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FANNY PALMER
ARTHUR TAIT
MAKING CURRIER & IVES PRINTS
TOOL MARKS
PRINTING MARKS
ARTHUR F. TAIT
A DRAFTSMAN, LITHOGRAPHER, AND ASPIRING PAINTER IMMIGRATES TO AMERICA
"They have not asked, nor have I given them any permission to publish anything for more than a year."
Arthur Tait to Louis Prang
Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait was born in 1819 in a suburb of Liverpool, England. He was first exposed to the fine arts when he was sent to Manchester at the age of twelve to work for Agnew and Zanetti's "Repository of Arts," a fancy-goods store that specialized in publishing and art dealing. Intent on becoming an artist, Tait learned to draw by spending hours at the Royal Manchester Institution. In 1838 he married Marian Cardwell, the daughter of a rope maker, left the Agnew business, and began to teach drawing.
In contrast to Frances Palmer, Arthur Tait always claimed to be self-taught, and it is not known where he learned lithography and, later, oil painting. He did, however, share a connection with Palmer through the Day & Haghe firm and lithographic commissions linked to the expansion of the railroad in England. His name appears as the lithographer in a print published by Day & Haghe in 1843. He was also the artist-lithographer for Views of the Manchester and Leeds Railway, Drawn from Nature and on Stone, by A. F. Tait, a large volume printed by the same firm in 1845.
George Danson, a painter of stage sets and "fireworks panoramas" and Tait's relative on his mother's side, provided the artist with the opportunity for a radical change of life. Danson had decided to show his famous pyrotechnic spectacle of the eruption of Vesuvius to American audiences and offered Tait a position as partner in the venture. Arriving in New York with his wife in September 1850, Tait quickly made contact with local artist groups, which led to the support of art institutions such as the American Art-Union and the National Academy of Design. He soon abandoned lithography and established himself in the New York art world as a painter of animals and sporting scenes.
TAIT WORKS FOR CURRIER & IVES
Nathaniel Currier and James Ives first took notice of Arthur Tait's paintings because of their dramatic representations of the American West. They wanted to capitalize on the current appetite for images representing the lands acquired by the United States in the aftermath of the Mexican-American War and commissioned Tait to create copies of his western scenes for publication. The success of the prints not only increased the value of Tait's paintings but enhanced his reputation as well.
Life on the Prairie. The Buffalo Hunt
Arthur F. Tait, artist
Currier & Ives, lithographers and publishers
New York, New York; 1862
Two-tint hand-colored lithograph
Gift of Charles K. Davis 1953.155.74
The Currier & Ives firm became an important patron of Arthur Tait, commissioning forty-two paintings for publication between 1852 and 1865. Among these, two large folio series—American Field Sports and American Hunting Scenes—depicted the activities of hunters and fishermen in upstate New York, a region Tait visited every summer. The large storytelling pictures were handsomely colored by hand and heavily advertised by the publishers, defining Tait's reputation as a successful painter of narrative sporting scenes for years to come.
American Field Sports. "On a Point"
Charles Parsons, lithographer
Currier & Ives, publishers
Hand-colored lithograph
Bequest of C. Porter Schutt 2000.19.42
American Hunting Scenes. "A Good Chance"
Currier & Ives, lithographs and publishers
Two-stone hand-colored lithograph
Bequest of C. Porter Schutt 2000.19.6
Still life is another important theme in Tait's work: simple, non-narrative compositions depicting game and recently caught animals or lustrous portraits of wild or domestic animals. James Ives had been struck by the vibrant colors of an early composition of American Speckled Brook Trout. He commissioned a larger version from Tait, specifically requesting that it be painted with more color. The resulting chromolithograph is one of the earliest and most successful examples of the firm's experiments with color lithography.
American Speckled Brook Trout
COLLABORATIONS AND CONFLICTS WITH PUBLISHERS: CURRIER & IVES VS. LOUIS PRANG & CO.
As a child in England, Arthur Tait was sent to live on his aunt's farm near Lancaster. It was there, he recalled, that he developed the fondness for animals, hunting, and fishing that would become the driving force behind his artistic creativity in America. In New York, he visited the Adirondack Mountains to paint animal life and produced some of the early compositions that attracted the attention of patrons and critics at the National Academy. Camping in the Woods, published by Currier & Ives in 1863, represents one of Tait's trips. The scene includes John Osborn, a prosperous importer of liquors and wines and early patron of the artist who bought many of his pictures and resold them to friends, thus acting as Tait's agent and amateur dealer.
Aware of his own strengths and limitations as well as the fact that one learns from seeing others at work, Tait worked on at least twenty-four compositions with a Düsseldorf-trained landscape painter named James McDougal Hart. Such a collaborative approach was a direct extension of practices Tait had learned in the lithographic workshop, where artists often devoted themselves to specialized tasks.
This collaboration in painting, however, created public controversy in New York. A writer at the New York Morning Express claimed that A Tight Fix‒Bear Hunting, Early Winter, the source for A Tight Fix, was not entirely by Tait's hand. Not everyone agreed that originality and artistic excellence were incompatible with collaboration. A writer at Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper defended the opposite stance: "It is very desirable that Tait should continue to paint cattle in Hart's landscapes, but it is equally desirable that whenever Tait borrows the aid of Hart, the entire landscape should be painted by Hart's hand."
A Tight Fix‒Bear Hunting, Early Winter
Arthur F. Tait, 1856
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, Arkansas
Photography by Amon Carter Museum of American Art
The Life of a Hunter. "A Tight Fix"
Tait's collaboration with Currier & Ives was not without conflict either. The firm's publication of The Cares of a Family led to a falling out between the two in 1865. Ten years earlier, the publishers had issued a large folio print of one of Tait's paintings depicting a family of quails with a brood of eleven chicks. It was widely popular, so the firm, following their usual practice, decided to reissue the picture in a smaller and cheaper version. The resulting print, a companion to Infant Brood (see below), was aimed at a less discerning audience. It was not as carefully drawn and lacked the refined coloring of the earlier print. Tait, who had not been consulted, was outraged at the unauthorized appropriation of one of his pictures. What especially upset him, however, was not that Currier & Ives reused an earlier composition—there was no copyright for paintings in America until 1865, and Currier & Ives owned the copyright of the earlier print—but rather that his signature had been prominently inserted into the image.
The Cares of a Family
Currier & Ives, lithographers, and publishers
New York, New York; undated, printed about 1872
During the 1860s, Tait sent his paintings to cities outside New York. In Boston they were exhibited at Williams & Everett, a firm that ran a free art gallery. It was probably there that a small painting of chicks, similar to the one exhibited here, attracted the attention of Louis Prang (1824–1909), founder of the lithographic firm Louis Prang & Co. In 1865 Prang had recently returned from a trip to Germany, where he studied the latest technique in color lithography in an effort to improve the methods of chromolithography for fine arts reproduction. A print based on Tait's painting Chicks was Prang's first success. Prang's "chromos," as such prints would later be nicknamed, were so perfect an imitation of the colors, texture, and surface of the painter's brush strokes that they sparked a debate among art critic Clarence Cook, Tait, and Prang.
While Prang believed in technology's mission to disseminate good art through an affordable but perfected reproductive print, Cook asserted that the new lithographs were deceptive facsimiles that would confuse audiences, making them unable to discern the true nature of the artwork. Tait sided with Prang, asking nevertheless that, as artist, his name be identified on the print while that of the lithographer be consigned to the lower margins of the image. Later the painter admitted that the more popular Prang's chromolithographs became, the less he found buyers for his small paintings. Maternal Love is the last known collaboration between Tait and Prang.
The Infant Brood
Attributed to Arthur F. Tait
New York, New York; about 1865
Oil on academic board
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Estate of C. Porter Schutt 2015.32
Louis Prang & Co., lithographers and publishers
Boston, Massachusetts; 1872
Chromolithograph in 18 colors
Museum purchase with funds provided by the Estate of C. Porter Schutt L2015.1062.2
Click to see more works by Tait in Winterthur's collection
Click for Tait's letters in Winterthur's library collection
Sparked by the gift of an important collection of Currier & Ives prints to Winterthur, Lasting Impressions: the Artists of Currier & Ives highlights the contributions of Frances Bond Palmer and Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait, two of the most prolific artists who worked for this iconic publisher of Americana in the nineteenth-century. The exhibition was on display in the Winterthur Galleries from September 17, 2016 to January 8, 2017.
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Hurray for the Riff Raff issue 'Hungry Ghost' from the new album The Navigator, out now via ATO Records. The band is fronted by Alynda Segarra and the new album will be the fourth major release from this New Orleans, roots-music-with-an-edge outfit.
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Georgian Brent Cobb (cousin of renowned producer Dave Cobb) has released his debut Shine On Rainy Day (Low Country Sound). Here is a track – 'Let The Rain Come Down':
Justin Townes Earle, recently signed to New West Records, is set to return with Kids In The Street on May 26 2017. The twelve-song set was produced by Mike Mogis (Bright Eyes, First Aid Kit) at his ARC Studios, and is the first time in his career that Earle has worked with an outside producer. Kids In The Street marks a decade into Earle's recording career and follows his companion albums Single Mothers (2014) and Absent Fathers (2015).
You can listen to the new album's opener 'Champagne Corolla'.
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England 6 Racism 0
Our sporting teams reflect the nation that we have now become, writes Sunder Katwala, as England's footballers remained resolute in the face of racist chanting in Bulgaria.
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England won 6-0 in Bulgaria to all but secure their qualification for the finals of Euro 2020. But the old joke that Bulgaria were lucky to get nil has rarely been more apt, writes Sunder Katwala.
Sustained racist abuse against England's black footballers from Bulgarian supporters saw the game halted twice, and coming close to being abandoned.
What a proud night it should have been for Tyrone Mings, playing his first full international for England. Yet he found himself having to appeal to the match officials about monkey chanting and the first question in his post-match interview, on the biggest day of his football career, was about dealing with racism.
"It was a great occasion – I made my England debut, slightly overshadowed by some very disappointing chants. We showed a great response – and let the football do the talking," Mings told ITV after the game.
He was clear that England had worked as a team on how to get the racism addressed – and that they had decided as a group that they wanted to stay on the pitch and win the game
Hearing England's away supporters chanting against the racism of the Bulgarian supporters was a sign of the progress we have made over the years – as well as its limits in 2019. Some fans stayed behind in the stadium after the game to sing a chorus of "Who put the ball in the racists net?" – a chant in honour of Raheem Sterling.
The first generation of black England players in the late 1970s and early 1980s could not even be sure of their own support. There was National-Front-inspired chanting at away games, trying to sing the wrong scores on the principle that black goals didn't count. The late Cyrille Regis told of how his selection to play for England led to his receiving a bullet through the post.
But today's players have every right to not have to re-live that history and to expect better. In 2019, there is nothing unusual about a black English footballer. Tyrone Mings is among a dozen black players to make their international debut under England manager Gareth Southgate. Indeed, since Viv Anderson became the first black player to become an England full international in 1978, around one in four new debutants for England have been black or mixed race.
Our sporting teams reflect the nation that we have now become – about a quarter of those aged under 30 are ethnic minorities too. Our footballers and cricketers have probably done more than any politician to change attitudes about Englishness. Nine out of ten of us now feel it is not necessary to be white to be English – and who we see wearing three lions on their shirt has played an important part in that shift.
There is certainly still racism to be rooted out of English football, but that progress across the generations needs to be both deepened here and emulated across the continent too. England's players should expect football authorities to ensure that they don't face racist abuse when representing their country.
The weakness of UEFA's sanctions against racism have been rightly criticised. Bulgaria had to close part of the stadium last night because of racism at previous games. Clearly, the banners about tolerance and fair play draped over the empty stands failed to get the message across.
So last night's game offered a test case for UEFA's protocols for dealing with widespread racism at big matches. After monkey chanting and Nazi salutes from a significant number of supporters, a public announcement was made about the racism – including that the game would be stopped if it continued. The protocol is that the message is repeated – and then that the referee should abandon the game. After some expulsions from the ground, the game did stagger on, with a reduced volume of racist abuse, and the match officials recognising England's desire to complete their victory on the pitch.
Bulgaria's racists were organised and pre-meditated. They did not just make Nazi salutes. They had printed T-shirts saying "UEFA: No Respect" to mock the calls to kick racism out of the game. Yet this all came as a surprise to the Bulgarian FA President. He offered a mix of complacency, denial and straightforward trolling in response to England's concerns about racism – arguing it was "derogatory" and "unfair" to suggest there had been any recent problems or cause for concern.
Unfortunately, too many Bulgaria supporters showed why England's worries were well-founded. It is sad to see the decline of Bulgaria, on the pitch and off it, particularly for fans of a particular vintage who remember the great 1990s teams led by Hristo Stoichkov, and their dramatic defeat of Germany in the 1994 World Cup. But their reputation will be dominated by racism – not football – until action is taken.
UEFA's investigation into the racism at last night's game should lead to a yellow card for Bulgaria, putting the country on notice that their continued participation in this tournament, or qualifying for the next World Cup, will depend on a clear plan to root out racism. UEFA could make clear that they do expect, as a first step, the resignation of the Bulgarian FA President to make way for new leadership that is not in denial that there is a problem to be addressed.
Yet the last word should go to England debutant Tyrone Mings. "I don't think anything could spoil this moment for me personally, "he said after the game.
The final score: England 6 Racism 0


Death came suddenly to Dorchester County, S.C. Stressed insects tried to flee their nests, only to surrender in little clumps at hive entrances. The dead worker bees littering the farms suggested that colony collapse disorder was not the culprit – in that odd phenomenon, workers vanish as though raptured, leaving a living queen and young bees behind.
Instead, the dead heaps signaled the killer was less mysterious, but no less devastating. The pattern matched acute pesticide poisoning. By one estimate, at a single apiary – Flowertown Bee Farm and Supply, in Summerville – 46 hives died on the spot, totaling about 2.5 million bees.
In parts of South Carolina, trucks trailing pesticide clouds are not an unusual sight, thanks to a mosquito-control program that also includes destroying larvae. Given the current concerns of West Nile virus and Zika – there are several dozen cases of travel-related Zika in South Carolina, though the state health department reports no one has yet acquired the disease from a local mosquito bite – Dorchester decided to try something different Sunday.


With spring right around the corner many people are already looking forward to spending some quality time outside with family and friends. There is nothing quite like enjoying a beautiful day in the fresh outdoor air. It is the perfect way to transition into the next season and break free from the winter blues. Whether you are hosting a school, church, or personal event, these helpful tips will ensure your outdoor bash is a complete success!
Ample and comfortable seating is a must have for any outdoor party. If you are hosting a party for a church, school, or work function, rectangular banquet tables with folding chairs make the perfect seating arrangement. They provide seating for a larger number of guests and are even ideal for children. For a more personal affair in your backyard, be sure to choose well cushioned seats and coordinating ottomans. This will dress up your patio while making guests feel right at home.
At the beginning of spring there is still a chance for a nip in the air. Your guests might not be so enthusiastic about being outside in the cooler temperatures so keep your event cozy with fire pits and rented heaters. If you are hosting at your home, allow guests to cuddle up by providing colorful and cozy blankets.
Of course no party is complete without great food and snacks. People love to graze and nibble during a party so it is a great idea to put hot foods in chafing dishes to keep them warm for the duration of the party. Try to stay away from cheeses and other foods that do not keep well without refrigeration. Chips, nuts, and other similar snack foods are delicious and perfect for party grazing.
You never know when the sun might get a little warm or raindrops might begin to fall. Since we cannot always predict what Mother Nature has in store it is best to be prepared. Tents or canopies are a great way to provide some shade from the sun or shelter from an afternoon rainstorm.
One of the most stressful parts of hosting any event can be the cleanup. After the party you will be tired from all of the preparations so take some of the stress off with rentals. Rental services can help you throw the perfect outdoor gathering without all of the stress of purchasing and setting up furniture, tents, heaters, and chafing dishes. It's surprisingly affordable and convenient, and you can be sure you have all of your party necessities.


Did Friends' David Schwimer Announce A New Season?
In this not so cryptic photo on Facebook David Schwimer (Ross Gellar) announced that the show would return for one more season after its 10 year run from 1994 to 2004. The post has since been labeled as a hoax which is probably for the best.


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"""
Creator package contains some simple reader creator, which could
be used in user program.
"""

__all__ = ['np_array', 'text_file', "cloud_reader"]

def np_array(x):
    """
    Creates a reader that yields elements of x, if it is a
    numpy vector. Or rows of x, if it is a numpy matrix.
    Or any sub-hyperplane indexed by the highest dimension.

    :param x: the numpy array to create reader from.
    :returns: data reader created from x.
    """

    def reader():
        if x.ndim < 1:
            yield x

        for e in x:
            yield e

    return reader

def text_file(path):
    """
    Creates a data reader that outputs text line by line from given text file.
    Trailing new line ('\\\\n') of each line will be removed.

    :path: path of the text file.
    :returns: data reader of text file
    """

    def reader():
        f = open(path, "r")
        for l in f:
            yield l.rstrip('\n')
        f.close()

    return reader

def recordio(paths, buf_size=100):
    """
    Creates a data reader from given RecordIO file paths separated by ",",
        glob pattern is supported.
    :path: path of recordio files.
    :returns: data reader of recordio files.
    """

    import recordio as rec
    import paddle.v2.reader.decorator as dec
    import cPickle as pickle

    def reader():
        if isinstance(paths, basestring):
            path = paths
        else:
            path = ",".join(paths)
        f = rec.reader(path)
        while True:
            r = f.read()
            if r is None:
                break
            yield pickle.loads(r)
        f.close()

    return dec.buffered(reader, buf_size)

pass_num = 0

def cloud_reader(paths, etcd_endpoints, timeout_sec=5, buf_size=64):
    """
    Create a data reader that yield a record one by one from
        the paths:
    :path: path of recordio files.
    :etcd_endpoints: the endpoints for etcd cluster
    :returns: data reader of recordio files.

    ..  code-block:: python
        from paddle.v2.reader.creator import cloud_reader
        etcd_endpoints = "http://127.0.0.1:2379"
        trainer.train.(
            reader=cloud_reader(["/work/dataset/uci_housing/uci_housing*"], etcd_endpoints),
        )
    """
    import os
    import cPickle as pickle
    import paddle.v2.master as master
    c = master.client(etcd_endpoints, timeout_sec, buf_size)
    c.set_dataset(paths)

    def reader():
        global pass_num
        c.paddle_start_get_records(pass_num)
        pass_num += 1

        while True:
            r, e = c.next_record()
            if not r:
                if e != -2:
                    print "get record error: ", e
                break
            yield pickle.loads(r)

    return reader

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Morristown, N.J. – Jersey Central Power and Light (JCP&L), a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE), is proposing the Monmouth County Reliability Project (MCRP) to enhance service and modernize the electric system. The project will include a new, nearly 10-mile, 230-kilovolt transmission line and substation enhancements that will benefit approximately 214,000 customers. The plan requires approval by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
The proposed upgrades will allow JCP&L to better monitor and more quickly react to power needs with modern technology that delivers real-time information about system conditions. Sleek monopoles will be used for the proposed transmission line, rather than the bulky lattice-style towers that were used in the past. The line will be built on an existing public use right-of-way already containing electrical equipment servicing New Jersey Transit's North Jersey Coast rail line. The MCRP will provide approximately 245 temporary jobs during construction.
JCP&L will host a series of face-to-face open house events in neighborhoods near the proposed project to share more information and gather feedback from interested parties. Additional details also are available online at www.monmouthreliability.com.
The project is part of JCP&L's multi-year, $250 million "Energizing the Future" transmission system reliability enhancement program. PJM Interconnection, the organization that oversees the electrical grid across 13 states and the District of Columbia, has identified the MCRP as necessary, and it should be built to reduce the length and frequency of service disruptions in Monmouth County. If approved, construction is expected to begin in June 2017, with a planned in-service date of June 2019.
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If due to any circumstances we cannot purchase the ticket (e.g. the bus/train is full, a mistake in the booking system) we will contact you by e-mail. The default guaranteed option is a full refund within 3–5 working days. We also offer other alternatives.
By purchasing the tickets through us, you agree to our prices and further claims cannot be accepted. Czech-transport prices do not correspond to the prices on tickets. The price of each ticket includes the booking fee (4–20 EUR/person). This fee is non-refundable. Prices change in time and depend on the occupancy of the chosen connection.
You need to present a printed or electronic version of your ticket together with a valid personal identification (passport, ID) on the train/bus. Without it, you cannot be transported and are not entitled to any refund of the fare.
You can carry max. 3 pieces of baggage with common weight up to 30 kg: 1 hand luggage up to 5kg and 27×30×50 cm + 2 pieces of baggage with a sum of the length + width + height up to 190 cm.
BUSES: Skis, snowboards and folding baby strollers are transported if there is enough space in the luggage compartment. They have to be folded and packed. Bicycles are not allowed.
TRAINS: Folding baby strollers, bicycles, skis, and snowboards are transported on some connections and only after previous reservation and payment of a small fee.
Passengers are responsible for manipulation with their luggage e.g. transfer of their luggage when changing the vehicle, and for supervision of their hand luggage during the journey.
Children younger than 6 years old have to be accompanied by a person at least 15 years old. The accompanying person has to have an ID/passport confirming the date of birth.
Children younger than 15 years old can travel alone only with written authorizations from their legal representatives. There is no official form.
Child car seats are not compulsory for the transport of children on the buses and trains. On minibusses, the car safety seats are provided by the carrier to children up to 36 kg and 150 cm. If your child needs the safety seat, you need to inform us about it in advance.
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If you travel with a child pram/stroller, you need to inform us about it before making the order.
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Any claims for travelling expenses (e.g. not received, incorrect or lost ticket) made less than 12 hours before the bus departure or after the due date will not be accepted.
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NOTHING TO PROVE. NO ONE TO IMPRESS.
I grew up playing baseball. And in baseball, there's a thing that you would call as a pinch runner. A pinch runner is a baseball player who comes in the game for the specific purpose of replacing a player on base. The pinch runner substitutes for the other player either because of an injury or simply being skillfully better at base running.
In 1974, Herb Washington played Major League Baseball for the Oakland A's. He played as a pinch runner. That year his team won the World Series championship. Washington, in his entire career, played 105 games, scoring 33 runs for his team without ever hitting a single baseball.
The Bible says that Jesus took our place in Calvary. Because of our sin, we should have been the ones nailed to the cross to pay for the penalty of our sin. But because Jesus became our substitute, God looks at us with approval and acceptance, forgiven and righteous as if we've never sinned.
Herb Washington received a trophy (with the team) in 1974 without ever hitting a baseball. Points were accredited to his stats when he scored runs even if he didn't had times at bat. He never hit a homerun and yet he got a trophy.
We didn't do anything to receive approval from God and yet we have a trophy on our hands, being given a thumbs up sign by God not because of what we have achieved but because of what was achieved for us by Jesus.
If we wrap our brains around this truth, this is so powerful that we will realize that we can approach and enter because we are assured of His acceptance and approval. Now, the ramifications are endless.
If you are a student, you don't need to succumb to peer pressure because you know that you are accepted by the most important person in your life – Jesus.
If you are a single man/woman, you don't need to compromise your convictions to feel accepted. Your Heavenly Father approves of you and gives you a thumbs up sign because you have Jesus in your life. You don't have to get drunk with friends to feel accepted nor give in to your boyfriend/girlfriend's sexual pressure to gain their acceptance and approval. The Lover of your soul accepts you and approves of you for who you are.
It also addresses a gamut of issues in life, particularly rejection.
These can work into our souls without us even realizing because we forget that we have been accepted by our Heavenly Father as we place our faith on Jesus' atoning sacrifice in Calvary.
Remember this, you are loved, accepted and approved by your Father in Heaven. Because of that, you can live life without the pressure of trying to perform, impress and measure up.
Lord, thank you for this truth. Help me grab a hold of this truth daily. I go to school or work knowing that I have nothing to prove and no one to impress. Take away the man-pleasing spirit in me. The only One I am called to please is You. In my understanding of the approval of God, I can live freely knowing that my Father looks at me with a thumbs up sign each and every moment because of Jesus. In Your name I pray. AMEN.
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Q: "Host 'xxx.x.xx.xx' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server" In C#,  windows forms, I'm trying to connect to a web server (for testing, 000webhost.com) and whatever I do it keeps saying "Host 'xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx' is not allowed to connect to this MySQL server" (where the X's are my WAN IP address).
If I do this on localhost, then it works perfectly fine, but whenever I try to connect to a database on any web server that exception gets thrown. Why does it do that and how can I fix it?

A: You must configure the MySQL server to allow connections from other computers than local host only.

A: probably there's a mysql configuration which prevents you from connecting outside localhost.
you have to bind all addresses permitted to connect to the server and comment out or delete line relative to skip-networking.
open your my.cnf configuration file (depends on machine you are on) but it should be on

/etc/mysql/my.cnf

delete bind-address line or set it to this value:
bind-address 0.0.0.0

comment out or delete it:
#skip-networking

reboot mysql server:
service mysql(d) restart

now you should be able to connect to it from any host.

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Oakland Athletics |
A's go down rabbit hole to retrieve a new mascot
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Remote-controlled rabbit arrives, will a new 'Charlie O' the mule be next?
Rick Monday looks at umpire after being called out on strikes, umpire reaches a new baseball from Charlie Finley's mechanical rabbit that comes out of the ground with a basket of new balls..Ron Riesterer/photo
By Jon Becker | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: March 27, 2018 at 3:11 p.m. | UPDATED: March 28, 2018 at 4:37 a.m.
The A's went down the rabbit hole Tuesday while embracing a vestige from the colorful times of the Charlie Finley era.
Some 47 years after the uniquely mechanical "Harvey the Rabbit" last served up new baseballs for umpires, the A's will unveil "Harvey Jr." on Friday night as part of their 50th Anniversary celebration.
Harvey the Rabbit dates back to our KC days and moved to Oakland with the A's. He would pop out of the ground throughout the game to deliver baseballs to the home plate umpire. New Harvey will be remote-controlled and will deliver the ceremonial first pitch ball to the umpires.🐰 pic.twitter.com/v0acfg8DxS
— Oakland Athletics 🌳🐘⚾ (@Athletics) March 27, 2018
"We pulled the rabbit out of a hat," A's president Dave Kaval said Tuesday.
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Putting a modern day twist on his predecessor's functionality, Harvey Jr. is a souped-up, remote-controlled mascot that will deliver baseballs to the umps before the game, but so much more.
"The sky's the limit to what we can do with him," Kaval said. "He's almost like a second mascot for us. There are going to be so many opportunities to kind of share him and embrace the fun spirit that he evokes.
"Baseball needs more of that."
Although Kaval wouldn't comment on it, there are strong rumors that one of the A's next dips into their past will be to bring back a new "Charlie O" the mule.
Sadly, Finley's innovative ideas such as ballgirls and orange baseballs aren't on anyone's agenda. However, Kaval did reveal the A's are hoping to pay lasting tribute to the man who first brought baseball to Oakland before bringing three World Series titles to the city.
"It's something we're looking to do," Kaval said when asked about honoring Finley. "He is someone who made an amazing contribution to baseball and we need to do everything we can to celebrate his innovations."
Harvey Jr. was the product of a complicated, year-long project that Kaval, head of stadium operations David Rinetti, head of marketing Troy Smith and Charlie Finley's niece Nancy Finley collaborated on. The Chronicle first reported Harvey Jr.'s arrival on Tuesday.
Oakland Athletics owner Charlie Finley's mechanical rabbit comes out of the ground to supply the umpire with new baseballs. (1972 photo by Ron Riesterer)
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Vida Blue enjoyed his finest season of his star-studded career — winning MVP and Cy Young Award honors — while Harvey was on his last legs in 1971. Vida didn't mind if the game occasionally had to come to a halt while an umpire pushed a button to unearth Harvey from behind the plate to get fresh baseballs.
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Q: A property of simultaneous eigenforms While reading the following theorem for Apostol's modular functions and dirichlet series in number theory, I have a question:
(Theorem 6.14, page 130)
Assume that k is even and $k\geq 4$. If the space $M_k$ contains a simultaneous eigenform $f$ with Fourier expansion $f(\tau)= \sum_{m=0}^{\infty} c(m) x^m$ ,where $x= e^{2πi\tau}$, then $c(1)\neq 0$.
Proof: The coefficient of $x$ in the Fourier expansion of $T_n(f)$ is $\gamma_n(1)= c(n)$. Since f is a simultaneous eigenform this coefficient is also equal to $\lambda(n) c(1)$, so $c(n) = \lambda(n) c(1)$ for all $ n\geq 1$.
I am not able to deduce how does f being a simultaneous eigenform implies that this coefficient will also be equal to $\lambda(n) c(1)$.
If f is an eigenform for every Hecke operator $T_n, n\geq 1$ then f is called a simultaneous eigenform.
If $ f\in M_k$ and has a Fourier expansion $f(\tau)= \sum_{m=0}^{\infty} c(m) x^m$ where $x= e^{2πi\tau} $, then $T_n f$ has the Fourier expansion $T_n(f)(\tau) = \sum_{m=0}^{\infty} \gamma_{n} (m) x^m $, where $\gamma_n(m) = \sum_{d |(m,n)} d^{k-1} c(\frac{m n}{d^2})$

A: Let $n\in \mathbb N$ be given.  As $f$ is an eigenform for $T_n$, then $T_nf=\lambda (n)f$, and in particular the ceofficients of their Fourier series must be equal. In your notation, the Fourier series of the LHS is $$\sum _{m}\gamma _n(m)x^m$$ whilst the Fourier series of the RHS is $$\lambda (n)\sum _mc(m)x^m$$ so $\lambda (n)c(m)=\gamma _n(m)$ and in particular $\lambda (n)c(1)=\gamma _n(1)=c(n)$.


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De keltiske nationer er et kulturområde og en samling af geografiske regioner i Nordvesteuropa, hvor keltiske sprog og kulturelle træk har overlevet. Termen nation bruges i sin oprindelige mening, der betyder personer, der deler en fælles identitet og kultur, og kan identificeres til at tilhøre et bestemt territorium.

De seks regioner, der normalt bliver betragtet som de keltiske nationer er Bretagne (Breizh), Cornwall (Kernow), Irland (Éire), Isle of Man (Mannin, eller Ellan Vannin), Skotland (Alba) og Wales (Cymru). I hver af de seks nationer bliver der talt keltiske sprog i en vis udstrækning: der tales britanniske eller brytoniske sprog i Bretagne, Cornwall og Wales, mens der tales gælisk i Skotland, Irland og på Isle of Man.

Før udvidelsen af Romerriget og gemanske og slavisk-talende stammer var en stor del af Europa domineret af keltisk-talende kulturer, hvilket har efterladt keltiske kulturtræk. Områder i England, Cumbria, Devon, den nordvestlige del af Den Iberiske Halvø - særligt Nordportugal, Galicien, Asturien, León og Kantabrien (historisk omtalt som Gallæcien og Astures), der dækker det nordlige centrale Portugal og det nordlige Spanien - bliver også betragtet som keltiske nationer grundet deres kultur og historie. Til forskel fra andre, så bliver der ikke talt keltiske sprog i moderne tid.

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New Warld vulturs, such as the Californie condor, wur placed incertae sedis within the class Aves till the recogneetion o the new order Cathartiformes.
Incertae sedis (Laitin for "o uncertain placement") is a term uised for a taxonomic group whaur its broader relationships are unkent or undefined.
↑ "Glossary". International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
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SUP 10A
SUP 10A.9 Significant management functions
SUP 10A.9.1R 07/03/2016 RP
SUP 10A.9 applies only to a firm which:
under SYSC 2.1.1 R, chapters 2, 3 and 5 of the Allocation of Responsibilities parts of3 the PRA Rulebook applicable to Solvency II Firms and Non-Solvency II firms3 or SYSC 4.1.1 R, apportions a significant responsibility, within the description of the significant management function, to a senior manager of a significant business unit; or
undertakes proprietary trading.4
SUP 10A.9.2G 01/04/2013 RP
The FCA anticipates that there will be only a few firms needing to seek approval for an individual to perform the significant management function set out in SUP 10A.9.1R (1). In most firms, those approved for the FCA governing functions, FCA required functions and, where appropriate, the systems and controls function or the equivalent PRA controlled functions, are likely to exercise all the significant influence at senior management level.
A proprietary trader undertakes activities with the firm's money and has the ability to commit the firm. By virtue of this role, all proprietary traders have potential to be able to exercise significant influence on the firm for the purposes of the definition of significant-influence function. Therefore, it is the FCA's expectation that all firms will assess all their proprietary traders to ascertain the ones for whom approval is required.
The scale, nature and complexity of the firm's business may be such that a firm apportions, under SUP 10A.9.1R (1), a significant responsibility to an individual who is not approved to perform the FCA governing functions, FCA required functions or, where appropriate, the systems and controls function or the equivalent PRA controlled functions. If so, the firm should consider whether the functions of that individual fall within the significant management function. For the purposes of the description of the significant management functions, the following additional factors about the firm should be considered:
the size and significance of the firm's business in the United Kingdom; for example, a firm carrying on designated investment business may have a large number of approved persons (for example, in excess of 100 individuals); or a firm carrying on general insurance business may have gross written premiums in excess of £100m;
the number of regulated activities carried on, or proposed to be carried on, by the firm and (if relevant) other members of the group;
its group structure (if it is a member of a group);
its management structure (for example, matrix management); and
the size and significance of its international operations, if any.
When considering whether a business unit is significant, the firm should take into account all relevant factors in the light of the firm's current circumstances and its plans for the future, including:
the risk profile of the unit; or
its use or commitment of a firm's capital; or
its contribution to the profit and loss account; or
the number of employees or approved persons in the unit; or
the number of customers of the unit; or
any other factor which makes the unit significant to the conduct of the firm's affairs so far as relating to the regulated activity.
The question may arise whether a manager who is based overseas will be performing the significant management function under SUP 10A.9.9 R and should, therefore, be an FCA-approved person. This is especially true where the firm operates matrix management. The fact there is a person performing the apportionment and oversight function, and who has responsibility for activities subject to regulation by the FCA, may have a bearing on this. It is a factor to take into account when assessing the likely influence of the overseas manager.
Generally, in relation to a branch of a firm, or a firm which is part of an overseas group, where an overseas manager is responsible for strategy, he will not need to be approved for the significant management function. However, where he is responsible for implementing that strategy in the United Kingdom, and has not delegated that responsibility to a senior manager in the United Kingdom, he is likely to be performing that FCA controlled function.
SUP 10A.9.8G 01/04/2013
See also SUP 10A.7.3 G to SUP 10A.7.6 G in relation to matrix management.
Significant management function (CF29)
The significant management function is the function of acting as a senior manager with significant responsibility for a significant business unit that:
carries on designated investment business or other activities not falling within (2) to (4);
effects contracts of insurance (other than contractually based investments);
carries on credit-related regulated activity;1
makes material decisions on the commitment of a firm's financial resources, its financial commitments, its assets acquisitions, its liability management and its overall cash and capital planning;
processes confirmations, payments, settlements, insurance claims, client money and similar matters.4
SUP 10A.9.10R 01/04/2013 RP
The significant management function also includes the function of acting as a proprietary trader.
The significant management function does not include any of the activities described in any other FCA controlled function or PRA controlled function if that other controlled function applies to the firm.
SUP 10A.9.12G 07/03/2016 RP
5A senior manager carrying on the significant management function under SUP 10A.9.9 R with significant responsibility for a significant business unit that carries on activities other than designated investment business for the purposes of SUP 10A.9.9R (1) could, for example, be the head of a unit carrying on the activities of: 4personal lending, corporate lending, salvage or loan recovery, or proprietary trading, or a member of a committee (that is, a person who, together with others, has authority to commit the firm) making decisions in these functions.
A proprietary trader also undertakes activities which may have a significant influence on the firm. Such activities may require approval for CF29 under SUP 10A.9.10 R.
A firm carrying on insurance mediation activity, other than a sole trader, must allocate to a director or senior manager the responsibility for the firm's insurance mediation activity (MIPRU 2.2.1 R). MIPRU 2.2.2 R (3) provides that the firm may allocate this responsibility to the person performing the significant management function.
Where the person performing the significant management function is also responsible for the firm's insurance mediation activity, the words "(insurance mediation)" will be inserted after this FCA controlled function (see MIPRU 2.2.5 G).


On June 17, 2014, EPA issued a proposed rule in the Federal Register, 79 Fed. Reg. 34480, proposing to amend the standards and practices for satisfying All Appropriate Inquiries (AAI) under CERCLA. In particular, EPA is proposing to remove references to the 2005 Phase I ESA Standard ASTM E1527-05 as satisfying AAI.
According to EPA's proposed rule preamble at 79 Fed. Reg. 34481 "Any party who wants to conduct all appropriate inquiries under CERCLA may follow the standards and procedures set forth in the All Appropriate Inquiries Rule at 40 CFR part 312 (70 FR 66070) or use the new ASTM E1527-13 standard." EPA is soliciting comments on the proposal until July 17, 2014.
On December 30, 2013, EPA issued a final rule clarifying that the 2013 Phase I ESA standard satisfies AAI, as previously reported by Environmental Law Solutions.


Pair of Mid-Century Modern Armchairs, In the Style of Heywood-Wakefield CO.
Pair of Mid-Century Modern armchairs with Jack Lenore Larson style velvet fabric. Open fretwork upper back and angular arms make up this snazzy retro duo. We think these are a blonde oakwood. Very 1950s. Think Ricky and Lucy Ricardo.
Good. seat width us 19.50 seat depth is 17 arm height is 24.75.
H 33 in. x W 22.50 in. x D 20 in.


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APT28 targeted Montenegro's government before it joined NATO, researchers say
As Montenegro preprepared to join NATO, a hacking group linked to Russian intelligence was actively engaged in a cyber espionage campaign against Montenegrin officials, according to U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye.
By Chris Bing
(Kremlin.ru)
As Montenegro preprepared to join NATO amid growing tensions in the region driven by Russia's incursion into Ukraine, a hacking group linked to Russian intelligence was actively engaged in a cyber-espionage campaign against Montenegrin government officials, according to U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye.
The findings underscore Russia's ongoing efforts to impact the political process in foreign countries through the use of a hacking group better known as APT28 or Fancy Bear. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence produced an unclassified report in January linking APT28 to the Russian government.
Analyst Ben Read told CyberScoop that FireEye had found two different malicious Microsoft Word document attachments between January and February that carried signs of APT28 authorship and were specifically designed to be combined with phishing emails sent to the Montenegro government. The titles of the weaponized documents described a "schedule for a european military transfer program" and the "schedule for a NATO secretary meeting," Read said.
When opened, the booby-trapped attachments called back to a command-and-control infrastructure to load a flash exploit framework — first identified and dubbed DealersChoice.B by security researchers at Palo Alto Networks — which is commonly associated with APT28. No other group is believed to have access to either DealersChoice.B or the malware it uploaded in this specific Montenegro case, which is called GameFish. GameFish is a "stage one" trojan that offers the hacker wide access to a targeted computer, including data exfiltration, key logging and other surveillance capabilities, said Read.
The Adobe Flash exploit framework deployed in this operation, as well as GameFish, have both been used by APT28 against other European governments in recent months, Read said.
Read could not confirm whether these email-based attacks were in fact successful.
The Montenegro Ministry of Foreign Affairs did not respond to a request for comment. NATO declined to address the aforementioned operation, but acknowledged that cyberattacks aimed at the alliance are "becoming more frequent, intense and sophisticated." Montenegro is NATO's 29th member.
Read said FireEye was able to attribute APT28 to the recent Montenegro phishing scheme with "high confidence." APT28 is perhaps best known for hacking into the Democratic National Committee in 2016.
"NATO expansion is often viewed as a security threat by the Russian Federation, and Montenegro's bid for membership was strongly contested by Russia and the pro-Russia political parties in Montenegro," Tony Cole, vice president and chief technology officer for Global Government at FireEye, told reporters Tuesday during a media briefing from Brussels, Belgium. "It's likely that this activity is a part of APT28's continued focus on targeting various NATO member states, as well as the organization itself."
He added, "Russia has strongly opposed Montenegro's NATO accession process and is likely to continue using cyber capabilities to undermine Montenegro's smooth integration into the alliance. Montenegro's accession could increase cyber threat activity directed toward NATO, and provide additional avenues for adversaries like Russia to illicitly access NATO information."
In May, CyberScoop first reported that APT28 had effectively spoofed a NATO email address to send phishing emails to the Romanian Ministry of Foreign affairs. The ministry later confirmed the attacks, claiming it had successfully stopped associated computer viruses from infecting local computers.
The Russian government promised "retaliatory actions" after NATO sent Montenegro an informal invite to join the alliance in December, according to The Guardian. Montenegro official joined NATO on Monday.
FireEye's newly released research underscores a period of heightened tensions between Montenegro and Russia.
Earlier this year, Montenegrin Prime Minister Dusko Markovic denounced domestic opposition parties, some of which seek improved relations with Russia, who disagreed with the country's NATO accession. Following those comments by Markovic, several of the country's government organizations and media outlets were targeted with intermittent distributed denial-of-service attacks. Attribution for those DDoS attacks remains unclear.
In addition, Montenegro's justice system remains actively involved in an investigation into an attempted Oct. 16 coup during the country's most recent elections, which allegedly included participation from Russian intelligence agents.
A statement sent to CyberScoop from a NATO spokesperson reads: "With regard to Montenegro, any outside attempts to interfere with democratic elections — whether through hacking, propaganda, or otherwise, are completely unacceptable. Montenegro is still in the process of conducting an investigation into the events surrounding last October's election. It is for the Montenegrin authorities to announce their findings. And we have full confidence in them."
Fancy Bear
Russian hackers
Ukrainian security forces stand guard with shell-damaged buildings in the background in the northwestern Kyiv suburb of Borodyanka, Ukraine, on April 21, 2022. (Photo by Scott Peterson/Getty Images)
Multiple government hacking groups stay busy targeting Ukraine and the region, Google researchers say
Multiple ongoing hacking efforts are either connected to or using the Russian military assault to target a wide range of entities.
People stand with their luggage as they wait to be relocated from the temporary shelter for refugees in a former shopping center between the Ukrainian border and the Polish city of Przemysl, in Poland, on March 8, 2022. (Photo by LOUISA GOULIAMAKI/AFP via Getty Images)
Against backdrop of Russian-Ukraine war, researchers witness flurry of nation-aligned hacking
Police officers wearing face masks guard in terminal F at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport on April 4, 2020. (Photo by YURI KADOBNOV/AFP via Getty Images)
A new group of cyber mercenaries targets businesses, journalists — including some in Russia
When Fancy Bear isn't so Fancy: APT group's 'crude' methods continue to work
State-backed hackers targeted Biden and Trump campaign associates, Microsoft says
Russian hackers using stolen corporate email accounts to mask their phishing attempts
Pentagon again deploying cyber personnel abroad to gather intel for 2020 elections


It sounds like a lot of this move was about the scheduling demands of the job. As Neil Best notes at Newsday, most weeks, Esiason would do his morning WFAN show Monday, fly to the location of the game, fly back Monday night and do another morning show at 6 a.m. Tuesday. And that's in addition to his work on Showtime's Inside The NFL on Wednesday nights and CBS' The NFL Today on Sundays.
We'll see where Westwood One goes from here; as per Best, regular fill-in analyst Kurt Warner is "presumed to be the leading candidate" to replace Esiason, but we'll see if they make that move or go in a different direction. At any rate, a long run from Esiason is coming to an end. That's understandable given the time and travel challenges. It's quite impressive that he managed to maintain this schedule as long as he did.


The agile methodology is rapidly becoming more popular in project management. As an approach that promises speed and flexibility, it is easy to see why agile is attracting popularity. After all, many organizations have criticized "water fall" or traditional project management approaches for the measured approach that seems to emphasize process over results. Others have raised the question of whether agile is just another flavour of the month in the project management world.
I first encountered agile in the software development field. As I understand it, agile remains most popular and understood in software and IT circles. A major part of the appeal lies in the fact that one can test and adjust software quickly. In contrast, applying agile to the building construction industry requires more of a conceptual leap. That said, there were presentations on applying agile methods to the legal industry and construction at the 2015 PMI Global Congress. There are creative people in the profession!
I write this article shortly before the start of the PMI Global Congress in Orlando. Given that fact and all I have learned from PMI, it makes sense to start with the Project Management Institute's resources.
The emphasis on live conversation is remarkable. I would tend to agree with this observation. I wonder how to reconcile this idea with the rise of virtual project teams. The authors clearly intended to speak to the concerns of software development. It is thus no surprise that software developers continue to be the most significant agile professionals.
As one of PMI's newest certification programs, ACP is not yet well known compared to the PMP. Earning the certification attests to your commitment to learn and grow. As with other PMI certifications, the ACP requires a combination of specific project experience, completing an agile course and completing the exam. In addition, there is a fee to apply for the certification. In terms of cost in time and money, the ACP is an expensive option. The professional benefit is that relatively few people hold this certification so you will stand it if you seek it out.
Cornelius Fitchner's professional education programs are widely respected for good reason. In early 2015, I went through several of his programs to prepare for my PMP certification. I have no doubt that his agile training programs are excellent and well worth your time. An important note to consider is that his programs provide both a solid education in the fundamentals and preparation for specific exams.
While I do not have direct experience with Becker's programs, I respect their strong track record in professional education. For example, many accountants have used Becker's programs to complete their professional exams. At the time of this writing, Becker offers two online agile courses: an introduction to agile and an ACP prep course. Becker also stands out to me in the continuing education space because they have been proactive in aligning to PMI's Talent Triangle.
This free online course provides an introduction to agile for project managers. Topics covered include agile implementation and when to implement the method. The University describes the program as a short course. If you are starting at ground zero, this course may be suitable for you. It is also a good option if you prefer a university style learning experience on a budget.
For those who prefer to build their knowledge with books, you are in good luck. There are several good agile books and articles on the market that serve as a useful introduction as well as helping more advanced professionals.
For Dummies books offer a great introduction to various topics. I have long found this book series to be an excellent way to learn about technical subjects. This 2012 book is written by an author with expertise in Scrum. This book is a good choice if you find textbooks or technical books difficult.
If you have invested months or years of study and practice with the PMBOK Guide and traditional project management, agile may be a threat. Does the agile trend suggest that you will have to abandon all the skills and knowledge you have worked so long at developing? The answer is no. This book is a well suited to professionals seeking to make a transition from traditional (sometimes known as waterfall) methods to agile. The authors made a good case that agile methods are fully compatible with the PMBOK Guide. Further, the myth that agile means an end of rigour and order will also be covered.
Published in 2004, this book focuses on the requirements challenge. As many project managers and business analysts know, gathering and clarifying requirements on a project is often a time consuming and uncertain process. Yet, well crafted requirements are a foundation for project success. In this book, you will learn several ways to gather requirements including surveys and indirect approaches.
One reason that many projects fail to meet time, cost and quality requirements is failure to plan. In his 2005 book, Cohn explains how the agile approach can be used to improve estimates. Iteration and adapting the plan are major points covered in the book. The book also ends with a case study so you can see how this planning and estimation approach works in practice.
As a regular contributor to ProjectManagement.com, this resource is a must read for serious project managers. On this website, you will find articles, webinars and other resources. One of the best aspects of the website are the agile project management templates that you can use and apply in your daily work. To get the most out of the website, log in with your PMI member credentials.


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"If a woman ascend the pile and should afterwards decline to burn through love of life or earthly things, she must perform the penance Prazapotyo,* and will then be free from her sin." :: Goutam. "A Brahmanee can only die with her husband, and not in a seperate fine. The eldest son or near relation must set fire to the pile."
On comparing these passages with the present practice of burning women in Hindostan, little simiiarity will be found either in principle, or in ceremonial. In many particulars of the existing custom, the Hindoos directly violate the laws of their religion.
Note by the Pundits. "There may be some circumstantial differences of a local nature in the abovementioned customs; but the general practice corresponds with what is here written."
B. Notes on the practicability of abolishing those prac
tices of the Hindoos, which inflict immediate death, or tend to produce death; collated from the information and suggestions of the Pundits and learned Brahmins in the College of Fort William.
1. It is an attribute of the British government in India, that it tolerates all religious opinions, and forms of worship, and protects those who profess them; as long as they conduct themselves in an orderly and peaceable manner.
2. If murder, robbery, or adultery be committed under the name of religion, the persons guilty of such actions may be prosecuted for civil crimes. No sanction of religion can save the offender from the punishment due for his violation of the laws, and for his offence against humanity and social happiness.
A rigid fast for some days.
"The principles asserted in the foregoing para -graphs is acknowledged by the Pundits.
3. Death is inflicted, and sanguinary rites are practised, by the Hindoos under the name of ancient testom, or of a religious duty.
1. Children are sacrificed by their parents to Gunga.
II. They are hung on trees in baskets and deroured by birds of prey.
111. Pemais inforats among the Rajpoot Hindoos, ale destroyed by starving.
IV. Men and women drown themselves in the Ganges, at the places reputed holy.
V. They devote themselves to death by falling under the wheels of the machine which carries their gods.*
VI. Widows are burned alive with their deceased husbands.
VII. Widows are buried alive with their deceased husbands.
VIII. Persons supposed to be dying, are immersed in the river.
IX. The inhuman practice of swinging with hooks passed through the integuments of the back, called Peet Phooron.
X. The practice of dancing with threads, canes, or bamboos passed through the sides, called the Parstoban.
XI. The passing spits or other instruments of iron through the tongue or forehead, called Zubba Phoaron.
XII. The falling from a height on sharp instruinents, called Pat Bhanga.
Xill. The practice of swinging over a fire, called Thool Sunyoss.
XIV. The practice of climbing naked a tree armed with horrid thornst called Kanta Bhanga.
This is practised chiefly at Juggernaut, at the Pooja of the Rutt Jattr. # The Khujuor free
And all the other ceremonies which are performed on the last five days of the month Chytra, under the denomination of the Chorruk Pooja, are often the occasion of death; and always tend to brutalize the minds both of actors and spectators.
To these if we add self-torture, which is practised in the most disgusting and unnatural form, some idea may be formed of the present effects of the Hindoo superstition.
4. None of these practices are sanctioned in the books, which the Hindoos account divine, except the three following; the Kamya Moron, or voluntary devotement; Sahamoron, or burning of widows; and the immersion of half the body of a dying per: son in the river. And these are not commanded. These actions are generally performed in consequence of vows, or in compliance with custom. But all vows are optional, and the committing murder in consequence of a vow, does not lessen the guilt of it. On the contrary, a vow to commit such an action, is a crime which deserves punishment. "This principle is conceded by the Pundits."
5. Most persons of erudition and influence among the Hindoos, reprobate the observance of cruel or painful rites not appointed by the Shasters.
When these persons have been asked, why they did not exert their influence to prevent such irregularities, they have always answered: "That they have no power; that the Hindoo rajahs formerly did interfere and punish those who were guilty of breaking the laws of the Shasters." They allege particularly, that in the Sahamoron, or burning of widows, "no influence of the Brahmins or of relations should be permitted, and that such influence when suspected is a sublect for civil inquiry; that the woman should come of henown accord, and lay herself on the pile after it is kindled; that no bamboos or ropes should. bind her down; and that if after ascending the pile her resolution should fail her, she should be subject
to no inconvenience or disgrace, more than the appointed atonement,* or that, for which it may be commuted; and that every deviation from the strict letter of the law, is to be accounted murder."
The uninformed part of the community assent to the propriety of the common practice; and there can be little doubt that family pride in many cases, lights the funeral pile. But the opinion of the learned and more respectable part of their society must have the greatest weight; and would be sufficient to vindicate any salutary measure which government might adopt. To reduce this rite to the strict bounds allow ed it in the Shasters, would do much towards its toial abolition.
6. The immersion of half the body of a person supposed to be dying, in the water of the Ganges, must often, in acute diseases, joccasion premature death.
What has been observed respecting the Sahamoron, will equally apply to this practice. It is optional. Though very common on the banks of the Ganges; ii is reprobated in many places at a distance from it. T'he abolition of it would not be more difficult than at of the Sahamoron.
с 4. D. 1802. Regulation VI. "A regulation for preventing the sacrifice of children at Saugor and other places. Passed by the governor gencral in council, on the twentieth August, one thousand eight hundred and two.
"It has been represented to the Governor General in council, that a criminal and inhumani pratice of sacrificing children, by exposing them to be drowned, or devoured by sharks, prevails at the island of Saugor, and at Baryah, Chauzdah, and at other places on the Ganges. At Saugor especially, such sa
• A rigid fast; but which may be compued'or egin to a Brab min of a cow sud a wl, or of five koun of contes.
crifices have been made at fixed period, namely, the day of full moon in November and in January; at which time also grown persons have devoted themselves to a similar death. Children, thrown into the sea at Sagour, have not been generally rescued, as is stated to be the custom at other places; but the sacrifice has, on the contrary, been completely effected with circumstances of peculiar atrocity in some instances. This practice, which is represented to arise from superstitious vows, is not sanctioned by the Hindoo law, nor countenanced by the religious orders, or by the people at large; nor was it at any time authorized by the Hindoo or Mahomedan governments of India. The persons concerned in the perpetration of such crimes are therefore clearly liable to punishment; and the plea of custom would be inadmissible in excuse of the offence. But for the more effectual prevention of so inhuman a practice, the governor general in council has enacted the following regulation, to be in force from the promulgation of it, in the provinces of Bengal, Behar, Orisa and Benares."
Then follows the clause declaring the practice to be murder, punishable with death.
D Report of the number of women who have burned
themselves on the funernal pile of their husbands within thirty miles round Calcutta, from the begin9.ing' of Bysakh, ( 15th April) to the end of Aswin ( 15th October, 1804. {From Gurria to Barrypore. Mahamava
3 Bhurut Bazar
Puschim Bahine 1 Rajepore
Bural
3 Muluncha
Dhopa Gach, hi 1 Barrrypore
1 Maeenugur
Prom Tolley's Nulla mouth to Gurria. Lasun
1 Mouth of Tolley's pulla 6 Kesubpore 2 Kooli Bazar


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Will Tyrion Lannister Survive the Last Season of Game of Thrones? (My Guess)
It's no secret that Game of Thrones has developed a reputation for being particularly brutal to its main characters. Just making it to the end of an episode should be counted as a victory. Everyone is eager for the arrival of its final season, but there's a gruesome catch – anything can go.
In your typical show, the main cast is usually saved by plot armor on a daily basis because they're needed to push the story forward. Usually, it isn't until the last season that big game-changing things start happening. Characters get killed off. Most of the secrets are revealed. The everyone pairs off with the romantic partner the audience wants them to have, and the villains are finally defeated for good. But again, that's in a normal show.
As most people have come to realize, every season of Game of Thrones is like the last season of a normal show. The last season of Game of Thrones will likely be the most brutal in television history. And to that effect, I have one question: will Tyrion survive?
Peter Dinklage has become a pop culture darling thanks to how well he plays Tyrion Lannister and how much everyone loves the character. So far he's survived against all odds. But in this last season, all bets are off. All scores will be settled, and the upcoming final clash will be a terminal one.
As to the question "will Tyrion survive?" I'm actually leaning towards no.
And no, this isn't because of the show's cavalier use of main character death. It's because Tyrion's death would be an effective (not to mention juicy) storytelling element. He's proven himself a hero on several occasions but has never truly gotten the recognition he deserved by the other characters. (a.k.a. the recognition the audience wants him to have.) In my opinion, I believe Tyrion will stare death in the face one last time – likely to save his sister from death by white walker. In one final act, Tyrion will finally earn the love of his sister, validate his brother's confidence, and win the recognition he rightfully deserves. However, this time, death won't blink.
Another reason why I believe Tyrion will die is that his survival would be too clean – too fairytale. Seriously, do the words "clean" and "fairytale" every come to mind when talking about Game of Thrones? Why should the writers let him survive when there could be so much more impact and character development with his death?
Then again, all this is mere speculation. As a writer – I hope Tyrion dies and I hope he dies effectively.
But as a veiwer, my feelings are quite different…
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