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Why You Should Watch: The Shining
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From IMDb: A family heads to an isolated hotel for the winter where a sinister presence influences the father into violence, while his psychic son sees horrific forebodings from both past and future.
Here I was trying deliberately not to chose a film that was too on the nose about the Coronavirus pandemic. Then, as Stuart Ullman tells Jack about a sordid story (it turns out to be one of many) about the Overlook hotel's past, Ullman says the following:
The police eh…they thought that it was what the old-timers used to call cabin-fever, a kind of claustrophobic reaction which can occur when people are shut in together over long periods of time.
My wife just turned to me and said "hmmm." This is also the same day we found out we will both be working from home together for at least two weeks. But in my defense Jack goes on to say:
As far as my wife is concerned, I am sure she'll be absolutely fascinated when I tell her about it. She's a confirmed ghost story and horror film addict.
So clearly my wife is the Jack Torrance in this situation.
If you were only going to watch one horror movie ever and asked me which one it should be, I would say The Shining without much hesitation. It's not just an iconic horror film, but an iconic film period. Which is a distinction even I don't believe many honest to goodness horror films possess. I get that you feel like you've already seen this film with all the references and parodies made to and of it over the years. And to be completely honest, if you watch this, you might be underwhelmed on the first viewing given how well-known the movie and some of its key scenes are. It goes against a lot of what I find effective in horror films – it is a hard situation to imagine myself in, it seems like Wendy is married to a nut job from the get go and is just starting to realize it, and there is a shockingly low death count. Yet…
There's something hypnotic about this movie. The atmosphere is so pervasive, giving you the sense that you are experiencing the psychological gift of "the shining" alongside Danny. This is expertly done using a high pitched tone followed by an incredibly effective ominous music tone to indicate when something supernatural is happening. It locks you firmly into the sense of dread and isolation the characters are feeling.
This is also the first film I ever did a presentation on for college, so it holds a special place in my heart. It was during my prep for that presentation that I noticed the Torrance family (Jack, Wendy, and Danny) are only shown altogether four times in the entire film – on the drive to the Overlook, when they first arrive, when Danny circles back to his parents while they are on that initial tour, and later when Danny emerges from the infamous room 237. The film is so effectively in throwing you off-kilter, it can be easy to miss just how distant the family has always been from one another.
There's something new I notice each time I watch this movie – in this viewing it was how restrained Jack is when reacting to the story of the previous caretaker going insane and murdering his family with an ax. We believe initially this is because he is in a job interview for a job he desperately needs so he has to remain professional. Afterwards we aren't so sure.
There is another moment when Jack has a terrible nightmare, and Wendy comforts him while he sobs. It is a fleeting moment of tenderness between them that we are almost relieved to see given how cruel Jack is to her. Then Danny walks in with bruises, and they are immediately at odds again.
I feel like a common (and valid) criticism of this film is the way Wendy is written. It is frustrating to watch her reactions to Jack if you cannot identify with her at all. Fortunately, I have never been in an abusive relationship like Wendy. Unfortunately, I do identify with her tendency to freeze up, try to pacify, and to people please. It is a defensive reaction that is upsetting to see but realistic, which makes the movie all the more horrific and tense.
The most similar movie I can think of to The Shining is Hereditary. The Shining was not entirely well-received when it first came out, and gained a more favorable critical following over time. Even though Hereditary was critically well-received out the gate, it has a more mixed audience reaction than The Shining. I think this will change for Hereditary over time as the two movies have a lot of similarities in what makes them successful, not the least of which is how rich they are even after multiple viewings. There are also great parallel scenes between Jack/Lloyd and Annie/Joan that really cement their similarities in my mind.
The bathroom scene, and the ghosts Wendy encounters in her run for survival still make me close my eyes by instinct. I got chills rewatching the movie again tonight. This is a film that deserves to be taken seriously and watched alone when you first view it. Even if it doesn't become your favorite horror film of all time, I hope that you can appreciate how artful it is. And if nothing else, you won't have to be embarrassed if someone says "I can't BELIEVE you've NEVER seen The Shining!"*
*I don't know if this would actually ever happen, but after watching it you can rest assured YOU will not be caught off guard by someone being incensed you have not seen this movie.
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The case against these guys was won… what possible, sane, American reason could this DOJ use to throw out the case. This led to J. Christian Adams, a former Department of Justice (DOJ) attorney resigning in May 2010 due to the DOJ's refusal to follow through with a case of clear voter intimidation in Philadelphia in the November 2008 presidential elections.
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Boris Johnson live on LBC. Picture: LBC
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Carl Torbush was named head coach of the East Tennessee State University football program on June 21, 2013, and tasked with resurrecting a program that kicked off a new era of play in the fall of 2015.
In his two seasons on the field at ETSU, Torbush has posted seven wins, which includes victories over No. 18 Samford to end the 2016 season, along with season-opening wins at Kennesaw State (20-17, 2OT) and versus Western Carolina (34-31) at Bristol Motor Speedway in front of a record crowd 13,863 fans. Torbush - who recorded his first win at ETSU back on Oct. 31, 2015 against Warner - went from a two-win season in 2015 to a five-win campaign in the Bucs' first season in the Southern Conference. Following a 2-0 start in 2016, the Buccaneers were receiving votes of the STATS FCS Top 25.
Torbush coached four all-Southern Conference performers in 2016 as sophomore linebacker was named second team all-conference, while defensive linemen Nasir Player and Jason Maduafokwa, along with offensive lineman Ben Blackmon earned all-freshman team honors. Weigel - who has totaled 233 tackles in his first two seasons - led all FCS players in solo tackles (79) and was named a Finalist for the STATS FCS Freshman of the Year Award.
Torbush and the Bucs enter the third year of the program in 2016 as ETSU opens its brand new on-campus stadium against Limestone on Sept. 2, 2017.
With the success on the field, Torbush's teams have excelled off the field as 75 Buccaneers have been placed on the Southern Conference Honor Roll over the last two seasons.
Torbush, whose career includes head coaching stops at North Carolina and Louisiana Tech, has built a strong reputation as an outstanding defensive strategist after having served as a defensive coordinator at six FBS programs, including Alabama, Mississippi, Mississippi State, Kansas, Texas A&M and UNC.
The most notable coaching stop on Torbush's resume was at North Carolina, where he served as defensive coordinator from 1988-97 before being promoted to head coach for three seasons (1998-2000).
While at North Carolina, Torbush's defenses led the ACC in 1995, 1996 and 1997 and he was named National Defensive Coordinator of the Year in 1996. As head coach of the Tar Heels, Torbush guided UNC to a pair of bowl wins, capturing the 1997 Gator Bowl and the 1998 Las Vegas Bowl. In total, Torbush has been a part of 11 teams that have made bowl appearances.
A 1974 graduate of Carson-Newman College, Torbush spent the 2012 season as linebackers coach at Liberty University under the direction of head coach Turner Gill. In 2010, Torbush also worked under Gill as defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Kansas.
Prior to joining Gill at Kansas, Torbush spent six out of the previous nine seasons as an FBS defensive coordinator at Mississippi State (2009), Texas A&M (2003-05) and Alabama (2001-02). During each stop, Torbush had direct oversight of each program's linebacking corps.
During his time at Alabama, Torbush helped guide the Crimson Tide to a No. 3 final national ranking in total defense during 2002 and he was named SEC Assistant Coach of the Year in 2002.
Sandwiched between his three FBS defensive coordinator stops, Torbush returned to his alma mater and served as assistant head coach and linebackers coach at Carson-Newman for three seasons (2006-08). During that three-year span, Carson-Newman posted a 25-8 record, spotlighted by a 10-1 record in 2007.
Prior to his days at North Carolina, Torbush served one season as head coach at Louisiana Tech (1987).
Torbush got his coaching start at Carter High School in Knoxville in 1974 before joining Baylor's staff as a graduate assistant in 1975.
Torbush received his first full-time coaching position in 1976 at Southeastern Louisiana, where he spent four years as a linebackers and defensive ends coach (1976-79). He also served as the head baseball coach at the school from 1976 to 1979. While at Southeastern Louisiana, his teams won a Gulf South Conference Championship and he was named the league's coach of the year in 1978.
Following a three-year stint at Louisiana Tech (1980-82), Torbush was named the defensive coordinator at Mississippi for four seasons (1983-86). During his final year, the Rebels led the SEC in total defense.
During his playing days at Carson-Newman, Torbush was a letterwinner in both football and baseball, earning NAIA All-America first team honors in both sports. The success of his collegiate playing days has earned him a spot in both the Carson-Newman and Knoxville Sports Halls of Fame.
Prior to starting his football coaching career, Torbush played one year of minor league baseball in the Kansas City Royals organization (1975).
Torbush, a native of East Spencer, N.C., earned his bachelor's degree in physical education from Carson-Newman in 1974. He would go on to earn a master's degree from Baylor in physical education in 1976. He and his wife, Janet, have one son, Trey.
What others are saying about Coach Carl Torbush:
"I believe Carl Torbush is the right coach at the right time to bring ETSU football back. I also believe he will be competing for Southern Conference championships very soon. Carl brings a wealth of experience and unlimited energy to the challenges ahead. He has had success at all levels of football, and he understands recruiting student-athletes that make their academics important. He will be a great mentor as these young men grow from adolescence into manhood. Carl knows how to build character and leadership on his team and staff, and he knows how to communicate with the administration and faculty. He will work at making football relevant and important to the ETSU family."
Phillip Fulmer
University of Tennessee Head Football Coach (1992-2008)
College Football Hall of Fame Member
"The biggest thing about Coach Torbush was he set standards, and he preached accountability all the time. He expected us to do things the right way, to work hard, and to be a student first and an athlete second. During the 1990s, our defenses at UNC were some of the best in the nation. Those numbers didn't lie. He set goals for us and as a unit we fulfilled them. What fans can expect is a coach that is always prepared. He will set a plan and get it done. I was honored to play under him, and he was a big part of why I was able to go do what I did in the NFL. He believed in us as players and as people. I'm really happy for him to get this opportunity at East Tennessee State."
Dre' Bly
Former North Carolina All-American (1996-98)
11-year NFL veteran, All-Pro Cornerback and Super Bowl XXXIV champion
"Coach Torbush is one of the most well-respected coaches in all of college football. He has been very successful and has coached at all levels of the game. He has deep roots in the East Tennessee region, and I wish him and his staff the best of luck as they re-start our football program."
Current Atlanta Falcons Head Coach, 2008 NFL Coach of the Year
Former ETSU linebacker (1978-81), ETSU Hall of Fame member
"I have known Carl Torbush since our days together going to college at Carson-Newman. He was a tremendous athlete and a great student, and he always treated everybody the same – like they were the most important person in the world. He always has time for people, whether they are the president of the university or a janitor. They don't come any better. While he's a great football coach, he's an even better person. He's a class act in every aspect of his life. He will make the people of East Tennessee State proud, not just because of his football knowledge, but how he will represent the people of East Tennessee."
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Betts, Paul (1998) Science, semiotics and society: looking back on the Ulm Institute of Design. Design Issues, 14 (2). pp. 67-82. ISSN 0747-9360
Campbell, Peter R (1998) The new history: the Annales school of history and modern historiography. In: Lamont, William (ed.) Historical controversies and historians. Routledge, pp. 189-199. ISBN 9781857287400
Cowan, Brian (1998) Reasonable ecstasies: Shaftesbury and the languages of libertinism. Journal of British Studies, 37 (2). pp. 111-138. ISSN 0021-9371
Cragoe, Matthew (1998) [Review] Russell Davies (1996) Secret sins: sex, violence and society in Carmarthenshire, 1870-1920. Economic History Review, 51 (1). p. 205. ISSN 0013-0117
Cragoe, Matthew (1998) The anatomy of an eviction campaign: the general election of 1868 in Wales and its aftermath. Rural History, 9 (2). pp. 177-193. ISSN 0956-7933
Dubow, Saul (1998) [Review] Catherine Higgs (1997) The ghost of equality: The public lives of DDT Jabavu of South Africa, 1885-1959. Ethnic and Racial Studies, 21 (4). pp. 781-783. ISSN 0141-9870
Dubow, Saul (1998) [Review] Ivan Evans (1997) Bureaucracy and race: native administration in South Africa. Journal of Modern African Studies, 36 (3). pp. 530-533. ISSN 0022-278X
Dyhouse, Carol (1998) Driving ambitions: women in pursuit of a medical education, 1890-1939. Women's History Review, 7 (3). pp. 321-343. ISSN 0961-2025
Dyhouse, Carol (1998) Women students and the London medical schools 1914-39: The anatomy of a masculine culture. Gender and History, 10 (1). pp. 110-132. ISSN 0953-5233
Gazeley, Ian and Thane, Patricia (1998) Patterns of Visibility: Unemployment in Britain during the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries. In: Lewis, Gail (ed.) Forming Nation Framing Welfare. Routledge, pp. 201-252. ISBN 415181305
Hardman, John and Price, Munro (1998) Louis and the comte de Vergennes: Correspondence 1774-1787. Voltaire Foundation, xvii + 403pp. ISBN 729405729
Howkins, Alun (1998) A country at war: mass-observation and rural England, 1939–45. Rural History, 9 (1). pp. 75-97. ISSN 0956-7933
Iliffe, Robert (1998) Foreign bodies: Travel, empire and the early Royal Society of London. Part I. Englishmen on tour. Canadian Journal of History, 33 (3). pp. 357-386. ISSN 0008-4107
Iliffe, Robert (1998) Isaac Newton: Lucatello professor of mathematics. In: Lawrence, Christopher and Shapin, Steven (eds.) Science incarnate: historical embodiments of natural knowledge. University of Chicago Press, pp. 121-155. ISBN 9780226470122
Iliffe, Robert (1998) Lying wonders and juggling tricks: religion, nature and imposture in early modern England. In: Force, James E and Katz, David S (eds.) Everything connects: in conference with Richard H Popkin - essays in his honor. Brill's studies in intellectual history . Brill, pp. 183-210. ISBN 9789004110984
Iliffe, Robert (1998) 'Mathmatics as a science' [Review]: P Mancosu, Philosophy of mathematics and mathematical practice in the seventeenth century. Notes and Records of the Royal Society, 52 (2). pp. 364-365. ISSN 0035-9149
Iliffe, Robert (1998) [Review] Alistair Crombie (1994) Styles of scientific thinking in the European tradition. History of Science, 36 (113). pp. 329-357. ISSN 0073-2753
Iliffe, Robert (1998) [Review] Peter Harrison (1998) The Bible, protestantism and the rise of natural science. British Journal for the History of Science, 31 (111). pp. 470-473. ISSN 0007-0874
Iliffe, Robert (1998) [Review] Robert A Erickson (1997) The language of the heart, 1600-1750. TLS: Times Literary Supplement, 4977. pp. 7-8. ISSN 0307-661X
Iliffe, Robert (1998) [Review] Stuart Sherman (1996) Telling time: clocks, diaries, and English diurnal form, 1660-1785. Isis, 89 (3). pp. 541-542. ISSN 0021-1753
Iliffe, Robert (1998) [Review] Styles of scientific thinking in the European tradition: The history of argument and explanation especially in the mathematical and biomedical sciences and arts. History of Science, 36 (113). pp. 329-357. ISSN 0073-2753
Iliffe, Robert (1998) A 'connected system'? The snare of a beautiful hand and the unity of Newton's archive. In: Hunter, Michael (ed.) Archives of the scientific revolution:The formation & exchange of ideas in seventeenth-century Europe. Boydell Press, pp. 137-157. ISBN 9780851155531
Lamont, William (1998) Historical controversies and historians. Routledge, 242pp. ISBN 9781857287394
Rohl, John C G (1998) Young Wilhelm: The Kaiser's early life, 1859-1888. Cambridge University Press, xxv +979pp. ISBN 9780521497527
Rohl, John C G, Warren, Martin and Hunt, David (1998) Purple Secret. Genes, 'Madness' and the Royal Houses of Europe. Bantam Press, 297pp. ISBN 552145505
Shepard, Alex (1998) Legal learning and the Cambridge university courts, c. 1560–1640. The Journal of Legal History, 19 (1). pp. 62-74. ISSN 0144-0365
Tal, David (1998) Israel's conception of current security: origins and development, 1949-1956. Ben Gurion University Press, Beer Sheva, Israel.
Tal, David (1998) "Plan D': master plan or need of the hour? Z'manim: quarterly of history, 61. pp. 52-62. ISSN 0333-7219
Thomson, James (1998) Decline in history: the European experience. Polity Press, 225pp. ISBN 9780745614250
Timms, Ted (1998) Austrian identity in a schizophrenic age: Hilde Spiel and the literary politics of exile and reintegration. In: Luther, Kurt Richard and Pulzer, Peter G J (eds.) Austria, 1945-1995: fifty years of the second republic. Ashgate Publishing, 47 - 66. ISBN 9781840144048
Webb, Clive (1998) Big struggle in a small town: Charles Mantinband of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In: Bauman, Mark K and Kalin, Berkley (eds.) The quiet voices: Southern rabbis and black civil rights, 1880s to 1990s. Judaic studies . University of Alabama Press, pp. 213-229. ISBN 9780817308926
Webb, Clive (1998) Closing Ranks: Montgomery Jews and civil rights, 1954–1960. Journal of American Studies, 32 (3). pp. 463-481. ISSN 0021-8758
Whatmore, Richard (1998) Everybody's business: Jean-Baptiste Say's general fact conception of political economy. Journal of the History of Political Economy, 30 (3). pp. 451-468. ISSN 0018-2702
Whatmore, Richard (1998) [Review] John Avery (1997) Progress, poverty and population: re-reading Condorcet, Godwin and Malthus. Economic History Review, 51 (4). pp. 830-831. ISSN 0013-0117
Whatmore, Richard (1998) The Weber Thesis: unproven yet unrefuted. In: Lamont, William (ed.) Historical controversies and historians. Routledge, pp. 95-108. ISBN 9781857287400
Whatmore, Richard (1998) The political economy of Jean-Baptiste Say's republicanism. History of Political Thought, 19 (3). pp. 439-456. ISSN 0143-781X
Williams, Beryl (1998) Soviet historians and the rediscovery of the Soviet past. In: Lamont, William (ed.) Historical controversies and historians. Routledge, pp. 225-236. ISBN 9781857287400
Williams, Beryl (1998) The impact of the French Revolutionary tradition on the propaganda of the Bolshevik Revolution, 1918-1921. In: Germani, Ian and Swales, Robin (eds.) Symbols, myths and images of the French Revolution. University of Regina Publications . Canadian Plains Research Centre Regina (Canada), pp. 297-306. ISBN 9780889771086
Wolf, Gerhard and Fried, B (1998) Erkenntnis und Parteilichkeit: kritische Psychologie als marxistische Subjektwissenschaft: Bericht über den 4. Kongress Kritische Psychologie, 6. bis 9. Februar 1997, an der Freien Universität Berlin. Argument. ISBN 9783886192540
Young, Brian (1998) A History of variations: the identity of the eighteenth-century church of England. In: Claydon, Tony and McBride, Ian (eds.) Protestantism and national identity: Britain and Ireland, c.1650-1850. Cambridge University Press, pp. 105-128. ISBN 9780521620772
Young, Brian W (1998) Religion and enlightenment in eighteenth-century England: theological debate between Locke and Burke. Clarendon Press, Oxford, 259pp. ISBN 9780198269427
Young, Brian W (1998) 'Scepticism in excess': Gibbon and eighteenth-century Christianity. Historical Journal, 41 (1). pp. 179-199. ISSN 0018-246X


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Q: Android View Extends Class Force Close Error I am working Drawing Application. I am Draw View Class Extends View for Drawing Below For
Draw.java class:
package com.draw;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import android.content.Context;
import android.graphics.Bitmap;
import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.Path;

import android.view.MotionEvent;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnTouchListener;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class DrawView extends View implements OnTouchListener {
    private Canvas  mCanvas;
    private Path    mPath;
    private Paint       mPaint;
    private ArrayList<Path> paths = new ArrayList<Path>();
    private ArrayList<Path> undonePaths = new ArrayList<Path>();

    private Bitmap im;
    public DrawView(Context context)
    {
        super(context);
        setFocusable(true);
        setFocusableInTouchMode(true);
        this.setOnTouchListener(this);
        mPaint = new Paint();
        mPaint.setAntiAlias(true);
        mPaint.setDither(true);
        mPaint.setColor(0xFFFFFFFF);
        mPaint.setStyle(Paint.Style.STROKE);
        mPaint.setStrokeJoin(Paint.Join.ROUND);
        mPaint.setStrokeCap(Paint.Cap.ROUND);
        mPaint.setStrokeWidth(6);
        mCanvas = new Canvas();
        mPath = new Path();
        paths.add(mPath);

        im=BitmapFactory.decodeResource(context.getResources(),R.drawable.ic_launcher);

    }
        @Override
        protected void onSizeChanged(int w, int h, int oldw, int oldh) {
            super.onSizeChanged(w, h, oldw, oldh);
        }

        @Override
        protected void onDraw(Canvas canvas) {

            for (Path p : paths){
                canvas.drawPath(p, mPaint);
            }
        }

        private float mX, mY;
        private static final float TOUCH_TOLERANCE = 4;

        private void touch_start(float x, float y) {
            mPath.reset();
            mPath.moveTo(x, y);
            mX = x;
            mY = y;
        }
        private void touch_move(float x, float y) {
            float dx = Math.abs(x - mX);
            float dy = Math.abs(y - mY);
            if (dx >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE || dy >= TOUCH_TOLERANCE) {
                mPath.quadTo(mX, mY, (x + mX)/2, (y + mY)/2);
                mX = x;
                mY = y;
            }
        }
        private void touch_up() {
            mPath.lineTo(mX, mY);
            // commit the path to our offscreen
            mCanvas.drawPath(mPath, mPaint);
            // kill this so we don't double draw
            mPath = new Path();
            paths.add(mPath);
        }

        public void onClickUndo () {
            if (paths.size()>0)
            {
               undonePaths.add(paths.remove(paths.size()-1));
               invalidate();
             }
            else
            {

            }
             //toast the user
        }

        public void onClickRedo (){
           if (undonePaths.size()>0)
           {
               paths.add(undonePaths.remove(undonePaths.size()-1));
               invalidate();
           }
           else
           {

           }
             //toast the user
        }

    @Override
    public boolean onTouch(View arg0, MotionEvent event) {
          float x = event.getX();
          float y = event.getY();

          switch (event.getAction()) {
              case MotionEvent.ACTION_DOWN:
                  touch_start(x, y);
                  invalidate();
                  break;
              case MotionEvent.ACTION_MOVE:
                  touch_move(x, y);
                  invalidate();
                  break;
              case MotionEvent.ACTION_UP:
                  touch_up();
                  invalidate();
                  break;
          }
          return true;
    }
}

And I am mentioned my layout below :
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
    android:orientation="vertical" >

    <RelativeLayout
        android:id="@+id/relativeLayout1"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent" >

        <com.draw.DrawView
            android:id="@+id/view1"
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="400dp"
             />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/button1"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_alignParentLeft="true"
            android:text="Undo" />

        <Button
            android:id="@+id/button2"
            android:layout_width="wrap_content"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
            android:text="Redo" />

    </RelativeLayout>

</LinearLayout>

And My Activity Class Code Below:
package com.draw;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.View.OnClickListener;
import android.widget.Button;
import android.widget.ImageButton;
import android.widget.Toast;

public class Draw extends Activity {
    DrawView draw_view ;
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        //drawView = new DrawView(this);
        setContentView(R.layout.main);
        //drawView.requestFocus();
        try
        {
         draw_view=(DrawView) findViewById(R.id.view1);
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
            // TODO: handle exception
            Toast.makeText(getApplicationContext(), e.toString(),4000).show();
        }
        Button btn_undo=(Button) findViewById(R.id.button1);
        btn_undo.setOnClickListener(new OnClickListener() {

            @Override
            public void onClick(View v) {
                // TODO Auto-generated method stub
                draw_view.onClickUndo();
            }
        });
    }

}

Xml Load Error Occured in Logcat
05-15 16:27:01.407: E/AndroidRuntime(1064): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.draw/com.draw.Draw}: android.view.InflateException: Binary XML file line #13: Error inflating class com.draw.DrawView

What's wrong in my code?

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Free Easter Egg Hunts - Saturday, March 31, 2018. There are several free Easter Egg hunts around Reno and up at Lake Tahoe on this day before Easter. Some of these are big productions. Check out my list to find one near you. Note that a few are on April 1, Easter Sunday.
Easter Brunch and Dining - Sunday, April 1, 2018. You don't have to cook up a big meal on this holiday. Enjoy Easter Sunday brunch or dinner at any of several venues around the Reno / Sparks area.
All Fools' Day - Sunday, April 1, 2018. Also known as April Fool's Day. Don't get caught being foolish.
Grow Your Own, Nevada! Gardening Classes - Tuesday, April 3, 2018. Spring 2018 Grow Your Own, Nevada! workshops will be held twice weekly during April, on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Classes are for homeowners and other small scale growers. They concentrate on imparting basic horticultural information and also provides information about new and alternative growing methods. The registration fee for classes is $15 each or $60 for all 8 classes.
Discover Your Parks Free Walks - Thursday, April 5, 2018. The first walk in the 2018 series will be at Damonte Ranch Park and Wetlands. More walks at Reno and Sparks parks will be held every Thursday evening through September. Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation is leading these free walks. Each week, you can explore a new location and learn about the unique and varied ecology and history of parks in our area. Walks are open to everyone.
Reno Aces Baseball - Thursday, April 5, 2018. The Reno Aces' opening season home game at Greater Nevada Field is vs. the Fresno Grizzlies. First pitch will be at 6:35 p.m. This will be a four-game home stand. Seven more home games will follow later in the month - April 17 through 23.
Art Walk Reno - Thursday, April 5, 2018. Stroll along the Truckee River and throughout the downtown Arts District to the 18 locations showing art. The walk begins at 5:30 p.m. at Metro Gallery, 1 East First Street (Reno City Hall). A portion of ticket sales every month goes to a local nonprofit. Art Walk Reno is part of Art Spot Reno, the main portal for accessing information about what's happening in Reno's dynamic arts scene.
WinterWonderGrass California Music and Brew Festival - Friday through Sunday, April 6 - 8, 2018. This is the 4th annual event at Squaw Valley. It's a winter bluegrass music and craft beer festival featuring over 20 bands, over a dozen breweries, and food and food trucks. This is a family-friendly event with activities for kids. The venue is the Village at Squaw Valley ski resort, south of Truckee off Highway 89.
Spring 2018 Nevada Women's Expo - Friday and Saturday, April 6 - 7, 2018. Billed as the premier consumer show for women of all ages and lifestyles and businesses that market to them. Offering women the best in fashion, style, health, careers, business, lifestyle, entertainment and more. The event is at Firecreek Crossing, 4813 Kietzke Lane in south Reno.
Reno Cannabis Convention - Saturday and Sunday, April 7 - 8, 2018. This event is an industry trade show that encompasses the emerging local cannabis community in Reno. The event serves to foster industry growth through advocacy and education about current and future products/services in the cannabis industry. At this event, every facet of the cannabis industry is represented. Tickets are available online. It will be at the Whitney Peak Hotel, 255 N. Virginia Street (next to the Reno Arch).
April 10 - 11: Paw Patrol Live!
Heels & Hounds, a Benefit for Homeless Pets - Sunday, April 8, 2018. 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At the Atlantis Hotel Casino in Reno. Party for the pooches at Nevada Humane Society's Heels & Hounds Champagne Brunch and Fashion Show. The event will feature illustrious personalities and local community leaders as models, escorting fashionably dressed dogs down the runway. There will also be local boutique and dog-centric vendors for shopping, a silent auction, live auction and diamond raffle. Tickets are available online or over the phone at (775) 856-2000 x320. Tables may be purchased at a variety of price levels. Individual tickets are $85. All proceeds benefit homeless pets. For sponsorship, vendor, or more event information, call (775) 856-2000 x320.
Reno 1868 FC Soccer - Saturday, April 14, 2018. Reno's professional soccer team, Reno 1868 FC, will be hosting the CO Springs Switchbacks FC at Greater Nevada Field. The game starts at 6:45 p.m. Single-game tickets, group tickets and other options are available online. There will be another game on Saturday, April 28 vs. the OKC Energy FC.
Hands ON! Second Saturdays - Saturday, April 14, 2018. Come to the Nevada Museum of Art for a day of fun family activities and free admission for all. There is a different theme each month. Enjoy live performances, hands-on art activities, storytelling and live performances.
Science Saturdays at the National Automobile Museum - Saturday, April 14, 2018. Join the adventure with "Living on Spaceship Earch." Admission is $12 per person for children and adults, which also includes admission to the Museum and free refreshments. For participants age 8 and up. Children under 13 must be accompanied by an adult. The event is from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Pre-registration is required by approximately two days before the event. Call the Museum at (775) 333-9300 for more information.
Reno Rodeo 100 Years 100 Stories - Saturday, April 14, 2018. This is a multi-media project at the Nevada Museum of Art honoring northern Nevada's rich history through the collection and sharing of stories depicting the last centennial of the Reno Rodeo. The fourth installment of the series will explore the theme "Stories of our Ancestors" through short documentary films, audio stories with slides and live storytellers. Doors open at 5 p.m. for social hour and Chez Louie cash bar; stories go from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Tickets are available online: $12 for general admission, $8 for museum members.
"Hall of Heroes" at the Wilbur D. May Museum - through April 22, 2018. Both grown-ups and kids will enjoy "Hall of Heroes." Superheroes, gadgets, crime-fighters and spies are all featured in the Hall of Heroes exhibit, along with movie props, costumes, memorabilia and rare artifacts. This entertaining exhibit is at the Wilbur D. May Museum in Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno, 1595 N. Sierra Street. (775) 785-5961.
History of the Reno Chamber of Commerce - Wednesday, April 18, 2018. This free program is brought to you by the Historic Reno Preservation Society and is one of a series. The program starts at 5:30 p.m. and will at the Northwest Reno Library, 2325 Robb Drive.
The next program, on Sunday, April 22, 2018, is titled "Reno's Early Meatpacking Industry." It starts at 1:30 p.m. in the Sierra View Library, 4001 S. Virginia Street (Reno Town Mall).
Baby Animal Days at Andelin Family Farm - Thursday, Friday, Saturday, April 19 - 21 and 26 - 28, 2018, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. This event features farm babies, including chicks, ducklings, bunnies, piglets, lambs, goat kids and calves along with our other friendly and cute farm animals. Farm visitors will be able to hold and pet chicks, as well as interact with and pet goat kids, lambs and calves. Admission is $7 per person and includes hay ride, cow train ride, fun track, face painting, bunny hop activity, straw bale maze, barn yard activities and all the fun baby animals. Pony and horse rides are $6 per ride. The farm is at 8100 Pyramid Way in Sparks. (775) 530-8032.
Healthy Parks Healthy People 5K - Saturday, April 21, 2018, starting at 9 a.m. Truckee Meadows Parks Foundation, in partnership with Washoe County, presents this family-friendly event at Rancho San Rafael Regional Park in Reno. Following the 5K will be a free kids obstacle course at the start/finish line. Register online at the website or at the event. (775) 410-1702.
Free Admission to National Parks - Saturday, April 21, 2018. On the first day of National Park Week, it's free admission to all parks and other sites operated by the National Park Service. This includes places around the west like Yosemite, Lassen Volcanic, Death Valley, and Great Basin. Other fees, such as for overnight camping and cabin rentals, will still apply.
Reno Riverwalk Wine Walk - Saturday, April 21, 2018. The Riverwalk Merchants present this fun event every third Saturday of the month. Visit one of the participating merchants selling glasses with $20 and receive your wine glass and hand stamp (with photo ID), then make the rounds sampling wines at numerous businesses in the area. This is a 21+ event. Pets and strollers are not advised. For more information, call 775-825-WALK(9255).
Earth Day - Sunday, April 22, 2018.
Reno Earth Day Celebration - Sunday, April 22, 2018. Come to Idlewild Park between 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. to enjoy Reno's big annual Earth Day celebration. There will be numerous events, exhibitors, food and drink, live entertainment, and activities for both kids and adults. This great Reno event just gets bigger and better every year. Check my article for more Earth Day events in Reno and up at Tahoe Truckee and South Lake Tahoe.
56th Annual Reno Jazz Festival - Thursday to Saturday, April 26 - 28, 2018. The Reno Jazz Festival brings to Reno both talented students and renowned professional artists. There will also be many workshops with some of the finest clinicians and performers in the country. Concerts will be at venues on campus at the University of Nevada, Reno. The website has complete information about the concerts. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 1-800-325-7328. There is no convenience fee on tickets purchased in person at the Lawlor Events Center Box Office.
Teen Art Night at the Nevada Museum of Art - Friday, April 27, 2018, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Join the Nevada Museum of Art and the Holland Project for the annual teen-takeover featuring extended gallery hours, hands-on art stations, live music and a DJ dance party, and bites from the Hug High School culinary program and more. $10 per person.
Monthly Reno Beer Crawl - Saturday, April 28, 2018. This event is in downtown Reno where all of the participating bars, pubs, and restaurants are within walking (or crawling) distance. It costs $5 to participate and you can just show up at one of the start bars - advance tickets not required. Crawling is from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Dine the District Food Tour - Saturday, April 28, 2018. The merchants of Reno's Riverwalk District have teamed up to provide guests a variety of entertainment, cooking demonstrations and culinary delights with the "Dine the District" self-guided food tour from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Online tickets are $20 plus fees. Proceeds from the event will support the continued development of the Riverwalk District and help establish a safer, cleaner and more vibrant downtown area.
47th Annual Virginia City Grand Prix - Saturday and Sunday, April 28 - 29, 2018. Experience legendary racing in historic Virginia City where thousands of motocross riders challenge themselves in the surrounding hills. Racing takes place both days. This being Virginia City, there will be lots of related activities and things to do while the motocross racers are zipping through town and around the rugged high desert.


Brown County lost to Farmington 47-23 in the first round of the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic on Saturday. The Lady Hornets were outscored 15-2 in the second quarter and could not recover. Aimee Kerley led Brown County with 8 points.


Checking if a string is valid json before trying to parse it?
In Ruby, is there a way to check if a string is valid json before trying to parse it?
For example getting some information from some other urls, sometimes it returns json, sometimes it could return a garbage which is not a valid response.
I think parse_json should return nil if it's invalid and shouldn't error out.
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Tarnishing Magnitsky's Memory
By Citizen M | Published: July 12, 2013
Described variously as 'shameful', 'baroque', and 'grotesque', the Magnitsky verdict has provoked a storm of condemnation across the Western media. In 2009, the 39-year-old lawyer, subsequent to uncovering a massive tax fraud scheme, died in prison of untreated pancreatitis. He then became the first person in Russia to be the subject of a posthumous trial. In an act of surreally symmetrical retribution from the authorities, yesterday a court found him guilty of tax evasion. Here's what Bill Browder, Magnitsky's employer at Hermitage Capital, who was also tried and convicted of tax evasion in absentia, had to say:
"The Russian government is effectively a criminal regime now," Browder said by telephone from London He he has been living in the UK since being denied entry into Russia after landing at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport in November 2005 on the grounds he was a threat to national security.
Once Russia's largest portfolio investor, and one of President Vladimir Putin's biggest foreign fans, Browder appeared to have run afoul of the Kremlin after picking up stakes in some of the country's largest state-run companies.
"Doing business in Russia means either you've effectively become part of a criminal regime or a victim of a criminal regime," Browder said.
"There's no way to do business in Russia without seriously compromising yourself or putting yourself in grave danger."
Browder said his and Magnitsky's relatives had refused to take part in the trial. "We didn't want to dignify a clearly illegitimate judicial process," he said.
Speaking of Magnitsky's relatives, Browder added: "As you can imagine, it's one thing to have their son and husband murdered. But it's just beyond sadistic to them to prosecute his corpse."
Read more here from the Guardian.


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Why Laverne Cox told America to google Gavin Grimm
Gavin Grimm has been winning a years-long battle to use the correct bathroom at school, but Trump might change that.
By Alex Bollinger Monday, February 13, 2017
At the Grammy Awards last night, Laverne Cox urged viewers to google Gavin Grimm while introducing Metallica and Lady Gaga. Here's why.
Gavin Grimm was a high school student in Virginia who was knew he was different since a young age. "I was dressing 100 percent male, barring when I was forced to do otherwise, since I was 11 or 12," Grimm told Metro Weekly.
He started using the boys' bathroom in his sophomore year. The school board held a meeting where Gavin was called a "freak" and compared to a dog that urinates on fire hydrants.
At that meeting, the board passed a policy that said bathrooms "shall be limited to the corresponding biological genders, and students with gender identity issues shall be provided an alternative appropriate private facility banning him from it." The school installed a toilet in a broom closet and called it a unisex bathroom.
Grimm sued the school under Title IX of the United States Education Amendments of 1972. Title IX prohibits discrimination in schools "on the basis of sex," which the Obama Administration argued was ambiguous and interpreted to include discrimination against transgender people in a series of bureaucratic directives. Grimm was represented by the ACLU and they got the Department of Justice to intervene on his behalf.
The trial court judge dismissed Grimm's Title IX claim, interpreting Title IX to only ban discrimination against cisgender women. The appeals court overturned that opinion, finding that Title IX is ambiguous and deferring to the executive's interpretation of the language.
The Supreme Court has agreed to hear the case this year.
The Trump Administration could hurt Grimm's case by rescinding one of the key Department of Education directives that the Obama Administration issued. The appeals court deferred to the executive's interpretation of Title IX, and the Supreme Court might not even hear a case whose legal basis has already changed.
The Trump Administration has signaled that it does not agree with the Obama Administration's interpretation of Title IX. On Friday, the Department of Justice filed a brief withdrawing its support for transgender student protections in a case in Texas. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has given millions to Focus on the Family, an organization that, among other things, opposes the rights of transgender people.
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Can anyone catch Tom Brady MVP?
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Doug kezirianESPN
ESPN Sports Betting Analyst
Daily bet host
Behind The Bets Podcast Host
Last night's New England Patriots victory at Buffalo gave the Pats their current position in the AFC and an advantage in the AFC East battle. The Arizona Cardinals hold the top seed in the NFC with the Green Bay Packers hot on their heels and they returned this bye week. We have five weeks left in the regular season and a lot to play for. Can anyone catch the eternal Tom Brady as MVP? Here's your weekly check of the Super Bowl odds and notable prize races.
Super Bowl Odds
After Monday's bizarre and windy win at Buffalo, the Patriots now own the AFC seed. But how good are they? Bill Belichick didn't seem to trust his rookie quarterback very much, allowing only three pass attempts. Defense is clearly the calling card, but I wonder what will happen when the playoffs come and New England has to face strong offenses that are not limited by winds approaching 40 miles per hour. New England (+800) is the fourth seed at the moment and only Kansas City (+650) has lower odds in the AFC.
The Packers (+750) have a tough schedule remaining with games against the Ravens, Browns and Vikings. About two weeks ago, their odds were in the double digits, but now they feel properly valued. Green Bay has a shot at being the first seed, given their heads-up against Arizona, but the NFC is so heavy that all contenders should have better odds than you think.
What if the Rams (13-1) put him together? They visit Arizona this week for Monday Night Football and they are certainly capable of winning the Super Bowl. Remember, this is a team that practically dominated Tampa Bay in September. But it's also a team that recently hit a three-game hitting streak and looked shaky.
I still maintain that the Colts are a contender and ready for a cold-weather playoff race. They are still 20-1 to win the AFC. Indy hosts New England after his bye week and then travels to Arizona for Christmas. We will learn a lot in his next two games.
Super Bowl Futures
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +525
Kansas City Chiefs +650
Green Bay Packers +750
New England Patriots +800
Arizona Cardinals +800
Buffalo banknotes +1000
Dallas Cowboys +1200
Los Angeles Rams +1 300
Baltimore Ravens +1500
Tennessee Titans +2200
MVP odds
We have approached a juncture in the MVP career where it is time to start wondering what it would take for the favorite not to win the award. Tom Brady is a favorite at +140 bets and the other quarterbacks have legitimate paths to victory so this is not a mere formality.
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The biggest hurdle Brady must overcome is this Sunday, when the Bucs host Josh Allen (+1000) and the Bills. If Tampa Bay maintains service at home, it will play its last four games against teams that currently have losing records. Allen had a golden opportunity Monday night, but Buffalo came up short in a game dominated by the wind.
Aaron Rodgers (+550) is the second seed and feels like Brady's biggest competition. Yet even if Green Bay does win the NFC top seed, do you anticipate that voters will give it the go-ahead in the wake of its COVID-19 fiasco and the offseason circus it created? No.
Patrick Mahomes (+900) is on the prowl and while the Chiefs have won five in a row, he has posted pedestrian numbers outside of his Sunday Night Football performance against the Raiders. In fact, he's had back-to-back games without a touchdown pass. That said, Kansas City has a chance to finish with the best record in the AFC and could exploit the last five games.
Dak Prescott (14-1) is interesting. Dallas probably won't finish any of the top seeds in the NFC, but there's a possibility, especially if they win at Arizona in Week 17. He missed a game this year and has also struggled when the Cowboys played without key wide receivers as well. that if the last month ends with impressive figures, there is a way to the prize.
Futures MVP
Tom Brady +140
Josh Allen +1000
Aaron Rodgers +550
Dak Prescott +1 400
Patrick Mahomes +900
Matthew Stafford +1600
Justin Herbert +1600
Kyler Murray +900
Lamar Jackson +1 600
Jonathan Taylor +1 600
Other prizes to see
I don't understand the Offensive Rookie of the Year odds. Mac Jones is a -500 favorite after throwing just three passes. This is not a QB award like the MVP. Bill Belichick is getting all the credit for New England's success, and the rookie hasn't done much to deserve a lot of praise. Ja'Marr Chase (+350) ranks in the top five in yards and received touchdowns. That's not among the newbies; that's across the league. Yes, he had a costly bobble Sunday that turned into an interception, but he's considered one of the biggest threats in the NFL. Jones has a bright future, but I maintain that statistics are more important than the quarterback wins. Chase deserves a play.
I featured this bet last week at -150, but I still think it's worth a play at -275 for Jonathan Taylor to lead the NFL in rushing touchdowns. He is 16, while James Connor and Joe Mixon are each 12. Taylor and the offensive line are the focal point of the team, and he will continue to get the carries. Meanwhile, Kyler Murray has just returned from injury and that will inhibit Connor's production. Mixon has seven rushing touchdowns in his last four games, but that's an outlier production. He also suffered a neck injury in Sunday's home loss.
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The ic-src attribute binds a given HTML element to a URL. It does not cause any requests to happen by itself, but it can respond to events caused by other attributes, such as ic-poll or ic-post-to.
When Intercooler issues a request for an element with an ic-src, it will issue a GET and will replace the current elements content with resulting HTML fragment, if it is different than the current content.
ic-src implies a dependency on its path, and Intercooler will issue requests for elements whenever it detects an action that the path depends on. See Dependencies for more information.


Armed with a hard-earned down payment, pre-approval from lender and a wish-list of what you "must" have in your dream property, window shopping for homes can be an exciting experience.
And then it happens. You find the perfect place in your desired neighbourhood. Unfortunately, there are 10 others who have also fallen in love with "your" new home. And so, the bidding war begins.
Let's say you win that battle, with the final selling price magically within your pre-approved amount as set by your lender. It is at this stage that buyers believe the hard work is over, and it is only a matter of signing a few papers to close the mortgage so you can finally get the keys to your new home. But that is not the case for some.
If an appointed appraiser assesses that the property value is less than what you offered in a high stakes bidding war, you could be in trouble. Should this happen, your lender will only loan you as much as the home is actually valued at (minus your down payment) – not what they'd originally offered in your pre-approval.
For example, a buyer has a $30,000 (5%) down payment and is approved for a mortgage of $570,000. He/She finds a property, with a $600,000 price tag. The appraiser, however, believes the property to be only worth $575,000.
What does this mean for the buyer?
The buyer only intended to put down $30,000 but now needs an additional $23,750 to secure a mortgage for this transaction. At this point, you have two options: borrow money from someone, or be forced to walk away from the deal (and risk losing your deposit, in the process). Not having the resources in this situation is what we, at CanWise, refer to as "appraisal risk".
So, how can buyers avoid this nightmare?
First, you should avoid overpaying. But how can you do this in a competitive market? A good real estate agent should understand the "real" value of the property and the neighbourhood you want to buy in.
Lauren Haw from The Select Realty Team helps her clients to really understand the comparative values within their desired areas, which can be based on recent sales figures and, more importantly, local knowledge.
"We (the real estate agents) have to have a better understanding than anyone else of the area, so the buyer does not overpay in bidding wars," she told us.
Having a larger down payment can also reduce your risk in appraisal cases. You can put less money down and use the extra cash to make up the shortfall. However, on the flip side, this means you might have to pay a higher CMHC insurance premium (premiums are mandatory for down payments under 20% and are charged in 5% tiers).
The big trouble arises when a buyer only has a 5% down payment saved and makes a firm offer to buy, because then there is little room to get extra funds from their own sources; this is when a buyer has an extreme appraisal risk.
For that reason, we would never recommend any buyer enter a bidding war with only a 5% down payment. And, if they do, we suggest having a financing condition within the deal. While this puts the buyer at a disadvantage to those with a "clean" (condition-free) offer in the bidding war, it is the risk they unfortunately have to take if they really want that property.
Even buyers at the 20% down payment threshold face appraisal risk in bidding wars. If an appraisal comes in lower than the purchase price, the buyer then has to put down less in order to make up the shortfall, and purchase CMHC insurance when they otherwise would not have had to.
Your broker or agent cannot control what an independent appraiser values a property at. Neither can buyers. Knowing the risks before making a firm offer in a bidding war, however, can help you prepare and plan for every outcome.
When people think about co-op housing, the first thing that comes to mind might be those back-to-the land hippie communes. Co-op housing has changed a lot since those days although the people might be the same.


Various terms are used in an attempt to classify depression, particularly for the purpose of medical diagnoses. However, there are not different types of depression as such, only varying degrees of it, so these terms generally refer to its severity, duration and possible causes.
This is a severe depression that has continued for at least two weeks and affects a person's life and daily activities to the extent that they cannot function normally at all. Some people experience a major depressive episode only once but for others it recurs.
This is a medical term used to describe mild to moderate depression that is chronic and has persisted for at least two years. Those suffering from dysthymia are able to function just about adequately but feel low all the time and find little pleasure in life.
Also known as postpartum depression, this may develop up to a year after giving birth. It differs from the 'baby blues', which many new mothers experience for a short time, in that it lasts much longer, is often more severe and can be accompanied by extreme anxiety.
Appropriately given the acronym SAD, this is sometimes called winter depression. It comes on seasonally when daylight hours reduce substantially and goes off as the days lengthen, with symptoms usually abating by springtime.
This term may be used to describe depression brought on by bereavement, relationship breakdown, job loss, financial problems, or other traumatic events and difficult situations. Alternatively, it may be referred to as reactive depression.
Previously known as manic depression, bipolar disorder is marked by extreme mood swings. Emotions veer wildly from elation and euphoria, with a very high level of motivation and physical energy, to deep depression and utter despair, accompanied by lethargy and exhaustion.
A person experiencing severe depression and anxiety, together with mental and physical exhaustion, to the extent that they can no longer cope, is commonly said to have suffered a nervous breakdown. This may also be called adrenal exhaustion or burnout.
This word is from the Greek for sadness. Its use in the medical sense dates back to the time of Hippocrates, when it described a deep depression. Today, melancholic depression is a term occasionally used to denote a form of major depressive disorder.


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Organically Manifesting a Dream: How a SWIHA Graduate Launched Her Business
Written by Nancy Jackson
By Nancy Jackson, Online Exit and Placement Specialist
"Believe in yourself – you are capable of great accomplishments."
That's the message Pam McCulloch, a recent Southwest Institute of Healing Arts (SWIHA) graduate, wants to share with current and future SWIHA graduates. Pam took her own advice, and while still pursuing her online degree in SWIHA's Associate of Occupational Studies Mind-Body Transformational Psychology Online program, she launched her business, Paradise Organics.
Tender and organic fruit, herb, and vegetable starter plants is what Paradise Organics is all about, providing home gardeners with organic, non-GMO starters.
The Colorado based business teaches new gardeners how to get started in whatever growing space they have, even if it's an apartment balcony.
As a full time gastro-intestinal tech assisting in outpatient surgeries, Pam was thrilled to add the role of self-employed urban farmer and business owner into her busy life. How did she make her urban farming business happen? She says she manifested it.
"Yes, I put out there what I wanted to do for work and it is happening. I am my own boss doing what I want," says Pam.
Pam hopes to make Paradise Organics her full-time business soon. When asked how it feels to be graduated and doing her dream, she says "It is amazing, all those months of hard work put to use to help others!"
Pam graduated with an Associates of Occupational Studies two year online degree. Although she enjoyed all of her classes, it was the nutrition and urban farming classes that she valued the most. These were her chosen core curriculum classes that she was able to immediately put into use from week to week. She felt her online courses were so engaging and was impressed with how the passion of her teachers came through clearly in the lessons, especially in an online format. Although she has graduated, Pam stays in touch with her former classmates and refers to them as her new friends. She is looking forward to taking more classes with SWIHA in the future.
Pam feels she found SWIHA as part of her life's path; the school offered everything she wanted and needed in her life at the time.
"I have always wanted to get a degree but wanted to go to school for things that really spoke to me – I want to be helping people.
SWIHA offered that and more."
Pam is growing her local business through the Paradise Organics Facebook page
and through word-of-mouth. She says the most challenging part about launching her business was getting over her own fears and just doing it. She knew she had to have faith in herself and maintain the belief that she could succeed. Now, Pam works everywhere! Out of her own home, her client's homes, community gardens and the local farmer's market. Her clients are people who are interested in planting, gardening, and learning about nutrition, and she will be offering classes soon.
For now, Pam is dedicated to keeping her hands dirty growing amazing, holistic and nutritious foods, and helping others to grow their own vibrant plants.
Start your New Year off on the right foot! Interested in SWIHA's online programs
? The first 2015 start date is January 19th, and the deadline to enroll is January 9th. Learn more about what you can gain from the Associate of Occupational Studies Mind-Body Transformational Psychology Online Degree program, the Holistic Wellness Practitioner Diploma online, the online Life Coaching Certificate of Excellence, and more by scheduling an appointment with a SWIHA Admissions Advisor. Call 480-994-9244, or email admissions@swiha.edu.
About the Author Nancy Jackson
As the Online Exit and Placement Specialist for graduates at SWIHA, Nancy Jackson is continually impressed by the graduates she works with. Almost always, they speak of experiences of transformation which have changed their perspective on many levels. When Nancy enrolled at SWIHA several years ago as a student in the Associate of Occupational Studies Mind-Body Transformational Psychology program, she came in as a successful, but heart-sick and weary corporate minion, searching for a way to express who she was truly born to be. At SWIHA, she was given permission to be who she had always known she was: a highly intuitive Divine Being connected to Spirit with a desire to serve. Nancy is honored to witness the process that SWIHA's graduating students experience, whether they burst out the doors ready to serve or are still pondering the possibilities. She is proud to be part of the SWIHA experience, and feels blessed to have the opportunity.
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The quality of an awards host is defined by their wit, charm and confidence, which, when combined, have the power to engage audiences. When booked for awards ceremonies, these presenters will support the core theme or purpose of your event, as well as celebrate the award winners. From sports to politics, the diverse range of event entertainment available means that there truly is someone for every occasion.
Stavros Flatley
Recognisable Britain's Got Talent Act & Sugar-Free Farm Participants
Jon Culshaw
English Impressionist & Comedian Who Successfully Contacted Tony Blair By Impersonating William Hague
Beverley Callard
Actress Known For Her Roles In ITV's 'Coronation Street' & 'Two Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps'
Jimmy Carr
Legendary Dark-Humoured Comedian Who Is The Host Of '8 Out Of 10 Cats', Sold Over A Million DVDs & Toured Relentlessly
Hal Cruttenden
Three-Time Chortle Award Nominee Who Was Also Nominated For The Perrier Newcomer Award In Edinburgh
Hugh Dennis
'Mock The Week' Team Captain Best Known For His Work With Comedy Partner Steve Punt
Jo Brand
BAFTA-Winning Star Of Getting On & Through The Cakehole Has Been Hailed By The Mirror As 'The Best Female Comic In Britain'
Award-Winning Comedian Who Starred In 'Fresh Meat', 'Bad Education' & Sky's 'A League Of Their Own'
Charlie Ross
World Record-Holding Auctioneer From 'Flog It!' & 'Bargain Hunt', For Which He Is One Of Four Presenters
Lead Singer Of The Boomtown Rats, Founder Of Band Aid & Political Activist
John Sergeant
Former BBC Chief Political Correspondent & Winner Of The Best Individual Contributor Of The Year Award
Kev Orkian
International Comedian Of The Year 2016 & Star Of 'Britain's Got Talent'
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Martin's speeches have been described as a "treat to listen to" and "over and above what we expected.'' From tales of his stint as Robbie Coltrane's stunt double for Rubeus Hagrid in Harry Potter to stories of his two Grand Slam wins for the England rugby team, presenting Crimewatch to reaching the finals of Celebrity Masterchef - Martin Bayfield has really done it all!
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Named as one of Vogue's most influential girls, Maya Jama is sassy and unapologetic for it. As an experienced brand ambassador and collaborator with Pretty Little Thing and Adidas, this female empowerment boss knows how to make a message go viral and inspire a movement.
The Rick Parfitt Jr. (RPJ) Band
Imagine all the classic party hits to get the dance floor filled, that's exactly what you'll receive when booking RPJ Band. From 'Living on a Prayer' to 'Teenage Dirtbag' the five-piece turn every event into a fully fledged concert with their endless energy. You're sure to be shouting out for 'just one more song' at the end of these guy's set.
How much does an award host cost and how do I book?
The easiest way to book an awards host and entertainer is through a booking agency - and Champions Speakers are one of the best in the business. Our team of representatives have years of experience booking acts for global events, organising presenters, contracts and logistics. With us, your event is in safe hands.
After contacting one of our team and discussing your event's themes, audience, location and budget, a booking agent will then provide a selection of entertainers tailored to your occasion. As awards hosts differ drastically in cost, our industry connections take the stress out of finding an act. Simply tell us your requirements, and we will do the rest.
Do your awards hosts and entertainers work internationally?
As an international agency, we at Champions Speakers have booked presenters and entertainment acts for events all over the globe. With years of experience organising international visas and booking accommodation, your event's host is in safe hands with our expert booking agents - no matter how far they may have to travel.
Covering London and the rest of the UK, as well as award ceremonies overseas, you can rest assured that the best talent is at your fingertips. Take a look at our incredible talent to find the perfect match for your occasion.
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Through years of experience in the role, our awards hosts can infuse the entertainment of your event with introductions and anecdotes from their own lives. Often a celebrity with extraordinary stories to share on themes such as mental resilience, maximising success and overcoming adversity, these famous faces can add star quality to any award ceremony.
An event featuring a top awards host will be truly unforgettable. Insightful and entertaining, they resonate with audiences of all demographics, ensuring that they reflect upon your event fondly. With their celebrity status, many celebrity awards hosts leave audiences awestruck and unable to believe their eyes. An event featuring a celebrity awards host is a surefire success.
Embodying the theme of your event, celebrity awards hosts add a touch of class and charisma to every occasion. The purpose of an awards evening is to honour the winners, and there is no better way to do so than to book a special guest. These celebrities, sporting legends and adventuring pioneers will ensure that your awards ceremony is truly unforgettable.
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Plant a Tree for Aaron
Aaron David Donini
July 29, 1978 ~ December 30, 2020 (age 42)
Aaron David Donini, 42 of Wheelersburg, died Wednesday, December 30, 2020, in Kettering Memorial Hospital in Dayton as a result of a two-vehicle accident. Born on July 29, 1978 in Portsmouth, he was a son of Jerome and Beverly Bailey Donini and was a salesman for Clarkco Bingo.
Aaron was a graduate of Cambridge High School and a member of Portsmouth Baptist Church. He was a former operator of Wheelersburg Raceway and a member of Xenia Eagles and New Boston Eagles. He was a lifelong Raiders fan.
Preceding him in death were his grandparent, Dan and Jean Bailey and Louis and Miriam Donini and an aunt, Dottie Donini.
Surviving are his wife, Paige Piatt Donini, two sons, Avery Donini and Evan Brickey, both of Wheelersburg; three daughters, Morgan Donini of Xenia, Ryen Donini of Wilmington and Peyton Donini of Wheelersburg; his parents, Beverly and Jerry Donini of Wilmington; a sister, Toni (Ernie) Scott of Clarksville; his mother-in-law, Peggy Piatt of New Boston; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and in-laws.
A service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, January 5th, at Cornerstone Church of the Nazarene in Wheelersburg with Pastor Matt Hancock and Daniel Whitley officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Burial Park.
The family will receive guests at the church from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday.
Masks will be required for admission, but not furnished by the funeral home. Social distancing will be observed.
Aaron's family can't speak highly enough of the outstanding care he received, including keeping the family continually informed and giving personal attention to detail. A big THANK YOU to the Kettering staff because it was apparent, they CARED!
Condolences to www.brantfuneralservice.com.
To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Aaron David Donini, please visit our floral store.
You can still show your support by sending flowers directly to the family, or by planting a memorial tree in the memory of Aaron David Donini


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title: "How to write a file / give it to the user"
layout: default
section: example
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### In the browser

With only javascript, this part won't work in old browsers, including IE < 10.
For those browsers, you can use a flash polyfill, see below.

You can also see this
[example]({{site.baseurl}}/documentation/examples/download-zip-file.html).

#### Blob URL / FileSaver

With recent browsers, the easiest way is to use `saveAs` or a polyfill, see
[FileSaver.js](https://github.com/eligrey/FileSaver.js) :

```js
var blob = zip.generate({type:"blob"});
saveAs(blob, "hello.zip");
```

Under the hood, the polyfill uses the native `saveAs` from the
[FileSaver](http://www.w3.org/TR/file-writer-api/#the-filesaver-interface) API
(on Chrome and IE10+) or use a [Blob URL](http://updates.html5rocks.com/2011/08/Downloading-resources-in-HTML5-a-download)
(on Firefox).

#### Data URI

For older browsers that support [data URI](http://caniuse.com/datauri), you can also
do the following :

```js
location.href="data:application/zip;base64," + zip.generate({type:"base64"});
```

The biggest issue here is that the filenames are very awkward, Firefox
generates filenames such as `a5sZQRsx.zip.part` (see bugs
[367231](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=367231) and
[532230](https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=532230), and Safari
isn't much better with just `Unknown`.

Browser support and resulting filename :

Opera  | Firefox | Safari | Chrome | Internet Explorer
-------|---------|--------|--------|------------------
"default.zip" | random alphanumeric with ".part" extension | "Unknown" (no extension) | "download.zip" on OSX and Linux, just "download" on Windows | No

#### Downloadify

[Downloadify](https://github.com/dcneiner/downloadify) uses a small Flash SWF
to download files to a user's computer with a filename that you can choose.
Doug Neiner has added the `dataType` option to allow you to pass a zip for
downloading. Follow the [Downloadify demo](http://pixelgraphics.us/downloadify/test.html)
with the following changes:

```js
zip = new JSZip();
zip.file("Hello.", "hello.txt");
Downloadify.create('downloadify',{
...
  data: function(){
    return zip.generate({type:"base64"});
  },
...
  dataType: 'base64'
});
```

<!--
TODO : send data as GET / POST ?
-->

#### Deprecated google gears

[Franz Buchinger](http://www.picurl.org/blog/author/franz/) has written a
brilliant tutorial on [using JSZip with Google Gears](http://www.picurl.org/blog/2009/11/22/creating-zip-archives-with-gears)
([part 2](http://www.picurl.org/blog/2009/11/29/gearszipper-part2-adding-support-for-real-files-and-canvas-elements/)).
If you want to let your Gears users download several files at once I really
recommend having a look at some of his [examples](http://picurl.org/gears/zipper/).

### In nodejs

JSZip can generate Buffers so you can do the following :

```js
var fs = require("fs");
var JSZip = require("jszip");

var zip = new JSZip();
// zip.file("file", content);
// ... and other manipulations

var buffer = zip.generate({type:"nodebuffer"});

fs.writeFile("test.zip", buffer, function(err) {
  if (err) throw err;
});
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These progress trackers are based on the Australia Curriculum with codes to monitor student progress and achievements. These progress trackers can be used to monitor student progress from Foundation to Year 7, identify areas for support and extension, assist with report writing, group students by ability and pass on information to the next teacher.
A building block-themed printable class list.
Individual student and whole class trackers using the Writing Common Core Standards.
Individual student and whole class trackers using the Speaking & Listening Common Core Standards.
Individual student and whole class trackers using the Reading: Literature Common Core Standards.
Individual student and whole class trackers using the Reading: Informational Text Common Core Standards.
Individual student and whole class trackers using the Language Common Core Standards.


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