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Menschkins: Chanukah presents
The 63rd installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color and black and white versions below. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Posted on December 8, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
Menschkins: Shabbos preparations
The 61st installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color and black and white versions below. Click here for an introduction to the series. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Posted on November 25, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
Menschkins: Keen on kvelling
The 60th installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color and black and white versions below. Click here for an introduction to the series. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Posted on November 16, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Menschkins, Arts.
Menschkins: Old MacSchmutz had a farm
Menschkins: A Yiddishe kup
Posted on November 3, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
Menschkins: The new Borscht Belt
Posted on October 26, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
Menschkins: The 'Jew pill'
The 56th installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color version above, and the black and white version below. Click here for an introduction to the series. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Menschkins: What's a fast day?
Menschkins: Sukkah tales
Posted on October 6, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
A time to kvell: 'Menschkins' comic strip celebrates its first anniversary
While this Rosh Hashanah marked the 5775th birthday of the world on the Jewish calendar, one humor-infused Jewish family of seven (including the dog) has a single year down and some serious catching up to do. On Sept. 29, 2013, co-creators Harvey Rachlin and Steven Duquette debuted an apolitical Jewish-themed comic strip, "The Menschkins," which has been syndicated to Jewish newspapers and websites on a weekly basis by JNS.org. One year later, Rachlin reflects on the creative process. "We wanted to give readers a respite from politics and heavy issues, and to try to get them to smile or chuckle a bit with comics that hold up a mirror to Jewish life," he says.
Posted on September 29, 2014 by Jacob Kamaras / JNS.org and filed under Arts, Features, Menschkins.
Menschkins: The challenge of forgiveness
The 53rd installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color version above, and the black and white version below. Click here for an introduction to the series. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Posted on September 29, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
Menschkins: Saying grace, Rosh Hashanah-style
The 52nd installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color version above, and the black and white version below. Click here for an introduction to the series. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Menschkins: New Yiddish words
The 51st installment of Harvey Rachlin's new comic strip, "The Menschkins." See the color version above, and the black and white version below. Click here for an introduction to the series. Click here for more JNS.org coverage on Jewish arts.
Menschkins: Kvetching about shul
Posted on September 5, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins.
Menschkins: Piling on the pounds
Posted on August 29, 2014 by JNS.org and filed under Arts, Menschkins and tagged art.
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Q: join a user to telegram channel automatically? I want to join a user to a telegram channel automatically.
I have telegram source , in this source after a user log in to the telegram for the first time , I add my user to specific telegram channel.
I just want to add user to the channel .I search it and I found just open a channel by this piece of code:
 Intent i = new Intent(Intent.ACTION_VIEW);
 i.setData(Uri.parse("https://t.me/CafeKetab"));
 final String appName = "com.telegram.mahsaaa";
 i.setPackage(appName);
 i.addFlags(Intent.FLAG_ACTIVITY_NEW_TASK);
 ApplicationLoader.applicationContext.startActivity(i);

I just want to know , is it possible to do this?
how I change my code to do this?

A: Yes, surely it's possible. However, these steps are required before you do it:

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*Obtain your own API ID and API HASH as described here.

*User MUST authenticate phone number within your app. This means an SMS will be sent to user phone.

After the above steps, all you have to do is to invoke these two requests in order:

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*contacts.resolveUsername#f93ccba3 to get id and access_hash from a @username.

*channels.joinChannel#24b524c5 to join the channel.

Telegram has its own MTProto. There are several libraries you can use to call the above functions. Unfortunately most of them are buggy. You may take a look at this code to get an idea.

A: Unfortunately, you can't do this except you write a bad Telegram client.
No official reference about this, but as you know, Telegram is very cares about privacy.

A: So you want help to program a PUP / spam app? Probably this should be flagged, but I don't know about such cases. I just reminds me of the cryptocurrency spammers in Telegram...

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I've been sick, down right scared shitless to my bones when I was suspected of having the dreadful influenza. Luckily for me, for God still wants me to serve my purpose on mother earth probably, my diagnose was negative of any sorts of fatal disease. I was simply unwell, very much so my head could have exploded from the heat of my own body. Held up at the hospital to receive treatment, while my fiance had to leave the country before I could even meet the doctor. I was weak for a whole week, absent-mindedly leaving my medicines behind when I went back home to Perak and fell ill all over again. Not to mention I also couldn't eat anything, everything are just so tasteless, bland and too much for my taste buds. Gosh I'm so picky!
When I wore my favorite jeans, I noticed how it's no longer snug on my round bottoms and very loose on my waist. Most likely I've been loosing too much weight rapidly. I don't like it all, especially with the fasting month coming, if my eating habits does not improve I'll most like turn into Eid skeleton.
I'm really so tired of everything, tired tired tired so fricking tired.


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13th ICC Miami Conference: Tooling up for International Arbitration
The International Chamber of Commerce's acclaimed annual conference on international arbitration in Latin America returns to Miami in November bringing together over 450 participants from 30 countries to discuss the latest developments under the theme "Tooling up for International Arbitration".
A major networking opportunity, the 13th Miami Conference kicks off on November 1 with the ICC Institute's already sold out advanced-level training on how to manage the production of documents in international arbitration.
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Led by a top-rate line up of speakers, the 13th ICC Miami Conference will take place on November 1-3 and feature a dynamic series of plenary and technical sessions, roundtables and discussions, as well as two optional breakfast sessions. Discussions will be held in English, Spanish and Portuguese with simultaneous interpretation.
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Parishes with Sunday Masses Online
Parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Toronto are finding innovative ways to stay connected with the faithful and provide spiritual support as our churches begin to re-open for public Masses.
Below is a list of parishes providing videos of Sunday Masses. Some parishes are also offering daily Masses and other prayer services. For details, please visit the parish website by clicking on the parish name on our list below.
We hope these resources are helpful as we pray for one another, the sick and all those who are caring for them.
All Saints', Etobicoke
Sunday: 9:30 a.m.
Assomption de Notre-Dame, Oshawa
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (French)
Blessed Frederic Ozanam, Markham
Chinese Martyrs', Markham
Sunday 8:00 am (Cantonese)
Sunday 12:40 pm (Mandarin)
Corpus Christi, Toronto
Sunday: 11 a.m.
Epiphany of Our Lord, Scarborough
Sunday: 9 a.m. (English), 11 a.m. (Italian)
Guardian Angels, Brampton
Livestream page
Holy Family, Bolton
Sunday: 9 a.m.
Holy Family, Whitby
Holy Martyrs of Japan, Bradford
Holy Redeemer Parish, Pickering
Facebook (livestream)
YouTube (later viewing)
Holy Rosary, Toronto
Holy Spirit, Barrie
Sunday: 10 a.m., 12 p.m. (Polish)
Lithuanian Martyrs, Mississauga
YouTube (Lithuanian)
Merciful Redeemer, Mississauga
Mission Saint-Frere-Andre, Aurora
YouTube (French)
Nativity of Our Lord, Etobicoke
Newman Centre Catholic Mission at the University of Toronto
Sunday: 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Grace, Aurora
Our Lady of Fatima, Brampton
Sunday: 12 p.m. (Portuguese)
Our Lady of Good Health, Scarborough
YouTube (Tamil)
Our Lady of La Vang Vietnamese Community, Mississauga
Facebook or YouTube
Sunday: 11 a.m. (Vietnamese)
Our Lady of Lebanon (Maronite Catholic Church), Toronto
Sunday: 11:30 a.m. (Arabic, English)
Our Lady of Lourdes, Toronto
Sunday: 11:30 a.m.
Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Toronto
YouTube (Mandarin, Cantonese)
Our Lady of Sorrows, Etobicoke
Saturday: 5:15 p.m.
Our Lady of the Assumption, Toronto
Sunday: 12 p.m. (English), 5 p.m. (Tagalog)
Our Lady Queen of the World, Richmond Hill
Paroisse de la Sainte-Famille, Mississauga
Precious Blood, Scarborough
Sacred Heart, King City
Sacred Heart of Jesus - Ye Su Sung Shim, Etobicoke
YouTube (Korean)
Saviour of the World Chinese Catholic Parish, Mississauga
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (Cantonese)
St. Aidan's, Scarborough
Prayers and Homilies: Facebook and YouTube
St. Andre Bessette, Maple
St. Andrew Kim's, North York
St. Andrew's, Etobicoke
St. Anselm's, Toronto
St. Barnabas, Scarborough
St. Bernadette's, Ajax
St. Boniface, Scarborough
Video Reflections: YouTube
St. Catherine of Siena, Mississauga
YouTube (English, Italian)
St. Charles Borromeo, Toronto
St. Christopher's, Mississauga
St. Clare's, Toronto
St. Clare of Assisi, Woodbridge
St. Cornelius Mission, Caledon
St. David's, Maple
St. Dominic's, Mississauga
St. Edward the Confessor, North York
St. Elizabeth of Hungary, Toronto
Sunday: 11 a.m. (Hungarian)
St. Elizabeth Seton, Newmarket
Sunday: 8 a.m., 9:30 a.m., 11 a.m.
St. Fidelis, Toronto
Saturday: 5 p.m. (English)
Sunday: 9 a.m. (Italian), 11 a.m. (English)
St. Francis of Assisi, Mississauga
St. Francis Xavier, Mississauga
Saturday: 5 p.m.
St. Helen's Parish, Toronto
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (English), 12 p.m. (Portuguese)
St. Ignatius Loyola, Mississauga
St. Isaac Jogues, Pickering
St. Jane Frances, North York
Sunday: 9 a.m. (Italian), 11 a.m. (English), 5 p.m. (Vietnamese)
St. Jerome's, Brampton
YouTube and Facebook
St. Joan of Arc, Toronto
St. John Chrysostom, Newmarket
Sunday: 9 a.m. (English), 12 p.m. (Spanish)
St. John of the Cross, Mississauga
Holy Hour on Sundays: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
St. John the Evangelist, Caledon
St. John the Evangelist, Weston
St. John the Evangelist, Whitby
St. John Vianney, Barrie
St. Joseph the Worker, Thornhill
Sunday: 10 a.m. (English and Italian)
St. Joseph the Worker, Oshawa
St. Josephine Bakhita, Mississauga
St. Jude's, Weston
Sunday: 11 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (Spanish)
St. Justin Martyr, Unionville
St. Louis-de-France, Toronto
Facebook (French)
St. Margaret Mary, Woodbridge
St. Mark's, Stouffville
St. Martin de Porres, Scarborough
St. Mary Immaculate, Richmond Hill
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Italian), 11 a.m. (English)
St. Mary Star of the Sea, Mississauga
St. Mary's, Barrie
St. Mary's, Brampton
Sunday: 9 a.m. (English), 11 a.m. (Spanish)
St. Matthew's, Toronto
Sunday: 10 a.m. (English/Portuguese/Italian)
St. Michael's Cathedral Basilica, Toronto
Parish website or Facebook or YouTube
Sunday: 12 p.m.
St. Nicholas of Bari, Toronto
Facebook and YouTube
St. Paschal Baylon, Thornhill
Sunday: 10 a.m. (Italian), 11 a.m. (English), 3 p.m. (Tagalog)
St. Patrick's, Brampton
St. Patrick's, Markham
St. Peter's, Toronto
Sunday: 9 a.m., 11:15 a.m.
St. Peter's, Woodbridge
Livestream page or YouTube
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (Italian); 12 p.m. (English)
St. Philip Neri, North York
Saturday: 5 p.m. (English); 7 p.m. (Spanish)
Sunday: 9 a.m. (Italian), 11 a.m (English); 1 p.m. (Spanish)
St. Roch's, Weston
St. Sebastian's, Toronto
Camoes Radio
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Portuguese)
Also on Camoestv (WINTV) Channel on Bell 659 or on Rogers 672
St. Stanislaus Kostka, Toronto
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Polish), 11 a.m. (Polish/English)
St. Teresa's, Etobicoke
Sunday: 9:30 a.m. (Polish), 11 a.m. (English), 12:30 p.m. (Polish), 7 p.m. (Polish)
St. Theresa's, Shrine of the Little Flower, Scarborough
St. Thomas Aquinas, Toronto
Sunday: 10:30 a.m. (Italian), 12 p.m. (English), 2 p.m. (Spanish)
St. Thomas More, Scarborough
St. Thomas the Apostle, Markham
St. Timothy's, North York
St. Wilfrid's, North York
Facebook or Parish website
Sunday: 9 a.m. (English), 10:30 a.m. (Italian)
Sts. Cyril and Methodius, Mississauga
Sunday: 9 a.m. (English), 11 a.m. (Slovak)
Sts. Peter and Paul, Mississauga
Transfiguration of Our Lord, Etobicoke


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The Lite Brigade
Reviews of Tamarind Tree Express and Stone Soup Cafe
By Sara Kennedy
Typical restaurant fare is not exactly on the light side: platefuls of stuffed ravioli, drenched in Alfredo sauce; mountainous racks of lamb lavished with brown gravy and baskets of bread accompanied by tiny cups of herbed butter; au gratin seafood so rich, your thighs automatically tack on pounds just from the wafting scent.
Some of the calorific desserts I've tasted recently are way up there on the No No scale for the weight conscious — chocolate toffee mousse tarts, great wedges of carrot cake (which, FYI, usually pack jumbo calories, even though healthful carrots are a main ingredient) or those popular "big wheel" cookies served with double dips of fancy ice cream.
Delicious, delectable, scrumptious, all. But such delights, if eaten consistently over time, will lead to extra pounds too, unless you're a professional athlete or dancer, someone who is 14 or a person with "dream" metabolism who never gains weight.
Those of us who do not meet the aforementioned parameters can still have our cake and eat it too; however, we can patronize "healthful fare" restaurants that dot the bay area. Such restaurants specialize in simple, straightforward food, with a good selection of meat and vegetarian dishes but all tending toward the "light side" and made from the freshest produce.
Because menu items tend to be made from whole-grain, high fiber and low-calorie ingredients, diners can actually eat more at such places than elsewhere — and not gain weight. And, the meal tends to stay with you longer, so you don't get hungry again for hours.
If you're actively trying to shed pounds, such restaurants can provide the equivalent of a "free" meal — extra room to order, less vigilance required when you're counting calories. Serious dieters still might want to skip the muffin or avoid dessert, but they will find plenty they can eat with a clear conscience.
Here are a couple of restaurants that are exemplary:
Tamarind Tree Express This restaurant was previously located on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg, in a light-filled, modern space, and its assortment of soups, salads and sandwiches easily met my stringent taste tests, even though many of its dishes were vegetarian, low-calorie, high-fiber — or all of the above.
In December, the downtown cafe lost its lease and closed, and its owners, Marie Lambert and John Villano, reopened in the Carillon office complex, the address of big firms like Raymond James and Catalina.
The new place serves take-out breakfast and lunch only, rather than offering table service, but the fare remains high quality and low calorie. It sits on a second floor breezeway, tables set along an open balcony overlooking the verdant Carillon campus on one side and an ugly parking lot on the other. (You can turn your chairs to face the pretty side.)
My dining companion was Marty Martindale, a local writer whose foodie passion finds a creative outlet via her fun Web site, www.foodsiteoftheday.com. An accomplished cook and a predictably enthusiastic eater, she aided in my exploration of the restaurant's fare, starting with tabouli salad ($3.89).
When she opened the clear plastic container, it triggered involuntary "oohs" because it was so vivid: dots of bulghur wheat among forest-green parsley; guarded by quarters of fragrant tomato as red as the Buckingham Palace uniform; plus feta cheese, celery and carrot sticks, cucumber slices and pita bread.
I was torn between the spinach roll ($4.89), spinach baked with feta cheese in phyllo dough — the cafe's version made without butter — and a gourmet turkey sandwich ($4.69) but chose the latter. It was made from high-grade sliced, roasted turkey set on stone-ground wheat bread, garnished with tomato, lettuce and alfalfa sprouts and a golden slather of tangy, homemade honey-mustard dressing.
Plain potato chips sat on the side, but in the spirit of the place, I tasted just one, to insure it really crunched, then left the rest to posterity, thinking of my posterior. But I entertained myself with a vibrant papaya chill smoothie ($2.50) that slid down cool, a refreshing counter to midsummer's heat. We passed on the cafe's commercially made cookies.
Overall, the place does a nice mix of simple dishes drawn from a variety of cuisines, everything from freshly ground, American-style peanut butter to a wrap featuring (Danish) Havarti cheese, Mediterranean-style hummus and low-fat honey mustard dressing, wrapped in a Mexican-style tortilla. What's pleasing is its fetish with fresh.
Stone Soup Cafe A spit-shine black-and-white tile floor and lace curtains welcome the cafe's crowd of regulars, who sit at simple wooden tables, quietly chatting and enjoying the low-key atmosphere at this neighborhood favorite, just reaching 10 years at the same location. It is owned and operated by Kristy Hubert.
On the menu are soups, sandwiches and salads, along with handmade muffins and a variety of side dishes, like pasta salad, dill pickle and cottage cheese. There's a "make your own" sandwich section, raspberry iced tea, sodas and smoothies.
On our visit, the "stone soup of the day" ($2.50), was a big bowl of vegetarian vegetable soup. It consisted of a substantial broth loaded with summer squash, zucchini, onion, carrot, green beans, spinach and peas. I managed to eat only half and was pretty well stuffed but wanted to test the fruit salad ($5.75) too.
The salad tasted just as delicious as it looked: a fan of banana, orange, apple, cantaloupe, honeydew melon and grapes around a scoop of cottage cheese crowned with ripe strawberries. The fruit was sprinkled with sunflower seeds, raisins and cinnamon, and drizzled with honey. Its simplicity was what I found attractive, a plate of primo fruit, cut for beauty and easy eating.
What looked at first like a big brown toadstool turned out to be a fat, cinnamon muffin. It was a tender surprise, its texture inside soft and wispy, and its topknot carrying a lovely crust of nuts, brown sugar and cinnamon. I always sample the bread and pastry at health food restaurants because well-meaning chefs often trim sugar and fat so drastically, the baked goods lose their requisite chemical balance and become stiff, tasteless or tough.
The chef at the Stone Soup Cafe made no such miscalculation. The restaurant's carrot cake with cream cheese frosting ($2.75), turned out to be a dense, chewy-textured piece of mildly sweet cake, swathed in a snowdrift of fluffy frosting — better than some I have tasted at regular restaurants, where the goal is not necessarily to provide healthful cuisine.
The restaurant's brownie ($1.25) was equally impressive, just enough butter and chocolate to satisfy my admittedly jaded taste buds, but not so ridiculously gooey that I felt I had to resist it as bona fide "junk food."
Contact food critic Sara Kennedy at [email protected] or call 813-248-8888, ext. 116.


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The Calgary Real Estate Board's Charitable Foundation is investing in a big way with local non-profit organizations to help build self-sustaining communities.
And this spring it announced it would be contributing an impressive $1 million to Habitat for Humanity over the next three years.
Since its inception 30 years ago, the Foundation has donated $6.3 million to local non-profit organizations through the support of more than 5,500 Calgary and surrounding area realtors.
Aneve MacKay-Lyons, CREB's Charitable Foundation manager, says the Foundation believes in legacy giving.
"We have a 30-year legacy of giving back to the community and our biggest donations have the most profound impact in our community," says MacKay-Lyons.
Last year, Rob Campbell, current immediate past president of the Foundation and a realtor with RE/MAX Real Estate (Central), and the rest of the Foundation's board, re-directed the organization's efforts.
Through Campbell's leadership, it made the decision to be very strategic in its giving – to focus on legacy projects that will have the greatest impact.
"They knew they were going to commit a large amount of money. We had a number of organizations come in and present. They went through a full presentation and the board went into several discussion meetings and looked at the best community partnership – because that's what they really wanted to do – and Habitat for Humanity was the selected recipient," says MacKay-Lyons.
It was during Campbell's year as president last year that changes in the Foundation's focus were undertaken. Some tough decisions were made about the organization and its direction.
"It was a tough year for me as president to make some changes because we really weren't going in a direction that made a lot of sense for who we were as an organization," says Campbell. "It has been around a lot of years and we've given away almost $7 million but we had been giving money to smaller charities that definitely needed the help. There's no doubt about it but it wasn't really showcasing us as an organization. That wasn't doing much for the members.
Campbell says the purpose of the Foundation is to make an impact with housing and make an investment in the community.
The Foundation is the charitable arm of the Calgary Real Estate Board. Every member, every year, when they pay their dues has a fee taken off the dues that goes directly to the Foundation.
"The direction we're headed now is probably the best that it's ever been. I was really proud of the fact that during our AGM this year we were able to announce this project with Habitat and one of the founding members of the Charitable Foundation, Harvey Gamble . . . came up to me afterwards and said he was so happy to see the direction that we were pursuing now because it was exactly what it was intended to be 30 years ago when they started it. And that meant a lot to me," says Campbell.


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Hollywood and Human Trafficking
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Unscrupulous Mafiosi, serial killers, human traffickers – Hollywood loves a good bad guy. They send shivers down our collective spine, and keep us glued to the screen, paralysed with fear. But when the film is about human trafficking, do these Hollywood depictions of the issue have a downside too?
WHAT DOES HOLLYWOOD TELL US ABOUT HUMAN TRAFFICKING?
In its search for characters, Hollywood often looks to the real world for inspiration. So as human trafficking generates increasingly high levels of attention, it was really only a matter of time before the issue hit the big screen. Human traffickers are the bad guys, obviously, enslaving people and exploiting them for personal gain.
We all know them: the heroes who smash the human trafficking ring and ride off into the sunset with the victims they have saved. One of the best examples of this is the "Taken" series, starring Liam Neeson. In the first part, our ex-CIA agent has 96 hours to save his daughter from an Albanian sex trafficking ring in Paris which kidnaps young people, drugs them and sells them to sheikhs in the Middle East. Then there's Mira Sorvino playing a New York police officer working undercover to break up a Russian human trafficking ring in "Human Trafficking". Or "The Whistleblower", based on a true story, which accompanies Rachel Weisz, a UN peacekeeper, as she uncovers atrocities in Bosnia-Herzegovina shortly after the Balkan Wars of the 1990s. So what's the problem with the way this critically important issue is depicted?
THE PROBLEM WITH HOLLYWOOD
The relationship between Hollywood and human trafficking has many consequences – some good, some less so. On the one hand, examples such as those mentioned above do create awareness of human trafficking. At the same time, however, they also serve to disseminate and strengthen crucial misunderstandings about human trafficking, as Jonathan Todres explains. The American professor of law has focussed on the influence of blockbusters on our understanding of human trafficking, arriving at a number of decisive conclusions in the process.
Most Hollywood films focus exclusively on sex trafficking of young women and girls. That means other forms of human trafficking are not even addressed, however, despite the fact that men and members of the LGBTQ+ community can also be affected. White characters, usually American, are celebrated as heroes, with the cultural "others" – Albanians, Arabs or Russians – portrayed as the bad guys. This is completely disconnected from reality, however, where human traffickers primarily lure victims into slavery from their own country, or even domestic environment. And finally – this is Hollywood, after all – the story has to end with the victims being rescued. The issue of an experience of this sort subjecting victims to a continuing psychological ordeal is no longer broached, however.
If we want to tackle human trafficking correctly and effectively, it is essential that we understand exactly what the issue is. As with other violent crimes, only a fraction of the population has personal experience of human trafficking. Few people have ever spoken to a victim about his or her experiences, or read any research on the issue. The majority of the public defines its knowledge of human trafficking according to how the issue is portrayed in the media. These depictions, in turn, shape our understanding of the issue on a national or regional level rather than a personal one.
Todres found many of these distorted portrayals reappearing in the media, politics and legislation. Our criminal law reflects the "rescue narrative". Prosecution of perpetrators is necessary, of course – but it is far from the whole story. Considerably fewer resources are devoted to other key aspects such as prevention and the services available to victims. The focus is on sex trafficking and female victims, with investigations into poor working conditions and the incidence of forced labour in other industries often lagging behind, despite the fact that it can safely be assumed that the numbers of victims impacted by these problems are actually far larger.
We can't change Hollywood, of course, but we can recommend to you some films that chose a different approach in the way they portrayed the situation and characters involved in human trafficking, and by doing so, actively contributed to our gaining a more informed understanding of the issue overall.
FILMS AND DOCUMENTARIES THAT TELL THE REAL STORY – A FEW SUGGESTIONS
We've put together a list of informative films and documentaries, so you don't have to make your understanding of human trafficking dependent on Hollywood blockbusters. Should you know of any others, please drop us a line – we look forward to hearing from you, and wish you an enjoyable cinematic experience!
DIE WARE MENSCH – VON AUSBEUTUNG UND MODERNER SKLAVEREI (2018)
In this Planet Wissen documentary from SWR, historian Prof. Michael Zeuske reports on the numerous different facets of slavery around the world, from the past to the present day.
https://www1.wdr.de/mediathek/video-die-ware-mensch—von-ausbeutung-und-moderner-sklaverei-100.html
THE STORM MAKERS (2014)
The Storm Makers is a shocking exposé of the Cambodian underworld of human trafficking that takes an eye-opening look at the complex cycle of poverty, desperation and greed that drives the brutal modern slave trade, with frightening openness.
TRACES OF TRADE (2008)
Producer/director Katrina Browne tells the story of her ancestors, once the largest slave-trading family in the history of the USA. Given the myth that southern states alone were responsible for slavery, viewers may be surprised to learn that Browne's forefathers came from the north. The film follows Browne and nine other family members on a remarkable journey as they are confronted by the history and legacy of the company, shrouded in secrecy in New England.
NOT MY LIFE (2011)
Although Not My Life concentrates on the systematic subjugation and abuse of children, it covers a wide range of issues. Made on five continents and across 13 different countries, the film investigates the numerous ways in which young people – now numbering around 29 million in total – can be enslaved and exploited, ranging from forced labour and domestic slavery to sex trafficking and the use of child soldiers.
JOY (2018)
JOY tells the story of a young Nigerian woman who finds herself caught up in a vicious circle of human trafficking and sexual exploitation as she works as a prostitute in Vienna trying to buy her freedom from her (female) pimp or "Madame", support her family in Nigeria and offer her daughter a secure future.
NEFARIOUS: MERCHANT OF SOULS (2011)
This documentary by filmmaker Benjamin Nolot deals with the issue of sex slavery in the modern world. Together with his "Exodus Cry" team, Nolot travels the world to interview those affected and former pimps. He explains the dramatic and urgent nature of human trafficking nowadays – and offers a surprising end to his story.
Translation by Tim Martinz-Lywood, European Exchange Ltd.
www.european-exchange.co.uk


Dead Prez, stylized as dead prez, is a hip hop duo from the United States, composed of stic.man and M-1, formed in 1996 in New York City. They are known for their confrontational style, combined with socialist lyrics focused on both militant social justice, Marxism, and Pan-Africanism. The duo maintains an ethical stance against corporate control over the media, especially hip hop record labels.
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«Язык любви» — рассказ классика фантастики Роберта Шекли.

Впервые был опубликован в сборнике «Идеи: Без ограничений» (Notions: Unlimited) в 1960 году.

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Джефферсон Томмс ищет способ точно выразить свои чувства к девушке. Он узнаёт, что жители планеты Тиана-2 изучали любовь научно и добились фантастически точных результатов. После тяжёлого изучения опыта этой вымершей цивилизации по выражению нежных чувств, он пытается реализовать его на Земле. Но не все рецепты одинаково хороши для разных ситуаций и, тем более, для разных мест. Именно это и предстоит понять герою. В конце концов Джефф
открыл причину гибели Тианской цивилизации, по крайней мере для себя. Вся беда научных исследований состоит в том, что они тормозят естественный ход вещей. Тианцы, он в этом убежден, были так заняты теоретическими выкладками на тему любви, что им было просто некогда
ею заниматься.
А также женился на девушке, к которой чувствовал «относительно глубокую симпатию».

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Произведение было озвучено Владом Коппом и DJ Инкогнито в рамках проекта «Модель для сборки»

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Q: wp_redirection_404 table has grown to 7GB The company I work for has an enterprise Wordpress site that was acquired from a different company.  I don't know if there was a past hack or if it's just accumulated spam or what, but the wp_redirection_404 table has grown to roughly 7GB.
I tried grepping the table for Viagra, Versace, Nike, etc. and got pages of results for each.  It's obviously full of junk.
It doesn't appear to be doing anything.  In fact, when downloading it locally to work on, I don't even bring that table, and I don't notice anything at all.  Also, I do a procedure where I must download from a production site sync back into a staging site.  Just the process of downloading and uploading usually takes 1.5 hours.  By contrast - on another huge Wordpress site, syncing the database usually takes about 45 seconds.
Do I need this table for anything?  Can I just empty it?  Any sort of complicated scripting to filter legit values just seems too time consuming at this point, as even loading the sql to look at it can take a couple of minutes.  Basically - is there anything in this table that I can't do without?
I'm not looking for anecdotal answers, but someone who really knows or at least has had experience with this exact situation.
Thanks

A: That table is from the redirection plugin, and isn't a part of WordPress Core. Deleting it should have no ill effects as long as you disable the plugin too.
If you wish to continue using that plugin though, I recommend using the plugin authors support at https://wordpress.org/support/plugin/redirection/

A: This is a LOG table. It logs 404 errors - requests that Redirection could not resolve. The proper way to shrink the table is: change the setting "time to keep logs for" to something shorter than "Forever". Navigate to WP Dashboard / Tools / Redirection / Options / 404 Logs. Choose one of:
No logs
A day
A week
A month
Two months

The next time Redirection gets around to performing its log maintenance, the old records will be deleted from this table. Maybe visit a URL that Redirection has on file to trigger that. Or, just trim the log with SQL:
Select          Now()                    As TodayNow   ;
Select Date_Sub(Now(), Interval 1 Month) As OneMonthAgo;
Select Count(*) As OldRecords From Redirection_404 Where Created < Date_Sub(Now(),Interval 1 Month);
Select       *                From Redirection_404 Where Created < Date_Sub(Now(),Interval 1 Month);
Delete                        From Redirection_404 Where Created < Date_Sub(Now(),Interval 1 Month);


These Gluten Free Apple Spice Muffins are a season favorite. Rich in flavor and smell, these muffins will bring you back into the holiday spirit. Not only do these soft, fluffy muffins taste great, but they also won't crumble. If you're looking for a perfect holiday addition or even an everyday snack, apple spice muffins are a great go-to.
These muffins pack a punch. They are wholesome and filling. Will be ordering again.
Ordered these for a gluten/corn free friend who was staying at my house. They were very good.


Womens Alternative skull print flared dress made from a soft printed Cotton. Fastens at the side with a 16" zip. Versatile flared Fifties Rockabilly dress which can be worn with a net underskirt for a fuller look.


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I am a bead making fool. It's really cool to see how many different kinds of beads can be made with paper.
I sit and watch netflix on my computer while I make them. Over several days, I watched every available episode of Parenthood. Such a good show. When I look at certain beads they remind me of the scenes I was watching when I made them.
Now I am looking for bells to hang from the beads. I wish I had metal working tools because then I would just make my own. Looks like I will be mail ordering some, because I haven't been able to find very many at thrift stores.
I have a long line up of crafts for the boys to do. I hope you all aren't tired of seeing us make stuff, because I foresee lots of crafting posts.
I didn't have internet for 3 days last week. You would have thought I lost a lung or something. I used the extra time to prep some of the more involved projects we will be working on so at least I made good use of my time. Keeping busy helped fend off some of the withdrawal. It's pitiful how hooked I am.


This baby is a living human being!
All the major organs of your baby have formed now though they are not fully developed yet. Eyes and ears are growing now. The heart is beating strongly. When you have an ultrasound during this time, you can see the fetal heart pulsating.
Your baby is now about 6.5 cm long and weighs about 18 grams. His head is becoming more rounded and the face is completely formed. Toes and fingers are formed and nails are beginning to grow. The baby is moving it's limps but you can not feel this movements yet.
Your baby is now about 16 cm long and weighs 35 grams. During a scan, you can see the baby's head and body and you may see the baby moving. It is exercising all his limbs, kicking and moving about. This is the earliest stage at which you may feel the baby moving. It feels like there is a butterfly in your belly. However, do not worry if you don't feel anything yet. If this is your first baby, you are likely to feel the first movements a bit later.
Psalm 71:6 By thee have I been holden up from the womb: thou art he that took me out of my mother's bowels: my praise shall be continually of thee.
Your baby is about 32 cm long now and weighs 500 grams. You can feel different parts of the baby's body through your abdominal wall. Your uterine muscle is stretching and you may feel a pain sometimes at the side of your tummy. The top of your uterus reaches to just above your navel.
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After a minor break, your favorite Nerd is back to take you on a journey unlike any other. Yes ladies and gentlemen, its time once again to fill up your glass with Nostalgia with a Twist. This show was requested by Jory R on Facebook (and so and so on GameTavern). Street Sharks marks the first show on this segment that, 1) I've had prior knowledge of AND 2) Watched as a kid. I will try my best to make sure that doesn't cloud this look at this cartoon.
This show doesn't waste ANY time. Right off the back we have some evil pearly whites staring at us. And the mouth opens to reveal… the title of the show! I believe that's a record here, I mean it takes a second before our first mention of Street Sharks.
Just to make sure the audience understood that shark people aren't common, the first line of the song is, "there's a new breed in the neighborhood," thank you song because for so long I've been afraid of shark men eating my children.
I should make a note as we see the appearance of the titular Street Sharks around the same time as the lyric is sung that this was a novel idea in the 1990s. I mean NEVER before did ANY company think of having animals with humanistic features fight crime! And in a group of 4 no less! I bet that marketing executive who came up with this idea is probably retired somewhere off the coast of Rome.
The song then goes on to explain that these Street Sharks are half man, half shark. You've got to wonder how high these kids were when they signed up for this experiment? Or do you get drafted for such an experiment? I mean at least with the Ninja Turtles, they had no say in the matter, but the intro shows 4 dudes undergoing an experiment to be turned into Sharks. Who knows maybe Sharks were in with the ladies at the time?
The song then announces, "Fighting evil, that's the plan" now are we to assume that the plan can go wrong during the course of the show? Or is it announcing that this was like a federally funded experiment for better cops? I really don't know yet, but such a weird premise at this point.
We get into the rocking part of the intro where they repeat the name of the show to make sure you don't forget it because you wouldn't want to get it confused with the OTHER show starring men who turned themselves into sharks to fight crime.
They also showed the transformation of these men into sharks, and boy did it look painful. I really need to know what type of people sign up for this procedure? Then again, people have plastic surgery all the time.
Now it shows the sharks creating massive property damage just to make an intro? Really? These are the guys you want fighting crime? And it appears they have a random hippie sidekick? Your guess is as good as mine.
And just because the ripoff wasn't apparent enough the sharks also have vehicles including motorcycles and I assume what they call the Sharkmobile.
Okay, I won't lie. I use JAWESOME in my every day conversation and yes its partly influenced by this show and a friend from college so I can't hate on them for creating such an awesome… excuse me JAWESOME word.
"They bite, they fight" really does not make this sound really kid-friendly. I mean I can't imagine shark bites being like someone nibbling on a donut or something. I imagine ripping through the flesh with blood gushing everywhere and limbs hanging loose, but they show none of that in the intro.
As a matter of fact, they show them jumping out of rubble (which is neither fighting nor biting) then they show em headbutting some villain, and then doing a ground pound and then slamming two foes together. And I would be disappointed if I didn't mention the villains. One was a giant crab person? And the other had a drill for a nose? They REALLY stretched the imagination with those.
The rest of the intro is finding various ways to say Street Sharks, showing them beating up things and people, looking so cool driving their vehicles and of course saying Street Sharks.
As a whole, the intro really doesn't sell me on the show. I don't know what's going on really, and it just seems like they had a catchy song and decided to go with it. I would pass on the show passed on the intro.


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Posted on 12-24-2017 | tagged Another day in Baghdad, Iraq, Pachachi, Syria, US occupation, documentary | Post a Comment | Email Article | Share Article
Below is an interview I conducted with UK based Iraqi filmmaker Maysoon Pachachi about her documentary film Open Shutters and on occasion of her preparing to shoot her first fiction feature Another Day in Baghdad, a project that happens to inolve participants in Open Shutters made a decade earlier.
1. The discussion about the line between exploitation and evocation in photographing people is a provocative and generative one that comes up early in Open Shutters. How does this concern come up in your own work, in what you decide to photograph and what you decide to include in the film's final cut?
I think 'exploitation' is when someone is used in an instrumental way, to illustrate a point, to represent a type, state of being, when no proper attention is paid to the actual person as a particular individual. As a documentary filmmaker, I work in an observational way, trying to look and listen as carefully and honestly as I can, to maybe intuit what is going on 'under the surface.' I try to remain as open as I can. I don't write a 'narrative' ahead of time and it is actually in the course of shooting that I discover what the 'story' might be. I really don't like documentaries, which try to foist a spurious sense of drama or a fictional storytelling form on what is essentially something being lived at that moment in front of the camera. This feels to me like a kind of exploitation. You never really know what will happen, or what someone will say and for me, anyway, this state of unknowing is very productive and allows you to really open yourself to the people you are filming. I'm also careful about including something in the cut of a film that the person might have a problem with. I always check.
2. A little into the second half of the film, shot in an art center outside of Damascus, Nawara Mahfoud makes two wonderful critical observations relating to which I'd like to ask a question: How did you as a filmmaker handle tapping into the inner worlds of grief and heightened trauma of the photographer women? If, as Mahfoud states, she had encountered people who appear mighty, but then at some point when turning inward they collapse, if as Mahfoud states, one of the challenges of expressing pathos is that others never fully appreciate our own experiences then how do you as a filmmaker maximize the pathos channeled to the viewer? Perhaps you disagree with these postulates, but as a documentary filmmaker you are compelled to make decisions about highly sensitive, private, and painful matters in electing to make a film such as Open Shutters. Your production company website states that "all of Maysoon's and Oxymoron's documentary films have in common a drive to let people tell their own stories and to depict them not as victims only, as so many well-meaning films do, but as complex, often contradictory, individual human beings, who may be caught up in difficult circumstances." Could you fill us in on some of your thinking?
This relates to the answer to the first question. For me it's a matter of looking and listening in as open a way as possible. You can actually feel the grief or trauma or fear in people even if they are being stoic or are trying to hide it--I won't push it but it's like a vibration you feel from people and it's maybe subtle, but it's visible if you are really watching. Sometimes it's a word stumbled over, a flick of the eyes, the way they actually structure a story. Sometimes you get a turn of phrase or an image which surfaces suddenly almost from nowhere. I remember one woman I was talking to--I wasn't filming, just talking--and she was recounting something and suddenly she said, 'I saw them burn my sister, it was in front of me and my mother.' I asked her something about this; she answered and continued to talk about something else, and then a while later, the image burst through again and she repeated what she said. This was a pretty strong example of what can happen, but one way or another things do break through, sometimes. I think really one of he most important skills as a documentary filmmaker is to be someone that people feel they trust, someone who is truly interested in their story and is not judging them. Also I think it's important that if you are expecting people to open up to you, that you be prepared to answer whatever they want to ask you, so there isn't just a one-way power relationship. Although, of course, I am the filmmaker and I am filming them and will edit their material and they are not filming me etc.
3. Just as I was thinking about what might have become of the art center in which the post-production part of the residency takes place, considering the Syrian civil calamity in the second decade of this century, a scene came on in which Um Muhammad calls you toward an image she has on the computer of a cultural center that has since become the headquarters of a religious organization. The destruction of Iraq in the twenty-naughts seemed unprecedented to the region for an outside, concerned observer. Today, we have three or four "Iraqs" in the region. Millions of peoples' lives have been ruined or lost and in the wake of ever expanding unrest cultural heritage and institutions have been assailed or neglected. How do you navigate this scene as a filmmaker?
I carry it around inside me. The devastation is something that affects me even if I've experienced it from a distance. It is somehow very close. I had a very strong feeling of this when I watched the coverage of the '91 Gulf War on TV in London. I felt like the country and its people (who were nowhere to be seen on the screen) were being erased from the face of the earth. And this country was where my family had its roots; it held a part of my personal history. I remembered sensual details--a certain bird's song, the light at a particular time of day... and Syria? One of my grandmothers was Syrian, from Aleppo, where I'd never been but about which I heard so much in my childhood. So, I'm walking around with this sense of the catastrophic loss that people are carrying. What catches my attention is to see what the counterweight to that might be. It's often a powerful coming together of people or the making of something in the face of all the 'unmaking' going on inside and outside them--creativity, in a wide sense of the word, as an act of resistance. This is very much what I came to feel was going on in the film you saw about the Iraqi women's photographic project.
4. Have more women gone through a photo residency similar to the one depicted in Open Shutters? Beyond the nine photo stories noted near the end of the film, have any been produced since? What has become of the archive of images produced? What has become of the "ongoing project" as Irada al-Jabbouri characterized it to one of the participating women photographers?
There hasn't been another Open Shutters photo residency. The first one happened with Syrian women in Damascus before the one in the film, with the Iraqi women, but those are the only two. No more photo stories have been produced from the Open Shutters Iraq project, but some of the women who participated in it have gone on taking pictures, like Raya Asee, who did the story about the bombing of Mutanabbi Street. She is also, as it happens, the production designer on my current fiction film project. The archive of images is held in joint copyright between the the women photographers and Eugenie Dolberg, the photographer who ran the residency. They are there for the women to use when they want to. I think what Irada meant at the time by 'ongoing project' was the project of collaboration, sharing experiences across religions, ages, class backgrounds etc, and trying to make more work. It has not really continued as a project as such, especially since many of the participants had to leave the country because of the security situation at the time (2006/7/8)
5. How do you feel about the film a decade after its release? How did it impact your work and life?
I went into the project with no idea about what it was going to be or how it would work. It was a remarkable thing to be part of and I was part of it, in a double role as participant and observer. At the beginning when Eugenie said she was going to ask the women to do 'life maps' I couldn't really understand what she meant, and I said, 'If you think that women who come from different backgrounds and don't know each other are going to get up and present their life stories to each other, you're crazy. Iraqis have lived for decades, not trusting each other, terrified to speak out.' Of course, I was completeIy wrong. Eugenie created a circle of trust. No one else 'from outside' was there--just us. I feel very lucky to have been involved.
People were carrying all the burdens of past wars, sanctions, dictatorship and now a country being ripped apart by insane violence and this project was a process of, I wouldn't say 'healing', but rather maybe the beginning of repair. On this project I met Irada Al Jabbouri , the Iraqi project manager, with whom I have gone on to co-write the script for my current fiction feature film, as well as working with Raya, as I said, as its production designer. And, of course, I formed a very close relationship to the little 6 year-old girl in the film, Dima, Irada's daughter, who gave me such an insight into how a child, or this particular child, might deal with what was happening all around her. I learned a lot from her, including something about not drowning in sorrow and grief. As she says at one point 'Everyday I laugh at myself...so I don't cry'.
6. What is on your plate these days? How can readers learn more about what you are doing?
I am working on fiction feature film. Its working title is "Another Day in Baghdad" and in (Iraqi) Arabic "Kulshi Makoo"
The film is an ensemble piece, made up of intersecting stories unfolding over the last week of 2006, in Baghdad, a time of intense sectarian violence and nightly curfews.
It's about the daily effort needed to sustain a fragile hope in the face of unrelenting destruction; it's about resistance and resilience. There are a lot of characters, and many of them are strong female ones. And aside from the harshness of the situation, there's also a lot of humour, a certain lyricism and music in the film.
The script was partly developed from notes that my co-writer, Irada Al Jabbouri, a Baghdad-based Iraqi short story and novel writer, women's rights and civil society activist made in 2006/7, when she found herself unable to write one word of fiction, shocked by what was happening into silence. At home, at work, with friends or out on the streets, she found herself in the middle of telling, resonant, sometimes comic, scenes; people trying to live their lives in this extraordinary situation. She wrote it all down just as she saw and heard it. She said to me "this is all I can do right now". From this material, as well as my own gathering of real-life stories and, of course, our imagination and experience we pulled our characters and dialogue together.
We will be shooting in 2018, but are still fundraising.
Luckily, we've received good support from European and some Middle Eastern funds, including winning the IWC Schaffhausen script prize at the Dubai Film Festival in 2012 (presented to us by Cate Blanchett) but it's not enough, especially since much of the European money, the major part of the funding, must be spent on European crew and post-production.
So, to support the Iraqi crew and actors, who are coming from all over, and some of whom are refugees in Jordan where we will partly be shooting the film, we are running a crowd-funding campaign, at this link: bit.ly/dayinbaghdad
There is a lot of information about the film and the people involved and there will be regular updates and new stories and pieces of writing. Anyone who wants to donate can do that at this website.
Our social media accounts are:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anotherdayinbaghdad/
Twitter: @AnotherdayinB
We would really appreciate if people could help by forwarding the link to the crowdfunding site and our regular announcements and newsletters over the next weeks of the campaign, to anyone they think might be interested in the project and/or might be able to make a donation. People can also help by 'liking' our Facebook page and 'following' us on Twitter etc, and by sharing or commenting about campaign content on their own social media accounts.
Aside from the money raised for a specific purpose by crowd-funding, we also need further general production funding. If anyone is interested in talking to us about this, they can contact me through my website www.oxymoronfilms.com.


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Introducing the new Microsoft Windows …. 10??
Microsoft officially announced the newest version of their Windows operating system overnight. This OS has been eagerly anticipated by many that have been less than impressed by Microsoft's efforts with Windows 8/8.1 and are hoping for significant improvements.
Oh yeah, and apparently 9 isn't a cool number – 10 is the new black!
Microsoft says that Windows 10 will run on all hardware devices (desktops, laptops, tablets, and phones), providing a universal platform that allows developers to write apps that can run on all Windows devices.
The new Start Menu will bring back quick and simple access to the programs that are used most, but still offers the ability to customise tiles with your favourite apps and functions.
Windows 10 will allow you to create multiple desktops that are meant for different purposes (work and home perhaps?) and switch between them seamlessly.
And the Task View gets a bit of a makeover too!
Microsoft says it is focused on winning back the enterprise customers it frustrated with its (consumer focused) Windows 8 and 8.1 releases. Sounds good and looks promising – but we all know the proof of the pudding is in the eating!
Let's not forget though – this is a Technical Preview version. Much more polish and feature improvement is to come over the next few months – much of it based on feedback from those brave enough to test out these early versions!


There are a number of different ways to contact us!
Come and visit us! Mrs Dalton who work in the office will be more than happy to help you.
Our SENCO is Mrs L Dilling. She is contactable on the schools main number or via email.


The European Parliament's Environment Committee cast an almost unanimous vote in favour of measures to increase the energy efficiency of electrical products such as computers, hairdryers, washing machines and heaters.
The draft directive covers a vast range of everyday products, except motor vehicles, which are responsible for about 40% of carbon dioxide emissions. However, being a draft directive, the legislation currently lacks any implementing measures detailing precise eco-design rules. These are to be adopted by the Commission.
MEPs passed an important amendment clarifying that the Commission should adopt implementing measures for those products that offer a high potential for cost-effective reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. These include heating and water heating equipment, electric motor systems, lighting in both the domestic and tertiary sectors, domestic appliances, office equipment, consumer electronics and heating, ventilating air-conditioning (HVAC) systems.
For ICT products, off mode consumption should be minimised to the extent technically possible - it was discovered last year that 'stand-by' mode in many TV's, videos, and home stereos still used as much as 80% of the energy consumption of 'on' mode.
The Committee also emphasised the need for consumers to be provided with information on the environmental impact of the product throughout its life-cycle, the ecological profile of the product and the benefits of eco-design as well as the role they themselves can play in reducing energy consumption by sustainable use of the product.
However, the committee deleted a requirement for manufacturers to make a life-cycle analysis of products saying it would ease the burden on smaller companies. However, it did adopt an amendment calling for Member States to provide support to ensure that small firms have the necessary eco-design and adaptation resources available.
Pre-empting the committee's decisions, Europump, the European Association of Pump Manufacturers, launched an energy efficient labelling scheme to showcase only those pumps which are the most environmentally friendly.
Europump give the example of circulator pumps which can use up to 15% of the electricity in an average household. By driving the market towards more energy efficient circulator pumps, households could save up to 10% of their total consumption of electricity.
Paolo Marinovich, President of Europump said: "Energy consumption has become an important issue on the agenda of European consumers. One of the most anonymous, but largest energy consumers in European households, the circulator pump, will now have clear and monitored energy consumption labelling which is visible and understandable for consumers."
The move to labelling was also welcomed by Frederique Ries MEP, rapporteur for the Eco-design report: "Not only does this significantly reduce energy expenditure in Europe, and help work towards the EU's commitments to the Kyoto Protocol, but it increases competitive innovation as well. This also has a positive effect on the consumer, as it will bring about real savings for all European households and the environment we live in. Initiatives like this should be recommended and encouraged to make Europe more sustainable."


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Q: 401 response when a POST request is sent to oauth/token from vuejs client My spring app authentication works fine when I am using postman.
However, when I do it from my client I get 401 http responde.
I configured my server for cors as follow:
@Bean
public WebMvcConfigurer corsConfigurer() {
    return new WebMvcConfigurerAdapter() {
        @Override
        public void addCorsMappings(CorsRegistry registry) {
            registry.addMapping("/*")
                    .allowedOrigins("http://localhost:8080")
                    .allowedHeaders("*")
                    .allowedMethods("*");
        }
    };
}

This is the post request from vue client:
    var params = new URLSearchParams();
    params.append('grant_type', 'password');
    params.append('username', 'username1');
    params.append('password', 'password1');

    axios({
      method:'POST',
      baseURL: `http://localhost:8088/`,
      url: 'oauth/token',
      auth: { username:'my-trusted-client', password:'secret' },
      headers: { 'Access-Control-Allow-Origin': 'http://localhost:8080',
        "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded; charset=utf-8"},
      data: params
    }).then ((response) => {
      console.log (response)
    }).catch ((error) => {
      console.log (error)
    })

The response I am expecting is something like:
 {
 "access_token": "5766cc81-87e7-44c5-9aad-188f7b109d75",
 "token_type": "bearer",
 "expires_in": 4999,
 "scope": "read write trust"
 }

Instead I receive: Failed to load http://localhost:8088/oauth/token: Response for preflight has invalid HTTP status code 401.
Also when I inspect the request sent from the browser, I see that it sent an OPTIONS request and not a post.
server is running om port 8088
and client is running on port 8080
Am I missing any configuration here?

A: For future reference, this is how I fixed this:
I added the following bean
 @Configuration
 public class CorsConfig {

      @Bean
      public FilterRegistrationBean myCorsFilter() {
           UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource source = new UrlBasedCorsConfigurationSource();
           CorsConfiguration config = new CorsConfiguration();
           config.setAllowCredentials(true);
           config.addAllowedOrigin("http://localhost:8080");
           config.addAllowedHeader("*");
           config.addAllowedMethod("*");
           source.registerCorsConfiguration("/**", config);
           FilterRegistrationBean bean = new FilterRegistrationBean(new CorsFilter(source));
           bean.setOrder(Ordered.HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE);
           return bean;
      }
 }

please note that while this gets the job done, it is recommended to configure the allowed headers and methods according to the needs of your application


You may have heard of "inspired action." Do you know how to take action that works?
Many people out there in the law of attraction community are almost ANTI-action. But, action isn't a four letter word (quite literally!).
But that being said, any old action won't do. You need to take the right kind of action to reach your dreams.


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Coronavirus UK news – Covid vaccine passports plan 'an absolute shambles' as Boris announces nightclub double jab rule
BRITS will have to show proof of two Covid jabs to get into nightclubs from the end of September, Boris Johnson announced on Freedom Day.
The shock announcement came after ministers had previously ruled out "papers to party" and insisted any such scheme would be voluntary for nightclubs.
Speaking from Chequers where he has been forced to isolate for 10 days, the PM added: "We're concerned, as they are in other countries, by the continuing risk posed by nightclubs.
"I should serve notice now that by the end of September, when all over-18s will have had their chance to be double jabbed, we're planning to make full vaccination the condition of entry to nightclubs and other venues where large crowds gather.
"Proof of a negative test will no longer be enough. I don't want to have to close nightclubs again as they have elsewhere, but it does mean nightclubs need to do the socially responsible thing and make use of the NHS Covid pass."
Freedom Day got underway early as huge queues of Brits entered clubs at midnight on Monday for dancing, boozing and partying without any face masks or social distancing.
Read our Freedom Day live blog for the very latest updates…
VIRAL WAVE
These shocking maps show the Delta variant has spread further in just one week before Britain relaxes more Covid rules.
The maps of England reveal scientists have found the strain to be more than 90 per cent dominant in every authority in the country.
In most areas, it is 100 per cent dominant, meaning every single Covid infection screened is caused by Delta.
The map confirms Delta has the UK in its grip and is fuelling the third wave.
Experts at the Wellcome Sanger Institute have produced the map every week, painting a picture of how rapidly the strain spread across the country over a few weeks.
IS THE TEST AND TRACE MANDATORY?
The test, track and trace strategy has been one of the key measures in helping businesses reopen safely through the coronavirus pandemic as the nationwide vaccine rollout has gathered pace.
The NHS Test and Trace Service initially launched with a team of 25,000 contact tracers on May 28 and has since been downloaded by an estimated 5 million people.
Anyone who has come into contact with someone who has tested positive for the deadly bug will be told to self-isolate.
However the app is entirely voluntary and you can choose whether or not to download it.
WHAT TIME IS THE DOMINIC CUMMINGS INTERVIEW ON TONIGHT?
The hour-long 'Dominic Cummings: The Interview' will be broadcast on BBC Two tonight, Tuesday July 20, at 7pm.
Cummings, 49, was widely blasted by the public and political opponents for taking a car journey with his family during the coronavirus lockdown last year.
Since leaving as the chief political aide to Number 10 he has undertaken a broadside against the Prime Minister over the government's handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
GREAT NEWS
Neil Etheridge is recovering at home with his family after a four-day stint in hospital with coronavirus.
The 31-year-old was admitted last week after contracting the virus and later posted an update to fans from his hospital bed.
But Blues boss Lee Bowyer confirmed on the weekend that Etheridge has been discharged and allowed to return home.
Bowyer said: "Neil is back home with his family today, which is great news.
"Everybody is smiling and grateful that he is back home.
"We can't rush, and have to see how he progresses, but the most important thing is he is back with his family."
PREMIER LEAGUE CLUBS STILL UNCLEAR OVER CORONAVIRUS PROTOCOLS FOR NEW SEASON
Football clubs in the Premier League are still waiting for guidance on coronavirus protocols with the new season less than a month away.
Many of the rules regarding travel, testing and biosecure bubbles will still apply despite the Government ending lockdown restrictions this week.
And it is almost certain that supporters will need to have a Covid passport or proof of a negative test before being allowed to attend a game. But that could prove a logistical nightmare for clubs to organise checkpoints for crowds of up to 75,000, particularly for evening games.
The plan is for all matches to be played at full capacity grounds for the first time since the pandemic struck back in March, 2020.
But rising cases of the virus means that football must now find a way of keeping all of their customers safe without maintaining social distancing.
WATCH: REVELLERS HIT THE DANCEFLOOR ON FREEDOM DAY
Revellers hit the dance-floor on Freedom Day
ONE IN SIX AREAS IN ENGLAND RECORD WORST EVER COVID RATES ON FREEDOM DAY
ONE in six areas in England have recorded their worst ever Covid rates on Freedom Day – where does your region stand?
Today's data shows that Covid hospitalisations have risen by 44 per cent in the last two weeks and that fatalities increased by 19 today.
Data also shows that every local area in England is now recording coronavirus rates above the symbolic level of 100 cases per 100,000 people.
This is the first time this has happened since early January, at the peak of the second wave.
England's overall rate of new cases currently stands at 425.3 per 100,000 people: the highest since January 19.
GRAPHIC: COVID-19 VACCINATIONS IN THE UK
GOT ANY COV-ID?
Party-goers will have to be doubled jabbed to enter nightclubs from the end of September, Boris Johnson declared tonight.
In a major U-turn the PM said vaccine passports will be needed to hit the dance floor in a bid to boost take up among 18-30 year olds.
The PM made the announcement at a Downing St press conference amid fears not enough youngsters are getting the shot.
Ministers are desperate to get as many jabs into arms as possible before self-isolation rules are eased on August 16.
THE ESSENTIAL WORKERS WHO CAN AVOID SELF-ISOLATING:
Double jabbed workers who can avoid self-isolating if pinged:
Railway signallers
Care home workers
Food production workers
Train drivers
Border security guards
Water and electricity supply workers
Boris Johnson wanted to visit the Queen at the start of the UK's Covid pandemic and had to be stopped, Dominic Cummings has shockingly claimed.
The PM's former No10 aide has revealed how he had to warn his boss that Her Majesty – then aged 93 – might die if she caught coronavirus.
It's the latest claim against the PM from the shamed ex-adviser with Downing Street denying the allegations.
In a tell-all with BBC political editor Laura Kuenssberg, Mr Cummings claimed that he had to stop Mr Johnson going to see the Queen in person at the beginning of the Covid pandemic in 2020.
This was when staff at Number 10 were already falling ill with the brutal bug after it had spread from China.
WATCH: ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER SLAMS COVID RULES AFTER CLOSING CINDERELLA
Andrew Lloyd Webber slams 'completely untenable' Covid rules after Cinderella cancellation
US WARNS TRAVELLERS AGAINST HEADING TO THE UK OVER 'VERY HIGH' COVID CASES
American citizens have been warned against travel to the UK over spiralling coronavirus cases.
The UK was placed on the highest level of the United States travel guidance – "Level 4: Very High" – on Monday, warning that even fully-vaccinated travellers could be at risk.
The Centres for Disease Control and Prevention issued the update on the day Prime Minister Boris Johnson ended mask-wearing and social distancing laws, while reopening nightclubs.
Americans were told to "avoid travel to the United Kingdom" but advised to make sure they are fully vaccinated if travel is essential.
"Because of the current situation in the United Kingdom, even fully vaccinated travellers may be at risk for getting and spreading Covid-19 variants," the guidance added.
'CLARITY NEEDED' OVER VACCINE TRAVEL FOR IRISH PASSPORT HOLDERS FROM NI
Politicians have urged the Irish Government to provide clarity on when people from Northern Ireland who hold Irish passports will be able to use the new EU Digital Covid Certificate (DCC).
The DCC was introduced in the Republic on Monday as part of a EU-wide scheme which will allow unrestricted international travel for those who are fully vaccinated.
The documents can also be used for indoor hospitality when it reopens later this month.
But most Irish passport holders in Northern Ireland will not be able to access the certificate at first because they were vaccinated outside of the Republic.
Fine Gael TD Neale Richmond said the DCC is only available to those who were vaccinated by the HSE, the Irish health service..
New rules from yesterday mean Brits returning from amber list destinations will no longer have to quarantine, if they are fully vaccinated.
With most of Europe being on the amber list, it is great news for holidaymakers this summer.
The new rules require Brits to have had both jabs, with the second one at least 14 days before travelling, to be able to skip the 10-day quarantine.
Instead, returning travellers will be able to follow the rules of the green list which requires a negative Covid test pre-arrival and another one on day two, which must be pre-booked.
Travellers will be able to prove their vaccine status on their NHS app, while kids, who have not yet been offered the vaccine, will also be exempt from isolation.
WATCH: LOCKDOWN RESTRICTIONS WILL HAVE TO BE REIMPOSED, JEREMY HUNT WARNS
Lockdown restrictions WILL have to be reimposed as new daily peak set to be WORSE than 1st wave, warns Jeremy Hunt
COME BACK ANOTHER DAY
Brits won't be able to order lateral flow tests for the rest of the day after supplies of the at-home kits ran out on Freedom Day.
People trying to order the tests through the government website were told to "come back tomorrow".
Lateral flow tests have been hailed as keeping people safe through the pandemic as the small devices are able to detect Covid infections in just 30 minutes.
Brits are advised to take two tests as week as the country opens up.
WILL THERE BE ANOTHER LOCKDOWN?
Chris Whitty has warned England could be plunged back into lockdown within five weeks as Covid cases surge during the third wave.
The chief medical officer says coronavirus hospitalisations are doubling about every three weeks and could hit "quite scary numbers".
His stark warning came days before July 19's 'Freedom Day' and the final step in Boris Johnson's roadmap out of Covid curbs.
But top doc Prof Whitty said the country is "not out of the woods yet" as cases rocketed to the highest level in six months.
Speaking at a Science Museum webinar, Prof Whitty said: "I don't think we should underestimate the fact that we could get into trouble again surprisingly fast."
EXPLAINED: WHERE WILL FACE MASKS STILL BE NEEDED?
In London, Sadiq Khan has said face masks and coverings will still be compulsory on the capital's transport network.
Passengers in bus stations operated by combined authorities West and South Yorkshire, on the North East's Metro and Greater Manchester's Metrolink tram services will also be required to wear them under local rules.
Supermarket chains – including Tesco, Asda, Lidl, Morrisons, Sainsbury's and Waitrose – will encourage customers to keep masks on.
NEARLY 40,000 NEW UK COVID-19 CASES AND 19 FURTHER DEATHS
There has been a further 39,950 lab-confirmed Covid-19 cases in the UK, according to Government figures.
A further 19 people had died within 28 days of testing positive for Covid-19 as of Monday, bringing the UK total to 128,727.
Separate figures published by the Office for National Statistics show there have been 154,000 deaths registered in the UK where Covid-19 was mentioned on the death certificate.
MAPPED: WHERE ARE SOME OF THE 'PINGDEMIC' HOTSPOTS?
IS TEST AND TRACE MANDATORY?
WATCH: BORIS JOHNSON'S STATEMENT ON SELF-ISOLATION
Boris Johnson releases statement on his self-isolation following Sajid Javid Covid result
announces


If you are a graduate of our Journalism Department, we would like to invite you to a drinks reception at the spectacular Glazier's Hall, London in September.
This event is an opportunity for you to come together with Department staff to recognise 35 years of world-leading journalism education.
As you know, we have an outstanding reputation in the industry. We have achieved this through state-of-the-art facilities and high-quality staff. It is, therefore, with great sadness, that we say goodbye to two members of our team this year, Anna McKane, Undergraduate Course Director and Heather Purdey, Director, International Journalism MA.
We hope that you will be able to join us at the reception in thanking Anna and Heather for their valued contribution to City and in celebrating this milestone in our history.
You are invited to leave your farewell messages to Anna and Heather on the RSVP form. These will be printed into books for them.
If, unfortunately, you are not able to attend, please update your contact details using the same form so that we can keep you informed of other events and activities.


I've gotten asked more than once if I'm still LDS after deciding to become a blogger. And I'll get right to the point. YES.
First of all, God doesn't care what I wear. So you shouldn't either.
Thirdly: The majority of my clothes are actually modest. I do own a few jumpsuits and dresses here and there that are like spaghetti straps and such, but that's occasional.
Like I stated in the beginning, God doesn't care what I wear And that sounds cheesy, and something a total Christian would say. Well, let me tell ya. It's definitely cheesy, and I'm a total Christian.
I don't like people thinking I've thrown out all of my beliefs, because it is 100% not true. I still go to church, and of course like a normal person it's hard to go sometimes. I don't say my prayers every night like I should, and I don't read my scriptures as often as I should either. I'm not a perfect Christian, but I don't have to be. God knows my heart enough to know I love Him. He's not going to toss me to the side because of a few outfits I've decided to wear. That just wouldn't be Him.
I've gained more confident as I've continued blogging and posting, but I'm still learning. I'm still learning to ignore those people that judge-because they WILL and DO judge. You can't let it get to you, and I know that. Some days are hard, but, like I said, I'm still learning. So that's okay.
Most importantly, I'm learning who I am. Isn't that what we all want in life? To know who we are and where we came from and where we're going? The last two are debatable for some, but the first one you do kind of have to figure out on your own.
And it's a learning process, for sure. But that's what makes it so worth it in the end. When you just find that one thing that's. . . YOU. Something YOU are good at. Something that makes you feel like you're worth something or that you're actually doing something.
But with this growing community of other fashion/lifestyle bloggers, I feel like this is always what I was meant to be doing. I shouldn't have worried about whether I had enough support or followers. It's me.
And yes, "me" is still an Active Christian. I love my religion, I love that there are so many other religions, and some of the nicest people I know and have ever met don't even belong to a religion!
Everyone is different, but I think we can all agree on just loving each other.
That sounds cheesy too. And it is.
But like I said earlier, no Christian is perfect. Heck, I know some pretty mean Christians. I've met some really nice people who aren't Christian who were still nicer. You can't judge a person based on their religion, or lack of religion.
We're all just people in the end, trying to live the best life we can live.
And I'll continue to live my life the way I've been living it, because I love it.


Sometimes you can see into the future and see what is inevitable but it is still crushing when it becomes a reality. The writing has been on the wall for a long time. We are in a competitive market with price pressures meaning less in sales which means less for R&D. Top management wants to take the division in a different direction thinking they can find new solutions to bring in the cash and make the stockholders happy. The new stuff requires a different skill set than the old stuff. We are still heavily staffed for making the old stuff.
Of course, other than telling us that the head chief in charge will announce that we will be doing further restructuring and downsizing, there aren't any more details to be provided. Size of the cut? Haven't decided. Timing of the cut? Haven't decided. Path forward? Still being worked out. So they will just drop a large anxiety bomb on everyone tomorrow with vague descriptions of the next steps and perhaps empty promises about keeping everyone informed.
Perhaps I shouldn't be too cynical. Just because they went silent running on the last one doesn't mean that will be the case here. Then again, past actions are usually the best predictor of future behaviors.
I accept this as an unfortunate but common fact of working in the corporate world. Things change and bad management decisions eventually catch up to you. The problem is always that the hammer always falls on the people who have the least ability to influence corporate direction.
There are two predictable side effects of this which will turn the environment toxic. First, is the office politics. Everyone in a manager position will attempt to argue that their people are indispensable and that everyone else is expendable. They'll look for those who "fit" into the new culture even if they are just those who are the best at acting like they've embraced whatever new culture they want. It is not a time to be authentic because that isn't always valued.
The second is fear driven among the potentially impacted. Everyone is in a different place in their lives and losing a job is not easy but there are those who would consider it the end of the world. This usually leads to two sets of bad behavior. The first is the push to show that they are valuable and can't be dismissed. So it is jumping around doing tasks (perhaps of limited value) to "prove" their worth. The second is to then run down others to show that they are less valuable. Making sure to name and point out every little mistake made by someone else. I already have seen some signs of this happening and I know it is just going to get worse.
Perhaps that works on some managers. To me, it just makes the person look petty and small and it is more negative than positive.
I was having a discussion with one of my top performers. She is good friends with someone higher up who kind of told her she should be looking for another job and we were talking about that. It is a fine line because I couldn't reveal what I knew and I don't want to sound like I'm pushing her out but there are good reasons to be exploring other options. But we were talking about some of these same themes. With the reduce project load, there has already been some increase in competition and it will just get worse.
For those of us who prefer to work in a more collaborative atmosphere, this will make the workplace much more toxic.
After finding out, I was chatting with the team just knowing that come tomorrow morning, the news would be out and their world will be different. I really hope that it is a wake up call for those with families who have another 20-30 years left to work. Even if they survive this round, it is unlikely that our division has that type of long term future.
Would losing my job be that bad? Well, it would be a change. My current retirement plan was just a couple of years away and I think we'd be fine. It could have some negative impact on my dancing – it might be harder to spend that money if I don't have any coming in. But, if it is meant to happen, then it will happen.
So tomorrow is not shaping up to be a good day.


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Les formats de l'ukiyo-e utilisés pour les estampes japonaises les plus fréquemment rencontrés sont le format ōban (environ ) et le format chūban (environ ).

L'orientation des estampes peut être yoko-e (orientation « paysage ») ou tate-e (orientation « portrait »). C'est l'orientation tate-e qui est la plus fréquente, sauf dans le format ōban (tout au moins dans le cas des estampes de paysage (fūkei-ga) de Hokusai et de Hiroshige, qui font appel la plupart du temps à des estampes ōban d'orientation yoko-e).

Ōban
Le format  est un des principaux formats de papier utilisés pour les estampes japonaises.

Ce format mesurait environ . Il a été le format le plus utilisé pour les estampes de peintres japonais comme Kiyonaga, Utamaro, Sharaku, Hiroshige, Hokusai… Kiyonaga, le premier, en fit un large usage pour obtenir des images moins intimistes que ce que permettait le petit format chūban ; Il en accrut encore les possibilités en faisant souvent appel à des estampes de format ōban sous forme de diptyques, voire de triptyques.

Ō-ōban
Le format ō-ōban (« grand ōban ») est un peu plus grand que le format ōban classique, et mesure environ .

Chūban

Le format  est un format fréquemment utilisé pour les estampes japonaises de petite taille.

Il mesurait environ . Ses grands utilisateurs furent des artistes comme Harunobu, Koryusai ou Ippitsusai Bunchō ; plus tard, vers la fin du  et au  siècles, le format ōban, de plus grande taille, sera plus fréquemment utilisé.

Chūtanzaku
Format d'impression d'environ

Yotsugiri
C'est un format de petite taille, rarement rencontré ; il fait la moitié d'un format chūban, et mesure environ . Les estampes de cette taille sont souvent obtenues en imprimant quatre estampes sur une seule planche de bois de format ōban.

Aiban
Le format aiban est un format d'estampe plutôt rare, à mi-chemin entre le format ōban et le format chūban. Il mesure environ .

Koban
Il s'agit d'un format rare de petite taille. Correspondant à la moitié d'un aiban, il mesure environ .

Hosoban
Le format  est un format rare, de forme étroite. Il mesure   . Il était plus commun dans les anciennes estampes d'acteurs du , bien qu'il soit toujours utilisé au  dans les estampes de kacho-ga.

Hashira-e

Un  est une longue estampe très étroite, verticale, destinée à être accroché aux piliers d'une maison, et éditée sur un papier de taille spéciale (environ ). Des artistes comme Okumura Masanobu ou Suzuki Harunobu ont produit un certain nombre d'hashira-e.

Kakemono-e
Les  sont des rouleaux pendus au mur en position verticale ; le format kakemono-e est donc long et plutôt étroit, souvent formé de deux estampes de format ōban, placées l'une au-dessus de l'autre pour former un diptyque vertical.

Mameban
Format d'impression d'environ , parfois appelé « impression jouet ».

Ōtansaku
Approximativement .

Shikishiban
Format d'impression d'environ , souvent utilisé pour les surimono.

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Bibliographie
 Nelly Delay, L'Estampe japonaise, Éditions Hazan

Articles connexes
 Ukiyo-e

Liens externes
    Vocabulaire de l'ukiyo-e

Ukiyo-e


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Q: Can you make a turret change targets? I guess you can't but I'm not quite sure. Say it attacks an ally at low health and they can't get out of range in time, is there any way to make the turret hit you instead (if no minions are around)?

A: Once a target has been acquired, a turret doesn't change targets until its current one is dead. This is precisely what allows for turret tanking to be viable.
There is an item called Ohmwrecker which stops a turret from attacking for 3 seconds.

A:
is there any way to make the turret hit you instead (if no minions are
  around)

The only way to cause a turret to attack you is to damage an opponent's champion within range of the turret.  This will cause the turret to focus you instead.
You can cause the turret to quit attacking by using the item Ohmwrecker.
Anything that causes the target to become untargetable will force the turret to look for a new target.  Zhonya's Hourglass, Lissandra's Frozen Tomb, Leblanc's Mirror Image, etc.
It may also be possible to shield or move an ally away from the turret, like with Thresh's lantern.

A: You can attack an enemy champion, but this will only work if your ally did not attack an enemy champion before you. Note that the enemy champion must also be within the turret's range.
As several others said, you can use the Ohmwrecker, which will make the tower stop shooting.
There are also abilities that the champion targeted by the turret can use. Abilities that make you disappear from the game for just a fraction of a second, such as Shaco's Hallucinate and Master Yi's Alpha Strike, will force the turret to change focus to another target.
Destroying the tower also works.  If you destroy a tower after it shoots but before the bolt hits the target, the target will not take any damage.

A: The wikia page is pretty clear about this :

Turrets will continue to attack their current target until the target dies, leaves attack range, or becomes untargetable due to abilities or items.
If an enemy champion within range deals damage to an allied champion (including via damage over time or a pet), the turret will change targets to that enemy champion unless the turret is already targeting another enemy champion.

This can be exploited to force a turret to attack you by dealing the first bit of damage. But once it's done, you cannot undo it.


Shrishti Associates create unique designs where charming rustic looks seamlessly blend with today's modern fittings.
Modern bathrooms can be more imaginative in terms of colour and the use of accessories, but will always include features that meet current design trends.
They tend to be flexible, with the ability to shift as fashions change, and cleverly use accessories to allow us to constantly change their appearance.


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Bharat: This Salman Khan, Katrina Kaif film gets a PIL over the film's title
Salman Khan's Bharat gets embroiled into an unanticipated controversy.
Divya Ramnani May 31 2019, 5.25 pm
Just when one thinks that a Salman Khan film, for a change, will go through a smooth release, things appear to get jinxed. While we all know that Bhai is synonymous with controversies, here's a fresh one that took over his forthcoming release, Bharat. According to a report in ANI, a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Delhi High Court, as an activist named Vipin Tyagi wants its makers to change the film's title.
In his plea, Tyagi has appealed that the word 'Bharat' violates Section 3 of Emblems and Names (Prevention of Improper Use) Act and it can't be used for commercial purposes. He also feels that the film is 'distorting the culture and political image of our great country'. Moreover, the petitioner, in his plea, has also asked the makers to change one of the dialogues in the film, where Salman Khan's character is compared to his country. According to him, it hurts the patriotic sentiment of all the Indians.
Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in Bharat.
In a conversation with ANI, Vikas Tyagi, said, "The film is fraught with Salman Khan's typical flippancy and vulgarity. Being a Bharatiya, I feel it's not appropriate to name such film or any character associated with this film after our great nation."
Bharat also stars Katrina Kaif, Sunil Grover, Tabu, Jackie Shroff and Disha Patani. The film has been helmed by Ali Abbas Zafar. The film will see Salman Khan's transition from young to old. Zafar, in an earlier interview, revealed that it took nearly two-and-a-half hours for the makeup artists to transform Salman into a seventy-year-old man. "The prosthetics were designed by a UK-based company and executed with Indian make-up artists. SK (Salman) sir also tried over 20 different kinds of beards and moustaches for this look. It's a very tedious process, but he would be patient. It would take him two-and-a-half hours to get ready," he said.
Bharat is slated to release on June 5, 2019.
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