We've been wondering for a little while what the next project from the talented lads from PlatinumGames might be, and Square Enix has lifted the lid on Babylon's Fall during their conference.
There was no gameplay present in the reveal, though the game looks as though as it'll have a distinct art style, which isn't a surprise for a game by Platinum.
The game is set to release in 2019 for PC and PlayStation 4. Let's hope it's not too long before we hear more about Babylon's Fall.


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BBC's His Dark Materials series to 'sound every note' in Philip Pullman's novels
Former Doctor Who producers to lead TV adaptation of hit fantasy trilogy
The BBC is to air an adaptation of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials. Photograph: Ulf Andersen/Getty images/Getty Images
Tue 3 Nov 2015 10.09 EST
The BBC is to turn Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy into a TV series, giving both existing fans and a new generation the chance to experience the tale of parallel universes, Daemons and armoured polar bears.
Pullman has given his blessing to the project, and is helping recruit a writer to produce a faithful adaptation of the novels, which centre on a girl called Lyra living in a parallel version of Oxford.
Producers have promised to sound "every note" in the much-loved trilogy and stay true to the source material.
Pullman said the many adaptations of the books on screen, radio and stage had been a "constant source of pleasure" but shows such as Game of Thrones and the Wire had shown that TV had the capacity to reach "depths of characterisation and heights of suspense by taking the time for events to make their proper impact and for consequences to unravel".
The books are set in a series of parallel worlds, and the first instalment, Northern Lights, follows Lyra and her animal Daemon companion Pantalaimon as she discovers a plot to kidnap children that eventually leads her to the North Pole. She goes on to meet a cast of characters including witches, an armoured talking polar bear and a boy from our own version of Oxford called Will who can open connections between worlds.
It is loosely based on Milton's Paradise Lost, but flips the story by casting original sin in a positive light and including a corrupt and decaying creator figure.
The first of the three instalments, Northern Lights was published in 1995, with the sequels The Subtle Knife and The Amber Spyglass released over the next six years. Each book has won multiple awards and the series as a whole has sold more than 17m copies worldwide.
The last attempt to create a live action version of His Dark Materials was 2007 film The Golden Compass, starring Daniel Craig, Nicole Kidman and Eva Green. It was a success, taking £230m around the world, but some fans were upset about departures from the original storyline and planned sequels never materialised.
Expectant fans are in for a wait, however, as pre-production and casting will not begin until next year and there is currently no date set for its debut on BBC1.
Polly Hill, the BBC drama commissioning controller, said it was an honour to be able to bring the series to TV: " His Dark Materials is a stunning trilogy, and a drama event for young and old – a real family treat, that shows our commitment to original and ambitious storytelling."
Jane Tranter – who will lead the project with fellow Bad Wolf founder and former Doctor Who producer Julie Gardner – said bringing the trilogy to TV provided an opportunity to give it the treatment it deserved.
She told the Guardian: "There are some pieces of literature that are wonderfully suited to film. There are some pieces of literature which are better suited to television. To my mind what is great about these trilogy of novels is we can adapt them as Philip wrote them."
"We can go at episode pace, tell the entirety of the story, take our time and sound every note that Philip sounds in his novels."
Tranter said working with New Line's Toby Emmerich and Carolyn Blackwood, who had helped create the 2007 film would help provide experience of what would and wouldn't work on screen.
Though the books regularly appear at the top of best-loved children's novels and have won widespread acclaim, they have been criticised by religious groups for their depictions of Christianity.
The film was subject to protests and calls for a boycott in the US from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, who were angry that it introduced children to atheism.
Cast member Sam Elliot has suggested that opposition from the Catholic church had persuaded producers to pull the plug on sequels, and Pullman has expressed his disappointment that the rest of the series never made it on to the big screen.
A Christmas production of the trilogy at the National Theatre in London also attracted criticism from Christian groups. However, the then Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, defended the production and said the series should be taught in religious education lessons to promote debate around Christianity.
Tranter dismissed concerns that religious groups might object to the production, adding that it would be based on "what Philip wrote, not what people who haven't read the books think is in them".
"What I know, is that the novels contain a really strong moral centre, the novels show that there are choices to be made. The novels show people living a life on behalf of other people unselfishly."
"Perhaps sometimes those questions are uncomfortable and sometimes it's the job of TV to make people feel uncomfortable."

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The McMahons' 1976 New Britain Taxes Went Unpaid……In Memoriam: Stanley Pac…..Five Ways To Help Get Out The Vote….
It's not the tax windfall that municipal government is looking for these days, but last week's uncovering of Vince and Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon's bankruptcy records by the Day of New London shows the City of New Britain was one of the creditors.
Included on a list of debts to banks, stores, the phone company, unions, individuals and the IRS is an item from April 30, 1976 showing the McMahons stiffed the city where they once lived $988.22. The debt to the Town of West Hartford was considerably higher at $9,729.96. These are paltry sums compared to hundreds of thousands owed the IRS and banks, but are part of the record of a rags-to-riches narrative — riches made possible by taking over a family wrestling enterprise and using sleaze to make a fortune.
The press revelations led Mrs. McMahon's campaign to announce that she and her wrestling mogul husband will now repay some of the debts with interest to individuals if they can find them. Under bankruptcy laws, however, debtors may often "discharge" government taxes owed under statutes of limitations and the timing of court actions. Debtors like the McMahons are often given a pass on tax debts to reorganize and start anew without the liability. The McMahons maintain that they paid back taxes and nearly half of the money owed but have not produced any documents to show when debts were paid prior to the revelations reported in recent days.
The old adage about not tossing stones from a glass house seems to apply. The McMahon campaign has had great fun poking Mr. Murphy about news reports of his fiscal missteps over the past 10 years – being late on mortgage, rent and car tax payments. But he did pay, and his debts were paltry compared to the McMahons' 1976 meltdown. Then came word Friday the McMahons were late on paying taxes on their Stamford penthouse. Oops!
On the heels of the McMahons' mea culpa to creditors they had long ago stiffed and forgotten, Linda and Vince (as noted in the Day editorial) were hit with a new tax delinquency this month on their "penthouse" in Stamford, according to a story in the Hartford Courant.
Meanwhile, the McMahon campaign, on a track to spend $100 million over two campaigns to buy a U.S. Senate seat, continues its saturation ad campaign on the housing debts of Cong. Chris Murphy — all of which were reconciled and paid in full. She refuses to meet with journalists and editorial boards and has limited her exposure in debates with Murphy, avoiding exchanges on issues that should be front and center in this senate race.
McMahon, who hides her Republican affiliation in paid advertising, is also running as fast and far away from the Republican-Romney-Ryan agenda that she would most certainly support in the Senate to protect her wealth and keep her taxes low — WHEN SHE PAYS THEM.
In Memoriam: Stanley J. Pac, Sr.
Stanley J. Pac Sr., a longtime Democratic Party leader who served New Britain as Mayor, State Representative and State Senator, died September 21st at the age of 89.
Pac, who most recently spoke to the Democratic Town Committee last year, was a New Britain native and lifelong resident. After attaining local offices Pac went on to state positions, serving as Motor Vehicles Commissioner under Governor Ella T. Grasso and Environmental Protection Commissioner under Governor William A. O'Neill. He was a member of Sacred Heart Church and served on its parish and finance councils. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps 1st Marine Division during World War II and was deployed to the South Pacific, where he fought in the Battle of Guadalcanal. Former Mayor Pac was instrumental in the creation of the endowed chair for Polish Studies at Central Connecticut State University.
His funeral service will be held Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2012, at 10 a.m. at the Burritt Hill Funeral Home, 332 Burritt St., New Britain, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. at Sacred Heart Church, New Britain. Relatives and friends are invited to call Monday from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. at Burritt Hill. Memorial donations may be made to the Daughters of Mary, c/o Mother Jennifer, 532 Burritt St., New Britain, CT 06053 or American Warrior, P.O. Box 337, 35 Main St., Versailles, CT 06383. To share a memory or condolence with his family, please visit us at www.burritthill.com.
New Britain Democrats extend condolences to former Mayor Pac's family and friends.
New Britain Democrat e-letter: John McNamara, Chair and Editor, Post Office Box 2112, New Britain, CT 06050. New Britain Democrat e-letters and updates and ways you can participate may be found at www.newbritaindemocrat.org.
IT'S TIME TO GET OUT THE VOTE.
To volunteer contact newbritaindemocrat@gmail.com. New Britain Democratic headquarters, 19 Bassett Street, New Britain.
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class B;
class A
{
	private:
		int m_;
		char n_;

	public:

		// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/121162/what-does-the-explicit-keyword-in-c-mean
		// A constructor that is not declared with the specifier explicit
		// and which can be called with a single parameter (until C++11)
		// is called a converting constructor.

		A():m_(0),n_('\0'){ std::cout << "Constructed A" << std::endl;}

		void setM( int m ){ m_ = m;}
		void setN( int n ){ n_ = n;}
		int getM() const { return m_;}
		char getN() const { return n_;}

		// Type-cast operator or user defined conversion functions
		explicit operator int() { std::cout << "Converting A to int " << m_ << std::endl;  return m_;}
		explicit operator char() { std::cout << "Converting A to char " << n_ << std::endl; return n_;}
		explicit operator bool() { bool result = ( m_ != 0 );  std::cout << "Converting A to bool " << std::boolalpha << result << std::endl; return result;}
};

class B
{
	private:
		int k_;
		double l_;

	public:

		// http://stackoverflow.com/questions/121162/what-does-the-explicit-keyword-in-c-mean
		// A constructor that is not declared with the specifier explicit
		// and which can be called with a single parameter (until C++11) is called a converting constructor.

		B():k_(0),l_(0.0){ std::cout << "Constructed B" << std::endl;}
		explicit B( A const &a )
		{
			std::cout << "Converting constructor: A to B" << std::endl;
			k_ = a.getM();
		}

		int getK() const { return k_;}
		double getL() const { return l_;}
		void setK( int k ){ k_ = k;}
		void setL( double l){ l_ = l;}

		// Type-cast operator or user defined conversion functions
		explicit operator int() { std::cout << "Converting B to int " << k_ << std::endl; return k_;}
		explicit operator double() { std::cout << "Converting B to double " << l_ << std::endl; return l_;}
		explicit operator bool() { bool result = ( k_ != 0 ); std::cout << "Converting B to bool " << std::boolalpha << result << std::endl; return result;}
};

bool FuncExplTypeCastCheck( bool check )
{
	std::cout << "Function for checking explicit type-cast of object to bool: " << std::boolalpha << check << std::endl;
	//return A();// compiler error and will not work as operator bool() for A is marked as explicit
	return static_cast<bool>(A());// Ok
}

int main() {
	A a;

	// Testing conversion constructor
	//B b=a; // syntax compiler error because constructors marked as explicit cannot be called with the assignment-like syntax(copy initialization)
	B b(a);// ok syntax when conversion constructor marked as explicit(direct initialization)

	// Testing user-defined conversion function or type-cast operator
	a.setM( 102);
	a.setN( 'N');
	// int m = a;// compiler error as type-cast operator marked as explicit doesnt allow copy-initilization syntax
	int m(a);// ok, explicit keyowrd allows only direct initialization
	//char n= (a);// compiler error as type-cast operator marked as explicit doesnt allow copy-initilization syntax
	char n(a);// ok, explicit keyowrd allows only direct initialization
	//bool checkA = a;// compiler error as type-cast operator marked as explicit doesnt allow copy-initilization syntax
	bool checkA = static_cast<bool>(a);// ok, explicit keyowrd allows only direct initialization and only explicit casts to be valid

	// Implicitly convert object of type A to bool when passing to function fails
	// bool chk = FuncExplTypeCastCheck( a );// compiler error and // will not work as operator bool() is marked as explicit

	// Explictly convert object of type A to bool when passing to function is OK
	bool chk = FuncExplTypeCastCheck( static_cast<bool>(a));

	if( a ){std::cout << "Tested bool true" << std::endl;}
	else	{std::cout << "Tested bool false" << std::endl; }

	return 0;
}

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1. TUESDAY GAMES ARE ELIMINATED: There are no Tuesday scheduled games this season. This is the first time since the 1950s that the NPHL had scheduled no Tuesday games.
CHANGE: ONE WEDNESDAY GAME IS ADDED!
2. NEUTRAL SITE GAME: HIGH PRAIRIE VS GRIMSHAW AT PEACE RIVER: on Dec. 29, High Prairie plays Grimshaw at Peace River [GRIM home game]. Peace River has not hosted a regular season NPHL game since Feb. 4, 2010 when Peace River defeated Valleyview 7-5. It will be the first regular season NPHL game in Peace River in 3,150 days.
3. NEUTRAL SITE GAME: MANNING VS DAWSON CREEK AT FAIRVIEW: on Nov. 17, Manning plays Dawson Creek at Fairview [DC home game]. Fairview has not hosted a regular season NPHL game since Friday, Jan. 28, 2011 when Fairview defeated High Prairie 10-9 in a shootout. It will be the first regular season NPHL game in Fairview in 2,850 days.
4. TERRY HOULDER SWEATER RETIREMENT CEREMONY: The Grimshaw Huskies will retire Terry Houlder's No. 20 in a home game versus High Prairie on Saturday, Jan. 12. Houlder first played from 1987-88. He played in 669 games and amassed 566-1197-1763 points. He was on seven NPHL championship teams in 12 years from 1987-88 to 1998-99. Houlder is a 4-time NPHL MVP, 5-time NPHL Most Gentlemanly Player, 5-time NPHL Leading Scorer; 8-time NPHL Best Centre, and 15-time NPHL All-Star. He led Grimshaw in scoring 10 times and the Grimshaw-Peace River Wild once.
5. NO BACK-TO-BACK GAMES: The High Prairie Regals are the only team to not play back-to-back-game this season. All their games are on Thursday and Saturday. Manning leads the league with 10 back-to-backs this season; Falher does it seven times and Grimshaw four times.
6. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS OUT: The High Prairie Regals are the only team to not play any Friday games this season. Manning leads the way with 10 Friday games, followed by Falher with seven and Grimshaw with five.
7. SATURDAY NIGHTS DONINATE PLAY: As usual, Saturday is the busiest night of the season. In all, 39 of the season's 78 games [50 per cent] comprise the schedule. Next is Thursday with 23 games [29.49 per cent], the Friday with 15 games [19.23 per cent], and Wednesday with 1 game [1.26 per cent].
8. OPENING NIGHT WOES: The High Prairie Regals can tie the Fairview Kings for the longest losing streak on opening night with a loss at Manning on Nov. 3. Currently, HP has lost eight straight opening nights games; Fairview's current streak is at nine games. Valleyview also has currently lost seven straight openers. At least HP does not open vs FAL. HP has lost four straight opening night games to FAL, and one each to Peace River, Fairview, Hythe and Grimshaw.
9. DAWSON CREEK CANUCKS OPENING NIGHT NOTES: This is the latest DC has opened their season in NPHL history and DC becomes the last team to begin play in the current season. DC has never opened their season at home vs GP, or had their first home game of the season vs GP. The only other time DC opened their season vs GP was on Oct. 29, 2009 when GP defeated DC 5-2.
10. FORT ST. JOHN FLYERS OPENING NIGHT NOTES: If there is such a thing as opening night tradition in the NPHL, this is it. Since the 2004-05 season, this will mark the eighth time FSJ has opened its season vs GP. FSJ will look to even the overall series as GP is 4-3 in the previous seven games. FSJ has split their four games opening vs GP while GP is 2-1 in opening night games in GP.
11. GRANDE PRAIRIE ATHLETICS OPENING NIGHT NOTES: This will mark the seventh time GP has opened it season vs FSJ. Overall, GP holds a 4-2 edge, winning all three games in GP but losing two of three in FSJ.
12. FALHER PIRATES OPENING NIGHT NOTES: Since the start of the 1990-91 season [when I started recording results] GRIM has only opened once in FAL, and only three times overall. GRIM won the last time FAL opened against GRIM, 6-2 on Nov. 2, 2012. The teams split the two times FAL opened at GRIM, losing 13-4 on Nov. 9, 1993, and winning 3-1 on Nov. 3, 2015.
13. GRIMSHAW HUSKIES OPENING NIGHT NOTES: GRIM opens at home vs MAN for the second straight year and will look for revenge as MAN won 6-5 Nov. 3, 2017. Since 1990-91, GRIM has opened at home vs MAN only twice, winning the other game 7-5 on Nov. 4, 1997. This marks the sixth time overall GRIM will open vs MAN since 1990-91. GRIM has won all three opening night games in MAN: 5-3 on Oct. 30, 2015, 5-3 on Nov. 2, 2007, and 9-6 on Oct. 30, 1998.
14. HIGH PRAIRIE REGALS OPENING NIGHT NOTES: This will mark the sixth time since 1990-91 that HP will open vs MAN, with the fifth time the game is at MAN. HP has won three of the four games in MAN: losing 5-4 on Nov. 7, 1992; winning 6-4 on Nov. 2, 1996, 4-3 on Nov. 1, 2002, and 9-2 on Oct. 28, 2006. The only time HP opened at home vs MAN was on Oct. 27, 2007 when HP won 8-3. HP looks to win for the fifth time in six games overall.
15. MANNING COMETS OPENING NIGHT NOTES: Since 1990-91, and despite the close proximity of the teams, MAN has opened its season only twice vs GRIM. This marks the second straight year MAN opens in GRIM having won 6-5 last season. The only other time MAN opened vs GRIM was at home on Oct. 30, 1998 when GRIM won 9-6.


ILLINOIS/Illinois — The Postal Service is ready to deliver more than 15 billion pieces of mail this holiday season plus more than 900 million packages. The Postal Service wants to ensure each customer receives their mail in a timely and efficient manner and also keep its letter carriers safe.
Please make sure your dog is contained during the hours the letter carrier may be in your neighborhood.
Parents should remind their children and other family members not to take mail directly from letter carriers in the presence of the family pet, as the dog may view the letter carrier handing mail to a family member as a threatening gesture.


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HomeOur WorkProgramsEast-West Dialogues
The East-West Dialogue lecture series was endowed in 2013 with a million-dollar gift from longtime ACC supporters Shoji and Tsuneko Sadao. This series engages thought leaders from arts and cultural fields in Asia and the West. It was conceived as a public platform for ACC to advance the values of cultural exchange through dynamic discussion and probing inquiry.
2019: Kengo Kuma
Architect Kengo Kuma (ACC 1985) shared his recent projects and dynamic vision beyond 2020 through his holistic approach to creating architecture in harmony with the environment towards a new quality of living.
Japan Society, New York City
2018: Fumihiko Maki and Peter Grilli
Architect Fumihiko Maki (ACC 1976) and American film producer, writer, and Japan Society of Boston President Emeritus Peter Grilli shared their perspectives on international cultural exchange, based on each of their 50 plus years of living in, working in, and bridging Japan and the U.S.
International House of Japan, Tokyo
2017: Peter Sellars
In "Making the Case for Cultural Exchange," theater director Peter Sellars addressed how international cultural interaction has become essential to a shared future – enlarging the national experience, generating knowledge of world conditions, and stimulating artistic work for the new century.
2016: Pico Iyer and Ian Buruma
Writers, scholars, and thought leaders Ian Buruma and Pico Iyer launched our inaugural East-West Dialogue with an engaging discussion on how their prolific careers have inspired new thinking on culture and community throughout the world.
Morgan Library and Museum, New York City


Nextiva Named One of the Fastest-Growing Technology Companies in North America by Deloitte's 2016 Technology Fast 500™.
Nextiva (www.nextiva.com), an industry-leading cloud communications company, today announced it ranked 423 on Deloitte's Technology Fast 500™, a ranking of the 500 fastest growing technology, media, telecommunications, life sciences and energy tech companies in North America. Nextiva grew 154% during this period.
Nextiva's chief executive officer, Tomas Gorny, credits the company's relentless pursuit for transformational product innovation, dedication to creating the most user-friendly experience available, and the entrepreneurial spirit that is still very much alive at Nextiva with the company's 154% revenue growth. This is the third consecutive year that Nextiva has been named to the Deloitte Technology Fast 500™ list.
Nextiva previously ranked 287 as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner for 2015, and 80th as a Technology Fast 500™ award winner for 2014.


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Victoria County History - Middlesex
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and...
Cranford: Local government
A History of the County of Middlesex: Volume 3, Shepperton, Staines, Stanwell, Sunbury, Teddington, Heston and Isleworth, Twickenham, Cowley, Cranford, West Drayton, Greenford, Hanwell, Harefield and Harlington. Originally published by Victoria County History, London, 1962.
LOCAL GOVERNMENT.
During the Middle Ages the manor courts of St. John and Le Mote were no doubt responsible for what local administration there was. The extent of their jurisdiction is, however, not known, though by the 17th century courts leet were being held for both manors. (fn. 1)
By 1545 the St. John manor court was electing three officers: constable, aletaster, and tithing man, (fn. 2) but in the 17th-century court rolls the only officer appointed seems to have been the constable, (fn. 3) and his appointment does not occur often. If no court leet met, the constable was appointed by the quarter sessions. (fn. 4) In the early 17th century another officer, a 'pinner', was elected by the court of St. John to organize the ringing of swine. (fn. 5) In the late 16th and early 17th centuries the manor courts were responsible for regulating the open fields and the fishing in the river. (fn. 6)
The vestry records begin in 1751. (fn. 7) During the 18th century the vestry was a small body, with an average attendance of three to five. On one occasion in 1752 ten people, including the Earl of Berkeley, are recorded as present, (fn. 8) but this number is not found again until the 1870's. (fn. 9) The chairman was almost invariably the rector, and until the 1830's the vestry met usually twice a year, and very occasionally three times, and was almost solely concerned with raising rates, the relief of bastards and other paupers, and the election of parish officers.
In 1752 the officers consisted of two churchwardens, an overseer, a constable, and a headborough. (fn. 10) It was, however, by no means invariable to have two churchwardens, and as late as 1837 there was only one. In 1837 there were also two constables, a headborough, and two surveyors, (fn. 11) an office which had been in existence in 1696. (fn. 12) In the late 18th century the vestry also appointed a salaried mole-catcher. (fn. 13)
In 1776 the vestry was responsible for erecting a poorhouse, or almshouse. The house only accommodated four persons, (fn. 14) and in 1783 the vestry imposed a rent on the inmates, unless they were on parish relief. By 1836 the building was dilapidated, so the occupants were evicted and the house was demolished. (fn. 15) The highest poor rate raised in the village was in 1813 when £227 were collected. The number of people receiving relief about then averaged 14; in 1834 these were 7 old people, 6 orphans, and a cripple. The old people had formerly been agricultural labourers, who were said to be the most distressed class. (fn. 16) In 1836 the parish became part of Staines union. (fn. 17)
Despite the reduction of the duties of the vestry after 1836, interest in it grew until there were over a dozen people about 1888 at the meetings, then held monthly. A small circular lock-up was still standing in the High Street in 1958. It was built some time after 1837 and was later used as a mortuary by the parish council. (fn. 18) A sewerage committee of nine was formed in 1866 under the chairmanship of Warren de la Rue, (fn. 19) and an assessment committee in 1882. (fn. 20)
A parish council was formed in 1895 and until 1914 was largely concerned with the election of parish officers and with sewage disposal. In 1915 the latter question was taken over by the Cranford parochial committee of the Staines rural district council. During and after the First World War the annual parish meeting itself took a larger share in administration, the council being concerned mainly with administering allotments. The council organized the opposition, which was widespread in the village, to the amalgamation with Hayes which took place in 1930. The parish seems rather to have favoured joining Heston and Isleworth, (fn. 21) and this was, in fact, partially achieved in 1933, when the area east of the Crane, including the village, was transferred to that borough. Since then, the history of local administration in the parish has formed part of the history of the two larger areas. (fn. 22)
1. M.R.O., Acc. 530/1-9.
2. M.R.O., Acc. 530/2 (20 Oct. 1545).
3. Ibid. 7 (27 Nov. 1678).
4. M.R.O., Cal. Sess. Bks. 1673-9, 353.
5. M.R.O., Acc. 530/2 (5 Apr. 1627).
6. Ibid. 1-9.
7. Par. Rec., Vestry Min. Bk. 1751-1826.
9. Ibid. 1833-88.
10. Ibid. 1751-1826.
11. Ibid. 1833-88.
12. M.R.O., Cal. Proc. Brentford Petty Sess. 1651-1714, 421.
13. Par. Rec., Vestry Min. Bks.
14. Ibid. Reg. 1750-89.
15. Ibid. Vestry Min. Bks.
16. Ret. on expense and maintenance of poor, H.C. 175 (1803-4), xiii (demi-folio); ibid. H.C. 82 (1818), xix (demi-folio); Rep. Poor Law Com. App. B (2), H.C. 44, pp. 91f-i (1834), xxxv, xxxvi.
17. 2nd Annual Rep. Poor Law Com. H.C. 595, p. 534 (1836), xxix.
18. Par. Rec., Vestry Min. Bk. 1833-88; Hayes and Harlington U.D.C., Cranford Par. Co. Min. Bk. 1895- 1930.
19. See p. 179.
20. Par. Rec., Vestry Min. Bk. 1833-88.
21. Hayes and Harlington U.D.C., Cranford Par. Co. and Par. Meeting Min. Bks. 1895-1930; Cranford Parochial Cttee. Min. Bk. 1915-30.
22. For Heston and Isleworth, see pp. 121-2; Hayes does not fall within the scope of this volume.


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docker pull registry.tld/conjurinc/publish-rubygem

summon --yaml "RUBYGEMS_API_KEY: !var rubygems/api-key" \
  docker run --rm --env-file @SUMMONENVFILE -v "$(pwd)":/opt/src \
  registry.tld/conjurinc/publish-rubygem conjur-rack


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Q: FormKit: How can you add slots to a custom FormKit node I am using the new FormKit together with vue.js. I have created a custom input that basically is a select element, but with buttons:
<template>

    <button
      v-for="value in context?.options"
      @click="handleClick(value)"
      type="button"
    >
      <slot>{{ value }}</slot>
    </button>

</template>

This all works nicely, but I would like to enable the option to use slots to project custom content in these buttons with the slot mechanism. Is there a way to do this with FormKit? The following don't work
<FormKit type="button-group">
Xy
</FormKit>
<FormKit type="button-group"><template>Xy</template ></FormKit>

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Thanks @haitch, how is the update interval?
Currently every 24 hours - midnight local time. I can make it more frequent if desired.
Close (Exit) Burst Client completely -> Check Icon in tray!
Go to C:\Users\User\Appdata\Roaming\BurstWallet\burst_db\ <- Appdata folder is hidden!
Copy unzipped file in burst_db folder and replace the old file.
burst-team.us is down! Can someone re-upload it plz!
The http://db.burst-team.us link is working again - - the process that updates it barfed for some reason. Fixed.
@daWallet I have completed this step. How long should it take to download the block chain. Its been almost an hour now. I am using the http://localhost:8125/index.html wallet.
@Cryptogotti If you really completed this steps above, then it should take minutes until your local wallet is fully synchronized.
@daWallet It looks like its synchronized now but it took quite some time. Also when I logged out and logged back in I was in someone else account - Jeff Tomasek!! How did that happen??? He had different transactions so I know it wasn't my account. Anyway this whole process has been very frustrating. Hopefully these issues are fixed soon and setup is more user friendly for newbies.
@Cryptogotti Is your passphrase longer than 30 characters long? It should be. With a long passphrase it is statistically 'impossible' to find another account l like you are describing.
This is new technology and new software - nobody said it's going to be easy. It's important to read carefully and watch the instruction videos. It was never so good documented like today.
@daWallet Yes my passphrase is 30 characters long but their was obviously some sort of glitch somewhere. I pasted it and hit enter and I ended up in the wrong account. I'm not trying to complain about things just letting your team know my experience with the wallet set up. This link http://cryptomining-blog.com/tag/burst-wallet/ basically sums up my experience. I understand that this is new technology but setting up a wallet account should be in my opinion straight forward. I'm glad wallet is up and running thanks to your info on the forums but now there are no tabs at the bottom to plot drive or start mining. Do I need to reinstall again or is there another file I can download? Also where do I find the instruction videos?
Will some kind of 2FA security be an option in the future to prevent falling victim to (unlikely) statistics?
@Propagandalf It is not necessary. A passphrase of 30 (only numeric) characters can't be bruteforced in 87 quadrillion years with 400.000 tries per second. You can trust mathematics.
@Cryptogotti We got 800 new wallets the last 2 weeks and around 170 new miners on burst-team pool. Considering this, the number of users needing help is quite low and we are helping them here in this forum. Please open a new topic, because this one is about the direct download of the Blockchain.
I have tried to dl this file 3x's both times I get an error saying that the archive is corrupt.
I have also tried to dl the file from: https://cloud.crowetic.com/s/6anamQ3PVfaFxlO and get the same results. 2.4 G bandwidth wasted (sorry but I'm on Wireless Internet). Is there something I'm missing? I tried this method because it looks like going the regular route will take my laptop days to dl the initial blockchain.
Right now: "File not found."
@moonjeina It's back up now.
Guys I tried to download Blockchain but it says it corrupt but don't Understand can anyone help explain what the meaning of that maybe i dnt have enough space ?? Or what ??


DPI, Guyana, Tuesday, September 11, 2018 - Guyana is expected to see a rise in international visitors as the Tourism Hospitality Association of Guyana (THAG) and the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) partner to market 'Destination Guyana'.
The agencies told media operatives today at the Duke Lodge Hotel, of the effect sporting events have on the tourism industry in many countries.
President of THAG, Mitra Ramkumar said over the years sporting events have had massive economic impacts on the local tourism industry. He noted in 2017 the Hero CPL injected over $2.9Billion (US$14Million) in the game and created some 492 jobs locally.
Ramkumar further highlighted that in 2017, over 4000 hotel rooms were occupied as a result of the influx of visitors. He added that the matches broadcast attracted at least of 19.1 million views.
The THAG president is positive that the numbers for job creation and economic gains will increase tremendously this year, with Guyana hosting seven games.
According to Ramkumar, the Association looks forward to partnering with Hero CPL to highlight tourism hotspots in Guyana; as such he welcomes more sports event in the country.
Hero CPL Commercial Director, Jamie Stewart said CPL has been a powerful platform in marketing 'Destination Guyana'. He noted many governments are recognising the importance of sporting events in boosting a country's economy.
"The primary reason to host events would always be the economic impact, and that is an impact that is increasingly being able to be measured in a very scientific way. I think for a lot of countries and Guyana, this is very potent. Sports events bring tremendous value to the countries they are hosted in," he stated.
In 2017 HERO CPL injected a total of $20.9Billion (US$100M) into the Caribbean. The commercial director said the streaming audience has since been growing exponentially across the region.
The private sector tourism body is expected to collaborate with HERO CPL going forward to market 'Destination Guyana'.


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Хо́ри-буря́ты () — один из крупнейших субэтносов бурятского народа. В конце XIX в. (в 1897 г.) они составляли 31 % от общей численности бурят. Кроме того большая часть бурят Монголии является хори-бурятами. Общая оценочная численность восточных бурят составляет около 400 000 человек. Расселены в основном в восточной части этнической Бурятии. Говорят на хоринском наречии бурятского языка, который лёг в основу современного бурятского литературного языка.

Большинство исследователей этногенеза хори-бурят считают, что они произошли от средневековых хори-туматов. После создания Монгольской империи упоминание о хори-туматах прекращается вплоть до появления русских в Прибайкалье в XVII веке. В начале XVIII века впервые упоминаются одиннадцать родов хоринцев: . Каждый из этих родов примерно в то же время получил знамёна от царского правительства.

Включают в свой состав агинских бурят, сохранивших общие особенности языка и культуры, но выделившихся административно от остальных хори-бурят путём создания собственной степной думы в начале XIX века.

Этноним

Этноним хори значимо появляется в Сокровенном Сказании в имени Хоридой мэргэн (Меткий стрелок, обладающий хоринцами; в бурятских летописях также Хоридой). В родословной Чингисхана прослеживается линия, связанная с этнонимом хори: Алан-гоа (супруга Добун-Мэргэна) происходила из народа хори-туматов.

Роды со схожими названиями одиннадцати родов хори-бурят встречаются среди баргутов, селенгинских бурят, баргузинских бурят, иркутских бурят и ойратов. Предполагается, что жители хоринских сёл (Хоринский наслег) в Якутии имеют единое происхождение с хори-бурятами.

Таким образом, данный этноним восходит к значительной древности до разделения монголов — сыновей Алан-гоа — на 5 племён и предполагает как близкое родство с монголами, так и значительный тюркский элемент (в имени Хорилардай используется тюркский суффикс множественного числа -лар).

При очевидной ранней фиксации этнонима, в контексте монгольского и бурятского языка он предположительно может опознаваться как указание численности входивших в него некогда родов или других единиц: корень хори на монгольском языке значит двадцать.

Этническая история согласно легендам и бурятским летописям
Согласно бурятской легенде, Хоридой, предок хоринцев, однажды бродил по острову Ольхон и увидел трёх лебедей, спустившихся на берег озера и превратившихся в трёх девиц. Хоридой похитил одежду одной из них, она, не сумев улететь вместе с подругами, осталась на земле, вышла замуж за Хоридоя и родила ему одиннадцать сыновей, от которых пошли одиннадцать хоринских родов. Когда оба они состарились, жена попросила у Хоридоя для примерки свою одежду, надела её, превратилась в лебедя и улетела через дымовое отверстие юрты. Обычай хоринцев брызгать вверх чай или молоко, когда пролетают лебеди, восходит к этому мифу.

Вандан Юмсунов в «Истории происхождения одиннадцати бурятских родов» возводит происхождение хоринцев к Баргу-батору, который, согласно его версии, является бежавшим из Тибета министром при Бортэ-Чино. По его версии, Бортэ-Чино был сыном тибетского царя, бежавшим из страны и поселившимся у озера Байкал. Согласно Юмсунову, Бортэ-Чино был на Байкале возведён в ханы местным племенем Бэдэ (для сравнения по-бурятски Бидэ это «Мы», а Гунны «Хүүнүүд» - «Люди») в 304 году, и одновременно Баргу-батор стал его сановником.

Баргу-батор обзавёлся семьёй, и младший из его трёх сыновей Хоридой-мэргэн женился на трёх женщинах, принесших потомство. Его первая жена Баргуджин-гоа из племени бэдэ родила дочь Алан-гоа. Имена сыновей от второй и третьей жены — это эпонимы, известные как названия одиннадцати хоринских родов: вторая жена по имени Шаралдай родила пять сыновей: Галзут, Хуацай, Хубдут, Гучит и Шарайт; третья жена Нагатай родила шестерых сыновей: Харгана, Бодонгут, Худай, Батанай, Саган и Хальбин (этот же состав семьи Хоридая повторяет Тугулдэр Тобын в летописи «Прошлая история хоринских и агинских бурят»).

Во времена правление Лигдэн-хана часть происходивших от сыновей Хоридай-мэргэна родов под началом Дай-хун-тайджи, сына солонгутского Бубэй-бэйлэ, и его супруги Бальжин-хатун, дочери Лигдэн-хана, около 1613 года бежала на родину своего первопредка, в Забайкалье и расселилась сначала по Аргуни и Онону, а затем, в результате стычек с  хамниганами (эвенками), по Уде, Хилку, Курбе, Чикою и озёрам Еравна, Хорго, Сакса (Шакша) и Архирей (Арахлей), тогда как часть родов осталась на Ононе. Вслед за этим последовали сражения с хамниганами и с прибывшими из Монголии сородичами баргутами, желавшими вернуть ушедших, и монголами. Победа над ними сплотила хоринцев, а лебеди (считается предками Хоринцев по материнской линии), сопутствовали их победе над вторжением из Внутренней Монголии.

В начале XIX века, согласно Тугулдэру Тобоеву и Вандану Юмсунову, из состава хоринцев выделились 8 родов агинских бурят: харгана, хуацай, галзут, саган, шарайт, хубдут, бодонгут и хальбан, кочующие по рекам Ингода и Чита в Нерчинском округе, а также по рекам Ага и Онон и их притокам на недемаркированных землях.

Генетика
Генетические исследования показывают, что хори-буряты в большинстве своём относятся к гаплогруппе N1c1. Гаплогруппа N1c1 встречается в основном среди коренных народов севера Евразии. Преобладающими носителями данной гаплогруппы являются — финны (68 %), балты (46 %), якуты (94 %), удмурты (56 %), хори-буряты (78%, у бурят России около 48%).

Хухуры хори-бурятских родов
Хори-буряты прежде подразделялись на две группы родов — Шаралдаевская пятерка (Шаралдайн табан) и Нагатаевская восьмерка (Нагатайн найман). Шаралдаевскую пятерку составляли роды галзут, шарайт, хубдут, гушит, хуасай. Из Нагатаевской восьмерки ныне доподлинно известно только шесть родов: харгана, батанай, бодонгут, худай, цаган и хальбин.

В старых записях генеалогий хори-бурят, в их летописях и в фольклоре говорится о том, что изначально у них было 13 родов, но 2 из них «потерялись» во время масштабных миграций хоринского народа. Летопись Ш.-Н. Хобитуева указывает имена этих двух родов — qayitul и cingnüt. Д. В. Цыбикдоржиев отождествляет их с западно-бурятскими родами хайтал и сэгэнут.

Роды хори-бурят подразделяются на хухуры (ветви):

батанай: догшид (докшит, тугшэд, тугчид), шалдан (салдан), бухай (бохой, боохой, бохон), хэдэгэнэ, малан (малаахан, малгаахан), заямха (захимха), шубгэ;
бодонгууд: оргодой (оргоодой, оргойтой), залаир, будан (бодон), hуури (байра), hарьмайта (hарьмайтай), тэсхэй, зартаган (зэртэхэн), сонхон, ормол, хелго;
галзууд: жэнхэн (жэнхэни, жинхэн, жинхан), дэлдэгэр (дэлдгэр, дэлдэгыр, дэлдэгор), доргошо (доргоши), сарбада (hарбада, hарбадо), даганхан (дагаанхан, даахай, дагаахай), хабагай, эршим (эршэм), онхот (онхон), хайтал, шоно, ользон (олзон), нохой ураг (нохой-уруг), хатагин, харчин, хорчин, шара-нохой, алилхай (алаахай), монгол, сагаатан (сагаатанда), ногоогод (ногоод, ногоон), саадагта (һаадагта);
гушад (гучид): хара гушад (бухэ-хара, хара баатар), шара гушад (шара-мэргэн, мэргэн шара);
сагаангууд: убэгтэй, убэгэ (убээгэй, убгэй, убэгуй, убгэн), баянгу (баянгуй), хэнзэгэй (хэнзэгэ), улинхай (уляанхай), хушууша (хугшууша), бутэй (бүдэй), шоно;

хальбан (хальбин): гутар (гутаар, гуутар), хуригай (хурьгай, хоригой), мэнгэй (мэнгээ), жирохон (жороохон), тэсхэй, баригай, мусхэн (мусэн), зургууд (зургад, зурагаад);
харгана: хоохэй, моотгон (моотган, моотогон, моодхон, моотхон, мотогон), баатаржан (батаржан, баторжан, баатаржаан), абга (абхан, абахан, авган), байтай (байталай), хухэнэт (хухэнууд, хүхэ), онхот, тангут (тангууд, тангад), баряхан (баряахай, барюухай), хоодой (хуудай), шуудай (шудай, шигудай, сигуудай, сагуудай), хушуун, хоран, батанай (батнай), хурса хутагата, мохо хутагата;
хуасай: баршюха (баршюуха, баршууха, баршиуха, боршихо, боршиихо, бориишха, барюушха), бэгтэр (бэктыр, бэдэтур, бухтэр, богдор, богтор), боохой (бохой), сагаан-малгай (сагаан малгата), тогтор (тогдор), онгор (обогор, онгоодор), баабагар (бабгар, бабагар), харилхан (хурилхан, хуригахан), табахал (таабахал), баяахан, ухээлэй;

хубдууд: лэглут (лыглут, лэглууд, лиглид), улаалзай (улалзай, урялзэ), байтай (бойтой), нохой (нохой-уруг), цагалзай (сагаалзай, сагалжа, сагаалжа), тэмурчин (тумэршэ, тумэршэн), борюха (борюуха, барюуха, бурюуха, боригоохо), бадлай, ургаша;

худай: залгюр (залхи, зальтир), кудуй (худуй, хуудэй, хуугэдэй), михан, алагуй, хара-тулуй (хара тоолэй), хонтон (хунда, хундуу), бэцыхэй (бэцээхэй), зэмхэт (жэмгэд), бушхэй, шилхар (шалхар), римгид;

шарайд: ахайд (ахайдай, ахайтай), долоод (долот, долоогаад, долоон), хагшууд (хагшуул, хакшют, хогшууд, хошууд, гэгжид, гэгшэд), ходонца (худанса, хурса хутагата худамса), тоботой (тободой, дободой, доботой, табатай), дэлдэй (далтай, дэлдээ), сунит (сүнид, сүмид), субада, танга, халбанаг, пуусагад, балтягий.

Помимо этого выделялись следующие административные роды: баруун-хуасай, зүүн-хуасай; баруун-харгана, зүүн-харгана; баруун-хубдууд, зүүн-хубдууд.

В составе рода галзуд, проживающего среди булагатов и эхиритов выделяют следующие ветви: тодок, маншуна (маншууна), ходо (хоодо), ухин, яньхин (енхэн), нохой-галзуд, нэхэли-галзуд, дархан-галзуд, зэнхэн-галзуд, ухантай-галзуд. В составе хамниганского рода мунгал, проживающего среди баргузинских эхиритов, значится ветвь галзутского происхождения гальдзогир. Род галжан иргид в составе иркитов Монголии, согласно Б. З. Нанзатову, имеет галзутское происхождение.

А. Очир высказал предположение о родстве элджигинского рода халбуу с родом халбин у хори-бурят. Согласно Г. О. Авляеву, роды му-хорин, гучад, шарайд в составе калмыков-торгутов имеют хори-бурятское происхождение. Также он высказал предположение о родственности кебютов в составе калмыков-дербетов с хори-бурятским родом хубдут. Ряд исследователей в роде хуасай (ухасай) видит прямых потомков меркитского рода хоас (увас). С хори-бурятами отождествляется род хор в составе югуров, а также хоролоры в составе якутов. В состав якутов входят батулинцы, отождествляемые с хори-бурятским родом батанай.

См. также
 Хоринские буряты
 Агинские буряты
 Хоринский район
 Делегация хори-бурят к царю Петру I (1702-1703 гг)
 Хори-туматы
 Тумэты
 Бурятские этносы, племена и роды

Ссылки
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Примечания

Буряты
Население Бурятии
Монгольские народы
Монгольские роды
Монголы

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For other uses, see Collusion (disambiguation).
Look up collude in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Collusion is an agreement between two or more parties, sometimes illegal and therefore secretive, to limit open competition by deceiving, misleading, or defrauding others of their legal rights, or to obtain an objective forbidden by law typically by defrauding or gaining an unfair market advantage. It is an agreement among firms or individuals to divide a market, set prices, limit production or limit opportunities. It can involve "wage fixing, kickbacks, or misrepresenting the independence of the relationship between the colluding parties". In legal terms, all acts effected by collusion are considered void.
In the study of economics and market competition, collusion takes place within an industry when rival companies cooperate for their mutual benefit. Collusion most often takes place within the market structure of oligopoly, where the decision of a few firms to collude can significantly impact the market as a whole. Cartels are a special case of explicit collusion. Collusion which is overt, on the other hand, is known as tacit collusion, and is legal.
According to neoclassical price-determination theory and game theory, the independence of suppliers forces prices to their minimum, increasing efficiency and decreasing the price determining ability of each individual firm. However, if firms collude to all increase prices, loss of sales is minimized, as consumers lack alternative choices at lower prices. This benefits the colluding firms at the cost of efficiency to society.
One variation of this traditional theory is the theory of kinked demand. Firms face a kinked demand curve if, when one firm decreases its price, other firms will follow suit in order to maintain sales, and when one firm increases its price, its rivals are unlikely to follow, as they would lose the sales' gains that they would otherwise get by holding prices at the previous level. Kinked demand potentially fosters supra-competitive prices because any one firm would receive a reduced benefit from cutting price, as opposed to the benefits accruing under neoclassical theory and certain game theoretic models such as Bertrand competition.
Market division and price-fixing among manufacturers of heavy electrical equipment in the 1960s, including General Electric.
An attempt by Major League Baseball owners to restrict players' salaries in the mid-1980s.
Price fixing within food manufacturers providing cafeteria food to schools and the military in 1993.
Market division and output determination of livestock feed additive, called lysine, by companies in the US, Japan and South Korea in 1996, Archer Daniels Midland being the most notable of these.
Chip dumping in poker or any other high stake card game.
The practice of stock analyst conference calls and meetings of industry participants almost necessarily results in tremendous amounts of strategic and price transparency. This allows each firm to see how and why every other firm is pricing their products.
If the practice of the industry causes more complicated pricing, which is hard for the consumer to understand (such as risk-based pricing, hidden taxes and fees in the wireless industry, negotiable pricing), this can cause competition based on price to be meaningless (because it would be too complicated to explain to the customer in a short advertisement). This causes industries to have essentially the same prices and compete on advertising and image, something theoretically as damaging to consumers as normal price fixing.
The number of firms: As the number of firms in an industry increases, it is more difficult to successfully organize, collude and communicate.
Cost and demand differences between firms: If costs vary significantly between firms, it may be impossible to establish a price at which to fix output.
Cheating: There is considerable incentive to cheat on collusion agreements; although lowering prices might trigger price wars, in the short term the defecting firm may gain considerably. This phenomenon is frequently referred to as "chiseling".
Potential entry: New firms may enter the industry, establishing a new baseline price and eliminating collusion (though anti-dumping laws and tariffs can prevent foreign companies entering the market).
Economic recession: An increase in average total cost or a decrease in revenue provides incentive to compete with rival firms in order to secure a larger market share and increased demand.
Anticollusion legal framework and collusive lawsuit.
↑ O'Sullivan, Arthur; Sheffrin, Steven M. (2003). Economics: Principles in Action. Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458: Pearson Prentice Hall. p. 171. ISBN 0-13-063085-3.
↑ Collusion . Archived 2009-10-31.
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↑ Hunter-Gault, Charlayne (October 15, 1996). "ADM: Who's Next?". MacNeil/Lehrer Newshour (PBS). http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/business/october96/adm_10-15.html. Retrieved on 2007-10-17.
Tirole, J. (1986), "Hierarchies and Bureaucracies", Journal of Law Economics and Organization, vol. 2, pp. 181–214.
Tirole, J. (1992), "Collusion and the Theory of Organizations", Advances in Economic Theory: Proceedings of the Sixth World Congress of the Econometric Society, ed by J.-J. Laffont. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, vol.2:151-206.


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Hervé L Leroux (; 30 May 1957 – 6 October 2017) was a French fashion designer and founder of the Hervé Leger fashion house.

Biography

Hervé Leroux was born as Hervé Leger on 30 May 1957  in the small historical town of Bapaume in northern France and died on 6 October 2017. One of three children, he excelled in art in school, leaving his hometown at age 18 to go study sculpture in Paris at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Beaux Arts.

Leroux died on 6 October 2017, aged 60.

Early career

Two years later Leroux turned his attention to the world of hairdressing, becoming a qualified hairstylist working for Jean-Marc Maniatis. His first show was doing hair backstage at Chloé. From there, beginning in 1978, a he began making hats and bags. After creating some hats for a Tan Giudicelli show, he was invited to work on a handful of dresses, an initial taste of dressmaking that led Giudicelli to suggest he drop hairstyling and turn his energies to clothes. In 1980, he met Karl Lagerfeld and, three days later, was hired to work as his assistant, initially at Fendi in Rome for two years, and then at Chanel, in Paris, where he was senior assistant designer for their first two ready-to-wear collections.

After Chanel, he went out on his own in 1985, setting up a small studio and store on Rue du Pélican near the Palais-Royal in central Paris, making dresses and hats. He also began a series of consultancies, working as a freelance haute couture designer at Lanvin under the direction of Maryll Lanvin, at Diane Von Furstenberg, designing accessories at newly launched Daniel Swarovski and shoes at Charles Jourdan.

He founded his own label Hervé Léger in 1985, creating the bandage dresses that the label would be known for in 1990. Writing in the International Herald Tribune, fashion critic Suzy Menkes described one of these early collections as "a recipe for the Nineties". Leroux "molded his fabric to the female form, rather than draping and cutting it." Though various designers have staked a claim as to who did the bandage dresses first, and Leroux often pointed out that in the modern era the late American couturier Charles James set the standard, he also took  a far longer view of any attribution, telling style.com, "Bands belong to history. They come from Cleopatra, Queen of the Egyptians."

In the late 1990s, he lost control of his company Hervé Léger and the commercial use of the name in 1999.

Becoming Hervé L. Leroux
Leroux (the name change was suggested by Karl Lagerfeld – "He told me, 'Call yourself Leroux because your hair is red – not as red as it was, because you are older – but anyway it works, and everyone will know who you are.'") founded his own independently-financed couture house, Hervé L. Leroux, delivering his first dresses for spring 2000. The design studio and store were, and still are, located at 32 rue Jacob in the heart of Paris' Left Bank, in the former boutique and store of the late famed antique dealer and decorator Madeleine Castaing, a location and enterprise he dubbed "the smallest couture shop in the world." There Leroux developed a new concept of made-to-measure jersey dresses created by hand.

Style
As creative director of Paris-based house Guy Laroche from 2004-2006, he dressed Hilary Swank for her 2005 Oscar appearance in a backless midnight-blue jersey dress. In 2007, the firm branched into ready-to-wear.

In November 2012,  Leroux teamed with the NYC based, boutique fragrance brand Joya to create a candle which comes in a matte black glass container cut on a slant to mimic a bias drape.

Theater work

1995 - Designed stage costumes for Zizi Jeanmaire for her show with the Ballet de Marseille, directed by Roland Petit, in Marseille, Paris and Toulon.
1995 - Costumes for the ballet "Camera Obscura" directed by Roland Petit at the Opéra de Paris.
1997 - Costumes for the ballet "Le Lac des Cygnes" (Swan Lake) directed by Roland Petit in Marseille.

References

External links

http://www.hervelleroux.com/http://www.roland-petit.fr/index.php?p=home-zj&gc=zj
http://www.modeaparis.com/http://www.joyastudio.com/

1957 births
2017 deaths
French fashion designers
People from Pas-de-Calais


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"I Might As Well Believe (I'll Live Forever)"" is a single by Canadian country music artist Carroll Baker. Released in 1977, it was the fourth single from her album Sweet Sensation. The song reached number one on the RPM Country Tracks chart in Canada in April 1978.

Chart performance

References

1977 singles
Carroll Baker songs
1977 songs
RCA Records singles


this week we are making some simple and cheap fire starters from materials that will cost you almost nothing. They are very easy to make and the finished fire starts will be relatively small (slightly larger then a tea light). The cool thing about these fire starters is that they burn extremely long and that you can adjust the size of the flame to your requirements.
I would also love to see pictures of the fire starters you made or hear about your suggestions for future projects.
If you have a nice flat surface you wont have to do this.
Cut a short piece of duct tape from the roll.
Use this piece to seal off one end of the cardboard tube.
Put your wax on your heat source and start with some medium heat.
You can use a stirring stick whilst the wax is melting. I urge you always monitor the wax during the melting process. If you see smoke rising from the wax reduce the heat and/or remove the pot from the heat source.
Whilst the wax is melting you can start to stuff the cardboard tube with cotton balls. Although you want a lot of cotton in there avoid to add too much. In the end you should be still able to easily compress the cotton.
Use a heat resistant work surface for the following steps.
Once the wax is molten start to pour it slowly into the cardboard tube.
Once you see wax flowing out at the bottom of the tube stop pouring in more wax. Be prepared that more wax will flow out. Once the wax has cooled down you can simply scrape it off and reuse it for another project.
Let the whole tube cool down for at least one hour before moving to the next step.
Use your measuring tape and pencil to mark 2cm (3/4") segments.
With your utility knife you can slowly cut off the individual pieces. You should be able to make five fire starters from a single toilet paper roll.
Whenever you want to use your fire starters simply pull out some cotton fibers from the center and light it with a lighter, matches or ferro rod.
For a larger flame simply pull out more fibers or mash the entire fire starter for a very large burning surface.
The total burn time will depend on the size of flame as well as environmental factors but can be over an hour.
Wow this one too is great. Can't wait to try this also!
thanks a lot and happy making.
I'd like to see your fire starters so please post a picture of your results.
Hi srewy1, thanks for reading and commenting. I look forward to see how this works out for you so please post a pic once you're done.
What are the other possible items can be add on for this fire starters?
Hi zulpjj, thanks for reading and commenting. Instead of candle wax (stearin) you can also use parafin, bees wax, old crayons etc.
As a filler you could use other natural/organic fillers such as cotton, wool ect. instead of the more common viscose (semi-synthetic) cotton balls.
The tube could be made out of paper, rolled cardboard etc.
And also, old clothing that you were going to toss out would make good tender. Natural fiber is obviously better. Saw dust or dried twigs, though the twigs wouldn't be so easy to cut. Even paper from your paper shredder, which was my tender of choice when I was camping. Enjoy!
This can also be done using egg-packs, cutting them out like rosebuds and dipping to molten candlewax.
Brilliant use of lint!! I've been trying to think of something for ages!
Hi crafty woman, thanks for reading and commenting.
Fantastic instructable. Looking forward to making some. Keep up the great work, it is much appreciated.
Hi Taskern, thanks a lot for your kind words they are much appreciated.
Hi swagosto, thanks for reading and your comment. The fire starters should indeed work well to ignite charcoal for your BBQ.
Pretty impressive. I like it a lot. A 1 hour burn stime is great, considering the size of it.
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Further Review | Sports
Hawaii fans bear the brunt of disgraced soccer event
KRYSTLE MARCELLUS / KMARCELLUS@STARADVERTISER.COM
U.S. Women's National Soccer Team head coach Jill Ellis, center, talked with the team during practice at Aloha Stadium on Saturday.
We get it here about gender equity in sports. Each year, dozens of graduating female high school athletes here earn scholarships to advance their education while playing college sports in Hawaii and on the continent. Read more
We get it here about gender equity in sports.
Each year, dozens of graduating female high school athletes here earn scholarships to advance their education while playing college sports in Hawaii and on the continent.
At the University of Hawaii, the most successful program is the Wahine volleyball team that is preparing for the third round of the NCAA Tournament. The softball team went to the Women's College World Series a few years ago. The Wahine basketball team is defending Big West regular-season champions.
But despite the success on the field and according to the law, Title IX, it remains a continuous battle toward equality in sports for women — here and throughout the nation.
And, yes, the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, the reigning World Cup champions, the shining star of women's sports in America — deserves to play on grass fields like their male counterparts do, deserves to be compensated as well.
And U.S. Soccer should do a better job of facilitating this.
But it doesn't, and that's why the state of Hawaii and Aloha Stadium specifically ended up the stooges in an ongoing power struggle between the team and the organization.
The real disgrace here is not that Aloha Stadium is a less-than-perfect venue for soccer. What's really shameful is what the team did to Hawaii's soccer fans, in deciding Saturday that it would not play its friendly game scheduled for Sunday against Trinidad and Tobago. And U.S. Soccer played a big part in this for stoking the players' frustration level to the point of taking this drastic step.
After practicing on it Saturday, some players said the Aloha Stadium FieldTurf is dangerous. The irony is that one of the team's star players injured her knee on UH's grass practice field the previous day; grass being the safer and preferred surface. (But two sources said this may have made the team skittish about playing the game at Aloha.)
I took a good look at the field, and while the wear and tear and nonstandard dimensions may not be worthy of the best women's team in the world, it also is not as dangerous as USWNT star Carli Lloyd made it out to be. Listening to her, you'd think it was full of IEDs and rattlesnakes.
But the players certainly do have a beef when no one from U.S. Soccer bothered to even check out the field ahead of the team's arrival in the islands, during the planning stages.
I'd be upset, too, if the governing body of my sport assumed the field would be fine because it met the standards for a different sport.
"We obviously had discussions with the stadium and knew that the Pro Bowl and the University of Hawaii football games are played there," U.S. Soccer director of communications Neil Buethe said. "So we made the assumption it would be up to the standards for an international soccer match."
As irresponsible as that is, I don't buy that Aloha Stadium's field is too dangerous for soccer. It's pretty clear the team chose here and now to make a stand in its longstanding war with U.S. Soccer over equality with the men's team.
"This is a matter of preference by U.S. Soccer and being unfairly portrayed as a matter (of) safety," stadium manager Scott Chan said in a statement Sunday. "We have not had any issues with the safety of the turf with any of our users to date until now. … The areas of concern that were brought to our attention after the team's training session (Saturday) were immediately addressed by our local contractor who maintains and inspects the field twice per year."
Why did the team draw a line in the sand now? Why not before the victory tour, when it was learned eight of the 10 matches would be played on turf? If the problem is playing on turf instead of grass, this game should've been nixed long ago, not the night before it was to be played.
The team made its point, but it did so at the expense of our state's reputation to host big sports events and at a time when Hawaii is fighting to keep the Pro Bowl. And to think the Hawaii Tourism Authority funded this venture. And what about the disrespect for the opponents. Did they even have a say in this?
Most disturbing, though, is the utter disregard for the fans … especially the young ones. I bet all of us know parents who had to try to explain this to distraught children Sunday.
The team could've staged a meet-and-greet Sunday as a form of apology to the fans. But no one from U.S. Soccer even bothered to publicize a practice would be held at Waipio.
Maybe there's a teachable moment about principles and civil disobedience in this. Not likely, though. Were you capable of distilling something positive out of a mess like this as, say, an 8-year-old? I wasn't.
The best women's soccer team in the world was supposed to give Hawaii's fans a lifetime memory. It did, but not the kind that is remembered fondly.
Reach Dave Reardon at dreardon@staradvertiser.com or 529-4783. His blog is at Hawaiiwarriorworld.com/quick-reads.
Lucky soccer fans attend low-key practice
HTA holds back fee for U.S. Soccer Federation


Remember back in the day, when times were simple and we all knew that diamond was the strongest thing around? Well those days are long over and since then we've learnt that Graphene was the strongest material, not to mention one of the most versatile materials. Yet for all the amazing things we've learnt about Graphene in the last few years, the top spot of tough materials has a new king, Carbyne.
Carbyne, aka Linear Acetylenic Carbon, is a super material that was first theorized in 1967, but it's been long disputed for 40 years if it was in fact possible, or just a day dream. Well now theory has become reality after a team at Rice University figured out how to successfully synthesize and stabilize the material at room temperature.
With a similar structure to that of diamond, Carbyne is incredibly tough and it could have extensive applications in the world of nanotechnology, or like everything else these days it may just become the next big thing to make a smartphone out of, either way this is some very cool stuff indeed.
Thank you Gajitz for providing us with this information.


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Writing for LSE Brexit
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London Calling Brexit: the UK's capital is one of the most overlooked issues in the debate
'London Calling Brexit' is a new series that will appear on the Brexit blog over the next few months. In this introductory post, the series editor, Tim Oliver (Loughborough University London), outlines why what Brexit means for London and what London means for Brexit is a central but overlooked issue for understanding Brexit. As he shows, with London as the UK's most distinct and important region, the way Brexit and London interact will have important implications for wider UK politics.
It did not pass unnoticed that in the EU referendum of June 2016, the inhabitants of the UK's capital city voted to Remain (60% of Londoners who voted did so for Remain) while the UK as a whole (52% Leave), and the rest of England especially (55.4% overall, excluding London), voted for Leave. Nevertheless, in the debates and research that have followed, the focus has been on Scotland and Northern Ireland, with Wales and the rest of England (especially the topic of English nationalism) receiving some attention. Compared to other areas of England, London has not been entirely overlooked. But as so often in the study of UK politics, the focus has been on developments in the areas of London known as Whitehall, Westminster, and the City.
London is far more than Her Majesty's Government, the Westminster Parliament, or the City. As a political space London is distinct. Its 8.7 million inhabitants (a population larger than that of Scotland and Wales combined) are the most diverse of any UK region or nation. Non-white and non-UK citizens make up a larger proportion of London's population than anywhere else. London's economy towers over the rest of the UK. From 13 per cent of the UK's population, London generates about 23 per cent of UK GDP from which HM Treasury derives an equally large chunk of its tax receipts. Its economy is as diverse as its population, reflecting London's English, British, European and international links. London is more than the big banks of 'the City'. It is a global media, tourist, transport, IT, research, design and legal hub. The metropolis's urban geography means its needs and policies – in housing, transport, policing, energy, education, immigration, race relations, the environment, physical and mental health, welfare and so forth – are on a scale and sometimes very different to those of any other region in the UK. London's internationalism contrasts with the nationalist politics found in Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and increasingly in other areas of England. The metropolis might lack the formal devolved powers found in parts of the UK such as Scotland, but the power of London comes instead from its sheer economic and demographic size, and the influence of the wealth of political institutions based there: UK government, the Court of St James, the Supreme Court and large legal community, the Mayor and GLA, 32 boroughs, most of the UK headquarters for UK media, business and civil society, and numerous universities and most of the UK's think tanks.
Image by Karen Roe, (CC BY 2.0).
While we should always be careful not to overplay the differences, London has regularly been accused of growing apart from the UK, or as the title of a BBC TV series presented by Evan Davies neatly captured it: Mind the Gap: London v the Rest. While many have focused on the growing differences between Scotland and the rest of the UK, the capital city itself has become something of an undiscovered country hiding in plain sight. Brexit itself might have revealed this some more. In voting Remain, a majority of Londoners who voted registered a different political outlook to large swathes of the rest of the UK, and especially England. The Leave vote elsewhere in the UK could, to some extent, be explained not only as a backlash against a distant elite in Brussels, but against a capital city – whether in the form of the UK elite in Westminster or as a metropolis where large numbers of its citizens seem to win from globalisation – that has seemed increasingly privileged, distant and alien. That said, London retains strong British and English characteristics and traits. London is also a tale of two cities. 40 per cent of Londoners who voted in the referendum did so for Leave. The metropolis has some of the highest levels of inequality in the developed world. Not everyone in London wins from or feels comfortable with the current setup of Britain, Europe or the world. Furthermore, London's size can exaggerate its differences. Some other UK cities and towns are also very diverse places and also voted Remain.
Nevertheless, if only because of its size, what Brexit means for London and London means for Brexit matters. For example, if Brexit weakens London's economy – the UK's economic heart – then the ramifications would be felt across the country. If London's needs shape Brexit more than any other area of the UK, then it could reinforce frustrations and anger elsewhere in the UK that London always gets its way.
To better explore the topic of Brexit and London, over the next few weeks the 'London Calling Brexit' series will publish blog posts on a range of issues, each written by an expert in the field. The posts will explore such questions as—
What do Londoners think about Brexit and how does this fit with their views about the rest of the UK and London's own politics?
How do the rest of the UK, and especially the rest of England and areas that voted Leave, view London?
What might Brexit mean for the City of London?
What could Brexit mean for the rest of London's economy?
What has Brexit meant for London's place in debates about the UK's political economy and attempts to reshape it?
Is there a 'London bubble' and if so does it warp political and especially media views of the rest of the UK?
Has Brexit changed the way the rest of the EU view London?
What role is London – either proactively or as a consideration – playing in the Brexit negotiations?
What does Brexit mean for London's British and non-EU citizens?
What does Brexit mean for citizens from elsewhere in the EU living in London?
What does Brexit mean for London's young people?
What could Brexit mean for London's place in the UK state, its governance and constitutional order?
Will Brexit change the role London plays in Britain's international relations?
What do London's Leave and Remain campaigners think Brexit will mean for London?
Discussing London always draws complaints that London is already discussed too much. As this series will show, the way we discuss London can often be too narrowly focused. A broader discussion that looks at the whole of London helps reveal not only some of the key issues surrounding Brexit but also help understand the fuller implications of Brexit for UK politics.
This article gives the views of the author, not the position of LSE Brexit or the London School of Economics.
Dr Tim Oliver is Senior Lecturer at the Institute for Diplomacy and International Governance at Loughborough University London.
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Friedrich says:
The relation between Brexit and Greater London is obviously an important subject. However I feel it is a bit late in the day to be filling this blog with posts on this subject.
With the whole UK apparently about to leave the EU without a deal, the particular viewpoint of London, Northern Ireland, Scotland, England or whatever becomes irrelevant. It should be all hands on deck to avoid the disaster of a "no deal".
Theresa May has made many daft statements about Brexit (remember "Brexit means Brexit"?). One of the worst was "no deal is better than a bad deal". Given that "no deal" means no Withdrawal Agreement and no Transition Agreement a more honest, if less politically expedient, statement would be " a bad deal with the EU is always better than no deal at all".
Margaret Cheek says:
Thanet where I live with my family is the place where Nigel Farage did not win the seat of Souh Thanet in spite of UKIP high hopesThis says a lot for the people here who voted in large numbers for Sir Roger Gale , the excellant long standing Conservative MP. He has fought against London policy for Thanet which has long been used as a dumping ground for London's unwanted people.. He has great belief in the value of local airports for local economies.he has fought for our local airport of Manston which has one of the longest runways in the UK.. Manston has not been backed by successive Governments both left and right because they are so London centric. Thanet as I have said is a place London likes to dump people. The airport land was to become a cityThis idea is being pushed for by a Mrs Gloag, of Stagecoach who had decided that there was less money in government subsidised transport.and more money in property speculation. London Councils are desperate to sell their council estates to developers and get rid of it's unwanted people to places like Thanet.where there is little work and, in Thanet no water.. We are only 75 miles away from London and 1hr 20 by train.yet we are treated as if we do not have a right to a voice.Our MP Sir Roger is a Remainer, but understands why people here voted to leave. London you say is a world city , but that does not give it a right to cause to get away with 2008 crash the rest of the country has to pay for.and it does not give it a right to socially cleanse London. London is a victim of it's own greed. Phallic towers of glass and steel are going up a pace. I think London will kill itself when the middle classes can no longer afford to live there.Parts of London are already a souless Disney Park to wealth.
Tom Crozier says:
I stopped reading at "London's internationalism contrasts with the nationalist politics found in Scotland", – a typical Londoncentric comment
Scotland voted 65% to stay in the EU. The SNP Scottish Government argues for being in EU and as second best alternative staying in Single market and Customs Union.
I hope author is better informed when lecturing
Culture and civil society
The referendum will be decided in England – but it's London that has most to lose
Neighbourhoods and immigrants: from fears of transformation to welcoming diversity
From losing an empire to leaving Europe: Brexit and the British public's relations with the EEC
Why Britain voted to Leave (and what Boris Johnson had to do with it)


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Taiz, Hadramout, Aden (Yemen)
'Karama Yemen' the first annual festival of human rights films in Yemen, was launched by YWT in 2018 and held in several Yemeni governorates. The festival acts as a window to the world, and a window into the Yemeni culture. It aims to advocate for human rights and social justice, invite debate, encourage critical thinking and civic engagement, and open democratic dialogue about human rights issues by screening films from various parts of the world. Karama Yemen has featured transformative films that focus on human rights worldwide, spotlighting Yemen. Moreover, it encourages youth talents and voices to express themselves away from stereotypes and misunderstandings and use art in communicating messages of human rights and equality between individuals.
The program consisting of compelling short films spanning fiction and documentary sheds light on the ground-breaking and authentic local artistic content often created in an extreme environment or through times of uncertainty and hardships. The range of films is selected to amplify the voices of those who have been stereotyped or misrepresented so that they can reclaim control of their rights through the power of film. The Festival also foster the talents of Yemeni filmmakers through providing MasterClasses conducted by professionals in the filmmaking industry.
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Sophia Children's Hospital celebrates 150th anniversary
Proceeds of the activities to go to the shortly to be opened Sophia Children's Thorax Center
In 2013, Erasmus MC–Sophia Children's Hospital will celebrate its 150th anniversary. It is the oldest children's hospital in the Netherlands and to celebrate this there will be many activities throughout the year for everyone who cares about Sophia Children's Hospital. In the first three months of the year there will be a benefit concert by The Friends of Amstel LIVE!, a world-record attempt at making a 400 meter long birthday cake and various sports activities will take place in the region. All the activities are made possible thanks to the help of sponsors and the proceeds will go to the shortly to be opened Sophia Children's Thorax Center. An overview of some of the upcoming events:
12 January – 400 meter long cake in the Cruise Terminal
More than 200 children participating in Generation R (study on growth, development and health of 10,000 children growing up in Rotterdam) will attempt to make the longest birthday cake in the world. It will also mark the launch of a special Sophia pastry that will be sold throughout the year at various locations in the region for Sophia Children's Thorax Center.
27 January – The Friends of Amstel LIVE! Sophia Benefit concert
The performances by Marco Borsato, Nick & Simon, BLØF, Ilse DeLange, Gers Pardoel, Di-Rect, Acda en de Munnik, VanVelzen, De Dijk, Rob de Nijs, Xander de Buisonjé, and several other musical guests and contributions by the suppliers will be on a voluntary basis for this one-time event that will take place on Sunday afternoon 27 January at Ahoy Rotterdam. All the proceeds of this show will go to Sophia Children's Thorax Center.
The Haarlem singer Sandra van Nieuwland who completely dominated the Dutch charts in the last few months of 2012, has now also joined the other artists. It will be her first major live performance. Van Nieuwland became famous in The Voice of Holland where she was overwhelmed in the finals with her double platinum single More, her platinum single Keep Your Head Up and gold single Beggin' and New Age. No other Dutch artist has ever achieved this.
Sophia at school
All elementary schools in Rotterdam, Zeeland and West-Brabant will receive a teaching package with information on Sophia Children's Hospital. The package is suitable for children from 1st grade onwards and there is a separate book for grades 5 and 6. The teaching package provides an insight into Sophia Children's Hospital. The package can be ordered (subject to postage costs) at www.150jaarsophia.nl, Sophia op school.
Anniversary proceeds will go to Sophia Children's Thorax Center
For 150 years, Erasmus MC- Sophia Children's Hospital has put its heart and soul into caring for sick children. The Children's Hospital's staff aims to continuously improve the care for children. In 2013, a unique step will be taken in achieving this by establishing the first Children's Thorax Center in the Netherlands. The proceeds of the activities and events will go towards the opening of this center. Sophia Children's Thorax Center will be a unique department where top specialists work together intensively and carry out research on the causes and effects of heart, lung and respiratory disorders in children thereby increasing their chances for a healthy future.
Erasmus MC is the largest University Medical Center in the Netherlands. Our primary goal is a healthy population. Nearly 13,000 employees devote themselves every day to providing outstanding care, facilitating world-class education and conducting pioneering research. These professionals are instrumental in developing expertise on health and illness. They link the latest scientific insights to practical treatments and prevention measures to provide maximum benefit to patients and to enable healthy people to stay healthy longer. Being visibly better and leading the way in the areas of complex, innovative and acute care by collaborating with others: these are key ambitions at Erasmus MC.
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