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Home News 'Niche authors hit' by Amazon's e-book royalty rates
'Niche authors hit' by Amazon's e-book royalty rates
Published March 11, 2013 by Bookseller staff
The Telegraph has claimed niche authors are being unfairly hit by Amazon's self-publishing royalty rates.
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A story published by the newspaper yesterday (10th March) said that writers who are likely to attract niche or small readerships are being "penalised" if they want to sell their e-books at higher prices.
In the UK, Amazon gives authors 70% royalty rate on all e-book sales where the cover price is between £1.49 and £7.81 but e-books priced outside this range will only yield 35% royalty rates for authors. In the US, authors are given a 70% royalty rate when the e-book is priced between $2.99 and $9.99. The move is designed to keep the price of Kindle books low, according to the newspaper.
Richard Fitt, editor of Authors Online, said: "Amazon is proving very detrimental to the niche author. To the public they are wonderful because they sell books cheaply but for anyone that has to deal with them they are a nightmare. All they are concerned with is driving the prices down."
Kate Pool, deputy chief executive of the Society of Authors, commented: "Our concern is the increasing dominance that Amazon is having. It is starting to change the perception of books entirely and the danger is people will start to see them in terms of cheap items rather than the price reflecting the time and research that has gone in to it."
The Bookseller has previously reported that Amazon's Kindle White Glove programme allows agents to publish their authors' work, also for a 70% royalty rate, when e-books are priced between £1.49 and £7.81. Books priced outside this bracket will achieve a 35% royalty rate.
Amazon offers 70% royalty rate for UK e-books
Amazon offers Hachette authors 100% e-book royalties
E-book royalty rates rising, shows Digital Book Census
Daunt's flat rate discount "could hit author royalties"
Macmillan US opens up new front in battle over e-book royalty rates

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The Number Of Girlfriends Floyd Mayweather Has Will Surprise You
Floyd Mayweather has the fame, the success, the money, the cars, the houseshas never been one to do things by halves – even when it comes to relationships.The retired boxer, who beat Conor McGregor in his 50th and final fight last month, has revealed he has as many as seven girlfriends.He spoke to Diego from Awkward Puppets, talking about his lavish life, claiming that having one girlfriend 'is too close to having none'.Mayweather, who was speaking to YouTube channel Awkward Puppets, said: "How many women do I have? Probably about seven deep. Lucky seven."We go out to eat, some of us travel together. Having one is too close to having none. "The 40-year-old stopped UFC star McGregor in the 10th round in Las Vegas and earned himself as much as £200million for the fight.


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Careful consideration' of the veterinary workforce is needed
By John Swire on	 October 4, 2018 Brexit, News
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) BVA has responded to the government's proposals for a post-Brexit immigration system.
Under the proposals, unveiled today by Home Secretary Sajid Javid in his party conference speech, EU citizens will not necessarily receive preferential treatment over non-EU citizens coming to the UK, and some curbs on lower-skilled migration will be introduced. These changes echo recommendations in the Migration Advisory Committee's immigration report published in September.
Responding to the plans, Simon Doherty, BVA President, said: "Careful consideration is needed to prevent these changes from having a disproportionate impact on the veterinary profession, given its high reliance on the EU for workforce supply.
"Nearly half of vets registering to work in the UK every year come from the EU, so it's all the more important that any changes protect capacity rather than introducing new layers of bureaucracy or restrictions on flexible movement between roles.
"We are also concerned that parts of the sector will be particularly affected if the Immigration Skills Charge is extended to the recruitment of EU workers. This impact would be most keenly felt in the abattoir industry, where 95 per cent of Official Veterinarians are from overseas, predominantly the EU.
"BVA is continuing to engage with Government ahead of the Immigration Bill launch, to make the case for the veterinary workforce's capacity needs, as well as the multiple benefits that EU vets and the wider workforce realise across animal health and welfare and public health."


The very title of P.J. O'Rourke's new book will anger some people. Just wait until they actually read it. Host Scott Simon speaks with the author and humorist about Don't Vote, which looks at what O'Rourke considers to be the excesses of government.


You could try posing an argument as a question, and then you mightn't feel as uncomfortable expressing it because you're not asserting it as Truth, and you're inviting discussion.
Well, the more you know, the more you realise how little you know… I agree with the above poster about camouflaging in questions, but would like to note that a naive statement is OK, too. It might give the expert an unexpected "I never knew people could see it that way!" moment (or, less flatteringly for you, an example of "How on Earth could anyone think that?!" – the particulars depend on the expert, an insight for one is a sore point and mother of flamewars for another, one just can't win them all).


In this research the interaction and influence of carbamide-formaldehyde resins (low molarity ratio carbamide:formaldehyde) and paraffin emulsions on the quality of V20 type of three-layer particle boards was examined. The particle boards were made from industrially produced deciduous wood chips with a large share of high density wood. The laboratory analysis was made to determine the characteristics of wood chips, carbamide-formaldehyde resins and paraffin emulsions, together with defining the quantities of each necessary component for producing experimental laboratory particle boards. Each series of laboratory particle boards having the nominal thickness of 17 mm was produced using the same technological parameters, except for different paraffin emulsion quantities. The resin share in the outer layer of the particle boards was 11%, and in the inner layer 8,5%. Ammonium-chloride was used for polymerisation in the outer layer having the share 3 %, and in the inner layer 0,3%. Pressing time was 4 minutes and 30 seconds, using the 3,2 Mpa pressure. There were 9 series each consisting of three types of particle boards. The first type of particle boards was without paraffin emulsion. The second type of particle boards had 0,3; 0,6; 0,9 and 1,2% share of paraffin emulsion. The paraffin emulsion was made in the particle board factory. The physical and mechanical properties were tested according to DIN standards. The formaldehyde quantity was determined according to WKI method. The achieved results show that the addition of paraffin emulsion has a great influence on increasing the hydrophobic properties of the particle boards, but it decreases the particle board mechanical properties. The particle boards with 0,9% share of paraffin emulsion (made in the particle board factory) have satisfactory properties according to DIN standards. It was not possible to determine the optimal share of paraffin emulsion (made in the petrochemical factory) in particle boards, According the DIN standards, the achieved values were not sufficient, in spite of a lower swelling thickness when the biggest share of emulsion was added. The paraffin emulsion reduces resin adhesive properties, causing an insufficient static bending strength of the particle boards. The research shows that production of the particle board according to the determined technological parameters, and using the mentioned components and wood chip types, is better when the paraffin emulsion produced in the particle board factory (rougher emulsion) is used. It can be concluded that a suitable interaction between carbamide - formaldehyde resins (low molarity ratio carbamide:formaldehyde) and the optimal quantity of paraffin emulsion can result in producing particle boards of the highest quality.
The article presents the results of comparative research on the joint strength of wooden bed rests fixed to the bed sides. The test was done on three sample groups made of chipboards coated with fine 18 mm veneer and finished with nitrocellulose varnish. The beech (Fagus silvatica, L.) supports in the first sample were fixed with Φ 3x45 mm screws and glue varnished surfaces. The second sample group had rests fastened with two-hand Φ 1.3; 8x30 staples and glue for varnished surfaces. The samples of the third gorup were joined with Φ 8x32 mm beech dowels. The testing was done in the labs of the Faculty of Forestry Zagreb University. The results of testing for static and dynamic load have revealed that the highest joint strength for practical use was achieved by glued dowels where the mean breakforce per joint unit was 2399 N. A slightly lower strength was displayed by the screwed samples, due to different screw positioning. The break force per screw ranged from 1471 N to 1695 N. The poorest results were achieved with the staple/glue samples ranging from 925 N to 1137 N. The same samples were tested on dynamic load by means of the 50 kg-mass falling down from a height of 200 m, with a frequency of 1440 blows/h. The samples endured up to 22,218 blows before the rests were separated from the sides.
Croatia has sufficient good quality wood as a raw material for the production of veneer and wood boards for it\'s own needs and for export. Even though wood as a raw material which renews itself and the forestry is managed on the principle of sustained yield, this raw material has become relatively more expensive and of lower quality. The forestry production could not follow the rate of increase of the planet population, and because of the high standard there has been an increase in wood consumption. More over, Croatia has an extra pressure from the developed countries of west Europe for wood as a raw material. The basic idea, from which we start, is to take into consideration and to carry out an active politics of the exploatation of wood as a raw material as well as the development of the wood industry. Though Croatia is not a leading country either in raw material or in the production of wood-based boards and other semi-raw materials, we can suggest and develop new types of wood based materials. The reason is that we know the trends in the world and on the other hand the need of the domestic market in the situation of reconstructing Croatia.
In this article the Lyctus powderpost beetles (Lyctidae spp.) were described in short. These insects cause a fair amount of damage mainly in the oakwood and ashwood strip flooring blocks and parquet in Croatia. Due to the improvement of producers\' and users\' knowledge, all types of preventive and repressive methods against the Lyctus powderpost beetles have beeen mentioned.


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As we enter this season of family gatherings, the Visalia Fire Department wishes everyone a safe and great time. Here are a few fire safety tips we have put together to help keep all of you safe for many more holidays to come.
As many may know, having smoke detectors in your home can literally be the difference between life and death. But many forget or ignore the bi-annual maintenance on these devices to keep those devices operational. Twice a year the batteries need to be replaced. A great way to remember is to change batteries when the time changes, every Spring and every Fall. If you didn't replace your batteries this fall, it would be wise of you to do so now. If you don't have smoke detectors, please contact the Visalia Fire Department Prevention Division and they will provide you with smoke detectors for free. Their number is 559-713-4261.
Candles always seem to be present in many of the homes we visit. If you choose to burn candles, please keep this in mind. Never allow small children to play with or around any form of fire, especially candles. They can be knocked over and start a fire, or burn your child. Be cautious not leave candles burning unattended, this may lead to accidentally leaving them burning while you are gone and may start a fire. Lastly, always trim your wicks to keep you flame length at the proper height. This will help avoid overheating of the glass container and possibly catching fire to something nearby.
For many homes, it's hard to let go of the holiday spirit, and taking down the Christmas tree isn't nearly as much fun as putting it up. But the longer a tree stays up, the greater a fire hazard it will become. It's best to discard trees within one month after purchase. The best way to dispose of your tree is to take it to a tree recycling center. There will be multiple locations, within the City of Visalia, to dispose of your tree for free. Never burn Christmas trees (branches and needles) in a fireplace or wood stove. Firs and pines have lots of sap, which can explode. The needles burn like tinder, quickly and fiercely. Flames can flare up and immediately become out of control, sending sparks flying across the room. It can also ignite creosote deposits in the chimney and cause a chimney fire.
Outdoor Christmas lights are fun and enjoyable for all to look at, but many things should be considered with their setup and removal. Use only outdoor lights that have been rated and tested for safety by a recognized testing laboratory, such as Underwriters Laboratories. Always use extension cords with a three prong plug that are approved for outdoor. Never use indoor extension cords outside. Never allow bulbs to touch combustible materials, such as plastics, pine needles, leaves and grass. And be sure to turn off all lights when you go to bed or leave the house. The lights could short out and start a fire.
The Visalia Fire Department wishes you and your family a very happy and safe holiday.
Please keep these tips in mind as you enjoy the holidays with your family. For more information please contact the Visalia Fire Department at 559-713-4266.


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Chef Kathleen O'Brien-Price Employs Virtual Channels For Culinary Success
Pictured: Kathleen O'Brien Price | Photo credit: NykiElle
For "Chopped" champion chef Kathleen O'Brien-Price, an appearance on one of TV's most-watched cooking shows has been one of many highlights from several ventures she has in her pot…or rather, up her sleeve. From cooking for celebrities on the West Coast to making a name for herself as a private chef on the East Coast, she cast her culinary charms on land and sea courtesy a months-long stint aboard a cruise ship. Now calling New York home and taking her myriad experiences in stride, O'Brien-Price is ready to unleash a few new projects as we roll out the old year and head into the new.
Firing up During the Pandemic
Currently, O'Brien-Price is busy with Chefleen's Virtual Kitchen, an online cooking class with public and private options where she teaches attendees virtually. This includes many corporate clients and a couple of charity causes such as an ice cream cone cupcake class in July with proceeds benefitting the racial justice organization Color of Change, and another in September for the nonprofit organization United Way. She also hosts a live series called Real Life Cooking weekly on Instagram and Facebook where you can cook along with her to make a meal from start to finish in under one hour.
Pre-pandemic, O'Brien-Price was a private chef, but that scenario changed quickly thanks to COVID-19. Now business is slowly starting to pick up again. "I am choosing my clients carefully and making sure to follow all the safety precautions, but the virtual kitchen has been amazing," she shares. "I am not only making food for others but also inspiring and educating them at the same time."
Pictured/Photo credit: NykiElle
The virtual classes are held once or twice a week for about a two-hour duration and limited to ten participants, so "it's an intimate experience, people feel like they learned something and have the opportunity to ask as many questions as they need."
This past September, O'Brien-Price organized Blackout the Park, an event to showcase Black businesses and Black joy, creating an alfresco dining experience in a secret location by curating a basket with picnic-style food for two. Black-owned businesses such as Partake Foods, Ryan Rondeno Spice Collection and Trade Street Jam, among others, were highlighted. The event was well-attended and turned into a powerful community experience made more significant by the fact that the venue was Seneca Village, the first place in New York City where the Black community owned property.
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For avid fans of Food Network's show "Chopped," O'Brien-Price is a familiar face. She won the first episode of season 37, which aired in 2018 titled "Luck of the Irish." If her name didn't give it away already, she is Irish on her mom's side and African American on her dad's. Despite varied culinary influences from her lineage, she describes her cooking style as California casual, having been raised in Southern California. Her West Coast approach and treatment to ingredients that screamed Irish staples — a blood sausage taco for the appetizer round, crubeen soup for the entrée and an apple crumble for dessert – gave her the winning verdict.
Pictured: Kathleen O'Brien Price on Chopped | Photo credit: The Food Network
O'Brien-Price moved from California to New York in 2013. She had graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in mass communications, but the recession ensured finding a job was no easy task. She went on to Le Cordon Bleu, got her first job working as a kitchen assistant at the celebrity home of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith — which is where she got the moniker Chefleen — and enjoyed the experience.
But a visit to New York gave her a whiff on the other side of the country. "I just fell in love from the moment I stepped into this city. I thought I need to live here someday," she shares.
Although she had made a name for herself in California cooking for NFL players, catering events and enjoying life in the West overall, O'Brien-Price jumped on the opportunity to move East. She has since worked on freelance projects or for clients in some form or the other, except for a few months in 2017 when she worked on a cruise ship. "That opportunity was for America's Test Kitchen, which is a super reputable company and I got to do cooking demos," she shares about her time on board. But wanting to make an impact and having a fiancé waiting in New York saw her leave the job at sea.
Carving Out an Impactful Future
"I like being on camera, but mainly because of the impact that I feel I have on people because growing up, there wasn't a ton of diversity on TV. There was no one that cooked like me, that looked like me, so it is powerful for me to be in this position where people are able to see me," O'Brien-Price says. Imagining any challenges during this winning streak in her career seems impossible, but she tells it differently. "The biggest challenge is self-belief. It took me a long time to even feel like I was a real chef just because I didn't have that super 'restaurant-y' background, so that was depressing at first," she confides.
"Winning Chopped made me feel like I am a chef. I am good at this. I'm intuitive. I can do it." Taking all of that in stock, O'Brien-Price is hoping 2021 offers opportunities for her virtual services to grow as people get more comfortable with the idea of socializing with strangers online.
Pictured: Pasta dish by Kathleen O'Brien-Price | Photo credit: NykiElle
She has also partnered with other chefs on a new venture called Multicourse where fine dining tasting menus are 90% prepped and door-delivered. Award-winning chefs walk you through each course's final steps via a virtual platform for an unforgettable dining experience right in the comfort of your home.
She is excited about what the future holds and admits, "The pandemic has actually helped me build my brand and my business a little bit more. If you had interviewed me five months ago, I probably would have not sounded this together. I had a lot of time to think about what I'm doing and where I'm going."
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Part of that plan includes making Blackout the Park an annual event, envisioned along the lines of the globally known white-clad dinner party, Diner en Blanc. O'Brien-Price adds, "It can be something special and magical in that way. I am looking forward to when the world makes more sense, and I can do it on a bigger level."
For more information, visit www.chefleen.com and follow O'Brien-Price on Instagram and Facebook for other business updates.


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/*
 * This file is part of Sulu.
 *
 * (c) MASSIVE ART WebServices GmbH
 *
 * This source file is subject to the MIT license that is bundled
 * with this source code in the file LICENSE.
 */

namespace Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Driver;

use Metadata\Driver\AbstractFileDriver;
use Metadata\Driver\DriverInterface;
use Metadata\Driver\FileLocatorInterface;
use Metadata\MergeableClassMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\FieldMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\JoinMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\PropertyMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Type\CaseTypeMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Type\ConcatenationTypeMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Type\CountTypeMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Type\GroupConcatTypeMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Type\IdentityTypeMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Rest\ListBuilder\Metadata\Doctrine\Type\SingleTypeMetadata;
use Sulu\Component\Util\XmlUtil;
use Symfony\Component\Config\Util\XmlUtils;
use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ParameterBag\ParameterBagInterface;

/**
 * Parses data from xml and returns list-builder metadata for doctrine entities.
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class XmlDriver extends AbstractFileDriver implements DriverInterface
{
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            }
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        return $classMetadata;
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     * @param string $className
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    protected function getPropertyMetadata(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode, $className)
    {
        if (null === $type = $this->getType($xpath, $propertyNode)) {
            return;
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        return new PropertyMetadata($className, XmlUtil::getValueFromXPath('@name', $xpath, $propertyNode), $type);
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    protected function getType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
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            case 'group-concat-property':
                return $this->getGroupConcatenationType($xpath, $propertyNode);
            case 'identity-property':
                return $this->getIdentityType($xpath, $propertyNode);
            case 'case-property':
                return $this->getCaseType($xpath, $propertyNode);
            case 'count-property':
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     * @param \DOMElement $propertyNode
     *
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    protected function getSingleType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
    {
        if (null === $field = $this->getField($xpath, $propertyNode)) {
            return;
        }

        return new SingleTypeMetadata($field);
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    /**
     * Extracts concatenation-type for property-node.
     *
     * @param \DOMXPath $xpath
     * @param \DOMElement $propertyNode
     *
     * @return ConcatenationTypeMetadata
     */
    protected function getConcatenationType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
    {
        $type = new ConcatenationTypeMetadata(XmlUtil::getValueFromXPath('@orm:glue', $xpath, $propertyNode, ' '));
        foreach ($xpath->query('orm:field', $propertyNode) as $fieldNode) {
            if (null === $field = $this->getField($xpath, $fieldNode)) {
                continue;
            }

            $type->addField($field);
        }

        return $type;
    }

    /**
     * Extracts group-concatenation-type for property-node.
     *
     * @param \DOMXPath $xpath
     * @param \DOMElement $propertyNode
     *
     * @return GroupConcatTypeMetadata
     */
    protected function getGroupConcatenationType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
    {
        if (null === $field = $this->getField($xpath, $propertyNode)) {
            return;
        }

        return new GroupConcatTypeMetadata($field, XmlUtil::getValueFromXPath('@orm:glue', $xpath, $propertyNode, ' '));
    }

    /**
     * Extracts identity-type for property-node.
     *
     * @param \DOMXPath $xpath
     * @param \DOMElement $propertyNode
     *
     * @return GroupConcatTypeMetadata
     */
    protected function getIdentityType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
    {
        if (null === $field = $this->getField($xpath, $propertyNode)) {
            return;
        }

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    /**
     * Extracts case-type for property-node.
     *
     * @param \DOMXPath $xpath
     * @param \DOMElement $propertyNode
     *
     * @return CaseTypeMetadata
     */
    protected function getCaseType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
    {
        $type = new CaseTypeMetadata();
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            if (null === $case = $this->getField($xpath, $fieldNode)) {
                continue;
            }

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    /**
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     * @param \DOMXPath $xpath
     * @param \DOMElement $propertyNode
     *
     * @return GroupConcatTypeMetadata
     */
    protected function getCountType(\DOMXPath $xpath, \DOMElement $propertyNode)
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        if (null === $field = $this->getField($xpath, $propertyNode)) {
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            $nodeList = $xpath->query(sprintf('/x:class/x:properties/x:*[@name="%s"]', $reference));

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    {
        if (null !== $reference = XmlUtil::getValueFromXPath('@ref', $xpath, $joinsNode)) {
            $nodeList = $xpath->query(sprintf('/x:class/orm:joins[@name="%s"]', $reference));

            if ($nodeList->length === 0) {
                return;
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When Hurricane Katrina struck the Louisiana coast on August 29, 2005, the urban fabric of New Orleans was devastated, including a large number of its arts organizations and historic sites. Along with the physical damage to collections and structures caused by the storm, organizations were faced with the fact that post-Katrina New Orleans would be a very different place, one with a changed demographic and far less tourism, and thus business as usual was not going to be possible. The Getty Foundation was among the first institutions to step in and help, establishing a special fund to revitalize the city's cultural institutions as they recovered from the impact of the hurricane.
Dehumidification at Longue Vue House and Gardens following Hurricane Katrina.
The Foundation's Fund for New Orleans provided support in two categories: transition planning grants to strengthen cultural organizations as they responded to the changed environment for the arts in New Orleans, and conservation grants to assess the condition of damaged buildings and vulnerable collections and develop prioritized plans for their preservation. Projects ranged from an archeological dig at the Cathedral's St. Anthony's Garden, which unearthed evidence dating back to the city's founding in 1718 and provided a basis for a new conservation plan, to audience surveys of the New Orleans Cultural Coalition—a group of seven arts organizations that came together to analyze the city's past and present arts audiences as they developed new post-Katrina programming and business plans. In all, 22 grants totaling $2.9 million were awarded to museums and arts organizations of all sizes, from the city's landmark museums to historic house museums and community arts organizations.
October 15, 2015: Ten Years After Katrina, Did the Getty Foundation's Fund for New Orleans Succeed?
NASA satellite image of Hurricane Katrina taken August 28, 2005.


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These Are the Phones That Will Get Android 9 Pie
Google finally started the long-awaited Android 9 Pie rollout earlier this month, but it's very unlikely that you have the latest version of Android on your device. It's mostly Google devices that have the update so far, but OEMs are being surprisingly forthcoming with update plans this time around. It could be that Project Treble is actually having an effect, and you might have Pie before you know it. Here's what we know about the update so far.
Moto was quick to provide a full update list, but it's not all good news. No Moto phones have gotten Pie yet, but the company says the following devices are on the list.
You might notice that the Moto E5 series is not included. Those budget phones just launched a few weeks ago, but they're very cheap. Phones like that rarely get major updates, so this isn't necessarily a surprise.
The current leader in Android phone sales has not provided any firm details. Based on its past behavior, we can assume the current-gen Galaxy S9/S9+ and the new Note 9 will be the first to get updates. These phones all launched with Project Treble, so hopefully Samsung can make it happen before the end of the year. The last generation Galaxy S8/S8+ and Note 8 should also get the update, but it'll take longer. As for Samsung's budget offerings, that's anyone's guess.
While HTC has all manner of issues these days, it took time out from its downward spiral to provide a comprehensive Pie update list for its phones. HTC promises to update these devices.
Missing from that list is the HTC U Ultra, which launched about 18 months ago. The U11 came out just a few months later, so that's where HTC is drawing the line.
There's also been no word from LG on its update plans. It did not participate in the Android P beta, so the company doesn't even have a head start making updates. The LG G7 Thinq and V30 are sure to get the update, and there's a strong likelihood the G6 will see Pie after those phones. LG tends to be a little faster than Samsung with updates, but the wait will probably be a few months at least.
Owners of Sony phones need only look at the OEM's latest blog post to find out if they'll get a Pie update. Most of the supported devices are the high-end phones, though. Here's what Sony plans to update to Android 9.
Yes, Sony makes a lot of phones. These devices are all fairly new, though. Only the most recent generation of budget XA phones will get Pie, but the OTA reaches back to the XZ Premium, which is now two generations old. The other XZ-series phones aren't included, though.
Huawei is also playing it close to the chest. It has started testing builds of Pie in China on some phones, but it won't confirm an update list. Huawei also doesn't have the best track record when it comes to updating phones. It's a safe bet that the P20 and Mate 10 families will get an update, but everything else is a shot in the dark.
All of Nokia's recent phones have been Android One devices, so it's in a good place. The Nokia 7 Plus was also one of the phones in the Android P beta program. The company hasn't provided official guidance on which devices will see the update, but "all" is a safe bet. The 2017 and 2018 Android One offers will likely be first in the coming month or two.
Like some other OEMs, OnePlus had a phone in the Android P beta. So, the OnePlus 6 is probably well on its way to getting the final update. OnePlus also intends to update the last few generations of its phones. Here's the list.
The 5/5T will up next after the OnePlus 6 update, and the 3/3T will follow.
Android Beta Partners
We've mentioned a few devices from the Android P beta program, which was a way for Google to show off Project Treble's modular capabilities. All the following devices were part of the beta and should have a Pie update in the not too distant future, even if the OEMs other devices have a long wait.
In the case of the Essential Phone, it already got its update on the same day as Pixel phones. That bodes well for other devices in the beta.
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For many, regulation is a dubious word. Luckily, many of us live in states where Certified Rolfers are exempt from local regulation. However, this is all about to change, as a number of states are in the process of creating legislation to regulate both massage therapy and Rolfing® Structural Integration with no distinction between the two.
More specifically, approximately thirty-eight states currently regulate massage therapy, with efforts underway in at least eleven more to institute licensing. The practical, on-the-ground reality is that Certified Rolfers and other Structural Integrators are being regulated in most of those states as massage therapists. And what this may mean, depending on the state, is that in order to practice you must go to massage school even if you are a Certified Rolfer.
Thankfully, more progressive states do consider certification from the Rolf Institute® of Structural Integration an acceptable equivalent to massage training. Or, the training is considered mostly sufficient for licensure, and the practitioner must complete a few additional hours of coursework through a massage school. It's also important to know that in some states when a Rolfer is caught practicing without a massage license, the massage board issues a cease and desist order, as the practitioner is in violation of state laws. The result? You are left without the ability to make a living as a Rolfer.
How state legislatures define, understand, and categorize Structural Integrators rests largely on our shoulders. For example, in some states there has been exemption from massage laws granted specifically for Structural Integration. This has been the result of local practitioners taking part in and influencing legislative effort.
In Texas, the massage board had granted exemption to Structural Integration. Unfortunately, a law was recently passed making everyone who touches for health benefit subject to regulation. Here's what happened: The law in question was originally submitted with only one proposition – massage practitioners would be required to have 500 rather than 300 hours to qualify for licensure. Then late at night over the Memorial Day weekend, amendments were added to this bill regarding additional regulation with no public opinion sought or honored. Despite all the diligence that went into the bill's crafting, the end result had an unfortunate outcome. Such is politics.
Certified Advanced Rolfers Sam Johnson and Steve Collins were very active in Texas, attending meetings, coordinating phone and fax campaigns to the legislators, and networking with other organization representatives. Sam also traveled to Austin in order to represent Structural Integration interests. Sam and Steve gave up time, sleep, and energy to deal with events as they unfolded. Much appreciation is due both of them for their efforts.
New Hampshire massage therapists, in concert with other organizations, are working on a bill that will license massage therapists and other practitioners separately, but under one board. This should eventually result in appropriate licensure for Structural Integrators. Certified Advanced Rolfer Kevin Frank was active in the original effort. This current push should result in more appropriate legislative wording and eventual protection for the practices being regulated.
One thing we have learned in the process of tracking legislation is that unless there is very exact wording in the original bill, the rules that are written by the board after a bill's passage may not represent the intent of the bill's authors. In other words, it must be specified in the bill what the terms of exemption and/or licensure will be for a particular profession, or the subsequent rule-writing process may not honor the exemption and/or license requirements. Again, this is the political process, and a reminder to be vigilant and stay involved every step of the way.
Another complexity in the licensing arena is that each state has its own protocol for legislation. For instance, in most states exemption language has to be fairly general, and not name a specific practice. Unlike the New Mexico bill, there is usually no consideration for trade or service marks. Fortunately, at the national level the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) – one of the primary sources of legislative initiatives for massage therapy licensure – has a policy of putting in exemption language when requested.
"Frustration with these circumstances has led a number of Certified Rolfers to advocate for exemption from massage therapy licensing laws. In a manner similar to the range of options for licensure, there is a range of options for exemption, as well. Some states merely see that the applicant is a Certified Rolfer(TM), and respond that we are exempt. Others require a full application for exemption and demonstrated proof that exemption criteria have been met. All of these options have been promoted through the work of diligent individuals who have promoted the notion of exemption with the officials in the state's bureaucracy, or with members of the legislature.
At this moment in our history, we are engaged in a lively discussion about the appropriateness of these regulatory strategies. Many Certified Rolfers think that we should not be licensed as massage therapists, and yet there is no obvious category for a state legislator, or a state regulator to put us under, and massage seems like the easiest and most appropriate fit. Meanwhile, some practitioners have not wanted to pursue an exemption, since they feel that their opportunity to bill for insurance reimbursement is tied to licensure as a massage therapist.
What does this mean for your practice? Most practitioners are already subject to some form of regulation – either licensure or registration. If legislation is introduced to form a new massage board in your state, you can be active in promoting either exemption or appropriate licensure for Structural Integration practitioners. In the states where there is already a massage board, and where of Structural Integrators are regulated as massage therapists, we can organize action to request exemption or separate licensure, but this requires real-time, on-the-ground efforts by local practitioners. As board chair for law and legislation for the International Association of Structural Integrators (IASI), I can coordinate organization and action at the local level for Structural Integration practitioners, and cooperation from other organizations at the national level. Michael Murphy coordinates these actions for Rolf Institute members. IASI reaches out to graduates of other qualifying schools as well.
IASI was formed, in part, to preserve the distinct identity of Structural Integration. That mission will be served by finding a way to separate ourselves from the umbrella of massage therapy in the licensing arena. In support of that mission, IASI has undertaken the development of a certification exam, and joined the Federation of Massage, Bodywork and Somatic Practice Organizations.
A certification exam is being developed in accordance with national standards that are recognized by state legislatures as valid. Guidelines followed in the exam development come from the National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA) and its certifying branch, the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA). This is the same organization that certifies the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork (NCBTMB), along with many other professional certifying agencies.
IASI has also become a member of the Federation, which is a cooperative group of organizations including the Rolf Institute, the AMTA, United States Trager Association, Feldenkrais Guild of North America, American Society of Alexander Teachers, American Organization of Bodywork Therapies of Asia, and the International Somatic Movement Education and Therapy Association. Check out the website at www.federationmbs.org.
The Federation has been helpful in a number of state proceedings, and one factor that can't be overlooked by any legislative body is strength in numbers. The Rolf Institute has 1550 members and IASI has 900. (Keep in mind that the NCBTMB has 85,000 members.) In combination with the other federation organization members, we are able to make a difference at the state level.
We must start the conversation about what we want, what is possible or likely to be accomplished given the nature of licensure in any given state, and how we might strategize to meet those goals. None of the schools is situated to take action on behalf of the entire community of Structural Integration practitioners. However, IASI is uniquely positioned to represent the broader profession of Structural Integration.
Therefore, regardless of whether or not you feel moved to become a member of IASI, it is vital to make your voice heard, as the fate of how Structural Integrators are regulated is in our hands.
Libby Eason is a Certified Advanced Rolfer(TM), Rolf Movement Practitioner™, Rolf Institute faculty member, and IASI board member.


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DETROIT — Ford will spend $640 million to replace door latches on nearly 2.4 million cars, trucks and vans this year because the doors can pop open while the vehicles are moving.
On Thursday, the company announced it would add 1.5 million vehicles to the pesky and growing recall, which has become so costly Ford had to cut its estimated full-year pretax profit to $10.2 billion from at least $10.8 billion.
Customers have been complaining about the problem, which has affected much of Ford's North American model lineup, since 2014. At least 3 million vehicles have been recalled due to the problem. The recalls come after a U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration investigation found 1,200 customer complaints about doors failing to latch.


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The spicy chili salt with lime sauce and pickled red onions are two special additives to the delicious of House Noodles Soup with Chives.


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Are You Caught in the Middle of the Sandwich Generation?
That's because middle-aged adults are more likely than ever to be supporting both grown children and older parents, putting a hard squeeze on their finances.
The Sandwich Generation, which is officially defined as have a living parent age 65 or older and either raising a child under age 18 or supporting a grown child, is growing.
According to a new report from the Pew Research Center, almost half of adults have provided financial support to a grown child in the past year. 27% are providing their main support. Meanwhile, 21% of middle-aged adults are providing support to their own parents.
Fifteen percent are providing support to both.
It could be because the youngest generation is suffering from a navel-gazing career malaise best exemplified in "Girls" … or just because the economy took a disproportionate toll on recent graduates, as the report points out. In 2010, employment among young adults was at the lowest level since the government began collecting the data in 1948. Even young adults who managed to find a full-time job saw, "a greater drop in average weekly earnings" from 2007 to 2011 than any other generation.
As for the oldest generation, retirement savings are down, while health care and other costs skyrocket. Many are delaying retirement to deal, but some just don't have a choice.
Not surprisingly, supporting family members is putting a financial strain on middle-aged adults. Of those not supporting their parents, 72% said they have money left over after meeting basic needs. But of those who are providing financial support to both parents and children of any age (not just grown), only 58% of them say they have money left over after paying for basic needs.
Does this mean that in addition to a retirement account, we need a "when my child doesn't get a job" account now, too?


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Russian embassy in Tel Aviv on block?
The Russian embassy in Tel Aviv may be on the block.
The owner of the building housing the Russian Embassy in Tel Aviv has decided to sell the property, according to The Marker, an Israeli business publication.
The 13,000-square-foot embassy is currently located on Yarkon Street in Tel Aviv, but recently the Russians have been searching for a bigger space, according to the article.
They are looking for a building nearly five times the size of the current embassy, and newsru.com reports that such a site could be provided by Soviet-born real estate magnate Arkady Gaydamak on Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv.
The American investor who owns the building that the embassy is currently housed in intends to sell it for $10 million dollars. Russia pays $700,000 a year to rent the building, The Marker reported.
A spokesman for the embassy denied the report that the Russians were looking for a new home in Tel Aviv.
"The purpose of spreading such information is perplexing. The owner of the building, whom we have contacted, also had no idea," the spokesman said.


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Q: join and count query in flutter sqflite I have 2 tables one with names and id's and another with id's and dates,
I am trying to figure out how to create the helper method to query the two tables and return the list of names with the number of dates associated to their id.
Name Table
   id  Name
    1 John
    2 Tom
    3 Frank

Date Table
   id  Date
    1 1/3/19
    1 1/4/19
    1 1/5/19
    2 1/4/19

    Results:
    Name  Count
    John  3
    Tom   1
    Frank 0

This is as far as I have gotten just pulling back all the names.
  Future<List> queryAllNames() async {
    Database db = await database;
    List<Map> names =
        await db.query(Names, columns: [id, Name]);
    if (names.length > 0) {
      return names;
    }
    return null;
  }

I have figured out the raw query I need from sqlite
select Name.name,  count(Date.date) from Name left join Date using(id) group by Name.name;

But still not able to translate to at sqflite helper method.

A: There is a rawQuery() method. Check out Raw SQL queries

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/*
Package mdocker is a mistify subagent that manages guest docker containers,
exposed via JSON-RPC over HTTP.

HTTP API Endpoint

    /_mistify_RPC_
        * GET - Run a specified method

Request Structure

    {
        "method": "MDocker.RPC_METHOD",
        "params": [
            DATA_STRUCT
        ],
        "id": 0
    }

Where RPC_METHOD is the desired method and DATA_STRUCTURE is one of the request
structs defined in http://godoc.org/github.com/mistifyio/mistify-agent/rpc .

Response Structure

    {
        "result": {
            KEY: RESPONSE_STRUCT
        },
        "error": null,
        "id": 0
    }

Where KEY is a string (e.g. "snapshot") and DATA is one of the response structs
defined in http://godoc.org/github.com/mistifyio/mistify-agent/rpc .

RPC Methods

    ListContainers
    GetContainer
    DeleteContainer
    SaveContainer
    CreateContainer
    StartContainer
    StopContainer
    RestartContainer
    RebootContainer
    PauseContainer
    UnpauseContainer

    ListImages
    GetImages
    LoadImage
    DeleteImage

See the godocs and function signatures for each method's purpose and expected
request/response structs.
*/
package mdocker


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Huldufólk ou Povo Oculto (de huldu- "pertencente ao segredo" e fólk "povo") são os Elfos no folclore da Islândia e das Ilhas Féroe. Projetos de construção na Islândia são alterados ocasionalmente para prevenir que as rochas onde acredita-se que eles vivam sejam danificadas. De acordo com essas crenças populares islandesas não se deve jogar pedras devido a possibilidade de atingir o Povo Oculto.
O presidente Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson explicou a existência das lendas do Povo Oculto dizendo: "Islandeses são poucos em número, então nos velhos tempos nós dobramos nossa população com lendas de elfos e fadas".

Eles também são parte do folclore das Ilhas Féroe. Nas lendas do povo Féroe, dizem que o Povo Oculto é "corpulento, de roupas todas cinzentas e cabelos pretos". Também odeiam cruzes, igrejas e eletricidade.

Terminologia
O termo Huldufólk foi tomado como sinônimo de álfar (elfo) no folclore islandês do século XIX. Jón Árnason constatou que os termos eram sinônimos, exceto que álfar é um termo pejorativo. Konrad Von Maurer alega que huldufólk tem origem como eufemismo para evitar chamar os álfar por seu nome real.
Existe, entretanto, alguma evidência de que os dois termos vieram a ser tomados como se referindo a duas formas distintas de seres sobrenaturais na Islândia contemporânea. Katrin Sontag constatou que algumas pessoas não diferenciam os elfos do Povo Oculto, enquanto outros diferenciam. Uma pesquisa feita por Erlendur Haraldsson em 2006 obteve que "54% dos entrevistados não distinguem entre Elfos e Povo Oculto, 20% distingue e 26% disse que não tinha certeza".

Origens
Terry Gunnell escreve: "crenças diferentes podem ter existido lado a lado em uma Islândia multiculturalmente organizada antes de se misturarem gradualmente nos álfar e Huldufólk islandeses dos dias atuais". Ele também escreve: "Os Huldufólk e álfar sem dúvida surgiram da mesma necessidade. Os colonos nórdicos tinham os álfar, os escravos irlandeses tinham as fadas das colinas ou o Povo Bom. Com o tempo, tornaram-se dois seres diferentes, mas na realidade são dois conjuntos diferentes de folclore que significam a mesma coisa".

De acordo com uma lenda popular, as origens do Povo Oculto podem ser traçadas até Adão e Eva. Eva escondeu seus filhos impuros de Deus e mentiu sobre sua existência. Deus, então, declarou: "O que o homem esconde de Deus, Deus esconderá do homem". Outras lendas populares reivindicam que os Huldufólk se originaram de Lilith, ou são anjos caídos, condenados a viver entre o céu e o inferno.

Precursores dos Elfos/Povo Oculto podem ser encontrados nos escritos de Snorri Sturluson e nos versos dos Escaldos. Elfos são também mencionados na Edda poética e aparentemente são ligados à fertilidade.

A oposição oficial a dançar pode ter começado na Islândia no começo do século XII, e a associação de dançar com os elfos pode ser vista no começo do século XV. Uma lenda popular mostra os Elfos cercando pessoas comuns e tomando vingança de um xerife que baniu as festas dançantes. Aðalheiður Guðmundsdóttir conclui que essas lendas "mostram que os islandeses sentiam falta de dançar".

No século XIII e XIV, livros do continente europeu alcançaram a Islândia e podem ter influenciado os contos populares sobre Elfos. Einar Ólafur Sveinsson escreve: "Cerca de 1600 fontes para o Povo Oculto se tornaram tão volumosas que nós podemos prontamente definir as crenças e lendas sobre eles, e também existem diversas fontes sobre eles bem no século XX". De acordo com Árni Björnsson, a crença no Povo Oculto cresceu durante os séculos XVII e XVIII quando a Islândia enfrentava tempos difíceis.

Feriados
Existem quatro feriados islandeses em que se considera ter uma conexão especial com o Povo Oculto: Ano Novo, Décima terceira noite (6 de janeiro), Noite de Verão e Noite de Natal. Fogueiras élficas (álfabrennur) são parte comum das festividades do feriado da Décima Terceira Noite (6 de janeiro). Existem muitas lendas populares islandesas sobre Elfos e o Povo Oculto invadindo casas de fazenda islandesas durante o natal e realizando festas selvagens. É costumeiro na Islândia limpar a casa antes do Natal e deixar comida para o Povo Oculto no Natal. Na noite de ano novo acredita-se que os Elfos se mudam para lugares novos e os islandeses deixam velas para ajudá-los a encontrar o caminho. Na Noite de Verão o folclore estabelece que, se você se sentar em uma encruzilhada, Elfos tentarão te seduzir com comida e presentes; Há consequências graves por ser seduzido por essas ofertas, mas há grandes recompensas por resistir.

Folclore islandês
Diversos estudiosos (citados abaixo) comentam as conexões entre o Povo Oculto e o ambiente natural islandês. B. S. Benediks, em sua discussão no Agrupamento de Lendas Populares sobre Elfos, Criaturas Aquáticas e Trolls de Jón Árnason, escreve:

Ólina Thorvarðardóttir escreve: "Contos orais sobre elfos islandeses e trolls sem dúvida serviram como fábulas preventivas. Preveniram muitas crianças de vagar e sair das habitações humanas, nos ensinaram a história topográfica da Islândia e nos instigaram medo e respeito pelos severos poderes da natureza".

Michael Strmiska escreve: "Os Hudufólk são... não são tão sobrenaturais quanto ultranaturais, representando não a superação da natureza na esperança de um acordo melhor com o além, mas uma profunda reverência pela terra e os poderes misteriosos que são capazes de causar fertilidade ou escassez."

Pálsdóttir afirma que em uma paisagem cheia de terremotos, avalanches e vulcões "não é de se impressionar que o povo nativo tenha atribuído alguma vida secreta à paisagem. Deve ter havido algum poder não visto por trás de tal imprevisibilidade, tal crueldade".

Alan Boucher escreve: "Assim a ambivalência da atitude do islandês acerca da natureza, o inimigo e o provedor, é claramente expressa nessas histórias, que preservam uma boa ideia de crença popular – e em alguns casos provavelmente pré-cristã."

Robert Anderson escreve que o sincretismo "é ativo na Islândia onde o conhecimento Cristão, Espírita e Élfico Islandês sincretizaram em ao menos um par de instâncias."

Terry Gunnell nota que lendas huldufólk registradas nos séculos XVIII e XIX mostraram que eles são "imagens quase espelhadas daqueles humanos que contaram histórias sobre si – exceto que eram bonitos, poderosos, sedutores e livres de cuidado, enquanto os islandeses estavam constantemente famintos e lutando por suas vidas. O Povo Oculto parece em muitos aspectos representar os sonhos islandeses de uma existência mais perfeita e feliz."

O antropólogo Jón Haukur Ingimundarson afirma que as lendas huldufólk contadas pelas mulheres islandesas do século XIX eram um reflexo de como somente 47% das mulheres eram casadas, e "irmãs recorrentemente se encontravam relegadas a funções muito diferentes e a níveis de status  diferentes na sociedade. A vasta maioria das garotas islandesas era obrigada a cumprir um papel de suporte nas atividades domiciliares." Ele continua dizendo que estas histórias justificam as diferenças de papel e status entre irmãs e "incute em jovens garotas o ditado estoico de nunca se desesperar, que era a prevenção psicológica de que muitas precisariam quando se encontrassem reduzidas em status e negadas da realização apropriada de sua sexualidade no casamento, tendo assim por vezes que depender do infanticídio para dar conta dos efeitos indesejados e insuportáveis de suas ocasionais aventuras amorosas, um elemento retratado nas histórias huldufólk."

Anna Pietrzkiewicz argumenta que os huldufólk simbolizam uma identidade e sociedade islandesa idealizada, o elemento chave pelo qual vemos "o passado como uma fonte de orgulho e a natureza como única e pura."

O Povo Oculto geralmente aparece nos sonhos dos islandeses. Eles geralmente são descritos usando roupas islandesas do século XIX e usando verde.

Turismo
Em Reykjavík há uma escola chamada Icelandic Elf School (Álfaskólinn em islandês, Escola Élfica Islandesa, em tradução livre), que organiza excursões educacionais de cinco horas de duração para visitantes.

A cidade de Hafnarfjörður oferece a Hidden Worlds Tour, uma caminhada guiada de cerca de 90 minutos. Inclui um passeio pelo parque Hellisgerdi , onde os caminhos curvam-se por um campo de lava com árvores altas e árvores de bonsai em vasos. É dito que é povoado pela maior colônia élfica da cidade.

Stokkseyri tem o Museu de Maravilhas Islandesas, onde "os convidados do museu vão caminhar por um mundo de elfos e do povo oculto islandês, tendo um vislumbre de sua vida."

Construção de estradas interrompida

Álfhóll (A colina dos Elfos) é o lar de elfos mais famoso em Kópavogur, e Álfhólsvegur (Estrada da colina dos elfos) foi nomeada em sua homenagem. No final dos anos 1930 começou a construção de estradas em Álfhólsvegur, que deveria passar por Álfhóll, o que significada que Álfhóll teria de ser demolida. Nada parecia ir bem e a construção foi interrompida devido problemas financeiros. Uma década depois a construção da estrada em Álfhóll seria continuada, mas quando as máquinas voltaram a trabalhar, começaram a quebrar e as ferramentas foram danificadas e perdidas. A estrada permaneceu encaminhada em volta da colina, não através dela como planejado inicialmente. No final dos anos 1980 era para a estrada ser levantada e pavimentada. A construção saiu como planejada até chegar a hora de demolir parte de Álfholl. Uma furadeira de rochas foi usada, mas quebrou. Outra furadeira foi buscada, mas se quebrou também. Depois de as duas brocas serem quebradas em pedaços, os trabalhadores negaram chegar perto da colina com quaisquer ferramentas. Agora Álfhóll é protegida pela cidade como herança cultural, e permanece bem como era antes da última Era do Gelo.

Kópavogur permaneceu um dos mais proeminentes locais de histórias sobre os elfos interrompendo a construção de estradas e foi matéria para o filme Summerland, de 2010, que representa a rocha Grásteinn de Kópavogur como uma casa élfica.

Em 2013, a proposta de construção de uma estrada da península de Álftanes ao subúrbio Garðabær de Reykjavík realizada pela Comissão Islandesa de Costas e Estradas foi detida por apoiadores dos elfos e grupos de ambientalistas protestaram, dizendo que a estrada destruiria o habitat dos elfos e as crenças da cultura local.
Um dos comentaristas públicos sobre projetos de construção e elfos mais famosos é a vidente autoproclamada e especialista Erla Stefánsdóttir.

Outros incidentes
Em 1982, 150 islandeses foram à base da OTAN em Keflavík em defesa de "elfos que poderiam ser colocados em perigo pelos jatos Phantom americanos e aviões de reconhecimento do AWACS."

Em 2004, a empresa Alcoa precisou de um certificado governamental especial para que seu local de construção fosse considerado livre de sítios arqueológicos, incluindo aqueles relacionados ao folclore huldufólk, antes de poderem construir uma forja de alumínio na Islândia.

Em 2011 acreditou-se que elfos/huldufólk foram responsáveis por um incidente em Bolungarvík, onde desmoronaram rochas sobre ruas residenciais.

Locais mais importantes

Huldhóll (Monte dos duendes), um outeiro de aproximadamente 60 metros a oeste de Kirkjuhóll ()
As áreas de Hafnarfjörður incluem:
Parque de Lava Hellisgerði (  )
Penhascos Hamarinn  (  )
Piscina próxima a Sundhöll Hafnarfjardar (  )
Penhasco Setbergshamar (  )
Ásbyrgi (  )
Lambi
Álfhólsvegur (Estrada da colina dos elfos), uma rua em Kópavogur (  )
Álfaborg em Borgarfjörður Eystri  (  )
Búõarbrekkur em Brimnes (  )
Grundarfjörõur
Stapafell (  )
Tungustapi (  )
Svalþúfa  (  )
Skuggahlíðarbjarg (  )
Grímsey (  )
Um sótão da Gimli Public School 1915 no Novo Museu da Herança Islandesa, Gimli, Manitoba (  )

Folclore da Islândia
Mitologia europeia
Elfos

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CAST ALBUMS 2014
By MATT WINDMAN
Oh how I wish that this year's excellent revivals of Little Me (with Christian Borle and Rachel York) and The Most Happy Fella (with Laura Benanti and Shuler Hensley) at City Center Encores! had been recorded. Years ago, Encores! productions were regularly recorded including gems like Babes in Arms, The Boys from Syracuse, Pal Joey and St. Louis Woman. Two years ago, all three Encores! productions (Merrily We Roll Along, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Pipe Dream) somehow got recorded. This year, none of them was. Of course, that's not to say that an unusually large number of cast albums haven't been released over the past year, leaving plenty for musical theater fans such as myself to listen to and savor.
While songs from plenty of musicals were included on this year's Tony Awards telecast (including one that has yet to even play New York), The Bridges of Madison County, which won the awards for Best Score and Best Orchestrations, got no airtime. (Adding insult to injury, neither of those awards was televised, leaving Jason Robert Brown without an audience.) But those who didn't get a chance to catch the musical during its short Broadway run can check out its cast album, which is full of rich, country rock-meets-opera songs and emotional, vocally exquisite performances from Kelli O'Hara and Steven Pasquale. Frankly, I found listening to the album to be a far better experience than attending the show, where I had to deal with Marsha Norman's slow and static book and Bartlett Sher's skeletal staging. It's easy to imagine this album encouraging theater companies across the country to stage the musical.
Love's Labour's Lost, Michael Friedman and Alex Timbers' (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson) youthful and freewheeling adaptation of the dense Shakespeare romance, received its premiere at Shakespeare in the Park a year ago. If it did not achieve the same success as the Public Theater's musical adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona, plenty of its songs are irresistibly catchy. Who doesn't love a lyric about how "young men are supposed to have sex … get drunk … watch porn?"
Yank!, David and Joe Zellnik's saga of a young soldier coming to terms with his sexuality during World War II, was slated to come to Broadway after its run at the York Theatre four seasons ago. That did not pan out, but a cast recording with the original Off-Broadway cast (including Bobby Steggert, Jeffry Denman and Nancy Anderson) has finally been released. (An inferior demo recording had previously been making the rounds.) In addition to being an excellent example of 1940s pastiche (not unlike the first act of Grey Gardens), the songs have a haunting, longing feel that really makes one hope this musical surfaces again.
If the first-ever Broadway staging of Hedwig and the Angry Inch is overblown and played up for laughs, Neil Patrick Harris nails every song vocally and its sound design is as good as it gets for a rock musical. Its cast album stretches beyond the original Off-Broadway one by including the "America the Beautiful" segment from the top of the show and a selection from the fictitious Hurt Locker: The Musical. (The concept for the Broadway staging is that Hedwig is performing a one-night concert on the set of a recently shuttered Broadway musical.)
The success of the Hedwig revival has unfortunately overshadowed the Roundabout's pitch-perfect revival of Jeanine Tesori's Violet, which features an unforgettable performance from Sutton Foster. While the original Off-Broadway production with Lauren Ward was recorded, the Broadway revival, which was done over two discs, includes far more material including most of the dialogue. Tesori's extraordinary new musical Fun Home, which will supposedly transfer to Broadway next season, has been recorded in all its glory. I would go so far as to say that the song "Keys," in which a young girl explains the kinship she feels with a butch female, will live on as one of the greatest moments in contemporary musical theater.
Audra McDonald's Tony-winning performance as Billie Holiday in Lady Day at Emerson's Bar & Grill has been faithfully preserved. Literally the entire play was recorded. (Here's hoping the play also gets filmed for a PBS broadcast.) Speaking of plays being recorded on audio, the album made 50 years ago of the original cast of Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? has been rereleased.
I was wondering whether Forbidden Broadway Comes Out Swinging! would actually merit a recording, as it is one of the weakest installments of Gerard Alessandrini's long-running parody of Broadway musicals. It got one, which at least includes Marcus Stevens' brilliant impersonations of Mandy Patinkin and Harvey Fierstein.
One of the finest albums of the year is the San Francisco Symphony's two-disc West Side Story, which was recorded live with the vocally pristine Cheyenne Jackson and Alexandra Silber. It is certainly superior to the 2009 Broadway revival cast album, which was marred by lyrics unnecessarily translated into Spanish and Matt Cavenaugh's embarrassing performance as Tony.
I must confess to being no fan of A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder. I found the songs to be underwhelming and unilaterally unfunny. On disc, I can at least appreciate its old-fashioned operetta charm. It's also easier to enjoy the Jazz Age standards of Bullets Over Broadway without watching them being awkwardly squeezed into Woody Allen's book. I can't say I found any redemptive value in the cast album of Big Fish, once again finding Andrew Lippa's songs to be pretty poor in quality. The album of Beautiful is decent and all, but why would someone want to listen to that instead of the original Carole King recordings? The disco-foreign politics musical Here Lies Love, which uses a pre-recorded soundtrack instead of a live band at the Public Theater (supposedly part of the dance club concept), sounds far, far better on disc.
Other new albums include Aladdin, If/Then, First Date, Heathers, Rocky, A Night with Janis Joplin, Murder for Two and the Second Stage revival of The Last Five Years.


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Authorities Identify Dartmouth Woman Killed in Route 140 Rollover
Tim Dunn
Photo courtesy Taylor Cormier
FREETOWN — Authorities have released the name of the woman killed in a Friday morning crash on Route 140 in Freetown.
The Bristol County District Attorney's Office says the 18-year-old North Dartmouth woman has been identified as Savannah Gonsalves, who died as a result of the fatal one-car rollover crash on Thursday morning.
At around 8:10 a.m., Gonsalves was traveling northbound on Route 140 in the area of Exit 8 in Freetown in a 2003 Ford Escape. For reasons still under investigation, Gonsalves appears to have lost control of the vehicle, traveled into the median and then rolled over and crashed on the southbound side of Route 140, coming to rest in the breakdown lane.
Gonsalves was ejected from the vehicle during the rollover and pronounced dead at the scene by a lieutenant with the Freetown Fire Department at 8:15 a.m.
The fatal crash remains under investigation by the Massachusetts State Police Collison Analysis and Reconstruction Section, Crime Scene Services Section, Troopers assigned to the Bristol County District Attorney's Office, and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner.
State Police were assisted on scene by Freetown Fire and EMS, Freetown Police, and MassDOT.
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Jogging axes on the M2 overrides end stops?
Re: Jogging axes on the M2 overrides end stops?
I haven't traced it through completely but that seems to be why.
If you use software like Repetier host, I think I recall that the software kept track of jogging using its UI and wouldn't allow movements beyond what you set as the build area (EDIT: *if* you homed the axes first). The LCD doesn't have that information so it just happily sends G0/G1 commands regardless of the current head position.
BBID wrote: I'm assuming this buzzing/gringing behavior could really damage something on the printer!
Ah, ok, that makes sense. So...the last thing I want to do is monkey with the firmware on my M2. However, I trying to think of a reason Makergear would have jogging commands ignore the end stops and if this is just something you could update in the M2's firmware.
Honestly maybe its just me but.... the jogging commands are seldom used on any of my printers.
I did get this commented on by Makergear. They said they haven't seen any damage caused by overrunning the end stops. If the steppers can't be damaged, the only other possible issue I can see by running the head into the end stops is creating slack in the pulleys from excessive torque, but who knows....I guess only time will tell if this issue can affect the quality of the prints.
BBID wrote: I did get this commented on by Makergear. They said they haven't seen any damage caused by overrunning the end stops. If the steppers can't be damaged, the only other possible issue I can see by running the head into the end stops is creating slack in the pulleys from excessive torque, but who knows....I guess only time will tell if this issue can affect the quality of the prints.
It's not an 'issue' - it's the nature of stepper motors. The motors don't generate enough torque to damage the belts. There will be no impact on the print. Just say OOPS and get on with the business at hand.


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Homeland secretary Kirstjen Nielsen told House legislators that the H-2B visa-worker program puts corporate priorities ahead of employees, and also suggested she will soon provide extra visas for companies to hire foreign workers.
"The intent is to make a decision soon so that those who can take advantage of the [H-2B] program are able to do that," she said.
Nielsen told GOP Rep. Scott Taylor that she will meet with Labor Secretary Alex Acosta on Wednesday, and will decide on a decision timeline by Friday. Taylor's district includes a long stretch of Virginia coastline and many employers who hire H-2B and J-1 visa-workers for the summer.
Nielsen's ability to expand the H-2B program is a gift to business provided in the 2018 omnibus by retiring House Speaker Paul Ryan.
The 2018 omnibus — like the 2017 omnibus — did not require legislators to vote for expanding the unpopular program. Instead, it allowed DHS to raise the caps.
That maneuver ensures business groups can lobby DHS for extra H-2B foreign-workers, instead of raising wages to attract the young and healthy Americans who may want to do seasonal work for most of the year. The wages paid to H-2B workers are often considered good — sometimes $13 an hour. But the imported H-2B workers are cheaper than paying the higher wages needed to attract many Americans away from permanent jobs into lower-status seasonal work, such as landscaping or food preparation.
Ryan's omnibus also encourages legislators to lobby Nielsen to get more H-2B workers for employers in their districts. That pressure was applied Wednesday by at least three GOP legislators on the appropriations committee, which has the power to gut or approve Nielsen's top priorities. For example, despite getting extra H-2B visas in 2017, the legislators in the appropriations committee refused to fund Nielsen's top-priority requests for a border wall, extra detention beds, and more enforcement personnel.
Nielson's apparent promise of more foreign workers is also a problem for Trump's chief of staff, John Kelly, who got Nielsen into the DHS job.
"Her boss, her mentor, said that the  increase permitted was a one-time event, so is she going to make her boss a liar?" asked Krikorian.
The 2018 push for the H-2B program also rejects Trump's 2016 campaign promise to reform the nation's immigration laws to favor Americans instead of companies and foreign workers. That rejection by the GOP's business-first wing is a political risk for the GOP because the November election is only eight months away, and voters' wages still have shown little gain in the good economy.
The minimal gains, in part, are ensured by the reality that business can simply import more workers whenever an expanding economy runs short of workers and wages start rising. For example, business is working with progressives – and some Republicans — to demand an amnesty for the 800,000 'DACA' recipients.
But the federal government inflates the supply of new labor by annually accepting roughly 1.1 million new legal immigrants, by providing "Employment Authorization Documents" to at least 2 million resident foreigners, and by providing work visas to a population of at least 1.5 million visa-workers, including roughly 600,000 white-collar H-1B workers The federal government also does little to block the employment of roughly 8 million illegal immigrants.
If you have guest-worker programs with limits, some businesses are going to game the system better than others, and the ones that aren't successful in gaming the guest-worker program will suffer because they have to compete for American workers, which may well cost them more money and more time.
The solution is to have a level playing field so everyone in the landscaping or hospitality industry faces the same labor challenges. Some will fail because they won't do a good job, but without access to these foreign captive workers, business will have to focus their ingenuity in developing ways of finding and recruiting Ameican workers instead of using their ingenuity to get Congress to vote the way they want.
The H-2B program does not provide any prioritization schedule or cost-benefit calculations to guide the distribution of the 66,000 H-2B visas. This means that a landscaping company in Alexandria, Va., a restaurant in Cape Cod, or a ski operator in Vail, Colorado, all have the same priority as a shrimp-boat operator in the Gulf of Mexico or a crab-processor in the Chesapeake Bay.
This lack of prioritization also means that many companies must fight to get H-2B workers in case their nearby rivals use government-provided H-2Bs to push them out of business.
Federal officials also do not gauge the impact of the H-2B program on communities, such as towns in national forests.
The concept of limitations on H-2B originally were to protect American workers. If, however, we are in a situation where the way in which we administer the program, legally, actually puts American businesses out of business, that clearly is not the intent.
So what I would ask is two things.
First, in response to your first question, I will be consulting with Secretary Acosta the next few days here, as required by the law. We will, we would like to get some additional input from some other constituencies. I'd be happy to discuss this with you further, but the intent is to make a decision soon so that those who can take advantage of the program are able to do that.
But my request is that we work together this next year. Congress, really, in my opinion, is best situated, given your constituencies and your understanding of the employers in your districts, to know the right number of H-2B [visas]. Very difficult when the discretion gets kicked back to the Secretary of Homeland Security. It just is. So I'd like to work on this [in the] next [budget] cycle in a way where Congress decides the number. We will implement the number that you provide, but it is very difficult for us to get all of the information that we need to do that.
The third thing — I know I said there were only two, but let me add one more — the seasonal way in which we split up these visas does not work, and that is what you are describing. So as we look at this program again, we need to make sure that it is meeting the intent of the program which is to allow employers to provide H-2B [visas to workers]. If the timelines were such that it is past the season, if it is past their ability to utilize them, we're not meeting the purpose so I'd like to ask you to work with me on that.
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Make it a collection with our perfect to use Molecular Gastronomy and Mixology Kits.
Makes up to 300 drinks.
Everyone loves a good craft cocktail, now you can make one at home in a new and exciting way!
Loved the idea and the packaging but it's a bit expensive for its contents.
My fiancee loves mojitos and he loves experimenting even more, so this was a win! The tools look well-made and durable, and the instructions are thorough. Can't wait to sip on some mojito bubbles!
If you're looking for a neat, unexpected gift for a cocktail lover, this is it! I bought this for my brother -- who is into mixology and also getting a doctorate in a science-related field (I felt this hit the spot, for combining these 2 interests). It's definitely more thoughtful than hitting the liquor store for a bottle. I can't comment on the end product though, since it was a gift (I don't know how the actual mojito making process went).
This was great! My man loves mojitos so I got this for him for Christmas. We have only made I e of this drinks so far but it was entertaining and great to spend time together doing it! You need to buy your own liquor for the mixes, that's both good and bad.. you can choose what you want, but it can make this expensive if you go top shelf. Anyways, great product!
This kit makes drinking much more FUN!
This product is absolutely fantastic, probably one of the coolest gifts I have ever bought for someone. It is so much fun to whip up drinks now!
We had a blast. Fresh mint made this a surefire hit at the party.