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The Oscar Quest: Best Director – 1938
1938 feels like a "motions" year. One of those ones where you just feel the Academy going through the motions. The Oscars feels a lot like Hollywood itself a lot of the time. That is, they find a formula that works, or one they like, and they ride that formula for a while until they transition to something else. You notice it with the type of films they make, and in their Best Picture choices as well. You really can notice a pattern in what they nominate and what they vote for.
I've already said that 1928-1933 were the Academy figuring itself out. I'd also say that 1934-1938 were the Academy counteracting the Depression. Of course, as is always the case with AMPAS, you'll see the standard "Oscar" picture thrown in as well, as well as a choice that defies all logic. But, there are choice years that really point out what the "trend" was at that point in film history. This is a huge reason why I love the Oscars. You can really get a snapshot of what the prevailing trend in — well, not Hollywood overall, but, this portion of it.
So, 1938. You Can't Take It With You wins Best Picture. Now it's perhaps thought of as a weak choice. And unlike most of the years they consider poor choices, this one isn't directed so much at the quality of the film but rather at how "safe" a choice it was, and how generic a Best Picture it is. And that's the reason I see it as part of the "Depression" trend, because, after this year, Hollywood transitioned to the "war" picture era, 1940-1946. It feels like when someone pulls back to reference a joke that was funny the first three times it was referenced, but now it feels as though people are going through the motions. Sure, it's funny, but lets not beat it into the ground.
The other awards were Spencer Tracy as Best Actor for Boys Town (do not understand this, at all), Bette Davis as Best Actress for Jezebel (which has a great story to it that I'll tell when I get to Best Actress/Supporting Actress or Best Picture for this year), Fay Bainter won Best Supporting Actress, also for Jezebel, and — surprise, surprise — Best Supporting Actor was Walter Brennan for Kentucky.
BEST DIRECTOR – 1938
Frank Capra, You Can't Take It With You
Michael Curtiz, Angels with Dirty Faces
Michael Curtiz, Four Daughters
Norman Taurog, Boys Town
King Vidor, The Citadel
Capra — This is another example of the "Capra" film. The film that's un to watch and very entertaining, but — it's not — I still can't find a way to describe it. I'm trying to find an unquestionably appropriate comparison. I can't think of one. It's the kind of film that should be well-regarded, but in reality isn't much of an "awards" film. Even if it's nominated — Little Miss Sunshine — there you go. It's a great film, entertaining and all (even Juno is appropriate here), and even if it's nominated, it's really not a film you'd want to vote for. Even now I keep thinking, "Why not?" but, the only response to that I can muster is, "It just makes sense."
The film is about a family of misfits — the family is eccentric, and inventors in their own way. They each have their thing they do and they do it. And they take in random people who decide to stay with them. And they don't have much money, but everyone likes them. And it's about Jimmy Stewart, as the son of a rich businessman who wants to marry the daughter of the family. And he goes to meet them, and loves their eccentricity, but his father does not. And we see them get into wacky hijinks and whatnot, and eventually, the money issue comes up, and there's the big court hearing (like Mr. Deeds Goes to Town) where they plead their case, and the title of the film comes in — what does money and all that matter when you're dead? All you take with you is the love you had in life — and the entire town pitches in and pays the fine that's leveled against them. And it's uplifting and all and really great.
But, like I said, it's a Capra film. Not many Capra films can be considered Best Director achievements. Which I hate saying, because, I'm taking a very narrow mindset. I'm torn on this issue and I don't think I'll ever really figure a way to negotiate the two. Either way, I don't really need to prove it on that count. Capra had two statues already with this film, and it's really obvious this is the weakest of the three efforts. Plus him winning this one means he got almost no consideration when he directed Mr. Smith Goes to Washington and It's a Wonderful Life, both of which came after this year. Him not winning for those two (Mr. Smith makes sense, as we'll get to tomorrow, but Wonderful Life — that one…) but winning for this just doesn't make any sense. He's got two, he really didn't need this one to be the third. No vote.
Curtiz — This man was nominated twice this year. And he also co-directed The Adventures of Robin Hood with William Keighley. With a year like that, how do you not just give him a statue? At least, that way, we'd only have to argue, "Why'd he get it for Four Daughters and not for Angels with Dirty Faces or Adventures of Robin Hood?" (Note: He directed five films in total in 1938.)
This one, specifically is kind of like a musical Little Women. They're a family of singers who live very happily, and they also run a boarding house. And it's all about the daughters finding romance, and sorting through their various issues that arise from their natures or what have you. Standard film of this ilk. One is courted by a neighbor, one by a rich man, one by a swindler — all that. It's an okay film, nothing special. It's like Steven Soderbergh getting nominated for Traffic and Erin Brockovich in the same year. Two separate films directed by the same man. This one is clearly the lesser of the two (or three, if we're counting the one he wasn't nominated for), and might have — but I doubt it, it's clear which one he should be voted in for — led to a vote split. But I doubt it. I think they went straight Capra with this, all the way.
Curtiz — This film is great. It's a nice gangster picture with Jimmy Cagney. As kids, him and his friend rob a boxcar — as kids do, petty larceny — and the cops chase them. Cagney sacrifices himself so the friend can get away. And Cagney gets sent to reform school. And because of it Cagney grows up a gangster while his friend grows up a priest. Because that's how it is in these movies — you can only be one or the other. (Note: This is exactly what Martin Scorsese grew up believing.) And he comes back to the block after being released from prison, and he meets the old friend, and they have all these talks about religion, and they're friendly, but it's clear they don't agree on the one matter. And then the Dead End kids are in it too, as child hooligans. And Cagney befriends them and such — basically it comes down to, Cagney is caught by the police and is going to the electric chair. And he's been saying all film about how he's a man and will go out like a man. Meanwhile, the priest tries to convince him to show remorse for his actions, so the kids won't look up to him and go down the same road. And as he's being led away, he starts begging and pleading, and the film leaves you to wonder if he did it for the kids or did it for real. It's a nice gangster picture.
Curtiz also directs the hell out of it. It looks gorgeous. Personally, I say, between this and Robin Hood, he should have gotten the statue. Even if he did win for Casablanca, he'd still be tied with Capra at two apiece. That's not so bad, is it?
Taurog — I'm not gonna lie — I don't like this film all that much. It's about a priest who founds the titular organization for boys who seem to be heading toward lives of crime. And most of the movie is about the boys. How Spencer Tracy won an Oscar for it is beyond me. And on top of it, the only real interesting part of the film is a young Mickey Rooney — who jumps off the screen with charisma. Other than that, I had no interest in this film whatsoever.
The directing effort is pretty standard too. So, I'm not even going to waste space on it. Not a fan. (Note: Remember, these are my Oscar thoughts. My rules.)
Vidor — Here's a movie I enjoyed more than I thought. But, since it's not really the kind of movie that I'm very interested in, it's a measured compliment.
The film is about a young and enthusiastic doctor who takes a job in a mining town. He marries Rosalind Russell and she joins him. And he works to figure out why all the miners have developed a persistent cough. And he discovers something in the mine is causing the TB, and is trying to cure them, but the town wants him to stop investigating (one of those corrupt medical things), so he quits and goes to London. And he becomes one of those doctors who charges huge fees and gets real rich and plays golf all day instead of working. And eventually his wife almost dies because of medical malpractice and then he decides to go back and help the miners. It's one of those films.
I thought it would be boring and high-handed, but it was pretty easy to get through and mostly entertaining at that. So, I'll always respect the film in that regard. Otherwise, it's one of those films that's great to be nominated but, ultimately, there are better things to vote for.
My Thoughts: It's really Curtiz, no matter which way you cut it. I don't even care what film it's for, but I'm taking him for Angels. It's a weak year, overall, so Capra does actually become second choice. Still, it's Curtiz.
My Vote: Curtiz, for Angels.
Should Have Won: In all honesty, and I hate doing this, because I like to confine myself to the nominees, but really Jean Renoir should have won for Grand Illusion. But, that aside, Michael Curtiz should have won this. He's nominated twice, and he also directed Adventures of Robin Hood (at least, partially).
Is the result acceptable?: Not really. At this point in time, Curtiz didn't have an Oscar, so, it would not have been acceptable in the least. Even knowing Curtiz did get his Oscar, Capra had two already, and Jean Renoir has zero. So, however you look at it, this is not acceptable. But, it's a Best Picture/Best Director pair, which, happens.
Ones I suggest you see: Capra. It is a good film, if not worthy of winning. Curtiz (Angels) is great, because it's a classic Jimmy Cagney gangster picture. It was also the basis of the joke in Home Alone, where he has the movie on with the guy who's like, "I'm gonna give you to the count of ten, to get your ugly, yellow, no-good keister off my property, before I pump your guts full of lead! One, two — ten!" and starts shooting. The movie is shown as being called "Angels with Filthy Souls." The other ones most people wouldn't care about. Those two are the ones casual movie fans would enjoy.
5) Taurog
4) Curtiz (Daughters)
3) Vidor
2) Curtiz (Angels)
1) Capra
This entry was posted on April 6, 2011 by B+ Movie Blog. It was filed under Movies, Oscars, The Oscar Quest and was tagged with 1938, Best Director, Oscar, Oscar Quest, Oscars, The Oscar Quest.
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Value Alliance Provides Buying Power for Independent Hospitals
June 12, 2019 June 7, 2019 HCN Staff 1133 Views Buying Power, Independent Hospitals, Value Alliance
By George O'Brien
Spiros Hatiras was asked about the Massachusetts Value Alliance and, more specifically, how it improves the buying power of its members, including the one he serves as president and CEO — Holyoke Medical Center (HMC).
He handled the assignment by referencing the hospital's ongoing work to implement a new electronic medical record (EMR) system, and with an analogy that puts this concept in its proper perspective.
"Let's say you went to Ford and asked them to build you a car, but told them that, instead of putting the power-switch buttons on the window side, you wanted them on the center console — the cost to customize the car the way you wanted it would be enormous," he explained. "It's the same with EMR; what hospitals used to do, and still do, is go to an EMR vendor and ask them to come in and build and install a system for that hospital."
The Massachusetts Value Alliance, or MVA, as it's called, is a coalition that is enabling its members to depart from that expensive scenario.
Spiros Hatiras says the Massachusetts Value Alliance has created what he called a "virtual system" for the state's independent hospitals.
Indeed, several members of the alliance, which now includes 14 community hospitals, have come together to order an EMR system that will be customized for a group — with minor tweaks for each specific facility — and not one hospital. The savings will be substantial — in fact, Hatiras pegs the cost at roughly $5 million for HMC, close to half of what the cost might have been.
"Our patients are not that different; in fact, they're not different at all from the other hospitals, and the processes that we use are very similar — the order set, the treatment protocols, are all very similar," he told HCN. "So, instead of us individually customizing, we get three hospitals to come together and say, 'what are the features that make sense for all of us, and let's build it one time and implement it in three locations.'"
This is the very essence of the MVA, which was formed three years ago by founding members Emerson Hospital in Concord, Sturdy Memorial Hospital in Attleboro, and South Shore Health in South Weymouth. It has added new members steadily since then, and the alliance now also includes HMC, Berkshire Medical System, Harington Healthcare System, Heywood Healthcare, Lawrence General Hospital, Signature Healthcare, and Southcoast Health.
These are smaller, independent hospitals that enjoy the benefits of being independent and the ability that gives them to be focused on the needs of their respective communities, said Dr. Gene Green, president of the MVA board of trustees and president and CEO of South Shore Health. But they don't enjoy the buying power and other cost-saving benefits of being in a larger healthcare system.
The MVA, operating under the slogan "Health Care Is Better When We Work Together," was created to level the playing field in at least some ways.
"There's always greater bargaining power with numbers," Green explained, adding that the MVA has helped its members reduce the cost of everything from laboratory services for their patients to health insurance for their employees. "Although a lot of people do group purchasing on common things, there are other things, especially within hospitals and healthcare systems, that are specialized, and so the question was, 'how do we help each other bring our numbers together and help each have more bargaining power with third-party vendors?'"
The MVA was the answer to the question. It was in many ways inspired by a similar system in Connecticut called the Value Care Alliance (VCA), said Green, and today, the two alliances are collaborating to create additional economies of scale.
For this issue, HCN takes an in-depth look at the Massachusetts Value Alliance and at how it is benefiting its members across the state during what remains a very challenging time for all hospitals, but especially the smaller, independent institutions.
Hatiras told HCN that he was approached by the president of Sturdy Memorial not long after the MVA was created and encouraged to become part of the new group.
As he recalls the conversations, it wasn't a very hard sell.
That's because the value — yes, you'll be reading that word a lot during this discussion — was readily apparent. And value is something these hospitals certainly need.
"We were quick to join — we've been a member almost from the beginning," said Hatiras. "This is something we ought to be doing because, as independent hospitals, our resources are much more limited.
"This was a way to bring these hospitals together and join forces in terms of acquiring resources without merging assets or governance," he went on, recounting two of the obvious downsides to becoming part of a large healthcare system. "We're creating an almost virtual system."
And within this virtual system, there exists that all-important commodity of businesses of all kinds, but especially hospitals that purchase a seemingly endless array of products and services — buying power. The alliance uses it with everything from laboratory services — there's a contract with Quest Diagnostics — to elevator services, Green explained.
"It was a way for us to help each other find cost reductions and efficiencies to help drive down the cost of care, hopefully — unfortunately, revenues are declining at the same time we're doing the cost cutting — and serve our communities."
Hatiras agreed.
"We don't have the benefits of a, quote-unquote, system," he said, referring to the independent hospitals in the MVA. "But we replicated a lot of the those benefits with this alliance.
"We don't have a mothership that can come to the rescue if one of its members isn't doing so well — we don't have that backup," he went on. "But aside from that, all the other benefits of a system are there — the sharing of information, the sharing of best practices, collaboration, shared negotiation on resources, and more."
And the alliance enables its members to enjoy greater buying power while also remaining independent, meaning decisions are made locally, a quality these hospitals covet.
"As independents, we're very focused on our communities, and we're very proud of that," said Green. "That's one of the reasons we came together — to see how we could help one another through cost-effective measures to be able to carry on our missions. We all have the same mission and focus on patient care, patient experience, and high quality.
"All of us are good at partnering with people in our own communities," he went on, "which made us naturals to be able to partner with one another."
Green said the group will collectively decide where opportunities to collaborate may exist, and then individual members have the opportunity to opt in or not, an operating mindset that provides members with a good deal of flexibility.
"We didn't want to force anyone into doing something," he explained. "If you had a contract that was good for five years, when that expires — and we have one — you can opt in, or you can stay with your own, depending on the relationship.
Which brings us back to that example of EMR that Hatiras mentioned. It's a perfect example of just how and why the alliance works.
This is a project that involves HMC, Harrington Healthcare System, and Heywood Healthcare, all working with EMR-system designer Meditech.
"This allows to take advantage of tremendous economies of scale because we work on a common build and share common resources, which allows to do this build at a significantly lower cost than if we did it alone," said Hatiras, adding that HMC will go first, with the other hospitals to follow, with an August 2020 'go live' date for the system.
Green told HCN that, as reimbursement rates for care decrease, or hold steady, and as the price of technology and everything else hospitals buy continues to increase — the savings generated by the MVA are even more important.
"They enable us to stay afloat," he said in a voice that clearly conveyed just how challenging these times are for all hospitals, but especially those who have chosen to remain independent.
That choice has left them without a safety net, if you will, but in the MVA, they have something that replicates a system in so many ways.
As that chosen slogan suggests, healthcare is better when people work together.
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Michael Clarke (captain)
Having finesse with the bat to slice the ball at impossible angles, Clarke is also a handy spinner too. The skipper has been struggling with injury issues ahead of the World.
George Bailey (vice-captain)
George Bailey is a destructive top order Australian batsman, who could also lead the team in Clarke's absence.
Cummins, who made his test debut as a teenager, can regularly bowl faster than 145 km/h. He bowls lethally with the new ball.
Xavier Doherty
Doherty is a left-arm spinner, who is generally Australia's first-choice for ODIs as a spin bowler.
James Faulkner
A brilliant all-rounder and is dexterous as he bowl left-arm medium pace and is a right-hand batsman, Faulkner has the ability to pick keys wickets and has also played memorable innings in the dying moments for Australia and has brought matches out of opponents jaws.
A devastating batsman, Finch has made his name written in cricket history books when he scored a Twenty20 world-record 156 against England in 2013, an innings which also included a record 14 sixes.
Brad Haddin
After being shadowed with legendary Adam Gilchrist presence in the squad, wicket-keeper batsman Haddin made up for lost time becoming vice-captain to Michael Clarke and a key senior figure in team with development in progress.
Josh Hazlewood
Making his presence felt at an early age of 17 in Australia, 24-year-old Hazlewood is a pace bowler.
Mitchell Johnson
Johnson leads Australia's pace attack, and is capable of reaching 155kph and can bowl precisely as well.
Mitchell Marsh
An all-rounder, who bats at top order, lanky Marsh idolizes former Australian captain Steve Waugh and former South African all-rounder Jacques Kallis. Marsh led Australia Under-19 team to victory in the 2010 World Cup in New Zealand.
All-rounder Maxwell has the ability to pile quick runs even under pressure and can singlehandedly propel his team to victory. He also bowls off-break.
Smith made his place in all the three formats of the game soon after debuting. He started his career as a legspinner and batsman, but now he has taken batting as his specialist field.
The lanky left-armer Mitchell Starc has the ability to generate pace, bounce and bring the ball back into the right-hander, which makes him as Australia's most promising young fast bowler.
Dangerous opening batsman, David Warner has made a unique debut for Australia since he was first Australian for over a century to wear national colors without playing first-class cricket.


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Title: Da Yuan Shuai
Subject: Yuan shuai, Dai-gensui, Military ranks of the Soviet Union, Gensui (Imperial Japanese Army), Tang Jiyao
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Da Yuan Shuai (Ta Yuan Shuai; Chinese: 大元帥; pinyin: dà yuán shuài; Wade–Giles: Ta4 Yüan2 Shuai4) was a Chinese military rank, usually translated as Grand Marshal or Generalissimo.
During the early Republic of China, the rank of "Grand Marshal of the Army and Navy" (陸海軍大元帥) was assumed by Yuan Shikai in 1913, Sun Yat-sen in 1917 and Zhang Zuolin in 1927.[1]
The rank was replaced by the Nationalist Government with the "General Special Class" or "Generalissimo" (特級上將) and awarded to Chiang Kai-shek in 1935.
The rank of "Grand Marshal of the People's Republic of China" (中華人民共和國大元帥) was proposed after the establishment of the People's Republic (perhaps for Mao Zedong), but was never conferred.
Generalissimus of the Soviet Union
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One-hundred-eleven SEPTA and Amtrak bridges in the Philadelphia area are in dire need of repair, but without a financial backing, the city is left hanging.
The spindly stretches of bridges and railroad tracks crisscrossing this great city, woven into our highways and spanning our waterways, are in need of some serious first aid. And trust me when I say a simple band-aid won't do it.
Miles of creaking, century-old structures of rusty steel and crumbling stone bear the burden of about 120 Amtrak and SEPTA trains a day. These tired bridges and railways release an almost audible grunt as they strain under the weight of heavy cars, packed tightly with a daily average 16,000 Philadelphians.
A recent Amtrak inspection rated half the company's 302 Philadelphia-area bridges "poor" or lower, with many near failing.
Paul Nussbaum of the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Sept. 20 that, as a result of the Amtrak inspection, "111 local bridges have been put on a priority list for repairs or replacement, with an estimated cost of $19.4 million," a tall order considering Amtrak's dwindling $38 million nationwide budget.
While Philadelphia's ailing bridges will remain on the priority list, the prospect of any temporary relief is disheartening to say the least. The repairs might even be ready in time for the Phillies' next World Series win.
"Many of those [bridges] will wait years for attention because of a lack of money," Nussabaum said, destroying any possible glimmers of hope in Amtrak's administrative bureaucracy.
Financially stunted, Amtrak should not be solely responsible for covering these repairs. The always magnanimous, overly efficient city government should be doing something to ensure the safety of its citizens.
If I said the lives of "voters" are at risk, it might finally garner some type of response from the city council. To date, its current major transportation arteries and railways have survived the Industrial Revolution, the Depression and two world wars.
Lucky for us, our own Sen. Arlen Spector has swooped in to the rescue, ready for this political throw down with a newly embroidered "D" on his chest. On Sept. 21, Sen. Spector stuck his open palms out to Vice President Joe Biden, asking for a pittance left over from the federal stimulus package in order to complete the necessary repairs.
Whether the money will come in time to upgrade our deteriorating infrastructure – which will include a high-speed railway corridor proposed by the Obama administration, carrying 125-mph trains – no one knows.
Senior Matthew Harrigan, a commuter on SEPTA's R2 and pre-med student, expressed a disdain for the lack of concern for Philadelphia-area users of public transit.
"Philadelphia is doing a great injustice to their citizens by putting them at risk," Harrigan said but added that he'd pick the possible danger of a catastrophe over driving in the city.
"I would rather risk the train than deal with parking and the monstrosity that is Broad Street traffic," he said.
Unlike Harrigan, many Philadelphian commuters find their hands tied, with no other means of transportation besides the regional rail trains. It's about time city council does something to ensure the safety of these people, before they find their credibility collapse beneath them.
Chase Miller can be reached at chase.miller@temple.edu.
It's ridiculous that our city government is so inept that our Senators have to beg federal politicians to make taxpayers from across the U.S. pay for the upkeep of bridges they will never use. It's immoral and unethical to make taxpayers in other states pay for our city government's incompetence.
The city should have been saving money since the bridges were first constructed in order to pay for repairs. Anyone who has opened an accounting book (hopefully the city budget officers have) knows about depreciation. Every year a % of the bridge's value is diminished (ex: 1,000,000 bridge is worth 10% less after year 1, 900,000 dollars, and then 10% less after that year, now it's worth 810,000 dollars, etc.).
If the city were a rational body, it would have put a $ amount equal to the yearly depreciation into a repair fund for such an occasion that these bridges need to be repaired or replaced.


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It is important that content changes drive the redesign. Throughout the process of the redesign we have been looking at other publications and websites and thinking about new ways to present information. We had to ask readers and ourselves: what's working, and what's not? What do we want to see more of and less of? What is going to get people to pick up the paper?
One of the goals is to get more student voices in the paper. Our current start page — or page two — acts as a hub for corrections, print and online teases and contact information, in addition to one rotating item like Photo of the Week. The overall feeling is that the start page is taking up valuable real estate but tends to get overlooked. To combat this, we decided it would be the new home of our feature section's front-of-books items. Our feature's sections F.O.B's like "Tattoo Tuesday" have been running whenever there was room in features. Moving these items would give them a permanent home and get substantial content back on page two. Page two is it is always in color so we can have great photography featured every day. We also feel that having personal stories at the beginning of the paper would help students connect to other students and create interest.
We looked at our opinion and ideas section as another way to add student voices. This is where our editorial, scribble, columns and letter to the editor run. A former design editor and news editor, Marwa, suggested creating an "interactions" section where we will run student's reactions to our edit board through Twitter, Facebook, and man-on-the-street quotes.
Additionally, we looked critically at our paper and saw a lack of entry points. Our news front on page three has started looking formulaic. Our solution is to create a daily sidebar with a visual element. This sidebar can relate to a story on the news front or be a standalone element. We could create an infographic based off of a story focused on numbers to help break up the information and add something visually engaging to the page, for example. This semester we ran an infographic on the front page breaking down Obamacare and we hope to do this on a smaller scale on the news front daily.
Last semester I brought back a sidebar we've had in the past to the sports back with a daily stat, quote, tweet, and photo tease. We have been happy with how this breaks up the sometimes-dense sports page. To carry this through the paper, each of the section fronts will have similar bars with interchangeable items in each of the section flags.
It is important to keep in mind who our readers are and how they are used to getting their information. Having these bits of interesting information and including more student voices in the paper will hopefully help engage readers. A challenging part of the redesign has been thinking differently and critically about our content.


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Bulbuls
Bulbuls are about 120 species of medium-sized, perching birds, distributed among 15 genera, and making up the family Pyncnontidae. The most diverse genus is Pycnonotus, with about 50 species. Bulbuls are mostly tropical and subtropical birds, occurring in Africa, Asia, and Southeast Asia. Some relatively northern species are migratory, but most species of bulbuls are local birds.
Bulbuls have rather short, rounded wings, a long tail, small, relatively delicate legs and feet, a small, slender bill, and prominent bristles about the base of the top mandible (these are known as rictal bristles). The body size of bulbuls ranges from 6-11 in (15-28 cm).
The coloration of bulbul species is commonly black or grey, often with reddish markings, and sometimes with a distinctive crest on the top of the head. Male and female birds look very similar, as do juvenile birds, although their coloration is more subdued than that of adults.
Bulbuls build a cup-shaped nest in a bush or tree, and lay two to four eggs. Both parents share in the incubation and care of the young.
Species of bulbuls occur in diverse tropical habitats, but not in deserts. They may occur in dense vegetation in tropical forests or in more open habitats, such as gardens in towns or even city parks. Some species of bulbuls are accomplished singers, and they are among the more pleasing avian vocalists in tropical towns and parks where habitat is available for these birds.
Most species of bulbuls eat small fruits, but they may also feed on insects, particularly when they are raising babies, which require high-protein foods. Both parents feed and care for the young, which typically fledge about two weeks after hatching. During the non-breeding season, bulbuls often occur in mixed-species flocks with other bulbuls, and sometimes with birds of other families.
The black bulbul (Hypsipetes madagascariensis) is a wide-ranging species, occurring in young forests and other disturbed habitats from Madagascar to Southeast Asia. This species has an all-black plumage, but red legs, feet, bill, and eyes.
The red-whiskered bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) is a common and familiar species of open habitats from India, through south China, to mainland Southeast Asia. This distinctively head-crested species has also been introduced to Australia, Mauritius, Fiji, and southern Florida.
The yellow-crowned bulbul (Pycnonotus zeylanicus) of Malaya, Borneo, Sumatra, and Java is an especially accomplished singer, and is sometimes kept in that region as a caged songbird.
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Q: Scala DynamicVariable initialisation I'm new to scala and trying hard to undestand some code. In the code below what does the type Signal[_] mean? how is it different from type Signal[T]?
class Signal[T](expr: => T) {.......}

object NoSignal extends Signal[Nothing](???) {
  override def computeValue() = ()
}

object Signal {
  val caller = new DynamicVariable[Signal[_]](NoSignal)
  def apply[T](expr: => T) = new Signal(expr)
}

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A: Here's a great summary of all the uses of underscore.
In this case, I think it denotes an existential type, or a wildcard (a "don't care" or "meh ..." type).
val m:Map[_,_] = Map[String,Integer]()

... the information about the specific types of the key and value are lost. You can call this map's size method, but not any methods that refer to the key or values types in the method's signature.

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1. Look to see if the Roaring Fork Transportation Authority dinosaur eggs hatch — why else would you spend $250,000 on them?
2. Put the Oasis Champagne Bar on Aspen Mountain next to the elitist Nastar course.
3. Put valet parking north of City Market — guests at the Buckhorn can then get their cars at The St. Regis and the rest of us can food shop downvalley.


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Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia: Preview, Latest Team News, Prediction and Livestream- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Round 10
by Bhaawan · Published November 10, 2021 · Updated November 10, 2021
Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia: Preview, Latest Team News, Prediction and Livestream- 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Round 10. EPA/JOSE COELHO
Things go down to the wire as the top two teams, the Portuguese and the Serbians, go head-to-head in an enthralling game this weekend. On this note, Alley Sport brings you the Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia, Preview, Latest Team News, Prediction and Livestream as we look into the last fixture of Group A from this 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Round 10.
Portugal vs Serbia Preview and Livestream
Portugal and Serbia were always going to be the top dogs when they were drawn together in Group A of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Luxembourg, Ireland, and Azerbaijan never really stood any chance and these two nations have built a comfortable and massive lead over the rest of the teams in their group. It now comes to the penultimate gameday to decide to who goes through to the World Cup.
Finishing second and in the playoff spots is something no one would want over winning their groups. The uncertainty would just be unwelcome and the Serbians would know this going into the away game in Portugal. The two teams played out a 2-2 draw in this group game back in March 2021, but a similar result may not really be ideal for one team or the other here. Moreover, the Serbians have never beaten Portugal in their 7 head-to-head meetings in the past.
Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia, November 2021, qualification for the Qatar FIFA World Cup 2022. Image Credits- ESPN Sports
Portugal vs Serbia kicks off at the Estadio Nacional da Jamor in Oeiras, Portugal, at 07:45 PM GMT on Sunday, 14th November 2021. The match will start at 03:45 PM EST and 12:45 PM PST on the same day, 14th November. For the Indian fans, the game starts at 01:15 AM IST after midnight on Monday, 15th November.
For fans in the United Kingdom, the FIFA World Cup qualifiers will be broadcasted on Sky Sports channels, who are the official broadcasting partners of the tournament, along with ITV and S4C. For supporters in the USA, the matches will be telecasted live on ESPN, ABC, and Univision. The Livestream of the game will be on UEFA's official website. For fans in India, the rights lie with Sony Ten Network and the game can be livestreamed on the Sony Liv app on Android and iOS.
Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia and Team News
Full Portugal team for the November round of international fixtures courtesy of Independent.ie
Keepers: Anthony Lopes, Diogo Costa, Rui Patrício.
Defenders: João Cancelo, Ruben Dias, Nelson Semedo, Diogo Dalot, Nuno Mendes, José Fonte, Pepe.
Midfielders: Danilo Pereira (PSG), João Palhinha, Matheus Nunes (Sporting CP), William Carvalho (Real Betis), João Moutinho, Rúben Neves (Wolves), Bruno Fernandes (Manchester United), João Mário (SL Benfica), Renato Sanches (Lille OSC).
Forwards: Bernardo Silva, Rafa Silva, João Félix, André Silva, Cristiano Ronaldo, Diogo Jota, Rafael Leão.
Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia, FIFA World Cup qualifiers Group A, round 10. Image Credits- 90 Min
Portugal predicted lineup vs Serbia formation: 4-3-3
GK: Anthony Lopes
RB: Nelson Semedo
CB: Pepe
CB: Ruben Dias
LB: Joao Cancelo
CDM: Danilo Pereira
CAM: Bruno Fernandes
CM: Bernardo Silva
RW: Diogo Jota
ST: Cristiano Ronaldo
LW: Joao Felix
Portugal vs Serbia Prediction
Both Fernando Santos and Dragan Stojkovic are men who play fearlessly and for pride. There is very little chance of this game being a cagey affair but with the Serbians needing a positive result more than the Portuguese, we believe their overzealousness will cost them and allow Portugal to counter and score a few times, winning 3-1 on the night.
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Johann August Friedrich Habermas (* 30. März 1860 in Neuenhof; † 7. April 1911 in Gummersbach) war ein deutscher evangelischer Theologe.

Habermas leitete zwischen 1894 und 1899 das Lehrerseminar zu Hilchenbach, dann bis 1904 das Evangelische Lehrerseminar Mettmann und anschließend jenes in Gummersbach.

Er veröffentlichte einige Werke zur Stenographie.

Sein Sohn war Ernst Habermas, sein Enkel ist Jürgen Habermas.

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Evangelischer Geistlicher (19. Jahrhundert)
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We are looking to hire a peep to help scale our content writing efforts. We currently have an active, widely-read blog to which we post 1-2 times per week, and are beginning to foray into the world of white papers and ebooks and are looking for a content writer/designer to help scale our efforts. Work will likely start in the 10h/week range and then expand to 20h/week as we increase the amount of work that we can send and manage.
We just secured our Series B round and are looking to move to the next level. As a hyper growth company, we are seeking someone with excellent communication skills and the ability to pick work up and move fast with minimal oversight. Based in San Francisco in great offices, you are welcome to work remotely or on-site if you desire (Free lunches and great working environment).
3. White paper /Ebook copy writing/editing, preferably with the ability to either design layout directly or coordinate with a designer to achieve layout vision.
All projects will be carefully broken down and run sequentially in an organized manner.
Please send examples of blog posts, white papers or ebooks etc that you have worked on.
Contract to hire is possible through this role.


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Blog entries categorized as "nxne"
Young Readers Announces Single, "Dancing" by Janelle
The album, Migrator, was written and recorded when Young Readers' Jordan Herrera was experiencing a musical high where everything seemed to be going his way. Yet, there's a rawness and subtle sorrow on the album foreshadowing the looming darkness that fell on his life for the next three years.
Quicksilver Daydream Announces June 16 Album Release by Paul Corsi
Adam Lytle, the creative spark behind Quicksilver Daydream, is a quiet individual who spends a lot of time alone with his thoughts in books and journals. He moved to Brooklyn from the farm where he grew up in a house nestled in the woods of Ohio, to a 1.5 bedroom apartment in one of the busiest cities in the world.
Neil Holyoak Releases Dreamy Americana Album Rags Across the Sun (Out 9/9) by Janelle
"You will have to listen to the whole album very carefully. It is worth the effort." —Americana UK
AllMusic Premieres Neil Holyoak's Second Single "Red Queen Of Autumn" by Janelle
Neil Holyoak plays NXNE- The Cameron House- 10PM by Janelle
Earbuddy Premieres Neil Holyoak Single "Fancy Moonlight" by LeeAnn
"Holyoak's deep, soothing vocals...are filled back and forth with poetic images. It just can't get more romantically melancholy than that." - CMJ
Young Readers Release New Single "Homesick" Out Now by Janelle
There is almost always a dreamy or imaginary quality to Young Readers indie folk songs; a sense that reality is suspended, even if for a few minutes.
GLG Fresh MP3 Friday: NXNE Showcasing Artists the Morals and Svavar Knútur by Megan Fisher
Fresh MP3 Friday Presents New Singles From the Morals and Svavar Knútur
My Old Kentucky Blog Premieres Angela Perley's "Brooklyn Girls" by Janelle
"Nowhere Is Now Here is the strongest EP from Perley to date. With a fresh, modern take on folk, bluegrass and Southern rock, this girl has once again proved herself to be one of Ohio's finest." –Carolyn Menyes - ACRN Radio
NXNE 2013 Welcomes the Morals to the Line-Up by Janelle
the Morals offer listeners heartbreaking harmonies and love ballads filled with raw sincerity, and their audience – much like their songs – is consistently building.
Walter Sickert & The ARmy of BRoken TOys Joins NXNE 2013 Lineup by Janelle
Walter Sickert & The ARmy of BRoken TOys are the spinners of a charming, demented fairy tale that gathers new characters all the time.
Golden Bloom Joins NXNE 2013 Lineup by Janelle
The 19th annual North by Northeast Music Festival will add a dose of melodic indie-pop to this year's event. Golden Bloom has been welcomed to the NXNE 2013 lineup.
"When I first made contact with GreenLightGo I was surprised at how communicative Janelle was and when we talked on the phone we both shared our excitement over the EP and working together. It felt very collaborative and supportive from the get go. "
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Mark Nason delivers this new 'Walks' oxford, featuring handsome brogue styling. The sleek dress shoe is crafted from washed leather, giving it a little bit of a worn-in vintage look. Finished with leather lining and rubber soles, you can get them online now.


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Q: Download video in the browser instead of playing it in a new tab [CORS] I have <a> and inside its href attribute, I've got a Video URL from a 3rd-party api, when clicking on that <a> the browser opens a New Tab and Play the video instead of Downloading it!
PROBLEM: What I need to achieve is to download the video directly after clicking on that <a> instead of playing it in a New Tab and force the user to Right Click then choose Save Video As option to download it manually... Just click on Download and the browser starts to download that video!
NOTE: I am building a JavaScript App, so I need a solution in JavaScript not PHP, it has to be working on all browsers as well...
EDIT: I tried the download attribute and it doesn't work, because it's Same-Origin Only!
UPDATE: The only solution I found was a +7 years old, it manipulates with the .htaccess file, you can check it at this CSS Tricks Article, it has a common issue, I can't have 2 links: Watch Video and Download Video using this solution... Many developers mentioned this bug there, but no one fixed it yet!

A: Since the endpoint supports CORS, you can use my file download lib to save the content instead of showing it.
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A: you need to set headers such as Content-Disposition from the server as follows
  Content-Description: File Transfer
  Content-Type: application/octet-stream
  Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="filename.jpg"

to allow previewing and download you might append these headers depending on query parameter for example if the url has ?download, append these headers to tell the browser to download the file instead of viewing it.

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*You can't change the header of the 3rd party server.

*You don't want to implement a server that could proxying the request and update the header.
The only solution I can see is download and handling the content in browser js with request or axiosthen propose it to user (but you have to keep it in memory which might not fit for large video)

A: As it is a Video URL from a 3rd-party api, you can resolve the problem in two ways:

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*Contact the api-provider, ask them to add the header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream".

*Proxy the 3rd-party api, and add the header "Content-Type: application/octet-stream" in the proxy.

Yes, the key is to set content-type header in http response.

A: My best guess would be redirecting user to a separate page to force browser download the file instead of viewing it (image, video, pdf)
PHP Example using readfile function create a download.php file
<?php
$file = 'monkey.gif';

if (file_exists($file)) {
    header('Content-Description: File Transfer');
    header('Content-Type: application/octet-stream');
    header('Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="'.basename($file).'"');
    header('Expires: 0');
    header('Cache-Control: must-revalidate');
    header('Pragma: public');
    header('Content-Length: ' . filesize($file));
    readfile($file);
    exit;
}
?>

Hope that helps.
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Trees can grow in strange ways and odd shapes. As trees mature, increasing the amount of wood and the weight that needs to be supported, they can develop structural weaknesses. This is particularly common in multi-trunked trees and weak-wooded species. Failure of a large branch or main trunk can result in property damage, personal injury or the deterioration of a tree's health. Cables and bracing rods are devices arborists use to improve the structural integrity of trees.
Installing cables and bracing rods, along with pruning to reduce weight, can reduce the probability of structural failure. Properly installed cables help transfer disproportionate weight and bracing rods can provide support to failing branch attachments considered weak. A combination of cabling and bracing can help secure existing defects and weaknesses in the trunk and branches. With Shreiner Tree Care, an ISA Certified Arborist will inspect and determine whether your trees would benefit from cabling and bracing.
As a result of how they grow, multi-trunked trees are susceptible to failure. Each trunk competes for growing space, the limbs and leaves grow away from the center of the trunks placing the weight load farther away from each trunk. This results in the frequent failure of multi-trunked trees. Failure of any singular trunk can create a crack at the base that heals slowly. This wound is now a haven for disease and insects to take control. Cabling can substantially reduce the probability of failure. Every cable installation is different and specific to that tree. A Shreiner Tree Care ISA Certified Arborist will determine the best cabling arrangement for multi-trunked trees.
Trees with trunks and branches that have narrow or V-shaped attachments may develop vertical cracks which result from physical stress and storm damage. When these types of splits are noticed, immediate attention is required to prevent complete failure of the tree. Your Shreiner Tree Care ISA Certified Arborist will advise you whether the tree is beyond help and should be removed or if cabling and bracing is an option. Selective pruning, the installation of cables, and the proper placement of bracing rods can years of life to a damaged tree without affecting its aesthetic appeal.


The purpose of the present study was to investigate Erikson's construct of generativity, defined as care and concern for the next generation and usually viewed as important for midlife adults, in a late adolescent sample using a developmental perspective. Generativity was studied using the seven component model developed by McAdams and de St. Aubain (1992). The current study examined the presence of four components of the generativity model at age 22: generative concern (concern for future generations), generative commitment (commitment to leave a lasting contribution to future generations), generative acts (actions or behaviours that benefit future generations), and generative narration (life story narratives that integrate the other components into an expressed identity). This study also investigated possible factors which may contribute to the development of generativity at ages 17 and 19. Questionnaire and interview data were collected from 30 participants, 22 females and 8 males, over a 5 year period when they were ages 17, 19 and 22. Questionnaires included measures of community involvement (measured generative actions at all three ages), identity development (at all three ages), generative concern (ages 19 and 22 only), generative strivings (measured commitment; age 22 only), and altruism (age 22 only). During all three interviews, participants were asked to discuss a turning point in their life story; participants also discussed a proud moment in their life story at ages 19 and 22. To measure the narrative component of the model, proud stories and turning point stories were coded for generative themes, according to the system devised by Peterson and Stewart (1996). Turning points were also coded for redemption according to the system devised by McAdams and Bowman (2001). Results indicated that identity development was positively related to generative concern. Also, community involvement, especially at age 17, was positively related to generative concern at age 22. There were not significant gender differences in the generativity measures. Surprisingly, generative concern decreased significantly from age 19 to age 22, whereas community involvement did not differ significantly across time. In narrative the generativity component, generative theme usage did not change over time, but use of redemption structures in turning point stories increased over time. Generative themes were not significantly related to generative concern, but redemption scores at all three times were positively related to generative concern. Results from this study highlight the potential importance of community involvement in the development of generativity. They also indicate that individuals have begun to integrate generative concern into their personal, life story narratives as early as age 17. Finally, results emphasise the need for researchers to adopt a lifespan perspective when studying generativity, rather than simply investigating midlife samples.
Lawford, Heather Leigh, "The genesis of generativity: Looking for signs of the seventh stage in adolescence" (2002). Theses and Dissertations (Comprehensive). 721.


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Next City Covers Tennessee's Municipal Broadband Status
Posted April 20, 2017 by Nick
Next City - April 20, 2017
Tennessee Bills Send Message on Municipal Broadband
Written by Josh Cohen
In a world increasingly reliant on high-speed internet for all facets of life, about 34 percent of Tennesseans lack broadband access. Two state bills were considered this year to remedy that. One would've allowed city-owned high-speed internet infrastructure to expand at no cost to residents. Another outlined an offer of $45 million in subsidies to private internet service providers to build the same infrastructure. Only the latter passed.
Unsurprisingly, surrounding towns and suburbs want access to that network. EPB wants to expand as well. But they cannot. A state law pushed by private telecom companies prohibits public utilities with broadband networks from expanding beyond city limits. The Federal Communications Commission overturned that law in 2015, but an appellate court reversed the FCC's ruling, meaning the law still stands.
State Senator Janice Bowling's bill would've changed Tennessee law to allow municipal broadband providers to expand beyond city limits. Tullahoma, a city in Bowling's district, also has a municipal broadband network. EPB said it could expand its network infrastructure with cash on hand and private loans. But both Bowling's bill and its companion in the House died in committee.
Instead, the legislature passed the Tennessee Broadband Accessibility Act, a bill pushed by Governor Bill Haslam. It provides $45 million in tax breaks and grants to private companies such as AT&T and Comcast to build broadband infrastructure in communities that need it.
"I find that infuriating. Chattanooga has not only one of the best networks in the nation, but arguably one of the best on Earth and the state legislature is prohibiting them from serving people just outside of their city...
Pew Survey Reveals Overwhelming Support For Local Authority
Posted April 11, 2017 by lgonzalez
A new Pew Research Center survey reveals that 70 percent of adults, regardless of political leanings, believe local governments should be able to invest in municipal Internet networks.
Local Authority Has No Party
The survey, conducted March 13 - 27 supports the finding that local authority for telecommunications decisions is a bipartisan notion. On closer examination of the survey results, we see that 67 percent of Republicans and Republican leaning respondents and 74 percent of Democrats and Democratic leaning respondents support local authority to invest in municipal networks.
In Colorado, two more local communities voted this month to opt out of the state's restrictive SB 152. The law prevents local communities from investing in Internet infrastructure to offer telecommunications services or work with a partner to improve local connectivity. Colorado Springs and Central City became cities 97 and 98 to join the growing list of communities opting out, which includes places that have taken action to deploy and others who merely want the option.
Colorado Springs, known as one of the state's more conservative communities, passed the measure with 61 percent of the vote, not far from the results of the Pew Research survey.
Of Growing Importance
The survey also asked U.S. adults about how important high-quality Internet access is at home. Forty-nine percent said home broadband is essential and 41 percent described it as important but not essential. That leaves just one out of ten survey respondents who describe home broadband as either not too important or not important at all.
Respondents also answered questions about assistance to low-income households to help them pay for Internet access. Unlike support for municipal networks, political affiliation, income level, and current access to the Internet appeared to play a part in respondent replies.
The survey included 4,151 respondents. You can learn more about the respondents, the questions,...
Washington Post Covers Pew Research on American Attitudes of Municipal Broadband
Washington Post - April 11, 2017
Most Americans want to let cities build and sell homegrown Internet service
Written by Brian Fung
With Internet providers ranking near the bottom of customer satisfaction surveys, 7 in 10 Americans say their towns or communities should be allowed to build new Internet networks that compete with large, established providers, according to new data from the Pew Research Center.
The latest findings add to a long-running battle over restrictions — often written by state legislatures and supported by telecom and cable companies — that prevent local governments from establishing homegrown rivals to ISPs such as AT&T or Charter. And, policy analysts say, the results underscore a gulf in attitudes about public infrastructure spending — although perhaps not the kind you may expect.
Where they are allowed to, other towns have increasingly moved to build their own independent networks. For example, the government of Colorado Springs, recently became the 100th jurisdiction in the state to vote to overcome the Colorado legislature's restrictions on municipal broadband, said Christopher Mitchell, a public broadband advocate at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance in Minneapolis.
"In Colorado, we see liberal cities like Boulder, conservative cities like Colorado Springs, and many conservative counties putting, in some sense, their money where their mouth is," said Mitchell.
While Colorado law allows cities and towns to move forward with municipal broadband if enough residents vote to approve it, other states can be more restrictive. Chattanooga became part of a high-...
One could say that the expansion of the Fire Department takes jobs away from undertakers, furniture salesmen and carpenters in Paducah, but most believe this to be a worthy trade off.


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Kangaroo killed after attacking two people in Tennessee
Stock image of a kangaroo.
A pet kangaroo that was kept at a private menagerie near White House, Tennessee, was killed yesterday after attacking two people.
Police were called to the home on December 22 after a report of two people who had been in a battle with a male kangaroo, according to a statement issued by the Sumner County Sheriff's Office.
The sheriff's office said that two individuals at a neighboring residence noticed that the kangaroos were outside of their normal area but were still contained within the owner's property. The neighbors contacted the kangaroos' owner who advised them on where to find feed to coax the animals back into their enclosure.
When the neighbors went to the area where the kangaroos were located, "the female neighbor was promptly assaulted by the kangaroo causing her husband to respond to help her," police said in their statement.
Male kangaroos are known for displaying aggression towards people. News reports indicate the husband strangled the kangaroo until it expired.
"The kangaroo is deceased and the neighbors received scratches that were treated on the scene," police said in their statement. "No serious injuries resulted from this kangaroo attack."
News reports indicate that several other kangaroos were rounded up by the owners after the attack.
Kangaroo attack
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Quayola's 'Iconographies' are part of an ongoing project that analyzes Renaissance and Baroque paintings through computational methods. The artist transforms religious and mythological scenes into complex abstract formations, creating alternative versions of the old masterpieces by removing the paintings from their historical narratives. For this exhibition, Quayola will present his newest anodized aluminum engravings and Ditone prints which reimagine paintings by masters such as Botticelli, Rubens and Caravaggio. Considered in comparison with the originals from which they are derived, these new abstractions offer fresh insights into both.
Highly acclaimed for his immersive multi-channel video installations, animated painting, and large-scale sculptures, London based artist Quayola merges classical aesthetics with custom built software and computational methods to create new spaces of contemplation. Often using iconic paintings, stained glass windows, or frescos as source material, the artist re-contextualizes these masterpieces by transforming brush strokes, sculpture and architecture into algorithmically derived abstract geometry, moving image and sound.
Quayola was awarded the Golden Nica at Ars Electronica in 2013 for the project Forms with co-author Memo Atken. He has exhibited and performed his work internationally, including a project for the 54th Venice Biennale at the Italian Cultural Institute in London, and exhibitions at the National Art Center, Tokyo; Pushkin Museum, Moscow; Center for Fine Arts, Brussels; Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona; Victoria & Albert Museum, London; bitforms gallery, New York; and EMPAC, New York.


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Q: MySQL add date in command that not working for me 1.find all sales done in september
2.the saldate format is year/month/date missing the last line in my command?
select s.orderno "order number",sa.saledate "sale date", st.lastname "last
name"
from sales s, sales sa, staff st
where s.orderno = sa.orderno and
sa.staffno = st.staffno and
sa.saledate = ????????;

A: You can use mysql functions MONTH to find the month of a particular date and STR_TO_DATE to parse a string to a date:
select s.orderno ,sa.saledate , st.lastname
from sales s, sales sa, staff st
where s.orderno = sa.orderno and
sa.staffno = st.staffno and
MONTH(sa.saledate) = 9

MONTH: http://www.w3resource.com/mysql/date-and-time-functions/mysql-month-function.php
STR_TO_DATE: http://www.w3resource.com/mysql/date-and-time-functions/mysql-str_to_date-function.php


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include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk

PKG_NAME:=yaffs2_android
PKG_VERSION:=2008-12-18

PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://android.googlesource.com/platform/external/yaffs2
PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)
PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=d333fc232d7e5ae3370080d5d6f7d88ea9c6b3a1
PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM:=8145d4dd9b46face26121f27ad60cc1c
HOST_BUILD_DIR=$(BUILD_DIR_HOST)/$(PKG_NAME)

include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk

define Host/Compile
	$(MAKE) -C $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/yaffs2/utils \
		CC="$(HOSTCC) $(HOST_STATIC_LINKING)" \
		CFLAGS="$(HOST_CFLAGS) -include endian.h" \
		mkyaffs2image
endef

define Host/Install
	$(INSTALL_DIR) $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin
	$(INSTALL_BIN) $(HOST_BUILD_DIR)/yaffs2/utils/mkyaffs2image $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/
endef

define Host/Clean
	rm -f $(STAGING_DIR_HOST)/bin/mkyaffs2image
endef

$(eval $(call HostBuild))


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Home > Delhi > Delhi Police seeks details regarding investigation in 9 heinous cases involving North-east victims
Delhi Police seeks details regarding investigation in 9 heinous cases involving North-east victims
Abhay Singh12 July 2019 5:48 PM GMT
New Delhi: A unit of Delhi Police sought information from six districts regarding disposal of pending investigation cases in which victims are hailing from the North East region of the country.
Police sources said that as many as nine cases are reportedly pending with the districts.
Police sources told Millennium Post that in June, the letter was written from the office of Additional Commissioner of Police, special police unit (northeast region) to six districts (South, South East, South West, Dwarka, West and Outer Delhi).
Quoting letter content sources said that on perusal of reason of pending investigation cases (heinous cases) in which victim is hailing from North East region, it has been noticed that there are nine heinous cases pending investigation with the investigating officers.
The district wise list from the year 2014 to June 26, 2019 has been attached with this letter.
"In view of above the SHO concerned may be directed to a proper investigation of heinous cases and dispose of them on a priority basis. The specific reason for pending investigation cases may be also sent to this office within three days positively for the perusal of Joint CP/SPUNER, "the letter reads.
Sources further added that according to the letter the pending cases were registered in Kotla Mubarakpur, Malviya Nagar, Sunlight Colony, Govindpuri, Vasant Vihar, Naraina, Rani Bagh, Shakarpur and Madhu Vihar police
According to Delhi Police Annual Report 2018, they (police) gives topmost priority to the security of people from the North-East region living in Delhi.
Specially designated officer Joint CP/SPUWAC and SPUNER conducted regular meetings with the representatives of North Eastern residents to ensure their security and have a robust mechanism for this purpose.
"The cell monitored the calls received on helpline number 1093, instituted especially for this purpose.
The Facebook page "Delhi Police for North East Folks" maintained by Joint CP/SPUWAC and SPUNER remained very popular, " reads the Annual report.
The report further added that crime against North-Eastern States' residents has shown a decline of 17 percent in heinous cases with 19 cases being reported in 2018 as against 23 cases reported last
The staffs of North-Eastern cell and beat staffs of concerned police stations are in regular contact with the representatives of
North-East State residents to ensure that their complaints are addressed
Abhay Singh


On the contrary I really love Amit Kumar's voice, he is son of Kishor Kumar. From the very beginning I think, when I did not liked Kishor Kumar's singing. I have started liking his songs after hearing the singers that followed him, honestly! They convinced me that Kishor Kumar was a really good singer. But regarding his son, I have liked his songs from almost the very beginning.
His voice is very sincere, and that sort of captivates me I guess! I think he is very talented but somehow he could not impress Hindi movie listeners who were already going down the hill, their taste has become horrible already! So they could not appreciate Amit Kumar or Mukesh's son Nitin Mukesh I feel. I like them both!
The advantage Amit Kumar has over Nitin Mukesh is I think he was selective about the lyrics of the songs more than Nitin Mukesh was, as a result quite a handful of his songs have stayed for those who love his voice.
Like one of the loveliest love songs of hindi movies "Bade achchhe lagte hain", apart from that he has given some super hit songs in "Love Story" I think the movie came out in 1980 or so. Starring Kumar Gaurav and Vijayata Pandit. His voice fitted very well on Kumar Gaurav.
Do share your opinions after hearing him!
I love very few songs of Kishor Kumar, honestly, he is too lighthearted for me, I rather prefer singers who sing through their heart! He was the playful child on microphone when he sings that type of songs I love them quite often, songs like "Hum to mohabbat karega" or "Panch rupaiya bara ana", or some of his romantic songs are fantastic too! Quite a handful actually! I quite like his "mere naina sawan bhado", "O hansini" and handful of other romantic songs.
But when it comes to serious songs- they just don't come out! Excluding a few haunting melodies, one or two in my dictionary. Actually one of my favorite morbid songs is sung by him, "Zindagi ke safar me guzar jate hain jo muqam". But if you give me the choice I will rather hear him singing "Jay jay shiv Shankar" from the same movie!
He too merrily sang in both Bengali and Hindi and in both regions he has left a huge number of ardent admirers. Quite an enviable number of blind fans too!
Mukesh was gifted with a voice that will go straight for your heart. He was not much of a trained singer like Manna Dey or Md. Rafi, his strength was his sincerity.
He mostly sang songs with great lyrics and depth, songs that will aim for your heart not ears. I have quite adored this singer because of his sincerity, which shines through his voice.
If I start listing his songs that I adore the list won't stop real soon. There are one too many that are my favorite. He is sort of like Md. Rafi in that regard in my dictionary. Still one of my favorites is "Chandan sa badan", another is "Sajan re jhooth mat bolo".
Don't forget to share your views on this amazing singer.
These two Burmans are very much related. S.D. Burman was R.D. Burman's father. Just like the sons of many legends he was blessed with inherent talent I think. But he picked up an absolutely different style of music from his legendary father and became a legend himself! Instead of blending folk music in his songs he blended western music. If you hear his songs you will clearly feel the tempo of western music.
Very often he blended quite distinct western music in his songs, like Italian lines in his superhit song "Do labzon kee hai dil kee kahani" or when you hear "chura liya hai tumne" you will feel clearly that its root lies in Western music.
Just like father he was an awesome singer too, but he experimented with his voice too. Just listen to his songs you will know, that he loved playing with his voice. He too was quite a famous singer in both Bengali and Hindi.
My favorite of his songs (sung by him) is "Mehbooba Mehbooba" from sholay. In Bengali, well I think "aye ajagar aschhe tedre".
Don't forget to share your views after hearing him.
The man with magical voice and awesome sense of music= legendary music director and singer S.D. Burman. His music was magical. He was one of the best folk singers of his time, that is he did not sang the actual folk songs, gave their tunes to songs and sang them in a voice very befitting for folk songs. He had the rustic voice folk singers are famous for in India.
He has blessed both Hindi and Bengali music lovers with priceless gems some in his voice and others in voices of legends.
He sang both Bengali and Hindi songs with equal expertise, you will have to hear him to appreciate him!
He is one of my forever favorite singers and favorite music directors.
Don't forget to share your views!
I don't know if they are related or not! Sandhya and Arati Mukherjee I mean! Don't ask me! I really loved the voice of Arati Mukherjee.
She has given us quite a handful of really good songs in Hindi and Bengali. Check out the songs of "geet gata chal" in Hindi and "Amar Geeti" in Bengali. She has sung with Bengali classical music legend Ramkumar Chattopadhyay in Amar Geeti with great expertise and flair!
Hindi songs fitted her well, she had a very sweet and talented voice. I really loved her songs. Sad that she did not get the recognition she deserved! We are the losers! Folks who love good songs!
Try her out and share your views please!
Sandhya Mukherjee ruled Bangla movie's female side I think. I don't remember any other lady singer who has sung this many number of songs.
Her voice was not perfect but she sang in a very attractive way, you will love her voice in many of her songs if not all.
I did not liked her much when I was growing up but now with a little more taste I quite admire her songs and love many songs, either because of her singing or because of the lyrics.
Bengalis either worship her and go all ga ga over her or don't like her at all!
You will either love her or not! Try her and share your view!


Billyv Progressive, proto-prog, art-rock, classic, pop-rock... originally formed as R&B. There are worthy omissions, but these are well worth listening to... and should intrigue most, as these guys had a lot of talent and creativity to explore and blended many elements well.
All of these songs [and the Moodies] are great; it's a shame nobody votes on TTT polls any more. At least they are now officially in the RRHOF.


NETOPIA Payments, the largest electronic payment processor in Romania, announces an investment in the SupplyBlockchain bootstrap, a SaaS (Software as a Service) B2B platform that adds transparency in logistics chains using blockchain technology to record exact date and location of physical products.
According to the SupplyBlockchain representatives, traders report billions of dollars worldwide losses due to fraud and losses in the distribution and transport chains. In most cases, financial losses are covered by insurers, but these situations affect all members of the commercial ecosystem, respectively manufacturers, distributors, transporters and, last but not least, buyers.
"One of the main issues of the transport and logistics industry is the lack of transparency and independent tracking of products along the distribution chains. A good example is the recent case of the Craiova person who found a piece of plasticine instead of an iPhone purchased with RON 6,800. SupplyBlockchain solves such problems by adding a layer of security and transparency to logistics processes using blockchain technology," said Sebastian Cochinescu, CEO and founder of SupplyBlockchain.
SupplyBlockchain, Inc. was established in 2018 in the US and has clients in the transportation, logistics and freight industries. Since last year, companies that have decided to become customers of SupplyBlockchain have substantially reduced their losses by using this innovative system. This year, the company will expand its US customer portfolio to a market where transport, insurance and e-commerce losses are exponentially higher.
In December 2018, Sebastian Cochinescu, founder and CEO of SupplyBlockchain, won the third prize of PatriotFest's "Creativity for Security" section (a competition organized by MAPN, MAI, SPP, STS, SRI and New Strategy Center) SupplyBlockchain addressed to military and national security structures.
The SupplyBlockchain team also includes people with extensive business experience in the technical and legal industries, such as Alin Gabriel Zainescu (VP of Sales & Marketing, SupplyBlockchain / Strategic Business Consultant, Zainescu Consulting), Antonio Eram (Business Advisor SupplyBlockchain / CEO and NETOPIA Payments co-founder), Felix Crisan (Technical Advisor SupplyBlockchain / CTO and NETOPIA Payments co-founder), Vlad Andrei (Strategy Advisor SupplyBlockchain / Managing Partner Albaron Ventures) and Traian Paicu (Legal Advisor and Angel Investor).
"I have always been interested in investigating how many practical applications of blockchain technology can be integrated into a company to streamline activity at all levels. That's why I'm glad to announce that we are expanding our NETOPIA Payments investment portfolio with a startup that uses state-of-the-art innovation to solve some of the most common, costly problems faced by a large number of businesses across industries," said Antonio Eram.
The post Netopia invests in SupplyBlockchain, a platform that uses the technology for logistic chain appeared first on Business Review.


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Malawi Parliament adopts amendment to end child marriage
The country with one of the highest rates of child marriages in the world has taken a major step to end the practice by adopting a constitutional amendment on 14 February that raises the minimum age of marriage to 18 years.
On 14 February, the Malawi Parliament took a landmark decision towards advancing gender equality by banning child marriage in the country. The Parliament unanimously adopted a constitutional amendment that raises the minimum age of marriage from 15 to 18 years, for both girls and boys. The amendment aligns the Constitution with the 2015 Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations Act enacted by the Parliament.
UN Women played a pivotal role in lobbying for an end to the discriminatory practice. UN Women Malawi provided support during the constitutional review process, carried out key consultations for the reform, and mobilized other UN Agencies to collaborate with the Ministry of Justice & Constitutional Affairs (MOJACA) and Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA), to ensure an inclusive and participatory process.
Malawi has one of the world's highest rates of child marriage, with half its girls married before the age of 18 [1] and teen pregnancies contributing to 20-30 per cent of maternal deaths in the country [2]. The practice of child marriage condemns girls to a vicious cycle of poverty. They are forced to miss out on education (in Malawi, only 45 per cent of girls remain in school past the 8th grade [3]), are rendered more vulnerable to violence, and forced to bear children before they are physically and mentally prepared.
"By changing the constitutional age of marriage in Malawi, the Government has also changed the narrative of the lives of countless Malawian girls so that girls can just be girls; not brides or wives," said Clara Mah Anyangwe, UN Women Country Representative in Malawi. "This amendment has come at the right time, so that the Malawian girls and boys are not left behind. Malawi is exercising its political will by protecting the sanctity of childhood," she added.
The new reform aligns the Constitution with Malawi's international and regional obligations under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women and others, including the Sustainable Development Goal 5 on gender equality.
Going forward, UN Women will continue to partner with civil society networks to change discriminatory attitudes among both lawmakers and the public to ensure effective implementation of the new law. UN Women will also support the Ministry of Gender and Justice to harmonize the new Constitutional Amendment Bill and the various pieces of discriminatory legislation against women and girls.
Press release: UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson shines spotlight on need to end child marriages
In focus: International Day of the Girl Child
[1] UNICEF (2016). Access the data from https://data.unicef.org/topic/child-protection/child-marriage/
[2] UNICEF (2013). Child Marriages: 39,000 Every Day. Available from https://www.unicef.org/media/media_68114.html
[3] UNICEF (2013) UNICEF Malawi Annual Report 2013. Available from https://www.unicef.org/malawi/MLW_resources_annualreport2013.pdf
Executive Director's blog series: Ending child marriage
"When girls are educated, everything is possible."
Malawi Chief annuls 330 child marriages
Q&A about the efforts of Kumbukani Mwanyongo to confront child marriage in Malawi


Over the last few decades, the popularity of Yoga has grown by leaps and bounds. Experts now estimate that the number of individuals who practice Yoga regularly is in the millions in the United States, not to mention the rest of the world. As Yoga classes continue to become more and more mainstreamed, new people will continue to discover the life-enhancing benefits of a regular practice of Yoga postures, pranayama exercises and relaxation techniques. Being able to truly relax is one of the most profoundly important skills for maintaining good physical and mental health.
However, there are many specialized groups of Yoga students who need the support of props and modified postures, in order to engage in a full practice of Yoga poses safely and effectively. Some groups of students who may need specialized instructions, modified postures and an assortment of props, are elderly students, students who are living with chronic health conditions, or students who are healing from an injury that has negatively impacted their balance and coordination. All of these groups of students can benefit greatly from a regular practice of Yoga, by utilizing a chair as a supportive prop during class.
Teaching Chair Yoga classes that are fun, safe and engaging is an art in and of itself. Chair classes improve student safety by offering students who are prone to fall or whose balance and coordination is impaired in some way, the opportunity to engage in a full Yoga practice with the safety and solidity of a chair to stabilize their balance. There are wide assortments of Yoga postures that can be modified to be practiced with the assistance of a chair, without substantially diminishing the effectiveness of the postures.
For instance, the upper body movements of many challenging standing Yoga poses can be safely and effectively practiced with the use of a chair. A flowing series of standing asanas, such as the Warrior series, Standing Forward Fold and Eagle Pose, all can be modified to be practiced with the support of a chair. Eagle Pose, or Garudasana, is traditionally practiced standing on one foot. This challenging posture improves balance, coordination and strength throughout the legs. It also releases tension throughout the arms, upper back, shoulders, and neck muscles, while promoting the laser-like, focused gaze of an eagle.
By teaching this posture in a modified version while seated in a chair, your Yoga students will still gain the release of tension throughout arms, shoulders, neck, and upper back muscles, in addition to strengthening their ability to focus on a singular point on the horizon. Simply have your students sit comfortably on their chairs with their feet flat on the floor and lead them through the arm movements of Eagle Pose with their breath. As they inhale, instruct them to raise their arms to shoulder height with their palms facing away from their bodies.
With an exhale, have your students wrap their right upper arm underneath their left upper arm and press their palms together, while they keep their upper arms in a straight line with their shoulders. Remind your Yoga students to keep their gaze on a singular point on the horizon, while they hold Modified Eagle Pose for three to five breaths. With their next exhale, instruct your students to release the posture and pause for a moment to feel the expansive energy generated by this pose throughout the upper back, neck, shoulders, and arms. When they are ready, repeat Modified Eagle Pose on the left hand side.
Virginia Iversen, M.Ed, has been practicing and studying the art of Yoga for over twenty years. She lives in Woodstock, New York, where she works as a writer and an academic support specialist. She is currently accepting Yoga and health-related writing orders and may be contacted at: enchantress108@gmail.com.