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"Saw (2004)" movie review.
(Directed by James Wan)
(Written by Leigh Wannell and James Wan)
(Starring Carey Elwes, Leigh Wannell and Danny Glover)
Plot: Dr. Gordon (Carey Elwes) and a photographer named Adam (Leigh Wannell) wake up in a dilapidated bathroom, chained to the pipes. As they try to piece together how they got there, they realize they are the latest victims of a serial killer known as Jigsaw. This sicko likes creating elaborate scenarios where the victims must do something horrifying to survive. His game? Gordon has to kill Adam. But any tools are out of reach and they have a limited time to accomplish this, so what shall they do?
"Saw" is a difficult movie to review because if I had done so back in 2004, it would look much different than what I'm doing now. Why? Because "Saw" would go on to spawn six sequels and even a subgenre of horror (torture porn). It was once considered bold and original, but what made it so daring back then has become a cliché now. So do I discuss "Saw" in the context of 2004, where it would've blown my mind? I'd like to say yes, but that's not fair because some terminology might be misleading. The shocking ending, after all, is no longer shocking and that doesn't even have anything to do with "Saw" itself. EVERY torture porn flick has done this since then. But if I take a 2013 interpretation of the film, where its strengths would no longer be seen as impressive, I believe I'd be doing "Saw" a major disservice. I suppose I'll have to try and balance both worlds. Despite being guilty of spawning one of the most monotonous trends in horror cinema, "Saw" still manages to be a gripping thriller to this day.
Contrary to popular belief, "Saw" is not torture porn, even though it helped define the conventions which would give the subgenre life. In a sense, it's like how "Halloween" helped design the slasher boom of the 80's, even though I'd argue it itself is not a slasher. Whereas the sequels and clones would emphasize the gore, "Saw" is more about the mystery. Adam and Dr. Gordon have to figure out how they got there, why they're there and what their connection is to Jigsaw and each-other. There's also a subplot about a disgruntled detective (Danny Glover) who is assigned to the case. He suspects Dr. Gordon and his obsession turns into madness. These stories are often exposited via flashbacks, but I thought they came together very well. There's enough suspense and unease within the narrative to keep things moving. "What's going to happen" is a re-occurring question that the viewer will ask themselves throughout the duration of their viewing. Or you won't, if you've seen any of the clones…But even though I've seen "Saw" a handful of times and plenty of the imitations, that didn't make the mystery any less compelling.
"Saw 2" all the way through "Saw 3D"(7) would focus more on the elaborate deaths. The traps become so absurd and extreme that they almost descended into parody. While that has an appeal, "Saw" is much more restrained in comparison. Yes, there are some creatively designed traps. But for the most part, it's just two guys trying to solve a mystery. Watching them bond, argue, form strategies to escape and try to outwit their captor. But they cannot totally trust each-other either, which made their interactions much more intriguing. While the low budget is probably a major factor, most of the violence is off-screen, making it more psychological than visceral. One of the most iconic moments is when the titular 'saw' is used. It's hard to watch and yet you don't actually see a thing. James Wan makes sure every scene has an unsettling, biting edge to it. The bleak aesthetics, the claustrophobic tension and the haunting ending- which has become legendary- still gives me the shivers to this day.
Even though I still consider "Saw" to be a powerful film, it is not without its flaws. While I found the characters to be well written and engaging, the actors portraying them…aren't always very good. Nobody is consistent, although Danny Glover has the fewest 'off' moments. Cary Elwes is probably the biggest offender, as he oversells his more dramatic scenes and struggles with the American accent. He does enough right to where I still liked the character, but I will admit that some scenes are more amusing than scary due to his performance. Leigh Wannell surprised me more as I had never seen him before at that time. He has a handful of great moments, but like Elwes also has the tendency to sound phony in some pivotal scenes. To be fair, this was a rushed production so they didn't get much time to rehearse. James Wan's direction is definitely rough around the edges, with some questionable transitions and the tendency to utilize an MTV visual style which felt out-of-place to me. He has improved with films like "The Conjuring", but what he does right vastly outweighs what he does wrong. There are definitely a few manipulative moments, plot holes- although the sequels would often fill them- and character decisions which are so vague the filmmakers had to clarify them during the commentary. "Saw" is definitely imperfect, but this is a film that aims for your guts, not your brain.
So can I enjoy "Saw" in 2013? Absolutely. In some ways, I'd even say it improves the viewing. Sure, even if you haven't seen the movie, you probably know its reputation enough to where you can guess how it will end. Sure, it has moments of bad acting, questionable direction and manipulative writing. But it also grabbed me by the balls and wouldn't let go until AFTER the credits rolled. It's just such a hardhitting thriller which shows enough to be vicious, but doesn't show too much, which somehow makes it even more intense. James Wan and Leigh Wannell crafted a powerful film that still effected me, even when I knew what was going to happen. There's actually something refreshing about seeing the film which began a trend, even though it itself probably shouldn't be considered part of the trend. I'm always surprised whenever I watch "Saw" and remember how it focuses on psychological terror, instead of relying on excessive violence. So now that I've written this review, I've come to the conclusion that "Saw" can be enjoyed just as much in 2013 as it could be in 2004.
Violence: Rated R. It's what it doesn't show though that leaves the impression.
Overall: "Saw" is a strong thriller with elements of horror and as such, it succeeds.


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Syrian Ambassador in Baghdad: The return of 500 Syrians from Iraq this week
Baghdad, SANA_ Syria's ambassador to Baghdad, Sattam Jadaan al-Dandah, announced the return of 500 Syrian citizens from Iraq this week, as part of the government's efforts to return Syrians stranded abroad.
Al-Dandah, in a statement to SANA correspondent in Baghdad, said that the embassy, based on the directives of the Foreign and Expatriates Ministry, had contacted the Syrians residing or stuck in Iraq in order to secure their repatriation.
The Ambassador clarified that the number of those wishing to return to the homeland exceeded 1,200, and that the Syrian Airlines had prepared two flights, one of them is next Wednesday coming from the capital Baghdad and the other is on Thursday coming from Erbil to transport 500 citizens, at the rate of 250 passengers per trip.
He said that the embassy doors are open to Syrian citizens around the clock and through all means of communication, including the official website of the embassy in order to secure those who desire to return home.
Al-Dandah indicated that the repatriation operations will take place through two flights a week from Baghdad and Erbil, and the timing will be announced later.
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Ritsu Doan added to Yuya Osaka's two goals to ensure Asian Cup favourites Japan kicked off their tournament with a 3-2 win.
Tom Rogic's injury-time winner over Syria confirmed Australia's place in the Asia Cup knockout rounds.
Son-Heung min set up both goals as South Korea overcame China 2-0, with both teams still booking their place in the Round of 16.
After failing to find the all-important winning goal against Jordan, Palestine must wait to find out their Asia Cup fate.
After an opening Asia Cup defeat to Jordan, Australia looked much more comfortable in a 3-0 win against Palestine.
The Samurai Blue face Uzbekistan in Al Ain on Thursday needing a victory to avoid a second round clash with the Socceroos in the same city.
The four-time Asian Cup champions have already secured their passage to the last 16 after winning their group matches against Turkmenistan and Oman.
But they trail the Uzbeks on goal difference heading into Thursday's clash, with the second-placed team in Group F to face Australia in a knockout match in Al Ain on Monday.
Japanese coach Hajime Moriyasu said avoiding the reigning Asian Cup champions wasn't his motivation heading into the match.
"I believe all the teams that advance to the round of 16 are strong enough," Moriyasu said.
"We have a big goal, to win the championship, but we are here to win every match and do the best preparation for each match."
A win on Thursday will see Japan face Asian Cup holders Australia in the round of 16.
Despite the importance of Thursday's match in regards to the group position, Moriyasu intends to make several changes to his line-up for the game.
Defender Hiroki Sakai, forward Takumi Minamino and midfielder Ritsu Doan are all on the verge of suspension after picking up yellow cards in Japan's two matches and could be among those to be rested by Moriyasu.
"I do have the intention to have as many players as possible on the field tomorrow," Moriyasu said.
"My approach for the players as well as the staff is that we are here for the big goal to win the title and each player and staff has a role in the team."


A market trend is the general tendency or direction in which something tends to move. The overall direction in wood waste recycling is towards growth and expansion.
Many separate, but related, industries such as logging, construction, and agribusiness are heading toward recovery—which leads to greater opportunity in wood grinding.
According to the IBIS World Industry Reports, which provide insight and analysis on U.S. industries, many wood-related enterprises have already begun to make a comeback.
Chipping and Grinding Equipment Manufacturing is predicted to grow at a rate of 8.1% from 2012-2017 due to demand from sawmills, waste treatment and disposal, and logging.
Renewed residential construction is boosting the demand for lumber, which in turn increases demand for logging, timber services and sawmill and wood production. All of these industries show upward growth from 6.3%-8.2% and all utilize wood grinding as an essential step in their workflow.
Agribusiness is slated to grow at a slower rate of 1.3% but the largest part of the demand and revenue to be created from this industry will come from the expanding use of biofuels like chipped waste biomass such as the tops of trees discarded by logging operations.
Emerging consumer demand for "green" eco-friendly products made with recycled goods, along with government regulation requiring construction and demolition sites to recycle a certain percentage of the waste they generate, will continue to spur the growth of Recycling Facilities.


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A Child of the Century
Ben Hecht; With an Introduction by David Denby
Ben Hecht's critically acclaimed autobiographical memoir, first published in 1954, offers incomparably pungent evocations of Chicago in the 1910s and 1920s, Hollywood in the 1930s, and New York during the Second World War and after.
"His manners are not always nice, but then nice manners do not always make interesting autobiographies, and this autobiography has the merit of being intensely interesting."—Saul Bellow, New York Times
Named to Time's list of All-Time 100 Nonfiction Books, which deems it "the un-put-downable testament of the era's great multimedia entertainer."
Ben Hecht (1893–1964) was an American screenwriter (Scarface,The Front Page, Notorious), reporter, playwright, journalist, and novelist. According to Pauline Kael, he was "the greatest American screenwriter." David Denby is the author of Great Books, American Sucker, Snark, and Do the Movies Have a Future? He has been a staff writer and film critic at The New Yorker since 1998.
"His manners are not always nice, but then nice manners do not always make interesting autobiographies, and this autobiography has the merit of being intensely interesting."—Saul Bellow, New York Times
"He invented eighty percent of what is used in Hollywood movies today."—Jean-Luc Godard
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Before 1967 the nearest Presbyterian Church to the Outer Banks was in Elizabeth City. More and more summer vacationers expressed a desire for a Presbyterian Church on the Outer Banks.
Albemarle Presbytery appointed a Task Force for the Outer Banks, and in 1967, decided to try an experiment. They chose John Kaufman, a graduate student of the Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, to meet the residents of the Outer Banks and lead worship services in a beach cottage.
The experiment was such a success that a small cottage, 24 x 32 foot, was erected on the site of the present church building. The Seminary graduate students were housed in the attic. That cottage now stands between the church and the ocean.
The Presbytery placed Spottswood Graves here in September 1978 to see if a church could be established in three years. One year later, on September 23, 1979, having 38 persons on a charter roll, the church became the Outer Banks Presbyterian Church with the Reverend Graves as the called pastor.
Between that time and 1985, OBPC endeavored to create more space using their current facility. However, in November 1986 a contract was signed with an architect to begin the creation of an entirely new facility. Erected right beside the original cottage, the new building was dedicated on January 1, 1989 with a membership of 125 people.
OPBC grew rapidly throughout the next
decade, wholeheartedly reaching out to one another and the community. On July 27, 2003, the church bid farewell to the Reverend L. Spottswood Graves, the pastor who had served them for twenty-five years. The spiritual guidance of two interim ministers, first the Rev. Dr. Robert E. Fields and then the Rev. Ron McMenamin, led OBPC for the next two years while the church searched for a new pastor. The Rev. Dr. Andrew P. Martinez answered the Congregation's call and was installed as pastor on March 6, 2005. Dr. Martinez served until May 31, 2011.
The Rev. Joseph (Jody) Gilbert Moore was appointed Interim Pastor by the Session and the New Hope Presbytery effective September 14, 2011. On November 10, 2013, The Rev. Joseph (Jody) Gilbert Moore was installed at 5:00 pm as our Designated Pastor.
Since its early beginnings in 1968, the Outer Banks Presbyterian Church has transitioned to a functioning Presbyterian Church USA in the New Hope Presbytery. There are now 209 active members and about 60 persons who are "friends of the church" who attend regularly or seasonally and who contribute financially to the church. In addition to the full-time pastor, the church employs a full-time office manager a Music Director/Organist, a Sanctuary Choir/Youth Director, Nursery Caregiver, and Sexton.
Outer Banks Presbyterian Church's mission is "calling all to the joy of being Jesus's disciples in the 21st Century, worshipping, learning, and helping in His name." With a focus on "faith, family, and friends," the church offers meeting space for community groups, such as Lenten Services of the North Dare Ministerial Association, Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, Alcoholics Anonymous, community choral groups, and stamp collectors. Worshipers have opportunities to participate in Sunday School for all ages, Sanctuary Choir, Jubilate Ringers, two Presbyterian women's circles, Sunday evening Bible Study, Faith Knitters, small groups that meet in homes each month, the Out to Lunch Bunch, Third Thursday luncheon group, monthly men's breakfast, Supper for Six, and Over-eaters Anonymous.
Join us as we strengthen our faith, love and support our family, and reach out to our friends.
~ Past and Present Ministers ~
The Rev. John Kaufman & Seminary Students (1967 – 1978)
The Rev. L. Spottswood Graves, Jr. (1978 – 2003)
The Rev. Dr. Robert Fields, Jr. (2003 – 2004)
The Rev. Ron McMenamin (2004 – 2005)
The Rev. Dr. Andrew P. Martinez (2005 – April 2011)
The Rev. Joseph "Jody" Gilbert Moore (September 2011 - Present)
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Linda Albright Iverson
Suzanne Virginia Albright
Vera Berg
Ella Jane Buckingham
Ritchie Buckingham
Helen Bishop
Herbert E. Bishop
Donald R. Covington
Sandra J. Covington
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I am working on a project where the design calls for a parallelogram with some content in certain places. The solution was an interesting journey and I wanted to share it with others.
See the Pen Parallelogram in CSS by Matt Vanderpol (@bookwyrm) on CodePen.
We need to know H and W in order to setup the slants.
You should round the H, X and W values up since they will get clipped and if you are short you will have a gap.
This is a fairly straightforward application of trigonometry and CSS to build a parallelogram with a solid fill. In a future post, I'll go into further details on how I took this same approach and went farther to create a parallelogram that had a translucent gradient fill.


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Djibouti sees boom in banking sector - warka opens a branch
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Djibouti sees boom in banking sector
By MARTINA FUCHS | REUTERS
Published: Mar 22, 2010 16:25 Updated: Mar 22, 2010 16:25
DJIBOUTI: Djibouti's banking sector is thriving with two more foreign banks likely to start operations within a year and the number of people with accounts set to almost double by 2011, its central bank governor said.
The financial sector in the tiny Horn of Africa nation is attracting new business as a stable country surrounded by trouble spots.
"The banking sector in Djibouti has seen an explosion. Last year eight new banks, Islamic and conventional, opened their doors and are doing well. More will arrive this year," central bank Governor Djama Haid told Reuters in an interview on Saturday.
Haid said he expected Iraq-based Warka Bank for Investment and Finance and Egypt's Shoura Bank to enter Djibouti in 2010.
Indo-Suez Bank, in existence for more than 100 years, and Commercial and Industrial Bank (BCIMR) — operational for more than 50 years, have dominated Djibouti's banking industry.
The BCIMR, a majority French-owned bank, controls around 60 percent of the market.
"The whole sector relied on these two banks, which maintained a monopoly," said Michel Torielli, president of the Djibouti Deposit and Credit Bank (BDCD).
The BDCD, part of the Geneva-based Swiss Financial Investments group, opened its doors in 2007 and had more than 4,500 customers in 2009.
"This country is a haven of peace in the midst of storms.
For international investors who want to work in this region they should come to Djibouti, for international banks it's a very attractive, interesting domestic market," Torielli said.
According to the US State Department, the banking and insurance industry only makes up 12.5 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), compared to public services with 22 percent of GDP.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecasts real GDP growth of 5.4 percent, and inflation at 5 percent for 2010.
The country of 800,000 people — a former French colony separating Eritrea from war-torn Somalia — holds limited natural resources and has been plagued by droughts and high unemployment.
It hosts France's largest military base in Africa and a major US base. Its port is used by foreign navies patrolling busy shipping lanes off the coast of Somalia to fight piracy.
Djibouti is trying to capitalize on its strategic situation and wants to make its port the biggest transshipment hub for the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) — a trade bloc grouping around 20 countries.
The currency peg of the Djibouti franc at 177.71 to the US dollar has been favorable, Haid said.
"The peg has allowed us to be successful economically and to play an important role in the development of Djibouti as a financial place," he said, adding it was too early to talk about a monetary union among COMESA states.
"Today we have 15 percent of the population which have a bank account. We have not yet reached the African average of 28 percent, but we'll try to achieve this in 2011," Haid said.
In the first nine months of 2009, Djibouti banks had recorded a 31 percent jump in customer numbers to 53,332.
However, critics say limited privatization, burdensome regulations and corruption have hampered the sector's transformation.
Djibouti ranks 102 of 179 countries in Transparency International's 2008 Corruption Perceptions Index.
The international money transfer network Dahabshil opened its first bank branch in Djibouti in March, and wants to offer Shariah-compliant products.
"The economy is booming right now. The need is growing.
Djibouti is becoming like the small Dubai of Africa," Mohamed Osman Nur, chief executive of Dahabshil Bank International, said at the bank's inauguration last week.
Central bank Governor Haid said the country was hoping to establish a stock exchange within the next couple of years
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"Music transcends differences in people and provides us all with unity and the ability to cope through our own difficult times. Everyone remembers where they were or what they were doing when a particular song is played. With the advance of the digital age, independent musicians have been harder hit financially than many other industries. In particular, women have had a much more difficult time breaking through in the music industry. While we respect the musical talents of all artists, we feel passionately about helping women in particular to have their voices heard and to pursue their chosen field of music. Therefore, The Benefit Solution will be providing these two scholarships as our contribution in encouraging the education and development of two passionate female students who are preparing to study music at the post secondary level."
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Eligibility: The applicant must be graduating high school this year (2019-2020) and have accepted an offer to pursue music studies at the post-secondary level for the next school year (2020-2021). Preference will be given to female-identified applicants. Applicants should have displayed leadership in their music and/or school communities. Applicants should be residents of Ontario.
Amount: The two recipients of this scholarship will each receive $1000.
A) A 1-2 page essay stating why you would be an appropriate choice to receive this scholarship. Involvement in your school music program, performance experience, and future goals for your music career should be included. Additionally, how this scholarship would directly help you in your pursuit of musical studies.
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C) A letter of recommendation from a mentor in your music community (ie. school music teacher, private lessons teacher, church choir director, etc). This person should be able to speak to the applicant's musical capability, experience, and leadership in their community. The letter of recommendation should be emailed directly from the reference to the scholarship committee at scholarships@thebenefitsolution.ca with the subject "Letter of Recommendation- Applicant Name."
D) Proof of enrollment in a post-secondary institution for music studies for the upcoming 2020-2021 school year.
E) A short solo recording (3 min. maximum) demonstrating instrumental or vocal abilities. The recording should be in video format and submitted as a youtube link.
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G) All completed application materials should be emailed to scholarships@thebenefitsolution.ca. The deadline to apply for this scholarship is July 1st. All applicant requirements must be submitted before or on this date. Please submit all application materials in PDF format.
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Mia Haug
Mia Haug is a grade 12 graduate with a Specialist High Skills Major in Arts and Culture, and she is also an Ontario Scholar. She has been involved in music since the age of 2, and has been playing her principle instrument, the trumpet, since she was 12. She has won a music award every year since grade 8, and Mia loves to instill her passion for music in those younger than her. She is a four year cancer survivor, and music has always been her escape through some very trying times. Mia is continuing her education this fall pursuing a Bachelor of Music at the University of Western Ontario, and is hoping to pursue a degree in classical trumpet performance. It is our honour to present Mia with a well deserved $1,000 music scholarship this year!
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Mackenzie Spoltore is both a vocalist as well as a trombone player. She will be attending Wilfrid Laurier University pursuing her Bachelor of Music in voice. She has performed in countless bands, musicals and choirs throughout her time as a musician. Music shapes her life in every way possible and has given her a platform to express herself when words fail. Some of her favourite musicals she have taken part in include: The Music Man as Marian Paroo, Seussical the Musical as Gertrude Mcfuzz and her most recent being Matilda as Miss Honey. Mackenzie always strives to be the best musician she can possibly be, so that she might continue to bring joy to her life and hopefully others around her. It is our honour to present Mackenzie with a well deserved $1,000 music scholarship this year!
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Friday: Two weeks until Christmas!
True confession, most of my pictures are from phone. I do posses a nice camera, but it needs replacing, so my lovely little iPhone 5 has been doing the job. Except lately it has decided to take lots of blurry photos. Cool, huh? Anyone else having this issue?
If you read any of my other posts about Thanksgiving, you will know why this gets the top spot. This chocolate pecan pie cheered me up quite a bit when I was feeling like mud.
My big Saturday night excitement was getting a Christmas tree! I stayed up until TEN AT NIGHT to decorate it. Can you believe it? Then I moved it, with all the ornaments on it, the next day. I am fickle like that.
I came home to this one night and I found it hysterical. It's the little things.
Have you ever mixed Porter + Framboise? It is fruity, fizzy, chocolatey and malty. YUM.
I enjoy my job more and more as time passes.
This has got to be one of the highest items on my 2014 thankful list. We spend so much time at work that it seems so wasteful to not be happy there.
#5 is so true. I give thanks all the time for my job and team.
10 AT NIGHT?! You animal!
Your doggie behind the door is hilarious!


Youth participation in the HIV response: Are we setting the table or just on the menu?
Youth participation and the involvement of adolescents and young people are growing buzzwords in the international HIV response. As focus on the disproportionate impact of HIV on young people grows, so too do demands to include young people in the response. Participation is vital, but too often it's not meaningful, with young people brought in tokenistically or as 'window dressing'.
As part of the Link Up programme, ATHENA has supported the development of principles of youth participation and meaningful engagement. We also lead the Young Women's Leadership Initiative, through which we have developed a comprehensive programme to support and mentor young women as new leaders in the HIV response.
In the mix of a meeting or conference, however, there are a few simple questions we should all be asking to determine if there is participation, and how meaningful it is.
Many of these speak to my recent experiences at a regional Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRHR) Symposium, held in Zambia in December 2014. This Symposium modelled some really good practice in youth participation, such as supporting the engagement of more than 270 youth delegates in a youth pre-conference.
But there were also points where I found myself questioning how embedded and meaningful youth engagement was, or whether it was treated as an added bonus or box-ticking exercise.
Who is participating? It can be challenging to support young people with literacy or language barriers, or without experience in advocacy work, but the vast majority of young people most affected by HIV are not seasoned UN meeting presenters, fluent in English, highly educated and well-travelled. Participants should be representative of the issues being discussed, including young people most affected by HIV in SRHR and HIV forums, as well as representing diverse class, gender, race, sexuality and disability. Not all young people can be represented by any young person - if the only young people in the room are male, or straight, or from the US, you do not have meaningful or adequate youth representation.
How are they supported? Support for young people to participate should be a complete package including technical, information and financial support. Specialist support to obtain visas (which can be really challenging for young people to access) is essential. Full financial support should be provided covering all costs involved, provided in advance and acknowledging that many people have no access to a bank account or funds to pay upfront and be reimbursed later.
How old are the young people in the room? If the meeting is about adolescents, and all the youth advocates are in their late twenties or early thirties, there's a problem. There is a tendency to champion 'older' youth advocates with significant previous experience, to the cost of opening up spaces and opportunities for new leaders. This is damaging in all fields of advocacy, as experienced advocates become over-burdened, and others can't break through. It's doubly dangerous in youth advocacy though - at some point, those experienced advocates will be too old to fly the youth flag.
How are young people involved? Being in the room is not enough. Young people should be involved on organising committees, abstract selection panels, setting agendas, leading discussions, chairing sessions, presenting and at all levels of organisation in every fora, but even more so when the conference is about young people. More, this participation should be on an equal footing - beyond sharing personal stories to an equal place at the table.
Is participation on the agenda? If the meeting or event is talking about young people, it should also be talking about the meaningful participation of young people. This creates a vital space for youth participants to critically analyse and feedback on their participation. At the ASRHR Symposium, the original programme included a track on "Rights, responsibilities and participation of adolescents in ASRHR/HIV issues", which was dropped in the final programme, leaving no spaces where participation was focussed on.
Do young people think their involvement is meaningful? This could be the only question, as it's really very easy for an individual to discern if they are being valued, heard and respected.


I am finally finished with the 100 Days Project. I started out with the intention of doing 100 paper collages on 8"x 8" paper but this started to feel limiting and a little boring after awhile so I switched to vintage book covers, and towards the end a few postcards. Looking back on my stacks of work I can see patterns. I guess I have a thing for vintage desserts, plants (especially cacti), dancing couples, and moons. I have a few ideas about where to take this project going forward and I'm really excited about it. Stay tuned!
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Learning in, through and about the expressive arts helps children and young people recognise and appreciate their own and others' creative and artistic abilities. The magic, wonder and power of the arts play a vital role in enabling children and young people to enhance their creative talent, appreciation and skills that, in turn, will inform and enrich their working and recreational lives. The expressive arts foster imagination and creativity, and provide opportunities for children and young people to develop a wide range of technical, presentational and performance skills, to think creatively and be proactive and enterprising within meaningful and relevant contexts. A variety of technologies can be drawn on to enhance and develop creative work further and to extend the range of audiences to whom they can present.
By engaging in and reflecting on experiences within the expressive arts, children and young people can recognise and represent their feelings and emotions and those of others. The expressive arts play a central role in shaping our sense of personal, social and cultural identity. They also play an important role in acknowledging and valuing the variety and vitality of culture locally, nationally and globally.
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If you think that ageism matters even though hiring a motor vehicle, then you're incorrectly. It has a couple importance somewhat. In the UK, you are required to get to 21 years old to be able to employ a motor vehicle. Legally, a person is a grown-up if he's 21 years old. However it is noticed that many for the service providers try to ripoff their customers by just perhaps not going for appropriate ideas. They can not charge you for almost any alternative costs if you're a grown-up. Make sure you are covered furthermore stored after any sort of extra expenses. But they have unchanging protective policies to help keep their vehicle at good condition to protect their automobiles for a long period by just hiring their automobiles inside capable furthermore qualified motorists, always, they can't ripoff one the ageism element.
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During the hot summer months, it's especially important to keep air conditioner drain lines clean and free of blockages because they keep your A/C pumping cold air! A/C drain lines funnel water and moisture throughout the air conditioning unit during the cooling process. Without proper maintenance, drain lines can clog with mold or dust, making the air they expel harmful to breathe in. Build-up can even cause a unit to shut down.
Not sure whether your A/C lines are running free and clear? Need help getting things flowing freely again? Here's what you need to know about your drain lines, the signs of a build-up, and how to prevent clogs.
What Are A/C Drain Lines?
When an air conditioner is running, it pulls moisture from the air. As that water collects and cools, it drips into the condensate pan. From there, it travels down the drain line, also known as a condensate drain. Without this piece of the puzzle working well, water could overflow or damage the air conditioner.
If your air conditioner is not working, there are a number of possibilities, but if you notice any of these signs, it may be a clue that the drain line is clogged.
Standing water is the most obvious sign there is something wrong with your air conditioner. While a tiny bit of water is probably not a concern, if there is more than usual, it may be time to call a professional.
First, find the origin of the standing water. Dripping water will show that it is most likely the air conditioning unit. Once you've found the culprit, it's time to pick up the phone and call a professional.
Similar to standing water, if the condensate pan is full time and time again, it could point to a problem with the A/C drain line. This should be addressed immediately as it may lead to mold growth.
A moldy smell isn't immediately a sign of a drain line issue, but it could be. For instance, if you're smelling this musty scent throughout the entire house, it could be a clue that it's in your central air system. This is detrimental to your family's health, so it's important for a professional to remedy the problem right away.
You might not see standing water or a full pan, but do you see other obvious signs of water damage? For example, look out for water spots around the unit, near the fan, or on the floor.
Do this to prevent clogs in your air conditioning unit's drains.
Cleaning your drain line regularly is one of the best things you can do to prevent clogs. At least once a year is a good rule of thumb. But in North Texas, where your air conditioning is used more often than in, say, Michigan, you may need to clean the unit more frequently. With a proper, regular cleaning, fungus and excess water won't have a chance to build up and cause problems.
Regular cleanings can be performed by your local professional. When they come, ask them for a check-up and tune-up as well.
Note: If you decide to clean or unclog the A/C drain yourself, always make sure the HVAC is turned off at both the thermostat and the breaker. Also ensure no one turns it on while you are working.
Although you can find cheap options for air filters, these may not ultimately be the best for your wallet, your home, or your air conditioner. High-quality air filters can help prevent drain clogs, as they keep dust particles and other material from building up on the evaporator coils.
Some homes require an air filter change every month, but the average house requires replacement every three months.
You can help your air conditioner between regular cleanings by pouring a cup of bleach down the opening of the drain inside the unit. This should be performed every three to six months to clean out any harmful material that may be building up and kill algae, mold, or other growths.
If you worry this will make the room stink of bleach, opt for a small amount of vinegar and water instead. Both methods will help get rid of the first stages of a build-up and keep the drain line clean.
Regularly scheduled maintenance and tune-ups can go a long way in keeping your air conditioner in working condition for years to come. If you have your air conditioner unit inspected once or twice a year, a technician will be able to spot a problem early on and suggest solutions for it. Some issues can be handled by homeowners, but bigger problems may need the touch of a professional.
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In 1947, Christian Dior, the founder of the Dior brand, launched the company's first fragrance, which he affectionately called Miss Dior and dedicated to his sister Catherine. Dior perfumes were designed to complement the firm's newly introduced clothing lines. However, even though it wasn't released until more than 50 years after J'Adore, many people who are obsessed with beauty consider it to be the brand's greatest achievement.
Since it was first released in 1999, J'Adore has seen a meteoric rise in popularity; nevertheless, what characteristics give it its legendary status? Its fragrance? Which bottle is it? What is its lineage? It is a strong mix of all three elements.
J'Adore Perfume is a golden liquid that bestows the skin with a matte luster and a hedonistic aroma. It has been described as "what solid gold would smell like if it had a scent" (if solid gold had a scent), which is the epitome of wealth. Dior created J'Adore with the help of French master perfumer Calice Becker, who is well known as the nose behind some of the most well-known and beloved perfumes in the business.
Consider the women's wear lines Tommy Girl by Tommy Hilfiger, Lola by Marc Jacobs, Rock Princess by Vera Wang, and Secret Obsession by Calvin Klein. J'Adore, on the other hand, is arguably the most impressive example of her work.
What Becker has created is a fragrance that is floral but has an edge to it; it is sweet but balmy. Those with a highly developed sense of smell will recognize fresh mandarin and ylang-ylang in the top; jasmine, orchid, plum, and rose in the middle; and amaranth, blackberry, and musk in the trail. This intricate combination of notes guarantees that it is not overly floral, overly sweet, or overly spicy.
They interweaved to create a perfume with which few people could find fault, which eventually contributed to its success. Its stunning bottle needs to be a contributing component to the appeal of its product. It is indisputable that this piece was intended to take centre stage on a dressing table, given its sophisticated and appealing appearance.
Hervé Van der Straeten, the designer of the J'Adore bottle, started his preliminary research for the project at the beginning of the year 1999. He considered ancient amphoras, which are curved-shaped vessels that originated in Greece. Amphoras had been a source of inspiration for Christian Dior himself when he first introduced his New Look dress designs in 1947. In contrast to the loose-fitting clothing of the 1920s and 1930s, these dresses featured rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and a full, A-line skirt to create an hourglass silhouette that had not been seen before. Christian Dior debuted his New Look dress designs.
It is possible that the name of the scent is one of the qualities that stands out the most. Expressions are not typically used for naming fragrances, which is one reason why J'Adore stands out among other scent names. This practice continues to this day. Because Christian Dior was known to utter the phrase "j'adore" whenever he saw a model wearing one of his designs for the first time, this perfume is very nostalgic and a loving expression.
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Date: 18th Sep 2017
Buckinghamshire New University is behind a nine-month course in effective leadership for staff at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
The programme, led by The Bucks Consulting Group, part of Buckinghamshire New University, is in its second year and has welcomed its latest cohort of 16 students, who are mainly based at Milton Keynes University Hospital.
The LEAP (Leaders Engaging In Action Programme) course aims to build effective teams, manage processes and achieve change, and gain commitment from workers, and is working with staff with leadership potential in clinical, nursing, operations and administrative areas.
Helen Cope, Senior Lecturer on the programme, said: "The programme is about developing practical skills and competencies to enable staff to build solutions.
"The focus is on applied leadership - where evidence is developed of leaders engaging in action with their teams to develop improvements to services in the Trust.
"It's a real pleasure to work with totally committed groups and in an environment where we are making a tangible contribution each and every time.
"Our work complements similar programmes in leadership, service improvement and communications across several NHS Trusts.
"Together, they have given Bucks New University, via Bucks Consulting Group, a serious presence in this field."
Karen Camm, Associate Director of Education and Organisational Development at Milton Keynes University Hospital (MKUH), said Bucks New University and MKUH designed the programme to enable leaders at all levels to develop leadership skills in every-day work situations.
She said: "The programme is a modular format over nine months and delegates come from a mixture of multi-disciplinary roles, both clinical and professional support services at all levels in the organisation.
"The learning outcomes include the ability to effectively lead change, resolve conflict, set vision and motivate and inspire teams.
"The first cohort's leadership skills and confidence have grown and developed well. Cohort two has just commenced and we are recruiting for cohort three which will begin in 2018.
"Bucks New University provide high-quality leadership skills development programmes, tailored to our organisation's needs, and we have been very encouraged with the feedback and evaluation that we have received from the delegates."
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The folding bicycle maker Brompton predicts electric bikes should make up as a minimum half its enterprise in the next 10 years because it broadens the enchantment of biking past the traditional market of lycra-clad adult males. Brompton makes 50,000 motorcycles a yr at its factory in Greenford, west London, but is aiming to double production in five years if Brexit does no longer get inside the way. It has bought extra than 2,500 of its new bikes, which use a battery to assist make pedaling less difficult, when you consider that their release in August remaining 12 months and believes they'll become increasingly more famous, especially among women.
Will Butler-Adams, the leader government of the privately owned agency, says bikes ought to make up a minimum of half of the enterprise within 10 years as they assist increase the enchantment of biking beyond the male health fanatics who make up the majority of motorbike consumers within the UK now. He likens the capacity effect of the bike to that of the phone, predicting it's going to "noticeably trade how human beings stay in towns". The fun detail of the motorcycle will attract buyers, he says. "Put anyone on an e-bike and that they smile. It's a laugh; you get the health gain but unconsciously as it is so much fun you've got accomplished seven miles without noticing it."
Just four% of-of humans in Britain cycle often, in line with the Cycling UK, with protection and the capability to navigate site visitors referred to as being amongst the most important issues. Butler-Adams aims to promote at least 6,000 bikes this 12 months and could take the bike, which has evolved over six years with help from Formula One team Williams, to Germany and America inside the next few months. The motorcycle is already on sale in Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, and France, as well as the UK. The bike is a part of a much wider strategy to target the ninety-five % of people who can journey a motorbike; however, they do not achieve this frequently.
Brompton already has extra female riders than many different motorcycles, as it's miles extraordinarily light and easier to carry. But the enterprise is attempting to do more through beginning its personal shops in high-profile locations, including Covent Garden or Westfield shopping center in London, employing a few female assistants and making the retailers more like an everyday store than a traditional blokey bike shop.
It is likewise placing £1m into expanding its bike hire scheme – underneath which a Brompton can be rented for £3.50 a day – to 50 extra websites over the next 3 years, which is set double the range it has presently.
At the cost of more than £2,500 for an e-bike and at least £725 for a conventional folding version, a Brompton isn't always glaringly accessible for an extensive audience.
But Butler-Adams says the organization is suffering to maintain up with demand as the motorcycles are constructed to remain, easy to store and carry on public shipping and built by way of personnel paid the London living salary plus a percentage of earnings.
"If you stated to me 10 years ago that a person would spend £800 on a cellphone, I could have laughed you out of the joint. Why are we spending that? Because it's useful."
With 35 designers and a crew of IT professionals now in location, Brompton is operating on a circle of relatives of bikes, a good way to expand its appeal similarly.
"Our homes are smaller and smaller, and we purchase increasingly crap to put in our small homes. We want to transport to not having a brand new telephone each year and chucking it within the bin however having matters which are better first-class and more relevant and longer-lasting and sustainable consumerism."
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Reverend Ambrose I. Lane Sr. (February 12, 1935 – September 14, 2010) was an American anti-poverty activist, radio talk show personality and political and religious commentator.

Early life and education

The Knoxville, Tennessee native had a masters in social work from the University of Pittsburgh in 1963.

Program

His program, "We Ourselves", aired from 1978 until his death on the Pacifica Foundation's WPFW-FM, a 50,000 watt station in the nation's capitol. He also hosted a similar show on XM 169 The Power, now the SiriusXM 126, from March 2006 until July 26, 2007.

He used his knowledge of law and people to co-anchored gavel-to-gavel coverage of U.S. Supreme Court confirmation hearings and Pacifica's daily national six weeks live coverage of the Persian Gulf War.

He managed the Pacific Foundation from 2005 to 2006 - as well as other human services agencies. In 2005 Lane signed (for Pacific Foundation) a 15 year lease with Empire State Realty for tower transmission for WBAI.

Writings

His 1982 essay, "Where Are Your Responsible White Leaders?", made a splash when it was published in The Washington Post. "Frankly, blacks are tired of carrying the overwhelmingly disproportionate share of the responsibility for preserving freedom and extending democracy in America," he wrote. "And we are sick and tired of being your favorite scapegoats whenever your irresponsible, greedy leaders rip you off."

The publisher of numerous books and pamphlets, he was a founder, part owner, editor and publisher and Board Chair of the Buffalo New York Challenger, serving Buffalo, Rochester, and Syracuse, New York.

He also created the National Center's Department of Research and Development's publications The National Center Reporter and New Spirit. Lane's most recent book was "For Whites Only? How and Why America Became A Racist Nation" was published in 1999.

He was a recipient of the United Black Fund's Media Excellence Award "for 20 Years of Outstanding Service to the Community Through Superb Journalism."

References

Ambrose Lane Sr., anti-poverty activist and radio host, dies at 75

External links
Ambrose Lane's official website

1935 births
2010 deaths
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University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work alumni
American activists
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Radio personalities from Washington, D.C.
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The circuit & switching logic is posted on another page so you can park this page and the logic page and shuttle between the two for quick reference. CLICK HERE to open the Circuit and Switching Logic page.
I was quite surprised to find such a sophisticaed circuit in these Kawai / Teisco guitars. I've not seen any similar sophistication except in Nate Daniel's Danelectron Dane guitars. A link to circuit and switching logic is now provided further below.
Pots and caps values are not visible with the electronics harness intact; And this original harness and parts will not be disturbed to retrieve those values.
If desired or needed; CLICK HERE to open a separate page in a separate window, of info and diagrams about the switches and pots functions for playing the guitar. You can shuffle between the pages for references to each page. This is NOT the technical Circuit & Switching Logic link.
If desired or needed; CLICK HERE to open a separate page in a separate window, of TECHNICAL Circuit and Switching Logic info and diagrams about the switches and pots functions. You can shuffle between the pages for references to each page. This IS the technical Circuit & Switching Logic link.
Check out the pickup selector rocker switches that have no function whatsoever in the ON positions ! All pickup function switching is from the OFF position circuit contacts ! The Rythm position of the Rythm / Solo rocker does not simply switch on a filter capacitor; And although a filter capacitor is used in the Rythm circuit, the Rythm circuit also gangs other pickups in decreased volume amounts depending upon the positions of each pickup selector switch. Switching to 'Solo' simply removes the 'Rythm' circuit from the scheme. This is remarkably similar to the genius of Nate Daniels in his Danelectro Dane series guitars (which took me and a couple other electronics techs a couple of weeks brain-storming together to finally figure it out ! ).
Ground solders here are actually one central solder point on the bottom center of the mounting bracket plate, and not on each end as illustrated here for convenience.


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RCW 11.12.120: Lapsed gift—Procedure and proof.
(1) If a will makes a gift to a person on the condition that the person survive the testator and the person does not survive the testator, then, unless otherwise provided, the gift lapses and falls into the residue of the estate to be distributed under the residuary clause of the will, if any, but otherwise according to the laws of descent and distribution.
(2) If the will gives the residue to two or more persons, the share of a person who does not survive the testator passes, unless otherwise provided, and subject to RCW 11.12.110, to the other person or persons receiving the residue, in proportion to the interest of each in the remaining part of the residue.
(3) The personal representative of the testator, a person who would be affected by the lapse or distribution of a gift under this section, or a guardian ad litem or other representative appointed to represent the interests of a person so affected may petition the court for a determination under this section, and the petition must be heard under the procedures of chapter 11.96A RCW.
Effective date—1999 c 42: See 11.96A.902.


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On January 11, the Kraken cryptocurrency exchange went offline for scheduled maintenance. The work began at 12 am and should not have lasted longer than two or three hours, but the stock exchange site was unavailable for more than 48 hours. Many investors began to panic.
Our systems have been successfully tested, but there was a bug in the new trading mechanism that needed to be eliminated.
All the orders opened at the time of the beginning of technical work were closed by the representatives of the exchange, and the funds were returned to the users' accounts.
Margin positions remain open, but their liquidation is suspended for 48 hours. Also, in the next 48 hours, the opening of new margin positions was unavailable. The exchange froze the withdrawal of funds for at least 12 hours. At the same time, it can take up to two business days to create a deposit.
It is worth noting that Kraken fulfilled its promise and will not charge commissions for non-marital trade until January 31, and taxes for trading with the shoulder are reduced to 0.005%.
It is worth noting that the representatives of the exchange regularly informed the users about the progress of technical works and assured that all funds are safe.
We are trying to track a certain bug that manifested itself only in the field. To our regret, the [bug] behaves non-systematically, so we can not start the work of the exchange until the final solution of the problem. Obsolete orders (possibly all) will be canceled, and the liquidation process will be suspended until the resumption of trading. After the restoration of work, we will give users the opportunity to trade for a long period without commissions. All funds are fully safe.
The day before the technical work began, the daily trading volume on Kraken exceeded $980 million, and the exchange entered the TOP-5 list of the analytical resource CryptoCoinCharts.
Some users also draw parallels between the current situation and the collapse of the MtGox exchange, which only fueled the overall negative sentiment of investors.
Recall last year against Kraken already filed a class action lawsuit by users who were dissatisfied with malfunctions and lost profits.
The site of the European Bitcoin-Exchange Kraken is again available after long technical work and updating of the trading algorithm. Users will be given the opportunity to trade without commissions as an apology for such a long wait.


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Sharks beat Blues for sixth straight win
Maxim Lapierre #40 of the St. Louis Blues checks Dan Boyle #22 of the San Jose Sharks into the boards at the Scottrade Center on October 15, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. Boyle was injured on the play and had to leave the ice on a stretcher. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Andrew Desjardins #10 of the San Jose Sharks celebrates a goal against the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on October 15, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Tommy Wingels #57 of the San Jose Sharks attempts to score a goal against Jaroslav Halak #41 of the St. Louis Blues at the Scottrade Center on October 15, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Jordan Leopold #33 and Kevin Shattenkirk #22 of the St. Louis Blues knock Tomas Hertl #48 of the San Jose Sharks off a loose puck at the Scottrade Center on October 15, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Justin Braun #61 of the San Jose Sharks pushes Chris Stewart #25 of the St. Louis Blues off the puck at the Scottrade Center on October 15, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
ST. LOUIS, MO - OCTOBER 15: Antti Niemi #31 of the San Jose Sharks makes a save against Chris Stewart #25 of the St. Louis Blues as Marc-Edouard Vlasic #44 of the Sharks defends at the Scottrade Center on October 15, 2013 in St. Louis, Missouri. (Photo by Dilip Vishwanat/Getty Images)
By David Pollak | Mercury News
PUBLISHED: October 15, 2013 at 1:58 p.m. | UPDATED: August 12, 2016 at 3:02 p.m.
ST. LOUIS — The good news would come later, that the injuries to Sharks defenseman Dan Boyle may not be as serious as they appeared when he was taken off the ice on a stretcher early in what would become a 6-2 thumping of the St. Louis Blues.
But as they talked about the illegal hit from behind Tuesday night that drove Boyle face-first into the boards and left him unconscious on the ice, his teammates appeared shaken by the experience and angered by the fact it was Blues pest Maxim Lapierre who did the damage.
"He was shaking, his eyes were up at the roof," Logan Couture said of Boyle. "We tried talking to him and he wasn't responding. I've never seen anything like it."
What galled Couture even more was that Lapierre, who was suspended four games for a March 2010 hit on then-Shark Scott Nichol, had been chirping from the St. Louis bench earlier in the game.
"After the first shift, he's yelling at us from their bench that he's coming after us, and then he does that," Couture said. "I don't even know. It's pretty gutless."
Couture wasn't the only Shark making it personal with Lapierre, who received two five-minute majors for an illegal check from behind and fighting, plus a game misconduct and automatic ejection.
"Things like that happen," Joe Pavelski said, "especially when idiots are idiots."
The Blues, however, contend the hit was unintentional.
"He's playing hard, he's not trying to hurt anyone," Blues captain David Backes said of Lapierre. "Unfortunately sometimes it happens. He's a guy that goes to war for us and he's an integral part of our team. He's feeling bad, he hopes Dan Boyle's fine just like the rest of us do."
St. Louis forward Alexander Steen said, "The whole situation's tough to watch, everybody felt badly. (Lapierre) didn't do anything on purpose. Nobody wants to see stuff like that. He's obviously going to feel bad, but it's something that happens, an accident."
Two fights immediately broke out after the hit with Andrew Desjardins tracking down Lapierre and Matt Pelech squaring off with St. Louis forward Ryan Reaves. After the penalties were sorted out, the Sharks got power-play goals from Couture and Pavelski to seize control of the game and it was all San Jose from there.
Second-period goals from Tommy Wingels and Scott Hannan staked the Sharks to a 4-0 lead that grew to 5-0 when Joe Thornton scored early in the third. Two St. Louis goals by Vladimir Tarasenko and Roman Polak made it 5-2, but Patrick Marleau scored his fifth of the season to keep the game out of reach.
"They did a good job of not saying, 'Let's get out there and even the score,'" Blues defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk said of the Sharks' mindset after the incident. "And after that we played on our heels a bit. We were worried about what's going to happen to us after that, whether they were going to retaliate.
"Too many penalties. They have too many good guys on their power play. They're going to expose us."
The victory extended the Sharks' season-opening streak to six wins while the Blues suffered their first loss in five games.
Still, it was Boyle's condition and the hit that caused it that dominated everyone's thoughts after the final horn.
Boyle stayed on the ice for several minutes and appeared motionless until he moved his right arm just as the stretcher was about to leave through the Zamboni exit on its way to Barnes-Jewish Hospital.
"He went to the hospital, and from what I understand he's doing OK," coach Todd McLellan said. "They're going to keep him tonight just for some observation."
Later, a team spokesman said the plan was for Boyle to leave the hospital in the morning and, accompanied by a staff member, fly home to San Jose. There was also the possibility, though, that he could rejoin the team in Dallas, where the Sharks play the Stars on Thursday night.
At 37, Boyle is the team's oldest player and one of two assistant captains. He won a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning and played for Team Canada in the 2010 Olympics.
"He's so well-liked in this room," Thornton said. "It takes awhile to get back focused, to be honest with you, because he's such a good friend. It was just scary."
All of which, again, led to the contrast with Lapierre.
"A player that probably shouldn't even be in the league is taking out one of the best players in the world," Couture said.
Players were reluctant to say they picked up any added motivation after the hit. The Sharks were outplaying the Blues before the hit, but the intensity did seem to pick up and the results were there in the two goals with a man advantage.
"Guys responded appropriately. It was great to see the power play wake up and respond to that," Pavelski said. "We needed to. We needed to turn it up a little bit."
Thursday's game
Sharks (6-0-0) at Dallas (2-3-0), 5 p.m. CSNCA
David Pollak


Through most of Michelangelo's working life, one of his closest colleagues was the great Venetian painter Sebastiano del Piombo (1485–1541). The two men met in Rome in 1511, shortly after Sebastiano's arrival from his native city, and while Michelangelo was based in Florence from 1516 to 1534 Sebastiano remained one of his Roman confidants, painting several works after partial designs by him. This landmark publication is about the artists' extraordinary professional alliance and the friendship that underpinned it. It situates them in the dramatic context of their time, tracing their evolving artistic relationship through more than three decades of creative dialogue.
Matthias Wivel and other leading scholars investigate Michelangelo's profound influence on Sebastiano and the Venetian artist's highly original interpretation of his friend's formal and thematic concerns. The lavishly illustrated text examines their shared preoccupation with the depiction of death and resurrection, primarily in the life of Christ, through a close analysis of drawings, paintings, and sculpture. The book also brings the austerely beautiful work of Sebastiano to a new audience, offering a reappraisal of this less famous but most accomplished artist.
Matthias Wivel is curator of 16th-century Italian paintings at the National Gallery, London.
Genres: Biographies & Memoirs, History, Arts & Photography.


We have a lot of great quilt shops here in the area that you should visit while you're in town. Many of them will have special offers and coupons in your event program so be sure to take that with you when you shop.
We are also happy to announce that we will have Island Quilter on site with us at Silver Cloud for a pop up shop! They will be in one of the suites – room number and hours to be provided closer to Meetup.
It might be a good idea to also put the Northgate and Bellevue Pacific Fabric stores on the map, as people may plan different routes and they might be the most convenient.
Deborah – the locations you suggested are on the on-line shop hop map. When I zoom in, I see them on the map.
Would it me too much to ask for a list of the stores and addresses on the map? We won't have a laptop to access in the car and the map is so small on the phone. Just askin!! Thanks!
Hi Laura, they will be listed in the program along with the discounts they are offering. I will try to update them here before the weekend too though.
Hi, Laura! I added the list of shops to the shop hop page. The discounts are listed in the program which you get when you register. Happy shopping!


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#include "CategoryModel.h"
#include "TileSet.h"
#include "Category.h"
#include <QtGui/qicon.h>
#include <QtCore/qset.h>
#include <QtCore/qmimedata.h>

CategoryModel::CategoryModel(QObject* parent)
    : QAbstractItemModel(parent)
    , mItemSet(0)
    , mRoot(0)
{
}

CategoryModel::~CategoryModel() {
}

ItemSet* CategoryModel::itemSet() const {
    return mItemSet;
}

void CategoryModel::setItemSet(ItemSet* itemSet) {
    if (mItemSet != itemSet) {
        beginResetModel();
        mItemSet = itemSet;
        mRoot = itemSet->root();
        endResetModel();
    }
}

Item* CategoryModel::item(const QModelIndex& index) const {
    if (!index.isValid())
        return 0;
    return static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
}

QModelIndex CategoryModel::addItem(Item* item, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    Category* category = mRoot;
    if (parent.isValid()) {
        Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(parent.internalPointer());
        if (!item->isCategory())
            return QModelIndex();
        category = item->toCategory();
    }

    QSet<QString> names;
    for (int n = 0; n < category->childCount(); ++n) {
        names.insert(category->child(n)->name().toLower());
    }

    if (names.contains(item->name().toLower())) {
        int n = 1;
        QString name = item->name().toLower();
        name.append("%1");
        while (names.contains(name.arg(QString::number(n)))) {
            ++n;
        }
        item->setName(item->name() + QString::number(n));
    }

    beginInsertRows(parent, category->childCount(), category->childCount());
    category->addChild(item);
    endInsertRows();

    return createIndex(category->childCount() - 1, 0, item);
}

Item* CategoryModel::removeItem(int row, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    Category* category = mRoot;
    if (parent.isValid())
        category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());

    beginRemoveRows(parent, row, row);
    Item* item = category->removeChild(row);
    endRemoveRows();

    return item;
}

QModelIndex CategoryModel::createCategory(const QModelIndex& parent) {
    Category* category = new Category;
    category->setName("NewCategory");
    QModelIndex index = addItem(category, parent);
    if (!index.isValid())
        delete category;

    return index;
}

void CategoryModel::destroyCategory(int row, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    Category* category = mRoot;
    if (parent.isValid())
        category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());

    if (category->child(row)->isCategory()) {
        Item* item = removeItem(row, parent);
        delete item;
    }
}

QModelIndex CategoryModel::createChild(const QModelIndex& parent) {
    Category* category = mRoot;
    if (parent.isValid())
        category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());

    QSet<QString> names;
    for (int n = 0; n < category->childCount(); ++n) {
        names.insert(category->child(n)->name().toLower());
    }

    int n = 1;
    QString name("newcategory%1");
    while (names.contains(name.arg(QString::number(n)))) {
        ++n;
    }

    name = "NewCategory";
    name.append(QString::number(n));

    beginInsertRows(parent, category->childCount(), category->childCount());

    Category* child = new Category;
    category->addChild(child);
    child->setName(name);

    endInsertRows();

    return createIndex(category->childCount() - 1, 0, child);
}

void CategoryModel::destroyChild(int row, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    Category* category = mRoot;
    if (parent.isValid())
        category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());

    beginRemoveRows(parent, row, row);
    delete category->removeChild(row);
    endRemoveRows();
}

Qt::ItemFlags CategoryModel::flags(const QModelIndex& index) const {
    Qt::ItemFlags flags = QAbstractItemModel::flags(index);

    if (index.isValid()) {
        Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
        if (item->isCategory())
            flags |= Qt::ItemIsDropEnabled;
        if (mRoot != item)
            flags |= Qt::ItemIsEditable | Qt::ItemIsDragEnabled;
    }

    return flags;
}

QModelIndex CategoryModel::index(int row, int column, const QModelIndex& parent) const {
    /*Category* category = mRoot;
    if (parent.isValid())
    category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());

    if (row < category->childCount())
    return createIndex(row, column, category->child(row));
    else
    return QModelIndex();*/

    if (!parent.isValid())
        return (row == 0) ? createIndex(row, column, mRoot) : QModelIndex();

    Category* category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());
    return (row < category->childCount()) ? createIndex(row, column, category->child(row)) : QModelIndex();
}

QModelIndex CategoryModel::parent(const QModelIndex& index) const {
    /*Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
    Category* parent = item->parent();
    if (mRoot == parent)
    return QModelIndex();

    return createIndex(parent->childNumber(), 0, parent);*/

    Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
    Category* parent = item->parent();
    return (mRoot != item) ? createIndex(parent->childNumber(), 0, parent) : QModelIndex();
}

int CategoryModel::rowCount(const QModelIndex& parent) const {
    /*if (!parent.isValid())
    return mRoot->childCount();

    Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(parent.internalPointer());
    return (item->isCategory()) ? static_cast<Category*>(item)->childCount() : 0;*/

    if (!parent.isValid())
        return 1;

    Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(parent.internalPointer());
    return (item->isCategory()) ? static_cast<Category*>(item)->childCount() : 0;
}

int CategoryModel::columnCount(const QModelIndex& parent) const {
    return 1;
}

QVariant CategoryModel::data(const QModelIndex& index, int role) const {
    Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
    if (role == Qt::DisplayRole || role == Qt::EditRole) {
        return item->name();
    } else if (role == Qt::DecorationRole) {
        QIcon icon;
        if (item->isCategory())
            icon = QIcon::fromTheme("document-save-all");
        else
            icon = QIcon::fromTheme("edit-undo");
        return icon;
    }
    return QVariant();
}

bool CategoryModel::setData(const QModelIndex& index, const QVariant& value, int role) {
    if (role == Qt::DisplayRole || role == Qt::EditRole) {
        Item* item = static_cast<Item*>(index.internalPointer());
        item->setName(value.toString());
        emit dataChanged(index, index);
        return true;
    }
    return false;
}

bool CategoryModel::insertRows(int row, int count, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    return createChild(parent).isValid();
}

bool CategoryModel::removeRows(int row, int count, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    return false;
}

QStringList CategoryModel::mimeTypes() const {
    QStringList mimeTypes;
    mimeTypes << "application/editor.categorymodel.index";
    return mimeTypes;
}

Qt::DropActions	CategoryModel::supportedDropActions() const {
    return Qt::CopyAction | Qt::MoveAction;
}

QMimeData* CategoryModel::mimeData(const QModelIndexList& indexes) const {
    QMimeData *mimeData = new QMimeData;
    QByteArray encodedData;

    QDataStream stream(&encodedData, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
    for (QModelIndexList::const_iterator it = indexes.begin(); it != indexes.end(); ++it) {
        quint64 address = reinterpret_cast<quint64>(it->internalPointer());
        stream << address;
    }

    mimeData->setData("application/editor.categorymodel.index", encodedData);
    return mimeData;
}

bool CategoryModel::dropMimeData(const QMimeData* data, Qt::DropAction action, int row, int column, const QModelIndex& parent) {
    if (action == Qt::IgnoreAction)
        return true;

    if (!data->hasFormat("application/editor.categorymodel.index"))
        return false;

    QByteArray encodedData = data->data("application/editor.categorymodel.index");
    QDataStream stream(&encodedData, QIODevice::ReadOnly);

    QList<Item*> items;

    while (!stream.atEnd()) {
        quint64 address;
        stream >> address;
        Item* item = reinterpret_cast<Item*>(address);
        items.push_back(item);
    }

    Category* category = static_cast<Category*>(parent.internalPointer());

    for (QList<Item*>::const_iterator it = items.begin(); it != items.end(); ++it) {
        Item* item = *it;
        if (!item->isCategory() || !item->toCategory()->isAncestorOf(category)) {
            QModelIndex parentIndex = createIndex(item->parent()->childNumber(), 1, item->parent());
            if (parentIndex != parent) {
                beginMoveRows(parentIndex, item->childNumber(), item->childNumber(), parent, rowCount(parent));
                category->addChild(item);
                endMoveRows();
            }
        }
    }

    return true;
}

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