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"Blue" Gene Tyranny is really a composer and pianist of avant-garde music. He has generated over 50 functions for various digital and acoustic equipment and voices, which analysis mysterious organic and public phenomena. Blessed in San Antonio, TX, in 1945 (adoptive name, Robert Sheff), he provides lived in each one of the four sides of mainland U.S. Through the past due '50s, he examined with pianists Meta Hertwig and Rodney Hoare, composers Otto Wick and Frank Hughes, and arranged new music occasions in Tx with composer Philip Krumm, including many festivals on the McNay Artwork Institute — premiering functions by Cage, Part, Maxfield, Ono among others. After making a BMI College student Composers Honor in 1961, he shifted to Ann Arbor, MI. He performed there in his function and in lots of other events in the famous ONCE concerts, while also operating like a waiter, product sales clerk, and figures coder. Through the '60s and '70s, he toured with jazz and rock and roll organizations (Carla Bley Music group, Iggy Pop, the Primary Movers Blues Music group, etc.). From 1971 to 1982, like a Lecturer and Trainer in Music, he taught "Documenting Studio Methods", "Tranquility and Counterpoint" (three amounts)," "Jazz Improvisation and Books," and offered on graduate committees within the Music Division of Mills University in Oakland, CA. He also worked well as a specialist at the guts for Modern Music, a nonprofit, community-access service located at Mills University. He shifted to NY in 1983, and presently lives in Brooklyn, where he's a self-employed composer/performer of single and group concerts, audio consultancy, film/video/CD-R soundtracks, and commissioned function. He offers performed thoroughly in a huge selection of concerts through the entire US, Canada, and European countries, and in addition in Mexico, Brazil, and Japan. "Blue" offers produced, documented, and performed on many albums of additional composers' music (Laurie Anderson's Unusual Angels, David Behrman's On the Additional Sea, John Cage's Inexpensive Imitation and Bare Phrases, etc.), and he made up the harmonies and piano improvisations for Robert Ashley's opera-for-television Ideal Lives (Route Four, London). He has generated over 40 soundtracks for film and video, collaborating on tasks with video performers Kenn Beckman and Package Fitzgerald. His theatre and dance collaborations consist of pieces using the Speaking Band, performance designer Pat Oleszko (Nora's Artwork, ten film ratings), ratings for Timothy Buckley's dances Barn Fever (1983), Breakneck Resort (1984), The Visitor Capture (1985), Proximology (1986), his video clips Endance (1988, for PBSTV), DO THAT (1985), Guy with a concept (1985), The Sleeping Guy (1996), his theatre works A Jump at night (1987) and Prisoner of Gravity (1996), etc., Rocky Bornstein's dances Labor of Like (1988), Two times Your Pleasure (1989), Unsung Music (1991), etc., the Expenses T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's THE ANNALS of Collage (1988), the Creach/Koester Dance Company's I See (1995), Trisha Dark brown and Steve Paxton's Very long and Fantasy (1996), live digital music for Stefa Zawerucha's The Dark Package (1993), Curve Forward (1994), Piano Dance (1996), Legal While Shifting (1998) and several from the Otrabanda Company's has including Re Area (1985), Human brain Café (1987), Quasi-Kinetics (1989), Green Eye Are Great (1991), Simpatico (1993), The Alien Task (1995), etc.. He received a Composer Prize on the Bessies (NY Dance and Functionality Honours) in 1988, a Composer Fellowship in the NY Base for the Arts in 1989, along with a offer from the brand new York Condition Council over the Arts in 1998. He was an Artist-in-Residence at Bucknell School in 1992. His content on modern music consist of "Music Beyond the Limitations" with Tag Slobin ("Era," Univ. of Michigan, 1965) as well as the "20th Hundred years Avant-Garde" portion of the All Music Instruction (Miller Freeman Pub., 1993, 1995, 1997, 1998). His function is the subject matter of chapters in Cole Gagne's Sonic Transports (DeFalco Books, 1990), Soundpieces 2: Interviews With American Composers (Scarecrow Press, 1993), William Duckworth's Speaking Music (Schirmer Press, 1995) and Kyle Gann's American Music within the Twentieth Hundred years (Schirmer Press, 1997). His music in examined in Kevin Adam Holm-Hudson's "Music, Text message and Picture in Robert Ashley's Video Opera 'Ideal Lives" (unpublished doctoral thesis, U. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). Tyranny translated documentary materials (German to British) for Kevin Lally's Wilder Instances: THE LIFE SPAN of Billy Wilder (Henry Holt & Co., 1996), was interviewed for Paul Trynka's Lust forever: The Iggy Pop Tale (Package Tree, London, 1996), and shows up as a personality in Kathy Acker's "I Dreamt I HAD BEEN a Nyphomaniac: Imagining" (in Family portrait of an Attention, Pantheon Books, 1995) and in Mary Ashley's Pickup truck (a dance) (1964, pub. like a Wolgamot – ONCE publication by Burning up Deck Press, 1972). Latest recordings of his music consist of Country Boy Nation Dog/How to find Music within the Sounds of the LIFESTYLE, a 25-calendar year project for consumer electronics, orchestra, and environmental noises (Lovely Music Compact disc), Nocturne with and Without Storage performed by pianist Lois Svard (Lovely Music Compact disc), The De-Certified Highway of Dreams performed with the piano duo Increase Advantage (in U.S. Choice, CRI Information), Someplace in Az 1970 for baritone and consumer electronics (in "Imaginary Scenery," Elektra/Nonesuch), and an array of his live key pad concerts beneath the name Free of charge Delivery (Lovely Music Compact disc). Other latest works are the Driver's Kid (1989-1998), an audio-storyboard for voices and orchestra commissioned with the Electrical Matter and performed in 1991 within a work-in-progress edition for the Benjamin Franklin bicentennial special event, His Modulation of voice at 37 (Empathy) (1995, 1998) commissioned and documented by vocalist Tom Buckner, The Drifter (1994) commissioned by pianist Joseph Kubera, Heart for muted piano and computer-edited piano (artificial harmonics) (1996) commissioned by Bay Region Pianists for the Henry Cowell special event, Keeping Hands (function happening) for hands actions and infra-red receptors, and The Tips: Keyboard Computation Etudes for alternative and hypothetical keyboards (function happening). Other chosen compositions include 3 Begins for tone of voice and tape (1958), How ITEMS THAT Can't Exist Might Exist (parts for alternative areas, 1958-present), Ballad (graph rating, 1960), Deep breathing (graph rating, 1961), Diotima for flute, home percussion and consumer electronics (1963), Simply Walk on In (movie theater piece, 1965), Closed Transmitting for IBM 7090 pc (1966), "The Bust" from Viet Rock and roll (1967), Archaeoacoustics (1973), A Notice from your home (1976) for voices and consumer electronics, PALS/Action far away (1977), Harvey Dairy/Family portrait (1978), The White colored Night time Riot (1979), The CBCD Variants for Soloist and Orchestra (1980, for the Arch Outfit), The Intermediary for piano and shadowing consumer electronics (1982), The Forecaster (1989) for dual orchestra, decoding chorus, and time-transposing pianist.
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«Sleep Alone» — третий сингл британской певицы Наташи Хан, выступающей под псевдонимом Bat for Lashes с её второго студийного альбома Two Suns. Сингл был издан 6 сентября 2009 года в формате цифровой дистрибуции в виде двойного A-сайда с песней «Moon and Moon».. Bat for Lashes исполнила «Sleep Alone» в живую на телешоу Late Night with Jimmy Fallon 12 августа 2009 года.

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В интервью для BBC Newsbeat Наташа Хан рассказала: «Я всегда была девушкой из 80х, и я думаю, что при первой записи я была очень стеснительной, я хотела бы всего лишь сделать и показать, как я играла эту песню в своей спальне. Я выросла, слушая The Cure и мне нравилось раннее творчество Мадонны и Принса и всё такое, и я думаю, тем, что подтолкнуло меня, была большая уверенность в достижении и раскрытии даже больших аспектов своей личности и того, что я люблю». В видеоклипе отражены мысли Хан, где в начале клипа появляется её спальня, а сам клип отражает стилистику 80х.

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Eating Grass: Q&A with Filmmaker Alia Syed
On Saturday, September 29, LACMA is presenting a special screening of selected works by artist Alia Syed in their original 16mm format, in conjunction with her exhibition Eating Grass, which can currently be seen in the Ahmanson Building. In between screenings, Elvis Mitchell, Film Independent at LACMA curator, will join Syed to discuss her work. We talked to Syed about the stories and inspiration behind Eating Grass.
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Alia Syed, still from Eating Grass, 2003, 16mm film, transferred to HD DVD, sound, 22:56 min., photos courtesy of the artist and Talwar Gallery, New York/New Delhi, © 2012 Alia Syed
In what ways does Eating Grass reflect your ongoing interest in storytelling and language?
My stories develop out of lots of different things, but oral culture is very important to me. It is something that I grew up with. I am also interested in fairy tales, myth, and folklore as they are part of our shared experience.
I am interested in language; we construct ourselves through language; it creates the space where we define ourselves. Film can be a mirror—it can throw things back at us in a way that makes us question the ideas we have about ourselves and through this each other. What drove me to make Eating Grass in the way that I did was that I was interested in what happens when you hold more than one "culture" within you at any given time. It is a film about Diaspora.
Why did you choose to organize Eating Grass around the Muslim tradition of the five daily prayers?
I had been spending long periods of time in Karachi all through the 1990s. On this particular occasion I travelled via Dubai and was woken up by the Azaan, the call to prayer. It was very beautiful and spiritual. A couple of days later I found myself in Karachi and was again woken up by the call to prayer, but this time it was not pleasant. It took me a while to decipher what was going on, but I eventually came to the conclusion that what I was listening to was not an actual recital by the muezzin but a tape recording, and the tape was becoming stretched, distorting the sound. I wrote a short story that used this idea as its central image:
[Excerpt from Eating Grass (2003) by Alia Syed]
Don't speak. Listen
Even the birds are rejoicing
How can the Muezzin climb so many stairs when they are so fat?
The generals are forcing the Maulvies to eat platefuls of luddoo's and if they can't eat them they make the Muezzin eat them.
After prayer, back to sleep, perhaps the angels will send you dreams to guide you through the day".
The muezzin hasn't ascended the staircase
They have forgotten to renew the tape recorders and the people are either too fat or too thin to have noticed."
I then decided to write four more stories that related to the four remaining times of prayer. The stories are allegorical, based on a combination of family stories/sayings, newspaper articles, and daily observations about how people carried out there domestic routines. I was influenced by people like Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, and Salman Rushdie's early work. In any Muslim country the times of prayer punctuate the day; they become axis points for reminiscing, governing secular and spiritual modes of being. I was interested in problematizing simplistic perceptions of these times.
The title of your film, Eating Grass, refers to the famous remark made by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in regard to the nuclear arms race with India: "If India builds the bomb, we will eat grass or leaves, even go hungry, but we will get one of our own. We have no other choice." How does the title relate to the content of the film?
Eating Grass questions the implications of Bhutto's statement on both personal and political levels. More than anything, I wanted intimate that when two countries with a shared history exist in such proximity yet are continually pitting themselves one against the other, there will eventually be nothing left except to "eat grass."
Eating Grass is a poetic capturing of the emotional rhythms created by the passing of sunlight; it follows previous work taking the form of a palimpsest, layers of voiceovers, written and aural forms where words are often treated as visual phenomenon while visual images are offered as script to be deciphered. The title is another part of this layer—it embodies a multitude of meanings and associations.
Julie Romain, Assistant Curator, South and Southeast Asian Art

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Any time a football team struggles to run the ball, there will be questions about the play of the offensive line.
And there's no question that the Steelers have struggled to run the ball. On the season, Pittsburgh's 92.6 yards per game is 28th in the NFL, and it's been even worse lately, with the team collecting a season-low 21 yards in a loss to Washington on Monday night.
Even 22 yards, if that one extra one had come when Benny Snell Jr. was stopped three times from the 1-yard line, would have been enough for the Steelers to win. But it probably would not have stopped the questions about what's wrong with the Pittsburgh running game.
"There comes a time where that physicality has to be matched," offensive coordinator Randy Fichtner said on Thursday. "We have seen some pretty good front seven folks, but we have seen pretty good front seven folks before. It never felt like first-and-1 from the 1 [yard line], and you can't get the ball in running the football."
Fichtner did not have a specific answer for what has ailed the Pittsburgh ground attack, though it should be noted that starting running back James Conner and starting center Maurkice Pouncey have missed the last two games while on the COVID-19 reserve list.
"Sometimes it comes down to one man," Fichtner said. "Sometimes it comes down just to the runner. That's been a point of emphasis for us over the last week and a half, and we will continue to do that because it's not what we want to be and who we aspire to be. I believe we have been good in those situations and we are capable of being good in those situations and the expectation is we have to be."
Of course, while the offensive line's efforts in the running game have been below the line, to use a phrase from head coach Mike Tomlin, they have been outstanding in protecting quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. The Steelers are the only NFL team averaging under one sack against per game.
"If you are going to get disappointed in maybe the physicality of the line and the run game, then you have to look to the flip side and say, 'Well, from a pass protection standpoint, they're keeping the quarterback as clean as they possibly can at probably the highest level in the league,'" Fichtner said. "There is a slight trade off. If you say maybe our players are built more like that to do that better, then maybe we are at this present time. But that doesn't mean that we don't have to keep working and trying to put ourselves in better positions to establish the run."
In that regard, the Steelers will get a bit of a respite this week. After facing No. 13 Baltimore and No. 10 Washington in back-to-back weeks, they'll get a crack at Buffalo's No. 24 NFL rushing defense.
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NFL Network's Mike Garafalo reported that Roethlisberger has communicated to the team that he wants Smith-Schuster back for the 2021 season.
Roethlisberger has one season left on his contract, which carries a $41 million cap hit, including $19 million of salary. Smith-Schuster is set to become a free agent for the first time in his career after making $1.04 million in 2020.
Roethlisberger's contract is a big part of a money crunch that has the Steelers as much as $40 million over the 2021 salary cap entering the offseason.
Smith-Schuster is expected to make as much as $15 million per year on a market-value contract.
It's not clear how the Steelers would be able to fit both Roethlisberger and Smith-Schuster under the 2021 salary cap. Roethlisberger would almost certainly have to take a significant pay cut.
The Steelers are expected to promote quarterback coach Matt Canada to offensive coordinator, according to a report by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Randy Fichtner, who had held the job since 2018, was not retained as the team's offensive coordinator the team announced, the team announced on Thursday.
The #Steelers are expected to promote QB coach Matt Canada to offensive coordinator, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. A creative mind originally from the college game, Canada also interviewed with the #Dolphins but now stays in Pittsburgh.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 16, 2021
Canada, 48, spent his first season in the NFL with the Steelers in 2020 as quarterbacks coach. He had also been a candidate to become offensive coordinator at Miami.
A native of New Palestine, Indiana, Canada has been a coordinator at multiple stop at the collegiate level. He was most recently Maryland's offensive coordinator and interim head coach in 2018, guiding the Terrapins to 5-7 record after the firing of D.J. Durkin following the death of a player in an offseason workout.
Before that, Canada was a coordinator at LSU, Pitt, NC State, Wisconsin, Northern Illinois, Indiana and Butler.
At Pitt in 2016, Canada was a finalist for the Broyles Award as the nation's top assistant coach after leading the Panthers to a program record in points scored. He coached NFL quarterbacks Jacoby Brissett at NC State and Nate Peterman at Pitt. Steelers running backs James Conner (Pitt), Anthony McFarland (Maryland) and Jaylen Samuels (NC State) all played under Canada.
Canada is the sixth offensive coordinator hired by the Steelers in the last 20 years and all but one of them have been internal promotions.
The Steelers will need to replace Canada as quarterbacks coach, as well as tight ends coach James Daniel, who retired, and offensive line coach Shaun Sarrett, who was not retained, on the offensive staff.
Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is expected to return for the 2021 season, according to a report by Mike Garafolo of NFL Network.
Roethlisberger, 38, said after the season that he would take time to consult with his family and think about whether he wanted to return for an 18th NFL season.
Head coach Mike Tomlin said earlier this week that the Steelers would welcome a return by Roethlisberger.
In 2020, Roethlisberger started all but one game for the Steelers, as he was rested in the regular season finale against Cleveland. In 15 regular season games, he threw for 3,803 yards while completing 65.6 percent of his passes, 33 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Roethlisberger pushed the ball downfield less in 2020 than he has in the past, which his 6.3 yards per attempt the lowest full-season mark of his career. Pro Football Focus rated him as the 25th-most effective quarterback in the NFL this season and the worst of the four starters in the AFC North.
In Pittsburgh's postseason loss to Cleveland, Roethlisberger set an NFL record for completions in a game while racking up four touchdowns and 501 passing yards, but also threw four interceptions.
His contract is a potential sticking point, as he is set to earn $19 million in salary in 2021 in addition to a $22 million deferred signing bonus from the last time he signed a contract that must be paid out, whether Roethlisberger plays or not.
Depending on the final salary cap figure, the Steelers could be as much as $40 million over the salary cap entering the 2021 offseason.
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Movie Review: Avengers Infinity War
Well, here we are. Ten years after the first Iron Man film teased an expanded universe and 19 movies later we have Infinity War and wow. Marvel knocked it out of the park.
This is a spoiler-free review, so I won't cover the many, many surprises and at times shocking moments but let me say, be prepared for the unexpected.
Thanos, the mad Titan, is the tits
A lot has been said about Thanos and how he's been teased as the big bad ever since the first Avengers movie. He does not disappoint and is a prime example of well-written and massively threatening villain. The Marvel movies weakest parts have often been the bad guys, Thanos addresses this and then some.
He is a villain that has a motivation that I think many can relate to and he sincerely believes that what he's doing is the right thing. He is a masterclass in excellent writing (unlike that garbage in The Last Jedi, yes, I'm still bitter.) Marvel luckily didn't ruin my love for these movies as Lucasfilm did.
The huge cast of characters are handled excellently, and every single one gets a chance to shine, and no one gets left out except for a valid reason. The action is an incredible spectacle, but my favourite would have to be the second fight. When the heroes arrive, and the music played I had goosebumps and wanted to fist punch the air.
I can't really get into the individual character story arcs without giving anything away, but I'll say of the overall plot is that it took me by surprise. There are some seriously harrowing moments, plenty of laughs and some complete shocks. That ending! I can't believe Disney allowed Marvel to go down that path but massive kudos to them for doing so. It was a brave decision, and it pays off both satisfyingly and leaves you wanting more!
Now, this is not a perfect movie. I had some issues with some of the CGI. In some places, it looked a tad ropey and was used a bit too often in certain scenes. Another gripe I had was the huge battle in Wakanda. It was a great spectacle don't get me wrong, but it just felt a little bit of a sideshow to other events. A minor gripe on my part and one I doubt many will share.
There are also one or two points that may annoy a few people. To avoid spoilers, I can't say what they are, but one of them involves Star-Lord and a certain actor from Game of Thrones, who whilst being amusing didn't quite fit in.
Overall, Infinity War was well worth the wait and the build-up. It also further shows DC how to build a shared universe properly and makes Justice League look amateur hour in comparison.
Fantastic story that will shock and surprise you
Amazing action scenes
That ending!
Some ropey CGI in places
A few niggles with one or two scenes
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"We've lost contact with the 3rd Battalion! The 2nd battalion is requesting for retreat!"
"There is no retreat. Hold the ground until the end."
The makeshift HQ within the laboratory was bustling with the continuous exchange of sitreps and orders. Tension was rising in the HQ as bad news arrived one after another, but some of the last rebel commanders leading the Korean army seemed indifferent to what was happening.
"Urgent news from the 209th regiment of the 1st Battalion! Airborne troops landing behind them! The front line has collapsed!"
"Fall back to the 2nd line! Send in the reserves to help their retreat!"
One of the generals stopped giving orders and turned to face the other commanders who were simply watching the situation.
"What the hell are you guys even doing!"
"Huhuhu, you don't need to be so mad."
"Shall we begin?"
As one of the commanders gave the order, a group of soldiers barged into the HQ, pointing their guns at the generals and officers.
"Are you starting a coup at this point in time!"
"We've done all we can. You should know just as much as we do that any further resistance is futile. Now is the time to step back and negotiate."
"What were you promised by the Japanese?! I don't care what they offered to you, but do you honestly think they will uphold their end of the bargain!"
"Huhu, we've received their confirmation. We even have proof so they can't go back on their words."
"Traitors!"
The enraged general tried to pull out his pistol, but the commander was faster.
Bang! At the single gunshot, the enraged general grabbed at his chest. His body trembled, but his eyes were still on the surrendering commanders.
"Our ancestors will never forgive you, you hypocrites…"
The general's body collapsed on the floor, his eyes wide open with anger. The commanders looked somewhat disturbed by it. They didn't surrender because they wanted to. But the situation was hopeless, and when their last ray of hope crumbled, their survival instincts kicked in.
"Dear oh dear. I guess we're late."
Joon-young entered the room and the commanders were quick respond.
"Who are you? State your affiliation."
"Affiliation? When everything's falling apart?"
"That's insubordination!"
The commanders refuted in anger.
"Tsk, you are the most annoying of them all. If you were going to surrender, you shouldn't have made such a mess in the first place. How are you going to look at everyone else who died because of your fuck-ups?"
"How dare you! Shoot him!"
The soldiers hesitantly aimed at Joon-young at the order. Joon-young however, smiled fearlessly.
"Shall we die together?"
Joon-young took his coat off, exposing the claymores stuck all around his body. In his right hand was the detonator. At that sight, all of the soldiers lowered their gun and slowly backpedalled into the corners. If those claymores exploded in this confined room, the best-case scenario was a fatal wound.
"A, are you insane? Drop that thing right now!"
With his face pale as paper, one of the commanders shouted.
"How did you know I was insane? With one click I'll guarantee a spot in heaven by killing all you traitors. I think that's a net profit for me."
"Shit!"
"Ah! There's no point in subduing me either. It's wireless as well. Well, even if that fails, the fellows behind me will happily throw a handful of grenades in here."
Everyone looked where Joon-young was pointing. Outside the room was a group of soldiers watching menacingly. In their hands were a pistol and a live grenade, primed and ready to be thrown.
Clap!
Joon-young quickly gained everyone's attention.
"Now! Will you die with me or surrender?"
"You crazy bastard! Don't you know that any more resistance is futile!"
"Humans are foolish creatures, you see. They love to do something they are told not to do. Now! Last warning. Drop your weapons! Or I'm pressing the button!"
"Y, you will die too!"
Joon-young snickered at those words.
"Even better. Three! Two! One! I'll see you in the afterlife."
Everyone inside the HQ dropped to the floor as Joon-young pressed the detonator.
"Huh? What's going on?"
Click! Click!
Joon-young repetitively pressed the detonator, wondering why it wasn't going off.
"S, stop!"
"Surrender! We surrender!"
Everyone inside the HQ threw their weapons in fear and raised their hands while Joon-young continued to smash at the detonator.
"Oi. This is a dud. Are you really in charge of the explosives?"
"No shit it's a dud! I've cut the line just in case but I didn't think you'd really press it."
At this point, even the soldiers on Joon-young's side realised just how insane he was. There aren't many in the world who wouldn't hesitate to kill themselves with a smile on their face.
"What do we do with them?"
A captain of the air force asked as he watched the commanders shake in fear.
"What do you mean? Wasn't this the whole point?"
Joon-young reached for one of the rifles and loaded the gun.
The commanders began to plead for their lives at the sound of the gun.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Joon-young ignored their pleas and hummed as he massacred the commanders and everyone who were in their league.
"Damn, that felt like shit. We've really crossed the line now!"
Joon-young grumbled with a cig in his mouth. He just killed multiple high ranking officers, many of them being generals.
"Let's take that thing off you first. I can't stand you wearing it."
As one of the sergeants approach to help Joon-young take the claymores, some of the high ranking officers quickly took command of the HQ.
"Send the word to all the battalions we can! All personnel are allowed to surrender at their own judgement! But all volunteers will gather here! This is our grave! Only those of you prepared to be buried here are allowed to gather!"
The soldiers in the HQ began to move instinctively at the sound of those orders.
"Now! Shall we make a plan? Let's make them curse our names for all eternity!"
With the surrender of the Korean troops on the frontlines, there was a brief moment of silence and tranquillity. But when they lost contact with the Korean Army's HQ and received news of what had happened from the surrendered Korean troops, Japanese troops initiated an airborne assault on the research centre. The security forces of the research centre resisted with their utmost efforts, but the sight of the continuous stream of parachutes forced them to retreat into the tunnel.
An explosion accompanied by the scorching flames filled the corridor. Many suffered burns from the fire and troops were sent to rescue them.
"Chikusho!"
PR Note: "Chikusho" is a Japanese derogatory term that translates literally into "dumb animal" or "beast," but can be generally used as an expletive.
"Ah ah, Korean please…"
Ratatat! The rescue team screamed as Joon-young fired blindly around the corner, which was followed by a storm of bullets by the Japanese as they returned fire.
"Charge is set!"
A combat engineer from the air force came to Joon-young and handed him the detonator.
"Is that so? Let's move."
After watching his remaining troops retreat in order, he approached a man with a wound on his chest, gasping for air.
"Is it my turn?"
"Seems like it."
"Kukuk, feels good to have some company for my death."
"Don't forget. You have to let them get as close as possible."
"What are you even worried about. You're just gonna detonate it remotely if I failed anyway."
"Well then… You've done well."
"Kuku, I'll see you soon."
With the retreat finished and the resistance gone, the Japanese began to encroach slowly.
With an ok sign from the scouts, the main army began to move. Once most of the squad entered, the man who had been lying flat on the ground turned his body and shouted.
"Kuhaha! Hello, mother fuckers!"
Bang! The improvise claymore exploded, sending mountains of shrapnel flying into the tunnel's confined space.
Joon-young's intent wasn't to cause as much deaths, but to cause as much wounded as possible. To give them a scar to remember for the rest of their lives.
"Uhahah! Let's die together!"
"Tennoheika Banzai, fuckers!"
Suicide bombers had been hiding amongst the corpses, waiting for their chance. Whenever they could, they would jump into the midst of the Japanese squadron with improvised bombs made of chemicals from the research centre. Just as Joon-young had wished, the Japanese were terrified, and their push became slower.
Booby traps were sprinkled across the entire tunnel, and the Japanese began checking nearby corpses by shooting at them. This had allowed Joon-young and his men to survive inside the tunnel for a whole week. At one point, the Japanese used chemical weapons but Joon-young retaliated by burning the oxygen with a napalm. This had caused the ventilation system of the research centre to break down, but he had no wish to live in the first place.
Despite having the option to starve them to death, it seemed their sense of pride wouldn't let them do it. The Japanese continued to send in their troops despite heavy casualties.
"Kukuku, I guess this is it."
They no longer have anything to make bullets or bombs. Food and water had run out long ago.
"We did pretty well huh?"
Joon-young spoke as he looked at the firmly closed steel doors behind him. There were a total of 10 combatants left. After sacrificing one after another, they had been pushed and pushed again up to this point. Behind that door is the nuclear fusion research centre holding the researchers inside. What will happen to the researchers after he died was a mystery.
They may die to the enraged Japanese soldiers, or taken prisoner as valuable human resources. Whether they surrender or die is up to them. Joon-young had no intent on forcing the researchers to sacrifice themselves.
"Have you got any bullets left?"
Joon-young asked as he started to hear footsteps from afar.
"… We might have one."
The colonel answered, taking out a bullet from his chest pocket.
"Ha, You can't even commit suicide with that thing."
The bullet's cartridge was crushed significantly, which probably happened during combat. Joon-young snickered at the pathetic bullet and the colonel followed. Soon the snicker spread to other soldiers and it turned into a giant laughter.
Once the laughter stopped, the soldiers looked at each other and began shaking hands.
"Now! The climax of a battle is the hand to hand combat, isn't it?"
"Ofcourse! You seem to know a few things about wars!"
The soldiers busied themselves with attaching bayonets onto their rifles when suddenly they heard broken Korean coming from the other side of the barricade.
"Surrender! If you surrender now, we will let you live!"
"They're saying they'll let us live."
"Funny bastards. What should we do?"
"What else? We should let them live instead."
Joon-young made a wicked smile at the confused colonel, and shouted back.
"Hey! You know we're the last ones right! We've got some biological weapons in our hands! Since we're dying, why don't we die together! According to the researcher who gave it to us, a single drop can wipe half a city! And we have an entire barrel! Uhahahah! Ya scared?"
"Kukuku."
Other soldiers tried their best to stop their laughter. It was a bluff. If a biological weapon were to be used within the tunnels, which also had its ventilation destroyed, death was a certainty for both sides. Sending someone who could speak Korean was a mistake on Japan's part.
If they simply made the final push, Joon-young and his men would have made little resistance. But all the despicable acts Joon-young and his men had performed until now would convince them to believe the bluff.
Soon, they could hear dismayed voices, and their footsteps began to fade.
"Now! Let's go! This will be the last time we'll see them run!"
"Iyaha!"
"Wahaha!"
Joon-young and the soldiers charged over the barricade. With that, the Japanese forces ran hastily, even throwing their guns away.
"Ahahah! Good!"
As Joon-young laughed to his heart's content, a heavy thud echoed through the entire tunnel.
Then the giant steel doors behind him smashed open, covering Joon-young and the soldiers in bright light. A gust of wind swept their bodies, making them fly for a brief moment. Then as the burning heat came, Joon-young remembered the bright smile Han Yoo-ra made.
'Did that lady really do it?'
The sickening smell of blood brought his consciousness back. He sluggishly looked around as if he had just woken up. The sky was black with a faint light of dawn helping him to see that he was on an open plain. Around him were flags with symbols he had never seen before; moreover, dead bodies covered the entire plain.
He could smell burning flesh in the air. He looked down to see his body drenched in blood from head to toe. But strangely, he did not feel any pain.
How much time had passed? As he sat with a blank face, a group of men began to approach him atop the pile of bodies. These men, clad in armour, were checking the bodies and respectfully moving them over.
Soon, one of them noticed him and approached quickly with a surprised face.
"Hey! Are you alright?"
"Doctor! There's a survivor!"
He called out for others to come, then asked again.
"Hey! Child, wake up! Shit… Is he in shock? Child, what's your name?"
As the child's voice just barely escaped his mouth, he began to moan and touch all over his own body as if he could not believe it.
The soldier who had found the child tried to ask as gently as possible, fearing that the child may have gone insane from shock.
"Can you remember your name?"
"My name… Joon-young? No, my name is Isaac. Isaac Rondart."
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Tryaxus
The start is really heavy….
LittleCrow
Oof…had to skip through 5 chapters just to get to the good part
Not a good start lol
Nayeon
This chapter reminded me somewhat of 71 Into the fire. It's a Korean Movie if you don't know.
Damn I wanna be his best friend so bad.
Azu-Noira Empire
So this isn't an Isekai, but a case of transferring bis soul/mind/memories into a body in another world?
Regardless, the last stand the MC pulled of is both crazy and admirable in a twisted sense.
I see now why the author gave him the nicknmae "crazy terrarest"
Atomsphere
Isekai translates to another world. How it happens isn't important for genre classification.


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Q: Show value to HTML just like how value gets display in CMD prompt when executes print() in python I am working on speech recognition by following this tutorial and implementing in Django. I'm wondering the way we execute print("Listening...") and print("Recognizing...") for user to understand when to speak in CMD prompt, is it possible to send value (Listening, Recognizing) in HTML page each time when user speaks something ?
def takeCommand():
    r = sr.Recognizer()
    with sr.Microphone() as source:
        print("Listening...")
        r.pause_threshold = 1
        r.adjust_for_ambient_noise(source)
        audio = r.listen(source)
        print(audio)
    try:
        print("Recognizing...")
        query = r.recognize_google(audio, language ='en-in')
        print("User said:",query)
    except Exception as e:
        print(e)
        print("Unable to Recognizing your voice.")
        return "None"
    return query

A: You can use django.contrib.messages to "print" them to the template.
In your view:
from django.contrib import messages

messages.warning(self.request, f'Unable to Recognizing your voice')

In your template:
    {% if messages %}
        {% for message in messages %}

{{ message }}

        {% endfor %}
    {% endif %}

For more info about the messages framework see the: docs

A: how do you send the audio to the server? somehow via ajax?
When he clicks a button to start talking, you use JS/jquery to put somewhere:
$('#some_div').append('Listening...');
When he stops talking, you put there:
$('#some_div').append('Recognizing...');
And you send the audio via ajax to the server.
Then you response from the server to the ajax request and do either:
$('#some_div').append('Unable to Recognizing your voice.');
or:
$('#some_div').append('User said: ' + response.query);

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Speaker 1:	We've got a long iron shot here.
The key is to understand that this is difficult for everyone.
You don't have to go flag hunting, so adjust your target accordingly.
Give yourself more room for error.
Ultimately, all we're going to do from a setup position is widen our stance, ball's a little bit more forward, and we're going to slightly tilt to the right.
This creates more of a sweeping motion, which is what we need for a long iron.
If you follow these simple rules and adjustments, we're going to get the ball on the green and we're going to hit it better.


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Woman calls 911 to report 'pink meat' at barbecue restaurant
Raleigh Police Department was called to Clyde Cooper's Barbeque after a woman said she received "pink meat."
By Amanda Shaw and Debra Worley
Published: Nov. 7, 2022 at 12:09 PM EST
RALEIGH, N.C. (WHNS/Gray News) – A woman in North Carolina called 911 to report "pink meat" at a barbecue restaurant in the area.
In the 911 call, the woman, whose voice has been altered, said the meat she ordered from Clyde Cooper's Barbecue on South Wilmington Street was pink, and she wanted it to be cooked longer or exchanged.
"They're saying the meat is supposed to be pink," the caller says, claiming she was denied a refund or trade for her order.
The barbecue restaurant, which has been in downtown Raleigh since 1938, took to social media to address the incident.
Clyde Cooper's Barbecue said the owner and employees tried to explain to the woman that barbecue turns pink when it is smoked, and even if it were cooked for longer, it would stay pink.
They said they also gave the woman chicken when she was unhappy with the smoked pork.
The restaurant said they were shocked when police showed up about 10 minutes later.
"We had no idea she called the cops because, again, there was no real issue, everything seemed fine, and we all had a good laugh about someone not being willing to listen to reason and teaching about the smoke process," Clyde Cooper's BBQ wrote.
They said the woman gave them a one-star review after the incident.
Copyright 2022 WHNS via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.


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james varney
postz
revew
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revew: Chris Goode – Jubilee
Jubilee/
by Chris Goode/
Royal Exchange Theatre/
2-18/11/2017//
This revew is largely written by my friend, Declan Leahy (@DeclanMLeahy). Dec doesn't work in theatre and he's never written a revew before but as you can see his is a smart and sensitive boi:
JUBILEE @ THE ROYAL EXCHANGE MANCHESTER
Disclaimer – I know very little about theatre. I'm writing this purely with the credentials of being a bit queer.
I went in expecting to be shocked by a messy show about punks in the 70s. I knew there would be a lot of nudity, I knew there was some queer elements to it, and I knew there was going to be Toyah Wilcox (I shamefully didn't know who she was). I genuinely loved the show. I'm sure there was a lot going on that I wasn't even aware of, but it was enjoyable, upsetting, empowering and arresting and it didn't feel cheap or exploitative, but authentic.
Something I constantly worry about is whether or not i'm being gay enough, or if wanting to be 'gay enough' is just playing to a stereotype. Or is that just my own internalised fear and repression kicking in? What is 'being gay' anyway? There's a fear of not knowing who you should be or what your 'true, authentic queer self is'. We don't want our sexuality or gender to define us, but we sort of do, and we don't want to be ashamed of it either. I think this can be a common fear amongst a lot of LGBT people (and I imagine in other marginalised groups as well). I feel like Jubilee took that idea and showed us all that this sort of human complexity is authentic and it's characters have different ways of being themselves and have their own depth.
For me, Jubilee was about visibly being and owning who you are and being totally and unashamedly complex. I came away from it being totally taken by the fact that it felt like almost all of the characters were more than just a narrative device or a single note brief description which they could've so easily been. There could've been the 'crazy pyro', the 'sexy nympho' or the 'angry trans person' but all of these characters were actually given the space and time to become more than these easy to digest tropes. They broke out of those boxes and they sort of felt real, which is odd, given that they're running around having sex and killing people which would usually make people feel less relatable.
This was the most important aspect to the show for me, instead of just using the marginalised characteristics for a bit of narrative flare or as something to save, Jubilee gave space for the characters to be truer, to have different sides to themselves and to be complex. They had different relationships with each other, they acted in sometimes unexpected or unreasonable ways and it made sense, because that's how people are. They were given the opportunity to show their strength but also be vulnerable or sexy or angry, or naive and full of hope.
I was initially worried about was the 'punk' elements. I felt my stomach tighten at the idea of someone screaming 'fuck everything' and spitting on stuff whilst listening to the Ramones or the Sex Pistols really loudly. I don't think it's uber unreasonable to expect that to be the depiction of Punk at a mostly middle class mainstream theatre. But Jubilee bucked that expectation. It rooted it's anger in reality and made it clear that there is good reason for these people to be pissed off. When Amyl Nitrate is shouting into the void, damning the failure of every known political system it makes sense. This isn't just some meaningless existential crisis but a full on assessment of the way political structures have failed people who aren't the 'ideal'; who are complex, who are messy and who are real.
The show itself was also really controlled, it felt precise and choreographed. At many points there was a lot going on, but it felt like it was clear where I should focus on, and that it was also alright to get distracted by the interactions happening on the fringes of the stage. It was also just fun, and funny – it didn't shy away from being overtly self aware and from making reference to the fact that it is a theatre piece.
hi, James again:
The biggest thing I took away (and I've been saying to everyone) is that seeing Jubilee made me really aware of the limitations of the Royal Exchange, in a wide, sociological sense. I know the show was shocking, but it wasn't to me. I know people walked out. I know it will have been a challenge to a lot of the reliable audience-base of the Exchange and I think that right now I believe it was about as challenging a show as the Exchange can get away with. I think it pushed as far as is currently possible, there. I hope the Exchange will broaden. I'd love for change to come overnight. I don't have faith it will but I have faith We Can Make Change if we want it.
The initial idea for this revew came after going to see Jubilee w/ Dec on press night and having a chat about how he should write the revew cos then 'i can exploit my gay friend'. Dec went off to write about it and I thought he'd maybe do 300-odd words I could do something like stick a load of footnotes in but I read his revew and it's totally just a great, thoughtful response and it'd be wrong to mess with it. A lot of his response covers things I felt, too.


Differentiating Conan Exiles is Robert E. Howard's barbaric setting. A world where you can sacrifice enemies to summon avatars of gods that can trample your enemies or fight other godvatars – see the embedded new trailer for some giant statue against giant snake action. A world where you can capture, tie, drag and torture bandits, breaking them into thralls for your slave army. A world where you can slice people in half, lop their heads off, or just limbs, whatever you fancy. A world where you can explore ruins and battle fantastic beasts for fantastic treasure.It's against that backdrop you'll mine rock and chop trees for resources, building structures and eventually entire settlements you can fairly liberally break apart – with the help of some period-appropriate exploding vases, naturally. All adds to a concept that sounds quite fetching to me, although it looks a bit wooden.
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I know the name but not the repertoire. Sounds like it could be right up my street (especially given the way this year's started...). Thanks very much!
The second best thing Trash Ritual ever released, second only because the original LP remains the superior way to experience this album. Macronympha will never be bested.
Funny, Macronympha operated only about a mile from where I live. Think Joe still lives there, though I don't know the man personally.
I'd say The Haters - Drunk on Decay!!!


6月10日 arrived at the home of Nagayama with his companion Romaru 呂丸, Basho ate some rice gruel and slept.
For Atsumi Onsen wooden dolls, see below.
Leaving Mount Haguro on the following day, I came to the castle town called Tsuru-ga-oka, where I was received warmly by Nagayama Shigeyuki, a warrior, and composed a book of linked verse with him and Zushi Sakichi who had accompanied me all the way from Mount Haguro. Bidding them farewell, I again descended the River Mogami in a boat and arrived at the port of Sakata, where I was entertained by the physician named En'an Fugyoku.
Still in the hot sun.
The flaming sun of summer.
With its history of more than 1000 years, this old hot spring is located along Atsumi river.
Hotels are staning along the river at the foot of Mount Atsumi which is about 2km ascended from the mouth of Atsumi river. The origin of discovery has several theories. Some says a child appeared in Kobo Daishi's dream and gave him a wise remark.
The others say a woodman found a wounded crane bathing its leg into the spring water.
"Instead of the river pouring into the sea, the Mogami River pours the atsuki hi, which dan be read either as "hot sun" or "hot day", suggesting both a setting sun washed by the waves at sea and a hot summer's day coming to a dramatic close in the sea.
Basho drops the word "coolness" (suzushisa) and the constraints of the poetic greeting to a more dramatic image, one that suggests coolness without using the word."
. WKD : Eggplant なすび nasu, nasubi .
. hatsu makuwa yotsu no ya kiran wa ni kiran .
His joy of slicing the first Makuwa melon of the season.
Written in 元禄2年6月23日, in Sakata, Oku no Hosomichi.
He stayed at the home of 近江屋三郎兵衛 / Abumiya Gyokushi 近江屋玉志, where they enjoyed the fruit in the cool evening.
other items on the car are Daruma san, famous persons and animals.
To make these kinds of small rings is a special skill of the local woodworkers. Now there are very few makers of them.
The human doll is ready to throw a ring on the stand before it. He is figured after a well-loved manga figure before the war, called nonki na toosan のんきな父さん a carefree father. The figure is about 37 cm high.
. Tsurugaoka 鶴が岡 Tsuruoka mingei 鶴岡民芸 folk art from Tsuruoka .


Friday, January 25: The Worcester Sharks defeated the Springfield Falcons 3-1 in Springfield. The Falcons' Scott Howes opened the scoring at 3:07, with assists to Brian Helmer and Andrew Joudrey. Tommy Grant, acquired by San Jose in the Brandon Mashinter trade, tied the game just over a minute later with an unassisted short handed goal. It wasn't until the mid point of the second that James Livingston scored to give the Sharks a lead. The lone assist on his goal went to John McCarthy. Early in the third, Daniil Tarasov scored a power play goal, with help from defensemen Danny Groulx and Denny Urban. Harri Sateri made 21 saves for the win, Worcester finished with 18 shots on goal.
@TheFourthPeriod: Being told there's plenty of good traction tonight over CBA. Still a lot of work to be done, but this could move relatively quickly.
The San Francisco Bulls play the Ontario Reign at 7pm tonight. It's the team's third game ever, and their first road game. Ontario's NHL affiliate is the Los Angeles Kings. Ontario led the division at the end of last season but the playoffs weren't kind to them. Glancing over their roster I noticed a familiar name: Dan DaSilva, previously of the Worcester Sharks.
The Sharks have just confirmed the news that Marc-Edouard Vlasic has been signed to a five year extension. They didn't confirm the money part, they never do that. Rumor has it at $4.2m per. But the term, the most exciting part, they announced. Hooray, thank the hockey gods, Vlasic and Wilson for that. If Vlasic weren't under contract with the Sharks for another season, you know teams would have been chasing him because he's that awesome. Phew.
Capgeek now has contracts listed for Matsumoto, McLaren, and McCarthy. Odd that they still have nothing on Kennedy. Also still pending are RFAs Pelech, Petrecki, Sheppard and Mashinter.
It may not be a big surprise, but the Sharks and the Bulls made their affiliation official today. I'm sure we weren't supposed to read too much into the late season presence of Rawhide and Bulls gear at Sharks games, but I did.
The new face in Bay Area hockey needs a name. That is, the SF Bulls' mascot needs one. I like Ferdinand but I don't think that would go over well in the ECHL. Maybe it would. I think it would be okay for their mascot to be known as "the only bull who won't fight." Mascot fights are kind of silly anyway.
If you'd like to chime in with a suggestion, go to their website to do so. You can also pick up t-shirts in their shop. I like the colors. If it can't be teal, a lot of orange works for me.


On behalf of Veritas Law Group posted in estate planning on Monday, March 25, 2019.
Thanks to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Americans now have a federal estate tax exemption of $11.18 million. That number doubles for married couples who are combining their federal estate tax exemption. The value of an estate is the total of all assets held wherever they are located. It also includes interests in property as well as property that a person may not directly own but has some form of control over.
In some cases, a gross estate may include the value of life insurance policies even if someone other than the estate is the beneficiary. If an individual's estate is worth more than the exemption, it may be necessary to pay taxes. Taxes owed must be paid no later than nine months after an individual passes away. The government does allow an estate to ask for an extension to file a federal estate income tax return. However, this extension does not provide an estate with extra time to pay a balance.
In addition to citizens and residents of the United States, nonresidents of the United States may need to account for property held here. It may also be necessary to account for gifts and other financial holdings if they total more than $60,000. That would be done by filing form 706-NA.
Calculating the value of an estate's assets is an important part of the estate administration process. This can be done by having an appraiser create a value or by looking at how much similar items have sold for recently. An attorney may help an executor or trustee with these and other similar tasks.


Ava Rose and Julia Grace. She is also survived by her sisters, Ernestine Mascolo, Olivia Zdanowicz and Celeste Unrath and her husband Robert, as well as her many nieces and nephews.
Annie enjoyed spending time with her family and close friends. She loved baking with her granddaughters, who were her pride and joy. Annie also loved elephants and collecting figurines of them.
Visitation Thursday October 25, 2018 2:00PM to 4:00PM and 7:00PM to 9:00PM at the Gosselin Funeral Home 660 New Dover Road Edison. Funeral Services Friday October 26, 2018 9:30AM at the funeral home followed by a 10:45AM Mass at St John Vianney RC Church, Colonia. Interment St Gertrude Cemetery, Colonia.


So simple….. just a pair of glasses…… a life changed forever.
This is why I love optometry and especially InfantSEE.
Her name is Piper. Her parents were concerned because she wasn't crawling. The pediatrician recommended an eye exam and they took Piper to see Dr. Josiah Young at Opticare Vision Center. Dr. Young is an InfantSEE provider. He diagnosed Piper with significant hyperopia (farsightedness) and prescribed glasses. This is what happened when mom wrestled with her to get the glasses on and Piper's life was changed forever. For starters, the voices of her parents now have faces. Piper has been wearing the glasses for about a month now and she is making huge developmental strides. Go Piper!
Thank you Dr. Young and InfantSEE. You rock my world.
Happy 4th of July! Eye injuries are common today so be careful!
To all those who have served our country. Thank you.


CGuides: 10 Midweek Parties that Will Get You Kicking, Cairo, Egypt.
We know it's getting harder each day with the loads of work on your shoulders, all the clients' nonsense and your boss's bossy attitude, but it all gets pretty with a midweek party! Here's a list of the best parties happening around Cairo's bars and clubs.
How many times did we tell you to leave work early for this iconic BBQ? Now listen to us and just head there to enjoy the food and Frogmoose's crazy mixes.
24K restaurant and bar is bringing the Ibiza partying vibes to Cairo with DJs Carlos and Tee's house sets.
The ultimate oriental vibes are surely found at Rawi! This Tuesday they're welcoming DJ Fedde and belly dancer Linda to master their Sagat Night.
Feedo will still make all the ladies dance at Gu Lounge, there's no quitting this party!
If you're wondering who's taking care of this midweek's party at CJC, it's music producer and artist Hussein Sherbini.
Is there anyone who performs a Pink Floyd tribute like Andromida does? We don't think so, that's why you should head to The Tap West and enjoy their unique performance.
A mix of beautiful music is happening this Wednesday at CJC 610 with Hawidro performing Afro-Egyptian, and Egyptian Project performing their acoustic masterpieces.
When you have a spectacular view, R&B music played by the master Soul M, what morewould you need?
There's nothing to say about this epic party, we all know it, love it, and always enjoy it! Feedo is back again with another edition of Cairo Jazz Club's crazy Say Whaaat?! Party.
Head to Gu Lounge and sing along with Mostafa Hagag and the belly dancers, also you can enjoy the best rhythms with violinist Ahmed Mokhtar.


Acne-prone skin is a condition that affects many professional skin care clients. Yet, both consumers and estheticians are sometimes disappointed with results of treatment. There are some very important factors in acne development and treatment that are frequently forgotten or overlooked. Keeping these in mind can make a big difference in treatment success.
1. Don't forget that acne is a genetic condition. The basic tendency to develop acne and comedones is genetic. Retention hyperkeratosis causes skin cells to accumulate inside follicles instead of desquamating as normal skin does. This cell buildup mixes with excessive sebum produced by the sebaceous glands. This oiliness factor is also genetic. The blockage caused by this clumping of dead cells and solidified sebum obstructs the follicle, preventing its aeration. Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) bacteria, which exist normally in every follicle, are anaerobic, meaning they only survive in the absence of oxygen. These bacteria are normally fairly harmless and, even though they are in every follicle, their numbers are kept low because oxygen penetrating the follicle helps to eradicate them. However, when follicles are impacted, oxygen cannot penetrate to keep bacteria levels in check.
The blunder occurs when clients and estheticians forget that this is a genetic and ongoing battle. Once the skin is clear from the treatment, clients often believe that the condition is cured. They forget that it is chronic and will reoccur, so they stop treatment.
Solution. Constant management of this condition using a mild leave-on keratolytic on a daily basis, such as benzoyl peroxide (BPO) or hydroxy acids, will help clear the skin; however, use of these agents must be continued to battle genetically induced recurrence of cell buildup. Quality and consistent education about the importance of continuous treatment is vital.
2. Treat beyond what you can see. Both estheticians and clients are understandably focused on the current appearance of the skin. They forget that microcomedones, which are not visible to the eye, are constantly forming and reforming inside the lower follicles. For every visible pimple or clogged pore, there are many new microcomedones forming under the skin's surface. These will eventually become a comedo, papule or pustule. Unless treated, clearance will never be achieved or maintained.
Solution. Make sure the client is not just spot-treating visible blemishes. All areas of the face must be treated with a mild keratolytic at home every day. Although spot-treating does help dry up current lesions, keratolytic treatment, such as a BPO or alpha hydroxy acid (AHA) and beta hydroxy acid (BHA) gel, should be applied daily to all acne-prone areas of the skin. Teach clients to apply a small amount of keratolytic product all over the face, avoiding the eye area, and then to spot-treat individual blemishes. This helps constantly flush out follicular debris to prevent new impactions, therefore preventing new inflammatory lesions from forming.
3. Remember hormonal factors. Sebaceous glands are stimulated by the male hormone dihydrotestosterone, which occurs in both men and women. Excess sebum production contributes to follicle inflammation, as well as comedo development. Hormonal factors cause excessive androgen (male hormone) production—these factors can also be genetic, or can be caused from hormonal imbalances during natural cycles and periods of stress, as well as medically related hormonal conditions.
4. Don't be afraid of BPO.
BPO is an amazing ingredient that sloughs debris from the follicle and kills acne bacteria. Consumers sometimes are shy about it because, at one point, they likely overused it, and it caused dryness and irritation, which commonly occurs from using too much product or applying it too frequently.
Solution. The trick in using BPO is to apply a very small amount to all acne-prone areas, gently massage until it penetrates, and then spot-treat raised lesions. If the skin is ultra-sensitive or redness develops, have clients use the BPO gel every other night and on the alternate night, use a noncomedogenic hydration fluid. So one night they flush the follicles and the next night they hydrate.
Sometimes BPO gel medication will act more aggressively if the surrounding skin care products are too irritating or dehydrating. Plan your clients' entire program so they have a balance between proper hydration and proper use of the BPO product. In most cases, 2.5% concentration is high enough to be effective. Using a gel with a 10% concentration of BPO is often unnecessary and certainly can be more irritating to skin. Estheticians sometimes express worry about BPO causing free-radical damage. Although it is a peroxide, the application is controlled to benefit the skin. The possible damage does not outweigh the benefit.
5. Don't recommend or use comedogenic skin care products and makeup. Fatty emollients and other oily ingredients used in skin care and cosmetic products can cause or worsen the development of comedones. Substances that cause comedo formation are known as being comedogenic. The oily substances in these products penetrate the follicles, causing the same effect as sebum does from the inside of the follicles. Some of these ingredients are also irritating to the follicle walls, causing inflammation and swelling that can further obstruct the air flow in the follicle. It is almost always the vehicle or spreading agent of the skin care product or foundation that contains these clogging ingredients. The comedogenic ingredients are very often found in products for mature and dry skin.
Solution. Make sure you only use and sell tested noncomedogenic products for your clients with problem skin. Look for products that are labeled both noncomedogenic and dermatologist-tested. This testing is elective and expensive, and not all companies choose to have it done. Double-check the client's makeup to make sure it has also been properly tested for comedogenicity. This is especially important for foundations, powders and blushes.
6. Don't ignore at-home care. Unfortunately, this happens too often. The esthetician diligently performs extractions, and uses peels and treatments to help the skin, but fails to recommend or design a home-care program for the client. Home care is the single most important factor in successful acne treatment. Having a program approach to both at-home care and the overall treatment plan makes a tremendous difference in treatment success.
Solution. Sit down with your client and design a program coordinating daily home care using a proper cleanser; toner; BPO or AHA treatment; noncomedogenic sunscreen; and hydration and makeup products. These should be available for purchase in your spa's retail area. Coordinate in-clinic peels, extraction treatments and other related services to boost and accelerate the effects of great home care.
7. Don't underestimate the importance of compliance. Teenagers are frequently guilty of this, but adults are, too. The failure to perform daily care consistently will not deliver results.
Solution. Try to keep the regimen as simple as possible while still being effective. Teach your clients a "three minutes, morning and night" method so they understand it does not take a lot of time to treat their skin at home. Another compliance problem is cleaning the face, but not using the medication, or using medication and not using sunscreen every day. Emphasize to your client that the key word is "program," and sticking to one is the only way to achieve and maintain acne clearance.
8. Don't fail to educate. When you look at all the other factors discussed here, many have one thing in common—client education.
Solution. Take the time, especially during the first visit, to provide a thorough consultation to inform your client specifically about how and why acne occurs, and the need for consistent care. Continue to be a cheerleader for your clients each time they visit your skin care facility.
Mark Lees, PhD, is an award-winning speaker, clinical skin therapist and product developer specializing in acne, sensitive and aging skin, and is the author of Skin Care: Beyond the Basics (Milady, 2011), The Skin Care Answer Book (Milady, 2010), and the newly-released acne book, Clearing Concepts (2013). He is a member of the 2014–2015 Skin Inc. Editorial Advisory Board and can be contacted at info@marklees.com or on Facebook.
Editor's note: This article is based on Lees' upcoming class by the same name, taking place during the Advanced Education Conference Program during Face & Body® Midwest at McCormick Place in Chicago, on March 22, 2014. Register today! www.FaceandBody.com/midwest/register.


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Vox Holloway
The charismatic community choir of Holloway, London
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April 2012: 'Lost and Found' Vivaldi, Handel and debut of Harvey Brough's 'A Particulare Care'
With thanks to Harvey Brough for this recording.
Link to Programme
"The title of our concert, Lost & Found, and the decision to focusour fundraising efforts on families and children finds its rootsin tonight's music and its connections to two extraordinary orphanages, the Pio Ospedale della Pietà in Venice and the
Foundling Hospital in London.
The Pietà was established in the 14th century and developed atradition of providing musical training to its girl orphans, whileboys were taught a trade. By the time Antonio Vivaldi arrived as a violin teacher in 1703, the Pietà's all-female orchestra
and choir had an exceptional reputation. Vivaldi composed music for the women of the Pietà during his long tenure there, including several works to challenge the considerable skills of their virtuosi.
Thomas Coram, a retired sailor sickened by the sight of dying children in London's streets, established the Foundling Hospital in 1739. The Hospital soon attracted its most famous patron, George Friderick Handel. A devoted philanthropist, Handel staged many benefit concerts for the Hospital, the first of which featured the Ode to St. Cecelia and the Foundling Hospital Anthem.
Earlier this year, Vox Holloway's patron, Harvey Brough, was inspired to write his own anthem following a visit to the Foundling Hospital, now the Foundling Museum. That anthem receives its premiere tonight, just as Handel's Anthem did over 250 years ago in a similar effort to improve the lives of children." From the programme notes.
Next Performance:
The Village Green Preservation Society & Songs from ArthurFebruary 15th, 2020
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Sunset Music Festival Rescheduled For A Second Time Amid Pandemic
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Tampa's Sunset Music Festival has been rescheduled for a second time this year amid the coronavirus, pushing the celebration to December 2020. Originally, the...
Tampa's Sunset Music Festival has been rescheduled for a second time this year amid the coronavirus, pushing the celebration to December 2020.
Originally, the EDM festival was set to run during Labor Day Weekend, however, following news of the coronavirus pandemic, organizers postponed the event to July at the Raymond James Stadium. Now, as the outbreak has continued to spread across the country, the festival was pushed back once again to December 26-27 and has been dubbed "Sunset 2.0: The Gift Edition."
"We knew it was a longshot AND we really wanted us all to be together – but the window has closed on the ability to put on a safe festival on the Fourth of July weekend," organizers said in a statement over the weekend. "We acknowledge this is not what any of us wanted to hear, but we need to take all necessary precautions under these unprecedented times. We love you and cannot wait to get back to the party, in a safe environment along with the quality of operations and production that you come to expect from us."
While the festival was originally supposed to include headlining sets from Rezz, Seven Lions, NGHTMRE, Slander, and more, organizers said that this year's lineup will be different. Acts, however, have not been confirmed at this time.
Ticketholders' passes will be honored at the December event, though fans have the option to request a refund through November 22. If ticketholders choose to hold onto their tickets, they'll receive a $50 credit for food, drinks, and merch, as well as the opportunity to be one of the first to buy tickets for next year's edition of the festival.
Sunset isn't the only EDM fest postponed amid the virus; Ubbi Dubbi, Movement, Beyond Wonderland, and Shambhala Festival have been rescheduled to the fall, while Ultra, Electric Forest, and Voodoo have been cancelled. See our full, updating list of festivals cancelled or postponed due to coronavirus here.


NOIDA: Scores of ex-employees of real estate giant Amrapali Group on Friday picketed their corporate office here in Sector-62, alleging non-payment of dues for months.
The employees, who were fired during the last one year, were terminated by the group citing falling profits and slump in the real estate sector.
"Some of us haven't received our salaries for last eight-nine months. We have no other means to live and are barely surviving," Prashant Kumar, a site-engineer with the group, told IANS.
Most of the sacked employees comprised engineers, supervisors, construction workers and low-level managers from the firm's construction sites.
The management, on the other hand, said that they have no money to disburse the payments, yet they are paying off the dues gradually, in instalments of Rs 5,000.
"You know about the slump in the real estate market, on top of that demonetisation hit us hard. The situation is not as bad as the workers are saying. We are paying them in instalments and will clear dues as soon as possible," Adarsh Mohan, a representative from Amrapali Group, told IANS.
The workers alleged that around 800 to 1,000 employees were sacked in the last one year, whereas Mohan said it was not more than 200.
The aggrieved ex-employees also said that the cheques they received from the firm have bounced.
"Their cheques are bouncing, we have been cheated by the company. I had to pay my children's school fees by borrowing money from someone else," Sujeet Jha, who had been working for 13 years with the construction firm, told IANS as he showed the dishonoured cheques.
Some workers alleged that even the bio-metric attendance system was rendered dysfunctional months before their sacking, with their presence being marked only manually.
When the son of company's Chairman Anil Kumar Sharma came out to assuage the sloganeering workers, he was heckled and forced to return inside.


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OneBeacon Surety Group welcomes Brian Passolt as their new Vice President for the Midwest region. He now oversees business operations in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin. Brian brings 16 years of experience in middle-market and large commercial surety business. We're excited to have Brian join the team, as we believe his industry capability will bring success to our business. Welcome Brian!


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Q: How to replace some indices of a vector with the same indices of another vector in R? I have two vectors (in R), each with the same length. I want to replace all negative values in vector A with the corresponding indices in vector B. For example, if indices 5, 7, and 9 of vector A are negative values, I want to replace indices 5, 7 and 9 of vector A with indices 5, 7, and 9 in vector B.
Thanks so much!

A: Here is one quick way:
a <- c(1,2,3,4,-5,6,-7,8,-9 )
b <- c(5,5,5,5, 5,5, 5,5, 5)
a[ a<0 ] <- b[ a<0 ]

yields:
> a
[1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 5 8 5

For fastest results, use a[ a<0 ] <- b[ a<0 ]:
> microbenchmark(ifelse(a<0,b,a),a[ a<0 ] <- b[ a<0 ])
Unit: nanoseconds
                 expr  min   lq    mean median   uq   max neval
  ifelse(a < 0, b, a) 3137 3707 4497.14   3992 4277 33072   100
 a[a < 0] <- b[a < 0]  856 1141 1657.47   1426 1427 11120   100


My gut is in a roil as I finally come to face what I've been yearning for so long. I wonder now if I would have just preferred it be that, a dream and little more. It made me feel more confident and responsible in the least, saying how much I wanted to get practice, how I wanted to learn to defend myself. Yet now, black eyes staring down my long muzzle at the moon mare, I feel sick. I've known plenty of mental pains and emotional scars, but I have been sly enough, or perhaps just pathetic enough, to escape an array of physical ones. Bruises sound like a foreign fruit to me and lacerations a name for a far-away place.
I blink, collecting my nerves, and assess my opponent. Rishima had been the first I met and befriended of the Qian, and though we are herd mates I wonder if we could be called more than that. I know little of the mysterious mare compared to others since, but her face is a familiar one I yet cling to, my childhood shining through in my weaker moments. Though he title boasts nothing of a warrior's namesake, she is an ideal candidate for me to test myself. She stands even with me in height, though I am of thinner build, but even so I suspect she is stronger than me, but I wonder if she is faster. I doubt it will much matter with how matched we are, but I have the need to grip some modicum of advantage lest I despair and turn into a rabbit ducking for its burrow. In the very least I trust her to be gentle and guiding, though I wonder the same of her griffin. I toss the pale animal a wary eye, focusing especially on the talons she possesses.
I think I'm already sweating.
We have agreed not to use additions, just the skill sets of our physical and barren bodies. That is complicated and painful enough for me. I do hope she'll shout out tidbits of advice as we go, for I've no way to ask but no clue of what to accomplish. Even now, ears flicking with my nerves, I realize I should probably start. I know if I don't I'm liable to turn tail and flee the moment she charges me.
I duck my head, teeth pressing together in a tight line that makes my jaws ache. Without any matter of tact my hooves leave the firm grass of the World's Edge. The birdsong blades are vigorous and spring easily back into shape in the absence of my weight, no worse for the wear. The heat of the midday sun above promises that I will certainly be in a lather when this is through, but it also has cleared the mists for us and dried the dew from the turf, which would otherwise prove slick. I know not to be grateful for these things yet, too intent am I on closing the distance between the moon advocate and I. Each stride shudders up my body and my heart has managed to lodge itself in my ears, pounding against my skull like a tiny madman trying to reason with me and urge me to abandon this fool's course.
I nearly slip as it is in my awkward haste to assault my friend. I try my hoof at feinting, I am after all of a more devious nature, but it's a botch job on the battlefield. I try to angle to my right, her left, as I come headlong, head stretched out to snap. At the last moment I change my course, throwing myself around like a sack of dragon eggs to bring my rump to her. I crow hop, all four feet leaving the ground (barely), but I seem to forget the part about kicking my heels out. I'm not sure I've actually ever done a buck before, aside from my earliest seasons when the world was more ripe and sweet. Perhaps though my great curtain of a tail will flop in her face.
As I land I stagger to catch myself, dizzy with the abrupt turn and momentum. I am liable to bump into Rishima if she stands still, but if any harm comes of it then she is no more than a glass figure. I give myself pause, twisting my head around to inspect the repercussions of my actions. There's a certain hopeful glee in my expression as I crane my neck to look. I'm not even sure what I'm expecting. There'd be no blood draw and a bruise wouldn't rise until later, and she certainly wouldn't be knocked to the ground. Yet look I do, oblivious to the massive target I've made myself.


Have strong ties to the city of Houston and a strong interest in serving the city.
Reside in the city of Houston. Residency is based on the applicant's physical residence [home], not on a P.O. Box, studio/workspace or other property owned by the applicant. Proof of residency is required.
Have documented experience in public speaking, teaching and/or public performance.
Ten published poems in established publications (print or online) over the past 5 years plus at least one top-10 individual ranking in a national or international poetry slam (not self-curated) within the last 5 years.
Must be at least 21 years of age and not currently enrolled in an academic program.
Development of a social media platform for the Houston Poet Laureate to engage with all Houstonians.
Creation of an anthology of Houston's Favorite Poems, modeled on former U.S. Robert Pinsky's national project (http://www.favoritepoem.org/).
Plan and/or attend at least four community-based poetry programs per year, planned in coordination with the Houston Public Library Programming Department.
Provide content to the Houston Poet Laureate Facebook page and other social media venues.
Work with and provide mentorship to the Houston Youth Poet Laureate.
Prepare and provide an annual written report of activities.
Mayor Sylvester Turner, along with Library Director Dr. Rhea Brown Lawson, has appointed the Houston Poet Laureate Selection Committee, a group of acknowledged and diverse poets, scholars and literary experts, to assist in the nomination and selection process. The group is co-chaired by a representative of the Houston Public Library and a representative of the Mayor's Office of Cultural Affairs, both of whom will be non-voting members of the committee.
The selection committee will review all eligible applications, which will be scored on a 100 point scale, with up to 40 points for artistic merit of the work sample, up to 30 points for experience and background, and up to 30 points for the quality of the proposed outreach project.
Finalists will be interviewed in person by the committee in late February / early March 2017.
The names of the finalists will be forwarded to Mayor Turner for final selection. The Poet Laureate will be announced in April 2017 to coincide with National Poetry Month.
$2,500 upon signing of the contract.
$5,000 in April, 2018, upon receipt of the Poet Laureate's Annual Report, signifying the beginning of the second annual term.
$2,500 in April, 2019, upon receipt of the Poet Laureate's Final Report, signifying the end of the appointment.


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NPR FOR THE DEAF: We Hear It Even When You Can't
by: PhawkerPosted on: April 14, 2008 November 6, 2022
With both the cost of and demand for oil rising, nations with large energy reserves are redrawing political and military alliances, and oil-rich countries like Russia and Venezuela are enjoying greater influence. Michael Klare, author of Rising Power, Shrinking Planet, calls it the "new international energy order."Klare is the director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies based at Hampshire College in Amherst, Mass. He is the author of several books, including Blood and Oil, which examines the danger of American's dependence on foreign oil, and Rogue States and Nuclear Outlaws, a study of new American foreign policy. Klare is also a contributor to Harper's, Foreign Affairs, and the Los Angeles Times.
Anti-Chinese protests along the Olympic torch relay route have heightened controversies surrounding this summer's games in Beijing. We talk about the concerns of and response from the Chinese government, activists, Olympic officials and athletes, and U.S. policymakers with STEPHEN MORRISON of the Center for Strategic and International Studies and USA Today sports columnist CHRISTINE BRENNAN. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3
We talk with ELEANOR CLIFT a contributing editor to Newsweek about her new book Two Weeks of Life: A Memoir of Love, Death & Politics. At the same time that Terry Schiavo was dying in her Florida hospice, Clift's husband, Tom Brazaitis, was dying of cancer at home; the two passed away within a day of each other. Two Weeks of Life alternates between these two stories to provide a commentary on how we deal dying in modern America. Listen to this show via Real Audio | mp3
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Hype from blogs can help make a band, but it's a rare occasion when an established TV show such as Austin City Limits picks up an unknown — even one that shares a hometown. Steeped in catchy rock and sweeping power-pop, What Made Milwaukee Famous used that unexpected endorsement to help attract the attention of a label. On the group's second album, What Doesn't Kill Us, it deftly mixes the pomp of Spoon and the hooks of Big Star with witty lyrics. In this segment of World Cafe, What Made Milwaukee Famous fills out its sound with the help of new guitarist Jason Davis.
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Rik Pieters is the present incumbent of the Arie Kapteyn Chair (June 2016 – May 2019). This professorship is an honorable position that serves as a constant reminder of Arie Kapteyn's signal contribution to research at the Tilburg School of Economics and Management (TiSEM). The professorship is awarded to a researcher who has released many high-quality publications, has prominent external visibility, and whose research has a high impact factor. The Arie Kapteyn Professor must almost have demonstrably contributed to the development of research at TiSEM. The chair rotates every three years and comes with a research budget.
Rik Pieters is now halfway through his term – an excellent opportunity for a midterm interview.
The interview takes place in Rik's office. The first thing that strikes you about it is the holiday atmosphere it radiates. There are two beach chairs and a beach umbrella, and a matching table full of stuff typical of beach vacations. "If you spend a great deal of your time in your office, it is important to create a pleasant atmosphere there," he explains.
Rik Pieters continues by pointing to another method, one he helped develop in the context of his professorship, to obtain more honest answers to questions about sensitive issues, such as smoking during pregnancy. There are still quite a few women who smoke while pregnant and resulting complications for bother mother and child weigh heavily on healthcare budgets and cause a lot of distress and misery. "For this study we used another method: the list technique." Each respondent receives a list of three questions, only one of which is a sensitive one ("Did you smoke during your pregnancy?"). All the respondents are asked to do is specify to how many of the three questions their answer would be "yes". The two non-sensitive questions are inversely related: if the answer to one of these two questions is "yes", odds are that the answer to the other question is "no", which near effectively precludes the sum from ever being three (affirmative answers). A set of non-sensitive questions could for example be "Did you drive to work?" and "Did you go for a walk"?
The research is carried out in collaboration with the Erasmus Medical Center, which analyzes the hair samples of the respondents. The respondents have agreed in advance to make hair samples available, and their privacy is guarded with the greatest possible care. What does Rik Pieters hope to achieve? "Eventually we hope to increase our understanding of the mechanisms underlying the development of certain behaviors and what the effects of these behaviors are. What are the carousels of cause and effect behind these patterns of common addictions?; how can they be predicted and how can they be stopped? This in turn may result in policies being developed, for the government as well as for companies: what are the tools that need to be developed to arrive at the best possible way to stimulate the behavior you want, and conversely to understand what the effects of this behavior are." The statistical analyses of the research are currently being carried out.
Rik Pieters is an enthusiastic man who talks about his research with great passion. There is a clear unifying thread in his research: it is always about self-reporting, stated and revealed preferences, entirely in line with the survey-based research started by Arie Kapteyn. And he is constantly looking for methods that yield better results than direct questions, in order to arrive at a better understanding of the causes and effects of people's consumption behavior, to test theories and to develop tools for policy development.