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World Food Day 2019 urges everyone to take action to achieve zero hunger
21-Oct-2019 - Last updated on 21-Oct-2019 at 15:17 GMT
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Around the globe, 16th October 2019 marks World Food Day. This year, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) emphasizes that zero hunger goes beyond addressing hunger and calls for access to sufficient nutritious food for everyone, everywhere.
The annual event may take place on 16th October, but it's a campaign of commitments and actions that occur all year round. This year's World Food Day promotes the importance and meaning of zero hunger, which focuses on nourishing people and nurturing the planet.
"Zero hunger goes beyond hunger", Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) says in its World Food Day promotional video. "It means enough nutritious food for everyone, everywhere."
Hunger, health and hope in 2019
Encouraging everyone to take action, this year, World Food Day is urging everyone, including the government, private sector, countries, farmers and individuals to consider what we are eating, and to ensure healthy and sustainable diets are both affordable and accessible to all.
The FAO states that globalization, urbanization, and income growth have drastically transformed our diets and eating habits in recent decades. As such, we have turned to unhealthy diets that are high in refined starches, sugar, fats, salt, processed foods, meat and other animal-source products. Unhealthy diets coupled with spending less time on meal preparation at home, reliance on fast-food and takeaways, and sedentary lifestyles have influenced the deterioration of global health.
There are over 670 million adults and 120 million girls and boys (5-19 years) that are obese, and over 40 million children under 5 that are overweight, statistics reveal. The impact of treating health problems caused by obesity and unhealthy lifestyles totals up to $2 trillion every year.
Overweight and obesity, and hunger and malnutrition often co-exist. Over 820 million people, approximately one in nine, are suffering from hunger. Different forms of malnutrition can also occur within the same household and even the same individual during their lifetime and can be passed from one generation to the next, the FAO emphasizes.
In total, malnutrition including obesity affects almost one in three people, with that figure expected to rise to one in two in just over five short years, by 2025. World Food Day contributes to the conversation, initiatives in place, and actions designed to address these numbers and deploy greater global commitment.
To overcome the current nutritional crisis, the FAO explains that we need to take action for our future to enable definite and positive changes to take place. Ultimately, "our way of producing, supplying and consuming food has to change", the FAO reveals.
"From the farm to the plate, our food systems currently favor production of high-yielding staple crops. In addition to the impact on our diets, intensified food production, combined with climate change, is causing a rapid loss of biodiversity."
Speaking the Sustainable Development Goals language
Internationally, the "language of hunger" is raising its profile to mirror the crisis of our global diets and food systems. This language has been influenced by the implementation of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that countries embraced in 2015 to end poverty and hunger, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.
The Zero Hunger goal, otherwise known as SDG2, sets out the need to end hunger and achieve food security by improving access to nutritious food while using sustainable agricultural methods.
As the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition FAO jointly leads the implementation of the UN Decade of Action on Nutrition (2016-2025) with the World Health Organization and in collaboration with other UN agencies and partners, in 2016, the UN General Assembly called it the nutrition decade.
The aim of the nutrition decade is to enhance unified action to reduce hunger and improve nutrition globally while supporting countries in their individual commitments to further nutrition efforts.
Brazil and Ecuador, along with Italy, were the first countries to make commitments to achieve the Zero Hunger goal.
Recommendations and efforts
World Food Day recognizes the founding of the Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in 1945 and holds events in over 150 countries around the globe. The aim of these events is to make calls for worldwide awareness and action on hunger and other forms of malnutrition, and to promote the importance of food security and healthy diets for every person, everywhere.
For people living around the world, FAO strongly encourages people to focus on three core elements that make up the recipe for a healthy life: diet, planet and choices.
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Every year, GreenBiz's staff examines what companies have done in the past year to improve their relationship with environment and the market, while at the same time looking at things we can expect from the sustainability industry in the coming years. During 2015's GreenBiz Forum in Phoenix, Arizona, GreenBiz's chairman and executive editor Joel Makower sat down with Trucost Plc CEO Richard Mattison and GreenBiz VP and senior analyst John Davies to talk about the state of sustainability efforts in business.
While the talk touched upon many vectors that sustainability officers are concerned with, a focus was put on effective reporting and how sustainability can better be translated for the people in the wheelhouses of corporate ships: executives and investors.
Davies expressed concern about how reporting often becomes a "check in the box" affair, which ultimately leads nowhere.
"I just wish all that intellectual brainpower would be focused on solutions that companies could grab on to, and go present to their CEOs and CFOs instead of an extra full-time equivalent checking boxes and responding to all the different requests," he said.
Mattison agreed, noting reporting is important, but it has to be targeted and understandable for executive who don't work in the sustainability field.
"I would say reporting for reporting's sake clearly is a waste of time," Mattison said. "The investors that I've spoken to would say that reporting in a way that translates to them how you're reducing risk, creating more opportunities, and avoiding costs in the future that your competition might face will attract capital."
"That might not be called sustainability, but I would say that's good business practice and makes sense," he said.
Makower asked a key question about the role risk has in sustainability professionals' lives in the C-suite: "Is risk a part of the conversation, let alone the job description of sustainability executives?"
"I'm seeing more and more companies go to the risk officer and say, 'We need to talk. You need to understand this,'" Davies responded. "I think it's becoming something that if you're not going to your risk officer, you're missing a big opportunity."
Risk, clearly, is an excellent way to frame sustainability goals within the context of a company's bottom line. Even so, that doesn't mean that investors don't care about sustainability issues.
"I think we need to be careful when we say there is no [sustainability] conversation happening in the broad majority of shareholders," Mattison said. "There probably is, you may not just be hearing about it if you're a company executive."
Mattison also said that company leaders need to understand who shareholders are, and by extension, what sustainability issues will grab their attention.
"If the shareholder is a fund manager, then that's one thing. But the people who sit behind those — the institutional owners of capital such as pension funds — are really creating a huge movement right now," Mattison said. "There's a lot of interest in the topic of stranded assets. Assets that could be written down to a value of zero or even create liabilities is a consequence of change in climate policy for example, or a change in air pollution policy in China could write off value quite quickly."
"If you can come to the table with good economic arguments, you're going to be a contributor, and they're going to want you there," he said.
For more in-depth analysis on where sustainability is headed, be sure to download your copy of the GreenBiz State of Green Business Report.
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Q: How to use dj-rest-auth with many clients I'd like to have many different clients be able to access my django website (more specifically its API) but I'm not sure how to do this with django-allauth, dj-rest-auth and simplejwt.
My current client app is using the built in django template engine and is set up with django-allauth for social authentication (Google etc). It's working using the documented installation recommendations.
I would now like to create different types of clients that aren't using the django template engine (e.g. Angular, Vue, flutter mobile etc) but I'm confused how dj-rest-auth is used so that it scales to support any number of client types.
Using Google social sign in as an example, when I create a new client, I have to register a new redirect_uri specific to that client.
To test this all out, I created a simple flask app with a single link so that I can retrieve a "code/access_token" before sending it to my Django app. The link is created using the following...
    var codeRequestUrl =
`https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth?\
scope=email&\
access_type=offline&\
include_granted_scopes=true&\
response_type=code&\
state=state_parameter_passthrough_value&\
redirect_uri=http%3A//127.0.0.1:5000/callback&\
client_id=${clientId}`;

...and the code is retrieved at the '/callback' endpoint in flask...
@app.route("/callback", methods=['GET'])
def redirect():
    code  = request.args.get('code', '')
    req = requests.post('http://127.0.0.1:8000/api/dj-rest-auth/google/', data={'code':code})
    return "done..."

...from where I send an x-www-form-urlencoded POST request back to a dj-rest-auth endpoint that is set up as per its documentation...
class GoogleLogin(SocialLoginView):
    callback_url = 'http://127.0.0.1:5000/callback'
    adapter_class = GoogleOAuth2Adapter
    client_class = OAuth2Client

...
urlpatterns += [
    ...
    path('dj-rest-auth/google/', GoogleLogin.as_view(), name='google_login'),
    ....
]

Django then successfully returns an access_token, refresh_token and some info about the logged in user.
But this isn't something that scales well. If I were to also create an Angular client, I'd need to register a different callback (because the Angular client would be running on a different port and/or address, and I'd also need another path set up in urls.py and associate it with a new SocialLoginView subclass that can handle the different callback_url (redirect_uri).
And with all this in mind, I have no idea how to do all of this with a flutter mobile app, which as far as I'm aware, has no concept of a callback_url, so I'm not sure how making a POST request to .../dj-rest-auth/google/ would even work given that I'd instantly get a redirect_uri_mismatch error.
Have I got it backwards and the client registered at Google is the Angular, Vue, Flash etc app? That would mean that each client would have to handle its own client_id and client_secret, which then seems to bypass django-allauth's and dj-rest-auth's functionality.
I feel like I'm misinterpreting this, so I would really appreciate some suggestions.

A: I feel confident enough to answer my own question.
In short, yes, multiple clients (including thirdparty) is a reasonably straight forward process. Unfortunately a lot of the blog posts and tutorials that exist take the perspective of a 'second party' client, which really confuses things. The result is a lot of error messages relating to the redirect_uri.
To their credit, the Google docs for their example Flask app was exactly what I needed, but there are a couple of observations that are really important, and what caused so much confusion for me.
First, and most important, the callback (redirect_uri) is not needed in Django at all. In Django, something like this is all that is required.
from allauth.socialaccount.providers.oauth2.client import OAuth2Client
from allauth.socialaccount.providers.google.views import GoogleOAuth2Adapter

class GoogleLogin(SocialLoginView):
    adapter_class = GoogleOAuth2Adapter
    client_class = OAuth2Client

urlpatterns += [
    ...
    path('auth/google/', GoogleLogin.as_view(), name='google_login'),
    ...
]

So no callback attribute is required. The reason for this is that the Flask (or thirdparty app) handles all of the Google side authentication.
The second observation was that the redirect_uri in the Flask app seemed have have to be the same for both the "code" request step, and the "access_token" step.
You can see it in the linked example where the oauth2callback function (which handles the redirect_uri), but I've modified for use with dj-rest-auth
@app.route('/')
def index():
  if 'credentials' not in flask.session:
    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('oauth2callback'))
  credentials = json.loads(flask.session['credentials'])
  if credentials['expires_in'] <= 0:
    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('oauth2callback'))
  else:
    data = {'access_token': credentials['access_token']}
    headers = headers = {'Content-Type': 'application/x-www-form-urlencoded'}
    r = requests.post(f'{URL_ROOT}/api/auth/google/', data=data, headers=headers)

    response_json = json.loads(r.text)
    access_token = response_json['access_token'] # JWT Access Token
    refresh_token = response_json['refresh_token']

    # Make a query to your Django website
    headers = headers = {'Authorization': f'Bearer {access_token}'}
    r = requests.post(f'{URL_ROOT}/api/object/{OBJECT_ID}/action/', data=data, headers=headers)
    # do stuff with r

@app.route('/oauth2callback')
def oauth2callback():
  if 'code' not in flask.request.args:
    auth_uri = ('https://accounts.google.com/o/oauth2/v2/auth?response_type=code'
                '&client_id={}&redirect_uri={}&scope={}').format(CLIENT_ID, REDIRECT_URI, SCOPE)
    return flask.redirect(auth_uri)
  else:
    auth_code = flask.request.args.get('code')
    data = {'code': auth_code,
            'client_id': CLIENT_ID,
            'client_secret': CLIENT_SECRET,
            'redirect_uri': REDIRECT_URI,
            'grant_type': 'authorization_code'}
    r = requests.post('https://oauth2.googleapis.com/token', data=data)
    flask.session['credentials'] = r.text # This has the access_token
    return flask.redirect(flask.url_for('index'))

So in summary, it's a bit like this:

*

*On the index/home page, the user presses a "Login" html anchor that points to /login.

*Flask doesnt have any credentials, so redirects to /oauth2callback to begin authentication.

*First, the "code" is retrieved using Googles' GET /auth endpoint, and by using your app's client id.

*The redirect_uri ensures the code flow goes back to itself, but this time, with the "code" now know, do a POST request to Google's /token endpoint using your apps's client id and client secret. Again, the redirect_uri is the same (/oauth2callback).

*Now that Googles's access_token is known, the Flask app redirects back to /index (although it could be anywhere at this point)

*Back in /index, the Flask app now has Google's "access_token". Use that to log into Django's dj-rest-auth endpoint that you created.

*Django will then return its own access_token and refresh_token, so continue to use those as needed.

I hope this helps.
Note that your flask app will need to be registered as a new Web App with Google's OAuth2 console (so it has it's own client id and client secret). In other words, don't reuse what you may have already created with an existing Django allauth implementation (which was my scenario). Each thirdparty app maker will handle their own OAuth2 credentials.

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And as yoga always does, it sparked a really great conversation between us. We are both so much more open than we were a year ago. In March, we are coming up on 2 years of the journey to health together and we have changed, evolved and thankfully grown together. #loveyoujenny Here is where we started!
We were at our smallest on the stairs with the front and back view!!! Then we both really started gaining weight back and slowly realizing that we were moving further from our goals and that this was about to become so much more than paleo. We always know we are doing well when we want to post our #ootd or Outfit of the Day!
This was both of our teeniests! And we love a before and after! I mean somebody look at these!
We really fell off of doing these around February. We both just weren't in it anymore and just couldn't seem to find our way out of the darkness. And by the time Nikki's shower rolled around, I had hit 300 and beyond again.
To go from 340 to 255 to 306 felt so discouraging and like I had really failed. Thank gah for therapy, yoga and health care professionals and a burning desire to change. I had to accept that what I had been doing, might not be sustainable.
So, now that we have both done some serious soul searching we both know that ultimately nothing has changed about where we want to go. We both want to be healthy and to keep evolving into better versions of ourselves…and we want to do it together. So we had to find new ways to keep it interesting and to keep getting real with ourselves. Like for instance that as good as Edible Art cupcakes are, they probably definitely aren't a positive contributor to our lives/addictions/end game. And you know what, amazingly enough, we started eating healthy, putting ourselves first, exercising and exploring all the areas that make you healthy and ultimately wanting to do #ootd's again and before and afters.
I haven't weighed myself since we decided to take a break from weigh ins. I am really trying to get healthy and I had a very unhealthy obsession with my made up math of weight loss. It feels very freeing to not have the constant literal and figurative ups and downs thrown in my face every morning. I can't lie, of course I'm curious…and that is what brings me to a little segment called…So, Weigh in is Coming Up.
← Two Meatballs: From Bootcamp to Downward Dog!!!
So proud of you and your journey!! You are so much more than a number!! Love you guys!!
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Thank you so much! !!!!
What great before and after photos!! Keep up the good work!
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Q: Oracle JDBC OCI client - how it selects character set I am using Oracle JDBC OCI driver on my Windows PC.
When my application (Java project with ojdbc6.jar library)connects to DB, in the handshake stage it specifies main and secondary character sets as 0x98 =  RU8PC866
I need my client to specify 0x367 = AL32UTF8 character set as main and secondary character set.
I've changed NLSLANG parameter at registry to AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8, no success, so help needed

A: Try the following in your Java application:
Locale.setDefault(Locale.<your locale here>);

It's derived from java.util.Locale iirc.
If that's still not working, you might need the orai18n.jar that (iirc) contains more character sets than the ojdbc6.jar (use it in addition to the ojdbc6.jar not as a replacement).
You might also be able to set the locale by using -Duser parameters when invoking your application.


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WIRED2015: Artificial intelligence is evolving, says Antoine Blondeau
By Catherine Lawson
Antoine Blondeau worked on the project that became Apple's Siri. Today he runs Sentient Technologies, the world's best-funded AI company. He was previously COO of Zi Corporation, whose predictive text software has been embedded in hundreds of millions of devices.
Antoine will be speaking on the Main Stage at our flagship event, WIRED2015 on October 15-16. He will take part in the session, "When technology gets ambitious", alongside Gabor Forgacs, Ryan Weed and Daniel McDuff.
Bringing the WIRED world to life, WIRED2015 showcases the innovators changing the world and promoting disruptive thinking and radical ideas. There will be around 45 speakers over the two-day event, presenting stories about their work in science, design, business and many other fields.
Can you give us some hints about what you're planning to talk about at WIRED2015?
Our future is about collaboration between AI and humanity
By Roger Highfield
Sure, I'd be happy to. My talk centres around the role evolution has in creating a new frontier in artificial intelligence -- what I like to call evolutionary intelligence. Up until now machine-learning experts have been very focused on trying to recreate human intelligence. But what if we think bigger than that? What if we could scale AI to an unfathomable size, a size so big that it would leapfrog anything else out there and be able to solve some of the world's most complex problems?
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What would you like to achieve by speaking at WIRED2015?
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Who are you looking forward to hearing and/or meeting at WIRED2015?
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What's next for Sentient Technologies?
To make ever better decisions, we need AI systems that perceive more of the world, that have better senses. At Sentient, we're preparing for this future by beginning to allow our AI platform to gather information using vision, hearing and reading. I'll be touching on this more in my talk but it gives you an idea of where we're headed. The combination of Evolutionary Intelligence and other AI disciplines such as Deep Learning on a scale like ours is extremely exciting and powerful.
What's next for Antoine Blondeau?
In the next year, I will be very focused on continuing to attract top talent to the Sentient team, as we have seen incredible momentum in the number of top AI and business experts who have chosen to join our company in recent months. I will also drive us to expand the commercialisation of our products with our customers. We are on a great path now, and I am super excited about the year to come!
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DZMM continues to take the lead in delivering important and relevant information to Filipinos as the election special "Halalan 2019 Ikaw Na Ba: The DZMM Senatorial Candidates' Interview" begins airing Tuesdays and Thursdays starting 4:30 pm, in a special team-up between "Pasada Sais Trenta" and "Dos por Dos" in time for the 2019 national elections.
The interview series, which features candidates running for senator on live radio via DZMM Radyo Patrol 630 and TV via DZMM TeleRadyo, is part of the station's regular election coverage with the objective of helping Filipinos get to know the candidates better and probe if they are worthy of a position in public office, so that they may be able to make informed decisions come election day.
Since its first episode last November 27, new "Pasada Sais Trenta" anchors Peter Musñgi and Pat-P Daza along with "Dos Por Dos" anchors Anthony Taberna and Gerry Baja have quizzed and grilled candidates like Juan Ponce Enrile, Sergio Osmena III, Samira Gutoc, Ding Generoso, Willie Ong, Romulo Macalintal, Harry Roque, Florian Hilbay, and Larry Gadon. Peter and Pat-P, who used to anchor the DZMM weekend top-rater "Teka Muna," teamed up with Anthony and Gerry and delivered their usual hard-hitting questions to the candidates, who were also given an avenue to present their platforms and opinions on issues and directly answer accusations made against them, and tell viewers and listeners why they deserve a senatorial position.
The candidates answered questions on their respective credentials and platforms, and tackled issues like federalism, inflation and the economy, the Bangsamoro Organic Law (BOL), housing, and more. Listeners and viewers can look forward to hearing the views and platforms of other senatorial hopefuls in the coming weeks.
In 2016, presidential, vice-presidential, and senatorial candidates made the rounds of DZMM as the stations veteran anchors like Karen Davila, Anthony Taberna, Gerry Baja and Vic Lima interviewed them. DZMM was the only media organization that was able to interview all presidential and vice-presidential bets including then-candidates Rodrigo Duterte who was Davao City mayor at the time, Jejomar Binay, senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago, senator Grace Poe, and former Department of Interior and Local Government secretary Mar Roxas, as well as Alan Peter Cayetano, Chiz Escudero, Gringo Honasan, Bongbong Marcos, Sonny Trillanes, and then-House representative Leni Robredo.
Meanwhile, DZMM Radyo Patrol 630, which was also recently chosen by PUP students as the AM Radio Station of the Year, still comes first to listeners in Mega Manila based on the latest Kantar Media Radio Survey conducted last September 25 to October 1 for the third quarter of 2018. DZMM garnered an audience share of 32 percent, to remain ahead of DZBB and DZRH, which got 28 percent and 11 percent respectively.
To add to its lineup of relevant and interesting programs, DZMM also launched "Haybol Pinoy" last November 24, every Saturday at 2 pm and anchored by Atty. Terri Ridon and ABS-CBN News anchor Tina Marasigan. The show will tackle everything related to house, households, and homemaking, including tips for renting, buying, and building your home. DZMM also extended the timeslots of "SOCO sa DZMM" and "Radyo Negosyo," which now airs at 6 pm and 7:30 pm, respectively on Saturdays.
Catch the "Halalan 2019 Ikaw Na Ba: The DZMM Senatorial Candidates' Interview" series every Tuesday and Thursday with Peter Musñgi, Pat-P Daza, Anthony Taberna and Gerry Baja from 4:30 to 6:30 pm on DZMM TeleRadyo and DZMM Radyo Patrol 630; and "Haybol Pinoy" every Saturday from 2 pm to 3 pm. Watch online via iwant.ph or skyondemand.com.ph.


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USS Philippine Sea was built in Quincy, Massachusetts and was commissioned in May 1946. She was named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea fought in 1944. During her first few years, the ship undertook deployments to the Caribbean, Atlantic and Mediterranean. In 1947, the ship took part in the Antarctic expedition by Rear Admiral Byrd. In May 1950, the ship was sent to the Pacific Fleet.
A couple of months later, the ship was sent to support troops in the Korean combat zone. This was the first of her three deployments to Korea. Between her second and third combat deployments, in October 1952, she received a new designation as CVA-47.
When the Korean War ended, the Philippine Sea had two more tours in the Far East. On one voyage, her crew successfully fought off two Chinese fighters. After that second tour, the ship was converted to anti-submarine support aircraft. Her hull designation changed again to CVS-47. In 1957 and 1958, the ship made two more voyages to the western Pacific.
She was formally decommissioned in December 1958. She served as aircraft transport for the next decade in the Pacific Reserve Fleet. She was struck from the Naval Vessel Register in December 1969.
CV-47 Deployments - Major Events
Add a CV-47 Shellback Initiation Add a CV-47 Deployment - Major Event
AUG 1944 - Keel Date: 19 AUG 1944
at Fore River Shipyard
SEP 1945 - Launch Date: 5 SEP 1945
MAY 1946 - Commissioned: 11 MAY 1946
OCT 1946 - OCT 1946 Shakedown Cruse-Guantanamo Bay Cuba
JAN 1947 - Shellback Initiation - 11 JAN 1947 - Pacific Ocean
JAN 1947 - MAY 1947 Panama Canal
JAN 1947 - JAN 1948 Antarctic Circle
JAN 1947 - MAY 1947 1st Equator Crossing
FEB 1948 - AUG 1948 Mediterranean
MAY 1950 - MAY 1950 Panama Canal
JUN 1950 - FEB 1951 West Pac
DEC 1950 - FEB 1954 Korea Campaign West Pac
DEC 1951 - AUG 1952 West Pac-Viet Nam
DEC 1951 - JUL 1952 West Pac
JAN 1954 - DEC 1954 West Pac
APR 1955 - NOV 1955 West Pac
APR 1955 - Shellback Initiation - 17 APR 1955 - Pacific Ocean
APR 1956 - JUN 1956 Dry Dock
MAR 1958 - Shellback Initiation - 31 MAR 1958 - Pacific Ocean
APR 1958 - MAY 1958 vma332 7th fleet1958 south china sea tosupport evac.of french.
AUG 1958 - SEP 1958 subic bay phillipine islands to south china sea -7th fleet-coast
DEC 1958 - Decommissioned: 28 DEC 1958
CV-47 General Specifications
Class: Essex-class aircraft carrier
Named for: Battle of the Philippine Sea
Complement: 3448 Officers and Enlisted
Length: 888 feet
Draft: 28 feet 7 inches
Flank Speed: 33 knots
Vietnam Vets
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Wilmington Youth Soccer Association supports the local Wilmington TOPS soccer organization. TOPSoccer is an Outreach Program for Soccer with community-based training and team placement program for young athletes with disabilities. The TOPSoccer program is designed to bring the opportunity of learning and playing soccer to any boy or girl with a mental or physical disability.
Wilmington Youth Soccer has worked to provide varying resources to make TOPS successful, including the use of WYSA fields, facilities, and equipment. TOPSoccer programs may differ at the local level from one community to the next, and its development is structured to the specific participants. Modifications are made to the game and training environment to allow full participation and enjoyment to each child that participates.
In Wilmington, BeyondTOPS is the 501c3 non profit organization whose sole purpose is to integrate children with mental and physical disabilities into the community through sports.
BeyondTOPS strives to bring children of all abilities together, through physical activity, to make the community and those around us stronger.


We have the pleasure of welcoming several excellent local businesses into our kitchen on a weekly basis. Below you'll find links to each of their websites and social media pages. Getting in good company with all of us will enhance the strength and diversity of our kitchen community. Give us a call! There's always room for more great businesses here.
Delicious handmade baked goods, custom cakes and zany creations, all expertly decorated with unhinged joie de vive.
Biryani & Tea Co. is an Indian restaurant with take-out and delivery service in Oakville. Biryani & Tea Co is rethinking the way culture is experienced and tasted. The traditional Indian staple, loved by all, made for sharing, will become the ground for new memories made and stories told..
Hosting regular, hands-on classes demonstrating everything from freezer meal prep to protein-dense baked goods, Chef Hollie's Kitchen couples food expertise with exercise tips (she's the general manager of Oakville's Primal Athletics) and how both can work in tandem to keep you fired up and fit.
Jenni's baking is masterclass decoration and marketing rolled into one. Her weekly themes each summer at the Pinery Market are instant sensations. In the meantime, catch her at the St. Jacob's Market through winter.
Originally stationed in Milton, Susy has joined the In Good Company clan where she bakes macaron, banana bread, and a host of other delectables you can now find weekly at the Terra Winter Market in Hamilton every Saturday morning through March 2019.
Looking for the perfect way to stave off the winter blues and all its maladies? Infuse yourself with Simona and Leah's bone broth, made from 100% certified organic sources.
Luciana's meals, with an emphasis on low carbohydrates and nutrient density, are prepared fresh every Monday and Tuesday for delivery to your doorstep by early evening.
Grammy and Sammy use Sam's holistic nutritionist knowledge to craft organic meals made for people who want to eat leaner and cleaner. Their meal plans are influenced by (but not limited to) the paleo diet and they make delicious snacks too. Meals are delivered in reusable mason jars!
With flexible and custom-built menus, and a variety of presentations including family, buffet, and full service, you can rest assured your event will be catered just the way you want it.


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Is there anything to say about 2016 that hasn't been said already? Maybe this: that our community lives on and is as strong as ever. None of us can fully control what happens in the world. All we can do is watch out for each other and work as hard as we can on our chosen paths.
For us at Kronosaur Productions, that means bringing joy to people by building enduring, elaborate, and extensible games! In this annual report I want to talk about what we accomplished in 2016 and look ahead to what 2017 might bring.
No new products were released in 2016, and without something to highlight on Steam, Transcendence's revenue understandably decreased. Between Steam and the Multiverse, the game grossed a little over $10,000 last year, down by 50% from 2016.
This is about what we expected, and our financial position remains solid.
In 2017, I expect to have at least one more expansion for sale, plus re-engage the marketing push for the game in general. In the last annual report I talked about how increasing the appeal of the game would translate into greater sales. The changes in 1.7 such as mouse-support have been designed with that in mind. Once 1.7 is released in 2017, I expect to see improvements.
That effort will continue in 1.8, which I hope will be released in 2017 as well.
As you can see, the heart of 1.7 is about improving the gameplay experience. Though I was skeptical of mouse controls at first, I view it now as a way to add accessibility to the game without diluting its core challenge. I think the result is a huge improvement over keyboard navigation alone, and I agree that further improvements (such as finer turning resolution) would be even better.
At the same time, accessibility alone is not enough. We need to give players a reason to keep playing. The Benedict storyline is one small way to add a compelling experience through narratives, but I expect to add many more in future versions. Some experiences will be scripted, while others will be more procedural and systemic.
I expect to release a series of betas and release candidates for 1.7, focused almost entirely on bug fixes. I plan on having a final version of 1.7 in the first quarter of 2017. After that, we'll move on to 1.8.
What is the essence of Transcendence? Why should you play it? Why should your friends play it? These are (unfortunately) tough questions to answer succinctly. Our marketing task is to come up with a good description that resonates with lots of people. But our game design task is to hone the game until the core essence shines through.
Transcendence, first and foremost, has to be fun. It's fun to loot a new weapon that helps you blow up a station. It's fun to weave through enemy fire to land your missiles at just the right spot. It's fun to invoke Sustain at the last minute, just before your hull gets shredded by particle beams, and live to fight another day.
We need to double-down on all the fun aspects of the game while removing any and all impediments. The improvements to the galactic map, for example, help the player to stay oriented without making the game easy. And the improvements to weapon effects bring joy by making combat more fun and immersive.
In 1.8 we'll continue to polish the core experience to highlight the fun parts, while removing (as much as possible) any tiresome interactions. For example, adding finer-grained turning angles will make combat less frustrating, particularly with mouse controls. And, of course, continuing to balance items like armor and shields will increase the diversity of items the player can use.
Like other RPGs, Transcendence relies on an intricate and fascinating universe. Playing the game should feel like being inside a rich universe filled with exotic settings to explore and interesting characters to meet.
Mission arcs are a well-understood method for achieving this, and I plan on adding more in 1.8 and beyond. Plus we also need to flesh out the core sovereigns in the game. What's the Sung capital like? Why do the Xenophobes hate everyone?
Though we will shift some of the focus towards developing the myriad alien races in Part II, I expect to spend some energy to improve the narrative depth of Human Space.
When someone asks, "In Transcendence, can you do xyz?" the answer should generally be yes. Can you mine asteroids? Yes. Can you recruit wingmen? Yes. Can you volunteer for Teraton medical experiments. Yes.
But we still have a long way to go: Can you buy another ship? Can you control a capital ship and its crew? Can you own a station and profit off its trade?
Of course, we'll never be able to support every possible idea, but there are some recurring requests (like controlling capital ships) which should be possible. 1.8 should make progress on some of these mechanics.
Finally, I expect 1.8 to continue adding more and more APIs for modders to do what they do best: create brand new experiences far beyond what vanilla offers.
As in other areas, we won't be able to support every request, but one of the core tenets of Transcendence is it extensibility and I plan on continuing to improve this in 2017.
These four areas, I think, make up the core essence of Transcendence. Time spent improving any of these areas will make Transcendence better and more fun. I plan on working on each of these in 1.8, which will hopefully be released in 2017.
Though started in 2015, these sessions really got going last year. I've been having immense fun playing through a heavily modded game. Seeing the massive ships and stations of The Stars Beyond evokes the excitement of exploring the unknown. And I've been delighted to experience the wondrous items, encounters, and mechanics of Drake Technologies, SM&M++, Playership Bones, Project Renegade, and Backroads (among many others).
The highlight for me is the Q&A session at the end. Though there are often more questions than answers, I think it's a great format for the community to get together and interact.
I plan on continuing these sessions in 2017, so join us Thursdays at 4 PM Pacific Time on Twitch.
The long awaited first look at Part II finally happened in 2016. Although it's obvious that a lot of work remains, I'm very encouraged by the reception and I see great potential in it. I've already got a dozen new ideas for improvements and expansions.
My goal for 2017 is to finish and release Part II. The first few alpha versions will fill out the remaining allies and enemies, plus most of the items and side missions for the adventure. After that, I'll begin working on the core mission arc, which will finally take the Pilgrim's story all the way to the Core and beyond.
I don't yet have clear timelines, but I hope to begin working on the core storyline by the end of second quarter 2017. That should give us plenty of time to balance and debug before release.
And introducing Ryan Moromisato, who joined our company and the world in 2016.
Thanks to everyone contributing bugs and suggestions to the Ministry of Records. I specially thank AssumedPseudonym, JohnBWatson, MNS, PM, The Shrike, and Xephyr.
And of course, thanks to all the players who have brought so much to the community.


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Q: Getting Yosemite instead of El Capitan I purchased a Macbook Air 10.11.2 El Capitan back in February 2016. I didn't install any upgrades because I'm satisfied with El Capitan.
When I started having problems earlier this year (2017), I decided to make a clean reinstall of El Capitan.  The only option left for me was to download it through Internet recovery so I waited until it finished downloading.
After downloading, it came up with the Recovery mode.  I erased the Mac partition and reinstalled OSX.  It appears to be different, instead of having El Capitan it gives me the Yosemite version.  That's unacceptable to me.  I purchased my mac that came with El Capitan but the downloaded version is Yosemite (which I think I was scammed by the store seller).
Is this something normal or something I have to complain about back to the store?  Also, Yosemite is giving me an error upon entering my Apple ID, it says that the item is temporarily unavailable.
What should I do now?  I need help,  and I would appreciate it much.  Thanks!

A: I think You should make clean install of El Capitan from USB. You were not scammed, don't worry. I was in the same situation.
It can be done under one condition - You've updated somewhere in the past to the El Capitan and You can see it in Purchased section in AppStore.
That's nothing complicated, first make sure that You have downloaded El Capitan from AppStore. Than You should make bootable El Capitan USB and clean-install it on Your Mac. Follow these steps on this site:
http://www.macworld.com/article/2981585/operating-systems/how-to-make-a-bootable-os-x-10-11-el-capitan-installer-drive.html


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The old Bethesda Police Station was constructed in 1961 and contains 21,707 gross sf. The station site was constrained with limited staff parking and no public parking. The station had experienced considerable deferred maintenance and required major building repairs. District Police Stations are the center for police services for each district. They provide the base of support facilities for all District Beat Teams and serve as the "parent facility" for all satellite facilities. The District Police Stations operate 24 hours a day, 7-days a week, on a continuous basis with 3 shifts.
The new 2nd District Police Station was built at 4823 Rugby Avenue, Bethesda, on a vacant lot that backs to Public Parking Garage #35. The new facility is a 4-story, 28,000 sf structure that utilizes part of the public parking garage for police parking. The facility was designed to conform to Montgomery County standards, including meeting green building and sustainability goals, energy guidelines, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The project complies with Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) guidelines for LEED Silver certification
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Thank you for tuning in to the first episode of Theory of Pets Podcast.
In this show I explain the goals of my podcast and discuss where I hope the show can go from here. I'm a long-time pet owner and have been researching and writing about everything pet-related for the last 5 years. I enjoy teaching others about the joys and responsibilities of pet ownership. My goal for this podcast is to tear the curtain off the pet industry and show owners what is happening behind the scenes.
This week I decided to talk about something that is very close to my heart and perhaps one of the most important things that potential pet owners need to understand. I discuss irresponsible breeding and the dangers that come with adopting puppies from these types of facilities. I also give tips and pointers for finding a reputable breeder.
Don't forget to leave me a review on iTunes to help spread the word about Theory of Pets. If you enjoyed this week's show please tune in next Sunday for our next episode. As always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns, please share those with me in the comments below!


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Dies ist die Liste der Lokomotiven und Schienenbusse der Borkumer Kleinbahn, der 900-mm-spurigen Inselbahn auf Borkum.
Näheres zur Kleinbahn selbst im Hauptartikel.

Dampflokomotiven

Diesellokomotiven

Schienenbusse

Literatur
 Hans Schweers: Die Borkumer Kleinbahn und die Schiffe der A.G. "Ems". Schweers + Wall, Köln 2007, ISBN 978-3-89494-132-1.

Weblinks
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So here it is, the final version of the Colette Ceylon dress!
This is made with 100% organic cotton with a tree and leaf print, and a wee bit of contrasting baby corduroy (also all cotton). I opted for flat plastic buttons this time, as the self covered kit ones were just crappy. I also added a little to the length, as I wanted my knees covered (she said, sounding 98 years old). Yes, I am a lady after all!!
Trustwothy buttons, with a vintage vibe.
The main fabric is rather light weigth, and I don't think it drapes as nicely as the seersucker. I also still feel that the print is too large for my liking.
I was also planning on having a belt for this one, in the contrast color. But as faith wanted it, a buckle was no where to be found, so that obviously didn't happen. I think it might look good, so I'll still be on the look-out for a suitable buckle.
At some point in the process, I was debating whether I should also do the sleeves in the darker color. I decided against it this time around, but on future Ceylons, it may very well be a nice addition to the dress.
So now, let's move on from this Ceylon business!
Some progress, and a dash of doubt.
So, there was some progress over the weekend with the Spring for Cotton Ceylon dress.
I am nearly done, just buttonholes, hemming and finding the right buttons left.
Sewing it up went swimmingly, and I might have broken the Pinhouse record for speediest construction of any garment.
But then I went to try it on. And as it turns out; I hate it. Yes. I do.
Or rather, hate is a strong word. I don't love it.
I decided to make a contrasting yoke out of some corduroy left from the Fall for Cotton challenge, but I don't think it looks as good as I imagined. It's just... well, not very springy.
I'll just get it finished, and photographed properly and call it a job done.
On a more positive (and springy) note, I started a new knit!
It is the Lavenda #915, or Rainbow jumper. I chose a slightly different palette than my recent makes, but all colors are on my chart of Me-colors, so stickin' with the rules (let's just say, more Simplicity#3688 pants are coming!).
I trust you all are having a wonderful weekend! Sun is out in Norway-land, so I have finally snapped a few photos of my rather fabulous swing trousers I made two weeks ago!
I have had this pattern for nearly two years now, and everytime it turned up on someones blog (looking smokin'), I always told myself to get on with them. Obviously, that repeated itself multiple times, until my Victory jumper was done and I didn't have anything to wear it with. I have also been debating whether high waisted trousers look good or not, but I have decided to stop that.
I almost don't care how they look, because they are the most comfortable pants ever!
I made mine out of heavy linen, they are super soft and has a gorgeous drape. I think I am in love! Needless to say, I *will* make more!
Construction wise, they are super easy to sew. I made them in an afternoon. Fitting them was easy, I just picked my size in the waist and a smaller size in my hips (yes, I'm backwards like that!) and blended the area inbetween when drafting the pieces onto my pattern paper.
I ended up embroidering RAF wings on the pocket, just because.
I initially planned on having wings on both pockets, but the embroidery is done on machine and my neck nearly fell off after this first one, soooo... One it is.
So there it is, finally! My own version of the Simplicity #3688.
Well, this post is just me getting my rant on about the #1 thing that annoy me the most. Bad quality items.
The dissappointing item in question.
In my quest for the perfect button for my first Ceylon, I decided that self covered buttons were the way to go. I found a kit at my local fabric store ages ago, and found them in my stash for this project.
They were easy to make and looked really good, so I went back and got enough boxes to see me through the final version as well.
Last weekend I wore my green Ceylon for my hubbys 40th birthday party. As I was getting dressed, on of the buttons just dropped off, and left hanging on the dress was the button shank..... And I had ten guests coming in 15 minutes.
The worst thing was, I had this happen when I first sewed the buttons to the dress. I wrote it off as the one rotten egg in the basket, but now I am not so sure.
I managed to save the day by wearing a small vintage brooch, in place of the button. That was just pure luck, as the missing button was the one most centered on the bodice.
It may seem like a small thing, but now because of the buttons, the dress can't be trusted.
I was planning to wear it on our sportscar trip to Denmark in May, but if that means carrying extra buttons and sewing kit at all times, it is not happening.
All the buttons will need to be replaced now, and a different option will have to be found for the final Ceylon. Ah-nnoyed!
Have you ever had this happen to you? Do you now have brands you stay clear of?
After having that major sewing spur over the Easter holidays, my sewing has slowed down drastically. I blame my job, I have been working graveyard hours this last week, starting at 0300 in the mornings and working extra hours after the regular 8, so I don't feel like squeezing any sewing in on top of all that.
But that does not mean I don't think about it!
I suddenly realized that the deadline for the Spring for Cotton sewalong is just a couple of weeks away, and I best get sewing that final Ceylon dress. I feel it will be fine, I have had two test runs already and don't think there will be any unforseen problems with that one.
Lately, I have been thinking alot about suits. I think it was Lauriana, at Petit Main Sauvage, that awoke my interest initially with this image of a fabulous ensemble from the fifties.
I was also watching Foyle's war over easter, and I always get 40s fashion urges after seeing it.
So I went searching online for some more inspiration. And there's lots!!
This first image is rather an iconic one and turns up "everywhere" 1940s fashion is discussed. Four lovely stylish ladies walking down the street, turning heads no doubt. I especially like the jacket on the far right, with the belted waist, the sharp lapels and two tone collar. The short sleeved bolero jacket is lovely too, and the dress underneat has some beautiful underbust gathers and just a great slim silhouette.
There seemed to be a great variety of lapel shapes and detailing like gathers, pintucks and different pocket flaps and buttoning. Some were heavier, more utilitarian pieces, while others were more dressy, made of lighter fabrics. More suitable for a night out dancing, than running errands.
that put emphasis on the small waist.
Plenty of buttons and a lovely neckline.
I think this is my favorite lapel shape.
This suit has a distinct military flavor to it.
Lots of interesting details, and a rather unusual color.
and not actually closing at the front.
Just a fabulous chic jacket.
It looks to be very well made.
Allthough it has padded shoulders, it is not the typical sharp 40s shape.
The three following pieces are your more dressy ones. The cream bolero suit is gorgeous with its trumpet sleeves and clean lines. The grey one has a wonderful drape at the waist, and the light blue one has dramatic shoulders and an interesting darted neckline. The embroidery is stunning.
pintucked shoulders and waist that create fullness at the bust.
I would really like to make a suit for myself. Or maybe two! There are so many lovely options. Womens two piece suits makes for a very put together look, and I think they have many uses. Dressed up or down with accessories, a plain suit is very versatile. I also feel I am that "grown up" now that I could use a suit or two! I couldn't find a picture, but I envision a short sleeved plaid version for summer in a linen blend perhaps?
What about you? Could you see yourself in a suit? Or do you regularly rock one?
So, everyday life is back on the menu again, after the blissful Easter break. Work was same old. Dusty, greasy and loud. As cable factories are, I suppose. But nevermind that!
I can finally share my Victory jumper with you all. Behold!
I finished this one two weeks ago now, but quickly realised I would need to sew a pair of pants to go with it, as it ended up shortish. At least with my RTW jeans, which for the most part are low to medium rise (hate those pants!).
So let's focus on the jumper, shall we?
I used an alpacca/peruvian wool blend yarn, super soft and not at all itchy. The pattern is of course the infamous Victory jumper from 1945, released in celebration of the end of WW2. It is written for a 34" bust, and a quick calculation showed it was easily graded up just by adding some more of the 9-stitch repeats. Easypeasy!
The lovely waves magically appeared as the knit grew, the feather and fan pattern with it's increases and decreases does that. So all I had to remember was to change the color now and then. Despite using no 3 needles (2.5 for the ribbing), it was quite quick to knit. It made up nicely, too.
I did knit the neckband all in one after assembly, instead of separate for back and front as the pattern suggests, I think it is easier to get it nice-looking that way.
I did mention that it is a tad short. It looks fine in the photos, but I am dependant on some high waisted trousers, and I am still debating whether that is a good look for me. So a longer jumper would solve that conundrum, or maybe just wear it with a skirt. In any event, I love how the jumper turned out, and I would love another one!
Knitting is kind of a winter activity for me, so we'll see if the needles get shelved!
Hello people! I've had the best Easter break ever!
Ten uninterupted days of sewing bliss. No rushing, just pure enjoyment. Aaahhh....!
And here is the result; my second version of the Colette Ceylon!
Early on I kind of loved it, and decided to treat it like a final version. I wanted to check out how it would behave with buttons, so I fitted it with all 16 self covered buttons. The insides were all finished with Berthas overlock stitch, and look super neat.
The fabric is actually a good quality cotton seersucker duvet cover in a super pistachio green. I got it many years ago from my mothers auntie Mary, and I never took it out of it's packaging 'cause it was too short for my duvets. It feels nice to make use of it, especially since it turned out so great. I am sure auntie Mary would approve, God rest her soul.
I made just a few alterations from the first version. The sleeves were widened just a bit, and I finished them with bias binding. I took some of the curve out of the midriff piece, cause let's face it; I am not that curvy. I also added one and a half inch to the overall width of the dress, to fix the riding up issue. I can see from some of the pictures that it still looks like it wants to migrate upwards in the back. I might try shorten the midriff a little on the final dress.
I decided to do nothing to the armscye, and I think the fit is good as is.
I really like all the small gather details on the bodice front and back, it makes a great shape and adds interest to a plain colored dress. I am still making another one in printed fabric for the Spring for Cotton sewalong, and I am excited to see it in some print.
So did you have a great Easter? Did you make something fabulous?


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Mother grieves over son killed by Fresno Police
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- The incident started with gunshots ringing out on the street. Police said they received a lot of 911 calls, rushed to the scene, and that's when they became targets.
The original shots hit a house, a vehicle, a swamp cooler and a dog, but police don't think the suspect was shooting at anyone until they got here. He was in a back shed and officers cleared out the house before the 21-year-old came out shooting.
Police say he fired a total of 75-100 shots and some of them whizzed past them before two officers opened fire and killed the suspect.
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The man's mother said she didn't know he had guns and she's dumbstruck by the whole thing.
"I just want to know why the police shot and killed my 21-year-old son. This is a parent's worst nightmare," said Rachel Rodriguez, suspect's mother.
"One of the neighbors to the west did hear a comment that he made earlier in the morning, something about its time to end it all," said Jerry Dyer, Fresno Police Chief.
Police say the man was also a gang member, but his mother tells us he was getting out.
Police were still on the scene collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses late Wednesday morning, including neighbors who told us they were scared for their lives.
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Roger Ebert is not a person with whom I'm accustomed to being in agreement. His position on whether games are art seems laughable for someone who makes Hollywood his living, attacking a medium rather than the content made in that medium. But kudos to Ebert for bringing to light the insight of Walter Murch, the legendary film and sound editor and a personal inspiration to many of us.
1. Film editing can't be as rapid in 3D, because of convergence issues (and potentially quicker horizontal strobing).
2. 3D, far from being more immersive, actually places viewers in a more distant perceived relationship from the screen.
I think technologists should be able to embrace Murch's insights – even, indeed, if they're advocates of 3D. If you want to use a special effect, any special effect, you have to understand its limitations.
Unfortunately, too many technological advocates become parody images, anti-Luddites who are as blind in their embrace of what's new as Ebert was in his rejection of the games medium he didn't understand.
The problem is Kohler's parallel doesn't hold up, not to physics, not to human perception, and not to history.
First, 3D as Murch describes it isn't new technology. We've changed the apparatus of stereoscopy, but the fundamental principle is older than motion pictures. Yes, a 1929 argument about soundtracks looks pretty ignorant in hindsight, because we now have nearly a century of synchronized sound to use as a basis.
This is going to be huge! Photo (CC-BY) stepnout.
It's not a new idea, it's not a new way of perceiving images, it's not new in film, and there are few people with more technical or conceptual experience with working in 3D perception – sound, image, and video – than Murch. You can build a bicycle out of modern, aircraft-grade materials, and it'll probably be better than the older bicycle, but it'll still be a bicycle.
None of this means you should accept Murch at his word, just because he's a titan of film editing. On the contrary: if someone is a titan of a field, someone has to take the responsibility to try very, very hard to contradict them, or nothing will ever advance.
It's easy to argue with what is artistically expressive. It's hard to argue with perception. 3D is an illusion that reminds you that it's an illusion. 2D film, too, invokes forced-perspective, but that perspective can shift, and your brain is able to constantly reinterpret it against relative markers, because it's drawing the 3D conception of space off a 2D plane. Ask, oh, centuries of perspective painting about that.
If Murch leaves out anything, it's that cultural context, the one that allows game critics to be so snarkily pro-3D in the face of these technical challenges.
Coraline on a 2D screen. Photo (CC-BY) marioanima.
It was dark. Selick and Gaiman's world is full of flickering shadows; it neither needed nor wanted a blindingly-brilliant sparkling modern picture screen. It wanted a magic lantern show.
It was slow. Coraline's narrative pacing had the methodical patience of a children's fantasy, and the picture matches that. With static, stop motion sets, you don't want lots of jump cuts; it's toy theater. That editing style perfectly matches the theatrical quality of cinematographer Pete Kozachik (Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas).
Games and interactive media would do well to consider the same issues.
Technology is not a war. A silent movie in 2011 still can give a sense of a dreamlike state a "talkie" can't – those folks in 1929 actually weren't entirely wrong. They were describing the difference between two media. And talk about 3D: stereo remains the dominant music delivery format, and it's still more than possible to put together brilliant sound design, scores, and sonic experiences in movies shot in stereo, not the surround formats Murch himself championed. Heck, mono sound is still pretty cool. So are black and white film images.
The limitations of 3D, and the enduring power of supposedly-anachronistic media like silent film should thrill, not disappoint. Those of us who write about technology don't have our futures tied to how many TV sets Sony sells or how many tickets a big blockbuster movie does. So, lest we want to become a mirror image of Ebert shaking his fist at all games, we would do well to welcome a greater diversity of ideas, and the imperfect nature of all media as illusion.


SHORT - 30" REGULAR - 321⁄2" LONG - 341⁄2" X-LONG - 361⁄2"
Chest: 35-37" 37-39" 39-41" 41-43" 43-45" 45-47"
Chest: 373⁄4" 403⁄4" 433⁄4" 471⁄4" 503⁄4" 541⁄4"
Waist: 361⁄2" 391⁄2" 421⁄2" 46" 491⁄2" 53"
Body Length from Shoulder: 28" 283⁄4" 291⁄2" 301⁄8" 303⁄4" 313⁄8"
Sleeve Length: 333⁄4" 345⁄8" 351⁄2" 363⁄8" 371⁄4" 381⁄8"
Neck: 161⁄8" 161⁄8" 167⁄8" 171⁄2" 181⁄8" 183⁄4"
Chest: 361⁄2" 391⁄2" 421⁄2" 46" 491⁄2" 53"
Waist: 35" 38" 41" 441⁄2" 48" 511⁄2"
Neck: 153⁄4" 153⁄4" 16 161⁄4" 161⁄2" 163⁄4"
Body Length from Shoulder: 291⁄4" 297⁄8" 301⁄2" 311⁄8" 313⁄4" 323⁄8"
Sleeve Length: 34" 343⁄4" 351⁄2" 363⁄8" 371⁄4" 381⁄8"
Neck: 153⁄4" 153⁄4" 16" 161⁄4" 161⁄2" 163⁄4"
Waist: 28" 29-30" 31-32" 33" 34-36" 38-40"
29" 30" 32" 34" 36"
Bust 30-311⁄2" 32-331⁄2" 34-351⁄2" 36-371⁄2" 38-391⁄2" 40-411⁄2"
Waist 23.241⁄2" 25-261⁄2" 27-281⁄2" 29-301⁄2" 31-321⁄2" 33-341⁄2"
Waist: 24" 25" 26" 27" 28" 29" 30" 31" 32" 33"
Low Hip: 33-34" 34-35" 35-36" 36-37" 38-39" 40-41" 41-42" 43-44" 45-46" 47-48"
SHORT - 30" REGULAR - 32" LONG - 34" X-LONG - 36"
Waist: 21-221⁄2" 23-241⁄2" 25-261⁄2" 27-29" 291⁄2 - 311⁄2" 32-34"
Waist 23-241⁄2" 25-261⁄2" 27-281⁄2" 29-301⁄2" 31-321⁄2" 33-341⁄2"
Low Hip: 33-34" 34-36" 36-39" 40-42" 41-44" 43-46"
Bust 32-33" 34-35" 36-37" 38-39" 40-41" 32-33"
Underbust 26-27" 28-29" 30-31" 32-33" 34-35" 28-30" 30-32"
Waist 22-24" 25-27" 27-29" 30-32" 32-34" 36-38" 38-40"
Waist: 30" 31" 32" 34" 35" 36"
Inches 9.25" 9.5" 9.62" 9.75" 9.93" 10.12" 10.25" 10.43" 10.56" 10.75" 10.93" 11.12" 11.25" 11.56"
Waist: 28" 30" 32" 34" 36" 38" 40"
Waist: 37" 39" 41" 43" 45" 47"
Low Hip: 46" 49" 50" 52" 54" 56"
Numeric Size Equivilant 14-16" 18-20" 22-24"
Height 35" 38" 41" 44" 461⁄2" 481⁄2" 501⁄2" 521⁄2" 55" 58" 61" 621⁄2"
Chest 201⁄2" 21" 22" 23" 24" 243⁄4" 26" 27" 281⁄2" 30" 311⁄2" 331⁄2"
Waist 21" 211⁄2" 22" 221⁄2" 23" 231⁄2" 231⁄2" 241⁄4" 25" 26" 28" 30"
Height Range 35" 38" 41" 44" 461⁄2" 481⁄2" 50" 54" 58" 61" 64" 66" 68"
Chest 201⁄2" 21" 22" 23" 24" 25" 261⁄2" 28" 291⁄2" 31" 321⁄2" 34" 351⁄2"
Waist 21" 211⁄2" 22" 221⁄2" 23" 231⁄2" 231⁄2" 241⁄2" 251⁄2" 261⁄2" 271⁄2" 281⁄2" 291⁄2"
A jeanswear term used to describe original qualities found in the denim of our pioneers, like traditional fabric weaves and styling details.
The sewn-in reinforcements placed at stress points—like zippers and pocket openings—on jeans.
First used by Wrangler in 1964, broken twill denim was a solution to the characteristic twisting effect of regular twill denim (at the time considered to be a "fault" by many). Traditionally, twill is woven either to the right hand or the left, as described above; these methods will cause denim to eventually twist itself after washing due to tension—which is why you might see the outseam of denim twisted to the front or back of the leg. Broken twill avoids this result. Instead of the twill running left or right, broken twill contains no distinct direction and instead alternates right and left, resembling a zigzag pattern.
A term used to describe the shading in denim. Dependent upon the method and type of dye used, a pair of indigo-dyed jeans can have a black, brown, gray, green, red, or yellow cast.
A natural wear pattern on the inside of the thigh. Created in a similar manner as whiskers.
The process whereby dye rubs off on skin or other fabric. As indigo remains on the surface of the yarn, color transfer is a particular issue with medium to dark shades of denim.
Jeans manufactured to incorporate rips and/or fading for an intentionally worn-in look. Typically done by hand so that each pair is unique.
An eco-friendly stonewashing process that uses organic proteins instead of pumice stones. These enzymes eat away at the indigo on top of the yarn, exposing the white core.
A traditional blue jean finish where the out-seam (the seam that runs vertically down the outside leg) is open and flat, making the garment fit better and wear well over time.
Dyeing an entire finished garment, as opposed to dyeing the yarn prior to weaving. Typically, if pocket linings are the same color as the denim, the piece was garment dyed.
Using a mechanical device to chip away at the fabric to break the yarns and create small tears. Most commonly used at bottom hems and pocket edges, grinding or nicks may also be applied to any part of the denim.
The term used to describe the way denim fabric feels. Dependent upon the jean's finish and wash, the hand can feel crisp, soft, smooth, springy, stiff, cool, warm, etc.
A fabric finishing process whereby jeans are individually sanded with real sandpaper to make the surface softer or frayed.
The dye used to color denim. Indigo continually fades because of its inability to penetrate fibers completely.
The measurement from the crotch to the leg opening, indicating the length of the jeans. The longer the inseam, the taller the jeans.
A term derived from "bleu de Gênes," the French translation for "the blue of Genoa," the Italian city where the world's first denim trousers were manufactured to be worn by sailors. The durable cotton fabric, however, was sourced from Nîmes, France, and consequently was referred to as its origin—"de Nîmes" (of Nimes). In the mid-1800s, denim arrived in America on the legs of hardworking California miners, but it wasn't until the 1950s that denim gained mainstream popularity and the term "jeans" was coined by teenagers. The rest is a rich, blue-hued history.
The finishing house where unwashed jeans get their distinctive look by washing, stonewashing, sandblasting, garment dyeing, finishing, ripping, patching, and hand-sanding each individual pair.
Left hand twill, also known as "S twill," has a grain line that runs from the top left-hand corner of the fabric to the bottom right (the opposite of right hand twill). Originally used by Lee denim, S twill is used by many premium denim companies today. Left hand twill tends to wear down softer than right hand twill, creating a softer handfeel after washing. Left hand twill also has different wear patterns, as the fabric may highlight streaks or vertical fading.
An industrial process used to increase denim's luster, strength, softness, and affinity to dye.
A dyeing process that adds extra color to dyed denim for a distinctive look. For example, "dirty" denim is often created by applying a yellow overdye to specific areas.
Potassium can yield very dramatic, high-contrast wear patterns. Potassium (PP) is a purplish color when applied, but after being neutralized by special solutions, turns treated areas white. PP can either be applied as a spray for overall wear patterns, or by brush or sponge to target specific areas.
Volcanic stones that are tumbled together with jeans in the stonewashing process. The strength and weight of pumice is perfect for wearing down and softening denim, with different size stones producing unique results.
The series of rigorous quality checks made to ensure that every pair of Lucky Brand jeans meets the highest quality standards. Samples are examined during pre-sewing, after assembly and again after washing, through various steps of hand-measuring and visual validations.
A chemical process that locks jeans' indigo dye and fibers to create a unique finish. Jeans are crumpled, treated with resin and then baked. As the solution dries, a chemical reaction occurs that binds the denim fibers together and holds the exact structure of the molecules.
Right hand twill, also known as "Z twill," was first made famous by Levi Strauss & Co. as their standard fabric—and is the most common twill weave used in denim today. You'll recognize right hand twill by the upward direction of the diagonal twill on the face of the fabric, running from the lower left toward upper right. Right hand twill has a flatter, smoother surface compared to other twill fabrics.
Denim that is unwashed and contains no stretch elements (most jeans have already been worn-in and washed before you wear them). If your jeans are rigid, it means that the denim fabric has never been washed, and the indigo dye is not set. It also means that you can break in your jeans to achieve unique wear patterns.
A process whereby yarn is produced by using a "ring" for spinning. Individual fibers are fed onto the end of the yarn, adding strength, softness and irregularities for an authentic, vintage look.
The distance from the crotch to the button at the waist, rise indicates where jeans sit on a person's body. A low-rise means that jeans sit closer to the hips, while high-rise jeans sit closer to the waist. Measurements exclude the waistband.
A pre-wash laundry process during which jeans are blasted with sand in order to abrade them and create a well-worn appearance.
Originally called "self-edge," the selvedge is a slim woven band on either end of the denim fabric that prevents the edge from unraveling. Denim mills have historically used various colors to distinguish between manufacturers. You can find the selvedge on the out-seam (the seam that runs vertically down the outside leg) of jeans.
The cut of the leg, a silhouette can be tapered, bootcut, flared or straight, to name a few.
The most common way to wash denim is with pumice stones. Pumice stones, in combination with enzymes (and sometimes bleach), are added to the wash to abrade the denim. Water temperature, stone size and total load time all affect the final appearance.
Stretch denim contains spandex for versatility and comfort. Conforming to the body, stretch jeans give more throughout the day, but return to their original size after washing.
This machine creates a more natural look for washed denim. A denim technician starts with resin-dipped jeans on the 3D machine. Bending jeans on the mannequin helps to create natural whiskers, chevron and back-knee whisker patterns. Once the jeans meet the designer's specifications, the technician seals the jeans in heat-locked bags and steams them at 200 degrees. After this process, the jeans are laid out for a cooling period. After they've cooled, natural crease patterns are highlighted with chalk, indicating precisely where they will be handsanded to achieve an authentic, broken-in look. Each machine can only make 15-20 pairs of jeans a day.
A labor-intensive process whereby fabric is gathered and stapled into place. After being washed and treated, the tack is removed, producing a gathered, lightly dyed area. Tacks and gathers create personality and add unique qualities to each pair of jeans.
The diagonal lines that are formed by denim weave. In a left-hand twill, the grain lines run from the top left-hand corner of the fabric to the bottom right. Left-hand twills often have a softer hand than right-hand twills, where the grain lines run from the top right-hand corner to the bottom left.
The circumference of the waistband. Different styles may fit the waist differently.
The sum of all the elements that go into the processing of a denim garment, giving it a distinctive appearance.
The grade of denim per yard of fabric at a 29-inch width. Lucky Brand jeans typically weigh 13 ounces per square yard.
The horizontal creases and fading at the crotch, back of knees and hems caused naturally or artificially. Whisker patterns are hand-scraped with sandpaper and then stonewashed.
The V-shaped seam on the back of jeans that connects the waistband to the legs and gives curve to the seat.


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Anita Gaile - How to Motivate a Talent in the 21st Century?
Talent is value. Quite precisely, it was a measure of weight and money in the ancient Hellenic lands. And it is not surprising that today, when evaluating organizations, both owners of capital and employees, value them by the organization's ability to attract and retain talent. At one point, the "war on talents" became so popular that Armstrong, a human resources management scholar, described long and complex talent management schemes in his book. They are good, but today they are no longer working. Do not work because everyone knows that they are talents. Do not work because everything needs to be done now and immediately. Do not work because new competences are more often outside the company than inside it. And in general, this is an administrative heavy and costly process. But talent is still a value. How to increase it without additional costs and bureaucracy?
How to help each one discover his/her talent?
How to talk and motivate young talent?
Post-capitalism in the labor market and the organization in which talents are willing to work.
Career coaching for talent identification.
Talent needs and their satisfaction tools in the organization.
Seminar for all of those who think that it is time to increase the competitiveness of their company (organization) in the labor market. For all of those who believe that the best possible solutions can only be imagined by their own people. For all of those who are looking for answers to the questions: why? how to? and with what? become more efficient?


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หน้าแรก Business Exposed: The Whitehall tax sleuth who designed Nadhim Zahawi fork out £5m
Exposed: The Whitehall tax sleuth who designed Nadhim Zahawi fork out £5m
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The identification of the Whitehall "international tax detective" credited with making Nadhim Zahawi pay £5m – which include a £1m penalty – to HM Revenue and Customs can be revealed by The Independent.
Tom Gardiner, who was awarded the OBE in 2018 for a lifetime spent battling tax criminal offense, led a two-yr investigation into Mr Zahawi.
The inquiry, which started in 2020, is believed to have been ongoing when, as chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr Zahawi was responsible for HMRC.
Mr Gardiner, HMRC assistant director, is the "intelligence lead" of its "offshore directorate".
He has worked for HMRC due to the fact 1985 and is regarded as one of the world's foremost professionals on globally tax criminal offense and money laundering.
The quotation for his OBE claimed he had been honoured for "services to earnings protection".
Insiders say his forensic monetary sleuthing techniques have saved British taxpayers "tens of hundreds of thousands of pounds" above many years.
Mr Gardiner's manager, HMRC chief executive Jim Harra is expected to be quizzed about how the organisation handles investigations into ministers' tax affairs when he seems just before the Commons general public accounts committee on Thursday.
The problem is all the far more sensitive in the scenario of Mr Zahawi, who was staying investigated when he was chancellor, whose tasks include overseeing HMRC.
In a assertion issued on Saturday, he explained his appointment as Tory chairman in Oct was cleared by the Cupboard Place of work.
Nonetheless, Labour MPs have pointed out his assertion did not say that the Cabinet Office environment experienced cleared his appointment as chancellor in July past calendar year, when The Unbiased was initial to report the row around his tax affairs.
Mr Zahawi, who reportedly compensated practically £5m to HMRC such as a £1m penalty, claimed he designed a "careless not deliberate" mistake in his tax affairs. The dispute involves promises that he tried out to stay away from tax by preserving thousands and thousands of kilos in an offshore trust and arguing some of it belonged to his father.
An ex-colleague of Mr Gardiner mentioned he is "hugely revered, self-effacing and determined", incorporating lightheartedly: "He is a cross amongst Martin Lewis and Sherlock Holmes."
Tom Gardiner has been credited with preserving taxpayers tens of millions of lbs .
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In 2018 Mr Gardiner signed a new arrangement on behalf of the authorities with Guernsey in the Channel Islands to suppress revenue laundering.
He has spearheaded a international campaign by the British isles to bring intercontinental tax cheats to recover.
He played a well known part at a Tax Compliance and Transparency conference organised by the federal government in 2018 in Singapore to focus on methods to struggle tax criminal offense with the US, Australia, Canada and the Netherlands.
The host wrote at the time: "Tom Gardiner from HMRC gave an insightful presentation on the get the job done he is foremost in tackling the enablers and facilitators of tax crime."
Mr Gardiner was praised for his operate tackling "bad actors who are accomplishing the wrong thing".
The purpose of the convention was to "combat worldwide and transnational tax criminal offense and dollars laundering".
It provided "enhancing existing investigation and intelligence courses … figuring out considerable targets for new investigations … increasing tactical intelligence".
This was crucial to acquire a "deeper knowing of the solutions, weaknesses and hazards from offshore tax criminal offense and cybercrime, which current pitfalls for all tax jurisdictions".
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