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package org.basex.examples.xmldb;

import org.basex.api.xmldb.*;
import org.xmldb.api.*;
import org.xmldb.api.base.*;

/**
 * This class serves as an example for creating a database with the XML:DB API.
 *
 * @author BaseX Team 2005-20, BSD License
 */
public final class XMLDBCreate {
  /** Database driver. */
  public static final String DRIVER = "org.basex.api.xmldb.BXDatabase";
  /** Name of the collection. */
  public static final String COLL = "XMLDBCollection";

  /**
   * Main method of the example class.
   * @param args (ignored) command-line arguments
   * @throws Exception exception
   */
  public static void main(final String... args) throws Exception {

    System.out.println("=== XMLDBCreate ===");

    try {
      // Register the database
      Class<?> c = Class.forName(DRIVER);
      Database db = (Database) c.getDeclaredConstructor().newInstance();
      DatabaseManager.registerDatabase(db);

      System.out.println("\n* Create a new collection.");

      // Create a new collection
      BXCollection coll = new BXCollection(COLL, false, db);

      // Close the connection
      coll.close();

      System.out.println("\n* Create existing collection.");

      // Open an existing collection
      coll = new BXCollection(COLL, true, db);

      // Close the connection
      coll.close();

    } catch(final XMLDBException ex) {
      // Handle exceptions
      System.err.println("XML:DB Exception occurred " + ex.errorCode);
    }
  }
}

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Q: sgelsx does not produce the correct solution I want to find the minimal norm, least square solution of an equation
Ax = b
using LAPACK's driver sgelsx in Fortran. In its documentation, it says that the least square solution is stored as b after calling this subroutine but but the dimensions of b and x are generally different, so how can it be identified as the solution?
I have tried calculating a provided example so I can compare the result of my code with the solution, and it's clearly different.
My program is
program test_svd
implicit none

integer:: m,n,nrhs,LDA,LDB,RANK,INFO,i,nwork
integer, allocatable, dimension(:)::JPVT
real, allocatable, dimension(:):: work
real, allocatable, dimension(:,:):: a

real, allocatable, dimension(:,:):: b
real:: RCOND

m = 5
n = 2
nrhs = 1
LDA = 10
LDB = 10
RCOND = 500.0
nwork = maxval( [minval([m,n])+3*n, 2*minval([m,n])+nrhs ])

allocate(b(LDB,nrhs))
allocate(a(LDA,n))
allocate(JPVT(n))
allocate(work(nwork ))

JPVT = (/ (1.0 , i = 1,n) /)

a(1,1) = 1.0
a(2,1) = 1.0
a(3,1) = 1.0
a(4,1) = 1.0
a(5,1) = 1.0

a(1,2) = -2.0
a(2,2) = -1.0
a(3,2) = 0.0
a(4,2) = 2.0
a(5,2) = 3.0

b(1,1) = 4.0
b(2,1) = 2.0
b(3,1) = 1.0
b(4,1) = 1.0
b(5,1) = 1.0

!print *, a, size(a)
!print *, b, size(b)

call sgelsx(m,n,nrhs,a,LDA,b,LDB,JPVT,RCOND,RANK,work,INFO)

print *, b

end

What I get as b (the solution) is [1.55172420      0.620689809      -1.36653137     -0.703225672     -0.371572882], which is supposed to be [2, -0.5].

A: Problem was solved. It turns out that rcond is a parameter used to set a threshold below which the singular values of A is set to zero, so rcond should be like 0.001 or 0.1 depending on the condition number of A. Unfortunately, I found this explanation in another routine's documentation. I wonder why the author didn't use the same, which is more descriptive, explanation for rcond in sgelsx.

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Meanwhile the western regions are unlikely to be as lucky, with the Met Office issuing flood warnings for parts of south west England due to "persistent rain". A yellow warning of heavy rain has been issued from 7am on Tuesday morning and is expected to last well into the afternoon.
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Whether you are reading a blog, a story, webpage or any other type of content, there isn't much of an opportunity to touch, feel, taste or smell something, making digital content quite difficult to engage with. When you include imagery, however, sight becomes a more vulnerable and intrigued sense, and THIS is why it's essential to include imagery in your marketing strategy.
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Days After Terror Group's Kashmiri Pandits "Hit List", A High-Level Review
HomeIndia NewsDays After Terror Group's Kashmiri Pandits "Hit List", A High-Level Review
There have been reports that Kashmiri Pandits working in the valley are in a state of panic after a terror group released a "hit list" of 56 people from among them.
India NewsPress Trust of IndiaUpdated: December 06, 2022 2:37 pm IST
It is a routine monthly review meeting, an official said.
Union Home Secretary Ajay Bhalla on Tuesday reviewed the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, officials said, days after a terrorist group released a "hit list" of 56 employees belonging to the Kashmiri Pandit community. The meeting was also attended by other senior officials of the ministry, paramilitary forces, the Jammu and Kashmir administration, and police.
The meeting took stock of the prevailing security situation in Jammu and Kashmir, an official said.
It is a routine monthly review meeting and some of the representatives of the Jammu and Kashmir administration attended it through video conferencing, another official said.
There have been reports that people from the Kashmiri Pandit community working in the valley are in a state of panic after a terrorist group released a "hit list" of 56 employees from among them.
A blog linked to The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba, published the list of 56 Kashmiri Pandit employees who were recruited under the Prime Minister's Rehabilitation Package (PMRP), and warned of mounting attacks on them.
In the aftermath of targeted killings by terrorists, several Kashmiri Pandits employed in the valley under the PMRP have shifted to Jammu and are on a protest for over 200 days demanding relocation of the rest of them.
There have been sporadic incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir in recent months that include attacks on innocent civilians and security personnel, and infiltration bids from across the border, officials said.
The government had informed Parliament that as many as 118 civilians, including five Kashmiri Pandits and 16 other Hindus and Sikhs, were killed in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019 till July 2022.
The killings of Kashmiri Pandits had triggered protests by the members of the community and they demanded enhanced security and the transfer of government employees to safer locations.
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The Commander-In-Chief Of The Armed Forces, President Buhari, The Nigerian Army, May Be In Trouble, As Judicial Panel Finds Bullet Shells At Lekki Toll Gate
The recently-inaugurated Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry into brutality and high handedness by the now-disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, SARS, Unit of the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, on Friday, during an inspection of the Lekki toll gate, the scene of the ordered shooting of peaceful EndSARS protesters on Tuesday night, October 20, found some bullet shells.
Page 36 learnt that 5 bullet shells were found by the members during the inspection of the scene.
The bullets were found in the drainages at the Lekki toll gate.
The Nigerian Army had initially denied that its Personnel were at the scene, but later admitted that Soldiers were deployed to 'restore normalcy' in the area.
The Lagos Judicial Panel was at the scene, to make more findings concerning the shooting.
Led by the Chairman, Retired Justice Doris Okuwobi, the Panel interrogated Lekki toll gate Officials about the condition of their cameras and other equipment that can serve as evidence.
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Striy is located on the border of the three regions of Ukraine - Lviv, Zakarpattya and Ivano-Frankivsk, and leaving the city at any direction you can get practically to any place of the Carpathian region. However, not only this distinguishes Striy, also this city has its own interesting history, it is beautiful and picturesque.
The name of the ancient city has received from the river Striy, on the right bank of which it was built. The population of the old Striy at those days consisted of tribes of the Eastern Slavs, and in particular of white Croats.
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In 1425 in Stryi there was constructed a Roman-Catholic Church of the Holy Virgin Mary - building in the Gothic style with the astronomical clock. Of particular interest is also Dormition of the Theotokos Cathedral (XVIII). Earlier this Cathedral belonged to the Franciscans. Today the Cathedral has a unique carved iconostasis, made by Dyadynyuk of cedar wood.
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Visiting Priest Named Bishop of Kaya, Burkina Faso, West Africa
Visiting Priest Named Bishop of
Kaya, Burkina Faso, West Africa
Pope Francis has named and appointed Reverend Théophile Naré, a priest currently serving as parochial vicar at St. John the Evangelist in Warrenton, as the Bishop of Kaya in Burkina Faso, West Africa.
Bishop Michael Burbidge issued the following statement:
"Together with the priests, deacons, consecrated religious, and lay faithful of the Diocese of Arlington, I offer Bishop-elect Théophile Naré my sincere prayers and congratulations on his appointment. We know that his upcoming episcopal ministry will be a tremendous blessing to the people of the Diocese of Kaya. We also thank him for his generous service to the people of God in our Diocese. I pray that Our Lord will grant him abundant blessings in his new calling and sacred duty."
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Sponsors announced for HOYS Coloured Horse and Pony Classes in 2020
Michelle Lane 7 April 2020 News
Horse of the Year Show look forward to welcoming back CHAPS UK as class sponsors in 2020, along with additional supporters:
Coloured Ridden Non-Native Pony of the Year sponsored by CHAPS UK / Man Wah UK
Coloured Ridden Non-Native Horse of the Year sponsored by CHAPS UK / Burghwallis Stud
Coloured Ridden Native/Cob/Traditional Pony of the Year sponsored by CHAPS UK / The White Crow
Coloured Ridden Native/Cob/Traditional Horse of the Year sponsored by CHAPS UK / Harrison Civil Engineering
CHAPS UK has over 21,000 coloured equines of all shapes and sizes registered. The society caters for its members in many ways including regional shows, an annual championship show, and ridden Horse of the Year Show qualifiers.
In 2019, Michelle Cuerden's piebald stallion, 'Del Boy V' (Derek), was ridden by Vikki Smith to land the title for the Coloured Horse and Pony of the Year Championship sponsored by CHAPS (UK).
The coloured horse and pony classes will also be supported by The White Crow, Harrison Civil Engineering Ltd., Burghwallis Stud and Man Wah UK.
The White Crow
The White Crow is a 16th century, family-run coaching inn serving homemade traditional dishes seven days a week. Helen and Stuart Birch of The White Crow commented: "Horse of the Year Show took over our world growing up. We were glued to the TV, jumping every fence and counting every stride, watching in awe of the gleaming show horses and dreaming of one day being there in person. The White Crow is both proud and honoured to support HOYS for all the dreams still to come true."
Harrison Civil Engineering Ltd.
Harrison Civil Engineering Ltd. is a family-run specialist groundwork company based in Wigan, Lancashire who are keen supporters of showing, having recently bred some of their own horses and ponies for the show ring. Sharon and Steve Harrison of Harrison Civil Engineering Ltd. commented: "HOYS is the most prestigious show. It's the one that everyone wants to win. We are so proud to be associated with the event as well as CHAPS UK which are a fantastic society to be a part of."
Burghwallis Stud
The Doncaster-based Burghwallis Stud specialises in breeding quality native coloureds for type, temperament, and performance. Jane and William Turnbull of Burghwallis Stud commented: "Having been members and supporters of CHAPS for eleven years, we view them more as a family than a society. It is a great privilege to sponsor a class alongside this organisation at one of the best horse shows in the world."
Man Wah UK
Man Wah UK is part of the wider Man Wah group which is involved in the research, development, production, sale and related services of sofas, mattresses, panel furniture and furniture accessories. Alan Marnie of Man Wah UK commented: "We feel very privileged to be supporting one of the greatest horse shows in the UK. The coloured horse and pony classes always draw huge crowds and it's great to see them growing in popularity."
Horse of the Year Show Event Director, Emma Williams, commented: "Together with their various supporters, it has been great to have CHAPS UK's continued support of coloured horses and ponies at the show for the last 23 years. We look forward to celebrating these fantastic animals at Horse of the Year Show once again with our valued sponsors in October."
Tickets for Horse of the Year Show are now on sale via the Horse of the Year Show website hoys.co.uk/tickets and the Box Office: 0844 581 8282 (calls cost 7p per minute plus your phone company's access charge). Disabled bookings can be made by calling 0800 640 5001 and discounts are available for groups of 10+ through the Groups Booking Line on 0800 358 0058 or by emailing [email protected]
For more information on Horse of the Year Show 2020, please contact Horse of the Year Show Press Office, Grandstand Media Ltd. Tel: 02476 858205. Email: [email protected]. Website: hoys.co.uk
Horse of the Year Show takes place from 7th-11th October 2020 at the Resorts World Arena, the NEC Birmingham bringing another year of breath-taking displays and unbeatable competition. The full timetable can be viewed on the website hoys.co.uk/timetable and tickets can be purchased on hoys.co.uk/tickets.
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From the moment I picked up Girls with Sharp Sticks, I found myself drawn in by its spell and mysteries. Right away we're thrust into a setting of what is ostensibly a school, except I was seriously weirded out by the major Stepford Wives vibes and surreal attitudes of its students. The young women in this all-girl elite boarding school are all beautiful, poised and well-behaved—unnaturally, painfully so. Their bizarre curriculum includes subjects and activities such as "Growing a Beautiful and Prosperous Garden", while their report cards employ a scale to measure their level of obedience. The mostly male teaching staff have a creepy tendency to get too handsy and seem all too comfortable in taking advantage of the girls' eagerness to please, hiding their true intentions behind patronizing smiles and empty warm words.
So, exactly just what the hell is going on at this so-called "Innovations Academy"? The need to find answers was what kept me turning the pages. The plot of Girls with Sharp Sticks follows Philomena (Mena to her friends), who is one of the dozen perfectly proper and physically flawless young ladies in her peer group at the school. The girls rarely get to leave the premises, except for the rare field trip where they are closely chaperoned. On one such outing, however, Mena manages to slip the notice of the academy guardian, chancing to meet a boy named Jackson while buying candy at a gas station. But their moment doesn't last long before Guardian Bose catches Mena, berating her cruelly before violently dragging her back to the bus. From them on, she begins questioning the ways of the school and the behaviors of her teachers. Then when one of the girls is suddenly taken away for "Impulse Control Therapy", Mena starts to fear for herself and her friends. What are the little "vitamins" the doctor dispenses to them each night? Why won't their teachers allow them any interaction with the world outside the school? And why did Jackson look upon her with such confusion and horror when she told him what goes on inside its walls?
Gradually, the truth of Innovations Academy comes out as the story unfolds, in a way that almost sneaks up on you. Of course, the feelings of "wrongness" about Mena's entire situation are present from the very first page, but they start off subtle—particularly because the reader takes their cues from the protagonist in response to the various scenarios. The genius is in the way Mena is written, and the progression of her character growth as her thinking and attitudes transform over time. She begins this tale as one of the academy's top students, completely buying into their mission and methods. Instead of feeling frustrated with Mena though, I think this only made her a more likeable character and made it easier to sympathize with her—for even as when she was beating herself up over the gas station incident, I burned with indignation on her behalf, knowing that soon enough she will be looking back on this moment with a whole new perspective.
Indeed, despite the conditioning, Mena is a strong and tenacious girl with a curious streak that cannot be suppressed for long, no matter how hard the academy tries to control her life. It is only a matter of time before her eyes are opened and she realizes that not only are Innovations Academy's methods unusual, the staff have also been lying to her and her friends about what they've been doing at the school. Speaking of which, one of the most notable strengths of this book is the bond between all the girls. While it was Jackson who first "awakens" Mena to the possibility that not all is at it seems, I was glad to see ultimately that his role was limited and that it was she and her friends who worked together to save themselves. At its heart, this story features a strong sense of female friendship and sisterhood, something we honestly don't get to see enough in YA.
I also loved that Suzanne Young did not shy away from darker or more difficult themes, including physical violence or psychological manipulation and abuse. While this resulted in some distressing moments or scenes that made this book hard to read, the overall mood of eeriness and suspense created was very effective. There's a dreadful anticipation in knowing that none of the girls are safe, that every time you turn the page is another potential for a bombshell twist that brings bad news for Mena and her friends. But if you feel angry, disturbed, or creeped out at anytime while reading this novel, then that means the author did her job right.
All in all, I had a great time with Girls with Sharp Sticks. I would take a look if you enjoy intense dystopian stories, but personally, what I loved best about this novel was the strong character relationships and reading about how these amazing young ladies banded together to support and protect each other. The ending was a little out of left field but not entirely all that shocking, considering all the other surprises in the plot. Regardless, this novel was absolutely worth the read and I look forward to Suzanne Young's next installment in the series.
This one sounds interesting! Would it be possible to read just this installment and not be too frustrated? Or is the ending a huge cliffhanger?
Yes!!!! I loved this the major Stepford vibes sucked me right in. There were times when I was like- really?? These classes? lol And I did like how Mena slowly, over time, started realizing- this ain't right!
I know! I loved how everything about the school was just wrong, and you just knew there was a reason for all the strangeness, but you just don't know what. I loved how the story just slowly revealed it to you! And haha, Jackson was a dope, I did not like him at all. Glad he got a small role.
Oh yes I heard about this one and it looks good and perfect for me so I should try!
I think you would have a lot of fun with this!
Definitely want to read this at some point. I've always heard good things about Young's books but have just never read them.
Yeah, I didn't realize she was also the author of The Program! I remember the cover of that book, and wanting to read it at one time!
Yeah, I felt this was like a modern, YA-tized version of Stepford Wives – if that makes sense! Took the same idea and ran wild with it!
This does sound really good. I'll have to keep an eye out for this one.
I'd be curious to hear what you think!
So yours is the second awesome rating/review I've seen this week. I definitely need to get on the hold list for this one.
Yeah it was a blast! Definitely worth grabbing from the library!
Oh, this sounds like one of those books where the experience of reading it is part of the fun. May have to check this one out!


If you're looking for secondhand anime goods, doujinshi (fan made comics), manga, video games, and electronics, you probably know to go to Akihabara for a wide selection. You may also know to check out Ikebukuro, especially for products aimed at women. But have you heard of Nakano Broadway? A lot of people haven't heard of it before because it's not on the Yamanote Line in central Tokyo and isn't as culturally famous. But trust us when we say it's somewhere you won't want to miss if you're looking for second-hand otaku goods. We are here to reveal its secrets to you.
Unlike Akihabara and Ikebukuro, which have their shops spread out throughout a whole neighbourhood of Tokyo, Nakano Broadway is more like a big shopping mall. All of the stores are conveniently tucked away inside this large building, so it's easy to price-match, compare, and hop between stores without much effort. The labyrinth of windowless corridors may seem confusing and intimidating at first, and it's easy to get lost amongst all the over-the-top storefront displays. But once you have your bearings, you'll discover so many stores selling a wide variety of goods.
And getting a little lost in this mysterious place for a little bit is part of the fun adventure, too!
Nakano Broadway is very easy to access. Simply go to Shinjuku Station and take them Chuo Line to Nakano. On weekdays you can even get an express train, and Nanako is only a four minute ride away! On weekends, however, bear in mind that the express service doesn't run - but all the same, it's less than ten minutes to Nakano. Once you get off at Nakano Station, follow the signs for the North Exit. Cross the street into the covered shopping arcade called Sun Mall and weave through the crowd to the very end (if you're hungry, there are loads of food stalls and small restaurants all along this street too!). It's impossible to miss the massive sign for Nakano Broadway written in English at the end of the street. Once you enter that building, you have arrived!
Nakano Broadway is several stories high. The first floor is mostly second-hand clothes and appliances, but don't be fooled into thinking you have gone to the wrong place. Tucked away between these unsuspecting shops there is also a cat-maid cafe, a sizeable game centre, and a few anime goods shops as well! But the real adventure begins when you head up to the second and third floors.
Most of the other two floors in Nakano Broadway are anime, manga, and video game resellers. You can find everything from keychains to can badges, figures to plush toys, t-shirts to puzzles, and other novelty items. Of course you can expect to see a lot of the biggest names in anime represented, like One Piece, Love Live, Shingeki no Kyojin, and Yuri on Ice. If you look a bit harder though, you're likely to find some hidden gems from lesser known shows and games as well! Nakano Broadway is one of the best places in Tokyo to find goods from older anime like Fullmetal Alchemist and Sailor Moon that aren't as easy to stumble across in Akihabara and Ikebukuro.
More so than in other similar places, Nakano Broadway tends to have lower prices. And with how close the stores are to one another, if you fall in love with a figure at one shop, you can easily check the others nearby to see if they have it for a better price. You don't have to worry about going outside or changing buildings, everything is close together. You can get some really great deals this way. A lot of the shops have also taken advantage of the "ita bag" phenomenon of decorating an entire bag with one character, and sell value packs full of badges, keychains, and phone charms all of the same character for a set special price. It definitely is easier and cheaper than buying each individual piece!
On top of all the anime and game goods, Nakano Broadway is also a great place to find vintage toys and collectables, both Western and Japanese. There are entire storefronts devoted to Godzilla figures and toys, for instance, and plenty of merchandise from series like Star Wars and Marvel - both classic and new. Remember those Troll dolls from the 1960s and later the 1990s if you're old enough? They have a lot of them. We even found an entire shelf of working Furby toys, as well as a display of Tamagotchi pets! And did we mention they have Gameboy Colour handhelds for ¥2000 (less than $20 USD)? Whether you're a collector, a curious younger person, or just feeling nostalgic you can pick up these old goods at great prices.
Finally, Nakano Broadway also hosts a wide range of military surplus stores. For all your olive drab and camouflage needs, look no further. They also have a cool selection of model weapons and some interesting t-shirts, so even if you're just a bit curious, we recommend stopping by one of the many you can find and just having a look around. You might find something you didn't know you needed until you saw it. The prices in these shops are quite reasonable as well!
So you're not headed into Nakano Broadway totally blind, we have a few must-see places we recommend checking out!
If you've been second-hand shopping for any otaku goods before in Japan, you're likely to have heard of Mandarake. There are huge, famous ones in Shibuya and Akihabara in Tokyo, and Umeda and Shinsaibashi in Osaka. But there are so many smaller ones in Nakano Broadway! Mandarake is the reason that Nakano Broadway has so many otaku goods actually; when it opened up in 1980 as a tiny shop, it's extreme popularity led to other similar stores to open in the area. And now, not only are the copycat stores there, but there's more than one Mandarake store as well! Because Mandarake is split into multiple shops in Nakano Broadway, each one is able to specialise in specific things. One has a lot of doujinshi, manga, and art books, whereas another had vintage Western toys, for example. All you have to do is find the one that carries what you're interested in. And each of the Mandarake stores has its own interesting and unique storefront to set it apart from the other smaller stores around it, and give you a sneak peek to draw you inside its doors.
Of course, Nakano Broadway has more than just goods - it has food, too! The corridors have plenty of small Japanese restaurants selling really reasonably priced foods like ramen and tempura, and the area around the building itself has even more to pick from. If you're feeling a bit tired from all your shopping and looking for caffeine, check out Bar Zingaro inside the main building. It's a hip little coffee shop with good coffee that comes with cute latte art of the cafe's flower character. It's a good place to recharge when you need a break before you go back to rooting through boxes and shelves looking for that elusive can badge you've always wanted.
Next time you're thinking about going somewhere like Akihabara or Ikebukuro, consider trying Nakano Broadway instead! Sure, it doesn't have the same overall atmosphere as entire neighbourhoods devoted to otaku merchandise and electronics, and it only has one small game centre and one maid cafe. But you might find something you would have never found otherwise, and it's usually less crowded and busy, especially on week days. Going off the beaten path and out of central Tokyo a little bit can be rewarding and full of new experiences, and Nakano Broadway is an excellent example of just that. The convenience of everything being in one building, and the walk from the station having a roof, also makes Nakao Broadway perfect for bad weather days. Plus you never know what strange treasure may be waiting there for you!
If you can look past the somewhat dark, windowless corridors with dated tiling and paint jobs, Nakano Broadway is a very colourful, exciting place with its own interesting personality and character. And it's just waiting for you to come and explore it. Our advice? Let yourself get a little lost, because you never know what you'll find.
Have you been to Nakano Broadway before? Ever found anything really special, or seen something totally unexpected? Would you like to go sometime when you're in Tokyo? What are you hoping to find? Do you have any more questions? Let us know in the comments below!
Nakano Broadway occupies a special position in the Tokyo public consciousness, as a place showcasing a different brand of otakuism compared to that of of Akihabara or Ikebukuro. Less commercialised, flashy, less intense, more sophisticated and more directed towards the 'collector' rather than the casual, awkward teenager, Nakano Broadway represents what manga and anime used to be – a specific brand of sabukaruchaa – subculture.
At the end of the relatively unassuming shoutengai Sun Mall, about four minutes by foot from the north entrance of JR Nakano station, lies Nakano Broadway, which most likely won't give you any revelatory 'woow' experience. Rather, people who have listened to their friends hype this place up into the clouds might be prone to disappointment. But wait, there's more to it that meets the eye. But first, some history.
Originally an apartment complex with an exclusive shopping mall, Nakano Broadway got its name from Waseda Dori that lies outside its northern gate. It was by coincidence that this unassuming area rose to prominence as one of Tokyo's important cultural centres.
In the 80s and early 90s, various factors led to many of the small shops that had been concentrated in the area north of the Sun Mall shoutengai going out of business, and as more and more shops closed, the area was left largely deserted, devoid of people.
Nakano's ideal location along the Chuo-line with its distinct 'Chuo line culture', as well as it having several universities and animation studios in its immediate vicinity, gave good conditions for the formation of what was to become a new centre of Japanese popular culture. Just as Koenji, which is walking distance from Nakano, had become an important place for Japanese underground music years earlier, Nakano was to assume a similar position with regards to manga, largely thanks to one guy and his one shop.
Taking advantage of the aforementioned bad economic situation, as well as a system that let shop owners buy stores instead of renting them, manga artist Furukawa Masuzo established a bookstore that later would become one of the pillars of otaku culture: Mandarake.
Opened in 1980, Mandarake was quite a rarity for its time, as there weren't many shops specialising in used comics. Unique was also the fact that it, in offering both exclusive collector's items to collectors as well as cheap second hand manga to more casual readers, catered to many different crowds, making it hugely popular.
As Mandarake expanded, others wanted to take advantage of a good business environment as well as the aforementioned lucrative shop system, and as a result, Nakano Broadway saw various other specialty shops opening. Steadily growing and expanding throughout the 90s, today's Nakano Broadway gradually took shape.
The first thing you're likely to experience is confusion, as the first escalator you encounter leads you not up to the second floor as any normal person would assume, but rather the third one. I always get lost, even with a map – the layout of the building is like something from a Kafka novel. Luckily, there are floor maps, and on the first floor you're recommended to grab a pamphlet in your language of choice, be it Japanese, English, Chinese, or Korean.
I could've written a floor guide, but Nakano Broadway isn't really meant to be browsed through methodically, you're supposed to get lost in the narrow gates, forgetting both the time and where those 10,000 yen bills from your wallet went … The important thing is that the main action happens on the second and third floors; depart from either the aforementioned escalator or the stairs and you're good to go.
As one should expect, Mandarake is both the physical and the spiritual centre of Nakano Broadway, and by far occupies the largest number of shops inside. As one of its slogans goes, 'If you can't find it at Mandarake, you can't find it anywhere'. And that's most certainly true, be it old Toho-godzilla posters (2nd floor), antique robots (4th floor), miniature cars (2nd floor), anime cells (4th floor), anime music (2nd floor), Doujinshi (2nd floor), vintage Astroboy (4th floor) – you get the picture.
On the third floor is one of my favourite Mandarake stores, 'Henya': after you make your way through a gate consisting of traditional Japanese torii (gates found at shinto temples), you're greeted by a life-size Choujin Baromu (apparently some old super hero) with a price tag of 850,000 yen, and as you walk around on the equal-parts tacky and fascinating 1960's futuristic neon floor, your eyes will be blinded by the sheer amount of old toys and figurines. Although no aficionado of that sort, I felt my hand unconsciously moving towards my wallet upon seeing Godzilla, Tiger Mask, and Robby the Robot from Forbidden Planet, as well as other Showa-era rarities.
Call me boring, but I usually spend most of my time at the large second-hand manga store on the third floor, which bears the poetic name of 'Main Store' and 'Main Store 2'. This is one of my absolute favourite spots for manga in Tokyo: Not only is it reasonably cheap, with even most obscure and hard-to-get titles prized under 1,000 yen, the selection is also excellent. If you're in trouble, the staff are also always very helpful, and there's usually at least one English-proficient person, for those of you not yet confident in the language of the land of the rising sun.
If you're a Tokyo resident and wanting to get rid of some old, dust-collecting comics – maybe before your family is visiting you for Christmas? – you can head over to the buy-back stand on the 3rd floor. As far as prices go I am not really sure, but assume that they will pay more than book-off, given that you have something noteworthy to offer.
The outside decor of the main store perfectly sets the mood with its 80s industrial Hong Kong steampunk theme – Nakano Broadway has been compared to the infamous 'Kowloon Walled City' (which also by the way is the theme for an awesome game center Kawasaki Warehouse) – reminding us that, even though Mandarake might be a chain store now, this is its original incarnation, where it all started – the centre of Tokyo's 'otaku subculture heaven'.
Even though visiting all the Mandarake stores will take you more than a whole day's worth of exploring, there are also other places worth visiting in Nakano Broadway. A comprehensive list would be too long for this article, so what follows are some severely biased selections.
If you can't find the cells you're looking for at Mandrake, you can head to Anime World Star, a small shop specialising in celluloids from movies. I admittedly haven't visited this particular store, but rumour has it that it's possible to make a bargain for less than 1,000 yen.
Rather than wasting your money on a sub-par meal at that robot restaurant in Shinjuku, you could also consider investing in a cute, tiny vintage machine at Robot Robot on the 3rd floor. Although you probably won't find Japan's new darling Pepper here, most of the fictional robots from Japan and abroad can probably be found in this small shop.
We can't finish without mentioning Zingaro, which, if we want to go all cheesy, can be said to put the culture into the subculture that Nakano Broadway represents. Owned by Murakami Takashi, an acclaimed Japanese artist whose instantly recognisable happy flowers (or artwork for Kanye West's third album), Zingaro consists of no more than five galleries, where especially pixiv Zingaro is of special interest to the anime fan. The gallery regularly hosts manga and anime-related exhibitions, all free of charge.
And should you be tired after a day's worth of guilty pleasure shopping, or simply want a place to sit down and play with your miniature robots, Bar Zingaro is the place for that, with it's delicate Scandinavian interior and flower paintings.
If the noisy Akihabara just leaves you exhausted, fed up with that mass-produced crap that more than often is the case nowadays, you can turn back to JR Akihabara Station, take the Chuo line to Shinjuku, change for either the Sobu line or the Chuo line, and get off at Nakano, and you will have everything your nostalgic, a little bitter, but true otaku heart desires. Nakano Broadway is not the place to go if you're looking for new stuff, but if you are, pretend to be, or want to become an enthusiast, you will want to be right here.


Concrete floors line the kitchen/living area in this 620-square-foot detatched accessory dwelling unit (DADU) that looks out onto its own private yard.
Like many urban dwellers in this red-hot real estate city, Jenifer Merkel and Chris Charles wanted to get as much mileage out of their property as possible for their growing family. They saw an opportunity in the old garage that abutted the alley behind their Green Lake house. Building a detached accessory dwelling unit (DADU), aka mother-in-law cottage, was an ideal solution.
DADUs function as a jack-of-all-trades dwelling, utilized as everything from a rental unit to a home for extended family. Merkel and Charles envisioned all that—and more: The couple needed a place to live with their two toddlers while they did a major rebuild of their main house; they planned to host visitors and family events there, as well as rent out the space; and finally, they hope to live there, and rent out their main house, after their kids are grown.
They called on Seattle-based architect Victoria Carter to create their cabin-in-the-city dream—small cabins being a large part of her design repertoire. However, building a DADU on their site posed some particular challenges. Most of the cabins Carter has designed are secondary homes sitting on spacious lots, rather than urban homes with city-imposed height and square footage limitations and power line setbacks. Nevertheless, Carter dove in.
Photograph by Ed Sozinho. The exterior of the DADU is clad in durable cedar siding and topped with a metal roof.
For the DADU, Merkel and Charles prioritized natural light and privacy, two sometimes conflicting elements. Windows needed to be creatively placed and sized to maintain privacy from both the alley and the primary house. The front of the dwelling is oriented to its own small yard, not facing the main home, and a big single-pane window, along with a glass-paned door, brings the majority of light into the lower floor, according to Carter.
On the side of the dwelling that faces the main home, there's another large window that looks out through an airy screen of bamboo, planted in a galvanized box and set strategically outside. At the rear of the home is a 6-foot-square, south-facing window—placed high in the stairwell to maintain privacy—which brings in a huge amount of southerly light that filters brightly down to the main floor.
Meanwhile, the side of the house along the alley, where just inside is the living space with sofa against a wall, keeps a sense of separation. "You have no sense of being [near an alley] at all when you're in the building," says the architect. She notes a large upstairs window that introduces light, as well as offers a serene view of the yard and tree tops. "The cabin lets you know where you are, but it doesn't announce it," remarks Carter.
Photograph by Ed Sozinho. To save space, structural elements of the staircase were left exposed.
Inside, the couple wanted two distinct spaces, a common sleeping space and great room "where we would cook, eat, play and lounge," says Merkel. For the great room, Carter says, it was important to keep everything, from appliances to cabinets, scaled to fit the space and simple—not a lot of ornate detail—to keep visual clutter at bay.
Photograph by Ed Sozinho. The stairs lead to a bright upstairs bedroom with a treetop view.
The stairwell's woodwork is one of Charles' favorite elements, and it connects the new home to the site's history. "We salvaged the studs from our 100-year-old garage and utilized that wood for the stair screen. I feel like a part of our old house continues being useful. The fir for the stair treads was salvaged by a friend from a tear-down on Queen Anne. I like that we get to see the wood every day," he says.


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If i was a girl and saw her there i'd be like "What you using there girl?"
This made me laugh so hard. She looks like a disgruntled old man omg.
The Look runs in the family. Like mother and father like daughter.
I thought this thread was for weird screencaps for the 90s anime or did it change to weird screencaps in general?
That subtitle fits there perfectly .
Seriously, this is my facial expression to literally everything.
This thread has been moved to the General SM Discussion section in order to expand the thread to include weird screencaps from not only the 90s Anime, but SMC, the manga, and other adaptations as well! Now feel free to share any of your favorite SM series screencaps!
It looks like Umino has an extra set of glasses over his head.
I have no context for this picture, which makes it even funnier.
Two types of eyes ?
The spiral heart moon rod is looking a little thin. Also the plush rabbit.
I think it's just obscured by all her hair.
Usagi's face is tiny in comparison to rest of her head.
That split second when Rei transitioned from Mamoru's alive, this is wonderful to oh shoot he's evil now.
Venus ,HOW'D YA DID THAT !?
It looks like Ami and Usagi are reacting to Rei's nether-regions.
wow, Chibimoon's face is a mess.


The leadership of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT) in Oyo state has appointed accusing fingers at the state government, particularly the state ministry of education, for the road accident that claimed the lives of 5 persons including 3 secondary school principals.
According to media reports monitored by IBPulse, a total of 5 persons died in the accident that occurred along Oyo-Ogbomoso road. Accident struck when they were returning from Olivet Baptist High School, Oyo which was the venue of a workshop organised by the state government. They were returning to their respective destinations in Ogbomoso when a tanker rammed into a bus they were in.
The Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the state, Waheed Olojede, who is also the secretary of the state chapter of the National Union of Teachers, blamed the Oyo State Ministry of Education for directing 340 participants from schools in Ogbomoso to travel to Oyo town for the workshop, saying a centre should have been created in Ogbomoso considering the large number.
He said, "The entire labour movement under the aegis of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Trade Union Congress and Joint Negotiating Council, led by Emmanuel Ogundiran and me, have visited the injured victims and families of the deceased.
"The NUT in the state received the news with rude shock. The NUT and labour movement are worried and disturbed about the wrong decision taken by the education ministry to compel 340 participants from 85 secondary schools in Ogbomoso to attend a workshop in Oyo town when simple reason and logic is supposed to have guided the ministry's decision to create a centre in Ogbomoso for the workshop while the facilitators move there.
While confirming the development and promising to foot the hospital bills of those that are receiving treatment at Bowen University Teaching Hospital, the state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Adeniyi Olowofela, said the sad incident called for sobriety and sympathy with the deceased families and the education community in the state.
In memory of the deceased, the government decided to suspend the workshop scheduled for Ibarapa/Kajola and Saki/Irepo centres till further notice.
"These heroes and heroine died in the line of duty and therefore, should be allowed to rest in peace. On behalf of the governor and the government of Oyo State, we had immediately visited the families of the deceased as well as those injured and recuperating at the hospital," the commissioner said.
The Oyo State Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Cecilia Alao, confirmed the crash to one of PUNCH correspondents in a text message.
She stated that the accident resulted from dangerous overtaking and urged motorists to be safety conscious and comply with traffic regulations at all times.
Alao said, "A fatal road crash occurred on Wednesday, January 24, 2018 along Oyo-Ogbomosho Road at 4.30pm. Two vehicles – Mazda E2000 bus, with number plate, XE 455 PFA, and an Iveco tanker with number plate, LKJ 790 XU, were involved in the crash which occurred as a result of dangerous overtaking.


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Hypermobile bodies are often admired for their flexibility and effortless ability to put their body into positions that many others could not do even after lengthy training. they often have the highly arched feet that are so desired by some and described in dance as 'pretty' feet. But the reality is that the hypermobile body is extremely challenging for both the dance student and the teacher.
The lax ligaments mean that the dancer struggles with control of her limbs. Her flexibility is greater than her strength. and her proprioception (sense of body awareness and movement in space) is unable to accurately sense the place of say his/her arms, legs and feet. And this reduced proprioception means that he/she doesn't sense when joints are at the end of their ranges.
Balance on one leg – feel the external rotation in upper leg and internal rotation in lower leg to make the big toe grounded into floor; gym ball exercises to enhance core stability; therapy balls and flex bands are all useful tools to use (see freebies page on decodanz website for ideas and guidance). Doing some work on an unstable surface such as a wobble board also helps with stability and helps to develop improved balance recovery. It is important to check the symmetry (both sides equal) when doing stabilisation exercises.
Strengthen everything paying careful attention to alignment – weights and flex bands are useful for this. Develop fun exercises that the dancer will enjoy to encourage him/her to do them regularly.
Stretching needs to pay very careful attention to alignment. Avoid uncontrolled stretching exercises or movements. Use dynamic stretching (slow and gentle stretching with movement) where possible – walking lunges such as, making sure that the movement is controlled and in good alignment. Do not confuse dynamic stretching with ballistic stretching which forces the body part past its normal range of movement and can cause injury.
The field of dance medicine & science is helping us to understand more about hypermobile joints and how to safeguard them. But there is still a lot that is not understood. This article draws on a paper 'Teaching the Hypermobile Dancer' from the IADMS Bulletin for Teachers that you can download here Teaching Hypermobile Dancers – IADMS Bulletin for Teachers.
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Breach of hospital security raises question
Will goons be traced and booked?
Security of the Shillong Civil Hospital was compromised as masked miscreants, armed with sticks entered the premises and even managed to attack a policeman inside.
The incident occurred yesterday evening after the candle-light vigil called by pressure groups to mourn victims of the Mukroh firing incident, ended.
CCTV footage available with Highland Post showed assailants entering the premises, chased and attacked a policeman holding a mobile phone inside one of the corridors even as attendants were seen shutting themselves inside a ward, while some were left puzzled on what was going on. A woman who dropped her shawl was visibly in fear as she was taken away by the shoulder by one the miscreants.
Another citizen's video also recorded how the miscreants rushed in and sounds of breaking things inside the hospital were heard.
Sources said the policeman who was attacked is said to have brought an undertrial prisoner for medical attention. Before that, the police gypsy parked outside was also attacked and an attempt was also made to burn it down.
Sources also said there were five magistrates present in the hospital when the incident occurred.
This is the first massive breach of hospital safety in Meghalaya, which caused fear among people, patients and staff. Fears were also expressed by citizens that security of the oxygen generation plant near the entrance could have caused havoc, when petrol bombs have become favourite weapon of miscreants.
Till filing of this report no FIR has been lodged on the attack.
Even during armed conflicts attacks on schools and hospitals is one of the six grave violations identified and condemned by the UN Security Council. Under International Humanitarian Law, both schools and hospitals are protected and attacks on hospitals leading to destruction and appropriation of property is considered a grave breach or a war crime that could lead to individual criminal responsibility under international law.
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· Posted on Aug 28, 2021
34 Small Pixar Details You May Have Missed That'll Make You Pay Extra Close Attention When You Rewatch
Time to wear binoculars when I watch the next Pixar movie!
by Salimah McCullough
I'm sure everyone who's reading this has seen every (or a good amount) of Pixar movies in their life, and what's even better than watching the films is overanalyzing them and looking for hidden Easter eggs.
Pixar / Via giphy.com
And while there are many Easter eggs that are easy to spot, there are even more that are not. So here are 34 Pixar Easter eggs that you most likely didn't notice the first time around.
1. Sully from _Monsters, Inc. _(2001) made a cameo in _Brave _(2012).
In Brave (2012), you can see carving of Sully from Monsters Inc (2001). from MovieDetails
Here's a better look at it:
2. There's a tiny hint referring to an upcoming Pixar movie called _Turning Red _hidden in Luca.
In Luca (2021), You can see a record for "4 ⭐ Villaggio". This is a reference to the next Pixar movie Turning Red (2022), which features a band called "4 ⭐ Town". from MovieDetails
3. Several Pixar shorts can be seen on the TV when Hamm is changing channels in Toy Story 2 (1999).
In Toy Story 2 (1999), several Pixar shorts and commercials are seen on the TV when Hamm is changing channels. One of them is the uncensored version of Knick Knack (1989) which has not been released post-2003, after its female characters received a reduction in breast size. from MovieDetails
4. Andy has two books on his bookshelf in _Toy Story _(1995) titled "Knickknack" and "Tin Toy" with the author being "Lasseter" which references John Lasseter's first two 3D animated short films.
In Toy Story (1995) Andy's bookshelf features two books: "Knickknack" and "Tin Toy" with the author being "Lasseter," referencing John Lasseter's first two 3D animated short films. from MovieDetails
John Lasseter is known for directing not only _Toy Story _(1995), but also _A Bug's Life _(1998), _Toy Story 2 _(1999), Cars (2006), and Cars 2 (2011).
5. The "9 inch nails" sign seen in _Soul _(2020) is a reference to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, two of the movies composers. They're also members of the band Nine Inch Nails.
In Soul (2020), you can see a sign for "9 inch nails" at a hardware store. This is a reference to Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, two of the movies composers and members of the band "Nine Inch Nails". from MovieDetails
6. One of the locations seen in _Cars _(2006) is called the city of Emeryville which is where Pixar Studios is located in real life.
In Cars (2006), One of the locations closed for the race is Emeryville, Where Pixar studios is located. from MovieDetails
Here is Pixar's Studios in Emeryville, California:
Steve Proehl / Getty Images
7. John Walker, the producer of _The Incredible _(2004), is also the name of the principal.
In The Incredibles (2004), the Principal is named "John Walker". He was named after the producer of the movie. from MovieDetails
Here's a better look at the principal from the movie and the real John Walker:
Pixar/ VALERIE MACON / Getty Images
8. One of Hypnosis' screenslaver's in Incredibles 2 looks like a very similar mouse we all know and love.
In Incredibles 2 (2018), one of Screenslaver's hypnosis contraptions looks like Mickey Mouse from MovieDetails
Here's a better look:
9. Giulia from _Luca _(2021) owns a "Nicolo Pitera" record which is a reference to one of the movie's animator, Nick Pitera.
In Luca (2021), Giulia owns a "Nicolo Pitera" record. This is a reference to Animator Nick Pitera. He worked on the movie. from MovieDetails
Nick Pitera is also widely known for singing the Triple Dent Gum jingle in Inside Out.
Here's a closer look:
10. Both of the characters' names in _Luca _are types of fish in Italian. In English, Paguro means hermit crab and Scorfano means redfish.
In Luca 2021, both character's names are types of fish in Italian, Luca Paguro (Hermit crab) and Alberto Scorfano (Redfish). from MovieDetails
11. In the Incredible 2 (2018), Edna Mode says that Jack Jack's powers manifest when he listens to Mozart. In the first movie, his babysitter, Kari, plays Mozart for him which triggers his powers.
In the Incredibles 2 (2018) Edna Mode comments that Jack Jack's powers manifest when listening to Mozart. In the first Incredibles (2004), babysitter, Kari puts on Mozart for Jack Jack, triggering his powers. Madness ensues. from MovieDetails
12. The street next to the pescheria in _Luca _is Via Vernazza. Vernazza is the town in Italy that Portorosso was based in.
In Pixar's Luca (2021) the street next to the pescheria is Via Vernazza. Vernazza is the town in Italy that Portorosso was based on. from MovieDetails
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13. The TV audio shown in _Up _(2009) is from an actual home shopping channel.
In Up (2009), the tv audio is from a real home shopping channel. from MovieDetails
14. Wall-E and Eve from WALL-E make a small cameo in Toy Story 4.
In Toy Story 4 (2019), you can see WALL-E themed cups at the antique store. from MovieDetails
15. A Mickey Mouse silhouette makes a surprise appearance in _Ratatouille. _
In Ratatouille (2007) there is a hidden Mickey silhouette in the soup, as well as Gusteau and Linguini's Mother's initials carved into the pot. from MovieDetails
16. The music that was played in _The Shining _(1980) was also used in Toy Story 4 when Woody meets a new character.
In toy story 4 (2019) when Woody and Forky first meet Gabby Gabby the music that was playing on the record player is the same music that was played in The Shining (1980) from MovieDetails
17. A poster for Walt Disney's adaptation of _20,000 Leagues Under The Sea _(1954) is seen in _Luca _and it's in Italian.
In Luca (2021), there's a poster for Walt Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (1954). The poster is in Italian. from MovieDetails
The film is adapted from Jules Verne's 1870 novel Twenty Thousand Leagues Under_ __The Sea. _
18. The famous Luxo ball (aka the Pixar Ball) can be seen on a rooftop in _Luca. _
In Luca (2021), in an overhead shot during the Portorosso Cup bike race scene, the Luxo Ball (aka the Pixar Ball) can be seen on a rooftop. from MovieDetails
Here are some other spots where the famous Pixar ball has made an appearance:
19. Another Pixar gem (the Pizza Planet truck) can be seen in Luca during the race scenes.
In Luca (2021), the Pizza Planet truck can be seen as a delivery vespa during the race scenes. from MovieDetails
20. A small, hidden Mickey Mouse silhouette can be seen in the _Monsters, Inc. _(2001) intro.
In Monsters, Inc (2001), a Hidden Mickey is seen in the intro from MovieDetails
21. The same Chinese takeout box that was seen in _A Bug's Life _was also shown in a fridge in Toy Story 4.
In Toy Story 4 (2019), the Chinese Takeout box from A Bug's Life (1998) is hidden in a fridge. from MovieDetails
22. A skeleton from _Coco _(2017) is seen wearing the same shirt that Sid from _Toy Story _wore.
In Coco (2017), a skeleton is wearing Sid's shirt from Toy Story (1995). from MovieDetails
23. In _Inside Out, _there's a board game called "Find Me" in Imagination Land that has clear inspiration from Finding Nemo.
Finding Nemo reference in Inside Out (2015); one of the board games in Imagination Land is called "Find Me" and it has a small clownfish on it. from MovieDetails
24. Collette, the chef from _Ratatouille _(2007) can be seen on a magazine cover in Inside Out.
In Inside Out (2015), you can see Collette from Ratatouille (2007) on a magazine cover. from MovieDetails
25. In Toy Story 2, there's a book with Flick and Dot from A Bug's Life in it.
Toy story 2(1999). Before Andy leaves for cowboy camp, Mrs potato head can be seen looking at a book with Flick and Dot, from 1998s Bugs life. from MovieDetails
26. In Andy's room in the third_ Toy Story _movie, there is a postcard from Carl and Ellie hung on his bulletin board.
In Toy Story 3 (2010) there is a postcard from Carl and Ellie from Up (2009) in Andys room from MovieDetails
27. The guitar from Coco is one of the carnival prizes in _Toy Story 4 _(2019).
In Toy Story 4 (2019), one of the carnival prizes is the guitar from Coco (2017). from MovieDetails
28. On the train in Soul, there is an advertisement for "Brang" which is the company Riley's dad works at in Inside Out.
In Soul (2020), you can see an advert for "Brang" on the train. This is the company that Riley's dad works for in Inside Out (2015). from MovieDetails
29. There's an advertisement for "Eggman Movers" in Wall-E (2008), which is a moving company from _Toy Story. _
In WALL-E (2008), you can see an advert for "Eggman Movers", a moving company from Toy Story (1995). from MovieDetails
30. There's a quick cameo from one of Pixar's first projects in the newest _Toy Story _movie.
In Toy Story 4 (2019), there is a quick cameo from one of Pixar's first projects, Tin Toy (1988). from MovieDetails
31. The bugs from A Bug's Life make a quick cameo as toys in Al's Toy Barn during the second Toy Story.
In Toy Story 2 (1999), Al's Toy Barn is selling toys from A Bug's Life (1998). from MovieDetails
32. A little boy in _Finding Nemo _(2003) was seen reading a Mr. Incredible comic book before _The Incredibles _even came out.
Finding Nemo (2003) has a Mr. Incredible comic one year before The Incredibles came out. from MovieDetails
_The Incredibles _debuted the following year.
33. Andy's room from _Toy Story 3 _(2010) is full of small Easter eggs including a poster of the mosquito from _A Bug's Life _(1998) and a calendar with one of the punks from _Cars _(2006).
Andy's room, from Toy Story 3 (2010), is full of Pixar Easter Eggs. To name some: there's a poster of Finn McMissile, from Cars 2 (2011), Pixar's (then) next movie; a Pixar University pinnant; a poster with a mosquito from A Bug's Life (1998), and a calendar with one of the punks from Cars (2006). from MovieDetails
Here's a closer look at some of the examples:
34. And finally, in Toy Story 4 (2019), there's a plate in the antique store that has the famous emblem from Merida's Clan in Brave (2011).
In Toy Story 4 (2019), a plate at the antique store has the emblem of Merida's Clan from Brave (2011) on it. from MovieDetails
Are there any Pixar Easter eggs that totally caught you by surprise? Are do you know any that weren't included in this list? Feel free to let us know in the comments!


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'This Is My Calling': Forestville Guitar Maker Is One of the Most Talented in the Country
'The Last Nomad': One Woman's Journey From the Somali Desert to Santa Rosa
Meet Tim Page, Founder of FEED Sonoma
As Wildfires Collide with Harvest Season, Who's Protecting Sonoma's Vineyard Workers?
Petaluma Ceramist Creates Stunning Stoneware Mugs and Vases
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Santa Rosa Entrepreneur Featured on Mike Rowe Show, Receives Gifts Totaling $100,000
Local roofing CEO Letitia Hanke was surprised with $61,000 in tools and a $35,000 check on Facebook Watch show 'Returning the Favor.'
By Matt Villano
https://www.sonomamag.com/santa-rosa-construction-entrepreneur-raises-roof-on-mike-rowe-show/
Letitia Hanke is the president and CEO of ARS (Alternative Roofing Solutions) and the founder of the Next Gen Trades Academy. (Christopher Chung / The Press Democrat)
Letitia Hanke is the president and CEO of ARS (Alternative Roofing Solutions) and the founder of the Next Gen Trades Academy. (Christopher Chung/ The Press Democrat)
Letitia Hanke is the president and CEO of ARS (Alternative Roofing Solutions) and the founder of the Next Gen Trades Academy. She was recently featured on the Kelly Clarkson Show and participated in a photoshoot celebrating local Black women. (Photo courtesy of Loren Hansen)
Letitia Hanke is no stranger to the spotlight.
Earlier this summer, she appeared via Zoom on "The Kelly Clarkson Show," a talk show hosted by the pop music singer that airs on NBC affiliates. Now, the Santa Rosa businesswoman and trailblazer in the local construction industry is the star of the latest episode of "Returning the Favor," a new show hosted by Mike Rowe. Within the first 24 hours after going live this Tuesday, the episode had garnered 2.5 million views.
Hanke, who won a 2020 North Bay Spirit Award this June, said she was delighted to appear on the show. She added that she was very surprised when Rowe, who became famous as the host of the Discovery Channel series "Dirty Jobs," showed up at a construction site where she was working.
"All they told me was that they were filming a documentary about women in the trades, so when (Rowe) introduced himself, I was in shock," she said, describing a moment caught on video in the first five minutes of the show.
"Returning the Favor" is an original series from video on-demand service Facebook Watch and highlights "remarkable people making a difference in their communities."
As part of her involvement in the show, Hanke received recognition for her work with the LIME Foundation, a nonprofit that supports an apprenticeship program called the Next Gen Trades Academy. Hanke founded the academy in 2015 to help young adults launch careers in the trades. The LIME foundation also received gifts totaling $100,000 on the show, including more than $60,000 worth of tools for the academy and $35,000 to hire a new teacher
In the episode, Rowe and his team spent a day with Hanke on the job. The team visited in late February—before the coronavirus pandemic—so cameras capture Rowe and Hanke hugging. None of the people who appear on camera wear face coverings. Nobody worries about social distancing.
The program begins in Healdsburg, where Rowe and his crew surprises Hanke on a site being serviced by her company, ARS Roofing, Gutters & Solar, Inc.
After chatting with Hanke about how a Black woman from Lake County became the CEO of a roofing company, Rowe climbs up to the top of a roof and interviews Alex Wirtz, one of Hanke's employees and an alumnus of the Next Gen Trades Academy.
Later in the show, Rowe and Hanke visit Nicole Humber, CEO of Bravo Restoration & Construction, a Windsor company that participates in the Academy's apprenticeship program.
After a lunch scene with several other local contractors at Piner Café in Santa Rosa, the show concludes at Calvary Chapel of Rohnert Park. Here, in the show's signature "reveal scene," Rowe and his crew surprise Hanke with the aforementioned gifts and a $5,000 Yamaha electric drum set for her to play in her church band.
Rowe, who started mikeroweWORKS.org in 2008 to reverse a decline in blue collar trades, told Hanke he was happy to celebrate her accomplishments because her story resonated with him.
"Letitia's foundation and mikeroweWORKS are on the same mission: To help make a more persuasive case for millions of jobs that suffer from bad (public relations) because the skills gap is real and it's affecting the entire country," Rowe said on the show.
Later, when seated with Hanke and Humber, Rowe quipped: "It's one thing to talk about the opportunities for women in the trades, it's something else to see them unfold first-hand."
According to Hanke, one of her goals with the foundation and academy is to raise awareness about opportunities awaiting young people who want to work in the trades so that they might start considering these jobs a viable career alternative.
"Part of the reason this exists is because I know a lot of young people don't want to go to college," she said. "We're introducing trades to young people who had no clue they could have a lucrative career in this industry."
Since 2017, Next Gen Trades Academy has offered three or four classes a year and has served about 130 students overall. The academy trains young people in solar installation, HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and roofing, among other skills. Following graduation, the LIME Foundation works to get alumni into apprenticeship programs and full-time jobs. Every year, more than 80 percent of participants get hired full-time.
For Hanke, the gig is a labor of love. As she explained to Rowe on the show, she was bullied as a child and sees the LIME Foundation as her chance to make good out of something bad.
"I hope to be a light in a way and show people that you can go through something terrible and still turn out to do something good not only for yourself but also for others," she said. "I keep telling (my students), 'If I did it, so can you.'"
'Right Fist in the Air, Strong and Confident': Black Women in Sonoma County Speak Out
Tags: Letitia Hanke, roofing, santa rosa, trade jobs
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Former Starks chef, Eric Foster, will be opening a modern Italian eatery in Windsor this fall.


Signal functions for measuring the ability of health facilities to provide abortion services: an illustrative analysis using a health facility census in Zambia.
Annually, around 44 million abortions are induced worldwide. Safe termination of pregnancy (TOP) services can reduce maternal mortality, but induced abortion is illegal or severely restricted in many countries. All abortions, particularly unsafe induced abortions, may require post-abortion care (PAC) services to treat complications and prevent future unwanted pregnancy. We used a signal-function approach to look at abortion care services and illustrated its utility with secondary data from Zambia. We refined signal functions for basic and comprehensive TOP and PAC services, including family planning (FP), and assessed functions currently being collected via multi-country facility surveys. We then used the 2005 Zambian Health Facility Census to estimate the proportion of 1369 health facilities that could provide TOP and PAC services under three scenarios. We linked facility and population data, and calculated the proportion of the Zambian population within reach of such services. Relevant signal functions are already collected in five facility assessment tools. In Zambia, 30 % of facilities could potentially offer basic TOP services, 3.7 % comprehensive TOP services, 2.6 % basic PAC services, and 0.3 % comprehensive PAC services (four facilities). Capability was highest in hospitals, except for FP functions. Nearly two-thirds of Zambians lived within 15 km of a facility theoretically capable of providing basic TOP, and one-third within 15 km of comprehensive TOP services. However, requiring three doctors for non-emergency TOP, as per Zambian law, reduced potential access to TOP services to 30 % of the population. One-quarter lived within 15 km of basic PAC and 13 % of comprehensive PAC services. In a scenario not requiring FP functions, one-half and one-third of the population were within reach of basic and comprehensive PAC respectively. There were huge urban-rural disparities in access to abortion care services. Comprehensive PAC services were virtually unavailable to the rural population. Secondary data from facility assessments can highlight gaps in abortion service provision and coverage, but it is necessary to consider TOP and PAC separately. This approach, especially when combined with population data using geographic coordinates, can also be used to model the impact of various policy scenarios on access, such as requiring three medical doctors for non-emergency TOP. Data collection instruments could be improved with minor modifications and used for multi-country comparisons.


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Historical Markers in Coralville, Iowa
Clickable Map of Johnson County, Iowa and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Johnson County, IA (21) Benton County, IA (1) Cedar County, IA (39) Iowa County, IA (17) Linn County, IA (14) Louisa County, IA (2) Muscatine County, IA (2) Washington County, IA (3) JohnsonCounty(21) Johnson County (21) BentonCounty(1) Benton County (1) CedarCounty(39) Cedar County (39) IowaCounty(17) Iowa County (17) LinnCounty(14) Linn County (14) LouisaCounty(2) Louisa County (2) MuscatineCounty(2) Muscatine County (2) WashingtonCounty(3) Washington County (3)
Iowa City is the county seat for Johnson County
Coralville is in Johnson County
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ADJACENT TO JOHNSON COUNTY
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Iowa County (17) ►
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1► Iowa, Johnson County, Coralville — Mormon Handcart Brigade Camp —
On 5th Street, on the left when traveling east.
caption below handcart image "Let them come on foot, with handcarts and wheelbarrows. Let then gird up their loins and walk through, and nothing shall hinder them." South of this boulder on the banks of Clear Creek, is the . . . — — Map (db m78222) HM
2► Iowa, Johnson County, Coralville — 33 — Samuel Jordan Kirkwood — 1813 – 1894 —
On 5th Street at 3rd Avenue, on the left when traveling west on 5th Street.
Kirkwood is the only Iowan to serve as governor, U.S. senator and as a cabinet member. He came to Iowa in 1855 to operate a grist mill in this vicinity. Elected governor in 1859 as a Republican, Kirkwood administered the office with forcefulness and . . . — — Map (db m33204) HM
3► Iowa, Johnson County, Coralville — Site Geology —
On Unnnamed Road near Prairie du Chien Road, on the right when traveling south.
Iowa is underlain by bedrock layers composed of sedimentary rocks; layers of Devonian limestone bedrock of the Cedar Valley Group are well displayed in the Gorge. Sedimentary rocks were formed from accumulated layers of mud, sand or organic . . . — — Map (db m185715) HM


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Health industry should not lead the setting of priorities for the future Innovative Health Initiative
by European Alliance | Sep 21, 2021 | News | 0 comments
Brussels, 20 September 2021
Following the preparation of the next public-private partnership – Innovative Health Initiative – health policy organisations, including several members of the Alliance, have sent a letter to the Health and Research and Innovation Commissioners expressing concerns about over-influence by private partners over setting strategic priorities for the future partnership.
As highlighted in the letter published today, the health industry is taking a lead on priority setting by dominating the development of the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda – a document that will serve as a road for public spendings. This risks further tilting the balance away from public health and public interest needs.
The evaluations of the previous health research partnerships, Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI and IMI2) pinpointed stakeholders' concerns about the lack of inclusiveness and transparency in the selection of research priorities and governance structures. The dominance of large groups of influence representing the health industry remains a serious problem. The evaluations warned that scientific advisory groups did not have a significant influence on shaping the strategic agenda and directions of the partnership.
Signatories urge the European Commission to address these issues by:
focusing on public health priorities and societal needs;
allowing independent science to guide decision making process;
responsible and equitable planning and measuring of public health and societal impact
using public funding as a leverage to ensure accessibility and affordability of end products;
attaching strings to the use of public funding as a leverage to guarantee accessibility and affordability of end products and open access to data and know-how;
ensuring it is fully transparent and equipped with strong public governance and accountability mechanisms.
Global Health Advocates (GHA)
Aurora Universities Network
AIDS Action Europe
Asociación por un Acceso Justo al Medicamento (AAJM)
Treatment Action Group
Sciences Citoyennes
Salud por Derecho
Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (DSW)
Health Action International (HAI)
Universities Allied for Essential Medicines (UAEM)
NoGracias