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Pepper Basket II
Escargot 1
Tipping the Scales (Tomatoes)
Treasures of the Sea (Table)
Tapas Series VI
Cherry Single
Two Tomatoes/Chopping Block
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Pepper Basket
Brazile
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Plate of Carrots
Basket of Grapefruit
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Product of Argentina (Pears)
Artichoke Crate
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Ed. 2 of 6
El Natural
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Asparagus Dish
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Ed/ 4 of 6
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Ed 1 of 1
Mango on a Branch
28 x 21 x 10.5
Los Barcos de la Reina Series
Button Shells
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Lemon on a Plate
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Hope Chest
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Small Cherry Basket
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Ed. of 6
Small Coconut
Viaje Oceanico
On the Way to Mandalay
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Root Roses
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Ed.of 3
Las Avellanas
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Nerati
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Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz have been working together since 1994. Their works are as unique and their collaboration. We asked them to tell us how their partnership came about, and Leslie was gracious enough to tell us about their backgrounds and how, almost twenty five years ago, they serendipitously became one of the most remarkable artistic duos in art history.
Their works can be found in the permanent collections of the National Museum of Sculpture, Valladolid, Spain, the Circle of Fine Arts in Madrid, the Tacoma Art Museum in Tacoma, Washington, Boca Raton Museum of Art, the Society of Four Arts in Palm Beach, the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach, the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Art in Racine, Wisconsin and other fine venues.
They have created special commissions for both local venues, like the Palm Beach International Airport and international venues, including the Tokyo/Fuji Art Museum in Tokyo, Japan.
Here are their stories, as written by Leslie Ortiz:
Leslie Ortiz
Luis Montoya and Leslie Ortiz
Pepper Tower – El Regalo, 132 x 32.5 x 28 inches
I was born in West Palm Beach but was raised in many places. My father was in the Air Force so I was never in one place for very long. It was in high school that I was encouraged to pursue art in College. I received a scholarship to Boston University where I attended the School For the Arts. I chose to major in sculpture after my second year. After graduating from Boston University I travelled to Europe. My father was, at that time, stationed in the Netherlands. My initial plan was to backpack through Europe. However, before leaving BU, a professor gave me a letter of introduction to Floyd Dewitt, an American sculptor living in Amsterdam. Floyd encouraged me to continue my studies and enabled an interview for me with the Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten in Amsterdam. I was accepted and studied there for four years. Those four years shaped my future. When I returned to the United States, I struggled with various forms of employment until I answered an ad for employment at Luis' studio and foundry in 1985. In 1994, Luis and I began a collaboration that has lasted to this day.
Luis was born and raised in Madrid, Spain. His grandfather was an established sculptor in Madrid, and he influenced Luis to pursue an education in sculpture. At an early age, Luis was accepted into the renowned Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, where his grandfather, and prestigious artists such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dali, Oscar de la Renta and Fernando Botero, had studied. After receiving his BFA and MFA from San Fernando, Luis attended the Institute of Applied Arts in Madrid. This was followed by the Castellblach Foundation Independent study, which led him to London, Florence and New York. He continued his post-graduate studies at Kent State in Ohio.
Already established as an up-and-coming sculptor to watch in Spain, it wasn't long before Luis established a career as a sculptor in the United States. A prolific artist, Luis also established the first fine art foundry in South Florida, opened a sculpture supply store and developed the Sculpture Department at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach and taught there for many years.


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Activity days are a joint initiative between Central Bedfordshire Council and Grand Union. They currently take place in the friendly and comfortable communal lounges of two of our retirement housing schemes.
They are designed to offer a fun and engaging day of activities to local people. The aim being to promoter wellbeing and social inclusion and reduce feelings of loneliness and isolation.
The people who attend are encouraged to join in with activities such as games, quizzes, crafts, gardening, armchair exercises and group discussions. Throughout the year we organise special WOW days where outside organisations may be invited along to entertain us or introduce us to something new.
Everybody is treated as an individual and there is also a range of less structured activities that people can enjoy on their own or in a small group. Sometimes people just enjoy having a space to sit and chat.
A focal point of each day is a freshly cooked two course lunch, and we also enjoy a range of refreshments though out the day including tea, coffee, toast, cakes and fresh fruit.
There is currently no charge for the service, but there is a small charge for lunch and refreshments. People attending are also asked to make their way to the activity days independently.
The activity days are open to people living locally who are feeling lonely and isolated and would welcome the chance to enjoy a range of activities within a friendly and welcoming environment. Often people will not have engaged in an activity like this before and they are always welcome to come along and try it out.
People who attend may have a range of health conditions such as depression, memory loss and Parkinson's or they may be recovering from a stroke. We work with those that attend as well as their carers and advocates to meet individual needs, up until the point where people need personal care. We will then try to refer them on to a more appropriate service.
Referrals can be made through any member of GUGH staff, or through a carer or other professional. People can also contact us directly. We will then arrange a visit where we can show you around, complete a brief referral form and maybe give you a changer to take part in an activity.
Anyone who lives in the scheme is also welcome to join in.
Where activities days are full a waiting list will be used. You will be informed of this at the point of referral.


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The proliferation of media channels (digital, print, social) has shifted the media consumption habits of today's business to business media consumer.
In a study conducted last month by Preston/ Rogers, 90% of surveyed executives indicated their media consumption habits have increased or remained the same over the previous 12 months. Of which, 53.9% of respondents indicated media consumption has actually increased. But, a shift is at hand that will impact your marketing strategies in the year to come.
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"The NYC Political Forum"
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The NYC Political Forum™ (www.nycpoliticalforum.org) is a nonpartisan, all-inclusive civic organization. We welcome all New Yorkers to join, gather and exchange their passionate views and ideas on various public policy matters and foreign affairs. While we don't shy away from controversial, hot-button issues, we always maintain civility and strive for an intellectual discourse at the highest level.
This video captures the spirit and essence of The NYC Political Forum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ2kXbILFaQ
The U.S. Supreme Court's 2018-2019 Term in Review (ENCORE)
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***IMPORTANT: If you've already attended the original meeting on July 13th, please refrain from RSVPing. This "encore" event is open only to those who didn't attend the original July 13th meeting. ****************** Partisan gerrymandering, double jeopardy, the Census Bureau's questionnaire about citizenship status, a display of religious symbol in the public -- these are just a handful of cases from the Court's docket during its[masked] Term. Oh, and the newly-minted Justice Kavanaugh was on the bench by the time oral arguments for many of these cases were heard before the Court. This year marks a drastic ideological turn for the Court, as it is now a solidly conservative institution for many years to come. ****************** Well, it's that time of the year again -- as the Court wraps up its[masked] Term, a series of important decisions will be handed down in the waning days. As always, we'll be discussing these cases from a prism of political or public policy lenses. No prior legal experience, or a comprehensive understanding of the Constitution or the Supreme Court jurisprudence is required. That being said, we'll discuss the following cases: ▨ The American Legion v. American Humanist Assoc. Issue: Is the passive display and maintenance of a cross unconstitutional? Does the expenditure of funds to maintain a cross amount to the government's "excessive entanglement" with religion? A full text of the Court's opinion can be accessed here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-1717_4f14.pdf ▨ Gamble v. U.S. Issue: Should the Court overrule the "separate sovereigns" exception to the Double Jeopardy Clause of the Fifth Amendment? A full text of the Court's opinion can be accessed here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/17-646_d18e.pdf ▨ Dept. of Commerce v. New York Issue: Was it proper for the Secretary of Commerce to reinstate a question about citizenship to the 2020 census questionnaire? A full text of the Court's opinion can be accessed here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-966_bq7c.pdf ▨ Rucho v. Common Cause Issue: Is North Carolina's 2016 congressional map an unconstitutional partisan gerrymandering scheme? A full text of the Court's opinion can be accessed here: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/18pdf/18-422_9ol1.pdf ** As we discuss these cases, we'll explore various legal concepts such as "stare decisis" and "agency deference." There's no mandatory reading assignment -- the links to the individual cases are for reference only. The moderator will summarize the pertinent statement of facts and focus the discussion in the critical analysis of the Court's opinions. ** ADDITIONALLY, we'll preview the SCOTUS docket for the[masked] term, including many high profile cases involving DACA, Second Amendment, abortion . . . and the "Bridgegate." ********* Previous SCOTUS Term in Review discussions: ▨ The[masked] Term (http://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/222111121/) ▨ The[masked] Term (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/231673271/?eventId=231673271) ▨ The[masked] Term (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/241005317) ▨ The[masked] Term (https://www.meetup.com/NYC-Politics/events/251065057)
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It's been a while since we've discussed major events unfolding on the world's stage. For this meeting, we'll discuss the following: ▨ Iran: The drumbeat for a military showdown is getting louder, as the military hardliners on both sides of the confrontation continues to spew dangerous rhetoric, making a military escalation ostensibly all but inevitable. ▨ India : We'll discuss the outcome of the recent presidential elections, including the major campaign issues and the challenges ahead. ▨ Sudan: As Sudan ousts its long-reigning dictator, military crackdown begins, erupting in widespread violence against the "pro-democracy" movement. We'll discuss the latest, including the civilian-military power-sharing deal. ▨ Hong Kong: This month marks the 22nd anniversary since the U.K. relinquished its control. Massive protests have taken over the streets to protest the authoritarian measures proposed by the mainland. More details to follow.
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Cal Lutheran Cheer and Dance teams return to support athletics in-person
The CLU Dance team put on a show during halftime of the football game this past Saturday (Photo by Nektaria Anagnostou-Photo Editor).
Carrollyne Aasen, Reporter
As sports and clubs were impacted by the pandemic, both California Lutheran University's cheer team and dance team were not spared by COVID-19's impact. Both teams lost the year to the stay-at-home order during 2020 and the spring of 2021. This lost year called for adaptation to allow for practices, tryouts and maintaining the community within each team during the pandemic.
"So it [COVID-19] just made it a dead year for us, but I wouldn't say it affected our team a lot because we came back really strong," said junior Andrea Villaseñor, one of the cheerleading team's outreach leaders.
Senior Mariah Zermeno, the dance team's social media officer, shared similar sentiments during a Zoom interview.
"Our captains did a really good job with keeping our community like alive and our team alive," Zermeno said. "I think actually COVID did help us in that aspect of becoming more bonded as a team."
When tryouts approached, both of these teams asked for video submissions and were open to everyone, regardless of experience.
"Our team is co-ed too. So if anyone wants to try out, they definitely can. I think people think that cheer is only for girls, when it is definitely not," said junior Emma Sweeney, one of the cheer team's social media leaders, in a Zoom interview.
Zermeno said that for the dance team, there was an opportunity for in-person tryouts with the requirement that those trying out wore masks. She also said that practices are open for people who just want to dance or even join in on the practice.
CLU Cheer team got the crowd involved during halftime of this past weekend's football game. (Photo by Nektaria Anagnostou- Photo Editor)
With the ability to cheer at sports games again, Sweeney said that she hopes the cheerleading team can attend at least three or four games in spring next year.
"We are going to make our appearance just to support other teams and not just think that cheer is only for football because we really want to be there for every sport," Sweeney said.
Cheerleading Coach Rica Distor said in an email interview that she too hopes the cheerleading team can be part of all sports at Cal Lutheran and possibly partake in competitions in the future.
Even though the dance team is able to perform again, President of the dance team Danika Larsen said in a Zoom interview that there has been growing pains because of their improvement as a team and the need for more resources.
"We are kind of running into this roadblock where, for example, we want to have our showcase in November like we usually do, but because we are not under a specific department or athletics, we don't have priority [of] Preus-Brandt Forum to rent," Larsen said.
She also said that during the pandemic, when there was a possibility of practicing outside, the dance team was unable to do this because they were considered a club and not as part of the athletics department.
Both the dance team and the cheerleading squad were present this past Saturday at Cal Lutheran's football game against the University of La Verne. Both groups are also planning to perform during the Homecoming football game on Saturday, Oct. 23.
"As a dance team, we are all really happy and grateful to be a part of campus and be part of campus events and perform," Larsen said.
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Q: Why I am getting error as "not all arguments converted during string formatting" during this python code? n = input("Enter your number: ")
if n%2 != 0:
    print("Weird")
elif n%2 == 0:
    if n>1 and n<6:
        print("Not weird")
    elif n>=6 and n<=20:
        print("Weird")
    elif n>20:
        print("Not Weird")

While running this code I got the error message. I could not find the reason.

A: The problem is that you didn't convert your input to integer.
so instead of calculating remainder of n by 2. , You are get into string formatting in line if n%2 != 0:
The old way of formatting string was :
name = 'John'
print('hi %s' % name )

A: SorusH is right, you didn't convert your input to integer, you should try something like
n = int(input("Enter your number: "))

to convert the input into an integer

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True business agility is not about doing more application updates faster. True business agility is about doing more application changes faster without sacrificing the application's performance or service quality.
From my perspective, achieving that second part of business agility means preventing application performance and service quality problems. For the longest time IT operations have focused solely on remediating problems, which is not the same thing. When someone's focus is on remediation, they quickly realize that it is easier to remediate problems when the environment does not change very often. So no matter how much IT operations teams have streamlined their application problem resolution processes, there has still been an undercurrent of resistence to the constant change that is business agility.
how well defect and problem knowledge are shared across development and operations.
Those issues are driving the growing interest development and operations collaboration (DevOps). Let us look at each to understand why.
1) How well the application is engineered for the production environment.
The final production deployment configuration often bears little resemblance to the application architect's original Visio diagrams. Operations teams map the application service model, designed by software architects and developers, to the resource environments available from physical, virtual, or cloud infrastructure. This mapping activity has become an engineering effort as the complexity of the applications has grown. This means there is often a big difference between software design and deployment configuration. This difference often results in miscues that cause organizations to have as much as 50% their deployments rolled back.
Rollbacks can be caused by configuration had problems such as incorrect IP addresses. That type of problem occurs when developers with no operations experience are managing this application engineering effort. Rollbacks can also be caused when the placement of the distributed components caused unexpected application performance and service quality problems. That type of problem occurs when operations folks with little insight into the application design are managing the application configuration effort. The converse is also true, when development teams have little insight into how production deployments are configured, they can create application architectures that are not as scalable in production as in the test environment. Skills from both development and operations must be applied during the deployment configuration effort to prevent these problems.
2) How well application updates are managed.
Back when tiered web application deployments were new, I did research showed that when enterprises went from client/server to tiered web application architectures, application updates jumped from bi-annual to monthly events. Now I'm beginning to track that the combination of SOA and agile programming means weekly (sometimes daily) application updates. It seems obvious to me that weekly application updates done with release management tools and processes designed for bi-annual updates will result in poorly performing applications. The application service quality is even worse when those release management tools and processes used by infrastructure administrators with hardware and OS configurations expertise but little insight into application design and configuration. If the goal is business agility without sacrificing application service quality then application development and operations teams need new collaborative means to manage how updates get done.
3) How well defect and problem knowledge flow across development and operations teams.
Defect knowledge from development teams is extremely useful because it allows operations teams to create infrastructure workarounds (such as throwing more hardware at the problem or staging server restarts). These workarounds protect application service quality while buying the development team time to resolve the problem.
Problem knowledge from operations teams is useful because it allows agile developers to improve their application design for better performance as they work on the next round of user requirements. Therefore, it seems obvious to me that the more difficult communications is between development and operations, the more application problems there will be in production. The chasm between development and operations groups has to be bridged with effective collaboration for application service quality to be maintain in the face of constant change. Effective collaboration is not about more meetings, reports, email trails and CYA activities. It is about enabling the different groups to share the right information with the right people at the right time.
So there's my take on three key issues that determine how agile a business can actually become. From my perspective, fostering application collaboration between development and operations should be a cornerstone capability of those solutions if they are to deliver true business agility. I'm interested in hearing your perspectives.
Jasmine Noel is a founding partner of Ptak, Noel & Associates. She has over 15 years experience analyzing and consulting on IT management issues. She currently focuses on technologies and processes that organizations require to design, engineer and manage the performance and service quality of business applications, workloads and services. Noel served previously as director of systems and applications management at Hurwitz Group, where she formulated and managed the company's research agenda. She was also a senior analyst at D.H. Brown Associates, where her responsibilities included technology trend analysis in the network and systems management space. Noel is regularly quoted in and contributed articles to several leading publications and content portals on various IT management topics. She holds a bachelor of science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a master of science from the University of Southern California.


The idea of reverse-discrimination is widely criticized as a non-starter but any idea that has mob approval behind it or against it deserves to be looked at closely. I am a brown man from a country with plenty of colonial baggage; to me, the idea of racism is real as an undeniable fact of my people's collective history. The same applies to colored people across the world; this much is not in dispute, regardless of avowals of a "benevolent, paternal racism" advocated by white groups on the fringe. This awareness, however, has not engendered a grudge against the past, but has rather contributed towards a worldview of "never again", and a readiness to do whatever is needed towards that end.
When one takes the entire experience of the colored man's subjugation by whites over the centuries into account – all the time ignoring the many instances of colored-on-colored internecine injury – it becomes easy to see why talk of reverse-racism is prone to ridicule. The West continues to conduct military operations in the poorer parts of the world with no accountability, and though these endeavors have a predominantly geo-strategic and economic slant to them, it is hard not to read a culturally hegemonic character into them also. From the perspective of the colored man, then, the idea of reverse-racism becomes the petulant, mealy-mouthed whine of a bully used to getting his own way.
But if reverse-racism – or reverse discrimination, generally – has to have a leg to stand on, it needs to be understood that it is not the colored man, or the previously oppressed party, bringing it into realization. Rather, reverse-discrimination is brought about by the active participation of members belonging to the group in power. How else could it occur? The group traditionally oppressed couldn't do it all on their own, else they wouldn't qualify as being oppressed in the first place; it requires the will and impetus of already-empowered members of the oppressing class to switch sides and to lend their voice to the disenfranchised. In the earliest stages of such a movement, those switching sides are few in number and do so for no reason other than the courage of their convictions. They risk being ostracized from their own groups, but accept this liability in order to follow their moral imperative.
In time, the numbers of switchers swell, till a critical mass is reached. At this point, the movement has achieved some level of sanction, both in popular consciousness and through instruments of power like laws, media, etc. This juncture sees a correction, or at least a concerted movement towards correction, of the grievances harbored by the oppressed class. Initially, this is a development which no reasonable person can conscionably disagree with. Modes of oppression stunt the spiritual growth of a people, an effect seen long after said modes have ceased to be. If at all a people are to exist together, it behooves a civilized society worth the name to give all of its denizens the benefit of equal opportunity, and then let nature take its course.
Later on down this timescale, however, the initially revolutionary, emancipation-driven counter-narrative comes to be seen as the sole, dominant narrative. It is embraced across the spectrum of mainstream discourse, taught in schools and centers of higher education, and broadcast upon hapless consumers throughout the day; in other words, it becomes institutionalized. This narrative tries to make permanent victims of those once oppressed, and ignores the progress that may have been made since the birth of the movement; it absolves the once oppressed of personal accountability, in effect treating them as lost babes in the woods caught in a vicious vortex of generational prejudice. This newly dominant narrative achieves something of the status of dogma, and is wholeheartedly endorsed by fresh cycles of switchers who lack the gravitas and genuine moral fiber of the original crusaders, and are instead driven by vanity and populist sentiment. Foremost among the statutes of this dogma is a complex of collective shaming indicting a person for perpetuity through his association with the oppressing class's past transgressions. Not only is legitimate and constructive criticism vetoed without a hearing, but a wholesome expression of faith in one's lineage gets treated with disdain, too.
And all along, the drivers of this process are not the oppressed – those are simply responding to a dog whistle – but rather members of the dominant class, spurred on by an all-cannibalizing self-hate. They forget the zone of reasoned moderation, and instead, in their zealousness to prove their credentials, swing to the other extreme to disavow and ostracize their own kind. Whether it is Antifa in the West, or western educated Hindu liberals in my country denouncing traditionalists and nationalists as bhakts (Sanskrit term for devotee, used pejoratively in this case in the aftermath of the right-wing BJP coming to power at the centre), the mode of operation remains the same: arrogate all claims to intelligence exclusively to oneself under the pretext of progressiveness, and cast dissent in the shadow of unenlightened obstructionism.
One might ask at this stage: so what? Surely, this reverse-discrimination thing can't be held on par with previous outrages like genocide, slavery, and apartheid. Why can't those claiming protection from it simply man up and accept it as chickens belatedly come home to roost? To be frank, a large part of me treats this phenomenon in just such a flippant manner, partly because of historical expediency, and because victim-whining in this sort of hazy situation holds little personal appeal for me. Having said that, it should be mentioned that the framework within which subjugation occurs is not static in nature; where oppression once took the barbaric forms listed above (some might say it does to this day to varying degrees), it today dresses itself in a more understated garb; whether it be traditional modes of discrimination, or reverse-discrimination, the aim remains the same: to suppress avenues of expression, drain mainstream political credibility from the target of the attack, and eventually isolate him.
As admitted, I have no real horse in this race, at least not as of now, but this in any event is my understanding of reverse-discrimination. Whether it exists or is a phantom conjured by assorted insecurities ultimately devolves to how one answers the following question: which of two political narratives is likely to have greater social and legislative traction in today's climate? The one based on appeasement arising out of an unhinged globalism or the one interpolating a trenchant conservatism? Notwithstanding developments across the Atlantic, I believe it to be the former, from wherein it follows that those sounding the cry of reverse-discrimination have legitimate grievances.
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3 Responses to What is reverse-discrimination?
Is the phenomena you're talking about really self-hatred or reverse racism?
I would call it self awareness.
If I were of the personality, or reached a level of awareness where I chose to believe that a superior existence lies in a reality where oppression is minimal – when one is oppressed, we are all oppressed via negativity or whatever it might be…. Then I may recognise my privilege (historic or current) and choose to balance it by standing up for what I believe is right – via (amongst other things) asking my peers to check their privilege or stopping the spread of hate/violence/suffering by asking my fellow social beings to check their thoughts.
I've been following your writings for a while and I think you'd score fairly low on any scale for emotional empathy and so YOUR natural viewpoint is likely to be less pro-social.
What you're describing above, to me, sounds like an individual, divisive, violent approach to the issue of historic racism. In some other posts on here and on facebook, you also appear to be supporting misogyny.
Personal philosophies leaning towards violence are either learned or come from a place of suppressed sadness or trauma. Have you ever considered therapy?
I don't know how you read a "divisive and violent approach towards historical racism" into this post. If anything, there's plenty of solicitude here for both "genuinely" oppressed and those "genuinely" working towards improving their lot. This post is meta in nature, as are most of my non-metal related posts here. It doesn't shirk around the reality of historical racism; it acknowledges it, first, and then proceeds to investigate how the grievance of reverse racism may arise, where it may arise from, and whether it has any credibility. In doing so, it automatically wears the garb of the aggrieved party; presumptuous of me, I know, but I don't have access to that spectrum of experience.
My empathy emanates outward in concentric degrees of intensity. Myself, my blood family, my immediate communities, my people/culture/nation, etc. I've written about this in some post on here.
Checking privilege, misogyny, etc. are empty words today, and do nothing to enhance the quality of discussion.


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Policies Prohibiting Teacher And Student Protests Found Unconstitutional
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Appeals Court Affirms Dismissal Of First Amendment Suit By School Nurse
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"Optional Homework" with Kim Stafford at SOU's Hannon Library
In a reading at Southern Oregon University's Hannon Library on April 18 Oregon's Poet Laureate Kim Stafford played guitar and sang Oregon folk songs with the voice of an angel. It's refreshing when he teaches the chorus to the audience and asks us to sing along with him. But what's most unexpected is his "optional homework" assignments interspersed with poems and songs.
Photo from Lewis and Clark Graduate School of education and Counseling
Stafford, an Oregon native is author of a dozen books of poetry and prose, and editor of more. His book Having Everything Right: Essays of Place won a citation for excellence from the Western States Book Awards in 1986. and he has received creative writing fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, a Governor's Arts Award, and the Stewart Holbrook Award from Literary Arts for his contributions to Oregon's literary culture.
For his first optional homework assignment, he directs us to rhymezone.com to choose a word and find a handful of rhymes to play with. As example he read his poem "The Seed" a kind of anthem for the poet:
Every chance I get, any place I fit,
in a cleft of grit, in ravine or pit
by ancient wit my husk I split—
I am the seed.
For his next optional assignment, he offers a way to cope with the ongoing, overwhelming news of the day. Write a non-fiction poem in two parts: in the first part, write just the facts in the language and rhetoric you hear in the news, then write a second part in which you talk back and give your own feelings and position. In one example, his first section uses the exact words of an emergency alert, while in the second part, he playfully shifts the language to create a different kind of warning in the excerpt from "Presidential Alert."
of the National Wireless
No action is needed
This is your President speaking
Please take no action
This is only a test
and silent
His second example excerpted here is based on an article in The Guardian about how birds die, "What Birds Teach Us"
1. How Birds Die
Get caught by a kitty cat: 2.4 billion.
Collateral damage of industry: 700 million.
Hit a window: 600 million.
Hit by car: 214 million.
Get poisoned: 72 million.
Hit a powerline: 25 million.
Get electrocuted: 5 million.
Hit a turbine: 234 thousand.
Get blinded by city lights and stray.
Search in vain for starlight's guide.
Get out of sync with climate change:
depart too late, arrive too early.
2. How Birds Live
Fence wire—a throne for singing and singing.
Thorns in the blackberry thicket—jewels of safety.
A vacant lot, rife with a chance mix—heaven.
Wing bars of crimson, mustard, moss—kinfolk.
A fat worm, a ripe seed, a caught beetle—enough.
Twig feet on a twig after a thousand miles—rest.
Bill tucked under a wing—spiral home.
Cast-off thread and thistledown—snug nest.
For more optional homework, try "secret publishing." Take any poem you have written and place it in a book in the library. Or fold it and tuck it into the pocket of a jacket at your local Goodwill. It's an unexpected find for the reader and a surprising way of making your poems public.
Among the other homework suggestions: find someone who needs a poem and write one for them, or write a poem that honors the stories in your family. Most important was Stafford's suggestion from his own dad, the poet William Stafford: write the thing that is most alive. Good advice. I intend to take it.
If you get a chance to see Kim Stafford at one of his many appearances during National Poetry Month or throughout the next year, you'll not only get a great reading and a sing-along concert, you will get a master class in writing poetry.
Irony: Some Folks Just Don't Get It
Not long ago, my friend Jesse told me this joke: "Someone told me the other day that I just don't understand irony. My feelings were hurt and I thought, How ironic–we were standing at the bus station when he said it."
I admit, I puzzled over this joke for a long while, and finally, I had to ask my husband to help. "There's nothing ironic about being at the bus stop," he said, "Some folks just don't get irony."
Maybe it's because I'm Irish that the absence of irony in the joke left me stymied. Irony is the use of language to express its literal opposite, a deliberately contrarian act for the purpose of emphasis, amusement, or mockery.
Ancient Greek historians noted how the Gaelic used irony, exaggeration, invective, and other wordplay as weapons of power in shaping politics and culture. Irony is especially effective because one must understand the context and the truth of the situation to understand the opposing, embedded meaning. As a result, one can be ironic in the presence of the enemy or outsider, a circumstance the Irish know well.
I grew up in an environment that dripped with irony and its cruder friend, sarcasm, so I'm always a bit surprised when my college composition students respond to Jonathan Swift's famous essay "A Modest Proposal" by condemning him for suggesting people cook Irish toddlers to solve the famine problem. Once I explain the context to them, the absurdity slowly dawns, and I can see light bulbs shining over their heads.
But I was taken aback when one of my students quoted a deliberately ironic statement from the satirical website The Onion as proof of her claim in her thesis. Even though she understood the context of the contemporary situation, she was reading what she wanted to read, hearing what she wanted to hear, and was blind to the irony. Some folks just don't get it.
And I was slammed again the other day on Face Book when someone butted into a conversation. We were discussing a wild claim made by Donald Trump. After some exaggeration, word play, and leg-pulling, I'd concluded tongue-in-cheek that Trump's statement must be accurate. My friend understood, but a stranger jumped in and castigated me, demanding I give evidence for my "bold claim." I responded with an explanation of my meaning and an attempt to be conciliatory because I couldn't find an emoji for rolling your eyes.
Of course, there's a moral to the story: If you plan to use irony or sarcasm on Face Book, either keep your conversations private or you will have to put your ironic phrasing in quotation marks or add one of those insipid, winking, smiley faces (semi-colon, hyphen, right parentheses).
The picture to the right is wordplay, not irony.
Of course, you knew that,
but some folks just don't get it.
Expendable Characters
March 15, 2016 March 16, 2016 / jmcnamara / 2 Comments
I first read Tolstoy's War and Peace in high school. At least, I read most of it.
I stopped in Volume 4, Part 4 when I realized Petya was going to die. At seventeen, with friends leaving for Viet Nam, I didn't want to see a young recruit killed in battle. It was my first encounter with the expendable character in the hands of a master novelist.
It was a bad translation anyway, with high-flown Victorian language. I finally picked up a new copy a few summers ago, translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky, and I surrendered to the pleasures of re-reading—returning, in part, to the girl I was at 17 while re-imagining St. Petersburg and Moscow, the march of Napoleon's armies, and weaving all of that into today's news, the laundry and gardening, stories and essays to be graded.
There on page 1058, through smoke and dust of war, I watched Petya on his horse, galloping across the manor courtyard, slip sideways in his saddle, the horse rearing, the boy falling to the wet ground, his head pierced by a bullet. Tolstoy sets the expendable character's death against the improbable happiness Pierre finds with Natasha in the end.
My husband and I make a game of guessing who the expendable character is in TV crime dramas. These characters play an essential role in film and in mainstream and suspense novels, allowing an opportunity for the villain to demonstrate his villainy. Problem is, they are usually too obvious.
You can spot expendable characters by their vulnerabilities and a spark of goodness that puts them at risk. They are to be found among the marginalized. The man who has already failed once or the woman who abandoned her children is a sympathetic sinner who can be redeemed by death. A main character's brothers or sisters, the rookie cop, the room-mate, are especially vulnerable because they live in the protagonist's shadows where the villain is also lurking.
Because the reader must root for expendable characters, they need a significant story problem. Petya is the darling, the youngest, favorite to both Natasha and her mother. He is stifling in a world of fading gentry, caring for the women while his older brother marches off to glory. His youth and idealism make him vulnerable to the rhetoric of war, and the reader sympathizes because Tolstoy has already demonstrated that war is madness and war rhetoric is absurd. Petya's sin is to be naive or callow enough to believe that he can make a difference where his elders have failed; these are sins of youth we've all forgiven.
Finally, he's the rookie soldier. After the defeat of the French when Napoleon's troops are in retreat, Petya is killed in a local partisan action, a death both random and devoid of purpose. This ironic turn reveals the villainy in Tolstoy's tale—a cosmic irony, cruel at times but also comic as witnessed in the marriage at the end.
In the face of it, we must act as if the future depended on our actions, all the while laughing at ourselves for ever believing we might make a difference.
I kept Petya alive through two translations and a many years because in the hands of a master novelist, the expendable character is as memorable as the protagonist.
Writing Your Own Creed with Poet and Novelist D H Lawrence
July 9, 2015 July 9, 2015 / jmcnamara / Leave a comment
"This is what I believe: That I am I,
That my soul is a dark forest,
That my known self will never be more than a clearing in the forest,
That gods, strange gods, come forth from the forest into the clearing of my known self, and then go back,
That I must have the courage to let them come and go,
That I will never let mankind put anything over me, but that I will always try to honor the gods in me and the gods in other men and women,
There is my creed.
Redwood Forest by Jacalyn McNamara 2014
A creed is a set of beliefs that guide your actions. Many adopt the creeds of a formal religious group or an organization to which they belong. But freethinkers must generate creeds of their own since they are originators in the world.
What set of beliefs guides you as artist and writer? Take time to think on this and share your creed with me or on your own blog.
"I Wish I Had a Timeline"
Just reviewing notes from a workshop with novelist Jane Hamilton presented by Chautauqua Poets and Writers and the English and Writing Program at Southern Oregon University.
This one sentence is scrawled across the top of my page: "I wish I had a timeline."
Hamilton was talking about the things she wished she'd learned before she began her writing career. "The timeline orders your mind," she said. "It illumines what you know." She drew a long chalk line on the board and made a mark for 1960, the date the birth control pill became available. "It changed the world," she said with her characteristic humor and invited us to add our own dates:
"The Fre nch Revolution."
"Assassination of Martin Luther King."
"Bombing Hiroshima."
She didn't need to explain more as she added mark after mark to the line. Anyone who has wrestled with the angel called The Novel understood what she meant.
It's not enough that novelists hear voices in their heads–those voices want their stories told. They have names, birth dates, and histories, and a novelist must know everything about a character. If characters lived through the 1960's, the Birth Control Revolution is just one of the cultural phenomena they would have encountered. Did your character burn her bra or did she buy another girdle? Where was he on the day that President Kennedy was killed? Did he burn his draft card or go to Viet Nam?
To further complicate matters, your character has a father who was born in 1921. Did his family lose money when the stock market collapsed? Did he fight in World War II? Where? What battles? Was he injured? Captured? Is that what drove him to drinking? Made him withdrawn?
You get the idea–these questions can't be asked without a timeline.
The quality of your timeline both permits and restricts access to your characters' lives. And that process can seem infinite to a novelist exploring the convoluted human condition. A good timeline is the only way through the maze.
the dreaded semicolon
I don't know. Maybe I've had to circle too many semicolons in my life, making the requisite marginal note: Review the uses of a semicolon.
The truth is: you could finish a PhD in English, write and publish in any genre, even win the Nobel prize for Literature, and never once use a semicolon.
While it works for joining complete sentences, conjunctions and transitions are the better choices because they make connections clear and are easier for your reader to follow.
If you want the more fragmented effect in joining sentences, nothing beats the dash–like a breath of air, the dash can lift the text off the page–it adds a lively immediacy to the text that Emily Dickinson understood. By contrast the semicolon feels old-fashioned; its form looks formal, and somewhat Victorian.
It does come in handy as a kind of super-comma when you have a long, convoluted list with too many commas in it already, but as a reader, I've always found those semicolons surprising–they stop me in my tracks. I have to go back and read over until I remember the rule and the semicolon makes sense.
By all means, if you feel you need to use the semicolon–and sometimes I do–review the uses and be consistent.
"A little Madness in the Spring
Is wholesome even for the King,
But God be with the Clown –
Who ponders this tremendous scene –
This whole Experiment of Green –
As if it were his own!"
presence and attention
April 9, 2015 April 9, 2015 / jmcnamara / Leave a comment
A reminder from Franz Kafka:
You do not need to leave your room.
remain sitting at your table and listen.
writer's studio–inside and out jacalyn mcnamara 2014
Don't even listen. Simply wait.
Don't even wait. Be still and solitary.
The world will freely offer itself to you
to be unmasked, it has no choice.
It will roll in ecstasy at your feet.


Today two animal experts came to West Park Elementary with their animal friends to teach us even more about animals as pollinators (2nd grade), birds and their attributes (1st grade) and animals as living things (kindergarten). From the Colorado-based group, Nature's Educators, these animal friends traveled to teach us more about our EL modules of study. Students got to see in person a snake, rabbit, starling, screech-owl, pigeon, quail, and a turkey vulture in addition to many animal features! We are so grateful to GOL! for the funding and coordination for this special field expert visit! Our students were very respectful and curious. They impressed the presenters with their depth of knowledge gained from our EL ELA modules and labs this year.
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Brokaw: Justice Dept. Has 'A lot of Explaining to Do'...Meeting Today With News Organizations Shouldn't Be Off The Record
NBC's Tom Brokaw weighs in on the scandals facing President Obama, saying the Justice Department has "a lot of explaining to do" over the subpoenaing of reporters' records.
He tells TODAY that this Holder meeting with the media should be out in the public
Fox News, Other Media Outlets Reject Off-the-Record Meeting with Holder
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Fox News joined several other major media outlets Thursday in refusing to send a representative to a meeting with Attorney General Eric Holder on the department's surveillance of reporters if Holder continues to insist that the session be off the record.
Michael Clemente, Fox News' executive vice president, decided that Fox News will not attend the off-record talks. Fox News had been invited to a Friday session at the Department of Justice headquarters in Washington.
With the decision, the two news outlets known to have been targeted by the Justice Department for surveillance -- the other being the Associated Press -- are now declining to participate in the first phase of Holder's internal review over the controversy. Several other outlets are also refusing to attend.
Both the Associated Press and Fox News had their phone records pulled by the Justice Department, in the course of two separate leak investigations. The department went a step further in the Fox News case, seizing the personal emails of correspondent James Rosen, while accusing him of being a criminal "co-conspirator" in the application for the search warrant.


Jeff Tennery is an executive with the mobile business industry with more than thirty years' experience. He is presently the CEO and Founder of Moonlighting.com. In the past, he worked on the first cellular networks over two decades ago.
Moonlighting is a mobile app that allows users to hire and be hired with ease. It looks like LinkedIn but is fast like Uber when it comes to hiring. Consultants, attorneys, fire jugglers, pet sitters, and all other areas of specialization use the app. The app currently has more than 650 users on the platform. The user data will be moved to the Blockchain to make it more secure. There will be verification exercises as well.
The goal is to decentralize the platform. For three years, the app ran as a centralized marketplace a lot similar to Fiverr, Upwork. Decentralizing the platform gives users an upper hand on usage. The app has grown exponentially in a short period and is expanding to different continents to allow users to have total control over how they use it.
Tennery believes that the app should have millions of users in a few years. He also believes that Blockchain profiling will make the hiring process easier as employers will have access to verified information and can trust the user.
It is quite difficult to find a Blockchain developer as there is a shortage around the world. The company is bringing in crypto experts from around the world and is a part of the recruitment ecosystem. Currently, the app is connecting people with these experts.
Blockchain will change the recruitment ecosystem because it adds trust for people to hire quickly in a safer environment. Also, freelancers will not be made to relinquish a chunk of their paycheck as commission. This makes it a lot different from most of the platforms available now. The business model runs on a monthly subscription rather than a commission from each project. There is an opportunity for users to take part in activity and get promoted or get work quickly after subscribing.


Last week after Mark Romanek quit the $85 million remake of The Wolf Man, names began to drop over possible replacements. Brett Ratner? Ick! John Landis? How strange! Cloverfield's Matt Reeves? Really?? And now comes word that Joe Johnston has come aboard the project to save the day. And while some are giving Johnston a hero starring credit in this story (yes, he was the guy who designed Boba Fett and won an FX oscar for Raiders of the Lost Ark), am I the only one to remember that this is also the guy who made the horrendous third Jurassic Park film? Or the 2004 Action/Adventure Western misfire Hidalgo?
And the fact that Romanek left the project over creative differences doesn't inspire blind faith in Andrew Kevin Walker's screenplay. I mean, what has Walker done anyway? Tim Burton's Sleepy Hallow? Joel Schumacher's 8MM? David Fincher's Se7en! Ah ha! You knew there had to be a hit buried in that filmography somewhere right?
Johnson knows special effects, but aside from transformation sequences, how important will his talents play in this film? Johnson's October Sky is a pure joy to watch, and is evidence that he (at least at one point) had a knack for directing drama. It should be noted that Romanek supposedly wanted a larger budget. Maybe Johnston's FX knowledge will help him achieve more with less?
The film has a promising cast for a horror remake, with Benicio Del Toro as the title character, Anthony Hopkins as the title character's father (read what you will), and Emily Blunt (The Devil Knows…) as the female lead.


47 Ronin- new Japanese trailer shows off Keanu Reeves in samurai action!
It seems like Keanu Reeve's samurai movie, 47 Ronin, has been in development forever now. It seems like it's worth the effort, with the footage below looking pretty fantastical and awesome. A little too much on the CGI, but the Japanese trailer for the film adds some new shots we haven't seen before. Check it out below!
Keanu Reeves makes an explosive return to action-adventure in 47 Ronin. After a treacherous warlord kills their master and banishes their kind, 47 leaderless samurai vow to seek vengeance and restore honor to their people. Driven from their homes and dispersed across the land, this band of Ronin must seek the help of Kai (Reeves)—a half-breed they once rejected—as they fight their way across a savage world of mythic beasts, shape-shifting witchcraft and wondrous terrors.
47 Ronin is directed by Carl Rinsch and is due out Christmas this year.


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package org.optaplanner.examples.nqueens.app;

import java.util.stream.Stream;

import org.optaplanner.core.config.solver.EnvironmentMode;
import org.optaplanner.examples.common.app.SolverPerformanceTest;
import org.optaplanner.examples.nqueens.domain.NQueens;

public class NQueensPerformanceTest extends SolverPerformanceTest<NQueens> {

    @Override
    protected NQueensApp createCommonApp() {
        return new NQueensApp();
    }

    @Override
    protected Stream<TestData> testData() {
        return Stream.of(
                testData("data/nqueens/unsolved/16queens.xml", "0", EnvironmentMode.REPRODUCIBLE),
                testData("data/nqueens/unsolved/8queens.xml", "0", EnvironmentMode.FAST_ASSERT),
                testData("data/nqueens/unsolved/4queens.xml", "0", EnvironmentMode.FULL_ASSERT));
    }
}


We offer a range of CH-air Pneumatic ball valve assemblies assembled and tested at our Matlock UK works.
Pneumatic ball valves are widely used for flow isolation and control in pneumatic actuation systems because these air operated valves are available in a range of body styles and sizes, materials and pressure ratings and they are suitable for most applications ranging from water, gases, steam, oils, foodstuffs, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and powders. An actuated ball valve has an internal ball with a hole through it sealed typically with PTFE seats compressed against it by the ball valve's ends, driven through a quarter turn by a stem operated by the air actuator. Air operated ball valves offer a robust, rugged and reliable actuated valve package at a relatively low cost, and offer fast working times, can be operated continuously, and are comfortable in high cycling applications where appropriate.
Wherever practical J+J only use ball valves with integral ISO5211 valve actuator mounting platforms to help ensure sturdy and concentric valve to actuator drive which experience has shown, improves reliability and longevity of the air actuated ball valve assembly.
The most popular styles of air actuated ball valves use 2 piece or 3 piece construction ball valves. 2 piece construction is common in air operated brass ball valves and air actuated stainless steel ball valves, and comprises a cast body that contains the downstream ball seat, ball and stem, and an end cap that contains the upstream ball seat which when screwed into the body, compresses the ball seals creating the seal. Air actuated 3 piece ball valves typically have the ball, stem and ball seats held in a centre section that two separate end caps compress with body bolts to create the seal. Most 3 piece ball valves have a centre section that can swing-out which allows the ball valve seats and seals, and ball if required, to be replaced whilst the actuated ball valve is still fitted in the pipe line.


Gucci is joined by Wiz Khalifa and Waka Flocka at the video shoot for his single "Nothing On You."
When Gucci Mane isn't attending Career Day at local Atlanta middle schools, he finds the time to shoot videos for his big singles, such as "Nothing On You" featuring Wiz Khalifa.
Gucci's close friend Waka Flocka showed up to the shoot as well, check out photos from the set below.


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Bérangère Vattier was a French comedian. She was born on 13 July 1941 in the 15th arrondissement of Paris and died of cancer on 10 October 2001 in the 12th arrondissement of Paris.

She was the daughter of comedian Robert Vattier, and was married to the actor Robert Etcheverry from 1963 to 1983.

Filmography

Films
 1959: Faibles femmes, film by Michel Boisrond
 1961: Par-dessus le mur, film by Jean-Paul Le Chanois
 1972: L'Œuf by Félicien Marceau, film by Jean Vautrin : Justine Magis

Television
 1961: Lady Windermere's Fan (L'Eventail de Lady Windermere), TV film by François Gir : Agatha
 1961: Le Temps des copains, TV series by Robert Guez : Microbe
 1962: Les Trois Chapeaux claques, TV film by Jean-Pierre Marchand : Sagra
 1969: Agence Intérim (episode "Chaperon"), TV series by Marcel Moussy and Pierre Neurrisse : Patricia
 1973: La Feuille de Bétel (based on the novel by Jeanne Cressanges), a téléroman by Odette Collet : Ti Bâ
 1973: Le Renard et Les Grenouilles, a téléroman by Jean Vernier : Agnès Ferval
 1973: Les Écrivains (based on the novel by Michel de Saint-Pierre), TV film by Robert Guez : Odette Merlot

Theater
 1958: Gonzalo sent la violette by Robert Vattier and Albert Rieux, directed by Maurice Teynac, Théâtre Saint-Georges
 1958: L'Année du bac by José-André Lacour, directed by Yves Robert, Théâtre Édouard VII
 1965: Liolà by Luigi Pirandello, directed by Bernard Jenny, Théâtre du Vieux-Colombier

External links

 Bérangère Etcheverry at the Internet Movie Database
  Les Archives du Spectacle

French film actresses
1941 births
2001 deaths
Actresses from Paris
Deaths from cancer in France
French television actresses
20th-century French women

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'9-1-1': How Oliver Stark Keeps a Level Head After Quick Rise to Fame
by Matthew Memrick November 28, 2021
written by Matthew Memrick November 28, 2021
English actor Oliver Stark has tried to keep a level head after rising to stardom with Fox show "9-1-1."
Yeah, he said he felt good knowing that he could cross the pond and make it in America. But there's more to it.
"More than anything, it's just a sense of 'hey, maybe I took a step in the right direction and can be settled in that thought," Stark told Brief Take in 2018.
Now, after "making it," the Evan Buckley actor said, "I want to be a part of socially conscious work that reflects the world that we live in."
"9-1-1" Star On Show's Training
Now that he's working hard on the Fox show, there's a bit of training Stark's done to make sure he looks the part.
The actor said there wasn't a "structured, set-up-by-the-studio training," but each actor took it upon themselves to do something.
He told AssignmentX that "it was a lot more important to be able to train to do the job. There was a kind of divide. I could train for aesthetics, or I could train to be capable."
So Stark took on the training that a firefighter would do. He said he "did a lot of carrying heavy stuff around, and a lot of running. It was difficult, but it was really rewarding."
"9-1-1" Star Has Newfound Respect For First Responders
With all that firefighter training, Stark has learned situations and scenarios that these real-life heroes go through daily.
He told Brief Take his appreciation for first responders, and their work has grown more and more. Stark said he appreciates their problem-solving skills. He sees it with "every emergency call they go on" and how those calls can be "completely individual and unique."
Sure, there are firefighter procedures to follow on every call, but Stark knows these men and women often use quick-thinking and adaptable skills.
Stark's Fine With Birthmark Publicity
If you ask the "9-1-1" actor about his birthmark, he's okay with it.
With the popularity of the show, the actor started getting messages from American moms. These moms used him for inspiration and a "boost of confidence" for their children with facial birthmarks.
The British actor said he never thought the birthmark would get so much attention, but he's pleased if it "inspired some confidence in them." He once had an acting teacher urge him to get it removed, but he decided against it.
The 30-year-old actor said he didn't think much about it growing up, but he admitted if he had become bothered by his appearance, he could have had "a very miserable life."
Many actors have facial birthmarks or distinguishing facial features, but it's nothing compared to learning how to act over the years.


A Magic Recipe To Get Rid Of All Your Toxic Fat And Parasites Without Effort!
The modern pace of life as it is lived by a lot of people is unfortunately teeming with bad eating and hygiene habits in general, which leads to several problems, including overweight, obesity and the accumulation of toxic waste in the home. organization. That's why, among all the treatments that exist, slimming solutions are by far the most sought after!
Usually, people think that stored energy is only body fat and that, to lose weight, they have to go on a diet that will burn those fat toxic. While in reality, there is much more to do. There are other things that interfere with the process of burning fat.
In the body, there are two energy stores: glycogen (starch) and protein (muscle). The way the body uses these reserves can change the way the body uses fat. Therefore, when you want something sweet from time to time, it is good to satisfy this need.
Nevertheless, if these cravings occur frequently and do not stop after you have consumed something sweet, it could mean that you are experiencing high levels of stress or that you have intestinal parasites.
When a person consumes high amounts of cakes and sweets, the body then becomes a perfect environment for the spread of pests. The proliferation of fungi and bacteria occurs because of this environmental effect. Frequent cravings occur as a result of the presence of these unwanted creatures in the body.
Flax seeds and cloves, remedies not to put aside!
Most of you probably already have these two ingredients in their kitchen. The results of their combination will surprise you because your fat toxins will literally melt.
Decrease the intensity of the symptoms of urinary tract infections.
Reduce risk factors for heart disease such as atherosclerosis and hypercholesterolemia.
Relieve the symptoms of menopause including hot flashes.
Reduce attention disorders with or without hyperactivity.
Eliminate digestive problems such as bloating and stomachaches.
Calm pain due to urinary tract infections.
Cure the cold and make disappear its different symptoms.
Soothes pains from rheumatism, lumbago and other muscular pains.
Remedy for the removal of fat deposits and parasites.
Using a blender, grind both ingredients until they turn into powder. Then take two tablespoons of the mixture in the morning for three days in a row. You can also add these three tablespoons to a glass of water or breakfast.
You must take this remedy for 3 days, then you will have to abstain for 3 days before taking it back, and so on. The results will be visible after one month of treatment.
In addition, be sure to get the recommended daily intake of vitamins and minerals, as many of them are part of the process of releasing energy from food. This contribution will give you the necessary vitality and the will to participate in the physical activities and the different exercises related to it!
In intestinal obstruction, it is not recommended to consume flaxseed.
Whole flaxseeds are not recommended for people with intestinal diverticula as they can cause inflammation by sticking to the intestinal wall.
Cloves are not recommended for children under 10, pregnant women and lactating women.
Cloves contain an active substance that can be allergenic: eugenol. So when using clove essential oil, the quantities should be very limited because in case of high dose, it can become toxic.
People with fragile skin should not apply it locally.
Savvy Life Mag Plus: A Magic Recipe To Get Rid Of All Your Toxic Fat And Parasites Without Effort!


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Energy (in)justice in off-grid rural electrification policy: South Africa in focus
Chukwuka Monyei, Aderemi Adewumi, Kirsten Jenkins
Centre for Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics
Society, Space and Environment Research and Enterprise Group
Generally speaking, increasing rural marginalisation in sub-Saharan Africa has sat alongside a rise in energy poor homes in rural off-grid communities. Even measures meant to improve electricity access have exacerbated the energy access gap between grid connected and off-grid homes. For example, the South African Non-Grid Electrification Policy Guidelines for electrifying off-grid, rural poor homes promote the adoption of Solar Home Systems (SHS), which are expected to produce 7.5 kWh/month on average. However, for poor homes within grid coverage, the Free Basic Electricity (FBE) programme allocates 50 kWh/month. This paper investigates the resulting disparity in terms of electricity cost (ZAR/kWh), including associated costs for heating, cooking and other needs. It does so through the energy justice framework, highlighting the mismatch in policy formulation (procedural injustice), resource distribution (distributive injustice) and spatial distribution (injustice in the recognition of population groups' special needs). Through a combination of mathematics and social science perspectives, it then moves beyond a critique of the current SHS system to proposes a new one: a hybrid generation approach with a flexible pricing scheme and centralized system of operation that is both ethically compliantandcapable of improving electricity access to off-grid communities with standards comparable to grid access.
Energy Research and Social Science
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2018.05.002
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Dayanara Torres Returns To The Philippines For Miss Universe
Miss Universe 1993 Dayanara Torres is expected to arrive in Manila for the Miss Universe 2016 beauty pageant.
Torres, now based in Los Angeles with her two sons from ex-husband Marc Anthony, made this posted on Instagram: "I may not be there yet, But I'm closer than I was yesterday."
It is not yet known if Torres will play a part in the pageant.
Nonetheless, she has been open about missing the Philippines, as one of her "throwback" Instagram posts shows.
The Puerto Rican beauty queen is expected to make a comeback in Philippine showbiz.
In December, she announced on Instagram that she has returned to the Manila Genesis management agency of Angeli Pangilinan-Valenciano, wife of Gary Valenciano.
Angeli Valenciano similarly confirmed via Instagram that Torres had sought to return under her wing.
Torres, the 1993 titleholder, crowned Sushmita Sen at the Miss Universe 1994 pageant held at the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay City on May 20.
Sen is also set to return to the country as judge in the Philippine restaging of the pageant.
After the 1994 pageant, Torres landed a career in Philippine showbiz, appearing in local films and television and captured the hearts of Filipinos with her charm and talents.
She was romantically linked to actor, Aga Muhlach, who is now married to Charlene Gonzales, a finalist on Miss Universe 1994 pageant.
Torres then returned to Puerto Rico, where she became a recording artist. In 2005, she appeared in the popular American soap opera, "The Young and the Restless."
The beauty queen was married to pop Latin superstar Marc Anthony in 2000 but separated in 2002 and 2003, until they ultimately divorced in 2004.
Source: Manila Bulletin, 1/22/2017
Photo credits: Dayanara Torres' Instagram
DAYANARA TORRES MISS UNIVERSE 2016 NEWS PHILIPPINES
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