text:
Select your city Moscow Saint Petersburg Novosibirsk Ekaterinburg Krasnodar Omsk Orenburg Nizhny Novgorod Perm Penza Vladivostok Kaliningrad Pskov Ryazan Khanty-Mansiysk Tomsk Chelyabinsk Irkutsk Krasnoyarsk Kazan Volgograd Khabarovsk Rostov Saratov Tula Tyumen Ulyanovsk Samara Ufa Yaroslavl ---- Other countries ----- Kazakhstan Ukraine New York London China Vietnam
GlobalNY.biz
New York Business portal
Traffic jam: 0
ZEGLER Rachel
Subscribe to the person
ZEGLER
Actress and singer
Date of Birth: 3 May 2001
1. Early life and education
Rachel Anne Zegler is an American actress, singer, and YouTuber. She is best known for her role as Maria Vasquez in the 2021 film adaptation of West Side Story, directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Tony Kushner. For her performance, Zegler earned critical acclaim and won numerous accolades, including the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress - Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. She is set to star as Snow White in a live-action adaptation of the Disney animated film, among other projects. She is listed in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022.
Zegler was born on May 3, 2001, in Hackensack, New Jersey, at the Hackensack University Medical Center, the daughter of Gina and Craig Zegler. She has an older sister, Jacqueline. Her mother is of Colombian descent, and her father is of Polish descent.
Zegler was raised in Clifton, New Jersey, where she attended St. Philip the Apostle Preparatory School. She then attended the Catholic all-girls college-preparatory Immaculate Conception High School, where she starred in the school's musicals all four years: as Belle in Beauty and the Beast (2016), Ariel in The Little Mermaid (2017), Dorothy Brock in 42nd Street (2018), and Princess Fiona in Shrek the Musical (2019). For all four performances, she received Metro Award nominations in the Actress in a Leading Role category. Her other roles have included Serena in Legally Blonde, Cosette in Les Miserables, Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie, and Mimi in Rent. She graduated from high school on June 2, 2019.
Zegler's YouTube channel has been active since July 2015 and has received attention. As of 2020, Zegler's video of herself singing "Shallow", from A Star is Born, has garnered over 11 million views on Twitter.
In January 2018, director Steven Spielberg posted an open casting call via Twitter for a new film adaptation of West Side Story. Zegler, then 16 years old, responded to the casting call tweets with videos of herself singing "Tonight" and "I Feel Pretty"; she had performed the role at the Bergen Performing Arts Center in 2017. Zegler was selected from over 30,000 applicants for the role of Maria. Her film performance garnered critical acclaim along with Golden Globe Award and Critics Choice Award nominations. Variety declared her the breakout star of the year writing, "The Colombian actress and singer is inarguably the biggest breakout star of the year, not just in what she showcases in her iconic duets but also in her infectious ownership of the camera, best displayed in the lighter "I Feel Pretty," which displays her acting range".
Zegler has joined the cast of the 2023 film Shazam! Fury of the Gods and is also set to play Snow White in a live-action adaptation of the Disney animated film alongside Gal Gadot.
On September 27, 2021, Zegler was listed at number 34 on The Ringer's The Big Picture podcast's list of the top 35 actors under 35. She is included in the Forbes 30 Under 30 class of 2022 list. On December 14, 2021, AP Entertainment named Zegler as one of the Breakthrough Entertainers of 2021.
Rating GlobalNY.biz
Takes place
In rating
New York personalities
Mentions in the news
Rating with Actors for Q1 2022 from GlobalNY.biz
The winners of the Golden Globe 2022 have been announced
Mentioned together
SCHUMER Amy
HALL Regina
SYKES Wanda
ANDERSON Kevin
PINK Steve
HAMM Jonathan
KOTSUR Troy
MATLIN Marlee
CHASTAIN Jessica
JONES Emilia
10 place
SMITH Willard
KLUGMAN Brian
TUCK Nate
Film producer, actor and writer
BECKER Walter
Filmd director, actor and writer
NORTON Edward
Born in one day
Date of Birth: 03.05.2001. Age: 21. Zodiac sign: Taurus (Snake) .
Horoscope Taurus: horoscope for today, horoscope for tomorrow, horoscope for week, horoscope for month, horoscope for year.
Days left until next birthday: 92 Days.
FORD William
Executive Chairman of Ford Motor Company
KOSINSKI Joseph
SANKARAN VIvek
Chief Executive Officer of Albertsons
WYDEN Ronald
Senator from Oregon
FORD Jr. William Clay
Chairman of Ford Motor Company
HENLEY Jeffrey
Vice chairman of Oracle
Profile statistic
Companies rating
Morgan Stanle
Stran & Compa
GlobalNY.biz pays special attention to the activities of famous people: politicians, officials, businessmen, bankers, cultural and sports figures. Their opinion largely determines the development of political, social and economic life in New York. The section is constantly edited by our journalists for the relevance of information. Here you can find information about CEOs and presidents of top New York companies, officials and public figures who play a key role in the development of the region.
The goal of the project is to create a comfortable information space for all market actors, as well as to acquaint the readership with business people in New York.
We have created an impressive database of people in New York, which contains information about a career path, education and other important information about a person.
Thanks to automatic counting of the number of mentions of a person in the news sections " New York News "and" New York Press Releases "on the portal the rating of popularity and influence of persons is formed. The GlobalNY.biz team monitors rating changes and rewards project participants for their success. In general, the rating of participants is based on an in-depth analysis of the activity of PR services of famous people, and also reflects the qualitative state of the information field formed by the media and press services around the organization.
Business People of New York is a project about people who, through their ideas, words and deeds, have a great influence on the development and prosperity of New York.
Alena Potapova
Person in rating
+ Add person
19 January 2023 Years
What is а bus tour?
27 July 2022 Years
Delivery of parcels from the USA is inexpensive and in a short time
+ Add press-release
7 January 2023 Years
The US stock market closed up on Friday: The Dow Jones gaining 2.13%
31 October 2022 Years
Stocks mostly fall: All focus shifts to Fed and rate hikes
Huawei is out of crisis despite US sanctions
XU Zhijun
In 2022, we have successfully pulled ourselves out of crisis mode. US restrictions are now our new normal. We are back to business as usual.
Recent vacancies
6 May 2022 Years
Overnight associate
Community associate
Merchandising temp
16 December 2021 Years
Icg operations chief administrative officer
Associate executive director, operations
+ Add vacancy
Latest resumies
VOKNAZAK Dmitry A.
HARRIS Christopher N.
GM, Estate Mgr, Controller, CEO, Director (District of the state of Trieste, new York 1)
CARABALLO Emmanuel B.
Painter/ maintainance position
+ Add resume
Business news and Company press releases.
Rating of persons and Companies.
Base Vacancies and Resume.
info@globalny.biz


text:
Did Sweden Get It Right?
The 23rd of March feels like such a long time ago, doesn't it?
Now we're living through October, a strange time where we await our next orders from politicians, and exist in a minefield of testing capacities, R-rates, excess deaths and government fiascos that many people would have turned a blind eye to previously.
Comparisons to our international neighbours are hard to resist, and as Sweden slips off the UK's list of countries requiring quarantine, one question continues to loom; was Sweden right?
Here in the UK, we anxiously await a resurgence of the virus in our local areas and the dreaded restrictions that will come with this second wave. Minus the occasional surge in cases, Sweden appears to be enjoying something closer to normality, with less than 20 people in ICU and close to zero fatalities being reported.
That being said, it has not been an easy ride from the typically uncontentious nation. Anders Tegnell, who is effectively Sweden's version of Professor Whitty, became a somewhat polarising figure when he took a very different approach back in March. He chose to encourage, rather than enforce, social distancing while keeping schools, bars and restaurants open, refused to impose a full lockdown and completely dismissed the need for face coverings. He said, "Face masks are an easy solution, and I'm deeply distrustful of easy solutions to complex problems."
Despite experiencing widespread popularity at home, internationally he is more contentious. With thousands of early care home deaths and a death rate close to ten times that of its neighbours in Finland and Norway, criticism grew of the 'inhumane' approach being taken. Yet, Sweden stuck to its guns and has fallen below us and its Scandinavian neighbours. Cases have fallen rapidly since July and surges have never materialised into more hospitalisations or deaths. Notably, the death rate per capita is lower than the likes of Spain and the UK where widespread lockdowns have been devastating. The rationale behind this method was long-term sustainability and the consideration of public health with coronavirus.
But maybe it is not quite as simple as it seems.
Sweden's population density lends itself to the approach taken, with a much higher number of single households – 52% of Swedish households are 'single person households' – meaning the virus naturally cannot spread as easily.
Then comes the fact that Sweden is set apart in its governance. Here in the UK, like most countries, groups like SAGE inform the Prime Minister, First Ministers and their respective Cabinets. In Sweden however, politicians do not take these big decisions, this responsibility lies fully with the public health agency.
A final factor to consider is one of the most controversial notions of the coronavirus emergency – 'herd immunity' – whereby enough people have had coronavirus that they become immune and it struggles to spread too easily. This approach was widely criticised and abandoned early doors in the UK and although Sweden assert their goal was not widespread death and extensive population exposure, they admit that this immunity is an important part of their long-term response. Anders Tegnell himself describes the second spike a lot of Europe is suffering right now: "They [other countries] are likely to be more vulnerable to these kind of spikes. Those kind of things will most likely be bigger when you don't have a level of immunity that can sort of put the bake on it."
I am certainly not envious of the job that world leaders and their medical leads are faced with. This is a hugely complex crisis battling between clinical and economic outcomes. What is hard to understand, but hugely important nonetheless, is the impact on broader public health, rather than just the narrow view of Covid-19 deaths. It is this wider public health consideration that Sweden's approach was predicated on. A true evaluation must consider the widespread impact of the pandemic on mental health, suicide deaths, deaths from non-communicable diseases such as cancers, poverty-related deaths and childhood education to name but a few. It is with a heavy heart I worry about such issues in the UK, particularly as the rate of male suicide reaches its highest level for twenty years.
Without doubt, Britain and Sweden are very different countries, but more and more we are seeing European leaders edging closer and closer to the Swedish approach, even if they do not admit it. Perhaps this is simply because Western economies and the people who rely upon them simply cannot live with such crushing and prolonged abnormality for much longer.
Although it is easy to criticise any approach to tackling the outbreak from the comfort of our own homes, time will tell whether Sweden really has been victorious over the virus and whether the price was worth paying. I am certainly no expert on the topic and will never claim to be, but whatever happens in the coming months, Sweden must be praised for its consistency in approach that sets its apart from its European counterparts.
With not a single change to the rules, Sweden seems like the place to go if you are looking for a taste of the "old normal".
Connor Ovenstone

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


The Great Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus with its famous Rieger Organ covers a total area of 9,900 square feet (920 m²) and can accommodate an audience of 1,865 people. It has acquired international fame as one of the best concert halls in the world, offering the perfect venue for a wide variety of musical activities of all genres. The list of artists who have performed here over the last 100 years reads like a Who's Who of music history. Vienna MIR RoomPack 1 presents the Great Hall from four typical microphone positions. Apart from the stage itself, it is possible to place your instruments in the organ gallery, the so-called "Angels' Choir" (about 55 feet/17 meters above the stage), the two proscenium loges and three selected zones in the balcony.
The Mozartsaal is considered to be the best chamber music hall in the world by artists and music lovers alike. Its 1,130 square feet (105 m²) stage and the auditorium of 3,552 square feet (330 m²), with a capacity of 700 people, offer a perfect setting for all types of chamber music, from lute and song recitals to string quartets and chamber orchestras. The Mozart Hall enjoys world-wide acclaim for its unique acoustics that make it a favorite of leading ensembles and soloists, as well as a popular venue for recordings. Four typical microphone positions of this room are available in Vienna MIR PRO / MIR PRO 24.
With its 3,120 square feet (290 m²) and 366 seats, the Schubertsaal is the smallest of the Vienna Konzerthaus' "classical" halls. It has a festive character making it the perfect model of a music salon, and is mainly used for chamber music, solo concerts, receptions, dinners and lectures. Many a musical career has been launched in the Schubert Hall of the Vienna Konzerthaus. Four typical microphone positions of this room are available in Vienna MIR PRO / MIR PRO 24.
This 3,660 square feet (340 m²) concert hall (also known as Berio Hall, named after Italian composer Luciano Berio) was built in the basement during the building's major renovation from 1998 to 2001, and has a special focus on contemporary music. The sound stage features flexible podiums with movable acoustic modules, modern electro-acoustic and lighting equipment, as well as a dedicated control room that facilitates state-of-the-art recording. Four microphone positions of this room are available in Vienna MIR PRO / MIR PRO 24. In addition to the conventional stage positions, selected zones at the auditorium's sides and rear are available for instrument placement.


text:
Q: Filtering collection containing distinct case classes I have successfully created the following graph:
trait VertexProperty
case class ShopperProperty(memberID: String) extends VertexProperty
case class BasketProperty(basketID: String, epochDate: Long) extends VertexProperty

val vertices: Seq[(VertexId, VertexProperty)] = Seq(
  VertexId(1) -> ShopperProperty("shopper1"),
  VertexId(2) -> BasketProperty("basket1", 1398900001),
  VertexId(3) -> BasketProperty("basket2", 1390000000))

My question is, how do I filter on these vertex properties when they are case classes? For example, if I wanted to filter on the vertices which have the BasketProperty case class as their vertex property with Epoch date's that are greater than 1398900000, how would I do that?
I have been trying to use something like this:
vertices.filter{case (id,classthing) => classthing.BasketProperty.epoch > 1398900000}.count

But it is obviously incorrect as BasketProperty is not a member of classthing. However, I don't know how to proceed.

A: Being case classes, you should be able to use .unapply() to destruct and match the class too, so you can use a more complete case like this:
val filteredVertices = vertices.filter {
  case (id, BasketProperty(uuid, epoch)) => epoch > 1398900000
  case _ => false
}
println(filteredVertices)

This prints:
List((VertexId(2),BasketProperty(basket1,1398900001)))

So we correctly matched both the type and the condition on epoch. Note that we had to add the default case _ => false since filter expects a complete function that maps every value to true/false rather than a partial function (there should be an overload IMHO).

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
http://independent-magazine.org/2016/03/10-filmmakers-to-watch-andrew-ahn/
Obsessed with Independent Film Since 1976
10 to Watch
Print Magazine Archives
Articles Tagged 10 to Watch
10 Filmmakers to Watch: Andrew Ahn
By Rebecca Reynolds
In each of his short films, Andrew Ahn explores the dynamics of an Asian American family living in the United States and the very nature of family itself. Now, he makes our 10 Filmmakers to Watch list for his debut feature film, Spa Night, a film that continues to explore these themes and recently premiered at Sundance 2016 in US Dramatic Competition.
10 Filmmakers to Watch 2016: Call for Nominations
By Maddy Kadish
Now in its eighth year, The Independent's 10 Filmmakers to Watch highlights filmmakers – producers, programmers, animators, and others – whose upcoming work we think will wow you this year. Submit your nominations by February 15, 2016.
Extra: Hear from Amelia Evans' mentor and former professor, Ross McElwee
By Minhae Shim
The Independent's Minhae Shim, talks with esteemed filmmaker Ross McElwee (Bright Leaves, Photographic Memory) about filmmaker Amelia Evans. McElwee, Evans' former professor, was an advisor on her film, Minor Attraction. Read about how he advised Evans through the complex subject matter of her documentary.
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Amelia Evans
New Zealand human rights lawyer turned filmmaker Amelia Evans is not one to shy away from controversy. She follows the lives of pedophiles to find ways to prevent child abuse and understand their taboo attraction to children in her thought-provoking documentary Minor Attraction.
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Navid Khonsari and Vassiliki Khonsari
By David Pierotti
Game developer Navid Khonsari and filmmaker Bessie Khonsari join our 10 to Watch list with a genre-merging project, 1979 Revolution, a video game that aims to evoke the empathy of film. Navid and Bessie Khonsari participated in the New Frontier Story Lab at the Sundance Institute in 2014 and 1979 Revolution appeared as an exhibit in Sundance Film Festival's New Frontier and at SXSW in 2015.
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Stephanie Langhoff
Producer Stephanie Langhoff has a dream job working for Mark and Jay Duplass. Her work on The Bronze got her noticed at Sundance – where the film's much-talked-about sex scene also turned some heads.
Extra: How Thomas Ikimi works with his editor, Scott Brock
By Mike Sullivan
The Independent's Mike Sullivan talks with Scott Brock, who has worked as an editor and consultant with our 10 to Watch filmmaker Thomas Ikimi on several of his projects. Brock is a UCLA graduate and an award winning editor with twenty years of editing experience. He has assisted editor Thelma Schoonmaker on several films for Martin… Read more »
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Thomas Ikimi
Having lived on three continents, Thomas Ikimi brings an international perspective to his films. His latest is the short thriller Nostradamus, which revolves around drone warfare and premiered at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, and coincidentally was chosen as one of the best films of the fest by our senior critic, Kurt Brokaw.
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Hasan Minhaj
Comedian and storyteller, Hasan Minhaj, may be best known as one of the newest correspondents for The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, but it was his work merging stand-up with storytelling that brought him to our attention. You can read about his latest project, a solo show, Sakoon, and its film adaption, Paint the Town, in 10 to Watch.
10 Filmmakers to Watch in 2015: Radium Cheung
By Anisha Jhaveri
Using cameras on mobile phones with some clever adaptations, cinematographer Radium Cheung brought his vast experience and unique sensibilities to Tangerine, the story of a transgendered prostitute in Los Angeles. The result is an eye-popping yet humanistic look at a hard world.
Subscribeto our list!
Receive our monthly newsletter and other notifications from The Independent
Filmmaking Insights & Inspiration
Sign up for a free, twice monthly email from The Independent
Copyright © 1976-2020 | Contact Us | Help | Privacy Policy


text:
How Do Birds Help Us? Let Us Count the Ways
Birds are beloved by many for the joy they bring to our lives. From shorebirds along our waterways to raptors soaring overhead to songbirds in our yards and parks, birds are a constant in our lives, and their antics can be entertaining, educational and everything in between.
A ruby-throated hummingbird. (Photo courtesy of Mourad Riad)
Because they are always around, it can be easy to take them for granted, but birds play a critical role in the ecosystem, several roles actually. Here are some of the many reasons we should appreciate and be thankful for birds for more than just the beauty they add to our world.
They are free pest control
We often think of birds as eating seeds and fruits because that's what they eat in our yards, but many birds also rely on insects for a large part of their nutrition. It's this part of their diet that does us a big favor in the form of free pest control.
By eating insects, birds help keep the bug populations from becoming too large, so having them nearby is a good thing. Birds eat between 450 million tons and 550 million tons of insects each year! While this helps us around our homes and neighborhoods, it also helps farmers control insects that can harm crops.
It's not just insect-eating birds we owe a debt of gratitude to. Many raptors, which are birds like owls, hawks and eagles, are at the top of the food chain and keep the ecosystem in balance through their hunting activities. Without them, our environment could become overpopulated with some of the creatures they frequently hunt, like rodents and other small mammals.
They pollinate
Insects get all the headlines when it comes to pollinating, but other animals contribute to this essential function, including some birds. In the United States, hummingbirds, in particular, are vital for their role as pollinators. Other birds that do important work as pollinators include sunbirds in Africa and honeyeaters and lorikeets in Australia.
Antics: Foolish or amusing behavior.
Carcass: The dead body of an animal.
Cavity: An empty space within a solid object.
Gratitude: The quality of being thankful.
Indication: A sign or piece of information that indicates something.
Hummingbirds typically pollinate flowers that are tubular in shape, or have cups, funnels or tubes and offer strong support for perching. They prefer red, orange and yellow flowers, and they often visit flowers without a pleasant fragrance because they don't have a good sense of smell.
How does pollination work? It's how plants reproduce. When hummingbirds, or any other pollinators, visit flowers, they become covered in pollen. They aren't there for the pollen. Most often, they are looking for nectar. When they move on to other flowers, they transfer pollen from one flower to the next. When pollen is transferred from the male anther to the female stigma, the plant can reproduce.
Other pollinators besides birds and insects include bats and some reptiles, such as some species of lizards, skinks and geckos. Even some large mammals are pollinators. In Madagascar, the black and white ruffed lemur is a pollinator, making it the largest pollinator in the world.
They work as a cleanup crew
A turkey vulture eating an animal carcass. (Photo courtesy of Darek Konopka)
Cleaning up is hard work, but luckily we have birds to thank for doing some of this work for us, in the form of eating animal carcasses. Turkey vultures are the most well-known consumers of dead animals in the bird world, but they are far from the only ones. Eagles aren't above eating carcasses, and neither are hawks and many other raptors. Crows and ravens will eat meat from dead animals, as will some gulls and terns.
As disgusting as this may seem, it's very useful for keeping the environment clean. Without animals feasting on carcasses, they would begin to pile up, and it wouldn't just be an unsightly mess. When vultures and other birds feast on dead animals, they also help prevent bacteria and diseases from spreading. And just think of the smell if these animals were left to rot.
They create habitat for other species
A red-headed woodpecker. (Photo courtesy of Sandra Rust)
Peek inside a hole in a tree and you're likely to find evidence that an animal, most often a bird, has used it for a nest. Woodpeckers are probably the most well-known cavity-nesting birds, but they're not the only ones. And it turns out that when woodpeckers abandon a nesting cavity after using it, they're leaving it in move-in condition for other birds.
When woodpeckers leave behind these nesting grounds, they're actually increasing the long-term survival rates for birds like flycatchers, titmice and wrens. In fact, among birds, woodpeckers in particular are notable for being an indicator of a healthy environment or habitat. Where you find woodpeckers, you're likely to find many other bird species as well.
Birds aren't the only cavity nesters in the animal kingdom, however. When a bird moves out after nesting season is over, any number of creatures may take refuge in it. Peek carefully if you see a tree cavity. You may just find raccoons, opossums, bats and any number of spiders or insects taking advantage of the shelter.
They help fertilize
Not all bird poop is created equal, and some, particularly that of seabirds, has a superpower. Because seabirds mostly eat fish and other sea animals, their droppings are particularly effective as fertilizer that can help plants grow.
This superpower isn't as useful today as it was decades ago, before commercial fertilizers were commonly available. However, the fertilizing value of bird poop has been so valuable throughout history that at one point Spain started a war over access to large deposits of the poop on the Chincha Islands off the coast of Peru.
Bird poop is still big business in Peru, where it is harvested along the coastline for use as fertilizer. The bird droppings from along the coast are particularly valuable because the birds there eat huge amounts of anchovies. It is effective as a fertilizer because it contains phosphorus and other minerals that help plants grow.
____________ Follow Willy's Wilderness on Facebook for more kid-friendly nature stories and activities.
Do Animals Go Bald Like Humans?
Why Is the Sky Blue? The Science of Light
How Do Trees Survive Winter?


text:
Competitions, DVD and Blu-Ray, TV
Win a copy of the British mini-series Decline & Fall on DVD
September 19, 2017 Sabina Rysnik
The period-comedy mini-series Decline & Fall, based on the 1928 novel by the English author Evelyn Waugh, has recently been released on DVD and to celebrate we've got TEN DVD copies to give away!
The show stars Jack Whitehall (Fresh Meat) as Paul Pennyfeather, a dedicated divinity student set upon a quiet life of contemplation as a priest, is unceremoniously expelled from Oxford University through no fault of his own. This kickstarts a series of disastrous events that no-one, least of all Paul, could have anticipated. Without a private fortune to fall back on, Paul is forced to take a position as a teacher at a substandard boarding school in rural Wales. All too quickly it becomes apparent that Paul is not a natural disciplinarian.
To enter just fill in the form below. Competition closes September 30th at noon.
Win a copy of John le Carré's The Night Manager on DVD
Win a copy of Billions Season 1 on DVD
Win a copy of Jack Reacher: Never Go Back on DVD
Win a copy of the French crime series The Frozen Dead on DVD
Win a DVD copy of the first season of the brilliant Netflix series Narcos
Win a copy of the Belgium TV series Public Enemy (Ennemi Public) on DVD
Decline and FallJack Whitehall
Previous PostThe first trailer for Better Watch Out delivers a Home Alone from hellNext PostAustralians unite with the French to produce a new cannibal horror series
Merivale has launched a tightly curated online bottle shop July 11, 2019 Chris Singh
Australians now have easier access to Porto with Emirates' new service July 11, 2019 Chris Singh


How can I be sure that my referrals count?
Simply log in to Indiegogo, if you have not already, or create an account by signing up here. Then, visit the campaign page on Indiegogo and look to the right of the main video for the "Link" button.
Click the "Link" button. You will then see a popup with your unique link. Copy your unique share URL and use your unique URL to share the campaign on social media, email your friends and contacts, write a blog post, etc.
*This is an example. Here the URL shows a unique number ('12405055') on the end. This URL will be different for you, based on the campaign you are sharing, and your Unique ID will be different since it's your Unique ID.
If you are not a backer, the campaign owner will not be able to get in touch with you should you win their referral contest.
You may want to consider backing their campaign before participating in a referral contest to ensure the campaigner will be able to contact you.
Please note that referrals will only appear on your Referrals tab once you've had 5 clicks on your shared links or once someone backs the campaign through the link you shared.
Referrals are not immediately reflected on your Indiegogo profile, but will be displayed within 24 hours.
Indiegogo is not able to track referrals made outside of this method. If you tell your friends by word of mouth or send a link without your unique referral ID, that share will NOT be counted in your referrals on Indiegogo.
Note that the referral must immediately make a contribution after clicking on your link. If they visit other pages or websites or leave and come back to the campaign later to contribute, their contribution will not be counted as a referral from you.
Since each campaign owner runs their own contests, all questions about the details of a specific campaign's referral program or their rules should be directed to the campaigner.
You can use your Indiegogo profile to track your referrals on each campaign you've shared. This makes it easy to participate in more than one referral contest at once!


Following Facebook's removal of over 700 assets over "inauthentic behaviour'' ahead of the upcoming general elections, the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensic Research Lab (DFRLab) published an analysis on the removed pages and their behaviour.
According to DFRLab, many of these pages related to Indian National Congress (INC) were created before the December 2017 Gujarat assembly elections. Many of these pages were dedicated to Gujarat. Some of them focused on other geographies like Mumbai and Chhattisgarh. Significantly, some of these pages garnered significant engagement with more than 2,00,000 likes.
DFRLab analysed in detail, two pro-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) pages that had the name "The India Eye," with over 2 million followers before Facebook removed from its own platform and Instagram. It also analysed Congress Gujarat IT Cell Pages which were removed.
"The India Eye", according to a report in The Wire, was connected to an Indian IT company called Silver Touch Technologies Ltd, which also created Prime Minister Narendra Modi's official app. AltNews had also reported that a related website called 'theindiaeye.com' was hosted on Silver Touch servers but managers denied having anything to do with the website or the Facebook page.
However, according to DFRLab, Facebook attributed the page to "individuals associated with" Silver Touch, in its statement today about the removal of this page.
The page was created in 2016. It went through several name changes in the first two weeks of its existence, suggesting that the operation was experimenting with branding, observes DFRLab. Despite reports of it spreading misinformation on Indian politics, engagements on its posts kept increasing, with a significant uptick from June 2018 onward, says the DFRLab report.
DFRLab also said that the page organised events and quiz nights aimed at celebrating the BJP's hold on power.


Scenettes Dramatiques (Fourth Edition) 1953 was prepared by Elizabeth FIlkins Gessler, Chairman of Foreign Languages at Hastings on Hudson High School.
These scenettes or short skits were written to be played informally in a club or classroom. No stage, costumes or scenery are necessary as the master of ceremonies describes the characters and the action.
There are 15 brief skits, two poems and a vocabulaire.
The objective is to have fun and improve one's pronunciation, diction and fluency.
This stapled paperback is in fine vintage condition with the usual slight shelf wear--no marks or tears.
The booklet measures 6 inches by 9 inches and has 24 pages.
This pamphlet ships First Class Mail.


It's a challenge to get Rep. Martha McSally to answer questions about where she stands on important issues. But when we do get an answer, and it turns out to be no answer at all, then its easy to understand Southern Arizona voters' growing frustration with her.
When our fellow constituents wrote McSally for an explanation, it took over three months to get a reply. In the letter, McSally explained that her vote to gut internet privacy was actually an effort to protect the privacy of consumers. How did she explain that contradiction? McSally wrote that regulating online privacy belonged to a different agency, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and she didn't want to interfere with that.
There's a big problem with that so-called logic. Last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the FTC doesn't have authority over internet service providers. McSally, or her staff, would've been aware of that when the letter was sent. That means her concern for the FTC was nothing more than a red herring, information meant to mislead or confuse the people who wrote to her.
Voters of all persuasions have a right to know where their Members of Congress stand on the issues, and to expect timely and honest responses from those representatives. Southern Arizonans who wrote to McSally deserved a straight forward explanation. Instead, they got dodgy answers and political sleight of hand.


text:
EBN ṬĀWŪS, RAŻĪ-AL-DĪN ʿALĪ
EBN ṬĀWŪS, RAŻĪ-AL-DĪN ʿALĪ b. Mūsā b. Jaʿfar (b. Ḥella, 15 Moḥarram 589/21 January 1193; d. Baghdad, 5 Ḏu'l-qaʿda 664/8 August 1266), Imami author, scholar, and bibliophile, called Ḏu'l-ḥasabayn "possessing two distinctions" because he was descended from both Ḥasan and Ḥosayn b. ʿAlī b. Abī Ṭāleb.
Ebn Ṭāwūs grew up in Ḥella, studying with his maternal grandfather Warrām b. Abī Ferās Naḵaʿī (d. 605/1208), and his father Saʿd-al-Dīn Mūsā, whose mother was a daughter (or granddaughter) of Abū Jaʿfar Moḥammad Ṭūsī. Following his marriage to Zahrāʾ Ḵātūn, daughter of the Shiʿite vizier Nāṣer b. Mahdī (d. 617/1220), he lived in Baghdad for at least fifteen years. The caliph al-Mostanṣer (r. 623-40/1226-42) tried to draw him into politics, offering him the post of naqīb (chief) and asking him to act as his emissary to the Mongol ruler; but Ebn Ṭāwūs declined (Ebn Ṭāwūs, 1950, pp. 112-14). al-Mostanṣer also failed to persuade him to issue fatwās. He performed the pilgrimage in 627/1230 (Ebn Ṭāwūs, 1965, pp. 68-69, 248), perhaps the only time he left Iraq. By 641/1243-44 he had returned to Ḥella, later living about three years each in Najaf and Karbalāʾ. He had hoped to spend three years in Samarra, which he describes as an isolated spot, "like a monastery in the wilderness" (1950, p. 118), but returned to Baghdad in 652/1254.
He was still there when the Mongols captured the city, but he came to no harm. After a brief stay in Ḥella, he returned to Baghdad in 656/1258 following his appointment by Hülegü (Holākū) as naqīb of the ʿAlids. (The report that he was appointed naqīb al-noqabāʾ of Iraq in 661/1262 perhaps refers to a later appointment as naqīb of all the ʿAlids of Iraq; pseudo- Ebn al-Fowaṭī, p. 350) It is hard to tell what Ebn Ṭāwūs' attitude to the Mongols was. In his Ketāb al-eqbāl (Tehran, 1320/1902, pp. 588, 600) he expresses his gratitude to the Mongol ruler; he also sent him one of his works. In contrast, Ebn ʿEnaba (d. 828/1424) says that Ebn Ṭāwūs originally intended to turn down the appointment as naqīb but was warned by Naṣīr-al-Dīn Ṭūsī that refusal would be suicidal (Nāma-ye dānešvarān I, pp. 176-77; cf. Ebn ʿEnaba, 1984, pp. 131-32). Once installed in office, Ebn Ṭāwūs came to believe that under the new circumstances it was his duty to hold a position of leadership. As he reports in the Eqbāl (pp. 599-600), he read in the eschatological work al-Malāḥem of Baṭāʾenī (3rd/9th century) that Imam Jaʿfar al-Ṣādeq had said that after the destruction of the ʿAbbasid empire Moḥammad's community would be ruled by a just and honest person from the ahl-al-bayt, who in turn would be succeeded by the Qāʾem. Ebn Ṭāwūs believed—and fervently hoped—that he was that just and honest person. Ebn ʿEnaba says that Ebn Ṭāwūs held the position of naqīb for three years and eleven months and died in office (Nāma-ye dānešvarān I, p. 177), but Tāj-al-Dīn b. Zohra (p. 58) reports that Ebn Ṭāwūs was removed from office near the end of his life. If so, it is likely that this removal gave rise to the report that both he and his brother Aḥmad died as martyrs (Baḥrānī, I, p. 307). He was buried in Najaf.
Ebn Ṭāwūs was apparently quite well off, having purchased real estate over the years. To posterity he is known as ṣāḥeb al-karāmāt (doer of miracles); he relates a number of such incidents and is also reported to have been in direct contact with the Twelfth Imam.
Ebn Ṭāwūs had three brothers: Šaraf-al-Dīn Moḥammad, killed during the sack of Baghdad; ʿEzz-al-Dīn Ḥasan, who had died two years earlier; and the well-known author and poet Jamāl-al-Dīn Aḥmad (d. 673/1274-5 or 677/1278-9), father of Ḡīāṯ-al-Dīn ʿAbd-al-Karīm (d. 693/1294), who himself wrote a number of books. In his writings Ebn Ṭāwūs mentions two sons and four daughters; both the eldest son Moḥammad (643-80/1245-82) and the younger son Abu'l-Qāsem ʿAlī (647-711/1249-1312) were naqībs of Baghdad and Najaf.
Strothmann juxtaposes Naṣīr-al-Dīn Ṭūsī, the scholar, statesman, and man of action with Ebn Ṭāwūs, "a modest unknown figure" and "the embodiment of Shīʿī quietism" who led a "lonely, uneventful life" (pp. 7, 88, 110). Though overstated, this is an apt description for the pre-Mongol period; Ebn Ṭāwūs advised his son Moḥammad that mixing in society is an intractable malady which distracts one's mind from God and should therefore be reduced to a bare minimum (Ebn Ṭāwūs, 1950, pp. 101-02).
In his Ejāzāt (cited in Majlesī, CVII, p. 42), Ebn Ṭāwūs says that he shied away from feqh and wrote only one work on legal matters (Ḡīāṯ solṭān al-warā; excerpt published as Qabas men ketāb Ḡīāṯ solṭān al-warā, Qom, 1408/1987). He explains that he does not wish to provide answers to legal questions since the correct answers are a matter of dispute among Shiʿite scholars. He did go on to write another legal treatise, al-Mowāsaʿa wa'l-możāyaqa (ed. M.-ʿA. Ṭabāṭabāʾī Marāḡī as "Resālat ʿadam możāyaqat al-fawāʾet," Torāṯonā 2, 1407/1986-87, pp. 331-59); both works dealt with prayer, a subject close to his heart. He avoided writing on kalām and was critical of the Muʿtazilites, whom he accused of turning self-evident truths into abstruse matters and of introducing doubt and confusion into the hearts of the believers (Ebn Ṭāwūs, 1950, pp. 17-22).
Although Ebn Ṭāwūs nowhere offers a systematic exposition of his beliefs, his writings show that he had clear views on all important issues in Twelver Shiʿite thought. For example, he held that prophets and imams were fully immune from major and minor sins and interpreted accordingly texts that seemed to conflict with this view. His belief that traditions of the imams are the main source of religious knowledge is characteristic of the Aḵbārī position. His emphasis on visits to the graves of the Imams, on the Shiʿite days of commemoration, and on supererogatory prayers and other acts of devotion highlight the popular elements in his thought. Particularly striking is his defense of such practices as esteḵāra (see DIVINATION) by casting lots (Fatḥ al-abwāb ... fi'l-esteḵārāt, ed. Ḥāmed al-Ḵaffāf, Beirut, 1409/1989, pp. 271-79, 286-93) and the use of talismans as remedies for illness (al-Amān men aḵṭār al-asfār wa'l-azmān, Qom, 1409/1988, p. 91), as well as his occasional resort to astrology.
Ebn Ṭāwūs left behind an impressive number of writings on such subjects as Hadith, supplications (daʿawāt), history, biography, polemics, and astrology. Of some sixty works whose titles are known, more than a third have come down in their entirety, while several others are partly preserved. Particularly popular was his Ketāb al-lohūf ʿalā qatla'l-ṭofūf (Tehran, 1321/1904; Baghdad, 1929; Tehran, 1348 Š./1979) on the Karbalāʾ tragedy. The Kašf al-maḥajja is an important source of information on Ebn Ṭāwūs' life and thought, while the Faraj al-mahmūm has rich material on astrology and astrologers. A number of works of supplication, known collectively as al-Mohemmāt wa'l-tatemmāt, were conceived as a supplement to Ṭūsī's Meṣbāḥ al-motahajjed al-kabīr; six of the original ten volumes are extant. To Ebn Ṭāwūs's polemical anti-Sunni works belong al-Yaqīn be'ḵteṣāṣ mawlānā ʿAlī be emrat al-moʾmenīn (ed. M.-B. Anṣārī and M.-Ṣ. Anṣārī, Beirut, 1410/1989) and al-Ṭarāʾef fī maʿrefat maḏāheb al-ṭawāʾef (Qom, 1400/1980). The Ṭarāʾef is unique among Ebn Ṭāwūs's writings in that it appeared under a pseudonym: ʿAbd-al-Maḥmūd b. Dāwūd Możarī, a member of the ahl al-ḏemma (i.e., a non-Muslim). The reason for this unusual procedure may have been taqīya; the book expresses strongly anti-Sunni sentiments and could have caused trouble with the ʿAbbasid authorities. Many of Ebn Ṭāwūs's works were translated into Persian in the Safavid period.
Ebn Ṭāwūs's works afford us a unique glimpse into his impressive library. According to his own testimony, it contained numerous works on the principles of religion (oṣūl), on prophecy and the imamate, on zohd, feqh, history, Koran exegesis, supplications, genealogy, medicine, grammar, poetry, alchemy, talismans, geomancy, and astrology (Ebn Ṭāwūs, 1950, pp. 128-37). The library is said to have held about 1,500 titles in 650/1252. At an unknown date Ebn Ṭāwūs wrote a catalogue of his library, al-Ebāna fī maʿrefat kotob al-ḵezāna. It has not survived. Later he decided to embark on a much more ambitious project by writing a work which would have the same chapter headings as the Ebāna, but in which each item in his library would not only be mentioned, but would also be discussed and its significance explained. This book, the Saʿd al-soʿūd, was begun in Ḏu'l-qaʿda 651/December 1253-January 1254. As we have it, the work consists of one volume divided into two chapters: the first on maṣāḥef (manuscripts of the Koran), the second on Koran commentary. Ebn Ṭāwūs apparently never went beyond this volume.
Ebn Ṭāwūs was inordinately interested in technical details of the manuscripts such as their format and date, and often noted the quire, folio, and, occasionally, even the line number of passages he quoted. In his extant works there are references to, or citations from, some 670 works, most of which were probably in his library. About a third of these works (both Sunni and Shiʿite) have not survived, and even the existence of some of them is only known thanks to Ebn Ṭāwūs. His writings thus considerably enhance our knowledge of medieval Arabic literature.
Bibliography: (For cited works not given in detail, see "Short References.")
ʿAbd-Allāh Afandī, Rīāż al-ʿolamāʾ, ed. S. Ḥosaynī, Qom, 1401/1980-81, I, pp. 73-75.
M.-Ḥ. Āl Yāsīn, "al-Sayyed ʿAlī Āl Ṭāwūs (589-664 H.). Ḥayātoho, moʾallafātoho, ḵezānat kotobeh," Majallat al-Majmaʿ al-ʿelmī al-ʿerāqī 12, 1384/1965, pp. 192-213; 13, 1385/1966, pp. 276-309.
Ḥorr ʿĀmelī, Amal al-āmel, ed. A. Ḥosaynī, Najaf, 1385/1965, II, pp. 205-07.
K. ʿAwwād (G. Awad), Ḵazāʾen al-kotob al-qadīma fi'l-ʿErāq, Baghdad, 1367/1948, p. 270.
Y. Baḥrānī, al-Kaškūl, Najaf, 1381/1961.
Brockelmann, GAL I, pp. 656-57; S. I, pp. 911-13.
Ebn ʿEnaba, ʿOmdat al-ṭāleb fī ansāb āl Abī Ṭāleb, ed. N. Reżā, Beirut, 1390/1970, pp. 156-57.
Idem, al-Foṣūl al-faḵrīya, ed. J. Moḥaddeṯ Ḥosaynī Ormavī, Tehran, 1363 Š./1984.
pseudo-Ebn al-Fowaṭī, al-Ḥawādeṯ al-jāmeʿa, ed. M. Jawād, Baghdad, 1351/1932, pp. 350, 356.
Ebn Ṭāwūs, Ketāb al-eqbāl, Tehran, 1320/1902.
Idem, Kašf al-maḥajja, Najaf, 1370/1950.
Idem, Falāḥ al-sāʾel, Najaf, 1385/1965.
Ebn al-Ṭeqṭeqā, al-Faḵrī, Beirut, 1386/1966, p. 17.
Ebn Zohra, Ḡāyat al-eḵteṣār, ed. M.-Ṣ. Baḥr-al-ʿOlūm, Najaf, 1382/1963, pp. 58, 146.
ʿAlī b. ʿĪsā Erbelī, Kašf al-ḡomma fī maʿrefat al-aʾemma, Qom, 1381/1961, III, pp. 283-86.
Kaḥḥāla, VII, p. 248.
ʿA.-ʿA. Kammūna, Mawāred al-etḥāf, Najaf, 1388/1968, I, pp. 107-10.
Moḥammad-Bāqer Ḵᵛānsārī, Rawżāt al-jannāt, ed. A. Esmāʿīlīān, Qom, 1390-92/1970-72, IV, pp. 325-39.
Y. Karkūš, Taʾrīḵ al-Ḥella, Najaf, 1385/1965, II, pp. 24-31.
E. Kohlberg, A Medieval Muslim Scholar at Work. Ibn Ṭāwūs and His Library, Leiden, 1992; tr. S. ʿA. Qarāʾī and R. Jaʿfarīān as Ketāb-ḵāna-ye Ebn Ṭāwūs wa aḥwāl wa āṯār-e ū, Qom, 1371Š./1992.
Idem, "ʿAlī b. Mūsā ibn Ṭāwūs and His Polemic against Sunnism," in Religionspräche im Mittelalter, ed. B. Lewis and F. Niewöhner, Wiesbaden, 1992, pp. 325-50.
Moḥammad-Bāqer Majlesī, Beḥār al-anwār, Tehran, 1376-94/1956-74, I, pp. 12-13, 31; CVII, pp. 34-47.
Z. Matar, The Faraj al-mahmūm of Ibn Ṭāwūs. A Thirteenth Century Work on Astrology and Astrologers, unpubl. Ph.D. diss., New York University, 1986.
M. Momen, An Introduction to Shiʿi Islam, New Haven and London, 1985.
Mošār, Moʾallefīn IV, p. 413-17. Nāma-ye dānešvarān-e nāṣerī, 2nd ed., Qom, 1379/1959, I, pp. 161-78.
ʿA. Qomī, Fawāʾed al-rażawīya, Tehran, 1327 Š./1948, pp. 330-38.
M.-R. Šabībī, Moʾarreḵ al-ʿErāq Ebn al-Fowaṭī, Baghdad, II/1, 1378/1958, pp. 229-42.
S. Schmidkte, The Theology of al-ʿAllāma al-Ḥillī (d. 726/1325), Berlin, 1991, pp. 13-14.
R. Strothmann, Die Zwölfer-Schīʿa. Zwei religionsgeschichtliche Charakterbilder aus der Mongolenzeit, Leipzig, 1926, pp. 88-168.
Modarres, Rayḥānat al-adab VIII, pp. 76-79.
Āqā Bozorg Ṭehrānī, al-Anwār al-sāṭeʿa fi'l-meʾa al-sābeʿa, Beirut, 1972, pp. 116-18.
(Etan Kohlberg)
Vol. VII, Fasc. 1, pp. 55-58
ebn tawus
0 COMMENTS on EBN ṬĀWŪS, RAŻĪ-AL-DĪN ʿALĪ


With reliable excellent approach, great name and ideal consumer services, the series of products and solutions produced by our company are exported to many countries and regions for Drop Impact Test Machine , Drop Impact Testing Machine , Charpy Impact Test Machine , We've been expecting to cooperate along with you on the basis of mutual advantages and common advancement. We're going to never disappoint you.
"The corporate upholds the philosophy of ""Be No.1 in quality, be rooted on credit rating and trustworthiness for growth"", will proceed to serve aged and new buyers from home and abroad whole-heatedly for Drop Impact Test Machine , Drop Impact Testing Machine , Charpy Impact Test Machine , Many years of work experience now we have realized the importance of providing good quality products and solutions and the best before-sales and after-sales services. Most problems between suppliers and clients are due to poor communication. Culturally suppliers can be reluctant to question points they do not understand. We break down those barriers to ensure you get what you want to the level you expect when you want it. faster delivery time and the product you want is our Criterion .


text:
Franklin County Jury Clears Officer In Civil Lawsuit
Yesterday a Franklin County jury cleared a Reynoldsberg Police Officer by a 7 to 1 vote. He had been sued by the family of a 15 yr old youth he was forced to shoot when the kid had led police on a short chase and then when stopped gunned the car and tried to run down the officer.
The kid died has a result of the shooting.
This was a clean shoot and when it was presented to the Franklin County Grand Jury after the incident they ruled the shooting justified but the family sued anyway.
The grandmother after yesterdays verdict said " The officer never even apologized"
Hell the family never apoligized for the kid almost running down an officer in a car he had stolen from a family member.
Thats one thing I really hate about issues like that. Everyone thinks they're s**t don't stink, so there is no reason to own up to the mistakes they made...
Of course if the kid had run the officer down and killed him, they might...and I repeat...might have apologized then, possibly, someday, perchance.
"We have enough youth, how about a fountain of smart?"
I feel strong that no matter how bad I would have felt that I shot a minor no matter how justified that I would never apologize to a family. They would only take that as an admission of wrong doing.
Bodies last post is an interesting one that we ALL hope to never have to figure out how we would handle it. BUT there might be a safe way to apologize to the family of some turd that we had to shoot. I dont know, just throwing that thought out here.
Apology- An acknowledgement expressing regret or asking pardon for a fault or offense.
Trooperden, akman75, & azmichelle ignored
e man there is no "safe way" to apologize to a family of idiots that thinks their idiot relative should not have been shot.
BufordTJustice
Of course if the kid had run the officer down and killed him, they might...and I repeat...might have apologized then, possibly, someday, perchance.[/QUOTE]
Nope..........they would just have said the officer should not have been standing in the way.....
What we are dealing with here.......is a complete lack of respect for the law (Sheriff Buford T. Justice)
Going to court is only a bad thing if you done something wrong, other wise it is just a way for both sides to get stuff out in the open and clear the air.
When things are never brought out into the open for everyone to see, covered up or just not put out in the open people get angry and think cover up even if nothing was done wrong.
Take every opportunity to clear the air of such things and there will be fewer vengeful people out there.
thats what courts are for.
Last edited by hermit; 10-07-2005, 03:22 PM.
SO535
Still a Stupid Rookie
I totally agree with Bodie. I refuse to apologise for saving my own life.
bigcop97
You are next...
A 7 to 1 vote?
Who thought the officer should have been ran over... At least 7 people are not complete idiots.
That is what scares me about Jurys... If it had been 4 idiots instead of one we have an officer charged with murder for saving his own life and doing what he is trained to do....
Retired 02/01/13
pawncop
Agree with Bodie on this one. Maybe - I'm sorry your grandson made me do what I had to do.


Look at these how to decorate a desk. We find trully amazing pictures for your need, look at the picture, these are very cool images. We like them, maybe you were too. Ingenious cubicle decor ideas transform your workspace, Your desk own regardless position invite lamp lamps can supreme decorating piece creating great cozy ambiance cubicle resides under fluorescent lights doesn have set mood officer simply turn.
We added information from each image that we get, including set of size and resolution. You can click the picture to see the large or full size gallery. If you like and want to share you can hit like/share button, maybe you can help more people can visit here too. Here there are, you can see one of our how to decorate a desk collection, there are many picture that you can found, don't forget to see them too.
You could also be surprised to seek out you can spruce up the rooms in your house for a lot less than you assume. One main benefit of manufactured dwelling plans is that when the inspiration is prepared, luxehouses the precise dwelling may be built inside a couple of days. There may be one for each coronary heart's want, it appears. However, one vital disadvantage is that this makes it troublesome to vary features of the design within the home. By simply inserting the element panels, linking the steel mesh and concreting the sides, you full the structural framework, the external end, the sheathing and many of the interior shell wallboard for the shell of the house. It uses steel plates, polystyrene insulation and interior wallboard. These homes provide distinctive insulation and various environmental benefits, not the least of which is a scarcity of wooden in development. It doesn't require roof trusses, plywood, tarpaper, shingles, insulation or gutters to be put in. Cabinets are also put in without any trouble. Next time you might be out pick up a few for your bedroom.
Every time you get out of bed you will feel the softness of the rug under your toes! Usually, the manufacturers of this flooring plan could have a variety of designs in stock. Manufactured home floor plans seek advice from properties the place the different components are created and pre-assembled at a manufacturing facility site and then despatched to the building site by truck and dropped onto its basis with the help of a crane. It will assist to make your room feel new and contemporary once more. This text will explain some nice ways to fix up each room in your house on a funds. Since bathrooms are the smallest room in the home it may be possible so as to add a wallpaper border even if you're on a price range. In the event you do determine to hang a wallpaper border in your bathroom it will be important that your comply with the producer's instructions. You may pick up a wallpaper border at many various retailers for an affordable worth. A rug that complements the wallpaper would add that additional touch and make your bathroom look effectively put collectively.
A number of new pieces of artwork will look great in your dining room as properly. You will get small kitchen rugs for an honest price as well. You may also fill an outdated vase with some contemporary or artificial flowers. You may place some contemporary reduce flowers subsequent to your bed. Try putting a new plush rug subsequent to your bed. Try a daring new shade that you haven't tried earlier than. If in case you have had a bold color for some time now, maybe you would possibly prefer to strive some conventional white towels. Place some new towels in your towel racks. 1.00 store to hold op in your towel racks. Buy some new placemats at a discount retailer. You'll be able to go purchase some at your local discount store, or you would have your youngsters make you some! You can begin by sharpening any chrome fixtures that you've got in your bathroom.
In the dining room there are a few things you can do to make it feel as if in case you have redecorated. Candles give a heat romantic really feel to any room, but they go especially good within the bedroom. Candles may be purchased at a decent value today. This could make them seem like new once more! These initiatives also make unique artwork for your kitchen. You want to verify to get it hung correctly the first time to keep away from having to purchase an additional roll or border. If you wish to spruce up your kitchen, take down your curtains and wash them. You may also wish to get some new artwork on your kitchen. Bathrooms are simple to spruce up on a budget. Examples of manufactured floor plans are a dime a dozen. These examples present a peek into manufactured flooring plans that combine the practical with the aesthetic.
If you loved this article and you simply would like to get more info with regards to sater home design i implore you to visit our internet site.
Below are 6 top images from 18 best pictures collection of how to decorate a desk photo in high resolution. Click the image for larger image size and more details.


It means to be ready, be alert, be on your toes.
Nothing great happens to us by circumstance. It is only when we are intentional that things happen. Whether it is someone who wins a championship, gets a promotion on the job or even wins the lottery. Oftentimes, there are intentional acts behind their success stories. It's the extra hours in the gym, the extra hours at work, and even in the case of the lottery, the extra cash and time spent buying tickets and scratching them.
Creating opportunities is not just a self-serving act. Opening the doors for others doesn't just happen either, you have to make that happen. Just as you can be intentional and create opportunities for yourself, you can be intentional and create opportunities for others.
Sometimes we just happen to be in the right place at the right time, but guess what…that's intentional too. Being in the right place at the right time simply means you are reaping tangential benefits from an unrelated act. And that unrelated act, which you created, results in opportunities regardless of whether you anticipated them or not.


text:
Shadows Twenty-Six
Photo of Wag during our morning walk by the retired Horse Vet. Wag is 16 years old, 112 in dog years. She still loves to walk.
Shadows Twenty-Six September 30, 2018
When Wag and I walk at the dam
shortly after it gets light, we meet
people, too. Two women–mother
and daughter--come to run. An older
man walks his father's dog round
and round. He tries not to see me,
but to my "Good morning," he mutters,
"Morning." I see fisher people below
on either side of the dam, watch how
the lake water is now being released
to rush downstream. A new figure
appeared. An older woman with a
camera. She talked to Wag, who
listened. I decided she must be a
dog-whisperer. When she held out
her hand, Wag slowly approached
and sniffed. Her truck license said,
"Neigh Dr." She told me she was
a retired horse vet. Now she talks
to me, too. She's watching for the
eagles who have a nest not far
away. I saw one once, perched
on a pipe the way the vultures do.
Until I was close, I didn't see the
white head and tail feathers. He
waited until I was close to fly off.
Perhaps he already knew me. I'm
sure the eagles know the horse
doctor. They're probably curious.
She loves watching for eagles
and talking to Wag and me.
The Death of a Hell-Razor out soon
The ninth Penny Weaver mystery, The Death of a Hell-Razor, comes out November 5, 2018.
In Death of a Hell-Razor, Penny is teaching remedial English under a new and more enlightened administration at St. Francis College. The new president set up a summer boot camp in English and Math for students not ready for college, encourages them to work as interns and assistants with various maintenance staff at the college, and the Drama teacher is putting on Fences by August Wilson, which is a morale boost for both serious students and those trying to slide by. The reforms are helping many, but some students are still selling and taking drugs, failing their classes, and engaging in sexual abuse. Penny has several students making Ds after having failed Reading and Pre-Composition several times already. When one of them is killed, suspicion falls on a 30-year-old ex-con, who had served many prison terms, but he is working hard to do well at the college, and Penny believes he is sincere and would never have killed another student. Even Penny's friends, Sammie and Derek, believe Mitchell is guilty, although there is no evidence. It rests on Penny and Mitchell's few supporters to find the real killer.
With the immediacy of almost continuous dialogue, The Death of a Hell-Razor focuses on relationships instead of violence, and on who needs support rather than on who's to blame. It centers around the dark question of a murder, a simple reality in the cold, cruel, imbalanced world we already know, but the murder isn't the point of the story–the love is. What makes this story surprising is the dream of an invested, concerned community built around that question, inspired by its fierce, respected, intuitively brilliant elder heroine, whose wisdom and patient unconditional support of everyone–whether or not they believe in themselves–is so compelling. I feel almost lonely without her.–Mindi Meltz, Author of Lonely in The Heart of the World
The Death of a Hell-Razor is a fictitious journey through the lives of staff and students at an Historically Black University (HBU). With all of its challenges and high drama, the characters are real and rich, with hearts as big as Texas. The journey brought smiles, tears, and sorrow. But at the end, the reader will come away with some serious soul food with a sprinkling of HBU pride. Great read!–Gary Tyson, Former Siler City, NC Police Chief
Sales info:
Hell-Razor sells for $15, $16 with tax, $19 to be mailed, checks to PO Box 253, Moncure, NC, 27559.
ISBN-13: 978-1721177059. E-book will be released October 24. $2.99 for Kindle. You may order on Amazon or directly from Judy. Two paperback mysteries of the nine published for $25, including tax and postage. Pre-orders from now. Judy Hogan
Shadows Twenty-Three
Shadows Twenty-Three September 9, 2018
It is not easy to distinguish reality from illusion, especially when one lives in a period of the great upheaval that began a couple of centuries ago on a small western peninsula of the Euro-Asiatic continent, only to encompass the whole planet during one man's lifetime with the uniform worship of science and technology. And it was particularly difficult to oppose multiple intellectual temptations in those areas of Europe where degenerate ideas of dominion over men, akin to the ideas of dominion over Nature, led to paroxysms of revolution and war at the expense of millions of human beings destroyed physically or spiritually. And yet perhaps our most precious acquisition is not an understanding of those ideas, which we touched in their most tangible shape, but respect and gratitude for certain things which protect people from internal disintegration and from yielding to tyranny. Precisely for that reason some ways of life, some institutions became a target for the fury of evil forces, above all the bonds between people that exist organically, as if by themselves, sustained by family, religion, neighborhood, common heritage. In other words, all that disorderly, illogical humanity, so often branded as ridiculous because of its parochial attachments and loyalties. In many countries traditional bonds of civitas have been subject to a gradual erosion and their inhabitants become disinherited without realizing it. It is not the same, however, in those areas where suddenly, in a situation of utter peril, a protective, life-giving value of such bonds reveals itself.–Czeslaw Milosz Nobel Lecture, 1980.
This is what we suffer. This wears us down.
Those small towns I lived in as a child: Zenith,
Kansas, Cameron, West Virginia, Norman,
Oklahoma. I walked to the post office. I
Visited the women quilting in the church
basement, my parents took me seriously
and believed I could do anything I wanted
to do, even if, later, I scared them to death
by loving mavericks, challenging the racial
line, risking my life, my health, my safety.
Wherever I went, I built community,
fostered connections between those going
it alone. Milosz helped me see, at age
eighty-one, that our worship of science
and technology, our allowing a dictator
to be elected president, is killing us off.
The big electricity corporation has brought
us a present we couldn't refuse of seven
million tons of poison. They say they'll stop
now. They've done enough damage. Instead,
they'll burn the coal ash again and kill us
faster. No one stops them. People are
getting sick. They don't want to fight
any more. They forget: when we fight, we
love each other. We can live with our
differences. Black, white, and Hispanic;
church-goers and non-church-goers.
Andrew says, "You've won a victory.
Have a victory party." Rhonda says,
"You're defying the doctors. I predict
you'll have a stroke." She's angry at her
body's weakness, and at me, for trusting
myself and challenging doctors, our techno-
masters in a sickening world. The human
body knows how to heal itself. Instead, they
give us pills and then more pills, and the
body then is truly sick, won't fight any more.
Milosz lived under the Nazis, under Stalin.
He fought and he survived. I, too, am
fighting, and I, too, am surviving. Love
can conquer. Give it a try.
Shadows Twenty-Two
Judy making bread, with sticky hands.
Shadows Twenty-Two September 2, 2018
Proust thought Time destroyed us,
those hidden memories our only
salvation. For me, Time allows
fulfillment, to come into my own,
to learn, to heal, and even to be
recognized and valued. There were
people who hated me, but they
didn't stop me. My own body
slowed me down, reminded me
I had done well and to think of those
I love. I persuaded my friends
and my doctor to trust my way
of life, my faith in myself; to let
me continue my independent way.
My son and I learned to live
together. We lost some crops,
but harvested bushels of tomatoes.
I made spaghetti sauce and soup.
Now there are grapes to make
Muscadine jelly, pears to make
preserves. I do my work as a
writer, editor, teacher. I celebrate
Jaki, whom I first published
forty-five years ago. I will
teach poetry and story writing.
Like the moon's slow, steady
increase of its light, I resume
my own life of work and love.
Shadows Twenty-One
Zinnia with butterfly
For Jaki
You looked so fragile, but I
knew even then that you were
tough. Now I look back on
your resurrections. After you
left that March day in 1973,
I saw a small white dogwood
blooming across the racist fields.
It named your spirit. A briefcase
full of poems: some loving, some
harsh. I felt their power. Then
that Fourth of July, when we
went to Asheville, you with
baby Eva, and in your appointment
book for January, you wrote:
"background music, fireworks,
cheering," and then, over and
over: "simmering of blood,
simmering of blood, simmering
of blood." I put that page–110–
in your book. Those early years
I worried about your life. After
Imani died, I worried about
your health. In your grief,
your hands were paralyzed. You
couldn't write. You healed again,
and now they've honored you,
made you the state's laureate poet.
You wanted me there to celebrate.
I offended many in those days
forty-five years ago. I broke up
the cliques, published the writers
who were different, who were
marginalized. Together we changed
those margins, and you're alive
and still speaking truth.


That the NCTA developed the multi-ethnic festival in the 1930s is well known in our field. Its reinvention of the folk festival in the mid-1980s as a joint effort by local communities and the NCTA is not as well known, but far more germane to our time.
The NCTA's reinvention of the National Folk Festival began over two decades ago during its tenure in Lowell, Massachusetts. It grew from the realization that the festival had great potential to be a catalyst for cultural, social and economic transformation in American communities. This work has five major objectives: 1) to raise awareness of cultural heritage by bringing to the public an array of excellent artists representing America's diverse cultural traditions; 2) to keep the festivals free to the public, thus maximizing audiences and reaching broad segments of the public, including the underserved; 3) to work at the grass-roots level in different parts of the country, fostering cultural participation and community engagement; 4) to develop and nurture new, sustainable traditional arts events and new audiences in communities across the nation, and 5) to build upon the evident connection between the arts, urban renewal and economic revitalization, with the festival providing the impetus for creative sector growth, and for the enhancement, re-imagining and re-purposing of public spaces. The National Folk Festival is the NCTA's oldest event, and remains a central focus of our work because it enables the NCTA to achieve multiple goals through one program.
The National Folk Festival is awarded by application to a city that demonstrates an understanding of the central role that culture can play in revitalization and community-building efforts, the vision to imagine how this event can enrich and change their community, and the collective commitment and energy required to successfully produce such an event. The NCTA guides its host city partners in the building of an infrastructure that can support a continuing festival once the National moves on to another city. The cultural inclusiveness of the festivals, their central downtown locations, the demonstrated success of past festivals, and the fact that the event is free to the public, encourages and attracts the support of local corporations and philanthropists. Funds must be raised anew each year, requiring a concerted effort by the community and the NCTA.
The NCTA and the host city's priorities are complementary. The NCTA's primary interests – presenting outstanding traditional artists and showcasing traditional culture; fostering public understanding of and appreciation for traditional arts; reaching new audiences, and creating new forums for folk arts – complement primary interests of host cities: economic impact; enhancing quality of cultural life and city image, and building community. The festival has proved to be a successful forum for both.
By building broad-based community partnerships, along with a 700-plus volunteer corps, the NCTA is able to seed an event that is rooted in the community from its very inception. The participation of local and regional ethnic/national groups in the performance, folklife, and foodways components of the festival encourages deeper public understanding of close-to-home cultural traditions.
The NCTA strives to create an entirely "new" festival each year, with no repeating of artists during the event's three-year stay in a given community. While long known for its music programming, much effort has been put into expanding the National's Folklife Area program, which in recent years has become an increasingly important and popular feature of the event.
The recent successes of the National Folk Festival are notable. Festivals typically experience a doubling or even tripling of annual attendance within a few years. Each event has an annual economic impact in the range of $15-30 million. But attendance and economic impact alone are not meaningful measures of success; the quality of the experience is central. Public feedback consistently affirms that attendees find the National Folk Festival a deeply meaningful experience.
The NCTA is working at the grassroots level, in all areas of the country with a strong history of delivering artistically excellent and meaningful programs, increasing cultural participation, and contributing to community revitalization and economic development efforts in sustainable ways, among other outcomes.