Aloha to the New Tiki Coop!
I never thought I'd ever say this… but I now have a chicken coop in my backyard! And not just any chicken coop. A tiki coop!
My guy and I have been working on it off and on for the last five weeks… putting in a few hours here, a few hours there, taking a week off… and we finally finished it last Monday. Just in time for our new chickens to move in on Tuesday!
We built the tiki coop and run with plenty of room for our three girls to stretch their wings out, as we're not always home to let them free-range during the day.
The coop itself sits inside an enclosed run, with a ladder leading up to the pop door, and a sheltered area underneath for food and water.
Inside the coop, the walls are painted a semi-gloss yellow and the floors are lined with linoleum for easy clean-up. A roost hangs above a poop tray, which is also lined with linoleum. All the linoleum sheets slide right out for a good wipe-down.
We put kiln-dried, medium-coarse pine shavings on the main floor of the coop, and diatomaceous earth in the poop tray. The diatomaceous earth is super absorbent and keeps odors down. Every other day I sift poop out of the tray with a small litter scoop.
A triangular cutout serves as an open pop door, giving the hens free access in and out of the coop. They wake up with the sun and tuck themselves in at night. Since they're locked into the run, a closing door on the coop was not necessary.
Another triangular cutout leads to the egg cubby, which I've lined with plastic nest pads.
I know — they look barbaric, but I've read that chickens like to rest their tushies on these things. The plastic keeps mites and lice at bay, and the "drainage" holes allow droppings to fall through (to a linoleum-lined floor). When the girls are ready to lay, cleaning the nest will only involve a quick spray of water from the hose.
Two windows give cross-ventilation inside the coop. We even built in an "attic," which we've discovered the hens love to sit in and look out the window.
In keeping with the tiki theme, the roof of the coop is covered with banana fronds from our trees (and vinyl pond liner underneath to prevent leaks). As the fronds age we may have to replace them, but luckily we have a neverending supply in our garden!
The bamboo from our garden was used as lath to trim the edges of the coop and add an extra layer of security over the hardware cloth. We also tied long stalks together with jute twine just for looks.
I love the way the bamboo is already starting to change color and look more weathered.
On the side of the coop, a large door swings open for access to the egg box and a storage area to hold tools, food and treats, and other supplies.
In front, a tall door leads to the run, and beside it are an access door to the coop and a door to the feeders.
The run is covered in fine grained, washed plaster sand. Combined with a little diatomaceous earth raked into the surface, it's one of the tidiest options I've found for a run that sits on dirt. We had a big rainstorm the day after we loaded in the sand, and it dried out quickly. It doesn't get muddy or dusty. And speaking of, the chickens love to luxuriate in a dust bath!
We treat the run as one big litter box, which makes poop patrol pretty easy. Twice a week I go in with a kitty litter scoop and scoop out all the droppings. I use a long-handled scoop with a very wide mouth (almost 6 inches across). Since I've never had cats, I didn't even know they made scoops this large — you could pick up Godzilla's poop with this thing!
The hens love to perch on the twisted manzanita branch we brought back from my mother-in-law's backyard forest in Mill Valley. A double suet cage hangs above the branch, which we fill with fresh fruits and veggies from our garden for the hens to peck at all day. We also put in a couple of San Miguel River stones, which we scavenged from our Southern Colorado road trip.
Underneath the coop are the waterer and feeders. The waterer was made from a recycled blue water jug that we painted over, leaving a window so we could check the water level easily. We screwed in an automatic drinking cup, which refills itself from the jug as the hens drink.
The main feeder is a baby pig creep feeder that allows simple adjustment of the feed flow. I keep the flow at a low level, which minimizes waste. Two smaller feeders hold grit and oyster shell, all served free-choice.
The girls seem pretty happy in their new home. Now I just need to start collecting some kitschy tiki decor to complete the look!


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Flag of Ivory Coast
Not to be confused with the Flag of Ireland.
National flag
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Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire)
National flag and ensign
3 December 1959; 62 years ago (1959-12-03)
A vertical tricolor of orange, white, and green.
Flag of Ivory Coast on flagpole
The national flag of Ivory Coast (French: drapeau de la Côte d'Ivoire) is a vertical tricolor consisting of equal bands of orange (hoist side), white, and green. The proportions of the flag are 2:3. It is also the national emblem of the Republic of Ivory Coast as affirmed in Article 29 of the Constitution of Ivory Coast in 1960.
1 Design and symbolism
1.1 Adoption
1.2 Colors
2 Similar flags
Design and symbolism[edit]
In 1959, when the Ivorian Legislative Assembly adopted the flag, Minister of State Jean Delafosse [Wikidata] stated:[1]
The National Emblem must be the living symbol of the fatherland:
orange: recalling the color of our rich and generous earth; it is the meaning of our struggle, the blood of a young people in its struggle for our emancipation;
white: peace, but the peace of right;
green: hope, of course, for others; but for us, the certainty of a better future
When presenting the colors of the flag to the 1960 constitutional assembly, commissioner Mamadou Coulibaly said:[2]
the Orange stripe expresses the splendour of national blossoming, while also serving as a reminder of the Northern Savannas. The White stripe glorifies peace in purity and union of hearts, and is the pledge of our success; and the Green stripe, expression of our hope for the future, recalls the luxuriant virgin forest of Ivory Coast, the first great source of national prosperity. The vertical alignment of the stripes symbolises the dynamic youth which heads for the future under the national motto "Union, Discipline and Work."
Gabriel Rougerie [Wikidata] wrote in 1964, "The flag unites the colors of the three great landscapes of the Ivory Coast: green forest, white lagoon and orange savanna."[3]
Adoption[edit]
The 1958 referendum replaced the French Fourth Republic with the Fifth Republic and at the same time replaced the French Union with the French Community, under which most colonies became "autonomous states", including Ivory Coast on 4 December 1958. The new status allowed the adoption of a distinctive flag for the first time, in place of the French flag. The French commissioner suggested a red-white-and-blue flag with stars, but Ivorians wanted a greater departure from the flag of the former colonial power.[2] The orange-white-and-green flag was adopted by law number 59-240, passed by the Ivorian Legislative Assembly on 3 December 1959, just before the first anniversary of the country's autonomy.[1][4]
Head of government Félix Houphouët-Boigny declared full independence from France on 7 August 1960, and the Legislative Assembly sat as a constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. Augustin Loubao proposed changing the orange stripe to red, to symbolize a willingness to shed blood to defend the new republic. Other legislators expressed strong opposition to any change, and the existing flag was retained in Article 1 of the constitution adopted on 3 December 1960.[2][5] It was retained as Article 29 of the 2000 constitution[6] and Article 48 of the 2016 constitution.[7]
Colors[edit]
The three bands of the Ivorian tricolor must have the same width, and the mast is always placed on the side of the orange band. Although all laws define the colors of the flag, they do not specify the shade, so the bright orange and green colors can be replaced with slightly darker tones depending on the location and circumstances. The Album des pavillons nationaux et des marques distinctives, the 2000 edition of the Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service of the Navy, indicates that the official colors of the Ivorian flag are orange 151 C and green 347 C.[8] CMYK values for the flag are based on Ivorian government usage. These are a little darker than the Pantone colors which are used by the similar flag of Ireland.[9]
Orange 151 C 255, 130, 0[10] #FF8200[10] 0, 70, 100, 0[9]
White N/A 255, 255, 255 #FFFFFF 0, 0, 0, 0
Green 347 C 0, 154, 68[11] #009A44[11] 77, 20, 95, 4[9]
Similar flags[edit]
Contrasting flags: Irish flag on left & Ivory Coast on right
The Irish flag has a similar color layout to the Ivorian one, but with the green on the hoist side and wider proportions (1:2 rather than 2:3). When Murielle Ahouré celebrated winning the 2018 world indoor 60-meter dash, for lack of an Ivorian flag to wave, she borrowed an Irish flag from a spectator and reversed it.[12] Due to this similarity, in Northern Ireland, Ulster loyalists have sometimes desecrated the Ivorian flag, mistaking it for the Irish one.[13][14] In some cases, Ivorian flags displayed in Northern Ireland have signs explicitly labelling them as such nearby to avoid having them desecrated by Ulster loyalists mistaking them for Irish ones.[15]
The flag of Niger, also adopted in 1959 when Niger and Ivory Coast were both members of the Conseil de l'Entente, is a horizontal tricolor of orange, white and green; as with the Ivorian flag, the orange and green are sometimes said to represent the arid north and the more fertile south respectively.[16]
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Coat of arms of Ivory Coast
^ a b "Symboles". Official website (in French). Ivory Coast: Office of the President. Archived from the original on 31 January 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2018. L'Emblème National doit être le vivant symbole de la patrie :
l'orange rappelant la couleur de notre terre riche et généreuse, c'est le sens de notre lutte, le sang d'un peuple jeune dans sa lutte pour notre émancipation ;
le blanc, la paix, mais la paix du droit ;
le vert, l'espérance, certes pour d'autres, mais pour nous, la certitude d'un devenir meilleur
^ a b c HS/ls/APA (6 August 2014). "An 54 de la Côte d'Ivoire : chronique du drapeau tricolore ivoirien". Abidjan.net (in French). Retrieved 7 March 2018. la bande Orange exprime l'éclat de l'épanouissement national, en même temps qu'elle fait penser aux Savanes du Nord. La bande Blanche magnifie la paix dans la pureté et l'union des cœurs et est le gage de notre succès et la bande Verte, expression de notre espérance dans l'avenir rappelle la luxuriante forêt vierge de Côte d'Ivoire, première grande source de la prospérité nationale.
L'alignement vertical des trois bandes qui forment, ainsi, l'emblème, symbolise la jeunesse dynamique de l'Etat qui part de l'avant sous le triple signe de l'Union, la Discipline et le Travail, la devise de la Côte d'ivoire.
^ Rougerie, Gabriel (1964). La Côte d'Ivoire (in French). Presses Universitaires de France. p. 6. ISBN 9782130371489. Le drapeau unit les couleurs des trois grands paysages de la Côte d'Ivoire, forêt verte, lagune blanche et savane orangée.
^ David, Philippe (2009). La Côte d'Ivoire (in French). Karthala. p. 36. ISBN 9782811101961. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Constitution de Côte d'Ivoire du 3 novembre 1960". Wikisource (in French). 3 November 1960. p. Article 1. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Constitution de Côte d'Ivoire du 23 juillet 2000". Wikisource (in French). 23 July 2000. p. Article 29. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ "Constitution de Côte d'Ivoire du 8 novembre 2016". Wikisource (in French). 8 November 2016. p. Article 48. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
^ Côte d'Ivoire at Flags of the World. Retrieved on July 9, 2020.
^ a b c "5 Symboles de la République" (PDF). Ministère de la Fonction Publique (in French). Retrieved 23 December 2020.
^ a b "PANTONE 151 C". Retrieved 9 July 2020.
^ "Quick-thinking Irish fans come to the rescue of victorious Ivory Coast star at World Indoor Athletics Championships". Irish Independent. 5 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.
^ "What have the Ivory Coast ever done to deserve this?". JOE.ie.
^ "Loyalists ask us to respect their flag as they burn everyone else's?". IrishCentral.com. 12 July 2013.
^ McLysaght, Emer. "Belfast shop insists it's displaying Ivory Coast flag, NOT Ireland flag". The Daily Edge.
^ Smith, Whitney. "Flag of Niger". Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved 7 March 2018.
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Q: Let $F$ be a finite field with $p^n$ elements where char$(F)=p$ I faced the following question while prove the proposition "the group of automorphisms of a finite field is cyclic"-
Let $F$ be a finite field with $p^n$ elements where $\operatorname{char}(F)=p$. Then how to show that any automorphism of $F$ fixes $F_p$ pointwise i.e. if $f\in \operatorname{Aut}(F)$ then $f(x)=x \forall x\in F_p$ where $F_p\simeq \Bbb{Z}_p$.
Can anybody clear up query? Thanks for assistance in advance.

A: Since $\Bbb{F}_p$ is the prime field of $F$, it is fixed by any automorphism of $F$.
Reference: how would you show that field automorphisms fix prime subfields?

A: Because $f(1)=1$, $f(1+1)=f(1)+f(1)=1+1$ and so on. And, of course, $f(0)=0$. Since$$F_p=\{0,0,\ldots,\overbrace{1+\cdots+1}^{p-1\text{ times}}\},$$this is enough.

A: I think that the key here is to recognize that, for any non-trivial homomorphism $\phi$
'twixt fields $K$ and $L$,
$\phi:K \to L, \tag 1$
we must have
$\phi(1_K) = 1_L, \tag 2$
where $1_K$ and $1_L$ are the multiplicative identity elements of $K$ and $L$, respectively.
Indeed, this fact is even more general; suppose $R$ and $S$ are commutative unital rings with in addition $S$ an integral domain, and again that $\phi$ is a non-trivial homomorphism
$\phi:R \to S; \tag 3$
then in $S$ we have the following equation:
$(\phi(1_R))^2 = \phi(1_R) \phi(1_R) = \phi(1_R^2) = \phi(1_R), \tag 4$
or
$\phi(1_R)(\phi(1_R) - 1_S) = (\phi(1_R))^2 - \phi(1_R) = 0; \tag 5$
now if $\phi$ is non-trivial, we have
$\phi(1_R) \ne 0_S, \tag 6$
lest, for every $r \in R$,
$\phi(r) = \phi(r 1_R) = \phi(r) \phi(1_R) = \phi(r)(0_S) = 0_S, \tag 7$
clearly not possible for non-trivial $\phi$; therefore, by (5)-(6) and the hypothesis that $S$ is an integral domain,
$\phi(1_R) - 1_S = 0, \tag 8$
or
$\phi(1_R) = 1_S. \tag 9$
Now $K$ and $L$ being fields manifestly satisfy our assumptions with regard to $R$ and $S$, whence (2) binds.  Going back a step further, we return to the automorphism
$f:F \to F \tag{10}$
of the question as stated; we have shown that
$f(1_F) = 1_F, \tag{11}$
and now it is easy to see that $f$ fixes the prime subfield $F_p \simeq \Bbb Z_p$, since any $x \in F_p$ may be expressed as the sum of a certain number of $1_F$s:
$x = 1_F + 1_F + \ldots + 1_F, \; k \; \text{times}; \tag{12}$
then
$f(x) = f(1_F + 1_F + \ldots + 1_F)$
$= f(1_F) + f(1_F) + \ldots + f(1_F) =  1_F + 1_F + \ldots + 1_F, \; k \; \text{times}; \tag{12}$
(11) and (12) together imply
$f(x) = x, \; \forall x \in F_p \simeq \Bbb Z_p, \tag{13}$
which was to be seen.

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"I could understand and appreciate the effort of testers in delivering a final working product," she said. "I also realised it was the testers that played a key role in pushing the product out the door."
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"When I was invited for an interview to the Hyderabad office, I was able to see and experience Planit's friendly workplace environment for myself," she said. "So when I was offered a position as a Test Analyst, I didn't hesitate when it came time to accept it."
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Pardoned Navy sailor speaks out: Obama used me as scapegoat to take heat off Hillary Clinton
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The Navy sailor pardoned for taking photographs aboard a nuclear submarine is speaking out about the circumstances surrounding his criminal prosecution, which was initiated under the Obama administration.
Kristian Saucier, the sailor who was jailed for the national security violations, made pointed accusations against former president Obama for the sentence, while former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton evaded criminal charges for similar infractions. Saucier provided an exclusive interview to Fox News.
"The president has pardoned Kristian Saucier, a navy submariner. Mr. Saucier was 22 years old at the time of his offences and has served out his 12-month sentence. He has been recognized by his fellow service-members for his dedication, skill and patriotic spirit. The president is appreciative of Mr. Saucier's service to the country," Sarah Sanders said at a press conference.
"That was the press secretary yesterday," Fox News reporter Pete Hegseth said. "Well, former Navy machinist joins us now for an exclusive interview. Sir, thank you very much for joining. What it must have felt like today… to wake up as a free man. You were a felon yesterday. Today you're free. How are you feeling?" he asked.
"Pretty good," Saucier said. "We're very grateful to the president for following through with his promise to help our family out. He is an amazing man and this is just one of the many great things that he's done in his term. You know, I got to speak with him briefly yesterday and what an amazing guy. Just to be able to take time out of his busy schedule to speak with me and to turn my family's life around and give us our lives back."
"You felt like a forgotten man in many ways and the type of person the president said he would remember and in this case absolutely he has," Hegseth said. "You were on our program last week, you weren't sure whether or not something like this would happen. Then you found out, when did you find out and how did you find out that you had been pardoned?"
"Well, I was at work as a garbage man and my wife texted me and said 'you've been pardoned' and I kind of thought she was messing with me," he said, "so I said 'okay, yeah, sure,' and then she sent me a picture of the actual signed pardon and I couldn't believe it."
"How did she find out?" Hegseth asked.
"The White House contacted my attorney, Ronald Dagle and his wife, and said hey, you know, we want you guys to know that you're getting pardoned and so that was pretty amazing," he responded.
"And you go home and you immediately cut the ankle bracelet off because you were still on house arrest is that right?" the reporter asked.
"That's correct, yes," Saucier said. "We got permission to cut my ankle bracelet off so now I'm no longer on house arrest which is amazing."
"I think the fact that you asked for permission to cut your ankle bracelet off after the president pardoned speaks to the way you conducted yourself through all of this, aboveboard, honest about it," Hegseth commented. "You felt bad and remorse and served a year in prison even though you had no intent to share any photos it was more accidental than anything else. What has it been like to go through and how is the light at the end of the tunnel here?"
"Well its obviously been for somebody like myself whose, you know, patriotic and all I wanted to do was serve my country and I honestly believe the systems that went after me were put in place to protect people like me until I was run through the ringer," Saucier said. "And it's unfortunate because, you know, I still love this country. It's still the greatest country in the world and I believe president is taking it back to that place where it needs to be.
"But you know, it's unfortunate that one prosecutor and a couple FBI agents really just destroyed my life for no reason," he added. "This case could have been handled at a much lower level within the military, as it should have been, because I was active duty at the time and I would have taken my punishment the same way — like a man. I made a mistake when I was a young kid, it was a misguided attempt to have some mementos, and it should have never reached the level like it did. And I believe President Trump saw that and he spoke about my case."
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WASHINGTON/PARIS/BEIJING - President Donald Trump promised on Thursday to show great flexibility and cooperation toward the United States' "real friends" as he prepared to impose import tariffs that have provoked warnings of a trade war from Europe and China. Trump had been expected later in the day to sign a proclamation imposing 25 percent tariffs on [...]
Iranian Warships Heading to the Gulf of Mexico?
By Prophecy in the News|November 28th, 2017|Tags: Christian News, Iran, Iran and Israel, Iran and US, Iran conflict, Iran military, Mexico, Prophecy News|
As Iran continues to fight to become a global superpower, the Islamic Republic's flag may soon be flying halfway across the globe on warships sent to the Gulf of Mexico, Iran's new Navy commander has announced. "Our fleet of warships will be sent to the Atlantic Ocean in the near future and will visit one of [...]
7.1-magnitude earthquake hit the city of Puebla in Mexico – VIDEO
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A powerful 7.1 earthquake rocked central Mexico on Tuesday, collapsing homes and bridges across hundreds of miles, killing at least 149 people and sending thousands more fleeing into the streets screaming in a country still reeling from a deadly temblor that struck less than two weeks ago. Entire apartment blocks swayed violently in the center of [...]
Authorities Arrest 39 Members of MS-13 Gang in New York
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Immigration authorities arrested 39 members of the international crime gang MS-13 in New York in the past month. The arrests came as part of a larger anti-gang effort, Operation Matador, run by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in tandem with agents from other Homeland Security offices and local law enforcement, the New York Times reported Wednesday. Members of other criminal gangs [...]


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Hanold Associates Launches Retail and Luxury Goods Practice
October 5, 2021 – Chicago-based Hanold Associates HR & Diversity Executive Search has launched a retail and luxury goods practice and named Lisa Butkus as the practice leader. Hanold Associates has led numerous high-profile searches for members of this industry, including finding HR, diversity and other leaders for brands like Abercrombie & Fitch, Beautycounter, Dick's Sporting Goods, JC Penney, Patagonia, Tailored Brands and more.
Ms. Butkus specializes in recruiting executive-level HR leaders across industries, with a core focus on fashion, luxury brands, retail merchandise and the broader consumer industry. She has a background and perspective on the retail and luxury goods, having spent six years in luxury retail. After graduating with a degree in apparel merchandising, she spent several years as a buyer before transitioning into recruiting and eventually executive search. Ms. Butkus sits on the advisory committee for Indiana University's retail merchandising program and has also led discussions on DE&I for the program and industry.
"Starting out on the sales floor and learning the flow of a stock room has been critical to building on my career in retail," said Ms. Butkus. "My understanding of what's going on in the industry has allowed me to better work with industry executives to identify strategic leadership needs and work closer with people vs. product."
Ms. Butkus recently weighed in on trends in the industry related to diversity, equity and inclusion for an article published on the Business of Fashion website. With equity and inclusion at the forefront of national conversation and public policy, the fashion industry is scrambling to hire diversity leaders. But in their haste to address years of falling short, companies must be careful not to do more harm than good.
"It's important that you're not tacking it on to someone in HR because you think you need to just 'have DEI,' but you're investing in the work and that person is going to have the resources and horsepower to take on that work." Ms. Butkus said.
"Are you ready for the diversity that you seek? If you are, what happens after you hire this diverse leader; what happens after you continue to build your diverse talent pool?" she asked.
Hanold Associates clients include Zoom, Domino's Pizza, Under Armour, Patagonia, Gucci, Kohler, REI, Live Nation Entertainment, Dick's Sporting Goods, McDonald's, Kellogg, Apollo, Blackstone, TPG, L Catterton, Electronic Arts, Fiat-Chrysler, SC Johnson, eBay, Moderna, Hillrom, Great Place To Work, Fossil, Vail Resorts, AbbVie, Carnival Corp., Biogen, Allstate, Bridgestone, Wikimedia, ClubCorp, Nike, Abercrombie & Fitch and Ford Motor Co., among others.
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By Sushmita Ghosh:-OnValentine's Day (or any other day) does your bae leave you hanging, or worse, forgets to call you back? Worry not, as there is an adorable new bae in town that won't do any of this, and just follow you wherever you go – KFC Bucket Bae – 'Cause true love follows you back!
KFC India brings you 'Bucket Bae' – your one true love that follows you unconditionally and shares your love for finger lickin' good chicken (now that's what I call a 'Bae'!). And that's not it, Bae also talks chicken to you, plays your favourite music, holds your cup of Krushers and the best part – keeps your favourite KFC chicken close to you. You can see the love in its eyes as it watches you dig into that crispy chicken piece, well literally, as it blinks its adorable heart-shaped eyes. You are sure to fall in love with Bae too, after all, beauty lies in the eye of the bucket holder!
You'llinstantlyspot Bucket Bae in a crowd; it has an extremely minimal sense of style, and a distinctive wit, tastefulness, and public display of (audio) affection. With eyes only for you, Bae doles out responses ranging from incredibly adorable to almost filmy love. Go ahead, turn it on, and it'll confirm "We matched", before asking you to "Take the lead!" in your tasteful little fling. Getting a little closer to the Bae will reward you with your favourite KFC chicken. Reach out and grab a piece as Bae coaxes – "Take another little piece of my heart!".
Keep following KFC on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram to know more. Until then, perfect those love proposals – "I love you Bae-utiful"!
KFC, a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE: YUM.), is a global quick service restaurant brand with a rich, decades-long history of success and innovation. It all started with one cook, Colonel Harland Sanders, who created a finger lickin' good recipe more than 75 years ago, a list of secret herbs and spices scratched out on the back of the door to his kitchen. Today we still follow his formula for success, with real cooks breading and freshly preparing our delicious chicken by hand in more than 20,000 restaurants in over 125 countries and territories around the world.
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The ..FontFile items are unnecessary.
* Start ParaView * Start Trace, check **Show incremental..**. * Close active view, and create a Bar Chart View...you'll get the following trace. ```python # trace generated using paraview version 5.6.0-445-g4444c57133 # # To ensure correct image size when batch processing, please search # for and uncomment the line `# renderView*.ViewSize = [*,*]` #### import the simple module from the paraview from paraview.simple import * #### disable automatic camera reset on 'Show' paraview.simple._DisableFirstRenderCameraReset() # get active view renderView1 = GetActiveViewOrCreate('RenderView') # uncomment following to set a specific view size # renderView1.ViewSize = [1090, 639] # destroy renderView1 Delete(renderView1) del renderView1 # Create a new 'Bar Chart View' barChartView1 = CreateView('XYBarChartView') barChartView1.ViewSize = [1090, 639] barChartView1.ChartTitleFontFile = '' barChartView1.LeftAxisTitleFontFile = '' barChartView1.LeftAxisLabelFontFile = '' barChartView1.BottomAxisTitleFontFile = '' barChartView1.BottomAxisLabelFontFile = '' barChartView1.RightAxisLabelFontFile = '' barChartView1.TopAxisTitleFontFile = '' barChartView1.TopAxisLabelFontFile = '' # get layout layout1 = GetLayout() # place view in the layout layout1.AssignView(0, barChartView1) ``` The `..FontFile` items are unnecessary.


Bell V-280 Valor successfully achieved its namesake optimal cruise speed of 280 knots, in Arlington, TX.
Bell's V-280 Valor just reached its namesake cruising speed of 280 knots true airspeed, building on a full year's worth of testing and more than 85 hours of flight time.
Bell and Team Valor continue to methodically and very successfully expand the flight envelope. The aircraft continues to prove its performance is well beyond legacy rotorcraft and will deliver revolutionary capability for warfighters as part of the Future of Vertical Lift (FVL) program.


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Q: SQL authentication connection error, suspect characters in PW In web.config:
<add name="conn" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" connectionString="Server=SERVERNAME; Initial Catalog=INITIALDB; UID=username; PWD=+abc-def(;" />

I ensured that the username has db_owner role in the INITIALDB, by deleting the database user and recreating it.  I ensured that the username password worked, by connecting to the server via SSMS (using the above UID and PWD) and expanding the database.
Any ideas?  I'm at my wits end and I cannot change the password assigned to me very easily...  I don't think any of those characters need escaping but clearly there is a problem.
UPDATE:
The error had nothing to do with the password characters.  I was getting "Cannot open database ... requested by the login.  The login failed ..." However -- the connection worked perfectly when I removed the "Initial Catalog" or "Database" section from the connection string.  Turns out that the database had a .MDF filename that was different than the name of the database (e.g. my_db_name and db_name.mdf).  Somehow the connection string that specified the Database or Initial Catalog property was unable to connect because of this.  Detaching, changing the MDF filename to be consistent, and re-attaching the database actually sorted the problem.  Strange, right?

A: Use the password this way: "+abc-def(;"
like:
<add name="conn" providerName="System.Data.SqlClient" connectionString="Server=SERVERNAME; Initial Catalog=INITIALDB; UID=username; PWD="+abc-def(;"" />


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Tuesday morning--like most weekday mornings--I was getting Jason's breakfast ready as Juliette was on her way out the door to go to work. The door had scarcely closed behind her when she came back in and said "Come out here and look." Through the open garage door I was greeted by this explosion of color as the sun came up over the hills. I just stood there and gaped at it for a few seconds before rushing to grab my camera out of the trunk of my car. In the space of the few minutes it took me to get my camera, switch lenses, and snap a few frames, the light had already changed and the brilliant orange color faded to gold and then to yellow. I missed the best colors, but fortunately I was able to catch a few shots that were almost as good.
Technical info: Shot with a Nikon D40 and Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX lens, in manual exposure mode. Focal length 65mm, aperture f/16, shutter 1/60 sec, ISO 200. Post-processing in Aperture 3: Daylight WB preset, cropped out some on the left and bottom, curves to recover highlights, deepen shadows, and intensify the color a bit.
Thoughts for improvement: What I would have loved is to be able to get this shot from up on my roof with a much wider angle. Either that or to have been in the back yard of my neighbor across the street, whose yard opens up onto a canyon. As it was, from ground level in my own driveway I had to settle for a much narrower angle of view, which unfortunately doesn't portray the same feeling of majesty that the entire scene had.
I've just put him down onto his changing table after his bath. As every night, we flossed and brushed his teeth, then he washed his hands. Immediately after drying them, he ran--still naked--into his room and behind the rocking chair, to sing to himself and play with the strings that tie the seat cushion to the frame. I followed behind, pausing to move his stepstool back against the wall and turn off the bathroom light, then fished him out from behind the chair and set him on the table.
He's pointing at the picture of Elmo on the front of the diaper that's hanging over the edge of the shelf above him. "I want to wear it."
"You want that one?" I ask, and he nods. "But Jason," I say, "that's not a night-time diaper. We only wear those ones during the day." I don't know why I say "we," but he doesn't notice.
"I want it," he insists.
"I know, buddy, but we don't always get what we want." I pull out an overnight diaper and put it on him, then slide on his pajama pants. "Jason, I'm going to tell you something," I say. "Sometimes we want things, but we don't get them." I pull his pajama top over his head and hold the bottom open for him to put his arms in. "And sometimes we have to do things we don't want to do. It's frustrating, I know, but that's just how it is sometimes."
I pick him up. "But, I'll tell you what: it's worth it to wait because then when you do get..."
He throws his arms around me and puts his head on my shoulder. "Awww," I say, smiling. "Are you giving me a hug? That's so nice. I love hugs from Jason. Those are my favorite kind of hug." He leans back and looks at me, in that way that he does that seems like he's searching my face.
I continue. "Jason, when you wait to get the things you want..."
He cuts me off with a kiss. I take the hint. "OK. Night night, buddy," I say.
"Night night!" he replies as I hand him to his mother. She and I both chuckle--turns out, sometimes you don't have to wait to get what you want.
Sunday morning, I was walking back to the campsite after finishing up at the lakeshore when I was struck by how the rising sun was shining through the trees. I had already been taking pictures longer than I had intended--I'd told Juliette I'd be "just a few minutes" but ended up crouching by the waterside for probably 20 minutes--but even so I had to stop and look at the light. I probably stood there shooting for a good five minutes or so, but eventually I overheard my friend James say "No, he's right over there" and realized it was time to finish up.
Technical info: Shot with a Nikon D40 and Nikkor 18-55mm DX lens, in manual exposure mode. Focal length 55mm, aperture f/22, shutter 1/30 sec, ISO 200. Post-processing in Aperture 3: Daylight WB preset, crop to 4x5, curves to recover highlights and increase midtones.
Thoughts for improvement: I'm actually pretty happy with this one. I'm still not sure how to coax a nice, defined sunstar out of the lenses I use, but I still like the way the sunbeams look in this image, even though there is also a bit of ghosting. I particularly like how the sunlight adds some separation to the leaves in the foreground, so they still stand out distinctly even against the dark and somewhat busy background. If I'm being really nitpicky, there's a little strand of what looks like spiderweb hanging between two of the leaves at the top right, which I probably should have brushed away before taking the shot. And then I guess I might also prefer if the sun were just a tiny bit more to the right, but keeping the same crop and placement of the subject.
For the shot I posted yesterday, I really wanted to get a low angle, with my camera just above the surface of the water. Unfortunately, I was still wearing my pajama pants and I didn't want to kneel or lie down in the green scum that ringed the water line. On the other hand, the scum made an interesting subject in its own right.
Technical info: Shot with a Nikon D40 and Nikkor 18-55mm DX lens, in manual exposure mode. Focal length 55mm, aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/30 sec, ISO 200. Post-processing in Aperture 3: Daylight WB preset, crop to 4x5, s-curve to increase contrast and set the white and black points.
Thoughts for improvement: I like the horizontal bands of color and focus in this shot. I'm not 100% sure about the crop--it might look a little better with some more space at the top. I would also have liked to see what it looked like with a narrower aperture (more depth of field) and the focal point set either right at the water line or further into the foreground.
It turns out that going on a camping trip with a two-year-old doesn't provide a lot of opportunities for taking pictures--most of my time was spent making sure Jason wasn't eating rocks or throwing dirt at his friend. I did finally get a chance just after sunrise on Sunday morning, while Juliette took Jason to give him his breakfast. As you can see, the lake is quite picturesque at that time of the morning.
Technical info: Shot with a Nikon D40 and Nikkor 18-55mm DX lens, in manual exposure mode. Focal length 18mm, aperture f/11, shutter speed 1/30 sec, ISO 200. Post-processing in Aperture 3: Straightened horizon, cropped to 4x5, daylight WB preset, slight s-curve for contrast, brought the black point way up to darken the bottom of the frame, burned over the sky and the bright parts of the hills, dodged over the shadowy parts of the hills and reflection.
Thoughts for improvement: You know, I was really happy with this photo when I finished with it last night, but the more I look at it, the less happy I'm becoming. I think that this would look better in a narrower crop, probably 2x3 instead of 4x5. That would give more of a feeling of length and also cut out some of the hills on the right side, which now look unbalanced to me. Also, I shouldn't have brought up the black point quite so much. I do like the feeling of darkness at the bottom to balance the brightly-lit hills, but there's too much of it. The bottom third of the frame is entirely without detail, and it feels like wasted space. Actually, both problems could be solved with a shorter, more narrow crop, but with the camera I use, I don't have the resolution to spare.
Last month I decided to try my hand at making one of those neat shots of dye droplets diffusing into water. I set up a wine glass of water in front of a piece of printer paper and used a straw to drop small quantities of blue curacao into it. It didn't really work out, though--I couldn't get the timing quite right, plus the lighting just didn't look good. After about forty-five minutes, six or seven changes of water, and two shots' worth of curacao, I gave up. But I snuck in this little setup shot before I cleaned up.
Technical info: Shot with a Nikon D40 and Nikkor 18-55mm DX lens, in manual exposure mode. Focal length 18mm, aperture f/16, shutter 1/125 sec, ISO 200. Nikon SB-400 flash at camera left, set to EV -1. Post-processing in Aperture 3: bumped vibrancy, added edge sharpening, and used a curve to darken shadows, pull in highlights, and add contrast.
Thoughts for improvement: Technically, this is not a very good photo. There's no particular thought behind the arrangement of the elements, the countertop is too busy and the wrong color to make the elements (and splashed liqueur) stand out, and that little blue lens cloth in the background is completely out of place. If I were going to do this on purpose, I would definitely have preferred to have a white or light-gray surface, and I would have arranged the wine glass, shot glass, and paper to have a more evenly triangular arrangement across the frame. The lighting is kind of cool, though.
This one comes from the group shoot last month with the San Diego DSLR club. Right next to the famous Belmont Park amusement park in Mission Beach is the Wave House--an outdoor bar that includes two huge wave pools for boogey boarding and surfing. My friends, Shawn and Andy, pointed it out to me, and I immediately busted out my telephoto lens and took a position near the edge of one of the pools. Many of the people that went in were obviously beginners, which made for some amusing wipeouts, but one or two knew what they were doing. This guy was one of the latter.
Thoughts for improvement: I actually like this shot quite a bit. The only reason I didn't pick it the first time around is because although it's a pretty good action shot, it doesn't really speak to me much in terms of atmosphere or storytelling. Technically speaking, this would probably have been much better if I had a fast telephoto lens and a camera with better high-ISO performance, that way I could have operated with a much faster shutter speed and captured the water with less blur and grain. Working within the limitations of my gear as it is, though, I think this is pretty good. Possibly a different crop would be better.
She lifts him into the carseat and begins to fasten the buckles over his little chest. Just as she pushes the clasps into place, he notices a bottle of water she had left in the cupholder. He immediately wants it, of course, but she's an old hand at distracting him.
"Look what I found!" she exclaims, producing a pair of toy cars as if by magic and placing them into his hands.
He studies them intently. "Those Nana's cars," he says at last.
She nods. "Yeah," she says, "you got those at Nana's house."
A funny look crosses his face. "I want to touch Nana's house," he declares, extending his arms out in front of him. He strains, stretching through his fingertips and grunting with the effort. Finally, he has to admit defeat, though. "I can't reach it," he says, not sad but perhaps a little surprised. After all, Nana's house is in Big Sur and he is in San Diego--it's only four hundred miles from that parking lot to her door. Why shouldn't he be able to reach?
I didn't manage to get out for a shoot this past weekend, so for the next few days I'll be posting a few "B-sides" from previous weeks--photos that I liked but that didn't make the first cut.
This is another from the weekend before last, when Juliette and I took a walk down the Mission Beach boardwalk. About halfway into our walk, we passed by a funny pair having a conversation from adjacent patios. One was a middled-aged woman who was chatty, happy, and completely blitzed. The other was this guy. What caught my eye was the way the dog here was so completely intent on the rib his master was eating--anybody who's ever eaten around a dog is familiar with that body language.
Technical info: Shot with a Nikon D40 and Nikkor 55-200mm VR DX lens, in manual exposure mode. Focal length 116mm, aperture f/5.6, shutter 1/1000 sec, ISO 200. Post-processing in Aperture 3: Red Filter BW preset, cropped to a closer composition, curves for highlight recovery and contrast, dodged over the dog, burned the background and the man's hat. Also applied some burning on the man's shirt to try to make the dog stand out a bit more.
Thoughts for improvement: I liked the moment here a lot, but the reason it didn't make the cut the first time around is because the angle is pretty poor. Because I have the dog and man lined up on the same axis as the camera, the edges of the dog's head get lost against the background of his shirt. That, in turn, loses much of the expressiveness of the tilt of the dog's head. What would have been much better would be to either get much closer and lower--so as to both decrease the depth of field and to put the dog's head against a more contrasted background--or to bring them off-axis from one another. The latter is probably the better choice, as it would also allow you to see the dog's facial expression, plus there wouldn't be an umbrella right behind the man's head.


SJ 81 SW BLYMHILL C.P. BLYMHILL. 4/25 Parish Church of St. Mary. 19.3.62 GV I Parish Church. C14, C15, but with much work by G. E. Street of 1856-9 and minor later alterations. Red sandstone ashlar using white sandstone to all dressed work; brown tiled roof with verge parapets; West Tower, Nave, North Aisle under separate roof, North Porch, pent South Aisle, South Vestry and Chancel. Early C15 Tower of four stages, two stage angle buttresses. string courses to top stage only with gargoyles at centres; crenellated parapet and small angle crocketed pinnacles; blocked West door now C19 two light pointed window, small square lights to third stage and two light pointed arch bell chamber openings with trefoil heads and louvres between. North Aisle and porch by Street of three bays divided by buttresses with cusped gablets. String course at cill level; various window types on North side 2 - 3 - 3 lights in plate, Geometric and 'Y' tracery; rose window to East and three light pointed to West - the latter with bas relief carved panels to spandrels of tracery below quatrefoil and leopard gargoyle to right. North Porch: Pointed arch to inner and outer doors, engaged squat columns to springing and cusped moulding with ball-flower and label over; quatrefoil side window. South Aisle and vestry by Street: Angled butrresses to 2 - 1 - 2 - 1 - 2 light windows, of trefoil headed and plate tracery to two lights; continuous range of three light hipped dormers to pent over of 1876; Arts and Crafts and not by Street. Vestry gabled with triangular apex window of trefoil and quatrefoil plate tracery. Elaborate strap hinges to priest's door below; large carved Lion gargoyle clutching buttresses between Aisle and Vestry. Chancel: C14, lower than Nave; restored two light windows to North and South and three light East window, with trefoil headed lights and quatrefoil and mouchette tracery; gabled dresser tomb engaged to South with labelled three centred arch to recess and diapered edge to table top. Interior, Nave: Of three bays, North and South arcades similar, of which the South is original; octagonal columns, moulded captials to pointed arches; rendered wall with plain arch to West, remainder of interior and fittings by Street, including North arcade, pointed, heavily moulded chancel arch on corbelled stub columns and collar trussed roof with arch braces, toothed lower faces, cusped windbraces and struts forming trefoils. North Aisle: Squat engaged marble columns up to springing of rear arch of East window to Bridgeman Chapel and pointed arch to Chancel, the latter with heavily undercut stiff leaf capitals on double columns. Chancel: Inlaid marble floor and similar roof to Nave, but with brattished wallplate, continued in Vestry. Trefoil headed and marble columned sedilia, piscina and aumbry; circular font on engaged marble columns and carved spike cover, octagonal pulpit on similar base, all by Street; part painted timber reredos arcaded screen of 1876, circular brass communion rail and brass and wrought iron screen of floral diaper pattern between Chancel and North Aisle; C19 choir stalls with poppy head finial. Painted timber altar with slender columns at angles, capped by armorials, to Bridgeman Chapel. Glass mid C19: Aisles by Wailes, Chancel by Hardman and East window by Burlison and Grylls, C20 East window to North aisle. Monuments: framed bas relief marble angel to North and German wooden bas relief of Nativity to South of Chancel; three inscribed oval and circular monuments in marble and stone 1776 - 1849 to Dickenson family, Engraving dated 1797 in Vestry shows Church before Street's alterations.


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Selena Gomez's best friend Courtney Barry turned 26 earlier this month — and the star marked the occasion by getting inked.
"My best friend turned 26. Part one," the "Back to You" singer, 26, captioned photos of herself with longtime friends Barry, Ashley Cook and Raquelle Stevens.
The entertainer posted a sweet tribute to her closest girlfriends while showing off their new matching tattoos of the number four.
The star also got a number one tattooed on her rib cage with Barry, whom she called an "incredible woman" in another set of snaps.
Gomez has had a packed summer, recording her upcoming album and shooting Jim Jarmusch's upcoming zombie film opposite Austin Butler, Bill Murray and more.
The 13 Reasons Why producer — who also turned 26 surrounded by her closest friends during a yacht party in July — teased fans with a few details about her upcoming music last week.


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Министерство иностранных дел Кубы ( – MINREX) — орган исполнительной власти в Республике Куба, в ведении которого находятся вопросы внешней политики страны.

История
Необходимость в создании ведомства по вопросам внешней политики возникла после войны за независимость, в первые десятилетия эти функции были возложены на секретариат по государственным делам.

После победы Кубинской революции в январе 1959 года в стране началось создание новой системы органов государственной власти, в ходе которой декретом от 23 декабря 1959 года было образовано министерство иностранных дел и определены его структура и функции. Первым министром иностранных дел стал Рауль Роа.

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Литература и источники
 В. Х. Владимиров. Куба: 20 лет новой внешней политики (1959-1979 гг.). - М., "Международные отношения", 1980. - 239 стр.
 В. В. Пащук. Куба: революция и внешняя политика. - Киев, 1989. - 317 стр.

Министерства Кубы
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How to stop people from making your life miserable
A new technology that allows people to store glass containers and glasses on their windows has been tested by a company in New Zealand.
The Glass Storage Container (GSC) was invented by Dr James Molloy, who uses it to store bottles of wine on the front porch of his house.
"I thought it was the best solution to having glass containers on the window sill," he told ABC News.
Dr Molloys wife, Sarah, was also on hand for the demonstration.
"It's a glass container for wine, or a bottle of wine," Dr Molls wife said.
"You put it on the door, and then you put the lid on and it's sealed."
The technology works by storing the container in a glass-filled glass container, and filling the container with water.
"The idea is that you store your glass container in the glass container so that it's going to hold its shape," Dr James told ABC Radio New Zealand's Newstalk ZB.
"So if you want to put a bottle or a glass of wine in the bottle and then put it in the refrigerator, you can just fill the bottle up with water, and when you're ready to drink it, you'll find the bottle is empty."
The device works by sealing the container so the contents stay inside.
"If you want a glass bottle, the first thing you want is to make sure that the container's seal is tight," Dr Alain said.
Dr Alains family has used the technology in the past.
"We've had glasses of wine and champagne, a bottle, a glass, and we've had to empty it in our refrigerator," Dr. Alain explained.
"But it's so much more convenient now because you have glass containers."
A glass bottle of champagne in a bottle Source: YouTube / Dr James Alain Glass Storage Containers were once commonplace in New York City, but it was a long time before glass was commonplace in the United States.
"There was a time in New England where they didn't even have glass bottles," Dr George Burt told ABC New Zealand about the history of glass containers.
"Glass was only used as a tool for breaking down rocks and so forth, so it was sort of the only material that they used."
Glass bottles in New Hampshire, where glass was first invented, are still in use.
Glass bottles, and bottles of champagne, were common in New Mexico as early as the 17th century.
Glass containers have been used for centuries, even though glass is no longer the most common material in the world.
The New Zealand company, SDSGlass, is using a new technology called the Glass Storage System (GSS) to solve the problem of glass bottles.
"When we're looking at something that's already a standard and a safe material for glass containers, we can use it in a very safe way, and so it's really a win-win situation," Dr Jules Mollory told ABC.
"Because you can get a glass storage system that's safer than glass bottles, you're reducing your risk of injury."
Glass containers for wine and wine glasses in New Jersey Source: Flickr/Robert Paine Glass Storage Systems are being used by wine and alcohol manufacturers around the world to store wine bottles, wine glasses, and other types of glass.
In Australia, a company called SDS Glass is developing a glass bottles and glass wine storage system to meet the needs of a growing number of wine producers around the country.
SDS glass bottles are used to store grapes, other wine grapes, and wine for a variety of other beverages.
"SDS glass wine bottles are the most commonly used container in Australia," said SDSglass.
"They're used in supermarkets, they're used to make wine glasses and for wine glasses," said Dr Jams.
"And the other thing is they're very stable, and they're a really good choice for wine bottles."
Dr Alairs family, Sarah and James.
Source: ABC News via Twitter The company is now testing the Glass SDS for use in wine storage.
The test is taking place in New South Wales, and is part of an ongoing project that Dr Alames family, and their four children, have been undertaking to improve the lives of people with disabilities.
"This is a fantastic technology, and I hope to see more companies using it to help people who can't do anything else," Dr Thomas Alair told ABC Local Radio.
"People with disabilities are often left with their own problems."
The family are working with the State Government to make the GlassSDS as affordable as possible for those who need it.
The family plan to give away the Glass System to someone with a disability.
"Everyone who has a disability, they are going to have to buy the Glass to help them," Dr John Alair said.
The SDSS is a patented technology that has been used to help prevent falls and other injuries
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Q: Highcharts custom tooltip get pattern legend So I have a chart with series displayed using pattern and gradients.
I also have a custom HTML tooltip along the way.

I would like to being able to display the legend within the tooltip.
Is there a convenient way to achieve this? I found out that point.color.toString() returns something like url(#highcharts-xxx) and thought maybe it would be usable but it doesn't work :(
Any chance on that? Besides having to create my own SVG in there, which would be a pain...
Thanks

A: You need to use SVG, but it is really easy with Highcharts. Simple example below:
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Live demo: https://jsfiddle.net/BlackLabel/20f3sjk6/
API Reference:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/SVG/Attribute/fill
https://api.highcharts.com/class-reference/Highcharts.SVGRenderer#rect

A: Thanks @ppotaczek for helping me, this helped me find a solution:
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Clues That Beth Is "Her" In The 'This Is Us' Flash-Forwards Could Throw Her Future Into Uncertain Territory
By Taylor Maple
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Now that the mystery surrounding Jack's death on This Is Us has been largely wrapped up, the NBC drama is planting new seeds of mystery for its viewers with the help of flash-forwards into the future. Last season, there was a scene in which a much older Randall and Tess emotionally discuss needing to go visit a mysterious "her," though details of who exactly they're talking about, and the circumstances of the visit, remain unclear. Theories abound, but clues that Beth is "her" on This Is Us could change everything we know about the Pearsons' future.
For starters, Randall and Tess are the people closest to Beth — and they seem pretty torn up about whoever they're going to see. Particularly in the case of Tess, who says she's "not ready" to embark on the visit, it feels like she might be talking about her mother. It also seems odd that Beth wouldn't be with Randall and Tess if she's not the person in question.
In an interview with The Wrap, Sterling K. Brown also said that there was a reason Tess was shown in the flash-forward, and not the couple's other daughters, Annie and Deja. "Yes, there's a reason why he had to seek out Tess in particular, because Tess hadn't seen the 'her' for some time," he told the outlet. "And so there's a reason why it's time to go and she's like, I can't.' There's a reason. Other people may have been more easily galvanized, but Tess needed a little more coaxing." That definitely sounds like a rift that would arise between a mother and her oldest daughter — really, who else in the family has the potential to have this much conflict with Tess?
Another potential hint can be gleaned from the poster for Season 3 itself. An eagle-eyed Reddit fan, ah_rosencrantz, pointed out that in the official poster, only Jack and Beth appear to be looking directly at the camera, while the others are looking far away, or just to the side. From this, the user drew comparisons between Beth and Jack that put an interesting spin on themes the show has been peddling from the beginning. "My theory is that Beth is the 'her' that will have died by the time of the [flash forward] in the Season 2 finale, putting Tess, Annie, and Deja in the role of the Big Three dealing with the loss of a parent."
In a flash-forward this season, Randall also calls Toby about coming to see "her." Though many have taken this to mean Kate is the woman in question, that seems a little too obvious, especially with the focus recently placed on Kate's ongoing health risks with IVF. There is another possibility to be drawn: while Beth and Toby haven't had a ton of screentime together, they're both outsiders who married into the Pearsons, and have bonded over that in the past. If Beth was dead or otherwise in a bad spot, especially years in the future, it might make sense for Toby to come visit.
And to that point, Brown did say in the same interview with The Wrap that it shouldn't seem odd to fans for Toby to be deeply involved in whatever Randall and Tess are going through. "Toby is part of our family now. So anybody who Randall cares about, Tobias would obviously care about as well. That's my brother," he said.
In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Brown assured fans that "her" is a woman viewers have seen in the show prior to Season 3, which takes some other obscure theories of a brand new character off the table. "It is someone that we have met over the first two seasons, so it won't be something that comes out of nowhere," he told the outlet. So we're working with a finite number of possibilities, making Beth even more of a candidate.
Susan Kelechi Watson, who plays Beth, has previously said that Beth isn't going to die during her tenure on the show. That could mean that all of these clues mean nothing, but it could also mean that her death accompanies a series end, or happens far in the future even as Beth lives on in the main storyline. There's no way to confirm anything, especially with how tight-lipped this cast is accustomed to staying. But at least right now, it feels like Beth could be more deeply intertwined in this mystery than anyone can anticipate.


Set between gingerbread-trimmed buildings and translucent aquamarine sea, on an island too sparsely populated to merit even one traffic light, Hope Town Harbour Lodge is a delightful collection of historic buildings and charming cottages. The resort sits perched on a tiny hill in the village of Hope Town, on the northern tip of Elbow Cay, a narrow 8-mile-long island in the Bahamas' Abaco Islands. Settled by British loyalists fleeing the newly independent United States of America in 1785, fishing and wrecking were the main sources of income for decades. Then the British built a candy-striped lighthouse that put an end to the shipwrecks. That iconic landmark is now one of the last operational kerosene-fueled lighthouses in the world.
By the 1960s, tourism began to flourish. Visitors started purchasing second homes on Elbow Cay–including well-known figures such as George Gallup (of Gallup Poll fame)–with an estimated 300 second homes there now. That's when the former home of Brigadier General Thomas Robbins was purchased by Bahamians and converted into what became Hope Town Harbour Lodge.
One of the quirkiest traditions on Hope Town is that when folks move in they put up a sign pointing to their origin. Look closely and you'll find several second home owners who come from Northeast USA.
More recently, the island provides the setting for many real and at least one fictional wedding. Among the many beautiful destination weddings, which can include a procession from the historic Methodist church along narrow roads to the beach, was the 2004 wedding of Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. Then, in 2009, Hope Town saw an influx of 84 cast and crew members for a fictional wedding on TV sitcom Scrubs.
Queen's Highway, one of the main thoroughfares in Hope Town.
To put that in context, you have to realize that the island population hovered at 458 in 2010 (including all those second home residents.) Hence, no traffic light. Only a handful of cars are allowed; one gas pump serves the whole island. There are only a few ways to get around–by boat, bike, foot, or electric-powered golf cart. Hope Town Harbour Lodge is at the heart of as pristine an island setting as you're likely to find today.
Most guest fly in to Marsh Harbour Airport (on short direct flights from Nassau, Atlanta, and multiple Florida cities) and then take a short taxi ride to Albury's Ferry. A 20-minute boat ride takes them directly to the hotel dock (which also serves the village) where they are met with a golf cart that carries them to reception, and bypasses the steep steps up to the lodge.
A smiling receptionist greets guests in the lobby, offering trip planning assistance, and escorting them to their rooms upon arrival. The lobby is an intimate space recently renovated in beach-inspired tones with white-washed furniture, taupe tiles and wallpaper, and seashell-framed mirror.
The lobby renovation is part of several recent refreshments at the resort, extending to the pool, bar & grill, and to the cabanas. The most notable change, however, is that the resort has just joined Choice Hotels' Ascend Hotel Collection brand which allows it to retain its unique character while being part of a group of properties known for being upscale and one-of-a-kind.
The resort holds a little over twenty rooms spread between the main lodge, poolside cabanas, and oceanfront cottages. Configurations range from rooms for two, up to six persons in historic Butterfly House. Built in 1889, the little house retains its original character although it has been completely modernized. Crisp rooms–new beds and bedding throughout–feature lively colors and tropical accents.
Our room, an oceanfront cottage labelled "Passion Fruit," was exceptionally comfy. Breezy bleached wood-panel walls, high ceilings, and rattan furniture fit the surroundings perfectly. Its well-stocked kitchenette goes beyond essentials to also provide a microwave and tea kettle. The bathroom, with double Italian ceramic sinks and walk-in shower, is spacious and stocked with high end L'Occitane toiletries. But the best feature of the cottage is its ocean-facing balcony, replete with Adirondack chairs and chaise lounge, with added perk, a hammock beckoning between adjacent palm trees.
Rooms, like the rest of the property, have fast WiFi. No televisions, but plans are in the works to install them in all rooms shortly.
Breakfast and lunch at the poolside Reef Bar & Grill are popular with both guests and locals. Guests rave about the pancakes and we love the local breakfast, the Fire Engine special of corned beef hash and grits. At lunch, we recommend the conch burger, breaded and fried, this is a particularly tasty way to sample a local delicacy.
Romantic dinners–wine, lobster, and candlelight–are the specialty in the Great Harbour Room, at the main lodge. Start off with a cocktail in the cozy bar next door, and do stick around for dessert; you don't want to miss warm Rum Cake with Rum Raisin Ice Cream.
A newly finished pool surrounded by fresh landscaping and the bar restaurant provides the social heart of the resort, but the main attraction is undoubtably the beach. Crystal-clear ocean and a long stretches of sugar-fine white sand invite Instagram-worthy pics. A healthy reef close to shore offers excellent snorkeling, and mostly calm waters are great for a variety of watersports.
Beach conveniences are limited to chaise loungers, and snorkel gear rentals. However, there's a plan in the works to provide non-motorized watercraft.
Daily rates for rooms and suites range from $150-$675, and includes complimentary WiFi. Bottled water provided, although tap water–reverse osmosis filtered sea water–is surprisingly drinkable. Leashed pets allowed on premises, but not in rooms. Smoking forbidden.


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A quarter century ago, the world's leading climate experts predicted the end of skiing.
Winter snow cover has been increasing for 50 years.
It wasn't always like this though. In 1932, the Winter Olympics almost had to be cancelled because of a lack of snow.
These sort of mispredictions are what happen when science is based around superstition and politics, rather than any actual science.
They are not scientists, they are leftist activists parading in lab coats. Leftists require that their "science" be politically correct, but not correct. It's all show, and no go.
Henry: Uh-huh. [collects a folder from behind him] Here we go. Father dying, right?
Henry opens the folder and examines the records inside, going page by page.
Henry: Father dying last year. Mother dying last year. Mother and father dying. Mother, father and older sister dying. Mother dying and older sister pregnant. Older sister dying and mother pregnant. Younger sister pregnant and older sister dying. [pauses] Here's an oldie but a goody: half the family dying, other half pregnant.
Here's a look at snow accum. % by decade. It may have snowed less for a couple decades across the West and South, but we have come back to near normal.
Scientists: There is photographic evidence that the polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate.
You: It snowed today, so it's not really getting warmer.
Ice at the South pole is growing.
What part of "snow extent increasing" don't you understand?
Uff da! That doesn't compute.
I've taken lots of photos. Taking one of a large bear was alarming.
How anyone looking at it could know the degree of alarm is baffling.
Watching ice melt doesn't compare.
Alarm! Alarm! Alarmists live their lives wearing wet diapers.
I think it is sad how the beauty of science has fallen into disrepute, so we can't help but chuckle when we hear, "Scientists say". What has made us so cynical?
One problem is that colleges produce many young "scientists" who have huge college loans to pay off. For four years they have lived where money doesn't matter, and suddenly they are ejected into a world where money matters very much.
They are a quarter million dollars in debt, and went to college under the illusion that a degree in "science" would get them a six-figure salary, but there are a huge number of other "scientists" regurgitated by colleges also looking for work. Many find themselves working several jobs in coffee shops and as interns for eye-doctors, far from the subject they studied, just attempting to make enough of a five-figure income to pay loans and break even.
When a job appears that actually involves some degree of the subject they studied, they will leap at it. And they will work very hard to please the boss. When hired by the UBBF (United Brotherhood of Broccoli Growers) they will search for scientific proof Broccoli is vital to human health, but if hired by UCCF (United Corporation of Chicken Farmers) they will sweat bullets to prove chicken soup is the only sure cure for the common cold.
In some ways it is a humiliation for scientists to descend from the Ivory Towers of academia into the mundane reality of Real Life. Their teachers should get some of the blame, and not get fat as their students get poor. Teachers should only be paid a percentage of their student's salary, perhaps 1% for the next fifteen years. This would make teachers be a bit more realistic.
The only other feasible alternative seems to be to skip college altogether. Rather than be in debt to a college, be trained by your boss. Rather than sell your soul to academics for a quarter million dollars, promise your boss you will work for him a set time, perhaps ten years, if he teaches you his trade. This is a very ancient idea, (the idea of becoming an "apprentice"), but it works.
Colorado River Snowpack continues its horizontal trend, defying the historical maximum of April 6.
5 and 7 day precip forecast has 2-3 inches for Wyoming Wind River basin and about 1-1.5 for western Colorado Rockies. Models have continued snow into last week of April. So the current state may endure into May.
Current trace following 2011 almost exactly…a 12 million Acre Foot Apr-Jul runoff year (average is about 7).


The husband of a bereaved mother camped outside US President George W Bush's Texas ranch has filed for divorce.
Patrick Sheehan cited "irreconcilable differences" with his wife of 28 years, Cindy Sheehan, who has demanded Mr Bush withdraws US troops from Iraq.
The couple's eldest son, Casey, was killed in action in 2004. Mrs Sheehan has pledged to stay in Crawford until the president agrees to meet her.
Mr Sheehan claims he is owed a share of money awarded after Casey's death.
He filed for divorce in a court in San Francisco on 12 August, according to papers released into the public domain.
The couple, who have been together since their high school days, have been separated since 1 June.
They say that the stress of dealing with their son's death has undermined their relationship.
Mrs Sheehan says she plans to remain in Crawford throughout Mr Bush's summer holiday at the ranch, where about 100 anti-war activist have joined her vigil.
The president has so far refused to meet Mrs Sheehan, although he says he has given her plea for troop withdrawal serious consideration.
White House officials have pointed out that Mrs Sheehan met the president on a previous occasion, and made her views known on that occasion.
She has complained that the president was disrespectful towards her, and says their previous meeting came before revelations of faulty intelligence-gathering in the run-up to war.