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Q: JavaScript simple call function behavior I want to ask about call function behavior. I get stuck every time when I try to understand call function.
Can anybody help me to understand what is going on by suggesting implementation of the find method?

Hoge = function (val) {
  this.val = val;
  //console.log("this.val" + this.val);
};

Hoge.prototype.find = function (callback) {
  callback.call(this.val);
};

var h = new Hoge(1);

h.find((o) => {
  console.log(o);  // expected 1 but undefined
  console.log(o === 1); // expected true but  its false (caz o is undefined)
});

A: Function#call's first parameter is the this value. To directly invoke a function, just use parentheses.
callback(this.val);

Hoge = function (val) {
  this.val = val;
};

Hoge.prototype.find = function (callback) {
  callback(this.val);
};

var h = new Hoge(1);

h.find((o) => {
  console.log(o);
  console.log(o === 1);
});

A: The first param in call will be the new this you want to use. Then onwards are the params you want to pass.
You are basically not making a lot of use .call here, and if you simply want to use o you can pass null and this.val.
Even simpler, simply invoke the callback function

Hoge = function (val) {
  this.val = val;
  //console.log("this.val" + this.val);
};

Hoge.prototype.find = function (callback) {
  //Both work
  callback.call(null,this.val);
  callback(this.val);
};

var h = new Hoge(1);

h.find((o) => {
  console.log(o);  // expected 1 but undefined
  console.log(o === 1); // expected true but  its false (caz o is undefined)
});

A: You're not passing call a thisArg argument.  Well, you are, but it's value you want passed to the callback.

Hoge = function(val) {
  this.val = val;
  //console.log("this.val" + this.val);
};

Hoge.prototype.find = function(callback) {
  // callback.call(this.val);
  callback.call(this, this.val); // call wants a "this" argument
  // callback(this.val); // Could just do this instead
};

var h = new Hoge(1);

h.find((o) => {
  console.log(o); // expected 1 but undefined
  console.log(o === 1); // expected true but  its false (caz o is undefined)
});

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Hellboy's Ian McShane Predicts John Wick Could Be Around in 10 Years
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Ian McShane has his work cut out for him in Neil Marshall's new Hellboy movie playing Professor Trevor "Broom" Bruttenholm. Not only does he have to make sure his adopted son, Hellboy (David Harbour), will be able to make it out in the world on his own without dear old dad's guidance, but they've also got to deal with the ultimate threat – the resurrected Blood Queen Nimue (Milla Jovovich), an evil sorceress out for vengeance. As producer Lloyd Levin explained on the set of the film, "We're using [Nimue] to also play into [Hellboy's] origin story, his identity story, that she kind of sits on one shoulder and Broom sits on the other in a sense."
With Hellboy making its way into theaters nationwide on April 12th, I got the chance to sit down with McShane and opted to kick off our conversation with a little "Would You Rather." One thing lead to another and somehow we also managed to talk about modern filmmaking techniques, his thoughts on the cut of the Deadwood movie he recently caught alongside co-star Timothy Olyphant, and how he thinks the John Wick franchise might still be alive and thriving in 10 years. You can dive into all of that using the video player at the top of this article!
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Here is the official synopsis for Hellboy:
Hellboy is back, and he's on fire. From the pages of Mike Mignola's seminal work, this action packed story sees the legendary half-demon superhero (David Harbour, "Stranger Things") called to the English countryside to battle a trio of rampaging giants. There he discovers The Blood Queen, Nimue (Milla Jovovich, Resident Evil series), a resurrected ancient sorceress thirsting to avenge a past betrayal. Suddenly caught in a clash between the supernatural and the human, Hellboy is now hell-bent on stopping Nimue without triggering the end of the world.
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From Oscar® nominated and Emmy award-winning filmmakers, RED ARMY from director, screenplay, Producer Gabe Polsky, is a feature documentary about the Soviet Union and the most successful dynasty in sports history: the Red Army hockey team. Told from the perspective of its captain Slava Fetisov, the story portrays his transformation from national hero to political enemy.
RED ARMY is an inspiring story about the Cold War played out on the ice rink, and a man who stood up to a powerful system and paved the way for change for generations of Russians.
Making Red Army provided an opportunity both to explore my heritage and to examine the impact hockey had on the culture, politics and legacy of the Soviet Union. I was born and raised in the United States by Soviet immigrants who seldom spoke about their past. I got my first pair of skates at age six, and played competitively throughout my youth, ultimately for Yale University. Training in the U.S. was focused on winning rather than player development. Practice was often basic and redundant. Coaches only paid attention to the standout players who scored the most goals.
When I was 13, I moved to a team that hired a new coach from the Soviet Union. Like most American kids, all I knew about Soviet hockey was the country's storied loss to the U.S. in the 1980 Olympics. The coach's philosophy and training methods were rigorous and unusual: we were forced to walk on our hands and do somersaults on the ice; we carried tires and skated with teammates on our backs. Perhaps the biggest difference was that he encouraged creativity and taught us to think as a unit. Many in the Chicago hockey community didn't take him seriously. But he transformed my entire concept of the sport. I tracked down old Soviet hockey footage and what I saw was eye-opening. Soviet hockey was amazingly creative and improvisational. The Soviets moved fluidly, like one body, and it looked more like an art form than a game. That's how I wanted to play.
When I was at Yale, I studied politics and history and learned about the unusual role sport played in the Soviet Union. The Red Army team was designed as an instrument of propaganda to prove the superiority of the Soviet system. The country's investment in the team's success was massive. The demanding lifestyle and oppressive circumstances under which the players trained were a reflection of broader Soviet society. It became clear to me that the Red Army's style of play, too, was significantly informed by the country's ideology. Much like Communism, there was little emphasis on the individual. Those who became heroes earned as much money as teachers. Priority was placed on serving your teammates and your country, and expressing individuality or questioning authority was forbidden.
Today's Russian leadership is comprised both of devoted fans of the Red Army team and of the players themselves. To understand the history of the team and the era is to understand much about who makes decisions in Russia today.
Red Army is about how an incredibly oppressive system produced one of the greatest teams in history. That success came with tremendous personal costs. My intention in making this film is to honor the Soviet struggle and to celebrate the art that emerged from such a charged and unique time in history.
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Q: Angular / Express hosting I want to run angular on a linux box without needing node or express. I've created a website but not sure what tech is what, haha.  I'm assuming I have a simple web server using express server, see code below.
var express = require ('express');
var app     = express();
var path    = require('path');

app.use(express.static(__dirname + '/'));

app.listen(8080);
console.log('Magic happens on port 8080');

I start this using the node server command. And the rest of the code is angular-ui.
Do I need to use express (and host this on a node compatible server), or can I just run this thing on a linux box without express? If so, do i need to replace my server.js file (above) with something else? or...  Currently it's not working on the linux box, but works locally just fine.
**Edit: I tested an angular 'hello world' app on my shared server, it worked fine. When I run the full angular app on the shared server I get the following error:
Uncaught Error: [$injector:modulerr] Failed to instantiate module routerApp due to:
Error: [$injector:nomod] Module 'routerApp' is not available! You either misspelled the module name or forgot to load it. If registering a module ensure that you specify the dependencies as the second argument.

** edit: In answer to @RobertMoskal 's question below, the angular hello world test that's working on the shared server is basically this:
<input ng-model="name" type="text" placeholder="Type a name here">

Hello {{ name }}

And the real app is basically something like this, using ui-view and ng-repeat in the html:
var routerApp = angular.module('routerApp', ['ui.router']);

routerApp.config(function($stateProvider, $urlRouterProvider, $locationProvider) {

    $urlRouterProvider.otherwise('/home');
    $locationProvider.html5Mode(false).hashPrefix("");
    $stateProvider

        // HOME STATES AND NESTED VIEWS ========================================
        .state('home', {
            url: '/home',
            templateUrl: 'partial-home.html',
         //   onEnter: scrollContent
        })

        // ANIMATION AND NESTED VIEWS ========================================
        .state('animation', {
            url: '/animation',
            templateUrl: 'partial-anim.html',

        controller: function($scope) {
                $scope.animations = [
                { title:'One', url:'http://yahoo.com', bg:'#f8f8f8', width:'160', height:'600', imageAsset:'assets/imgs/web/MyWebsites_1.jpg', paragraph:'some text of some description'},
                { title:'Two', url:'http://google.com', bg:'#f8f8f8', width:'160', height:'600', imageAsset:'assets/imgs/web/MyWebsites_2.jpg', paragraph:'rabbit rabbit rabbit'},
                { title:'Three', url:'http://bambam.com', bg:'#f8f8f8', width:'160', height:'600', imageAsset:'assets/imgs/web/MyWebsites_3.jpg', paragraph:'blahiblahblah'}];
            }
        })

          // GAME VIEWS ========================================
        .state('game', {
            url: '/game',
            templateUrl: 'partial-game.html'
        })

        // CONTACT VIEWS ========================================
        .state('contact', {
            url: '/contact',
            templateUrl: 'partial-contact.html'
        })

});

A: You need some web server to server your angular app as a "static" asset.  This can be apache or nginx or any number of web servers.  Most linux distributions make it easy to install them.
You can also go super lightweight with the built in python web server:
cd /var/www/
$ python -m SimpleHTTPServer

You can even host your application for free on github.
In all cases you you just need to make sure that the web server is serving your assets from the correct path.  The above python example example you might have your app entry point in /var/www/index.html and it would be served as http://localhost:8000/index.html.


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U.S. industry shows bottom-line improvement, but risks remain: A.M. Best
September 15, 2003	by Canadian Underwriter
Although the hard market pricing seen since late 2000 is now being reflected in U.S. p&c insurer results, questions about future exposure, specifically to environmental risks, remain, says rating agency A.M. Best.
Commenting on first-half 2003 results, the rater says net income is up 159%, to US$18.6 billion, from the US$7.2 billion reported for first-half 2002.
Rate increases drove net written premiums up 12.6% year-on-year, and the industry's combined ratio dropped below the "magic 100%", to 99.3% for first-half 2003. And this is despite the effect of adverse development from asbestos and environmental (A&E) exposures, which add about 5.1 points to the ratio. "This is the first time in the past five years that the industry reported a combined ratio below 100 at midyear," A.M. Best notes.
Underwriting losses dropped to US$2.1 billion for the first half of 2003, against US$10.2 billion at the same point last year. "Market dynamics such as withdrawals in certain business lines, combined with limited capacity, especially in some primary and excess casualty markets, are maintaining pricing momentum. However, the volatility of rate increases tempered, and it is apparent that property rates largely have reached the peak of the pricing cycle."
One sore spot investment returns also seems to be turning around. The U.S. industry saw investment income rise 7% to US$20.7 billion for first-half 2003, from US$19.4 billion at the same point last year. This helped push operating income up by 118.6% year-on-year, and the overall effect was a "much-needed" boost to surplus of 11% for first-half 2003.
Despite these impressive results, A.M. Best takes a cautious view of the industry, noting, "the industry still is toiling its way out of a decade of soft pricing, accelerating loss-cost trends and a multiple-year capital-market quandary."
Nonetheless, the rater predicts yearend 2003 will see U.S. insurers post positive results and surplus gains for the first time in three years, despite the negative pull of A&E reserve charges and adverse development, specifically in commercial lines.
Travelers reports record full-year net written premiums of US$24.121 billion
Travelers' net income up 9% in Q4 2016 to US$943 million
CNA Financial posts net income of US$343 million in 2016 Q3
Chubb's Q2 net income, $496 million


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The Highway Division is the largest division within the Department of Public Works, and is responsible for the repair and maintenance of all town roads, sidewalks and storm drains. This includes patching potholes, cleaning catch basins, flushing storm drains, rebuilding drainage structures, replacing catch basin grates or manhole covers, and miscellaneous paving work.
The Division is also responsible for sign maintenance and replacement, painting, repairs to the buildings at Tucks Point and the Singing Beach Bathhouse, and opening and closing Tucks Point and the Singing Beach Bathhouse prior to and after the summer season.
The Highway Division is responsible for operating the Transfer Station. The Town Clerk handles the sale of stickers and one-trip passes for the Transfer Station. Access to the Transfer Station and Yard Compost Site require a valid resident sticker, which is also available from the Town Clerk. The Yard Compost Site is operated by Black Earth Compost.
This Division picks up dead animals from the right of way. If missing a pet, please first call the police to report it, then during Town hall office hours call the DPW office (978-526-1242) to ask if the division has picked up anything. Please give a detailed description as ID tags are often missing.
DPW vehicles and equipment, including Police vehicles and the Council on Aging vans, are maintained and repaired by the mechanics in the Highway Division, with repairs done in-house as often as possible.
The Highway Division provides vehicles, equipment and personnel to assist in repairing water and/or sewer breaks.
The Highway Division is also the maintenance division. Employees set up and break down for all Town Meetings and elections and perform or arrange other maintenance work on Town buildings as needed.
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Jaysee Glass & Glazing Co. Ltd. | Infromation on » Jaysee Glass & Glazing Co. Ltd.
Jaysee Glass & Glazing Co. Ltd. are located in Lye. Double glazing is one of those jobs that you simply can not do yourself and yet it's important work for retaining your property heat, draught free and to scale back those now sky excessive power bills. Each householder needs to save money on energy and having good, efficient double glazing is one of the best ways to do this.
Many people know that heat is lost by the gaps around home windows and doors. Because of this so many people draught-proof their windows and doors with draught excluder. Nonetheless, not as many individuals know that warmth is also misplaced by way of glass, even when the gaps are all sealed.
Properly, firstly, professionally-fitted double glazing can have no gaps round it. Which means that warm air can't escape by way of the gaps, and cold draughts won't get in, making the room feel colder. This in itself may imply you can flip down your thermostat by a level, or scale back the heat on a few of your heaters. This can begin to save you money. Jaysee Glass & Glazing Co. Ltd. may be able to help you.
Glass conducts heat. That means it transfers warmth (or cold) from one place to another. If you've touched the inside of a window on a chilly day, you may know that is true. So a single layer of glass, or single glazed window, lets warmth move easily from the inside to the skin, and chilly transfer from the surface to the inside.
Air doesn't conduct warmth well. So when you've got a layer of air trapped between two sheets of glass, this creates an extra stage of protection and keeps the warm air in and the cold air out.
In addition to the air performing as insulation, some double glazing items are coated with a special heat reflective material which acts as additional insulation by reflecting heat into the room.
Now you already know these details, can you afford to not have double glazing installed in your house?


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Christian Studies Program
The Christian Studies program enables students to become life-long agents of transformative change in the world. In the program, students not only study and experience the Christian faith, but also reflect upon the relevance of this faith for their own lives and the world in which they live.
All students take a set of required courses in Bible, Christian theology and history, and world religions. In the major, students may choose to focus on one of two optional streams, enabling them to specialize in biblical studies or Christian theology.
Since Christian Studies is one of the programs in the Humanities Department, all Christian Studies students also take a series of humanities courses, which include academic writing, the Christian intellectual tradition, cognate credits in English, history, and philosophy, and a humanities capstone course.
Profile of the Graduating Student
The graduating student will develop:
Understanding: Graduates will be able to articulate their rich understanding of the human story, as expressed in Christian texts, beliefs, and practices found in diverse Western, Indigenous Canadian, and other world cultures.
Research: Graduates will be able to apply advanced research skills employed in biblical studies and theology to solve problems and advance knowledge.
Analysis: Graduates will be able to apply the skill of critical thinking, using the methods, approaches, and theories appropriate to the disciplines of biblical studies and theology to analyze diverse and complex forms of information.
Communication: Graduates will be able to communicate clearly, concisely, and compellingly to impart knowledge and express themselves.
Character: Graduates will exemplify maturity of character which represents the best of the Christian intellectual tradition and a liberal arts education, and which expresses itself in wisdom, integrity, service to neighbour and society, and responsibility towards the world in which they live.
Career and Education Paths
The graduating student will:
have a solid foundation for living out the Christian faith in professional vocations such as law, medicine, and education;
be prepared to work in para-church organizations, non-governmental organizations, or some church ministry positions;
be able to pursue graduate studies in biblical studies, theology, or church history at a seminary or university. Students who wish to pursue further Christian studies at the graduate level need to complete the four-year major and consult with the Department Chair early in their studies.
Bachelor of Arts: Christian Studies Concentration 3 year – 90 credits
The Christian Studies concentration provides students with a broad introduction to the Bible and Christian theology.
Bachelor of Arts: Christian Studies Concentration Program Requirements (90 credits)
Christian Formation (9 credits)
REL 105 Introduction to the Bible
REL 161 Introduction to Christian Theology
3 credits in Religion (REL) at the senior level
English (3 credits)
EN 130 Introduction to English Literature
Fine Arts (3 credits)
See Arts and Science Electives in the Academic Calendar for specific courses
History (3 credits)
HI 140 Themes in World History
Philosophy (3 credits)
PH 125 Introduction to Philosophy
Science (3 credits)
Science or Mathematics (3 credits)
Social Science (6 credits)
Humanities Requirements (18 credits)
HUM 101 Reading and Writing for University
HUM 201 Reading and Writing in the Christian Intellectual Tradition
3 credits in English (EN) at the 300-level
3 credits in History (HI) at the 300-level
3 credits in Philosophy (PH) at the 300-level
HUM 485 Humanities Capstone
Christian Studies Requirements (27 credits)
REL 130 Introduction to World Religions
REL 211 Spiritual Formation in the Christian Tradition
REL 261 Issues in Systematic Theology
HI 263 History of Christianity
REL 315 Hermeneutics
REL 372 Christian Ethics
9 credits at the senior level in Christian Studies (REL), Church History (HI 313, 323, 333, 362, or 363), or Intercultural Studies (ICS), with a minimum of 6 credits at the 300-level or higher
To meet senior level requirements of the program, at least 3 credits of electives must be taken at the senior level.
Arts and Science or Open Electives (12 credits)
General Requirements for Completion and Graduation
Completion of a total of 90 credits (as outlined above)
A minimum of 45 credits must be taken at the 200-level or higher
A maximum of 42 credits taken in any one discipline
A Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of at least 2.0, with a CGPA of at least 2.0 in REL courses
Bachelor of Arts: Christian Studies Major 4 year – 120 credits
Students who choose the four-year major will have the opportunity to specialize in biblical studies or Christian theology by completing an optional stream.
Bachelor of Arts: Christian Studies Major Program Requirements (120 credits)
18 credits at the senior level in Christian Studies (REL), Church History (HI 313, 323, 333, 362, or 363), or Intercultural Studies (ICS), with a minimum of 12 credits at the 300-level or higher
Christian Studies Streams
21 credits of Christian Studies electives may count towards one of the following optional streams:
Biblical Studies (21 credits)
3 credits in New Testament
3 credits in Old Testament
9 credits in Greek (GR) and/or Hebrew (HEB)
6 credits in New Testament or Old Testament at the 300-level or higher
Christian Theology (21 credits)
minimum of 15 credits in Theology (REL) at the 300-level or higher
minimum of 3 credits in Church History (HI 313, HI 323, HI 333, REL 358, HI/REL 362, HI 363)
To meet senior level requirements in the program, at least 21 credits must be taken at the senior level.
Completion of a total of 120 credits (as outlined above)


The Motley Fool Canada » Dividend Stocks » Has Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) Become Too Cheap to Ignore?
Has Dollarama Inc. (TSX:DOL) Become Too Cheap to Ignore?
Dollarama (TSX:DOL) shares just keep stubbornly going down.
After years of seemingly being unable to do anything wrong, the company is still feeling the fallout from poor earnings numbers posted in September. Although the company posted nice growth metrics, investors headed for the exits when management disclosed slower same-store sales growth was to be expected going forward.
Shares promptly fell some 20% in one day, sparking bargain hunters and other value-oriented investors to consider the shares again.
But the company hasn't rebounded. In fact, shares have fallen even more. In total, the decline has been devastating, with Dollarama falling from $52 per share to just over $33 in only a few months. That's a total decline of more than 30%.
Is now the right time for value investors to take a closer look? Many think so. Here are three reasons why you should be considering Dollarama shares today.
Despite all the bad news, Dollarama is still a nice growth stock with loads of potential.
Over the long term, analysts believe the company can still increase its store count by 50% here in Canada, and it has potential to expand in certain international markets. It has only announced a tepid plan to introduce online sales to its portfolio, which means there's still growth potential there. And the company should be able to further goose the top line by adding higher-priced items or having a better product mix.
Oh, how quickly the market forgets about Dollarama's previous growth. Over the last five years, the company has increased revenue from $1.8 billion to more than $3.2 billion. Earnings increased from $221 million to $539 million. Free cash flow went from $0.33 to $1.36 per share during that same period.
Sure, growth might slow from these levels, but it's unlikely Dollarama is done with its expansion plans.
Some investors might lament Dollarama's anemic dividend — the yield is well under 1% — but a look under the hood reveals a much different story. Instead of giving back to shareholders via dividends, Dollarama's management chooses to do so via share buybacks.
At the end of 2012, Dollarama had 451 million shares outstanding. After years of aggressive share buybacks, that number is down to 327 million shares as of the company's latest quarter. That's a reduction of 124 million shares, or 27% of total shares outstanding.
One argument against Dollarama's management might be that these shares were largely purchased at prices above today's levels. Perhaps in hindsight management would have liked to have waited for a lower price, but the commitment of steady share buybacks is far more important than the price paid.
Dollarama shares haven't been this cheap in years.
Over the last year, Dollarama earned $1.62 per share. Shares currently trade hands at $33.60. That puts shares at just a hair over 20 times earnings. For much of the last decade, shares traded at between 25 and 35 times earnings.
Shares appear even cheaper on a forward earnings basis. Analysts expect Dollarama to earn $1.89 per share in its next fiscal year, putting the stock at just 17.7 times forward earnings. That puts Dollarama at about the same valuation as the TSX Composite Index as a whole, despite having far greater growth potential.
Value investors should be paying attention to Dollarama today. The stock is down significantly from all-time highs. It consistently posts profit margins better than competitors and its smaller store size means it can pick and choose the best-performing items. The stock's valuation hasn't been this low in years — if ever — and the stock could bounce back significantly if the stock's next quarter beats expectations.
Today is a rare opportunity to pick up a fantastic growth stock at a value price. These chances don't come along very often.


Why should I hire a Registered Yoga Teacher, R.Y.T.?
On a regular basis people walk into my class with physical limitations such as joint replacements, pregnancy, high blood pressure, disc problems, etc.......How does a student know that a teacher can deal with these issues? By seeing to it that the teacher has had thorough training and is Registered with Yoga Alliance has through and valid certification. What is the primary way to know this:. The teacher should be an R.Y.T. 200 or 500 (Registered Yoga Teacher with 200 to 500 hrs of training)or E.R.Y.T. (E = Experienced, has taught a minimum of 1000 class hours).
What is happening in the field of yoga? The scramble for certification - registration has ramped up as demand has grown for more classes. Over and over again I run into people who are teaching yoga with little training and very little experience with yoga. There has been an influx of non-reputable certifications, including online certification, one day or weekend certifications.There are in fact some knowledgeable yoga teachers who are not registered, and certification doesn't necessarily mean anything these days, as bogus certifications are everywhere. All of which are do not meet Yoga Alliance Standards. I myself started out sharing my love of yoga with fellow college classmates in the mid 1990's, as I began to have more people interested in taking classes with me I became quickly aware of the need to be thoroughly educated and protect myself and my students. This is about the time Yoga Alliance came into being as they saw the need for standards to protect students. Yoga Alliance is not a governing body, it is a non profit it is a registry site that people who have attended a Yoga Alliance approved training can register with to show they have completed 200 hours of yoga education.
How as a student do I protect myself?
A student should ask the teacher about their experience and what to expect in class.
1. They have a minimum of 200 hrs. of training in the field of yoga.
2. The teacher must take 30hrs. per three years of Continuing Ed.
3. They teach a minimum of 40hrs per year to keep current with the registry.
4. They have had training in these areas: Teaching Methods, Teacher Training Practice, Philosophy, Life Style and Ethics, Anatomy and Physiology, techniques training (safety)..
6. Liability Ins. will cover your teachers.
Currently in Arkansas yoga teachers are self regulated. It is my hope that employers & students will start to understand the benefit of hiring Registered Yoga Teachers, who have put in the time and commitment into their education.
How to find an R.Y.T. Go to Yogaalliance.org and look up teachers in your city and state.


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L'amore rubato è una raccolta di racconti di Dacia Maraini pubblicata nel 2012 dalla casa editrice Rizzoli.

Racconti contenuti
L'opera racconta otto storie che hanno come tema la violenza fisica e psichica alle donne. Le otto protagoniste sono donne forti che lottano contro mariti, amanti, compagni e amici dalla doppia personalità: uomini per bene agli occhi della gente, ma aguzzini tra le mura domestiche.

Marina è caduta per le scale
Il giovane dottore Gianni Lenti si trova a curare più volte al pronto soccorso la diciassettenne Marina Savina, con lividi ed ecchimosi che dice di essersi procurata a causa d'incidenti domestici, come la caduta dalle scale. Temendo che si tratti in realtà delle conseguenze di percosse, il medico la segnala ai servizi sociali.

Un'assistente sociale si presenta a casa di Marina, ma vi trova soltanto il marito, che le racconta che sua moglie è spesso preda di crisi epilettiche che la fanno cadere. L'assistente è portata a credergli e non prende provvedimenti. Quando Marina torna a casa il marito si arrabbia con lei perché, parlando con i sanitari, non ha sostenuto di essere epilettica, ma poi l'abbraccia teneramente. Marina si abbandona tra le braccia dell'unica persona che, nonostante tutto, le dimostra affetto.

La bambina Venezia
Ottavio e Letizia Persiceto sono una coppia che per molti anni non ha avuto figli, pur desiderandoli. Un giorno però Letizia rimane incinta e dà quindi alla luce una bambina, che viene chiamata Venezia. Letizia, notando la vivida e precoce intelligenza della figlia, si preoccupa della sua istruzione, mentre Ottavio, affascinato dalla sua bellezza, progetta per lei una carriera da modella, che le fa intraprendere con notevole successo già in età infantile.

Una mattina Venezia esce in giardino per raccogliere dei fiori e sparisce nel nulla. I genitori pensano ad un rapimento, ma non arriva alcuna richiesta di riscatto. Dopo alcuni anni Ottavio muore di crepacuore; successivamente viene trovato, nel giardino della villetta accanto a quella dei Persiceto, il cadavere di una bambina, che Letizia riconosce per quello della figlioletta. Ad ucciderla era stato con ogni probabilità il loro vecchio vicino di casa, che disponeva di un sotterraneo che si estendeva sotto il loro giardino e che aveva poi venduto la proprietà trasferendosi in Brasile, dove aveva fatto perdere le proprie tracce.

Lo stupratore premuroso
Giorgia, un'italiana che lavora presso un'università spagnola, cerca di prendere il treno per Siviglia per salutare il marito che deve rientrare in Italia, ma nonostante una corsa affannosa non vi riesce. Un ferroviere però si offre di accompagnarla in automobile ad una stazione successiva; Giorgia accetta. L'uomo però s'inoltra con l'auto in mezzo ai campi e si accinge a stuprare la sua passeggera minacciandola con una pistola. Giorgia deve cedere; vorrebbe poi fuggire a piedi, ma il ferroviere si offre di portarla comunque alla destinazione pattuita, e durante il tragitto cerca di giustificarsi e di chiederle scusa. Alla stazione, Giorgia denuncia l'accaduto alla polizia ferroviaria, ma l'agente mette in dubbio le sue parole, forse per proteggere il buon nome della categoria. Alla donna non rimane che salire mestamente sul treno per Siviglia.

Cronaca di una violenza di gruppo
La tredicenne Francesca Gentili viene sequestrata e violentata a turno da quattro liceali, ed è soccorsa da prete di passaggio sulla strada dove si è trascinata a stento. I quattro ragazzi - Gianni detto Mammolo, Christofer, Angelo e Alessio -, provenienti da ricche famiglie, in parte si proteggono a vicenda e in parte giocano allo scaricabarile, ma sono concordi nel descrivere la vittima come una ragazza frivola e spavalda. Anche il preside del loro liceo è preoccupato che la loro eventuale condanna possa infamare tutta la scuola. Il giornale locale, dal canto suo, tende a mettere in dubbio le parole dell'unica testimone – Deborah, un'amica di Francesca –, che dice di aver visto solo i quattro ragazzi, per lanciare l'ipotesi che questi siano stati eterodiretti da adulti venuti dalla grande città. Al processo, la responsabilità viene addossata a questi fantomatici stupratori, mentre i ragazzi vengono assolti. Le versioni delle due ragazze non sono tenute in considerazione.

Ale e il bambino mai nato
Alessandra Belli, detta Ale, si reca nell'ambulatorio ginecologico del dottor Vedova per sottoporsi a un aborto oltre i limiti temporali di legge. Dopo l'operazione, al momento di uscire dallo stabile, vede lo stupratore che l'aveva messa incinta. Anche l'uomo la riconosce, ma crede erroneamente che sia venuta da lui per minacciarlo. Sta per picchiarla, ma l'arrivo casuale del ginecologo lo fa desistere.

Rimasta sola col medico, Ale gli confida di aver riconosciuto il suo violentatore; il dottor Vedova le propone di ricattarlo insieme, ma la donna ne è disgustata. Tornata a casa, decide invece di denunciare entrambi.

La sposa segreta
Carmelina Croci è una donna meridionale, rimasta vedova ancor giovane con due figlie, di nome Giusi e Rosaria. Viene corteggiata da Giorgio Politi, pianista settentrionale di bell'aspetto, e lo sposa. In occasione di una trasferta lavorativa di Carmelina, Giorgio, rimasto a casa con le bambine, durante la notte s'infila nel letto di Giusi e la penetra. Giusi ne è dapprima sconvolta, ma presto inizia ad apprezzare le lusinghe del patrigno, che le dichiara di avere sposato sua madre solo per stare accanto a lei.

Dopo qualche tempo però Giusi si accorge che Giorgio si è preso sua sorella Rosaria come nuova amante-bambina e, ingelosita, racconta i fattacci a sua madre, procurando le prove che accusano il patrigno. Giorgio viene così incarcerato. Giusi muore di overdose di eroina e Rosaria diviene anch'ella una sbandata. In seguito alla distruzione della sua famiglia, Carmelina lascia il lavoro e si riduce a mendicare.

La notte della gelosia
Angela s'innamora follemente di Gesuino, un uomo dal fisico molto attraente e dagli atteggiamenti molto affettuosi, ma anche molto possessivo. Egli è molto sospettoso nei confronti degli altri uomini con i quali Angela ha a che fare: l'ex fidanzato Germano, il cognato Giulio e il collega Mario. È proprio verso quest'ultimo che monta la sua gelosia, ed è a lui che Angela chiede aiuto quando si sente minacciata da Gesuino che imbraccia un coltello. L'arrivo di Giulio, accompagnato dai carabinieri, a casa di Angela conferma Gesuino nella sua idea che Giulio sia in realtà l'amante della sua donna.

Anna e il Moro
Anna, giovane attrice, intreccia una relazione con Tito Porcelli, affermato cantautore e polistrumentista detto il Moro, più vecchio di lei di oltre vent'anni. Il padre di Anna vede con diffidenza il loro rapporto, non solo per la differenza d'età, ma anche perché ha l'impressione che il musicista soggioghi la figlia.

Un giorno Anna si ritrova con un polso rotto, che giustifica con una caduta per le scale. Suo padre sospetta che si tratti di una scusa, ma non crede che sia colpa del Moro. Gli "incidenti" si ripetono, finché l'ultimo è fatale ad Anna. Il Moro viene arresto, ed il padre di Anna si dispera per non aver intuito prima la verità.

Altri media
Dal racconto Cronaca di una violenza di gruppo è stato tratto nel 2012 lo spettacolo teatrale Cronaca di un amore rubato rappresentato dalla Fondazione Teatro della Pergola di Firenze.

Da una rielaborazione dei racconti è stato tratto il film L'amore rubato, prodotto da Anthos Produzioni e Rai Cinema, su soggetto di Giancarlo De Cataldo ed Irish Braschi e sceneggiatura di Irish Braschi e Giorgia Cecere, diretto dal regista Irish Braschi ed interpretato da Elena Sofia Ricci, Stefania Rocca, Gabriella Pession, Chiara Mastalli, Francesco Montanari, Alessandro Preziosi, Elisabetta Mirra, Emilio Solfrizzi, Antonello Fassari, Paola Cultrera, Daniela Terrieri, Massimo Poggio, Antonio Catania, Daniela Poggi, Cecilia Dazzi, Luisa De Santis, Emanuel Caserio.

Il film è uscito nelle sale il 29 novembre 2016 ed è stato trasmesso in prima assoluta TV su Rai Due mercoledì 22 Novembre 2017 alle 23:25.

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