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BATMAN V SUPERMAN - DAWN OF JUSTICE (REVIEW, SPOILERS)
Ancient Visionz March 28, 2016
So I've finally found time to post my Batman V Superman review. I was so stoked to go see this movie last weekend, and had been ever since it was announced. Batman is one of my favorite characters as those who are a little more on the dark side I find very interesting. Batman just has that edginess to him and appeal. Before I continue further, I want to say everyone go see the movie for yourself, ignore the negative reviews. Make up your own mind. So lets get into it. Be warned there will be spoilers and Easter Eggs, but I tried to hold them back when possible.
Batman V Superman is no where near as bad the major press claim, but its not as great or as good as it could have been. However, it is still a good movie and I will leave what I didn't like until the latter part of the review.
The opening of the movie is really well done and orchestrated, its a narrative explaining in minor detail the origin of Batman, and how he felt during the events of Man of Steel, which Dawn of Justice is the sequel too. Its a good way of introducing the movie and linking to the previous film. I enjoyed this a lot, it gives you a sense of how Batman/Bruce Wayne felt during his years as a crime fighter, and why he feels Superman is a threat to humanity. We see Bruce Wayne helping people in Metropolis after the fallout and climatic battle between Superman and Genera Zod. There is a great scene with Bruce Wayne holding a little girl who sadly lost her family, and the view pans back to reveal Superman flying through the air battling Zod. Bruce Wayne then looks up, and the anger/emotion on Ben Affleck's face is one of the best scenes in the movie. I actually turned to my friend who was sat with me at the time, and both of us said out loud 'Oooooooooooo'. Its a powerful scene, giving you an idea of the growing distrust and brewing fight that is soon to come between the two heroes.
I loved the tone set by this, which as you would expect something starring Batman is very dark. Affleck's Batman is as good as the independent reports say. Honestly, this is one of the best, if not thee best versions of Batman done by an actor. When I first heard that Ben had been cast as Batman I wasn't sold, but I'm glad he has made those of us who were unsure eat humble pie. Batfleck does something exceptionally well, which is separating Bruce Wayne from Batman. Bruce is a troubled, emotionally scarred man, who has experienced a magnitude of trauma and turmoil in his life. When he dons the cape as Batman, just wow. This is a Batman we want, and need to see more of. You all know how excited I was chatting about the Punisher in Daredevil. Its exactly that same kind of feeling. Make no mistake, this version of Batman is brutal. He is dark, nightmarish, and will go to any lengths to take down criminals and villains. Single minded, focused, determined, and 100% believes in what he is doing. For those who have read the comics there is an issue where he has a file on all members of the Justice League (just in case lol). Its that kind of mindset where he has to be 100% sure, and ready to ruthlessly pursue any doubts he holds about someone.
This is the premise for Dawn of Justice from Batman's perspective, and he conveys a level of fear terrifying those he hunts. Alfred, played by Jeremy Irons is really good, and I enjoyed the exchanges between him and Affleck. Good humor, dialogue, and an Alfred who is a lot more involved when Batman is at work. You will see what I'm referring to once you've watched the movie.
Superman is much the opposite, unsure of himself, questioning whether he should be the savior for humankind. He is aware of the growing fear and mistrust some parts of the population are showing him due to the collateral damage associated with his actions. His place in the world isn't helped when during the earlier part of the movie he pretty much flies some guy through a wall and probably half way around the world judging by the force of it! Its a response to Lois Lane in danger, and boy does Superman put some dude through a wall! People and the government start to question Superman's actions. Superman, and particularly when he is Clark Kent view the actions of Batman as out of control, and as much a problem as those he hunts down. Clark wants the Daily Planet to explore this, but the chief editor played by Laurence Fishbourne isn't interested.
So the course is set for Batman and Superman to have their eventful showdown. The situation is manipulated by Lex Luthor for his own ends, which are revealed later in the film. The fight between Superman and Batman is awesome, and not as short as some claimed. It displays Batman's strategic hallmarks, with Superman mostly unaffected until he receives a dose of Kryptonite (I won't reveal how this happens), then Batman beats him down methodically. Its a good exchange largely stopped by Lois Lane who serves as a grounding arc in the movie, mainly for Superman.
This is one of the weak points with Dawn of Justice, and I'm trying to hold off mentioning the negative aspects, but it did feel not enough time was spent with Superman/Clark as the 'man' so we could gain more insight into his perspective on how his life, and role as a super being are effecting him. Its not covered to the same extant as Batman's side, which is why Dawn of Justice feels like a Batman movie. Ok it was a mammoth task to undertake with Dawn of Justice, but I'm wondering if the 30 minutes missing from the theatrical release would be where we see this.
Amy Adams was ok as Lois Lane, but didn't have the same impact on screen as Jeremy Iron's Alfred. Not sure if I mentioned earlier, but Superman's flight and landing were cool. It did feel like an other earthly being breaking the sound barrier.
Gal Gadot like Affleck, I feel has put the critics to rest for her role as Wonder Woman with a solid display as the heroine. She has good chemistry with Bruce Wayne/Batman, and has an aura of mystery to her regarding her origins. Her notable entrance as Wonder Woman is rad. Its a good musical score with guitars playing, she leaps forth at Doomsday (the real uber villain) with a battle cry as she raises her sword. I found her more interesting than Superman, and was up there with Batman for stealing the show. I think its good to see a strong female lead on the big screen, and its different to the usual buffed up macho dudes who work out with big Jim. I feel the same way regarding Jessica Jones.
From the way I've described Dawn of Justice it would give the impression that I think its the best movie ever. I don't. It's a good movie with lots I liked, and a few areas I didn't like. So what stopped Dawn of Justice from realizing its full potential?
It has to be Lex Luthor, played by Jesse Eisenberg, not a great actor to begin with, and sounds the same in every movie he is in, brings the film down. He absolutely grated on me anytime he was on screen with me turning to my friends and saying 'man......'. I'm aware of who they could have cast in the role, which imo would be a better choice, but using a superior actor for one of DC's iconic villains should've been a no brainer. In a crazy way I felt like I was listening to a very bad version of the Joker. I hope they go with a different actor for Justice League as I heard quite a few groans around the theater, and not sure what they were thinking casting Jesse in the role.
The short cameo from the Flash during a dreamesque sequence in the early part of the movie warning Bruce Wayne of the danger to come from Superman under the control of Darkseid was butt. The vision was good, but the Flash looked like a long lost son of Optimus Prime, and his voice was completely out of it. Grant Austin should be the Flash, and some continuity with the TV universe such as Marvel does, but that's just me.
It did feel a little unfinished despite the fact filming was completed 2yrs ago, maybe due to the fact 30 mins was cut from the theatrical release, but not enough time was given to Superman for him to develop as a character. I wanted to learn more on how he'd felt since Man of Steel, and the struggle he was experiencing with his place in the world. The effect it has on Dawn of Justice is producing a Batman movie featuring a guest appearance from Superman here and there. Wonder Woman was more interesting to me, and I'm not sure how best to describe it, but despite the sacrifice Superman makes at the end of the movie during the battle with Doomsday, he just feels like he is taking a back seat. Ok I guess if you watch Arrow, then the problems with season 4 surrounding Olicity, and cast members more at the fore front than the Green Arrow would be a close comparison.
Yes I'm a Batman fan, but Dawn of Justice needed more time with Superman's perspective just to provide some balance to make it less like a Batman movie.
I didn't really enjoy the way Doomsday was created by Lex Luthor, and he wasn't a villain that captivated me on the big screen. Some sequences feel they lack coherence, which left me disappointed after the movie. Its a good film, but not awful and could have been better. But, is it worth going to see. Yes, definitely. Is it as bad as the major critics say? NO.
Here are a few reasons why you should go see Dawn of Justice including the questions it will leave you asking:
* Ben Affleck aka Batfleck puts its in one of the best performances delivered as both Bruce Wayne and Batman. Brutal, dark, fearsome, and his voice as Batman is insane. He deserves a solo Batman movie, and redeems himself for his turn as DD.
* Gal Gadot's Wonder Woman has a great on screen presence, which will make you want to see her solo movie next year.
* The action sequences are very well choreographed, and yes Batman's assault in the warehouse is that good.
* The short cameos of Justice League members Aqua Man, Cyborg, and The Flash (not his Transformers appearance, there is another scene).
What are other critics saying they don't like, and are they major factors? Hmm well it depends on personal preference and how far you want to take it I guess. Some argue its too dark, but anything with Batman will be, and DC is known for being on the darker side. I like both Marvel and DC, and yes Marvel has its dark side as evident with DD, Jessica Jones, Blade, and so on. For me this is a good thing as it gives us all some choice, making each company unique, and providing us with choice.
The issues surrounding Superman killing a guy & Batman using guns are minor for me, and they need to be put into context with the events on screen.
* As I mentioned at the start of the post, Superman pulverizes a guy through a wall. Yes I know in the comics he is a shining light for good with his moral code, but it was nice to see this conflicted side to him, and how he responded when someone he loves was in danger i.e Lois Lane
* Batman using guns. Ok yes I'm sure some fans took great offense to him using guns due to his disdain for them due to his parents murder. Its the core make up of Batman, but lets examine it a moment. He uses a rifle to fire a tracking dart to attach it to a truck. He later uses a method to give Superman a dose of Kryptonite, and that's as much as I can add without revealing full blown spoilers. The Bat was fighting a guy who is kinda the equivalent of a demi god. Other than forcing Superman to watch re-runs of American Idol the guy just did what he had too in accordance with his strategy. The post apoc vision scene from the Flash delivered to Batman features the Bat using guns against soldiers & para demons, but its a bit similar to the way they are used in the movie Equilibrium with Christian Bale. The world is pretty much done so I think in this context I could see why he would use any tool at his disposal to get the job done. Just watch the scene, and yeah not sure what else the guy could do in this scenario.
My own tastes gravitate more towards the darker side, but I also enjoy and can appreciate the lighter tone. Guardians of the Galaxy is an awesome movie. We all have our favorites in everything, but it doesn't mean we cannot like anything else. Hopefully they can learn their lessons for Justice League and give us a truly outstanding movie.
Dawn of Justice is a good movie, not a classic, but not terrible. It is worth going to see in theaters just for this version of Batman. Its a good film, which has received some unfair criticism. Sure there are enough areas I didn't enjoy, but its not garbage, and a good enough film to enjoy.
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The start of a new year can motivate us to reevaluate our gardens.
Happy New Year to all! This is the time of year when many of us seem to make lists of good intentions for the year, or clean out cupboards or other activities of making a fresh start. It also seems an appropriate time to take stock of the garden and plan what might be done in the year ahead. Of course, with the terribly hot weather we have had so far in January in Sydney, this is not the time to actually carry out any of these changes. All the better - as it is much easier to have these ideas in one's mind than actually do them! The reasons for the need for change in gardens are many and varied. In some cases, the microclimate of a garden area has altered over time, so that plants which were doing well in the original conditions start to struggle. I have examples of both extremes of this situation in my garden at the moment. Several years ago, I planted a couple of lilly pilly shrubs (Syzygium australe 'Aussie Gem') to provide height and bulk in a new garden area. They have grown beyond my wildest expectations, forming solid, large shrubs in five years. The plantings beneath them, which had been established prior to their installation, are now looking decidedly unthrifty (and are probably also suffering from root competition). In particular, the daylilies (Hemerocallis cultivars) that had loved the sun that beamed down on them previously, are not the robust clumps that they used to be. So I plan to move these in autumn into a more open position.
At the other end of the spectrum, where I had some large conifers cut down a few months ago, the relentless rays of the summer sun in a now-exposed area are savaging the shade-loving plants that had been positioned there when it was a very gloomy spot in my garden. These may also need to be shifted. However, I have noticed that with the removal of the trees, an old-fashioned shrubby Fuchsia cultivar, which had languished for years in the shade, is now flowering madly - reminding me that many such Fuchsia actually do well in sunny positions.
Other plants that need to be reconsidered are those that are taking up too much space - going berserk, in other words - and those which, conversely, are really not thriving in my garden. The thugs I have recently identified include some Crocosmia cultivars - which I really do like when they are in full bloom. However, I am amazed and rather alarmed at just how quickly they seem to be multiplying. They definitely need to be culled back to a smaller clump or removed completely.
Reluctant specimens that really are not doing well, are sometimes harder to get rid of, in some ways, than the thugs. Often they represent some mad and unrealistic dream I have had to grow something unsuitable for our climate. I am getting better now at understanding which plants are likely to do well and which are doomed to failure. I am becoming less inclined these days to try to grow some rare alpine plant from a snow-capped country in Europe. My folly now lies in the other direction - attempting to grow something from a tropical jungle: and such plants usually don't like our colder days in winter.
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I love vibrant orange Crocosmia too but have been wary of growing it. Instead I"ve been trialling the more golden but also better behaved Crocosmia "George Davidson". After 2 years I can report it"s not spread anywhere and is flowering well right now. Thanks for that tip. One that I have grown for a few years, which I think is called His Majesty, has remained as a clump of about four bulbs! It is a nice vibrant orange. The other ones, even though also named ones, have just formed enormous clumps.
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Adam Scott and Kate Mara spot the differences between acting for screen and acting for audio
Adam Scott and Kate Mara joined Podsauce to give an exclusive interview about the making of their new, chart-topping podcast movie "Ghostwriter." For real, it earned the number one spot for fiction podcasts within the first week of its release. Dax and Alesha could not be more thrilled to have the brilliant actors on the show and dive right into the creation of the psychological thriller.
The new C13Features podcast movie follows Kate Michaels, a former journalist who signs on to ghostwrite a murder mystery for a billionaire. Prior to accepting the gig, she had had a successful career in writing but suffered a traumatic incident that forced her to recuse herself from the outside world, living in solitude. Her client, billionaire James Webber, is eccentric and mysterious, and as they collaborate to comb over notes and pen drafts for the project, Kate begins to find something is amiss. More and more questions arise as Kate finds herself fully entrenched in the story and becoming increasingly dependent on James. Her own journalistic integrity battles her increasing suspicions about the murder and James himself.
Actors Scott and Mara jump right into what it was like to make the movie, noting the differences between making an on-screen film and even voice-acting for an animated film. They could no longer rely on visual cues for their characters or even the audience, making this a unique experience for the both of them. The two actors actually recorded this podcast virtually via Zoom, which probably made immersing themselves in their characters that much more difficult. But they both compliment the superb script and the final product, complete with foley and a musical score.
Scott mentions the freedom in doing these sort of audio projects, and he was so happy that he was able to wear whatever he wanted while recording, although he does clarify that he did not wear pajamas to the recording studio.
Alesha mentions her first foray into the scripted, fiction podcast world, which was Gimlet's "Homecoming." Mara is a big fan of podcasts, although she has never listened to a fiction podcast before doing "Ghostwriter." But she is obsessed with interview podcasts like "Armchair Expert" and "SmartLess." Alesha, the almighty podcast-recommender that she is, recommends to Mara the fiction podcast "Unwanted" as a way to dive into the scripted podcast world.
Scott also mentions that he loves "Homecoming," and ties these sort of fictional podcasts to a world without television, when live entertainment and radio shows ruled. He talks about "threading the needle" between making a serious audio show and not making it corny. He's also a fan of "Pod Save America," "The Daily," "Comedy Bang Bang," and a newer podcast on his list, "Podcast But Outside."
To end it, Dax asks if "Ghostwriter," being one of the first podcast movies, was a hard sell to the über successful Mara and Scott. For Scott, it was an easy yes, as Mara was already in on it, and he was dying to work with her. Mara, the first to sign on, not only loved the script but also loves doing voice-over work and was only more excited for the project after hearing that Scott had signed on.
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Daniel Wallace Anderson was born on February 26, 1932. He died on October 24, 2009 at 77 years old. He was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery Section DD-3 Site 543, Chattanooga, Tn. We know that Daniel Wallace Anderson had been residing in Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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1932 - In the year that Daniel Wallace Anderson was born, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.
1958 - Daniel was 26 years old when on March 24th, Elvis Presley was inducted into the United States Army. Although he could have served in Special Services as an entertainer, he chose to become a regular soldier. Almost everyone thought it would be the end of his career - it wasn't.
1968 - By the time he was 36 years old, on January 31st, the North Vietnamese launched the Tet Offensive, a turning point in the Vietnam War. 70,000 North Vietnamese and Viet Cong forces swarmed into South Vietnam. The South Vietnamese and US troops held off the offensive but it was such fierce fighting that the U.S. public began to turn against the war.
1985 - When he was 53 years old, in May, a paper published in Nature by three British scientists reported that a huge hole was discovered in the ozone layer over the Antarctic. It was much larger than expected and is due to the use of manmade chemicals.
1986 - Daniel was 54 years old when on September 8th, the Oprah Winfrey Show went into national syndication. A popular talk show, it was number 1 in the ratings since its debut. The last show aired on May 25, 2011.
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Daniel Wallace Anderson passed away on October 24, 2009 at 77 years of age. There is no listed cause of death. He was buried in Chattanooga National Cemetery Section DD-3 Site 543, Chattanooga, Tn. He was born on February 26, 1932. There is no information about Daniel's family or relationships. We know that Daniel Wallace Anderson had been residing in Hixson, Hamilton County, Tennessee.
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Republicans in the House of Representatives are planning to propose a major reform of US corporate taxation and President Trump is reported to be "warming" to it after terming the plan "too complicated" last month. Last Friday Kevin Brady, the Ways and Means Committee chairman, said "when combined with the other historic reforms we are proposing, it will eliminate every tax incentive for businesses to move jobs, headquarters, and research and development outside the United States."
The Republicans are proposing to replace the worldwide US corporate tax system with a territorial tax approach to end what is termed 'Made in America' tax on US exports.
The border adjustment tax proposal is to replace the current headline corporate tax of 35% (the average effective corporate tax rate in the US from 2007 to 2011 was 22%) with a 20% corporate tax or less, with imports taxed and no deduction as an expense but companies that exported American goods and services for sale abroad would be exempt from the tax.
Unlike our foreign competitors, the United States does not currently tax the sale of products based on where the sale takes place. Instead, we tax the sale of products based on whether those products are made in America or if the business making them is headquartered here — hence the 'Made in America' tax.
This 'Made in America' tax is one of the most antiquated, uncompetitive, and anti-growth features of today's US tax code. It puts our 'Made in America' goods, services, and intellectual property at a direct tax disadvantage here at home and around the world. And, worst of all, it provides a direct tax incentive for businesses to move jobs, investment, and operations outside the United States. After all, if it's not made in America, it's not subject to the 'Made in America' tax.
The tax would be less easily avoided than the current corporate tax as it would be harder to fiddle with sales data compared with other corporate activities such as intra-company transfers.
The Financial Times says that the "tax would be levied on cash flow — the cash entering the business less the cash leaving it. This makes it the equivalent of VAT with a deduction for labour costs.
By moving from a conventional corporate tax that taxes exports, the border adjustment tax would — all else being equal — make exports cheaper on the world market. Conversely, the domestic cost of imports would increase because of the tax on imports. This aspect of the proposal has sparked intense opposition from Walmart and other big importers.
But advocates of the new tax insist it would not harm importers. Nor would it create a windfall for exporters in the way its critics suggest. Economic theory predicts the dollar would appreciate by 25% against other currencies if a 20% tax was imposed, since the new tax would reduce demand for imports and so result in fewer dollars being exchanged with foreigners."
Discussions are at an early stage and it has the attraction that Trump could avoid trade wars with his proposed border taxes/ tariffs on for example Mexico and China.
However, it's unclear if the imports tax with be in conflict with World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules.
The Irish Times today reports that "Sean Spicer, press secretary to president Donald Trump, praised Ireland's economic policies, holding them up as examples that the US administration should follow."
"The proposed changes should not be viewed as a threat to Ireland, he stressed," the newspaper reports.
The press secretary has no involvement in the emerging tax proposals and the assurance that there is no threat to the Irish FDI (foreign direct investment) model is worthless.
Reuters reports that US companies including major exporters General Electric and Boeing launched a coalition on Thursday to back the House Republican plan to tax all imports, saying the proposal would "support American jobs and American-made products."
The group, comprised of more than 25 US companies and dubbed the 'American Made Coalition,' also includes Dow Chemical, Eli Lilly and Co, Pfizer Inc, and Oracle Corp, the companies confirmed.
Reuters also reported that the Retail Industry Leaders Association, which represents more than 120 trade associations and companies, launched a separate coalition on Wednesday to fight the House Republican proposal known as the "border adjustment" tax.
"The border adjustable tax is harmful, untested, and would put American retail jobs at risk and force consumers to pay as much as 20% more for family essentials," said Sandy Kennedy, president of the group.


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I have my laptop in the medium size day tote, can you tell? I went to lunch like this, excused myself to the ladies' room to respond to an urgent issue that the iPhone could not handle, and no one was the wiser. In case you're wondering, I am wearing Rosie Assoulin top , House of Holland jeans , and the London denim platform sandals from Michael Kors (sorry it's sold out).


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China's economy set to overtake USA earlier due to virus fallout…
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China's Economy Set to Overtake U.S. Earlier Due to Covid Fallout Read full article December 26, 2020, 8:05 AM · 1 min read
(Bloomberg) — The Chinese economy is set to overtake the U.S. faster than previously anticipated after weathering the coronavirus pandemic better than the West, according to the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
The world's biggest and second-biggest economies are on course to trade places in dollar terms in 2028, five years earlier than expected a year ago, it said on Saturday.
In its World Economic League Table, the consultancy also calculated that China could become a high-income economy as soon as 2023. Further cementing Asia's growing might, India is set to move up the rankings to become the No. 3 economy at the end of the decade.
Chinese President Xi Jinping said last month it was "entirely possible" for his economy to double in size by 2035 under his government's new Five-Year Plan, which aims to achieve "modern socialism" in 15 years.
China was the first economy to suffer a pandemic blow, but has recovered swiftly, according to government data. That should prompt Western economies to pay much more attention to what is happening in Asia, according to the report.
"Typically, we compare ourselves with other Western economies and miss out on what often is best practice, especially in the rapidly growing economies in Asia," it said.
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Q: Create columns in pandas dataframe based on values in a particular column I have the following pandas dataframe:

Name
Subject

Joe
Maths

Joe
Physics

Alba
Physics

Alba
Biology

Alba
Chemistry

George
Linguistics

I want to convert it into the following:

Name
Subject1
Subject2
Subject3

Joe
Maths
Physics
-

Alba
Physics
Biology
Chemistry

George
Lingusitcs
-
-

A: Group the rows by name and convert the second column first into a list and then into a series. A more efficient solution may be possible.
df.groupby('Name')['Subject'].apply(list).apply(pd.Series).fillna('-')
#                  0        1          2
#Name
#Alba        Physics  Biology  Chemistry
#George  Linguistics        -          -
#Joe           Maths  Physics          -

A: We can use a set_index in conjunction with groupby cumcount, then collapse the MultiIndex:
new_df = df.set_index([
    'Name',
    df.groupby('Name').cumcount() + 1  # enumerate rows per name
]).unstack(
    fill_value='-'  # Fill Missing Values with '-'
)
# Collapse MultiIndex
new_df.columns = new_df.columns.map(lambda t: ''.join(map(str, t)))
# Restore Range Index
new_df = new_df.reset_index()

Or with pipe to keep as a chain:
new_df = df.set_index([
    'Name',
    df.groupby('Name').cumcount() + 1  # enumerate rows per name
]).unstack(
    fill_value='-'  # Fill Missing Values with '-'
).pipe(lambda d: d.set_axis(
    # Collapse MultiIndex
    d.columns.map(lambda t: ''.join(map(str, t))),
    axis=1
)).reset_index()  # Restore Name Column

new_df:
     Name     Subject1 Subject2   Subject3
0     Joe        Maths  Physics          -
1    Alba      Physics  Biology  Chemistry
2  George  Linguistics        -          -

Setup:
import pandas as pd

df = pd.DataFrame({
    'Name': ['Joe', 'Joe', 'Alba', 'Alba', 'Alba', 'George'],
    'Subject': ['Maths', 'Physics', 'Physics', 'Biology', 'Chemistry',
                'Linguistics']
})

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Last week I showed you the 2000AD Ronald McDonald v Burger King episode from 1978 that will never see a reprint due to it's copyright infringement. Today I will bring you another from 5 weeks later. This time they featured the Jolly Green giant and again, you'll never see a reprint I am certain.
The prog also features Dan Dare, Ant Wars, a Future Shock and Ian Gibson's unmistakable ROBO HUNTER art. Love it muchly! The back cover has a series of what were intended to be cu out cards that formed part of a board game that would be printed over a 6 week period. I'm rather glad the person who had mine originally did not!
That pilot in the Dan Dare explosion scene! I love those tiny details. Green Giant! Lol! I remember that one from my friend's collection!
I don't know why I love these so much. I just do. The paper comics, sprawled out on the floor, dreaming, imagining stuff. I just really enjoy it. Honestly I feel like a kid. I think that is part of the reason for my liking it so much. Something about never growing up!
I love that. Seriously… one of my favorite things is how timeless these are. It is so awesome!
Really cool! Love it! If you had me over, I'd probably tear one. LOL! I would venerate them but eventually I'd be like flipping the pages quickly, then… oops! LOL!
Yep! Same. Plain and simple… it is just fun. Hmmm… I might attempt to write something… I wish I could draw, or doodle for that matter. LOL!
I would definitely tear them! LOL. Not on purpose but I'd be like spilling stuff and grabbing them quickly and… oops! That's why on my stomach on the floor with them all spread out. My fore finger and thumb… slowly… Okay! I'ma get me some comics this weekend. 50 bucks worth. I deserve it dammit!
Dammit! I don't need any more inspiration. LOL! I have a novel to finish!
I do enjoy it myself. I feel years younger!
I want a fat filled chocolate milk shake and a cheeseburger… a wonder woman comic. A few days of just being a kid. Would be nice.
OMG! Do you have smoothie king over there? That place is my new best friend.
No never heard of it…imagine its a delight !
You should have that day you know… dare you!
Lol!!! I might! I'm so tempted!
Probably pretty rare to find with the game pieces not cut out…. once again some amazing art work. You do have quite a collection!


Dinosaur Comics - April 12th, 2017 - awesome fun times!
April 12th, 2017: okay maybe this one was based on a true story, and it's possible I only post pictures of my dog when he's looking cute and hide all these other "incidents"??


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Compliance June 26, 2003
Court: Widow Can't Get Unselected Pension Payout Option
June 26, 2003 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The widow of a dead pension plan participant isn't entitled to surviving spouse benefits on top of those selected by her husband on the assumption that the husband would have chosen differently had he been given more information, a court said.
>In affirming a lower court ruling, the US 3 rd Circuit Court of Appeals said it was too "speculative" to assume Leo Cagna would have acted differently when he selected his pension payout options from Weirton Steel Corp.
>Even though a Weirton form setting out the automatic 50% spouse option did not satisfactorily explain the consequences of selecting it, the court found that the form's deficiencies did not require Weirton to now provide Ellinora Cagna with that benefit option."First, Mrs. Cagna had the opportunity to inquire about the various options, but she signed the form indicating that she consented" to Leo's election to waive the 50% spouse option, the appeals court said. "Second, the desire of Mrs. Cagna that we give effect to her 'choice,' after the fact, of the unexplained option is too speculative. For one thing, the choice was admittedly that of her husband. Under the retirement plan and ERISA, her only role was to evidence her understanding of and agreement in the waiver."
>According to the appeals court, the Cagnas met with a Weirton representative to discuss pension plan payment options. The representative presented the couple with four choices, including a surviving spouse benefit option and an "automatic 50% spouse" benefit.
>Under the surviving spouse benefit, Leo would receive an unreduced monthly benefit payment and, in the event of his death, Ellinora was to receive $521 per month. Under the automatic 50% spouse benefit, Leo was to receive a reduced pension payment and, on his death, his wife would receive the $521 per month surviving spouse benefit, along with an additional $990 per month.
>The Cagnas selected the surviving spouse benefit option. According to the court, in selecting this option, Leo signed a form acknowledging his rejection of the automatic 50% spouse benefit. Ellinora also signed a form specifically consenting to Leo's waiver of the automatic 50% spouse option.
>On her husband's death, Ellinora claimed that she was not provided with adequate information about the automatic 50% spouse benefit and, had she received sufficient information, she would have selected that option. A judge in the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled in favor of Weirton and Ellinora appealed.
>The case is Cagna v. Weirton Steel Corp. Retirement Plan–Plan 001, 3d Cir., No. 02-2547, unpublished 6/23/03.
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Released in 2018, this language model uses a multilayer transformer decoder. It applies multi-headed self-attention operation over the input context tokens followed by position-wise feedforward layers to produce an output distribution over target tokens.
BookCorpus, a dataset consisting of 11,038 unpublished books from 16 different genres.
The model obtains the following accuracy on various natural language inference tasks: 82.1%, 81.4%, 89.9%, 88.3%, 88.1% and 56% accuracy on MNLI-m, MNLI-mm, SNLI, SciTail, QNLI and RTE datasets, respectively. For question answering and common-sense reasoning, it obtains the following accuracies: 86.5%, 62.9%, 57.4% and 59.0% accuracy on Story Cloze, RACE-m, RACE-h and RACE datasets, respectively.


Best known Roman emperor in Britain?
The letters on the coin tell you this is the Roman emperor Hadrian (AD 117-138). The emperor is shown with a laurel wreath headdress on the front or obverse. The writing on the coin gives abbreviations for the emperor's titles in Latin. IMP is short for Imperator or Emperor. AVG stands for Augustus or respected. The back or reverse shows the Roman personnification of Felicity or happiness. A sestertius was worth four small copper coins called asses and four sestertii were the equivalent in value of a silver coin called a denarius.


Here you'll find 39 of those maps—one for every book of the Old Testament, in canonical order.
Maps make it easy to see how the cities and landmarks of the Bible fit together. When you're trying to keep track of who went where, a map can help keep you (or your listeners) anchored in biblical context.
Study with Logos 6 and present with Proclaim Church Presentation Software to unlock 66 Bible book packs—complete with maps, timelines, and everything else you need to walk your congregation through Scripture.
Where are the New Testament maps ?
If you have Logos 6, they are in your Logos media. Maybe they'll find their way into a future post someday too, though.
I checked the atlas, maps and media. Is there a specific title I can find in my library to find the unlocked NT maps, or even the OT maps, in LOGOS 6?
So we always had them already in Logos? Was it just a gimmick to get us to sign up for the free 30-day trial? Is there anywhere other than the DIY Bible Study to get to the maps specifically so I do not have to scour the whole DIY Bible to find the map I want to look at immediately?
You do not have to have Proclaim to unlock them in Logos. You just need DIY Bible Study. If you have Logos 6 though, connecting your account to Proclaim unlocks an exclusive Logos Media section in Proclaim (which anyone in your Proclaim group can access).
If you search your media for a specific book of the Bible, you should find a "media collection" for that book. If you select the media collection you should find a map, timeline, and slide templates for presenting.
If you use the Media Browser from Logos Now, you can also find these media collections under Lexham Bible Background Slides.
The maps are real neat. I wonder if important events could be added (like appearances of God, Visions, prophecies, spiritual war, etc.) could be added and that had also the passages in which the events happens in mouseover display.
This so that one can use the maps as visual index.
Great idea, Hamilton. These maps are included with a timeline as well, but it sounds like you're talking about a hybrid map-timeline-interactive?
Thanks Mike for the maps. They will be very helpful.
Is there someone I could contact to request permission to translate these maps into the Khmer language to offer as a free download? Thanks!
How do I access these in Logos?
Ryan Nelson Thank you so much. I do have L6. Anxious to use these.
Search your media for a specific book of the Bible and you should find a "media collection" for that book. Select the media collection and you should find a map, timeline, and slide templates for presenting.


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16 - January - 2023
Europe's royals, in Athens, bids farewell to Greece's last king
A Greek Orthodox priest pays his respects to former King of Greece Constantine II at Saint Eleftherios chapel, where he lies at rest before the funeral service, in Athens, Greece, January 16, 2023. REUTERS/Alkis Konstantinidis
European royalty gathered in Athens for the funeral of the former King Constantine of Greece, who was born a prince but was rejected by his nation after the monarchy was abolished in 1974.
Constantine, a second cousin of the British King Charles and godfather to the heir Prince William, spent the majority of his life in exile after a Greek referendum that year rejected the monarchy. Last Monday, he passed away at a hospital in Athens at the age of 82.
Known as "The Ex" or just "Glucksberg" – from the German House of Glucksberg which has connections with royalty throughout Europe, Constantine II was the only son of King Paul and Queen Frederica of Greece and the last king of the country.
Royals from Europe, including Britain's Princess Anne, sister of King Charles, and her husband and Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia, were expected to attend the funeral, at the Metropolitan Cathedral in central Athens, under tight security.
Archbishop of Greece Ieronymos will lead the funeral procession expected to begin at 1000 GMT.
Hours before the funeral, mourners queued outside the chapel of Agios Eleftherios next to the Cathedral, where Constantine's body lies at rest.
But only 200 guests would be able to attend the funeral, among them Greek shipowners, businessmen and other members of the country's elite. Royals from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Belgium and Luxembourg were also on the guest list.
Constantine, an Olympics gold medalist in sailing, was 27 years old and had been a king for three years in 1967, when he was forced into exile with his wife Princess Anne-Marie, the youngest daughter of King Frederick IX of Denmark and his family.
He wasn't to return to Greece for decades, where he was deeply unpopular for his decision to swear-in the colonels who seized power in April 1967. He briefly cooperated with them before staging a failed counter-coup, that led to his exile.
The military junta abolished the monarchy in 1973. In a referendum after the fall of the junta in 1974, Greece rejected monarchy again.
After the referendum, his relationship with Greece was testy. He was allowed to return only for a few hours in 1981 to bury his mother, Queen Frederika, at the family estate at Tatoi, about 20 kilometres north of Athens.
In the 1990s, Constantine was stripped of his Greek citizenship and the state seized Tatoi and a palace on the island of Corfu where Britain's Prince Philip was born.
Constantine will be buried in Tatoi, where his ancestors are also laid to rest.
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Review: The art of asking the right questions
By MARTIN INCE
Nuclear Choices Richard Wolfson, MIT Press, pp 467, £22.50
Across the US, voters have been presented in recent years with ballots
asking them to approve or quash plans for nuclear power stations or nuclear
waste dumps. Such votes are the very stuff of democracy, but how many of
the voters could give even the most rudimentary explanation of how a nuclear
power station works or what nuclear waste is?
Richard Wolfson's book is an attempt to do something about providing
a nuclear primer for the tens of thousands of liberal arts students in the
US college system. The book is not perfect, but it gets its message across.
In tandem with a good teacher, the book could equip students to ask a lot
of the right questions about nuclear power and weapons.
Wolfson has a deadpan but comprehensive approach that begins by describing
the rudiments of atomic physics, including radiation and radioactivity,
before moving on to longer sections on nuclear power and nuclear waste.
The only real howler that I detected is almost at the beginning of Nuclear
Choices, where confusion over atomic weights and atomic numbers makes nonsense
of an explanation of the decay of carbon-14.
Although the book's tone is neutral, the author is careful to convey
the appalling complexity of nuclear issues. For example, he asks whether
aircrew should be counted as radiation workers because of the increased
doses of cosmic rays they get in flight. He also spices the text with amazing
tales of the nuclear age, such as the blockage in the cooling water system
at a nuclear power station in Illinois. The cause turned out to be a massive
welding machine left inside the reactor vessel.
One problem with Nuclear Choices is that the examples Wolfson uses are
overwhelmingly American, especially in the section on nuclear power. For
example, with the exception of Chernobyl, the only nuclear accident to receive
detailed attention is Three Mile Island.
This objection does not apply to the admirable section on nuclear weapons,
where Soviet weapons, and proliferation in the Third World, are dealt with.
This section makes all the right points, such as the importance of training
as well as actual fissile materials and high-technology hardware in proliferation.
It is also up to date, covering the Strategic Defense Initiative and recent
arms limitation treaties. And it stresses that the distinction between nuclear
power and nuclear weapons is an editorial convenience, not a dividing line
in the real world.
One sign of the book's strength is that I was left wondering just what
the author's own views on nuclear power are though it is pretty clear that
he is no admirer of the bomb. In general, he seems to think that nuclear
power is dangerous, but perhaps worth persevering with; an opinion which
may owe something to a slightly limited view of its costs and the potential
of the alternatives.
For example, the book contains too little on the economics of nuclear
power. And although it mentions energy conservation, it could have included
more on recent work on low-energy futures which involve cutting all forms
of energy use and so could render nuclear power quite unnecessary. Wolfson
sees present-day energy use in terms of 'energy slaves,' the number of able-bodied
people whose effort we command the equivalent of in our fuel consumption.
He points out that in the US, many of the slaves are nuclear ones. But if
they are sitting in the servants' quarters quietly emptying the drinks cabinet,
instead of cleaning and cooking, we might not miss them if we had to do
without them.
Martin Ince reports on science policy for The Times Higher Education
Magazine issue 1782 , published 17 August 1991
Review: Little waste one hundred years ago


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I wanted to write a blog article about block foundations.
I really feel this part of the country it's not a good idea to have a foundation made out of block. Time and time again I see foundations that have horizontal cracking. It's not so critical when you see cracking that is vertical but when you see horizontal cracking typically it means there is too much pressure on the foundation.
In New Hampshire our foundation's go through a lot more than just water pressure, ground freezing every winter puts a huge toll on foundations that are made out of block.
You are much better off having a foundation that is poured concrete. I think you really need to watch out for a foundation that is made out of block in a finished basement. The finished basement will not show you the problems that you have in your foundation. Just the other day I had an inspection that I could see one wall and it had horizontal cracking but the front wall of the home had a new drywall wall in the basement and I could not see the block foundation, in this situation there is no way to tell if the foundation in the front of the home has been compromised.
In a situation like this where you can find cracking in one wall and the other wall is not exposed I would recommend you ask the seller give you access to the front wall to see if the foundation has been compromised.
There are ways to fix a foundation that has a block wall and it is failing. There is no easy way to make it straight again but if the wall has not gone too far there is a way to stop the progression. Metal rods are tied in through the foundation wall and then extended into the yard with a dead man on the other end. This stops the wall from collapsing any further but it does not fix the wall to be straight again.
One good way from preventing the wall from bowing is to install gutters on your home. If you have gutters and direct the water a from the foundation wall, it really relieves a huge amount of pressure in return helps the the wall from collapse.


Choosing the right industrial blender is important. So many products exist and some of them fail you miserably. The chosen blender affects your business in many ways and the wrong product will certainly fail to provide the benefits that you need to be successful. With the time taken to choose the right blender, it is easy to get a product that works smoothly, provides long-lasting use, and that exceeds your expectations.
The best way to get a great blender is to understand your needs. These industrial blending machines come in sizes small and large so it is easy to get what you need, whether you currently have low or high production rates. The blenders feature various qualities that make them a little easier and safer to use. Know what you want in the product before you attempt to buy and do not settle for less than what you are looking for in the blender.
If you have questions, professionals are there to answer them and give you the answers needed to make a sound purchase. Don't rush to buy a blender and regret the choice later. You need a blender that's going to work well for many years ahead and when the experts can give you the information that helps get that blender, the world is great.
Don't let the costs deter you from buying a good industrial blender. Although prices vary, spending more to buy a better machine the best way to ensure productivity and success for the future. When choosing your industrial blender, look at the brand. Many brands make blenders but they're not all made the same. Choose a name that others recommend and who has a good reputation.
Use this information to help you find the blending machine that works best to make your product.
Small businesses do a lot of work to ensure that they are able to move forward and do what is best for the company. But, as you look at how you may want to try and accomplish your goals, you will find that you may want to start from scratch with a new building. How can you make that happen without getting too stressed. Are there ways to get ahead and how can you do it without making things harder on yourself?
That's when you want to talk with a retail store contractor michigan that is going to be able to assist you with the questions and concerns that you have on your mind. Not only are they going to be able to help you learn as much as possible about what you want to do, but you will also find that they are a lot more able to work things out and make an affordable plan. That is something that you want to explore and be sure that you're doing correctly as you make sense of everything.
Look at what is out there and how you may want to get ahead of things. There is so much available for you when it comes to building your space, and you want to be sure that you're doing what you can in order to see the results that you want. When all is said and done, you will feel better about what you need to do and how you may want to get there. And, your contractor can give you the best ideas and advice so that you can do it right and really like the results that are going to happen for you and for your business as it grows and expands.
If you want to keep your heating unit working efficiently, it is imperative to maintain the unit. There are simple ways to prolong the lifetime of the unit as well as the efficiency that it provides. When the unit is maintained, it reduces the need for heating repair, which can be expensive.
Some homeowners use DIY repairs to save money due to the rising costs of professional services. Although DIY heating repair is never recommended, there's still a plethora of ways to keep costs for heating repair down and reduce the need for emergency heating repair burlington ma.
Compare costs with several heating repair professionals before you hire. No two companies price their services the same, so requesting estimates is the only way you can compare and get the best rates. It doesn't take a considerable amount of time to compare, but the savings are well-worth any amount of time that you spend browsing the options.
Be sure to look for and take advantage of coupons, discounts, and other offers the heating company has to provide. It is easy to find the deals by searching online with only a few clicks of the mouse. Anyone can use the offers and in doing so, treat themselves to nice offers that no one else receives. It is nice to be unique, especially when it means you can save money in the process.
Whenever there is a problem with the heating unit, call professionals to schedule service. Don't wait to make that appointment and risk your unit being broken down in such a way that it cannot be repaired. Delaying repairs is adding money to the costs to repair. Plus, you suffer when you do not pick up the phone and quickly make the call. Do not sit in your home cold when the pros are one call away.
Many types of windows bring style and design into your home. Each type is unique from the next, delivering attributes that set it apart from the rest. If your windows are damaged or otherwise in need of a replacement, learn more about the different types of glass to find the perfect look for your home. It is quite amazing how distinguished your home looks after glass replacement dallas tx when the right windows are chosen.
The most commonly installed types of windows in homes are single and double hung windows. These windows have two sashes, one installed above the other. The single-hung window features one sash while a double-hung window has two movable windows. Single or double-hung windows can be installed in most any type of home and window space. They don't take up the same amount of room as a casement window and they can be opened to let fresh air into the home.
A casement window operates in a way similar to a door since it swings out from one side. A crank mechanism controls the operation of the window, but push-out styles are available. The casement window is available to accommodate many different windows and window sizes. The windows are shaped in a way that allows them to direct sunshine and air into the home.
An awning window is similar to a casement window. The biggest difference between the window types is that an awning window swings out from the top. The design is practically the same, however, so the window is fairly energy-efficient and fun to use. Some push-out awning windows are also available.
This is only a small look at the window types you can add to your home when it's time to replace the windows. With the right windows, you instantly turn your home into a special space and a work of art.
Old and reclaimed wood from barns, buildings, and historical sites can breathe new life into a home. In addition, it looks cool and when you know the story behind the wood, it can get even cooler. But whether you are buying the wood reclaimed from a hardware store or picking it up from a vendor, it's important to know how to clean it.
they are rustic, and before you use those planks to build a table or a floor, cleaning them is a priority to keep you safe and to keep the wood looking nice. If the wood is to be used as a floor, then go through each stack and remove any old nails, tacks, or bits of metal. If it's going to be a wall, furniture, or another item, keep them in at your preference.
Then use a dishwashing soap, latex gloves for grip, and a large brush to scrub the wood down. You can place the wood on blocks or sawhorses, and then use a mix of the soap and water to scrub the wood. The easiest way to do this, especially if you have a lot of wood to handle, is to wash wood that is the same length together.
Use the brush to scrub off any dirt and grime, and using something like an old toothbrush will help to get rid of anything the bigger brush can't reach. Then rinse the boards with a hose and by the time you are done, the wood should be shiny and will dry in the sun while you work on the other pieces.
Then the dry wood can be stacked and stored in a dry environment until it is ready to be put into use for your next construction project.
Whether your heart is set on the big cities of Nashville, Memphis, or Knoxville, or you prefer the laid-back ambiance found in small towns like Bolivar, Erin, or Dickson, there's a perfect place to start a business in Tennessee. A convenience store is a big that works in big cities and small towns because everyone needs to make a quick run to the market.
Convenience stores sell all the items that you forgot to pick up at the store, the goodies that you need when heading out on a road trip, and the snacks that kids love too much on after school. You can add your own items as you see fit, depending on the location that you've chosen to put your business. Add gas pumps to the offerings at your convenience store and even more business comes your way.
The first step in owning a convenience store in the state is to build the store. There are many decisions to make here. How large do you want the facility? Will you have gas pumps? Do you have a bumper on hand to call? These important considerations should be based upon your business goals and of course, your budget. The costs that you'll spend for convenience store construction tennessee vary but these are some of the things that impact the costs.
Once you get the convenience store up and running, it is easy to make a great profit. People want and need what you offer. But remember, there is competition in the area and there are things that you can do to both scare away customers and keep them coming back again and again. Provide them with a pleasant shopping experience and you have everything that you need for a successful business.
Should You Get New Windows As a Part of Your Home Remodeling Project?
Heating and cooling are incredibly expensive, especially in the summer and winter (respectively). These costs can drive our electric costs through the roof, and sometimes break out budget depending on how badly it has happened.
There are a number of ways that you can try to reduce your costs: turn the heat or air conditioner down if you aren't home, find devices that are certified to be energy efficient, or don't turn your thermostat too high or your air conditioning too low. But did you know that windows can help to reduce your electric costs too? That's why you may want to think about new windows as a part of your chicago il basement remodeling.
Many people don't understand how windows can play a role in your heating and cooling costs, but they are often one of the most important parts of the process of saving money. If your windows are old, warped, the wrong size, and/or improperly installed, they can cause you to deal with a draft. Drafts are actually a huge reason for heating and cooling costs to grow out of control; they allow the heat and cold from inside to travel out, and vice versa. This makes it so that it is harder to maintain that comfortable temperature.
So make sure that you have windows that are installed properly, and check them regularly for drafts and other issues. You can get new windows as part of your project and make sure that you're getting the most out of what you're taking care of as well. In the long run, you're going to save a lot of money and you will be a lot happier with the results that you get from having new windows in your home.


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Q: NavigationView in ActionBarActivity I was going to use NavigationView instead of rolling my own in my DrawerLayout, but instead of using NavView's menu structure I am using my own ListView within the NavView tag. IOW, I do have an app:headerLayout in NavView but do not have an app:menu attribute.
This works as far as the drawer opening and closing and shows my list as expected with the two following glitches: it slides in below my ActionBar and the header is not displayed. The header is in the layout and I can find its IDs, but it is not shown.
So is what I am trying to do possible? The only real reason I am trying to use NavView is that it handles the drawer width properly, but I can live without that if I can't get the rest of it to display as I wish.

A: May be you can use listview inside the navigationView
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout
    android:id="@+id/drawer_layout"
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:fitsSystemWindows="true">

    <FrameLayout
        android:id="@+id/container"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:orientation="vertical">

        <include layout="@layout/main_toolbar" />

    </FrameLayout>

    <android.support.design.widget.NavigationView
        android:id="@+id/navigation_view"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        android:layout_gravity="start"/>

        <ListView
            android:id="@+id/menuList"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="match_parent"/>
</android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout>

you can not use app:header and app:menu as you are using listview. You have to create header manually.


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Everything About Jessica Rogan: Joe Rogan Wife
Who is Jessica Rogan?
Jessica Rogan is the wife of famous comedian Joe Rogan who is also famous for his commentary and podcast host. She is a beautiful model signed a contract with EM model management in 2010.
Jessica is also a dangerous stunt driver. She is a famous TV Producer. She worked as a cocktail waitress for some time where she met Joe Rogan. Jessica also worked as an assistant for Hollywood and Divine (Beauty Secrets Revealed) in the production of documentary films. She organized many comedies shows and stand-up events.
Early Life of Jessica Rogan:
Her first name was Jessica Schimmel after her father Robert Schimmel who was also a stand-up comedian and passed away in a car accident in 2010. Jessica Schimmel's mother name is Vicki Schimmel. Jessica was born in Scottsdale, Arizona USA on June 28, 1978, with zodiac sign Cancer. We found another data that she was born in Sugar Land, Texas, the United States of America on July 18, 1975, but as per our research, the first one is more authentic.
She has five brothers and sisters named Max Schimmel, Aaliyah Schimmel, Derek Schimmel, Sam Schimmel, and Jacob Schimmel.
Married life:
Jessica has been married to Joe Rogan in 2009 and still, they are in married bound. Jessica gave birth to two children with Joe Rogan and she also has a girl from her previous relationship which is living with them since she became Joe Rogan wife.
Joe Rogan and his wife Jessica both are living a very happy married life and we can say that because no news of their fight come in front of us yet.
News column writers are always ready to write about such interesting news like fights of celebrities and their issues, but there is not a single story of a fight yet. Whenever something like that people will not wait to write about them. From such a record, we can say that Joe Rogan and his wife are living a very happy life.
She studied at Doherty High School in Colorado. After her school, she joined California State University-Long Beach' from where she did her degree in Arts and Technical Theater.
We again find another data that Jessica Schimmel joined the University of Arizona and did her degree in Psychology.
Sometimes people say not sure about her graduation because we did not find an interview or something where she mentioned her degree by herself but the second data is more related to her.
As we have mentioned above about her jobs and other things she used to do. First, she started her carrier as a model in 2010 and start a contract with a modeling company named EM model management.
She also got attach with a Chines modeling company but unfortunately, this contract ended after 3 months.
After that, she started a cocktail waitress job and during this period, she met with her husband Joe Rogan. In 2013 she started working for Volvo Motor and work as an analyst. She remained working there for a long time and earned good amount along with experience.
After that, she started working with TV organization ers and organize stand-up comedy shows and also earned a name in documentary films productions.
Physical State of Jessica Rogan:
Height: 5 feet 8 inches (1.73m)
Hair Color: Long Auburn
Waist Size: 24 inches
Bra size: 32 inches
Hip size: 34 inches
With the above physical states, we can say that Joe Rogan wife got a perfect body with 5'8 height, around 49 kg weight and long auburn golden-brown hairs and beautiful green colored eyes.
If we talk about Jessica Schimmel favorite things then we should say that she loved modeling and stunt driving. If you talk about Jessica Rogan, she loves stand-up comedy shows and her husband company.
Challenges and Successes, she Faced:
The first thing that Jessica Schimmel faces in her life that she felt awkward was that her father Robert Schimmel divorced her mother and married to Jessica best friend. She was only 21 years old when his father married her best friend Melissa who was just 4 years older than Jessica.
After that, her modeling carrier was not so successful. Last, she had a baby girl from the previous relationship before she met with Joe and her daughter still with Jessica and Rogan.
Jessica Rogan Net Worth:
As we mentioned her income sources above like her job as a cocktail attendant and analysts at Volvo, we find Jessica net worth around $1 million. But after her marriage with Joe Rogan, she never faces any financial issue because her husband is earning a very good amount since 90 and Joe Rogan net worth is $30 million.
Affairs:
The only affair we listen about Jessica Rogan was before she met Joe and she had a child from that relationship.
She never talked too much about her personal life, so it's not very clear details about her previous relationships. She started dating Joe in 2009 and they get married in 2010.
One thing you should know is that we find online data about her previous relationship, but not sure because another girl with name Jessica Rogan is famous for Joe Rogan wife.
Interesting Facts and Summary:
The Things you should know about Jessica Rogan if you fan his husband, Mr. Rogan.
The first thing is that she is the daughter of a man who used to be a stand-up comedian. As we know girls like boys who make them smile, and second, girls love those people who are like their father. So, we can say that she found both things in Joe Rogan as he was also used to be a stand-up comedian like other celebrities wives do.
She used to work for Volvo motorsports in 2013, as a product analyst. She was very good with analysts to work and Volvo was paying her a very good amount due to her skills.
One very interesting fact about Jessica and Rogan is that people don't know much about their personal life. I mean they never say much about how they met and other personal life things, but besides that, they are very happy with each other and that is enough for people to know.
A very good fact about Jessica is that she behaves with her 20's age daughter which was from another relationship of Joe Rogan very well. Usually, child and step-parents don't get too close to each other's. Maybe because children never accept their stepparents as their original ones. but in her case, other she is very happy with her parents Jessica and Rogan.
We usually listen through some news or magazines about the fight of celebrities, but we never found any quarrel between this couple. They are very happy and they understand each other's so that people never found any fighting news about them.
She is enjoying a very comfortable life due to her husband income. She used to work as an analyst and earned a good amount. We can make a rough idea that Jessica Rogan net worth is around $1 million, but now she is doing shopping with her husband cash. We can say that she may have a very good lifestyle with her own earned money but now she is enjoying a very comfortable lifestyle with her husband money.
We found somewhere that she used to be a cocktail waitress once. We also came to know that was the place where she met Joe, but not confirm. As cocktail waitresses make a good amount if they are working at some good place, so this may also add when someone counts her net worth.
I don't think I should add this point that she is married to Joe and became Joe Rogan wife and they are still in this married. As we are talking about her personal life, we can add that she is the wife of famous comedian Joe Rogan who is prominent in the UFC as comedian and actor.
She is Native American because she has Native American blood in her veins. We know that she is from a mixed races place, but this doesn't mean that she is not Native American.
The Confusion of Jessica Rogan with Jessica Schimmel.
As we added some information about Jessica Rogan like we found two birthday dates with different birthplaces. Second the information about Jessica graduation, this was because at some sites they have mentioned a girl named with Jessica Schimmel as Joe Rogan wife Jessica Rogan. But as we make some research, she is a different girl and also there is another woman with the same name at Instagram and she is also sometimes considered as Joe Rogan wife.
Social Media Accounts:
Jessica Twitter: Twitter
Instagram: Instagram (not found Jessica social media accounts, but you can get updates from her Husband social media profiles.)
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These are beautiful candles that offer the extra touch of customization which could make for the perfect gift. And although the small company is based in Amsterdam, the co-founder assured us they ship to the U.S. as well.
We hope you enjoy getting to know more about them as much as we did!
Frændi (www.fraendi.com) is a Franco-Dutch candle company based in the beautiful city of Amsterdam.
The name Frændi means "friend" or "partner" in old Scandinavian. Frændi candles are the result of friendship and real team-work.
"Bringing Hygge home" is our mission. Hygge [pronounced HU-GAH] is a Scandinavian concept which literally translates into "coziness". It relates to a feeling of comfort and happiness during simple moments.
Hygge is known to be a major factor of happiness in Scandinavian countries, including Denmark (ranked the world's happiest country). Candles are the most Hygge-like item one can own. They warm up the whole atmosphere and make it feel more intimate. Have you ever wondered why we talk about "candlelight dinners" whenever one has a romantic date?!
The idea behind Frændi is to re-create that feeling of coziness in the middle of your living-room, simply by lighting the most Hygge-like candle possible.
Fraendi candles are homemade and customizeable. They are made at home in the middle of our messy kitchen.
The bamboo lid of the candle can be engraved with a special message of your choosing. It then becomes a unique item which makes it the perfect personalized gift!
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Being so natural and minimalist, Frændi candles are perfect for meditation and relaxation. Light up a candle and start your meditation session by focusing on the flame. You can enjoy these candles for many a relaxing evenings as this 450 ml candle burns for 60+ hours.
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How an unholy bipartisan alliance would disenfranchise many Black Louisianans
Debbie Hollis
Republicans are using their outrage over Sen. Bill Cassidy's impeachment vote as an excuse to bully moderate party members.
Gruber is senior vice president of Open Primaries, which advocates for allowing all voters to participate in primary elections. Hollis ran unsuccessfully as an independent for the Louisiana Senate in 2019.
An effort is gaining steam to close the primaries in Louisiana. This would be terrible for candidates and worse for voters. And it would be disastrous for African-Americans, more than 200,000 of whom are registered to vote as independents in the state.
The Louisiana Constitution adopted back in 1898 included complicated registration procedures, strict property ownership requirements for voters and a poll tax — all targeted at disenfranchising the Black people who had just gained the franchise under the 14th and 15th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution. As a result, Black registered voters in the state all but disappeared, plummeting from 130,000 before the change to just 1,000 by 1904. And the numbers remained tiny until the state Constitution was revised almost seven decades later.
That stain on the state's history continues to find new modes of expression, and is on full display in the Republican and Democratic parties' creation of a task force to study whether to keep independents and members of minor parties from voting in future primaries — which are the de facto general election in many of the state's races.
It's an unusually bipartisan unholy alliance. For Louisiana Republicans, it is their contribution to the effort by activist supporters of former President Donald Trump across the country who are battling for the soul of the party. They see restrictive election laws as a way of consolidating their power, and their outrage at GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy's vote of conscience to convict Trump in his second impeachment trial is just the excuse they need to bully more moderate members.
For Democrats, Louisiana is one of the last states in the South where they hold a registration advantage, though voting patterns have already favored the GOP for some time. Democrats see an opportunity to take advantage of the politics of the day and rebuild a base that is bleeding members.
The effect, however, would be disastrous for Black voters. Why? Because Louisiana is the only state in the South with a nonpartisan open and "jungle" primary system, where all registered voters get to participate in the taxpayer-funded primary and candidates of all stripes appear on a single ballot for each office. If one of them gets a majority in the first round, which is held in the fall, the election is over. Otherwise the top-two finishers compete in a runoff, held after Election Day everywhere else in the country.
If this task force is successful, more than 800,000 registered independents and third-party members — a quarter of them Black — would be disenfranchised in the congressional, state and local primaries the same way they are now in Louisiana's presidential primaries. Closed primaries may be taxpayer funded, but only Democrats or Republicans are allowed to vote in them. Such a change would be the largest act of voter disenfranchisement in the state in decades.
Primaries matter. Especially in Louisiana, which has some of the least competitive general elections in the country. In the last elections for the Legislature, in 2019, fully 78 percent of the House seats and 87 percent of the Senate seats were filled in the first round. One candidate got most of the votes, so no runoff general election was needed.
Three-dozen states have some form of open primary. And four — Alaska, California, Nebraska and Washington — have dispensed with partisan primaries altogether and permit all voters to vote in a single nonpartisan primary in the spring.
One result: These states are seeing significant gains in voter participation and legislative productivity and a decline in partisanship.
But leaders of Louisiana's two major parties aren't interested in debating reasonable ways to improve the current system — even though a majority of the state's local election administrators voted to oppose closed primaries. No matter. In supporting the switch, state GOP Chairman Louis Gurvich has gone out of his way to describe real and imagined problems with the status quo and then equate "reform" with less democracy.
It's not hard to understand the underlying motives on both sides. Our country is undergoing a significant shift in voter affiliation. Half nationwide identify as independents, voters who are are harder to predict and tougher for the parties to control, and the ranks of Louisianans registered as independent is projected to rise from 27 percent to 34 percent in a few years. Many of them will be African-American. Do Black voters only matter if they are Republicans or Democrats?
There have been moves across the South recently to try to close primaries and consolidate the partisan duopoly's control. Legislatures in Missouri, South Carolina and Tennessee have all debated such legislation. Georgia officials appear poised to follow Louisiana's shameful lead with their own task force, which has gained momentum since Black and independent voters combined to deliver both the state's Senate seats to the Democrats in January.
Such efforts stand in stark contrast to work being done nationally to make voting more accessible, especially for people of color. If the members of Louisiana's task force were really interested in reform, they would have launched an effort to make elections more open, fair and accessible. Not less.
The leaders of the Closed Party Primary Task Force need to be held to account. Shutting out 200,000 Black voters is not reform. Shutting out 800,000 independent and other party voters is not reform. Closing Louisiana's primaries is not reform. It's a cynical exercise in election manipulation and voter suppression, pure and simple.
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