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Q: Tikz: insert text/math (itemized) right of the figure I would like to insert some text and math right of the following tikz picture: can anyone help me?
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,chains,calc}

\begin{document}
\tikzstyle{block} = [rectangle, draw, text width=6em, text centered, rounded corners, minimum height=4em]
\tikzstyle{line} = [draw, -latex']

\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1cm, auto]
\node (init) {};
\node [block] (A) {A};
\node [block, right=1.5cm of A] (B) {B};
\node [block, above=2cm of {$(A)!0.5!(B)$}] (C) {C};

\path [line] (A) -- node [text width=2.5cm,midway,above,align=center ] {$x^2-2x+5$} (B);
      \path [line] (C) -- node [text width=1.5cm,midway,left,align=center ] {$\int_1^2x^2 \text{dx}$} (A);
 \path [line] (C) -- node [text width=1.5cm,midway,right,align=center ] {$\lambda(t,s)$} (B);
\end{tikzpicture}

\end{document}

A: You can use a columns beamer environment. See chapter 12.7 of the beamuserguide.pdf document, version 3.36. (Now you see why I'd like to have a linkable, html version of all these nice LaTeX manuals...)
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{shapes,arrows,chains,calc}

\tikzset{
  block/.style={
    rectangle,
    draw,
    text width=6em,
    text centered,
    rounded corners,
    minimum height=4em
  },
  line/.style={draw, -latex'},
}

\begin{document}

\begin{columns}[T]
    \begin{column}{.62\linewidth}
        \begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1cm, auto]
            \node (init) {};
            \node [block] (A) {A};
            \node [block, right=1.5cm of A] (B) {B};
            \node [block, above=2cm of {$(A)!0.5!(B)$}] (C) {C};

            \path [line] (A) -- node [text width=2.5cm,midway,above,align=center ] {$x^2-2x+5$} (B);
            \path [line] (C) -- node [text width=1.5cm,midway,left,align=center ] {$\int_1^2x^2 \text{dx}$} (A);
            \path [line] (C) -- node [text width=1.5cm,midway,right,align=center ] {$\lambda(t,s)$} (B);
        \end{tikzpicture}
    \end{column}%
    \hfill%
    \begin{column}{.3\linewidth}
        Text and
        \[ y = f(x) \]
        formulas\dots
    \end{column}
\end{columns}

\end{document}

...and you will have probably to add spaces here and there to make it looks better. But you got the idea.
Addendum \tikzstyle is obsolete. A better definition with \tikzset has been provided.

A: Just small variation of Rmano answer (concerning picture). If you like to have vertical centering of columns, than omit option[T] in \column. My experiences show, that for the equation and text never enough big the column width, so I suggest that both columns have equal width.
\documentclass{beamer}
\usepackage{tikz}
\usetikzlibrary{arrows,calc,positioning,quotes}

\tikzset{
  block/.style={
    rectangle,
    draw,
    minimum width=5em,
    rounded corners,
    minimum height=6ex
  },
  line/.style={draw, -latex'},
}

\begin{document}
\begin{frame}{Relations between A, B and C \dots}
\begin{columns}[T]
    \begin{column}{.48\linewidth}
\begin{tikzpicture}[node distance=1cm and 2.5cm]
    \node [block] (A) {A};
    \node [block, right=of A] (B) {B};
    \node [block, above=2cm of {$(A)!0.5!(B)$}] (C) {C};

\draw[line] (A) edge["$x^2-2x+5$"] (B)
            (C) edge["$\int_1^2x^2 \mathsf{d}x$" '] (A)
            (C) edge["{$\lambda(t,s)$}"] (B);
\end{tikzpicture}
    \end{column}
    \hfill
    \begin{column}{.48\linewidth}
\begin{itemize}
\item   $a^2 + b^2 = c^2$
\item   considering
\[ c = \sqrt{a^2 + b^2} \]
    more text \dots more text \dots more text \dots
\item   \dots
\item   \dots
\item   \dots
\end{itemize}

    \end{column}
\end{columns}
\end{frame}
\end{document}

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Older Mums keener on religious values
Posted On January 13, 2008 By Chris
Saw this over at Children Matter:
Older mothers are more likely to want religious values for their children than their younger counter-partsa study across 15,590 families in the UK has revealed. 64% of mothers aged 35-39 want their children to adopt religious values, whereas only 38% of 16-24 year olds agree to this. Ethnically, the vast majority of Pakistani and Black African mothers (98% and 96%) regard religious values as important, compared with 54% of White mums.
When asked whether they were very good mothers, on average 31% of UK women agreed. The most confident group was the Bangladeshi females at 65% with the Black Caribbeans also doing well with 42%. Interestingly these two groups disagreed with what made them very good at parenting, as the Black Caribbeans were the most likely to have a lot of rules (39%) and the Bangladeshi the least (17%).
Northern Ireland reported having the calmest atmosphere at home and also the highest proportion of married natural-parent families. Wales had the highest proportion of lone natural-parent families. Lone-parenthood was a reality for 42.5% of mothers aged between 16 and 24. In the 36 to 39 age group this figure had dropped to 8.1%. Further details of the research carried out by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies can be accessed here: precis by the Bible Society
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Theater: Thrilling dance, music save 'Cats' from scrawny plot
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These cats pawing their way around the Opera House dazzle as they sing and dance in the touring production of Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Cats," based on the poems of T.S. Eliot, a Harvard graduate and Nobel Prize winner.
"Cats" is performed entirely in song, with lyrics from the poetry in "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" by Eliot. This production remains true to the 2016 Broadway revival that was largely a clone of the original. After a 1981 London opening, "Cats" made its debut in 1982 on Broadway where it ran for 18 years. The show has also played in 30 countries, been translated into 15 languages, and seen by more than 73 million people, worldwide. Its much-maligned cinematic counterpart is still in theaters. "Now and forever," indeed.
If you consider "Cats" a 20th century up-date of a full-length ballet by Marius Petipa, something like "Swan Lake" with four-legged creatures rather than winged ones, and decked out in Las Vegas-like stage effects, you can best appreciate the two-and-one-half hour vision that unfolds on stage. The chief virtue of the show lies in the non-stop dancing, originally choreographed by the late Gillian Lynne, but re-staged by Andy Blankenbuehler (who won a Tony Award for his work on "Hamilton"). It's hard to tell where Lynne left off and Blankenbuehler came in, but the dancers clearly have been rehearsed for eternity, employing sharp-etched gestures and strutting to embellish the many styles that incorporate classical ballet, tap, acrobatics and jazz moves into one rhythmic tapestry.
Trevor Nunn staged the revival, as well as the original, with scenery and costumes by John Napier, and a stunning lighting design by Natasha Katz. Nunn brings the dancers into the audience for entrances and exits, directing the performers to run breathlessly up and down the aisles, even one falling backward onto the laps of the people across from me.
Although Eliot's book is a series of poems, Nunn and Lloyd Webber added a through-line to connect what is essentially a late-day vaudeville revue. The simple plot concerns a troupe of more than two dozen "Jellicle" cats living in a garbage-filled back yard. They meet once a year for the Jellicle Ball. Under a large full moon, their leader, a Moses-like figure named Old Deuteronomy (Brandon Michael Nase), wearing a full-length, shaggy fur coat, will decide which one will be chosen to be resurrected for another of his/her nine lives.
There's no contest. The honor goes to the broken-down, one- time glamour-puss, Grizabella (Keri Rene Fuller), dressed in rags and fright-face make-up as if she had strayed in from "The Addams Family" cartoons. That this character has the show's big song to warble, "Memory," gives her pride of place in the cast but one might wish that Fuller left off screaming her final verse, capping an otherwise sympathetic performance.
More performers of note in a splendidly talented ensemble include McGee Maddox as the Elvis-like hip-wiggling Rum Tum Tugger; Erin Chupinsky as Jennyanydots who taps as if she were just promoted to stardom from the back line of the chorus in "42nd Street," Timothy Gulan as both Bustopher Jones, the proper English cat and Gus, the theater cat; and Mariah Reives as the soloist throwing off multiple fouettes (one-legged, linked turns) in the Act II number, "Magical Mister Mistoffelees." "Memory," and my other favorite from Lloyd Webber's score, "Jellicle Songs for Jellicle Cats," are repeated often, sure to follow you home after the stage lights have dimmed.
This juggernaut of a Broadway show is a favorite of many fans, including those from Boston who loudly cheered and applauded the Wednesday night press performance. For this viewer, not so much, but I am now and forever grateful to Lloyd Webber for providing well-paying, long-run gigs for multiple generations of dancers.


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Posted in Ahrcanum, Secrets, Lies, & Truth, tagged Ahrcanum, American Flag, flag, flags at half mast, Fort Hood, Fort Hood Base, Fort Hood Dead, Fort Hood Military Base, Fort Hood Military Complex, Fort Hood Rampage, Fort Hood Shootings, Fort Hood Soldiers, Fort Hood song, Fort Hood Texas, Ft Hood Rampage, Ft Hood Shooting, Ft Hood Shootings, half mast for kennedy, Hasan, Islam terrorist, Kennedy flags at half mast, Kileen, Major Malik Nadal Hasan, Malik Nadal Hasan facebook, Military, Obama, President Obama, President Obama Remarks Mass Shooting U.S. Army Base Fort Hood Texas, shooter Hasan, Soldier Readiness Facility, terrorism, Texas Military Base, Texas Shooting, US flag, Veterans Day, Veterans Day 2009, Veterans Day Poster 2009 on November 6, 2009| Leave a Comment »
President Barack Obama has ordered that flags at the White House and other federal buildings will be flown at half staff until Veterans Day in recognition of the shooting at Fort Hood, Texas.
"This is a modest tribute to those who lost their lives even as many were preparing to risk their lives for their country," he said at the White House.
"It's also a recognition of the men and women who put their lives on the line every day to protect our safety and uphold our values." http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2009/11/06/obama-orders-flags-lowered-to-honor-fort-hood-victims/
The last time flags flew at half mast was when President Barack Obama issued a presidential proclamation ordering that U.S. flags around the world fly at half-mast in honor of Sen. Edward Kennedy http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/08/26/politics/main5267084.shtml
President Obama said, "Our nation's thoughts and prayers are with the service members, civilians, and families affected by the tragic events at Fort Hood, Texas. The brave victims, who risked their lives to protect their fellow countrymen, serve as a constant source of strength and inspiration to all Americans. We ask God to watch over the fallen, the wounded, and all those who are suffering at this difficult hour."http://startelegram.typepad.com/politex/2009/11/president-obama-orders-us-flags-at-halfstaff-for-fort-hood-victims.html
President Obama also took the first two minutes of his speech to give props to his personnel, not the dead military. Thankfully, he thanked God and not Allah in the end.
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Malik Nadal Hasan Facebook Page, Fort Hood Shooter?
Posted in Ahrcanum, Secrets, Lies, & Truth, tagged 12 dead at fort hood, Ahrcanum, AK47, Bill Ayers, facebook, Fort Hood, Fort Hood Base, Fort Hood Dead, Fort Hood Military Base, Fort Hood Military Complex, Fort Hood Rampage, Fort Hood Shootings, Fort Hood Soldiers, Fort Hood song, Fort Hood Texas, Ft Hood Rampage, Ft Hood Shooting, Ft Hood Shootings, Hasan, Hasan facebook page, Islam terrorist, Major Malik Nadal Hasan, Malik Nadal Hasan facebook, Malik Nadal Hasan Facebook Page, Military, Obama, Politics, President Obama Remarks Mass Shooting U.S. Army Base Fort Hood Texas, shooter Hasan, Soldier Readiness Facility, terrorism, Texas Military Base, Texas Shooting, Walter Reed, White House log on November 5, 2009| Leave a Comment »
A Malik Nadal Hasan has been identifed as the probable shooter who opened fire on his fellow Americans about to deploy overseass- video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90zhlrQjjTM
The Army major suspected of opening fire on soldiers as they were preparing to deploy overseas at the massive Fort Hood military base in central Texas Thursday may have been an Army psychiatrist who recently completed training in disaster and preventive psychiatry at Walter Reed Medical Center in the nation's capital says, http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/78425.htm
Wa la, how'd you like to be listed as one of Malik Nadal Hasan friends on facebook? http://www.facebook.com/people/Malik-Hassan-Malik/1008970609#/profile.php?id=1008970609 Not saying this is the shooter, but someone with the same name. Of course William Ayers is not the same Bill Ayers that visited the White House.
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Fort Hood Shootings, Muslim Terror Attack?
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Twelve people plus the attacker were killed and 31 were wounded after a gunman opened fire at Fort Hood in Texas. Fort Hood is the Army's largest U.S. post. One gunman is dead and two and two other soldiers are in custody. One of the dead is a civilian police officer, Fort Hood confirmed via http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/69305427.html
The Fort Hood Website currently says service unavailable, http://pao.hood.army.mil/. LOCKDOWN.
Fort Hood is a U.S. Army post located outside of Killeen, Texas. The post is named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, It is located halfway between Austin and Waco, about 60 miles (100 km) from each, within the U.S. state of Texas. via http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Hood
Fort Hood is the largest active duty armored post in the United States, and is the only post in the United States that is capable of supporting two full armored divisions. In addition to the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Infantry Division, Fort Hood is also home for the Headquarters Command III Corps, 3d Personnel Group, 3d Signal Brigade, 13th Corps Support Command (COSCOM), 13th Finance Group, 89th Military Police Brigade, 504th Military Intelligence Brigade, the 21st Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat), the Dental Activity (DENTAC), the Medical Support Activity (MEDDAC), Army Operational Test Command (AOTC) formerly TEXCOM, and various other units and tenant organizations. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/facility/fort-hood.htm
"I heard three or four volleys of shots with eight to 12 shots in each volley. Initially, I thought it was a training exercise," John Fisher, Bell County commissioner for the precinct that includes Killeen, said the shooters were wearing military clothing, but was not sure if they were military. He heard reports that the shooting started in a barracks and spilled over into a PX http://www.forthoodsentinel.com/
Fox News TV is now confirming all three of the shooters were soldiers.
Official music video for Mike Doughty's new song "Fort Hood" off of his Golden Delicious album. One commentator wrote via You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaB9dow1eR4 , " Titled Fort Hood because that's a place where sick soldiers come back from Iraq to heal up from mental trauma.
The real "meat" of the song is:
"I smell blood and there's no blood around,
blanked out eyes and a blanked out sound,
I see them coming back motionless in an airport lounge"
We feel for the dead and injured but good lord, this is a terrorist act by American soldiers upon American soldiers whatever his religion is. Wtf? Why was it a local police official that brought a soldier down. Where are all the AK 47's that my tax dollars are paying for?
President Obama's response:
"It is horrifying that they should come under fire at an army base on American Soil," said President Obama…. The extraordinary men and woman in uniform are properly cared for and that their safety and security is when they are at home is provided for.
President Obama, as Commander and Chief gets an F for the day for not providing the means prevent this despicable shooting and securing Fort Hood. Period. Why was a local police officer on an Army base in the first place?
At the Soldier Readiness Facility, Press Conference| Mass Shooting By U.S. Soldiers At Fort Hood, Texas – 11/05/09 – Shooter Identified As Army Major Malik Nadal Hasan opened fire. video link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90zhlrQjjTM The Army major suspected of opening fire on soldiers as they were preparing to deploy overseas at the massive Fort Hood military base in central Texas Thursday may have been an Army psychiatrist who recently completed training in disaster and preventive psychiatry at Walter Reed Medical Center in the nation's capital says, http://www.mcclatchydc.com/251/story/78425.html Additionally-
In June, Fort Hood's commander, Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch, told CNN that he was trying to ease the kind of stresses soldiers face. He has pushed for soldiers working a day schedule to return home for dinner by 6 p.m., and required his personal authorization for anyone working weekends…According to the records, Hasan completed a residency in psychiatry at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. in 2007 and additional training in disaster and preventive psychiatry at Uniformed Services University Of the Health Sciences F. Edward Herbert School of Medicine, Bethesda, Md.
We'd like to be home for dinner with the family and have weekends off too. That is not necessarily a reality in today's economy for anyone. Again we can't figure out why it took local police to bring a soldier down.
According to http://abcnews.go.com/WN/soldiers-killed-fort-hood-shooting/story?id=9007938, The gunman used two handguns, Cone said. He wasn't sure if the shooter reloaded the weapons during the attack.
Handgun use magazines and rifles use clips…Most 9mm handguns that are full size would hold between 15 to 17 rounds. Some manufacturers do make 20 rounders like Beretta and some can use 30 round mags like Rugers and Glocks depending on the model via http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080526172246AAjIR5O
In a gross offense to peace seeking Muslims, one commentator wrote via http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2379466/posts , "
Why is anyone surprised? We already have a DIRTY MOSLEM TRAITOR in the Oval Office. What's one more moslem piece of garbage?
If he wore the uniform he was an American. Look at this piece of shit American-
Accused serial killer Anthony Edward Sowell served at Cherry Point air station and Camp Lejeune in the 1980s while serving in the U.S. Marine Corps. Sowell, 50, is charged with five murders in Cleveland, Ohio, after police found the remains of 10 or more people in and around his home over the past week. http://www.enctoday.com/news/sowell-49263-nbsj-point-marine.html
Innocent until proven guilty. Please, God Bless America. A moment of silence isn't going to cut the rug for what is necessary to protect us from ourselves.
Updated Malik Nadal Hasan facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/people/Malik-Hassan-Malik/1008970609
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Well, to be fair, I am never not missing Disneyland, but today is wielding a particularly powerful ache for it around my ribs. Sort of haunting and cold and sad.
This is partially because I spent a couple of hours last night reading posts about Disney projects that never came to fruition in their original forms — Port Disney, WESTCOT Center, Disney's America, and The SS Disney — and partially because I am just a person who is subject to flights of whimsy, nostalgia, and misery.


[Manchester, NH – August 29, 2018] – SilverTech is pleased to announce that Jeff Steblea, Senior Account Executive and Data Strategist, along with Christine Gallery, Senior Vice President Planning and Chief Strategy Officer of Emerson Hospital, will be speaking at the Society for Healthcare Strategy & Marketing Development (SHSMD) of the American Hospital Association Connections October 7th – 10th in Seattle, Washington.
The session, Trust, Transparency & Choice: Helping Future Healthcare Consumers through Digital Engagement, will take place on Tuesday, October 9th at 1:50pm. Professionals who attend will discover how to obsess over their customers by adopting a patient-focused initiative that creates a personalized, one-to-one experience that begins with trust and transparency, and results in speaking more effectively to the needs of a patient through the lens of a retail customer.
"I'm really excited to talk about the consumerization of healthcare and the mindset required to act on it. I think many organizations are overwhelmed by the topic and recent news like the Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway, and JPMorgan Chase healthcare venture. But there are concrete steps organizations can take to pivot and adapt, and I think the work that Emerson Hospital and SilverTech are doing together speaks to that" said Jeff.
Learn how to use digital personas to drive more well-executed decision-making while creating a leadership-supported, meaningful Digital Customer Interaction (DCIS). The session will inform SHSMD Connections attendees how to create personalized experiences in the same ways as Amazon by managing the expectations of a lead-edge digital initiative.


NEW YORK | A dedicated group of vegetable gardeners is ripping out their front lawns and planting dinner.
Their front-yard kitchen gardens, with everything from vegetables to herbs and salad greens, are a source of food, a topic of conversation with the neighbors and a political statement.
�This movement can start with simply one tomato plant growing in one�s yard," she said.
Many hope their gardens will revive the notion of victory gardens, which by some estimates provided 40 percent of America�s vegetables during World War II.
The topic has gotten more buzz nationally as bloggers chronicle their experiences and environmentalists have scrutinized the effects of chemicals and water used to grow lawns. A book called �Food Not Lawns," published last year, inspired several offshoot groups.
Fritz Haeg, an artist and architect, has done yards in Kansas, California and New Jersey as part of a project called �Edible Estates."
Haeg, who is working on a book, due out in 2008, called �Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn," says he�s been overwhelmed by the response. He gets hundreds of e-mails every month from people who want to be next.
�People are obsessed with their homes, creating these cocoons that isolate them," he said. �This project is about reaching out, getting them connected to their streets."
�Especially in the first three years, I got a lot of code violations," said Bob Waldrop of Oklahoma City. He planted his corner lot almost entirely with fruit trees, berry bushes and vegetables.
�Now that the plantings have matured, it�s pretty," he said. �It wasn�t so pretty the first couple years."
Shannon McBride, 47, of Huntsville, Alabama, kept grass borders around her front-yard vegetable beds.
�We promised our neighbor we wouldn�t grow corn, because that looks kind of tacky," she said.
The neighbor also thought tomatoes looked �untidy," so McBride and her husband are growing bell peppers, carrots, chives, herbs, two kinds of beans, beets, okra, lettuce and cucumbers. Her corn is off to the side of the house.
An anonymous complaint about Karen Baumann�s front-yard garden in Sacramento, Calif. led to a fight by local gardeners against the city�s landscaping code, which stated that gardens could take up no more than 30 percent of the front yard.
After a public hearing where Baumann�s 11-year-old twin sons testified, dressed as a carrot and a tomato, the city changed the law.
�I�m always asked, 'What will it look like in the winter?� " said Rosalind Creasy, a landscape designer who has been writing about edible landscaping for 25 years. �If you design it well and it has an herb garden, it will look fine. One of the dumbest things I see is dead lawns in the winter. They�re brown for six months of the year. How beautiful is that?"
�It�s kind of like having a dog," said Nat Zappia, 32, a graduate student. �No one talked to us until we had a dog."
Zappia turned the front yard of the home he and his wife rent in Santa Monica, Calif. into a vegetable garden, with his landlord�s permission. He estimates it supplies 35 to 40 percent of the food they eat.
Zappia took a master gardening class at the East Los Angeles University of California extension program that was focused on growing food. Other gardeners were inspired by books they�ve read, such as �Gaia�s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture" and �The Year I Ate My Yard."
The gardens don�t cost much to plant. Zappia estimates he spent about $100 on the garden and says he and his wife save about $200 to $300 a year on their food costs.
Waldrop, in Oklahoma City, said the garden�s organic fruit allowed him to eat in a way he could never afford if he bought everything at the grocery store.
�It�s like money growing in your yard," he said.
Creasy has a 1,000 square-foot edible garden that surrounds her Los Altos, Calif. home. Among the things she grows: Wheat, sesame, paprika peppers and alpine strawberries.
Every July 4, as part of her neighborhood block party, she harvests wheat, lays it down on a tarp on her driveway, covers it with a cloth and has all the neighbors do what she calls, �the tennis shoe twist" to thresh it.
Next, she puts it in a deep wheelbarrow and blows off the chaff with an electric leaf blower. Then she grinds it with an attachment for her mixer, bakes bread and serves it to the neighbors, warm from the oven.
�It�s like a sacrament," she said.
Creasy also keeps eight hens and one rooster in her yard and grows sorrel to feed them.
�I would say they�re visited at least once a day by some child," she said. Her garden gives kids what grandparents gave children during a more rural time, Creasy said.
�I remember my grandfather slaughtering a chicken and showing me the insides where the egg was growing. I remember finding a potato," she said. �There�s a reality to it that sitting and watching TV and watching video games don�t have."
And it�s a reality people can plant and cultivate themselves, she said.
�People tell me they went to Tuscany and ate outside under a grape arbor," Creasy said. �Well, they can grow their own grapes in their yard... People want meaning in their lives; you don�t have to go to Tuscany to get it."


Here's how to set up your database so that you'll be able to roll back to a previous version and update your connected app with zero downtime.
This article will explain in depth how to tackle issues related to database compatibility and the deployment process. We will present what can happen with your production applications if you try to perform such a deployment unprepared. We will then walk through the steps in the lifecycle of an application that are necessary to have zero downtime. The result of our operations will be applying a backward incompatible database change in a backward compatible way.
If you want to work through the code samples below, you will find everything you need in GitHub.
What is this mythical zero-downtime deployment? You can say that your application is deployed that way if you can successfully introduce a new version of your application to production without making the user see that the application went down in the meantime. From the user's and the company's point of view, it's the best possible scenario of deployment since new features can be introduced and bugs can be eliminated without any outage.
Deploy version 1 of your service.
Migrate your database to a new version.
Deploy version 2 of your service in parallel to the version 1.
Once you see that version 2 works like a charm just bring down version 1.
Easy, isn't it? Unfortunately, it's not that easy, and we'll focus on that later on. Right now let's check another common deployment process, which is the blue-green deployment.
"Flip the switch" by mapping URLs onto green and unmapping them from blue.
Blue-green deployment is an approach that gives you ease of introducing new features without the stress that something will completely blow up on production. That's due to the fact that even if that would be the case, you can easily rollback your router to point to a previous environment just by "flipping the switch."
After reading all of the above, you could ask yourself a question: What does zero downtime deployment have to do with blue-green deployment?
Another variation would be to use the same database, making the blue-green switches for web and domain layers.
Databases can often be a challenge with this technique, particularly when you need to change the schema to support a new version of the software.
Prepare a package with the new version of the application.
Shut down the running application.
Run the database migration scripts.
Deploy and run the new version of the application.
In this article, we'll describe in more depth how you can work with your database and your code so that you can profit from the benefits of the zero downtime deployment.
If you have a stateless application that doesn't store any data in the database then you can start doing zero downtime deployment right now. Unfortunately, most software has to store the data somewhere. That's why you have to think twice before doing any sort of schema changes. Before we go into the details of how to change the schema in such a way that zero downtime deployment is possible, let's focus on schema versioning first.
In this example, we can see four migration scripts that, if not executed previously, will be executed one after another when the application starts. Let's take a look at one of the files (V1__init.sql) as an example.
It's pretty self-explanatory: You can use SQL to define how your database should be changed. For more information about Spring Boot and Flyway check the Spring Boot Docs.
Using a schema versioning tool with Spring Boot, you receive two great benefits.
You decouple database changes from the code changes.
Database migration happens together with your application deployment — your deployment process gets simplified.
In the following section of the article, we will focus on presenting two approaches to database changes.
The first one will be shown as a warning to not to try to do zero downtime deployment without some preparations. The second one will present a suggested solution of how one can perform zero downtime deployment and maintain backward compatibility at the same time.
Our project that we will work on will be a simple Spring Boot Flyway application in which we have a Person that has a first_name and a last_name in the database. We want to rename the last_name column into surname.
Before we go into details, we need to define a couple of assumptions towards our applications. The key result that we would like to obtain is to have a fairly simple process.
We don't want to do database rollbacks.
Not doing them simplifies the deployment process (some database rollbacks are close to impossible — like rolling back a delete). We prefer to rollback only the applications. That way even if you have different databases (e.g. SQL and NoSQL) then your deployment pipeline will look the same.
We want to ALWAYS be able to rollback the application one version back (not more).
We want to rollback only as a necessity. If there is a bug in the current version that can't be solved easily we want to be able to bring back the last working version. We assume that this last working version is the previous one. Maintaining code and database compatibility for more than a single deployment would be extremely difficult and costly.
Tip For readability purposes we will be versioning the applications in this article with major increments.
This will be the initial state of the application that we will take into consideration.
The databae contains a column called last_name.
* Copyright 2012-2016 the original author or authors.
Warning The following example is deliberately done in such a way that it will break. We're showing it to depict the problem of database compatibility.
Current changes DO NOT allow us to run two instances (old and new) at the same time. Thus zero down time deployment will be difficult to achieve (if we take into consideration out assumptions it's actually impossible).
The current situation is that we have an app deployed to production in version 1.0.0 and database in v1. We want to deploy the second instance of the app that will be in version 2.0.0.BADand update the database to v2bad.
A new instance is deployed in version 2.0.0.BAD that updates the database to v2bad.
In v2bad of the database the column last_name is no longer existing - it got changed tosurname.
The database and app upgrade is successful and you have some instances working in 1.0.0, others in 2.0.0.BAD. All are talking to database in v2bad.
All instances of version 1.0.0 will start producing exceptions because they will try to insert data to the last_name column, which is no longer there.
All instances of version 2.0.0.BAD will work without any issues.
As you can see, if we do backward incompatible changes of the database and the application, A/B testing is impossible.
Let's assume that after trying to do A/B deployment we've decided that we need to rollback the app back to version 1.0.0. We assumed that we don't want to roll back the database.
We shut down the instance that was running with version 2.0.0.BAD.
The database is still in v2bad.
Hell broke loose and we can't go back.
As you can see, if we do backward incompatible changes of the database and the application, we can't roll back to a previous version.
The migration script renames the column from last_name to surname.
We have changed the field name from lastName to surname.
This is the most frequent situation that we can encounter. We need to perform backward-incompatible changes. We have already proven that to do zero downtime deployment, we must not simply apply the database migration without extra work. In this section of the article, we will go through three deployments of the application together with the database migrations to achieve the desired effect and at the same time be backward compatible.
Tip As a reminder - Let's assume that we have the DB in version v1. It contains the columnsfirst_name and last_name. We want to change the last_name into surname. We also have the app in version 1.0.0 which doesn't use the surname column just yet.
By adding a new column and copying its contents, we have created backward compatible changes of the database. At the moment, if we roll back the JAR/have an old JAR working at the same time, it won't break at runtime.
Migrate your database to create the new column called surname. Now your database is in v2.
Copy the data from the last_name column to surname. NOTE that if you have a lot of this data then you should consider batch migration!
Write the code to use BOTH the new and the old column. Now your app is in version 2.0.0.
Read the surname value from surname column if it's not null and from last_name ifsurname wasn't set. You can remove the getLastName() from the code since it will produce nulls when your app is rolled back from 3.0.0 to 2.0.0.
If you're using Spring Boot Flyway, those two steps will be performed upon booting the version2.0.0 of the app. If you're running database versioning tool manually, then you'd have to do it in separate processes (first, manually upgrade the database version, then deploy the new app).
Important Remember that the newly created column MUST NOT be NOT NULL. If you rollback, the old app has no knowledge of the new column and won't set it upon Insert. But if you add that constraint and your database is in v2 , it would require the value of the new column to be set. That would result in constraint violations.
Important You should remove the getLastName() method because in version 3.0.0, there is no notion of last_name column in the code. That means that nulls will be set there. You can leave the method and add null-checks but a much better solution would be to ensure that in the logic of getSurname() you pick the proper, non-null value.
The current situation is that we have an app deployed to production in version 1.0.0 and database in v1. We want to deploy the second instance of the app that will be in version 2.0.0 and update the database to v2.
A new instance is deployed in version 2.0.0 that updates the database to v2.
In the meantime, some requests got processed by instances being in version 1.0.0.
The upgrade is successful and you have some instances working in 1.0.0, others in2.0.0. All are talking to database in v2.
Version 1.0.0 is not using the database's column surname and version 2.0.0 is. They don't interfere each other, no exceptions should be thrown.
Version 2.0.0 is saving data to both old and new column thus it's backward compatible.
Important If you have any queries that count items basing on values from old/new column, you have to remember that now you have duplicate values (most likely still being migrated). E.g. if you want to count the number of users whose last name (however you call it) starts with a letter A then until the data migration (old → new column) is done you might have inconsistent data if you perform the query against the new column.
The current situation is that we have app in version 2.0.0 and db in v2.
Roll back your app to version 1.0.0.
The db contains a column called last_name.
Warning Remember NOT TO ADD any NOT NULL constraints to the added column. If you rollback the JAR the old version doesn't have the notion of the added column and automatically a NULL value will be set. In case of having a constraint, the old application will blow up.
We are storing data in both last_name and surname. Also, we are reading from thelast_name column cause it is most up to date. During the deployment process, some requests might have been processed by the instance that hasn't yet been upgraded.
* Reading from the new column if it's set. If not the from the old one.
* the surname column is not up to date (during the migration process lastName could have been updated).
* new version to ensure that the surname field is updated.
* to lastName in version 3.0.0).
The current situation is that we have app in version 3.0.0 and a database in v3. Version 3.0.0 is not storing data into the last_name column. That means that most up to date information is stored in the surname column.
Roll back your app to version 2.0.0.
Version 2.0.0 is using both last_name and surname column.
Version 2.0.0 will pick first surname column if it's not null and if that's not the case then it will pick last_name.
-- WE WILL NOT OVERRIDE IT.
-- WITH A NOT_NULL CONSTRAINT.
Version of the app: 4.0.0.
Version of the Database: v4.
Since the code of version 3.0.0 wasn't using last_name column, if we roll back to 3.0.0 after removing the column from the database, then nothing bad will happen at runtime.
In comparison to v3, we're just removing the last_name column and add missing constraints.
There are no code changes.
Deploy version 1.0.0 of the application with v1 of database schema (column name = last_name).
Deploy version 2.0.0 of the application that saves data to last_name and surname columns. The app reads from last_name column. Database is in version v2 containing bothlast_name and surname columns. The surname column is a copy of the last_namecolumn. (NOTE: This column must not have the not null constraint).
Deploy version 3.0.0 of the application that saves data only to surname and reads fromsurname. As for the database the final migration of last_name to surname takes place. Also, the NOT NULL constraint is dropped from last_name. Database is now in version v3.
Deploy version 4.0.0 of the application — there are no changes in the code. Deploy database in v4 that first performs a final migration of last_name to surname and removes the last_name column. Here, you can add any missing constraints.
By following this approach you can always roll back one version back without breaking the database/application compatibility.
All the code used in this article is available at GitHub. Below you can find some additional description.
Once you clone the repo you'll see the following folder structure.
You can run the scripts to execute the scenario that shows the backward compatible and incompatible changes applied to the database.
All samples are clones of the Spring Boot Sample Flyway project.
You can look at http://localhost:8080/flyway to review the list of scripts.
The sample also enables the H2 console (at http://localhost:8080/h2-console) so that you can review the state of the database (the default jdbc url is jdbc:h2:mem:testdb).


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Interview with a Vampire Filming Locations to Visit
October 19, 2020 By Caroline Eubanks 2 Comments
Based on the novel by Anne Rice, Interview with the Vampire sees a vampire tell his life story, with all the ups and downs, love and lust for blood. It's one of the most iconic films to portray New Orleans but also featured San Francisco, London , and Paris .
Lestat, played by Tom Cruise, takes a mortal under his wing and offers him the chance to live forever as a vampire. Brad Pitt, Christian Slater, Kirsten Dunst, Thandie Newton, and Antonio Banderas share memorable performances.
All of these locations are open to the public or viewable from the outside. A few locations from the film were destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.
For more filming locations from Interview with a Vampire, check out this guide on Movie-Locations.com.
Interview with a Vampire Filming Locations in Louisiana
Destrehan Plantation, Destrehan
Built between 1787 and 1790, Destrehan Plantation is one of the oldest homes in Louisana. It features French Colonial and Greek Revival elements and was inspired by the styles of the West Indies. The interior was used for filming.
It was at one time the most successful sugarcane plantation in the parish. It was also the site of the 1811 German Coast Uprising, the largest slave revolt in the country, leading to the deaths of two white men and 95 slaves.
The Destrehan Plantation and Swamp Tour Combo from New Orleans combines a tour of the historic home with a trip on an airboat through the nearby swamps.
Lafayette Cemetery #1, New Orleans
Lafayette Cemetery #1
Visitors love to visit the above-ground cemeteries of New Orleans, which are the burial sites of legendary locals. Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 in the Garden District is one, featured in
Built in 1833, Lafayette Cemetery No. 1 is still in use today with over 7,000 graves. It was the city's first planned cemetery and has wide aisles for processions. It was damaged during Hurricane Katrina and closed for repairs in 2019.
Learn about the cemetery and surrounding neighborhood on the New Orleans Garden District and Lafayette Cemetery Tour.
Laurel Valley Village Store, Thibodaux
Laurel Valley Village, Credit: Michael McCarthy
The rustic buildings of the Laurel Valley Village were also used. The former sugar plantation is the largest most intact 19th century sugar plantation in the country.
Among its buildings are a school house, slave quarters, and ruins of a sugar mill. A number of other movies have been filmed here, including Ray and A Lesson Before Dying.
Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie
One of the most iconic plantations in New Orleans, Oak Alley in neighboring Vacherie. Built in the 1830s, its named for the 28 300-year-old oak trees that line the entry.
In the 1920s it fell into disrepair but was purchased by the Stewart family, who restored it and later left the home to the Oak Alley Foundation in 1972. It's now open to the public for tours, overnight stays, and meals at their restaurant.
Book a Tour of Oak Alley Plantation, which is 4.5 hours and includes transportation from central New Orleans and a guided tour of the home.
Other Vampire-Inspired Locations
Anne Rice House
Anne Rice, author of The Vampire Chronicles, which includes Interview with a Vampire, is a longtime resident of New Orleans. She is often inspired by her surroundings.
One of her homes, which she lived in starting from 1989 to 2004, is located at 3711 St. Charles Avenue and was built in 1881. It sold in 2014 for over $2 million dollars.
Before that, she lived in the Brevard-Clapp House, located at 1239 1st Street. It most recently sold in 2010. Located a few blocks away, it still bears a historic marker with her name.
Boutique Du Vampyre
Credit: Quinn Dombrowski
A store for vampires? Only in New Orleans. The Boutique Du Vampyre sells everything from books and artwork to custom fangs and jewelry.
Looking for a place to stay in New Orleans? The Eliza Jane Hotel in the Garden District is convenient to many sites. If that's not enough, check out the New Orleans Vampire Walking Tour and Anne Rice's guide to the city on Frommer's.
Filed Under: Louisiana, movies, New Orleans Tagged With: Film Friday, filming locations, Louisiana, New Orleans
John F. says
NIce, but the picture at the top is of St. Louis Cemetery No. 1. The large structure in the background is an apartment building called the Esplanade, on the banks of Bayou St. John.
Nilgin Yusuf says
Are there any vampire movie guides walks?


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Denmark to institute sweeping changes in handling misconduct
In six weeks, new policies for handling misconduct in Denmark will go into effect, which alter the definition of misconduct and establish clear policies for who handles such allegations.
Starting July 1, research misconduct will be limited to how it's typically defined elsewhere — fabrication, falsification, and plagiarism (the previous definition included serious breaches of good scientific practices). All such allegations will be investigated by a central body, The Board for the Prevention of Scientific Misconduct — not at the institutions where the allegations are focused, as it has been in the past. Institutions, however, will remain responsible for investigating allegations of so-called Questionable Research Practices (QRPs) — such as only reporting data that support your hypothesis — and must publicize their policies for handling (QRPs).
The Board for the Prevention of Scientific Misconduct will replace the Danish Committees on Scientific Dishonesty (DCSD).
You can read the press release from the Ministry of Higher Education and Science here. We translated it into English, here.
Going forward, anyone making allegations of research misconduct in Denmark will submit them to the researchers' institution, which will then forward them to the central board, along with any factual information about the case. The board will also consider allegations of misconduct in private industry, according to the release:
In connection with the legislative process, a request was made to include purely private research on, for instance, businesses, in the board's supervision – a request that has been granted by the minister.
Limiting the definition of research misconduct to falsification, fabrication, and plagiarism is in keeping with a recent report from the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, which separated so-called FFP from other research practices it considered "detrimental."
The change follows some high-profile findings of misconduct in Denmark, some of which were ultimately overturned in court.
In 2015, a Danish court overturned the decision by the Danish Committees for Scientific Dishonesty (DCSD) that physiologist Bente Klarlund Pedersen of the University of Copenhagen was guilty of misconduct. That same year, Pedersen's co-author Milena Penkowa was sentenced by a Danish court for faking data; last year, some of those charges were dismissed, as well. And after the DCSD determined psychologist Helmuth Nyborg had committed misconduct in a controversial 2011 paper which predicted an influx of immigrants into Denmark would lower the population's average IQ, a court eventually cleared Nyborg of the charges.
The new system does not prevent people from appealing misconduct decisions in court.
Hat tip: Kristoffer Frøkjær
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Posted on May 19, 2017 May 17, 2017 Author Alison McCookCategories denmark retractions, milena penkowa retractions, misconduct investigations
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Morten G says:
Just to quote a previous comment on this site:
"Klavs Hansen September 12, 2016 at 8:18 pm
You may of course write that Penkowa was cleared of the most serious charges against her. But it really was a ruling based on statute of limitations. The court found her as guilty as previously on the scientific issues."
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at last night's show with Eef Barzelay, Chris Otepka and The Janskys thanks to the bonus of Eef & Chris' touring guest Mark Woods. As one person commentated on leaving, you can't beat £2 a band for acts of that quality. You'd think not. Thanks to all who played and those who came and listened and enjoyed as much as we did.
One more show to go this month, we return to Shakespeares on Thursday October 31st with Rod Picott & The Gun Shy Dogs and Wild Ponies. You can read all about that one here. It'll be worth every penny.


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Q: Error in setting up a service using lagom I am nearly replicating the shopping crt example of GitHub. I am getting the following error:
Error:(41, 32) type mismatch;
 found   : akka.actor.typed.ActorRef[com.rddSpTrMS.api.RDDSpTrView]
 required: akka.actor.typed.ActorRef[com.rddSpTrMS.impl.RDDSpTrState.RDDSpTrSummary]
      .ask(reply => GetRDD(id, reply)

to the following lines of code:
override def getRDD(id: String): ServiceCall[NotUsed, RDDSpTrView] = ServiceCall { _ =>
    entityRef(id)
      .ask(reply => GetRDD(id, reply)
      .map(summary => convertRDD(id, summary))      )
  }

The GetRDD command looks like:
  final case class GetRDD(
    cat_id: String,
    replyTo: ActorRef[RDDSpTrSummary]) extends RDDSpTrCommand

Any hints would be very helpful. Happy to provide more lines of code.


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Cam Reddish trade talks intensify but rumored returns are uninspiring
By Eric Samulski Posted on January 19, 2023
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 10: Cam Reddish #21 of the New York Knicks dribbles the ball in the second quarter against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on February 10, 2022 in San Francisco, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)
The Cam Reddish saga may finally be coming to a close in New York.
Almost exactly a year after the Knicks acquired Reddish from the Hawks for Kevin Knox and a 2022 first-round pick, the team seems set to deal away the 23-year-old forward for diminishing returns.
In his most recent newsletter, Marc Stein reported that the Knicks are closing in a deal for Cam Reddish with Mavericks, Bucks, and Lakers looking like the possible favorites. New York is allegedly looking for "2nd round draft compensation" and "are angling for Dallas to send Thibodeau favorite Reggie Bullock to NY."
While the small forward has not performed up to expectations in New York, averaging 8.4 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.0 assists per game, it's hard to blame the player.
Reddish hasn't seen the court since playing nine minutes on December 3rd against Dallas, and despite the Knicks being desperate for a physical, defensive win, head coach Tom Thibodeau refuses to let Reddish see the court. Even with RJ Barrett, Jalen Brunson, and Obi Toppin missing times with various injuries, Cam Reddish still stayed glued to the bench.
The Knicks are in desperate need of a wing player off of the bench and finding one should be their top priority at the deadline. They simply cannot continue giving their entire starting lineup 35+ minutes every night. Finding somebody Thibodeau trusts is the only answer since it seems like the organization is not going to make him play the players they've acquired for him.
However, it's hard to get too excited about the possibility of Reggie Bullock coming back to New York.
At 6'6″ 205, Bullock is a smaller wing presence than Reddish and is eight years older. Plus, by almost any metric you look at, Bullock has been one of the worst small forwards in the league this season.
According to RAPTOR, which is FiveThirtyEight's ratings that "use play-by-play and player-tracking data to calculate each player's individual plus-minus measurements and wins above replacement" while accounting for playing time, Bullock is THE WORST small forward in wins above replacement at -1.6. His overall RAPTOR score is -5.2, which puts him third-worst at the position and for somebody who makes his reputation on defense, his defensive RAPTOR score for this year is -1.9, which ranks 84th.
Dealing Cam Reddish for an older and less productive version of the same player doesn't feel like a move that helps the Knicks in any meaningful way. The addition of the second-round picks could give New York more ammunition for a trade in the offseason, but they already have 13 draft picks across the next three drafts, so they don't really need to acquire more picks.
While adding bench depth is crucial and filling a roster spot with a player who might actually play is the primary goal, this trade would feel like the organization giving in to its head coach rather than building the best rotation to compete this season.
However, nothing is a done deal, so there is still time for other options to emerge. With Miles McBride also seeing less time on the court, it's possible the Knicks explore trading with the Lakers for Patrick Beverley again. But with the team sitting tied for 6th in the Eastern Conference and playing some of the best basketball in the league over the last month, it would be a shame to see them fail to capitalize on what has been a surprisingly good start to the season.
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Dr. Joseph Watson, assistant professor in the Department of Communication Art, recently traveled to the Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans to complete filming on his upcoming documentary "Jazzland: Present Yet Absent."
If there's one lesson that Dr. Joseph Watson hopes the students in his film classes take to heart, it's that communication is an essential part of the filmmaking process. "You can't do it by yourself – you have to rely on other people," he says. "Because the arts are collaborative by nature. So while the students need transferable skills, they also need to think creatively, work spontaneously, and be good communicators."
He should know. After a 20-year career as a professional in the live theater and film industries, Dr. Watson went on to earn a Ph.D. in communication studies before joining the Department of Communication Arts at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) as an assistant professor. "It's pretty cool because I was able to merge my passions for education and the arts," he says. "It's also a lot less stressful than working under the gun on a production with a huge budget. In academia, I have the freedom to pursue a much more organic process."
The arts are collaborative by nature.
He is currently teaching two courses in film production and one in writing for visual media, as well as serving as the faculty advisor for Charger Productions, the student-run organization that hosts the UAH Film Fest. Through each of these endeavors, he is seeking not just to increase his students' understanding of the subject matter, but also to encourage their passion and nurture their abilities. "I tell them, look, you all have talent or you wouldn't be trying to refine these skills," he says. "But my job is to help you format and structure them in more nuanced and professional ways. I let them play in the water; I just don't let them drown."
Last semester, in an effort to provide students in his introduction-level film production class with some real-world experience, Dr. Watson helped them submit an entry to the Spooky Scramble, a filmmaking competition hosted by the Birmingham-based non-profit film organization Sidewalk. "You have 48 hours to make a five-minute horror short film, so it works like a relay race," he says, adding that they were "randomly assigned" the subgenre of clown/doll stories. "You have the team that writes the script, then they pass it off to the production team to shoot it, and then they pass it off to the editing team to do the post-production work. But you can't teach this in a classroom – they have to learn by doing."
The result was "Johnny," in which a young man named Johnny who receives a package intended for his creepy, clown-obsessed neighbor ends up getting trapped in her house when he tries to return it.
"Johnny," a five-minute horror short film, was submitted by Dr. Watson's students to the Spooky Scramble, a filmmaking competition in Birmingham.
"We didn't win, but I didn't expect to," says Dr. Watson. "The point was to get screened at the festival, because it puts UAH on the map. And that was my ultimate goal – for active film communities working in and around Birmingham to understand that we're starting to build something special up here."
Since then, it has also been selected to screen at the NOLA Horror Film Fest in New Orleans and has been submitted for consideration to both the Nightmares Film Festival in Columbus, Ohio, and the Videoscream International Film Festival in Portland, Ore. "I like to build good community and industry relationships , and so for me it's about finding the pockets of people doing the same things," he says. "And for the students, they get connected to these people, which hopefully leads them to successful professional careers."
In addition to his course load, Dr. Watson is working on a feature film screenplay tentatively titled "Armor of My Heart," which he hopes to shoot next spring with Allen C. Gardner, a professional filmmaker and the owner of Open Dialogue Productions in Los Angeles. "It's basically 48 hours in the lives of six threaded characters who are overcoming the loss of a public figure in the town," he says, adding that the plurality of the cast and crew will be UAH students. "I want to give them the closest thing possible to a real-life cinematic experience so they can see what it's like to be a on a movie set making a feature."
UAH students Christian Stanfield and Travis Craft accompanied Dr. Watson. Here, the pair are setting up for an interview at the levees.
He is also in the process of wrapping up "Jazzland: Present Yet Absent," a passion project he began long before arriving at UAH. The full-length feature focuses on the fate of an amusement park that was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina left it submerged in 16 feet of water. "I'm shooting the rest of the footage that I need to complete the documentary," he says, "and then over the summer I will do the post-production work." Thanks to a grant from UAH's Research or Creative Experience for Undergraduates program, he'll be assisted in that effort by junior communication arts major Devin Townsend. "I would imagine that if all goes well, we could look at the fall or spring for a release," he says.
As exciting as that is, however, Dr. Watson's ultimate goal is not to promote his personal filmmaking achievements. It's to leverage both his own films – "Armor of My Heart" and "Jazzland: Present Yet Absent" – as well as his students' to bring attention to UAH as an up-and-coming player on the arts scene. "We already have a great theatre program, a great communication program, a great art program, and a great music program, so a great film program would complete the picture," he says. "And the way you not only recruit but retain students is by producing content and being active in the community through screenings and collaborations, both on and off the UAH campus. People have to know you're here."
In other words, it's all about communication.


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Families of Humboldt Broncos bus crash victims urge against truck-training reforms
Carrie Tait
Published October 1, 2019 Updated October 1, 2019
Families connected to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash are urging the Alberta government to back off plans to ease training standards for new semi-truck drivers in the agriculture sector, arguing the tighter licensing requirements imposed in response to the fatal collision are needed to keep roads safe.
The Humboldt Broncos' bus crash, which killed 16 people connected to the Saskatchewan-based hockey team and injured another 13, pushed governments across the country to beef up training requirements for people wanting to obtain a Class 1 licence. Class 1 hopefuls in the Prairies must now complete more than 100 hours of classroom and driving instruction.
Alberta farmers argue the training hours and cost necessary to obtain a licence to drive big rigs will make it difficult to compete for labour and put too much financial pressure on their businesses. The province's Agriculture Minister said he's considering loosening those rules and Premier Jason Kenney said on Tuesday he is willing to treat farmers differently.
Ryan Straschnitzki, a former Humboldt Bronco player, who was paralyzed and has since dedicated himself to sledge hockey, said while the new training programs may be costly and time-consuming, they are worth it.
"The better the safety, the more lives that can be saved," he said in an interview Tuesday. "Keep it the way it is or even add more [safety regulations] at some point."
Toby Boulet, whose son, Logan Boulet, was killed in the crash, is a vocal opponent to rolling back Class 1 training standards for any future drivers.
Toby and Bernadine Boulet look at one another as they are recognized during an event for Green Shirt Day and National Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Week in Ottawa on April 3, 2019. Their son Logan Boulet had registered to donate his organs shortly before he was killed in the Humboldt bus crash tragedy.
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"This is disgusting news," Mr. Boulet said on Twitter after The Globe and Mail first reported that the Alberta government was considering changes. "The present [Alberta] government has quickly forgotten about the Broncos."
Mr. Boulet has reached out to Devin Dreeshen, the provincial Minister of Agriculture and Forestry, and Ric McIver, who serves as the Transportation Minister.
"I would love to hear [Mr. Dreeshen's] views and the views of any other[s] who are placing the value of a truck full of grain over my son's life," Mr. Boulet said on Twitter.
Mr. Kenney made the case for creating a two-tiered system that would loosen the rules for newly licensed big-rig drivers in the agriculture sector.
"Safety comes first, so we need to make sure that people licensed to drive, particularly long-haul trucks, have gone through rigorous training and licensing requirements," he said.
"On the other hand, farmers who are taking their grain trucks to the local elevator or perhaps to a regional terminal, and they have a perfect driving record, and they're just driving their own product, I think that some consideration might be given to them because they are not professional drivers in that case."
Shannon Phillips, who represents the riding where the Boulet family lives, argued rolling back regulations means Mr. Kenney is unconcerned with road safety.
"It is unfortunate that Jason Kenney doesn't care about the perspective of family members of the Humboldt Broncos," the NDP member said. "There has got to be a way for him to address those safety concerns rather than throwing them out in the name of a red tape fantasy."
The 2018 Broncos crash prompted an outpouring of support from across the country.
Alberta's new mandatory training program for future Class 1 licensees costs up to $10,000 and demands 113 hours of classroom and driving instruction. Saskatchewan and Manitoba have similar programs and all three provinces extended the deadline for new Class 1 drivers operating on farms.
With a report from Justin Giovannetti in Calgary
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Kristallnacht, Bill Gates and Conspiracies
Posted on May 10, 2020 May 10, 2020 by endtimetalks
The conspiracy theories about Bill Gates
The Norwegian Factchecker Faktisk.no, published today, May 9, 2020, a long article about Norwegians spreading conspiracy theories about Bill Gates, pointing to their own study stating that many Norwegians are skeptical of Bill Gates's intentions with a possible vaccine.
Faktisk.no (Translated to something as: Factually.no) presents a long article with a number of examples of various conspiracy theories about Bill Gates and his organization the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. There are so many details in these articles that it would be almost impossible to comment on everything they point out, but one thing to keep in mind when reading the article from Faktisk.no is that they have an initial hypothesis: Bill Gates is a decent guy, and a wealthy philanthropist who just wants to spend his money for charitable purposes. Thus, the article must be read from that point of view. What is problematic, with the article at Faktisk.no, is that they stamp all who do not agree with their hypothesis, as conspiracy theorists, and I experience this as a quite clasical technique, whose sole purpose is to stop the mouths of dissidents and people who thinks differently.
A little about the concept of conspiracy theory
A conspiracy theory can be a very useful tool, especially if someone is obviously conspiring against you and is trying to trick you into a trap.
Since we just celebrated the Victory Day for World War II on May 8th, I would like to highlight one of the most well-known Norwegian conspiracy theories in our history. And it was put forth by our former Crown Prince Olav, later King Olav V. This conspiracy theory is a central element in the Norwegian film "The King's No!", which was seen by as many as 120,000 people during the opening weekend, and was shown on a big screen in the Palace Park where the King and Queen invited the Norwegian people home on a movie night in the Royal Garden. https://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/kongen-befaler/63485873
Crown Prince Olav was convinced that Hitler would invade Norway, and tried to engage the Norwegian Parliament and Government in a full mobilization of the Norwegian Army, but the only one who seemed to share the Crown Prince's view was the President of Parliament C. J. Hambro, the rest of the parliament seemed to be paralyzed for fear of what was to happen if one broke with the line of neutrality, which it was claimed that Hitler would respect. Crown Prince Olav got his conspiracy theory proven right, and Norway was captured during a few morning hours on April 9, and only when the invasion was a fact did the government send out mobilization orders – by letter.
Instead of going deep into a discussion about the article at Faktisk.no, studies of the Nazi Regimes emerging power and takeover in Germany during the interwar period taught me a lesson or two. If you suspect someone to have a hidden agendas and you want to avoid being fooled – go straight to the source and check what they say. The most researched individual in world history is Adolf Hitler, and the National Socialist Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei (NSDAP), popularly known as the Nazi Party. For those who opposed the Nazi Party, it was no surprise that the political project ended in complete and utter destruction. Their basic attitude and political vision had been carefully penned in the early political manifestos of the NSDAP, and hardly changed until the final takeover. They completed their original plan from post-World War I Munich almost to the point.
One of the critics was Hitler's former friend and ally, General Erich Ludendorff, who in a telegram to President Hindenburg highlights the consequences of the president's fatal decision to appoint Hitler as Chancellor: "By appointing Hitler to the Chancellor of the Kingdom, one of the greatest demagogues in history. My prophecy to you is that this wicked man will cast our Kingdom into the abyss and inflict limitless harm on our country. Future generations will curse you in your grave for this action."
Isn't it unreasonable to compare one of the world's largest despots with an easy-going and philanthropic Entrepreneur? That is not what I am trying to do here, but I find it quite relevant to use the Nazi Party's path from the obscure National Socialist Party that used to agitate in Munich's beer halls, to the full takeover of power in Germany. How a simple man from Austria could manage to gain power in the cultural nation of Germany, drive millions of Germans to ecstasy and lead the world into a war of unimaginable brutality and death is a mystery that haunts historians to this day. The consequences of the 12 years of national socialist rule and more than five years of war still influence politics and everyday life, primarily in Germany, but also in many other countries.
The young republic had many problems to contend with, which was not made better by the economic downturn and high unemployment. Communists and Social Democrats were more concerned with fighting each other than caring very much about the growing Nazi party, the National Socialist Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei – NSDAP. Through mass rallies, fierce agitation and physical struggles against communists and social democrats, the Nazis gained increasing support, and Judaism was used to stir up their own sympathizers. Hitler knew what he was doing and used the crystal night as a "test run", to see where he had the German people in their aggression against the Jews.
About 90 Jews were killed in the attacks, even more in suicide, in despair, some tens of young Jewish men were sent to concentration camps, many of whom died in the months that followed, hundreds of synagogues were burned or shattered, and thousands of Jewish businesses destroyed or hurt.
Looking back at how the German people reacted to the anti-Semitic violence is perhaps even more frightening. A British journalist who was an eyewitness to the Berlin violence organs reported how racial hatred and hysteria also spread to many who did not actively participate in the attacks. "I saw modern dressed women clapping their hands and shouting with delight, while respectable middle-class mothers stopped their toddlers to look at 'fun,'" Hugh Greene wrote in the Daily Telegraph.
The German people were deceived, and they allowed Hitler to deceive them, willingly, and the result of giving up their freedom and hand it over to people with aspirations for unrestricted power became disastrous, and lead to ruin for Germany, formerly known as the leading cultural nation in Europe.
My skepticism towards Bill Gates and his visions of the future is not rooted in any conspiracy theories, but solely in what he himself says and does.
I'm going to end this video with some quotes from Bill Gates's own mouth, and they really tell me everything I need to know. You may not agree with my conclusion, and I fully respect that, but instead of being bullied into silence by "The Compact Majority", as The Norwegian author Henrik would put it, I urge you to do your own research, and to rely on your own intuition. Many people, listening to their "gut-feeling, thinks there is something "fishy" about the whole corona "thing", and that the masive surveillance measures taken to stop the spread of the virus, do not quite match the actual consequences of the pandemic. When professionals who ask questions and dissidents almost without exception are censored away from the public conversation, then it is probably a signal that it may be wise to listen to your intuition.
In a discussion on Reddit where Bill Gates performed a stunt called: AMA (ask me anything) about COVID-19, Gates answers a question related to when stores and workplaces can open again: "Eventually we will have some digital certificates showing who has recovered or when we receive a vaccine, who, who has received it." https://www.reddit.com/r/Coronavirus/comments/fksnbf/im_bill_gates_cochair_of_the_bill_melinda_gates/fkupg49/
But this sounds absolutely unproblematic, you think, saying: "I am fine with downloading an app to my phone and give away some data."
In Norway almost one and a half million have downloaded the app "Infection stop": https://www.nrk.no/norge/bare-en-av-fem-deler-data-fra-smittestopp-appen-1.15000801
The Data Inspectorate is skeptical of such an App for privacy reasons, saying "We would never approve such an App in 'peacetime'". https://www.tv2.no/a/11382741/
Swedish authorities completely refuse such an App because they are afraid that it may cause unrest in their society. https://www.msn.com/nb-no/nyheter/verden/sverige-sier-nei-til-smittestopp-app-ville-skapt-større-uro-i-befolkningen/ar-BB13jg4d
Although Mr. Gates only wanted a digital tracking app, I would say no. On principle, I oppose the ever-increasing surveillance, which in the context of the pandemic, seems to be increasing globally with rampant speed.
The final quotes, I have taken from Microsoft's own websites, where they talk about the ID2020, which is a global alliance, whose goal is to create a digital identity for all people.
The article discusses what the social, economic and ethical implications of such an initiative might be.
In 2015, all United Nations countries made a global commitment to legal identity for everyone by 2030, and that modern technology such as Block-chain technology, like that used with Bitcoin is likely to be used. It is emphasized that today's consumers want a seamless and secure digital experience.
Microsoft says in the article: "Each of us needs a digital identity we own, one which securely and privately stores allelements of our digital identity."
https://www.windowscentral.com/microsoft-universal-digital-identification-and-you
"If the Alliance's goal is to create a globally recognized digital cradle-to-grave identity, will it end up with a global mandate?
How will this be enforced, and by whom?
What happens to those individuals who are unwilling to cooperate? Will they be persecuted? And how will the implementation of identity evolve with technology beyond what we know from smartphones? Do we want to see implants like those used on Swedish subways, https://www.tv2.no/a/10304736/
or some form of a digital tattoo become the final norm? https://biohackinfo.com/news-bill-gates-id2020-vaccine-implant-covid-19-digital-certificates/
"As more and more transactions become digital in nature and are built around a single global identification standard, supported by Microsoft, the question of who will govern this evolving global community and economy becomes relevant. Especially since nonparticipants in this system would be unable to buy or sell goods or services."
Finally, a 2000-year-old quote from the Book of Revelations, chapter 13:16-17
"He makes it possible for all people, both small and large, rich and poor, free and slave, to notice on their right hand or forehead. No one can buy or sell anything without having this mark."
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Rev+13&version=KJV
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Singer songwriter Tom Figgins is a prodigious but humble talent. With a work ethic that matches his passion for music. Tom's ethereal new acoustic folk sound is littered with influence whilst remaining a very much a unique sound.
Tom's incredible vocal range, masterful guitar playing and heartfelt, relatable lyrics make his performances genuinely captivating and have in turn earned him many fans. One of these fans is BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans who has hosted Tom on his show a number of times as well as inviting him to play Carfest, two years on the trot.
At 19 Tom penned his debut EP Your Place from his bedroom. His second release Wake Up went on to achieve critical acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic and since then Tom can boast years of relentless gigging and song-writing where Tom has been developing and honing his sound in front of audiences the length and breadth of Britain. Tom's latest offering, Ghosts, is released at the end of August this year and is set to take this talented man on the next step of his musical journey.


Sounds great, I think I would loses the weight battle down there. Hope all is well and you are safe. Pics are great.
the colors of everything are awesome ,,,, WISH I had you get a 1/2 yard of materials from all the spots……. would have made a GREAT quilt of memories……….. I like the idea of the sunflower delivery CAR .. almost the same color as flowers.
Thx Karen. One day we may catch up to all the spots u guys have visited.:) look forward to seeing you both in the fall. We are both thinking of you.


A great follow-up, Michael; thanks for taking your time to make these important differentiations.
By the way, thought you might enjoy this study at Stone Temple Consulting blog https://www.stonetemple.com/facebook-post-types-picking-a-winner-isnt-easy/; it shows how 'reach' doesn't at all equal 'engagement' and 'click-throughs'.
Many business owners focus on the biggest metrics that stroke their ego, but are reluctant to see what's behind the 'views', and 'referral traffic' and so on.
Also, to be fair to Shareaholic, I don't believe they ever referred to their data as 'the best sites are for a business to market on'. They just report the numbers.
So you're absolutely right about what business owners focus on, and the caveat about Shareaholic. I wanted to put something out there to get the business owners thinking beyond the report of the numbers.
Rather than blind hits to one's website…. we should seek to cultivate relationships. And our metrics should reflect that goal.
BTW, in case you are tracking such things you should know that I came to read your thoughts today because Ana Hoffman thought I should. She boils down relevant posts to the MOST relevant to people that visit her… and for that I'm thankful. Saves a bit of time, and I get to make connections with real savvy people (Like YOU) that might have never got on my radar in the first place.
Congrats, great post, thanks for your thoughts. It added value to my quest.


Overview: Development teams all over the world are now often comprised of many different nations, as talent is moving around the globe quickly to work on the most interesting projects. These multi-cultural teams often suffer from a clash of cultures caused by the different social paradigms and communication styles. Smoldering conflicts caused by cultural misunderstandings can often evolve into a project-threatening crisis. This talk is about Ubisoft Blue Byte growing from a purely German development studio of 25 teammates into a truly international studio of more than 350 employees from 25 different nations. Experiencing a new level of conflict quality within our teams in the beginning, we had to learn how to tackle these problems, and we eventually formed well-performing teams. This is our story of how we did that.


Political analysts use policy analyses to identify and evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of specific government policies and to suggest and analyze alternative options. If you study government or politics, you will probably have to write a policy analysis paper. Although policy analyses may appear intimidating, using a step-by-step approach can help break down the task into manageable pieces.
Introduce your topic. This includes identifying the problem and defining any key terms.
Establish the criteria with which you will evaluate the existing policy and policy alternatives. For example, cost, legality, efficiency and political acceptability represent possible evaluative criteria.
Summarize the existing literature that addresses your policy issue, including online and print publications.
Analyze the existing policy according to the evaluative criteria you have established. This analysis should also include the effects the policy has on different groups and any conflicts it creates among important values.
Identify alternatives to your policy and evaluate each one individually, according to your established criteria. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of each option. Keep in mind that you can combine alternative options into new ideas.
Conclude by recommending any changes in or alternatives to the existing policy, and briefly reiterate your rationale. Outline a plan for adopting an alternative, if applicable, and discuss the possible consequences of adopting your recommended changes.
Richards, Rebekah. "How to Write a Policy Analysis." Synonym, https://classroom.synonym.com/write-policy-analysis-4374.html. Accessed 20 April 2019.