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Dantalion
Goremented - 24/05/2010
XTREEM MUSIC announced the signing of one of Spain's most prominent Black Metal bands called DANTALION. After having released two albums in '06 & '08 through german label Det Germanske Folket and having gained a respectful reputation, the band has now finished the recordings for their 3rd full length entitled "All Roads Lead to Death" which will be released in October 2010.
This new album was recorded at Oceano Studios & BV2 Studios and then mastered in Sweden at famous Unisound Studios by Dan Swano.
01. Only Ashes Remains
02. Bleackness
03. Walking to Eternity
04. Claws of Pestilence
05. My Last Breath
06. Thought of Desolation
07. Scorn
08. Gloom and Failure
www.myspace.com/dantalionband
This Or The Apocalypse
THIS OR THE APOCALYPSE have revealed the track "Charmer" taken from their upcoming album "Haunt What's Left" to be released on July 5th in Europe through Lifeforce Records (June 22nd in the U.S. through Goodfight Music).
Check "Charmer" on the band's Myspace profile:
www.myspace.com/thisortheapocalypse
Tasmania's technical death metallers PSYCROPTIC are currently hard at work on writting material for the follow up to their Nuclear Blast Records debut "Ob(Servant)". The band will be writing the new record right up until their US tour with NILE, EX DEO, KEEP OF KALESSIN, and PATHOLOGY.
www.myspace.com/psycroptic
Dungeon Of Wizard
Turkish black metallers DUNGEON OF WIZARD are celebrating their 10th anniversary.
They are in studio for new promo album. It will contain 1 intro, 1 outro and 5 new songs.
Also they are looking for a label to release their debut album.
www.myspace.com/dungeonofwizard
''Lifes Belongs to Darkness'', the new video from Turkish one-man depressive black metal band Valefor can be viewed below. The song comes off the Valefor's new album, entitled ''Screams of Suicide''.
For more information : www.myspace.com/valeforband
Horned Almighty
Danish black metallers HORNED ALMIGHTY have finished recording their fourth album, "Necro Spirituals", for a late 2010 release via Candlelight Records.
Check out audio samples on the band's MySpace page.
Burden Of Grief
German melodic death/thrash metallers BURDEN OF GRIEF will release their new album, "Follow The Flames", on July 2 in Europe via Massacre Records. Album will contain 10 new songs. The limited-edition version of the CD will include a bonus disc featuring cover versions of eight metal classics. The album was mixed and mastered by Swedish producer/multi-instrumentalist Dan Swanö (EDGE OF SANITY, OPETH, DISSECTION, BLOODBATH). The cover artwork was created by Gustavo Sazes (ARCH ENEMY, SONIC SYNDICATE, GOD FORBID).
01. Ignition (intro)
02. Follow The Flames
03. Born In Fire
04. The Arms Of Death
05. Disruption Of A Confused Mind
06. Doomed To Fail
08. Mirror Of Truth
09. Burning Red Eyes
10. Fallen
11. Rise Like A Phoenix
Bonus CD:
01. Aces High (IRON MAIDEN)
02. The Four Horsemen (METALLICA)
03. Break On Through (THE DOORS) (feat. Dan Swanö)
04. Mouth For War (PANTERA)
05. Fool For Your Loving (WHITESNAKE)
06. Refuse/ Resist (SEPULTURA) (feat. Sabina Classen)
07. Hell Ain't A Bad Place To Be (AC/DC)
08. Valhalla (BLIND GUARDIAN) (feat. Gerre)
Truth Corroded
Australian extreme thrashers TRUTH CORRODED has announced the addition of drummer Andrew Parkinson to the group's ranks. The band will enter the studio in July to begin recording its new album, "Worship The Bled", for a late 2010 release. The CD will be mixed and mastered in Sweden by SCAR SYMMETRY guitarist Jonas Kjelgren.
www.myspace.com/truthcorroded
Behind-the-scenes footage from the making of "Witchkrieg", the new video from Swedish metallers WITCHERY, can be viewed below. The clip, which was shot in early May in Stockholm, Sweden, was filmed, directed and produced by Daniel Larrson and AT THE GATES/THE HAUNTED guitarist Anders Björler (At The Gates Productions).
"Witchkrieg" is the title track of WITCHERY's new album, which will be released on June 21 in Europe and June 29 in North America via Century Media Records.
Prostitute Disfigurement
After two years of silence, Dutch death metal force PROSTITUTE DISFIGUREMENT is back with a new lineup...
New Lineup:
Niels Adams - Vocals
Danny Tunker - Guitar
Niels van Wijk - Guitar
Patrick Oosterveen - Bass
Michiel van der Plicht - Drums
For more information :
www.myspace.com/prostitutedisfigurement
Deeds Of Flesh
After a little break California based brutal death metal band DEEDS OF FLESH are now working on the new CD which will be entitled "Portal to Canaan" which stems from their last release "Of What's to Come" and it's concept. Artwork pre prods are being worked on now by Raymond Swanland and will post cover when finished.
www.myspace.com/deedsflesh
Dept Of Nature
The new album 'CRUSH, KILL AND BURN' by Düsseldorf, Germany based Thrashing Death Grind band DEBT OF NATURE is close to hitting the shops.
The record will see the light of day through DEITY DOWN RECORDS on July 12th. Mixed and mastered by ANDY CLASSEN at the STAGE ONE Studio and artwork created by German artist ROBERTO PARADA (a.o. EDGE OF SANITY), 'CRUSH, KILL AND BURN' has a running time that lasts well over 46 minutes.
01. Intro (Debt Of Nature Reprise)
02. Masturbator Generator
03. Crush, Kill And Burn
04. Like Breeding Rats
05. Insalata Tarantula
06. Eisenfresser
07. Why I Hate
08. Nightmare Of The Fashion Whore
09. Blackguard
10. Caterpillar Walk
11. Demise Of Dementia
12. Peeping Tom
A brand new song 'INSALATA TARANTULA', combining groove and enraged Deathgrind parts with an unforgettable chorus, taken from the forthcoming album, currently is available for streaming om the band's MySpace page.
German death metallers LIFELESS will re-release their debut album, "Beyond The Threshold OF Death", on June 8 via Ibex Moon Records. The CD, which was originally self-released by the group in 2008, was produced and recorded by the bandmembers themselves. The mastering was handled by Vesa Kenttäkumpu from Swedish death metallers EVOCATION.
Beissert
AGONIA RECORDS will release BEISSERT's The Pusher on May 25th in North America. Self-described "Saxon:Blood:Rock," BEISSERT released their first album in 2007, Nothin' Left to Luv!, to critical acclaim across Europe, and now AGONIA will release the German quartet's second and latest album, The Pusher. Refusing to box itself into any easy categories, BEISSERT's The Pusher is a scraggly, lunatic witches' cauldron filled with elements of metal, doom, hardcore, stoner, noise and a lotta rock: twelve tracks that are eerie fairytales about looting, pillaging, despoiling and celebrating darkness, ignorance, and calamity!
Nefarium
AGONIA RECORDS released NEFARIUM's Ad Discipulum on May 11th in North America. The Italian quartet's second album for AGONIA, following 2008's critically acclaimed Haeretichristus, NEFARIUM's latest Ad Discipulum features eight tracks of fast, melodic and open-minded black metal to the bone. Recorded at Omega Studio this past winter and mixed & mastered at Sonic Train Studio by Andy Larocque, Ad Discipulum features guest lead guitars by Archaon of 1349, and some guest vocals were spawned by Wildness Perversion of Mortuary Drape. Altogether, Ad Discipulum is a firestorm of heresy and hatred!
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This morning I dedicate my pretty vase and bouquet to my friend Pat, who passed away this past Saturday. She was 83 years old. Hers was a long life of service and dedication – she was a teacher. But not any teacher; she was my children's 2nd grade teacher. In second grade in a Catholic school, she prepared them for First Communion, teaching them about Jesus' love for them. But not only did she teach them, she showed them by her example, her love for God and her love for them. She was also a dear friend to me who always greeted me with her warm smile and uplifting word of encouragement. She was a gentle soul and during her last years in life while living in a nursing home, she often spent that time praying for all her friends and family.
I recently came across the following quote and immediately thought of Pat. From the outside, her life did not seem exciting or adventurous but she influenced and inspired hundreds of lives for the better.
in a vase on Monday: In my stoneware vase: coreopsis, penstemon, perovskia, centaurea cyanus, yellow zinnia, shasta daisy, fern.
Blue for Pat's devotion to Mary mother of God, yellow for her lovely smile and joy, white for her faith.
Thank you so much Cathy.
It's a lovely memorial tribute. My condolences on your loss.
I'm sorry to read of the loss of your friend. It sounds like she made a wonderful and positive impact during her life. Your arrangement is a beautiful tribute to her memory.
Thank you so much Eliza.
Thank you so much Mabel.
Good teachers leave their mark for a longtime..how nice of you of post this tribute to Pat.
They certainly do. Thank you so much Noelle.
May your memories of her bring a smile to your face. A beautiful tribute!!
Thank you so much Nora. What a lovely thing to say.
Beautiful tribute to your friend Pat, Amy. Words and arrangement. Thanks for sharing, and I send my condolences, my friend.


Back in January, I wrote a post about empathy and technology. I pondered the possibility of technology like Google Glass and Oculus Rift to open up our experiences of the Other through shared perception. In April, Nicholas posted about the all-around failure of Google Glass to be, well, cool. Not particularly revolutionary and kind douchey when push comes to shove. Glassholes were born. Guys on the subway being creepsters. Concerns over the safety of driving while Googled. Most users behaved badly–doing all those things one would expect of tech geeks with 1500 bucks to spend on a computer for their face.
Ms. Crabapple sketched and made art while others watched through livestream, but she felt intuitively that they watched only. What made "art art" wasn't present.
Can we expect that seeing what others see through Glass will give us insight into what they are "really" seeing or experiencing? Will technology allow allow us to see through another's eyes in a spiritual way, for lack of a better term? Or will Google Glass, and other future and more sophisticated products, be technological navel gazing and vapid self-obsession?
Glass is not the revolution it could have been, certainly, dear readers, but I remain ever hopeful that the future will transform into everything we dreamed of as VHS kiddies. Little Gen Xers dreaming of flying skateboards, TVs for our wrists, and weekend trips to the moon. We did get iPods. I may have to back off on my hopes for empathy and focus on something else.
With this I present another kind of wearable tech: 3D printed fabric. The BB.suit by Dutch designer Borre Akkersdijk is truly wearable, not just carry-able. There is still serious R and D to be done, but fabric of the future could be walking web access, GPS ready, and Bluetooth compatible. Your suit as a walking URL. User experience would differ with every wearer.
Alas, the prototype was quite unattractive. An ill-fitting ecru onesie. But in lieu of my iPod implanted into my arm I'll take a wearable playlist for floating through urban space.
No hoverboard, but you can get Marty's shoes. Thanks Nike!
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Not sure how enhanced life seems to be by most of these tech-toys to date and wonder if it would take something more integrated/cyborg to make a more substantial difference?
What's more integrated than Prozac?
Prozac is a technology, most definitely. A chemical assemblage.
have you read Lanier's new book?
We should devote some serious time to that book sometime soon. Here is a review of it: http://www.jspes.org/pdfs/winter2013/JSPES38-4bookreviews.pdf if you can't open it, just write me and I'll send a copy.
The original text of Lanier's latest book is generally about the hollowing-out of the entire job market as digital work/digitization simply obliterates so much of the "work" (i.e., non-thinking labor or paper shuffling) and now more of the middle-class white-collar work. There is a section about education going on-line that is nice too. Worth the reading the review if not the entire book.
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PRYER v. THE STATE.
A00A1360.
JOHNSON, Chief Judge.
Armed robbery, etc. Fulton Superior Court. Before Judge Westmoreland.
Rodney Jerome Pryer appeals from his conviction of armed robbery, burglary, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, all resulting from a home invasion. Pryer contends the evidence was insufficient to support the jury's verdict and the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever. Because the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict and because Pryer has failed to show actual harm in trying him with his co-defendants, we affirm his conviction.
1. Viewed in a light most favorable to support the jury's verdict, the evidence shows that on December 21, 1994, Frank Watts and Mike Vasser were in Watts' apartment when both doors were kicked in and six armed men entered. All the men had guns drawn and demanded money. Watts, who was in his kitchen, recognized co-defendant Chris Fortune from the neighborhood and saw Pryer and co-defendant Torri Odim come in behind Fortune. Watts specifically identified Pryer as one of the men who came down the hallway to the kitchen, pointed his gun at Watts and told him to lie down. Watts was positive in his identification of Pryer.
Watts' 17-year-old daughter Emmanuelle Spears was in the bedroom with her 12-year-old sister and heard the entry. She stepped into the hall and saw Pryer, Odim and Fortune. She recognized Odim and Fortune from the neighborhood. Spears testified that all three men had guns. Spears then locked herself and her sister in the bedroom. They climbed out the window, and Spears called 911. While talking to the police, Spears observed several men flee the apartment.
Responding to the call, Officer Barge noticed a car come out of the apartment complex, then back up behind a tree line where he could not see it. As Barge was turning into the apartment complex, the other car was backing up on the other side of a creek. Barge radioed a description of the car to other officers in the area and told them he believed the driver of the car was trying to hide from him.
When he arrived at Watts' apartment, Barge found Watts and Vasser very excited and upset. Spears and her sister, also agitated, returned to the apartment, and all four victims began describing the assailants and their clothing. During this conversation, Barge heard over his radio that another officer had spotted and stopped a car matching Barge's description of the car seen leaving the apartments.
When this officer spotted a vehicle matching the description given by Barge and traveling on the road indicated by Barge, he checked the license plate and discovered the plate was registered to another car. After turning on his blue lights to stop the car for this violation, the officer saw a lot of activity in the car. The car finally pulled over to a stop. There were six men in the car. One ran, taking something with him, before the officer could take them all into custody. The officer found a nine-millimeter handgun, fully loaded and cocked, and a crumpled $50 bill in the vehicle. Four hundred dollars had been taken from Watts in the robbery.
Officer Barge brought Vasser and Spears to the location of the stop. Both identified the five men as the robbers, and Spears called Fortune by name. Watts had stayed at his apartment with his younger daughter, who was very upset. He later went to the police station where he identified the men as the robbers.
At trial, co-defendants Alvin McDowell and Karien Hodges testified that Pryer participated in the robbery and had a gun. Pryer testified that he was in the car but never got out of the car. According to his testimony, he and one of the co-defendants left Odim and parked the car to smoke crack cocaine. He denied owning a gun or knowing anything about the home invasion. He further testified that he was not wearing any of the clothing described by the victims. He points to a number of discrepancies in both the victims' testimony and his co-defendants' testimony.
The issue of which version of these events to believe was for the jury, which resolved the credibility issue in favor of the state. 1 This court does not weigh the evidence or determine witness credibility; we only determine the sufficiency of the evidence. 2 The evidence was sufficient under Jackson v. Virginia. 3
2. Pryer next claims the trial court erred in denying his motion to sever his trial from Odim's. It is well established that the decision whether to grant a motion to sever in a nondeath penalty case is within the discretion of the trial court and will not be disturbed absent an abuse of that discretion. 4 We find no such abuse in this case.
The burden is on Pryer to demonstrate more than the possibility that a separate trial would provide him with a better chance of acquittal; he must establish a clear showing of prejudice and a denial of due process in the absence of severance. 5 Pryer failed to make such a showing. The record clearly demonstrates that Pryer and Odim were jointly indicted for the same offenses, which involved the same witnesses, and the evidence indicated that they acted in concert in committing the home invasion. 6
Pryer claims evidence admitted to convict Odim harmed him. Specifically, he alleges that "his conviction was the result of identification testimony impermissibly bolstered or confused with Spears' testimony concerning her familiarity and identification of co-defendants. . . ." Pryer also claims that Odim's reputation as "Triggerman" and his affinity for firearms led to the jury's determination that Pryer had a gun in light of the conflicting evidence that Pryer did not possess a gun. These arguments lack merit. While the victims recognized Odim from the neighborhood and while there was evidence that Odim was nicknamed "Triggerman," this testimony did not harm Pryer. The victims also positively identified Pryer as one of the gunmen who entered the apartment, and his co-defendants testified that Pryer was involved in the home invasion and had a gun. In addition, contrary to Pryer's assertion, the evidence did not show that his participation in the home invasion was any less strong than Odim's.
Pryer also asserts he was harmed due to the existence of antagonistic defenses. The mere fact that a co-defendant's defenses are antagonistic is insufficient to warrant separate trials. 7 A showing of harm is necessary. 8 Pryer has made no such showing. His complaint on appeal that he was not able to introduce evidence that he only had $14.15 in his possession at the time of his arrest does not show the requisite harm. At trial, Pryer's counsel joined in the objection to this evidence and joined the motion to exclude this evidence regarding whether money was actually taken from Pryer and his co-defendants and in what amount. One cannot complain of a trial court's ruling which the party's own trial tactics or conduct procured or aided in causing. 9 The fact that Pryer alleged he did not have much money in his possession at the time of his arrest does not exculpate him from the offenses. The victims positively identified Pryer, and his co-defendants testified that Pryer participated in the home invasion. Pryer has failed to show how any defense used by Odim was antagonistic to his own defense so as to amount to a denial of due process. 10
Under the circumstances, we find no showing of actual prejudice, no denial of due process, and no abuse of discretion by the trial judge in denying the motion to sever.
Paul L. Howard, Jr., District Attorney, Bettieanne C. Hart, Assistant District Attorney, for appellee.
1 OCGA 24-9-80.
2 Odim v. State, 228 Ga. App. 158, 159 (1) (491 SE2d 218) (1997).
3 443 U. S. 307 (99 SC 2781, 61 LE2d 560) (1979); see Odim, supra.
4 Dixon v. State, 268 Ga. 81, 83 (2) (485 SE2d 480) (1997).
5 Butler v. State, 270 Ga. 441, 446 (4) (511 SE2d 180) (1999); Dixon, supra.
6 Hall v. State, 143 Ga. App. 706 (1) (240 SE2d 125) (1977).
7 Dixon, supra.
8 Davis v. State, 266 Ga. 801, 802 (3) (471 SE2d 191) (1996).
9 Holcomb v. State, 268 Ga. 100, 103 (2) (485 SE2d 192) (1997).
10 Butler, supra at 447.
DECIDED JULY 21, 2000.
RICARTE v. THE STATE. (249 Ga. App. 50) (547 SE2d 703) (2001)

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Q: The algorithm used by PHP shuffle function What is the algorithm used by php shuffle function or where can i get its code. I have to implement it in C language. I have implemented fisher yates algo in C but not good results as showed by php shuffle function.

A: What exactly constitutes "not good results"?
The Fisher-Yates shuffle will produce all permutations with equal probability, but only if you generate your random numbers correctly. There's three issues to be aware of here. First, you need a good pseudorandom number generator. The C standard library rand usually is not a good PRNG (though it depends on your C library implementation). If you're on a POSIX platform, consider using lrand48 instead. Your system may have other RNGs. If you don't have anything on your platform, a pretty good RNG in very little code is G. Marsaglias KISS generator - you can find the code here. Second, if you still decide to use rand, be aware that it will generate random numbers between 0 and RAND_MAX. For lots of implementations, RAND_MAX is only 32767, so the usual rand() % count will have a very obvious and bad bias if count is larger than 32768. Third, rand() % count (or lrand48() % count or anything similar) is actually a bad idea too, because it too introduces a bias. If count isn't a power of 2, some numbers will have a higher probability than others. Also, in a lot of generators, the low-order bits are a lot less random than the high-order bits. You can try to work around this by using (long long) rand() * count / RAND_MAX or something similar, but really you're better of using a good RNG instead.
The proper way to generate unbiased random numbers between 0 (inclusive) and k (exclusive) is this: First, get a proper PRNG that gives you a large-enough random number (say 32 random bits). Then reduce to the next power of 2 larger than k. Finally, if the value is greater than or equal to k, try again. This is a completely unbiased method, and will give results that are as good as your PRNG can make them. The code looks something like this:
static unsigned int random(unsigned int k)
{
  // You can get rid of this loop using bit tricks, but I keep it for clarity
  unsigned int n, nextpow2 = 1;
  while (nextpow2 < k)
    nextpow2 *= 2;

  do {
    n = random32() & (nextpow2 - 1); // random32 is your 32-bit RNG
  } while (n >= k);

  return n;
}

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First update about New York. Just one thing you actually need to know, New York is Awesome! I absolutely had no expectations so that made everything just even better. This was our second day, we walked around, went to ground zero and the top of the Rock. And look at that amazing view! I can finally say I have a picture of myself instead of stealing one from Pinterest to share on Instagram! Hope you like it, will show you more soon!
Great look, love your silver slippers!


Although the mountain town of Queen Creek is one of the cooler places to visit during summertime, the city of Queen Creek can get rather hot; just like any other cities in the Valley of the Sun. And just like any of the Phoenix metro area locations, there are times when you'll need to hire a professional air conditioning expert that can service, repair and install your air conditioning and HVAC units on time, within your budget and always right – the first time.
And many people in Queen Creek and surrounding communities choose Air and Water Factor – Cooling, Heating and Plumbing for all their AC unit service needs.
Air and Water Factor Cooling & Heating is ready to service, repair and install virtually any air conditioning unit you currently have or need to purchase. Air and Water Factor prides itself in being a family owned and operated company with over 80 years of combined experience in this industry. We are licensed in both Residential and Commercial Industries (ROC# 293229, 293189), insured and bonded and we are dedicated to providing exceptional customer service with every interaction.
They need the experience to install one to fit your homes ductwork that conforms to your individual needs.
When you're AC unit has broken down completely, or you're building a new home and require a brand new air conditioning unit installed in Queen Creek, our company has the resources, experience and certification needed to provide exceptional installation services.
Staying on top of AC service is the best way to keep your unit running strong, and last a long time. Our company is proud to offer Queen Creek residents a few AC maintenance service programs that are designed to keep your AC unit running strong and ready to keep your home or office cool when the temperatures rise. And if you're looking for annual AC Service tune up or a reliable company to replace your HVAC system filters or to keep the thermostat calibrated, we can get the job done.
No matter what type of air conditioning service in Queen Creek you require – we have a solution for you. So when you're living in the Queen Creek area and need quality-driven air conditioning services contact the professionals at Air and Water Factor – Cooling, Heating and Plumbing today.


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package com.sksamuel.avro4s

import java.io.{ByteArrayOutputStream, File}

import org.scalatest.{Matchers, WordSpec}

case class Version1(string: String)
case class Version2(string: String, int: Int = 3)

class AvroBinaryTest extends WordSpec with Matchers {

  val tgtbtu = Score("The good, the bad and the ugly", "ennio", Rating(10000))

  "AvroBinary" should {
    "be able to read its own output" in {

      val pepperoni = Pizza("pepperoni", Seq(Ingredient("pepperoni", 12, 4.4), Ingredient("onions", 1, 0.4)), false, false, 98)

      val file: File = new File("pizzas.avro.binary")

      val os = AvroOutputStream.binary[Pizza](file)
      os.write(pepperoni)
      os.close()

      val is = AvroInputStream.binary[Pizza](file)
      val pizzas = is.iterator.toList
      pizzas shouldBe List(pepperoni)
      is.close()

      file.delete()
    }

    "support value classes" in {
      val baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
      val output = AvroOutputStream.binary[Score](baos)
      output.write(tgtbtu)
      output.close()

      val is = AvroInputStream.binary[Score](baos.toByteArray)
      val pizzas = is.iterator.toList
      pizzas shouldBe List(tgtbtu)
      is.close()
    }

    "support schema evolution" in {
      val v1 = Version1("hello")
      val baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream()
      val output = AvroOutputStream.binary[Version1](baos)
      output.write(v1)
      output.close()

      val is = AvroInputStream.binary[Version2](baos.toByteArray, AvroSchema[Version1])
      val v2 = is.iterator.toList.head
      is.close()

      v2.string shouldEqual v1.string
      v2.int shouldEqual 3
    }

  }
}

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What could the Falcons learn from this past weekend?
Andy Bunker sat down and watched all of the playoff games over the weekend. He found himself with a little envy in his heart. There were one thing that he feels the Falcons should have if they want to even be back in the playoff conversation.
Andy stated without a shadow of a doubt that he would cherry pick the Rams' run game to give to the Falcons. For him, that is the one thing that will have the Falcons playing in to late January.


Original manuscript and typescript documents, including Estimate books, Order books, Account books, Ledgers, Shop books and Drawings.
Organbuilders covered include: Bevington, Blackett & Howden, Percy Daniel, Elliot & Hill (1829) Forster & Andrews, Gray & Davison, Harrison & Harrison, Hill & Son, Hill Norman & Beard, Hope Jones, Jardine, Lewis, Norman & Beard, Wadsworth, Willis and Yates. Records may not include all dates of activity.
Published documents including Journals and Periodicals and cuttings from them, reports by official bodies and theses and dissertations.
These include: Sperling notebooks, the Leffler manuscript, the Harvey notebooks, the Haycraft notebook, a wide variety of pamphlets, The Organ magazine, the Rotunda magazine and theses by Jim Berrow and Joseph McKee.


Egypt's Tahrir Square revolution ripped open political and social divisions that were nailed down for decades by authoritarian rule. Two years of democratically elected government have only deepened the rifts and the results have spilled out onto the streets.
On Monday at least 51 people were killed and more than 436 people wounded in clashes between security forces and supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi.
The shootings began during a protest by about 1,000 Islamists outside the Republican Guard headquarters where Morsi, Egypt's first freely elected leader, was detained last week. Morsi's Muslim Brotherhood called for an uprising, accusing troops of gunning down protesters, while the military blamed armed Islamists for provoking its forces.
The interim president drove ahead with the army's political plan after the bloodshed. He issued a swift timetable for the process of amending the Islamist-backed constitution and set parliamentary and presidential elections for early 2014. But ultra-conservative Salafi party Al-Nour, furious over what it saw as a "massacre" against Islamists, pulled out of talks to choose a new prime minister — pushing the country closer to the brink of a political crisis.
One clear divide, however, is between Egypt's burgeoning urban population and the 42 per cent who live in the rural areas.
That may be changing. Last month Washington-based pollster James Zogby of the Arab American Institute found that even in rural Upper Egypt and the agricultural areas, only about 37 per cent felt themselves better off than they were five years ago. There was also a split between people who valued a "secular and inclusive culture," and those who preferred stronger adherence to tradition and religion, he said.
Although the West views the religious division as between secular and devout Egyptians, Geneive Abdo says there are new and worrying rifts among Islamic groups.
The hardline Al-Nour is not the only competition for the once popular Brotherhood, she said. "There are 16 parties of Islamists that have sprung up since the revolution." As in other Arab countries, hardliners have gained ground gradually but resolutely.
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The opposition, too, is divided, with a number of factions and no clear leader, although former UN atomic watchdog Mohamed ElBaredei is mooted as a candidate.


From the creators of Frozen and Wreck It Ralph comes Disney Animation's latest flick, Big Hero 6 (inspired by the Marvel comic of the same name) and in this short teaser, I can already tell you that I'm in the early stages of falling in love. I just CANNOT with the soccer ball. Here's the teaser trailer.
Big Hero 6 featuring the voices of Josh Hutcherson, Samuel L. Jackson, Freddie Highmore and Maya Rudolph is slated to hit theaters November 7th, 2014.


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Oscar nominee Asif Kapadia on Amy Winehouse: 'She was constantly pushing it, everything, to the extremes'
As Oscar week kicks off the filmmaker talks about his journey with Amy
Asia Kapadia, the Oscar-nominated director of "Amy," at Motion Picture Academy headquarters in Beverly Hills, Calif. Photo by Matt Carey
It's been a dream awards season for Asif Kapadia, director of Amy: wins at the BAFTAS's and the Grammys, and honors from critics organizations from London to Los Angeles.
But there is one more prize out there, and needless to say, it's major: the Academy Award for Best Documentary.
I just remember looking at footage and thinking, the thing about Amy, that life is never boring. It's either good or really bad.
--Amy director Asif Kapadia
Amy is up for the Oscar this Sunday, in competition with Joshua Oppenheimer's The Look of Silence, Matthew Heineman's Cartel Land, Liz Garbus' What Happened, Miss Simone? and Winter on Fire: Ukraine's Fight for Freedom, directed by Evgeny Afineevsky.
Update: Kapadia and producer James Gay-Rees won the Oscar for Best Documentary. To read about their reaction click here.
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Since its release in 2015 Amy has become the highest-grossing British-produced documentary of all time, and it made over $8 million during its theatrical run in North America. In a conversation with Nonfictionfilm.com Kapadia said he faced initial resistance about directing a movie on Amy Winehouse, who died at age 27 in 2011.
Asia Kapadia: In the beginning no one wanted to talk to me. No one wanted to make this film. No one wanted to be a part of it because it was all still too painful. It had been too soon, too recent. Because in a way people around her had felt Amy had been [falsely] portrayed in the media -- by journalists, by newspapers, by paparazzi. They were very wary of anyone wanting to make a film because it was like, "Here you come, next person to exploit her."
Amy Winehouse in the music video for "Back to Black." From Universal Records
Nonfictionfilm.com: How did you convince people to participate?
AK: Initially, [I said], "You don't know who I am, no reason for you to trust me, so why don't we just have a conversation, just give me five minutes of your time, let's just have a chat. I will not bring a crew, a camera, there's nothing. But I'll bring a microphone, just to let you know, because I don't want to sit there writing notes. I don't know the story. I never met Amy... but I do want to know what happened, I do want to know the story and it's only going to happen if you trust me so let's find somewhere quiet, safe, private to sit down and talk."
So the film actually began just with audio, and audio interviews. And one five minute interview would become half an hour, hour, two, three, four, five hours long and they'd only got halfway through the story. A lot of tears, a lot of emotion, very much like a therapy situation.
NFF: You wound up using no on-camera interviews for the films, which is quite unusual.
AK: My instinct from early on was I only want to see her. She's quite expressive. Her face is amazing, her eyes are amazing, constantly changing, her shape of face, her hair's getting bigger, the makeup's getting bigger. I don't really want to see the people talking. I just want to see her and understand what's going on via her eyes or experience it via her.
Two posters for "Amy"
AK: It was Nick Shymansky, her first manager, who was the first person to open up [in an interview]. Afterwards he opened up his laptop and said, "I've got a few videos." He showed me some of his footage that he shot when they were young and hanging out, and driving around in cars. That's when I thought, okay, I've never seen that person before, nobody has. Nobody knew she was that funny and witty and happy and healthy. And that's when I thought, "We've got a movie."
Everybody [we interviewed] would say, "Well, you know how I said I didn't have any material? Well, actually I've got these photographs. I've got theses home videos or I've got an answering phone message" — something personal to each person. which then bit by bit came together, kind of like a mosaic, to form the images [in the film].
I just remember looking at footage and thinking, the thing about Amy, that life is never boring, It's either good or really bad. There's always some drama, there's always something going on, always.
NFF: You show video of her when she was quite young.
AK: The first scene when she sings Happy Birthday she's got the voice, she's just different, she's different to everyone around her, She has a phrasing and a way of singing, even the best known song in the world, she could do her version of that at age 14.
When they were about eight or nine, she and her friends would play hide-and-go-seek in the house. [One time] they couldn't find Amy. They found her in her parents' room reading Schindler's List. So when everyone was still running around and being a child, she is reading like really grown up material. So her brain, her intelligence, is one of the things that made her different. Sometimes those are the people that think maybe too much, they can't switch it off, which can turn into worries and depression.
She was constantly pushing it, everything, to the extremes, always... Everything was done to the excess.
AK: We now know this kind of bulimia issue was there from a young age, that lack of boundaries and the lack of people around her sort of saying "no" from a young age meant that she was constantly pushing it, everything, to the extremes, always. When she got her first apartment buying flowers -- she wouldn't buy a couple bunches of flowers, the house would be full of flowers. If she bought shoes she'd buy 50 pairs of shoes. She bought CD's, she'd buy a hundred, two hundred CD's. Everything was done to the excess, because I think right from the beginning I think there was nobody there saying, "It's too many, and stop." That is already there, this kind of idea of "I just do everything to the maximum."
Amy Winehouse as a girl. Photo from a fan website
The young Amy Winehouse.
NFF: One of the things that's remarkable about the film is the rare insight it offers into the creative process.
AK: [Her] ability to write is really the thing I didn't know too much about. I knew about her voice -- everyone talks about the singing and voice. The writing... it's personal and it's from a woman's point of view… about love and the darkness but also there's a wit, and a humor and it's very London.
[The lyrics came from] Pages in the diary, literally that's what they were — pages in her diary, which were just for herself... You see her living life and experiencing something and falling in love and then someone dumps her, then she writes about it. And you totally go, "Oh that's him! That's the moment she's talking about." And "Rehab" is [about] a real moment, a real thing happened. She didn't change lots of the story. It's like a documentary. Her songs are documentaries. They're factually very, very detailed and specific and about real people.
She had no co-writer, she came up with the music herself, she sang the songs herself, she could sing live, she played the guitar, you know the whole thing, amazing at that young age. And every performance was different, it was original because that kind of jazz thing — "This is how I feel now, this is how I'm going to perform the song now, because I'm feeling different to last week or the week before."
I didn't realize -- I thought I was making a film about her and I didn't realize it is a film about art and an artist and where does art come from.
Amy Winehouse recording.
NFF: You show her in the recording studio and then play the finished track, allowing us to appreciate how close those versions were.
AK: The thing about Amy was that when you hear her vocal on a record basically she sang that song two or three times, and that was it. There were no edits. There's no tuning, there's no, "Oh, let's just drop in this bit or drop in that bit." She did the whole song through, two or three times and every record you heard was unique and it was that take two or take three, or, "Should we just use the first take?" And that was it.
NFF: In the film we see her coming apart as her fame grows, and the questionable decisions of people around Amy when she was at her most vulnerable.
AK: At the time [members of the public] were all wondering, "What's going on? What's happening with this person, why is she on stage, why is she performing in that state, stumbling around the streets in London and why has nobody taken her home and keeping her out the limelight or getting her out of Camden?"
NFF: As a viewer you just want to reach through the screen and grab her and save her.
AK: Many people around her made decisions that weren't really great for her... She did need love and support and protection. That's maybe what she needed, not people to keep pushing, "keep performing, keep doing one more show, just one more show, just one more show." That's what added up.
NFF: You think of this extraordinarily rare musical gift she had and then you begin to think, maybe it was a curse. Was there any way for her to have escaped this fate that seemed to mark her from the beginning of that voice emerging?
Amy Winehouse. Photo from Rolling Stone magazine
AK: I think so. I think there has to be. I think there are lots of people that have got amazing talent that can live to a ripe old age. In her case it was the mega-fame and money and the people that it brought [that doomed her].
From the people that knew her, and from what I've seen, just creating, writing music, performing music, being a jazz musician, or doing a hip hop album or being in smaller venues, I think she would have been quite happy doing that. I think it's what happens when you become really famous, really successful and the money and the people that the money brings and I think that made it muddy and confusing, I think that's when the real kind of self-medicating started.
I know we always hear about those [artists] that have died young, but there are enough great musicians that live to a ripe old age that had their issues and who came through it and I think she could have been one of those people. There has to be another way.
10th #Oscar #posterdesign - #Amy. Heartbreaking. #amywinehouse #documentary @asifkapadia @TheAcademy #graphicdesign pic.twitter.com/FDkbsy9Mb4
— Stacey Chomiak (@stacerchomiak) February 22, 2016
"Amy," the Amy Winehouse documentary that won a Grammy tonight for best music film, lets nobody off the hook https://t.co/XFcKDhXNJn
— New York Times Arts (@nytimesarts) February 16, 2016
A @BAFTA and a #Grammy in two days! So richly deserved - well done to the whole team! #AMYfilm pic.twitter.com/bhbxuklXU6
— Embrace London (@embracelondon) February 16, 2016


Just got my home studio back up and running. It's a good day.
There are some good shows coming up guys! A band I love very much and am proud to work behind the scenes with, called The Nectars is playing every Wednesday this month at Pianos and you should come. My friend Bryan Dunn is playing tonight at the Knitting Factory in BK, and you know I'm all about that. Also, a pretty cool guy named Wakey Wakey is playing a TWO NIGHT STAND at Rockwood next month. If you live in the New York area, it seems like we have a lot of opportunities to hang out coming up. Come check out my new haircut.
Today's hot WW Newsflash- Bye bye man bun.
I'm praying for America this weekend. Everyone be safe. And loud.
I hope you guys all had an epic MLK day. I spent it in the studio hard at work. I actually totally overbooked myself this week and have been pulling some really long days. That being said, they've been really fun. Today I spent all day in the studio, and tomorrow I'm doing the same, working on all sorts of exciting projects for myself and others. Tomorrow night, however I get to return to Rockwood Music Hall for my first show of the year, so hopefully I'll see you all there? We'll have a drink and I'll play some songs. You know. The usual. All my love, -M Tix- http://www.ticketfly.com/event/1400820 @RockwoodMusicHall, 8:30pm (8:15 doors) 12$ Rock and roll.


Kerry Grombacher brought original and traditional music to the OutWest Concert Stage as he gave the Repertory East Playhouse audience his vision of the West.
Journey with Kerry Grombacher through his vision of the West and it's tapestry of stories – many hidden from popular view. You'll be enthralled and informed, as well as entertained! Here's what others are saying about New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Kerry Grombacher.
"Kerry Grombacher is the best kind of songwriter, with lyrics that take us on journeys to places we've never visited before, and melodies so pure and true that they seem to rise up from the plains," said Nalini Jones of the Newport Folk Festival.
Kerry Grombacher "is one of the West's new breed, who builds on, embellishes, expands and updates traditional Western themes," wrote Richard Slatta for Cowboys & Indians Magazine.
"For nearly two hours, Grombacher stood alone at center stage with a microphone and his guitar, a bottle of water at his feet. What poured from him were some of the most insightful and skillfully-crafted songs you will ever hear," wrote Chuck Mittan for the Superior Express of Superior, Nebraska.
Be sure to come back on November 17 for An Evening with Dennis Jay for the next performance of SCVTV Presents the OutWest Concert Series.
Thanks to SCVTV for videoing the concert on October 27th. The crew was great to work with, and they did a terrific job with the filming and the editing. And thanks to Bobbi Jean and Jim Bell, plus the wonderful volunteers from the California Chapter of the Western Music Association, who put on the OutWest Concert Series in Newhall. I look forward to working with all y'all again in a few years.
Thank you, SCVTV, for once again capturing the Kerry Grombacher's live performance. Another magic night of entertaining storytelling and music!


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we would like to collect stories around problens with housing and we consider sending a petition to the ministry that handles expat affairs regarding the housing situation in Copenhagen.
we rented top floor of a house. Heating for 3 years was poor, once repair person came but nothing was fixed, we didnt recevie any bills till the time we had to move out, bills were fabricated using wrong data and asked us to pay 50% more than acconto & agency wilfully agreed with landlord to send those bills to us & expected us to pay when the landlord accepts that heating was not efficient and when agency knows about the heating problem. There was no spearate electricity meter for our area of the house. Eventually the meter was installed without telling us what wires were connected. we have been paying more than 1100 Kr a month for a 100 sqm area used by only 2 people.Repeated reminders to agency has not resulted in anything.
Landlord never let us know when he was about to enter the house and would do so on his own will without involving agency. In the end when we moved out they forced us to do handover "virtually". We could not be presnet on the date but they forced us anyways. They sent us a 15,000 Kr bill for cleaning which could be done in 1000-3000 Kr.
There is absolutely no way we can do anything about this unless we spend huge time and money into getting lawyers engaged etc. I have heard many many similar stories from all the expats in my office & other places.
Please let us know your experiences.
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foreigners having problems with housing. In th article they even mention a Dane that has returned to Denmark after a long absence and due to the problems with finding housing she considers leaving again.
Description of problem: We moved to Copenhagen in April 2010 and rented a private apartment in Rødovre. The neighborhood is nice and the apartment itself is ok too, but it in an old two-storied house and is not renovated. The official size of it is a bit over 52 m2. The landlord charged an amount of 5200 DKK for the rent only - additionally we had to pay for heating, electricity, water, cable TV and internet, which all summed up to about 6600 DKK monthly. In August 2010 begun we wonder, if we are paying too much and went to consult with an organization called LLO. To make the long story short, we ended up with 45% decrease of the rent (now the rent is about 2850 DKK plus all the extras) and getting back the overpaid money. The landlord tried to confuse us by sending us several letters through his lawyer, but we fought back. The whole process took 4 months.
So our suggestion is: if you have problems with your landlord, then go and consult with LLO. They charge you for their services, but it is worth it.
We arrived in January 2010. We rented a house in Rungsted Kyst. It all looked nice and pleasant, but it went all wrong once we started living in it. Nothing worked properly because mainly the landlord was a cheapskate who had installed most of the kitchen himself, resulting in an oven that a exploded, a hood that did not work and a stove that worked on half capacity. The kitchen looked new, but that was another illusion: it were old cupboards with only new doors. All the other renovation work had been done by illegal immigrants from Lithuania or by himself, but our contract stipulated that we had to employ on Danish companies if we anted to do some work in the house. We tried to solve a few problems here and there ourselves, but every week another issue occured, like a leak in the basement from the kitchen the landlord flatly refused to have repaired. His standard answer to any repair was (since he had lived there himself before): it is good enough for me, it is good enough for you, or: it worked before, so you broke it, you mend it.The list of what was wrong is endless, no space to publish it here.
After long discussions with the real estate agent who had put the house on the market, and the relocation agent, a meeting was conducted in the presence of a lawyer. The rude and bullying landlord tried a few times shut up the lawyer without success. According to danish law, one can not install electric appliances themselves, but even if it is blatantly clear that this is the case no one does anything about it. The estimate was he should invest about 100.000 kr to bring the house up to standard (rent was 25.000). We propose him to leave the house instead which he reluctantly accepted after long discussions (!).. We moved out after 6 months of misery.
The problem with the landlords here is that they see expats as ideal victims: we don't speak Danish, we don't know who to turn to. Relocation agents who should defend our rights, don't do so because they want to be 'good friends' with real estate agents, since there are very few houses on the market. Real estate agents work for the owner and he pays their bill. There are no independent agents handling the rental contracts, such as is the case in other countries. We own a house in another country, it is rented out. This is handled by an agent, the persons living in our house just contacts this agent in case of problems. The agent sends immediately someone to repair. The bill is paid by us or by the tenant depending on the law, there are no needless discussions and emotions involved. Here you have to call the landlord himself who gets irritated, does not know or simply does not respects the law, answers in rude manners and flatly refuses to do something about the problem. Even the relocation agent does not know the law and if it is a repair to be paid by the tenant or by the owner, it is just extremely irritating. The tenant can only try to stay calm and friendly, and repeat the issue until the landlord gives in (or maybe not). and the tenant can pay for the repair himself. As expats we pay steep prices, in exchange of a nice house in perfect state, but that is just an illusion in Denmark. I heard so many complaints here from expats, nothing goes smoothly, tenants need to nag and nag before something is done or replaced. We lived as expats in 6 different countries and talking to a landlord was nowhere as hard as here. Another reason for irritation besides the way we feel treated here as foreigners, as the survey shows.
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Compare to others we had less amount of problems. Our lendlord was replaying very slow as result we never knew how long we had to live with broken stuff. We also had heating included in our rent (500 kronas per month) but apparently our landlord was not transfering money to the heating company on time. As result after we left he received a huge bill and he deducted the money from our deposit. Also he returned the deposit 2 month later then he had to.
He had the worst landlord experience in our adult lives. Not only we had multiple issues with the apartment, but the landlord kept a big part of our deposit because of "administrative" issues. He waited until we were overseas to send the relocation company a message that he would keep 13,000 DKK instead of the 4,000 DKK he was entitled to. None of this was detailed in the contract, but now that my husband and I are back in the US, we are unable to dispute any of the money he is keeping. Its not like we are going to hire a lawyer and deal with this from here.
During our stay, we had to deal with multiple issues with the apartment and on every single one of them, he delayed fixing the issues due to the high cost.
I hope that by posting this, people could avoid what we went through.
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I wish we had known about this before our problems with the landlord. I hope this helps foreigners in Denmark. There are a lot of landlords taking advantage because they know, foreigners, especially expats, leave after they complete their work assignment.
Please send this to as many people as possible. This is all legal and its all in this website.
It is not uncommon that foreign tenants pay as much as the above rent of 9500 + utilities for 68m2. A flat of 68m2 should cost no more than 4550 + utilities.
If you are paying too much, you can complain to the Rent Tribunal (Huslejenævnet) in the municipality where you live. You can complain both about a normal lease, as well as rooms/flats rented on subleases. The rent cannot be increased on the initiative by the Rent Tribunal.
In 2010, it costs 131 DKK to submit a complaint to the Rent Tribunal. It costs 262 DKK to complain of two issues. Seven of ten people who complain have their rent lowered. If you complain within the first year, you can have excessive rent which you have already paid returned. If you complain after the first year, you can have the future rent lowered. Your landlord cannot evict you because you have complained of the rent.
You should submit a written complaint with a letter stating briefly what you are complaining of. You must also include the lease, and any other documents relevant to your complaint. You will subsequently receive information about how to pay the fee. The Rent Tribunal accepts that you write in English, however, they respond in Danish.
You can also complain about the amount of the deposit and the prepaid rent, if they exceed 6 months rent, as well as a variety of other unreasonable demands made by the landlord.


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My new friend, Sigal, who I met on couchsurfing, made this all possible. We sat in his father's house, listening to his brother and friends make music on instruments I'd never seen or heard. We had the liver and heart for lunch, and I never asked what animal they belonged to.


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Our 10 Worst Restaurant Moments
by Robert Sietsema
"Waiter! There's a finger in my soup!"
Mostly, the Fork in the Road staff has a good time in restaurants — and we eat in lots of them. But sometimes our experience is so awful, that we never forget. So we got together and came up with our 10 Worst Restaurant Moments.
10. It was a brand new Lower East Side restaurant, and we arrived at 7:30. The menu for the night hadn't been printed yet, so four of us shared one handwritten copy. Our pretty, dead-eyed waitress treated us like we were her high school teachers and she, like, hadn't turned in the homework. With great effort, we finally communicated our order. We never saw her again. Only two glasses of water arrived. We rationed. The place filled up; other tables ordered. An hour passed, but not a scrap of food emerged. People at other tables also grew restless; we feared cannibalism. Two hours later, we received part of our order: a floppy-skinned chicken, with over-salting so severe it could cause chemical burns. We asked after our missing herring. There were still 13 orders in front of it.
9. Sometimes you don't know something was your worst restaurant moment until afterward. I was stoked to raid a post-football buffet one Saturday afternoon in Austin, Texas, at a motel on the Interstate called Villa Maria. In addition to the usual carved roast beef, pimento cheese sandwiches, and mayo-bearing salads that are the staples of Texas buffets, I was attracted to a tray of deviled eggs, liberally carpeted with paprika. I ate five or six, congratulating myself on having discovered the best thing on the buffet. Late that evening I woke up with vomiting, chills, cramps, and worse — and haven't touched a deviled egg since.
8. As part of a job interview for a culinary website that shall not be named, I was required to go on a tasting dinner at a new Park Avenue spot. This website's stock in trade is interviews with chefs accompanied by numerous photos of their food — which, I might add, is never paid for. Anyway, the editor and I showed up at this beautiful restaurant, camera, lighting equipment, and computer in tow. It was a five-course dinner. The first was a gigantic charcuterie plate. The editor wasn't happy with how it looked on the table, so she took the entire platter and put it on the floor. The she unzipped her boots, climbed up on a chair, and started snapping away. I was mortified. It was during the height of dinner service, and the incredibly gracious waiter looked like he wanted to kill us. The next four courses proceeded in similar fashion, with this woman jumping on and off chairs, and shining the bright light on food and diners alike. The food, by the way, was excellent, though I've never had less appetite. This woman also bragged that she'd once taken some of Daniel Boulud's food into a restaurant bathroom to photograph it, so I guess it could have been worse. I didn't get the job.
7. A friend was eating at a Greenpoint Thai restaurant. She was just finishing up a lovely papaya salad, when she discovered a horsefly lying amid the peanuts, dead as a three-day-old corpse. Upon further excavation, she discovered it wasn't a whole insect: It was a half insect. She never returned to that restaurant, and advises others not to go there, either. She frequently tells the story, and for the rest of her life she'll shiver whenever she thinks of it, wondering what happened to the other half of the fly.
6. Restaurants are like families — sometimes they're happy and well behaved, other times they're ornery and contentious. Some friends and I hiked into deepest Ridgewood one evening in search of a fabled Romanian bar that also served food. One tiny corner spot had a chalkboard menu out front, so we went inside and sat down. Soon we were served by a middle-aged lady with her hair tied neatly in a bun, whose husband was clearly the barkeep. After she took our order for various appetizers and a grilled meat assortment, he followed her into the kitchen, and a screaming fight ensued for what seemed like 10 minutes. She appeared seconds later in a coat and hat and stomped out. After about 30 minutes, we realized she wasn't coming back, and we left as well.
5. When I lived in Carroll Gardens I'd occasionally order from a local Middle Eastern restaurant, mainly for their incredible pita bread. The night before I moved out of the neighborhood, I decided to order from them one last time. My pile of pitas and stuffed grape leaves came with a free salad, which I decided to eat first. As I pried the lid off the plastic container, an odd but familiar smell rose to greet me. I couldn't quite place it at first, but gradually it dawned on me: Dial soap! On one hand, I was relieved to learn that the cooks were washing their hands. On the other, I was not glad that they were using the lettuce as a washcloth. And I couldn't bear to find out if the rest of the meal also tasted like soap, so I just threw the whole meal out, and contented myself with a can of tuna fish.
4. You are no more likely to get sick at a cheap restaurant as you are at a fancy restaurant. In fact, you're more vulnerable at the upscale spot, because you can't see what's going on in the kitchen. But no matter where you are, if you can see bloody meat juice dried on the walls, it is best not to eat there. If the prep area looks like a multiple homicide forensics investigation, don't be a hero. "Wussy, prissy thinking!" I said to myself as a friend and I took in the carnage at a celebrated Chinatown spot, "Just eat." Three days later, we were in the hospital, wishing the digestive tract had never been invented.
3. My companion and I were leaving for a long trip to West Africa bright and early the next morning, and we picked an Avenue A sushi bar for our last American meal. Halfway through an enjoyable repast, a couple obviously on a first date sat down next to us. They seemed a little nervous, so when I saw a giant water bug feeling its way across the ceiling above them, I gasped but quickly diverted my eyes. Sure enough, when the thing got directly above them, it fell right onto the couple's sushi assortment, on its back, legs flailing. The girl leapt up and burst into tears, while the guy sat frozen and looking annoyed. The date was obviously finito, and our meal ruined as well.
2. An obligatory hair story: A friend ordered a doughnut ice cream sandwich from a celebrated Greenpoint doughnut shop. The guy making it had shoulder-length hair. Sure enough, one of the strands made it into my friend's order. He saw it sticking out, grabbed it, and started pulling. He pulled and pulled and pulled some more, but the hair just kept on coming. Finally, he got the entire thing out. He claims the hair was two feet long. My friend can still taste the chocolate doughnut smeared with strawberry ice cream, which are no longer pleasant flavors for him.
1. I'm not a squeamish guy, so when I see a roach or a mouse in a restaurant — fairly common in New York — I look the other way. But 10 years ago I was sitting with a pair of friends in Singleton's, a barbecue joint in Harlem, now long gone. As we chatted amiably in the cluttered establishment, a large rat trundled out from under the table inches from our toes. It was followed by another, possibly his mate. We acted downtown-cool about the event, dropping a $20 bill on the table to pay for the food we'd already ordered, then stood up and beat it out of there without looking back.
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China is shaking Kenya's megaproject plan
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A Chinese and Kenyan worker at the Mombasa Terminus on March 27, 2017. PHOTO / FILE
Kenya's ambitious plan to run dozens of mega-projects across the country was dealt a severe blow by a decision by China to cut funding for projects under the Belt and Road Initiative, invented by Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The shocking decision means Kenya, which relies on Beijing to fund its major infrastructure projects, must find new ways to fund planned developments.
Among other things, China has lent Kenya billions of dollars for the construction of its standard gauge railway (SGR) as part of the Belt and Road Initiative, which provides for the financing of projects primarily in developing countries through Chinese banks.
However, funds have dried up in recent years, particularly due to the corona pandemic – which makes it difficult for a country that is already facing a huge annual infrastructure investment deficit.
Sh380 billion loan
In September 2018, for example, despite all the formalities, China refused to approve a loan of 380 billion shredders for SGR Naivasha-Kisumu – a decision that forced the new railway in Naivasha to come to an abrupt end.
This was shocking as Kenya and the China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) agreed to build the 267 km long railroad in August 2018, with only the subtleties of the deal being finalized weeks later during President Uhuru Kenyatta's visit to China .
That didn't happen.
Instead, Chinese Prime Minister Xi Jinping asked the parties to postpone approval until Kenya completed a commercial feasibility study for the entire Mombasa-Kisumu railway line.
RELATED: China Waives Sh380bn Kisumu Railway Deal
It was later found that China refused the approval as part of its policy changes aimed at managing country or project debt default risks.
According to Green BRI, a China-based think tank analyzing the initiative, Chinese investments in the 138 target countries declined 54% in 2020 from 2019 levels to $ 47 billion.
This is the lowest level since the initiative started in 2013.
Interestingly, Chinese banks' funding for infrastructure projects in 40 African countries targeted by the Belt and Road Initiative fell from $ 11 billion in 2017 to $ 3.3 billion last year, according to a study the global law firm Baker McKenzie.
Hard financing terms
Although Beijing officials attribute the cut in funding to debt risk management, analysts believe the initiative is met with hostility in many countries that are reluctant to harsh funding terms.
"A growing number of policymakers in low- and middle-income countries are mothballing high-profile BRI projects because of inflated pricing, corruption and debt sustainability concerns," said Brad Parks, researcher at the College of William and Mary in the United States.
In 2018, for example, Pakistan withdrew the financing terms of its railways. Malaysia also canceled more than $ 11 billion in projects between 2013 and 2021, while Kazakhstan and Bolivia canceled nearly $ 2.5 billion.
However, Kenya is optimistic that after spending nearly $ 5 billion on the Mombasa-Naivasha standard-gauge railway, it is still getting the additional $ 3.7 billion needed to expand the railroad to the Uganda border.
"This standard gauge railway will still be finished because it is part of the so-called Belt and Road Initiative," said Transport Secretary James Macharia.
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It looks delicious. My daughter would love this.
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WoRMS name details
Moerella iridescens (Benson, 1842)
Bivalvia (Class)
Autobranchia (Subclass)
Heteroconchia (Infraclass)
Euheterodonta (Subterclass)
Imparidentia (Superorder)
Cardiida (Order)
Tellinoidea (Superfamily)
Tellinidae (Family)
Moerellinae (Subfamily)
Moerella (Genus)
Moerella iridescens (Species)
Iridona iridescens (Benson, 1842)
Moerella P. Fischer, 1887
Sanguinolaria iridescens Benson, 1842
(of Sanguinolaria iridescens Benson, 1842) Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9(60): 486-490., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18684698
MolluscaBase eds. (2022). MolluscaBase. Moerella iridescens (Benson, 1842). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=714907 on 2022-01-18
Sartori, André F.
Gofas, Serge
Bouchet, Philippe
original description (of Sanguinolaria iridescens Benson, 1842) Benson, W. H. (1842). Mollusca. in: T. Cantor, General features of Chusan, with remarks on the flora and fauna of that island. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 9(60): 486-490., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18684698
context source (HKRMS) Fleddum, A. L. (2010). Effects of Human Disturbance on Biologiccal Traits and Structure of Macrobenthic Communities. PhD Thesis. City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. [details]
basis of record Okutani T., ed. (2000) Marine mollusks in Japan. Tokai University Press. 1173 pp. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Wang, Z.-r. 2004. Tellinoidea. In Qi Zhongyan, ed., Seashells of China. Beijing, China (China Ocean Press). viii + 418 p., 193 pls. p. 277-296, pls. 152-161. [details]
Japanese テリザクラ [details]
To Barcode of Life (8 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications)
To GenBank (123 nucleotides; 33 proteins)


so whats going to happen when this is full?
@Hans_Oddcraft himself put the small emoji of that symbol in front of his small speech.
That's what lead me to thinking it was ok to continue because he himself was allowing the joke to continue, and by no means could it hurt anyone but him really. As it's only a joke.
I'm surprised you didn't notice that he put that there, or the post was deleted before you came. You didn't reference once to Hans.
Yeah, I'm sorry, I didn't see it at all!! Someone else told me about it later. I understand better now.
Think it's time to run again.
Was thinking we should work together, but I mean, if it's competition you want. .
Hmm, maybe your right. Maybe we should help each other out.
i once got voted to be a judge for something in this.
I am now notified for over a thousand posts on this forum each day.
I should never ever never ever be voted for any authority ever.
Haha, what a click baity news article title!
A great "thank you" to my supporters and now I ask for your support again. (I know. That's a lot of support to ask for.) Let us all make this a great victory for the Aethasians of Aethasia Party! We will revise Members President Rules again and work on delegating the judges and party leads more power. Maybe we will even set up a party membership system.
On a different note: Spam will be done away with. Trolling will be vaporized. The like button; destroyed (not sure if that is a good thing or not).
Besides all this I will bring about major reform. Vote for change!
Uhh, what do we presidents do anymore? Every president now a days just says a few encouraging words and promises a better forum but nothing really happens.
I know we all want to help and there are somethings going on, but, do the presidents actually get or do anything?
Ah, you haven't seen me be President in a while. I will make your life exciting, @Awesome_Lensfun1.
No I won't vote for you because you said that.
And what will you do? If you can surely do something that will ever so slightly get my hopes up on this forum, because you know why I'm feeling down, then maybe I might vote.
Honestly, sir, what do you find wrong with my standing?
It's not like any of that will change after this election, the next, and the next, until it is proven. I doubt that any of it will be done, therefore you are technically lying.
You mean everything in my speech? I'll let you know that I plan to actually do all of those things, but you will have to trust me.


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The popularity of tattoos has been blowing up the past decade, with everything from tiny, minimalist designs to intricate pieces that take up a whole limb represented and loved. And a whole new generation of women artists are breaking the mold with their skills and unique work. One such woman is Mira Mariah (aka @GirlKnewYork on Instagram), a Brooklyn-based tattoo artist, femme powerhouse, and mom who is killing the game. We got the chance to chat with Mira about her work, non-profits and causes she supports, and her guilty pleasures.
Do your tattoos carry any special meanings or symbols behind them? If so, what are they?
A lot on my tattoos are based on "PARADISE LOST". So florals, women, animals, and insects. I also more or less just think of them as decoration, so some are purely ornamental.
What is the best way you've found to empower other women?
Show up to their successes, show up to they're losses, show up as much as you can.
What have you found to be the biggest challenge in your career and how have you dealt with that?
Balance! I want to do everything and be a good mom, I hate saying no and letting people down, so sometimes I overwhelm myself! I'm learning and practicing though. Patience is key.
Which organizations or non-profits are you passionate about and why?
Wow, so many. Planned Parenthood, of course. Right now we are preparing a tattoo fundraiser for RAICES.
What is your favorite tattoo that you've done? Is there anything or anyone on your tattoo bucket list?
I was really happy with the Klimt piece I just did. As for tattoo bucket list, I want to do a full back piece so badly.
I like to lay on the couch with a dozen snacks and my daughter and watch movies all day. It's the best.
Mira works from Fleur Noire Tattoo Studio. She recently tattooed Ariana Grande (peep the perfect bumblebee by Mira here). She's not currently taking bookings, but keep an eye out on her Insta and jump on the chance to get tattooed by her (we know we will)!


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Q: Get bytes object from bytes object in string quotes I wanted to use Whoosh in my application and followed the tutorial here, which was written in 2011.
When I try to unpickle data in this block:
def results_to_instances(request, results):
    instances = []
    for r in results:
        cls = pickle.loads('{0}'.format(r.get('cls')))
        id = r.get('id')
        instance = request.db.query(cls).get(id)
        instances.append(instance)
    return instances

I get an error from the pickle.loads() command:
TypeError: 'str' does not support the buffer interface

When I check what '{0}'.format(r.get('cls')) returns, it is type str, but the value is "b'foo'".
How do I get the bytes object out of the string? Encoding it just returns b"b'foo'".
The values are pickled in this block:
def first_index(self, writer):
        oid = u'{0}'.format(self.id)
        cls = u'{0}'.format(pickle.dumps(self.__class__))
        attributes = []
        for attr in self.__whoosh_value__.split(','):
            if getattr(self, attr) is not None:
                attributes.append(str(getattr(self, attr)))
        value = u' '.join(attributes)
        writer.add_document(id=oid, cls=cls, value=value)

So if there is a way to fix it at the root, that would be better.

A: Just use r.get('cls'). Wrapping it in '{0}'.format() makes a bytes into str in the first place, which is not what you want at all. Same goes for when you wrap pickle.dumps (immediately converting the useful bytes it returns to the useless formatted version). Basically all of your uses of '{0}'.format() make no sense, because they make str when you're trying to  work with the raw data.


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"Dr. Salami Can Never Make Headway" – PDP Reacts As Buhari Appoints New Economic Adviser
The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint a Chief Economic Adviser.
The PDP in a statement on Wednesday said the President and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) don't have listening ears.
The PDP statement signed by the party's National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said the President and the APC are only setting up Dr. Doyin Salami to fail and urged the economist not to waste his time.
Naija News recalls President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday approved the appointment of Dr. Doyin Salami as his Chief Economic Adviser.
But the PDP in its reaction said it is meaningless for the President to appoint an economic adviser barely a year to the end of his tenure in office.
It added that the appointment is just an attempt to set up Dr. Salami as the scapegoat for the Buhari administration's poor economic performance and gross mismanagement of the country's economy.
Ologunagba further said both the President and the APC do not have listening ears hence no matter the good intention or quality of advice given by the new economic adviser, it won't be implemented and Salami has simply been set up to fail.
The full statement as made available to our newsroom reads: "The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes the appointment of Dr. Doyin Salami by President Muhammadu Buhari as Chief Economic Adviser barely a year to end of his disastrous administration as a design to make the economist a scapegoat for the abysmal failures of the All Progressives Congress (APC) government.
It is evident that Dr. Salami might end up being rubbished and diminished as a titular adviser given that the Buhari Presidency and the APC, in their ignorance, arrogance and incompetence, are never known to have any respect or regard for professional advice on governance and policy.
As long as the APC, with its insensitivity to the plight of Nigerians is in government, involved professionals like Dr. Salami can never make a headway but risk being smeared with failure.
If the APC government did not listen to Dr. Salami as the Head of the hurriedly established Presidential Economic Advisory Council (PEAC), it will not now take his advice in his new capacity because the APC government lacks the listening ears, competence, capacity, integrity and political will and desire for good governance.
President Buhari and the APC have never prioritized the economy. The result is a near collapsed economy with two recessions within six years; a 71 percent poverty rate, 33.1 percent unemployment rate, over $38 billion external debt and an unenviable national status as the poverty capital of the world. For this, they desperately seek to use renowned professionals like Dr. Salami as fall guys especially as we approach the 2023 general elections.
If President Buhari and the APC had listened to well-thought-out advice by patriotic Nigerians as well as the PDP on how to stabilize and grow the economy, our nation would not be in the current economic quagmire where over 80 million Nigerians can no longer afford their daily meals and other basic necessities of life.
The APC failed to heed the counsel to end its corruption, open up and diversify our economy, review its restrictive and exclusionist policies, invest more in our productive sectors, end its victimization of hardworking Nigerian entrepreneurs, adopt broad-based approach that allows for greater private sector participation and stop demarketing our country especially the youths in the international arena.
Instead, the Buhari-led administration remained lethargic, nonchalant, unconcerned, hubristic and irredeemably narcissistic. It turned itself into a cesspit of corruption and continued to provide official cover to inept, reckless and treasury-looting APC leaders and their cronies in government.
Dr. Salami should therefore protect his image by advising President Buhari to end his reckless borrowing and grow the economy by allowing for more transparency, redirecting the resources being siphoned by APC leaders to critical sectors of the economy, especially power and agriculture and giving hardworking Nigerians, especially the youths, greater incentives for active participation in the national economy.
For emphasis our Party admonishes Dr. Salami to note that his task of advising an incompetent, arrogant and corrupt administration would be grueling if not a complete waste of time."
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