Subjectivist types do not perceive "getting to know somebody" as a special kind of activity, in contrast to Serious types, for whom it is a kind of a ritual. They know very well why they are getting acquainted (the purpose of this acquaintance is interest, business, travel, and so on). In contrast to the Objectivist types, they do not divide the process of getting acquainted into consecutive stages. They immediately establish the necessary emotional distance in contact and can regulate it as needed. To bridge the gap between poorly acquainted people in a group they amp up the emotional tone—this can be mutually experienced happiness or misfortune. The "name" of the person is of secondary relevance for them. Interest towards the person and relations is primary here, thus Merry types do not consider formality as a necessary part of becoming acquainted with someone.
The Subjectivist, in contrast to the Objectivist, is not inclined to derive "objectively accurate" rules and regularities, generalizing for this purpose his own experiences and experiences of others. Instead, the Subjectivist assumes that other people have different criteria and their own views on any situation, therefore he determines whether his or someone else's actions were correct or incorrect by comparing them with his "subjective" view—he evaluates them in accordance to his personal concepts, "his system", his intentions, and so on. Subjectivist are inclined to propose (or impose) not the "correct way" or another way to do things, but an entire conceptual framework on the subject i.e. they do not say "Do this differently" but rather "Look at it in another way". They do not think, in contrast to Objectivists, that in every situation there exists only one "objectively correct/true" way of doing something—in their opinion, there are many different ways of looking at and approaching a given situation. When they feel something was done incorrectly, they will likely ask: "What are you doing?" (In contrast to Objectivists who are likely to ask "Who does it this way?"). When they speak of optimality, they mean optimality within the framework of their idea or concept, within the framework of their subjective approach (from which point of view is it most optimal and in comparison to what). Therefore they strive to contrast other people's views to their own and to explain their position (to verify concepts): "If this is what is meant, we do this, if something else is meant, we do it differently."
"Comparison and verification of concepts" is a common phenomenon among Subjectivists. It concerns not only their methods, but also their understanding, terminology, and so on. Subjectivists are attuned to the fact that different people might understand and interpret different concepts and terms differently. They perceive terminology as well as actions of other people as a part of the subjective concept inseparable from personal opinion, position, intent, etc.: "So we have agreed that we shall call it this way". In contrast to Objectivists who perceive terminology as "objective", Subjectivists understand personal differences behind terminilogy (this applies even to well established terms) and they attempt to compare and verify them ("Well you say this, but I think it's not so, but so-and-so").
Lexicon: when discussing actions and joint activities they use expressions such as "From my point of view", "According to my understanding", "To my knowledge", "personal criteria", "it corresponds to my understanding" "I have concluded" "he insisted" and so on. They describe verbal communication in detail—how their intervention in the situation is transpiring or why it's not happening.
For Serious types, becoming acquainted with a new person constitutes a special ritual necessary for bridging the distance (If this ritual did not take place, then Serious types do not consider themselves to be acquainted, for example: "We did not introduce ourselves"). In such situations, for the Serious types it is easier if the degree of emotional distance was externally predetermined i.e. if it was set by some sort of "mediator", whether this be a person or circumstances of a given situation—this allows them to skip the first stages of becoming acquainted and move on to a closer dialogue and contact. For bridging the distance between strangers, Serious types create certain rules or rituals (or they use already existing ones) for the step-by-step association. They know the process of becoming acquainted very well (how a stranger becomes a familiar). For association, Serious type needs to know the name, title, any other information that describes the new person—therefore formal introduction for them is a very important stage of getting acquainted with someone.
Objectivists have a notion of what constitutes "objectively known" facts, rules, laws, regularities held in general (common) experience; in their perception there exist rules and guidelines that are "true in general" and "always correct". They suppose that other people can have their own views and positions, but do not consider that any action can be viewed as correct/incorrect only from a certain point of view (they allow for the existence of "objectively correct" actions). Therefore, from the point of view of an Objectivist, actions can be different—subjective, determined by personal preferences and motives, and objective, where there is only one "correct", "most effective" way to do something. Objectivists define actions as correct or incorrect contrasting them to their representation of what is "objectively correct". When they think that there is only one optimal solution, they are inclined to propose (or impose) ways to accomplish an activity (not their views or concepts like Subjectivists) which they think are the best: "No, do it the right way". When speaking of optimality, they speak of optimality in general—"objective optimality" (they consider that they know the "correct", "generally optimal" ways of doing something). In joint activities they offer the "most effective" way of doing something. In disagreement they do not compare and verify concepts, but instead check whether the other person knows the "correct", "generally accepted", "established" concepts and terms.
In contrast to Subjectivists, Objectivists are not inclined to compare and verify concepts. They assume that these can have only one unique interpretation ("correct", "accurate" one)—often they do not think about the fact that the other person may be interpreting them differently, within a different conceptual framework. They operate with concepts such as "objective reality", "unequivocal facts", and do not attempt to verify concepts: "This is called with this term". They consider that they know the "right" way of doing things, how something "really is" (they acknowledge only a certain picture of the world, one that is "objectively true"): "You say it's like this, while in reality is like that".
In description of actions or in discussion of joint activities instead of "explanatory" lexicon they give a lot of examples (all "correct" and "incorrect" modes of actions are depicted in these examples).
In this research, the hypothesis about the quadra related nature of entertainment has been show to be untrue. Also proven to be untrue was the widespread conviction that people of Serious types will not publicly display and behave in a "childish" manner. Probably in the majority of such cases (for example when adult people roll themselves down a snow hill), the situation serves as an intermediary and relaxes the existing interpersonal boundaries.
Dichotomy Ethics-Logic strengthens one of the attributes of this trait: Ethics strengthens Subjectivism, while Logic—Objectivism.
Merry/Subjectivists: "Fun is a lot of emotion... company of friends, where we can exchange news, possibly go have something to eat, sing a song" "Fun is getting involved, when you actively participate. When you watch or read something, this is educational, but fun is an active state of constant excitement, something one cannot confuse with leisure (restful state)... perhaps fun for me is an animated dialogue that (as opposed to a fight, quarrel, etc.) is pleasant" "Reading books, opera - this is not fun... fun is heightened vitality" "Fun is a state of liberation when everyone is not being very serious" "Fun is pleasure, recklessness, everyone participates, some boundaries may get crossed" "If I'm in a company of new people and nobody introduces me, for me it is not a problem to introduce myself" "The majority of people with whom I chat, I may not know their full name" "The process of coming into contact can consist of any steps, becoming acquainted is not necessary" "For me, in company, the names of others are not important" "I remembered what his name was only after a week, even though we had already passionately kissed (about meeting her future husband)" "When I see that someone doing something wrong, I first have to check if that is any of my business. If it concerns me, then my first reaction is to step back and let him have enough... I have my own criteria for how things should be. Other people may have their own criteria" "First, put down the axe, then explain why you are doing that" "I assumed that I have said all that was relevant to the given theme/topic"
Serious/Objectivists: "It is difficult for me to distinguish work activities apart from fun. Fun is difficult to define ..." "I approach everything seriously, even rest" "It is always possible to find something entertaining/zany in the serious, and vice versa" "Studying should be fun. Work without an entertaining element is impossible" "What constitutes "fun" to me is not clear, what is leisure - that is clear, what is entertainment - that is also clear" "It is important that I get introduced when I'm in company of people I never met before, or better yet, that they have been told a little about myself" "I engage another person on conditions that he/she has proposed, I do not engage the person if I do not know whether the contact will be "pleasant" for him/her" "I do not like it when other people "thrust" themselves upon me or when it is done to others, for example, if suddenly my aunt whom I'm seeing for the first time starts calling me "honey" or use some other endearing expression" "The name is important. If a person does not state their name, it often means that they do not want to have a conversation" "If it is done the wrong way? Oy! It is easier for me to grab it and do it myself than to waste my time explaining. In my opinion there is only one way to "hammer a nail"" "There are things with which it is clear that some methods are futile/fruitless and that there are more effective ways of doing it. It's very irritating when a person consistently fails to see this and keeps choosing inappropriate methods" "When I see something performed ineffectively it makes my stomach churn" "It is painful for me to see something that contradicts common sense and I can do nothing about it. If I can interfere with the situation, I will do so regardless of whether or not it concerns me" "The methods habitual to the person within the framework of his/her experience are not the same thing as objective method of doing things (this is evident by the results)".


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Q: Using User controls in .Net Core I'm migrating the MVC application into .Net Core. So I have some user controls in the MVC application so I have to use those in the .net core application. Can anyone please help me how to achieve this.

A: Asp.net core does not support user controls.
As a substitute, you can use  ViewComponent , partial view or Custom TagHelper to do it's job.
They can be reusable, just like user control.
So you should understand the logic in User Controls, and then apply the logic in these ways:
ViewComponent tutorial
Partial View tutorial
Custom TagHelper
I suggest you trying ViewComponent first, because it is more suitable when you want to
write some complex logic, and it always renders chunk rather than a whole process.

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'Lying listings' fool more homebuyers
Jay MacDonald @omnisaurus
August 6, 2009 in Real Estate
Most homebuyers have encountered a "lying listing" — the house for sale that doesn't even remotely resemble its colorful description in the Multiple Listing Service or classified ad.
Jon Boyd, an exclusive buyer's agent and broker for The Home Buyer's Agent in Ann Arbor, Mich., recently showed a self-described "stunner" to one of his clients.
"The only thing that would 'stun' anybody about the house was how bad the previous owner did the work to ensure that every room would need to be redone," Boyd chuckles. "I don't know what was going through the listing agent's mind to say that."
Presenting all homes, even the nightmares, in the best possible light is part of the listing agent's job, of course. Most buyers know this and view colorful descriptions with a healthy skepticism.
"These days, with the greater demands on the market, we probably are seeing more strangeness and stretching the truth."
However, the collapse of the U.S. housing bubble and the nation's subsequent slide into recession have inspired blarney that stretches the limits of credulity, Boyd says.
"These days, with the greater demands on the market, we probably are seeing more strangeness and stretching the truth," Boyd says. "It's frustrating for buyers when the expectation and the reality are two totally different things."
Flat-out false
Yes, Realtors are desperate to sell homes in a stagnant market with mounting inventories. But descriptions of houses these days can be flat-out inaccurate.
"We routinely run into transactions now where the listing agent hasn't physically been in the house," Boyd says.
This is especially true in short sales and foreclosures, he says.
"On foreclosures, the bank that's in another state will often pick a low-bid real estate company that is in a different community than the house is," Boyd says. "The bank hires a property management company to put a lock box on it and the real estate company writes up their description based on whoever they sent to take a few photos of it."
Because most agents represent buyers and sellers, they know how to write — and how to translate — the code words.
"We buy with our feelings," says Jay Izso, a real estate behavioral psychology specialist. "These words and phrases are designed to get you in the door, but not much more."
Izso says the flattering phrases serve another purpose close to the listing agent's heart: pleasing the seller.
"If I accurately call a guy's house a dump, how long do you think I would have that listing?" he says.
Homebuyer's translator
Boyd, a past president of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, or NAEBA, was so amused by these codified euphemisms that he compiled a translation guide with the help of NAEBA members nationwide.
For example, he cites the commonly used term "cozy" and says the connotation to savvy Realtors is that there isn't much space in the house.
"It triggers the Henny Youngman in us: 'This house is so small that you have to go outside to change your mind,'" Boyd says.
Boyd says that although some of these phrases can be taken to extremes, a little hyperbole is not necessarily a bad thing for buyers.
"I would rather take the time to show a buyer an extra five houses that they don't want because it's too cozy or smells bad or whatever so that the buyer has a better reference on what they are getting and the compromises to make on the house they do choose," he says.
The industry acronyms he's more worried about these days are "BATVAI" and "IDRBNG," which stand for "buyer's agent to verify all information" and "information deemed reliable but not guaranteed."
"We're seeing more and more of those listings now," says Boyd. "The idea is that the listing office doesn't want to take responsibility for actually measuring the property or adequately describing it.
"Sometimes, they don't even visit the property. They just put down the information from the assessor's records and put it on the market and say it's the buyer's agent's problem to verify it."
Izso says the Internet and the explosion of mobile devices like smart cell phones largely have made listing comments irrelevant.
The National Association of Realtors' 2008 Home Buyer and Seller Survey found that 87 percent of homebuyers use the Internet to search for homes. Nearly as many buyers (32 percent) first learn of a listing online as from their real estate agent (34 percent).
Now that buyers can easily view the condition of the roof, siding, lawns and surrounding neighborhood from overhead or street level on Google Earth and many MLS Web sites, what's the point of obfuscation?
"Today's buyer wants the facts, not the fluff," Izso says. "When they pull up in front of a listing, they're on their iPhone to retrieve the hard data from the MLS.
"Back when buyers shopped through the classifieds or real estate magazines, the sales pitch was the first thing they read. Now it's the last thing they read, if they read it at all."
Jon Boyd, past president of the National Association of Exclusive Buyer Agents, joined forces with NAEBA members worldwide to compile a translation guide of listing agent euphemisms.
Grandma's house: Realtors interpret this to mean a) the house hasn't been updated since Grandma moved in or b) it still smells like Grandma.
Great potential: The operative word here is "potential." The "potential" in one case pointed to the fact that there was a large crack through the center of the foundation caused by an earthquake.
Light and bright: Bring your sunglasses because everything in this baby will be white: walls, cabinets, tile. Where have you seen this before? Oh yeah, the hospital.
Meticulously maintained: It could mean the owners never bothered to update the property. Maintenance is admirable for plumbing and HVAC, not so much for cabinets, carpets and windows.
Mile to the beach as the seagull flies: And you'll wish you had wings. Those straight-line calculations can mean some pesky traffic lies between you and the lifeguard shack.
Needs TLC: You may freely substitute "OMG" for "TLC" here. Boyd says the phrase "TLC" often means the house has been abused and requires more than mere redecorating. "The average homebuyer who sees HGTV a couple times before they go looking is not sensitive to that," he says.
Newer furnace and AC: "Newer" has a certain "truthiness" to it. In one case, both units were 25 years old. When the listing agent was asked why she made such an audacious claim, she replied, "Because each one of them had received a new part within the last year."
Retro decor: It's '60s flashback time. Can you dig the original paisley vinyl floors and avocado appliances, man? Groovy!
This house just had a total facelift: Loosely translated, it means the seller painted everything. But paint, like a facelift, can only hide so much.
This house will go fast: Might have been believable in the first 30 days on the market, but not anymore. One home with this description had been on the market 247 days.
Turnkey: Meaning they don't want to have to haul away all that orange-and-brown-plaid-polyester-covered furniture.
Very bright, sunny home: Often true because there's not a tree in sight.
Water view: Of course, you'll need to stand on the upper deck railing and crane your neck. With binoculars. On an extremely clear day.
Jay MacDonald is a contributing editor based in Texas.
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Comcast will retain NBC's stake in Hulu, but is stripped of control
Call it the Hulu Handcuff.
The federal government is making sure that Comcast Corp. won't be able to use its newfound clout when it takes control of NBC Universal to sabotage the online video website Hulu.
On Tuesday, the Federal Communications Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice gave their blessing to the proposed $30-billion combination of NBC Universal and Comcast. But the Obama administration attached comprehensive conditions that will make it difficult for Comcast to stifle competition, particularly in the burgeoning area of online video distribution.
Media industry executives have been particularly interested to see how regulators would manage Comcast's ability to influence Hulu -- which NBC Universal helped create and currently owns about a 30% interest in. Other big media companies, News Corp. and Walt Disney Co., along with Providence Equity Partners, are co-owners of the site.
In court filings Tuesday, the U.S. Justice Department explained the challenge that Hulu presented: "Comcast has an incentive to prevent Hulu from becoming an even more attractive avenue for viewing video programming because Hulu would then exert increased competitive pressure on Comcast's cable business. If the proposed transaction were to be consummated without conditions, [Comcast] would hold seats on Hulu's board of directors and could exercise their voting and other governance rights to compromise strategic and competitive initiatives Hulu may wish to pursue."
In other words, the government wanted to make sure that viewers could still watch "30 Rock" and other popular NBC shows online, and not solely on television.
But the federal government stopped short of requiring Comcast to surrender NBC's stake in Hulu. Instead, regulators said they were seeking a more effective mechanism to blunt Comcast's ability to undermine the website. A Justice official said because it would be a "direct conflict" for Comcast to sit on Hulu's board, the government is forcing Comcast to give up its voting rights or its ability to remove NBC television programming from the site.
"Comcast/NBC Universal will continue to provide content to Hulu in a manner consistent with Hulu's other broadcast network owners," the company said in a statement.
Comcast will largely be kept in the dark on Hulu matters. The Justice Department said that Comcast would not be able to receive "confidential or competitively sensitive information concerning Hulu."
An FCC official explained that the government wanted to protect Hulu and take away any incentive by Comcast to "drive it into the ground."
-- Meg James


What's Next for Poland's Government?
late Polish President Lech Kaczynski, in Warsaw, Poland, Saturday, April 10, 2010.
The Globe and Mail reports that Polish President Lech Kaczynski, his wife and everyone on board were killed when the presidential plane crashed in western Russia. The "26-year-old Tupolev" was transporting passengers to events being held in honor of the 70th anniversary of Soviet secret police's mass killings of thousands of Polish officers.
In addition to the President and his wife, Poland's "army chief of staff, national bank president, deputy foreign minister, army chaplain, head of National Security office, deputy parliament speaker, civil rights commissioner and at least two presidential aides and three lawmakers," were killed in the crash.
The catastrophe is particularly troubling because Polish officials had "repeatedly requested that the government's aging air fleet be replaced," The New York Times reported. The plane was designed in the mid-1960s by Soviets, and production of the style was stopped about two decades ago.
A spokesman for Sergei Antufiyev, the governor of Smolensk region where the crash occurred, said "air traffic controllers had recommended the president's jet land at another airport because of bad visibility, but that the crew decided to land anyway," according to The Times.
Poland's constitution allows the acting president two weeks to announce when new elections will be held, which must be within 60 days, according to The New York Times. The nation's Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski was the one who told Prime Minister Donald Tusk about the crash. Sikorski told Radio Zet in Poland that Tusk "was in tears when he heard," The Times reported.
"The Katyn massacre was one point of tension" between Poland and Russia, The Times said. But last week, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin "took a major step to address improve relations" when he became "the first Russian or Soviet leader to join Polish officials in commemorating the anniversary." Putin invited Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the Russian town of Katyn for the commemoration.
On April 13, 1990, the Soviet Union accepted responsibility for the 1940 executions of imprisoned Polish officers in the Katyn forest, a massacre the Soviets had previously blamed on the Nazis.
The admission came on the 47-year anniversary of the discovery of the mass graves. Previously, the Russian government had maintained that the Nazi regime was responsible. Nearly 22,000 Polish prisoners of war were executed and buried in mass graves, according to the CIA.
The U.S. Library of Congress details Poland's Government Structure, including the roles of President, Senate, Supreme Control Chamber, Council of Ministers and Judicial System. "By mid-1992, the Polish government had evolved into a presidential and parliamentary democracy with an increasingly independent judiciary," the Library of Congress reports.
The Library of Congress also details Poland's constitution, including its adoption in 1952 and amendments after the fall of communism in 1989.
Further explore Poland's local government system, and learn about the country's geography, security, housing, education, culture and more on Encyclopedia Brittanica.
During World War II, Irena Sendler worked for a unit of the Polish underground, Zegota, which was formed to help Jews in hiding. As a health worker, Sendler was issued a pass to come and go from the Warsaw Ghetto, according to The Holocaust: Crimes, Heroes and Villains Web site.
In 1942 and 1943, she led some 2,500 children—twice as many as Oskar Schindler—out of the ghetto to safe hiding places. She died May 12, 2008, in Warsaw, Poland, after a long illness.
On Sept. 19, 1940, Polish resistance member Witold Pilecki deliberately got himself arrested by the Nazis and sent to Auschwitz, where he spent two years supplying Allied forces with information about the concentration camp.
Pilecki was a dedicated member of the Polish resistance, formed in the wake of Germany's defeat of the Polish army in the fall of 1939. He was a co-founder of the Polish Secret Army, later part of the Home Army.


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Our Favourite Walks from Little Quarme – #1 Thorne Circular Walk
Apr 30, 2020 By Little Quarme In Cottages
This is one of our favourite circular short walks from Little Quarme mainly on bridleways but with a short stretch on a road where we have never seen a car! The total distance is about 3.5kms which is about an hour's easy but sometimes muddy walking. There is the option to extend by an extra 1.5kms via a loop up towards Dunkery Beacon. This is also easy walking albeit with an initial steepish climb on fairly rocky terrain.
The views on the walk are spectacular and you'll mostly be walking on footpaths and tracks which probably haven't changed much since the Middle Ages.
Leaving Little Quarme
Start by crossing our fields to the entrance to the bridleway and turn right. You will find yourself on a narrow path worn by centuries of use by people and horses and in places you'll be walking on exposed bedrock which can be slippery when wet so take care if it's been raining.
After going through a couple of gates the footpath opens into a large field with a river on your left. Straight ahead of you is a ford and a footbridge over the River Quarme from which the valley and Little Quarme derives its name. This is the start of a historic cart track which linked Wheddon Cross and Luckwell Bridge. It was used to transport the corn that was milled at West Mill which is located about half a mile further down the footpath.
Devil's Stone Field
Cross the footbridge and join the footpath which runs alongside the bank of the river. On your left you'll see a large standing stone which is locally known as the Devil's Stone. It was supposedly tossed from the top of Dunkery Beacon by an irate Devil one night, but no-one knows exactly what it is and why it was placed here. Leave the field through a gate and walk along the side of the river until you come to a signpost pointing left to "Thorne". Follow this new path up to a small hunting gate which takes you into a large field.
Walk up the middle of this field and then skirt to the left of the beech hedge which runs across the field and is all that remains of an old field boundary. You'll see Thorne Farm to your left and directly in front of a you a signpost and gate which takes you across a field to a stile into Thorne Lane. Turn right and walk down a tarmac road on which we have never seen a vehicle of any kind despite doing this walk numerous times! Walk up this lane for about 10 minutes ignoring a couple of footpaths off to the right until you come to a sign-posted byway to Luckwell Bridge. But before you head down the bridleway stop to take in the amazing views back to Wheddon Cross and over to Dunkery Beacon.
Luckwell Bridge
Follow the narrow bridleway until you come to another quiet tarmac road where you'll turn right and walk into the hamlet of Luckwell Bridge passing Gunn Farm on your left. As recently as the 1930s, Luckwell Bridge boasted a couple of shops, two chapels, a pub and a population which rivalled Exford and Wheddon Cross! Now it is a quiet little hamlet on the road between its two much larger neighbours.
Walking past the small cluster of cottages brings you to a bridge crossing the River Quarme. To the left of this bridge is a heap of stones and a broken sandstone arch which is all that remains of St Luke's Well, an old healing well dedicated to St Luke which originally gave the village its name.
The Short Route Back to Little Quarme
You have two options at this point. You can either walk down to the river and turn right onto the track immediately before the bridge or extend your walk by crossing the bridge to the main road. If you don't want to do the longer walk then turn right and follow the well-made track which runs along the riverbank. Follow the track until you come to West Mill which is listed on the 1904 OS map as a working corn mill but is now a private house. The footpath bears round to the right of the property and re-joins the bridleway back to Little Quarme.
The Longer Route
If you fancy doing the longer walk then cross the bridge over the river and walk down to the main road. Directly in front of you on the other side of the road is a rocky lane called "Long Lane" with Luckwell Bridge's original pub on your right – look for the "Old Inn" house sign.
Walk up this rocky path mainly on bedrock which became famous locally last year when an Asda delivery driver faithfully followed his sat nav and tried to drive up it until he got well and truly stuck and had to be pulled out by tractor!
Follow this path stopping occasionally to take in the fantastic views off to the left until you come to a footpath on the right into a field which contains a rather imposing electricity sub-station. This path crosses the field and skirts Combeshead Farm and eventually comes out on the road to Dunkery Beacon at the farm drive. Turn right down the road and almost immediately take a footpath on your right signed to Wheddon Cross. This footpath crosses a couple of fields and then literally takes you through a back garden (rest assured it is definitely a public footpath!) to a metal field gate leading out onto the road.
Cross the road and walk into the entrance of West Hawkwell Farm. Don't walk into the farmyard on the right but look for the footpath on the left which takes you through a gate into an open field.
You'll now be able to see Little Quarme in the distance and the walk back is across four open fields and, although the path is marked with yellow splashes, they are not always easy to see or find. Don't worry – the combination of being able to see Little Quarme in the distance and the fact that there is usually only one way into and out of the various fields means you can't go too wrong!
We hope you enjoyed what is one of our favourite local walks.
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On a beautiful summer's evening in 1999, three women – Ellen Moxley, Ulla Roder, and Angie Zelter – boarded a barge moored on a Scottish loch and threw some computer equipment overboard. Sheriff Margaret Gimblett acquitted 'The Trident Three' on the basis that they were acting as global citizens preventing nuclear crime.
– Is Trident inherently unlawful and immoral? – When can a state use or threaten to use nuclear weapons? – Should international law take precedence over a sovereign government's? – Can a government be held accountable for ownership of weapons of mass destruction? – When is a citizen justified in acting against what she reasonably believes to be Government crime? – In whose name does the UK government deploy 144 nuclear warheads, each around 10 times the power of that dropped on Hiroshima killing some 150,000 people?
The High Court failed to answer any of these questions.
Trident Ploughshares continues to challenge the legitimacy of UK Nuclear Forces. In 1996 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued its Advisory Opinion on the Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons. The ICJ is also known as the World Court and is the judicial arm of the United Nations used for adjudicating disputes between nations. The Advisory Opinion stated that the threat or use of nuclear weapons would generally be contrary to the rules of International law applicable in armed conflict. This ruling was to affect Angie Zelter's life profoundly.
It was the beginning of Trident Ploughshares, the civil-resistance campaign of People's Disarmament. This is Angie's personal account of the campaign. It also includes profiles of and contributions by some of the people and groups who have pledged to prevent nuclear crime in peaceful and practical ways. Without such public pressure governments will not abide by the Advisory Opinion nor implement their international agreements to abolish nuclear weapons.
"Homo Sapiens appeared on earth in the last flick of an evolutionary eye, and in the very recent past has modified the world in ways that may give the species a prize for rapid extinction. It is, surely, within our power to demonstrate that the particular forms that higher intelligence took will not prove to be a lethal mutation.


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Q: Elastic Transcoder - MPEG Dash output - tutorials? I use AWS Elastic Encoder to encode to HLS (with success), and have been trying to get the same mp4 files transcoded to play in MPEG-Dash.
When I transcode into HLS, I typically choose 30 sec segments, and for a 5 min video, I get 12 files and a playlist (using one of the built in presets)
When I transcode same file into MPEG-Dash (using 30 second segments) - I still get one large file. No segments. And no audio. The playlist format seems to be ok - in .mpd format. I am using a built in preset.
Am I supposed to do TWO transcodes for every mpeg-dash transcode? One in video, and the other in audio, with a playlist to tie the two together?
Is there an online tutorial which outlines how to encode into MPEG-Dash format?
Or what do most of you use?


This is one of those cases where a little modern technology makes a dramatic difference. One cheap blender later the paper's coming out much more uniform. It's coming along much faster now too, so fast that I tried two types of pulp this week. The lower batch of pages was made with printer paper and the upper batch was made with junkmail. I'm probably more amused than I should be that the junkmail is essentially cardboard. I'm imagining it'll be handy as book binding and structural stuff and I'm fairly happy with it as is. The recycled printer paper could stand to be a bit more even, and even a bit thinner. I tore a chunk off one sheet just to see how the grain's aligned and it's less random than I'd suspected. This leads me to conclude that the fibers tend to naturally line up along a grain, probably due to some feature of their structure. Of course, I don't have any way to test that hypothesis objectively (yet), but it's an intriguing notion. At this rate I expect to be hitting upon a product-worthy process in 2 or 3 more rounds.


The city of Rimouski is the "oceanographic capital" of Quebec. With its blend of urban and rural lifestyles, this municipality in the Lower St. Lawrence region is home to a wide variety of activities. What's more, with some 50 cultural organizations present and a number of art galleries, it is the cultural hub of the region.
Rimouski is recognized as the regional capital of the area due to the concentration of companies offering a multitude of goods and services and the important number of head offices located here, (e.g., TELUS Quebec, Hydro-Québec's regional service centre, courthouse, federal and provincial government agencies, etc.). The fact that the headquarters or regional offices of many of these organizations are located here contributes significantly to the city's economic vitality.
Its organizations specialized in applied research in maritime technology (Innovation maritime) and intermodal maritime transportation (CFoRT) make Rimouski Quebec's centre for maritime technology. Many researchers come to the city every year to seek training and hone their skills. Among others and recognized nationally for it's leadership is the Institut Maritime du Québec (IMQ). It is the only francophone training centre in Canada and ensures professional training and continuing education for the workforce of the marine industry.
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Alison P. Galvani (born ca. 1977) is an American epidemiologist. She is the Burnett and Stender Families Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health and the Director of the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis.

She became interested in biology after reading Richard Dawkins' The Blind Watchmaker in high school. She wrote Dawkins and he replied, encouraging her to apply to Oxford University. She earned a degree in biological sciences from Oxford and continued her studies there, receiving a PhD in theoretical epidemiology.

The focus of Galvani's research is the application of evolutionary ecology and epidemiology in the study of diseases. She has published over 160 scholarly articles. Galvani directs the Center for Infectious Disease Modeling and Analysis (CIDMA) since 2013. In 2014 she and her team published a series of papers covering the ongoing Ebola virus epidemic in West Africa. She was named the Burnett and Stender Families Professor of Public Health in 2015. She is the youngest faculty member in Yale School of Medicine's history to be appointed to a named professorship.  Anthony Fauci, director of the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, described Dr. Galvani as an international star in the field of modelling of infectious diseases and commented on her research contributions as "She has made major contributions in our understanding of the dynamics and impact of a variety of infectious diseases outbreaks including HIV/AIDS, Zika, Ebola, and influenza, among many others and now most recently COVID-19. It has been a pleasure to have her as an esteemed colleague and friend."

Awards and honors
2005 – Young Investigator Prize (American Society of Naturalists)
2006 – John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Award
2007 – MacMillan Award
2007 – Institute for Advanced Studies in Berlin fellowship
2012 – Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists
2013 – Bellman Prize

References

1970s births
Living people
American women epidemiologists
American epidemiologists
Yale University faculty
Alumni of the University of Oxford
American women academics
21st-century American women

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It's the Pooh Prescription (Black Women Authors, Met Ball, Salt n Peppa)
Posted Thu, 05/09/2019 - 23:30 by Nnekay FitzClarke | 0 comments
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This week Nnekay is brining another book list for you babies, this time it tackles Black Women Writers of 2018 from famed black lady magazine, Essence. James is bringing another Quizlet to cover some hot topics including but not limited too, Sam Smith, Brunei, and Salt n Peppa. Before we get into the korners, we're talking about Beyonce (still), the Met Ball, the Royal Baby, What is Camp, and James has a TV show recommendation for ya.
https://www.essence.com/entertainment/12-favorite-books-written-by-black...
Met Ball
Salt N Peppa
Tackling the Topics with some Giggles (Homecoming, Slavery Marketing, Mary Poppins, Russia)
Posted Fri, 04/26/2019 - 09:47 by Nnekay FitzClarke | 0 comments
We're all gobsmacked by Beyonce and her amazing Homecoming performance! We're also giving out takeaways from the documentary and why some people be getting deleted on FB for saying some ridiculous stuff about Queen Bey. We're also confused by this new trend in using Slavery in Marketing... what? Who thought this was a good idea? Nnekay is talking about Mary Poppins and the racist undertones. James is covering how Russia used Black journalist and activist to help rig the election for Trump. Then James is tackling 5 top headlines. Lets get into it!
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/28/movies/mary-poppins-returns-blackface...
https://www.theroot.com/mueller-report-reveals-how-black-activists-white...
http://www.newnownext.com/harrys-shaving-ad-trans-man/04/2019/?fbclid=Iw...
http://www.newnownext.com/pope-francis-discard-gay-people-dont-have-huma...
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/439116-white-house-offers-to...
https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/16/us/notre-dame-rebuild-louisiana-churches-...
https://www.blackpressusa.com/chairwoman-waters-introduces-bill-to-end-h...
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Pop Rocket Goes to USC to Teach the Kids Why Pop Culture Matters
Posted Fri, 03/22/2019 - 18:33 by Laura Swisher | 0 comments
It's the first live episode of Pop Rocket. Professor Karen Tongson invited the panel to give a lesson on why pop culture matters, with a focus on the past decade. You'll learn what pop culture of the 2010s will last, and what culture won't be remembered. Plus we'll hear from some of Karen's students, including a special jam brought to the show by Clayton. You won't want to miss this must-listen episode!
All Abouts
Margaret: Out for Blood
Karen: Shrill
Wynter: The Fox-Disney merger
Margaret: Lizzo - Cuz I Luv You
Clayton: 4 Non Blondes - What's Up
Wynter: Beyonce feat. Frank Ocean - Superpower
Karen: Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler, Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh
Did you know that you can now call and leave voicemails for the show? You can! If you want to comment on an episode, give us any feedback or just call to get advice from a panel member, the number is: (530) 237-4108
You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group or via @PopRocket on Twitter.
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Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org.
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Anthony Jeselnik
Lindy West
Out for Blood
Ep 30: Go Fact Yourself with Sasheer Zamata and Samm Levine
Jay Kogen, J. Keith van Straaten, Samm Levine, Helen Hong, Sasheer Zamata
Go Fact Yourself
Sasheer Zamata & Samm Levine
Cat Thomas & Jay Kogen
"The Simpsons," Quentin Tarantino and comedy come together on Go Fact Yourself!
Sasheer Zamata is best known for her roles on "Saturday Night Live" and as the host of the variety showcase Sasheer Zamata Party Time. She'll tell us about why a very... confusing invasion of her privacy has her so protective of her personal possessions.
Sasheer will go up against actor Samm Levine, who you may know from the Quentin Tarentino film Inglorious Basterds. He's also in the beloved, but short-lived, TV series "Freaks and Geeks." He's heard from a lot of fans who say they wish that show hadn't ended so abruptly. But good news: he'll share his solution to keeping "Freaks and Geeks" going for just a little longer.
What's the difference: Space
What's the difference between a meteor and a meteorite?
What's the difference between a nook and a cranny?
Sasheer Zamata: Beyonce, the films Kill Bill: Vol. I and Kill Bill: Vol. II and show choir.
Samm Levine: The first three Die Hard movies, poker and "The Simpsons" seasons 3-9.
Appearing in this episode:
J. Keith van Straaten
Helen Hong
Sasheer Zamata
Samm Levine
With guest experts:
Cat Thomas, award-winning costume designer for film and television.
Jay Kogen writer for "The Simpsons"
This episode is sponsored by The Big Quiz Thing and the Maximum Fun Jumbotron program.
Go Fact Yourself was devised by Jim Newman and J. Keith van Straaten, and produced in collaboration with Maximum Fun. The show was recorded at The Angel City Brewery in Los Angeles.
Theme Song by Jonathan Green.
Maximum Fun's Senior Producer is Laura Swisher.
The show is edited by Julian Burrell.
Inglorious Basterds
MK161: New Year, New You, New Me, New Us (Some Environmental Positivity, Setting Your Goals for Your Life)
Starting this new year off fresh after a little break! We give some shout outs to some other great black hosted podcasts. What is this decade called? Is it the Teens? With a quick detour into Dreamgirls. James gives us some BTS aka behind the scenes to his cameo on CBS Access' show Tell Me A Story. Nnekay breaks into some rare environmental successes not to have us rest on our laurels, but to motivate us to keep going to save our planet. James wants to celebrate and highlight the Kwanza day: Nia- by highlighting and creating goals for the new year. Using some of the things he learned from the Tony Robins Conference- James breaks down some tactics on how move forward in 2019 with goals set and ready to kick ass!
https://earther.gizmodo.com/the-rare-environmental-victories-of-2018-183...
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Dreamgirls
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Still Processing
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Pop Rocket Ep. 199 Hip Hop, Pop, and Mental Health w/ Clarkisha Kent
Posted Fri, 11/09/2018 - 17:04 by Shana Daloria | 0 comments
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Margaret Wappler
Karen Tongson
Clarkisha Kent
Kanye West's rambling, pro-Trump speech on SNL late September may have surprised casual observers, but by that point, his fans had heard both his outrageous statements and his frank talk about mental health for months. Charlagmane tha God lamented his canceled TimesTalk with Kanye on Instagram as a missed opportunity, writing, "Normalizing being mentally healthy is a conversation that I really wanted to have with Kanye because he's been so vocal about his own mental health struggles. Unfortunately, I think to have that conversation with him right now would not be productive and a total distraction from the point of the convo which is to eradicate the stigma of mental health especially in the black community."
Well, we're going to have that conversation today and we're joined by Clarkisha Kent, film and pop culture critic- known to some as a "professional hater." The panelists discuss rapper Mac Miller's death, Chris Brown's history of domestic violence, and Jay-Z's openness about lacking the necessary emotional tools for marriage, among other things.
To be clear, we are not medical professionals.
Margaret is all about Lucy McBath. Lucy is the newly elected Representative of Georgia's 6th Congressional district. She is a national spokeswoman for Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, which she joined after her son, Jordan Davis, was shot and killed in what is believed to be a hate crime.
Karen is all about Sharice Davids. She's one of the two Native American women elected to Congress in the midterm election and represents Kansas's 3rd district.
Clarkisha is all about the Twitter beef between herself and other black critics and Rebel Wilson over Rebel's claim that she is the first plus-sized woman to lead a romantic comedy.
Wynter is all about Season 4: The Dream Door of the Syfy channel's horror anthology TV show "Channel Zero."
Margaret - Jamie Isaac - Doing Better
Karen - Ariana Grande - thank u, next
Clarkisha - The New Respects - Something to Believe In
Wynter - Tori Amos - Cornflake Girl
With Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh, Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler, and Clarkisha Kent.
Produced by Laura Swisher for MaximumFun.org. Edited by Shana Daloria. This episode was engineered by Christian Dueñas.
Lucy McBath
The Dream Door
The New Respects
Comin' In Singin' (Aretha Franklin, Blackkklansman, Latin America Writers, WOC writers, James Baldwin)
Warning! We recorded this episode earlier in the week before the passing of the great Aretha Franklin. We mean in no way to pay disrespect, and pay great homage to how she pathed the way for future generations of black artist and people to live their truth. Off the bat the wonder twins talking about the queen of soul herself, Aretha Franklin, sending prayers for her and talking about some of her past controversies. James saw Spike Lee's newest film Blackkklansman and give a spoiler free review. In Nnekay's korner- she's got a booklist for you! This time she is giving you books from Latin American literary cannon that will help you diversity the American one. Also she had some selections from WOC writers to diversify your reading list and possibly some of your loved ones, to boot! In James' korner, he is give you THEATER- by way of teleplay! That's right we have the Minority Korner players in the house. Playing out selections from the 1984 James Baldwin Village Voice interview. James playing James Baldwin and Nnekay playing the interviewer. The interview covers the James Baldwin's views on homosexuality, the black community, the future, and more. It's a deep insight into his thoughts on the LGBTQ community in the 80s.
https://www.villagevoice.com/2018/06/22/james-baldwin-on-being-gay-in-am...
http://remezcla.com/lists/culture/latin-american-books-literary-canon/
https://www.elle.com/uk/life-and-culture/g22721520/extensive-list-of-boo...
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Latin American Writers
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A Civic Duty to Honor James Baldwin (Delta, Jury Duty, James Baldwin, J.Lo)
This week James is steering the ship with a korner dedicated to the greatness of James Baldwin, but before the wonder twins start their adoration- we gotta talk about Delta. Gurl, Delta you betta fix your mess! James was cast as Jury number 1 in the role of actual real life civic duty. The two also talk about heritage and slavery and how big of an impact it has on modern times. Also: remember Tia Carrere? Where is she? In the singular korner for the day, it's all things James Baldwin! First unpacking the amazing documentary I Am Not Your Negro. Then a test- who has more James Baldwin knowledge?! Lastly... who knew J.Lo would cause such a rift! Enjoy!
See James do Stand Up August 11th at 9:30pm in NYC! Tickets:
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNUYdgIyaPM
http://www.peoplequiz.com/trivia-quizzes-3249-James_Baldwin_Wonderful_Wr...
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Video Vanguard
Ask Minority Korner Anything! (Listener Questions, Lesbian Bars, White People in Dreads, Queer/POC Musicals, Slavery, Chief Tuskaloosa, Queen of Pop)
It's an all Ask Minority Korner Anything episode where we answer questions form YOU the Korner Kids! Is it cultural appropriation for white people to wear dreads? Where are the lesbian bars? How do lesbians meet other lesbians? How do you create a podcast when both co-hosts are on separate coasts (sounds familiar)? Who was Chief Tuskaloosa of the Mississippian? Who is the ultimate Pop Music Queen? Also, James sat down with his Aunt and Uncle discovered his familial connection to slavery and segregation, which was a stones throw away from a few generations and the Wonder Twins delve into a conversation of the importance of knowing your family stories and lineage.
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It's Only Just The Appetizer w/ Jennifer Covington (Beyonce, Coachella, Inspiration, Life Coach)
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Today we have life coach, writer, business strategist, all around inspiration giver Jennifer Covington!!! Host of the podcast Shine On Sista, she drops some amazing life tips while sitting down with James for a chat. They cover her work as a life coach, working with Budweiser, her amazing time spent with the Peace Corps and so much more!! But before all of that Nnekay decompresses about all things BEYCHELLA. Her edges are snatched and she is ready to talk about the Queen!!
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-one-habit-you-need-to_b_6017610...
https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/jennifer-covington/shine-on-sista
Watch the Black Panther Red Carpet Coverage with co-host James:
http://marvel.com/blackpantherlive
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A. Sanctification means "to set apart" or to separate from evil to a dedicated life of service to God.
B. Sanctification in the believer is three-fold.
1. At the moment of Salvation, we are sanctified positionally, by the finished work of Christ on the cross.
2. During the believers' walk on earth, we are sanctified progressively by the Holy Spirit and the Word of Truth.
3. In Heaven we will be sanctified permanently.


WOW! All I can say even when life is slowly (and I mean slowly) getting back to a new normal I am amazed by the love and support from everyone…including strangers! I felt like a single mom having to do it all to now the hubs being able to help…much relief there and get so excited to see him improve on his daily activity. In the beginning he would peter out so quickly…like a simple task of taking a walk…it was literally 5 driveways down and we had to turn around to come back home…to walking a mile…even though it may have taken 45 minutes to walk that mile…he WALKED it…and now looking at his mile its is done with more than half that time. Sure is gets tired quickly but holy crap…what Greg had to go through…ugh…I will never want to see that again!
We are officially into the 7 month of finding out about this damn "C" word and I can honestly say there is a light beyond this tunnel…We've had a major set back…which also played a bit on the hub's mental focus…but as a trooper he is ~ he always comes out with a positive at the end…. as soon as he was able to start tasting food and re-learning to swallow he had complications with his jaw bone and teeth. Due to cancer treatments for head and neck patients. if the radiation dose to the bone of the mandible and maxilla is less than 5000cGy, there should be minimal risk of osteonecrosis after radiotherapy…but…of course the hubs…nothing can go smoothly…the maxilla was 7500cGy – 5000cGy!!! UGH!!! And because with chemo and radiation slowing down or stopping the growth of fast growing cells, his normal cells in the lining of his mouth also grow quickly, so all this anti-cancer treatment stopped them as well…slowing his ability or his oral tissue to repair its and cause damage to tissue, teeth, and bone! Yes bone…that was the big one…so unfortunately the hubs was under the knife again…very extensive oral surgery…a few teeth pulled and his entire jaw bone filed down…which went very well without a complication (thank God) but chewing food and swallowing became so painful again.
A week later all his stitches were removed but because his gums were sensitive and the tissue problem with post-radiation patients…healing is TAKING FOREVER! A few sores developed in his mouth…but soft foods are now manageable… I honestly do not know what I will do when I have to cook a regular meal for the family again…it seems so far away from now…lol…let alone I've been enjoying NOT cooking…but I will eventually have to….60 pounds down…the man needs to put some meat back on his bones…his face is filling in nicely and looking so much healthier so you can just tell he is feeling and GETTING better!
My work load is now at its fullest…my busy season is in full force and it is so nice to work again and keep myself busy…being me again…and seeing the hubs being him again. He is enjoying the days more and more…no pain (well maybe a little in his mouth still)..in fact he has been weaned off of all his pain meds…including his anxiety meds! YIPEE… unfortunately his heart meds are here to stay!
He has been able to get on the floor and play with his grandson all the time now…Landon was a little scared of Papa when he was frail and weak…but now the two of them are back to doing their thing…which just warms my heart. Greg is looking forward going back to work which we do not know the exact date yet…he will need a written doctor's excuse which will not happen until the PET scan is completed….AND BY THE WAY ~ it is next week!!! A date that seemed forever in the future is finally coming…and with it coming so closely…the hubs is getting mixed emotions…I know it is normal to do all the "what if's" in the situation I just want him to stay positive and not even worry about the "what if's" until we crossed that bridge…but human nature and our brain can't help but think of the worst.
So Thursday, August 19th is the day we find out! I am getting nervous just typing that date…it will be a long day and a day of 2 tests, and 3 oncologist visits…but a day that is needed to happen.
I've refrained myself from taking some pics of the hubs…who would want pictures of a swollen jaw bone or mouth anyways so I only have a few that I have taken when we had Landon over…which I end up taking pics of the little man anyways…love that kid… Again thank you so much for everyone's prayers and love…We honestly appreciate it so much! I will let everyone know the outcome of his PETscan next week!
Both of these smiles just make my day!


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Muse montrant à Marie-Thérèse pensive son Portrait sculpté B257, 1933 (March 17.III, Paris), etching, 16 7/8 x 13 1/4 inches
Last week, we wrote about two of Picasso's emergent artistic fascinations, corresponding to his relationship with his golden muse, Marie-Thérèse Walter. The first of these – sculpture – would not only take him to experimental heights in a new form, but would permeate other forms. We see this story play out in the etching and drypoint Muse montrant à Marie-Thérèse pensive son Portrait sculpté (B257), wherein the subject – a suspiciously Marie-Thérèse-looking figure – presents the majesty of sculpture to another, dowdier figure, who seems resistant to its classical appeal, uncomfortable wrapped in the naked arm of her companion. It is this figure that gestures to the other development in Picasso's art – the tormented pictures of his wife, Olga.
Preceding this print was Picasso's 1929 painting, Bust of a Woman with Self-Portrait. The visual subject matter is similar: sculpture rendered two-dimensional, backgrounded by a knowing face. Here, the "bust" of the "woman" is not the epitome of beauty, but distorted, shrieking, violent in madness. She is Olga, as Picasso's artistic imagination captured her, bearing witness to the drawn-out end of the marriage in which she put so much stock. Her hair juts away from her face like the angry teeth of a comb. Even in this small detail, Picasso mocks his wife – she had begun to dye her hair black, and in this portrait, he re-dyes it in the sunny warmth of Marie-Thérèse's chignon.*
These two images – created over a span of four years – are two members of a large group juxtaposing the women of Picasso's life as he entered a new decade: Olga, manic, and Marie-Thérèse serene; Olga, teeth sharpened and barred, and Marie-Thérèse, asleep. They speak to an internal conflict within the Picasso family. And so, we return once more to the question posed at the beginning of our chapters on Marie-Thérèse: how long could the relationship last in its bliss, before Olga found it out?
Or, perhaps she had known, on some level, all along?
In either case, three blows hastened the certain end of Olga's disillusionment. In 1930, Picasso and Olga alike were perturbed to learn that the artist's former girlfriend Fernade Olivier had published a memoir under the upsetting title When Picasso Painted Kitsch (name to change as feelings cooled down). In the book, Fernande capitalized on her proximity to Parisian Bohemia through Picasso. She spared no detail about his younger-years activities – opium, parties, women: prostitutes, models, and mistresses.** Olga was mortified. The plain truth was in front of her: if that was the way Picasso operated in his eight-year relationship with Fernande, why would their marriage be any different? (Picasso would later concede that the book was valuable, an important documentation of the magical Bateau Lavoir period – a concession with which this writer heartily agrees.)
And then, in 1932, the Galeries George Petit held a Picasso retrospective which is largely believed to have been the most public revelation.** Picasso hung the exhibition himself, positioning his Blue and Rose period works alongside Cubism, neo-classical images of Olga as the primordial mother, and a slew of Marie-Thérèses – naked, sleeping, lounging, playing; adored. Olga would have had to walk through the exhibition with her eyes closed to not see the truth. Perhaps she'd always known about Marie-Thérèse's presence, but it was only then that she saw her appearance, and the degree to which she had taken Picasso's heart.
Despite their prolific arguments, the anger and anguish depicted in Picasso's portraits, there was no big ending moment to the relationship. They slowly and painfully separated between 1934-35. Despite promises to Marie-Thérèse that she would one day be his wife, Picasso refused to divorce Olga – be it for any number of reasons: pride, indifference, or because he did not want her to win half of his money.*** For her part, Olga refused to accept the reality of the split, of the dissolution of their family life. To the displeasure of many women to come, the Picassos' marriage would remain intact until Olga's death in 1955.
But long before that, in 1935, the final blow: Marie-Thérèse was pregnant. Olga packed up Paulo and left the Paris apartment. Coincidentally, this event served less as a disruption to the marriage, as to the affair. Picasso experienced his own disillusionment – with Marie-Thérèse. As golden a muse as she was, she was not his final love. Rather, she sang the interlude from conventional life back to the life of an artist.
* Richardson, John. "Portraits of a Marriage," Vanity Fair (December 2007).
** Richardson, John. A Life of Picasso: The Triumphant Years, 1917-1932, Knopf (1991)
*** Finn, Clare. "The golden muse…" Apollo Magazine, Vol. 173, Issue 587 (May 2011).
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Три́кстер ( — обманщик, ловкач) — архетип в мифологии, фольклоре и религии — «демонически-комический дублёр культурного героя, наделённый чертами плута, озорника» — божество, дух, человек или антропоморфное животное, совершающее противоправные действия или, во всяком случае, не подчиняющееся общим правилам поведения. Как правило, трикстер ставит задачей поменять суть игрового процесса, ситуации и жизни, а не действует по злому умыслу. Не сама игра жизни, а процесс важен для трикстера. В художественных произведениях трикстеры часто выступают в роли антигероев.

«Трикстер — ум без чувства ответственности».

Мифология
Божество-трикстер нарушает установления богов или законы природы, иногда злонамеренно (например, Локи), но при этом, как правило, добиваясь, пусть и неосознанно, какого-нибудь позитивного эффекта.

Часто нарушение правил происходит в форме различных уловок, хитростей (например, у Эриды) или воровства. Трикстеры бывают хитрыми или глупыми или же могут совмещать оба этих качества; часто являются предметом осмеяния, даже будучи священными существами или выполняя различные культурные функции. Примером может служить священный Хейока, чья роль заключается в том, чтоб дурачиться и играть и с помощью этого повышать самосознание и служить уравновешивающим механизмом.

Во многих культурах (например, в древнегреческих, скандинавских или славянских мифах, а также в индейских историях) трикстер и культурный герой часто смешиваются. Во многих североамериканских мифологиях койот (у юго-западных индейцев) или ворон (северо-западные индейцы, коряки, ительмены) также выкрал огонь у богов (звёзды или солнце), но он более трикстер, чем культурный герой. Различие заключается в других историях, касающихся характеров этих персонажей: Прометей — Титан, тогда как койот или ворон обычно является шутником и проказником.

Зачастую фигура трикстера проявляет половую изменчивость, меняя гендерные роли. Такие трикстеры появляются в мифологиях североамериканских индейцев, и тогда про них говорят, что они имеют двоедушную природу. Локи, скандинавский трикстер, также проявляет гендерную неустойчивость и однажды даже беременеет от жеребца Свадильфари; интересно, что он делит способность менять пол с Одином, верховным богом, который также проявляет много характеристик трикстера.

Мифологические трикстеры
Герои мифологии народов северной Америки:

 койот (общий для многих народов: мивоки, олони, помо и другие);
 ворон (общий для многих народов: кри, нутка, оджибве, хайда, цимши и другие);
 енот Азебан (мифология народа абенаки);
 Ваджкункага (мифология племени виннебаго);
 Аваккуле, Маннегиши (мифология народа кроу);
 Иктоми Хейока (мифология народа лакота);
 Тоненили (мифология народа навахо);
 Кошары Пайякяму (священные клоуны) (мифология народа пуэбло);
 Кокопелли (мифология народа хопи);
 Кокопелли (мифология народа зуни);
 Вихио (мифология шайенов);
 Амагук (мифология эскимосов);
 Цинн-ан-ев (мифология народа юты);
 расписная черепаха (мифология группы народов алгонкины);
 означивающая обезьяна (афроамериканский фольклор).

Герои мифологии народов Африки:

 паук Ананси (общий для многих народов Западной Африки: ашанти и другие);
 заяц (общий для многих народностей Банту);
 кузнечик Цагн (мифология бушменов);
 Токолоше (мифология народа зулу);
 Эшу (мифология народа йоруба);
 Сет (мифология древнего Египта).

Герои мифологии народов Европы и Азии:

 маленький Сен-Мартин (мифология народа баски);
 Локи, Один (мифология германских племён);
 Хийси — дух леса из карело-финского эпоса Калевала, зловредный проказник, мешающий и вредящий героям эпоса;
 Эрида, Прометей, Гефест, Гермес, Одиссей, Сизиф, Фаэтон, Дионис (мифология древней Греции);
 Канчиль (мифология народа индонезийцы);
 Луг, Фэйри, Пак (мифология кельтских народов);
 Нэчжа, Сунь У-кун (царь обезьян), У ган (мифология народов Китая);
 Азазель (мифология Леванта);
 Сосруко, Сырдон (нартский эпос на Кавказе);
 ворон Кутх (мифология народов Чукотки и Камчатки);
 Каваль-Антс (Вили Антс) (мифология народа эстонцы);
 Кицунэ, Сусаноо, Каппа (мифология народов Японии);
 Куль-Отыр, Эква-Пыргись (мифология народа манси);
 Лусуты (мифология народа монголы);
 Ульгень (мифология народа алтайцы);
 Индига (мифология народа удэгейцы);
 Азмун (мифология народа нивхи);
 Шурале (мифология татар и башкир);
 Киреметь (мифология чувашей).

Герои прочих мифологий:

 Бамапана (мифология аборигенов Австралии);
 койот Уэуэкойотль (мифология народа ацтеки);
 барон Суббота, Папа Легба (мифология вуду);
 Ива, Каулу, Купуа, Мауи, Пекои (мифология народа гавайцы);
 Мауи (мифология народов Полинезии);
 Досина (мифология народа фиджийцы).

Персонажи государственных и мировых религий:
 ребёнок Кришна, Кришна (индуизм).

Фольклорные герои:

 Нестерка (фольклор народа белорусы);
 Хитрый Пётр (фольклор народа болгары);
 Саки-Перере (фольклор народа бразильцы);
 Лис Рейнард (фольклор народа голландцы);
 Тиль Уленшпигель (фольклор народа голландцы, фольклор народа фламандцы);
 Гершеле Острополер (фольклор народа евреи-ашкенази);
 Фигаро (фольклор народа испанцы);
 Дале Мохтар (фольклор народа иранцы);
 Кечелок (Плешивец) (курдский фольклор);
 Пэкалэ и Тындалэ (фольклор Молдавии);
 Рейнеке-Лис, Мефистофель (фольклор Германии);
 Иван-дурак, Лиса Патрикеевна, Петрушка (фольклор народа русские);
 Ходжа Насреддин (фольклор народов Центральной Азии, Турции, Ирана, Крыма, Татарстана, Восточного Туркестана, Афганистана, Пакистана и Северной Индии, фольклор народа арабы);
 Али Зибак (фольклор народа арабы);
 братец Кролик и тётушка Нэнси (адаптация: Ананси) (фольклор США);
 дядюшка Томпа (фольклор народа тибетцы);
 Лис Ренар, кот в сапогах (фольклор народа французы);
 Лопшо Педунь (фольклор народов Удмуртии);
 Лис Микита, Казак Мамай (фольклор народа украинцы);
 Робин Славный Малый (английский фольклор);
 Алдар Косе (фольклор народа казахи);
 Пыл-Пуги (фольклор народа армяне).

Литературные персонажи

 Гарри Поттер;
 Дон Паблос («Жизнь великого скупердяя»);
 Ласарильо с Тормеса;
 Панург;
 Барон Мюнхгаузен;
 Гекльберри Финн;
 Альфред Джингль («Посмертные записки Пиквикского клуба»);
 Энди Таккер;
 Йозеф Швейк;
 Остап Бендер;
 Коровьев;
 Язон динАльт («Неукротимая планета»).

Архетип
В созданной К. Г. Юнгом аналитической психологии трикстер — это один из архетипов коллективного бессознательного. В современной литературе трикстер сохранился как архетипический персонаж, не обязательно божественный или сверхъестественный.

В позднем фольклоре трикстер предстаёт как:
 сообразительный озорной человек (антропоморфные трикстеры) или
 существо, которое пытается противостоять опасностям и проблемам окружающего мира с помощью различных уловок и хитростей (зооморфные трикстеры).
Например, во многих сказках верховный правитель выбирает своей дочери жениха, устраивая различные испытания. Храбрые герои, принцы и рыцари не могут эти испытания выдержать. Тогда появляется простой бедный крестьянин, который с помощью своей сообразительности и ума без борьбы, каким-нибудь необычным способом дурачит чудовищ, злодеев и избегает прочих опасностей. Таким образом, наименее желательный кандидат проходит все испытания и получает награду. Более современными примерами такого типа являются Багз Банни и маленький бродяжка Чарли Чаплина.

Примером озорного человека является образ Коровьева. В сериале Бортко «Мастер и Маргарита» Коровьев во время фокусов в Варьете ловит ртом последнюю из всех карт, залетевших ему в рот. Когда он разворачивает эту карту публике, то на ней оказывается Джокер, то есть Шут. Таким образом Коровьев, как одна из граней Воланда-архетипа, является трикстером. Когда надо исправить навязчивое, но глупое положение дел, Коровьев-трикстер вырывает из дела неудобные страницы ради справедливости.

Примечания

Литература
 на русском языке
 Гаврилов Д. А. Трикстер. Лицедей в евро-азиатском фольклоре. М.: «Социально-политическая мысль», Кафедра истории социально-политических учений философского факультета МГУ имени М. В. Ломоносова, 2006. — 240 с. ISBN 5-902168-72-4
 Гаврилов, Д. А. Трюкач. Лицедей. Игрок (Образ Трикстера в евро-азиатском фольклоре). — М.: «Ганга», ИЦ «Слава», 2009. — 288 с. ISBN 978-5-98882-096-3
 Гаврилов, Д. А.  К определению трикстера и его значимости в социо-культурной реальности. 2006
 Гаврилов, Д. А. Трикстер в период социо-культурных преобразований: Диоген, Уленшпигель, Насреддин. 2006
 Манин Ю. И. «Мифологический плут» по данным психологии и истории культуры//Природа,. 1987. N 7. С. 42-52
 Новик Е. С. Структура сказочного трюка;

на других языках

 Franchot Ballinger, Gerald Vizenor Sacred Reversals: Trickster in Gerald Vizenor's «Earthdivers: Tribal Narratives on Mixed Descent» American Indian Quarterly, Vol. 9, No. 1, The Literary Achievements of Gerald Vizenor (Winter, 1985), pp. 55-59
 Franchot Ballinger Ambigere: The Euro-American Picaro and the Native American Trickster MELUS, Vol. 17, No. 1, Native American Fiction: Myth and Criticism (Spring, 1991 — Spring, 1992), pp. 21-38
 L. Bryce Boyer, Ruth M. Boyer The Sacred Clown of the Chiricahua and Mescalero Apaches: Additional Data Western Folklore, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Jan., 1983), pp. 46-54
 California on the Eve — California Indians Miwok creation story
 Joseph Durwin Coulrophobia & The Trickster
 Hansen, G.P.(2001). The Trickster and the Paranormal.Philadelphia: Xlibris. ISBN 1-4010-0082-7

 Lori Landay Madcaps, Screwballs, and Con Women: The Female Trickster in American Culture 1998 University of Pennsylvania Press
 Paul Radin The trickster: a study in American Indian mythology (1956)
 Allan J. Ryan The Trickster Shift: Humour and irony in contemporary native art 1999 Univ of Washington ISBN 0-7748-0704-0
 Trickster's Way Volume 3, Issue 1 2004 Article 3 TRICKSTER AND THE TREKS OF HISTORY
  Chapter means: «Social structure and dualistic creation myths in Siberia»; title means: «The sons of Milky Way. Studies on the belief systems of Finno-Ugric peoples».
 Tannen, R.S., The Female Trickster: PostModern and Post-Jungian Perspectives on Women in Contemporary Culture, Routledge, 2007
 William J. Hynes, William G. Doty. Mythical Trickster Figures. University of Alabama Press, 1997, ISBN 0-8173-0857-1,9780817308575]

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Home Arts & Culture A triumph in theatre and raising awareness: Backbone review
A triumph in theatre and raising awareness: Backbone review
For some it was just another night at the theatre, however my personal experience with the Anthony Nolan register left me with high expectations of Backbone – and I was not disappointed. The effective nature in which the message of this play was depicted could truly save lives. Touching, informative and persuasive, Backbone was profoundly moving.
Written by Joanna Alpern and directed by Katherine Weight, Backbone tells the story of cancer sufferers seeking bone marrow transplants and the people surrounding them. Alpern was approached to write the play by a fellow student in support of the Anthony Nolan register after seeing Alpern's previous play Wolf Whistle, and the result can only be described as simply inspiring. We meet Delilah (Jennifer Grace) and Oscar (AJ Brennan), current sufferers who are struggling with their personal emotions as the disease takes hold of their frail bodies. The play explores different issues sufferers face in the reality of the disease: Delilah obsesses over her appearance while Oscar struggles to come to terms with his sexuality from the confines of his hospital bed.
The character Fiona (Suzanna Swanson-Johnston) undergoes a magnificent emotional transformation as Backbone covers many perspectives of the disease. Fiona's self-obsession gradually fades to a self-awakening when she realises she can make a difference by becoming a donor. Her mutable character left the audience with a prevailing thought, emphasising the overarching message: '[A life could be saved] even if one of you was a match and chances are, one of you is.'
Possibly the best performance of the night was by Jared Liebmiller in the role of Ian, the boyfriend of Fiona and a trainee doctor. The audience laughed and cried with him through a series of soliloquies about the pains of cancer victims and of the worries, severe tiredness and distress of those who care for them. As he relayed the story of a young doctor who tragically fell asleep at the wheel of her car and died as a result, the audience came to fully appreciate the devastating effects that illness can have on humanity; those who suffer are not only those with the disease.
Backbone portrays how cancer not only changes peoples' lives forever, but changes the very essence of their being as well. We were reminded of the harrowing information that some are left without any hope of a cure, and the crippling emotional and physical drain this causes. Symbolism was used outstandingly – from the black dragon in 'Rapunzel' spreading it's malignant wings whenever and wherever it felt inclined to, to the central image of the single hospital bed emphasising the solitary mental state of the cancer patient. Tasteful humour adequately balanced out the harrowing message; however, there is no doubt anyone could forget the real purpose of the play. As filmmaker Jack (Alexander Gillespie) said: "It's not funny- it's not drama either."
Despite some minor lighting issues and a few over-acted characters, Alpern's Backbone was an undisputed triumph of both writing and acting. Through deeply mindful acting, each of the characters was portrayed with the pride and dignity that those affected by cancer deserve in the telling of this story. Without a doubt, this piece of theatre has accomplished its goal in raising awareness of the Anthony Nolan register, encouraging fellow students to sign up and save lives.
Student society 'Marrow' will be holding a recruitment evening on Wednesday October 15th in School 1 in St Salvator's Quad from 6pm-8pm for any student wishing to learn more about Anthony Nolan.
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The personal injury sector has been carefully watching the Civil Liability Bill ("the Bill") as it progresses through parliament. Claimant and defendant firms have lobbied hard to ensure that policy makers received a robust view from both sides of the fence. On 23 October 2018 the Bill stepped closer to enactment when it cleared the House of Commons final attempt by those opposed to the Bill to frustrate the scale of reform.
The Bill has not been greeted warmly from all sides and has survived a number of attempts to water down its impact. The third reading in the House of Commons was no different with the Bill successfully emerging from a full frontal assault from the opposition. Attempts were made to amend the Bill to curb the proposed increase to the Small Claims Track limit to £1,500 as opposed to £5,000. There was also an attempt to remove the tariff of compensation for whiplash injuries and to place the valuation of these claims into the hands of the judiciary. Needless to say that had those opposed to the Bill been successful in securing those proposed amendments, they would have derailed the underlying purpose of the Bill, removed any value from the reforms and undermined the Government's aims to reduce the cost of claims, tackle fraudulent claims and reduce the premiums of honest policyholders.
The Lord Chancellor has however made one notable concession, in that amendments have been made to make provision for the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") to require insurers to provide it with information as to the effects of the Bill on claims' costs and premiums. This amendment is designed to hold insurers to account and to ensure that the benefit derived from the Bill is passed back onto policyholders through a reduction in their premiums.
The Bill is not out of the woods yet as, together with its amendments, it has now passed back to the House of Lords for further consideration and we could yet see further efforts to derail or dilute the reforms. Any such attempt could delay implementation and see a further delay in the delivery of much needed reforms on the law relating to both whiplash claims and the discount rate. However, should all go to plan, once enacted the whiplash aspects of the Bill will then come into force in April 2020. By contrast, the discount rate elements of the Bill will take immediate effect and will pave the way for a new discount rate to be set within a maximum period of around 9 months. The reality is that a discount rate will almost certainly be arrived at much more quickly.
Whilst it is not yet clear is how the Bill will impact on how whiplash personal injury claims will be brought by claimants in the future. Many commentators have voiced concerns about the potential for the Bill to impact the ability for access to legal representation. It is our view that whilst that may be one of the outcomes from the reforms, the provisions of the Bill lay the ground for a more transparent, streamlined and cost efficient process, sufficiently simple to allow injured parties to navigate the process without legal representation. In that respect, these reforms will come hand in hand with the new claims portal which will allow those bringing a claim without legal representation to do so easily.
Whilst this portal will require extensive user testing, it remains possible for it to be ready for launch when the Bill comes into force, although we understand that the developer of the portal system is still to be selected which could delay matters. The discount rate provisions will, in the meantime, pave the way for a more 'just approach' to the calculation of the discount rate, facilitating 100% compensation for injured parties but avoiding the overcompensation which has been commonly felt from the current rate of -0.75%.
One further consideration is how Claims Management Companies ("CMCs") will adapt to the new world. CMCs have historically been more agile in their reactions to large scale reforms and it is envisaged that these reforms will be no different. Although we still await the outcome (imminently) of the FCA's consultation on their proposed regulatory framework which may go some way to tackling the dysfunctional behaviours we have seen from some CMCs in the past.
We will continue to liaise with Government over further developments and as the Civil Liability Bill continues its progress through Parliament, and more detail emerges, we will provide updates with a view to assisting compensators in their preparation for these reforms.
In the meantime, should you wish to discuss this in more detail, or would like assistance with any other matter, please do not hesitate to get in touch.


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I've a trip planned to Copenhagen in late November, is it fairly common for people to rent a bike and explore the city? I'm specifically asking as I'm not sure about people riding a bike in November as it tends to get cold early in that part of the world.
It does not get cold in Copenhagen in November. It has a maritime climate and the average daytime temperature in November is +7.1°C (24-hour average +5.1°C). The record low for November is -7°C, which is still no problem for cycling with a hat and gloves. You do not need any special bicycle or special outdoor gear apart from normal layers for a mild winter.
It should certainly be possible to rent a bicycle in November. Some outlets may be closed as it's a low season, so you should contact rental agencies in advance.
I live in Copenhagen and use my bike to go to work all year like many other locals. There are plenty of bike rentals for tourists as this is a popular way to explore the city.
You will find that the scenic city centre and waterfront a best travelled by foot or by bike as car traffic is restricted.
Its is a very good city for cycling with high priority to bicycle and foot traffic and bike lanes everywhere. If there is snow in the winter the bike lanes in the main roads are cleaned quite quickly by the municipality.
November weather is normally nice, but some rain and wind is likely. Snow is unlikely. Bringing gloves is probably a good idea. That time of year I would also recommend bringing a light poncho or raincoat just in case.
Please be note that you can bring your bicycle on the S-trains and Metro so you can combine the door-to-door flexibility and ubiquitous free parking possibilities of the bicycle with public transport for longer distances.
It is free to bring a bike on the S-train: in the Metro you need an extra ticket and there are certain restrictions during rush hour traffic.
We currently have mild weather in Copenhagen and it should stay that way for the coming month too, although you may see snow and sleet eventually. That should not be a big problem, given the correct clothes, as stated by others.
As far as I remember people cycle all year long. Maybe when it snows a bit less people do it due to ice.
Relating to renting, the city used to have a free public bike system. The problem sometimes is more to find a bike available.
While there are many good answers, I think there is a big point being missed here: the great unpredictability of Danish weather. Contrary to what another answer claims, the temperature can go way lower than -7. For instance, the Danish extreme for November is just below -21 degrees Celcius (and there's not much difference across the relatively small country). Also, autumn/early winter is the season for storms in Denmark, which (on its own, cold or warm) may make it very impleasant and/or dangerous to go outside.
My point: you should be able to rent a bike and explore the city, but beware that in November the Danish weather can vary a lot, so check the forecast before you go, and maybe have a plan B ready.
Yes it is quite common, there is actually a lot of tourism in relation to bike tours, walking tours and boat canal tours. For instance Nova Fairy Tales (former Copenhagen Fairy Tales) has a pretty good bike tour in CPH.
Regarding time of the year, I think you should be fine in November as long as you wear warm clothes. It's mostly in the period of December to February, that it can happen to snow. You'll see a lot of natives bike even in these period, so I'm sure you can still enjoy a bike tour in November.
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Can Token Curated Registries Actually Work?
Token Curated Registries can work but there is no guarantee that voters will coordinate on the truth as a Schelling point so care needs to be taken in the design stage to imagine other Schelling points. The less focal or more costly it is to discover the truth, the more vulnerable the mechanism will be to biases and manipulation via coordination or collusion.
To understand whether a TCR will work in practice attention needs to be placed on the information environment. The key practical issues are the cost of acquiring high-quality information and the value to an applicant of getting on the registry. Put simply, TCRs are likely to work when high quality information is available at low cost. Vitalik Buterin's examples of Schelling points were (wisely) all of this kind. Extensions of the Schelling point model to TCRs which are trying to surface information that is much more uncertain, variable and disputed need to recognize the limitations.
It will often be more important to put effort into lowering the cost of acquiring high quality information than it will be to modify the particulars of the mechanism. If high-quality, low-cost information is available many mechanisms will work tolerably well. If high-quality, low-cost information isn't available, perhaps none will.
And do check out Wireline. Wireline isn't going to Mars but it is creating what could be a significant and very useful protocol to find and connect software services to quickly produce decentralized applications that can scale on demand.
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SINGAPORE, April 23 (Reuters) - Oil prices dipped early on Monday as a rising U.S. rig count pointed to further increases in the country's output, underlining one of only a few factors holding back crude markets in an otherwise bullish environment.
Brent crude oil futures were at $73.87 per barrel at 0031 GMT, down 19 cents, or 0.3 percent, from their last close.
U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were down 23 cents, or 0.30 percent, at $68.17 a barrel.
U.S. drillers added five oil rigs drilling for new production in the week ending April 20, bringing the total count to 820, the highest since March, 2015, according to General Electric's Baker Hughes energy services firm. The rising rig count points to further increases in U.S. crude production C-OUT-T-EIA, which has already climbed by a quarter since mid-2016 to a record 10.54 million barrels per day (bpd).
Only Russia currently produces more, at almost 11 million bpd.
Despite the dips in crude oil prices on Monday, overall markets remain well supported by strong demand, especially in Asia, and Brent prices are up by 20 percent from their 2018 lows in February.
Providing further support have been supply cuts led by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) introduced in 2017 with the aim of propping up prices, as well as by the potential of renewed U.S. sanctions against Tehran.
"Stay long oil," U.S. bank J.P. Morgan said in a note to clients.


have multiple names and/or functions are defined using PSDsoft.
connect A[0:7] to this port.
A4/D0 through A11/D7 to this port.
connect A[8:15] to this port.
1. WR — active-low write input.
2. R_W — active-high read/active low write input.
be used in decode and other logic equations.
1. RD — active-low read input.
2. E — E clock input.
3. DS — active-low data strobe input.
port is connected to the PLD as input.
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Q: Modelling a mutable collection in Spark Our existing application loads approximately ten million rows from a database into a collection of objects on startup. The collection is stored in a GigaSpaces cache.
As new messages are received by the application, the cache is checked to see if an entry for that message already exists. If not, a new entity is added to the cache based on the data in the message. (At the same time, the new entity is persisted to a database).
We are investigating the feasibility and value add of re-architecting the application using Spark and Scala. The question is, what would be the correct way to model this in Spark.
My first thought is to load from the database into a Spark RDD. Looking up existing entries would obviously be simple. However, because an RDD is immutable, adding new entries to the cache would require a transformation. Given the large set of data, my presumption is that this would not perform well.
The other idea is to create the cache as a mutable Scala collection. However, how would we then integrate this with Spark, given that Spark works with RDD's?
Thanks

A: This is more of a design questions. Spark is not great for fast lookups. It is optimize for batch jobs that need to touch almost the entire dataset; potentially multiple times.
If you want something that has fast search-like capabilities you should look into Elastic Search.
Other technologies that are often used for storing large in-memory/lookup tables is redis and memcached.

A: Since RDDs are immutable, every single cache update would require producing an entirely new RDD from your previous RDD. This is clearly inefficient (you have to manipulate the entire RDD just to update a tiny part of it). As for the other idea of having a mutable scala collection of RDD elements -- well, that won't be distributable across machines/CPUs, so what's the point?
If your goal is to have in-memory, distributable/partitionable operations on your cache, what you're looking for is an operational in-memory data grid, not Apache Spark. For example: Hazelcast, ScaleOut software, etc.
Apache Spark is notoriously bad at fine-grained transformations like the ones you would need for an in-memory distributed cache.
Sorry if I'm not directly answering the technical question, instead I'm answering your question behind your question...


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