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import React from 'react'
import { connect } from 'react-redux'
import { connectViewModel, sendAggregateAction } from '@resolve-js/redux'
import { Button } from 'react-bootstrap'

class Likes extends React.PureComponent {
  render() {
    const { isLoading, data, salt } = this.props

    const id = `likes${salt}`

    if (isLoading !== false) {
      return
{`loading${salt}`}

    }

    return
{data.likes}

  }
}

const mapStateToOptions = (state, ownProps) => {
  const aggregateId = ownProps.userId

  return {
    viewModelName: 'cumulative-likes',
    aggregateIds: [aggregateId],
    aggregateArgs: {},
  }
}

const mapStateToProps = () => ({})
const mapDispatchToProps = () => ({})

const ConnectedLikesA = connectViewModel(mapStateToOptions)(
  connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Likes)
)
const ConnectedLikesB = connectViewModel(mapStateToOptions)(
  connect(mapStateToProps, mapDispatchToProps)(Likes)
)

class Wrapper extends React.Component {
  state = {
    mounted: true,
  }

  like = () => this.props.likeUser(this.props.match.params.id)
  register = () =>
    this.props.registerUser(this.props.match.params.id, 'John Smith')

  unmount = () => {
    if (this.state.mounted) {
      this.setState({ mounted: false })
    }
  }

  render() {
    const userId = this.props.match.params.id

    return (

        <Button onClick={this.register}>Register</Button>
        <Button onClick={this.like}>Like</Button>
        <Button onClick={this.unmount}>Unmount</Button>
        <ConnectedLikesA userId={userId} salt="-1" />
        {this.state.mounted ? (
          <ConnectedLikesB userId={userId} salt="-2" />
        ) : null}

    )
  }
}

const mapWrapperDispatchToProps = (dispatch) => ({
  likeUser: (userId) =>
    dispatch(sendAggregateAction('user', 'like', userId, {})),
  registerUser: (userId, name) =>
    dispatch(sendAggregateAction('user', 'register', userId, { name })),
})

export default connect(null, mapWrapperDispatchToProps)(Wrapper)


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Mr. Praveen Jain- A Pragmatic Man behind Tulip Grand
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - April 29, 2016
New Delhi, April 29, 2016: "Thoughts do more, words do much and actions do the most ". Mr. Praveen Jain, a renowned name in...
After RERA, RBI to Boost Real Estate Sector
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - April 6, 2016
Bengaluru, April 07, 2016: In a much anticipated move, the apex bank cut down on the already existing REPO Rate of 6.75% by 25 basis...
India racing to be Destination No.1 in CRE By Priya Pradeep
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - December 2, 2015
Bengaluru, December 02, 2015: It's all in the numbers. According to reliable sources, India's corporate real estate (CRE) market registered the strongest easing activity...
Building on Thoughts – Priya Pradeep
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - October 16, 2015
Bengaluru, Oct 16, 2015"Architecture is the thoughtful making of space," voiced famed American architect, Louis Isadore Kahn. Drawing parallels to this thought, goes the...
Quote from Mr. Ganesh Vasudevan, CEO, IndiaProperty.com on Real Estate Regulatory Bill approved by...
New Delhi, April 10, 2015"The cabinet approval of the long pending Real Estate Regulatory Bill is a positive first step towards bringing in...
Global acquires over 100 premium billboards sites across Mumbai
Out of Home Media solutions giant based in India's commercial capital expands reach and influence; says clients to benefit due to better bulk discounts...
MD Khattar to be MD of IL&FS Engineering
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - December 27, 2013
Hyderabad December 27, 2013: Murli Dhar Khattar has been appointed as Managing Director of IL&FS Engineering and Construction Company Limited. In a statement to...
REBUILDINGS LIVES- AT THE STAKE OF INDUSTRIES THE LAND BILL
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - September 24, 2013
Gujarat National Law University: Whether its direction for speeding up acquisition for Vandalur bus terminus in Chennai or industry setup in Sayane in Maharashtra,...
Tarun Shienh Supports the Rakhee Teej Mela Organized by Amanuday for a Cause
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - August 5, 2013
New Delhi August 05, 2013: Tarun shienh, the Real estate Guru & CMD Premia Projects sponsors Rakhee Teej Mela, organized by Amanuday for a...
Sudhir Deoras elected chairman, Viresh Oberoi elected deputy chairman of CII Eastern Region for...
Professionals The Property Times News Bureau - May 2, 2013
Sudhir Deoras, managing director of TRF, has been elected Chairman, and Viresh Oberoi, managing director of mjunction services, has been elected deputy chairman of CII Eastern Region.
Mr Deoras' name was announced at the first meeting of the reconstituted Eastern Regional Council held in Kolkata on March 30. Mr Deoras began his career with the Tata group after graduating in Mechanical Engineering. He joined Tata Steel in 1973 as a graduate trainee and soon completed a post graduate diploma in Electrical and Metallurgy from Shavak Nanavati Technical Institute (earlier Jamshedpur Technical Institute). Mr Deoras was appointed senior executive vice president of Tata International in 1998 and was appointed its managing director in 1999. He took over as joint managing director of Tata Sponge Iron in 2006. In April 2007, he was appointed managing director of TRF.

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Synovus Financial: Banking on Growth
This regional bank is revamping and expanding its retail business to spur growth. And its stock looks like a bargain.
Synovus Financial, a regional bank holding company based in Columbus, Ga., is on a roll. Its profits jumped 18% in 2005, to $516 million, up from $437 million the year before, propelled by growth in the number of loans made by the company's 39 community banks.
Synovus operates two lines of business. Its main business consists of banks in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and Tennessee. Synovus also owns 81% of Total System Services (TSS), the top credit-card processor in the world.
Synovus's stock (symbol SNV) looks like a bargain. At $27, it trades at 15 times analysts' 2006 earnings estimate of $1.83 a share, according to Thomson First Call. Prudential Equity Group analyst Michael Mayo says the stock is worth $32.
Synovus has a history of strong performance. Over the past decade, earnings per share have grown at a compounded rate of 14%, according to Morningstar. Synovus executives predict that earnings will increase 12% to 14% in 2006.
Synovus' banks are heavily focused on commercial and real-estate loans, but lately management has been revamping and expanding the retail side of the business. The company's plans include modernizing the look of branches, building its wealth-management business, and boosting its income from products such as CDs, money market accounts and interest-bearing checking accounts. Mayo says such plans should spur solid growth through 2007.
A potential hurdle for Synovus is the recent loss of two major TSS clients, Bank of America and Citigroup Sears. Bank of America is shifting the processing of its consumer credit cards in-house, and Citigroup Sears is switching its accounts to TSS rival First Data. Mayo says these concerns are overblown because TSS expects to add 75 million accounts in 2006, a large chunk of which will come from Capital One, a new client.
--Katy Marquardt


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The Mouth of the Dark
Part of Fiction Without Frontiers
"A wild trip that keeps you wondering what the hell is going on, it's an amazing experience. It is highly entertaining read." - Sci-Fi & Scary
Jayce's twenty-year-old daughter Emory is missing, lost in a dark, dangerous realm called Shadow that exists alongside our own reality. An enigmatic woman named Nicola guides Jayce through this bizarre world, and together they search for Emory, facing deadly dog-eaters, crazed killers, homicidal sex toys, and – worst of all – a monstrous being known as the Harvest Man. But no matter what Shadow throws at him, Jayce won't stop. He'll do whatever it takes to find his daughter, even if it means becoming a worse monster than the things that are trying to stop him.
FLAME TREE PRESS is the new fiction imprint of Flame Tree Publishing. Launching in 2018 the list brings together brilliant new authors and the more established; the award winners, and exciting, original voices.
Tim Waggoner
Bram Stoker Award-winning author Tim Waggoner writes both original and media tie-in fiction, and he has published over forty novels and four short story collections. He teaches creative writing at Sinclair College in Dayton, Ohio.
Publisher: Flame Tree Press (September 6, 2018)
Fiction > Fantasy > Dark Fantasy
Fiction > Horror
"Tim Waggoner's The Mouth of the Dark is what happens when Clive Barker, Sam and Dean from Supernatural, and Chad Palahniuk go on an acid trip inside of Eli Roth's Hostile."
– Halloween Eddie
"When Waggoner goes weird- you keep turning the pages. Take a chance and give it a read, but you've been warned: leave your disbelief at the door and keep an eye out for those filthy Dog-Eaters."
"The Mouth of the Dark is a unique horror story with an intriguing mystery at its core. It's full of wicked imagery, outlandish creatures, depraved desires and vivid situations that have you seeing odd stuff from the corner of your eye."
– Yolanda Sfetsos
"Tim Waggoner, you are a literary genius. This is an extraordinary tale, a frightening, exciting, and thrilling ride from start to finish. The Mouth of the Dark has opened up a whole new world of wonder for me, I feel inspired by it, and I feel that it has cracked open a creative door within me that I don't think can ever be closed."
– Horror Housewife
"An eclectic assembly of everything macabre and terrifying, THE MOUTH OF THE DARK is a riveting read you'll keep reading long after the sun has gone down. Seeped with dodgy oddities and unexpected moments of betrayal and allies, this great work of fiction has left me breathless in a way having run a marathon would or if you've been binge-reading George R.R Martin's WILDCARDS series."
– Splattergeist
"A wild trip that keeps you wondering what the hell is going on, it's an amazing experience. It is highly entertaining read."
– Sci-Fi & Scary
"The Mouth of the Dark is a fresh, fast-paced urban dark fantasy that won't disappoint any fan of the genre."
– Black Static Magazine
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More books from this author: Tim Waggoner
More books in this series: Fiction Without Frontiers


This fast-casual restaurant is located on the ground floor, Chiranjivi Tower, Nehru Place, New Delhi. It consolidates vegetarian dishes all over the world and presents it on your platter in an Indian way. It is the right mix of finest spices with modern gastronomy that presents an impeccable combination, tantalizing your taste buds to the fullest. If you are confused to choose what to start, the do try 'Ram Ladoo' and 'Stuffed Mushroom'. Do try the 'Corn Spinach Momos' with 'Kolkata Chowmein' if you prefer Chinese food. 'Gulabi Phirni' is a perfect end to your meal.
This is a decent vegetarian restaurant which is also priced reasonably. The ambience is not fancy but is clean. The quality of food is good but service could be better.
Swad means tasty in Hindi and this restaurant totally justifies its name. Their food is truly tasty and not just a few dishes but almost everything they have in their menu. We generally go for their North Indian food but the few times I had Italian or Chinese food there, I was quite impressed. It also has a very colourful and vibrant ambience making it a good place for a get-together.
Nehru place is evolving as one of the best places to visit for food lovers. Swad is one such restaurant which offers multiple cuisines under one roof. The place has colourful interiors with huge seating space. They serve Indian, Chinese, Continental and other dishes along with desserts. We tried their Indian cuisine. The Indian curries tasted good and the breads were cooked well. The portions are decent. Tried a few desserts which tasted average. They could improve upon that. This is a good option for pure vegetarians.
Swad offers delicious food and great ambience. Highly recommend the Dal-e-swad, Kadhai paneer and the Chaat platter.
This is an awesome place for vegetarian dishes. The food is lovely and quite fresh. The sorroundings are super and totally awesome.


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US beats out China to win mixed aerials Olympic debut
United States' Justin Schoenefeld, center, celebrates with Christopher Lillis, left, and Ashley Caldwell during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
China's Jia Zongyang competes during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
United States' Christopher Lillis competes during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man)
From left silver medal winners China's Xu Mengtao, Jia Zongyang and Qi Guangpu; gold medal winners United States' Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld; and bronze medal winners Canada's Marion Thenault, Miha Fontaine and Lewis Irving celebrate during the venue award ceremony for the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
United States' Christopher Lillis competes during the mixed team aerials finals at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)
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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Behind the Lines (Review)
Posted on January 30, 2017 by Darren
Behind the Lines is an exemplary demonstration of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's embrace of serialisation.
More than any other episode in the opening arc of the sixth season, Behind the Lines is an episode that exists in relation to the other episodes around it more than a self-contained unit of narrative. A Time to Stand set the tone for the final two seasons of the show, but its also featured a daring raid on a Dominion facility. Rocks and Shoals was about a ground conflict between Sisko and a Jem'Hadar platoon. Sons and Daughters was about Worf's long-neglected relationship to Alexander. Favour the Bold and Sacrifice of Angels are an ambitious two-part finale.
Meldmerising…
In contrast, Behind the Lines is very much about taking what has already been established and streamlining it in preparation for the bombastic conclusion to this story. Behind the Lines is the episode in which Kira uses her "new resistance" formed in Rocks and Shoals to actually do something, in which Damar finally figures out how to dismantle the minefield that went up in Call to Arms, and in which Odo betrays his friends and colleagues in pursuit of his own gratification. More than any of the episodes around it, Behind the Lines cannot really stand in isolation.
However, it is also a stunningly brilliant piece of storytelling and a reminder of just how skilfully the writing staff on Deep Space Nine had adapted to the demands of serialisation.
Terror cell.
Filed under: Deep Space Nine | Tagged: battlestar galactica, behind the lines, Kira, levar burton, Odo, René Echevarria, ronald d. moore, star trek, star trek: deep space nine, terok nor |	13 Comments »
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine – Bar Association (Review)
Posted on March 16, 2016 by Darren
This February and March, we're taking a look at the 1995 to 1996 season of Star Trek, including Star Trek: Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: Voyager. Check back daily Tuesday through Friday for the latest review.
The politics of Star Trek can occasionally be difficult to pin down.
There are obvious reasons for this, of course. Television is a collaborative medium, the result of lots of different creative voices. It is hard to argue that Star Trek has an consistent set of politics, because those creative voices have very different politics. Even on the original show, episodes like Errand of Mercy and The Omega Glory suggested that Gene L. Coon and Gene Roddenberry had very different perspectives on the Vietnam War. Certainly, Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine have very different viewpoints.
Don't beat yourself up, Quark. We have some Nausicaans to do it for you.
However, it is also the case that the franchise has always been quite careful when engaging with political discourse, particularly in the context of its nineties incarnation. The myth of Star Trek paints the show as progressive and liberal, but the truth is that the series rarely broke new ground in the nineties and into the new millennium. Episodes like Rejoined and Judgment were very much the exception rather than the rule, engaging with big political and social issues in a very clear manner. A lot of the time, the franchise played it fairly safe.
That is part of what makes Bar Association such an interesting episode of television. As with Rejoined, there is a sense that the Star Trek franchise should take the liberal politics of Bar Association for granted. After all, while there is some ambiguity as to exactly what form of economic theory is employed by the Federation, it certainly isn't capitalism. However, it is interesting to hear the franchise (perhaps literally in this case) put its money where its mouth is, allowing a major character to quote Marx and Engels.
Strike while the bar is hot…
Filed under: Deep Space Nine | Tagged: Cold War, communism, deep space nine, economy, Ferengi, levar burton, Quark, Rom, socialism, star trek, star trek: deep space nine |	10 Comments »
Star Trek: Enterprise – The Forgotten (Review)
Next year, Star Trek is fifty years old. We have some special stuff planned for that, but – in the meantime – we're reviewing all of Star Trek: Enterprise this year as something of a prequel to that anniversary. This August, we're doing the third season. Check back daily for the latest review.
The Forgotten opens with a funeral service.
It is nominally a service for the eighteen people who died in the Xindi attack. (The total was given as seventeen in Damage, but it is possible that Archer is counting the death of Fuller from Anomaly or that another crew member died in the interim from their wounds.) It is a nice illustration of just how strongly the final stretch of the third season embraces serialisation, with the episode's teaser serving as a coda to the events of the previous two episodes. It is a nice, small touch that sets the mood for the episode ahead.
However, it also seems like a very self-aware sequence. Archer is nominally talking about the death of eighteen characters, but he might as well be talking about the looming death of this iteration of the Star Trek franchise, or of the death of innocence that featured in Damage. "We're in bad shape, I can't deny that," Archer tells his crew. He could just as easily be talking about the show, which seemed practically under siege at this point. "But we're still in one piece. Enterprise is a tough ship. She took more than anyone could ask her to and then some."
In many ways, the beating that the Enterprise took in Azati Prime reflects the beating that Star Trek: Enterprise had taken over its three year run: from a fandom hostile to the idea of a prequel and unsatisfied with an overly familiar storytelling structure; from a network that had changed hands during the first season of the show; from an eager Hollywood press that could smell blood in the water that had been ripely aged eighteen years; even from former allies like Majel Barrett, William Shatner and Ronald D. Moore.
Tripping over his emotional state…
The Forgotten is a story that is very consciously symbolic and metaphorical. It is also something of an oddity. In a way, it feels like a more successful version of what the show attempted with Harbinger, offering a light character-driven story falling between two bigger beats in the larger plot arc. With its fixation on sex and violence, Harbinger was goofy and pulpy in equal measure. In contrast, The Forgotten is an episode that is morose and sombre. It is an episode that very clearly articulates where the third season is going – and where it always has been going.
If Damage was a show about how Star Trek could easily get lost in a grim and gritty War on Terror metaphor, The Forgotten reveals that the third season was never about rationalisation or justification. The Forgotten is a show about how the Star Trek franchise needed to find a way back to its more traditional values.
A massive breach…
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Star Trek: Enterprise – Similitude (Review)
It is hard to talk about Similitude without talking about Manny Coto.
It is quite easy to get distracted from the episode itself, which is a sublimely moving piece of working with skilled direction from LeVar Burton and a beautiful central performance from Connor Trinneer. More than that, Similitude is very much pure Star Trek. It is a metaphor about the human condition, wrapped up in a morality play fashioned from some admittedly questionable science-fiction. This good old-fashioned allegorical science-fiction in a style that really works, capitalising on the status quo of the third season of Star Trek: Enterprise to tell a moving story.
Send in the clones…
And, yet, despite all that, this is the point at which Manny Coto arrives. Much like it is impossible to talk about The Bonding without talking about Ronald D. Moore, it is impossible to talk about Similitude without talking about Manny Coto. Coto arrived on the show fresh from Odyssey 5, and quickly made himself invaluable and essential. While his scripts were quite hit-and-miss on an episode-by-episode basis, Coto demonstrated an aptitude for producing television in general and Star Trek in particular.
Indeed, Coto managed to climb the franchise rungs faster than any producer and writer since Michael Piller in the third season of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Piller had found himself running the show after Michael Wagner suddenly decided to step down only a few episodes into the season. Coto had a bit longer to get the lay of the land; he would have half of the third season to establish himself before being placed in charge of the writers' room for the start of the show's fourth year when Brannon Braga stepped back into a more supervisory role.
Genetically engineered engineer…
A number of factors helped to establish Coto as an almost mythical figure in Star Trek lore. The dramatic change in tone and style into the fourth year, which catered to a core group of Star Trek fans – including Coto himself – surely helped. The fact that Coto was succeeding Brannon Braga probably helped establish his credibility as well – a vocal section of fandom has complete disdain for Braga's style. Despite the fact that Coto was only in charge for twenty-four episode, he made a surprisingly enduring contribution to the franchise as a whole.
Hindsight seems to suggest that Similitude was almost prophetic; it is the story of incredible growth and development over an incredibly short amount of time, making a deep and lasting impression.
Filed under: Enterprise | Tagged: clone, cloning, connor trinneer, enterprise, jeffty is five, levar burton, metaphor, science fiction, similitude, star trek, star trek: enterprise, trip, Tucker |	8 Comments »
Star Trek: Enterprise – First Flight (Review)
Posted on May 4, 2015 by Darren
Next year, Star Trek is fifty years old. We have some special stuff planned for that, but – in the meantime – we're reviewing all of Star Trek: Enterprise this year as something of a prequel to that anniversary. This April, we're doing the second season. Check back daily for the latest review.
First Flight is a prequel to a prequel.
First Flight unfolds before the events of Broken Bow, providing something of a belated origin story for Captain Jonathan Archer. The tail end of the second season feels like an odd place for such a story. The decision to air First Flight and Bounty as a double feature meant that First Flight premiered only a week before The Expanse, an episode that changed everything that fans thought they knew about Star Trek: Enterprise. Then again, perhaps this is the perfect place for an episode like this.
Ground Control to Commander Robinson… Ground Control to Commander Robinson…
Much of the final stretch of the second season of Enterprise is introspective and reflective. The show seems aware that a big change is coming, and takes the opportunity of these last few episodes to look back on a classic model of Star Trek. Judgment puts Archer on trial; Cogenitor wonders whether old-fashioned Star Trek morality plays can still work in the twenty-first century; Regeneration finds the Borg lying among the (literal) wreckage of Star Trek: The Next Generation. First Flight opens with the death of Captain A.G. Robinson, a character we never met before.
More to the point, First Flight opens with the death of the man who was almost the captain of the Enterprise. On the cusp of a creative change in direction that effectively kills the show as it existed in the first two seasons, First Flight is pretty heavy on the symbolism.
… Take your protein pill and put your helmet on…
Filed under: Enterprise | Tagged: a.g. robinson, adventure, Archer, chris black, cochrane, columbia, compromise, continuity, dark matter, enterprise, first flight, history, introspection, john shiban, jonathan racher, Keith Carradine, kirk, levar burton, NASA, possibilities, Robinson, space program, star trek, star trek: enterprise, the original series |	7 Comments »
Star Trek: The Next Generation – 11001001 (Review)
To celebrate the twenty-fifth anniversary of Star Trek: The Next Generation, and also next year's release of Star Trek: Into Darkness, I'm taking a look at the recent blu ray release of the first season, episode-by-episode. Check back daily for the latest review.
Maybe it's just because I'm delirious coming out of Angel One, an episode that managed to make Datalore look almost reasonable by comparison, but I quite like 11001001. Part of that comes down to the fact that it's one of the few episodes in this troubled first season that manages to take the restrictions imposed on the show by Roddenberry and make them work. It helps that the aliens of the week – the Bynars – are among the more interesting creatures to appear on the show so far. And it finally makes for a nice Riker episode, finding a way to team up Riker and Picard, a duo that haven't spent enough time together at this point in the series.
Base, the final frontier…
Filed under: The Next Generation | Tagged: Angel One, Beverly Crusher, borg, Bynars, Data, Deanna Troi, French, Geordi, Geordi La Forge, jean-luc picard, Jonathan Frakes, levar burton, List of Star Trek races, picard, Riker, Star Trek Next Generation, star trek: the next generation, Starfleet, StarTrek, Where No One Has Gone Before, William Riker |	Leave a comment »
Star Trek: The Next Generation – The Naked Now (Review)
Posted on December 2, 2012 by Darren
I stand by my original observation that it was a smart idea to set Star Trek: The Next Generation a century after Star Trek. After all, Gene Roddenberry's original Star Trek was over two decades old by the time that Encounter at Farpoint aired. Twenty years is a long time in entertainment – it can feel like a century. The world had changed since Star Trek appeared, and setting the story in a brand new world with strong (yet not strangling) ties to the beloved original series allowed the best of both worlds.
However, the problem with the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is that it doesn't quite realise this yet. It's busy trying to do "Star Trek", even though times have changed. The Naked Now, the second episode of the series, is the perfect embodiment of this problem. Star Trek: The Next Generation should have been establishing its own identity, rather than trying to simply emulate its predecessor.
Flying off into the sunset…
Filed under: The Next Generation | Tagged: Beverly Crusher, Brent Spiner, burton, Data, Deanna Troi, gene roddenberry, Geordi, Geordi La Forge, levar burton, Naked Time, picard, Reading Rainbow, space, star trek, Star Trek Next Generation, star trek: the next generation, star trek: the original series, Starfleet ranks and insignia, Tasha Yar, Technology, Wesley |	3 Comments »
Star Trek: The Next Generation – Encounter at Farpoint (Review)
It is very hard to believe that it has been a quarter of a century since Star Trek: The Next Generation first appeared on our screens. It is actually quite nice that Paramount and CBS are using the opportunity to give the series a bit of a visual overhaul, going back to the original films and special effects and updating them for high definition. This is not the same approach adopted by George Lucas with his remastering of the original Star Wars trilogy.
Instead, the aim of these high definition re-releases is to bring what was already there up to modern standards, rather than to retroactively re-do the special effects. The project is being overseen by the wonderful Mike and Denise Okuda, and Mike has argued that this restoration is a very bold endeavour, suggesting, "it's the largest – as far as we know – the largest project of its kind that has ever been attempted."
And I am proud to support it. In a large way, my interest in this high definition release is in large part grounded in recognition of the scale of the work involved. Because, let's face it, the first season of Star Trek: The Next Generation is a solid contender for the worst year of Star Trek ever produced for television.
"Let's see what's out there…"
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Non-Review Review: Superman/Batman – Public Enemies
This post is part of the DCAU fortnight, a series of articles looking at the Warner Brothers animations featuring DC's iconic selection of characters. This is one of the "stand-alone" animated movies produced by the creative team that gave us the television shows.
Explain our guy love, that's all it is.
Guy love; he's mine, I'm his.
There's nothing gay about it in our eyes.
You ask me 'bout this thing we share…
…and he tenderly replies:
It's guy love…
…between two guys.
– Turk & JD explain "guy love"
Superman/Batman: Public Enemies is essentially a superhero bromance. It's part buddy cop movie, part long-term married couple, but all action. It's not really anything more, but would you want it to be?
He ain't heavy, he's my superpowered bro'...
Filed under: Non-Review Reviews | Tagged: allison mack, arts, batman, batman superman, bruce timm, clancy brown, dc, dc animated universe, dc comics, dcau, jeph loeb, john c. mcginley, kevin conroy, levar burton, lex luthor, lois lane, power girl, public enemies, Solomon Grundy, superman, superman/batman, superman/batman: public enemies, tim daly, timmverse, xander berkley |	2 Comments »
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The jobs market is hot right now, so hot that wages are rising at their fastest rate in a decade.
With nothing to pick on, leaders on the left are hammering a false talking point that many Americans are working two jobs or more to make ends meet.
First, just 5.2 percent of American workers reported holding down more than one job in October. That's not a majority, plurality, or even significant number of workers.
Second, wages for workers in the private sector are up 3.1 percent year-over-year. We haven't seen such fast wage growth since prior to the recession.
Third, workers moonlighting (working more than one job) may be a good thing. These may not be Americans looking to make ends meet but to make extra income with abundant working opportunities.
Exaggerating this statistic is disingenuous and a sign of desperation from the left to fool Americans that their financial situation is worse than it is.
Americans are #betteroffnow thanks to strategies that cut individual, small business and corporate taxes as well as the host of salary increases, bonuses and new benefits that are the direct result of tax reform. Consumer confidence hit an 18-year high in October and that is fueling strong economic growth at over 3.5 percent.
The left should stop perpetuating this false narrative and be honest that we've come far from the depths of the recession to a place of financial security, greater opportunity, and better economic results.


HTC unveiled its premium HTC U Ultra phablet. Everyone knows HTC had a couple of years ago, despite being once one of the great kings of the Android world. While the HTC One M7 and an M8 were two positive steps in the right direction for HTC. Last year HTC tried again to turn things around with the HTC 10.
HTC 10 was better received than its predecessor, but unfortunately it failed perhaps because it was not exciting or remarkable in any way, so it did not sell well. Now HTC with their U line up show promise and the new direction that the company has taken. The company has understood years ago that everyone wants something different from their phone. Let's see what HTC U Ultra (Also known as HTC Ocean Note) brings this time.
HTC is in a hurry because the U Ultra will be available before the Mobile World Congress. Beginning in mid-February, the first spoilers will appear in some markets. First to hit the market will be the HTC U Ultra with 64GB of internal memory, black and blue. In March, HTC will also launch the U Ultra in a variant with 128GB of internal memory and sapphire crystal screen protection, in the same colors.
If you prefer something more eye-catching, there will also be white and pink HTC U Ultra phablets in the future. It is unclear when these two will be available. We know the price, and it is typical for an HTC device. The 64GB version is available unlocked for a preorder of $ 750 and will work with T-Mobile and AT & T when it is delivered in early March. The 128GB version and sapphire crystal will cost 849 EUR (about 898 USD). The U Ultra is cheaper than the Google Pixel XL, which has similar technical specifications.
The U Ultra is now available for pre-order from htc.com for $ 750, in an unlocked version that will work with LTE networks from AT & T and T-Mobile. It will be shipped in early March.
HTC U Ultra is a premium phablet with an IPS LCD screen of 2560 × 1440 of 5.7 inches. Its screen is significantly larger than the 5.2 inch screen of the HTC 10 to 5.7 inches with a resolution of QHD. In addition, the introduction of a secondary screen 2-inches above the main, with a resolution of 160 x 1040. The main screen is for applications and other regular functions and the secondary display is dedicated To the AI, HTC Sense Companion. The secondary display will allow users to connect with their AI companion..
Finally, after years of offering a metallic design, HTC is making a with the HTC U Ultra. HTC opts for a 3D contoured glass design that we can't help but feel is quite familiar to what we have seen from companies like Samsung. This has been described by the company as a liquid design. The smooth and glossy look provided by the glass used adds to the liquid effect of the device. They may use the Sapphire glass which is strong and scratch proof, but this addition will only be seen in limited devices coming out later this year. The smartphone will be available in 4 colors, blue, pink, white and green.
The phone rocks pretty solid hardware specifications, including a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, the powerful Snapdragon 821 SoC is clocked at 2.15 GHz. With 4GB of RAM and 64 or 128GB of storage as well as microSD expansion up to 2TB. Under this display is a button configuration, with the HTC U Ultra you once again get a home button that Duplicates a fingerprint scanner. It will run on Android Nougat 7.1.
The HTC 10 proved that the company knows the quality of the camera. The Google Pixel and Pixel XL show that HTC has learned from the past, in the choice of cameras, and does not want to commit mistakes of the One M8 or M9 again. In the U Ultra, HTC has judiciously chosen the camera of Google Pixel and Pixel XL.
As far as the camera specifications go, a 12MP UltraPixel 2 camera sensor with laser autofocus, is located at the back and a 16MP selfie shooter. The specifications of the camera are similar to those used in HTC 10 with the ability to capture 4k content, phase detection autofocus, OIS, a size of 1.55 μm pixel, and aperture f/1.8.
In addition to the UltraPixel mode, there is also a panorama mode for selfies. By tilting left and right during recording, you can take a wider field of view. This mode will be ideal for group selfies.
And there's more like the HTC 10, you get a non-removable 3000 mAh battery, considering that the screen is much larger than the 10, and Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0 There is no 3.5 mm audio jack, Instead of the USB-C Port will be used for the stock earphones. Without a headphone jack, HTC leaves out an area for which it is known, although we imagine that its wireless sound support is also top notch, and you can, of course, except some kind of USB-C audio adapter For those who want to use Existants with the U Ultra.
The HTC U Ultra is expected to start shipping in March and will be priced at $749.
HTC sounds a new era for itself with the U Series. Instead of simply improving the technical specifications with ever faster hardware or a larger screen and higher resolution in order to impress. The U Ultra is designed To add value and ease to the life of the smartphone owner.
In theory, the HTC Sense Companion with the second display will be two additions to make everyday life easier for the user. Instead of being simply "brilliant", the future HTC products will be easy for us, the users. We will see in the final exam if the device. And the final version of the software will live up to its promise to be designed with the user in mind.


Golly Gee but I just LOVE the Beatles! Even with those funny accents they sure made swell music.
When Cirque du Soleil represents the awesome legacy of the Beatles, trippy songs like Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds truly come to life in all of their psychaedelic glory. This is why The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil is such a must-see show.
LOVE Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas features a soundtrack of entirely Beatles music.
George Harrison started the Cirque du Soleil: The Beatles LOVE project in conjunction with Guy LaLiberte.
LOVE Theater at the Mirage Las Vegas was built specially for Cirque du Soleil's Love Las Vegas.
The Beatles LOVE Las Vegas is actually the first joint venture Apple Corps Ltd. has ever partnered in. Aren't we lucky they chose Cirque du Soleil to be their debut accomplice?
Cirque du Soleil's LOVE Las Vegas is the ultimate tribute to our favorite shaggy-haired rock band, the Beatles. The artsy Cirque interpretations of classic Beatles songs keep us awed and entertained, despite the hole in our pockets where our paycheck used to sit.
It's almost impossible to stay cynical when faced with the bright colors, astonishing aerial tricks and amazing surround sound pumping all of the best rock 'n' roll songs ever created. This show does not have a lucid story line though so if you want a more linear experience buy the "All Together Now" documentary about the making of The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil - it's a nerd's dream come true.
The Music: Okay, okay we've all heard that the Beatles are the best band the planet has ever seen - no need to drill it in. But seriously, the covers of the Beatles songs in Cirque du Soleil's LOVE Las Vegas not only capture the essence of the originals, but also make audiences rediscover why the Beatles got so famous in the first place.
Surround Sound: The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil has its own special theater with 6,342 speakers in total including three in each of the 2,013 seats. LOVE Theater at the Mirage is a theater in the round so you could potentially go multiple times and never have the same view - if you had the dough for that many tickets, of course.
The Concept: It's Cirque du Soleil so you really can't expect a plot, but LOVE Cirque du Soleil Las Vegas does show some biographical events in the Beatles' career. What we love is that interspersed in the show are those crazy characters from the song! See Lucy from Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds and even Eleanor Rigby (whose name obviously has yet to be buried).
Getting to Cirque du Soleil's LOVE Las Vegas on time is crucial, and getting there early is a plus. Before the show starts cast members are out and about in full costume outside the theater for a fun meet and greet. Arrive late and the ushers won't let you into the show until there's a good stopping point and knowing Cirque du Soleil, that could take a while.
Do Sign up for the Tapis Rouge: If you really, really love LOVE and have big bucks to spend, the Tapis Rouge package includes the best seats for the show, some knickknacks, a cocktail reception and a behind-the-scenes tour beforehand - for about triple the cost of a regular ticket.
Don't Expect Gymnasts: Cirque du Soleil is known for insane death-defying stunts and acrobatics but The Beatles LOVE Cirque du Soleil is much more about bringing the music to life with costumes and dancing rather than crazy tricks.
Don't Sit in the Front: The front row seats at Cirque du Soleil's LOVE are actually not the best in the house. For the best views of the whole show, including the parts that occur mid-air, try for seats above row N or M.
For Beatles lovers this show is the ultimate "Worth It." And yeah, it can be worth it for those of you who just love a good show, too. Especially if you find a good promo code.
The Beatles LOVE blew me away!
I was blown away! The Beatles LOVE is a beautiful dream that takes you on a journey telling you the story of the Beatles and their music. Visually amazing- We had terrific seats and paid top dollar for them too. The theater is set up in a very unique way that allows just about every seat to have a nice view of the stage.This was my first Cirque du Soleil Show and I am already hooked! I can't wait to see one of the many other productions!GREAT EXPERIENCE, FOR SURE!
This is a fantastic show! If you are a Beatles fan, it's a must see show. My husband was very surprised and impressed when I took him to the Beatle LOVE. The show is a combination of amazing dance, acrobatics, visual effects, and incredible soundtracks of the Beatles. The performers and the music will move you, the music was great with incredible sound systems and it focused more on the music than acrobatics. Go see- you will enjoy!
I can't say enough good things about Beatles LOVE, Cirque du Soleil Show! LOVE is the kind of show that makes everyone, of any age, happy.It is a delight for your senses; the bright colors, fabulous music, dazzling performers and amazing theater! Did I mention the FABULOUS MUSIC??!!* and amp;%(*%Actually, there is not a bad seat in the house! I really think the higher up you are, the more you will be able to see. We absolutely LOVED it!!!!!!!!!
If you are a beatles fan then you will LOVE this show!!! absolutely unbelievable!!! i bet even folks that aren't huge fan of the beatles would still enjoy this incrediable performance!i love cirque du soleil shows, but to have the blend of thier bodies and movement with the beatles fantastic tunes was mesmerizing!!!i can rarely afford to go to a show, i am glad i splurged and paid the price of admission for this awesome experience!


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Apple unveils a new MacBook Air, MacBook Pro and Mac Mini powered by in-house silicon chips
By rtfans
Apple first teased the new chips at its Worldwide Developers Conference in June, with CEO Tim Cook saying it would launch the first computers powered by them by the end of the year and complete the entire transition within two years.
The company's first in-house Mac chip, based on the A-series chips it's been using in iPhones and iPads for years, is called M1. Cook described it as "by far the most powerful chip that we have ever created."
The company unveiled three new devices powered by the M1 chips.
Apple used the new chips to reboot one of its most popular laptops.
The new 13-inch MacBook Air was the first device Apple unveiled powered by the new M1 chip, which the company claims will make it "up to three and a half times faster" than previous models — and up to three times faster than a comparable Windows laptop.
The smaller size and greater efficiency of the chip also allowed Apple to remove the fan that keeps its laptops cool, with the company boasting that the new Air is "completely silent."
The new MacBook Air will start at $999.
Apple is also adding the new chip to one of its higher-end models.
The M1 will now power the 13-inch MacBook Pro, the company announced Tuesday, further enhancing its performance and speed. Other features enabled by the new chip include faster playback for 8K video and better machine learning capabilities.
The new chips also enable what Apple says is "the longest battery life ever in a Mac." The new Pro is capable of 17 hours of web browsing and 20 hours of video playback.
The new MacBook Pro will cost $1,199.
The final new device to be powered by the in-house chips is Apple's compact desktop computer, the Mac mini.
The $699 desktop system, equipped with USB-C ports that allow it to connect to a display of your choosing, offers a higher performance alternative to users who prefer to work on larger monitors and need their computers to do more heavy lifting than a laptop can.
Pre-orders for all three devices open on Tuesday, and all of them will go on sale next week.
The new chips could be a big deal
Analysts say the move to its own chips will give Apple and its users several advantages, including improved performance and battery life. Since Apple already uses its in-house chips in the iPhone and iPad, bringing that capability to its Mac lineup will give Apple more control over updates and user experience, and allow apps to work more seamlessly between the devices.
The chips are also smaller and more efficient, analysts say, meaning they could make the Mac lineup physically sleeker and thinner going forward. And using similar chips in iPhones and Macs, particularly with the growth of 5G networks also opens up the possibility of a laptop with cellular connectivity down the line — though Apple hasn't yet made any specific commitments on that front.
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The hinge of the book is a chapter-length account of the riotous 1968 Democratic Convention, told from the vantage point of the American living room—a scene-by-scene, blow-by-blow account of what the average American might have seen if he or she had flicked on NBC at a quarter past four on the day Hubert Humphrey was nominated for president. It's the most riveting description of a television broadcast you'll ever read.
I had seen that face so many times before—hard, bitter, scurvy—all those things I had seen in his face on the bodies of nighttime burglars who had been in prison for at least ten years.
And he knows how to conjure the characters you've never heard of as well as the ones you expect. Not only Abbie Hoffman and Tom Hayden and the rest of the Chicago Seven defendants, but Thomas Aquinas Foran, one of the prosecutors in the case, a pal of (the by-now-murdered) Bobby Kennedy and a living embodiment of backlash. Not only John Lindsay, the media darling whose disastrous mayoralty helped run New York City into a ditch—Perlstein quotes a New York Times op-ed describing Central Park under Lindsay as "a combination of decadence and barbarism; a cut-rate FelliniSatyricon"—but Barry Gray, the father of talk radio, who had crusaded against McCarthyism in the '50s but attacked Lindsay from the right over law and order when the mayor, amid riots, tried to impose a Civilian Complaint Review Board on the NYPD. Not just George McGovern, who chaired the commission that took the Democratic Party away from the union leaders and urban bosses, but Fred Dutton, the commission intellectual who envisioned a new Democratic coalition shorn of blue-collar reactionaries and anchored by the votes of minorities and newly enfranchised 20-somethings.
And Richard Nixon, of course, the dominant presence in the book, brooding over all of them—a "brilliant and tormented man," Perlstein writes, "struggling to forge a public language that promised mastery of the strange new angers, anxieties, and resentments wracking the nation." The man who harnessed the furies, and found himself destroyed by them.
Nixonland is a historical narrative worth savoring—but one worth arguing with as well. Perlstein sets out to challenge what he terms "certain hegemonic narratives" of the '60s. But, perhaps inevitably, he tends to be tougher on right-wing shibboleths—the notion that all of the era's violence was left-wing; the idea that the media snatched away victory in Vietnam—than on liberal ones. Nixonland offers a vastly more nuanced account of how the New Deal coalition came apart than the predictable left-liberal story of noble Democrats undone by ruthless, race-baiting Republicans. (I'm looking at you, Paul Krugman.) But while Perlstein criticizes the liberal establishment for its self-satisfaction and naïveté—for believing that "if only Nixon's people could truly see reason … their prejudices would melt away, their true interests would be recognized"—he still leaves the impression that when it came to public policy, mid-century liberalism almost always did have reason on its side.
So for instance, Nixonland nods at the skyrocketing crime statistics that made appeals to "law and order" more than just a racist code. But Perlstein is more interested in cataloging political violence than in counting up muggings and break-ins and murders, and he sometimes leaves the reader to assume that the post-1950s spike in lawlessness was an epiphenomenon of urban rioting, campus protest, and right-wing vigilantism, and that liberal misgovernment had little or nothing to do with it. Or again, marveling at the chutzpah of a Nixon campaign advertisement that juxtaposed Hubert Humphrey's image with shots of Appalachian poverty, Perlstein writes: "Fighting poverty had been Hubert Humphrey's greatest contribution to American public life. They were attacking him at his greatest strength." But attacking the Democrats on poverty was prescient as well as brazen: Humphrey was running as the heir to Lyndon Johnson's martial, free-spending approach to fighting poverty, which would end up producing at-best-ambiguous results.
In these cases, and in others, Perlstein is unsparing in his critique of the political failures of mid-century liberalism; I only wish he had meditated more deeply on liberalism's policy failures as well, and at least grappled with the possibility that voters rejected liberal governance for pragmatic reasons as well as atavistic ones. But to do so might have required him to give Nixon's Republican Party—if not Nixon himself—more credit for restoring domestic tranquillity than I imagine he thinks the GOP deserves. Indeed, a minor theme of Perlstein's book is the extent to which domestic tranquillity has never been restored; Americans, he argues, inhabit "Nixonland" even now.
was the very terms of our national self-image: a notion that there are two kinds of Americans. On the one side, the "Silent Majority" … the middle-class, middle American, suburban, exurban and rural coalition … On the other side are the "liberals," the "cosmopolitans," the "intellectuals," the "professionals" … Both populations—to speak in ideal types—are equally, essentially, tragically American. And both have learned to consider the other not quite American at all.
All of this is true enough, but none of it makes Nixon's brand of politics unique. "Positive polarization" is a trick that all majority-building politicians have to manage, and the idea that one's political foes are not merely wrong but un-American is as old as the 1800 election, when Thomas Jefferson was accused of being a Jacobin in disguise and John Adams of smuggling aristocracy into the fledgling republic through the back door.
What distinguished Nixon from FDR wasn't his attempt to craft a new majority through a politics of division; it was what he did with that majority once he won it—which is to say, precious little. He promised "peace with honor" in Vietnam and a neoconservatism avant la lettre at home; he delivered four more years of bloody, unsuccessful warfare overseas and a continuation, flavored with cynicism and bad faith, of Johnson's Great Society. His political victories demonstrated that a right-of-center realignment was possible, but his administration's paranoia and criminality left the realignment for later, less tormented politicians to achieve. Roosevelt polarized the country, but for a purpose, and left the New Deal as a monument to his political achievements; Nixon's principal monument was Watergate.
And yet one doesn't have to excuse Nixon's many sins to wonder whether his mix of ruthlessness, self-interest, and low cunning might have been preferable to some of the alternatives on offer. Perlstein depicts a country on the edge of a civil war—a nation in which columnists openly speculated that America might embrace a de Gaulle–style man on horseback, or find a "President Verwoerd" (the architect of South African apartheid) to install in the Oval Office. It was a political moment when the old order could no longer govern, and the new order wasn't ready. The kids who screamed for Goldwater and McGovern would grow up to be responsible Reaganites and Clintonians, but back then they had only idealism, not experience, and Nixonland is an 800-page testament to the dangers of idealism run amok.
In this climate, the voters didn't choose Nixon over some neoconservative or neoliberal FDR; no such figure was available. They chose Nixon over an exhausted establishment on the one hand—nobody seems more hapless in Nixonland than figures like Hubert Humphrey and Nelson Rockefeller—and the fantasy politics of left and right on the other. They chose Nixon over the abyss.


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Drinking on the Bayou
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Heavenly Pipeline
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Michael Ocepek, a retired Fighter Pilot from the U.S. Air Force, received his Bachelor's Degree from Ohio State University after which he went into Global Logistics. He now aims to focus more of his time on creating art that takes viewers beyond the visual plane and have his pieces transcend into pulsating, tangible entities of their own. Ocepek draws inspiration from Impressionist themes, such as vivid and defined brushstrokes as well as light and color with the Industrial use of impasto and dramatic composition. He then attempts to alter these themes in such a way which prompts viewers to question the unwritten rules of art.
Through complex layers of color, Ocepek's work aims to cross the boundaries of our global community to bring his viewers to closer observation and engagement with the beauty of art. Through his creation of art pieces, Michael Ocepek strives to bring joy to others in calming visions of the present as well as a hope for the future by inspiring individuals to make a difference.
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Q: Evaluate $\int_{0}^{1}{x\ln x dx}$.
Evaluate $\displaystyle\int_{0}^{1} x \ln x\, dx$.

I used integration by parts with $u=\ln x$ and $dv=x\,dx$.
Then I got this: $\displaystyle\frac{x^2 \ln x}{2}- \int_{0}^{1}\frac{x}{2}\,dx$.
But the problem is $\ln x$ is undefined when $x=0$. So how do I solve this?

A: First of all, you've miscalculated $v\,du.$ Also, since you're dealing with an improper integral, you'll need to find $$\lim_{a\searrow 0}\left[1^2\ln(1)-a^2\ln(a)-\int_a^1v\,du\right].$$ L'Hospitals rule should do the trick.

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With over 20 million views in 24 hours since its release, the trailer of Akshay Kumar's "Kesari" has piqued interest about the historic Battle of Saragarhi of 1897.
The September 12, 1897 battle, in the North-West Frontier Province (now Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan), is distinct as 21 Sikhs of the 36th Sikh Regiment (now the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment) of British India, defended an army post against more than 10,000 Afghan and Orakzai tribesmen.
The British government had conferred on the martyred soldiers of the 36th Sikhs its highest battle honour of 'Indian Order of Merit Grade II'.
This history has been written about in several books, including in one documentation by Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh.
The story of valour and patriotism has now found takers in the world of showbiz.
"Kesari", which comes out on March 21, was preceded by "21 Sarfarosh: Saragarhi 1897", a series from Abhimanyu Singh's Contiloe Pictures, which specialises in historical dramas.
The show, streaming on Netflix, has 65 episodes and stars Mohit Raina and Mukul Dev in principal roles.
"'Battle of Saragarhi' is considered as one of the bravest days in Indian history. It was a pleasure telling a story of such importance and creating something at this scale," Singh had said earlier.
As for "Kesari", directed by Anurag Singh, it takes the gripping story to an epic scale with Akshay as Ishar Singh, complete with a turban and beard.
It is the film's patriotic flavour, backed by action sequences and an aggression that Akshay has displayed, that have made the industry sit up and take notice.
Film and trade expert Girish Johar told IANS: "It is a story being told at an epic level. The canvas is huge.
Plus, the film has the advantage of releasing on the Holi weekend.
Two other Hindi films on the Battle of Saragarhi were in the pipeline, but they have been shelved.
Ajay Devgn was making "Son Of Sardaar: The Battle of Saragarhi", a project he had announced in 2016, an there was another movie by Rajkumar Santoshi, "Battle Of Saragarhi", starring Randeep Hooda.


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Located in Denver's Lower Downtown (LoDo) area, the Alliance Center is a six-story, 40,000-square-foot office building originally constructed as a warehouse in 1908. More than 100 years later, this historic structure was renovated into a sustainable, multi-tenant facility by its owner, The Alliance for Sustainable Colorado (the Alliance). With building improvements including a new digitally controlled HVAC system, energy-efficient fixtures and appliances, a lighting control system, translucent wall panels, sun shades, and a rooftop photovoltaic (PV) array, the two-year project transformed The Alliance Center into an extremely energy-efficient building. All onsite combustion of fossil fuels was eliminated, including the use of natural gas for heating, in favor of using solar or gridded electricity to meet all power needs.
To further decrease their carbon footprint, the Alliance launched its "DC project." Devices such as computers, office equipment, and consumer electronics consume DC (direct current) power, generated by converting grid-supplied AC (alternating current) electricity to DC, an inefficient process. After exploring several options, 360 Engineering designed a system with the capacity to accept input from up to four different energy sources in addition to gridded electricity. By allowing the use of more solar (PV), wind, and any future clean energy technologies, this approach drastically lowered the Alliance Center's reliance on the grid and further reduced its CO2 emission. During the project, 360 also collaborated with manufacturers to convert existing HVAC equipment to DC input, an effort that resulted in a research grant from Colorado State University to further study the potential energy savings of such HVAC AC-to-DC power conversions.
The facility has received several LEED certifications including Existing Building Operations and Maintenance LEED Platinum, Commercial Interior LEED Silver, and Dynamic Plaque LEED Gold. It was the first facility in Colorado and fifth in the world to recertify based on ongoing building performance evaluation.
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Over the course of two major projects, Denise Dihle and 360 Engineering have provided the Alliance for Sustainable Colorado not only with state of the art mechanical engineering, but also Denise and her team have brought a commitment to inquiry, innovation, and creative problem solving to the considerable challenges of setting new standards for sustainability in our historic flagship building. Denise leads a team that is committed to excellence where combining engineering solutions with advances in the technological breakthroughs is the norm. To find a mechanical engineering firm that is a leading force in advancing sustainable building systems to design for a better future for the planet on a cost effective basis is remarkable. Congratulations to Denise and 360 Engineering for making the world a more sustainable and habitable place.
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Mini Spring Flower Leaf - 3 Sizes!
Perfect for spring or any time of year! Change the colors to suit your project. Includes three mini sizes. Great for stitching on socks, ribbon and more.
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Today AT&T announced that they've launched 4G LTE coverage to another 14 markets that include Abilene, Texas and Greenville, North Carolina. This brings them close to 400 markets across the country and will help them reach their end of year goal of 420 markets. Over the last 6 months AT&T has been rolling out LTE aggressively slowly catching up to Verizon's 500+ LTE markets. Customers in LTE areas can expect to see 5-12Mbps download and 2-5Mbps upload on average and many report even faster speeds. After companies have most of their markets covered with LTE they can then start working on VoLTE (Voice over Long Term Evolution) to allow voice traffic in addition to data over LTE.


The Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 is the first of its kind in Canada.
People with disabilities should have the same kind of opportunities as everyone else. They should be able to do the things that most of us take for granted like going to work or school.
The UCDSB has an opportunity to provide leadership by making the provisions of the Act work for all Ontarians.
We welcome your comments and feedback about accessibility issues at the UCDSB. If you have comments or suggestions, please write to us at accessibilityfeedback@ucdsb.on.ca.


At the end of 2014, SEE-Change members got together to reflect and celebrate the year.
The following diagram is a brief snapshot of what happened during the year and what was achieved.
There were also a number of people thanked at the event for their contribution to making SEE-Change the wonderful community organisation that it is.
Belconnen Local Group: Those from Belconnen have continued to inspire not only Belconnen, but across Canberra – Bob, Mark, Cindy, Kaveri and Kerry. The Kitchen Table Conversations have created a different model of engagement for people to connect with and the launch of the C3 program at the start of this year has provided yet another simple model to enable people to see change socially, environmentally and economically .
Inner North Local Group: Their support on a number of the sustainable house tours and the Downer Party at the Shops event this year has been great. A particularly BIG thanks to Maureen for taking on the role of convener and bringing this group back together.
Inner South Local Group: Their submission to improve the Yarralumla Brickworks and their ongoing support and contributions to the Jerrabomberra Wetlands project has made a great contribution. A BIG thanks to Gill for keeping this group ticking along and for Asta who is now taking on this role.
Woden Local Group: The team, particularly Phil, Audrey, Sarah, Leigh, Martin, Chris and Tony Edwards and Nina Pham, have ongoingly had conversations online to keep the actions of Woden happening, organising events, contributing to other events and generally supporting SEE-Change and a sustainable Canberra. There has been at least one activity by Woden every month which is truly inspiring!
Kontaw: Her tireless contributions of sifting through data and doing research was wonderfully helpful. She always had a lovely smile on her face, even when the data extraction never seemed to end.
Kyawt: Her great teamwork with Kontaw and her wonderful comprehensive notes were really appreciated. She methodically worked through data extraction and other tasks doing a wonderful job on them all.
Annette: She has been a wonderful office-allrounder. No matter what task she gets given she jumps into it without a problem and does it with a smile. It's been lovely having her in the office.
Morgan: Her regular input and updates on all of our events allows the office to run smoothly. It's great having her come in each week and tick away adding things to our website.
Govi: All of the jobs she has taken on and completed have been a really big help. It's been great being able to give her something to do and then it being completed fully in a short period of time.
Khursheed: His enthusiasm and questions were appreciated. He has been undertaking a range of background work for different projects and hopefully soon we see them all come to fruition.
Chris: His regular updates of the event packs and getting the office in order has been a great help. It's been wonderful having him manage these tasks with limited supervision and rigor.
Renee: Her work on the SEE-Change website has been appreciated, and although it's wasn't quite finished yet, it was a great help having her engaged and progressing the bits that she did.
Lee: Her ongoing contributions to Twitter and Facebook have been wonderful, especially having a new, younger voice in the mix. Hopefully we can build on what she has started.
Anna: Her wonderful event coordination, taking the lead on the sustainable house tours and have them run so smoothly, and being involved with the various stalls at events has been an amazing contribution.
Tril: She kicked off the SEE-Change photo library and we look forward to progressing this with her more in 2015.
Jess: Her amazing work on the sustainable house tours, 2020 vision project and volunteering on stalls at events has been wonderful. She always has such a lovely big smile and nothing seems too much trouble.
David: He kicked along the BERT project and it was great to have his input on the relaunched and revitalised program.
Phil: His contributions on a range of different SEE-Change stalls and his volunteering not only with Woden, but across a range of other SEE-Change activities and the office, always made the Office feel supported.
Bob: His ongoing leadership, energy and commitment to seeing the SEE-Change mission fulfilled, is such a contribution to Canberra and SEE-Change that words cannot say enough.
Martin: His great work on progressing the SEE-Change website and nutting out with us various aspects of this that needed to be sorted was wonderful. Having his contribution has made progressing to a final website much easier.
Christina: Her input on the SEE-Change Strategic Plan, Business Plan and website have strengthened all of these and we could not have gotten to where we did with these without her input.
Virginia: Her enthusiasm, ideas and leadership enabled the electric bike bulk buy to happen, and her contribution at stalls at events was extremely welcomed and insightful.
Leigh: His organisation of various projects this year was really helpful, but most importantly, sharing his knowledge and expertise with the community was a really generous contribution. In particular, his role in representing SEE-Change at the Googong Sustainable House event was wonderful.
Lawrie: He has progressed the Board of SolarShare and development of the SolarShare project. His resilience and ongoing commitment to this project, particularly as it has taken longer than expected, is to be commended. In particular, his wonderful development of the Community Solar Toolkit is going to be an amazing resource for others and truely reflects what SEE-Change is committed to – empowering people in our community to SEE-Change.
Sustainable House Tour owners: They nominated and shared their homes with others in our community. This program would not have been possible without their contribution and was a wonderfully successful program this year that reflects the SEE-Change mission – to inspire, inform and support people to take actions to reduce Canberra's ecological footprint, improve the resilience of the ecosystem and enhance the wellbeing of all individuals.
SEE-Change Staff: Their commitment and the extra contributions they make that are over and above what is expected of our staff, is to be acknowledged and commended. Without them we would not be able to achieve as much as we do, or make the difference that we make in our community.
SEE-Change Committee: They give us their time and commitment. Their contribution to the ongoing running of SEE-Change is really appreciated and SEE-Change could not exist without committed people like them who ensure that the organisation operates effectively.
SEE-Change members: They have contributed in different ways to make SEE-Change what it is – some volunteering, some sharing the emails with their friends, some taking actions around their own home. All of these actions contribute to the work of SEE-Change and what we are all committed and out to achieve.


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Legal Contest Over Jim Thorpe's Remains
Anthracite Region, Bizarre, Jim Thorpe, Jim Thorpe (Borough), Litigation, Mauch Chunk, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania
At the eastern edge of the Anthracite Coal Region, just west of the Poconos, lies the county seat of Carbon County, a town founded in 1818 with the colorful Indian name of Mauch Chunk (Delaware Indian: "Bear Mountain").
Mauch Chunk has a scenic location in a mountain gap along the Lehigh River, and its higher-than-usual in the neighborhood surrounding mountains led to the town being referred to in tourist slogans as the "Switzerland of Pennsylvania."
Mauch Chunk was prominent in the 19th century industrial development of the country. It became an important railroad and canal transportation center, shipping coal mined in the nearby mountains to the cities and manufacturing centers of the East. The industrialist Asa Packer, founder of the Lehigh Railroad and Lehigh University, had his mansion there, and his family built and endowed the architecturally impressive Episcopal Church. One group of Molly Maguire terrorist bandits was hanged at the local courthouse in the 1870s.
The Anthracite mining industry was in the process of being destroyed by post-WWII water pollution regulations as the country switched over from coal to oil for domestic heating, when the state of Oklahoma declined to erect a memorial to the famous athlete and Olympian Jim Thorpe in the immediate aftermath of his death in 1953.
Hoping to promote tourism at a time when the regional economy was sinking fast, the town fathers of Mauch Chunk approached the family offering to build a monument and rename the town after Jim Thorpe, if the great athlete would be buried there. Thorpe's third wife agreed to the deal, and despite the fact that Jim Thorpe probably never even visited Mauch Chunk, the town assumed his name.
In 1963, when President Kennedy was assassinated, the former borough of Mauch Chuck offered the same deal to Jacqueline Kennedy, who declined in favor of burial in Arlington.
In the latest development in the saga, Jim Thorpe's son is suing the borough of Jim Thorpe via the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act of 1990 for repatriation of his father's body to Oklahoma.
I'm on Jack Thorpe's side. I've always like the name Mauch Chunk better, and I thought the name change deal was ridiculous. Jim Thorpe had not actually lived in Oklahoma for many decades at the time of his death, but he was born there, his family is buried there, and he never had the slightest real connection to Mauch Chunk.
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Det som skilde utförandena åt var dekaler, lack, styre, lyftbåge, pakethållare och andra detaljer. Sportcross var en beställningsvara som tillverkades på begäran av återförsäljare och var även dyrare än de övriga.

Motor
Pantern kom med Sachs-motor som var treväxlad och fartvindskyld. Motorn var på 47 kubikcentimeter och hade åtta millimeters förgasare.

Färger
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Joyce Dimaculangan
Devoted Christians attended Mass on July 12 at a church in California that was destroyed by a massive fire the previous day.
Practicing physical distancing, parishioners heard Mass in San Gabriel Mission despite the heavy damage in the church's rooftop and interior.
Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles celebrated Mass on Sunday. "This fire changes nothing," he said during his homily. "Mission San Gabriel will always be the spiritual heart of the church in Los Angeles, the place from which the gospel still goes forth."
Much of the church's valued possessions, including paintings and other artifacts were spared from the fire. The items had been removed as part of renovations for the church's upcoming 250th anniversary celebration, reports Crux Now.
Mission San Gabriel will always be the spiritual heart of the church in Los Angeles, the place from which the gospel still goes forth. —Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles
However, Terri Huerta, a spokesperson for the San Gabriel Mission, disclosed that the fire destroyed the reredos (an ornamental screen behind the altar) and some religious statues.
"There are so many people that have such great connections here, generations of families," Huerta said. "So many people came and cried with us. They prayed with us. They're just heartbroken like we are."
A fire restoration fund was set up to help restore the historic San Gabriel Mission.
Some parishioners rushed to the church after hearing about the incident. One of the worshipers, Liccia Beck, arrived early to pray. "I'm hoping that more people will show up throughout the day," she said. "We need to pray for our churches and our people that they're safe."
The fire started early Saturday morning. Firefighters came to the church at 4 a.m. but was forced to retreat after the flames burned the roofing and other structural materials began to fall.
Authorities are investigating the cause of the fire. One angle they are looking at is the destruction of monuments of Junipero Serra, the Spanish priest who founded the California mission system.
Protesters recently took down Serra statues in San Francisco, Los Angeles and Sacramento. The controversial saint is viewed by many as a symbol of oppression who enslaved Native Americans. San Gabriel Mission is the fourth in a series of mission founded by Serra.
Archbishop Jose Gomez condemned people who "slander" St. Junipero Serra's name. In his column in Angelus News, the cleric wrote: "The real St. Junipero fought a colonial system where natives were regarded as 'barbarians' and 'savages,' whose only value was to serve the appetites of the white man. For St. Junipero, this colonial ideology was a blasphemy against the God who has 'created (all men and women) and redeemed them with the most precious blood of his Son'."
Gomez believed that protesters do not know the facts about Serra's life. He explained that Serra learned the languages and ancient customs of Native Americans. "St. Junipero came not to conquer, he came to be a brother," he wrote.
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