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Time Bomb Snooze Alarm: By Bucky Sinister, 91 pgs. By Sean Carswell
I remember the day Charles Bukowski died. I was living in a region of Atlanta called Little Five Points. This was before the Little Five Point crackhouses were purchased by lawyers and renovated, but after poor white kids like me had moved in and paved the way for the wealthier white adults who would drive up rents and take more of our money than the junkies ever did when they broke in through the bathroom window. It was a time when a lot of writers, artists, musicians, and the like still lived there. Bukowski's death at the time was earth-shattering. Residents put together a fairly spontaneous tribute for the guy. For what seemed like days (but may have only been one), people hung out in the square reading poetry—Bukowski's or their own—telling stories, drinking forties, playing music, mourning the loss.
When Kurt Cobain died a month later, it was anticlimactic. I bring this up not to romanticize the time (which I surely just did), but to point out how long ago that was. Almost twenty years! Bukowski came out with his last good book in 1986. That was a year before Fugazi played their first show. This is serious shit to consider. The poor and disaffected—not to mention the drunk and melancholic—kids who lean toward the artistic need a new poet to scream their bittersweet pain and love. Bukowski is too old, too mean-spirited, too selfish, too misogynistic to carry that torch anymore.
It's time to replace him with Bucky Sinister. The San Francisco Chronicle once called Bucky Sinister, "A modern day Bukowski with blue hair," and I started this review with talk of Bukowski, but I want to make this clear: Bucky Sinister takes his poetry in whole new directions. Granted, there's the alcoholism. And, like Bukowski, the poems are written in simple language. They tell seemingly simple stories in an accessible way. They also move beyond the simple and show us something pure, something deep about ourselves. Unlike Bukowski, Bucky Sinister expands his poetry beyond the simple story of a self-indulgent drunk.
Particularly in this new collection, Bucky Sinister's poems tell the stories of gutter punks and San Quentin inmates and meth dealers and doomed Wizard of Oz Dorothies in Doc Martens. He retains the same type of intense self-examination that makes his last two collections (Whiskey & Robots and All Blacked Out and Nowhere to Go) so honest. In this collection, he expands that examination to the people around him, people he seems to love deeply and ambivalently. His insights into a subculture that I know well, that I live in most of the time, makes him a significant voice of this time and place.
I wouldn't call him the voice of my generation. I wouldn't call anyone that. But Bucky Sinister is a voice that my generation needs. There are a couple of poems in here, specifically "Trust Is a Luxury" and "How I Made a Mortgage Loan Officer Cry or a Brief Recap of the Last 15 Years," that speak so directly to my life that, when I first read them, I literally stopped people who were near me and made them listen to me read passages. I wasn't doing this to random strangers, but I wouldn't mind doing that. There are several more poems that speak beautifully about the lives of people I know, even though Bucky wasn't writing about those specific people.
Most importantly, what Buck Sinister has done in Time Bomb Snooze Alarm is find a way to grow as a poet without relying too much on the stories of his drunken exploits or giving up any of the beautiful and heartbreaking honesty that made his earlier collections so powerful. I'm not just recommending this book. I'm telling you to fill your bookshelves with all of Bucky Sinister books. Use the titles of those books as names for your band. Tattoo lines from his poems on your forearms. Carry the books around with you in your pocket or backpack or purse. Reread them when you have a few minutes to spare. (Write Bloody, writebloody.com)


I keep a file of articles that make big promises for health and wellness. Here is an example. The article, "Best Way to Lose Weight" suggested that we can shed surplus pounds to become healthier, happier, and feel better by changing a single habit.
Tada! "Turn off the TV and take a walk." Hmm, let's think this through. If watching less TV, and walking more could guarantee weight loss, who wouldn't want such a simple solution?
Most would agree that walking is a healthier lifestyle choice than sitting down watching TV (and munching on snack food). But should we jump on a single activity as the "best way" to get rid of holiday weight gain?
Can It Be Okay to Watch TV? Many of us watch TV to unwind. When alone, we may find watching TV a source of companionship. This does not make us guilty of a "poor choice." After all, TV viewing can be a form of self-care.
Is Walking a Surefire Way to Lose Weight? The second recommendation presumes we can begin a walking program. But what if it's too cold or rainy. Maybe we feel unsafe outside. Maybe we find walking boring. Perhaps walking alone could make us feel isolated (and…. more stressed).
Simplistic solutions for major health challenges are quite common. They come under the guise of: "Exercise more," "Get rid of stress," "Eat more fiber," "Use portion control at meal times," or "Stop doing it," where "it" is a questionable habit or lifestyle choice.
General advice for perennial problems fall short. Simplistic advice ignores individual circumstances, life stories, desires and goals. General prescriptions guess at the nature of the central problem. In our example, identifying a sedentary lifestyle (TV viewing) as the focal health problem may miss what's really bothering us. Why are we feeling stressed, drained, bored or anxious?
An Alternative to Simplistic Health Advice. How about taking a moment to reflect on our choices. Insight problem solving provides a powerful way to explore options.
o What am I thinking, what am I feeling? Do I feel overwhelmed, exhausted, frustrated or sad?
o Can I come up with a healthier, more empowering way to deal with those uncomfortable feelings or thoughts right now?
o And if I choose to watch TV, how does that choice serve me?
Whether it's finding optimal ways to lose weight and keep it off, or finding effective ways to relieve stress, we learn from our choices to gain a deeper understanding of ourselves so we can select a healthier lifestyle.


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Middlebury College Museum of Art » News & Events » Press Release Archives
Curator of Education Advocates for Museums
Sandi Olivo, curator of education, attended a Museums Advocacy Day, March 22-23, in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the American Association of Museums (AAM)
Nominations for Middlebury College Friends of the Art Museum Annual Arts Awards Now Being Accepted
January 11, 2010 –
Nominations are now being accepted for the Friends of the Art Museum thirteenth annual Awards for Distinction in the Visual Arts.
Exhibition Highlights Debate over Origins of Western Civilization
January 7, 2010 –
This exhibition presents the Greco-Roman debate through the visual materials generated by its preeminent protagonists: prints of Roman antiquities by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, and plates from theAntiquities of Athens by James Stuart and Nicholas Revett.
Celebrities in Residence this Summer at Middlebury Museum
Paintings, prints, and photographs from the Permanent Collection are the basis of this exhibition focused on the idea and the presentation of celebrity.
Important Fifteenth-Century Italian Paintings Come to Middlebury
On Sept. 18, the Middlebury College Museum of Art will open an important exhibition focused on early fifteenth-century Italian paintings and sculptures. Entitled The Art of Devotion: Panel Painting in Early Renaissance Italy, the exhibit brings together fifteen remarkable works from ten different collections, and addresses salient themes such as artistic training and technique, patronage, function, and conservation.
Prints and Artifacts of the Civil War on View at College Museum
September 4, 2009 –
This fall, the Middlebury College Museum of Art presents a Civil War exhibition of art and material culture featuring seventy original woodcuts from Harper's Weekly and Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper.
Museum of Art Fills Vacant Preparator Position
In early April the Middlebury College Museum of Art hired Christopher Murray of Middlebury to fill its vacant Museum Preparator position.
Summer Exhibition Celebrates the Vermont Landscape
On Thurs., May 21 the Middlebury College Museum of Art opens an exhibition of 78 works by Italian-born painter and portraitist Luigi Lucioni, including various articles of memorabilia from his life. The exhibit chronicles the artist's affinity for the Vermont landscape and illustrates how he employed a mixture of media and subject matter to sustain an accomplished career that spanned sixty years and produced more than one thousand paintings.
Environmental Artist to Speak at Middlebury College
Environmental artist Stacy Levy will speak at Middlebury College in the Hillcrest Environmental Center, Rm. 103, at 4:30 p.m. on Tues., Apr. 7. Her lecture is titled "Picturing the Earth: Making Visible the Patterns of Commonplace Nature."
Nominations for Middlebury College Friends of the Art Museum Annual Arts Awards Accepted through March 6
The Friends of the Art Museum and the Middlebury College Museum of Art are pleased to announce the twelfth annual Awards for Distinction in the Visual Arts.

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Charter schools are a hot topic here in the state of Florida. Our governor, Rick Scott, is a proponent of them. He seems to think that they should be promoted at the expense of the public school system.
Susan Estrich, a columnist for Creators Syndicate, had a piece published recently in the Florida Times Union. She said, "Former tennis star Andre Agassi deserves enormous credit for recognizing that nothing is more important than ensuring every child gets the kind of quality education that is their best chance for success in a rapidly changing world.
Agassi has sponsored a charter school in Las Vegas that has 650 students and 1,500 on the waiting list. That is true of many quality charter schools, particularly those located where the rest of the schools are failing.
Agassi has teamed with bankers and investors to embark on a project aimed at building 75 schools over the next three or four years while making money for the investors, including Citigroup Inc. and Intel Corp.
It's novel and, from my perspective as the taxpayer and a strong supporter of charter schools, deeply troubling.
You aren't going to fix education by building 75 for-profit charter schools over four years. If you're serious about real education reform, the name of the game is transforming public schools, not allowing a few extra children the advantages of charter schools.
I understand that every kid we help matters. But we can't build enough charter schools to deal with the problems millions of kids are facing.
The argument for charter schools has never been that they are the answer to the failings of public education.
They were intended to serve as laboratories and models, figuring out what works and why, experimenting with new systems decentralized control and school autonomy so that public schools could learn from the experience.
That is why some of us who have been involved in charter work for years have formed a nonprofit called Future Is Now Schools (FIN Schools), led by nationally known reformer Steve Barr.
And, as I mentioned previously, Governor Scott believes strongly in the potential of charter schools. So much so that he has slashed the budget for public schools. I agree with Ms. Estrich on this. Charter schools, in fact, are not the answer to the failings of public education.
Often times, and I'm sure you will agree, challenged schools are often in socio-economically disadvantaged areas. As a result, there are a number of factors that at best are difficult to control.


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Q: how to get basename in -exec of find? I cannot get the following piece of script (which is part of a larger backup script) to work correctly:
BACKUPDIR=/BACKUP/db01/physical/incremental # Backups base directory
FULLBACKUPDIR=$BACKUPDIR/full # Full backups directory
INCRBACKUPDIR=$BACKUPDIR/incr # Incremental backups directory
KEEP=5 # Number of full backups (and its incrementals) to keep
...
FIRST_DELETE=`expr $KEEP + 1` # add one to the number of backups to keep, this will be the first deleted
FILE0=`ls -ltr $FULLBACKUPDIR | awk '{print $9}' | tail -$FIRST_DELETE | head -1` # search for the first backup to be deleted
...
find $FULLBACKUPDIR -maxdepth 1 -type d ! -newer $FULLBACKUPDIR/$FILE0 -execdir echo "removing: "$FULLBACKUPDIR/$(basename {}) \; -execdir bash -c 'rm -rf $FULLBACKUPDIR/$(basename {})' \; -execdir echo "removing: "$INCRBACKUPDIR/$(basename {}) \; -execdir bash -c 'rm -rf $INCRBACKUPDIR/$(basename {})' \;

So the find works correctly which on its own will output something like this:
/BACKUPS/db01/physical/incremental/full/2013-08-12_17-51-28
/BACKUPS/db01/physical/incremental/full/2013-08-12_17-51-28
/BACKUPS/db01/physical/incremental/full/2013-08-12_17-25-07

What I want is the -exec to echo a line showing what is being removed and then remove the folder from both directories.
I've tried various ways to get just the basename but nothing seems to be working. I get this:
removing: /BACKUPS/mysql/physical/incremental/full/"/BACKUPS/mysql/physical/incremental/full/2013-08-12_17-51-28"
removing: /BACKUPS/mysql/physical/incremental/incr/"/BACKUPS/mysql/physical/incremental/full/2013-08-12_17-51-28"
removing: /BACKUPS/mysql/physical/incremental/full/"/BACKUPS/mysql/physical/incremental/full/2013-08-12_17-25-07"

And of course the folders arn't deleted because they don't exist, just fail silently because of the -f option. If I remove the -f I get the 'cannot be found' error on each rm.
How do I accomplish this? Because backups and parts of backups may be stored across different storage systems I really need the ability to just get the folder name for use in any known path.

A: the $(basename {}) is run first, making removing: "$INCRBACKUPDIR/$(basename {}) to removing: "$INCRBACKUPDIR/{} then the replacement is done of {}.
a way around it may be to pipe it to bash:
-exec echo "echo \"removing: \\\"$INCRBACKUPDIR/\$(basename {})\\\"\" | bash" \;

A: Lots of broken here.

*

*All caps variables are by convention env vars and should not be used in scripts.

*Using legacy backticks instead of $()

*Parsing the output of ls (!)

*Parsing the output of ls -l (!!!)

*Expanding variables known to contain paths without full quotes.

All you absolutely need in order to improve this is to -exec bash properly, e.g.
-execdir bash -c 'filepath="$1" ; base=$(basename "$filepath") ; echo use $filepath and $base here' -- {} \;

But how about this instead:
#!/usr/bin/env bash

backup_base=/BACKUP/db01/physical/incremental
full_backup="$backup_base"/full
incremental_backup="$backup_base"/incr
keep=5
rm=echo

let n=0
while IFS= read -r -d $'\0' line ; do
    file="${line#* }"
    if [[ $n -lt $keep ]] ; then
            let n=n+1
            continue
    fi
    base=$(basename "$file")
    echo "removing: $full_backup/$base"
    "$rm" -rf -- "$full_backup"/"$base"
    echo "removing: $incremental_backup/$base"
    "$rm" -rf -- "$incremental_backup"/"$base"
done < <(find "$full_backup" -maxdepth 1 -printf '%T@.%p\0' 2>/dev/null | sort -z -r -n -t. -k1,2)

Iterate over files and directories immediately under the backup dir and skip the first 5 newest. Delete from the full and incremental dirs files matching the names of the rest.
This is an essentially safe version, except of course for timing attacks.
I have defined rm as being echo to avoid accidental deletes; swap it back to rm for actual deletion once you're sure it's correct.

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March 12, 2018 by Celia Leiceaga In MOOD BOARDS
nytimes"When I was growing up, you could be a nurse, a missionary's wife, a secretary, and then, oh, how exciting, you could be an air hostess," Jane Goodall, 83, told the @nytimes reporter @melenar. "A lot of people said to me, don't you want to be an air hostess?" She did not. Instead, she became Dr. Goodall, the famed primatologist and conservationist. A new documentary, "Jane," details her early life and accomplishments. It's based on more than 100 hours of footage, shot in the 1960s for @natgeo and hidden in its archives since. The cameraman was Hugo van Lawick, who arrived to document @janegoodallinst's life among the chimpanzees in Gombe, #Tanzania, and left as her husband. "I actually hadn't imagined that there could be anything new out of all that footage," @janegoodallinst told @nytimes. "So many documentaries have been made about me." But when she saw this one, it took her right back to who she was. "I loved watching the growing closeness between me and Hugo at Gombe, and the happiness of our wedding and birth of our son," she said. "And it was healing to suddenly realize, with hindsight, how the end of our marriage was, in a way, inevitable — and for the information we both could share with the world, very important." @gabtook this portrait of #JaneGoodall while on #nytassignment. Visit the link in our profile to read more about the never-before-seen footage.
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Former detective 'felt forced' to reveal raid on Sir Cliff's home to BBC
Retired detective superintendent Matthew Fenwick said he felt there was 'no other option' than to co-operate with reporter Dan Johnson.
Sir Cliff Richard arrives at the Rolls Building in London (Kirsty O'Connor/PA)
A former detective has told the High Court he felt "forced" to reveal the police raid on Sir Cliff Richard's home to a BBC journalist.
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/former-detective-felt-forced-to-reveal-raid-on-sir-cliffs-home-to-bbc-36812653.html
https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/incoming/article36812650.ece/06ab4/AUTOCROP/h342/bpanews_9053924f-5705-426a-8941-5a04b0492eff_1
Retired detective superintendent Matthew Fenwick said he believed reporter Dan Johnson would run a story about South Yorkshire Police's investigation into the singer unless he was told about the search.
Discussing a meeting in July 2014 with Mr Johnson and the force's head of corporate communications, Carrie Goodwin, Mr Fenwick said: "I believed the BBC was in a position to publish a story and I didn't want them to publish a story at that stage.
"(Mr Johnson) said he could and he would, and we came to an arrangement that he would not publish it then but that we would let him know when we were going to take further action.
"I felt that we didn't have many options – there was no option, other than to co-operate with him."
Sir Cliff is suing the BBC for "substantial damages" over its coverage of the raid at his penthouse apartment in Sunningdale, Berkshire, in August 2014 following an allegation of sexual assault.
Cliff Richard court case
The 77-year-old singer claims the report was a "very serious invasion" of his privacy and has had a "prolonged impact" on him.
BBC bosses dispute his claims.
The singer thanked a group of fans gathered outside the court as he left after the third day of the hearing on Monday.
He appeared to pose for photographs and one fan shouted: "The whole world loves you Cliff," as he got into a taxi.
Another supporter said: "Thumbs up," to which the singer replied: "Not yet".
Sir Cliff broke down in tears giving evidence on Friday, as he told the judge his name had been "smeared" across the world.
He also said he was so upset by the coverage he thought he was "going to have a heart attack or a stroke" and felt like his reputation had been "forever tainted".
Hi to you all. I am so grateful for your support at this harrowing time. Reading all your comments on Facebook has left...
Posted by Cliff Richard on Sunday, April 15, 2018
In a Facebook message to fans on Sunday, Sir Cliff thanked them for their support at this "harrowing time".
He said giving evidence was a "very nerve-racking" experience and that he broke down while discussing the raid, but that he got through it.
The singer added: "I just want to say to all of you, that you have lifted my spirits no end and I will face the days ahead with a fresh purpose.
"Thank you. God bless. Love… Cliff."
BBC lawyers previously told the court the raid was a "matter of legitimate public interest" and its coverage was accurate and in good faith.
Metropolitan Police officers working on the Operation Yewtree investigation into historic sex offences passed the allegation to South Yorkshire Police in July 2014.
A man claimed he was sexually assaulted as a teenager by the singer at a rally led by Evangelist Billy Graham at Sheffield United's Bramall Lane in the 1980s.
Sir Cliff denied the allegation and in June 2016 prosecutors announced that he would face no charges.
A BBC spokesman has said the BBC reported Sir Cliff's "full denial of the allegations at every stage".
The trial, before Mr Justice Mann, is due to last 10 days.
Music may offer an alternative to drugs for calming down patients, researchers say.
Boris Johnson has said the last three years under Theresa May will seem like a "bad dream" once he gets the UK out of the European Union.
May launches consultation on shake-up of parental leave system
A shake-up of parental leave entitlements could see fathers spend more time with their babies.
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TIP! Your porch might be in need of a fresh coat of paint. Make sure to use quality outdoor paint.
Consider making improvements to your home, especially if you have a growing family or are seeking increased comfort in your living space. There are many different options for home improvement available to you. Here are some tips you can use to make your house the best it can be.
TIP! When you make improvements, think about the rest of the neighborhood too. For instance, choosing a Victorian style may stick out in a row of homes with a cottage look.
TIP! Put a stop to your squeaky floor by using construction adhesive. You may have to work in tight spots but your efforts are well worth it.
Protect your floors at all times when you engage in painting your home. This will be your front line of defense against paint stains. Layering your floor with old newspapers is an inexpensive method to protect it. There are also paint clothes made especially for this.
TIP! A great way to save some money in the winter on heating is to put insulation in the attic. Because heat rises, a massive amount of heat can be lost by houses that have bad insulation, especially during autumn and winter.
Organize your garage by buying some clear plastic boxes and arranging items according to type and how often you use them. Placing labels on each box will make it easy to find the category you seek when boxes are stacked. This allows you to keep your garage organized while keeping bugs and rodents at bay.
TIP! Whenever you need to get a home improvement project done, you should never hire a contractor who is unlicensed. All states require for general and sub-contractors to have a type of certification.
Take your time when doing demolition during a home renovation. It is always wise to find out what is behind a cabinet or wall prior to demolishing it. If there are electrical components involved, you may have to spend a lot of money to fix the mess that you made.
TIP! Are you looking at replacing your kitchen cabinets? Have you considered wood? Wood cabinets frequently wear better than cabinets with laminates or cabinets made from other materials, because surfaces can be maintained and repaired more easily. Cabinets come in wood like oak, maple and cherry.
If you are new to home improvement, you should definitely seek the advice of someone that specializes in the task you hope to complete. Advice from a professional can ultimately save you thousands of dollars and hours of frustration. Consulting with a professional is really the best way to avoid making costly mistakes.
TIP! A shower is a must for any home, so add one if there is not one in existence in one of your bathrooms. You can lower your water usage by putting in a shower.
Basements generally don't get much in the way of natural lighting. Make sure to plan the layout of your artificial lighting well, to make your basement livable. If you happen to be one of the lucky few, your basement walls will be slightly higher than the normal ground level. If you do, you might consider installing windows to bring in some natural light.
TIP! Avoid letting your contractor stretch your budget by claiming to finish the job in a quicker amount of time. Contractors are already motivated to finish as soon as they can.
Work on outdoor areas, as well. A nicely-decorated backyard can be a functional living space, as well. It's the ideal spot for grilling steaks or even just enjoying some fresh air and relaxation after work.
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Brian Downing knocked in five runs with two homers as the California Angels clinched their third divisional title in eight seasons tonight with an 8-3 victory over the Texas Rangers.
Gary Pettis and George Hendrick also hit home runs as the Angels wrapped up the American League West championship before a crowd of 46,677 at Anaheim Stadium. The Angels also won the division title in 1979 and 1982, but they have never made it to a World Series.
They will get another chance when they face the winner of the East Division in the playoff that begins Oct. 7.
Mike Mason, the Texas starter, had retired 13 in a row before Pettis hit a bases-empty home run in the sixth inning to cut the Rangers' lead to 2-1.
After Wally Joyner reached first on an error by Toby Harrah, Downing hit a two-run homer off Dale Mahorcic (2-4) to give California the lead. One out later, Hendrick stroked another homer to put the Angels up, 4-2.
California added four runs in the seventh, in which Downing hit a three-run homer, his 20th.
John Candelaria (9-2), the Angels' starter, allowed five hits and struck out nine over seven innings.
California has won 23 of its last 30 games, pulling away from the Rangers.
BOSTON (AP) - Jesse Barfield led off the 12th inning with his 36th home run, stalling Boston's drive toward the American League East championship, the only race still indecided.
Barfield drilled a 2-0 pitch by Calvin Schiraldi over the screen in left-center field as Toronto prevented the Red Sox from clinching at least a tie for the division title.
Boston still needs a combination of victories and Toronto losses totaling three for the title. The Blue Jays are seven games behind the Red Sox.
Roger Clemens shut out the Blue Jays on eight singles for nine innings before giving way to Schiraldi. Clemens, failing in a bid for his 25th victory, struck out six and walked two. Schiraldi (4-2) worked out of jams in the 10th and 11th innings before giving up the homer to Barfield.
Wade Boggs of the Red Sox went 4 for 6 to improve his batting average to .354 and take a four-point lead in the American League race over Don Mattingly of the Yankees.
Tom Seaver, who suffered a knee injury in Toronto Sept. 19, returned to uniform with the Red Sox tonight, but Dr. Arthur Pappas, the Red Sox team physician, said after an examination that Seaver was not ready to resume pitching.


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Ridley Scott's Moses Pic 'Exodus' Set for December 2014
Get set for a very biblical 2014. Not only is the year playing home to Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan follow-up Noah (a Noah's ark tale starring Russell Crowe and Jennifer Connelly,) but it is also home to Exodus–Ridley Scott's Moses pic that has been in the works for quite some time. Interestingly enough, we first heard of this pic last year at a time when it became known Steven Spielberg wanted his own Moses feature. That one eventually came off the map as Scott kept on track for with his next production, now dated for December 12 of next year.
Do not worry too much about oversaturation though as the Noah movie will land in March. There will be a pretty sizable gap and therefore plenty to talk about in regards to whether the 'bible belt' still bites into large scale features of the sort. They certainly gobbled up History's mini-series The Bible, but this is different. There is always a concern of redundancy and Hollywood money grubbing at play here that might lead to widespread rejection. This is not exactly a reboot of a superhero movie. It is a reboot of a classic narrative retold for thousands of years.
For Exodus, expect casting on the pic soon. Christian Bale is assumed to be leading the project although that is yet to be confirmed. Schindler's List and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo scribe Steven Zaillian wrote the script.
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4 Ways To Develop Leadership Skills In Your Everyday Life
You don't have to wait for formal training: You can sharpen your leadership skills throughout an average day.
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By Gwen Moran 4 minute Read
When you're aspiring to a leadership role but perhaps not yet in one, developing the skills you need to be successful can seem like a Catch-22: How do you become a great leader when you haven't yet had the opportunity to lead?
And developing leadership talent matters. A February 2018 DDI study found that organizations that develop high-potential talent below senior levels are 4.2 times more likely to financially outperform organizations that don't based on a matrix of factors. Developing leaders can have a widespread effect throughout the organization.
But whether your company has thorough development programs or takes a more laissez-faire approach, the reality is that every day, you have opportunities to hone your leadership abilities, says Libby Gill, founder of leadership coaching firm Libby Gill & Company and author of The Hope-Driven Leader: Harness the Power of Positivity at Work. Often overlooked, these simple practices in your everyday life can help you on the job as well.
Make More Intentional Decisions
One simple practice Gill advocates is to begin being more intentional about your decisions. Whether it's your relationships, finances, health, or other areas that matter in your life, be more thoughtful about what you're doing and whether you're making the best choices, she says. As you cultivate more mindfulness in decisions and actions you may be taking for granted or dismissing, the practice will help you develop a stronger sense of self and identity, which will also help you in the workplace, she says.
"You've got to be a leader in your own life and that sounds obvious, but some of us just sort of float along, while others who are the real leaders make specific and intentional decisions that serve not only our best interests, but those of the peoples in our lives,
Cultivate A Diverse Network
Recent Boston Consulting Group research found that companies reporting above-average diversity on their management teams enjoyed innovation revenue that was 19% higher than those with below-average diversity (45% versus 26%).
Just as there are benefits to cultivating diverse teams, there are benefits to having people with varied backgrounds and life experiences in your life, says social scientist, speaker and coach Frank Niles, PhD. Make cultivating a diverse network a goal in your personal life. Getting involved in your community and becoming acquainted with different people will lead to surprising outcomes, often professionally, he says.
Get involved in community organizations, a church, or other groups where you're likely to meet people who have different experiences and backgrounds. Being around people who have varied experiences can expand your thinking and teach more about yourself, he says.
Listen And Communicate—Even When It's Tough
How often do you tune out certain people in your personal life? Yet listening is an essential skill if you're going to be a leader, Gill says. Who better to help you perfect that skill than the people who may challenge your listening ability sometimes?
"Put your gadgets away, look them in the eye, nod, listen, reflect what they have to say so they know, not only that you've heard them, but that you've understood them," she says.
Additionally, while many of us take great pains to communicate clearly at the office, we may slack off a bit when we get home. Niles says that in working with leaders across a broad range of organizations, one of the things that most often derails careers is not technical performance, but the way in which they relate to other people, he says. There is often a code of conduct in the office that defines expectations in the way people communicate. Without that "safety net," personal relationships offer an opportunity to improve how we receive, process, and relay information for the best outcome, he says. And with better listening and communication, we may also find that our relationships improve, too.
Take The Lead
Get involved with a cause you care about and raise your hand when a leadership opportunity arises, Niles says. When he was in graduate school, he volunteered in a local faith community. He had the opportunity to take on a leadership role with another person, and he got a crash course in strategic planning. "All of a sudden I'm here with another individual, we're setting strategy for the next year. We're vetting volunteers, so we're doing interviews and writing the descriptions. We're coming up with procedures and processes around how to do background checks and all the rest," he says.
While the role had a lot of responsibility, the stakes were lower than if he was doing these things on behalf of an employer. Niles says the education was invaluable.
"We often talk about leaders leading from behind, and that's absolutely correct. Leaders create the conditions for people to flourish," he says. By using the many opportunities in your daily life to improve and strengthen the skills to help your own leadership skills flourish, you can hone those critical skills, even outside of a formal training program.
Gwen Moran is a writer, editor, and creator of Bloom Anywhere, a website for people who want to move up or move on. She writes about business, leadership, money, and assorted other topics for leading publications and websites
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Today I'm going to show you how to draw a cute baby fox step-by-step in pencil. Don't worry if you can't draw a circle perfectly or the shapes look a little funny. Go ahead, give it a try. If it doesn't turn out perfectly, it's okay. You can always add something it make it your own unique picture or you can simply draw it again.
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Mimaki USA was recently honored with the prestigious Product of the Year Award in the Best UV Flatbed + White in $100K-$200K category for the JFX200-2531 UV-LED flatbed printer. The awards were announced by the Specialty Graphic and Imaging Association (SGIA) ahead of its annual convention to be held in New Orleans, where the awards will be presented in a special ceremony on Monday, October 10, 2017.
swissQprint large format printers are renowned for their print quality, and yet the Swiss manufacturer never seems to tire of further optimising them. The latest additions - launched recently at FESPA - are two new UV LED flatbed printers in the Impala LED and Nyala LED.
Roland is gearing up for FESPA with plans to showcase products from across its extensive portfolio; including digital wide format printers, cutters and integrated print & cut devices, UV-LED flatbed printers, dye-sublimation solutions, and more.
Mimaki is launching its latest generation of small format UV flatbed printers that can print on anything at FESPA 2017. The addition of the new UJF-3042MkII EX to the UJF-MkII range offers unique opportunities for companies looking for a direct to object printer that can deliver real value-added functionality.
Mimaki has announced that it is making its popular Kebab option available for the new UJF-3042MkII and UJF-6042MkII; its latest generation of UV flatbed printers. Using rotary rollers, the innovative device enables high quality printing on cylindrical products with diameters from 10mm to 110mm, including wine and water bottles, seals, candles, cosmetics bottles and more, making it possible and affordable to produce on-demand original products in short or even individual runs.
Mimaki is set to present its range of solvent and UV printers, designed to address key print production needs, on two booths at FESPA Eurasia from December 8-11 at the CNR Expo in Istanbul, Turkey.
Lancashire based printer KT Litho has invested in a Mimaki JFX-200 as a way of diversifying the business to offer customers a more bespoke service.
Mimaki has announced a new JFX200-2531 flatbed printer for 2017 with a print area twice the size of its predecessor and a unique "toggle print" function that increases productivity and improves continuous running capability by allowing operators to load one board while another is printing.
Lancashire based KT Litho is a long established commercial printer that has diversified its service offering with the addition of wide format printing.
Canon Europe demonstrated an interesting new prototype workflow automation solution – provisionally named 'View & Cut' – at Drupa 2016 in conjunction with Zünd to further automate the finishing of printed output from Canon wide format printers on the Océ ProCut G3 and Zünd S3 flatbed devices.
NoeCha is a high-tech company formed in 2013 that designs, manufactures and sells wide format industrial flatbed inkjet printers. Based in Bergamo, North Italy, its core product is the NoeCha1, an ultra-fast wide format UV-LED digital press delivering high quality at production speeds. At Drupa the firm will launch a compact version of the NoeCha1, the NoeCha DOT1.


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Shepparton est la cinquième plus grande ville de l'État de Victoria en Australie. La ville est située à  au nord de Melbourne, à  au nord-est de Bendigo en bordure de la rivière Goulburn. Elle compte  habitants en 2006.

Histoire
La ville s'est développée au bord de la Goulburn River à un point de passage pour les mineurs venant de Bendigo et allant vers la zone de Beechworth. Comme il n'y avait pas de pont pour relier les deux rives de la Goulburn River, un bac a été rapidement installé et l'endroit est devenu connu sous le nom de "McGuire Punt".

Le nom de Shepparton vient du nom d'un squatter appelé Sherbourne Sheppard qui a tenu la Tallygaroopna Station. À partir de 1855 l'endroit sera connu sous les deux noms "Shepparton" ou "McGuire Punt". La première orthographe a été Sheppardtown ou Sheppardton, avant de venir à son orthographe actuelle lorsque la ville a reçu son nom officiel. On croit parfois que le nom de la ville vient de celui de la ville de Shepperton, en Angleterre, mais ce n'est pas le cas.

Le chemin de fer, en provenance de Seymour atteignit Shepparton en 1880. Shepparton fut pendant un temps, un nœud de lignes ferrées desservant des sites industriels.

La Royal Australian Navy possède un navire baptisé du nom de la cité : le HMAS Shepparton.

Économie

Le plus grand producteur australien de fruits en conserve, SPC Ardmona, une filiale de Coca-Cola Amatil, dispose d'installations de production à Shepparton, Mooroopna et à proximité Kyabram. Les fruits de saison, tels que les pêches, poires et abricots, sont mis en conserves sous diverses présentations. Un point de vente à Mooroopna vend les produits légèrement endommagés à prix réduits. Des fabricants de matériel, comme Furphy Engineering, essaient de répondre aux besoins des producteurs primaires. Shepparton est un important centre de transport routier et a également de nombreux établissements d'enseignement.

Loisir et culture

Dans ce domaine la ville est connue pour son projet artistique Moooving Art qui regroupe des artistes locaux peignant des vaches faites de fibre et de résine, disséminées dans la région. Ce projet souligne l'importance de l'industrie laitière locale.

Le centre de loisirs de Kidston, situé entre Shepparton et Mooroopna prétend accueillir 200 enfants par jour.

La cité et ses environs abritent en outre un grand centre nautique baptisé Aquamoves, deux centres d'art théâtral.

Shepperton héberge aussi le Shepparton Theatre Arts Group (STAG).

Enfin, le groupe de rock australien  est originaire de Shepperton.

Shepperton est connu pour avoir le plus haut taux de grossesse chez les adolescents dans l'État et le troisième rang dans la nation. (https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/video/2015/jun/18/shepparton-australia-victoria-unemployment-video)

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The destroyed 'thermal dome' keeps records of the highest temperatures in North America
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A 'thermal dome' over western Canada and the US Pacific Northwest, temperatures soared to new heights, prompting heat warnings from Oregon to the Canadian Arctic on Sunday.
More than 40 new temperature rises were recorded in British Columbia over the weekend, including in the Whistler ski area. The high pressure ridge trapping warm air in the region is expected to continue to break records throughout the week.
Environment Canada is issuing alerts for British Columbia, Alberta, parts of Saskatchewan, Yukon, and the Northwest Territories.
The warnings stated that "a long, dangerous and historic heat wave will continue this week."
"High afternoon temperatures will rise into the mid-30s today (Sunday) and peak around 40C (104F) by midweek in some areas."
These temperatures are 10-15 degrees Celsius higher than normal.
To put climate extremes into perspective, we measure relative to the mean. Sigma is the standard deviation of the normal distribution of expected values. In this case, the maximum heat dome is 4.4 – which means it's outside 99.99% of the expected values or a 1/10,000 + (1/2) chance pic.twitter.com/8raIMAngkg
– Jeff Berardelli (@WeatherProf) 27 June 2021
The US Weather Service issued a similar warning of a "dangerous heat wave" that could see record temperatures of 30 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in parts of Washington and Oregon.
"The historic heat wave will continue in the Northwest for most of next week, likely with many daily, monthly, and even historical records." She said in a statement.
Monday is expected to be the hottest day in major cities like Seattle and Portland, with record highs likely in both cities.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Canada was 45 °C (113 °F) in two cities in southeastern Saskatchewan on July 5, 1937. It was broken on June 27 as the current hotspot in Lytton, British Columbia – about 250 kilometers (155 miles) )) )) Northeast Vancouver – 46.1°C (114.98°F).
A severe heat wave is underway in the northwest and will intensify in the coming days.
is reading Embedded TweetNew blog on what to know as temperature drifts increase. https://t.co/tovaXyVlc0 pic.twitter.com/rL4RY0EvA5
– weathermodels.com (@weathermodels_) 26 June 2021
The expected temperatures in Sun-Mon via PacNW are so extreme that I think people are having a hard time putting it into context. There is still some uncertainty, but places along the I-5 corridor from Medford to Seattle have the potential to *smash* all records. #ORwx # Fabulous pic.twitter.com/W9yr7XXxLF
– Daniel Swain (@Weather_West) June 23, 2021
"I'd like to break a record, but it's like breaking it," David Phillips, chief climate scientist at Environment Canada, told CTV.
"It's much warmer in parts of western Canada than in Dubai."
The danger of wildfires is high and water levels in lakes and rivers are low.
Stores for air conditioners and portable fans have reportedly been sold out, while cities have opened emergency cooling centers and many fans have canceled COVID-19 vaccination clinics.
Meanwhile, the British Columbia Electricity Utility said electricity demand rose to record levels as residents tried to stay calm.
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Nara Park: A cultural treasure filled with historical value an outdoor photography sites full of abundant natural views Because of its beautiful scenery, Nara Park is listed as a national attraction. Apart from natural scenery, it also has great historical significance. The park includes treasures such as the world's largest wooden architecture, Todaiji Temple, and Shosoin Temple, which is home to various cultural treasures, as well as the location of a World Heritage Site. Therefore, Nara is one of Japan's most representative tourist sites. The Buhdda statue and deer are famous round the world, and the Spring cherry blossoms and red maples leaves are mesmerising. Being the location of most of the important pieces of Japanese architecture, along with abundant natural scenery, Nara Park is a location that will surely provide various views for photography.
The breed of cherry blossoms Nara Park is the multiple petaled, elegant and exquisite "Nara Double Cherry." Within Nara Park, which is blessed with abundant natural scenery, the Summer breeze, sunlight, and Double Cherry blossoms, all add to the sweetness of your smiles.
During the red leaf season, treetops are sprinkled with red or yellow, adding variety to the photography of Nara Park. Looking across the red, golden, and yellow scenery, some green trees near the red maples make the view even more colourful by its contrast. The magnificent view is limited to the season of Autumn.
Nara Park is covered by green lawns and charming deer. These deer that are the centre of spotlight are not merely wild deers, but are protected as the nation's natural monument. Since ancient times, these deer were regarded as the messenger of the gods, and therefore are delicately cared for. Within the large park, you can spot these deer in every corner.


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Miles Megaciph, Ex-Marine, Microphone Fiend
In Music on July 25, 2011 at 7:27 am
There is an honesty, an earnestness, and a purpose to the music of the man Miles Megaciph. His style ranges from ominous treatments of topics gravely important to an uncanny ability to lyricize lightheartedly on heavy issues of life-and-death stakes. Megaciph has returned to his hometown NYC to mobilize his music on the New York club circuit. His efforts have equipped and empowered other lyricists as well — Mega hosts The Vital Movement, a weekly open mic at No Malice Palace.
Megaciph's other-centered, community-minded outlook extends to his efforts in other arenas as well. Superman Mega' Clark-Kents for dollars and cents as a writing specialist and coach for high school students at Harlem Children's Zone. His non-profit, ThatsGoodness, seeks to pay forward to the people the good will of a socially conscious art movement. Tah Phrum Duh Bush
hosts Mega's album release party on August 19th at Sullivan Hall. Megaciph gave his time and energy recently to an interview with City Circus.
City Circus Who is Miles Megaciph? Where are you from?
Megaciph My name is Miles Megaciph. Megaciph is an acronym for Mental Energies Gather And Circulate In Positive Harmonies. I am from Earth and I try to represent that in my music. More specifically, I am originally from Brooklyn and also had some teen and young adult years in Atlanta, GA.
CC Who are some of your musical influences?
Megaciph My rap influences were mostly Public Enemy, Eric B. and Rakim, KRS-One, Kool Moe Dee, Ice Cube and De La Soul to name a few. I also grew up listening to lots of Jazz, Blues, R&B, Classical, Opera, Heavy Metal and even some country music. When I was growing up my mother had a record player and there was always something playing in the house when we were home.
CC Does your interest in heavy metal influence the way you approach and make hip hop? If so, how so?
Megaciph I think my mother still has a vest from when I was a Metal Head, on this vest I had written in black Sharpie, "Posers Must Die." I have the same feeling about my Hip-hop. This culture is the lens through which I view the world and how I express myself in the world. I believe people who are profiteering off this without adding positive vibrations back into it are responsible for the decline in lyricism, consciousness and variety. When cats routinely get on Funk Flex Freestyle Friday and have no qualms with reading off their Blackberry, and there is no back lash from the industry or the streets, it is obvious that lyricism or any awareness of the culture has been largely lost.
CC What has been your path to, and through the world of Hip Hop? When did it start (as a listener)? How did you come around to having a desire to spit fire yourself?
Megaciph I first started listening to rap music with the song by Eric B. and Rakim "Paid In Full." Prior to this I was seriously into Heavy Metal like Iron Maiden, Metallica and Black Sabbath; so the hard core positive rappers like I listed above, especially Chuck D and Ice Cube, really appealed to me. I began writing poetry and 'battling' at the lunch tables at age 13, when I still lived in Brooklyn. All through high school, I continued to write and had a couple of rap groups that never materialized.
I was first taught how to format my rhymes, control my breathing and even how to deliver my rhymes at age 19 in the Marine Corps of all places. I had two good friends who were in my same battalion in North Carolina. One brother was from North Carolina, IQ, he is the emcee who I credit with being my teacher in the culture of Hip-hop. We had another partner named Double Dozier from New Jersey. With these two emcees I got to perform at a large concert 300+ people while still in the Corps.
I have wanted to spit fire since before I was writing raps. I have always questioned authority and voiced my opinion whenever I saw injustice; I am naturally a compassionate and sensitive person so rap music is a natural place of solace for me.
CC You mention your tendency to question authority — how did this go over in the Marine Corps? What was your experience like in the military?
Megaciph I was a knucklehead in the Corps; I fought a lot, I smoked weed and I even had one of those posters of Mt. Rushmore with George Washington smoking a big ol' white boy hanging proudly on my wall. I was an exemplary Marine though, don't get it twisted, get it? Twisted. I was the fastest in my platoon on the 81MM mortar. That means I could have the entire gun set up and ready to fire faster than any other in my platoon. Besides, everyone — literally everyone — did some form of drug to escape from the shit they put us through. All I did was smoke, and to be perfectly honest, I started smoking in the Corps. But there were cats who drank a case of buds a night, sniffed coke, once we had a staff sergeant get busted for coke in his system …. he blamed it on his wife's cooking and all charges were dropped. Imagine that, for all the busted down privates that got kicked out for smoking weed they could have said it was just an ingredient in their cooking, haha, LOL. The US military is what disillusioned me about race and racism in America. The guys in my platoon were cool but the structure and promotion process was one big racist, stratified, exclusionary machine of bigotry and oppression. Once I met 20% of the black fighter pilots in the Marine Corps, at least he was a Colonel. You do the math.
CC How do you feel about the label, "conscious rapper"?
Megaciph I enjoy being labeled as conscious, since I am awake and vocal about what I see/believe needs to be aired out. I feel sorry for rappers that shy away from the label conscious, as if they are ashamed of being awake. When rap music began brothers were active in addressing injustices in their communities and American society. It was cool to be conscious until the Bling era began in the early to mid nineties when the mainstream flooded our culture with the lure of money and fame. Now all the young kids are eager to sell their souls for a chance to get some of that blood money and they are all happy to remain unconscious to the injustices that they live in and take part in. I am happy to be labeled conscious and believe it is the responsibility of the media to give more conscious rappers some light and coverage.
CC What are some of the injustices that you explored or shed light on in your music? What is this creative process like? Is there a deliberative period where you target and identify issues and then rap? Or do references to injustices occur spontaneously as you write? Or somewhere in the middle?
Megaciph I explore everything in my music, whatever moves me when I'm writing a song will often find its way in to the lyrics. Usually I write my songs with a topic in mind and an overall concept custom fitted for the track and each line and word I precisely place for effect and meaning. Sometimes I allow the rhyme to take me on a journey with my pen. One thing I always do is envision how a crowd would receive the line, how another emcee would receive the line. Most often I reserve the spontaneity for the freestyle and the methodology for the written.
CC Sounds good. Thank you for the back-and-forth!
Watch Megaciph's music video here.
Megaciph is a dope emcee and an all around dope person! So glad Y'all did this interview!
Tah Phrum Duh Bush 27 July 2011 at 12pm
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Bellamy Pailthorp covers the environment beat from the Seattle offices of KPLU Public Radio News, where she has worked since 1999. She holds a Masters in journalism from Columbia University. Bellamy's reporting on the deconstruction of Washington's Elwha Dam earned her an award from the Society of Professional Journalists in 2014. Bellamy strives to tell memorable stories about how we will power our future while maintaining healthy cultures and livable cities.