What's more important in a story: Love or heartbreak?
Is it a romance or a mystery? Who's in love, and whose heart breaks?
An early-morning discussion about writing with my muse.
It was a chilly morning. The Muse dropped by. He always does when the day is dark, and the cold winds blow, and he needs a cup of coffee, black.
He thinks he knows a lot about writing.
He wants the rest of us to do his dirty work.
"What's the best word to describe a good book?" he asked me.
He does that a lot when he thinks I'm crazy.
The Muse thought it over for a moment.
He watched the break of day through the window.
The day would be as chilly as the night.
"Do you think all books are about love?" he wanted to know.
"That's where you're wrong," the Muse said.
"Good novels are about heartbreak," he said.
The Muse sat back and grinned.
"I rest my case," he said.
"You do make some good points," I said.
The grin left his face.
"Love comes first," I said.
He walked out the door and across the patio toward the bird feeders.
I'm not sure, but by the time he reached the gate, I thought I heard his heart break. It always does when he's wrong.
That's what happens when a Muse is in love with his own opinions.
Love definitely comes first. But is it real love? Because, even though real love can still lead to heartbreak, the other kind leads there for sure.
'Love is always reciprocal. If not, we call it obsession.' I wrote that ages ago, and have it on a Post It stuck on my monitor.
Telling the difference is the job of the characters – and their novelist.


In a large bowl, combine powdered milk, chocolate drink mix powder, creamer, powdered sugar and cocoa.
To make: Dissolve 2 heaping tablespoons in a cup of hot water. Serve with whip cream or marshmallows on top and enjoy!
This makes a great gift. Just attach a card with the recipe and instructions on how to make.


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Home kashmir news Dearth of doctors hits patient care at SDH Tangdhar
Dearth of doctors hits patient care at SDH Tangdhar
Waseem Ahmad
Srinagar, June 17: Dearth of doctors and lack of proper infrastructure in Sub-District Hospital (SDH) Tangdhar is making the patients of this hilly region suffer and forcing them to cover long distance for treatment.
The residents of the area alleged that in absence of proper health care facilities in the hospital, they are forced to visit private clinics or other hospitals and spending huge amount of money.
They said the hospital lacks basic facilities including medicines, availability of doctors, theatre facilities, cleanliness etc. "The non-availability of a child specialist, dermatologist, gynecologists and other specialist doctors in the hospital is taking a heavy toll on the patient care. For a simple checkup, we have to take our children or pregnant women either to Srinagar hospitals or private clinics," Abdul Razak, a resident of Tangdhar said, adding: "The critical patients who are referred to other hospitals often die on their way."
Another resident, Ghulam Mohammad said that the worst sufferers are the pregnant ladies as due to the non-availability of a gynecologist, they have to consult private doctors for a mere check up and during the time of a delivery case, they have to hire a private cab that charges a huge amount to reach Srinagar hospitals.
He alleged that there are many doctors appointed in the hospital but only two or three doctors are present and rest are not attending their duties as they are sitting in Srinagar.
The residents said that the hospital also lacks para-medical staff and they are being forced to conduct simple tests like USG from private clinics.
Dr Mohammad Yousuf, Block Medical Officer (BMO) Tangdhar while admitting the lack of doctors in the hospital said that they had been conveying to the authorities for last 10 years about the issue but nothing has been done so far. "The entire block is facing dearth of doctors. About 20 posts of doctors are lying vacant in the entire block. In SDH Tangdhar, out of allotted 12 doctors, only six doctors are available and rest six posts of doctors are vacant. Similarly, the hospital is also facing shortage of almost 50 percent of the Para-medical staff. One of the most important posts that are lying vacant is of Gynecologist and a Child Specialist," he said
Refuting the allegations of non-availability of life saving drugs and tests not being conducted in the hospital, the BMO said that the allegations are baseless as they get enough supplies of drugs and all the basic tests are being conducted there.
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Q: Check whether IIS is installed or not I am writing a PowerShell script to host a website in IIS.
I tried this script in a machine where there is no IIS installed and I got error so I want to check if IIS is installed and then I want to host a website in ISS.
Below is the script I am trying but it is not working:
$vm = "localhost";
$iis = Get-WmiObject Win32_Service -ComputerName $vm -Filter "name='IISADMIN'"

if ($iis.State -eq "Running") {
    Write-Host "IIS is running on $vm"
}
else {
    Write-Host "IIS is not running on $vm"
}

Please help me with any PowerShell script to check if IIS is installed or not.

A: In an elevated Powershell window this works for me:
On Windows Server 2012 (on Windows Server 2008 first run this: Import-Module ServerManager)
if ((Get-WindowsFeature Web-Server).Installed) {
    Write-Host "IIS installed"
}

On Windows 10
if ((Get-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "IIS-WebServerRole").State -eq "Enabled") {
    Write-Host "IIS installed"
}

A: if ((Get-WindowsFeature Web-Server).InstallState -eq "Installed") {
    Write-Host "IIS is installed on $vm"
}
else {
    Write-Host "IIS is not installed on $vm"
}

A: I needed to do this for a list of several hundred servers today.  I modified the previous answer to use get-service w3svc instead of WMI installed state.  This seems to be working for me so far.
$servers = get-content  c:\listofservers.txt
foreach($server in $servers){
$service = get-service -ComputerName $server w3svc -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
if($service)
{
Write-Host "IIS installed on $server"
}
else {
Write-Host "IIS is not installed on $server"
}}

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Q: Library to create high-performance server applications I remember finding a C++ (or maybe plain C) library which does thread pooling, socket polling and other stuff, needed to write a high-performance server on Linux. (And this library was not Boost itself — but it could be that it used Boost.)
As usual, I can't remember the name of the library. Any guesses?
Update: that was not ACE.

A: Spserver uses libevent and so should have good performance on all platforms.
You could use Boost.ASIO directly and thread pool:

Multiple threads may call io_service::run() to set up a pool of threads from which completion handlers may be invoked ...  all threads that have joined an io_service's pool are considered equivalent, and the io_service may distribute work across them in an arbitrary fashion.

A: Perhaps ACE?

A: POCO?  libevent?  Got any further clues?


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Moreira shapes to start 2022 in style
January 1, 2022 9:25 am.
Leo Schlink
Excellent Proposal is among several of the 'Magic Man's' choice rides.
Armed with an imposing full book of rides at the Lucky Start Raceday on Saturday (1 January) at Sha Tin, Joao Moreira is intent on building a decisive lead in the jockeys' championship as he prepares to partner Excellent Proposal and Master Eight in the meeting's Group 3 features.
Shading injured Zac Purton 51-49 in the championship race, Moreira will aim to add the Group 3 Chinese Club Challenge Cup Handicap (1400m) and the Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m), respectively, with John Size's Excellent Proposal and Frankie Lor's Master Eight.
In the saddle for each of Master Eight's four successive victories, Moreira is confident the precocious sprinter can continue his winning spree in the HKD$3.7 million contest.
"So far, he hasn't done anything wrong and he's proving to be a good horse. I just hope that he can keep repeating what he's been doing – which is winning," said the Brazilian, who was aboard the speedster during an emphatic triumph in a quality Class 2 contest over the 1000m course on 21 November.
"He didn't begin very well. He can jump better than what he did last time. He was probably not sitting well in the gate, but he still managed to get himself with them.
"He was travelling very comfortably even though it was the first time he was running over the straight line. When I did ask him at the finish, he just ran away. I don't think I see him doing anything differently from the past – he will just keep hitting the line very strongly.
"The horse is in great shape. His condition is very good. I really hope he can continue to hold that form and I believe he's going to be very competitive."
Moreira renews his association with Excellent Proposal in the seven-runner Chinese Club Challenge Cup, hopeful the son of Exceed And Excel can reprise the form which allowed him to lift the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) under Blake Shinn last season.
Desperately unlucky two starts ago when second to stablemate Silver Express, Excellent Proposal finished 10th in the Group 1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) behind Golden Sixty on 12 December, beaten just under six lengths.
Fresh from a Sha Tin treble on Wednesday (29 December), Shinn has his own ambitions aboard David Hayes-trained Fantastic Treasure in the Class 2 Cherry Handicap (1400m).
"He's an exciting prospect, this horse. He's come through the ranks pretty quickly and as a young horse, he looks to be a Classic type of horse," said Shinn, who takes over from Chad Schofield.
"I'm just rapt to be on him and hopefully he can bounce back from off a bit of a below par run (ninth to Lucky Express on 13 November), but there were excuses last time and everything seems to be in order for this run.
"He over-raced a little bit last time, so we've just worked on trying to get him to relax and hit the line. He did everything we asked in the Happy Valley trial (on 17 December) and he's also done everything we've asked in trackwork, so we're very happy with him.
"Everything he's done, he's done on natural ability, which is a very good sign. He's just made lovely progression. I think he's a potential top-liner. He's got the ability to make his presence felt in the Hong Kong Four-Year-Old Classic Series.
"It's unknown whether if he can run a mile, but everything he's done suggests he should get to 1600."
Lucky With You scores under Karis Teetan.
Karis Teetan is similarly upbeat over another Hayes runner – Lucky With You, who contests the Class 3 Chinese Banyan Handicap (1200m).
"He's a very impressive horse and I was lucky enough to get the ride and we ended up winning the race (on 12 December). He gave me a good feel and I think he's a smart little horse," the Mauritian said.
"I've had a few gallops on him and the horse is improving. He's always going to improve with racing so, going forward, everything is looking good.
"We've got a nice draw (barrier two), he's got some nice speed. We're going to make use of the draw, leave him where he's comfortable with the speed he's got and let's hope he can just keep going again.
"It's still early, but he gives a nice feel and I think he's got a nice, little future.'
Saturday's meeting at Sha Tin kicks off with the Class 5 Yew Handicap (1800m) at 12.30pm.


There are 2 home internet options and 3 business internet options in Sunapee. 97.8% of homes can get fixed-line service. Competition in Sunapee is more competitive than the average US city. There are 2 home internet providers in the entire city, which is below average, but the majority of Sunapee, NH residents have two options for wired internet service at their homes.
97.4% of homes can get cable.
92.6% of homes can get DSL.
97.8% of homes have a wired option.
97.4% of residents in this area can get XFINITY (Comcast) cable. The fastest internet service this ISP offers here is 200 Mbps, which is the fastest available speed for Sunapee, NH residential internet providers. 100% of local customers can get the fastest download speed offered by XFINITY (Comcast).
For other cities, see XFINITY (Comcast) coverage and availability maps. Cable TV service service is also available through XFINITY (Comcast) cable in Sunapee, NH. You may either call and see what bundling options are available or call for internet-only service with satellite TV.
92.6% of residents in this area can get FairPoint Communications DSL. The fastest internet service this ISP offers here is 25 Mbps, which is below-average speed for Sunapee, NH residential internet providers. 90.6% of local customers can get the fastest download speed offered by FairPoint Communications.
The table below shows the percentage of customers who can get the speed listed in the left column. For example, 90.6% of FairPoint Communications's customers can purchase download speeds somewhere in the 21 to 30 Mbps range, while 0% of customers can expect the fastest upload speed to be in the same range.
For other cities, see FairPoint Communications coverage and availability maps. TV service service is not available through FairPoint Communications DSL in Sunapee, NH. You may either call and see what bundling options are available or call for internet-only service with satellite TV.
97.4% of residents in this area can get XFINITY (Comcast) cable. The fastest internet service this ISP offers here is 200 Mbps, which is below-average speed for Sunapee, NH business internet providers. 100% of local customers can get the fastest download speed offered by XFINITY (Comcast).
92.6% of residents in this area can get FairPoint Communications DSL. The fastest internet service this ISP offers here is 25 Mbps, which is below-average speed for Sunapee, NH business internet providers. 91% of local customers can get the fastest download speed offered by FairPoint Communications.
13.6% of residents in this area can get FirstLight Fiber fiber. The fastest internet service this ISP offers here is 1 Gbps+, which is the fastest available speed for Sunapee, NH business internet providers. 73% of local customers can get the fastest download speed offered by FirstLight Fiber.
The table below shows the percentage of customers who can get the speed listed in the left column. For example, 72.5% of FirstLight Fiber's customers can purchase download speeds somewhere in the 1 Gbps or more range, while 73% of customers can expect the fastest upload speed to be in the same range.
For other cities, see FirstLight Fiber coverage and availability maps. TV service service is not available through FirstLight Fiber fiber in Sunapee, NH. You may either call and see what bundling options are available or call for internet-only service with satellite TV.
As mentioned, competition in Sunapee is more competitive than the average area. The table below shows how many options you have in each speed range.


Gary was the guy responsible for the awesome character artwork that appeared in the magazine. After leaving MM he designed Maximum (multi-format magazine edited by Richard Leadbetter, no less).
A long time writer with CVG, Rich actually contributed to Mean Machines from issue one - however because Gary Harrod didn't have time to create Rich in 'Manga' form.
Radion Automatic (real name Edward Lawrence) is a right jammy sod - he was a reader of the magazine hand-picked by Rignall to become a reviewer!
One of the original team that launched MM, legend has it that Matt struggled to get excited by consoles and eventually left the magazine to work on other publications.
Gus joined the Mean Machines staff for issue 24 - the last of the 'original' multiformat edition.
A late addition to the team, Rob was straight out of school and straight into the deep end!
Jointly responsible for the look of the magazine, Oz helped Mean Machines stand out from the crowd with its fresh, 'fanzine' style approach.
Paul had written for Zzap!64 and CVG before contributing a few reviews to Mean Machines (Wrestle War in Issue 9 was the first).
The creator of the 'Mean Machines' section of CVG. Tony has led a pretty varied and interesting career in pretty much every field to do with videogames - including developing them!


The TD1711 is a 17" 5:4 aspect ratio monitor with resistive touch technology. With a robust, pressure-sensing touchscreen that is resistant to screen contamination, the TD1711 is ideal for use in retail, POS, and commercial environments. Resistive touch technology on the TD1711 is also fully functional in gloved environments and compatible with styluses. Featuring 20M:1 MEGA Dynamic Contrast Ratio, the TD1711 delivers extremely sharp and crisp images. Flexible connectivity options include VGA, HDMI with CEC, RS232, and USB ports. A VESA-mountable design offers additional convenience for use as a wall-mounted display. Industry-leading warranty protection and ViewSonic product quality makes this durable touch display a great long-term investment for a variety of environments.
With resistive touch technology, this monitor features a robust, pressure-sensing touchscreen that is resistant to dust and water, making it ideal for use in retail, POS, and commercial environments. Because non-conductive inputs can be used, this display is also fully functional in gloved environments and compatible with styluses.
A superior MEGA dynamic contrast ratio better defines the relationship between the darkest and brightest colors, ensuring that this monitor delivers an incredibly immersive experience with accurate, rich, and vibrant images.
RS232 offers local control for set-top boxes and other RS232 connected devices, directly with the display's remote controller. HDMI CEC functionality offers local control of DVD players, sound systems, and other HDMI connected devices, directly with the display's remote controller.
An advanced ergonomic stand allows the screen to be tilted up to 90° flat. This sturdy ergonomic design makes this display well suited as a touch kiosk in a variety of public environments.


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Q: Big Project indexing with Eclipse [Locally] I have a C based very big project (more than 200,000 source files) and I want to index it using eclipse.
Earlier, there was an issue with a memory problem and I change .ini file to assign 3GB of ram.
Still, I cannot index it. the project stuck indexing at any point. sometimes at 2 % and sometimes 60%.
Kindly suggest a way or may be another tool which can be useful.
I can compile and run it separately as well. all I need right now is proper indexing of the project.

A: in eclipse.ini , try following options : -Xms1G -Xmx4G


Executive order D-176-8 was approved by the California Air Resource Board on December 8, 1995 for emissions compliance and installation on vehicles in New York and California. This executive order approved parts marts manufactured by Dinan /.
1984 -1995 BMW vehicles powered by a 1.8 to 5.0 liter fuel injected gasoline engines as listed, per manufacturer's application. Executive Order D-176-5, dated 10-28-92, is superseded and of no further force and effect.


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10 Things We're Thankful For
OYAN News
By all of us on staff!
Happy Thanksgiving to our enormous family around the world!
This blog post is in honor of the Thanksgiving holiday, but also inspired by a group on Facebook solely devoted to recognizing things in our lives we're thankful for. The hopeful, grateful, and creative spirit is well worth emulating.
Here is our "10 Things We're Thankful For," looking back on the past year. Everybody on our team contributed!
"The Three Muses"—Sarah, Gabrielle, and Rachel—plus a friend, Grace (with the purple hair 🙂 )
#1: We are thankful for each other!
This is far and away our top item! Gratitude that we get to work together was a common theme as we reflected back on 2017. Daniel ("Mr. S.") wrote "We would not be able to do what we do without Teckla, Tineke, Sarah, Rachel, and Gabrielle." Carrol ("Mrs. S.") said, "Everyone on our Team!" (Ooh, Team with a capital!) "Each one really cares about our wide community of writers, and seeks to serve them well."
Sarah Noé wrote, "I am grateful to be part of a company where I know my bosses and co-workers care about me. Because everyone is kind and thoughtful, we work together as a true team and can extend that care to our customers." Rachel Garner echoed this: "I am really thankful to have coworkers who care about my writing and my soul along with any work I do."
Daniel has been having a lot of fun with the Byline podcast! His passion for story and history collide in this bimonthly look at some of the most fascinating and influential works of journalism from the past.
#2: We are thankful for the experience of creating Byline.
It took three years to produce this new curriculum focused on teaching teens to write essays through time-traveling journalism! What began as a response to requests from parents for an essay writing curriculum turned out to be so much more: a challenge to make our own writing count for causes of compassion and justice. It was impossible to research the lives and work of historic journalists without coming away provoked by the power of stories to impact culture. "I am genuinely pleased with how Byline turned out," Daniel wrote. "Best of all was the time I spent in books by and about Jacob Riis." If you're interested to see why he is so particularly inspired by Jacob Riis, we recommend tuning in to the miniseries Daniel is doing on Riis for the Byline Podcast. (The podcast is free!)
Byline was a team effort. "That work was so unique and creative that I looked forward to going to work every day!" Gabrielle Schwabauer wrote. "I loved getting to provide immediate feedback and watch the project growing in the beginning stages." Daniel wrote the scripts and student material, Rachel offered edits on the script, Carrol and Gabrielle filmed the lessons, Carrol designed all the product artwork, Gabrielle compiled the 100+ Reporter Tips, and Tineke Bryson enlisted the help of Bria Wheeler, an excellent proofreader who used to work for us, to proof the finished product. Finally, Sarah worked tirelessly to get the shipments out when Byline released—in the peak of Kansas summer heat, no less!
#3: We are grateful for the technology that enables our creative projects.
There are so many ways that technology facilitates and enriches communication and creativity within Clear Water Press. The vibrant One Year Adventure Novel Student Forum community is a major one! We also really enjoy being able to connect with our students—OYAN and Cover Story alike—via webinars. Daniel's recent foray into the world of podcasts has been so much fun, too. The Byline Podcast is definitely a passion project.
What some of you may not know is that our team is spread out between three states; for a while we had a member of staff working from Canada, and now Tineke is working remotely from the United Kingdom (more on that below)! We are so thankful for video conference technology. It's rare to have a meeting where someone isn't joining via Skype!
How cool was Sarah's cosplay at the 2017 Summer Workshop?!
#4: We are humbled and grateful for another amazing Summer Workshop!
"Connecting with our students and their parents is both an honor and a pleasure," Carrol wrote. "I also really appreciate the various speakers who've come and enthusiastically invested in the students."
The One Year Adventure Novel annual Summer Workshop is a labor of love. By which we mean that we LOVE doing it. "I enjoy most of the tasks I perform, but workshop organization is by far my favorite," said Gabrielle. "I love color-coding lists of attendees, I love putting together packets, I love organizing the special events that make each year unique—I love all of it!"
It was Sarah's first Summer Workshop as a member of staff. Her presence and help really made a difference for Tineke, who coordinates the workshops. "When Sarah joins a project, it's immediately more meaningful and a lot more fun," Tineke wrote. "I love her joy in being part of a team. It's infectious. And," she added, "I LOVE the workshop because I get to see Teckla." Teckla Wilson works remotely from Oregon, so we don't get to see her in person very often!
#5: We're so thankful for YOU GUYS.
We are so grateful for you all. Your creativity, your perseverance, your kindness and support for one another, which you extend to us as well… It's honestly staggering to us. The One Year Adventure Novel began as a dream to give young writers the training and support Daniel wished he could have had as a young teen. But you have changed us.
Gabrielle is thankful to have made new friends at the Summer Workshop. "As an older student and a staff member, it's easy to feel like something of an outsider at the workshops," Gabrielle wrote. "It really encouraged me to find some new connections and realize that I do have a future within the community."
Tineke wrote: "I had no idea when I decided to work for The One Year Adventure Novel how many fantastic people I would meet—parents and students alike. I am so grateful for their genuine support in my own adventures."
Mrs. S. and Gabrielle—yes, that's her daughter 🙂 —pausing for a pic at the Summer Workshop
#6. We are thankful that Carrol can walk normally again.
"Thanks to surgery, Carrol can finally walk normally after a year of pain," Daniel wrote.
Carrol tried not to betray how much pain she was in, but 2017 was a tough one for her. Those of you at the Summer Workshop will remember that Mrs. S. sometimes wore a brace on stage. She looked like an action hero (whatever she said to the contrary). Carrol really was a hero this past workshop. We were all amazed by her grace through those five workshop days.
#7: How awesome is it that Tineke's been working remotely from SCOTLAND?
Daniel wrote: "Tineke and her husband, Matthias, had the courage to seek adventure and education in a magical place. Though she is now living in Scotland and making all of us jealous, we still get to work with her."
Tineke pauses for a photo with a student at the Summer Workshop. Her elf earcuffs were designed by an OYAN student! (Not pictured.)
Tineke moved to Scotland at the end of August and will be there for 12 months while her husband studies at the University of Edinburgh. "It's a dream come to life," Tineke wrote. "We have wanted to spend time in the United Kingdom since we met—our shared interest in British history was one of the things that drew us together. I am so thankful to Daniel and Carrol for making it possible for me to continue working for Clear Water Press from Scotland this year." You can read more of Tineke's reflections on her move in Musings on Adventure from an Anxious Protagonist.
#8: We are grateful to be writers/artists in a community of writers/artists.
"I really like the ability to work with and come alongside young creative writers," Rachel wrote. "I remember how lonely I was as a young artistic teen; and they have so much more wonder and energy than I do. It's good to be reminded of that." Even as we mentor and coach young writers, they, in turn, refresh us! Writers of every age have something to learn from one another.
Gabrielle and Rachel at the Winter Workshop
#9: Our biggest Winter Workshop yet!
The 2017 Winter Workshop, for older, advanced One Year Adventure Novel writers, was H-U-G-E! All told, with speakers and accompanying parents, over 70 people came! We were a little worried about whether we could actually fit everyone, but we squeezed in! There was just something really cool about the surprise. We were expecting fewer than 50, and the Heartland Center is not a big venue. Another fun thing about this workshop: it was roughly 50–50 first-timers and returning attendees!
#10: We are thankful for God's Presence.
"What I am most thankful for," wrote Teckla, "is the assurance that God is at the center of Clear Water Press." We're listing this one last, but it's because this one really sums up the hope we have as we go into a new year as a team. It is amazing to know that we are not doing any of this alone.
Teckla works for us from Oregon! Here she is enjoying a ramble with her husband, Mark, who is a frequent speaker at our workshops.
Teckla wrote down: "Daniel and Carrol and their hearts to please God in all they do," and expressed her gratitude that this has "caused them to gather around them people who have the same desire. For me," she finished, "it is an honor to work with all of you."
Teckla spoke for all of us. It truly is an honor to work in an environment where there is vision and a genuine desire to encourage a new generation of writers. Carrol wrote down: "Daniel, (Mr. S.) who will give what he can to the next generation until he breathes no more."
Thanks for being part of this adventure.
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Daniel Schwabauer I should have known something interesting was about to happen at this particular conference. As I looked at the proposed topics offered by various speakers, a common theme emerged: writers in community. An odd combination, it seemed to me.
Daniel Schwabauer I love talking to teens. They are old enough to understand the world is broken, but young enough to believe someone can set its bones.
Why Social Media and Novel-Writing Don't Really Mix
Daniel Schwabauer This blog need not be a closed playground. The OYAN community is a tremendous resource, and it has occurred to us more than once over the past year that the collective experience of so many talented young writers ought to have a place here.
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I am forever grateful for what you guys have done, and what you continue to do. Getting OYAN – seven years ago now? I think? – not only gave me the tools to pursue my passion, but introduced me to some of my closest friends and mentors. I've only managed to attend one Summer Workshop, but I left with the firm belief that I could be a real writer – whatever that meant to me at the time. So, from the bottom of my heart, thank you.
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Q: QTP 11 does not recognise silverlight popup element I'm a tester and currently evaluating QTP 11 on my company's Silverlight 4.0 browser application. I have encountered an issue where QTP does not recognize the popup elements within the Silverlight application.
Is this a known issue with QTP and are they looking into a solution?

A: try to record the operations in QTP 11 and then the object is identified, but Using Or or Spy it takes object behind it on main page.
Once you record you can use the script with appropriate changes in Silverlite 4 with QTP 11.

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It's only Wednesday and already Tee Dee Young has had a full week.
On Monday night, the Lexington-based blues guitarist was onstage at the Lyric Theatre helping Michael Johnathon and Mayor JimGray celebrate the 700th taping of the WoodSongs Old-Time Radio Hour.
The next morning, he was enroute to Memphis to take part in the International Blues Challenge, an annual competition that will bring over 200 blues acts to clubs all along Beale Street. The event is promoted as "five days of blues and schmooze."
This is the 29th year of the IBC, which bills itself as the world's largest gathering of blues-related artists. Young will be among the acts whose showcase performances will be judged in competition over the next four evenings. Susan Tedeschi, Michael Burks and Tommy Castro are a few of the star acts that have competed in the IBC in years past.
If Young gets past preliminary rounds, he will proceed to semi-final competition on Friday and possibly the finals Saturday at Memphis' Orpheum Theater.
Cash and prizes go to the winners. But they pale alongside the most coveted trophy – visibility. Winning acts often receive bookings for blues festivals, cruises and other high profile performance events.
This will be Young's second visit to the IBC. He competed previously in 2011. The Musical Box wishes him the best of luck this week as he squares off against blues talent from Australia, South America, Germany and all over the globe. For more information and IBC updates, go to http://blues.org/ibc.


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About > Facilities > Wegman Family Science and Technology Center
The Wegman Family Science and Technology Center is truly unique, the only school facility of its kind in upstate New York and beyond. The facility boasts seven science laboratories, included in which is a two story signature robotics lab, faculty offices, and four computer laboratories. In addition, and consistent with the school's holistic educational vision, the Wegman Center also features a student life area complete with an outdoor student commons, a campus ministry suite, and formal and informal spaces for collaborative student learning. The building's atrium cascades sunlight throughout, inspiring creativity among McQuaid students.
The design of the building is distinctive. Developed by Rochester-based SWBR Architects, the Wegman Center communicates dynamism and fosters enthusiasm for student interactive learning. "The metal panels and glass clad addition uses color and scale to blend into the campus while simultaneously displaying a sleek, angular, and thoroughly modern design befitting the progressive program it contains." (SWBR Website) In the words of Danny Wegman, '65, the building design truly "inspires" McQuaid men as they pursue the goals of a Jesuit education.
Commitment to STEM Helps Students Succeed at the Next Level
The dream for the Wegman Center emerged out of the school's strategic planning effort of 2013, which called for a comprehensive assessment of the school's academic curriculum and the related school facility that supports it. With the facility plan in place in early 2014, the design for the Wegman Center was soon completed. Through the tremendous generosity of McQuaid Jesuit alumni, parents, and friends, and the efforts of the "IgKnight the Future Fund" groundbreaking and construction on the 36,00-square-foot, $16 million project began in summer 2016. With our partners at DiMarco Construction leading the charge, the school community celebrated the building's dedication November 1, 2017, with students beginning classes in the Wegman Center in January 2018.
We have state-of-the-art laboratories, classrooms, collaborative spaces, and our brand new campus ministry center, which coordinates programming for our students to learn about social justice, to learn about service, to, to find meaning in relationships with other people, and specifically by serving with and alongside other people. It's all of a piece of, of forming the whole person here at McQuaid.
Adam Baber, Principal, McQuaid Jesuit
In addition to student classes and collaborative learning, the Wegman Center also serves the interests of the larger McQuaid and Rochester communities. Since it opened to student use in January 2018, the school has hosted various robotics and engineering events, student art shows, and a variety of social gatherings. In spring 2018, McQuaid was proud to team up with RIT's MAGIC Center to host a professional development day for science faculties of local Catholic grammar schools. We look forward to annual fall events such as the "Let's Solve Water" challenge, sponsored by Xylem, and our Middle School LEGO competition, sponsored by the University of Rochester.
In a recent edition of the Cauldron, McQuaid Jesuit's alumni magazine, Adam Baber, McQuaid's principal, commented on the newly inaugurated Wegman Center, "It is the business of a Jesuit education to build leaders; our product is a great young man who is changed, and oriented to bringing both needed change to our world and greater glory to God. The Wegman Family Science and Technology Center joined the venerable existing halls and spaces of 1800 South Clinton as a place where these leaders are built."
For more information or to schedule a tour, please contact Tim Nally, '67, P '98, '02, '06, at 585-256-6101.
According to niche.com, McQuaid Jesuit ranks in the top 18 percent of best United States high schools for STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) education.


Ancestries: English (29.2%), Norwegian (25.0%).
Land area: 2.65 square miles.
Population density: 29 people per square mile (very low).
Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Missoula, MT (29.5 miles , pop. 57,053).
Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: East Seattle, WA (374.2 miles , pop. 480,100).
Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Los Angeles, CA (938.0 miles , pop. 3,694,820).
Nearest cities: St. Ignatius, MT (2.2 miles ), Old Agency, MT (2.6 miles) , Dixon, MT (2.8 miles ), Arlee, MT (2.9 miles ), Charlo, MT (3.4 miles ), Kicking Horse, MT (3.7 miles) , Evaro, MT (3.9 miles ), Frenchtown, MT (4.2 miles ).
Ravalli-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above Montana state average. It is 82% greater than the overall U.S. average.
The number of natural disasters in Lake County (4) is a lot smaller than the US average (13).
Causes of natural disasters: Fires: 2, Flood: 1, Hurricane: 1 (Note: Some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2013 was 80.0. This is about average.
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) [ppb] level in 2002 was 12.1. This is significantly worse than average. Closest monitor was 18.1 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM10) [µg/m3] level in 2010 was 15.0. This is better than average. Closest monitor was 8.7 miles away from the city center.
Particulate Matter (PM2.5) [µg/m3] level in 2013 was 9.78. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.9 miles away from the city center.


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White House Asks Congress for $500 Million to Modernize Oil Reserve
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WASHINGTON—The Biden administration has asked Congress for $500 million to modernize the U.S. strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), a document outlining the request shows.
If approved by Congress, the request, issued by the White House on Nov. 15, provides the Department of Energy (DOE) with funding to improve the four SPR sites along the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
President Joe Biden announced the biggest withdrawal ever from the reserve earlier this year of 180 million barrels in an effort to push down oil prices. The historic release of oil has pushed supplies in the SPR to the lowest level since March of 1984.
The SPR oil is stored in hollowed-out, underground salt caverns that can shift and potentially require maintenance when petroleum is removed and replaced. The facility's steel pumps and equipment are also subject to constant lashing of moist, salty air, which can be corrosive.
The proposed funding "would allow the SPR to both maintain operational readiness levels and also alleviate anticipated shortfalls due to supply chain issues, the COVID-19 pandemic, and related schedule delays," the White House said in the request.
The SPR funding was included in the White House's proposal for nearly $38 billion in aid to Ukraine as part of a supplemental funding request. The funding for Ukraine for the duration of the fiscal year would go to defense equipment, humanitarian assistance, and nuclear security support, the White House said.
The request also includes $126.3 million for the National Nuclear Security Administration, part of the DOE, to guard against potential nuclear and radiological incidents in Ukraine, the White House said. It would also help Ukraine with security of nuclear and radiological materials, and prevent illicit smuggling of nuclear, radiological, and dual-use materials.
Russia has claimed ownership of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, Europe's largest. Repeated shelling has damaged buildings and cut power lines essential to cooling reactor fuel and avoiding a nuclear meltdown. Russia and Ukraine blame each other for the shelling.
DOE spokesperson Charisma Troiano said the money was needed to perform necessary infrastructure repairs and keep the SPR ready for future scheduled sales and to "address global energy supply chain disruptions" such as those caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
The White House did not immediately respond to a request for details about why the SPR needs to be modernized.
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SBM is an independent company, founded by Denis CLEMENT, PhD in Biomaterials. Based in Lourdes (Hautes-Pyrénées, France).
SBM was not only the first company to introduce Tricalcium Phosphate for bone grafting procedures in Europe (1993), but also the inventor of the first implants for Open-Wedge High Tibial Osteotomies (1996).
Today SBM continues to stand out for its unique know-how in the manufacture of biocomposite materials such as Duosorb, used to create bioabsorbable implants that combine mechanical resistance, elasticity, and osteoconduction.
Having evolved in markets with particularly strict regulations, SBM has developed a demanding, ISO 13485 (2016) et ISO 14001 (2017) certified quality management approach, which ensures safety all the way from design to implementation.
Furthermore, SBM was the first European company to be certified for CE marking on its range of synthetic bone augmentation implants (pure Tricalcium Phosphate - Biosorb) in Europe in 1993, and obtained approval from the U.S. FDA (Food and Drug Administration) in 2003.


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Renovated in 2009, this extraordinary property feels more like a chalet than an apartment with its cathedral ceilings, exposed beams and sumptuous furnishings.
This bright and spacious 6-bedroom penthouse apartment occupies the top two floors of a stylish building. The lift takes you directly inside the large, elegant entry hall with its floor-to-ceiling windows accessing the massive open plan living and dining area with stone fireplace. The well-equipped kitchen opens onto the dining area.
6 bedrooms. The master suite is also located on the top floor. This room boasts a second fireplace as well as a free standing roll top bath tub. A double bedroom with en suite shower room, a TV room with mezzanine bedroom and en suite bathroom, a guest toilet and laundry room complete this floor. Open stairs lead down to the lower floor where a further three bedrooms are located. A large double room has an en suite bathroom, while a twin and double bedroom share a shower room. This floor has a separate entrance.
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CFP for Aboagora Pre-Symposium 2019 is open!
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Falling Walls Lab Finale 2018 available via livestream!
On November 8, Niklas Tuomola and Andreina Kero represented Falling Walls Lab Turku in the Lab Finale in Berlin, where 100 international and interdisciplinary finalists presented their winning ideas. They were also awarded a ticket for the international Falling Walls Conference on November 9.
Recordings of the Falling Walls Lab Finale and Conference are available at http://www.falling-walls.com/livestream. The winners of the Lab Finale 2017 are: Agnes Reiner (Universität Wien/ AIT Austrian Institute of Technology/Medizinische Universität Wien/A*Star Singapore), Breaking the Wall of Ovarian Cancer (1st place); Ashwin Charles (Universiti Malaysia Pahang), Breaking the Wall of Wastewater Treatment (2nd place); Srilahari Namani (AIMST University), Breaking the Wall of Mosquito Borne Diseases (3rd place); and Montaser Mohammedalamen (University of Khartoum), Breaking the Wall of Disability through the Brain (audience award). Congratulations to all!
The top three winners of the Lab Finale had the opportunity to give their talk on the grand stage of the Falling Walls Conference in front of 600 guests – among them institution leaders and decision makers and a worldwide audience via livestream. All three winners also received a cash prize. The 1st place winner received 1000€, the 2nd place winner received 750€, and the 3rd place winner received 500€.
For more information, please see the Falling Walls website.
Congratulations to all three winners, and thank you to our distinguished jury and everyone who took part in the event!
Niklas Tuomola and Andreina Kero will compete in the Lab Finale in Berlin on November 8, where 100 international and interdisciplinary finalists present their winning ideas. They will also have the opportunity to attend the internationally renowned Falling Walls Conference on November 9. Best of luck to both finalists!
Good news: We have extended the deadline for registration until Friday, August 11!
Aboagora 2017: "Becoming/Verðandi", August 23-25, brings together the arts, humanities, and sciences to explore the theme of "becoming" – the idea of incompleteness and being in the making, of possibility and potentiality. The presentations will discuss topics such as evolution, the constitution of Finnish identity, artistic research, daydreaming, climate change, migration, writing, and sexual identity. For details, please see the links below, and don't forget to sign up by August 11. Welcome All!
Registration Open for Aboagora 2017!
We are excited to announce that registration for this year's Aboagora Symposium is now open!
Please register for the event at http://aboagora.fi/programme/ by August 6.
The registration fee is 35 € (20 € for students). The fee includes participation for all keynote lectures, admission to all workshops, coffee/tea with small snacks during coffee breaks and the Closing Reception on Friday, August 25.
The theme for this year's Aboagora is "Verðandi/Becoming," and we have a wonderful programme planned. Please keep an eye on our webpage for the updated Symposium Programme, keynote abstracts, and information on travel and accommodation.
With any questions, please contact us by email: aboagora[at]utu.fi, or by phone: +358-50-570 4017.
This year's Falling Walls Lab Turku innovation contest, originally planned for May 24, has been re-scheduled for September 15, and the Call for Applications has been re-opened. The event will take place at the University of Turku, Sirkkala Campus, Kaivokatu 12, Janus Hall (ground floor).
The Falling Walls Lab is a platform for excellent students, academics, entrepreneurs, and professionals from all disciplines – humanities, arts, social sciences, economics, medicine, etc. – to present their research work, business model, or innovative project or idea in just 3 minutes. A distinguished jury will select the winner who will travel to Berlin on November 8 to compete in the Lab Finale as one of 100 international and interdisciplinary participants.
The three winners of the Lab Finale will get the opportunity to give their talk on the grand stage of the Falling Walls Conference on November 9 in front of 600 guests – among them institution leaders and decision makers and a worldwide audience via livestream. All three winners will also receive a cash prize.
The call for applications for the Turku Lab is open until 15 August 2017 at http://falling-walls.com/lab/apply. The applications will be reviewed continuously, and all applicants will receive a reply within 2-3 weeks. Successful applicants will receive the instructions for their presentations with the letter of approval. Apply now to make sure you have plenty of time to prepare!
For more information, please see the Event Website or contact us at aboagora[at]utu.fi.
Aboagora announces new plans for the forthcoming years! 2016 opens a new trilogy of themes and switches the event from August to June! In 2016 Aboagora takes place during June 14-17. More information coming soon!
In the forthcoming years, 2016–2018, Aboagora aims at building a thematic trilogy under the title The Threads of Fate. The title refers to Old Norse mythology that presents characters called Norns, who rule the destinies of both gods and humans. The three most important Norns were Urðr, Verðandi and Skuld. They have at times been interpreted as past, present and future but, in fact, layers of temporality are unavoidably entangled. The question of fate (Urðr) e.g. stretches from the past to the future, and the idea of burden (Skuld) refers both to our heritage and to something that we have to confront in the future.
Each Norn will serve as a point of entrance to an Aboagora event during the years 2016–2018. Each Norn offers a perspective to the current state of the world, which is discussed during the agora, blurring boundaries between arts and sciences. At the same time, this trilogy allows the profound investigation of urgent issues, such as identity and ethnicity, human impact on the environment, and the future of the Earth.
The CFP for Abogora Presymposium 2019 is open!
Aboagora invites Doctoral Candidates and Art students from Finland and other Nordic Countries to a Pre-Symposium event to discuss and develop ideas about the Earth. Aboagora Pre-Symposium combines presentation training, a lecture and discussion on ethics for artists and scientists, and a visualization workshop. The aim is to explore connections between the arts, sciences, and academic thinking, and to learn engaging ways to present scientific and artistic work and knowledge.
The deadline for applications is 30th April 2019.


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six were natural limestone samples: one from the tura, and two from the maadi limestone formation (found on the west side of the nile, a few kilometers to the south, and within clear view of the pyramids); one from a region of the giza plateau believed to be khufu's quarry; and two samples from khafra's causeway leading to the great pyramid.
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Back when I watched this movie for the first time and then mentioned on here how much I had liked it, everyone informed me it was a book also!
So when news of the mini-series broke and the teasers started being released, I decided to read it.
I liked it a lot! I think someone mentioned the movie was very close to the book AND OH MY GOSH IS THIS TRUE.
Like seriously, I cannot imagine that people would be unhappy with the book's translation to film, because it seemed almost scene by scene. Like, really the only thing missing from the movie is some of Rosemary's internal thought processes--you might not be aware that she felt really violated by her husband the night she was raped or that she had all these sneaking suspicions about him throughout the book about his self-absorption and ambition, etc. But ultimately, I think the film was pretty successful.
But GREAT BOOK. Even if I knew everything that was coming, it's such a delicious horror story. There's such a great sense of unease permeating the pages and a desperation to somehow yell at Rosemary to get herself as far away from the Bram as possible AND WHY ARE YOU TRUSTING THOSE PEOPLE and yes your husband is every bit as horrible as your darkest thought about him.
Is it not brilliant that he's an actor and his name is Guy, I MEAN REALLY.
I think the mini-series (starting May 11!!!) will change things though? I think they are going to actually show Guy strike his bargain and it will be for money not for his own career...whyyyyyyyyyy. But still Patrick Adams is such perfect casting, I could not be more pleased. And any chance to see Zoe Saldana is A++ after all.
Anyway! I think I'd like to read more of Ira Levin's books. Any recs? Oh I did hear I should never read Son of Rosemary so I read the synopsis and WHAT EVEN. I can't believe Levin would ruin such a great horror story in that way. In my opinion it's like the Buffy comics and not canon, sorry.
So! This book is recommended a lot! I started reading it during the readathon and basically the result of the two books I read during the readathon is that I kind of want to real all the author's backlists!


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25 JUNE 2017 — sunday
Poetry Flash presents a reading by Andrena Zawinski, Landings, and Cathleen Calbert, The Afflicted Girls, request ASL interpreters one week in advance from editor@poetryflash.org, wheelchair accessible, Diesel, A Bookstore, 5433 College Avenue, Oakland, 3:00 (510/653-9965, dieselbookstore.com)
City Lights and Ars Citizen present reception and book signing to celebrate the release of Rachel Monique published by Editions Xavier Barral, and a rare appearance of French conceptual artist Sophie Calle (on the occasion of her forthcoming show at Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture), a wide selection of her work will be available, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 6:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
26 JUNE 2017 — monday
Bay Area Generations presents writers of different generations in pairs, through its submission-based reading series, features and musical guest to be announced, guest curator Joel Landmine, full bar, free garage parking/walkable from 19th Street BART, Bellevue Club, 525 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, admission/donation $7, admission with souvenir chapbook $10, doors open 7:00, show 7:30 (bayareagenerations.com)
Poetry Express presents a reading by Johanna Ely, open reading—need a prompt? "The Lower," hosted by J.D., Himalayan Flavors, 1585 University Avenue, Berkeley, 7:00-9:00 (PoetryExpress@gmail.com, poetryexpressberkeley.blogspot.com)
Oliver Chin, author, publisher and founder of Immedium, discusses the children's book industry and its lack of Asian American representation in the United States, shares how Immedium, his publishing company, has addressed this by collaborating with multicultural creators, sponsored by Asian American Studies, Asian American and Pacific Islander Retention and Education, and the Asian American & Pacific Islander Student Services, San Francisco State University, 1600 Holloway Avenue, LIB 121, 10:30 a.m.-noon (415/338-2698)
36th Annual Northern California Book Awards, Northern California authors are honored in Fiction, General Nonfiction, Creative Nonfiction, Poetry, Translation, and Children's Literature with brief readings and remarks; presentation of the Fred Cody Lifetime Achievement Award to poet, activist, and cultural theorist Judy Grahn; NCBR Recognition Award to Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers, by Bobby Seale and Stephen Shames; master of ceremonies Oscar Villalon, ZYZZYVA Managing Editor, presented by the Northern California Book Reviewers, Poetry Flash, San Francisco Public Library and Friends of the San Francisco Public Library, PEN West, Women's National Book Association-SF Chapter, and Mechanics' Institute Library, Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Main Public Library, 100 Larkin, enter at Grove, SF, free, 5:30, book signing reception follows (510/525-5476, NCBR@poetryflash.org, poetryflash.org)
Tuesdays at North Beach, a weekly poetry series celebrating international poets and showcasing local talent, presents a reading by Patti Trimble and Toshi Washizu, curated by Jack Hirschman, North Beach Branch Library, 850 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, 6:30 (415/522-8602, www.friendssfpl.org/events/tuesdays-at-north-beach.html)
28 JUNE 2017 — wednesday
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29 JUNE 2017 — thursday
"Dream Colonies, Painterlands, and the Intersection of Curating with Creation: Bruce Connor meets Walter Hopps" presents a conversation with fiction editor and co-author Deborah Treisman, The Dream Colony: A Life in Art, with art historian, curator, and author Anastasia Aukeman, Welcome to Painterland: Bruce Connor and The Rat Bastard Protective Association, discussing their newly released books, moderated by Paul Yamazaki, City Lights Books, 261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, free, 7:00 (415/362-8193, www.citylights.com)
30 JUNE 2017 — friday
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The title of the film Loving Vincent comes from the words "Your loving Vincent," which painter Vincent van Gogh typically used as a sign-off on letters to his brother. But it could as easily describe the feelings of filmmakers who created this homage to the artistic genius and, one imagines, of audiences who view the extraordinary animated feature film. It is arguably the world's first feature film created with oil paintings.
You could, in fact, call Loving Vincent a stop-motion animated film. For this 90-minute exploration into the last year of van Gogh's life, painters produced 65,000 oil paintings on canvas; 12 paintings 2.5 feet high by 1.5 feet wide for each second of film.
One hundred twenty-five professional artists worked on the film in Poland and Greece. Their paintings include careful representations of 130 landscapes and portraits that van Gogh created during his last years in Arles and Auvers-sur-Oise, France.
To put the paintings in motion, the artists repositioned the brushstrokes in one painting when creating the next. Each oil painting was then photographed with a digital camera and retouched as necessary using computer graphics software to create the final film.
That's the simple explanation. The process of making this film extended over seven years; the first four years spent developing the meticulous technique the crew would use, and the latter years filming live-action actors who would play people in van Gogh's portraits, and painting the 65,000 frames. BreakThru Films in Poland and the UK produced the film; Trademark Films in the UK was co-producer.
The result immerses the viewer fully into van Gogh's world, a world in which the people van Gogh painted are now breathing, speaking characters, but always still living in the world that van Gogh saw and painted. For anyone who has gazed at a van Gogh painting and imagined that starry sky moving, the train belching steam, sunflowers dancing in the wind, or the postman saying hello, seeing Loving Vincent will be a stunning experience. The opening sequence of the film, which takes viewers into van Gogh's "The Starry Night," required more than 600 paintings. Three painters spent a combined total of 14 months creating the shot.
During his lifetime, van Gogh wrote more than 800 letters, and those letters, even more than his paintings, inspired writer/director Dorota Kobiela to make this film. Originally, Kobiela, a graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw who had received several awards for her stereoscopic, painted animated short, "Little Postman," had planned to have Loving Vincent be her seventh short film, and intended to paint it herself. Instead, she directed the artists who painted the feature.
Hugh Welchman, Kobiela's spouse, persuaded her to do the feature film after waiting in long lines to attend a van Gogh exhibition. Welchman had founded BreakThru Films in 2002 and received an Oscar in 2008 for the short film "Peter & the Wolf," created with stop-motion puppet animation. He became co-writer, co-director, and producer of Loving Vincent.
After exploring other stages of van Gogh's life, Kobiela decided to plot the story over his last days, during which he had painted many portraits. Van Gogh became an artist at age 28 and died 10 years later. During that decade, the Dutch artist generated 2,100 artworks, of which approximately 860 were oil paintings, most made in France during the last two years of his life.
20 percent features black-and-white flashbacks into van Gogh's early life, for which there are no paintings. Kobiela decided to use black and white because many of her reference materials were black-and-white photographs and to give the audiences' eyes a rest from van Gogh's intense color.
The story that writers Kobiela, Welchman, and Jacek Dehnel imagined for Loving Vincent stars Armand Roulin, the son of Postman Joseph Roulin. The elder Roulin has just heard that his friend Vincent van Gogh has killed himself. So, he gives Armand a letter to deliver to Vincent's brother Theo in Paris. But by the time Armand arrives, Theo is dead, too. Armand finds Pere Tanguy, a paint supplier, though, and Pere relays Vincent's story of struggle and determination. But, Armand wants to know why Vincent would take his life. So, he travels to Auvers-sur-Oise to find out. In Auvers, Armand meets many of the villagers Vincent painted. They tell him conflicting stories, and it isn't until Armand meets the influential Doctor Gachet that he begins to understand.
All these characters are played by well-known actors chosen for their resemblance to the people van Gogh painted. Douglas Booth (Armand Roulin), Robert Gulaczyk (Vincent van Gogh), Eleanor Tomlinson (Adeline Ravoux), Jerome Flynn (Dr. Gachet), Saoirse Ronan (Marguerite Gachet), Chris O'Dowd (Postman Roulin), Aidan Turner (Boatman), John Sessions (Pere Tanguy), and Helen McCrory (Louise Chevalier) performed at London's Three Mills Studios, with 80 percent of the shots on greenscreen stages and the rest in sets constructed to look like van Gogh paintings. Following that two-week shoot, the crew shot body doubles in Poland for another two weeks.
By shooting live-action actors, the directors could create reference materials for the entire film in a short time, and later, the footage would help the painters convey human emotion in their animated paintings.
Before and during the live-action shoot, 20 painters began working on the process that would lead to the creation of those 65,000 oil paintings.
Working from storyboards, the artists created digital matte paintings for the black-and-white scenes, the flashbacks often based on photographs, and developed an animation style for those. For scenes in color, which would look like van Gogh paintings, they created a digital image to set up color and composition. From that reference, they produced oil paintings that would be used as reference keyframes for other painters to follow.
All told, design painters spent a year re-imagining 125 of van Gogh's paintings to fit into the story and into the size and shape of a film frame. Ninety-four of van Gogh's paintings remained close to the originals; 31 were altered in some way. A character painted in one style might have appeared in another painting in a different style, for example. Or, paintings in one season or time of day needed to change to follow the story.
"The backgrounds weren't so difficult to do," Dominiak says. "The main problem was the characters. The keyframes were based on one original van Gogh painting. But what if we wanted Armand at night? We had to imagine what that would look like." And, they had to do so with the actors' features in mind, as well, not just the original subjects.
All told, the design painters created 377 oil paintings, none of which appear in the film. The painters spent approximately five days creating each painting.
"Once we had those physical paintings, we distributed them in digital form for the painters creating the final oil paintings to use as reference," Dominiak says.
To find the final group of 125 with the right combination of artistic and animation skills, BreakThru interviewed thousands of painters. Even so, the studio had these painting animators complete a 180-hour training program before starting on the project.
"There aren't many painters or animators who can do painted stop motion where every single frame is painted and photographed," says Tomek Wochniak, production manager.
While the design painters were creating digital matte paintings and keyframes, the directors had the live-action footage cut and edited into the footage that the artists would paint over, frame by frame, in oils on canvas.
The visual effects team composited the live-action footage with photos of the keyframe paintings, and added CG animation to give the background images movement and depth – a steam train rolling past a field of grain, flying crows, and blowing leaves, for example.
To minimize unintended changes from one painting to the next, to ensure as consistent lighting as possible, and to facilitate each painter's task, the team devised a painting animation workstation system they dubbed PAWS, and installed 97 systems in the Gdańsk and Wrocław, Poland, and Athens, Greece, studios.
Each painter sits in front of a table angled at 45 degrees, with a monitor above. Above the painter's head are a camera and a projector. Projected onto the painter's canvas frame by frame are the live-action composites. Managing the projection and providing frame-based editing and drawing tools is DZED Systems' Dragonframe stop-motion animation software.
For the color frames, however, which comprise the majority of the film, the painters used the projected reference material only as a guide. They had to re-create the image in van Gogh's style with brushstrokes.
"From the keyframe and live-action footage composited onto the canvas, the painters create a new oil painting and then photograph it with the digital camera," Dominiak explains. "Once it is photographed, they scratch off the parts of the painting that move into a different position, and repaint it. Then, take another photo. And so on. With static camera shots, only a character's face is repainted; the background is still. But if the camera is moving, the painter has to scratch the whole frame and paint it again." The painters did this 12 times for each second of film.
The artists photographed each painting with a Canon D20 digital camera at 6k resolution. BreakThru's three visual effects artists then went to work refining the images while maintaining the quality of the paintings. They used Canon's internal RAW converter to move the photograph into JPEG format, and The Foundry's Nuke to stabilize the images to avoid flickering and to fix distortions.
Adobe's After Effects helped the visual effects artists remove dirt and specks, tone down heavy specular light on the edges of brushstrokes, and fix too rapid changes in paint tones.
Of course, that might be said for the entire project, which began as an idea for a short film to be painted by one artist, Director Dorota Kobiela, and grew to become the remarkable Loving Vincent.
Barbara Robertson (BarbaraRR@comcast.net) is an award-winning writer and a contributing editor for CGW .
Vincent van Gogh decided to become an artist at age 28. He died at age 37.
who was living with him in Arles at the Yellow House.
While in Arles, van Gogh completed nearly 200 paintings in 15 months, many of which are now among his most recognizable images today.
Director Dorota Kobiela and Co-director Hugh Welchman read 40 publications about Vincent van Gogh and visited 19 museums in six countries to view approximately 400 of his paintings.
Many direct quotes from Vincent van Gogh's 800 letters are in the film.
5,000 artists applied to work on Loving Vincent; 125 made the grade.
A Kickstarter campaign launched in 2014 funded part of the painters' training.
The painters used 6,500 tubes and 1,300 liters of Royal Talens paint to make the movie.
The filmmakers made Loving Vincent in the Academy ratio because it is close to the composition of most van Gogh paintings.
Artists painted each frame of the film in oil on a 67cm x 49cm canvas – 12 frames per second of film.
The opening shot of the film, which descends through van Gogh's "The Starry Night," contains over 600 paintings.
Three painters took a combined total of 14 months to paint that shot.
Director Dorota Kobiela was named one of Variety's 10 Animators to Watch in 2017.


November inflation falls to 2.3% – is it time to move your savings?
The UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation fell to 2.3% in November 2018, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) announced this morning.
This is down from 2.4% in October.
If you're earning less interest than the inflation rate, your savings will be losing value in real terms over time.
Which? explains why inflation has decreased, and how you can get the best possible rate on your savings.
CPI inflation tracks the cost of an imaginary 'shopping basket' of more than 400 goods and services, from alcohol and flights to children's clothes and restaurants.
Each month's inflation rate indicates how the overall price of the basket compares to the same time the previous year.
So, if you were to buy exactly the same items and services in November 2018 as in November 2017, this year you'd spend 2.3% more.
The main factors influencing November's inflation figure were rising transport costs – particularly motor fuels – as well as price increases for package holidays and catering services.
These price rises were balanced out by downward contributions from clothing and footwear, where prices have fallen by 0.8%.
The graph below shows how CPI inflation has changed over the past five years, peaking at 3.1% in November 2017.
The Bank of England has been tasked with keeping inflation as close to 2% as possible, so that price rises stay in line with wage increases. It adjusts the base rate to help move inflation towards 2%.
In theory, a base rate rise pushes up the cost of mortgages and loans, and boosts savings rates. With consumers having to pay more on loans, and being rewarded for saving, they will be less inclined to spend their money and the reduced demand for goods and services will bring down prices.
The Bank of England raised the base rate in November 2017, then again in August 2018 – yet inflation has remained well above 2% since early 2017.
How does inflation affect savings?
If your savings are being held in an account that doesn't match or beat the rate of inflation, your cash will is losing value in real terms.
As goods and services become more and more expensive, you won't be able to afford as much with the same amount of cash.
So, if your savings account pays less than 2.3%, you might want to consider switching.
Currently, only longer term fixed-rate savings and cash Isa accounts can beat the rate of inflation.
Can any accounts beat inflation?
The table below shows the top-rate fixed-term and instant-access savings accounts and cash Isas.
There are five accounts that can beat the current rates of inflation. The links take you through to Which? Money Compare.
Instant-access cash Isa Virgin Money Double Take Isa 1.45% £1 minimum initial deposit. Only two withdrawals per year.
*Expected Profit Rate. Source: Which? Money Compare. Correct 18 December 2018.
Are savings and cash Isas becoming more flexible?
While there are several products in the table above that have strict and tricky terms – such as the instant-access accounts from West Brom and Virgin Money that only allow two withdrawals per year – some accounts are starting to give savers more freedom.
In every case though, it's important to fully read the terms and conditions so you know what you're signing up for.
Investec has recently launched a new range of Notice Plus accounts, for 35-day, 65-day and 95-day terms.
All accounts require a relatively high minimum initial deposit of £10,000, but come with some unusual advantages.
Notice accounts usually offer unlimited withdrawals, but require savers to give their bank a certain amount of notice before the cash can be accessed.
With the Investec Notice Plus accounts, however, you can instantly access 10% or 20% of your funds. But to do so, you also have to sacrifice some of the interest rate.
In practice, this means the 35-day account AER, which starts at 1.4%, would be reduced to 1.35% if you opt for instant access to 10% of your savings, or 1.35% if you want instant access to 20% of the cash.
On the 65-day account with 1.5% AER, access to 10% means a rate reduction to 1.45%, and 20% access would leave you with 1.4%.
On the 95-day account – which usually pays 1.8% AER – 10% immediate access will bring the interest down to 1.75%, while 20% access will make it 1.7%.
You should also factor in that none of the accounts offer the top rates for their notice terms, and the 95-day product is the only one that can't be beaten by an instant-access account.
Shawbrook Bank's fixed-term cash Isas – several of which are in the table above – have recently had their rates increased.
In addition to helping your savings grow, you can also make additional deposits during the fixed term.
This is quite unusual, as most fixed-term accounts are locked down until the bond matures – no money can go in or out.
Being able to add money as you go means you earn higher interest on more of your cash, and the money you pay in will remain tax-free within the cash Isa wrapper.
Keep in mind that the amount you can pay in each year must be within your annual Isa allowance of £20,000, and you're only permitted to pay into one cash Isa in each tax year.
Masthaven Bank has also raised its rates recently, with the AER on its flexible term savings account up by 0.15%.
This savings account allows you to set your own term between one and 60 months.
This could be helpful if you're saving for a specific date, such as a wedding.
As you'd expect, the longer your savings term, the higher the AER.
If you choose to save for 12 months, you'll receive 2.05% interest, which is 0.05% short of the current highest rate for this term.
If you opt for 60 months, you'll get 2.49% AER, which is 0.21% behind the top-rate five-year account, so it's worth checking whether you could get a better deal elsewhere first.
RCI Bank's Freedom Savings Account gives unlimited instant access, pays 1.42% and requires a minimum initial deposit of £100.
The bank has been given top marks for its customer service and regular contact.
Alternatively, there's the Kent Reliance one-year fixed-rate cash Isa paying 1.55% on a minimum deposit of £1,000. The account also allows further additions.
For longer-term savings, Leeds Building Society's five-year fixed-rate cash Isa pays 2.05% AER, and requires a minimum initial deposit of just £100. This could be a good choice for those with smaller savings pots.
You can use Which? Money Compare to search through hundreds of savings products.


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Download: Nintendo's Fire Emblem Heroes For iOS And Android Released
By Oliver Haslam | February 2nd, 2017
Fans of Nintendo's popular Fire Emblem series can now pick up the company's latest iOS and Android game after it made Fire Emblem Heroes available to download and install.
The game, which was expected to be released today is free to play but with an in-app purchase component, and is currently rolling out to the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, with those in Europe, Japan, and Australia already confirming its availability.
The game largely follows the same formula of previous Fire Emblem games on other platforms, but with some allowances and alterations made in order to make it more suited to the way mobile gaming on a touch screen works. A prime example of that is how enemies are engaged – gamers have to swipe a line from their characters to the foe they want to attack, which makes plenty of sense and is an intuitive way to engage enemies in this kind of game.
The main content of the game is made up of "Story Maps," where players have to battle their way through enemy defenses in order to complete various in-game objectives. Gamers who are successful in their quest earn Orbs which can then be used to summon classic Fire Emblem characters which are of course meant to fight for you.
The in-app purchase system revolves around those Orbs, with those who don't want to wait to collect them as part of the game's progression being able to buy items in the game's shop as part of the earlier-announced IAP model, bypassing the need to earn them as they progress through the game's Story Maps.
Of course there's a lot more to the game then can be talked about here in one go. All such features and gameplay information is available at fire-emblem-heroes.com.
Fire Emblem is the third of Nintendo's titles to make the jump to iOS, with the fourth set to be an Animal Crossing game which will be released at some unspecified time in the coming months. That one in particular is suited to mobile gaming, and is one we can't wait to check out.
If the game isn't yet available on your local app store, don't worry it will soon roll out to your part of the region. If you're an iPhone or iPad owner and not willing to wait, you can grab the game from the UK, Japanese, or Australian App Store by following our guide here: How To Create US, UK Or Any App Store / iTunes Account Anywhere In The World.
(Download: Fire Emblem Heroes for iPhone and iPad from the App Store)
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What B2B marketers can learn from Friends
Find out what the TV show Friends can teach B2B marketers about the benefits of taking a long-term approach to your marketing strategy.
Did you watch the Friends Reunion?
The show has a lot to answer for. I mean, it brought marketers' favourite catchphrase into the general lexicon; "Pivot" is usually the first word to get crossed off when playing marketing bingo.
But it can teach us more than that.
Back in 1994, Friends launched to mixed reviews with one critic calling it a "so-so Seinfeld wannabe". Damning stuff. Despite the lukewarm response, Warner Bros. took a punt and the show ran for 10 years. The last ever episode aired to 52.5 million people in the US alone.
"Yes, yes, yes. Friends was a behemoth", you're saying. But what does that have to do with B2B marketing? Quite a lot, I think.
You see, had Warner Bros. taken a short-term view then they may not have renewed the show. Their confidence in the show could be attributed to a mixture of ratings, focus groups and critical response. It was one of the many shows of the era that started out slow before becoming a beloved cultural icon - think The US Office, Breaking Bad and Parks & Recreation:
Rotten Tomatoes TOMATOMETER Score - based on critics' reviews
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B2B marketers, like big studio execs, are constantly challenged with balancing short-term and long-term objectives. The pandemic has clearly exacerbated this situation by adding pressure to already challenged marketing departments.
In our B2B Marketing. Solved report, of the 600 B2B marketers interviewed 71% are being asked to achieve more with less, 40% feel less secure in their role, and 68% are now forced to prove the ROI of their marketing. It's, therefore, easy to understand the temptation to focus on the short term when most marketers are struggling to see their hand in front of their face.
But, reactive marketing won't win you any awards. Yes, it will keep the lights on, but for how long?
The best marketers think steps ahead in terms of topics and platforms they use to reach their audiences.
Research is essential to identifying these opportunities. Consider the seismic changes that have occurred in buying habits over the past year or so. Now is the time to reassess your audience. It's a point alan's Head of Research Sarah Callaghan explores in her blog: Why you need to redefine your audience.
"Now is the time to go back to basics, press the reset button, banish previous assumptions, and redefine your audience," she writes.
Seek out the topics that are new and untested and could go on to become your industry's new normal. Discover the "innovation triggers" in your industry.
Beware of getting bogged down in assessing which formats worked for you in the past. Instead, discover new platforms which could broaden your audience even further. Sage's #BOSSIT2021 on TikTok is a prime example of a brand breaking out of their B2B shackles.
And avoid playing catch up with your competitors. Focusing too heavily on what your competitors are doing can leave you behind the pack as opposed to leading it.
Friends, like the other shows mentioned, took the first season to shape and hone their characters. It's an approach B2B marketers should adopt for their campaigns. Test and learn, push the boundaries of topic and platform until you find your sweet spot.
Like the studios, use research to form the foundations of your strategy. Doing so could result in your campaigns winning critical acclaim, just like Friends. You never know. You may discover that it's time for you to "pivot" after all.
Interested in how alan. can help you plan and deliver your long-term marketing strategy? Call us on 020 3877 3800 or email us at contact@alan-agency.com to speak to one of our specialists.
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