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Highest Rated: 100% You're in the Navy Now (1951)
Lowest Rated: 10% Not as a Stranger (1955)
Birthday: Feb 19, 1924
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
Having started out portraying sadistic bad guys in a number of notable film noirs, actor Lee Marvin was propelled to stardom and leading man status following his Oscar-winning performance as two characters in the classic Western comedy "Cat Ballou" (1965). Prior to that particular triumph, Marvin began making a name for himself with supporting roles in "The Wild One' (1953) and "The Big Heat" (1953), with the latter showcasing a famed scene where his menacing character threw scalding coffee in Gloria Grahame's face. Later in the decade, he had a stint as an investigator of organized crime on the briefly popular "M Squad" (NBC, 1957-1960), which helped turn the actor into star. Following turns as a sadistic cowboy in "Bad Day at Black Rock" (1955), the titular murderer in "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valence" (1962), and a methodical assassin in "The Killers" (1964), Marvin changed the course of his career with his Academy Award-worthy performance in "Cat Ballou." From there, Marvin portrayed characters whose inescapable use of violence was nonetheless heroic: he was an avenging member of a Western posse in "The Professionals" (1966), the leader of a squad of soldier-convicts sent on a suicide mission in "The Dirty Dozen" (1967), and a cold, vengeance-mind thief in the unrelenting crime thriller "Point Blank" (1967). His career crested with a co-starring role in the notorious Western musical "Paint Your Wagon" (1969), in which he displayed one of the worst singing voices in cinema history, before hitting a slow, downward slope throughout the 1970s with underwhelming films like "The Klansman" (1974), "Shout at the Devil" (1976) and "Avalanche Express" (1978). Marvin rebounded late in his career with two excellent movies - the gruesome World War II epic "The Big Red One" (1980) and the methodical crime thriller set in Soviet Russia, "Gorky Park" (1984), both of which helped put an exclamation point on a sterling career.
The Comancheros
Attack!
Seven Men From Now
You're in the Navy Now
Bad Day at Black Rock
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
The Caine Mutiny
15% 50% The Delta Force Col. Nick Alexander (Character) $15.9M 1986
No Score Yet 22% Dirty Dozen: The Next Mission Maj. John Reisman (Character) - 1985
No Score Yet 45% Dog Day Jimmy Cobb (Character) - 1984
78% 59% Gorky Park Jack Osborne (Character) - 1983
17% 70% Death Hunt Millen (Character) - 1981
90% 78% The Big Red One The Sergeant (Character) - 1980
No Score Yet 12% Avalanche Express Wargrave (Character) - 1979
50% 33% Shout at the Devil Colonel Flynn O'Flynn (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 41% The Great Scout & Cathouse Thursday Sam Longwood (Character) - 1976
No Score Yet 44% The Spikes Gang Harry Spikes (Character) - 1974
25% 25% The Klansman Sheriff Track Bascomb (Character) - 1974
63% 85% Emperor of the North A No. 1 (Character) - 1973
91% 75% The Iceman Cometh Theodore "Hickey" Hickman (Character) - 1973
50% 31% Pocket Money Leonard (Character) - 1972
71% 72% Prime Cut Nick Devlin (Character) - 1972
89% 64% Monte Walsh Monte Walsh (Character) - 1970
33% 67% Paint Your Wagon Ben Rumson (Character) - 1969
67% 82% Hell in the Pacific American Pilot (Character) - 1969
No Score Yet No Score Yet Sergeant Ryker Sgt. Paul Ryker (Character) - 1968
92% 84% Point Blank Walker (Character) - 1967
81% 90% The Dirty Dozen Maj. John Reisman (Character) - 1967
89% 81% The Professionals Henry "Rico" Fardan (Character) - 1966
No Score Yet 25% The Meanest Men in the West Kalig Talbot (Character) - 1966
64% 77% Ship of Fools Tenny (Character) - 1965
90% 74% Cat Ballou Kid Shelleen/Strawn (Character) - 1965
80% 71% The Killers Charlie Strom (Character) - 1964
54% 76% Donovan's Reef "Boats" Gilhooley (Character) - 1963
94% 92% The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance Liberty Valance (Character) - 1962
100% 75% The Comancheros Tully Crow (Character) - 1961
No Score Yet 17% The Missouri Traveler Tobias Brown (Character) - 1958
10% 51% Raintree County Orville "Flash" Perkins (Character) - 1957
No Score Yet No Score Yet Pillars of the Sky Sgt. Lloyd Carracart (Character) - 1956
100% 78% Attack! Lt. Col. Clyde Bartlett, CO (Character) - 1956
100% 82% Seven Men From Now Bill Masters (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 52% The Rack Capt. John R. Miller (Character) - 1956
No Score Yet 46% Shack Out on 101 Slob/Mr. Gregory (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 62% A Life in the Balance The Killer (Character) - 1955
10% 55% Not as a Stranger Brundage (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 62% I Died a Thousand Times Babe Kossuck (Character) - 1955
60% 44% Pete Kelly's Blues Al Gannaway (Character) - 1955
80% 69% Violent Saturday Dill (Character) - 1955
97% 87% Bad Day at Black Rock Hector David (Character) - 1955
No Score Yet 28% Gorilla at Large Shaughnessy (Character) - 1954
76% 71% The Wild One Chino (Character) - 1954
93% 87% The Caine Mutiny Meatball (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 60% The Raid Lt. Keating (Character) - 1954
No Score Yet 40% Seminole Sgt. Magruder (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 21% The Stranger Wore a Gun Dan Kurth (Character) - 1953
100% 90% The Big Heat Vince Stone (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 35% Gun Fury Blinky (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Glory Brigade Cpl. Bowman (Character) - 1953
No Score Yet 43% Hangman's Knot Rolph Bainter (Character) - 1952
No Score Yet 33% Eight Iron Men Sgt. Joe Mooney (Character) - 1952
100% 38% You're in the Navy Now Radio Man (Character) - 1951
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dr. Kildare Unknown (Guest Star) 1962 1964
84% 95% The Twilight Zone Steel Kelly (Character) 1961 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet Combat! Unknown (Guest Star) 1963
No Score Yet No Score Yet The Untouchables Unknown (Guest Star) 1961-1962
No Score Yet 100% Bonanza Unknown (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Ben Casey Gerry Bramson (Guest Star) 1962
No Score Yet No Score Yet Route 66 Unknown (Guest Star) 1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet Wagon Train Unknown (Guest Star) 1960-1961
No Score Yet No Score Yet M Squad Detective Lt. Frank Ballinger (Character) 1957-1960
No Score Yet No Score Yet Climax! Unknown (Character) 1955 1957-1958
No Score Yet No Score Yet G.E. Theater Captain Morrissey (Character) 1955
No Score Yet No Score Yet Suspense Unknown (Character) 1953
No Score Yet No Score Yet Dragnet Unknown (Guest Star) 1952

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Q: ASP.NET website as subfolder on PHP Nginx server My requirements:
My website -> example.com - Runs Magento ecommerce platform built in PHP running under Nginx server (currently Apache but very soon moving to Nginx)
Another website -> example.com/abcd - abcd is currently another website that runs on ASP.NET
Another website -> example.com/xyz - xyz is currently another website that runs on ASP.NET
I want to co-exist PHP and ASP.NET website on 1 server with the ASP.NET websites running as a sub-folder.
Background:
1. The Magento website is an ecommerce website which cannot be re-built.
2. The ASP.NET is a corporate website that is investing money into the ecommerce website and it cannot be re-built either since they have many corporate websites and each which will run as sub-folder to the magento website.
Research:
Looked briefly at mono-project. However from my understanding you need to have separate domains and separate folders for the PHP and ASP.NET to exist on 1 server? Or is my understand wrong?
Can anyone over here provide me more information on whether this can be done. If so, what direction do I need to look into? As mentioned in the requirements, I cannot re-build (though can make minor changes) any of the corporate website into PHP as they have already been done and they are many of them. Also I know I can put a sub-domain http://abcd.example.com and make it point to another server with IIS but the corporates want that as the very last option.
My background is as a PHP developer so I have very little understanding of ASP.NET. So please be gentle :)

A: I'm not intimately familiar with how to run Mono in nginx and I don't want to spread FUD, but I'm not sure that setup is absolutely mature.
If you can, you might want to consider running everything in IIS on Windows Server. IIS has excellent PHP support and IIS has support for running separate in the subfolders in the way that you need. There's more info here.

A: I'm not real familiar with Mono, but looking at the nginx configuration for it (Mono under nginx fastcgi), it should be possible to run both PHP-FPM and Mono through nginx using your described setup, using a config such as:
server {
    listen 80;
    server_name example.com;

    // PHP
    location / {
        index          index.php;
        fastcgi_index  index.php;
        fastcgi_param  SCRIPT_FILENAME  $document_root$fastcgi_script_name;
        include        fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass   localhost:9000; // php server/port
    }

    // ASP.NET 1
    location /abcd {
        index          Default.aspx;
        fastcgi_index  Default.aspx;
        include        fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass   localhost:9001; // mono server/port
    }

    // ASP.NET 2
    location /xyx {
        index          Default.aspx;
        fastcgi_index  Default.aspx;
        include        fastcgi_params;
        fastcgi_pass   localhost:9002; // other mono server/port
    }
}

You would then have to set different root for each location block.

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"This module checks source code."

import sys
import glob
import re
import os

MAX_LINE_LENGTH = 70
FILTER = "-legal/copyright,"\
         "-build/header_guard,"\
         "-runtime/references,"\
         "-whitespace/indent,"\
         "-build/c++11,"\
         "-build/include,"\
         "-readability/streams,"\
         "-runtime/int,"\
         "-runtime/printf,"\
         "-runtime/arrays"
CPPLINT = "cpplint.py --quiet --linelength={} --filter="

ALL_SOURCE = glob.glob("include" + os.path.sep + "shg" +
                       os.path.sep + ".h")
ALL_SOURCE += glob.glob("src" + os.path.sep + "*.cc")
ALL_SOURCE += glob.glob("testing" + os.path.sep + "*.h")
ALL_SOURCE += glob.glob("testing" + os.path.sep + "*.cc")
ALL_SOURCE += glob.glob("tools" + os.path.sep + "*.cc")
ALL_SOURCE += glob.glob("examples" + os.path.sep + "*.cc")

N_ERRORS = 0

def print_error(fname, line, message):
    "Increases error count by 1 and prints error message."
    global N_ERRORS
    N_ERRORS += 1
    if not fname:
        s = '{}'.format(message)
    elif line == 0:
        s = '{}: {}'.format(fname, message)
    else:
        s = '{}:{}: {}'.format(fname, line, message)
    print(s)

def check_file_as_binary(fname):
    "Checks if all bytes of a file are less than 128."
    with open(fname, 'rb') as f:
        byte_array = f.read()
    for byte in byte_array:
        if byte > 127:
            print_error(fname, 0, "non-ASCII character")

def check_file_as_text(fname):
    "Checks file as UTF-8 text file."
    with open(fname, encoding="utf-8") as f:
        all_lines = f.read().splitlines()
    is_previous_line_empty = False
    for i, line in enumerate(all_lines, start=1):
        if len(line) > MAX_LINE_LENGTH:
            print_error(fname, i, "line too long")
        if re.search(r'\s$', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "line ends with white space")
        for c in line:
            if ord(c) > 127:
                print_error(fname, i, "non-ASCII character")
        if not line:
            if is_previous_line_empty:
                print_error(fname, i, "consecutive blank lines")
            else:
                is_previous_line_empty = True
        else:
            is_previous_line_empty = False
        if '\t' in line:
            print_error(fname, i, "tab found")
        if re.search(r'\\cite$', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "badly formatted \\cite command")
        if re.search(r'#\s+define', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "#define contains spaces")
        if re.search(r'#\s+include', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "#include contains spaces")
        if re.search(r'\bfabs\b', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "found fabs()")
        if re.search(r'\basserts\b', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "found assert()")
        if re.search(r'\bpragma\b', line):
            print_error(fname, i, "found pragma")

def check_version_numbers():
    "Checks if version numbers in three places are the same."
    version1 = version2 = version3 = ""
    with open('include/shg/version.h', encoding="utf-8") as f:
        all_lines = f.read().splitlines()
    for line in all_lines:
        match = re.search(r'#define +SHG_VERSION +"([0-9.]+)'\
                          r'"\s*$', line)
        if match:
            version1 = match.group(1)
            break
    with open('doc/Doxyfile', encoding="utf-8") as f:
        all_lines = f.read().splitlines()
    for line in all_lines:
        match = re.search(r'PROJECT_NUMBER += +([0-9.]+)\s*$', line)
        if match:
            version2 = match.group(1)
            break
    with open('README', encoding="utf-8") as f:
        all_lines = f.read().splitlines()
    for line in all_lines:
        match = re.search(r'This directory contains the ([0-9.]+)'\
                          r' release of the library.', line)
        if match:
            version3 = match.group(1)
            break
    if version1 and version1 == version2 and version2 == version3:
        return
    print_error("", 0, "inconsistent version numbers")

def run():
    """Runs the script. If no arguments, check all source and version
    numbers."""
    source = sys.argv[1:]
    if not source:
        source = ALL_SOURCE
        check_version_numbers()
    fname = None
    for fname in source:
        check_file_as_text(fname)
        check_file_as_binary(fname)
    command = CPPLINT.format(MAX_LINE_LENGTH)
    command += FILTER
    command += ' ' + ' '.join(source)
    errors = os.system(command)
    if N_ERRORS > 0 or errors != 0:
        print("There were errors")
        return 1
    return 0

if __name__ == '__main__':
    if run() != 0:
        sys.exit(1)

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I love it when a plan comes together. In one of the most ambitious film proposals in recent memory, The Avengers has finally arrived and paid off greatly. Setting itself up back in 2008 with Iron Man and adding on layers through the other four Marvel Comic films that have come since, the massive gamble of bringing in multiple actors, directors, studios, and comic properties has led to what is basically the ultimate Marvel superhero film. Frankly, this film should not even exist. It seems unwieldy to think about combining so many elements into one feature and not have it topple due to the lack of fair balance or the lack of a cohesive and unifying story, but writer/director/comic geek Joss Whedon has managed to pull it off and deliver a ridiculously satisfying experience. The massive roster of superheroes are all given their fair amount of time, the action is incredibly satisfying, and the film has a ton of fun and wit to spare in its screenplay. Minor bumps along the way and the lack of deeper themes beyond "teamwork helps us triumph" notwithstanding, The Avengers is still a huge success assembled from a lot of great pieces coming together to form a fantastic comic book film in many of the best possible ways.
In breaking down the story, it is actually incredibly simple to explain. Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), leader of the secret peacekeeping, law enforcement organization known as S.H.I.E.L.D., is forced to recruit all of the known super-powered heroes from around the world and beyond (Iron Man, Hulk, Thor, and Captain America) in an effort to build a super team strong enough to stop Thor's evil brother Loki (Tom Hiddleston) from destroying the Earth. As Earth's mightiest heroes all eventually gather, it will serve as a challenge to not only stop Loki, but to successfully work together as a true and capable team.
To give a bit of a roll call: Iron Man (aka Tony Stark, played by Robert Downey, Jr.) is all about using his smarts and his wits to help supplement his super suit. Captain America (aka Steve Rogers, played by Chris Evans) is still getting a grasp on existing in present time, after having woken up from a rest that started back during WWII, but he at least knows what his true duty is. Bruce Banner (aka Hulk, played by Mark Ruffalo) seems to have found peace in helping others at a great distance from the rest of the world, but is still smart enough to know he needs to help S.H.I.E.L.D., even if he risks having another angry incident. Thor (aka the Asgardian son of Odin, played by Chris Hemsworth) has traveled a great distance to deal with his revenge-minded brother, as he wishes to protect the Earth from harm. Additionally, a few S.H.I.E.L.D. assassins, Black Widow (Scarlet Johansson) and Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), are caught up in the action as well, because it will truly take a highly skilled and powerful team of people to stop Loki, the power he wields, and the army he has brought with him.
It truly is some sort of miracle that this film exists; however, when you get a clip of the film that literally has a 360º shot of all of these superheroes, it is safe to say that Marvel Studios and everyone else involved was able to pull it off. And really, who better to be at the head of this massive comic ship than Joss Whedon? Whedon, known to many as a comic book writer, along with the creator of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel, and Firefly (he also co-wrote and produced the recent release Cabin in the Woods), is who many would consider a perfect fit for a live-action Avengers film. He has most clearly established the usage of wry bits of humor in his dialogue, but his work also always does well in establishing true drama buried beneath all the fantastic that is going on. He is also always one to bring an incredible fairness in his balance to women (a notably great aspect, as The Avengers consists almost entirely of supermen). Putting all that forward, it really is great to see Whedon emerge so successfully, as he was basically given the keys to play in the castle filled with comics and toys that he is very familiar with already.
Steve Rogers: Big man, in a suit of armor... take that away, what are you?
I most admired the balance in this movie. Given that The Avengers has to do a lot to not only establish that there are four main superheroes, a few supporting characters, and a lead villain, I was really thrilled to see that no one got short-changed. Especially in the case of dealing with the very different personalities clashing, this film could have easily become the Tony Stark show featuring a few other super folk, but it didn't. This is a film about the Avengers, and as such, we spend the right amount of time with each character and can properly witness a specific arc for each. As fun as it is to spend time listening to Tony Stark banter with others, it is just as engaging to see Thor deal with a fairly emotional issue of stopping his own brother, or having to relate to the attempts by Bruce Banner in his struggle to maintain his solace, let alone deal with the repercussions of the raging alter ego lurking within. Even the master archer Hawkeye (aka Clint Barton) has his own arc, as he deals with Loki's manipulation.
The actors are certainly up to the task of delivering big for this film. Robert Downey, Jr. continues to embody Tony Stark tremendously, even managing to add a few layers, while still providing plenty of humor. Chris Evans continues to capture the same earnestness that makes Cap such a strong character, even if some reported scenes of him further dealing with his present reality were left on the cutting room floor. Mark Ruffalo is maybe the best Bruce Banner of the recent three (though I did like Bana and Norton, regardless of the films), providing the proper sense of reluctance and struggle in balancing the two sides of himself, while still being fun to watch (the intro scene of him with Johansson is great, as is watching him talk smarts with Stark). Hemsworth also continues to make Thor just incredibly fun to watch, as he gladly embraces the fish-out-of-water aspects of being a super-powered being interacting with earthlings.
As for the rest of the cast, Renner is basically great in everything he does, so watching him basically play cool as ice was very satisfying. I liked Johansson more here than I have in anything in a while, which I think is a testament to the strong role that Whedon has afforded her. Samuel L. Jackson, after practice rounds with the Nick Fury character in small portions for the past four years, gets more to do this time around and certainly maintains a certain badass stature, though I am hoping to see more from him in the future with more regard for the deeper layers of someone in charge of a super-secret organization. Clark Gregg, who has slowly built plenty of charisma as S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Coulson, gets in his moments as well; playing up his dry humor, while also hiding the excitement of seeing all of these guys come together (he collected Captain America's trading cards). And lastly, Tom Hiddleston continues to make for a wonderfully complex villain, as his Loki is still both duplicitous as well as crushed and conflicted on an emotional level, filled with anger and a desire for power. Hiddleston makes Loki a villain that is fun to watch an interesting when it comes to seeing him interact with the others.
As there are plenty of highlights in this film, which I have not spoken of yet, let me first address some of the poorer aspects of this film. To start, the beginning feels pretty bland. Essentially a 10-minute cold open, the start of this film feels off-balance in how it sets up the remaining 2+ hours. The dialogue doesn't come off as strong and there's a certain "whiz bang" factor that isn't fully there, despite some expensive looking stuff going on. Mirroring that response, the very end of this film sets up fake and somewhat predictable suspense, followed by a summation of things that occurred, which could have been better handled.
It does also seem almost too simple in how the plot has been realized. By that I mean the film doesn't do much beyond establishing that a bunch of really powerful guys (and some gals) need to get together, work together, and stop evil. Now I don't need much more than that, when it comes to something like The Avengers, but knowing that Whedon could have easily delved into some stronger additionally themes (which we only see in small doses), it does make me hope that future Avengers films will have more to say. This could be partially blamed on the plot, which is simple, yet busy in the way it constantly adds various details onto the basic design of the film, which leaves little time for added motifs.
Lastly, as seen in all the previews, we know that the third act of this film is an epic battle that pits the Avengers against an extraterrestrial force, but those enemies, while intimidating, have little to offer in terms of getting us to see much in what they are fighting for. The cheap and easy answer for this is that power always makes everyone want more, but given that the film starts off with Loki describing his plan to some unfamiliar character and then rides on without further exploring who this army is that is supporting him, it left me with wanting just a little more justification for their presence.
Getting back to why there is still an incredibly strong 2 hours of film to enjoy, I think a lot could be made from the fact that people are basically supposed to have seen five different films in order to fully enjoy The Avengers, but I do not think that is necessarily true. Of course, it does help to be familiar with the people you are going to be following for the length of an entire film and each character has had one or two films of their own; however, Whedon (as well as story developer Zak Penn) has done a pretty great job of creating a film that is able to establish who these characters are well enough, without dragging the flow or spending too much time with any one character. I will say that Thor is the one film (and Captain America to an extent), which really should be watched in order to be the least confused about what is fully going on, but this really is the kind of blockbuster film made for mass audiences to enjoy and not just all of the comic geeks that have been salivating for a film like this for decades.
Now let's get down to that other thing, the part that relates to that epic 360º shot of all the Avengers. When this film fires on all cylinders and has all these heroes doing things that they are known to do, the film truly shines. A few pretty astounding scenes involve Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hulk, Hawkeye, and Black Widow all performing the incredibly feats and signature moves they are capable of and it is freaking awesome. Seeing Iron Man bounce lasers off Captain America's shield into a bunch of enemies or the Hulk bounding great heights and landing his fists into enemies or seeing Thor's Hammer and Hawkeye's arrows all aid in doing crazy things is simply fantastic. The action in this film is wonderfully realized, never hard to understand, always clearly presented, with fantastic moments that feature long shots zooming between our different heroes.
The effects are top notch as well and kudos to ILM, among the other special effects studios, for really delivering the goods. Putting it simply - Hulk looks great in this film. The interaction between humans, heroes, aliens, and buildings feels consistent enough and does well to communicate a good sense of weight. It is always cool to see Iron Man flying around, Cap's shield bouncing around, and Thor's hammer traveling great distances on its own. And seeing the S.H.I.E.L.D. Heli-carrier (a flying aircraft carrier) in action was wonderfully satisfying. Even the 3D conversion is strong enough to not make it too much of an issue.
In addition to the great deal of action in this film, it is just a lot of fun seeing all of these people interact with one another. I have already mentioned the Whedon dialogue, which serves this film well, but actually seeing Stark and Banner talk science, Thor and Cap argue for their causes, or Nick Fury tough talk all of them, is just a lot of fun to listen to and rewarding to see witnessed in an actual, live-action film. A benefit of this film is how it feels like a comic book in the way scenes are presented. Dialogue comes fast and quick, framing is set up in very particular ways, and action, in various forms, is properly punctuated throughout. Few films that ride under the "comic book movie" banner gave me that similar feel (which includes the ambitious, but much maligned Hulk).
In praising how this film feels like a comic book come to life, that should not rule out the fact that the dramatic moments and stakes in this film registered just as important as the ridiculously fun aspects of the film. Putting the Earth in peril is one thing (the darn planet can never stay out of trouble), but dealing with a character like Thor, who is worried for Loki, despite having to deal with fighting against him or Captain America, who learns to what end times have changed, or even Black Widow, who holds a strong concern for Hawkeye, when things get turned around on them, is important stuff that is not simply looked over. One particular dramatic beat does a lot to stir this group together in an effective way that has come from crafting together an assembly of well-drawn characters. This film has a soul and does not just play out like an empty-headed blockbuster film, with little concern for the characters we are rooting for.
Some other odds and ends before I close. I mostly enjoyed the score by Alan Silvestri. It brings a vibe that contains themes for each characters and does well at adding to the moments, though I wish a bit more was done in creating a strong theme for the Avengers as a team. Maintaining the cinematic continuity between films was also a great touch. While I may have missed seeing certain other heroes join the fight (what was War Machine doing, was he busy?), I was happy to see that the previous films were properly respected with regards to this film that unites everyone. And lastly, I can't emphasize enough how cool Hulk is.
The Avengers feels like some professionals managed to gather a bunch of the best Marvel Comics and toys and let a bunch of fans in on seeing how well they know how to play with them, and then let them see that again and again. The film delivers in all sorts of awesome ways. Coming off of an ambitious investment, this is a film that brings together every one of these recent Marvel heroes for the film that is the culmination of a lot of hard work and effort. The payoff is a hugely entertaining spectacle, which is benefited by wonderful action, fun dialogue, fine work by the actors involved, awesome special effects, and some other ingenious elements that make this film all the more satisfying to behold. The Avengers have certainly assembled and this is a fine adventure that will be enjoyed by many.
Tony Stark: When they come, and they will come, they'll come for you.
I liked Thor and Iron Man, not so much Incredible Hulk, haven't yet seen Iron Man 2 or Captain America. Great review. It seems like forever that I've been waiting for this, and now that it comes out, it suddenly feels early.


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National Menu
Flypaper
Knowledge matters: E. D. Hirsch, Jr.'s fifth book on education is as important as his first
Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Don Hirsch has done it again. Never mind that he's eighty-eight. Why Knowledge Matters: Rescuing Our Children from Failed Educational Theories, his fifth book on education reform—there were at least five earlier ones in his original field of English literature, criticism, and composition—is as clear and trenchant as Cultural Literacy was in 1987. And it is arguably even more needed, as there's ample evidence that the "knowledge" part of K–12 education has been backsliding even as we've seen slight improvement on the skills side.
There's the curricular narrowing associated with our reading-and-math obsession and the accountability regimes attached thereto. There's the perverse effect of Google and other technologies leading us to assume that we "can always look it up." And most perniciously—it is the theme of Why Knowledge Matters—there's what Hirsch terms "the tyranny of three ideas" that steer educators in the wrong direction.
Here, in short form, are the mistaken ideas:
Early education should be age-appropriate and seen as part of a "natural development process." ("Early education" in Hirsch's world isn't preschool; it's kindergarten and the first several grades of school.)
Early education should be individualized as far as possible.
The main aim of education is to develop critical thinking and other "general skills."
Wrong, wrong, and wrong, as Hirsch musters ample evidence from psychology and social science to prove. What kids mostly need in the early grades is a common, knowledge-centric curriculum (they'll learn more, too, since they'll find it so much more interesting). It'll boost their reading scores; prepare them to succeed in middle school, high school, and beyond, where U.S. test scores (and other metrics) crash; and equalize opportunity in American society in ways that no anti-poverty or compensatory education program can possibly do.
This assessment isn't coming from an impartial observer. I'm on the board of Don's Core Knowledge Foundation and helped launch the Knowledge Matters Campaign. I also lent him a bit of help with this book as a longtime friend and admirer. Ever since Diane Ravitch and I happened upon his seminal 1983 article in the American Scholar and encouraged him to turn it into the book that became Cultural Literacy four years later, I've found his informed ideas about what ails American education persuasive and sound—far more than those of just about any other thinker, in fact.
Readers of this book will also be exposed to a riveting and well-documented object lesson as Hirsch recounts the sorry fate of academic achievement in France after that country abandoned its longstanding national curriculum. Read it and see for yourself.
Yes, you will likely be provoked by Don's heterodox thinking about many of reform's most prominent standards-and-accountability initiatives; by his earnest advocacy of the kind of standardized state or national curriculum that many politicians assume to be a "third rail" proposition; and by his insistence that for knowledge truly to be acquired, the curriculum has to be systematic and cumulative rather than a random assemblage of "units." Though he sees potential in the "commonness" of the Common Core, he argues that true learning gains will only follow if states turn more demanding ELA standards into a mandate for knowledge-rich curricula and if test makers understand that "close reading" of texts could make things worse unless those texts are integrated with such a curriculum. Otherwise, they will lead to even more class time given to counterproductive efforts at skill building rather than inculcating knowledge. Moreover, kids will be even less prepared than they are today to handle the demands of the upper grades and thereafter.
I don't know whether this will turn out to be Don's last book. Informed as it is, however, by almost four decades of experience and research on these issues, it's probably his best.
Chester E. Finn, Jr., scholar, educator and public servant, has devoted his career to improving education in the United States. At Fordham, he is now Distinguished Senior Fellow and President Emeritus. He's also a Senior Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution.
Finn served as Fordham's President from 1997 to 2014, after many earlier roles in education, academe and government. From 1999 until 2002, he was John M.…


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Activity-specific approach in temperament research is the theory related to a structure of temperament, i.e. how temperament traits can be classified and organized. This approach suggests:

 1)  a separation of the traits related to three aspects of activities: social-verbal, motor-physical and mental aspects of behaviour. In contrast to that, all other models of a structure of temperament describing an energetic dimension (for example, traits of Activity or Extraversion) do not differentiate between the traits regulating physical, social-verbal or mental activities. Yet, someone who enjoys performing prolonged and/or intense physical work might tire of social conversations very quickly. Likewise, a fast-talking person might not necessarily be able to manipulate objects swiftly or perform rapid mental calculations.
 2) an integration of the principle of habit formation in behavioural regulation into the structure of psychological individual differences (the principle was studied experimentally since the pioneering work of Nikolai Bernstein Bernstein's studies in kinesiology and then subsequent studies in neuroscience demonstrated that there is a transfer of control over construction of behaviour between several areas of the brain, depending on novelty and complexity of the tasks. Neurophysiological (cortical) systems regulating probabilistic aspects of actions gradually pass control to the "habit" systems (in basal ganglia when an individual learns the action or already has sufficient familiarity with the program of actions. The activity-specific approach differentiates between temperament traits related to several levels of complexity of behaviour Other models of personality and temperament did not differentiate between traits related to probabilistic and deterministic aspects of behavioural regulation. Meanwhile, it is well-known in neuroscience that behaviour in complex, probabilistic and novel situations is regulated by different (neocortex) systems than behaviour in well-learned or in simple situations (regulated more by basal ganglia). Rusalov demonstrated that this distinction is applicable to the structure of temperament. For example, when it comes to Endurance, Intellectual Endurance relates to capacities for prolonged mental activities whereas Physical (Motor) Endurance in his model relates to capacities for stereotypical, well-learned physical work. Similarly, the trait of Plasticity in Rusalov's model relates to activation of the frontal cortex controlling the ease of integration of new programs of actions whereas the trait of Tempo relates to the speed of integration of previously learned or simple actions.

History

This approach was developed within experimental psychophysiology in studies on adults only and therefore was not used in developmental psychology (in studies and practical applications of children's temperament).

First known expression of this idea was in the work of Dodge,  who studied mental fatigue. Dodge suggested that physical and mental efforts are regulated by different nervous processes.

This idea was verbalized again by Vladimir Nebylitsyn, then further developed in differential psychology and psychophysiology experiments from the late 1970s by Rusalov, who was working in Nebylitsyn's laboratory and inherited this laboratory after a sudden tragic death of Nebylitsyn ). Rusalov proposed activity-specific theory of temperament, which was further developed by his graduate student Trofimova in her Compact version of the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire.

The idea of the structure of temperament separating the traits related to social-verbal, motor-physical and mental aspects of behavior was incorporated by Trofimova in the neurochemical model Functional Ensemble of Temperament that links the relationships between monoamine neurotransmitters, neuropeptides and hormonal systems to the 12 temperament traits.

Models of temperament within the activity-specific approach

Rusalov`s (STQ-150) (electro-physiological) model

Vladimir Rusalov, who continued the line in research in the Laboratory of Differential Psychophysiology (Institute of Psychology of Russian Academy of Sciences) started by Nebylitsyn and Teplov, recorded EEGs and measured evoked potential, absolute threshold in visual, auditory, and tactile modalities, strength of excitation and mobility in auditory and visual modalities, problem solving in deterministic and probabilistic conditions, endurance in solving the tasks, and the speed of solving a variety of tests. Rusalov concluded that temperament traits are activity-specific, i.e. traits regulating physical, social-verbal and intellectual aspects of behaviour are based on different neurophysiological systems. He showed that an energetic level or tempo of performance might differ for the same individual when he/she is solving three different types of tasks (physical, verbal  or intellectual. Rusalov suggested, therefore, that individual differences in these three types of activities should be assessed and analyzed using separate scales.

Rusalov's model suggests that the structure of temperament can be presented as 12 traits: 4 aspects of behaviour (ergonicity (endurance), plasticity, tempo and emotionality), which are grouped by three aspects of behavior: motor-physical, social-verbal and intellectual. This model was incorporated in the extended Structure of Temperament Questionnaire. The factor analysis of the data received on Russian, Australian, American, Canadian, Urdu-Canadian, Polish-Canadian and Chinese samples confirmed a separation between the factors related to these three aspects of behavior.

Compact STQ-77 (neuro-chemical) model

Trofimova, who was doing her PhD in Rusalov's lab in the early 1990s suggested that the trait of impulsivity reflects the speed of initiation of immature (emotionality-based) behavioural response, whereas Tempo and Plasticity relate to the speed of more integrated behavioural response. She suggested therefore that all three traits relate to the speed of an integration of an action. Her alternative activity-specific model of temperament included Empathy and Sensation seeking as orientation-related traits and also suggested a re-arrangement of Emotionality traits. The STQ-77 model is therefore based on Rusalov's model and also on Luria's theory related to three neuroanatomic systems (sensory-informational, programming and energetic) regulating human behavior. This model first appeared as an architecture of the Compact version of the Structure of Temperament Questionnaire (STQ-77) in 2007. The factor analysis of the STQ-77 data received on Russian and Canadian samples confirmed a separation between the factors related to motor-physical, social-verbal and mental aspects of behaviour.

Subsequently Trofimova reviewed studies in neurophysiology, neurochemistry, clinical psychology and kinesiology and linked functionality of neurotransmitters to the 12 traits of the STQ-77 model in a framework of a neurochemical model Functional Ensemble of Temperament

The differences between Rusalov's and Trofimova's models are:
 the choice of a grouping of temperament traits by dynamical aspects (endurance, speed of integration and orientation), presented as three columns in the Figure;
 a presence of orientation-related traits in Trofimova's model which were not included in Rusalov's model. These traits describe the behavioural orientation of a person with preferences to specific types of reinforcers: sensations (Sensation Seeking), other people's state (Empathy) or knowledge about causes of natural processes (a trait named as Sensitivity to Probabilities).
 a different structure of the traits related to emotionality. FET considers emotionality traits as systems amplifying three dynamical aspects of behaviour presented in the three columns of the model. Amplification of orientation aspects emerges in the trait of Neuroticism; amplification of speed of integration (i.e. immature integration) emerges as Impulsivity and amplification of subjective feeling of energetic capacities emerges in the trait of Self-confidence.

Both models differentiate between physical and verbal-social aspects of well-determined activities (2 middle rows, 6 traits), and consider the traits related to the mental, intellectual aspects of activities (3 top traits of the FET model) as traits regulating behaviour in probabilistic, complex situations. Such differentiation is in line with the neuroanatomic localization of control over motor coordination (via parietal cortex), verbal functions (via left temporal cortex) and mental functions (via frontal cortex).

Comparison to other models of temperament

Previous models of a structure of temperament did not distinguish among the traits regulating behaviour in different areas of activity. They consider, for example, energetic capacities in motor and social activities (extraversion or Strength of the nervous system) as based on a nonspecific general arousal of the nervous system. Many models of temperament and personality follow a so-called "general arousal" approach, considering only one general trait related to the energetic component of behaviour: "strength of excitation" (Pavlov, Jan Strelau) "liveliness", "vigilance" (Cattell), extraversion (Eysenck, Five-Factor model in personality), "activity" (Heymans, Buss & Plomin, 1984; Rothbart, et al., 2000), approach behavioural system (Gray), drive persistence (Telegen, 1985) or just "arousal""(Mehrabian, 1996). However, it appears "obvious" that a person who, for example, exhibits ability for long and intense communication is not necessarily able to sustain long and intense physical or mental work.

Moreover, early temperament models (offered by Pavlov, Eysenck, Gray) were originally developed through animal studies under relatively deterministic conditions using insensitive statistical methods that could not explain individual differences in complex probabilistic human behavior. These models therefore missed the social and mental specifics of human activities. The activity-specific approach suggested that the separate regulation of mental and physical activities within the nervous system should be reflected in a separation of traits related to different aspects of behaviour. This meant that animal models of temperament should be upgraded with the traits related to specifics of human activities.

Yet, here is an overlap of the temperament traits described within the Activity-specific and alternative models of temperament:

 Temperament traits of the FET model reflecting three formal-dynamical aspects of behaviour (energetic, dynamic/speed of integration, and orientational) are in line with the separation between energetic and mobility traits of temperament in experiments of the Pavlovian tradition (Pavlov, Teplov & Nebylitsyn, Rusalov, Strelau).
 Regulatory traits of directionality/orientation described by the FET model are line with Jung's theory of Introversion and Extraversion. This theory describes first type as sensitivity, behavioural orientation to internal thinking (an analog of FET trait of Sensitivity to Probabilities) whereas the second Jungian type describes orientation to socialization with other people, or social type of sensitivity. FET model borrowed the idea about a biologically-based trait of Sensation seeking from Zuckerman`s concept of  Sensation seeking (1994). The analogs of the temperament traits of Empathy and Sensation Seeking within the STQ-77/FET model were described by Eysenck and Eysenck (1985) as "toughmindedness" and "non-conformity" (facets of the Psychoticism factor); Cloninger (et al., 1994) ("novelty seeking"); S. Eysenck (1985) ("venturesomeness" and "empathy"), Taylor and Morrison (1992) ("sympathetic-indifferent", "responsive-inhibited", "subjective-objective"), Rothbart, Ahadi, and Evans (2000) ("orienting sensitivity"), and Baron-Cohen (2003) ("systemizing" and "empathizing").
 Similar to the FET model, several other temperament models included traits related to social activities that were separated from those related to physical (general) activities. The second version of Eysenck's Extraversion scale of the EPI separated Sociability (as the energetic component of social activities) and Impulsivity items. In 1985, Eysenck and Eysenck upgraded their 2-factor model (extraversion and neuroticism), adding Psychoticism as a temperamental trait describing issues of compliance with social expectations. This model was again upgraded to the Eysenck Personality Profiler (EPP), which had 21 sub-traits grouped into the 3 initial Eysenck factors (1995). Buss and Plomin's temperament study with infants was based on the EAS model, which included Activity and Sociability as separate factors (Buss & Plomin, 1984), and the same separation was offered in Zuckerman (2002) 5-factor model. Mehrabian (1996) offered a three-dimensional temperament model, which in addition to the two basic dimensions of "Arousal" and "Pleasure-Displeasure" (emotionality) had a dimension describing social behaviour as "Dominance-Submissiveness". Similar dimensions (Social activity and Dominance-Submissiveness) were used by Taylor and Morrison (1992).
 temperament traits regulating behaviour at two levels of situational emergency, associated with different degree of emotional response are classically described as two groups: Emotionality and Activity/Energy. Combination of two extremes in these two basic dimensions were used to explain Hippocrates-Galen' four classic temperament types since the end of the 18th century, in the work of Kant, Heymans, Wundt, Stern, Pavlov, Adler, Stranger, Lasursky, Kretschmer and Sheldon. After the functions of the ARAS and limbic systems were linked to physical and emotional arousal, Eysenck named this golden pair as 'Extraversion' and 'Neuroticism', followed by Thayer, Watson and Tellegen and the Big Five model of personality. Two emotional dispositions, Neuroticism and Self-Confidence were described from the 1970-80s in a number of Approach/Withdrawal (A/W) models (Akiskal, Gray, Simonov, Thomas & Chess, Windle & Lerner).

Similarly to this approach, other models also described at least three levels of control. For example, Ortony, Norman, and Revelle differentiated between "reactive" (by analogy with Emotionality traits), "routine" (by analogy with "deterministic", or well-learned traits) and "reflective" (by analogy with "contextual", or "probabilistic" traits) levels of behavioural regulation.

Critiques and upgrades

The benefits of activity-specific approach of Rusalov's model of temperament do not mean, however, that this model is complete.
Several factor analytic studies of the STQ consistently showed that the three Emotionality scales of the STQ (Motor Emotionality, Social Emotionality and Intellectual Emotionality) were not as activity-specific as the Ergonicity (endurance), Plasticity and Tempo scales and basically constituted one factor

Trofimova suggested that Rusalov's 12-trait temperament model can be re-worked into another 12-trait temperament model that unifies the former Rusalov's three traits of Emotionality in one dimension of neuroticism. Moreover, Trofimova pointed out that intellectual activity uses analytic differentiation of contextual information whereas a tempo of activity uses more explicit, readily available and well-defined behavioural elements. For this reason, the scale of Intellectual Tempo within Rusalov's model might reflect a tempo of pre-learned cognitive elements but not an analytic activity. Trofimova suggested that only the scales of only Motor and Social-verbal Tempo (but Intellectual Tempo) should stay in the model whereas the speed of generation of less-defined behavioural integration should be called Plasticity. By the same logic, Motor and Social Plasticity represent manipulation of well-defined behavioural elements and these traits describe therefore tempo- and not plasticity-related aspects. For this reason Trofimova suggested to consider only one and not three types of Plasticity and two types of Tempo. Rusalov's model was also missing the scales of Impulsivity, Self-Confidence, sensation seeking, and empathy – but these scales were added in the STQ-77 and the Functional Ensemble of Temperament model.

Applications

Activity-specific approach in temperament was employed in:

 organizational psychology in vocational assessments related to recommended placement of staff and fitness for various jobs.
 clinical psychology as a framework for new versions of DSM or ICD. Clinical studies conducted the FET/STQ-77 models showed that the activity-specific model of temperament matches the structure of symptoms of mental disorders described in main classifications much better than other temperament models, and is capable of differentiating between anxiety and depression
 differential psychology and general psychological assessment of most consistent, biologically based traits.

References

External links
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Psychological theories

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Grant fills funding gap for Gettysburg streetscaping
It's been a tough few years for Gettysburg's Steinwehr Avenue, according to some shop owners, but the final pieces...
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Construction is already underway on Gettysburg's Steinwehr Avenue. The project to reviatlize the business-heavy street has been underway for several years and received a bump from a recent Pennsylvania Department of Transportation grant.(Photo: Jennifer Wentz - The Evening Sun)Buy Photo
It's been a tough few years for Gettysburg's Steinwehr Avenue, according to some shop owners, but the final pieces are falling into place to make some long-awaited changes to the business-lined street.
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation said Oct. 28 that the borough will receive almost $500,000 for streetscaping on Steinwehr Avenue between South Washington Street and Long Lane.
The grant will help the borough relocate utility poles; complete landscaping and install light fixtures, street furniture and a bus shelter, according to PennDOT.
Steinwehr Avenue has been an ongoing project for the borough and its businesses, said Todd Mickley, president of the Steinwehr Avenue Business Improvement District.
Mickley and several other downtown business owners developed the improvement district several years ago as a way to bring business back to Steinwehr Avenue after the Gettysburg National Military Park moved its visitor center out of the borough, Mickley said.
As part of that initiative, the district has worked with the borough and consulting group Delta Development to bring improvements to the street, which hosts a variety of mostly tourist-focused shops.
The borough completed the first phase of this project in 2011 and 2012, adding brick sidewalks, completing utility work and adding other amenities on the southern end of the street between Long Lane and Taneytown Road, said borough planning director Scott Dellett
The work planned in this second phase of construction will be similar, Dellett said, and is already underway. Most of the work should be completed by January, he said, with paving set to take place after April.
The most recent round of funding for the project comes from Multimodal Transportation Fund investments from Act 89, the state's transportation plan.
In addition to the grant awarded to Gettysburg, 85 other projects in 35 counties across the state also benefitted from Act 89 grants, according to a news release from PennDOT. These projects received a combined $84 million in awarded grant money.
Gettysburg's grant, which totals $495,192, will help fill a funding gap that occurred in phase two of the Steinwehr project when bids came in higher than expected earlier this year, Dellett said.
While the borough had estimated the cost at around $2.4 million, the lowest bid came in at $2.9 million, mostly because of work needed to relocate utility poles after the sidewalk is widened, he said.
The majority of the project not covered by the Act 89 grant is funded through the Federal Highway Administration, Dellett added, meaning residents benefit from the project without the expenditure of local taxpayer dollars.
The borough will also hopefully benefit from having a growing base of businesses — and consequently taxpayers — along Steinwehr Avenue if the improvements have the intended effect, Mickley said.
While shops are still trying to recover from the loss of revenue caused by the visitor center's move, business is on the upswing, he said, pointing to the addition of several national franchises on Steinwehr's southern end.
The planned improvements, he said, will help continue this momentum. And once the streetscaping is done, the district hopes to move on to its next big project: adding parking to the northern end of the street for the tourists who, they hope, will line the avenue to shop at Steinwehr businesses.
"Now, it's just getting them to find where we're at," Mickley said.
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One thing I love about spring is the growth and new life that emerges. Spring is a symbol of new beginnings and rebirth in my eyes. What says spring more than chicks? That is why we are sharing this simple and adorable spring chicks craft.
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First, cut a paper tube (paper towel roll)Â into 4 equal pieces.
Next, measure the tube against a sheet of yellow paper and cut out a column that will cover the tube.
Next, glue the sheet over the tube, covering it completely.
Draw and cut out a beak (small triangle) and some feet.
Next, glue the beak, googly eyes and feet onto the tube.
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Residents of electricity network construction areas can now receive comprehensive information about the different stages of the project, since Jesse Lindsten, Carl-Emil Borg and Julius Ryhänen come to their doorsteps.
It is not even 10 am yet when three young men in blue jackets park their car at Kyrö marketplace in Finland Proper. It is a grey winter day, but the atmosphere is electrified when the men in blue jackets get out of the car – the locals get immediately interested. Barely a quarter of an hour goes by before the young men from Caruna are surrounded by a group of senior gentlemen. The progress of electricity network construction projects is a topic that interests many of them.
Since the beginning of March, Caruna's Resident Service has been travelling around Ostrobothnia and South-West Finland. It is an experiment where Resident Service representatives visit public spaces located near excavation areas, such as shops and events, as well as homes. The Resident Service provides information and answers questions, but also just has a friendly chat with people.
Resident Service representatives Jesse, 26, Carl-Emil, 21 and Julius, 19, answer the men's questions comprehensively and with a smile. The trio is already getting to know some of the Kyrö group, because Resident Service has already been answering local people's questions since the week before – sometimes at the marketplace, sometimes in homes during so-called home calls.
One of those interested is Heikki. He wants to have a word about the underground cabling work carried out near his holiday home. During the discussion, also other topics related to electricity and Heikki's daily life come up. Before he goes, he thanks the trio for the nice conversation and for taking consumers into consideration. Then he leaves with a smile on his face.
- People like to talk about electricity matters face to face. Some have already had personal experience with excavation works and have questions related to that. Some want to discuss electricity-related matters at a more general level, or just give feedback. Some want to chat about politics or how things are going, anything that happens to be on their mind. It's nice to meet people face to face and also lend an ear to those who feel like chatting, says Jesse, Resident Service line manager.
- The elderly do not necessarily use the internet very much, so through these conversations, they get information that they might not have received otherwise, says Carl-Emil, Resident Service representative.
When the day turns into afternoon in Kyrö, Resident Service goes on home visits, in other words, on their door-to-door round. The route is planned in advance to include households that we know are affected by the electricity network improvement programme.
- We were surprised by the positive and friendly response we receive during our door-to-door visits. We may be invited in for a coffee, we may discuss politics or get a tour of a customer's garage, says Carl-Emil.
Caruna's car arrives on Sanna's yard. Her family will be affected by excavation works in the future. She is pleasantly surprised by the arrival of Resident Service and welcomes the men into the house from the chilly porch.
- This is a nice surprise. When you speak with someone face to face, it's easier to bring up your thoughts, Sanna says.
Sanna is interested in matters relating to extending the yard. She has been concerned about how to fell trees safely without affecting electric cables. Jesse explains the situation and after a 15-minute conversation, also gives Sanna tips for saving in the electricity consumption of her big house. She is clearly delighted with the visit.
- We want to be useful through the conversations we have. Sometimes residents have been under the impression that they must tidy the excavation area afterwards themselves. After we tell the them how the process really goes, they feel positive about it, the Residence Service guys say happily.
The Resident Service's last stop for the day is at a farmer, Jouni. A good while passes chatting with Jouni, since he has never before had the chance to speak about his concerns regarding cabling to Caruna. Now he feels encouraged to present his views about the realized excavation works, and he and Jesse go through the situation phase by phase. Jesse gives him some advice about how to proceed with the matter. The result is a discussion that takes nearly an hour and a delighted farmer.
We take the time to listen to what the residents have to say. We are in no hurry.
- The main thing is that we make residents more aware of matters relating to electricity and brighten up their day, Julius from Resident Service says in summary.
It is time to go home. The day in Kyrö has included dozens of different encounters with residents and hundreds of questions. However, the young men from the Resident Service do not seem tired – on the contrary. It seems the mobile power trio really knows how to create positive energy.


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What's the best approach to achieve this result?
I'm not even sure how to find reference for this as I'm not familiar with the name of the concept, as it is not merging as the structure changed.
Any query language will help as I think I can continue from there on my own. But answers in Microsoft SQL is greatly appreciated.


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When a UFO nearly abducts 12 year old Jack Mills outside his home, his life takes a mysterious turn. With the help of his new neighbour, Roxy Fox, Jack discovers there's a lot more to Winell Road than he'd ever imagined.
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The Taj Mahal the most elaborate monument ever built for love is a mesmerizing monument of pristine white marble. The structure is of pure white marble which gives a silver radience in the soft moonlight, at dawn one can see it change colour to a shell - pink glow, and at the close of the day, takes onthe tawny, fiery hue of the majestic sun. This seventh wonder of the world was built by Shahjahan in the memory of his beloved wife, Mumtaz Mahal, the lady of the Taj, who died giving birth to their 14th child. This great monument was Arjumand Banu's last wish to her husband. The construction of the monument started in 1631 and ended by 1653. About 20,000 people were recruited to give shape to this poetry in marble. The main architect, Isa Khan, came from the far off country of Iran. Shahjahan's intention to build a second Taj of Black marble as his own tomb a negative image of the white Taj, was shattered when he was imprisoned in the Agra Fort by his son Aurangazeb. The last days of Emperor Shahjahan was spent in the Agra Fort from where he could see the Taj Mahal, his wife's final resting place a cross the river. The Taj is a symbol of eternal love built in the loving memory of Mumtaz by the heart-broken Shahjahan who was also burried and reunited with his beloved wife.
North india is worst place to visit during summer season so as Agra is. The best time to visit agra & The Taj Mahal, seasonwise is from September to March. But if we particularly talk about The monument of love The Taj Mahal in Agra then throughout the year it is open for tourist to visit except Friday. But during the sunset & sunrise - is the best time to be there for most amazing picturesque view. the Taj mahal is must visit attractions of entire north india because almost every itinerary revolve around it & Agra is prime tourist destinations to visit. Battery van ride is also there to enjoy.


Biochemistry investigates the chemical and molecular foundations of life processes. A student may study the transfer of genetic information into biological structures, the conversion of nutrients into cell constituents and their utilization as sources of energy, the storage of memory, and the chemical nature of neural processes. Laboratory techniques include electrophoresis, chromatography, Western blotting, protein sequence analysis, and peptide mapping. Understanding the development and application of enzymatic assays is fundamental to this field of study. This rigorous curriculum is excellent preparation for a number of careers in both academic and industrial research, including cancer and AIDS research, medicine, veterinary medicine, dentistry, structural biology, genetics, and medicinal chemistry and drug development.
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The red ribbon was cut Monday for the opening of the Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Church in China in New York and the unfolding of a ''friendship'' between America and China.
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NEW YORK - The Bible was first introduced in China some 1,500 years ago. Now the historical pieces presenting the growth of the Christian church in China have journeyed across the United States to have its final national exhibit at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, what the church's dean called a "young Cathedral" by Chinese standards.
China Christian Council President the Rev. Dr. Cao Shengjie (center) holds up a pair of scissors as she and a host of Christian leaders cut the ribbon to open the China Bible Exhibit at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. (Photo: The Christian
Observers view a giant wood carving depicting the life of Jesus through 75 detailed scenes near the entrance of the exhibition. The Bible Exhibition of the Church in China runs until June 12. (Photo: The Christian Post)
The red ribbon was cut Monday for the opening of the Bible Ministry Exhibition of the Church in China in New York and the unfolding of a ''friendship'' between America and China, as the Very Rev. Dr. James A. Kowalski stated at the opening ceremony.
The Rev. Gao Feng, vice chairperson of the co-sponsoring group National Three-Self Patriotic Movement, said he expects the New York City exhibit to be even more successful than the previous showings in Los Angeles and Atlanta.
Under the theme "A Lamp to My Feet, A Light to My Path," over 100 Bibles and religious artifacts are showcased in glass and adorning the walls of the still unfinished Cathedral that symbolically serves as an international institution for harmony among all peoples.
"It's fitting this Bible exhibit be held here," said the Rt. Rev. Mark S. Sisk, the 15th bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
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The Rev. Dr. Cao Shengjie, president of the China Christian Council, told the audience of Christian leaders that their two nations can work together and contribute to world peace.
She ensured the American crowd, "We enjoy religious freedom," noting that the majority of Christians in China have their own Bible.
The Rev. Dr. Paul G. Irwin, president of the American Bible Society and honorary chairperson, spoke along the same lines saying, "The Word of God is alive and well in China."
Meanwhile, protesters stood at the entrance of the Cathedral telling observers not to believe in what is being presented by the CCC and Three-Self Patriotic Movement.
"It's not true," one of the protesters, whose identity was not disclosed, told incoming observers.
The protester claimed that there is no religious freedom in China and said Christians have no choice of which church to attend and believers outside the government-sanctioned churches face persecution.
Some Christian leaders similarly have accused the CCC and the Three-Self Patriotic Movement for "propaganda" motives and criticized its intention to cover up the religious persecution image that has been continually cited in religious freedom reports from Christian, human rights, and government groups.
Chinese Christian rights activist Dr. Li Baiguang noted last month that while the China Bible exhibition is "not necessarily bad," it would be more effective in China where he said many people have yet to know the "true meaning" of Christianity.
"If they (the official church) used the money to bring the exhibition to Chinese people, then the result is better," he said, pointing out that there was a need to promote the Bible in the nation of 1.4 billion.
Despite these and other criticisms, many Christian leaders view the exhibition as a learning opportunity about the work of Bible translation and distribution in China. They also note that while much change is still needed in the communist nation, the Chinese government has made more accommodation for the spiritual aspirations of the people of China over the last decade, and have openly praised the contributions to society of government sanctioned religious organizations.
"There's a lot more [freedom] than there was," said the Rev. Dr. John E. Hiemstra, executive director of the Council of Churches of the City of New York and co-chair of the New York City committee.
"They have some ways to go, no question about that,
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Bonnie And Clydes
On Friday morning, March 15th around 9:15 a.m. thieves broke into the downstairs study of Debra Jarvis and her husband. They pried open a window with a hatchet taken from their toolshed. The buggers didn't even bring their own tools. Only two things were taken: both of Debra's laptop computers. It is thought that the shrieking burglar alarm drove them off.
On Sunday, March 17th at 4:44 p.m. her MacBookAir sent her a message about it's location. (Her MacBookPro which was also stolen, did not have this feature in it.)
She immediately called and emailed the officer associated with her case. The officer never returned her messages. On Monday she even made an in-person visit to the North Precinct during which she was reminded about "limited time and resources." Tired of the lack of response from the Seattle Police Dept. Debra decided to take matters into her own hands.
On the afternoon of Tuesday, March 19th she went with Dave Morris and Kris Meyer to south Seattle or maybe DesMoines--though signs also said "Welcome To Burien."
Debra, driving the get-away car, pulled up the street while Kris and David went to the house pretending to be interested in buying a BMW they saw on Craig's List. They were looking for a white w/black convertible top BMW which is actually the description of the get-away car involved in this theft. Oddly, the people in this house actually were selling a red BMW that was parked in the driveway. Considering it has flat tires and had been there since the last Google satellite photo, it was no surprise to hear that they were selling it for parts. Also odd that the brother of the person answering the door drove a silver BMW. That's a lot of BMWs.
So they chatted a bit while Debra waited in the car. It seemed that the uncle who lives across the street had some information so Kris and Dave went over there. They came back to the car and reported that the uncle was "very big."
They determined that they had better make A Plan. Since the computer was now locked, it was impossible to tell for sure if it was still at this address. The tracking device only works when someone is on the Internet. Locked computer=no internet access. She locked it because she wanted to save her files. But it is possible her files are gone anyway since someone changed the user name. The user name is now "TMoney" which Debra finds so infuriating she could spit nails.
Debra wanted to go to the door by herself since the person who answered the door was a 20-something white male. Her reasoning was that she looked pretty harmless, although she was wearing Spy Clothes: jeans, running shoes, black sweater which wouldn't show blood stains--hers or anybody else's.
But she ended up calling the North Precinct and talking to Det. Stephens. She explained to him that she was sitting outside the suspect's house--well, not exactly outside, but up the street. He told her to call 911 and tell them her plan and they would send a police officer out to stand by her.
She did so and a dispatcher said she would send someone out from the King County Sheriff's Dept. The three waited in the car--for a long time. During this time Debra kept having hot flashes, so she kept the car key turned to "accessory" so that Kris and Dave could roll down their windows since it was getting pretty steamy in there.
Nowhere in the car instruction manual does it mention that this kind of hot flash survival strategy will run down your battery. It really should. So when Dave suggested turning the car around so that we could see the police coming, she found she was unable to start said car.
More and more this was looking like a bad Caper Comedy. Kris suggested just letting the car sit and perhaps it would miraculously heal itself since it is after all a Subaru which we think means, "Bright Shining Divine Four-Wheel Chariot Star" in Japanese.
Debra, who has a real spiritual/religious bent, prayed mightily. In Japanese. Fifteen minutes later said car started.
While they were waiting, the "very big" uncle went to the house, opened the garage door and did something in the garage. The tracking device showed that the computer was in the corner of the garage. The three were very antsy for the cop to arrive.
The officer finally arrived and after many phone calls to Det. Stevens and a discussion of search warrants, etc. Officer Maran said Seattle PD would not issue a warrant. He decided he would just go to the door and say, "A stolen computer has been tracked to this house."
He did this and the aforementioned 20-something disavowed any knowledge of this. The uncle across the street who is not only "very big," but also "very bearded," came to see what was going on.
Officer Maran said he'd call Debra if there was a break in the case, but it pretty much looked like she was screwed.
The white BMW with the black top was pulled over yesterday with four black men it. The police could not seem to find this car in their system as it turned up as "sold" on Thursday, March 14th, the day before the crime.
Debra is disappointed but at least she knows she did everything she could. She is also a little bit in denial and expects a tidal wave of chocolate will be going through her when she starts grieving all she has lost. And yes, she will make friends with iCloud.
Dave and Kris were brave and resourceful--especially during the hot flash storm.
Under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of Washington, I certify that the foregoing is true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
--Debra Jarvis
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Labels: Apple MacBookAir, BMW, burglary, computer theft, Seattle Police Dept.


MANCHESTER UNITED target Gareth Bale is reportedly heading out of Real Madrid this summer.
Marca claims Zinedine Zidane does not want the Welshman, 29, in his squad next season after bringing him on for just ten minutes in Monday's shock 1-1 draw at Leganes.
And Los Blancos are ready to listen to offers as they plot a move for 28-year-old Chelsea star Eden Hazard.
Bale remains Real's club-record signing after joining from Spurs for £85million in 2013.
He's scored 102 goals in just 228 appearances.
And Bale has won a plethora of trophies in the process, including one La Liga title and FOUR Champions Leagues.
However, the explosive winger has been plagued by injury in recent years.
And he has netted just eight times in La Liga this term, with Real trailing rivals Barcelona by a whopping 13 points.
Zidane is now ready to bring in Hazard, who is set to enter the final year of his Chelsea contract.
And after being jeered by fans, Bale will be the star to make way for the Belgian's arrival.
It means United may finally move for the Euro 2016 semi-finalist, with the Red Devils understood to be long-term suitors.
Marca add that Zidane also plans to offload young playmaker Dani Ceballos and holding midfielder Marcos Llorente, with Liverpool star Sadio Mane, 27, also of interest.
But Karim Benzema looks set to remain as Real's focal point in attack next season after scoring his 27th goal of the campaign yesterday.


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It is as a soldier, however, that his career deserves especial notice. At the end of the year 1860, it had already become evident that the differences between the two sections of the Union were irreconcila- ble, and that the "irrepressible conflict" could not be repressed much longer, but must soon be fought out to a final determination. When this condition of affairs became apparent, the young student at the German universities saw where his duty lay, and with that same unflinching steadiness of purpose and devotion to duty which afterwards characterized his conduct on many a bloody field of bat- tle, he at once made ready to return to his native land and devote his talents and energies to the service of his beloved State. To him the quiet and sequestered cloisters of learning, the classic shades of university life, were at once charming and engrossing, but now he saw from afar that the red lightning of war was beginning to flash over his home, and heard its deep thunders as they were beginning to growl in the distance before the storm burst in wrath over the de- voted heads of his people; and so, casting aside the student's gown for the uniform of the soldier, and laying aside his .books to take up the sword, he embarked for America, and arrived before the hostili- ties were actually begun, or his State had taken the final step of se- cession which was to be to her the crossing of the Rubicon, and to make her soil the stamping-ground of armies and the battlefield of the greatest war of modern times. In the debate which was then in progress he took sides with those who believed that the differences should be settled inside the Union, and like General Lee and many others who afterwards became the mainstay and support of the Southern cause, endeavored to delay the tide which was then setting in towards the disseverance of the Union, and the bloody war which would inevitably follow. To this end he spoke and worked for the election of Union delegates to the State convention; a speech of his at Holcombe Hall, when the matter was up for discussion being still remembered by many residents of Lynchburg for its earnestness and ability. The die was cast against his views, however, and when this was the case he did as General Lee and General Early and so many ardent supporters of the Union felt it their duty to do he " went with his State," and thereafter there was on his part no re- pining and no holding back, and naught save the most steadfast de- votion and heroic sacrifice for the sake of the cause to every South- ern, heart so dear.
In May, 1861, when the clans were gathering for the contest he, with two of his brothers, was mustered in at Forrest Depot, Vir-
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