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Analyst: After PAS-DAP split, miracle needed to save Pakatan
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The Malay Mail Online 9 June 2015
KUALA LUMPUR, June 9 — Pakatan Rakyat (PR) will require a miracle to keep the pact intact now that PAS has decided to formally end ties with ally DAP, according to a political observer.
While saying that a disintegration of the pact was not inevitable, International Islamic University professor Dr Maszlee Malik said it should have cemented "common agreed policies" rather than letting fundamental ideological differences remain.
A return to the pact's oft-vaunted "Common Policy Framework" may still be enough to see the three parties overcome the public row over hudud.
"However at the moment, I don't believe it could be saved. They do need a miracle or a black swan for that," the political analyst told Malay Mail Online when contacted, after PAS approved a motion in its yearly meet to cut ties with ally DAP and remain in PR.
But even if it does not break up, Maszlee said hostilities have been exchanged too harshly and often for PR to remain viable, and that the aggrieved parties would require "extraordinary generosity" to look past the frequent slights.
One thing that may prevent a complete breakdown in relationships was the self interest of the parties in retaining the positions they now hold in state administrations, despite all the posturing.
"I don't think many of the PAS leaders who have their interest in Selangor are ready to give them away like what Mat Sabu did with all his positions in Penang," he said
In an acidic farewell speech at the Muktamar, former PAS deputy president Mohamad Sabu announced he will resign from all his Penang state agency positions, and challenged all other PAS lawmakers in Penang and Selangor to follow suit.
Maszlee pointed out that PAS leaders would find their positions as state exco members, councillors, and government-linked companies' directorships "too precious" to give up in the absence of them securing a better deal with Umno.
Illustrating Maszlee's point was a call by the PAS Ulama wing yesterday for the party's lawmakers not to resign from government posts, arguing that the Islamist party was only splitting with DAP and not PR.
Despite PAS's unorthodox move to sever ties with DAP while remaining in PR — an escalation of DAP's March decision to ostracise PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang while keeping the Islamist party as an ally — Wan Saiful Wan Jan said the arrangement was workable.
"I quite like the idea because it means coalitions can be formed at different levels based on different relationship at the present level," the chief executive of the Institute for Democracy and Economic Affairs told Malay Mail Online.
But he conceded that the tenuous relationship meant the arrangement was susceptible to unravelling if the three partners continue their "childish" behaviour.
Hostilities between PAS and DAP over hudud have escalated from the cautious rebukes in the early days to open threats and insults after ties appeared irretrievably damaged.
"All it takes for Pakatan Rakyat to break it up is for them to behave like what they are behaving now. So the question is how much do they want to stay together," he said.
PR could undo its current predicament if the three parties were willing to compromise with each other, he said, instead of the current insistence of each demanding to have things its own way.
This would include PAS central committee members reviewing the decision to break away from DAP, and also DAP to agree to working with Hadi again, he said.
PAS on Saturday confirmed its decision to sever ties with DAP while still remaining in PR with PKR, after its motion to do so was approved without debate.
The development drove DAP parliamentary leader Lim Kit Siang to declare PR dead and awaiting "funeral rites".
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Q: Communication between two independent QWidget There are two separate QT Designer ui forms.Both have two buttons. When button in form1 is clicked, form2 opens. How to sent a message to form1 when button in form2 is clicked. All works properly but the message.
form1.py
from PyQt4.QtGui import *
from PyQt4.QtCore import *
import form2                            #Import for Signal
from form2 import *                     # Import for UI
RegForm = "regform.ui"
Ui_RegForm, QtBaseClass = uic.loadUiType(RegForm)
class RegForm(QtGui.QMainWindow, Ui_RegForm):
    def __init__(self,parent = None):
        super(RegForm,self).__init__(parent,flags =                  Qt.WindowCloseButtonHint)
        self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_DeleteOnClose)
        self.setupUi(self)

        self.unHideBtn.clicked.connect(self.showUnhideForm)

        self.myForm = form2.UnhideForm(self)                 #For Signal
        self.myForm.mySignal.connect(self.receiveSignal)     #Signal

    def receiveSignal(self, message):
        QtGui.QMessageBox.information(self, 'Message', message)

    def showUnhideForm(self):
        sub = UnhideForm(self)
        sub.show()

form2.py
from PyQt4 import QtCore, QtGui, uic
from PyQt4.QtGui import *
from PyQt4.QtCore import *
UnhideForm = "unhide.ui"
Ui_UnhideForm, QtBaseClass = uic.loadUiType(UnhideForm)
class UnhideForm(QtGui.QMainWindow, Ui_UnhideForm):
    mySignal = QtCore.pyqtSignal(str)#Signal
    def __init__(self,parent = None):
        super(UnhideForm,self).__init__(parent,flags = Qt.WindowCloseButtonHint)
        self.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.WA_DeleteOnClose)
        self.setupUi(self)

        # On clicking emit a signal
        self.quitBtn.clicked.connect(self.emitSignal)

        # And Close the form
        self.quitBtn.clicked.connect(self.close)
    def emitSignal(self):
        if(not self.signalsBlocked()):
            self.mySignal.emit("Yes")

Form2 opens properly and closes when quitBtn is cliked. But no message is sent back to the Form1. I am new to PyQt. Please help. Thank you.

A: This is the example code for sent a message to one UI to another UI
import sys
from PyQt4 import QtGui
from PyQt4 import QtCore

class FORM1 (QtGui.QWidget):

    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super(FORM1, self).__init__(parent)

        self.button1 = QtGui.QPushButton (self)
        self.button1.setGeometry (QtCore.QRect(10, 10, 100, 30))
        self.button1.setObjectName ('button1')
        self.button1.setText ('Button1')

        self.textEdit = QtGui.QTextEdit(self)
        self.textEdit.setGeometry (QtCore.QRect(10, 50, 400, 100))
        self.textEdit.setObjectName('textEdit')

        self.resize(500, 200)

        self.button1.clicked.connect (self.callForm2)

    def callForm2 (self) :
        self.form2_widget     = FORM2 ()
        self.form2_widget.show  ()
        self.form2_widget.button2.clicked.connect (self.sendMessage)

    def sendMessage (self) :
        self.textEdit.setText ('There are two separate QT Designer ui forms.Both have two buttons.')

class FORM2 (QtGui.QWidget) :

    def __init__(self, parent=None):
        super(FORM2, self).__init__(parent)

        self.button2    = QtGui.QPushButton (self)
        self.button2.setGeometry(QtCore.QRect(50, 50, 100, 30))
        self.button2.setObjectName ('Button2')
        self.button2.setText ('Button2')

        self.resize(400, 100)

if __name__=='__main__':
    app = QtGui.QApplication(sys.argv)
    widget = FORM1 ()
    widget.show()
    app.exec_()

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Walks In The Swiss Alps, September 2010
An account of some walks, mostly in the Bernese Alps, serving mainly as a framework on which to present photographs of mountain scenery.
See the introductory remarks for general information about cameras and conditions.
Click on the links in the text or on the thumbnails to see the pictures. They have been resized to 1024 pixels width for the most part, so make your browser window big enough!
Giferspitz
2542 M. 8340 ft.
Difficulty: T3
Mild late-summer weather returned during the first few days of the month, so I called the Walking Friend in Montreux and arranged to do something in Gstaad, a location which involved us in journeys of roughly equal tedium, rail in his case, road in mine. Given that we were going to set out from the town, there was really only one peak of interest within reach, the Giferspitz (2542 M.). The intention was to follow a walk described in the SAC walkers' guide to the region, crossing the summit and continuing on over high country as far as Lenk in the next valley if conditions looked good.
We started with a mistake by following the numerous signs for the peak within the village; we would have been better off instead to have looked for the first hamlet listed in the guidebook. To avoid carrying the extra weight, I had memorised the relevant route description, so I was puzzled that the trail didn't correspond to my expectations. Rather in the manner of the curate's egg, this path was well marked in many parts. We had to guess our way across a couple of roads before following some marker poles up a grassy slope. Soon there were no more markers visible, but the direction had been clear, so we pressed on upwards on steep grass. About a hundred metres higher it was obvious that, wherever the track was, we weren't on it. A traverse across cow pasture fixed that; however, we still weren't on the guidebook path, and now we had acquired a herd of placid goats who followed us up the mountain for a remarkably long time. Finally we did encounter a signpost mentioned in the guidebook, but by this time the route to the summit was obvious anyway. Above 1900 metres, the tedious grass gave way to a stony ridge, which continued all the way to the summit, a fine viewpoint across the nearby Lauenenhorn to the Wildhorn and the main Bernese Oberland chain. The cairn fairy had been at work here too. All that fooling around lower down had cost time, however, and my time to the summit was a full half hour slower than the signpost time, an occurrence so rare I couldn't remember when it had last happened. The WF was even worse, arriving another thirty minutes later, so plans to continue further were abandoned, and we spent a luxurious couple of hours at the summit in near-perfect weather. While the 4000-metre peaks were partly obscured by cloud, there were fine views of Gstaad's manicured alpine pastures and of numerous Fribourg prealps like the Dents de Folliéran and Brenleire. Going down the way we had come up, we were able to find the track intended by the guidebook (more tedious hardly-trodden grass), and we returned to Gstaad through Oberbort and its monster chalets.
Stockhorn from the Gurnigel
A string of warm late-summer days was drawing to an end and I decided to get out before the weather turned. Given that the arrival of rain was a possibility late in the day, it was wise not to go too high. As I was relatively late starting also, I decided to make a conservative choice and do something in the Stockhorn chain. Given that I had done the two main peaks so often, it needed to be something else, but what? Well, a well-defined path exists between those two peaks, so, even though they are more than seven Km. apart in a straight line, the return journey from the usual starting point for the Gantrisch looked worthwhile.
So I parked the car in the usual spot near the Gurnigel and set off up what is for me a very well-trodden path indeed. Just beyond the little Schibespitz and its crumbling army pillbox, I turned away from the last short stretch to the summit of the Gantrisch in favour of the long traverse to the Stockhorn, on the extreme right in the photo. The path stays high on the sides of the intervening peaks, passing through a series of alpine pastures. Some of the work to clear the path near the chalets looked almost like the start of a rock garden. In other places, it was just a pleasant track through the uppermost scraps of forest, never dif ficult. At the little alp of Kuhlauenen, the view of the peak was already much better. Only the final ascent of the Stockhorn's rocky summit tower was at all strenuous. From there, the view back to the Gantrisch (the rounded and tilted summit at centre) can be seen, as well as much of the trail. On the long walk back, the sky was becoming duller and rain threatened, so I skipped the bit across the Schibespitz and the Morgetepass and cut across the Leiterenpass between the Gantrisch and the Nünenen, a quicker route back to the road and the car. The latter peak, to the right of the pass in the photo, is at the outer limits of walkability and I haven't tried it yet; people do get killed there occasionally.
Schynige Platte and Oberberghorn
The next walk was an exception, in that the date was fixed. A Running Friend was doing the Jungfrau Marathon on the eleventh of the month. This wasn't something I would ever try; my back might not stand the amount of running on asphalt involved in the early stages, but the RF's family owned a chalet almost beside the route in the Lauterbrunnen Valley, and I intended to be there for the party afterwards. I didn't want to walk in the direction of the finishing line in Kleine Scheidegg; it had been crowded and tawdry the previous year. That left just one good choice, the path on the hill behind the chalet leading up to Schynige Platte, so I dropped my stuff off at the chalet and went back down to start the walk at Wilderswil. I was late enough starting that this meant walking down the road against the runners. Nobody seemed to mind.
The ascent is just a little over 1400 M. and it's through pine forest much of the way, so the main attraction was the exercise. Nevertheless, there is a short stretch of open ground with a fine view over Lake Thun from above the chalet at Schönegg, plus the occasional sight of the cutesy little Schynige Platte train heaving yet another set of customers up the hill. The uplands behind the railway and restaurant complex are a paradise for tourists, but not the worse for that, as there is plenty of space for everyone. A mountain trail leads east past the Laucherhorn (on the left) and the Winteregg to the Faulhorn and First and all the way down to Grindelwald. The whole trip from Wilderswil makes a splendid long day for those in condition. Today, however, was for wandering around the high meadows in the sunshine and going up the little Oberberghorn for the panoramic view down to Lake Brienz and up to the Oberland Peaks; a ladder is needed to reach the summit, so this bit might reasonably be classed as grade T3 unlike the rest of the day. There was time for a beer in the restaurant by the railway terminus before taking the same path down just in time to meet the RF arriving back at the chalet from another successful marathon run.
Three Frutigen Peaks
This walk is ideal for those without their own transport, since it starts and ends at the Frutigen railway station car park. The three peaks are part of a long ridge which begins at the Niesen summit and extends in a relatively straight line above 2000 M. as far as the Albristhorn west of Adelboden, a distance of more than twenty Km. dotted with interesting summits all the way.
Routefinding isn't a problem at first... simply head straight for the rightmost of the three peaks directly above the town, the Steinschlaghorn (2321 M.), higher up following a ridge until above Gunggalp. Here the path becomes poorly formed on steep grass slopes, and care is necessary. The Steinschlaghorn summit is the least pronounced of the three, but an adequate spot to stop for a snack. From it, a marked route (blue and white markers) runs along the ridge to the Tschipparellenhorn (2398 M.), the highest point of the tour. While marked as a route rather than a trail, it is perfectly safe for competent walkers, the only aid being a piece of cable to help in crossing a notch at the summit. From here, as from all three summits, there is a fine view down to your starting point a mile below. Also visible is the old Lötschberg railway line curving elegantly over the northern portal of the new Lötschberg Base Tunnel and crossing the Kander river on the original stone arch bridge and a newer concrete structure. Though overcast by this stage, the weather remained fine and calm. After a brief stop, the route continues below the crest on the western side to approach the Mäggisserenhorn (2346 M.), whose grassy summit was badly fouled by the droppings of the flock of goats visiting from the slopes between it and the Tschipparellenhorn. From here, the path was a marked walking track once again, which continued a little further along the crest before making a dogleg down more iffy grass slopes. It then became, by the high standards of the Bernese Oberland, quite unpleasant, dispensing with hairpins and heading straight down the steep alpine pastures, in many parts barely discernible in the grass, with sporadic markers often hidden by the contour until you were nearly on top of them. After about eight hundred metres of this knee torture, more normal conditions resumed, and the three peaks were still visible as I descended through the outskirts of Frutigen.
Thus was completed the last successful walk of a relatively modest year.
Last updated on ... October 30, 2013


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The two folios of the Birmingham manuscript were incorrectly bound with seven other folios belonging to another manuscript.
Chaos and Counter Revolution: After the Arab Spring. By Richard Falk. London: Zed Books Pp253. PB. 2015.


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The price was not announced, but MSX International's executive team and brand will remain in place. The deal closed Friday.
Automotive News reported Geometric Results had $5 billion in contract staffing spend under management. MSX International was formerly owned by several private equity investors, including Court Square Capital Partners, Prudential Financial Inc., Ardian and Falcon Investment Advisors, according to the company.
MSX International had acquired the MSP operations of VMS provider IQN in 2014.
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Project ReGenesis
Project ReGenesis is a major research initiative whose objective was creating the next generation of humans, Homo Sapiens Tiberius. Overseen by General Raveshaw and the Black Hand, the Project is supplied with the best minds Nod can get, willing or not.
1 Roster
3 Destruction of the Project
4 Legacy
Roster[edit | edit source]
Three of GDI's finest scientists, Dr. Ignatio Mobius, Dr. Sydney Mobius, and Dr. Elena Petrova, were kidnapped from a GDI research facility in Guatemala and transported to secret Nod research centers. Their expertise, bolstered by Nod's own vast knowledge of Tiberium, provided Nod with the first crude but effective methods of human augmentation.
Dr. Petrova was actually a member of the Brotherhood and the real head of the Project. Once the process was perfected, Petrova underwent the augmentation herself.
Results[edit | edit source]
One of the infusion labs
The primary infusion lab in Cairo
The project yielded several results and was an important step in creating a controlled method of Tiberium augmentation. Three types of augmented humans (Homo Tiberius) were commonly encountered during the closing stages of the First Tiberium War:
Initiates: The first successful result of the ReGenesis Project, the Initiates are an unstable creation, much less advanced than their brethren in terms of mental acuity. Regardless, the Tiberium mutations grant them excellent speed and power making them excellent and dangerous hand-to-hand fighters.
Acolytes: The second stage produced "stable" mutations. These new variants are capable of following instructions and using advanced weaponry. Most (if not all) Acolytes were augmented with cybernetic limbs, as it appears they may have been constructed from failed Initiates (i.e.; failed mutations). They resemble Initiates but with many features deformed (i.e.; only one eye, arm, skin-covered jaw bones and, in extreme cases, exposed brains).
Templars: The latest stage of Project ReGenesis. Genetically and bio-chemically engineered to be the perfect soldiers, possessing dense musculature, a phenomenal resistance to injury, and superhuman mental and tactical acumen. Templars are created loyal to the Brotherhood and follow orders unquestioningly. As befitting their status, Templars bear the best body armour and weaponry that Nod can offer. Except for a breathing apparatus they lack any other visible cybernetic augmentation.
The project has also yielded two unique results:
General Raveshaw underwent the treatment after being convinced by Dr. Petrova and was greatly changed. He roughly doubled in height and gained extreme strength but suffered several side effects. He appeared to be incapable of speech, only nodding when given an order. Still, he remained perfectly loyal to Dr. Petrova. His strength was such that he could hurtle a large man across a room with great force.
Dr. Petrova performed the experimental augmentation of herself. She was, it is known, the ultimate success of the project. Not only was her strength and resilience increased, but her mental capacity was not diminished, as it was in previous iterations of the project. She was still able to continue her Tiberium research while in the "Divine" form.
Destruction of the Project[edit | edit source]
Sources within GDI reveal that Captain Nick Parker was largely responsible destroying the Project. He came into play after Nod forces captured three of GDI's top researchers and was ordered to find them and bring them back alive. Havoc was first sent to rescue the scientists from a Nod prison complex that included a hydroelectric dam, a power plant, and even an Obelisk, but Nod spirited them away on board a plane before Havoc could reach them. He briefly fought Carlos Mendoza, a mercenary hired by Raveshaw.
Attempting to follow the plane he was shot down by Sakura Obata, a former member GDI operative. Surviving the crash he discovered information about the scientists by infiltrating a Nod communications center. Although he succeeded in recovering the data he was accosted by Sakura Obata, now on Nod's payroll. When he destroyed the helicopter he inadvertently triggered a dormant volcano that destroyed both the Nod facility and the island - Havoc escaped on board of a Nod submarine. Information recovered from the communications center revealed that they might be held near a Nod-controlled castle. The captain had to first rescue his teammates, who had made an emergency landing in the nearby village. This accomplished, Havoc managed to infiltrate the Chateau and rescued Dr. Sydney Mobeius, although he was unable to recover Dr. Petrova nor Dr. Moebius. Upon their return to the village a tactical nuclear strike was ordered on their location.
Being at a loss, GDI allowed Sydney Moebius to aid Havoc in locating her father. Unfortunately, they were ambushed and captured by Black Hand stealth soldiers. Havoc was later freed by Sakura who also helped him infiltrate the nearby research base and allowed him to save Dr. Ignatio Moebius. Sydney Moebius was, at the time, already en route to the Cairo Temple of Nod and Dr. Elena Petrova revealed herself to be willingly working with the Brotherhood.
General Locke quickly responded to this situation and ordered Captain Parker to immediately deploy in Cairo and attempt to infiltrate the Temple. Havoc succeeded, infiltrating a crashed (possibly) Scrin saucer on the way. Inside he managed to reach the Temple core and save Sydney Moebius after killing the transformed Elena Petrova. After aiding Sydney Moebius in rewiring the nuclear missile housed within to detonate prior to launch they both evacuated, ending the Project ReGenesis prematurely.
Legacy[edit | edit source]
With the destruction of the Cairo Temple, and several major Black Hand facilities during the war, Project ReGenesis was essentially halted, and much of the Black Hand's equipment, such as the Chameleon stealth suit, was destroyed. However, the technology did not disappear and was preserved in secure Nod databanks.
The destruction of the ReGenesis project was not the end of Nod's efforts to create the Homo Tiberius. Their continued research would later pave way for the development of Divination. That research lead to development of cyborgs, the Cyborg Commando, and advanced methods of accelerating human evolution with Tiberium. Its latest offshoot is the Tiberium Infusion, introduced in Yellow Zones by Nod after the Firestorm Crisis.
As for the supplementary technology developed during the closing stages of the war, of the laser rifle, Volt auto rifle, laser chaingun, and personal ion cannon, others were incorporated into other projects or further developed, such as Nod's lasers of the Second Tiberium War and after.
The Nod Awakened and Enlightened cyborg infantry of 2052 may also be a further development of this project. Cybernetic legs can speed up Saboteurs, Tiberium Troopers, and the Cyborgs themselves.
Red Alert 1 Volkov • Chitzkoi
Red Alert 3 Desolator
(Project ReGenesis) Initiate • Acolyte • Templar • Raveshaw • Petrova
Tiberian Sun Cyborg • Cyborg commando • Cyborg Reaper
Tiberium Wars Awakened • Enlightened
Tiberian Twilight Reaper • Enlightened • Ascended • Devout • Black Hand • High Confessor • Centurion • Cyborg Commando • Hijacker • Engineer
Rivals Cyborg
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Author Topic: The Roy Hodgson Thread (Read 193488 times)
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If Roy has decided to sell Pacheco on the back of not stepping up against Northampton then is it not fair that the fans want Roy out on the back of almost every away game we've played this season.
Pachecos goal the other night in the reserves gave us a glimpse of what hes capable of. Why Roy is consistently ignoring such a promising talent and would be willing to let him go without any kind of run in the first team (even from the bench) again says more about Roys lack of ability to manage than it does about Pachecos ability.
The sheer fact Pacheco was a star for Spains u-19s this summer should be enough to warrant him a chance with the first team and that's without even acknowledging the reputation he has earned since his days at Barca and at Liverpool up to now.
Mavinga was another that reached the final of the under 19s with France. He was rewarded by being demoted to the reserves. Yet Roy insists on bringing through the English lads like Shelvey even though Pacheco was probably more deserving of a chance. Dont get me wrong its great to have home grown players breaking through but I sense it might be harder for young foreign lads to come through under Roy.
Roy is very quick to call on the fans to give him a chance to showcase his managerial capabilities but he doesnt seem willing to afford blatantly talented players Pacheco the same kind of chance. Hypocrite.
http://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/pacheco-faces-anfield-exit-after-missed-opportunity-2142871.html
Pacheco faces Anfield exit after missed opportunity
By Ian Herbert
Liverpool are ready to reduce their wage bill in January with Daniel Pacheco, the 19-year-old Spaniard considered one of the Barcelona academy's rising stars when he signed three years ago, among those manager Roy Hodgson may be prepared to lose.
The failure to maintain academy players' development between 16 and 19 has been a recurrent theme at Liverpool in recent years and Pacheco has remained inconsistent. There is considerable interest in him from Spain – including Malaga and Espanyol – and Hodgson has made it clear that the striker missed a major opportunity to impress in Liverpool's Carling Cup defeat to Northampton Town in September. Hodgson said: "He featured in that unfortunate Northampton game and it's a fact of life that it was a great opportunity for those outside the first 13 or 14 to really show me, 'You should be thinking of me'."
There is also uncertainty about the Anfield futures of defender Daniel Agger, whose calf injury continues to worry medical staff, and Ryan Babel, who claimed bizarrely on Twitter yesterday that assistant manager Sammy Lee had ordered him to stop practising during the Benitez era. Babel, whom Malaga are also tracking, wrote: "I wasn't allowed to train extra under our former manager, even when I wasn't involved. I even tried to train extra by doing it secretly, but the assistant manager came to tell me to stop."
Dr Peter Brukner, Liverpool's head of sports science, said Agger's injury, sustained by a kick to the calf on international duty, had caused calcification to a blood clot. The Dane could be a target for a Bundesliga club.
Reducing the wage bill by selling our ball-playing centre-back and one of the most promising youngsters at the club. In what universe is this making any sense? Why is it that there are no complaints against this management of liverpool from anyone other than the fans? The ex-players had plenty to say last season have all gone very quiet.
Ronnie Whelan is especially noticable by his silence. The main ins and outs under Royinho have made little to no sense. You wonder how much long term damage will be done by the time NESV have learnt enough about the subject of their chosen 'sports business' to realise that Roy represents the complete antithesis of everything they've said about the club and their plans for it.
Quote from: Juan on November 25, 2010, 12:42:12 AM
Agger's injury, sustained by a kick to his calf on international duty
someone kicked Dan's bullock when he was away on international duty?
I had hoped the scouse police had already caught that gang.
I'll get me coat.
Ryan Babel claimed on Twitter yesterday that assistant manager Sammy Lee had ordered him to stop practising during the Benitez era. Babel wrote: "I wasn't allowed to train extra under our former manager, even when I wasn't involved. I even tried to train extra by doing it secretly, but the assistant manager came to tell me to stop."
we couldn't afford the lost balls, or the new panes of glass in residents homes beyond melwood's perimeter wall.
Quote from: the dude abides on November 25, 2010, 11:16:10 PM
Sammy's obviously an animal lover. He didn't want to see the dead horse being flogged further.
Luckily for him it was only singular. 'Tis enough to make the eyes water just thinking about it.
I gather a kick to the calf is veally painful. I once read that on the offal. I'm trying to steak my claim for the worst joke ever. Though my normal load of tripe will take some beating. No doubt someone will have a beef with me about it.
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I was too chicken to try.
the stakes were high.
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Its official, Roy Hodgson is insane. Speaking from his psychiatric ward Roy had this to say;
http://football365.com/story/0,17033,8652_6527266,00.html
Liverpool manager Roy Hodgson has no worries over his squad's mentality as they go in search of only their second Barclays Premier League away win of the season this weekend at Tottenham.
So far the only Barclays Premier League victory on opposition turf has come at Bolton, and that is only the second success outside Anfield since December 29 when they beat Aston Villa.
They have an ideal chance to start putting things right at White Hart Lane on Sunday, especially as Spurs' record suggests they are vulnerable after playing in the Champions League in midweek.
Liverpool's last game on the road was a disappointing 2-0 defeat at Stoke, which ended a six-match unbeaten run in all competitions.
However, Hodgson - whose side returned to winning ways with victory over West Ham last weekend - said he did not think playing away from home was a problem for his players.
"The away form has been bad for a long time," said the Reds boss.
"We've had one good victory and a couple of reasonable draws but I'm afraid in this league away victories are hard to come by.
"We've not been a lucky team so far, whatever we've got we've had to battle for.
"I don't think mentality comes into it. Against Stoke we had done well against them until they scored the goal.
"Then we took the game to them and conceded a second and everyone thinks the team played badly and were battered.
"I believe if we continue to play the way we did against West Ham we may get one or two but it is the level of performance which counts.
"Results determine everything and people look at the results and then judge the performance.
"I have to judge the performance sometimes when we win and say 'That was not very good and we could do better' and sometimes when we lose I have to look at it and say it was a bad result but not as bad as all that."
Hodgson will be without captain Steven Gerrard at the weekend as he is sidelined with a hamstring tear but is hopeful Joe Cole, who has not played since October 31 with a similar problem, could return against Spurs.
The 63-year-old is also contemplating using the versatility of full-back Fabio Aurelio now the Brazilian is back to fitness, having made only his fourth appearance of the season as a substitute against the Hammers.
"He can definitely play as a left midfielder," said Hodgson.
"When we re-signed him we were thinking we needed two good left-backs at the club and that he'd be competing for one of those places in the team.
"But I saw him do very well in Trabzonspor when he moved up into midfield, and he tells me that when he was in Valencia he played in midfield very often.
"It's definitely an option. If he can stay fit then it could be a really good boost to our team.
"Already I've got him pencilled in for the game against Steaua Bucharest, so let's hope he can stay fit until then and I can see him in a 90-minute game."
Just in relation to some of the bits I highlighted above I think Roy is speaking through that semi permed hair of his because he is telling lies.
Firstly he talks about luck. If anything hes probably had more luck than most this season. Against Stoke we were lucky not to concede a penalty against Skrtel in the first half. In the second half we were lucky not to lose by more.
Wigan we were lucky to get a draw. Bolton a moment of class won us a game we didnt deserve to win. The list goes on so to say we have not been lucky is a lie.
The second point I highlighted Roy refers to our performance against Stoke and denies it was a bad performance. Although he disputes it we did get battered so im not sure whose rose tinted glasses Roy had borrowed that night.
Finally Roy is claiming results determine how people judge a game. That is normally true. However that has no bearing on the games we have been dropping points on this season, not only have results been poor performances on the whole have been atrocious so how Roy has the cheek to suggest that results are determining fans perceptions on performances is an absolute laugh.
Souness must be delighted that we've finally appointed someone that looks like they will finally overshadow his brutal reign as manager.
Insane indeed. This line caught my eye...
We've had one good victory and a couple of reasonable draws but I'm afraid in this league away victories are hard to come by.
Spoken like a true Fulham manager who would only expect to get a couple of away wins each season. For a top 4 club I would expect to win around 35-45% of our away games with only a handful of defeats. Just like the 08-09 season.
Quote from: Ageing Stick Insect on November 26, 2010, 05:18:27 PM
I missed that line ASI.
Completely agree "spoken like a true Fulham manager". The fact that hes still coming out with lines like that makes him sound like he still doesnt understand what it means to be a top top manager / manager of LFC.
I blame Henry for this. The failure to dealing with the failure is really making me hate him and them. I want the G&H reign over - and that means Roy out for me. And now.
Who's away form would that be Roy? Liverpool's or your's in English football?
Juan, I agree with you on luck. We've had results the performances didn't merit. The crazy goal against Sunderland, as opposed to their beach ball goal. As you mentioned, the penalty incident away to Stoke as opposed to a perfectly good goal at home to Stoke etc.
Our 1 defeat in 8. I presume he's including European games also. Hardy a fair comparison, when we we would hope we were doing OK in the second tier competition.


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Dubbed the Manumitra Campaign, it is aimed at managing the population of street dogs in Kathmandu by steralising and vaccinating them against rabies. Humane Society International (HSI) and Jane Godall Institute (JGI) are supporting the initiative.
The drive was formally launched from Singha Durbar, the country's administrative hub, on Wednesday in an event at the presence of Livestock Development Minister Shanta Manavi. She praised the KMC's initiative and said that it should be implemented across the country.
KMC will run the drive in all 35 wards of Kathmandu and it is expected to take three years. According to the census conducted by HSI, there are around 22,000 street dogs within the city limits of Kathmandu alone.
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I was pleased to read about the "overwhelmingly positive interest" in the Reading Conference for Arkansas Schools at the Hot Springs Convention Center ("Packed ADE conference comes to city," March 6). As the former adjutant general of the Arkansas National Guard, I can tell you that strong reading and math skills are extremely important for our future military readiness.
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I don't know about you, but right now our family is really in summer. It's all swim practice and camp pick ups and sunscreen and mosquitoes and dirty soles of feet. So for my Netflix post this month, it only seemed appropriate to focus on summer.
Netflix has countless summery-type movies (and you can google various lists), but the following are my five favorites, all available to live stream. I plan on watching them during our upcoming trip to Cape Cod (ahhhhhhh). I love summer.
Ahhh, the days of the crappy summer job. I for one spent my first crappy summer job working at Johnny Rocket's, where I had to perform a choreographed dance with my fellow servers every time Aretha Franklin's "Respect" came on the jukebox. But I digress. The main character in this movie is a high school student who is forced to work at a podunk amusement park for the summer. The love interest is none other than Kristen Stewart, before she became an adulterer. The movie is funny, endearing, and worth watching again. It's a reminder of simpler times. Sigh.
I still get sad when I think about the passing of Patrick Swayze. And in this movie, he is in his prime. It's one of those timeless movies that everyone has seen several times, and if you haven't seen it, well then I don't know if we can be friends. The theme song still gives me goosebumps, and is there any better line in a movie then "Nobody puts Baby in the corner"? And if the movie leaves you so inspired that you want to visit the actual hotel that inspired it, you're in luck - it's about to become a "billionaire's yoga hub."
It's an 80's all star cast! River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and a pudgy, nearly unrecognizable, Jerry O'Connell. Another classic, this one is a coming of age story of friendship and an adventure through the woods looking for a dead body. It's based on a novel by Stephen King, but it's not cryptic or supernatural - it's actually poignant and deep and was even nominated for an Oscar for best adapted screenplay. Time to dust this classic off.
When this movie came out back in 2001, it was the first foreign language film (with subtitles) I had ever seen, and it was so amazing that it completely opened me up to the genre. The movie takes place in Mexico, where two teenage boy best friends embark on a road trip with a woman in her late 20's. The movie explores their sexual escapades, their sexuality, and the fragility of life. You'll laugh, you'll cry, and you'll want to watch it again.
Happy summer, and happy Netflixing!


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George Jones released his sixth studio album Country Church Time which includes multiple early gospel recordings by Jones. The album wasn't received well, and did not chart, due in large part to the lackluster sound of Starday and Mercury Records during the 1950s.
Born on this day in Danville, Kentucky, was John Michael Montgomery, country singer, songwriter who has produced more than thirty singles on the Billboard country charts, including two #1 country singles of the year: "I Swear" (1994) and "Sold (The Grundy County Auction Incident)" (1995).
Dolly Parton was at #1 on the Country charts with "Baby I'm Burnin'" which was released as a double A-side single with "I Really Got the Feeling." The song was aimed at the pop charts, while "I Really Got the Feeling" was aimed toward to country charts.
Alabama released "There's No Way" which went to #1 on the Country charts. The track was the sixteenth in a string of 21 consecutive #1 singles in as many releases, a string that spanned from 1980 through 1987. The feat allowed Alabama to tie Sonny James' 14-year-old record for most #1 songs in as many consecutive single releases.
Country music producer/songwriter Larry Butler died in his sleep in Pensacola, Florida. From the mid-1970s through the 1980s, he worked with Kenny Rogers, including Kenny Rogers (1976), The Gambler (1978), Gideon (1980) and I Prefer The Moonlight (1987). Butler is the only Nashville producer to win the Grammy Award for Producer of the year.
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First, let me start by saying I've worked as a waiter and retail consultant, and for a while, in 2008 I was both simultaneously.
The Confession: Today I took my family out for a meal at a chain restaurant in town and I didn't tip well.
With a four and seven-year-old these types of restaurants tend to have a choice of food that meets everyone's needs. And as we walked in I was a bit dismayed to see tabletop tablets again. You know the ones like the photo above that are popping up everywhere? They are supposed to save time, increase table turns, and make sure that guests have the best experience. But really they are just proving that general table-side waiting is a job that is dying.
Maybe it was my cold, or that it has been a long week, but when we were finished the waiter came and said we could get our bill on the tablet and to please answer the survey questions because they were having a contest and he needed us to rate excellent service. But from the time we were seated to the time we paid and left I saw the waiter at my table 4 times. A half-hearted welcome and taking the order for drinks, the delivering of drinks, the delivering of food, and then the plea for a survey. He offered no sense of being knowledgeable of the menu, no offer of culinary delights that we should try, a half crooked smile, and an almost begrudging gate in his walk.
I didn't do the survey (merciful of me), but I also didn't tip well. Again, having been a waiter I know how important those tips are. But with the increased use of these digital devices, it seems that the waiters are becoming nothing more than glorified food delivery systems who occasionally refill beverages. I mean I can order on the tablet, split my own check, sign myself in (or sign up) for a rewards program, and pay my own bill. Frankly, it is only one step away from walking up to a counter to order my food. And when I do eat at those places I don't tip 15% for them to take my order and call my name.
Maybe you're wondering why I'm writing this on my blog for you today.
Well, as I was driving home and discussing the recent dining experience with my wife it hit me…most industries and businesses that are point-of-sale // customer facing are in the exact same spot as these restaurants today.
Technology is wonderful, and you will hear me continue to encourage you to look at new and compliant ways to utilize it for your business and for your organization. I mean I work for a company that builds a software platform to increase internal compliance and knowledge base, so I wholeheartedly support technology. But customer-facing technology can erode the customer experience before you even know it is happening. If a customer can find answers for themselves while never seeing//interacting with you in person then you have to wonder…why are you even doing it? Especially if your business has traditionally relied on this type of interaction from paying customers. (Some may read this and think "That's what I want my business to be" and that's awesome, but remember everyone wants to know that at least one smart and caring person is behind every transaction) You may not get tips like a waiter, but you do get paid for service(s) or goods provided. Ask yourself, would your customer pay you more if they could because of your service, or do they buy from you begrudging the dollar figure that is going to your company?
You must be the masterful host of the experience.
I think the solution to this issue is exceptionally easy and you can thrive in an ever-changing environment of increased technology. You must be the masterful host of the experience. Buying goods/services is always an experience! And we Americans LOVE to have amazing experiences (that's why people pay $100 a day to go to Disneyland year after year).
You have to make this process more than process, it has to be an event that people look FORWARD to. Only you can do that because only you can make human connections and interactions that create positive lasting memories.
In regards to the table top tablets, this past weekend we were at another restaurant and the waitress was extremely friendly and engaging. She laughed with us and offered us great meal choices by showing us the pictures on the tablet and then making us feel like we were VIPs at a special event. When she told me about their survey and asked for my input she received excellent reviews and a large tip because she made the technology part of the experience, not the center of the service.
So, which type of waiter will you be in your business?


Martin Hamm: minister and farmer; born 29 June 1899 in Blumenhof, Borozenko Mennonite Settlement, South Russia, to Martin M. Hamm (1 February 1869, Meerfeld, Kherson, South Russia - 1 December 1919, Schönau, Zagradovka Mennonite Settlement, South Russia) and Helena (Penner) Hamm (3 November 1871, Schönhorst, Chortitza Mennonite Settlement, South Russia - 30 November 1938, Blumenhof, Borozenko Mennonite Settlement, South Russia). He was the third of nine children in the family. On 28 August 1921, he married Anna Warkentin (20 November 1896, Schönau, Zagradovka, South Russia - 12 July 1953, Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada) in Schönau, Zagradovka, South Russia. She was the daughter of Johann A. Warkentin (1858-1943) and Katharina (Voth) Warkentin (1869-1915). The couple had three children before immigrating to Canada in 1926 and another seven children in the years following their arrival: Lena, Mary, John, Martin, Anne, Frank, Peter, Cornelius, Walter, and Margaret. An eleventh child, Jacob, died in infancy. They settled in Peace River, Alberta, where Martin worked as a farmer and a minister, and in 1945, they moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia. Anna died in July 1953, and Martin married Elisabeth (Neufeld) Willms (1 May 1904, Kronsthal, Chortitza, South Russia - 22 May 1982, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada) on 19 April 1954 in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, a widow with four children. They settled in Winnipeg, Manitoba, where Martin died on 6 February 1982.
Martin Hamm grew up with his family and other Mennonites in the settlements of Borozenko and Zagradovka, first in Blumenhof and then in Schönau. He received his basic education in his village and graduated from the Kommerzschule (school of commerce) in Alexanderkrone. Although he hoped to continue his studies abroad, his plans were interrupted when his father, a minister, was killed by bandits. Instead of leaving, he stayed with his family and became a self-taught teacher, a profession he was unable to continue in Canada. Martin was baptized after his conversion at age 17 and joined the Evangelical Mennonite Brethren church in his village. On 28 August 1921, Martin married Anna Warkentin in Schönau and established a home there.
Together with their three eldest children and other relatives, Martin and Anna Hamm left for Canada on 13 April 1926 and landed in St. John, New Brunswick, before moving west and settling in Peace River, a settlement in northern Alberta. Unable to work as a teacher in Canada, he took up farming instead. At the same time, he also worked as the minister of the La Glace Mennonite Brethren Church in the nearby town of La Glace. The family grew during these years, with seven more children being born to Martin and Anna in Alberta.
In 1945, Martin Hamm and his family moved to Chilliwack, British Columbia, where Martin and Anna became charter members of the Chilliwack Mennonite Brethren Church. Anna died in July 1953, and on 19 April 1954, Martin married Elizabeth (Neufeld) Wilms, a widow with four children, in Winnipeg, Manitoba. They settled in Winnipeg, where they joined the Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church. In 1979, they celebrated their silver anniversary in that church.
After his retirement, Martin worked half-time as a caretaker but also pursued many hobbies, as well as spending time with family and friends. In the 1970s, he wrote many articles for the German periodical, Die Mennonitische Rundschau, on the Mennonite World Conference and other topics. He died suddenly on 6 February 1982 in Winnipeg. The funeral was at the Elmwood Mennonite Brethren Church on 11 February.
Martin Hamm was a dedicated and adaptable teacher, minister, and farmer who used his gifts to serve his family and the people of his community, both in his home country and in Canada. Known for his deep faith and cheerful disposition, he made many friends during his lifetime and was an example of commitment to his faith and of flexibility in adapting to whatever circumstances he encountered.
Canadian Conference of Mennonite Brethren Churches. "Hamm, Martin." http://www.mbconf.ca/home/products_and_services/resources/published_genealogies/personal_papers/hamm_martin/ (Accessed 24 February 2010).
Hamm, Martin. Aus der alten in die neue Heimat, Lebensgeschichte eines schlichten Mennoniten. Winnipeg: Christian Press, 1971.
Mennonite Brethren Herald (12 Mar. 1982): 30.
Mennonitische Rundschau (10 März 1982): 26.
Huebert, Susan. "Hamm, Martin (1899-1982)." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. March 2010. Web. 19 Apr 2019. http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hamm,_Martin_(1899-1982)&oldid=132702.
Huebert, Susan. (March 2010). Hamm, Martin (1899-1982). Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 19 April 2019, from http://gameo.org/index.php?title=Hamm,_Martin_(1899-1982)&oldid=132702.
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Sprinting is an anaerobic exercise that helps athletic conditioning.
Cardiovascular exercise is a crucial component of many exercise plans, as it provides an effective method for establishing endurance and improving overall health and fitness. While there is a wide gap between sprint running and casual walking, each exercise is on the same spectrum of activity, with the level of intensity being the main distinguishing factor. One exercise is far more intense than the other, and determining which is best for you depends on your current level of fitness and your overall fitness goals.
Sprinting is intense, full-bore running for set distances or set amounts of time. The exercise is designed to tax your system in a short amount of time. Sprinting activates fast-twitch muscle fibers throughout the body that are difficult to engage through less-intense cardio activities or through weight training. Sprinting can be used in an interval format to maximize cardiovascular and anaerobic conditioning. This makes it ideal training for sports that require explosive bursts of activity, such as football or baseball.
Casual walking, despite the lack of intensity, provides a number of fitness benefits. Constant motion over a specific timespan burns calories, promotes joint health and helps regulate blood pressure. As a low-impact activity, casual walking is an entry-level form of exercise; you can begin immediately with no instruction or special gear. Casual walking is ideal for maintaining general health, to mitigate the detriments of a sedentary lifestyle or as a bridge for a beginner to start a long-term cardio fitness regimen.
Sprint exercises are best suited for those who have already developed a base level of cardiovascular fitness. A novice who immediately sets out to conduct sprint work risks injury and frustration from the potential of limited success. Casual walking, in contrast, is not intense enough to provide a sufficient workout for those already acclimated to high-intensity exercise. However, you can increase the benefits of casual walking by increasing the amount of time you walk.
Both types of exercise – sprints and casual walking – are best suited to exercisers at different levels of fitness. Regardless of intensity, though, both exercises require some consideration regarding frequency. Each exercise is susceptible to the effects of overtraining, especially sprints. Cap your sprint exercises to no more than four per week, and split them up so there's at least one day of rest following two successive workouts. For casual walking, the activity itself may not require rest time, but moderate your walking sessions if you engage in other, more strenuous forms of exercise.
Is Sprinting or Squats Better to Build Muscle?


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Adam Calderon is the Vice President of Software Development and Commercial Solutions at Certara. He has over 20 years of demonstrated career success developing and executing technology strategies, building and managing highly focused and well respected development teams and designing and delivering software solutions that successfully meet and exceed planned objectives. Mr. Calderon also has extensive experience leading operations for technology, business development and application development within a diverse range of industries including Insurance, Health Care, and Life Sciences.


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Nonbinary
Memoirs of Gender and Identity
Edited by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane
Pub Date: April 2019
What happens when your gender doesn't fit neatly into the categories of male or female? Even mundane interactions like filling out a form or using a public bathroom can be a struggle when these designations prove inadequate. In this groundbreaking book, thirty authors highlight how our experiences are shaped by a deeply entrenched gender binary.
The powerful first-person narratives of this collection show us a world where gender exists along a spectrum, a web, a multidimensional space. Nuanced storytellers break away from mainstream portrayals of gender diversity, cutting across lines of age, race, ethnicity, ability, class, religion, family, and relationships. From Suzi, who wonders whether she'll ever "feel" like a woman after living fifty years as a man, to Aubri, who grew up in a cash-strapped fundamentalist household, to Sand, who must reconcile the dual roles of trans advocate and therapist, the writers' conceptions of gender are inextricably intertwined with broader systemic issues. Labeled gender outlaws, gender rebels, genderqueer, or simply human, the voices in Nonbinary illustrate what life could be if we allowed the rigid categories of "man" and "woman" to loosen and bend. They speak to everyone who has questioned gender or has paused to wonder, What does it mean to be a man or a woman—and why do we care so much?
Nonbinary is a beautiful collection, filled with moving and personal stories from life outside the binary. Reading it felt like coming home to a community I'd always longed for. Folks from all across the gender spectrum should dive into these gorgeous insights and revelations about living a life of authenticity.
This book is beyond vital. It is the anthology I've always yearned for, but never realized could be real. Nonbinary blows open the core of the thing, goes straight for the heart, burrows deep and then some. In a world that insists trans and nonbinary people adopt consistent, easy-to-digest messaging about who we are, this anthology stands bravely above the noise, boldly declaring our multiplicity as our beauty, our contradiction as our multifaceted shimmer.
A thoughtfully assembled collection of fresh and alert writing about the beautiful past, complex present, and dazzling future of nonbinary people and identities. Nonbinary contains the kind of specific stories, redolent of truth and feeling, that open a door for anyone, of any gender, to walk through and be engaged (and entertained, too!).
What a treat to expand my understanding of gender through time and space, and be reminded that we are not a monolith. These memoirs are sure to captivate and comfort the nonbinary community and open the eyes of those who have had little reason to question the gender binary.
Nonbinary is a great book—timely, wide-ranging, interesting, readable, and relatable. This will be a great primer for parents, teachers, doctors, and anyone else who wants to understand the nonbinary community.
It is fascinating to witness, as a queer scholar, how much has been accomplished in these past decades. Nonbinary makes a profound contribution through an insistence upon increasing exposure to the concepts and lived experiences of contemporary queer people and ideas. This book will do amazing things. This is a vital queer theory textbook.
The time is certainly right for a book of this sort that puts a human face on an otherwise theoretical subject. It is, altogether, an original and necessary contribution to the ever-expanding body of LGBTQIA+ literature. Booklist
[These] essays evince a sincere desire to candidly share difficult feelings on a complicated topic. This well-meaning book will be an asset in college classroom conversations about queer theory. Publishers Weekly
The collection is an overall strong and diverse one. . . . Nonbinary is a useful snapshot of what it means to be nonbinary now and in the past with hopes for the way forward. Library Journal
The anthology is a good resource for people exploring their own nonconforming identity, but it's also a useful, honest read about being human in general. Rochester City Newspaper
Engaging and accessible. . . . [Nonbinary] provides a sense of vibrant community that will be invaluable to a group often marginalized in mainstream society and queer culture alike. The book's unpretentious tone and its glossing of technical terminology will also make it a helpful resource for friends, relatives and allies. Times Literary Supplement
The voices given agency here speak to everyone who has ever questioned their identity and the rigid roles assigned to them by a non-accepting society. Advocate
Foreword: From Genderqueer to Nonbinary to . . . , by Riki Wilchins
Introduction, by Micah Rajunov and Scott Duane
Part I. What Is Gender?
1. War Smoke Catharsis, by Alex Stitt
2. Deconstructing My Self, by Levi S. Govoni
3. Coatlicue, by féi hernandez
4. Namesake, by michal "mj" jones
5. My Genderqueer Backpack, by Melissa L. Welter
6. Scrimshaw, by Rae Theodore
Part II. Visibility: Standing Up and Standing Out
7. Being Genderqueer Before It Was a Thing, by Genny Beemyn
8. Token Act, by Sand C. Chang
9. Hypervisible, by Haven Wilvich
10. Making Waves in an Unforgiving Maze, by Kameron Ackerman
11. Life Threats, by Jeffrey Marsh
12. Just Genderqueer, Not a Threat, by Jace Valcore
Part III. Community: Creating a Place for the Rest of Us
13. What Am I?, by CK Combs
14. Questions of Faith, by Jaye Ware
15. Coming Out as Your Nibling: What Happened When I Told Everyone I Know That I'm Genderqueer, by Sinclair Sexsmith
16. Purple Nail Polish, by Jamie Price
17. Uncharted Path: Parenting My Agender Teen, by Abigail
18. The Name Remains the Same, by Katy Koonce
Part IV. Trans Enough: Representation and Differentiation
19. Lowercase Q, by Cal Sparrow
20. Not Content on the Sidelines, by Suzi Chase
21. You See Me, by Brian Jay Eley
22. Clothes Make the Gender/Queer, by Aubri Drake
23. The Flight of the Magpie, by Adam "PicaPica" Stevenson
24. An Outsider in My Own Landscape, by s. e. smith
Part V. Redefining Dualities: Paradoxes and Possibilities of Gender
25. Not-Two, by Avery Erickson
26. Kitchen Sink Gender, by Nino Cipri
27. What Growing Up Punk Taught Me About Being Gender Nonconforming, by Christopher Soto
28. Rock a Bye Binary, by Jules De La Cruz
29. To Gender and Back, by Kory Martin-Damon
30. Rethinking Non/Binary, by Eli Erlick
Micah Rajunov is a writer, researcher, and advocate. Since 2011, Micah has created community resources for nonbinary identities through the site genderqueer.me. Micah's personal transition story has been featured in mainstream publications as well as a full-length documentary.
Scott Duane is an author, advocate, and queer trans man who has been an accidental activist for nearly a decade. He devotes his efforts to creating resources and spaces where trans voices can be heard.
LGBTQIA Studies
Social Work: LGBTQIA


Club Doom on PC Doom?
Hey guys, I was just wondering if all of the bonus levels on the version of Doom for PSX were available on the PC version of Doom? If not, I'm sure someone has made a wad for PC that is an exact replica of that on the PSX version, maybe?
The level called "Club Doom" on PSX Doom was, regardless of how easy it was, the best level I've seen. It was flashy, had nice music, and was fun to play. If anyone could help me out, I would really appreciate it. The levels called "The Marsh" and "The Mansion" were also favorites of mine!
Lastly, would there be any way to copy the Doom IWAD off of my PSX CD and use it on the PC? The copying part I can handle, but would it be compatible? I doubt it.
You can also check out Console Doom at that same website, which has an almost total straight conversion of the level in it.
Hey,I tried to use the code to get to Club Doom,But they didn't work.Could somebody tell me what the code is?


2017 Mitsubishi Outlander is a mid-size crossover by Japanese automaker Mitsubishi. 2017 Mitsubishi Outlander is primitively known as the Mitsubishi Airtrek when in Japan in 2001 and is based on the Mitsubishi ASX concept vehicle on display at the 2001 North American International Auto Show. Mitsubishi Outlander is sold at Mitsubishi Japan retailer chain called Car Plaza. The ASX (Active Sports Crossover) represents Mitsubishi's approach to the industry-wide SUV trend for keeping the whole season and off-road capabilities offered by a high ground clearance and four-wheel drive, while still offering car-like levels of emissions, economy and size. The next step in the strategy of Mitsubishi involves increasing the number of available hybrids, and Outlander PHEV (plug-in hybrid electric vehicle) is next on the docket.
The car offers three driving ways, fully electric series hybrid, and parallel hybrid. Series hybrid mode provides electric power, while the gas engine serves to make a generator provide juice for the battery. Parallel hybrid can put the gas engine does its ability to go with the electric motors providing assistance.
The technology does not stop at the intersection drivetrain, either. The Outlander PHEV will offer a 360-degree view camera system, blind spot monitoring and forward collision warning with pedestrian detection. Apple CarPlay and Android Auto smartphone connection are also available. While Mitsubishi has not mentioned prices, it says that the Outlander PHEV will arrive in US showrooms this coming fall.
The Outlander PHEV take advantage of a 2.0-liter gas engine and two electric motors, which together to boost fuel economy. It is packing full-time four-wheel drive, with an electric motor on each side. The 12-kWh battery enough pieces of electric-only driving supply, but Mitsubishi declined to give to a specific range.


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Q: Dummy argument not agreeing with actual argument when passing function I'm trying to implement Newton's method but I'm getting a confusing error message. In my code you'll see I called external with f1 and f2 which I assumes tells the computer to look for the function but it's treating them as variables based on the error message. I've read the stack overflow posts similar to my issue but none of the solutions seem to work. I've tried with and without the external but the issue still persists. Hoping someone could see what I'm missing.
implicit none

contains

subroutine solve(f1,f2,x0,n, EPSILON)
implicit none

real(kind = 2), external:: f1, f2
real (kind = 2), intent(in):: x0, EPSILON
real (kind = 2):: x
integer, intent(in):: n
integer:: iteration
x = x0

do while (abs(f1(x))>EPSILON)
  iteration = iteration + 1
  print*, iteration, x, f1(x)
  x = x - (f1(x)/f2(x))
  if (iteration >= n) then
    print*, "No Convergence"
    stop
  end if
end do

print*, iteration, x

end subroutine solve

end module newton

Program Lab10
use newton
implicit none
integer, parameter :: n = 1000  ! maximum iteration
real(kind = 2), parameter :: EPSILON = 1.d-3
real(kind = 2):: x0, x
x0 = 3.0d0

call solve(f(x),fp(x),x0,n, EPSILON)

contains

real (kind = 2) function f(x)  ! this is f(x)
implicit none
real (kind = 2), intent(in)::x
f = x**2.0d0-1.0d0
end function f

real (kind = 2) function fp(x)  ! This is f'(x)
implicit none
real (kind = 2), intent(in)::x
fp = 2.0d0*x
end function fp

end program Lab10```

A: You seem to be passing function results to your subroutine and not the functions themselves. Remove (x) when calling solve() and the problem will be resolved. But more importantly, this code is a prime example of how to not program in Fortran. The attribute external is deprecated and you better provide an explicit interface. In addition, what is the meaning of kind = 2. Gfortran does not even comprehend it. Even if it comprehends the kind, it is not portable. Here is a correct portable modern implementation of the code,
module newton

    use iso_fortran_env, only: RK => real64
    implicit none

    abstract interface
        pure function f_proc(x) result(result)
            import RK
            real(RK), intent(in)    :: x
            real(RK)                :: result
        end function f_proc
    end interface

contains

    subroutine solve(f1,f2,x0,n, EPSILON)

        procedure(f_proc)       :: f1, f2
        real(RK), intent(in)    :: x0, EPSILON
        integer, intent(in)     :: n
        real(RK)                :: x
        integer                 :: iteration
        x = x0

        do while (abs(f1(x))>EPSILON)
          iteration = iteration + 1
          print*, iteration, x, f1(x)
          x = x - (f1(x)/f2(x))
          if (iteration >= n) then
            print*, "No Convergence"
            stop
          end if
        end do

        print*, iteration, x

    end subroutine solve

end module newton

Program Lab10

    use newton

    integer, parameter  :: n = 1000  ! maximum iteration
    real(RK), parameter :: EPSILON = 1.e-3_RK
    real(RK)            :: x0, x
    x0 = 3._RK

    call solve(f,fp,x0,n, EPSILON)

contains

    pure function f(x) result(result) ! this is f(x)
        real (RK), intent(in)   :: x
        real (RK)               :: result
        result = x**2 - 1._RK
    end function f

    pure function fp(x) result(result) ! This is f'(x)
        real (RK), intent(in)   :: x
        real (RK)               :: result
        result = 2 * x
    end function fp

end program Lab10

If you expect to pass nonpure functions to the subroutine solve(), then remove the pure attribute. Note the use of real64 to declare 64-bit (double precision) real kind. Also notice how I have used _RK suffix to assign 64-bit precision to real constants. Also, notice I changed the exponents from real to integer as it is multiplication is more efficient than exponentiation computationally. I hope this answer serves more than merely the solution to Lab10.


The small car class in Australia is actually not small. It's more like a small medium sized vehicle. Nonetheless it is the biggest selling category in our market but it is in some difficulties particularly with the booming increasing in sales of SUV encroaching on its space.
So far this year the biggest seller is the Hyundai i30 followed by the Toyota Corolla and then the Mazda 3.
Actually Hyundai would be even more in front except that they separately classify their I30 as a hatchback but, the Elantra sedan is given another, separate model altogether.
The hatch is the far more trendy vehicle outselling its sedan brother by more than twelve to one.


Loam suppliers are a great source for the soil homeowners need for their lawns and gardens. If you're looking for loam suppliers in Millbury, MA, Mike Lynch Enterprises is the supplier you can trust.
Millbury, MA loam suppliers can carry a variety of soils or other organic products. Many people confuse loam with top soil, but they are two different types of soil. Topsoil is the uppermost layer of landscape soil – usually about a foot thick – and is typically darker than the soil beneath it because topsoil contains large amounts of decayed organic materials such as decayed grass, leaves, and other vegetation.
Loam, on the other hand, is a kind of soil classified by the amounts of mineral material in it. Where the confusion comes in for many people is that while topsoils can contain amounts of sand, clay, and silt, their location and organic material content make them topsoils. When dealing with loam suppliers in Millbury, MAand elsewhere, avoid confusion by remembering that topsoil refers to the location of the soil, while loam refers to the soil's composition quality.
Better yet, just contact Mike Lynch Enterprises if you want the best among loam suppliers in Millbury, MA. Mike Lynch Enterprises screens all their quality loam to ½" and adds just the right amount of plant material compost, potash, and lime for the perfect nutrient blend. The resulting loam has a PH between 6.5-7 – perfect for virtually all of your lawn and garden needs. In fact, this is the loam blend Mike Lynch uses on their professional landscaping projects. As a result, many of their clients get asked by neighbors where they got their rich, uniform loam. Of all the Millbury, MA loam suppliers, only Mike Lynch Enterprises offers this specific loam blend.
The loam experts at Mike Lynch Enterprises recommend adding screened loam to your yard from mid-August to mid-September to fill those bare spots and avoid getting weeds and promote healthy grass growth. Turn the best of the Millbury, MA loam suppliers, Mike Lynch Enterprises, for all your loam needs.