Dr. Joel W. Grossman received his Ph.D. as a Fulbright/Special Career Fellow in Peruvian and North American archaeology from the University of California, Berkeley. He received his training in North and South American archaeology in California and the American Southwest, with a specialty in high altitude Andean archaeology. His scientific accomplishments include the planning and direction of major prehistoric and historic projects and expeditions throughout North America, the Andes of Peru, the Brazilian Amazon and Puerto Rico. He also consulted on the transfer of technology in archaeology to colleagues in Russia, Hungary and Peru.
In Peru, after co-directing a joint US-Peruvian expedition to locate and document a rare pre-Inca mummy bundle in the south-central Andes, he excavated a 3,500 year sequence of buried Pre-Inca ceramic cultures at a hilltop site called Waywaka in Andahuaylas, Apurimac, Peru. This layer cake of Pre-Inca settlements revealed early pottery making, early gold working, and a gold worker's tool kit, dating to the 17th century BC (Grossman1972a & b; 1983; 2013a). In addition to his work in the south-central Andean highlands, he was invited by the government of Peru to spearhead a UNESCO program to conduct field tests at key Pre-Inca and Inca sites (1982a). The goal of this international initiative was to train Peruvian archaeologists and to assess the viability of different geophysical remote sensing technologies (conductivity, magnetics and ground penetrating radar) for the identification and definition of buried pre-historic and historic remains in diverse archaeological environments throughout the coast and highlands of Peru.
Dr. Grossman is internationally recognized as a pioneer in the planning and implementation of advanced applied technology solutions to expedite archaeological and environmental projects in logistically challenging and hazardous conditions, generally during deep winter months (Grossman 1980a, 2003, 2008a, 2008b). In this capacity, he has spent over four decades directing large-scale emergency rescue excavations of unexpected discoveries in the path of critical infrastructure programs throughout the United States and the Caribbean (Grossman 1980a, 1991, 2004).
His early work in North America was noted for the 1978 deployment of Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR), concurrent on-site computerized conservation laboratories, stereo-overhead photogrammetry for non-contact recording, and the first generation computer transits (1980a). These systems were initially deployed to develop a 3D color-coded underground radar map of a buried pre-Revolutionary port settlement in New Brunswick, New Jersey, through three feet of laminated rock (shale) fill and flood silts (Grossman 1980a), ahead of a multi-million dollar work-stoppage. He also directed the excavation of a deeply buried (beneath 12 feet of hardpan, or "caliche") "early man" San Dieguito site in the California desert, dating to between 5,000 and 7,000 years before present (Grossman and Frederickson 1977). Likewise, in the Northeast, he planned and directed the discovery and excavation of the original shoreline block of the 17th Century Dutch West India Company in Lower Manhattan (Grossman 1985, 2011). Buried and preserved under 8 - 12 feet of urban rubble, the excavation revealed the foundations and cobble floors of the colony's first warehouse, yellow brick structures and early 17th century double-barrel cisterns, each filled with dateable cultural and environmental evidence. In total, ca. 40,000 early Dutch, British and Native American artifacts were conserved and computerized and are now housed in the NY State Museum in Albany.
Dr. Grossman directed the first major U.S. Government-mandated archaeological investigations of contaminated Superfund sites in North America (Grossman 1991a,b,c&d, 1994a&b,1996a, 2008b). Between 1989 and 1995, he directed HAZMAT excavation of a secret, cadmium-laced, Civil War-era "Super Gun" testing facility at the Superfund site of West Point Foundry in Cold Spring, New York (Grossman 1991a, 1992a, 1993b, 1994a&b; 2008b). This multiphase and multiyear investigation led to: 1) to the discovery of the firing base, the pontil and the hoist tower for a 30,000 lb rifled cannon, which was buried under five feet of 19th century foundry ash, slag and cadmium; 2) the homes and exotic household and scientific artifacts brought by European iron workers at the foundry (Grossman et al. 1993b, 1994a & b); 3) a 4,000 year sequence of prehistoric cultures discovered buried intact in the path of a new entrance road into the Superfund clean-up area (Grossman et al., in press). The marine portion of this HAZMAT investigation scanned the shoreline of the Hudson River and East Foundry Cove, opposite West Point, with side-scan sonar and magnetometers to plot the location of submerged boats, barges and marine artifacts ahead of the cadmium dredging and cleanup operations (Grossman et al. 1992a; 1993b; Grossman 1994a & b). Trace element analysis of historic marine cores established the depth of Civil War sediments.
Dr. Grossman's applied technology innovations in the HAZMAT program culminated in the archaeological and historical investigation of the highly sensitive Superfund site of the WWI-era US Radium Corporation and its associated radium deposits, in central New Jersey (Grossman et al. 1991d; 1996a).
Between 2002 and 2004, Dr. Grossman first developed a high speed GIS-based mitigation plan, through redesign and data recovery, to minimize construction impacts a flood-damaged Civil War-era foundry in the highlands of New Jersey (Grossman 2002, 2004, 2008b). Once his plan was accepted (Grossman 2002), he then directed the deep winter deployment in sub-freezing conditions of a new generation of high-resolution true-color terrestrial Lidar. This scanning technology produced mm-precise 3D color virtual-reality models of the historic dam and foundry complex (Grossman 2004; 2008b). Much of his recent work has involved the development of paleo-environmental reconstructions, integrating the changing botanical history with the archaeological record, and GIS-based terrain modeling (Grossman 2008a & b; 2011, Figure 8.1; Grossman et al. 2015, Figure 9). (See profiles of Dr. Grossman in the December 2016 online issue of GeoDataPoint magazine, both as an archaeologist and as a specialist in applied geospatial technology).
His expertise was called upon to negotiate conflict resolution over the belated discovery and respectful treatment of Native American remains, in the path of "discoveries-under-construction". One such large-scale mitigation effort resulted in the excavation of a 3,500 year sequence of pre-Iroquois settlements and the 18th century bastion of historic Fort Edward in the upper Hudson River of New York (Grossman et al. 2015).
Dr. Grossman has served as a scientific advisor to municipal, state, national and international agencies. He served as a UNESCO scientist to the Peruvian Institute of Culture and policy advisor to the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment. He has been invited to speak before the United Nations, to participate in the State Department People to People exchange program with Russia, and to subsequently return to present a scientific paper before the first post-Soviet archaeology conference held in Stavropol, southern Russia.
More recently, he was invited to speak in Amsterdam on his discovery of the Dutch West India Company block beneath lower Manhattan and to help celebrate the 400th anniversary of the arrival of Henry Hudson in New Amsterdam. Conducted as part of the Dutch Visiting Scholars program, the prestigious exchange was sponsored by the Dutch National AWAD (Atlantic World and the Dutch) and Netherlands Institute of Heritage.
Dr. Grossman has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals in his field. He also served as the editor and author of New World Archaeology for the Encyclopedia Britannica for sixteen years. (Many of his published annual Britannica reviews now available for download via attached list of publications). In recognition of his ongoing research, he was recently invited to present a scientific paper before the 2017 Society of American Archaeology (SAA) annual meeting, in Vancouver, Canada. This symposium presented the discovery, age and metallurgical makeup of early 7th-8th Century AD bronze artifacts from the Andean site of Waywaka. This is the same Peruvian site where the earlier Initial Period ceramics, gold foil and gold worker's toolkit were discovered.
Finally, Dr. Grossman has recently been invited to speak at many world-renowned venues both in the United States and overseas. Over the past two years, these include the Columbia University Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO) seminar series, the Fellows Lecture Series at the New York Botanical Garden, and the Explorers Club of New York.


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Our Mostocotto Cooked Must is a traditional product of the whole Abruzzo region. Following the tradition the grape used in Montepulciano.
How does it made ?
The preparation procedure has different steps and starts with a normal pressing of the grape, using the same techniques used for the wine preparation. The must obtain is then filtered to be separated from the grape skin and pips. After that the musts starts the cooking. Once it reaches the boiling points, the must is left over a low flame until it gets thickened around 8 hours. At the end the cooked must volume is around 4 times smaller and it is ready to bottled. The procedure is part of the oldest Abruzzo agriculture traditions.
Mostocotto is used since always as one of the most important ingredients of all our traditional dishes and sweets. It can be also used as dressing for cantucci, salad and ice cream, also as pairing for seasoned cheeses and grilled meat.


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It's that time of year where the leaves are slowly falling off the trees and turning into a beautiful orange color. The other day my husband and I decided to go out for a walk in a fairytale park/garden in central Odense. He insisted I would get the perfect shots for the fall mood I wanted to match my outfit. My husband is very into colors and loves places that are aesthetically pleasing, which is why we went to this particular place. The garden looked exactly like he described to me – leaves on the ground, fairytale like scenery. Everything was perfect. Supposedly (according to my husband) the place was only allowed for exclusive members and wasn't opened to the public until later on, which gives this place more charm because it feels more fancy, or is that just me?
This outfit was completely fall inspired. As mentioned in my previous post I'm slowly preparing my closet for the season change and the upcoming cold weather, even though it has been miraculously hot in October and the sun has been shining through for almost the entire month. No complaints here. I've had this dress for a while, I bought it from H&M 1-2 years ago, but haven't worn it as frequently as I wanted, so I decided it was time to pull it out of the closet give it some fresh air. I paired the dress with some black sock boots from Primark and a wine red bucket bag from Zara to go with it. The dress is full of flowers in different colors, but has some small wine red detail, which I thought would look great with the bucket bag, so it could pop out more.
I happened to buy this particular Zara bag last year as well when it was on sale. I was on a lookout for an inexpensive bag that had some color, so when I spotted this one I knew it would be a good staple in my closet. It does stand out and works great whenever you want to give your outfit a little kick or if you want something in your outfit to stand out, like my example with the leaves. It has some gold rings on the strap, which gives the bag a nice finish and keeps it from looking anywhere near boring.
My husband, who was taking the pictures for me, didn't really think I was smiling enough, so I had to make sure that he got a big smile for the last picture. Needless to say he was very pleased and I got my shots. He doesn't really understand the whole "badass face thing" yet, but he will eventually do that in the future, when I bombard him with all the outfit pictures he needs to take for me.


I should be celebrating. I have been, inasmuch as you can celebrate at home when you're doped up on pain meds that work but in a less-than-fun way. I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't feel ready to head out of the house and show off my new face, which is a work in progress and will be for a while. And I'm honest-to-god not fishing for compliments when I say this, but it's odd to be excited by the increased number of possibilities the future holds when I'm simultaneously wondering if this dumb accident has changed how appealing I might be to marry.
That sounds like wallowing, I know, but it's actually only a small part of what I'm feeling. I'm just wondering if anyone else out there is feeling both "I can get married!" and "Can I get married?" right now.
If you had a time machine and went back and told eighteen-year-old me that on June 26, 2015, I'd be given the go-ahead to get married — truly, officially married, in a way that the entire nation recognizes — I'd be surprised. I would probably tell you that fifteen years seems like a long time to wait but I'd be celebrating when that day finally comes. I'm celebrating in the way that I can right now. And I'm happy that some future version of me won't grow up having to wait.


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Karl-Heinz Dorner, né le , est un sauteur à ski autrichien.

Biographie
Chez les juniors, il est trois fois médaillé aux championnats du monde de la catégorie dans l'épreuve par équipes.

Dans la Coupe du monde, il fait ses débuts à l'âge de 16 ans en 1995 à Villach (). Trois semaines plus tard, il marque ses premiers points à Oberhof, avec une  place, soit son meilleur résultat dans l'élite. Il marque de nouveau des points en 1999 à Harrachov. Son meilleur résultat au niveau international est sa neuvième place au classement général du Grand Prix en 1995.

Il dispute ses dernières compétitions internationales en 2003.

Palmarès

Coupe du monde
 Meilleur classement général :  en 1996.
 Meilleur résultat individuel : .

Classements généraux

Championnats du monde junior
 Médaille d'argent par équipes en 1995 à Gällivare.
 Médaille d'argent par équipes en 1996 à Asiago.
 Médaille d'argent par équipes en 1997 à Gällivare.

Liens externes

Naissance en octobre 1979
Sauteur à ski autrichien

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This centerpiece is from the Colorful Barbie Birthday Party that I recently designed for Mattel®. Check out the full party out here. I chose the Barbie Rainbow Hair Doll as my "cake topper" for this design because her outfit perfectly matched the Free Printables that I designed for the party, which made things super easy!
1. Spray paint the lids of the boxes silver, and let dry.
2. Cut pieces of patterned paper to fit the sides of the boxes and the surface of the lid. Attach the paper to the boxes with spray adhesive.
3. Use matching ribbon to cover any seams that form where the patterned papers meet on the sides of your boxes. Add more strips of ribbon evenly around the box for extra embellishment!
4. Cover the wooden letter (the first initial of the birthday girl) in glitter to add a little "Barbie glam" factor.
6. Place the glittered initial in front of the doll stand to personalize the cake. Done!
I would really love to know how to make the canvas frames with the stencil and fabric.
I love the color scheme, and would love to incorporate this in to a barbie theme party.
What size canvas did you use and what type of fabric?


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// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE in the project root for license information.

using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
using FluentAssertions;
using Microsoft.R.Core.Parser;
using Microsoft.UnitTests.Core.XUnit;
using Xunit;

namespace Microsoft.R.Editor.Test.Signatures {
    [ExcludeFromCodeCoverage]
    [Category.R.Signatures]
    public class SignatureTest {
        [CompositeTest]
        [InlineData(@"x <- as.matrix(x); break;", 7, "as.matrix", 17)]
        [InlineData(@"x <- as.matrix(x; break;", 7, "as.matrix", 16)]
        [InlineData(@"x <- as.matrix(x  ; break;", 7, "as.matrix", 18)]
        [InlineData(@"x <- as.matrix(func(x))", 16, "as.matrix", 23)]
        [InlineData(@"x <- as.matrix(func(x))", 20, "func", 22)]
        public void Signature(string content, int position, string expectedFunctionName, int expectedSignatureEnd) {
            var ast = RParser.Parse(content);
            var functionName = ast.GetFunctionNameFromBuffer(ref position, out int signatureEnd);

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Is Techulator Still Active as Before?
Hey there to all the webmasters. Just wanted to ask a Simple Question - Is Techulator still Active as Before? Previously we used to see raging competition on Techulator for being Member of Week or Member of Month but now there are only few contributors. I would love to hear responses of administrators.
As you can see, Techulator is obviously not active as before. I am not sure of the reason for most of the members but probably you can share your reason for not being active?
Thanks for replying. My one and only reason for being inactive on Techulator was less pay. You can't ensure that you are going to get a good salary at least 7-8 Thousands per month. So I opted for other means and earning a great passive income, but I love to write telling the truth and would love to get something in return for my efforts.
I agree with your statement completely. For most of us, money is the primary motivator. The cash you get here or at any sister site is obviously very less compared to what you will get if you do freelancing. But there is a difference writing here and at other places that you also get AdSense revenue share. So basically if our AdSense earnings don't help us achieve the target figure we have aimed for then there is nothing to hold us here.
This is the reason why all spider sites except ISC are in an inactive state. ISC too runs because of its old members for whom money is not the motivator but rather they are hooked on the social interactions they get through Forum and obviously due to the larger range of topics that they can write on.
I would take a rough guess that your passive income is through freelancing only and not through some blog you are running.
I was absent to this site for a long time because of my study. The second reason, I wanted to try my luck for blogging with my own blog. Being a non-IT background, It is difficult to update the site with latest SEO changes and algorithm changes by Google. The positive thing I have observed regarding AdSense earnings that I am getting least page views from Techulator (because of absence at TEC) but earning is maximum amongst my other blogs. This is because of high CPC from my Techulator articles. Now, I will too contribute more to this site.
In my opinion, this is a highly technical site and if you want to excel here it requires a good computer background. The generalists don't seem to be much successful here.
Still I like this site as it contains valuable and authentic information on gadgets, apps, technical things and new introductions in market.
As per my opinion, the website is still active but the participation of the members are very less due to their own reasons. It could be personal one, or busy with different assignment, or revenue issues and on.
Most of them were / are part/full time employed, students, self-employed, businessman etc., so, priority changes time to time for contribution.


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Belief In 'American Exceptionalism' Is Declining, And That's a Good Thing
A new poll shows that Americans don't buy into the idea of "American exceptionalism" as much as they used to. That's a positive development rather than a negative one.
Doug Mataconis · Sunday, July 6, 2014 · 30 comments
A new study from the Pew Research people shows that Americans don't necessarily believe in the idea of so-called 'American Exceptionalism' as much as they may have in the past:
As Americans prepare to celebrate the country's birthday, a clear majority considers the U.S. to be one of the greatest countries in the world. But the view that the U.S. is exceptional – standing above all other countries in the world – has declined 10 points since 2011.
About three-in-ten (28%) think that the U.S. "stands above all other countries in the world," while most (58%) say it is "one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others." Few Americans (12%) say there are other countries in the world "that are better than the U.S."
Three years ago, 38% said the U.S. stood above all others, while 53% said it was one of the greatest nations and 8% thought some others were better than the U.S.
Interestingly, although perhaps not surprisingly for reasons I'll discuss below, the drop seems to be most significant among self-identified Republicans:
The decline in the view that the U.S. is the greatest country in the world has occurred across most demographic and political groups, but it has been particularly acute among Republicans.
In 2011, 52% of Republicans said the U.S. stood above all other countries in the world, while 43% said it was one of the greatest countries in the world, along with some others.
Today, Republicans are 15 points less likely to say the U.S. stands above; 37% say it does, while 55% say the U.S. is one of the greatest countries, along with some others.
Democrats and independents continue to be less likely than Republicans to view the U.S. as exceptional, and fewer say this today than did so in 2011. Currently, about a quarter of Democrats and independents say the U.S. stands above all other countries in the world (down from about a third in 2011).
Still, most Democrats view the U.S. as among the greatest nations in the world: 62% say it shares this status with some others, while 25% say it stands above. Similarly, a 57% majority of independents say the U.S. is one of the greatest, along with others, and an additional 26% say it is exceptional.
While some might find the drop in support for the idea of "American exceptionalism" among Republicans surprising, it seems easily explainable. Clearly, what we are seeing here is a reflection of the overall disdain for President Obama and his policies that we've seen from the right since the beginning of his Presidency. This has been especially true with regard to foreign policy where they have made the somewhat bizarre claim that he has damaged the reputation of the United States during his six years in office, a an assertion that ignores both the damage that the Bush Administration did to that reputation and the facts themselves. On the domestic level, they have continually repeated the idea that President Obama is seeking to "fundamentally transform" the United States, and to turn the nation into something more resembling the social democracies of Europe. Leaving aside the question of whether or not these assertions and beliefs are true, and to a large degree they are not, this is what a large segment of the American right believes. Given that, it should not be at all surprising that we'd see a decline from that part of the political spectrum in support for the idea that America is "the greatest country in the world." How can it be as long as that guy is in the White House?
Rod Dreher for one isn't necessarily disappointed by the drop off in support among Republicans for the idea of American "exceptionalism, or for the idea itself":
I think this is good news, actually, but not quite as good as it might be. The decline in Republican belief in American exceptionalism is probably tied to their political feelings about President Obama. My guess is that they understood the question to mean "does America currently stand above other nations," rather than understanding it in a more philosophical sense.
I am against American exceptionalism, and not because I "hate" America, or am ashamed of my country, or anything like that. I'm against it because it is based on pride. If you asked me if life is better here than in most countries in the world, I would say yes, it probably is (though I've not been to most other countries in the world). But the concept of American exceptionalism has been too often used to convince ourselves that we, acting on the world stage, are not motivated by the same things that motivate other nations. We dress our hegemony up with the language of democracy and universal rights. I'm certainly not saying these are necessarily bad things, only that the ideology of American exceptionalism leads us to believe that we are obviously correct, and only driven by pure hearts. And that's how we get into trouble.
Besides, it's not clear to me why love of one's own country requires elevating it morally above all others.
I largely agree with Dreher here. While I firmly believe that we live in a country that has contributed great good to the world, that our ideas of independence and liberty that were born in Philadelphia 238 years ago this week have inspired people around the world ever since, and that there is much to admire in American culture even while making fun of it most of the time. I'm also pretty sure that I wouldn't want to live anywhere else, although the idea of trying out other parts of the world for an extended period of time is an appealing, albeit unrealistic idea. Like Dreher, though, I've always been somewhat uncomfortable with the idea of "American exceptionalism," especially in the hyper-patriotic form that it manifests itself on the political right. More often than not, the assertion that the United States is superior in all respects to every other nation in the world is little more than a cover for the same old jingoistic nationalism that we have been dealing with for more than a century, and which has led us to engage in many dubious actions around the world with the self-assurance that we know what's good for people in a given country better than they do. Moreover, as Dreher says, because we engage in these actions cloaked in the language of liberty, equality, and freedom, we come to believe not only are we correct, but that anyone who disagrees with us is evil because by opposing American policy, they oppose the ideals we claim to be advancing. Hence, we get ridiculous things like calling French Fries "Freedom Fries" because the French didn't support George W. Bush's war in Iraq.
This issue has come up before in the context of the refuted Republican argument that President Obama has gone around the world "apologizing for America." Among the evidence that has been cited in support of this contention is something the President said in response to a question at a press conference very early in his Presidency:
Ed Luce, from the Financial Times. Where's Ed — there he is.
Q Thank you, Mr. President. In the context of all the multilateral activity that's been going on this week — the G20, here at NATO — and your evident enthusiasm for multilateral frameworks, to work through multilateral frameworks, could I ask you whether you subscribe, as many of your predecessors have, to the school of American exceptionalism that sees America as uniquely qualified to lead the world, or do you have a slightly different philosophy? And if so, would you be able to elaborate on it?
PRESIDENT OBAMA: I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect that the Brits believe in British exceptionalism and the Greeks believe in Greek exceptionalism.
That's where the people who have cited this remark stop and begin their commentary. The problem is they left out what he said next:
I'm enormously proud of my country and its role and history in the world. If you think about the site of this summit and what it means, I don't think America should be embarrassed to see evidence of the sacrifices of our troops, the enormous amount of resources that were put into Europe postwar, and our leadership in crafting an Alliance that ultimately led to the unification of Europe. We should take great pride in that.
And if you think of our current situation, the United States remains the largest economy in the world. We have unmatched military capability. And I think that we have a core set of values that are enshrined in our Constitution, in our body of law, in our democratic practices, in our belief in free speech and equality, that, though imperfect, are exceptional.
Now, the fact that I am very proud of my country and I think that we've got a whole lot to offer the world does not lessen my interest in recognizing the value and wonderful qualities of other countries, or recognizing that we're not always going to be right, or that other people may have good ideas, or that in order for us to work collectively, all parties have to compromise and that includes us.
And so I see no contradiction between believing that America has a continued extraordinary role in leading the world towards peace and prosperity and recognizing that that leadership is incumbent, depends on, our ability to create partnerships because we create partnerships because we can't solve these problems alone.
To me at least, that seems like a very good, very reasonable statement of what real American patriotism ought to be, and what "American exceptionalism" ought to be about. The United States has done much good in the world, and I remain convinced that in the end we will continue to do so, but we have been far from perfect, we aren't always right, and we've done several things throughout our history that have been outright wrong and immoral. Pointing those facts out shouldn't lead to accusations that you don't love your country, but that's how it's been for a very long time. More importantly, though, I don't see what the point is of the kind of in-your-face nationalism that the conservative version of "American exceptionalism" actually is. There are plenty of other nations in the world that have done admirable things, and I'm sure the residents of those countries are just as proud of their heritage as we are of ours. If polls like this mean that Americans are dropping the rather silly moral pretense that we are better than everyone else, then that strikes me as a good thing.
Update: Further thoughts here.
FILED UNDER: Public Opinion Polls, US Politics, American Exceptionalism
Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 12:31
"American Exceptionalism" is nice as a goal. We should hold ourselves to a higher standard than we hold others. The problem is when people think it's an intrinsic state and therefore the rules of law or morality don't apply to us.
While we can still be an example, although we are not really doing a good job of that now, we can no longer afford to be an exceptional hegemony. The members of The Project for the New American Century must be going nuts.
James in Silverdale, WA says:
"Exceptionalism" has been turned into "those laws from which I may except myself once elected,"
Seat grand juries today.
James Joyner says:
To the extent Americans are getting past the notion that our country is innately superior in every way—or rejecting the "you're either with us or you're against us" jingoism of the recent past—it's a good thing. But that has nothing to do with "American exceptionalism."
I agree that those two notions and related ideas are what Americans are rejecting and the poll is measuring. The neocons, in particular, seemed to tie those ideas to the "exceptionalism" label. So much so, apparently, that President Obama, an intelligent and highly educated man, seems to think that's what it means.
As originally conceived, though, "American exceptionalism" referred to the fact that the United States started from scratch during the Enlightenment and without much of the baggage of European history. While we hardly lived up to it from today's perspective, we were founded on the notions of equality, liberty, self-government, and so forth. Theoretically, at least, we never had true social classes. And we held ourselves out as a "shining city on a hill" for others to emulate. Indeed, the idea was that we should seek to transform the world by sheer example rather than intervention into foreign affairs.
@James Joyner: Well said James!
well, we kinda had one enormous separation of people into two different classes in the beginning…
Calling yourself a "shining city on a hill" sounds like exactly the same narcissistic jingoism which younger voters are rejecting here.
American exceptionalism in the year 2014 is basically a generation that has not done all that much of note trying to enjoy some of the credit for things their parents and grandparents did.
It reminds me of grown men who are a little too involved in being sports fans. You may not have accomplished much or done anything great with your life, but perhaps some of Michael Jordan's greatness will rub off on you.
We are the ones that let torture as a policy take place on our watch. We should be exceptionally ashamed of that one.
Often some of my history teachers would dwell on great empires of history and inevitably we would get into reasons for their fall, the most famous of which has always been the Roman Empire, for which their are many reasons for their decline. In most cases their is a certain amount of hubris.
"Manifest Destiny… Manifest Destiny"
@James Joyner:
There's obviously a big difference between that conception of "American exceptionalism" and that one that has become prevalent on the right in recent decades. I don't really have a problem with the way that's expressed.
@anjin-san: Just curious, which generation are you referring to? Baby Boomers, Gen X, or something else? I ask because I think I know which one you're talking about, but I don't want to assume anything.
Even with all its faults, I still love my country. America is probably the only place on Earth that was not founded based on ethnicity or geography, but on an idea. It is one that we have struggled to live up to, and that many on the right don't even really grok, but I still love what America stands (or, at least, stood) for, and what I think it will become.
Yet even so, I am also a huge fan of Japan, and there are also a lot of things I like about Canada, the UK, and Germany. You could say I luuuuuuuuuuuuuurve Japan. But I don't feel any need to rank the USA above Japan or vice-versa. I point out problems in both, point out great things in both. They both share the #1 rank in my heart.
Now, let me get out of here before some conservative finds this comment and starts taking me to task for not being American enough…
Grewgills says:
That was what it meant, but language changes. As I have had to give up on the older, I am tempted to say real, definitions of irony, begging the question, and others, you may have to do so with American exceptionalism.
@ Jeremy
I am referring to my own generation, boomers. I will leave it to other generations to decide how well they have, or have not, lived up to the things that make America special.
A good summary of boomers I heard once was "we relived our parents lives with a frequent flyer upgrade."
We did add the ideals of the hippie movement, some of which have real merit. What else have we done, except to live as comfortably as we could manage to?
@anjin-san: Yeah, I figured. And I could rant about your generation quite a bit.
As one person on Twitter said: "Baby boomers – the original entitled assholes."
SC_Birdflyte says:
I've often been critical of my fellow Baby Boomers, but I would like to remind those from the generations that follow us: our generation paid a considerably higher price in blood in Vietnam than subsequent generations have in all subsequent wars. While not on the order of World War II's sacrifices, 58,000 (probably 80-90% Baby Boomers) is considerably greater than 6-7,000. In addition, not all of us have wasted our inheritances. Some of us have actually built on them.
Partly it comes down to the definition of "America." To liberals America is all its people – even the ones we don't like. To modern "conservatives" America is people just like them, and only people just like them. (Scare quotes because the people calling themselves conservative are no such thing.)
When these conservatives see a black man in the White House, women on the Supreme Court, atheists on TV, gays walking around being, you know, gay, they're frightened. They feel they've lost their America. And they have, they're not wrong about that. The white-straight-male-Christian thing doesn't buy what it used to. We are increasingly post-tribal.
Then too there's the slow realization that our geographical isolation is an illusion. We used to be over here and they were over there. Not here. But in the last century we've had world wars 1 and 2, globalization, 9-11, the internet, all of which have ruined the illusion that we are somehow physically apart.
So in reality we are part of the world. Surprise! And we are not all white, straight and Christian. You see less of a change among Democrats in the poll because we "got it" a few decades before the other side did. Our America is improving, their America is fading.
As another commenter said recently, "yea, but our music is better"…
There have been some accomplishments that brought both pride and unified the people of this country. In July of 1969 the world stopped in its tracks to watch a man step down onto the surface of the in what has to be the greatest accomplishment in world history. After a decade of assassinations, rioting, and insurrections, cynicism, pessimism, negativism, the country was unified in pride and awe of American ingenuity and vision. We could learn from that and have a similar project and goal today, something to set our eyes and dreams on. Such a project could be, of course, a manned mission to Mars. We remember the huge excitement that took hold of this country with the space program. That is what is needed today. Every child got hooked on every rocket launch and embraced the astronauts as heroes. Interest in science soared! That all could happen again, but it will take the vision, determination, and unity of our leaders.
but it will take the vision, determination, and unity of our leaders.
So we're screwed, basically.
Another Mike says:
Indeed, the idea was that we should seek to transform the world by sheer example rather than intervention into foreign affairs.
Well said. And I would say that we have transformed the world by sheer example. But what was the example? A nation dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. A nation where the individual is the most important entity. A nation based on natural rights which are not derived from government. A nation with a government of limited power which is constituted to protect the natural rights of the individual. This nation was exceptional. It was an earth shattering idea. There was no nation in the world like it. America was exceptional for what it was. It was not exceptional for anything it did.
@SC_Birdflyte: @SC_Birdflyte:
While not on the order of World War II's sacrifices, 58,000 (probably 80-90% Baby Boomers) is considerably greater than 6-7,000.
We hear you! Something to think about.
http://extendedremarks.blogspot.com/2006/12/vietnam-1965-day-it-became-longest-war.html
I was a sophomore in college in November 1965.
Something else to consider: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugJ_59_adp8
Donald Sensing says:
@James Joyner: Thanks, James, for getting straight to the heart of the issue. The best summary of American exceptionalism was, I think, British Parliamentarian Edmund Burke: "America is the only country founded on an idea."
As English philosopher Roger Scruton has pointed out, in European histor, a nation was founded on language, bloodlines and territory. Anthropologist Marvin Harris made the same points though in different contexts about near-Eastern and Asian kingdoms.
But only the United States was founded on the principles James mentions. In fact, only the USA was founded on principles at all. That these principles have not been fully achieved doesn't negate the fact. Like the stars, we may never reach them but we still chart our course by them.
@michael reynolds: Rarely have you posted such absolute, stereotyped crap as this. A better example of one-dimensional, uncritical commentary cannot be found. Really, Michael you have here truly failed to reach even the very low standards you set for yourself when it comes to commenting.
Flame away, I don't care.
@Donald Sensing:
Very well-reasoned comment. I must take some time to fully absorb your counterpoints.
@ Donald Sensing
Boy the way Glen Miller played
Songs that made the hit parade.
Guys like us we had it made,
And you knew who you were then,
Girls were girls and men were men,
Mister we could use a man
Like Herbert Hoover again.
Didn't need no welfare state,
Everybody pulled his weight.
Gee our old LaSalle ran great.
mannning says:
Monday, July 7, 2014 at 01:18
Yes, America was founded on an exceptional set of ideas, and those ideas still resonate in the nation and around the world. If that is the origin of the phrase American Exceptionalism, then I do not think it is ever a good thing to see it fade away, or be denigrated because some have applied the phrase in an entirely different way. It would be better to focus on reeducating these deviants as to the truth of the phrase, if that is possible.
Eric Florack says:
I tend to agree, @mannning:.
As it happens, I'm just now going over Charles Murray's work on the subject, having cracked it at the beginning of last week.
@anjin-san: I think you may have missed a point of import.
Consider that they individually are not taking credit…. their belief is that the culture and its values are responsible for those achievements.
@Another Mike:
America was exceptional for what it was.
America is exceptional for what it is.
I cannot believe you used the past tense.
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by The Accidental Lyricist
under meanings, news, politics, protest
Imus, Hos and Snoops
Posted on April 15, 2007 by The Accidental Lyricist
Can Snoop Dogg call a black woman a whore?
Who can and cannot call black women "whores"? Who can or cannot call coloured people "niggaz" (as if the z makes any real difference)? It's funny that it took an aging loudmouth radio presenter – Don Imus – to finally bring the issue of bling lyrics into the public arena. And since then, a lot of the debate has been shuffling around what could be called cultural relativism – the idea that Snoop Dog can call black women whores, but Don Imus can't. But there's a glaring problem with that.
There has been a strong demand for years already for the American rap community notably to stop treating women as whores. Countless people – including Salt'n'Pepa, who probably know just a little about the issue of urban culture – have stood up and complained. The issue is also relevant in many African countries. The lyrical treatment of homosexuals was also a major issue in Jamaica.
Why? Shouldn't we just shrug it off? It's only a song, after all, or the fantasising of young male teenagers with a microphone and no real idea what to say into it. The trouble is that if you repeat a word often enough, it becomes de-sensitised.
So to the question, "Can Snoop call a black woman a whore, while Dom Imus can't?", the answer is, no. Both are wrong, but you can't fire Snoop. He doesn't have prime-time radio shows with presumably black listeners. So exit Don Imus stage right.
"Old-ass white men"
But am I the only one who was intrigued by Snoop Dog's defence of the word "ho" to MTV recently. Snoop Dogg said that rappers "are not talking about no collegiate basketball girls who have made it to the next level in education and sports. We're talking about ho's that's in the 'hood that ain't doing sh–, that's trying to get a n—a for his money. These are two separate things."
Do I read that it's OK to slap a girl down if she's poor and uneducated? Surely not. "First of all, we ain't no old-ass white men that sit up on MSNBC going hard on black girls," Snoop Dogg told MTV. "We are rappers that have these songs coming from our minds and our souls that are relevant to what we feel. I will not let them mutha—-as say we in the same league as him." Skipping over the racist slur, I'd say this to Snoop Dog: ask women what league they think you are in. They're the ones who are being stepped on for cheap laughs.
"Don't call me Nigger, Whitey"
Meanwhile, I can't help missing Sly Stone – Prince's clearest influence – whose album "Stand" featured a track called "Don't Call me Nigger, Whitey". In terms of lyrics, that's about all you get. Except for the bit that goes, "Don't call me Whitey, Nigger". Stone was an inspired producer, whose mixed bands re-wrote the history of music by spot-welding rock and funk. Check "Don't Call Me…" here.
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4 comments to "Imus, Hos and Snoops"
the randomone
April 17, 2007 at 12:53 am •
Thanks for passing through Michael. Like I said in my blog I am a foreigner and when I came to the Americas I was shell shocked at the way some of the black people were carrying on.. I had to move house because the first place I stayed all I would hear were these horrible demeaning words and fake anger. If anyone needs to be angry its me who lived througha guerilla war. When I saw Snoop I cringed and KNEW that nonsense was about to be on and popping. I find that I am less stunned at the name calling and stuff now but as long as its not toward me.
I find America has a forked tongue. They set a bad precedent when they sent Isiah to "rehab". What is that?? Now they had to act on Imus. Now there is all this fretting about freedom of speech. There is ZERO freedom of speech. Everyone is walking on eggshells trying to be politically correct. We solved our problem by not pretending we liked each other back home. We were/are very honest with each other BUT we do not name call. I still think that Don's firing has more than meets the eye.
The real problem is lack of education. People need to go to school and get a clue. They will also learn to love themselves. I am a black woman who is fiercely proud of her heritage. You ABSOLUTELY will not find me half naked or on a dog leash!
April 17, 2007 at 7:42 am •
Wow! This must be the comment of the week.
Your point about education reminds me of the words of Curtis Mayfield and others back in the sixties and seventies.
There is no reason to accept blingspeak as being normal. There are indeed other ways to communicate.
I just received the latest newsletter from Paris, of GuerillaFunk. It's a long one, but it's well worth reading. He looks at the dynamics of rap as a part of the music industry: "My understanding is that artists are supposed to express what they believe in at all costs (if not, there's work at the post office). But most don't, and they mold their approaches to making music based on what they perceive major labels wanting. If Def Jam or Interscope or any of these other large culture-defining companies issued a blanket decree that they would only support material and artists with positive messages then 99% of those making music now would switch up to accommodate. That's real talk. I'm not saying these labels should (or would), but if they did, gangstas would stop being gangstas and misogynists would stop being misogynists at the drop of a DIME."
Another thought: "in this current era of style over substance Stevie Wonder, Parliament/Funkadelic, Earth, Wind & Fire, Curtis Mayfield and others would never have been signed. Let that sink in for a second. They would never have been signed. Some of the very architects of black music as we know it would have been sidelined too, just as countless others are now, because they wouldn't have fit into white corporate America's cookie-cutter feel-good box of acceptable black behavior and appearance."
The full article has been removed, but Guerilla Funk are at http://www.guerrillafunk.com/
February 12, 2018 at 2:24 pm •
Since this piece was written, Snoop has backtracked: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/womens-life/11629689/Snoop-Dogg-will-never-call-a-woman-a-bitch-or-a-ho-again.html
There is hope!
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Saint Teresa was a mother first for millions of India
Mother Teresa, a Catholic nun who devoted her life to helping India's poor, has been declared a saint in a canonization Mass held by Pope Francis in the Vatican.
Pope Francis delivered the formula for the canonization of the Albanian-born nun — known as the "saint of the gutters" before huge crowds of pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square in Vatican City on Sunday morning.
Applause broke out before he completed the formula of canonization, in which he declared "Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a saint."
Speaking in Latin, Francis said that "after due deliberation and frequent prayer for divine assistance, and having sought the counsel of many of our brother bishops, we declare and define Blessed Teresa of Calcutta to be a saint, and we enrol her among the saints, decreeing that she is to be venerated as such by the whole church."
"We may have some difficulty in calling her 'Saint' Teresa," Pope Francis said. "Her holiness is so near to us, so tender and so fruitful that we continue to spontaneously call her Mother," he said hailing her as the personification of maternal love.
The founder of the Missionaries of Charity, who brought dignity to the thousands dying on the streets of Calcutta, was honoured at the mid-morning ceremony in front of St Peter's Basilica, which was attended by the more than 100,000 people.
Mother Teresa is credited with healing an Indian tribal woman from stomach cancer in 1998 and a Brazilian man from a brain infection in 2008.
The canonisation will also be celebrated in Skopje, the capital of modern Macedonia where Mother Teresa was born of Albanian parents in 1910 and became a nun aged 16.
A huge delegation from India, including External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, attended the ceremony. Besides, 15 heads of state were also at the function.
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Although this article discusses our specific project for the Les Halles site in Paris, designed in 1979, it is really about the general intentions and purposes of Urban Design. These are simple: the continued reconstruction and future building of the dense, diverse, urban city.
As architects have become increasingly concerned with the emotional and cultural effects of their designs, they have rejected the ambiguous, abstract spatial configurations of Modern Movement architecture in favor of the making of 'places' which are enclosed and well-defined.
Urban design is a synthetic, inventive mapping of physical conditions that establishes and explores whole areas of the city. In other words, it is architecture – but encompassing more in scale, intention, and technique.
Perhaps Mies himself intended this philosophical interpretation when he said, "The role of the critic is to test a work of art from the point of view of significance and value. Truth is the significance of facts," implying that architecture embodied philosophical ideas.


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A bitch has several readers currently serving in the United States military.
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It's true. Some are conservative and some are liberal...some are abroad and others are stationed here in America. Although this bitch is against the war my ass is not anti-soldier. A bitch comes from a multigenerational military family. My grandfather was a World War II vet and my father was in the Air Force. They have both passed away, but the legacy of their service, their experience as black men in service to a country that denied them civil rights despite that service and the legacy of discipline and dedication instilled in them through that service are a part of me forever.
A certain Air Force 1 sent this bitch some information about Fisher House, which is an organization that provides housing and services to military families while their family member is undergoing medical treatment. Many service men and woman return home injured and Fisher House allows their families to be near them while they are treated and recover.
A bitch is firmly against the Iraq war. Contrary to popular conservative belief, that does not mean that a bitch does not support the troops. Rather, a bitch believes that it is my duty to speak out against this war because of my support for the troops, my respect for their lives and the lives of everyone involved in this war and my personal conviction that they should not be in harms way in support of this effort.
It is that concern that had me taking a second look at Fisher House. A bitch did some research and found out that Gary Trudeau of Doonesbury fame incorporated Fisher House in his book The Long Road Home. This book explores the long struggle for recover of a wounded soldier. Trudeau is donating the proceeds to Fisher House and this bitch just wanted to bring this to your attention as a possible way to support Fisher House and the families served through this organization.
Take this information as you wish and thank you, as always, for reading!
Thank you for (re)stating that anti-war does not equal anti-troop, (or anti-America).
My father and grandfather both served as well. My father has often voiced the concern that while his generation was "the greatest," the current one might be lost . . .
air_force1 said...
ABB,
Dixie said...
Thank you so much for letting us know about Fisher House and how we can help support it.
Yes, THANK YOU for stating again in public that to be against this war and all of its miscalculations is not to be anti-military. One does not have to be a knee-jerk pacifist to oppose this war. There are many of us out here who do not want to see the soldiers' valuable training, resources, and LIVES wasted in this foolish undertaking even if we are not categorically against every war, and even if we support the need for honorable service and a standing professional army. Support our troops by bringing them home!
The Fisher House material is also especially valuable at this time, because in this particular war, the numbers we hear in the news simply don't reflect the huge number of soldiers coming home with severe injuries; we hear only about the deaths. The death toll, while bad enough doesn't tell nearly the whole story; injured soldiers who would have died in the field in earlier wars, due to improved battlefield technology are instead returning home maimed. While it's great that these men and women are still among the living, their lives are changed forever, and they and their families do need the support of society upon return. The Fisher House is thus especially needed in this conflict. Thank you for posting something to remind people of its existence.
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The tradition of Chinese opera performances is fading in Thailand as the descendants of Chinese immigrants, many of whom don't speak Chinese, lose interest in this art form. Audiences are growing smaller and older but the shows remain as colourful and dramatic as ever. Photographer Yvan Cohen captures the detailed preparation behind the scenes of this temporary setting and relates the moving stories of the performers.
Words & Photos: Yvan Cohen
"The performers are like itinerant players from a medieval era – erecting temporary stages for a few days, then dismantling them and moving on," explains Cohen. Chinese opera is performed in Thailand by travelling troupes of players, most of whom are from the northeastern region of Thailand known as Isaan.
While some of the actors are ethnic Chinese, surprisingly many are rural Thais who do not speak the language and memorise their words phonetically to sing the operas.
The images are part of a multi-year project that had the photographer covering many different troupes in different locations around Bangkok. Cohen explains that it's a very photographic project, exploring the visual universe – which is so atmospheric of Chinese opera.
"This is a parallel world where you can experience a Bangkok of yesteryear and you almost have the show to yourself. It's just you and the 'gods' – partly because very few people understand what is being said." It's usually an outdoor stage, done in the cool of the evening in local Thai neighbourhoods.
There's a wonderful quote from one of the actors, Cohen points out as he recites the poignant statement: "We eat like pigs, sleep like dogs and dress like angels."
It's a window into an art form that comes from way back but may not be around for much longer. "It's a story about the shadow of a traditional culture that still lingers in the city despite rapid changes, but for how long?"


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Adhesion molecules and inherited diseases of the human nervous system
H. Kamiguchi, M. L. Hlavin, M. Yamasaki, Vance Lemmon
Mutations in the human genes for the adhesion molecules Po, L1, and merosin cause severe abnormalities in nervous system development. Po and merosin are required for normal myelination in the nervous system, and L1 is essential for development of major axon pathways such as the corticospinal tract and corpus callosum. While mutations that lead to a loss of the adhesive function of these molecules produce severe phenotypes, mutations that disrupt intracellular signals or intracellular interactions are also deleterious. Geneticists have found that more than one clinical syndrome can be caused by mutations in each of these adhesion molecules, confirming that these proteins are multifunctional. This review focuses on identifying common mechanisms by which mutations in adhesion molecules alter neural development.
Annual Review of Neuroscience
https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.97
Nervous System Malformations
Corpus Callosum
X-linked hydrocephalus
Kamiguchi, H., Hlavin, M. L., Yamasaki, M., & Lemmon, V. (1998). Adhesion molecules and inherited diseases of the human nervous system. Annual Review of Neuroscience, 21, 97-125. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.97
Adhesion molecules and inherited diseases of the human nervous system. / Kamiguchi, H.; Hlavin, M. L.; Yamasaki, M.; Lemmon, Vance.
In: Annual Review of Neuroscience, Vol. 21, 15.04.1998, p. 97-125.
Kamiguchi, H, Hlavin, ML, Yamasaki, M & Lemmon, V 1998, 'Adhesion molecules and inherited diseases of the human nervous system', Annual Review of Neuroscience, vol. 21, pp. 97-125. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.97
Kamiguchi H, Hlavin ML, Yamasaki M, Lemmon V. Adhesion molecules and inherited diseases of the human nervous system. Annual Review of Neuroscience. 1998 Apr 15;21:97-125. https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.neuro.21.1.97
Kamiguchi, H. ; Hlavin, M. L. ; Yamasaki, M. ; Lemmon, Vance. / Adhesion molecules and inherited diseases of the human nervous system. In: Annual Review of Neuroscience. 1998 ; Vol. 21. pp. 97-125.
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Joy Villa's music sales skyrocket after singer dons pro-Trump dress to Grammys
by FOXNews.com
Joy Villa's music sales skyrocketed after the singer wore a pro-Trump dress at Sunday night's 59th annual Grammy Awards. When she arrived at the Grammys, Villa flung off a white frock to reveal a gown of patriotic red, white and blue that urged "Make America Great Again" and had "Trump" in sparkly letters on the back hem.
The 25-year-old's EP "I Make the Static" jumped to the top of Amazon's top digital paid albums and reached number seven on the iTunes top album chart after her red carpet appearance.
The singer explained her controversial look on Instagram.
"Go big, or go home. You can either stand for what you believe or fall for what you don't. Above all make a choice for tolerance and love. Agree to disagree," she wrote after her red carpet appearance.
Read the full article: http://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2017/02/13/joy-villas-music-sales-skyrocket-after-singer-dons-pro-trump-dress-to-grammys.html
Categories Other News 1 | Tags: Donald Trump, Grammys, Joy Villa, Make America Great Again
15 Comments - what are your thoughts?
Now she will be getting the hate filled lefties fired up. They will be calling for boycotts of her music and concerts. They will be calling for any who have scheduled her to be dropped. They will refer to her as a traitor to her gender and heritage, just because she chose to have a differing opinion from theirs. God bless and protect her from these crazies out there.
CCblogging says:
I am a fan for sure!
Daniel Hebert says:
I totally support this singer as well as the designer of the gown. The very best thing to do at this event. Rub salt into the wound. Couldn't have wished for more. Thank you.
I read that the designer was Gay Trump supporter. He'll be next on the hate hit list.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PAqJk00d4pg
justinwachin says:
This is the first I've heard of this singer. It will probably not be the last. This shows how wacky the left has become when they are opposed to making America great.
As the left goes after Joy Villa her message will get out even more. Her sales will increase and the left will expose themselves as having a double standard on tolerance.
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Love her the music and the designer. God Bless Them true Americans. You go girl and you go man.
gvette says:
Now, she's getting death threats!
Sad but she is also getting praised and her music going off the charts. They always threaten to kill everyone they remind me of Akmed the terrorist puppet of Jeff Dunham.
Yes! I was pointing out how quick the left takes to their usual death wishes for good people!
My firm belief is sooner or later they will kill people at a riot. Then the stuff hits the fan.
Jim Strong says:
Joy you rock.
Richard Schwartz says:
A market libs will never have


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Last Night in Soho – Review
clwestbr October 27, 2021 Blog Post, Reviews
"Y'know the thing about a shark, he's got…lifeless eyes, black eyes, like a doll's eyes." – Jaws [1975]
Edgar Wright is something of a household name amongst modern film fans these days. The director of the delectable "Cornetto Trilogy," a film about a charming asshole named Scott Pilgrim, and the absolute banger Baby Driver has delved into straight horror with his latest effort. His renown for perfect editing, gorgeous visual design, and soundtracks that could rival those of Quentin Tarantino has been brought to bear with the nostalgia of 60s London and I'm sadly quite whelmed.
Last Night in Soho is aptly as extra as the art scene memories that still leak out of history books and memoirs. Eloise Turner (Thomasin McKenzie) has just moved to London with dreams of becoming a fashion designer. After a night of no sleep due to the inconsiderate actions of her roommate, Jocasta (Synnøve Karlsen), she moves into a walkup owned by the crotchety Mrs. Collins (Diana Rigg) and begins to experience visions of the past. See, Eloise is a medium that sometimes experiences contact with spirits. When she starts to follow Sandie (Anya Taylor-Joy) through the 60s, she witnesses the young woman's dreams of stardom be dashed as she recognizes the truth about her new beau, Jack (Matt Smith). As Eloise begins to suspect the silver-haired gentleman (Terence Stamp) in the bar she works at, things begin to spiral out of control and Eloise finds that she must unravel the mystery or lose her sanity.
Right off the bat I just need to say that I'm glad someone learned how to properly use Matt Smith. The man is a charismatic mixture of boyish charm and unsettling wisdom, and Wright has managed to wrangle this into a character that is the human equivalent of a shark; human, but with black dolls eyes that convey no warmth or emotion. His stint on Doctor Who is hailed as one of the modern greats, but here I think he turns in a performance that can rival his work in Ryan Gosling's Lost River in terms of eerie focus.
It's a great contrast to the female leads, particularly our heroine Thomasin McKenzie, who many will know from Jojo Rabbit. The young woman has grown into a fine actress, youthful but out of time in a way that makes her perfect for a ghostly time displacement plot. Her constant mixture of anxiety and ambition is a charming one, and it is the type of thing that could launch a performer to stardom. It's up next to Anya Taylor-Joy, whom we all know from such things as The VVitch and The Queen's Gambit. Her star is high in the sky, and her unique appearance and wealth of talent are purposefully underutilized in a role that manages to be charming, but in a way that has few moments to shine. McKenzie is our true lead and she dominates the film, but Taylor-Joy manages to sneak some wonderful stuff in here and there and it feels more than deliberate – it feels calculated.
So why, then, do I not love this? It's a question I wish I didn't have solid answers for, but the script winds up being the unfortunate culprit in this situation. Wright is usually more focused, but here he's lost in his visuals and leaves the characters up to the performances. The actors all work in spades (Diana Rigg is an absolute dream), but the roles they live in are a mixture of undercooked and burnt. Eloise has so many things going on, and they not only detract from her dreamy ghost story but have almost nothing to do with it in any way that matters when the credits roll. The rest of the characters are underwritten, saved only by the individuals portraying them and not all successfully.
I waited almost a year from its original release date for Last Night in Soho to finally drop in theatres, but the final product could have benefitted from some time in the editing bay. Some films took time to streamline themselves when pushed back, but Last Night in Soho took a different turn and it's delivered a film that's thankfully more entertaining than it is disappointing. I enjoyed myself, but there's too much here for the film to wholly succeed.
Last Night in Soho hits theatres on October 29th.
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Q: Default margin when using Text QML type Consider this simple code sample:
import QtQuick 2.5
import QtQuick.Window 2.2

Window {
    visible: true
    color: "black"

    Text {
        text: "Hello World!"
        font.family: "Helvetica"
        font.pointSize: 24
        color: "red"
    }
}

Why is there a margin at the top? It seems that giving a custom font with a specific pixelSize gives a new size to the Text and breaks the alignement.
EDIT: well it seems that even without font there still is a margin.

A: A simpler solution would be to set the attribute y of the Text like this:
Text {
    text: "Hello World!"
    font.family: "Helvetica"
    font.pixelSize: 42
    color: "red"
    y: -contentHeight + font.pixelSize
}

Bear in mind that if you set the property font.overline: true then it will be out of the Rectangle

A: I managed to remove this extra space with the use of FontMetrics but this solution seems way too complicated for this simple problem. Waiting for a better fix.
Window {
    visible: true
    color: "black"

FontMetrics {
    id: fontmetrics24
    font.pixelSize: 24
    font.family: "Helvetica"
}

    Text {
        text: "Hello World!"
        font.family: fontmetrics24.font.family
        font.pointSize: fontmetrics24.font.pixelSize
        color: "red"
        y: - fontmetrics24.height * 0.21
    }
}

A: I think this issue is related to this question. On macOS (Sierra), the window looks like this:

As ddriver pointed out, this is probably a bug and is already reported here.

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