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Ain't Too Proud's Derrick Baskin on Working at TGI Friday's, Inheriting Hugh Jackman's Dressing Room & More on Show People
Show People With Paul Wontorek
by Broadway.com Staff • Mar 27, 2019
As Temptations founding member Otis Williams in the new musical Ain't Too Proud, Derrick Baskin does a lot of looking back. There is a lot of reminiscing to be done regarding his own journey to center stage. After earning a biology degree from Hampton University, he took a chance and purchased a one-way ticket to NYC on his way to a "no regrets" look-see at following his dreams. What began as an idea to "maybe sing commercial jingles" turned into a full-blown stage career. Baskin has appeared on Broadway in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, The Little Mermaid and Memphis, but Ain't Too Proud marks his first time as a leading man. He stopped by Show People with Paul Wontorek to discuss his journey, how his latest gig revived his love of musical theater and more.
1. HE USED TO WORK AT THE TIMES SQUARE TGI FRIDAY'S
"After I got my degree, I moved in with my grandfather, who lives in St. Louis. I was applying for medical schools and graduate schools. I didn't want to have any regrets. I asked myself, 'Is there anything you want to do? Because once you do this, that's it.' I'd always wanted to maybe sing jingles in commercials or something like that. I bought a one-way ticket to Newark; I flew into Newark instead of New York because it was cheaper. I didn't know how to get to New York from there. When I landed, I was like, 'Just follow the group. Someone will be going to New York.' I didn't know what I was doing. I stayed at the YMCA in New York for a couple of weeks and was terrified to leave Midtown Manhattan. I got a job waiting tables at TGI Friday's. I had worked at TGI Friday's in St. Louis. I had them call, and I got the hook-up. I already had the suspenders and the little buttons."
2. HE'S ON "CALL ME UNCLE O" TERMS WITH OTIS WILLIAMS
"We affectionately call him Uncle O. He's just such a humble person. He knew that if it was anyone's name above the title, it would not have been as successful. If it were Otis Williams and the Temptations, you would focus on Otis Williams. He wanted you to focus on the group. For him, it was always about the group. I asked him about it. He said, 'We were just all equal. We all got paid the same, so I didn't need that.' He didn't need to be known as the leader of the group."
3. HE'S GOT HUGH JACKMAN'S THE BOY FROM OZ DRESSING ROOM
"Hugh Jackman kind of tricked this dressing room out. I owe him a bouquet of roses and a thank-you card. There are three dressing rooms on the first couple of floors. Hugh Jackman needed two. He knocked a wall down, so now I have that dressing room."
Other must-read highlights:
ON AIN'T TOO PROUD REVIVING HIS LOVE OF MUSICALS
"After I closed Memphis, I was starting to get a bit jaded towards musicals. I think sometimes you just lose the appreciation for what you do if you don't think about how it touches people. I was trying to get out of doing musicals when this one came along. I initially didn't really want to audition for it. My agent said, 'But you haven't been seen in this particular light. This is the lead of the show. This guy is carrying the show, and you've never done that.' So, then I looked at the script, and that's when I knew I had to go in for it because I was scared. This show has stretched me in ways I've never been stretched before. This show has brought joy for doing musical theater back into my life. I'm really having the best time. For me, it's a love letter and it's a thank you letter to these men who I am standing on the shoulders of as a singer. The reason why I can carry this show is because Otis Williams carries his group."
ON HIS TIGHTKNIT CLASSIC FIVE CO-STARS
"Our energies just linked up. It happened really fast. Sometimes it takes a while to warm up, or it takes a while to find that rhythm. We fell into this friendship, this cameraderie very, very fast, which made it easier to just dive into the work."
ON HIS WELL-TRAVELED CHILDHOOD
"My father was in the air force. He's retired now. We bounced around a lot. I was born in North Carolina and then bounced to Illinois. We went to Germany. Germany was first through third grade. We then went back to Illinois, and then I went to high school in Japan. Throughout all that traveling, I had more and more siblings added to the family. I'm the oldest of six. It's so interesting how life prepares you for what you become eventually. I didn't necessarily want to be an actor. I didn't want to move to New York or do Broadway. But when I came to New York, the moving around made it so much easier because I'd been introduced to different cultures, different ways of thinking. When I came to New York, I thought, 'This feels right' because I'm used to growing up with different cultures."
ON LANDING HIS DEBUT ROLE IN SPELLING BEE
"William Finn hand-picked me [for The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee]. He was making offers for this particular role. He called everyone that he knew. He called Norm Lewis at one time. Lea DeLaria was on the list at one point for my role. They had one day of auditions. My agent at the time got me in. Bill Finn was in the room. I sang a song from Smokey Joe's. I started to sing the song, and I hear this chuckling. Bill Finn does and says what he wants in the moment. I think to myself, 'I either have him, or I'm a complete joke right now.' He told me in that moment he knew I was the guy."
ON LANDING HIS FIRST LEAD ROLE IN AIN'T TOO PROUD
"You wonder, 'What is my lifespan in this business? What will it be? Will I only be the sidekick?' You have to ask yourself, 'If that is your lot in this business, are you OK with that?' I would have been OK with it. Of course, I always wanted to try to be lead in a show, but had it not happened, being able to be a storyteller on a Broadway stage is a tremendous honor."
Watch the full episode of Show People with Paul Wontorek below!
Interview has been edited and condensed for clarity.
Did you know Show People is available as a podcast? Listen to your favorite stars talk Broadway and beyond on your way to work, the gym, the theater and more on iTunes and Spotify.
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Tribune Editorial: The dream of building an island on Utah Lake is a squishy reality — at best
It's a scheme right out of Utah County. In fact, it's right out of Utah Lake.
The idea is to spend oh, say, $6 billion to $8 billion to dredge the decades of sludge from the bottom of the lake and pile it into islands upon which a sparkling new city can be built.
Not only would this grand plan correct the lake's algal blooms, it would produce valuable property surrounded by clean water that could be home to up to a half million people in the fast-growing county.
And how are we going to come up with the billions for this? Relax. We just have to give an outfit called Lake Restoration Solutions Inc. permission to do it. They'll make their investment back from the development.
It is an idea only a majority of state legislative committee members could love, and of course they did. Despite warnings from just about everyone inside and outside of lake management, the House Natural Resources Committee advanced House Bill 272, the Utah Lake Restoration Act, on a 5-2 vote.
The act is required because the lakebed is state sovereign land that is not easily disowned, and disowning it is required so that a developer can sell those lakefront lots.
The unanswered questions are geological, biological and just logical. Even the state's algal bloom expert calls the plan "a bit stretched for truth." And what does a city built on sludge in the middle of a lake do in an earthquake? Can we put lifeboats at every intersection?
And what do we tell the eight public sewage plant operators who still need a place to put their discharge? The sewage plant operators have a much more modest, sensible request: Spend more money on research. The experts say we don't really have a handle on what it would take to clean the lake, and legislators are ready to make a deal with a developer.
An online search of business entities at the Utah Department of Corporations didn't turn up any results for "Lake Restoration Solutions." The results page just says the name "appears to be available."
But, rest assured, the whole thing is very much home grown. The man touting the idea publicly is an IT consultant who says he's modeled it with software created at Brigham Young University, his alma mater. He also says he has private investors lined up who he thinks can cover the upfront costs. He also said they may have to wait 40 years for the return.
All he needs is someone who can cough a few billion and wait four decades for a payback on what is by all measures a risky venture.
There is no one like that, but if legislators pass this bill, they can go on pretending.

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That's 1:30pm! Try to get to the ground by 1pm to watch the B's – we play better relaxed, not rushing!
If running late, text or call your coach. If you don't, you won't start.
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Judging the Judges? Part 1: Context and main findings
Cherese Thakur |
Cherese Thakur writes on the Constitutional Justice Report
The Constitutional Justice Report: Judging The Judges? Part I - Context And Main Findings
This purpose of the Report – commissioned in 2012 – was a review of judicial decisions of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal with a view to "locat[ing] our jurisprudence within the development state", "assess[ing]…the capacity of the state…to implement courts' decisions" and "advanc[ing] the transformation of the administration of justice with regard to access to justice, development of common law and customary law, and costs of litigation".[i]
The context in which the Report was commissioned is significant. In 2012, issues relating to the judiciary were at the front and centre of the national discourse, spurred on by questionable comments by members of the executive branch of government and fervent responses from, amongst others, members of the judiciary.
Part I of this brief will sketch out the background to the commissioning of the Report and provide a high-level overview of its findings.
Part II will analyse those findings, consider the Minister's delay in releasing the Report and the costs incurred in its creation, and highlight concerns about how the executive might implement the Report's findings.
Legal and political climate at the time of commission
In February 2012, the President stated in an interview that the executive wished to review the powers of the judiciary[ii]. His explanation for this desire was – controversially and curiously - that the Constitutional Court often produces dissenting judgments and that at times the "dissenting [judgment] has more logic than the one that enjoyed the majority".[iii]
These and similar comments by public officials, and the publication of a discussion document entitled "The transformation of the judicial system and the role of the judiciary in the developmental South African state"[iv], on 28 February 2012, elicited a strong public reaction. The discussion document recommended the assessment of the impact of the Constitutional Court's decisions on social transformation. The discussion document went to great lengths to emphasise that the proposed review was not intended to be an attack on the judiciary. Rather it said that the commission was mandated by item 16(6) of Schedule 6 to the Constitution, a transitional provision relating to the rationalisation of court systems. The focus was not on the decisions of the Constitutional Court itself, but rather the impactof its jurisprudence on society.
Despite these assurances, judges[v], academics[vi], legal and political commentators[vii], and civil society[viii] voiced concerns that this review amounted to an unconscionable intrusion by the executive on the independence and functioning of the judiciary.
Notwithstanding this criticism, the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development issued terms of reference regarding the proposed research[ix]. Over a year later, the tender to conduct the required research was awarded to the Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) in partnership with the Nelson R Mandela School of Law of the University of Fort Hare (UFH).
Development of Report
The researchers convened colloquia during the research period, which were attended by industry experts. The purpose behind the colloquia was to "democratise" the project and hear concerns regarding research integrity. These provided a forum for those who initially criticised the project to offer their input on what should be explored. Their intervention appeared to have been successful, in that the research mandate was firmly kept away from any review of courts' powers.
The final Report was completed some eight months behind schedule in November 2015. However, the more egregious delay was in the release of the final Report which occurred only two years after its completion. This delay was neither mentioned nor explained by Minister of Justice Masutha during his speech at the launch of the Report on 3 November 2017.[x]
Overview of Report
The researchers' mandate included examining the "lived experiences of all South Africans, particularly in respect of the adjudication and implementation of socio-economic rights within the context of a capable and developmental state".
This was done both by way of desk-top research (such as analysing court decisions) and fieldwork. The fieldwork component of the research canvassed views of former and current judges of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, public officials, advocates, attorneys, civil society organisations, and – most interestingly –litigants themselves, the people who approached the Courts with the aim of vindicating their constitutional rights. Often, cases centred on constitutional rights capture intense public scrutiny and media attention as they make their way through the courts, only for the cases – and the persons whose lives are materially impacted by those decisions – to be forgotten soon as judgment is handed down.[xi]
The Report was organised into four main themes, namely:
- Socio-economic and transformational jurisprudence and the role of the courts;
- Implementation and impact of court decisions;
- Direct and indirect access to the constitutional court; and
- Access to justice: costs, duration and process.
- Jurisprudence and the role of the courts
The Report found that the orders of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal have been "mostly transformational" and that the courts rely on the legislature and executive branches of government to implement these orders. The Report implies that that executive must meet its primary responsibility for the implementation of socio-economic rights for transformation to occur.
The Report pointed out that the courts are not well placed to make policy, or even to prescribe to government as to how it should make its policy choices. Rather, the courts should be seen as guardians of constitutional rights.
Different tests are possible in the adjudication of socio-economic rights. The first approach would entail the definition of a minimum core content of these rights. The second would be a 'reasonable' test, applied to government actions. The preponderant view is that the second approach is more desirable, although the Constitution does not prohibit a minimum core approach.
Jurisprudentially, there is a tendency to borrow extensively from Canadian law, very little from German and American law, and hardly anything from comparative jurisdictions in Africa. Courts have adopted best practices from other countries, especially those concerned with compliance with court orders.
Focus was placed on innovative remedies such as structural interdicts and "meaningful engagement". The Report did not point out that the need for such judicial oversight would not arise if the executive were diligent in implementing court orders. It was proposed that a "monitoring agency" could increase compliance, and the South African Human Rights was suggested by some respondents for this role.
Implementation and impact
Judgments are narrowly defined and issue-driven. Implementation depends on the multitude of variables that the executive branch of government has to consider. A key finding was that mechanisms for accountability, oversight, and monitoring must be enhanced in respect of measures aimed at realising socio-economic rights. Complexities arise from the different competencies of levels of government – national, provincial and local. One interesting finding was that some delays in implementation are attributed to fear of transgressing the Public Finance Management Act.
Direct and indirect access to the Constitutional Court
Questions surrounding direct and indirect access to the Constitutional Court were answered largely in favour of retaining the status quo. The respondents in the research discussed concerns about overburdening the Constitutional Court and expressed that "greater flexibility in structural aspects of the CC and the more effective implementation of judgments are more preferable to a relaxation of direct access criteria". They also highlighted that the High Courts should not be overlooked as they have a key role to play in adjudicating constitutional claims.
Costs, duration and process
This theme produced some interesting insights regarding the experiences of litigants in constitutional rights cases, mostly because the research was empirical. Respondents conveyed that they generally felt that they were treated fairly and with dignity in the courts but their attitudes were less favourable when asked about the impact of court decisions. This again demonstrates that poor implementation of court orders can undo many of the positive aspects of constitutional litigation.
Another important finding is that for litigants, the court process may be prohibitively costly – even where legal services are provided pro bono. Costs such as transport to hearings, meetings, and consultations as well as the costs of being away from work must be taken into account. The South African Social Attitudes Survey 2014 found that 76% of respondents favoured the use of tax funds for the funding of legal services when required. The idea that the mandate of Legal Aid South Africa (LASA) should be increased to include socio-economic rights litigation was generally supported, but concerns were raised regarding LASA's independence as a state-funded entity, and the quality of legal representation it can provide. Some respondents expressed the view that the rules of the High Court and Supreme Court of Appeal need to be reformed to simplify procedures and make justice more accessible.
The Report contributes in some ways to the understanding of how the mechanisms intended to ensure justice actually operate. This is particularly the case as regards the findings that followed from interviews with litigants and members of the public regarding their perception of the justice system. Nevertheless, in its extensive analysis of court decisions, the Report confirms prevailing positions surrounding the work of the Constitutional Court and Supreme Court of Appeal, and in that regard, the Report has not provided many novel insights.
Further analysis of the Report will follow in Part II of this brief.
Cherese Thakur, Legal Researcher, Helen Suzman Foundation, 9 February 2018
[i] Presentation to the Justice Portfolio Committee dated 5 September 2014, http://pmg-assets.s3-website-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/140905constitutional_justice_project.ppt accessed on 11 January 2018.
[ii] Monare, M "Concourt's powers need reviewing, says Zuma" The Star accessed online at https://www.iol.co.za/the-star/concourts-powers-need-reviewing-says-zuma-1232428 on 22 January 2018.
[iii] Staff Reporter "No sunset clause for Constitution" The Mail and Guardian, accessed online at https://mg.co.za/article/2012-02-17-no-sunset-clause-for-constitution on 19 January 2018.
[iv] This document can be accessed online at http://www.justice.gov.za/docs/other-docs/20120228-transf-jud.pdf.
[v] Uncredited "Moseneke in new clash with Zuma" IOL Newshttps://www.iol.co.za/sundayindependent/moseneke-in-new-clash-with-zuma-1296282 accessed on 30 January 2017.
[vi] See Klaaren, J "Transformation of the Judicial System in South Africa, 2012 – 2013" The George Washington International Law Review (47) 2015 at pages 481 – 508.
[vii] De Vos, P "Assessment of judiciary represents a retreat for reactionary forces in government" https://constitutionallyspeaking.co.za/assessment-of-judiciary-represents-a-retreat-for-reactionary-forces-in-government/, accessed on 30 January 2017.
[viii]The Helen Suzman Foundation published a brief detailing a number of concerns with the review. See Morris, E "A Review of Concourt and SCA Decisions: Undermining or Empowering the Rule of Law?" http://hsf.org.za/resource-centre/hsf-briefs/a-review-of-concourt-decisions-undermining-or-empowering-the-rule-of-law accessed on 31 January 2018.
[ix] This can be accessed online at http://www.justice.gov.za/m_statements/2012/20120326_m_transformation-tor.pdf.
[x] This is despite the fact that the final Report builds on the work of three prior reports, which were submitted to the Department in March 2014, October 2014, and March 2015 respectively. Therefore, at the very least, the Report's preliminary findings and conclusions would have been known to the Minister well in advance.
[xi] See, for example the news article by Pearlie Joubert of the Mail & Guardian "Grootboom dies homeless and penniless" https://mg.co.za/article/2008-08-08-grootboom-dies-homeless-and-pennilessaccessed on 30 January 2018.
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Repo rate cut; rand rallies; Richemont rides online wave; property market optimism; Eskom Bigwig wanted


Because a picture-and statistics-speak a thousand words, Café Quill created this handy visual guide (you can print on recycled paper, of course) to all-things green office supplies and services for your business. Read on to find easy ways to make a huge difference in how your office effects the environment. From c02 emissions and water heating, to paper use efficiency and lighting, here's everything that plays a part in your company's carbon footprint. We've made it easy to read and now it's all in one place, for your reference at any time.
While we don't want to ruin the fun of reading it for yourself, you'll find topics such as recycling printer ink and toner, and simple ways to conserve energy all day long. When it comes to cleaning and lavatory essentials, switching to green cleaning supplies, recycled toilet paper and paper towels and ordering products in bulk takes little effort but will have positive effects on your inside office, as well as the environment outside, too.


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Manila, Philippines – June 2020. During these trying times, it's important to know you have the support of your loved ones and friends. Life can be challenging in this current environment. That's why knowing that you can be who you are and still count on the support of the people in your life is not only comforting. It can give you the strength and courage to get through anything.
The same applies in our 2nd home – our workplace. Even now as most people continue to work from home, our work takes up a lot of hours in our days. Even without the physical environment of an office, feeling supported and welcomed for your talents and skills is an asset of a workplace. One that empowers people to be their best and be driven to create a future with the Company.
"We value diversity and inclusion at our workplace," shares Shiela Pangilinan, HR Business Lead of snack maker Mondelez Philippines. "We are committed to sustaining a workplace where differences are valued and where everyone can be themselves. In fact, one of our company values is to 'Do What's Right.' This is a commitment to respect and value differences as success enablers."
Pangilinan adds, "We believe passionately in a culture where everyone is treated with integrity and respect. When it comes to diversity and inclusion, we have three clear goals we hold ourselves accountable for: Empowering women to lead, offering an inclusive bias-free workplace, and building an active and purposeful diversity and inclusion community. We tell our colleagues, Make it Uniquely Yours at Mondelez Philippines. Be yourself, dare to be different and Speak up!"
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More than a philosophy or belief, making the work experience at Mondelez Philippines unique are its policies and work culture, which promote diversity and inclusion. Currently, people of the Company who do not need to be physically present in the office continue to work from home. This isn't something new though as this policy has been in force since 2017. This working arrangement aims to provide opportunities for employees to efficiently manage their personal tasks without compromising performance of work responsibilities.
Similarly, the Company has expanded its Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) benefits. This entitles health coverage not only for married couples, but also those for domestic partners of all genders. Benefits include annual check-ups, and inpatient, outpatient, emergency, dental and maternity care. Most recently the Company has begun to cover the cost of consultations and treatment for mental health conditions as well as a wider range of illnesses.
Lastly, allowed time off work has been expanded based on the roles you play in your household, not your gender. Leaves for Primary and Secondary caregivers are regardless of gender, and regardless of birth method. This means leaves are also given for instances of surrogacy or adoption. Single parents are also afforded additional 15 days of paid leaves to ensure they can be present at home and attend to their responsibilities.
"I have always felt welcome at Mondelez Philippines and accepted for who I am and who I want to be," shares Karl Sandoval, an HR Manager, and the Company's own LGBTQIA advocate. "In fact, gender has never played a role inside our workplace. You wouldn't usually see someone like me, a member of the LGBTQIA community leading and partnering with a male-dominated area such as a manufacturing unit. But Mondelez Philippines' manufacturing team has welcomed me very warmly. You are appreciated and recognized for what you can contribute and not how you identify yourself. Our policies also make our jobs and our home commitments much easier to manage. Because the Company trusts us to do our best, we show our appreciation by being the best version of our true ourselves. By making the experience of working at the Company uniquely our own."
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I've used this code for a bunch of things I've built recently, such as the cigar box you can see me playing in this video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4ClGLyFBa8). I suspect it is somewhat elementary for most of the users of this forum but I figured I'd post it here in case anyone comes a-looking. Some bits are kind of lazy but it's a start.


and the connecting bar behind. Turn around and fasten the right side.
Pay attention: the mechanics has a front and a back.
When the lamms are fully pulled down, the rear shafts will lifted higher then the front shafts.
the axis of the pedals.
Place the loom on the stand.
around the loom. Then you can place the castle with the harnesses.
Every harness fits an aluminium profile.
Make the loops for the tie-up.
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For all first arrivals by air, owner of the goods' original passport with entry stamp and a letter of employment are required.
Car older than 8 years and qualified for exemption will be charged dumping fees for 30% of the CIF value, there is no exemption for more than 3000cc cars.
Returning Ugandans and non-diplomats can import one vehicle, which must be owned more than 12 months to qualify for exemption from duties and taxes.
Require a pre-shipment inspection COC certificate preferably from a company contracted by the Uganda National Bureau of Standards e.g. SGS, Intertek, JEVIC, EAAR, etc.
Electronic identification (e.g., microchip) is highly recommended.
Veterinary health certificate must be issued by a licensed veterinarian within 15 days of import.
The pet passport must show proof against rabies and other disease and is free of disease communicable to humans; the rabies vaccination must be done at least 30 days prior to import.
Certain breeds of dogs are prohibited from entry; contact agent for details.


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Q: Create Bootstrap Front-end for Ruby on Rails application I was tasked to build a front end for a Ruby on Rails application and since I previously used bootstrap for my .net application I thought it would be cool to use it for that as well.
I have absolutely NO EXPERIENCE with RoR and I really don't have much time to complete this so I didn't want to start from scratch with learning rails so I thought I could just build the front end using bootstrap and then integrate that with the RoR app.
I did not build the RoR app, I am just being asked to build the front end.
Is there a way to just create the html with the same css and javascript and then add the Ruby application to that?

A: There is a Ruby gem for Twitter Bootstrap that you can add to your asset pipeline (the aspect of the RoR architecture that combines & minifies your assets like CSS & JS). Then you can just write Bootstrap-conformant HTML in the Rails views and the styles will be applied.
But if I'm understanding your last question correctly, there's no way to write a front-end and hook Rails up to it as a back end. The two are integrated in the Rails ecosystem.

A: I would start be creating your basic template, the one of the bootstrap examples:
http://getbootstrap.com/getting-started/#examples
Once you have your HTML mocked up and looking how you should, you should then be be able to start to fill values in to the page <%= value %>

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Apartments VIDA Mar de Laxe are located in the center of Laxe, one of the most picturesque towns on the Galician coast, 40 meters far from a beautiful 2 km beach and surrounded by all services (cafes, restaurants, supermarkets…).
Laxe, located in the heart of one of the most beautiful places of this peninsula, is perfect to take it as a starting point to know the entire coast. Besides, Laxe is 45 minutes far from the city of A Coruña (by motorway), and 70 minutes far from Santiago de Compostela.
1 bedroom apartment (maximum capacity for 4 people), with 1 double room, kitchen-living room with double sofa-bed (135 cm) and bathroom.
2 bedroom apartment (maximum capacity for 5 people), with 2 double rooms, kitchen-living room with sofa-bed and bathroom.
3 bedroom apartment (maximum capacity for 7 people), with 3 double rooms, living room with sofa bed, kitchen and 2 bathrooms.
The apartments have also a reception, social lounge, café, restaurant, chill-out lounge, Internet access, free WiFi, garage (payment at the hotel), tourist information of the area and cloakroom.


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Q: RecyclerView is not showing in Activity I have a NewsDetailsActivity file that is displaying some news details. On top of the news details I want to display some cardview in a recyclerview. The recyclerView is not showing up but the worse part is that another recyclerview (that I have in the MainActivity is showing up in my NewsDetailsActivity like if If I am calling some id from my NewsDetailsActivity.
The only thing I want is to display some information on the top of the news details using the the recyclerview id my_recycler_view_coin_details
NewsDetailsActivity
package com.noticripto.activities;

import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import androidx.appcompat.app.AppCompatActivity;
import androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;

import com.noticripto.APIClientCoin;
import com.noticripto.adapters.CryptoListAdapter;

import android.content.Intent;
import android.net.Uri;
import android.os.Build;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageView;
import android.widget.ProgressBar;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.bumptech.glide.Glide;
import com.noticripto.MainActivity;
import com.noticripto.R;
import com.noticripto.adapters.NewsAdapter;
import com.noticripto.model.HomePageModel;
  import com.noticripto.rest.ApiClient;
import com.noticripto.rest.ApiInterface;
import com.noticripto.retrofit.CryptoList;
import com.noticripto.retrofit.Datum;

 import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import retrofit2.Call;
import retrofit2.Callback;
import retrofit2.Response;

public class NewsDetailActivity extends AppCompatActivity {

Toolbar toolbar;

TextView sourceName, newsTitle, newsDesc, newsDate, newsView,labelSimilar;
Button viewMore;
ImageView imagy,small_icn;

ProgressBar progressBar;

RecyclerView recyclerView3;
CryptoListAdapter adapterCoin2;
ApiInterface apiInterfaceCoin2;
List<Datum> cryptoList2 = null;

HomePageModel.News detailNews = null;

@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_news_detail);
    apiInterfaceCoin2 = APIClientCoin.getClient().create(ApiInterface.class);
    recyclerView3 = findViewById(R.id.my_recycler_view_coin_details);

    initViews();

    LoadNewsDetails();

    getCoinList();

}

private void LoadNewsDetails() {
    // Calling our api
    ApiInterface apiInterface = ApiClient.getApiClient().create(ApiInterface.class);
    Map<String, String> params = new HashMap<>();

    params.put("id" , getIntent().getIntExtra("pid", 0) + "");

    Call<HomePageModel> call = apiInterface.getNewsDetailsById(params);
    call.enqueue(new Callback<HomePageModel>() {
        @Override
        public void onResponse(Call<HomePageModel> call, Response<HomePageModel> response) {

            // Update the news layout
            detailNews = response.body().getNews().get(0);
            newsTitle.setText(detailNews.getTitle());
            newsDesc.setText(NewsAdapter.removeHtml(detailNews.getPostContent()));

            if (detailNews.getImage().length() >=1){
                Glide.with(NewsDetailActivity.this)
                        .load(detailNews.getImage())
                        .placeholder(R.drawable.image1)
                        .into(imagy);
            }else{
                imagy.setVisibility(View.GONE);
            }

        }

        @Override
        public void onFailure(Call<HomePageModel> call, Throwable t) {
            progressBar.setVisibility(View.GONE);
        }
    });

}

private void initViews() {
    toolbar = findViewById(R.id.toolbar);
    setSupportActionBar(toolbar);
    getSupportActionBar().setTitle("");

    if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
        toolbar.setNavigationIcon(R.drawable.icon_arrow_back_white);

        toolbar.setNavigationOnClickListener(new View.OnClickListener() {
            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                onBackPressed();

            }
        });

    }

    cryptoList2 = new ArrayList<>();

    adapterCoin2 = new CryptoListAdapter(cryptoList2);

   // sourceName = findViewById(R.id.source_name );
    newsTitle  = findViewById(R.id.news_title);
    newsDesc  = findViewById(R.id.news_desc);
    newsDate = findViewById(R.id.news_date);
    //newsView = findViewById(R.id.news_view);
    labelSimilar = findViewById(R.id.label_similar_news);

    //viewMore = findViewById(R.id.view_more);
    progressBar = findViewById(R.id.progressBar);

    imagy =findViewById(R.id.news_image);
    //small_icn = findViewById(R.id.small_icn);

    recyclerView3 = findViewById(R.id.my_recycler_view_coin_details);
    LinearLayoutManager linearLayoutManager3 =new LinearLayoutManager(getApplicationContext(), LinearLayoutManager.HORIZONTAL, false);
    recyclerView3.setLayoutManager(linearLayoutManager3);
    recyclerView3.setNestedScrollingEnabled(false);
    recyclerView3.setAdapter(adapterCoin2);

    adapterCoin2.notifyItemInserted(0);
    recyclerView3.scrollToPosition(0);

}

public void getCoinList() {

    Call<CryptoList> call2 = apiInterfaceCoin2.doGetUserList("20");
    call2.enqueue(new Callback<CryptoList>() {
        @Override
        public void onResponse(Call<CryptoList> call, Response<CryptoList> response)
{
            CryptoList list = response.body();

            cryptoList2.clear();
            cryptoList2.addAll(list.getData());

            adapterCoin2.notifyDataSetChanged();

            System.out.println("List getData = " + list.getData());
        }

        @Override
        public void onFailure(Call<CryptoList> call, Throwable t) {
            Toast.makeText(NewsDetailActivity.this, "onFailure",
   Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();
            Log.d("XXXX", t.getLocalizedMessage());
            call.cancel();
        }
    });
}

@Override
public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
    getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.news_details_menu, menu);
    return true;
}

@Override
public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(@NonNull MenuItem item) {
    if (item.getItemId() == R.id.share){

        if (detailNews != null){
            // Opening sharing options
            Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_SEND);
            i.setType("text/plain");
            i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_SUBJECT, detailNews.getTitle());
            i.putExtra(Intent.EXTRA_TEXT, detailNews.getPostContent());
            startActivity(i);

        }else{
            Toast.makeText(this, "Lo Sentimos!", Toast.LENGTH_SHORT).show();

        }
    }

    return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
   }
  }

crypto_list_item_in_detail_activity.xml
     <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
    <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    android:id="@+id/cardViewCoinDetails"
    android:layout_width="wrap_content"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:layout_marginRight="3dp"
    android:layout_marginBottom="10dp"
    android:layout_marginTop="10dp"
    android:layout_marginLeft="10dp"
    app:cardCornerRadius="8dp"
    app:cardBackgroundColor="@android:color/white">

    <LinearLayout
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:orientation="horizontal">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/symbolNameDetails"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:fontFamily="roboto_bold"
                android:gravity="center"
                android:paddingBottom="3dp"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:text="Symbol"
                android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Large"
                android:textColor="#000"
                android:textSize="15dp" />

            <TextView
                android:id="@+id/priceDetails"
                android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:singleLine="true"
                android:textStyle="bold"
                android:text="Price"
                android:textSize="13dp"
                android:layout_marginBottom="5dp"
                android:layout_toRightOf="@+id/symbolNameDetails"
                android:textAppearance="@android:style/TextAppearance.Medium"
                android:textColor="#000" />

        </RelativeLayout>

    </LinearLayout>

</androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

activity_news_details.xml
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
android:layout_width="match_parent"
android:layout_height="match_parent"
tools:context=".activities.NewsDetailActivity">

<androidx.appcompat.widget.Toolbar
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content"
    android:id="@+id/toolbar"
    android:background="@color/black"/>

<RelativeLayout
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_below="@+id/toolbar"
    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

    <ProgressBar
        android:id="@+id/progressBar"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:visibility="gone"
        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
        android:layout_marginTop="5dp"
        android:indeterminateTint="@color/yellow"/>

    <androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:scrollbars="none"
        android:overScrollMode="never"
        android:layout_below="@+id/progressBar">

        <RelativeLayout
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content">

            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                android:id="@+id/my_recycler_view_coin_details"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="match_parent"
                android:scrollbars="horizontal" />

            <androidx.cardview.widget.CardView
                android:id="@+id/wrapper_cardview"
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_margin="5dp">

                <RelativeLayout
                    android:layout_width="match_parent"
                    android:layout_height="wrap_content">

                    <LinearLayout
                        android:id="@+id/wrapper"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:orientation="horizontal">

                    </LinearLayout>

                    <TextView
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:id="@+id/news_title"
                        android:text="Titulo"
                        android:textStyle="bold"
                        android:layout_below="@+id/wrapper"
                        android:textSize="22sp"
                        android:paddingLeft="16dp"
                        android:textAlignment="center"
                        android:paddingStart="16dp"
                        android:textColor="@color/black"
                        android:gravity="center_horizontal" />

                    <RelativeLayout
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:id="@+id/wrapper_news"
                        android:layout_below="@id/news_title"
                        android:paddingLeft="10dp"
                        android:layout_marginTop="4dp">

                        <TextView
                            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
                            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                            android:id="@+id/news_date"
                            android:paddingEnd="10dp"
                            android:paddingStart="10dp"
                            android:text="Date"
                            android:paddingRight="5dp"/>

                    </RelativeLayout>

                    <ImageView
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:adjustViewBounds="true"
                        android:id="@+id/news_image"
                        android:src="@drawable/icon_youtube"
                        android:layout_below="@id/wrapper_news"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"/>

                    <TextView
                        android:id="@+id/news_desc"
                        android:layout_width="match_parent"
                        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                        android:layout_below="@id/news_image"
                        android:fontFamily="@font/roboto"
                        android:padding="10dp"
                        android:text="News Description"
                        android:firstBaselineToTopHeight="0dp"
                        android:includeFontPadding="false"
                        android:lineSpacingExtra="2dp"
                        android:textColor="@color/black"
                        android:textSize="17sp" />

                </RelativeLayout>

            </androidx.cardview.widget.CardView>

            <TextView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:layout_below="@+id/wrapper_cardview"
                android:padding="10dp"
                android:textSize="18sp"
                android:text="Similar News"
                android:visibility="gone"
                android:id="@+id/label_similar_news"/>

            <androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView
                android:layout_width="match_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content"
                android:id="@+id/news_recy"
                android:layout_below="@id/label_similar_news"/>

        </RelativeLayout>

    </androidx.core.widget.NestedScrollView>

    </RelativeLayout>
  </RelativeLayout>

And finally, I am trying to get the list from here:
CryptoListAdapter
package com.noticripto.adapters;

import android.content.Context;
 import android.graphics.Color;
 import androidx.recyclerview.widget.RecyclerView;
 import android.view.LayoutInflater;
 import android.view.View;
 import android.view.ViewGroup;
 import android.widget.ImageView;
 import android.widget.RelativeLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;

 import com.noticripto.retrofit.Datum;
 import com.noticripto.R;

 import java.util.List;

 public class CryptoListAdapter extends
 RecyclerView.Adapter<CryptoListAdapter.ViewHolder> {

private List<Datum> mData;
private ItemClickListener mClickListener;
ImageView arrowImage;
RelativeLayout layout;
RelativeLayout symbolBG;

// data is passed into the constructor
public CryptoListAdapter(List<Datum> data) {
    this.mData = data;
}

// Usually involves inflating a layout from XML and returning the holder
// inflates the row layout from xml when needed
@Override
public ViewHolder onCreateViewHolder(ViewGroup parent, int viewType) {

    Context context = parent.getContext();
    LayoutInflater inflater = LayoutInflater.from(context);
    View view = inflater.inflate(R.layout.crypto_list_item, parent, false);
    ViewHolder viewHolder = new ViewHolder(view);

    layout = view.findViewById(R.id.relativeBG);
    symbolBG = view.findViewById(R.id.symbolBG);
    arrowImage = view.findViewById(R.id.arrow_img);

    return viewHolder;
}

// Involves populating data into the item through holder
// binds the data to the TextView in each row
@Override
public void onBindViewHolder(ViewHolder holder, int position) {
    // Get the data model based on position
    Datum datum = mData.get(position);

    TextView symbolName = holder.symbolName;
    symbolName.setText(" (" + datum.getSymbol() + ")");

    // Set item views based on your views and data model
    TextView name = holder.name;
    name.setText(datum.getName());
    TextView symbolNameDetails = holder.symbolNameDetails;
    symbolNameDetails.setText(datum.getSymbol());

    TextView price = holder.price;
    TextView priceDetails = holder.priceDetails;
    if(datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPrice() >= 1) {
        price.setText("$" + String.format("%.2f", datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPrice()));
       priceDetails.setText("$" + String.format("%.2f", datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPrice()));
    }else{
        price.setText("$" + String.format("%f", datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPrice()));
       priceDetails.setText("$" + String.format("%.2f", datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPrice()));
    }

    //TextView marketCap = holder.marketCap;
    //marketCap.setText("Market Cap: $" + String.format("%,d",
Math.round(datum.getQuote().getUSD().getMarketCap())));

    //TextView volume24h = holder.volume24h;
    //volume24h.setText("Volume/24h: $" + String.format("%,d",
Math.round(datum.getQuote().getUSD().getVolume24h())));

    //TextView textView1h = holder.textView1h;
    //textView1h.setText(String.format("1h: %.2f",
datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPercentChange1h()) + "%");

    TextView textView24h = holder.textView24h;
    textView24h.setText(String.format("%.2f", datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPercentChange24h()) + "%");

    if(datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPercentChange24h() < 0.0){
        //red
        textView24h.setText(String.format("%.2f", Math.abs(datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPercentChange24h())) + "%");
        textView24h.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#ffffff"));
        arrowImage.setImageResource(R.drawable.arrow_down_white);
        layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#EA3943"));
        symbolBG.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#EA3943"));

           priceDetails.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#EA3943"));

    }else{
        //green
        textView24h.setText(String.format("%.2f",
      Math.abs(datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPercentChange24h())) + "%");
        textView24h.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#ffffff"));
        arrowImage.setImageResource(R.drawable.arrow_up_white);
        layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#18C784"));
        symbolBG.setBackgroundColor(Color.parseColor("#18C784"));

        priceDetails.setTextColor(Color.parseColor("#18C784"));

    }

    //TextView textView7d = holder.textView7d;
    //textView7d.setText(String.format("7d: %.2f",
    datum.getQuote().getUSD().getPercentChange7d()) + "%");

  }

// Returns the total count of items in the list
// total number of rows
@Override
public int getItemCount() {
    return mData.size();
}

// Provide a direct reference to each of the views within a data item
// Used to cache the views within the item layout for fast access
// stores and recycles views as they are scrolled off screen
public class ViewHolder extends RecyclerView.ViewHolder implements
    View.OnClickListener {
    // Your holder should contain a member variable
    // for any view that will be set as you render a row
    TextView name;
    TextView price;
    TextView marketCap;
    TextView volume24h;
    TextView textView1h;
    TextView textView24h;
    TextView textView7d;
    TextView symbolName;

    TextView priceDetails;
    TextView symbolNameDetails;

    // We also create a constructor that accepts the entire item row
    // and does the view lookups to find each subview
    ViewHolder(View itemView) {
        // Stores the itemView in a public final member variable that can be used
        // to access the context from any ViewHolder instance.
        super(itemView);

        name = itemView.findViewById(R.id.name);
        price = itemView.findViewById(R.id.price);
        //marketCap = itemView.findViewById(R.id.marketCap);
       // volume24h = itemView.findViewById(R.id.volume24h);
        //textView1h = itemView.findViewById(R.id.textView1h);
        textView24h = itemView.findViewById(R.id.textView24h);
        //textView7d = itemView.findViewById(R.id.textView7d);
        symbolName = itemView.findViewById(R.id.symbolName);

        priceDetails = itemView.findViewById(R.id.priceDetails);
        symbolNameDetails = itemView.findViewById(R.id.symbolNameDetails);

        itemView.setOnClickListener(this);
    }

    @Override
    public void onClick(View view) {
        if (mClickListener != null) mClickListener.onItemClick(view,
 getAdapterPosition());
    }
}

// convenience method for getting data at click position
public Datum getItem(int id) {
    return mData.get(id);
}

// allows clicks events to be caught
public void setClickListener(ItemClickListener itemClickListener) {
    this.mClickListener = itemClickListener;
}

// parent activity will implement this method to respond to click events
public interface ItemClickListener {
    void onItemClick(View view, int position);
}
  }

The log doesn't say anything helpful just that the list might be empty but the same list is working on the MainActivity so, I believe the problem is inside my NewsDetailActivity.
I also tried some of the answers and none of them helped me:
RecyclerView is not showing
RecyclerView is not showing items
CardView is not showing properly in RecyclerView
Again, i just want to display my list from CryptoListAdapter under the NewsDetailActivity toolbar...in a nice cardview
This is what I want to do...

A: this is simple and normal! you fill your array in getCoinList() but set adapter for RecyclerView in initViews() in this way your array not filled yet but you pass it to your recycler! , you should get your array first , then pass it to adapter and set adapter to RecyclerView.


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Maine lawmaker stays jailed on gun-threat charges
A state lawmaker accused of pulling a gun during a parking lot confrontation over the weekend said he believes "this is going to be all right" after appearing Monday in a courtroom less than a mile from the State House complex.
AUGUSTA, Maine – A state lawmaker accused of pulling a gun during a parking lot confrontation over the weekend said he believes "this is going to be all right" after appearing Monday in a courtroom less than a mile from the State House complex.
Rep. Frederick Ladd Wintle, a Republican from Garland, was not required to enter a plea Monday to charges of criminal threatening with a dangerous weapon and carrying a concealed weapon. He remained held at the Kennebec County Jail on $3,500 bail.
Wintle was arrested Saturday after confronting a man with a .22-caliber handgun outside a Dunkin' Donuts in Waterville, police said.
As part of court-ordered bail conditions, Wintle is barred from having a gun and from entering the State House complex without permission from House Speaker Robert Nutting, said Rep. Kenneth Fredette, an attorney who represented Wintle in court.
As Wintle was being led from the courtroom, he offered this unsolicited remark: "I believe in America. I believe in God. I believe in my family, and I believe this is going to be all right," according to the Bangor Daily News.
Chief Russell Gauvin, who is in charge of State House security, questioned Wintle last week after other lawmakers expressed alarm over Wintle's erratic behavior even before the incident with the gun. Around the same time, Gauvin learned that Wintle had been kicked out of the motel where he sometimes stayed in Augusta.
Gauvin said Wintle told him that his comments were being taken out of context and that people didn't get his sense of humor.
"In any political environment, there's a high tolerance for strong opinions and colorful expressions. That's what the political process is all about," Gauvin said Monday. "We're balancing between what would be a colorful personality and what would be inappropriate."
During Saturday's confrontation, the victim told police that Wintle pointed a handgun at him after accusing him of being a drug dealer for the mother of an infant who died earlier in the week at a homeless shelter. Police said the victim was an "innocent bystander."
Fredette encouraged the public Monday not to rush to judgment against Wintle, an Air Force veteran who's married and has grown children.
"There's a general consensus that his behavior has been unusual and erratic over the last period of a couple of weeks," he said. "This conduct is consistent with that erratic behavior. There are concerns that there may be health issues, whether they be physical health or mental health issues."
It's unclear whether Wintle will be able to make bail. A person who answered Wintle's home phone on Monday hung up on a reporter seeking comment.
Nutting had personally contacted the judge to ask that Wintle be required to keep his distance from the State House. Over the weekend, Nutting also revoked Wintle's electronic badge privileges. Nutting's spokesman said he didn't have any additional comment Monday.
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Carla Nappi
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Last Night an Historian Saved My Life: Science, Sampling, and the Art of the DJ
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Water, Energy, Access: Collaborative Research on Internet and Mobile Phone Infrastructures in Rural Zambia
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John Dupre'
Professor, Philosophy of Science, University of Exeter
Molecular Processes or Molecular Machines: Democritus Redux
Erika Milam
Associate Professor of the History of Science, Princeton University
Man the Hunted: Rethinking Aggression and Human Nature in the 1970s
Joanna Radin
Assistant Professor in the History of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine
Planning for the Past: Endangerment and Cryopreservation at the Millennial Farm, Zoo, and Museum
Emilie Cloatre
Senior Lecturer in Law, Kent Law School
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Senior Research Fellow in Biomedical Ethics, The University of Edinburgh
Two Special Talks on Pharmaceuticals, Science Studies, and the Law
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Associate Director for Research, CSTMS at UC Berkeley
Getting security off the mind: when is it ok not to be concerned about the security issues in your research?
Steven Shapin
Professor of the History of Science, Harvard University
How Does Wine Taste?: Sense, Science, and the Market in the 20th Century
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Pre-Industrial Technologies of Knowledge
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Funny Kinds of Love: The Ethics and Affects of Human-Animal Relationships
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CANCELED: A Hidden Accident Long Before Fukushima: From the Viewpoint of "Structural Disaster"
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Cursed Immortality: Temporality and Crisis in Contemporary Speculative Fiction
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Augmented Reality: Towards the Augmentation of a Brave New World
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Is There A New Development? The promise and politics of provincializing experts, models, and knowledge in the 21st century.
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On a History of Fuzzy Sets and Systems
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Beyond the Bush Pump: Microworlds of Humanitarian Design
Maurice Finocchiaro
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The Galileo Affair and the Berkeley Para-clericals
CSTMS Spring Reception
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Home Industry News Plastipak moves closer to APPE acquisition
Plastipak moves closer to APPE acquisition
by Leanne Taylor
APPE
Plastipak Packaging has announced it is progressing its purchase of PET packaging specialist, APPE Group, with the acquisition expected to be fully finalised on 1st June 2015.
Plastipak Packaging, Inc. a leading global manufacturer of rigid plastic packaging,was selected by Forest Partners (administrators of La Seda de Barcelona) as the successful bidder to acquire APPE with a winning bid of €360 million.
"I am delighted with the sale to Plastipak. Our recent ownership difficulties have held our business back from fully delivering and implementing creative packaging solutions for the market, so this is the most positive outcome for our business and its long-term future," explained Martin Hargreaves, APPE's CEO.
"Our combined strengths, expertise and resources will immediately bring financial support and multi-material capability, which will undoubtedly deliver tremendous value for our customers, providing an unrivalled portfolio of products and solutions to support their future requirements."
APPE currently has nine manufacturing plants covering Europe, Asia and North Africa and Plastipak has thirty two manufacturing plants globally of which seven are within Europe.
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Is Sourav Ganguly being considered as next BCCI President?
Sourav is currently leading the Cricket Association of Bengal since Semptember 2015. And after attending two general meetings, one of the criteria needed to be followed to head the body, he has qualified for the top role.
Former Indian skipper Sourav Ganguly's name is doing the round as a strong contender to fill up the vacant post of president of the Board of Control For Cricket in India (BCCI) after Lt Anurag Thakur and secretary Ajay Shirke were sacked by the Supreme Court on January 2.
According to a Hindustan Times report, Ganguly's name is topping the list of all favourable names suggested to take over as the BCCI President.
Moreover, anyone from the state cricket associations could be nominated for the post and with Sourav being the popular option, his chances are prevailing.
As of now, Central Zone's vice-president C K Khanna is the senior most official in the BCCI. Apart from Ganguly, the names which have been coming up are Gautam Roy (East Zone Vice President) and T C Mathew (West Zone Vice President).
Sourav Ganguly was appointed as the CAB chief after the former BCCI and CAB chief Jagmohan Dalmiya departed.He was also a part of the Justice Mudgal Panel which investigated the IPL betting and match-fixing row in 2013.


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The Best Predictor of Future Success
September 13, 2009 by Quantum Publisher
Filed under Success Insights
Wonder just what it is that best predicts your future success? Passion and perseverance are more important to success than talent or intelligence. But there's something else that may be the best gauge of your future success.
In a series of studies at the University of Pennsylvania, researchers found that "gritty" people are more likely to achieve success in school, work and other pursuits—perhaps because their passion and commitment help them endure setbacks. In other words, it's not just talent that matters but also character.
How Much Does Talent Count?
So… if effort is the bedrock of success, what roles do intelligence and talent play? Many large research projects suggest that intelligence accounts for about 25 percent of one's success. While persistence, or pure grit, accounts for at least 50 percent, and creativity an additional 25 percent.
Neurobiologist Angela Duckworth and positive psychologist Dr. Martin Seligman, known for his groundbreaking work on optimism, interviewed high achievers in various fields to identify their common distinguishing characteristics.
There were a number of people in their study who were brilliant, ambitious and persevering, Duckworth reports. But there were also a lot who were not geniuses, but were really tenacious and could endure setbacks. The researchers began to refer to this tenacity as "grit"—the determination to accomplish an ambitious, long-term goal despite the inevitable obstacles.
And for those who may not be ranked as having a genius IQ, Duckworth and Seligman have an important finding: Grit has value for people at all levels of raw intelligence and ability.
In fact, their initial studies show that grit and intelligence are completely independent traits. Duckworth says regardless of your ability, it's important to be focused and able to bounce back from setbacks.
The Power of Passion
There is strong evidence that passion fuels persistence. Although extremely persistent people are usually passionate about their work, that doesn't mean that the passion always comes first.
Perseverance, notes Duckworth, can itself foster passion. Often the most fascinating aspects of an area of interest only become apparent after deep immersion, to a level where you understand it and are enlivened by it.
For others, persistence may grow from a desire to test their limits. Consider endurance athletes, for whom challenge isn't merely an obstacle to accomplishing something but often the spur to action in the first place.
Also in the Mix
Passion may be the linchpin of grit, but it's not the only element. Truly gritty people tend to set especially challenging long-term goals. Self-discipline is probably also important, and studies have shown that gritty people tend to be highly self-disciplined.
Then there's optimism, a trait that Dean Keith Simonton of the University of California at Davis finds is extremely common among high achievers. They just really believe in the end that they're going to win, and they just keep on pushing, he says.
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An awareness based approach to a creative life
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Vajradaka looks back on a meeting in a smoky Jazz club and explores the mystery of empathetic communication between artist and audience.
I once had a chance encounter with a jazz musician that had a big effect on me and characterized some of the important qualities of living a creative life. At the time I was living up in the hills of Wales and coming down to London periodically. During one such visit I went to a jazz gig at the old Vortex in Stoke Newington, as part of the London Jazz Festival. It was smoky and dark with only a dozen people in the audience. We did not need much empathy to realize that the turnout was dispiriting for the musicians. They were a jazz trio from LA and had just flown over for the jazz festival and a few other gigs.
In the first set it became clear that they were really good musicians, very competent and experienced, but while they were playing it became clear something essential was missing. The way that I thought of it at the time was that there was no creativity in their improvisation or set pieces. At the end of the set the drummer with a tone of desperation pleaded with us not to leave during the interval. I'm sure that quite a few people had thought about it, but everyone stayed.
I went to the bar to get some drinks for my friends and got into conversation with the main man who was a saxophonist. He was English but lived in LA and worked full-time playing music. He had his own trio and also worked as a session musician with some of the big and famous groups. When I told him I lived in a Buddhist retreat centre in North Wales he became quite animated. He sometimes meditated at a Zen Center in LA and went on Zen retreats. He found it made a big difference to his creativity, particularly when he was practicing his instrument or had a gig. He said that when he meditated during the days that he had a performance his jazz was far more fluid and creative.
He said he experienced an important relationship between the discipline of doing the scales diligently day after day and the creativity that happened during improvised performance. Practice and performance were intimately connected, one feeding the other. He was quite clear that his ability to express creativity at the highest level during performance came out of all the hours honing his musical skills and keeping a creative frame of mind.
He started to explain how he experienced creativity in performance. At the actual moment of creativity he didn't have to try at all, there was effortless effort; it just flowed out of him. It was like being in an open dimension, without limitation, the music just arose and passed away. Nothing was contrived and the notes arose spontaneously within the chosen "tune." He was there playing but not identifying with himself, nor was he "self-conscious" about playing. The music came through him and used all the skills that he had developed over years of disciplined practice. There was no separation between creativity and him.
When he entered into that state of creativity in a performance, even in a big venue with thousands of people everyone knew when he was there in that creativity. There was something noticeably different in the atmosphere. The audience's awareness of his creativity affected him, which in turn plunged him deeper into the flow of creativity. At a certain point there would be no difference between him and the audience, it was as if everybody was participating in the creative process. For him this was the greatest prize of being a professional performer and what he valued most was maintaining that creative state of mind and following it wherever it went in the music
He was slightly sad for a moment and said he was aware that he was out of touch with all of that in the last set. It seemed to take a long time for the drinks to come, so we carried on talking about this relationship between the spirit of meditation and creativity. He saw a direct relationship between entering into an open state of mind in meditation and being open to creativity when he played the saxophone. He had a really good feeling for it and as we talked we both entered into that open vibrancy of mind that can happen in both meditation and creativity.
Creative improvisation was happening in communication between us. There was inspiration in our words and we entered into a world of exploring what was of real value and significance to us. A sense of freedom and potential flowed between us. I suppose he felt supported and engaged in what was most important for him and for my part I felt as if I had met a soul brother. The vibrancy and aliveness that existed between us in that moment of communication is also at the heart of both creative improvisation and the spirit of meditation.
At the beginning of the next set when he came on stage he asked for requests I immediately put up my hand and mentioned a tune from one of Miles Davis's Kind of Blue album. He knew exactly what I was talking about and hummed it to the group and gave them a few instructions. When he started playing everything was different. He had arrived in that creative place where the music just flowed out of him.
I found myself becoming completely captivated, but when early on I took a brief glance at the audience, they were all completely with him. That creative interchange between performer and audience was growing deeper by the moment. He had arrived at the place of creative improvisation that he most valued and we all were right there with him.
The music took me to a place of freedom and infinite possibility that stays with me still. I couldn't tell how long the set was, as there was no sense of time. It seemed to me that he knew I was there and I was completely there with him, the concept of us being apart dissolved. My whole being seemed to vibrate with the resonance of the saxophone, He was taking me on a long journey through every kind of emotion. It was as if we went everywhere in the universe and then gradually and very gently we came back to earth and the Vortex club. After a pause the audience went ecstatic, he looked directly at me, smiled and winked.


November 24, 2010 - Rotational computed tomography angiography (CTA), a new noninvasive imaging modality, has the ability to display angiography in 3-D formats. This allows for considerable simplification of orientation of complex fenestrated/branched stent grafts in 3-D views, as well as catheterization of target vessels. It also enables practitioners to determine whether fenestrated/branched stent grafts are successfully deployed without leaks and thus obviates the need for immediate post-operative CTA.
The plans, constructed using multidetector CTA (MCTA) thin slice images, provide guidance for the final positioning of the fenestrated/branched stent grafts in the aorta. However, especially when the aorta is tortuous, the planned position is often an approximation to the final position achieved. This can considerably increase the technical challenges associated with placement of connecting stents.
Until recently, only 2-D angiographic images have been possible to guide placement of the endograft and connecting stents. In order to overcome this limitation, multiple views from different angles such as from the frontal anterior-posterior to lateral views, have been employed. A large amount of nephrotoxic contrast medium is often used for these repeated 2-D angiographies. Recent developments in angiographic equipment have made possible the acquisition of rotational angiography that gives a 180-degree view of the vascular tree.
"The same technique can be employed for catheterization of target vessels whereupon a limited amount of contrast medium is used selectively only through the catheters in the target vessels, thus reducing the large amount of contrast medium otherwise necessary for routine 2-D angiography/aortogram from differently angled views," he said.
Ivancev said it is also possible to fuse images from a pre-op MCTA with the images from a rotational CTA, and then to use the fused images for catheterization of the target vessels. In the near future rotational CTA may facilitate selection of an appropriate off-the-shelf fenestrated/branched stent graft based upon 3-D evaluation of the aorta with a large dummy sheath in place to simulate the relative behavior of stent grafts and the target vessels in the presence of tortuosity.


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RPG Maker Let's Play – The Lost – Game Critique
Hello everyone! In this RPG Maker Let's Play, we sift through the sands of "The Lost" by Dutch Power Creations. Well polished and with a powerful story, this game had us hooked from the very beginning.
This game has a strong cast of characters, an emotional story, and a very unique and enjoyable tactical battle engine. You cannot hack your way through this game–you have to rely on your wits and strategy to come out on top. This is a refreshing change from what we normally critique.
Having said that, this game has a few tweaks here and there it needs. There needs to be a tutorial battle before the player is asked to read manuals, and there are a few instances of sprites and scenes moving slowly. But these are minor tweaks that can easily be fixed.
Unfortunately, there is a game-crash bug that occurred during the two squad fight. We used three items in a row and were about to use the fourth when the game crashed. Then, for whatever reason, we could not restart the game. We'd like to finish this section of the game, but this needs the be addressed first. Developer, please contact us privately and let us know when we can try again.
But otherwise, we love this game and can't wait to see what becomes of it!
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We're Steel and Teal, a husband and wife game development team that specializes in RPG Maker games. Our background is one of writing, game design, and level design. Back in 2003, we started designing a series of fan games using RPG Maker 2003 for the anime community. They were very well received, much to our delight. Over the next 10 to 15 years, we continued to hone our craft working on non-RPG Maker products (Game Maker, Unreal, Unity) as well as developed our craft as professional writers. It's been an amazing journey, but we're ready to return to our roots and develop commercial games in our favorite engine, RPG Maker. There is something about the way the games look, the feel of a J-RPG, that we really jive with. We also love the supportive and friendly community. Our goal is two-fold: One, we want to create high quality games for people to enjoy. Two, we want to give back to the community in the form of critical reviews of video game projects and tutorials on game design. We hope to continue this goal on Facebook, YouTube, and through our website. If you're interested in having your project reviewed by us, or just want to talk game design, please contact us. We'd love to hear from you!


For those who like the finer things in life and little extra luxuries when it comes to your cooking appliance, you'd better keep reading. Whilst all Falcon upright range cookers are exceptional quality, largely hand crafted and manufactured in Royal Leamington Spa Warwickshire, United Kingdom, a handful come equipped with a few extra features and functions that make them shall we say 'the luxury range'. Little extra features that go a long way, functions that make cooking escapades a dream. The two Falcon models that form the luxury range are the NEXUS and Classic Deluxe.
110cm Falcon range cookers - three individual cooking spaces plus more!
Did you know that all Falcon 110cm upright cookers come with a separate grill and storage drawer? This is of course on top of the already generous side opening door, double ovens. That means three individual cooking zones and a storage compartment – four very special purpose built spaces!


Here are some pics of the warping trapeze I built for my Macomber loom. I just put on my first warp using it, as you can see. I put two top beams on it so that I can use the bottom one as the warp gets closer to the end. You can't see the raddle very well because of the angle I used when I took the pictures, but it's there between the lease sticks and the lower beam. The best part is that there is no reason to take it off the loom - I don't see any reason why I can't weave with it in place. Unfortunately, I'm not going to get to this warp very soon. I beamed it during the hurricane and have been cleaning up the yard and a broken trellis ever since.
I like it. It looks well thought out. I have just been putting my water jugs on the floor and running the warp either over the castle or just over the cloth beam and straight back to the back beam.
This takes up much less room and is beautiful, too. Could you show us how it attaches to the loom, as well as how the raddle is attached?
Thank you for showing and sharing!
The advantage of this trapeze is that it is very easy to assemble and disassemble and takes up virtually no room in storage. The disadvantage is that you have to make certain the top is level and that the top beam is parallel to your warp beam, otherwise you run into trouble. I also found it best to wrap a teflon sheet (used for pressing seams in sewing,available from sewing shops) around the top of the beam.
It's not as pretty as your trapeze and is probably fussier to work with, but it works well for me!
Here are the pictures that show how I attach it to the loom. My loom has a home-made second warp beam, held away from the main back beam with a copper tube with a bolt through it. I screwed a small piece of wood to the bottom of the trapeze post and put two oak dowels into that. I hold it on with a bungie chord. You could do the same thing on the main beam, but your little flat board would would extend over both edges of the beam and the dowels would be installed differently. One would be in front and one in back of the warp beam. A bungee would also keep them from slipping off.
The second pictures shows how I attach the raddle. This little "hinge" is something I found at the hardware store. I cut it off and installed a little screw to keep the part from falling off. The good thing is that it moves left and right, so the holes in the raddle don't need to be exact. This system works very well because it keeps the raddle at an exact right angle to the warp.
Also, notice the little screw eye. That keeps the trapeze posts from sliding right or left. You could use these on the back beam also to keep everything in place. Screw eyes are good "place holders" because you can turn them to make things fit tightly.
PS. I replaced the original pictures because they went blurry when I reduced the size.
That makes it clearer. I see the raddle now. I was not looking at the picture right. The little hinge is a great idea.
I'm interested in how you made your second warp beam also. I would like to put that on my list of to-do projects for the near future.
I really appreciate your sharing your photos and information with us.
You need a piece of wood for the second back beam. Attach it to the main beam but an inch or two back of it and a little higher. As you can see in that picture, I installed it with a bolt that goes through a piece of copper pipe. Very easy and insures that you can keep it the same distance away on both sides. And copper pipe is easy to cut with a plumbers cutting tool.
Then you use another piece piece of wood for the second warp beam. I used a nice straight piece of 4 x 4 fur and ripped the corners off to get an octagon, which I sanded a lot to make it smooth. That is installed below the main warp beam. Where you install it will depend on the geometry of your loom. You will need to make sure that the two warps don't interfere with each other.
For the friction brake and the parts to attach the beam to the support legs, I used replacement brake parts sold by Camilla Valley Yarns in Canada. I used the brake parts sold for the Leclerc Artistat loom. (For a table loom, use the parts sold for a Dorothy loom.) You will need a pedal to release the brake and to figure out how / where to install all this in such a way that it doesn't interfere with your main warp brake, etc.
Camilla Valley Yarns is my favorite place for parts. They are also where I got the parts including the reed for the tapestry loom that I built.
Would you or anyone on this thread consider making these (warping trapezes) to sell for those of us that don't have access to a wood shop?
And, while we're at it, how about something other than a web cam, book light, and laptop that allows us to see the back of the fabric as we weave? I could use one of those, too. Does anyone else have a better solution to this problem? To me, computers are for work and weaving is for fun . . .
By the time you figure in all the materials (bought at retail prices) plus the time, no one will be able to beat the price of the Purrington trapeze. They only want $175 for it. Those clamps are expensive, but there are lots of less expensive ones available at Home Depo or Lowes. The only way building one pays is if you do it for yourself. The trapeze is easily done with nothing more than a drill, a small hand saw and a hack saw if you buy the long pieces already at the right size - like 3 x 3s.
The second warp beam - that is a different matter and takes lots of tools.
got the website . . .
Now, how about seeing the back of the fabric while weaving . . .?
Ya, that's why I wanted to do one myself - because of ceiling height. I also wanted to warp over the loom to limit the space required behind the loom.
I'm thinking that you could cut off those tall pieces and get a long straight dowel and install it like I did my top trapeze beam. The dowel should be 1.5 - 2" in diameter. (Stairway hand rails would work and are almost round - just sand the edges a little.) Then, get some 1/4" Al rod pieces about 2" long each, and drill two little holes - one in each end of the dowel and one on each of the tall pieces. Don't drill all the way through the tall support pieces because you want to make sure the AL rods don't rotate out while winding the warp. Put a washer on the Al rod between the dowel and the support pieces.
If you are afraid the two tall support pieces will spread apart and drop the dowel - just put an eye hook on each of the support pieces and run a rope or bungee from one to the other.
If I were going to make a saw horse version like Tien's, I'd make some small changes. For one, I'd attach right angle support brackets to the under side of each end of the top beam. Then, I'd use the bottom holes in the bracket to hold a piece of rod that fit into each end of a dowel and run my warp over the dowel instead of the top beam. A small hole in the rod and coddle pins would keep it from coming apart.
Of course, you still have to figure out where to put your raddle and the lease sticks, etc., but that shouldn't be too hard.
Thanks for taking the time to explain more. I like my warp to go over the castle when winding on, too. I will think more about the second beam. Thank you for your ideas and for sharing them with us.
I have a question about how much weight for each chain of warp. My creative hubby built me a trapeze from his extra airplane parts (Lightweight yet super strong) and is attaching it to the ceiling so it won't be in the way of my weaving. I have a 60" Cranbrook and have 4 warp chains of 16/2 cotton, 1406 ends total, 5 yards in length. The planned weaving width will be 50" at 28 epi. My question: how much weight should I put on each chain? 5 lbs, 10 lbs, 2 lbs. Does anyone have any experience with the optimal weight to use or how to figure this out for different fibers?
Well, if you were warping with a friend pulling on the chain instead of with a trapeze, how much "weight" would you tell your friend to pull with? You wouldn't know how to measure that, right?
What I do is make sure each bout has the same number (or close to the same number) of warp threads, and then I fill the jugs all to the same height with the water. I usually use about 6 pounds per jug. It's a trial and error kind of thing. If the tension is enough to make the warping process work, then it's enough.
One thing I would say, is don't try to do it with too few bouts. I usually weave 30" wide or so, and use 3 or 4 jugs. If you put too much width hanging from one jug, the threads at each side of the bout get more tension than the ones in the middle of the bout, especially as the jugs get closer to the top of the trapeze.
The type of fiber doesn't really play into it. Any fiber can be spun into any weight, and can be well and strongly spun or badly spun.
As Sally says, too wide a bout create tension problems. The most I will do is 15" of warp per chain.
I use gallon jugs filled a little over half full. Have never weighed them but they give me the amount of tension I need. I have beamed linen, silk, rayon, wool, cotton using the same weight.
Photos on my blog. Click on " warping valet" label.
In the meantime, there is also Andreas Moeller's "Best Friend" which is a simple ladderlike frame that stands on the floor in front of the breast beam and threads the warp chain around 4 rungs as well as the knee beam, breast beam, and over the castle to create enough friction that one simply needs to threaad the long chain around the tension points and beam without weights at all.
Photo is near bottom of page.
Wrapping the warp around various fixed points on the loom is shown in many European weaving books - the ladder is just a nice addition.
Of course, a handy husband holding the chain several feet from the loom is also a great "helper" or "hired hand" (the direct translation of Varpknekt.