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Disruption of the Power Process in Modern Society
Featuring Ted Kazinsky
Album Industrial Society and Its Future (Unabomber Manifesto)
Disruption of the Power Process in Modern Society Lyrics
59. We divide human drives into three groups: (1) those drives that can be satisfied with minimal effort; (2) those that can be satisfied but only at the cost of serious effort; (3) those that cannot be adequately satisfied no matter how much effort one makes. The power process is the process of satisfying the drives of the second group. The more drives there are in the third group, the more there is frustration, anger, eventually defeatism, depression, etc.
60. In modern industrial society natural human drives tend to be pushed into the first and third groups, and the second group tends to consist increasingly of artificially created drives.
61. In primitive societies, physical necessities generally fall into group 2: They can be obtained, but only at the cost of serious effort. But modern society tends to guaranty the physical necessities to everyone [9] in exchange for only minimal effort, hence physical needs are pushed into group 1. (There may be disagreement about whether the effort needed to hold a job is "minimal"; but usually, in lower- to middle- level jobs, whatever effort is required is merely that of OBEDIENCE. You sit or stand where you are told to sit or stand and do what you are told to do in the way you are told to do it. Seldom do you have to exert yourself seriously, and in any case you have hardly any autonomy in work, so that the need for the power process is not well served.)
62. Social needs, such as sex, love and status, often remain in group 2 in modern society, depending on the situation of the individual. [10] But, except for people who have a particularly strong drive for status, the effort required to fulfill the social drives is insufficient to satisfy adequately the need for the power process.
63. So certain artificial needs have been created that fall into group 2, hence serve the need for the power process. Advertising and marketing techniques have been developed that make many people feel they need things that their grandparents never desired or even dreamed of. It requires serious effort to earn enough money to satisfy these artificial needs, hence they fall into group 2. (But see paragraphs 80-82.) Modern man must satisfy his need for the power process largely through pursuit of the artificial needs created by the advertising and marketing industry [11], and through surrogate activities.
64. It seems that for many people, maybe the majority, these artificial forms of the power process are insufficient. A theme that appears repeatedly in the writings of the social critics of the second half of the 20th century is the sense of purposelessness that afflicts many people in modern society. (This purposelessness is often called by other names such as "anomic" or "middle-class vacuity.") We suggest that the so-called "identity crisis" is actually a search for a sense of purpose, often for commitment to a suitable surrogate activity. It may be that existentialism is in large part a response to the purposelessness of modern life. [12] Very widespread in modern society is the search for "fulfillment." But we think that for the majority of people an activity whose main goal is fulfillment (that is, a surrogate activity) does not bring completely satisfactory fulfillment. In other words, it does not fully satisfy the need for the power process. (See paragraph 41.) That need can be fully satisfied only through activities that have some external goal, such as physical necessities, sex, love, status, revenge, etc.
65. Moreover, where goals are pursued through earning money, climbing the status ladder or functioning as part of the system in some other way, most people are not in a position to pursue their goals AUTONOMOUSLY. Most workers are someone else's employee and, as we pointed out in paragraph 61, must spend their days doing what they are told to do in the way they are told to do it. Even people who are in business for themselves have only limited autonomy. It is a chronic complaint of small-business persons and entrepreneurs that their hands are tied by excessive government regulation. Some of these regulations are doubtless unnecessary, but for the most part government regulations are essential and inevitable parts of our extremely complex society. A large portion of small business today operates on the franchise system. It was reported in the Wall Street Journal a few years ago that many of the franchise-granting companies require applicants for franchises to take a personality test that is designed to EXCLUDE those who have creativity and initiative, because such persons are not sufficiently docile to go along obediently with the franchise system. This excludes from small business many of the people who most need autonomy.
66. Today people live more by virtue of what the system does FOR them or TO them than by virtue of what they do for themselves. And what they do for themselves is done more and more along channels laid down by the system. Opportunities tend to be those that the system provides, the opportunities must be exploited in accord with rules and regulations [13], and techniques prescribed by experts must be followed if there is to be a chance of success.
67. Thus the power process is disrupted in our society through a deficiency of real goals and a deficiency of autonomy in the pursuit of goals. But it is also disrupted because of those human drives that fall into group 3: the drives that one cannot adequately satisfy no matter how much effort one makes. One of these drives is the need for security. Our lives depend on decisions made by other people; we have no control over these decisions and usually we do not even know the people who make them. ("We live in a world in which relatively few people—maybe 500 or 1,000—make the important decisions"—Philip B. Heymann of Harvard Law School, quoted by Anthony Lewis, New York Times, April 21, 1995.) Our lives depend on whether safety standards at a nuclear power plant are properly maintained; on how much pesticide is allowed to get into our food or how much pollution into our air; on how skillful (or incompetent) our doctor is; whether we lose or get a job may depend on decisions made by government economists or corporation executives; and so forth. Most individuals are not in a position to secure themselves against these threats to more [than] a very limited extent. The individual's search for security is therefore frustrated, which leads to a sense of powerlessness.
68. It may be objected that primitive man is physically less secure than modern man, as is shown by his shorter life expectancy; hence modern man suffers from less, not more than the amount of insecurity that is normal for human beings. But psychological security does not closely correspond with physical security. What makes us FEEL secure is not so much objective security as a sense of confidence in our ability to take care of ourselves. Primitive man, threatened by a fierce animal or by hunger, can fight in self-defense or travel in search of food. He has no certainty of success in these efforts, but he is by no means helpless against the things that threaten him. The modern individual on the other hand is threatened by many things against which he is helpless: nuclear accidents, carcinogens in food, environmental pollution, war, increasing taxes, invasion of his privacy by large organizations, nationwide social or economic phenomena that may disrupt his way of life.
69. It is true that primitive man is powerless against some of the things that threaten him; disease for example. But he can accept the risk of disease stoically. It is part of the nature of things, it is no one's fault, unless it is the fault of some imaginary, impersonal demon. But threats to the modern individual tend to be MAN-MADE. They are not the results of chance but are IMPOSED on him by other persons whose decisions he, as an individual, is unable to influence. Consequently he feels frustrated, humiliated and angry.
70. Thus primitive man for the most part has his security in his own hands (either as an individual or as a member of a SMALL group) whereas the security of modern man is in the hands of persons or organizations that are too remote or too large for him to be able personally to influence them. So modern man's drive for security tends to fall into groups 1 and 3; in some areas (food, shelter etc.) his security is assured at the cost of only trivial effort, whereas in other areas he CANNOT attain security. (The foregoing greatly simplifies the real situation, but it does indicate in a rough, general way how the condition of modern man differs from that of primitive man.)
71. People have many transitory drives or impulses that are necessarily frustrated in modern life, hence fall into group 3. One may become angry, but modern society cannot permit fighting. In many situations it does not even permit verbal aggression. When going somewhere one may be in a hurry, or one may be in a mood to travel slowly, but one generally has no choice but to move with the flow of traffic and obey the traffic signals. One may want to do one's work in a different way, but usually one can work only according to the rules laid down by one's employer. In many other ways as well, modern man is strapped down by a network of rules and regulations (explicit or implicit) that frustrate many of his impulses and thus interfere with the power process. Most of these regulations cannot be dispensed with, because they are necessary for the functioning of industrial society.
72. Modern society is in certain respects extremely permissive. In matters that are irrelevant to the functioning of the system we can generally do what we please. We can believe in any religion we like (as long as it does not encourage behavior that is dangerous to the system). We can go to bed with anyone we like (as long as we practice "safe sex"). We can do anything we like as long as it is UNIMPORTANT. But in all IMPORTANT matters the system tends increasingly to regulate our behavior.
73. Behavior is regulated not only through explicit rules and not only by the government. Control is often exercised through indirect coercion or through psychological pressure or manipulation, and by organizations other than the government, or by the system as a whole. Most large organizations use some form of propaganda [14] to manipulate public attitudes or behavior. Propaganda is not limited to "commercials" and advertisements, and sometimes it is not even consciously intended as propaganda by the people who make it. For instance, the content of entertainment programming is a powerful form of propaganda. An example of indirect coercion: There is no law that says we have to go to work every day and follow our employer's orders. Legally there is nothing to prevent us from going to live in the wild like primitive people or from going into business for ourselves. But in practice there is very little wild country left, and there is room in the economy for only a limited number of small business owners. Hence most of us can survive only as someone else's employee.
74. We suggest that modern man's obsession with longevity, and with maintaining physical vigor and sexual attractiveness to an advanced age, is a symptom of unfulfillment resulting from deprivation with respect to the power process. The "mid-life crisis" also is such a symptom. So is the lack of interest in having children that is fairly common in modern society but almost unheard-of in primitive societies.
75. In primitive societies life is a succession of stages. The needs and purposes of one stage having been fulfilled, there is no particular reluctance about passing on to the next stage. A young man goes through the power process by becoming a hunter, hunting not for sport or for fulfillment but to get meat that is necessary for food. (In young women the process is more complex, with greater emphasis on social power; we won't discuss that here.) This phase having been successfully passed through, the young man has no reluctance about settling down to the responsibilities of raising a family. (In contrast, some modern people indefinitely postpone having children because they are too busy seeking some kind of "fulfillment." We suggest that the fulfillment they need is adequate experience of the power process—with real goals instead of the artificial goals of surrogate activities.) Again, having successfully raised his children, going through the power process by providing them with the physical necessities, the primitive man feels that his work is done and he is prepared to accept old age (if he survives that long) and death. Many modern people, on the other hand, are disturbed by the prospect of physical deterioration and death, as is shown by the amount of effort they expend trying to maintain their physical condition, appearance and health. We argue that this is due to unfulfillment resulting from the fact that they have never put their physical powers to any practical use, have never gone through the power process using their bodies in a serious way. It is not the primitive man, who has used his body daily for practical purposes, who fears the deterioration of age, but the modern man, who has never had a practical use for his body beyond walking from his car to his house. It is the man whose need for the power process has been satisfied during his life who is best prepared to accept the end of that life.
76. In response to the arguments of this section someone will say, "Society must find a way to give people the opportunity to go through the power process." For such people the value of the opportunity is destroyed by the very fact that society gives it to them. What they need is to find or make their own opportunities. As long as the system GIVES them their opportunities it still has them on a leash. To attain autonomy they must get off that leash.
"Disruption of the Power Process in Modern Society" Track Info
Industrial Society and Its Future (Unabomber Manifesto) Unabomber
2. The Psychology of Modern Leftism
3. Feelings of Inferiority
4. Oversocialization
5. The Power Process
6. Surrogate Activities
7. Autonomy
8. Sources of Social Problems
9. Disruption of the Power Process in Modern Society
10. How Some People Adjust
11. The Motives of Scientists
12. The Nature of Freedom
13. Some Principles of History
14. Industrial-Technological Society Cannot Be Reformed
15. Restriction of Freedom Is Unavoidable In Industrial Society
16. Technology Is A More Powerful Social Force Than The Aspiration For Freedom
17. Simpler Social Problems Have Proved Intractable
18. Revolution Is Easier Than Reform
19. Control Of Human Behavior
20. Human Suffering
21. The Future
22. Strategy
23. Two Kinds Of Technology
24. The Danger of Leftism


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Motocross And Tiny Houses
Hans Madsen
The Webster County Conservation open house at the Gypsum City OHV Park had a most unwelcome visitor Thursday afternoon that was most certainly not on the guest list — several waves of torrential rain.
While the rain might have soaked the ground and caused the cancellation of the hay ride tours, it did nothing to dampen the spirit of Webster County Conservation Director Matt Cosgrove.
One of the first improvements at the park that greets visitors is a overhaul of the original motocross track.
"We hired Cody Rodenborn," Cosgrove said. "He took a week of vacation time and freshened it up."
The work, which was done with a rented bulldozer, included fixing some drainage issues and giving the course a bit of a new look. Cosgrove said the design dates back to the original construction of the park in 2005.
There's also a whole new motocross area for riders to try out.
"We got an ATV Registration Grant," he said. "We hired Teddy Maier to design and build it."
The motocross only area is located south of the main parking lot.
Webster County Conservation was also able to use some of the grant funding for another project: an update to the park's master plan. Cosgrove said that pretty much everything in the original plan has been completed.
"We're looking at the future," he said. "What's it look like for Gypsum City?"
In the campground at the park, Natural Resource and Trail Technician Tasha Nielsen was ready to show off the three tiny houses that can be rented through mycountyparks.com.
Each of the them features a different theme. There's the Hunter's Cabin, the Bunkhouse and the Mining Cabin.
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About PWP
People's Will Party is the party of the Syrian working class and all the white- and blue-collar laborers. The PWP struggles to realize the national and class interests of these social strata through working on implementing its program, on the national politics level as well as its socio-economic and democratic ones. The PWP aims at building a contemporary socialist society that eliminates all forms of man or nation exploitation and that satisfies the material and moral needs of the society.
The PWP is a part and parcel of the modern Syrian political movement and its unfolding political sphere. It has attained this thanks to its early and correct analysis of the political movement crisis in Syria, besides its persistence to restore its functional role through urging the masses to retain a high level of political activity.
The People's Will Party is the historical outcome of the struggles of the tens of thousands of Syrian Communists for so many decades now. It is the legitimate inheritor and the extension of the Syrian Communist Movement, leaning against, and working on, developing its most outstanding achievements, ideologically, intellectually and politically.
Taking Marxism-Leninism as its ideological reference, creatively, away from nihilism and/or literalism, the PWP adopts and is guided by Scientific Socialism, and it works on implementing it taking into account the realities and historical peculiarities of Syria, besides the historical experience of the World Revolutionary Movement, investing in its optimum productions.
The PWP targets the establishment of a new political and social regime in Syria, through realizing the highest economic growth rates and the widest social justice, in addition to broadening the political and democratic freedoms in order to guarantee the widest popular engagements in the Syrian political life.
The PWP works on maintaining national independence, defying the US and Zionist schemes, regionally and internationally, and fighting for the liberation and restoration of all occupied Arab and Syrian territories.
The PWP is the culmination and continuation of the works and struggles of the National Committee for the Unity of Syrian Communists that was launched as early as the 21st Century, based on a scientific belief that the defeats that were witnessed during the second half of the 20th Century were no more than an interim historical closure before the World Revolutionary Movement vs. World Capitalism. The PWP had early predicted that this horizon closure would turn into openness with the escalation of the capitalist crisis, reaching its own dead end and ultimate historical closure.
Keeping in mind this deeply-rooted scientific convection, the PWP has a triumphant mentality and lives in the age of the looming victories of the pole of the peoples against the World Capitalist System.
Some History:
In 2000, shortly after the convention of the 9th Congress of the Syrian Communist Party, 80% of the membership of Damascus organization of the Party were expelled. As this illegitimate procedure was widened to cover more party organizations all over Syria, the affected comrades and party organizations formed the National Committee for the Unity of the Syrian Communists, which re-published Kassioun newspaper. Unlike the two other communist factions, the new communist current was not part of the National Progressive Front which brought together the ruling Ba'ath Party and other "legal" parties.
It took the communist group more than a decade, actually in 2012, to form and declare an officially registered party known as the People's Will Party, that convened its 10th Periodical, 1st after registration, Congress in June 2013. The party ran independent candidates in the parliamentary elections in 2003 and 2007 but failed to win any seats. Nonetheless, in the parliamentary elections of 2012, the Popular Front for Change and Liberation, a coalition formed by the PWP, took 5 seats. The Party joined the demonstrations at the start of the 2011 Syrian Crisis, and a number of its activists in Damascus, Homs and DerEzzour lost their lives at the hands of the governmental police and other services, while others were detained or arrested in other Syrian governorates. As the Syrian popular movement turned armed and violent, the PWP continued with its humanitarian aids and mediation efforts in some conflict zones. The PWP seeks a comprehensive, radical and democratic change of the regime as a whole, not only the removal of the President. Economically, the party calls for a reversal of the liberalization «reforms» that started in 2005 and laid the foundation for the social and political unrest in Syria, and calls for the creation of a strong national economy.
Dr. Kadri Jamil, one of PWP Council Secretaries, was a member of the committee that drafted amendments to the Constitution of Syria in response to the 2011 Syrian popular movement. The amendments were approved in the Syrian constitutional referendum, 2012 and allowed multiparty elections in Syria.
PWP Leadership
In organization, the People's Will Party depends Democratic Centralism. Nonetheless, it has no assignment for a Secretary General, rather a collective leadership of the members of the Central Council that are elected in the General Conference. The Central Council elects its members of the Presidium and members of the Secretariat to undertake daily tasks.
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package hudson.slaves;

import hudson.DescriptorExtensionList;
import hudson.Extension;
import hudson.Util;
import hudson.model.ComputerSet;
import hudson.model.Descriptor;
import hudson.model.Failure;
import hudson.model.Node;
import hudson.model.Slave;
import hudson.util.DescriptorList;
import hudson.util.FormValidation;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import javax.servlet.ServletException;
import jenkins.model.Jenkins;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.QueryParameter;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerRequest;
import org.kohsuke.stapler.StaplerResponse;

/**
 * {@link Descriptor} for {@link Slave}.
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 *
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 *

 * This object needs to have <tt>newInstanceDetail.jelly</tt> view, which shows up in
 * <tt>http://server/hudson/computers/new</tt> page as an explanation of this job type.
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Other Implementation Notes

 *
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
public abstract class NodeDescriptor extends Descriptor<Node> {
    protected NodeDescriptor(Class<? extends Node> clazz) {
        super(clazz);
    }

    protected NodeDescriptor() {
    }

    /**
     * Can the administrator create this type of nodes from UI?
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     * Return false if it only makes sense for programs to create it, not through the "new node" UI.
     */
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        return true;
    }

    public final String newInstanceDetailPage() {
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    }

    /**
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        computerSet.checkName(name);
        req.setAttribute("descriptor", this);
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    }

    @Override
    public String getConfigPage() {
        return getViewPage(clazz, "configure-entries.jelly");
    }

    public FormValidation doCheckName(@QueryParameter String value ) {
        String name = Util.fixEmptyAndTrim(value);
        if(name==null)
            return FormValidation.error(Messages.NodeDescriptor_CheckName_Mandatory());
        try {
            Jenkins.checkGoodName(name);
        } catch (Failure f) {
            return FormValidation.error(f.getMessage());
        }
        return FormValidation.ok();
    }

    /**
     * Returns all the registered {@link NodeDescriptor} descriptors.
     */
    public static DescriptorExtensionList<Node,NodeDescriptor> all() {
        return Jenkins.get().<Node,NodeDescriptor>getDescriptorList(Node.class);
    }

    /**
     * All the registered instances.
     * @deprecated as of 1.286
     *      Use {@link #all()} for read access, and {@link Extension} for registration.
     */
    @Deprecated
    public static final DescriptorList<Node> ALL = new DescriptorList<Node>(Node.class);

    public static List<NodeDescriptor> allInstantiable() {
        List<NodeDescriptor> r = new ArrayList<>();
        for (NodeDescriptor d : all())
            if(d.isInstantiable())
                r.add(d);
        return r;
    }
}

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package ddf.minim.javasound;

import java.util.Map;

class MP3MetaData extends BasicMetaData
{
	private Map<String, Object> mTags;

	MP3MetaData(String filename, long length, Map<String, Object> tags)
	{
		super(filename, length, -1);
		mTags = tags;
	}

	private String getTag(String tag)
	{
		if ( mTags.containsKey(tag) )
		{
			return (String)mTags.get(tag);
		}
		return "";
	}

	public String title()
	{
		return getTag("title");
	}

	public String author()
	{
		return getTag("author");
	}

	public String album()
	{
		return getTag("album");
	}

	public String date()
	{
		return getTag("date");
	}

	public String comment()
	{
		return getTag("comment");
	}

	public String track()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.track");
	}

	public String genre()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.genre");
	}

	public String copyright()
	{
		return getTag("copyright");
	}

	public String disc()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.disc");
	}

	public String composer()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.composer");
	}

	public String lyrics()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.lyrics");
	}

	public String orchestra()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.orchestra");
	}

	public String publisher()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.publisher");
	}

	public String encoded()
	{
		return getTag("mp3.id3tag.encoded");
	}
}


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The DfE statistics used in the preparation of the school league tables show that on average Cheshire secondary schools perform well – they rank number 8 amongst the 46 counties. The interactive map below shows the top schools from approximately 68 secondary schools in the county. The league tables for schools [sometimes known as the Schools Performance Tables] reveal that 60.9% of secondary school pupils achieve 5 good GCSEs. Cheshire is the 25th largest county by size [905 square miles] and the 18th largest county by population [1,028,600].


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"""TensorFlow collective Ops."""
from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

from tensorflow.python.ops import gen_collective_ops

def all_reduce(t, group_size, group_key, instance_key, merge_op, final_op,
               subdiv_offsets=(0,), communication_hint='auto'):
  """Reduces tensors collectively, across devices.

  Args:
    t: the tensor to be reduced.
    group_size: the total number of tensors to be collectively reduced.
      Each must reside on a different device.  Should be a positive integer.
    group_key: an integer identifying the group of devices.
    instance_key: an integer identifying the participating group of Ops.
    merge_op: string naming the binary Op to be applied to compute each
      partial reduction.
    final_op: string naming the unary Op to be applied to each fully
      reduced value.  Can be 'Id' for no operation.
    subdiv_offsets: a list of integer offsets into the tensor at which each
      independent subdivision should begin.  Use [0] if no subdivision should
      be done.
    communication_hint: preferred collective communication.  The implementation
      may fall back to another mechanism.  Options include `auto`, `ring`, and
      `nccl`.

  Returns:
    An Op implementing the distributed reduction.

  Raises:
    ValueError: if any of the input parameter constraints are not met.
  """
  if group_size < 1:
    raise ValueError('Parameter group_size to all_reduce must be at least 1.')
  return gen_collective_ops.collective_reduce(
      t,
      group_size=group_size,
      group_key=group_key,
      instance_key=instance_key,
      merge_op=merge_op,
      final_op=final_op,
      subdiv_offsets=subdiv_offsets,
      communication_hint=communication_hint.lower())

def all_gather(t, group_size, group_key, instance_key,
               communication_hint='auto'):
  """Accumulates tensors collectively, across devices, along first dimension.

  Args:
    t: the tensor to participate in the accumulation.
    group_size: the total number of tensors to be collectively accumulated.
      Each must reside on a different device.  Should be a positive integer.
    group_key: an integer identifying the group of devices.
    instance_key: an integer identifying the participating group of Ops.
    communication_hint: preferred collective communication.  The implementation
      may fall back to another mechanism.  Options include `auto`, `ring`, and
      `nccl`.

  Returns:
    An Op implementing the distributed operation.

  Raises:
    ValueError: if any of the input parameter constraints are not met.
  """
  if group_size < 1:
    raise ValueError('Parameter group_size to all_gather must be at least 1.')
  return gen_collective_ops.collective_gather(
      t,
      shape=[0],
      group_size=group_size,
      group_key=group_key,
      instance_key=instance_key,
      communication_hint=communication_hint.lower())

def broadcast_send(t, shape, dtype, group_size, group_key, instance_key,
                   communication_hint='auto'):
  """Broadcasts one tensor to a group of others, across devices.

  Args:
    t: the tensor to be sent.
    shape: the shape of the tensor being sent, which must agree with t.
    dtype: the type of the tensor being sent, which must agree with t.
    group_size: one plus the number of receiving tensors, i.e. the total
      number of devices participating.  Each tensor must reside on a
      different device.
    group_key: an integer identifying the group of devices.
    instance_key: an integer identifying the participating group of Ops.
    communication_hint: preferred collective communication.  The implementation
      may fall back to another mechanism.  Options include `auto`, `ring`, and
      `nccl`.

  Returns:
    An Op implementing the distributed broadcast send.

  Raises:
    ValueError: if any of the input parameter constraints are not met.

  Note that the shape and dtype arguments appear redundant since they
  should be obtainable from t.  The are two reasons for including
  them.  First, the shape and type of tensors passed via broadcast must
  be known ahead of time in their most specific form so that the receive
  side can allocate memory for the operation and shape/type inference can
  carry forward from there.  Including the same declarations on the
  send side clarifies a commitment already made.  Secondly, having nearly
  identical use syntax for send and receive sides may simplify tool-driven
  generation of broadcast.
  """
  if group_size <= 1:
    raise ValueError(
        'Parameter group_size to broadcast_send must be at least 2.')
  if t.shape != shape:
    raise ValueError(
        'Shape of broadcast_send tensor not equal to declared shape')
  if t.dtype != dtype:
    raise ValueError(
        'Type of broadcast_send tensor not equal to declared type')
  return gen_collective_ops.collective_bcast_send(
      t,
      shape=shape,
      group_size=group_size,
      group_key=group_key,
      instance_key=instance_key,
      communication_hint=communication_hint.lower())

def broadcast_recv(shape, dtype, group_size, group_key, instance_key,
                   communication_hint='auto'):
  """Receives a broadcasts tensor, across devices.

  Args:
    shape: Shape of the tensor to be received.
    dtype: Type of the tensor to be received.
    group_size: one plus the number of receiving tensors, i.e. the total
      number of devices participating.  Each tensor must reside on a
      different device.
    group_key: an integer identifying the group of devices.
    instance_key: an integer identifying the participating group of Ops.
    communication_hint: preferred collective communication.  The implementation
      may fall back to another mechanism.  Options include `auto`, `ring`, and
      `nccl`.

  Returns:
    An Op implementing the broadcast receive.

  Raises:
    ValueError: if any of the input parameter constraints are not met.
  """
  if group_size <= 1:
    raise ValueError(
        'Parameter group_size to broadcast_send must be at least 2.')
  return gen_collective_ops.collective_bcast_recv(
      shape=shape,
      T=dtype,
      group_size=group_size,
      group_key=group_key,
      instance_key=instance_key,
      communication_hint=communication_hint.lower())


This beautiful wooden Noah's ark comes with 5 pairs of animals and Noah and his Wife. The 'swimming' fish on one side can be moved backwards and forwards helping to develop fine motor skills.
Made from rubberwood and birch ply. Suitable for 12+ months.


Album Review of American Slang by The Gaslight Anthem.
It's fair to say that The Gaslight Anthem are an Everyman type of band. Their fanbase ranges from ageing punks in the Midwest to anyone who has listened to Xfm for more than 20 minutes in the last month. Even their name conjures up images of soft rock being played over a crackling AM radio. They're punk rock made for driving with the top down, which is as bizarre a notion as it sounds.
When the Hold Steady sing, "Half the crowd is calling out for 'Born to Run' / The other half is calling out for 'Born to Lose'", they're describing a scene of conflict, one in which two camps with competing ideals show little interest in finding a middle ground between Springsteen and Social Distortion. It's probably a line the Hold Steady, who know a thing or two about taking anthemic rock into indie clubs, have toed more successfully than most. A growing crop of bands, though, take spiritual guidance from heartland rockers like Springsteen, even if they leave some of the sound behind in favor of their own punk energy and melodicism inspired by bands like the Clash or Thin Lizzy.
With their hearts on their sleeves and their feet planted firmly in the garden state, the Gaslight Anthem's third album, American Slang, plays out like an offering to Springsteen, the patron saint of heartland rock. The feeling on this album is considerably more relaxed. All of the punk rock tension and urgency have been replaced by a more patient and heartfelt mood.
Gaslight Anthem's hot follow-up to their '59 Sound breakthrough should help them shed some of those Springsteen comparisons that have shadowed them, though that probably wasn't songwriter Brian Fallon's objective. And make no mistake - that Jersey (GA's home state) vibe still lurks in the corners. It's just that his writing style is more distinctive here.
These New Brunswick, N.J., boys have a big jones for Springsteen, which explains why American Slang's filled with streetlights and freight trains and American girls. But they reclaim the Boss' working-class desperation for punks. With shouted-till-we're-hoarse vocals, taut guitars, and a grizzled demeanor that suggests too many night shifts, they've got Garden State attitude down.
All-American foursome leaves sentimentality at the door These Jersey boys earned an official Bruce Badge last year when Springsteen joined them onstage at a handful of European festivals, and if you achieve such a thing, it's probably best to not go jerking around with your formula. True to form, this brisk, exhaust-scented third album makes an ambitious return to the Boss' scenic Friday night carnival for a familiar but still-mighty wallop of muscular, crying riffs and good old-fashioned restlessness. "Stay Lucky" and "Bring It On" are cut straight from the band's oil-stained cloth, but they nail the occasional detours as well, especially the left-field finger-snapper "The Diamond Street Church Choir.
Where so many young rock bands struggle to liberate themselves from the tyranny of influence, the Gaslight Anthem simply embrace it. Every album, every song, every lyric makes some overt musical or lyrical reference to the New Jersey greasers' working-class heroes-- Bruce Springsteen, Joe Strummer, Tom Petty. And while there ain't a lick of jazz in their music, the Gaslight Anthem give their songs names like "The Spirit of Jazz" and "Miles Davis & the Cool" and "The '59 Sound" in an attempt to recapture some bygone, ineffable standard of hipness that can only be gleaned by staring at old Blue Note album covers.
The Gaslight Anthem has always understood that rock music is for the kids. The band's songwriting captures some of the most essential and emotionally swollen moments of youth: first time heartbreak, good-hearted Saturday-night mischief, and that oh-so-adolescent itch to escape whatever town one calls home. It's the kind of stuff Cameron Crowe movies and Bruce Springsteen songs are made of.
For many people, [b]The Gaslight Anthem[/b] were a revelation last summer. Since [b]'The '59 Sound'[/b] edged its way out of the bedrooms of the faithful and into wider consciousness – thanks in no small part to the patronage of [b]Bruce Springsteen[/b] – they've been on something of a victory lap, playing the same songs tour after tour as the venues expand appropriately. That album was a happy mongrel, stitched together using offcuts from frontman Brian Fallon's record collection bound up with his ineffable songwriting skills.
Last year, Amy Winehouse was gifted her own boutique record label. That's right. Someone within the music industry saw those pap shots of her staggering around Camden Town at 4am, crying, covered in blood, with her wig on backwards and thought: "That's CEO material right there – she certainly seems like the kind of responsible young women I'd trust to run a business." There was a burst of publicity for her first signing – her goddaughter – but not much in the way of sales.
Third album from Springsteen-influenced New Jersey (former) punks. Andrzej Lukowski 2010 New Jersey quartet The Gaslight Anthem would be the first to admit that they share more than a home state with Bruce Springsteen. However, there's nothing wrong with being heavily influenced by another artist so long as you still have something of your own to bring to the table, and on 2008's superb breakthrough The '59 Sound, The Gaslight Anthem did indeed bring something.


Pretty picturesque Porlock Weir is not really where you expect to find a takeaway & restaurant full of Eastern promise, but walk far enough down to the quaint old harbour there, and that's exactly what you will get. Ziang's Far Eastern Street Food has to be about the most surprising find yet I have discovered on Exmoor.
Run by Michael Taylor and his mother Choo, the family hail originally from Brunei in South East Asia. They actually serve good old fish and chips (well we are beside the seaside aren't we?), but their piece de resistance is their brand of Far Eastern Street Food. The tasty dishes on offer draw their influence from Brunei itself, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and beyond.
As you scan the chalk board menu hung up next to the doorway you begin to understand their modus operandi, which is basically a complete meal in a bowl. Well, it certainly is that, and I can also say that after surveying what was delivered to our table, it is also great value for money!
This same menu board also declares rather cheekily at the bottom, '…we like to think we know what we're doing.' After trying what was on offer, I can definitely vouch for that. In fact, my daughter Becky who was my accomplice for the day, stated that this was was the quietest I had been all day (I was obviously enjoying my food far too much to be engaging in idle chit-chat).
So, what to go for from such interesting and downright appetising choices on offer…? Eventually I opted for the Duck Rice which came with a fried egg on top, although at this point I stumbled a little. A fried egg on top? Michael immediately detected the incredulous and mystified expression on my face and reassured me that this is how it is done in the far East – forget your standard egg fried rice from your local Chinese, a fried egg placed on top is how it comes if you want it authentic.
Incidentally, Michael says that he eats Duck Rice everyday, so I guess it must be good. Becky opted for the equally tempting Roast Pork Chow Mein. My dear, late step-mother always used to say, 'The proof of the pudding is in the eating.' Well mother, you were right. As soon as I tucked in, my mouth was hit with a glorious flavour explosion that my taste buds are not likely to forget any time soon.
Now I could fish around for all kinds of Superlatives to describe the aforementioned dish but let me just say simply this: it was delicious. Lots of juicy, tasty duck meat, mouth-watering stir-fried vegetables on a bed of perfectly cooked white rice. And to complement the whole dish, a fried egg on top – of course.
Seating? Well that's an interesting one because there isn't a lot. There's room for 2 or 3 inside, or there's some comfortable seating and a table right outside the doorway. Alternatively, there are a couple of benches just across the way right by the ancient harbourside, that is part and parcel of Porlock Weir.
This was actually a great experience; enjoying far eastern delights and a fine summer evening on the ruggedly beautiful Exmoor coast – what could be better?? The many and varied elements that evening, including the lovely warm welcome from Michael & his mother, were a combination that was truly hard to beat.


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Mauricio Pochettino claims he would leave Tottenham – but only if he achieves this first
Latest Spurs news: Mauricio Pochettino hints at leaving Tottenham after winning Champions League
Mauricio Pochettino could "go home" should Tottenham win the Champions League this season.
Tottenham can reach the final of the tournament should they overturn a 1-0 defeat against Ajax in the second leg of their semi-final on Wednesday.
The manager spoke ahead of the clash against Ajax at the Johan Cruyff Arena and suggested there wouldn't be much left to do should Spurs win the Champions League (h/t Independent):
"Winning the Champions League? It should be fantastic, no? Close the five-year chapter and go home."
The Argentine was asked if he would leave Spurs and claimed that this could draw a line on his Spurs future:
"It is not a joke.
"Maybe I work with Daniel [Levy], sitting, working in different for sure."
Pochettino explained that winning the Champions League under these circumstances could see him thinking about what to do in the future:
"To win the Champions League with Tottenham, in this circumstance, in this season, maybe I need to think a little bit to do something different in the future, for sure. Because to repeat this miracle, you know…But for sure I hope [to go] home. Whatever happens tomorrow, I go home."
Spurs need one last big push to reach the final
Tottenham have been excellent in the knockout rounds of the Champions League this season, and need to be at their best against Ajax on Wednesday.
The Dutch giants hold a 1-0 lead from the tie in London but we have to go all-out and score against the Eredivisie leaders.
Read more Tottenham news, click here – Latest Spurs news
Spurs were excellent against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium earlier in the competition, and if we channel that same energy, our hosts will be in for a tough night.
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play a leading role in meeting the challenge to build a sustainable future for people and their environments in California and beyond.
Founded in 2006, the Western Science Center is committed to researching and sharing the natural world, from the Inland Empire and beyond.
Metropolitan Water District of Southern California began excavating the manmade resevoir that would become known as Diamond Valley Lake in the early 1990s. At the time, it was the largest earthworks project in North America.


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SONGWON at K 2019
For more than 50 years, SONGWON has been adding value for customers, consumers, society and future generations. With one of the broadest portfolios in the market, we touch lives all over the world every day, in homes, transportation, industry, agriculture, medicine and many other areas.
Our 360° range of customizable solutions extends far beyond standard sustainable products and enables manufacturers to meet the demands of today's industries and consumers. Well-known in the market as an innovative industrial trailblazer, SONGWON's strong tradition, expertise and vision have made us the global leader in specialty chemicals we are today.
Using our long-standing experience, we have constantly widened our portfolio, wich now includes plastic stabilizers in the form of additives for polyolefins and other polymers, tin intermediates, products that protect fuels and lubricants from degradation, and flame-retardant systems, all of which help to enhance performance, cost efficiency and sustainability during processing and end use.
At K 2019 we look forward to demonstrating SONGWON's steadfast, long-term commitment to our customers and to the plastics industry.
PRE-K CONFERENCE
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At K 2019, SONGWON will be launching an entirely new family of flame-retardant synergists based on a proprietary technology designed to combine high performance with safety and sustainability. These products complement our range and can be used in conjunction with our polymer stabilizers, thermoplastic urethanes and coatings solutions, for example.
SONGWON press conference at K 2019
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SONGWON is a leading polymer manufacturer that supplies a comprehensive range of processing, heat and UV-light stabilizers as additives for plastics in a variety of blends and physical forms designed to facilitate handling and application. Our additives for polymers include antioxidants, stabilizer solutions, hindered amine light stabilizers and UV absorbers, and we offer both individual products and one pack systems.
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Besides plastic stabilizers, we develop, produce and supply additives for fuels and lubricants, which are essential for fuel economy and prolonged use of oil in engines and gearboxes. SONGWON antioxidants retard oxidation by reacting with the radicals produced in engine oil, thereby protecting fuels, lubricants and greases at high temperatures and extending engine oil drain intervals.
PVC Additives, TIN Intermediates & Specialty Polymers
PVC Stabilizers and Plasticizers for the global PVC manufacturing industry provide protection against damage caused by heat and during processing, for example in lubrication systems.
Tin Intermediates are designed for coating industry applications such as automotive paints, glass and tin coatings, as well as for catalysts used in various plastics.
Specialty polymers include thermoplastic polyurethanes, urethane ink binders laminating adhesives and polyester diols. They enable outstanding performance to be achieved in a broad range of demanding applications such as wire & cables, films, printing inks, packaging and hygiene articles.
Products such as light stabilizers, photoinitiators, functional monomers and others are widely used for a broad variety of electronics and coatings applications.
Looking back at K 2016 and forward to K 2019
SONGWON presented its complete portfolio of products and a wide range of diverse solutions at K 2016
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Take a look back at how it was in 2016, and get ready to experience the incredible atmosphere for yourself at K 2019!
SONGWON successfully showcased its commitment to innovation at K 2016. Find out more about about its expertise at K 2019!
SONGWON's ability to work closely with customers to create solutions that meet today's demands and its strong R&D activities are key to its success. At K 2016, SONGWON presented its high-performance, long-term thermal stabilizers (LTTS) - a full range for unfilled and talc- or glass-filled polypropylene, including SONGXTEND® 2124, which provides a cost-efficient alternative to the existing available solutions. During the fair, the company announced plans to further strengthen its R&D activities by opening a new Technical Excellence Center at Maeam – one its world-class mancufacturing facilities in Korea. SONGWON also revealed that it had won a 2016 New Product Innovation Award from Frost & Sullivan for its commitment to innovation. Get a glimpse at the R&D excellence behind the tailor-made solutions. SONGWON will be showing even more at K 2019!
At K 2016, SONGWON launched its new corporate image and presented a wide range of high performance solutions. See it happen!
SONGWON has grown from being the only plastic additives manufacturer in Korea when it was founded in 1965 to become a global leader in the development, production and supply of specialty chemicals today. At K 2016, SONGWON launched its new brand and visual identity to underline and underscore its evolution from a high-quality supplier of polymer stabilizers supplier to a leading player in specialty chemicals, including fuel and lubricant additives, tin intermediates, PVC stabilizers, coating solutions and flame-retardant systems. And there's lots more to see at K 2019!
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There was a time 48 years ago when Fred Haise was one of the most famous men off the planet.
His name and face graced the front page of nearly every newspaper and news magazine in the world. People were glued to their televisions and radios just to keep up with what he was doing. Millions of people were praying for him and his crewmates.
Today, few know his name and he doesn't have a prayer of being recognized unless he's announced at an event. He was the keynote speaker March 13 at just such an event at Space Center Houston. A full house turned out to hear Haise speak about his days on the ill-fated Apollo 13 mission as part of the space center's Thought Leader Series.
The Apollo 13 mission launched on April 11, 1970, and was to be the third moon-landing mission. A mishap on the way crippled the spacecraft and endangered the lives of Haise, Jim Lovell and John "Jack" Swigert as they hurled toward a moon they would no longer be able to set foot on. Their "routine" mission became an epic struggle for survival that captivated the world. In 1995, a movie about the mission directed by Ron Howard and starring Tom Hanks became a smash hit and painted with broad strokes a picture of what the adventure was like.
Haise, now 84, was able to color in many of the details during his talk at Space Center Houston. The event was hosted by Daniel Newmyer, vice president of education at Space Center Houston, who presented questions to Haise during the hour-long talk.
Haise was born in Biloxi, Miss., in 1933, and early in life wanted to be a sports reporter. He was the sports editor of his high school newspaper and did the same in junior college before his education was interrupted by the Korean War.
"I joined up to fly airplanes when I had never been in an airplane in my life," he said.
He punted his sports writing career once his love of flying got off the ground. Haise, like many of his NASA colleagues, came to the space agency from a military background. He was selected as an astronaut in 1966 as part of the fifth astronaut group.
His second assignment was on the back-up crew for Apollo 11, where he served as Aldrin's back-up as the lunar module pilot.
"So I ended up serving another back-up assignment as Buzz Aldrin's back-up on the Apollo 11 crew with Jim Lovell and Ken Mattingly at the time," he said.
As the rotations went, back-up crews became prime crews three flights later. That would have put them on Apollo 14, but they were bumped up a flight to allow Alan Shepard more time to train after having had surgery to correct an inner ear problem.
Lovell, Haise, and Mattingly trained for the mission, but Mattingly was grounded after being exposed to the measles.
"Jack joined our crew two and a half days before launch," Haise recalled.
His ability to do that was a testament to NASA's training protocols.
"It proved out the methodology at that time that the prime and back-up crews did pretty much the same thing," he said.
Haise said they were all confident in Swigert's ability.
"We had done the preparation … we knew our business, we were confident that we could handle anything short of catastrophic," he said.
About three-fourths of the way to the moon, the crew had just finished filming a television program and were stowing gear when flight controllers called Swigert and asked him to stir the oxygen tanks. He did and an electrical short caused the second tank to rupture.
The shockwaves from the rupture flipped several switches, closing off valves and shutting down two of the power cells. They couldn't be re-started.
"There wasn't any Plan B waiting around to handle all of the things that needed to be handled," he said.
Although the astronauts' lives were endangered, the true heroes of Apollo 13 were the hundreds of men and women working on the ground in mission control to bring the crew back safely. The crew acknowledged that by placing a mirror from their flight on the wall of historic mission control.
"I hate to admit it, but grateful is spelled wrong," Haise confessed.
Although Apollo 13 went down in history as a successful failure, there were no Apollo missions without their glitches.
"There were problems on every flight. In fact two other flights we almost aborted on, Apollo 14 and 16," Haise said.
After the moon landing ended, Haise looked into the data from each flight.
After Apollo, Haise helped develop the space shuttle and flew the first test flights of the Enterprise off the back of the 747 that now sits in front of the Space Center Houston with a replica space shuttle on its back. He and Gordon Fullerton made three test flights with Enterprise. In 1978, Haise retired from NASA and took a job with Grumman Aerospace Corporation.
Today he lives in Mississippi and works with the nonprofit Infinity Science Center, a counterpart to Space Center Houston.
As for the movie, Haise praises the job they did, though he is quick to make note of inaccuracies and exaggerations.
"Ron Howard told me NASA gave him all the air-to-ground transmissions and he listened to all of that. 'It sounded to me like you never had a problem. We had to put some of that stuff in there to humanize you,'" he said.
A question all the Apollo-era astronauts get is how they feel about humans going back to the moon.


2018: Appeared in 13 regular season games, including 10 starts, and 920 minutes… Reached 75 career games with the Impact and in MLS on July 21, in Portland… Also started both Canadian Championship games against Vancouver and the Impact's friendly game against Ottawa Fury FC, of the USL, on September 7… Option exercised by the Impact on November 26.
2017: Played 20 games, including 18 starts, and 1,496 minutes of play in his third MLS season… Reached 50 career starts in MLS, on August 12 in Philadelphia, and 5,000 career minutes in MLS on September 24 in Atlanta… Also started one Canadian Championship game.
2016: Signed a long-term contract with the Impact after completing his transfer from River Plate on January 23… Set personal records in MLS with 23 games played, 21 starts and 1,925 minutes of play… Named once the Videotron Player of the Game… Started one Amway Canadian Championship game… Started all five MLS Cup Playoffs games… Also started the international game against A.S. Roma on August 3 at Stade Saputo.
2015: Acquired on loan by the Impact from River Plate on January 8… Started four games in the Concacaf Champions League Championship Stage and helped the team reach the final against Mexican giant Club América… Scored his first career goal with the Impact in the first leg of the semifinal against Alajuelense on March 18, while adding an assist in the tournament… Played in 21 MLS regular season games in his first season with the Impact, including 20 starts and 1,730 minutes played… Twice named to the MLSsoccer.com Team of the Week for weeks 28 and 33, and once named the Videotron Mobile Player of the Game… Also appeared in one Amway Canadian Championship game.
2014-15: Mainly played as a starter with the reserve team in the winter championship in his second season on River Plate's roster, starting 13 games and totalling more than 1,000 minutes played while helping the reserve team finish atop the standings… Was also part of the roster that won the first Copa Sudamericana title in club history in December 2014, despite not playing a game.
2013-14: Played and started his first Primera División game in Argentina on February 23 against Club Atlético Colón… Was part of the roster that won the Torneo Final, the league's second half of the season, and the Copa Campeonato title against San Lorenzo.
Spent four years at River Plate's academy.
In Argentina, played with club Almirante Brown at the age of 12 to 13, and later with Santa Fe club Renato Cesarini, from 13 to 17.
Son of Víctor Hugo Cabrera and Norma Beatriz Garro… Has one brother, Roberto Daniel Garro... Fluent in Spanish.


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Yet another entry in the wildly popular IDOLM@STER franchise, IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls began as a free-to-play simulation game by Cygames and Bandai Namco Entertainment for smartphones. It was released in 2011 and like other IDOLM@STER games, it features new potential idols who you train and compete with.
Since its release, it has received everything from manga and anime adaptations to concerts, radio talk shows, and albums, making it one of the most successful IDOLM@STER entries to date. It also features an incredible lineup of voice actresses including Ayaka Ohashi, Sayuri Hara, Sumire Uesaka, Maaya Uchida, and Nozomi Yamamoto, and its anime adaptations have been directed and written by Noriko Takao and Tatsuya Takahashi for the studio A-1 Pictures.
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Clear File Collection Vol. 4 Box Set
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Smartphone Stand Collection Vol. 3 (Re-run)
THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS Theater Masking Tape Vol. 2
Nendoroid Plus: The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Trading Rubber Straps Box Set Vol. 2
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Trading Rubber Straps
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls Stamp Set (Cinderella Project Ver.)


Whether it's a blunt fringe, short layers, dip-dye or a whole new shade of hair, the new year brings with it the perfect opportunity to test out the most coveted hairstyles and hair trends sported by celebrities and street-style stars.
We asked the UK's top hairstylists and colourists to find out what they predict will be the biggest hair trends.
2017's update on the braid? Twisted updos. More Khaleesi than boho bride, everyone from Lily James to Amy Adams has been working the edgy take on a classic updo.
The best bit? It's so easy to do. If you're all fingers and thumbs when it comes to braids then twists are your friend for sure. Split a bun into three parts and twist each section into a knot for a chic 2017 take on a mohican, or do as Lily does and go for a twisted twist (sorry) on french plaits.
Plaits might not be anything new but this year it's all about leaving things loosey goosey.
Working their way down the runway at Tory Burch and Marchesa, ribbons are officially back.
From Ruth Bell Kristen Stewart, to Katy Perry and Cara Delevingne, the A-list are all over a bleached blonde buzzcut.
'It's the femininity of it. Consumers are going for a short crop but keeping texture in the hair while the blonde retains femininity,' says hair stylist and one half of Percy Reed, Adam Reed.
'Most people can pull it off as long as you're taking into consideration your face shape. For a rounder face, keep it a little longer on top to elongate the face.
Those with angular facial features should embrace the androgynous look with both hands this year. However, this isn't just a look reserved for high cheekbones and sharp jawlines.
Celebrity hairstylist George Northwood says: 'Nothing can be as transformative to a face as a crop but it's a dramatic change. The softer the face, the stronger and more angular cut you can go for and vice versa.' It's important to emphasise this isn't look for the faint-hearted.
'Do keep in mind you are looking at a couple of years to get to shoulder length or longer so it's not a change to leap into. Having said that, if you love changes then it's great because you can enjoy every stage from crop to length again. As with any dramatic change you may need to adjust your clothes and make-up to feel like 'you',' adds George.
Pioneered by Shoreditch hair salon Not Another Salon, the hidden rainbow is the ideal way to get your pastel hair on whilst staying safe for work.
Also, it's just the most fun we've ever seen. One moment you're a blonde, the next you're a unicorn. The dream.
This time of year plays havoc with our hair, resulting in flyaway curls and kinks no straightener can tame. Co-founder of Bleach London Alex Brownsell urges us to embrace the curls in a big way this year.
To keep the curl, Alex suggests using Bumble and Bumble thickening spray before blow drying before setting the curls with L'Oréal Paris Elnett Hairspray.
'Don't be shy—the more the better as it will keep the style in for longer,' she adds.
Not just for the office Christmas do, jewelled hair clips are the acccessory du jour.
Do as Ashley Williams AW17 did by wearing one statement clip to the side or fully embrace the trend Toga AW17 style by fixing multiple mismatched jewels all over.
Beauty shoot stylist to the stars Ben Cooke says, 'If you're going to try the multi-jewelled hair clip trend, you need a good amount of texture in your hair so they don't slip and slide and fall out.
This is better done on hair that's slightly dirty. Add some dry shampoo at the root—I love Aussie Miracle Dry Shampoo Mega Instant. Then randomly tong your mid lengths and a few ends to create the texture.
Then, using your fingers, roughly mess it up. Quickly your hair pull up into a loose ponytail and half pull it through to achieve a messy bun.
Yup, somehow 2017 hair trends are all about giving curls a go and bringing back the super straight hair your 15-year-old self totally mastered.
Time to get those GHDs back out.
Ben's secret to super smooth straight locks?
'For me this is all about a perfect blow dry.Start with freshly washed and beautifully conditioned hair, gently detangle with a tangle teaser and then also go over it with a fine tooth comb.This will start the process of smoothing the cuticle so it looks extra shiny.
Using your hairdryer, blow dry from root to tip with the air flow pointing down the hair shaft towards the ends.Take your time!
Take a page out of our Gallic sisters' book this year and ask for the 'Brigitte Bangs'—'bangs' meaning a fringe to us non-American folk—which has been sported by the likes of Chloe Grace Moretz, Penelope Cruz, Alexa Chung, Taylor Swift and Goldie Hawn.
Jamie Stevens—owner of Jamie Stevens Hair—advises if you're choosing this style for 2017: 'They key is finding the right one for your face. Have a consulation with your stylist so they can assess your face shape and determine the perfect fringe for you.
'A fringe, when cut well, can work wonders and provides a great focal point,' he added.
Jamie Stevens–who has styled hair for the likes of Kylie Minogue, Elle Macpherson and Eva Herzigova–predicts the ponytail is making a comeback in 2017.
'There really is one for everyone. Try tying it with a loose ribbon for a pretty touch. Combining cool accessories with a ponytail gives you limitless combinations that work for any occasion,' he says.
'Tilt your head when brushing into a ponytail and secure to ensure the underneath of your ponytail is tight. Many people automatically tip their hair forward but this will cause a saggy bottom. When your hair is secured, spray hairspray onto your brush and smooth it over to banish flyaways,' he advises.
Darren Ambrose—former British Hairdresser of the Year—says that while the bob will continue to be a firm favorite this year, we should expect to see it with a modern twist.
'The bob never goes out of fashion but we'll see a different line in the bob-rather than a classic cut we'll see shorter back and longer sides or a more pageboy look, with soft layered texture to enhance the movement of the hair cut,' he says.
With the new year dawns a chance to go bold and experimental with colour.
And, while we thought last year's succulent-inspired hair trend was a too bit 'out there', L'Oreal Professional's UK Colour Spokesperson Jack Howard says green will be one of our go-to hues for 2017.
'Green shades were definitely on the rise during the last few months of 2016 and Pantone's colour of the year Greenery has already been making waves in the hair world at the start of 2017.
'The secret to a wearable green is to make it look expensive—metallics and deep emeralds are the coolest shades,' he adds.
"London Hairdresser of the Year finalist Karine Jackson is championing the evolution of the mullet this year. Yes, really.
'The point of the mullet is the back's longer and the front's shorter—by adapting it to age and face shape it becomes the MoMu and it'll work for anyone. The mullet describes a shape and this new version is a fashionable way to wear it,' she says.
But, don't go thinking it's as harsh of a cut as it dounds.
'We've made it softer, less angular—it's a more glamorous take and is more blended and tapered than its original incarnation—in the '80s it was virtually two haircuts–it was short round the ears–now it's longer round the ears but still shorter on top, and this is a more seamless way to wear it,' she says.
In order to prep you hair, Jackson suggests using Organic Colour Systems Thermal 2 Twenty before styling to protect and add shine and suggests you rough dry the roots before using a round brush to blow-dry.
Take inspiration from Marc Jacob's SS16 neon 90s rave show and throw it back to multi-coloured locks this year.
According to Alex Brownsell, the biggest trends she's seeing at the Bleach salons right now are neon and glow in the dark.
'I'm no stranger to funky tints but these new colours are the first that have ever made me feel old. All these kids are coming in wanting to outdo each other with intense digital shades that make their heads look almost CGI. Think sulphuric acid melting a heap of discarded Argos tinsel,' she says.
Do you dare to neon dye?
When hairstylist talk about the 'bed-head look' or 'natural curls', it often involes a lot of hair product, styling and heat.
But, internationally-renowned hairstylist, George Northwood said this year natural hair is doing exactly what it says on the tin.
Predicting this year's au-naturel trend, George says he thinks there will be a greater focus on 'actual natural hair, rather than a styled 'natural' look'.
He says: 'I think it's really about easy-wear hair, a strong cut tailored to the individual worn naturally. 'Just as the quality of your skin becomes more important with light make-up looks, the quality of your cut and your hair condition really matter,' he adds.
George advises caring for your hair using 'good quality shampoo and conditioner,handle brushes and hot tools with care to minimise mechanical damage'.
Sounds like sage advice to us.
'Even changing a hair's natural colour by a few shades at one length can create an interesting optical illusion without freaking out your boss/mum/girlfriend/vicar,' she adds.
After all, no one wants to shock the vicar.
Take the plunge with one of they year's biggest trends that highlights certain sections of the hair to extenuate your facial features.
With contour colouring—otherwise known as 'contourage'—Darren Ambrose says: 'It picks out light and dark shadowing round the face which contours the hair in a similar was to the makeup technique.
'As enhancing length and definition in the hair, it can give more definition to bone structure and enhance a chiselled effect as well as highlighting skin tone so it's a multi-flattering trend,' he adds.
Thought exfoliating was only for skin? Think again.
'A big trend for 2017 is the detox to really cleanse your hair with a detoxing and exfoliating treatment for your scalp and hair,' says Jamie Stevens.
'Matrix Sugar Shine Blowdry (starts at $84 AUD including blowdry) is a silicone free, sugar-based scalp scrub that gently removes impurities. The water-soluble crystals melt into hair, softly removing build up from roots to ends leaving hair nourished,' he adds.
Softly scrubbed hair is the aim of the game here.
Now, this is a trend we can get onboard with.
Washing with Kérastase Chroma Riche shampoo and conditioner and using a Bleach London Reincarnation Mask for a treatment once a week are rituals the hairstylist swears by.
'I'm predicting a back to basics return to the technique that started the revolution—balayage,' says celebrity colorist Jack Howard at Paul Edmonds.
'There are so many offshoots of balayage, from strobing to denim to the newest tiger eye trend, but they're all created with the balayage freehand technique and so open to complete personal interpretation,' he reveals.
Take care of your colour with Jack's recommendations of using supplements such as Viviscal Professional and maintaining its hue with Shu Uemura Urban Moisture shampoo.


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Developer CTP ceremoniously launched the construction of a highly modern office building worth 1.5 billion crowns, thus completing the revitalization of the Ponávka area
Developer CTP ceremoniously launched the construction of a highly modern office building in the presence of Brno Mayor Markéta Vaňková, 1st Deputy Mayor Petr Hladík, Brno Deputy Robert Kerndl and City Councilor for Transport Petr Kratochvíl. The building for 1.5 billion crowns will complete the first stage of the development of the Ponávka complex in Brno and will offer its tenants the most modern technological and at the same time ecologically sustainable solutions. A modern city park for 30 million crowns is also being created in the area, which is a collaboration between the developer and the city of Brno, as well as the third part of the bike path connecting the Ponávka and Vlněn areas.
In the former Tesla Holešovice complex, 150 flats and lofts will be built in the SO-HO Residence
With the construction of the initial stage of the SO-HO Residence project, the largest Slovak housing developer, CRESCO REAL ESTATE, is entering the real estate market in the Czech Republic. For its first-ever residential project in the Czech Republic, the company has chosen the former Tesla Holešovice industrial complex, which will undergo a major transformation. A modern residential complex with almost five hundred flats will be built on the site of the current neglected car park and unused industrial building.
Contera will build Organica, an intelligent administrative building, in the heart of Ostrava
State-of-the-art technologies including intelligent building control, high-quality archi-tecture, BREEAM Excellent certification and a prestigious address in the newly es-tablished centre of the city. These are the most interesting attributes of the Organi-ca building, the current project of Contera in Ostrava. Once completed in 2023, a major part of the building will be rented by TietoEVRY, an international provider of IT services and one of the biggest employers in the Moravian-Silesian region. How-ever, Organica will offer much more to its users and visitors.
Czech and British urban planners have won the competition for the transformation of Florence, and several parks are planning
A future consortium of predominantly domestic studios will determine the future shape of the area around the transport hub at Florence and Masaryk Railway Station. The winners of the urban design competition announced by investors Penta Real Estate and ČSAD Praha holding in cooperation with the capital are UNIT architects and studio A69 together with a London company with Slovak roots Marko and Placemakers. It specializes in urban regeneration and sustainable planning.
ČMN expands its portfolio with three office buildings
Českomoravská Nemovitostní (ČMN) is expanding its portfolio with three properties in Karlín, Prague. It bought the office buildings of Zirkon, Apeiron (Rubín) and Corso Karlín with a total area of more than 30,000 m2, standing right next to the Křižíkova metro station. The transaction was financed by Raiffeisenbank.
PASSERINVEST GROUP has invested more than a quarter of a billion crowns in the development of the public space and the pleasant transformation of BB Centrum
PASSERINVEST GROUP, the investment company and Czech builder behind the creation of BB Centrum (Brumlovka) in Prague 4, invested more than a quarter billion crowns in the modification and construction of the public space in 2020 and the first half of 2021. The amount of CZK 275 million crowns, without any state or other subsidies, was used for, among other things, repairs to Želetavska Street, the construction of the new Náměstí Ellen G. Whiteové, the installation of the moving sculpture "Brouk" (Beetle) and the reconstruction of Balance Club Brumlovka. In this way, the company is fulfilling its philosophy to build a sustainable, and environmentally- and user-friendly environment, which has been part of the company's DNA from the very beginning.
The construction of Rohan City is a reality. Sekyra Group lays the foundation stone
After thirteen years of preparations, the developer Sekyra Group is starting to change Rohanský ostrov in Prague. In mid-September, he will lay the foundation stone of the first stage, which includes two office buildings and two apartment blocks. Over 3,200 flats, eight administrative buildings and a primary school will be built on twenty hectares. The capital will then have to solve a park on another ten hectares of the development area and the connection of Karlín with Holešovice by the new Rohan Bridge.
Hybrid working is staying with us
87% of respondents believe that the physical office is essential for successful business operations, reveals a survey conducted by real estate advisory firm Savills. Additionally, 54% of respondents feel that the hybrid model combining working from home and the office is the best for their health and well-being.
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