A minaret is a feature of Islamic architecture and is the place from where the call to prayer is sent out. They are also known as a manār or manāra in Arabic, meaning place of fire or light (nar or nur). According to scholars, the expression manāra was adapted from the Aramaic language, which when translated means "candlestick". Another literal Arabic connotation for minaret is Sawma'a -'cloister' or 'cell'- a spiritual reference to the shining light of the lamp in the cloister. The less-often used Arabic phrase mi'dhana more appropriately conveys the purpose of the minaret.
The minaret then, is a tall, slender tower that is a significant feature of every mosque, and is one of the earliest characteristics of Islamic architecture. It is surrounded by one or more projecting galleries from where the muezzin, the person who chants the call for prayer, announces the prayer to worshippers. The practice of the call for prayer or adhan became a customary part of religious rituals in the second year of the Hijra (623-24 CE).
A minaret is surrounded by one or more projecting galleries from where the muezzin announces the prayer to worshippers.
Scholarly findings trace the origin of minarets to the Umayyad epoch and offer the explanation that these minarets were a copy of church steeples found in Syria in those times. Nevertheless, other references suggest that these towers in Syria originated from the ziggurats of Babylonian and Assyrian shrines of Mesopotamia. Yet another description associates the manāra to the function of a 'light house', guiding travellers.
In his article on the origins of the minaret, K.A.C. Creswell elucidates that the four Ṣawāmi constructed on the roof of the Umayyad mosque in Fustat were the first minaret to be built. Creswel cites the Umayyad mosque in Damascus, constructed with four squat towers in each corner, as the earliest of pre-Islamic temples which used such towers to call for prayer. He, therefore, suggests the minaret was inspired by a Damascan prototype and named Sawma'a due to its stocky appearance and similarity to the hermit cube.
Despite the fact that minarets were not a familiar facet of the earliest mosques, these towers very soon adorned the skylines of Muslim cities and became synonymous with Muslim shrines, and every region developed their own signature styles. These structures were greatly influenced by the region's society, culture and context which determined their shape, size and form.
Creswell, K.A.C, "The Evolution of the Minaret, with Special Reference to Egypt," Burlington Magazine 1986: 48.
AlSulaiti, Fatema. "Minaret." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified February 06, 2013. https://www.ancient.eu/Minaret/.
AlSulaiti, Fatema. "Minaret." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Ancient History Encyclopedia, 06 Feb 2013. Web. 19 Apr 2019.
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Good, Fast & Cheap, a measure of things. Designed by Rhys Newman, modeled & machined by Simon James. A useful epistemological wrench — a conversation piece to discuss the measures of things and the things lost and gained when some things gain priority over others. It's a wonderful, crucial instrument that shifts perspectives hopefully towards more habitable creations.
Everybody needs Money. That's why they call it Money.
In the Laboratory's Bureau of Instrumentation, Weights-and-Measures and Ways-and-Means, we've been curious for a time, and more so recently, about the history of quantification and, as well, why numbers as such have a kind of primacy over other things that are more qualitative. Most specifically, why do we measure the things we measure, and why do some things get to be measured while other things do not get measured, or are seen as immeasurable?
This question is a thorough-going one in the effort to find other measures that can be prioritized, perhaps even more so than the things we consider without even thinking about where these "natural" (they never are..) measures come from. For example, we measure things designed based on such things as their monetary cost, and how much profit can be obtained. With this measure, to simplify things, many principles that would be invested in a design get tossed out. The accountant or the engineer would sooner shrug in such a circumstance — this is the way it should be. I want to consider the "natural" way of such things, and consider how other sorts of measures can be prioritized that are not necessarily about money first, but always first about creating more habitable future worlds. What are the other measures of things that maybe previously have been thought of as "immeasurable" or incapable of being quantified? Thus, this interest in how things got to be the way they are. What are the measures of quantities and where did they come from? How could they be different? What things can be designed/made/prototyped the experiment with other measures?
There must be a variety of histories here, skirting up against the science of calculation and computation and close to the Laboratory's interests in the history of things, such as sciences, design, technology and always deeply imbricated and layered and inextricably tied to all of these things — the histories of cultures.
Our Studio Library Day reading book last month was Alfred W. Crosby's intriguing "The Measure of Reality: Quantification in Western Europe, 1250-1600 " which I'm happy Manuel Lima mentioned at his talk during SHiFT 2008 in Lisbon. It took a holiday to actually finish the book, which lead me in a zillion other vectors and converged in a recent interest in the meaning and technology of money. It now takes me early mornings when fresh and not muddle-headed to re-read it for the over-arcing traces of Crosby's perspective.


Maria Menounos (born June 8, 1978) is an American actress, journalist and a television presenter. She is known in the United States for her appearances as a correspondent for Today, Access Hollywood, Extra, and abroad for co-hosting the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 in Athens, Greece.
Menounos was born in Medford, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrant parents Costas and Litsa Menounos. She has a younger brother, Peter, and is fluent in the Greek language. From age 13???19, she was an employee of Dunkin' Donuts. Menounos attended the Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek Orthodox Church in Somerville, Massachusetts. Menounos attended Medford High School in Medford, MA. In 1995, Menounos began to compete in beauty pageants. The following year, she won the title of Miss Massachusetts Teen USA and competed at Miss Teen USA where she placed in the top 15, receiving an honorary mention, during the preliminary competition; Menounos placed 13th in preliminaries. The pageant was won by Christie Lee Woods. Maria competed for the title of Miss Massachusetts USA 2000; she was the first runner up.


Can you play clawhammer banjo in a bluegrass jam?
Of course you can, and you should!
Clawhammer banjo sounds great with bluegrass music, and bluegrass musicians welcome the different sound. After all, there's only so much piercing twangity twanging fingerpicked banjo one can take!
But of course, you'll get the most out of the experience with a bit of advance preparation.
Q: What are the Brainjo Workshops?
A: Based on the Brainjo Method of instruction, they are live, interactive workshops covering common topics in clawhammer banjo, with a primary focus on subjects that players commonly struggle with, or that are oftentimes neglected in traditional banjo instruction.
Q: How do I attend the workshop?
A: There are two ways to attend the workshop.
FIRST WAY – The workshops are included as part of membership to the Breakthrough Banjo course (membership is $7 for the first month, $21 per month thereafter).
Existing members of Breakthrough Banjo will find a link to the workshop directly on the Member home page.
SECOND WAY – Non-members may also register for a one-time price of $25 (with a full money-back guarantee).
A: If you are a member of the Breakthrough Banjo course, you will find the schedule and the link to the Brainjo Virtual Classroom (where the workshop is held) at the top of your Member Home page. Videos and supplemental materials for all past workshops will also be available on the course workshop page. If you are non-member and register for a single workshop, you will receive the supplemental materials for the workshop (tabs, etc.) prior to the lesson. You will then receive a link to the workshop on the day of the event. Upon completion of the workshop, you will continue to have access to the video and supplemental materials after the conclusion of the workshop.
Q: Will this be live?
A: Yes! The workshop will be live via video. You will have the opportunity to ask questions during the workshop.
Q: What if I can't attend live?
A: As mentioned, the video of the workshop will remain accessible to all participants after its completion (including Breakthrough Banjo members). You will also receive the supplemental materials and be able to ask questions in advance.


Featured in this lot we have a large Rarin' to-go Frontier one sided advertising sign. The sign is constructed out of tin, with applied graphic. The sign shows a red background with the image of a Cowboy on a rearing horse. The sign reads "Rarin' To Go - Frontier" across the bottom of the piece. This modern sign is in good condition overall with no signs of wear or damage. The piece measures 35 1/2" wide by 35" tall.


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Panelists Explore Post-Doha Prospects
For Bridging Global Climate Finance Gap
Daphne Yin
A recent panel hosted by Ecosystem Marketplace, IETA, and McGuireWoods shed light on the post-Doha landscape for global climate finance, with insights from leaders in climate finance, climate assurance, and voluntary carbon offset investments. Here, we provide a synopsis of their discussion on challenges and opportunities facing finance for mitigation and adaptation as we head toward a post-2020, post-Kyoto world.
30 January 2013 | In reviewing the impacts of the UNFCCC COP-18 in Doha, leaders from the climate space say much work remains to be done on financing countries' emissions reductions as we head into a post-2020 international climate regime. A post-Doha panel hosted by Ecosystem Marketplace, McGuireWoods, and the International Emissions Trading Association last week discussed next steps for climate finance, highlighting the need for smarter leveraging of limited public funds and heavier private sector engagement in order to bridge the finance gap.
Although developed countries fulfilled their commitment under the 2009 Copenhagen Accord to provide developing countries with $30 billion in climate finance between 2010-2012, their pledge under the 2010 Cancun Agreements is markedly more ambitious – $100 billion in annual climate finance by 2020.
Last week's panelists acknowledged Doha's pragmatic lens on climate finance, which they saw as a departure from past COPs where negotiators labored over whether climate finance should be public or private.
Interim work on mobilizing climate finance will be key to expanding existing mitigation and adaptation activities, the panelists said, and while there is no quick fix, there are untapped strategies and partially developed tools that together can narrow the climate finance gap if brought to scale.
One outlet that can harness both public and private instruments is the emerging Green Climate Fund (GCF), which is intended to transfer mitigation and adaptation funding from developed to developing countries.
The panel noted that, until recently, major multilateral funds have transferred climate finance from government to government. The Clean Development Mechanism, in contrast, gained recognition as a conduit for project developers to engage directly with the private sector to tap into project-level mitigation finance. It is envisioned that the GCF's Private Sector Facility could leverage public money to directly incentivize private action in the same vein – a necessary collaboration considering the price tag.
Bob Dixon, GCF's Interim Secretary and GEF's Team Leader of Climate Change and Chemicals, put the intended scale of the GCF into perspective at last week's panel: "The World Bank today does about $50 billion worth of business in a given year. The GCF is creating an institution that would process twice that on an annual basis, using both public and private money – mostly private – to finance mitigation and adaptation activities."
State of regulatory risk
For carbon market participants, regulatory risk remains the biggest deterrent to investment. Increasing private sector investment in mitigation activities will require favorable regulatory signals, reflected in the price, marketability, and fungibility of carbon offsets under specific standards or programs.
Panelists said that Doha's extension of the Kyoto Protocol through 2020, alongside governments' continued development and linking of domestic markets, provides a clear, long-term signal for carbon offset project developers and investors.
As the EU Emissions Trading Scheme and the Clean Development Mechanism still suffer from low prices, some carbon market participants have sought to obtain a premium for low-priced CERs by selling into the voluntary carbon markets.
Zubair Zakir, Global Carbon Director at The CarbonNeutral Company, cautioned on the panel, "The voluntary market can't be a stop-gap measure for surplus CER supply – it really is the role of governments to intervene." He stressed that the priorities and capacity of the voluntary markets – which are limited in size and demand – lie elsewhere.
"The voluntary market's real contribution, and what it does best, is focusing innovation on and highlighting areas where emission reductions can be efficiently created whilst generating significant sustainable development impacts," he said.
It remains to be seen whether the Clean Development Mechanism – pending reform – will continue to attract carbon offset investment compared to independent standards or domestic/regional programs. For emerging jurisdictional accounting frameworks on REDD+, public-private collaboration is crucial for harmonizing national, subnational, and project-level finance, as is being realized in Acre, Brazil.
Tools for project-level risks
In a world of non-delivery and non-permanence risks, political instability or natural disaster could jeopardize mitigation or adaptation projects. The panel noted that institutions working in the climate space must address these risks if they are to reconcile long-term environmental and social goals with investors' focus on yield-based returns.
As donors become increasingly concerned with performance (e.g. Norway's call for stricter verification requirements for emissions reductions claimed by recipient countries), the GCF and other public funding sources may consider incorporating pay-for-performance models into their work.
Quantity-performance instruments like direct purchase, top-up instruments, and put options could channel public funds to private-sector project developers more cost-effectively and condition payments on verified emissions reductions, thereby reducing investment risk in mitigation activities.
Similarly, vulnerability reduction credits – noted by the panel as another performance-based mechanism currently in the works – could help finance adaptation projects in developing countries based on verified reductions in climate vulnerability.
Political risk insurance also has significant potential to cut project investment risks. But adoption is still nascent; the Overseas Private Investment Corporation executed the world's first political risk insurance policy for a carbon offset project in 2011. Other institutions, like the World Bank Group's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA), have also come up in discussions on providing political risk insurance to encourage investment in carbon offset projects. Just yesterday, MIGA announced its support for a project in Nicaragua validated by the Verified Carbon Standard and the Climate, Community and Biodiversity Alliance that restores degraded land into sustainable bamboo plantations.
What makes the private sector tick?
KPMG, a global financial consulting firm, has kept its finger on the pulse of the private sector through its climate change and carbon advisory services. Katherine Blue, a Managing Director in the US practice, stressed there were strong opportunities to engage the private sector through market-based solutions that can quickly and effectively deploy capital to appropriate projects.
"The private sector is interested in using the market more effectively, and also looking at options with NAMAs [Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions] to fund private sector sustainability and carbon reduction projects," she said at last week's panel, noting that the private sector has a vested interest in implementing projects that directly impact the areas and communities in which they operate directly.
With corporate strategy ever more sensitive to climate risks, the panel also pointed to the greening of supply chains as a bright spot of opportunity for corporate investment in offsetting – and in some cases "insetting" – particularly in the realm of agriculture.
Adaptation in the running
The bulk of practitioners in the climate finance space have spent their careers focused on mitigation, but adaptation is gaining prominence as a competing priority.
In Doha, negotiators directed both the GEF and GCF to devote a growing portion of investments to adaptation infrastructure and technologies. On the side, the Higher Ground Foundation is looking to identify pilot projects for its vulnerability reduction credits scheme.
It remains to be seen how this trend might affect the ambition levels of emissions reductions going into future climate negotiations.
Daphne Yin is the Voluntary Carbon Associate in the Carbon Program at Ecosystem Marketplace. She can be reached at dyin@ecosystemmarketplace.com.
The UN's 18th Climate Change Conference in Doha, which began November 27 has concluded. Ecosystem Marketplace covered the events extensively focusing on the outcome of the REDD text.
Brazil Says It Slowed Deforestation: Challenges Others To Follow Suit The Brazilian delegation discussed its record low deforestation rates and how these rates will impact negotiations at Doha.
Indigenous Leaders Embrace REDD, With Or Without Carbon Markets Indigenous leaders spoke in favor of a program aiming to save 400 hectares of endangered rainforest through an ecosystems-based valuation approach.
REDD+ Sidelined In Dispute Over Verification The REDD text was vetoed after passing the scientific negotiating track over the amount of verification recipient REDD countries will be subject to, opening up the possibility that an agreement on REDD may be postponed another year.
Gold Standard and Fairtrade Broaden Market Access For Small Producers The carbon standard and ethical label are teaming up to bring carbon income to small producers practicing sustainable agriculture hoping to nurture both climate and people.
Congo Basin Forest Fund Steps Up For REDD+ Piloting The Democratic Republic of Congo introduced its National REDD+ Strategy in Doha. This article takes an in-depth look at the nation's main source of funding-the Congo Basin Forest Fund.
Powerful Forest Friends Deliver Indonesian Approval Of Landmark REDD Project Indonesia's first REDD project that will protect 80,000 hectares of rainforest has been approved after being put on hold for one year.
REDD Text Limps Out Of Doha-Heavy, Homeless, And Broke REDD negotiators approved new provisions on how to recognize non-carbon benefits but were unable to agree on how to verify emissions reductions or on the creation of a REDD committee.
REDD Inches Forward In Doha Gateway, But Attention Shifts To National Solutions is the last piece of coverage from Doha explaining the setbacks and accomplishments of COP 18 as well as where REDD stands.
Panelists Explore Post-Doha Prospects For Bridging Global Climate Finance Gap offers an analysis of Doha's impact on climate finance from the perspective of industry leaders a month after the event.

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Q: Is it possible in Google Analytics to have events/visit goal? My situation in Google Analytics is as follows:
Everytime, user clicks a particular element on my website, it is recorded as an event (call it EVENT1).
The problem is that my GA goal is to have at least three of those elements clicked per visit.
We can say that the goal is fulfilled when a user causes 3 EVENT1 events per one visit.
Is it possible to define this?
I know it is possible to track number of pages/visit. But it is not what I am looking for, as there are many pages that does not include the element which can be clicked.
I guess another way would be to use javascript and send "CLICKED 3 TIMES" event to GA. But I would like to avoid this.

A: Create an advanced segment of the "sequence" type. Make every step the same event. Apply the segment to see the number of visitors included in that segment.

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I'm not much into sunglasses. It's my husband who usually buy a pair for me. He's got good taste for fashion by the way so I'm always satisfied with his choice.
It's my first time to have sunglasses that I actually chose. This pair is from an online eyeglass store, Firmoo. Firmoo believes in combining fashion and economy, thus they provide fashionable eyeglasses at reasonable prices.
It takes time, effort and a lot of money in choosing glasses at traditional eyeglass stores but with Firmoo a customer can get glasses at an economical price. Plus, it enables a customer to select the style that he or she wants because Firmoo has developed a try-on tool for customers to try their beloved eyeglasses on so as to see how they look on them.
Ganda sis! How much did you pay for it?
Hi! Daan ako in awhile. Mishu!


Orbea alloy frames - anybody ride one?
2004 Giant OCR2, largest tire width?
Anyone here wear ttheir cycling clothes as regular clothes?
Help!! I need your input!
Custom wheelset, where to order?
Wheel size change or simple upgrade?
Can I stretch my cycling shoes?
I'm sick, should I ride?
Whats this 2002 Colnago master X Light worth?
Check out what I got for $250.
TOC Palomar Stage...snow, pros, and Deers?
Ok to throw bibs in dryer?
I need to know if this is a good price?
Can you recommend a wheelset?
Trek 1000 as a Time Trial bike?
Going back to the beginning, what would you do over?
Trek had a hardon for Lance. Now it's Levi.
Eggbeaters on road bike ? Quattro cleats ?
Avg. MPH - What Say You???
Free Spirit fixed gear conversion??
Tubulars-Any Almost Bulletproofer's Out There?
Is it cool to like Lance now?
Valve cores. Is there a standard?
Got gaspipe? losing explosive snap?


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After School is a 2003 Singaporean crime film directed by Zhu Houren. The film was commissioned by Singapore's National Crime Prevention Council. It is based on a true story.

Plot
Siao Han is a 16-year-old secondary 4 student whose parents abandoned him when he was young. Siao Han is getting ready for the end of school with his best friend, his girlfriend, Lily, and his girlfriend's best friend. In a shopping centre, they shoplift from various shops. Siao Han is caught and reported to the police, whose leading officer is his older sister. His best friend came to his rescue, but Shao Han's sister brings Shao Han to further investigations. Lily sees this and walks away in disappointment.

At home, during dinner, Shao Han becomes angry with his sister for arresting him on her first day leading a team. He visits his aunt's place to smoke and visit Ah Xiong, an elder cousin and a bookie. After his sister comes and finds him, Shao Han runs off. Ah Xiong wants to woo Siao Han's sister.

At Siao Han's school, his best friend discusses Lily and their supposed breaking up. While talking, a bully hits Siao Han's best friend, and Siao Han gives him a hard glare which Lily sees, though the bully continues taunting him. Lily goes to a nightclub, telling her mother that she is going to do a project, and steals a phone. After gang members catch her, their gang leader, M, gives his number to Lily, and she starts hanging out with the gang.

Siao Han and his best friend ask Ah Xiong for advice. After getting none, he gets his gang and bashes the bully up, and Siao han's best friend fights one-on-one against the bully. The next day, he starts becoming a gangster and the leader of the gang. His gang confronts M's gang and Lily, and Lily gives a proposition: whoever steals the most expensive bag for her, she will be his at her 16th birthday. Siao Han and M go to the same shop and try to steal, but Siao Han is caught dumbfounded as he stands at the detector, resulting in his getting caught. He is later bailed out by his sister, which results in another argument between them.

Lily and M's gang celebrate her birthday at the nightclub when she meets them. She is drunk, and M starts caressing her body, afterwards dragging her to the male toilet, where she vomits. M washes her face and throws her in the toilet stall and rapes her, shown when she is left alone in the toilet in her pink panties after M and his gang have left the toilet. She commits suicide at her home afterwards, while Ah Xiong is beaten up by gang members for refusing to be a bookie anymore, resulting in both broken legs. This infuriates Siao Han, who thirsts for revenge. He contacts his best friend, who reveals that it was M's gang who raped Lily and caused her death, and also beat up Ah Xiong. He sends his gang to beat M's gang up. Siao Han and his sister visit Ah Xiong at the hospital but run off. His sister chases him, resulting in a dramatic chase. A conversation between the siblings reveals their parents favoured Siao Han more, leaving his sister to their grandmother, but in the end still leaving Siao Han to his aunt. During this, it is shown that M and his gang are in an argument because the newspaper has news of them raping Lily and causing her death, while Siao Han's best friend is intending to ambush them.

In the gangfight, M's gang members pushed all the blame to M, which makes him chased by the gang. He meets a dead end when he sees Siao han charging at him, while his best friend stabs him from the back.

Cast
 Jacelyn Tay as Lin Yifang
 Thomas Ong as Ah Xiong
 Wang Ruixian as Shao Han
 Liang Zhihui as Chen Han Xiang
 Shun Ai Liu as Zhong Lili
 Hong Huifang
 Jin Yinji
 Zhu Houren

Reception
Wendy Cheng of Today rated it 2/5 stars and criticized the acting, music, and product placement, which she called "blatant".

Royston Tan, director of 15, said that he heard After School was made in response to his film.  This was denied by Singapore's National Crime Prevention Council, who sponsored After School.

References

External links

2003 films
Singaporean crime films
2000s Mandarin-language films
Singaporean drama films

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April 3 @ 4:30 pm EDT
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Maryland University of Integrative Health's Research Symposium is an annual event that highlights the University's research and scholarship: Register Here
The 2020 event will feature:
A poster session displaying recent research from the MUIH community. Students, faculty, staff and alumni are all eligible to submit abstracts and are chosen to present through a peer-review process.
Presentation from Dr. Raymond Teets, faculty and director of integrative medicine at the Mount Sinai Downtown Residency in Urban Family Medicine, and Assistant Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.
Presentation from the winner of the University's Excellence in Research and Scholarship Award
Research update from Steffany Moonaz, Ph.D., C-IAYT, MUIH's Director of Academic and Clinical Research
Awards for student and faculty poster presentations.
4:30-5:30 pm: Poster Session (Rooms 3 & 4)
5:30-5:45 pm: Break
5:45-6:15 pm: Keynote Address by Raymond Teets, M.D. (Rooms 5 & 6)
6:15-6:30 pm Update on MUIH Research Initiatives by Steffany Moonaz, Ph.D.
6:30-7:00 pm Research and Poster Awards announced by Christina Sax, Ph.D.
7:00-7:30 pm Presentation by Excellence in Research and Scholarship Awardee
Raymond Teets, M.D., Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will present the keynote address.
Dr. Teets practices Integrative Family Medicine, bringing together the best of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) with conventional medicine to his patients. This interest carries over in teaching CAM to family medicine residents. Dr. Teets is closely involved in the hospital portion of the family medicine resident curriculum at Mount Sinai Beth Israel. He has a Bachelor's in Philosophy from DePaul University, which drives him to look at how we integrate evidence-based medicine into practice; as well as mind-body issues in the clinical setting.
Dr. Teets has an integrative medicine practice at the Institute for Family Health at 17th Street, where he uses the electronic health record to aid in providing integrative medicine within an underserved location. He has a strong interest in nutrition, herbs and supplements, and mind-body medicine. With a background in philosophy, Dr. Teets also is interested in how the medical paradigm can be rethought to improve mind-body medicine, e.g., in situations where patients present with unexplained symptoms. In 2019, Dr. Teets was elected secretary to the Board of Directors of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine and Health.
Learn more about the MUIH Research Symposium 2020.
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https://www.muih.edu/
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Q: MVC Compare email if confirm field is not empty Is there a way to trigger the Compare Data Annotation only if the field  is not empty?  If not, what is another way to do it?
This code below always trigger the Compare Data Annotation no matter if it has a value or not.
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For those of you in the northeast, you're probably experiencing the same issue we have this weekend – all events cancelled and feeling a bit snowed in! We're meant to be seeing Matilda today, so hopefully that doesn't get cancelled. The one benefit of our morning events being cancelled, though, is more time for yoga and making fun breakfasts. As a follow up from my last post, we have started our morning yoga routine and it's been a blast watching my son enjoy it so much!
For our weekend breakfast, we had some FODMAP-friendly Banana Pancakes that we can both enjoy. I've shared the easy recipe below.
If you're not already, follow me on Instagram for more of our weekend fun @fodmom!
As I mentioned in my last post, once adopting a low FODMAP / FODMAP-friendly diet, I was able to go back to a well-balanced diet without having to count calories and stress about food intake. I now consume starchy carbs (gluten- free bread, gluten-free rolls, rice, potatoes) with most of my meals, and I am so happy about it! During the days of stomach uncertainty, I was having a hard time keeping up my energy because I was also trying to cut out calories. I am now able to fuel my workouts with the right balance of food.
It's much easier to keep the starch in my diet when I'm eating at home – most places don't have gluten-free buns with burgers or gluten-free pasta options. Whenever I find a place that serves those things, though, I am eager to try!
For my birthday this past November, my sister and two of our friends decided on a splurge event at an upscale restaurant in the city that is meant to have a wonderful gluten-free tasting menu. We had a bit of a disaster of a dinner – hours to get served first course, one of my friends was hit on the head by a waiter, service was just not what we expected. In my opinion, the real saving grace of the evening was the bread. They had the most delicious gluten-free focaccia bread I've ever had! Birthday recovered. Sort of.
For our next gathering of friends, we took a slightly different approach. Since we were hosting Christmas Eve brunch at my house, my sister and I had control of the menu plan and could make it as FODMAP-friendly as we watched (and have stellar service of course 🙂 ). We struggled a bit when we started to work through the actual menu, though. It's challenging to do appetizers or multiple courses at brunch time. So we decided that homemade gluten-free bread would be the perfect addition. I shared some pictures of the entire meal on the Christmas Eve Brunch blog post, but I'll share the details of the bread below.
The bread recipe is borrowed from the Sullivan Street Bakery, substituting gluten-free flour (Bob's Gluten-Free 1:1 Baking Flour). It does take 24 hours to complete, but there is no kneading and no machine required! Here's a pic of our bread from Christmas Eve. We served with olive oil and balsamic for dipping.
I've adjusted to be FODMAP- friendly using the recipe that can be found on the NY Times website.
In a large bowl combine flour, yeast and salt. Add 1 5/8 cups water, and stir until blended; dough will be shaggy and sticky. Cover bowl with plastic wrap.
Let dough rest at least 12 hours, preferably about 18, at warm room temperature, about 70 degrees. NOTE: This step is specific to the NY Times recipe and can be shortened significantly due to the gluten-free flour.
Using just enough flour to keep dough from sticking to work surface or to your fingers, gently and quickly shape dough into a ball. Generously coat a cotton towel with flour or cornmeal; put dough down on towel and dust with more flour or cornmeal.
At least a half-hour before dough is ready, heat oven to 450 degrees. Bake 30 minutes, checking as it cooks. The bread may require another 15 to 30 minutes, until loaf is beautifully browned. Cool on a rack.


If you are feeling tired, weak, dizzy, or look pale - you might just need to incorporate more iron into your diet.
On Dec. 4 during Good Morning Quad Cities, Dietitian Caitlyn Ferin from Fareway Food Stores showed us some of the items that are rich in iron, which is the most common nutritional deficiency in the United States.
The body absorbs two to three times more iron from animal sources than from plants.


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package org.terasology.world.generation.facets;

import org.junit.Assert;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.terasology.math.Region3i;
import org.terasology.math.geom.Vector3i;
import org.terasology.world.generation.Border3D;
import org.terasology.world.generation.facets.base.ObjectFacet3D;

/**
 * Tests different implementations of {@link ObjectFacet3D}.
 *
 * @author Martin Steiger
 */
public abstract class ObjectFacetTest {

    private ObjectFacet3D<Integer> facet;

    @Before
    public void setup() {
        Border3D border = new Border3D(0, 0, 0).extendBy(0, 15, 10);
        Vector3i min = new Vector3i(10, 20, 30);
        Vector3i size = new Vector3i(40, 50, 60);
        Region3i region = Region3i.createFromMinAndSize(min, size);
        facet = createFacet(region, border);
        // facet = [worldMin=(0, 5, 20), relativeMin=(-10, -15, -10), size=(60, 65, 80)]
    }

    protected abstract ObjectFacet3D<Integer> createFacet(Region3i region, Border3D extendBy);

    /**
     * Check unset values
     */
    @Test
    public void testUnset() {
        Assert.assertNull(facet.get(0, 0, 0));
        Assert.assertNull(facet.getWorld(10, 20, 30));
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void testRelBounds() {
        facet.set(-15, -15, -15, 1);
    }

    @Test(expected = IllegalArgumentException.class)
    public void testWorldBounds() {
        facet.setWorld(0, 0, 0, 1);
    }

    // Powers of 2 can be represented as float without rounding errors !

    @Test
    public void testPrimitiveGetSet() {
        facet.set(0, 1, 2, Integer.valueOf(2));
        Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(2), facet.get(0, 1, 2));
    }

    @Test
    public void testBoxedGetSet() {
        facet.set(0, 1, 3, Integer.valueOf(4));
        Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(4), facet.get(0, 1, 3));
    }

    @Test
    public void testBoxedWorldGetSet() {
        facet.set(0, 1, 4, Integer.valueOf(8));
        Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(8), facet.get(0, 1, 4));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMixedGetSet1() {
        facet.set(0, 1, 5, Integer.valueOf(16));
        Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(16), facet.getWorld(10, 21, 35));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMixedGetSet2() {
        facet.setWorld(24, 35, 46, Integer.valueOf(32));
        Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(32), facet.get(14, 15, 16));
    }

    @Test
    public void testMixedOnBorder() {
        facet.set(-5, -6, -7, Integer.valueOf(64));
        Assert.assertEquals(Integer.valueOf(64), facet.getWorld(5, 14, 23));
    }

}


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When Was Football Invented In America? (Solution found)
On November 6, 1869, Rutgers and Princeton played what was billed as the first college football game. However, it wasn't until the 1880s that a great rugby player from Yale, Walter Camp, pioneered rules changes that slowly transformed rugby into the new game of American Football.
1 Who invented the American version of football?
2 When and where was football invented?
3 Who really invented football?
4 Where was football first played?
5 What sports did America invent?
6 How did the NFL start?
7 When did English football start?
8 Was football invented in Italy?
9 How did football evolve?
10 Which came first football or rugby?
Who invented the American version of football?
The man most responsible for the transition from this rugby-like game to the sport of football we know today was Walter Camp, known as the "Father of American Football." As a Yale undergraduate and medical student from 1876 to 1881, Camp played halfback and served as team captain, equivalent to head coach at the time.
When and where was football invented?
Football as we know it today – sometimes known as association football or soccer – began in England, with the laying down of rules by the Football Association in 1863.
Who really invented football?
The English claim they invented it. Who is right? The ancient Romans played a game called 'Herpastum', a kind of scrummaging game where two sides fought for possession of a ball,in order to throw it into the opposition's goal.
Where was football first played?
The game of football takes its form. The most admitted story tells that the game was developed in England in the 12th century. In this century, games that resembled football were played on meadows and roads in England.
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What sports did America invent?
However, volleyball, skateboarding, snowboarding, and Ultimate are American inventions, some of which have become popular in other countries.
How did the NFL start?
In 1920, ten football teams gathered in Canton, Ohio to create the American Professional Football Association (APFA), now known as the National Football League (NFL). Four more teams joined the League later that year, rounding out the 14 Original NFL Towns.
When did English football start?
England invented soccer in December 1863. Although several other nations such as China, Greece, Rome, Scotland, and parts of Central America all contributed to the historical development of the game, England unified the rules and created soccer.
Was football invented in Italy?
Calcio Fiorentino (also known as calcio storico "historic football") is an early form of football (soccer and rugby) that originated during the Middle Ages in Italy. Once widely played, the sport is thought to have started in the Piazza Santa Croce in Florence.
How did football evolve?
American football evolved from two games that were popular in other parts of the world: soccer and rugby. The first form of American football emerged on November 6, 1869, when teams from Princeton and Rutgers, two New Jersey universities, competed in a game that was closer to a rugby match than a football game.
Which came first football or rugby?
Indeed, both association and rugby football stemmed from the many folk and country games that had been played for centuries, and were even referred to as 'football' in documents from as far back as the 13th century. But in terms of when an official set of rules were established, rugby came first.
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Shotgun combines elements of the short punt and spread formations — "spread" in that it has receivers spread widely instead of close to or behind the interior line players. The origins of the term are thought to be that it is like a "shotgun" in spraying receivers around the field. The shotgun formation is one […]


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Fender Vintera 60s Stratocaster Modified review
More than just a new name?
By Dave Burrluck 09 October 2019
A gateway to the world of vintage.
Classy era-specific build modded with two-post vibrato, hotter pickups and the 'seven sound' mod.
A real all-rounder.
No lefties.
Only two colours choices.
Fender Vintera '60s Stratocaster Modified deals
Fender Vintera '60s...
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In recent years Fender has refreshed, refocused and renamed virtually all of its key series.
The creation of the American Professional range, which gave the long-running American Standards a considerable reboot, was one of the most inspired we've seen. Then it was the turn of the American Vintage guitars; they became the decade-specific American Originals - and that's the style we have here. The new Mexican-made Vintera series amalgamates the previous Classic and Classic Player ranges into one, creating, says Fender, "a line of vintage-inspired models that embody a period-specific vibe. Each model delivers the authentic look and feel of its era, as well as decade-specific tones from the 50s, 60s and 70s."
The reorganised range comprises seven Telecasters, five Stratocasters, a pair of both Jazzmasters and Jaguars, and a single Mustang. Notably absent are any left-hand models. The Classic series replacements are the standard vintage-spec models - all 21 frets with 184mm (7.25-inch) fingerboard radius – while the Modified models replace certain Classic Players, vintage hot-rods if you like. These reflect numerous player mods: improved hardware, a flatter fingerboard radius, bigger frets, hotter pickups and some switching additions.
Price-wise, we kick off at £749 for the vintage models, adding £100 for the Modified models, while the Thinline Tele unsurprisingly tops the range at £999. All include gigbags. Either side of these are the Mexican Player series (previously the Standards), priced between £599 and £729, excluding gigbag, and the start-up American Performer series, which refreshed the American Specials, with a tighter price span of £999 to £1,049, including a gigbag.
So, with considerable choice, let's take a closer look at this (rather familiar-looking) Vintera Modified model...
Offered in vintage and Modified versions, our 60s-era Strat replaces the historical rosewood fingerboard with pau ferro. This Modified model is essentially the same as the previous Classic Player version with a Modern C profile neck (the vintage model has a mid-60s C), although the 305mm (12-inch) fingerboard radius of that previous model has been reined back to 241mm (9.5 inches).
Both new versions use vintage-style 60s single coils; our modded versions are classed as 'hot'. On both we have a tone control for the neck and middle (tone 1) and the bridge (tone 2). This Modified version also uses an S-1 switch, adding the neck pickup to position 1 (bridge) and position 2 (bridge and middle). Here, the vibratos also differ: from the six-saddle vintage-style of the vintage version to the 'improved' two-post style of our modded model.
The vintage model comes in three colours, 3-Colour Sunburst, Surf Green and Ice Blue Metallic; our Modified model is available in just two - the Burgundy Mist Metallic we have here and the returning Olympic White.
If the Classics and Classic Players have rightfully achieved a reputation for affordable quality, it's no different here. It's pretty tidy. From the weight to the fretwork - which uses medium jumbo wire, "the perfect marriage between small vintage frets and modern jumbo," says Fender - there is a consistency and 'perfectly good enough' level to this guitar.
There's a strong NOS vibe, too: the finish and hardware gleam and shine, although it has an accurately toned neck finish with silky smooth satin back. Our Strat swaps bright white plastic parts for a three-ply mint green scratchplate and aged white pickup covers and knobs.
This production level does create what many might view as a generic feel that's less 'vintage' than an American Original or certainly a Custom Shop model. But it feels far from cheap and not a million miles away from the American Performers or even Professionals. Our '60s Strat really would give the latter a run for its money, even though its neck is slightly less deep in higher positions and the fretwire, as we said, is slightly wider and a little lower.
Setup, too, is very good. The Strat's screw-in arm is a little sloppy in feel (there's no tension adjustment) unless you screw it in very firmly, and the high E saddle is so close to the pivot post that as you bend the vibrato down it makes contact and pushes the saddle back a little.
As we begin running through the sounds, there really aren't any surprises - or any sounds we haven't heard dozens of times before. That said, the Strat has attack to it than a vintage-spec, but retains some bite from the bridge.
Select both pickups in parallel and push down that S-1 switch and it's far from the thin 'strangled' out-of-phase sound we expect: it's less nasal and adds more bass back to create a very usable alternate mix. But select the series mix and hit the S-1 switch and it really is a strangled thin tone, which might work in a psychedelic funked-out and effected setting, but we'd suspect many might find it unusable.
Our Strat is perhaps slightly stiff sounding, slightly brighter than any of our references and a little bass-light in comparison. It's not hotter than aTele or Jazzmaster and typically sounds very cultured and refined. While we lack a little woody depth from the neck, both mixes excel: crisp, textured and bouncy, while the solo bridge pickup is slightly smoother in the high-end, probably because of its dedicated tone control. But tonal shade aside, it sounds like a Strat and as we get used to its mettle, it does the job and proves quite the all-rounder. The S-1 switch performs the 'seven sound' mod by adding the neck to the bridge pickup for, firstly, a wider Tele-like mix and then all three pickups together. No surprises, but we're far from disappointed.
A 17-strong guitar range that encompasses eight different Fender models spread over three decades is never going to please everyone in terms of colour choices or specification. And if you're a left-hander, unfortunately you'll have been totally ignored here. Although there are some tweaks to the pickup voicings and the look and feel of the toned necks, these are essentially guitars we've all seen, played and probably owned and modded, too, over the past couple of decades.
But as your gateway to the world of vintage (and modified vintage) Fender, these guitars are hugely valid, whatever they're now called. They remain go-to choices for players on a budget and we'd suggest there's enough refinement and a build quality that'll surprise many sniffier punters. As ever, though, deciding which one you might want to add to your own arsenal is probably the biggest question we all have. Three down, 14 to go...


Acidity: A naturally occurring component of every wine; the level of perceived sharpness; a key element to a wine's longevity; a leading determinant of balance.
Bouquet: The sum of a wine's aromas; a key determinant of quality.
Cap: Grape solids like pits, skins and stems that rise to the top of a tank during fermentation; what gives red wines color, tannins and weight.
Color: A key determinant of a wine's age and quality; white wines grow darker in color as they age while red wines turn brownish orange.
Decant: The process of transferring wine from a bottle to another holding vessel. The purpose is generally to aerate a young wine or to separate an older wine from any sediment.
Dry: A wine containing no more than 0.2 percent unfermented sugar.
Enology: The science of wine production; an enologist is a professional winemaker; an enophile is someone who enjoys wine.
Gran Reserva: A Spanish term used for wines that are aged in wood and bottles for at least five years prior to release.
Hybrid: The genetic crossing of two or more grape types; common hybrids include Mueller-Thurgau and Baccus.
Jeroboam: An oversized bottle equal to six regular 750 ml bottles.
Lees: Heavy sediment left in the barrel by fermenting wines; a combination of spent yeast cells and grape solids.
Legs: A term used to describe how wine sticks to the inside of a wineglass after drinking or swirling.
Maceration: The process of allowing grape juice and skins to ferment together, thereby imparting color, tannins and aromas.
Oxidized: A wine that is no longer fresh because it was exposed to too much air.
Plonk: A derogatory name for cheap, poor-tasting wine.
Reserve: A largely American term indicating a wine of higher quality; it has no legal meaning.
Terroir: A French term for the combination of soil, climate, and all other factors that influence the ultimate character of a wine.
Varietal: A wine made from just one grape type and named after that grape; the opposite of a blend.
Yeast: Organisms that issue enzymes that trigger the fermentation process; yeasts can be natural or commercial.


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Radio Personality DJ Tony Redz's Sudden Death Shocks D.C.
A web based bio for the gifted interviewer reveals that he studied performing at Howard Group Faculty earlier than transferring to the College of D.C. He finally landed at Howard College, a traditionally black faculty.
However as a substitute of turning into a movie or TV star, Tony made a profession out of interviewing celebrities, and his choice to pivot into music resulted in him rubbing shoulders with the likes of Cardi B, Usher, T-Ache, Trey Songz, Tinashe, Jennifer Hudson, Remy Ma, and lots of others.
In an interview for the documentary Sounds of the Summer season, Tony defined why he devoted a lot time to selling new musicians on his radio reveals. "I bought right into a rap group the place we was capable of go on tour and, you recognize, expertise the world," he mentioned.
"Once I was in different cities, I seen issues like they put their native artists on the radio they usually had a platform of their metropolis, and it made the artists be ok with what they do and their craft," he shared. "So I felt if I ever bought on the radio… that's what I might do for my metropolis."
Our ideas are with Tony's household and pals throughout this troublesome time.
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With Sarah in charge of you it will be impossible not to get slim and toned and have huge fun at the same time.
Training with Sarah is everything the gym isn't! It's personal, entertaining, rewarding, (occasionally exciting) and can be demanding but never a dull moment.
Plus until you've compiled your own food diary (as part of your Nutritional advice) you never really appreciated how personal and helpful it can be, as you strive for the body acceptable if not initially beautiful.
Having Sarah as a Personal Trainer was one of the best things I ever did. Working long hours in the City gives you little time to exercise, but an hour with Sarah left me feeling like I'd done 10 times more exercise than left to my own devices in the gym. She tailor makes each workout to suit your goals and always pushes you to go just that little bit further!
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Fauci Suspected Lab Leak Over a Year Ago, Former FDA Commissioner Says
Libby Krieger
June. 7. 2021
Dr. Anthony Fauci may have briefed world health leaders last year that COVID-19 could have originated from a lab.
Former Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told "Face the Nation" host John Dickerson that a senior Trump administration official relayed that Fauci not only was aware of this possibility — but informed other leaders on his suspicions.
"Well, I was told at that time, back in the spring, that Dr. Fauci had gone over to a meeting of world health leaders in Europe and actually briefed them on the information that they were looking at, that this could have been a potential lab leak, that this strain looked unusual," Gottlieb explained, as reported by the Daily Caller. "I think early on, when they looked at the strain, they had suspicions."
While the fact Fauci knew the virus could have been leaked from a Chinese lab last year indicates he may not have been forthcoming with the American public, Gottlieb also asserted that he did not find the emails recently made public to be incriminating.
"I didn't think there was anything remarkable in those emails," Gottlieb shared. "I don't think there was anything that Tony said that expressed any ill intent, and nothing that was new."
Gottlieb blamed much of the confusion surrounding the origin of the coronavirus on solely relying on the science, saying that it should be viewed in a broader lens.
"A scientific mindset looks at the virus and the virus' behavior and draws a conclusion, "Gottlieb said. "A national security assessment looks at that and then looks at the behavior of the Chinese government, the behavior of the lab, other evidence around the lab, including the infections we now know took place, and that changes the overall assessment."
For Gottlieb's full comments, watch below:
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Tax-vote ruling against supermajority restores democracy in our state
By JOHN BURBANK
Every student learns the American mantra from their teachers and parents: work hard, play by the rules, and you'll have a chance to get ahead. This month's crop of graduating high school seniors is powerful evidence that Washington's students do step up to their responsibilities. But we (voters and legislators alike) have defaulted on our end of the bargain.
Instead of ensuring economic opportunity for the more than 1 million children in Washington's K-12 schools, and the 250,000 students in our state's public colleges and universities, we've eroded it. Over the past three years we've cut $2.7 billion from K-12 education and another $1.3 billion from higher education. That's not just money, that's classes, counseling, arts, music, personal attention and tutoring.
Average elementary and secondary class sizes in Washington are among the 10 largest in the nation, while per-pupil spending is in the bottom five of all states. Tuition increases have also put higher education further out of reach — attending Everett Community College full-time now costs $4,000 a year. Bottlenecks are getting tighter and tighter for important programs: the University of Washington is turning away students from its computer science program, while local employers are begging for software engineers.
Why is this happening? It's not like we live in a poor state. The state's economy is growing at more than $10 billion a year. In the Seattle metro area alone there are almost 1,000 people who each own $30 million or more in assets. There are about 225,000 millionaires — those with assets greater than $1 million — in our state. Companies like Amazon are booming. Boeing is building more planes in Everett.
It's happening because of Tim Eyman's Initiative 1053. By requiring a two-thirds supermajority vote in the Legislature to close tax loopholes or otherwise increase revenue, the measures effectively give veto power to just 17 of the state's 49 senators. So when the Great Recession hit, we didn't require the wealthy few to pay back a little more of what they've gained by living here. We didn't end tax loopholes that make small businesses pay almost twice as much proportionally in taxes than the elite corporations.
Instead, the status quo position was — and still is — to starve, disable and shrink public services we all depend on to make economic opportunity a reality for everyone. That sets the stage for further cuts, because economic growth depends on having a good transportation system, investments in higher education, high-quality K-12 education, and a healthy workforce.
It's more than a little ironic that the architect of I-1053, Eyman, is a Washington State University alum. His tuition at WSU in 1998 was just $3,366 in today's dollars. This August, thanks to his initiatives, a student entering WSU will pay $12,300 — almost four times what Eyman's education cost.
The doors of economic opportunity may yet reopen. The Washington Education Association and the League of Education Voters, as well as several legislators, including Rep. Cindy Ryu (D-Shoreline) and Mike Sells (D-Everett), sued the state to challenge the constitutionality of I-1053. Last week King County Superior Court Judge Bruce Heller ruled in their favor, throwing out I-1053, and declaring the supermajority requirement unconstitutional.
He's right. I-1053 put a dagger into the heart of representative democracy. A democracy, remember, enables lawmaking and votes in which the will of the majority prevails. I-1053 stood this on its head, whereby the will of a distinct and very small minority prevails.
Washington's Constitution states, "No bill shall become a law unless … a majority of the members elected to each house be recorded … voting in its favor." A majority means 50 percent plus one, plain and simple. There are specific places where the Constitution's framers require a supermajority vote — such as a two-thirds vote to override a governor's veto — but this isn't one of them.
Heller's ruling will enable lawmaking and voting in which the will of the majority once again prevails. Without I-1053, legislators get back all of their rightful constitutional tools for budgeting and policy making. Then it will be up to the voters to ensure they use those tools to create economic opportunity and progress in our state by investing in K-12 education, higher education, health care, and job creation.
John Burbank is the executive director and founder of the Economic Opportunity Institute in Seattle. He can be reached at john@eoionline.org.
Posted by David Groves on Jun 8 2012. Filed under OPINION. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.


[chuck-users] Anyone else running ChucK dual-core in	64-bit	mode?
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> returns in OBJ_MEMBER_UINT is a multiple of 8.
Instead, I'm going to build libjack and its dependencies (libFLAC and libsoundfile) as a bi-arch, installing the 32-bit versions in /usr/lib32 and the 64-bit versions in /usr/lib64, per the Debian standard. Then I'll try building ChucK with -m32 and it should link properly (I hope) and run correctly (again, I hope).
I'll be back after I've done that, to report success or to ask for further help if needed. Probably looking at next week by the time I get that far.


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Jess Weixler Biography
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June 8 , 1981
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An American actress Jess Weixler rose to fame after her portrayal of Jordan Gallagher in the movie The Big Bad Swim. In 2019, Weixler starred in four movies including Chained for Life, The Death of Dick Long, It Chapter Two, and Eve.
Delightful Wedding
Jess Weixler tied the nuptial knot with her long-term boyfriend, Hamish Brocklebank, on 5th December 2015. Their wedding was a huge celebration, and it took place on the location was on the beachside.
Weixler announced the news of their marriage via Instagram sharing an adorable picture with her newlywed hubby. On the caption, she said that they are married and she feels excited that she can now call her long-term boyfriend a husband. Furthermore, the actress even thanked her friends for making the wedding the best day ever.
Jess Weixler with her Hamish Brocklebank on their wedding SOURCE: Instagram (@jessweixler)
Their wedding was first revealed by her co-actress and best friend, Jessica Chastain. Her best friend announced the news via Instagram writing:
"The stars aligned for these two wonderful people. I love this couple, especially @jessweixler. You are the most beautiful friend. I'm so proud of you."
Jess Weixler and Hamish Brocklebank wedding photo SOURCE: Instagram (@jessicachastain)
Furthermore, people first got the hint of their wedlock from Chastain uploaded a three-day bachelorette party and a whirlwind tour of Las Vegas' best including a dinner at Wynn Las Vegas' Wazuzu restaurant. She shared a picture on 29th November 2015 with a caption "Never laugh at live dragons."
Actress Jess Weixler having dinner during bachelorette party SOURCE: Instagram (@jessweixler)
Similarly, after having dinner, they watched a performance from Zumanity by Cirque du Soleil. Then, they danced at TAO Las Vegas nightclub. Chastain did not miss to give the glimpse of every moment to fans by sharing photographs on Instagram.
Jess Weixler and her friends during the bachelorette party SOURCE: Instagram (@jessweixler)
It was followed by shows from Thunder Down Under and dancing at Hakkasan Nightclub Las Vegas the next day. They next watched David Copperfield show. At that time, the girls even got a chance to take pictures with a famed illusionist. Finally, the party ended by having a peek at the oversize Encore at Wynn Las Vegas duplex where they stayed.
Jess Weixler and her friends with a magician SOURCE: Instagram (@jessweixler)
Weixler walked down the aisle wearing a flowy, tulle wedding dress. Her beauty was further enhanced by a plunging neckline and an intricate back cutout. Whereas, the groom looked stunning in a dapper coral pink suit with a black tie. He also wore sans shoes.
Pregnancy And Birth Of Baby Daughter
The 38 years old actress Jess Weixler announced her pregnancy in a hilarious way via Instagram on 6th November 2018. She showed off the baby bump with a caption, Just had some pizza (6 months).
Jess Weixler showing off the baby bump SOURCE: Instagram (@jessweixler)
Furthermore, the couple even celebrated their child's upcoming arrival in January. They had a -beautiful safari-themed baby shower thrown by close friends, including her BBF Jessica Chastain. She shared pictures of the baby shower with a lovely caption;
My friends... ugh my friends they threw me the most gorgeous/adorable baby shower. Epic cuteness, safari themed and all. I love you guys. I feel so filled to the brim with all your words whispered into my ear. @nicolebayme (who decorated the extravaganza) is missing from the group pic because Phoenix was owed her nap. (thank you for pulling all this together @jessicachastain @nicolebayme @mamabirdorganics @shanenburger @thepamrobison ) Baby "B" for Brocklebank
Jess Weixler with her friends during the baby shower SOURCE: Instagram (@jessicachastain)
Finally, the wait is over! The Good Wife cast and her boyfriend turned husband are finally parents of a beautiful daughter. They welcomed their child on 8th March 2019.
Jess Weixler with her newly born child SOURCE: Instagram (@jessweixler)
Weixler announced the news via Instagram, sharing an adorable picture. Their newly born baby was sleeping on Weixler's chest.
Income And Net worth
An American actres Jess Weixler has a net worth of $3 million as of 2019. She is active in the entertainment industry for around a decade and has portrayed in a number of movies and TV series. In the United States, Weixler earns $55,594 salary per year.
Weixler appeared on the series The Good Wife alongside Julianna Margulies, Matt Czuchry, Archie Panjabi, and others. Her co-stars Julianna and Matt, have a net worth of $22 million and $3 million, respectively.
In 2007, Weixler appeared in the movie Teeth as Dawn O'Keefe. The movie grossed $2.34 million against its production budget of $2 million. Recently in 2019, she starred in the film It Chapter Two budgeted $79 million. The film made a worldwide gross of $449.1 million.
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Jess Weixler Married
First Marriage with Hamish Brocklebank
Married date: December, 5, 2015 Married
An American actress Jess Weixler tied the knot with her long-term boyfriend Hamish Brocklebank on 5th December 2015.
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DAUGHTER : Beatrice Danger Brocklebank
Father: Hamish Brocklebank
Beatrice Danger Brocklebank is the daughter of an actress Jess Weixler and her husband Hamish Brocklebank.


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