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Brewster Sessions of 1901
The Brewster Sessions were the "annual meetings of licensing justices to deal with the grant, renewal, and transfer of licences to sell intoxicating liquor".
The Hull Daily Mail (22/Aug/1901) published a "comparative table of drunkenness" in Northern England:
Name of Borough
Total Cases
Per 1,000 Population
Wakefield 437 168 607 14.61
Salford 1,810 645 2,538 11.45
Middlesborough 530 216 749 8.21
Hull 1,272 491 1,802 7.48
Blackpool 203 73 290 6.12
Blackburn 442 219 698 5.47
York 281 85 415 5.31
Scarborough 141 59 202 5.30
Oldham 436 223 695 5.06
Burnley 256 125 430 4.43
Leeds 1,188 474 1,785 4.16
Rochdale 221 94 345 4.15
Warrington 178 68 265 4.01
Wigan 110 54 243 3.99
Southport 108 35 183 3.77
Sheffield 948 269 1,291 3.39
Bolton 393 99 561 3.33
Huddersfield 151 64 222 2.,33
Halifax 116 42 217 2.06
Bradford 386 125 565 2.01
total 9,608 3.629 14,103 average 5.33
The following report is based on newspaper coverage of the sessions for the borough.
Huddersfield Borough Brewster Sessions
The Brewster Sessions for the Borough of Huddersfield was held on 21 August 1901 in front of the chairman, Colonel Greenwood. The chief constable's report noted that there were 347 licences in the borough and 65 clubs "where intoxicating drinks were sold" with a total membership of 16,891.
An application was made for the "renewal or restoration" of the licence for the former Diana Inn on King Street, Huddersfield, which had been refused at the previous sessions on the grounds that the tenant, Mrs. M. Brook, had "permitted betting on horse races". The new tenant was to be Edward Harling, but the magistrates refused the application.
The renewal of the licence of the Green Dragon Inn on Westgate was also refused — this may have been due to the fact that there were plans to redevelop the area.
At the adjourned sessions held on 25 September, the brewery Bentley & Shaw applied to have the licence for the Old Hat Inn on West Parade transferred. To allow for road widening, the old premises had been demolished and a new one had been built nearby at the junction with Springwood Street. The application was granted.
Upper Agbrigg Division Sessions
The Upper Agbrigg Sessions were held on 27 August 1901 at the County Police Court, Huddersfield. Superintendent Pickard reported that there were "153 innkeepers, 75 beersellers, and 23 others who sold drink for consumption off the premises", which equated to "one licensed house for every 274 of the population". Only one new application had been submitted — for an "off licence" at Meltham — but it was withdrawn prior to the sessions. All of the existing licenses were renewed with the exception of one, which was held over to the adjourned sessions.
At the adjourned sessions held on 24 September, the renewal of the licence for the Sun Inn at Pole Gate, Slaithwaite, was refused following an objection from the police. It was stated that the pub was a "disorderly house" with four recent convictions and that it was "not necessary" due to other nearby premises. The final tenant was named as Robert Sykes.
"Today's Brewster Sessions" in Yorkshire Evening Post (21/Aug/1901)
"Brewster Sessions" in Sheffield Daily Telegraph (28/Aug/1901)
"Licensing Sessions" in Sheffield Daily Telegraph (25/Sep/1901)
"Brewster Sessions" in Manchester Courier & Lancashire General Advertiser (26/Sep/1901)
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Brisbane LNP MP Teresa Gambaro to quit politics
By Cameron Atfield
Updated March 9, 2016 — 4.09pm first published at 2.27pm
Federal Queensland MP Teresa Gambaro has announced she will not recontest her seat of Brisbane.
Ms Gambaro, a Liberal National Party MP, said she had come to the decision "after much consideration" about ending her political career.
"The time has come to be available to my family and to pursue other opportunities," she said in a statement.
"I want to sincerely thank the constituents of Brisbane for not only electing me in 2010, but also returning me resoundingly in 2013.
Brisbane Liberal National Party MP Teresa Gambaro is waving goodbye to federal politics. Credit:Glenn Hunt
"It has been a great privilege to represent the federal seats of Brisbane and Petrie for more than 18 years."
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull paid tribute to the departing Ms Gambaro in a statement issued on Wednesday afternoon.
"The Gambaro name is synonymous with hard work," he said.
"It is an iconic name. This post-war migrant family is known for its commitment to the Brisbane community, for its flare for enterprise and of course, for the wonderful Member for Brisbane, Teresa.
National Retail Association chief executive Trevor Evans was set to challenge Ms Gambaro for LNP preselection in 2015.
"...It demonstrates Teresa's immense resilience and strength that she responded to a defeat at the 2007 election by standing again and being elected to the seat of Brisbane in 2010."
Ms Gambaro was first elected to Parliament in 1996, along with the Howard government, when she defeated Labor's Gary Johns to claim the north Brisbane seat of Petrie.
Having lost the seat in 2007 during the Rudd ascendency, Ms Gambaro returned to federal Parliament in the inner-city seat of Brisbane.
"It has been an honour to be the first woman of Italian origin to enter the House of Representatives and to be the only woman and second Liberal member to be elected to the seat of Brisbane in 115 years," she said.
"…I look forward to working with the new LNP candidate for Brisbane to win this seat for the LNP."
Ms Gambaro saw off an attempted LNP preselection battle against National Retail Association chief executive Trevor Evans last June.
It was understood that only an intervention from then-prime minister Tony Abbott's office prevented that preselection going to a vote of party members, despite Mr Evans "having the numbers".
Ms Gambaro came under fire in January for moving into taxpayer-funded electorate office owned by landlords with strong links to the party.
Ms Gambaro was understood to have been disappointed not to get a promotion when MrTurnbull announced his new ministry last month.
The LNP released a statement on Wednesday afternoon confirming Ms Gambaro's impending retirement.
"The LNP thanks Teresa for her commitment to the people of her electorate and the party over many years," it said.
"She served as them for Petrie from 1996 to 2007 and then as the member for Brisbane from 2010.
"Ms Gambaro served as parliamentary secretary and assistant minister in various portfolios during the Howard government.
"The party will shortly determine the process of selecting a new candidate for the seat of Brisbane at the next federal election."
Comment has been sought from Mr Evans.
The Labor Party has preselected serving army major Pat O'Neill to contest Brisbane.
Ms Gambaro was the fourth Queensland LNP MP to announce his or her retirement at the next election, following Ian Macfarlane, Warren Truss and Mal Brough's announcements they would not recontest their seats.
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In his fields of work Dr. Theile has published about 160 papers, and he has been granted more than 10 international patents. In 1992 he received the Lothar-Cremer-Medal for his basic work on perceptual source coding. He has received the AES Fellowship and AES Board of Govenors Awards. He was Chairman of the 102nd AES Convention in Munich and of the AES 19th Conference on Surround Sound, June 2001. He has chaired ITU-R Working Party 10C in the period 1997-1998. He was serving as Chairman of the AES South German Section, as Vice-Chairman of the AES Technical Committee on Multichannel and Binaural Audio Technologies, as Chairman of the VDT specialist group "Research & Development" and "Surround Sound Forum". Currently he is member of the VDT Executive Board and chairing the Program Committee of the Tonmeistertagung and other VDT activities such as the International Conference on Spatial Audio (ICSA).


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Soil in Kerala's monoculture plantations less healthy, productive than natural forests: study
by Arathi Menon on 2 September 2021
A study found that monoculture tree plantations in Kerala have reduced soil organic carbon, higher soil temperature and bulk density, all indicators of poor soil health and productivity.
They also score poorly on biodiversity and are less drought-resistant compared to natural forests.
The study results help understand the effect of soil respiration on climate, a parameter that needs to be included during environmental impact assessments.
If depleting groundwater resources was one of the reasons why the Madurai bench of the Madras high court passed a landmark judgement in 2014 to remove all eucalyptus and wattle from the heartlands of the Western Ghats, Goa, in 2019, decided to do away with Australian acacia from the state that was facilitating human-animal conflict, and replace it with native fruit trees. Over a period of time, studies have shown that irrespective of the type of trees — foreign or native, invasive or endemic — monoculture tree plantations have a far-reaching impact on the health of the air and the soil.
A recent study that unpacks the effect of monoculture tree plantations on the soil organic carbon (SOC) in Kerala found that SOC levels are strongly influenced by land-use systems and decrease when converted from natural vegetation to monoculture tree plantations. Soil health influenced by human activities shaping land use can aid environmental impact assessments, the researchers stress.
Soil organic carbon, which is the carbon stored in the soil, is crucial to soil health, fertility and ecosystem services, including food production. But when this carbon escapes into the atmosphere and is oxidised, it contributes to global warming.
Vijo T. Kurien who led the study as part of his Ph.D. thesis said that the authors studied four different land-use types — natural forest, teak, eucalyptus and rubber plantations. The plantations studied were 40-50 years old and were created by clearing natural forests which helped them study the change that came about with conversion.
The average SOC content in 0–10 cm soil depth in the natural forest was significantly higher (54.09 gram per kg) than in the other three land-use systems, teak (41.89 gram per kg), eucalyptus (44.07 gram per kg) and rubber (47.01 gram per kg). The higher SOC content in the forest may have been due to more litter contributions from understorey vegetation, root secretions and tree root biomass.
Teak, eucalyptus and rubber plantations were introduced in Kerala during the British era in the early 1900s. Later, large-scale rubber cultivation that saw a surge in Kerala's economy eventually changed the landscape of the southern Indian state as more and more natural forests were converted to rubber plantations. "Kerala is broadly divided into three geographic regions — Malanadu (the hills), Edanadu (the Central region) and the coastal region. Both Malanadu and Edanadu, especially Edanadu, were completely dominated by rubber from the 1940s," shared Kurien. Monoculture, though proved profitable, eventually led to soil degradation.
Researchers say soils can act as both sources and sinks of carbon, depending upon management, biomass input levels, micro-climatic conditions, and bioclimatic change. Substantially more carbon is stored in the world's soils than is present in the atmosphere. Globally, it is believed that cultivated soils have lost 50 to 70 percent of soil carbon stocks.
According to the CFAES Rattan Lal Center for Carbon Management and Sequestration, the annual rate of soil organic carbon sequestration differs among climate, landscape position, profile depth and soil properties. Strategies to enhance the health of soils include identifying site-specific soil and land-use management practices that create a positive soil/ecosystem carbon budget and increase inputs of biomass-carbon and especially that of plant roots towards bolstering soil organic carbon sequestration.
Understanding the link between soil respiration and climate change
Kurien said that he undertook this study to understand the role of soil respiration in climate change. "Like humans, even soil biota respire as a result of which carbon dioxide gets released from the soil. I wanted to know how land-use change affects soil respiration," said Kurien.
The latest report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) points to anthropogenic carbon emission as one of the main causes of climate change. "Being able to quantify the carbon emission during land-use change will help us find solutions. These studies are done extensively in developed countries and China but very little information is available from South Asia, Southeast Asia and Africa," he said, adding that these studies can play a major role during environmental impact assessments.
There could be various reasons why the SOC in plantations wasn't as healthy as in natural forests. The oblong conical canopy, exhibited by the eucalyptus and rubber plantations, was more exposed to environmental factors that increased the acidity of soils, the study observed. The strong understorey vegetation found in the forest which is missing in the plantations studied could be another reason. In teak plantations specifically, poor quality of teak litter nutrients could also have accelerated the loss of organic carbon from the soil.
"Teak leaves have phytotoxic substances giving the teak litter allelopathic properties," said Kurien. While this property helps in managing the weed in agroforestry, it depletes the organic soil carbon content.
Natural forests tick all boxes on better soil health
The study also found that the mean soil temperature was the lowest in a natural forest while the soil moisture was the highest compared to the plantations. In the plantations studied, the soil in the rubber plantations exhibited the most temperature followed by eucalyptus and teak. Soil moisture influences the distribution and cycling of nutrients in the natural soil systems. The moisture content of the soil in the areas studied varied from 21.2 to 42.1 percent with the highest mean moisture content recorded in forest soils followed by teak and rubber and lowest in eucalyptus plantation.
Soil bulk density is another parameter studied which is an indicator of soil compaction and health. The lower the bulk density, the better it is since it can influence many things from available water capacity to plant nutrient availability and soil microorganism activity, all of which determine the health of the soil and its productivity.
The study found that the soil in teak plantations had the highest bulk density followed by rubber, eucalyptus and forest, which indicates that the soils in plantations were degraded unlike that in the natural forests.
Local climatic conditions like rainfall and sunlight determine soil moisture content, explained Kurien. Soil moisture can be increased by increasing soil porosity which is in turn influenced by the presence of soil biota. "If the rains fall directly and with force on the soil, the soil porosity will be lost. In the forests, the canopy stops the rain from falling directly on soil whereas the plantation canopy is not wide enough to do that," he said. One way to solve this problem is to have plant vegetation like legumes on the ground which will protect the soil. Mulching helps too, he suggested.
Rubber plantation in Kerala. Photo by Vaikoovery/Wikimedia Commons.
Loss of biodiversity, carbon sequestration potential
In a separate 2019 study, done to understand the carbon sequestration potential of forest systems in the Western Ghats, researchers found that the evergreen forest has declined in the biodiversity hotspot by five percent due to expansion in agriculture, plantations and built-up area. The annual incremental carbon in the Western Ghats is found to be about 37.5 million tons which underscores the role of forests in lowering carbon at the regional level.
Researcher Anand Osuri of Nature Conservation Foundation who has extensively studied the effect of monoculture plantations on the environment says that replacing natural forests composed of multiple native species with single species that might not even be native to the region can not only harm biodiversity but also reduce carbon sequestration and affect sustenance and livelihoods of forest-dependent communities. "Another major threat is monoculture plantations replacing natural grasslands, which are unique and important ecosystems. Besides harming biodiversity and local livelihoods, planting trees in these grasslands can increase the release of soil carbon dioxide to the atmosphere, and reduce water availability," he says.
T.V. Ramachandra of Centre for Ecological Sciences, IISc, who has co-authored the paper Hydrological importance of sacred forest fragments in central Western Ghats of India said that native forests have more pollinators due to the presence of diverse species of plants and trees and have better underground water retention capacity as well. Leaves of plantations like acacia, eucalyptus, or rubber take a longer time to degrade after falling on the ground which makes it difficult for water to percolate underground during rains, he shared.
Osuri said that irrespective of the type, all forests experience a loss of productivity during drought. "Our research shows that biodiverse natural forests experience a relatively smaller loss of productivity compared to monocultures during drought; i.e., the natural forest is more "resistant" to drought than monocultures," he said. As a result, the productivity of natural forests, and thus their ability to capture carbon from the atmosphere, is more stable over time. One possible reason for this is the portfolio effect of biodiversity—having a variety of species can make an ecosystem more stable in its functioning, just as investing in a diversity of schemes can make one's financial portfolio more stable, Osuri concluded.
Banner image: A plantation of Eucalyptus sp. in a protected area in Kerala, India. Photo by Anand Osuri/Wikimedia Commons.
Article published by Sahana
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Biografia
Pittore di genere, di scene orientali, di interni di chiese e di moschee - soggetti da lui trattati con dovizia di particolari e con gradevolezza di tinte - fu allievo di Alessandro Capalti all'Accademia di San Luca. Negli ultimi anni dell'Ottocento i pittori Filippo Bartolini, Nazzareno Cipriani, Giuseppe Aureli e Enrico Tarenghi, che avevano scelto lo stesso genere di pittura, lavoravano tutti al numero 48 di via Margutta. Anche Ettore Ximenes, pittore e scultore di diverso indirizzo, aveva lo studio nello stesso stabile. Enrico dipingeva scene con moschettieri alla taverna, nei loro variopinti costumi settecenteschi; interni di chiese con monache in preghiera o che cantavano davanti al leggio; interni di palazzi di nobili romani, con cardinali colti mentre giocavano a scacchi, o ascoltavano un concerto, o ricevevano l'omaggio di fanciulle; graziose contadinelle, in abiti tradizionali, in sosta al Foro Romanoː scene preziose, a volte più immaginate o ricomposte che reali.

Oltre al Settecentismo, stile pittorico allora in voga a Roma e apprezzato dai viaggiatori del Grand Tour, nell'ultimo scorcio dell'Ottocento Enrico Tarenghi aderì anche dalla moda dell'Orientalismo e dipinse scene nei bazar, lungo il Nilo, nei caffè arabi e all'interno dell'harem, con erotiche odalische adagiate sui cuscini o viste mentre indossano i loro costumi sontuosi.
Espose a Milano, nel 1881, il dipinto Musulmani in preghiera; a Torino, nel 1884, propose il quadro ad olio Gelosia e l'acquarello La madre. Oh, potess' io (scena dal I atto del Faust di Arrigo Boito) fu da lui esposto a Venezia nel 1887.

Alcune sue opere
 Una partita a carte, 1899, acquerello
 Benedizione delle ostie, acquarello
 Monache in preghiera, acquarello
 Ciociara con tamburello sotto l'arco di Tito, acquarello
 Preghiera del mattino, olio
 Venditore di tappeti, acquarello
 Preghiera nella moschea, acquarello
 Serenata romantica, acquarello
 Simpatia, acquarello
 Musica nella stanza del cardinale, olio
 Venditori di tappeti lungo il Nilo, olio
 Corteggiamento, acquarello
 All'interno dell'harem
 Fhinea, olio
 Guerriero nomade sul cammello, acquarello
 Moschettieri che giocano a carte alla taverna, olio
 Gioco di scacchi tra cardinali, olio
 Venditore di ortaggi davanti alla Sfinge
 Sui gradini all'uscita dalla moschea, acquarello
 Al caffè arabo, acquarello
 Giardino del convento
 Venditori arabi di terraglie
 Uomo in abito settecentesco, acquarello
 Ciociara con paniere, acquarello
 Una guardia del papa, acquarello
 Udienza dal cardinale, acquerello
 Monache che cantano in chiesa, acquerello
 Ciociara che beve alla fontana, olio
 Arabi che bevono il tè, acquarello
 Ragazza con la rosa, tecnica mista

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UIN 79482, tabled on 22 November 2021
Nickie Aiken
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John Delaney Vs. Philip Short. Irish Championship 2009
July 5, 2009 admin Annotated Games 0
[Event "Irish Ch 2009"] [Site "?"] [Date "2009.07.08"] [Round "5"] [White "Delaney, J."] [Black "Short, P."] [Result "1/2-1/2"] [ECO "C16"] [WhiteElo "2227"] [BlackElo "2309"] [Annotator "Delaney,John"] [Plycount "99"] [Eventdate "2009.??.??"] [Sourcedate "2009.07.05"] 1.e4 e6 2.d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 b6 { [#] A surprise with the effect that I had little opening knowledge and certainly nothing later than something I read in 1987…. Philip is a terribly dangerous soul with those Knights of his and I often think I ought to sit down and find an opening where I get to do Bishop takes Knight twice and then simply grin across at him! In the French he likes to attack with …g5 and … h5 too which is not a pleasant prospect to face. So, yes, I could see what was coming already but stood helpless…. } 5.Qg4 Bf8 6.Bg5 { [#] My memory was that Tal played this once and that it was a problem if Black tried …. Ne7 as I could take that Knight with the Bishop and there would be a trick (Nxd5) which would force black to retake with the King. But really it has little meaning as a trick as Black plays the Queen to d7 in this line in any case. } 6...Qd7 7.Nf3 Ba6 8.Bxa6 { [#] Of course Philip was right in saying after the game that I ought to make this positional achievement somewhat more difficult. I simply decided to go for quick activity, assuming this was a less theoretical line just in case Philip had bought a laptop recently…. } 8...Nxa6 9.O-O h6 10.Bd2!? Ne7 11.h4 c6 { During the game I felt that this was sufficiently slow as a plan to justify the White play. I was of course playing like Tal [I had the cheek to day this after the game…] and Philip was now playing like Petrosian [his response to me when I cited Tal!] } 12.Nd1 Nc7 13.a4 O-O-O { [#] You play a4 to dissuade Queen side castles, and he just goes ahead and castles. These Cork lads have no shame…. } 14.a5 b5 15.Qf4 { I had decided on a Queen sacrifice at this point but was holding an emergency exit of some kind if necessary. } 15...Nf5 16.Ne3 g5 17.Qg4!? { Apparently the Fritz's of the world explain that 17.Qh2 was better. One thing I like about this game is the shockingly bad assessment that come from Fritz, which is unaware of what was significant about the resulting closed positions. } 17...h5 18.Qxg5 Bh6 { Diagram # This was the key position. I had seen that I could now play Qf6 and Black could draw with Bg7. I had dismissed this as a likely outcome for this game and Philip would go for Bxe3. the choice of then retaking with the Bishop (bad) or pawn was analysed and I had decided that White could wiggle his way out of trouble with a Rook sacrifice on f5. However I had in mind the following queen sacrifice, for initiative and control. } 19.Nxf5!? Bxg5 20.Nd6+ Kb8 21.Bxg5 { [#] Would any sane player give up a Bishop of such beauty for one of those unhappy Rooks? I think this was a difference between us in the game at this stage. It is not a sacrifice for two pieces at all, but rather a sacrifice for a Rook and a piece and the question was how the Rook was surrendered. If Black surrendered it by taking a bishop on say f6, then he would have a winning position and this was what White needed to avoid. In attempting to avoid giving me material Philip ran into an amusing blunder (time trouble was looming). But I think, in retrospect that his assessment that the poisition is better for Black was correct and the Queen sacrifice was wrong. But the key for him in this position was to now ignore the possibility of B x Rook , and play directly for activity on the g-file. } 21...Rdf8 22.Bf6 Rhg8 23.Ng5 Rg6 24.Nh7 { [#] Black is now getting himself tied up in knots. } 24...Rc8 25.Bg5 { and a very nice reoganisation of the pieces is appearing. An urgent attempt (with … Ne8) to avoid letting White continue to improve his pieces is understandable, despite it being a blunder. } 25...Ne8?? 26.Nf8 { and the amusing outcome of the Black's greedy attempt to save one exchange has led to his losing two exchanges! } 26...Qc7 27.Nxg6 fxg6 28.Nxc8 Kxc8 { White ought to be winning trivially here and my time trouble was little help. The correct action is to close the Queen side with b4. White should be immediately watchful of Black double pawn sacrifices for activity (Black will still play … c5 if at all possible.) But having controlled for that, White will win. White could have proceeded as follows: step 1) c3, Rc1 (preventing … c5); step 2) Re1-e3-f3-f4; followed by f3, g4; step 3) a king side file will then open and the two Rooks should invade causing significant damage. Not a difficult winning process and Black would be entirely helpless. } 29.Rfe1 Ng7 30.Re3? ( 30.b4! ) 30...Nf5 31.Rf3 c5 32.c3 Kb7 33.b4!? cxd4 34.a6+! Kb6 35.cxd4 Qc4 36.Rxf5! gxf5 37.Be7 Qc3 38.Bc5+ Kc7 39.Ra5 { [#] time trouble caused this move. Luckily it does not change the assessment of equality. Black could try to place a Queen on b2 with a King on c6 and put White in zugzwang but White has freedom with his King then. Alternatively the Black Queen could perhaps go the King side but there is no zugzwang there either as that would leave the Rook free to move. In Black taking the f-pawn we quickly reach a drawn position. Black finds that he cannot spend time mating White as White can break through on the Queen side and either Queen his a-pawn (thereby forcing Black to take a perpetual) or else White will himself construct a perpetual against the Black King. Neither King is safe. } 39...Qe1+ 40.Kh2 Qxf2 41.Rxb5 f4 42.Rb7+ { [#]It took me a while to decide on this simple solution. In chess I find that I am often attracted to the complex candidate moves first. In this type of position that is incorrect thinking and the error is in seeking to find winning lines where Black has a perpetual. White should have identified quickly that his task is to force a draw, not to seek a win. Partly my willingness to analyse complex lines was affected by my knowledge of Philip. It would be irrelevant to Philip that he had a draw in hand. With the slightest opportunity he would play on and look for the win. So the question was whether there were lengthy lines where one of us would mis-analyse. Therefore I spent some time on moves such as Bd6, which although such moves have their merits at times, in this position they simply lose. I eventually settled down to look at the more direct and simpler way forward. } 42...Kc8 43.Rf7 Qxh4+ 44.Kg1 Qe1+ 45.Kh2 Qg3+ 46.Kg1 h4 47.Rf8+ Kd7 48.Rf7+ Ke8 49.Rf8+ Kd7 50.Rf7+ { with the final point that after … Kc6, White plays Rb7 and Black has no time to mate White. What I enjoy about playing as talented a player as Philip is that his intentions are always rather clear and none too subtle i.e. to mate you. Getting a draw is often an achievement in itself….[#] } 1/2-1/2
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5 Best Slice of Life Anime Series You Should Watch
by Beatrize Sofia Vicedo
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Want a comedy, drama, and romance on a whole new level? Check these best slice-of-life anime series you must watch. Slice of life is a genre that contains comedic moments, serious drama, and a cute bit of romance. It is also known as the feel-good genre because it is all about calmness like a normal life.
This genre is very relaxing to watch. If you are the type of viewer that wants to get out from the mainstream anime that is full of intense and those "anime" things, this is a perfect time to try watching this genre and change your pace a little bit.
Gakuen Babysitters
This anime tells the story of Ryuuichi and his younger brother Kotarou are taken in by Youko Morinomiya, the stern chairwoman of an elite academy. In exchange for being a legal guardian. Along with this, is that Ryuichi must work outside of class hours at the school daycare, where Kotaro will stay during the day. Also, it follows the story of the daycare children's antics and their lives. It's a comedy and the overloaded cuteness of the babies in one will surely make your day.
Fruits Basket is a slice-of-life anime story that is full of intense heartbreaking moments. This anime is quite dramatic, and if you are looking for a carefree type of series, this is not it. It follows the story of Tooru Honda, a very optimistic girl who ends up living with the Souma family. Amidst the kind and welcoming image of the family, they have dark secrets and a past within. What is good about this anime is the development of each character and the relationship between everyone. It is all about love, acceptance, and friendship.
Nichijou: My Ordinary Life
This is one of the most hilarious series in all of existence. Even if you have not watched this show, you will recognize the characters from various memes across the internet. The anime show follows the story of three high school girls' daily lives with life-long friendships. The humor and charm of the show make it better.
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This show solidified its position as one of the best slice-of-life anime in the modern era. This tells the life of Shoko Komi who experienced intense social anxiety and spent most of her life alone. However, it changed when she entered high school and start to make friends with Hito Hito Tadano. Moreover, It is an uplifting show that offers quite a realistic look into anxiety and also it shows how friendship can it. Each character has a quirkiness that makes the show more interesting.
These slice of life anime recommendations will surely give you enjoyment and entertainment but also gives you the inspiration to live your daily life beautifully. Happy watching!
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Poetry – What happened to the Light?
So what if I don't want to be like them?
What if I refuse to write sad poems and sing sad songs?
betrayed loyalty and regret filled endings?
What if I decide to write about the birds instead?
To sending a baby off to sleep with lullabies of a loving world, with so much to see when those eyes open again.
Who is writing about the joy of that family that just heard the doctor say their son is going to live, despite the injuries from the accident?
To show the beauty of light.
What if I'm the one who can shed that light on others?
What if we all do?


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Virginia Tech Men's Basketball
Hokies Clutch Out Win Over Shorthanded Irish, 80-75
It wasn't pretty, but the Hokies find a way to defeat Notre Dame for the first time since 1973.
By Jawhar Ali@soundslikejafar Jan 27, 2018, 10:27pm EST
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Virginia Tech got a huge confidence boost with their win over North Carolina on Monday, and tonight's win in South Bend will certainly have the same effect. The Hokies started out hot, and stayed hot, knocking down five of their first seven three-point attempts and finishing the game 14-of-25 from downtown.
Justin Bibbs keyed the Hokies offense tonight, starting the game 8-of-8 from the field including 4-of-4 from three. He ended up leading the team with 20 points. However, Chris Clarke will walk off Notre Dame's campus with the game ball. He had just 12 points and 5 turnovers, but accumulated half the team's rebounds with 14. He was especially crucial down the stretch as Kerry Blackshear fouled out with 4 minutes remaining. He put the finishing touches on this one, getting a clutch offensive rebound and tip in to put Tech up by 4 with under 40 seconds remaining.
Justin Robinson had another fantastic game, as he did not face the Irish's Matt Farrell on the other side. He finished with 12 points, 7 assists, and most importantly 0 turnovers. That is something Buzz has emphasized with the junior point guard, who has been referred to as the "engine" of the team by the head coach.
Temple Gibbs was outstanding in relief of Farrell and Colson for Notre Dame, finishing with 27 points and went 5-of-10 from three. He was the catalyst for the Irish's 15-2 run midway in the second half that cut the Hokies 13-point lead to just 4. The Hokies, however, showed plenty of grit and fight to get this win by any means necessary.
This game obviously helps the Hokies in the ACC standings, as they now sit at 4-4 with 10 games left. Virginia Tech travels to Boston College on Wednesday to play a much improved Eagles' squad. It is a winnable game, but the road to the NCAA tournament does not get any easier.


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Sababa 88.(Photo by: Courtesy)
Jewish Discs: 'Pray for the Peace' and 'Haran'
Ben Jacobson
The Sababa trio is one of the few Jewish-themed rock bands to come out of the US Southwest and Rockies.
PHARAOH'S DAUGHTER Haran (Oyhoo Records) We all know the story - it's a 21st century middle-class American Jewish archetype. A Boro Park-raised Beis Yaakov girl gets expelled from her seminary in Israel amid a year of first relationships and her discovery of rock and roll. But in the case of Basya Schechter, the experience didn't end with a BA from Stern and a picket fence in Monsey. Rather, it was only the beginning of her journey, which included backpacking across Egypt, the Aegean, the Middle East and Kurdistan while finding her voice as a songwriter specializing in the juncture of world beat textures, hassidic sing-alongs and classic rock. Schechter has been working with a variety of people under the umbrella-moniker Pharaoh's Daughter since the mid-'90s. The band first started gigging at Greenwich Village's Knitting Factory at a time when experimentation in sonic Jewish identity was beginning to explode. Pharaoh's Daughter's fifth studio effort, the recent Haran, marks a return to those formative alignments. The album is also the first-ever release from Oyhoo Records, a new initiative courtesy of Knitting Factory founder Michael Dorf. Comprised of strictly new, Schechter-penned melodies, Haran employs sounds that are rare even for ethnic music (the kora, kamonche, riq and santur all leave their marks) to draw the listener into dreamy and exotic realms. The titular opener uses chanting voices, soaring slide guitar and a slow-picked oud - all drenched in reverb - to establish ambience, culminating with a very Pink Floyd-sounding organ solo. Elsewhere, Haran gets brazen and thumpy, with infectious melodies providing excuses for post-punk girly abandon. At least four of the disc's tracks are based on traditional Sabbath table hymns. Old poetry in Ladino, Hebrew and Aramaic provide starting points for many Schechter creations as well. "Samai," a traditional Arabic text presented here in a rare 10-beat rhythm, is one of many tracks that are little more than mesmerizing presentations of sparse, dissonant chants with arrangements that build in embellishment. Overall, Haran feels like a return to Schechter's earlier, more Suzanne Vega-influenced songs, but at the same time, the album probably reaches further into the bag of ethnic tricks than any Caucasian-developed song cycle has before. SABABA Pray for the Peace (sef-release) The Sababa trio, one of the few Jewish-themed rock bands to come out of the US Southwest and Rockies, consists of Steve Brodsky (of Denver's "Shabbat Unplugged" service), Scott Leader (who runs his own recoding studio in Phoenix) and Robbi Sherwin (the Austin-based cantor-chanteuse). The ensemble's overwhelmingly smooth, mid-tempo adult rock seems to be catching on, with gigs booked across the US this spring. Pray for the Peace does feature two slow, piano-driven songs, including "Aravim," which is based on the evening service's opening blessings. On "Lo Alecha," which concludes with a tight a cappella part, Leader muses, "It's not up to me, it's not up to you / To finish the work, there's so much to do." Elsewhere, Sababa gets cute, as with the "wah-ooooh"-laden "One Little," which sports the repeated solstice-themed couplet, "Latkes and applesauce on my plate / Hurry now and don't be late." Ben Jacobson can be reached at billboard@jpost.com.


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First song of 2019 for myself and @Jambrains ... @MichaelA you asked for something dark and moody a couple of songs back - I think this might qualify!!
@Zedd This is a rocking tune! Really enjoyed the guitars! Great job! Love the tone of your voice since I heard it on "Lean In", and I tend to favor Irish female singers (something about the spirit and accent, dunno). My favorite line: "Every win had edges hard as knives." Congrats!
Hahahahaha! So I'm now the artist known as dot-dot-dot?
Oops!! I had such a mare with the formatting I must have deleted you. I've fixed it and now the formatting is screwed up again!!! Apparently one can't have it all!!!
Two of my most favorite Kitcheners teaming up.
And cut you loose (apple mafia don't approve of loose? ) what's with these guys? It's a normal word, isn't it? Any way: You choose to call it this way, and the choice of picture/avatar or whatever you wish to call it is purr Fect.
A northern soul dialect, i'm afraid. A great find.... in other words.
Can you make sens of all this? You're great if you can!!!
Beautiful lyrics, beautiful song, beautiful ly sung and played. Beautiful photo on SC.
I dare to bet that this is one of my favs for 2019 already. No joking.
I'm going back, this time with earphones, to give it another spin!
And no, traveling light, earphones is the best I can get.
btw, who is that ... (dot dot dot) you made this song with?
is it that guy who likes beer with wasser gesmack, that we had to ban?
What?!?!?!?! @Dutchbeat, have you banned @Mar T. !?!?!?!?
Thanks all for listening and commenting.
@nicetalkintoya -thanks :-). There have to be some advantages to living in this windy, rainy island :-).
Gus, @LePlongeur - thanks a mill. It's nice to hold that position on your list if only for a while. Thank you so much for your, as always, supportive and intriguing critique.
@Marcus Nalgaber thank you! Yes that dot dot dot fella is quite good at that arranging lark !! Thanks for your lovely comment.
@Dutchbeat ... thanks - delighted you like it!!!
This is a seriously hard hitting production from you guys. That chorus is SO strong.
Everything sounds great....vocals have some ATTITUDE!!! Great guitars and percussion as well.
love this, third listen. Excellent vocal melody, thought-provoking lyrics, subtle yet impactful guitars. Great mix too! Drums are a bit busy for my taste in the final section but, apart from that, wowzers- it's a hit!
Thanks so much @Leonard Scaper and @DanJames for listening and commenting. So great to get that feedback from you.
Hey @Jambrains and @Zedd , just stopping by to say I truely enjoyed this masterpiece, fab work! No suggestions at all, just sat back and listened!!
Great work and a so beautiful and well-produced song.
Good lyrics from the beginning to the end and beautiful choir.
A wonderful beginning for this 2019.


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Dorset Hotels for Bookworms
By The Good Hotel Guide on Oct. 26, 2021
Thomas Hardy, Enid Blyton, Ian McEwan, John Meade Faulkner, Jane Austen, John Fowles: Dorset has more than its fair share of bookish connections, so it's no wonder that several book festivals have grown up around this literary heritage.
Here, the Good Hotel Guide has paired some of its favourite hotels in Dorset with the area's most famous writers and literary festivals, so bookworms can leaf through the best the county has to offer.
Walk along the Cobb with Jane Austen, from Dorset House, Lyme Regis
Dorset House in an eye-catchingly refurbished Regency house is just a short walk from the historic Cobb, the location of a pivotal scene in Jane Austen's Persuasion, said to be the most auto-biographical of the writer's works. Austen would likely have appreciated the views from Dorset House's sash windows – ask for a bedroom that looks along the coast – as well as the complimentary hot drinks, an aperitif from the well-stocked honesty bar, and the fire-warmed snug filled with newspapers and magazines. John Fowles' classic novel The French Lieutenant's Woman was also set in Lyme Regis.
Roll out of bed straight into a Sherborne Literary Society event, from The Eastbury, Sherborne
The Eastbury Hotel and Spa is a little oasis in the pretty town of Sherborne with a walled garden, characterful Georgian features and an acclaimed restaurant.
Sherborne Literary Society organise events throughout the year including talks from nationally well-known authors along with 'Words with Wine' and 'Poetry Plus'.
Flick back through childhood tales of smugglers at Moonfleet Manor, Fleet
Is there a more perfect literature-hotel union than Moonfleet Manor? It's a family-friendly hotel in the village of Fleet, immortalised in Moonfleet, John Meade Faulkner's 1898 tale of smuggling, shipwreck and treasure.
Set in a Georgian manor house on Dorset's dramatic coast, this relaxed hotel is well geared for kids, with trampolines, a skittle alley, table tennis, cinema sessions, indoor pools, a mini-beast hunt through the grounds and a Sunday-morning breakfast club that will have grateful parents hitting snooze. Fans of Ian McEwan might want to make a trip to nearby Chesil Beach too.
Attend Bridport Literary Festival from The Seaside Boarding House, Burton Bradstock
A laid-back but sophisticated restaurant-with-rooms, The Seaside Boarding House is ideally located for those who want to flit between Bridport Literary Festival (7-13 November 2021) and views along the Jurassic Coast. The elegant, unfussy bedrooms with books, a Roberts radio and a comfortable bed (and a TV only on request) are perfect for retreating to with a book – perhaps The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock by Imogen Hermes or something by Prue Leith, Bryony Gordon, Tim Dee, Simon Worrall or Tim Pears.
Take a break from the pages to dine on modern dishes rich in West Country produce in the sea-facing dining room – perhaps home-cured beef fillet, celeriac remoulade or hake fillet, smoked mussels, rainbow chard – and follow the path to the beach.
Immerse yourself in Hardy Country and Dorchester Literary Festival, at Yalbury Cottage, Lower Bockhampton
Where could be a better place to stay for Dorchester Literature Festival (which takes place annually in October) than Yalbury Cottage, a small hotel in an 18th-century shepherd's home deep in Thomas Hardy country?
Beneath Yalbury Cottage's thatched roof, guests will find charming staff and bedrooms with a king-size bed and home-made rosemary-lemon biscuits. The hotel is located between Hardy's Cottage (a 20-minute walk away) and Dorchester, so you could visit Thomas Hardy's birthplace before lunch, then head to the festival to see popular authors such as Joanna Trollope, Julian Fellowes, Vince Cable, Orla Kiely, Judy Murray, Jeremy Vine and Jon Snow.
Thomas Hardy fans won't want to miss the festival's guided walk around Hardy's Dorchester. Dine on inventive and consistently outstanding meals back at Yalbury Cottage.
Follow the Famous Five to The Pig on the Beach, Studland
A rambling manor house overlooking Studland Bay, rows of wellies waiting for adventures and a walled kitchen garden stocked with lashings and lashings of goodies - the Famous Five would adore The Pig on the Beach!
It's easy to imagine Julian, Dick, Anne, George and Timmy the dog roaming across the lawns, past the pigs and shepherd huts. After all, the Isle of Purbeck provided Enid Blyton with plenty of inspiration for the Famous Five's adventures; Blyton is believed to have based Kirrin Castle on nearby Corfe Castle (less than 15 mins by car from The Pig), Whispering Island on Brownsea Island, and Mystery Moor on Stoborough Heath.
Follow the Enid Blyton Trail, then feast on the Pig's famous 25-mile menu.
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North Korea's leader acknowledges economic shortfalls
By: [email protected]_84
In: Economic News
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With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is acknowledging that his plans to improve the country's dismal economy aren't succeeding, as his ruling party scheduled a rare congress to set development goals for the next five years
KIM TONG-HYUNG Associated Press
SEOUL, South Korea —
With unusual candor, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un acknowledged his plans to improve the country's dismal economy aren't succeeding as his ruling party scheduled a rare congress in January to set development goals for the next five years.
The Workers' Party said North Korea's economy has "not improved in the face of the sustaining severe internal and external situations" — a reference to a triple blow of U.S.-led sanctions, the coronavirus pandemic and devastating floods — and that development goals have been "seriously delayed and the people's living standard (has) not been improved remarkably."
Kim announced his first five-year development plan with goals of improving North Korea's power supply and agricultural and manufacturing production during the last Workers' Party congress in 2016, its first in 36 years.
But at Wednesday's meeting of the party's decision-making Central Committee, Kim acknowledged economic "shortcomings" caused by "unexpected and inevitable challenges in various aspects and the situation in the region surrounding the Korean Peninsula," the North's official Korean Central News Agency reported Thursday.
Experts say the coronavirus derailed some of Kim's major economic goals after North Korea imposed a lockdown that significantly reduced trade with China — its major ally and economic lifeline — and likely hampered its ability to mobilize its workforce.
In a closed-door briefing to South Korean lawmakers on Thursday, Seoul's spy agency said the stress of managing state affairs had caused Kim to recently delegate some of his powers to a select group of senior officials, including his sister Kim Yo Jong, who is now chiefly involved in shaping policies toward Washington and Seoul.
Lawmaker Ha Tae-keung said officials from the National Intelligence Service, which has a mixed track record in reading developments in North Korea's secretive ruling elite, insisted that Kim Jong Un's rule over his country remains absolute. There are no signs that Kim is experiencing health problems or is grooming his sister as his successor, Ha paraphrased NIS officials as saying.
Kim Byung-kee, another lawmaker who attended the briefing, said the NIS believes North Korea's foreign currency reserves are being depleting rapidly because of prolonged border controls imposed under its anti-virus campaign which have led to cutbacks in construction and other activities.
The NIS did not confirm the lawmakers' comments.
Last week, Kim Jong Un sacked his premier after an evaluation of the Cabinet's performance in economic policies. He also said the country was facing a dual challenge of fending off COVID-19 and repairing damage from torrential rain that lashed the country in recent weeks, destroying thousands of homes and nearly 100,000 acres of crops. Kim insisted North Korea will keep its borders shut and reject any outside help.
"North Korea had originally planned to lavishly celebrate its economic achievements (from Kim's first five-year plan) at the Oct. 10 celebration of the 75th anniversary of the party's founding … but couldn't foresee the huge setbacks" caused by COVID-19 and floods, said Cheong Seong-Chang, a senior analyst at South Korea's Sejong Institute.
While scheduling the new party congress for January likely reflects hope that the pandemic will ease by then, North Korea may struggle to fully revive cross-border trade, especially if its poor healthcare system continues to raise concern, Cheong said.
The party congress in January will "set forth a correct line of struggle and strategic and tactical policies" after reviewing the experience of the last five years, it said in a statement published on KCNA.
The report didn't directly mention nuclear diplomacy with the United States, which has stalled over disagreements in exchanging sanctions relief and denuclearization steps. But It's possible Kim could use the party congress, which would take place after the U.S. presidential election in November, to announce a new foreign policy approach toward the United States and South Korea.
Kim's economic setbacks have left him with nothing to show for his high-stakes summitry with President Donald Trump. Their diplomacy deteriorated after the collapse of their talks last year in Vietnam, when the Americans rejected North Korea's demand for major sanctions relief in exchange for a partial surrender of its nuclear capabilities.
Some experts say the North is likely to avoid serious negotiations with the United States before the election since U.S. leadership could change.
"By January, (Kim) will know the result of the U.S. presidential election so may update North Korea's position on denuclearization talks," said Leif-Eric Easley, a professor at Ewha University in Seoul.
"However, North Korea continues to expand its capabilities despite economic challenges and independent of diplomatic signaling. While much of the world is focused on the pandemic and contentious elections, the Kim regime is advancing its nuclear, missile and cyber programs for coercion, not just deterrence."
During the 2016 congress, Kim declared his country will not use its nuclear weapons first unless its sovereignty is threatened and he proposed talks with the South. South Korea had employed a hard line until the 2017 inauguration of President Moon Jae-in, a dovish liberal who met Kim three times in 2018. But bilateral relations have cooled during the stalemate in U.S. nuclear diplomacy and Seoul's refusal to defy the sanctions.
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Q: Using a "to-infinitive" after coordinating conjunctions (e.g., "and") or not? I am wondering whether the "to" should be repeated after a coordinating conjunction or not. For example,
a) [...] practical examples to round up the learning experience and provide the tools for real-world applications.
b) [...] practical examples to round up the learning experience and to provide the tools for real-world applications.
Are both a) or b) correct? If yes, which one is to be preferred in terms of "good style"?

A: Both (a) and (b) are correct.  (a) is better (swifter) if the context is clear, but (b) is better is there is any ambiguity: a long or nested phrase before the conjunction, a verb (instead of 'provide') that might be mistaken for a noun or adj (such as 'package'), or simply a complex idea that is new to a student.

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Millennials Look For Steals And Deals While Shopping
Filed Under:Angry Birds, Briana Brooks, Buy, Candy Crush, Cheap Buys, Chelsea Krost, Consumer, Coupon, Couponing, Coupons, een Couponing, Liz Crawford, Mall, Marketing, Match ShopLab, Miami Mall, Millennials, Money, Save Money, Shop, Shopping, Store Coupons, Stores, Teen Coupon, Thrift, Thrift Store
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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – These days it's millennials who have gone coupon crazy, looking for steals and deals in both in person and online.
So what has really gotten this generation to become so thrifty, and what are retailers doing to hook them up with the deals?
"By the time we got to the store it was just like, 'Go get this, go get this', head up to the register, hand them the coupons, bill goes down by at least 50 percent. I was like this is actually kind of cool," said couponer Briana Brooks.
Brooks is not the only millennial who thinks couponing is cool. One study found 96 percent of millennials, those born between 1980 and 2000, said they use coupons.
"They're saving and they're budgeting and I think that coupons are the, are the norm," said millennial expert Chelsea Krost.
Experts said the fact that millennials have grown up in uncertain times has made them thriftier than other generations.
"We're living in a time where our economy is uncertain, where the job market is uncertain and I think wherever we can save a dollar or two or more we're definitely going to take advantage of it," said Krost.
Marketing expert and author Liz Crawford said retailers are doing the same. They're coming up with creative ways to reach millennials and give them the coupons they crave.
"A business that wants to connect with millennials should make it fun and make it mobile," said Crawford, who is also the Vice President at Match ShopLab.
It can be done in many ways: from money saving apps to social media sites that reward followers with special deals to coupons which can be pulled up on a mobile phone, or printed out in store.
"Millennials are so trained to look for coupons and good deals that they have in mind what product or brand they'd like to buy ahead of time and then they find that coupon across a variety of different vehicles, platforms, retailers and websites," said Crawford.
In addition, Crawford says millennials are drawn to deals that involve some kind of gamification.
"The best way to make it fun is to make a promotion similar to a game that they like to play, like a Candy Crush or an Angry Birds. They don't just want bargain hunting for bargain hunting's sake. They also want to have a little bit of fun with it," said Crawford.
As for Brooks, she still clips coupons and look for those deals online.
"It's really important to me to make sure that my money gets spent as efficiently as possible," said Crawford.
Another shopping trick millennials are using is combining offers from a variety of different sources like manufacturer coupons along with in-store deals. One survey found they're doing this more than baby boomers or Gen Xers.
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Heres my mistake, my Linode has been bugging me for months about needing a reboot. Every time I logged in it would be all "whyyy, whyy wont you reboot me I need a power nap" and I'd be like "shh you, I dont know if you'll ever come back up again if I reboot you" so obviously this maintenance meant my server got its wish and low and behold.
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My latest project is creating a vagrantfile for this blog, because I can, and making a proper theme for it based on underscores. I've been doing a lot of wordpress at work so it would be nice to update my theme to something modern and not a hacky theme from 7 years ago. I may even switch to sass.
oh and sorry for the downtime you probably didn't notice…like I didn't for 5 hours.
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Nearly half of all U.S. children will use food stamps, says poverty expert
By Jessica Martin November 2, 2009 January 13, 2016
Holidays and tables full of delicious food usually go hand in hand, but for nearly half of the children in the United States, this is not guaranteed.
"49 percent of all U.S. children will be in a household that uses food stamps at some point during their childhood," says Mark R. Rank, Ph.D., poverty expert at the George Warren Brown School of Social Work at Washington University in St. Louis. "Food stamp use is a clear sign of poverty and food insecurity, two of the most detrimental economic conditions affecting a child's health."
According to Rank, the substantial risk of a child being in a family that uses food stamps is consistent with a wider body of research demonstrating that U.S. children face considerable economic risk throughout their childhood years. "Rather than being a time of security and safety, the childhood years for many American children are a time of economic turmoil, risk, and hardship," Rank says.
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• 90 percent of black children will be in a household that uses food stamps. This compares to 37 percent of white children.
• Nearly one-quarter of all American children will be in households that use food stamps for five or more years during childhood.
• 91 percent of children with single parents will be in a household receiving food stamps, compared to 37 percent of children in married households.
• Looking at race, marital status and education simultaneously, children who are black and whose head of household is not married with less than 12 years of education have a cumulative percentage of residing in a food stamp household of 97 percent by age 10.
"Understanding the degree to which American children are exposed to the risks of poverty and food insecurity across childhood is essential information for the health care and social service communities," Rank says. "Even limited exposure to poverty can have detrimental effects upon a child's overall quality of health and well-being."
The study, co-authored with Thomas Hirschl, professor at Cornell University, is based on an analysis of 30 years of information taken from the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID), and looks at children between the ages of 1 and 20. The PSID is a longitudinal survey of a representative sample of U.S. individuals and their families interviewed annually since 1968.
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Dieser Artikel behandelt tagesbezogene Nachrichten und Ereignisse im August 1999.

Tagesgeschehen

Montag, 2. August 1999
 Belgien/Brüssel: Die Leichen der 15 bzw. 14 Jahre alten Jugendlichen Yaguine Koita und Fodé Tounkara aus dem westafrikanischen Guinea werden an Bord eines Flugzeugs vom Typ Airbus A330 der Fluggesellschaft Sabena gefunden. Die Flüchtlinge gingen in Conakry als blinde Passagiere an Bord und erfroren.
 Katima Mulilo/Namibia: In den Morgenstunden überfallen Rebellen der Caprivi Liberation Army mehrere strategische Orte in der Regionshauptstadt Katima Mulilo und lösen damit den Caprivi-Konflikt aus. Die CLA besetzt neben der Polizeistation und dem namibischen Rundfunksender auch den Flughafen der Stadt. Unmittelbar danach erklärt Präsident Nujoma den Ausnahmezustand.
 Philadelphia/Vereinigte Staaten: Der Psychothriller The Sixth Sense feiert Weltpremiere und erhält größtenteils positive Kritikerstimmen.

Samstag, 7. August 1999

 Dagestan/Russland: Der Dagestankrieg beginnt mit einem Angriff von rund 400 tschetschenischen und arabischen Freischärlern unter dem Kommando Schamil Bassajews und des Islamisten Ibn al-Chattab auf die tschetschenische Nachbarrepublik Dagestan.

Montag, 9. August 1999
 Moskau/Russland: Das Unterhaus der Föderationsversammlung bestätigt den von Präsident Boris Jelzin vorgeschlagenen Leiter des Inlandsgeheimdiensts Wladimir Putin als neuen Ministerpräsidenten von Russland.

Mittwoch, 11. August 1999

 Rumänien: In mehreren Ländern West-, Mittel- und Osteuropas lässt sich eine totale Sonnenfinsternis beobachten. In Rumänien bedeckt der Mond die Sonne zwei Minuten und 23 Sekunden lang zu 100 %.

Freitag, 13. August 1999

 Heidelberg/Deutschland: Auf einer Pressekonferenz gibt Steffi Graf ihren sofortigen Rücktritt vom professionellen Tennis-Sport bekannt.
 Tokio/Japan: Der Staat Japan erklärt die seit dem 19. Jahrhundert als Nationalsymbol etablierte weiße Flagge mit roter Sonnenscheibe offiziell zur Nationalflagge und installiert das Lied Kimi Ga Yo () als offizielle Nationalhymne.

Dienstag, 17. August 1999
 Gölcük/Türkei: In Folge eines Erdbebens der Stärke 7,6 Mw um 3.02 Uhr Ortszeit sterben über 18.000 Menschen. Die am stärksten betroffenen Städte sind Adapazarı, Gölcük, İzmit und Yalova.

Donnerstag, 19. August 1999
 Greifswald/Deutschland: Auf der Straße erkennt ein Passant Dieter Zurwehme, der sich im Dezember 1998 aus dem offenen Vollzug absetzte. Der verurteilte Mörder lässt sich widerstandslos festnehmen. Die Behörden brachten Zurwehme seit seiner Flucht mit sechs Morden und einer versuchten Vergewaltigung in Verbindung.

Dienstag, 24. August 1999
 Bremen/Deutschland: Der Bremer Bunkermord wird verübt. Der Doppelmord an einem kurdischen Liebespaar findet in der Nähe des U-Boot-Bunkers Valentin im Bremer Ortsteil Rekum statt.

Freitag, 27. August 1999
 Deutschland: Electronic Arts veröffentlicht mit Command & Conquer: Tiberian Sun das vierte Spiel der Command-&-Conquer-Reihe in Deutschland. Es wurde von den Westwood Studios entwickelt.
 Kasachstan: Die Raumfahrer der französisch-russischen Mission Mir-Perseus kehren nach etwa sechs Monaten Aufenthalt von der Raumstation Mir zurück zur Erde. Sie forschten dort zu verschiedenen Fragen aus den Bereichen Biowissenschaft, Materialwissenschaft und Raumfahrtstechnologie.

Samstag, 28. August 1999
 Bad Godesberg/Deutschland: Der  m lange Bad Godesberger Tunnel wird nach fast sieben Jahren Bauzeit fertiggestellt. Er verfügt über zwei nach Fahrtrichtungen getrennte Röhren, die an den beiden Enden in jeweils zwei gemeinsame Ausfahrten münden.
 Las Vegas/Vereinigte Staaten: Bei der Schach-WM des Weltverbands FIDE verweigern die Favoriten Anatoli Karpow und Garri Kasparow aus Russland ihre Teilnahme, weil ihnen das Turniersystem nicht zusagt. Im Finale besiegt der Russe Alexander Chalifman den Armenier Wladimir Hakobjan in sechs Partien und wird neuer Schachweltmeister.
 Sydney/Australien: Die neuseeländische Rugby-Union-Nationalmannschaft erleidet beim Tri Nations 1999 die höchste Niederlage ihrer Geschichte, als sie mit 7:28 gegen die Mannschaft von Australien verliert, gewinnt wegen der vorangegangenen Spiele aber trotzdem das Turnier.

Montag, 30. August 1999

 Osttimor/Indonesien: In einem Unabhängigkeitsreferendum soll sich die Bevölkerung zwischen der völligen Unabhängigkeit des Landes und dem Verbleib als Special Autonomous Region of East Timor bei Indonesien entscheiden. Das Referendum bringt eine Mehrheit von 78,5 Prozent für eine Unabhängigkeit.

Dienstag, 31. August 1999

 Buenos Aires/Argentinien: Eine Boeing 737 der Fluggesellschaft LAPA rast beim Startversuch auf dem Flughafen Buenos Aires-Jorge Newbery über die Startbahn hinaus. Bei dem Unglück sterben 63 von 103 Insassen sowie zwei Personen außerhalb der Maschine.
 Kuala Lumpur/Malaysia: Die Petronas Towers werden eröffnet. Ihre Turmspitzen enden in 508 m Höhe. Das Dach liegt auf 378 m Höhe und wird weltweit nur vom Dach des Sears Towers in Chicago und vom Dach der Türme von World Trade Center 1 und 2 in New York übertroffen.

Siehe auch
 Nekrolog August 1999 für Todesfälle in diesem Monat
 Liste von jährlich wiederkehrenden Gedenk- und Aktionstagen im August
 Kategorie für Gedenk-, Feier- oder Aktionstage im August

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LOEWE Celebrates Late Drag Queen Divine With New Collection and Virtual Exhibition
15% of the proceeds will be donated to Visual AIDS.
By Pauline De Leon Jun 23, 2020
LOEWE has unveiled its latest collection inspired by the late drag queen and actor Divine, also known as Harris Glenn Milstead. The capsule consists of three tees and a Cushion tote bag that boast bold graphics and feature elements from Divine's signature looks.
Divine was labeled as the "filthiest person alive" and starred in several iconic movies such as Pink Flamingos and Hairspray. The icon left a huge impact on pop culture as he "preempted the glorification of trash, the mix of high and low, and the fantastic erasure of gender barriers," according to a press release. In addition to this range, the fashion house is set to host a virtual exhibition conceptualized by its Creative Director Jonathan Anderson. The exhibit will showcase Divine memorabilia shot by the legendary Greg Gorman and Divine himself, which will run from June 25 until the end of September via LOEWE's website.
Fifteen percent of the proceeds from the capsule will be donated to Visual AIDS, an organization that utilizes art to fight HIV/AIDS. The label will also contribute to Black-led LGBTQ+ organization Baltimore Pride, as well as Divine's hometown.
LOEWE's "Divine" limited collection will be available to purchase online and at the brand's Greene Street store in New York on June 25.
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Austin Butler Reveals He "Went Home in Tears" After Being Heckled for an 'Elvis' Performance
Baz Luhrmann had execs purposely make fun of the actor's singing.
Wildflower Cases Launches Limited-Edition "Flower Power" Case for Pride Month
100% of the proceeds from the sale will benefit The Marsha P. Johnson Institute.
Apple to Update AirPods With Automatic Switching and a New "Spatial Audio" Feature for the Pro
Announced at the company's first virtual Worldwide Developers Conference.
Herbivore Botanicals' Prism Pride Kit to Support Black Lives Matter & The LGBTQ+ Community
100% of the profits will be donated to the Trans Women of Color Collective and The Trevor Project.
Apple iOS 14 Changes iPhone Home Screen Layout, Adds Emoji Search
New iPhone, Mac and iPad operating systems were unveiled at WWDC20.
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Victoria Monét Announces Release Date of Upcoming EP 'Jaguar'
The artist also dropped "Experience," her fourth single from the project.
UNINTERRUPTED Collaborates With Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird on Pride Month Collection
Honoring Nigel Shelby, an Alabama teen who endured homophobic bullying and ultimately took his own life.
Jessie Reyez Releases Powerful Video for 'Intruders'
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The North Face Boycotts Facebook Over Handling of Hate Speech and Misinformation
Several major companies have joined the #StopHateForProfit campaign.
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Burberry to Hold SS21 Show Outdoors, Digitally
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Dua Saleh on Sophomore EP 'ROSETTA' and How Music Saved Their Life
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PRC founder Shanta Sapkota explains some of the challenges and success of caring for formerly trafficked and at-risk girls.
PRC founder Shanta Sapkota discusses rescuing girls before they are trafficked into India.
PRC founder Shanta Sapkota shares personal accounts of residents.
PRC founder Shanta Sapkota gives a personal tour of the home for formerly trafficked and at-risk girls.
There are several NFE classes running in areas where skill development and income generation programs are running. These classes help educate the girls and women in high risk areas on reproductive health, HIV/AIDS and STDs, nutrition, and children. Currently, there are two classes running in Butwal where 40 women and girls are taking part of the program.
The Kathmandu rehabilitation home offers short term or long term care in a safe and loving Christian environment. At risk or trafficked victims are provided with health care services, counseling, and formal or non-formal education. This enables the girls to recover and prepare to be reintegrated into society with skills that empower them for their future. Currently there are 15 girls living in the home, however, this number will never be fixed.
Often when trafficked women are rescued, they come with children. These children are considered at risk without care from PRC. Since its foundation, PRC has looked after the children in the same shelter where those HIV positive patients and returnees are living. We feel strongly that there needs to be a separate home where the neediest can live.
Currently, PRC has two border monitoring booths. One is in the southern part of Nepal, which is in partnership with SERVE-Nepal and the other is in Mahendranagar, on the southwestern border. These two sites have proved vital in the rescuing of girls before they are trafficked into India. PRC would like to open border patrol stations along all the major border cities of Nepal.
There is a great need for loving homes for the many orphaned children of Nepal. Recognizing this need, PRC opened a home specifically for orphans ten years ago. It is located in the Pokhara countryside and currently has 15 children. We are proud to report that all are in school and doing quite well.
PRC has established many programs throughout Nepal to provide empowering skills to at risk women. After receiving a skill, PRC provides seed money to the woman to start her own business, and ongoing assistance in cooperation with local churches.
Launched in Kawasoti, Nawalparasi district, more than 20 women are now engaged in making candles. PRC first formed a committee of women from the local churches and then bought a candle making machine and provided raw materials to get started. The committee selects women trainees from the surrounding communities who are potentially at risk of being trafficked. They then organize trainings for these women. Income generated is used to create similar programs in the community.
To date, PRC has provided a total of 50 goats to financially empower women in at risk areas. The program is currently running in the Chitwan and Nawalparasi districts. This process begins when PRC forms a group of beneficiaries and provides a goat to one woman. In return, she has to share the first-born baby goat to the neighbor that the group recommended. The first goat remains in her possession. Each year this process multiplies as the goat continues to give birth. Due to this programs success, PRC would like to provide cows, pigs, buffalos to more at risk females.
Established in the Nawalparasi district, PRC provides sewing machines and trainers to teach women and girls the skill of sewing and knitting. This provides them with the ability to provide financially and be self sustained in their community.
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In a male dominated field, PRC launched a driving training program for females. Recently, five girls from Chitwan district completely the course. PRC pays driving trainers for up to three months or until the women become completely trained. PRC believes that the girls who receive the drivers training will be able to get driving jobs easily.


Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras hailed Greece's exit from its bailout program on Tuesday in a televised address from the island of Ithaca.
The Greek prmier's choice of Ithaca had a symbolic meaning. It is the very island where Odysseus returned home from the Trojan war after the 10-year voyage recounted by Greek classical poet Homer.
Commentators say that the end of the bailout era does not signify the end of the Greek crisis. Odyssey not over for Greece's Tsipras, says a report in Reuters.
This summer has been a painful one, with his shaky coalition further weakened in June by a lawmaker's resignation and himself under attack for his handling of deadly forest fires. His gamble to settle a decades-old name dispute with neighbouring Macedonia was a brave move but it also angered many Greek voters.
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"Men on Boats" written with wit and wisdom by Jaclyn Backhaus, features a fearless, fierce all woman cast. Let's start there. There is wonderful audacity to feature men in the title and yet a swirl of women embodying the explorers who ventured down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon in 1869 on the first trip taken by white explorers, and helmed by one-armed Civil War hero John Wesley Powell.
Ten men in four boats embarked on a journey that covered and mapped almost 1,000 miles through uncharted canyons. This changed the west forever. Three months later, only five of the original company plus Powell would emerge from the depths of the Grand Canyon. "Men on Boats' takes us, in 140 minutes, through every harrowing, often hilarious step of the trip.
The scene is set by huge black and white photomontages of the canyons, cliffs and waterways. The glorious cast holds up only the prows of the boats and yet the fervor, the danger, the heroic saves and swirling eddies is all completely vital. This is of course a concatenation of scenic design by Arnulfo Maldonado, beautiful costumes by Asta Bennie Hostetter, and sound design that wraps the audience in crashing waves and splintering boats, wrought by Jane Shaw.
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There is at times a cartoonish take as Powell and Kristen Sieh, who plays Dunn, a founding member of the theater company and often a cohort to Powell ruminates about what names to give cliffs and inlets, mountains and rivers. There is a nod to the fact that most of this glorious landscape had been named and traversed for eons by native people, but none-the-less, white men do what they must.
The cast features a range of voices, sizes and colors as the women portray crew members like Sumner, (Donnetta Lavinia Grays) who is strait laced and a constant stoic until faced with a rattlesnake when (s)he becomes a whimpering high pitched shrieker who is saved by the cook's coffee pot.
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This company wants you to tip musicians... in bitcoin
14 May 2015 [16:24] - TODAY.AZ
Taylor Swift famously pulled her music from Spotify last year because she didn't believe the streaming service fairly compensates artists. Perhaps she'd be more impressed with a new feature from a startup called ChangeTip: the ability to tip artists on SoundCloud using the digital currency bitcoin.
Spotify pays artists, on average, less than one cent per play, leading Swift to tell Time that it "has been shrinking the numbers of paid album sales." She called out both Beats Music and Rhapsody as better options for artists because, "you have to pay for a premium package in order to access my albums. And that places a perception of value on what I've created." Swift's music is not on SoundCloud currently, although the site has many covers of her songs. Last year, SoundCloud launched On SoundCloud, a partner program that allows artists to get paid by advertising against their content.
ChangeTip, which calls itself a "money layer for social media," announced today a SoundCloud tipping feature that it created through SoundCloud's public API. The company's prime vehicle is a button, embeddable onto web sites via the Tip.Me widget, that allows content producers (be it news outlets large and small, bloggers, musicians) to accept tips. In the early days of the company, it called itself a "love button" for the Web, though it has moved away from that language.
The bitcoin startup sees this newest feature as a unique and exciting monetization option for artists. Perhaps artists will agree. The only drawback? The donations will be in bitcoin, a currency that still has large volatility, fluctuating in value from around $210 to $240 over the past few months. (The price very briefly hit $300 on March 10 and has not gotten that high since.) But there already are many services, such as BitReserve, for quickly exchanging bitcoin to other currencies.
"Now people can actually reward content that they really appreciate, and it will go directly to the individual, rather than to the label or to an intermediary," says Kyle Kemper, the company's head of tipping. "We are creating a new channel for fans to engage with artists, and for artists to engage with fans. And beyond SoundCloud, with the ChangeTip platform any musicians can accept donations over Twitter and on their own web sites." Kemper notes that SoundCloud has been one of the most requested platforms from ChangeTip users.
Ultimately, ChangeTip wants to become the de facto way that people exchange micro-payments over the Web, with no fee and shorter transfer times.
But that lofty goal is still far away. For the moment, the startup is mostly being used by cryptocurrency enthusiasts to send bitcoin to each other, or to journalists and bloggers as a kudos for bitcoin coverage. The tipping happens over Twitter, using fun shorthand that users can customize, like sending someone a beer, or a burger, or even a poutine. With a single tweet, the system recognizes those as keywords tied to a specific amount of bitcoin.
Daniel Palacio, founder of 2-factor authentication service Authy, points to ChangeTip as one of the few apps the bitcoin community has produced that, "already are very useful for lots of people." The platform is "a great and fun way to send money to anyone," he said, speaking to Fortuneearlier this year.
Tyler Winklevoss, who along with his brother Cameron has been extremely bullish on bitcoin, said, "I think that's such a cool application, the ability to tip a blogger, send them a coffee, make sure their work is appreciated. And it can truly only live inside bitcoin—that's the kind of thing we need to see more of."
ChangeTip is just one of many apps using SoundCloud's public API, so the company declined to comment on this news.
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