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This past Thursday night, Twisted Tail hosted their fourth Whiskey Bonanza. Featuring over 70 whiskies, including bourbons, scotches, wine, and brandies, it was clearly a big draw. In fact, the restaurant had plenty of folks stopping by for the VIP hour from 6-7PM, with the main event running until 10PM.
What was available during the VIP hour? Chef Leo Forneas executed a Southern pig roast, with several de-boned suckling pigs served to order. In addition, select whiskies were offered up during the hour. And throughout the night, local bartenders were serving up three specialty whiskey cocktails for Bonanza attendees to vote on.
I spent much of the night indulging in a wide array of whiskies, ranging from Maker's and Jim Beam to Stitzell-Weller & Buffalo Trace favorites, W.L Weller, Rebel Yell, and Eagle Rare. My favorite tastes of the night had to be Suntory's Hibiki Harmony whiskey and Jefferson's Presidential Select aged bourbon. Each unique in its own right, I appreciated that they were especially smooth and had a wonderful finish.
And of course, I kept coming back to Chef Leo's fantastic pork. Coupling the crisp cracklings with the porchetta-esque belly was pure heaven. So if you missed this year's Bonanza, be sure to subscribe to Twisted Tail's mailing list for all of their whiskey events. Better yet, stop by to try the select whiskies on their list and their seasonal menu.
Pro-Tip: They've got a cask-strength Maker's batch that's being specially aged in-house. It should be available for purchase in December!
FTC Disclaimer: Thanks to Twisted Tail for inviting me to the 2017 Whiskey Bonanza. Regardless, my opinions are mine alone and, therefore, unbiased.


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USG Haq: Human Rights Part of United Nations' DNA
Human rights has become such an integral part of UN peacekeeping missions over the last decade that it is "part of our DNA," said Ameerah Haq during a policy forum at the International Peace Institute on December 11th. At the event, Ms. Haq, Under-Secretary-General at the UN Department of Field Support, joined other experts to discuss human rights functions within peacekeeping missions. The event was co-organized by the Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations, the United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), and IPI.
Over the last ten years, human rights components within multidimensional peace operations have grown in number and size to the point where they are now central to delivering Security Council mandates. The panelists discussed in detail how Security Council resolutions translate into action on the ground to promote human rights in conjunction with other mission components and UN actors.
The former chief of human rights for UN missions in South Sudan and Afghanistan, Richard Bennett, stressed just how crucial human rights has become. "Human rights plays an important role in prevention of deadly conflicts, in early warning, in rapid intervention, in acute phases in peacekeeping, and in transitions through recovery to stability and development," he said. "In other words, before, during and after recovery from a serious conflict."
The forum addressed the theory and practice of integrating human rights components within UN peacekeeping operations and special political missions, offering the following insights:
1. Human rights are relevant to the full cycle of conflict, from prevention to peacemaking. Human rights violations in peace time can serve as early warnings of imminent conflict and should initiate prevention efforts. Human rights monitoring during a conflict reduces violence and civilian deaths, and provides documentation for future justice activities. Human rights reporting points to the root causes to be addressed in ending the conflict and building sustainable peace.
2. Human rights officers in UN missions provide support for national capacity. They deliver training to national officials and civil servants; provide advice in reforming justice systems, courts, and prisons; assist in designing transitional justice activities as conflict winds down; and support the creation of institutions such as national human rights commissions.
3. Early investment in human rights components in UN operations pays off. Human rights activities can reduce the length of conflicts, ending missions and sending troops home sooner. Integration can be reinforced with advanced planning, inclusion of human rights in mission mandates, and training of all mission staff in human rights principles and procedures.
4. Human rights advice for UN missions is becoming more robust at headquarters in order to support the expanding role of human rights in field operations. OHCHR's mission support team, now based in Geneva, will have an increased presence in New York in the future to bolster its support to peacekeeping operations and special political missions.
Signe Burgstaller, Deputy Permanent Representative of Sweden to the UN, said that for a long time resources have been stretched in OHCHR's mission support office, with less than ten staff members providing support to over 800 colleagues in the field.
Ivan Šimonović, Assistant Secretary-General for Human Rights at OHCHR New York, lamented this fact, noting that although human rights is the third pillar of the UN charter, it receives only three percent of its budget.
"It's nice that we all have human rights in our DNA," he added, "but it would be nice to have it also in the budget."
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Watch a real life story about a sincere apology!
Now, let's take a look at a recent example from real- life. It's the story of a horse racing owner from the United States.
His name is Steve Coburn.
Mr. Coburn owns an amazing race horse called California Chrome. California Chrome entered the Triple Crown, the most prestigious horse racing tournament. It consists of three races.
Did you know that millions of people have fled Syria since 2011 because of a civil war? A civil war is a war between different groups of people from the same country. For example, the US had a Civil War in 1861-1865. This war was fought between the North and the South over slavery.
Watch the videos and read about this fascinating story of integrity and gratitude.
On April 21, 2008 Grammy-nominated classical violinist Philippe Quint was returning from a concert in Dallas.
Inadvertently, Mr. Quint left a very expensive violin, a Stradivarius, in the back seat of a cab he had taken at the Manhattan Airport.
The Stradivarius violin is one of the world most renowned and expensive.
The one carried by Mr. Quint that day was valued at about 4 million dollars.
A few hours later, Newark police told Mr. Quint that the precious violin had been found.
The taxi driver, Mr. Mohammed Khalil, had taken it home and once he connected with Mr. Quint, the violin was returned.
Can you imagine how grateful Mr. Quint must have been?


Low-energy is the goal. Maximum performance our way.
Building control systems and building automation are relatively new fields. A few years ago it was still regarded as utopian, that more could happen automatically in a house than simply the heater shutting down at night. The need for advanced control systems came with the energy revolution - and the quite rational realization, that even the most environmentally conscious person does not think all day about whether somewhere in the house a lamp is burning too much.
VIPA controllers are smarter than so many a regulation.
To close blinds instead of ramping up the air-conditioning, not allowing rooms to cool down completely, but to heat efficiently, identifying and graphically depicting energy guzzlers – in such details the potential for the most savings lies. And VIPA CPUs with integrated interfaces to other bus systems executes this function better than any caretaker ever could. Even if he is the best facility manager far and wide.
The possibilities for saving are extendable. Our systems also.
The energy revolution has only just begun, and VIPA systems are ready for everything, whatever may come – simple to extend and easy to integrate into new systems. For example, to align solar panels to the sun, while at the same time turning down the stove – and show with the aid of a clear record, that perhaps you should just renew the windows.


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Q: Mat-sidenav-content causing scrollbar at height:100% I noticed that when I don't set mat-sidenav-container and mat-sidenav-content's height to 100%, I get an ugly white block at the bottom. When I do set the height, a scrollbar appears.
I think it might have something to do with the toolbar, since the height of the extra space added with the scrollbar is equal to the height of the toolbar.
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I think, Freda the Sleepy Fox, needs Bollinger – STAT. I don't do 5 am. I don't even know what it looks like and I have no desire to learn. As for being a mum; that is the hardest job in the world, my loves. I have nothing but respect for mums. You all deserve a medal!


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import sys
import os
import couchdb
import json
import glob
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Import files into couchdb")
parser.add_argument('couchdb_url',help="location of the couch database")
parser.add_argument('database_name',help="name of the database")
parser.add_argument('-d','--source_dir',help="directory containing json files to import")
parser.add_argument('-f','--input_file',help="a single file to import")
args = parser.parse_args()

print "couchDB at",args.couchdb_url
database_url=args.couchdb_url+'/'+args.database_name
print "database at",database_url

# open connection to server and define database
couch = couchdb.Server()
db = couch[args.database_name]

# get the list of files to import
jsons=[]
if (args.source_dir):
	os.chdir(args.source_dir)
	for file in glob.glob("*.json"):
		print file
		jsons.append(file)

if (args.input_file):
	print args.input_file
	jsons.append(file)

nfiles = len(jsons)
print "putting",nfiles,"documents into couchDB"

# get n UUIDs, where n=number of json documents
# put them in a list
uuids = couch.uuids(nfiles)

# add {_id:uuid} to contents of each file
# and load into couchdb
# todo: should check to see if file exists / is modified
for doc in jsons:
    print doc
    data = json.load(open(doc))
    uuid = uuids.pop()
    data['_id'] = uuid
	# the save is what puts the doc into couch
    docid,docrev=db.save(data)
    print docid,docrev

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The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory (SOHO) was launched in December 1995 by an Atlas Centaur rocket and became operational in March 1996. SOHO weighs about two tons and with its solar panels extended stands about 25 feet across. The spacecraft has 12 scientific instruments collecting information about sunspots, the corona, solar flares and prominences, and vibrations deep in the Sun's interior. Photos courtesy of SOHO consortium, SOHO is a project of international cooperation between ESA and NASA.
"Active region 9393 as seen by MDI hosted the largest sunspot group observed so far during the current solar cycle. On 30 March 2001, the sunspot area within the group spanned an area more than 13 times the entire surface of the Earth! It was the source of numerous flares and coronal mass ejections, including the largest flare recorded in 25 years on 2 April 2001. Caused by intense magnetic fields emerging from the interior, a sunspot appears to be dark only when contrasted against the rest of the solar surface, because it is slightly cooler than the unmarked regions."
"In a sequence from four instruments this blast of material from the sun called a Coronal Mass Ejection(CME), part of a series of 5 CMEs in late November 2000, shows its progress from a sunspot group (MDI), to the flash of a flare (EIT 195�), to a blasting CME seen 14 hours later (LASCO C2), and to a large expanding CME cloud over three hours later."
The arrow shows the sunspot in the affected region. The different colors are to show the different temperatures and wavelengths each instrument studies. The disk in the lower images is part of the instrument and blocks out the body of the sun.
"This composite image presents the three most visible elements of space weather: a storm from the Sun, aurora as seen from space, and aurora as seen from the Earth. The solar storm is a corona mass ejection (CME) composite from EIT 304� superimposed on a LASCO C2 image, both from SOHO. The middle image from Polar�s VIS imager shows charged particles as they spread down across the U.S. during a large solar storm event on July 14, 2000. Lastly, Jan Curtis took this image of an aurora display in Alaska, the visible evidence of space weather that we see here on Earth."


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Q: Prometheus filtering when using a recording rule I have the following recording rule set up in Prometheus:
- record: web:prod:inbound_request_duration_seconds:by_private_ip:rate1m
  expr: sum(rate(inbound_http_request_duration_seconds_sum{job="prod-web"}[1m])) by (private_ip)

And when I execute the query by specifying the rule name in Grafana (or Prometheus Explorer) the recording rule works just fine.
What I want to do is filter that recording rule by httpStatus which I am sending in the Histogram set up in my app.
If I run do something like this:
web:prod:inbound_request_duration_seconds:by_private_ip:rate1m{httpStatus="^5..$"}

I don't get an error, I just get no output, whereas if I take the raw query and do this:
sum(rate(inbound_http_request_duration_seconds_sum{job="prod-web", httpStatus="^5..$"}[1m])) by (private_ip)

I get the output I am expecting.
Is it possible to filter on a recording rule? Or do I have to create additional recording rules with the filters I want included?

A: Your recording rule aggregates all time series by private_ip and all other labels are removed. Use the following expression:
sum(rate(inbound_http_request_duration_seconds_sum{job="prod-web"}[1m])) by (private_ip, httpStatus)


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South Siders Stay Undefeated
By Britta Nordstrom
The No. 10 women and No. 5 men of the UChicago tennis program continued their hot streaks this weekend as they took on two top-35 teams in Indianapolis. Both teams defeated Denison and DePauw in blowouts; the women finished 8–1 against both No. 22 Denison and No. 25 DePauw, while the men took down the No. 33 Big Red and No. 34 Tigers 9–0 and 8–1, respectively.
Defeating two ranked opponents bodes well for the remainder of the season for the South Siders, as the ITA Championships quickly approach in the coming weeks. After that tournament, the squads will begin their spring campaign.
The Maroons started their dominant weekend against Denison on Saturday. The men jumped out to a 3–0 lead during doubles play and never looked back, downing every single Denison player in singles. Indeed, only two games of 12 were decided by less than a three-point spread.
Third-year Nick Chua spoke on the team's doubles performance, saying, "Historically, singles have been our strength because of the level of singles talent that we've had as a team. Doubles, however, requires a lot more team practice and drilling than individual talent. There's still a long way to go, but I think we're getting a lot better and the results show."
The women, on the other hand, started out slow, at least compared an incredibly high standard considering they were undefeated in doubles play during 2017. After dropping the No. 1 doubles match-up, they rattled off two doubles wins and then swept singles play, with only one game going to extra points.
Second-year Rachel Kim said, "Growing up, we all played a lot of competitive singles matches, so we all come from a strong singles background. It helps that we are solid from top to bottom in singles, if we ever do need to pull through after a tough doubles round." Moving forward, the squad is looking to start the matches strong with a 3–0 doubles win.
Both squads had to make a quick turnaround, as they faced off against DePauw just the next morning. The men again dominated doubles play, as they finished with scores of 8–3 in all three match-ups. Although they dropped the No. 1 singles spot, it was a solid match-up for All-American Chua, as it went to three games with one ending in a tie-break. After this defeat, however, they rebounded by sweeping the next five singles games.
Mirroring their performance from the day before, the women's side went 2–1 in doubles play but then swept the singles games. DePauw put up a bit more of a fight than Denison, as the games ended more closely: two of the match-ups went to a third game instead of ending with a clean 2–0 sweep.
Next week, the women face off against two unranked opponents, Principia and John Carroll, before they head to Murfreesboro, TN for the ITA DIII Team Indoor Championships. The men, on the other hand, do not have another opportunity to tune up before the ITA Championships, as they head to Cleveland to face No. 9 Pomona-Pitzer next weekend.


Do you want to attract more potential clients from Google and other search engines?
Google now processes more than 3.5 billion searches per day. The figure is staggering — but not surprising.
Consumers research, compare, discover and buy online, with Google often leading the way through the process.
Search engine optimisation (SEO) is often described as a marathon rather than a sprint. I do agree, since it's the many little efforts over time that I've seen boost my own rankings and my clients' rankings. But don't be put off by the nature of the race. The rewards are waiting.
When working together, I'll explain why I recommend certain things so you don't feel "left in the dark".
A complete audit to assess your website's current SEO performance, including identifying errors that may be affecting your rankings.
What keywords should you target? Are you ranking for the right keywords? What keywords are your competitors ranking for?
A comprehensive report to give you a clear understanding of your website's SEO performance and recommended SEO fixes, strategies and goals.
- some quick fixes that you can implement straight away.
Includes an initial consultation and a follow-up consultation to discuss the report and recommendations.
Both consultations are by phone and for up to one hour.
A summary of any bugs or required technical fixes to be implemented by a developer.
A report to assess keyword ranking changes and organic traffic from these keywords.
Website copy and structural revisions to ensure Google-friendly copy that also pleases your readers.
Strategies and suggestions to build your site's authority through earned links (I never recommend buying links).
Blogs and articles that also aim to boost your search rankings.
Other marketing ideas to bolster your SEO efforts.
The work in stage 2 aims to boost your rankings in line with your goals and give you ongoing performance results.
Includes a monthly consultation (by phone and for up to one hour).
1. I write great content. Along with copywriting for business clients, I write for major newspapers and magazines. I know how to write in a way that pleases people. And people-pleasing copy always comes first, even when you're trying to attract interest from Google.
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3. I've learnt from the best — SEO copywriting superstar Kate Toon. Her Recipe for SEO Success e-course is a comprehensive guide to everything SEO-related.
4. I make it simple. SEO can be confusing, and big brands spend lots of money on elaborate tactics. If you're running a small or medium business, chances are you don't need complicated solutions to get solid results.
5. I'm a great example. I've managed to achieve a first page Google ranking for several of my prized keywords, including "copywriter", "website copywriter" and "legal copywriter". Last time I checked, I had the number 1 spot and featured snippet for "legal copywriter" in Google's search results.
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2021 Year in Review Roundtable
It's a 2021 Year in Review extravaganza! Hosts Gemma and Slim open the Letterboxd Hotline to experts on the three highest-rated films of the year: Matt Singer (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Juan Barquin (Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time) and Bintang Lestada (Yuni)—all of whom take a moment to plead for justice for Barb & Star, woefully ignored in the Letterboxd 2021 Year in Review. Senior editor Mitchell Beaupre and London correspondent Ella Kemp also join for a discussion on Year in Review favorites. Topics include: unabashed crowd-pleasers, rethinking Andrew Garfield, how to comfort a hedgehog, movies and mental health, recency bias, the power of stills photographers, the 2021 film that bypasses Slimfluence, an update on Ella's relationship status, feelings as a genre, our love for Mike Mills, the influence of The Beatles on 2021 fashion, Gemma's favorite George Harrison moments, and how Summer of Soul saved us all.
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Riders of Justice writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen opens up to Aaron Yap about grimly funny fairy-tales, woke teenagers and creating an accidental Christmas movie with hunky muse, Mads Mikkelsen.
"Genres, that's just a sales tool really. That's to give people, show people, 'are we having sushi or are we having Italian?' Sometimes I like it when you don't know what you're getting." —Anders Thomas Jensen
Riders of Justice 2020
Directed by Anders Thomas Jensen
It's stupidly easy to sell writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen's new film Riders of Justice on its thirsty pulp appeal alone. Who can resist the promise of Danish acting force Mads Mikkelsen finally getting a decent John Wick-ish vehicle of his own, stoically meting out anguished, bloody vengeance to a cadre of underworld thugs? Certainly not, among many Letterboxd members, Harlequinade, who was moved to write this ode:
"MikkelGod sporting a bushy beard
MikkelGod wearing a military uniform
MikkelGod wearing a suit
MikkelGod having this whole silverfox daddy thing going on
MikkelGod killing a man with his big beautiful bare hands
MIKKELGOD 🤗🙏🏻😍"
But to dismiss Riders of Justice as another entry in the seemingly endless slew of action-revenge pics would also be to undersell its other layers. Much more than Wick, your average Liam Neeson thriller-of-the-month, or even the recent avenging-dad flick, Nobody, Riders positions itself in a more emotionally and psychologically rewarding space, one perhaps closer to its tonally fluid South Korean counterparts. "What lingers," Douglas Davidson writes, "are the questions Anders presents and the strange hopefulness that flickers upon the credits roll, burning like the embers of a dying fire in the darkness of night."
It's of a piece with all of Jensen's directorial work thus far. A prolific screenwriter who's penned everything from soulful early Susanne Bier heartbreakers to the recently misfiring The Dark Tower adaptation, Jensen, as a director, has found a sharply honed groove in the form of grimly funny, genre-defying modern fairy-tales populated by oddball characters forced to contend with the chaos of the inscrutable cosmos around them.
Causality plays an even more pronounced role in Riders. The film's unlikely heroes—hard-bitten special forces soldier Markus Hensen (Mikkelsen) and a trio of bumbling data wizards (Lars Brygmann and Jensen regulars Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Nicolas Bro)—are drawn together to take down a vicious biker gang, but also preoccupied with processing the hows and whys of grief and trauma, and of course, the value of revenge.
Adam's Apples 2005
Men & Chicken 2015
Amid the terse blasts of gunfire, the film foregrounds scenes of connection and healing between its characters, an assortment of progressive teens and bumbling middle-aged men whose unusual found-family dynamic recalls Jensen's previous dark, offbeat comedies like Adam's Apples and Men and Chicken. As More_Baddass writes, the film gifts us some "Christmastime therapy of an unorthodox family".
Over Zoom, we spoke about whether it's possible to make Mikkelsen less handsome, why Denmark won't be getting a sci-fi blockbuster anytime soon, and the time that Jensen and a friend tried to break the Guinness World Record for movie-watching.
Riders of Justice cast members Lars Brygmann, Andrea Heick Gadeberg, Mads Mikkelsen, Nikolaj Lie Kaas and Nicolas Bro.
Riders of Justice is one of your more action-packed films. Did you watch any other action flicks, or were there any specific movies that inspired you while you were designing and creating the action in this film?
Anders Thomas Jensen: It's funny, because it's always subconscious. I never look for inspiration directly because for me, that would be weird to do because then you're just copying. Definitely in the back of my mind, there's a lot of action movies and a lot of revenge movies that I've seen in the past that will work their way in there. The process for me is very, how do you say, unconscious? What's it called?
Intuitive?
Intuitive, that's the word. Thank you. First of all, a revenge movie is not easy, but it always has a strong lead and it has a strong will, which is obviously really good if you want to do a script that moves forward. Hamlet is a revenge story, right? I love Once Upon a Time in the West. I love that. The Searchers. The Sting, I guess, is also a revenge movie. Also, there's so much identification in people who are wronged.
Wish fulfilment.
Yeah that too. It's one of the obviously basic human feelings. Revenge, love. There are these emotions that you'll do dramas based on long after we were here.
I understand that you took a break from directing for a while and you were spending time raising your family. I've noticed, with Men & Chicken and Riders of Justice there's a lot of attention paid to parenthood, and the role of the parent. Was that intentionally woven into these narratives and something you were thinking of?
Yeah. I don't do it on purpose, but I can definitely see that every movie I ever made I'm very much a part of it. So the whole father story is part of my life in this movie. I have a teenage daughter who I sometimes feel like … I don't at all have the emotional tools that she and her friends have. This new woke generation that I'm aware of; every single feeling and the environment and everything. I was brought up in a different way. So that's quite personal in the story, the whole 'father who has to learn how to communicate through feelings when he's not very good at it'.
Mads Mikkelsen and Andrea Heick Gadeberg in a scene from Riders of Justice.
Would you consider Riders of Justice a Christmas movie?
Well, it's so funny because I didn't see it at all before one of my editors said. No, I wouldn't because I didn't pay attention to it at all. The only reason it ends on Christmas is because that's the perfect coming together of a family. I needed it in the end, but it could have been Easter, but it wasn't. Perhaps it is a Christmas movie now because it does have Christmas in it.
What was the first film that made you want to be a filmmaker?
There are several, but I think the first time I had was Lawrence of Arabia. I saw that when I was very little, when I perhaps shouldn't have seen it. But when I was around ten, I got a bootleg copy of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade. VCRs were a brand new thing and we got a VCR. I saw that film every day for half a year and I still know every line in it. It's not getting out of my head. I love that film and I think from there on, I knew that I wanted to do films.
As a screenwriter, do you have any other screenwriters that you respect and admire?
I have many. Billy Wilder is one of my favorites. Also, Ingmar Bergman, the Coen Brothers, Robert Towne, but many others also. There are a lot of good screenwriters.
I can see elements of those writers coming through your work, especially the first three. You're really good at blending elements from different genres and putting strange characters together. Are there any other genres you want to explore that you haven't yet?
Well, it's funny because every time I open up a new streaming service, I look for sci-fi movies first. I'm part of the Academy and when I get the screeners, I'm always checking for sci-fi. I have a love for sci-fi, but unfortunately I'm born in a country where doing a sci-fi film would just be insane. It's never been done. If you have a really big budget, you have five to six million here. So it's just something that won't happen. But of course, you could get ambitious and write a sci-fi movie and hope you could do it somewhere else. I hope one day [to] do a good sci-fi movie, or at least something within that genre because it is a favorite.
But I also have to say, basically, I love all genres. Perhaps not rom-com that much, but I really like Westerns. I like war movies, revenge movies, dramas. I love to mix genres. Every time I do a movie, I get this from the distributors: "What are we going to call it?" Because it is this mix of genres. Genres, that's just a sales tool really. That's to give people, show people, "are we having sushi or are we having Italian?" So people don't get confused. But I think sometimes I like it when you don't know what you're getting. That's also what I love about the Coen Brothers and other directors that play with genres, is that I never know where it's going.
Riders of Justice writer-director Anders Thomas Jensen.
Let's talk a little about Danish cinema. You have your Lars von Trier, you have your Vinterberg and Susanne Bier. Is there an older Danish film that you would recommend that people should see?
I actually thought about it and it's going to sound arrogant, but I couldn't find one. Not when I compare to what else is out there of American, French, Italian, British, German, Russian and Asian. No, there isn't. Of course there's Carl Dreyer. He's an icon in early, early cinema. That's the obvious thing to say, but no. For me, Danish cinema starts in the '90s. Also, I haven't watched many Danish movies before that, because there aren't that many. Some people will hate me for saying this, but that's how I feel.
Are there any recent Danish films or filmmakers that you can recommend?
This year I saw a film called Shorta, which was great. It was made by two directors with no budget, about two cops venturing into this Muslim part of Copenhagen where there's a riot. That was really a promising debut. Also, I really like the idea they had. They made a lot of great stuff visually and for almost no money.
What are your movie-watching habits? You said when you turn on a streaming service, you look out for sci-fi movies. Do you have any other weird behaviors?
It's crazy, but if I really like a movie, I see it many times. I also see it many times where I do not look at it. I hear it. I will just lie with my back to it and just hear the movie. Actually, if the movie is really good, it also works without the picture.
I think that's [as] weird as it gets, otherwise I'm pretty much normal. I used to binge-watch. Actually, I tried to get into a Guinness Book of Record with a friend when I was fifteen, where, for five days continuously, we watched movies. I can't remember if it was 107 movies. We watched movies and we had a video store sponsor us. We were lying in an all-night video store, and just saw films until we collapsed. That's the craziest thing I've done, but we never got into the book because there are people that are better at not sleeping, so somebody else beat the record by far.
Do you have a list, or a record of what you watched?
No, but there was a journalist that asked us what number afterwards. He asked me, "What film was the film number? 47, 46?" I remember him being very impressed that I could differentiate them.
It would have made a great Letterboxd list. Preserve it for eternity.
The funny thing is years after I would actually see a film, and I would get an hour into it and I would go, "Oh, I've seen this one." It was because when I saw the last 30 films, I was unconscious.
I need to ask about Mads Mikkelsen because he's massive with our community. You've worked with him for quite a long time now, so you've got a pretty solid working relationship. Having just watched a number of your films in a short period of time, it was impressive that you found that range in him that maybe other filmmakers haven't tapped into. Is there a type of role that you want to see him in that he hasn't had a chance to play yet?
Yes. There are many roles, but I don't know. I could put a job description or a feeling on it, but it's much more complicated with Mads, I think. We have this common thing that we love exploring people who lie to themselves, whether it's comedy or drama. People who are not being honest with themselves and people who have this screwed up self-image, which in all the films we've done together, his character has. There are many other characters I would love to explore with Mads.
The Green Butchers 2003
His looks are quite specific in each film. He just looks like a different person each time, which is great. You just want to see how he is going to look in the next one.
His wife is like that too. She's always excited and she was so happy this time because he wasn't ugly. Normally he doesn't look very well, like in The Green Butchers. Because he's so handsome, so I try to do him not so handsome.
Riders is the hunkiest he's been in your films, I guess.
Definitely. The competition isn't tough, though. You're up against a guy who masturbates and a guy with a bad receding hairline. But it is by far his most hunky.
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Softspacedad's annotated rundown of 46 Mads Mikkelsen films, and 'Mads Mikkelsen movies ranked based on how good of a father he is'
'Mads Mikkelsen is filled with rage and has only one eye', a list by King
Onebear's lists of all Danish films released within each cinematic year since 2009
Anders' list of films by Danish directors or in the Danish language
Leyner's list of Danish films nominated for the Oscar for Best International Film
Mikkel's list of Danish Christmas films
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Q: Android MediaPlayer Singleton I have read several of the articles on here that suggest using the singleton code, Which I have read and placed into the soundboard as I want to use the singleton code to only allow one mediaplayer instance no matter how many clicks the user defines.
Basically I only want one sound and if the user clicks another button during playback it stops the current sound and plays the one that is pressed.  I want only the one MediaPlayer instance but do not understand how to implement it.
Here is the basic idea of my code:
    package com.example.context;

    import java.io.File;
    import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
    import java.io.FileOutputStream;
    import java.io.IOException;
    import java.io.InputStream;

    import android.app.Activity;
    import android.content.ContentValues;
    import android.content.Intent;
    import android.media.MediaPlayer;
    import android.net.Uri;
    import android.os.Bundle;
    import android.provider.MediaStore;
    import android.view.ContextMenu;
    import android.view.MenuItem;
    import android.view.View;
    import android.view.ContextMenu.ContextMenuInfo;
    import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
    import android.widget.Button;
    import android.widget.Toast;

    public class main extends Activity implements OnClickListener {

    MediaPlayer player;

    int[] ressound ={R.raw.boomstick, R.raw.chainsaw, R.raw.shebitch, R.raw.byebye,
    R.raw.comegetsome, R.raw.groovy, R.raw.shoelace, R.raw.smart,   R.raw.yeahbaby};//added as needed
    int j=0;
    private static final String TAG = "MyTag";

    /** Called when the activity is first created. */
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);

     //Coding for all buttons, registers, and Listeners
        Button btn1 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn1);
        registerForContextMenu(btn1);
        btn1.setOnClickListener(this);
        Button btn2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn2);
        registerForContextMenu(btn2);
        btn2.setOnClickListener(this);
        Button btn3 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.btn3);
        registerForContextMenu(btn3);
        btn3.setOnClickListener(this);

    }

     //On click Handlers for multiple buttons
        public void onClick(View v) {
        switch(v.getId()){
        case R.id.btn1:
        // action to perform on button 1
        j = 0;
        playResource();
        break;
    case R.id.btn2:
        // action to perform on button 1
        j = 1;
        playResource();
        break;
    case R.id.btn3:
        // action to perform on button 1
        j = 2;
        playResource();
        break;

    }
         public void playResource(int j, int resource) {
    this.j = j;
    if (player != null) {
        if (player.isPlaying())
            player.stop();
        player.reset();
        //from MediaPlayer implementation (link above)
        try {
            AssetFileDescriptor afd = getResources().openRawResourceFd(resource);
            if (afd == null) return;
            player.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(), afd.getStartOffset(), afd.getLength());
            afd.close();
            player.prepare();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
            // failed: return
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
            Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
            // failed: return
        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
            Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
            // failed: return
        }
    }
    else {
        //player is null
        //it will create new MediaPlayer instance, setDataSource and call prepare
        player = MediaPlayer.create(this, resource);
    }
    //if everything ok play file
    //in case of any error return from method before (catch)
    player.start();
}

This is what I had to update and change my code too but it is giving me a problem with passing the playresource() function.  Am I passing it wrong, should it be private that is passing.

A: You don't need a Singleton for that. What are you doing is calling create method every time you want to play a file. That's wrong because you already have MediaPlayer instance.
Check MediaPlayer.create implementation.
I would do like that:

*

*create new method playResource(int j, int resource)

*in every case R.id.btnX i would call method playResource(X, R.raw.Y) - X and Y depends on btn

playResource method example:
private static final String TAG = "MyTag";
playResource(int j, int resource) {
    this.j = j;
    if (player != null) {
        if (player.isPlaying())
            player.stop();
        player.reset();
        //from MediaPlayer implementation (link above)
        try {
            AssetFileDescriptor afd = getResources().openRawResourceFd(resource);
            if (afd == null) return null;
            player.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(), afd.getStartOffset(), afd.getLength());
            afd.close();
            player.prepare();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
            // failed: return
        } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
            Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
            // failed: return
        } catch (SecurityException ex) {
            Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
            // failed: return
        }
    }
    else {
        //player is null
        //it will create new MediaPlayer instance, setDataSource and call prepare
        player = MediaPlayer.create(this, resource);
    }
    //if everything ok play file
    //in case of any error return from method before (catch)
    player.start();
}

When you don't need MediaPlayer again, you should release it. For example in onPause() call:
if (player != null) {
    player.release();
    player = null;
}

I didn't test that so there could be errors. Hope it helps.

A: The getSingletonObject() method should return an instance of MediaPlayer, created using the default constructor for MediaPlayer (without specifying the resource).
You could call getSingletonObject() from onCreate() in the main class and initialize the player with it.
Later in the onClick(), you should call, player.prepare() and then player.setDataSource(), passing in the resource.
So, your code should look something like the below:
   public static MediaPlayer getSingletonObject()
  {
    if (ref == null)
        // it's ok, we can call this constructor
        ref = new MediaPlayer();
    return ref;
  }

In the main class, in the onCreate() method,
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
//....
//....
player=SingletonObject.getSingletonObject();
}

Hope you can figure out the code in onClick() by yourself. And don't forget to add the appropriate try..catch clauses in the onClick() method.
Hope this helps!!

A: I have been trying to solve this issue for a project of myself. I ran in the same issue that while playing a second playback will let the app crash.
Adding player = new MediaPlayer(); solved the issue (seems no mediaplayer was initiated in the try-catch block).
See the code below:
    playResource(int j, int resource) {
this.j = j;
if (player != null) {
    if (player.isPlaying())
        player.stop();
    player.reset();

    try {
        player = new MediaPlayer(); //added to the code
        AssetFileDescriptor afd = getResources().openRawResourceFd(resource);
        if (afd == null) return null;
        player.setDataSource(afd.getFileDescriptor(), afd.getStartOffset(), afd.getLength());
        afd.close();
        player.prepare();
    } catch (IOException ex) {
        Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
        // failed: return
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException ex) {
        Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
        // failed: return
    } catch (SecurityException ex) {
        Log.d(TAG, "create failed:", ex);
        // failed: return
    }
}
else {
    //player is null
    //it will create new MediaPlayer instance, setDataSource and call prepare
    player = MediaPlayer.create(this, resource);
}


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The spirit of encouragement who placed inspiration verses on canvas and hung them on the walls throughout the school. She and the girl scouts in her troop worked together with giving hearts. What a blessing! Congratulations, Victoria!


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Bryce Wade Brown (Los Ángeles, California; ) es un jugador de baloncesto estadounidense que pertenece a la plantilla de Wilki Morskie Szczecin de la Polska Liga Koszykówki, el primer nivel del baloncesto polaco. Con 1,91 metros de estatura, juega en la posición de escolta.

Trayectoria deportiva

Universidad
Jugó cuatro temporadas con los Tigers de la Universidad de Auburn, en las que promedió 12,8 puntos, 2,0 rebotes y 1,4 asistencias por partido. En sus dos últimas temporadas fue incluido por los entrenadores de la conferencia en el segundo mejor quinteto de la Southeastern Conference.

Profesional
Tras no ser elegido en el Draft de la NBA de 2019, se unió a los Sacramento Kings para disputar las Ligas de Verano de la NBA, donde en siete partidos promedió 6,7 puntos y 1,4 rebotes.

En el mes de septiembre firmó contrato con los Boston Celtics, pero fue despedido cuatro días después sin llegar a jugar ningún partido. Poco después, pasó a formar parte del filial de los Celtics en la G League, los Maine Red Claws.

El 17 de diciembre de 2020, fichó con los New York Knicks para realizar la pretemporada, aunque tinalmente fue descartado, y asignado a su filial en la G League, los Westchester Knicks.

En la temporada 2021-22, se compromete con los Long Island Nets de la NBA G League.

En la temporada 2022-23, firma por el  Beşiktaş de la BSL turca.

El 29 de octubre de 2022, firma por el Wilki Morskie Szczecin de la Polska Liga Koszykówki, el primer nivel del baloncesto polaco.

Referencias

Enlaces externos
 Bio en auburntigers.com
 Estadísticas en la NCAA
 Ficha en Realgm.com

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Baloncestistas de los Maine Red Claws
Baloncestistas de los Westchester Knicks
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With proficiency in both computer information systems and business, Tony McCutchen serves as the Associate Department Chair in the College of Technology. The responsibilities include development and implementation of curriculum and courses within the department. This position is also responsible for the management and course assignments of faculty as well as adjunct faculty within the department. These responsibilities are performed in an ethical manner consistent with the University\'s mission, vision and cultural values.
Tony McCutchen is an elected officer on the University Advisory Council (UAC). As Sergeant-of-Arms he facilitates the University Mission by assisting in the forum for discussion on ideas, issues and opportunities to enhance the DU experience for all constituents. His community involvement includes being a board member of The Academy of Business, Leadership, and Entrepreneurship (ABLE) which appeals to high school students with an interest in the field of business.
A veteran of the United States Amy National Guard, Professor McCutchen was captain in Field Artillery. As a civilian, he has held positions in computer consulting, configuration engineering, to include being the IT manager of AIS construction in Grand Rapids Michigan. Professor McCutchen teaches a great variety of courses ranging from Security Information Assurance to Networking courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level.


It's an important issue, one that's highlighted in the above photo I took recently at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. on a recent visit.
Four educators -- John T. Spencer, Diana Laufenberg, Jennifer D. Klein, and Jason Flom -- have contributed responses to Craig's question. In addition, I've included comments from readers.
Readers might also consider listening to a ten minute conversation I had with John and Diana on this topic at my BAM Radio show.
In my own classroom, I've approached the topic of globalization from a number of perspectives.
One way has been by using the fairly common strategy of having students look at all their clothing labels to identify where they've been manufactured. There are many different "takes" on this lesson -- you can see one at The New York Times Learning Network which focuses on working conditions in the Third World.
I've also done a series of lessons working with "sister classes" throughout the world. You can see many examples of those projects here, and learn how to make those connects at The Best Ways To Find Other Classes For Joint Online Projects.
I've also used resources from The Best Ways To Learn About The World's Different Cultures and from The Best Tools to Help Develop Global Media Literacy.
Finally, I've used some intriguing materials from The Best Resources To See Connections (or Disconnections) In The World Before & After The Internet to provide some historical context to this issue.
Before I turn the rest of this post over to my guests, I should say that this is the last question this blog will deal with until late August. However, there still will be plenty of new content appearing here over the next two months. There will be two new posts each week: an interview with a noted education author and a second one that will bring together links to all my posts over the past three years on a certain theme (student motivation, teaching reading, classroom management, etc.). And there's still time to contribute your question to be answered in the next school year!
Globalization is one of those courses that seems so big in scope that it is incredibly difficult to get your brain around as a teacher. Figuring out the balance between knowing about the issues of globalization while also understanding the interconnectedness of the world is daunting. The goal, like with World History is not to teach it 'all'.
The most critical piece of teaching globalization is a healthy understanding of the current affairs of the world. A steady diet of current events and robust discussion about those events will build capacity in the students to think deeply about and find connections between the issues of globalization.
Another approach I like to use in teaching globalization is to ground the class in a shared text, like Collapse by Jared Diamond. The book allows us to have some structure to focus a conversation about the nature of how societies both thrive and falter. (Many of my students had read Guns, Germs and Steel by Diamond in a previous class) This reading threads itself throughout the class providing new and interesting angles on the discussions of the modern global scene.
Next, I include a long-term, student directed learning activity that they pursue throughout the course. This allows the students to have some freedom and flexibility to study of a region or topic they are interested in pursuing further. One year I challenged them to follow election procedures in another country, find a voter to talk to and report back to the class that included a comparison to the US system. The challenge of finding a person to connect to was a lofty one, students had to dig into the country in a way was wasn't a report, but rather a investigation of a situation unfolding in real time and using their knowledge of the US system to make connections to in their learning.
Additionally, one year I had the extreme luck to partner with the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. This collaboration brought reporters from all reaches of the globe to my classroom to talk about the issues they were investigating. While I know this was a unique opportunity, seeking out global connections with digital tools can also hold immense power for connection and understanding in the globalization classroom.
Globalization is one of those courses that if you try to teach it 'all' you will find yourself frustrated. Ground your class in a text, feed it a healthy diet of current events and look for projects and opportunities that allow your students to make connections with the world around them.
Globalization can feel like a pretty large, abstract concept. So, I start students out with the driving question of "How is our world connected?" I start with a Twitter chat or an Edmodo group where they chat with students in another country, asking about similarities and differences. From there, they begin to realize that most companies are transnational and that technology, economic systems and products are more global than they are national.
From there, they begin to explore globalization in their own world. They have to research one product and see how the production moves from place to place. They begin to examine global marketing. I also ask them to find examples of globalization in their own neighborhood. Some of them interview people and ask about global conferencing. Others get into the idea of immigration. Still, some of them do a photo diary. This often leads them to see the cultural elements of globalization and ask hard questions about whether globalization is eroding cultural identity in a push toward a monolithic culture.
It's only then, when they have a very local, concrete, human perspective on globalization that we get into the political and military side of globalization, the questions of neo-colonialism and the clash between micronationalism, nationalism and transnationalism.
I've had some success in having students put all these elements together into a documentary. However, a blog might work well to chronicle the evolution of learning or maybe even a problem-based unit centering around a scenario where globalization is creating conflict.
Teaching globalization is as much about "teaching" empathy, awareness, and critical understanding as about skills related to comprehending the interdependence of nations. Done right, students find themselves questioning hidden assumptions, re-examining their culturally embedded perspectives, and expanding their sense of what constitutes a need vs. a want.
When trying to expand students' "International Mindedness" (as it is termed in the International Baccalaureate world), I have found that awareness is the easiest starting point.
Often students - be they early elementary or high school - have little understanding of the variation between themselves and others beyond their borders. So, I like to start with activities that are intended to expose the contrast between them and their international peers while simultaneously piquing their interest / curiosity.
Fortunately, with the bevy of resources at hand, this is relatively simple. If given access to the Internet, I engage students in exploring the diversity their situations vs. those of others. The Atlantic offers a wonderful reality check in their post, "'Where Children Sleep': Around the World Tour of Bedrooms." I'll have students observe a bedroom that strikes them and then have them compare/contrast the bed. I'll extend with maps related to political, physical, and resource boundaries. I use the opportunity to capture students' questions and those become the spring board for the next phase.
Often such an exercise will lead into an awareness of a need. If given the time, resources, autonomy, and curricular flexibility, such emotion and desire on the students' part can translate into meaningful service projects that incorporate research, project-minded thinking, and collaborative coordination. All of which expand students' cognitive understanding, wherewithal, and application of emotion leveraged into action as it relates to globalization.
Our students face an increasingly globalized world, and with it comes challenges we haven't even discovered yet. At the very least, we know that our worst global problems will require young change makers taught to think and collaborate globally in innovative and constructive ways. The goals of global education include three strands of approach and intent: exploring global perspectives and developing students' ability to honor the experiences and needs of others; teaching global problems and fostering the innovative thinking needed to solve them; and fostering the global competencies which will allow students to collaborate globally to solve our interconnected challenges and be a part of authentic change. In excellent global programs and deeply globalized schools, all three approaches are maintained and supported as interwoven strands which matter to the entire community, not just a few individual teachers making isolated efforts.
Perhaps the most important goal of these three strands for a global classroom is to foster students' global competencies, particularly the ability to communicate and collaborate across cultural and political boundaries to solve our most pressing "borderless" problems. Improving our impact on the environment, for example, is a problem requiring collaborative efforts because individual choices increasingly impact our entire human society. Like pollution, human trafficking crosses borders and requires the collaborative effort of many governments and organizations. Even most business fields are now requiring the intercultural skills developed in the global classroom, as global businesses need to understand and meet the demands of different markets and work forces in order to succeed.
While it can be very difficult to develop and maintain an effective global partnership with another teacher in the world--and very expensive to offer the kinds of international service travel which will naturally teach students to collaborate across cultural and language boundaries--global teachers can recreate many of the same experiences inside their classrooms. In international and culturally diverse schools, the school community provides an authentic forum for intercultural dialogue and collaborative work. Furthermore, any school with an internet connection can connect students with the world, and there are many programs and organizations which help connect schools and classrooms for online collaborations (see examples below).
Another way to achieve global partnering is to connect your classroom with the broader vision and goals of a non-governmental organization working on the issues to which you wish to expose students. At the Town School for Boys in San Francisco, 6th grade math students work in partnership with Kiva to develop micro-loan opportunities for struggling entrepreneurs around the world. Students borrow money themselves in order to develop an entrepreneurial project, usually developing a product to sell to their peers. Through effective marketing--and a great deal of math--students work in teams to develop businesses, the goal being to pay back loans and use profits to make loans to individuals around the world on Kiva. The Town School Kiva Project has been incredibly successful not just in terms of the mathematical skills it develops in authentic, relevant ways, but also in terms of deepening students' sense of interconnectedness with a broader global community. Students develop their collaborative skills both in and out of the classroom, they work in partnership with the visionaries behind Kiva, and they participate in financial excercises which serve to benefit real people in real ways.
Try this in your classroom: There are many organizations offering programs to support the pairing of classrooms for global projects. Making an initial connection doesn't guarantee a fully successful collaboration the first time around; in fact, developing deep global partnerships can take years, and success often requires opportunities for face-to-face encounters. That said, it is always important to start somewhere. Some of the most notable organizations and programs connecting classrooms include TakingITGlobal for Educators, iEARN, the Flat Classroom Project, NAIS's Challenge 20/20 and ePals.
Teaching globalization can be done by using social media tools such as YouTube. As studies have shown, for example, in the 21st Century Fluency Series, millennial students learn best with visualization. Showing students a YouTube video of what globalization looks like, what it is and how it affects their daily life will be most effective than just giving them a textbook. I do have to say that giving students at least a few text assignments is necessary but to not forget the YouTube videos.
Thanks to John, Diana, Jennifer and Jason, and to readers, for their contributions!


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Morocco: Mayday solidarity protest attacked
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Auxiliary forces using boots and truncheons attacked the peaceful sit-in outside the Moroccan Parliament building last Friday.
Content about events and workers' struggles in Morocco.
Responding to Evening Standard bollocks on the tube strike
A commuter's rant about the (unsurprisingly) anti-worker coverage of the tube strike by the Evening Standard.
Free economy and the strong state: some notes on the state - Werner Bonefeld
Werner Bonefeld argues that the prominent role of the state since the financial crisis of 2008 is not a break with 'neoliberalism', because a free market and a strong state require one...
Wildcat! The wartime strike wave in the auto industry - Ed Jennings
Ed Jennings' account of the widespread movement of wildcat strikes in the United States auto industry during the period of the union-agreed no strike pledge.


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Acting officer-in-charge Senior Sergeant Jamie Deacon from Toowoomba Police said police were investigating reports of stealing from a crane on Church St.
"Just after midnight on Tuesday morning, an unknown person climbed fencing to a construction site," he said.
"He then got on to scaffolding, the associated building and onto the crane.
"The man removed some property from the crane, but nothing of great value."
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He said a security camera had recorded footage of the alleged offender.
"He is described as Caucasian, with short black hair and has a tattoo on his lower right calf muscle.
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Quest Apartments site manager Dave Sullivan declined to comment on the incident.
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Emma Wilde Botta and Bruno Ruviaro
SF confronts the right's "40 Days for Life"
Emma Wilde Botta and Bruno Ruviaro report on a pro-choice counterprotest against the "40 Days for Life" campaign when it made a stop in San Francisco.
ABORTION RIGHTS supporters turned out in San Francisco February 26 to confront anti-choice forces as they kicked off their "40 Days for Life" campaign of holding prayer vigils and rallies in front of women's health clinics.
The 40 Days for Life is a national campaign of religious anti-choice activists who target women's clinics like Planned Parenthood that provide abortion services during the period of Lent in the spring, and again in the fall. Though 40 Days for Life says it is non-denominational, all the directors, employees and key volunteers are Christians, according to its website.
The group formed in 2004 out of an anti-choice coalition that opposed the opening of a Planned Parenthood clinic in Bryan/College Station, Texas, in 1998. Since then, it has expanded its prayer vigils to target clinics around the country. The Bryan/College Station clinic closed down in 2013, and according to the 40 Days website, it now serves as the organization's headquarters.
The 40 Days campaigners say they have vigils planned this year in more 340 locations across the U.S. and 29 other countries.
Women's rights activists confront the right wing's "40 Days for Life" campaign (International Socialist Organization-Northern California)
Anti-choice protests like these have helped create a climate that puts women's fundamental right to choose what she does with her body into question. They work hand in hand with legislative attacks that further limit women's ability to get the health care services, including abortion, they need.
Texas is an excellent example, where a raft of laws placing restrictions on clinics providing abortions passed in 2013, and forced badly needed clinics to shut down, including the Bryan/College Station clinic.
The decision to have or not have a child is up to the woman and woman alone--not her family, a church, a politician and certainly not anti-abortion protesters gathered in front of a clinic.
IN RESPONSE to the anti-choice action in San Francisco, the International Socialist Organization called for a counterprotest at the Planned Parenthood clinic in the Mission neighborhood.
Some 50 people turned out to defend reproductive rights, outnumbering the opponents of women's right to choose. About 25 anti-choicers gathered for a religious ceremony that included prayers for the "unborn innocents" and for the souls of abortion providers and women who have had abortions.
Two weeks earlier, the same Planned Parenthood was the site a louder and more confrontational picket of anti-choice bigots. Some 300 pro-choice supporters turned out on February 11 to counterprotest those anti-abortion forces who assembled as part of a national day of action to defund Planned Parenthood.
While the numbers were smaller at the hastily organized February 26 protest, the effect of outnumbering and demoralizing the "right to lifers" was similar.
Clinic defenders established a walking picket in front of the clinic on February 26, and eventually, our numbers spilled out over half of the street. Chants like "Not the church, not the state, women must decide their fate" and "Pro-life, that's a lie. You don't care if women die" could be heard alongside continuous honking of cars in response to our prominent "Honk for Choice" sign.
The counterprotest successfully blocked the anti-choicers in sight and sound. At the protest, some 30 people signed up for a reproductive rights rapid response network, which will alert people of upcoming actions to defend women's right to choose.
The anti-choice group was forced to end its action an hour earlier than advertised. Pro-choice supporters celebrated the victory with a speak-out in which people from the crowd talked about why they were there.
Silvia is a health care worker who joined the counterprotest when she saw it as she and a friend were driving by. "If the bigots really cared about human life," she said, "they should be working to welcome more refugees into this country, and not focusing on harassing women."
"It's my body, it's my choice," said Ursula, another counterprotester who explained that she has become more politically active since Trump's election. "We should get more and more people active, and show that most people in the U.S. need and rely on abortions and women's health, and that we need to be able to make our own choices. That's makes the best sense."
Another protester said, "I came here because it's so important for us to stand up for all Americans right now, and ensure we all have access to same health care that the 1 Percent has. I'm very concerned, especially for vulnerable folks right now, so we all have to show up and protect each other, our brothers and sisters, our neighbors."
THIS IS the kind of solidarity that will be key if we are going to push back the right, which has become emboldened by the election of Donald Trump. Immigrants, women, Muslims and all working-class people have a stake in defending one another against the right-wing assault.
Abortion rights supporters were right to organize this counterprotest. We should counter anti-abortion bigots whenever and wherever they appear in order to demoralize them and prevent their side from growing.
At the same time, each of these successful counterprotests can help us rebuild a strong, unapologetic women's rights movement that doesn't allow the bigots to harass women and clinic workers at the clinic door.
San Francisco is only one of the many stops on the 40 Day's bigoted anti-woman campaign which continues through April 9. Supporters of reproductive justice should find out when they're coming to their city and help organize a counterprotest.
We have a message to send the anti-choice bigots: We won't go back.
Elizabeth Schulte contributed to this article.
Michelle Farber and Anne Rumsberger
Why we're mobilizing to defend our clinics
The Movement for Abortion Defense's Day of Action in April is a start toward rebuilding a militant reproductive justice movement.
Lacey Ross and Carrie Stratton
A heartbeat away from defeating Roe?
Abortion rights are once again at risk in Ohio, after a "heartbeat bill" narrowly failed to become law — and Ohioans are getting organized.
Lauren Bianchi
We stand for choice in Chicago
When opponents of abortion rights gather in our city, supporters of reproductive justice need to counter their message of hate.
Bradley Freeman
Twin Cities Clinic Defense is born
A newly formed coalition in Minneapolis-St. Paul is sending the message that we'll fight for the right to control our own bodies.
Dayna Long and Annie Ho
Hey, 40 Days: Madison is pro-choice
The newly formed Madison Abortion Defense responded to a picket by 40 Days for Life — and outnumbered the anti-choice bigots.
Interview: Lance Selfa
Who's to blame for Trump's victory?
The author of The Democrats: A Critical History dissects some of the myths and distortions that are already settling in as conventional wisdom.
The "subterranean fire" is blazing this May Day
It's the best way to celebrate International Workers' Day: With strikes and protests by educators, in the best traditions of solidarity and struggle.
Our answer to the miserable State of the Union
Donald Trump celebrated the crimes and outrages of his first year, and outlined the ones he has in store for the future. Here's the socialist response.


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I've had COVID or tested positive for antibodies. Should I still get the vaccine?
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A component of covid-19 vaccine including polyethylene glycol (peg) found in some laxatives and preparations for colonoscopy (note – diarrhea is not an allergic reaction for these substances).
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Is the COVID-19 vaccine recommended for immunocompromised patients?
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Is the COVID-19 vaccine recommended for pregnant women?
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Is the COVID-19 vaccine recommended for breastfeeding women?
There are no data on the safety of COVID-19 vaccines in lactating women or the effects of mRNA vaccines on breastfed infants. mRNA vaccines are not live virus vaccines and are not thought to be a risk to the breastfeeding infant. If you are breastfeeding you may choose to be vaccinated. A discussion with your healthcare provider can help you make an informed decision.
Can children get the COVID-19 vaccine?
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Fort Wayne is increasingly become a haven for foodies. Whether it's the crowded restaurant or food truck offerings, there is definitely something for every palate in the Summit City. But if you like cooking at home (at least once in awhile) there are plenty of fun specialty shops to make that experience even better.
This summer that list of options grows by one with the arrival of Antonuccio's Italian Market and Wine Cellar which will be located a couple doors down from The Friendly Fox in the popular 07 zip code.
The business will fill one of the older buildings downtown which will be updated thanks to grants from the city, an effort to bring back the glory of some of Fort Wayne's older buildings and keep neighborhoods vital even as the downtown area continues to grow. Antonuccio's is expected to open in October.
And if Italian food is already your thing, then you likely know about The Olive Twist in Covington Plaza and in Auburn. If you enjoy dropping into one of our many area wineries for some tasting, prepare yourself for the unique experience of sampling little mouthfuls of balsamic vinegars and olive oils.
The options are almost ridiculous, with variations and flavors you might never have expected. Balsamic vinegars are not only perfect for savory dishes, but The Olive Twist has many that perfectly complement a variety of desserts and fruit salads. Additionally they offer a selection of olives, pickles and relishes, and herbs. For the comfortable chef, it's easy to drop by and grab something to use in that evening's dinner.
But for those who aren't used to thinking outside the oil and vinegar box, The Olive Twist host monthly cooking classes. They'll host California Dreaming and Jamaica Me Hungry in July, 50 Shades and Italian Farm to Table in August, Knife Skills in September, and Gourmet S'mores and Harvest Moon in October.
For a complete list and registration information, visit their website at theolivetwist.com and sign up for their newsletter. For fun recipes and cooking ideas, follow the Olive Twist on Instagram and Facebook for recipes, many of which use items from their own garden.
Civic fundraising event announced
If you're already counting the days until a new season of performances from Fort Wayne's amazing list of arts organizations, it's only six weeks until the Civic Theatre's 2019-20 season kicks off with their performance of the classic tale Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
But the Civic has also just announced an addition to their already busy season with the annual Celebrities Act Up, the annual sendup of pop culture featuring some of Fort Wayne's finest.
As one of its annual fundraising events, Civic Theatre executive director Phillip Colglazier writes a witty and entertaining script which lovingly pokes fun at some of our iconic classics. This year's Oct. 12 performance at the Arts United Center takes on popular game shows like The Dating Game and The Newlywed Game. The skits will star community leaders and CEOs of area businesses, taking them outside their box to hilarious results.
The evening begins at 6 p.m., and tickets, which go on sale in July, are $90 each and include abundant appetizers, complimentary bar, live and silent auctions, and dessert reception.
News and Venues covers Northeast Indiana's music and arts organizations, venues, and colleges, from large to small. Send your news items to info@whatzup.com.
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and I keep one DC12000 as a spare.
One of the DC12000 has failed after about 2.5 years. The rest are working.
My experience has been good because I clean the pumps regularly. While that seems like a lot of work, it really isn't. I use muriatic acid and that cuts down the time from hours to minutes. The cost difference compared to other options for this many pumps would have shut down my ability to even be in this hobby.
I think if I had a FOWLR tank where I wasn't dosing insane levels of calcium and alkalinity, I wouldn't need to clean them more than once a year.
Thanks to all the reviews in this post, I just ordered a DC12000 for my 120G Cube for the main return.
I still have a sequence pump I'll be using for my closed loop (assuming the new seals keep it from leaking).
Can't wait to get it hooked up and replace the massive external pump I currently have hooked up.
I've been using a dc12000 and dc3000 for over two years with success. I have cleaned both once. I have spares that are just new in box. I also have been running two in skimmers, again with spares sitting on my shelf, I'm pretty happy with them.
DC12000 stopped working at the 6 month mark, never replaced and went back to a WaterBlaster.
DCT6000 going on 1 year and still working fine.
Yes I did. I believe it was the pump electronics. The pump would be dead, I would unplug it and it would startup for 15 secs and shut down. Impeller spun freely upon inspection and cleaning. Brick would stay lit if not hooked up to the controller which leads me to believe that it's not the power supply.
Either way, Fish Street would not replace it since I technically had it for 13 months (did not put into service immediately) and I did not trust it enough to replace.
The electronics would usually fail so it doesn't start at all. Starting then stopping usually means that the resistance to turn went up and it shut down to protect itself. Sometimes if the impeller moves but there's still buildup inside, the high speed causes excessive friction.
If you haven't thrown it out, you might want to try to give it another go. I had one do the same with me and I was about to throw it out, but my dad decided he could do a better job cleaning it (and he did).
My DCT-4000 just crapped out at 9 months, no cleaning. Had a DC-12000 that didn't last more than a month.
DCS-12000 going 1 year strong. Cleaned it once.
Some of the return pumps are a little over 2yrs old with the rest being a bit over 1yr old. I guess I can consider myself lucky that out of 14 pumps I've only had one RW15 go bad and it happened while it was still under warranty so I got a replacement motor at no cost.
If you give them the proper maintenance I don't see why they shouldn't last.
Don't have long term view, but my short-term view is that they stink on ice. One lasted 3 months; the other 4 months. Pure junk IMO.
DC6000 running 14 months, cleaned it once. I'm very satisfied.
I just had to replace an impeller on one of my DCT 6000s after about a year. It stopped working due to lack of maintenance. There was some calcium build up that caused the impeller to stick to the ceramic bearing. The pump was so strong that it was still spinning in the rubber piece that holds the bearing. I ordered 2 replacement impellers for about $14 each. I will now be inspecting my pumps every 3 months.
Mixed Reefer 450, Lifereef skimmer, APEX, GYRE 150, Jebao DCP 10,000 return pump, BRS dual media reactor, Kessil 360 lights, Coralife Reef Salt.
I had this same issue. A vinegar bath cleared it up though.
I tried the vinegar bath and it didnt work. It usually has worked for my other pumps.
I had to vinegar bath it, force the parts to spin by hand that were locked up (this loosened a bunch of the calcium buildup), then I gave it another bath. I may have repeated a couple times I think. Anyway, it was good as new after. Unfortunately I thought it was shot at first and replaced the pump entirely. It's currently on water mixing duty.
I bought my first DC-6000 about 14 months ago. It died within two or three weeks. Seller sent me a replacement pump body, which has now been running 13 months non-stop. Like you, I'm curious to see how well these pumps last over several years or more instead of 6-12 months. Same with the Jebao powerheads - lots of folks swear by them but they've been out less than two years so nobody knows how they are going to hold up long term yet.
I always take it with a grain of salt when someone says "these things are going to last forever - mine's been running four months already without a problem"
I thought I would give an update since this thread is about long term reliability. As mentioned 21 months ago, my first DC-6000 died the first month. I've now been running its replacement continuously since December, 2013. Now just a month or two shy of 3 full years and this thing has been rock solid reliable.
I was skeptical at first but am now very pleased with it.
I currently have 2 Rw-4's, 1 Rw-8, 1 DC6000, and 1 DC12000.
I've had one rw-4 for over 2 years now, no problems. clean only when it starts to slow down. the other rw-4 is probably a year old, same cleaning schedule.
The Rw-8 is about a year old as well, but it's too powerful for either of my tanks, so it just mixes water. cleaned only when it doesn't spin anymore.
The DC-6000 is now 2 years old. Used in sump. Never been taken out for cleaning. Ever. Runs constantly at 100%. 4' head height. shuts down 3 times a day for automatic fish feeding.
It's in my small bedroom, no doors on the stand, and it's dead silent. The only time I can hear it run is when It first starts up. That's with a dead silent overflow as well.
Recently bought a DC12000 as a backup in case it takes a dump.
I also have an MP40QD, and an MP10es. Both are really nice powerheads, and have great preset programs to run. However, I can't justify the price of them when I can buy literally 2 Jebao's and get some wild water movement, and have a backup.
I plan on using Jebao stuff again when I setup my 180 gallon tank.
For the price, I'm really impressed with my Jebao equipment.
Though regularly cleaned, none of my Jebao pumps made it much more than 2 years. No more cheap Chinese knock-offs for me; sticking with the overpriced US/European stuff. Though I appreciate that the lifetime costs may be comparable, the lack of reliability simply risks too much $$$ sunk into livestock.
For my return pump I went with a Waveline DC12000, but I have two Jebao RW15s in my 120 that have been running for a year. The leds stopped lighting up on one of the controller pads, but I switched them over to my Vertex Cerebra controller about a month ago. So, I'm not using the stock controllers anymore. I think the RW15s do a great job for the money and wouldn't mind seeing Jebao release a more expensive higher end product. Not sure what changes were made to the PP15s. I'm sure I'll stick with Jebao for powerheads instead of Ecotech, but when I need more flow I would consider a couple of Gyres.
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I have a DC 12000, one of the originals. It has been running for almost 3 years. It's my return pump. It pumps from my sump in the basement, through about 15 feet of tubing to my tank upstairs. I have had no problems with it. I clean it every 3 months along with all my other equipment. I do have another, collecting dust in the corner just in case.
I have a DCT-6000 (1585gph)on my 125 in the living room runs at 60% ,,over 80% I can hear the whine..
Both have worked well for me..
Bought them on Amazon Nov 20 2015 for $62 and $72..
The 6000 has been running since I bought it..
Started using the 4000 last month..
I plan on ordering two more this payday so I can replace two more ac pumps in my office..
I also have three of the bigger RW series powerheads that have been running since Sept 2015 with no problems. Was four, I had a failure at 6 months on one of them.
Quick question about these pumps.
I got a great deal on a brand new DCT 12000 and it will be here in a few days. Do the controllers have a memory if power is cut from and then returned to them? I want to know if I can just use this like my current pump when I put my ReefKeeper in standby and have it turn off, as in power to the outlet goes off, then comes back on after a preset time.
If you have to reset the controller or independently put it into a feed mode, I'll just use it for salt mixing or something.
I just got a dcp-8000 If your power goes off the pump will restart at its lowest power setting and then ramp up to where it was before the power failure..
I tested this first thing.I have had it running since Monday its super quiet and i like being able to see the watts drawn by the pump. I run it on 68% and it used 44 watts of power according to its controller..
240+G Mixed BB Reef tank.. 350 G Marine Pond. And the expensive stuff that runs it.