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La Unió de la Llengua Neerlandesa o la Nederlandse Taalunie  fou pactada el 1980 a Brussel·les per preservar la unitat de la llengua neerlandesa i per promoure la col·laboració internacional entre els països als quals és una llengua oficial o molt usada. Els primers socis van ser Bèlgica i els Països Baixos.

La Unió

La Unió de la Llengua Neerlandesa és un pacte de col·laboració en l'àmbit de la llengua, la filologia, l'ensenyament de la llengua i la literatura. Els pactants van decidir d'establir una ortografia comuna, desenvolupar junts eines i obres de referència, millorar l'ensenyament de la llengua i influir la política lingüística europea. La Unió s'afanya per crear bones relacions amb Sud-àfrica, que malgrat el gran nombre de gent que parla afrikaans, una llengua molt parent al neerlandès, encara no és membre, igual que amb Namíbia on l'afrikaans és una llengua vehicular. La Unió també té una relació especial amb Indonèsia, on el neerlandès pel passat colonial encara és molt parlat, tot i no ésser una llengua oficial.

Antecedents
Les antecedents de La Unió remunten a l'edat mitjana i l'època de Disset Províncies, quan encara no hi havia cap ortografia ni nom oficial per la llengua. Tot i que el mot Nederlantsch aparegué per a la primera vegada en un incunable de 1482, era de costum d'utilitzar el gentilici de la regió o la ciutat on hom es trobava per a designar la llengua. Les denominacions més freqüents van ser flamenc, brabançó i holandès i també Nederduits (baix alemany). El mot duits significava a l'origen llengua del poble en contrast amb el llatí. Aquest fet va conduir a una confusió que subsisteix fins avui, sobretot fora de la zona de parla neerlandesa. No són rares les persones a la península Ibèrica que creien que flamenc i holàndès són dues llengües diferents.

L'editor anversès Christoffel Plantijn va publicar el primer diccionari supraregional Dictionarium compilat per Cornelius Kiliaan. Una segona etapa molt important va ser la traducció de la bíblia del 1637, un eix central del moviment protestant nascut a Steenvoorde el 1556 i que va agafar tota la zona fins al nord de les Disset Províncies i que va ser un motor contra l'ocupació espanyola. Els traductors van crear una comissió de persones de totes les regions per tal de garantir que el text era comprensible per un màximum de persones i d'evitar paraules massa regionals. Aquesta traducció va ser una contribució major a la unificació de la llengua. Finalment, durant la Guerra dels Vuitanta Anys molts intel·lectuals, artistes i negociants dits "brabançons espanyols" van fugir la intolerància religiosa del sobirà espanyol i trobar refugi a les Províncies Unides i sobretot a Amsterdam, on van contribuir al segle d'or neerlandès i a un nou mestissatge amb paraules meridionals.

L'escissió de les Disset Províncies i la sagnia d'intel·lectuals del sud vers el nord durant segles va ser nefast per l'estatut social del neerlandès als Països Baixos del sud ocupats pels espanyols i després pels austríacs, tot i que van romandre bescanvis culturals esporàdics. El 1788 Jan Baptist Verlooy, burgmestre de Brussel·les va escriure un Assaig sobre la negligència de la llengua Materna als Països Baixos del Sud al qual evoca, entre altres, la unitat de la literatura i l'ortografia neerlandeses. Per la censura severa del govern austríac, va haver de publicar-la anònimament i a Maastricht Per a ell, el neerlandès aleshores era la llengua del progrés i del lliure examen mentrestant el francès era la llengua dels nobles, símbol de l'antic règim i de la manca de llibertat intel·lectual.

La separació política durant més de dos segles va augmentar considerablement les divergències i un part dels intel·lectuals optaven per a crear una "llengua flamenca". Els quinze anys de reunió del nord i del sud durant el Regne Unit dels Països Baixos de 1815 a 1830 van despertar la idea de reunificar la llengua. Després de 1830, ans al contrari, el jove estat belga va voler dificultar la unificació de la llengua, com que aspirava crear una única llengua oficial, el francès. Dividir els belgues de parla neerlandesa per l'ortografia dels habitants dels Països Baixos, semblava una política ideal per a marginalitzar la llengua: una situació molt semblant a la política lingüística actual al País Valencià. El naixement del nacionalisme flamenc va ser massa fort. El 1849 es va organitzar un primer congrés lingüístic a Gant i el 1864 un primer decret belga sobre una ortografia uniforme del neerlandès que el 1883 va ser adoptat també pel govern dels Països Baixos. Des d'aleshores es van crear diverses comissions binacionals per a tractar els temes de la llengua, col·laboracions entre universitats del nord i del sud, congressos… que van conduir el 1980 a la creació de La Unió de la Llengua Neerlandesa.

El pacte
El nom oficial del pacte és «Tractat entre el Regne de Bèlgica i el Regne dels Països Baixos sobre La Unió de la Llengua Neerlandesa». i l'objectiu és: «la integració dels Països Baixos i de la Comunitat neerlandesa de Bèlgica en l'ambit de la llengua i literatura neerlandeses al sentit més ampli.» Una de les seves activitats més conegudes és l'edició de la Llista de les paraules neerlandeses que és el registre normatiu de l'ortografia. Normalment es preveu una nova edició cada deu anys, però després de la controvèrsia sobre l'edició actual, s'ha decidit que el 2015 no hi haurà cap revisió.

El 12 de desembre de 2003 Surinam va signar un pacte d'associació, aprovat pel parlament el 2004 i efectiu des de l'1 de gener de 2005. El 2007 les Antilles Neerlandeses van seguir i el 2011 Aruba.

L'afrikaans és una llengua molt propera al neerlandès. Malgrat unes diferències gramaticals i ortogràfiques, uns 95% del vocabulari hi correspon. Si l'accent és força diferent, hom pot sense problema llegir la llengua de l'altre. El 1994, pocs dies abans les primeres eleccions democràtiques de Sud-àfrica, La Unió va decidir de sostenir l'afrikaans amb beques per estudiants que volien estudiar el neerlandès. El 2008 el secretari d'estat de Cultura neerlandès i el ministre de Cultura de Flandes van defensar l'entrada de Sud-àfrica. El govern sud-africà s'hi oposa encara però l'Acadèmia sud-africana de ciències i arts participa en les conferències de la Taalunie.

La moció de conclusió de la conferència Neerlandès, llengua universal, a l'ocasió del 30è aniversari de la Taalunie, el 2010 va estipular, entre altres: «els participants van explorar com es podria més utilitzar el parentiu entre l'afrikaans i el neerlandès. […] Un bescanvi de coneixement i d'experiència sobre la seva cultura reciproca, sobre ensenyament de llengua en un context plurilingüe, l'exploració d'altres llengües i infraestructures podrien ser un enriquiment per a tots. A la mateixa ocasió la president de la junta dels ministres de La Unió de la Llengua Neerlandesa i el ministre d'Arts i de Cultura de Sud-àfrica van subscriure una declaració d'intencions per a millora la col·laboració.

Unes activitats destacades
 La publicació de la Llista dels mots neerlandesos
 Des de 1986 el lliurament del Premi de les Lletres neerlandeses, el premi triennal més prestigios de la literatura neerlandesa
 La publicació d'una història de la literatura neerlandesa en 9 toms. El primer tom (edat mitjana) i el nové (1945-2005) van ser presentats el 23 de febrer de 2006 a les principesses Máxima Zorreguieta dels Països Baixos i Mathilde d'Udekem d'Acoz de Bèlgica.
 L'Steunpunt Nederlandse Terminologie (Punt d'ajuda de terminologia neerlandesa) per informar i aconsellar tothom a la recerca de terminologia particular i per recollir totes les llistes terminolíques disponibles en línia.
 El «Taaluniecentrum» , un centre de suport a tothom que vol ensenyar el neerlandès com a llengua estrangera, en qualsevol situació, empreses, instituts, universitats, per a principiants o experts. També organitza cursos d'estiu als països de parla neerlandesa per a estudiants de neerlandès a l'estranger.

Referències

Neerlandès
Tractats internacionals
Organitzacions lingüístiques internacionals
Acadèmies de la llengua

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Games to Look Out for and Bet on in the 2018 NBA Playoffs
As of the time of writing this blog post, Oklahoma City Thunder had just lost Game 3 of Round 1 of their NBA Playoff game against Utah Jazz.
Although they won the first and the last quarter of that game, Utah Jazz made the most of both the second and the third quarters to complete their comeback in the series. OKC Thunder who won the first game of the series now trail by 2-1 after losing two games in a row.
This has sort of been the story since the NBA Playoffs began this season. Teams like the New Orleans Pelicans blazed the trail and ousted Portland Trail Blazers. Golden State Warriors has blown San Antonio Spurs away with the series at 3-0 in favor of GSW. That's the largest leads you'll find in the Playoffs this year.
The other games are pretty well too tight to call. Think you can make the correct calls for this game and earn yourself some extra cash? Here are some of the games:
Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heats
The Philadelphia franchise are currently leading the series by 3-1 and could win the series with just one more win. But the Heats, with Dwayne Wade in their ranks, cannot be completely overlooked in this one. They were able to pull themselves level when the 76ers won the first game.
Do you think Wade and co can pull a surprise comeback in this series?
Probably force a Game 7?
Boston Celtics vs. Milwaukee Bucks
The Celtics are without their star man, Kyrie Irving for the series. After taking a 2-0 lead in the series, the Milwaukee Bucks won Game 3 blowing their opponents away and making Game 4 one to look out for. The Bucks will be looking to draw level while Celtics will want to stretch their lead.
Indiana Pacers vs. Cleveland Cavaliers
Before this matchup, Lebron James had never lost the opening game of any of the Playoff rounds he had played in his career. That was until his Cavs team played Victor Oladipo's Indiana Pacers. The first game saw the Cavs lose. Lebron James dominated the second game and won it.
The third game saw Indiana Pacers regain their lead, with Bogdanovic scoring 30 points and Oladipo making 7 assists.
Game 4 is up for grabs.
Do you think King James can draw level or will the Pacers increase the gap between both teams?
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Houston Rockets
James Harden's Houston Rockets were well on their way to a rollercoaster ride… until the Minnesota Timberwolves stopped them in their tracks. After winning the first 2 games of the series, the Timberwolves stepped up to the plate and claimed Game 3, winning 121-105.
Houston Rockets, after finishing the regular season top of the Western Conference, is one of the franchises heavily tipped to win the NBA Championship this year. But they have to find a way past the Timberwolves. Can they pull it off?
Which of these teams do you see advancing to the next round in the NBA Playoffs? Leave us a comment and share your thoughts with us.
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The world is full of creepy crawlers; some are harmless bugs while others are blood sucking parasites. Adding to the list of parasites this month is one identified in a recent PLOS ONE article, Lethacotyle vera n. sp, a new species of fish parasite, found in the South Pacific. Lethacotyle vera is part of the class Polyopisthocotylean monogenean, which are tiny (less than 1-cm long), parasitic flatworms that live on fish gills.
For any type of ectoparasite (parasites that live outside their host's body) staying attached to their host is an important ability. One of the most notable features of Polyopisthocotylea is their multiple sucking clamps that allow them to keep their position on the fish. These clamps are found on the haptor, a body part developed specifically for attaching. Some parasites in this group can have hundreds of clamps as part of their haptor. In fact, Polyopisthocotylea literally translates to 'many sucker-cups at the rear'. Thank goodness they only like fish!
However, there is one rare species discovered 60 years ago, Lethacotyle fijiensis, that appears to be clamp-less. The only available specimen for study is the one shown in the picture below.
The only available specimen of L. fijiensis.
This close up below shows you what L. fijiensis actually looks like. The clamp-less haptor is the oblong protrusion on the very left end.
Because only four specimens of L. fijiensis have ever been found, and because having clamps is a major distinguishing feature of monogeneans, many researchers have assumed that L. fijiensis was incorrectly identified as clamp-less, and that these specimens probably lost their clamps through mishandling of the specimens by people.
In an attempt to verify the true nature of L. fijiensis, the authors went in search of additional specimens in the Pacific, where it was originally discovered. While they were unable to find any, they instead unearthed a hereto-undiscovered close relative, which they named Lethacotyle vera (vera is Latin for true, meaning that the genus Lethacotyle, is indeed real).
As it turns out L. vera is also a monogenean without clamps. The main physical difference between L. vera and L. fjiensis is the length in the male reproductive organ. The authors noted that L. vera has flaps on its haptor that are covered in many ridges, as well as hooks. A drawing of the haptor with its ridges and hooks can be seen in part F in the image to the right.
The authors sequenced the DNA from two of the eighteen specimens. The extracted DNA showed that the genetic information in L. vera is unique from all other known monogeneans. Then, in an effort to determine why L. fijiensis and L. vera don't have the typical clamps of their family, they compared the ratio of clamp-to-body surface area in 120 different monogenean species. They found that members of the monogenean family to which L. vera and L. fijiensis belong, protomicrocotylids, had consistently the smallest clamp-to-body ratio. Additionally, many other species of polyopisthocotylean monogeneans had lateral flaps with ridges on their haptors.
From this observation, the authors concluded that in the family protomicrocotylids, their clamps are in fact slowly disappearing, and that in the specific case of L. fijiensis, the clamps have completely disappeared. The authors suggest that flaps can also hold onto the host, and that this process is assisted by the ridges and hooks along the flaps.
The discovery of a new species is always exciting, and as the case of L. vera shows us, can lead to insights about the larger family of related organisms. Read more about new species at PLOS ONE, such as this orchid or this Indonesian owl.
The multitude of mutating diseases and parasites that cause them is overwhelming for me. Who ever heard of such things tens of years ago? "Ignorance is a bliss".


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Phoenix Coyotes at Chicago Blackhawks Box Score — October 11, 2001
Arena: United Center
09:02 CHI Tony Amonte (1) Alexander Karpovtsev, Jon Klemm
19:21 CHI EN Steve Sullivan (2) Alex Zhamnov
19:45 CHI SH, EN Alexander Karpovtsev (1) Steve Sullivan
03:57 CHI Boris Mironov Hooking - Obstruction 2 min
11:16 CHI Aaron Downey Fighting 5 min
11:16 PHX Brad May Fighting 5 min
13:50 PHX Todd Warriner High sticking 2 min
03:03 CHI Aaron Downey Instigator 2 min
03:03 CHI Aaron Downey Misconduct 10 min
03:03 CHI Aaron Downey Game misconduct 10 min
03:03 CHI Bob Probert Fighting 5 min
03:03 PHX Todd Simpson Fighting 5 min
04:18 PHX Danny Markov Slashing 5 min
04:18 PHX Danny Markov Game misconduct 10 min
19:41 CHI Boris Mironov Slashing 2 min
Phoenix Coyotes Table
Tyler Bouck 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 15 10:37
Shane Doan 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 30 25:21
Martin Grenier 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 5:12
Michal Handzus 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 25 17:42
Krys Kolanos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 19 17:56
Daymond Langkow 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 25 18:05
Claude Lemieux 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 25 15:43
Trevor Letowski 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 27 19:00
Paul Mara 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 29 23:43
Danny Markov 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 21 15:55
Brad May 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 19 13:32
Ladislav Nagy 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0.0 25 15:57
Teppo Numminen 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.0 33 22:53
Todd Simpson 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 3 0.0 21 12:53
Radoslav Suchy 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 27 19:13
Mike Sullivan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 8:39
Ossi Vaananen 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 28 19:49
Todd Warriner 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 10:41
Robert Esche 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59:11
TOTAL 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 33 0.0
Robert Esche L 1 15 14 .933 0 0 59:11
Chicago Blackhawks Table
Tony Amonte 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 100.0 24 18:37
Mark Bell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 9:52
Kyle Calder 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 19 12:49
Eric Daze 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 14:23
Aaron Downey 0 0 0 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 12 7:30
Phil Housley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 27 21:11
Alexander Karpovtsev 1 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 100.0 31 21:56
Jon Klemm 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 25:55
Igor Korolev 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 14:18
Boris Mironov 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 31 21:43
Michael Nylander 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 21 14:21
Steve Poapst 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 20 14:05
Bob Probert 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 14 9:16
Pascal Rheaume 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 24 13:32
Jaroslav Spacek 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0.0 22 15:13
Steve Sullivan 1 1 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 3 33.3 29 20:35
Steve Thomas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 23 16:39
Alex Zhamnov 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.0 22 18:32
Jocelyn Thibault 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60:00
Jocelyn Thibault W 0 33 33 1.000 1 0 60:00
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India at over 99L, records lowest daily hike since July
India is quickly moving towards the psychological one-crore-cases milestone, and continues to be the second worst-hit after the US.
As the mercury dropped below 10 degrees Celsius in many parts of northern India, only 22,065 new coronavirus cases were recorded in the past 24 hours taking the overall tally to 99,06,165 on Tuesday as 354 deaths were also reported, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare said.
The last time India recorded around 20,000 cases was on July 2 when there were 20,903 fresh cases reported in 24 hours; on July 3 it was 22,771; July 6 it was 22,251. On Monday, India recorded 27,071 fresh cases.
Cases have only dipped a handful number of times since its steady surge starting June-end and touching the crescendo in September when it was nearly 98,000 cases a day.
The total deaths have touched 1,43,709.
Till now, 94,22,636 people have recovered, and over 34,477 in the last 24 hours. Currently, there are 3,39,820 active cases. The recovery rate stands at 94.98 per cent, and the fatality rate is 1.45 per cent.
A total of 15,55,60,655 samples have been tested for Covid-19 till now. Of these, 9,93,665 samples were tested on Monday, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said.
Maharashtra continues to be the worst-hit state. Over 70 per cent of the daily new cases were reported by 10 states and UT — Maharashtra (2,949), Kerala (2,707), West Bengal (1,834), Chhattisgarh (1,615), Delhi (1,376), Rajasthan (1,250), Uttar Pradesh (1,172), Tamil Nadu (1,141) Gujarat, and Madhya Pradesh.
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The police have recovered one more skull of an infant, allegedly aborted at the Kadam Hospital in Arvi town, and raids were carried out at several places, officials said here on Saturday.
The case, which has shaken the citizens' collective conscience, first came to light after the Wardha Police arrested a lady medico, Dr Rekha N. Kadam, a nurse, and two others following the secret abortion performed on a 13-year-old girl there on January 4.
Interrogation of the accused and investigations led the police to discover a veritable 'grave-yard' of aborted foetuses or unwanted babies, found in the biogas plant of the hospital compound, stunning the people. (IANS – Jan 15).
In the ongoing digging work by a team of police officials, another skull of an aborted infant has been recovered, taking the total recoveries to 12 skulls and 54 other bones, all unidentified, besides bloodstained clothes and other evidence.
All the recoveries have been sent for forensic analysis to Nagpur, the reports of which are awaited, and further digging is being undertaken in the vicinity.
Simultaneously, raids were carried out at the hospital and the home of the prime accused and police have seized several files, medical records and reports and other evidence.
Police had also detained another relative of the prime accused (Dr Rekha Kadam) in connection with the probe, a lady senior citizen, but she suddenly took ill and was hospitalised.
Investigators and locals say that the hospital had earned a dubious reputation for "all types of abortions" for nearly four decades and people came here from all over Wardha and adjoining districts.
Prominent leaders including Shiv Sena's Kishore Tiwari – accorded a MoS status – and Pune-based 'Beti Bachao' proponent Dr Ganesh Rakh have demanded a "thorough probe" into the medical racket, preferably by a SIT, to unravel the true ramifications like female infanticide on the sly besides illegal abortion, and punish all those found guilty.
As the probe progresses, the possible role or involvement of some persons in the local health department is expected to come under the scanner for their alleged lapses owing to which the illegalities thrived at the hospital for long, violating the provisions of the stringent Pre-Conception & Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDTA) Act, 1994.
27-year-old gored to death by bull at Jallikattu event in TN
A 27-year-old man was gored to death by his own bull at the 'Jallikattu' event held at Periya Suriyur in Tamil Nadu's Tiruchi district on Saturday morning. This is the second death caused during the bull-taming competition in the state.
Addressing the media, the Jallikattu organisers said that the victim, Meenakshisundaram, was guiding his bull to the entrance of the event when the bull gored him on his thigh. When he started bleeding, he was taken to Tiruchi Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Government Hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.
At least nine people have been injured till now at the Periya Suriyur Jallikattu and are receiving treatment at various hospitals.
The organisers said that 400 bulls and 300 bull tamers are expected to take part in the competition. The district administration has insisted on a Covid negative certificate for the bull owners as well as the tamers. A strong police contingent is present at the Jallikattu venue.
On Friday, a 19-year-old youth was gored to death by a bull at the Jallikattu event in Madurai.
K'taka horror: Son arrested for raping his mother
In a shocking incident, a case of son committing rape on his mother has been reported from Kedambadi village in Puttur taluk in Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The mother has been hospitalized and the son has been taken into custody, police said on Saturday.
According to police, after the sexual assault by the accused, the victim mother fell sick and was admitted to Puttur government hospital. The 58-year-old mother had lodged a complaint with the Puttur Rural police station about the rape.
The police have registered a case under IPC sections 362 (2) (n) and 506 against the accused. The police say that mother and the accused lived in the same house. The incident had taken place on January 12. The accused who went to sleep in his room, woke up at 3 a.m. and went to his mother's room and committed the crime.
When the mother resisted and screamed, the accused gagged her mouth with a cloth. He had also threatened her that, if she informed anyone about the incident he would kill her. The accused sexually assaulted her again the next morning.
Presently, the mother is being treated as an inpatient at Puttur government hospital. The accused is married and his wife is staying in her parents' house. The police are questioning the accused and further investigation is on.


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In 2008 Sara founded Imprint Architecture and Design, LLC in Seattle, WA with the goal of creating meaningful, engaging, voluminous architecture that is of its time and also timeless. In 2000 Sara graduated from the University of Minnesota receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in Architecture and Art History. She then headed west where she and Jeremy enjoyed the natural beauty of the Pacific Northwest for over 15 years. Now, re-established in Minnesota, her designs are imbued with the lasting imprint of that region's architecture and surrounding landscapes.
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The Gold Sally Awards is back with On-Screen Couple and Best Ensemble Polls!
On May 25, 2022 May 24, 2022 By 18cinemalaneLeave a comment
Hi everyone! The Gold Sally Awards is almost over! In these polls, you will have the chance to vote for the Best On-Screen Couple and Best Ensemble. Both polls will begin today, on May 25th, and end on June 1st. While you can vote for more than one nominee, you can only vote once per person. The link to the polls will be located under each poll. Just click on the word 'Poll Maker'.
Who is the Best On-Screen Couple of 2021?
1. Candace Cameron Bure and Niall Matter — Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part
2. Daniel Brühl and Natascha McElhone — Ladies in Lavender
3. Ralph Macchio and Tamlyn Tomita — The Karate Kid Part II
4. William R. Moses and Alex Datcher — Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
5. Marshall Williams and Natalie Hall — Sincerely, Yours, Truly
6. John Moulder-Brown and Lynne Frederick — Vampire Circus
7. Janel Parrish and Jeremy Jordan — Holly and Ivy
8. Francis Huster and Geneviève Bujold — Another Man, Another Chance
9. Fredric March and Janet Gaynor — A Star Is Born (1937)
10. Jesse Metcalfe and Sarah Lind –Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
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What is the Best Ensemble of 2021?
1. The Karate Kid (1984)
2. The Three Musketeers (1948)
3. The Love Letter
4. Perry Mason: The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
5. Sincerely, Yours, Truly
6. Rigoletto
7. Holly and Ivy
8. The King and I (1956)
9. A Star Is Born (1937)
10. Poisoned in Paradise: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery
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Take 3: A Star Is Born (1937) Review
On August 31, 2021 By 18cinemalane7 Comments
Prior to Pure Entertainment Preservation Society's Fredric March Blogathon, I had never heard of Fredric March himself. But, as with any blogathon, it gave me a good opportunity to introduce myself to new films and talents! While exploring Fredric's IMDB filmography, I discovered he starred in the 1937 version of A Star Is Born. This is a title I am familiar with because of its multiple remakes. However, this is my first time watching any version of the story. Based on what I've heard, A Star Is Born covers some heavier topics. Since the version I'm reviewing was released during The Breen Code era, it will be interesting to see how these topics are presented in the script. But this will never get discovered unless we read my article about A Star Is Born!
A Star Is Born (1937) poster created by Selznick International Pictures and United Artists
The acting: I'll talk about Fredric March's performance first, as is customary for a blogathon revolving around an actor or actress. Like I mentioned in the introduction, I had never heard of him prior to the event. However, I was really impressed with Fredric's portrayal of Norman Maine! He did a good job of showing the delicate balance his character was walking; a public figure dealing with an addiction. His acting abilities were also expansive, ranging from dramatic to comedic. At a dinner party, Norman made funny faces when asking the bar-tender for a second drink. Moments later, he angrily threw plates on the floor, upset that Esther/Vicki was disappointed in meeting him. This is a good example of how Fredric can pull off a performance in both styles of acting!
Speaking of Esther/Vicki, I liked Janet Gaynor's performance! Similar to Fredric March, she was very versatile while portraying the film's leading lady. Her performance allowed the audience to witness Esther's/Vicki's growth as a character. At the beginning of the movie, Esther/Vicki started as a bright-eyed, hopeful young woman who wanted to jump into the world of show-business. As the story progresses, Esther/Vicki gains experience and wisdom, growing up along the way. Since Esther/Vicki and Norman spend most of the movie together, the audience is treated to the banter between Janet and Fredric! A perfect example is during a boxing match, when Norman asks Esther/Vicki to marry him. Both actors never missed a beat and complimented each other so well.
It was nice to see Esther's/Vicki's friendship with Danny McGuire. Portrayed by Andy Devine, Danny and Esther's/Vicki's friendship provided a bright spot among the film's heavier moments. Despite being surrounded by the unpredictability of Hollywood, Danny had such a kind heart and was always in Esther's/Vicki's corner. This friendship was one of my favorite parts of A Star Is Born and I wish it had featured in the story more.
Showing how tough industry entry is: When Hollywood/show business is featured in a film's script, the more serious or honest parts of the industry are sometimes glossed over, sugar-coated, or omitted. With A Star Is Born, the creative team wasn't afraid to show how difficult it is to find success in entertainment. While waiting to apply for a casting agency, Esther/Vicki sees a poster on a wall. This poster stated the number of extras represented by that casting agency. Even though it was a simple moment, it illustrated how so many people shared the same dream as Esther/Vicki. While working a waitress job, Esther/Vicki uses that opportunity to impress the guests with her acting skills. Despite her best efforts, the majority of the guests don't pay her much attention. Networking is important when it comes to finding employment. But Esther's/Vicki's experience shows how it's not the "end all, be all" in any job search.
The use of mixed-media: Throughout A Star Is Born, different forms of media were shown on-screen. For a movie released in 1937, this was not only ahead of its time, but also a pleasant surprise! At the beginning and end of the movie, pieces of a script were featured. These pieces bookended the story, presenting the film as if it were a potential biographic movie. I thought this was a creative way to visually deliver this narrative. When Esther/Vicki finally gets a studio acting job, a close-up of her contract signature can be seen. Even though it was on-screen for a few seconds, it highlighted the reality of Esther's/Vicki's next step in her career. The film's use of mixed-media provided additional context to the story, as well as emphasized important events within the plot.
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Limited use of lighting: A Star Is Born featured some scenes that took place at night. But because of the limited lighting in these scenes, it was difficult to see characters' faces. A great example is when Esther's/Vicki's grandmother is giving her granddaughter necessary advice. Throughout this scene, I was only able to see the side of Grandmother Lettie's face or her face was completely hidden by the darkness. This ended up being a somewhat distracting part of the film. I know the aforementioned scene was supposed to take place while Esther's/Vicki's other family members were asleep. However, I think at least one lamp should have been kept on in the room.
Some rushed parts of the story: I understand there's only so much story one can tell in an hour and fifty minutes. However, there were parts of A Star Is Born that, to me, felt rushed. After Esther's/Vicki's studio acceptance, she receives her first job: a small, walk-on role. While practicing her lines for this job, Norman recruits her for the lead role in one of his movies. This part of the story skipped over Esther/Vicki building her resume and earning that lead role. Instead of showing themes of hard work and perseverance, the rushed nature of this plot-point simply showed Esther/Vicki being lucky. Because of how rushed some parts of the story were, it, sometimes, felt like things were moving too fast. Norman and Esther's/Vicki's relationship serves as one example, with them getting married after knowing each other for a short period of time.
Omitted components: At the beginning of A Star Is Born, one of Esther's/Vicki's biggest doubters is Aunt Mattie. She feels that Esther/Vicki is wasting her time dreaming about something that, she feels, will likely not come true. But Esther/Vicki ends up proving her wrong, becoming a star in Hollywood. Unfortunately, we never see Aunt Mattie realize she was wrong or apologize for not supporting Esther's/Vicki's dream. If this had been included in the script, it would have provided an important component. I was surprised that The Great Depression was not mentioned during this story. Considering A Star Is Born took place during 1935 to 1937, I think it should have been brought up in context to the box office. In a newspaper article, it was mentioned how movie theaters were relieved of showing Norman Maine's pictures due to a cancelled contract. But because The Great Depression could have directly impacted ticket sales, this should have also been considered by the characters.
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If you had asked me a month ago who Fredric March was, I honestly wouldn't have been able to give you an answer. Now that I have seen at least one of his films, I want to actively seek out more of his projects! Fredric's performance in A Star Is Born was so strong, I was blown away by its versatility. I also liked seeing him perform alongside Janet Gaynor, as they not only worked well together, but they also had really good banter. While this movie does contain heavier subjects, they were handled in a reverent and mature way. At the same time, these subjects, like Norman's alcohol addiction, were only brought up enough for the audience to get the point. In my three years of movie blogging, I've seen a number of Breen Code era titles. However, this version of A Star Is Born is definitely one of the better ones! As I mentioned in my review, it does have its flaws. Despite that, there's a lot this movie gets right, making it worthy of a recommendation!
Have you seen A Star Is Born? If so, which version is your favorite? Please let me know in the comment section!


The Maharashtra State Chemists & Druggists Association (MSCDA) and Medipta a medical services aggregator has collaborated to promote the development of pharma sector.
Minister of State Food & Drug Administration, Madan Yerawar has officially launched Medipta in Mumbai today. Jagannath Shinde, President, MSCDA was present during the moment and announced Medipta as a technology partner for all Chemists and Druggists around Maharashtra. While addressing media he said, "MSCDA intends to channelise the entire pharma logistics into organized manner which will minimize wastage, optimize operating cost and working capital. In collaboration with Medipta all chemists and druggists will become as organised force to strengthen present pharmacy retail chain. Through Medipta they will get opportunity to increase business by connecting people in the same field." Online drug supply system is a major threat to all retailers, distributors and all allied medical services. Medipta will be aggregating all retailers to reach patients in 20 minutes over digital prescription and delivery management software, he added.
Through this collaboration, not only Stockists can supply medicines to chemists as per necessity, but Chemists/ Pharmacists can also supply medicines to patients, doctors & maintain records of prescription. Chemists and Druggists can get advantage of stock inventory information on this app. Chemists can get reminder if medicines not delivered to patients on time. One app for 16 entities covering over 150 features in just 15mb space makes Medipta innovative.


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Q: Querying objectId of a pointer class in Parse.com - Android I'm trying to retrieve the objectId as a string from my User class in Parse, but I'm getting a NullPointer.
Log.w(getClass().toString(), ParseUser.getCurrentUser().getParseObject("currentGroup").getObjectId());

java.lang.NullPointerException: println needs a message

I'm querying the column "currentGroup", which is a pointer to a class called "Group". All I want is to retrieve its objectId. Both the currentGroup and Group objectId columns have data. They are not null. What's going on here?
Error:
It seems to think the object is null but I can't see why it would be.
java.lang.NullPointerException: Attempt to invoke virtual method
  'java.lang.String com.parse.ParseObject.getObjectId()' on a null object reference
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at com.yitter.android.fragment.FeedFragment.onCreateView(FeedFragment.java:105)
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at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1108)
at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.moveToState(FragmentManager.java:1290)
at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.run(BackStackRecord.java:801)
at android.support.v4.app.FragmentManagerImpl.execSingleAction(FragmentManager.java:1638)
at android.support.v4.app.BackStackRecord.commitNowAllowingStateLoss(BackStackRecord.java:679)
at android.support.v4.app.FragmentStatePagerAdapter.finishUpdate(FragmentStatePagerAdapter.java:166)
at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1240)
at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.populate(ViewPager.java:1088)
at android.support.v4.view.ViewPager.onMeasure(ViewPager.java:1614)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:18794)
at android.widget.RelativeLayout.measureChildHorizontal(RelativeLayout.java:715)
at android.widget.RelativeLayout.onMeasure(RelativeLayout.java:461)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:18794)
at android.support.v4.widget.DrawerLayout.onMeasure(DrawerLayout.java:1085)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:18794)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5951)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:194)
at android.support.v7.widget.ContentFrameLayout.onMeasure(ContentFrameLayout.java:135)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:18794)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5951)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1465)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:748)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:630)
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at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureChildBeforeLayout(LinearLayout.java:1465)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.measureVertical(LinearLayout.java:748)
at android.widget.LinearLayout.onMeasure(LinearLayout.java:630)
at android.view.View.measure(View.java:18794)
at android.view.ViewGroup.measureChildWithMargins(ViewGroup.java:5951)
at android.widget.FrameLayout.onMeasure(FrameLayout.java:194)
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at android.view.View.measure(View.java:18794)
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A:   ParseQuery<ParseObject> query = ParseQuery.getQuery("Orders");
        ParseObject obj = ParseObject.createWithoutData("ShopLocations",idd); // this pointer object class name and pointer value
        query.whereEqualTo("shop", obj); // this pointer object and parse object
        query.findInBackground(new FindCallback<ParseObject>() {
            public void done(List<ParseObject> object, ParseException e) {
                if (e == null) {}}

This is working correctly retrieving data from parse.

A: I found the solution. You can not retrieve the object of a pointer using ParseUser.getCurrentUser(). You have to do a full ParseUser query to retrieve the current User, by finding the user in your User table with an objectId equal to ParseUser.getCurrentUser().getObjectId().
 ParseQuery query = ParseUser.getQuery();
        query.whereEqualTo("objectId", ParseUser.getCurrentUser().getObjectId());
        query.findInBackground(new FindCallback() {
            @Override
            public void done(List<ParseObject> users, ParseException e) {
                if (e == null) for (userObject : users) {
                    // I retrieve the objectId from the pointer
                    // only after directly querying for the current User.
                    userObject.getParseObject("currentGroup").getObjectId();
                }
            }
        });

At least, this is the only way I managed to get this to work in my app. I'm not sure why the .getParseObject() method is available to ParseUser.getCurrentUser() if you can't just directly retrieve the objectId of the specified pointer object, but oh well. If anyone knows, I'd love to know how you did it.

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I keep looking behind me throughout the journey, to make sure it hasn't rolled or been moved or stolen. It feels so insecure, I start brainstorming new design solutions for 'the luggage on train' problem.
At Reading, there's a huge exodus, luggage is shifted, I jump up to rearrange. Almost there.
Working with the train manager, we try and get her calmed down, but the level of contagious stress in the carriage just continues to escalate. At the earliest possible opportunity I scurry up from my seat, grab my bag, and huddle in the vestibule with the other survivors.
Fast forward. Successfully navigate Heathrow Express, Baggage Drop, Security. Lunching in the Lounge. This is the life that I have earned through all those miles. I've made it!
It's just like any other seat on any other plane. Until joy is rekindled when I see the size of the toilet. Vast! Enormous! What a pleasure!
Medium. Really, it would be churlish of me not to enjoy a business class trip.
The next time you see somebody feeling the pain, don't underestimate the power of forgiveness.
Simple human kindness may be the greatest pleasure of all.
This has now become one of those viral Facebook sharing things, with the original 'takee' trying to find her bag filled with sentimental objects. I've shared back what I know, but I am even more irritated, as I know the incident was reported almost as soon as it happened, so a simple call to Reading station should have resolved the issue within minutes.


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BETHESDA, Md., May 14, 2013 – Avalon Energy Services, the Mid-Atlantic's leading energy consulting firm, announced today that they successfully completed an electricity procurement for 19 commercial real estate properties managed by Donohoe Real Estate Services. The properties are located in Maryland and the District of Columbia. Under the new contracts, the properties will save more than $1.5 million per year on electricity supply costs.
"We are pleased to assist the premier firm of Donohoe Real Estate Services in obtaining such great savings," said Jim McDonnell, Chief Operating Officer of Avalon Energy.
Avalon Energy Services, LLC (Avalon Energy) provides a range of energy consulting services to commercial, industrial, institutional, and government customers. Services include consulting related to energy procurement, energy audits, demand side management, and the implementation of distributed generation and combined heat and power (CHP) applications. Avalon Energy's website is www.avalonenergy.us.
Founded in 1884, The Donohoe Companies is the oldest full-service real estate organization in the Washington, DC region and also one of the largest — ranked in the top 50 private companies in the metropolitan area.
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After writing a blog post on our One Destination. One Song. One Yacht. blog on the up and coming singer songwriter Eliot Summers daughter of musician Sting and actress/producer Trudie Styler), we were lucky enough to be invited to a very small, intimate gig.
We featured her track "After Dark" in our post, which you can check out here. During the gig, we were tipped that her song "Halfway to Hell" is going to be a huge hit so keep your ears open.


A simple wish - Light novel so far.
Hallo guys I'm that new guy whos too chattive. Well since Theres basically nothing here I guess it can't be too wrong posting a story here.
I am currently working on an MMORPG in the spirit of mabis values and for that I think a place to start was a good background lore. There's much more to the lore than this but this story is supposed to give an insight in why the world and politics is the way it is in the current timezone.
Re: A simple wish - Light novel so far.


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Tamil student leaders in Jaffna condemn SL Governor Cooray's remarks in Colombo
[TamilNet, Friday, 22 July 2016, 19:47 GMT]
Reacting strongly against Colombo's Governor to North Mr Reginald Cooray, who went on record in Colombo on Thursday claiming that the SL police in Jaffna was searching for an 'absconding' [Tamil] student, the Student Union leaders at the University of Jaffna told TamilNet Friday evening that they would launch a long-term boycott bringing the education activities to a standstill if Colombo regime was backing the controversial claim of Mr Cooray. In the meantime, the University administration in Jaffna and the University Grants Commission jointly invited all students to the University promising conducive environment at the Faculty of Science and that education activities have resumed in several other faculties.
Colombo should immediately end its supremacist harassments, which are 'based upon the whims and fancies of the Sinhala Establishment in the South' a student leader said.
Using the military-instigated episode at the University of Jaffna, there is an attempt by the University Grant Commission to ban the freedom of expression of Tamil students, especially with regards to memorial events in May and in November, the student leaders further told TamilNet.
The UGC has instructed the University administration that all events to be held within the University premises in future should secure official permission from the University Senate, informed sources said.
"If this is an attempt to suppress our memorial events, which we have observed amidst military harassments in the past, the move is in no way different to that of Gotabaya Rajapaksa's military thinking," a student leader commented.
The student leaders said they welcomed the unanimous position of the Northern Provincial Council that has demanded a wide-ranging Commission with broader mandates to determine the underlying causes behind the violence at the University.
In the meantime, a section of Tamil youth, mobilized by a Vavuniyaa based group, took to the streets on Friday opposing SL military occupation.
The group, calling itself 'Northern Youth for Democracy' staged a protest in front of Oamanthai military base and moved on to Ki'linochchi, to the city of Jaffna and finally to Maaviddapuram in Valikaamam North in buses marking their protests in front SL military bases in three of the five districts in the North. The SL military intelligence was busy taking photos and videos of those who participated in the protest.


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A recipe is a json file used to execute different import and configuration steps.

You can add it in a `Recipes` folder with a name like this `{RecipeName}.recipe.json` and it will be available in the Configuration > Recipes admin page.

## Recipe format

A recipe file should look like this:

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{
  "name": "Name",
  "displayName": "Display Name of the recipe",
  "description": "Description of the recipe",
  "author": "Author",
  "website": "https://website.net",
  "version": "2.0",
  "issetuprecipe": true|false,
  "categories": [ "default" ],
  "tags": [ "tag" ],
  "variables": {
    "variable1": "[js:uuid()]",
    ...
  },
  "steps": [
      ...
  ]
}
```

!!! note
    if `issetuprecipe` is equal to true, the recipe will be available in the Recipes list during the setup.

!!! note
    Recipes, despite being JSON files, may contain comments:
    ```json
    // This is a comment.
    ```

## Recipe steps

A recipe can execute multiple steps.

In order to create a new Recipe step, you need to implement the `IRecipeStepHandler` interface and the `ExecuteAsync` method:
`public async Task ExecuteAsync(RecipeExecutionContext context)`

Here are the available recipe steps:

### Feature Step

The Feature step allows you to disable/enable some features.

```json
    {
        "name": "feature",
        "disable": [],
        "enable": [
            "OrchardCore.Admin",
            "YourTheme",
            "TheAdmin"
        ]
    }
```

!!! warning
    If you want to use your own theme (Ex: `YourTheme`), do not forget to enable its feature or else, the theme layout will not be working after the execution of the recipe.

### Themes Step

The Themes step allows you to set the admin and the site themes.

```json
    {
      "name": "themes",
      "admin": "TheAdmin",
      "site": "YourTheme"
    }
```

### Settings Step

The Settings step allows you to set multiple settings.

```json
    {
      "name": "settings",
      "HomeRoute": {
        "Action": "Display",
        "Controller": "Item",
        "Area": "OrchardCore.Contents",
        "ContentItemId": "[js: variables('blogContentItemId')]"
      },
      "LayerSettings": {
        "Zones": [ "Content", "Footer" ]
      }
    }
```

### ContentDefinition Step

The Content step allows you to import some content types.

```json
    {
        "name": "ContentDefinition",
        "ContentTypes": [
        {
            "Name": "YourContentType",
            ...
        }
    }
```

### Lucene Step

The Lucene index step allows you to run the Lucene indexation of content types.
You can also set the default Lucene Settings.

```json
    {
      // Create the indices before the content items so they are indexed automatically.
      "name": "lucene-index",
      "Indices": [
        {
          "Search": {
            "AnalyzerName": "standardanalyzer",
            "IndexLatest": false,
            "IndexedContentTypes": [
              "Blog",
              "BlogPost"
            ]
          }
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      // Create the search settings.
      "name": "Settings",
      "LuceneSettings": {
        "SearchIndex": "Search",
        "DefaultSearchFields": [
          "Content.ContentItem.FullText"
        ]
      }
    }
```

### Content Step

The Content step allows you to create content items.

```json
     {
      "name": "content",
      "Data": [
        {
          "ContentType": "Menu",
          ...
        },
        ...
      ]
    }
```

### Media Step

The Media step allows you to import media files to the tenant Media folder.

```json
    {
      "name": "media",
      "Files": [
        {
          "TargetPath": "home-bg.jpg",
          "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/home-bg.jpg"
        },
        {
          "TargetPath": "post-bg.jpg",
          "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/post-bg.jpg"
        }
      ]
    }
```

### Layers Step

The Layers step allows you to create multiple layers.

```json
    {
      "name": "layers",
      "Layers": [
        {
          "Name": "Always",
          "Rule": "true",
          "Description": "The widgets in this layer are displayed on any page of this site."
        },
        {
          "Name": "Homepage",
          "Rule": "isHomepage()",
          "Description": "The widgets in this layer are only displayed on the homepage."
        }
      ]
    }
```

### Queries Step

The Queries step allows you to create multiple Lucene or SQL queries.

```json
    {
      "name": "queries",
      "Queries": [
        {
          "Source": "Lucene",
          "Name": "RecentBlogPosts",
          "Index": "Search",
          "Template": "[file:text('Snippets/recentBlogPosts.json')]",
          "Schema": "[js:base64('ew0KICAgICJ0eXBlIjogIkNvbnRlbnRJdGVtL0Jsb2dQb3N0Ig0KfQ==')]",
          "ReturnContentItems": true
        }
      ]
    }
```

### AdminMenu Step

The AdminMenu step allows you to create multiple admin menus.

```json
    {
      "name": "AdminMenu",
      "data": [
        {
          "Id": "[js:uuid()]",
          "Name": "Admin menu",
          "Enabled": true,
          "MenuItems": [
              ...
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
```

### Roles Step

The Roles step allows you to set permissions to specific roles.

```json
    {
      "name": "Roles",
      "Roles": [
        {
          "Name": "Anonymous",
          "Description": "Anonymous role",
          "Permissions": [
            "ViewContent",
            "QueryLuceneSearchIndex"
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
```

### Template and AdminTemplate Step

The Template and AdminTemplate steps allow you to create Liquid Templates.

```json
    {
      "name": "Templates",
      "Templates": {
        "Content__LandingPage": {
          "Description": "A template for the Landing Page content type",
          "Content": "[file:text('Snippets/landingpage.liquid')]"
        }
      }
    }
```

### Workflow Step

The WorkflowType step allows you to create a Workflow.

```json
    {
      "name": "WorkflowType",
      "data": [
        {
          "WorkflowTypeId": "[js: variables('workflowTypeId')]",
          "Name": "User Registration",
          ...
        }
      ]
    }
```

### Deployment Step

The Deployment step allows you to create a deployment plan with deployment steps. Also see [Deployment](../Deployment/README.md).

```json
    {
    "name": "deployment",
    "Plans": [
    {
        "Name": "Export",
        "Steps": [
            {
                "Type": "CustomFileDeploymentStep",
                "Step": {
                "FileName": "Export",
                "FileContent": "Export",
                "Id": "[js: uuid()]",
                "Name": "CustomFileDeploymentStep"
                }
            },
            {
                "Type": "AllContentDeploymentStep",
                "Step": {
                "Id": "[js: uuid()]",
                "Name": "AllContent"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
```

### CustomSettings Step

The CustomSettings step allows you to populate your custom settings with initial values.

```json
    {
      "name": "custom-settings",
      "MyCustomSettings": {
        "ContentItemId": "400d6c7pwj8675crzacd6gyywt",
        "ContentItemVersionId": null,
        "ContentType": "MyCustomSettings",
        "DisplayText": "",
        "Latest": false,
        "Published": false,
        "ModifiedUtc": null,
        "PublishedUtc": null,
        "CreatedUtc": null,
        "Owner": "",
        "Author": "",
        "MyCustomSettingsPart": {
          "MyTextField": {
            "Text": "My custom text"
          }
        }
      }
    }
```

### Recipes Step

The Recipes step allows you to execute other recipes from the current recipe. You can use this to modularize your recipes. E.g. instead of having a single large setup recipe you can put content into multiple smaller ones and execute them from the setup recipe.

```json
    {
      "name": "recipes",
      "Values": [
        {
          "executionid": "MyApp",
          "name": "MyApp.Pages"
        },
        {
          "executionid": "MyApp",
          "name": "MyApp.Blog"
        }
      ]
    }
```

As `executionid` use a custom identifier to distinguish these recipe executions from others. As `name` use the `name` field from the given recipe's head (this is left blank when you export to recipes).

### Other settings Step

Here are other available steps:

- `Command`
- `FacebookLoginSettings`
- `FacebookSettings`
- `GitHubAuthentication`
- `GoogleAnalyticsSettings`
- `GoogleAuthenticationSettings`
- `AzureADSettings`
- `MicrosoftAccountSettings`
- `OpenIdApplication`
- `OpenIdClientSettings`
- `OpenIdServerSettings`
- `Twitter`

## Recipe helpers

Recipes can use script helpers like this:

```json
{
    "ContentItemId": "[js: uuid()]"
}
```

| Name | Description |
| --- | --- |
| `uuid()` | Generates a unique identifier for a content item. |
| `base64(string)` | Decodes the specified string from Base64 encoding. Use https://www.base64-image.de/ to convert your files to base64. |
| `html(string)` | Decodes the specified string from HTML encoding. |
| `gzip(string)` | Decodes the specified string from gzip/base64 encoding. Use http://www.txtwizard.net/compression to gzip your strings. |

## Recipe Migrations

A recipe migration is a way to perform updates via a recipe file. The most common uses for this would be to update metadata like content types or workflows, but one could update anything that is updateable via a recipe.

Let's consider a simple scenario: adding a new asset. Now one could do this via the admin UI interface, but the purpose here is to demonstrate all the moving parts involved in a recipe migration.

In your module or theme project, create a class that inherits from `OrchardCore.Data.Migration.DataMigration` (found in the `OrchardCore.Data.Abstractions` package). Add a dependency for the `IRecipeMigrator` service to this class. Provide `CreateAsync()` and/or `UpdateAsync()` methods that return `Task<int>` to provide the migration steps. The class can placed anywhere in your project, but the recipe JSON files must be placed in a folder named `Migrations`.

Here is an example of how initial and subsequent migrations can be authored. Use the `CreateAsync()` method to provide the very first migration that runs and ensure that this method always returns 1. Use the `UpdateFrom<version>Async()` to provide subsequent migrations; in this example, we have a migration that updates from version 1 to 2. The method names are case-sensitive and the naming convention must be followed for the migrations to be discovered and executed.

```csharp
public class Migrations : DataMigration
{
    private readonly IRecipeMigrator _recipeMigrator;

    public Migrations(IRecipeMigrator recipeMigrator)
    {
        _recipeMigrator = recipeMigrator;
    }

    public async Task<int> CreateAsync()
    {
        await _recipeMigrator.ExecuteAsync("migration.recipe.json", this);

        return 1;
    }

    public async Task<int> UpdateFrom1Async()
    {
        await _recipeMigrator.ExecuteAsync("migrationV2.recipe.json", this);

        return 2;
    }
}
```

And here are the migration recipes referenced in the code above:

**Migrations/migration.recipe.json**

```json
{
    "steps": [
        {
          "name": "media",
          "Files": [
            {
                "TargetPath": "about/1.jpg",
                "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/about/1.jpg"
            },
            {
                "TargetPath": "about/2.jpg",
                "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/about/2.jpg"
            }
          ]
        }
    ]
}
```

**Migrations/migrationV2.recipe.json**

```json
{
    "steps": [
        {
          "name": "media",
          "Files": [
            {
                "TargetPath": "about/1.jpg",
                "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/about/1.jpg"
            },
            {
                "TargetPath": "about/2.jpg",
                "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/about/2.jpg"
            },
            {
                "TargetPath": "about/3.jpg",
                "SourcePath": "../wwwroot/img/about/3.jpg"
            }
          ]
        }
    ]
}
```

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