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Rita Hayworth Is Gilda!
Posted on October 19, 2018 July 27, 2022 by Virginie Pronovost
I'm finally back to blogathon business and, don't worry, I'll eventually give you an explanation why I recently skipped so many I had subscribed to. But for now, I hope you accept my apologies! Anyway, I said "enough" and made a choice: today, I'm writing for my blog. Well, after all, I'm here to celebrate Rita Hayworth's centenary! The glamorous actress would have been 100 on October 17 and Michaela from Love Letters to Old Hollywood has decided to host a blogathon in her honour. For the classic film addict, I probably won't necessarily make you discover a film since I've decided to cover Rita's most iconic role: Gilda (Charles Vidor, 1946). But my "relationship" with this film is one that is worth telling you about.
As a matter of fact, it starts with my first steps into the world of classic films. Well, almost. You probably remember me telling you about this book entitled Les Stars de Cinéma. It was one of the elements that made me discover classic films. In this book, there are a few pictures of Rita Hayworth as Gilda so, obviously, I was aware this film existed quite early in my discovery of classic films. Just looking at these photos I thought Rita Hayworth was one of the most beautiful women in the world, and I still think that. I WANT HER HAIR. She looked good as a redhead, as a brunette and as a blonde. Versatile. So, this film was rapidly included on my must-watch list. But I actually didn't watch it that fast.
I had the occasion to start watching my first classic films thanks to this video store in my neighborhood where they had a TON of great classic films to rent. Unfortunately, it closed doors (like most video stores) and now it's a place where you can buy gardening tools. Great… Well, in their collection, they had Gilda but, every time I was going, I was always on the verge to rent it and was finally opting for another classic. I don't know why, really. Maybe because there are so many good classic films to see? And they had a lot of choices, so it was always hard to make a decision. In the end, I never rented the film there because it closed before I had the occasion to make my mind. *clap clap* Now, I hear you say "yes, but you can watch films on the Internet and blablabla. DVD era is dead." Well, back then it wasn't THAT dead. And to this day, I still like to buy DVDs. What's so extraordinary about that? Anyway, the other day, I remembered that the first time I saw Gilda, it was not on DVD. No, much better: it was ON BIG SCREEN. Somehow, I had completely forgotten about that. Therefore, my first viewing didn't give me that much of an impression and I think the film gets better on each viewing.
The first time I saw a clip from Gilda was actually by watching The Shawshank Redemption. Remember this scene where the convicts watch the film. The clip that is shown is Gilda's iconic entrance. An unforgettable moment. The prisoners get very excited over the way she moves her hair, but who wouldn't be? She looks just fabulous! Interestingly, the novella written by Stephen King on which the film was adapted was called Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. And Rita has an important role to play in the story!
Gilda is worth seeing for many reasons, the main one being that it's a complete and complex film. The basic story, however, is simple: Johnny Farrell (Glenn Ford) arrives in Buenos Aires where he befriends Ballin Mundson (George Macready), the owner of a casino. He soon becomes his associate. After a business trip, Ballin is back with his new wife: Gilda (Rita Hayworth). Well, it turns out that she and Johnny were once engaged (small world). A love-hate relationship between the two begins with the husband looking in the dark.
As I was watching it again for the blogathon, I realised how this film is a great model of film noir. Released in the 40s (the golden decade for noirs), it contains many ingredients of this film movement: a significant black and white cinematography, ambiguous male characters, murder, money, a femme fatale (well, yes and no. We'll come back to that), misogyny and Rita Hayworth herself.
Yes, misogyny sounds pejorative, but the film really is misogynistic or, at least, the male characters are. As a matter of fact, despite liking the film, it always creates a sort of discomfort. Yes, poor Gilda! A most complex character, but she is the light and the center of the film. The more the film progresses, the more you understand her suffering and how she is trapped in a world of controlled by men. At first, you might think that Gilda is just a tease, but the more the story progresses, the more you realise she is, as a matter of fact, simply a free spirit and that she is ready to do a lot to gain back the love of a man. Back in the days, I believe her behaviour would have been disapproved not only by the men, but also by the "well-behaved" women. Today, in a changed society, I think we can see Gilda as a woman who does what she likes and who doesn't need the approval of the opposite sex. She can do what she wants. Girl power!
I know, I know, Gilda is married. But seriously, have you seen the what kind of man she's married to? He's just creepy and she doesn't love him. And back in the days, getting a divorce wasn't that easy. Obviously, Gilda has to be careful because her husband isn't only creepy, he's also dangerous.
The misogyny in the film is, however, more embodied by Johnny than by Ballin. I saw Glenn Ford in some very sympathetic and life-changing roles such as the teacher in Blackboard Jungle. But it's hard to have sympathy for Johnny Farrell. Ok, he wants revenge. But he manipulates and controls Gilda so much, it's almost unhealthy. Of course, that doesn't make Glenn Ford a bad actor, as he's very convincing in the role. But I don't like his character. He and Rita Hayworth, however, have a very tense and exciting chemistry on-screen. This love-hate relationship is felt during all the film and keeps us at the edge of our seats. The two actors share the screen on four other occasions: The Loves of Carmen (Charles Vidor, 1948), Affair in Trinidad (Vincent Sherman, 1952), The Money Trap (Burt Kennedy, 1965) and The Lady In Question (Charles Vidor, 1940).
Laughing on the set of Gilda!
Rita Hayworth herself delivers one of the best performances of her career. So, it's no wonder why it became so iconic. She makes her character evolve in the same way the story does and, therefore, reveals more and more about her (Gilda) in a well-calculated time. She doesn't rush things and doesn't switch from one emotion to another without justified reasons. We have to say, Rita Hayworth was maybe the best seductress on-screen (even more than Marilyn Monroe, in my opinion) and it almost makes her the perfect femme fatale. However, the best femme fatale is a woman who seduces a guy and leads him to his loss. Most of the time, she doesn't even love him. Gilda, on the contrary, is in love with Johnny and this seduction game is just a way to get his attention. 100% femme fatale examples would be Anna Moffett (Jane Green) in Out of the Past, Kitty March (Joan Bennett) in Scarlet Street, or Velma Valento (Claire Trevor) in Murder, My Sweet. No, at one point in the film, Gilda looks very desperate and I just want to console her. That's not really the case with the previously named noir female characters who are just mean. End of the story.
Rita Hayworth also lived her ultimate glory in Gilda thanks to this scene where she sings "Put the Blame On Mame", a song composed by Allan Roberts and Doris Fisher for the film. In the scene, Rita Hayworth wears this unforgettable black dress and has a brilliant "stage" presence. However, for this particular scene, she was dubbed by Anita Ellis. But, the song is previously heard in a "simpler" scene where Gilda sings the song and plays acoustic guitar. This time, it's Rita Hayworth's own voice, which sounds very lovely too. "Put the Blame on Mame" was classified #84 in the top list 100 Years, 100 Songs by the American Film Institute (AFI).
By the way, this song is ALWAYS stuck in my head. But it doesn't matter as it is a great one!
Gilda was also very well-filmed and glorified Gilda (Rita Hayworth)'s beauty with some impeccable shots. It also gave the overall film a great film noir signature with a black and white cinematography faithful to the genre. It added mystery, tension, and darkness to the story. Visually, I think that my favourite moment is when Ballin runs away with his plane. The contrast between the shadow of the men looking at him and the ocean enlighted by the moon is stunning. The film poster is also very noirish, simply for the contrast created by the cigarette smoke on the dark background. Rudolph Maté was the cinematographer.
On its release, Gilda was a great financial success. For it's cultural, historical and esthetical significance, the National Library of Congress selected the film for preservation in the United States National Film Registry in 2013. The film remains important in popular culture. Even Michael Jackson was to use a clip from the film as an introduction to "Smooth Criminal" for his tourney This Is It. Unfortunately, his tragic passing put an abrupt end to the tour. However, we can see the digitally added Michael Jackson to the film in the documentary This Is It.
Interestingly, according to IMDB, people through the year observed a certain homosexual undercurrent between Johnny and Ballin. Glenn Ford acknowledged it, but he claimed it initially didn't occur to the cast and crew while they were filming. Well, in old Hollywood, this kind of subtext was subtle.
Rita Hayworth and her Gilda surely marked film history.
Thanks a lot Michaela for hosting The 100 Years of Rita Hayworth Blogathon!
To read the other entries, click here.
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8 thoughts on "Rita Hayworth Is Gilda!"
maddylovesherclassicfilms says:
Excellent review! This is the film(and performance)that made me a fan of Rita Hayworth. I cannot imagine anyone else in this role. Gilda remains one of the most memorable and fascinating female characters from the classic film era.
Right?!! She was indeed perfect for the role!
This was great fun to read and gave me much to think about concerning Gilda. Of course, it is that kind of a movie. You can never discover everything about it no matter how often you watch it. It reveals itself to you in its own good time, and when you are ready for it.
Michaela says:
Gilda is one of the weirdest, most complex films from this era, without question. And your post really did it justice! I completely agreed with your thoughts, especially concerning the character of Gilda.
Thanks for contributing to my blogathon, Virginie!
The Flapper Dame says:
GILDA!
I had a similar motive for watching Gilda for the first time in 2016- and I thought Rita had perfect hair! P-E-R-F-E-C-T I'm not a huge fan of Rita Hayworth- but this film is so good, full of glamour and sizzling chemistry that one has to like it!! Glenn Ford and her just click in this movie! I love the scene they are dancing and Gilda suggests to Johnny she can help him get back in practice (to dance?)!! Just WOW! Gotta love it! Great review Ginnie!
Thanks a lot Emily! 😀 Rita Hayworth isn't even in my top 20 of favourite actresses but she did deliver some brilliant performances
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Robin Franson Pruter says:
I'm not sure about the homosexual subtext. I'm pretty good at recognizing gay subtext when it's intentional. Here, it seems that Ford was acknowledging that a reader response perspective was viable. I always saw Mundson as impotent, and his adoption of Johnny was a way for him to feel powerful–by making an obviously virile man his tool.


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How Are Young People Involved in Government-Led Development in Somalia?
The Public Sector Capacity Injection Project (CIP) is a joint approach to capacity building in Somalia. Administered by the World Bank through the Multi-Partner Fund (MPF), the project enables the government to fill critical capacity gaps in the civil service. And a central part of it is the recruitment of skilled and qualified personnel for cross-cutting government functions.
The CIP has been active in Puntland, at the northeastern tip of Somalia, since November 2015. Since its inception, 54 positions have been filled in key government institutions, such as the Office of the President, Ministry of Finance, and the Ministry of Planning and International Cooperation.
All the positions were filled through a transparent and competitive recruitment process, with technical tests on subject matter, and interviews.
We spoke to some of the recruits who succeeded to get jobs in the civil service as a result and talked to them about differences in the recruitment processes, about encouraging women in employment, and what they would advise their fellow citizens to do in terms of finding work in Somalia today.
As she was volunteering in an M&E capacity in Garowe, Puntland's administrative capital, government ministries were beginning to implement the capacity project and Puntland coordinated with the Bank to assess where the gaps were within the government. The CIP is recipient-executed, which means that the project is designed and implemented by the government. The Bank just provides it with technical assistance.
Once the project was launched in late 2015, job opportunities started to populate the local news outlets. "I remember seeing many new positions in the beginning of 2016," Farhiya said. "I wasn't qualified for many of them though." However, in July 2016, a suitable position was published: Head of M&E for the Puntland Civil Service Commission (PCSC).
Farhiya saw the position and decided to apply.
For all civil servant positions, a 20-step procedure is followed to ensure a fair recruitment process. The steps include the submission of CVs, a technical test, an interview with an unbiased panel, and induction training for successful applicants. This process is used in Puntland, other federal states in Somalia, and by the Federal Government of Somalia (FGS) based in Mogadishu, southern Somalia.
Farhiya was successful at getting the job she applied for. She is convinced that it was her experience as a volunteer there that gave her the decisive advantage—"the upper edge," as she described it.
The main piece of advice Farhiya has to offer other job seekers is the importance of showing your commitment through internships or volunteer positions. "Young people may not see the benefits of volunteering in the beginning, but I can guarantee that the experience and the exposure will benefit them in the long run".
Ahmed has a Bachelor's degree in HR and Leadership from a university college in the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa. Before becoming section head at the sports ministry, he held a range of positions, from intern to HR technical adviser. He also has consulting experience with international organizations in developing training policies and programs for the civil service in Puntland. "The consultancy contract ended in early 2016, and I knew that the government was hiring soon through the CIP".
Working in HR, Ahmed is well aware of the need for mechanisms for hiring practices. "Nepotism was commonly practiced before," he said. "I know how it is to be unemployed in Puntland. It's disheartening when people are unfairly hired." After the success of the Capacity Injection Project in 2016, Puntland will hire about 80 more civil servants for nine government institutions in 2017.
The project's emphasis on transparent recruitment is designed to eliminate unfair hiring. Ahmed has also put in place standardized payroll systems to monitor who gets paid, justifying it to the Minister. This has changed the attitudes of people seeking work. "I meet more young people who are interested [in working here] simply because they know that they have a real chance of employment," he said.
Shukri works at the Office of the President of Puntland. He was employed in May 2016. He had previously worked at the Ministry of Health and the East Africa University in Puntland.
Title: How Are Young People Involved in Government-Led Development in Somalia?


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package com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.ui;

import com.intellij.copyright.CopyrightBundle;
import com.intellij.copyright.CopyrightManager;
import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.ModuleFileType;
import com.intellij.ide.highlighter.XmlFileType;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnAction;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.AnActionEvent;
import com.intellij.openapi.actionSystem.CommonShortcuts;
import com.intellij.openapi.application.ApplicationManager;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooser;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptor;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileChooser.FileChooserDescriptorFactory;
import com.intellij.openapi.fileTypes.FileType;
import com.intellij.openapi.keymap.KeymapUtil;
import com.intellij.openapi.options.ConfigurationException;
import com.intellij.openapi.options.SearchableConfigurable;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.DumbAwareAction;
import com.intellij.openapi.project.Project;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.InputValidator;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.MasterDetailsComponent;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.MasterDetailsStateService;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.Messages;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.JBPopupFactory;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.PopupStep;
import com.intellij.openapi.ui.popup.util.BaseListPopupStep;
import com.intellij.openapi.util.NlsContexts;
import com.intellij.openapi.vfs.VfsUtilCore;
import com.intellij.ui.CommonActionsPanel;
import com.intellij.ui.SimpleTextAttributes;
import com.intellij.ui.TreeSpeedSearch;
import com.intellij.util.IconUtil;
import com.intellij.util.PlatformIcons;
import com.intellij.util.ui.StatusText;
import com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.CopyrightProfile;
import com.maddyhome.idea.copyright.options.ExternalOptionHelper;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;

import javax.swing.tree.TreePath;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;

final class CopyrightProfilesPanel extends MasterDetailsComponent implements SearchableConfigurable {
  private final Project myProject;
  private final AtomicBoolean myInitialized = new AtomicBoolean(false);

  private Runnable myUpdate;

  CopyrightProfilesPanel(Project project) {
    myProject = project;
    initTree();
  }

  @Override
  protected void initTree() {
    super.initTree();
    new TreeSpeedSearch(myTree, true, treePath -> {
      MasterDetailsComponent.MyNode obj = (MyNode)treePath.getLastPathComponent();
      return obj == null ? null : obj.getDisplayName();
    });

    StatusText emptyText = myTree.getEmptyText();
    emptyText.setText(CopyrightBundle.message("copyright.profiles.empty"));
    emptyText.appendSecondaryText(CopyrightBundle.message("copyright.profiles.add.profile"), SimpleTextAttributes.LINK_ATTRIBUTES, __ -> doAddProfile());
    String shortcutText = KeymapUtil.getFirstKeyboardShortcutText(CommonActionsPanel.getCommonShortcut(CommonActionsPanel.Buttons.ADD));
    if (!shortcutText.isEmpty()) {
      emptyText.appendSecondaryText(" (" + shortcutText + ")", StatusText.DEFAULT_ATTRIBUTES, null);
    }
  }

  void setUpdate(Runnable update) {
    myUpdate = update;
  }

  @Override
  protected MasterDetailsStateService getStateService() {
    return MasterDetailsStateService.getInstance(myProject);
  }

  @Override
  protected String getComponentStateKey() {
    return "Copyright.UI";
  }

  @Override
  protected void processRemovedItems() {
    Map<String, CopyrightProfile> profiles = getAllProfiles();
    CopyrightManager manager = CopyrightManager.getInstance(myProject);
    for (CopyrightProfile profile : new ArrayList<>(manager.getCopyrights())) {
      if (!profiles.containsValue(profile)) {
        manager.removeCopyright(profile);
      }
    }
  }

  @Override
  protected boolean wasObjectStored(Object o) {
    return CopyrightManager.getInstance(myProject).getCopyrights().contains((CopyrightProfile)o);
  }

  @Override
  public String getDisplayName() {
    return CopyrightBundle.message("configurable.CopyrightProfilesPanel.display.name");
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
  @NonNls
  public String getHelpTopic() {
    return "copyright.profiles";
  }

  private void reloadAvailableProfiles() {
    if (myUpdate != null) {
      myUpdate.run();
    }
  }

  @Override
  public void apply() throws ConfigurationException {
    final Set<String> profiles = new HashSet<>();
    for (int i = 0; i < myRoot.getChildCount(); i++) {
      MyNode node = (MyNode)myRoot.getChildAt(i);
      final String profileName = ((CopyrightConfigurable)node.getConfigurable()).getEditableObject().getName();
      if (profiles.contains(profileName)) {
        selectNodeInTree(profileName);
        throw new ConfigurationException(CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.message.duplicate.copyright.profile.name", profileName));
      }
      profiles.add(profileName);
    }
    super.apply();
  }

  Map<String, CopyrightProfile> getAllProfiles() {
    final Map<String, CopyrightProfile> profiles = new HashMap<>();
    if (!myInitialized.get()) {
      for (CopyrightProfile profile : CopyrightManager.getInstance(myProject).getCopyrights()) {
        profiles.put(profile.getName(), profile);
      }
    }
    else {
      for (int i = 0; i < myRoot.getChildCount(); i++) {
        MyNode node = (MyNode)myRoot.getChildAt(i);
        final CopyrightProfile copyrightProfile = ((CopyrightConfigurable)node.getConfigurable()).getEditableObject();
        profiles.put(copyrightProfile.getName(), copyrightProfile);
      }
    }
    return profiles;
  }

  @Override
  public void disposeUIResources() {
    super.disposeUIResources();
    myInitialized.set(false);
  }

  private void doAddProfile() {
    String name = askForProfileName(CopyrightBundle.message("create.copyright.profile"), "");
    if (name != null) {
      addProfileNode(new CopyrightProfile(name));
    }
  }

  @Override
  protected @NotNull ArrayList<AnAction> createActions(boolean fromPopup) {
    ArrayList<AnAction> result = new ArrayList<>();
    result.add(new DumbAwareAction(CopyrightBundle.messagePointer("action.DumbAware.CopyrightProfilesPanel.text.add"),
                                   CopyrightBundle.messagePointer("action.DumbAware.CopyrightProfilesPanel.description.add"),
                                   IconUtil.getAddIcon()) {
      {
        registerCustomShortcutSet(CommonActionsPanel.getCommonShortcut(CommonActionsPanel.Buttons.ADD), myTree);
      }

      @Override
      public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent event) {
        doAddProfile();
      }
    });
    result.add(new MyDeleteAction());
    result.add(new DumbAwareAction(
      CopyrightBundle.messagePointer("action.DumbAware.CopyrightProfilesPanel.text.copy"),
      CopyrightBundle.messagePointer("action.DumbAware.CopyrightProfilesPanel.description.copy"),
      PlatformIcons.COPY_ICON) {
      {
        registerCustomShortcutSet(CommonShortcuts.getDuplicate(), myTree);
      }

      @Override
      public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent event) {
        String profileName = askForProfileName(CopyrightBundle.message("copy.copyright.profile"), "");
        if (profileName == null) {
          return;
        }

        CopyrightProfile clone = new CopyrightProfile();
        clone.copyFrom((CopyrightProfile)Objects.requireNonNull(getSelectedObject()));
        clone.setName(profileName);
        addProfileNode(clone);
      }

      @Override
      public void update(@NotNull AnActionEvent event) {
        super.update(event);
        event.getPresentation().setEnabled(getSelectedObject() != null);
      }
    });
    result.add(new DumbAwareAction(CopyrightBundle.messagePointer("action.DumbAware.CopyrightProfilesPanel.text.import"),
                                   CopyrightBundle.messagePointer("action.DumbAware.CopyrightProfilesPanel.description.import"),
                                   PlatformIcons.IMPORT_ICON) {
      @Override
      public void actionPerformed(@NotNull AnActionEvent event) {
        FileChooserDescriptor descriptor = FileChooserDescriptorFactory.createSingleFileNoJarsDescriptor()
          .withFileFilter(file -> {
            final FileType fileType = file.getFileType();
            return fileType == ModuleFileType.INSTANCE || fileType == XmlFileType.INSTANCE;
          })
          .withTitle(CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.file.chooser.title.choose.file.containing.copyright.notice"));
        FileChooser.chooseFile(descriptor, myProject, null, file -> {
          final List<CopyrightProfile> profiles = ExternalOptionHelper.loadOptions(VfsUtilCore.virtualToIoFile(file));
          if (profiles == null) return;
          if (!profiles.isEmpty()) {
            if (profiles.size() == 1) {
              importProfile(profiles.get(0));
            }
            else {
              JBPopupFactory.getInstance()
                .createListPopup(new BaseListPopupStep<>(CopyrightBundle.message("popup.title.choose.profile.to.import"), profiles) {
                  @Override
                  public PopupStep<?> onChosen(final CopyrightProfile selectedValue, boolean finalChoice) {
                    return doFinalStep(() -> importProfile(selectedValue));
                  }

                  @NotNull
                  @Override
                  public String getTextFor(CopyrightProfile value) {
                    return value.getName();
                  }
                })
                .showUnderneathOf(myNorthPanel);
            }
          }
          else {
            Messages.showWarningDialog(myProject,
                                       CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.message.the.selected.file.copyright.settings"),
                                       CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.title.import.failure"));
          }
        });
      }

      private void importProfile(CopyrightProfile copyrightProfile) {
        final String profileName = askForProfileName(CopyrightBundle.message("import.copyright.profile"), copyrightProfile.getName());
        if (profileName == null) return;
        copyrightProfile.setName(profileName);
        addProfileNode(copyrightProfile);
        Messages.showInfoMessage(myProject,
                                 CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.message.the.copyright.settings.imported"),
                                 CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.title.import.complete"));
      }
    });
    return result;
  }

  @Nullable
  private String askForProfileName(@NlsContexts.DialogTitle String title, String initialName) {
    return Messages.showInputDialog(CopyrightBundle.message("dialog.message.new.copyright.profile.name"), title, Messages.getQuestionIcon(), initialName, new InputValidator() {
      @Override
      public boolean checkInput(String s) {
        return !getAllProfiles().containsKey(s) && s.length() > 0;
      }

      @Override
      public boolean canClose(String s) {
        return checkInput(s);
      }
    });
  }

  private void addProfileNode(@NotNull CopyrightProfile copyrightProfile) {
    final CopyrightConfigurable copyrightConfigurable = new CopyrightConfigurable(myProject, copyrightProfile, TREE_UPDATER);
    copyrightConfigurable.setModified(true);
    final MyNode node = new MyNode(copyrightConfigurable);
    addNode(node, myRoot);
    selectNodeInTree(node);
    reloadAvailableProfiles();
  }

  @Override
  protected void removePaths(TreePath... paths) {
    super.removePaths(paths);
    reloadAvailableProfiles();
  }

  private void reloadTree() {
    myRoot.removeAllChildren();
    Collection<CopyrightProfile> collection = CopyrightManager.getInstance(myProject).getCopyrights();
    for (CopyrightProfile profile : collection) {
      CopyrightProfile clone = new CopyrightProfile();
      clone.copyFrom(profile);
      addNode(new MyNode(new CopyrightConfigurable(myProject, clone, TREE_UPDATER)), myRoot);
    }
    myInitialized.set(true);
  }

  @Override
  public void reset() {
    reloadTree();
    super.reset();
  }

  @Override
  protected String getEmptySelectionString() {
    return CopyrightBundle.message("copyright.profiles.select.profile");
  }

  void addItemsChangeListener(final Runnable runnable) {
    addItemsChangeListener(new ItemsChangeListener() {
      @Override
      public void itemChanged(@Nullable Object deletedItem) {
        ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(runnable);
      }

      @Override
      public void itemsExternallyChanged() {
        ApplicationManager.getApplication().invokeLater(runnable);
      }
    });
  }

  @Override
  @NotNull
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Join us for a spectacular programme of events to celebrate the return of Spring with the whole family. Be one of the first to see the stunning transformation which has taken place in the Painted Hall and the Undercroft below, and be part of our Spring celebrations.
Explore this extraordinary space with expert tours, new multimedia guides, new hands-on exhibits and a unique chance to see the Tudor foundations of Greenwich Palace that once stood here which were discovered as part of the renovation works in the Undercroft.
Discover the sights, smells and sounds the season brings with plenty of great activities; take part in our craft sessions for kids; meet our roaming historic characters; join one of our guided tours; indulge in incredible food and drink and more.
Bring your little ones to this lively multi-sensory storytelling session using our unique tactile rug to engage young children.
Join in as multi award-winning actor Christopher Green takes on the role of Elizabeth I in a grand procession from the Queen's House to the National Portrait gallery, accompanied by members of the Amies Freedom Choir, creating a soulful 21st century masque.
Say hello to Elizabeth I, Samuel Pepys and many more who will be roaming the grounds telling the fascinating tales and stories about the times they were here.
Our Visitor Centre, Chapel, Grounds and the new King William Undercroft space are free to visit. Entry into the Painted Hall is ticketed (adults £12, children 16 and under are free). Tickets allow unlimited re-entry for a year and includes use of a multimedia guide, live talks throughout the day and tours. For younger visitors, there's a free activity book, plus Sea Explorer bags packed with sensory items to borrow and play with.


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Q: gcp BigQuery for Dimensional Star Schema Data Warehouse build performance Google states that BigQuery is for DWH'es that have append by and large and fewer updates.
For a star schema based DWH with optional fact table attributes that could be updated and dimensions that are historized, then is this a goer, or do we need the Redshift approach of small staging tables generated with the new or updated data that needs to be part of an UPSERT query?
Is this type of approach possible in BigQuery using Spark?
spark.sql(""" MERGE INTO CUSTOMERS_AT_REST
          USING CUST_DELTA
          ON CUSTOMERS_AT_REST.col_key = CUST_DELTA.col_key
            WHEN MATCHED THEN
              UPDATE SET *
            WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
              INSERT *
      """)

It is all good on delta on gcp cloud storage.

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It's hard to believe we are so far into the course, it's gone so quickly. It's a really nice group of people and I look forward to going. I think I will miss it when it's over. Even though we don't necessarily know why the other group members suffer from pain, or what their circumstances are, it is still really helpful to be able to talk to other people in a similar situation. It really emphasises the point that pain is the same for everyone regardless of where the injury came from, or lifestyle differences. In the group, we've been talking about keeping in touch when it ends, which would be great. This week's topic was flare ups.
All of these are probably valid points, except possibly the last one, but none of them are going to cure a condition that is, by various medical opinions, incurable, so it can get frustrating to keep having to field comments such as these. It turned out that the rest of the group had heard most of these comments too, which made me feel a bit better.
After which, we moved onto the main subject, which was flare-ups. First we discussed what a flare up was, although anyone with a chronic pain condition is probably all too aware. A flare-up is when your normal level of pain suddenly gets worse. A flare-up can be caused by a number of circumstances, often unique to the sufferer. For example, a flare-up could be caused by overdoing something, which is my favourite mistake. When you're a parent, or if you've got a demanding job, you can sometimes end up pushing yourself further than is probably wise, in order to keep on top of things. Tackling a task, such as lifting something that's too heavy, or twisting awkwardly can also cause a flare-up, if you are not careful. Illness can also aggravate an existing condition and even the weather has been known to weather pain sufferers adversely.
We heard some about some helpful words that can remind us not to push ourselves to hard; plan, prioritise, pace and prepare. These apply to a lot of situations that pain sufferers can find themselves in, even socialising can cause problems, when you don't feel you can say no, or feel like you're drawing too much attention to yourself if you ask for a seat, etc. Or maybe that's just me. We were then encouraged to write down our own personal warning signs that tell us when we might be inviting a flare-up, so that we can think about ways to avoid it. Sometimes though, flare-ups are unavoidable, in which case you have to start thinking about how to manage a flare up. There are some suggestions below. It is also important to try to learn from it and reflect on what might have caused it and if there was anything you could have done differently.
Relaxation Tension can aggravate pain, so try one of the relaxation techniques from my earlier posts.
Exercise Gentle exercise can help, especially stretches.
Distraction Try doing something you enjoy like reading or listening to music.
Socialising Friends are a great way of taking your mind of things. Have someone over or pick up the phone.
Not all flare-up situations apply to everyone, so the important aspect, as with all aspects of pain control, to work out what works best for you. My goal for the following week, was to sort out a finished version of my 'OK' mind map, which was an easy one for me.


I've spent the past few weeks learning how to build scenery for the neXt simulator. If you haven't tried neXt I highly recommend giving it a shot. It is, without a doubt, the most realistic RC heli simulator I've ever used (and I've used all of the top applications). It is so good that I decided it was worth my time to try to recreate our local flying field in the simulator. The developer provided some basic documentation for the process, but there were a lot of gaps to fill (due to my inexperience with Blender, mostly). I had never taken proper panoramic photos. I didn't even know what a panoramic tripod head was. Cut to today… I built my own panoramic head (I'll blog about this soon), I've gotten good at creating panoramic photos, and I can work my way around blender pretty well (at least for the purposes of creating a proper 3D scene).
Use a panoramic head on a level tripod.
Start with lens parallel to ground. Aim for horizontal center to be on horizon (where ground meets sky in the distance all around you).
Take 360 degrees of shots, tilt up so ground still slightly in view but mostly sky in view, go 360 again, point downward but with some of original first 360 subjects still in view, go 360, do one shot straight up, and one shot straight down.
Open Raw files in Lightroom.
Set first photo white balance as desired. Change dropdown to "Custom".
Select all photos and sync.
Remove chromatic aberration on first photo. Select all photos and sync.
enblend will be used later to automatically correct the differences in the exposures. It does a brilliant job at this.
Lookup the distortion values for the lens you used. It's important to provide this to Hugin for better processing.
Add files to Hugin via Photos tab.
If you have a lens ini file available, use it.
After using lens profile, verify Lens parameters are correct, then go back to General mode. You do this with the Advanced Interface pane on the right side of the application. You must enable Advanced interface for this to appear.
Go back to the Photos tab and change Geometric to Everything (or whatever other option you want).
Open the Fast Panorama preview again and re-inspect the results; if ok now, move on.
If the panorama shots positioned well, proceed.
Click and drag image at various points until horizon lined up and level across the photo.
There are centered horizontal and vertical line.
Use these to position the center of the photo and the horizon.
You should drag different parts of the image to try to get as much of the ground-meets-sky line touching the horizontal center line as possible.
Fill in the gap at the top.
Etc… but avoid changing anything near the edges, because the blending won't look right between the images if you do.
Before you can try your scenery in neXt it has to be built. The neXt developer will convert your blender project into a .next scenery file.
Wait patiently for a response.
This is very helpful for working with blender. It helps judge distances much more accurately.
Now, when you go to top view (hit 7)you will see the Google Map overlay. Using this you can more easily create objects in the right places.
Zoom in and delete 3 of the points (unless you want to start with a square).
Shift-Right-Click on the last point you made, and the first point so that they are joined.
Transform and drag the "z" value up so that your shape becomes 3 dimensional.
Your camera should always be at 0, 0, 0.
Before placing a new object, put 3d cursor where you want the object. (easiest to use google map overlay (top mode) to click for x,y. Then just update "Z" to 0.
Ground and runway should be at -1.75m if your area is flat. If your land is not flat, you can adjust as needed.
"b" is your friend — use it to select vertices, edges, and faces easily.
Don't judge positioning of objects from ANY VIEW except Top and Camera. You can get everything close with whatever views you want, but ultimately the Camera perspective is the one that matters, because that's what you'll see when you're simming in neXt. So, when it comes time to check your work (let's say you created a new cube that will represent a picnic table), first switch to camera view (hit 0), then hit SHIFT-f and move your mouse to look around. If it looks right from this perspective, it should look right in the simulator.
While in edit mode, hit "a" to select everything.
If you have things selected, hit "a" to unselect them.
Split an edge (add a vertex) easily by clicking the knife tool in the tools bar. Click the first edge, then click a second edge, then hit enter. If you need an even split you can do something like switch to edge mode, right click the edge to split, hit Ctrl-R, move mouse to see options and click to create new edges.
Moving objects on x,y is easiest by going to top view (hit 7). Make sure you're using 3d manipulator (the colorful lines). Select the object or vertices, or edges, or whatever. Then just drag the arrows to move the selection.
Runway is where the heli can land. CollisionObj-Ground is where the heli will crash if it hits the ground.


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The Korean Word For Butterfly
By Jamie Zerndt / Genre: Asian, Historical Fiction
Set against the backdrop of the 2002 World Cup and rising anti-American sentiment due to a deadly accident involving two young Korean girls and a U.S. tank, The Korean Word For Butterfly is told from three alternating points-of-view:
Billie, the young wanna-be poet looking for adventure with her boyfriend who soon finds herself questioning her decision to travel so far from the comforts of American life;
Moon, the ex K-pop band manager who now works at the English school struggling to maintain his sobriety in hopes of getting his family back;
And Yun-ji , a secretary at the school whose new feelings of resentment toward Americans may lead her to do something she never would have imagined possible.
The Korean Word For Butterfly is a story about the choices we make and why we make them.
It is a story, ultimately, about the power of love and redemption.
Escaping The Dead: A Whiskey Tango Foxtrot Novel: Book 1
By W. J. Lundy / Genre: Post-Apocalyptic, Science Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot is a introduction into the apocalyptic world of Staff Sergeant Brad Thompson.
Alone in a foreign land
The radio goes quiet while on convoy in Afghanistan, a lost patrol alone in the desert. With his unit and his home base destroyed, Staff Sergeant Brad Thompson suddenly finds himself isolated and in command of a small group of men trying to survive in the Afghan wasteland.
Every turn leads to danger
The local population has been afflicted with an illness that turns them into rabid animals. They pursue him and his men at every corner and stop. Struggling to hold his team together and unite survivors, he must fight and evade his way to safety.
A fast paced zombie war story like no other.
The Priest Hole (Nykolas Freeman Book 1)
By Amy Cross / Genre: British, Horror
"Nykolas Freeman died four hundred years ago. On a cold night, you can still hear his victims screaming."
When Laura and her family move to a remote house in the English countryside, they have no idea of the macabre events that took place more than four centuries ago. It's said that a priest once hid in the walls of the house and was never seen again. Some say he hides there still…
Laura doesn't believe in ghosts, but when she and her sister start hearing scratching sounds and whispers from within the walls, it becomes clear that spirits in and around the house have some unfinished business. Is there really a priest still hidden somewhere nearby? Does the ghost of his tormentor still roam the forest? And why has Laura started to experience a series of intensely vivid waking dreams in which she finds herself in the same house, hundreds of years ago?
The Priest Hole is a horror novel about two sisters uncovering the dark forces in their new home, and about the divisions that once threatened to tear England apart. Contains violent scenes.
Conan (Black Shamrocks MC: First Generation Book 1)
By Kylie Hillman / Genre: Suspense, Mystery & Suspense, Romance
Their forbidden love could have lethal consequences.
Colin "Conan" Blake's only ambition is to be a part of the Black Shamrocks MC. With the club running in his family, the only thing they need from him is his sworn allegiance. However, when he finds out the MC's newest waitress is underage, his protective instincts force him into conflict with his sworn brothers.
Colleen McCormack wants nothing more than to get her sister away from their scummy uncle. After the seventeen-year-old is bartered as the Shamrocks' next topless waitress to settle his drug debt, she spends every moment planning their escape. But she never expected one of the bikers to join her fight and steal her heart.
Forced to keep their budding attraction a secret, their romance comes under threat when they accidentally reignite a deadly MC rivalry and Conan makes a fatal error to protect her.
Can Conan conquer the deadly ramifications of his mistake before club rules destroy their chance for happiness?
Dark Paradise: A Caribbean Noir Murder Mystery (Boise Montague Book 1)
By Gene Desrochers / Genre: Traditional Detectives, Mystery, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
Boise Montague returns to the Caribbean after his life falls apart. He seeks solitude, but finds murder.
To vindicate the reputation of his childhood best friend whose death stings him to the core, he descends into the criminal underworld of a beautiful island.
Boise wants answers. He enlists a local reporter to help him dig deeper.
With not much left to lose, a bone to pick with the justice system, and a relentless partner, Boise sets out to do what the police would not: solve the murder of Roger Black.
He must also struggle to control the darkness within himself that led him back to St. Thomas.
St. Thomas is a gleaming tropical paradise where murder is as common as sunshine.
Cato: House of Flames (Dragon Guardians Book 4)
By Scarlett Grov / Genre: Vampires, Romance
To claim his mate, he'll have to be the hero she needs
A missing sister
When Penelope Baptiste's twin sister goes missing, the police refuse to help her. Librarian by day…hacker by night, determined Penelope decides to take matters into her own hands. After digging a little too deep into the deep web, she ends up with more questions than answers.
A growly geek
Cato knows Penelope is his mate the moment finds her hacking into his computer system. Irritable and unable to think straight, he arrives at the library without a plan. Once he offers to help with her mission, the two quickly hit it off. Banter about superheroes might win her heart…but finding Penelope's twin will require Cato reveal his own secret identity.
A daring quest
When Cato finally shows Penelope his dragon, the pieces of the puzzle fall into place for her. With the help of the House of Flames, Penelope finally knows where to find her sister. Cato and crew track down the vampires responsible, but can they get there in time? And even if they do, will Penelope's twin ever be the same?
Scary Stories for Kids – Short Horror Stories for Children: (Children's Books and Books for Kids)
By Kara Aitken / Genre: Single Authors, Short Stories
This book contains five very scary stories for kids along with creepy illustrations. It's the perfect book to read around Halloween! If your kid loves scary stories, they're sure to love this children's book. The five spooky stories are perfect for telling scary stories in the dark, around a campfire, or for scaring friends at a sleep over. These are not your typical scary stories for kids, there stories are actually scary! Proceed with caution…
Scary Stories for Kids Includes These Five Spooky Tales:
1) The Roller Coaster Curse
2) The Zoo Keeper
3) The Toy Maker
4) The Cafeteria Lady
5) The Wishing Well
Dairy Free Baking Cookbook: Easy And Delicious Dairy Free Baking And Dessert Recipes (Lactose Intolerance Diet Book 1)
By Karen Evans / Genre: Baking, Cookbooks, Food & Wine
Includes A Wide Variety of Delicious Dairy Free Cake, Cookie And Dessert Recipes!
Lactose intolerance is a very common condition that causes digestive issues for many people. The symptoms of lactose intolerance vary greatly, some people only experience gas and minor abdominal discomfort, but others can experience more severe symptoms like diarrhea and vomiting. If you have lactose intolerance probably know that it can be very difficult finding baked foods that do not have dairy. The good news is that there are plenty of great alternatives to dairy for using in baking.
With these dairy free baking recipes, it is impossible to tell that they do not contain milk or dairy. I have included a wide variety of my favorite dairy free cookie, cake and dessert recipes that anyone can enjoy. Good luck!


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Volkan Oezdemir issues statement on 'bar room altercation' which led to arrest
The Swiss light heavyweight and presumptive next challenger for the light heavyweight title was arrested after an incident in August.
By John Balfe - 20 Nov 2017
Volkan Oezdemir, the Swiss light heavyweight and presumptive next challenger for Daniel Cormier's title, has released a statement on the alleged 'bar room altercation' which led to his arrest for aggravated battery.
Oezdemir was arrested on Saturday (Nov. 18th) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, for his part in the incident and his manager Fredric Englund has released a statement in which he claims that his client was not the aggressor in the incident and acted in self defence.
The statement, first obtained by MMAJunkie, reads as follows:
"Volkan Oezdemir appeared in a Ft. Lauderdale, Florida courtroom Sunday morning in response to allegations from an incident in a Ft. Lauderdale bar on August 12, 2017. Mr. Oezdemir was accompanied by his attorney Bruce A. Zimet. Following a brief hearing (before) a Broward County Circuit judge, Mr. Oezdemir was granted a $10,000 bond during the pendency of his case.
"Mr. Zimet, a former federal prosecutor, described the incident that formed the basis of the case as nothing more than a bar room altercation in which Mr. Oezdemir, who was not the aggressor, was totally justified in all of his actions pursuant to Florida law. Mr. Oezdemir expressed his faith in the America judicial system and looks forward to all of the facts involved in the August 12, 2017 incident being made public. Mr. Oezdemir has full confidence that when the full picture is presented that he will be totally vindicated."
The UFC have yet to formally comment on the incident but depending on the legal proceedings and the amount of time that will pass before this is resolved, one would have to consider Oezdemir's status as the #1 contender for the light heavyweight as being in doubt, at the very least.
Volkan Oezdemir withdraws from UFC 227 Alexander Gustafsson bout
Volkan Oezdemir, Mauricio 'Shogun' Rua on tap for UFC Hamburg main event
Video: Volkan Oezdemir starts training moments after losing to Daniel Cormier
Volkan Oezdemir pleades not guilty to felony charges, UFC 220 bout to go ahead as planned
Volkan Oezdemir felony arraignment set for days before Cormier title bout
Daniel Cormier expects Oezdemir bout to go ahead despite aggravated battery charge


It's coffee date Friday and I did record a vlog this week, woop woop!
I'd love to know your plans for Thanksgiving and also what do you think should be my first knitting project??
Jen, He is going to make this happen! A scarf is a great beginning project. I crochet, but scarfs seem to be the best starter project because it works in straight rows and doesn't take forever! Can I donate through paypal somehow? Otherwise I'll have to wait on it for a little bit. Let me know: lfrank1018 at gmail dot com.


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Jordyn Huitema (CAN)
Current club: FRA / Paris St-Germain FC
Connect: @jordynhuitema @jordynhuitema
Phonetic: HI-te-ma
Birthplace: Chilliwack, BC, CAN
Raised: Chilliwack, BC, CAN
All Positions: Women's National Team Player
Active Start: Chilliwack FC
International "A" totals: #CANWNT
Starts: 9
[2019-05] CANWNT Teenagers Dare to S...
[2017-07] Whitecaps FC: Jordyn Huite...
[2017-06] Chilliwack FC: Jordyn Huit...
Jordyn Pamela Huitema... sports family (soccer brother Brody and hockey brother Trent)... speaks English... her father was born in Chilliwack while her mother was born in Trail... grew up participating in soccer, hockey and swimming... she was four years old when she started playing soccer for Chilliwack FC... enjoys running, hanging out with friends and family... favourites have included Cristiano Ronaldo... growing up, favourites included Christine Sinclair...
she was 13 years old when she made her debut in the Canadian youth program in 2014 with coach Bev Priestman... won a gold with Canada at the 2014 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2016 CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship... represented Canada at the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016... represented Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Women's Under-20 Championship... represented Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Women's Under-17 Championship...
she was 15 years old when she made her Canada debut on 8 March 2017... she scored her first international "A" goal for Canada on 11 June 2017 in Toronto… in 2017, she became the first player to score for Canada's "A", U-20, and U-17 teams all in the same year... won a silver medal with Canada at the 2018 Concacaf Women's Championship in USA (Canada qualified for France 2019)... represented Canada at the FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019...
2018 Golden Boot CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship award
2018 Right Midfield Best XI at the CONCACAF Women's Under-20 Championship
2018 Female / Féminin Canadian Youth International Player of the Year
2017-18 Women's / Féminin BC Soccer Youth Player of the Year
2017 Female / Féminin Canadian U-17 Players of the Year
2016 Forward Best XI at the CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship
2020-02-09 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2020-02] Concacaf Women's Olympic Qualifying FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2020-01-27 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2020-01] Women's pre-tournament camp in USA FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2019-11-12 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-11] Women's international tournament in China PR FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2019-10-08 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-10] Women's international series in Japan FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2019-06-25 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-06] FIFA Women's World Cup France 2019™ FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2019-06-03 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-05] Women's pre-tournament camp in Spain FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2019-05-19 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-05] Women's international camp in Ontario FRA / Paris St-Germain FC 18
2019-04-10 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-04] Women's national camp in Europe CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2019-03-07 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-03] Algarve Cup CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2019-02-24 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-02] Pre-tournament camp in Portugal CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2019-01-23 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2019-01] Women's national camp in Spain CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-12-02 canw17 Rhian Wilkinson [2018-11] FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018 CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-11-10 canw17 Rhian Wilkinson [2018-11] Women's U-17 pre-tournament camp in Uruguay CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-10-18 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2018-10] Concacaf Women's Championship CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-09-30 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2018-09] Women's pre-tournament camp in USA CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-09-05 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2018-09] Women's national camp in Ottawa CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-06-13 canw17 Bev Priestman [2018-06] CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-06-03 canw17 Bev Priestman [2018-06] Women's U-17 pre-tournament camp in USA CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 17
2018-04-15 canw17 Bev Priestman [2018-04] Women's U-17 pre-tournament camp CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2018-04-10 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2018-04] Women's national camp in France CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2018-03-08 CAN WNT Kenneth Heiner-Møller [2018-03] Algarve Women's Cup CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-11-29 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-11] Women's international in Spain CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-11-13 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-11] Women's international series CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-07-17 canw17 Bev Priestman [2017-07] Women's U-17 series in China PR CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-07-09 canw20 Bev Priestman [2017-07] Women's U-20 tournament in Australia CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-06-12 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-06] Women's international series in Canada CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-05-28 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-05] Women's EXCELeration Camp in Burnaby CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 16
2017-04-10 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-04] Women's international series in Europe CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2017-03-09 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-03] Algarve Women's Cup CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2017-02-05 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-02] Bronze medal celebration match CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2017-01-28 CAN WNT John Herdman [2017-01] Women's national team camp in USA CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2016-10-08 canw17 Bev Priestman [2016-10] FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Jordan 2016 CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2016-08-22 canw15 Joey Lombardi, Carmelina Moscato [2016-08] CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2016-07-18 canw17 Bev Priestman [2016-07] International Women's Youth Football Tournament CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 15
2016-03-14 canw17 Bev Priestman [2016-03] CONCACAF Women's Under-17 Championship CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 14
2016-01-20 canw17 Bev Priestman [2016-01] Women's Excel U-17 camp in Toronto CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 14
2015-11-22 canw17 Bev Priestman [2015-03] Women's Excel U-17 camp in Burnaby CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 14
2015-02-16 canw17 Bev Priestman [2015-02] U-17 Women's NTC Invitational CAN / Vancouver Whitecaps FC Girls Elite BC Soccer REX 13
2014-11-26 canw15 Bev Priestman [2014-11] Women's Excel U-15 camp in Burnaby CAN / Surrey United SC 13
2014-08-17 canw15 Bev Priestman [2014-08] CONCACAF Girls' Under-15 Championship CAN / Surrey United SC 13
2014-06-17 canw15 Bev Priestman [2014-06] Women's U-15 talent identification camp in Vaughan CAN / Surrey United SC 13
2019 CAN WNT 5-2-3 18 10 6 4 563 0 0 0 0 N/A 0
2018 CAN WNT 5-0-2 17 8 2 5 214 4 0 0 0 N/A 0
TOTALS 25 9 15 890 6 0 0 0 0 0
2018 canw20 3-1-1 17 15 5 0 426 9 2 1 0 N/A 0
2016 canw15 5-0-1 15 14 5 1 372 11 4 0 0 N/A 0
2014 canw15 3-2-0 13 5 0 5 94 0 1 0 0 N/A 0
TOTALS 63 22 9 1947 40 13 3 1 0 0
2019-11-10 Yongchuan, Chongqing, CHN Women's International Tournament CAN WNT 3 : 0 NZL 18 1 75 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-11-07 Yongchuan, Chongqing, CHN Women's International Tournament CAN WNT 0 : 4 BRA 18 1 86 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-10-06 Shizuoka, JPN Women's International Friendly CAN WNT 0 : 4 JPN 18 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-06-20 Reims, FRA FIFA Women's World Cup™ CAN WNT 1 : 2 NED 18 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-24 Logroñés, ESP Women's International Friendly CAN WNT 0 : 0 ESP 18 46 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-05-18 Toronto, ON, CAN Women's International Friendly CAN WNT 3 : 0 MEX 18 74 16 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-04-08 San Pedro del Pinatar, ESP Women's International Friendly CAN WNT 2 : 1 NGA 17 1 45 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-03-01 Lagos, POR Algarve Women's Cup CAN WNT 1 : 0 SCO 17 1 64 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-02-27 Lagos, POR Algarve Women's Cup CAN WNT 0 : 0 ISL 17 66 24 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019-01-22 La Manga, ESP Women's International Friendly CAN WNT 1 : 0 NOR 17 62 28 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018-12-01 Montevideo, URU FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup canw17 1 : 2 NZL 17 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018-11-28 Montevideo, URU FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup canw17 0 : 1 MEX 17 1 90 0 0 0 0 0 0
2018-11-25 Montevideo, URU FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup canw17 1 : 0 GER 17 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018-11-17 Montevideo, URU FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup canw17 2 : 0 KOR 17 1 69 1 0 0 1 0 0
2018-11-14 Montevideo, URU FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup canw17 3 : 0 COL 17 1 90 1 0 0 0 0 0
2018-10-17 Frisco, TX, USA FIFA Women's World Cup™ Qualifiers CAN WNT 0 : 2 USA 17 88 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Village of Pinehurst
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Designed Landscape
Picturesque Suburb
Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.
Olmsted, Olmsted & Eliot
Warren H. Manning
Pinehurst Golf Course
In 1895, James Walker Tufts of Boston commissioned the firm of Olmsted, Olmsted, and Eliot to design one of the earliest planned resort communities in the U.S. Warren H. Manning carried out Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr.'s, plan, ultimately working with Pinehurst and the Tufts family for 46 years.
Settled across broad ridges and valleys, the 100-acre resort centers around a village green nestled into a shallow amphitheater-like depression. Concentric and radial curvilinear streets are lined with a diverse range of hilltop homes, each set 36 feet back from the street. Though this arrangement created generous expanses of open space, the naturally sandy soils of the site complicated the development of a more park-like setting. More than 225,000 plants were added during construction, with a preference for native plants and a dual emphasis on spring blooming flowers and winter evergreens. Sunken street-side planting beds doubled as gutters; originally nearly 12 feet wide, these spaces have been narrowed over time to accommodate wider roads.
Pinehurst is widely recognized today for its well-preserved Golf Course Number 2, designed by Donald Ross, and for Golf Course Number 4, which was the work of Robert Trent Jones and Rees Jones. Other site features include an equestrian center, pine grove, and deer park. Pinehurst was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1998.
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Loxley, John
John Loxley was a Professor of Economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba. Loxley was a prominent economist, published extensively in the areas of community economic development, international development, and international monetary finance. He was concerned primarily with alternative economic theory and policy. His publications consist of fifteen books, and over one hundred and fifty papers and reports. He also served, in various capacities, on the following editorial boards: Journal of Development Policy and Practice, Journal of Developing Areas, Review of African Political Economy, Studies in Political Economy, Internet Journal of African Studies, Canadian Journal of Development Studies, Canadian Dimension magazine, and Uchumi.
John Loxley was born in Sheffield, England in 1942 into a large working class family. He completed a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) in Economics (1963) and a Ph.D. in Economics (1966) at the University of Leeds in England. His Ph.D. dissertation is entitled "The Development of the East African Monetary and Financial System, 1950-1964." In the mid-1960s, he began his academic career as a lecturer in the Economics Department at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda and the University of Dar es Salaam in Tanzania, during which time he also served as a research manager and an economist for the National Bank of Commerce Tanzania while performing duties as director of the Department of Economics and Planning at the Institute of Finance in Tanzania.
Loxley immigrated to Canada in 1975 to take the appointment of Secretary (Deputy Minister) of the Resource and Economic Development Sub-Committee for the Province of Manitoba. In July of 1977, he began teaching in the Department of Economics at the University of Manitoba where he later served as head of the department (1984 to 1997) as well as the coordinator of Research, Global Political Economy Program for the Faculty of Arts (2002-present). In June 2014, he was appointed a part-time executive coordinator position on the Premier's Advisory Council for Education, Poverty and Citizenship, while continuing to teach and advise Ph.D. students at the University of Manitoba, and fulfill his position as a lead researcher for the Manitoba Research Alliance (MRA) Partnership for Change project.
Over the span of his career, Loxley has served as economic advisor to governments in Uganda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Mozambique, Manitoba, and during the incoming presidency of Nelson Mandela in South Africa. He also acted as an advisor for a number of international policy institutions, such as the African Capacity Building Foundation. In 2005, Loxley became a Fellow to the Royal Society of Canada. He received numerous awards and recognitions for his teaching, academic performance, and services to the broader community, such as the Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Distinguished Service Award in 2008 and the Galbraith Prize in Economics and Social Justice by the Progressive Forum in 2010. In 2002, a symposium was held in his honour at the University of Manitoba, "Governance and Adjustment in an Era of Globalization: An International Symposium in Honour of John Loxley." In 2005, a book of essays was published, "Globalization, Neo-Conservative Policies and Democratic Alternatives: Essays in Honour of John Loxley." His biography is listed in Who's Who in Canada.
Loxley held a life-long membership with the Manitoba Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives (CCPA-MB), a progressive policy organization that he collaborated with on numerous studies. He was the coordinator of the first Alternative Federal Budget in Canada and the first Alternative Provincial Budget in Manitoba. Loxley was a key founder and principal investigator of a $2.5 million SSHRC partnership grant with CCPA-MB that collaborates with academic researchers, inner-city and Aboriginal organizations, and government partners in Manitoba to examine community economic development, poverty and social exclusion in inner-city and Aboriginal communities. In addition, he was an expert witness for the First Nations Child and Family Society of Canada in a case before the Canadian Human Rights Commission on the underfunding of services to First Nations communities. He served as chair or an executive member on numerous board of directors in Manitoba, such as: Pollock's Hardware Co-op Ltd (a community owned Winnipeg store), Ogijiita Pimatiswin Kinamatwin ("OPK" is an Aboriginal Youth Housing Renovation Project for ex-inmates), SEED Winnipeg (a community-based micro-lending institution), CHO!CES - A Coalition for Social Justice, the Society for Manitobans with Disabilities, Oxfam, the Manitoba Anti-Apartheid Coalition, and Manitoba Hydro.
According to an interview conducted by ARP Books with Loxley, his political awakening happened in a series of stages, beginning with his experiences and upbringing in industrial England where he learned to associate with the causes of labour, reject Conservative policy, and understand the purposes of the colonial liberation struggle. Later, he was introduced to progressive economics at the University of Leeds, a radical department in the 1960s. However, he explained that it was during his work in Africa (Tanzania and Mozambique) where he truly "discovered what radical politics and social and economic transformation were about." In Africa, he was a part of the attempts to build socialism in the 1960s and 1970s, and it was also at this time that a series of banking reforms he proposed were implemented. Since then, Loxley has influenced policy and development in Canada and abroad, and as of 2014, he continued to actively work in-community with various stakeholders in the community, academe, and government to produce progressive policy change.
Loxley passed away on July 28, 2020.
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"Manitoba Research Alliance", Project and Initiatives Webpage, Canadian Center for Policy Alternatives. https://www.policyalternatives.ca/projects/manitoba-research-alliance. Accessed September 9, 2014.
"An Interview with John Loxley." ARP Books. arpbooks.org/pdf/loxley_interview.pdf. Accessed September 8, 2014
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Shinzo Abe's Constitutional Ambitions
Features | Politics | East Asia
Despite widespread opposition, Japan's PM is determined to reinterpret the constitution.
By Jeremy A. Yellen for The Diplomat
Credit: REUTERS/Frank Robichon/Pool
Japan's ruling coalition is currently embroiled in a debate over the future of security. Preaching a new strategy of "active pacifism," Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has been pressing to reinterpret the constitution to allow Japan to exercise the right of collective self-defense. This would legitimate a more proactive role for the Japan Self-Defense Forces, and would allow Japan to launch counterstrikes if allies were under attack.
A new constitutional interpretation is an eminently sensible move, or so Abe and other supporters of "active pacifism" believe. After all, the current interpretation of Article 9 – the peace clause of Japan's constitution – allows only the bare minimum use of force to defend the nation from direct attack. It does not permit the exercise of collective self-defense, or even the use of force to defend an ally that is under attack. This means that Japan is legally unable to shoot down a missile targeting the United States, and cannot come to the aid of an allied ship that is under attack.
This could have very real consequences for the U.S.-Japan alliance. Washington has for decades pressed Tokyo to take on a more proactive role in the alliance, which guarantees Japanese security but does not call on Japan to fight for America. The Abe government fears that if Japan does not show a broader willingness to fight alongside the U.S., then Washington might abandon its commitment to defend the disputed Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands in the event of a clash with China. As one member of Abe's advisory panel on collective self-defense noted, "The United States does not want to fight for [the Senkakus]. If Japan, when push comes to shove, does not prepare to work together with the United States, then the United States will say goodbye to its participation in the defense of our islands." A failure to aid its ally could even threaten the U.S.-Japan alliance, the bedrock of Japan's security.
But this is an incredibly divisive issue. Many fear that enabling collective self-defense will do little but turn Japan into a glorified military lackey of the United States. And the exercise of collective self-defense directly contradicts the peace principles espoused by coalition partner New Komeito, and even irks many of the more liberal members of Abe's own Liberal Democratic Party.
The striking aspect of the current debate on collective self-defense, however, is its historical context. The revision of Article 9 has long been a personal mission for Abe. The prime minister and likeminded conservatives want Japan to become a "normal" country with only limited restrictions on military activities. But the stormy debates and the public disquietude surrounding any attack on Article 9 convinced the prime minister to take a more flexible approach. At first he favored outright constitutional revision. When he realized that would be impossible to achieve, he found an easy way out: instead of revising the constitution, all he had to do was reinterpret it.
Call for Constitutional Amendment
The story begins shortly after Abe formed his second Cabinet. On December 31, 2012, Abe surprised political observers by drumming up support to revise Article 96 of the Japanese Constitution. Article 96 states that constitutional amendments require two-thirds support in both the Upper and Lower Houses of the National Diet, and must be ratified by a national referendum. Abe wanted to loosen the requirements, making a simple majority in both houses (followed by a national referendum) sufficient to enact constitutional amendments.
Abe in part saw Article 96 as tied to the emasculation of Article 9. And many others in Abe's Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) held the same view. LDP Vice-President Masahiko Komura, in an unguarded moment in April 2013, went on national television to trumpet the cause of "deleting" Article 9's second clause. Komura was referring to the clause that renounces the right of belligerency and prohibits the maintenance of "land, sea, and air forces." In fact, deleting this clause is a goal of the highly controversial LDP draft constitution, published in 2012 even before Abe formed his Cabinet. By getting rid of the phrase, conservatives believe they can turn the Japan Self-Defense Forces into a "National Defense Force," a military that can play a more active role in international peacekeeping.
It soon became clear, however, that direct constitutional revision was unlikely at best. The Japanese public opposed the plans to revise Article 96. In every poll I have seen – from the right-wing daily Sankei Shinbun to the liberal Asahi Shinbun – public opposition to revising Article 96 outweighed support (44.7 percent opposition to 42.1 percent support in a late April 2013 Sankei poll, and 48 percent opposition to 31 percent support in a June 2013 Asahi poll). Moreover, New Komeito opposed making any overt constitutional revisions. In the end, the public reaction and consideration for its coalition partner led the LDP to shelve its public promise to revise Article 96.
This state of affairs exasperated gaffe-prone Deputy Prime Minister Taro Aso, who showed little restraint in making known his disdain. Speaking before a like-minded audience on July 29, 2013, Aso was a bit too loose-tongued. Constitutional change, he forcibly argued, "should be done quietly. One day everybody woke up and found that the Weimar Constitution had been changed, had been replaced by the Nazi Constitution. It changed without anyone noticing. Maybe we can learn from that. No hullabaloo."
Cabinet Legislation Bureau
Of course, a return to fascism was most definitely not Abe's takeaway message. Instead, the lesson the prime minister seems to have learned is that if revising the constitution is out of the question, he can always reinterpret it. And he no doubt realized that the Cabinet Legislation Bureau provides an important and easy means to do so.
The Cabinet Legislation Bureau is no minor institution. It is a central actor in Japanese defense policy, and plays a major role in interpreting both the Japanese Constitution and its peace clause, Article 9. Abe decided to use this in his favor. In August 2013, he got rid of the bureau's existing Director-General, Tsuneyuki Yamamoto, whom he had appointed to the Supreme Court.
In Yamamoto's place, Abe installed as director-general Ichiro Komatsu, a former diplomat who was willing to step back and let the Cabinet interpret the constitution to its own ends. Shortly after taking office, Komatsu stated his willingness to follow Abe's lead in no uncertain terms. "In the end," Komatsu stated, "the Cabinet makes the decision [about constitutional interpretations]." He continued, "It is not correct for the Cabinet Legislation Bureau unilaterally to decide 'left' when the Cabinet is thinking 'right.'" Komatsu thus turned the Cabinet Legislation Bureau into a tool of the Abe regime. And Abe took this to heart. On February 13, 2014, Abe told a Lower House Budget Committee that he is the "ultimate arbiter" of affairs concerning the constitutional interpretation.
Thus began the current push for a new constitutional interpretation of Article 9. Abe then used his advisory panel on security affairs – a private panel established during his first premiership in 2007 – to provide the intellectual justification.
The panel report, submitted to the prime minister on May 15, 2014, did exactly what Abe had hoped. It proposed to reinterpret Article 9's renunciation of the "use of force as a means of settling international disputes." The panel believes the phrase "international disputes" should be construed to mean "disputes directly involving Japan." This would allow Japan greater freedom to participate in collective security missions.
In an effort to place restrictions on Japan's use of force, however, it proposed six conditions that must be met before exercising collective self-defense. Three of them are conditional: (1) a close ally of Japan is under attack; (2) if ignored the situation would represent a grave threat to Japanese security; and (3) Japan receives a request to counterattack from the country under attack. The other three conditions are procedural: (1) the prime minister must decide to use force; (2) the Diet must approve the decision; and (3) the government must obtain permission from a third country to pass through their territory.
Since mid-May, Abe has been trying to enact a Cabinet decision to ensure that Japan's new security role would be reflected in the new "Guidelines for US-Japan Security Cooperation," which are set to be reviewed by the end of the year.
Recalcitrant Coalition Partner
It is looking increasingly unlikely that the current bid for an expanded security role will be successful. The Abe regime did use the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle to pressure liberals within the LDP (in particular, the Kishida faction) to tow the party line. But Abe has been unable to tame coalition partner New Komeito.
Instead, much to the chagrin of the liberals in the LDP, New Komeito has led the vanguard of opposition. Since May 20, the LDP and New Komeito have held talks to try to come to an agreement on collective self-defense. The discussions have focused on 16 different scenarios in which the right of collective self-defense could be invoked. But New Komeito's willingness to come to an agreement has always been hampered by its own power base, the Nichiren Buddhist organization Soka Gakkai, which remains staunchly opposed to collective self-defense.
New Komeito has continued to stall, hoping that no agreement would be forthcoming before the special Diet session in the fall. These stall tactics look likely win the day. On June 10, LDP Vice-President Komura hinted at the impasse in negotiations, telling Abe that the discussions "have not progressed as we had hoped." And time is running out to introduce any new bills to the Diet: the current Diet session closes on June 22.
The ruling coalition is by no means the Abe administration's only concern. The Japanese public largely disapproves of any effort to reinterpret the constitution to allow for collective self-defense. In a recent poll conducted by the Nihon Keizai Shinbun, 51 percent of respondents noted their opposition, far outstripping the 28 percent who support a new constitutional interpretation. And a pacifist domestic sentiment could potentially cause embarrassment for Abe, as Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution has been shortlisted for this year's Nobel Peace Prize (through the group "Japanese people who conserve Article 9"). What an awkward moment it would be for Japan's prime minister if he were chosen to receive the Nobel Peace Prize as he works to weaken Article 9!
Towards Reinterpretation
Yet Abe has been trudging ahead relentlessly, moving from revising the constitution to reinterpreting it. And his arguments for doing so are – from a certain point of view – quite logical. The bizarre restraints on Japanese security behavior could become a stumbling block in alliance relations with Washington. To ensure a commitment by Washington to defend Japanese interests in Asia, Tokyo must be willing to share some of the security burden. This is something the United States would most definitely welcome. In this context, the political value of showing an overall readiness to work with the United States may be more important than the military value of actually exercising collective self-defense.
At the same time, reinterpreting Article 9 could deal a further blow to Japan's relations with its neighbors in East Asia. Abe's relations are still chilly with his South Korean and Chinese counterparts, made worse by his overt nationalism, his recent visit to the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, and his woeful disregard of Japan's imperial past. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has repeatedly voiced concerns about any changes in Japan's defense policy, particularly at a time when mutual distrust pervades Northeast Asia. Moreover, 95 percent of Chinese and 85 percent of Koreans polled in April by the Asahi Shinbun noted their opposition to Japan exercising the right of collective self-defense.
Meanwhile, tensions have been flaring with China over the Senkaku/Diaoyu Islands. With no emergency hotline connecting Japan with China, some worry an incident in the East China Sea could quickly escalate out of control. In this sense, reinterpreting Article 9 might make unneeded waves in an already typhoon-prone region.
Collective self-defense thus presents a real dilemma for Japan. Enhancing Japanese security capabilities and exercising collective self-defense – something done to solidify the alliance with the United States – might actually put Japan at risk of getting sucked into a full-blown war.
In the end, the efforts to permit collective self-defense represent the latest attack on Article 9. As Sophia University Professor and opponent of revision Koichi Nakano maintains, "The lifting of the ban on the collective defense is basically taking any remaining meaning out of Article 9, so in that sense it's really going to be undermining the constitution itself."
Whether Abe & Co. will be successful at doing that remains to be seen. Right now, it appears that New Komeito's stalling tactics will force Abe to shelve the issue at least until the next Diet session begins. Nonetheless, the efforts to reinterpret the constitution strongly suggest the future that awaits Japan's peace clause: Article 9 will be revised in practice long before it is revised in fact.
Jeremy A. Yellen is a historian of modern Japan and an Associate in Research at Harvard University.
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I put together this collection of head and body pieces for a solo show at Alternative London Fashion Week at Spitalfields Market in London.
I love the Pre-Raphaelite and Art Nouveau movements and they were a huge inspiration for this. I was the first 'jewellery/accessory' maker to be given my own show as the work needed to stand alone to be truly appreciated.
I loved this experience and worked with some wonderful friends, hair/makeup artists, models and photographers to make this happen.
This was also the beginning of my journey into metal floral displays as can be seen by the wedding bouquets. I still make bouquets to order and hire the body pieces for parties.


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We plan on getting our feet wet with films, contests, theater productions and more in early 2019. Stay tuned for updates! We are currently working on our site www.tfpproductions.com so check back often for notifications.


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Bactra furfurana é uma espécie de insetos lepidópteros, mais especificamente de traças, pertencente à família Tortricidae.

A autoridade científica da espécie é Haworth, tendo sido descrita no ano de 1811.

Trata-se de uma espécie presente no território português.

Referências

Ligações externas
 Bactra furfurana - Biodiversity Heritage Library - Bibliografia
 Bactra furfurana - NCBI Taxonomy Database
 Bactra furfurana - Encyclopedia of Life

Lepidópteros de Portugal
furfurana
Lepidópteros descritos em 1811

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Stream Nordic's Tore Manstad oversees the printing production process, secures the best price for customers and helps them choose the most suitable material for their purpose. "It all depends on how the printed material will be used," he says, adding that customers often reach for a thick paper, perhaps 300 grams, for smaller items such as invitations or folders.
Before choosing paper or paperboard, consideration should also be given to how the brochure, folder or poster will be treated. Will it be folded? Embossed? Does it need to be sturdy and will it be cut or punched? Answering such questions will also help the decision-making process.
"I always recommend paperboard for packaging, boxes and folders or other kinds of holders, as they will contain something that needs to be protected," says Manstad.
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Paperboard is a natural material that can withstand all the strains and stresses involved when using advanced finishing techniques. Its durability ensures that printed materials maintain their colours and shapes.
Of course, there are times when paperboard is not the best solution. Budget considerations come in here, although Manstad finds paperboard "only slightly more expensive" than paper.
In addition to budget considerations, green products are also on customers' minds. Manstad says his customers are increasingly inquiring about environmentally certified paper and paperboard.
"I do think that most paper and paperboard are as environmentally sound as possible today," he says.
Stream Nordic has been in business since 1999, and Manstad has seen changes in the industry during the seven years he has worked there. While offset lithography remains the most commonly used printing process, digital printing is becoming increasingly popular, especially for small orders that need to be printed quickly. At the same time, the industry has speeded up considerably.
Sturdy - Paperboard can withstand heavy usage and all of the strains and stresses of advanced finishing techniques.
Resilient - This highly durable material has excellent strength and shapeability, as well as a long lifespan.
Printing properties - Paperboard's excellent printing properties ensure that colours are correctly reproduced on a light, stable material that is not prone to yellowing.
Low weight - Iggesund's paperboard has a relatively low weight, and empty cartons can be transported flat. This is a great energy savings advantage when it comes to transportation.
Safe - Paperboard, made from pure virgin fibres, undergoes a controlled manufacturing process that meets all product safety and hygiene requirements and ensures a consistent product with no contamination.
Energy efficient - After paperboard has been recycled a number of times and reached the end of its life cycle, the bioenergy can be retrieved either by incineration, anaerobic digestion or composting. Two tonnes of paperboard generate energy equivalent to five barrels (950 kilograms) of oil. When it comes to manufacturing, Iggesund's paperboard mill is almost completely self-sufficient regarding energy use.
Environmentally sound - Paperboard is a renewable resource made from selected parts of timber from the forestry cycle and the production of sawn timber. It is easy to recycle and has a lower environmental impact than most other packaging solutions.
Folds well - Quality paperboard, like Invercote and Incada, can be folded repeatedly without breaking and show no disfiguring cracks on the surfaces.
Good cutting - Using bleached virgin fibre paperboard ensures a clean, white cut. Its strength gives an excellent result, regardless of how complicated or delicate a shape is designed.
High quality - Each paperboard sheet is carefully specified with some 30 values with defined tolerances. The consistently high quality of paperboard ensures that customers get the best possible performance every time.
Paperboard maintains its whiteness longer and is sturdier than paper.
To help you get the most out of your purchase and production we have developed a collection of information, presented in four printed publications. This collection assists you in specifying, selecting, printing, converting or using paperboard through hands-on, practical, technical information as well as inspirational material.