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Cinema-Maniac: The Man from Nowhere (2010) Review
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In the action genre it's difficult to find a universal meaning for what classifies a great action movie. For some it could simply mean the film in question has plenty of violence to satisfy adrenaline junkie. While for others it could simply mean the story took it time to make the preceding events meaningful if it comes of the cost of little violence being shown. If there is a middle ground in the genre it's often not dictated by it main character, but rather the writer. Anyone who writes action films must understand their main character thoughts, and physical limitations (if any) before the presence of a threat ever appears. If not accounted for this crucial building block can misguide the writer. For example, if the writer is attempting to do the everyman hero archetype correctly than viewer exposure to seeing them perform superhuman feat, and surviving multiple impossible scenarios will serve against the everyman hero archetype. There's also the argument that the action genre already peaked unable ever surpass the classic films whose influence is still present in the genre today. I on the other hand would say since the 80s the genre has been improving in certain areas, especially when it comes to crafting characters, and stories that never loses the viewer attention even when no violence seems presence. Jeong-beom Lee's film, The Man from Nowhere/Ajeossi, understands the genre, but thanks to smart choices in the script, and execution of a familiar template creates a film that embodies the best aspect it genre at it most meaningful.
Go make me a sandwich you emo!
The Man from Nowhere follows a quiet pawnshop keeper with a violent past taking on a drug trafficking ring in hope of saving the child who is his only friend. Our leading character is Tae-sik (Bin Won), who on the surface is the every man action hero archetype who seems distant from people. In the action genre, the mysterious loner who some innocent person (usually a child or navie young woman) befriends by being persistent isn't new in films. What matter most when it comes to familiar ideas, and plot devices is the usage of them. In The Man From Nowhere it gets virtually everything right about good writing from the very first scene. Setting up story elements that will later be expanded into greater significance as it progress. It sets up important story pieces for about half an hour establishing its central relationship with simple key scenes, and setting up intrigue in Tae-sik without directly revealing anything about him. You know from the premise Tae-sik cold attitude towards his neighbor child isn't without reason. How writer, and director Jeong-beom Lee uses this plot device correctly was not reserving, displaying Tae-sik emotional attachment solely for its climax. By doing this, Jeong-beom Lee film benefits from this decision since it allows Tae-sik to be further developed as a character, and let the film not be reliant on showing the cold hearted protagonist become emotional for its central storyline.
It's first thirty minutes are significant to how well the story is structure. Starting off like a character drama before switching gear in its second act to be an action thriller. For example, one moment in the film shows Tae-sik paying his respect to a woman whom nothing is revealed about. As the film eventually reveals Tae-sik connection to this woman the pieces fall into place for his attachment towards his neighbor daughter Jeong So-mi (Sae-ron Kim). It becomes a meaningful revelation since before Tae-sik past is revealed he is shown to care for Jeong So-mi. Another example of a well executed plot device is from a simple phone call. It's between two criminals where a simple exchange is in placed to move the story forward. What detail is given, but not placed directly at the viewer attention is a snippet of dialogue. In context, it does more than move the story forward as a couple lines is given more significant later in the film. One of the best part of the story is how plot devices are more meaningful by the way they were used, and when to use them at the right time. The only serious issue to be found with the writing in its first act is in a scene where Jeong So-mi talks to Tae-Sik in a alley. It's basically the equivalent of Jeong So-mi breaking the fourth wall to tell the audience to feel bad for her since she has a terrible life. It doesn't help that the way it filmed explicitly shows Jeong So-mi character turning around, and describing how she is use to being neglected. It's a heavy handed moment despite being well acted by Sae-ron Kim.
Freeze…get it guys cause it cold, and raining?
Once the story kicks in it never lets up, nor does it undermine the importance of focusing on characters. As it story expands into something larger Tae-sik becomes more developed as the film progresses. Another positive of the film is never forgetting about its characters preventing itself from oversimplifying the conflict. While it is easy to know whom to cheer for in the film, the execution of it the story makes it clear that a good guy, or a villain is not just a label certain characters carry. Succeeding in giving characters small traits that attempt to make them more human than just an obstruction of its main character goal. The film weakest character are easily the policemen whom serve to reveal information on the current situation, and discovers details on the protagonist of the film. What Jeong-beom Lee accomplishes through his writing, and choices is delivery an action film that places equal importance on providing a good story as well offering familiarity within the genre. Action junkies, and casual viewers will probably know the beats of this specific premise, but it's much more than a well written film. It's a step forward for the genre that often recycles ideas by giving it more depths than what was expected of it in the past. Displaying a willingness to take the genre to greater heights in a different way.
Actor Bin Won takes the lead as the quiet, hardened pawnshop keeper. Striking a balance between the everyman, and the cold character he display on the surface. One contributing factor to his performance is being able to balance the material he's given with ease. Won does not deliver his dialogue emotionlessly when he speaks. Knowing through his delivery how to properly express himself in the context of certain scenes. When it comes to scenes where Bin Won has to display other range of emotion it feels consistent for the character. Bin Won does not overact in any facet of his character so he is never too robotic sounding, nor too emotional when it demands him. Another advantage to Bin Won performance is seeing him performing the action sequences himself. There's a stunt in the film where Bin Won is an executing a leap from the second storey of a building, leaping through the window followed by a roll on the ground to break his fall, and all done in one swift take. Moments like these further emphasizes not only Bin Won ability as an actor to commit to a role, but further makes his character more involving knowing the actor himself is performing these scenes blurring the line between actor, and character.
Little girl. You begging doesn't work like this right?
Actress Sae-ron Kim does well in the role of playing the film naive, persistent child Jung So-Mi who befriends the quiet pawnshop keeper. She makes her character sympathetic, and in the few scenes she shares with Bin Won they play off each convincingly. Never once does she come across as pouty, or annoying the film. It's remarkable that in her young age in the film, she actually has an understanding of how to deliver her material properly. Kim Hyo-seo plays Hyo-Jeong (So-Mi's mother) is in few scenes, but contributes to the film nonetheless. Her few moments in the film shows the actress playing a struggling mother. Despite the length of time she's actually makes good use of her time. Then there's Kim Hee-Won, and Kim Sung-Oh both of whom do a good job in their roles. Usually in action movies whenever an actor is given a villainous character they go all out. However, both Hee-Won, and Sung-Oh performances are grounded making their characters more human. By portraying them as criminals it helps take them more seriously if they simply went out to be comically evil.
The supporting cast in general places good effort into the film no matter the size of their role. Actor Thanayong Wongtrakul is probably the last actor worth mentioning in the film. Wongtrakul plays Ramrowan who's basically the adversary of the film protagonist. Like his other co-stars whom play criminals, Wongtrakul performances is also grounded making his character more memorable than it would have been otherwise. The film score is composed by Hyun-jung Shim. His score does include the bombastic sound one might expect from the action genre, but the noteworthy tracks are the ones that evoke feeling of a different genres, or uses unorthodox instruments to compose an epic sounding soundtrack despite its modern setting. Two outstanding tracks from the film are Chain of Mystery that evokes feeling of uneasiness perfect for a horror film, and the tracked named after the film itself. Thankfully, director Jeong-beom Lee knows when to implement the soundtrack to emphasizes a scene to make it more impactful, and when not to use too.
Maybe it wasn't a good idea to just chill here until one guy arrived.
From a technical standpoint Jeong-beom Lee film has the polish look of a blockbuster. Tae-yoon Lee cinematography is simply beautiful to look at, even during the film's darker moments. Lee isn't afraid to show the few instances of darker material thus giving the conflict a greater sense of weight. Thankfully, Jeong-beom Lee also knew to use shots of dark material sparingly so the effect wouldn't diminish over time. When the film finally gets to the action scenes they are well worth the wait. Despite the gap between action scenes, and length between them all of the set pieces aces good filmmaking techniques. Not only does Lee use long takes of his actor performing the action sequences, but make sure to never lose the audience. The film first fight scene last less than a minute, but the performance, and the way it shot doesn't diminish it's a good action scene. Bin Won convincingly performs the fight in the speed it was required to pull it off. The film's climax is easily the film's most memorable sequence. Not only contextually is it the most satisfying set piece since the film builds up to this moment, but the actual action scene by itself is well choreographed. It doesn't exaggerate Bin Won ability within the scene, and does a good job in giving multiple performers within in the scene something to do. So you won't see an actor in the background simply seeing the hero killing someone making it also feel grounded. There's also some practical blood splatter effect in the film for added effect in its brutality. When the film gets to the knife fight between the hero, and his adversary it's more believable than one might expect. The blades of the knives barely clash with each other with the fight sequence playing more on overpowering the other opponent. It also doesn't last too long to take away from the serious tone of the scene.
The Man from Nowhere excels in execution, and delivery of its own material creating a must see film. There are films I shower with endless praise, and there's also films I personally would recommend reader to check out, even if it means they might trust my viewpoints on films less if we disagree. This is a film I would personally recommend to anyone reading this. While it does the carry the label of an action film, and contains familiar story beats the execution makes the film more meaningful than the simple label of being an action film. It might not succeed in making you emotionally invested, but an action film like this that places equal importance on good characters, and story as well as providing of what expected of it within the genre are commendable traits. Standing as a good example of pushing the action genre forward in a positive direction, and offering more than what audiences demanded of such films from the past. It's a masterpiece in the genre, and is one of the most satisfying (and crowd pleasing) film the genre has produced.
10/10ActionAsian CinemaBin WonHyun-jung ShimJeong-beom LeeKim Hee-WonKim Hyo-seoKim Sung-OhKoreanKorean CinemaMovie ReviewsSae-ron KimTae-yoon LeeThanayong Wongtrakul


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Interview with Mingmei Yip, Author of Secret of a Thousand Beauties
November 19, 2014 by Serena
Secret of a Thousand Beauties by Mingmei Yip is set to be published Nov. 25, 2014, and is the latest release from Yip. I've reviewed Skeleton Women and The Nine Fold Heaven, which I enjoyed.
Here's a bit about the book:
Spring Swallow was promised in marriage while still in her mother's belly. When the groom dies before a wedding can take place, seventeen-year-old Spring Swallow is ordered to become a ghost bride to appease his spirit. Under her in-laws' protection, she will be little more than a servant, unable to know real love or bear children. Refusing to accept her fate as a "bad-luck woman," Spring Swallow flees on her wedding day.
In the city of Soochow, Spring Swallow joins a community of renowned embroiderers. The women work for Aunty Peony, whose exquisite stitching once earned her the Emperor's love. But when Aunty Peony agrees to replicate a famous painting–a lucrative assignment that will take a year to complete–betrayal and jealousy emerges within the group. Spring Swallow becomes entangled in each woman's story of heartbreak, even while she embarks on a dangerous affair with a young revolutionary. On a journey that leads from the remote hillsides around Soochow to cosmopolitan Peking, Spring Swallow draws on the secret techniques learned from Aunty Peony and her own indomitable strength, determined to forge a life that is truly her own.
Today, Mingmei Yip
has agreed to join us and answer some questions about her novel and her work. Please give her a warm welcome.
Where do your story ideas come from?
Story ideas usually pop up in my mind, mostly triggered when I am reading, watching a movie, looking at art works in a museum, or just day dreaming. Not long ago I saw a book on embroidery in a bookstore and was inspired to write a novel about embroiderers and the painstaking efforts they apply to create their beautiful works. That novel is my newest, Secret of a Thousand Beauties.
The idea for my third novel, Song of the Silk Road – a romantic adventure on China's fabled route with a promised reward of three million dollars — came to me in a dream.
The heroine of your latest book, Secret of a Thousand Beauties, is a strong and independent woman like the women in your other novels. Why do you choose to write about these women who live in cultures that tend to curtail their independence?
All my protagonists are brave and strong women who relentlessly overcome hardship and tragedy to live life on their own terms and achieve happiness. It is hard now even to try to imagine the miseries women had to endure in traditional China such as marriage to a dead fiancé, making them the slaves of the dead man's parents, or being forced into prostitution, yet not being allowed to marry or keep their babies.
Some of my characters are inspired by the lives of actual women, including Camilla the singer-spy in my novels Skeleton Women and The Nine Fold Heaven, and the teenage prostitute Xiang Xiang in my debut novel Peach Blossom Pavilion (now in its 5th printing!) I feel honored to be able to give these once-silenced women their voices. Also, by writing about them, they have become my teachers of determination, courage, and compassion.
What are your first loves as a reader about novels? Do you prefer plot or characterization?
Both. But if I have to choose, insightful description of human nature are more satisfying to me than plots filled with twists and turns.
Do you prefer to write historical fiction and would you consider writing something more contemporary?
Among my seven novels (the 7th one will come out in 2015), four are historical – Secret of a Thousand Beauties; The Nine Fold Heaven; Skeleton Women; Peach Blossom Pavilion and two are contemporary – Song of the Silk Road; Petals from the Sky. I also wrote and illustrated two children's books: Chinese Children Favorite Stories and Grandma Panda's China Storybook, both published by Tuttle Publishing.
Who are some of your favorite authors/poets?
My favorite authors are Eileen Cheung and Echo, unfortunately both deceased. In the West, I read almost everything by Lisa See, Amy Tan, and Anchee Min.
What current projects are you working on? Care to share any details?
My next novel, which will be my seventh is The Witches Market, about a young woman who has suddenly acquired supernatural talents. After this realization, she travels to the Canary Islands, seeking witches against whom to test her own powers and calling.
Besides writing, I perform on the guqin, a very ancient Chinese instrument which I've been playing for over thirty years. I also teach calligraphy workshops for both adult and children at many venues including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Lincoln Center, CUNY and others. All these activities help provide material for my novels.
Thank you, Yip, for joining us today. Check her out on Facebook, Twitter, and GoodReads.
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I love books about strong women in other cultures!
Her books always give me a lot to think about.
Great interview! I'm going to have to read one of her books at some point.
I really enjoyed them.
bermudaonion(Kathy) says
I'll have to try one of her books – I love strong female characters!
These are definitely strong women.

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Circum-Alert: Haiti Deserves a Break. How You Can Help.
When will Haiti get a break? In the midst of extreme poverty from tsunamis to floods to earthquakes, these people have endured more than some of us can ever imagine. My heart breaks for Haiti. Not because it's poor, but rather because these people's efforts at rebuilding their lives are continuously thwarted. Some people don't understand what the fuss about Haiti is. After all, earthquakes are nothing new. A so-called evangelist, Pat Robertson – who apparently ran for the U.S. Presidency?! – went as far as saying that the earthquake is a result of a "pact" Haiti made with Satan. Seriously, give Haiti a break.
Haiti Profile
I heard about the earthquake during a Young Professionals in Foreign Policy event I was covering for work Tuesday night, when the Brazilian representative mentioned it. Brazil and many other countries have a strong presence in the Caribbean nation as they strive to help it get on its feet. This country which was once a beacon of hope for the Diaspora – being the first Latin American nation to gain independence and the first post-colonial independent black-led nation in the world, the result of successful slave rebellion – has fallen far into the depths of extreme poverty. Some people even refer to it as a "fourth world" country. Contrast this with the levels of opulence found next door in some places like the U.S. and it just doesn't make sense. But I guess it never does.
Gone in Seconds
For some reason, Haiti's unfortunate events have rattled me to the core. I don't know why. I wondered about an aid worker who I interviewed late last year. She's currently in Pakistan or Afghanistan I believe. During the interview she mentioned that her first relief assignment was in Haiti with a local NGO and right there, she knew she'd found her calling in life. I can only imagine how she must feel hearing this news. And now, according to CNN, about 100,000 people are feared dead – possibly more. Don't get a sense of the enormity of the situation? How many people do you know? 100,000 give or take? Well, imagine all of those people gone, just like that, in mere SECONDS.
It's just very disheartening to think that this poor nation's capital, Port-au-Prince, along with its administrative, health, governance, and diplomatic faculties have been rendered incapable in mere seconds. To make matters worse, the majority of the foreigners based in Haiti – relief and aid workers – have also suffered numerous losses with the UN reporting damages to its properties and possible staff deaths in the hundreds. It doesn't make sense, but Allah knows best.
If nothing at all, this event is a reminder that humanity is at the mercy of Almighty Allah. We humans really are very fragile, yet we tend to forget. A mere parasite, changes in temperature, or tectonic plates turning in their beds, and the fragility of humans is evident. Natural disasters and circumstances unify us, where man-made situations separate us. This could happen to any country, at any time.
How You Can Help Give Haiti A Break
With the extent of the damage, aid organizations are requesting monetary donations for now. For God's sake and for whatever you hold dear, kindly do one of the following. Even if all you have left is $10, please send $5 along. You will still have $5; many Haitians will not only have $0, they would have also lost their loved ones or shared in national grief.
> Text "YELE" to 501501 to donate $5 to Haitian national, Wyclef Jean's NGO Yele. Your donation amount will be charged to your phone bill. You can donate via the same cell number six times, I believe. For larger donations, kindly visit http://www.yele.org.
> Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to the Red Cross; also charged to your phone bill. For non-US/Canada donations please contact your local Red Cross/Red Crescent.
You can also send your donations through other NGOs. But in order to ensure you're not being scammed, here are two lists of reputable NGOs with operations in Haiti:
– *Devex List (Development Executive Group)
– * CNN List
For those of us who cannot contribute in cash, prayers will do nicely. Also, once the alert is given for donations in kind – clothes, food items, etc – kindly make an effort to contribute.
"And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is LOVE." [1 Corinthians 13:13]
May the victims of this disaster RIP. God bless Haiti, and God protect us all.
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Jemila Abdulai is the creative director, editor and founder of the award-winning website Circumspecte.com. A media and international development professional and economist by training, she combines her business, communications and project management expertise with her strong passion for Africa. Besides writing and reading, she enjoys travel, global cuisine, movies, and good design.
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Abdoulah 11 years ago	 Reply
Que Dieu te protège et t'aide dans la générosité que tu nous montre tous lesj ours.
Que Dieu, et que tous participons pour aider ce peuple
Live Unchained 11 years ago	 Reply
Myne Whitman 11 years ago	 Reply
Thank you for this, my heart really goes out to Haitians at this moment. I think PR was very insensitive but that's BTW. May the souls of the dead RIP.
NK.DK 11 years ago	 Reply
same here, this is so sad, praying mucho… great article as always
Hijabee 11 years ago	 Reply
My heart bleeds for Haiti. It's just so sad and sudden! May God give them patience, strenght and ease their pain!
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This father has become quite popular on social media in the last week. If you haven't already seen, this father danced to the 'Frozen' soundtrack with his son in a gown and see how adorable they look.
A man who is comfortable with his masculinity even while wearing a gown is a man we adore and respect because this man wouldn't let society dictate how he should father his son. However, some people have negative reactions to it as well. For example, Piers Morgan would refuse to give him the tag 'Best Dad Ever' and why should a dad only be called great if he dances to Frozen, good point.
However, you have to see the father's comeback to that.
This proves that he in fact is a great dad who doesn't believe in toxic gender norms. This is indeed something that we should all learn from him.


My computer Science final project was about NLP (Natural Language Processing), writing the memoir I had to draw some trees and a visual representation of SVMs using Latex Tikz library.
My computer science final project was about building a dependency parser for Spanish. Writing the documentation I had to draw some trees representing a dependency graph and a visual explanation of what an SVM (Support Vector Machine ) is.


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World; Yulya's Diary
Yulya's Diary
Documentary series with international stories. Predecessor to FRONTLINE, executive producer David Fanning. Five seasons from 1978-1981. "WORLD has presented a series of international documentaries. One of our concerns has been to show the world as others see it, and we are committed to the idea that we should include those who normally don't have a chance to have their voices heard." -- quote from opening to Blacks Britannica (1978) Series release date: 1978
Yulya's diary is a unique record of the life of a dissident poet in Russia. In this documentary, actors and actresses play the parts of Yulya and her friends, because otherwise their story would remain untold. Everything said and done in the film comes straight from the page's of Yulya's diary, telling of her arrest and trial by the KGB and and police attempts to stifle dissidents.
Yulya played by actress Victoria Fyodorova.
Chicago: "World; Yulya's Diary," 01/11/1981, WGBH Media Library & Archives, accessed January 18, 2020, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E395D119B9B84710B6247AECB7419143.
MLA: "World; Yulya's Diary." 01/11/1981. WGBH Media Library & Archives. Web. January 18, 2020. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E395D119B9B84710B6247AECB7419143>.
APA: World; Yulya's Diary. Boston, MA: WGBH Media Library & Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_E395D119B9B84710B6247AECB7419143


The Arizona Cardinals look to rebound on the road against the NFC West-rival Los Angeles Rams.
Cardinals insider Bob McManaman offers a quick recap from Sunday's game between the Cardinals and the Rams.
Quick recap: Todd Gurley ran for three touchdowns and the Rams ran over the Cardinals 34-0 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Arizona is now 0-2, the first time it has started out a season winless in its first two games since 2005, when the team finished 5-11.
The Cardinals fell behind 19-0 in the first half, and just like last week's season opener against Washington, they couldn't recover against the Rams, who outgained them 432 yards to just 137.
Jared Goff threw for 354 yards for the Rams, but the Cardinals got just 90 yards out of Sam Bradford, who completed 17 of 27 passes.
Turning point: JoJo Natson's 60-yard punt return in the second quarter put the Rams in instantly great field position, and they quickly added to their 11-0 lead by getting a second rushing touchdown by Gurley and converting once again on the two-point try to take a 19-0 lead at the half. Natson, who replaced the injured Pharoh Cooper on returns, was a menace to the Cardinals almost every time he fielded a punt.
Star of the game: Gurley only rushed for 42 yards on 19 carries, but he scored three times and ran for a pair of two-point conversions. He also caught three passes for 31 yards before leaving the game with some cramping issues.
Key injuries: Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald left the game with a hamstring issue in the third quarter. He appeared to get hurt while leaping and diving for a 9-yard catch from Bradford.
Up next: The Cardinals host the Bears on Sunday at State Farm Stadium. Kickoff is at 1:25 p.m. It's the first of two straight home games for the Cardinals, who also will meet the Seahawks in Glendale on Sept. 30 before a pair of road trips to San Francisco and Minnesota.
Columnist Kent Somers gives his first thoughts from the Cardinals' 34-0 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday.
The best way to prove that something is not an aberration is to repeat it the next time you have an opportunity.
That's the only thing the Cardinals were successful in doing on Sunday. They were blown out for a second consecutive week, this time 34-0 by the Rams. That makes it official: They are a bad team, quite possibly the worst in the NFL.
Supposedly, the 24-6 loss last week made the Cardinals "salty," defensive coordinator Al Holcomb said a few days ago.
Maybe Holcomb was right. If the Cardinals hadn't been "salty," the loss to the Rams on Sunday would have been worse.
Although that's hard to imagine.
Combine their two games, and the Cardinals have trailed 40-0 at halftime.
This team isn't built to come from behind, nor, apparently to ever get a lead.
At least no one quit at halftime, as Bills defensive back Vontae Davis did on Sunday, so maybe that will keep the Cardinals out of the bottom spot of power rankings this week.
That's little consolation to the Cardinals, who will find it difficult to get out of the mess they are in. The offense shows no imagination and no explosiveness. It employs no misdirection, because to do that, an offensive must have direction.
Contrast that with the Rams' offense, which moved the ball early and often.
Winners of the NFC West a year ago, the Rams showed the Cardinals just how far they have fallen from Bruce Arians' halcyon days and how far they have to go to just be competitive with the best the division has to offer.
Sam Bradford attempted to throw the ball down the field, and it didn't go well. Rams cornerback Sam Shields intercepted the pass and returned it 22 yards with less than six minutes remaining.
On the prior drive, Jared Goff missed a wide-open Robert Woods for what would have been an easy touchdown, and then had to throw the ball away on a fourth-down attempt. The Cardinals took over on downs at their own 27-yard line.
The Cardinals defense made a fourth-down stop to open the final quarter, keeping the score at 27-0. But the offense went three-and-out once again as the Rams go into clock-killing mode.
Larry Fitzgerald, battling an injury for most of the game, is questionable to return with a hurt hamstring.
Todd Gurley might have driven the final stake in the Cardinals' coffin.
His third rushing touchdown of the day, a two-yard plunge, coupled with another two-point conversion has the Cardinals down 27-0 with 3:39 left in the third quarter.
Patrick Peterson's big play did not inspire the offense like the Cardinals needed.
Sam Bradford completed a third-down pass to Larry Fitzgerald, who laid out for a tremendous catch and 9 yards. But a holding call backed the Cardinals up again, and Bradford was unable to keep the offense moving, sputtering out at the 15-yard line.
With less than six minutes left in the third, the Rams remain in complete control.
Patrick Peterson might have saved the day for the Cardinals. He picked off a Jared Goff pass intended for Brandin Cooks near the end zone, giving Arizona the ball and perhaps a much-needed spark.
The Rams were looking to put this one away early as Goff hit Cooks on a 57-yard bomb to open their first drive of the second half, but Peterson's interception kept his team alive.
The Cardinals started the second half with three straight runs by David Johnson for 9 yards, giving the Cardinals another three-and-out. Johnson has 28 yards on 10 carries, and the Cardinals will likely need Sam Bradford (5-of-10 for 48 yards) to have a monster second half to get back in the game.
The Rams have added a gut punch to a dominating first half, scoring a touchdown on fourth-and-goal as time expired in the first half with an easy 1-yard run by Todd Gurley. They added another two-point conversion with a Gurley run to go into the half up 19-0.
When in doubt, go to Larry Fitzgerald.
The Cardinals WR made it 213 straight games with a catch, then converted a huge third-and-11 with a 15-yard reception.
But a holding call on John Wetzel moved them back 10 yards, two runs by David Johnson went for 5 total yards, and Sam Bradford threw an incomplete pass intended for Fitzgerald.
To make matters worse, JoJo Natson broke off a 60-yard punt return to put the Cardinals up against the ropes with 4:18 left in the half.
Chandler Jones NEARLY had the big play the Cardinals were looking for, knocking down a pass on third-and-goal to force a short Rams field goal from punter Johnny Hekker, giving Los Angeles an 11-0 lead.
The Cardinals still can't get anything going on offense. Incomplete pass, 4-yard run, sack. Another three-and-out followed by a 17-yard punt return has the Rams in position to pull away early.
Todd Gurley finally found some room. After Brandin Cooks led the Rams down the field with a couple catches, Gurley ran to the right almost untouched for an 11-yard touchdown.
With LA kicker Greg Zuerlein out of the game with a groin injury, the Rams went for a two-point conversion and converted with a Gurley run to go up 8-0 early in the second quarter.
The Cardinals offense continues to go nowhere. David Johnson lost two yards on first down, Sam Bradford missed on a pass and Christian Kirk was stopped short of the first down on a screen pass.
The first quarter closed with a scoreless tie.
The Cardinals succeeded in stuffing Todd Gurley and forcing a third-and-long situation, but the Rams converted on a pass to Brandin Cooks for 13 yards, then hit him again for 22 yards.
Benson Mayowa had a sack of Jared Goff, and Gurley was stopped short to force a fourth-and-inches. A false start knocked them back five yards, forcing the Rams to punt.
The Cardinals' offense started similar to Week 1 - heavy does of David Johnson, ineffective passing and a punt. Johnson had three carries for 12 yards, and Sam Bradford completed 2-of-3 passes for 18 yards.
The Cardinals won the opening toss and chose to defer to the second half, a decision that paid off.
The Rams picked up a third-down conversion early in the drive, but the Cardinals defense locked down on running back Todd Gurley and forced a punt. Gurley had three caries for -1 yards on the opening drive.
DE Markus Golden, who returned to the practice field this week, is inactive for today's game against the Rams. TE Jermaine Gresham is also inactive for the second consecutive week.
The biggest blow comes at right tackle, where starter Andre Smith is out. Coach Steve Wilks had been hopeful both Golden and Gresham could go today, but they apparently need another week.
The Rams, meanwhile, will be without linebacker Mark Barron, who was listed among Los Angeles' inactives.
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This one just smells like a loss for the Cardinals. They'd have to really buckle down on defense in all three areas, show some creativity and splash-play ability on offense, and definitely win the turnover battle to have any shot at all against a very good Rams team that is the favorite to win the NFC West for a second straight year. Could they pull off an upset? Certainly, but only if last week's season-opening loss was a fluke and not an accurate portrayal of what kind of team they really are in 2018. Until they prove otherwise, I'm guessing it's the latter.
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The last we heard about the Barbie project, was that Hollywood superstar Anne Hathaway was being rumoured to star in the film, although there has since been speculation that this is not going to happen after all. We think Anne we do a great job in the Barbie movie but we are not getting our hopes up and we are sure that there will be more changes made before this film ever hits the big screen.
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Mudford is a village and parish in Somerset, England, situated  from Yeovil in the South Somerset district on the River Yeo. The village has a population of 696. The parish includes the hamlets of Mudford Sock, West Mudford and Up Mudford.

The village lies on the Monarch's Way, a  long-distance footpath that approximates the escape route taken by King Charles II in 1651 after being defeated in the Battle of Worcester.

History

At the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 there were five manors. The largest which was given with the church to Montacute Priory in 1192, became Mudford Monachorum (of the monks) and was centred on the present hamlet of Up Mudford. The parish of Mudford was part of the Stone Hundred.

At the eastern end of the parish on the border with Dorset, the village of Nether Adber was held by Siward the Fowler before and after the Battle of Hastings, and had a chapel in 1351 but the village was totally abandoned in the mid-16th century.

Manor Farm House, the Manor house of Up Mudford, was built in 1630 on the site of an earlier building after a fire.

Governance

The parish council has responsibility for local issues, including setting an annual precept (local rate) to cover the council's operating costs and producing annual accounts for public scrutiny. The parish council evaluates local planning applications and works with the local police, district council officers, and neighbourhood watch groups on matters of crime, security, and traffic. The parish council's role also includes initiating projects for the maintenance and repair of parish facilities, as well as consulting with the district council on the maintenance, repair, and improvement of highways, drainage, footpaths, public transport, and street cleaning. Conservation matters (including trees and listed buildings) and environmental issues are also the responsibility of the council.

The village falls within the Non-metropolitan district of South Somerset, which was formed on 1 April 1974 under the Local Government Act 1972, having previously been part of Yeovil Rural District. The district council is responsible for local planning and building control, local roads, council housing, environmental health, markets and fairs, refuse collection and recycling, cemeteries and crematoria, leisure services, parks, and tourism.

Somerset County Council is responsible for running the largest and most expensive local services such as education, social services, libraries, main roads, public transport, policing and  fire services, trading standards, waste disposal and strategic planning.

It is also part of the Yeovil county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.

Religious sites

Mudford is served by the church of St Mary The Virgin, which dates back to the 12th century and is a Grade I listed building. It has a three-stage tower divided by string courses with clasping corner buttresses, a battlemented parapet with small corner and intermediate pinnacles, and corner gargoyles. There is a stair turret on the north-east corner with a weathervane finial, and a clock face on the east side. It contains five bells dated 1582, 1621, 1623, 1664 and 1666, all by the Purdue family of nearby Closworth. It was granted by Montacute Priory to the Bishop of Bath and Wells in 1339.

References

External links
 Mudford Parish Council Website

Villages in South Somerset
Civil parishes in Somerset

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import {WebGLRenderTarget, UniformsUtils, ShaderMaterial, Vector2, Vector3, AdditiveBlending, MeshBasicMaterial, Color} from "three";
import {LuminosityHighPassShader} from "three/examples/jsm/shaders/LuminosityHighPassShader";
import {CopyShader} from "three/examples/jsm/shaders/CopyShader";
import {Pass} from "../Pass.js";

/**
 * Unreal engine like bloom effect pass.
 *
 * More information available here
 *  - https:// docs.unrealengine.com/latest/INT/Engine/Rendering/PostProcessEffects/Bloom/
 *
 * @class UnrealBloomPass
 * @module Postprocessing
 * @param {number} strength  Bloom effect strength.
 * @param {number} radius Bloom effect radius.
 * @param {number} threshold White point threshold.
 */
function UnrealBloomPass(strength, radius, threshold)
{
	Pass.call(this);

	this.type = "UnrealBloom";

	// Render targets for passes
	this.renderTargetsHorizontal = [];
	this.renderTargetsVertical = [];
	this.nMips = 5;

	for (var i = 0; i < this.nMips; i++)
	{
		var renderTarget = new WebGLRenderTarget(0, 0, Pass.RGBALinear);
		renderTarget.texture.generateMipmaps = false;
		this.renderTargetsHorizontal.push(renderTarget);

		var renderTarget = new WebGLRenderTarget(0, 0, Pass.RGBALinear);
		renderTarget.texture.generateMipmaps = false;
		this.renderTargetsVertical.push(renderTarget);
	}

	// Render target for final pass
	this.renderTargetBright = new WebGLRenderTarget(0, 0, Pass.RGBALinear);
	this.renderTargetBright.texture.generateMipmaps = false;

	// Luminosity high pass material
	var highPassShader = LuminosityHighPassShader;
	this.highPassUniforms = UniformsUtils.clone(highPassShader.uniforms);
	this.materialHighPassFilter = new ShaderMaterial(
		{
			uniforms: this.highPassUniforms,
			vertexShader: highPassShader.vertexShader,
			fragmentShader: highPassShader.fragmentShader,
			defines: {}
		});

	// Gaussian Blur material
	this.separableBlurMaterials = [];
	var kernelSizeArray = [3, 5, 7, 9, 11];
	for (var i = 0; i < this.nMips; i++)
	{
		this.separableBlurMaterials.push(UnrealBloomPass.getSeperableBlurMaterial(kernelSizeArray[i]));
		this.separableBlurMaterials[i].uniforms["texSize"].value = new Vector2(0, 0);
	}

	// Composite material
	this.compositeMaterial = UnrealBloomPass.getCompositeMaterial(this.nMips);
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["blurTexture1"].value = this.renderTargetsVertical[0].texture;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["blurTexture2"].value = this.renderTargetsVertical[1].texture;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["blurTexture3"].value = this.renderTargetsVertical[2].texture;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["blurTexture4"].value = this.renderTargetsVertical[3].texture;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["blurTexture5"].value = this.renderTargetsVertical[4].texture;

	// Configuration parameters
	this.highPassUniforms["luminosityThreshold"].value = threshold !== undefined ? threshold : 0.7;
	this.highPassUniforms["smoothWidth"].value = 0.01;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomStrength"].value = strength !== undefined ? strength : 0.8;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomRadius"].value = radius !== undefined ? radius : 0.3;
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomFactors"].value = [1.0, 0.8, 0.6, 0.4, 0.2];
	this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomTintColors"].value = [new Vector3(1, 1, 1), new Vector3(1, 1, 1), new Vector3(1, 1, 1), new Vector3(1, 1, 1), new Vector3(1, 1, 1)];
	this.compositeMaterial.needsUpdate = true;

	// Copy material
	this.copyUniforms = UniformsUtils.clone(CopyShader.uniforms);
	this.copyUniforms["opacity"].value = 1.0;
	this.materialCopy = new ShaderMaterial(
		{
			uniforms: this.copyUniforms,
			vertexShader: CopyShader.vertexShader,
			fragmentShader: CopyShader.fragmentShader,
			blending: AdditiveBlending,
			depthTest: false,
			depthWrite: false,
			transparent: true
		});

	// Quad scene
	this.createQuadScene();
	this.basic = new MeshBasicMaterial();

	// Setters and getters for uniforms
	Object.defineProperties(this,
		{
		/**
		 * Scales the color of the whole bloom effect.
		 *
		 * @property strength
		 * @type {number}
		 */
			strength:
		{
			get: function() {return this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomStrength"].value;},
			set: function(value) {this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomStrength"].value = value;}
		},

			/**
			 * Bloom effect radius.
			 *
			 * @property radius
			 * @type {number}
			 */
			radius:
		{
			get: function() {return this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomRadius"].value;},
			set: function(value) {this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomRadius"].value = value;}
		},

			/**
			 * Defines how many luminance units a color needs to have to affect bloom. In addition to the threshold, there is a linear part (one unit wide) where the color only partly affects the bloom.
			 *
			 * To have all scene colors contributing to the bloom, a volume of -1 needs to be used.
			 *
			 * @property threshold
			 * @type {number}
			 */
			threshold:
		{
			get: function() {return this.highPassUniforms["luminosityThreshold"].value;},
			set: function(value) {this.highPassUniforms["luminosityThreshold"].value;}
		},

			/**
			 * Smooth factor.
			 *
			 * @property smooth
			 * @type {number}
			 */
			smooth:
		{
			get: function() {return this.highPassUniforms["smoothWidth"].value;},
			set: function(value) {this.highPassUniforms["smoothWidth"].value;}
		},

			/**
			 * The size in percent of the screen width. Is clamped by some number. If you need a larger number, use the next lower resolution blur instead (higher number).
			 *
			 * @property bloomFactors
			 * @type {Array}
			 */
			bloomFactors:
		{
			get: function() {return this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomFactors"].value;},
			set: function(value) {this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomFactors"].value;}
		},

			/**
			 * Modifies the brightness and color of each bloom. Using a black color will not make this pass faster but that can be done.
			 *
			 * @property bloomTintColors
			 * @type {Array}
			 */
			bloomTintColors:
		{
			get: function() {return this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomTintColors"].value;},
			set: function(value) {this.compositeMaterial.uniforms["bloomTintColors"].value = value;}
		}
		});
}

UnrealBloomPass.prototype = Object.create(Pass.prototype);

UnrealBloomPass.BlurDirectionX = new Vector2(1.0, 0.0);
UnrealBloomPass.BlurDirectionY = new Vector2(0.0, 1.0);

UnrealBloomPass.prototype.dispose = function()
{
	for (var i = 0; i < this.renderTargetsHorizontal.length; i++)
	{
		this.renderTargetsHorizontal[i].dispose();
	}
	for (var i = 0; i < this.renderTargetsVertical.length; i++)
	{
		this.renderTargetsVertical[i].dispose();
	}
	this.renderTargetBright.dispose();
};

UnrealBloomPass.prototype.setSize = function(width, height)
{
	var resx = Math.round(width / 2);
	var resy = Math.round(height / 2);

	this.renderTargetBright.setSize(resx, resy);

	for (var i = 0; i < this.nMips; i++)
	{
		this.renderTargetsHorizontal[i].setSize(resx, resy);
		this.renderTargetsVertical[i].setSize(resx, resy);
		this.separableBlurMaterials[i].uniforms["texSize"].value.set(resx, resy);

		resx = Math.round(resx / 2);
		resy = Math.round(resy / 2);
	}
};

UnrealBloomPass.prototype.render = function(renderer, writeBuffer, readBuffer, delta, maskActive, scene, camera)
{
	renderer.autoClear = false;
	renderer.setClearColor(new Color(0, 0, 0), 0);

	if (maskActive)
	{
		renderer.context.disable(renderer.context.STENCIL_TEST);
	}

	// Clear screen
	if (this.renderToScreen)
	{
		this.quad.material = this.basic;
		this.basic.map = readBuffer.texture;

		renderer.setRenderTarget(null);
		renderer.clear();
		renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);
	}

	// Extract Bright Areas
	this.highPassUniforms["tDiffuse"].value = readBuffer.texture;
	this.quad.material = this.materialHighPassFilter;
	renderer.setRenderTarget(this.renderTargetBright);
	renderer.clear();
	renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);

	// Blur All the mips progressively
	var inputRenderTarget = this.renderTargetBright;
	for (var i = 0; i < this.nMips; i++)
	{
		this.quad.material = this.separableBlurMaterials[i];

		this.separableBlurMaterials[i].uniforms["colorTexture"].value = inputRenderTarget.texture;
		this.separableBlurMaterials[i].uniforms["direction"].value = UnrealBloomPass.BlurDirectionX;

		renderer.setRenderTarget(this.renderTargetsHorizontal[i]);
		renderer.clear();
		renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);

		this.separableBlurMaterials[i].uniforms["colorTexture"].value = this.renderTargetsHorizontal[i].texture;
		this.separableBlurMaterials[i].uniforms["direction"].value = UnrealBloomPass.BlurDirectionY;

		renderer.setRenderTarget(this.renderTargetsVertical[i]);
		renderer.clear();
		renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);

		inputRenderTarget = this.renderTargetsVertical[i];
	}

	// Composite All the mips
	this.quad.material = this.compositeMaterial;
	renderer.setRenderTarget(this.renderTargetsHorizontal[0]);
	renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);

	// Blend it additively over the input texture
	this.quad.material = this.materialCopy;
	this.copyUniforms["tDiffuse"].value = this.renderTargetsHorizontal[0].texture;

	if (maskActive)
	{
		renderer.context.enable(renderer.context.STENCIL_TEST);
	}

	renderer.setRenderTarget(this.renderToScreen ? null : readBuffer);
	renderer.render(this.scene, this.camera);
};

/**
 * Serialize this effect composer to JSON.
 *
 * @method toJSON
 */
UnrealBloomPass.prototype.toJSON = function(meta)
{
	var data = Pass.prototype.toJSON.call(this, meta);

	data.strength = this.strength;
	data.radius = this.radius;
	data.threshold = this.threshold;
	data.bloomFactors = this.bloomFactors;

	data.bloomTintColors = [];
	for (var i = 0; i < this.bloomTintColors.length; i++)
	{
		data.bloomTintColors.push(this.bloomTintColors[i].toArray());
	}

	return data;
};

UnrealBloomPass.getSeperableBlurMaterial = function(kernelRadius)
{
	return new ShaderMaterial(
		{
			defines:
		{
			KERNEL_RADIUS: kernelRadius,
			SIGMA: kernelRadius
		},
			uniforms:
		{
			colorTexture: {value: null},
			texSize: {value: new Vector2(0.5, 0.5)},
			direction: {value: new Vector2(0.5, 0.5)}
		},
			vertexShader: "\n\
			varying vec2 vUv;\n\
			void main()\n\
			{\n\
				vUv = uv;\n\
				gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);\n\
			}",
			fragmentShader: "\n\
			#include <common>\n\
			varying vec2 vUv;\n\
			uniform sampler2D colorTexture;\n\
			uniform vec2 texSize;\n\
			uniform vec2 direction;\n\
			\n\
			float gaussianPdf(in float x, in float sigma)\n\
			{\n\
				return 0.39894 * exp(-0.5 * x * x / (sigma * sigma)) / sigma;\n\
			}\n\
			\n\
			void main()\n\
			{\n\
				vec2 invSize = 1.0 / texSize;\n\
				float fSigma = float(SIGMA);\n\
				float weightSum = gaussianPdf(0.0, fSigma);\n\
				vec3 diffuseSum = texture2D(colorTexture, vUv).rgb * weightSum;\n\
				for(int i = 1; i < KERNEL_RADIUS; i++)\n\
				{\n\
					float x = float(i);\n\
					float w = gaussianPdf(x, fSigma);\n\
					vec2 uvOffset = direction * invSize * x;\n\
					vec3 sample1 = texture2D(colorTexture, vUv + uvOffset).rgb;\n\
					vec3 sample2 = texture2D(colorTexture, vUv - uvOffset).rgb;\n\
					diffuseSum += (sample1 + sample2) * w;\n\
					weightSum += 2.0 * w;\n\
				}\n\
				gl_FragColor = vec4(diffuseSum/weightSum, 1.0);\n\
			}"
		});
};

UnrealBloomPass.getCompositeMaterial = function(nMips)
{
	return new ShaderMaterial(
		{
			defines:
		{NUM_MIPS: nMips},
			uniforms:
		{
			blurTexture1: {value: null},
			blurTexture2: {value: null},
			blurTexture3: {value: null},
			blurTexture4: {value: null},
			blurTexture5: {value: null},
			dirtTexture: {value: null},
			bloomStrength: {value: 1.0},
			bloomFactors: {value: null},
			bloomTintColors: {value: null},
			bloomRadius: {value: 0.0}
		},
			vertexShader: "\n\
			varying vec2 vUv;\n\
			void main()\n\
			{\n\
				vUv = uv;\n\
				gl_Position = projectionMatrix * modelViewMatrix * vec4(position, 1.0);\n\
			}",
			fragmentShader: "\n\
			varying vec2 vUv;\n\
			uniform sampler2D blurTexture1;\n\
			uniform sampler2D blurTexture2;\n\
			uniform sampler2D blurTexture3;\n\
			uniform sampler2D blurTexture4;\n\
			uniform sampler2D blurTexture5;\n\
			uniform sampler2D dirtTexture;\n\
			uniform float bloomStrength;\n\
			uniform float bloomRadius;\n\
			uniform float bloomFactors[NUM_MIPS];\n\
			uniform vec3 bloomTintColors[NUM_MIPS];\n\
			\n\
			float lerpBloomFactor(const in float factor)\n\
			{\n\
				float mirrorFactor = 1.2 - factor;\n\
				return mix(factor, mirrorFactor, bloomRadius);\n\
			}\n\
			\n\
			void main()\n\
			{\n\
				gl_FragColor = bloomStrength * (lerpBloomFactor(bloomFactors[0]) * vec4(bloomTintColors[0], 1.0) * texture2D(blurTexture1, vUv) + \n\
												 lerpBloomFactor(bloomFactors[1]) * vec4(bloomTintColors[1], 1.0) * texture2D(blurTexture2, vUv) + \n\
												 lerpBloomFactor(bloomFactors[2]) * vec4(bloomTintColors[2], 1.0) * texture2D(blurTexture3, vUv) + \n\
												 lerpBloomFactor(bloomFactors[3]) * vec4(bloomTintColors[3], 1.0) * texture2D(blurTexture4, vUv) + \n\
												 lerpBloomFactor(bloomFactors[4]) * vec4(bloomTintColors[4], 1.0) * texture2D(blurTexture5, vUv));\n\
			}"
		});
};

export {UnrealBloomPass};

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The concretion of the universalist suggestion of Torres García requires a new art that contains philosophical and aesthetic thoughts of constructivism but giving upward thrust to the archetypes of pre-Hispanic cultures.
It is a synthesis of the contemporary with the prehistoric. The goal is to return to the important aspects of constructive art and the pre-Columbian American arts, including the feel of universality, the geometrization of forms, the sustained rhythms of stone partitions, the harmonious integration that exists between monuments and the encircling environment.
expressive opportunities that are constrained through the use of the easel.
The concept of Torres García plasma archetypal symbols that act at the subconscious of the observer seeking to exchange their future. These symbols could be perceived with greater intensity because the viewer sheds their inhibitions.
He considers that the artist possesses non-secular attributes, and attempts to contain the observer in the universe of serenity. It is a mystical energy of convocation, which serves as a subliminal message of the collective subconscious.
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Hofmeister ist ein deutscher Familienname.

Namensträger

 Andreas Hofmeister (* 1980), deutscher Politiker
 Anna Sachse-Hofmeister (1850–1904), österreichische Opernsängerin
 Barbara Hofmeister (* 1954), deutsche Schwimmerin
 Bernhardt Brand-Hofmeister (* 1983), deutscher Kirchenmusiker, Konzertorganist, Komponist und zertifizierter Orgelsachverständiger
 Burkhard Hofmeister (* 1931), deutscher Geograph
 Carl Ludwig Hofmeister (1790–1843), Maler von Wiener "Bilderuhren"
 Carlos Hofmeister (1909–nach 1936), argentinischer Sprinter
 Christian Hofmeister (* 1960), deutscher Fußballspieler
 Christine Hofmeister (* 1951), österreichische Europaaktivistin und Buchautorin
 Corbinian Hofmeister (1891–1966), deutscher Benediktinerabt von Kloster Metten sowie Widerstandskämpfer gegen den Nationalsozialismus
 Dennis Hofmeister (* 2004), deutscher Nachwuchsschauspieler
 Eugen Hofmeister (1843–1930), deutscher Maler
 Franz Hofmeister (1850–1922), deutscher Arzt, Physiologe, Chemiker und Pharmakologe
 Franz-Peter Hofmeister (* 1951), deutscher Leichtathlet
 Franz von Hofmeister (1867–1926), deutscher Chirurg und Hochschullehrer
 Friedrich Hofmeister (1782–1864), deutscher Verleger
 Gerd Hofmeister (* 1938), deutscher Mathematiker
 Hans Hofmeister († 1544), Konventuale des Klosters St. Ulrich in Augsburg und Bibliothekar des Klosters St. Gallen
 Heimo Hofmeister (* 1940), österreichischer Philosoph und Hochschullehrer
 Heinrich Hofmeister (* 1934), deutscher Biologe
 Herbert Hofmeister (1945–1994), österreichischer Rechtshistoriker
 Hermann Hofmeister (1878–1936), deutscher Historiker und Archäologe
 Jonathan Hofmeister (* 1992), deutscher Jazzmusiker

 Karl Hofmeister (1886–1972), deutscher Verwaltungsjurist
 Lilian Hofmeister (* 1950), österreichische Juristin und Richterin
 Ludwig Hofmeister (1887–1959), deutscher Fußballspieler
 Ludwig Heinrich Melchior Hofmeister (1805–1885), deutscher Geheimer Regierungsrat
 Marc Hofmeister (* 1978), deutscher Filmeditor
 Max Hofmeister (1913–2000), österreichischer Fußballspieler
 Michael Hofmeister (1957–2013), deutscher Mathematiker und Hochschullehrer
 Oskar Hofmeister (1871–1937), deutscher Fotograf, siehe Gebrüder Hofmeister
 Paul Hofmeister (1875–1957), württembergischer Oberamtmann
 Philipp Hofmeister (Theologe) (1888–1969), deutscher Priester und Kirchenrechtler
 Philipp Hofmeister (* 1981), deutscher Sportreporter
 Ramona Theresia Hofmeister (* 1996), deutsche Snowboarderin
 Rudolf Hofmeister (um 1375–1451), Meier des Bischofs von Basel und Schultheiss von Bern
 Rudolf Heinrich Hofmeister (1814–1887), Schweizer Physiker und Meteorologe
 Schlomo Hofmeister (* 1975), Gemeinderabbiner der Israelitischen Kultusgemeinde Wien
 Sebastian Hofmeister (1494–1533), Schweizer Reformator
 Theodor Hofmeister (1868–1943), deutscher Fotograf, siehe Gebrüder Hofmeister
 Werner Hofmeister (1902–1984), deutscher Politiker
 Werner Hofmeister (Künstler) (* 1951), österreichischer Künstler
 Wilhelm Hofmeister (1824–1877), deutscher Botaniker
 Wilhelm Hofmeister (Designer) (1912–1978), deutscher Automobildesigner
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La carriera di Martin Kryštof inizia nel settore giovanile del , dove gioca per dieci annate, per poi essere promosso in prima squadra, esordendo nella Extraliga ceca nella stagione 2000-01: resta legato al club per quattro annate e, pur senza ottenere grandi risultati, riceve comunque le prime chiamate nella nazionale ceca a partire dal 2002.

A causa dei problemi economici del suo club, nella stagione 2004-05 passa al , club col quale raggiunge due finali scudetto e si aggiudica due edizioni consecutive della Coppa della Repubblica Ceca.

Nella stagione 2008-09 lascia per la prima volta la Repubblica Ceca, iniziando una lunga militanza nella 1. Bundesliga tedesca con lo , dove rimane per sette annate: col club della capitale tedesca raggiunge la Final four della Challenge Cup 2009-10, classificandosi al terzo posto e vincendo il premio di miglior libero, mentre in ambito nazionale vince tre scudetti consecutivi.

Ritorna nel massimo campionato ceco nella stagione 2015-16 ingaggiato dal .

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I have now ndiswrapper working fine, however I am still unable to get my usb wirelss key working (Dlink DWL-G122 rev A2).
For some reason, I think linux is not recognizing the device.
3. Problem! : hardware not recognized!
As can be seen by the "ndiswrapper -l" command, only the driver is listed as present. The hardware is not mentioned to be present. According to the ndiswrapper's INSTALL how-to file, the "hardware present" message should be also be outputted with the "ndiswrapper -l" command.
Any help in figuring out why the hardware is not being detected will be much appreciated.
After much frustration, I realized that the hardware must not be seen when I tried to change the essid of my wlan0 wireless network without any sucess. That was what prompted me to go over again the ndiswrapper INSTALL file and made me realize that the "hardware present" message had never gotten displayed.
I truncated the output for purposes of clarity. Also, once again I see that the wlan0 is not functioning.
BTW, the LEDS on my usb key blink once every ~3-5 minutes. I imagine that means there is some activity on the usb key hardware side, but it may just be a side-effect of it having power. But at least the blinking indicates that the usb port must be functional.
Sidenote: If I recall correctly, the usb-key is usb-port specific on Windows XP. By usb-port specific, I mean that if I change the wireless usb-key's usb port to another one, I am prompted to re-install the driver. Can that perphaps shed some ligth on the problem?
sit0      Interface doesn't support scanning.
The "default" network is my wireless router's network. BELL190 is my neighbor's network. So now I am utterly confused; it seems that the usb key is capable of prompting the available networks but Linux is unable to see it.
If you are not using NetworkManager to manage your network connections, then you need to install and configure wpa_supplicant. This is needed before you can connect to WPA encrypted connections.
I imagine by NetworkManager you are referring to the GUI window that appears through System -> Administration -> Network menus. Also, I think the same GUI window appears by the "system-config-network" command.
Unfortunately, I do not find my DWL-G122 Dlink (rev A2) usb adapter listed (under the hardware tab) when I try to create a new wireless connection. Hence, I am using terminal commands. Furthermore, it's absence in the hardware tab is rather worrisome as it implies it is not seen by my OS. But as mentioned in my earlier posts, "iwlist scan" does bring up the available wireless networks.
Is there a way I can see if my DWL-G122 Dlink usb adapter is recognized by Linux?
tar balls of it can be found here. But since it is a Red Hat founded application, you may be able to install it with YUM. It actually resides in the system tray (taskbar) as an icon.
As for it not showing up as an available network card is odd. Did you execute all of the NDISwrapper commands, after installing the driver? I don't remember them all, but running the help option will list them.


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Timbermen next on tap for Thunder
Curtis Dickson and the Langley Thunder are in Nanaimo on June 11 before the two teams play a rematch at Langley Events Centre on June 15. Gary Ahuja Langley Events Centre photo
The Langley Thunder and Nanaimo Timbermen will be seeing a lot of each other these next few days.
The two teams begin a home-and-home series on Saturday (June 11) at Nanaimo's Frank Crane Arena before they complete the two-game set at Langley Events Centre on Wednesday (June 15).
The Thunder are 1-1 on the Western Lacrosse Association season while the Timbermen are on a two-game win streak to erase an 0-2 start to the season. Nanaimo is coming off a 15-11 victory in New Westminster on June 9 over the Salmonbellies. Each team has a goal differential of -2.
For Langley, three of their newest players have made the biggest impact in the team's first two games as Robert Church (five goals, three assists) and Curtis Dickson (three goals, five assists) lead the team with eight points apiece while Chase Scanlan has potted seven goals, six of which came in the season opener. Dane Dobbie missed the season opener, but did play the team's second game, scoring a goal and finishing with five points.
In goal, Gordy Bowden started and won the season opener, but in the team's most recent game, he was pulled in the first period and replaced by Kyle Mooney. Both goaltenders are WLA rookies and have been keeping the crease warm while the Thunder awaited the arrival of another new player, Frank Scigliano, who was competing in the National Lacrosse League playoffs.
Back in 2019, Scigliano was named the top goaltender in the WLA with a 5.16 goals against average and .883 save percentage.
For Nanaimo, Jon Phillips is leading the Timbermen with four goals and 15 points while Ethan Forgrave is tops among the team in goals with six, to go along with two assists. Adam Wiedemann has 10 points (three goals, seven assists).
The Timbermen's Charles Claxton leads all WLA goalies with a 7.79 goals against average and he is third in save percentage at .811.
In the special teams' battle, Langley boasts the more efficient power play (3-for-7, 42.9 per cent) compared to Nanaimo's, which is operating at 21.1 per cent (4-for-19) but the Timbermen have proven to be more successful on the penalty kill, allowing seven goals on 18 chances (61.1 per cent) while the Thunder have allowed four goals on eight chances (50 per cent).
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Fallen Eve
Eve fell to the lies of the enemy because she was convinced that God was holding out on her. We make that same choice today. Having forfeited our confidence in God, we believe that in order to have the life we want, we must take matters into our own hands. So we do… only to then ache with an emptiness nothing seems able to fill.
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When the world was young and we were innocent—both man and woman—we were naked and unashamed (Gen. 2:25).
Nothing to hide. Simply… glorious. And while that world was young, and we, too, were young and beautiful and full of life, a corner was turned. Something happened, which we have heard about, but never fully understood, or we would see it playing itself out every day of our lives, and, more important, we would also see the chances given to us every day to reverse what happened.
Now the serpent was the shrewdest of all the creatures the Lord God had made. "Really?" he asked the woman. "Did God really say you must not eat any of the fruit in the garden?"
"Of course we may eat it," the woman told him. "It's only the fruit from the tree at the center of the garden that we are not allowed to eat. God says we must not eat it or even touch it, or we will die."
"You won't die!" the serpent hissed. "God knows that your eyes will be opened when you eat it. You will become just like God, knowing everything, both good and evil."
The woman was convinced. The fruit looked so fresh and delicious, and it would make her so wise! So she ate some of the fruit. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her. Then he ate it, too. (Gen. 3:1–6 nlt)
The woman was convinced. That's it? Just like that? In a matter of moments? Convinced of what? Look in your own heart—you'll see. Convinced that God was holding out on her. Convinced that she could not trust his heart toward her. Convinced that in order to have the best possible life, she must take matters into her own hands. And so Eve did. She was the first to fall. In disobeying God she also violated her very essence.
We, like Eve, so easily fall prey to the lies of our Enemy. Having forfeited our confidence in God, we believe that in order to have the life we want, we must take matters into our own hands. And we ache with an emptiness nothing seems able to fill.
The feeling that we need to hide our true selves has been around since the Garden of Eden. Added to our sense of not quite measuring up, there are times when the world has not been kind to us. Can you describe a time that you were hurt as a girl and it led you to hide your true self?
What current situations cause you to want to self-protect and hide? How do you do that?
What are you afraid will be exposed in these moments where you feel the need to hide?
Therefore, there is now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus,
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Gay man was 'thrown off rooftop and then stoned to death' by jihadists
Isis stoned two men that they claimed were gay to death last month (Picture: Getty Images)
Photographs that appear to show a gay man being thrown off a rooftop and then stoned to death have been released by terror group Isis.
Sunni extremist group Isis have rampaged through parts of Iraq and Syria in recent months, with Amnesty International reporting that the group has committed ethnic cleansing and other human rights abuses on a 'historic scale'.
And images released on Tuesday seem to show a man jihadists claimed was gay being hurled off a building with another showing the man's body on the ground.
MORE: ISIS beheaded four children in Iraq, says British 'Vicar of Baghdad'
MORE: Holiday camp entertainers facing the sack after staging mock Isis beheadings
Amnesty International said the terror group have committed ethnic cleansing on a 'historic scale' (Picture: Getty Images)
'The Islamic court in Wilayet al-Furat decided that a man who has practised sodomy must be thrown off the highest point in the city, and then stoned to death,' read a statement accompanying the photographs.
Wilayet al-Furat is an area stretching across the Syrian-Iraqi frontier where the Euphrates flows from Syria into Iraq.
Two men that the terror group said were gay were stoned to death in Syria last month.
MORE: ISIS now spends most of its time killing other jihadis, deserter claims
MORE: ISIS change their name (the chocolate maker, not the terror group)
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UPS rehires fired Queens drivers
By DAVID BERNT
(UPDATED April 10) In a victory for labor, on April 9, UPS agreed to union demands that it rehire 250 drivers who were fired for walking off the job in Queens, N.Y. In return, Teamsters Local 804 agreed to monetarily compensate the company for alleged damages due to the loss of "productive employee time" and for other alleged company costs. The affected drivers must still serve a short suspension.
UPS had received broad criticism for its retaliation against 250 workers who stopped work for 90 minutes on Feb. 26 to protest the firing of a fellow union brother, Jairo Reyes, at the Masbeth hub in Queens, N.Y. On March 6 the company informed all 250 drivers they were being given "working terminations." The drivers had stayed on the job while their union, Teamsters Local 804, negotiated with the company on a resolution to the dispute.
UPS fired Reyes, a union activist, on the trumped-up charge of punching in early and working without authorization. Reyes says he did have authorization. The fact that UPS fired an employee for working says much about the mentality of UPS management. In reality, Reyes was fired for filing grievances and challenging the company's violation of the collective bargaining agreement. Reports state that Reyes will now be rehired.
UPS claimed it had to fire drivers who participated in the walk-out for breaking the rules and "undermining the order of our delivery operations." Yet it is UPS that "breaks the rules" on a daily basis by violating the contract. UPS continuously uses supervisors to do Teamster work, violates the excessive overtime protection article, and refuses to abide by discipline procedures, among many other contract violations.
On March 31, the company fired 20 of the 250 workers, walking them off the property at the end of their shift. Sixteen more drivers were walked off the job on April 4. UPS was planning to continue to fire all 250 as soon as soon as replacements were found.
Local 804 fought hard against UPS's strong-armed tactics. An on-line petition calling for the workers' reinstatement gathered over 150,000 signatures. Customers of the 250 drivers called for their reinstatement. On April 3, a press conference was held on the steps of City Hall demanding that UPS reinstate the drivers. Officers from the New York City Central Labor Council, Transport Workers Union, SEIU 32-B, New York Nurses, and other unions—and more than a dozen elected officials, including NYC Public Advocate Letitia James—spoke in support of the fired workers.
Attention was called to the $43 million contract that UPS has with the state of New York and a sweetheart deal the company has with the city to pay pennies on the dollar for parking tickets (saving them some $15 million a year).
Local 804 President Tim Sylvester said, "UPS takes millions from the city, and yet it's going to bankrupt 250 families just because our guys stood up for a fellow worker." For more information go to http://teamsterslocal804.org/. For more information go to http://teamsterslocal804.org/.
Photo: UPS trucks leave the Masbeth facility. By Steve Fisher / Queens Chronicle


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When you're preparing to paint the walls around a staircase, use plastic sheeting to cover hardwood, tiled or concrete steps. The plastic sheeting is an inexpensive way to cover the area, adheres easily to the step surface and is easy to install. Carpeted steps can simply be draped with painter's cloth. Plastic has a tendency to slip when placed on carpet, but the slight texture of the painter's cloth helps it hold to the steps. Using plastic on the stairs requires a bit more work than simple draping.
Measure the width of the steps and the length of the staircase. Subtract one inch from the width measurement and double the length measurement to figure out how much plastic you'll need. For example, if the steps are 36 inches wide and the measurement from the top to the bottom step is 10 feet, your plastic should measure 35 inches by 20 feet.
Cut a piece of painter's plastic to the determined width and length. Roll up the cut piece of plastic to make it easier to handle, then set it aside.
Apply 2-inch painter's tape along the outer edge of the steps on each side of the staircase, as close to the trim as possible. Start on the horizontal board, also known as the tread, of the top step. Press the tape against the tread, then unroll some more tape and press it against the vertical board, also known as the riser, of the top step. Without cutting or tearing the tape, continue in this way until you get to the bottom of the staircase and the last riser. Repeat the process on the opposite edge of the staircase.
Carry the roll of cut painter's plastic to the top step. Center and place the short end between the two pieces of painter's tape attached to the floor. Place the remainder of the plastic on the second step. Secure the entire top edge of the cut painter's plastic to the floor with a strip of tape.
Secure the plastic on each side to the tread and riser of the top step. Tear strips of tape that are 2 inches longer than the riser and tread and place them so that they cover the edge of the plastic and overlap the previously placed tape. This ensures that the plastic will not slide while in use.
Unroll the plastic and place it on the next step. Repeat the process in Step 5 with each tread and riser down the length of the stairs. Allow any excess plastic to extend past the bottom step to protect the floor.
Move to the top of the stairs. Cut a 12-inch slit in the center of the painter's plastic where the tread and riser meet. Press the surface of the plastic to remove any air trapped beneath. Cover the slit with a 14-inch length of painter's tape. Repeat the process on each step. This removes the air from under the plastic and ensures it will stay in place while painting.
Blakesley, Kim. "How To Cover Staircases When Painting Walls." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/cover-staircases-painting-walls-25622.html. Accessed 19 April 2019.


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Hot Chicks & Cool Cats är ett studioalbum av Eva Eastwood från 2001.

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The Annual Island Fishing Derby is the first week of July. Registration will take place on June 30th from noon to 8 p.m. and again from 8:00 a.m. to noon on July 1, at the Conservation Centre. The derby begins at 6:00 a.m. on July 1. and runs to noon on July 9th. An awards dinner with presentations will begin at 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 9th. Cash awards will be given for the largest fish in each species category. Mystery prizes will be revealed at the dinner and presentations.
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