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Public Relations Theory II PDF
Edited by Carl H. Botan, Vincent Hazleton
Part of the Routledge Communication Series series
The public relations landscape has changed dramatically from what it was in 1989, when the original Public Relations Theory volume was published. Reflecting the substantial shifts in the intervening years, Public Relations Theory II, while related to the first volume, is more a new work than a revision. Editors Carl H. Botan and Vincent Hazleton have brought together key theorists and scholars in public relations to articulate the current state of public relations theory, chronicling the ongoing evolution of public relations as a field of study. The contributors to this volume represent the key figures in the discipline, and their chapters articulate the significant advances in public relations theory and research.
Working from the position that public relations is a theoretically grounded and research based discipline with the potential to bring numerous areas of applied communication together, Botan and Hazleton have developed this volume to open up the public relations field to a broad variety of theories. Organized into two major sections--Foundations, and Tools for Tomorrow--the volume presents four types of chapters: discussions addressing how public relations should be understood and practiced; examinations of theories from other areas applied to public relations; explorations of theories about a specific area of public relations practice; and considerations of public relations theories and research that have not been given sufficient attention in the past or that hold particular promise for the future of public relations. It serves as a thorough overview of the current state of theory in public relations scholarship.
Like its predecessor, Public Relations Theory II will be influential in the future development of public relations theory. Taken as a whole, the chapters in this book will help readers develop their own sense of direction for public relations theory. Public Relations Theory II is an essential addition to the library of every public relations scholar, and is appropriate for use in advanced public relations theory coursework as well as for study and reference.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis
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Respecte a les parts del fruit, l'epicarpi és prim i molt ric en olis essencials, el mesocarpi esponjós, i l'endocarpi és membranós i compartimentat en grills amb cèl·lules engrossides plenes de suc. En aquest cas, doncs, la part carnosa no està constituïda per les parets de l'ovari, sinó per carpels tancats i inflats entre ells i les llavors. Això fa que l'estructura anatòmica sigui totalment diferent de la de les baies, amb les quals poden ser confosos, on el mesocarpi i l'endocarpi són els que constitueixen la matèria carnosa o polpa. És característic de la família rutàcies o dels cítrics. Són exemples de fruit en forma d'hesperidi, la taronja, la llimona (ambdós del gènere Citrus) o el cumquat que és del gènere Fortunella.

La part comestible generalment és l'endocarpi, tot i que l'epicarpi ratllat d'un gust molt intensiu i perfumat, s'utilitza en la cuina com a condiment. Els olis essencials d'utilitzen com a fragància.

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Multiple Faces of Education in Conflict and Fragile Contexts
© William Fernando Martínez
Conditions linked to conflict and fragility – including poor governance, violence, repression, corruption, inequality and exclusion – may affect accessibility, quality, relevance, equity and management of education provision in ways which can exacerbate economic, social or political instability.
Within a given context, education can help produce the benefits of inclusive and constructive integration of individuals and communities, socially, politically and economically.
However, depending on the nature of design and implementation, education also has the potential to perpetuate or entrench dynamics of fragility.
An understanding of these dynamics is critical to ensure that education, at a minimum, does no harm and, at its best, contributes to conflict prevention and long-term peace building.
Conflict and fragility: Potential barriers to education provision
Economic and financial impacts - limited investment and availability of economic resources can result to degradation of quality, a dramatic decrease or complete cessation of education provision and/or imbalanced investment at different levels or geographic areas of the education system.
Impact of violence - endemic violence, breakdown of rule of law, government repression and/or active presence of armed groups and/or state security forces introduce serious protection threats, leaving students, personnel and education facilities vulnerable to attacks, recruitment and abuse.
Social conditions - unequal access to education along religious, cultural, ethnic or linguistic lines is a common grievance contributing to and resulting from conflict and fragility, as are the irrelevance or exclusionary nature of curricula which privilege the history, culture, religion and language of one culture over another.
Education: Potential impacts on conflict-affected and fragile contexts
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Education's potential to either mitigate or exacerbate conflict and fragility is a result of nuanced interfaces between education policies, planning, and programming and the drivers and dynamics of conflict and fragility.
Schools and classrooms can provide the space in which people of different origins can be brought together and taught how to live and work together peacefully.
However, the dynamics in fragile contexts can negatively impact the quality of what children and youth experience in the classroom and further entrench inequity, divisions, discrimination and structural violence along religious, cultural, ethnic or linguistic lines.
Education, therefore, is more than just a service delivery, and it must be recognized for the diversity of roles it plays in conflict-affected and fragile contexts. Simply ensuring that children and young adults receive basic education services does not automatically translate into policies, systems, and classrooms that will contribute to conflict prevention or peacebuilding.
Additionally, education's capacity to build social capital and contribute to sustainable livelihoods, as well as economic and other forms of development, requires attention to the quality and relevance of educational opportunities.
A holistic perspective on the education system must be also ensured, including consideration given to secondary and higher education, as well as to alternative modes of delivery for children and youth who have missed educational opportunities.
Source report: Multiple Faces of Education in Conflict-affected and Fragile Contexts

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Yes, we're very much done with winter. But here in Indiana, winter isn't quite done with us. So while we get a little more light and watch the first of the birds come back to the trees, here are a couple ways to help us get through another month of clouds and rain and cold.
Get a book or two from the library. Something about Paris or Italy.
Put some tapers on the table. To light up suppertime a little better.
Buy an umbrella for your car. For inevitable showers.
Plan a vacation that you may or may not take. Just for the thrill.
Take some soup to a sick friend or family member. Cause we're still sneezing.


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April and the Extraordinary World-2015
Genre: Adventure, Animation, Comedy, Drama, mystery, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Director: Christian Desmares, Franck Ekinci
Writer: Franck Ekinci, Benjamin Legrand, Benjamin Legrand
Stars: Marion Cotillard, Marc-André Grondin, Philippe Katerine, Jean Rochefort, Bouli Lanners
Countries: France, Canada, Belgium
In 1941, the world is radically different from the one we know from history books. Geopolitics has developed strangely: Napoleon V rules France and, for the last 70 years, scholars have been mysteriously disappearing, depriving mankind of their inventions. Without radio, television, electricity, aviation, and the combustion engine, the world is mired in outdated technology, dozing in the previous century's knowhow dominated by coal and steam. In this bizarre universe, Avril (Marion Cotillard), a teenage girl, Darwin (Philippe Katerine), her talking cat, Pops (Jean Rochefort), her grandfather, and Julius (Marc-André Grondin), a young scoundrel and police informer, go off in search of Avril's parents, two of the missing scientists. The quartet will face many dangers and mysteries in this strange new Rigged World.
1870s, 2015, alternate-history, alternate-reality, animal-experimentation, Anne Coesens, based-on-comic-book, Belgium, Benjamin Legrand, Benoît Brière, Bouli Lanners, Canada, Carlos Alazraqui, Christian Desmares, coal, eiffel-tower, energy-crisis, France, Franck Ekinci, french-empire, Jean Rochefort, Macha Grenon, Marc-André Grondin, Marion Cotillard, mysterious-disappearance, Olivier Gourmet, paris-france, Philippe Katerine, scientist, steampunk, year-1931, year-1941
Also Known As: アヴリルと奇妙な世界, A Rigged World, Аврил и поддельный мир, Η Απρίλιος και ο φανταστικός κόσμος, Abril y el mundo extraordinario, April and the Twisted World, April und die außergewöhnliche Welt, Avril et le monde truqué, Avril och den förunderliga världen, April and the Extraordinary World, April és az ál-világ, Niesamowity świat April, Avril y el mundo alternado, Avril si lumea prefacuta, Avril ja ihmeellinen maailma, Abril e o Mundo Extraordinário
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kuznetsova liudmila timurovna
Before I continue I will say that I watched the English dub. It was the only version available on Netflix, and I'm not sure where to find the original version. Its not the worst dubbing I've ever heard, but its not good.Overall, I'd say that this is a pretty great story. The setting is interesting, and I like the animation. My only complaint is Julius. He's a terrible and useless character. I despise forced love interests, and he's one of the worst. I wouldn't have minded him as much if it wasn't for the cat constantly saying that they're in love when they have no chemistry. This could be blamed on the dub, but the two of them make out several times and end up getting married. Maybe in the original they don't hate each other and their "romance" actually makes sense, but maybe I'm just being optimistic.I would recommend this movie.
nugzar buch ukuri
This animation tells the story of a post Napoleon would, where all scientists are captured, and the world becomes very different due to a lack of technology. The last surviving free scientists strive hard to create the serum that can make life perpetual, but mysterious forces are after them.The colour scheme of the animation is dark and dull. The characters are not cute either, and therefore it's hard for me to develop a liking for it. Though the story is quite engaging, I still don't find myself developing a connection with April and her experiences. The normally careful April all of a sudden trusts a stranger appearing from nowhere doesn't make sense, which annoys me quite a bit. Overall, the story is strong but has a loophole or two. I would have liked it better if the colour scheme was brighter.
kathleen morrow
The creators say it all began with a series of, "What if…?"s. Add scientists, test animals, keystone-esk cops, the love of all things French and wild imaginings and, voila!, you have this film – a crazy, not necessarily for kids, steampunk adventure in animation. If it suffers from anything it is the fact that it goes widely off in all directions but, maybe, that is its charm. I give this film a 7 (good) out of 10, but it gets high marks for fresh creativity. {Animated Adventure}
marijan stiperski
Had great anticipation, after reading a write-up on a local paper, and made special plans to clear one evening to go to the local theater and see this. While the drawings depicting the city of Paris in imaginary time extensions were beautiful, the action sequences seemed dull. The story too was a bit outmoded, seemed to steeped into traditional storytelling of graphic novels of four decades ago. And the character of Inspector Pizoni was just a inherited old baggage from Tintin's Dupont and Dupont. Not funny anymore. Also, in a Europe that is more and more intertwined with different cultural streams, this plot was entirely Franco-centric, with nostalgic references to an imperial France that stubbornly still hinges of some people's minds. Get over it. It's over. There is so much "new", so why keep on bringing back the "old" ? At the end, left the theater somewhat disappointed.
leonidas kapetanios
Authors of this once were famous comic makers.There is a term in french culture for the graphic novels. They call it "Bande dessinées" which means "strip stories". This one is not. Or, to be exact, it's more of a stripped one.It's a rip-off. Cultural and visual. I could name hundreds of popular videogames, books and graphic novels, ideas from which were stolen to be placed into this. It's a commercial being in its entirety and has no other meaning than to be and stand for something. This one stands for someone else's naiveté.I had great expectations, but this, not being independent, put too much pressure onto its own makers.
vojtech bartos
'Avril et le monde truqué' or 'April and the extraordinary world' is a highly imaginative and charming film – an animated picture that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. The story is brilliant and unusually mature for an animated picture, but with the same entertainment value as any animated film aimed at kids.I enjoyed the characters a lot in this film, especially the talking cat. A minor character which brought so much to the overall enjoyment to the film. The animation itself is a lot more simplistic than most these days, but it sort of adds to the overall charm of the film. 'April and the extraordinary world' is a wonderfully imaginative animated adventure, definitely worth a watch.
rodionova nadezhda vadimovna
In an alternate time line where scientific progress stalled in La Belle Époque, a young women and her talking cat search for the secret of immortality, only to find themselves pursued by both the police and agents of mysterious organisation. The film is fun and imaginative with some excellent steam-punk imagery. The story/script is good (other than a predictable 'twist' at the end that a more clever script would have made less obvious), the voice cast in the English version I watched fine, and the style, adapted from French artist Jacques Tardi is was a refreshing change from the anime look that has become so common. There are lots of clever details in the background, so the film is worth paying attention to (or watching a second time).
rafael iara neto
Graphically I fell into surprisingly different worlds. As well realistic as imaginary it's one big adventure. Sometimes the lines between them are so thin that it makes you wander. What if? So it's definitely not a childish movie, more the contrary. However there's lots of messages in it for the youth as well grown ups. I was afraid before I watched it, it would be a Japanese cartoon with loud screaming boys and girls with wooden movements and for the western people non understandable humor but again: Bang! No way Jose!! It's a beautiful visionary as well the sounds and music, perfectly directed it's as I sad A must see, one big adventure!(btw it's a French/Belgium production I thought, I really don't understand I never had heard of it before… It signs again what's appreciated in this crazy world and what is not. Unbelievable! This movie is an very enjoyable piece of art packed in , drawn in three dimensions. Nine stars from me because it surprised me as well in the beginning and after that every minute again, on and on, again and again.. Amazing peeps! It was truly a pleasure and after three days I'm writing this cause I still can't forget it and never will. Have fun.
kirsten kristensen
The steam punk alternate universe is the most interesting thing about this film. However, I'm not sure if it will appeal to adults who are not steam punk fans. The storyline with its lizard men, talking cat, and house that can both walk and swim (not a typo!) is reminiscent of what you would see in a children's cartoon on TV. I would have liked it better if the film had omitted these types of fantasy elements and stuck to science fiction elements such as the steam powered automobile and cable car. The talking cat provides some comic relief, but not as much as I expected from the trailer. As another reviewer mentioned, the animation is similar to Miyazaki. The people aren't drawn with much detail. The color palette is mostly shades of gray and rust…too much of those colors for my taste.
cristian palma polo
This quite fantastic film had so much that reminded me of old Miyazaki pictures!I was fascinated from beginning to end. It's amazingly creative and fun and the action is pretty non-stop.I just read a review that said children would not be into it because it was too static and "arty". Frankly that's a load of BS. My two kids found it fantastic. They loved the whole thing and talked about it for hours afterwards. A fully original and intelligent movie with a developed story and fantastic characters. More than worth your time!
tatiana vasiliev
…at the start. The set up is a little long but establishes the foundations for a truly extraordinary alternate world of steam-punk machinery, walking houses and talking animals. Intriguing inventive animation for grown-ups with a delightful lead character.
ashley cortez
Set in a rich, pseudo steam-punk alternate-history – established by a clunky, if well thought-out, set-up sequence – and brought to life with fluid, weighty, almost 'Tin Tin'-esque faux cel-shaded animation, this detailed French sci-fi/ fantasy stands out thanks to its fantastic, forward-moving action-sequences and uniquely designed world, both of which constantly feed into the rather fresh-feeling narrative to create a cohesive and generally compelling experience. 'April And The Extraordinary World (2015)' very much feels like a comic-book brought to life, which is good – beyond the inherently aesthetically pleasing value this implies – because it's actually an adaptation of a graphic novel (which I haven't read). The characterisations are relatively complete throughout, which creates a sense of clarity and allows each core player to stand as their own person. This focus on character means that the overall narrative always feels driven by those featuring in it; you always care about them and believe their motivations. The plot evolves at an organic pace, with its mysteries unraveling logically and satisfyingly throughout the tight run-time. It also has an excellent handle on its tone, with tangible stakes being balanced with several sight gags that provide a good chuckle or two. Overall, it's an entertaining experience that genuinely feels like a classic adventure story. 7/10
zuev ratmir arkhipovich
I only watched this movie because it was in French and I was learning French, and I don't see why people would vote it less because it's French. There is an English version too.April and the Extraordinary World is kind of like a steampunk TinTin with sci-fi and a bit of romance.I completely disagree with anyone who says it is mainly for steampunk fans. I think the colours are reminiscent of a "dark" world. I think the characters look great, even without too much detail, and the scenery is just amazingly drawn.It is so nice to get a break from too much detail 3D CGI which all the rich companies are using nowadays.I also totally disagree with anyone who says the style is too "old". I think the old style is nice, and I'm not 40.I'd definitely recommend this movie to old and young.
mr matthew miller
Avril and the Extraordinary World is a nice French animated film set in an alternative past that diverts from real historical events starting from 1870. The result is a steam-punk world, dependent on coal first, on tree logging then, a world in constant war and where scientists are used as weapons.The film has a great start and even the initial credits are beautifully presented. The mood is excellent, and the world depicted is wonderfully imaginative. Although this is mostly a fun and adventure story, there are some interesting environmental messages embedded in the story, as well as a light reflection on the role of science and scientists in Society. The character of Darwin, the talking cat, is utterly charming. The backgrounds are stunning as well as some of the machinery depicted. I found the second half of the movie really engaging, entertaining and with a cohesive story, witty and fun, and the ending was also lovely.Having said that, this was a disappointing film for me, certainly not what I expected beforehand especially taking into account the raving reviews. There are many reasons for that. 1/ The story needed of better characters. I found Inspector Pizoni unnecessary for most of the film, and too much of a stereotype to be of any interest. Most of the main characters, Avril included, are totally unlikable, frigid emotionally and I couldn't care less about them. 2/ The story needed of a better tempo. The first half of the film is painfully slow and unfocused, and I found myself bored as it seemed to be leading nowhere. However, the film leads somewhere, it is just that part of the film was wandering around unnecessarily. 3/ The story needed of a bit of more humour and fun. At times seems to take itself too seriously! 4/ The movement was chunky some times, very good at some others; the lighting and chiaroscuro were almost non-existent, and the characters were not polished visually. The film was a bit flat visually to me.The film is enjoyable overall, but it didn't do it for me.
eidvile kalvenas
2016 has really proved to be a great year for film. April and the Extraordinary World may not be on the level of some truly fantastic animated films (Kubo and the Two Strings, Tower, The Red Turtle, Zootopia) but it's still a very good film in its own right. The great thing about it is that it is not held back by having to only appeal to children and by not having to show anything that may be even remotely inappropriate for kids. It's a very classic action-adventure story, one where you could also see working in live action (although not exactly because many of the characters would not translate to live action as well). It is very well paced, very funny at times, and also genuinely heartfelt. That ending was also really effective, with the last scene really hitting on some great themes that the film had only previously alluded to. Definitely recommended.
aime alfred voisin
It's an alternate history. In 1870, Napoleon III meets with scientist Gustave Franklin who is developing a serum to turn animals into super soldiers. Two lizards escape and an explosion kills everybody. The young Napoleon IV signs a peace treaty with Prussia and thereby extending the Napoleonic age into the future. Scientists disappear and the world remains stuck in the steam age. Coal and Europe's forest have been used up. In 1931, the government is kidnapping any remaining scientists to prepare for impending war. The Franklin family is continuing their research into the invulnerable serum. Inspector Pizoni fails in their arrest and vows to avenge his demotion. The parents disappear after being attacked by a lightning black cloud. April (Marion Cotillard) escapes with her serum-altered talking cat Darwin. Ten years later, Julius is working for Pizoni to keep track of April and her grandfather Pops. April hopes to finish her parents' work and ends up uncovering a shocking conspiracy.This is a fascinating world. The animation is interesting. It's comic book animation. I would stay with April more consistently and keep the reveal secret longer. Revealing the parents so early takes away some of the tension. It could be a more compelling shock. April needs more comedic scenes to add to her appeal. She's a little stiff. The talking cat could have been fun except for his sickness. Nevertheless, the overall sense is one of a good adventure.
viola jonsson
Napoleon III, Emperor of France, wants an army made up of fierce and invincible soldiers. Gruesome experiments involving vivisection have not yet produced the desired results. While His Majesty communicates his disappointment in a somewhat ungracious way, two animals (or at least animal-like creatures) escape from the laboratory. Nobody realizes that the two creatures are both clever and ambitious… "Avril" offers a Gallic take on the steampunk phenomenon, by giving us a tale set in a ficticious France which looks and feels somewhat like a badly mauled nineteenth-century France unceremoniously dumped in the year 2015. (I gather the technical term is a "uchronia".) There are all kinds of wonderfully strange landscapes, machines and vehicles, many of which look as if they were designed by Jules Verne on LSD. The movie bears the unmistakable stamp of Jacques Tardi, an illustrator and comic book artist of seminal importance. (If you've never heard of Tardi, run, don't walk to the nearest quality book shop.) The general message is anti-militaristic and anti-authoritarian, witness the many satirical barbs aimed at complacency, propaganda and agressively nationalist self-conceit. For instance, nearly every institution or building is called "Imperial", up to and including the "Imperial Toilets". There is a strong plea on behalf of animal rights, just as there is a strong plea on behalf of the protection of the environment and the preservation of forests.All of this sounds nice – and indeed, it IS nice – but the movie is not without its problems. It was unclear to me who or what is the intended audience : the tone, especially during the first half, is too dark and bleak for children, while adults are unlikely to be impressed by magic potions and talking cats. Moreover, "Avril" works best for an audience familiar with French history ; if you know bupkas about, say, the Second Empire, Napoleon III or the architectural evolution of Paris you might consider leaving the movie alone and spending your time in another way. It's a pity, mais c'est la vie…P.S. In case I was observed by a robot/rat hybrid laden with espionage equipment : I for one salute our lizard overlords !
tonu poldma
I have to say that when I went to the Gene Siskel Film Center to see this, I was quite bored at the start of the movie, but this movie had whipped me pretty hard awake with how engaging it eventually got. The animation style isn't necessarily unique, but is still very relevant to the strange utopian society of the 1940s and is a fabulous treat. The characters are hilarious or dark when you experience them, and remain fascinating even after some of them play their one role. I am especially fond of Darwin for eventually possessing the ability of "kittenvincibility", one of the best improvised words I have seen in an animated film. The story concept is among the most imaginative I have seen, though in execution there is one cliché moment that the story didn't seem to recover from, similar to what reviewers of Howl's Moving Castle noticed. Despite the flaws in the story, this is regardless a must-see film for anyone who has a taste in animation or science fiction, with its emotion and humor being loaded with brass. (I would recommend the English subtitled version rather than the dub.)
nicole miranda
There is much to love, but also a bit to dislike about "April and the extraordinary world" (the correct and more interesting title is "April and the twisted world"). Its story explodes with creativity, especially compared to US animation (which tends to severely underestimate the intelligence of children). Its "ligne claire" – animation style is both a break from US-animated CGI, which hasn't been successfully adapted in Europe, and an homage to the patron saint of European comics Hergé (co-director Ekinci did, in fact, do the storyboards of the 1991-92 "Adventures of Tintin" TV series, which is often considered to be the best adaptation). Leaning on Jacques Tardi for the visuals is a reminder that BD (bandes dessinées) adaptations work best in the classic animated form. One cannot help but compare "April" to Luc Besson's real-action adaptation of "Adèle Blanc-Sec", Tardi's most famous work. That movie was a commercial success, but BD fans were disappointed with the humorization of a serious story-line and the cheap-looking effects.What's not so great about "April" is that it's so voluntarily old-fashioned that you may have a hard time convincing your kids to watch it. The character expressions and movements are very static, the heroine is not designed to express emotions through gestures. That is very Tardi, very Adèle Blanc-Sec (which translates as "dry white", after all). But what works fine in a BD doesn't necessarily work in a movie. It seems that French animators still cannot bring themselves to realize that the times they are a-changing, and that a l'art pour l'art approach cannot reinvigorate an expiring industry, apart from justifying a €9.2 million budget (against which it has earned 5%). Given the character's lack of expression, the film relies heavily on the dub, and I must say other actresses could have done more justice to the part of April than Marion Cotillard – Mélanie Laurent, for instance, or Chiara Mastroianni who voiced Marjane Satrapi in her BD autobiography "Persepolis". Cotillard is a fine actress but she has a tendency to exaggerate, which can be entertaining but also quite unnerving – just look up her death scene in "Dark Knight rises" on Youtube if you don't (painfully) remember. Jean Rochefort, on the other hand, is wonderful as "Pops", April's grandfather. He speaks his lines with great candor and veracity, as does Olivier Gourmet as the father.So what you get to watch here is a very creative, if old-fashioned animation, which could be of more merit to adults than kids, who may find it hard to follow and perhaps somewhat boring. This is not a perfect European animated film for the whole family – that would be last year's Irish "Song of the Sea". It's also not a fandom film for BD connoisseurs, as the dub and continuity jar a bit, and as there is no commitment to a mature audience, like in the works of Sylvain Chomet. But if you're starved for anything animated that is not Japanese or yet another US CGI-film about talking animals, this one is definitely for you.
olga zemljic
I absolutely LOVED this film! An excellent an complex scenario based on a nice and original "what-if" idea, well-constructed characters, good voices, a well-constructed universe, it was absolutely perfect! The peculiar use of music -only present when music is actually played in the story-, was great, very interesting, and gave a very unique feel to the story. The drawings and animation change from the big modern Disney blockbusters that we've gotten used to, but this is something that actually goes very well with the BD-like style of the film: you really feel like seeing an high-quality comics that somehow came alive, it's fantastic! A must-go!
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As a film fanatic who grew up watching lots of 2D animations, I'm very happy to see they're still alive in other parts of the world after Hollywood abandoned them for 3D animations. Especially when it comes to this kind of animation, obviously the France produced some extraordinary films in the recent years such as 'Ernest & Celestine', 'A Cat in Paris', 'Zarafa' et cetera. This is an internationally produced film in the French language, but available in the English language too, which was based on the graphic novel by the French cartoonist Jacque Tardi.This is the story of a young girl Avril that takes place in the 1940s, Paris. But it all begins many decades earlier that reveals how a family of three generations were pursued by the powerful men. It is the parallel universe story, especially when it comes to the technology, the world is underdeveloped and is in the steam age. This film is about the science and invention where Avril's parents, grandparents were on the verge to invent an ultimate serum. Now those bad guys are after Avril and her cat, Darwin. So before they catch her, she must find her family members if they had survived the crash a decade ago to put an end to all the surrounding mysteries.Usually Europe means fairy tales with magic stuffs, but this is an sci-fi-adventure. Feels like watching a Japanese anime. Excellent story, the brilliantly developed characters with lots of suspense and thriller, so I don't think it makes sense to call it a comedy or children's film. Definitely for all ages, the film has a bit of everything to please the people from different generations. The sketches were another highlight, very catchy with the low bright colours. Directed by the two new directors, but their's experience is the fine result of this film."Cats don't dance. And they don't talk! So be quiet."It is a beautiful world with the twin Eiffel towers, a bridge in the English channel kind of stuffs, yet it suffers from all types of severe pollutions. The global warming is the hot topic right now, but this film sets in 65 years earlier. So it comes in the line of 'Boy and the World', but all the focus was turned towards the family of scientists and their adventures than to press harder on the important issue. But throughout the narration, it is quite clear the world was affected by without the proper scientific progression and adaptation to save it. Avril might be the centre of the story, but the film character distributed widely and theirs story were well preserved to keep the excitement and pace steady till the end. So be prepared for some unexpected, because it's very matured yet a light humorous film.The title might give an expression of a cliché, so if you expect a fantasy tale, then you're in the wrong place. But I'm surprised for how unique it was from other sci-fi films. Especially somewhat resembles 'Les Misérables' and some others, yet quite refreshing with all the twist and turns. When the actual story ends, there's an extended scene which makes us to dream for a sequel to come. But it all ended here, so a follow-up is very unlikely. Apart from the story, the technical brilliance was like par with the Animes, especially it reminds Miyazaki's films. These directors must keep doing films like this and who knows they may become the French versions of Tomm Moore.One of the best animations of the years. A sci-fi which is not a dystopian theme. I said that because that's what very common in the current films. Instead, it is a mid 20th century story and totally an entertaining film with the breathtaking visuals. The story wise, it is nothing less than any similar live-action themes. It should have been very popular by now, but it is not and the reason is it is not a Hollywood. That's really very sad, but if you are an international film fan then you should give it a try and animation fans must not skip it. Like I said you won't often get a film matured, at a time funny as this one where adults and children can sit together.8/10
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Avril's Extraordinary world is an alternative time line in which Napoleon V rules France and the scientist that help built the foundations of technology are missing, forcing the world into a steam punk setting, and Avril a young scientist herself has the key to our future. It's animated quite beautifully. I'm a huge fan of steam punk and I love seeing the design all over the movie. I also like the style of 3D animation blended with computer generated images. It's always a welcome change to see this other than the world we live in right now that is dominated by 3D animation. It was a great adventure film, filed with character and characters that were smart and funny, and accessible to everyone.Good watch.
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"Steampunk is … a joyous fantasy of the past, allowing us to revel in a nostalgia for what never was. It is a literary playground for adventure, spectacle, drama, escapism and exploration. But most of all it is fun!" George Mann April and the Extraordinary World is an animated French adventure for the whole family (I recommend about 8 years and older) reminiscent of the fantastic 'toons of Hayao Miyazaki (think of Howl's Moving Castle). Leading us through an alternate steampunk history of modern France, April (voice of Marion Cotillard) is a little girl whose scientist parents in 1941 were abducted by the "Empire" to advance the cause, in this case by creating an immortality drug.With her charming talking cat(a product of the scientists' experiments), April spends her youth confronting malevolent forces like a driven policeman (Javert anyone?), a roguish boy, and nature itself. Not one moment of the 1 hr 45 min is wasted; each is crafted under the expert direction of Christian Desmares and Franck Ekinci for maximum adventure and humanity (for example, love may be blooming and Grandpa Pops is feistier than ever).The graphics as well are outstanding in the steampunk visual style with the omnipresent steam and pipes, furtive surveillance rodents, bicycle-powered blimps, and suspended trolleys, among some of the creative expressions. Although great advances such as the use of electricity and oil have not been discovered, the above-mentioned steam objects awe April as she navigates this alternate universe of coal and wood.Conservationists shouldn't despair, for there are numerous references to the need to use coal, for instance, responsibly—already coughs are in the ambient sound. The suggestion that without the invention and use of atomic energy and fossil fuel, the world could have been stuck in an ecological disaster is an intriguingly benign take on modern energy.The extraordinary April and the Extraordinary World is nothing if not an invitation for girls to follow their dreams and create as their talents demand. For all children it is a call to be bold and responsible as they enter the real modern world.
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I recently reviewed a Japanese film and was left a bit indifferent by the film. It's a shame, as I really love animated pictures. Thank goodness I found "April and the Extraordinary World"…an animated movie that was delightful and really, really unusual. It isn't so unusual because it's in a steampunk world…a few other films have explored this same sort of material. However, the film offers far more in this odd alternate universe…and it makes the film worth seeing. Fortunately, it just debuted on DVD and is available through Netflix.When the film begins, you learn that this alternate tale of planet Earth diverged for our reality in the 19th century. Apparently Napoleon III was a bit of a nut and was intent on using his top scientist to create super-soldiers which the French could use against the Prussians. However, the experiments were failures and soon the French and Prussians made peace. His successor, Napoleon IV, was also a bit of a nut…and tried as well to use the top scientific minds to make super-weapons…but, oddly, soon all the scientists began disappearing…and so the world never experienced the gains of the 19th and 20th century. Electricity never really came into widespread use and instead the world was a dirty, deforested strange steam-driven place…and the French were part of an empire dedicated to war with the United States…a war for resources as the Europeans had completely exhausted their natural reserves.Time passes and soon the story soon involves a family torn apart in the 1930s. Napoleon V's agents have been searching for the scientists and a few of them are in hiding in Paris. Soon young April and her scientist parents and grandfather are all separated and the young girl is raised in an orphanage. A decade passes. April lives in a secret hiding place with her talking cat…yes, I said talking cat. Anyway, government agents are looking for April…and assume they can use her to find her family and the other scientists. Here's where it gets weird…yes, weirder than the talking cat! It seems that most of the scientists, including April's parents, are working with aliens…yes, aliens! What are they working on and how does April figure into all this? And, how does the cat become a hero? See this clever mind-bending film and find out for yourself.This project has an unusual pedigree. It originally was a graphic novel…which isn't unusual. But it was made and financed by French, Belgians and Canadians! The overall product is a very nice bit of escapism. I liked the story very much as well as the characters. My only complaint, and it's so small that I barely want to mention it, is that the characters themselves weren't drawn to the highest standard. The background and much of the animation was lovely…but April and the rest don't exactly look like Disney or Studio Ghibli quality. I found I was able to look past this.So who would enjoy the film? Well, most anyone except younger kids. It is not cute or child-oriented in any way and younger kids would probably be confused and bored. The youngest I'd show it to are kids about 10. Try it if you love anime, try it if you love more traditional animation, try it if you like sci-fi or try it if you just want to see something different. I'm glad I did.
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"Avril and the extraordinary world" was presented before the official release at the Anim'est international animation festival in Bucharest. I went to see it after a brief look at parts of the official trailer, without knowing anything about the cast, cartoonist, director and the plot in general. I have to say that it was a magnificent movie, reminding me of some classic Disney style hand crafted animation that I used to love when I was a child. It is beautifully drawn and looks without any flaws. The story takes place in an alternative universe, where some modern inventions where never discovered or made available for the advancement of our societies. This makes you question how would the world look like if we have never used electricity or petrol in our daily lives. And the movie answers a lot of these questions. The plot keeps you for most of the movie engaged and in some small parts at the edge of your seat. The comic release character, a talking cat with the name of Darwin was instantly liked by all people present at the screening, adults and children together. His comments of various situations in the movie proved to be very effective, bringing smiles and laughter all around.
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Extractions: We found fresh human tracks this morning. They all pointed in the same direction that we're walking through the virgin jungle of Brazil's westernmost Amazon Basin. Woolly monkeys hoot and chatter somewhere in the distance, their banter punctuated by the occasional zing of a machete and the shrill cries of screaming piha birds high in the canopy overhead. Our column of 34 men proceeds in silence, strung out single file far back into the forest. Only one or two companions are visible at any time in the blur of electric greens and rain-soaked browns. The rest are swallowed from view by a spray of overhanging branches and vines as thick as anacondas dangling a hundred feet (30 meters) from the treetops to the forest floor. Just ahead of me, Sydney Possuelo strides double-time across a stretch of level ground, a welcome break from the steep hillsides we've been scrambling over for days. "We're probably the only ones who have ever walked here," he tells me. "Us and the Indians."
and scholarship involving significant participation by students, the lay public, and native americans. Lew matis, BA, Fort Lewis College, 1968, Lab Educator.
Extractions: Recently contacted Amerindians as depicted in media By Philippe Erikson, Ph.D., University of ParisX-Nanterre. Part I, review of Schemo, Diana Jean, 1999, "Last Tribal Battle", New York Times Magazine, october 31th As an anthropologist who has been working in the Javari basin for the past 16 years, I naturally pay very close attention to the literature regarding Sydney Possuelo's struggle in favor of Brazil's last uncontacted native peoples. I was therefore appalled to find that, of the numerous recently published papers featuring the recently contacted Korubo, one of the most misleading was published in the highly influential New York Times Magazine . This article, published on October 31, 1999, under the title "Last Tribal Battle", is gorged with errors, tarnished by ethnical stereotypes, and uncritically echoes some of the most biased arguments used by opponents of Possuelo's attempt at protecting isolated indigenous groups. Throughout her text, the author, Diana Jean Schemo, makes ill-informed statements about the Amazon and its first inhabitants, sometimes as gross as taking jaguars for leopards (p.75).
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Extractions: Classroom Activities Jump to these sections: You may also want to view the recommended reading list from the Sesquicentennial Committee. Utah: Then and Now The Gathering of Zion, 1964, McGraw-Hill Book Company p.6 Utah has had many different peoples who have called it home. This unit of study covers Utah's peoples up to the time that the transcontinental railroad connected the 2 coasts of the United States in 1869. Elementary Grades These lessons fall into 3 different age categories. The K-6 lessons are focused around the following essential questions. Pat Horyna helped several master teachers develop the focus for these lessons. Contributors of the K-6 lessons are Linda Crowther, Barbara Rindflesh, and Gaylene Seaman.The rest of team of K-6 teachers comes from the BYU/Public School Partnership including Rob Keddington, Lauren Tanner, Marilynn Nielson, Sharon Jensen, Debra May, Phyllis Embley, Mike Embley, Barry Graff, Ann Searle, Julie Warren, Jan Burger, Judy Catlett, and Christine Wilkinson. Essential Questions About the Settling of Utah Who settled Utah and why did they settle?
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Extractions: Lakotas de Pine Ridge: Renseignements: http://assoc.wanadoo.fr/okoc okoc@wanadoo.fr 6 - 23 - 28 Mai et 17 Juin 2003- Documentaire "La loi de la jungle: chronique d'une zone de non droit"Paris-France " La loi de la jungle : chronique d'une zone de non droit" est documentaire réalisé par Philippe Lafaix sur la tragédie qui se déroule actuellement en Guyane au détriment à la fois des ouvriers esclaves et des Indiens contaminés au mercure.
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Extractions: Esta área foi traçada de modo a abranger a maior parte dos índios da família lingüística pano. Não foi possível incluir todos: ficaram de fora os parquenauas ou nauas da área Extremo Sudoeste da Amazônia, os majurunas da área Alto Amazonas, os chácobos, pacauaras e caxararis da área Alto Madeira. Por outro lado nela ficaram incluídos representantes de grupos não-panos mais numerosos em outras áreas: da família catuquina (canamari, tsohom djapá) da área Juruá-Purus, aruaque (campas, piros) da área Extremo Sudoeste Amazônico. Vamo-nos concentrar aqui nos panos, deixando os índios de outras famílias lingüísticas para serem tratados nas referidas outras áreas. As sociedades falantes de línguas panos apresentam muitas semelhanças entre si e, num tipo de gênero hoje raro na literatura antropológica, Philippe Erikson (1993) nos oferece um sugestivo panorama geral das mesmas. Como é de se esperar, entretanto, há diferenças, sobretudo no que tange à organização social, entre aquelas instaladas à margem de um grande rio, como é o caso do médio Ucayali, e as sediadas nos altos cursos, portanto nas partes menos caudalosas, de rios como o Juruá e o Javari, e em seus afluentes. Além, disso, talvez também se possa distingui-las no que tange ao contato com os brancos: as do médio Ucayali têm contato, inclusive com missões, desde o período colonial; as dos altos cursos do Juruá e Javari foram duramente afetadas pelo "boom" da borracha há um século; e, ainda nas bacias destes mesmos rios, há grupos que só iniciaram (ou retomaram) contato nos últimos cincoenta anos.
Extractions: Tattooing has been existent in North America since before the time of Christ, but it wasn't until the Europeans began exploring the American continent that a written and visual record began to exist of tattooing among indigenous tribes. In America, a tribe known as the Mississippians lived in the lower Mississippi Valley around the year 700 A.D. and artifacts discovered in that area show what appears to be tattoos on jars made in the form of human faces. Scratches on the chin, checks and forehead suggest tattooing. The warriors of the Tarascan Indians of west-central Mexico painted their bodies red and black and were heavily tattooed. Tattoos can be placed anywhere on the body except on the palms of the hands and soles of the feet where the skin does not adequately retain the ink. In primitive cultures the size, location and choice of symbol or design as well as the ceremonial rite performed before or during the actual tattooing procedure has a major significance to the specific meaning of the tattoo. Generally primitive people believe that the spirit is an exact replica of the physical body. This allows you to use the proper tattoos as a rite of passage in the spirit world. The people of Borneo, especially the Kayans, believe that not only will their tattoos get them into the proper spirit world but could also be used as a further qualification for obtaining certain profitable jobs in the afterlife. This belief is common in primitive cultures where it is believed that if you do not posses the proper body markings (tattoos, scars, brands...) then you will not be recognized by your ancestors and therefore not admitted into the spirit world.


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Virtuoso blues guitarist Joe Bonamassa has music in his blood. Following in the footsteps of his grandfather and his great-grandfather who were both trumpet players, and his father, a guitarist, Bonamassa first started strumming at age four and shredding Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn by the age of seven. Joe Bonamassa tickets to see the 12-year-old open for Blues legend B.B. King must have left audience members in shock.
Bonamassa's powerful ability to deliver licks in the various languages of blues, rock, jazz, country and Delta coupled with his soulful voice on hit tracks like "Dixie Peach," "Stone Cold Hearted," "Pain and Sorrow," "Cradle Rock," "Miss You, Hate You," and many others secured the musician the opportunity to play with his personal icons Eric Clapton and Ian Anderson.
Joe Bonamassa Discography
A New Day Yesterday (2000)
So, It's Like That (2002)
Blues Deluxe (2003)
Had to Cry Today (2004)
You & Me (2006)
Sloe Gin (2007)
The Ballad of John Henry (2009)
Black Rock (2010)
Dust Bowl (2011)
Driving Towards the Daylight (2012)
Different Shades of Blue (2014)
Blues of Desperation (2016)
Redemption (2018)


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Dairy farmers were counting on China milk buyers before the trade war. "The problem is both nations have stubborn leaders," an industry analyst said.
The dairy industry was hopeful about meeting growing demand in China, but now trade is a major stumbling block.
"The problem is that both nations have stubborn leaders," Mark Stephenson, director of dairy policy analysis at the University of Wisconsin at Madison, said at an agricultural forum last week in Madison.
Soybeans were also a major victim. "Agriculture prices live and die by exports."
Comments from https://bootheglobalperspectives.com: In Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, but particularly the rich Panhandle farming belt of west Texas, we see many farmers resorting to putting their own "owned" lands on the back burner, because to make financial ends meet they are having to do "custom" farming for other farmers for much needed cash. So, some farmers to survive these days and pay for the expensive equipment and overhead are farming 3, 4, sometimes 5 other farms including their own. Sadly, often their own farms get put at the back of the schedule, sometimes creating a lower quality or profit from their own lands. We suggest respectfully that Americans need to elect more politicians who have experience and knowledge of agricultural markets and farming challenges. Our productivity, creation of new wealth in America comes not only from industrial manufacturing, high tech, and "rust belt" production, but it also comes from the production of farming, ranching and agriculture. The Chinese, Russians, Brazilians, Argentinians, Canadians that we compete with in global markets recognize this. Yet we are allowing our own political leaders to "savage" farmer prospects of making a living.


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West Ham slump to new low as Arsenal come from behind to take the spoils
Steve Blowers at the London Stadium
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
Hammers boss Pellegrini's job in danger after dismal defeat to the Gunners
Arsenal's Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (centre) scores his side's third goal of the game during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
West Ham United 1 Arsenal 3
Seemingly flying to a long-awaited home win, the Hammers were shot down by the travel-sick Gunners in a devastating, destructive nine-minute spell on a desperate and dismal night at the London Stadium for under-pressure Manuel Pellegrini.
West Ham United's Felipe Anderson (left) and Arsenal's Granit Xhaka battle for the ball during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
Angelo Ogbonna deservedly put West Ham ahead with a deflected header just before the break and, in the opening quarter-hour of the second period, the Chilean's men looked firmly in control before Gabriel Martinelli, Nicolas Pépé and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang plundered three quick-fire goals to leave the East Enders just one point clear of the drop-zone.
West Ham United's Robert Snodgrass (left) and Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli battle for the ball during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
It must have already felt like one-step forward and two-steps back for Pellegrini after his side had won at Chelsea only to slump to defeat at Wolverhampton Wanderers just four days later and, following Wednesday evening's loss at Molineux, the Hammers boss made just one change as Michail Antonio returned in place of £45 million substitute Sébastien Haller.
West Ham United's Angelo Ogbonna (centre) scores his side's first goal of the game during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
And the recalled striker - playing alongside Felipe Anderson up top - wasted no time blasting a rising, early effort over the crossbar before the West Ham also served early notice of their first-half intent by forcing a quick corner, too.
West Ham United's Angelo Ogbonna (centre) celebrates scoring his sides first goal with his teammates during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
Pablo Fornals and Anderson almost carved out an opening as well but they were eventually crowded out in the congested Gunners penalty area, while Robert Snodgrass should have done better when the overlapping Ryan Fredericks burst forward but the No.11's pass sold his team-mate woefully short.
Arsenal's Gabriel Martinelli (left) celebrates scoring his sides first goal during the Premier League match at the London Stadium, London.
Indeed, lacking pace and purpose, the careless ball resulted in a booking for Snodgrass, who had to scyth down the escaping Martinelli to prevent further embarrassment.
Kicking off in 11th-spot - three points and five places above West Ham - Interim Head Coach Freddie Ljungberg brought his Arsenal side across town in the knowledge that they were just as off-colour and out-of-form as their hosts.
Indeed, the former Hammer - having temporarily taken over the reins from Unai Emery - arrived with an inherited Gunners side that was win-less in nine matches in all competitions, lacking a clean sheet in their last 11 matches and without an away victory in six games, too.
With the Gunners having fired blanks in recent weeks, the Swede now made a quartet of changes to the side that had lost to Brighton & Hove Albion on Thursday evening and, searching for that winning formula, he called upon Pépé, Martinelli, Calum Chambers and Kieran Tierney, who came in for Sead Kolašinac and Joe Willock plus substitutes Alexandre Lacazette and David Luiz.
And just before kick-off, Ainsley Maitland-Niles was also brought into the starting line-up to replace Hector Bellerin as Kolašinac moved onto the bench and, on the half-hour, the Bosnia and Herzegovina was called into action as Tierney retired with a shoulder injury.
On 32 minutes reshuffled, reshuffled Arsenal finally mustered their first effort on goal but Mesut Özil headed Aubameyang's cross high over David Martin's crossbar, while at the other end, Antonio's low, tightly-angled effort was beaten away from the base of his near post by Bernd Leno.
Five minutes before the break, though, the Arsenal 'keeper found himself wrong-footed as the Hammers finally broke the deadlock, after Aaron Cresswell forced their second corner of the evening.
The consequent Snodgrass flag-kick was cleared out to Mark Noble - playing his 500th senior match - on the edge of the area and, although the skipper's effort was deflected, Declan Rice, cleverly nudged the ball to Pablo Fornals, who intelligently chipped into the danger-zone where Ogbonna's stooping, 10-yard header found the net via the shoulder of Maitland-Niles, as Leno moved in the opposite direction.
Neither a VAR check for handball nor speculation that it had been an own-goal could prevent the Italian international defender from claiming his second goal of the season and, having shaded the first half on points, the Hammers departed at the break with a deserved one-goal advantage.
Just after the restart, Cresswell was booked for lunging into Pépé and injury was added to insult, when the left-back tellingly hobbled away to be replaced by Arthur Masuaku, who stepped form the bench to find his team-mates in the ascendancy against a bedraggled Arsenal outfit.
Indeed, Anderson went for an audacious curler before Rice tested Leno with a thunderous 20-yarder that rattled the ribs.
Another goal was certainly on the cards.
But few would have reckoned on it going to the Gunners.
Right on the hour-mark, though, that is exactly what happened when Lucas Torreira burst down the left-flank before threading his pass to Kolašinac, who crossed low into the six-yard box, where Martinelli arrived right on cue to side-foot Arsenal level.
Six minutes later, things went from bad to worse, when Özil squared to Aubameyang, who invited Pépé to curl and unstoppable curler from the right-hand edge of the Hammers area and beneath the left-hand angle of the well-beaten Martin's goal.
Then, on 69 minutes, Arsenal crafted their third goal, when the alert Aubameyang back-heeled to Pépé, whose inch-perfect chip from the right was volleyed home by the Gabon international, who had ghosted, unmarked into the six-yard box.
That devastating nine-minute spell had simply destroyed West Ham, who tried to arrest the damage with the arrivals of Haller and Nathan Holland in place of the unfortunate Anderson and Snodgrass but with the vast majority of Claret & Blue fans in the crowd of 59,936 now heading for home, there was never any way back for Pellegrini's careless side, who now face a season-defining, tricky trip to Southampton on Saturday night.
HAMMERS: Martin, Fredericks, Cresswell (Masuaku 50), Ogbonna, Balbuena, Noble, Rice, Anderson (Haller 70), Snodgrass (Holland 78), Fornals, Antonio. Unused subs: Roberto, Zabaleta, Sánchez, Diop.
GUNNERS: Leno, Maitland-Niles, Tierney (Kolašinac 29), Chambers, Sokratis, Xhaka (Guendouzi 86), Torreira, Pépé (Nelson 88), Özil, Aubameyang, Martinelli. Unused subs: Martinez, Lacazette, Luiz, Saka.
Booked: Snodgrass (23), Cresswell (49)
Referee: Mike Dean
Attendance: 59,936.
BBL: London Lions 107 Surrey Scorchers 98
Saturday, January 18, 2020 Duncan Hooper
London Lions remain top of the BBL table after scoring a huge 38 points in the first quarter en-route to beating Surrey Scorchers.


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Longtime Hayes Presidential staffer promoted to head librarian
A long-time employee of the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums who has extensive experience with the library collections and research has been promoted to head librarian.
John Ransom, who served as interim head librarian for 11 months before being promoted last week, oversees the library operations and staff and works with patrons on their research questions. He has worked for the Hayes Presidential Library for the past 23 years.
"This is a great place to work," Ransom said. "It's a unique job. There are not too many jobs where you're a librarian, work with genealogy and do it all at a presidential site."
Ransom oversees two librarians and six volunteers. He catalogues new books, which he works with other staff members to order, related to President Rutherford B. Hayes, the Civil War, local history and other relevant topics.
He answers in-person and email questions from patrons seeking help with local history, genealogy and other research topics. He also oversees maintenance of President Hayes' more than 10,000 personal books, as well as the library's periodical and newspaper collections.
"John has become an expert in our book, periodical and newspaper collections as well as a respected genealogy guru," said Christie Weininger, Hayes Presidential executive director. "I often receive compliments from library patrons about the library staff. As one patron said: 'The Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums holds a special place in my heart due to the efforts of staff members like John.'"
Ransom enjoys working with the patrons and the books, manuscripts and artifacts at Hayes Presidential.
"Everybody has a different story to tell about their family," he said of the patrons. "I like hearing their stories. I like helping people. You can help them find their long-lost relative they've been trying to find for years.
"I love looking at historical documents, President Hayes' books and writings."
His favorite artifact is the Waggoner sword, which belonged to John Waggoner, who settled in the Fremont area after serving as a body guard to George Washington. The sword, was displayed in a case in the library at one time.
Ransom replaces Becky Hill, who retired last year and works one day a week in the library.
"Becky was a good mentor who helped to prepare me for this job," Ransom said. "We have a great staff here. Everybody works together well and pitches in whenever needed."
Ransom started at Hayes Presidential in 1994 as a volunteer in the museum, where he cataloged artifacts and helped with exhibits. That's when he met his wife, Brenda, who was working as a part-time cataloguer for the museum.
Two years later, a part-time library job came open, and Ransom successfully applied. Then the job became a full-time position.
In addition to working in the library, Ransom has helped plan events, such as the Frohman Summer Series: Hands-on History, genealogy classes and History Roundtable with Mike Gilbert. He also volunteers his time at Verandah Concerts and Christmas dinners in the Hayes Home.
The Hayes Presidential is America's first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. Hayes Presidential is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues.
For information, call 419-332-2081, or visit rbhayes.org. Like HPLM on Facebook at @rbhayespres and follow on Twitter and Instagram at @rbhayespres.
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The Reserve is free to visit, 365 days of the year and everyone is welcome. To help us (the Conservation Group) and the those who will follow you to enjoy and maintain this resource, please consider the birds, flora and fauna here as residents; we are merely visiting observers. The less environmental impact that we make, the better it is for all. The Conservation Group respectfully asks you to:
Keep your dog on a lead and clean up any mess (there is a recreation ground with dog bin adjacent to the Reserve)
Save games for the recreation ground nearby
Bring your camera, binoculars, sketchbook
Don't just walk through, stop, look, listen
Keep to the paths, especially in the summer nesting season
Absolutely NO fires – this was a coal mine!
The Reserve has a two swing stiles; one at the eastern (Village) side and the other at the western side along the recreation ground access track. There is a solid (not tarmaced) circuit path through the Reserve and smaller, less well defined paths through the wooded areas. Stout shoes are recommended. The two bridges over ponds have been refurbished in 2017 and are now wide enough for wheelchairs and buggies.
The Reserve is located at Clara Vale (Ordnance Survey Grid Reference NZ 131648), on the southern (Gateshead) side of the river Tyne.
By Bicycle: There are many possibilities for including a visit to the Reserve on a cycle ride. One of the most popular is to use the Keelmans Way (River Tyne south bank) path, national cycle network route 141, from the east or west. There is a hard surfaced shared path across the Ryton golf course from the river at grid reference NZ 132652. Proceed over the level crossing, up the slope and turn right. Head between the houses where the road becomes a track to enter the Reserve from the eastern side.
On Foot: Again, there are numerous possibilities, OS maps will show footpaths from Wylam, Ryton and Crawcrook.
By Bus: There is a regular bus service from Crawcrook with stops as far away as Rowlands Gill on the Travel North East R3 service and interconnecting services from a wide area.
By Car: Turn left at the War Memorial as you enter the village from Stannerford Road and follow the track. There is limited parking to the left, just before the entrance to the recreation ground. Opposite the parking area is a stile giving access to the Reserve.
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5 young New Yorkers with mild COVID-19 cases were recently hospitalized with strokes. Doctors say the coronavirus can cause blood clots.
Aylin Woodward Apr. 24, 2020, 11:33 PM
Medical staff treat a patient from a nursing home showing symptoms of COVID-19 on April 20 in Yonkers, New York. John Minchillo/AP
Though the coronavirus is primarily a respiratory disease that affects the lungs, it can cause heart, kidney, and brain problems.
Doctors have reported blood clots in patients with severe cases.
A group of experts in New York City have also recorded a handful of cases in which young coronavirus patients experienced large-vessel strokes, which involve a blood clot that travels from the body into an artery in the brain.
One New York doctor told CNN that he's seen a "sevenfold increase" in the number of sudden strokes in young patients in the past two weeks.
Doctors treating COVID-19 patients have begun to document ways in which the disease affects far more than just the lungs.
Experts have reported kidney issues, heart problems, and, more recently, blood clots appearing in various parts of patients' bodies. Such clots typically appear in the most severe cases; however, new research from a group of doctors in New York City suggests that even patients with mild COVID-19 cases may experience blood-clot-related complications.
According to Thomas Oxley, a neurosurgeon at Mount Sinai Hospital, some younger COVID-19 patients with mild or no symptoms have experienced large-vessel strokes. Such strokes are typically caused by blood clots that travel from other parts of the body into the brain. Oxley and his colleagues submitted their findings to the New England Journal of Medicine for publication next week.
"Our report shows a sevenfold increase in incidence of sudden stroke in young patients during the past two weeks. Most of these patients have no past medical history and were at home with either mild symptoms (or in two cases, no symptoms) of COVID-19," he told CNN on Thursday.
Then suddenly, the patients had life-threatening strokes that required them to go to the hospital.
5 young people at home with mild COVID-19 had sudden strokes
Healthcare workers walk outside NYU Langone Medical Centre in New York City on April 20. Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Oxley told the Australian Broadcasting Co. that strokes have been observed in older COVID-19 patients, but this new trend was concerning because it involved younger patients in their 30s and 40s with mild symptoms.
All five people Oxley described were under 50; one of them died, three are in rehabilitation facilities, and the fifth person will require intensive in-home care, he said.
"For comparison, our service, over the previous 12 months, has treated on average 0.73 patients every 2 weeks under the age of 50 years with large vessel stroke," Oxley and his coauthors wrote in their coming report, according to CNN. That's no more than two people per month.
He told the Australian Broadcasting Co., however, that five people in two weeks is a very small sample size and a tiny minority of coronavirus patients overall, so it's "still too early to know what the real numbers are going to be" for this age group.
Still, J Mocco, a Mount Sinai neurosurgeon, told Reuters on Wednesday that he has seen a similar trend. Since mid-March, he said, his colleagues had seen 32 stroke patients with large blood clots in their brains. Half the patients tested positive for the coronavirus. Sometimes, Mocco told Reuters, a stroke was a younger patient's first COVID-19 symptom.
The youngest was 31, "which is crazy," Mocco said, adding that the such strokes among young people are "very, very atypical."
The link between COVID-19, blood clots, and strokes
Oxley and Mocco think the link between COVID-19 and the increase in strokes they're seeing has to do with blood clots.
"It's very striking how much this disease causes clots to form," Mocco told Reuters.
A doctor uses a CT scan of a patient's brain to look for signs of a stroke or blood clots. Shutterstock
Greg Martin, a pulmonologist at Emory University, previously told Business Insider that "doctors are also seeing blood clots occurring in the lungs and bodies of patients on ventilators."
Scientists still aren't sure why COVID-19 is causing excessive clots, but one explanation could be that they're a result of our body's reaction to being invaded by a virus.
"One of the theories is that once the body is so engaged in a fight against an invader, the body starts consuming the clotting factors, which can result in either blood clots or bleeding," Harlan Krumholz, a cardiac specialist at Yale-New Haven Hospital Centre, told The Washington Post. Clotting factors are proteins that help control bleeding by thickening the blood.
"In Ebola, the balance was more toward bleeding. In COVID-19, it's more blood clots," he added.
Coronaviruses in general have been known to cause neurological issues like strokes, the authors of a February study wrote.
Another study, which is not yet peer-reviewed, looked at 214 COVID-19 patients treated at three hospitals in Wuhan, China, and found that 36% of the patients had neurological symptoms like impaired consciousness or acute cerebrovascular diseases, including strokes.
Lydia Ramsey contributed reporting to this story.
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Q: Trouble with geoLocation Optional I have some code that generates map coordinates and reverse geolocation when an entry save button is clicked. The button click calls the function saveButton() and in turn getLocation(). The print statement at the bottom of getLocation() is correctly displaying the formatted address but is not making it back up to saveButton() where the address is saved to core data and prints the newEntry.address (nothing is displayed).
I am not getting any errors or warnings so I am wondering if there is a problem with an optional.
So in summary, reverse geoLocation is working, it just isn't getting stored in core data.
The code below mainly shows only snippets related to location coordinates and address.
struct EntryView: View {
    @Environment(\.managedObjectContext) var viewContext    // core data
    @ObservedObject private var lm = LocationManager()      // location

    @State private var entryLat: Double = 0.0
    @State private var entryLong: Double = 0.0
    @State private var addr: String = ""

    var body: some View {

        GeometryReader { g in

            List {

              Button(action: {
                    self.saveButton()   // save entry button pressed
                }) {
                    HStack {
                        Spacer()
                        Text ("Save")
                        Spacer()
                    }
                }
        }
        .navigationBarHidden(true)
        .navigationViewStyle(StackNavigationViewStyle())
    }

    // the save button has been pressed
    func saveButton() {

        // get coordinates and address
        let addr = getLocation()
        print("addr = \(addr)")  // nothing displayed here except addr

        // save entry to core data
        let newEntry = CurrTrans(context: viewContext)

        newEntry.id = UUID()
        newEntry.entryDT = entryDT         // entry date
        newEntry.entryDsc = entryDsc       // entry description
        newEntry.moneyD = moneyD           // money as double

        newEntry.entryLat = entryLat       // store location for maps
        newEntry.entryLong = entryLong

        newEntry.address = addr           // formatted address
        print("newEntry.address = \(newEntry.address ?? "")")

        do {
            try viewContext.save()

        } catch {
            print(error.localizedDescription)
        }
    }

    func getLocation() -> String {

        // get transaction location coordinates
        let result = lm.getLocationCoordinates()
        entryLat = result.0
        entryLong = result.1

        // get location address
        let location = CLLocation(latitude: entryLat, longitude: entryLong)
        location.placemark { placemark, error in
            guard let placemark = placemark else {
                print("Error:", error ?? "nil")
                return
            }

            print("formatted address: \(placemark.postalAddressFormatted ?? "")")
            addr = placemark.postalAddressFormatted ?? "Unknown"
            return addr
        }
    }
}

The code below is part of the location manager.
extension CLLocation {
    func placemark(completion: @escaping (_ placemark: CLPlacemark?, _ error: Error?) -> ()) {
        CLGeocoder().reverseGeocodeLocation(self) { completion($0?.first, $1) }
    }
}

extension CLPlacemark {
    /// street name, eg. Infinite Loop
    var streetName: String? { thoroughfare }
    /// // eg. 1
    var streetNumber: String? { subThoroughfare }
    /// city, eg. Cupertino
    var city: String? { locality }
    /// neighborhood, common name, eg. Mission District
    var neighborhood: String? { subLocality }
    /// state, eg. CA
    var state: String? { administrativeArea }
    /// county, eg. Santa Clara
    var county: String? { subAdministrativeArea }
    /// zip code, eg. 95014
    var zipCode: String? { postalCode }
    /// postal address formatted

    var postalAddressFormatted: String? {
        guard let postalAddress = postalAddress else { return nil }
        return CNPostalAddressFormatter().string(from: postalAddress)
    }
}

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Q: How to get speed up data getting by ignoring empty cells? I've ran into a problem with a processing tool I'm working on, namely with the initial hang time being close to 10 seconds long. The issue I'd identified is that when the data is originally Imported into the it proceeds to update every lookup array and function in the 5x1000 workspace. I've been thinking that a good way to speed up the processing was to limit the import to non-empty cells only but have been unable to get it done no matter what I tried.
By default this is the function that imports the data from the RadGridExport temp file into a buffer sheet for later processing:
Sub CopyData()
    Dim rng As Range
    Set rng = Workbooks("RadGridExport.xls").Sheets(1).Range("A1:E1000")

    ThisWorkbook.Sheets(2).Range("A1").Resize(rng.Rows.Count, rng.Columns.Count).Cells.Value = rng.Cells.Value
End Sub

I have attempted to use IsEmpty(Cell.Value) method but that was less than effective
Sub CopyData()
    Dim rng As Range
    Set rng = Workbooks("RadGridExport.xls").Sheets(1).Range("A1:E1000")
    For Each Cell In rng
        If IsEmpty(Cell.Value) = False Then
        ThisWorkbook.Sheets(2).Range("A1").Resize(rng.Rows.Count, rng.Columns.Count).Cells.Value = rng.Cells.Value
        End If
    Next Cell
End Sub

In fact it froze the entire workbook. That was the only way I'm familiar with that could have applied, so I'm in a bit of a dead end.
Is there a way to actually get my initial function to ignore empty cells? Or am I coming at this from the wrong way and there's some method for keeping the worksheet from doing a full update on every single cell, including those whose value doesn't change?

A: I have managed to find a solution to my problem.
First of all thank to @Pᴇʜ for an way to do dynamic ranges - I ended up not using it in this tool as a lot of processing relies on static cells in a range for auto calculations, but I have written it down for the future!
@JvdV 's suggestion worked like a charm, bringing the load time down from 31 seconds to 14 seconds average.
Current codes looks like this:
Sub CopyData()
    Dim rng As Range

    Set rng = Workbooks("RadGridExport.xls").Sheets(1).Range("A1:E1000").SpecialCells(2)

    ThisWorkbook.Sheets(2).Range("A1").Resize(rng.Rows.Count, rng.Columns.Count).Cells.Value = rng.Cells.Value
End Sub

However it was still forcing a full refresh on all static values - so after digging deeper I realized that I was using a massively taxing clear gate in the main macro:
Sub clearAll()
    Range("A:E").ClearContents
End Sub

Which caused that massive 14 second delay. After I changed that function to this:
Dim Workspace As Range
Set Workspace = ThisWorkbook.Sheets(2).Range("A1:E1000")

For Each Cell In Workspace
    If IsEmpty(Cell.Value) = False Then
    Cell.ClearContents
    End If
Next Cell

The load time went down further from 14 seconds to under 2 seconds total.
Thanks again :)