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Science and Morality
Exploring the grounding of morality in science.
Found: a universal moral principle
Multilevel or gene level perspectives: Which has the best explanatory power for our moral sense?
Posted on January 1, 2015 by Mark Sloan
Charles Darwin proposed group selection to explain how "altruistic" behaviors toward others and self-sacrifice for the group, which could easily be taken to be counterexamples to his theory of evolution, might instead be examples of its explanatory power. He observed that, all else being equal, groups that were more cooperative would out compete less cooperative groups. Selection for more cooperative groups selects for biology that better motivates cooperative behavior (Darwin, 1871) and, though Darwin did not mention it, cultural norms that do the same. Thus, we arrive at the simple and appealing notion that people's experience of compassion and loyalty and cultural norms such as "Do to others as you would have them do to you" (or variations with the same function in increasing cooperation) are arguably near inevitable products of blind evolution of beings with sufficiently complex brains. And no supernatural power is required to explain human, or any other species', "goodness".
Mark Borrello (2005) described group theory's subsequent rise and then fall from respectability in the 1960's (mainly due to a theoretical objection and some bad science from a chief advocate) and its rise again, starting in the 1980's and now called multilevel selection, which is how I will refer to it here where appropriate.
Steven Pinker and twenty three other respected evolutionists provided an accessible snapshot (Pinker 2012) of the lively state of the unresolved debate on group selection's proper role in evolutionary science. The diversity of pro and con opinions expressed makes it appear the debate about group selection is not close to over.
However, Pinker's focus on "altruistic" and "self-sacrifice for the group" behaviors as "what-must-be-explained" was a poor choice for resolving the relative explanatory power of multilevel (includes group level) and gene level selection perspectives. The goal of this essay is to suggest better choices for what-must-be-explained, make other suggestions to improve the productivity of future group selection debates, and then to provide an example of how future discussions might change. That example will compare the explanatory power of multilevel selection and Pinker's preferred perspective, gene level selection.
"Altruistic" and "self-sacrifice for the group" behaviors were poor choices first because behaviors can have many explanations. This makes them insensitive tests for differentiating between hypotheses. Second, these explanations included cultural norms and forces, which divert attention to a secondary issue, group selection's role in cultural evolution. Finally, Pinker appeared to be taking "altruism" to mean something very close to "biological altruism" (behavior by an individual that increases the lifetime fitness of others while decreasing the lifetime fitness of the actor.) If what-must-be-explained is biological altruism, his argument that kin altruism is responsible (even for biological altruism toward non-kin) is almost won before he starts. Without the requirement to explain cooperation (which will have expected instances of even biological altruism as a by-product), the most credible candidate is kin altruism, the obvious choice from Pinker's preferred gene level perspective. (Instances of even biological altruism is an expected by-product of cooperation since emotions such as compassion and loyalty can, depending on circumstances, be indiscriminate in the degree of helping behavior they motivate, even reaching self-sacrificing levels.)
To avoid these and other problems, future group level selection discussions might be made more fruitful by choosing the biology underlying human cooperation (the biology underlying our moral sense) as what-must-be-explained. Also, making certain stipulations will clarify the discussions and avoid other above described problems. I propose the following:
1) Multilevel selection's explanatory power for biology will be evaluated separately from culture, requiring what-must-be-explained be chosen such that only biology is needed to explain it.
2) Multilevel, individual level, and the gene level selection are different views of (or bookkeeping systems for) the same phenomena. In theory, they might all have the same explanatory power.
3) To be a useful part of an evolutionist's toolkit, multilevel selection's perspective must show better explanatory power in practice, meaning ability to more readily produce correct explanations of biology.
4) A hypotheses' "in practice" explanatory power may be inferior to its "in theory" explanatory power.
5) Multilevel selection's "in practice" explanatory power will ideally be evaluated for multiple phenomena (or multiple bits of biology), not just one. Requiring explanation of multiple phenomena increases discriminatory power between alternate hypotheses.
I expect these stipulations would be acceptable to many in the field. If they are not acceptable, perhaps discussions could clarify what will be stipulated and any dissenting opinions.
Candidates for what-must-be-explained include 1) the evolution of cancers with their intrinsic complexities of simultaneous cooperation and competition at the cancer's gene, cell, and cell strain levels in the hostile environment of the patient's immune system (Merlo 2006), 2) psychology, group behavior, and cognition (Wilson 2008), and 3) the merger of individuals – such as cells – into higher level individuals such as plants and animals (Maynard-Smith 1995).
But as mentioned above, the following example describes how the character of group selection discussions could change if we follow Charles Darwin's lead and choose our moral sense for what-must-be-explained, specifically "when" our moral sense is triggered and "how" it motivates us to action, including acting unselfishly.
To clarify the argument, I will stipulate 'obvious' explanations from multilevel and gene level perspectives as follows.
The obvious selection forces from the perspective of "selfish genes" (and Pinker's position) is kin altruism plus self-interest motivated reciprocity. As Herbert Gintis describes this gene selection perspective, "Pinker is simply reiterating Dawkins' message of a half-century ago that we are the selfish product of selfish genes." (Pinker 2012).
Multilevel selection perspective's 'obvious' selection forces are the fitness benefits of cooperation in groups (plus secondary effects due to kin altruism). That is, our moral sense motivates elements of cooperation strategies, which can be within group, such as indirect reciprocity, and between groups such as xenophobia and loyalty to one's in-group.
A surprising amount is known about when our moral sense is triggered and how it motivates action.
Moral Foundations Theory (Graham 2012) shows that, cross culturally, there are at least five categories of circumstances that can trigger our moral sense to make a judgment. Those categories are fairness/cheating, care/harm, loyalty/betrayal, authority/subversion, and sanctity/degradation. Kin altruism plus self-interested reciprocity can explain the fairness/cheating and care/harm triggers. But loyalty is often in reference to a group, authority refers to a group's authority, and sanctity refers to what is sacred to a group. These categories are about threats to our group's cohesion and cooperation relative to other groups, not direct threats to our kin or our self-interested reciprocity. Kin altruism and self-interested reciprocity appear to have little to no explanatory power for cooperation strategies which rely on between group conflicts.
Cooperation strategies which rely on between group conflicts are not any part of Pinker's perspective. He dismissively addressed the group level selectionists as "They have claimed that human morailty, particularly our willingness to engage in acts of altruism, can be explained as an adaptation to group-against-group competition." And "The more carefully you think about group selection, the less sense it makes, and the more poorly it fits the facts of human psychology and history." (Pinker 2012)
Then, what is kin altruism and self-interested reciprocity's explanatory power for 'how' our moral sense motivates 'moral' behaviors? The emotions triggered by our moral sense, our moral emotions (Haidt 2002), are here taken to be compassion, loyalty, gratitude, anger, disgust, contempt, shame, guilt, and 'elevation' (a synthesis of satisfaction and pride). Compassion, loyalty, gratitude, and anger are readily explained by kin altruism and self-interested reciprocity, provided this kind of loyalty advances one's self-interested reciprocity. Loyalty to one's nation, however, is not explained by Pinker's hypothesis. (Pinker says such loyalty must be due to social coercion and self-interested concern for reputation, an ad hoc explanation.) However, kin altruism and self-interested reciprocity appear to have little to nothing to do with disgust, contempt, shame, guilt, and 'elevation'. If the selection force for our moral emotions was just self-interested reciprocity (plus kin altruism), then the direct rewards of that reciprocity are all that is needed to motivate that reciprocity. Disgust, contempt, shame, guilt, and 'elevation' would not only be superfluous, but show that moral behavior is not motivated by the direct rewards of self-interested reciprocity but by emotions which can easily motivate behaviors that are not in our best interest and even result in our death.
It might be argued that self-interested reciprocity only has to be "self-interested" on average, and we should expect it to sometimes motivate behaviors that are not in our best interest and even result in our death. But this is not Pinker's understanding of self-interested reciprocity. Pinker explains unselfish behaviors that are not in our long term best interest and may even result in our death as due to kin altruism (with ineffective kin detection), social coercion, and self-interested concern for reputation (again an ad hoc explanation). Kin altruism and self-interested reciprocity as Pinker understands it appear to have little to no explanatory power for motivation for behaviors that are not in our best interest and even result in our death. They also appear to have little to no explanatory power (as mentioned above) for five of our moral emotions disgust, contempt, shame, guilt, and 'elevation' which appear superfluous to Pinker's understanding of self-interested reciprocity.
From the group selection perspective, the 'obvious' hypothesis is that our moral sense's primary selection force was the benefits of cooperation in groups. This hypothesis elegantly explains all the categories of circumstances when our moral sense is triggered, as well as all our moral emotions. The categories of circumstances when our moral sense is triggered are those that threaten either purely in-group cooperation or risk defeat, due to reduced internal cooperation, in competition with other groups. Our moral emotions all motivate behaviors that are elements of known cooperation strategies. Compassion, loyalty, and gratitude motivate unselfish behaviors that initiate or maintain cooperation. Anger, disgust, and contempt punish other people's (and sometimes our own) bad behavior. Shame and guilt punish only our own bad behavior. 'Elevation' rewards cooperation of all kinds whether other benefits are obtained or not.
Summarizing, 1) the 'obvious' selection forces from the gene level selection perspective, kin altruism and self-interested reciprocity, have poor to no explanatory power for most categories of circumstances when our moral sense is triggered and for most of our moral emotions and 2) the 'obvious' primary selection force from the group selection perspective, the benefits of cooperation based on reciprocity, has wonderfully complete explanatory power for all of the 'whens' and 'hows' of our moral sense. Based on its markedly superior explanatory power of the group selection perspective's 'obvious' hypothesis, the group level perspective is, in practice, much superior to the gene level selection perspective for understanding the biology underlying our moral sense.
Borrello, Mark E., (2005). The rise, fall and resurrection of group selection.
Darwin, Charles, (1871). The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex, Volumes 1 and 2. New York: Appleton. Page 166
Grahama, Jesse, Haidt, J., et al. (2012). Moral Foundations Theory: The Pragmatic Validity of Moral Pluralism. Available at http://ssrn.com/abstract=2184440
Haidt, J. (2003). The moral emotions. In R. J. Davidson, K. R. Scherer, & H. H. Goldsmith (Eds.), Handbook of affective sciences. Oxford: Oxford University Press. (pp. 852-870).
Maynard Smith, J., & Szathmary, E. (1995). The major transitions of life. New York: W.H. Freeman.
Merlo, Lauren M.F., Pepper, John W., et al. (2006). Cancer as an evolutionary and ecological process.
Pinker, Steven, et al. (2012).The False Allure of Group Selection – An Edge Original Essay with Replies. http://edge.org/conversation/the-false-allure-of-group-selection
Wilson, D. S., Van Vugt, M., O'Gorman, R. (2008). Multilevel selection theory and major evolutionary transitions: implications for psychological science. Current Directions in Psychological Science
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I am a journalism major at Florida Gulf Coast University, and I was given the opportunity to write an article about ANYTHING for one of my classes. Surprise, surprise–I decided to write about Disney.
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As you all know, we have been working on a new "bug fix + some cool minor features" release for some time. We're now in the testing phase. And I'm happy to announce that I've just posted SimplePortal 2.3.4 Beta 2 for Beta Testers to test it. We have been testing this version carefully as the number of changes were a lot more than usual. We have also introduced a new cool tool to keep track of tests we are running. (see the attachments) We're hoping to bring you a more powerful and stable release in the very near future. Get your portals ready for an upgrade!
Will donators be getting their own version?
You need to click on the clock icon ((http://simpleportal.net/Themes/mehmene/images/sp/history.png)) just above the shouts.
We've just released 2.3.4 Beta 3 to Beta Testers too. We're planning one last Beta and then we'll be moving to the RC stage which shouldn't be that long unless something unexpected happens.
I am wishing everything go fine with the last Beta Version you are putting out. But like you said anything could happen at any time.
Yes, header and footer sides are added.
As you all know, we have been working on a new "bug fix + some cool minor features" release for some time.
Why don't you name the new relaese 2.4.0, since there are some new features buid into it? See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_versioning.
I am very curious about those new ice cool features, could you enlighten us?
I've just posted 2.3.4 Beta 4 to Beta Testers. You can expect RC1 very soon.
We didn't name it 2.4 because we promised that 2.4 will have forum independent articles feature added. But the upcoming release has almost all features we were planning for 2.4 except for the articles module.
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Thanks for the explanation. The changelog is very impressive! Keep up the good work!
Impressive indeed! You guys are doing an excellent job even though you guys lack support staff and that's what makes this an even more amazing piece of tool.
Keep up the great work sinan & team.
I was hoping to include another cool feature in 2.3.4 which I really think is pity not to have, but I couldn't succeed in doing that yet. So it has been delayed this long for that. I'll give it another go today and tomorrow and if I can't complete it, I'll forget about it for now. That means we'll certainly have a public release in a few days.
Thanks for all the hard work. A lot of projects like this can take all the time people have... sometimes you have to back off and let more important things in life take priority.
Keep up the good work! Can't wait for 2.0.1 portal.
I've finally added the last feature for 2.3.4. It completely changes the permission system for blocks, pages and shoutboxes. I really love the new interface. (kudos to Eliana for the idea!) I have only implemented it for SMF 2.0 version of the mod. If it works fine with your tests, I'll backport it to SMF 1.1 version and release the public RC tomorrow. I only had 15 minutes I can spend on the net today. Thanks in advance!
Hope things work out at school too, if it's university studies I know how fast it can overwhelm one, :P Me and my bad planning hehe.
Im not quite sure if this should be posted here, it was mentioned one feature for shoutbox is the ability to Allow whispering in shoutbox. May i know as to how can this be done?
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Just tested (only saw it now) and seems aweasome! The header and footer ability rocks. Havent mess arround with it alot, but AFAIS its great!
Congratulations for all the team. And thank you all (sincerely) for giving us this great tool..... and for free!
Is there a way to remove the "User Box Info" (the one with user avatar, time, newest member, ect) from the portal? It can appear at the forum. I am thinking in some new ideas to the portal with this new features but that menu mess it all up..
Sorry if I couldnt ask it here, but I presume ( :whistle: ) its easy and maybe a quick reply can help me..
Check the Documentation (http://simpleportal.net/index.php?action=docs;area=block_editor) for an explanation of how to make Blocks appear on certain pages.


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Pat Mervine has a great website and is the author of "How Katie Got a Voice (and a cool new nickname)" .
the entire team would be trained in how to program and use my AAC system. My "voice" shouldn't be taken away from me just because an adult is absent or busy. Oh, and a good back-up system would be much appreciated for when my device goes down.
my AAC device would be charged (if electronic) and positioned for me to use it all times. Other kids can talk all day — at recess, lunch, on the bus, and in gym — so don't take my voice away when I am out of the classroom!
everyone would give me enough time to say what is on my mind. If I'm communicating too slowly for you, figure out a way for me to get my messages out more quickly!
everyone would give me a chance to talk — and not just to answer questions, but also to ask questions, make comments, and share what is going on in my life and in my head!
you would give me time to explore my device and figure out what it can do for me before you decide that it doesn't work for me. That includes making mistakes and even being annoying with it. Hey, I am learning a new language here and it's not going to happen overnight! The more you model for me, the quicker I will learn.
that my AAC system had way more verbs and comments than nouns. When you fill my system with nouns, you are setting up a stimulus/response situation, and I can communicate WAY more than that. Besides, nouns are boring. Verbs and comments are where the action is.
you would stop emphasizing spelling and grammar so much, and just let me get my thoughts out! My spelling and grammar will improve with time, but I shouldn't have to wait until they do for me to communicate effectively.
you would listen to other kids my age to hear how and what they are talking about, then give me access to those topics and expressions. No offense, but I want to sound like a kid my age, not my speech therapist.
you would find a way to get me actively involved in every activity. This means being creative and even adapting your lessons and routines, but that effort on your part will mean the world to me.
everyone would see me for what I can say and do. When you can't see beyond what I can't do, you are limiting my life.


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It was the Duchess of Sussex's first Remembrance Day as an individual from the Royal Family. But for some reason, during the ceremony on Sunday, she seemed alienated from the rest of the prominent royal members and was made to stand on a different balcony where she was joined by German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier's wife Elke Buedenbende.
Kate Middleton on the other hand, stood next to the Queen alongside Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall on the balcony above the Cenotaph war memorial. Though everything is done according to royal pecking order and hierarchy, and Meghan is not a prominent royal, there was something not quite right about Meghan not being able to join the other royals.
As if that was not bad enough for the Duchess of Sussex, the main press took a lot of pleasure in comparing Meghan's outfit and make-up to that of Kate's. Apparently, Kate looked more polished than Meghan.
I think these are two different women with two different styles. Meghan is very new to the royal lifestyle, and Kate has been in the game far longer and has worked out what style works for her. Meghan is still to figure a lot of things out. She looked out of place standing on a separate balcony. I hope with time she will able to find her place in the British Royal Family, before its too late.
It's sad. They will try to drive a wedge between these two young women. I hope they are smart enough not to let them succeed.


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Governor Paul LePage Calls Senate Candidacy Reports "Fake News"
Published on December 9, 2017 December 20, 2017 in News/Politics by Chris Dixon
Rumors have continued to swirl that Maine Governor Paul LePage is considering a candidacy for United States Senate, even after he declared earlier this year he had no intention to do so. Even his wife, Ann, has been swept up in the rumors. Steve Bannon had reportedly sought to recruit Ann LePage to run, something the Governor's wife confirmed in a radio interview.
Now more recently, the Washington Post reported that President Donald Trump himself wanted the Governor to run against Senator Angus King. Though an Independent, King generally caucuses with Democrats and aligns with liberals. This has made him a target for allies of the Trump agenda, who want to replace Democratic and even Republican Senators with people who will be more aligned with their causes.
But the big question remains about whether President Trump has what it takes to sway the Governor. According to reports, the President planned to urge Gov. LePage to run and would even offer his endorsement. Gov. LePage's name originally surfaced in a White House meeting discussing Senate candidates Tuesday night. At a recent local campaign stop, Governor LePage addressed the rumors, calling them "fake news."
By labeling the claims as fake news, the Governor has again asserted that he has no intention of entering the race against King. This is an enormous disappointment for conservatives who want to replace the current sitting liberal Senator with a legitimate conservative. Governor LePage would give conservatives a legitimate and credible candidate to potentially defeat King's reelection bid.
It still remains a surprise to observers that he is adamantly opposed to entering the race. For well over a year, he has been a vocal critic of King's career as a lifetime bureaucrat. It was widely considered a given that he would enter the race considering his remarks.
The absence of a credible candidate from the race all but ensures King will be reelected to push for socialist. Sen. King, a former two-time Maine Governor, is very popular in the Pine Tree State. Being a twice elected governor himself, LePage stands a chance at legitimately taking him down in the general election.
Conservatives should not give up hope yet, however. The involvement of Bannon and President Trump in the race shows there is an interest in recruiting a serious candidate with a chance of defeating the liberal Independent Senator. If anyone can pull it off, they can.
Could Bannon successfully sway Ann LePage in the coming weeks? Could President Trump successfully sway Gov. LePage in the coming weeks? Either choice would give a credible option for conservatives to embrace. It would give hope that King would be finally dealt his first electoral loss.
Gov. LePage is understandably focused on finishing his days in the Blaine House by wrapping up his legacy. Though widely criticized by liberals and the mainstream media, he's enjoyed popularity strong enough to win a long-shot election and get re-elected. He could conceivably win a Senate election against Maine's most popular politician. It's just a question of whether the Governor wants to allow Angus King to return to the United States Senate for another term.
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The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed Africa's fragile he...
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The Covid-19 pandemic has exposed Africa's fragile health systems and the vulnerability of women
By Naledi Pandor
Naledi Pandor is the South African Minister of International Relations and Cooperation.
The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown a sharp focus on the precarious position of women in Africa, and on the state of health systems on the continent. Both need support and strengthening.
International relations has had to assume a key role in responding to the impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Prior to the pandemic going global, multilateralism had been severely marginalised by isolationist policies and attacks on multi-talented institutions.
Diplomacy is often the ability to build networks and to use them maximally when needed. Picking up the phone and calling colleagues for assistance and support may not be part of the political armour provided in training, but for foreign relations it's an indispensable art.
The year 2019 was one that signalled significant practical action in support of gender equality globally — 2020 was to be the year in which 20 years of the UN Women, Peace and Security agenda would be celebrated and reinforced, 25 years since the Beijing Platform for Action and the beginning of the implementation of the UN Generation Equality Forum's practical action.
The UN Generation Equality Forum is one of the most promising international women's movements since Beijing. It is made more important by the advocacy and leadership young women worldwide have taken up in it.
These young women, supported by UN Executive Director Dr Phumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, have decided they want to be the generation that concretises the achievement of gender equality. Their initiative has highlighted important priorities as we grappled with Covid-19. Gender-based violence and femicide are global challenges that all societies must combat effectively and in unity.
We incorporated this awareness into our strategy and programme of action as chair of the African Union and as part of the African response to Covid-19.
Through the AU, we developed a coordinated and coherent response that we monitored consistently. We ensured that all member states were informed and involved by using all our structures on the continent, and in regions.
As chair, South Africa inserted the priority of the gender-based violence response on to the AU agenda and promoted 2020-2030 as the decade of the financial inclusion of women in Africa.
Generation Equality has drawn the entire globe into the effort to combat inequality. All sectors are being addressed, from justice and education to labour laws, security and many others. The initiative draws together the public, private and civil society stakeholders to establish inclusive collaboration and ensures that all roleplayers contribute.
Responding to the pandemic also exposed Africa and the developing world's vulnerabilities and pointed to areas that we need to address speedily. Our public health systems are weak and vulnerable and must be supported by increased investment and an expanded, well-trained pool of health professionals in a range of fields.
Debates on treatments also exposed our research inadequacies and space for significant innovation capacity. Emergent vaccine nationalism means Africa should not rely on global goodwill to access new treatments or diagnostics. We should develop our own capacity and learn to produce what we need.
Governments have had to develop emergency relief measures and when compared with the rest of the world, Africa had little room to manoeuvre.
For example, while support was found for formal workers, women in high-risk economic sectors were hard hit by inequitable access to business relief and financial sector support. Women lost employment in larger numbers than men and as the International Labour Organisation has reported, the position of women as income earners has severely worsened. This has added to the burden of unpaid care work, unequal access to professional careers and unequal pay for women.
Leadership post-pandemic requires focused attention to this discrimination. Countries such as Spain, Norway and Chile have passed laws outlawing these abuses and we should ensure women have similar protection in South Africa and Africa. DM
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Dennis Bailey says:
We should but ANC won't. We need only look at those engineering space for the presidency. All men, manly tactics, maleadministration.
Rowan Govender says:
I agree with you Naledi Pandor, and I much respect for your work, but unfortunately your party is too paralyzed at the moment to do anything. The corrupt are fighting back because they don't want to face the consequences of their actions, and there may be too few people like you left in the ANC.
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Це́нтр Гиляро́вского — филиал музейного объединения «Музей Москвы», основанный в 2017 году  со дня рождения беллетриста Владимира Гиляровского и  Музея Москвы. Центр представляет собой открытое выставочное пространство без постоянной экспозиции, в котором помимо временных выставок проходят кинопоказы, а также работает лекторий.

История

Центр Гиляровского открылся для посещения в 2017 году в качестве филиала музейного объединения «Музей Москвы». Концепция развития музея не подразумевает наличие экспозиции — выставочное пространство используется для проведения театральных постановок, организации открытых лекций, мастер-классов, а также размещения мастерских для детей и подростков. При центре работают книжный магазин-читальня и кинозал.

В апреле 2018 года Центр Гиляровского вошёл в состав 13 лучших новых музеев и галерей Европы по версии газеты The Guardian.

Здание

Музей расположен в двухэтажном флигеле городской усадьбы XVIII века, история которой прослеживается с 1811 года. В начале XIX века французский балетмейстер Жан Ламираль приобрёл участок в Столешниковом переулке с большим домом в 27 комнат. В 1820-х годах право на владение перешло к действительному тайному советнику 1-го класса Павлу Гагарину, а затем — Егору Леве. Последний разделил участок на две части, оставив себе нынешнее владение № 7. Участок № 9 купил Дмитрий Никифоров, а затем — Иван Карзинкин. Под его началом усадьбы была кардинально перестроена под доходный дом в эклектическом стиле. Проект здания разрабатывался архитектором Василием Карнеевым. После революции 1917 года в доме были созданы коммунальные квартиры.

С 1886 по 1935 год в квартире № 10 на третьем этаже проживал писатель и журналист Владимир Гиляровский. У него в гостях бывали знаменитые деятели культуры того времени: Антон Чехов и Александр Куприн, Иван Бунин и Николай Телешов, Исаак Левитан и Фёдор Шаляпин. При жизни Гиляровского во флигеле доходного дома работал трактир, однако доподлинно неизвестно, бывал ли там писатель. Здание флигеля перешло во владение Музею Москвы в начале 2000-х годов.

Крупные мероприятия
2017
 Бесплатные показы короткометражных фильмов о Москве в рамках фестиваля «Гиляйфест».
 Вернисаж «Это просто петрушающе!», посвящённый писательнице Людмиле Петрушевской. На мероприятии экспонировались авторские рисунки, а также транслировались мультфильмы по сценариям Петрушевской.
 Выставка работ фотографа Рауля Скрылева, посвящённая району Хитровка.

2018
 Выставка 20 полотен Макса Гошко-Данькова, создающего картины с помощью маркеров и фломастеров. Открытие состоялось в рамках проведения ночи музеев.
 Кинопоказ «Пригов. Москвадва», фильмы «Донжуанский список Дон Жуана» и «Дмитрий Пригов. Москвадва» были переданы в коллекцию музея.
 Выставка «Новые ракурсы китайгородского прошлого» авторства историка архитектуры Александра Можаева — воссозданный с помощью графических реконструкций образ Китай-города .
 Цикл лекций «Зелёная философия в пространстве города».
 Выставка «Postscriptum. Восточные рабочие в Третьем рейхе», на которой представлялись документы и фрагменты воспоминаний советских граждан, угнанных на работы в Германию во время Второй мировой войны.

2019
 Выставка «Москвоморфозы», созданная по мотивам книги Владимира Гиляровского «Москва и москвичи». Временная экспозиция была открыта в мае 2019 года. На выставке были представлены посвящённые Москве работы художников, иллюстраторов, музыкантов и фотографов.
 Временная экспозиция «Москва джазовая», посвящённая истории музыкального направления.

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Литература

Музеи, основанные в 2017 году
Музей Москвы
Появились в 2017 году в России

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Wear one while you wait out this weird fall-like weather.
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8 essential bomber jacket picks to wear through spring.


Worrying about low cash on your travel? Stay in some of the budget hotels in Getafe for an affordable stay. We have some of the best budget hotels and hostels for you that will spoil you with choices. Jump into an array of facilities like free wi fi and others that these budget hotels offer you. A holiday can get never cheaper than this when you get a number of pocket friendly hostels and hotels with us. You have some of the best names in Getafe budget hotels like Hostal Aresol and Hostal Alexis Madrid. If costs are restricting you from planning your travel, then we will help you by offering some of the best budget hotels for a memorable holiday.


1. What are the basic laws and regulations encouraging overseas investors to invest in China?
2. What are the formalities for overseas investment to establish enterprises in China? What departments are involved?
3. What items are encouraged for foreign investment by China, and what are prohibited?
4. What are the preferential policies offered to enterprises with foreign investment?
5. What are the favorable policies for further encouraging foreign investment in high technology industries?
6. What are the specific policies that encourage the development of software and integrated circuit industries?
7. What are the regulations regarding foreign investment in the establishment of research and development centers? What preferential policies are offered?
8. What are the favorable policies for foreign investors to central and western China?
9. What major achievements has China made in attracting foreign investment during the Ninth Five-Year Plan period (1996-2000)?
10. What impact may China's accession to the WTO have on foreign investment in China?


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El-Erian is free
El-Erian is free CAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian authorities have ordered the release of a leading Muslim Brotherhood figure, Essam el-Erian, and three other members of the banned Islamic group, a party official said Saturday. El-Erian, 52, a former lawmaker, spent more than five months in custody without charge. He and fellow Brotherhood leader Helmi el-Gazar were detained May 6, hours be
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CAIRO, Egypt -- Egyptian authorities have ordered the release of a leading Muslim Brotherhood figure, Essam el-Erian, and three other members of the banned Islamic group, a party official said Saturday.
El-Erian, 52, a former lawmaker, spent more than five months in custody without charge. He and fellow Brotherhood leader Helmi el-Gazar were detained May 6, hours before nationwide anti-government protests that police alleged they organized.
Few details were available on the other two men ordered freed. They were among hundreds of rank-and-file Muslim Brotherhood members arrested, but later released, in a crackdown on political activists opposing the government of President Hosni Mubarak.
Brotherhood member Abdel Moneim Mahmoud said orders to release the four on bail were handed down by prosecutors Saturday, but they were not expected to be released until Sunday.
Egyptian authorities can hold detainees for up to six months without trial under much criticized emergency laws issued in 1981 after Islamic militants assassinated President Anwar Sadat.
El-Erian has spent five years in jail since 1995 on charges of belonging to the Brotherhood, which wants to create an Islamic state in Egypt.
The group was established in 1928, then banned in 1954. It renounced violence in the 1970s and has refrained from provoking the government, but it has engaged in protests since March demanding political reform.
The Brotherhood, believed to be Egypt's largest Islamist group, is highly organized and remains a key player in politics despite the ban and vilification in the state-run media. Supporters hold 15 seats as independents in parliament, forming the largest opposition bloc.
The group has announced plans to field some 150 candidates in legislative elections Nov. 9, but el-Erian is not expected to run, Mahmoud said.
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This Prisma app cracks me up.
I am standing here trying to impart vital information to someone, however I must have started off wrong. I just keep jabbering away, sounding less intelligent the more my mouth keeps moving. I am well aware of how I sound and I am desperately trying to recover. When I fail to find an endpoint, I eventually just stop talking. Then, more often than not, I just walk away.
This happens to me frequently. I'll be in the middle of a funny story or joke and I'll realize I don't know the end.
Worse, I'll start telling a story in a group conversation and in the middle I realize it is completely unrelated.
If only I could somehow explain how I got to this story in my head, they would understand how it fits.
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For the rest of the world: oops. I'll just try to stop talking. Until you say something that reminds me of something else.
I dart around in my conversations and think that everyone else is on the same wavelength. Oh my poor hubby!
Lol. It's always embarrassing when you realize that no one has any idea what you are talking about.


The British Olympic Association (BOA) have announced the 16 athletes selected to represent Team GB at next month's Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games (YOG).
Twyford's Verity Lewis is part of the GB team – and will take part in the Ice Hockey Skills Challenge – after coming through the IIHF qualifying process last year.
Lillehammer 2016, which runs from the 12th to 21st February, will see around 1,100 of the world's best young athletes descend on Norway to compete in 70 events during 10 days of winter sport action.
Team GB's delegation will feature in seven of the 15 disciplines that make up the sporting programme.
Lillehammer 2016 is the fourth edition of YOG, which started with Singapore 2010, and will be the second Winter Games following Innsbruck 2012.
Verity said: "I've been working towards this moment for a long time and to finally know that I'm going to be part of Team GB for the Youth Olympic Games is a dream come true.
"It's so exciting to think we're only two weeks away from flying out there.
Chef de Mission, Adam Pengilly, said: "It's really exciting to announce the team and in just a few days' time we'll be gathering together to kit the team out and to assemble for the first time before flying out to Norway.
"This will no doubt be the pinnacle of these athletes' careers so far and we want the Youth Olympic Games to be part of a journey to help with their development both as competitors but also as people.
"Lillehammer 2016 will be about them gaining the experience of being part of an Olympic environment as well as delivering the best possible performance that they can.
Ice Hockey UK general secretary, Andy French, said: "Everyone is very proud of what Verity has achieved so far.
"She has such a determination to succeed and is one of the brightest young prospects in our game.


<Preserve> Transform was the slogan hold up through the long process of restoration that lasted more than twenty years. In the relationship between ancient and contemporary, in this unavoidable conflicts someone can really face this straight comparison between past and present without subordinating the latter alleging the higher values of the past. In the past, during 6000 years, from the birth of the Neolithic village on the hill, this relationship has been repeatedly made without the difficulties which today meets, giving the whole building that particular beauty that comes from layering different ages. I did not want to stop this process during my task, but give it continuation in the contemoporary world. However, after 25 years of works, what will be more enduring is that done quietly, disregarding major conflicts: the introduction of the territorial dimension and scale within the concept of restoration. The comission was only about the buildings on the top of the rock. I believed it was more important to give the restoration an urban dimension. In the end, the project developes some secondary spaces to support the city producing a park, a public park in the city of Bellinzona only made of rock, stone walls, four trees and a lake in the sky. A park is a place to go and stay, an so this proposal involves a route through a public space, a void that connects people with the great landscape down to lake Maggiore, on the Alps.


Ronnie Battle and the rest of Kinston Post 43 spent Friday enjoying the day off.
After all, it was well earned.
Will Deters was lights out in a spot start, and Ryan Cobb and Dylan Puchalski each homered as Kinston topped host Winsdor Post 37 9-2 on Thursday to take sole possession of second place in the Area I East Division and go 4-1 on its key five-game road trip.
Deters got the start in place of scheduled starter Caleb Kearney, who missed the game due to a work conflict, and gave Battle more than he asked for.
Deters, a rising senior at Kinston High, gave up two earned runs on 10 hits, struck out seven and walked none in the complete-game win for his first victory and start of the season.
The right-hander only ran a full count to one batter after the sixth inning.
�I needed it. There�s no doubt I needed it. I needed it bad,� said Battle, whose pitching staff was taxed after playing three games in the previous two days.
Cobb went 2-for-4 with a two-run home run, scored four runs, walked twice and stole a base, and Puchalski went 2-for-5 with three RBIs and added another two-run shot.
Brett Davis also went 2-for-5 in Post 43�s fourth game in three days.
Kinston (9-4, 6-2) was able to gather itself after falling 7-1 at Wilson Post 13 on Wednesday. In that game Post 43 committed five errors. On Thursday, it played perfect defense.
The loss came a day after the team went to Mount Olive and swept Wayne County Post 11 in a pair of seven-inning games.
Battle felt going into the game at Wilson there could be the possibility of a letdown after seeing how hard his team played the night before.
�In baseball sometimes there�s peaks and valleys, ups and downs, and we had a valley we couldn�t get out of,� he said.
But the team, which travels to Albemarle-Elizabeth City Post 84 on Sunday, rallied back on Thursday to salvage the road trip.


Many of you will doubtless be familiar with our Chief Social Worker for Adults Lyn Romeo's blog where she regularly sets out her beliefs, values and objectives for advancing the quality, value and breadth of adult social work in England.
Today, she publishes a new Safeguarding Adults Protocol for pressure ulcers. Their prevention or mitigation may not immediately spring to mind as a social work issue.
However, for social workers, their close involvement in the lives of families and individuals makes them well placed to identify risk and work with clinical services to avoid their occurrence.
Social Care News is therefore delighted to host this guest blog from Lyn in which she explains why this new protocol is so important – not just for social workers, but for all health and care professionals caring for or treating adults.
"Pressure ulcers are truly dreadful for those who experience them - and distressing too for their families, friends and carers. The damage cannot be over-stated and they continue to be a major challenge for health and care practitioners across sectors. Some localities have done amazing work to reduce or eliminate pressure ulcers in hospital and care home settings - I sincerely applaud this. I'm sure you'll agree these demonstrations of best practice need to be replicated across the country - particularly in community and home-based settings.
Most pressure ulcers are, in fact, preventable. But to prevent them we need to ensure that all health and care professionals (including social workers) involved in the planning, commissioning and delivering of health and social care can spot the risks and take appropriate speedy action.
The reality is that most of the people at risk of developing pressure ulcers do not come into contact with expertly trained staff, such as tissue viability nurses; not during assessments, care commissioning or even when care is being delivered.
Until now, there has been little, if any, consensus about the right agency, or multi-agency, response to identification of pressure ulcers. This has been damaging in a number of ways but especially for the individuals and the families concerned, often caught up in interminable bureaucracy following investigations to establish causes.
Adult safeguarding referrals and processes are rarely the answer for a problem that needs to be clinically understood and resolved. And that is one of the drivers behind this guidance.
Frankly, the use of pre Care Act (2014) adult safeguarding processes means there has been too much concentration on apportioning blame (on agencies or individuals) rather than preventing harm or making sure individuals at risk are comfortable and their wellbeing maintained.
This guidance should be incorporated into local adult safeguarding procedures, quality standards and commissioning arrangements to make sure that the risk of pressure ulcers is dramatically reduced. It should also be used to facilitate timely, proportionate and effective responses to perceived risks and, in so doing, maximise benefit and minimise intrusion to the individuals concerned.
As social workers, we are professionally and empathically attuned to the physical and psychological state of those we seek to help. This protocol, though, is relevant to all health and care professionals working with adults. Please use it and together we can deliver timely, preventative and dignified care to those who need it most."
I am currently seconded as the Principal Social Worker for Health and Adults in Royal Greenwich. We have welcomed the new guidance and are working with our colleagues in the CCG to start implementing the protocol here in Greenwich.It feels like a substantial shift and I was wondering if there was any suggested reading or people we could speak to, that might help us along our journey.


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Users would pay on app per ride under bike plan set for Little Rock, North Little Rock
by Rachel Herzog | July 12, 2019 at 6:46 a.m. 1comment
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. (left) and his senior adviser Kendra Pruitt (right) are shown in this combination photo.
Little Rock plans to roll out later this year a new way for residents to get around the city, with negotiations to provide a bicycle-sharing program underway.
Once a contract with mobility company Gotcha is finalized, Arkansas' capital city will have about 200 bikes dropped at various hubs around town. Users will be able to access the bikes and pay for rides through a mobile app.
Across the river, North Little Rock has inked a contract with the same company, so riders will be able to travel between the two cities -- for instance, picking up a bike at a hub in Little Rock and dropping it off in North Little Rock.
Gotcha's bikes feature a pedal-assist, electric power boost that deploys automatically to help riders up hills, as well as automatic lights.
Hub locations in Little Rock have not been determined. Kendra Pruitt, senior adviser to Mayor Frank Scott Jr., said bikes would be placed throughout the city, including in areas that allow riders to take advantage of the downtown and Arkansas River Trail areas.
She said the city is aiming for a late summer or early fall rollout.
Gotcha's pricing structure charges riders $2 to unlock the bikes, then 10 cents per minute. The company also offers membership plans of about $10 per month or $80 per year, as well as a $5 annual plan for low-income users.
In November, the city issued a request for proposals for a bike-share service provider. Pruitt said the city received applications from several mobility providers, but Gotcha ended up being the only one that met all of Little Rock's requirements.
"I believe the mayor is absolutely dedicated to providing alternative methods of transportation in our city. In addition to that, we want to make those alternative methods as fun and accessible as possible," Pruitt said. "They seem to be very modern and progressive, and we're excited to have them in our city."
In addition to e-bikes, Gotcha offers two-wheeled scooters, Vespa-like "trikes," and a ride service with electric cars.
Currently, dockless Lime e-scooters are the only shared mobility devices on Little Rock streets. Little Rock's memorandum of understanding with Lime, which began its pilot program in the city in January, ends in mid-September.
The company has devices in cities across the country, mostly in the eastern half of the United States. Gotcha recently started bike-share programs in midsize cities, including Syracuse, N.Y.; Baton Rouge; and Norman, Okla.
City officials are drafting an e-scooter ordinance that will govern where the devices can be ridden. Currently, they are allowed on sidewalks, though most other cities keep them on streets.
Once e-scooter legislation is in place, the city plans to issue a request for qualifications for providers. Pruitt said Little Rock "would welcome as many scooter vendors that meet our qualifications."
North Little Rock is still ironing out sites for Gotcha bike hubs and is planning a summer debut, said Robert Birch, special assistant to Mayor Joe Smith.
The smaller city plans to have about 100 bikes spread over 12-15 hubs in every ward. Birch said the city coordinated with Rock Region Metro to target "last mile" locations -- for instance, a hub that could allow someone to ride a bike a mile from a bus stop to a shopping center.
Though Birch said the two cities aren't coordinating their start dates, using the same type of bikes both north and south of the river will "really maximize both sides for everyone."
Metro on 07/12/2019
Print Headline: Users would pay on app per ride under bike plan set for Little Rock, North Little Rock
GeneralMac
July 12, 2019 at 9:37 a.m.
(5th to last paragraph)....
"City officials are drafting an e-scooter ordinance that will govern where the devices can be ridden .Currently, they are allowed on sidewalks though most other cities keep them on streets "
( key words)...MOST OTHER CITIES
Has Little Rock bothered checking WHY most other cities keep them OFF sidewalks?
There must be a good reason.
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Q: what does the "on" and "emit" function for? I am a newbie in Nodejs and I actually don't still understand the mission of two method : "on" and "emit" in socket.io
Sorry  .Let me guess:

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*"on" method is listen from client/server

*"emit" to broadcast a event to client/server
And questions are :
1.Can we create a custom event beside built-in events ?
What does socket.io apply for ?

A: Yes, you can create custom events and "emit" then and detect them using "on",
Socket.IO is a library that enables real-time, bidirectional and event-based communication between the browser and the server. It consists of: a Node.js, may be i am not clearly understanding second part of your question about "What Socket.IO apply for" but i guess if you will google ,you might get some more insight into library.

`//in node js i.e. server side
socket.on('has connected', function (username) {
        console.log('connected Udsfh');
        username = username;
        users.push(username);
        console.log(username);
        io.emit('has connected', users);
    });`

`//client side--just a sample to catch the emitted event and use it
var socket = io();
 socket.on('has connected', function (users) {
        for (var i = 0; i < users.length; i++) {
            $("users").append("
" + users[i] + "
");
        }
    });

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Q: How do I obtain reference to my SCM object in Jenkins Pipeline? I am unable to obtain a reference to my SCM object in my Jenkins Pipeline. In my current case, it is necessary to retrieve this reference to be used in the JIRA plugin, as shown here.
I created a simple test case
node("master"){
    def gitScm  = git url: 'https://github.com/jenkinsci/jira-plugin.git', branch: 'master'
    echo "my git scm is "+gitScm
    step([$class: 'hudson.plugins.jira.JiraIssueUpdater',
        issueSelector: [$class: 'hudson.plugins.jira.selector.DefaultIssueSelector'],
        scm: gitScm])
    gitScm = null
}

and I always get a null gitScm object, and then a failure in my JIRA update:

my git scm is null

even though git repo checks out successfully.

A: If this question is still relevant, I can think of two options:

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*If you're in a multibranch pipeline environment, you can simply use the 'scm' variable, which is injected into the build by Jenkins

*If not you can get a reference (to Git) using:

def scm = [
    $class: 'GitSCM',
    userRemoteConfigs: [[url: , refSpec: ]],
    branches: [[name: ]]
]

Substitute variables and type of SCM as needed. This allows for subsequent statements like checkout scm


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Ovagem Agaidyan, chairman of "Verein Multikulturell", gave a presentation on the project "CASEBOOK", followed by a vivid final panel discussion. Supplied with a printed case book and strengthened by a delicious buffet, all invited career guidance parcititioners used the opportunity to exchange and to socialize.
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NGC 5655 (również PGC 51857 lub UGC 9333) – galaktyka spiralna (Sc), znajdująca się w gwiazdozbiorze Wolarza. Odkrył ją John Herschel 4 kwietnia 1831 roku. Wiele katalogów i baz obiektów astronomicznych (np. SIMBAD) błędnie przypisuje tej galaktyce oznaczenie NGC 5649.

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5655
Galaktyki spiralne
Gwiazdozbiór Wolarza
Obiekty astronomiczne odkryte w 1831


Crystal Dynamics has hired top talent from a number of AAA studios including Visceral and Naughty Dog, to work on The Avengers Project.
Crystal Dynamics, the developer behind the revived Tomb Raider franchise, have announced they're expanding into a new studio and going on a hiring spree.
Brian Horton, known for his work on the Tomb Raider franchise, has announced he will be leaving Crystal Dynamics.
Reviews for The Chinese Room's Everybody's Gone to the Rapture have mostly been favourable when it comes to the game's narrative and audiovisual design.
Maybe it's because I'm a writer by trade, but I'm always incredibly disappointed when an otherwise interesting-looking game turns out to have a crummy story.


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Illustration by Leanne Shapton
On Trees
by Amanda Craig
There was once a young man and his wife who lived together in a high, stony land where no trees grew. They dug a well, and built their home to stand against wind and rain, but there was one thing missing.
'We need to plant a rowan tree,' said the wife. 'The house isn't safe from evil till we do.'
Her husband scoffed at this.
'Surely you don't believe such nonsense!' he said to his wife. But he was wrong. For the rowan has many uses, both against evil and as a cure for weakness and sorrow.
As long as the year was green, the couple was as happy as two birds in one nest. Yet as the summer turned to autumn, the wife found she was expecting a child.
'I shall die if I don't have a taste of the red berries from the rowan tree,' said she. 'Though they are as bitter as gall, yet I must eat some.'
'How will I recognize the tree?' asked the husband.
'It has leaves like feathers that become gold, and white flowers that turn into red berries,' said his wife. 'If you find it, put a sprig in your jacket to ward off evil on your journey.'
But as he searched, her husband disregarded this advice. And while he was away, his wife had the baby, and named her Rowan.
Now there was a witch living nearby, and when she saw how the husband was going about, she hurried ahead to where the wife was still weak in bed.
'Let me in, and I will help you,' she said; and the wife opened the door. Then the witch smothered the poor young wife, so that she fell back like one dead. The witch threw the body of the child's true mother out on the ash-pit and took possession of the house.
When the man returned, he had eyes only for the child and never noticed that the witch had taken his wife's place. The child she treated cruelly, and would have starved her to death but for the care of the father, and for the name she had been given. So things went on, with the husband bewitched, and the child living on scraps, and the cold wind blowing all the time. Only the witch was content, for she could grow fat among them like a maggot in a bud.
One day, however, Rowan wandered out to the ash-pit, and where her tears fell a silver tree sprang up. It had feathery green leaves and a cloud of starry white flowers, and a thrush sang in its branches.
'Why are you crying?' the thrush asked.
'I cry because my mother beats me, and because I am hungry,' the child said.
'That is no mother but a witch,' said the thrush. 'Your true mother lies under this tree, with ash in her mouth and love in her heart.'
'How may I help her?' the child asked, and the thrush said, 'Water the tree every day with your tears, and talk to me as you would your mother.'
So every day from then on, the child watered the tree and talked to the thrush. In return the tree shaded her from the sun, caressing her with its leaves and showering white flowers on her face. And wherever the thrush flew, a new tree grew, with leaves that turned to gold and flowers that became red berries.
Soon the house was surrounded by a thick hedge which shut out the cold wind. The husband was glad because for the first time he could make all kinds of things he needed, from planks to handles, from spindles to cartwheels.
'Cut down the tree, husband, and burn it,' said the witch, but the man refused.
'This is indeed a most wonderful tree,' he said, and he picked a sprig of it and stuck it in his jacket. And when he had done so, he looked at the witch and asked, 'Who are you, and where is my wife?'
Then the witch was afraid, and she ran out of the house, for she knew her spell was broken. But as she passed under the rowan tree it dropped three red berries onto her head, and she fell into a little pile of ashes which the cold wind took up and blew away. Then out of the tree stepped the child's true mother, laughing and crying, and the child's father remembered her, and kissed her, and their child kissed them both. So all three of them were reunited, and could live in happiness.
Amanda Craig
Amanda Craig was born in South Africa in 1959, and brought up in Italy and Britain. She became an award-winning journalist in the 1980s and is author of six novels, Foreign Bodies, A Private Place, A Vicious Circle, In a Dark Wood, Love in Idleness and Hearts and Minds. Hearts and Minds was long listed for the Orange Prize for Fiction 2010. Amanda lives in London, is a reviewer and broadcaster and is also the children's book critic for The Times.
Ali Smith's Quartet for All Seasons
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'We have an expectation that loss comes all at once.'
Avni Doshi discusses her novel, Burnt Sugar


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Q: Sending function keys (F1-F12) over SSH I have a Fedora machine that I can SSH to. One of the programs I'd like to use occasionally uses the function keys. The problem is that I'm SSH'ing from an Android tablet (ASUS Transformer Infinity) with a physical keyboard, but no F1-F12 keys. So, until the terminal app I'm using (VX ConnectBot) decides to add them as a feature, I'm looking for a way to send them using the rest of the keyboard.
I can use all printable ASCII characters, Esc, Ctrl, Shift, Enter, and Tab.

A: Android Terminal Emulator by Jack Palevich uses key combinations with the volume keys to send a variety of keys, including function keys. There is also Hacker's Keyboard which has every key available that a real keyboard would have.

A: Terminals only understand characters, not keys. So al function keys are encoded as sequences of characters, using control characters. Apart from a few common ones that have an associated control character (Tab is Ctrl+I, Enter is Ctrl+M, Esc is Ctrl+[), function keys send escape sequences, beginning with Ctrl+[ [ or Ctrl+[ O. You can use the tput command to see what escape sequence applications expect for each function key on your terminal. These sequences are stored in the terminfo database. For example, the shell snippet below shows the escape sequences corresponding to each function key.
$ for x in {1..12}; do echo -n "F$x "; tput kf$x | cat -A; echo; done
F1 ^[OP
F2 ^[OQ
F3 ^[OR
F4 ^[OS
F5 ^[[15~
F6 ^[[17~
F7 ^[[18~
F8 ^[[19~
F9 ^[[20~
F10 ^[[21~
F11 ^[[23~
F12 ^[[24~

Another way to see the escape sequence for a function key is to press Ctrl+V in a terminal application that doesn't rebind the Ctrl+V key (such as the shell). Ctrl+V inserts the next character (which will be the escape character) literally, and you'll be able to see the rest of the sequence, which consists of ordinary characters.
Since the sequences may be awkward to type, do investigate changing the key bindings in your application or using another terminal emulator. Also, note that you may have a time limit: some applications only recognize escape sequences if they come in fast enough, so that they can give a meaning to the Esc key alone.

A: As Drake Clarris suggests, on Android, you can install alternate keyboards, such as Hacker's Keyboard that include F-keys.
However, if for whatever reason you can't install a new keyboard, there are other alternatives, as long as your terminal app allows you to press Esc and/or Alt.
You can often use Esc followed by Number, or Alt+Number to simulate F1-F10, using 0 for F10.
These shortcuts are very helpful when using a terminal emulator on a phone or other restricted device that lacks physical F-keys. They are also useful with a physical keyboard when your terminal program or another program running in the same session (eg byobu/screen/tmux) intercepts F-keys for its own purposes.

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*Example with Esc: I want to press F10 to quit mc, the Midnight Commander, but Gnome Terminal intercepts F10 and interprets it as its menu key. Instead, I press Esc, then 0. Gnome Terminal passes the inputs separately, mc interprets them as F10, and mc exits.

*Example with Alt: I want to press F4 to filter htop, but byobu intercepts F4 and interprets it as "next window". Instead, I hold Alt and press 4. Byobu passes the key combination through, htop interprets it as F4, and enables filtering.
The Alt method may not work if an application interprets Alt+Number as a distinct key combination from F-Number. I have not encountered this problem in practice.
I don't know if there's a way to type F11 or F12 this way, as I've never needed to.


Sleep is absolutely essential for good health because it's the time when the body detoxifies, repairs, rebuilds, and rejuvenates itself. It's when bone marrow and lymph nodes produce a substance that enables the immune system to effectively protect the body from bacterial and viral infections. Sleep is possibly the number one predictor of the state of the body. Good solid sleep patterns create good health, and poor sleep patterns create poor health.
The benefits from getting a good night's sleep are many. They include helping to keep the metabolism running efficiently, which means it's easier to keep weight in check. Sleep minimizes the symptoms associated with PMS and menopause, and it reduces the irritability associated with stress. It improves immune system functioning, so it helps protect our bodies from illnesses and infections. It reduces the effects of chronic pain and associated symptoms such as depression and anxiety. Sleep slows down the brain waves, slows down muscle activity, drops blood pressure, and increases the flow of healing hormones, neurotransmitters, and endorphins, all of which are needed to rebuild tissue and revitalize the body.
So, finding a solution to restore good sleep patterns isn't just important, it's imperative. However, sleeping pills aren't the answer, because they begin to lose their effectiveness in as little as three to five days of usage; and they can compound the problem because of their side effects. The best ways to deal with insomnia are to find out what's causing it and then treat the cause rather than the effect; to use meditation rather than medication; to find ways to effectively deal with daily stressors; and to use natural self-help methods.


After Baronessa - funny but not crazy cartoon style font, Baron is an other handmade typeface, warm and friendly but not excessively childish. If Baronessa is a little feminine, Baron is neutral and it's funny and serious at the same time. Baron can tell jokes without smiling.
Because a joke can be funny even if the teller doesn't smile.


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Stella McCartney went fresh from graduation at Central Saint Martins to chief designer at Chloé in 1997. Le Style Stella – a raunchy mix of rock 'n' roll and girly glamour – established Chloé as the best selling label in Paris and its designer as a card-carrying member of the fashion aristocracy. In 2000, McCartney left Chloé and signed a deal with the Gucci Group to launch her successful signature label.
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Ralph Lauren is known for his desire to control every facet of his company's image: some of his ex-employees tell tales of a control freak with a quick temper and little patience for mistakes. In fact, the whole Lauren saga, with its many reversals of fortune and huge comebacks, was recorded with biting accuracy in the nasty, unauthorized tell-all book, Genuine Authentic.
Thomas Burberry was born in 1835 in Brockham Green, Surrey. Burberry opened his own small clothing outfitters in Basingstoke in 1857. At that time Basingstoke was a small country town. Nowadays, the Burberry Group is a leading global fashion brand which now sells womenswear, menswear, non-apparel and children's wear. It is famous for its iconic trademarked check design and British heritage branding.
The top icon of fashion design, Elsa Schiaparelli was born on September 10, 1890, in Italy. After working at a boutique in New York, Schiaparelli moved to Paris, where she began designing her own clothes. Her work and sense of style shaped the look of fashion in the 1920s and '30s, and her clothes were worn by some of the world's most famous women, including American actress Greta Garbo. Schiaparelli died in Paris on November 13, 1973.
The 66 years old diva, Donna Karan is one of the most influential fashion designers in the world. Her line of cloths was created for women to where when they are going to a cocktail party straight from work. Sleek and practical basics are mixed with glamorous and feminine pieces. To sum up, Donna Karan has left a lasting impact on the world of clothing, bringing uptown New York chic into the mainstream.
One of the most adorable fashion styles, it definitely is a blast from the past. From flapper dresses to pinup clothing and from retro swimwear to indie clothing, the vintage look is a culmination of fashion from the 20's to the 70's. It is the one trend that overcame the test of time. Look these celebrities who are feature for their vintage style.
Full name is Jagsharan Jit Singh Ahluwalia. JJ Valaya needs no introduction. Another eminent name, a couturier from New-Delhi and has an incredible bridal collection and master of hand-embroideries! He originated the "House of Valaya" along with his brother TJ Singh, in 1992, a lifestyle and luxury fashion house. It has revived and redefined age! In 1994, Valaya became 1st Indian couture-label to have a SOLO SHOW in India. He's celebrated world-wide in London, Dubai, NewYork, Paris, Singapore, Hong Kong and Johannesburg. It is said about him that he has combined future with past in the present. His pioneering and innovative designs guarantee that the majestic epoch of regal India will remain in power even in the present!
Tom Ford, counted among the most famous designers today, whose portfolio includes serving as a creative director for both Yves Saint Laurent and Gucci, wanted to be actor when he was growing up. He was born in Texas and even took training to be an actor. But fate had other "designs" for him. Tom ford popularity as a designer reached peaks when in the year 2000, he was declared the winner of the Best International Designer Award.
Experiment with elements of design like shape, form, silhouette, proportion, texture, pattern and colour. In fashion design process the term silhouette refers to express the overall shape and volume of the design. Silhouette is one of the most important design considerations and it is easy to overlook when working on paper in a two-dimensional context. Designer gives the perfect silhouette from the front side and from the back side or side view. It is the meaningful relationship between garment and body like A-line, I-line, V-line, two tiered silhouette etc.
In fact, Schiaparelli's designs were often all too simple to copy, unlike the work of her chief rival, Coco Chanel. After World War II, Schiaparelli, who had lived in New York during the war, returned to Paris and found a different sensibility among its people. The post-war desire for simplicity and practicality made the unique embellishments of her designs less popular, and the endless knock-offs also cut into her profits.
Prefer to get a slick working wardrobe in order for autumn? Multiple savvy designers are catering to your needs and stepping up to fill the gigantic fashion hole Phoebe Philo has left in her wake since departing (old) Celiné. Want to be a total show-off for A/W 19? You'll have a great deal to choose from when it comes to loud colours, bold prints and even more statement-making silhouettes. But if you'd like to keep things chic and simple, there are many elegant, quiet pieces to combine together to that effect: You can't go wrong with Burberry's tailoring or (new) Celine's renewed bourgeois vibe.
Fashion today is a global industry, and most major countries have a fashion industry. Seven countries have established an international reputation in fashion: France, Italy, United Kingdom, United States, Japan, Germany and Belgium. The "big four" centers of the fashion industry are Paris, Milan, New York City and London. The biggest manufacturers of clothing are China, Bangladesh and India, and other notable clothing manufacturing countries are Germany, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Philippines, South Korea, Spain, and Brazil.
These boys Abu-Jani and Sandeep Khosla, as a duo are legendary in the fashion-circuit and earned success, hype, fame and attention. They were the first and the foremost to exhibit their work at Harrods, the UK luxury store. Though they lack in pro training, yet their designs are exclusive, distinctive and remarkable. All the time, they travel to the distant and remote areas in quest of the hidden-styles that are yet to be exposed. This creative coalition exudes talent and attitude!
The bohemian fashion style- always referred to commonly as the 'boho' look- can easily be described as a style that focuses mainly on wild and intricate patterns and exotic textures. They get most of their inspiration from gypsys and hippies, creating a standout finish with plenty of tie dye, geometrics, chains, fringes, and other eye-catching designs.