Nine months ago, as part of a joint reference architecture launch with Nvidia, Pure Storage published TensorFlow deep learning performance results.
The goal of creating a joint architecture with Nvidia was to identify and solve performance bottlenecks present in an end-to-end deep learning environment — especially at scale.
During creation of our reference architecture, my team identified and improved performance issues across storage, networking, and compute. Our system is a physical entity, and everything from cabling configuration and MTU size to Tensorflow prefetch buffer size can impact performance.
The software and hardware stack in our test environment. Each layer, and the seams between layers, can impact performance.
As a deep learning engineer, throughput on my AI test system has a huge impact on productivity. A 2.5x throughput improvement could mean going from a 3-day experiment to one lasting just over a day. While data throughput isn't the only metric to optimize in a test system, it's a good measure for improvement over time and across configurations.
When we published our initial benchmark results in March, we tuned the system for what was optimal performance at the time. In particular, we found that there was large impact from how we structured the input pipeline (from storage -> GPU) in TensorFlow.
After tuning the configuration of the full stack from infrastructure to software, we were able to get a 42% throughput increase compared to the initial, default configuration found in the widely used Tensorflow benchmarks.
Over the past year, a multitude of work in the community has demonstrated that deep learning performance is constantly improving (we particularly like the ImageNet-in-4-minutes project). With developments both in new methodologies and in TensorFlow itself, the ML community has substantially advanced the software stack.
Repeating our full-stack benchmark tests today with the same hardware, we see a 2.5X performance improvement.
Throughput performance comparison across two points in time ten months apart. A key change between checkpoints was upgrading from Tensorflow 1.4.0 to Tensorflow 1.10.0.
Between these two checkpoints, my team didn't change the models, dataset, or hardware.
For more about methodology and configuration specs, see this spec sheet.
How did we get 2.5X faster?
Because there are so many factors that combine to improve performance during training, it's important for readers to understand that benchmark results are full stack comparisons. The 2.5X improvement seen here came from ten months of application developments, not a single factor.
For the performance gains we see today, we can group their sources into two buckets.
Part 1. TensorFlow is now better at handling lower precision & larger batch size jobs. We can handle more data and afford to perform more efficient operations like using lower precision for gradients. With FP16, developers can take advantage of Tensor Cores present on Nvidia GPUs, trading lower precision for higher training throughput. With larger batch sizes, more samples are processed together, amortizing coordination work.
Part 2. The input pipeline during training, previously a performance limiter, is more efficient. Performance results have improved overall as TensorFlow enables more efficient input pipelines and further workload-based optimization. Tuning the input pipeline can have a drastic performance impact; simply tuning the number of CPU threads dedicated to input pipeline work can result in a 1.5X throughput increase.
This post focuses on the first group: performance impact of FP16 vs. FP32 and of batch size 256 vs. batch size 64.
Part 2 will highlight key changes in the input pipeline that enabled further performance gains.
Over the past few years, research has suggested that higher precision calculations aren't necessary for neural networks. There is a trend of using FP16 (half precision) rather than FP32 (single precision) or FP64 (double precision).
The NVIDIA Tesla V100 GPU architecture introduced Tensor Cores, a type of processing core specifically optimized for mixed-precision operations.
Today, deep learning training throughput can typically be improved by 1.5–2X by switching from FP32 to FP16 and keeping all hyperparameters the same. Direction & magnitude of weights is far more impactful than extensive precision of weights.
When new hardware innovations like NVIDIA Tensor Cores are released, it often takes time before software development occurs to optimize its utilization. In this case, Nvidia launched V100 GPUs in May 2017 and started shipping DGX-1 systems with that GPU model in November 2017. It wasn't until May 2018 that FP16 was supported by the TensorFlow benchmark scripts — and it's still in "experimental" mode.
Now that the full stack of GPU hardware + software libraries + application test scripts can utilize FP16 precision, our latest benchmark results can include that 1.5–2X precision-based throughput increase.
To highlight the impact of precision, we can compare results of the latest software stack + latest application scripts with FP16 and with FP32. FP16 gives the expected 1.5–2X performance boost linearly across number of GPUs.
The improvement factor from FP16 is nearly flat as the system scales. There is a very slight decrease in improvement factor as we move into larger multi-node scale. We suspect that weakened improvement factor is due to the fact that GPU work takes up proportionally less of a batch's time during FP16 jobs, which exposes the more inefficient non-GPU work (more on this in Part 2) at higher scale.
These precision-based performance improvements are applicable to most workloads. Frequently, training data collected by sensors or devices may be low-precision to begin with, so training with FP32 precision would be gratuitous. The switch from FP32 to FP16 is one that many development teams can make.
Another common way to affect training performance is to adjust number of samples consumed at once by GPUs. With an image dataset, each image will be read into CPU with information about its label–often via its parent folder name–resulting in 1 sample. During training, batch size is how many samples are passed to a GPU during the forward pass of computation.
In general, the more samples processed during each batch, the faster a training job will complete. It's not as straightforward as ramping the batch size up to 10,000, however. There's a maxim that using a larger batch size requires an increased number of iterations to reach desired accuracy level. So, it's important to find a batch size that fits the workload such that decreased time per batch outweighs increased number of batches required.
Unfortunately, selecting batch size is not a simple process yet. For computer vision workloads that look like ImageNet classification, a team might start with batch size 64 simply because it's a common starting point. Batch size 64 is, in fact, what's highlighted on the TensorFlow performance benchmark homepage. Most teams experiment with various batch sizes and tune it like other hyperparameters. Tuning is impacted by both hardware (e.g. available memory) and workload implementation (e.g. precision, memory management).
For the past couple years, 256 was the high end of typical batch size, with 32 and 64 more prevalent. As one can imagine, there's a memory limit on number of samples that can be processed by a single GPU at once. During testing on prior TensorFlow versions, memory constraints prevented us from executing resnet50 tests with a batch size of 256.
In the past year, performance for batch size 256 has improved to the point of making it more viable as a standard batch size. This development is especially true for models using small sample dimensions such as ImageNet + resnet50 (224x224).
In our testing, training throughput for jobs with batch size 256 was ~1.5X faster than with batch size 64.
As batch size increases, a given GPU has higher total volume of work to perform. So, the overall training job has a higher proportion of non-GPU work than with smaller batch sizes. Since non-GPU work is less efficient than GPU work–which we'll dig into further in Part 2–a 32-GPU job scales those inefficiencies and exposes the throughput limitations attributed to non-GPU work. This trend can be seen by the fact that the improvement factor between batch size 256 and batch size 64 isn't static but rather increases linearly as GPU count increases.
In fact, we tested the throughput during jobs with synthetic data generated on the GPU, which removes most non-GPU work. As we compare these results to tests with real images, jobs with larger batch size achieve throughput closer to the synthetic "optimal," "all-GPU" result. When a larger percentage of total time is spent performing GPU work, overall training throughput is closer to ideal.
It's difficult to pinpoint the exact cause of increased memory efficiency due to complexity of a job–e.g. highly parallel work across multiple threads across multiple devices. We suspect scheduling improvements have been implemented that make better use of GPU memory. One possible approach is summarized in this blog post. We hope that, as more microbenchmark and debug tools develop, we'll be able to better dissect scheduling tasks in the future.
Further, while we've significantly improved memory management for relatively small models like resnet50, it will be exciting to see how performance evolves for larger models. New tools like GPipe can help expand efficiency–and thus viability–of much larger models.
We've seen that numeric precision and batch size are moving in a direction that results in more efficient throughput. Both lower precision and higher batch size can improve training throughput without changing other aspects of the model or development environment. These continue to be active areas of research, with interesting work such as single bit gradients and batch size of 8192.
Staying abreast of the latest trends in precision and batch size isn't enough to get optimal performance from a deep learning training environment. Beyond memory management and use of Tensor Cores, there have been significant improvements in the TensorFlow ecosystem, especially around input pipeline performance.


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Father, Mexican-chef-extraordinaire, Head of Residential Development: Gavin Eustace on life & work
World-traveller Gavin Eustace fits spending time with his kids and his love of mexican cooking around his job as Head of Residential Development at Octopus. He tells us how growing up as a military child helps him stay flexible at work.
How long have you been with Octopus, and what did you do before you joined?
I've been with Octopus for five years. Before I worked here, I was on the Corporate Real Estate team at Lloyds Banking Group.
What does a typical working day look like for you?
First of all, I'll check in with my team to see how our investments are performing. Then, I'll take a look at what deals are set to come in, and review the wider strategy for Residential.
Some days things will be a bit different as I'll be visiting one of our sites. We're currently building student halls, flats for sale, build-to-rent sites, and co-living spaces all across the UK, from Southampton to Edinburgh.
What are you working on at the moment?
Co-living is something we're really keen to get more involved in. Co-living basically involves people living together sharing common spaces for all sorts of activities, with a big focus on sustainability. The UK needs a better rental option, and co-living offers an exciting solution.
There's a real emphasis on community in these spaces. The facilities are incredible – there's everything from cinemas and cafes to cooking classes and cocktail evenings. Walking around them made me feel very old and square!
Student accommodation has really come on in recent years, as well. The sites we're investing in are ahead of the curve in terms of technology and the care that's available for students. It's a far cry from the run-down Victorian terraces of my day.
I've got two young kids so sometimes it's a case of keeping the blood pressure up rather than unwinding!
I love cooking though. I'm really into Mexican food at the minute. I make this great salmon dish with tequila and orange juice, It's so fresh and zingy. I'm not a particularly creative person, but the kitchen is where I'm at my most expressive and adventurous.
What's the best advice you've had from someone at Octopus?
To have confidence and stop apologising for everything. It's not about being arrogant, but having the conviction to back yourself.
What's the best thing about life at Octopus?
I love the autonomy you're granted here. They treat you like adults. If you need to work from home, you can. And no one's counting your holidays. Because we're trusted like this we work harder to get results, because we own what we do.
There's no bureaucracy, none of that 'can't do' attitude you find in other financial institutions. Here, if you've got a good idea, we'll do it. It's a total breath of fresh air.
Tell us about your background.
Growing up, I was an 'army brat'. I was born in Germany and moved around Europe and the Middle East, every two to three years. It helped me get used to change, and taught me to be adaptable. Plus, it was a great way to get to know different cultures and learn first-hand that things aren't the same everywhere in the world.
My upbringing also gave me the travel bug and a love of foreign languages. While I was studying biology at Edinburgh, I took every opportunity I could to see the world.
Does your 'unusual' upbringing give you an advantage at work?
My childhood travels have influenced my whole approach to life. I've learned to always be open to having my mind changed, and to appreciate different perspectives. This definitely helps me stay flexible in the work I do at Octopus.
What three items come with you everywhere you go?
My diary with my to-do list in it, and a pen. I'm old school, I like to tick things off as I do them. It helps me feel like I'm on top of things.
And I keep my son's first pair of socks in my bag, and a little cast of my daughter's foot. No matter how serious or successful my professional life gets, my kids keep my feet firmly on the ground.
You're doing a 'show and tell' exercise at work. What do you bring in?
My Peloton exercise bike. I got it last year and I love it – it's absolutely brilliant.
Tell us about your 'happy place'.
Saturday mornings with my five-year-old daughter, in the local leisure centre pool after her swimming lessons. I take her down the deep end and it's so refreshing to watch her reactions, how excited she is that our feet can't reach the bottom. The way she expresses her emotions is so uninhibited. It's magical.
Gavin also told us more about what motivates him at work and gave his tips for others with similar drivers as part of our recent SDI article.

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The women's 3 metre springboard diving competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro took place from 12 to 14 August at the Maria Lenk Aquatic Center in Barra da Tijuca.

Format
The competition was held in three rounds:
 Preliminary round: All 29 divers performed five dives; the top 18 divers advanced to the semi-final.
 Semi-final: The 18 divers performed five dives; the scores of the qualifications were erased and the top 12 divers advance to the final.
 Final: The 12 divers performed five dives; the semi-final scores were erased and the top three divers win the gold, silver and bronze medals accordingly.

Schedule
All times are Brasília time (UTC−3)

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These relatives of Rebecca Clarke serve as Honorary Vice Presidents of the Rebecca Clarke Society. We thank them for their support and encouragement.
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The Rebecca Clarke Society was founded in 2000 as a non-profit organization incorporated in Massachusetts. We are federally recognized with 501(C) 3 status, and all donations are fully tax deductible. Our mission is to honor the life and work of composer and violist Rebecca Clarke (1886-1979) by promoting interest in her and her music. We encourage and support performances and recordings of her music, publication of her music and writings, and scholarship concerning Clarke and her music. Our goals are:
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to commission the orchestration of her works, or of arrangements that offer her music to wider audiences, such as young performers or performers on a range of instruments
to support new recordings of her music, and work to keep recordings of Clarke in print and available.
to encourage the preservation of and access to materials pertaining to Clarke, and her music, in safe research facilities maintained by qualified professionals
Our Board consists of a distinguished group of professionals in music. We also are assisted by an Advisory Committee. We are supported by our members, who pay annual dues in support of our goals. We value advice and input from our members at all times.
Members of The Board of Directors
Liane Curtis, President; Ph.D. Musicology, Scholar at the Women's Studies Research Center, Brandeis University. Editor of A Rebecca Clarke Reader (Indiana University Press, March 2004). Author of articles on Clarke in The Musical Times 1996, The Musical Quarterly 1997, The Strad 1999, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (2001, revised edition). Publications on other subjects in American Music, Journal of the Plainsong and Medieval Music Society, The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, The Journal of Musicological Research and the National Women's Studies Association Journal. Former Fulbright scholar.
Learn more about Dr. Liane Curtis.
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Microblogging is more than just a popular marketing tool. It's also a modern arena for election campaigns. And nowadays, finding the perfect service is more complicated than ever before. For a long time, Twitter was considered the best way to guarantee reach, success, and controversy. But the platform's image has changed following its takeover by Elon Musk. For better or for worse? That's something people will need to decide for themselves. As a result, the focus is shifting to competitors like Mastodon, a decentralized microblogging service. Companies, politicians, and public agencies that switch to this platform will need to adapt their privacy policies. Many people ask, "Can't we just use the Twitter building block from our existing privacy policy and replace Twitter with Mastodon?" That's never a good idea, and especially not in this case. Let me briefly explain what you need to watch out for.
Social media in particular, and specifically microblogging
Companies that are active on social media especially need to pay attention to a few data protection issues.
For processing, there are two main aspects to consider:
Processing on your own website:
You can provide a link to the accounts here (like a Facebook fan page) or make them accessible through a plugin. You can also use cookies to flag visitors to the website so they can be recognized within your social media channels and targeted for your marketing. What all these processing steps have in common is that the data is processed not just by the company, but also by the operator of the respective social medium.
Companies must first ensure that this data processing is legal. Since most of the data processing is cookie-based, as a rule it will only be legal if the data subjects provide their consent. This is often accomplished with a cookie consent banner.
In addition, as mentioned above, data is frequently also transmitted to the operator of the respective social medium. That often leads to a long chain of transmissions that end with the relevant parent company in the United States. Since the USA (at the time of this writing :-)) is not a member of the EU, the companies have to obtain security guarantees for the data and the data subjects (e.g. standard contractual clauses). Depending on the circumstances, that can present a complex challenge.
On top of that, the processes also need to be sufficiently transparent and secure. Well, if that's all there is to it…
Processing within the account in social media:
When data subjects access a social medium on their own, additional processing steps may take place. For instance, visitor statistics may be analyzed or targeted marketing may continue (for example through ads).
For the most part, this brings up the same issues around legality, transparency, and security. But there is one more fact to consider: companies that are represented in social media and process data usually have very little influence on the actual data processing. Among other things, that means the companies share responsibility for data processing with the social media operators.
Interim conclusion:
As a rule, using a social medium, including a microblogging service, requires:
consent from the data subjects.
a guarantee that the data will be processed securely outside the EU.
transparency regarding the processing steps.
a customized security concept
How does that work with Mastodon?
With Mastodon, the situation is different. Mastodon and Twitter diverge in many ways. Unlike Twitter, Mastodon is a decentralized microblogging service. In other words, instead of a central provider, it consists of private individuals, associations, and other organizations that operate interlinked servers (known as instances), and the data is processed "only" by the accessed instance.
That means central data processing (publishing posts, retrieving posts, interacting with posts) is the responsibility of the instance operator. Companies with a Mastodon account thus process data only in the sense that they document responses to their posts.
However, this process doesn't generally require consent. According to Article 6 (1) Sentence 1 lit. f GDPR, such processing steps may be permissible even without consent. The legitimate interest should follow from the basic rights regarding freedom of communication and freedom of opinion.
So how can Mastodon be used in compliance with data protection laws?
To use Mastodon in compliance with data protection laws, the following points must be considered:
Choose an instance with a trustworthy operator. The operator should be located within the EU and should have its own informative privacy policy.
Your own list of processing activities should include the use of Mastodon.
Your own privacy policy should include the use of Mastodon.
The Mastodon profile should provide links to your privacy policy and legal notice (Impressum).
As a rule, it will not be necessary to obtain consent.
Incidentally, Stanhope is also active on Mastodon, under @stanhope@social.anoxinon.de.
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Mockingjay - Part 1 sets up final Hunger Games chapter brilliantly
Jennifer Lawrence in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Photo by Murray Close
Philip Seymour Hoffman and Julianne Moore in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Photo by Murray Close
Josh Hutcherson in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1. Photo by Murray Close
Elizabeth Banks in The Hunger Games: Mockingay - Part 1. Photo by Murray Close
Splitting the final film of a popular book-turned-movie series into two parts is all the rage these days, as the makers of the Harry Potter, Twilight and now The Hunger Games series have all opted to do so. Detractors decry the overt commercialism of these moves, while supporters rejoice in an extra chance to spend time with their favorite characters.
Whatever side of the debate you fall on, the results have been iffy at best. But The Hunger Games is looking to buck that trend with Mockingjay - Part 1, the first step toward all-out revolution in the world of Panem.
Instead of just throwing Katniss into war, they make her struggles fully real for the audience, which results in a more powerful drama.
The film throws the audience directly into Katniss Everdeen's (Jennifer Lawrence) new reality: living underground in the recently revealed District 13. There, 13's President Coin (Julianne Moore), former gamesmaker Plutarch Heavensbee (Philip Seymour Hoffman) and others try to convince Katniss to become the face of the revolution against the Capitol, something she is loath to do.
But when she sees videos of Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) suffering at the hands of President Snow (Donald Sutherland), along with what happened to her former home in District 12, she complies. With the help of Effie (Elizabeth Banks), Haymitch (Woody Harrelson) and Gale (Liam Hemsworth), Katniss starts to become whom she is meant to be, whether she likes it or not.
One's enjoyment of Mockingjay - Part 1 depends on two factors. First and most obviously, you have to know that you will not get closure in this film. Second and most important, there is very little action. The first part is all about setting up the battle royale in part two, and the filmmakers have saved most of the big set pieces for that film.
That said, there's much to love about part one. Commercial qualms aside, splitting the final film in two is good for both lovers of the books and movie fans. By devoting almost an entire film to Katniss' uneasiness at being the virtual leader of the revolution, director Francis Lawrence and his team were able to really delve into details that would be glossed over otherwise.
Instead of just throwing her directly into war, which would happen if the whole story was told in two-and-a-half to three hours, they make her struggles fully real for the audience, which results in a more powerful drama. It also makes the few action scenes in the film impactful in a way that they wouldn't be if the movie were full of them.
The filmmakers also deserve credit for not sugarcoating the darker parts of the story. The film definitely falls in the PG-13 range, but the themes it covers make it feel closer to an R. The film is definitely not for younger children, and even older viewers may find themselves shocked at various violent acts, implied or otherwise.
At this point in the series, the interactions between the characters are as important to the story's success as any plot twists. Despite their somewhat dire circumstances, it's a pleasure to see Katniss, Effie, Haymitch, Gale and others band together to get things done. They all feel essential to the plot, especially in a film that features more dialogue than fighting.
The film is an actor's idea of heaven and nearly all of them rise to the challenge. Lawrence is as great as ever, as is the late Hoffman, Banks, Harrelson and newcomer Moore. Even actors in smaller roles, like Jeffrey Wright, Sam Claflin and Natalie Dormer, make the most of their moments in the spotlight.
There is no real resolution in Mockingjay - Part 1, but it delivers more than enough to satisfy fans while they endure the yearlong wait for Part 2. War is coming, and the calm before the storm is the perfect way to prepare the audience for the end of the story.
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Amanda McDade, Executive Director is pleased to announce the appointment of Elizabeth Anderson as Clinical Director effective May 16, 2022.
This newly developed position will oversee the Behavioral Health and Care Coordination programs. Anderson commented "NWRC is continually looking into the communities we serve for gaps in healthcare services and ways we can help fill the gap. An example of this is the need for in-home substance treatment. I am excited to lead a dedicated and knowledgeable team to continue developing this innovative new program and looking forward to implementation. This program will remove barriers and increase access for in-home education and provide treatment options."
Anderson received a B.A. in Business Administration from Western Washington University, a Master of Arts in Counseling from Seton Hall University and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. She has been working with NWRC since 2014 as a Care Coordinator and then Health and Human Services Planner. During this time, she focused on providing individualized healthcare navigation, crisis intervention, program development, implementation, and monitoring program success. In addition, she helped develop the strategic plan for the agency.
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ED raids at Harsh Mander's premises meant to silence critics, say over 600 eminent personalities
Over 600 eminent personalities on Thursday said that raids at the premises of human rights activist Harsh Mander should be seen as part of the Centre's use of government institutions to "threaten, intimidate and silence" its critics.
"We condemn these raids to harass and intimidate a leading human rights and peace activist who has done nothing but work for peace and harmony, consistently upholding the highest moral standards of honesty and probity," they said in a statement….
Earlier on Thursday, the Enforcement Directorate conducted raids at Mander's home in Delhi's Vasant Kunj area, his office in the Centre for Equity Studies at the city's Sarvodaya Enclave locality, and Umeed, a children's home that his organisation runs in the Mehrauli neighbourhood….
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Hatshepsut, a women who held the position of Pharaoh in the 18th Dynasty, built a mortuary temple fit for any king. She took power at the sudden death of her husband, Thutmose II, and stepped into history. She assumed the role of Pharaoh and left her mark, which later was struck from the record like Akhenaten and Nefertiti some 200 years later.
Matija Grguric has brought her temple to life. Deir el-Bahari is in western Thebes, and was inspired by the funerary temple of Mentuhotep II. Hatshepsut herself was buried nearby in the Valley of the Kings, and believed to have been lost to the sands.
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France's Strikes Show the Unions Are Alive
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On the eve of the financial crisis, Nicolas Sarkozy boasted that "when there is a strike, nobody even notices anymore." But as France mounts its longest strike in decades, organized labor is once again showing its power — and its limits.
French fireman and members of the CGT union march through the streets of Paris chanting against President Macron as thousands take to the streets in support of the national strike on a crucial day between the government and the unions over pension reforms on December 17, 2019 in Paris, France. Kiran Ridley / Getty
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On November 17, 2018, France saw the birth of a movement unprecedented since May 1968, as hundreds of thousands of people mobilized against the fuel-tax hike announced by Emmanuel Macron's government. While France has historically been a country of protest, this mobilization appeared as something novel, unusual in both its sociological composition and its means of action. The protestors donning their yellow vests — the famous gilets jaunes, which all motorists have to keep in their cars — came from sections of the population rarely mobilized in social movements. They ranged from poor workers to women from working-class households and rural youngsters.
There was a paradox, here. Although the gilets jaunes centrally focused on material concerns — at first glance similar to those raised by trade unions — they were distrustful of traditional labor movement organizations, or even repudiated them outright. Despite lukewarm efforts to establish closer ties, a month after the first protests, and the personal involvement of many individual union activists, the hoped-for convergence never really took place. Today, the gilets jaunes continue to stage fresh "actes" (days of action). But their roundabout occupations have been cleared and their protests each Saturday now rally only a few hundreds of demonstrators here and there across France.
For some, the gilets jaunes movement provided further cause to highlight the weakening and isolation of France's trade unions. In winning almost €10 billion in indirect wage rises as concessions from Macron's government, the gilets jaunes made gains that the union confederations have not been capable of for some thirty years. These latter's sense of humiliation was all the more palpable because it came at the end of a decade of defeats for their own mobilizations. Indeed, the unions' strategies have invariably seemed ineffective, faced with the neoliberal agenda enforced by a series of different governments, of both Left and Right. In 2008, right-wing president Nicolas Sarkozy could gleefully claim that "when there is a strike in France, nobody even notices anymore."
Yet today, France certainly is taking notice. For since December 5, 2019 the country has been gripped by strikes against a planned reform of the pensions system — and it's the longest wave of continuous strikes in contemporary French history. Launched by the main unions, with the CGT confederation in the lead, this movement is already historic for its level of support, its composition and its duration. While this strike has all the classic characteristics of a French social mobilization, it is also taking place in a context of social crisis. And it is drawing in a variety of new actors — even ones emerging from the gilets jaunes movement itself.
Pensions Reform
The pensions system workers are fighting to defend is deep-rooted indeed. The current social-insurance-based system was founded in the aftermath of World War II by Ambroise Croizat, a Communist minister and former Resistance militant who also established the country's social-security system.
For seventy years, pensions have operated on the principle of intergenerational solidarity, as active workers finance payouts to their elders. Some groups of workers benefit from "special regimes" allowing them to retire early, on account of the more difficult conditions in which they work — from rail workers to sewage-facility operatives and opera dancers.
The rise in the French population's life expectancy has, however, offered various governments cause to transform this system. Since the early 1990s several measures have been introduced to extend the period over which workers make contributions. Yet they have also faced resistance.
In 1995, the announcement that the "special regimes" would be abolished set the country ablaze: for three weeks, strikes in the public administration and transport as well as mass mobilizations (involving two million people, according to the CGT union) brought France to a standstill. This reform was ultimately abandoned.
Over the 2000s, other plans were implemented, even in the teeth of major opposition. Yet these measures only concerned technical issues — particularly concerning the period over which workers had to make contributions — and not the principles of the pension system as such.
This is changing with the plan now promoted by Prime Minister Édouard Philippe, largely inspired by the active lobbying of international financial actors and aimed at radically transforming the way the system operates. Workers in all sectors will now have to pay in for the same period, and their pension calculation will now be based on their whole working life, including periods of unemployment (as opposed to the current calculation, based on their twenty-five best-paid years, in the private sector, or their final six months, in the public sector). And they will have to continue working till at least sixty-four years of age in order to receive a full pension.
In July 2019, following the first announcements on this bill by the High Commissioner for Pensions Jean-Paul Delevoye — forced to resign on December 16 after he was exposed for conflicts of interest regarding his ties to insurance firms — a first strike day was organized on September 13 on Paris's public-transport network. Ten of the metro's twelve driver-dependent lines were shut down.
Joining the Strike
Despite this warning, the government ploughed on with its plans. The main union confederations decided to call for a "renewable" national strike — a continuous strike mandate that can be used over time, without all the strike dates being declared in advance.
The exception was the CFDT — France's single largest union confederation. Since the 1980s, it has taken a sharply reformist turn, defending "social dialogue" as its dominant form of engagement with both companies and the state and rarely calling strikes. It has signed up to controversial legislation in the past, provoking deep internal crises and the departure of thousands of members (as in 1995, for example).
The CFDT has for years defended a "universal" system as proposed by the government, though disagrees on some details of Macron's plan, regarding workers with tougher working conditions and the "pivot age" for the payment of a full pensions. The confederation has joined in only one day of mobilization, and not the inter-union call for action.
The first strike day on December 5 nonetheless saw a powerful strike mobilization. It included the unions covering the RATP (Paris bus and metro), the SNCF (national rail), state schools, Air France, air traffic controllers, electricians and gas fitters, oil refineries, justice system, and the police — but also private-sector workers and professionals such as lawyers. Ninety percent of trains were cancelled and eleven metro lines shut, while 70 percent of school staff also struck.
Added to this were mass demonstrations: on the days of action on December 5 and 17, between 615,000 and 1.8 million people demonstrated, including in many small and middle-sized towns. This, even in a context where recent police violence had discouraged many potential participants from joining the marches.
Even into the second week of January, the strike is still ongoing. Doubtless, one month on the mobilization has dimmed, given the costs that a long-term strike can bring. But it remains at a high level — almost half of all rail workers were on strike on December 31 and metro lines faced heavy disruption.
It should be pointed out, here, that the "renewal" of the strike mainly concerns the Paris transport system: while other sectors are affected by the strikes — such as schools, for example — the follow-up to the strike has proven much more uncertain and mainly concerns the days when demonstrations are also called. In the private sector, strikes are rarer and are mainly concentrated in the very largest companies.
Most importantly, despite the considerable media offensive and the bother it is causing for millions of workers, the strikes continue to enjoy unfailing public support. Since the outset, politicians and media have tried to pass off the strike as a corporatist movement, while also making concessions to many individual groups (policemen, air traffic controllers, firemen, care assistants, opera dancers, etc.).
If public opinion seems to favor abolishing the special regimes, the government is simply unable to explain how come the reforms are meant to benefit benefits the rest of the population. One month since it began, 63 percent of the population still back the movement and 75 percent want the pensions reform plan to be partly or fully abandoned.
Strike Culture?
In one of the countries in Europe with the most conflict-ridden labor relations, perhaps the French have just got used to strikes troubling their everyday lives? Is what anti-strike pundits name a "strike culture" enrolling the service users, too — even as media insist on presenting them as being "taken hostage" by the strikers?
Of course, not everyone participates in strikes equally. Since the late 1970s, with the gradual extinction of the so-called "workers' fortresses" like Renault's Billancourt auto plant, strikes have above all been a force in public-sector workplaces. In a context in which employment conditions have been made more precarious and the economy tertiarized, French workers mobilize little — and the smaller the company they work for, the less prone they are to strike.
Today, indeed, only 8 percent of private-sector French workers are unionized; according to sociologist Jean-Michel Denis, the number of strike days in the private sector fell from over 3 million in the 1970s to between 250,000 and 500,000 in the 1990s and 2000s. Strike actions have also lost their momentum: stoppages of less than two days are increasing while those of more than two days are decreasing. Employees increasingly favor shorter or more indirect forms of struggle, such as walkouts, petitions, slowdowns, or work-to-rule.
Yet while strike activity has become marginal to labor conflicts as a whole, workers remain attached to this form of collective action and, more broadly, to the trade unionists who organize them. It's also worth noting that public opinion today is similar to what it was during the last great conflict that brought France to a standstill — the strike movement in 1995, which forced planned pensions reforms to be scrapped.
Back then, there was much talk of "strike by proxy" — a strike by certain workers supported by other, non-striking workers who are themselves less able to stop work. In the current dispute, this action by proxy seems to have assumed wider proportions, as social media–fueled online strike funds reach unprecedented sums. The biggest has so far collected over €2 million in a month.
This practice has sparked some controversy — especially insofar as it serves as a means of "easing the consciences" of some workers who donate money but might themselves have participated more directly in the conflict. But it nonetheless bears witness to how multiple different grievances have cohered around the pensions question.
Point of Convergence
Even if the "reform" plan does not manage to put all pensions on the same footing, it is serving as a point of convergence for the grievances which various groups of workers have expressed in recent months.
One leading example are the emergency-room workers, who have been waging strongly supported strikes since mid-March 2019. Their actions have been backed, rarely enough, by both a cross-service collective and various strata of the hospital hierarchy.
There have also been two major school disputes in recent months: after the rejection of a new university-access plan penalizing the least-resourced school students, secondary-school teachers fought a very tough battle — refusing to mark exam papers — in opposition to a new teaching system which would have broken up the common standards for the baccalauréat (high-school leaving exam) across France.
More recently, France's schools were traumatized by the workplace suicide of a primary school headteacher. In a lucid letter, she justified her action by emphasizing how she had been worn down by the explosion in her number of tasks and the school's lack of resources.
These conflicts seem like the expression of a wider social crisis, characterized by a spectacular rise in poverty in France. In this context, it is no surprise that a reform affecting wage-earners as a whole would produce widespread solidarity with the strikers, whether in terms of public opinion or on the picket lines themselves. Indeed, there are many cases of teachers, hospital staff, and students joining the dawn blockades at bus garages. Faced with this generalized mobilization, the gilets jaunes themselves rapidly joined in. But what exactly allowed them to join together with organized labor?
In Search of New Energy?
With this strike, France's unions have achieved one success already. For in launching a popular, cross-sectoral strike movement with widespread support, the confederations — especially the CGT and Sud — have clearly shown that this form of social struggle remains relevant in France.
This does not alone reverse the powerful tendencies toward crisis in the unions. It is, however, a major fly in the ointment for prophesies condemning them to an early death — and also questions the government's disdainful approach, denying the unions' "partnership" role in workplace and social regulation through the 2017 labor code reform.
But does this sign of the unions' relevance show that they have now become part of a common mobilizing space — the broader movements created outside of union ranks, notably by the gilets jaunes but also by the alter-globalization movement, environmental activists, or community organizations?
The answer to this question remains far from clear. While part of the gilets jaunes did publicly call on supporters to join the unions' action, the "convergence" between the different dynamics of mobilization and struggle does not seem to be a priority for the unions.
On November 3, 2019, gilets jaunes from across France meeting in an "assembly of assemblies" passed a resolution calling for participation in the December 5 cross-sectoral strike. This appeal was not entirely surprising: over the last year, many gilets jaunes have adopted trade-union slogans, from wage rises to anti-privatization stances. Indeed, they have also faced workplace repression by bosses threatening to fire them from their jobs because of their support for the movement.
But if CGT general secretary Philippe Martinez considered this appeal "good news," this did not lead to any real expression of interest in a dialogue between the unions and the gilets jaunes. Closer ties were established at the local level, notably in middle-sized towns, on the December 28 day of action. But there does not seem to be any fundamental shift at the national level. Two complementary factors may go some way to explaining this.
At one level, the gilets jaunes movement has fragmented into multiple activist forces. Some have ventured into a "communalist" project of libertarian inspiration, driven by the group in the town of Commercy. Others have announced the creation of a "citizens' lobby" coordinating the local struggles waged by independent citizens' collectives. Still others are keeping up the coordination framework known as the "assembly of assemblies," continuing more tried-and-tested forms of engagement (demonstrations, roundabout occupations).
Many of them have also stopped wearing their yellow vests, even though they are participating in the current mobilization. It is thus unsurprising that the coalitions between unions and gilets jaunes are more visible and coherent in some towns than others. After all, the movement that started in November 2018 has itself fragmented, both politically and in territorial terms.
At another level, the union confederations still seem ill at ease with the widened range of causes and groups that have mobilized in the struggle. If the unions happily call on others to join them on the big days of action, they remain divided (not least given the CFDT's failure to get stuck in) and in general they are little active in bringing different struggles together. The confederations do not themselves finance strike funds, do not especially invite their own activists to get involved in other battles, and stick to the demands that they have themselves defined.
The current period is thus rich in questions. If, after more than a month of conflict over pensions, the movement seems to be slowing, there are also other signs of renewed mobilization, with oil refinery workers and professionals like lawyers announcing that they will join the movement. Two big demonstrations called for January 9 and 11 should again rally large numbers.
At a time when syndicalist aspirations for a general strike are again on the rise, France's different social mobilizations seem to be "coexisting" more than truly federating together. Yet they are confronting one same authoritarian neoliberal force — a government unwilling to make any social concessions. Faced with this common offensive, we can only hope that the unions will prove able to reinvent their own role.
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Maxime Quijoux is a CNRS researcher, sociologist, and political scientist.
Guillaume Gourgues is a political science lecturer at the Université Lyon 2.
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Who will inherit the Earth? Turtles, of course! I read it in STAG, Nov. 1961…
I'm a big fan of turtles in real life. I'm also a big fan of the surreal "killer turtles" stories and artwork found in some of the men's pulp adventure magazines published in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s.
We've featured some examples of gonzo turtle yarns and illustrations in several books in our Men's Adventure Library series, including our latest offering, I WATCHED THEM EAT ME ALIVE.
Recently, a cool little item about turtles in the monthly "OUT OF THIS WORLD" Department in the November 1961 issue of STAG caught my attention.
"OUT OF THIS WORLD" is kind of a combination of news bytes, historical factoids and Robert Ripley's "Believe It or Not," illuminated with small, uncredited illustrations.
Many men's adventure magazines had regular sections like it.
They often tend to get overlooked since they're not as flashy as the cover paintings and interior illustrations or the feature stories.
But, personally, I find them to fascinating, entertaining and (dare I say it?) educational.
Most things in the "OUT OF THIS WORLD" Department that appeared in STAG are true or at least largely based on facts.
For example, I learned from the first mini-article in the "OUT OF THIS WORLD" Department in STAG, November 1961 that Benjamin Franklin was "the first American to tinker with the possibility of execution by electrocution."
It explains: "By using a set-up consisting of six Leyden jars, he was able to utilize the electrical current from the jars to snuff out the lives of chickens, lambs and a 10-pound turkey."
Yes, that really is true. I checked.
Franklin did experiments in which he killed animals using electrical charges stored in Leyden jars, the 18th Century version of batteries.
There are some intriguing additional details about this dubious distinction in an article on the POPULAR SCIENCE magazine website.
It cites a report about Franklin's critter-zapping experiments published by the famed British scientist William Watson. Watson noted that Ben's attempt with the turkeys didn't succeed initially.
"The turkies, though thrown into violent convulsions and then lying as dead for some minutes, would recover in less than a quarter of an hour," Watson said drily, seemingly oblivious to the animal cruelty this implied.
But Ben was persistent. With a bigger shock, he did manage to kill a 10-pound turkey. And, Franklin boasted to Watson that "birds killed in this manner eat uncommonly tender."
Don't try it at home, folks. As the POPULAR SCIENCE article also explains, Franklin electrocuted himself during one of those experiments. Just not fatally.
Another fact-based mini-article in this example of "OUT OF THIS WORLD" is about a hero of a different kind, Jose Mendoza Lopez. Lopez was a Mexican-born American soldier who received the Medal of Honor for his bravery during the bloody Battle of the Bulge in World War II.
Using a heavy Browning M1919 machine gun, Lopez killed over 100 Nazi soldiers during that battle, more than any other American soldier did in WWII. In doing so, he saved the lives of many fellow soldiers who were pinned down by a German assault, allowing them to withdraw.
As the STAG piece explains:
"Although he was a member of Co. M, he and his machine gun were assigned to cover Co. K's right side. Sizing up the desperate situation, he grabbed his heavy machine gun and lugged it to a shallow hole that only covered him up to his hips. His first burst cut down 10 Germans. Ignoring a barrage from an advancing enemy tank, he quickly trained his gun on a group of soldiers trying to encircle him—getting 25. Dazed by an artillery attack that dropped shells all around him, he was still able to see additional Nazis corning in from his right in an effort to outflank him. Again he dragged his gun to another, not so vulnerable position. Before he could set up his gun, he was bowled over by the concussion of a near miss, but he immediately reset his gun and kept on firing. Singlehandedly, he held off the massive German drive until Co. K could complete its withdrawal…For his extreme heroism—above and beyond the call of duty—PFC Lopez was awarded the nation's highest tribute: The Congressional Medal of Honor."
There are many articles about Lopez online, including a cool page about him on the "Badass of the Week" website. But I first learned about him from the brief piece in STAG.
Some of the mini-articles in STAG's "OUT OF THIS WORLD" sensationalized or stretched the facts. Some were based on legends.
Some combined fact and legend, like this one in the the November 1961 issue.
"BORROW YOUR TEETH, PLEASE? — One of the most incredible stories to come out of the Yukon territory concerns a man who had all of his teeth extracted. A short while later, while out on a bear hunt, the toothless gentleman was lucky enough to bring down a fine specimen. Unable to eat the tasty meat of the bear, because without teeth it was impossible for him to chew, the hungry hunter proceeded to carve a set of teeth for himself out of the dead bear's now-useless fangs. Not only did he enjoy his meal, but he became a legend in the north country for having eaten the bear with its own teeth."
With some Googling, I found that this is based on stories about Erwin A. "Nimrod" Robertson, a hardy Mainer who headed to Alaska during the Klondike Gold Rush.
Nimrod did make dentures using "incisors from a Dall sheep, premolars from a caribou, and molars from a bear." But the legend about him eating the bear that supplied the molars is just that—legend.
Another little story in the OOTW Department in STAG, November 1961 says:
"FOR WHOM THE BELLS TOLLED — When King Louis XV of France passed away, the bells in the Cathedral of Toul pealed for 40 consecutive days and nights. The terrific vibrations set up by the constant ringing actually weakened the bell tower to such an extent that it continued to sway on its own. The swaying caused the bells to keep ringing for almost 21 years or more."
That whopper is obviously contrary to the laws of physics. But, again, it probably wasn't concocted by STAG, just repeated. It seems to be a legend that was floating around, at least in the 1960s. I found it in an old Ripley's-like column titled "REALLY?" in a newspaper published in 1965.
There's also this little oddity in the November 1961 "OUT OF THIS WORLD":
"BIRTH AFTER DEATH — Probably the most macabre coincidence on record is the case of the Knoxville, Tennessee, woman who married three times. With each husband she had a child. Yet, each of her children came into this world after its father had died."
Maybe true. Maybe not. I didn't bother to Google that one.
The piece I liked best in the OOTW Department in STAG, November 1961 is about turtles.
In this case, it's not one of the wild "killer turtle" stories we've featured in some of our books.
It's a bit of speculation about what animal is likely to survive in the event of a nuclear apocalypse.
"WHO WILL INHERIT THE EARTH? — If any living thing on this earth is going to survive man's tampering with nuclear explosions, put your money on the turtle. For one thing, it's been able to keep going strong for at least 60,000,000 years. It lives in every part of the world and in such varied habitats as the middle of a desert or at the bottom of the sea. Turtles have been frozen into blocks of ice for months at a time, yet have been defrosted back to life. With no ears, they can hear the approach of friends or enemies, long before they arrive, by the vibrations set up. They have no voices, yet they can whistle and be heard 40 feet away. They are toothless, but the ridges in their mouths can shear off a man's finger as cleanly as a razor. And if you think they are slow, they can actually swim through the ocean at 20 miles an hour. Protected by a fantastic shell into which they can crawl at the sign of danger, turtles average about 150 years of life and probably have lived for as long as 500 years. Having outlived the giant dinosaurs, and having adapted to everything this earth has thrown at them over the last 60,000,000 years, it's a good bet some of the 300 species of turtle will be around long after man—as we know him—is gone."
From what I can tell, most of those turtle factoids are true. And, in 1965, the Cold War was in full swing and the U.S. and Soviet Union were stockpiling and testing more and bigger nuclear weapons to use against each other. So, the threat of a radioactive Armageddon was viewed as almost inevitable reality.
Luckily, World War III hasn't happened…yet.
But if it ever does, I hope the turtles do inherit the earth. Humans won't deserve it.
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Jack LaLanne was the "Godfather of Modern Fitness."
The man who first brought fitness into your living room, LaLanne introduced nutrition and weight training to the masses. Decades before celebrities like Jane Fonda, Richard Simmons and Jillian Michaels began promoting health and wellness, LaLanne was already widely considered America's fitness guru. Employing an upbeat attitude, he delivered positive messages and possessed a genuine desire to help people improve their lives.
LaLanne started the American fitness revolution. The greatest gym teacher of all time, he published numerous books on fitness and hosted The Jack LaLanne Show – the nation's first exercise television show – from 1951 to 1985. Decked in a blue jumpsuit, he was full of vitality and was determined to make everyone look and feel better. One of early television's great pitchmen, the 5'6", 150-pounder was the first to sell vitamins and exercise equipment on TV.
A pioneer in the world of wellness, LaLanne designed and invented many of the gym machines in use today, including leg extension and squat machines. An early inventor of protein powder, instant breakfast and the protein bar, LaLanne sought to prove that anything is possible. A practitioner of the power of positive thinking, he was the first to encourage women, the elderly and the disabled to improve their lives through nutrition and exercise.
LaLanne was a trail blazer. The first to employ lifting weights until the muscle fatigued – training to failure – he moved from exercise to exercise without stopping. His method of circuit training is commonly used today. LaLanne dismissed warming up, and believed that artificial food additives, drugs and processed foods made people mentally and physically ill. He considered the human bloodstream the "river of life" and was convinced most of America's health woes stemmed from a lack of physical activity.
Born in San Francisco September 26, 1914, Francois Henri LaLanne [pronounced lah-LAYN] was the youngest of three sons born to French immigrants. Nicknamed "Jack" as a child, he grew up in Bakersfield, California, before moving with his family to Berkeley in 1928. Addicted to sugar and junk food, LaLanne experienced headaches, bulimia and violent outbursts. Suffering from poor health, he temporarily dropped out of school at 14.
The following year, he attended a lecture by nutritionist Paul Bragg that changed his life. Bragg told LaLanne that he was a human garbage can. That night, the teen asked God to give him the strength to stay away from the junk food that was killing him. Born again, LaLanne altered his lifestyle, focusing on nutrition and exercise. He began working out daily, swimming and training with weights. LaLanne finished high school, then went to college in San Francisco, where he earned a Doctor of Chiropractic degree.
After running a home bakery selling healthy breads and training policemen and firemen out of a home gym, LaLanne opened the nation's first health and fitness club in Oakland, in 1936. His primary goal was to encourage his clients to improve their health through weight training. Doctors, however, advised their patients to stay away from this exercise "nut," whose programs would leave them muscle-bound and unhealthy. "People thought I was a charlatan and a nut. The doctors were against me," said LaLanne years later, "claiming that working out with weights would give people heart attacks and they would lose their sex drives."
A bodybuilder, motivational speaker, and entrepreneur, LaLanne followed a strict daily regimen. He awoke at 4 a.m., completed 90 minutes of strength training, followed by 30 minutes of running or swimming. He believed in eating ten raw vegetables and five pieces of fruit every day. LaLanne ate only two daily meals: a late breakfast and early dinner. Breakfast consisted of hard-boiled egg whites, a cup of broth, oatmeal with soy milk, and seasonal fruit. For dinner, he typically ate raw vegetables, egg whites, and fish. Mr. LaLanne eschewed soft drinks, coffee and alcohol.
LaLanne often accomplished feats of super human strength. He once swam from Alcatraz to Fisherman's Wharf with his hands cuffed and feet shackled. At 40, LaLanne swam the length of the Golden Gate Bridge underwater lugging 140 pounds of equipment, including two air tanks. At 42, he set a world record of 1,033 pushups in 23 minutes. In 1959, LaLanne completed 1,000 pushups and 1,000 chin-ups in one hour, 22 minutes. To celebrate his 70th birthday, the indefatigable LaLanne towed 70 boats with 70 people one-and-a-half miles while handcuffed and shackled.
A proponent of how a proper diet and regular exercise could change lives, America's most recognizable fitness fanatic espoused little gems, known as LaLanneisms, throughout his life. Eat right and you can't go wrong…Get off your seat and on your feet…First we inspire them, then we perspire them…If man makes it, don't eat it…Your waistline is your lifeline…Better to wear out than rust out…Ten seconds on the lips and a lifetime on the hips…If it tastes good, spit it out.
Mr. LaLanne, who once said, "I can't die, it would ruin my image," died of respiratory failure due to pneumonia at his home January 23, 2011. He was 96, and had performed his daily workout routine the day before his death. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who at 21 had been beaten badly by the then-54-year-old LaLanne in an informal bodybuilder contest, credited LaLanne for "being an apostle for fitness by inspiring billions all over the world to lead healthier lives."
Despite our years, my wife and I make love almost every night: almost on Monday, almost on Tuesday, almost on Wednesday…Jack LaLanne, who was married to his wife Elaine for over five decades.
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Great Article. BTW — dog's name was "Happy."


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I'm stealing this idea from my friend, TC, The Write Gardener because it was such a great one! What's better than a nice mix of words and images? Of course, adding music would make it better so expect some links thrown in to complete the ambience.
January: David Garrett at the Benedum Center in Pittsburgh. Incredible rock and classical violinist David Garrett has been named the fastest on record. More than that, it's just absolute beauty for the ears. My son and I enjoyed the performance greatly. I was introduced to this musician on an episode of Dancing with the Stars and you can find it here.
February meant a quick trip to the Pittsburgh airport to drop my husband off so he could be with his dad on his transition to the next adventure, whatever that may be. As we parked and got out, these Mourning Doves greeted us.
March was very much a snow lion and lent for some gorgeous nature scenes. By the end of the month, I was taking photos of daffodils instead.
May: We had Cardinal and Robin's nests in our shrubs and trees this summer. This little Blue Jay was fluttering about on the ground beneath our trees as he tried to find his wings. By the way, it is a myth that if you touch a baby bird, the mother will turn it away. Not that we would ever take one out of a nest, but this little one was off on his own adventure already.
A July wedding! Our daughter married and moved out of state this year with our new son-in-law. Since he's Army and had no choice, we won't hold it against him. ;-) It gives us another place to 'have' to visit!
August: I couldn't choose only one. We spent a day in Foxburg PA for their annual Scottish Highland games and enjoyed some Scottish food (not quite the same as in Scotland, but decently similar), dancing, and music along with the games. We also visited the Moving Vietnam Memorial Wall. We've seen the original in D.C. but couldn't help stopping to look at the small and mobile version when it was in Mercer County.
We did a lot of biking over the summer and fall. This September day we got caught! Actually, we were inside when it hit and waited out the passing downpour, so only part of us got a tad wet. I have a lot of scenic photos taken from the back of the bike, many of which will be over on my Mercer County images blog as I find time.
October in PA is just incredible for the artistic and nature-loving eye! This is along Shenango Lake.
In November, I took part with fellow local artists on Small Business Saturday to show our stuff at the James Winner Arts & Culture Center in Sharon PA. We had snow that day, but Pennsylvanians are well used to snow and cold and we had a wonderful crowd.
In December, my 7th novel and 8th book was released. Rehearsal: Of Chaotic Currents is third of the series. Find more info on my website.
So that's a brief overview of 2012. It was hard picking only one photo for each month (and I fudged in August) and I hope you enjoyed the quick journey with me. I appreciate everyone who stopped by here last year and look forward to interacting with anyone who stops by in the year to come.


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This party island in the Cyclades of Greece is straight out of a postcard, and is often touted as being the ultimate gay destination. Mykonos has become famous for its wild nightlife, beautiful beaches and delightful maze of narrow streets with bright white architecture.
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This swanky outdoor nightclub is considered the best club on the island, and it hosts world-famous DJs. Cavo Paradiso's white decorations give it a swanky edge, and the classy pool provides welcome relief to a sweaty night of bumping and grinding. Be aware that clubbing in Mykonos starts very late, but goes on forever, so we definitely advise a pre-party disco nap. Officially, the doors open at 11:30pm, but people start coming around 1:30pm. Dance until the sun comes up and then sleep off your antics on the beach.
In 1958, a pelican washed up wounded and was found by a fisherman who treated the bird and named it Peter. Given how nicely he was treated, Peter decided to stay (wise bird), and became the mascot of Mykonos. Though he died in 1985, three pelicans have replaced him and now reside in Hóra, the capitol of the island. Pelicans have become the symbol of Mykonos, so if you spot one, be sure to take a pic!
Mykonos town, also known as Hóra or Chora, consists of a multitude of very narrow streets lined with shops, restaurants and bars. Take a break from the heat at one of the cafés on the harbour and have coffee with a magnificent view.
The Little Venice district gets its name from the Italian city of canals, largely because its restaurants hang over the edge of the sea. This is a romantic spot to watch the sunset with your latest holiday squeeze while eating some delicious fresh seafood at one of the many restaurants.
The rich history and culture of Mykonos means there are many great museums and galleries to be explored. We've compiled a top 5 to get you started.
The great collections of this museum include exhibits that date from the Prehistoric to the Hellenistic periods including magnificent vases, grave statues, stelae and funerary urns from Rheneia, as well as many relics relating to the numerous battles and raids that plagued the island. The museum is overlooking Delos from the Chora harbour, so you will also catch some stunning views if you decide to visit it!
If you're the type who loves peeping into random people's windows, head on down to Lena's House. This 19th Century building, located next to the Aegean Maritime museum, gives a fascinating insight into the life of a typical Mykonian middle-class family. The house is fully furnished and contains a collection of costumes and other items of the era. The museum is free of charge (win!) and opens its doors between 6 and 9pm from Monday to Saturday, and from 7pm on Sundays.
The sixteen iconic windmills of Mykonos were built in the 16th Century and used by the inhabitants to grind grain. Along with ol' Peter Pelican, these monuments have become a symbol of the island. The view here is exquisite, so the best time to come is in the evening when the heat has become bearable to watch the sunset. Bring a bottle of ouzo with you for an extra zing.
This blindingly white building is the most picturesque church in Mykonos. It is a concoction of four different churches and architectural styles squished into one. In 1425, the construction started, but it wasn't finished until the 17th Century. Makes you feel a lot better about all those times you got your homework in late, huh?
Just like Lena's House, this museum is located in a typical Mykonian 19th Century building. Travel through time and picture the historical journey of Greek merchant ships passing the Aegean Sea. Its main treasures include a sailingboat, a lighthouse and a steamship.


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Getting Close to Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Is About to Get a Whole Lot Easier
Nicole Fabian-Weber April 17 at 10:18 AM
Well, this certainly is interesting timing. About a mere month after Prince Harry and Meghan Markle made their move from Kensington Palace to Frogmore Cottage in Windsor, Frogmore House is opening up to the public. At the end of May -- yes, only weeks after the Duchess of Sussex will have given birth -- royal fans will be able to purchase tickets to get a tour of the iconic entertaining space and lush grounds of centuries-old royal home.
Frogmore House -- which is not to be confused with Frogmore Cottage (where the duke and duchess live) -- is where Harry and Meghan took their iconic engagement photos.
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The reason the house is going to be available for public tours -- for three days only -- is because ticket sales are going toward various charities.
According to Royal Collection Trust, on May 28, ticket proceeds will benefit the National Garden Scheme; on May 29 they'll go toward the British Heart Foundation; and on May 30, sales will help the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society. (If you're wondering where to get tickets -- which will no doubt go quickly -- you can purchase them directly via each of the charites' websites.)
According to the website, Frogmore House has been an "enduring attraction for monarchs and their families since the house was purchased by Queen Charlotte in 1790."
#PrinceHarry and #MeghanMarkle release their first ever #Christmas card! See more on JJ.
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What can royal fans expect from a tour of the stunning house and grounds, which, yep, is where Harry and Meghan held their evening wedding reception? Well, in addition to learning about the house's royal history and past residents, the tour will conclude with a glass of champagne in the Colonnade Room, which overlooks the lake and garden.
Given that Harry and Meghan just moved to Frogmore Cottage -- and that the duchess is going to give birth any day now -- the timing is definitely curious.
On the one hand, the tours are sure to rake in big bucks for some seriously important charities. But on the other, what if Prince Harry and Meghan Markle want to take a post-baby stroll on the grounds of the house, which is just a 10-minute walk away from their residence?
Guess they'll have to restrict themselves to the "endless acres" they have on their property those three days.
If you're not able to make it to Frogmore on any of the three days in May, you still can catch an intimate glimpse of the gorgeous home.
Frogmore House and Garden opens to the public https://t.co/KWB6nqB3ug
— Town & Country UK (@townandcountry) April 12, 2019
In August, private tours for groups of 15 people or more are available for bookings on certain days.
Who knows? By then perhaps Harry and Meghan will have their bearings enough that they'll pop on over to say hello. Either way, it'll surely be a day to remember.
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Умирзак — посёлок в Мангистауской области Казахстана. Находится в подчинении городской администрации Актау. Административный центр и единственный населённый пункт Умирзакского сельского округа. Село с 2018 года.

Расположен на берегу моря недалеко от Актау. Посёлок Умирзак назван в честь директора совхоза «Ильич» Нурбаева Умирзака. В книге Натальи Задерецкой «Казах мунайынын ардактылары» на 21 стр.: «Один из случаев, произошедших с участниками экспедиции Димакова, был описан местным писателем писателем Абулхаиром Спан: лагерь экспедиции был разбит у колодца Мастек. Это было жарким летом, солнце нещадно палило. У одной из участниц экспедиции случился солнечный удар. Что делать — поблизости ни воды, ни тени. Единственный медпункт на весь полуостров — в 120 километрах от лагеря. По счастливой случайности мимо проходил один из местных жителей, лекарь, славящийся своим врачеванием. Вылечил пациентку и исчез. Кого благодарить? Геологи отправились в ближайший аул. Там, в первой же кибитке, они узнали, что это знаменитый в пустыне Умирзак Нурбаев. Это в честь него впоследствии был назван посёлок Умирзак, пригород Актау. Умирзак впоследствии активно поддерживал освоение степи геологоразведчиками.»

Население
В 1999 году население села составляло 1402 человека (698 мужчин и 704 женщины). По данным переписи 2009 года, в селе проживало 2847 человек (1463 мужчины и 1384 женщины).

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Населённые пункты городской администрации Актау


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