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General Interest·Theme: Astronomy·Revisited
2021 World Happiness Report
Educational Case Study Activity: Debate Over the GMO Papaya
Pew Research Center "Americans and Privacy" Report
LN3 Film: Seven Teachings of the Anishinaabe in Resistance
Theme: Astronomy
Astrobites
Tactile Universe
SDSS Voyages
worldhappiness.report/ed/2021
The annual World Happiness Report (previously featured in the 03-13-2020 Scout Report) looks at happiness and well-being around the world. Readers can check out how their home country ranks among others, learn the secrets of Earth's happiest countries, and consider how data can be employed to measure happiness. The 2021 report focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on happiness, including mental health (chapter 5), social connections (chapter 6), and the workplace (chapter 7), as well as evaluating the effectiveness of each country's pandemic response (chapters 2-4 and 8). The most buzzed-about section of the report, the world rankings, can be found in Table 2.1 and Figure 2.1 in Chapter 2. In the page header, readers can click "Read the Reports" to find the previous eight editions of the report from 2012 to 2020. The report is written by a volunteer, interdisciplinary team of experts and uses data from the Gallup World Poll and other sources. To learn more about the writers of the report, the sources of the data, and how the data were analyzed, readers should check out the Foreword of the report, the Appendices & Data section, and the "FAQ" section on the page linked above. The report is published by the Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Readers can find a list of the project's financial supporters by scrolling to the page footer or clicking "Partners" in the page header. [HCL]
allianceforscience.cornell.edu/resources/gmo-case-study
In this learning activity, high school and undergraduate students get to play roles such as activist, papaya farmer, biotech scientist, USDA regulator, or council member as they debate whether the Hawaii County Council should ban genetically-modified rainbow papaya. The goal of the case study is to engage students in discussion of issues about GMO use in agriculture through exploration of the perspectives on Hawaiian cultural preservation, economic development, food security, biotechnology, public health, environmental sustainability, and more. The lesson plan gives each participant background information about their character, their stance on the issues, talking points, and questions to ask and answer, as well as links to background reading specific to their role. The activity can be adapted for any class size (explained on page 3 of the downloadable PDF). Teachers looking to use this lesson can find a brief background of the rainbow papaya and the Hawaiian economy on pages 4-5. On the page linked above, readers will also find a free 30-minute documentary on the Hawaiian GMO debate. The case study was developed by Pulitzer Prize-winning science and technology journalist Amy Harmon, who has written extensively on public perception of GMO crops. The project is supported by the Alliance for Science, based in the Department of Global Development at Cornell University's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. [HCL]
www.pewresearch.org/internet/2019/11/15/americans-and-privacy-concerned-confused-and-feeling-lack-of-control-over-their-personal-information
This extensive report from Pew Research Center examines American adults' perceptions about the usage and security of their personal data. Among its findings, the report notes that more than 60 percent of American adults "say they do not think it is possible to go through daily life without having data collected about them by companies or the government." Large shares of Americans also say the potential risks of this data collection outweighs the benefits, with more holding this perception about data collected by companies rather than by government agencies. Despite these and other concerns, a large majority of adults say they do not read privacy policies before agreeing to them, and "pluralities of U.S. adults say it is acceptable for data to be used in some ways," such as to help struggling schools achieve better outcomes. The study was based on a nationally representative survey of 4,272 U.S. adults that was conducted by Pew Research Center's American Trends Panel in June 2019. Those interested in further details can view the full report online or download it as a 63-page PDF on the page linked above. The topline questionnaire results are available to download as well. The Pew Research Center is a nonpartisan public opinion polling, demographic research, and content analysis organization funded by The Pew Charitable Trusts. [JDC]
www.artnews.com/c/art-in-america
The venerable art journal Art in America, first published in 1913, provides "groundbreaking critical insights about contemporary art and culture." Its digital version provides a good bit of content for non-subscribers, albeit fairly well peppered with ads. On the page linked above, readers and art lovers will find content from the journal that includes Features such as "Six Must-See Exhibitions in Chelsea This Summer"; Reviews such as "Outsize Symbols: Sonya Clark at the deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum"; Interviews with working artists such as Kameelah Janan Rasheed and Em Kettner; and a digital counterpart to the A.i.A. Guide, a browseable listing of 3,000 art museums, galleries, and other art venues. Art in America's sister digital publication, ARTnews (which can be accessed by clicking "ARTNEWS" in menu above the banner), provides briefs about artists, current exhibitions, museum acquisitions, and recommendations for products such as oil-based paint markers and drawing boards for kids. Readers can click "Subscribe to the Magazine" for a print subscription or scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up for free email newsletters. Readers can also follow the journal on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter (@artinamerica on all three platforms). [DS]
www.honorearth.org/ln3
Storytelling is intrinsically linked to social change. In just over 30 minutes, this documentary tells the story of activists, including Indigenous climate interveners, water protectors, and land defenders, who fought to protect their land from fossil fuel expansion. Thomas X, a Red Lake Ojibwe rapper and poet, drives the narration of the film with lessons from "7 Teachings," a song that highlights the importance of respect, truth, honesty, wisdom, humility, love, and courage. The film also includes dialogue with Indigenous activists Winona Laduke and Tara Houska, among many others. While the film focuses on resistance to an oil pipeline, it also touches on broader themes of sustainability and biodiversity. The film has garnered significant praise, including selections to the Colorado Environmental Film Festival, the Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival, and the Los Angeles International Film Festival's Indie Short Fest. LN3 was directed by Suez Taylor, executive produced by Winona LaDuke and Maggie Wachsberger, and sponsored by Nine Muses, Patagonia, Honor the Earth, Extinction Rebellion, and the 11th Hour Project. [EMB]
www.zooniverse.org/projects/zookeeper/galaxy-zoo
Looking at a galaxy's shape can reveal a lot about it, such as its age and how it was formed. Galaxy Zoo harnesses the power of citizen science by asking volunteers to help classify hundreds of thousands of images of galaxies so that scientists can better study them. To join in, citizen scientists can click "Get Started" on the homepage or "Classify" in the banner menu. Users will be prompted with an image of a galaxy and a series of multiple-choice questions about its shape and characteristics. No previous galactic experience is required, but users can click "Tutorial" or "Need some help with this task?" for more instructions (and not to worry, each galaxy will be classified by multiple volunteers to ensure accuracy). In the Galaxy Zoo banner at the top of the page, readers can click "About" to learn more about the research team and the science behind the project. On that page, readers can click the "Results" tab and find the "Publications" link in the fifth paragraph to check out some of the scientific papers that have emerged from this research. The project was created through Zooniverse (featured in the 01-16-2015 Scout Report), a platform for virtual volunteers to assist professional researchers. In the page footer, readers can click "Projects" to find more volunteer-powered research projects from Zooniverse, such as counting penguins and transcribing handwritten historical documents. [HCL]
chandra.si.edu/photo/2020/sonify
What does the Milky Way sound like? The Chandra Data Sonification project transforms data from the NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, the Hubble Space Telescope, and the Spitzer Space Telescope into sound so that stargazers can "listen" to the Galactic Center of the Milky Way, the supernova Cassiopeia A, and the "Pillars of Creation" star-forming region of the Messier 16 "Eagle Nebula." Each telescope detects a different wavelength and is represented in the sonification by a different instrument. "X-ray" (represented by xylophone) comes from heated gas from stellar explosions detected by Chandra. "Optical" (violin) is produced by energetic star-forming regions detected by Hubble. "Infrared" (piano) emanates from glowing clouds of dust detected by Spitzer. The "Composite" is a symphony of all three wavelengths. The position and intensity of light determines the pitch and volume of each instrument. Listeners can scroll the landing page to find a brief video on how data sonification works. The project was developed by the Chandra X-ray Center (previously featured in the 01-16-2009 Scout Report) as part of NASA's Universe of Learning program. [HCL]
astrobites.org
Every day, Astrobites posts a plain-language summary of a recent paper from a different subfield of astronomy, meant to be read in five minutes or less. A rotating team of graduate students from around the world writes the daily digest with the goal of making technical papers accessible to undergraduate students in the physical sciences. While spotlighting a piece of current research and explaining the techniques used, Astrobites also aims to give context to how the work fits into the bigger picture of research in that subfield, giving readers an accessible entry point into a new area of astronomy. In addition to the Daily Paper Summaries, the Classics series summarizes foundational papers in astronomy and the Undergrad Research series amplifies the work of undergraduate students (readers are welcome to submit their own work). Astrobites also posts academic and career advice and personal experiences. Some recent posts include "So You Want to be a Professor of Astronomy?" (July 16, 2021), "#BlackInAstro Experiences" (June 23-27, 2021), and "Quitting A PhD" (June 18, 2021). Readers can scroll the homepage to browse posts organized by category or use the drop-down menus at the top of the page (mobile users will see an expandable menu). Paper summaries are under "Latest Research" and other types of posts are under "Beyond astro-ph." Readers can also check out the "Guides" drop-down menu for standalone posts on subjects from graduate school to astrophysics software. At the bottom of the page, there are listings for Astrobites Sister Sites with content such as K-12 science education, environmental science, cancer research, and soft matter physics, as well as other digests in multiple languages. The project is supported by the American Astronomical Society. [HCL]
tactileuniverse.org
Tactile Universe exists to make astronomy and current astrophysical research accessible to people with vision impairments. As a public engagement project, it creates 3D printed tactile images of galaxies for use at schools and public engagement events. Based in Portsmouth, England, the team is currently producing classroom resources for ages 7-14. Visitors can download lesson plans and galaxy models (digital files for 3D printers) from "The Models and Resources" page in the top menu bar. For more information on how the models are made and step-by-step instructions for creating models, readers can scroll that page to the Other Information section and click the link to "technical blog posts." Tactile Universe is a project of the Institute of Cosmology and Gravitation at the University of Portsmouth, with additional support from The Ogden Trust, RNIB Bookshare, the Royal Astronomical Society, and the South East Physics Network (SEPnet). [HCL]
voyages.sdss.org
Voyages provides educators with learning activities based on real data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) (featured in the 11-30-1999 Scout Report). The student-led activities are designed for learners to progress from simple conceptual activities to advanced discovery-based projects in astronomy. Advanced students will develop the skills and knowledge to delve into the SDSS database on their own. In the For Educators drop-down menu at the top of the page, the "Plan Your Voyage" page is a good place to start. The page details how the activities are categorized as Preflight, Launch, and Expedition based on length (from one class period to one week or more), knowledge level, and difficulty. On the same page, the Models for Using SDSS Voyages Activities section gives examples of how to structure lessons using Voyages materials. In the same drop-down menu, readers can click "Activity Descriptions" for a list of all the Voyages activities and teacher guides by level. In the Hands-On drop-down menu, educators can click "Accessibility Resources" to find tools for teaching astronomy to students with visual impairments. In the same menu, teachers can click "SDSS Plates for Education" to request a physical plug plate previously used for an SDSS spectrographic survey, along with resources for how to incorporate it into classroom learning (the plates are not necessary for Voyages activities but provide a fun bonus for students). Educational materials are available in English and Spanish (readers can click the flags at the top of the page to toggle languages). The New Mexico-based Sloan Digital Sky Survey is currently in its fourth phase, supported in part by funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Science. [HCL]
stellarium.org
The ability to view the night sky is a must for any astronomer, but a planetarium provides even more opportunities to see distant stars and observe astronomical phenomena. Since this free open-source planetarium was last featured in the 04-26-2013 issue of the Scout Report, it has added a browser version and mobile app as alternatives to downloading the program.
Stellarium is a free, open-source home planetarium for people who wonder, "What's out there?" The program includes over 600,000 stars and 80,000 deep-sky objects, with the option to download additional catalogues of over 177 million stars and over 1 million deep-sky objects. There are also constellations from more than 20 cultures, the full Messier catalogue of nebulae imagery, visualizations of shooting stars and comets, simulated eclipses and supernovae, and realistic sunrises and sunsets. The user interface is quite easy to grasp, as it gives users the ability to zoom in and out or use a fisheye projection as a way to experience a bit of that true planetarium feel. Also, the program offers the ability to add new solar system objects from online resources and users' own deep-sky objects. Stellarium is compatible with most operating systems and available in multiple languages. [KMG] [HCL]


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EDO Qld have prepared a template submission, available here, to help you with your submissions.
The Mineral and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 (MOLA Bill) was introduced into Parliament on 23 February 2016.
This Bill amends the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions) Act 2014 (Common Provisions Act) which was passed by the Newman Government with numerous concerning attacks on the community's right to object to mines. EDO Qld has worked tirelessly to have those parts of the Common Provisions Act repealed, which include the limiting of the community's right to object to environmental impacts of a mine – thankfully this section was repealed in mid-2015 by the current government. The MOLA Bill intends on repealing those remaining sections of the Common Provisions Act which affect objection rights, to finally fully restore community rights to object to mines as existed prior to the Common Provisions Act changes. This will mean that any person will continue to have the right to object to a mining lease, rather than limiting the right to narrowly defined 'directly affected' people as proposed by the Common Provisions Act.
EDO Qld applauds the Government for fulfilling their election commitment to reinstate these important community objection rights. Mining is one of the biggest impacts on our communities and environment; it is essential that the community has the right to have their concerns heard with respect to proposed mines.
The MOLA Bill also ensures that the Land Court can consider the financial viability and technical capability of a mining proponent when considering whether they should be granted a mining lease, whether the public right and interest will be prejudiced and whether the level of development of a mining site is acceptable. The Common Provisions Act had transferred these considerations to only the Minister, and not the Land Court in its review.
As many sections of the Common Provisions Act have not yet commenced, if the MOLA Bill is passed it will mean existing public notification obligations and objection rights for variation and standard mining applications for environmental authorities will continue to operate as currently in force.
The efforts to coordinate public notification into one period for the mining lease, environmental authority and EIS. This means that submitters have only one specific timeframe in which to provide their comment – removing any back up that they might otherwise have had should they not be able to provide a submission in time during the public notification on either the application for the mining lease, the EIS or the draft environmental authority, as was previously available. Many community members are used to mining leases being notified after the EIS has been finalised.
Opt-out agreements will still be able to be entered by landholders – opt-out agreements opens up the possibility for landholders to be bullied into giving up their right to obtain a Conduct and Compensation Agreement. This in turn would mean the landholder has no recourse to the Land Court if there is a material change to the activity. There is little benefit provided to landholders through this provision, and substantial risk.
Restricted distances are inadequate and should be increased – While we support the insertion of prescribed distances within which certain activities cannot occur, the proposed restricted distances are inadequate to truly protect landholders from the significant impacts of mining activities. Also, we do not support the activities which will be excluded from needing to comply with restricted distances, many of which will reasonably have an impact on landholders at the allowed distances from their residences.
EDO Qld will continue to work to improve community rights to have your concerns heard with respect to mines as high environmental and community impacting projects.
We highly recommend you amend the template to reflect your personal reasons or case studies for why you care about this bill going through, and change the structure and font etc to make sure that your individual submission is given the weight it deserves by the Committee.


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The trouble with not having a goal is that you can spend your life running up and down the field and never score — Bill Copeland.
Goals help provide our everyday lives with structure, and operate similarly at the institutional level, offering organizations a low cost method of encouraging motivation, communication and accountability. In short, goals help organizations to achieve a variety of ends—including the reduction of energy waste.
Energy efficiency improvement goals, also known as energy efficiency targets, are intended reductions in energy over a specified time frame that have been defined in a SMART manner. Targets are useful because they can encourage decision makers to improve the use of energy in their communities and operations. Moreover, energy efficiency targets can have short or long term timeframes and can be implemented on various scales, ranging from the national level down to individual buildings. Cities should explore both mandatory public sector targets and voluntary private sector targets to forge energy-efficient communities.
Setting targets to improve the energy efficiency of a city government's assets—such as office buildings, public lighting, schools and hospitals—sends a clear message that energy efficiency is something the city values. Further, governments with large assets under their control are capable of significantly influencing local markets, and can provide local businesses with opportunities and increased capacity. Cities can also lead by example by defining an energy reduction goal and achieving it, demonstrating their usefulness. Government led efficiency projects produce useful case studies in retrofitting assets, which provide models for the private sector.
For example, Dubai publicly announced its goal of reducing energy consumption by 30 percent by the year 2030; the plan targets properties owned by both the government and private sector and sets annual targets from 2015 onward. To accomplish this, Dubai is setting up a 'Super ESCO' to create and oversee a local energy performance contracting market.
To stimulate energy efficiency in the private sector, governments can introduce voluntary targets, incentivizing them to take action. For example, a city could ask real estate owners to sign up for a challenge with the aim of meeting an efficiency target; the winner of the competition is awarded the title of "biggest loser" (of energy consumption). Contests like this one build momentum and generate the additional support needed to strengthen and expand a city's energy efficiency program. The key with these programs is the element of choice. Because businesses must make the active choice to participate, those who do take part receive community praise as leaders in both the industry and local sustainability, fueling more businesses to join.
Consider New York City's "Carbon Challenge" program, which was introduced in 2007 and accumulated participants in the years following its launch. The Challenge recruited leading universities, hospitals and residential management firms to match the city government's goal of reducing building-related emissions by 30 percent within ten years. Since its beginning, participants have aggressively cut their energy use and emissions, with some already achieving the goal. In fact, by 2014 carbon emissions city-wide for those participating had been cut by an average 19 percent. Two key factors in the Challenge's success have been its creation of a platform that allows participants to exchange information, and the provision of simple tools to track individual progress along the way. The effort of each participant goes well beyond their individual reduction in emissions – their innovations and efficiency tactics reveal strategies for energy efficiency that can be scaled up across the city and beyond.
Before developing goals and working toward them, it's important that decision makers consider what makes for a good target. To be effective, a target should quantify the desired energy reduction, specify a baseline or starting point, include a clear timeframe, and identify the main actors. All targets should be clearly stated so that progress towards the target can be easily tracked and communicated, and those responsible for achieving them can be held accountable. Furthermore, targets should be based on the best data regarding what is realistically achievable for local businesses and organizations, and be directly aligned with incentives to spur action.
Nobody enjoys watching a match where the teams run up and down the field without scoring. But this is essentially what many cities and businesses are still doing when it comes to energy efficiency. For cities that don't want to leave energy efficiency to chance, it is key to have a clear goal and a bold vision with accountability and motivational milestones along the way. Setting an energy efficiency target is a powerful tool to rally stakeholders behind a common vision and accelerate energy efficiency in cities.
Renilde Becqué is an independent sustainability and energy consultant. She is also the coordinating author of WRI's forthcoming guidebook for cities on implementing building efficiency strategies in their communities.


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IN PICTURES: Loggerhead turtles hatch on Barcelona beach for the first time
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Photos released by CRAM.
Loggerhead sea turtles hatched on Barcelona's Mar Bella beach over the weekend from what is being hailed by conservationists as the first ever recorded nesting site on one of Barcelona's city beaches.
A total of 55 turtles hatched on shore between Thursday and Saturday nights: five on Thursday, 40 on Friday, and the last 10 between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to the Foundation for the Conservation and Recovery of Marine Animals (CRAM).
The first five turtles to hatch were taken to the CRAM centre to be part of the Headstarting Project, where they will be raised in captivity until they reach an optimal weight for reintroduction into the wild. The other turtles were released directly into the sea.
The nest was first located at Mar Bella beach between July 15th and 16th , shortly after a loggerhead turtle was spotted on the sand nearby.
Sixty of the 77 eggs were reburied farther from the waterline to protect them from flooding, and 17 were taken to the CRAM to be artificially incubated and studied before their release. Five of the CRAM eggs have also hatched, and another 4 are in process.
Volunteers took round-the-clock shifts to help protect the eggs until they finished hatching on Sunday, when the CRAM staff and experts from the loggerhead turtle protection group Caretta a la Vista dug up the remains of the nest.
They found an additional turtle 20 cm deep who had not been able to reach the surface, as well as 4 unhatched eggs that appeared to be unfertilized or undeveloped.
The CRAM staff called the hatching a success and a "historical event for the city of Barcelona". In total, 4 loggerhead turtle nests were found on the Catalan coast this breeding season.
The loggerhead turtle, (Caretta caretta) is classified as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
By Sam Harrison in Barcelona
What's the truth behind claims that Spain's marine wildlife is thriving during lockdown?
IN PICS: Eight of Spain's most endangered species
Why thousands of trees in Spain's capital are at risk of dying
PETA offers cash to ban Pamplona's famous running of the bulls forever
Spain moves to ban wolf hunting and give species protected status
Coronavirus: Four lions test positive at Barcelona zoo
Spanish conservationists lament 'dark day' as two brown bears shot by hunters
What's up doc? How Donkey therapy is easing Spain medics' stress
200kg gorilla attacks female keeper in Madrid zoo
Spain bans sailing after spate of rogue killer whale attacks on yachts

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Q: Is LLVM/Clang bootstrapped/compiled by GCC? There is a term that compiler bootstrapping which fundamentally means compiling a new compiler with old compiled compiler. For example, even GCC is firstly compiling by a little part of GCC and so forth.
So, the question, is LLVM/Clang bootstrapped/compiled by another compiler like GCC or written from scratch and if, basically how? I can see some traces of GCC in LLVM library intuitively but I couldn't find exact proper information about that.

A: No. LLVM can be compiled using any of a large number of compilers. When I cared about such things there were dozens of independent compilers. (Remember that only correctness matters — you can bootstrap using even the slowest compiler, that produces the slowest output and has shitty diagnostics.)
This legend has a basis though: On many systems, LLVM asks GCC about how to invoke the system linker, which can be fiddly.

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I had a tarot reading this past weekend and I can't stop thinking about it. Yes, I am one of those hippy Californians who believe in things like tarot readings and spirit guides and the power of intention. My great grandmother was a sought-after clairvoyant and miracle healer, in spite of the fact that she barely spoke English, so I guess you can say it runs in my blood.
This reading was a whim – we had been perusing a fancy mystic bookstore because I like to play the giant singing bowls (seriously, if you've never played a singing bowl, you're missing out) and my eye caught that of a sharp looking British woman behind the counter. And I had one of those moments where your heart beats faster and you don't know why – it turns out this woman is an Oprah-certified clairvoyant – and I knew I had to get a reading.
I didn't really have any questions I wanted answered, other than "What the hell am I doing?", which made the woman laugh when I told her. I hadn't intended to be sitting in a tiny room with essential oils rubbed into my wrists and incense burning, with a Brit with a stark haircut intoning a prayer to the spirits and angels. But I figured something had brought me there, so I was ready to be open and receive whatever messages came through.
I pulled cards from three separate decks, and she laid them out in a pattern I didn't recognize, all facing her. She explained that the way the pattern worked was that everything in the middle column was my future, while the left branch was the work I needed to do to get there, and the right were the obstacles I was facing. Now I was pretty jazzed by the middle column – Victory and Success, Intuition, and Abundance and Power were the leading cards. Not too bad. I had missed that the bottom was Heartache and Loss. But the clincher was the obstacles – I had pulled four straight cards highlighting mental blockages – doubt, confusion and distress, lack of self-confidence – everything I've been struggling with this year so far.
The top card of the obstacle column was the tipping point: Authority. At first I was like, ok, I'm getting in my own way of being my own boss, I get it. But she explained that what she was meant to tell me was that, for me, the Authority card meant my masculinity. I wasn't expressing it well, and it was blocking my progress. I wasn't getting fully in touch with my divine butch, as it were. I just sat there with my mouth open, but not incredulously. I was totally there. I got it. And it was/is true.
It's now or never. I need to fully embrace my butchness, my masculinity, or get out of dodge. I can't keep walking the fence. I've certainly made huge strides over the past year and a half – this blog being the largest, closely followed by my Butch Fatale entry, I'd say. But I can't keep trying to live in the shadows, pretending that my butchness isn't out there for all to see, and that my particular brand of butchness may not be the same as your brand of butchness, and that's ok. Because yes, even though I'm here, and I'm an actor, and I'm "trying to put myself out there" and all of that, I still haven't truly accepted myself. The spirits gave me a gentle reminder. Do it.


Today I found out that my own ISP's (Fastweb) mailserver got into a spam blacklist. I can understand how it happened, since Fastweb has a limited pool of public IPs and everything is behind a massive NAT. I checked the web page of the organization that blacklisted the IP and noticed they want you to pay a fine of $50 to get removed. I can understand that perhaps this is due to spammers being on a rampage around, but those guys just blacklisted an entire ISP's mail server because they didn't bother to check. And now you have to pay also to remove yourself? Bah.
What's worse is that my own ISP doesn't care a lot about such issues. But that's another matter entirely.


Festival season is ahead of us and I can't be more excited! Honestly, I really love this pre-festival time and enjoy all the preparation that goes into picking out festival looks, pinning millions of festival hair styles, and loading up on desert inspo for photos!
I went to Coachella last year and it was such an amazing experience! I know it is also known for its commitment to fashion and almost everyone looks their best desert chic! One thing I remember from last year besides all the fun is my hair in the aftermath of Coachella! Let's say my hair did not have as much fun as I had! It felt brittle, dry and weak after the long hours in the sun and the tight braids that actually looked perfect for the festival!
Pantene gifted me the best remedy for my hair: a portable hair kit for before, during and after the festival! The Pantene Festival Hair Kit includes five essential styling products. A Dry Shampoo (what would I do without it?), On-The-Go Frizz Iron and Airspray to use pre-festival and during the festival. To help with your after-festival hair care needs, the Kit contains the Intense Rescue Shots and Nourishing Mask Sachets.
The thing I like the most about the Pantene Festival Hair Kit is that it contains only the essential products in it! It is actually small enough to carry around in your bag when you need it during the festival. The Pantene Dry Shampoo is a must during the festival when your hair is all done (and let's face it, you wouldn't have time to wash it and do it all over again!). Remember to spray at roots, or wherever refreshment is needed most, massage thoroughly with fingertips and if any excess powder appears, easily remove with the swipe of a brush!
Pantene On-The-Go Frizz Iron is a small but very practical thing to have with you to prevent frizz and fly-aways! It is exactly like a flat iron, but without the heat! I don't know about you, but the Pantene Airspray, a "brushable" spray, is my savior–especially because my hair is super fine!
OK, so you survived the festival with these, but what about the aftermath?Don't worry because Pantene put some of the best repair products for your hair inside its Festival Hair Kit! The Pantene Intense Rescue Shots repairs the damage done on your hair by the desert heat or some of your favorite festival hair styles in just one use! Pantene's first at-home rescue treatment imported from Brazil, the Intense Rescue Shots is currently the #1 selling NEW treatment item across the haircare category. It is also super easy apply! Swap out your conditioner with the Intense Rescue Shots once a week, leave in for 30 seconds, rinse for 30 seconds – easy as that!
Finally, the Pantene Nourishing Mask Sachets restores the shine and freshness to your hair! After shampooing, place a half dollar amount inside the hands, rub together and comb mask into hair from mid-shaft to the ends. Leave on 5-7 minutes and then rinse thoroughly.
As the official haircare sponsor of Coachella, Stagecoach and Firefly, Pantene knows how to keep your festival hair game strong! Head to Amazon to get the Pantene Festival Hair Kit delivered to your doorstep. It's also eligible for Prime Shipping!
If you know me, you would know that I am READY for a getaway to the desert any time! This time we did a spontaneous trip to Death Valley, which is one of the places I really wanted to see at least once in California.
One of the reasons I wanted to go there was the sand dunes! I had never been to any sand dunes and I really wanted to take photographs there as I know it looks so dreamy. Even though we had to wake up at 4.30 am and literally freeze while shooting in dresses, it is totally worth it!
Although it is very photogenic and has quite a few spots (such as salt flats and sand dunes) to take amazing pictures, Death Valley is pretty far away from anything. You might literally feel deserted UNLESS you are staying at the Oasis at Death Valley! This resort has everything you need to feel you comfortable and at home! And the name couldn't be more fitting! First of all, it is surrounded by lots of palm trees, which gives you a tropical feeling! It also has many amenities like an outside heated pool, tennis courts, a huge golf course and a really good restaurant where you can eat breakfast, lunch and dinner without getting bored because they have so many delicious options!
Everything from the layout of the hotel to the amazing views of the Death Valley National Park left me in awe! The resort actually includes two hotels and we stayed at the Inn at Death Valley but we had the opportunity to walk around and explore the resort. I was especially in love with the casitas which have their own patios and golf course! How amazing is that?!
The Oasis at Death Valley truly made us feel at home on our short stay and made early morning shoots and the freezing more tolerable, for sure! It is highly recommended if you are ever in the area and want to explore Death Valley!
What makes you the happiest during the Holidays? For me, it is the warm holiday spirit, bright lights and decorations everywhere and PRESENTS! What if shopping for presents and a staycation is combined in a "shopcation" in one of the most desirable vacation destinations, Los Angeles?
I was beyond excited to take part in this shopcation, which involved a day of shopping in the Beverly Center followed by a stay in the Beverly Hilton, one of the most historical and iconic hotels of Los Angeles!
I know receiving presents is the fun part but shopping for Christmas presents can actually be fun when you are in the right place! The Beverly Center made my shopping experience not only fun but also super convenient! With its wide range of stores, renewed interiors and unique Christmas decorations, the Beverly Center seriously surpassed my expectations! I got to take some amazing shots with their beautiful giant gift boxes in the middle of the mall where I truly felt like Alice in Wonderland!
After finishing our Christmas shopping, we were treated for a delicious lunch at the Farmhouse. I was wondering if this could get any better but the 'staycation' part was just starting! And I couldn't wait to get to that!
Checking into the Beverly Hilton was exciting for me because it was going to be my first time staying here at this iconic hotel. I must say that the staff were absolutely amazing! They made everything so easy and convenient for us when we said we would take some photos including having us upgraded to the penthouse and bringing ten coffee cups to our room! The Beverly Hilton's generosity was unbelievable with the little gifts and treats they offered! They definitely know how to make you feel like a celebrity!
The whole shopcation experience was so unique and fun for me! I cannot imagine a better way of getting my Christmas shopping done and staying at one of the most iconic Hiltons! The shopcation experience was provided by Hilton Hotels in conjunction with the Beverly Center, which offer shopping VIP passports with discounts and exclusive offers!
This blog post is done in collaboration with Hilton Hotels and Beverly Center.
When the idea of a road trip to Arizona came to our mind with Munopia, I got so excited! I had never been to Arizona and been wanting to see all the gorgeous Grand Canyon, Horseshoe Bend and Monument Valley. We planned it ahead of time and decided to stop by Scottsdale. It was not a tough decision when The Scott Resort invited us for a stay at their wonderful resort!
Our plan was to stay one night in Scottsdale and then drive to Monument Valley, stay somewhere close that night and the next day drive to Horseshoe Bend and end the road trip in Grand Canyon. So, we had to cut our Grand Canyon tour very short. Well, only later did we realize that it was a pretty ambitious route! (like on the way back home) Well, life is all about live and learn, right? And never underestimate the time spent on the road!
OK back to Scottsdale, the first leg of our trip! Scottsdale was only a 5-hour drive from Los Angeles and considering how much we love road trips, we were bound to have fun! It really didn't feel like a long drive either. When we arrived in Scottsdale, the weather was still warm and nice.
Upon our arrival to the Scott Resort, we immediately got in the mood because this place really makes you feel like you are on a tropical vacation! I especially fell in love with its pretty landscaping, interior design and pastel color palette and couldn't help but imagining my future home designed like this!
We also found out that The Scott Resort was voted the most instagrammable spot in Scottsdale! Go figure! We were in heaven! We lost ourselves taking photographs at the hotel because there was so much beauty and detail in every corner and every little nook! It was warm enough to take a dip in the pool, so I was so sad when I realized I didn't bring any swimsuit! But we did hang out around the pool and I especially love the sandy beach pool where there is enough sand to feel by the seaside.
With its vintage design, "The Canal Bar" inside the resort was one of my favorite corners of the Scott Resort. I literally fell in love with the colors of this cute bar!
It was such a pleasant experience staying at the Scott Resort that it makes you never want to leave! Although it started raining the next day we were leaving, it still looked pretty and we were able to capture beautiful photos around the pool! I just can't wait to go back for a longer stay in this oasis in the middle of the desert!
Thanks for hosting us, the Scott Resort!
Wearing dresses in summer is no brainer, right? They are light-weight, airy, and easy to wear. They make your shopping experience much easier too! Topshop is one of my favorite brands that inspires me with that European look and it has a pretty large collection of dresses for every occasion.
A couple of weeks ago, I went to New York to celebrate my husband's birthday. It was such a pleasant time in the city! Walking like crazy in the streets, admiring the rooftop views and going for a walk in Central Park will never get old for me, a girl who lives in California! Glad I packed my Topshop dresses with me 'cause they perfectly complemented my looks with their unique prints and style!
I'm obsessed with polka dot lately and hope you can see why! Vintage prints like this is at the top of my list when it comes to dresses! The open-back detail and the side slit adds fun and playfulness into the dress. Love love love!
With the degrees still in 80s, this dress is your savior through the hot weather! Casual and super cute with the tiny floral print, it can get you through from day to night with small heels!
PS. You can also check Topshop Coupon page for discounts on Topshop!
PPS. This post is made in collaboration with Topshop and Stylinity.
If somebody told me that I would be sent a box full of new, trendy pieces every month curated and tailored for my taste and that I can complement with my own, I would totally be the first one to try it! Hard to believe but this service exists! Dailylook is a premium box styling service, which sends you on-trend looks based on a questionnaire you fill out about your style. I ordered a box for July and the quality and style of the pieces are beyond my expectations!
What I like most about this whole experience was the fact that you can preview your box once your stylist handpicks your items and you can make alterations to it! After receiving and trying on all the pieces in your box in the comfort of your own room, you get to decide which ones to keep and which ones to return. OK, so I may be a little picky about the quality of the clothes I buy, but there are so many pieces I love inside my Dailylook box that I am having a hard time deciding which ones to keep at the moment!
I especially LOVE this white maxi textured skirt, which makes me feel like I'm in a dream! I complemented it with a vintage scarf that I made into a top. I felt so happy in this dreamy fairy tale outfit among the blue flowers! We recently discovered this park in Irvine and it is one of the most unexpected discoveries because this place is right next to the highway! Have you ever had one of those discoveries?
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I love Palm Springs for many reasons. The most obvious one is that it is always hotter than LA and it always makes me feel like I am traveling to a more tropical destination. The desert views and palms against the background of rocky mountains also make it one of the unique sceneries of Palm Springs. Although I am a Mediterranean girl at heart, I cannot resist road tripping to the desert at least a few times a year ever since I moved to Southern California!
Another reason why I love Palm Springs is its art scene. Walking around in downtown and visiting the art galleries are a few of my favorite activities in this small desert city. A weekend getaway to Palm Springs feels like summer vacation although it's only 2 hours from LA. What we usually like to do is that we rent an Airbnb house with a pool and enjoy the hot weather for the weekend!
It is also a great destination if you want to take a few good photos that will reflect the colorful scene of Palm Springs! These 5 spots are definitely a must-visit if you like to take lots of photos like me and to get a better feel of Palm Springs!
This is a family-owned boutique hotel with Spanish architecture. The sign of the hotel is very iconic and definitely makes you start singing you-know-which-song at the back of your head! It also provides an iconic and vintage background for the photographs taken in front of this sign.
Actually, I saw this sign on one of my favorite blogger's Instagram (Belen Hostalet) and was wondering ever since where this cute sign is in Palm Springs! We finally saw it while driving by and snapped this cute photo! I really don't know if it is an actual cafe, but I do know that you cannot resist snapping a few photos with this vintage sign against the background of palm trees!
Real cactus heaven. If you love cacti as much as me (actually I purchased two kinds of cacti for my new apartment and plan to put them into my bedroom) you need to visit this place! It is very conveniently located at the heart of Palm Springs and presents varieties of cacti and provides cutest backgrounds for photos. At the entrance, it says professional cameras are forbidden but we managed to take quite a few photos here. You might want to be discrete if you plan to bring a large camera here!
It is impossible not to notice those huge wind turbines driving to Palm Springs. I remember how many times I wanted to get a shot next to these while driving but didn't know how to get closer! On one of our trips to Palm Springs, we finally figured out which road to take to get to these characteristic wind turbines. If you follow Garnett Road, you will find isolated side roads leading to them and can take the dreamiest and the most inspirational desert shots with the wind turbines in the background.
Last but not least, you must see the Salvation Mountain even though it is 1 and a half hour drive from Palm Springs. It is in the middle of nowhere but also it's one of the most Instragrammed places due to its colorful nature. This colorful shrine was built in 28 years by Leonard Knight who wanted to spread the message "God is Love". This artwork contains many Christian sayings and verses from the Bible. You don't need to be religious to admire this art work because with its beautifully painted murals, it provides the most colorful background in the middle of the desert.
Hearing about the historic Route 66 might be an ordinary thing here, but actually going down the Route 66 with two of your best friends was an unforgettable experience! The whole road trip planning began when one of the biggest clothing brands in Turkey, Beymen Club, asked Hande Cilek to takeover their stories for a day. Since they shot their Spring collection on Route 66, stories from the road and some of the landmarks from Route 66 was going to be perfect complement to their collection!
So, the adventure began on a sunny day with happy tunes and the wind in our hair! We started off our adventure in the breezy Santa Monica that is the end of the original Route 66! After driving around 2 hours, we came to the Desert Market, which seemed to be in the middle of nowhere. There was absolutely nothing much around except from this small market which you can stop by if you need a little break from driving. By the way, starting this road trip, I did not know that Route 66 originally passed through 8 states including Texas, Arizona, Chicago, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and California. It is one of the very first roads in the United States, which is also called the Mother Road.
Flipping the whole Route 66 experience and starting off from where it ends, we were feeling very excited, happy and hopeful! After getting our water and snack fix at Desert Market, we were off to the famous Bagdad Cafe which was named after a German film by the same name. But before going in, we found a beautiful motel sign right by the road and didn't pass the opportunity for some iconic photographs! It was definitely a challenge to collaborate with the wind to take the perfect photos, but we managed to get some nevertheless!
Bagdad Cafe was no different from Desert Market in terms of location. Again, there seemed to be nothing else around other than this iconic cafe. When we entered the cafe, we were very impressed by the colors, notes on the wall and the photographs! The whole time there, we felt like we were in a movie set! This place is indeed out of a film! Definitely a must-see if you ever go down the Route 66!
Before reaching our next destination, we took some road shots as well, which are our favorites! We were so inspired by some of the road shots on Pinterest that trying to create some good ones ourselves despite the wind was a real challenge!
Next stop was our last destination before the return journey: the famous Roy's Motel and Cafe. There is also a vintage gas station there that we would like to photograph because they preserved its original form. When we arrived there, it was almost the sunset and we were starving already! Unfortunately, the cafe at the gas station does not have anything other than chips, biscuits, and average coffee, but we succeeded in getting the sunsets shots we wanted however hungry we were! I definitely recommend going there having eaten as the closest restaurant will be at least 45 minutes away.
At the end of the day, we were really tired and hungry, but watching the sunset is one of the things we could not miss! So, we pulled over in the middle of the road and watched the amazing desert sunset with its beautiful colors! It would be a crying shame to end our legendary road trip without witnessing another sunset!
I love road trips! I mean, who doesn't like blasting out your favorite music, pit stopping at In&Out, stopping on the way to take a few shots? So, this is how our (a travel blogger, a photographer, and a travel&lifestyle creative) road trip to Joshua Tree started. Having heard and seen a lot about Joshua Tree, I ironically didn't know what to come across, but what we encountered was beyond magical!
Upon entering the Joshua Tree National Park, we stopped to take a few pictures on the road and then head to a garden called cholla cactus garden. These cacti actually look very fragile and even pretty, but as all desert plants, it is very tenacious and stubborn. It is actually famous for its barbed spines that grab whatever they touch without ever letting go! Well, we didn't know this before one cholla cactus literally clutched itself to Hande's jumpsuit, hence her skin, as Mun photographed her. We tried so hard to take it out, and by taking it out I mean attaching that to another object. That was the only way we could get it out! But, of course, it was worth all the pain looking back at these dreamy shots! Don't you agree?
After the cholla cactus garden, we had planned to head our home for that weekend and take some pictures in the sunset. However, obviously we didn't expect for the house to be one and a half hour away from the national park. So, we thought we would miss the sunset in the car driving to the house, but we didn't know that our enthusiasm and motivation not to miss the sunset would lead to amazing photos with the wind turbines in Palm Springs!
When we finally got to the house, it was already dark and much colder. But we were absolutely happy with our Airbnb home! It was cozy and warm with the most amazing details! As we unpacked and tried to warm ourselves, we couldn't wait to lose ourselves photographing this design wonder in the middle of the desert! Of course, our night conversations naturally involved editing, blogging, and Instagram! We just love talking about these when we three get together!
The next day, waking up at sunrise has never been so difficult! It was freezing inside as it was outside! I am not used to desert temperatures at all, but coffee helped! And of course the magical light was worth the inconvenience. We were home the whole day taking pictures, editing them and getting cozy with more wood in the fireplace. We just wanted to experience the life in the desert to the fullest and this house gave us this opportunity and more.
The next day was the time for another road trip to the national park, but not without enjoying another magical morning in Joshua Tree! The morning routine started with coffee, a small breakfast, and then some more coffee and books. And then, we gave ourselves up to the magic of Joshua Trees!
Joshua trees are in fact strange-looking trees with spiky leaves and thick trunks, but they also bloom any time between February to April. I'm actually sad that we missed the flowers, but it's always an excuse to go back! When you enter the National Park and the road leads you to giant rocks and Joshua trees, you feel like entering into another world. However, you immediately feel like it's an everyday occurrence to see these trees. It is very strange how it captivates and pulls you into its world. That's why I thought the land of Joshua Trees must belong in a fairy tale with its strange trees and otherworldly atmosphere.
As I said earlier, the desert experience wouldn't be complete without getting into the hot tub our house offered. So, we also took the opportunity to get warm in the hot tub while it was actually chilly outside! It was pretty scenic looking at the cactus and the rocky mountains!
I know this road trip would not be this magical, full of adventures, and fun without my tribe! I highly recommend taking a road trip with your besties and drive to wherever the road leads you with your favorite music on because those are mostly the times you feel more alive!
So, Tulum diaries part II is finally here! Well, I can talk about Tulum all day long if you leave me! I'm still searching for ways to go back there ASAP!
This second part will give you all the details about where to go, what to eat, and where to shop in Tulum. There are so many amazing places to go, see and of course snap a few pictures because everywhere is photo-worthy in Tulum!
Where to eat & drink in Tulum?
Posada Margherita– a cute Italian restaurant with delicious food! If you crave for something other than Mexican, this is your spot!
Casa Jaguar– the atmosphere, food, music are amazing! It's as if you are in the jungle. I highly recommend their fish!
Hartwood– we didn't eat here because they take their reservations at least a month in advance. And if you don't have a reservation, you need to go there at 5.30pm and wait for them to seat you. I feel like it's a little bit overrated with its chef from NewYork but it may be worth to try!
Raw Love– a vegan heaven! a lot of healthy, yummy bowls and salads and even pasta!
Hotel Ahau- Went there for Raw Love and ended up staying for the live music! Perfect location to sip your margarita while listening to great music next to the ocean!
Gitano– we went there two nights in a row! there's live music and mezcal cocktails are amazing!
Murmur– we loved its cute little bar! the octopus was so delicious!
Matchamama- Soo instagrammable! Matcha heaven!
What to see and where to shop in Tulum?
Tulum Ruins– we really wanted to go there, but a small accident with the bike prevented us, unfortunately. They are very close, though. You can even bike there.
Casa Malca– as I mentioned in Tulum Diaries Part I, apart from its relation to Pablo Escobar, this is a very unique place. Very mysterious and fabulous decor!
Hotel Azulik- personally, not been here, but I heard it's great for pictures!
I mentioned that taking the Supershuttle from Cancun airport to Tulum was a mistake in my previous post. Here is why: While we were booking our roundtrip shuttle at the airport on arrival, they told us to call them one day before our flight and confirm the time. We did exactly what they said, but they called the hotel on the date of our flight and told that they were not able to pick us up because they were overbooked. I mean, what kind of company does that? So we had to find a taxi that would take us from Tulum to Cancun. Luckily, we found a very decent one and avoided a crisis! So my recommendation is do not book with Supershuttle, they are irresponsible and unprofessional!
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Q: Build string in VBscript based on array of groups I've got an ADO query (ADODB.Recordset) in VBscript that will return a result like below:
nId wstrName              nParentId
0   Managed computers     2
1   Unassigned computers  NULL
2   Master Server         NULL
3   pseudohosts           NULL
5   Server 2              0
8   Group100              5
10  Group22               5
11  Group47               5
13  Group33               5
14  Group39               5
15  Group11               5

I need to build a complete location string based on the result when I know the top level group ID.
E.g. if the top level group ID is 11 then the complete location string will be "Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group47" after traversing the groups by looking at the "nId" and "nParentId" values.
The number of parent groups can vary, so I need to loop until I reach a group without a parent group. I would also like to avoid making multiple SQL queries so I'm assuming the result should get loaded into an array and then handle the information from there.
What is the best way to handle this?
Thanks in advance :)

A: You can work with the recordset as it is. Try this:
groupname = "..."

rs.MoveFirst
rs.Find("wstrName = '" & groupname & "'")
location = rs("wstrName")
parent   = rs("nParentId")
Do Until parent = "NULL"
  rs.MoveFirst
  rs.Find("nId = " & parent)
  location = rs("wstrName") & "/" & location
  parent   = rs("nParentId")
Loop

You may need to adjust the condition of the loop depending on whether the NULL values in your recordset are the string "NULL" or actual Null values.

A: Use a Dictionary to store your tabular data and a recursive function to build the location string.
Demo script:
  Dim dicData : Set dicData = CreateObject("Scripting.Dictionary")
'         nId         wstrName                nParentId
  dicData( 0) = Array("Managed computers"   , 2   )
  dicData( 1) = Array("Unassigned computers", NULL)
  dicData( 2) = Array("Master Server"       , NULL)
  dicData( 3) = Array("pseudohosts"         , NULL)
  dicData( 5) = Array("Server 2"            , 0   )
  dicData( 8) = Array("Group100"            , 5   )
  dicData(10) = Array("Group22"             , 5   )
  dicData(11) = Array("Group47"             , 5   )
  dicData(13) = Array("Group33"             , 5   )
  dicData(14) = Array("Group39"             , 5   )
  dicData(15) = Array("Group11"             , 5   )
  Dim nId
  For Each nId In dicData.Keys()
      WScript.Echo Right(100 + nId, 2), buildLoc(dicData, nId, Array())
  Next

Function buildLoc(dicData, nId, aTmp)
  ReDim Preserve aTmp(UBound(aTmp) + 1)
  aTmp(UBound(aTmp)) = dicData(nId)(0)
  If IsNull(dicData(nId)(1)) Then
     reverseArr aTmp
     buildLoc = Join(aTmp, "/")
  Else
     buildLoc = buildLoc(dicData, dicData(nId)(1), aTmp)
  End If
End Function

Sub reverseArr(aX)
  Dim nUB  : nUB  = UBound(aX)
  Dim nUB2 : nUB2 = nUB \ 2
  Dim i, vt
  For i = 0 To nUB2
      vt          = aX(i)
      aX(i)       = aX(nUB - i)
      aX(nUB - i) = vt
  Next
End Sub

output:
00 Master Server/Managed computers
01 Unassigned computers
02 Master Server
03 pseudohosts
05 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2
08 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group100
10 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group22
11 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group47
13 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group33
14 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group39
15 Master Server/Managed computers/Server 2/Group11


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L.A. Heat ist eine US-amerikanische Fernsehserie. Obwohl sie eine US-Produktion ist, wurde sie zuerst in anderen Ländern erstausgestrahlt, bevor sie in den Vereinigten Staaten veröffentlicht wurde. Die Erstausstrahlung erfolgte ab 20. Januar 1997 in der deutschsprachig synchronisierten Fassung in Deutschland bei RTL II, später wurde der Serie zu VOX verlegt. Zu einer Ausstrahlung in den USA kam es erst, als sich mit TNT ein geeigneter Sender fand, die dortige Erstausstrahlung fand ab dem 15. März 1999 statt.

Inhalt
Die Serie zentriert um die Arbeit und das Privatleben der beiden Polizisten Chester "Chase" McDonald und August Brooks. Chase macht auch Geld durch den Verkauf von Metallskulpturen, die er selbst produziert, während August seine freie Zeit in einem Jugendzentrum für benachteiligte Jugendliche verbringt.

Darsteller und Synchronisation

Startdaten der Ausstrahlungen
 Deutschland: 20. Januar 1997
 Frankreich: 16. März 1997
 Portugal: 18. Mai 1997
 Vereinigte Staaten: 15. März 1999
 Italien: 21. Juni 1999
 Estland: 15. Februar 2001
 Ungarn: März 2004

DVD-Veröffentlichung in Deutschland
Die komplette erste Staffel der Serie mit 26 Folgen, erschien am 20. August 2010 auf DVD.

Weblinks

 L.A. Heat bei Serienjunkies.de
 L.A. Heat bei Fernsehserien.de

Fernsehserie (Vereinigte Staaten)
Fernsehserie der 1990er Jahre

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Use conductive fabric patches to fix loose circuit connections and make branches in your copper tape! This tutorial will show you how to make your own conductive fabric tape and apply it in common fixes.
1. Cut a piece of conductive fabric that is slightly larger than your Z-axis tape.
2. Peel off the paper backing from the Z-axis tape and stick it to the fabric. Press across the tape and fabric to make sure they are firmly stuck together.
3. You're done making the conductive fabric tape! Now just cut a small strip of this to patch up your circuit.
Stick the fabric patch over both pieces of copper tape to make a secure circuit connection.
4. Made the gap too big between your sticker and the copper tape?
Stick the fabric patch across the copper tape and sticker pad to bridge the gap.
5. Taping over the sticker with copper tape and the connection isn't working?
Tape over the pad and copper tape with a fabric patch to bridge the connection.


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https://www.concordia.ca/content/concordia/en/academics/undergraduate/music.html
Why study Music?
There has never been a culture without music — it nourishes our hearts and minds and stirs our souls. If your goal is to immerse yourself in the making of music, Concordia's Major in Music program offers you the flexibility to control your own future — whether you want to compose, write songs, perform, manage artists, or become a music therapist.
Taking classes and working in our studios and rehearsal spaces will give you the skills, knowledge, discipline and experience you will need. After your first year you may transfer into the Specialization in Music Performance or Composition programs, or continue in the Major for the most flexibility. You will have the opportunity to:
Study composition, songwriting, arranging and orchestration
Perform in the University or Chamber Choir, Contemporary Music Ensembles, or Transdisciplinary Creation and Performance projects
Give a public presentation of your own creative "capstone" project in your final year
After graduation you'll have the knowledge, skill and passion to succeed as a musician or pursue graduate studies.
Major in Music (54 credits)
Minor in Music (24 credits)
Please note: the Minor in Music is not open to new applicants and is only available in the classical/contemporary genre.
Music specializations
After the successful completion of first-year core courses (30 credits), students in the Major in Music program may apply for transfer into one of two specialization in Music (66 credit) programs:
Specialization in Music Composition
Specialization in Music Performance
See the complete list of Music courses in the Undergraduate Calendar
Music admissions package submission deadline: March 1
Applicants must apply online before submitting the music admissions package.
We need to know more about you than the general University application provides.
Information about you and your musical background
Online basic theory screening test
Video audition
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Applicants must apply online before completing the online theory test and submitting their audition video
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Your hard work while at Concordia will give you the knowledge and discipline to further your solo work, plus the teamwork skills to collaborate with others. Our alumni compose, perform, tour, produce original CDs, write for theatre, dance, film, TV and video games; their cultural work has been recognized through awards and prizes. Your degree can lead to many paths such as:
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The Hong Kong protesters have turned militant and more strategic – and this unnerves Beijing By amanda tattersall
The past few weeks has seen a drastic escalation in violence on the streets of Hong Kong. On Tuesday night, a police officer aimed a shotgun at protesters who had gathered outside a police station, while a car launched fireworks into the crowd.
Days earlier, the police fired rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters trying to reach the Chinese government's office.
And the week before, following a protest of 430,000 people, vigilante thugs, dressed in white and carrying bamboo sticks, beat up democracy protesters at a train station.
The rest here: A smart piece by former IAF organizer Amanda Tattersall on Hong Kong protests.


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The Pigeon Came to Pittsburgh: Is He Coming Your Way?
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August 22, 2018 August 22, 2018 Amy Weir0
Come see the Pigeon and friends! Logo via Mo Willems and the Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Last summer I got super-excited that my former employer, The Children's Museum of Pittsburgh, was partnering with the one and only Mo Willems on an interactive exhibit based on his creations. Willems' books dominate the top of the Most-Frequently-Checked-Out-Picture-Books list* at the library where I work, so as an objective professional I knew it would excite kids; and as a subjective fan who's seen a lot of bad Seuss imitations in her time, I'm of the firm opinion that some of the Elephant and Piggie books are unequivocally the most brilliant easy readers since Fox In Socks.** So to find out the author would be here in February to kick off this exhibit, and even host an interview panel for grownups who are interested in children's books, I was all ready to fangirl out! Then February came along and the rest of life got in the way, so I missed the grand opening. I nearly missed the exhibit. I finally got to the Museum this week, the day before the Pigeon's beloved bus got taken down for some pre-traveling maintenance. Pittsburgh area people, you've got until September 2. Don't miss it.
But heads up, everyone else: the Pigeon could be coming to a town near you sometime in the next few years. The Kansas Children's Discovery Center in Topeka will be inheriting the exhibit next month. In January 2019, the Pigeon and friends will arrive at the Glazer Children's Museum in Tampa, and next summer they'll be at The Magic House in St. Louis, MO. You can track future appearances at the bottom of this exhibit rental page.
The centerpiece of the exhibit is, naturally, a bus to drive. Several, in fact. The wearable box buses are best reserved for very young children, as my 9 year old discovered the hard way:
Not tween-sized
But the big photo-op bus, the one that drove away from Pittsburgh early to get ready for the trip to Kansas, is big enough for everyone. It even doubles as a book mobile, with simple seating and a library of Willems favorites inside. Curl up together and read.
If you'd rather be read to, you can hear—or rather, experience—Waiting Is Not Easy! in a small, darkened room labeled "The Wait and See Experience!" nearby. The wait isn't too long by grownup standards (even grownups with ADHD like me), so your kids will probably manage waiting with Gerald on screen for Piggie's big surprise, when—SPOILER ALERT!—the stars come out and break free of the screen to fill the whole little room. Even my tweens were awed by the sight.
Worth waiting for
Elephant and Piggie, my personal favorite Willems creations, have a couple more stations to themselves in the exhibit. One of our favorites was a two-sided telephone booth that changed your voice to either a squeaky Piggie voice or a deeper Gerald voice. You can hear your own voice changed quietly in an immediate echo through your own phone, but it's best to do with a partner, because their voice, altered accordingly, will sound much more directly on your phone. I heard a bunch of deep but rather out of character for Gerald "OMG"s while my 9 year old was on that end of the line. Apparently she found it pretty stunning.
Gerald and Piggie's other personal station, inspired by their last book, The Thank You Book, is the Thank-o-Rama center. You can write up a thank you card and post it to the wall beside it. If you aren't sure who to thank, spin the Thank-o-Rama wheel, which might land on family members, Mo Willems or any of his characters, or one of various community helpers like, to my own great pleasure, "librarians":
But there's also a slot for thanking flies, so I can't get too cocky.
Over at the Pigeon Palace, you can watch a variety of characters in low-tech action, through some crankable flip books and a couple of mirrored zoetropes. The flip books showcase the Pigeon, appropriately, flipping out, and are surprisingly noisy. The zoetropes come with interchangeable half-disks that sit easily below the mirrors, so you can take your favorite character for a spin.
Gerald dances on this zoetrope
I thought the Laundromat from Knuffle Bunny was incredibly well-designed. The coin slots add to the realism, but no quarters are needed: simply turn the "door" of your machine around, and the light comes on for you to look inside. Buried in the color-sorted clothes are stuffed versions of not only Knuffle Bunny but various other Willems characters. It's like an I Spy bottle, but easier. Too easy for my tweens, who barely gave it a second glance.
Can you spot Knuffle Bunny?
My jaded young ones were also not interested in the collection of large blocks that can be stacked together to make assorted mixed up characters. They also missed the Naked Mole Rat Fashion Show. Dress the flannel board Naked Mole Rats and send them down the conveyor belt runway. Smashing!
But the Pigeon Arcade? There was a challenge for older kids, too. Feed the Pigeon and the Duckling in two carnival-style games. One is a hot dog launcher: two catapults perfectly sprung for sending small foam hot dogs through a couple of hoops—which, for a greater challenge, can be cranked back and forth by a friend while you're aiming. The other involves a set of pulleys on a board full of holes: use the pulleys to lift a cookie (with or without nuts) past the lower holes and up to the target holes of the Pigeon or the Duckling.
Hot dog launcher—his sister had just launched a dog and moved out of frame when the picture snapped; and cookie delivery game.
But the most important station is the drawing station, with three different approaches for doing so. You can draw the characters along with a step-by-step video. You can use a light table to trace the Pigeon in various poses.
Drawing Pigeons
And in the middle is a table with a roll of butcher paper at one end, stretched out like an ever-refreshable tablecloth, for free doodling. There was no description posted, but I recognized the concept from following Mo Willems on Twitter. He had a habit a few years ago of posting doodles made by his family or their guests at dinner time on their paper tablecloths. Draw together as a family, he encouraged. And the guests at the Children's Museum were doing just that.
I hope you, too, will get the chance to draw together, whether or not the Pigeon is heading to your neck of the woods after this!
*Neither guess nor exaggeration. I just ran that report last week. Of the 20 most-circulated picture books in the past year, 15 are by Mo Willems. The exceptions are Fancy Nancy, a couple of Eric Carle, a Lego book, and Giraffes Can't Dance by Giles Andreae, which may be an outlier specific to our library. It's the favorite of the principal of the elementary school down the street, and she does a lot of proselytizing for it.
**I have been known to force coworkers from the "grown-up" part of the library to read There Is a Bird on Your Head! just so they understand the brilliance they're missing down there.
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Culinary vacations are perfect for you if you are an epicure. An epicure is a person who loves great food and drink. We all have people in friends amd family who are very crazy about food. They usually say "food is love and love is food". For such foodie people culinary vacations are the best gift they can choose for themselves. Culinary vacations offer people to choose a specific place where they can spend their vacations by learning to cook their local food, taste different dishes and flavours along with exploring the culture and tradition of the place. Culinary vacations help an epicure pursue his passion and love for food.
Culinary tourism refers to travelling for culinary trip. Today culinary tourism has been growing popular worldwide thus rendering culinary tourism as an important industry. There are a lot of places that allow for a culinary trip. These vacations provide people a package where people learn to cook the specialized dish not only from the chefs of hotels but also local expert cooks.
Together they provide training and good taste to the epicures. These culinary vacations keep their food mostly local, authentic and some also include travelling and venturing into the local lands of the area. One can find a number of sites online to get information about culinary vacations. All the culinary vacations have their websites from which one can choose the package of his/her choice. There are both short vacation packages for say 3-4 days and long vacation packages for longer days.
Culinary vacations are actually a way which describes how food can connect us to the world. Apart from pursuing our love for food they provide us the opportunity to know the local heritage, the landscapes, local folklores etc. It indirectly contributes in connecting people across their own nation boundaries.


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Cricket: Morgan's England underdogs in Tri-Series tussle
Christopher Clark January 15, 2015
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England are rejuvenated under Eoin Morgan writes Christopher Clark, but Australia and India will prove to be a class apart.
England after an inevitable series defeat away to Sri Lanka before Christmas, finally dispensed with the services of Alastair Cook as One Day captain. Whilst this was the right decision, it was at least 6 months too late.
Now under the stewardship of Eoin Morgan, England are in Australia to prepare for the World Cup. What England need are some confidence boosting victories to get themselves in the right mindset for the 50 over World Cup which starts in February 2015.
Unfortunately for England they are in a tournament with two of the best one day sides in the World. The sides will play each other twice, and the top two sides will play each other in a one-off final. Those two sides will be Australia and India.
England will be looking to take some positives from this tournament, and before the competition starts, let's have a look at what they will be:
More aggressive field placements from the new captain Eoin Morgan
The return to fitness of Stuart Broad
James Anderson spearheading the attack
What sets Australia and India apart from England, is that both the Aussies and Indians have game changers in their sides. Australia will open with David Warner and Aaron Finch. Australia will be aiming for 80+ in the opening powerplay from those two. Likewise India have Dhawan and Rahane hopefully blazing a trail for them.
England, now that Cook will no longer be opening, had been expected to have Alex Hales and Mooen Ali opening the batting. Alex Hales played in the Big Bash to gain some form for the one-dayers, unfortunately his spell with the Hobart Hurricanes was unproductive. In England's warm up game, Hales didn't even play. Ian Bell opened with Mooen Ali. It will be interesting to see if England go for safe and steady Bell, or are prepared to back the explosive, but erratic Hales.
England's middle order batting is equally as good as their opponents in this tri-series, but what will let England down in this competition and the World Cup, is that there is no strength in depth to their bowling.
Whilst Chris Woakes, Chris Jordan and James Tredwell are steady County performers, it is highly unlikely that any of this trio would get into any of the top 4 international sides in one day cricket. During the World Cup these three bowlers are going to have to bowl approximately 20 overs a game. The better sides in the World Cup will be looking to score at 6 to 7 runs an over during these overs. Potential game-breakers.
England will give the new ball to Anderson and Broad in the tri-series, tried and tested at this level. However it has been a while since either had real success with the white ball, so England will be hoping that Steven Finn, on the hard bouncy Australian wickets can be the wicket taking bowler he has always promised to be. Under Eoin Morgan, England will be going all out to get wickets. With their limited attack, they know they won't be able to stop the flow of runs. If Anderson, Broad and Finn don't pick up wickets, England could be on the end of some tough run-chases in this tri-series.
The next few months promise to be a festival of cricket for fans. However there won't be much fun in supporting England.
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The area enjoys closeness to the Dubai metro, excellent amenities and communal facilities. It is clustered around the most happening parts of the city, despite which properties in Al Mamzar are fortuitously on the lower end of the rental spectrum. While the rent of studio apartments in Al Mamzar starts at approximately AED 35,000, you can expect to pay AED 53,000 for 1-bedroom apartments. Over AED 65,000 will be enough for the 2-bedroom apartments and AED 85,000 for 3-bedroom apartments for rent in Al Mamzar.
Residents can stroll down from the Al Mamzar Beach and grab a coffee at the Filli's Café on the go. Without much construction on the beach-front side, people living in Al Mamzar can enjoy unobstructed panoramic views of the horizon. Individuals new to the city or passing by for the first time can head over to the Royal Adventure Travel and Tourism or the Khat Tour to indulge in the notorious Desert Safari. Families can even go to the Frying Pan Food Adventures for some continental cuisine, given how the establishment has fabulous reviews online by many of their dedicated patrons. Roughly 3.5 miles away is the Dubai Miracle Garden, offering a much-needed natural break from the realm of the urbanites, with flowers of all shades and lush greenery. This is an ideal place to have that Sunday picnic.
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Probe are a famous and much loved favourite in the locker industry. Their ability to manufacture high quality, long lasting lockers whilst keeping prices low is what sets them apart from other manufacturers.
And now, they have outdone themselves again. All of the steel lockers branded Probe on our website are now Fire Zero tested and certified.
To cut a long story short, it means that each of our Probe steel lockers are non-combustible meaning they won't burn during a fire. Although steel is not known for being highly combustible, Probe steel lockers are the only ones in the market to have been tested and certified to Fire Zero standards.
Currently, Probe steel lockers are the only brand to have achieved the title of being tested and approved within the European Standard – EN 13501-1: 2007 +A1 2009 in relation to fire performance.
To many of us this will just look like a bunch on random letters and numbers. However, this qualification is extremely important, particularly when lockers are being used in public places. Not only does this rating mean the lockers themselves don't burn, it also means they will not increase or sustain the spread of any fire within their proximity.
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Many employers require job applicants to disclose past convictions on their job applications. Although this information may sometimes be relevant to a job qualification, some employers refuse to even consider an applicant with a felony conviction even if the offense took place in the distant past and is not relevant to job performance. Such a practice can have particularly devastating consequences for communities of color, who are overrepresented in the criminal justice system as a result of racial profiling, the misguided War on Drugs, and other biases.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency responsible for enforcing employment discrimination laws, has warned that when employers categorically refuse to consider applicants with felony convictions, such a practice likely runs afoul of Title VII of the federal Civil Rights Act because of its disparate impact on people of color. The ACLU of Michigan represented two African American men whose job applications were rejected by Quicken Loans, a large corporation with headquarters Detroit, because of their felony convictions. In both cases, their convictions occurred in the distant past and would not compromise their ability to perform the job for which they applied.
In 2015 we filed complaints on their behalf with the EEOC. The EEOC conducted an investigation, and in April 2016 issued a determination that there was reasonable cause to believe that Quicken had violated Title VII by categorically refusing to consider applications based on a past conviction. In response, Quicken Loans has stated that it plans to revise its hiring policies.


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Arirang is back online!
Arirang was developed by the NSW Department of Education under the National Asian Language and Studies in Schools Program. It is for the first 100 to 200 hours of learning Korean in Years 7 to 10.
It was previously hosted on the Curriculum K-12 website, which was decommissioned last year. It is now available to all Korean teachers on the Korean section of the NSW Department of Education's new curriculum website.
Don't miss out on important Languages NSW news
We've noticed that many subscribers to our Korean page are missing out on important news for languages teachers.
Important information, for example, about our professional learning, state-wide updates, NESA news and collaboration with teachers, is normally posted on the News page, and not on the language-specific pages.
Please ensure you are subscribed to our News page by adding your email to our RSS feed on the side-bar (highlighted in yellow below).
This means your will receive a daily email message when Languages NSW News has new content. You can receive similar updates for the Korean language page by following the same step on this page.
Reminder: State-wide Adobe Connect - 17 May 2017
All secondary languages teachers are invited to participate in the Term 2 Adobe Connect webinar. This will include an update from state office, information regarding NESA reforms as well as strategies to strengthen professional connections.
The webinar can contribute to 30 minutes of teacher-identified professional learning addressing Standard 7.4.2 of the Australian Professional Standards for Teachers.
Join us online via the Secondary Languages Adobe Connect room on Wednesday 17 May 2017 from 3.30-4.00pm.
If you're new to Adobe Connect, please refer to our how-to guide in our original post.
Extending EOI deadline for language-specific reference groups (Korean)
The Languages and Culture team (Secondary Education) no longer has language-specific consultants. Instead, we have four Language Officer positions to provide generic support to teachers of all languages 7-12, ensuring greater equity.
Last term, we advertised for teachers to express interest in joining our language-specific reference groups. Unfortunately we have had quite a low response rate for Korean and so we are extending the closing date to Friday 12 May 2017.
Each reference group will provide a range of support, for example:
- developing language-specific support materials 7-12, including sample assessments
- providing feedback on new NSW language-specific syllabuses developed under the Languages K–10 Framework
- developing language-specific support materials for the new course prescriptions (2019-2023) for Extension courses and Korean and Literature (formerly Background Speakers) courses.
Each language-specific reference group will run from Term 2 2017 to the end of Term 3 2018.
Membership is limited to NSW public school teachers 7-12. We are seeking 3-5 members per group. Membership may support working towards 'Highly Accomplished' (standards 1.3.3, 2.1.3 and 2.3.3).
The time-commitment will vary according to the language and the time of year, but will not exceed six days per teacher. Participation dates will be negotiable. Relief will be paid to schools.
If you'd like to express interest in being part of a group, and working with the Languages and Culture team, please complete the attached Expression of Interest (EOI) form and email to nicholas.wilson28@det.nsw.edu.au
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