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Featured Rare Flash
Edward Scissorhands Takes Up Scrapbooking by Jennifer Fliss
Edward Scissorhands has taken up scrapbooking. He lives in Amagansett and meets, three times a week, with the six other ladies that form a scrapbook circle. After the city-folk have gone, the group meets at Lorraine's house for tea and sometimes something stronger. This early fall day, the group sits on Lorraine's porch as they measure, cut, paste, and reminisce.
Lorraine admires Edward's dexterity despite the onset of rust. Aging does that, says Edward Scissorhands, who has long gotten over childhood speech impediments that hindered him when he was young. Lorraine will often run her own old wispy hands along Edward's blades. She has been a widow for twenty-three years. Her Jack could julienne a carrot in three seconds flat. He would have liked Edward.
Edward Scissorhands lives in the guest house behind Marjorie's cottage. The cottage has seven bedrooms and five and a half bathrooms. Indoor and outdoor pool. A sauna, which Edward is allowed to use and does – often. Marjorie was the one who invited him into their craft circle. He was grateful. At the time, few people trusted a man with sharp hands. In fact, most probably still don't.
Edward is working on a scrapbook of a recent trip to Europe. He went with several members of the scrapbooking circle as well as Eleanor Shipley, the librarian. They chartered a bus that took them to seven countries, England, France, Germany, Austria, Italy, Spain, and Andorra.
Edward has collected the following from the trip: twenty-three photos; two boarding passes; two stolen menus; twelve museum tickets; eight postcards; one bookmark; four pressed flowers; a sliver of wood from their tree in Paris; a flyer for a lost dog in Lyon; three postage stamps; a five euro note; a seating chart of the Vienna Opera House; on hotel stationery, in Lorraine's sloppy handwriting, a line from a poem she saw on a Parisian wall: Un bateau frêle comme un papillon de mai; and two tickets to Don Giovanni, one ripped and one unused. Beside that pile, Edward has a shoebox with a selection of stickers, colored pens, tape, ribbon, and an array of card stock.
Look, Big Ben. A selfie taken with a stoic guard. Parliament. A group photo on the train to Paris taken by a gracious porter. Statue of Napoleon. Lorraine, amidst a flurry of cherry blossoms in the Jardin du Luxembourg. Some monkeys in Granada. Edward alone in the middle of Las Ramblas. Here, a photo of Lorraine and Edward in front of the Eiffel Tower. She is pretending to take a bite out of a baguette. Edward doesn't smile in photos. But he was happy. He doesn't really smile much ever, in fact, photo or no.
A run of the glue stick over the back of the photo and onto the page it goes. He presses puffy stickers of bread products into the page. With his teeth he removes the cap of a gel pen. In fine cursive he writes Ooh La La.
Edward enjoys scrapbooking. It allows for contemplation of the activities in which he partakes. It's almost like having the experience a second time. As he lays down more puffy brioches, he can smell the boulangeries – the yeast, the flour, the early morning pungency of the Seine. Bread is so much more romantic than flowers.
On their last day in Paris, Edward presented Lorraine with a cone of chouquettes, small puffs of airy bread coated in coarse sugar. As she ate, sugar pearls dotted the space between her upper lip and her nose. He motioned to her. You have a little something… She couldn't get it all and Edward leaned in to brush it away.
Despite the years of practice and despite his comfort and the comfort of others, when Edward Scissorhands slips and draws blood, it is always alarming. It is like he becomes a stranger all over again. Lorraine pressed her hand into her lip and ran off to the bathroom.
Edward's heart cleaved with the wound. After that, he sat in the back row of the bus, next to the tiny bathroom. The ladies all said hello when they came to relieve themselves, invited him to come up front, but Edward preferred to keep some distance after the accident.
After Paris, they moved on: Versailles, Normandy, Lyon. Into Italy: Milan, Rome. In a Venetian canal, after he watched Lorraine board a gondola by herself, he stared into the water as his reflection grew murky and the ashy clouds overhead let loose a shout of thunder and explosive tears. Edward too was crying, but the rain covered it all up by the time he returned to the bus.
In his scrapbook, he uses teal tape to attach a ticket from the Doges' Palace. He places the tape at jaunty angles to express that he is lighthearted about that day in Venice when it rained.
In a beer hall in Munich, Edward spilled an entire pitcher on himself and the librarian. He was not drunk, but he feigned a buzz and retreated to his hotel room. It was hours before the ladies returned. He could hear them in the next room shouting Proust over and over and over again. It was Lorraine that said enough already, you morons. It's prost, not Proust.
Edward has cut-outs of mini beer steins, which do not have a sticky back, so he has to use glue to stick them onto the next page of his book. This is the delicate work of a scrapbooker; some of the details are so small, so miniscule, that even the finest fingers struggle with placement.
Edward stands. "Just need a break," he says. After sitting for so long and concentrating on such meticulous work, he needs to stretch. The ladies keep their eyes down: snipping, pasting, flipping through photos.
Edward steps off the porch. Kicking up auburn fall leaves, he watches as they settle back into piles. Luxury cars pass by far too fast; too close to the sidewalk, tires slap into the divots where dirty puddles collect. Edward is careful to step aside when cars draw near. But a Hummer, too wide for the road anyway, sends up a deluge of water. Soaked, Edward curses the driver, shakes out his sleeves, and turns around. He had walked only two blocks, but the tiny heads of the craft circle look impossibly far away.
The women are not gossiping in his absence. They bob and nod their heads to the cadence of their artwork. Only Edward's seat is empty. And, he notices, Lorraine's. Back through the dead leaf corridor, Edward ascends the rickety stairs. His hair, already lank and weepy is dripping. His slip-on black and white check sneakers, bought at the insistence of the teenager in the town's only shoe store, saturated. His feet squeak on the deck. He can't risk getting his memorabilia wet. It'd ruin the whole book. The whole story.
But then a towel around his shoulders. A monogram indecipherable in its script brushes his cheek. Lorraine begins to rub the towel against his shoulder blades.
"That jerk," she whispers into his ear. "He lives over on Georgica. Anyway, can't send you home like that. Come on in. We'll get you into something dry."
Edward Scissorhands never gets further than Munich. Never returns to his teeny tiny beer steins. The scrapbook ends there.
Jennifer Fliss is a Seattle-based fiction and essay writer. Her work has appeared in PANK, Fiction Southeast, The Rumpus, Narratively, Pacifica Literary Review, Necessary Fiction, Hippocampus, and elsewhere. She can be found on Twitter at @Writesforlife or via her website, www.jenniferflisscreative.com
Lead image: "Paris 7-05" (via Flickr user raelb)
Published February 27, 2017 By S. JordanTagged Edward Scissorhands Takes Up Scrapbooking, Flash Fiction, Jennifer Fliss
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I think it's been quite a while since I posted an aerial view of the area in Taipei where the compounds used to be.
This view came from Google Earth and I added stick-pins to show where the compounds were, as well as the Linkou Club Annex (during 1973-74 anyway), the Club 63 and the Grand Hotel.
In the lower right, you'll see the end of the runway at the airport. Anyone who ever lived in the hostel became very familiar with the roar of jet aircraft coming in on final approach because they flew directly over those buildings.
I remember the roar of airplanes flying over. I was a kid when we lived in Taipei. My dad worked at DET.13 with the DOD. I remember coming out of the cafeteria and there would be a lowing flying plane and we'd stop and plug our ears.
Absolutely! When I think about living there, the first thing I remember is the roar of passenger jets coming in on final approach. It was absolutely deafening!
I was stationed at USTDC for 15 months (69-70) and worked in the communications center. This was early Information Technology days. Matter of fact, it was called "Communications" and/or "Data Processing". "IT" wasn't evented yet. Then it was telegypes going through cryptology gear and from there either over the air or landline. The USTDC Cincpac Radio's callsign was "Print ShoP. Vice Admiral Chew was in charge while I was there. Upon making E4 Communication Yeoman Third Class, I and several buddies moved into a four-bedroom house in the outskirts. We were young and we all had a great time. Let's see... some of the guys I was stationed with were "Lt. Spellshouse, E4 Steve Homa, Tim Rosenbaum amoung others. American currancy was golden and I think the exchange rate was $5.00 US to $250.00 New Taiwan. We all had motor cycles. Fav hangout was the "63 Club". On our days off we would ride over Grass Mountan and snokel in a little bay. Great diving! Wish I could have explored more. Wish I could have stayed there longer. Instead, the Navy sent me to NavComSta Adak, Alasaka. From Heaven to Hell.


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Futbolistes de València
Futbolistes del València CF Mestalla
Naixements del 1987
Futbolistes de la UD Las Palmas B
Futbolistes de la UD Las Palmas
Futbolistes del Deportivo Alavés
Futbolistes del CD Toledo
Futbolistes del CP Ejido
Futbolistes del Real Unión
Futbolistes de l'Huracà València CF
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"Sense8" Posts Delicious Behind-The-Scenes Set Photos From Season 2
Plus: When can fans expect the new season to drop?
May 3, 2016 / 5:07 PM
Big news for Sense8 fans: Producer Lana Wachowski has posted several set photos on tumblr from shooting Season 2, and new details have emerged about exactly when (and how) the new season is coming to us.
"It was while shooting the Big Cluster Birthday Bash, we wished there was a way for our fans to experience what we experience while making this show," wrote Wachowski, who created, writes and produces the show with sister Lilly and writer J. Michael Straczynski.
"The joy, the jet lag, the lunacy, the intimacy, the fierce commitment and the LOVE we all have for this project and each other."
"And as Netflix does, they made our wish come true," she added. "Welcome to the making of #S8S2! #Road2Sense8."
Last week, Sense8 star Jamie Clayton tipped off fans that Episode One of the new season would drop on Christmas Day—but, bucking Netflix's usual M.O.—the rest of the season will drop all at once next year.
"Ep1 at Christmas!" she tweeted "The rest… 2017!"
Another change from last season: British actor Aml Ameen, who played Capheus (a.k.a. "Van Damme"), has left the show and will be replaced by newcomer Toby Onwumere.
It's not exactly clear why Ameen quit, but Deadline reports there was some conflict between him and Wachowski "that flared up at the Season 2 table read in Berlin and worsened as filming progressed in India."
Whether the scenes Ameen already filmed will be reshot remains to be seen.
While the sensates were mostly isolated from each other in Season One—encountering each other only on a psychic plane—they are expected to get together in Season 2, with the numerous location shots leading the release date being pushed from June to the end of the year.
Well, it'll certainly make a nice Christmas present.

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Encyclops caerulea är en skalbaggsart som först beskrevs av Thomas Say 1827.  Encyclops caerulea ingår i släktet Encyclops och familjen långhorningar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Långhorningar
caerulea


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Empathy in Language, Literature, and Society
Reykjavik, April 4-6, 2014
Registration & Practical Information
We are delighted to announce that the conference Empathy in Language, Literature, and Society will be held at the University of Iceland, April 4–6, 2014.
The conference venues are Neskirkja at Hagatorg (attached to the church), on Friday, April 4 (Neskirkja) and Árnagarður 201 , on Saturday, April 5, and Sunday, April 6 (Árnagarður). Both venues are indicated on this map of the University campus.
The keynote speakers are Dirk Geeraerts (University of Leuven) and Suzanne Keen (Washington and Lee University).
The goal of the conference is to shed light on various unexplored and contested aspects of empathy. Although the word 'empathy' found its way into the field of psychology just over one hundred years ago, philosophers and artists have focused on emotions related to this term for centuries. The vitality of research into this phenomenon during the past 15 years is mirrored by its increasing prominence in public discourse in the media and society. This is clearly manifested, for example, by discussion of empathy as it relates to people's reactions towards climate change.
The writings of neurologists, philosophers, psychologists and others on the relationship between empathy and mirror neurons call for a new approach to the question of how language and literature evoke empathy. Literary scholars and psychologists have worked together and put considerable effort into empathy research, but linguists have played only a minor role in that enterprise. Collaboration of researchers in these areas is important, however, if we are to understand how language, narrative, social structure, and culture may interact with one another, either to evoke empathy or suppress it.
The conference will be held under the auspices of "Empathy – Language, Literature and Society," a new cross-disciplinary research project at the University of Iceland. The theme of the conference is empathy in language, literature and society, including the following topics:
Empathy and formal aspects of language with regard to empathy and bodily perception.
Manifestations of empathy in older texts and older cultures.
Empathy in fiction and non-fiction.
Narrative structures evoking/suppressing empathy.
Contemporary cultural impact on empathy in literature.
Individual manifestations of empathy, its relations to other personality characteristics and consequences for social- and political attitudes.


I've been absent from this blog for a while because we've been moving house. The move is now complete and broadband installed in the new house so I'm back online and ready to continue blogging. Today, upgrading OpenSolaris.
My storage server, the ML110 G5 has been running OpenSolaris 2008.11. With the release of OpenSolaris 2009.06, I wanted to upgrade and wondered if I should have left a spare slice of disk so I could perform a live upgrade. With the rest of the network dependent on this server for services (DNS, iSCSI LUNs, file and print serving), a failed upgrade didn't appeal.
Step two: Run the Package Manager and select "Update All".
Wait while the new package requirements are evaluated, downloaded and installed.
Although I'm not an expert in IPS, the OpenSolaris packaging system, my understanding is that the previous version of the operating system is still on the system in the form of a ZFS snapshot, so if I have any problems, I should be able to rollback without too many problems.
Compared with upgrading other operating systems, OpenSolaris has been an absolute dream. Highly recommended.


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require 'spec_helper'

describe Arachni::Platform::Fingerprinters::Linux do
    include_examples 'fingerprinter'

    context 'when there is an Server header' do
        described_class::IDs.each do |id|
            context "and it contains #{id}" do
                it 'identifies it as Linux' do
                    page = Arachni::Page.new(
                        url:     'http://stuff.com/blah',
                        response_headers: { 'Server' => "Apache/2.2.21 (#{id})" }
                    )
                    platforms_for( page ).should include :linux
                end
            end
        end
    end

    context 'when there is a X-Powered-By header' do
        described_class::IDs.each do |id|
            context "and it contains #{id}" do
                it 'identifies it as Linux' do
                    page = Arachni::Page.new(
                        url:     'http://stuff.com/blah',
                        response_headers: { 'X-Powered-By' => "Apache/2.2.21 (#{id})" }
                    )
                    platforms_for( page ).should include :linux
                end
            end
        end
    end

end

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Buddy Ryan, the former coach of the Philadelphia Eagles and defensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears, has passed away at 82 according to his agent James Solano.
Sad day continues: Former NFL head coach and defensive coordinator Buddy Ryan died Tuesday, according to his agent James Solano. He was 82.
The apples didn't fall too far from the tree as Ryan's two sons, Rex and Rob, have coached in the NFL for several years and have reunited in to coach together in Buffalo for the upcoming season.


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Q: Pyparsing - parse a subgrammar from a parse action I have a file that consists of a list of "statements", each of which contains a variable length comma-separated list of "columns", where the end of a statement is denoted by a semicolon:
head(
    col1,
    col2
);
head2(
    col1,
    col2,
    col3
);

I have a working grammar for the complete file, but if there is a syntax error in one of the columns the error message is not very informative - it essentially says the whole statement is bad at the opening paren.
So I'd like to parse each column individually so that errors in that column can be reported more informatively.  The following will parse the whole file (two statements) and print each statement and the column list from parse actions:
from pyparsing import Group, Literal, ParseException
from pyparsing import SkipTo, Suppress, commaSeparatedList
from pyparsing import Word, ZeroOrMore, alphas, alphanums

def parse_stmt(strng, loc, toks):
    print("++",toks,"++",loc,"++")

def parse_col(strng, loc, toks):
    # cols = commaSeparatedList(toks)
    print("==",toks,"===",loc,"==")

specs = '$_-'
name = Word(alphas+specs, alphanums+specs)
term = Literal(')') + Literal(';')
init = name
statement = Group(init.setParseAction(parse_stmt) + Suppress(Literal('(')) + \
            SkipTo(term).setParseAction(parse_col) + Suppress(term))
script = ZeroOrMore(statement)

ss = '\
abc(d 45, e, f g h); \
s2("much" "stuff", 34 48); \
'

print(ss)
try:
    print(script.parseString(ss))
except ParseException as err:
    print(" "*(err.column-1) + "^")
    print(err)

Resulting in:
abc(d 45, e, f g h); s2("much" "stuff", 34 48);
++ ['abc'] ++ 0 ++
== ['d 45, e, f g h'] === 4 ==
++ ['s2'] ++ 21 ++
== ['"much" "stuff", 34 48'] === 24 ==
[['abc', 'd 45, e, f g h'], ['s2', '"much" "stuff", 34 48']]

But as soon as I try to parse the column list by uncommenting cols = commaSeparatedList(toks) everything blows up:
abc(d 45, e, f g h); s2("much" "stuff", 34 48);
++ ['abc'] ++ 0 ++
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "pt.py", line 27, in <module>
    print(script.parseString(ss))
  File "pyparsing.py", line 1115, in parseString
    loc, tokens = self._parse( instring, 0 )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 989, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 2732, in parseImpl
    loc, tokens = self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 989, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 2624, in parseImpl
    return self.expr._parse( instring, loc, doActions, callPreParse=False )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 989, in _parseNoCache
    loc,tokens = self.parseImpl( instring, preloc, doActions )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 2378, in parseImpl
    loc, exprtokens = e._parse( instring, loc, doActions )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 1015, in _parseNoCache
    tokens = fn( instring, tokensStart, retTokens )
  File "pyparsing.py", line 779, in wrapper
    ret = func(*args[limit[0]:])
TypeError: parse_col() missing 3 required positional arguments: 'strng', 'loc', and 'toks'

My problem does not involve multi-threading or recursion, but it does seem to indicate an issue with reentrant calls to pyparsing, perhaps related to context in pyparsing parse actions besides globals.
Is there an easy way to call pyparsing routines from an action, one that is simpler than the answer to that question?

A: Changing
cols = commaSeparatedList(toks)

to
cols = commaSeparatedList.parseString(toks[0])

nearly seems to fix it, at least for the data example you give. However "much" "stuff" seems to break the csl parser, probably because it expects a comma after the closing " of "much".

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Ken Fletcher Park is Brisbane's newest park. It is located in Tennyson, next to the Queensland Tennis Centre. These photos were taken early in the morning when there were no kids around. Later in the day, the park is very popular and I imagine will become a favourite place for parents to hold children's birthday parties.
This entry was posted in Out & about and tagged Brisbane, Children, Family, Playground on 9 January 2013 by Rex.


Cullercoats Boys 16s' second team were unlucky not to come away with a draw in last weekend's match with Alnwick firsts.
Dom Gunning played well but lost a close three set game at No.1 singles. He then teamed up with Jonny Jordan to take the No.1 doubles emphatically 4-2, 4-2.
Jordan's much improved serve was applied well in his No.2 singles during a convincing straight sets debut win.
Peter Black and Cameron Daniel played well but could not win the vital rubber that would ensure a draw with Cullercoats eventually going down 4-2.
Cullercoats Girls 16s also performed well but gave away many years in age to a strong Durham Archery team.
Emma Charlton recorded a fine win at No.1 singles over a higher rated player, 4-1, 5-3.
Rachel Foreman and Lydia Clark were both unlucky to lose third set tie-breaks, as were Clark and Steph Black in the No.2 doubles in an overall 5-1 defeat.


Magdelana Ruiz talks about her son Michael, 18, who was committed suicide near the domes on June 13.
Magdelana Ruiz's voice sounded strained and exhausted with grief.
She talked about her late son Michael Joel Ruiz, 18, and his love of basketball and music. Michael wrote poetry and started a biographical book on his life, which included stories of his struggles and pain. The first chapter was written when he was just 16.
Sadly, there won't be any future chapters after Michael died by suicide in June, a few months shy of turning 19.
A former Wauwatosa alderman said he was the one who alerted authorities after finding Michael's body June 13 near the Domes in Milwaukee while he was on a bike ride.
Michael's mother said her son had been pulled from the same bridge twice by the Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Fire Department and the Mobile Urgent Treatment Team. This time, he was not as fortunate.
Since the age of 6, Michael was in Reach, a program within Wraparound Milwaukee, that provides coordinated community-based supports and services to families of youth with complex emotional, behavioral and mental-health needs.
When he turned 18, Michael wanted to try to get better on his own and asked his mom to help him find a therapist who prescribed medicine.
Despite how his life ended, the young man lived a life of helping out friends with their own problems.
"Even though he was struggling, he would give people the shirt off his back," said Magdelana.
The former alderman, Bobby Pantuso, said he ran across the scene while he and his wife were out for an early-morning bike ride.
Magdelana is grateful for the Pantuso couple. She discovered they were the ones who found her son's body from a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel article about the incident. Magdelana reached out via social media to Pantuso and they recently had coffee together.
Pantuso attended Michael's funeral on June 22, He described it as a eulogy driven by people telling stories and reflecting. Pantuso wanted to learn more and put a life with the body he found.
"I heard about who he was and who he could have been," Pantuso said.
He learned how people went to Michael with their problems because he was a listener and talked friends through their troubles. He said one woman spoke about going through a crisis pregnancy and how Michael told her she could handle this and would get through it. It meant a lot to the friend.
"It is a tragedy how young he was, how very little life had gone by and he was just getting started as an adult," Pantuso said.
Pantuso felt a connection to the young man, as both loved music. Some of Michael's poetry and rap songs were played at the funeral.
"I think about the life not lived and, when someone dies, the talent dies with them. It is sad to hear," Pantuso said.
Dr. Munther Barakat, psychologist at Aurora Psychiatric Hospital, said suicide is the second leading cause of death for adolescents and young adults in the United States.
He also warned people to pay attention to social media and take posts seriously. Many times, social media users brush off a friend's post as if they are looking for attention. Barakat said it takes away the responsibility of acting and minimizes the message. He encourages social media users to take action even if the person is not suicidal; there is something else going on that needs attention.
increased risky behavior such as drug and alcohol use.
The biggest indicator is past suicidal thoughts and past attempts.
Some patients who take medicine for mental illness may feel as though they are better and stop taking medicine. Barakat said this can lead to higher risk of suicidal thoughts as there is an increase in impulsiveness.
Mental illness can also manifest itself in physical conditions, such as headaches and stomach issues.
"We try out best to educate the public so people have more of an idea how physical and mental illness are connected," he said.
Suicide has made headlines recently. Besides Michael, Kate Spade, an American fashion designer and businesswoman, died by suicide on June 5, and Anthony Bourdain, a gifted chef, storyteller and writer, died by suicide just three days later. Spade and Bourdain also dealt with mental-health issues.
Pantuso said people look at Bourdain or Robin Williams and see happy people living their best lives. No one ever realized these seemingly content and wealthy men had so much going on in their heads.
There was a 9.85 percent increase in suicides in the United States in the four months after the death of actor Robin Williams in 2014; compared to what would be expected for that time period, according to a study published in the journal PLOS ONE.
Barakat said when high-profile cases are in the spotlight people want to pay more attention to suicide prevention.
The biggest thing is increased education and taking out the stigma of mental illness, Barakat said.
Pantuso, who was on the Wauwatosa board of health for eight years, agreed with Barakat. Pantuso said it is hard to get help to the people who need it. He spoke with someone who was having trouble with insurance. The person was only allowed three mental health visits before having to pay out of pocket.
"You can't solve all your problems in three visits. If you could, you didn't need to see a psychiatrist for it," Pantuso said.
Pantuso hopes for more funding and to change people's minds about mental illness. He said taxpayers will want to fund what is in front of them, not what is hidden in the dark not getting attention.
Barakat said mental illness doesn't get the same acknowledgment as a physical illness because it can't be seen. There is also a false assumption that mental illness is something a person can control.
Pantuso added when people explain they are depressed, they are told to cheer up or snap out of it. Pantuso said that with true depression there are things to work out.
After her son's body was found, Magdelana read comments on social media about him. People were speculating Michael was homeless and or a heroin addict. She also read about people asking where his family was. As a grieving mother, it twisted the knife of tragedy further into her broken heart.
"He wasn't a bum; his family has been here all along," Magdelana said.
Michael died with his library card and a future medical appointment card on him.
She said Michael and his family were trying to get him help through Reach and a number of hospitalizations.
Her advice to other parents who have children with a mental illness is to pray and forgive yourself for past mistakes.
Then Magdelana's voice grew soft.
"When you know better," she said, "you can do better."
Let the person know you care, that he/she is not alone.
Let the person talk about sadness and anger.
Be sympathetic, non-judgmental, patient and accepting.
Reassure the person that help is available and that the suicidal feelings are temporary. Let the person know his or her life is important to you.
Take the person seriously if the person says they don't want to live anymore. Ask if they are having thoughts of suicide.
Don't say "you will hurt your loved one" or "cheer up, it could be worse."
Don't say "get over it" or "it is your depression/anxiety talking"
Don't lecture a person or say how they are feeling is wrong.
Never promise secrecy. You may need to speak with a mental health professional on their behalf to keep your friend safe.
If someone tells you either in person, social media, texts that they are going to kill themselves, call 911 right away.


Living Area 2955 Sq. ft.
Great layout and floorplan with open living room/dining area, den with wet bar, and kitchen opening to backyard. 3 bedrooms + 2 baths upstairs + 4 bedroom + bath downstairs. Large rooms throughout. Gracious 2-story guest house permitted as a "rec room." Attached direct access garage, a/c, beautiful Spanish tiles in bathrooms and kitchen. Needs updating to make it your dream home.


Di'ja, I honestly didn't know who she was at first. She looks different from the Dorobucci video but isn't she gorgeous?
Christine and Monique, these two ladies made my night.
The Operations Manager of Pandora, I didn't tell her but I love her head-wrap.
With Ronke, I wish you could see her outfit from head-to-toe cause she nailed it especially with the trousers.
The highlight of the event, met bloggers Portia and Grace finally!
Hey guys, remember those days when I used to post consistently on Sundays? Well I miss them don't you?
Anyways, This past Saturday I was privileged to attend my first event as a blogger which took place at the Pandora store in Ceddi Plaza, Abuja Nigeria. This was also my first time at the mall and let me tell you I was both excited and nervous. For those of you who have never heard of this brand, Pandora is a top selling jewelry brand worldwide. All their items are hand-crafted and made solely of gold, silver and the finest stones. In the past I always walked past this store as it screamed luxury and for those of us on a student budget you know what that implies but we will get there some day (goals). That is why I'm thankful for this opportunity as it gave me a chance to get to know more about this brand.
While I find the items to be quite pricey, it is quality after all. I love the branding and concept of this jewelry store "Unforgettable moments. What they do is that they attach each charm on a bracelet to a memory, whimsical right? Their earrings were my favourite part of the collection as I'm not really into necklaces or bracelets. I met some great people and I look forward to more events like this.
Stay tuned for the outfit post and a funny story!
Have you ever shopped at Pandora before? If so what was your experience like?
More reason to spend really, especially for the guys. I speak from experience. I've been to one before at Westfield, but I didn't go of my own free will I dare say.
@Blogoratti, I didn't think of it this way, Aya for you but not for the lady Lol.
Cant wait for the day i meet other bloggers, especially you, cassie, buiti, dee mako. Seems like you had fun lol.
Such gorgeous look and amazing photos!! I really love Pandora!!
Qué evento tan ideal guapa!
Tu look divino como siempre, eres fabulosa.
Geniales las fotos, muy bien documentado todo.
Pandora suits them, most of the items are awe-inspiring. I like what you wore to the event, especially the color.
I also wouldn't know Di'ja if you hadn't mentioned Dorobucci, she looks so different from the video.
Beautiful. Everything looks so pretty.
Must have been so much fun you guys had..haven't been to any Pandora outlet,would like to but there's none over here in the east. Nice outfit too.
Looking forward to the funny story. Couldn't see the complete outfit but I can already tell I'm going to like it. Congrats on your first event.
Beautiful pictures, blogger and brand events are always fun.
Nice pieces at the event I must say! I hope you had fun!


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Climate change is impacting so much around us: heat, flooding, health, wildlife, housing, and more. WUSF, in collaboration with the Florida Climate Reporting Network, is bringing you stories on how climate change is affecting you.
Study Recommends How Tampa Should Address Sea Level Rise
WUSF Public Media - WUSF 89.7 | By Steve Newborn
Published May 13, 2021 at 5:29 AM EDT
Water surrounds downtown Tampa on three sides.
City officials will have to take a look at the social, legal and economic impacts of some of their recommendations.
A $75,000 study to look at how sea level rise will affect the city of Tampa is on its way to the city council.
Planners wrapped up the study during a final presentation Wednesday night.
Their recommendations include building seawalls and raising water and sewer lines in floodplains. In other areas, creating natural buffer zones would work better than pouring more concrete. And development densities should be reduced in low-lying areas, while being raised on higher ground.
Brian Cook is with the Florida Center for Community Design and Research at the University of South Florida. He says you have to know what the community's goals and needs are before you start spending a lot of money.
"Those decisions should be made, and the sooner the better, about which way is a community going to go into the future," Cook said. "Are they going to put up and protect and try to stand their ground in the face of challenges, or are there going to be other strategies involved?"
Sea level rise predictions
Randy Goers is Tampa's planning director. He says they're taking the long view.
"So it's really trying to look at what is the city like 100 years from now and how can we plan for that in terms of encouraging more development to go in areas that won't be affected by sea level rise," he said.
Goers says city officials will have to take a look at the social, legal and economic impacts of some of their recommendations.
"In our minds, it makes sense when you're talking about a handful of properties," he said, "but when you start looking at large-scale parts of the city that might be affected, it becomes a big challenge. And what is the actual implementation in the end game?"
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My mind is an endlessly churning font of crackpot schemes, and this morning's neural randomness involved taxes. As I was standing at the bus stop chatting with one of the moms, we were both lamenting the impressively sorry physical condition of our schools. I live in Fairfax County, one of the richest counties in the United States. Our school system is arguably one of the best in the nation.
But at nearly every school in Fairfax, kids are relegated to aging "mobile classrooms," which spring up like trailer parks around the periphery of most of our schools. My little guy has been in a trailer two years running, one whose decor is essentially that of a 1970s basement. He's cool with it, unless it's pouring rain, in which case the kids get wet when they go to gym, or to lunch any time they need to use the bathrooms. For that, you need the main building. There just aren't the funds to build permanent facilities that meet the needs of the kids. The mom lamented that she'd be happy to have her taxes go to something like that.
Here's what I found myself wondering. Congress is notoriously, wretchedly, heinously bad at budgeting. They couldn't balance a budget if you held a gun to their heads. They fail, year after year. What if...what if...citizens did the budgeting? By that, I don't mean we sit down and go through item by item. Instead, near the end of working through your 1040 in TurboTax 2016, you'd have a section in which every major Federal department listed. Education. Energy. Environment. Defense. Homeland Security. Transportation. Then, you'd allocate your taxes across those departments based on your priorities. Want better schools? Ramp up that percentage. Want to spend billions on the Joint Strike Fighter? No? Ratchet that bad boy down.
The budget would, well, it would directly reflect the preferences of the people. If it gets funded, well, then it gets funded. If not, well, so it goes. That could work at a state level, too, I suppose. It would link paying taxes to a new empowerment as citizens. If something doesn't manifestly contribute to the good, well, we're unlikely to pay for it. At a bare minimum, it would be interesting to see what that budget would look like.
Ah well. Yet another one of those ideas that will have to bear fruit in an alternate universe, I suppose.


KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Western Michigan University donors pushed the 2017 campus United Way campaign past its goal at the beginning of December, with a total of $200,915.56 pledged so far. Thirty-four percent of employees, or 953, have returned their forms, as well as just over 11 percent or 179 retirees.
Pledge cards will continue to be collected and should be sent directly to: WMU United Way Campaign, Office of the President, Western Michigan University, 1903 W Michigan Ave, Kalamazoo MI 49008-5202.
Increase the number of economically stable households.
Improve family and infant health and reduce racial and economic disparities.
Provide a safety net to help individuals and families access basic necessities in times of need.


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'Halo Infinite' Players Are Boycotting In-Game Purchases
'Halo Infinite' Players Are Boycotting In-Game Purchases
Halo Infinite gamers call the in-game shop's prices a "blatant smack in their faces" because many customization components can only be purchased if you spend.
The multiplayer mode was released on the series' 20th anniversary. It is free to download and play. This allows new cadets as well as veteran Spartans to dive back into Halo once again. Although it took a while to get this mode, given the many delays and problems encountered during its development, now we can all enjoy the wholesome gaming experience brought about by our shared passion for the hobby.
Psych! I did get you for a second there, wasn't I? Players aren't happy with Halo Infiniteingame shop. They are unhappy about the price of custom content that allows you to personalize your character. After the season one goodies were compiled, one player decided to figure out how much it would cost to buy every item.
We interviewed Jeff Steitzer, the legendary voice of every Halo announcer, about his support for marginalized people and what the industry can do to help them.
It's PS775. This is equivalent to purchasing a new TV on Black Friday. This is going to be difficult for some — Halo infinite objects d'art or a new TV. I'll let you think it over.
It's not that these players aren't entitled to a point. Matches are not a way to earn in-game currency. You must pay cash for custom components such as new weapon effects or armour colours. A section of the community has urged others to boycott the in-game shop.
GoobyOfPls, a Reddit user on the game's subreddit, stated that these prices are "utterly ridiculous" and a blatant insult to those who were promised all event armour pieces/sets would come free. I've already played with someone who had the $20 armour and $15 swords. It was so disappointing to see," added another participant.
It is not yet known if 343 Industries will adjust the HaloInfinite's prices. These free-to-play titles rely on microtransactions for future content updates. However, nobody likes feeling cheated. The developer stated that Infinite's multiplayer game mode won't be a "grind machine that burns everybody out," and these customization elements aren't meant to "weaponize FOMO amongst players."
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Were those articles on the (e.g) codeproject the reason of their decline in downloads?
Submitted by ddiego on Wed, 2006-04-26 18:16.
but where did the rest of the difference from 4,470-2,386=2,084 go in April from U++?
vcf (downloads) declined despite forums and articles.
vcf articles had "short lived" small impact and didn't help to restore downloads peak.
Anyway, please note that one of valid points in the first of forum posts the guy mentioned that he goes for "toolkit actively developed". While I think this forum is quite active, it is unfortunately a little bit "hidden" (and I am now not speaking about "great www unificaction", just about the fact that people come here when they already know about U++).
What would be nice, and rbmatt already mentioned it, we need some sort of "news" propagated where fits (read: "where accepted"). It always makes me jealous if I see the least important advancements of Haiku or SkyOS or Syllable, interesting but irrelevant hobbyist OSes, widely trumpeted all over the web.
We can win the quality (we will!), but it will completely useless victory as long as 99% of C++ community is completely unaware about U++ (YOU have found us one year ago - by that time, U++ was around for 2 years. And you are interested in trying new things....).


S8 NETWORK > Social Casual and Social Arcade > Pet Shop Story > Pet Shop Story | Discussions > How to gift love letters?
View Full Version : How to gift love letters?
I have been trying to find how to gift love letters, it's part of one of the goals. Any suggestions or is anyone else having this issue?
Apparently there's a bug at the moment, you can't send them, being looked at.
I tried but fail also, is it becuase i already sent seed to all nbrs?
Or anyone recieved thisblove letter?


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Golf: Tournament provides scholarships, keeps Gobble's memory alive
Published 12:00 am Sunday, October 25, 2020
By Mike London
Doug Gobble, seen in his East Rowan playing days, was just 19 when he was killed in an accident at home in 1984. (submitted photo)
mike.london@salisburypost.com
CHINA GROVE – It was December 1981, and East Rowan senior Doug Gobble had himself quite a week on the basketball court.
No 3-point line was marked on the floor yet, but he was a splendid outside shooter and he nailed the shot in the final seconds that sent the Mustangs' game in Wadesboro to overtime.
A few days later he swished the shot from deep in the corner with nine seconds left that lifted the Mustangs to a road victory against the talented A.L. Brown squad that would edge East and Wadesboro's Bowman High for the South Piedmont Conference title.
Gobble, a Granite Quarry youngster who was 17 then, had everything going for him. Athletic, smart and personable, he was the All-American boy.
He was first team All-Rowan County twice as one of the leaders of strong East teams and All-SPC as a senior when he averaged 11.4 points per game. His release was quick and his aim was true. He could get hot from outside in a hurry. There was a game against Northwest Cabarrus when he had to sit with foul trouble most of the first half, but he scored 16 of his 20 points in the second half.
Charles Schoderbek, East's head coach then, said Gobble was the best shooter he'd ever coached, but he was too unselfish. Schoderbek had to remind him daily to shoot more.
In baseball, Gobble was a third baseman, Not bad with the bat, outstanding with the glove.
Even opponents liked Gobble. He was good with people and had friends all over the county through church, basketball and baseball. He had a gift for making everyone he came in contact with feel special, and he surrounded himself with great friends.
"If you knew Doug, you liked him," Jay Hill said. "He was a really good athlete, but he was more than that. He was a super guy."
In January 1984, Gobble was gone at 19. Killed in an accident. The youngest of four siblings, he was a sophomore at UNC Charlotte.
Assistant basketball coach Rick Roseman talked about how Gobble had impacted as many people in his 19 years as most people did in a long life.
Plans were put in place to keep his memory alive through a Doug Gobble Memorial Scholarship. That scholarship would go to an East Rowan baseball or basketball player.
Gobble's broken-hearted family made the short trips to East to hand out the scholarship the first few years, but it was hard for them.
In 1989, Curt Thomas, one of Gobble's best friends, got the Doug Gobble Memorial Golf Tournament, started. The tournament became the primary fundraiser to keep the scholarships flowing.
Thomas and family members such as Michael Gobble, Ron Gobble, Karen Gobble Leonard and Richard Leonard remember the first tournament attracting 30 golfers.
There have been ups and downs over the years, but the tournament always survived and usually thrived. There was always a scholarship — or scholarships — at the end of the school year for boys and girls headed to higher education.
Students fill out applications through the guidance counselors, and Thomas and Hill help evaluate the most deserving students. It's generally been East students who receive the scholarships, although Carson's Jordanna Clark, headed to UNC as a journalism student, was an exception to that rule a few years ago.
"There were some down times for the tournament, I believe we were down to seven groups one year, but even in those down times, there were always donations and sponsors, and classmates ready to jump in to help," Thomas said. "So many people knew Doug and remembered him and wanted to help. The tournament always has been a very good thing."
The tournament got a boost about a decade ago when Jay Hill, a golf professional, moved back to the area. Hill had known Gobble and Thomas well when they were youngsters, but Hill's family had moved away when he was an eight-grader. He had stayed friends with Gobble because Gobble tended to make friends that lasted.
"When I moved back to Rowan County, the Doug Gobble Memorial Tournament gave me a chance to reconnect with Curt Thomas and with so many other great people and great friends," Hill said. " I've got some contacts from my time in golf that have helped some. The tournament has been a lot of fun, and it's been a great way to keep Doug's memory alive."
The golfers who annually play in the tournament have become close to the Gobble family over the years. Many served as pall bearers when Gobble's mother, Evelyn, passed away in 2018.
On Oct. 17, Warrior Golf Club was host for this year's tournament, which featured four-player teams and a Captain's Choice format.
The standard fundraisers — tee busters and mulligans — attracted some dollars. There also was a half-and-half drawing and prizes for closest to the pin on the par 3s and more prizes for the top placers.
"More sponsors meant more prizes, and Brian Lee, Andrew Beaver, all the guys at the Warrior did a tremendous job of promoting this tournament," Hill said.
Hill and Thomas agreed it was the biggest and best Doug Gobble Memorial Tournament there's ever been.
The highlight for both of them, as always, was always reconnecting with Gobble's siblings.
There's also a youngster to help carry on Doug's name. Michelle Leonard Monk, the former Salisbury High tennis star who is the daughter of Richard and Karen Gobble Leonard, has a boy named Liam Douglas Monk. He was at the tournament.
By Hill's count, 119 golfers competed at Warrior. Thirty-four groups signed up, so even more than 119 made a donation or a contribution.
"By far the biggest event since I've been a part of it," Hill said. " A lot of the thanks goes to the good Lord for giving us a great day for golf."
Players came from well outside Rowan and Cabarrus. They came from Greensboro, Winston-Salem and Clover, S.C.
Thomas said $4,000 was raised, more than double the proceeds in a standard year.
It will go toward $500 scholarships. More young people will get help for college because people still remember Doug Gobble.
Not just for those long jump shots, but because he made them feel special.
"This golf tournament and these scholarships, this is a wonderful thing," Hill said.
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95th - Now on Sale!
Includes 60 full color card stock counters to get you gaming ASAP.
Here's the first in a series of Bat Reps set in a Campaign in the Peninsula War 1808 for 95th - Adventuring in the Napoleonic Wars.
Summer 1808 and the 95th has just landed in Portugal with Sir Arthur Wellesley. Food, powder and shot is available and orders are given to move out. Sgt. William Pinkerton as been charged with leading four riflemen on a patrol in the early morning. Billy thinks it may be a good idea to forage for some food while they're out there.
The Campaign year in 95th is broken down into three seasons - spring, summer, and fall. Since the British arrived in Portugal in August of 1808 I start with the summer season. The Campaign Season follows a specific turn sequence. Note that you could use this for other rules, not just THW stuff.
First thing is checking for Food. Simple, I roll 1d6 on the Regular Rations Table and score a 5. Looking on the British column of the table I see they have sufficient rations for the season. If I were playing Deserters or Guerrillas I would have to Forage for Food. This is required for them, but an option for Regular Armies.
Next is Supplies, but Regular Armies always have adequate powder and shot. Deserters and Guerrillas start the year with adequate supplies, but must Loot enemy figures or Pillage to get more. These can be stored and used one per season as needed. No Supplies, then it's melee only.
So I have Food and Supplies; time to go on a Mission. I could choose to Forage on my own, as much as I want during the season, but will only be assigned one Mission per season from High Command. I roll 2d6 and score a 10 - go figure, Forage. Forage is similar to a Patrol Mission so I figure I'll be patrolling, but looking out for Food as well.
Here's the 3 x 3 foot table I could be fighting on. But instead of setting up the terrain and digging out figures, I choose to use this as a map to track my movement and the Battle Board option with the counters provided in the rules for combat.
Billy and the riflemen spread out and make their way along a road. Suddenly Billy raises his hand and the men stop. Up ahead and within range they see four French Légère - Light Infantry. They look up at the same time, and size each other up. What to do?
"Fire!", Billy shouts and the riflemen respond. Crack, crack crack - the rifles open fire at the Frenchmen.
Down goes two Frenchmen, one never to rise while a third ducks back. The last soldier calmly raises his musket and returns fire.
"Steady men," Billy shouts. "Reload!" The ducking back Frenchman turns and runs away.
The last functioning French soldier thinks of charging, but being outnumbered, chooses to reload his musket.
As the 95th finish reloading the Frenchman sizes up the situation and decides that being outnumbered 5 to 1, it is best to leave. As the Frenchman leaves the 95th move forward and search the two downed soldiers. One is dead, the other Out of the Fight. They find 2 Food units and now have a prisoner. Billy decides it's best to leave now, ending the Mission.
After the Mission it's time to reap the rewards or suffer the consequences. First I forage for Food and find zero on the section we were in. But we did find 2 from the Frenchmen so the Mission was a success. That is worth 3 Increasing Rep d6.
I only track my Star as the other figures (Grunts) come and go as needed. Billy receives 1 Increasing Rep d6 for killing the French soldier and 1 for taking a prisoner. That's a total of 5 Increasing Rep d6. As this is Billy's first Mission he had zero Lifetime Rep d6. He now has 5. The more you have the better you do, rising in rank at certain numbers.
In addition, I use the 5 Increasing Rep d6 to see if Billy's Rep goes up. I roll all 5 and score a 1, 2, 2, 4 and 5. As none of them are higher than his current Rep, or a 6, his Rep remains the same. If Billy had ended the Mission with only Decreasing Rep d6 he would have rolled those. If one or more "1"s are scored, his Rep would drop by 1 level.
The system is set to reward success and punish failure.
Watch for more Bat Reps in the following days.
95th - The Napoleonic Wars - This time it's Personal.
Following up on the last post. 95th covers small fights in large actions. In the following picture, here's my 95th Rifles Star and four Grunts.
In reality there's more combatants in the units, all fighting their own battles, as the next picture shows.
And here's the "big picture" of the units made up of hundreds of individuals fighting their own fight. How my guys do, reflects how the whole unit does. So, if for example, I lose and retreat off the table - that means my whole unit retreated.
95th keeps the overall feel of larger battles, but abstracts it down to a personal level.
And then there's those small fights, made famous by Sharpe's Rifles. Watch for one in the next day or two.
I Want to Take an Eagle!
I don't want to move a unit of 12 or so figures into another unit and roll to see if I capture the Eagle when their unit runs away. I want the units to fight, but I want to lead my five or six men of that unit into melee with the five or six guys of their unit guarding that Eagle. I want us all to fight individually against an enemy and I want to take the Eagle myself.
I don't want to fight a "battle" with three or more units of many figures. There's lots of great rules out there for doing that.
I want personalized fights. I want to play more than one game and link them together. I want to make a Story, MY Story.
I want 95th - Adventuring in the Napoleonic Wars.
Playable with any minis, counters, or even paper and pencil.
Here's some of the artwork for the card stock counters included with the game.
Just waiting on three more.
Missions of Tomorrow - Coming next week!
Hers's our first supplement for Future Tales. Already have it the you're ready for Missions of Tomorrow. Don't have it? You can get it here.
Want to play Missions of Tomorrow as a stand alone? Download Chain Reaction/2d6 Sci-Fi Combat for free and you can with just a little bit of tweaking. Heck, you can even play it with other THW rules such as 5150 Urban Renewal and even All Things Zombie!
What!? How is that possible!?
Coming soon - 95th - Adventuring in the Napoleonic Wars.
We've updated the old 95th Chain Reaction Supplement and made it into a stand alone game using the latest game mechanics found in our new rules. We'll be including some simple card stock counters for your use, to get you into the game ASAP. Here are some samples.
Watch for detailed AARs in the days to follow.
Rumor has it that Craig will unlock all the Stretch Goals to those that pledge so they can be ordered after the Kickstarter ends. What does that mean to you? The tanks will be available and they are pretty sweet. So to recap, pledge your support of the project and you can get everything on the page before they go up in price.
Here's the 1st Bat Rep.
This is a Patrol Mission again. Sgt. Billy Pink leads his new Star Army squad onto section 7. Sections 4 and 6 have Possible Enemy Force markers deployed. Activation dice are rolled and Billy moves first.
Rolling 2d6 versus the Bug Campaign Morale of 5 gives me 1 Bug less than the total of my force (6 squaddies + the 4 man crew).
The firepower of the tank and the sqaud overwhelms the Bugs, one actually charging before it is killed.
Section cleared and time to activate the Bugs.
The 2nd PEF is resolved as nothing (boxcars on the PEF Resolution Table). The 3rd PEF is 10 Bugs. The Bugs lose on the Action Table and the Star Army open up.
It's a repeat performance, but this time one Bug make sit into melee and a squaddie goes down.
Will to Fights are passed and the Star Army activate. The Nailz 1A turns its turret and splatters the last Bug. Mission over.
5150: Bugs - Into the Tunnels Overview - What's inside?
Here's an overview of the rules. Get them here and check out the Kickstarter.
Here's a step by step AAR for 5150: Bugs - Into the Tunnels.
Billy Pink is a recurring Character in THW stories over a variety of genres.
"Cestus V. Ever heard anything about it?" Sooze asked. Motioning to the waiter for more drinks, she continued. "I heard it's pretty nice. About time we get a gravy deployment."
Billy Pink downed the shot and smiled, shaking his head. "Have we ever had a gravy deployment?"
5150: Bugs - Into the Tunnels has quick and easy Campaign rules. Let's get started.
1 - Choose the Time in the Campaign. Not concerned about the year (we use 2220 in the rules) just the month, because you get two Missions per month. I'm going to use February.
2 - Campaign Morale for both sides. that's an easy one. Looking at the Campaign Morale Table we see the Bugs are a 5 and Gaea Prime Star Army is a 4.
3 - Now to see who Controls the planet and who is Contesting it. Roll 1d6 for each side and add it to their Campaign Morale. Bug total is 9 (5 + 4) and the Star Army is 7 (4 +3). Bugs are invading Cestus V.
4 - First Campaign Mission is a Patrol. By the book the 1st Mission takes place at the Space Port.
5 - Set up the table into the normal 3 x 3 foot configuration. I choose to have Billy's Squad enter section 7, the left-hand side of the table edge.
6 - Possible Enemy Force markers are rolled for and appear in sections 2, 3 and 6.
That's it - five minutes and two dice rolls and we're good to go.
Activation Dice are rolled and a SA 2 and Bug 5 are rolled. Bugs win but cannot move as their Rep is 4. As the 3 is equal or less than Billy's Rep (5), the unit can move. I choose to move the Squad into section 4. I pick them up and place them in cover. No measuring required.
Except the Activation dice coming up 7 with the Bugs scoring higher means a possible Bug Hole. 1d6 versus their Campaign Morale and a 3 means the hole appears. Not good!
Rolling for How Many gives me 12 Bugs plus a Puker.
As both sides have finished moving Activation Dice are rolled again. Bugs 2 Star Army 4 and here's where the bad decision happens. With the Star Army moving first, I could withdraw one section away from the Bugs and probably exit the table next turn. Except that means I've failed the Mission and Star Army Campaign Morale could go down to 3. When a side reaches "0", it loses the Campaign. I decide to stand and fight.
The Bugs activate and they move into the section occupied by the Star Army. The Puker is allowed to fire first and luckily it misses.
Now it's time for the Star Army to fire. 4 Bugs are Out of the Fight or Obviously Dead and one Halts in place.
They continue into melee and it gets real ugly fast. in fact, only Billy survives (being a Star has its benefits) but the other 5 Squadies go Obviously Dead or Out of the Fight.
Now that the shooting and melee is finished, both sides take the Will to Fight Test. The Bugs stay and Billy leaves - he was going to anyway as 5:1 in melee with Bugs...well, there's not enough Star Power to save him.
Take this test only if you were on an Attack or Defend Mission; skip this if you were on a Patrol.
Guess two bad decisions were made.
Check out the 5150: Bugs - Into the Tunnels Kickstarter.
Here's the new pledge for the 5150 Kickstarter.
Only $100 for 20 tiles and all the minis you'll need to play. Already bought the rules? Let me know after the KS closes and I'll replace it with one of your choice instead.


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Assembly: Kiribati has a unicameral Maneaba Ni Maungatabu (House of Assembly) composed of 46 seats with members serving 4-year terms.
In the House of Assembly, 44 membesr are directly elected in multi-seat constituencies by absolute majority vote in two rounds, 1 member is appointed by the Rabi Council of Leaders, and there is 1 ex officio member – the attorney general.
Elections were last held in October 2011. In these elections, the Boutokaan Te Koaua party won 15 seats, the Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati party won 10, and the Mauring Kiribati Party won 3. Additionally, the remainder of the seats went to independent candidates.


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Thelotornis es un género de serpientes venenosas que pertenecen a la familia de los colúbridos. El género agrupa a 4 especies que se distribuyen en África.

Especies
Se distinguen las siguientes especies:
 Thelotornis capensis Smith, 1849
 Thelotornis kirtlandii (Hallowell, 1844)
 Thelotornis mossambicanus (Bocage, 1895)
 Thelotornis usambaricus Broadley, 2001

Referencias

Bibliografía
 Smith, A. 1848. Illustrations of the zoology of South Africa, Reptilia. Smith, Elder, and Co., London

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Zinedine Zidane Has Reportedly Stepped Down From His Position As Real Madrid Coach
IndiatimesUpdated on May 27, 2021, 11:48 IST
Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, as per media reportsThe Frenchman's reported departure is after a less than promising campaign for RealItalian football journalist Fabrizio Romano broke what he called "exclusive" news in a tweet which was picked up by Spanish sports outlets including Madrid sports dailies Marca and AS, and the radio station Cadena Ser.
Zinedine Zidane has stepped down as Real Madrid manager with immediate effect, as per media reports, just days after the club was beaten to the La Liga title by Atletico Madrid, as per AFP.
The Frenchman's reported departure is after a less than promising campaign for Real, who also lost to Chelsea in the Champions League semis as they failed to win a trophy for the first time in 11 seasons.
Italian football journalist Fabrizio Romano broke what he called "exclusive" news in a tweet which was picked up by Spanish sports outlets including Madrid sports dailies Marca and AS, and the radio station Cadena Ser.
An official announcement of his departure, said Romano, would be made "in the next hours/days".
Only 10 days ago Zidane, who has a contract until 2022, denied media speculation that he had already told his players that he would be leaving at the end of the season.
"How am I going to tell my players that I am going now? It's a lie," he said after a 1-0 win at Athletic Bilbao.
"I focus on this season. There is a game left and we are going to give everything. I only care what happens in this finale."
But, perhaps tellingly, he added: "The rest, we will see at the end of the season."
If confirmed, it marks the end of Zidane's second spell in charge of the Spanish giants.
The 1998 World Cup winner first took the helm in January 2016 and guided Real to the 2017 La Liga title and an unprecedented hat-trick of Champions League titles before abruptly quitting on May 31, 2018.
He returned in 2019, winning a second La Liga crown in 2020 and the Spanish Super Cup.


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Art Bikes by Handsome Cycles at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts
By James Thomas - August 11, 2015
To celebrate their 100th birthday, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) teamed up with Handsome Cycles to bring some of the MIA's most famous masterpieces to life in the form of three art-inspired bikes. According to MIA Venture Innovation Director Hunter Wright, "The MIA is excited to partner with Handsome Cycles, a company that shares the museum's commitment to embracing the local and integrating great design, technology, and experimentation, while staying true to its core values and community. "
In order to create custom bike designs inspired by pieces in the MIA's permanent collection, including paintings by Claude Monet and Frank Stella, and a 1948 Tatra T87 sedan, Handsome reached out to a few other notable Minneapolis-based designers and artisans – KNOCK, inc., TREAT AND COMPANY, Peacock Groove, and Dirt Designs Graphic. The results of the collaboration are pretty impressive… as you can see in the video below.
See images of each of the bikes below. I like many of the details on each of them, so it's hard to pick a favorite. The bike inspired by the 1948 Tatra T-87 sedan is the one that I keep going back to though. I just love the form of the fender skirt, inspired by the car's rear stabilizing fin.
PSFK talked to Handsome's Ben Morrison about each of the bikes. Check out their post for his take on each of the three designs.
Just one last thing to point out… these bikes aren't just one off museum pieces. The limited edition 100 Year Commemorative Bikes will be available for sale (retail $1099.95) at the MIA Shop and at HandsomeCycles.com.
This post originally appeared on Bicycle Design.
Industrial designer, cyclist, photographer, husband, & father...not necessarily in that order. Find me online at JCT.design and BicycleDesign.net


For this project, I traveled and collected plants during different seasons and in different habitats across Central Virginia. My paintings depict key qualities of my walk such as the color, texture, density, and diversity of the plant communities within that particular plant habitat. This is and arbitrarily and subjuectively selected "slice" through time and space. I made decisions to include certain plants and remove others to allow the viewer to see what I perceived to be the most characteristic of that particular walk. I made an efforts to collect (with permission) native plants although a few invasive and naturalized plants are occasionally portrayed. These paintings can be of horticultural and botanical interest since they give insight into the native plant communities in Virginia, time of flowering for different species, and the diversity in plant textures and characteristics.
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn says that the plan to force all England's schools to become academies was a step towards "asset stripping" and privatisation.
He told the National Union of Teachers conference that he backed teachers' opposition to "forced" academies.
Mr Corbyn, the first Labour leader to address the NUT, received a standing ovation from delegates in Brighton.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said it showed the Labour party had "chosen to retreat into the fringes".
Mr Corbyn's speech at the NUT's annual meeting comes more than a decade after senior Labour figures stopped attending.
Estelle Morris was the last Labour education secretary to address the conference, in 2002, where she was heckled and slow handclapped.
But Mr Corbyn received a standing ovation even before he had spoken – and his speech, condemning the government's plans for an all-academy school system, was received with loud applause.
The Labour leader accused the Conservatives of excluding parents from how their children's schools are run – and argued that there was no evidence that academy status improved school standards.
"Let's be clear, this is an ideological attack on teachers and on local and parental accountability," Mr Corbyn told the conference.
"It was nowhere in the Tory manifesto, it's something that's just been dreamt up at the last minute and stuck into the Budget.
"I want schools accountable to their parents and their communities – not as a process of asset-stripping our facilities to be handed over to somebody else.
The Labour leader said the government's policy was a step towards the privatisation of the state school system.
And he argued that it failed to address problems facing schools such as tackling teacher shortages or dealing with the consequences of child poverty.
Mr Corbyn's criticism of the all-academy proposal comes as Conservative councillors raised concerns, calling on the government to reverse its plans for England's schools.
Earlier this week the NUT staged a series of protest rallies against academy status with the rally in London addressed by Labour's shadow education secretary, Lucy Powell.
Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron has sent an open letter to teachers attending the NUT conference, also opposing the academy plans.
"I have never understood why the government think that converting a school to an academy will automatically drive up standards. They're wrong.
"What drives up standards is a well-funded education system and a teaching workforce who receive proper support and recognition for their work.
But schools minister Nick Gibb said that Mr Corbyn's intervention showed that Labour would "reverse the remarkable rise in standards across England's schools since 2010, which has seen 1.4 million more young people in schools rated good or outstanding".
"While Jeremy Corbyn and Lucy Powell are willing to undo the academisation process which started under Tony Blair and Andrew Adonis, we are determined to create a dynamic school-led system which empowers pupils, parents and school leaders.
The two biggest teachers' unions, the NUT and NASUWT, are beginning their Easter bank holiday conferences.
On Saturday, Ms Morgan will be putting the government's case at the NASUWT conference in Birmingham.
As well as debating the plans for more academies, the teachers' conferences will be debating issues including excessive workload, baseline testing, the misuse of social media and teacher shortages.


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We get snow every year, it can already snow in December but this snow is likely to melt down quickly as the temperatures are often above zero. Usually January and February are much more reliable regarding snow and low temperatures and this is why our winter tours are always planned in these months.
How cold does it get? We always get a few days of -15°C or more, sometimes even down to -30°C but you shouldn't fear these temperatures. There is hardly any humidity left in this cold air and with high continental pressure it feels much nicer than wet and windy 0°C. In fact, most of our customers usually report being too hot rather than cold!
January and February are the best months for watching large mammals like European Bison, Elk (Moose), Beaver, Otter and we see them all on our tours. Wolves have their mating season and are therefore very active. These are the best months to go tracking them in the snow.
There are not many birds around but we usually see White-tailed Eagles, Rough-legged Buzzards, Whooper Swans, Great Grey Shrikes, Bullfinches, Waxwings and a few more.
The days are short (7:00 – 16:00) and it's a great time to catch up with book reading at a fireplace and a glass of mulled wine or a Polish specialty – mulled beer.
In March the weather can be unpredictable. It can be cold and snowy or warm and sunny. This is why we usually offer just a few departures in March.
In April the temperatures average around 10°C in the day but mornings can still be frosty. Snow can occasionally still fall down and stay until end of April.
May is usually nice, warm and sunny with temperatures up to 20°C.
End of March and April are still a fantastic time for many large mammals. Also, these are by far the best months for watching Woodpeckers, Hazel Grouse and some of the Owls in the forests. Did you know you can see 8 species of woodpeckers and small owls like Pygmy or Tengmalm's here?
Moreover, April is great to watch all the nature wake up with masses of ground flowers in bloom, amphibians waking up and birds singing their heads off. May is the best time for birdwatching. Most of the migrants are already here by mid May and the days, although long (4:00 – 21:00) always seem too short to see them all.
June, July and August are the hottest months. With temperatures above 20°C or even 30°C at midday, wildlife watching makes sense only in the mornings and evenings.
These are also the wettest months but all that rain usually comes in a few large storms and is actually quite refreshing.
June is still a good month to watch birds. For certain summer is the best time for Wildflowers, Dragonflies, Butterflies and Reptiles. Anyway, middays are often too hot for anything else. Evenings are a good time for many mammals to come out feeding if you know the right spot.
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In late September with the first early morning frost and temperature dropping down to 0°C the foliage starts turning red and yellow. The days are still warm, though with temperatures above 10°C.
October is the best month for beautiful autumn colours and atmospheric mists. It can still be fairly warm. November, on the other hand, can be quite dull, rainy and cold.
September is again a good time for birdwatching. You won't see flycatchers or warblers which are spring birds but Finches, Woodpeckers, Owls, Waders, Waterfowl and Birds of Prey can be seen in good numbers. By the end of October most migratory birds are gone and there are only a few resident species left.
September and early October is the Deer and Elk rutting season. Other mammals like Bison, Boar and Beavers can also be seen in the evenings with a good guide.
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Director of Netherlands Office Taipei (NLOT) Guido Tielman visited Mayor Lu. Mayor Lu: Creating cooperation opportunities in the future.
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Representative of NLOT Guido Tielman and Mayor Lu had a great conversation during the courtesy call.
Representative Guido Tielman and Deputy Representative René Beerepoot of Netherlands Office Taipei (NLOT) made a courtesy call to Mayor of the Taichung City Government Lu Shiow-yen today (Feb 15th). The two sides held talks on net zero carbon emissions, low-carbon transportation and cold chain logistics. Representative Tielman also expressed his interest to further cooperate on opportunities such as holding job fairs, cycling activities and circular economy expos. Mayor Lu pointed out that NLOT and the Taichung City Government had been closely interacting with each other and co-organizing various activities together; and sincerely welcomed further cooperation between NLOT and the Taichung City Government.
"The Netherlands is one of my favorite countries!" When meeting with Representative Tielman, Mayor Lu said that NLOT was the first diplomatic mission in Taiwan that visited Taichung City Government in the Year of the Tiger, and one of the two places she visited in her three years in office was the Netherlands. She mentioned that Taiwan and the Netherlands share many similarities, such having a small land area, friendly good-mannered people, and extraordinary performance in agriculture, precision industry, sustainable development, and trade, etc. In addition, she believed that Taiwan, which had been promoting wind energy, can learn from the Netherlands' practical experience in generating wind power and other renewable energy, and both countries should have many things to exchange and learn from each other.
Mayo Lu expressed that the Labor Affairs Bureau of Taichung City Government had previously invited the Netherlands' renewable energy providers to recruit talents in Taiwan through job fair and the matching rate was very high; and that the Netherlands' major development policy – circular economy – actually matched the Taichung City Government's carbon reduction policy. Oriented to circular economy, smart industry and R&D and innovation as its key economic and trade policies over the years, the Netherlands even set the goal of "zero greenhouse gas emission and 100% sustainable energy by 2050". In 2019 Mayor Lu visited Park 20|20, the sustainable office park in the Netherlands, and saw many successful examples of implementing circular economy. She expressed her wish that both sides would continue to exchange more ideas on sustainability policy from this opportunity and hoped that Taichung would succeed in building a low-carbon sustainable city from the Netherlands' successful experience.
Mayor Lu emphasized that, last year, the Taichung City Government had signed a climate emergency declaration to promote "Strategy for Sustainable 168 Goals" to head towards the net zero carbon emission goal by 2050; and published the City's first voluntary local review - 2021 Taichung City Voluntary Local Review (the VLR report). This time, she also gifted Representative Tielman an English version of the VLR report to share Taichung City's sustainable goals and experience with the Netherlands.
Representative Tielman who speaks fluent Mandarin expressed that it was his third visit to Taichung. He thinks that Taiwan has an exceptional development in many industries such as computer, semiconductor and bicycle manufacturing. He took Giant Bicycles as an example and said that this company, located in Taichung with 300 to 600 employees, was the biggest Taiwanese company that invested in the Netherlands. He expressed his admiration for Taiwan's ability to rapidly build a kingdom of bicycles. He also mentioned that the recruitment of wind power talents was extremely crucial; the Netherlands' participation in the Taichung Job Fair saw many opportunities and it also launched seeds teacher training programs to cultivate talents in this field. Representative Tielman hoped that this training be extended to in Taichung in order to cultivate more high-quality technical personnel.
Representative Tielman mentioned that the Netherlands' flower and plant exports account for 52% of the world and the industry could be linked to Taichung City's cold chain logistics industry. He expressed his aspiration that, after the pandemic subsided, NLOT could discuss related cooperation with the City Government's Economic Development Bureau or Agriculture Bureau and local farmers associations. In addition, he mentioned that Dutch companies were carrying out many cooperation and investment projects with Taichung, such as Dutch equipment supplier ASML with an established office in Taichung. Moreover, he also brought up Taichung's water shortage crisis last year and said that many Dutch companies had abundant experience and technology in this area, such as facilitating the rapid desilting of the reservoir to increase water storage, and using big data to monitor water pipeline leakage, etc. He hoped that the two sides could have the opportunity to cooperate in the area of water conservancy infrastructures.
Mayor Lu has not only specially prepared an 8-inch lacquer plate of Taichung Park Pavilion and a Lishan Black Tea Giftbox to Representative Tielman, but also gifted him a cute Popo Tiger hand lantern. Representative Tielman was pleasantly surprised and expressed that his two-year child would love it very much. NLOT also gifted Mayor Lu a unique silk scarf from the Van Gogh Museum. The atmosphere during the visit was warm and pleasant.
Source: Press Liaison Division, Information Bureau of Taichung City Government
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The major considerations while choosing the DBMS!
With the advancements in modern day business and programming, businesses around the globe are generating more data on a daily basis than ever before. According to a number of surveys businesses across the world face major losses due to bad management of the organic data. So this has literally become sort of mandatory for all the businesses to pay maximum heed to how to choose data management services. Well, this requires a lot of research beforehand and it also requires the intake of the experts to let you ascertain the kind of the DBMS that would be most appropriate for your business according to its nature and scalability. Apart from this, there are further considerations that we need to look into, when we are planning to find the right DBMS for our business. Here in this article we are going to explore different options that we have at our disposal while choosing the right DBMS that suits to our needs.
As we discussed earlier, according to the size and scalability, to execute our business ideas, the database management systems might be categorized in two major categories. One is small scale database management that is meant for the businesses with relatively smaller operations. These businesses are quick in nature and does not need extensive set ups to cater its data management needs. This could be pretty handy for the small scale businesses as they have to certainly pay less in this case. But at the same time there are some clear drawbacks attached to this. As this small scale management systems face some handicaps during the course. The disadvantages are that these small scale systems might relatively be a bit slower when compared to the others. And it may also have some limitations with the scope o0f login. This implies that there might be a small number of login options that could be assigned to the people concerned. These hurdles in a way minimize the efficiency of this particular system. If you are operating this small scale system, then you don't need to get acquainted with the SQL as most of the smart tasks are going to be performed by the front end.
On the other hand if you have installed the large scale DBMS the you certainly need to engage with SQL in a comprehensive manner. For this you have to be able use MySQL properly. If you are not very good with using these, then you certainly need to stick to the small scale option and then migrate to the large scale system later on.
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Man with a Plan | Music | Style Weekly - Richmond, VA local news, arts, and events.
Within the burgeoning hip-hop scene, Radio B is putting in work.
Last year, the talented rapper released the concept album, "Jesus Never Wore a Suit." He's also behind the Virginia rap battle league, the Southpaw Battle Coalition, as well as RVA Lyricist Lounge, which has evolved into RVA Rap Elite, a variety showcase for local artists. And he's guest lectured on hip-hop at Virginia Union University.
Radio B is spending a lot of time lately on RVA Rap Elite, which started at Strange Matter last year before moving to the Gold Room for the first three months of 2019, and more recently, Champion Brewing Co. It will be held there April 25 and May 30, before moving to the last Saturdays of each month through October. He says it's transitioning to an all-ages, free event.
Style spoke with one of the city's lyrical heavyweights to hear his thoughts about the current state of Richmond hip-hop and the shape of things to come.
Style Weekly: How do you feel about the scene today?
Radio B: I'm pretty much on record stating that Richmond hip-hop is probably the best overall that I've ever seen it. And I've been contributing since probably '99.
Are there any artists you feel are about to break?
If I had to put my money on anybody, I would say Michael Millions, Nickelus F, Fly Anakin, Mutant Academy. It's difficult to say, because everything is more independent-focused than industry-focused. You got guys like Yung Mane doing his thing and myself. We've had big years in terms of pushing things from an independent standpoint, getting coverage from Pitchfork, Complex.
But I think everybody is kind of taking a different approach to breaking through, while keeping the city busy as far as events and shows, content, videos.
Young Flexico, Cole Hicks, Easalio, Illa Styles; as well as producers NameBrand, Ohbliv, Cashby and videographers: Bc Music 1st, King Z, Mr. Good Evening and Arcani.
Tell me about your RVA Rap Elite series?
RVA Rap Elite is a variety hip-hop event: cyphers, an open cypher, live performances and sometimes we'll start out with an MC battle. We film it all, so those who participate get footage of their performance. In the future, we may be doing sketch comedy, skits — kind of like a Richmond version of what Rap City would've been, or MTV Jams — that kind of energy.
We're trying to bridge the gaps in Richmond hip-hop culture.
It's a multimedia platform as well. We just released hour-and-a-half episodes [YouTube] where we encapsulate Richmond hip-hop culture — couple of throwback videos, but mostly current ones that intersect with live footage from the event.
Without a regional identity, does Richmond fold into the mid-Atlantic scene on a national level?
We've historically called that a flaw, a lack of identity, or sound and look for Richmond. But I think we're embracing it now. We have a more indie sensibility that comes from the melting pot of Virginia. And we're able to do that now because the internet has changed everything, regions are not exclusive to sounds anymore. New York has artists that sound like they're from Houston or Atlanta. We have artists in Richmond who have been cultivating their sound for years — well-seasoned talent.
I think right now, people are asking a lot about Richmond. Nickelus F and Michael Millions went on tour up and down [the East Coast] from Tampa to New York. They said people were talking about Richmond hip-hop a lot, and following it.
That really inspired me to want to create RVA Rap Elite and the YouTube show. I want it to be a celebration of the diversity in styles here.
You can follow the second season on Instagram @RVARap.Elite or search for it on YouTube. Triangle Theory: a HipHop Experiment "Good Kids Rich City" with Andrew Hypes and Lenny Bones will be held at the Hofheimer Darkroom on May 9 at 6:30 p.m. Events will also be held May 24 and 25 at the Institute for Contemporary Art.


Manchester's Venus continuous the summer and what's currently causing high levels of anticipation is the arrival on Friday July 19 of Roger Sanchez. The Grammy-award winning artist has remixed everyone from Kylie Minogue and Daft Punk to Madonna, The Police and No Doubt and the Stealth Records founder continues to champion fresh new talent to the scene, with his own latest track, 'Troubleman', already doing well in the clubs. And as well as Roger making his Venus debut, fellow US star Todd Terry is also dropping in on Friday 30th August too.