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Q: How to do transactional createQueryBuilder in doctrine onFlush Listener? I have problem with doctrine listener [onFlush]. I need do update another entities included in transactional. When I use like this example, update run before transaction. Can help me somebody?
public function onFlush(OnFlushEventArgs $args)
{
    $ea = $this->getEventAdapter($args);
    $om = $ea->getObjectManager();
    $uow = $om->getUnitOfWork();

    foreach ($ea->getScheduledObjectUpdates($uow) as $object) {

        //... some operation on entity
        $uow->propertyChanged($object, 'field', 'oldValue', 'newValue');
        //...........................

        // global update with createQueryBuilder on another entities
        // I need added this also to transaction
        $qb = $om->createQueryBuilder();
        $qb->update(".........")
            ->set(".........")
            ->where(".........")
            ->getQuery()
            ->execute();
    }
}

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1. Are PREPARED. Read the job description thoroughly and use this to anticipate the core competencies the recruiter is looking. You can then use this information to prepare a list of the questions you may be asked. Do your research to find answers to the questions you may be asked, good answers should last between 30 seconds and two minutes, so answers should be only three bullet points or less.
Next, practice, beg, bribe or threaten your nearest and dearest to act as interviewer and formally ask you the questions you have prepared and provide constructive feedback. Prepare answers that use real examples of how you demonstrate this competency in your current role.
2. Research the company - Find out all you can about the job and the organisation, use the internet to research the company and if you can, talk to people who know the job and organisation. RecruitIreland.com provides profiles on many of the employers that advertise on the website and the list of those is available in the "Who's Recruiting" section.
3. Know where you are going! Look up the exact location, get directions, practice the route, take into account any traffic delays you might encounter. You do not want to add to your stress levels by running late for an interview, and nothing makes you look like you don't really care like turning up late.
4. Iron, wash, polish! Your appearance is crucial, a crumpled shirt or chipped nail polish is a distraction for an interviewer and will create a negative impression before you even begin your interview.
5. Prepare a list of questions. The best-prepared candidate has a list of questions about the job and company. A list of relevant questions makes you look interested in the finer details of the position.
6. Look confident. Make eye contact with the interviewer(s). Greet them with a firm handshake; this makes you appear confident even though you may not feel it!
7. Sell yourself. Remember this is your opportunity to show your good points to the interviewers. So have a list of your strengths to include into your responses in the interview.
8. Say thank you. Remember to thank the interviewer(s). Even if you feel it hasn't gone well, you will always want to leave on a good impression and thanking people for taking time out of their day to meet with you will help with this.
9. Get feedback. So you didn't get the job. Once you get over the disappointment you should definitely ask for feedback. It might be hard to hear but it will give you tips to work on for future interviews.


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The Bird's Nest is a 1954 novel by Shirley Jackson. The plot concerns a young woman, Elizabeth Richmond, with multiple personality disorder.

Writing and background
While writing The Bird's Nest, Jackson suffered from insomnia, backaches, and paranoia, symptoms similar to those the main character of the novel is afflicted with. She took a break from writing the novel in the summer of 1953, but the symptoms returned when she continued writing the book that fall.

Plot
Each chapter of the novel follows a specific character. Chapter One follows Elizabeth, a shy, rather colorless young woman who lives with her Aunt Morgen and works as a secretary at a local museum. She frequently suffers from headaches, backaches, and insomnia, but no one knows the reason. Elizabeth begins receiving threatening, handwritten letters addressing her as "Dirty Dirty Lizzy." One morning, Morgen accuses Elizabeth of sneaking out of the house at night; Elizabeth insists that she has no memory of doing so. Aunt Morgen continues to be suspicious, eventually deciding to take her to a doctor when Elizabeth makes some initially-unspecified vulgar comments during dinner at a dinner party hosted by the Arrows, friends of Morgen's. The doctor is unable to help Elizabeth, but refers her to Doctor Wright, a psychiatrist whom he believes could be of help.

The next chapter follows Doctor Wright. He first interviews Elizabeth and gains her trust, eventually convincing her to submit to hypnosis so he can better understand her problem. During his second attempt, he encounters two of Elizabeth's alter personalities: Beth, a calm and friendly girl; and Betsy, who is childlike and whom Dr. Wright initially believes to be a demon. He is able to procure some minor details as to Elizabeth's mother's whereabouts (and finds out she had died several years before), which he believes to be the root of the problem. Betsy begins threatening to take over Elizabeth, and manages to one night. Dr. Wright, whom Betsy refuses to answer until he identifies himself as "Dr. Wrong," believes that he's subdued her, and agrees to let her be in control for a day. He then tries to summon Beth to tell her to fight Betsy's impulses, but instead speaks to Betsy pretending to be Beth. He rushes home and types a letter of resignation to Aunt Morgen. Before he has a chance to send it, he gets a call from Morgen informing him that Elizabeth has run away from home.

The third chapter focuses on Betsy, who takes a bus to New York City, where she believes she will find her mother. While on the bus, Betsy has flashbacks and recalls an event in which she went to the beach with her mother and Robin, her mother's then-boyfriend. While at the beach, she overhears Robin telling her mother that he hates Elizabeth and wishes she'd stayed at home with Morgen; unable to remember how her mother responded, Betsy tells herself that her mother defended her. Once she has returned to reality and exited the bus, she gets a hotel room and goes to a restaurant, briefly befriending a man whom she eats with. It is revealed that he is a doctor, and Betsy, convinced that he is Dr. Wright in disguise, flees the restaurant. She then boards a city bus, and informs a female passenger that she is searching for her mother. The woman, going by a description Betsy gives of the home, suggests that she look on the West Side. Betsy obeys, but continually runs into people whom she believes to be enemies from her past. Beth and Elizabeth occasionally take control of her, climaxing when Elizabeth manages to overpower Betsy and render her unconscious. Elizabeth wakes up in a hospital, with her fourth personality, Bess, in charge for the first time in the novel.

The fourth chapter is narrated from the perspective of Doctor Wright again. He calls Elizabeth to his office once she is discharged from the hospital, and attempts to get information about why she went to the city. Bess, the alter now at the helm of Elizabeth's personality, is uncooperative, and discusses little except her money and her hatred for her aunt, whom she believes wants to steal it. Betsy sometimes takes control of Elizabeth, and often plays practical jokes on Bess, but Bess grows more and more powerful. Eventually, Betsy resorts to controlling what Bess writes. Bess, who is frightened because she insists she's not doing the writing herself, refuses to believe that it is she who is writing. Instead, she blames Dr. Wright and insists that it must be a magic trick. Dr. Wright writes a note to Elizabeth's aunt, asking her to phone him, but receives a reply the next day, berating him for a vulgar note. Dr. Wright figures out that Betsy rewrote the note to scare off her aunt. When questioned about her motive, Betsy confesses that she is unsure why she doesn't want Dr. Wright to contact her aunt. Eventually, through a phone call, the Doctor is able to schedule an appointment with Aunt Morgen to discuss the condition of her niece. The meeting starts off well, but Aunt Morgen becomes intoxicated, and begins shouting at the doctor. As he prepares to leave, Bess returns home, and announces that she wants both Doctor Wright and Aunt Morgen out of her life. Doctor Wright storms off and vows to never work with Elizabeth again.

The fifth chapter follows Aunt Morgen. She wakes up hungover the next morning, and talks with Betsy when she comes downstairs. After a short conversation in which Betsy tries to get Morgen to say she likes her best, Morgen heads upstairs to take a nap. When she wakes up and goes downstairs later, she finds her refrigerator full of mud. She then returns to bed again, waking late in the afternoon. That night, she yells at Elizabeth and, feeling guilty, offers to let her use some of her new bath salts in a warm bath. Elizabeth obliges, but when she gets out, she has changed to Beth, who wants to take her bath, then Bess, then finally Betsy, who uses the last of the bath salts. The next morning, fed up with Bess's insolence (after Bess orders several items from a department store to be delivered to the house), Morgen calls Doctor Wright and convinces him to come to the house and straighten out Elizabeth once and for all. When he arrives, Bess attempts to fight Morgen and keep her away from the door, but Morgen manages to defeat her, and lets Doctor Wright in. She explains to Betsy and the Doctor the complete circumstances regarding Elizabeth's mother's death. Heartbroken, Elizabeth declares, "I am going to close my eyes now and you will never see me again" as each of her fractured personalities vacates her body.

The sixth and final chapter is narrated from a third person perspective instead of following a specific character. Having absorbed, or "eaten" all of her previous identities, Elizabeth is given a new name by Doctor Wright and her aunt: "Victoria Morgen." Along with Aunt Morgen and Doctor Wright, Elizabeth, or "Victoria," re-visits the Arrows' home, where she goes into the garden and stares at the sky. They leave, and Victoria announces, "I'm happy...I know who I am."

Critical reception
The novel initially garnered lukewarm reviews from critics, some of whom felt that Elizabeth's personalities were too simple. Kirkus Book Reviews was more positive, however, commenting that, while the story could be quite unusual, that for "a special audience, an exploratory of precarious and unpredictable variations, this has a certain fascination."

More recently, however, the book has become the subject of more positive reviews. Flavorwire praised the novel, commenting that it "displays Shirley Jackson's groundbreaking narrative abilities," and calling the novel "a masterwork of psychological fiction, and one that deserves as much attention as Jackson's more popular writings." The New York Times praised the book as a "dryly unsettling [...] novel". The Book Wheel Blog awarded the novel 3 out of 5 stars and felt that it "has all of the classic Shirley Jackson hallmarks, including family mysteries and twisted rivalries."

Release
In 2014, Penguin Publishing reprinted the novel, along with Jackson's 1958 work The Sundial.

Film adaptation

A film adaptation of the book, titled Lizzie, was filmed in 1957 and released the following year. It was directed by Hugo Haas and starred Eleanor Parker as the titular character. The film was a modest success, grossing more than $500,000 at the box office with a $361,000 budget, but Jackson reportedly disliked the movie, particularly its portrayal of Aunt Morgen as a flirtatious floozy rather than the caring and steady woman depicted in the book. She described the film as "Abbott and Costello meet a multiple personality."

References

1954 American novels
Novels by Shirley Jackson
Novels about mental health
Books by Shirley Jackson
American novels adapted into films
Dissociative identity disorder in popular culture

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Makowiec (pronounced "Ma-KOH-viets") isn't, strictly speaking, a holiday bread. But it is a classic Polish dessert or tea bread that is commonly served around the holidays. And it is delicious.
Almost all of the moisture in this dough comes from the sour cream, butter, and eggs. There is no primary fermentation: it is one rise and in the oven. This suprised me enough that I verified the recipe in 3 different Polish cookbooks. All of them used this same technique.
To prepare the filling: Put poppy seeds in a small saucepan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let stand until cool. Strain the poppy seeds through a fine strainer.
Combine the poppy seeds, walnuts, and almonds in a blender or food processor and grind.
Melt the butter in a skillet. Add the poppy seed mixture and sugar to the skiller and simmer over low heat for 10 to 15 minutes. Stir in the egg, honey, orange peel, lemon peel, and raisins. Whip the egg whites until stiff and then folk into the poppy seed mixture. Let cool.
To make the dough: Prime the yeast in the warm water. Cut the butter into the flour until the mixture resembles course crumbs. Mix in the salt, and sugar, then mix in the yeast, eggs, egg yolks, sour cream, vanilla extract, and lemon rind. Once the ingredients are mixed and can form a ball of dough, turn out onto a work surface and knead for 8-10 minutes (or use a stand mixer to knead for 5-8 minutes) until the dough is smooth and satiny.
To make the rolls: Divide the dough in two. Roll out each piece into a thin, roughly square shape.
Spread half of the filling onto each piece and then roll the dough up, sealing the seam and ends as tightly as you can.
Place each roll onto a baking sheet.
Cover with a damp towel or place the baking sheets into plastic garbage bags and set aside to rise for approximately 90 minutes.
Bake in an oven heated to 350 for 30-35 minutes, until the exterior is golden brown. Allow to cool for at least 15 minutes then glaze.
Beautiful! And it looks tasty! The filling looks soo good.
I love making traditional breads like this for christmas, I'll have to try the stollen this year, as it's been a while.
I enjoy both their poppyseed and walnut versions, which are the old traditional types. In looking at their website today, it appears that they have expanded their product line.
In addition to thinner dough, the other tendency with politica over Beigli is it tends to separate the eggs, and use he whites in the filing. Thy also tend to use a wetter dough and bake lng rolls of it in loaf pans.
of poppy seeds..WOW. Is there anywhere around here that I can purchase in bulk at a reasonable price? It looks very, very good.
If you have a Russian, Polish, or other Slavic market in your area, they usually have poppy seeds available by the pound. That is where I got them.
Floyd, have you found any Slavic markets locally in the lower mainland?
I haven't yet, but I haven't really looked yet either. I'll let you know if I find anything.
We caught the Polish dance troupe at the Vancouver Christmas Market last weekend and heard quite a few Polish speakers, which is a good sign.
Maybe you are already familiar with them, but Penzeys Spices sells poppy seeds for $6.80 a pound both online and in their stores. So far they are the most reasonable I have found. I'm not sure where you live, but they have 36 stores nationwide. Their website is www.penzeysspices.com. I have been using their spices for several years (since I was a kid, really), and I loved them so much I decided to work their a few days a week! Their vanilla extract is superb, as well. A friend of mine is convinced that their cocoa powder is the best available (especially for the price!) since it does not clump when sifted like Hersheys and others tend to do.
I forgot to mention -- they will also grind them for you if you don't have a grinder or don't want to put up with the mess it can be. I can't remember the exact price - you have to call them to find it out since it is not on their website, but I believe it is around $9.00 a pound.
Anyway, that's my plug. I love the place!
I like that they will grind them for you..I'm going to check it out. Thanks again!
it's a very important - before purchasing to check s poppyseeds freshness. Are the haven't smell and taste of rancid fat. Poppyseeds fat quickly exposed to rancidification.
Am really curious about this recipe, but a bit hesitant to use such a large amount of poppy seeds. Has the filling got a gritty texture and what flavour do the poppy seeds contribute in that quantity? The loaf/log looks very tempting. Floydm, what did your chief taster think of it (what is his name)?
There are plenty of places to order them online. Maxamillian Kolbe suggests Penzey's Spices, and I see many other sellers through Amazon.
I've been to Oświęcim and am familiar with the story of Maxamillian Kolbe, but if you look up the thread you'll see that there was a user here named maxamilliankolbe.
I've had my champion juicer for over 30 yrs. and it still works great..never thought about grinding poppy seeds in it.
A hotel I once worked in years ago made the best poppy seed braided roll I have ever had..everyone loved it...I wish I had the recipe. I keep sayiing I will try to duplicate it one of these days!
This brings back some memories! Your poppy seed roll looks delicious.
I used and changed a litlle the recipe from http://mimicooks.wordpress.com/2009/08/20/destructive-desire/ .
Oh, and I was never a fan of this as a child but in my later teen years before she passed away, I learned to love it. What I would do for a slice now.
I've been compiling recipes for this pastry (makowiec aka beigli, aka povitica) and there are a zillion different recipes. I've noticed the Polish versions use icing. The Hungarian versions tend to add sour cream (though yours does too). BTW, you can grind the poppy seeds several tablespoons at a time with a spice grinder. A non-traditional flavoring I found works well with this is orange water.
Although I was born in the United States, my family is of Polish origin and my grandmother prepared this dessert and it was exquisite... what beautiful memories of when I was a child!


Not long after Google cut $30 off the prices of the Nexus 5X 16GB and Nexus 32GB, the company today slashed prices again. Thus, if you're visiting Google Store now, you can buy the Nexus 5X for $299 (16GB model), or $349 (32GB model). It's not clear if this is a permanent price cut, but we assume that it is.
As you may remember, the Nexus 5X was initially released in October 2015 for $379 (16GB) and $429 (32GB). Alongside the Nexus 6P, the 5X was the world's first smartphone to run Android Marshmallow out of the box.


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Man Acquitted of Killing His Friend Later Confessess to Cops (But "Double Jeopardy" Protects Him from Being Charged)
Published August 5th, 2011 at 3:02 pm
Isaac Turnbaugh of Vermont was acquitted of killing his co-worker in 2004, and he recently called police and confessed to the murder. But guess what? There is absolutely NOTHING they can do it about it.
You see, Turnbaugh is protected under a procedural defense known as "double jeopardy," which means that a defendant cannot be tried again on the same, or similar charges following an acquittal or conviction.
So in other words … Isaac Turnbaugh can't be tried again for his friend's, despite his blatant admission to the crime.
"He could have turned over a video tape of him committing the murder and it wouldn't change the fact that double jeopardy is attached," Vermont Attorney General William Sorrell told The Huffington Post. "We had our chance. The jury acquitted him and, just in the same way OJ could confess today to his wife's murder, it wouldn't affect what could be done to him."
The Huffington Post continues:
Turnbaugh, now 28, stood trial in 2004 on a charge of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Declan Lyons, 24. The two men were coworkers at the restaurant American Flatbread in Waitsfield, a town located about 20 miles southwest of Montpelier, Vt.
Lyons, engaged and expecting his first child, was found dead outside the restaurant on April 12, 2002. He had been mixing sauce in an outdoor cauldron when witnesses inside the restaurant heard a loud popping noise. WPTZ reported that, when the waitresses went outside to investigate, they found an unresponsive Lyons on the ground with a gaping head wound.
Police had no suspects in the case until the following month, when Turnbaugh went to a party and allegedly told six friends that he had shot Lyons. One of the friends told Turnbaugh's mother and she reportedly contacted the police.
"The whole reason he was charged was because he was sitting around the campfire with friends taking mushrooms and, amidst some sort of schizophrenic break, he confessed to this shooting, to being responsible for [the terrorist attacks of] 9/11 and an assortment of other things," Turnbaugh's former attorney, Kurt Hughes, told HuffPost.
uring police questioning, Turnbaugh denied killing Declan Lyons and said he considered him a "really good buddy."
Friends also described Turnbaugh and Lyons as good friends, which made it difficult to establish a motive.
"All of us can't fathom why this would have happened," former co-worker Jen Moffroid told WPTZ in August 2002.
"Not a lot of bad vibes. Not a lot of animosity . . . You don't know what to believe and we're just trusting in the system and hoping that the police and courts can figure out what really happened here. We all would really like to know what really happened."
Hughes said the case was extraordinary, in that he had easy access to Lyons' coworkers and friends — a rare convenience for a suspect's defense.
"They all loved Isaac as much as they loved the victim. It was unlike anything I had been involved in before," he said.
Following his arrest, Turnbaugh was diagnosed with a serious mental illness. The case did not go to court for roughly two years. When it did, Turnbaugh's lawyer argued that his client was ill and said that the FBI was unable to establish that a rifle belonging to his client was the murder weapon.
According to WCAX, prosecutors never denied that they did not have a motive for the crime, but were hoping that lies Turnbaugh had told police — as well as his confession at the party — would help them to prove premeditated murder.
On April 6, 2004, after five hours of deliberation, jurors found Turnbaugh not guilty of murder.
Sorrell said that he was surprised by the verdict.
"We had these admissions from him, but he had a very good lawyer who was able to raise reasonable doubt that if you couldn't believe that he was involved with 9/11, then you couldn't believe that he was involved in this murder," the Vermont attorney general said. "The jury did its job. We gave it our best shot. Our justice system isn't always perfect, but it is darn good."
In the month after he was found innocent, Turnbaugh found himself in hot water with police following a 7-hour standoff in which he was involved. Other than that, he has kept a relatively low profile. That is, until he contacted police in Montpelier recently and allegedly confessed to killing Declan Lyons. There is, however, nothing police can do about it.
According to Anne Bremner, a Seattle attorney and legal analyst, the double jeopardy clause forbids authorities from trying Turnbaugh again for murder in this case.
"The framers of the Constitution wanted to preclude government harassment of citizens via successive and potentially harassing prosecutions," Bremner explained to HuffPost.
"Let's take Casey Anthony's case," Bremner continued. "Even if she confesses to Barbara Walters, Oprah, or Larry Flynt, for that matter, double jeopardy would preclude charging or prosecuting her again."
Once again, attorneys on both sides are in disagreement about the alleged confession.
"He's mentally ill. He made similar so-called confessions before the trial, so it's nothing new. It's part of his illness [and] it sounds like he's having a relapse of some sort," Hughes said.
Sorrell, on the other hand, believes Turnbaugh's alleged confession.
"He gave some details this time that were consistent with evidence in the case," Sorrell said. "Clearly, the victim had a head wound, but the police were never able to find any bullet or bullet fragments enough to do any ballistics, so we did not have evidence of any particular caliber or any particular gun. We believed it was a high-powered rifle, and we knew that Isaac Turnbaugh owned a 30-30 rifle. So, this time, he did say he shot him in the head with the 30-30."
There have been speculation and rumors that authorities could go after Turnbaugh on other potential charges such as perjury, but Sorrell said the defendant did not testify on his own behalf, so perjury is out of the question. Besides that, the statute of limitations is up and "that's not what we're looking to do here," he said.
A civil suit is also unlikely, the attorney general said.
"Quite frankly, I'm not sure that the victim's family would be looking for monetary reward," Sorrell said. "[Secondly], even if they got a verdict for a hundred million dollars, I'm not sure they would be in a position to collect a dime from Isaac Turnbaugh."
Police have not talked to Turnbaugh since his alleged confession. He did not respond to an interview request from The Huffington Post.
According to Sorrell, authorities still believe Turnbaugh is the killer, and do not plan to re-open the case.
"It's just a terrible tragedy," he said. "But, he has to live with what, in fact, he has done."
Are we the only ones who feel like this whole "double jeopardy" thing is messed up? This Isaac Turnbaugh character is obviously mentally ill though, and he needs some serious help pronto.
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USB Biofeedback Game Controller lets you play Mario with your guns (video)
Daniel Cooper, @danielwcooper
Those gun-show tickets you've been offering out to everyone (that nobody ever takes) can suddenly do a lot more, thanks to Advancer Technologies. It's developed an Arduino-based plug-and-play bio-feedback game controller that uses EMG (electromyography) sensors to monitor the electrical activity in your skeletal muscles and turn them into game controls. For example, a bicep twinge represents jump, a gripped fist means run forwards -- as long as you've sufficient definition for those two to be distinctive. Check out the must-see muscle action after the break, or see how it's done at the source link.
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Play Video Games Using Biofeedback
Biomedical company develops muscle sensor based computer game controller; releases construction instructions to cultivate next generation of great minds and ideas.
Raleigh, NC, December 15, 2011 – Advancer Technologies has developed a plug-in-play USB device that harnesses the power of electromyography (EMG) to allow players to directly control computer games with their muscles. This technology is demonstrated in their latest video, in which they navigate their way through the first level of the classic Nintendo game Super Mario Brothers 3 using only the signals generated from their muscles. You can now make one for your own by going to Instructables.com and working your way though the tutorial. In these illustrated instructions, Advancer Technologies goes through each step in detail to reproduce and program this remarkable controller.
Founded in 2010 and located in Raleigh, NC, Advancer Technologies is a small company devoted to developing innovative game-changing biomedical and biomechanical technologies. One of their core aspirations is to help cultivate and educate the next great minds and ideas in the field. They seek to accomplish this auspicious task by posting informative step-by-step tutorials and videos on their innovative technologies. To learn about Advancer Technologies and see more of their exciting projects in biomedical and biomechanical technologies, visit www.advancertechnologies.com.
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Sundancers still shining
By Siana Ramos, Reporter|March 16, 2015
On Feb. 28, the amazing Cleveland Sundancers took third place at the PIL Rose City competition with an overall score of 76.06, higher than their state score last year. Senior captains Gillian Thomas and Sophie Pasquiou won All-City, an award open to juniors and seniors with GPAs of 3.5 or higher along with awesome dancing and leadership skills.
"I'm so extremely thankful for my amazing coaches and my whole team, especially my co-captains who have been with me from the start; it's such an honor to win!" said Pasquiou on winning All-City.
The dancers have been killing it this season.
"Since the summer, I knew we were going to have an awesome year," said co-coach Ana Reiser. "I couldn't be more proud of their dedication and hard work this season." State is coming up on March 18, and although preparing for state and performing in state takes a lot, it is an incredible experience for the team.
"State is the best experience in the world," said Pasquiou. As a senior, she will be graduating this year, and she and the other senior captains on the team agree leaving the Sundancers is going to be very hard.
State is a big and exciting experience for the dancers, and although it can be nerve-wracking, like Pasquiou said, it ends up being the "best experience in the world." They get to do what they love, surrounded by people who share the same love and passion, which is truly a magical thing. Since preparing for state takes so much dedication, it's such a good feeling for the dancers when they get to feel all of their hard work pay off.
"Because of their drive to improve, a strong bond between each teammate, and a great set of team leaders, I know the Sundancers will do amazing at state championships!" said coach Reiser.
Going to state is always exciting for the team, but the fact that this will be the last state competition for the seniors on the team makes everything so much more intense and emotional.
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President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi warned new policemen against being unjust during their graduation ceremony on Saturday, in which Interior Minister Mohamed Ibrahim also gave a lengthy speech.
Al-Sisi called on the Egyptian people to "line up for the sake of the country," adding that the "people, police, army and youth in Egypt are one hand".
Meanwhile, Ibrahim said the police is "determined with all confidence and insistence on imposing the rule of law," a statement by the Ministry of Interior read. "We all know that the challenges are grave and the risks that the country faces are great, but at the same time we are confident in our abilities," Ibrahim added.
Al-Sisi was sworn in as president on 8 June, but he has been a household name since 3 July when he came out as Egypt's strong man after announcing on state-run television the ouster of former president and Muslim Brotherhood politician Mohamed Morsi. At the time, he served as defence minister.
Ibrahim expressed appreciation for the armed forces on behalf of the police corps, describing them as the "protector of the will of the Egyptian people" under "extremely sensitive conditions".
The interior minister also paid tribute to former interim president Adly Mansour, who took charge for the 11 months between Morsi's ouster and Al-Sisi inauguration.
Ibrahim told the new policemen that by taking the oath of allegiance, they commit themselves to sacrificing for the "sake of the nation" with utmost "vigilance, efficiency and self-denial".
Security forces, both from the army and police, and security buildings have come under increasing attacks since July. Over 500 members of the police and army have been killed since the 25 January Revolution. The rise in insurgency was concentrated in the Sinai Peninsula for months but eventually seeped to Cairo and other parts of the country.


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Post 9-11: Adversity Transforming and Strengthening the Muslim Community
By Danielle LoDuca
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Terror in Paris. Mass killing in San Bernardino. These words were burned into my mind in the past few months as we were faced yet again with the horrific slaughter of innocent people, and also with a media barrage once more blurring the line between Islam — and the majority of Muslims in the world — and terrorism. The American consciousness is infused with very selective portrayals of world events, portrayals that present the "other" — foreign, dangerous — at fundamental odds with everything "we"' stand for. The notion that "we" solely uphold the highest standards of civilization and humanitarian ideals, in contrast to the rest of the world, permeates the information we receive from news and entertainment, and is further given currency by all those around us who have been equally indoctrinated. The result is the perception of an actual "us vs. them" scenario. In the minds of so many, the identity of "them" is equated with Muslims.
It is not an "us vs. them" scenario. The vast majority of those killed or wounded by ISIS are Muslims.
Muslim leaders worldwide have roundly condemned ISIS, and the vast majority of Muslims around the world consider ISIS to be utterly contrary to Islamic teachings and principles. Yet, despite the near universal denunciation of terrorism, the media hypes up fear and hysteria about Islam and Muslims in the wake of a terror attack, seldom providing contextualization, larger perspective, or an agenda that brings Americans together. This results in American Muslim citizens (as well as Muslims in many other Western countries) being targeted as part of a backlash after each event; many report living in fear, always looking over their shoulders, taking extra precautions like standing farther away from the edge of platforms in train stations, women wearing hats rather than hijab, and men shaving their beards.
Progress Has Been Made
Although at times the current state of affairs seems dismal, we have to note that much progress has been made by our communities since the horrific attack on American soil, the September 11 attacks of 2001. Much of that progress, taking many forms of dawah dovetailing with a good number of Americans getting curious about Islam, is in fact directly related to those awful attacks and the resulting near-obsession in the media about Islam and Muslims, however negative. It's the proverbial silver lining in a terrible event.
The allegations against Islam have caused many to question themselves, and to feel inclined to know their religion more profoundly than before.
For many Muslims, being wrongfully accused of moral depravity and being associated by default with a miniscule minority of extremists who happen to be very loud, has lit a fire of motivation. In some respects, it is as if there is a renaissance of Islamic learning, practice, and a new fervor for civic involvement. Many Muslims have been harshly awakened, as if from a deep slumber, by these events. The allegations against Islam have caused many to question themselves, and to feel inclined to know their religion more profoundly than before. Many want to know Islam's stance on violence and revenge, on tolerance and forgiveness. The struggle to gain greater knowledge facilitates a deeper connection with the Quran and Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him. For many of those who have begun reading the Quran more intently, and have put increased importance on learning about the life of the Prophet, they have found doors opening to a more purposeful life, filled with greater humility, gratitude, and faith.
Islam Brought Into Daily Awareness
For many non-Muslims, these events have brought Islam out of the peripheries of consciousness into the forefront of their daily awareness. It's no longer just a boring page in a history textbook, but something that actually affects life in the real world. Personally, before 9/11, I had barely an awareness that there was a religion called Islam. The attacks, and the fear and agitation I felt as a result, caused more than cognizance. It motivated me to try to discredit religions altogether through research and logical analysis.
Many Americans today, faced with the ongoing turmoil in the world and the increasing number of terror incidents, want further information about Islam and Muslims.
It was 9/11 that spurred me and many other Americans to read the Quran for ourselves. Some felt motivated by macabre curiosity, others asked the question, "How can this be? What kind of religion actually encourages killing civilians?" A number of individuals had an intuition that it was not, in fact, the religion, but political agendas and grievances behind these acts. Looking into Islam became necessary for those of us who craved to understand our vulnerability and how to respond to threats to the safety and well-being of our families and nation. My journey of inquiry ultimately led me to embrace Islam as my religion and way of life. I discovered that rather than promoting violence and chaos, Islam inspires profound peace.
Many Americans today, faced with the ongoing turmoil in the world and the increasing number of terror incidents, want further information about Islam and Muslims. Initiatives such as the WhyIslam billboards and the mobile advertising trucks of HateBusters (a non-profit charitable organization "dedicated to teaching people how to like people and how to oppose hate"), and numerous websites are furthering the conversation by providing public access to authentic sources of the tenets and teachings of Islam. When activists, Muslim and non-Muslim, present credible and thought-provoking information to the public, discourse becomes more genuine and more aligned with reality, helping to break down stereotypes and fear.
By Allah's Mercy, and the increase in the number of Americans researching Islam, many Americans are adopting Islam as their way of life. It is estimated that some 20,000 Americans accept Islam every year. This means that the fabric of the American Muslim community is changing. It's becoming even more diverse, and with more native-born American Muslims, Islam is becoming less foreign to the American public, challenging the standard stereotypes. I would argue that having more Americans, especially of European descent, accepting and adopting Islam, causes many non-Muslim American families to feel differently when they hear Islamophobic rhetoric. Knowing the people who are being targeted is very different from when the victims are completely unknown.
Identity and Civil Rights
For Muslims, terrorism and the resulting backlash against Muslims has raised the question of identity. American Muslims who are deeply moved and disturbed by attacks on their country, yet also suffer from a backlash of hate and bigotry based on guilt by association, at first may feel obliged to choose between being Muslim or being American. But the vast majority of American Muslims have taken ownership both of their Islamic and their American identities. In fact, since the September 11 attacks, mosques and Islamic centers have increased by more than 74 percent. Numerous programs disseminating Islamic knowledge to both Muslim and non-Muslim audiences have also cropped up across the country.
By Allah's Mercy, and the increase in the number of Americans researching Islam, many Americans are adopting Islam as their way of life.
Meanwhile American Muslims are increasing their civic involvement and currently two Muslims are members of the House of Representatives, Keith Ellison and Andre Carson, and several others have been elected at the state level. Muslims have garnered a much greater presence in the media since 9/11 as well, appearing as guests and experts in mainstream media, both TV and radio. We are also taking advantage of social media to make our presence and ideas known. Muslims have also recognized that, as citizens, we have constitutional rights to practice our religion freely. With the help of organizations like CAIR, Muslims are reporting discrimination, litigating their cases, and in a growing number of cases, winning in court. We are becoming savvier, more confident in the knowledge that many Islamic and American principles and values are identical or compatible.
According to a 2011 Department of Justice report titled "Confronting Discrimination in the Post-9/11 Era: Challenges and Opportunities Ten Years Later," the FBI reported a 1,600 percent increase in hate crimes against Muslims in 2001, following 9/11. The report notes that the initial spike went down but "it was soon replaced by other bias-related incidents, including discrimination in education, employment, and religious land use." Government officials moved to strengthen existing civil rights laws and to ensure the rights of Muslim Americans and other individuals, like Sikh and South Asian Americans, who were targeted following the 9/11 attacks. Dr. James Zogby, founder and president of the Arab American Institute, has stated, "The threats were nothing new. My life had been threatened before. My office had been firebombed in 1980. Never a prosecution – ever. Since 9/11, three people who threatened my life have gone to jail. I'm not proud of it, but I'm pleased to know that there is somebody there to defend me."
The DOJ Civil Rights Division has put out statements encouraging the inclusion and embrace of American Muslims, to counter the impulse amongst some Americans to demonize, exclude, or merely tolerate Muslims. They have stated in no uncertain terms that anyone who infringes upon another's rights, will be brought to justice. They have increased outreach to vulnerable communities and listened to concerns. Amber Khan, the Corporate Secretary of Muslim Advocates, has noted that "DOJ leaders within the first few months after 9/11 attended more than 100 meetings and events with representatives from the Arab, Muslim, Sikh, and South Asian communities."
Greater Muslim Presence, Representation, and Responsibility
The fact that a new generation of American-born Muslims is coming of age and choosing from a broad range of professions, including those in politics and media, means that we will have greater presence and representation, with Muslim narratives, concerns, and contributions becoming more and more mainstream and familiar to the broader American public. Muslim women journalists wearing hijab, as well as Muslim politicians or political commentators, all without foreign accents and who appear culturally current and natural, help transfer Muslims, in the collective consciousness, out of the realm of foreign and strange. This is an important step in creating a distinction in the public mind and discourse between Muslims and terrorists.
Although much progress has been made, we are still at the beginning of an era of change. The fact that mosques and Islamic centers have increased is good – but, are these centers truly ready for this new era? While years ago it was acceptable to have Islamic centers catering exclusively to immigrant populations, today we must transform all our places of worship into facilities that are welcoming to all. We need more programs to help Muslims acquire knowledge and develop a truly Islamic character. We also need to increase outreach initiatives and programs to encourage the participation of our non-Muslim neighbors. And with the large number of converts to Islam, all of our Islamic centers should have services supporting and assisting new Muslims so that they feel an integral part of their new community as they journey on their path of seeking knowledge and practicing Islam in their daily lives. Also, the fraternity of believers is an area that needs development. Fractured communities erode unity and solidarity and programs and events are needed to foster a sense of fellowship and love for all Muslims, regardless of ethnicity or culture.
Because Islam was meant as a mercy for mankind, our centers should reflect that principle and wherever there is a masjid, the residents in the neighborhood should feel that it is indeed a blessing. This can occur if we collectively work to improve our communities and the lives of our neighbors, whether it be by cleaning up the streets, providing assistance to the less fortunate, or by hosting beneficial events for the entire community. Our presence, as a minority, in this nation obliges us to be visible and positive representatives of Islam. It is our responsibility to spread the word about Islam. And remembering all of Allah's prophets can serve to give us great strength. In the face of adversity they persisted with patience, integrity, and unwavering commitment to Allah and the message of true success, the surrender to God alone. That is our path and they are the best models for us to emulate.
If we do our part, perhaps we can turn the tables and be the reason our non-Muslim neighbors are curious about Islam, rather than as a result of atrocities. Perhaps when we work harder to be good Muslims, better neighbors, friends and citizens, people will not respond to acts of terror with fear, suspicion, and hatred toward all Muslims. They need to know that these actions contradict Islam and that the vast majority of Muslims condemn and abhor them. It starts with each one of us. If we follow the beautiful guidance in the Quran, we will find that indeed Allah is the best of helpers:
"And strive for Allah with the striving due to Him. He has chosen you and has not placed upon you in the religion any difficulty. [It is] the religion of your father, Abraham. Allah named you 'Muslims' before [in former scriptures] and in this [revelation], that the Messenger may be a witness over you and you may be witnesses over the people. So establish prayer and give zakat and hold fast to Allah. He is your protector; the best to protect and the best to help" (Quran 22:78).
Danielle LoDucaAuthor Danielle LoDuca is a third generation American. She chose Islam in 2002. You are invited to read her blog at www.youramericanmuslimneighbor.com She can be reached at DanielleLoDuca@gmail.com
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Spider-Man: No Way Home – Official Sony Teaser Trailer Released After Leak
Spidey fans rejoice as Sony officially reveals Peter Parker will return to the big screens on December 17th. Several hours after the trailer was leaked online playing through someone's smartphone, Spider-Man himself Tom Holland took to his Instagram Stories yesterday with a cryptic message for fans: "You ain't ready!" he wrote.
Dr Strange invokes powerful magic next to Peter Parker. Image Credit: Sony Pictures Entertainment
In the face of Holland's statement however, Sony Pictures clearly had other plans and released the teaser trailer earlier today. It is already number 1 on the YouTube trending page and, as of right now, has amassed over 28 million views with no signs of slowing.
For those who haven't heard, Spider-Man: No Way Home is an upcoming action superhero film directed by Jon Watts. In the film, Dr. Strange (played by Benedict Cumberbatch) informs Peter Parker/Spider-Man of a break in the Multiverse, resulting in villains from other worlds entering into their own. This latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be set ahead of the events of it's prequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019).
As mentioned before, actor Tom Holland will be playing the lead role of Spider-Man. Previous Spider-Man movies saw Andrew Garfield and Tobey Maguire take the part. Actress Zendaya will reprise her role playing MJ who is Michelle Jones; a nod to the earlier Mary Jane character who had appeared as Spider-Man's love interest. Furthermore, we will see at least two supervillains from earlier movies return in the form of Doctor Octopus (played by Alfred Molina) as well as Jamie Foxx's Electro.
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Noelene Steinmann wins 1029 Hot Tomato Gold Coast Nursing Award for October 2017
December 19, 2017 12:46 pm in Gold Coast by Carla Tooma
A clinical nurse co-ordinator for a number of General Practices on the Gold Coast has won 1029 Hot Tomato's Gold Coast Nursing Award for October.
Noelene Steinmann has been a nurse for almost 40 years, and worked across a number of areas before moving into the GP clinic circle in 2002.
"It's very satisfying work, and I love helping patients achieve a good outcome," she told myGC. "Working in a GP clinic, you do build up a close rapport with the regular patients and it's wonderful to be able to look after them."
Noelene Steinmann | PHOTO: Supplied
As a clinical nurse co-ordinator, Noelene manages a number of nurses which she thoroughly enjoys.
"I love the interaction with my team and am fortunate to be able to work alongside many great people."
Along with a certificate, Noelene wins $250 and is now a finalist in the Annual Awards where she could be awarded the annual winner's cash prize of $5,000.
"I am very shocked to win. Thank you so much!"
If you know a nurse or midwife who has made a difference in the life of you or your family and deserves to be recognised, you can nominate them for the award at mygc.com.au/gold-coast-nursing-awards/
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Carla is a full time journalist, presenter and announcer for 102.9 Hot Tomato and myGC.com.au, joining the team towards the end of 2011. When she is isn't busy presenting all of myGC's videos, bringing you the latest news or chatting live on air, Carla will often be found scoping out the hottest local events. Carla holds a Bachelor of Journalism degree from Bond University, where she graduated with number of First in Class and Dean's List of Academic Excellence awards. Carla is also a well-regarded MC, singer and actor. Some of her credits include hosting the Australia's Next Top Model Queensland Auditions for Foxtel, guest starring on Toybox for Channel Seven, and performing as Mrs Banks in The Arts Centre Gold Coast's production of Mary Poppins.
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Evidence DVD Review
Written by Joel Harley
DVD released by Showbox Entertainment
Directed by Howie Askins
Written by Ryan McCoy
2011, Region 2 (PAL), 76 minutes, Rated 15
DVD released on 12 March 2012
Ryan McCoy as Ryan
Brett J. Rosenberg as Brett
Abigail Richie as Abi
Ashley Bracken as Ashley
It's a found footage film in which two young couples decide to go camping in the woods. Initially, Howie Askins's Evidence doesn't sound very promising at all. Indeed, the first half is almost a direct re-run of The Blair Witch Project; strange sounds, sinister messages and destroyed campsites. Eventually the film transforms into something completely different, but its opening will invite a lot of unfortunate comparison to The Blair Witch Project.
There's an unwritten rule in this subgenre of cinema that the guy carrying the camera must be the most horrible person in the film. In this respect, Evidence does not disappoint. Much of Ryan's footage consists of his friends shouting into the lens, repeatedly telling him to shut up. He becomes so obnoxious at one point that I found myself wondering whether he was going to turn serial killer on his friends. The camping trip was his idea; filming a documentary about best friend Brett is his justification for keeping the camera rolling at all times. At night, they hear odd sounds coming from within the woods. During the day, they spot a strange creature lurking in the bushes. By the second night, the kids are ready to go home. And then the creature does a little more than just lurk. And it's not alone either...
The preamble done with, Evidence transforms into a high octane game of cat and mouse, not unlike the non-stop action of [REC]. I hope you like the sight of actress Ashley Bracken's bottom – you'll see a lot of it, always running away. It's exhausting. The constant drive to keep running isn't always plausible – there are a number of times where our heroes enter a relatively safe looking house or shed, only to immediately run out the back door. Surely keeping quiet and hiding under a bed or in a cupboard would be a more sensible option? There's some effort to explain why the group keep dragging a camera around (it makes for a good light source, apparently) but it never really rings true.
But then, such films are rarely made with plausibility or plot in mind. They exist to make the viewer jump and scream - to think twice about that camping trip. Here, Evidence is fantastic. There are so many sudden shocks and jump scares that it eventually falls into a distinct rhythm. A moment of calm? Rest assured that the next monster attack is no more than three seconds away. But since the limitations of the subgenre leave the monsters incapable of killing anyone on-screen (there'd be no-one left to hold the camera) it makes them seem somewhat incompetent. A shame, since they're otherwise very intimidating. What little is revealed of them is quite similar to the aliens of Attack The Block, and the aftermath of one of their attacks gives the film its most chilling moment. A scene in which the survivors are holed up in their camper van is like what Apollo 18 would have been if the astronauts had just stayed in a car park instead of going to the Moon.
None of Evidence is particularly innovative or original, but it does have a breathless energy generally lacking from the subgenre. These days it's refreshing to see a found footage movie that's not ripping off Paranormal Activity – even if it is a [REC] derivative instead. It owes a lot to the latter film without being a complete clone. It's far from perfect but is still a very entertaining ride - occasionally annoying and repetitive, but otherwise a lot of fun. After carefully reviewing the Evidence, I can thoroughly recommend this movie to fans of found footage film.
Video and Audio:
It looks and sounds as good as this sort of thing can, although the night-time scenes are a bit too dark.
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Author: Joel HarleyWebsite: http://porkhead.blogspot.com/
Haribo fiend, Nicolas Cage scholar and frequently functioning alcoholic. These are just some of the words which can be used to describe Joel Harley. The rest, he uses to write film criticism for Horror DNA and a variety of websites and magazines. Sometimes he manages to do so without swearing.
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EVENT_QUERY — Query whether a coarray event has occurred

Description

EVENT_QUERY assignes the number of events to <var>COUNT</var> which have been
posted to the <var>EVENT</var> variable and not yet been removed by calling
EVENT WAIT. When <var>STAT</var> is present and the invokation was successful,
it is assigned the value 0. If it is present and the invokation has failed,
it is assigned a positive value and <var>COUNT</var> is assigned the value -1.

Syntax

CALL EVENT_QUERY (EVENT, COUNT [, STAT])

Arguments

<var>EVENT</var>  	(intent(IN)) Scalar of type EVENT_TYPE,
defined in ISO_FORTRAN_ENV; shall not be coindexed.

<var>COUNT</var>  	(intent(out))Scalar integer with at least the
precision of default integer.

<var>STAT</var>   	(optional) Scalar default-kind integer variable.

Example

program atomic

  use iso_fortran_env

  implicit none

  type(event_type) :: event_value_has_been_set[*]

  integer :: cnt

  if (this_image() == 1) then

    call event_query (event_value_has_been_set, cnt)

    if (cnt > 0) write(*,*) "Value has been set"

  elseif (this_image() == 2) then

    event post (event_value_has_been_set[1])

  end if

end program atomic

Standard

TS 18508 or later

Class

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Глухарёв — русская фамилия, женская форма Глухарёва.

Известные носители фамилии
 Глухарёв, Алексей Николаевич (род. 1959) — российский художник-ипполог, живописец, график.
 Глухарёв, Василий Геннадьевич (род. 1980) — российский ориентировщик на лыжах.
 Глухарёв, Виктор Яковлевич (1922—1978) — лётчик, старший лейтенант; Герой России.
 Глухарёв, Владислав Петрович (род. 1939) — советский футболист и тренер.
 Глухарёв, Иван Никитич (1809 — не ранее 1840) — русский писатель, автор исторических романов.
 Архимандрит Макарий (Глухарёв, Михаил Яковлевич) (1792—1847) — российский православный миссионер, переводчик Библии; канонизирован.

 Глухарёва, Мария Павловна (род. 1927) — учитель географии. Герой Социалистического Труда.

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There was much upset when the first statue tribute to the pioneering feminist and author Mary Wollstonecraft was unveiled at Newington Green, north London. Created by Maggi Hambling (CBE), the silvered bronze sculpture features a small naked woman emerging from the flames of sacrifice. It has solicited responses like that of The Guardian's art critic, Rachel Cooke, who entitled her critique: Poor Mary Wollstonecraft – Reduced to a Pippa Doll with Pubic Hair.
Over 90% of London's monuments celebrate men. This statue is one of just a few commemorating women around the capital and, for that, it should be celebrated.
But, pubic critics aside, the statue also opens up some interesting debates about public monument culture and the embrace of more abstract works that are informed by a community rather than the ideas of one artist.
Creating with communities
Public sculpture has the potential to lose its resonance quickly. Consider the representational statues of Victorian politicians in waistcoats and pocket watches. Many of these men, commemorated in cities across the UK, are largely unknown and their true-to-likeness statues have become "street furniture" with barely any public acknowledgement or recognition.
Therefore, sculptors need to "future-proof" their representations. There are more successful methods of commemorating an individual, an event or an emotional response than by reproducing them with a sense of fidelity.
Sculptors who want to depict the individuality of the likes of Wollstonecraft, Virginia Woolf (whose imminent sculpture is now a hot topic), or respond to the Black Lives Matter movement, should involve communities in the creation process. There is then the opportunity to work with collective memory – the shared memories of a community – rather than one person's vision.
Edward Colston statue toppled: how Bristol came to see the slave trader as a hero and philanthropist
When groups feel the urge to remove sculptures, like those of Edward Colston in Bristol or Robert Milligan in London Docklands, this is because collective ideology is changing. There is an "iconoclash", which is where an image – in this case sculpture – is contested or destroyed based on the belief that what it represents is wrong.
Ideas about statues change as society changes. As this happens, different groups contest the meanings behind the sculptures, leading to disagreement about whether they should be kept or taken down. But while ideologies can change, causing this iconoclash, communities retain their collective memories about something, whether they are good or bad.
Representational sculptures (those that strive for realism) pin memories to the particular person depicted and their values. So, the image of Colston reminds us of his slave trading.
When statues are more figurative, their meanings become more multilayered. The sculptures become representative not of the individual but of collective memory, a feeling or moment and are then able to eschew the connection with personal values.
As David Lowenthal, historian and author of The Past Is a Foreign Country (1985), wrote:
The past is everywhere … Relics, histories, memories suffuse human experience … Whether it is celebrated or rejected, attended to or ignored, the past is omnipresent.
If the collective experience is incorporated into the creation and construction process of commemorative sculpture, then the resulting work will have an internal life of relevance to the community.
A mining community's Dream
Jaume Plensa's Dream(2009) in St. Helens, Merseyside is a successful example of this process. The sculpture was commissioned by the Liverpool Biennial for Contemporary Art and St. Helen's Council in 2007 as part of the Channel 4 television participatory public art initiative, The Big Art Project.
Commemorating the industrial history of the area, Dream sits on the site of the former Sutton Manor Colliery. The project evolved with deep involvement from the miners who had worked on the coalfield, as well as schoolchildren and other community groups.
As a result of working with the community, Plensa discovered that miners carried tallies – identity discs which they held to be very significant – and that they dreamt of light when working below the surface. These key issues led to the design of a luminous white head based on a plinth referencing tallies.
Dream is located on the summit of the former Sutton Manor Colliery in St.Helens, Merseyside.
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The ex-miners involved in the design process rejected a more literal sculpture, in the form of a miner's lamp. The stylised dolomite stone and concrete angel aims not to represent anyone but everyone. It does not revive the past by focusing on the specifics of mining, but reflects on the collective memory, community hopes and dreams, and looks forward.
After some initial surprise and backlash, the public received the sculpture well. Former miner and member of the Dream focus group, Gary Conley, said: "We've got an iconic sculpture done by a world-class artist that other major towns and cities would absolutely revere."
Similarly, Maggi Hambling aimed for universality in her tribute to Wollstonecraft. "She is Everywoman … by elevating an idea, personifying the spirit, rather than depicting the individual." The commissioning team sought for it to be "a source of debate … a tangible way to share Wollstonecraft's vision and ideas".
The statue's rejection of Wollstonecraft's features enhances its universality. It reflects all women, their achievements and power. It is a memorial to equality and therefore a compelling monument for us all. Future acts of public commemoration could learn a thing or two from it.
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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Westchester County residents are headed to Washington, D.C., Sunday to protest the building of the Keystone Pipeline.
The Keystone Pipeline would deliver oil from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico. The project has seen opposition since it was proposed in 2010. President Barack Obama vetoed the legislation to build the pipeline last year but a new proposal has been submitted. Organizer Lisa Moir of the Sierra Club said that she has been involved in local environmental politics for the past two decades. When Superstorm Sandy hit the area, Moir said, she couldn't sit back anymore and decided to be vocal on a national level. "I feel like we have to have our voices heard by the legislators in Washington if we are going to do something about climate change," Moir said. "They can't keep approving dirty fossil fuel projects if they say they are committed to climate change. They can't say they simultaneously want renewable energy when they are just going about business as usual. The Keystone Pipeline is one of the dirtiest oil projects put on the table."
Moir said that she started from scratch by calling local environmental leaders. Moir called the Westchester People's Action Coalition (WESPAC), which provided two buses to accommodate the 110 people ready to leave from White Plains on Sunday morning.


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Rapeikkosaaret är en ö i Finland. Den ligger i sjön Juojärvi och i kommunen Heinävesi i den ekonomiska regionen  Nyslotts ekonomiska region  och landskapet Södra Savolax, i den sydöstra delen av landet,  km nordost om huvudstaden Helsingfors. Öns största längd är 120 meter i öst-västlig riktning. Notera att namnet antyder att det är fråga om flera öar.

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Trakten ingår i den boreala klimatzonen. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C.

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What Slate's Redskins Decision Says About Editorial Judgment
By choosing not to recognize the Washington NFL team's official mascot, the online magazine maintains its contrarian reputation.
Svati Kirsten Narula
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Yesterday Slate announced that it will no longer refer to Washington, D.C.'s NFL team as "the Redskins." It's a decision likely to be cheered by D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray and all else who agree that the term "redskin" is racist and insulting. Whether this move will have any influence on the opinion of team owner Dan Snyder, who has control over the name and has promised it will "never" change, is doubtful -- as Slate editor David Plotz conceded himself:
We're a national, general-interest magazine, not the Washington Postor ESPN. Our coverage is sporadic, and I doubt that Dan Snyder or Roger Goodell have Google alerts for our NFL stories. When we stop using the name Redskins, hardly anyone will notice.
I am a graduate of Dartmouth College, where for many years our mascot was "the Indian." One newspaper on campus, the rather infamous Dartmouth Review, still insists on referring to the college's sports teams as "the Indians," over thirty years since we switched from the controversial Native American symbol to the politically correct "Big Green." The Review also hands out t-shirts displaying the Indian symbol during freshman orientation every fall.
The Indian symbol would frequently come up in conversation during my college years. For a while, I didn't think it was a big deal. I would often say, "Well, look at the Washington Redskins. If it's okay for them it should be okay for us." By junior year, though, I came to the view that a symbol that had caused so much hurt to so many people obviously had no place on campus anymore. Whether people "should" be offended by it or not doesn't matter; the fact that some people are offended by it does. As I saw it, getting rid of the Indian symbol at Dartmouth was painless for the majority (those of us who weren't bothered by it) and a great relief for the minority (the students and community members who had felt alienated by it). And yet, a portion of my classmates continued to wear the Indian t-shirts and many of my friends wrote for the Dartmouth Review, as I myself did briefly.
Shortly after Plotz's piece went up on Slate yesterday, I scrolled through my Twitter feed and found these comments from a former editor-in-chief of the Review, Sterling Beard, who had been a year ahead of me:
We will no longer call the Massachusetts NFL team the "Patriots" over concern the moniker is too nationalistic. #SlatePitches
I shan't refer to Slate by its name any more; it is insufficiently sensitive to our igneous and sedimentary brethren. #SlatePitches
Humorous enough, but whether one can make fun of the Slate decision doesn't say much about whether or not the decision was wise. So I emailed Beard, asking him what his broader perspective was, given his leadership at a publication that does pretty much the exact opposite of what Slate is doing today. He replied explaining why he thinks Slate is "on the wrong track here":
As Mr. Plotz concedes, citing the work of Smithsonian Institution linguist Ives Goddard, the term "Redskins" actually has a fairly innocent history and was not typically used as a pejorative. Moreover, he notes that the team's founder, George Preston Marshall, though an admitted racist, "was almost certainly trying to invoke Indian bravery and toughness, not to impugn Indians." (After all, why would any sports team take the name of something it considered inferior in some way? Nobody takes a mascot in order to denigrate the thing.)
As such, though the name is "only a bit offensive" and began as "a well-intentioned symbol," Slate is discontinuing usage of "Redskins" because it is "extremely tacky and dated -- like an old aunt who still talks about 'colored people' or limps her wrist to suggest someone's gay."
In other words, it's a term that simply doesn't belong in the modern world (though I'm curious as to what he thinks about the NAACP's name). ... This is a strange standard. There's no moral component to it. If the name "Redskins" isn't offensive enough in and of itself to warrant removal, then why bother doing so? We're left with stylistic and temporal objections ("tacky and dated"). ... It's an attempt to encourage thinking of the team nickname as a racial faux pas without actually labeling it such.
Beard also questioned whether Slate will still refer to the "Yankees," given that this particular term has historically been a pejorative. Good points, all. Beard has given this quite a bit of thought, both in his capacity as former editor of the Review and as someone of Native American descent: He is a citizen of the Chickasaw Nation. "At graduation," he recalled, "I wore my tribe's graduation stole and walked across the stage with an Indian head cane. If anything, my opinion of the Indian as a mascot only grew, especially in comparison with the official (albeit disembodied) 'Big Green,' the unofficial 'Dartmoose,' and the humorous 'Keggy the Keg.' I thought it better to have the Indian and use it to educate about native cultures." He pointed to the example of McMurry University, forced by the NCAA to change from "Indians" to "War Hawks," but which still painstakingly constructs a historically accurate "Tipi Village" each year for homecoming. Better that, according to Beard, than "bury the mascot and hope people forget about it."
That's a coherent and plausible line of reasoning, but why insist on keeping the mascot around when there is a vocal contingent of community members who feel so strongly insulted by it? Sacrificing a small, albeit meaningful, piece of the past in favor of showing respect for community members of the present seems like the right thing to do. As Plotz put it, "Changing the way we talk is not political correctness run amok. It reflects an admirable willingness to acknowledge others who were once barely visible to the dominant culture, and to recognize that something that may seem innocent to you may be painful to others."
Plotz also wrote about Slate's decision in the context of decisions by other papers, particularly The Washington Post:
Close readers of Slate know that we are owned by the Washington Post Co., which just sold the Washington Post newspaper, the market-maker in Redskins coverage. Slate and the Washington Post newspaper have always been editorially independent, and what we've decided has no bearing on the newspaper, which still refers to the Redskins. Speaking as a Post subscriber, I wish they would change. The Post is--along with ESPN and the other NFL broadcasters--one of the only institutions that could bring genuine pressure on Snyder to drop the name. But it's only fair to acknowledge that it's a much more difficult decision for the newspaper than it is for us, given that covering Dan Snyder's team is essential to the Post's editorial mission.
Would such a policy change from The Washington Post really have the desired effect? More likely it would spark backlash against the editorial team's agenda than inspire a change of the football team's name. As Plotz pointed out, Slate can get away with such a move because its editorial mission doesn't heavily depend on covering football. But surely the magazine is also in a different category because of its online-only, forward-thinking image. Readers may expect Slate to shake things up, while we hold the Post to behavior more befitting the establishment entity it is: noticing and analyzing with detachment, or at least aiming to do so.
Many of my classmates at Dartmouth didn't take the Review seriously, and I can't help but think the paper's stance on the Indian mascot contributed to that. It could be because, when a publication refuses to refer to a sports team by its "official" name, it signals a bias, or even suggests that it is willing to filter the news for the sake of an agenda. Then readers wonder what else the organization will re-name or decide to de-legitimize. The effect is different from that of simply running an editorial or an op-ed arguing about the issue.
And yet, despite all this, my guess is that Slate's new policy will show that a perception of bias doesn't matter if the publication's readers judge that bias to be on the right side of history. Both Slate and the Dartmouth Review have their core demographics -- as does The Post, though probably less clearly defined. Media organizations have the prerogative to weigh in on customs in this manner. Even if you're a purist for journalistic neutrality, and believe that publications shouldn't tell their readers what to think, editorial debates of this kind can perform a valuable service: They can help us understand what to think about.
Svati Kirsten Narula is a reporter for Quartz.


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Happy Monday!! Today I'll be styling some over the knee boots that are absolutely on-trend.
I am almost done with all of my Christmas shopping! Luckily, we still have two weeks until the big day. I love all of the Christmas movies on tv this time of year. We have watched Elf 3 times this week, along with The Santa Clause and Polar Express a few times. Andi really enjoyed watching Toy Story 3 last night. She was laughing so hard when Woody was flying. She couldn't get enough!
I love that it's finally boot weather! My boots are actually a designer dupe that are under $100, in case you're wondering.


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Orlando Codá (Rio de Janeiro, 1949 - Rio de Janeiro, 20 de agosto de 1996) foi um teatrólogo,libretista, jornalista e professor brasileiro.

Seu libreto de maior destaque foi para a ópera Dom Casmurro com música de Ronaldo Miranda, baseada na obra homônima de Machado de Assis, que estreou no Teatro Municipal de São Paulo em 1992.. No ano anterior, encenara outra peça sua, "Mozart 31", uma montagem irreverente de Don Giovanni, com libreto de Lorenzo da Ponte - ópera que Mozart compôs quando tinha 31 anos. Em março de 96, Codá montou outro musical: "Revista do Rádio".

Ao lado de sua carreira no teatro, Codá foi também professor de inglês e francês. Como jornalista, foi gerente de divulgação de editoras.

Morreu dia 20 de agosto de 1996, aos 47 anos, no Rio de Janeiro, de falência múltipla dos órgãos, depois de um período de enfermidade.

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'"I was born in Khdr Bek, Musa Dagh in 1915. During the rebellion of Musa Dagh I was three months old. With my family and compatriots I left for Port Said and stayed there for four years. At the termination of the war I returned to Musa Dagh."
"I received my primary education from the local schools of Khdr Bek and Yoghun Oluk. I started the second part of my education at the Armenian Gemaran of Beirut when I was fifteen. I stayed there five years until 1935. Then I became a teacher."
"I haven't played much. I've started writing at an early age. I was published later in 1932. I've worked with the "Hayrenik" monthly, "Haratch", "Aztag" daily and weekly, "Nayiri", "Hasg", "Dziadzan", "Aztarar", and "Agos" publications. My pen names were Albatross, Vazken Diranian, Y. Sarian, and Y. Dzovigian."
"I have written stories, prose, and poems."
His works include "Ser Yev Vishd" (Love & Sorrow, 1944), "Hoghe" (The Land, 1948), "Tought Zavagnerous" (Letter To My Children, 1961), "Domar Darakri" (Exile's Register, 1963), "Yergou Namagner" (Two Letters, 1964), "Temker" (Faces, 1967), "Dznntavayr Gorousial" (Lost Birthplace, 1984).
He left this world at the age of 50 in 1966. He died in Beirut, Lebanon far from his birthplace.
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