His name was Leroy Johnston and unless you are a scholar of World War I or African-American history, chances are very good that you've never heard his remarkable, sad and largely forgotten story. Like most soldiers, he is unknown. Take a walk through a veterans' cemetery this Memorial Day weekend, pass by row after row of white granite markers that stand erect, as if still on duty, and then read all the names. The countless names. Almost all of them are now forgotten, save to their loved ones, if they are still alive to remember.
Whole wars even fade from collective memory, like World War I, Johnston's war, "the war to save democracy", as the recruiting posters then proclaimed. Though this worldwide conflagration that America officially entered on April 6th, 1917 took more than 38 million lives, birthed modern warfare and shaped the world we know today, 100 years later it has become, in a way, our unknown war.
And so here is one unknown soldier's story from an unknown war.
1917. Like many African-Americans in the early part of the 20th century, Johnston wanted to find a way up and out of the hard life he lived, as the son of poor sharecroppers, in the brutal and violent Jim Crow south. With the outbreak of the war Johnston, like many of his peers, saw signing up to fight as a way to prove to white America that blacks were just as patriotic and willing to serve their country. The hope was that if black soldiers fought valiantly over there, when they returned "over here", the United States could not help but take notice and finally grant equal rights and racial justice for all. As W.E. DuBois noted in advocating for black participation in the war, "Let us, while this war lasts, forget our special grievances and close our ranks shoulder to shoulder with our own white fellow citizens and the allied nations that are fighting for democracy." By war's end, 375,000 African-Americans served.
In November 1917 Johnston traveled from the Mississippi delta to New York City and signed up as a recruit for the Harlem Hellfighters, the 115th National Guard Regiment of New York City, an all black unit. Though President Woodrow Wilson and Supreme Expeditionary General John Pershing were reluctant to empower African-American soldiers, finally in early 1918, the Hellfighters were assigned to France's Command and went overseas. The 115th were the very first Americans to fight in the war. For the next two years they were among the most decorated of American units, recognized as fierce, tough and tenacious. Of the original 2,000 soldiers who fought, 1,300 were killed or wounded, one of the highest casualty rates of the war. Johnston saw the worst of battle at the Meuse-Argonne, sustaining such serious wounds that he spent nine months in French hospitals.
In October 1919, just a few weeks before the final Armistice and end of the war, Johnston was traveling by train to his home in Philips County, Arkansas. He'd returned in July, ready to resume his life. Unbeknownst to him, the county that day was ablaze with race riots, that were breaking out across the South, as returning black soldiers rightfully expected and demanded to be treated with dignity and respect as veterans. And so as Johnston sat on that train with three of his brothers, a mob of whites rushed aboard and dragged out the Johnstons.
So this weekend may we remember the unknown soldiers like Leroy Johnston. Remember: the millions of American men and women who respond to the call of their nation to take up arms and defend freedom. Remember: that on the battlefield, the blood that is shed is always red and the cost of war does not discriminate. Remember: that sometimes wars to save democracy are fought overseas and sometimes struggles for liberty happen right in our own backyard. Still happen to this day.
Remember. God help us remember and to never forget.
When a Public Library Dies, Is Democracy Next?
Library patrons also surf the net. If you lack access to high speed internet or just need help with the computer, the library's often the place to go. The homeless seek warmth and shelter within those walls too. Curious kids carry oversized piles of colorful books and plop down in a sunny corner room for a quiet afternoon. Local authors plug their latest books. Frequent road trippers like me check out books on CD for long car rides. Seniors read the newspaper. Public forums on everything from frogs to fascism to fashion happen within that space too.
The public library may be the most democratic of civic institutions left in the United States. At a time when distrust of anything "public" or supported by government funds is at an all time high, it is right and good to remember the miracle of that little brick building tucked away on Main Street or that soaring edifice in the city center or a simple one room edifice on a quiet rural back road.
The "public" means that everybody is welcome, EVERYBODY: no exceptions. As common repositories of knowledge and information, art and literature, new magazines and dusty old manuscripts, libraries are secular cathedrals of wisdom, open for all and free for all. Doesn't matter if you are a high powered genius M.I.T. researcher hunched over mathematical tomes or a squirmy toddler clutching his very first book.
That is unless you live in Roseburg, Oregon, a city of 21,903 folks in southwest Oregon, the biggest city in Douglas County. Voters there last fall rejected a measure to add $6 a month on to their tax bills, to keep open the county's eleven public libraries, including the one in Roseburg. The sign at the front desk of that library says it all. As of June 1st, "All services will cease." According to a May 13th New York Times article about the demise of that public library, the shuttering is due to fervent anti-tax, anti-government sentiment among county citizens. Twenty four hour law enforcement coverage has ceased in Roseburg too. Jails are severely under funded and non-violent offenders are routinely set free. Elections are at risk too: no one to pay the clerk. The irony is that the county property tax rate is actually sixty percent lower than the statewide average.
Yes, the citizens there have the absolute right to de-fund practically everything "public" I suppose. That's democracy too. Makes me wonder what's next to go? How about street lights, road repair, ambulance service, firefighting, maybe even public schools?
But a place without a public library? I just cannot fathom this truth, and all to save just $96 per year, per citizen. When the "public" is no longer "public", when cynicism and anger against all things government reaches this kind of fever pitch, we are in very, very big trouble as a people. Not just in Oregon. Every where across the United States. Democracy is only as vibrant and alive as the commitment of the folks who are "the public" in "the public" to be "the public".
That's you. That's me. That's all of us.
So instead give me the sign that graces the front desk in the new addition at one of the crown jewels of American public libraries, the Boston Public Library's central branch downtown. Walk through the Boylston Street doors at the BPL and there, emblazoned for every one to see, is this simple welcome: "Free to All". Okay, not really "free". Citizen taxes pay for the library, and companies and corporations too, along with private donations. But finally the public library is free to all, because the public supports the public and then all of us pay our fair share. Together. All in for all, the public. That's the way it is supposed to work.
So maybe I'll see you at the public library. I'm the one reading the French to English dictionary. Dieu merci pour la bibliothèque publique!
Say it ain't so Sox fans.
Last week while the Red Sox were battling the Baltimore Orioles baseball team on the field, things got really ugly off the field, in the stands, on a blustery and chilly Monday night. Orioles' center fielder Adam Jones was the target of racial slurs hurled from the bleachers by lughead Boston fans. To the Sox credit, the team responded quickly and forcefully, decrying the incident and instituting a new fan behavior policy. Future similar racist incidents will now result in immediate ejection and a lifetime ban from the park. Fans even stepped up the next day by giving Jones a standing ovation on his first at bat.
End of story? Afraid not.
Because that would mean the end of the ancient and stubborn human sins of racism and bias. Now I believe that most humans in society and the world do hope and pray for that great day, when, in the words of the Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King Jr., all will be judged, not by the color of their skin, but by the contents of their character. That's the good news. That's the dream of the majority of humankind. Of God, absolutely.
But the truth? We've got a long, long way to go yet.
Especially when we are still unwilling, as a society and individually, to confess to and to own our inherent bias and prejudice, as human beings. The truth that all, ALL OF US, carry within, the seeds of prejudice. Of looking at another and seeing a "them" or "those people" and not a flesh and blood child of God, just like us. Our species seems hard wired for racism, for "–isms" of all kinds. I know I am. My clergy collar does not exempt me from primordial feelings of fear or threat or anger or judgment towards those I perceive to be different than me. Race. Gender. Religion. Sexual orientation. Culture. Class. Politics.
What I have come to learn is this: until I face into that truth for me, own that reality, nothing will change in terms of how I live in this world.
Let's be clear. To face this truth is really, really hard. As a lifelong Sox fan, I don't want to face into the often ugly racial history of our beloved hometown team. The fact the Sox were the absolute last team in major league baseball to integrate, thirteen years after Jackie Robinson broke into the big leagues in 1946 with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The fact that beloved African-American players in Boston through the years, like Jim Rice; they were subject to racism, and not just on the field or from the stands, but in the community too, the local places they chose to live and to raise a family.
I get that no one wants to be labeled prejudice. Not me. Not any of us. I get the reluctance and fear to look at ourselves so clearly, so without bias, when it comes to our bias. But here's my truth: until I can admit to having a problem, the problem itself can't and won't change. Until I can confess that I, in fact, at times, actually benefit in this world: because of my skin color and how I choose to worship and who I choose to love; until I lean into this, things won't change. I won't change. The world won't change.
I have to face the truth. Hear the truth too.
"Want to come to a Red Sox game with me?" Thirty years ago I was a first year divinity student at Boston University, a five minute walk down Commonwealth Avenue to Fenway Park. I offered this innocent invite to an African-American classmate of mine who'd told me she'd never seen a game.
I thought about it for a moment. "No." I confessed, confused and sad at this truth.
When it comes to bias, we as a people, a city, a nation and a world: we've come a long, long way. But…we've still got a long, long way to go. That's the truth. Just ask Adam Jones.
Levi's blue jeans. 505's. Mine are thirty four inch waist, thirty two inch length, unwashed, $34 a pair at a local store. Deep indigo blue, the color of a dark winter night's sky, with multiple wearings and washings, my Levi's eventually fade as they get broken in. The older, the more worn, the more ragged, the more "real", all the better.
In the American wardrobe there may be nothing quite as "real" as a trusty pair of Levi's blue jeans. Unlike other clothes that can fade in popularity as they age, get shoved to the back of the closet or dumped into the Goodwill bin, jeans improve with the wear and tear of real life. Get more "real" somehow, even as they break down.
Created as work pants in the late 19th century for western workmen by two immigrants-- Latvian tailor Jacob Davis and German fabric supplier Levi Strauss--overalls (they weren't called jeans until the 1950's) were and are still made for real life. Copper rivets secure fabric that's practically indestructible. There's a handy watch pocket too. Well worn and dusty blue, there may be no more comfortable or utilitarian or real pair of pants on the planet, at least to this Levi's acolyte. Except for a traumatic middle school episode when, in a fit of household expense cutting, my Mom tried to make me wear Sears Toughskin jeans (HERESY!), I've been a Levi's guy all my life.
Except that if you have to buy fake jeans with fake mud and dirt falsely caked on, you probably haven't seen "hard-working action" beyond taking an I-Phone out of those pants to pay for a Unicorn Frappucinno at the local Starbucks. To be fair: I'm not a steelworker riveting together a skyscraper or a cow hand riding a bucking horse in my jeans either. The most action my Levi's see these days is getting mud stained in the garden or worn out from wrangling an ornery office chair.
What strikes me most about this weird idea of work jeans, is that it seeks to convey to the world that you are someone, who in fact you are not. How all too human that behavior is. How common. How normative. And at its worst, how sad. To try and be someone we are not: like a pseudo mud stained worker. To imagine, even, that we are not good enough or worthy enough just as we are: real, as God made us, and so instead we don absurdly expensive fake work jeans. We try to become someone else.
To be real, to be really real: it is very hard work in this life. To get real. To be the actual person our Creator made us to be. To remember and accept that we are all like a beloved pair of old jeans. We've got our rips and tears, our frayed edges and our imperfect seams, our holes and our patches. But that's what it means to be human. To be authentic. To be loved. And we worked hard for every one of those imperfections too! No counterfeit dirt for us.
So when it comes to real life, just give me my funky and fading 505's every single time. It's who I am. In a way it's who we all are too: beautiful, God-made, broken in, and really and truly real.


Welcome to Gananoque Intermediate & Secondary School, "Home of the Trojans!" where staff are proudly committed to the success of all our students and all means all.
Gananoque Intermediate and Secondary School is a school of 500 students in grades 7 through 12 located in the heart of the Thousand Islands. The secondary school has been here for over 50 years and boasts a rich tradition of both academic and athletic excellence along with a strong connection with the community. In 2011 the Intermediate Division was added to the school enhancing the atmosphere and enriching the school experience for all the students on their journey to a high school diploma.
The academic program at GSS promotes high standards in an atmosphere of rigorous care. We are able to provide courses in each of the pathways to support successful transitions to the world of work, apprenticeship programs, college or university.
In addition to our standard academic programs, we are proud to offer two Specialist High Skills Major programs; 'Hospitality and Tourism' and our new 'Sport and Healthy Active Living'. We have introduced a new Link Crew Program for senior students to provide mentoring to all our grade 9's while learning valuable leadership skills. This year we have added the WEB ("Where Everybody Belongs") program for our grade 7's. They will receive this added level of support and mentoring from their trained grade 8 peers.
We are also proud to provide over $30000 in bursaries and scholarships each year at graduation. We have many grads in all sectors and many post-secondary institutions across eastern Ontario and the country who proudly call themselves Trojans forever!
In addition, we have a dynamic and innovative Intermediate Division for our grade 7 & 8 students. While separated in their own area of the school upstairs and on a separate bell schedule, the intermediate students benefit from having access to all that the secondary school has to offer in terms of facilities.
We have three large computer labs, a Mac lab, and full wireless coverage. We have two dedicated fitness rooms with over $25000 worth of equipment along with a large multi-purpose break-out room. We also have a full commercial kitchen for our hospitality program. Our school building is spacious, safe, welcoming and well-maintained.
The staff at GISS knows that life beyond high school in the 21st century presents challenges that require skills in the areas of critical thinking, collaboration, organization, responsibility and communication. We are committed to providing direction in these areas.
GISS has a strong focus on academic programming, the development of positive work habits and learning skills, and a commitment to the foundational values of Character Always, resulting in a rich learning environment with all the benefits that can be offered in a small, caring community school.
A high percentage of our students participate in the variety of extra-curricular opportunities offered in the areas of sport, music, global outreach, our nutrition program and our own 'Trojan Activities Student Krew' at secondary and the 'Trojan Intermediate Student Krew' both promote spirit and a strong sense of community.
This is an important time in a young person's life. We take our role seriously. We are here to assist you and your family get any support and information to meet your immediate needs and provide for your future aspirations. At GISS we embrace collaboration and innovation and hold ourselves accountable to our students, their parents and the community.
While we have much to be proud of and to celebrate, we are committed to continuous improvement on our way to a 90% graduation rate and a 100% satisfaction rate with your school experience.
We welcome you and we also encourage you to embrace the opportunity to become an active and contributing member of our Trojan School Community.
You are joining the rich Trojan tradition that has existed here for over 50 years. Make this your school by getting involved. GISS: Your community school.


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If you say Radio Veronica, you say Jeroen van Inkel. A combination of many years of experience at the radio station and a little gut feeling have brought him closer to achieving his mission: "I want to make the station one of the main players in radio land."
"Veronica was my favourite radio station from a young age. Why? Because music has always been what matters, like Veronica's Rocknight when you could watch and listen to live performances. I thought to myself, 'that's where I want to be'. And here I am. From pirate station to A-brand broadcaster; I've grown with Veronica. It was a unique experience seeing such developments close at hand and it certainly gave me a unique relationship with Radio Veronica. It's hardly surprising that I always came 'home' after experimenting with other stations. I feel that strong connection when I say 'welcome to Radio Veronica' to the listeners. It feels like it's meant to be. It's like putting on your most comfortable sweater.
I want to develop the Radio Veronica brand wherever possible, in terms of its image and market share. The station needs to become one of the main radio players again. That's certainly possible, because Radio Veronica is a sleeping giant with enormous potential. With the right feeling, the brand can evolve properly into a radio station that features some of the best music of the past but with both feet firmly in the present, with the latest news, modern jingles and popular games such as De Stemband.
And the rest is mainly down to gut feeling: what do the listeners want? I have a good feel for that. After 30 years of road-shows, I can still get the audience onto the dance floor, shirtless, within an hour. That's when I know that I still understand what makes people tick.
Of course it takes time to attract new listeners. Radio is a slow business, But once you've got them, they'll often stay loyal to the station. I love the fact that Radio Veronica gives me the freedom to take a few risks here and there; playing new artists who have yet to make a name for themselves. That too is essential. Listeners want to be surprised.
In my shows, I often fall back on other strong TMG brands, such as the Telesport editors. If I want to interview someone from the sporting world, they have the contacts. The strength of TMG lies in the fact that we can make use of each other's strengths. It also allows us to respond quickly, which you need to do in today's rapid, digital world. You need to keep up. Everybody wants to be a number 1 hit in the end, don't they?
Yet even a music freak like me sometimes enjoys not listening to music. When I'm reading, all I want to hear is the central heating ticking, or ominous film music while I'm working on my thriller novel. Writing is my second passion, which I accidentally discovered while telling stories to my children. I really just like to communicate by whatever means possible. I'm looking to create an oasis of peace in which people feel at home and safe. Just like the comfortable sweater that Radio Veronica symbolises for me."


Tees, Esk & Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust, a multi-award winning Trust and voted one of the top 10 best places to work in the NHS, is a well managed and financially stable foundation trust with an excellent track record of providing high quality mental health and learning disability services to 2 million people living in County Durham, the Tees Valley, North Yorkshire and York and Selby.
This post has arisen as a result of retirement. It is an opportunity for a passionate applicant to join Teesside CYPS - an established team of 8 friendly and supportive consultants, a Speciality Doctor and Higher Speciality Trainees; there are also tier 4 consultant colleagues. The psychiatrists offer monthly peer supervision, case based discussion group and business meeting. We rated extremely well in the NHS National benchmarking report (2018) on CAMHS services. Tees CYPS has embedded CYP-IAPT, a 24/7 CAMHS crisis/liaison service, young person centred care pathways, strong transition arrangements with AMHS, embraces quality improvement, and also benefits from a commitment from local commissioners who have supported investment in our services over the last few years.
Informal enquiries and arrangements to visit the Trust are welcomed by Dr Zoë Gilder, Clinical Director in CYPS (Teesside) on tel (01429) 285049 or Dr Ahmad Khouja, Medical Director on (01325) 552304.
To apply for the above post please visit www.jobs.nhs.uk. Please note that all sections of the application form must be fully completed.


Join me on Faith Walk with Joyce White Tuesday February 6th from 7:30 - 8:30 pm EST. This Week's God Inspired Theme is "When Facing Life's Mountains". Opening the show is Radio Host Christina Lockett. She will be talking about her book Parenting A Message Of Hope. My next guest is Kenya Scott. She will be talking to us about a rare condition called Hydrocephalus. Isaiah 54:10 Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed, says the Lord, who has compassion on you. There are two ways you can tune in by dialing 563-999-3084 or log onto www.faithwalkwithjoyce.com.


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This page is a list of 2015 UCI WorldTeams and riders. These teams competed in the 2015 UCI World Tour. Prior to the 2015 season these teams were referred to as UCI ProTeams.

Teams overview

Riders

Notes

References

See also

 2015 in men's road cycling
 List of 2015 UCI Professional Continental and Continental teams
 List of 2015 UCI Women's Teams

2015 in men's road cycling
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Pembroke picked up their fourth win of the season to move into the top four for the first time, winning a seven-goal thriller at Ards.
Laura Noble finished off a strong team goal in the second quarter to give the Dubliners the lead and she backed that up with a sliding deflection to the returning Aisling Naughton's ball into the D for 2-0.
Emily Matchett got one back from a penalty corner but Pembroke restored their strong lead in the 48th minute via Sinead Loughran, a cracking shot from the top of the D into the backboard.
Matchett's second on the break put the game right back into the mix going into the final quarter at 3-2 but Pembroke, once again, replied with Katie Jane Marshall getting a corner deflection.
Francesca Brown made the last two minutes interesting when she scored off the back of a long corner but Pembroke held on for a 4-3 win.
Two goals in the minute before half-time saw Loreto continue to lead the pack on goal difference as they saw off a Belfast Harlequins side shy the services of Zoe Wilson.
Sarah Clarke gave Loreto a very early lead from a corner but Quins were more than their equal for much of the second quarter and got back on terms when Lizzie Colvin's corner shot was deflected in off a defensive stick.
Grace McLoughlin had to clear off her own line moments later but the game turned when Gemma Frazer was shown a green card with 60 seconds to go in the half. She broke down a quick Hannah Matthews' free and while she sprinted to the sin-bin, Matthews reset and arced a pass to Sarah Torrans to guide home first time.
Within seconds, Ali Meeke was clean through and while her first shot was saved, Quins could only clear the ball straight back onto her stick and she popped into an unguarded net.
That took the sting out of the game and Loreto duly dominated the second half. Sarah Evan's deflection made it 4-1 in the third quarter. Torrans was on hand to clean up the pieces after a Siofra O'Brien run down the left was half-blocked by Marianne Fox, the striker taking her time before smashing through two scrambling defenders.
Hannah de Burgh Whyte's penalty stroke eight minutes from time earned Railway Union a point, moving them further away from the danger zone while dropping UCD a further two points off the top two.
UCD started brightly with some nice moves from former Railway player Nina Heisterkamp before Sarah Hawkshaw started making her presence felt for the visitors.
The students were welcoming back Lena Tice following stints in New Zealand and Australia and she had a drag-flick saved by Carolyn Crampton. Tice also made the interception for the first goal in the 15th minute, setting Michelle Carey loose as she tipped the ball out of a couple of tackles before slipping the ball to Emma Young.
She returned the pass and Carey nicked the ball away from the last defender before finding the goal with her early shot. It remained that way through the second quarter as Niamh Carey and Amy Elliott made strong runs for either side. Railway were welcoming back Holly Jenkinson to the fold following the tag rugby World Cup.
They bossed the last quarter with UCD enduring numerous nervous moments, working hard to clear the danger with Clodagh Cassin making key saves.
From a corner, de Burgh Whyte's powerful hit was parried by Cassin to injector Katie Fearon whose first rebound was blocked brilliantly by Tice on the line but the next phase fell to Elliott. Again, Tice blocked but with the body this time and de Burgh Whyte scored from the subsequent stroke.
Shirley McCay's second-half goal sealed Pegasus a hard-fought 1-0 win over Old Alex and kept the Belfast side within goal difference of Loreto at the top of the EY Hockey League table.
The Ireland World Cup silver medallist was also a tower of strength in defence as her team coped well with the Dublin side when they threatened on the break. Pegasus have now lost just once in seven games – a record matched by leaders Loreto.
In a hugely entertaining contest in the late slot at the Dub, Lucy McKee had the first chance on 15 minutes when her shot ended up in the side netting.
Kate Gourley was next to threaten for the hosts but Ireland goalkeeper Pamela Smithwick pulled off a superb save from point-blank range.
McCay cracked in a set-piece two minutes after the restart for what proved to be the winner, her low sweep shot finding the corner of the net.
Smithwick kept her team in the game with another fabulous stop when she denied Michelle Harvey, who had looked certain to score from a couple of yards out in the 52nd minute after earlier thwarting Taite Doherty from close range.
McCay blotted her copy book when she was then yellow carded for dissent at the award of Alex's only corner of the match but the visitors were unable to capitalise on their numerical advantage.
Cork Harlequins jumped up to sixth place in the standings at Caoimhe Perdue's first quarter goal was enough to see off bottom side Muckross 1-0 at Farmers' Cross. The result – in tandem with those elsewhere – puts eight points between them and the relegation places with confidence high they can look up the table rather than over their shoulders.
For the most part, Harlequins held much of the ball but the two biggest chances in the first 10 minutes fell to Muckross with Yasmin Pratt clean through only to be denied by Becky Maye while Sophie Barnwell hit the backboard but her reverse was ruled to be back-stick.
Quins kept coming with Olivia Roycroft a driving force and her cross caused havoc from which Perdue eventually spun and pushed home. Three first half corners were repelled by the excellent Ellie McLoughlin while her counterpart, Maye, was again tested by Pratt on the counter.
The second half saw more control from Quins though they did get a let off when Muckross did not trap their second corner. Five Cork corners were also kept out while Roycroft's fizzing shot drew the save of the day from McLoughlin with an outstretched stick. Alex O'Grady's slipped effort also drew the goalkeeper's toe, keeping it at just 1-0.


Alpha introduces a cost effective UPS powering solution for today's distributed communications networks. Designed to provide battery backup power where needed in the field, the FlexNet FiberUPS can supply power to telephony, fiber-to-the-curb or home (FTTC/H), or other communication equipment requiring 48VDC to operate. Installed in a pole, wall, or ground mount weather resistant enclosure, the FlexNet FiberUPS will keep field distributed electronics up and running during power disturbances and outages. The FlexNet products can be an inexpensive solution to provide dedicated power to optical nodes.


Eugene TYZ generally makes work that deal with mortality, memory and image making through digital mediums. His current interests reside in examining contemporary grave spaces and understanding the way people think about death in today's modern societies. He is also interested in exploring the medium of the Internet as a site for memory, storytelling and aesthetic experiences.
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Singapore Calendar: Hungry Ghost Festival , OH! Open House, Singapore.
I.D. (The Body's Still Warm) , Kopi Chats with Artists, Singapore.
Art Moves to Stuttgart part of Fern Ost Fest , Dillmann-Gymnasium Stuttgart, Germany.
Space Activation , Power Station Art Market by TLP X Singapore Land Authority, Singapore.
Leaving Room , Your Mother Gallery, Singapore.
KLEX 2017: Crossing Over , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
LASALLE Exhibition: The Winston Oh Travelogue Award: Wanderlust , Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore.
Wayang Malam , Outdoor screening at Winstedt, Singapore.
BA level 3 Work-In-Progress Show: Neither Glimmer nor Ghost  (Part of the Curatorial Team), Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore.
iLight Festival , Outdoor exhibition at Marina Bay, Singapore.
Buku Mini #2 , Ace House, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
Urban Ventures April , Outdoor exhibition at Keong Siak, Singapore.
Urban Ventures March , Outdoor exhibition at Keong Siak, Singapore.
Polar Reversal , Institute of Contemporary Arts Singapore.
Nightscape 2050 A Dialogue between Cities-Light-People in the Future , National Design Center, Singapore.


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Viknesh Vijayenthiran August 18, 2016 Comment Now!
Ford Motor Company [NYSE:F] is out testing a more extreme version of its Focus RS thought to be a successor to the previous generation Focus RS500. The tester was sporting some new vents on the hood as well as a larger rear wing.
According to Autocar, the tester is in fact for an RS500, which could potentially arrive on the market as early as next spring. The British publication reports that production will depend on whether the project makes financial sense and if it can go ahead without too much disruption to the Focus production line in Saarlouis, Germany.
The engineers are said to be aiming for as much as 400 horsepower from the regular RS's turbocharged 2.3-liter inline-4. That's up from the engine's current 350-hp rating and would likely see performance numbers improved from the current 4.7 seconds for 0-62 mph acceleration and 165 mph for top speed.
Sadly, production is likely to be limited to just 500 units. Of course, you don't need to upgrade to a RS500 to get more performance out of the regular RS without busting the warranty. Ford-tuner Mountune is already offering factory-backed upgrades that boost output to 370 hp.
The RS500 would be a great way to send out the current Focus which is due to be replaced by a successor in 2018. Test mules for the successor have already been spotted.
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  public:
    ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest();

    // Service request name is the Operation name which will send this request out,
    // each operation should has unique request name, so that we can get operation's name from this request.
    // Note: this is not true for response, multiple operations may have the same response name,
    // so we can not get operation's name from response.
    inline virtual const char* GetServiceRequestName() const override { return "ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfiguration"; }

    Aws::String SerializePayload() const override;

  protected:
    void DumpBodyToUrl(Aws::Http::URI& uri ) const override;

  public:

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline const Aws::String& GetReplicationGroupId() const{ return m_replicationGroupId; }

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline bool ReplicationGroupIdHasBeenSet() const { return m_replicationGroupIdHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline void SetReplicationGroupId(const Aws::String& value) { m_replicationGroupIdHasBeenSet = true; m_replicationGroupId = value; }

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline void SetReplicationGroupId(Aws::String&& value) { m_replicationGroupIdHasBeenSet = true; m_replicationGroupId = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline void SetReplicationGroupId(const char* value) { m_replicationGroupIdHasBeenSet = true; m_replicationGroupId.assign(value); }

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithReplicationGroupId(const Aws::String& value) { SetReplicationGroupId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithReplicationGroupId(Aws::String&& value) { SetReplicationGroupId(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The name of the Redis (cluster mode enabled) cluster (replication group) on
     * which the shards are to be configured.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithReplicationGroupId(const char* value) { SetReplicationGroupId(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
The number of node groups (shards) that results from the modification of the
     * shard configuration.

     */
    inline int GetNodeGroupCount() const{ return m_nodeGroupCount; }

    /**
     *
The number of node groups (shards) that results from the modification of the
     * shard configuration.

     */
    inline bool NodeGroupCountHasBeenSet() const { return m_nodeGroupCountHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
The number of node groups (shards) that results from the modification of the
     * shard configuration.

     */
    inline void SetNodeGroupCount(int value) { m_nodeGroupCountHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupCount = value; }

    /**
     *
The number of node groups (shards) that results from the modification of the
     * shard configuration.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithNodeGroupCount(int value) { SetNodeGroupCount(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Indicates that the shard reconfiguration process begins immediately. At
     * present, the only permitted value for this parameter is true.

     *
Value: true

     */
    inline bool GetApplyImmediately() const{ return m_applyImmediately; }

    /**
     *
Indicates that the shard reconfiguration process begins immediately. At
     * present, the only permitted value for this parameter is true.

     *
Value: true

     */
    inline bool ApplyImmediatelyHasBeenSet() const { return m_applyImmediatelyHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
Indicates that the shard reconfiguration process begins immediately. At
     * present, the only permitted value for this parameter is true.

     *
Value: true

     */
    inline void SetApplyImmediately(bool value) { m_applyImmediatelyHasBeenSet = true; m_applyImmediately = value; }

    /**
     *
Indicates that the shard reconfiguration process begins immediately. At
     * present, the only permitted value for this parameter is true.

     *
Value: true

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithApplyImmediately(bool value) { SetApplyImmediately(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<ReshardingConfiguration>& GetReshardingConfiguration() const{ return m_reshardingConfiguration; }

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline bool ReshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet() const { return m_reshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline void SetReshardingConfiguration(const Aws::Vector<ReshardingConfiguration>& value) { m_reshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet = true; m_reshardingConfiguration = value; }

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline void SetReshardingConfiguration(Aws::Vector<ReshardingConfiguration>&& value) { m_reshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet = true; m_reshardingConfiguration = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithReshardingConfiguration(const Aws::Vector<ReshardingConfiguration>& value) { SetReshardingConfiguration(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithReshardingConfiguration(Aws::Vector<ReshardingConfiguration>&& value) { SetReshardingConfiguration(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddReshardingConfiguration(const ReshardingConfiguration& value) { m_reshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet = true; m_reshardingConfiguration.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
Specifies the preferred availability zones for each node group in the
     * cluster. If the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the current
     * number of node groups (shards), you can use this parameter to specify the
     * preferred availability zones of the cluster's shards. If you omit this parameter
     * ElastiCache selects availability zones for you.

You can specify this
     * parameter only if the value of NodeGroupCount is greater than the
     * current number of node groups (shards).

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddReshardingConfiguration(ReshardingConfiguration&& value) { m_reshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet = true; m_reshardingConfiguration.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& GetNodeGroupsToRemove() const{ return m_nodeGroupsToRemove; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline bool NodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet() const { return m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline void SetNodeGroupsToRemove(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRemove = value; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline void SetNodeGroupsToRemove(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRemove = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithNodeGroupsToRemove(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { SetNodeGroupsToRemove(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithNodeGroupsToRemove(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { SetNodeGroupsToRemove(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddNodeGroupsToRemove(const Aws::String& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRemove.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddNodeGroupsToRemove(Aws::String&& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRemove.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRemove is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to remove from the cluster.

     *
ElastiCache for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRemove from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddNodeGroupsToRemove(const char* value) { m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRemove.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& GetNodeGroupsToRetain() const{ return m_nodeGroupsToRetain; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline bool NodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet() const { return m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline void SetNodeGroupsToRetain(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRetain = value; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline void SetNodeGroupsToRetain(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRetain = std::move(value); }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithNodeGroupsToRetain(const Aws::Vector<Aws::String>& value) { SetNodeGroupsToRetain(value); return *this;}

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& WithNodeGroupsToRetain(Aws::Vector<Aws::String>&& value) { SetNodeGroupsToRetain(std::move(value)); return *this;}

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddNodeGroupsToRetain(const Aws::String& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRetain.push_back(value); return *this; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddNodeGroupsToRetain(Aws::String&& value) { m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRetain.push_back(std::move(value)); return *this; }

    /**
     *
If the value of NodeGroupCount is less than the current number
     * of node groups (shards), then either NodeGroupsToRemove or
     * NodeGroupsToRetain is required. NodeGroupsToRetain is
     * a list of NodeGroupIds to retain in the cluster.

ElastiCache
     * for Redis will attempt to remove all node groups except those listed by
     * NodeGroupsToRetain from the cluster.

     */
    inline ModifyReplicationGroupShardConfigurationRequest& AddNodeGroupsToRetain(const char* value) { m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet = true; m_nodeGroupsToRetain.push_back(value); return *this; }

  private:

    Aws::String m_replicationGroupId;
    bool m_replicationGroupIdHasBeenSet;

    int m_nodeGroupCount;
    bool m_nodeGroupCountHasBeenSet;

    bool m_applyImmediately;
    bool m_applyImmediatelyHasBeenSet;

    Aws::Vector<ReshardingConfiguration> m_reshardingConfiguration;
    bool m_reshardingConfigurationHasBeenSet;

    Aws::Vector<Aws::String> m_nodeGroupsToRemove;
    bool m_nodeGroupsToRemoveHasBeenSet;

    Aws::Vector<Aws::String> m_nodeGroupsToRetain;
    bool m_nodeGroupsToRetainHasBeenSet;
  };

} // namespace Model
} // namespace ElastiCache
} // namespace Aws

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SiriusXM Reveals Set Times for Ultra Virtual Audio Festival
More details regarding Ultra Music Festival's digital-only makeup event have emerged.
Earlier in the week it came to light that Ultra Music Festival's organizers would team up with SiriusXM on a digital event to fill the void left by the gathering's 2020 cancellation on account of COVID-19 concerns. Now, official set times are available for Ultra Virtual Audio Festival.
Major Lazer, The Chainsmokers, and Armin Van Buuren are the digital festival's equivalent of headliners for each of the three days in that order. Mixed in throughout the day are Carl Cox, Martin Garrix, Nicky Romero, and Oliver Heldens among others.
Ultra was the first festival of its size to fall to coronavirus concerns. South By Southwest was cancelled shortly thereafter, and by the time Coachella followed suit it became clear to those in the music world and beyond that the unfolding pandemic would drastically change the lives of a significant proportion of the population.
Ultra Virtual Audio Festival takes place March 20th-23rd on SiriusXM's Diplo's Revolution channel 52. For more information, you can check out the portion of the SiriusXM website dedicated to the program here.
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The daily schedule for Ultra Music Festival 2019 is live!
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The City of Miami held a press conference confirming that the festival will be postponed until 2021.
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The festival's organizers have announced that 2020 tickets will allow entry to either the 2021 or 2022 event.
Miami Officials Want Ultra Music Festival to Return Downtown
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Tolling Bells?
June 1, 2018 June 1, 2018 / greenpete58
A year-and-a-half into the presidency of Donald Trump, there have been a number of books about the ramifications of his election. Some are "celebrity" memoirs, such as those by former FBI Director James Comey and former National Intelligence Director James Clapper. But one book that has jumped out of the pack, for me, is How Democracies Die (Crown Publishing) by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt.
It goes without saying that the provocative title might be construed as advertising a book-length opinion editorial. This book does point a firm finger at the current government in D.C. (How could it not?) But it goes deeper and analyzes how a demagogic figure like Trump could have been elected in the U.S., and what this means for the future of American democracy. Levitsky and Ziblatt aren't partisan propagandists, but professors of government at Harvard University who have studied democratic breakdowns in Europe and Latin America, independently publishing books and articles related to world governments, including the U.S.
I'm partway through the book, and hope to share a review in a coming longitudes post. But for now, here's a teaser, taken from the Introduction to How Democracies Die:
Is our democracy in danger? It is a question we never thought we'd be asking. We have been colleagues for fifteen years, thinking, writing, and teaching students about failures of democracy in other places and times—Europe's dark 1930s, Latin America's repressive 1970s. We have spent years researching new forms of authoritarianism emerging around the globe. For us, how and why democracies die has been an occupational obsession.
But now we find ourselves turning to our own country. Over the past two years, we have watched politicians say and do things that are unprecedented in the United States—but that we recognize as having been the precursors of democratic crisis in other places. We feel dread, as do so many other Americans, even as we try to reassure ourselves that things can't really be that bad here. After all, even though we know democracies are always fragile, the one in which we live has somehow managed to defy gravity. Our Constitution, our national creed of freedom and equality, our historically robust middle class, our high levels of wealth and education, and our large, diversified private sector—all of these should inoculate us from the kind of democratic breakdown that has occurred elsewhere.
Yet, we worry. American politicians now treat their rivals as enemies, intimidate the free press, and threaten to reject the results of elections. They try to weaken the institutional buffers of our democracy, including the courts, intelligence services, and ethics offices. American states, which were once praised by the great jurist Louis Brandeis as "laboratories of democracy," are in danger of becoming laboratories of authoritarianism as those in power rewrite electoral rules, redraw constituencies, and even rescind voting rights to ensure that they do not lose. And in 2016, for the first time in U.S. history, a man with no experience in public office, little observable commitment to constitutional rights, and clear authoritarian tendencies was elected president.
What does all this mean? Are we living through the decline and fall of one of the world's oldest and most successful democracies?
Maybe this book can offer some valuable insight into a troubling time in the U.S. I'll try to share what I learn.
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Michelle at The Green Study
I don't know if I can read one more thing about the demise of this country. It seems like something has gone very awry the world over. I did just finish reading Hans Rosling's "Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think". It's a nice course correction when feeling all the doom and gloom. And wow, could we all use some facts these days. I'll be interested to hear what you conclude about your current read.
Thanks, Michelle. Perhaps the world is better than some people think (though climate change is serious stuff). At least in Western Europe, the democracies there are much stronger than in the years approaching WW2. The EU might have something to do with that, plus Europe experienced firsthand the horrors of totalitarianism in the '30s and '40s. But America? Maybe we're due for a wakeup call. The chapter I'm on now is called "The Unraveling," and the authors clearly trace how we've devolved into two ideological "camps," and where it's leading us.
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Thanks for the great reading recommendation, Pete.
Lynn's cousin, Jennie
You're welcome Jennie. I remember meeting you at Charles' birthday years ago. Thanks for following and reading my blog!
I saw this at Barnes and Noble. I was tempted to get it but there are so many books inspired by that bonehead that I can't keep up. I look forward to your notes on it. I will say this – I think our democracy – like banks – needs to be taken out and stress tested every once in a while. And that's what this sociopath is effectively doing. And could this narcissistic, egomaniacal waste of flesh lead us down the path to perdition? Sure, it's possible. But I'm optimistic. I think that at the end of the day, our institutions will hold up as will the people of our country. They will ultimately repudiate his misogyny, racism and white nationalism and perhaps even put him and his fellow thugs in jail where they can get to know each other better.
Jim, I feel the same way as you about Trump. But the people that support him now will never repudiate him. He's just what the doctor ordered: an I-don't-give-a-damn WHITE authoritarian who, they are convinced, is fighting for their survival in an increasingly diverse society. It's up to the rest of us to keep petty tyrants like him away from public office. However, this book isn't only about Trump. It's about democracies, how they can be shredded almost unwittingly and without military coups, and a polarization in America that began in the '60s with civil rights, then picked up steam with Newt Gingrich's take-no-prisoners political strategy, Reagan's courting of the "Moral Majority," the rise of right-wing media, the election of Bill Clinton (which infuriated conservatives), and also how the left has embraced identity politics (which also infuriates conservatives). In other free countries (and at one time in America), cultural and ideological beliefs are shared amongst the political parties. Today, in America, we're two totally separate communities. A real warning sign of democratic disaster. The last chapter is "Saving Democracy," which I haven't gotten to yet, so maybe there's hope like you say!
Will try to elaborate in a later post. Thanks again. (And not sure why your stuff was going to spam…nothing I did…but I think I fixed it!)


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Bözbergtunnel
Switzerland, Schinznach-Dorf, Kanton Aargau
Key project of Swiss railway infrastructure
On November 29, 2017, the cutterhead of the Single Shield TBM S-1012 cut precisely through the last meter of rock. The new Bözberg Tunnel between Schinznach-Dorf and Effingen in the Swiss canton of Aargau was completed. From June to November 2017, with daily best performances of up to 40 meters, the tunnelling crew took only five months for 2.5 kilometers with the Herrenknecht machine.
The contractor's success at Bözberg marks a milestone on the Swiss traffic planners' journey toward a sustainable increase in rail capacity on the north-south Gotthard axis. To enable the transport in future of trains with 4 meter high semi-trailer trucks over the entire distance of this highly frequented transit route, the Swiss Federal Railways SBB is investing in numerous new constructions and extensions between Basel in the north and Chiasso in the south.
The largest single project of the 4 meter corridor is the new Bözberg Tunnel, which replaces its existing but too small predecessor. In future the parallel old tube will be used as a service and rescue tunnel. The environment and residents will be relieved of several million tonnes of CO2 when freight traffic can be increasingly shifted from road to rail with the commissioning planned for 2020.
S-1012's main drive is a real rarity. It was already installed in the TBM – serial number at the time S-56 – for the drive of the old, eastward-running Bözberg road tunnel between 1990 and 1993 and has meanwhile helped several hard rock tunnel projects to breakthrough. This is impressive proof that thanks to professional remanufacturing, premium quality TBM components can be used multiple times even over a longer period of time.
Border area Table and High Chain Jura, swelling rock layers (mudstone, gypsum keuper, marl)
1x Single Shield TBM:
Diameter: 12,300 mm
Lining method: Segmental lining
Cutterhead power: 4,800 kW
Torque: 13,827 kNm


A judge sanctioned the US attorney's office in the District of Columbia, which has spent the last year and a half prosecuting people who protested the president's inauguration with a Brady violation, which means that prosecutors failed to hand over evidence to the defense, a major breach in court procedure that endangers the justice system itself.
On Jan 20, 2017—J20—Washington DC's Metropolitan Police Department threw more than 70 "nonlethal" grenades, sometimes hitting innocent bystanders in the head, and emptied dozens of canisters of tear gas against protesters. Then they cordoned off more than 200 people and charged them all with the Riot Act, including conspiracy to riot. Because they relied on a theory that anyone in black conspired to destroy property, all 200 people were charged with the windows—of a Starbucks and a Bank of America—that were broken.
Elizabeth Lagesse, one of the defendants, argued in a motion that the government continued to press charges against her not because they had any evidence that she had engaged in the destruction of property or even conspired to help anyone else do it but because she talked to the press—including Democracy in Crisis—and filed a civil suit against the police with the ACLU.
Like most things Trumpian, this prosecution engages with the seediest parts of the alt-right. In this case, the prosecution relied heavily on a video surreptitiously filmed by Project Veritas, the scumbucket, far-right video-editing outfit that brought down ACORN and regularly fails trying to "sting" media outlets like the Washington Post.
The Project Veritas video shows a group of people planning a march and mentioning an "anti-capitalist, anti-fascist" action and provides part of the basis for the conspiracy to riot charges—which otherwise hinge on wearing black. It has been central to the government's case against the protesters because they claim it proves that defendants planned to destroy properties and shut the city down.
But in court last week, it came out that the government did not give the defense attorneys all of the video—three minutes were cut off. During those three minutes, the Veritas operative said: "I don't think they know anything." There was also evidence that the Jan 8, 2017, planning meeting included a session on how to de-escalate a violent situation.
The prosecution further failed to disclose that they got 69 other recordings from Project Veritas. One of the trial groups had an interview with the operative who said that he didn't "think anyone was planning violence especially" and added more specifically that Dylan Petrohilos, charged by the government as a key conspirator, wasn't planning violence.
The proceedings also revealed that Project Veritas visited the FBI before the inauguration to talk to them about the protest—and the government revealed nothing of that meeting to the defense either. The court still did not dismiss all of the charges against all of the defendants. It did sanction Kerkhoff and dismiss the conspiracy charges against all of the defendants.
Project Veritas is notorious for selectively editing and publishing video, but in this case, the sleazeball org looks downright honest in comparison with the US government. "There were a lot of things that were captured by Veritas. We gave them what was relevant in the case," said Ahmed Baset, an assistant US attorney working the case with Kerkhoff, to the judge—as if it is up to the prosecution to determine what is relevant.
For Petrohilos, that meant that his charges would be dropped altogether since he was not even arrested at the protest but was picked up months later when police officers raided his home and took an antifa flag and copies of the Nation magazine as evidence of the conspiracy.
For others, the weight of a long prosecution and the potential of a long sentence was still there to bludgeon them. As one defendant, Ella Fassler, tweeted, "it's starting to look like my co-defendants and I will…only..be facing up to ~10-20 years in prison now." The prosecution has been intended as a form of punishment.
After testifying in last week's trial, one officer named William Chatman wore a shirt with a slogan that condoned police brutality—"Police Brutality… Or Doing What Their Parents Should Have!"—in the courthouse. It is a clear message. Not only to the defendants, but potentially to the jury.
At the same time that Kerkhoff was getting sanctioned in one court, the jury in one of the other trial groups was deliberating—they had not returned a verdict at press time.
This prosecution bears all the hallmarks to Trump's sense of justice. At virtually the same time all of this was going down in the DC Superior Court, across town, Trump was underlining the capricious nature of justice in his regime with his pardon of pundit/criminal Dinesh D'Souza. Instead of going through the DOJ's Office of the Pardon Attorney, Trump randomly picks friends, political allies, or celebrities. His last big pardon was concentration camp concierge and former sheriff Joe Arpaio. In ancient Greek political thought, the mark of tyranny was the desire to help one's friends and to harm one's enemies. And both the pardon of D'Souza and the prosecution of the J20 protesters are motivated by this desire.


A string of F-bombs rang out toward the end of today's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" screening, but it wasn't coming from the screen. They were the plaintive wails of an exasperated film critic after the third - yes, third - power outage at Regal Cinemas Atlantic Station.
Members of the press invited to the screening were implored not to divulge any plot secrets, and I certainly wouldn't. Actually I couldn't tell you how it ends if I wanted to. After nearly four hours and three outages, I finally had to bolt.
The second outage only lasted about 10 minutes - again a guess. It was at this point that the security folks invited anyone who had handed over their phone to be bagged and tagged to retrieve them. After the third outage a guard said there was one more phone yet to be claimed.
"It's not mine, but I could use it," said a voice from the back of the theater.
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Lest I be accused of having only a dark side to my coverage, remember that I reported in August that the Atlantic Station theater was #1 for "Straight Outta Compton" ticket sales during its debut weekend.
The theater frequently hosts red-carpet debuts and all sorts of fancy people go there, like Gov. Nathan Deal, who was there for the "Ant-Man" screening this summer and U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, who attended last year's event promoting "Million Dollar Arm" and Georgia's multibillion dollar filming industry. Since it was a red-carpet event I asked the senator who he was wearing. "I bought this tie for $4," he deadpanned.
There were lots of fancy people there today, too, including V-103 host Ryan Cameron and 640/WGST host Rich Sullivan, so the frequent outages gave us a chance to catch up. By the way remember that time V-103 and 640/WGST went off the air three times in one day due to technical difficulties? ME NEITHER.
Today's issues affected everyone, not just whiny reporters, and were caused by some sort of power/technical glitch.
They don't actually play movies, as in movie reels, in movie theaters anymore. So technical difficulties don't just involve someone rethreading a line of film back into the projector. It involves rebooting and lots of phone calls, judging from the action we were able to see.
My Buzz predecessor Rich Eldredge, now at the helm of this excellent arts and entertainment site, told me hours after I fled that they never did get things going again after the third outage, and that the finale was rescheduled for tonight. I will not be there.
But I'll definitely go see "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" again after its official debut this Friday. Hopefully the force will be strong at whichever theater I go to next. And that might be Atlantic Station.
"Apparently this was a Georgia Power issue in which they lost a main line at approximately 12 p.m.," a studio representative said this evening. "This caused their emergency generators to kick on and cycle through restoring power. During this time on the back up generators, it is common to have surges and drops, which is what we experienced. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Georgia Power restored the main line which caused us to cycle off again as the power switched from the backup generators back to the main. According to Georgia Power, this is now restored, and no further interruptions should be experienced."


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Why the world—the Universe, rather—is Pia's oyster | Inquirer Entertainment
Why the world—the Universe, rather—is Pia's oyster
By: Rito P. Asilo - Entertainment Editor
Philippine Daily Inquirer / 01:00 AM October 18, 2019
Pia Wurtzbach
Navigating the aftermath of a career-setting triumph can sometimes be a slippery slope.
But Pia Wurtzbach, whose fairy-tale-like ascent to the Miss Universe throne in 2015 helped boost the country's reputation as a world power in beauty pageants, says that even setbacks and bouts with melancholy are something beauty queens shouldn't keep to themselves.
As she told her followers in a recent vlog post, "It's OK not to be OK." Admitting that you also have bad days isn't something to be ashamed of, she stressed. "People put you on a pedestal when you become Miss Universe," she told us last weekend when she and another iconic beauty queen, 1969 Miss Universe Gloria Diaz, graced the opening of LuxeHome at BGC. "But I don't want that. I want the beauty queen of today to be a real person."
She doesn't mind people seeing the flaws behind her fabulous public persona. That is why when we asked Pia if she would be willing to play Valentina in the upcoming "Darna" flick opposite Jane de Leon, she said she'd be more than willing to get a crack at the role of a villainess.
Of course, playing a meanie would require the actress portraying Valentina to channel her dark side and what led to it.
"I've always wanted to play a villain," she said with a laugh. "Contrary to rumors, I wasn't really offered the part nor have I auditioned for any character in that movie. But it's a huge role. Jane is a perfect Darna, so if I'm not going to be Darna, I might as well play her nemesis."
Steering back the conversation into wellness and mental health, we asked Pia how she shakes off sadness and depression. She said, "At first, I was hesitant in showing that part of my vlog. I was wondering if it was OK to share it. Then, I said, 'Why not?' I wanted to reintroduce myself as someone real, so I should be real!
"I want to show that vulnerable side of me to remind people that I'm also human. I want to disprove the notion that just because you won Miss Universe, you're set for life. I'm just like everybody else. I also have bad days.
"So, whenever I'm feeling down, I stop and try to analyze what's going on and figure out what's bothering me. If it's something I can't control, I have to learn to let go. I focus on what's in the now, the blessings that I should be thankful for—ganun talaga."
The actress-host has a lot on her plate these days: She recently wrapped up her hosting stint in "World of Dance Philippines," a gig she wishes to revisit soon.
She's waiting for the powers-that-be to finish "fine-tuning" the script of her upcoming movie with Vhong Navarro. "We've shot an hour's worth of scenes already," she disclosed.
Pia is also busy taping new episodes for the second season of her travel show on the Metro Channel, "Pia's Postcards," which satisfies her wanderlust
The actress-host is also busy taping new episodes for the second season of her travel show.
"We get to travel for free all over the Philippines and around the world," she said. "We interview people, feature festivals and try the local cuisine of the places we visit. It's nice because going to these places makes me feel like Miss Universe again (laughs)."
As if the aforementioned projects aren't enough, Pia is also set to launch two very disparate but similarly exciting projects: A milk tea business and a book that she recently finished writing .
Asked to describe her upcoming book, Pia shared, "While the lead character is a girl who joins a pageant, the book isn't really about my life story—it's a work of fiction loosely based on my journey.
"Nagkataon lang na parehong beauty pageant ang setting. Pero iba-iba na ang reasons for joining. So it's about the girls' different journeys and struggles. Some win, while others lose.
"I wanted to explore that idea with a story that even readers who aren't fans of beauty pageants can relate to. I just used the beauty-pageant setting because that's my forte."
Pia told us she was more than eager to explore her forte and expand her skill set.
From beauty pageants and hosting, Pia is now more than ready to develop another artistic pursuit she is no slouch at: acting.
We told Pia that while we were underwhelmed by Cathy Garcia-Molina's "My Perfect You," her dramatic starrer with Gerald Anderson, we were quite impressed with the way she acquitted herself in it.
She was just as viewable in Joyce Bernal's zany comedic romp, "Gandarrapiddo! The Revenger Squad." Of course, it would be foolish for anyone to take a movie bearing such a silly title seriously.
One of the things that beauty queens need to take seriously is the Q&A portion, because it sets the smarter contestants apart from those who are merely "easy on the eyes."
What tips can Pia share with pageant hopefuls who wish to do well in the dreaded segment?
"You have to keep answering possible questions every day!" Pia replied. "It's all about practice. In my time, I had a notebook with a list of questions with me. So, whenever we'd have Q&As, even if the questions weren't for me, I would write them down.
"Then, I think about what I'm going say if I'm asked those questions next time. You need to always have a Q&A session going in your head—while you're in the shower, as you're doing your makeup, etc."
While Pia was cool as a cucumber, we also liked her honesty and candor, even when the question was potentially controversial—like when we asked her about Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray.
Gloria Diaz (left) and Wurtzbach
How did she react when people started comparing her to Catriona?
"She's doing so well! But I understand why we're being compared to each other," Pia quipped. "After all, our wins were so close together—they're only three years apart. Honestly, pitting us against each other used to bother me. It makes me sad because I don't want to be awkward with her—we're OK.
"I just didn't like the idea na parang pinagsasabong kami, because we get along when we're together. Hindi ko naman napi-feel that there's a distance or a wall between us. But then, I wish that, instead of comparing us, let's just celebrate what we've managed to accomplish, together and individually.
"I've been trying to do my own thing since I passed on my crown. Yes, comparisons can't be avoided, so I try not to let it get to me. I'm not the type of person who wishes misfortune on other people.
"I'm neither jealous nor greedy. So, ang mga negative thoughts, kanila na lang 'yun (laughs)!"
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The Crown Hill Urban Village Committee for Smart Growth was formed in 2016 in response to the City's plan to upzone Crown Hill Urban Village as part of the Mandatory Housing Affordability policy. The Committee includes neighborhood organizations including Crown Hill Village (formerly Crown Hill Neighbors and Crown Hill Business Association), Whittier Heights Community Council, Olympic Manor Community Council and Greenwood Community Council working with neighbor volunteers. Over 600 neighbors have joined our mailing list. We are your neighbors, not the City of Seattle. To contact us email info@crownhillurbanvillage.org and one of our neighbor volunteers will respond.
Our goal is to make Seattle's growth something positive for our community. We do that through engaging our neighbors on opportunities to influence growth and change in CHUV, advocating directly with the Mayor, City Council members and City Officials, and working collaboratively with other neighborhood groups and associations to share best practices and information.
We believe successful urban growth starts with a plan. We advocate for community-specific planning and design guidelines to support smart growth in our neighborhood. A good plan will: maintain affordable housing options and minimize displacement, concentrate growth along arterials where there is the greatest capacity, ease the impacts on neighbors adjacent to arterials, and create a cohesive, true urban village.
Invest in building infrastructure to accommodate growth. Crown Hill, which will not be receiving light rail, needs significant transit investments to accommodate the additional demand, particularly to overcrowded bus service and improvements to bottleneck at the Ballard Bridge. Our community needs safe pedestrian paths on neighborhood side streets, safe routes to schools for children attending Marcus Whitman Middle School, and sidewalks added to all Greenways north of 85th. Build safe, planned pedestrian walkways over and around arterials for safe pedestrian access. Flooding Fix storm water drainage and flooding north of 85th.
Work to create vibrant commercial spaces and a true business district. Integrate planning and economic development tools to include a variety of spaces that are affordable for small local businesses and office space.


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Makuwahine Aloha means Mother's love in Hawaiian. This mother humpback whale is teaching her baby all she needs to know for the long journey to Alaska. Humpbacks come to the Hawaiian islands to breed and giver birth every winter. While they are here the adult whales don't eat. Humpback whales feed during the summer in the northern waters of Alaska. Humpback whales have plate-like bristles known as baleen in their mouth instead of teeth.
Hawai'i is the only state in the United States where humpback whales mate, calve, and nurse their young. Humpbacks find Hawai'i suitable because of the warm waters, the underwater visibility, the variety of ocean depths, and the lack of natural predators.
The background of this painting I did using the acrylic pouring technique. The movement of the colors and the bubbles are perfect for painting marine life.


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Small Business Owners Plan to Hire More and Add New Products in 2018
Jeffrey McKinney November 30, 2017 December 2, 2017 346
(Image: iStock.com/kali9)
Some 90% of small businesses intend to hire one to two people in 2018, a new survey shows.
Implementing a new marketing strategy among plans for next year
Simultaneously, 37.6% of small business owners are contemplating offering a new product or service, and 35.7% aim to apply a new marketing strategy. About 19% plan to partner with another small business.
The findings are based on a survey released by Microsoft Store and done by SurveyMonkey. Some 1,300 U.S. small-business owners with one and 200 employees were surveyed. The analysis pinpoints trends and gauges what challenges and opportunities the owners see in the oncoming year.
About half of the owners identified their biggest challenge as staying ahead of rapid changes in technology in 2018. Further, 23% reported budget constraints were a big concern in maintaining and growing their ventures. For brand new small businesses, budgeting was their top challenge, something expected for businesses opened less than a year.
Other findings from the survey:
Eighty percent of respondents say they now maintain enough freedom and flexibility to support their work-life balance. That finding came despite the challenge to keep pace with digital innovation that companies face today.
Those surveyed maintain a high level of mobility, working off-site and in multiple locations instead of at a fixed venue. The younger the business (less than one year old), the more likely it is to have employees who work mainly with mobile devices. As companies get larger, mobile use gives way to other devices and digital options for how work gets done.
In navigating the demands of both budget and technological readiness, over 30% of the respondents report they are likely to turn to familiar sources (a family or close friend) for technical guidance or help with computers, email or software.
In terms of cybersecurity threats, 50% reported they are not concerned about a data breach, while 25% are doing anything to protect themselves.
Twenty-six percent of respondents stated they have a formal relationship with a support or service establishment, small businesses said comfortable, human interaction was key in how they sought help.
Jeffrey McKinney
Jeffrey McKinney is a long-time freelance business writer and reporter, contributing to Black Enterprise magazine for several years on a broad range of business and financial topics. He previously wrote for Franchise Times, a highly regarded publication covering the franchise industry.


Actor Parineeti Chopra, who last appeared in "Golmaal Again", says that now she is signing amazing films and all this happened after the stupendous success of "Golmaal Again". Parineeti turned up in a Gen-Z yellow outfit on Sunday at the launch of the Grazia India magazine's February issue. During media interaction when asked about joining the 200 crore club with "Golmaal Again", Parineeti said: "It has been great as 'Golmaal Again' became the biggest hit of last year. It joined 200 crore club."
"I really wanted to do a film to join 100 crore club but it went just double so I am very happy. The kind of films I am signing now are amazing. My brand endorsements and other things are even better," she added. The actress shed quite a lot of weight after her initial films and so when asked if directors and producers are changing their perspective towards her after the weight loss, she said, "I think yes, the perspective did change, but not necessarily in the typical way."
"When you're in a particular shape, people have very particular expectations from you in terms of role playing. But when you give them a shock like that, they saw me in a different way and this is the reason I got 'Golmaal Again' because the role required a lot of action in the film. I don't think I would have gotten the role if I wasn't fit."
The "Ishaqzaade" actress also added that shedding weight or changing body type for an actress is a good thing as it allows her freedom to play different roles. "It will be limiting for an actress because we will not be able to do all kinds of films. If we want to do different kinds of role such as action or playing a drug addict, I can't be overweight," said Parineeti. She will next be seen sharing screen space with Arjun Kapoor in "Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar", which is directed by Dibakar Banerjee. The film is scheduled to release on August 3.


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Alia is een gemeente in de Italiaanse provincie Palermo (regio Sicilië) en telt 4081 inwoners (31-12-2004). De oppervlakte bedraagt 45,7 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 89 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Alia telt ongeveer 1731 huishoudens. Het aantal inwoners daalde in de periode 1991-2001 met 5,0% volgens cijfers uit de tienjaarlijkse volkstellingen van ISTAT.

Geografie
De gemeente ligt op ongeveer 700 m boven zeeniveau.

Alia grenst aan de volgende gemeenten: Caccamo, Castronovo di Sicilia, Montemaggiore Belsito, Roccapalumba, Sclafani Bagni, Valledolmo.

Externe link
 http://www.comunedialia.it/

Gemeente in Palermo


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A Buddhist monk atop ancient temple ruins pauses at sunset for a moment of reflection. Buddhism and Hinduism alternated as the dominant religion in this part of Southeast Asia for much of its history and many temples were converted or modified several times to suit the reigning theology. Angkor Archeological Park, Siem Reap, Cambodia.