity of $1.8 billion.
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I'm installing a water tank under v-birth. Want to know if one demention of tank is better over another. I've decided on one of two tanks that will fit in the space I have. My question, is one of these two tanks better with regards to stability. There are no baffling in the tanks so I'm thinking about water moving in the tanks. The squarer of the two is 22 gallons, 23x16.875x14.75. The flatter one is 20 gallons 33.25x17.125x8.75. Hope the pictures loaded. For a 73-72 Pearson 30. Any advice on instillation, tips ,tricks ,appreciated. Thank you.
As the two tanks are very close in size my consideration would be which tanks leaves me with the most storage space / access.
The sloshing in a 30 footer should be no threat to safety if well mounted.
The term is "free surface effect" and can be quite dangerous - in a much bigger tank. My bow tank is about twice that size and has one baffle.
I'm thinking the 33" tank needs a baffle IF the 33" dimension is fore/aft.
Please design access to the tank so you can get in and clean into the corners. Don't rely on Clorox to keep the tank clean. All you need is one fill-up from untreated well water, and you'll have swimmers in your tank.
How are you building this tank? I know of one fellow that just fiberglassed over the cardboard, then let the cardboard dissolve. I DON'T recommend it. The inside of the tank wants a smooth surface for easy cleaning and coating with an NSF approved tank coating (no fiberglass taste). Make sure there's an outlet/drain from the low point in the tank.
If you are building it, watch the material you build it from. Most epoxy isn't potable water compatible and will leach toxins into the drinking water. West Systems told me that if the epoxy produces an amine blush, it will leach those amines into the water as well. If you do use their epoxy, you mix it significantly richer in resin and use less hardener. I did find one manufacturer that said theirs was FDA compliant, but they have now relabeled their product from Marine Epoxy to Table Top Epoxy. Same product, but marketed to a different audience now.
Last edited by sdemore; 11-28-2018 at 05:54 AM.
Not building it myself. Cardboard boxes only mock-ups to see what will fit in my space. Plan on getting tank from one of online stores. Plastic mart. Tank depot. Etc. I assume no baffling because they are so small. Which would answer my stability question. Or it's just not cost effective on such small tanks. Just wanted to know having never installed on if there was a concern about a slack tank and weight moving around in the tank. Or have I been watching to much Deadliest Catch. Thanks.
Are you prepared for the different balance of the boat with an added 200 lbs. forward where the hull buoyancy is the least? The difference should be noticeable by observing the waterline before and after the project. As for no baffling, your proposed location for the tank is where the boat's motion is the greatest.
Last edited by ndutton; 11-28-2018 at 08:36 AM.
This is the difference in hull design between racers, coastal cruisers/club racers and true cruising boats. A true cruiser can carry the typical heavy gear plus another roughly 1500 lbs. per person in stores without it affecting the boat's performance. My Westsail hull's bow reached big beam quickly in contrast to the more common "fine" bow. I carried 300 feet of 3/8" BBB anchor chain (468 lbs.) under the V berth, 45# and 35# CQR anchors on the bow sprit and you couldn't tell the difference.
Last edited by ndutton; 11-28-2018 at 10:11 AM.
22 gallons(154 lbs + tank) stuck up in the bow is not a big price to pay to have the luxury of saying to the Admiral* "go ahead and take a long shower, Honey. Remember, we're going up to the marina grill tonight".
If it's a problem of trim, then add two or three cases of beer in the Lazzarette.
Last edited by lat 64; 11-28-2018 at 12:47 PM.
I empty the bow tank if I want the last 2% of performance or not if I like a lot of showers.
If you have 20 gallons in the tank no slosh~if you have severe sloshing in the 20 gallon tank it is only 10 gallons a sloshing~like a bikini clad hottie moving across the bow.
]I love the addition of a Honeywell mixing valve to stretch out the available hot water while avoiding the risk of scalding.
The Honeywell AM-1 Lead Free series accurately adjusts, maintains and limits the hot water temperature to a desired setting selected by the user. In domestic water applications it offers scalding protection and bacteria growth control. By installing a Honeywell AM-1 mixing valve and raising water heater storage temperature setting and limiting mixed outlet water temperature to safe temperature more usable hot water is available. In heating applications, it provides comfort and protects the equipment.
Some of the newer hot water tanks come with them already installed.
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NEW TOPIC BUTTON - GONE!
only issue is the non-compliant not paying attention to where they are sending their new post to.
Noticed it right away, very neat.
Don't see no new topic anything anywhere.
It's there but I don't really like where it's at. It blocks the threads . But what ever I don't post that many new threads.
Please move the create new topic link at the top of every category. It is maddening to have to scroll to the very bottom just to find this on my PC. In very largely populated categories scrolling takes days.
Right here is a perfect place for it that can utilize existing empty space and not upset the theme.
Now, what I would like help with is understanding how you have to scroll at all?
No, because I've been using my phone to post new topics lately because of this issue and my increased PC usage over mobile. Assumptions aren't cool like our parents taugh us.
That's after holding the page down key until all topics showed up to even display that link. I'll post a picture next time I am in front of my computer. Or maybe not since as you pointed out I'm the ONLY one who apparently has a problem.
Is there an easy way to create a new category?
The new topic button on the lower right will start a new thread. if you're talking about starting a new category like adding to the ones already listed then no. only administration can do that.
Yeah, I found the new topic button alright, I just think that the categories and subcategories are a bit lacking.
You might PM @Robert and express your concerns. He will be the one to add categories.
You may also add a tag to a post if the category is not fitting. Just throw it in open carry and add a tag.
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What's the harm in 'bleeding green'?
Scott Glassman
Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles (9) kneels with other players after an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, in Philadelphia. Philadelphia won 19-10. (AP Photo/Michael Perez)
It is broadly recognized that Eagles fans are some of the most passionate fans in the nation. Evidence suggests our strong identification with the Birds can boost positive mood, self-worth, and a sense of connection to others. It doesn't come without a cost though. The idea of "bleeding green" may best describe what happens to us emotionally and physically during times of intense Eagles-induced stress.
As a diehard fan flies to Icarus-like heights and dips to despairing depths during a 60-minute game, the heart follows — literally. When studying ER activity during the World Cup in Germany, for instance, researchers found that fans were twice as likely to have a heart attack and three times as likely to experience cardiac arrhythmia on days when the German team played.
Increases in cortisol, a hormone connected to the "fight or flight" response, also accompany empathic stress that comes from watching games. Additionally, seeing a game's outcome as unfair can lead to feelings of aggression. All this is not to sway anyone's opinion about professional football but, rather, to show just how real the impact of watching it can be.
Employers might want to pay close attention on Sundays as well, as the effects of negative outcomes in games can spill over into the next day.
Researchers have found that team disappointments drained Monday job enthusiasm and reduced work effectiveness. One would be surprised if the loss of a franchise quarterback in a Super Bowl-bound year doesn't multiply these effects, especially if one allows disappointment to do the math.
One way we naturally cope with intense disappointment is by lowering expectations, so we become less susceptible to the emotional impact of something bad happening again. Events such as the Eagles achieving a 9-3 record during the first 12 weeks of 2014, only to miss the playoffs, is a good example of why we might readily crawl into a low-expectation shell in subsequent years. Waiting for the other shoe to drop may not be irrational pessimism built on the belief that our city is cursed, but rather a way we can avoid the trauma of another letdown.
Turning on sports talk radio reveals another common coping strategy, one highlighted by a classic experiment by Stanley Schachter in the late 1950s. People who expected shocks to be particularly painful preferred to be with others who would also be shocked. As Schachter saw it, "misery loves miserable company." Binding our rafts together when the Eagles stumble, or when our franchise quarterback goes down, can be comforting. Huddling with likeminded fans can soften the blows of defeat (or as some prefer to see it, the cold winds of fate) with belongingness.
Scott Glassman, Psy.D., is a clinical associate professor of psychology at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
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Audrey Niffenegger and Faith Ringgold (Part 2 of 2): Shock Value
Posted on September 6, 2013 by Women in the arts
Exhibitions of work by Audrey Niffenegger and Faith Ringgold are on view through November 10 at NMWA. At first glance their work seems quite different, but in addition to employing text in their art, they are connected by another unlikely tactic: the use of shock value to grab the attention of their audiences.
Audrey Niffenegger, Her companions were the other Creatures the alchemist had created, print from artist's book The Adventuress, 1983–85; Courtesy of the artist
This technique is perhaps more immediately obvious in Niffenegger's fantastical works, in which skeletons and other morbid figures intermingle with grotesque hybrid creatures reminiscent of the work of Heironymus Bosch (1450–1516) and Surrealist René Magritte (1898–1967). As Niffenegger puts it, "I use fantastic elements in my art to startle people into noticing and paying attention…strangeness makes us see more acutely"—a sentiment aligned with the early 20th-century Surrealist movement that espoused the portrayal of off-putting, illogical scenes and figures in an attempt to express the unconscious and to comment on the supposed absurdity of life. In a page from Niffenegger's first visual Novel The Adventuress (1983–85)—the story of a brave, if ill-fated, adventuring woman created by an alchemist father—the shocking, macabre figure of a half-fish, half-human hybrid dominates the scene, sitting on a table amid other gruesome creatures (Her companions were the other Creatures the alchemist had created, from The Adventuress). Immediately reminiscent of Magritte's 1934 The Collective Invention, a rendering of a half-woman, half-fish creature that startles viewers through the shocking nature of the juxtaposed elements, Niffenegger's hybrid creature similarly shocks and directs attention to the strangeness inherent in nature and dreams.
Less blatant than Niffenegger's use of the strange and startling is Ringgold's subtle incorporation of shocking racial language in some of her works to send strong messages about racial discrimination and inequality. Much of her art depicts strong scenes of violence, racial tension, and unease, often juxtaposed with flag imagery—the compositions point to America's shortcomings in terms of racial progress, but several, such as Black Light Series #10: Flag for the Moon: Die Nigger, demand that the viewer take time to look closely to understand.
At NMWA, Faith Ringgold discusses her work, including American People Series #19: U.S. Postage Stamp Commemorating the Advent of Black Power, 1967; This work subtly incorporates the words "Black Power" and "White Power"; (c) Faith Ringgold, Courtesy of the artist and ACA Galleries, New York
Without looking at its title, Black Light Series #10: Flag for the Moon: Die Nigger, 1969, at first appears to be a simple image of painted American flag, devoid of any controversy. Upon second glance, however, a word slowly becomes discernible in the starry blue portion of the flag: "Die." Unnerving on its own, this word prompts viewers to look for other hidden words on the flag. Suddenly, the horizontal red and white stripes of the flag do not appear uniform, and when viewed from the side, reveal the word "nigger" (frequently incorporated into Ringgold's art). Unlike the immediate shock of Niffenegger's odd creatures, Ringgold's jaw-dropping message is discernible only after a time of concentration—likely an intentional choice on the artist's part to prompt viewers to take time and consider the context and meaning of the work. Created in the year of the Apollo 11 moon landing, Flag for the Moon is a commentary on the status of American progress from the perspective of an African-American in the 1960s, drawing attention to the fact that, while astronauts may have been landing on the moon, black Americans were still suffering. Additionally, Ringgold may have considered her flag—and its shocking phrase in particular—to be a better alternative to the flag actually planted on the moon, considering that vast sums of money were spent on the space program by the U.S. government instead of being dedicated to ending racial disenfranchisement at home.
Vastly different in their styles, mediums, and messages, both artists currently featured at NMWA employ clever devices to tell stories, make statements, and enrapture observers. While Niffenegger fills the role of fantasy weaver and Ringgold that of political activist, both women are visionaries in their own right who have left, and continue to leave, their unique imprint on the art world.
—Raphael Fitzgerald is an art historian and researcher.
Read more in the exhibitions' catalogues:
Audrey Niffenegger, Krystyna Wasserman, and Marc Pascale. Awake in the Dream World: The Art of Audrey Niffenegger. Washington, DC: National Museum of Women in the Arts, 2013.
Faith Ringgold, Michele Wallace, Thom Collins, and Tracy Fitzpatrick. American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold's Paintings of the 1960s. Purchase, N.Y.: Neuberger Museum of Art, 2010.
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How Not to Put Together a Panel on Diversity in Animation
Recently, The Hollywood Reporter held a roundtable on "avoiding ethnic stereotypes and how to 'break the mold' of princesses." Here's who was involved:
"What are you doing here?" veteran animator John Musker jokingly asked Seth Rogen as the masterminds behind some of this year's eclectic lineup of animated features began to assemble at the Line 204 stages in Hollywood to talk shop. Not that anyone resented Rogen's presence, since Sony's saucy Sausage Party, on which he served as a writer, producer and voice actor, added some unusual R-rated spice to the mix. "That taco was amazing," laughed Mike Mitchell, 46, director of DreamWorks Animation's Trolls, as the group welcomed Rogen, 34, to their unique fraternity: filmmakers who can spend five years or more, sweating thousands of tiny details, to bring their visually inventive movies to the screen. Nor was Rogen the only newbie on the scene. Having attracted attention with his indie, live-action 2007 movie Son of Rambow, Garth Jennings, 44, made the transition to directing an animated feature with Illumination Entertainment's Sing. And though he's no newcomer to stop-motion animation — he's president and CEO of Portland, Ore.-based Laika and has served as an animator on several of its films — Travis Knight, 43, took the director's reins for the first time on Kubo and the Two Strings. They, in turn, were joined by experienced hands Musker, 63, whose credits range from The Little Mermaid and Aladdin to Disney Animation's just-released Moana; Bolt and Tangled helmer Byron Howard, 48, who was one of the directors guiding the anthropomorphic critters through Disney's Zootopia; and Mark Osborne, 46 (Kung Fu Panda), who helmed the screen adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupery's The Little Prince, appearing on Netflix.
Notice a pattern? That's right - they were all white men.
We're not saying that men can't understand diversity; just that a discussion on not only portraying women and minorities in animation, but how difficult it has been for women in particular to break into animation could perhaps benefit from having someone other than white men involved. Honestly, the lack of diversity in this roundtable is probably one of the best analogies for the lack of diversity in animation in general I've ever seen. Isha Aran at Fusion.net had more to say on the issue:
I would just like to take this time to remind everyone that it's not like women aren't trying. They just keep running into insane sexists. For instance, earlier this year, Adult Swim executive vice president and creative director Mike Lazzo explained the dearth of women in animation by claiming that "women don't tend to like conflict, comedy often comes from conflict, so that's probably why we (or others) have so few female projects." (In unrelated news, comedian Brett Gelman recently cut ties with Adult Swim over its sexist practices.)
Why are we even asking these white dudes about this? I get that these men are at the top of the game, but the inclusion of Seth Rogen, who is not an animator, over someone like Sanjay Patel, a Pixar animator whose short Sanjay's Super Team was nominated for an Academy Award, says a lot about any commitment to diversity. There was a big clamor about Zootopia's roster of female animators—why weren't any of them included?
An even more interesting discussion would have been with people like Rebecca Sugar and Lesean Thomas, who constantly deal with race and gender in their animation. What could have been an interesting discussion about how to address different identity issues in animation ended up looking like brand relevancy maintenance gone wrong.
And honestly, not everyone involved could even be described as "at the top of their game" - the description acknowledges newcomers Seth Rogen and Garth Jennings. Either of these two could have been replaced by one of the people Aran discusses.
Not to mention, the ways in which these filmmakers learned about the culture they were portraying in the movies Aladdin and Kung Fu Panda included visits to a Saudi Arabian expo at the LA Convention Center and Google, respectively. No, I'm not kidding.
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1. Does anyone know if the postmark on this 86 letter is March or May?
2. Can DK or anyone else post the statement of Terry Pascoe from Cal DOJ authenticating this letter as from Zodiac?
As I have said before, I am definitely no expert nor, even a novice, at comparing handwriting, so I do not understand how someone could use a percentage as a way to judge something like this. I would think that it is either a match or, it is not a match. A percentage of being a 'maybe' does not make sense.
NanetteB, sorry to hear such dark sided truthes regarding Pescoe and Cunningham but it's not too surprising given the last decade or so. WOW! What Dennis has been through and then the both of you trying to get some progress. Good to hear that there's some work being done on the letters, none-the-less. Why so much time has passed, it boggles the mind.
Do you or anyone know if the postmark date on this 1986 letter says 6 or 8 MARCH or MAY?
This is a close up of the postmark.
Can you ask Pascoe when the SF Chronicle got this 1986 letter?
I guess my only suggestion to you would be if you could send a letter to Pascoe saying something like "Dear Mr. Pascoe, I understand we differ on the issue of the Zodiac handwriting compared to Jack Tarrance. Setting that aside, however, I wondered if you could please tell me WHEN the 1986 Zodiac letter we discussed was received by the SF Chronicle. It would help me and some other researchers (who do not think JT was likely Zodiac) in our efforts. Thank you very much"
I think he would respond, and it would clear up the mystery.
If you (or DK) don't want to do it, if you PM me his email or address I would send a similar message to him.
On the little we have of the postmark,I thought we see the top of an "M", thus I thought it was likely 6 March or 6 May. On December 11, 1985 a man named Hugh Scrutton was killed in Sacramento (near a freeway) by a bomb planted by Ted Kaczynski. And on May 4, 1986, a women named Janelle Lisa Cruz was killed by the Original Night Stalker. So I think this letter is very interesting, and it could be important to know WHEN it was sent.
stephen, this is not the place to go fishing for Pescoes contacts information. And, please, this is an MB for Jack Tarrance and it's Zodiac Killer related issues as they pertain to Jack Tarrance MB. Even though it strays from time to time to other suspects, an effort is made to get back on track and point out why the other suspects are not Zodiac Killer. TK is one of them and it seems to also be Original NS, too. You may get the boot, dude.
I just made a suggestion on a possible way to approach Pascoe. Just an idea, take it or leave it. I would like to solve this mystery.
Nanette has been very helpful and has sent me several PM's with what info she has on this letter. I appreciate that. Nanette thank you.
I also just mentioned that this letter is of particular interest to me because of murders in California that happened in the time period of this letter. The bomb murder pertains to Kaczynski because he was convicted of it. The murder of Janelle Lisa Cruz is unsolved.
If a brief mention of another suspect or another unsolved murder gets someone "the boot" here, whatever, then I don't wish to be here. It is possible for people who disagree on likely suspects to work together and try to help each other, as Nanette has done.
In any event thanks agains for the information, and Nanette and Dennis, please consider my suggestion, if you wrote a letter in that manner, or whatver you think best, I am almost certain you would get a response and we could clear up this mystery and advance the case. Isn't that the most important thing?
Stephen, I can appreciate your wish to help solve Cruz and maybe link TK ....but this is not the board or site for that. I am the first person who would like to assist in any other unsolved murders, if I had a dime for every tip I sent for every idea I had on missing and murdered, I would be rich but again, this isn't the place for TK. So, please, take it to another site/mb.
NanetteB, since Jack was in 3 Arms of US Military starting from 1945 until 1950s and he didn't graduate High School but I know that the military is a stickler for making sure those enlisted do graduate or get their GED cramming for it while doing other military duties, do you think it's possible that since Jack excelled in Math, that he's a Math Thesis guy?
edited 8:22 GMT There's more to this post, I moved it to ABCs thread as this subject of TK and excluding him for millionth time from being Zodiac doesn't belong here.
NanetteB, when I wrote my response about what a possible cipher solve that Segal was referring to in missing 18 of the 1st 3, I was basically eluding to that Jack went into the Military without being a High School Grad, that in WWII, esp, by 1945, in an effort to win the war there was the Bright Minds to Win the War military program or ASTP and in screening, if they discovered you had a above average IQ, then found you had particular aptitudes, you did what Military told you to do and first crammed for your diploma. So, all that said, if Jack was good at math, which he is, theoretically he might have had a military version of a Math Thesis done as he could have got a military version of a degree, guestimating it was in Military Engineering. How else did he get into GE Atomic Energy plant and weren't there some Engineering symbols there that Z used? But that's all just theory as Military files are missing. So, maybe, if there's is a Segal solve that says Math Thesis Winner Michigan and I believe there's some ideas that Jack was in Michigan 1940s, that it could actually be refering to JWT. But I've never seen segals solve, so, where does he get this from? Don't answer Segal or TK as Z fans.....TK isn't not Zodiac! Anyway, will be rechecking these old letters you posted, NanetteB.
Oh, and I ironically seem to hamper on the fact that I knew someone who was in the ASTP Dr. Budai, who in months got the equivalant to a Medical Degree in the military, then was a Army Medic, as he became a Cardiologist Specialist in San Francisco after the war. I had heart problems as a kid, dated his son a bit who also had a high IQ. See my MySpace, but funny how these things come around full circle.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using FluentAssertions;
using LogShark.Plugins.TabadminController;
using LogShark.Shared;
using Moq;
using Xunit;

namespace LogShark.Tests.Plugins.TabadminControllerPlugin
{
    public class BuildTrackerTests
    {
        private readonly Mock<IProcessingNotificationsCollector> _processingNotificationsCollectorMock;
        private readonly IBuildTracker _buildTracker;

        private static readonly DateTime TestTimestamp = new DateTime(2020, 10, 20, 10, 15, 20);
        private const string TestBuild = "20204.20.1020.1234";

        public BuildTrackerTests()
        {
            _processingNotificationsCollectorMock = new Mock<IProcessingNotificationsCollector>();
            _buildTracker = new BuildTracker(_processingNotificationsCollectorMock.Object);
            _buildTracker.AddBuild(TestTimestamp, TestBuild);
        }

        [Fact]
        public void GetBuildRecordsTest()
        {
            var result = _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords();
            result.Should().BeEquivalentTo(new object[]
            {
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute - 1, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute + 1, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute , 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
            });
            _processingNotificationsCollectorMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
        }

        [Fact]
        public void AddingOverlappingRecordsForTheSameBuild()
        {
            _buildTracker.AddBuild(TestTimestamp, TestBuild); // Same timestamp
            _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords().Count().Should().Be(3);

            _buildTracker.AddBuild(TestTimestamp.AddSeconds(1), TestBuild); // This should have no effect
            _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords().Count().Should().Be(3);

            _buildTracker.AddBuild(TestTimestamp.AddMinutes(1), TestBuild); // Adding a record that is 1 minute later. This should extend window by 1 minute ahead
            _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords().Count().Should().Be(4);

            // Adding a record that is far from the original record, so we should now have 2 disjoined time frames
            const string build2 = "someOtherBuild";
            var timestamp2 = TestTimestamp.AddMinutes(10);
            _buildTracker.AddBuild(timestamp2, build2);
            _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords().Count().Should().Be(7);
            _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords().Should().BeEquivalentTo(new object[]
            {
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute - 1, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute + 1, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute , 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = TestBuild, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, TestTimestamp.Minute + 2, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = build2, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, timestamp2.Minute - 1, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = build2, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, timestamp2.Minute + 1, 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
                new { Build = build2, RoundedTimestamp = new DateTimeOffset(TestTimestamp.Year, TestTimestamp.Month, TestTimestamp.Day, TestTimestamp.Hour, timestamp2.Minute , 0, TimeSpan.Zero)},
            });

            _processingNotificationsCollectorMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
        }

        [Theory]
        [MemberData(nameof(CollisionTestCases))]
        public void CollisionOnAdd(int numberOfOverlappingMinutes, DateTime timestampToUse)
        {
            const string otherBuild = "otherBuild";
            _buildTracker.AddBuild(timestampToUse, otherBuild);

            var result = _buildTracker.GetBuildRecords().ToList();
            result.Count.Should().Be(3 + (3 - numberOfOverlappingMinutes));
            result.Count(res => res.Build == TestBuild).Should().Be(3);
            result.Count(res => res.Build == otherBuild).Should().Be(3 - numberOfOverlappingMinutes);

            _processingNotificationsCollectorMock.Verify(m => m.ReportError(
                It.IsAny<string>(), nameof(BuildTracker)),
                Times.Exactly(numberOfOverlappingMinutes));
            _processingNotificationsCollectorMock.VerifyNoOtherCalls();
        }

        public static IEnumerable<object[]> CollisionTestCases => new List<object[]>
        {
            new object[] { 1, TestTimestamp.AddMinutes(-2) },
            new object[] { 2, TestTimestamp.AddMinutes(-1) },
            new object[] { 3, TestTimestamp },
            new object[] { 2, TestTimestamp.AddMinutes(1) },
            new object[] { 1, TestTimestamp.AddMinutes(2) },
        };
    }
}

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Q: Is Enum the only way to show values for a Property as drop down list in the design time I know when I use Enum and put it as Property for class/UserControl, it will show/display it with drop down list like this:

But is this the only way to display available values like "drop down list"? Do we have other ways to do it?
Edit: The scope is Windows Form Application
For who didn't understand me
In that image(http://i.stack.imgur.com/NMank.png) where wrote "DataBase" is the Name of the Property in design time.
The values: NotChoseYET, ChooseDataBase, ThereAlreadyDataBase are values in Enum I created.
As you can see they displayed in a DropDownList in the design, so I want to ask if there are other ways to display like that without Enum?

A: Update
After tons of searches, I found what I had answered was only partially correct, so I would like to answer it again.
The answer to your question is a definite NO, we have some other way to show values on property as DropDownList. Like what I mentioned in my old answer, if values come from some kind of Set, or in other word it belongs to a collection of values, it will be displayed as a DropDownList without any extra efforts (because the UITypeEditor has been specified for them, you will understand this point later). Here are 3 examples:

*

*If a Property is a bool, in the designer it will show you a DropDownList contains True and False;

*

*If a Property is a Font.Name, in the designer it will show you a DropDownList with SmallIcon;

*

*if a Property is a Color, in the designer it will show you some DropDownList encapsulated in a TabControl.

From those "native" examples, you may realize a fact: we could somehow use some controls other than a simple DropDownList in the Property Tab during the design time. For example, a Color property gives a TabControl instead of a simple DropDownList, and a Font.Name property gives a customized DropDownList.
Yes, this is the second thing I am going to talk about. You are not only able to customize the items in the DropDownList, but also the View of that Value Choosing Editor.
However, this is very tricky and non-trivial. You are not recommended to do this unless it really adds value to your user control in the design time.
In short, you need to inherit from UITypeEditor, and override 2 functions:
GetEditStyle(), which

indicates to the design environment which kind of user interface your UI type editor implements

and EditValue(), which

establishes the interaction between the design environment and the user interface for editing your custom type

Then for your property which makes use of the Editor, you need to add EditorAttribute to it to specify the Editor used when selecting value of that property.
For better details, you are suggested to check this MSDN walk-through, which explains how to design a customized Value Editor in the design time.
Now back to the point where we left over. The native type, like bool and Color, has already bond to
a UITypeEditor, thus no further working should be done.

Old Answer:
For properties, you need to choose a value from a kind of Set, and all elements in that Set will be displayed as Items in a DropDownList during design time. When you try to define the Set, Enum is one method to define them. Also, you can use set of struct, like Color. In other words, if you have a Property that returns Color (or other structs), during design time it will appear as a drop down list.

A: You can easily add items to a combobox control by using its .Items property:
  private void TestForm_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
  {
     for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
     {
        // add items to the combobox
        // you can use any object. The .ToString() method will be used for displaying it
        cbxTest.Items.Add("This is test string " + i);
     }
  }

This will yield the following form:

A: I came across this question as I recently needed to do the same.
I posted a question ... which in the end I anwsered myself here.

In a nutshell: Implement a type converter
  GetStandardValuesSupported(ITypeDescriptorContext context) to return
  true and GetStandardValues(ITypeDescriptorContext context) to return
  the StandardValuesCollection for the property type. Finally just
  decorate the property like so:
[TypeConverter(typeof(MyClassConverter))]
public MyClass MyProperty { get; set; }

The designer property window will now have a dropdown with valid values.

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As the new HBO series Boardwalk Empire illustrates, Atlantic City was ideally situated to be America's bootleg capital during Prohibition. A popular summer resort town, it was linked by rail to New York, Philadelphia and Baltimore. It also had a vibrant fishing industry and secluded inlets, ideal for smuggling alcohol from Canada and the Caribbean. Just as important as geography was the city's feudalistic politics. Atlantic City had always been devoted to serving the pleasures of its vacationing guests, and by 1920 it was ruled by an unelected official, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson, who was a master at the game. By the mid-1920s, everyone on the public payroll owed his job to Johnson. The police not only ignored vice laws, but also protected bars and brothels from federal interference.


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AMC Matador (Матадор) — середньорозмірний автомобіль, що випускався компанією American Motors Corporation (AMC) з 1971 по 1978 рік. Матадор існував у двох поколіннях, з 1971 по 1973 рік, і після серйозного рестайлінгу з 1974 по 1978 рік. Чотирьох-дверні седан і універсали другого покоління були класифіковані як повнорозмірні і сильно відрізнялися дизайном від купе Matador, що з'явився в 1974 році.

За підтримки виробника, седани і купе Матадор змагалися в автомобільних гонках NASCAR, з такими пілотами, як Марк Донохью і Боббі Аллісон, які виграли кілька гонок. Нове купе було показано у фільмі про Джеймса Бонда, Людина із золотим пістолетом, випущеному в 1974 році. Матадори були популярними серед поліцейських автомобілів, перевершивши більшість інших машин. Він також з'являвся в багатьох телевізійних шоу і фільмах протягом 1970-х років.

Матадор став великим автомобілем марки AMC після припинення випуску флагмана, AMC Ambassador, що випускався на тій же платформі. Преміальні комплектації для купе, «Oleg Cassini» і «Barcelona», дозволяли розташувати автомобіль в сегменті персональних представницьких автомобілів. На зовнішньому ринку автомобілі продавалися під маркою Rambler, а також збиралися в рамках ліцензійних угод з AMC. Зокрема, складанням займалися Vehículos Automotores Mexicanos (VAM), а також Australian Motor Industries (AMI), що випускали версії з правим кермом.

Історія
Матадор прийшов на зміну AMC Rebel, що існував на ринку з 1967 року. Після фейсліфту і з новою назвою, Матадори були доступні як двох-дверний хардтоп, а також чотирьох-дверні седан і універсал. Він випускався на базі «старших» автомобільних платформ AMC, спільно з повнорозмірною лінійкою Ambassador.

Кузови седан і універсал «запропонували відмінну вартість і були досить популярні», включаючи поліцейські автомобілі. Державні установи, військові частини і відділення поліції набували седани і універсали, що оснащуються 5,9- або 6,6-літровими двигунами конфігурації V8.

Матадор отримав оновлення в 1974 році, зокрема для задоволення нових вимог безпеки, а також з метою створення абсолютно іншої моделі, «щоб боротися з бичачим ринком плюшевих середньорозмірних купе, що виник після закінчення епохи маслкар».

Двигуни
 232 cu in (3.8 L) I6
 258 cu in (4.2 L) I6
 252 cu in (4.1 L) I6 (Мексика)
 282 cu in (4.6 L) I6 (Мексика)
 304 cu in (5.0 L) V8
 360 cu in (5.9 L) V8
 401 cu in (6.6 L) V8

Автомобілі AMC


Fruit beetle grubs grow up to around 40-50mm. They are soft bodied and are loved by larger lizards such as bearded dragons and panther chameleons. They make a great treat. The adult beetle can also be used as a food.
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Adult beetles will eat fruit such as apple, banana, mango etc as well as jelly pots which are available in strawberry, banana, mango and melon. Jelly pots are a very convenient and easy to use food.


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Indira Hirway is director of and professor of economics at the Centre for Development Alternatives (CFDA), Ahmedabad, India (since 1999). She is also a national fellow of the Indian Society of Social Science Research in New Delhi, and was the conference president of the Indian Society of Labour Economics in 2014.
Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Workers and Small Producers in India: Emerging Issues and Implications (United Nations Development Programme, 2009).
Hirway has served as a consultant to a number of global organizations, including the ILO (Geneva, India, and Bangkok offices), UNDP (New York, India, and Bangkok offices), UN Women (Bangkok and New Delhi offices), UN Statistical Division (New York), UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Bangkok), UN Economic Commission for Africa (Addis Ababa), and UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago), as well as some foreign governments.
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Egyptian filmmaker Sherif El Bendary lives and works in Cairo. He graduated from the High Institute of Cinema in Cairo in 2007. His short films, RISE & SHINE (2006) and AT END'S DAY (2008), appeared in numerous film festivals and won many awards. Sherif's CURFEW was part of the omnibus film 18 DAYS, which screened at the Festival de Cannes in 2011, and his DRY HOT SUMMERS won the Robert Bosch Film Prize in 2014, and was in competition at the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival in 2016. His debut feature film ALI, THE GOAT AND IBRAHIM (2016) was sceened at the Dubai IFF where it won an award for Best Actor (Ali Sobhy).
Ali, the Goat and Ibrahim (Ali Mea'za we Ibrahim) - 2016
Dry Hot Summers (Har Gaf Sayfan) - 2015
Curfew - 2011
At End's Day - 2008
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LAS VEGAS, Jan. 7, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- CES 2020 -- Green Hills Software, the worldwide leader in embedded safety and security, today announced it has expanded its Green Hills Platform for Secure Gateway to include the new S32G Vehicle Network Processor from NXP® Semiconductors. The platform combines the newly-announced and segment-defining S32G Vehicle Network Processor with Green Hills Software products and services which include: ASIL-certified INTEGRITY® real-time operating system (RTOS), INTEGRITY Multivisor® secure virtualization and integrated MULTI® development suite. The platform enables global carmakers and their suppliers to add new levels of safe and secure performance while mixing applications with differing ASIL certification levels, including open source environments such as Linux, to power the next generation of central gateways and domain controllers in production vehicle programs.
Vehicle manufacturers are seeking new ways to lower their electronics costs and reduce schedule risk in their shift to the software-defined car in the areas of vehicle networking, domain controllers and over-the-air services. This approach requires safe and secure consolidation of previously disparate hardware and software components – some requiring ASIL safety certifications and security keys and credentials – onto a single SoC platform. At the same time, higher network communication performance, guaranteed real-time determinism and decreased development times remain crucially important.
"We're pleased to be working with Green Hills on this solution to enable customers to simplify the shift to high performance domain-based vehicle architectures," said Ray Cornyn, vice-president and general manager, Vehicle Network Processors at NXP Semiconductors. "Today's gateway and domain controller ECUs need high performance solutions such as the breakout S32G Vehicle Network Processor with a scalable, safe and secure software architecture from proven partners like Green Hills."
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WASHINGTON/SEOUL -- U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will meet for a second time near the end of February, the White House announced after the president met with the North's top nuclear envoy on Friday.
The site of the second summit will be announced later, the statement said.
Trump met with Kim Yong Chol, vice chairman of North Korea's ruling Workers' Party and a close aide to leader Kim Jong Un, in the Oval Office for an hour and a half. The envoy is believed to have hand-delivered a letter from his leader, as he did in June 2018.
After the meeting, White House press secretary Sarah Sanders told reporters that the discussions were "productive."
Kim Yong Chol went to the White House after meeting U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at a Washington hotel earlier on Friday. After the White House visit, Kim had lunch with Pompeo.
In the first high-level bilateral gathering since Pompeo visited the North in October, the secretary and Kim Yong Chol discussed ways to advance talks over denuclearizing the Korean Peninsula. Little progress has been made since Trump and Kim Jong Un met last June in Singapore.
Kim Yong Chol arrived in Washington on Thursday evening, on a commercial flight from Beijing. He was greeted at the airport by Steve Biegun, the U.S. special representative for North Korea.
The two moved to a VIP room at the airport, where they spoke. The North Korean envoy spent the night at a hotel roughly 1 km away from the White House, South Korean media reported. He is scheduled to leave for Beijing on Saturday.
This is the first time in 19 years that a senior North Korean official is staying multiple days in Washington, since an envoy for Kim Jong Un's father Kim Jong Il visited to meet then-U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
The president later sent his own message to Kim and proposed holding a summit in Vietnam or Thailand. Central Vietnam's Danang and the country's capital, Hanoi, are seen as likely venues.
Yet, the two sides remain far apart. The U.S. has insisted that Pyongyang stick to Kim's promise of "complete denuclearization" from the Singapore summit and disclose all its warheads and facilities, as well as submit to inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency.
"We still await concrete steps by North Korea to dismantle the nuclear weapons that threaten our people and our allies," U.S. Vice President Mike Pence said in a Wednesday speech.
Meanwhile, the North has requested that Washington take "corresponding measures" in return for its dismantling of the Punggye-ri nuclear test site and a missile engine testing area at Tongchang-ri. Having economic sanctions lifted is a chief desire for Pyongyang. But Sanders, the White House press secretary, said on Friday that the U.S. will "continue to keep pressure and sanctions on North Korea until we see fully and verified denuclearization."
North Korea wants a phased denuclearization and looks to make a series of small concessions to extract maximum benefits. On Jan. 8, Kim Jong Un met with Chinese President Xi Jinping to highlight close ties with the key Pyongyang backer. To prevent North Korea from gaining the upper hand, the U.S. insists on first mapping out a clear path to denuclearization.
As preparations for the summit accelerate, North Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui is reportedly expected to meet Biegun, the U.S. special envoy, in Stockholm.


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Schmalspurganoven ist eine Filmkomödie von Woody Allen aus dem Jahr 2000.

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Die Eheleute Ray und Frenchy Winkler sowie ihre Komplizen Denny und Benny wollen eine Bank ausrauben, indem sie einen Tunnel zum Tresorraum graben. Sie tarnen das Unternehmen dadurch, dass Frenchy zwei Häuser weiter eine Plätzchen-Bäckerei eröffnet, von deren Keller aus der Tunnel vorangetrieben wird. Während der Raub auf groteske Art misslingt, floriert das Geschäft mit den Plätzchen in unerwartetem Maße und wird zu einer sprudelnden Geldquelle. Nach dem Aufbau eines erfolgreichen Plätzchen-Konzerns wird Frenchy Opfer betrügerischer Buchhalter und geht in Insolvenz. Eingeflochten ist die Handlung zwischen Frenchy und David, einem vielseitig gebildeten und gutaussehenden Emporkömmling, der von Frenchy angeheuert wird, um das Ehepaar Winkler kulturell auf die Höhe ihres zwischenzeitlichen gesellschaftlichen Standes zu bringen. Auf der Suche nach Vermögen versucht er, ein Verhältnis zu Frenchy aufzubauen, doch er bricht sein Vorhaben abrupt ab, als ihm ihre Insolvenz bekannt wird. Zum Schluss ist der Winkler'sche Höhenflug beendet und Ray und Frenchy sind gemeinsam auf dem Boden der Tatsachen gelandet. Ray, dem der Aufstieg sowieso missfallen hatte, findet sich besser damit ab als seine Frau. Der Plot erinnert an das Grimm'sche Märchen Vom Fischer und seiner Frau.

Kritiken

 Lou Lumenick schrieb in der New York Post, dass die Komödie ihn enttäuscht habe.
 Edward Guthmann schrieb im San Francisco Chronicle, dass die Komödie mit zahlreichen Gags anfange, sich aber dann unerwartet in eine soziale Satire verwandle. Er lobte das Spiel von Woody Allen, Tracey Ullman, Hugh Grant, Jon Lovitz und Michael Rapaport.
 Kulturspiegel 12/2000: "Einmal mehr zeigt Woody Allen, dass man in New York allerhand erleben kann: Ein Tellerwäscher will eine Bank ausrauben, seine Frau verkauft zur Tarnung nebenan selbst gebackene Kekse. Leider reicht Allens kriminelle Energie nur für Gemeinplätze: Geld macht nicht glücklich; Geschmack kann man nicht kaufen. Uneinheitliche Mischung aus Altersmilde und kraftlosen Selbstzitaten."

Auszeichnungen

 Tracey Ullman wurde 2001 für den Golden Globe und für den American Comedy Award nominiert.
 Elaine May gewann 2001 den National Society of Film Critics Award und wurde für den Online Film Critics Society Award nominiert.

Anmerkungen

Die Produktion der Komödie kostete schätzungsweise 18 Millionen US-Dollar. Sie wurde in New York City gedreht.

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Now that marketing is fast becoming digital, building an image of reliability is getting more important than ever. With billions of information trying to compete in the minds of your market, you should find a way to build intimacy between them and your company. As a small business owner or a marketer, one of your important tasks is to build solid relationship with your leads or customers.
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Let's face it, humans are more attracted to moving people and objects than stationary text and images. Our penchant for watching and hearing real-life events is best satisfied by watching videos. In fact, a study by Cisco shows that 82% of all web traffic are made up of video. This means that in order to reach your audience, you need to upload videos.
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The Supreme Court of California agreed to review a lower court decision that shielded the state's growing number of municipal red light camera programs from challenge. At issue is whether a local government can legally pay a monetary bonus to a private company for each conviction it generates with an automated enforcement program. In June, a three-judge panel of the Court of Appeals saw no problem with such arrangements (view decision). The Supreme Court's review will only examine part II of the decision in answer to the following question:
"Are contracts between local governments and a private, for-profit entity inherently void as against public policy, where the contracts require the private entity to be principally responsible for vital law enforcement-related tasks, including generating, processing and defending in court the sole evidence of an alleged violator's guilt, and the entity's compensation is based on the number of criminal convictions obtained?"
The appeals panel's June decision consolidated a number of red light camera cases so that the court could dismiss a number of challenges commonly brought against photo enforcement programs. The judges concluded that since the legislature has now explicitly banned contingent fee contracts, the contingent fee issue was moot. It went on to argue that, even if lawmakers had not acted, the appeals court would still have endorsed municipal efforts. The court dismissed evidence that Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) issued tickets to Los Angeles drivers who entered an intersection while the light was yellow, concluding that such instances offered no proof that the manipulation was intentional or induced by a per-ticket profit incentive.
The lawyers challenging the camera program found the panel's reasoning self-contradictory and wrong as a matter of law. Moreover, the lawyers asserted that bounty payments undermine the entire judicial system.
"Such contingency agreements are condemned, particularly in the criminal law context, because even if they never result in actual harm, by their very nature they tend to invite corruption, and thus undermine the public's faith in the fair and impartial administration of justice," the lawyers wrote in their petition to the supreme court. "The very feature of these programs that made them so attractive to municipalities -- the delegation of almost all the work to ACS -- poses significant questions as to whether they inherently threatened the integrity of the criminal justice system."
The lawyers proceeded to cite several examples of how vendors exercised complete control over the ticketing process, despite claims officials made regarding their "oversight" of the system. First, municipalities can take advantage of "bulk approval" of citations which happens when a police officer, with the press of one button, approves a stack of red light camera tickets without any individual review. Contracts require that cities "diligently prosecute" each ticket sent over by the private firm, creating pressure to generate convictions. The contractor also sets up a "Traffic Violations Bureau" to take calls from citizens who receive tickets with the sole purpose of assuring citizens that the devices are infallible. Finally, the contractors provide "expert testimony" in court cases regarding the infallibility of the cameras.
Despite the evidence, the petitioners in this case face an uphill battle. In 2005, the supreme court acted in a manner transparently designed to protect red light camera programs from a class action challenge. It upheld without comment a ruling that found the city of Costa Mesa had violated the law by issuing red light camera tickets at intersections where a required thirty-day warning was not given. However, to prevent the need to refund hundreds of thousands of tickets, the court deemed the decision "unpublished" so that it could not be cited as precedent in the sixty-six cities that admitted ignoring the warning period (more info). Any recipient of an illegal ticket outside of Costa Mesa would have to present the same argument from scratch each time to receive a refund.
Lawyers argue that the case is worth fighting because the implications of the appeals court decision could reach far beyond photo enforcement.
"Its published opinion sets a dangerous precedent that gives cash-strapped municipalities broad authority to retain private, for-profit entities to perform a wide array of law enforcement functions other than in the red light camera context, and to compensate them based solely on the number of convictions obtained -- so long as the municipalities retain some modicum of oversight and the 'final' decision-making authority," the challengers wrote. "Supreme Court review is warranted to correct this dangerous erosion of long-standing California precedent and preserve the public's confidence in the integrity of this state's administration of justice." Source
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