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Another big week for Korean film news. Some great interviews and lots of (unsubtitled) trailers and a number of great features including a fascinating expose on the supposed liberal stranglehold over Korean cinema and an opinion piece on imagination in Korean film (can't say I agree with it). Box office at the bottom as always.
KOREAN CINEMA NEWS
Hollywood Inundated with Korean Animators
Korean animators are all over the Hollywood these days, with many taking on coveted roles, such as Jennifer Yuh, director of the current blockbuster Kung Fu Panda 2. Other prominent figures include Kim Sang-jin, the first Korean head designer to work at Walt Disney Studios. (korea.net, May 30, 2011)
The Journals of Musan Wins Yet Another Award
Park Jung-bom's highly revered film has added to its trophy collection again by winning the top prize at the Andrei Tarkovsky Film Festival. The jury was presided over by English thesp Ralph Fiennes. (The Voice of Russia, May 30, 2011)
The Unjust Confirmed for Melbourne
The Melbourne International Film Festival isn't until July 21st but a few early selections have been announced and they include the popular Korean action film The Unjust. (Film Business Asia, May 30, 2011)
Seoul Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender/sexual Film Festival Underway
The Seoul Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender/sexual Film Festival is underway in the Korean capital and will continue through June 8. The festival, with the tagline "isn't it time to color yourself?" will present 24 international and domestic feature films. (The Korea Times, May 31, 2011)
Opening Lineup for New York Asian Film Festival Announced
The New York Asian Film Festival, which will take place from July 1-14, has announced its opening lineup. There will be a special section entitled Sea of Revenge, which will feature: The Chaser (2008), The Unjust , The Yellow Sea, Bedevilled, Haunters, The Man From Nowhere, and Troubleshooters. (Unseen Films, May 31, 2011)
Program for Cinema Seoul Power Unveiled
The Honolulu Academy of Arts will present its Korean Film Festival, Cinema Seoul Power from June 11-26. Included in the program are Blades of Blood, The Housemaid, and Secret Sunshine (2007). (Honolulu Art Academy, May 31, 2011)
Debut Film From North Korean Defector
North Korean defector Kim Gyoo-min is set to release his first feature film after having previously worked on films such as South of the Border (2006), Crossing (2008), and 71: Into the Fire (2010). Winter Butterfly is based on his own experiences and tells the story of a mother and son who suffered form severe food shortage in North Korea. (The Korea Herald, June 1, 2011)
Ambassadors Named for Seoul International Youth Film Festival
Actors Lee Chun-hee and Kim Sae-ron have been named as the ambassadors for the 13th Seoul International Youth Festival, which begins on July 7th The festival will present 143 films from 37 countries. (The Korea Herald, June 1, 2011)
Tang Wei Wants More Korea Roles
After her successful turn in Late Autumn, Tang Wei has landed a commercial in Korea but she is hoping to get more roles in Korean films, which she admires very much. (Arirang, June 1, 2011)
Lack of Imagination in Korean Cinema
Oh Jung-hun writes that Korean films pale in comparison with Hollywood as far as imagination is concerned. He cites how local will flock to new installments of franchises such as Pirates of the Caribbean to devour their creative worlds. (The Korea Times, June 2, 2011)
Network of Asian Fantastic Films Reveals Projects
The 4th Network of Asian Fantastic Films has announced its 23 projects which include new offerings from Kim Seong-ho (A Girl With Sushi Knife), Moon Seung-wook (Elysium), and Lim Tae-hyeong (Two Rabbits in Osaka). (Hancinema.net, June 2, 2011)
Review for New Thriller Moby Dick
The Korea Times takes a look at the new conspiracy drama Moby Dick, which is set to open domestically on June 9th. They praise the picture, from first-time director Kim In-je, for being painstakingly real. (The Korea Times, June 2, 2011)
Liberal Bias in Korean Cinema
Yu In-chon, Lee Myung-bak's first culture minister, is attempting to oust left-leaning figures in the culture office. Yu has been met with resistance but he is not the only one who believes that the left has gained too much control of the industry and may even be using it to promote it agenda. (The Dong-a Ilbo, June 3, 2011)
2011 Becoming Banner Year for Korean Animation
Many animated films have sprung up in Korea this year, including The Houses and Earth Rep Rolling Stars, and others are on the way, Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild and King of Pigs. However, the most likely to find international success is Green Days, to be released June 16. (Animation Insider, June 3, 2011)
More to Korean Cinema Than Meets the Eye
Abhimanyu Das writes that Korean cinema should be seen on an equal footing as the juggernauts of cinema like India and the US. He examines Memories of Murder (2003) to highlight his point. (The Sunday Guardian, May 2011)
Director Kim Jee-woon Interviewed
The director of the acclaimed I Saw the Devil sits down for an interview with Asian Movie Pulse in which he discusses the pressures of outside influences on films in the 21st century. (Asian Movie Pulse, May 30, 2011)
Kim Kkobbi Interview at Terracotta Film Festival
Paul Quinn sat down with Kim Kkobbi, star of Breathless (2008), at the Terracotta Film Festival to discuss her career, acting style, theatre, and upcoming projects. (Hangul Celluloid, June 5, 2011)
Lots of trailers this week but no subtitles to go with them.
Poongsan (no subs)
Play (no subs)
Blind (no subs)
Head (no subs)
Mama (no subs)
Moby Dick (no subs)
Leafie, A Hen Into the Wild (no subs)
Pandas and Mutants Pack in the Crowds
Kung Fu Panda 2 remained No. 1 this weekend with a decent hold and has accumulated nearly 3 million admissions to date. Meanwhile X-Men: First Class opened with a solid 630,000. Sunny continues to do well at No. 3 with 385,000, it has now topped 4 million admissions and is within striking distance of first place among 2011 releases in Korea. (Hancinema.net, June 5, 2011)
Korean Cinema News is a weekly feature which provides wide-ranging news coverage on Korean cinema, including but not limited to: features; festival news; interviews; industry news; trailers; posters; and box office. It appears every Wednesday morning (GMT+1) on Modern Korean Cinema. For other weekly features, take a look at the Korean Box Office Update and the Weekly Review Round-up. Reviews and features on Korean film also appear regularly on the site.
Labels: Animation, Film Festival, Korean cinema, Kung Fu Panda
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Thanks for aggregating this! NY people have a great line up at the NYAFF.
Blades of Blood (구르믈 버서난 달처럼, Gooreumeul beoeonan ...
Petty Romance (Jje-jje-han Ro-maen-seu) 2010
Typhoon (Tae-poong) 2005
The Foul King (Banchikwang) 2000
Memories of Murder: Part VII - The Host
Suicide Forecast (Soo-sang-han Go-gaek-deul) 2011


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Jiří Oliva (* 15. dubna 1952 Litomyšl) je český vysokoškolský pedagog, lesník a politik, od září 2012 do srpna 2013 místopředseda Poslanecké sněmovny Parlamentu České republiky. Poslancem byl zvolen v Královéhradeckém kraji za stranu TOP 09 v parlamentních volbách 2010. Působí také jako člen předsednictva TOP 09.

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Narodil se v roce 1952 v Litomyšli v rodině soukromého zemědělce. Po ukončení základní školy maturoval na SVVŠ v Litomyšli a vystudoval Lesnickou fakultu VŠZ v Brně.

V letech 1992 až 2003 vedl státní podnik Lesy České republiky.

Na Celostátním ustavujícím sněmu strany, konaném 27. a 28. listopadu 2009, byl zvolen členem předsednictva TOP 09. Funkci zastával až do listopadu 2015. Na 5. sněmu strany v listopadu 2017 byl opět zvolen členem předsednictva strany, získal 131 hlasů. Funkci zastával do listopadu 2019.

Dne 5. září 2012 byl zvolen místopředsedou Poslanecké sněmovny, kde nahradil svou stranickou kolegyni Vlastu Parkanovou.

Ve volbách do Senátu PČR v roce 2014 kandidoval za TOP 09 a STAN v obvodu č. 45 – Hradec Králové. Se ziskem 7,92 % hlasů skončil na 6. místě a nepostoupil tak ani do druhého kola.

Jiří Oliva je ženatý a má čtyři děti.

Kauza odvolání z Lesů ČR
Jiří Oliva vedl Státní podnik Lesy ČR od jeho založení v roce 1992, kdy ho do funkce dosadil tehdejší místopředseda vlády Josef Lux.
V září 2003 jej, bezprostředně po návratu z dovolené, odvolal tehdejší ministr zemědělství Jaroslav Palas.

Ing. Oliva uvedl pro ČTK, že mu nebyly sděleny důvody odvolání a že v minulosti nezaznamenal žádné problémy, které by k tomu měly vést, a nemá pro to vysvětlení.
Dodatečné zveřejnění předběžných závěrů prověrky NKÚ označil ing. Oliva za neprofesionální a účelové gesto, jímž se ministr snažil obhájit personální změny.
Olivu ve funkci generálního ředitele LČR vystřídal Kamil Vyslyšel, který vypsal kontroverzní tendry na lesnické práce.

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No answer from other end whenever one does answer. They will call, let it ring twice then hangup and call again, it is outrageous that a company can have a blatant disregard for people's time and patience. I'm sure they would be just as pissed if they were constantly called twelve times a day.
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They call several times a day,when I say hello there is no reply.
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Q: How to understand the notion of a weak fractional derivative in a fractional Sobolev space recently I have been studying the article named "Hitchhiker's guide
to the fractional Sobolev spaces" (I leave the external link here: https://arxiv.org/pdf/1104.4345.pdf) and as the definition of a fractional Sobolev space the next definition was given:
$$ W^{s,p}(\Omega):=\Biggl\{ u\in L^{p}(\Omega):\frac{|u(x)-u(y)|}{|x-y|^{\frac{n}{p}+s}}\in L^{p}(\Omega\times\Omega)\Biggl\}$$
Where $\Omega\subseteq\mathbb{R}$ is an open set, also we have that $p\in [1,\infty]$, $s\in (0,1)$ and $n$ is the dimension of $\Omega$. Here the weak fractional derivative is:
$$ \frac{|u(x)-u(y)|}{|x-y|^{\frac{n}{p}+s}}$$
My problem is that I can't understand why this is the correct definition for a fractional derivative (In fact I think that I don´t understand the definition at all).
The few things that I think I understand are the following:
The first thought in my mind is that this definition is a way to ensure some way of regularity for the functions $u\in L^{p}(\Omega)$. From what I understand is that the term $|x-y|$ can give me an indeterminate value in $x=y$, so to eliminate this problem you have to ask certain criteria to $u$, and those criteria are given in the term $\frac{n}{p}+s$ but there is where I start to get lost, as I don't understand the role of $n$ and why is this term so specific.
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After having two points in the bag on Friday, moving on to Saturday was a must. The Victoria Royals were in town and anytime a divisional rival comes to the Sandman Centre the intensity is ramped up.
The Kamloops Blazers opened the scoring just over a minute in when 20-year-old captain Jermaine Loewen scored his 17th of the season giving the home team an early 1-0 lead.
Victoria was able to tie the game, and then early in the 3rd period take a 2-1 lead. Defenceman Ralph Jarrat scored his 4th of the season and the Royals were up 2-1.
With less than a minute left in the game, Loewen found himself battling in front of the net when he potted his second of the game sending the game to overtime.
There were plenty of chances to finish the game in overtime but neither team could find the back of the net and a shootout was on tap.
Goaltender Dylan Ferguson stopped both Victoria shots, while Kamloops was able to beat Brock Gould twice, first off the stick of Orrin Centazzo, and then Zane Franklin ended the game securing the two points, four of a possible four on the weekend so far, for the Blazers.
Moving onto Sunday evening less than 20 hours later and 500 km's south the Blazers find themselves in Kent, Washington to take on the Seattle Thunderbirds.
If Saturday nights game was considered a big one, then this one was massive. Kamloops came into this game one point up on the Thunderbirds for the final playoff spot in the West.
Seattle, like Kamloops, played Saturday night but they played much closer to home in Portland.
As was to be expected from a team that travelled on a bus all night, the Blazers came out flat. The Thunderbirds scored the first two goals before Kamloops' Zane Franklin scored his 23rd of the season.
Seattle scored the next two goals to extend their lead to 4-1. Near the end of the 2nd period, Kamloops was given a glorious opportunity to get back into the game when the referees handed them three straight 5-on-3 power plays.
The Blazers capitalised on one of the two-man advantages, off the stick of Connor Zary. Kamloops wouldn't be able to find the scoresheet again in this one, losing 5-2.
Dylan Garand is credited with the loss, while Roddy Ross picked up his 5th win of the season.
With the loss, the Blazers fell one point back of the Thunderbirds and three back of the Kelowna Rockets for 3rd in the BC Division.
Kamloops is back at the Sandman Centre on Wednesday to take on the Vancouver Giants before Prince George comes to town on Friday. Next Saturday sees the Blazers head to enemy territory for two huge points in Kelowna.


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Methotrexate vs azathioprine in second-line therapy of sarcoidosis
Chest. 2013 Sep;144(3):805-812. doi: 10.1378/chest.12-1728.
Adriane D M Vorselaars 1 , Wim A Wuyts 2 , Veronique M M Vorselaars 1 , Pieter Zanen 3 , Vera H M Deneer 4 , Marcel Veltkamp 1 , Michiel Thomeer 5 , Coline H M van Moorsel 6 , Jan C Grutters 7
1 Center of Interstitial Lung Diseases, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
2 Unit for Interstitial Lung Diseases, Department of Pulmonology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
3 Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
4 Department of Pulmonology, and Department of Clinical Pharmacy, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
5 Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hospital Oost Limburg, Research Cluster Oncology, UHasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
6 Center of Interstitial Lung Diseases, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
7 Center of Interstitial Lung Diseases, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands; Division of Heart and Lungs, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Electronic address: j.grutters@antoniusziekenhuis.nl.
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-1728
Background: Steroids remain the first-choice therapeutic in sarcoidosis; however, long-term use is associated with toxicity. Evidence defining the best second-line therapeutic is currently lacking. The aim of this study was to compare the effect of methotrexate and azathioprine on prednisone tapering, pulmonary function, and side effects in the second-line treatment of sarcoidosis.
Methods: An international retrospective cohort study was performed, reviewing all patients with sarcoidosis who started methotrexate or azathioprine until 2 years after initiation or discontinuation. A linear mixed model with FEV1, vital capacity (VC), diffusing capacity of lung for carbon monoxide (DLCO), and prednisone dose changes over time as end points was used. Side effects were compared with χ2 tests.
Results: Two hundred patients were included, of whom 145 received methotrexate and 55 azathioprine. Prednisone daily dose decreased a mean of 6.32 mg/y (P < .0001) while on therapy, with a similar steroid-sparing capacity for methotrexate and azathioprine. Of all patients completing 1 year of therapy, 70% had a reduction in daily prednisone dose of at least 10 mg. FEV1 showed a mean increase of 52 mL/y (P = .006) and VC of 95 mL/y (P = .001) in both treatment groups. DLCO % predicted increased, with a mean of 1.23%/y (P = .018). There were more patients with infections in the azathioprine group (34.6% vs 18.1%, P = .01), but no differences regarding other side effects.
Conclusions: This retrospective study comparing the effect of second-line therapy in sarcoidosis shows that both methotrexate and azathioprine have significant steroid-sparing potency, a similar positive effect on lung function, and comparable side effects, except for a higher infection rate in the azathioprine group.
Azathioprine / administration & dosage*
Forced Expiratory Volume
Immunosuppressive Agents / administration & dosage
Methotrexate / administration & dosage*
Respiratory Function Tests
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / drug therapy*
Sarcoidosis, Pulmonary / physiopathology
Vital Capacity
Immunosuppressive Agents


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Q: How to provide file isolation using linux namespace I am trying to run the same program in two linux namespace.
The program needs to read and write the file /tmp/server.log.
So I want to make sure that program A read/write server.log, but actually it reads and writes /tmp/server-A.log. And for program B read/write server.log, it is actually reading and writing /tmp/server-B.log.
I try to use mount but not succeeded ... Can anyone help me? Or is there another way for me to provide file isolation so that the two programs will not actually read/write the same file?
#define _GNU_SOURCE
#include<sched.h>
#include<stdio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
#include<sys/wait.h>
#include<unistd.h>
#include<errno.h>
#include<string.h>

static int child_func(void* arg) {
  system("mount --bind /tmp ./a");
  FILE* file;
  file = fopen("/tmp/server.log","rw");
  // write some log ...
  return 0;
}

static int child2_func(void* arg) {
  system("mount --bind /tmp ./b");
  file = fopen("/tmp/server.log","rw");
  // write some log....
  return 0;
}

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
  // Allocate stack for child task.
  const int STACK_SIZE = 1 * 1024 * 1024;
  char* stack = malloc(STACK_SIZE);
  char* stack2 = malloc(STACK_SIZE);
  if (!stack || !stack2) {
    perror("malloc");
    exit(1);
  }
  pid_t pid,pid2;

  if ((pid = clone(child_func, stack + STACK_SIZE, CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWUTS | CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_NEWNET | SIGCHLD, NULL)) == -1) {
    perror("clone");
    exit(1);
  }

  if ((pid2 = clone(child2_func, stack2 + STACK_SIZE, CLONE_NEWPID | CLONE_NEWUTS | CLONE_NEWNS | CLONE_NEWNET | SIGCHLD, NULL)) == -1) {
    perror("clone");
    exit(1);
  }

  waitpid(pid,NULL,0);
  waitpid(pid2,NULL,0);

  return 0;
}

Update: I solve the problem based on the solutions answered below! Their solutions really help me!

A: You want something like this:
#define _GNU_SOURCE

#include <sched.h>
#include <stdio.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/mount.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>
#include <unistd.h>

int doChild(const char *source) {
    if(unshare(CLONE_NEWNS)) {
        perror("unshare");
        return 1;
    }
    if(mount("none", "/", NULL, MS_REC|MS_PRIVATE, NULL)) {
        perror("mount");
        return 1;
    }
    if(mount(source, "/tmp/server.log", NULL, MS_BIND, NULL)) {
        perror("mount");
        return 1;
    }
    execlp("myunmodifiablepythonscript", "myunmodifiablepythonscript", (char*)NULL);
    perror("execlp");
    return 1;
}

int main(void) {
    pid_t pidA, pidB;
    pidA = fork();
    if(pidA < 0) {
        perror("fork");
        return 1;
    } else if(pidA == 0) {
        return doChild("/tmp/server-A.log");
    }
    pidB = fork();
    if(pidB < 0) {
        perror("fork");
        /* n.b.: pidA will still be running as an orphan. */
        return 1;
    } else if(pidB == 0) {
        return doChild("/tmp/server-B.log");
    }
    waitpid(pidA, NULL, 0);
    /* n.b.: if pidB finishes first, it will be a zombie until pidA finishes. */
    waitpid(pidB, NULL, 0);
    return 0;
}

A few notes:

*

*Using clone correctly (which you weren't) is a pain. It's much easier to just use fork and then unshare after.

*systemd stupidly makes mounts shared by default, which basically makes mount namespaces do nothing (i.e., changes will propagate back to other namespaces, thus defeating the purpose of a private namespace). mount("none", "/", NULL, MS_REC|MS_PRIVATE, NULL) undoes that to make them actually work.

*I'm not sure what you were trying to bind mount, but it was the wrong thing. The right thing is mounting the individual log to the shared name.

A: *

*You need to remount root to private. Check this link.

*When you do --bind, you need do it in reverse way.
static int child_func(void* arg) {
  mount("/", "/", NULL, MS_PRIVATE, NULL);
  mount("./a", "/tmp", NULL, MS_BIND, NULL);

  FILE* file;
  file = fopen("/tmp/server.log","w");

  return 0;
}
static int child_func(void* arg) {
  mount("/", "/", NULL, MS_PRIVATE, NULL);
  mount("./b", "/tmp", NULL, MS_BIND, NULL);

  FILE* file;
  file = fopen("/tmp/server.log","w");

  return 0;
}


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Dan Harris is a self-described "fidgety and skeptical news anchor" who would probably be the last person you'd expect to buy into the hocus pocus of supposed new age wellness. But after suffering a live, on-air panic attack on "Good Morning America," the ABC News correspondent took up meditation not because he was in search of a magical solution, but rather because of the overwhelming scientific evidence that it just works.
After his attack, Harris became an advocate for the practice and even wrote a book — 10% Happier: How I Tamed the Voice in My Head, Reduced Stress Without Losing My Edge, and Found Self-Help That Actually Works–A True Story— in which he compiled his personal story with copious amounts of research backing the benefits of meditation. This includes, among other things, a boosted immune system, lower blood pressure, and assistance in combating psoriasis as well as other conditions. Plus, there's the benefit of hacking your brain: "The neuroscience is where it really gets sci-fi. There was a study out of Harvard that shows that short daily doses of meditation can literally grow the gray matter in key areas of your brain having to do with self-awareness and compassion and shrink the gray matter in the area associated with stress."
Harris cites another study out of Yale that shows evidence of meditation's ability to train the brain to block out stressful digressions and instead focus on the here and now. This ability to shush the distracting voices in your head is why groups ranging from U.S. Marines to Olympic Athletes to elementary schoolchildren have all taken up the practice. And Harris thinks meditation's biggest popularity surge is still in front of it: "In the 1940s if you told people that you went running they would say, who's chasing you. Right now if you tell people you meditate – and I have a lot of experience with telling people this, they're going to look at you like you're a little weird most of the time. That's going to change."
Learn more about the science of meditation in this clip from his Big Think interview:
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Mike Bell, Co-chair of Sierra Club Comox Valley, announced today that Project Watershed will make the keynote presentation at its Annual Members and Friends Meeting. Project Watershed will describe the various projects they are involved in on the estuary.
The meeting will take place on Tuesday, February 22 from 7-9 p.m. at the Women's Resource Centre #1-1491 McPhee Ave, Courtenay.
At the same meeting Sierra Club CV will review the past year of activism and outline plans for the future. Much of the future work will center around the concept of the Courtenay River Estuary as an Eco-neighbourhood.
If you are interested in this wonderful estuary that is such a gift to our community you will want to be with us next Tuesday evening at the Women's Resource Center in Courtenay. Everyone is welcome.
Project Watershed would like to extend a big thanks to Courtenay Classic Printers for their donation of community way dollars (cw$).
These dollars will help us promote stewardship of Comox Valley Watersheds. Currently we are focusing much of our work on the Courtenay River Estuary. The Courtenay River Estuary is the heart of our watershed, not to mention a unique and special feature of the Comox Valley.
If you own a business please consider joining community way and donate to Project Watershed. It is an excellent way to promote your business. Since Project Watershed is a registered charity we will also issue a charitable tax receipt.
Shaw Community TV speaks to members of Project Watershed, specifically business manager Caila Holbrook, about their social enterprise – The Mapping Centre.
The Mapping Centre aims to provide relevant, usable GIS and GPS information to developers, planners and environmental organisations to facilitate better decision-making.
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Jonathan Swift was Irish writer born in Dublin, Ireland, on November 30th, 1667.
After graduating from Trinity College and the death of his uncle who supported him financially he left Ireland. He worked as a secretary for Eilliam Temple, a politician, and he was a little girl Esther's instructor. She will play a significant role in his writing life. He was passionate about the everyday events and participated in the political life with his harsh articles.
Around 1710, he wrote for the Examiner, and he became one of the most prominent figures of the English journalism.
He was banished out of the country in 1714 and went to Dublin. He wasn't participating in the public life, had no friends, and was ill. He developed a brain tumor that killed him on September 19th, 1745. He died blind, deaf and almost mute.
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Apple Watch Series 8 and SE 2 Reviews: Very Incremental Upgrades
Apple Watch Series 8 and the second-generation Apple Watch SE are set to launch this Friday, September 16, and ahead of time, the first reviews of the devices have now been shared by select media publications and YouTube channels.
Both of the new models are very incremental upgrades compared to the Apple Watch Series 7 and the original Apple Watch SE.
New features for both models include the S8 chip, car crash detection, and international roaming. Given that the S8 chip features the same CPU as the S7 and S6 chips, the Series 8 does not have any notable performance improvements compared to the Series 7 or Series 6, but the new Apple Watch SE is up to 20% faster than the original.
The Series 8 is also equipped with a new temperature sensor to aid with the existing menstrual cycle tracking feature, while the second-generation Apple Watch SE has new color-matched back cases and a lower $249 starting price, versus $279 for the original. Series 8 pricing starts at $399, which is unchanged from the Series 7.
Both models are overshadowed by the all-new Apple Watch Ultra, which is set to launch next Friday, September 23 with a larger 49mm titanium case, a larger display, a more rugged design, a customizable Action button, new bands designed for the outdoors, water resistance up to a depth of 100 meters, and more. Apple Watch Ultra is priced at $799.
We've rounded up both written and video reviews of the Series 8 and new SE below.
's Victoria Song on the Series 8's new temperature sensing feature for retrospective ovulation estimates and menstrual cycle deviation:
As for accuracy, it's a little hard to say, as I've only had the Series 8 for about a week. I don't have two cycles' worth of temperature data, and I've only just established a baseline. For the few nights I do have temperature data for, however, it largely corresponds to what I got on my Oura Ring. For example, two nights ago, the Oura Ring said my body temperature was 0.5 degrees higher than normal, while the Series 8 said it was 0.41 degrees higher.
Song also commented on Series 8 battery life:
Fair warning: enabling low-power mode isn't going to magically get you multiday battery life, and I never got the full 36 hours. With regular usage without low-power mode, my Series 8 got around 24 hours before I needed to stick it back on a charger. Low-power mode was mostly a good way to get a bit of extra juice so I could make it home or to get me through the last mile of a long run when I forgot to top up the battery before heading out.
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Otherwise, this year's Watch SE actually packs the same system-in-a-package (SiP) processor as the $400 Series 8, as well as a high-g accelerometer that makes crash detection possible. In my time with it, the SE has, unsurprisingly, been just as responsive as the Series 8, starting workouts and completing heart rate scans in the same amount of time.
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Apple is in an interesting position with its Apple Watch. In the iOS space, there's really no viable competition, especially when it comes to the Apple Watch's app ecosystem, and even on Android, the closest is Samsung's Galaxy Watch 5 and Galaxy Watch 5 Pro. This leaves the tech giant with very little reason to really push the wearable forward with each new release.
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So, I'm Rime. I've been at least somewhat involved in anime for many years, but not too long ago I moved into the visual novel scene as well. I've been studying the language for... a while... and do some translation stuff.
Aside from that, I generally enjoy computer/gaming stuff and in particular, puzzles.
よろしく and all that business.
HI Rime!! Nice to see you here! I hope you enjoy being here and we get along!
Anyways, welcome and hope you have a great time.
...way too cute. If people continue to bribe me with cute pictures, I'll be happy to stay.
Don't think of it as a bribe but a contribution to your personal collection we're a sharing bunch after all.
I do hope you like it enough to stay, the more people the merrier after all.
Location: Eating your biscuits, drinking your tea.
I like it a fair amount, yes. Despite the emotional state it left me in, I found it to be enjoyable.
Welcome to the forum, nice to meet you!
People interested in helping out with translations are always welcome!
Welcome to Fuwanovel, and my reply from your Japanese word would be 'Nice to meet you too'. If you need Japanese VN Recommendation, you could ask Clephas here, but maybe I could help some if you ask translated one. Anyway, since you state that you interested in translation, I think you could try to register your capability in the thread below. Hope you enjoy yourself here.
Nice to meet you all as well!
Well, it's not so much that I'm interested in translation as that I'm on a project so I decided that making an account would be a good idea. But thanks for the suggestions!
Welcome to the Fuwa~! I might be late to the party but whatever : p !
Welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy your stay!
Do you have a favourite VN?
Ermmm... sorry about not seeing this post. Hello Rime, it's good to see you made an account here, and I hope you have fun and all of that. Really can't say much more, it would be welcome cliché phrases anyways.
I haven't read all too many so far, but if I had to pick, it would be Hatsuyuki Sakura. It was a great reading experience and stands just barely above the others I've read.
And... that girl is too cute.
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Have you ever considered getting a business coach?
Do you know what a business coach is or does? There are coaches for athletes, singers, actors, musicians, golfers and more. So, why would a Business Coach be considered so different? For most entrepreneurs, they have no less a commitment than the actor, or athlete; yet the notion of a business coach remains foreign or considered only when the business is in trouble.
On the other hand, great business leaders as notable as Apple's Steve Jobs and Google's Eric Schmidt share one thing in common: They both rely on a mentor and business coach.
Here's advice from a real business owner.
So how do you find a business coach?
My suggestion is to look for someone who has done what you're attempting to do…a business person that has "been there and done that". A person that can counsel you on sales and marketing issues, personnel, finance, operations, and distribution. Who is your shoulder? Who do you rely on to be your accountability, and strategy coach? No one should have to go it alone, although, as they say, "it's lonely at the top". Guess what — it doesn't have to be!
Your business coach will help you develop a deeper understanding of the economics and finances of your business. Your business coach guides you through through developing a strong sales and marketing engine for your business and prepares you for dealing with the increase in sales and production so the business doesn't disappoint newly acquired customers and clients. At the end of the day your business coach will be….
¨ Your single sounding board.
¨ Your board of advisors.
¨ An "idea generator" with you.
¨ A check point and creator of new strategies for your business.
¨ Someone that will hold you accountable for your DREAMS.
A business coach will talk you through issues and challenges that may be new to you, but old hat for the coach.
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Growth in the most common consumer credit lines, including credit cards and personal lines of credit, is up 5.2% year-over-year, the slowest since 1995. Mortgage credit is also advancing at its slowest pace since 2004, up 7.4% compared with a year ago.
Household net worth rose 1% to $6.3-trillion during the quarter, a new record high, and is up 6.1% on an annual basis. Per capita net worth is up 0.7% to $184,700 compared with the prior quarter.
Overall household financial assets, including equities, bonds and pensions, rose 1.8% or $77-billion thanks in part to a 5% jump in the S&P/TSX Composite. Non-financial assets, made up primarily by real estate, grew 4.9%.
Both financial and non-financial corporations issued much less debt in the first quarter of 2011 compared with the prior quarter, to the tune of $5-billion each. This compares with $24-billion and $19-billion respectively in the fourth quarter of 2010.


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DALLAS, Texas (February 3, 2020) – Heritage Auctions announced Monday, Feb. 3, that its numismatic Signature Auction sales in the first part of January totaled a combined $68,811,129 from auctions held during the Florida United Numismatic Convention and the New York International Numismatic Convention conventions.
Sales spanned U.S. Coins, U.S. Currency, World Paper Money, and World & Ancient Coins and were only offered as part of official FUN & NYINC Convention auctions. The sale total does not include January's weekly auctions, month-long auctions, or private numismatic sales.
"We were especially pleased about the house and world records achieved across U.S. and World coins," said Greg Rohan, President of Heritage Auctions. "These two events are among the largest of the year and we're delighted to deliver powerhouse results to our clients."
The 1927-S double eagle that sold for $2,160,000.00 at the FUN 2020 show. (All images courtesy Heritage Auctions)
The world's largest numismatic auctioneer garnered $41,777,374 in U.S. coins sales, led by a $2,160,000 bid for a 1927-D Double Eagle,MS65+ PCGS CAC - the rarest regular-issue of a 20th-century American coin. One of likely seven examples publicly available, this sale marks the first time in five years that Heritage has offered a 1927-D double eagle, and set a new public auction record for this Denver mega-rarity.
An exquisite specimen of an 1855 G$1 PR66★ Ultra Cameo NGC, the finest of only seven confirmed examples, realized $336,000. The coin displays smooth, mirrored looking-glass fields and thick frost on the devices, with superlative black-on-gold contrast.
Additional U.S. Coin highlights offered during the Florida United Numismatic Convention (FUN) include:
A 1927-S Saint-Gaudens $20 MS66+ PCGS. CAC, an elusive branch mint issue and the second-finest certified at PCGS, ended at $312,000. The coin's rarity only enhanced its sale price. The large mintage of 3.1 million pieces was almost totally destroyed after the Gold Recall of 1933. Only a small number of examples surfaced in European holdings in the 1950s.
Among the finest known of this one-year type, a 1796 No Stars Quarter Eagle, MS63 NGC, sold for $300,000. The 1796 No Stars quarter eagle shares a reputation with its later sibling, the 1808 quarter eagle, as among the most significant and rarest gold type coins of any denomination due to low mintages.
A 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar, VF35 PCGS, garnered 45 bids before it sold for $288,000. The key piece offered as part of The Watermark Collection.
U.S. Currency Draws a Combined $9,992,733
1863 $100 Compound Interest Treasury Note.
Top lot currency honors during the FUN auction were claimed by a $228,000 winning bid for the finer of two known 1863 $100 Compound Interest Treasury Notes. This PMG, Very Fine, 30 EPQ note's colorful bronze overprint is bright and completely intact, the red overprint vivid and the note displays an eye appeal that is absolutely mesmerizing. Several special collections and a hoard of notes from the notorious gangster Baby Face Nelson lead $9,992,733 in total sales of U.S. Currency.
An extremely rare, 1882 $5 Brown Back, PMG Choice Extremely Fine, sold for $144,000. The standout note featured Serial No. 1 – unique for both the bank and the rare location of The First National Bank in Guernsey, Wyoming. Few notes generated more buzz among collectors than this newly discovered note. The fascinating tale behind the note proved irresistible among collectors: The First National Bank of Guernsey was the shortest-lived note-issuing national bank in Wyoming, lasting less than 13 months between its organization in April of 1900 and the closing of its doors forever on May 1, 1901. During its short tenure, a minuscule 400 sheets of $5 Brown Backs and 362 sheets of $10 and $20 Brown Backs were printed, with none reported to date until this serial No. 1 note was discovered.
Additional highlights among the sale of U.S. Currency include:
From the Gilmore Sem Collection, Part II, a unique Minnesota $5 Black Charter Note, PMG, Choice Fine 15, sold for $108,000. It was the highlight of a wonderful selection of Minnesota nationals offered during FUN, and is considered one of the greatest notes from Minnesota to ever cross the auction block.
A dazzling, 1880 $100 Silver Certificate, PMG Very Fine 30, ended at $60,000. One of just two dozen known to exist, the auction offered collectors a rare opportunity to own a bank note of which one quarter of the known examples currently reside in museum or other institutional holdings.
A newly discovered collection tied to a 1930s crime spree and money laundering effort by gangster Baby Face Nelson, recently discovered in Texas, sold for a combined $19,200. The collection was offered along with a cash hoard tied to Hyman S. Lebman, a gunsmith from San Antonio known to launder money for Nelson. The most expensive lot in the Lebman collection was a 1928 $50 Dallas Federal Reserve Replacement Note, which sold for $10,200.
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Unifor – Making Toyota's contract workers full time employees will be a priority for Unifor when it unionizes the automaker, said Jerry Dias, Unifor National President.
Unifor took to the airwaves in a recent telephone town hall call-in to hear directly from Toyota workers on how the union can help, and the status of contract workers was top of mind for some listeners.
"We see the importance of making temporary workers full time and that is our priority in bargaining," Dias said to one caller.
He also cited how Unifor won full time work for temporary employees at Cami Assembly in Ingersoll, a Unifor plant, during recent contract talks.
Unifor economist Jim Stanford agreed, saying a pay grid for all workers would also help those now working on contract.
The status of contract workers was one of several issues raised by some of the nearly 600 workers, about 10 per cent of the Toyota workforce, that listened to the call in.
Other issues raised include how in-plant union officials are elected, union dues, gettign time off the job for family, and the "grow in" to earn top salary, to name a few.
"I would say that is a good response," said Angela Lee, project manager for Strategic Communications, the Toronto firm involved in the town hall.
"It's a good indication," of interest, from the callers, she added.


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You've gotta hand it to Washington's alleged NFL team.
There's the offensive nickname. Not to mention claiming a player off waivers not long after he allegedly beat up a woman — again. And let's not forget the organization's unwillingness to pursue a legitimate quarterback — yes, there's at least one out there — with the playoffs on the line. Oh, and while we're at it, quietly trying to push through a plan for a new stadium that would undoubtedly serve as another raid on the public coffers.
Let's go ahead and give this bunch a new moniker: the worst franchise in sports.
Washington's NFL team has some stiff competition, of course. There are horribly run franchises all over the sporting landscape.
Even within its own league, it's hard to dismiss the not-long-for-Oakland Raiders, who had the gall to announce they were bolting for a financial windfall in Las Vegas a full three seasons before they actually planned to skip town, smugly counting on the good people of Oaktown being nothing more than silver-and-black-clad suckers willing to support a lame-duck franchise. Now, it looks like the team might be homeless in 2019 after Oakland officials filed a lawsuit to recover some of the tens of millions of dollars they've invested in the team and its current stadium.
The Raiders deserve to be banished to a season of aimless wandering after turning their backs on Oakland for the second time, trading away two of their best players, and handing the keys to the franchise to broadcaster-masquerading-as-coach Jon Gruden, who has guided them to three wins in his first 13 games.
But we'll still go with the Washingtonians as the ones most faithfully following the path of Be Worst.
— Reuben Foster, a troubled young man arrested not once but twice this year on suspicion of domestic violence, was claimed off waivers by Washington shortly after being released by the San Francisco 49ers. While we have little faith that any NFL team really cares all that much about dealing with this scourge on society — see: Kareem Hunt and countless others who've had similar brushes with the law — Washington turned the cynicism meter up to full blast before ripping off the knob.
— While giving Foster what amounts to a fourth chance (he's also got a marijuana arrest on his rap sheet), Washington wouldn't dare consider giving even a second look to a quarterback who had the gall to kneel during the national anthem as a protest against racial injustice. Again, Dan Snyder & Co. are hardly alone in the two-years long blackballing of Colin Kaepernick — see: 31 other NFL teams — but the hypocrisy really stands out in the nation's capital.
After all, this team was in the hunt for the playoffs when it lost starting QB Alex Smith to a gruesome leg injury and backup Colt McCoy to a broken fibula. Last week, Washington trotted out the carcass of Mark Sanchez, whose last glimmer of relevance came toward the end of Barack Obama's first term. A 46-10 loss to the woeful New York Giants (who could've seen that coming, except everyone?) led Washington to make another change for what could be their last shot at making the postseason.
Exit Sanchez, enter Josh Johnson, who has twice as many NFL employers (this is his 12th team) as career starts (Sunday's game at lowly Jacksonville will be his sixth, and first since 2011). Johnson gave Washington fans plenty of reason for hope when he declared "just a week ago, I was at home in the hood, chillin' with the kids, chillin' with my family and thinking on the couch that I might never play in the NFL again." Also, he prepped for his new gig by playing the "Madden" video game . Washington would probably be better off just playing the game's namesake, 82-year-old John Madden, at QB.
— While Snyder's horrific reign as owner — see: only five playoff appearances since buying the storied franchise in 1999, dwindling attendance at the FedEx Mausoleum, the RG3 fiasco, the embarrassing reign of coach Mike Shanahan, and so many other missteps that a full documenting would require transforming this column into book-form — he's keeping up the push for a new stadium that, like so many others landed by his socialist-loving brethren, would surely require the taxpayers to turn over a hefty chunk of what occupies their wallets.
The Washington Post reported last week that Snyder is working with the outgoing Congress and the Trump administration to pull off an underhanded maneuver: getting a provision in a new spending bill that would allow him to build on the site of team's former District home, RFK Stadium. A very Snyder-like move, indeed.
— Finally, let's never forget that awful nickname, the one that Snyder steadfastly refuses to walk away from and won't be typed out on this keyboard. I checked again with Merriam Webster. Yep, that word is still "very offensive and should be avoided."
Much like Washington's NFL team.
The worst franchise in sports.


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Qatar 2023: What Does It Teach Us About Division, Diversity and Inclusion?
As I write this, Saudi Arabia has just fed grass to the GOAT (Greatest of All Time), Lionel Messi. The country defeated Argentina by two goals to one. I imagine it has been a swell time at Qatar 2023. I have not seen any games yet because of the demands of school and work as a recent immigrant.
My country of birth, Nigeria, is missing from this world cup; therefore, let me take this opportunity to wish Canada well after about 33 years. I also wish my favourite player, Cristiano Ronaldo, and the Portuguese national team a successful outing.
To my intention for this newsletter, what does Qatar 2023 teach us about division, diversity, and inclusion? I guess the FIFA was under so much pressure from the western media that its president, Infantino, felt compelled to lash out at them with the line.
"We are told to learn many lessons from some Europeans, from the western world. I'm European," Infantino said.
"I think for what we Europeans have been doing for 3,000 years around the world, we should be apologising for the next 3,000 years before starting to give moral lessons to people."
He went further to say, "How many of these European companies that earn millions and millions from Qatar or other countries in the region—billions every year—how many of them have addressed migrant-worker rights?"
I have the answer: none of them because if they change the legislation, it means less profits. Since then, we have seen some level of cooperation from the western media as well as the big corporations.
Capitalists don't joke with capital or profit, so once Infantino went there, trust them to cooperate. They have talked sense to themselves; we can now move on.
I couldn't make up history as an African, a Nigerian in my early thirties. From what I read in history books, it is in the interest of the world, particularly Europe and its extensions: the United States of America, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand, to commit to "true diversity and inclusion."
It was not my forefathers that carried out genocide against indigenous people in Canada; neither was it them that built their countries with cheap labour in slavery from Africa and the rest of the world; nor were they the ones that stole billions of dollars from Africa and Asia through neo-colonialism.
My forefathers did not carry out apartheid in the Republic of South Africa; they did not loot artefacts from West Africa; they did not systemically eliminate the growth of other people through incarceration, killings, and so on.
Sometimes, these atrocities were even done through the church. That is why thousands of children kept in the custody of the Roman Catholic Church died mysteriously at different times and in different parts of the world. The West must be sorry and hope that the rest of the world will forgive them. Someday, we will see to the payment of serious reparations for these many atrocities.
Infantino went on. "This doesn't mean that we shouldn't point out what doesn't work here in Qatar as well."
"Of course, there are things that don't work and need to be addressed."
But giving one-sided moral lessons is just hypocrisy.
I am writing this newsletter today from Winnipeg as an international student from Africa. I have not witnessed any obvious racial injustice; the west is attempting to right many years of wrongs, but more must be done to bridge the gap and address the issues they created.
My understanding of diversity and inclusion is that, because we are so different in the world along many lines (tribal, religious, perspectives, beliefs, skin colour, broad orientation, gender, sexual orientation, etc.), there is a need to deemphasize the things that divide us while emphasising the things that unite us. The courses I am taking at the University of Winnipeg have helped me to truly think about diversity; surprisingly, however, some of the instructors do not even understand true diversity. I don't blame them; many of them see the world through Western lenses; I believe the best teachers of diversity and inclusion in the future will have lived on at least three continents.
Generally, anyone who wants to truly understand diversity and inclusion should take time to read up on cultural nuances in Asia, Africa, broader Europe, and elsewhere.
One thing that education has done for me is to better help me understand the world. I think we ridicule our education when we grandstand based on our picture of the globe.
As we work together to build a better world, we must stay united based on mutual respect. We must continue the exchange of ideas and perspectives; we must try out things that give us goose bumps. I also want to quickly point out that diversity is not just about skin colour and sexual orientation; let's stop diminishing the conversation by reducing the argument to those.
Former President Obama is one person, in my view, who truly understood diversity. Some of his actions, stance, and policies (as president) on gay rights, conventional wisdom, and the inclusion of non-Christian countries like Turkey in the EU are pointers to his solid grasp of the concept. The world has never been perfect, and it will never be.
Let us continue to push the conversations that make our world better. I wish the world a successful World Cup.
See you later.
– Augustine Akande is a political analyst and a project manager. He writes in from Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He can be reached at augutineakande@yahoo.com.
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A significant milestone was reached in the life of the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) yesterday with the announcement of the architectural team that has been chosen to design the museum. The Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup was named as the firm selected after a rigorous juried design competition chaired by NMAAHC Director Dr. Lonnie Bunch, III. The permanent site of the museum will be on the National Mall in the nation's capital, near the Washington Monument.
In announcing the selection of the Freelon Adjaye Bond/SmithGroup, Dr. Bunch said, "I am pleased to have the opportunity to work with this talented team. Their vision and spirit of collaboration moved all members of the design competition jury. I am confident that they will give us a building that will be an important addition to the National Mall and to the architecture of this city." The Freelon Adjaye Bond/Smith Group was one of 22 teams that responded to the Request for Qualifications in summer 2008.
The team selected by the Smithsonian for this historic project is actually a collaboration of four firms – The Freelon Group, Adjaye Associates, Davis Brody Bond and SmithGroup. The Freelon Group will be the architect of record and its principal, Phillip Freelon, FAIA, will serve as the design guarantor; the individual responsible for making sure the design reflects the values and priorities of the museum and the Smithsonian. Speaking on behalf of the Freelon Adjaye Bond team, Phillip Freelon said, "This is an incredible time for us as designers—and this museum represents a unique opportunity to give form and substance to the powerful vision that has been established by the Smithsonian leadership. We are truly honored to have been chosen as the architects from such a distinguished list of competitors." The Freelon Group designed the Museum of the African Diaspora in San Francisco and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of African American History and Culture in Baltimore.
David Adjaye will be the lead designer on the project. Mr. Adjaye designed the Nobel Peace Prize Centre in Oslo, Norway and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Denver. Davis Brody Bond is involved in the planning, design and execution of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the World Trade Center site in New York City. The firm also led the restoration and expansion of New York's main Public Library building. The SmithGroup is an international firm with offices in the nation's capital. It designed the Normandy American Cemetery Interpretive Center in France.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture is a significant design and construction project that will take three years to complete. The project will cost $500 million and is scheduled to open in 2015. The NMAAHC will consult with the National Capital Planning Commission throughout the design phase and other federal agencies such as the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts and the National Park Service to ensure that the museum is in keeping with the aesthetics and standards of other federal buildings in the capital.
The National Museum of African American History and Culture was established in 2003 by an Act of Congress. Although it does not have a building yet, the museum is collecting artifacts; conducting seminars and symposia, including a recent two-day program on Black Power; gathering African American oral histories for StoryCorps, a joint program with National Public Radio and the Library of Congress; and creating traveling exhibitions such as "Let Your Motto Be Resistance." In addition, the museum has its own gallery in the National Museum of American History, which currently is exhibiting "The Scurlock Studio and Black Washington: Picturing the Promise."
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Chomsky: Syria attack would be "war crime"
Even if congressional support is garnered, the antiwar linguist rejects the case for war
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"The administration has fallen back on a standard pretext for war crimes when all else fails: the credibility of the threats of the self-designated policeman of the world."
So wrote linguist and renowned antiwar voice, MIT's Noam Chomsky, in an email to HuffPo on the weekend. Chomsky argued that even if the Obama administration can garner congressional support for its planned missile strikes against Assad's regime, any such incursion would still constitute a "war crime" in abrogation of international agreements.
"[T]hat aggression without UN authorization would be a war crime, a very serious one, is quite clear, despite tortured efforts to invoke other crimes as precedents," Chomsky commented.
Indeed, as I noted here last week, much of the White House's case for military intervention has been couched in rhetoric about inaction in the face of evil, and the idea that the U.S. must carry the historical baton -- grasped in the wars of last century -- in "leading" the world against despotic regimes. Critics of the proposed strikes have not failed to highlight that the U.S. regularly both permits and supports regimes that carry out massacres against their own people. (The Egyptian army, the recipient of billions in U.S. aid yearly, comes to mind in the present context in light of three major massacres against Islamist citizens in recent weeks.)
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Thinning hair is a natural part of aging for many people. However, that doesn't mean you have to settle for it! There are a lot of ways to naturally thicken your hair on your own.
Around 80 million people in the U.S. alone suffer from hereditary hair loss. If your hair isn't as thick as you want it to be, you're not alone. It's time to learn how to thicken hair so you can be happy with the way you look.
Ready to get thicker hair in just a few easy steps? Keep reading to learn how to get the hair you really want.
The way you eat could be contributing to your thinning hair. For better locks, try adding new things to your diet.
Look for foods high in protein and omega-3s to boost your hair growth. Flaxseed is one great source of these nutrients. You can also try eating more eggs, salmon, walnuts, and other nuts, Greek yogurt, and beans. With these nutrients, your body can produce more hair faster.
For some people, thinning hair is actually a result of nutritional deficiencies, not hereditary issues. You can also start taking a multivitamin to help ensure you get all the nutrients your hair needs.
Using good styling products can help you get the appearance of thicker hair while you wait for more hair to actually grow in. And when you use hair-healthy products, you'll keep the hairs you have longer, reducing breakage and damage that can contribute to thinning.
Look for products containing moisturizers such as shea butter or coconut oil to nourish your hair. However, avoid heavy products that weigh down the hair, since they'll make it look less thick.
Without spending a lot of money on products, you can boost the health of your hair with natural, at-home treatments.
Some of the same ingredients that boost hair growth in your diet can also improve the health of the hair on your head. Try a mask made of eggs or olive oil. The protein in eggs helps make your hair stronger, and olive oil has the omega-3s that your hair needs.
You can also blend up some oranges into a puree for a hair-healthy mask that breaks down residue from products. The build-up of residue makes your hair look thinner and less healthy. Oranges have vitamin C, which boosts hair health, and acids to break up the product buildup.
Castor oil has been touted as a hair regrowth tool for many years. When applied to the scalp, it appears to help encourage hair regrowth directly from the follicles.
It contains fatty acids and vitamin E to help nourish your hair. You can leave it on your scalp for at least half an hour before you shower, or even overnight, to reap the most benefits from this treatment. Use it every day or as often as possible for the best results.
Sometimes, your shampoo and conditioner are hurting your hair rather than helping. You might need to switch to better ingredients in your hair cleansing products.
Many shampoos rely on sulfates, the cleansers that create suds and reduce grease. However, they dry out the hair and scalp, making your hair more likely to break, and decreasing new hair growth.
Look for sulfate-free brands to help your hair maintain moisture every time you wash it. Protein in your shampoo can also help keep hair healthy and encourage growth.
No matter how well you take care of your hair, the way you style it can cause damage that will make it thinner. To keep your hair luscious and full, it's time to step away from the heat styling tools.
Let your hair air dry, and style it without hot curlers or flat irons as often as you can. If you need to use heat styling tools sometimes, apply a protective treatment before you start. However, the less often you heat style, the more healthy your hair will be.
Your hair depends on natural oils to stay healthy. If you're in the habit of shampooing every day, you might be stripping your hair of those valuable oils, making it more likely to break. Daily washing can also kick the grease production on your scalp into overdrive, making your hair feel dirty faster.
Try washing every other day, and gradually reducing to a few times a week. The less you wash, the less greasy your hair will get between washes, and the more your natural oils can do the job they're meant to do.
Another way to remove buildup besides the orange puree mask mentioned above is to use a deep cleansing treatment on occasion.
Invest in a clarifying shampoo to get your hair properly clean, and use it every other week or as often as you need. This helps you see how your hair is really doing, so you can tell if your products are weighing you down or not.
Hair regrowth supplements will help you get the boost you need. If the above steps haven't given you the results you want, a supplement might just make the difference.
Look for proven ingredients such as iron and vitamin B in your supplements. There are many supplements devised by professionals that use scientifically tested strategies to boost your hair growth.
All of these tips for how to thicken hair are natural, inexpensive, and highly effective. Don't buy into expensive programs that aren't proven to work. Instead, try these simple changes to how you care for your hair and yourself, and you'll soon see the results you're hoping for.
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