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Q: Haskell partial type comparison Ive been trying to make a function for displaying the reduced data type of simple lambda calculus given a context. For this I need to compare a type of format
a :-> b

to a type of format
a

I havent been able to find a way of partially comparing the types of data like this, i.e. checking whether the type of one thing contains the type of another. If there's a simple way to do this I cant seem to find it online.
These types are generic and can be anything (e.g. a could be (Foo :-> Bar) :-> Int or anything really, which is why I cant just use a base type)

A: I'm not 100% clear on exactly what you want, but suppose it were like this:
data Type baseTypes = Type baseTypes :-> Type baseTypes | Base baseTypes

Then you could write something like:
funCallCompatible :: Eq b => Type b -> Type b -> Maybe (Type b)
funCallCompatible (a :-> b) a' = if a == a' then Just b else Nothing
funCallCompatible _ _ = Nothing

Is that the kind of thing you're talking about?
For a more advanced treatment of typechecking, you'll want to read about unification. Google should help get you started. I can also strongly recommend the book Types and Programming Languages.

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Q: Vim- Change background color of certain portion of code I usually spend a lot of time tinkering with existing code. I need to focus on only a small portion of the file, for which I would like to grey out the background for the rest of the file, so that the portion that I'm interested in stands out distinctively. This should increase my productivity immensely. Does anyone know how can I change background for only certain part of the file?

A: Try my NrrwRgn plugin. That opens a selected part of the code in a new window. Whenever you write your changes, the will be taken back to the original buffer.
You could of course use syntax highlighting or even the sign column (my BackgroundColor plugin does this) to distinct highlight a certain region, but this will be awkward and will get out of sync soon if you add lines or remove lines.

A: Try the limelight plugin for Vim. This Plugin Highlights the current code block and dimme the other code before and afterwards.
You can find it here:
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Dead Space 2 development starting in 'next few months'
Job listing reveals sequel is in "later stages of preproduction" for PS3, 360 at EA's Visceral Games studio; same "core team" in place.
By Tor Thorsen on February 9, 2010 at 3:06PM PST
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The day after the Wii spin-off Dead Space Extraction shipped, news has surfaced about the next installment in the main Dead Space series. A job listing posted by Visceral Games, Electronic Arts' recently rebranded Redwood Shores studio, reveals that development on a follow-up to the acclaimed 2008 original will begin shortly.
Isaac Clarke is ready for round 2.
Posted by EA senior recruiter Jeff Ballard, the job listing is for a "Lead Combat & Controls Designer at Visceral Games." The internal studio is "Seeking a highly motivated lead combat designer for the Dead Space franchise on Xbox 360 and PS3." No mention is made of a sequel to the PC version of Dead Space, which has sold a disappointing 36,000 units domestically to date, according to the NPD Group.
Later on, the listing describes the project in more detail, all but confirming it as Dead Space 2 and not a spin-off or side project. "This M-rated action/shooter sequel will set new standards for an action-packed story-driven console experience," reads the listing. (Emphasis added.) It then goes on to detail how far along the project is, saying "The game is in the later stages of preproduction, ready for production in the next few months, with many of the navigational and combat mechanics in place." (Emphasis added.)
The listing also declared that the "same core team" that crafted the critically lauded Dead Space will be working on the sequel. The mention should reassure fans of the series, given recent high-profile departures at Visceral. In July, the studio's COO Michael Condrey and general manager Glen Schofield, an early champion of Dead Space, abruptly left to head up Activision's new San Francisco Bay Area studio. The San Mateo-based shop, which may be called Sledgehammer Games, is working on an established property for the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty publisher.
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When writing for a public forum like the Washington Times Communities we are expected to apply proper decorum to our words and thoughts, not rant and rage (though some do) and show some respect when it's due. It seems to me that the horrid murder of 20 children and six adults by a sick, evil individual is a fairly good reason to show respect at least for a day or so. Some of my colleagues and others in the news business, politicians and the far left don't agree.
Since this is my own blog and I'm not bound by the same rules as my column on WTC, let me get this out of my system: WTF is wrong with those a**holes who couldn't shut the f*** up for 24-f***ing hours about their g*dda*mn agendas? What tree did they fall out of? Even the lowest of the low know better than to mouth off at a time of tragedy like that. Okay, I feel better, thank-you.
After monitoring all the major news outlets all weekend long for any possible updates and new information, last night I hoped to cap it all for a while by watching the prayer vigil in Newtown on TV. All the major networks were showing regular Sunday night programming, which without The Walking Dead or The Good Wife is pretty lame. They cut in only for the President's speech. Idiots. Sorry, guess I'm still in the anger phase of grief.
I finally got the entire event on Fox News, which despite being attacked by the left all the time was quite deferential to the event, the President and all the religious leaders who came out. I didn't require it, but my 7-year-old decided to sit down, snuggle up close and be very still during all the ceremony. People who know me also know I'm not usually too positive about any president, but I did think President Obama did a wonderful job. I certainly would not have wanted to be in his position.
When it was over my granddaughter Chloe disappeared for a while and returned with a crudely made sign saying she was sorry the children had died, that she wished the killer had gone somewhere else, and hoping that God takes good care of them. It has some other stuff like the grades they were all in – I'm still not certain where she even got that except possibly on her own computer – and it was signed "your friend Chloe." She signs most everything that way.
I was holding it together until that moment when I saw her little face, her attempt to understand and be caring, and could think of nothing else but the unbearable grief of the parents of the dead children. I honestly don't think it's something I could handle, I would literally lose my mind. I gave her a big hug and we put the sign in the living room window for a while for all to see. It seemed to make her feel a little better that she did something, anything, and it made me feel a little better too.
So this week's backstory is about death, tragedy, being human, grief and, finally, the hope of one little girl whose one small voluntary act reassured me that the world will still be there tomorrow. If I could bottle up that hope and care she has I would, gladly, give it out to all the world to share. The best I can do however, is share her sign with anyone reading this.
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Your spite in your expression leaves your bias overly clear. You are supposed to report not discourage. Your insults to Joe Biden are both sad and pathetic. Your comments regarding Hollywood were equally un interesting. Obama and company do know a lot, a lot more than to you or I. You should respect our leaders who are creating a safer America. Your cynicism is both un rewarding and mis aimed. Your are another part of the division bell!


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Trump blasts impeachment: 'You are declaring war'
by Sarah Blake and Mat Murphy in New York
19th Dec 2019 1:17 PM
Donald Trump has become just the third US president in history to be impeached, after the House of Representatives found him guilty of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress.
The House voted 230-197 to charge Mr Trump with abuse of power and 229-198 to charge him with obstruction of Congress.
Mr Trump is accused of using his position to pressure a foreign counterpart to investigate his political rival in return for hundreds of millions of dollars in military aid.
Two Democrats, New Jersey's Jeff Van Drew, who's in the process of becoming a Republican and Minnesota Democrat Collin Peterson, who represents what's considered the country's most conservative Democratic district, voted against both charges.
Democratic candidate for the 2020 race, Tulsi Gabbard, sensationally decided to vote "present," which means she did not take a position, on both charges.
Maine Democrat Jared Golden of Maine voted against the second count of obstruction.
All 197 House Republicans voted along party lines and opposed both charges.
Mr Trump hit back against the impeachment vote at a rally in Battle Creek Michigan, directing his anger at Democrats.
"You are declaring open war on American democracy," he said. "You are the ones obstructing justice, you are the ones bringing pain and suffering to our republic".
US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the impeachment vote. Picture: AP
The House's lone independent, former Republican Justin Amash of Michigan, voted with the Democrats to impeach Mr Trump on both charges.
White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said in a statement after the House vote that the action "marks the culmination in the House of one of the most shameful political episodes in the history of our nation."
"Without receiving a single Republican vote, and without providing any proof of wrongdoing, Democrats pushed illegitimate articles of impeachment against the president through the House of Representatives," Ms Grisham's statement said. "Democrats have chosen to proceed on this partisan basis in spite of the fact that the president did absolutely nothing wrong. Indeed, weeks of hearings have proved that he did nothing wrong.
House speaker Nancy Pelosi said after the vote that it was "a great day for the constitution of the United States, a sad one for America".
Impeachment proceedings will now move to a Senate trial in early January and is expected to be held six days a week for six weeks.
A two-thirds majority of those present in the 100-member Senate would be needed to convict Mr Trump and remove him from office, meaning at least 20 Republicans would be required to cross the floor, which is unlikely.
Trump: 'It doesn't really feel like we're being impeached' AP Photo - Manuel Balce Ceneta
"Throughout the House Democrats' entire sham impeachment, the president was denied fundamental fairness and due process under the law," Grisham claimed. "The House blatantly ignored precedent and conducted the inquiry in secrecy behind closed doors so that Chairman Adam Schiff and his partisan political cronies could selectively leak information to their partners in the media to push a false narrative.
"When public hearings were held before Chairman Schiff's committee, Democrats continued their games and denied the president the ability to cross-examine witnesses or present witnesses or evidence. The proceedings in the Judiciary Committee included no fact witnesses at all and consisted solely of a biased law seminar and a staffer rehashing the slanted report that was produced by Chairman Schiff's rigged proceeding. This unconstitutional travesty resulted in two baseless articles of impeachment that lack any support in evidence and fail even to describe any impeachable offense.
"All of these antics make clear that Democrats have lost sight of what this country needs, which is a Congress that works for the people. Their boundless animus for President Trump fuels their desire to nullify the 2016 election results, and improperly influence the 2020 election.
"The American people are not fooled by this disgraceful behavior. They understand fairness, due process, and substantial, reliable evidence are required before any American should be charged with wrongdoing - and certainly before impeaching a duly elected President.
The President is confident the Senate will restore regular order, fairness, and due process, all of which were ignored in the House proceedings," Grisham's statement concluded. "He is prepared for the next steps and confident that he will be fully exonerated. President Trump will continue to work tirelessly to address the needs and priorities of the American people, as he has since the day he took office."
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He denies that a July 25 phone call with newly elected Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky was improper and that his request was to ensure an investigation into the family of leading 2020 US presidential candidate Joe Biden on behalf of the country.
In a display of Washington's duelling realities, where impeachment is playing along strict party lines, Mr Trump has released a transcript of a contentious phone call between the two leaders which he claims exonerates him, but which Democrats say proves he committed "high crimes and misdemeanours" and should be removed from office.
Mr Trump has reacted with growing fury to the impeachment process, releasing a blistering six-page public letter to top Democrat and House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday (local time), posting dozens of social media defences and holding several press conferences in which he described the process as a "sham" and an "attempted coup".
On Wednesday morning (local time), he called on his supporters to "say a prayer" as debate in the House continued about how proceedings will play out.
"Can you believe that I will be impeached today by the Radical Left, Do Nothing Democrats, AND I DID NOTHING WRONG! A terrible Thing. Read the Transcripts. This should never happen to another President again. Say a PRAYER!" Mr Trump wrote on Twitter.
In an hours long debate, Mrs Pelosi said the US President "gave us no choice" but to act.
"As speaker of the House I solemnly and sadly open the debate on the impeachment of the president of the United States. If we do not act now, we would be derelict in our duty. It is tragic that the president's reckless actions make impeachment necessary. He gave us no choice,' she said in her speech in the well of the House, standing next to a sign with a picture of the American flag and reading 'to the republic for which it stands.'
Earlier in a letter to Mrs Pelosi, he described a "vicious crusade" against him which offered less due process than the Salem witch trials of the 17th century.
"When people look back at this affair, I want them to understand it, and learn for it, so that it can never happen to another president again," he wrote.
Mrs Pelosi, who had resisted her colleagues calls for impeachment from day one of Mr Trump's presidency and warned of the dangers of it being a partisan process, commenced an impeachment inquiry in November, after the US President released the transcript of his contentious call with Mr Zelensky.
"Very sadly, the facts have made clear that the President abused his power for his own personal, political benefit and that he obstructed Congress," Mrs Pelosi wrote to colleagues on Wednesday.
"In America, no one is above the law. During this very prayerful moment in our nation's history, we must honour our oath to support and defend our Constitution from all enemies, foreign and domestic."
The vote was anticipated to take place around 7pm Washington time (11am AEDT).
The trial in the Republican-controlled Senate is anticipated early in the new year.
On current numbers it is all but guaranteed to fail, with a two-thirds majority in the Senate required to remove Mr Trump from office.
The articles of impeachment against US President Donald Trump. Picture: AP
This would require at least 20 Republicans to cross the floor.
Although two other presidents - Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson - have faced Senate trials, neither were removed from office.
Disgraced leader Richard Nixon resigned in 1974 before a final House vote to impeach him over the Watergate scandal.
Republicans will control the format of the Senate trial and it could run six days a week for more than a month, although indications are that it will be shorter, with Republicans even considering voting on a verdict before hearing any evidence.
Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell refused Democrat demands to call several Trump administration officials as witnesses, including former national security adviser John Bolton and White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell. Picture: AP
"It is not the Senate's job to leap into the breach and search desperately for ways to "get to 'guilty,'" Mr. McConnell said in the Senate on Tuesday.
"That would hardly be impartial justice. If House Democrats' case is this deficient, this thin, the answer is not for the judge and jury to cure it here in the Senate. The answer is that the House should not impeach on this basis in the first place."
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Cast: Robin Williams, Kathy Baker, Roberto Aguire, Giles Matthey, Bob Odenkirk
Distributor: Starz Digital
Boulevard is the final theatrical release starring the late actor/comedian Robin Williams. The title had its world premiere at the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival where distributor Starz first caught the film, but his death in August of that year prompted its producers to hold off seeking a release. "[They] decided to put the film on the shelf for a bit because they didn't want it to be caught up in the press," said Starz's Mara Winokur. "We were interested in [the film] during Tribeca, but then it went off the market. We stayed in touch [with the producers] and picked it up in February. It's a multi-dimensional film for a discerning audience of adults."
Boulevard centers on a married but closeted 60-year-old bank officer Nolan (Williams), whose spontaneous turn down an unknown street upends his monotonous life and marriage. After forming an unusual friendship with a young, charismatic hustler named Leo, Nolan finds himself on a journey of self-discovery that forces him to confront lifelong secrets he has kept from his wife, Joy (Kathy Baker), and himself. Nolan's climactic decision to confront who he really is promises to bring happiness and reconciliation to both him and his wife, proving that it is never too late to change life for the better.
"I received a copy of the script…and something about it really touched me," said director Dito Montiel. "Probably the last thing your agent wants to hear is that you want to do [a movie] about a 60-year-old man coming out. [But] there was an aspect of the coming out I was drawn to and that was of the marriage itself. The [couple] do love each other. It's not a 'stand-up and cheer' to leave 'the evil woman.' They did love each other."
Both Robin Williams and Kathy Baker were involved with fine-tuning the script, bringing 'strong opinions' to the table, according to Montiel. Boulevard began shooting in Nashville around the end of 2013 over 23 days. The feature had initially been slated to shoot in Los Angeles and was referred to as Santa Monica Boulevard, but tax breaks and incentives lead the project to Tennessee.
"We wanted it to be like any city in America," added Montiel. "It was special because I don't think anyone else was doing a film like this for any other reason than they just wanted to be there… There's a scene where Robin and Kathy's characters lie in bed and they say they love each other. It wasn't in the script and there was some [push back], but they were very strong about keeping it for their characters. It may seem like little stuff, but it really was important. That's one of the magic things that happens when you're shooting."
Another surprise came from the owners of the house used in the film as the couple's home. A parallel existed between the on-screen duo played by Williams and Baker with the couple who leased the production their abode. "The woman asked what the movie is about, and given the subject matter, you can't help but get a little nervous," said Montiel. "She had read the script and the woman was crying and said that her husband had come out [years earlier]." The owners had maintained their relationship and asked if they could watch Williams and Baker shoot the 'confrontation scene.' "They were both crying and Robin came over and [comforted them], saying it was 'ok' to leave," said Montiel. "They've come to almost every premiere of the film. It shows the universal nature of the story."
After picking up the title, Starz re-introduced Boulevard to a mix of LGBTQ events in San Francisco (Frameline) and Miami as well as the recent Montclair and Seattle festivals. The film has also screened as part of recent Robin Williams retrospectives at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York (MOMI) and the American Cinematheque in L.A. "We planned the release around a lot of things but didn't plan around the Marriage Equality Act," said Starz's Winokur. "Robin's character is 60 and didn't have the right to live his life as he would have. It's a fortuitous coincidence to be able to look at this movie with a fresh pair of eyes." Starz also released the film's trailer on YouTube, receiving about 4 million views.
Added Winokur: "It's a testament to his fan base and the quality of the movie. It's counter programming. There's a whole group of people who are looking for something else to watch. Our theatrical booker has been getting daily calls in towns, so the word of mouth is really working."
Starz is opening Boulevard in a traditional theatrical window, bowing exclusively at the Landmark Sunshine in New York Friday followed by a dozen more markets including the Sundance Sunset in L.A. the following week along with Boston, San Francisco, Philadelphia and others. On-demand will not take place until the fall or later.
Director-writer: Sean Baker
Writer: Chris Bergoch
Cast: Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren Karagulian, Mickey O'Hagan, James Ransone, Alla Tumanian, Luiza Nersisyan
Distributor: Magnolia Pictures
Producer Darren Dean has worked with director Sean Baker on other projects, including 2010's Prince Of Broadway. "I've been involved with this film before I knew it was Tangerine. Sean was coming up with project ideas and the area of Santa Monica Blvd. and Highland became a main [idea]," said Dean. The gritty pic, which had its World Premiere in Sundance's NEXT section, also has the distinction of being the first feature shot entirely on the iPhone.
Set during Christmas Eve in Hollywood, Tangerine centers on working girl Sin-Dee who is back on the street after a month in jail. Upon hearing that her pimp boyfriend hasn't been faithful during her lockup, she and best friend Alexandra set out to find him and figure out what happened. Their journey leads them through myriad L.A. subcultures, including an Armenian family dealing with their own repercussions of infidelity.
"The Duplass bros. green-lit the film and provided financing," said Dean, who added the funds came as Baker was already well into an "extensive interview process" with the women featured in the film. "We became friends with Mark during Prince Of Broadway. It played at a festival where Mark was on the jury and we [got to know] him and Ted Hope. We remained in contact as Mark and Sean's careers grew." Mark Duplass spoke with Baker about the possibility of doing a 'micro-budget' film in 2013. "They said, 'Let's give it a shot,'" added Dean. "They gave us enough money to do a strong micro."
Sean Baker met Mya Taylor at an LGBT center, later cast as Alexandra in Tangerine. Taylor also introduced the team to Kitana Kiki Rodriguez who plays Sin-Dee. "The casting process was fairly organic," said Dean. "Sean is not a guy who does a lot of formal auditions. He goes with people he knows and trusts and people affiliated with those individuals will get cast as well. It's a Woody Allen kind of vibe."
Tangerine shot over 22 days along Santa Monica Blvd. with a tight crew in chronological order with many people wearing 'multiple hats,' according to Dean. "We were all keeping things from falling apart. But that creates an atmosphere of energy. You can feel it when you watch it on the screen."
Tangerine's post was a bit of a dive into the unknown given the fact it was shot on the iPhone (something Apple has been happy with. The film was featured in an Apple podcast following an in-store conversation moderated by John Cameron Mitchell). "When you're editing in a format you haven't done before, you're going to encounter things you haven't had before," said Dean. "The process for Sean was naturally a learning experience. It made us very nervous going in, but he was very excited about it. After [the early edit], it became a mostly standard process."
Magnolia Pictures picked up Tangerine out of Sundance. It will open the feature at the Arclight and Landmark 12 in L.A. as well as the Film Society of Lincoln Center and the Sunshine in New York in addition to the Carlton Cinema in Toronto this weekend. Magnolia will expand the film in both markets in addition to opening more cities including Chicago, Washington, D.C., Boston and San Diego. Tangerine will continue to add major markets throughout July and into August.
Do I Sound Gay?
Director: David Thorpe
Subjects: David Sedaris, Tim Gunn, Dan Savage, George Takei, Margaret Cho
Distributor: Sundance Selects
Filmmaker David Thorpe tapped into a non-fiction sweet spot when he set out to tackle the concept of the "gay voice" for his first feature film. Thorpe used charm and cold calls to lure familiar names to take part in his documentary, Do I Sound Gay?
Following a break-up with his boyfriend, Thorpe, a journalist, embarked on a "journey of self-discovery," confronting his anxiety about "sounding gay." Enlisting acting coaches, linguists, friends, family, total strangers and celebrities, he finds that many people, across the sexual orientation continuum, often wish for a different voice. The feature begins as a personal journey and becomes a chance to unpack layers of cultural baggage concerning sexuality, identity and self-esteem.
"I just asked — and that was particularly true of Dan Savage and David Sedaris," said Thorpe about how he tapped famous names to take part in his film. "I laid out what the project was and why I wanted to talk to them and they both wrote me back within a couple days. I went through some connections with George Takei and Margaret Cho, but it was still a cold call from a first-time filmmaker. I think they were just all interested in the topic."
Thorpe flew to the UK and spent a considerable amount of time with Sedaris, even sharing a bike ride with him near his home in Sussex. When Thorpe met Star Trek star George Takei and his husband, Brad, the latter spoke of his anxiety about his voice. "It was a touching moment," said Thorpe. "It encapsulates why they said 'yes' to being in the film because it's a shared experience."
Thorpe began the project in earnest at the beginning of 2011. In early 2012, he received help from Impact Partners, a group that connects documentary filmmakers with projects related to social issues and investors. "Impact Partners said, 'You need a producer,' and they started talking about Howard Gertler (How To Survive A Plague)," said Thorpe. "By coincidence, we're old friends and he'd been [informally] consulting on [Do I Sound Gay?] already."
"David showed me footage of the film and it was [like seeing] what gay people talk about when straight people aren't around," said Gertler. "I also liked the pop element to it. I think it provides catharsis to gay people and others. It goes beyond sexuality."
Do I Sound Gay? opened at last year's Toronto International Film Festival, followed by DOC NYC where it screened as the opening night film last October in addition to LGBT and mainstream festivals including Santa Barbara, Dallas, Florida, Nashville, Seattle, Provincetown and Frameline. Sundance Selects picked up the title last November. It will open the film exclusively at IFC Center and on-demand Friday with a platform roll out to follow.
Director-writer: Carols Marques-Marcet
Writers: Clara Roquet
Cast: Natalia Tena, David Verdaguer
Distributor: Broad Green
Spanish/Catalan/English feature 10.000km is the second release for distributor Broad Green following Mia Hansen-Løve's Eden, with another half-dozen or so titles on the docket for the company through the end of the year.
The feature centers on Barcelona couple Alexandra and Sergi. The two want to have a baby, but their plans are dashed when Alex receives an offer for an artistic residency in Los Angeles. Understanding this may be Alex's last chance to re-launch her photography career, the couple decide to put their plans on hold for a year. One year apart, with a continent between them, Alex and Sergi must rely on virtual communication to keep the flame of their relationship alive. But with their realities no longer shared and the touch of one another gone, the technology that has supposedly brought the world closer together may just tear them apart.
"I started working on the script in 2009 and then started writing with [Carla Roquet] in 2011. We were working for [some time] then stopped," said writer-director Carols Marques-Marcet, who, like his male character in the film, was a Spanish ex-pat in L.A. "A year-and-a-half before shooting, we started the script from scratch, though with the same characters and concept."
The writing pair wrote a new draft "super fast," according to Marques-Marcet and then set out to find financing, receiving resources via Spanish governmental sources and Spanish network, TVE. The role of Alexandra had initially been slated for another actress, who had to abruptly cancel just a short time before the shoot. "We only had a certain timeframe because of [fellow actor] David Verdaguer's availability," said Marques-Marcet. "Then [one of our producers] saw an interview with Natalia Tena in a magazine and we wrote a letter to her agent."
The quick turnaround worked and the project shot over 20 days in the summer of 2013. 10.000km had its world premiere at the 2014 SXSW Film Festival, receiving a Special Jury prize for actors Natalia Tena and David Verdaguer. The title also screened at the Palm Springs, Mill Valley and Seattle festivals (winning the Best New Director prize) stateside.
Broad Green Pictures will open 10.000km in 11 theaters in 11 cities in North America Friday including the Sundance Sunset in L.A. and IFC Center in New York in addition to VOD and digital platforms.
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Why do so many politicians still bother with local all-candidate debates?
Local debates come with risks and they don't win many votes in federal elections. But ego, strategy and devotion to the ideals of democracy factor in.
by Brooks DeCillia November 18, 2021
In our fast-paced digital age, where branded political campaigns with celebrity leaders use big data to micro-target supporters on social media, local all-candidates' debates seem quaint.
The analogue events resemble the participatory democracy of an earlier time's town meetings or historical campaigns when politicians, running for a seat in the House of Commons, met citizens at train stations, village squares and town halls to impress them with their commanding oratory.
An idealized democratic expression, an all-candidates' debate offers Canadian voters a chance to hear directly from – and pose questions to – the politicians who want to represent them in Ottawa.
But democratic ideals rarely factor into the calculations that professional political campaign operatives consider when deciding if they want candidates to participate in these forums. (It's a different story sometimes for the candidates vying to win a seat in the House of Commons.)
Despite widespread pessimism about the vote-winning utility of local all-candidates' debates among politicos, the forums persist as a mainstay of local federal election campaigns, even during the September federal election that took place during a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As part of a book that UBC Press plans to publish in 2022, I explore why debate organizers host the events and why political campaigns, despite their reservations about the vote-maximizing efficacy of these forums, continue to participate in them. I interviewed about a dozen professional political workers, candidates and local debate organizers – and read hundreds of local news reports about the debates that happened during the 2021 campaign that propelled the Liberals to their second consecutive minority government.
All the campaign staff to whom I spoke – the professional operatives of all political stripes involved in multiple campaigns over many federal elections – believe campaign debates are not efficient vote maximizers.
"If it's the choice between spending three hours at a debate and an hour or two on prep, and knocking on doors in an apartment building downtown," said one long-time political operative who has worked on NDP and Liberal campaigns, "I would go to the apartment building almost every chance I can get."
During the 2021 federal election campaign, representatives of the federal parties were invited to an all-candidates regional forum held online. The topic was mobility and land-use issues in Metro Vancouver, and it was hosted by Moving in a Livable Region, an initiative of the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University. Source: Vancouver Sun
Increasingly candidates for the House of Commons have eschewed church-basement and community-hall debates, once an expected ritual of local elections, believing the events really matter only in close races.
In recent federal elections, some candidates have conceded they think their time is better spent making personal connections instead of performing well in front of an audience of what most campaigns believe to be decided voters. In 2011, in fact, critics charged that the Conservative Party of Canada's (CPC) national campaign instructed their candidates to avoid local debates. Candidates – even in the most recent election – do, however, continue to take heat for skipping them.
Debate organizers in Alberta, where 30 of the province's 34 seats went Conservative blue in the 2021 federal election, say it's tough to get Conservatives, particularly in the cities, to participate in all-candidates' debates or forums.
Phillip Meintzer, who organized an environmental-themed debate in Alberta as part of the 100 Debates on the Environment project, said the Conservative candidate he invited declined his invitation.
Like many organizers, Meintzer hoped his online debate would spark a dialogue about environmental issues such as the climate crisis, calling the event a chance to hold politicians accountable and "incredibly important for democracy."
Conservative campaigns concede they often turn down single-issue local debates. A debate about the environment, after all, doesn't attract the CPC's target audience, one political campaign official told me, stressing that the candidate's time is better spent door-knocking.
The rationale for all-candidates' debates is premised on the normative notion that debates – and the information voters take from these exchanges of views – are a healthy part of a functioning democracy. But recent political science research suggests local candidate evaluations matter only for about four per cent of voters and in only about 10 per cent of Canada's 338 federal constituencies.
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That margin can, however, be significant in battleground ridings. In the recent election, the difference between the winner and loser in more than 30 constituencies was less than four per cent.
So, in tight races, campaign staffers admit to being more inclined to accept an invitation to a community all-candidates' debate, especially if they know the news media will be in attendance or the event is going to be televised or live-streamed.
Incumbents (from all the main federal parties) are a bit more cautious about participating in local debates. All the professional political strategists stress that the first rule of local debates is "do no harm."
Debates come with risks. Cameras, including ubiquitous smartphones, can capture gaffes or so-called "bozo eruptions" that go viral, hurting the local candidate and forcing the national campaign off its message because it needs to respond to one of its local candidate's blunders.
Underdog campaigns have a different take on local debates, leaping at any chance to be in the public or make some news, said a Liberal campaign worker in Alberta running against a formidable Conservative heavyweight in one of the safest CPC seats in the country. In these "no-win" situations, longshot campaigns "participate in everything," said the politico, stressing that when you are behind, "you take more risks."
Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Kent Hehr says he participated in an all-candidates' debate early in the 2015 election because he wanted to solidify his stature in the minds of centre-left voters in his Calgary Centre riding as the only candidate who could beat the Conservatives.
But it's not always about strategy or winning votes.
Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal attends a debate in September hosted by the Surrey Board of Trade and the South Asian Business Association of British Columbia. Source: Instagram.
Sometimes the candidates, knowing a debate isn't going to win them many votes, decide to take part in the event because they think it's the democratic or correct thing to do.
Calgary-based pollster Janet Brown, a keen observer of politics and politicians, suggests ego also can't be discounted when it comes to most politicians' belief in their skill to persuade. Almost all federal candidates, Brown believes, run for office convinced their personal brand will help win the day. Politics is a bruising contest. Politicians, says Brown, inure themselves by building up in their own minds a faith in their "personal power to influence."
No doubt, for many politicians, including the ones I interviewed, politics is about persuasion. People running for the House of Commons want to talk about their plan for Canada. They want to win the argument.
Hehr recalls his father taking him to political debates as a child where he heard important ideas to consider. For him, politics is, of course, about winning power, but he also wants to influence people with the ideas he holds dear.
So, while politicians know their local campaigns are not won and lost in the debates held in school auditoriums and community halls, they, like the people who organize the debates, hold ideal – almost romantic – notions of democracy.
Akin to Theodore Roosevelt's famous "Citizenship in a Republic" speech in 1910, local debate participants seemingly believe "the credit belongs" to the people "actually in the arena," even if they fail while trying.
This article is abridged from a book that UBC Press plans to publish in 2022. It is part of the Inside the Constituency-Level Election Campaign special feature series.
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by Brooks DeCillia. Originally published on Policy Options

Why do so many politicians still bother with local all-candidate debates?

by Brooks DeCillia. Originally published on Policy Options
November 18, 2021

In our fast-paced digital age, where branded political campaigns with celebrity leaders use big data to micro-target supporters on social media, local all-candidates' debates seem quaint.

The analogue events resemble the participatory democracy of an earlier time's town meetings or historical campaigns when politicians, running for a seat in the House of Commons, met citizens at train stations, village squares and town halls to impress them with their commanding oratory.

An idealized democratic expression, an all-candidates' debate offers Canadian voters a chance to hear directly from – and pose questions to – the politicians who want to represent them in Ottawa.

But democratic ideals rarely factor into the calculations that professional political campaign operatives consider when deciding if they want candidates to participate in these forums. (It's a different story sometimes for the candidates vying to win a seat in the House of Commons.)

Despite widespread pessimism about the vote-winning utility of local all-candidates' debates among politicos, the forums persist as a mainstay of local federal election campaigns, even during the September federal election that took place during a fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As part of a book that UBC Press plans to publish in 2022, I explore why debate organizers host the events and why political campaigns, despite their reservations about the vote-maximizing efficacy of these forums, continue to participate in them. I interviewed about a dozen professional political workers, candidates and local debate organizers – and read hundreds of local news reports about the debates that happened during the 2021 campaign that propelled the Liberals to their second consecutive minority government.

All the campaign staff to whom I spoke – the professional operatives of all political stripes involved in multiple campaigns over many federal elections – believe campaign debates are not efficient vote maximizers.

"If it's the choice between spending three hours at a debate and an hour or two on prep, and knocking on doors in an apartment building downtown," said one long-time political operative who has worked on NDP and Liberal campaigns, "I would go to the apartment building almost every chance I can get."

Increasingly candidates for the House of Commons have eschewed church-basement and community-hall debates, once an expected ritual of local elections, believing the events really matter only in close races.

In recent federal elections, some candidates have conceded they think their time is better spent making personal connections instead of performing well in front of an audience of what most campaigns believe to be decided voters. In 2011, in fact, critics charged that the Conservative Party of Canada's (CPC) national campaign instructed their candidates to avoid local debates. Candidates – even in the most recent election – do, however, continue to take heat for skipping them.

Debate organizers in Alberta, where 30 of the province's 34 seats went Conservative blue in the 2021 federal election, say it's tough to get Conservatives, particularly in the cities, to participate in all-candidates' debates or forums.

Phillip Meintzer, who organized an environmental-themed debate in Alberta as part of the 100 Debates on the Environment project, said the Conservative candidate he invited declined his invitation.

Like many organizers, Meintzer hoped his online debate would spark a dialogue about environmental issues such as the climate crisis, calling the event a chance to hold politicians accountable and "incredibly important for democracy."

Conservative campaigns concede they often turn down single-issue local debates. A debate about the environment, after all, doesn't attract the CPC's target audience, one political campaign official told me, stressing that the candidate's time is better spent door-knocking.

The rationale for all-candidates' debates is premised on the normative notion that debates – and the information voters take from these exchanges of views – are a healthy part of a functioning democracy. But recent political science research suggests local candidate evaluations matter only for about four per cent of voters and in only about 10 per cent of Canada's 338 federal constituencies.

That margin can, however, be significant in battleground ridings. In the recent election, the difference between the winner and loser in more than 30 constituencies was less than four per cent.

So, in tight races, campaign staffers admit to being more inclined to accept an invitation to a community all-candidates' debate, especially if they know the news media will be in attendance or the event is going to be televised or live-streamed.

Incumbents (from all the main federal parties) are a bit more cautious about participating in local debates. All the professional political strategists stress that the first rule of local debates is "do no harm."

Debates come with risks. Cameras, including ubiquitous smartphones, can capture gaffes or so-called "bozo eruptions" that go viral, hurting the local candidate and forcing the national campaign off its message because it needs to respond to one of its local candidate's blunders.

Underdog campaigns have a different take on local debates, leaping at any chance to be in the public or make some news, said a Liberal campaign worker in Alberta running against a formidable Conservative heavyweight in one of the safest CPC seats in the country. In these "no-win" situations, longshot campaigns "participate in everything," said the politico, stressing that when you are behind, "you take more risks."

Former Liberal MP and cabinet minister Kent Hehr says he participated in an all-candidates' debate early in the 2015 election because he wanted to solidify his stature in the minds of centre-left voters in his Calgary Centre riding as the only candidate who could beat the Conservatives.

But it's not always about strategy or winning votes.

Sometimes the candidates, knowing a debate isn't going to win them many votes, decide to take part in the event because they think it's the democratic or correct thing to do.

Calgary-based pollster Janet Brown, a keen observer of politics and politicians, suggests ego also can't be discounted when it comes to most politicians' belief in their skill to persuade. Almost all federal candidates, Brown believes, run for office convinced their personal brand will help win the day. Politics is a bruising contest. Politicians, says Brown, inure themselves by building up in their own minds a faith in their "personal power to influence."

No doubt, for many politicians, including the ones I interviewed, politics is about persuasion. People running for the House of Commons want to talk about their plan for Canada. They want to win the argument.

Hehr recalls his father taking him to political debates as a child where he heard important ideas to consider. For him, politics is, of course, about winning power, but he also wants to influence people with the ideas he holds dear.

So, while politicians know their local campaigns are not won and lost in the debates held in school auditoriums and community halls, they, like the people who organize the debates, hold ideal – almost romantic – notions of democracy.

Akin to Theodore Roosevelt's famous "Citizenship in a Republic" speech in 1910, local debate participants seemingly believe "the credit belongs" to the people "actually in the arena," even if they fail while trying.

This article is abridged from a book that UBC Press plans to publish in 2022. It is part of the Inside the Constituency-Level Election Campaign special feature series.

This article first appeared on Policy Options and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
You are welcome to republish this Policy Options article online or in print periodicals, under a Creative Commons/No Derivatives licence.
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I headed down to Fern Ridge Reservoir this morning hoping for decent weather but ready for anything... Overall the day was surprisingly pleasant. Rain showers passed through occasionally but always left quickly, taking their clouds with them. The drive down to Eugene was also surprisingly pleasant- sunshine and sheep babies most of the way! (Fine, lambs, whatever). I also saw my first Rough-legged Hawk of the year. Um, yeah, I realize April is a bit late for that.
And I was thrilled to find a Chipping Sparrow with them! The last time I saw a Chipping Sparrow was in Yellowstone after stumbling into a herd of elk with my brother and nephew. A new Oregon bird for me!
The scrub-jays would not be ignored.
An Orange-crowned Warbler! A first for me!
At Jean's Park I've never had much luck with birds. This was true today also, but I did see a ladybug.
I love how the rock looks hairy. It's not. My next stop was the trail at Royal Avenue. I could hear what seemed like hundreds of Marsh Wrens, but only saw a couple. Mostly coots out on the water with Tree and Violet-green Swallows buzzing by my head.
In the trees around the pond were tons of Yellow-rumped Warblers, both Myrtle and Audubon's.
Had an awesome day... Lucky for me dogs are allowed at just about all the parks at Fern Ridge so the dogs are tired too!
I cannot wait for the ospreys to return to our area- I love watching them fly between their nest and the Willamette. Love your new banner by the way.
Nice collections of birds and photos. I lvoe the scrub jay and cool sighting of the orange crowned warbler. Congrats!
I love the new header on your blog- such a great photo!!!
I love the new banner!! Awesome Hummingird shot. That Chipping Sparrow picture come out sooooooo clear.
Great photos Jen. Love when you post native species like the scrub jay as you know we don't have them. Someday I get out to Oregon again. Excellent series and your new homepage photo of the hummingbird is breathtaking.


This caught my eye on us ebay the other day. It looks to have that something. Not so sure about lowering the front – looks good but alters the whole handling dynamic.
Simplified 'rising sun'. Red and white. Bold. Tracing the folds. Shortened rear. 'Cafe' seat. Clip-ons. All on an XS1B S650 016258. 10K. Original drum front brake. Clean motor. Staunch.
A fork brace may help hold the front together.
Bonus points for tastefully incorporating a fairing. Manx or Seeley style. Quick release fasteners. 3 in 1. Sits a little high for my taste.
Is it my eyes? Is the fairing just a tad too large? Would like to see properly how it's affixed.
Someone has spent a bit of time. Laid out a vision. Here is the result. Wont be everyones cup of tea. Not perfect, but gets me going.
At posting there were 7 days to go. 8 bids already. US $2,025. Seems to be doing it for others too. US $3,250 and 15 bids…gone.
Have seen Kirby/Manx/Seeley style fairings like these at Airtech-streamling.com. Rave Motorsport was proposing a KR replica-for the TZ series. Classic-motorcycle-fiberglass.com has a small selection too. TGA have Seeley style. Ragged Edge Racing have nice 2 or 3 piece Seeley style fairings. BBPlastics. Clubman Racing Accessories.


Political prisoner Maryam Akbari Monfared declared on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, that she will to on hunger strike for three days in solidarity with the hunger striking political prisoner Golrokh Iraee. She urged international human rights organizations to take urgent action to save the life of Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee.
After 60 days of hunger strike, political prisoner Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee fainted, suffered seizures and her condition seriously deteriorated on Tuesday, April 3.
She has reportedly been transferred to a hospital near Shahr-e Ray (Qarchak) Prison for her constant feeling of nausea and vomiting bile due to damaged gall bladder. The hospital's name has not been announced. There has been no news of Ms. Iraee after her hospitalization and her family's inquiries have not been responded to.
Two political prisoners Golrokh Ebrahimi Iraee and Atena Daemi were unlawfully transferred to Qarchak Prison on January 24, 2018, after being brutalized because they had resisted against interrogation based on a new case fabricated against them. They were exiled to the notorious prison in Varamin with substandard and deplorable living conditions to endure more pressure and physical and psychological torture.
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Fernando Romero allowed four runs on 10 hits over 4 1/3 innings on Sunday against the Rays. He struck out one and did not factor into the decision.
It was an uninspiring effort from Romero, who was recalled prior to the start. In his 11 games started this season, he pitched to a 4.69 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP. Even if he again got a spot in the starting rotation, he wouldn't be worth consideration for fantasy purposes.


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The PM Group
by San Antonio Woman Magazine | May 11, 2018 | Current Issue, Giving Back, May/June 18 | 0 comments
By any measure of success, The PM Group has become an industry leader in San Antonio's marketing community. The company is San Antonio's largest ad agency ranked by gross advertising revenues, by the San Antonio Business Journal. The PM Group's 24 staff members can also claim another little-known
measure of success. Over the past six years The PM Group has raised both directly and indirectly more than $3.5 million, donated directly to nonprofit organizations and other charities in San Antonio.
The PM Group's legacy of giving stretches across its 30 years of operations. Founder and CEO Bob Wills traces his interest in philanthropy to his childhood growing up in Springfield, Mass., when he became acutely aware of his parents' challenges to provide for him and his siblings. After moving to Texas in 1978, Wills worked in business operations until he decided to launch the ad agency in 1988. Since then, The PM Group has organized annual events on behalf of charitable nonprofit organizations in San Antonio supporting at-risk children, education, family and health services, first responders and pet rescue.
"We've always had a strong philanthropic focus at The PM Group," Wills said. "The last six or seven years have been particularly exciting for us because we have seen a steady rise in the amounts we've raised."
The PM Group's largest annual fundraiser started small but has since grown into one of San Antonio's top three charitable fundraising events. The Kings and Queens of Good Hearts Fun-Raiser was held in February, and this single event raised over $523,829 for 14 different nonprofit organizations. The agency raised $350,000 in 2017, up from $250,000 in 2016 and $175,000 in 2015. For its 20th anniversary in 2008, The PM Agency raised $100,000 for local nonprofits, according to Wills.
"Many of these charities are small and can't organize something like this fundraiser on their own," said The PM Group's president and chief operating officer, Fran Yanity. "What we do that is different is organize and host high-quality events that raise funds for direct donation to charities."
Wills' wife, Peggy, also helps, working with representatives from each charity as they sell sponsorships to the annual event and procure silent auction items. Each charity gets to keep proceeds from the sponsorship tables and silent auction items sold for the fundraiser. Any extra general fund proceeds are also distributed to the participating charities.
In 1996, Bob Wills founded the nonprofit SA YES, which helps Title 1 elementary schools in San Antonio each year by supplying every student with basic school supplies. In 2017, SA YES distributed over 26,000 school supply kits to students in 40 schools across San Antonio.
"We're the largest distributor of free school supplies for Title I public elementary schools in South Texas,"
said SA YES executive director Danielle Gunter. "We don't collect from the public, and we distribute the supplies to the schools directly, providing students about $20 in basic supplies."
The nonprofit SA YES has extremely low overhead costs since its two full-time employees office within The PM Group's building space, thus saving on rent, office utilities and phone service. The PM Group also underwrites creative services for the education nonprofit. With ambitious stretch goals of servicing more Title 1 schools in San Antonio and expanding services to Title 1 schools in Austin and Corpus Christi, The PM Group's support allows SA YES to reach those goals sooner to help more families.
"For many families it's the difference between choosing to spend money on groceries or school supplies, so we enable families to make the choices that support their needs best," Gunter said.
The Kings and Queens of Good Hearts Fun-Raiser is not the only large-scale philanthropic event The PM Group
organizes annually. The SA YES Golf Classic will take place May 21 at the Club at Sonterra, with the Taste of Education fundraising dinner May 20 also benefiting SA YES. The Texas Hold 'Em tournament June 2 will raise funds for San Antonio Sports, the American Heart Association and UTSA Roadrunner Athletic Fund. The PM Group also contributes to other philanthropic events, such as the 2018 Heart Ball benefiting the American
Heart Association.
"We have been blessed with the business and our success," Wills said. "We take what we've earned and give it
back to the community. It's not a handout. What we hope to offer is a hand up."
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Islington Gazette > News > Education
What's on in Islington this weekend
By Jon Dean
Published: 5:07 PM December 8, 2011 Updated: 7:54 PM October 15, 2020
Our pick of the weekend's action:
Hark as the herald angels sing at the Claremont Singers Christmas Concert, from 2 to 3pm at the Claremont Project, White Lion Street, N1.
Behold great folk music played straight from the shoulder with the The Boys of the Lough, from 7.30pm at Kings Place, York Way, N1. Tickets from �9.50, call 020 7520 1490 for information.
Set sail for a cruise down the river Fleet that takes in a huge carp and Kate Moss's sauna, with Islington history expert Lester Hillman, from 6.30 to 9pm at the St Mary's Community Centre, Upper Street, N1. Suggested donation of �1.
Raise some money for charity during the festive season at the Help On Your Doorstep Christmas fundraiser, with stalls, music, raffles, activities for kids and more, from noon to 4pm at the Walter Sickert Community Centre, Canonbury Crescent, N1.
Revel in the spirit of the season at the Angel Christmas Fair with affordable arts and craft, mulled wine and mince pies, from noon to 6pm Saturday and Sunday, at Candid Arts Galleries, Torrens Place, EC1. Free, call 020 7837 4237 for more information.
Join the cast of Cindrella, as seen at the Hackney Empire, for some seasonal japes, from 1 to 3pm at the N1 Centre, Parkfield Street, N1. Free, call 020 7359 2674 for more information.
Shop for that one-off gift at the Angel Craft Market, from 10am to 6pm at Chapel Market, N1. Free, call 020 7527 3046 for information.
Celebrate an alternative yuletide at the Duckie Christmas Market, with small scale craft makers, artisan food makers and underground artists, every day until December 30 in the ground floor of the Barbican, Silk Street, EC2.
Relax with an evening of acoustic music and storytelling at Live and Unamplified, from 7.30 to 11.30pm at The Book Club, Leonard Street, EC2. Costs �3, call 020 7684 8618 for more information.
Toughen up these Chi Kung sessions. Every Sunday from 11am to 12noon at Providence Court, Upper Street, N1, every Saturday from 11.15am to 12.30am and every Friday from 6.45pm to 7.45pm at the Unity Church, Upper Street, N1. For more information call 07973 622240. Costs �10 per lesson or �40 for 5 lessons.
Replenish yourself at these weekly reiki-share sessions from 7.30 to 9.30pm every Wednesday and 5.30 to 7.30pm every Sunday at Highbury Station Road, N1. For more information call 07957 423460.


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VOYAGE AUTOUR DU MONDE, FAIT DANS LES ANNE'ES MDCCXL, I, II, III, IV. PAR GEORGE ANSON....
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THE VOYAGE OF COMMODORE ANSON, ROUND THE WORLD.
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Dublin. 1819. 180pp., including frontispiece and five plates. Engraved titlepage vignette. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards, spine gilt. Rubbed along spine, edgeworn. Very good. An early 19th-century printing of one of the most popular nautical narratives of the 18th-century. The mission of Anson's voyage was to harass Spanish.....
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[Australia]: [Crime]:
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NARRATIVE OF THE ARCTIC LAND EXPEDITION TO THE MOUTH OF THE GREAT FISH RIVER, AND ALONG THE SHORES OF THE ARCTIC OCEAN, IN THE YEARS 1833, 1834, AND 1835.
Back, George:
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NACHRICHTEN VON DER AMERIKANISCHEN HALBINSEL CALIFORNIEN: MIT EINEM ZWEYFACHEN ANHANG FALSCHER NACHRICHTEN....
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A VOYAGE TO NEW SOUTH WALES; WITH A DESCRIPTION OF THE COUNTRY; THE MANNERS, CUSTOMS, RELIGIONS, &c. OF THE NATIVES, IN THE VICINITY OF BOTANY BAY.
Barrington, George:
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A DESCRIPTION OF PITCAIRN'S ISLAND AND ITS INHABITANTS. WITH AN AUTHENTIC ACCOUNT OF THE MUTINY OF THE SHIP BOUNTY, AND OF THE SUBSEQUENT FORTUNES OF THE MUTINEERS.
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MEMOIRS OF THE NAVAL WORTHIES OF QUEEN ELIZABETH'S REIGN; OF THEIR GALLANT DEEDS, DARING ADVENTURES, AND SERVICES, IN THE INFANT STATE OF THE BRITISH NAVY.
London: John Murray, 1845. xvi,495pp. Half title. Contemporary black calf with gilt filet border by W.H. Dalton, with stamped signature on front pastedown. Joints rubbed, with upper board beginning to split at head of spine. Light wear to extremities. Front hinge cracked. Near fine internally. Overall, about very good. The.....
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VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND RESEARCH WITHIN THE ARCTIC REGIONS, FROM THE YEAR 1818 TO THE PRESENT TIME: UNDER THE COMMAND OF THE SEVERAL NAVAL OFFICERS EMPLOYED BY SEA AND LAND IN SEARCH OF A NORTH-WEST PASSAGE FROM THE ATLANTIC TO THE PACIFIC; WITH TWO ATTEMPTS TO REACH THE NORTH POLE. ABRIDGED AND ARRANGED FROM THE OFFICIAL NARRATIVES, WITH OCCASIONAL REMARKS.
London: John Murray, 1846. xiv,530pp. plus two maps (one folding) and sixteen pages of advertisements. Frontispiece portrait. Original decorated blue cloth, spine gilt. Slightly cocked, cloth rubbed, corners bumped. Bookplate on front pastedown, light offsetting from frontispiece to titlepage, else internally clean, tight, and very good. First edition of this.....
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[Baxter, George]: [Williams, John]:
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Bechtinger, J.:
Vienna: Im Selbstverlage des Verfassers, 1869. [8],202,[2]pp. plus seven woodcut plates and folding color map. Contemporary half cloth and marbled boards, paper library label. Slightly rubbed. Old institutional stamps on titlepage. Internally quite clean. Very good. Departing San Francisco in 1866, Bechtinger travelled to Hawaii and remained there for one.....
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NARRATIVE OF A VOYAGE TO THE PACIFIC AND BEERING'S STRAIT, TO CO- OPERATE WITH THE POLAR EXPEDITIONS...IN THE YEARS 1825, 26, 27, 28....
[Beechey, Frederick W.]:
London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley... 1831. Two volumes. [iii]-xxi,[3],392pp. plus fourteen plates and three maps (two folding); [iii]-vii,[1],[393]-742,[2]pp. plus nine plates. No half titles. Quarto. Modern three-quarter calf and amrbled boards, spines gilt, leather labels. Modern bookplate on front pastedowns, light foxing, some toning to plates, "Macclesfield Subscription Library".....
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