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Nancy Pelosi demands President Trump apologize to Tlaib for Tlaib's anti semitic comments President-elect Donald J. Trump and U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi smile for a photo during the 58th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2017. More than 5,000 military members from across all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including reserve and National Guard components, provided ceremonial support and Defense Support of Civil Authorities during the inaugural period. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Marianique Santos) Republicans' desperate attempts to smear @RepRashida & misrepresent her comments are outrageous. President @realDonaldTrump & House GOP should apologize to Rep. Tlaib & the American people for their gross misrepresentations. — Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) May 13, 2019 Nancy Pelosi and the Democrats have come out and demanded an apology from President Trump for calling out Rep Rashida Tlaib for her anti semitic comments. Democrat Rep. Tlaib is being slammed for her horrible and highly insensitive statement on the Holocaust. She obviously has tremendous hatred of Israel and the Jewish people. Can you imagine what would happen if I ever said what she said, and says? The tweet that Democrats want an apology for Democrats completely ignore the disgusting comments she made and somehow try to make it Trump's fault Tlaib is an anti semite? Tlaibs anti semitic statements reaction Omar and Tlaib's hatred for Jews and Israel could not be more clear. They are more loyal to the Quran than they are to serving the American People and their districts. They have come in and wreaked havoc. They have sown the seed of dissension and chaos with their blatant anti semitic statements over and over again. Rep.Tlaib's fond memories of how kind her ancestors were to the Jewish people ignores the historical fact that during WW II the leader of her people, the Grand Mufti, was a close ally of Hitler. He murdered Jews. He did everything he could to destroy a Jewish homeland. — Rudy Giuliani (@RudyGiuliani) May 14, 2019 If only they were as loyal to America as they were Palestine. Can't see the PayPal button? That's okay! We have a link here that will do the same thing. Previous Elizabeth Warren turns down Fox News and calls them "a hate-for-profit racket that gives a megaphone to racists and conspiracists." Next Nicole Eggert Attacks a Combat Disabled Veteran
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The Eclipse, Part 1: My Review of Gerald's Game When one thinks of horror, often one thinks of horror movies. You have your classic horror movies, such as Friday the 13th, Halloween, Poltergeist, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc. Or, for a little more modern fare, you can always watch films such as Horns, or Get Out. Those are good for a fright as well. These movies are fantastical in some ways. We all know that someone cannot possibly be shot 23,889,209 times and still get up to chase sexually precocious teenagers and kill them in inventive ways (although that is a good way to burn that free 100 or so minutes you may have that day. More if you watch the cut scenes on the "extras" menu.) But often, real life can contain plenty of horror… And no, I am not talking about the latest American Horror Story, aka the Drumpf presidency, although the survivors of the Bowling Green Massacre may not agree with me on that alternative fact! But seriously, just turn on the news any given night, and tell me that man's inhumanity to man is not the most horrific thing out there? And there is one guy who understands this very well, and who has written some compelling literature on the subject, as a matter of fact… You guessed it, we are talking about Stephen King! insert shocked look right about here King has been called The Master of Modern Horror (but you can call him The Master for short), and for good reason. I mean, a killer clown that hunts kids? A vampire that effectively turns a town into a ghost town that any sane person would want to avoid at all costs? A rabid St. Bernard that makes you want to avoid car trouble at all costs? An evil entity that haunts a town, and forces you to agree with the statement "Dead is better?" Check and mate! While most of the above horrors are not actually "real horrors," one of King's greatest strengths as a writer is his ability to include elements of realism in his writing. The Shining is a prime example of this. Most of us have at least seen the Kubrick adaptation, and quite a few of us have probably read the book as well. So we associate The Shining the famous phrase "Redrum" (spell it backwards, for the uninitiated), along with a haunted hotel and a scary lady who is a permanent residence of a room with a famous number There is also the matter of the guy in the dog costume… Well, back to my point. Which is that King can insert reality into his works. The Shining is a great example of this, because it deals with alcoholism, unemployment, child abuse and the list goes on. In other words, we can relate the above list, since we have all experienced at least one of those things in our lifetime. And that is what makes the story so terrifying: since we can relate to those topics, it is not that far out of left field that there may be a haunted hotel somewhere out there, where we avoid room 217 (or 237), along with the hedge animals and fire extinguishers, because if it can happen to the seemingly normal Torrance family, it sure can happen to us. King writes about people. These people may be placed into extraordinary situations, but they are still people, who could, at least theoretically, be any one of us. And these people do not always fight supernatural monsters, Often, humans are the monsters, and what a human can do to a fellow human is far worse than what a haunted hotel or even a rabid St. Bernard can do to us. One of King's books that deals with man's inhumanity to man (or, more appropriately, woman) is Gerald's Game. Gerald's Game contains hardly any elements of the supernatural, but it is still a frightening read. The monsters in this book are human, so the scenario is one that is plausible for anyone. So strap in (but don't handcuff yourself), and get ready for the ride that is Gerald's Game. Posted on April 26, 2017 by Leah in books, horror, Stephen King • Tagged 11/22/63, A Nightmare on Elm Street, alcoholism, American Horror Story, Bag of Bones, Bowling Green massacre, Cell, Cujo, Different Seasons, Dolores Claiborne, domestic violence, Donald Trump, Friday the 13th, Gerald's Game, Get Out, Halloween, Horns, horror, horror movies, incest, Insomnia, It, Joe Hill, Lisey's Story, marriage, mental illness, Needful Things, Night Shift, One for the Road, Pet Sematary, Poltergeist, Revival, Richard Bachman, Rose Madder, Salem's Lot, serial killers, sexual abuse, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Body, The Dark Half, The Dark Tower, The Dead Zone, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Running Man, The Shining, The Talisman • Leave a comment Top 10 Women in Stephen King Books I am a nerd (well, duh). I am also a woman (duh again, what was the name of this blog?) Growing up, I loved things like horror, action movies and Batman. In fact, I still love all of these things, although I have expanded my horizons a little bit (The Green Arrow is my show boo, thank you very much!) And don't get me wrong, I love being a nerd, and I always have, even if my social calendar has always been strangely empty. But being part of so many fan-doms, which have allowed me to meet so many wonderful people (Internet, where have you been all my life?), is simply rewarding…there is no other way to put it. And I wouldn't change it for the world. However, being a female nerd has put me in a delicate position. I love my Batsy, I love my dispensers of vigilante justice and I love being scared into a change of pants by evil, sewer dwelling clowns and whatever other "monster of the week" happens to either haunting the books I read or the movies I watch. But even as a child, I noticed something that made being a nerd that much harder, at least for me. That's right, you guessed it…the lack of female nerds. At least, this was the case when I was growing up. It is true that April O'Neil was a presence on one of my favorite shows. There was also Dr. Crusher. (The fact that both of these ladies are gingers is just purely coincidental. Nope, no bias here at all). But there was no denying it: nerdiness was not geared towards the likes of me. Instead, all the cool stuff was geared towards the boys. And although we have made some pretty good strides in recent years, there is still that mentality: meeting another woman who is versed in the story line of something like The Killing Joke and who is stoked for the upcoming movie is not common, even though this is something that is changing as well, although slowly. In fact, when I was introduced to Special Agent Dana Scully, I wept. At last, a female nerd! She was smart AND could throw down some serious shade! And do all that in three inch heels! As I got older, I began to look for female role models in my nerdy obsessions. Slowly, I began to find them. In other words, I picked up my Stephen King habit after an extended hiatus. And I found some great female role models… Ok, glad you have let that sink in. So quit laughing, and let's talk about the ladies in the works of The Master. King is the master of modern horror. This fact is undisputed by most. He knows how to terrify us, with his monsters, both human and inhuman. But King also creates great characters that we can all relate too. Jack Torrance, Larry Underwood and Johnny Smith are just a few examples of the Every Man. King also has given us the Every Woman. It is true that some of his female characters are mainly seen through the eyes of another character who is usually male. Examples of those would include Wendy Torrance and Leigh Cabot. But King has also created some great female characters that are either main characters, or "side characters" that actually stand on their own, sometimes even stealing the show from the guys. So Stephen King is not only The Master, he has made some pretty cool contributions to the women's movement…check! I still don't know if he has mastered interpretive dance, but Rome wasn't built in a day, after all. And I figure now would be a good time to pay tribute to some of these ladies via a post in this little old blog. So, without further ado, here is a list of what I consider to be the most memorable women in King's works. This is a list containing only ten, so I apologize if I left out your favorite…ranking awesome is not easy! 10. Jo Noonan (Bag of Bones) I am trying to stick with "human" ladies for this post, so I struggled with this one for a bit. However, Jo Noonan won out in the end. She was indeed a ghost, but she was living at one point. Which makes her human to me. Jo Noonan was a force. In life, she was courageous and fought to the very end. Even in death, she was unstoppable. Jo simply would not rest until her mission was accomplished: expose the truth (which was not pretty) in regards to a small town's questionable history. Not only was Jo determined to expose the truth in regards to the small town that was her and Mike's summer home, she was also determined to protect a child who had no tie to her or to Mike. However, that did not matter to Jo, as she was determine to break the curse that had ruined the lives of so many, including her own. And Jo succeeded in that mission: with her help, Mike was able to stop the curse and save the life of an innocent, and was able to ensure that no further generations would suffer either. Jo Noonan was a constant presence in this book. Even when her ghost was not around, we got to know her through her husband, Mike Noonan, as she was such a big part of his life, even after she died. Even though she technically not living, this fact was easy to forget, as Mike's memories served to paint a vivid portrait of her, making her as essential to the story as the living cast. 9. Abra Stone (Dr. Sleep) In many of King's works, children are put in perilous situations. Often, these children are faced with some adult situations that call for adult decisions. And a wrong decision can literally be the difference between life and death. Abra Stone is one of these "King children." And there are a couple of reasons why she is on this list. One of them is that she is female. She may be just a teenager when the events of Dr. Sleep take place, but she is forced to do quite a bit of growing up in a relatively short period of time, earning her a place on this list of distinguished women. Another reason is that she is simply an ass kicker. There is no other way to put it. In the novel Dr. Sleep, the grown-up Danny Torrance (of redrum fame from The Shining) is a major player. Most of the adults that were in Danny's life as a child failed him (especially his father.) So it is up to Danny to not fail Abra, a girl who possesses PSI abilities similar to his own, although hers are much stronger than his ever will be. And Danny succeeds in that mission, quite admirably. However, Danny's success was heavily tied to Abra and her abilities. Abra is an extremely brave young woman who takes on the leader of a clan of psychic vampires who call themselves the "True Knot." In doing so, Abra risks her own, along with the lives of her loved ones. The clan has cheated death for centuries, and is determined to "harvest" Abra's abilities so that they may continue to cheat death for many more years. However, with the help of Abra, Danny is able to defeat this clan once and for all, saving the life of Abra and possibly several others. In other words, Abra was able to work with Danny so that Danny could succeed where his father had failed. Abra was able help Danny achieve something that he desperately needed: redemption. 8) Margaret White (Carrie) No story is complete without a good bad guy. Or bad gal, as the case may be. Carrie is King's first published work. The book definitely has this feel, and makes for an interesting read. The title character, Carrie White, is fascinating in her own right. As a survivor of childhood bullying myself, I identify with Carrie White on many, many levels. In fact, I am pretty amazed that I survived high school and didn't burn down my school on prom night (the fact that I could not get a date to prom to save my life has absolutely nothing to do with this.) But the real strength of this book, at least to me, lies in the villains. I could consider Carrie's schoolmates to be villains (and they are pretty awful) but to me, Margaret White, the mother of Carrie, is the true villain of the book. Margaret is a religious fanatic who strives to raise her daughter to become the same way. However, Carrie attempts to defy Margaret so that she can fit in with her peers and be accepted somewhere. Usually, these efforts fail, and Carrie is left feeling even worse, which causes her mother to retreat even further into her religion, worsening the cycle. Sex is considered dirty by Margaret White, and she does not explain "the birds and the bees" to her daughter. Therefore, when Carrie gets her first menstrual period at age 17, all hell literally breaks loose. Carrie thinks that she is dying, as she has no knowledge of what is a perfectly occurrence. She is further alienated by her peers. One of these girls feels some guilt, and attempts to help Carrie fit in by having her boyfriend take Carrie to her prom. Carrie fights her mother, who vehemently opposes any kind of normalcy, in order to try to fit in with her peers once again. However, once again, this backfires, but in a horrific way that no one could have imagined. Throughout the book, Margaret White's presence is felt, even up to the conclusion of the story. If it had not been for Margaret's fanaticism, the outlook for poor Carrie may have been quite different, and the reign of destruction experienced by her classmates, teachers and ultimately her mother, may not have happened at all. So, in essence, Margaret White created the monster, and suffered the horrific consequences, along with many others. 7. Dolores Claiborne (Dolores Claiborne) Domestic abuse is a common theme in many King works, including It, Rose Madder, 'Salem's Lot, Insomnia and many others. King writes about the every day issues we are all familiar, and domestic abuse is unfortunately one of those issues. Dolores Claiborne is another King novel that deals with the issue of domestic abuse. However, there is a twist: Dolores Claiborne is one of the few stories of abuse told entirely from the perspective of the abused, a middle-aged woman named Dolores Claiborne. Dolores endures some horrific abuse from her husband, Joe. Finally, Dolores takes a stand, and the abuse against her comes to a stop. But the spousal abuse is only the beginning, as Joe transfers his aggression to someone else: his and Dolores' teenage daughter, Selena. Joe begins to sexually abuse Selena, and Selena's innocence is forever lost. And Dolores realizes that her battle is not over. At first, Dolores looks for a peaceful solution to her problem. But society reminds her that she is a woman and powerless against the hierarchy. So Dolores decides to forget the peaceful solution and resorts to killing her husband, making it look like an accident. Society and her husband have pushed her, and she pushes back the only way she can: a fatal "accident" that does indeed turn out to be "her best friend." However, Dolores is NOT a cold-blooded killer. She is a loving, hard-working mother who is doing the best she can for her family. The law is not on her side and society has marginalized her. But she has not given up the fight, and ultimately rises above it all. 6) Sadie Dunhill (11/22/63) Behind every good man, there is a good woman. Or something like that, as the saying goes. In other words, much of life is a partnership, and it really does take two to tango. And this was the case in the novel 11/22/63. Jake Epping travels back in time to attempt to prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy. In preventing the assassination of the president, Jake hopes to change history for the better. Initially, Jake is alone in his question. But this is not the case for long. Jake meets and falls in love with Sadie Dunhill, a beautiful young woman who is in the midst of divorcing her abusive husband. And Jake's quest becomes even more complicated. Ultimately, Sadie takes a bullet and sacrifices her life so that Jake may succeed in his quest. When she learns of Jake's mission, Sadie becomes an advocate, never letting Jake forget why he traveled back in time. She encourages Jake along the way and becomes as passionate about his mission as Jake. Her relationship with Jake changes Jake for the better, making him more vulnerable, opening him up to his feelings. Sadie is also amazing in her own right. She has the courage to leave her husband at a time when divorce was heavily frowned upon, especially for women. She fights back against her husband in two different timelines, and wins both times, even when she did not have the help of Jake. Sadie survives her divorce, and makes a difference in the world (in both timelines.) 5. Susan Delgado (Wizard and Glass) Again, children in the Stephen King universe are often placed in awful situations. This is a prevailing theme, and is a theme in the book Wizard and Glass. Susan Delgado is still a child at the beginning of the story of Roland Deschain's youth. However, she falls in love with Roland and is forced to grow up quickly. Because of the bad decisions made by the adults in Susan's life, her life becomes endangered when she commits the sin of falling in love with Roland. However, Susan is not just a love interest for Roland. She is much more than that, and becomes an integral part of his ka-tet. Susan risks her life to help Roland and his friends fight The Good Man and his forces, which include include most of the people in her town, who have turned against the Affiliation. And she pays the ultimate price for her bravery: she is burned alive for "treason." But Susan is never bitter about her fate, and her last words are her declaration of love for Roland. Throughout Wizard and Glass, Susan realizes that because she is a woman, life will not necessarily be "fair." She deals with her greedy aunt, an evil witch and unwanted sexual advances from a man nearly old enough to be her grandfather. However, she remains true to herself until the very end, and is ultimately responsible for Roland beginning his quest to save the Dark Tower. 4) Susannah Dean (The Dark Tower series) When one thinks of the Dark Tower series, Roland Deschain naturally comes to mind. And Roland Deschain is a huge part of this series, as he is the main protagonist. However, Roland is not alone in this quest. He had friends once, but they were lost. But someone (or something) decided that he needed friends again. Enter Susannah Dean. And Odetta Holmes. And Detta Walker. No, Roland was not given three women. He was given one woman (along with another man, a young boy and even a creature known as a billy-bumbler but this entry is for the ladies only.) When Roland first meets Susannah, she is a broken woman who literally does not know her true self. One self goes by the name of Odetta Holmes, and is educated, well-spoken and gentle. However, another personality, Detta Walker, wages war inside Susannah. Detta is rude, crude and volatile, and threatens to destroy Susannah's mind completely. Eventually, Odetta and Detta are united, and a new being emerges: Susannah Dean. Susannah Dean has now married one of her tet mates. She has also become a gunslinger, and a brave one at that, who refuses to back down from anyone or anything. Susannah becomes the heart of the ka-tet, and makes sure that Roland retains a least a little of his humanity as he grows closer and closer to reaching his goal. Susannah endures unspeakable pain in the name of Roland's quest. First, she loses her husband, Eddie Dean. Then she loses Jake Chambers, her spiritual son. But Susannah is a survivor, until the very end, and reaches her own Dark Tower when she is finally reunited with her husband and son. 3) Lisey Landon (Lisey's Story) A common theme in King's work is the often taboo subject of mental illness. Many of his books deal with this topic in its various facets. One of these books is the novel Lisey's Story. Lisey's Story can be considered a fantasy novel that is also a metaphor for the the creative process. Lisey's Story has much to say about mental illness as well, including its effects on the loved ones of people who suffer from mental illness. Before she meets Scott, Lisey is ordinary. However, when she chooses to spend her life with Scott, it becomes clear that Lisey is no ordinary woman. Scott Landon is a brilliant but troubled writer. Mental illness has had tragic consequences for Scott's family, and Scott (rightfully) fears tragic consequences for himself and anyone else who is close to him (namely, his wife, Lisey.) However, Lisey loves Scott, and is determined to stand by him, no matter what kind of sacrifices that she may have to make. Lisey becomes Scott's anchor. When Scott becomes trapped in a kind of no-man's land, Lisey is able to rescue him. Lisey realizes that Scott is not ordinary either, but still accepts Scott along with all of his peculiarities. Even in death, Lisey is still firmly anchored to Scott. However, in order to save herself, Lisey must rely on her own strength. And she is able to do just that, which allows her to return to the land of the living so that she can hear one last story from Scott, and allow him his final peace. 2) Rose McLendon (Rose Madder) I am a survivor of domestic abuse. For years, I lived in hell. At times, I thought that I would not live to see my 30th birthday (I was 29 when I escaped.) I felt alone and carried a huge burden on my shoulders, as no one outside my relationship knew about about the abuse. This was the case for many years, even after I escaped my first marriage. The fact that I kept this secret for so long nearly destroyed me emotionally. Even now, as I write this paragraph, the tears still well up in my eyes. But something kept me going for all of these years. That something was the book Rose Madder. Rose McLendon endures years of abuse and humiliation from her husband, Norman. Rose finally escapes and attempts to build a new life in another city 800 miles away. But the past catches up with her, when her husband Norman (who is also a police officer) tracks her down, killing several people who were friends of Rose and who helped her to build her new life. Rose battles with her husband and wins that battle, even though she requires some help. She goes on with her life and gets married again and has a daughter a daughter with her second husband. I enjoyed the fact that Rose was able to defeat her husband, but my favorite part of this book was the description of the aftermath. Even after Norman is no longer in her life, Rose still struggles. She experiences anger over her ordeal that she has repressed for many years, and this threatens her new life. Eventually, Rose is able to get her troubles under control, but struggles for some time. Most of the focus on abusive relationships is on leaving the abuser. And this is indeed a major step. However, not much advice is given on how to cope with the aftermath. Reading about Rose's feelings, which were similar to my own, made me love the book and this character that much more. In Rose McLendon, King has truly created the Every Woman. And now, for my favorite female Stephen King character of all time… Allow me the pleasure of introducing… Beverly Marsh (It) Yes, Beverly Marsh, the sole female member of the Losers Club, is my top female Stephen King character. There are many reasons for this, so let's talk about them. Beverly may not be endowed with any special powers. She may not technically be a "gunslinger." But Beverly is extraordinary, and deserves her spot on this list. When I was a child, I was not interested in the typical "girly" things. I did not play with Barbie dolls. Instead, many of my interests were "male." I liked the Ninja Turtles. I preferred Thundercats to whatever was marketed to girls at the time. Because of my interests, I often felt that there was something wrong with me. Nobody quite knew what to do with me, including my own family. I thought that I was the one who needed to change, as opposed to thinking that our society needed to change and become more accepting of someone like me. Then, when I was 12 years old, I read It. And I met Beverly Marsh. Beverly didn't like "girl" things either. Beverly could hang with the boys and hold her own. Beverly was tough and seemed fearless. And it didn't hurt that Beverly was also tall and a redhead, two things that I absolutely hated about myself at the time. Beverly may have faced an evil clown (twice!) but her extraordinary qualities extend way beyond that fact. Don't get me wrong, facing Pennywise the Clown on a semi-regular basis is nothing to sneeze at, but Beverly had to endure so much more. As I have stated time and time again, one of King's strengths as a writer is the fact that he writes about ordinary life so well. And this is evident in a book like It. The homicidal clown is just one facet of this book. Compared to what the kids had to face on a daily basis, Pennywise was actually pretty mild. And Beverly had to endure so much real-life horror. For starters, she was an outcast. She was poor, so she was bullied. And if that wasn't bad enough, she was abused by her father, and in the summer of 1958, that abuse began to take on sexual overtones. Of course, there was no refuge for Beverly, as most adults, even her mother, turned a blind eye on the abuse. Even after facing Pennywise the first time, the horror did not end for Beverly. She went on to marry an abusive man, and was trapped in a nightmare for several years. However, it was a strength of a childhood promise that compelled her to finally fight back, and escape from the nightmare, once and for all. In facing Pennywise for the second time, Beverly finally finds her footing and a confidence that was missing for most of her life. She is even able to find love, as she marries a fellow Loser, Ben Hanscom. Beverly rode off into the sunset with Ben, but she earned that ride, given what she had to overcome. And a clown living in the sewers was the least of it. My top 10 ladies in the Stephen King universe. I am sure that maybe I missed a few, but this list did have to be cut down to 10. Like all of King's characters, these ladies are fascinating and are an integral part to the stories that they appear in. They are also proof that Stephen King is much more than a writer of horror; he is also a writer who understands the human condition, along with the female condition. And whoever you are, man or woman, do yourself a big favor and pick up one or more of these books, if you haven't already, so that you can meet some fascinating characters and escape into the never-boring world known as a Stephen King book. Posted on May 4, 2016 by Leah in books, Dark Tower, horror, Stephen King, top 10 • Tagged 11/22/63, Arrow, Bag of Bones, Batman, bullying, Carrie, child abuse, Dark Tower, divorce, Dolores Claiborne, domestic abuse, Dr. Sleep, fantasy, feminism, ghost stories, horror, It, JFK, Lisey's Story, marriage, mental illness, Pennywise the Clown, pregnancy, Rose Madder, Song of Susannah, Star Trek: The Next Generation, Stephen King, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Dead Zone, The Drawing of the Three, The Killing Joke, The Shining, The Stand, The Wastelands, The Wolves of the Calla, The X Files, Wizard and Glass • Leave a comment Out of Egypt: My Review of Rose Madder Nine years ago (almost to this very date, in fact), I began a journey. For seven years, I was trapped in a prison. Sometimes this was only a metaphorical prison. However, sometimes it was also a literal prison. I had gotten married at the relatively young age of 22. I had thought that I was lucky to find love at a young age, and figured I was set for life. But I was wrong on that. Very wrong. Somehow, I found myself in an abusive relationship. No, I did not grow up with parents who abused me in any way. In fact, I had a pretty good family life. Nor do I consider myself to be stupid. In fact, I have been told I am quite intelligent. I also consider myself to be resourceful, even scrappy. And I consider myself to be strong and independent. For nearly seven years, I endured abuse. The abuse was both emotional and physical. I was choked. I received black eyes. I was called "fat", "worthless," "stupid," "bitch," and probably lots of other names that I now choose to forget. Ostensibly, I left because my ex had cheated on me. However, this was finally a way out for me, as I was unable to leave prior to this. I blamed myself for the abuse, assuming that I had brought this on myself, due to my poor decision making skills. I also blamed myself for not leaving the situation much sooner than I did. In short, I did everything but face what had actually happened to me. When I finally left this awful situation, I felt alone much of the time. Sure, I had family…700 miles away. I had a couple of friends help me move into my own apartment, but I felt no one would understand my situation, or even worse, pass more judgment on me. So I did what I have done my entire life: I turned to books (like a good nerd). More specifically, I turned to Stephen King books (don't forget what blog you are reading). As I have stated countless times, Stephen King is not just a good horror writer, he is a good writer. Period. While he may be known for homicidal clowns, rabid dogs and possessed vehicles, he also writes about "real life" horrors, and those real life horrors are often more frightening than his fantastical monsters. They are frightening because they are plausible, and we can relate to them. One theme that is prevalent in King's work is the theme of abuse. Many characters in the King universe endure some sort of abuse. Beverly Marsh, a character in the book It, is abused by her father, and later on by her husband. Danny Torrance endures abuse at the hands of his alcoholic father, Jack, in the book The Shining. Abuse is even mentioned in the book Insomnia, a fantasy novel that is closely connected to the world of The Dark Tower series. The novel Rose Madder is also a book that deals with domestic abuse. However, this book does not just mention abuse. Rather, domestic abuse is the main, underlying theme in the book. The book can also be considered a fantasy novel, with elements of Greek mythology and perhaps even Christianity, but spousal abuse is still the main theme in the book. The book is also slightly different from most of King's other work in that fact that is told from the perspective of the abused woman, Rose McClendon. However, make no mistake about it: we are reminded many times that we are reading a novel set squarely in the Stephen King universe. This is a book that has a lot of personal meaning to me, as it was a guide when I began my journey to get away from my marriage and find myself again. Unlike Rosie, I did not travel across the country. But I felt that the journey may as well have been a bus ride across the country, as it was long and even scenic at times. In fact, this book reminded me that I was not alone, but facing what countless survivors of an abusive relationship face: a journey to free myself from the demons, and find my true self again. So, without further ado, here is my recap and review of Rose Madder. The book begins with an introduction to a young woman named Rose, who is married to Norman Daniels, who is a cop. Norman is also abusive to Rose, both physically and emotionally. One evening, Norman comes home and finds Rose reading a book. For some reason, this enrages Rose, and Norman beats her quite badly. Rose is pregnant with the couple's first child, and the beating causes her to have a miscarriage. Rose is heartbroken, but endures another nine years of abuse from Norman. One day, nine years later, Rose is cleaning the house while Norman is at work, and notices a drop of blood on the sheets. Something awakens in Rose, and she flees her marriage. Before she flees, Rose takes Norman's bank card, and uses it to obtain money so that she can escape. Rose catches a bus that takes her to a city 800 miles away, and throws the bank card in the trash before she leaves the city for good. All the while, Rose is terrified that Norman will still find her and hurt her, but decides that if she stays, she will risk at least her sanity and maybe even her life. Over the next month, Rose works on re-building her life. When she arrives in her new city, she meets a man named Peter Slowik at the Traveler's Aid Booth. Peter directs her to a shelter of sorts for battered women, called Daughters and Sisters. There, Rose meets a woman named Anna, who tells her that she can stay for at least eight weeks, and also finds Rose a job as a chambermaid at a nearby hotel. Rose gradually begins to adjust to her new life and form friendships, but still wonders about her future, as she knows that she will need something other than her life than not having Norman in it. In the meantime, Norman is angered that Rose has left him. After Rose threw away his bank card, a young man stole it and attempted to use it. Norman brutally beats the information out of the man, and learns that Rose caught a bus out of town, and what time that bus may have left. This information is enough for Norman to begin to track Rosie down, and he does just that. One day, after finishing her shift at the hotel, Rose decides that she wants to sell her engagement ring. Norman has told her that this ring is valuable, and Rose has believed this statement over the years. Rose finds a nearby pawnshop, and meets a man named Bill Steiner. Bill appraises Rose's ring, and Rose learns that the diamond is not a real diamond. She is actually not surprised, due to the fact that Norman has deceived her many other times. Rose nearly leaves the pawnshop, to spare her dignity. However, she catches a glimpse of a painting and becomes entranced. The painting depicts a temple, with a woman whose back is turned, but holding her hands out to the sky. Rose decides that she must have this painting, and trades her engagement ring for it (as the ring itself is real gold). Right after she obtains the painting, an elderly man named Robbie Lefferts stops her, and requests that she read a paragraph from a book. Rose is apprehensive, but humors the man. The man tells Rose that her reading voice is fantastic, and offers Rose a job at his company as a reader of audio books. In the meantime, Norman is still obsessed with Rose and her whereabouts. He has obtained a promotion at his job after a large drug bust, but is unable to let Rose go. He has used some information from the bus station to attempt to find Rose, but his lead did not pan out. However, Norman's luck changes when he receives a call from the man who sold Rose the bus ticket. With this break, Norman is able to deduce what city Rose had fled to and resumes his hunt for her. Rosie starts her new job the next day. She is apprehensive, but manages to make it through the day by thinking of her painting and the woman in it. That night, Bill unexpectedly shows up at her apartment, and takes Rosie out to dinner. Rosie feels an attraction towards Bill, and also accepts a date with him for the following weekend. In the meantime, Norman arrives in the city where Rosie now resides. He is able to track down Peter Slowik, the man who assisted her in finding shelter upon her arrival. Norman then murders the man, and vows to track Rosie down and do the same to her, along with whoever else who may stand in his way. Rose impresses the people at her new job, and realizes that her boss will likely offer her a contract. She begins to feel hopeful for her future and grateful for her new friends. Rose always dyes her hair blonde, to match the hair of the woman in her painting. That night, both Rose and Norman go to sleep and remember a woman named Wendy Yarrow, a prostitute who Norman murdered several years ago. Norman and his partner beat the woman in order to try to extract some information from her, and the woman threatened to sue the police department before she was murdered by Norman in order to keep her quiet. Rose also comes to realize that the painting she purchased has taken on a life of its own, as she finds crickets in her second floor apartment, along with other items that should not be there. However, Rose's investigation of her painting is interrupted when she receives a call from Anna Stevenson, the founder of Daughters and Sisters. Anna tells Rose of the murder of Peter Slowik, and that Norman is the prime suspect. Rose becomes upset and even calls Bill, telling him to stay away from her, for his own protection. The next day, Rosie flounders at her new job. However, she receives a visit from Bill during her lunch hour, and tells him of the abuse she endured under Norman, and also of the prostitute Wendy Yarrow, who was likely killed by Norman. Bill tells Rose that he will not run, and that she cannot be held responsible for Norman's actions, as it is not her fault. That night, Rose notices more odd behavior from her. In fact, the painting opens up, and allows her to step into another world. There, Rose meets the woman in the painting, along with a woman named Dorcas who resembles Wendy Yarrow, the prostitute murdered by Norman. Rose dubs the woman in the painting Rose Madder. Rose Madder appears to be Rose's mirror image, except that she is suffering from a disease that has driven her insane, and also altered her appearance, as she has several red blotches on her skin. Rose Madder requests that Rose help her by rescuing her baby, which is being held captive by Enryies the bull in The Temple of The Bull. Rose Madder also tells Rose that she will repay the favor when needed. Dorcas helps Rose get ready for the quest, telling her not to eat the fruit or drink the water, no matter how tempted she may be. Dorcas also soaks a piece of of Rose's nightgown with her blood, as Enryies is blind and relies on his sense of smell, meaning it is possible to trick him. Rose sets off on her quest, and uses the sound of the babies cries to guide. She encounters several ruses on her way, but is able to reach the baby (whom she names Caroline). Rose tricks Enryies with the nightgown, and rescues baby Caroline, bringing her back to Dorcas and Rose Madder. Reluctantly, Rose surrenders the baby to the two women, and is again reminded by Rose Madder that she "repays." Rose exits the world of the painting and returns to her apartment, falling asleep almost immediately. The next day, Rose awakens. She is in pain from her previous night's excursion and notices that the painting has changed again, but still dismisses the experience as a dream. Rose goes to work, and loses herself in her day's routine. She is also offered a contract by her boss, Robbie Lefferts. When Rose returns home that evening, she finds the missing gold armlet worn by Rose Madder in the painting, along with a piece of her nightgown, and realizes that her experience was not a dream. Rose and Bill then go on their date the following day. Bill takes Rose on a motorcycle ride and they have a picnic in a woodsy area. Bill and Rose also see a mother fox with her babies. Rose worries about the fox, but Bill tells her they should be fine as long as they are not infected with rabies. Rose also begins to realize how attracted she is to Bill, and Bill tells her that he loves her. They then head back to town, to attend the benefit concert for Daughters and Sisters. While Rose is on her date with Bill, Norman has disguised himself as a veteran in a wheelchair, and managed to slip into the all day fair that will proceed the benefit concert for Daughters and Sisters. Norman waits for Rose for most of the day, and is uneasy when he can't find her. Norman then attacks one of Rose's friends, Cynthia, in the restroom. However, he is interrupted by Gert Kinshaw, another member of Daughters and Sisters, who fights off Norman. Cynthia and Gert are both severely injured in the fight and end up at the hospital. Norman is able to escape and continues his hunt for Rose. Rose and Bill meet Gert and Cynthia at the hospital and get a recap of what happened that afternoon. Rose is upset, and talks to the police, who try to reassure that they want to catch Norman and bring him to justice. After the interview with the police, Rosie and Bill head back to Rosie's apartment. While Rosie speaks to the police, Norman continues on his rampage. He has found a mask in the shape of a bull that seems to speak to him, although even he understands that he has gone completely insane. Norman kills Rose's friend Pam at the hotel where she works, to try to obtain information from her. He then heads to the shelter owned by Daughters and Sisters, encountering Anna Stevenson and murdering her after he obtains the address to Rose's apartment. When Bill and Rosie come back to Rosie's apartment, the encounter Norman, who has killed the two police officers who were supposed to be the police protection for Rose. Norman attacks both Rose and Bill, but they escape to her apartment and hide in the close where Rose has stored the painting. Once again, Rose escapes into the world of the painting, bringing Bill with her. Rose changes into the same clothes worn by Rose Madder, and tricks Norman into chasing her to the Temple of the Bull. Rose Madder then attacks Norman and kills him. Rose and Bill then escape back into their world. Dorcas gives Rose a small vial of water from the river, and tells her to give it to Bill as necessary. Rose Madder also gives Rose a cryptic message, telling her to "remember the tree." After she and Bill return to their world, Rose speaks to the cops and tells them that Norman has disappeared. She also gives Bill a bit of the water from the river, in order to retain his sanity. Rose dyes her hair back to its natural color and destroys the painting. Eventually, the questioning in regards to Norman stops, and Rosie is able to obtain a divorce from him. Bill proposes to Rose and they get married in a simple ceremony. Rose gives him the last of the water from the river, so that he forgets the experience in the world of the painting entirely. Shortly after their honeymoon, Rose finds out she is pregnant, and gives birth to a baby girl named Pamela Gertrude Steiner. Over the years, all appears to be going well for Rose. However, Rose begins to experience bouts of irrational anger, where she imagines seriously injuring her friends and even her husband. Eventually, Rose remembers what Rose Madder told her about the tree, and finds the seed that is left. Rose then plants the tree, praying that her rages will stop and she can live out her life like a normal person. Her wish is granted, as the rages soon depart. Every year, Rose returns to the spot where she planted the tree, and gives thanks for her blessings, knowing that she is strong and a survivor. Here, we have Rose Madder. And I consider this one to be one of my favorite King books of all time, for a few different reasons. However, Rose Madder also seems to be bit polarizing. Well, a lot polarizing, actually. People are divided (well, at least in Internet-land): some love the book, some detest the book. Obviously, I am on #teamlove, but I can understand how this book may be off-putting to some. Not only is the main character a woman (big departure from most King books), along with the fact that the book is not "traditional horror," there is also a lot of symbolism that may be difficult to understand. I have read this book many, many times and I am not sure if I understand all the symbolism, but I will definitely give it my best shot. For example, there is the title character. Rose Madder. Just who is she, and how does she relate to Rosie Real? And what does the "madder" part mean? Anger? Insanity? Or maybe both? And how does all this tie into that weird color that keeps getting mentioned? Truthfully, I don't really have the answers to those questions. What I do believe is that Rose Madder is indeed a reflection of Rosie Real, or perhaps even a Twinner. Rose Madder is shown to be suffering from sort of disease. Is this Rosie's repressed anger towards Norman? I actually think that I may be on to something with this thought, that Rose Madder is actually Rosie (maybe on another level of the Tower, or something even deeper) but the manifestation of anger, which can eventually lead to insanity, unless something is done. And the color rose madder somehow ties into all this, I believe. That color is pretty close to the color of blood (the book alludes to this several times). And blood is associated with anger, along with madness. The color could also be associated with simply being female, as blood is associated with menstruation and childbirth (oh, the fun imagery on that one…you are welcome). So, there may be many ways to interpret Rose Madder. Are all of them right? Possibly. Are all of them wrong? Could be as well, such is the mind of The Master… And the world of the painting…how surreal is that? Well, a lot. Enter the fantasy element. Was the fantasy element necessary to the story? Probably not, the story of Rosie's escape from Norman was a good stand alone story. Did it ruin the book? Absolutely not, especially since a nod to our friendly neighborhood gunslinger was given by mentioning the city of Lud, along with a possible reference to Randall Flagg and company. The Temple of the Bull and the river that had water you couldn't drink unless you wanted your memory wiped clean were also nice touches, and made me think of the days I spent reading Greek mythology, which is also loaded with symbolism. The hero has to accomplish some task so he (or she in this case) can move forward in his life. And that is exactly what Rose had to do: she had to rescue a baby (which possibly symbolizes something too, like Rose's true self, which is fragile like a baby) so that she could move past the "Norman stage" (or is that bullshit?) of her life and finally grow into her true self. And that is not a bad metaphor at all. Another thing that I loved about this book was the characters. You had the two main ones: Rosie and Norman, along with all the minor characters that may not have been a huge part of the book (Peter Slowik aka Thumper-stein is one of many examples). King can create memorable characters, and it shows. I was rooting for Rosie right from the beginning. I cried with her, when she lost her baby, thanks to Norman's actions. I was nervous for her, when she started over in a new city, with a new job and a new boyfriend. I was afraid for her, when Norman finally tracked her down. And I cheered with her, when she was finally rid of Norman for good. Not only can King write the Every Man character really well (Jack Torrance, Johnny Smith), he can also write the Every Woman character. And that is just what Rose is: an Every Woman. There is nothing special about Rosie, but that is exactly why she is so special: we can all relate to her, because we could so easily become her at any time. And most of what Rosie accomplishes is accomplished through hard work, pluckiness and even a little of luck. Definitely the Every Woman we can all identify with. And we have Norman. Norman is on the list of King bad guys that I love to hate. Actually, I just hate. With every fiber of my being, as a matter of fact. With some of King's bad guys, I can think of something good to say about them. Eldred Jonas does have good hair, after all. But I cannot think of a single good thing to say about Norman Daniels. He is racist. He is sexist. He has no regard for other human beings in the slightest, and will use them and then dispose of them (in grisly ways) when they have served out their purpose. Oh, and he beats the shit out of his wife. And kids aren't safe from him, since he literally beats the baby out of Rosie, causing her to miscarry their only child. His view of the world is so skewed that it isn't even funny (well, it is in kind of disturbed way). Norman makes assumptions about EVERYONE that turn out to have very little, if any, basis in actual fact (makes me wonder if he would be supporting Donald Trump, I am sure Norman would have ideas about making America great again and would fit right in at a Trump rally). But most frightening of all, guys like Norman Daniels actually exist. Norman is not a clown from the sewers or an evil wizard. He is a human being (at least in appearance). To boot, he is a human being in authority who abuses his power to hurt others. This is something that occurs quite often in the "real world." Once again, King has proven himself to be the master of real life horror, along with made-up horror. And a character like Norman Daniels is proof that the real world will suffice just fine for horrifying us and giving us a sleepless night or two. I was bruised and battered, I couldn't tell what I felt. I was unrecognizable to myself. I saw my reflection in a window, I didn't know my own face. Bruce Springsteen, The Streets of Philadelphia I constantly thought of the above lines when reading Rose Madder. This book may be a fantasy novel with a tie-in to the world of Roland Deschain himself, but at its heart, it is a book about abuse, and what it takes to overcome the abuse and become a healed, whole person. Towards the end of the book, Rosie refers to the items she still had left from her life (her purse, a grocery, etc) as the items she brought "out of Egypt." And the phrase "out of Egypt" is not a bad description of fleeing from an abusive marriage. In fact, it is a pretty good description. Like Rosie, it was a journey fleeing from my own abusive marriage. Like the lines in the song, I was unrecognizable to myself, and did not recognize the person in the mirror who looked back at me. And like Rosie, I brought a ton of baggage out of Egypt that I did not know what to do with. Baggage such as memories of the time he tried to strangle at a hotel in Tennessee. Baggage such as the black eyes that I had to explain away. Baggage such as the thought that I would not live to see my 30th birthday. Baggage such as the humiliation, and feeling about two inches tall, as I was told what a worthless human I was on a regular basis. Even the strongest of us can only carry so much, and like Rosie, I feared that my anger and pain would poison the new life I had managed to build, unless I could find an outlet for it, where it could be tended and harm no one else. Eventually, I did find that outlet. I still have the memories, but to paraphrase a quote in the book, I have become ruthless with the past. Again, to paraphrase the book, it is better to have bad dreams than bad wakings. Unlike the wakings, the dreams will fade upon awakening, and I am left with only the blessings that have become my life. So that's it for Rose Madder. Join me next month for another sleepless night in Derry, as I review and dissect Insomnia. Although I am seriously considering taking a detour to a certain "sour ground" in the King universe in the meantime… All of King's work is inter-connected in some way, and Rose Madder is no different. Here are some of the connections I have found: -Rose reads a book written by Paul Sheldon. Paul Sheldon is the main character in the novel Misery. -Cynthia Smith is a minor character in Rose Madder, but plays a more prominent role in the books Desperation and The Regulators. -Rose Madder makes reference to "ka." The word "ka" is one used many times in the Dark Tower series. -Dorcas speaks of the city of Lud and some other events that have occurred in her world. The city of Lud is featured in The Wastelands, the third book in the Dark Tower series. -There is a picture of Susan Day in Anna Stevenson's office. Susan Day is a character in the novel Insomnia. Posted on March 16, 2016 by Leah in books, horror, Stephen King • Tagged Bruce Springsteen, childbirth, Christine, Cujo, Desperation, divorce, domestic abuse, fantasy, feminism, Greek mythology, Insomnia, It, marriage, menstruation, miscarriages, Misery, Pet Sematary, Randall Flagg, rape, Roland Deschain, Rose Madder, sexual abuse, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Dead Zone, The Regulators, The Shining, The Stand, The Wastelands • 5 Comments Kisses in the Dark: My Review of Morality Sometimes, a good story can horrify without any hints of anything remotely supernatural. After all, man is a wolf to his fellow man (and woman). Anyone who watches the evening news will realize this almost immediately. And anyone who reads a Stephen King book. The Master is known for his monsters. Pennywise the Clown, Randall Flagg, and Tak are all scary, but they are not human. Henry Bowers, Norman Daniels, Eldred Jonas and Charles Burnside are also scary, but they are not supernatural creatures, but are "human", at least in appearance. And often, the "human monsters" make for the more intriguing story line. When I read a book like It, Pennywise the Clown has the ability to scare me into a change of pants, no doubt. But that book, along with most other King books, is also filled with intriguing "human monsters", most of which make a clown living in the sewers seem like small potatoes by comparison. And that is some good writing right there! And once again, in his collection Bazaar of Bad Dreams, King has created a story, Morality, where humans are pitted against their fellow humans, with nary a supernatural creature in sight. And this story is guaranteed to be as unsettling as King's tales of clowns that live in sewers. Perhaps more so. Here is my recap and review of Morality. The story centers around Chad and Nora, a couple living in New York City. Chad works as a substitute teacher while he attempts to write his first book. Nora works as an in-home nurse to a man known as Reverend George Winston, or "Winnie." Winnie has suffered stroke and needs constant, round-the-clock care. Chad and Nora's financial situation is precarious, as they often struggle to make ends meet and are also seriously in debt to several credit card companies. Nora has let her employer know of her financial situation, and comes home one night to tell Chad that Winnie has a proposal for her: Nora will commit an act of transgression, and if she can give evidence to Winnie that this act has been performed, she will receive at least $200,000. We are not told what the act is, but it is clear that she struggles with the decision, as does Chad. Winnie tells Nora that no matter what happens, there will be no hard feelings and he will give her an excellent reference. Winnie also tells Nora that he wishes to commit sin because he has (in his own mind) lived a life of virtue and is curious about what it is like to commit sin. We also learn that Winnie is extremely rich, as he has inherited wealth from his father. Nora continues to struggle with decision, as does Chad. Chad tells Nora that his book may help them out of their financial struggles, but there is no guarantee. Nora does not like the decision, but decides that she will commit the act of sin for Winnie. She tells Winnie of this, but is not happy. Nora worries about the legal implications, but Winnie says that she would likely only receive probation if caught. Chad obtains a video camera to record evidence of the sin, and Nora dyes her hair so that she will not be caught. They go to a park in the city, and Chad records Nora committing the sin. Nora hops into a cab, per their pre-arranged plans, and meets Chad at their apartment once the deed is committed. We learn that the sin Winnie wanted Nora to commit was to punch as child in the face. And Nora has committed that sin, which Chad has record of because he has recorded it on the video camera. Almost immediately, Chad and Nora make love. Nora demands that Chad hit her in the mouth while they make love, and becomes aroused by the act of violence. Nora gives the video tape to Winnie, and immediately receives the money from him. She also immediately resigns from the position, and takes another job as a nurse to a woman in her building. Chad is also able to cut back on his hours as a substitute teacher, and begins to work on finishing his book. Nora also receives a visit from a police officer, but it is in regards to an overdue library book, not the incident that was filmed for Winnie. Chad and Nora's love life begins to take on a violent twist, as Nora becomes aroused when Chad hits her. They also prepare to move to Vermont, and are able to purchase a house with the proceeds from the act of sin. Nora is also unfaithful to Chad, sleeping with the police officer who had paid her the visit in regards to the overdue library book. The marriage of Chad and Nora begins to dissolve, even after the couple moves to Vermont. Nora also finds out that Winnie has passed away. Nora believes that Winnie actually committed suicide, even though the autopsy states that he suffered from kidney failure. Nora also worries about the video and whether or not she will be incriminated in the act. Nora also receives a postcard after she and Chad move to Vermont. The postcard is from Winnie and dated the day before his death. Chad's book is published, but Nora mocks him, and Chad punches her in the face. The couple soon divorce, and Chad returns to New York. He does not ask Nora for any of her money in the divorce settlement. The following summer Nora finds a full-time job at the local hospital and takes up gardening as a hobby. She finds a book titled "The Basis of Morality", which is a book she had seen in Winnie's study when she was employed by him. Nora spends the summer reading the book cover to cover, but finds no new useful information. Dear Sai King, What the actual fuck? What the fucking fuck? Morality has to be one of the most fucked up pieces of writing I have ever read. And I have been reading you for over 25 years now! Keep up the good fucking work, sir! Your (delighted) Constant Reader . Seriously, I just do not have words for this story… Again, this story got to me, and there were no supernatural elements at all. First of all, I identified with Chad and Nora. I have said it before, and I will say it again: Stephen King is a master at including elements of reality in all of his stories, both supernatural and "real." Chad and Nora's situation is something I identify with. I have lost my job, my husband has lost his job, and yet we still had bills to pay. When money gets tight, things get scary really quickly. Almost as scary as a Stephen King book… Another thing about this story. The bad guys… As in, I really don't think there was one. I can't call Nora and Chad "bad". Sure, they engaged in doing something that was pretty bad (slapping a kid is not cool, even if it's one of Bebe's offspring), but they didn't kill anybody. I would not say there were any lasting effects on the victim. The ones who were actually hurt the most (other than the kid and his mom), were actually Chad and Nora. After that incident, their lives took a downward turn and they did NOT get a happy ending (in typical King fashion). And I don't even think that I can call Winnie a bad guy either. It appeared that he had spent much of life his life trying to do good deeds. He used his money for humanitarian causes as well. I think that he was perhaps a bit jaded, or maybe even a bit naive, but he did not strike me as "bad", either. And it appeared that he suffered after the incident as well, as he committed suicide. As stated before, this story did not have a happy ending. But I still thought that the ending was great. It was realistic ending. Pretty much everything I expected happened: Nora got the money, she and Chad moved and she and Chad divorced. So it was a little predictable, but I enjoyed it. I was also not surprised that Nora developed the odd "fetish" that she did. Again, I enjoy the realism in King's stories, and this one delivered on that front. I also liked that Nora read a book that had actually been a part of Winnie's collection on the subject of morality, but was not able to find any satisfying answers in it. After all, is life ever really that simple? Like Nora, even if you can write a book on a particular subject, does that really mean that the book will contain all the answers that you seek? But reality is never that cut and dried anyway, as much as we wish it was. Posted on November 13, 2015 by Leah in books, horror, Stephen King • Tagged Bazaar of Bad Dreams, child abuse, Desperation, divorce, economic troubles, It, marriage, Morality, Pennywise the Clown, Randall Flagg, religion, Rose Madder, short stories, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, The Stand, Wizard and Glass • Leave a comment Well, it looks like this is my week for giving opinions. I treated everyone to mine a couple of days ago, in regards the proposed Dark Tower movie. And that was fun. Speculation always is always fun. Casting threads are too. And I can never have enough conversation about Stephen King and his magnum opus. But life isn't always fun. And I think we all know that. Sometimes, you need to cast aside the fun and be serious, at least for a minute. Like this post today. There will be no casting threads. No speculation. And I don't even think this post will be especially nerdy. So you have been warned. Feel free to skip over to any of the other posts, if they are more likely to suit your fancy. For today's post will have a bit different of a flavor, and may not be to everyone's taste. Yesterday, it was announced that former Carolina Panthers' defensive end (who now plays for the Dallas Cowboys) Greg Hardy will be suspended for 10 games during the 2015 NFL season for his role in a domestic dispute that allegedly turned violent. Hardy was accused of assaulting the woman and threatening to kill her. The criminal charges against Hardy were dropped and the case was settled in a civil court. The NFL determined that Hardy was guilty of violating its personal conduct policy, and doled out what Commissioner Roger Goodell determined to be an appropriate punishment. In this case, it was suspension without pay from 10 regular season games. There is also the more notorious case of Ray Rice, former player for the Baltimore Ravens. Ray Rice and his now wife Janay Rice were the subjects of the famous video footage that was leaked last year, where Rice could be seen beating his then fiancee unconscious in a hotel elevator, and then dragging her body across the hotel hallway. Rice was originally suspended for only two games, but the release of the video and the ensuing public outcry changed that punishment to indefinite suspension, and Rice was also released by his team, the Baltimore Ravens. Many would agree that the punishment is an appropriate one for Greg Hardy (Mike Golic certainly does). In fact, I would like to think that most would agree with this statement. But once again, the aforementioned trolls have come out of hiding. But really, is that too surprising? And the trolls always have an opinion. And they also seem to think everyone is entitled to that opinion, and they are not shy about voicing that opinion. Well, trolls, you know what you need to do? That's right…SHUT THE FUCK UP! And I would tell you where you can stick that opinion. Let me give you a hint: sunlight does not make its way there. Enough said. Greg Hardy strangled his girlfriend. That's right: strangled. Have you ever been strangled before? Well, I have. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I was married for nearly seven years to someone who abused me, both emotionally and physically. For seven years, I lived in terror. I walked on eggshells constantly, never knowing what may set him off. And no, my ex did not come with a sign saying "I beat up women for fun." My ex came across as a nice guy, but as someone who had a hard time in life, and just needed some understanding. I would provide him that understanding, and be able to fix him. But boy was I ever wrong. My ex was not the man I thought he was. Scratch that, I know men (my father, husband, brother and various male friends. Even my two neutered male dogs). My ex is not in that category. He may rank a little above a cockroach (I hate those fuckers) but my two neutered male dogs know way more about manhood than my ex ever will. So I lived with the abuse, hoping it would go away. And really, I was just afraid for seven years. But like a blind person who does not know he/she is blind because he/she has always been blind, I never knew I was afraid. I accepted it, just a the blind person accepts his/her lack of sight, because there is no other choice. And I accepted a lot. I accepted being strangled to the point where I had to fight for air, and where my lungs just wouldn't function. I accepted my hair being pulled so hard that my scalp bled. I accepted the black eyes and the bruises. I accepted having to lie about those on a regular basis, even though I really don't think anyone else I knew accepted those lies. I accepted being beaten in a hotel room, where I was pinned in a corner and used as a human punching bag. And I accepted the cuts, scratches and bruises on my face and other parts of my body. After all, if I had not aggravated him, I would not have been put in that position. And I accepted being a shell of my former self. Even when you don't know you are afraid, the fear will still whittle you down to almost nothing, until you look in the mirror, and are unable to recognize that husk staring back at you. Luckily, I am a survivor. It has been nearly eight years. I am married to a wonderful man and I would not trade our relationship for the world, even though we have had our ups and downs. My life is (usually) pretty awesome, if I do say so myself. But my ex (unlike Greg Hardy and Ray Rice) never faced any consequences for his actions. No jail time. No monetary punishment of any kind. His parents never even held him accountable, and chose to blame almost anything and everything else on his behavior, including me. So he was able to just walk away. Nothing happened to him. However, I was not able to just walk away. If only. There were the trust issues. My poor husband. I really am married to a saint. What I put him through, because it took me so long to be able to trust him completely and actually feel safe. When you know nothing but fear and the fear disappears, you have no idea of what to do with yourself. So you will try to re-create that fear, in order to bring back what you know. And the nightmares. Oftentimes, victims of domestic abuse also suffer from post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Nightmares are a part of that. I know that I got out, and luckily got out alive. But sometimes, after I fall asleep, I forget that fact. And I would take dreams about an evil clown over dreams of living with my ex any day. And the humiliation. One of the worst parts. How much time do I spend beating myself for making the mistake that I did? And how long did I hide this part of my past from nearly everyone that I knew, fearing judgement? I heard some awful things said about Janay Rice for staying: that she was a gold digger, why couldn't she just leave, etc. But its not that easy. The Twitter conversations #whyIstayed and #whyIleft shed a little light on this subject, but those who have not experienced what myself, Janay Rice and countless other women have experienced simply fail to understand that it really is not that easy. I can't speak for Janay Rice, but I did at one point love my ex husband, and wanted to try to save my marriage. And I was also afraid, and had every right to be afraid, as women are more likely to be killed by their partners when they attempt to leave, not when they stay in that hell. So listen up, trolls. Mike Golic is right. This punishment for Greg Hardy is fitting. This punishment is completely appropriate. This punishment is not about Roger Goodell being on a power trip. This punishment is actually about the NFL doing what is right. Our judicial system does NOT do what is right when it comes to cases of domestic violence. Otherwise, far fewer women would be killed by their partners, as the system would not allow abusers to walk away so easily. And restraining orders would actually be more than a piece of paper that abusers could walk right through. Greg Hardy (and Ray Rice) have made millions. Both will likely continue to make millions, as they play a sport that rewards handsomely, and often turns a blind eye to people's pasts. They will likely not have to worry about food, shelter and other basic (and not so basic) necessities for the rest of their lives. But myself and other survivors of domestic abuse will likely not have it so easy. And I know I am lucky. I have a great support system of family and friends. I have a job and a way to support myself. And I am resilient. I have been resilient all my life. I am able to bounce back, even though it hasn't been easy. But I will still be living with the effects of the abuse. They may now be scars instead of open wounds, but scar tissue is still sensitive if its touched just right. And its not easy knowing that ex (and other abusers) will never face any kind of consequences, as we live in a society that has so little regard for survivors of physical, sexual and emotional abuse. Perhaps this will change some day, but change is never fast, and often comes too late. So trolls, stop being a Greg Hardy apologist. He has been suspended for 10 games. Big deal. He will never be living in fear. He will never face judgement for being a victim. Greg Hardy will not have to live with the effects of domestic violence for the rest of his life, like I will. So, if we have to punish someone like Greg Hardy by suspending him for 10 regular season NFL games, and hitting his pocketbook a little bit, then so be it. The damage done to his pocketbook is far less than damage he caused to his ex girlfriend, as she will likely be dealing with its after-effects for a long, long time. The damage done to Greg Hardy's pocketbook is not nearly enough punishment, but if that punishment can bring some kind of solace to his victim, myself and anyone else who has suffered at the hands of someone like Greg Hardy, then that punishment needs to stand. Sometimes in life, we are stuck taking the consolation prize. And the consolation prize is almost always better than nothing. Posted on April 23, 2015 by Leah in social commentary • Tagged #whyIleft, #whyIstayed, Baltimore Ravens, Carolina Panthers, Dallas Cowboys, Dark Tower, Dark Tower movie, domestic violence, ESPN, football, Greg Hardy, internet trolls, marriage, Mike Golic, NFL, Pennywise the Clown, PTSD, Ray Rice, Roger Goodell, Stephen King • Leave a comment Top 10 non-horror Stephen King books So let me paraphrase a conversation I had on Facebook recently. COFG is me (Crazy Obsessed Fan Girl). FOAF is the friend of a friend with whom I had this rather interesting conversation. FOAF: I don't like Stephen King, his books are too scary! FOAF: I love The Shawshank Redemption, that is one of my favorite movies! COFG: Stephen King wrote the story The Shawshank Redemption is based on. Contrary to popular belief, the man known for shit weasels and scary clowns is an excellent writer. FOAF: (Silence on her end. Obviously, her mind was blown. Does not compute. Programming must be re-adjusted). Well, like I said, it was paraphrased. Although you would be surprised how many people need to re-adjust their programming when they learn that scary dude wrote a story that was turned into a movie that received Oscar nods.,.gasp! Oh, the horror (pun intended). Which leads me to this blog post. Yes, Stephen King writes scary stories. Who hasn't had a nightmare (or five) about an evil clown who emerges from the sewers and kills kids? Who doesn't scream when watching a movie like Pet Sematary, which is also probably the scariest book in existence on this planet? And all of the above is correct. Stephen King can scare you to where you just might need a change of pants. And oh boy, is he good at it! But…wait for it…Stephen King is also a great writer. And I am completely leaving anything about horror off that last sentence. Yes, Stephen King can write scary stories. But he writes good stories. Great stories, actually. Really, really great stories, as a matter of fact. And no, they are not scary stories. Even in his "scary" stories, King is able to include universal themes. For example, the theme of family is huge in The Shining. And bullying is also a huge theme in stories such as Dreamcatcher and It. And in his "non-scary" stories, King often writes about frightening situations. For example, domestic abuse is prevalent in stories such as Rose Madder and Dolores Claiborne. Domestic violence is a situation that many people can identify with, and characters such as Norman Daniels are terrifying because they are so plausible. To sum it up, King is a great writer. However, he is somewhat stigmatized, because of the "horror" label. And no one is more aware of it than the master himself, as he has been typecast for nearly 40 years. However, this has not stopped him from churning out some amazing novels that cannot be categorized as horror. And anyone who takes the time to read these works is in for a treat. As these works are simply great writing, with the ability to grip the reader, and keep him/her trapped in the pages of the book until the last word. And that is exactly what a good writer should do: make the reader not want to put down that book. So, without further ado, here are my top "non-horror" Stephen King books, for the the non-horror fans in our lives. 10) Lisey's Story Marriage is something that everyone is familiar with (especially me, since I'm on my second trip to the rodeo). And almost everyone agrees that when you marry someone, you don't really know them, even if the marriage lasts a good number of years. Even when you live with someone day in and day out, there is still a secret side (or maybe more than one secret side) of that person. And sometimes the secrets are harmless (like my book boyfriends I spend hours obsessing over). Or sometimes the secrets are not so harmless. Yes, those not so harmless secrets. You know, when your spouse has the ability to travel to another dimension, and then heal himself but has to be careful not to attract the attention of a creature he calls "the Long Boy" since that creature is hungry for yummy things called human beings. That kind of secret does suck, and it is actually what the title character from Lisey's Story encounters. Upon the death of her husband Scott Landon, who was an accomplished writer during his lifetime, Lisey Landon begins to learn (or rather, have her memory jogged) as to what kind of man her husband really was. And she also has an adventure in the alternate dimension mentioned above (complete with an encounter or two with a scary monster), so that she can set her life and memory of her husband right. Yes, there is a monster or two (although the human monster is one of the scariest), but this book deals more with marriage and what we may keep from our spouses (harmless or not). The book also deals with the still somewhat taboo subject of mental illness, which is a prevalent theme in this society, and manages to treat this sensitive subject with compassion. Lisey's Story may have a couple of monsters, but the themes are themes that resonate with everyone, and the book makes an enjoyable read for almost anyone. 9) Dolores Claiborne So let's talk about human monsters again. "Lupus est homo homini." Man is a wolf to man. In other words, let's talk about man's inhumanity to man. Or technically, with this entry, man (and society's) horrible treatment of women. Dolores Claiborne is disturbing. Yet there are no monsters, at least of the supernatural variety. The monsters in this one are all human. The title character marries a man, thinking she will get to live happily ever after. However, her life becomes anything but happy. Dolores' husband Joe begins to abuse her not long after he and Dolores marry. Dolores takes matters into her own hands, as local law enforcement is proven to be useless (and is shown to be just that throughout the rest of the book). Dolores does not endure any more abuse by Joe, but what follows is much, much worse. Joe begins to turns his attentions on their daughter Selena, and begins sexually abusing Selena. Again, local law enforcement (and society, for that matter), show their true colors, as no one is one the side of Dolores and her children. Feeling desperate, Dolores seeks out advice from her employer, and decides that "an accident can be a woman's best friend." She pushes Joe down a well, and convinces local authorities that is is an accident. She is believed, but the incident comes back to haunt her upon the death of her employer, Vera. The book is a recounting of what led Dolores to her actions, and of the terrible gender inequality that existed (and still exists in our society today) in 1960's Maine island communities. When I started reading Dolores Claiborne, I wondered why she did it. About a third of the way through the book, I wondered why she didn't do away with Joe much sooner than she did. And I rooted for her. I rooted for her to be able to take some control of her life, as no one, including her husband or even our society, was willing to let her have any control of anything in life, including the well-being of her children. And Dolores was able to take a stand, and came out the winner. And I like it when the good guys girls win. 8) Rose Madder Human monsters. Yes, more human monsters. In case you didn't notice, this is a huge theme in this blog post and in King's works. In the book Rose Madder, once again, the biggest monster is completely human, and is someone you are supposed to trust. Norman Daniels is a cop. And he is a very good good cop. However, Norman is also a corrupt cop who has literally gotten away with murder. Oh, and he beats his wife. Real peach of a guy, huh? Fortunately, Norma's wife Rosie does not think her husband is a peach. She endures terrible abuse from him for nearly 14 years. King's description of the abuse is quite graphic (Norman even sodomizes his wife with a tennis racket). Rosie finally finds the courage to leave her husband, catch a Greyhound bus and start over in another city nearly 800 miles away from her home. Rosie is helped along the way by the kindness of strangers and receives much needed support from a local women's shelter. She even meets and falls in love with a new man, and finds an interesting painting to hang in her new apartment. However, Rosie's past catches up with her, as Norman leaves behind a trail of bodies in his attempt to track down his estranged wife. The new painting literally provides a means of escape for Rosie, as it leads her into another world (along with Norman) and Norman is finally given his just desserts. It is true that there is a supernatural element to Rose Madder. However, most of the book takes place in a setting that almost everyone is familiar with (suburban America) and the characters (abusive men and abused women) are also sadly familiar. Norman Daniels is a corrupt cop and an abusive husband. He is one of the most believable characters ever written by King. Watch your local or even national news, and a Norman Daniels is bound to surface. The fact that Rose Madder partially takes place in the world of our friendly neighborhood gunslinger is just an added bonus to a fantastic story. 7) Hearts in Atlantis The horrors of war are also something we are all familiar with, including Stephen King. King brilliantly addresses this topic in his collections of novellas titled Hearts in Atlantis. Although King made many allusions in prior works to his feelings on the Viet Nam War, he addresses the subject head on in the collection Hearts in Atlantis. The result is an insightful analysis on the experience of coming in age during one of the most tumultuous times in American history. Hearts in Atlantis consists of two novellas and three short stories. The first of these is titled Low Men in Yellow Coats, and is the only story that really contains any hint of the supernatural. While the Viet Nam War is not directly referenced in this work, the protagonist Bobby Garfield learns a lesson about taking a stand against evil when his friend and elderly neighbor is pursued by sinister creatures that are clearly not of this world. Bobby's actions and stances on this will color his life for years to come, and serve as foreshadowing as to how some of his peers will take a stance against the conflict in Viet Nam. The title story tells of a college student who nearly flunks out of college due to excessive amounts of time spent playing a card game. However, the stakes of failure are very high, as anyone who fails out of college at the beginning of the Viet Nam War risks being sent overseas to fight a war in a country that most can barely pronounce or spell. While struggling with his studies, Pete also struggles (in much the same manner as Bobby Garfield) with his stance on what is happening overseas. Like Bobby, Pete also makes a stance that will forever change his life. Blind Willie and Why We're in Vietnam take place some years after the Viet Nam War is over, and are told from the prospective of those who served during that time. The collection ends with the short story Heavenly Shades of Night are Falling, where we meet an adult Bobby Garfield who finally receives some closure in regards to the events during his childhood that have troubled him for so many years. While many younger readers may find some of the stories in Hearts in Atlantis a bit dated, the themes (war, bullying, tolerance and taking a stance) are themes that anyone of any age should identify with, making the stories ones that will always be relevant and therefore timeless. 6) Different Seasons As I stated before, Stephen King has struggled with typecasting. However, the publication of the book Different Seasons put at least some of those criticisms to rest. Different Seasons consists of three novellas, and the last work could be probably be considered a short story. All four stories contain themes that we all familiar with: injustice, bullying, parents' relationships with their children, people who are not who they seem to be, etc. In other words, they are stories of the human condition. The first story, Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption, tells the story of a man who is wrongfully imprisoned for killing him wife, and his struggles inside a system that seeks to keep him oppressed. The story is told from the perspective of another prisoner, and reminds the reader time and time again that we must never give up hope. The second story, Apt Pupil, tells of a former Nazi war criminal who moves to suburban America and lives under an assumed name. The man develops an unhealthy relationship with the boy next door, and his past comes back to haunt him and change his young neighbor in a way that is not for the better. The third story, The Body, is the tale of four childhood friends and the last adventure that they have together before adulthood conspires to lead them on different paths. The final story, The Breathing Method, tells of a young mother who gives birth out of wedlock in turn of the century America, and just how far she will go to deliver her baby safely, even when society and another unfortunate turn of events try to tell her otherwise. Humanity can be scary sometimes. Oftentimes, humans, whether they are a former Nazi war criminal, a corrupt prison warden or even the innocent boy next door, are the scariest creatures on this planet. But sometimes humans can be wonderful as well, and make marks on our lives that we will never forget. Different Seasons does a wonderful job illustrating both sides of humanity and is just a fascinating study into what makes our species tick. 5) Eyes of the Dragon When you think of kid friendly writers, Stephen King does not usually come to mind. And rightfully so, as much of King's work would be deemed "inappropriate" at best, and maybe "will traumatize one for life" at worst (as we can all see how reading King at age 12 made me the well-adjusted adult I am today…ha). However, the book Eyes of the Dragon could be probably be an exception to that statement (if we leave out the parts about flaccid penises…yikes, awkward much?) It said that King wanted to write a book that his daughter Naomi would want be allowed to read. So he wrote Eyes of the Dragon. In many ways, Eyes of the Dragon is similar to the fairy tales that we all grew reading (or maybe our parents read them to us). There are princes in a faraway kingdom. The princes become orphaned and one becomes wrongfully imprisoned, but pulls off a daring escape plan using his mother's childhood dollhouse, of all things. And there is even an evil wizard thrown in the mix. However, Eyes of the Dragon also has a decidedly darker tone than some of the fairy tales that I grew up with. The protagonist does escape, but his captor never faces punishment. And it could also be argued that the younger brother of the protagonist, who was also responsible for the imprisonment of his older brother, has not really become any wiser for all the troubles he has been through. Even though it is dark (this is a Stephen King book after all), Eyes of the Dragon is an unusual but fun departure from King's normal work into a peculiar type of dark fantasy. And like the fairy tales I remember from my youth, it does teach a few lessons that anyone of any age could stand to hear. 4) The Dead Zone Its an age old question: do we have the ability to see the future, and possible try to change it? More importantly, should we have that ability? This is a question that is explored in depth in the book The Dead Zone. The Dead Zone is actually a scary book. But again, there are no monsters, except for a couple of the human ones. The Dead Zone is also a tragic book. The protagonist, Johnny Smith (how can a name be more Every Man than Johnny Smith?) falls into a coma after a horrible car accident. Johnny stays in the coma for nearly five years. In the meantime, his world moves on without him. This includes the woman he loves, who marries another. Johnny wakes up from his coma, and discovers that he has the somewhat limited ability to see future events. Sometimes this is a good thing, as it saves people's lives and helps catch serial killers. However, more often than not, Johnny's unwanted gift brings unintended consequences and isolates him from his fellow man. When Johnny discovers that a popular politician will one day become president and start World War III, he embarks on a quixotic quest to try and stop the man. Again, Johnny finds himself isolated from his few remaining friends and family members. Johnny is ultimately successful in his quest to stop the politician, but the success comes at a huge personal cost for Johnny and his loved ones. In The Dead Zone, King once again embarks upon a study in the human condition. The ultimate result is tragedy, but the book is one of his most thought provoking reads of all time. 3) Insomnia It may be odd to think of horror and fantasy (in the style of Lord of the Rings) as being two sides of the same coin, but oftentimes these two categories blur, and it can get hard to distinguish one from the other. The book Insomnia definitely falls into the category of dark fantasy and has therefore earned its place on this list. Insomnia follows the adventures of Ralph Roberts, a widower in his late 60's. Ralph has become inflicted with insomnia and is unable to sleep at night. He then begins seeing some strange sights in his hometown of Derry, Maine. Ralph also discovers that his neighbor Lois has also become inflicted with insomnia and is seeing the same strange sights that he is. The two discover that they are actually pawns in a game of sorts, and that the stakes are very, very high, and losing the game could spell disaster for not just them, but all of existence. The story switches from fantasy (alternate dimensions) to reality throughout the book, and also gives the viewpoint of the world from senior citizens, who are often invisible at best, or treated as sub-humans at worst. Ralph and Lois manage to save the day, but like many "saves" in a Stephen King book, it comes at a huge personal cost to Ralph and Lois some years later. We also see Ralph and Lois fall in love during their ordeal, which is one of the most endearing love stories in any book, let alone a Stephen King book. Insomnia does a wonderful job playing up the darker aspects of the fantasy genre (The characters Atropos and The Crimson King are a great example of this) and also manages to treat the subject of aging in our youth obsessed society with sensitivity and even a little bit of humor. 2) The Talisman Stephen King is often criticized for not being "literary" enough. This may be because he sells so many books. Or it may be the subject matter that he addresses in his books. However, these critics fail to realize that Charles Dickens was a best-selling author in his lifetime. Or that both Dickens and Mark Twain also took on social issues in their works, and that both authors' works had some degree of darkness. And both Twain and Dickens are taught in high schools and colleges across the world today. Someday, Stephen King will be held in the same regard, and his work will be seen as "literature" and become part of standard college reading lists. When that is the case, college professors would do well to include the next entry on this list: The Talisman. Much like Insomnia, The Talisman can be categorized as dark fantasy. It is the story of Jack Sawyer, who embarks on a trip across the United States in order to obtain a magical object referred to as The Talisman, in order to save his mother from dying of cancer. Jack learns (or rather, has his memory jogged) that he has the ability to travel to an alternate reality that he calls The Territories. Magic is commonplace in The Territories, but The Territories also come with their own dangers, as monsters and evil rulers are encountered at almost every turn. Jack also has to deal with evil men who conspire against him in the "real" world, but has friends who guide him on his journey. These friends include a werewolf and a wise old man named Speedy Parker, who is much more than what he seems. In the true spirit of any fantasy/adventure story, Jack is ultimately successful in his quest, and is able to defeat his enemies and save his mother's life. Much like the works of Twain, Dickens and even Robert Lewis Stevenson, The Talisman is a story of fantastical high adventure. And much like the works of Charles Dickens and others, it explores controversial subjects, which include sexual and physical abuse of children, crime and punishment in our society and just how far someone will go to save the life of a loved one. In other words, The Talisman may look like a children's story, but like Speedy Parker, it is much more that what it seems. And now, for our number entry on this list… I bring you… 1) 11/22/63 As stated before, Stephen King came of age during one of the most tumultuous eras in our country's history. Not only did King attend college during the height of the Viet Nam War, he was also just entering adulthood upon the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Like most of his generation, this impacted King, and likely even affected his writing. King alluded to this event many times (Wolves of the Calla and The Drawing of the Three contain a few references to Kennedy) but never addressed the subject head-on. That is, until he wrote the number one entry on this list: 11/22/63. 11/22/63 tells the story of Jake Epping, who lives in present day Maine. Jake has an academic idea of John F. Kennedy, but has never really given the subject much thought. However, Jake begins to give the subject much more thought when his friend Al reveals to him that there is a portal in the local diner owned by Al that allows one to travel back in time into 1958. One can travel back and forth between time periods, and return to the present with only two minutes passing. It is also revealed that traveling back to the present may "un-do" changes in the past. Al persuades Jake to travel back in time and prevent the assassination of John F. Kennedy and possible change history for the better. Jake becomes convinced of this and travels back in time to do just that. Jake takes up residence in 1958, and makes new friends. He also falls in love with a woman named Sadie, and actually begins to re-think his quest. He realizes that the past is stubborn and does not want to be changed, but still continues on his quest. Jake is ultimately successful in preventing the assassination, but at the cost of Sadie's life. Jake travels back to 2011 but barely recognizes his present, as the prevention of the assassination has indeed led to drastic changes in history that are not for the better. Jake travels back to the portal and re-enters the present, therefore restoring the timeline. This also restores the life of Sadie. Jake realizes his presence in the past can only lead to disaster, and chooses not to travel back in time and pursue Sadie. The book ends with Jake encountering an elderly lady who can only be Sadie, and sharing one last dance with her. 11/22/63 is an epic story. The story is equal parts historical fiction and a suspense thriller. It also contains one of the best cases of a "doomed love" affair, as the romance between Jake and Sadie so sadly demonstrates. The book is rich in detail with what life was really like in late 1950's America, as many perceive that to be a simpler time period. However, there is an incident where Jake encounters a sign for the "colored" restroom, and follows the sign. The sign leads a tangle of grass and brier patches, providing Jake (and the reader) with a reality check as to what life was really like during that time period. King provides a fascinating character study of Lee Harvey Oswald, who, to most people, is just a historical figure. However, King manages to make him a little more human and even somewhat sympathetic, even though his actions are still ultimately evil. In short, 11/22/63 is complex and rich book, that deals with major events in history (JFK, Viet Nam War, etc), while providing a human perspective on what many (especially younger readers like myself) view in an academic manner. 11/22/63 truly makes history come alive and actually become relevant. King has stated that 11/22/63 was the book that he always wanted to write about Viet Nam, JFK, etc. However, this is Stephen King. He always has a trick up his sleeve. And the trick in 11/22/63 is a great one: Jake encounters none other than Richie Tozier and Beverly Marsh, shortly after the Losers Club's first confrontation with Pennywise the Clown. And King is correct: 11/22/63 is the book about JFK, Viet Nam, etc that needed to be written. But the fact that he was able to incorporate the evil clown from a novel that has inspired so many nightmares in what many would consider to be a historical (not horror) novel is just further testament to the true genius that is Stephen King. So there it is. The top 10 non-horror novels written by Stephen King. So for the non-horror fan in your life, maybe one (or five) of these would make a great stocking stuffer! Or if you have not read these, self present giving is always allowed! And the only scary thing about these is that maybe you will just get hooked and be unable to stop reading! But sometimes being scared is a good thing…happy reading, all! Posted on April 17, 2015 by Leah in books, horror, Stephen King, top 10 • Tagged 11/22/63, Charles Dickens, child abuse, Dark Tower, Dead Zone, Different Seasons, Dolores Claiborne, domestic abuse, Dreamcatcher, Eyes of the Dragon, gunslingers, Hearts in Atlantis, Insomnia, It, JFK, Lee Harvey Oswald, Lisey's Story, Lord of the Rings, Mark Twain, marriage, Pennywise the Clown, Pet Sematary, Robert Lewis Stevenson, Roland Deschain, Rose Madder, Stephen King, The Drawing of the Three, The Shawshank Redemption, The Shining, The Talisman, time travel, Viet Nam War, Wolves of the Calla • 2 Comments My Sneakers Many years ago, I read a short story by Stephen King in his collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes. The story was titled "Sneakers." In this story, the main character, John Tell (or Tell), encounters a bathroom stall with a pair of sneakers behind it. Not so unusual at first, but unusual is common place in a Stephen King story. Tell quickly realizes that the sneakers actually belong to a ghost, as they have flies swarming around them. Tell finally finds the courage to open the bathroom stall, and speaks to the unfortunate owner of the sneakers. The ghost tells him that he was a former cocaine dealer to rich clientele, which included Tell's boss. Tell's boss brutally murdered the cocaine dealer and never saw justice. The ghost is finally able to move on to whatever may lie ahead, because someone finally heard his story. For some reason, this story has always stuck with me. It is a great metaphor: who doesn't have a pair of sneakers, hiding behind a bathroom stall, with flies buzzing around them, causing others who walk by to want to run away and not ever, ever open that door? In other words, don't we all have a story about ourselves that may cause others to run (maybe even run screaming) and hide (so we believe) but a story that should be told regardless, so that we are free to finally be ourselves, and be accepted by those who matter the most? Well, I know I have a story (or three, but I will stick to the one for today). This is not something that is well known about me, but it sure defined my life for a long period. I got married when I was way too young (age 22). And I got married way too quickly (after 5 months). And after 5 months, you don't really know a person. No, you really don't know that person at all. The first 5 years were rocky, but I stood by my ex. I firmly believed that things would work out. And we appeared to be on the right path. My ex finally graduated from college and got his first "real job." Things started to look up. Way up, in fact. However, things started to look way down again. In October of 2005, my ex was fired from his job. This was someone who went into a funk if he thought someone criticized the color of his shirt. So losing his job nearly put him out of his mind. And then the lies began. His time spent on the computer became almost astronomical. He said he was for his job search. Naively, I believed him. Even though he became furtive and angry when I was anywhere near the computer, I believed him. Or perhaps I chose to become a human ostrich, and bury my head in the sand. Until I got a phone call at work the week after Thanksgiving. This phone call would change my life forever. My ex proceeded to inform me that he had been arrested. I was in total shock. But that was just the beginning. My ex had not just been arrested. He was ARRESTED. And by ARRESTED, I mean he was arrested for one of the worst crimes someone can commit. My ex was arrested for a sex crime. Even worse, he was arrested for a sex crime against a minor. A minor. Someone the law considers a child, who is unable to consent to anything, and must be protected against those who would take advantage of a child's naivete. People like my ex. So could it get any worse? Surely, it couldn't get any worse? I have learned not to ask the above question. Because sometimes, you don't want that answer. But I got that answer anyway. My ex was arrested in an undercover police sting, in the style of the show To Catch a Predator. He believed he was speaking to a 14 year old girl named Ashley. He was buying a teddy bear and candy for someone who was in ninth grade (or so he though). But Ashley was not real. Ashley was actually an undercover police officer. Grants had been issued by the state of South Carolina to set up a program to catch people who felt the need to solicit minors. People like my ex. My ex was the first person caught using grant money for this program. And it became big news. There were cameras in the courtroom. Those cameras were not there for the run of the mill assaults, DUI's and other "petty" crimes that were typical in that court room. They were there for my ex. And by extension, for me, as I had promised to stand by my ex, for better or for worse. And over the next few days, I got a taste of "worse." The newspaper in our town had picked up the story, along with all the local news channels. I was humiliated, and also frightened. Going out in public became a dreaded experience. Even returning to work was difficult. I know that most only felt sympathy for me, but I was still humiliated. I had been cheated on in the worst way possible. I felt dirty and ashamed. I was also basically issued a gag order and was unable to really speak to anyone about my pain, as that may damage his upcoming trial. I had become the dirty pair of sneakers behind the bathroom stall. People walked by, too nervous to open the stall. I began to feel invisible, almost like a ghost, unable to speak to anyone and have my story finally validated. To make a long story short, the next several months were among the hardest and most painful that I had ever experienced in my life. I had no one to vent to, other than my ex and his family (in retrospect, I was the minnow in the shark pool). I stood by ex and tried to forgive him. He went to trial, and because of rich parents who could afford the premier attorney in town, he was only given 5 years of probation, but was forced to register as a sex offender (that's one public profile that no one wants to have). Seven months after the trial, I finally found the courage to leave my ex. I also finally found the courage to begin to tell my story and no longer hide what I had experienced. People were finally able to open the bathroom stall. And the ghost behind that stall was no longer silent. Her story could finally be told. Her sneakers were no longer filthy, with guilt and shame buzzing around them, like flies around a dead body. Finally, the sneakers were clean. And their owner was finally able walk out of the stall. And she did walk out of the stall. And then she began to run. Because when someone is finally free after being trapped in a dirty bathroom stall for so long, she is unable to contain her joy, and is eager to run towards whatever may lie ahead. Posted on March 12, 2015 by Leah in social commentary • Tagged cheating, marriage, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Sneakers, Stephen King, The Dark Tower, To Catch a Predator • Leave a comment
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An apprentice and confidant of Kevin Flynn, she respects him without question and watches out for him as he hides from CLU. It is revealed that Quorra is actually the last of a race called the ISOs, a new being that manifested and evolved narturally in the digital world. CLU, the overlord of the Grid who usurped Kevin Flynn, saw the ISO as an anomaly and a threat to his perfected world. So, he destroyed all of them, but Quorra was able to saved thanks to Flynn's actions and has remained at his side ever since. Quorra helps reunite Flynn with his son Sam after twenty years, and goes with the both of them as they attempt to escape the Grid to the outside world. In Sora's reality, Quorra and Sora become fast friends when Quorra sense a strange power emitting from Sora's Keyblade. When Sora learns that his friend Tron has been captured and repurposed for evil by CLU, Sora vows to free his friend and Quorra agrees to help. Sora and Tron reunite, but Tron is now too far gone in the guise of CLU's most-trusted leiutenant, Rinzler. As Rinzler and Sora clash, Quorra tells Sora that perhaps the power of his Keyblade can bring Tron back. As Rinzler falls from the arena, he reaches out to Sora in a moment of lucidity and vanishes into the darkness. CLU appears saying that he'll take Tron back and reboot him to Rinzler. Quorra tells Sora not to lose heart, because his voice DID reach Tron and that means there's still hope. In Riku's reality, Quorra becomes harmed by CLU's forces - and Flynn and Sam realize that CLU has stolen Flynn's disc in the chaos. Quorra, once repaired, allows herself to be captures so she can recapture Flynn's identity disc, in an effort to keep CLU out of the outside world. Quorra reaches the portal with Sam, using Flynn's disc to escape to the real world just as the portal closes.
Taylor Viazzo Architects is an award winning architecture and interior design firm located in New Rochelle, NY, just twelve miles north of New York City. The firm was founded in 2003 by Jason Taylor as J. Taylor Design Group. Nick Viazzo joined the firm in 2005. After more than a decade of close collaboration, Nick partnered with Jason and the firm was renamed Taylor Viazzo Architects (TVA). Much of our work is focused in our surrounding areas of Westchester County, Long Island, New York City, New Jersey and Connecticut. But we have ventured out further with projects in Massachusetts, New Mexico, and even to the Caribbean Island of Bonaire. Our diverse portfolio of residential and commercial projects includes: new single family homes; renovations and additions; mufti-family residential; new commercial buildings, adaptive reuse of existing buildings; corporate interiors; retail; trade shows, and education spaces. Together with our talented staff, and network of consultants and contractors, we have been able to provide successful designs that have enriched the lives of our clients and the communities where they live and work. 2019 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Citation Award for design excellence – Dune Modular 2019 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – High Honor Award for design excellence – Highway House 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: whole home architecture – Highway House 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: modern architecture – Brise Soleil 2019 Westchester Home Magazine Design Awards Winner. category: pool house – Pound Ridge Pool House 2017 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – High Honor Award for design excellence – Pound Ridge Pool House 2016 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Honor Award for design excellence – Scarsdale Brise Soleil 2012 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Citation Award for design excellence – 111 E. 85th Street Lobby 2010 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Honor Award for design excellence – Flood House 2010 AIA Westchester and Hudson Valley – Community Design Award – Flood House 2009 Habitat for Humanity American Dream Award – Flood House 2019 Fall – Westchester Home Magazine: "Design A to Z" by Jenn Andrlik. We have a small piece written on "A" for architectural details with a photo of Dune Modular. 2019 September – Westchester Magazine: "Go Back" by Jenn Andrlik. Pound Ridge Pool house featured as one of six examples of great backyard design. 2019 Summer – Westchester Home Magazine: "And the Winners Are…". Three projects featured which won awards in their respective categories (Pound Ridge Pool House, Brise Soleil, Highway House) 2019 Spring – Westchester Home Magazine: cover photo & three projects (Pound Ridge Pool House, Brise Soleil, Highway House) featured inside the magazine as finalists in the Westchester Home Design Awards 2017 June – Arch Plus "Looking Back" 2016 January – Arch Plus "Design Awards" 2014 June – Arch Plus "Energy from Glass" 2013 January – Arch Plus "After Superstorm Sandy" 2012 September – Westchester Home Magazine "Rising Stars in Design and Architecture" 2011 January – Westchester Home Magazine "4 AIA Winners, Design Standouts" 2010 November – New York Times "Laurels for the New and Renewed" Jason Taylor, R.A., AIA Managing Principal Jason is the firm's managing principal and co-founding member of Taylor Viazzo Architects. Jason oversees the design and administration of all the firm's projects. Jason received his architecture degree from the University of Michigan College of Architecture and Urban Planning in 1996. Prior to starting his firm, Jason worked for Gensler in Manhattan; Haverson Architecture in Greenwich Connecticut; and the University of Michigan's in-house architecture firm Facilities Planning and Design. Some of the notable projects that Jason contributed to include: Toys R Us – Times Square, New York, NY; New Roc City, New Rochelle, NY; 2000 General Motors auto exhibit, Detroit, MI; Motown Cafe, Orlando, FL; and the University of Michigan Tennis Center, Ann Arbor, MI.Jason is a registered architect in the State of New York. He served on the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Architects, Westchester and Hudson Valley (AIAWHV) from 2011 to 2014. Jason sits on the Board of Standards and Appeals for the City of New Rochelle. He serves as editor and contributing photographer to ArchPLUS, the AIA's local publication. Nick Viazzo, R.A., AIA Nick is the firm's principal and co-founding member of Taylor Viazzo Architects. Nick serves as project manager, lead designer and field coordinator on many of the firms projects. He received his Bachelor of Architecture degree from New York Institute of Technology in 2007. Prior to joining J. Taylor Design Group in 2004, Nick honed his construction and design skills volunteering on historic restoration projects with the Association Della Trappa in Italy and working for several contractors in the Westchester area. Nick is a registered architect in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. He is a past member of the board of directors (2015 to 2018)for the American Institute of Architects , Westchester and Hudson Valley (AIAWHV). Nick also serves as contributing editor to ArchPLUS, the AIA's local publication. Office Administrator / Interior Designer Jen has been with J. Taylor Design Group since the beginning. She graduated cum laude from SUNY Stonybrook in 1994 as a theater major specializing in costume design, set design and construction. Soon after, she got a paralegal certificate from Adelphi University and worked as a paralegal for 12 years for several prestigious New York City law firms developing business, computer and organizational skills before getting back to her roots in design and construction at J. Taylor Design Group. Jen uses her business skills managing the office and her design skills working on the firm's interior design projects. © Taylor-Viazzo Architects
Q: multiple instance of same object running in multithread, how do i prevent to change a global variable by all threads? I have a class named myConsumer and it has a function getDataFromBuffer(). I create multiple instance of the object consumer1, consumer2, consumer3 from my class. Each consumer objects are running in different thread concurrently. Everything is okay until here. But i want to add something. I have a global variable named MyGlob, I want to increase its value by one, it getDataFromBuffer() function is used by consumer1 in that time. And I want to not change the other threads MyGlob variable. How to prevent the others changing my value? I summerize my problem: int MyGlob; class myConsumer { public: void getDataFromBuffer(); } void myConsumer::getDataFromBuffer(){ if(this function is used by consumer1 ) myGlob++; } I am using pthread library for thread on windows and eclipse cdt
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Viewpoint: California Voters Disenfranchised by SEIU's Shady Deal with Employers July 28, 2016 / Sal Rosselli Enlarge or shrink text login or register to comment A court has blocked SEIU-UHW from filing a ballot initiative to limit the pay of nonprofit hospital executives—because it violated the union's deal with the California Hospital Association. The appropriateness of such deals was among the issues in the 2009 split between SEIU-UHW and the breakaway NUHW. Photo: Spot Us/NUHW (CC BY-SA 2.0) It's an inside joke in the labor movement that Dave Regan, president of Oakland-based Service Employees-United Healthcare Workers West (SEIU-UHW), is better at organizing employers than he is workers. But recent developments make it clear that he's not even good at that. And California voters are paying the price. Earlier this month, a judge blocked the union's attempt to place on the November ballot an initiative that would have limited the pay of nonprofit hospital executives. Why did the judge block it? Because it's a bad idea? No. Because it was written incorrectly? No. It's hard to believe, but the courts blocked the ballot initiative because it violated a secretive, collusive arrangement between SEIU-UHW and the California Hospital Association (CHA). For the second time in as many election seasons, California voters have been duped, defrauded, and double-crossed by SEIU-UHW—and now they're being fed an outrageous lie to explain it away. PREDICTABLE DISASTER In 2014 SEIU-UHW abandoned its watchdog role by agreeing to a gag clause that legally prevented the union and its members from criticizing or filing ballot initiatives "adverse" to the CHA or its member hospitals—in exchange for unfettered access to non-union health care workers throughout the state. Once the CHA signed the agreement, SEIU-UHW abandoned its initiative, which had already qualified for the 2014 ballot. "Ballot box blackmail," the Orange County Register called it. An effort "to harness voters' resentments to advance [the union's] own parochial interests," said the Los Angeles Times. Tens of thousands of SEIU members were powerless to prevent Regan from trading away their rights. Despite a chorus of critics in the media and the labor movement, Regan called the CHA deal "visionary." He didn't see the fallout coming. When SEIU-UHW failed to persuade non-union workers throughout the state to become members, the union retaliated against the CHA by paying millions of dollars to get the initiative back on the ballot. The mess of threatened lawsuits and counter-lawsuits quickly spiraled out of control, culminating in Regan's alleged assault on an unsuspecting Contra Costa County process server. California voters are paying the price for the spectacular collapse of this shady backroom deal. More than 600,000 Californians signed petitions to qualify the measure for the ballot in both 2014 and 2016, only to see it snatched away—once by the union officials who wrote it, and now a second time as an unintended consequence of the gag clause. LET'S BE HONEST SEIU-UHW officials are crying foul in an effort to convince voters that they were sincere about the ballot measure in the first place. They're hoping voters will forget that the union abandoned the ballot measure once before and was prepared to abandon it this year if it could have strong-armed the CHA again. And they hope voters will have short memories two years from now, when SEIU-UHW attempts its ballot-box blackmail scheme again. The National Union of Healthcare Workers has been a vocal critic of this scheme right from the start. The house of cards that came crashing down around SEIU-UHW and Regan embodies so much of what is wrong with the labor movement today. Rather than subverting workers' rights, unions should be democratic and member-driven. Rather than engaging in collusive backroom deals, a union should be open and transparent. Rather than tease and betray voters at the ballot box, a union should be forthright and honest. Let's hope Regan and SEIU-UHW learn their lesson and get back to organizing on behalf of health care workers rather than hospital executives. Sal Rosselli is president of the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Global Cleaning Workers Share Their Struggles as the First Line of Pandemic Defense » Most Expensive Ballot Initiative in California History Pits Uber and Lyft Against Drivers Who Built a Union from Scratch » Chicago Health Care Workers on Strike for Safe Staffing, $15 Minimum, PPE » Santa Rosa Hospital Workers Strike to Defend Sick Time and Health Care in Midst of Pandemic » Why and How SEIU Members Are Calling on Our Union to Expel Cops »
Beijing unveils more bay area measures for young Hongkongers The measures were revealed on National Day in an advisory paper compiled by various departments, including State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. Beijing has unveiled more measures allowing young Hongkongers to take advantage of the Greater Bay Area, providing entrepreneurship training and permitting them to join support programmes in poor villages. The measures were revealed on National Day in an advisory paper compiled by the relevant departments, including the State Council's Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office. The paper said the initiatives aimed to "further perfect" support structures and convenient measures for young people to take up jobs in the bay area, the central government's ambitious project to integrate Hong Kong, Macau, Shenzhen and eight other cities in Guangdong province into an economic powerhouse. Assistance will come in four key areas, including allowing the city's youth to join the "three support, one help" scheme, which is centred on sending university graduates into villages to tackle poverty. The programme offers educational, farming and medical support to help the poor. The second key area is to encourage entrepreneurship and innovation by providing a "one-stop" service, tax breaks and venue support. Other support measures include raising employability through skills training, providing training subsidies, and perfecting employment services such as job matching for the unemployed. Last month, the central government announced it would support at least 120 Hong Kong and Macau entrepreneurial projects, offering nearly 60,000 job, exchange and internship opportunities for young people from the two cities in the next five years. The raft of measures, unveiled by officials at a webinar organised by the All-China Youth Federation in Hong Kong, also grants university students in the city access to national scholarships and allows them to enter a series of high-profile technology and innovation contests held in mainland China. Separately, Guangdong authorities also announced last month the creation of a new organisation, dedicated hotline and information handbook to support young people from Hong Kong and Macau who are based in the nine mainland cities that are part of the bay area project.
Photographed by Harper Smith dakota fanning is wild at heart read our may cover story by lisa mischianti Gripping a fistful of rainbow-flecked cake, Dakota Fanning pauses. "This feels very...not OK," she says with a laugh, glancing down at what was once a pristine, Funfetti-like surface, now defiled with craters and handprints. She cracks a smile and tosses the crumbled bits into a metal bowl, then dips her hands into a giant tub of melted white chocolate, because, hell, this is a truffle party—or so it's called at New York City's sweets mecca Milk Bar. We arrive at the bakery's production kitchen in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for a class on how to craft a few of their specialties. But before the trufflemaking merriment can take place, there are some preliminaries to attend to. "The Betty Boop one!" says Fanning, snagging a blue headscarf emblazoned with everyone's favorite cartoon flapper. The scarf is part of standard protocol, a tribute to founding chef Christina Tosi's signature style. Holding back Fanning's flaxen locks, it looks adorable. Meanwhile, I've fastened mine into a misshapen bow that's somehow managed to rip out all of my flyaways. "Can we get a hairnet over here instead?" jokes Fanning, noting my expression of amused defeat as she ties an apron over a pair of thick, black neoprene pants and a simple, slouchy sweater. She turns to grab a pair of latex gloves—scratch that, the sweater is straight-up backless. Click through the gallery to read the entire story. "I already have one of these in my refrigerator," concedes Fanning, referring to Milk Bar's trademark birthday cake, which we will be making shortly. About a week and a half before our class, Fanning became a freshly minted 21-yearold, and blew out the candles atop this same confection. But she seems pretty unconcerned about overdoing it, and there's no harm in keeping the birthday vibes alive. "At home I have all these giant balloons that my mom sent me—still floating," she adds. These days, home is a bright, feminine Manhattan abode decorated with Ladurée macaron boxes and a Hello Kitty Christmas stocking—a holiday holdout too cute to pack away. "I also have this thing that my sister, Elle, gave me that I love—it's these stacked-up old cans, but at the top there's a doll's head and these little arms," she explains very matter-of-factly as she scoops a generous spoonful of icing and smears it over a freshly cut cake round. Fanning's been on the East Coast for over three years now, since she began attending New York University part-time. At this point, she considers herself a true New Yorker, but as one of the most recognizable faces in young Hollywood, she takes her fair share of cross-country trips. And with the recent release of Effie Gray, a period drama in which she plays the titular character, she's likely been spending even more quality time in L.A. than usual. Still, she's around here enough to have made friends with some of NYC's notoriously eccentric characters: "There's a man on my corner who thinks I'm an Olsen. He'll yell, 'Hey Olsen!' at me. It's really funny," says Fanning. "I also once had a guy walk right in front of me going like this," she says, breaking into rapid-fire, speed-bag air punches. She laughs, mushing down a layer of cake soaked in vanilla milk. "I usually have an issue with wet bread products—like, I'll never make French toast," she notes, scrunching up her nose. This time, though, she'll let it fly. Despite her newfound Big Apple chops, Fanning is a Georgia-born Southern girl by origin. When she was about six, her clan decamped to California so she could give Hollywood a real go. "I think my family always thought, 'Oh, we live in Georgia and we're just in L.A. trying out this acting thing,'" she explains later, after we've relocated to Roebling Tea Room, a nearby brunch spot, for some food sans frosting. "Then years went by, and my mom was still saying that, and it became, like, 'Actually I think we live here now. I think it's happening.'" The almost-accidental child star isn't an entirely uncommon narrative, but in this case it makes sense—Fanning's mother and father had no real stake in the industry. On the contrary, they were caught up in a different game entirely (and, well, literally): Both were athletes, her mom a college tennis player and her dad a minor-league baseball player. So, naturally, at first they had Fanning dabbling in sports, including a brief stint on an impeccably named soccer team, The Spice Girls, but they ultimately deemed such outdoor exploits an unsuitable path. "I'm super pale, and my mom was like, 'You would get so red! I'd be so worried about the sunscreen. You were just not made for that!'" recalls Fanning. So after participating in a summer workshop at a local community theater, she booked her first paid acting gig—a Tide commercial—at the age of five through an agency in Atlanta. "I remember the director called me 'hero girl,' and my mom and I were like, 'Oh, that's so sweet!' It wasn't until years later that I realized they were just saying, like, 'the main one.' Say this were a prop in a movie," she says, grabbing her water and taking a quick swig. "It would be the 'hero cup.' Devastating!" she quips. Live and learn. On-set mistranslations aside, Fanning's early and meteoric rise was certainly remarkable, if not heroic. A brief Dakota Fanning primer for the uninitiated: Her first major film role was that of Lucy Diamond Dawson, the seven-year-old daughter of a developmentally disabled man played by Sean Penn, in 2001's I Am Sam, a performance that earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (and a place in history as the youngest-ever nominee). The following year, she starred in the dramedy Uptown Girls as the hyper-sophisticated foil to the late Brittany Murphy's free-spirited woman-child. By age 10 she'd appeared opposite Denzel Washington in the kidnapping thriller Man on Fire, and at 11 alongside Tom Cruise in the alien sci-fi film War of the Worlds. At 14 she held the lead role in The Secret Life of Bees. And those are just the more notable examples. Audiences were universally impressed by this tiny towheaded girl's uncanny ability to deliver a nuanced performance. She became the exemplar of a talented child actor. "Oh my god, I want to hug you—I've heard so much about you!" says Fanning suddenly, taking a break from her bowl of "mock brains" (which, it turns out, are just scrambled eggs with kale and Gruyère—no gray matter) to embrace a woman at the restaurant who's stopped by to say hello. "Her mom works at my dermatologist's office in L.A.," explains Fanning later, genuinely enthused by the chance run-in. "For years I've always heard about her daughter, but we've never met. That's amazing!" This kind of realness has long been a part of Fanning's persona. At the peak of her teenage fame, she enrolled in a traditional high school in L.A., where, as fate would have it, her campus tour guide was none other than fellow alumna and future Very Good Girls co-star Elizabeth Olsen. "I met Dakota while showing her around our school when I was a senior," recalls Olsen. "She sent me a thank-you card and that shocked me. Usually when you're in junior high or high school, you're not that thoughtful, but she was." During her school days, Fanning was a member of the cheerleading squad and was crowned homecoming queen (facts that talk show hosts love to bring up as evidence she's a "regular girl"). But like any uninitiated homeschooler, hitting the halls for the first time had its hiccups. "I used a rolling backpack when I started. It had my name on it and everything," she remembers of her nerdy carryall. "My friends still talk about that backpack. On the last day of class, I brought it in and everyone was like, 'Oh my god, there it is!'" Today, her little sister Elle has followed in her footsteps, attending the same school while pursuing acting. Dakota, however, says she feels no rivalry—only protectiveness and pride. "It started out very naturally. She played a younger me [in films such as I Am Sam], so it was like, 'Oh yeah, it makes sense.'" Though, like all sisters, they got into the occasional scuffle as kids. "She was really tall for her age and I was really small so it was evenly matched!" jokes Fanning. The actress's high school years marked the beginning of her transition into more mature roles, including the sadistic vampire Jane in The Twilight Saga: New Moon. Then came her role as Cherie Currie in The Runaways, which tells the true story of the namesake 1970s girl band, and features Fanning's character snorting mounds of cocaine in an airplane lavatory, among other activities. More recently, in the aforementioned 2013 comingof-age film Very Good Girls, she plays a newly deflowered teen on the precipice of adulthood, and in 2014's Night Moves she portrays a militant environmentalist with murder on her conscience. Which brings us to last month's Effie Gray, based on a true story and penned by Emma Thompson, in which Fanning plays the young wife of renowned Victorian art critic John Ruskin (played by Greg Wise), whose married life proves sexually problematic. And yet, it does seem as if the dialogue surrounding Fanning continues to be defined by two dichotomous tropes that don't quite reflect this trajectory. Sometimes, she's "the adult child star," or even "the child star who made it," narrowly escaping the perils of early fame to become a functional, fully grown human being. Her image remains inextricably tied to the memory of the kid everyone came to know and love; her childhood always manages to be part of the conversation. "I've made my peace with the fact that there will be some people who, for the rest of my life, will believe I'm, like, nine years old," says Fanning on the subject. "I have this joke that I'm literally going to be 35, married, and pregnant and people are still going to say, 'Oh my god, you grew up so fast! I can't believe it!' And yeah, sometimes when you're 21 years old and people are still saying that, you just want to rip your hair out. But I'm OK with it. I know who I am." It's precisely this kind of level-headedness and maturity that's simultaneously (and paradoxically) strapped her with the "old soul" label, as if the Lindsay Lohans and Justin Biebers of the world have become the default expectation of youth. "Sure, I handled myself the best that I could and was professional, but I was also a kid," says Fanning, reflecting on her formative years. "I think that people who knew me then knew I was also exactly how kids are supposed to be. I've found that anybody who takes what they're doing seriously or seems to be a caring person gets called an old soul. And it's not a negative thing to say, but it's also not 100 percent accurate. I might not be running around being insane, but I'm also a 21-year-old who likes to be silly. Just because I don't flaunt those parts of my life doesn't mean I don't do some of that privately, you know what I mean?" Indeed, Fanning is neither a nine-year-old nor a 35-year-old in a 21-year-old body. She is a normal, cool girl, who, like all of us, is looking to find herself. And to that end, she's studying Women in Film as her college major. "I think there aren't a lot of movies that are made for women—they always want to insert something so the guys will go," she muses. "A director that I worked with, Naomi Foner, once said, 'Somebody decided a couple years ago that only 15-year-old boys go see movies.' There aren't a lot of stories told strictly from a woman's perspective." And perhaps that was, in part, what drew her to Effie Gray, a film that has strong empowerment undertones. As the story goes, Ruskin, a super-attached momma's boy, takes an interest in Effie as a child and marries her when she comes of age, moving her into his parents' home with him, at which point he seems to lose all attraction to her, physically and emotionally, essentially shunning her. The result is a lonesome and mentally damaging existence. It might sound bleak, but the movie examines Effie's neglect as a bizarre and mysterious phenomenon, and in the end she gets hers, ultimately leaving Ruskin for his protégé, artist John Everett Millais (played by Tom Sturridge). "I mean, she got her marriage annulled and that was unheard of during that time. It's a female-driven story about a woman taking charge of her own destiny during a period when that was not very possible," says Fanning. "I think it's a misconception that it's about oppression and depression and darkness, although there are moments of that," she continues. "It's about being the master of your own plan and, ultimately, I think it's hopeful." There's also Emma Thompson's character, Lady Eastlake, a witty and autonomous woman who appears largely unimpressed by all of the male intellectual posturing that surrounds her (and whose balanced relationship with her own husband reflects what today we might deem "relationship goals"). Or perhaps the film was a fit because Fanning is somehow uniquely suited to embody another time period. After all, to her, the era you're born into is merely coincidental. "If you start focusing too much on trying to put on this whole Victorian vibe, it's not natural anymore," she says of preparing for the role. "Because really the character that you're playing just lives in that time." And as we chat, it seems Fanning herself would be equally equipped for life in another decade. "I've done a lot of independent studies in school on old Hollywood, because I think there was something really special then that can never be replicated because of the time that we live in, and technology," she says. "I kind of long for when there was more mystery to how movies were made. Now everyone's goal is to know everything about everything." Fanning's especially interested in the work of Bette Davis. "People say my eyes are like Bette Davis's," she says (and they're right— do a quick Google image search; once you see the resemblance, you can't un-see it). "I once even worked with a director who called me Bette. So there's always been this weird connection that I've felt to her," she explains. This nostalgia extends to Fanning's daily life. You won't, for instance, find her on social media. "I feel like if I did it, I'd start to measure my experiences by how good of an Instagram it's going to turn into," she says. "And I don't want to be living my life trying to see it all in a square, trying to get a photo." (At this point, I feel particularly guilty about my amateur #foodporn photo shoot at Milk Bar.) She also argues that she doesn't want to waste time on what amounts to practically another job: "You have to set the photo up, you have to take the photo, you have to edit the photo, pick the right filter, format it, caption it—like, too much! There are so many more things I could be doing!" Sure, it's not what you might expect, but perhaps what people keep reading as "adult child star" or "old soul" is in fact just her ability to transcend preconceptions about age (and even era). As her Effie Gray co-star Sturridge puts it: "Dakota is one of the most extraordinary people I know. She is dangerous. Not in the way actors are described respectfully, but in the way murderers are described disparagingly. She is brave. She is kind. She is bizarre. She fascinates me. That's why I watch films: to be fascinated. That is why I will watch her forever." Fanning's Night Moves co-star Jesse Eisenberg agrees: "She's wonderful to be with because she's an unusual person. She has a kind of enigmatic quality that makes you want to keep talking to her because she's a little difficult to figure out. Like, whatever obsequiousness young actresses often have has been kind of deleted out of her." Maybe Fanning is truly timeless. 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On 3/4/12, at the Whidbey Island Writers Conference in Washington State, I had the pleasure of sharing a panel with, among others, agent Katharine Sands. Not breaking with tradition, I mentioned Bill Finger and Batman. After the panel, Katharine told me that her late mother had once posed for Batman cartoonist Bob Kane—and she had a photo of it. Interesting, that's almost the exact same pose except reversed.
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My friends at Forrester Research invited me to a dinner last Tuesday night featuring James McQuivey, Ph.D., the author of the book Digital Disruption. The event was held at Southern Art restaurant in Buckhead. Since I work at the Terminus building right down the street, this was super convenient for me. Plus, I've been wanting to try Southern Art since it opened. I've heard great things about their buttermilk fried chicken. I do consider myself a bit of a fried chicken afficianado but I do recognize that it's not the healthiest food you can eat. I made sure to work extra hard in my Flywheel class eariler that morning so I could indulge without guilt. The attendees at the event were mostly senior level execs who work in the digital space from many of the large companies around Atlanta – Cox, IHG, Delta, Coke, Home Depot, Georgia Pacific, AutoTrader. There were some good discussions over dinner about which company had the worse CMS platform. It's encouraging to see that we're not the only ones struggling with our online presence. I did end up getting the friend chicken as my main course. It was really, really good. Perfectly fried and so tender on the inside. I always thought that JCT Kitchen had the best fried chicken in Atlanta. I think Southern Art's chicken might be just a little bit better. But, you don't read this blog for my food reviews, so let's move on to the marketing content. Eat your heart out KFC. Disruption can happen in any category: James started the presentation talking about the transition from waiting lines at a bank branch to using ATMs to depositing checks with your mobile device. His point was that disruption can really happen anywhere in any category. The key is to find some unmet need and then develop a solution that meets it. Adoption can start slow, but then happens at a rapid pace: Sometimes when you come up with a disruptive idea, it takes time to gain mass adoption. But, there will be a tipping point. The example is the original iPod which had relatively slow adoption. But when the iPad launched, adoption happened 80 times faster than the iPod. There are currently about 125 million iPads in circulation. Companies are not ready for digital disruption: James' research showed that 65% of companies recognize the need for digital disruption. But, only 38% believe they have the skills within their organizations to really create and execute disruptive ideas. Furthermore, only 24% beileve their companies have the processes and business practices to adapt to change. That means companies will have to find new ways to work in order to compete in the future. Focus on customer needs: My favorite line of the night was, "Don't build the future. Build the next thing people want and let the future find you." Good advice. Often times, marketers focus too much on the next big thing – mobile, social, content, etc. The fact is, we need to focus less on the hot trends and more on the customer. It was a great event. Big thanks to Forrester for the invite. Looking forward to the next dinner. ← Credit card or no credit card? That is the question.
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Votes are worth more, are they? Newspaper Watch It's because conservative politicians have been more adept at exploiting the deep cross-currents than progressive rivals, made easier by a first-past-the-post voting system. The young are concentrated in cities, while the elderly are segregated and in smaller towns so their votes count in more constituencies and many more vote. Doesn't that just seal Willy Hutton's validity as a political commentator? Urban constituencies tend to have a smaller number of voters in them. That's what the Boundary Commission changes are all about, the urban seats tend to lose population over time. Thus, at any particular time, given the historic nature of the information used to set boundaries, there are fewer voters in each urban const than in rural. So, da youf's vote is worth more than those of the crocks, not less. previousWeird, just truly weird nextJust a strange little thought 14 thoughts on "Votes are worth more, are they?" Van_Patten September 6, 2021 at 7:48 am I must admit I hadn't read a Hutton piece in full in years even though I know he's a bete noire of yours Tim so I thought I'd give it a try. Jesus – incredible there's someone still wishing to fund this guy's output. Distinguishable from Richard Murphy by being literate and having typos checked but otherwise on the same level. I think it's the sanctimoniousness that really grates. A hundred million dead and these f&£)ers seem to have no shame or regret. Starfish September 6, 2021 at 8:18 am Well IMHO the members of the Handsworth Massif are unlikely to vote at all as they have bigger fish to fry, drugs to sell, other gangs to fight etc Anyone seen a study on yoof turnout in urban areas blessed with Caribbean diversideee? Jonathan September 6, 2021 at 8:31 am I'm pretty sure it's been the left stoking up division between generations, not the right. MC September 6, 2021 at 8:38 am Yep, it wasn't the right who wanted Brexit-voting grannies to die ASAP. Van Patten is right, Hutton is like Spud with a spellchecker, just as thick and dishonest. Bloke on M4 September 6, 2021 at 9:00 am There was something written by someone else on this point though, which is not so much about the concentration, but how there are parts of cities with massive Labour majorities. With FPTP, it's better to win lots of seats with small majorities (and it had some supporting data). That said, you can argue that Labour have very much pitched at certain groups that are concentrated in cities at the expense of the general population. Although I'm not sure how Labour pitch a Blairite position when Boris is so close to that already. Jimmers September 6, 2021 at 9:07 am conservative politicians have been more adept at exploiting the deep cross-currents than progressive rivals, Maybe so, but the left are much better at exploiting postal votes. @Bloke on M4: That said, you can argue that Labour have very much pitched at certain groups that are concentrated in cities at the expense of the general population. As I've said on here before, Labour has become the anti-English party. Of course, the other parties don't care for the English either, it's just that Labour are more explicit about it. The thing with Labour is that after the unions collapsed they went looking around for anyone they could get to be supporters. Gays, radical feminists, ethnic/religious activists, pedos, marxists and they gradually took over the party machine. Blair attracted more normies, but when that went to shit, they quit and all that was left were the rubbish. Personally, I think they're finished as a party. I think the Conservatives are drifting left and someone else will take over on the right. Most of the Conservative Party activists and MPs do not really care about shrinking government. That sounds about right. Labour becomes the party of nutters/dies, the Tories become the Blair Party and a new party emerges on the right, because that's where there is most room. Jonathan September 6, 2021 at 10:02 am Bloke on M4, Labour have become, in Steve Sailer's phrase, a 'Coalition of the Fringes' in other words an attempt to outvote the majority population by trying to appeal to all the different minorities. Now, if you're the Democrats in America and you can import sufficient 'New Americans' to vote for you, it's a solid tactic, but Labour haven't managed to do it so far in the UK and I think English people are waking up to what Labour are trying to do. Oh and let's not forget the collapse of Labour support in Scotland, which has deprived them of dozens of MPs, making them even less likely to form a Government, except in a coalition of some sort. Bloke on M4, I'm agreeing with you BTW. bloke in spain September 6, 2021 at 10:30 am I wouldn't presume Hutton's stupid. It's quite possible to create a counter factual narrative world. The Guardian effectively is one. Within that world, all sorts of things a valid bgecause they agree with the narrative. And they can be well populated by people who believe the narrative coincides with reality. The crop yield story down the page is part of one. Doesn't have to be true. But it supports a particular environmental narrative so it's true in that context. Murphy's created his own little narrative world. Its population not only contains his blog readers but the people fund him & parts of the media. Narrative is how people view the world. They like the story to make internal sense. What we perceive as the "real world" is only a narrative. Just one that's close to reality. People are inclined to think things have "purpose". It's very hard for people to accept there is no purpose. Whole religious narratives are constructed around that. Mohave Greenie September 6, 2021 at 4:08 pm We just finished up the decennial census over here and are starting the reapportionment process. Trump tried, but failed, to exclude illegal aliens from the process. Democrats are whining that red states got more seats in the House of Representatives. Seats are apportioned by population, excepting that each state gets one Representative regardless of population. The interesting part comes as the state legislatures gerrymander the House districts. The census results also redistribute Electoral College votes based on population. Expect additional whining from the progressives come the next presidential election. BniC September 6, 2021 at 4:26 pm The noisy student activists mean everyone thinks there's this massive motivated youth vote to tap into, but the reality is most of them aren't that bothered and even amongst the students most of the guys are in it following the women. As Wyclef Jean says it in Election Time " But the kids like We're okay As long as we got music, we gon' party all day"
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Sheerness Dockyard Church gets green light The future of Sheerness Dockyard Church has been secured following the award of £4.2m from The National Lottery Heritage Fund, and the achievement of planning approval and Listed Building Consent from Swale Borough Council for an architectural scheme to restore and transform the derelict building and to deliver the £8.1m project. The scheme has been designed by Hugh Broughton Architects alongside Martin Ashley Architects, following our successful collaboration on the award-winning Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College, Greenwich, which re-opened to the public in March 2019. Will Palin, Chair of the Trustees, Sheerness Dockyard Preservation Trust, commented: "We are thrilled to have received the go-ahead to deliver this exciting and uniquely challenging project after a long period of development and fundraising. The Trust is looking forward to working with our world-class design team led by Hugh Broughton Architects to return this magnificent landmark building to use for the benefit of the local community and the wider region." Click here for more information on the Sheerness Dockyard Church. /video>
July 08, 2021 various hosts, contributors and guests Season 1 Episode 101 Jul 08, 2021 Season 1 Episode 101 Our second episode of a Broad Range of Intelligent People takes an in depth look at the state of truth in journalism today. The team also discusses recent SCOTUS decisions effecting voting rights and in turn democracy itself. Veteran journalist and former Executive Editor of the Village Voice, Richard Goldstein shares his accomplished perspective on media bias as a special guest in an intriguing 2 part interview.
A More Perfect Torah At the Intersection of Philology and Hermeneutics in Deuteronomy and the Temple Scroll Bernard M. Levinson $24.95 Paperback Edition $24.95 \| Paperback Edition Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible The historical-critical method that characterizes academic biblical studies too often remains separate from approaches that stress the history of interpretation, which are employed more frequently in the area of Second Temple or Dead Sea Scrolls research. Inaugurating the new series, Critical Studies in the Hebrew Bible, A More Perfect Torah explores a series of test-cases in which the two methods mutually reinforce one another. The volume brings together two studies that investigate the relationship between the composition history of the biblical text and its reception history at Qumran and in rabbinic literature. The Temple Scroll is more than the blueprint for a more perfect Temple. It also represents the attempt to create a more perfect Torah. Its techniques for doing so are the focus of part 1, entitled "Revelation Regained: The Hermeneutics of KI and 'IM in the Temple Scroll." This study illuminates the techniques for marking conditional clauses in ancient Near Eastern literature, biblical law, and the Dead Sea Scrolls. It also draws new attention to the relationship between the Temple Scroll's use of conditionals and the manuscript's organized spacing system for marking paragraphs. Part 2 is entitled "Reception History as a Window into Composition History: Deuteronomy's Law of Vows as Reflected in Qoheleth and the Temple Scroll." The law of vows in Deut 23:22–24 is difficult in both its syntax and its legal content. The difficulty is resolved once it is recognized that the law contains an interpolation that disrupts the original coherence of the law. The reception history of the law of vows in Numbers 20, Qoh 5:4–7, 11QTemple 53:11–14, and Sipre Deuteronomy confirms the hypothesis of an interpolation. Seen in this new light, the history of interpretation offers a window into the composition history of the biblical text.
Donate for nature in Europe Please support us: Donate for nature in Europe DZI donation seal - We deserve your trust! Since 2006, EuroNatur has annually received the donation seal of the renowned German Central Institute for Social Issues (DZI).The awarding of this seal of approval was opened in 2004 to all organisations collecting donations (whereas formerly it was only open to institutions with a social programme). EuroNatur became one of the first to receive it in the area of nature conservation.The award is presented for the period of a year after intensive examination in which not only the accounting but also the fulfilment of statutory aims and integrity in fundraising have been subjected to close scrutiny. 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Donation seal of approval The annual report summarizes our activities at the respective project foci and contains information on the economic development of the foundation in the respective year. The annual report BEST Belt - More power for the European Green Belt Over the next four years, the European Commission will fund a new pilot project at the European Green Belt (EGB). 400.000 Euros will be made available… The Albanian village of Kutë goes solar After a fund-raising campaign, solar panels are being fitted on the roofs of public buildings in the village of Kutë on the Vjosa river. They have… Spotlight on nature's diversity Start of "Europe's Natural Treasures 2022" international photography competition Bern Convention targets crimes against nature Dams, power plants, airports: numerous complaints from nature conservation organizations against destructive projects in the Balkans New Position Paper: Energy generation without destroying nature is the path to climate neutrality 2040 Reduce, prioritise, restore: How to consume and generate energy to tackle the climate and nature crises. Award for Slovenian river conservationist The biologist Andreja Slameršek was awarded the Wolfgang Staab Nature Conservation Prize on 11th November, a recognition of her tireless campaigning… Albanian municipality on the Balkan Green Belt honoured with award The small town of Kukës in northeastern Albania has been recognised as a Model Municipality of the European Green Belt. EuroNatur Executive Director… EU Pilot Project Strengthens Nature Conservation at the European Green Belt On November 9, 1989 the Berlin Wall came down – the beginning of the end of the Iron Curtain. 32 years later, the EU-funded project "BEST Belt" aims… Still a long way to go for Western Balkan states EU Commission presents country reports on accession candidates Demand: EIB has to improve environmental and social standards The European Investment Bank has financed a series of damaging hydropower projects since 2010 which underline the need to tighten its environmental… Mark of support for biodiversity: EuroNatur Award presented to World Biodiversity Council researchers ++ Researchers working for the World Biodiversity Council IPBES have received the 2021 EuroNatur Award ++ Science is drawing attention to dramatic… Saving biodiversity: Researchers of IPBES receive EuroNatur Award ++ Researchers of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) are being awarded the EuroNatur Prize… Two studies for the restoration of the Sava River and its floodplain published Two brand-new studies for the revitalization of the Sava River and its floodplain have been published presented to key stakeholders from 19 to 22…
"Excellent Emperors, Fathers of your country, respect these years to which pious rites have conducted me. Let me use the ancient ceremonies, for I do not repent of them. Let me live in my own way, for I am free. The worship reduced the world under my laws; these sacred rites repulsed Hannibal from the walls and the Gauls from the Capitol. Am I reserved for this, to be censured in my old age? I am not unwilling to consider the proposed decree, and yet late and ignominious is the reformation of old age. Although the style of the diptych clearly emulates this high Classical style, careful examination of the conception of details justifies the characterization of these works as classicizing rather than classical. A striking feature of art of the Early Christian period is the plurality of styles. In the comparison below observe the differences in style and relate these differences in style to the different artistic traditions. Consular Diptych of Probus and Anastasius, 517. Archangel (Michael ?), right panel of a Diptych (left panel is lost), early 6th century. The translation of the Greek inscription at the top reads: "Receive the suppliant before you, despite his sinfulness."
TN Democracy Forum is a Tennessee not-for-profit corporation that is operating as a project of ForwardTN. It was formed to increase the public debate about democracy in Tennessee and to make the case for a pro-democracy agenda in the state. Our goal is change the public debate about democracy in Tennessee because unless we build a pro-democracy movement that crosses ideological and political lines, an existential threat to our constitutional democracy will remain. Elizabeth Crews, Chair Elizabeth Crews founded and led UnifiEd, a public education advocacy organization in Chattanooga, TN focused on improving public education by expanding public participation in the school system, from the classroom to the board of education. Stacy Richardson, President Stacy Richardson grew up in Chattanooga, Tennessee. She served as Chief of Staff to Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke. Previously, she served as Chief Policy Officer for the City of Chattanooga. Ms. Richardson was formerly on the staff of the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies. She is a graduate of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga and received her graduate degree from the USC Price School of Public Policy. James McKissic, Treasurer & Secretary James McKissic is a native of Cleveland, TN and has worked in the nonprofit and public sectors for more than 25 years. James holds a Bachelor of Science in secondary education from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, a Master of Public Administration from the Robert F. Wagner School at New York University and an executive certificate from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. He recently completed the National Arts Strategies program at the University of Pennsylvania. James is passionate about empowering communities and changing lives through arts and culture. David Eichenthal, Member David Eichenthal has lived in Chattanooga for the last two decades. He served as City Finance Officer and Director of Performance Review under then-Mayor Bob Corker. While working for the City, he also chaired the Downtown Redevelopment Corporation, the Regional Interagency Council to End Chronic Homelessness and the General Pension Plan Board. After leaving City government, Mr. Eichenthal led the Ochs Center for Metropolitan Studies and served on the boards of the River City Company, the Trust for Public Land Tennessee Advisory Board and Unifi-Ed and as a member of Mayor Andy Berke's Council Against Hate and Mayor Jim Coppinger's Hamilton County Schools Budget Working Group. Before coming to Chattanooga, he held key leadership positions in New York City government and was active in Democratic politics. Emily Eichenthal, Coordinator Emily Eichenthal is the coordinator of the Tennessee Democracy Forum. She has worked for leading communications and public opinion research firms. Emily has also interned on Capitol Hill and with both national and local political campaigns. Privacy disclaimer: The Tennessee Democracy Forum project of ForwardTN values your privacy and will never share your contact information with third parties. The contact information you provide will only be used for our records and won't be published on ForwardTN's website or in any materials related to our website.
Q: Algebraic Link/Knot not of the Torus Type I'm studying Milnor's Singularities of Complex Hypersurfaces, and a small, perhaps moot, point in Chapter 10 has me thinking in circles. (I asked a related but different question here). Here is some relevant background material, most of which can be found in the book. Let $f \colon (\mathbb{C}^{n},\mathbf{0}) \to (\mathbb{C},0)$ be a complex analytic function with an isolated critical point at the origin. Define the singular hypersurface $V_{f, \kappa} = f^{-1}(\kappa)$ for small $\kappa > 0$. Milnor proves that the map $\varphi_{f} = f/\\| f \\| \colon S_{\epsilon}^{2n-1} \setminus V_{f, \kappa} \to S^{1}$ is a fibration, where $\epsilon > 0$ is sufficiently small. The intersection of $V_{\kappa}$ with a small sphere $S_{\epsilon}^{2n-1}$ is an algebraic link which we denote by $K_{f}$. (It is known that all algebraic links are fibered links (by definition) as well as iterated torus links.) In 1928, Brauner proved that for $f = z_{1}^{p} + z_{2}^{q}$, $K_{f}$ is a torus link $T_{p,q}$, which is a knot if $p$ and $q$ are coprime. In 1968, Milnor conjectured that the unknotting number $u(T_{p,q})$ is equal to the delta invariant of the corresponding complex algebraic plane curve. By a theorem of Kronheimer and Mrowka in 1992, the conjecture is true. In the same book, Milnor proves the relation $\mu = 2 \delta - r + 1$, where $\delta$ is the delta invariant, $r$ is the number analytically irreducible branches of $V_{f,0}$ passing through the origin and $\mu = \dim_{\mathbb{C}} \mathbb{C}\{ z_1, \dots, z_n \} / \langle \partial_1 f, \dots, \partial_n f \rangle$. Questions: Is there an algebraic link that is not of the torus-type $T_{p,q}$; one whose crossing number, unknotting number, etc. is well-known? For example, what is the link of $f = z_1^{a} z_2^{b} + z_1^{c} z_{2}^{d}$, where not both $ac = 0$ and $bd = 0$ (provided that $a,b,c,d$ are non-negative integers such that $f$ has an isolated critical point at the origin)? Can the delta invariant be defined for any non-degenerate weighted homogeneous polynomial of two variables? If so, how does one compute it? My understanding is that the delta invariant can be defined if and only if the polynomial is square-free, which leads me to yet another question: What is a square-free complex polynomial? If so, how does one reconcile the fact that the corresponding unknotting number exists but the delta invariant may not be defined, if these are suppose to be equal? Edit: The question about square-free complex polynomials has been answered in the comments. Since the ring of convergent power series $\mathbb{C}\{ z_1, \dots, z_n \}$ is a UFD, then a series $f$ is square-free if and only if factored into irreducibles, $f = f_1^{r_1} \cdots f_{n}^{r_{n}}$, it is the case $r_{i} = 1$. Note, here $r = \sum_i r_i$. This is true (though not too simple to prove) if and only if $\mu$ is non-negative and finite. Thanks! A: Check out the Knot Atlas, which has a tabulation of known invariants for various knots. For example, the figure-8 knot $4_1$ has crossing number $4$ and unknotting number $1$ but is not a torus knot. A good way to rule out that a knot is a torus knot is to check if it has hyperbolic volume. All torus knots are of Seifert-fibered type, which means their complement can't be hyperbolic. In fact, any randomly chosen prime knot is highly likely to be hyperbolic, as the table shows. By the way, unknotting number is often difficult to compute, so many of the entries in the table don't have this invariant, but maybe one of them which does will be what you're looking for. Edit: It is known that any algebraic link, in this sense, is an iterated torus link. None of these examples is hyperbolic. An iterated torus link is an iterated satellite of a torus link by other torus links. I'm not sure what the status is on the crossing or unknotting numbers of such knots. Even computing the crossing number of a generic satellite is a difficult problem. This paper of Lackenby shows that how far we are from realistic results in that direction, but it may be that for the special case of iterated torus knots the answer is known.
By turns witty and profound, The Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat: A Novel of Ideas (the title itself is a pun), is overflowing with good things. Caritat, a professor of the Enlightenment, is imprisoned in his home state of Militaria for the dangerous crime of spreading optimism. Sprung from prison by a former student, Justin, he is recruited by the guerrilla resistance group, the Visible Hand, to wander a fantastical domain in search of grounds for optimism and the best of all possible worlds. Caritat travels through a range of ideologically-driven states, and many readers will recognise not only numerous strands of modern Western political thought but also the satirical caricatures of Reaganite America, Thatcherite Britain (although the predictable appearance of the phrase ´there is no such thing as society´ is somewhat disingenuously taken literally) and the former Soviet Union. In each state Caritat finds aspects of its organisation and ideals worthy of admiration but each also has grave weaknesses when measured against Enlightenment ideals which are increasingly exposed through Caritat´s experiences and his internal dialogue with Western thinkers. Clearly modelled on Voltaire´s Candide, reminiscent of Gulliver´s Travels and adopting an approach to political discourse similar to Orwell´s Animal Farm, one might be tempted to think that Lukes novel is so rich in intertextuality that it is a ´difficult read'. Not so. Lukes´style is so fluid, his story-telling so light-handed (most of the time), so elegant, that even the most novice reader is carried through Professor Caritat´s adventures as skis glide over snow: the pages just keep turning. If the novel has one disappointment, it is the apparently casual analysis given to the Marxist Utopia in comparison to the more satirical treatment accorded to some other political philosophies. Dismissed lightly as no more than an impossible dream, Marx and Engels avoid the acute criticism which Lukes levels at others – in particular the Utilitarians, Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill. There are other flaws too – the ending seems ham-fisted and abrupt in the comparison with the lyrical nature of earlier episodes and the characterisation of Professor Caritat´s constantly off-stage children appears pointless: Justin provides sufficient audience for all Caritat´s musings. Nevertheless, the Curious Enlightenment of Professor Caritat is an entertaining and – with apologies – an Enlightening read: a readable travelogue of western political theory. Read and reviewed in 2007.
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FinTech. Financial Services. Business News. Money & Payments Finance Monthly View Financial Sectors Investment & Lending Management & Consultancy Professional Advisory Technology Media Telecoms Covenant-Lite Loans Fast Becoming New Norm, But at What Cost? Private equity firms have slowly started to push loans that have restrictions on which investors the debt can be sold to, limiting the amount of bargaining that can take place. Stephen Hazelton, Founder and CEO of Street Diligence, explores with Finance Monthly the long-term impact eroding this protection for investors will have. Despite the rapidly […] Private equity firms have slowly started to push loans that have restrictions on which investors the debt can be sold to, limiting the amount of bargaining that can take place. Stephen Hazelton, Founder and CEO of Street Diligence, explores with Finance Monthly the long-term impact eroding this protection for investors will have. Despite the rapidly moving trend toward covenant-lite leveraged finance transactions, which are expected to continue well into 2017-18, many investors are concerned about the ongoing impact of the lack of maintenance covenants, historically demanded by lenders to riskier companies. With private equity firms starting to push loans with aggressive covenant language that essentially restricts lenders' bargaining power in times of distress, Stephen Hazelton, Founder and CEO of Street Diligence, a leading provider of fixed income analytics on bonds and bank loans, explores the long-term impact of these eroding lender protections. The landscape for loan issuance and direct lending of late has shifted in significant and impactful ways for, both, corporate debt issuers and lenders. The implications are not only material but long term, in that covenant terms and conditions negotiated today will have an impact in good times and in bad. How Did We Get Here? Let's first explore the market shift and the reasons behind it. The financial crisis of nearly a decade ago resulted in a fundamental shift in the regulatory environment. Credit investing and bank lending at the bulge bracket, global banks became challenging, resulting in a capital flow into less regulated investment vehicles, including business development corporations (BDCs) and private direct lending investment vehicles. With so much capital shifting to these vehicles, and the subsequent blurring of lines between large-cap syndicated loans and traditional middle market direct lending, the increased competition has led to new entrants and a flood of capital chasing deals. The result meant more leverage for corporate issuers and their private equity sponsors to negotiate and drive better terms. Deal Term Implications. The resulting landscape has meant a deterioration in negative covenant protections and the loosening of other key terms and conditions. This has led to more flexibility for financial engineering at the CFO's office of these loan issuers, better "base case" return scenarios for private equity sponsors and, conversely, declining return expectations for bank loan investors, direct lenders and their own investors. Loosening Covenant Protections. Broadly speaking, the changing covenant terms in this market boost issuers and their sponsors by eroding lender returns in the event an issuer executes on its plan and doesn't come close to an event of default. Additionally, in the event all doesn't go to plan and the issuer struggles, deteriorating recovery rates for lenders can be expected under these looser conditions. Let's have a look at a few key trends. Mandatory Prepayments: Lenders typically recover a small portion of the loan annually in the form of a prepayment, which depending on various factors can mean up to 10-15% of the face value is repaid prior to maturity. This repayment hedge in favor of the lender has been declining of late, meaning a smaller cumulative prepayment amount. This hurts lenders, as it removes one of their monitoring tools to force struggling issuers to the negotiating table and benefits issuers in the form of more advantageous cash flows. Excess Cash Flow (ECF) Sweep: The ECF Sweep provision mandates that excess cash flow, as defined by the deal documents, must be apportioned, in part, to early repayment of the loan obligation. Typically, the ECF sweep requires 50% of excess cash flow be repaid to lenders in advance of maturity. Additionally, in most cases, as an issuer deleverages its balance sheet, the ECF sweep requirements also decline from 50% to 25% and, in some cases to zero. This market is pushing ECF sweep requirements down on a percentage basis in addition to softening the requirements for the stepdown over time. Consequently, with relatively minor improvements in credit profiles, issuers are retaining more cash if they so choose. Equity Cure: When issuers are operating under stress or distress, the equity cure provision provides private equity sponsors with a "get out of jail" card to use in an effort to avoid an event of default. When used, the equity cure allows a sponsor to provide a cash infusion to the issuer. Critically, this infusion can be treated as EBITDA for the purposes of calculating the issuer's maintenance covenants, namely their financial covenants. The violation, or threat, of a violation of a financial covenant is a common impetus for a lender renegotiation, so a solid equity cure provision can be valuable in times of stress. Equity cures typically provide for an annual limit and a lifetime limit, the latter of which is increasing from the standard 3 to 4 times, which can be an acute advantage to an issuer in trouble. EBITDA Definition: Not all EBITDA definitions are created equal. In fact, each issuer generally customizes their definition for the purposes of calculating covenant thresholds and maintenance tests. Herein lies an opportunity for the issuer to insert soft add-backs to their EBITDA equation and soften the depending covenant restrictions. We are seeing increasingly aggressive add-backs, particularly as they relate to future costs savings, business optimization expenses and other pro-forma line items. The add-back caps (as a percent of total EBITDA) that lenders use as levers to combat this are trending in favor of the issuer. Deal terms are ever-changing, sometimes in subtle ways, but the trend in this market is clearly in favor of the issuer and their sponsor-led private equity deals. As an issuer, the climate is ripe for new issuance and refinancings through a competitive underwriting process. 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– How are Online Lotteries Different to Traditional Lotteries? – How Do You Play Online Lotteries? Lotteries are one of the most simple, accessible, and highest-paying forms of gambling available. Millions of people in the UK play the National Lottery on a regular basis, via paper tickets bought at supermarkets / newsagents or the official website. For a small price, you stand the chance of becoming a millionaire, or at least making your money back with a small profit. Still, there are more lotteries available than the UK's National Lottery – ones people from all over the world can play. In today's world, new online casinos have transformed the choice of lotteries we have, and in this guide, we'll give you all the information you need to try your luck with a minimum of hassle. Lotteries date back thousands of years. Researchers have discovered evidence that China's Han Dynasty played ken around 205 BC, which helped to fund the Great Wall of China (as we covered in our guide to online keno). The Roman Empire is also believed to have held public lotteries, particularly during dinner parties, with guests receiving a ticket and a guarantee of winning a small prize. Later, Augustus Caesar is known to have held a lottery for his people, with funds going to repairs throughout Rome. Evidence of lotteries from the Medieval era have also been found, with records from Bruges and Ghent displaying ancient lotteries. Draws are believed to have been held during the 15th century, to help finance vital fortifications and walls. Lotteries went on to become more and more popular in the centuries that followed, with England, the Netherlands, and the early United States all carrying records of past lotteries. Fund-raising has often been the key goal of holding a lottery, encouraging people to finance important work with the chance to win big prizes in return. This is largely the same for many modern lotteries, in particular Camelot's National Lottery, which funds various charities and good causes. Online lotteries have enjoyed great success in the past 15 years or so. The Post Code Lottery, the Irish Lottery, and the Health Lottery are all incredibly popular, with prizes of varying sizes. Online lotteries are extremely easy to play, allowing you to choose random numbers or your preferred picks. Though the odds of winning tend to be very high, the anticipation of claiming just one huge prize is enough to spur millions of players on week in, week out. How are Online Lotteries Different to Traditional Lotteries? The most obvious difference between online lotteries and traditional paper lotteries is convenience. 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In the case of the UK's National Lottery, for example, numerous instant games are available, with interactive play designed for touchscreen devices. These expand the experience of playing the lottery, and replicate the interaction of new online casinos' games. How Do You Play Online Lotteries? Playing online lotteries are simple to play. The most important part of the process is signing up, and adding funds to your account (there's usually a minimum amount, such as £10). With money in your account, you'll be able to buy one or more lines, picking numbers at random or those you've selected yourself. Online lottery sites may be available as mobile domains or apps. Once your account has been created, you'll be able to log in and start playing. Depending on the website you're using, you may be able to take part in lotteries from numerous other countries. Good sites will provide you with all the details you need, such as the draw time, a prize-breakdown, and previous winners. 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Missed a day yesterday as I've been traveling. One of the most successful athletes in modern US Olympic history is Lenny Krayzelburg, the four-time gold medal winning swimmer. Krayzelburg is certainly one of the best backstrokers in the history of the sport having simultaneously held the world record in all six backstroke events. I had the opportunity to meet Lenny Krayzelburg shortly after he won several medals at the 2000 Olympics in Sidney. That's because he is one of the most successful refugees to have been resettled by HIAS, the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society. HIAS, incidentally, helped my own family resettle 100 years ago and my wife's family when they came to the US as refugees after World War II. I've been serving on HIAS' national board for the last ten years. HIAS, incidentally, settles refugees of all religious faiths from regions around the world. They're also the country's oldest refugee resettlement organization having operated continuously since 1881. Parminder's name is not familiar to most Americans, but most of us probably would know her if we saw her. She starred in the hit movie Bend it Like Beckham and had a lead role in Ella Enchanted and has played Dr. Neela Rasgotra for the past four seasons on the hit American show ER.
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Every year I like to create a new advent calendar. As, I've been working on the Pixel Art Advent Calendar for our readers, I used inspiration from pixels to make this year's advent calendar for my family. I have a standard Christmas tree-shaped hanging, which usually comes out every year and is the base for my project. The hanging is made from the wood of a beloved apple tree we had to cut down years ago, to make space for building works. I love that we have something that has some sentimental value to our family, and we can use again and again. My inspiration came one evening when the boys and I were making a Minecraft papercraft world. I wondered if I could recreate the box and use a craft cutter to cut the templates. The idea was born and below I share how I made our Pixel Box advent calendar. Cardstock - colours of your choice. We used 6 different colours - purple, pink, blue, orange, yellow and red. I cut 2 boxes per A4 sheet of card, so needed 13 sheets of card. I used a Silhouette Cameo to cut the 25 boxes for this project. It's an impressive machine and for any crafter / maker probably one of those must-have machines at home. The Silhouette Cameo 3 (latest model, not the one I used) is very impressive, with wireless cutting and auto-sensing the depth of the blade for cutting. It can cut card, paper, vinyl, fabric, felt and more. It can even be set up as a drawing machine, using a pen attachment you can send drawings to be "printed". Download my Silhouette pixel box template here. The template is only available for personal use. A credit would be appreciated if you use our template in a project and post it online. From start to finish, it took me about 1.5 hours to make this project - that is with using a craft cutter. It's easier to make the 25 boxes in a "factory-line" method (ie. first cut all the templates, then add all the strings, etc.) However, you may want to make the first one in its entirety to get the hang of it. Some Christmas tunes on our Amazon Echo, turned this project into fun afternoon of making and getting into the Christmas Spirit! Cut out the box template in the coloured card of your choice. This is definitely much easier and quicker with a craft cutter. Measure a length of string and cut to size, then use hot glue to secure inside one corner of the cut-out box. You could also use strong tape like duct tape, but I found sticky tape wasn't strong enough to hold. The last thing you want is for the boxes to drop before you get to number 25! Create the box, by folding it and tucking the tabs into the slots. Fill each box with a sweet or something small. I added 3 little sweets in each box, one for each of my kids. Number the boxes and hang them up. Some string and wooden clothes pegs would look very effective too. I love bright colours, and decided to make our pixel box advent calendar multi-colour and fun. With simple white numbers and hung on our natural homemade Christmas tree decoration - it's not only a great advent calendar, but a really lovely decoration for Christmas.
If you're like most Americans right now, you're on break from school or work, and waiting on dinner. So what's on TV? Airing on the CW network, January 21st, 2016, this show is all about time-traveling to prevent an apocalypse which would demolish not only earth but all of time. This show falls in the categories of Action and Sci-Fi. Airing on the Fox network, January 13th, 2016, a young man believes he's a 75 year cop who never died. A bioengineer, Mary Goodwin, resurrects the murdered police officer in hopes of saving herself, in this Drama, Horror, Sci-Fi mixed series. His only interest however, is to seek the men responsible for taking his life; and to save his son if at all possible. 3. Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life. Airing on the Fox network, January 3rd, 2016, is all about being a college graduate and getting your sh*t together. Genre is comedy. Airing on the CBS network, January 7th, 2016, is a comedy series starring Jane Lynch, playing a guardian angel sent to hang out with a young woman in a big city. This series promises to be a laugh riot. Lynch guides this girl through cheating boyfriends and understanding the important things in life. Airing on the NBC network, January 14th, 2016, uses Jennifer Lopez as a single mother with financial hardships navigating the FBI's anti-corruption task force. Lopez doesn't quit in this newest Crime, Drama series. Airing on the ABC network, January 12th, 2016, this show categorizes itself in the Action, Drama, and Fantasy genres. The story line follows a young woman with a mystical gift of being a "shadowhunter." Needing to find others like herself, she travels below New York City to the Downworld.
The European Commission updated the EU Air Safety List, adding Avior Airlines (Venezuela), to the list. Avior Airlines (certified in Venezuela) is added to the list due to unaddressed safety deficiencies that were detected by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) during the assessment for a third country operator authorisation (TCO). Two airlines were removed from the list: Mustique Airways of St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Aviation Company Urga (Ukraine) because they made sufficient safety improvements since their inclusion to the Air Safety List in May 2017. 172 airlines certified in 16 states, due to a lack of safety oversight by the aviation authorities from these states.
Cities, included in the list: Bardolino, Desenzano del Garda, PESCHIERA DEL GARDA, RIVA DEL GARDA, Sirmione. The cities are alphabetically ordered and written after "/" behind the address. Brands: Abahna, Acca Kappa, ACQUA DI PORTOFINO, Acqua dell Elba, Acqua di Parma, Amouage, Atkinsons, BORSARI 1870, Comme des Garcons, COURVOISIER, Esse Strikes the Notes, Evody, Etro, HUGH PARSONS, Lorenzo Villoresi, Molinard, OFFICINE DEL PROFUMO, PANPURI, Panama 1924, REMINISCENCE, Serge Lutens, Tom Ford Private Blend, Tiziana Terenzi, Van Cleef&Arpels Collection Extraordinaire. Brands: Amouage, Aedes de Venustas, Andy Tauer, Byredo, By Kilian, biehl.parfumkunstwerke, Comptoir Sud Pacifique, Cinq Mondes, Diptyque, E.Coudray, Eight&Bob, Ex Nihilo, Etat Libre d'Orange, Frederic Malle, Honore des Pres, Histoires de Parfums, Heeley, Jovoy, Keiko Mecheri, L'Artisan, Les Parfums de Rosine, Laboratorio Olfattivo, Memo, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Miller Harris, Maison Francis Kurkdjian, Montale, Mancera, Nomenclature, Nasomatto, Officina delle Essenze, Orto Parisi, Ormonde Jayne, Ortigia, Pierre Guillaume Parfumerie Generale, Puredistance, Panama 1924, Profumi del Forte, Penhaligon's, Parfums de Marly, Robert Piguet, Tom Ford Private Blend, The Party, vero.profumo (Vero Kern), Widian by Aj Arabia. +According to Extrait.it: Anna Paghera Fragrances, Andy Tauer Perfumes, Bruno Acampora, Clive Christian, Crown Perfumery, Etro, Farmacia SS. Annunziata,Sinfonia di Note, Solange Azagury Partdrige. Brands: Collection Croisiere, Carthusia, J.F.Schwarzlose, Jeroboam. There also used to be Stéphane Humbert Lucas, Altaia, Eight & Bob, Nomenclature. Brands: at least Annick Goutal, Alexandre J, Amouage, Boadicea the Victorious, Blend Oud, Cire Trudon, Creed, Clive Christian, Floris, Franck Boclet, Gritti, Houbigant, Lampe Berger, LM Parfums, Moresque, MiN New York, Olibere Parfums, Perris Monte Carlo, Roos&Roos (Dear Rose), Xerjoff. Might also be Lorenzo Villoresi, Roja Dove and The Merchant of Venice. Brands: Alexandre J, Amouage, Arquiste, Boadicea The Victorious, Cire Trudon, Carner, Clive Christian, Escentric Molecules, Initio, Juliette has a Gun, Laboratorio Olfattivo, Ligne St Barth, Maitre Parfumeur et Gantier, Note di Profumum, Nasomatto, Officina delle Essenze, Orto Parisi, Pantheon Roma, Parfums de Marly, Perris Monte Carlo, Profumum, The Laundress. Once there also used to be Antonio Visconti, Acqua di Portofino, Byredo, Brecourt, Creed, D.R.Harris, Etat Libre d'Orange, Francesca dell'Oro, Farmacia SS Annunziata, Frapin, Floris, Huitieme Art, Humiecki&Graef, Il Profumo, Lostmarc'h, Lorenzo Villoresi, Linari, MariaLux, MEO FUSCIUNI, Nobile 1942, Neela Vermeire, Omnia Profumi, Peccato Originale, Robert Piguet, Taylor of Old Bond Street, Tann Rokka, Truefitt&Hill, The Hype Noses, Zarko Perfume, Xerjoff, Yosh. Brands: Acqua di Portofino, Hugh Parsons, Panama1924, Serge Lutens. Brands: Alexandre J, Acqua di Parma, Acca Kappa, Andy Tauer, Acqua dell'Elba, Bvlgari Le Gemme, Carthusia, Dolce&Gabbana Velvet Collection, Jeroboam, Juliette has a Gun, Jean Patou, Laboratorio Olfattivo, Ligne St Barth, Les infusiones de Prada, Lorenzo Villoresi, Place de Lices, The Merchant of Venice, Tom Ford blue line. There also used to be Acqua di Parma, Alexandre J, Brecourt, Etat Libre d'Orange, Escentric Molecules, Farmacia SS. Annunziata, Francesca dell'Oro, Jovoy, Lubin, Nasomatto, Orto Parisi, Serge Lutens. Brands: Czech&Speak, Dr. Vranjes, Eight&Bob, MariaLux, Nasomatto, Orto Parisi. Brands: Acqua dell'Elba, L'Erbolario, Millefiori Milano, Rance, Teatro Fragranze Uniche. **According to blogs and forums. 2) sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)@Flickr.
On Tuesday night the Government's EU Withdrawal Agreement was overwhelmingly rejected by Parliament. Commenting on the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, Lesley Robinson, Chief Executive Officer at British Marine said: "Like many industries up and down the UK, we do not support the idea of the UK leaving the EU in a 'No Deal' scenario. It is vitally important that our members have stability for their businesses while the UK and EU negotiate the details on the future relationship. "There are still many unanswered concerns for our industry, like the future of VAT Paid Status on vessels already placed on the market in the EU. It is crucial that we have answers on these issues and time to implement the solutions.
Five things we still don't know about Death Stranding By Lloyd Coombes 2019-06-03T14:27:25Z Gaming Tomorrow is in your hands Image credit: Kojima Productions In case you've been living under a rock for the last couple of years, Death Stranding is the latest project from acclaimed video game auteur Hideo Kojima. The mastermind behind the Metal Gear franchise left Konami in 2015 amid acrimonious circumstances, before reforming Kojima Productions as an independent venture. What's so interesting about Death Stranding is that no one seems to know exactly what it's about - except Kojima of course. While the game has been shown at various shows and expos since its initial unveiling as a PlayStation exclusive at E3 2016, these demos and trailers have all formed a series of seemingly disconnected vignettes. Babies in jars, shadowy creatures, undead soldiers and Norman Reedus traversing snowy mountains? It's all a bit confusing. After months of speculation, last week we finally got a lengthy nine minute trailer which shows plenty of new footage of Death Stranding but still poses plenty of questions. We now know the game will launch on November 8, 2019, who the cast are and a few more jumbled plot tidbits, but here are some more questions we'd like answered before the game's release. What's with the babies? I want my baby back... (Image credit: Kojima Productions) Since it's initial reveal, this question has been on the minds of many - and we still don't have a definitive answer just six months before launch. Kojima has stated that the "baby relates to game mechanics as well as the story as a whole", and it's been seen being held in a container by Guillermo Del Toro as well as inside Norman Reedus' oesophagus - yes, really. Could it be as simple (and dark) as the baby acting as your health bar? Or is the baby key to the game's plot about jumping between time zones, allowing our protagonist to jump between realities and dimensions? At this point, it's anyone's guess, but we're certainly itching to find out. Where will we be time traveling to? We wouldn't be surprised if a DeLorean appeared at this point (Image credit: Kojima Productions) One of the most exciting elements of Death Stranding's pre-release material has been the notion of time manipulation. One of the game's earlier trailers demonstrates a phenomenon called "time fall". Appearing as rain drops from another dimension, it can age people and other living organisms rapidly, posing plenty of hypotheticals - will we visit other time periods? One section of the trailer seems to show what looks like World War I combat, albeit with some strange inconsistencies suggesting all is not right in this scene (aside from the war, of course). While this could be a hugely distant flashback, it seems unlikely. Will we see more time periods explored, and how will these connect to the game's open world? What is there to do in the open-world? Death Stranding's world looks beautiful, so we're hoping we get to explore a bit (Image credit: Kojima Productions) Speaking of Death Stranding's open-world, Kojima has some experience in this field. Metal Gear Solid 5 may not have tied that franchise's story up in the way that fans had hoped, but it did transplant the game's signature style of stealth action gameplay to an open world setting while encouraging experimentation. With Death Stranding, it seems Kojima Productions is pushing the boundaries of exploration. While lead character Sam Bridges is tasked with delivering supplies, it seems hard to imagine the entire game will be a simple fetch quest. Expect combat against strange monsters called "Beached Things", as well as the ability to explore mountains, canyons, and everything in between. It'll be interesting to see how populated this region is, as trailers have suggested there's not a lot of other characters to be found. Death Stranding's ominous promise that "every death carries a consequence" is likely to have you avoiding combat in some small part as well, so try not to kill every weary traveler you come across, OK? What benefits will multiplayer offer? Friends with benefits (Image credit: Kojima Productions) One of the more tantalizing threads (and there are many) about Death Stranding is Hideo Kojima's insistence that the game features multiplayer, and thanks to a recent press release we have some more details on how it'll work. Multiplayer will be asynchronous, and will allow players to support each other by sharing supplies and pointing out safe areas. It's a far cry from Metal Gear Solid 5's base-storming player-versus-player, but what has us really intrigued is the potential for how progression will work. Will sharing supplies benefit your campaign? Will "walking in the footsteps of fellow couriers" (as per the press release) change the way the story plays out? For a game with such lofty goals of reuniting a broken civilization living behind walls, it seems likely there's more to this resource sharing than Kojima Productions is letting on. Hopefully we'll know more before launch, and hopefully your friends list is full of generous players. Will we see cross-generation launch? Death Stranding will definitely launch on PS4, but what about PS5? (Image credit: Kojima Productions) On the subject of launch, it's no secret that we're approaching the twilight of the PlayStation 4's incredibly successful life cycle. Sony are now discussing the next-generation in everything except the name, which is incredibly exciting but potentially problematic for a huge exclusive like Death Stranding launching near the end of the machine's run. Sony is no stranger to releasing incredible swan songs, however. God Of War II hit the PlayStation 2 when the PlayStation 3 had already launched, and that console received The Last Of Us shortly before the launch of PlayStation 4. While all signs point to the next console being backwards compatible with PlayStation 4 games, will we see a sparkly, brand spanking "remaster" of Death Stranding on the PlayStation 5? Who knows, but with the game being developed on Guerilla's Decima Engine it seems fairly likely it'll be scalable across hardware generations. Read more: We got a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Death Stranding at Tribeca
Arizona basketball offer adds to Donovan Johnson's month of madness Friday, March 29, 2019 \| 6:12 PM Christopher Horner \| Tribune-Review Moon's Donovan Johnson celebrates with teammates after defeating Archbishop Wood in the PIAA Class 5A boys state championship game Friday, Mar. 22, 2019, at Giant Center in Hershey. March has brought more joy than madness for Moon's Donovan Johnson and his family. Johnson won a state basketball title last Friday in Hershey, watched his brother play in the NCAA Tournament two days later in Columbus, and then on Monday the 6-foot-7 junior received a scholarship offer from Arizona. "As 'Puff' was heading off to school he said: Dad, can you believe the last 72 hours?" said his father Gil, using the nickname Donovan received as a baby with a big head and big hair. "Won a state championship, got all kind of personal accolades and also the offer. "He's living the dream." The Pac-12 offer was the biggest yet for Johnson and it came from one of his father's college teammates. Arizona coach Sean Miller and Johnson's father were teammates at Pitt from 1988-90. "Coach Miller is a great guy, and I love Arizona," said Donovan Johnson, who received a message Monday that Miller wanted to talk with him by phone after school. "I've known him pretty much my whole life and he recruited Cameron pretty hard, so I've known Coach Miller for awhile. I was thrilled. I was so happy. It's honestly a blessing." He also holds offers from Duquesne, George Washington, USC Upstate and Xavier, but Arizona caught them a little by surprise. "I didn't expect it," Gil Johnson said. "I know they came to watch him play. Sean's father, coach (John) Miller, came to watch him play several times. He would call me and tell me what a great player he is. The assistant coaches came to see him play as well, but that was unexpected. "They called me (Monday) and Sean said he wanted to speak with him. And he offered. It was definitely a blessing. I was surprised, pleasantly surprised." Johnson averaged 22.3 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.2 blocks this season at Moon after transferring home from Our Lady of the Sacred Heart. The Tigers went 28-2, finished as WPIAL runners-up and won the state Class 5A title over Archbishop Wood in Hershey. Johnson had 17 points and eight rebounds in the state final. Afterward, Gil Johnson said, he received a text message from another former Pitt teammate. Bobby Martin wanted to know: "Is this a real state championship or a fake one like Moon won years ago?" Philadelphia schools weren't part of the PIAA playoffs when Moon won the state title in 2004. Philadelphia public schools joined a year later and the Philadelphia Catholic League was added in 2009. "I said, no, this is a real state championship," Gil Johnson said. "We beat a Philly team — a private school Philly team at that." But Donovan isn't his only son chasing a championship. Cameron Johnson is a starter at North Carolina, which drew a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The Tar Heels' first-round win was the same day as Moon's state final, so the family (minus Cameron) was in Hershey. But the NCAA second round was Sunday, so Donovan and his family hurried to Columbus to watch. "I'm really grateful. It's been an amazing ride, but it's not over yet," said Gil Johnson, who planned to be in Kansas City, Mo., this weekend to again watch North Carolina. "It's not over — so it hasn't sunk in yet — until the last ball drops through NCAA and North Carolina is the national champion. "That's what we hope for." Cameron Johnson starred for OLSH and later played two seasons at Pitt before transferring to North Carolina. In terms of recruiting, Donovan is rated higher than Cameron was at this point in his high school career. But he's also a more well-rounded high school player. "He is way ahead, light years ahead," Gilbert said. "He can score at all three levels. He can post up. He can play all five positions. Cameron was more of a jump shooter, more of a point guard all through high school. 'Puff' can play all five, he's a better rebounder and defender, and he's longer." At 6-9, Cameron is still a couple of inches taller, but Donovan's reach is longer. "He's got him by about a quarter-inch," their father said. At this point, Donovan said he's in no hurry to commit. He has another year of high school remaining and can't officially sign anywhere until November, so he's taking his time. "Stay humble, enjoy the ride and be grateful," Gil Johnson said. "Because gratefulness comes before happiness." Tags: Moon
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Say hello to the Larsson family! Listen to our designer Lotta Hallenius telling about the inspiration to the Carl Larsson collection. Welcome to Swedens most famous home. It's great that you've come across our lovely Carl Larsson collection! We're very proud of it. Our hope is to pass on a bit of Swedish cultural heritage to future generations, in our own way. This is our designer Lotta Hallenius's interpretation of the bold colour palette, design language, and the fine details that can be found on the Carl Larsson estate and in his paintings. Karin and Carl Larsson's home was open to everyone in the family. There were no rooms closed off or "kept for best". This was a home where everyone was allowed to be themselves, play, work, and relax. This interior design ideal feels just as contemporary today and is one that we're only too happy to put our names to, just as we do when developing our toys and interior design details: playful, beautiful, and sustainable, in colours and patterns that both children and adults can love for generation after generation. The dynamic duo. Karin and Carl Larsson were a dynamic artist duo. Both trained at the Royal Swedish Academy of Fine Arts before going to Paris, as many artists did around the end of the 19th century. It was in the artists' collective in Grez-sur-Loigne that they met, fell in love, and married. They lived there for a few years before returning to Stockholm. But in the midst of ongoing industrialisation and urbanisation, they both yearned to be close to nature, genuine craftsmanship, and a more down-to-earth way of life as they had enjoyed in Grez. And that's how they ended up at Lilla Hyttnäs in Sundborn. Karin Larsson - a design pioneer. The couple had eight children. Carl was a sought-after and busy artist. He had his studio at home. Karin was an independent and strong woman. Despite all the children she had around her, she also managed to forge her own life as an artist. She wove, embroidered, and designed furniture and textiles for the home. Her style was bold and idiosyncratic and she was probably Sweden's first designer in the modern sense of the word. Carl, on the other hand, painted their furniture and walls in his own decorative way. Together, they created a beautiful and vibrant home in strong, bright colours, inspired by, among others, the Arts & Crafts movement, William Morris, and Swedish folk art. Their interior design style was something completely new and unique that had never been seen before. Influencers of their time. Together, the Larssons built a stage which they filled with children, friends, pets, and lots of flowers. This then became the motif for many of Carl Larsson's most beloved watercolours - snapshots, always a little perfectly imperfect, that depicted the goings-on of family life. Aware that they were role models, they wanted to inspire and share their interior design style with the outside world and published several books of watercolours featuring family portraits from their home. In essence, they were influencers. How do they look in your home? We'd love to see how our toys from the Carl Larsson collection make themselves at home in your home. If you want to share your story and inspire others, use the hashtag #yeskidsconcept. If you want to find out more about the Larssons and Lilla Hyttnäs in Sundborn, take a look at www.carllarsson.se Or why not take the kids on a trip to Sundborn?
Home Food Vancouver Has Yet Another Vegan AF Vending Machine Vancouver Has Yet Another Vegan AF Vending Machine Courtesy of upcoming vegetarian grocery store Larry's Market, Vancouver has a new vegan-friendly vending machine. The vending machine, called Larry's Market Express, is the work of Ryan Dennis, owner and co-founder of Larry's Market. It stocks a variety of healthy vegan options in jars such as burrito bowls, kale salad, roasted cauliflower hummus, and Very Good Butcher vegan sausages. "I spent a year travelling to food-innovative places in Europe and the US seeing how technology was able to serve healthy food in ways we'd never seen before," Dennis said in a press release. He continued, "I knew I had to bring some of that home to Vancouver." There's also dessert: dairy-free cookie dough bites, vegan rice pudding, and protein bites for those who want something sweet and healthy. For drinks, there's kombucha, coconut water, and coffee. Larry's Market Express stocks vegetarian and vegan food to-go \| image/Larry's Market A Healthier Vending Machine The Larry's Market Express concept is similar to that of Alpaca Market in Austin, Texas. "We're trying to disrupt the current food paradigm and the misconception that it's hard to eat healthy when you're busy," co-founder Joe Kerby told the Austin Chronicle last April. Elsewhere in Vancouver, a 24-hour vegan vending machine has opened up shop in the Lions Gate Hospital. It's the work of The Green Moustache, a vegan café mini-chain. It's stocked daily with plant-based food like collard veggie wraps, bowls, and salads, plus sweets like dairy-free cheesecake. Green Moustache co-founder Nicolette Richer explained to Pique News that the vegan vending machine gives staff access to healthier meals: "They have to rely on the one or two restaurants that might be open in the community, which often results in gas-station food and things like that." According to Dennis, the feedback for Larry's Market Express is positive. "[P]eople have been asking for it in hospitals, businesses, and in more retail spaces. Expect to see more of our machines around Vancouver very soon," he added. The Larry's Market grocery store is expected to open in North Vancover's Shipyards this spring. Larry's Market Express, the vending machine analogue to Vancouver vegetarian grocery store Larry's Market, is bringing convenient vegan food to Canada. Kat Smith LIVEKINDLY Previous articleAsk an expert: What are the best places to visit in Argentina? Next articleInsider tip: Beauty hacks for when you're travelling Step Back in Time at These Historic Homes Countryside 04/04/2019 Lola Shoneyin, Genevieve Nnaji, and others, honoured on the 2018 AWP Network's Power List Dustin Johnson takes Hilton Head lead as Shane Lowry slips on back nine Cruises 04/22/2019 Five-star rated provincial lodge placed on the market Escape: Autumn city breaks with a twist
Girls can reach for the stars, too NICOLE MCCAIN Above: Tamaryne Bimray is one of the schoolgirls to learn skills like soldering as part of a programme to encourage women to take up jobs in the maths, science and engineering sectors. PHOTOS: nicole mccain Girls in communities across Cape Town are learning skills like soldering, as the Micro Enterprise Development Organisation (Medo) rolls out a programme to encourage women to take up jobs in maths, science and engineering. After partnering with big business, Medo identified that there is a considerable shortage of technical skills required to fulfil the needs of businesses in this country. Not just boys Science, technology, engineering and mathematics careers – of which there are scarce skills – represent eight of the top 10 occupations in demand in South Africa. However, the 2014 matric results saw only 7.6% of pupils passing Maths with more than 60%, while 5.5% managed the same in Physical Science. This need gave rise to an ambitious plan to pull more youth into these underskilled industries. The plan focuses on teaching schoolgirls technical skills. The programme will see Medo launching the first privately owned satellite in Africa, which the pupils will have a part in sending to space. The ultimate aim is for these young women to construct the payload to be launched with the satellite early next year. A group of young women from schools around Cape Town were taught some of these skills last week in a workshop. By the end of the day each participant had built and soldered their own robot – from scratch – that can be controlled in movement, light and sound. Tamaryne Bimray, who attended the workshop last week, says the new skills empower girls in a field traditionally associated with men. "The programme inspires girls to create things that would usually be made by boys. We learnt to solder a circuit board, adding a battery, resistor and light," she explains. Learning about engineering and making things are skills that should be rolled out to all women, believes Maymoonah Stegmann, another participant. "More girls should learn this. It's not just boys that can do it," she says.Satellite The programme will run a series of half-day workshops to introduce young women to electronics and the basics of practical science, followed by a week-long camp during the school holidays during which they will design and test their satellite experiments. Finally, pupils will be offered extended school holiday internships with Medo to finalise the designs and build the satellite. "The intention of this programme is not to be a once-off; it is to be the start of at least a decade-long drive to inspire young people to enter the science and technical fields," says Medo CEO Judi Sandrock. KwaZulu Natal Jobs Johannesburg Jobs Eastern Cape Jobs Mining Jobs
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Crime summaries for the Nov. 13 Milpitas Post Transient arrested for illegal sling shot near MPD On Nov. 3 at 2:33 p.m., a Milpitas Police Department officer patrolling the 100 block of Minnis Circle noticed a man on a bicycle with what appeared to be a sling shot draped over the bike"s handlebars. The officer apparently found the man, later identified as 23-year-old transient Robert Lee, peering through binoculars toward the west side of the Milpitas Police Department building, near the Target Masters West shooting range at 122 Minnis Circle, police said. The officer contacted Lee and determined the apparent sling shot — comprised of a large wrench, a piece of fabric and a weighted bindle — was a usable weapon, police said. Lee, who told the officer he kept the sling shot for protection because he was being followed by someone at night, was arrested and booked for possessing an illegal weapon, police said. Burglary at local inn nets $2,170 in camera equipment On Nov. 2 at 8:17 p.m., police responded to a burglary at Extended Stay America at 330 Cypress Drive. Police said a 38-year-old man visiting from India returned to his room to find his luggage, smart phone, a digital camera and camera lenses had been taken. The total loss was estimated at $2,170. No suspects are known in this case. The method of entry was not determined. It"s possible the victim left his room unlocked before leaving, police said. Parktown nasal spray robbers attempt to punch guard On Nov. 2 at 3:02 p.m., police responded to a robbery at Rite Aid at 1350 S. Park Victoria Drive. Police said a woman entered the store and concealed a $24 bottle of allergy nasal spray in her purse, then left without paying. Outside, a loss prevention agent tried to stop the woman by grabbing her. But a man with the woman attempted to punch the guard several times, without success. The suspects then fled to a white four-door Lexus and drove off. However, the uninjured guard, a 42-year-old San Jose man, was able to get the car"s license plate number. No arrests have been made but the case is being investigated, police said. The first suspect was partially described as a white woman, 24, 5 feet, 5 inches tall. The second person was partially described as white man in his 20s, 6 feet tall, about 165 pounds, police said. $11,000 in jewelry burgled from Yosemite Drive home On Nov. 1 at 7:37 p.m., police responded to a report of a residential burglary on the 1700 block of Yosemite Drive. Police said sometime between Oct. 30 and the call, someone used a screwdriver to pry open a window on the single-family home"s lower level. Once inside, the suspects ransacked the residence. The burglars took several items of jewelry including gold and diamond necklaces, earrings, bracelets and watches. The total loss was valued at $11,000. No suspects are known, police said. However, surveillance video did show a white van outside the home during the early morning of Nov. 1. And an unknown person with a flashlight was seen entering the home"s side yard, police said. Purse taken at Barber Lane grocery store On Nov. 1 at 1:37 p.m., police responded to a grand theft at 99 Ranch Market at 338 Barber Lane. That day, a 57-year-old Milpitas woman apparently left her purse inside her shopping cart unattended. When she returned, the purse was gone, police said. The loss included her $20 purse, $2,000 in cash, her cell phone, a diamond ring valued at $1,000, a $500 gold necklace, her California identification and her U.S. passport, police said. The store"s video surveillance captured images of a man wearing a green shirt and a white baseball cap taking the victim"s purse, police said. Milpitas woman cited for shoplifting at Great Mall On Oct. 31 at 3:37 p.m., police responded to a shoplifting at the Coach Outlet at 234 Great Mall Drive. That afternoon, police say Yuribeth Calderon, 29, of Milpitas, entered the store and left with a red Coach purse. On her way out, a Coach employee complimented what they believed was a purchased handbag. Soon after, loss prevention agents, using surveillance video, determined Calderon left the store without paying for the merchandise, police said. Arriving officers searched the area. They found Calderon pushing a cart with two kids in it but no purse, valued at $450. The suspect was cited and released for petty theft, police said. Woman robs Australian man at knifepoint On Oct. 30 at 12:16 p.m., police responded to the report of a robbery on the 50 block of Corning Avenue. Police said a 26-year-old man visiting from Australia was walking on the street when he passed a woman. Soon after, the man claimed the woman came up behind him, put a knife to his lower back and demanded his wallet. The victim complied. The suspect, described only as a black woman, fled after pushing the victim to the ground and taking his wallet, which contained an Australian driver"s license and a credit card but no cash, police said. The victim was uninjured and called police, who canvassed the area but did not locate the suspect. Clarksburg's Old Sugar Mill Wine Lover's Weekend, Thriving Pink Spanish outreach program \| Just Business
Donate-button SEAL OF TRANSPARENCY LOGO InquireFirst In The News Mexican science journalists Pablo Mares and Sergio Vicke awarded InquireFirst scholarships to attend WCSJ2019 November 18, 2019 July 27, 2019 by Luis Jimenez We're excited to announce that InquireFirst is providing full fellowships to Mexican science journalists Pablo Mares and Sergio Vicke to attend the 2019 Latin American Edition of the Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop and the World Conference of Science Journalists which will take place July 1-5 in Lausanne, Switzerland. Pablo Mares Pablo is the founder of CientificoDigital.mx, which focuses on science, health and environmental coverage. He writes for the online environmental website Mongabay.com and for the health website Medscape.com. He is also a member of the Earth Journalism Network. He has participated in the International Union for Conservation of Nature in Hawaii, in the Conference of Parties 13 (COP13) on Biodiversity in Cancun, as well as a journalism workshop in Costa Rica organized by LatinClima and the Stanley Foundation on the transition to carbon neutral. Pablo is a professor of digital journalism at the University of Guadalajara and an experimental musician who has composed several musical pieces for news reports and radio programs. Sergio Vicke Sergio is an environmental journalist who is the anchor of the program "Solo Preguntas y Respuestas" on Mexico's Public Broadcasting System (SPR). For more than two decades, Sergio was a familiar face on Television Azteca, where he worked as both a reporter and anchor. His coverage has taken him to 14 countries, as well as remote corners of Mexico, where he has covered hurricanes and floods and political and public security stories of national importance. Over the years, Sergio has specialized in science, health and environment coverage, attending numerous journalism training programs, including the Jack F. Ealy Science Journalism Workshop, in Mexico and the United States. Sergio left TV Azteca in 2016 to work on environmental documentary projects from his home in Merida, Mexico. A special thanks to our sponsor Categories Awards Post navigation Taller Jack F. Ealy busca fortalecer el periodismo científico READ OTHER AWARDS InquireFirst intern awarded CASW data reporting grant Jennifer Lu WASHINGTON, D.C. — InquireFirst intern Jennifer Lu has been awarded a $5,000 special reporting grant by the Council for the Advancement of Science Writing (CASW) Taylor/Blakeslee Project Fellowship Program to report on the urgent problems created by the nation's aging drinking water infrastructure. 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Sony details Android 10 update timeline for its Xperia phones Manuel Vonau Despite continuing losses in its mobile business sector, Sony still churns out phone after phone, much to the delight of its ardent fan base. It also maintains its existing lineup with new software updates and, just like many other manufacturers before it, the company has just shared when which of its devices will receive Android 10. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium falls to $650 ($250 off) at Amazon, B&H, and Focus Camera Richard Gao 2019/02/18 3:44pm PST Feb 18, 2019 The Xperia XZ2 Premium debuted with an MSRP of $1,000. Predictably, that hasn't worked out well for Sony. Luckily, as any phone tends to do after some time, the price has dropped to a much more palatable $649.99, which is $350 less than the launch price and $250 under current MSRP, from Amazon, B&H, and Focus Camera. [Update: LG V40] Netflix HDR support added for LG G7 One, Sony Xperia XZ3 and XZ2 Premium 2018/10/29 8:27am PDT Oct 29, 2018 Netflix HDR support kicked off with the LG G6 back in May 2017, but quite a few devices have been added since then. Most recently, the Sony Xperia XZ2, the Huawei Mate 10, and the Huawei P20 were added. Three more phones have just joined the roster: the LG G7 One, the Sony Xperia XZ3, and the Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium. Update Notes for the Google app, Google Pay, Google Fit, ARCore, and Lens (August 25, 2018) Cody Toombs 2018/08/25 4:00am PDT Aug 25, 2018 APK Teardown Every week, I examine somewhere in the neighborhood of a hundred app updates while looking for changes. The most interesting things turn into APK Teardowns or Download posts. Many of the remaining updates are unremarkable, amounting to a few bug fixes, routine updates to libraries, or even just pixel-level adjustments to layouts and images. However, there are usually a few updates that land somewhere in between. I don't want to spam readers with dozens of short posts, but I hate to ignore things that people might want to know about, so I'm going to wrap up the leftovers for a little weekend reading and call it Update Notes. 10 Android 10 features to look for when your phone gets updated Spotify swaps like button for album art in the mini player because it hates functionality (Update: New UI fixes it) Xbox Console Streaming lets you play any Xbox One game on your Android device (Update: Global expansion) Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium review: A Sony vanity project and nothing more 2018/07/31 8:49am PDT Jul 31, 2018 There was a time not that many years ago when Sony was trusted implicitly by consumers all over the world. You knew if you bought a Sony product, you were getting the best, and people were willing to pay more for that peace of mind. However, Sony has struggled to find its place in today's hyper-competitive world, particularly when it comes to smartphones. Sony makes phones that are good in some ways, but the issues often outweigh the strengths. Through it all, the price is still consistently higher than competing devices. Corbin Davenport Sony's newest flagship device, the Xperia XZ2 Premium, was announced back in February. It has all the features you'd expect from a high-end 2018 smartphone, like a Snapdragon 845 processor, 6GB RAM, 64GB of storage (with microSD expansion), IP65/68 water resistance, and more. The updated design, with curved glass and a rear fingerprint sensor, was highly anticipated. [Update: Pre-orders live] Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium to cost a whopping $999.99 in the US, pre-orders open July 9 2018/07/09 2:13pm PDT Jul 9, 2018 The 4K display-equipped Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium was announced back in April, but it's taken over two months for US availability info to surface. We'd expected it to be expensive, but Sony is asking as near as makes no difference $1,000 for this thing. Unless you really want that ultra high-res display, this is going to be a hard sell. Sony offers Android P Beta 2 for Xperia XZ2 devices Killian Bell 2018/06/11 5:14am PDT Jun 11, 2018 Just a few weeks after launching its Android P testing program for Xperia XZ2 devices, Sony has made the second beta available to download. It's available over-the-air for those already running Android P Beta 1, and it comes with a whole bunch of big fixes. Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium announced with 4K HDR display, Snapdragon 845, and dual cameras 2018/04/16 1:00am PDT Apr 16, 2018 Sony has officially announced the Xperia XZ2 Premium, the top dog in the XZ2 range. Last year's XZ Premium was best known for its 4K display, and the XZ2 Premium builds upon that by offering HDR certification, top-notch processing power, a "Motion Eye Dual" camera setup, Qi wireless charging, and more.
The Airbnb effect has helped transform many neighborhoods around the world, and some before they were fully ready for mass tourism. The company is acknowledging that it knows it has an impact. But let's see if major cities where the real problems exist will get the same treatment as rural villages in Africa. Airbnb, which has helped spur tourism growth in many regions of the world, said Tuesday it was creating an office of healthy tourism to tackle overcrowding by visitors that has increasingly put strains on local economies. Healthy tourism, or Airbnb's term for proper tourism growth management, was coined after 31 million travelers stayed in an Airbnb in the United States in 2017, according to data released by Airbnb this week. In addition, some 38 million U.S. travelers stayed in an Airbnb in another country last year. It's unclear how much effort the office will devote to overtourism in destinations like New York, Paris, and Barcelona, which have recently seen a backlash from residents because of companies like Airbnb. The office will initially focus on managing tourism in rural areas to convince travelers to visit areas that need more tourism spending, a statement from Airbnb said. While it's important to find areas that need more tourism and manage it effectively, many destinations are struggling with more pressing concerns and are at capacity. Airbnb is also launching a tourism advisory board along with the new office. Board members include David Scowsill, former president and CEO of the World Travel & Tourism Council and CEO of EON Reality Inc.; Taleb Rifai, former Secretary General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization; Rosette Rugamba, managing director of Songa Africa and Amakoro Lodge and former Director General of Rwanda Tourism; and Bob Carr, former Foreign Affairs Minister for Australia and former Premier of New South Wales. The board will help shape the company's long-term vision and activities to help reduce Airbnb's role in overtourism. "Travel is becoming more accessible as the world gets richer. One billion more people will be in the global middle class by 2030, and these new entrants will be looking to travel to enhance their horizons, said Scowsill in a statement. "The concentration of tourism in key locations is creating a threat to their future, by causing congestion, overcrowding, and a deteriorating quality of life for residents," said Scowsill. The office is partnering with the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business to host the Africa Travel Summit in September ,2018. The summit will discuss how technology can help manage tourism growth in various communities in Africa. Airbnb said many guests book a stay on the platform because they already perceive it as an environmentally-friendly company. Some 66 percent of guests said the environmental benefits of homesharing were an important factor when booking, according to Airbnb. Airbnb's decision to launch an office and board aimed at tourism growth is a welcomed move, said Mateu Hernandez, CEO of Barcelona Global. "Airbnb has the technology and the solutions and what they may provide could be interesting," he said. "My feeling is that overtourism solutions may not change the reality and maybe Airbnb can be the disruptor to the traditional way of doing things. Many hotels also contribute to overtourism. Still, many companies haven't addressed the issue or established a similar office to Airbnb's. It's also interesting to note that alternative accommodations were a major factor in why Europe had a strong year of tourism recovery in 2017. That comes with a price as more neighborhoods become developed and designed for tourism and the cost of living rises.
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Riverside School - Welcome back. Welcome back to Riverside School. We all had a great first day and it was so lovely to meet all our new pupils. A huge welcome to everyone that started their Riverside journey with us today and, as Dr. Seuss said, "You're off to great places... today is your (first) day. Your mountain is waiting, so get on your way!" We look forward to climbing many mountains together in the months and years to come. Click HERE to see photos of some of our new pupils enjoying their first day at Riverside School.
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BERLIN- Stephen Decatur's varsity track teams turned in a strong performance in the first outdoor meet of the season last week including a handful of first-place finishes in individual events. The Decatur boys finished second overall in the meet hosted by Bennett, which finished first. Wicomico was third. The Decatur girls finished fourth overall. Cambridge-South Dorchester was first, Bennett was second and Wicomico was third. On the boys side, in the 200, London Drummond finished sixth and Brandon Quach was 10th. In the 400, Chad Fischer finished fourth and Maddox Bunting finished eighth. Fischer finished second in the 800, while Richard Poist was third and Carter McClendon was eighth. In the 1,600, Sam Rakowski was third, George Cheynet was fourth, Matthew Brown was fifth and McClendon was eighth. Cheynet was fourth in the 3,200, while Liam Foley finished sixth. In the 110-meter hurdles, Samuel Oates finished fourth and Victor Vick finished eighth. Oates was fifth in the 300-meter hurdles, while Vick was eighth. Decatur finished first in the 4×800 relay, third in the 4×100, third in the 4×200 and fourth in the 4×400. In the field events, Drummond finished first in the high jump, long jump and triple jump. Theophillius Hobbs was fourth in the high jump, while Raul Gault was eighth in the long jump. Hobbs was sixth in the triple jump, while Gault was seventh and Nolan Kelley was 10th. Noah Selt was fourth in the pole vault, while Justin Hicks finished sixth and Michael Romano finished eighth. Daletez Smith came in first in the discus, while Eric Bontempo was sixth and Chasyn Beachley was ninth. Smith also finished third in the shot put. On the girls' side, Jessica Janney finished fourth in the 400. Dori Krasner finished third in the 800, while Ella Peters was ninth and P.J. Venezia-Westphal was 10th. Devon Kramer came in sixth in the 1,600, while Erin Riccio was 10th. In the 3,200, Avery Braciszewski finished sixth and Amalia Murphy was eighth. In the 100-meter hurdles, Raeghan Flynn was sixth, Giana Cauble was seventh and Ashley Nauscheutz was 10th. Nauscheutz was third in the 300-meter hurdles, while Flynn was fifth and Cauble was sixth. In the relays, the Decatur girls were third in the 4×800, third in the 4×400, fifth in the 4×200 and sixth in the 4×100. In the field events, Janney was second in the high jump, while Jacelyn Clapsadle was sixth and Bridget Buxbaum was ninth. Janney also finished second in the long jump and second in the triple jump. Margie Rayne came in first in both the discus and the shot put. Zoriah Shockley finished 10th in the discus and third in the shot put.
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The uniqueness of the international style is on display in this image as well as the international nature of the organization with the flags of various nations. This picture was captured during my own personal tour of the United Nations given by my mom last spring. These words appeared on a wall in the General Assembly building without an pictorial accompaniment. The simplicity of the message speaks to the context under which the organization was created and therefore it also represents the overall intent of the work of the United Nations. This image captures one of the two famous murals done by Fernand Leger in the General Assembly auditorium. It caused much discussion for visitors to the U.N., including President Truman who reportedly claimed that the mural looked like "scrambled eggs." The mural was recently given revamped to give to restore it to its original look. I also captured this image during my walk through the halls of the General Assembly building. It is a powerful image because it represents one of the contexts for the need of an organization such as the U.N., the ability of mankind to destroy itself. While the United Nations seeks to maintain international peace, it is important to remember with images such as these that mankind is capable of destruction and death as well. This image was taken during my tour of the United Nations General Assembly building. The display is an attempt to bring attention to the fact that weapons of mass destruction and warfare are being accumulated at the expense of peace. Using words, visual representations, and numbers, the display is highly effective in conveying that more money is spent for harm than is spent for peace. Guidebook: the United Nations Building Located at 405 E 42nd Street right along the East River on Manhattan Island is a piece of international territory belonging to 193 nations which holds the United Nations Headquarters. In a city that is home to over 8 million people speaking perhaps 800 languages, it is not surprising that an international organization such as the United Nations would take New York City as its home. However, the location of the U.N. Headquarters in New York was not inevitable, rather it involved major international and national discussion on the part of the U.S. government and the newly-established United Nations. The complicated nature of the process is seen in the opposition from other American cities as well as in the doubts about the physical location ultimately offered up as the site of the United Nations. Since its completion in 1952, the building has served as a center for international conversation and negotiation within the realm of the highly globalized and diverse city of New York. It continues to exert influence over New York City today due to its function in the international community and its ability to attract people from all corners of the world. While the U.N. Headquarters and organization itself have changed over the years, the building has remained a landmark of the city and an international symbol of cooperation and progress. The United States emerged from World War II on the side of the victorious allies, however, the world it entered was far different from the pre-war era. The two global wars of the first half of the twentieth century had revealed that the world needed a body to ensure peace on a global scale and to discuss and negotiate issues before they resulted in such devastation. Following WWI, the predecessor to the United Nations was established in the League of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. The League of Nations was the first embodiment of many of the fundamental ideas that the United Nations would later embrace, however it proved to ineffective in guaranteeing international harmony given the acts of aggression that led to the outbreak of WWII. The United Nations was created at the end of the Second World War following the creation of the charter at the United Nations Conference on International Organization in San Francisco in June 1945, however the Headquarters were not a pressing topic of discussion until months after when various countries competed to be "center of international diplomacy," as the U.N. became a reality. The United Nations buildings in New York have served a far greater purpose than simply providing the office space for the bureaucratic system to function effectively and efficiently. Indeed, the pressure was on from the start for the headquarters to serve as more than a physical presence, with President Truman proclaiming: "These are the most important buildings in the world, for they are the center of man's hope for peace and a better life. This is the place where the nations of the world will work together to make that hope a reality."[1] The world had recognized the need for such an organization of world peace after the First World War with the League of Nations, however it did not truly embrace and support this vision until the creation of the United Nations. Competition to be the world capital initially involved a debate over whether the U.S. or Europe offered a more suitable location for the new headquarters. Some believed that the "continent's pressing needs," required the U.N. headquarters to be housed within Europe. However, others argued that the "disarray," of Europe did not allow for the "peaceful setting," necessary for such an organization to be successful.[2] The memory of the "disillusions associated with the demise of the more European-oriented League of Nations,"[3] further pushed U.N. officials to advocate for America as the home of the future world capital. While the U.N. voted to locate its headquarters in the U.S. in 1945, the battle had already begun between various American cities for the prestige and economic benefit of hosting the headquarters. A subcommittee of the U.N. Preparatory Committee received bids from Boston, Massachusetts; Newport, Rhode Island; Atlantic City, New Jersey; the Black Hills of South Dakota; Chicago; Denver; Philadelphia; San Francisco; Miami, Florida; the state of Indiana; Hyde Park, New York; Navy Island near Niagara Falls; Cincinnati; New Orleans; and St. Louis among locales.[4] By December 1945, New England alone had offered up "at least twenty-three New England locales," from Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, Maine, Connecticut, and New Hampshire.[5] The race to host the world capital was indeed an international affair despite the fact that the location was going to be American as many British leaders wanted to "secure the closest possible U.S. location," and thus threw their support behind small New England and mid-Atlantic towns.[6] In January of 1946, the Stamford and Greenwich area of Connecticut was favored as a permanent site given that it was "so close to Manhattan, so attractive with its winding roads and wooded estates, and so apparently accommodating."[7] While Flushing Meadows, New York served as the "UN's interim home," the site-selection committee continued to search for a permanent site as the New England communities dropped out of the race and Philadelphia and San Francisco were locked in fierce competition in the fall of 1946. The committee had already changed its vision from a world capital, a city "much like the Vatican," to "headquarters sites ranging from forty square miles to a miniscule two."[8] Robert Moses and Neil Rockefeller pressed the influence of Flushing Meadows as the "temporary host to the United Nations," in trying to sway the committee away from its desire to "establish an identity for the world body that would be distinct from that of any major American city."[9] However, the committee seemed to be leaning in favor of Philadelphia in the early days of December in 1946. The delegates from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania lobbied for the City of Brotherly Love as it would "especially symbolize the underlying principles and ideals of the United Nations."[10] Philadelphia was "ideologically and historically eminently suited to become the World capital of Peace, the permanent home of the United Nations and the nerve-center of the world machinery of peace;"[11] and it appeared that it would in fact become just that as many United Nations delegates expressed their support for Philadelphia over San Francisco, which was not located along "the eastern seaboard," and New York, with its "skyscraper proposal." [12] There will still those who had other visions in mind for the location of the headquarters, thus even if previous New York sites had been rejected there was still hope as long as there was money and influence. The aspirations of Neil Rockefeller and architect Wallace Harrison to have the world capital in "Gotham," rather than in the "Quaker City,"[13] proved to be substantial in this very intense competition. It was in true New York style that the property that would become the future home of the United Nations was acquired: business and commerce. John D. Rockefeller had to first acquire the land from Bill Zeckendorf, "New York's most spectacular real-estate broker," which required the exchange of millions of dollars in a dinner party conversation. The United Nations, which had been searching to become a world city of its own, now looked to "plans for an international office complex,"[14] and rapidly accepted John D. Rockefeller's $8.5 million donation of an 18-acre property alongside the East River as the alternative to the Belmont-Roxborough sections of Philadelphia. The property was previously home to a row of slaughterhouses, giving it the nickname Blood Alley, and was also the site of the hanging of Nathan Hale by the British.[15] Rockefeller had first offered up this property on December 10th, 1946 and just four days later "the nations accepted the proposal by a large majority." [16] This decision revealed the influence of money and power in the global world, especially when it came to the financial center of the world, New York City. Philadelphians resented this choice as they did not believe the "superficial, hard and cynical atmosphere of New York,"[17] was the proper environment for an organization of world peace and harmony. The race to become to home to the symbol of world peace had involved arguments of deeply-rooted traditions of liberty, tolerance, diversity, and democracy, yet ultimately the decision came down to "money, influence, and the UN's desire to escape the perception that it had bungled one of its first important tasks."[18] Ultimately, the Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States, signed at Lake Success on June 26, 1947, stated that "the premises bounded on the East by the westerly side of Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive, on the West by the easterly side of First Avenue, on the North by the southerly side of East Forty-Eighth Street, and on the South by the northerly side of East Forty-Second Street,"[19] were all the property of the United Nations and its member states, not of the borough of Manhattan. Thus, the center for international diplomacy and world peace would be housed at Turtle Bay overlooking the East River, however the ambitions for this project reached far beyond that 18-acre tract of territory. Today the United Nations Headquarters serves as a "symbol of peace and a beacon of hope," that attracts nearly one million visitors a year.[20] However, this status as a tourist attraction is not a new phenomenon for the U.N., but rather one that was established with the completion of construction in 1949. The Headquarters quickly began to attract massive crowds and by 1953, "five thousand visitors," were touring the U.N. in a single day as it was quickly becoming "the country's fastest-growing indoor tourist spot."[21] Another part of the appeal of the United Nations Headquarters is its status as international soil, it is the "cheapest trip abroad,"[22] for many American citizens. The guided tours, which have been a feature of the U.N. since the completion of the building in 1952, are offered in up to 12 languages and serve as the connection between the public and the U.N. as they are integral in "shaping people's perceptions of the work of the United Nations."[23] While the title of Wharton's article suggests that the U.N. buildings were creating chaos, the article itself only serves to show that the U.N. Headquarters were a source of immense attraction and interest. From the architecture to the artwork within the buildings to the bilingual signs to the salaries of the tour guides to the closed doors, everything about the U.N. buildings and the work that occurred within them engendered intrigue and fascination from the public. The United Nations Headquarters were indeed a "side show," in that they transported people to a peculiar place that was unique for its time in both design and purpose. The Headquarters consists of four buildings: the Secretariat building, the General Assembly building, the Conference building and the Dag Hammarskjöld Library. The Secretariat building was one of the first skyscrapers built in the international style, which attracted both awe and criticism in the early days of the United Nations. Designed by Le Corbusier, the Secretariat building's international style was a reaction against the ornate Gilded Age and Art-Deco buildings of the early twentieth century. International style was a sleeker, simpler utilitarian style that was completely detached from the city grid and made use of late more glass, concrete, and steel. The Secretariat building received criticism for the international style of architecture as it did not exhibit the same aesthetic flourishing of earlier New York buildings. For some, the United Nations building was the "most beautiful building in New York,"[24] while others complained that the building did not "create fresh symbol," due to this modern, international style of architecture. The Secretariat Building captures the eyes of all the visitors to the U.N. Headquarters, as it has since the day it was erected. The building, "a shimmering glass and marble slab,"[25] rises 39 stories high and has over 4,700 windows since "Everybody wanted an outside office."[26] The Secretariat's style was quite different from the surrounding architecture of the Tudor City apartments and thus it offered many different interpretations. From a "magnified radio console,"[27] to an "ice-cream sandwich,"[28] the Secretariat has received its fair share of metaphors due to the uniqueness of its design. Although the Secretariat building is just over 500 feet tall in a Manhattan skyline that soars to heights of nearly 1,800 feet, its green glass facade continues to catch the attention of those walking along 42nd Street. The international nature of the United Nations, beyond just hearing various languages, is revealed by just walking through the General Assembly building. There are murals painted on walls by artists from a multitude of countries; rooms filled with donations from countries that showcase their creativity and culture; exhibits that present the many issues that world leaders have dealt with continuously from the middle of the twentieth century and issues that have been given life by the advancements of the twenty-first century. The General Assembly conference room provides cultural intrigue in both language and art, with two iconic murals adorning its walls that have long been examined in awe and speculation. Fernand Leger's two murals captivate visitors to the General Assembly auditorium and have sparked a lot of conversation in the past and present, having been dubbed "Scrambled Eggs," and "Rabbit Chasing Himself." The conference room is not only known for its massive space, which seats the 193 member states of the United Nations, but also its up-to-date technology. In the 1950s, this technology included systems offering multiple languages at the push of a button while today these projects include efforts at reducing energy consumption within the hall.[30] To step into the United Nations Headquarters is to step into another world, another time and place that is both our own and that of the many generations that preceded us. The simple experience of viewing the United Nations Headquarters is comparable to viewing the Statue of Liberty or the Freedom Tower, as it goes beyond just the architectural layout by offering a symbol of all the best efforts at world peace on a small strip of land in the city that never sleeps. The vision had to be put into physical form in its new home in Manhattan, however this raised the standard complaints of any building project in a major city. New York City has long received criticism for being too crowded and for lacking space for growth, yet these issues did not prevent the U.N. Preparatory Committee from accepting John D. Rockefeller's donation. Thus, the construction project itself, involving ten architects from different countries and materials from all over the world, spoke to the global nature of the home of the institution being built. The construction project also revealed, however, the many issues that come along with building in an urban space. New York City has always struggled with an ever-expanding population in an ever-limited space; however these issues were not enough to prevent the U.N. from being built there. The site alongside the East River offered "no possibility of expansion," and it was "too small to give much opportunity for an architectural setting."[31] Thus, as is often the case in New York, the architects looked to build upwards rather than outwards. The space certainly would not accommodate the "housing needs," of over 50,000 people that came along with U.N. community.[32] New York was the home of an "oversupply of people and traffic," and an "undersupply of space and air-and a water shortage,"[33] however what it stood for as a symbol was far more appealing than what it lacked as a physical space. The original hopes had been for a world capital city of its own merit, yet the United Nations instead opted for a city within a city, a concept which is not foreign to New York. The United Nations Headquarters are a "little city of all nations," much in the same way that New York City itself is a city compromised of an extremely diverse population. While the United Nations was offered Philadelphia, "an area steeped in the history of the American quest for political freedom and democracy," it instead chose the "more cosmopolitan, more communication and trade-centered, more culturally diverse, and perhaps the more socially appealing atmosphere of mid-Manhattan."[34] The buildings stood as symbol for the future progress of the world, "a workshop for peace," [35] as chief architect Wallace Harrison dubbed the headquarters. Harrison proclaimed that the project was "a work of genuine collaboration-what the UN ought to be. No one man or nation could call it his own."[36] A global city on the scale of New York, a center for finance, commerce, and culture, came to take on yet another title: center for world peace. Just as New York City is always changing its physical appearance, building and rebuilding, so too is the United Nations as the organization continues to grow to meet the needs of the twenty-first century world. However, through all the change both New York and the United Nations Headquarters serve as symbols of potential, both in its greatest and most terrible forms. Just as New York City has the ability to represent both the best and worst aspects of urbanization, industrialization, and growth, so too does the United Nations offer the possibility of all the best that mankind can do together, but also all the tragedy and devastation that mankind is capable of inflicting upon itself. [1] Truman, Harry S. "Address in New York City at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building," (October 24, 1949), Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953, http://trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=1063 (accessed October 4, 2016). [2] Mires, Charlene. "The Lure of New England and the Search for the Capital of the World." The New England Quarterly 79, no. 1 (2006): 37-64. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20474411, 40. [3] Atwater, Elton. "Philadelphia's Quest to Become the Permanent Headquarters of the United Nations." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 100, no. 2 (1976): 243-57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20091055, 246. [4] Mires, Charlene. "The Lure of New England and the Search for the Capital of the World," 41-42. [8] Ibid., 40, 61. [9] Mires, Charlene. "The Lure of New England and the Search for the Capital of the World," 62. [10] Atwater, Elton. "Philadelphia's Quest to Become the Permanent Headquarters of the United Nations," 243. [11] Quoted in Ibid., 244. [12] Ibid., 251, 253. [13] Snow, Edgar. 1950. "WORLD CAPITAL ON TURTLE BAY." Saturday Evening Post 222, no. 51: 28-114. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed October 4, 2016), 106. [14] Mires, Charlene. "The Lure of New England and the Search for the Capital of the World," 63. [15] Snow, Edgar. 1950. "WORLD CAPITAL ON TURTLE BAY," 107. [16] Ibid., 108. [19] "Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America, Signed at Lake Success, June 26, 1947." International Organization 2, no. 1 (1948): 164-72. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2704224. [20] "More About the UN," http://visit.un.org/content/more-about-un (accessed November 12, 2016). [21] Wharton, Don. 1953. "Manhattan's Biggest Side Show." Saturday Evening Post 225, no. 45: 40-129. Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost (accessed October 2, 2016), 40. [22] Wharton, Don. 1953. "Manhattan's Biggest Side Show," 40. [23] "Tour Guides," http://visit.un.org/content/tour-guides (Accessed November 10, 2016). [24] Tucker, T. (1953, Mar 07). Trip to UN buildings enjoyed by cooperites. New York Amsterdam News (1943-1961) Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/225755684?accountid=13793 [25] "Art: Cheops' Architect." September 22, 1952. Accessed November 10, 2016. http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,822508-1,00.html. [29] Wharton, Don. 1953. "Manhattan's Biggest Side Show," 124. [31] Gutheim, Frederick. "The Last Skyscraper." Nation 163, no. 26 (December 28, 1946): 755. Points of View Reference Center, EBSCOhost (accessed November 14, 2016), 755. [35] "Oscar Niemeyer and the United Nations Headquarters (1947-1949)," https://archives.un.org/content/oscar-niemeyer-and-united-nations-headquarters-1947-1949-0 (accessed November, "Headquarters Agreement between the United Nations and the United States of America, Signed at Lake Success, June 26, 1947." International Organization 2, no. 1 (1948): 164-72. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2704224. Accessed September 22, 2016. This source provides useful insight into the democratic process by which the U.N. headquarters came to be placed in the United States. It represents an agreement between the international organization and the American government which details the status of the headquarters on American soil. Snow, Edgar. "WORLD CAPITAL ON TURTLE BAY." Saturday Evening Post 222, no. 51 (June 17, 1950): 28-114.Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost. http://eds.b.ebscohost.com/eds/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?sid=19fec28a-1153-4908-9f75-c4e7593ece61%40sessionmgr105&vid=1&hid=114. Accessed October 4, 2016. This source discusses the maneuvers taken by private individuals to build the U.N. Headquarters in New York as it faced competition from other major U.S. cities. Every aspect of the construction project exemplified the international nature of the organization and thus reinforced its symbolic nature on world scale as a source of collaboration. However, this article also reveals that the decision to place such a large and monumental building in such a city was not without the usual urban problems of overcrowding, lack of space, increased traffic. Wharton, Don. "Manhattan's Biggest Side Show." Saturday Evening Post 225, no. 45 (May 9, 1953): 40-129.Academic Search Complete, EBSCOhost. Accessed October 2, 2016. This source speaks to the ability of the United Nations building to appeal to diverse people from many different backgrounds. It shows how the U.N. headquarters in New York reinforces the overall diversity that characterizes the city itself, demonstrates its function as a tourist attraction, and reveals its status as "international soil." Gutheim, Frederick. "The Last Skyscraper." Nation 163, no. 26 (December 28, 1946): 755. Points of View Reference Center, EBSCOhost. Accessed October 4, 2016. This source offers insight into the problems, both practical and theoretical, of the location of the U.N. Headquarters building on the East River site. These problems include those typical of an urban setting: the subsequent increase in population, the lack of space for growth, and the need to build vertically and accommodate all the demands of such an international community. Tucker, Travis. "Trip to UN Buildings Enjoyed by Cooperites." New York Amsterdam News (1943-1961), Mar 07, 1953, City edition. http://search.proquest.com.ezproxy.shu.edu/docview/225755684?accountid=13793. Accessed September 22, 2016. This source is useful in its examination of the allure and prestige to the general public of the new U.N. building. It can be used in collaboration with Wharton's article to show that the building offered an exciting experience for ordinary citizens given its efforts at world peace and various architectural features. "FACT SHEET: HISTORY of UNITED NATIONS HEADQUARTERS." Public Inquiries, UN Visitors Centre. Accessed September 22, 2016. http://www.un.org/wcm/webdav/site/visitors/shared/documents/pdfs/FS_UN%20Headquarters_History_English_Feb%202013.pdf This source provided by the U.N. Visitors Center offers information about the process by which New York became the home of the U.N. Headquarters. It also speaks to the extent to which the design and construction of the buildings represent the international character of the organization. Mires, Charlene. "The Lure of New England and the Search for the Capital of the World." The New England Quarterly 79, no. 1 (2006): 37-64. http://www.jstor.org.ezproxy.shu.edu/stable/20474411. This source offers insight into the beginning vision of the United Nations Headquarters as a symbol of world unity and international peace that needed a home that would suit its needs of international diplomacy. Rather than focusing on New York, this source draws attention to the appeals of New England cities and thus demonstrates that the road to housing the United Nations in New York was one filled with many bumps, from both within the U.S. and abroad. Atwater, Elton. "Philadelphia's Quest to Become the Permanent Headquarters of the United Nations." The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography 100, no. 2 (1976): 243-57. http://www.jstor.org/stable/20091055. This source shows the degree of competition offered by Philadelphia in the race to become the location of the headquarters of the United Nations. Philadelphia offered a tradition of liberty, democracy, and modern government that rivaled the campaigns of New England towns, San Francisco, and New York. This source also provides insight into arguments against New York City as the ultimate location by asserting that the environment of New York City was not as welcoming or conducive to world peace as that of Philadelphia. Truman, Harry S. "Address in New York City at the Cornerstone Laying of the United Nations Building," (October 24, 1949), Public Papers of Harry S. Truman, 1945-1953, http://trumanlibrary.org/publicpapers/index.php?pid=1063 (accessed October 4, 2016). The words of President Truman reflect the optimism and eagerness with which many embraced the world organization. This source offers extremely powerful insight into the symbolism of the U.N., and thus the symbolism that the headquarters itself would take on. Truman addresses the global nature of the U.N. and its aspirations for world peace and international cooperation, concepts that would be echoed by architects and visitors to the headquarters alike. "More About the UN," http://visit.un.org/content/more-about-un (accessed November 12, 2016). This source provides basic information about the U.N. headquarters as a tourist attraction, including statistics about the number of visitors per year. It will be used to demonstrate the appeal of the U.N. and to speak to its symbolism in the international community. "Art: Cheops' Architect." September 22, 1952. Accessed November 10, 2016. http://content.time.com/time/subscriber/article/0,33009,822508-1,00.html. This source discusses the architectural aspect of the construction project of the headquarters, from the issue of style to the problems of space and money. It provides a perspective from a popular culture magazine and thus speaks to some of the conversation surrounding the headquarters' location in New York City. by Katherine Landes Landmarks and Buildings International Diplomacy Neil and John D. Rockefeller Jr. Robert Moses The Race for the World Capital FEATURE IMAGE: Hondros, Chris. UN Building and Flags. September 15, 2009. New York. In Flickr. Accessed December 2, 2016. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gold41/4818368705.
Concordancia Hebreo de Strong: 8478. תָּ֫חַת (tachath) -- debajo, lugar, por, la parte inferior, abajo, en lugar de. tachath: debajo, lugar, por, la parte inferior, abajo, en lugar de. Definición: debajo, lugar, por, la parte inferior, abajo, en lugar de. RVR 1909 Número de Palabras: debajo (191), lugar (154), por (54), abajo (15), bajo (14), de (4), pie (3), vez (3), asiento (2), donde (2), entre (2), lugares (2), á (1), al (1), allí (1), caerá (1), cama (1), Como (1), con (1), cuanto (1), delante (1), dentro (1), en (1), mamando (1), pago (1), parte (1), poder (1), raíces (1), razón (1), sea (1), sitio (1). a. תַּחַת הָהָר at the foot of the mountain, Exodus 24:4; Deuteronomy 4:11, so Deuteronomy 3:17 ׳אַשְׁדֹּת הַמִּסְגָּה ת Joshua 11:3,17 +; figurative Psalm 18:37 תַּחְתָּ֑י תַּרְחִיד אְעָדַי thou broadenest mysteps under me, Job 36:15 רַחַב לאֹ מוּצָק תַּחְתֶּיךָ (so read for תחתיה, Di Bu) breadth unstraitened is beneath thee. b. ׳הַלָּשׁוֺן ת, of something held there as a dainty morsel, and ready, when needed, to be brought out, figurative of sweetness Songs 4:11, of evil Psalm 10:7 ׳לְשֹׁנוֺ עָמָל וָאָוֶן ת, Job 20:12 (so שְׁפָתֵימוֺ ׳ת Psalm 140:4), of praise Psalm 66:17 לְשֹׁנוֺ ׳וְרוֺמַם ת (synonym בִּגְרוֺנָם Psalm 149:6). c. ׳תַּחַת פ: (a) of subjection, Psalm 18:40 תַּחְתָּ֑י תַּכְּ רִיעַ קָמַי, Psalm 18:48 (compare Psalm 47:4; Psalm 144:2), Psalm 45:6; Job 9:13. (b) of a woman, אִישָׁתּ ׳ת, i.e. under his authority, Numbers 5:19,20,29, so Ezekiel 23:5 תַּחְתַּי being under me = being mine (figurative of Israel as ׳יs spouse), compare ὕπανδρος Romans 7:2, and Qor 66:10. (c) of being burdened or oppressed under, Isaiah 24:5 the earth יָֽשְׁבֶיהָ ׳הָֽנְפָה ת, Proverbs 30:21 שָׁלוֺשׁ רָגְזָה אֶרֶץ ׳ת, Proverbs 30:22; Proverbs 30:23; Habakkuk 3:7 אָיֶן ׳ת i.e. (si vera 1.) suffering under calamity. d. ׳יַד פ ׳ת, of authority or control, Genesis 41:35 יַד מַּרְעֹה ׳וְיִצְבְּרוּ בָר ת; Judges 3:30 (compare Psalm 106:42), 1 Samuel 21:4; 1 Samuel 21:5 (strike out אֶל; dittograph חֹל), v.1 Samuel 21:9; Isaiah 3:6. e. ׳רַגְלֵי פ ׳ת, of subjection or conquest, Psalm 8:7 רַגְלָיו כֹּל ׳שַׁתָּה ת, Psalm 18:39; Psalm 47:4; Lamentations 3:34, compare Malachi 3:31. conjunction: a. תַּחַת אֲשֶׁר: (a) instead of that (German. anstatt dass), Deuteronomy 28:62 הֱיִיתֶם ׳א ׳ת instead of that ye were..., instead of your being.., Ezekiel 36:34. (b) in return for (the fact) that, because that (ᵐ5 ἀνθ' ὧν Amos 1:3 + often), Numbers 25:13 ׳אֲשֶׁר קִנָּא לא ׳ת, Deuteronomy 21:14; Deuteronomy 22:29; Deuteronomy 28:47; 1 Samuel 26:21; 2 Kings 22:17 2Chronicles 34:25; Isaiah 53:12; Jeremiah 29:19; Jeremiah 50:7; 2Chronicles 21:12. b. תַּחַת כִּי Deuteronomy 4:37 (but ? read : וֶַ˜תּחִי as end of Deuteronomy 4:36), Proverbs 1:29. compare עֵקֶב אֲשֶׁר (כִּיׅ. II. 1 d); after קָרָא Zechariah 3:10: so ׳לְ ׳אֶלתֿ Ezekiel 10:2. b. into the place of, Leviticus 14:42. II. 2 a) from his place Exodus 10:23; Zechariah 6:12. Rarely = תַּחַת or ׳מִתַּחַת לְ, Genesis 1:9 (P) Ezekiel 1:8; Ezekiel 42:9; Ezekiel 46:23; Job 26:5. b. ׳מִתַּחַת לְ (opposed to ׳מִמַּעַל לְ) under, beneath: Genesis 1:17 ׳הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתּ לָרָקִיעַ, Exodus 20:4 הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת לָאָרֶץ (so Deuteronomy 4:18; Deuteronomy 5:8), Judges 3:16 לְמַדָּיו ׳מִתּ, Jeremiah 38:12 +; of locality, Genesis 35:8 לְבֵיתְאֵל ׳מִתּ, 1 Samuel 7:11; 1 Kings 4:12. 9b), id quod ׳מִתַּחַת לְ 1 Kings 7:32. From the same as Towach; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc. -- as, beneath, X flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, X unto, X when...was mine, whereas, (where-)fore, with.
HomeRetro Single Reviews Retro Single Reviews: George Strait, 1990-1991 March 24, 2013 Kevin John Coyne 11 As the nineties began, George Strait was the reigning CMA Entertainer of the Year, a title noted on the belt buckle he wore on the cover of Livin' it Up. Around this time, Billboard switched to monitoring radio stations in real time, revealing just how often songs were really being played. So while all of his eighties #1 singles spent only a week at the top, all four of the #1 singles listed here spent multiple weeks in the penthouse, including two five-week runs at the top. "Love Without End, Amen" Peak: #1 One of Strait's most enduring hits, "Love Without End, Amen" foreshadowed the understated religiousness of future hits like "I Saw God Today." A classic three act story song, it makes its point subtly and endearingly. Retro Single Review: George Strait, "Overnight Success" February 5, 2013 Ben Foster 2 1989 \| #1 Written by veteran songwriter Sanger D. "Whitey" Shafer (who had previously supplied Strait with hits such as "Does Forth Worth Ever Cross Your Mind" and "All My Ex's Live In Texas"), "Overnight Success" was released in the fall of 1989 as fourth and final single from George Strait's album Beyond the Blue Neon. It peaked at a respectable #8, breaking a streak of eleven number-one hits, but continuing Strait's run of Top Ten hits that stretched back seven years. Retro Single Reviews: Dolly Parton, 1975-1976 January 19, 2013 Kevin John Coyne 5 Today is Dolly Parton's 67th birthday. What better time to revisit and relaunch our ongoing feature that reviews every single that she's released in her illustrious career? This post will look at her four singles from late 1975 through the end of 1976. Three were solo efforts, while the fourth was her final release of the decade that was a collaboration with Porter Wagoner. "We Used To" Written by Dolly Parton It was clear by this point that Parton had designs on the pop market, but she hadn't yet found the right way to make her style work in that format. So we get overlong pop ballads like this, which ramble on forever because Parton's restraining her vocal trademarks that would make the record too identifiably country. Retro Single Review: George Strait, "Ace in the Hole" November 18, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 2 1989 \| Peak: #1 A Western Swing spin on "The Gambler." Retro Single Review: Alan Jackson, "I'll Try" As promises of never-ending love go, this isn't terribly optimistic. Retro Single Review: Tim McGraw, "Unbroken" October 25, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 5 "Unbroken" was the fourth consecutive #1 single from Set This Circus Down, a streak unmatched by any other Tim McGraw album. Retro Single Review: Shania Twain, "It Only Hurts When I'm Breathing" October 9, 2012 Ben Foster 21 2004 \| #18 Of all Shania Twain's gifts as a singer-songwriter, her ability to tackle heartbreak may have been the most under-heralded. That side of Twain was well showcased on several standout tracks from The Woman In Me, but of all the nineteen tracks on the Up! album, there was only one sad song in the bunch. But oh, what a beauty it was. Retro Single Review: Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton, "Say Forever You'll Be Mine" October 1, 2012 Kevin John Coyne 2 "Forever is the love," they sing, "that is true and undemanding." Retro Single Review: Shania Twain, "When You Kiss Me" 2003 \| Peak: #21 (U.K.) What do you do when you've already got so many songs that are wedding and anniversary staples? Retro Single Review: George Strait, "What's Going On In Your World" September 25, 2012 Ben Foster 2 Has the fiddle ever sounded sweeter?
Q: Django syncdb : "columname" cannot be cast to type integer I want to deploy my Django app, when developing I used the SQLite database. In production, I want to use a PostgreSQL database. I just setup my project, copied the models, now I want to sync my db, when I use the following command: python manage.py syncdb I get the following error: File "/home/oras/webapps/leden_landing/lib/python3.4/Django-1.8.2-py3.4.egg/django/db/backends/utils.py", line 64, in execute return self.cursor.execute(sql, params) django.db.utils.ProgrammingError: column "studierichting_id" cannot be cast to type integer I don't understand how this can happen, does anybody know what I can do to solve this problem? These are my models: class Lid(models.Model): voornaam = models.CharField(max_length=30, blank=False) achternaam = models.CharField(max_length=30, blank=False) studienummer = models.IntegerField() studierichting = models.ForeignKey(Studie) class Studie(models.Model): naam = models.CharField(max_length=30) Since I don't have any data yet, and the database still needs to be setup, I don't understand how I can get this casting error... A: Finally found it, like Visgean suggested, I still had some migrations. After I deleted the folder, the syncdb'ing could start :)
The creation of Babel spills over the world men who speak different languages: all the faces, bodies and voices of Paulo José, embodied in the characters that the actor interpreted in his career in theater, television and cinema. 2.5 - Given the vast archival footage available with or about Paulo José, it feels like an important and quite interesting missed opportunity. In trying to craft a statement about the actor through his own words the filmmakers assembled a mish-mash of guest readers with the aid of some rather unconvincing editing. It's not awful and there are a few tender and clever moments, but Paulo José deserved much better.
""" Doc string goes here. @author: mje mads [] cnru.dk """ import socket import mne import os import sys cmd = "/usr/local/common/meeg-cfin/configurations/bin/submit_to_isis" # SETUP PATHS AND PREPARE RAW DATA hostname = socket.gethostname() if hostname == "wintermute": data_path = "/home/mje/mnt/caa/scratch/" else: data_path = "/projects/MINDLAB2015_MEG-CorticalAlphaAttention/scratch/" # CHANGE DIR TO SAVE FILES THE RIGTH PLACE subjects_dir = data_path + "fs_subjects_dir/" save_folder = data_path + "filter_ica_data/" maxfiltered_folder = data_path + "maxfiltered_data/" epochs_folder = data_path + "epoched_data/" tf_folder = data_path + "tf_data/" mne_folder = data_path + "minimum_norm/" os.chdir(mne_folder) # import subject from commandline arg subject = str(sys.argv[1]) epochs = mne.read_epochs(epochs_folder + "%s_filtered_ica_mc_tsss-epo.fif" % subject) cov = mne.compute_covariance(epochs, tmin=None, tmax=-0.01, method="factor_analysis") cov.save(mne_folder + "%s-cov.fif" % subject)
I don't wish to step on any toes, but it seems that with some of the questions that get fielded on these forums there are people who get versatile hunting dogs and don't hunt them. Or, if they do don't hunt them very often. I know that at a local NAVHDA there are several who run tests but don't hunt. So, my question is in general do you think that hunting tests, dock dogs, agility, etc. provide the same fulfillment to a dog bred for hunting as let's say for instance "hunting"? I know that from my perspective I have trained less, tested less, and hunted more with my current DD than the prior three. And, I've enjoyed her more and bonded closer with her than the prior dogs... I believe. I enjoy the testing and think it is good for the breed. On any future dogs I'd plan to test them as well. With that said, I own the dog for hunting and companionship. He can tell the difference between the games and hunting. He is much more enthused in the latter. I wouldn't tell anyone they're wrong for not hunting their dog, but I think they're missing a big part. Plus the dogs are wired for it and crave it. Maybe they don't know what they're missing, but I would guess most versatiles would miss the hunt if they were previously introduced to it. My opinion may be biased by the fact that the only reason I have my PP is to hunt it. Although it is only six months old, that it what it was born to do. It enjoys training or about anything else I do with it. In no way do I see the level of contentment I see after a day of hunting with any other activity. So no I don't think a hunting test can duplicate the sheer exhilaration the dog gets from a true hunting life. Being able to fully bring to bear the athleticism, cooperation, prey drive, and instincts for a sustained period is what they are bred for, and I don't think there is any other way to fully scratch that itch. Real hunting is better than games is better than hunting toads in the yard. Hunting is the most fulfilling work by far, but hunting season only lasts 6 months of the year. My dogs very much enjoy their Dock Diving, nosework, obedience training and anything else I can come up with to do with them. I don't believe non-hunters understand what they are missing, but working dogs temperaments make them uniquely suited to many of these games, search and rescue, and service work. It's not abuse to not hunt, its abuse to leave a dog in a 5x10 kennel and only hunt them 2 weeks a year. I was able to start hunting with dogs at an early age and have been ever since. Hunting, and hunting with my dogs is a huge part of my life and I built my life's goals and lifestyle around it. I hold Hunt Tests in a much lower regard than many do these days and do not ever see me getting involved with them in a big way. I put my time in efficiently on my own property or nearby, developing and training my dogs to the standards that I find most effective to our hunting objectives/styles. Now that we have the Spring Conservation seasons for Snow Geese my hunting agenda starts in Sept and runs into May with Spring Turkey Seasons. The "off season" is short and filled with daily exercise and training for the dogs and myself, fishing, deer stand maintenance, food plots, shooting my bow, scouting new and old hunting spots ..., and before you know it is hunting season again. Hard telling what the dog thinks but I bet there's at least a little bit of anxiety without the stimulation that hunting provides. Haven't a clue as to how a dog adjusts? I have more of a problem with breeders who sell the dogs to non-hunters in the first place. I think at least some of these non-hunters lie to breeders as to what they're going to do with the dog. I know one such fellow and suspect a few more. All dogs need a "job". Dogs can do most any kind of job that they are trained for. The favorite "job" of a hunting dog is HUNTING. The dogs just need something todo, they don't have more or less fun. I think it's silly to own a hunting dog and not hunting it but as long as the dog is out and being stimulated they can care less. They just want to run around, smell stuff and try to eat an animal. The rest of it we put on them. Dogs are just as happy running around in the field all day coming home with zero birds as they are running around and coming home with a full bag. I've got an old bird dog that would disagree with that. She will growl at you if you miss! It's hard for me to say that my dogs like to learn new things but I have to believe challenges must be interesting for them. A tough retrieve of a dummy is a lot more interesting than a toss right in front of them. They seem to enjoy a 3 minute hunt for a hidden dummy more than a 10 second one, and doing a "walking baseball" drill is more fun than just simple dummy retrieves. One of my dogs will do a few canvas dummy retrieves but then will climb up into the Ranger and dig through a 5 gallon bucket to find and bring me the dummy that I shoot from a retrieve-r-trainer. But, even though the dogs and I work year-around as it's good for us both to provide stimulation, bonding, etc., I'm pretty sure they would choose to hunt year-around more than anything else. Nice topic! Hunt the heck out of them, everything else falls into place. Even within the hunting realm dogs in general have hunting preferences that are genetic. Can they be happy doing other things? Sure. As happy as if they were pursuing their chosen game? NOT! Haha that must be a sight. My point was only that you let a dog rip through a field for a few hours smelling, running and peeing on stuff and it will be as happy as it can. Sometimes we put our own feelings onto the dog. They aren't any happier chasing game that's just what their instincts drive them todo. A working dog that gets mentally stimulated and regular exercise is a happy dog. Hunting is a relatively small portion of any dog's life. I don't agree with that. If a dog becomes unsuccessful enough times, it begins to lose intensity. They have to have some success to keep at maximum effectiveness. As far as using them for other things like nose, agility, dock, etc; I don't like it. Look what happened to Irish Setters, Goldens, Springers and Poodles when you deny them the very things they were born to do. That's why I don't like using them for non hunting agendas. Use them for what they were bred for. Every minute you spend with them on obedience, agility, etc. is time that could be far better spent running blinds, working on honoring, relocations, flush on command, etc. There is just no real reason to do it.
It turns out (no pun intended) that "Give us a twirl, Anthea!" is one of the famous catch-phrases for Sir Bruce Forsyth, a master of ceremonies for various TV shows in the UK, including Generation Game, The Price is Right, and Strictly Come Dancing (which we renamed Dancing With the Stars). I tried to find a YouTube clip of Uncle Brucie saying his deathless line, but wasn't successful. You'll just have to imagine it. Where did that "(h)" come from? When you drop the T, you get wirl, which is NOT phonetically "whirl," a synonym of twirl. Wirl does sound the same as (but is spelled differently from) Wurl, a company which Google tells me makes foundation garments. Will Shortz has, over the years of his ever-shrinking fan base, trained it to accept such lousy challenges. This has often put the Sunday Puzzle in the category of horse shoes and hand grenades, where "close" is good enough. I don't suppose anyone else thought of TRAPPINGS/WRAPPINGS, you know, EPHEMERA? MJ, ever tried plum grenades? Thanks for the playa photos, Magdalen. MJ, I did not get to your question as it has been a whirling, twirling week here, including the drive to and from the playa in 96 hours. I did not see or record any sliders but read about them observed a playa or two away. I think it must be a part of human communication, at least in English, to tell the difference between Whig and wig, whir and were, whit and wit, whish and wish and, of course, whirl and "wirl," if there were such word. And those are just short i's. Implying "almost" in the clue couldn't have made this any easier and would have saved it from the unacceptable heap. I went to Racetrack Playa (though I don't remember that name) in Death Valley in the 1950's. I can't find any other places for that phenomenon nearer than 300 miles from Black Rock. I don't know MJ, wen I hear people say wen, I pretty much figure they're not talking about a cyst, except wen they're doing a crossword puzzle. BTW, I messed up. If 'trappings' and 'wrappings' have any claim to synonymity, it's probably on the basis of their superficiality rather than their ephemerality. Sorry. We entered Twirl/wirl, and yes we think that is phonetically correct! But our alt answer was Twas/was. Now Twas sometimes has a ' in front of it so lets see if Will takes it as a second response!
using System; using System.Collections.Generic; namespace BztErrorsManager.Model.Models { public partial class AlertHistory { public AlertHistory() { this.AlertSubscriptionHistories = new List<AlertSubscriptionHistory>(); } public System.Guid AlertHistoryID { get; set; } public string AlertName { get; set; } public System.Guid FaultID { get; set; } public string Application { get; set; } public string ServiceName { get; set; } public System.DateTime InsertedDate { get; set; } public virtual ICollection<AlertSubscriptionHistory> AlertSubscriptionHistories { get; set; } } }
Dinoshark is a 2010 low budget Syfy horror film. It was shown on Syfy on March 13, 2010. Background The film premiered on Syfy on the evening of March 13, 2010 before 2 million viewers. Dinoshark followed up Dinocroc; Roger Corman proposed a sequel (Dinocroc 2) but Syfy felt that television audiences tended to respond better to new-but-similar ideas more than direct sequels. April MacIntyre, of Monsters and Critics, compared the film to old B movies. A sequel titled Dinocroc vs. Supergator was released on June 26, 2010. Roger Corman said that while the plot is hard to believe, the film can be enjoyed if belief is suspended and that the film is internally consistent. The film is a remake of the 1979 film Up from the Depths. Dinoshark has been described as Dinocroc with flippers. Before the film was released, Margaret Lyons of Entertainment Weekly said that this, along with Sharktopus, were destined to be classics of the "awesomely awful made-for-TV movie genre". Plot The film opens with a baby pliosaur swimming away from a broken chunk of Arctic glacier that calved due to global warming. Three years later, it is a ferocious predatory adult and kills tourists and locals offshore from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. The protagonist, Trace, is first to notice the pliosaur and witnesses his friend get eaten, but has trouble convincing people that a creature of such antiquity is still alive and eating people. Cast Eric Balfour as Trace McGraw Iva Hasperger as Carol Brubaker Aarón Díaz as Luis Roger Corman as Dr. Reeves Blythe Metz as Newscaster Vela Hammond as Mag Blanche Wheeler as Dani Shaun Carson as David Jenna Manger as Ali Reception Critics and reviewers tended to share similar views on the nature of the film, seeing it as a continuation in the tradition of older B movie horror/monster films, with the implausible plots, stock sequences and questionable acting typical of that genre. Critics were divided between those who felt this made it highly entertaining and those who felt this made the film exceptionally poor in quality and panned it for its lack of redeeming features. In both cases though, critics conceded that it stood a chance of becoming a classic of its kind, if for nothing else than for a level of awfulness that mandated watching. April Macintyre of Monsters and critics gave it a positive review. Referring to "fun films, laced with implausible plots, brilliant poster art and laughable dialogue [that] demanded that you show up ready to suspend disbelief, prepare for a scare and always left the audience entertained", she wrote that some aspects are "hilariously over the top. Think Al Pacino's Cuban accent in Scarface times ten", but concluded that in the context of its genre, "we wouldn't want it any other way". On the negative side, Dread Central was condemnatory of the "rubbery" monster, "exceptionally chintzy" effects, and "some of the worst acting ever seen in a Syfy original movie", concluding that users who did not regularly watch "schlocky shark flicks" would probably enjoy laughing at "this silly offering in which half the cast sound like they were voiced over by George Lopez". Chicago Now gave it one star out of 5 as a "low-budget joker" and "cheesy, mindless fun", stating there had to be a "fun drinking game" in it and the best thing about it was the title. Home video Dinoshark was released on DVD and Blu-ray on April 26, 2011. See also List of killer shark films References External links Official website 2010 television films 2010 films 2010 horror films Syfy original films American natural horror films Films about dinosaurs Films about sharks Shark attacks in fiction Films about shark attacks Films produced by Roger Corman Films produced by Julie Corman American monster movies Giant monster films 2010s monster movies American horror television films 2010s English-language films Films set in Mexico Films directed by Kevin O'Neill (director) 2010s American films
Completely inspired by Pretty Ruff Life's This and That Fridays. I thought it would be fun to try something similar today. I'm not sure yet if I'll do these as a weekly series or maybe monthly… we'll see how it fits into my blogging schedule! I've got lots that I'm testing and will be ready to post about soon! If you can believe it, I am STILL sick, but I'm feeling well enough to be functional again so that's a major plus! Despite being sick though, I have been able to keep up with the National Blog Posting Month Challenge (30 days of posts) so I'm pretty impressed with myself. After a somewhat inconsistent blogging year, it feels good to be able go get this much content out in so little time. I'm really proud of what I've accomplished so far. Shout out to all the other Canadian Beauty Bloggers who are on the NaBloPoMo adventure as well! I'm currently finalizing a review with what should be 4-5 makeup looks using the Violet Voss Ride or Die Palette (hauled here) so I'm pretty excited about that. It should be up tomorrow! I'm also getting super excited about my upcoming trip to Paris which somehow is already just over a month away! This weekend I'll also be checking out the downtown the 7th Craft Revival: Downtown Takeover here in Thunder Bay with my bestie so I'm hoping to get my Christmas shopping started there with some local flare! I think my first blogger shoutout should go out to the lovely Nicole of Pretty Ruff Life as she inspired this post! She is a Canadian Blogger in the Calgary area and I've been reading her blog since around the time I started mine two years ago. Her posts always have an elegant flare and not only are informative but very eye-catching. She's also a fellow fur-mama so be sure to check out her Instagram for appearances from her fur-baby, Maggie! This was fun! What's on your mind this Friday? Let me know in the comments below!
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia is looking for a non-profit group to help set up a program for young entrepreneurs, a key part of the city's settlement with two black men who were arrested for sitting at a Starbucks without ordering anything. Project Elevate was established by Rashon Nelson and Donte Robinson and will operate in city high schools. The men settled with the city in May for a symbolic $1 each and a promise from officials to set up a program for young entrepreneurs. The city announced Monday they will award a grant of $200,000 to a non-profit group to design a pilot phase of the program. Video of their April arrest prompted a national outcry and led the CEO of Starbucks to personally apologize to the men. The company also changed store policies and closed shops across the country one afternoon for bias training.
Back to Bataan Theatrical release poster Edward Dmytryk Robert Fellows (exec.) Ben Barzman Richard H. Landau Aeneas MacKenzie William Gordon Roy Webb Nicholas Musuraca Marston Fay RKO Radio Pictures RKO Radio Pictures (US) June 25, 1945 (1945-06-25) (US) Back to Bataan is a 1945 American black-and-white World War II war film drama from RKO Radio Pictures, produced by Robert Fellows, directed by Edward Dmytryk, that stars John Wayne and Anthony Quinn.[3] The film depicts events (some fictionalized and some actual) that took place after the Battle of Bataan (1941–42) on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The working title of the film was The Invisible Army.[4] Plot[edit] In 1945 US Army Rangers raid the Cabanatuan Japanese prisoner-of-war camp, rescuing its POWs. The film flashes back to March, 1942, and the Bataan peninsula in the Philippines. As U.S. Army troops under General MacArthur struggle to hold on at Bataan against the Japanese, Colonel Joseph Madden (John Wayne) orders one of his officers, Captain Andrés Bonifácio (Anthony Quinn), to shape up. Bonifácio has been under a strain because his sweetheart Dalisay Delgado (Fely Franquelli) is apparently collaborating with the Japanese, broadcasting propaganda over the radio. Later, Madden is picked to slip through the lines to organize Filipinos to fight as guerrillas against the Japanese occupation. His commanding officer lets him know that Delgado is actually using the propaganda broadcasts to secretly transmit valuable information to them, but he is ordered to reveal that fact to no one, not even Bonifácio. Madden makes contact with one group of Filipino resistance fighters, but as they set out on their first mission, they encounter middle-aged American school teacher Bertha Barnes (Beulah Bondi). She and her students join the guerrillas after the Japanese hang Buenaventura Bello (Vladimir Sokoloff), the principal of her school and a dear friend, for refusing to take down the American flag. Setting out on their first mission to destroy a Japanese gasoline dump, Madden and his men stumble upon the Bataan Death March and realize that Bataan has fallen. Many of the Filipinos lose heart, so to boost their will to fight, Madden finds and engineers the rescue of Captain Bonifácio from the Death March. Bonifácio happens to be the grandson of Andrés Bonifacio, a national hero. It works. For their first mission, the guerrillas go to the Flilipino village and hang the Japanese officer who ordered the killing of Bello. During the next year, Madden and his guerrillas attack Japanese outposts, supply depots, military airfields, and other installations. Major Hasko (Richard Loo), one of the Japanese commanders, attempts to appease the local population by staging a semi-independence ceremony to reduce popular support for the Filipino resistance. Madden, Bonifácio, and the guerrillas attack the ceremony, where Dalisay finally reveals her true alliance during her radio broadcast: She urges her people to rise up against the Japanese. Most of the Japanese troops are killed in the raid, but a young Filipino boy named Maximo Cuenca (one of Barnes' students) is captured. After being beaten, he agrees to lead the Japanese to Madden's hideout. However, as they near that spot, Maximo, sitting in the front seat of a Japanese transport truck, suddenly grabs the steering wheel, sending it careening down a mountainside. He later dies in the arms of Miss Barnes. Colonel Madden is ordered out of the field, leaving Captain Bonifácio in command of the Filipino resistance. Several months later, in October 1944, Bonifácio and his group travel to Leyte, where rumors are circulating of the impending American invasion to liberate the Philippines. After arriving on Leyte, Bonifácio is reunited with Madden. They are given the mission of taking and holding a small village to block Japanese reinforcements from repelling the impending landing of American forces. By trickery, Madden, Bonifácio, and their men engage and defeat the Japanese garrison in a fierce pitched battle. Two enemy soldiers, however, get away on a motorcycle and spread the alarm. Japanese tanks and soldiers attack. The defenders manage to knock out most of the tanks, but are on the verge of being forced to retreat. Just when all seems lost, American reinforcements and tanks arrive and turn the tide of battle. Another short montage follows, this time with several of the actual released Americans from the Cabanatuan prison camp. John Wayne as Col. Joseph Madden Anthony Quinn as Capt. Andrés Bonifácio Beulah Bondi as Bertha Barnes Fely Franquelli as Dalisay Delgado Richard Loo as Maj. Hasko Philip Ahn as Col. Koroki Alex Havier as Sgt. Bernessa 'Ducky' Louie as Maximo Cuenca Lawrence Tierney as Lt. Cmdr. Waite Leonard Strong as Gen. Homma Paul Fix as Bindle Jackson Abner Biberman as Japanese captain at schoolhouse Vladimir Sokoloff as Señor Buenaventura J. Bello As the film opens, the credits roll over actual film clips from January 30, 1945, of POWs being freed from Cabanatuan, a Japanese prisoner of war camp.[1] Production[edit] Producer and future production partner of John Wayne Robert Fellows had previously made two war films with fictional characters based on true incidents in the War in the Pacific: Bombardier, based on the Doolittle Raid, and Marine Raiders. He also produced the John Wayne western Tall in the Saddle for RKO. Fellows strongly believed that an account of the initial defeat and guerilla resistance of the American and Filipino forces, as well as MacArthur's return, would be a splendid tribute and a profitable film. Fellows contacted the Office of War Information, and the American military also agreed and provided their assistance.[5] The film took 130 days to shoot because of the rapidly changing Pacific war news of the time. Two thirds of the way through filming, the invasion of the Philippines occurred, forcing several script changes and rewrites in order to keep up with current events.[6] The Raid at Cabanatuan and release of American prisoners was also rapidly incorporated into the screenplay, with scenes recreating the 6th Ranger Battalion attacking the Japanese prison camp. This action sequence is placed at the beginning of the film, while there are appearances by actual, recently-released, American POWs inserted for dramatic effect at the end. Ben Barzman's screenplay emphasized Filipino nationalism as much as American patriotism. A Filipino school principal, who reminds a Filipino schoolboy of Philippine nationalism, is later ordered by the Japanese conquerors to take down the American flag in the schoolyard. When he refuses to do so, the Japanese hang him from the same flagpole, his body draped by the stars and stripes. During the action sequences, the soundtrack reuses large sections of Max Steiner's classic film score for RKO's King Kong (1933). In another small section of the score, the British national anthem is also used. Back to Bataan was Wayne's first encounter during the filming with Americans with open Communist sympathies and beliefs. Barzman and director Edward Dmyrtyk were outspoken about their communist views.[7] When Wayne heard that Barzman and Dmytryk were openly belittling the religion of the film's technical advisor, Colonel George S. Clarke (who had commanded the 57th Infantry Regiment of the Philippine Scouts during the Battle of Bataan and was roughly Wayne's real life counterpart), and mocking him with renditions of the Internationale, he confronted Dmytryk, asking him if he was a communist. Dmytryk replied that he was not, but if "the masses of the American people wanted communism, it would be good for our country".[8] Though Dmyrtyk denied he was a communist, Wayne felt that he was by his use of the word "masses".[9] By contrast, Barzman's wife Norma recalled Wayne being friendly with her husband, with Wayne hugging him and calling him a "goddammned communist", to which Barzman jokingly replied that Wayne was a "fascist".[10] During filming, Dmytryk and Barzman found out that Wayne had refused to use a stunt double. So they collaborated in writing scenes that they thought would force Wayne to insist on using a stunt double. Wayne was required in one scene to be lifted into the air by a leather harness, simulating being blown up by an explosion. In another, Wayne and Quinn had to enter an icy pond and remain underwater for a lengthy time, each breathing through a reed. Wayne did the stunts, but as he drank a bracing whiskey beforehand, he told Barzman, "You better be goddamn sure we don't find out this is something you dreamed up out of your little head as a parting gift".[8] In her book The Star-Entangled Banner, author Sharon Delmendo views Back to Bataan as Wayne acting as a stand-in for General Douglas MacArthur. He has to face the wrath of his Filipino officers asking him "where are the American forces?" He is later ordered to leave the Philippines only to return, like MacArthur, when the invasion finally happens.[11] Bataan is a 1943 film about a small rearguard defending a bridge against the Japanese, starring Robert Taylor and Lloyd Nolan. Fojas, Camilla (2014). 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Archived from the original on September 3, 2008. ^ p. 83 Delmendo, Sharon Back to Bataan Once More Pax Americana and the Pacific Theatre The Star-entangled Banner 2004 Rutgers University Press Back to Bataan at the American Film Institute Catalog Back to Bataan on IMDb Back to Bataan at AllMovie Back to Bataan at the TCM Movie Database Films directed by Edward Dmytryk The Hawk Emergency Squad Golden Gloves Mystery Sea Raider Her First Romance The Devil Commands Under Age Sweetheart of the Campus The Blonde from Singapore Secrets of the Lone Wolf Confessions of Boston Blackie Seven Miles from Alcatraz Hitler's Children The Falcon Strikes Back Captive Wild Woman Behind the Rising Sun Tender Comrade Murder, My Sweet Till the End of Time So Well Remembered Give Us This Day The Sniper Eight Iron Men The Juggler The Caine Mutiny The End of the Affair The Left Hand of God Raintree County The Blue Angel The Reluctant Saint The Carpetbaggers Alvarez Kelly Shalako He Is My Brother The "Human" Factor Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Back_to_Bataan&oldid=894699325" American black-and-white films Bataan Death March Films scored by Roy Webb Films set in the Philippines Foreign films shot in the Philippines Japanese occupation of the Philippines films RKO Pictures films World War II films made in wartime Pacific War films Use mdy dates from August 2017
Veteran Nigerian rapper Eedris Abdulkareem has hit out at President Muhammad Buhari, labeling him as weak mentally and physically. "Buhari denied that the disability bill has been transmitted to him. In October, after BUHARI declined assent to the Bill, NASS worked to address the concerns he raised. The Senate referred the Disability Bill 2018 back to the conference committee of both chambers of the National Assembly for a review. Fact Check Buhari is weak mentally and physically Buhari denied that the disability bill has been transmitted to him. Link 1: in October, after BUHARI declined assent to the Bill, NASS worked to address the concerns he raised. The Senate referred the Disability Bill 2018 back to the conference committee of both chambers of the National Assembly for a review. Link 2: the Centre for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) who have been following this issue closely the Disability bill was transmitted to President Buhari, on Tuesday, December 18, 2018 by the Clerk of the National Assembly.
Nature is wonderful… and the paddy fields; they are a sight, to watch. It grins, at the passers-by, if they happen to pass through Pynthormukhrah during the months of paddy cultivation at it's best. Even the background, in which it is situated, with hills covered with pine trees and the hustle bustle of human habitation, makes viewing this paddy field soothing to one's eyes. And what is startling about these paddy fields is that it is situated in the suburbs of Shillong City itself and yet maintained it's distinct rural touch. In spite of the onslaught of development and construction of buildings and houses in and around Shillong City, Pynthor's Paddy fields remained unclogged till the other day. One could see thatched houses amidst gradual increasing modern housing system in the outskirts of the fields. With relatively low traffic then the other parts of the city, the road made one felt as if, one was in a far off place away from the city and it's commotion. More particularly if one reached a place called Christian Basti - the throbbing paddy fields sent scintillating messages that made one feel the pulsating resonance of the echoing hubbub from in and around. The ambience filled up with silence and greenery stretched all around, near and far, quietens one's tumultuous spirits. Children playing in the street felt offended at the sight of passing vehicle, fully reflecting annoyance caused by the vehicle in the normal play. Of course one does find children in some locality or the other in and around Shillong City. But surprisingly enough, here one could gauge and feel their recalcitrant attitude- possessive about their apparent play field, so secluded and remote till the other day. The geographical location of the paddy field made the expanse of land that it encompasses brim with surprises - with never ending tales of it's own. One would be fascinated if sensitive to myriad shades of development and transformation that both nature and man has been doing since time immemorial. After everyone kilometer, one is stirred at the site of variation in human habitation all along the road on one side and relatively the same appealing greenery on the other side. More interesting is the flow of two rivers Wahumkhrah and Wahthangsniang , which confluence in Demseniong . These rivers have a history of not only shielding the paddy fields from relentless human incursions but an equally terrifying history of ripping the breast of the paddy fields, by habitual erosion during the monsoon. Thanks to these rivers for they have not only helped the states in generating electricity but perennially given life and vitality to the paddy fields. Many times I have passed by the paddy fields, and each time there was something to introspect and reflect. But as years elapsed things were becoming different and distant. The paddy fields instead of soothing and reliving me from the drudgery of monotonous living depicted sad symptoms. Its plight was obvious every now and then; gradual human encroachment was becoming more visible; swallowing its outskirts and slashing its fertile lands where once green paddy fields flourished. Small articulate huts and makeshifts houses that stored rich harvest of the paddy fields gave way to big houses and square concrete structures. These developments are not only robbing the paddy fields of its intrinsic beauty but is also evoking an urgency to combat new challenges. I do not want to cast any aspersion nor had I the intention to do so. I had to humbly accept the law of social dynamics. My mind could understand, as it saw the rational dimension. But my heart was gloomy for reasons unknown. But why does gloominess creep in at the sight of vanishing paddy fields…? I had no answer. Perhaps… we vacillate endlessly between mirth and melancholy at the sight of something which effects our life, until fresh thoughts comes and new focus gets highlighted.
On December 11, 2018, the US Treasury and the US Trade Representative's office announced the finalization of the Bilateral Agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States of America on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (the "US-UK Bilateral Agreement"), which has been sent to the US Congress for review. It is subject to a 90-day notification period to the US Congress before it can be signed and come into effect. The US-UK Bilateral Agreement should preserve for the UK post-Brexit what the UK had gained as an EU member through the Bilateral Agreement between the United States of America and the European Union on Prudential Measures Regarding Insurance and Reinsurance (the "US-EU Covered Agreement") that was agreed in 2017. Briefly, the US-UK Bilateral Agreement, like the US-EU Covered Agreement, will cover three areas: (1) reinsurance, (2) group supervision, and (3) the exchange of information regarding (re)insurers between the UK and US regulators. Regarding reinsurance, it should mean the elimination of collateral and local presence requirements for US and UK reinsurers operating in each other's jurisdiction. With respect to group supervision, the (re)insurers' domiciliary jurisdiction will be recognized such that US and UK (re)insurers should only be subject to global insurance group oversight in their respective home jurisdictions (including US states of domicile for US (re)insurers). Finally, the agreement is intended to encourage the exchange of regulatory and supervisory information on (re)insurers that operate in the US and UK between insurance regulators in the two countries. The US-EU Covered Agreement is being incorporated into the US state-based insurance laws and regulations through efforts of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners ("NAIC"). With respect to reinsurance, the NAIC is working on revisions to its Credit for Reinsurance Model Law (#785) and the Credit for Reinsurance Model Regulation (#786). The NAIC's amendments to its model law and regulation should extend to cover the US-UK Bilateral Agreement. However, as NAIC model laws and regulations including amendments thereto are not automatically binding in the US states, the US states will need to make conforming amendments to their own insurance laws and regulations to give effect to the NAIC's revised models regarding reinsurance.
Editors' Choice Award: Henderson Park Inn is a Romantic Beachfront Bed-and-Breakfast in Destin, Florida The Scoop: For years, Henderson Park Inn has wowed guests with its picturesque ocean views, lavish suites, and five-star service. This upscale bed-and-breakfast is tucked away on the Emerald Coast of Destin, Florida, and it has long been a favorite among honeymooning newlyweds and couples celebrating an anniversary. The 2020 pandemic forced Henderson Park Inn to close for over a month, but now it's back in business with new social distancing policies aimed at keeping guests safe and helping them truly get away from it all during their stay. In March 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic reached Florida's sandy shores, and it brought the tourist-driven state to a screeching halt. Theme parks, movie theaters, bars, clubs, hotels, and other nonessential businesses had to put up a come-back-later sign without knowing when or how they could reopen. Henderson Park Inn, which is situated on beachfront property in Destin, Florida, made the tough decision to cancel its reservations and close its doors from March 21 until May 15. Henderson Park Inn had to adapt during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep guests and staff members safe. "It was a rough time for all of us. We missed seeing our guests on property," said Janie Schmidt, Marketing Director for the hotel. "They are what makes our jobs worthwhile here, so not seeing them for more than a month was difficult." During the shutdown, the leadership team never stopped thinking about its guests, and it used the downtime to do research, collaborate, and come up with a comprehensive plan for reopening safely once shelter-in-place orders were lifted. The boutique bed-and-breakfast has since implemented new social distancing and cleaning policies to protect the health and safety of all guests and staff members. Now the property follows strict COVID-19 operating guidelines based on the latest advisories from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as well as other health experts. Couples looking for a safe and romantic getaway can book a suite at Henderson Park Inn and socially distance on a beautiful beachfront property. More Personalized Service Allows Guests to Relax & Enjoy The pandemic challenged Henderson Park Inn to foster a new kind of guest experience, and the team has adapted to this new normal by finding ways to pamper guests while ensuring their safety. Guests now receive a complimentary mask and gloves upon check-in, and the hotel offers a contactless checkout process as well as a contactless snack delivery system. "At Henderson Park Inn, we'll always try to do right by our guests," Janie said. "This may be the new normal, but we do hope that our guests will still see the great service we've been providing for years." Instead of a breakfast buffet, Henderson Park Inn now serves made-to-order meals in the dining room. One of the biggest changes at Henderson Park Inn is how the team handles breakfast. It's no longer a crowded free-for-all buffet. Instead, guests can choose their made-to-order breakfast from a new menu and eat in the socially distanced dining room. The menu includes many mouthwatering options, including biscuits with gravy and Belgian waffles with all the fixins. Guests can customize their own omelet by choosing from 12 mix-in options, and they can also pick out a la carte sides, which include fruit, scones, muffins, yogurt, toast, bacon, and sausage. Now couples can enjoy a more private and personalized vacation experience starting with breakfast at the Henderson Park Inn. Another new feature is the personal beach attendant who directly assists guests with procuring snacks, drinks, and towels. This hands-on service drastically minimizes a guest's contact with others because they can turn to one person for all their needs. Henderson Park Inn has made a lot of changes that provide more individualized service and socially distant amenities. For instance, the new tiki bar on the back patio gives guests the opportunity to get complimentary cocktails and other adult beverages without facing any crowds. The bar is just steps away from the beach where the hotel team has carefully spaced out beach chairs and umbrellas. Henderson Park Inn's team has had to change how they do business and come up with innovative solutions to unprecedented challenges, and they told us they're prepared to continue adapting and tweaking their services as the situation changes. "We've implemented an extensive list of new policies and procedures," Janie told us. "There have been a few growing pains in adding these, but our staff and guests are adapting well. Also, many of these policies benefit our guests." A Popular Retreat for Honeymoons & Romantic Getaways The COVID-19 pandemic threw many vacation plans into chaos. Flights were canceled. Wedding days were postponed. Birthday parties, graduations, and other celebrations became much smaller affairs. People had to adapt to the new normal, and Henderson Park Inn has been there for them. In the wake of the pandemic, Henderson Park Inn has welcomed people who had to make last-minute bookings as other plans fell through. This bed-and-breakfast resort has served as a backup plan for couples who were going to vacation abroad and suddenly had to look closer to home for their romantic getaway. The boutique hotel offers direct access to a private beach on the Gulf Coast. "After being forced to cancel our honeymoon to Cancun due to COVID-19, we found Henderson Park Inn in Destin," said Carl on Facebook. "It was the perfect honeymoon getaway. Exceptional service. Great hospitality. So relaxing and quiet." Henderson Park Inn is doing everything possible to help guests enjoy a safe and stress-free vacation, and its top-notch services have gotten a lot of positive feedback from guests. "The customer service at this beautiful place is second to none," said a TripAdvisor reviewer. "The entire staff goes above and beyond." "It is worth every penny," said a woman who stopped at the hotel on a road trip with her husband. "Breakfast and lunch are included daily, bike rentals also, and the overall property's atmosphere is just something special that can't be found just anywhere. Absolutely amazing." Whether you're planning a weekend getaway or a small wedding on the beach, Henderson Park Inn can provide a lovely backdrop for romance and relaxation. Not even a pandemic can slow the Henderson Park Inn down for long. The boutique hotel is already 90% booked up for June, and the team expects to be back at full occupancy in the coming months. "It's easy with so much unknown to want to wait till the last minute to book, but since we're such a small property, we book up quickly," Janie said. "And with the pandemic, know that we'll always do our best to accommodate those who are worried about the situation and work with them if they do need to cancel last minute if more COVID-19 news comes out." Henderson Park Inn Promises to Provide a Stress-Free Escape From a temperature check at the door to personalized beach service during your stay, Henderson Park Inn takes its responsibility for the health and safety of guests very seriously, and the team is taking many necessary precautions to keep the virus from spreading. Even as Florida's southern beaches made national headlines for being overcrowded, Henderson Park Inn was hard at work making sure the Emerald Coast did things right and showed guests that they could vacation in style while maintaining proper social distance. "As a smaller boutique hotel, we hope that we can serve as an example for how smaller properties should be behaving during a pandemic," Janie said. "And, at the end of the day, we hope to continue to provide a relaxing, romantic experience for our guests."
On January 11, 2019, in Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. v. BeeMac Trucking, LLC and BeeMac Logistics, LLC, a panel of nine judges sitting en banc affirmed a ruling holding that a no-hire agreement between two companies was unenforceable as a matter of law. In this case of first impression, the fact that there was a valid non-solicitation agreement in place that protected the company's interests and that the no-hire provision was an overly restrictive restraint on trade informed the trial court's decision and provided support for the affirmation of that decision. The plaintiff, Pittsburgh Logistics Systems, Inc. ("PLS") is a third-party logistics provider that works with shipping companies to ship out goods. One of those shipping companies is BeeMac Trucking, LLC ("BeeMac"). Because BeeMac is a non-exclusive shipper for PLS, PLS required BeeMac to enter into a Motor Carriage Services Contract ("the Contract"), which provided for certain terms of the parties' relationship. Pursuant to the Contract, the parties agreed that during the term of the contract, which is self-renewing, and for a two year period following the contract, BeeMac would not hire, solicit, or induce any employees from PLS. The parties also entered into a non-solicitation agreement in which BeeMac agreed not to disclose PLS' confidential information during the term of the contract and for one year following the termination of the contract. When PLS' former employees went to work for BeeMac, PLS filed suit against both BeeMac and PLS' former employees, seeking an injunction precluding BeeMac from employing any former employees and prevented BeeMac from soliciting business directly from other entities that had done business with PLS. The trial court granted PLS relief with regard to the non-solicitation provision of the Contract and entered an order precluding BeeMac from soliciting PLS customers for the two-year period set forth in the Contract. The trial court, however, refused to grant PLS injunctive relief with regard to the no-hire provision. PLS appealed. In reaching its decision, the trial court first noted that Pennsylvania courts do not favor restrictions on trade but certain restrictive covenants are valid if they are ancillary to the main purpose of the contract. Accordingly, the trial court determined the non-solicitation provision was necessary to protect PLS' interests – its business customers. Turning to the no-hire provision, the trial court determined that no Pennsylvania court had addressed the issue of enforceability of a no-hire agreement and thus looked to case law from other jurisdictions. After examining decisions from other jurisdictions and concluding that the cases that disfavor no-hire restrictions represent the current state of Pennsylvania law, the trial court held that no-hire contracts should be void against public policy because they essentially force a non-compete on employees without their consent or even knowledge. Further, every time PLS entered into a similar agreement with a new carrier, it created more restrictions on its employee which they did not know about and for which they did not receive consideration. Moreover, the no-solicitation provision protected PLS' business interests rendering the no-hire provision superfluous. After reviewing the trial court's analysis and decision and determining it was based upon reasonable grounds, the en banc Panel affirmed the trial court's decision. As a case of first impression, this decision has implications for Pennsylvania employers specifically. However, based on the general trend throughout the country wherein courts are holding no-hire agreements to be unenforceable, all employers should review their restrictive covenants; in particular any no-hire agreements. Employers who utilize no-hire agreements should review these ensure they are necessary to protect the employers' business interests. If they are necessary, employers should then review the no-hire agreements to ensure they are drafted as narrowly as possible. Employers should also review their non-solicitation agreements to ensure these are compliant with applicable law and enforceable in order to secure their business interests.
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package com.vanco.abplayer.util; import java.io.BufferedInputStream; import java.io.BufferedReader; import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream; import java.io.IOException; import java.io.InputStream; import java.io.InputStreamReader; import java.io.PrintWriter; import java.net.ConnectException; import java.net.HttpURLConnection; import java.net.URI; import java.net.URL; import java.net.URLConnection; import java.util.ArrayList; import java.util.List; import java.util.zip.DataFormatException; import java.util.zip.GZIPInputStream; import java.util.zip.ZipInputStream; import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParser; import javax.xml.parsers.SAXParserFactory; import org.apache.http.Header; import org.apache.http.HttpClientConnection; import org.apache.http.HttpResponse; import org.apache.http.NameValuePair; import org.apache.http.ProtocolException; import org.apache.http.client.ClientProtocolException; import org.apache.http.client.HttpClient; import org.apache.http.client.RedirectHandler; import org.apache.http.client.entity.UrlEncodedFormEntity; import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpGet; import org.apache.http.client.methods.HttpPost; import org.apache.http.cookie.Cookie; import org.apache.http.impl.client.DefaultHttpClient; import org.apache.http.message.BasicNameValuePair; import org.apache.http.params.BasicHttpParams; import org.apache.http.params.HttpConnectionParams; import org.apache.http.protocol.HTTP; import org.apache.http.protocol.HttpContext; import org.apache.http.util.ByteArrayBuffer; import org.apache.http.util.EncodingUtils; import org.apache.http.util.EntityUtils; import org.jsoup.Jsoup; import org.jsoup.helper.HttpConnection.Response; import android.content.Context; import android.graphics.Bitmap; import android.graphics.BitmapFactory; import android.util.Log; import android.webkit.WebView; import android.webkit.WebViewClient; public class HttpUtil { public static String cookieName = ""; public static String cookieValue = ""; public static String hostBase = ""; public static String getHtmlString(String urlString) { try { URL url = new URL(urlString); URLConnection ucon = url.openConnection(); InputStream instr = ucon.getInputStream(); BufferedInputStream bis = new BufferedInputStream(instr); ByteArrayBuffer baf = new ByteArrayBuffer(500); int current = 0; while ((current = bis.read()) != -1) { baf.append((byte) current); } return EncodingUtils.getString(baf.toByteArray(), "utf-8"); } catch (Exception e) { Log.d("win","lllll"+e.toString()); return ""; } } public static String getXmlDecompress(String urlString) { Response rsp = null; String temp = ""; try { rsp = (Response) Jsoup.connect(urlString).execute(); temp = EncodingUtils.getString(CompressionTools.decompressXML(rsp.bodyAsBytes()), "utf-8"); Log.d("TAG","=======>Xml解压成功"); } catch (IOException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); Log.d("TAG","=======>Xml解压失败:"+e.toString()); } catch (DataFormatException e) { // TODO Auto-generated catch block e.printStackTrace(); Log.d("TAG","=======>Xml解压失败:"+e.toString()); } return temp; } public static String sendPost(String url, String params) { PrintWriter out = null; BufferedReader in = null; String result = ""; try { URL realUrl = new URL(url); // 打开和URL之间的连接 URLConnection conn = realUrl.openConnection(); // 设置通用的请求属性 conn.setRequestProperty("accept", "/"); conn.setRequestProperty("connection", "Keep-Alive"); conn.setRequestProperty("user-agent", "Mozilla/4.0 (compatible; MSIE 6.0; Windows NT 5.1; SV1)"); // 发送POST请求必须设置如下两行 conn.setDoOutput(true); conn.setDoInput(true); // 获取URLConnection对象对应的输出流 out = new PrintWriter(conn.getOutputStream()); // 发送请求参数 out.print(params); //② // flush输出流的缓冲 out.flush(); // 定义BufferedReader输入流来读取URL的响应 in = new BufferedReader( new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream())); String line; while ((line = in.readLine()) != null) { result += "\n" + line; } } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("发送POST请求出现异常!" + e); e.printStackTrace(); } // 使用finally块来关闭输出流、输入流 finally { try { if (out != null) { out.close(); } if (in != null) { in.close(); } } catch (IOException ex) { ex.printStackTrace(); } } return result; } public static String httpGetHost(String url) { HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(url); String strResult = ""; BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 5000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 5000); HttpClient httpclient; try { httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget); System.out.println(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) { strResult = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), HTTP.UTF_8); } } catch (ConnectException e) { e.printStackTrace(); System.out.println("hosterror"); } catch (ClientProtocolException e) { System.out.println("Client"); e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("IO"); e.printStackTrace(); } return strResult; } public static String httpGet(String url) { System.out.println("httpGet" + url); HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(url); String strResult = null; BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpClient httpclient; try { httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); httpget.setHeader("Cookie", cookieName + "=" + cookieValue); HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget); System.out.println(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) { strResult = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), HTTP.UTF_8); // System.out.println(strResult); System.out.println("getFinish"); } } catch (ConnectException e) { e.printStackTrace(); } catch (ClientProtocolException e) { System.out.println("Client"); e.printStackTrace(); } catch (IOException e) { System.out.println("IO"); e.printStackTrace(); } return strResult; } public static String httpGetNoResult(String url) { System.out.println("httpGetNo" + url); HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(hostBase + url); String strResult = ""; BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpClient httpclient; try { httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); httpget.setHeader("Cookie", cookieName + "=" + cookieValue); HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget); System.out.println(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); /* * if(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200){ strResult = * EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), HTTP.UTF_8); * System.out.println(strResult); System.out.println("getFinish"); } */ } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); strResult = "error"; } return strResult; } public static Bitmap HttpGetBmp(String url) { HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(url); BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 10000); Bitmap bitmap = null; try { HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget); InputStream is = response.getEntity().getContent(); byte[] bytes = new byte[1024]; ByteArrayOutputStream bos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); int count = 0; while ((count = is.read(bytes)) != -1) { System.out.println("readBitmap"); bos.write(bytes, 0, count); } byte[] byteArray = bos.toByteArray(); bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeByteArray(byteArray, 0, byteArray.length); is.close(); bos.close(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return bitmap; } public static InputStream HttpGetBmpInputStream(String url) { HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(url); BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 10000); InputStream is = null; try { HttpClient httpclient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); HttpResponse response = httpclient.execute(httpget); is = response.getEntity().getContent(); } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return is; } public static Integer GetCookie(String url, String number, String pw, String select, String host) { System.out.println("GetCookie"); int result = 4; HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(hostBase + url); List<NameValuePair> nvps = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(); nvps.add(new BasicNameValuePair("number", number)); nvps.add(new BasicNameValuePair("passwd", pw)); nvps.add(new BasicNameValuePair("select", select)); BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 10000); try { DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); httpClient.setRedirectHandler(new RedirectHandler() { @Override public boolean isRedirectRequested(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) { return false; } @Override public URI getLocationURI(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) throws ProtocolException { return null; } }); httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nvps, HTTP.UTF_8)); HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost); System.out.println(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) { return 2; } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 302) { Header[] headers = response.getHeaders("Location"); if (headers != null && headers.length > 0) { List<Cookie> list = httpClient.getCookieStore() .getCookies(); for (Cookie c : list) { cookieName = c.getName(); cookieValue = c.getValue(); } System.out.println(cookieName + cookieValue); return 3; } } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 404) { return -1; } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return result; } public static String httpGetCookie(String url) { System.out.println("httpGetCookie" + url); HttpGet httpget = new HttpGet(hostBase + url); String strResult = ""; BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 15000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 15000); try { DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); httpClient.setRedirectHandler(new RedirectHandler() { @Override public boolean isRedirectRequested(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) { return false; } @Override public URI getLocationURI(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) throws ProtocolException { return null; } }); httpget.setHeader("Cookie", cookieName + "=" + cookieValue); HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpget); if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) { strResult = EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), HTTP.UTF_8); } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 302) { strResult = "302"; // cookieʧЧ��ض��־��µ�¼��ȡ } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 404) { strResult = "-1"; } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); strResult = "4"; } return strResult; } public static String httpPostCookie(String url, String id, String data) { System.out.println("httpPostCookie" + url); String result = "4"; HttpPost httpPost = new HttpPost(hostBase + url); List<NameValuePair> nvps = new ArrayList<NameValuePair>(); nvps.add(new BasicNameValuePair("marc_no", id)); nvps.add(new BasicNameValuePair("r_content", data)); BasicHttpParams httpParams = new BasicHttpParams(); HttpConnectionParams.setConnectionTimeout(httpParams, 10000); HttpConnectionParams.setSoTimeout(httpParams, 10000); try { DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(httpParams); httpClient.setRedirectHandler(new RedirectHandler() { @Override public boolean isRedirectRequested(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) { return false; } @Override public URI getLocationURI(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) throws ProtocolException { return null; } }); httpPost.setHeader("Cookie", cookieName + "=" + cookieValue); httpPost.setEntity(new UrlEncodedFormEntity(nvps, HTTP.UTF_8)); HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpPost); System.out.println(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), HTTP.UTF_8) + "add"); if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) { return "2"; } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 302) { Header[] headers = response.getHeaders("Location"); if (headers != null && headers.length > 0) { System.out.println(headers[0].getValue()); return "3"; } } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 404) { return "-1"; } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return result; } public static int getCookie(String url) { System.out.println("getCookie" + url); HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(hostBase + url); try { DefaultHttpClient httpClient = new DefaultHttpClient(); httpClient.setRedirectHandler(new RedirectHandler() { @Override public boolean isRedirectRequested(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) { return false; } @Override public URI getLocationURI(HttpResponse response, HttpContext context) throws ProtocolException { return null; } }); HttpResponse response = httpClient.execute(httpGet); System.out.println(response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode()); System.out.println(EntityUtils.toString(response.getEntity(), HTTP.UTF_8) + "add"); if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 200) { Header[] heads = response.getAllHeaders(); System.out.println(heads.length); for (Header header : heads) { System.out.println(header.getName() + " = " + header.getValue()); } return 2; } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 302) { Header[] headers = response.getHeaders("Location"); if (headers != null && headers.length > 0) { System.out.println(headers[0].getValue()); return 3; } } else if (response.getStatusLine().getStatusCode() == 404) { return -1; } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } return 1; } }
Gianluca Lionello, lepiej znany jako Luca Lionello (ur. 9 stycznia 1964 w Rzymie) – włoski aktor filmowy, telewizyjny i teatralny. Urodził się jako jedno z trojga dzieci i jedyny syn aktora Oreste Lionello. Ma dwie siostry – Alessię i Cristianę. Był ateistą, kiedy przyjął rolę Judasza Iskarioty w filmie Mela Gibsona Pasja (The Passion of the Christ, 2004), zdobywając nominację do nagrody Silver Ribbon podczas Sindacato Nazionale Giornalisti Cinematografici w Taorminie. Po zakończeniu zdjęć przeszedł na katolicyzm. Wybrana filmografia 1986: Diabeł wcielony (Il Diavolo in corpo) 1986: Diciottanni – Versilia 1966 (serial TV) jako Fabrizio 1986: Sposerò Simon Le Bon – Confessioni di una sedicenne jako Alex 1987: Mak pigreco 100 1988: Don Bosco 1988: Piccole stelle 1988: Rally 1989: Papryka (Paprika) 1991: Rodzinne sekrety (Una Famiglia in giallo, TV) 1992: Gangsterzy (Gangsters) 1995: Il Cielo è sempre più blu 1997: Il Decisionista 1997: Księżniczka Amina (Deserto di fuoco, miniserial TV) jako Selim 1998: Il Delitto di Via Monte Parioli jako Mirko Reggiani 2000: La Banda (TV) 2001: Oczy miłości (Gli Occhi dell'amore, TV) jako Filippo 2002: L'Italiano 2002: Święty Franciszek z Asyżu (Francesco, TV) jako młody tkacz 2003: Blindati (TV) 2004: Zorba Il Buddha 2004: Pasja (The Passion of the Christ) jako Judasz Iskariot 2005: Antonio, Guerriero Di Dio 2005: Maria (Mary) jako Tomasz 2005: Święty Piotr (San Pietro, TV) jako Maciej Apostoł 2005: Sangue, la morte non esiste jako Bruno 2005: Concorso di colpa jako Giovanni 2006: Nero Bifamiliare 2006: Cover boy: L'ultima rivoluzione jako Michele 2009: Napoli, Napoli, Napoli jako Sebastiano 2010: Le ultime 56 ore jako Paolo Manfredi 2013: Il ragioniere della mafia jako Alfio 2013: Roma Criminale jako Er Toretto 2014: Pasolini jako Narrator (głos) 2014: Bota jako Filipo 2015: Soldato semplice 2015: Fantasticherie di un passeggiatore solitario jako Jean Jacque Renou Przypisy Bibliografia Włoscy aktorzy filmowi Włoscy aktorzy teatralni Włoscy aktorzy telewizyjni Ludzie urodzeni w Rzymie Urodzeni w 1964
Behind the Kirtle Updates on Writing Authors Interviews Dana Arpquest Q&A with Author Cynthia Hickey Cynthia Hickey has been making up stories since she was a child. How fortunate that she finally found an outlet for her, uh, fictional tellings. Multi-published and Amazon and ECPA Best-Selling author Cynthia Hickey has sold over a million copies of her works since 2013. She has taught a Continuing Education class at the 2015 American Christian Fiction Writers conference, several small ACFW chapters and RWA chapters. She and her husband run the small press, Winged Publications, which includes some of the CBA's best well-known authors. She travels between Arizona and Arkansas, depending on the time of year with her husband. She has ten grandchildren who keep her busy and tell everyone they know that "Nana is a writer". Q: Hi Cynthia, Thanks a lot for accepting this interview. Can you tell us about your chosen genre (s) and a little about you? A: I write cozy mysteries and romantic suspense. I enjoy writing page-turners where justice is served. My cozies are more light-hearted where my suspense borders on thriller at times. I've been making up stories since I learned to read. Q: Where do you get your ideas from? A:Daydreaming mostly. Honestly, I have more ideas than I probably have life left in order to right them. Q: Can you tell us a little more about the collection of Historical Stories? A: I love history, especially the mid-to-late 1800s and, as a child, wanted to live in those times like Laura Ingalls Wilder. While I enjoy writing historicals, I focus more on my mystery and suspense now. Q: Out of all your books, which one is your favourite and why? A: Fudge-Laced Felonies will always hold that spot in my heart. It is my first published book. Q: What do you hope your readers will take from your books? A: That perseverance and good character always wins. Q if your books were to film Hollywood blockbuster- Who would you like to play the role of the Hero/ Heroine? (which book) series looks like Zooey Deschanel. Q: Do you base your characters on people you know? A: In my first book, Fudge-Laced Felonies, Summer's aunt is a conglomeration of all my aunts 😊 Q: You have a few Mystery Series. Are you planning to write more books in those series? A: I'm finishing up the Tiny House series, then will start something new. Q: When did you write your first novel- tell us about it? A: I wrote my first novel in the early 2000s. It's so horrible I doubt it will ever see the light of day. Q: Have you always wanted to be a writer? A: Since I learned to read at the age of five. Q: "Nana is writing books" have you any anecdote to tell us about that? A: My grandchildren wanted to be in a book. Since most of them are zombie fans, I wrote a zombie series under Cynthia Melton and put them in. They love it. Q: What are your writing habits? Do you listen to music or need total silence? Do you snack while you write? A: Since I also own a publishing company, I'm up at 5:30 or 6:00 each morning. I work on my business things, authors things, until 8:00. Then I write 2,000 to 4,000 words on my work. If I've time left before quitting around 1 or 2, I'll see what else needs doing. I like complete silence when I work. Q: Can you describe your writing space? A: It's a custom-made counter in front of a window that looks out at my parents' house and a mountain rising behind that. I have a map of the world covering one wall and bookshelves on the other. Q: What is the most difficult part about writing? A: Marketing. Getting the word out there so readers can find your work. Q: What are you working on at the moment? Can you tell us a little more about it? A: I'm working on two things at the moment. One is a Christmas novella for the Tiny House series. The other is a fictional account of a true crime in Arkansas that was never solved. The Phantom murders in 1946. I'm doing a series of unsolved crimes and urban legends. Q: What is your favourite part of writing/ publishing? A: All of it. Writing is like breathing to me. Q: What if your favourite book of all time (I know this is hard to pick just one) and why? A: Gone With the Wind and Outlander by Diana Gabaldon. The strength of the characters stay with me. Q: Any advice for someone who is just starting out writing or thinking about writing? A: Put your behind in the chair and write. Set a goal and keep it. Q: You also have a publishing house. How did it all start? A: My agent had a small line for his clients' backlists. After two years, he called me and said it was too much for him to keep up with and did I want it? I said sure. He handed me the line and I opened it up to more than just his clients. Q: Are you on social media? Where can people interact with you? Yes, I'm on Facebook. You can purchase Cynthia's book here. 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Category Archives: Emma200 Blunders: Emma, Volume II & III Posted on December 27, 2015 by banff1972 under Emma200, Uncategorized More Emma. After stalling out for a few days in Book II—distracted mostly by Vivian Gornick: excellent, you should read her—I read the last 250 odd pages in two long sessions. Here are some thoughts on Volumes II & III, in unorganized sections since it's late in the day, late in the year. Something I noticed the first time I read Emma and which I've not seen elsewhere is the use of quotation marks around reported speech. I'm sure this simply betrays my lack of familiarity with 18th & early 19th Century literature. Here's an example of what I mean: "He [Frank Churchill] had seen a group of old acquaintance in the street as he passed—he had not stopped, he would not stop for more than a word—but he had the vanity to think they would be disappointed if he did not call, and much as he wished to stay longer at Hartfield, he must hurry off." I noted at least three instances of this quoted indirect speech, and I probably missed others. Is this technique specific to Austen (though I don't remember it in any text except this one)? Or is it common to the period? If the latter, as I suspect, when did it go away? Does anyone know? Jenny? Rohan? Frank Churchill is an interesting variant of a type we see elsewhere in Austen: the gallant charmer who turns out to be a cad. I'm thinking of Willoughby in Sense & Sensibility and Wickham in Pride & Prejudice. He's not as bad as those two, he has more redeeming qualities, but he likes to talk, he's vain (he goes to London to get his hair cut), he's frivolous. Worst of all, he puts Jane Fairfax in the position of having to remain silent about their engagement and it's hard to see how that marriage can succeed, despite various characters' claims that Jane's deep (and fairly annoying) goodness will leaven his lack of seriousness. Churchill is good to Mrs. Weston, and I think we're meant to take that as a mark in his favour. But Mrs. Weston's discrimination is shown at times to be wanting. In that sense, she's a good match for her husband, who I find an intriguingly ambiguous character. He's a gossip, though not in a mean-spirited way, he just can't keep anything to himself. He's a little hasty when it comes to considering the consequences of actions or outcomes. (His wish that Frank and Emma get together is unable to come to terms with what the lovers would do with Mr. Woodhouse—his airy dismissal that young love will find a way isn't very helpful.) But he dotes on his wife, and he seems to have earned his position in the world through hard work. What I most wonder about Mr. Weston is why he's so willing to let the Churchills take his son, to the point of letting them give the boy their name. I'm sure I'm being anachronistic in being a little shocked by this—what was the young widower to do with the boy? Yet of course the novel offers us a direct contrast in the figure of Mr. Woodhouse. He didn't farm his children out when his wife died, though of course there is no family as rich as the Churchills in the picture. I suppose what I wonder is whether we ought to judge Mr. Weston for his decision—to see it as intimating his fecklessness—or to praise him for his practicality. Emma wants us to think a lot about visibility and legibility. The two seldom map on to each other. Everyone sees everything, but they can't read or make sense of what they see. Or, more accurately perhaps, they think they see everything, and this self-assurance is the reason they are often so blind. "Misunderstood," "duped," "mistaken": these words and their variants reappear regularly. As does the word "blunder," which, in a line I cannot find just now, Emma explicitly links to blindness—indeed, these words are apparently etymologically related. "Blunder" of course appears in the anagram scene, a private message Churchill sends Jane. But that isn't it first appearance: we had already been introduced to it in a passage from Volume I I quoted last time, describing Emma's dismissal of John Knightley's suggestion that Elton is about to propose to her: "the blunders which often arise from a partial knowledge of circumstances." By now we can see this phrase as something like the book's motto. I'm trying to get a handle on what blundering means for the novel. A blunder is a stupid mistake—and it's the stupid part I'm wondering about. The coarseness or gaucherie that blunder connotes seems pretty judgmental. What sense of decorum, what ideal of grace and order is transgressed in a blunder? No doubt people have made something of the relationship between the highly structured dancing of the period and the social order or behavioural conventions that get trampled when someone makes a blunder. It's probably important that a sure sign of Knightley's decency is his willingness to dance with Harriet when Elton won't. I wondered last time whether our feelings about Emma would change as the book went on. And they do. We see Emma chastened. But do we see her subdued? She gets the man that long experience of reading novels, especially Jane Austen's novels, will have prepared us to see is the right one for her. Our doubts about this May-December romance are in part alleviated when we see Knightley himself admitting to Emma that she could easily and rightly been put off by his lecturing her on how to behave. But only in part. There's a disquieting sense, for me at least, no matter how much I like Knightley, and I like him a lot, we're meant to after all, that he is there to school Emma. I think the novel manages to avoid this outcome, though only just. As I said last time, Emma's love for her father, whom it would have been so easy to dislike or leave behind, is always a clue to us that there is more to Emma than her self-regard and love of ordering others' lives might suggest. I'm glad Emma isn't totally redeemed, either. Austen handles the growing distance between her and Harriet brilliantly. Even when amends are made, wrongs redressed, there are some things that can't be undone or made good. Whether Emma herself sees this is less clear. We're left with a few suggestions that she doesn't have full self-knowledge (though of course, she's only 20): she manages to clear the air for her cruel behaviour to Miss Bates without ever directly apologizing. (We see the difference between Austen and Dickens in a character like Miss Bates: whereas Dickens would caricature her, Austen makes us sympathize with her even if we agree with Emma's intemperate description of her on the ill-fated Box Hill excursion.) And she maintains a perhaps surprising degree of conservatism about class distinctions, though surprising perhaps only to us and not to Austen's first readers. Here is Emma reflecting on what she calls Harriet's "presumption" in thinking Knightley might be interested in her: Who had been at pains to give Harriet notions of self-consequence but herself?—Who but herself had taught her, that she was to elevate herself if possible, and that her claims were great to a high worldly establishment?—If Harriet, from being humble, were grown vain, it was her doing too. This criticism is supposedly directed at Emma herself but in actuality seems mostly directed at Harriet. (In a similar vein, I think Knightley gets off a little easy for not having to acknowledge that he might have encouraged Harriet, or, at least, that he might need to respond to or even acknowledge her misreading of his interactions with him. Harriet, in the end, simply doesn't matter to Knightley, and the novel has no problem with that.) I don't mean to suggest that Austen succeeded—if it ever was her aim—in giving us a heroine that nobody could like. But not liking Emma, or not liking her all the way, is one of the interesting results of the novel. According to Juliette Wells in her uninspiring introduction—I really don't think much of this edition, beyond the lovely cover—Austen advised her niece Anna on the latter's own attempts at novel writing. Among other things, she encouraged Anna to restrict her focus: "3 or 4 families in a Country village is the very thing to work on." On the face of it this seems a good description of Austen's own work, Emma included. Highbury seems a closed society. Recall that isolation and insularity is what Emma fears at the beginning of the novel when her former governess leaves her. But it isn't long before this self-contained community is breached by a number of outsiders: Jane, Frank, Mrs. Elton. I want to end these overlong reflections with another breach, because it's the hardest for me to get my head around. I refer to Harriet's encounter with a group of gypsies as she and a friend walk home from the ball. Emma's not present: the first she knows anything about it is when Frank carries a nearly insensible Harriet into the grounds of Hartfield. We hear the story indirectly, how the girls came across the gypsies on an isolated stretch of roadway, how a child came out to beg, how the friend screamed and ran away but how Harriet could not because of a cramp in her leg from all the dancing, how Harriet was soon "assailed" by half a dozen children and how her decision to take out her purse and give them a shilling proved "too tempting": soon "she was followed, or rather surrounded, by the whole gang, demanding more." We hear too that just then Frank happened upon the scene; he terrorized the gypsies just as much as they had her. The outsiders run away and Frank brings her to safety. Having only just appeared, and only indirectly at that, the gypsies disappear for good. Their only function is to provoke more of Emma's misreadings: she is convinced that the encounter is a sign that Harriet ought to get together with Frank. But he is only on the scene because he is making his way to Miss Bates's to return a pair of scissors he had borrowed the night before, a surprising suggestion even on a first reading, the full spuriousness of which we don't realize until later, when we understand that he must have been trying to see that lady's niece, his secret fiancée Jane Fairfax. Noodling around online about this scene I came across this reading by Miriam Mandel, which emphasizes what Emma makes of the scene she didn't experience. Emma announces that its meaning would be plain even to someone as imaginatively insensitive as a linguist, a grammarian, or a mathematician. And since she is herself a self-described "imaginist" she believes herself that much more likely to read the scene correctly, as foretelling a romance between Frank and Harriet: It was a very extraordinary thing! Nothing of the sort had ever occurred before to any young ladies in the place, within her memory; no rencontre, no alarm of the kind;–and now it had happened to the very person, and at the very hour, when the other very person was chancing to pass by to rescue her!—It certainly was very extraordinary! Mandel nicely points out the shifting referent of "it" in this passage. The first "it" is the encounter with the gypsies. The second is a more generalized "alarm." The last exclamation might be the same as the first but the third "it," Mandel plausibly suggests, refers to "the fortuitous conjunction of events and persons," that is, to Emma's own plotting. But what, I wonder, does it mean for the story-teller, for the one who arranges events into an order that reveals a meaning imposed by the teller herself, to think so insistently about her own story? What does it mean that she arranges events so falsely? What does it mean for a story (Emma) to feature a story-teller (Emma) who keeps getting things wrong? And what does it mean for the audience to be complicit in these blunders? Everyone in the neighbourhood soon forgets about the gypsies—everyone except Emma and her little nephews: "Henry and John were still asking every day for the story of Harriet and the gipsies, and still tenaciously setting her right if she varied in the slightest particular from the original recital." The suggestion seems to be that as readers we are implicated in Emma's failures. Does that mean we too mature by the novel's end? And what, most importantly, about the gypsies themselves? They "did not wait for the operations of justice; they took themselves off in a hurry." Just one of many instances in 19th Century British literature when gypsies are summarily dispatched after serving a narrative function—Maggie Tuller's encounter in George Eliot's The Mill on the Floss comes immediately to mind, but I bet there are plenty of others. I can't help but feel, though, that the gypsies have been wronged in this story-telling. Unlike in other instances, the true story of the gypsies is never revealed. By which I mean, their side of the story goes untold. Here is another instance of a wrong that can't be made right—but unlike Emma's inability to apologize to Miss Bates or to Harriet, this time the book itself doesn't see it as such, doesn't even see it as a wrong at all. A melancholy note on which to end. But fitting, maybe. Emma is delightful at times, and sprightly, and droll, and very smart. But it's also melancholic and its happy ending feels quite muted to me. Thanks to Dolce Bellazza for organizing this readalong. One of Our Small Eggs Will Not Hurt You: Emma, Volume I Dolce Belezza has organized a readalong of Emma to celebrate the 200th anniversary of its publication on December 23, 1815. I'm a notorious bailer on readalongs: they always sound so exciting, especially as they often legitimate my buying yet another book. Then the demands of life and my seemingly constitutive inability to follow a reading plan—which is pretty rich coming from someone who designs syllabi for a living—get in the way. But this one coincides with the end of the semester, so I'm crossing my fingers I'll actually keep up with it. Emma is divided into three volumes. Here are a few thoughts on the first. I've read Emma before, quite a while ago now, thirteen years ago in fact. I know exactly because I read it in the weeks before I married my wife in August 2002. I don't ever remember thinking it directly at the time, but now I fancy I must have made some unconscious connection between the weddings in Austen's novels and my own. At any rate, I remember spending several pleasurable lazy days—of the kind available only to grad students, when you have almost nothing to do for years except of course for one big thing, a thing so terrifying it makes almost anything else seem a much better idea that must be pursued immediately—I remember several hot sticky air-conditioner-less days reading this novel on an old couch in the apartment that was about to become our apartment. My memory of reading Emma is vivid. But my memory of Emma itself is not. Maybe that's because, as is clear to me now, Emma is a story about the failure of interpretation. It's about missed clues and mistaken impressions. Which means it is made to be re-read even more than it is to be read. It's possible, of course, to see already on a first reading how closely the novel hews to its heroine's point of view and that this point of view is dangerously misguided. It's possible, in other words, already on a first go round to read against Emma rather than with her. But it's impossible not to do so on a second. That might seem a weird thing to say, since it's not as though Austen is shy about Emma's faults. Already on the first page, we read: The real evils indeed of Emma's situation were the power of having rather too much her own way, and a disposition to think a little too well of herself; these were the disadvantages which threatened alloy to her many enjoyments. The danger, however, was at present so unperceived, that they did not by any means rank as misfortunes with her. Here the narrative voice is unusually distinct from Emma's. It practically promises a comeuppance. We feel the full force of that famous Austen wit, gentle and forbearing but with a sting to it. "Real evils" isn't just the pleasant exaggeration it might first seem. Emma has the power to do real harm, as we see takes on as a kind of protégé the young and naïve Harriet Smith and urges her to turn down a proposal from one Robert Martin, a man Emma deems beneath Harriet. For someone like Harriet, an illegitimate child of unknown parents, the loss of such a match, not least to someone as seemingly good-natured and besotted with her as Martin, is a serious loss. I say "seemingly' not because I suspect he is in fact a bad guy but because I can't remember the novel well enough to know if our opinion of him is going to change—and I'm always wary with Austen because our opinions of her characters are often forced to change. First impressions are usually wrong in Austen. Emma has someone else in mind for Harriet, Mr. Elton, the unctuous and prepossessing local vicar. Emma is emboldened in her matchmaking by what she takes to have been her success at marrying her former governess, Miss Taylor, to a kindly, middle-aged widower, Mr. Weston. (Their marriage, and her leaving the Woodhouse establishment, much to Emma's father's mournful chagrin, is the book's precipitating event.) It's unclear whether Emma really had much to do with the success of the match, and so we should be suspicious of her efforts this time around. She's easily able to get Harriet to fall for Elton, but it doesn't take too long for us to realize—at least it didn't take me long, this time around—that Elton cares for Emma herself, not Harriet. She devises all sorts of ploys to get the two of them together and never realizes they aren't working. For example, she allows herself to be persuaded to take up drawing again, in order to make a portrait of Harriet while Elton watches. She'd given up drawing, she says, when her attempt to draw her brother-in-law failed, before adding: "But for Harriet's sake, or rather for my own, and as there are no husbands and wives in the case at present, I will break my resolution now." What follows is a classic instance of Austen's irony: Mr. Elton seemed very properly struck and delighted by the idea, and was repeating, "No husbands and wives in the case at present indeed, as you observe. Exactly so. No husbands and wives," with so interesting a consciousness, that Emma began to consider whether she had not better leave them together at once. But as she wanted to be drawing, the declaration must wait a little longer. I can't decide whether the last line makes me like Emma more, or less. On the one hand, her selfishness—she wants to be drawing—is such that it gets in the way even of her plan. But on the other, her interest in the match isn't purely mercenary, hasn't consumed her entirely. What begins as mere stratagem becomes something she loses herself in. Here as elsewhere we see that figuring out how to understand Emma is our main task as readers. If we don't see these critiques of Emma the first time around—and maybe we do, they seem so obvious to me now, but I fear I missed them the first time—we are eventually helped by the novel to see that Emma is, in fact, misled about Elton. Her brother-in-law, the one who fussed about having his portrait done, tells her that Elton is behaving as though he is love with her. Emma brushes off the suggestion: she walked on, amusing herself in the consideration of the blunders which often arise from a partial knowledge of circumstances, of the mistakes which people of high pretensions to judgment [her brother-in-law is a lawyer] are for ever falling into; and not very well pleased with her brother[-in-law] for imagining her blind and ignorant, and in want of counsel. The joke of course is on Emma and Volume I ends with a lovely set piece at Christmastime, when the characters spend the evening with the Westons. It begins to snow and in all the haste of a hurried departure—everyone wanting to get home before the weather gets bad—Emma and Elton find themselves alone in a carriage. He wastes no time in proposing and each is equally amazed and hurt to find how the other has understood matters. Austen is not always so overt in her narrative irony—and part of me wonders whether the passage about "the blunders which arise from a partial knowledge of circumstances" won't later be subjected to further revision. That is, will we be led to read this passage in yet another way, in light of events yet to come? Will Emma prove to be a better interpreter of the world than this initial interpretation suggests? How subtly Austen's works open up to reveal a vertiginous landscape of dizzying epistemological uncertainty! I'll offer just one more example of how destabilizing her prose can be. In the early scene in which Emma talks Harriet out of accepting Martin's proposal, we read this heartbreaking response to the scorn Emma heaps on the young farmer ("I had no idea he could be so very clownish"): "To be sure," said Harriet, in a mortified voice, "he is not so genteel as a real gentleman." It's that "mortified" that gets me. Mostly this is the so-called omniscient narrator, gently but devastatingly pointing out how terribly Emma is behaving. (Famously, Austen said of the book, "I am going to take a heroine whom no-one but myself will much like.") But it's also possible that we're still getting Emma's perspective here: that Emma recognizes—and, presumably, approves of—Harriet's mortification. It might be nice to take our distance from a character who is behaving badly. But are we allowed to? I'm looking forward to seeing how the novel answers this question. Next time I'll say more about some of the other characters, especially Emma's father, Mr. Woodhouse, who is one of the most delightful characters in English fiction and, I increasingly suspect, central to making this novel work. Tom wrote some wonderful stuff about him here. Mr. Woodhouse is a hypochondriac, a fussbudget, a man so thoroughly convinced of the rightness of his way of living that he could be a monster if he weren't so gentle, or so gently portrayed. His constitution is so delicate that he's frightened to eat almost everything, and he fears for the constitutions of others. Here he is advising an old acquaintance what she should take for tea: Mrs. Bates, let me propose your venturing on one of these eggs. An egg boiled very soft is not unwholesome. Serle [their cook] understands boiling an egg better than any body. I would not recommend an egg boiled by any body else—but you need not be afraid—they are very small, you see—one of our small eggs will not hurt you. I'll have more to say about how the novel portrays Woodhouse. But for now the important thing to note is his relationship to Emma. She dotes on him—but also disparages him a little, makes a little fun of him, all while humouring him or seeming to. She quietly makes sure her guests get proper-sized portions of grown-up food. This is important because it makes us see Emma as shrewd and, more importantly, kind. Emma's kindness opens up the possibility that we might follow Austen in liking her.
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The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists by Captain Quincy Allen Chapter III: "Headed South" Source: Allen, Q. (1911). The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists.New York: Grosset & Dunlap. Keywords: florida stories, rescuing the lost balloonists, the outdoor chums on the gulf; or Allen, Q. (1911). Chapter III: "Headed South". The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists (Lit2Go Edition). Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/61/the-outdoor-chums-on-the-gulf-or-rescuing-the-lost-balloonists/1097/chapter-iii-headed-south/ Allen, Quincy. "Chapter III: "Headed South"." The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists. Lit2Go Edition. 1911. Web. <https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/61/the-outdoor-chums-on-the-gulf-or-rescuing-the-lost-balloonists/1097/chapter-iii-headed-south/>. January 19, 2022. Quincy Allen, "Chapter III: "Headed South"," The Outdoor Chums on the Gulf; or, Rescuing the Lost Balloonists, Lit2Go Edition, (1911), accessed January 19, 2022, https://etc.usf.edu/lit2go/61/the-outdoor-chums-on-the-gulf-or-rescuing-the-lost-balloonists/1097/chapter-iii-headed-south/. They did work with a vim, for the smoke was getting more oppressive with each passing second; and from the glimpse they had taken of the stairway it was plain to the boys that presently the fire would wrap the whole south end of the building in its grip, when their case would indeed be desperate. Each tore and knotted until as if by magic a long rope was fashioned. True, it might betray them at the last and break, but Frank believed the sheets to be of good material and nearly new. He had not time to even test the frail rope, but fastened it around the sleeping balloonist, under his arms. "Now help me lift him over the window-sill," he cried. They had little difficulty in doing that, for the professor was a small, slight man. Once he was passed over the ledge, they began to lower away. Frank only hoped in his heart that the fire might restrain its fury for a brief space of time. If it darted out below it must catch the human burden which they were lowering so speedily. Shouts were heard outside. It seemed as though fully an hundred voices were raised to applaud the daring feat of the two boys, as the figure of the professor was seen coming rapidly down at the end of the rope made of torn sheets. "If it's only long enough!" gasped Jerry. "Hurrah! they've got hold of him! He's saved!" roared Frank, as the tremendous pull suddenly ceased. They had about reached the end of the rope, so that this happy event came just in the nick of time. Frank hurriedly fastened that end to the bed-post. "Climb out, Jerry, and slide down. Not a word now, or we may lose our chance!" Jerry had been about to object, wishing his chum to go first. He realized the truth of what Frank said, however, and how foolish it would be to stand back on a matter so small. Accordingly he clambered over the window-sill and vanished from view. Frank got in position to follow, and only waited until he had reason to believe his chum had reached safety. The rope had done bravely, but it certainly could never stand the strain of two of them at the same time. And even as he waited there was a flash of fire below, as the flames ate through the sheathing of the house. A tremendous yell went up. "Come down, Frank—oh! quick!" he caught above the clamor, and he knew that it was Will's shrill voice he heard. The fire was perilously close to the rope. In a second it might catch and be severed. Frank did not hesitate. He was accustomed to meeting emergencies promptly, and doing the right thing. Down he slipped, passing the threatening flame, in fact shooting through it just as the rope began to be consumed in its hot breath. Frank had almost reached the point of safety when he felt his support collapse, and he dropped downward. Something caught him, something that seemed endowed with life—the extended arms of his three chums eagerly fashioned into a net, and he was not injured, beyond a little singeing of his hair as he passed through the fiery torch. The boys were glad to get away from the crowd of enthusiastic admirers who wanted to lift Frank and Jerry on their shoulders, and carry them around town in triumph, something that felt repulsive to the lads. But the lame brother of the man they had saved, seized upon them ere they went off. "A thousand thanks to you, for your brave deed!" he cried. "You have saved a human life to-night, boys, and one of more than ordinary value. My brother is employed by the Government to experiment with balloons and aeroplanes, and his discoveries may prove a great thing for our nation in case of a foreign war. To-morrow he will thank you himself, and from his heart. Your mothers have cause to be proud of their sons, and I shall tell them so myself." From a distance the boys watched the hotel burn, and talked over the affair just as though they might have been casual watchers, and had no particular interest in the matter. And yet two of them had come very close to sacrificing their young lives in attempting to save that of another. Both Bluff and Will had suffered tortures while their chums were inside the doomed structure. Their voices had led all the rest as the sheet-rope fell from the upper window, with the form of the professor dangling at the end, for they knew the daring plan of their mates had been a brilliant success. The fire did not jump to any of the nearby dwellings or stores, thanks to the efficient labors of the department, the members of which worked like Trojans in order to confine it to its original field. When it had died down the boys separated once more, and the hearty grip that passed between them was evidence of the sincere affection that bound this quartette of clean, manly fellows in common. Neither Frank nor Jerry said a word to their parents about the heroic part they had played in the rescue of Professor Smythe. Imagine the astonishment of Frank's father when that gentleman, in company with his brother, a respected business man of Centerville, called at the house, the next morning after breakfast, and related the whole circumstance. And when Frank and Jerry were called down from the den, where, in company with the others, they were doing some packing, they blushed under the hearty words of praise heaped upon them by the two gentlemen. "Why, I'm going South myself, boys," declared the balloonist, when he heard of their contemplated trip, "and wouldn't it be a queer thing now if we happened to come across one another down in Dixieland? I'm heading for Atlanta, to steer my big balloon to the eastward at the first favorable chance, in order to settle some questions about air currents that have long been baffling us all. Depend on it, if I could do you any sort of a favor I'd go far out of my way to try and even up the debt I owe you." Little did any of them suspect under what strange conditions their next meeting would really be. All Centerville was ringing with the story of the brave exploit of Frank and Jerry. When the latter reached home that noon he was overwhelmed with hysterical words of praise from his mother; while his father had come home from his office, beset by a dozen acquaintances desirous of congratulating him on having a son of such heroic mould. Jerry was very uneasy under all this favorable comment. He did not like to be looked upon as differing in any degree from other boys. "Any fellow would have done the same thing. We were lucky enough to have the chance, that's all," he insisted, as his mother kissed him again and again, crying a little at the same time at the thought of what might have happened; while his father gripped his hand and patted him on the back affectionately. By afternoon the boys decided that they had everything packed they could think of, and after that they began to try and possess their souls in patience. "No sleep for me to-night, fellows," declared Jerry, as he prepared to go home, as supper-time came around. "I'd advise you to try and get a few winks if you can. To-morrow night we'll be on the train, and not much chance then. It's a lucky thing that all of us know something about machinery. Our experience with our motor-cycles will come in good play now. And here's Jerry been studying up on the running of an automobile with that retired chauffeur, Garrison, who's teaching Andy Lasher how to run a car." "Yes, but, Frank, how about you taking lessons about the engine of a motor-boat? I know you've got several books on the subject since your father half promised to put a little craft on Lake Camalot next season," remarked Jerry. "Well," laughed Frank, fairly caught, "between the lot of us it'll be strange if we don't know how to handle that dandy boat of Cousin Archie's—the Jessamine he calls her." "Three cheers for the _Jessamine,_ then!" said Bluff. They were given with a will, after which the boys separated. Since this would be their last night at home for two weeks they had sensibly decided to spend it in the bosom of their families. Everything was done, at any rate, so that it was useless to bother about that matter any more. In spite of Frank's warning it is very unlikely that any one of the four slept very soundly. The near future beckoned to them with such grand possibilities concerning the sport they loved, that they could not get it out of their minds; and innumerable plans for the happy times ahead kept their brains busy the major portion of that last night under the parental roof-trees. Finally the morning dawned, with a light snow falling. There was a bustle in at least four homes that day, and presently the intending travelers gathered at the station long before the train was due that would take them on to Philadelphia, and then, with a change of cars, to the beckoning sunny Southland. And when finally the parting moment came, there were hurried good-byes, the bags were thrown into the baggage car, and as the train pulled out those of their school friends who had come down to see them off, as well as their relatives, waved a shower of handkerchiefs amid a chorus of shouts. "Hurrah!" cried Bluff, as he settled down in his seat, "we're on the way to the greatest time of our lives!"' 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\section{Introduction} \vspace{-21cm} \begin{flushright} IPPP/07/64\\ DCPT/07/128\\ CERN-PH-TH/2006-183 \end{flushright} \vspace{19.0cm} The use of Monte Carlo event generators is an essential part of all experimental analyses, both in interpreting data from existing experiments and in the design and planning of future experiments. The crucial role that Monte Carlo simulations play in experimental studies mean it is imperative these simulations are as accurate as possible. While the existing Monte Carlo event generators have been highly successful over the last twenty years, a new generation of programs is necessary for the LHC. The reasons for this are twofold: a number of new ideas to improve the accuracy of the simulations have been suggested, \emph{e.g.}~\cite{Richardson:2001df,Catani:2001cc,Frixione:2002ik,Gieseke:2003rz,Nason:2004rx}, and the existing code structures required major redesign to allow new theoretical developments to be incorporated and to make long-term maintenance easier. Given the changing nature of computing in high energy physics, the natural choice is to write these new programs in C++. In preparation for the LHC a major effort is therefore underway to produce new versions of established simulations~\cite{Bertini:2000uh,Gieseke:2003hm}, as well as completely new event generators~\cite{Gleisberg:2003xi} in C++. As part of the process of writing the new \HWPP\ event generator~\cite{Gieseke:2003hm} we wish to improve many aspects of the simulation process. One area where major improvements are needed is in the simulation of tau lepton decays. In \fortran\ \HW\ the $\tau$ decays were treated in the same way as the decays of the hadrons. The weak $V-A$ matrix element was used for the leptonic decays, and the other decays were generated using a phase-space distribution for the decay products. In addition, there were two interfaces to the specialised \TAUOLA\cite{Jadach:1993hs,Golonka:2003xt} package for $\tau$ decays. The first interface~\cite{Richardson:2001df}, which was part of \HW, was capable of generating longitudinal correlations in $\tau$ decays for all taus produced in the perturbative part of the event, while the second external interface~\cite{Golonka:2003xt} was capable of generating the longitudinal spin correlations of taus produced in $W$, $Z/\gamma^$ and $H^\pm$ decays and the full correlation effects in neutral Higgs decays. In \HWPP\ we wanted to: \begin{enumerate} \item include the matrix elements for $\tau$ decay as an integral part of the simulation, in order to both have a unified treatment of all decays and to remove the inherent problems in interfacing to external packages.\footnote{In the \fortran\ simulation there were problems with the \HW\ interface due to changes in the \TAUOLA\ program.} \item include the absent transverse spin correlations for all $\tau$ decays; \item make it easy to change parameters in the hadronic currents used in the tau decays and the modelling of individual decay modes. \end{enumerate} In this paper we will describe the simulation of $\tau$ decays in \HWPP. The aim of the simulation is to give a good description of tau decays with all the experimentally observed decay modes with branching ratio above the 5~per~mille level included together with a reasonable model of the kinematics of the decay. Where possible we have used models which have been compared with, or tuned to, experimental data. In all cases the parameters of the models can be easily adjusted so that they can be tuned to new experimental data as it becomes available. First we describe the factorization of the matrix element for $\tau$ decays and the structure of the code. This is followed by a description of the different models of the hadronic current which are used for the decay modes, together with comparisons with previous results. We then discuss our choice of models for the various $\tau$ decay modes. One major advantage of the new structure is that the hadronic currents can be used for applications other than $\tau$ decays which we illustrate by considering the weak decay of charginos to neutralinos in Anomaly-Mediated-SUSY Breaking~(AMSB) models, where there is a small mass difference between the neutralino and chargino. Finally we present our conclusions. \section{Formalism} \label{sect:tau} The matrix element for the decay of the $\tau$ lepton can be written as \begin{equation} \mathcal{M} = \frac{G_F}{\sqrt{2}}\,L_\mu\,J^\mu,\qquad L_\mu = \bar{u}(p_{\nu_\tau})\,\gamma_\mu(1-\gamma_5)\, u(p_{\tau}), \label{eqn:taudecay} \end{equation} where $p_\tau$ is the momentum of the $\tau$ and $p_{\nu_\tau}$ is the momentum of the neutrino produced in the decay. The information on the decay products of the virtual W boson is contained in the hadronic current, $J^\mu$. This factorization allows us to implement the leptonic current $L_\mu$ for the decaying tau and the hadronic current separately and then combine them to calculate the $\tau$ decay matrix element. In \HWPP\ the most important part of the simulation of hadronic decays is handled by the \decayer\ class. This class is responsible for: \begin{enumerate} \item generating the kinematics of the decay products; \item inserting the spin-unaveraged matrix element used to perform the decay and the wavefunctions\footnote{In \HWPP\ these are the spinors and polarization vectors of the fermions and vector mesons.} for the decay products into the \HWPP\ structure. \end{enumerate} All of the $\tau$ decays are handled by the \textsf{TauDecayer} class. This class inherits from the \textsf{DecayIntegrator} class. The \textsf{DecayIntegrator} includes a sophisticated multi-channel integrator to perform the phase-space integration of the decay modes, leaving the implementation of the matrix element calculation and definition of the resonance structure of a multi-body decay mode the only tasks which need to be performed when implementing a new decay model. The hadronic currents for a large range of modes are implemented as described in Section~\ref{sect:weakcurrent}. The classes implementing these currents all inherit from \textsf{WeakDecayCurrent}. The \textsf{TauDecayer} combines the hadronic current with its internal calculation of the leptonic current to compute the matrix element, and generates the momenta of the decay products using the features of its parent \textsf{DecayIntegrator} class for the generation of the phase space. Given the spin-unaveraged matrix elements, the algorithm described in~\cite{Knowles:1988vs,Knowles:1988hu,Collins:1987cp,Richardson:2001df} is used in \HWPP\ to include spin correlation effects in all stages of the event generation process. The \HWPP\ structure, in particular the \textsf{DecayHandler} class, is responsible for passing the correct information between the \decayer\ objects in order to generate the spin correlations. \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{pipiphi.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{pipidelta.ps}\\ \caption{Correlations between the decay products for $\{H,A\}\to\tau^+\tau^-$ followed by $\tau\to\pi\nu_\tau$ for a Higgs boson mass of 120\,GeV. This plot shows the variables considered in \cite{Was:2002gv}. Figure (a) shows the angle between the planes of the two tau decays and (b) shows the angle between the pions in the rest frame of the Higgs boson.} \label{fig:picorrelation} \end{figure} Examples of these correlations for the decay of scalar and pseudoscalar Higgs bosons to $\tau^+\tau^-$ followed by the decays of $\tau\to\pi\nu_\tau$ and $\tau\to\rho\nu_\tau$ are shown in Figures~\ref{fig:picorrelation} and~\ref{fig:rhocorrelation} respectively.\footnote{In all the plots version 2.1 of \HWPP\ is compared with the \TAUOLA-\textsf{PHOTOS} package of October 2005.} In the absence of the correct correlations the $\phi^$ distributions in both cases would be flat. The approach of~\cite{Knowles:1988vs,Knowles:1988hu,Collins:1987cp,Richardson:2001df} is in good agreement with the results of \TAUOLA\ where the two methods can be compared\footnote{The full effects can only be compared in neutral Higgs decay as this is the only case in which \TAUOLA\ implements the full correlations. However, there are many cases where the transverse correlations are not important and for which the two approaches are in good agreement, see for example Section~4.4 of \cite{Gigg:2007cr}.} but can generate the full correlations regardless of how the tau is produced. In Figures~\ref{fig:picorrelation} and~\ref{fig:rhocorrelation}, and all subsequent, figures the \TAUOLA\ result is not shown as it is virtually indistinguishable from the \HWPP\ result due to the high statistics used. Similarly where present the lower panel shows the difference between the \TAUOLA~\cite{Jadach:1993hs} and \HWPP\ results in terms of the statistical error for mass distributions, and the fractional difference for running widths. \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{rhophiA1B.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{rhophiB1B.ps}\\ \caption{Correlations between the decay products for $\{H,A\}\to\tau^+\tau^-$ followed by $\tau\to\rho\nu_\tau$ for a Higgs boson mass of 120\,GeV. This plot shows the variables considered in \cite{Desch:2003mw}. The angle between the decay planes of the two $\rho$ mesons in the $\rho^+\rho^-$ rest frame is shown for (a) $y_1y_2>0$ and (b) $y_1y_2<0$. The variables $y_{1,2}$ are defined in terms of the energies of the particles in the respective $\tau$ rest frames, $y_1=\frac{E_{\pi^+}-E_{\pi^0}}{E_{\pi^+}+E_{\pi^0}}$ for the $\rho^+$ decay and $y_2=\frac{E_{\pi^-}-E_{\pi^0}}{E_{\pi^-}+E_{\pi^0}}$ for the $\rho^-$ decay.} \label{fig:rhocorrelation} \end{figure} \section{Hadronic Currents} \label{sect:weakcurrent} We have implemented a wide range of models for the weak hadronic currents. The various models are described in this section together with comparisons with the results of \TAUOLA, where appropriate. \begin{table} \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{\|c\|c\|c\|c\|} \hline Mode & \HWPP & \TAUOLA & Difference \\ & $\Gamma_{\rm partial}/{\rm 10^{-13}\,GeV}$ & $\Gamma_{\rm partial}/{\rm 10^{-13}\,GeV}$ & $/{\rm 10^{-17}\,GeV}$ \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{PseudoScalar Meson}\\ \hline $\pi^-$ & $2.4334$ & $2.4334$ & $\phantom{-}0$\\[-1mm] $K^-$ & $0.16611$ & $0.16611$ & $\phantom{-}0$\\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{Two PseudoScalar Mesons via Intermediate Vector Mesons}\\ \hline $\pi^-\pi^0$ & $5.3998 \pm0.0002 $ & $5.3998 \pm0.0002$ & $\phantom{-}0\pm3$\\[-1mm] $K^- \pi^0$ & $0.081295\pm0.000002$& $0.081293\pm0.000001$ & $\phantom{-}0.02\pm0.03$\\[-1mm] $\bar{K}^0\pi^-$ & $0.156196\pm0.000004$ & $0.156195\pm0.000003$ & $\phantom{-}0.01\pm0.04$\\[-1mm] $K^-K^0$ & $0.0024248 \pm0.000001$ & $0.0024251 \pm0.000001$ & $-0.03\pm0.02$\\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{$K\pi$ via Intermediate Scalar and Vector Mesons}\\ \hline $K^- \pi^0$ & $0.081292\pm0.000003$ & $0.081293\pm0.000001$ & $-0.01\pm0.04$\\[-1mm] $\bar{K}^0\pi^-$ & $0.156200\pm0.000005$ & $0.156195\pm0.000003$ & $\phantom{-}0.05\pm0.06$\\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{Charged Lepton and Neutrino}\\ \hline $e^-\nu_e$ & $4.0491\pm0.0002$ &$4.0492\pm0.0002$ & $-1\pm3$\\[-1mm] $\mu^-\nu_\mu$ & $3.9380\pm0.0002$ &$3.9380\pm0.0002$ & $ \phantom{-}0\pm3$\\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{Partial widths for two- and three-body decay modes of the $\tau$ calculated with \textsf{Herwig++} and \textsf{TAUOLA}. In order to compare the results of \HWPP\ with \TAUOLA, the masses of the decay products in \TAUOLA\ were adjusted to the \HWPP\ values, as were the pion and kaon decay constants and the Cabibbo angle. For the two meson, via intermediate vector mesons, decays the parameters of the resonances in the form-factors in \HWPP\ were set to those used in \TAUOLA, the \textsf{CPC} version was used for the $\pi^-\pi^0$ and $K^-K^0$ modes and the \textsf{CLEO} version for the $K\pi$ modes. For the $K\pi$ modes including scalar resonances a transverse form of the projection operator was used together with the resonance parameters from the \textsf{CLEO} version of \TAUOLA\ in \HWPP. In the leptonic decays the radiative corrections in \TAUOLA\ were switched off. For the $K\pi$ and $K^-K^0$ modes our choice of the normalisation was used.} \label{tab:tautwothree} \end{table} \subsection{Pseudoscalar Meson} \label{sect:scalarmesoncurrent} The simplest hadronic current is that for the production of a pseudoscalar meson, {\it e.g.}~the current for the production of $\pi^\pm$ in the decay of the tau. The hadronic current can be written as \begin{equation} J^\mu = f^{}_P\, p^\mu_P, \end{equation} where $p^\mu_P$ is the momentum of the pseudoscalar meson and $f_P$ is the pseudoscalar meson decay constant. The partial widths for the decays $\tau^-\to\pi^-\nu_\tau$ and $\tau^-\to K^-\nu_\tau$ are given in Table\,\ref{tab:tautwothree} and agree with those from \TAUOLA. Another important check is that the spin correlation effects are correctly implemented. The correlations in Higgs decays followed by the decay of the tau to a single pion are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:picorrelation} and are in excellent agreement with the results of \TAUOLA. \subsection{Vector Meson} \label{sect:vectormesoncurrent} The current for the production of a vector meson is given by \begin{equation} J^\mu = \sqrt{2}g_{V}\epsilon^{\mu}_V, \end{equation} where $\epsilon^{\mu}_V$ is the polarization vector for the outgoing meson and $g_V$ is the decay constant of the vector meson. This current was included to test some aspects of the spin correlations, test the treatment of off-shell effects and for future extensions, but is not used in tau decays because all such decays are better modeled by a complete description of the the production and decay of the vector meson as implemented in the various models described below. \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{electron.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{muon.ps}\\ \caption{The differential decay rate with respect to the mass of the lepton-neutrino pair for $\tau^-\to\ell^-\bar{\nu}_\ell\nu_\tau$. The \TAUOLA\ result was generated with the radiative corrections switched off.} \label{fig:lnu} \end{figure} \subsection{Charged Lepton and Neutrino} \label{sect:leptonneutrinocurrent} The current for weak decay to a lepton and the associated anti-neutrino is given by \begin{equation} J^\mu = \bar{u}(p_\ell)\gamma^\mu(1-\gamma_5)v(p_{\bar{\nu}}), \end{equation} where $p_{\bar{\nu}}$ is the momentum of the anti-neutrino and $p_\ell$ is the momentum of the charged lepton. The mass distribution of the $\ell^-\bar{\nu}_\ell$ produced in the decay \mbox{$\tau^-\to\ell^-\bar{\nu}_\ell\nu_\tau$} is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:lnu}. As can be seen there is good agreement between \textsf{Herwig++} and \textsf{TAUOLA} in terms of both the differential distributions and the partial widths given in Table~\ref{tab:tautwothree}. For these comparisons the masses of the particles in \TAUOLA\ were set to the \HWPP\ values and the radiative corrections switched off. In general we have not yet considered radiative corrections to tau decays in \HWPP. However, we do have a treatment of electromagnetic radiation in \mbox{$1\to2$}~decays~\cite{Hamilton:2006xz} based on the YFS formalism~\cite{Yennie:1961ad} which resums the dominant soft radiation to all orders and treats the universal large collinear logarithms. This can be applied to $\tau$ decays in the approximation that the decay is treated as a series of $1\to2$ processes, which is reasonable for many of the decay modes. The YFS formalism can be systematically improved to incorporate exact, process specific, higher order corrections so in the future we can extend this simulation to include the full radiative corrections in tau decay. \subsection{Two Pseudoscalar Mesons via Intermediate Vector Mesons} \label{sect:twomeson} \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{rho1.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{rho2.ps}\\ \caption{The mass spectrum for $\pi^-\pi^0$ in the decay $\tau\to\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$. a) shows $m^2_{\pi^-\pi^0}$ compared with CLEO data taken from~\cite{Anderson:1999ui} and b) shows $m_{\pi^-\pi^0}$ compared with Belle data from \cite{Abe:2005ur}. The results of \HWPP\ using the form-factor parameters from the fits of CLEO~\cite{Anderson:1999ui}, Belle~\cite{Abe:2005ur} and ALEPH~\cite{Schael:2005am} are shown together with the result from \HWPP\ using the \TAUOLA\ parameters.} \label{fig:pimpi0} \end{figure} The weak current for the production of two mesons via the $\rho$ or $K^$ resonances has the form \begin{equation} J^\mu =(p_1-p_2)_\nu\left(g^{\mu\nu}-\frac{q^\mu q^\nu}{q^2}\right) \frac{W}{\sum_k\alpha_k}\sum_k \alpha_k B_k(q^2), \end{equation} where $p_{1,2}$ are the momenta of the outgoing mesons, $q=p_1+p_2$, $B_k(q^2)$ is the Breit-Wigner distribution for the intermediate vector meson $k$ and $\alpha_k$ is the weight for the resonance. The Breit-Wigner terms are summed over the $\rho$ or $K^$ resonances that can contribute to a given decay mode. The models of either K\"{u}hn and Santamaria~\cite{Kuhn:1990ad}, which uses a Breit-Wigner distribution with a p-wave running width Eqn.\,\ref{eqn:runningBW}, or Gounaris and Sakurai~\cite{Gounaris:1968mw}, which uses the form given in Eqn.\,\ref{eqn:GSBW}, are supported for the shape of the Breit-Wigner distribution. \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{kpiA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{kpiB.ps}\\ \caption{The mass spectrum of a) $K^-\pi^0$ and b) $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$. In a) the solid line is the result of the model described in Section~\protect\ref{sect:twomeson} using the \TAUOLA\ parameters for the form-factor and in b) the solid line is the result of the model described in Section~\protect\ref{sect:kpicurrent} with no scalar component, using with a transverse form of the projection operator and the parameters of the vector form factor set to the \TAUOLA\ values. In both plots the dashed line was generated using the model from Section~\protect\ref{sect:kpicurrent} using the fit of \cite{Epifanov:2007rf}.} \label{fig:kpi} \end{figure} The following decay modes: $\rho^-\to\pi^-\pi^0$; $K^{-}\to K^-\pi^0$; $K^{-}\to \bar{K}^0\pi^-$; $\rho^-\to K^-K^0$; $K^{-}\to K^-\eta$ are supported with weights, $W$: $\sqrt{2}$; $\frac1{\sqrt{2}}$; $1$; $1$; $\sqrt{\frac32}$. respectively.\footnote{It should be noted that this normalisation for the $K\pi$ and $KK$ modes is different from that in \textsf{TAUOLA}~\cite{Jadach:1993hs,Golonka:2003xt}. However, it agrees with that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} for the $K\pi$ modes and \cite{Pich:1987qq} for the $K\eta$ mode.} There has been a number of recent studies of the $\pi^\pm\pi^0$ mode~\cite{Anderson:1999ui,Schael:2005am,Abe:2005ur}. The fits from these studies are compared with the data from CLEO~\cite{Anderson:1999ui} and Belle~\cite{Abe:2005ur} in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pimpi0} together with a comparison of the results of \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA. The partial width using the \TAUOLA\ parameters is compared with that from \TAUOLA\ in Table\,\ref{tab:tautwothree}. The CLEO, ALEPH and Belle fits differ in the amount of the $\rho(1700)$ resonance which is present, giving destructive interference in the high mass region. We have therefore chosen to use the parameters of the CLEO fit using the model of K\"{u}hn and Santamaria~\cite{Kuhn:1990ad}, which lies between the ALEPH and Belle fits, as our default choice. There have been a number of recent studies of the $K\pi$ modes \cite{Barate:1999hj,Lyon:2004sp,Epifanov:2007rf} which favour a low-mass enhancement and little contribution of the $K^(1410)$. We have therefore chosen use a model which includes scalar resonances, as described in Section~\ref{sect:kpicurrent}, by default for the $K\pi$ modes. For this model we use same parameters as the \textsf{CLEO} version of \TAUOLA, which includes the $K^(892)$ and $K^(1680)$ resonances. The mass spectrum for the $K^+\pi^0$ mode shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kpi}a shows good agreement between \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA, as does the partial width for the $K\pi$ modes given in Table~\ref{tab:tautwothree}. \begin{figure} \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{kkA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth,angle=90]{kkB.ps}\\ \caption{The mass spectrum for a) $K^-K^0$ and b) $K^-\eta$. For the $K^-K^0$ spectrum the solid lines were generated using the parameters from the \textsf{CPC} version of \TAUOLA\ for the form factor while the dashed line uses the default \HWPP\ parameters for the rho form factor.} \label{fig:kk} \end{figure} The mass spectrum for $K^-K^0$ generated by \HWPP\ is compared with that generated by \TAUOLA\ in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kk}a, again there is good agreement between \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA\ for both the shape of the distribution and the partial width for the decay mode given in Table~\ref{tab:tautwothree}. The spectrum for the $K\eta$ mode is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kk}b. \subsection[$K\pi$ via Intermediate Scalar and Vector Mesons] {$K\pi$ via Intermediate Scalar and Vector Mesons} \label{sect:kpicurrent} Unlike the $\pi^+\pi^0$ decay of the tau the $K\pi$ decay mode can occur via either intermediate scalar or vector mesons. We therefore include a model for the current for the $K\pi$ decay mode including the contribution of both vector and scalar resonances based on the model of~\cite{Finkemeier:1996dh}. The current is given by \begin{equation} J^\mu = c_V(p_1-p_2)_\nu\frac1{\sum_k\alpha_k}\sum_k\alpha_k{\rm BW}_k(q^2) \left(g^{\nu\mu}-\frac{q^\nu q^\mu}{M^2_k}\right)+c_Sq^\mu\frac1{\sum_k\beta_k}\sum_k\beta_k{\rm BW}_k(q^2),\ \ \ \end{equation} where $p_{1,2}$ are the momenta of the outgoing mesons, $q=p_1+p_2$, ${\rm BW}_k(q^2)$ is the Breit-Wigner distribution for the intermediate mesons and $\alpha_k$ is the weight for the resonance. The sum over the resonances is over the vector $K^$ states in the first, vector, part of the current and the excited scalar $K^$ resonances in the second, scalar, part of the current. By default the vector part of of the current includes the $K^(892)$ and $K^(1410)$ states and the scalar part of the current includes the $K^_0(1430)$ together with the option of including the $\kappa(800)$ to model any low-mass enhancement in the mass of the $K\pi$ system, although additional resonances can be included if necessary. The mass spectrum for the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ mode is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kpi}b, where the parameters have been chosen to give the same form factor as \TAUOLA. There is good agreement with \TAUOLA\ for both the shape of the distribution and the partial widths, which are given in Table~\ref{tab:tautwothree}. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.58\textwidth,angle=90]{kpiq.ps}\\ \caption { The hadronic structure function $W_{\rm tot}$ for $\tau\to K\pi\nu_\tau$. The solid black line shows the result with the default parameters of \cite{Finkemeier:1996dh}, the short dashed line shows the result without the scalar contribution, the dot-dashed line shows the result without the $K^(1410)$ and the dotted line shows the result with neither the $K^(1410)$ or scalar contribution. This plot is the equivalent of Fig.1a of \cite{Finkemeier:1996dh}.} \label{fig:kpiQ} \end{center} \end{figure} The results for the hadronic structure function defined in \cite{Finkemeier:1996dh} are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kpiQ} for different values of the parameters. This shows good agreement with Fig.1a of \cite{Finkemeier:1996dh}, upon which it is based. The branching ratios for the different parameters values are also in good agreement with the results of \cite{Finkemeier:1996dh}. The most recent study \cite{Epifanov:2007rf} of the $K\pi$ mass spectrum sees a low-mass enhancement which is modelled using the scalar $\kappa$ resonance. By default we use a set of parameters this model which reproduces the fit of~\cite{Epifanov:2007rf} to the mass spectrum with the $\kappa$, $K^(892)$ and $K^(1410)$ resonances, as shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kpi} for both the $K^-\pi^0$ and $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ mass distributions. The low-mass enhancement due to the $\kappa$ can clearly be seen in these distributions. \subsection{Three Pseudoscalar Mesons} \label{sect:threemesoncurrentbase} In order to simply the implementation of a number of standard currents for the production of three pseudoscalar mesons we define the current in terms of a number of form factors. The current is defined to be~\cite{Jadach:1993hs} \begin{eqnarray} J^\mu &=& \left(g^{\mu\nu}-\frac{q^\mu q^\nu}{q^2}\right) \left[F_1(p_2-p_3)^\mu +F_2(p_3-p_1)^\mu+F_3(p_1-p_2)^\mu\right]\\ && +q^\mu F_4 +iF_5\epsilon^{\mu\alpha\beta\gamma}p_1^\alpha p_2^\beta p_3^\gamma, \nonumber \end{eqnarray} where $p_{1,2,3}$ are the momenta of the mesons in the order given below and $F_{1\to5}$ are the form factors. We use this approach for a number of three meson modes which occur in $\tau$ decays: $ \pi^- \pi^- \pi^+ $; $ \pi^0 \pi^0 \pi^- $; $ K^- \pi^- K^+ $; $ K^0 \pi^- \bar{K}^0$; $ K^- \pi^0 K^0 $; $ \pi^0 \pi^0 K^- $; $ K^- \pi^- \pi^+ $; $ \pi^- \bar{K}^0 \pi^0 $; $ \pi^- \pi^0 \eta $; $ K^0_S\pi^-K^0_S$; $ K^0_L\pi^-K^0_L$; $ K^0_S\pi^-K^0_L$. The current is implemented in terms of these form factors in a base class so that any model for these currents can be implemented by inheriting from this class and specifying the form factors. We currently implement three models for these decays, the general model of~\cite{Kuhn:1990ad,Decker:1992kj,Jadach:1993hs} which treats all the decay modes, the model of CLEO~\cite{Asner:1999kj} for the three-pion modes and the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} for the kaon modes. \subsubsection{General Model} \label{sect:threemesondefaultcurrent} This is the implementation of the model \cite{Kuhn:1990ad,Decker:1992kj,Jadach:1993hs} which uses the form of \cite{Kuhn:1990ad} for the $a_1$ width. The form factors for the different modes are given in~\cite{Decker:1992kj,Jadach:1993hs}. A Breit-Wigner distribution, Eqn.\,\ref{eqn:runningBW}, with a running width is used for the $a_1$. As the dominant decay of $a_1$ is to three pions, a more complicated form of the running width is used. A parameterisation of the energy dependence of the running width is given \cite{Kuhn:1990ad} for the default parameter values for the $\rho$ form factor. Instead of using this parameterisation we calculate an interpolation table for the running width at initialisation with the actual $\rho$ form-factor parameters. Our calculation of the running width is compared with the result of \cite{Kuhn:1990ad} in Fig.\,\ref{fig:a1width1}; there is good agreement between the two results. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{a1width.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{a1width2.ps}\\ \end{center} \caption{The running $a_1$ width calculated using the model of \cite{Kuhn:1990ad}. a) shows the running width for the parameters used in the Section~\protect\ref{sect:threemesondefaultcurrent} and b) shows the running width for the parameters used in the Section~\protect\ref{sect:threeK}. The result from numerically evaluating the matrix element in \HWPP\ is shown.} \label{fig:a1width1} \end{figure} The results for the partial widths for all the modes are compared with the results from \TAUOLA\ in Table~\ref{tab:threefour} which shows good agreement between the two programs. The mass distributions for the hadronic system and the $\pi^+\pi^-$ subsystem, which contains the $\rho$ resonance, for the $\tau^-\to\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ mode are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pippimpim}. The mass distributions of the $\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-$ system and the $\pi^-\pi^0$ system are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pi0pi0pim}, for the $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$ mode. \begin{table} \begin{center} \begin{tabular}{\|c\|c\|c\|c\|c\|} \hline Mode & \HWPP & \TAUOLA & Difference \\ & $\Gamma_{\rm partial}/{\rm 10^{-13}\,GeV}$ & $\Gamma_{\rm partial}/{\rm 10^{-13}\,GeV}$ & $/{\rm 10^{-17}\,GeV}$ \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{General Model}\\ \hline $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+$ & $1.4632\pm0.0001$& $1.4633\pm0.0001$& $-1\pm1$ \\[-1mm] $\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0$ & $1.4957\pm0.0001$& $1.4958\pm0.0001$& $-1\pm1$ \\[-1mm] $K^-\pi^-K^+$ & $(2.4567\pm0.0003)\times10^{-2}$& $(2.4572\pm0.0001)\times10^{-2}$& $-0.05\pm0.03$\\[-1mm] $K^0\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ & $(2.2694\pm0.0002)\times10^{-2}$& $(2.2696\pm0.0001)\times10^{-2}$& $-0.02\pm0.03$\\[-1mm] $K^-\pi^0\bar{K}^0$ & $(2.0877\pm0.0001)\times10^{-3}$& $(2.0878\pm0.0001)\times10^{-3}$& $-0.001\pm0.002$ \\[-1mm] $\pi^0\pi^0K^-$ & $(2.5421\pm0.0003)\times10^{-2}$& $(2.5419\pm0.0001)\times10^{-2}$& $\phantom{-}0.03\pm0.03$ \\[-1mm] $K^-\pi^-\pi^+$ & $0.13077\pm0.00001$& $0.13078\pm0.00001$& $-0.1\pm0.2$\\[-1mm] $\pi^-\bar{K}^0\pi^0$ & $0.13204\pm0.00002$& $0.13201\pm0.00001$& $\phantom{-}0.3\pm0.2$ \\[-1mm] $\pi^-\pi^0\eta$ & $(4.6175\pm0.0009)\times10^{-2}$& $(4.6160\pm0.0008)\times10^{-2}$& $\phantom{-}0.15\pm0.12$ \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{CLEO model for Three Pions}\\ \hline $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+$ & $1.2605\pm0.0001$ & $1.2604\pm0.0001$ & $1\pm1$\\[-1mm] $\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0$ & $1.2702\pm0.0001$ & $1.2702\pm0.0001$ & $0\pm1$\\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{Two Pions and a Photon}\\ \hline $\pi^-\pi^0\gamma$ & $(1.2708\pm0.0001)\times10^{-2}$& $(1.2707\pm0.0001)\times10^{-2}$& $\phantom{-}0.01\pm0.01$\\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{4 pions}\\ \hline $2\pi^-\pi^0\pi^+$ & $0.95120\pm0.00009$ & $0.95112\pm0.00006$ & $0.8\pm1.1$\\[-1mm] $3\pi^0\pi^-$ & $0.24453\pm0.0002$ & $0.24452\pm0.0002$ & $0.1\pm2$ \\ \hline \multicolumn{4}{\|c\|}{5 pions}\\ \hline $\pi^-4\pi^0$ & $(3.6192\pm0.0010)\times10^{-2}$ & $(3.6185\pm0.0007)\times10^{-2}$ & $\phantom{-}0.07\pm0.12$ \\[-1mm] $3\pi^-2\pi^+$ & $(4.2745\pm0.0010)\times10^{-2}$& $(4.2746\pm0.0006)\times10^{-2}$& $-0.01\pm0.12$ \\[-1mm] $2\pi^-2\pi^0\pi^+$ & $(1.1883\pm0.0004)\times10^{-1}$ & $(1.1884\pm0.0003)\times10^{-1}$ & $-0.1\pm0.5$\\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \caption{The partial widths for the three-, four- and five-meson decay modes of the $\tau$ calculated using \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA. In order to compare the results of the two programs, the masses of the decay products in \TAUOLA\ were set to the \HWPP\ values, as was the Cabibbo angle. For the five pion decays the $\rho$ form factors were not included in the decay of the $\omega$.} \label{tab:threefour} \end{table} \begin{figure}[!h] \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pippimpimA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pippimpimB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+$ and b) $\pi^+\pi^-$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Kuhn:1990ad,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Asner:1999kj}.} \label{fig:pippimpim} \vspace{0.5cm} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pi0pi0pimA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pi0pi0pimB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-$ and b) $\pi^-\pi^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Kuhn:1990ad,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Asner:1999kj}.} \label{fig:pi0pi0pim} \end{center} \end{figure} The mass distributions of the $K^-\pi^-K^+$ system and the $\pi^-K^+$ system are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kmpimkp} for the $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^-K^+\nu_\tau$ decay mode. The mass distributions of the $K^0\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ hadronic system and the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ system are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:k0pimkbar0} for the $\tau^-\to K^0\pi^-\bar{K}^0\nu_\tau$ decay mode. The mass distributions of the hadronic system and the $K^-\pi^0$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kmpi0k0} for the $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^0K^0\nu_\tau$ decay mode. \begin{figure}[!h] \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kmpimkpA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kmpimkpB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $K^-\pi^-K^+$ and b) $\pi^-K^+$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^-K^+\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}.} \label{fig:kmpimkp} \vspace{0.5cm} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{k0pi-kbar0A.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{k0pi-kbar0B.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $K^0\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ and b) $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to K^0\pi^-\bar{K}^0\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}.} \label{fig:k0pimkbar0} \end{center} \end{figure} \begin{figure}[!h] \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kmpi0k0A.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kmpi0k0B.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $K^-\pi^0K^0$ and b) $K^-\pi^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^0K^0\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}.} \label{fig:kmpi0k0} \vspace{0.5cm} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pi0pi0kmA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pi0pi0kmB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^0\pi^0K^-$ and b) $\pi^0K^-$ produced in the decay $\tau\to \pi^0\pi^0K^-\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}.} \label{fig:pi0pi0km} \end{center} \end{figure} The mass distributions of the hadronic system and the $\pi^0K^-$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pi0pi0km} for the decay mode $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^0 K^-\nu_\tau$. The mass distributions of the $K^-\pi^+\pi^-$ system and $\pi^+\pi^-$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kmpimpip} for the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^+\pi^-\nu_\tau$. The mass distributions of the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0\pi^0$ system and the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pimpi0kbar0} for the decay $\tau^-\to\pi^-\bar{K}^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$. \begin{figure}[!h] \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kmpimpipA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kmpimpipB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $K^-\pi^-\pi^+$ and b) $\pi^+\pi^-$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}.} \label{fig:kmpimpip} \vspace{0.5cm} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpi0kbar0A.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpi0kbar0B.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^-\bar{K}^0\pi^0$ and b) $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^-\bar{K}^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} and the dashed line that of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}.} \label{fig:pimpi0kbar0} \end{center} \end{figure} \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpi0etaA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpi0etaB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^-\pi^0\eta$ and b) $\pi^-\pi^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^-\pi^0\eta\nu_\tau$ for the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj}.} \label{fig:pimpi0eta} \end{center} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{a1width3.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{a1width4.ps}\\ \caption{Running width of the $a_1$ in the models of \cite{Asner:1999kj} and \cite{Bondar:2002mw}. a) shows the running width in the model of \cite{Asner:1999kj} with the dotted line showing the contribution of $KK^$, the dashed line showing the contribution of $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+$, the dot-dashed line showing the contribution of $\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-$ and the solid line the total running width. b) shows the running width in the model of \cite{Bondar:2002mw}.} \label{fig:a1width2} \end{center} \end{figure} Finally the mass distributions of the $\pi^-\pi^0\eta$ system and the $\pi^-\pi^0$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pimpi0eta} for the $\tau^-\to\pi^-\pi^0\eta\nu_\tau$ decay. It should be noted that this mode is very sensitive to the value of the $\eta$ mass used. In all cases there is good agreement between \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA. \subsubsection{CLEO Model for Three Pions} \label{sect:3pi} This is the implementation of the model of~\cite{Asner:1999kj} for the weak current for three pions. This model includes $\rho$ mesons in both the s- and p-wave, the scalar $\sigma$ resonance, the tensor $f_2$ resonance and scalar $f_0(1370)$. The form factors for the $\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-$ mode are given in \cite{Asner:1999kj} and the others can be obtained by isospin rotation. In this case the running width for the $a_1$ is calculated using the current for the $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^0$ and $\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-$ modes of the $a_1$ together with an s-wave $KK^$ contribution. The running width is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:a1width2}a for the default parameter values and our calculation is in good agreement with that in \TAUOLA. The partial widths for the $\tau^-\to\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ and $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$ are compared with those from the \textsf{CLEO} version of \TAUOLA\ in Table\,\ref{tab:threefour}. The mass distributions of the $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+$ system and the $\pi^+\pi^-$ subsystem for the $\tau^-\to\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pippimpim}. The mass distributions of the hadronic system and the $\pi^-\pi^0$ subsystem for the $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$ decay are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pi0pi0pim}. There is good agreement with \TAUOLA\ for this model which in general gives a higher mass for the hadronic system and a slightly broader distribution for the masses of the subsystems which include a rho resonance than the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Kuhn:1990ad,Decker:1992kj}. \pagebreak \subsubsection{Model for modes including Kaons} \label{sect:threeK} Like the model of \cite{Decker:1992kj} the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} is designed to reproduce the correct chiral limit for tau decays to three mesons. However, this model makes a different choice of the resonances to use away from this limit for the decays involving at least one kaon and in the treatment of the $K_1$ resonances. The form factors for the different modes are given in \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}. The same form of the $a_1$ Breit-Wigner is used as in Section~\ref{sect:threemesondefaultcurrent}, with the mass and width taken from \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}. The running width we calculate using this model with this choice of parameters is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:a1width1}b and is in good agreement with the parameterisation given in \cite{Kuhn:1990ad}. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kspimksA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kspimksB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $K^0_S\pi^-K^0_S$ and b) $K^0_S\pi^-$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to K^0_S\pi^-K^0_S\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} and the dashed line is the result of the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj}.} \label{fig:kspimks} \end{center} \end{figure} \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kspimklA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{kspimklB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $K^0_S\pi^-K^0_L$ and b) $K^0_L\pi^-$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to K^0_S\pi^-K^0_L\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} and the dashed line is the result of the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj}.} \label{fig:kspimkl} \end{center} \end{figure} As well as the different choice for the resonances contributing to the various decay modes this model differs from that of \cite{Decker:1992kj} in the treatment of the $K_1$ resonances. While the model of \cite{Decker:1992kj} assumes that only the $K_1(1400)$ contributes the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} assumes that both the $K_1(1270)$ and $K_1(1400)$ contribute with different relative contributions to modes including $K^\pi$ and $K\rho$ intermediate states. All the parameters are taken from \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr}. The mass distributions for the total hadronic mass and the mass of the $\pi^-K^+$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kmpimkp} for the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^-K^+\nu_\tau$. The mass distributions for the total hadronic mass and the mass of the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ system is shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:k0pimkbar0} for the decay $\tau^-\to K^0\pi^-\bar{K}^0\nu_\tau$. The only major difference with the model of \cite{Decker:1992kj} for these decay modes is due to the different parameters for the $a_1$ and the inclusion of higher $K^$ resonances. The mass distributions for the hadronic system and the $K^-\pi^0$ subsystem for the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^0K^0\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kmpi0k0}. In this case the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} includes $K^$ resonances in the $K^-\pi^0$ and $\pi^0K^0$ subsystems which are not presented in the model of \cite{Decker:1992kj} giving different results for the masses of these systems and leading to a higher total hadronic mass for this decay mode. The mass distributions of the hadronic system and the $\pi^0K^-$ subsystem in the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^0\pi^0K^-\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pi0pi0km}. In this case the main difference between the models of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} and \cite{Decker:1992kj} is due to the inclusion of the $K_1(1270)$ in the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} which gives the two peak structure seen in the hadronic mass spectrum. The mass distributions for the hadronic system and the $\pi^+\pi^-$ subsystem for the decay $\tau^-\to K^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kmpimpip}. As with the $\pi^0\pi^0K^-$ the inclusion of the $K_1(1270)$ gives a different spectrum for the mass of the hadronic system when compared with that from the model of \cite{Decker:1992kj}. The CLEO measurement of this mode~\cite{Asner:2000nx} favours a significant $K_1(1270)$ contribution but with a much larger width than the model of \cite{Finkemeier:1995sr} for the $K_1$. The mass distributions for the hadronic system and the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ subsystem for the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^-\bar{K}^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pimpi0kbar0}. As with the $K^-\pi^0K^0$ the presence of $K^$ resonances in the $\pi^-\bar{K}^0$ and $ \bar{K}^0\pi^0$ systems give a different mass distribution for these systems, which together with the inclusion of the $K_1(1270)$ gives the different result for the mass of the hadronic system. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpi0gammaA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpi0gammaB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^-\pi^0\gamma$ and b) $\pi^-\gamma$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^-\pi^0\gamma\nu_\tau$ for the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs}.} \label{fig:pimpi0gamma} \end{center} \end{figure} The mass distribution for the $K^0_S\pi^-K^0_S$ and $K^0_S\pi^-$ systems in the decay \mbox{$\tau^-\to K^0_S\pi^-K^0_S\nu_\tau$} are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kspimks}. The mass distribution for the $K^0_S\pi^-K^0_L$ are $K^0_L\pi^-$ systems in the decay $\tau^-\to K^0_S\pi^-K^0_L\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:kspimkl}. The results from the model of \cite{Jadach:1993hs,Decker:1992kj} are also shown, where the $K^0$ and $\bar{K}^0$ are allowed to decay with equal probability to $K^0_S$ and $K^0_L$ without changing the hadronic current.\footnote{The dashed lines in Figures~\ref{fig:kspimks} and~\ref{fig:kspimkl} are therefore identical.} The models are in reasonable agreement for the shapes of these distributions. \subsection{Two Pions and a Photon} \label{sect:2pigamma} The branching ratio for the decay $\tau^-\to\omega\pi^-\nu_\tau$ is 1.95\%~\cite{Yao:2006px}. The majority of this decay is modelled as an intermediate state in the four pion current described below. However there is a 8.90\%~\cite{Yao:2006px} branching ratio of the $\omega$ into $\pi^0\gamma$ which must also be modelled. We do this using a current for $\pi^\pm\pi^0 \gamma$ via an intermediate $\omega$. The hadronic current for this mode, together with the masses, widths and other parameters, are taken from~\cite{Jadach:1993hs}. The partial width for the $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^-\gamma$ mode is given in Table.\,\ref{tab:threefour}. The mass distributions of the hadronic system and the $\pi^0\gamma$ subsystem, which contains the $\omega$ resonance, are given in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pimpi0gamma}. There is good agreement between \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA\ for both the partial width and the shapes of the distributions. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpimpi0pipA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pimpimpi0pipB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^0\pi^+\pi^-\pi^-$ and b) $\pi^0\pi^+\pi^-$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^0\pi^+\pi^-\pi^-\nu_\tau$ for the model of \cite{Bondar:2002mw}.} \label{fig:pimpimpi0pip} \end{center} \end{figure} \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pi0pi0pi0pimA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pi0pi0pi0pimB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-$ and b) $\pi^0\pi^-$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to \pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$ for the model of \cite{Bondar:2002mw}.} \label{fig:pi0pi0pi0pim} \end{center} \end{figure} \subsection{Four Pions} \label{sect:4pi} We use the model of \cite{Bondar:2002mw}\footnote{It should be noted that there were a number of mistakes in this paper which were corrected in \cite{Golonka:2003xt}.} to model the decay of the $\tau$ to four pions. The model is based on a fit to $e^+e^-$ data from Novosibirsk. A Breit-Wigner distribution with a running width, Eqn.\,\ref{eqn:runningBW}, is used for the $\sigma$ and $\omega$ resonances with the running widths taken from \cite{Golonka:2003xt}. The more complicated form of \cite{Golonka:2003xt} is used for the $\rho$ which, apart from the choice to normalise to $-1$ at $q^2=0$, is the same as the form of \cite{Gounaris:1968mw} given in Eqn.\,\ref{eqn:GSBW}. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pim4pi0A.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{pim4pi0B.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^-\pi^0$ and b) $\pi^-4\pi^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to 4\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$ for the model of \cite{Kuhn:2006nw}.} \label{fig:4pi0pim} \vspace{5mm} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{3pim2pipA.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{3pim2pipB.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^+\pi^-$ and b) $3\pi^-2\pi^+$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to 3\pi^-2\pi^+\nu_\tau$ for the model of \cite{Kuhn:2006nw}.} \label{fig:3pim2pip} \end{center} \end{figure} A Breit-Wigner distribution with a running width is used for the $a_1$ with the running width calculated in \cite{Bondar:2002mw}. The \HWPP\ calculation of the running width is compared with that from \TAUOLA\ in Fig.\,\ref{fig:a1width2}b. There is reasonable agreement between the two calculations apart from in the threshold region. The partial widths for the two modes are given in Table~\ref{tab:threefour}. The mass distributions for the hadronic system and the $\pi^0\pi^+\pi^-$ subsystem, which contains the $\omega$ resonance, are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pimpimpi0pip} for the decay $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^+\pi^-\pi^-\nu_\tau$. The mass distributions for the hadronic system and the $\pi^0\pi^-$ subsystem are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:pi0pi0pi0pim} for the decay $\tau^-\to\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$. There is good agreement between \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA\ for both the partial widths and mass distributions. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{2pimpi+2pi0A.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.48\textwidth,angle=90]{2pimpi+2pi0B.ps}\\ \caption{Differential distribution for the mass of a) $\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$ and b) $2\pi^-\pi^+2\pi^0$ produced in the decay $\tau^-\to 4\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$. The solid line is the model of \cite{Kuhn:2006nw} neglecting the $\rho$ propagators in the $\omega$ decay and the dashed line includes these propagators, by default we do not include the $\rho$ propagators.} \label{fig:2pimpip2pi0} \end{center} \end{figure} \subsection{Five pions} \label{sect:5pi} We use the model of \cite{Kuhn:2006nw} which includes $\rho\omega$ and $\rho\sigma$ intermediate states, via the $a_1$ meson to model the five pion decay modes of the $\tau$. The partial widths for these decay modes are compared with those from \TAUOLA\ in Table\,\ref{tab:threefour}. The mass distributions of the $\pi^-\pi^0$ subsystem and the hadronic system are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:4pi0pim} for the decay $\tau^-\to4\pi^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$. The mass distributions of the $\pi^+\pi^-$ subsystem and the total hadronic mass for the decay $\tau^-\to3\pi^-2\pi^+\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:3pim2pip}. The mass distributions of the $\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$ subsystem, which includes the $\omega$ resonance, and the total hadronic system are shown for the decay $\tau^-\to2\pi^-2\pi^0\pi^+\nu_\tau$ are shown in Fig.\,\ref{fig:2pimpip2pi0}. In all cases there is good agreement between the results of \HWPP\ and \TAUOLA\ for both the partial widths and the shapes of the distributions.\footnote{As the $\omega\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$ decay is below the threshold for $\rho\pi$ production it can be modeled as either a contact interaction or via the $\rho\pi$ intermediate state. The parameters of~\cite{Kuhn:2006nw} are chosen to give the correct relative rates for the different intermediate states without the $\rho$ propagators and we take this as our default choice.} \section{Modelling of Tau Decays} In our approach the branching ratios for a given decay mode are specified as input parameters rather than calculated from the theoretical models used to give the distributions of the decay products, which gives us the ability to adjust the branching ratios to the experimentally-observed values. In general we have taken the decay modes and branching ratios for tau decays from \cite{Yao:2006px}. In \cite{Yao:2006px} a set of basis modes is used, the branching ratios for which are constrained to sum to unity. In most cases we have used these modes. However, in some cases due to our modelling of the decays we have combined modes. We have also included some of the non-basis modes, which forces us to adjust the branching ratios slightly from those in \cite{Yao:2006px} in order to ensure that the branching ratios still sum to one. For the higher multiplicity modes where charged hadrons are observed, but the different rates for kaons and pions are not known, we assume that the hadrons are pions. The decay modes, branching ratios and currents used are summarized in Table\,\ref{tab:decaymodes}. In addition we have chosen to use the masses from~\cite{Yao:2006px} for the external particles, although we use the default choice of the models we are using, which often come from experimental fits, for the intermediate resonances. \begin{table}[!!p] \begin{center} \vspace{-0.8cm} \begin{tabular}{\|c\|c\|c\|} \hline Branching & Decay Mode & Current \\ Ratio & & \\ \hline 0.178345 & $e^-\bar{\nu}_e\nu_\tau$ & LeptonNeutrinoCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.173545 & $\mu^-\bar{\nu}_\mu\nu_\tau$ & LeptonNeutrinoCurrent \\ \hline 0.108924 & $\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & ScalarMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.006885 & $K^-\nu_\tau$ & ScalarMesonCurrent \\ \hline 0.254890 & $\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & TwoMesonRhoKStarCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.008957 & $\bar{K}^0\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & KPiCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.004491 & $K^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & KPiCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.001513 & $K^-K^0\nu_\tau$ & TwoMesonRhoKStarCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.000263 & $\eta K^-\nu_\tau$ & TwoMesonRhoKStarCurrent \\ \hline 0.092370 & $\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & ThreePionCLEOCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.089813 & $\pi^-\pi^+\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & ThreePionCLEOCurrent \\ \hline 0.003757 & $\bar{K}^0\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.003292 & $K^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.000555 & $K^-\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\ \hline 0.001519 & $K^-K^+\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.001518 & $K^-K^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.001087 & $K^0_LK^0_S\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.000235 & $K^0_LK^0_L\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.000235 & $K^0_SK^0_S\pi^-\nu_\tau$ & KaonThreeMesonCurrent \\ \hline 0.044435 & $\pi^-\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & FourPionNovosibirskCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.010313 & $\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & FourPionNovosibirskCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.001762 & $\pi^-\pi^0\gamma\nu_\tau$ & TwoPionPhotonCurrent \\ \hline 0.004935 & $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & FivePionCurrent\\[-2mm] 0.001744 & $\eta\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & ThreeMesonDefaultCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.000957 & $\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & FivePionCurrent \\[-2mm] 0.000834 & $\pi^-\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\pi^+\nu_\tau$ & FivePionCurrent \\ \hline 0.000225 & $\eta\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000145 & $\eta\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000135 & $\omega\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000118 & $\omega\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\ \hline 0.000400 & $K^-\omega\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000397 & $K^-\pi^0\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000307 & $K^-\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000280 & $\eta K^{-}\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000238 & $\bar{K}^0\pi^-\pi^0\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000225 & $\bar{K}^0\pi^-\pi^-\pi^+\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\ \hline 0.000297 & $K^0\bar{K}^0\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\[-2mm] 0.000059 & $K^-K^+\pi^-\pi^0\nu_\tau$ & Phase Space \\ \hline \end{tabular} \end{center} \vspace{-0.3cm} \caption{Decay modes and branching ratios used for $\tau$ decays in \HWPP\ together with the model of the hadronic current used for the decay.} \label{tab:decaymodes} \vspace{-1cm} \end{table} The branching ratios for the leptonic modes are taken from \cite{Yao:2006px} and the distribution of the decay products is modelled using the \textsf{LeptonNeutrinoCurrent} described in Section~\ref{sect:leptonneutrinocurrent}. The decays to a single charged meson are modelled using the \textsf{ScalarMesonCurrent}, described in Section~\ref{sect:scalarmesoncurrent}, with the branching ratios taken from \cite{Yao:2006px}. The $K\pi$ modes are modelled using \textsf{KPiCurrent}, described in Section~\ref{sect:kpicurrent}, and the parameters from the fit of \cite{Epifanov:2007rf}. The remaining two meson modes are modelled using the \textsf{TwoMesonRhoKStarCurrent}, described in Section~\ref{sect:twomeson}, and the branching ratios from \cite{Yao:2006px}, the resonance parameters for the different modes are described in Section~\ref{sect:twomeson}. The three-pion modes are modelled using the \textsf{ThreePionCLEOCurrent}, as described in Section~\ref{sect:3pi}, together with the branching ratios from \cite{Yao:2006px}. We take the branching ratios for modes with three mesons, at least one of which is a kaon, from \cite{Yao:2006px} and use the \textsf{KaonThreeMesonCurrent}, as described in Section~\ref{sect:threeK}, to model the distribution of the decay products. We split the observed $\tau^-\to\omega\pi\nu_\tau$ rate into its dominant pieces, i.e. \mbox{$\omega\to\pi^+\pi^-\pi^0$} and $\omega\to\pi^0\gamma$. The three pion mode is included with the rest of the four pion tau decays and is modelled using the \textsf{FourPionNovosibirskCurrent}, described in Section~\ref{sect:4pi}, whereas the $\pi^0\gamma$ is modelled using the \textsf{TwoPionPhotonCurrent}, described in Section~\ref{sect:2pigamma}. The branching ratios are taken from \cite{Yao:2006px}. In general the treatment of non-dominant modes is often a problem when we include resonances as intermediate particles in the hadronic currents. However, in the other cases, such as the $\omega$ component to the five pion decays, the contribution of the other modes is smaller and comparable with other neglected tau decay modes and is not included. The five pion decays for the tau are modelled using the \textsf{FivePionCurrent}, described in Section~\ref{sect:5pi}. As with the four-pion modes we include the $\omega$ contribution with the rest of the five-pion modes as the current includes modelling of the intermediate $\omega$ contribution. In this case we neglect the sub-dominant $\omega$ modes due to their smaller contribution. The branching ratios are taken from \cite{Yao:2006px}. The inclusion of the $\eta3\pi$ and $\omega3\pi$ modes is sufficient to saturate the observed six pion rates from \cite{Yao:2006px} and we therefore include these modes using a phase-space distribution for the decay products. We also include a number of modes with one kaon and three pions, or two kaons and two pions and $K^\eta$ using a phase-space distribution for the decay products and the branching ratios from \cite{Yao:2006px}. The largest branching ratio for one of these modes is $K\omega$ with a branching ratio of $0.0004$ and the sum of the branching ratios for these modes is less than three per mille. This means that they make a relatively small contribution and if necessary the simulation can be improved by implementing hadronic currents for these modes. As the decay modes, the decay models and branching ratios are specified in a data file these can easily be changed given new experimental results or better modelling of the hadronic currents. \section{Other Applications} The hadronic currents obtained from $\tau$ decay can be used to describe other decays which occur via the weak current. It is an important test of the new structure of decays and weak currents in \HWPP\ that the currents can be used to simulate these decays. One obvious application is to use the currents, together with the na\"{\i}ve factorization approximation, to simulate the weak hadronic decays of bottom and charm hadrons.\footnote{We will use this approach in the simulation of hadronic decays in \HWPP~\cite{Mesondecays}.} Here we will consider another possible use of these currents, the simulation of the weak decay of BSM particles where there is a small mass difference between two of the particles. One such example of this is the decay of the lighter chargino, which is almost mass degenerate with the lightest neutralino, in AMSB models. In most studies of these models only the leptonic and single-pion modes are included, in some more sophisticated studies the two- and three-pion modes were also considered~\cite{Chen:1996ap,Barr:2002ex}. \begin{figure} \begin{center} \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{charginowidth.ps}\hfill \includegraphics[width=0.45\textwidth,angle=90]{charginopartial.ps}\\ \caption{The a) width and b) branching ratios of the chargino as a function of the mass difference between the chargino and lightest neutralino. The solid line shows the sum of the leptonic modes, \ie $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1e^+\nu_e$ and $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1\mu^+\nu_\mu$. The dashed line shows the pion mode $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1\pi^+$ and the dotted shows the $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1\pi^+\pi^0$ mode. The dot-dashed line shows the sum of the $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_13\pi$ modes. The long dashed line shows the sum of $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1\{4,5\}\pi$, $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1\pi^+\pi^0\gamma$, and $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1\pi^+\pi^0\eta$ modes. The long dot-dashed line shows the sum of the modes involving kaons. } \label{fig:chargino} \end{center} \end{figure} Using the hadronic currents from tau decays it is easy to extend the simulation of BSM decays in \cite{Gigg:2007cr} to automatically calculate the partial widths and branching ratios for decays with $X\to Y W^\pm$ where the $W^\pm$ is highly off-shell. These decays are calculated by using the \textsf{Vertices} for the BSM model, which encode the Feynman rules, and the hadronic current. The partial widths are normalised in order to give the correct branching ratios for the $\tau$ with the modes which are modelled using a phase-space distribution neglected. This is a reasonable approximation given the relatively small contribution of these modes. As the partial widths depend on both the overall mass scale, as well as the mass difference, the branching ratios, while often close to, are not necessarily the same as those of the $\tau$ when the mass difference is equal to the tau mass. In practice, this approach is normally only used for small values of the mass splitting and matched to the perturbative calculation with outgoing quarks at a mass difference below the charm threshold. We illustrate this by considering the decay $\chi^+_1\to\chi^0_1X$ at the AMSB parameter point SPS9~\cite{Allanach:2002nj}. The SUSY parameters were generated using \textsf{SOFTSUSY}~\cite{Allanach:2001kg}. The mass difference between the lightest neutralino and chargino is very sensitive to higher-order corrections, this can be seen by the large difference between the values obtained using \textsf{SOFTSUSY}~($1.167$\,GeV) and \textsf{ISAJET}7.58~\cite{Baer:1999sp}~($0.167$\,GeV), which was used in~\cite{Allanach:2002nj}. Given the uncertainty in the mass difference, and to show dependence of the results upon it, we present the width and branching ratios as a function of the mass difference, Fig.\,\ref{fig:chargino}, between the neutralino and chargino by keeping all the other SUSY parameters fixed to the values given by~\textsf{SOFTSUSY}\ and varying the chargino mass. As can be seen, for larger values of the mass difference the multi-pion modes~($>3$ pions) dominate, although at lower values they typically make a small contribution. \section{Conclusion} \label{sect:conclude} We have described the simulation of tau decays in the \HWPP\ event generator. A number of tests of the simulation have been performed giving us confidence in the implementation of the various hadronic currents and accuracy of the simulation. This new simulation makes use of the factorization of the matrix element and the inheritance mechanism of C++ to produce a simulation which is easy to extend by implementing new hadronic currents. The interface feature of the \textsf{ThePEG} framework \cite{Bertini:2000uh}, on which \HWPP\ is based, allows easy access to all the parameters of the hadronic currents, allowing different experimental fits to be used without changing any code. The range of hadronic currents that are included together with the simulation of spin correlation effects in all tau decays gives a state-of-the-art description of tau decays. The new code structure will make this simulation easy to maintain and develop in the future. \section{Acknowledgments} We are grateful to the other members of the \HWPP\ collaboration for both their contributions to the development of the program which underlies this work and many useful discussions. This work was supported by Science and Technology Facilities Council, formally the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, and the European Union Marie Curie Research Training Network MCnet under contract MRTN-CT-2006-035606.
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Thomas Schander's Blog CEO @ Enscape3D writing about Stuff The simulation hypothesis July 3, 2016 Thomas Comments 1 comment At this years Code conference, Elon Musk shared his view on the simulation hypothesis: The strongest argument for us being in a simulation probably is the following. Forty years ago we had pong. Like, two rectangles and a dot. That was what games were. Now, 40 years later, we have photorealistic, 3D simulations with millions of people playing simultaneously, and it's getting better every year. Soon we'll have virtual reality, augmented reality. If you assume any rate of improvement at all, then the games will become indistinguishable from reality, even if that rate of advancement drops by a thousand from what it is now. Then you just say, okay, let's imagine it's 10,000 years in the future, which is nothing on the evolutionary scale. So given that we're clearly on a trajectory to have games that are indistinguishable from reality, and those games could be played on any set-top box or on a PC or whatever, and there would probably be billions of such computers or set-top boxes, it would seem to follow that the odds that we're in base reality is one in billions. Tell me what's wrong with that argument. Is there a flaw in that argument? Is there a flaw? Let's first look at the main underlying assumptions without judging them. There is an (unknown) incentive in the "real" world, to create –in our words– authentic, lifelike simulations. In terms of the basic physical properties, the "real" world follows the same rules as ours. This becomes obvious in the extrapolation of computational progress and the ability itself, to be able to compute something. There is generally no need that the amount of geometric dimensions, the behavior of time, or the link between action and reaction is the same – they differ even in our world at different scales (s. quantum physics). Today, our computer games are physically inspired – to some extent even replicating the laws of physics, but that's not their focus. Our computer games could be a lot more physical, but the dynamics of the game itself are more important. But take the first assumption aside – the guys running our simulation might have reasons for doing a strict physical simulation, maybe it's just entertaining to watch or the CPU is idle and needs work (Don't they have something else to do? How about bitcoin mining?). Looks real – but the simulation ends at the latest when the player can't perceive it The second assumption however, is critical. Let's say, we would know all the physical laws of our universe and like to start a 1:1 simulation. The number of available degrees of freedom may be very small at the big bang, due to the initial symmetries. But with increasing entropy, the amount of information – the degrees of freedom in our virtual world converges to be equal than in our real world. Let alone the saving capacity would consume our own universe itself. We could counter this issue by applying data compression. This compression would increasingly loose its efficiency after time, due to the raised entropy. The better solution (on the long run), would imply the usage of level-of-detail simulations. This is exactly how our current state of the art simulations are done, we simplify the universe' content and laws to make it fit into our computing machines. Dear Pong paddles, I have bad news for you. You're simulated. What does this tell us? The fact that you can't replicate a universe inside of itself turns our to be a problem. Even if the Pong paddles could use their ball to simulate something (I would be deeply impressed if they do), they are unable to replicate their own simulation. Simply because the rules and possible states of their ball is a subset of their universe. The possible solutions There could be a very clever level-of-detail computation. This algorithm must be clever enough, to even deceive our increasingly precise physical measurements. And it could just simplify or "skip" a lot of simulation steps for matter that is just very far away from observers. But that requires the observers to be handled as a special entity – they must not simply be formed out of the atomic simulation substance. Since we can observe the physical laws behind our cells pretty good, it can be assumed that we are no black-box that is separately treated than the rest of the simulation. The only exception is our intelligence, which still poses a big problem for our scientists. But a lot of us are optimistic that we will figure it out in the next decades. That said, there is no evidence or big likelihood for us being a level-of-detail copy of the "real" world. Other physical laws The "real" world is completely different from ours. The vast amount of a reduction of dimensions and physical laws would then make us simulation-able, just like we do with our computer games. This should make us agnostic, we can't use our logic to come up with insights for reality. Maybe, some elements of our existence are inspired by the "real" world, but it's impossible to figure it out. Maybe our souls are the hooked-in players, who strive for some entertainment? God knows. Goddammit. We are no simulation. (Well, now I'm bored.) And now? Is there a flaw in that argument? I think there is. The extrapolation logic assumes a comparability of our world and the "real" one, which then leads to solution 2., in which case we just can't tell anything. This just raises the question to a religious level, the end of every scientific WHY-chain. But, the only imperative we can get from this thought experiment is to look out for level-of-detail hints or loopholes to leave the laws of our universe. Alright then, back to work, folks! Comments and Thoughts elon musk, gaming, simulation hypothesis A Client & Salesman Romance Screen Space Acceleration Structure One thought on "The simulation hypothesis" Wow now my head hurts. Incompatibility please! Voxel Cone Tracing for architectural visualization View Thomas.Schander.10's profile on Facebook View ThomasSchander's profile on Twitter View thomas-schander-0aa4565a's profile on LinkedIn
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Team USA made its presence known in the opening game of the 2013 World Junior Championships in Ufa, Russia with an 8-0 routing of Germany. The win involved eight different goal scorers, a good sign of things to come from the Americans. The USA offense was led by Alex Galchenyuk, a Montreal Canadiens first-round pick, who scored a goal and also notched two assists – good for player of the game. The seven of his teammates to also score were Sean Kuraly, Jacob Trouba, Riley Barber, Shayne Gostisbehere, Riley Hartman, J.T. Miller and Seth Jones. John Gibson, an Anaheim draft pick, got the win in net for Team USA. He played the first two periods and was replaced by Jon Gillies of Hockey East's Providence College in the third. According to USA Today, general manager Jim Johannson said before the World Junior Championships that his team's keys for success were "balanced scoring, self-discipline and dominant defense." It appears as though they achieved most of those goals Thursday, but they did allow a 5-on-3 advantage three times, which other teams in the tournament certainly won't let them get away with. In all fairness, the team will face a much bigger challenge Friday when they take on Russia, which will be aired on the NHL Network at 9 p.m. Jill Saftel Jill studies journalism at Northeastern University, covers Hockey East for College Hockey News and is the sports editor for The Huntington News. You can follow her on Twitter at @jillsaftel, just don't ask her to choose between hockey and baseball, it's impossible.

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