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How to Make a Web Browser?By Simon Patel
If anything in our daily routine became automatized like breathing, it’s surfing the internet. Browsers are so seamlessly integrated into day-to-day life, serving us with web pages, that we merely forget they exist or at least don’t think at all about how they are made and work, because the first one created is so distanced from us. But what if we will?
Imagine how can it be if there was a browser just for you. Created around your specific personal needs, sitting tight as your own skin. And it is not a distant dream like a personal jet or something similar, it’s closer than appears.
Long story short: how to create a browser?
In a nutshell, there’s a multi-step process of browser creation. From picking framework to distribution.
Usually, the starting point is the engine that will power the browser: Gecko, Webkit, or Blink, all of them are responsible for parsing the code, creating a document object model (DOM) structure, calculating the layout and visual styles, and painting the final output onto the screen. Basically, it’s a conductor of the browser orchestra, ensuring it will be played as needed.
But the browsing experience can’t be full without such core features like page refreshment, navigation, or bookmarks, though tabs are living through an era of reinvention. Then go SSL/TLS encryption and other privacy tools and performance optimization.
And never consider it just a formality, tests and debugging are as crucial as repetitions, you always need to make sure everything works just right for the best performance at any given platform and device. It is as crucial for overall experience as for your security — oh those vulnerabilities. How to make a browser fail? Leave it as created.
Finally, let it live. If commercial ambitions or other intentions like improvement based on feedback push you to share it with the world, that step includes deployment and distribution. Wrap it and go. I mean pack it for each targeted platform, create a download portal, better be on an official site with all the information provided and voila, engage with the user community. Promote and prosper.
Framework and Tools: create your own browser
But we’re gathered there for more personal interest so that it’ll be. Sure, for creating your own browser you will need at least just a little bit of programming knowledge because no tool will get you there without code. What you can’t start without are frameworks and engines.
But web browser frameworks became very accessible and easy to go. How to create a web browser of your dream? First step — choose the right platform. The most popular and well-known are Chromium, Electron, and Gecko. And if you consider making your own browser — your choice will highly likely fall on one of them.
Let’s look at each one a little bit deeper, so we can provide a glimpse of understanding of creating fundament, a starting point after which we theoretically can’t guide you so much really.
What does it mean and offer?
Open-source and customizability. Oh, precious open-source, the gift to these aching to start creating a web browser. No need to build everything from scratch, there, you can do it by modifying the existing code and adjusting it to your needs. Quite an option for both newbies and advanced users.
Built-in features. Another advantage of Chromium lies in its comprehensive suite of built-in features, such as bookmarks, history management, extension support, and more. Developers can capitalize on these ready-made functionalities when constructing their browsers, which ultimately conserves time and energy.
Cross-platform support. Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS. A versatile classic choice for developers looking up to modern standards. Helps to create a browser that catches users on multiple devices and operating systems.
Developer tools. An impressive array of developer tools, commonly referred to as DevTools, streamline web development, debugging, and performance enhancement processes. These cutting-edge instruments not only facilitate the construction and upkeep of websites but also provide browser developers with an efficient means of refining and bolstering their browser’s performance.
So, fast and furious… I mean fast, compatible with a wide range of web standards and technologies, Chromium showed its influential nature to many of us under different faces. But the problem is no matter how many secure web protocols it supports and regular updates rolls, close tights with Google are definitely rising concerns about its security. No one has said you can’t try to disable all these trackers within the Blink of an eye, though. We in Sidekick, for example, tried and served. And last but not least, the large community will definitely answer as many questions about “how to make your own browser?”
But there’s no surprise it’s more developer-oriented as it is created by GitHub.
Cross-platform support. Seamless experience either on Windows, macOS, or Linux is already something so casual that sometimes it’s better to look the way you don’t need to reinvent the wheel, and Electron gives that opportunity with a single code base. Winning you some time, isn’t it?
Developer tools. If you ever asked yourself how to make your own web browser being already a developer then you mentioned most of them are created for a far more wide audience, but not you. You can apply the previous rule here too but from the other side. Take advantage of the built-in Chromium DevTools, for example. The simple solution for performance optimization and debugging.
Native application features. The power of Electron is the access to native operating system capabilities like file system access, notifications, and hardware-specific functions. By leveraging these features, you can create versatile desktop applications that surpass the limitations of web-based ones, offering a more engaging experience.
Regular updates. Guess it’s a lot easier to ensure that the framework stays current with the latest advancements in web and desktop application development with a vibrant community of developers and contributors such as Electron. Does it make it less valuable? Nope. Support and improvement can’t lose value in growing numbers.
Overall, it’s easy to learn especially for those experienced in web development, and suggests extensive resources for learning and troubleshooting thanks to the robust community. But surely not an easy-going lightweight way and it can be resource-intensive making a web browser.
Cross-platform support. Yet again, covering one of the most thrived needs, Gecko runs on various operating systems, including Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. Make a web browser suiting for all. Consistency isn’t lost with the engine before Mozilla Firefox.
Customization and modular architecture. Modular architecture can be easily adapted to accommodate the unique requirements of individual projects. This empowers developers to craft browsers and applications with a bespoke selection of features and performance capabilities, ensuring a truly distinctive and engaging user experience.
Privacy and security. Content Security Policy, Same-Origin Policy, and we just started. Tracking protection in the pocket, plus both vital and inevitable support of secure web protocols including HTTPS and TLS. Modern days — modern ways of protection.
Accessibility support. How to make an internet browser inclusive? Implementation of web accessibility features like Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) or familiar text-to-speech and keyboard navigation technology, lets developers ensure that websites and applications function well for a wide range of users.
Regular updates. The Mozilla Foundation and its dedicated community of contributors actively maintain and update the Gecko engine. This guarantees that the engine remains up-to-date with cutting-edge web standards, technologies, and security protocols.
Even with the smaller community compared to Chromium, and therefore fewer resources, Gecko is still quite an option to consider. It still adherence to web standards and has a strong focus on security and privacy (unlike the mentioned colleague), so you won’t be sidetracked by “how to make browser secure” objective. And cute details like mobile platforms support are always warming hearts. Yeah, it can be harder to learn, but sometimes a little struggle can give more.
Whatever you choose to make your own web browser on, it is already a good start. Chromium with a high-performance engine, easy-to-learn Electron, or security-guarding Gecko. Choosing the right framework will depend on your specific requirements, existing knowledge, and project goals.
Everything else is an even deeper individualized process with an adventurous search for suitable features you thrived for. That’s why our authorities end here. But a little recap won’t hurt:
- UI make it functional and handy, you don’t want to dig yourself a hole
- Enhancing security and privacy features, especially using a base like Chromium with trackers that can compromise it
- Optimize performance and resource management, your machine will say thank you
- Test and debug, don’t slip, it only helps to get what you want
Don’t forget to keep up with your standards but let’s have some fun. A browser is still just a tool. But what if there’s something already there to cover all your needs? Fast, secure, almost a full Browser based OS? Make your own browser or check Sidekick, don’t be scared.
Creating a web browser involves selecting an engine like Gecko, Webkit, or Blink, designing the UI, implementing core features, enhancing security, optimizing performance, and conducting thorough testing and debugging before distribution. That’s a short undetailed but step-by-step explanation.
Sidekick is designed with a deep understanding of modern users’ browsing needs, featuring efficient resource management, robust privacy, and security measures, and an intuitive user interface. Its features include an integrated ad-blocker, powerful developer tools, a built-in note-taking app, and customizable workspaces. We regularly update it based on user feedback and the latest web standards, ensuring it stays relevant to your needs without you needing to anxiously seek how to create browser yourself.
Designing a browser’s UI involves several key considerations. First, it should be intuitive and user-friendly, allowing users to navigate the web easily. This includes clear icons, easy-to-use address bars, and straightforward navigation buttons. Second, the UI should be efficient and promote productivity, which might involve features like tab management, shortcuts, and search functions. Third, customization options can provide users with the ability to personalize their browsing experience to suit their specific needs. Lastly, it’s crucial to ensure the UI is aesthetically pleasing and modern, contributing to the experience.
Chromium is highly customizable, supports multiple platforms, and offers built-in features and developer tools. Electron, while not a dedicated browser framework, is easy to learn, supports cross-platform development, and allows access to native OS functionalities. Gecko prioritizes privacy and security, has a modular architecture for customization, and supports web-standard compliance and accessibility features. So you can choose which suits you better based on your needs and skills.

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It's inevitable that the economic problems have put a dent in our soft power," he says. "In material terms, it's almost a non-story. The math in the Standard & Poor's downgrade was incorrect.
Representatives of Jewish and Roma, or Gypsy youth groups from eight countries are meeting in Hungary. The week long encounter, called "Volunticipate," begins Monday. The youth are gathering to discuss how to build partnerships, plan joint initiatives, and exchange experiences about minority identity and grass-roots civil activism.
"There will be people in the United States asking why we should help China to improve its public diplomacy, and there will be people in China asking why China should engage...with United States. But...the more exchange...we have, the better chance we have of managing this relationship of the century
We continue to voice support for Morocco’s reforms, and their implementation, through domestic and foreign press outlets. We use public diplomacy programs to promote dialogue, engage Morocco’s vibrant civil society, encourage a responsible media, and increase understanding of democratic values.
Turkey, which was made aware of the sensitivity surrounding the Armenian issue throughout the world through attacks by the Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), continues to be caught unprepared every year as to how to shape its approach towards the events of April 24.

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DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW PACKAGING CONCEPT IDUN Technologies AG
is a young start-up company that produces soft, dry electrodes that are comfortable to wear even after prolonged use and can be used, for example, to measure vital values during sport. The electrodes developed by the company are tailor-made for the respective application and are therefore in demand worldwide for research projects. IDUN is working with QUO to develop a new packaging solution for shipping the electrodes. Despite the physical proximity of the two companies, which both have their headquarters in the newly founded Netzwerk-Haus
in Opfikon, the path to cooperation was a detour. IDUN only became aware of QUO as a possible development partner through discussions at the Swiss Startup Pitch Working Week. As a first step, the packaging requirements were defined and possible packaging variants were developed and investigated in a Design Thinking Workshop
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, these were then created as prototypes. In the further course of the project, IDUN independently develops the production-ready packaging. The company can draw on the workshop resources as well as the know-how of QUO.
This advantage is also what distinguishes the Netzwerk-Haus in Opfikon: It is expressly desired that the companies located in Opfikon are connected to each other in such a way that they benefit from each other’s expertise and thus increase the added value for the individual company.


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I discovered recently how important pre-fishing really is. There was a time not too long ago when I thought I was hurting myself by pre-fishing. I would go to a location during practice, catch a 5lber and then on tournament day go right back to the same location and not even get a bite.
My problem the entire time was that I was pre-fishing the wrong way. Your goal during practice shouldn’t be to catch 20lbs of fish. Your goal should be to find a pattern. What lure gets you the most bites? What color seems to be more productive? The answers to those 2 questions are key to your success.
Most people want to pre-fish to find a specific location where the bass lurking. While that is VERY important, I’ve found that Bass have a tendency to move from a specific location overnight. That’s why you hear so many anglers say, “I caught 17lbs here on practice” and then don’t weigh in a fish on tournament day. It’s best an angler uses traditional seasonal patterns to locate the fish on tournament day.
Even if I’m fishing a small local club tournament it’s rare that I don’t pre-fish for it now. It makes no sense to go fish a lake or river with no knowledge of what’s going on at the time. Bass fishing is a chess game and you need to be the first one to check-mate. Pre-fishing and practice days can help you do that.

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The news of the ‘fresh’ lava flow into the innards of the Mt.Merapi filled us with trepidation.To us, this news was alarming,but was just a piece of information to locals. I guess living on the ‘Pacific ring of fire’ makes you ready to face anything. We were informed that the volcano goes thru cycles and this is merely the start of the next. There was no reason for worry and it would be ‘business as usual’. On hearing this, we gave an emphatic ‘GO’ to the plan.
As we waited for our transport to arrive, we met an elderly French couple and a German who had climed Mt.Merapi, the day before and gave us some useful tips. Finally our ride arrived and were accompanied by a Dutchman and a few Malaysians for our trek.The drive from Yogyakarta to the ‘base camp’ took about two hours and towards the end, the roads became narrow and curvaceous. We expected to see Mt.Merapi, but were surrounded by pitch darkness and fog. Finally we arrived at the ‘guest house’ and were offered hot Jasmine tea (best I ever had till date), while we waited for the guides to arrive.
We rented flashlights there and then set off for the next stop at ‘New Selo base camp’. There was a tar road from the guest house to the base camp and Was the steepest incline I had ever encountered for a tar road. And this was only the beginning of the things to come.
We had set out from the base camp at about 1:00 AM and reached the ‘New Selo base camp’ in about 45 minutes.Here there were a lot of two wheelers parked and a number of people sleeping .It is advisable to start the climb from here as it will be an easier option . Here too the visibility was limited to a few feet and it was pitch dark and foggy.The flashlight when switched on, gives the feel of a Jedi sword (incidently the Malay girls with us were nicknamed C-3PO and R2-D2).
The climb is quite taxing and requires certain level of fitness.Also jacket and ear covers are advised as it is cold at night. Since a lot of people have climbed Mt.Merapi over the years the path is like a well-worn jungle trail except that the incline makes it a little difficult.The last climb to the summit (after the memorial plaque) is a very steep scramble over loose and broken rocks. Taking on the final summit is not advisable for the average Joe/Jane.Though a night climb may be devoid of some scenic views, it would be preferable as the day sun is pretty hot.
Scrambling and balancing, we finally made it to the top (not the summit) and waited for the sunrise. The diffracted light from the rising sun casts a magic spell and yes, the sight is well worth the effort put in to climb the mountain. After spending some time at the top, we returned to the guest house for breakfast and were then ferried back to Yogyakarta.
It was only while returning we could see the whole of Mt.Merapi. The view of the terraced fields with Mt.Merapi in the background is mesmerizing. There are may farms and fields dotting the road from New Selo to Yogyakarta (writing the city name has become a hassle for me as I subconsciously slip into the local name: Jogjakarta). The locals live under the shadow of the volcano and still are happy about living there.This forced me to see my life under perspective and the result was quite humbling.
Returning back to the guest house in Jogja, we rested for a while and then explored the area around the guest house. The walls around were full of great looking graffiti and I regretted not taking my camera along. In the afternoon, I got chatting with another guest who said he just got here after a trip to Mt. Bromo and Ijen crater and that these were truly awesome to visit. He then went on to detail the experience about the place.
At dusk, we bid goodbye to our hosts and left for the airport after thanking them for the hospitality extended.
We had a stopover at Jakarta and had to spend the night at the airport.This was my second airport sleepover and was definitely better than the first. Reclining on a chair at the airport, I read about Bromo and Ijen.These are truly wonderful places and I felt my travel plan could have been better with them.
At the airport shops, I discovered that Java was the place for exceptional coffee especially Kopi Luwak ( I suggest you google the manufacturing process for this!! ). I ended up buying a packet and this was the most I ever paid for coffee I my short lifespan. I haven’t tried it yet to comment on the taste.
The night past and it was time for the flight back. Three days has passed since we left. We had seen a new country ,met a lot of people , spent a few million (IDR ,of course) and got a few mesmerizing experiences. The only glitch, it was Monday morning !!

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Kluane Aagé Adamek
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Kluane Aagé Adamek
Kluane Aagé Adamek, the Yukon regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations, had a direct message for Canadians on Monday, when the commissioners of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIWG) released their final report to federal, provincial and territorial governments.
“On this very important day, we call on Canadians to stop, to reflect, and to take a very serious look at the systemic failures and lack of leadership demonstrated that has led to the preventable murders and abductions of our women and girls,” Adamek said.
“These unnecessary lost lives are very real to us, and the grieving continues. These women and girls were our daughters. Our nieces. Our sisters. Our granddaughters. They were our mothers and grandmothers.
“And the violence against our women is still happening today. In an era of #MeToo, this is quite simply unacceptable,” Adamek said.
The final report leads with evidence that concludes that the cases of Indigenous women and girls murdered and whom have gone missing as investigated by the inquiry were victims of a “Canadian genocide”.
The final report reflects the painful suffering of the victims and their families, Adamek said. It speaks directly to how terribly Canada has systemically failed them, she added.
The inquiry could not make a final determination of the number of women and girls who have been murdered or gone missing due to the lack of timely action from Canada to respond to the crisis, the regional chief pointed out.
The report calls on Canadians to stand up and call out racism and violence against Indigenous peoples, to learn the truth about Canadian history, and to read the landmark report in full.
It includes more than 200 recommendations for changes to the justice system.
“The results of the national inquiry clearly show that the best way forward is for First Nations to reassert their inherent rights and our jurisdiction,” Adamek said.
“This means taking back control of our own governance systems, such as restorative justice, our own healing mechanisms for impacted families and women affected by violence, the development of our own child and family services laws and systems, improved access to life-long education that is culturally relevant, increased access to Indigenous-led addictions and treatment programming, and the transfer of health care for delivery by First Nations.”
The final report comprises “the sacred truths of 1,484 family members and survivors of violence and 83 knowledge-keepers, experts and officials who provided testimony at 24 hearings and statement gathering events held from coast-to-coast-to-coast in 2017 and 2018, as well as 819 people who shared their truths through artistic expressions.”
Kwanlin Dun First Nation Chief Doris Bill said it’s “important to uphold the truths of the families and survivors who courageously took part in this process.
“I am confident that we can change the story in Yukon; First Nation self-government uniquely positions us to make a real difference in the lives of Yukon families and to make our communities safer.”
The November 2017 commission’s interim report, Our Women and Girls Are Sacred, provided recommendations that informed the committee’s work and their partners on action planning.
This included work on the Sexual Assault Response Team planning and implementation, community safety planning, and promoting economic empowerment of Indigenous women and girls.
In 2017, the Yukon was the first jurisdiction to host family hearings and one of the first to host advisory meetings.
In keeping with Indigenous values, the commission was welcomed back to the Yukon last month to take part in healing ceremonies.
The committee members will attend a private family gathering later this month with family members and survivors.
Hosted by the Yukon Indigenous Women’s groups, the family gathering will mark the end of the inquiry’s work, promote continued healing and look to the future to change the story for Indigenous women and girls.
“I lost my sister at a time when there was no respect or regard for the rights of Indigenous women,” said Ann Maje Raider, the executive director of the Liard Aboriginal Women’s Society.
“This tragedy was made even worse by the disrespect our family was shown by the authorities. Things are getting better, and thanks to the inquiry and countless Indigenous women across Canada, my sister has finally been given a voice, along with so many other missing or murdered Indigenous women and girls.”
Meanwhile, the Congress of Aboriginal Peoples (CAP) acknowledges that the final report as a guiding document for concrete actions to be taken to protect Indigenous women and girls.
Over the past two years, CAP participated as a party with standing, and members also joined in the truth gathering process.
“We know too well that the government continues the pattern of colonial violence today and that the existing Indian status rules, along with chronic underfunding of adequate, culturally-safe policies and supports, are leading to the eradication of our peoples,” said CAP national chief Robert Bertrand.
The inquiry has taken a strong position that the federal government is legally obligated to end these practices, he pointed out.
Call to Justice 1.1 demands for “… all governments to ensure that equitable access to basic rights such as employment, housing, education, safety, and health care is recognized as a fundamental means of protecting Indigenous and human rights, resourced and supported as rights-based programs founded on substantive equality,” Bertrand said.
“All programs must be no-barrier, and must apply regardless of status or location.
“We are here to honour the lost women and girls,” he added.
“We’re hopeful that full implementation of the Calls to Justice would lead to greater safety, security and empowerment of our constituency.”
“Above all, this inquiry is for the families who need to see this process lead to concrete solutions – to help end the continual cycle of murder and violence against Indigenous women and girls,” added national vice-chief Kim Beaudin.
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Fires, floods, and earthquakes have all made an appearance in 2021, reminding us just how fragile humans are in the face of the awe-inspiring, and often destructive, power of the environment. Protests for climate justice continue across the globe and we are faced with our "best, last chance" to get global warming under control.
Will wind and solar win out over fossil fuels? Will we renew more than we destroy? Scientists, politicians, journalists, and activists have all contributed their stories to this climate debate. But are the tales we tell ourselves ones of hope? Or despair?
This creative project invites community members to cast their vote by submitting their 'tale of the environment'.
Explore the stories below, or listen to full episodes on The Yarn, a podcast mixed, produced and edited by students from the Centre for Advancing Journalism.
Episode 1 is Climate Reporting post COP26: Pretend Policies and the Media Mirror, a recording of the live panel discussion hosted by the 2021 Being Human Festival featuring Jo Chandler and Jeff Sparrow from the Centre for Advancing Journalism; the co-editor of Overland Evelyn Araluen; and Guardian Australia editor Lenore Taylor, and Environment Writer Adam Morton.
"Action is the antidote," says Heath Greville, a 67 year-old Extinction Rebellion activist from WA.
GreenPeace East Asia Campaigner Junyan Liu has seen the devastating effects of climate change first hand in Yunnan Province, China.
10 year-old Spencer from Noosa is fighting to save threatened Glossy Black Cockatoo habitat from a development. Read more about Spencer's campaign in The Citizen.
Alana Mountain was moved to become a forest activist after witnessing clearfell logging in Victoria.
Melburnian Scott found hope in gardening during the city's long lockdown.
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This project was produced in collaboration with the 2021 Being Human Festival. Founded in the UK as the only national festival of the humanities, Being Human is now a global celebration dedicated to demonstrating the breadth, diversity and vitality of the humanities.


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They are working tirelessly under the hot sun. On right hand side, some of them are mixing sand. Others are placing sand on the house foundation. On the left-hand side, a few are picking bricks from different locations.
This is a group of young south Sudanese refugees and host communities’ members. Early, last year, many of them had no construction skills. They were staying in the settlements without any source of income. The same year, an opportunity to train was availed to them.
They applied for the training in construction. After training for six months, the youth opened a construction group called Yoyo young talent builders and carpentry association in November,2019.
They are among hundreds of young refugees and host communities who have been training under the skills development component under Enabel under the European Union emergency fund for northern Uganda. The project aims to equip the youth with skills so as to improve their livelihoods.
According the group’s deputy chairperson, Francis Wani, a south Sudanese National, their group consists of 16 members. The 9 members are from the host communities and the other 7 from the refugee communities.
After training, the group applied for a building grant with Peace wind Japan to construct houses for people with special needs. They received the contract. In January, they received shs 1m. Later in February, they received another payment of shs 1.5m. Then most recently, they received another payment of shs 2m.
Out of these payments, Wani says, each member is able to get shs 120,000. They use the money to buy household items including clothes. Wani who apparently stays with his elderly parents uses the money to support his young siblings with scholastic materials.
Wani says they are determined to build houses for fellow refugees in the settlement in Yoyo settlement in zone III. So far, they construct over three houses and handed it over to people with special needs. The group hopes to expand their construction group by buying more tools.
They have expanded their group by incorporating other youth. Wani says, they are employing other youth as casual labourers. According to the local authorities, the youth have been able to provide descent houses for people with special.
“So far, we have built five houses in the settlement. We work as a team. We are dedicated because this is our source of income.” Says wani
The group has been registered with the local authorities at the settlement. Their dream is to open bank account and train more in financial management so as to improve their business ventures. They also hope to become a bigger company.


June 9, 2012
Performers taking part in the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival play Thursday at DeSales Catholic High School.
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Musicians in the Walla Walla Chamber Music Festival played to a young audience at DeSales.
WALLA WALLA - If music is like the blueprints for a building, then a composer is the architect. And just like an architect, a composer builds starting with a foundation, and then adds important layers, with final touches and details to make the work uniqu


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Warner Bros. has tapped “The King’s Speech” screenwriter David Seidler to rewrite family drama “The Judge” and brought on Robert Downey Jr. and Susan Downey to produce via their Warner-based Team Downey banner.
Warners had already been developing “The Judge,” based on Nick Schenk’s original script, with David Dobkin (director and producer of “The Change-Up”) attached to produce and direct.
Story centers on a big-city lawyer who returns home after the death of his mother to learn that his estranged father, a judge, is suspected of murder. He sets out to discover the truth and along the way reconnects with the family he walked away from years before.
Downey — who’s not signed to star in “The Judge” — has wrapped on “Sherlock Holmes: Game of Shadows” and is set to topline “The Avengers” and “Iron Man 3.”
Seidler is also set up to write the sports drama “Games of 1940” in partnership with writer Luca Manzi at Kennedy/Marshall Co. and Brazil-based RT Features, which is funding development.
“Games” is based on the true story story of POWs in a Nazi prison camp who staged an Olympics-style competition after the 1940 Games were canceled.
Seidler and Manzi came up with the idea for “Games of 1940” several years ago from an exhibit at a Warsaw sports museum while they were developing a German-Italian TV production about the siege of Vienna.
Producers on “Games of 1940” are Frank Marshall and Kathleen Kennedy along with RT Features’ Rodrigo Teixeira and Fernando Loureiro. Seidler’s manager Jeff Aghassi is exec producing.
Seidler, who won the Oscar for original screenplay for “The King’s Speech,” stuttered as a child and noted during awards season that he was inspired during the war by George VI overcoming his stammer.
“The Judge” is the third Warners project for Team Downey, which was set up just more than a year ago. The other two pics at the studio are “Yucatan,” an action-adventure heist pic developed by the late Steve McQueen, and a musical based on a pitch by “Next to Normal” composers Brian Yorkey and Tom Kitt.
Banner is also working with Sony to develop Neil Strauss’ nonfiction tome “Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life.”
Dobkin’s directing credits include “Fred Claus” and “Wedding Crashers.”
UTA and Aghassi rep Seidler. UTA also represents RT Features.


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The object of this volume is to draw attention to the wide range of associations between fungi and living organisms, particularly animals and plants, where there are indications that coevolution has been a major factor in their development.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Book Description Academic Press, 1988. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. book. Bookseller Inventory # M0125573650

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Controversial! Fun And Also Games! First Comic Book related blog to be featured in the Australian National Library's Pandora archive. 2016 Rondo Award nominee. Pop culture, music, film and comic book expert. Would be willing to write for biscuits.
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Wednesday, June 04, 2014
Can't Stop These Tears That Are Falling From My Eyes
Utterly irreplaceable. Nobody could, nobody can, ever sing like Doc did.
Rest easy Doc, you've more than earned it. A lot more people loved you than you probably knew.

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The Maui News
Friday, July 23, 2004
By SHERI TANAKA, Staff Writer
HANA - After being rained out in March, the 12th annual East Maui Taro Festival will be held this weekend, celebrating Hawaiian traditions on Saturday and Sunday at the Hana Ball Park.
"The festival is to gather the people together and talk about how to preserve and malama the land," said John Lind, a Kipahulu farmer who pioneered the first taro festival. "That is the only way we can save the aina. It is also to educate our people, the government, community and visitors, teaching them how to restore the ahupuaa."
Festival organizers canceled the last two days of the four-day festival in March when heavy rains combined with thunder and lightning to create serious safety concerns. This weekend's weather in East Maui looks promising, according to Robert Ballard, lead forecaster with the National Weather Service.
Those at the taro festival can expect partly cloudy skies with scattered showers, Ballard said. "It will be generally passing-type showers, and, when it does rain, it won't rain for very long," he said.
The festival includes entertainment, arts and crafts sales and the traditional taro pancake breakfast beginning at 7 a.m. on Sunday. The fest runs from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday.
But a main attraction will be the tours of cultural areas around Hana and Kipahulu, including the tour of the Kapahu Farm at 1 p.m. on Sunday. Created by the Kipahulu 'Ohana Living Farm, a nonprofit organization that restored the taro loi, Kapahu Farm recreates a Hawaiian lifestyle and educates residents and visitors about the "ways of the old," directors John and Tweetie Lind said.
In partnership with Haleakala National Park, John Lind and his wife, Tweetie, have restored 2.5 acres of loi at Kapahu. At the farm, they cultivate four varieties of wetland taro: moi, lehua, mana and ha'akea apuwai.
"I was in awe when I drove up here because of the memories that I saw of my grandfather and my family," said Arnold Kekahalono, 40, of Hana. "This is the first time I've been back in 20 years.
"We used to eat and sleep up here and work the next day and take care of the farm. It was part of the culture, and my grandfather taught us how to live off the land. It was hard work."
Taro, a staple of the traditional Hawaiian diet, takes nine to 18 months to mature for harvest. Friends, visitors and family all help in the muddy harvest - yanking out the fully grown taro, pulling the roots off and cleaning the corms with water from the stream that also feeds the loi. The taro plant is then cut up and separated in piles of leaf, stalks and corms, with the leaf and corm to be cooked, while the stalks, or ha, are replanted to grow into new taro.
"Growing taro is a lot of work," said Kamaui Aiona, 29, a Big Island native who has been living in Hana for two years. "A lot of people spend one day working and think it's just paradise, but you gotta respect the taro farmer for doing this work day in and day out."
The Kapahu Farm is a replica of the kind of Hawaiian community that would have been found in the region between 1778 and 1848, demonstrating how traditional Hawaiians lived off the land. At the far end of the Kapahu Farm, a view of the length of the Oheo Gulch extends from lush green mountain slopes to the deep blue sea.
According to the Linds, Kipahulu was treasured by the Hawaiian alii for its bountiful resources of the land and the sea.
"We're encouraging East Maui young people or any taro grower to go back to growing taro to keep the culture alive by using the water and the land," Tweetie Lind said. "That's the idea."
She said taro cultivation is not only to preserve the culture but is also a way to create jobs for the Hawaiians of Kipahulu, especially members of the younger generation who want to stay in Hana.
"With Uncle John and Auntie Tweetie, they don't really teach; they live. And the way they live is how we learn what the old way was like," Aiona said. "They live their culture, and when you hang around them long enough it rubs off on you."
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Facts of Kate Micucci
|Full Name||Kate Micucci|
Kate Micucci is a very talented actress and she is also an amazing singer. She is also an artist and songwriter.
She has been absolutely mesmerizing with her work in TV shows and movies such as The Big Bang Theory and Raising Hope. Her work in Scrubs is scintillating too.
She was dating her boyfriend Jake Sinclair before the couple decided to take their affair into next step and got married. Their wedding was held on February, 2018.
The couple are living very happily in Los Angeles. Their relationship is very strong. They have not decided to have children but in near future they might have plans to have kids.
She has a very impressive net worth of 500 thousand dollars and it will surely reach the million dollar mark soon. She is living an amazing lifestyle and she has the income to back it.
She worked in The Big Bang Theory and it pays amazing salary. The salary of Jim Parson of The Big Bang Theory is 1 million dollars and other actors are also paid huge amount of money.
She loves food and mock tails. She has uploaded this picture of her having Shirley Temple in her Instagram account. She is a very happy person and very fun to around with. She has uploaded this picture with a caption,
She loves traveling too. She has uploaded this picture in her Instagram account and she has captioned this one as,
The snow is THIS high."
She loves traveling. She has uploaded this picture in her Instagram account and she has captioned this one as,
The picture is of a beautiful lake and the picture she has clicked is a sensational one.
Here is another beautiful picture from her Instagram account. She has captioned this one as,
"Merry Christmas from our ski cabin to yours."
Wiki of Kate Micucci
She was born in the year 1980 on 31st of March and this makes her age 39 in 2019. She was born in a place called Jersey City which lies in New Jersey of United States of America.
She belongs to the nationality American. She is not very tall as she has a very average height of 1.57 meters. She has very good body measurements of 33-23.5-34.
She went to Keystone College for her degree of A.A in Fine Arts. She also has Bachelor of Arts degree in the field of studio art. She got that degree from Loyola Marymount University. She went to Nazareth Area High School for her early education.
She was taught her piano lesson by her mother. The names of her parents are Michael Micucci and Lynn Micucci. Her ethnicity and descent is Italian and American.

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The structures of vinyl liner swimming pools are assembled in 3 ft by 8 ft modular panels made of galvanized steel or thermoplastic. They are available in various radius and straight segments and are secured together to make up the perimeter shape of the pool. At the bottom of the structure, there is vermiculite, a cement-like floor. The liner typically locks into a track located under the coping.
Vinyl liners have many wonderful features, one being its smooth surface. There are many design options, sizes, and shapes to choose from. You are not limited to only a small variety of colors and patterns. There are many to choose from which can dramatically improve the visual effect of your swimming pool. Vinyl liner pools are also less expensive than gunite pools.
As with gunite pools, a variety of features may be added including sun decks, benches, stadium style steps, spill over spas, laminar jets, waterfalls, and special lighting effects.
Gunite swimming pools have become a popular choice for homeowners today because of their beauty, high durability, versatility in creating different shapes and because they are built to last. The traditional method of poured concrete used a wooden framework to hold the shape of the basin. Gunite which has become the preferred method uses a rebar framework that is sprayed over with a concrete and sand mixture resulting in a very strong base.
Gunite pools can have a variety of finishes to match the ambiance of your backyard poolscape. With a wide array of shades, plaster finishes can be done to blend beautifully with your pool decking. For a truly unique high-end look finishes can be created from pebbles or glass. There is great flexibility when building a gunite pool. Features such as waterfalls, custom steps, seating and so many more can easily be done.


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Former state information commissionre, S Somanathan Pillai has reiterated his controversial claim and questioned Metroman E Sreedharan on the DPRs he had prepared.
In a tit for tat reply to Pinarayi Vijayan, Sreedharan said K-Rail is not going to be a reality as it's not a project with any realism.
The state BJP president visited the Metroman at his residence on Friday.
The Metroman said that he is no longer disappointed with the outcome of the elections, and had learned many things.
The estimated Rs 64,000 project cannot be completed in five years as planned, and it would take at least 10 years and Rs 1.1 lakh crore, Sreedharan said in a statement.
Nine from Kerala, including union minister V Muraleedharan and former governor of Mizoram, Kummanam Rajasekharan feature in the list.
For long, the national leadership of the party has been upset with the state leadership as it has been a divided house with two factions - one led by Muraleedharan and another led by former State President PK Krishnadas.
Sreedharan, popularly known as India’s Metro Man, refrained from blaming anyone for the poll defeat. The party workers worked hard, he said, without ruling out undercurrents that might have influenced the result.
Shafi had defeated CPM’s KK Divakaran by 7,403 votes in 2011. He was re-elected in 2016 with a win over BJP’s Shobha Surendran by 17,483 votes.
Palakkad witnessed a high-voltage three-way fight among UDF, NDA and LDF.


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Let me paint a picture: It’s the age of lava lamps and rollerskates. Lynyrd Skynyrd rules the airwaves. America has yet to discover the gritty urban raps of the Sugarhill Gang. It’s an innocent time, the ’70s, a time before intermarriage was commonplace, a time when a Jewish man and a Catholic woman would have to be crazy to fall in love. Can their passion survive the anti-Semitic glares of their neighbors? The disapproving tweed jackets of their fathers? The confused sideburns of their friends?
Eli Valley, Jewcy.com’s talented humorist, has the answer.
In his recent post, “When Jewish David Met Irish Eileen,” Eli analyzes a 9-part series from the obscure ’70s comic book series “Just Married.” The storyline? An Orthodox Jew–who never wears a yarmulke but is partial to turtlenecks–falls in love with a devout Catholic woman. A typically hilarious passage from his analysis:
Although they have already eloped, David and Eileen get remarried, twice, to please their parents – first in a church, and then in a synagogue. In the storyline’s solitary visit to a Jewish house of worship, we glean fascinating insights into Orthodox Jewish customs – the burning incense, the rabbi wearing a circular necklace, the resemblance of the rabbi to Jesus, the prayer book inscribed with a Jewish Star drawn to resemble a Pentagram. It is as if the comic book is asking, are not all religions the same? Especially if they all look like Christianity? Finally, the comic book reveals that in Orthodox Jewish weddings, it is customary for the rabbi to make out with the bride, particularly if she is a Gentile.
Now, if in the wake of the Don Imus affair, you’re wondering what is acceptable to joke about and laugh at, and what is not, Peter Moore, a self-described “half-Jewish” (“I always tell people that I’m not really one of the Chosen People, but I am an Alternate.”) actor and director, created a list of guidelines for telling jokes in the PC age, in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star-Tribune.
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This is the second of a five book series written by Anne Perry. I read the first one a little while ago: No Graves as Yet. That one took place right before WWI started, this one happens about six months after, during the time it was becoming obvious that the war was going to last for a while.
Though on the surface a mystery novel, it really is dealing with a lot of important ideas; what is the role of faith in war, how do you survive on the front line, or in the trenches when it was so horrible ( in the genuine sense of causing horror), and where should your loyalties lie. Is peace at all costs really worth the "all costs"?
The first book introduces a mysterious character, The Peacemaker, as someone very powerful, but who wants to avoid war so badly that he would generate a world divided like a pie between England and Germany. To think that that would end war is pretty silly, since the beaten countries would still fight and the two empires would then go at each other, but those are this man's aims.
In this book, having been foiled at his attempt to make a treaty between the King of England and Germany, he is attempting to make England lose the war by destroying morale at home so no more soldiers will come and they will have to pull out.
I can't imagine the type of research she had to do in order to write such a book. This is one of the reasons I say I could never be a good author, I couldn't involve myself in such awful things in order to write about them accurately. I am too soft hearted, I can barely read such things, even though they move me deeply, I can't imagine writing them.
The main character is an Anglican priest and his struggles with faith and God in a battlefield are real, yet not so nihilistic as most. Many people did take refuge in faith in war, and not very many books reflect that.
Shoulder the Sky. Anne Perry. Ballantine. 2004

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A report from the CMHC shows that mortgage borrowing is supported by borrowers with better credit scores (83% excellent or good) and defaults remain low as the share of mortgages borrowed by those with poor credit scores declines.
The share of mortgages considered bad loans fell in the first quarter of 2017 to the lowest level since the second quarter of 2014; just 0.11% of all mortgage loans were written-off in the quarter with an average balance of $80,265.
Based on Equifax data at the end of the first quarter of 2017, the newly-released Mortgage and Consumer Credit Trends report highlights an 11.7% year-over-year decline in new mortgage originations to 179,000.
“While rising levels of household debt continue to be a concern for Canada’s housing and financial stability, our monitored indicators show that mortgage holders are managing their overall debt generally well. Nonetheless, some signs of vulnerability are being observed; mostly among non-mortgage holders,” commented Maxim Armstrong, manager housing indicators and analytics, CMHC.
The full report is available on the CMHC website.
More market update:
Canadian homebuyers may be taking out larger mortgages due to rising home prices but they continue to manage their debt well.


Pre-election environment in Georgia: violations, violence and pressure reported
Election campaign violations in Georgia
The non-governmental organization International Society for Fair Elections and Democracy (ISFED) has released an assessment of the pre-election environment in Georgia.
Local self-government elections will take place in Georgia on October 2. The monitoring covers the period between August 31 and September 21, 2021.
In connection with the violations identified, ISFED has filed 27 complaints.
During this period, the following was revealed:
- Politically-motivated physical violence- 2 cases;
- Forced dismissal/dismissal for political reasons – 4 people;
- Presumptive pressure / threats / obstruction for political reasons – 20 cases;
- Abuse of the administrative resource – 3 cases;
- Alleged bribery of voters – 5 cases;
- Acting officials’ campaign – 1 case;
- Participation of unauthorized persons in the election campaign – 12 cases;
- Politicization of educational institutions – 5 cases;
The ISFED report states that several cases of damage to campaign material have also been identified. Also, the dynamic of the pre-election campaign was significantly shaken by the files of alleged wiretapping by the special services of priests, journalists, and diplomats, published on September 13, and leaked to the media.
ISFED is alarmed by the information broadcast by TV Pirveli on September 11 claiming that the state security service was collecting information on school principals and teachers and compiling so-called dossiers.
ISFED draws attention to the so-called political banners. ‘Bloody banners’, on which the main opponents of the authorities are depicted on a bloody background, were hung on the streets of Tbilisi on the night of September 17.
As ISFED states, the process of recruiting precinct election commissions with parties deserves attention:
“During the monitoring of the first meetings of precinct election commissions, there was a noticeable lack of information among members about the political parties that would nominate them”.
With regard to the use of the administrative resource, the report mentions, for example, “indirect campaigning” in favor of the ruling party on the website of the National Agency for Public Registry, which reported in the main news that the Minister of Justice made a speech and accompanied by a photograph of the minister in front of the podium, where the party’s electoral number was visible.
- Op-ed: 5 reasons why there is no self-government in Georgia, or why hold the elections
- Ombudsman of Georgia: the volume and content of leaked documents shocked me
On October 2, 2021, elections to local self-government bodies will be held in Georgia. The population of Georgia will elect 64 mayors and 2,044 local councilors.
This is the eighth self-government election held in independent Georgia.
On September 21, 11 days before the elections, two opposition activists who came to Dmanisi to meet with supporters were stabbed. They were seriously injured and hospitalized.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs detained David Dautashvili, born in 1993, the son of Mikhail Dautashvili, a majoritarian candidate from the ruling Georgian Dream party, for wounding supporters of the United National Movement in Dmanisi municipality.


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Wednesday already, wow time sure does fly. Yet another What’s On Your Workdesk wednesday over at Julia’s stamping ground, you can check out desks from all over the world. If you’re not familiar with this, you can go to her blog and she’ll explain it all to you.
There’s not much to see on my desk today, just a little chillin’ with my day journal, after posting my last video (here) for the summer of color.
My little black book with quotes on the left and one of my art journals on the right. Right on top of a really messy and in need of replacement drop sheet.
My day journal is just a little file folder mini junk journal and I slam all sorts of things into it. Things I encounter, things I want to keep, photographs, ephemera, random thoughts as well as daily journalling. When it’s full I’ll just make a new one and continue the chaos.
Here are a few close up shots of my messy mind.
A photo from Paris next to a label from anti musquito socks I bought for my son. I thought that was hilarious.
Some sticky notes on an acrylic sheet from packaging next to some random ephemera.
A sticker from Australia I got from my sister-in-law next to the label from the little australian koala stamp she brought me, which says “made in Korea”… Which, of course, cracked me up.
My two bears, flanking a gorilla statue.
And a photo from one of my cats. She passed away several years ago, but I just found this picture this week. So I stuck it in here.
Nothing special, just some random things. Specifically designed to declutter my mind.
Thank you for watching and I hope you have a wonderful week.


VIDEO | LEDs light up UK motorway
More than 1,600 street lights have been replaced with energy efficient ones at a UK motorway.
The improvement works took place on the M62 near Huddersfield and Halifax – junction 22 to 25 – and the M621 near Leeds.
The new lights are believed to be 53% more efficient, saving the equivalent energy of powering 20,000 homes and 389,000 loads of washing.
The Highway England’s project is also expected to reduce more than 700 tonnes of carbon a year.
A remote monitoring system has also been installed, which allows contractors to remotely control the lights.
They worked with specialists to adapt technology used for architectural ornamental lighting, such as monuments and halls, for use on motorways and major A roads.
Mark Ramsden, Highways England Service Delivery Team Leader for Yorkshire and Humber said: “This is a true example of taking innovation from another industry, modifying it for the highways sector and improving value by locking in safety, customer, cost efficiencies and environmental benefits.”


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Details for Benchmark: JS4809
N 38° 05.661 W 120° 23.730 (NAD 83)
Coordinates may not be exact. Altitude is SCALED and location is ADJUSTED. (more info)
- In TUOLUMNE county, CA View Original Datasheet
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RECOVERED AS DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS--LOCATED BETWEEN SOUTH FORK AND STANISLAUS RIVER, 1 MI NE. OF JCT. ON NORTH END OF RIDGE, 1500 FT N. OF LOT.
NEW TO REACH FOLLOWS--TO REACH FROM COLUMBIA, GO NE. TO AMERICAN CAMP, THENCE FOLLOW RIDGE N. PAST LOT TO POINT. RD. IS FAIR TO STATION.
STATION MARK--USE BRONZE DISK STAMPED---PONDEROSA 1946---.
- The horizontal coordinates were established by classical geodetic methods and adjusted by the National Geodetic Survey in March 1994. The horizontal coordinates are valid at the epoch date displayed above. The epoch date for horizontal control is a decimal equivalence of Year/Month/Day.
- The orthometric height was scaled from a topographic map.
- The Laplace correction was computed from DEFLEC99 derived deflections.
- The geoid height was determined by GEOID99.


BN 921, former NP Alco S4 no. 721 pairs up with as S2 to handle heavy switching at Rice's Point Yard, Duluth, MN. The pair is making a move from Bridge Yard onto the Rice's Point leads near downto... (more)
Two BNSF jobs with geep/switcher combinations work Duluth in the early evening. MP15 3702 is on the close set while SW1500 3429 is on the far set. GP39M 2825 began life as GN GP30 3003 in 1963 and... (more)
Two units from the Lake Superior Railroad Museum hold in the clear while a Union Pacific transfer shoves into BNSF's Rices Point yard. The two locomotives will handle an empty coal train for stora... (more)
What are the chances in 2014 to catch a Soo Line unit in active service for CP passing by Soo's first extended vision caboose? Fairly good if you were in Duluth on January 18 when a CP transfer pa... (more)
A Soo Line geep passes by restored caboose No. 1. The caboose and three passenger cars are on their way to heated storage at CN's Pokegama (Superior, WI) shop.
shoving the Duluth transfer into Rice's Point Yard
This turbine load along with the generator on the next flat back comprise the bulk of the widest load to be shipped out of the Twin Ports.
A pair of Soo Line geeps (out of sight to the left) move a 750-ton reactor from the port of Duluth to interchange with BN at Rice's Point Yard. This train would depart for Canada two days later o... (more)
The 36-axle Schnabel car is gingerly moved through tight tracks in Duluth on its way to Alberta.


text: WASHINGTON — Kamala Harris, a first-term senator and former California attorney general known for her rigorous questioning of President Donald Trump’s nominees, entered the Democratic presidential race on Monday. Vowing to “bring our voices together,” Harris would be the first woman to hold the presidency and the second African-American if she succeeds.Harris, who grew up in Oakland, California, and is a daughter of parents from Jamaica and India, is one of the earliest high-profile Democrats to join what is expected to be a crowded field. She made her long anticipated announcement on ABC’s “Good Morning America.”“I am running for president of the United States,” she said. “And I’m very excited about it.”The 54-year old portrayed herself as a fighter for justice, decency and equality in a video distributed by her campaign as she announced her bid. “They’re the values we as Americans cherish, and they’re all on the line now,” Harris says in the video. “The future of our country depends on you and millions of others lifting our voices to fight for our American values.”On ABC, she cited her years as a prosecutor in asserting: “My entire career has been focused on keeping people safe. It is probably one of the things that motivates me more than anything else.”Harris launched her presidential bid as the nation observes what would have been the 90th birthday of the slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. The timing was a clear signal that the California senator— who has joked that she had a “stroller’s-eye view” of the civil rights movement because her parents wheeled her and her sister Maya to protests — sees herself as another leader in that fight.

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It's the 1970's and rumor has it that China will take over Hung Kong, a step Donald MacGribben, senior taipan of the crown colony's largest conglomerate, hopes to circumvent -- making a handsome offer lined with dollars to the Chinese premier when a meeting is scheduled in Canton. But then there's the trouble he doesn't know about -- his lovely second wife has become hooked on junk and Missy is being forced by her connection to smuggle in the gun which will be used for the assassination. . . . Chinese takeout -- with politics, big business and heroin packaged in those little white cartons -- more firmly than usual but packaged just the same.


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I am trying to upgrade SQL Server 2008 to 2008 R2.
But, after upgrading the shared components it says, The SQL Server (<Instance Name>) service terminated with service-specific error 17058 (0x42A2).
I have tried many processes but got no result.
Please suggest me the possible reason for this along with the answer.
SQL server – service terminated with specific error 17058
I can tell you of one possible solution for this problem.
Instead of installing the server through autorun, try to install it manually by right clicking and clicking open and run setup as administrator.
If that does not resolve the problem then try this. Uninstall the R2 200 server and reinstall it again.
This will help if the fault is with the installation. If this fails too then the problem is with your setup file.
If you can, get another setup file for R2 2008 and install it . In the meantime you have to manage with SQL server 2008.


July 8, 2022
The Daily Report, Law360 and North Carolina Lawyers Weekly are among the media outlets that covered the recent arrival of Charlotte partner Trey Rayburn, who joined McGuireWoods’ Restructuring & Insolvency Department.
Rayburn advises leading financial institutions on corporate workouts, restructurings and bankruptcies. His clients include national banks and other lenders that are creditors at various levels of a distressed company’s capital structure, such as senior secured lenders, second-lien lenders, subordinated lenders and unsecured creditors.
The Daily Report, an American Lawyer Media publication, noted Rayburn’s move to McGuireWoods in a July 1, 2022, story. Law360 included Rayburn’s move in a June 29, 2022, story on the week’s biggest bankruptcy stories. The news also led North Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s July 4, 2022, “Lawyers in the News” column.
Rayburn’s arrival also was covered in Bloomberg Law’s June 28, 2022, “Wake Up Call” column, Reuters’ June 30, 2022, newsletter, “The Daily Docket,” and by Corporate Counsel Business Journal.


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- March 8, 2013
Southwest Florida's thirst for beer isn't quenched.
The latest sip comes from Tampa-based World of Beer, which plans to open its second tavern in Fort Myers later this month. The company's joint-venture partner says he's scouting two more sites in Naples.
The second Fort Myers location will be at the Gulf Coast Town Center mall near Interstate 75 and Alico Road. That's about six miles from the first World of Beer, at Bell Tower Shops on U.S. 41 near Daniels Parkway. The new location is in the fast-growing area of south Lee County, home to Southwest Florida International Airport, Florida Gulf Coast University and the future headquarters of car-rental giant Hertz.
“There's a lot of growth there,” says Paul Jacobs, the joint-venture partner who is developing locations from Tampa to Naples. “All the other hospitality stores there are doing very well.”
In Naples, Jacobs says the challenge is to find a location that has room for a large outdoor patio. “We've been looking for the perfect spot down there,” says Jacobs. “I had two different sites and they haven't come together.”
World of Beer has been growing fast since it started in Tampa in 2007. The new Fort Myers location will be the company's 32nd location in Florida. It currently operates more than 70 taverns in 20 states.


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Reviewed by Pat (Library Staff)
Benedict Cumberbatch plays Christopher Tietjens, a noble Englishman, whose indiscreet, manipulative wife, the onset of WWI, and the affections of a young suffragette all challenge this honorable character to remain loyal to his admirable principles. Cumberbatch displays great emotion and acting skill throughout. I want to view it again!
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What!? Rules for breaking the rules? What kind of outlaw gardener am I? Sheesh.
Actually, hopefully, I’m the kind of outlaw gardener who gets to continue being an outlaw gardener.
Put another way, I recognize that I’m breaking the rules here. At any moment, my community’s HOA could demand that I remove the garden. They have that right; I signed the paperwork agreeing to the community’s rules when I bought this house. And, now that my garden is in a national magazine, I figure the chances of this happening are greater than ever.
So, yeah, I want to continue breaking the rules. But, I also want to continue gardening.
No, I’m not abandoning the front yard garden. Far from it. Instead, I’m just thinking more carefully about how to go about this little act of civil disobedience. How to have my front-yard tomatoes, and some neighborly peace too.
Last September, I shared a short list of lessons from my first summer gardening here. Now, I’m building off that list. Creating a few guiding
rules principles for how to grow a garden that pleases the neighbors and puts food on the table, all in the front yard. If you’re thinking about starting a front yard vegetable garden of your own, this list might be a good place to start. And, if you are already growing edibles out front for your whole neighborhood to see, I’d love to hear if you have any additional “rules” to add to the list. Please share them in the comments section below.
Here they are:
10 Rules for Front Yard Vegetable Gardens:
1. Be beautiful. Looks matter.
It’s true. Looks matter. If you want to grow your vegetables in the front yard, it’s good to remember that you aren’t the only one who will be seeing your tomatoes and peppers. Now, I’m one of those people who believes even the homeliest vegetable plant is beautiful. But, I know my neighbors might not agree. And, sometimes, it only takes one complaint from one neighbor to bring the “authorities” down on a front yard vegetable garden. Reduce the risks of complaints; grow a beautiful garden.
2. Be friendly. Say hello.
It’s simple. Your neighbors are more likely to like your garden if they like you. You don’t need to be BFFs with the folks across the street, but it’s good to be nice. Make eye contact. Smile. Say hello. Chat about the weather. And, if folks ask about the garden, share it with them. Take them for a tour. If they are gardeners too, ask them their opinion. In short, treat them like you’d want to be treated yourself. Yeah, I know, we covered all this stuff in kindergarten.
3. Be generous. Share.
Once you’ve smiled and said hello, why not offer your neighbors a bit of the harvest? You might be a bit, ah, tired of that squash you’ve been eating every single day for breakfast, lunch, dinner and midnight snacks, but your neighbors will probably be thrilled with the gift. [Note: Unless they are also gardeners. Never give summer squash to vegetable gardeners. That’s like giving a dozen eggs to a chicken farmer. It’s a nice thought, but a bit misdirected.]
If you’re a writer, you’ve certainly heard the phrase: Don’t tell. Show. Well, this is a bit like that. Don’t tell. Share. I can’t think of a better way to promote front yard vegetable gardens than by sharing the fabulous taste of homegrown produce. Give your neighbors a just-picked front-yard-grown tomato. Go ahead and give them the best one you picked that day. It’ll be worth it; the next day, you might see them taking a shovel to their front lawns. Grass just doesn’t compare to homegrown tomatoes.
4. Be respectful. Keep things tidy.
This gets back to Rule #1: Be beautiful. Because, again, looks matter. It’s ok to leave wheelbarrows and shovels and hats and rakes and gardening gloves strewn across the garden if you’ve got your veggies hidden out back. But, when the garden is literally front and center, all that stuff has got to go. Oh, by all means, pull out that rusty ol’ wheelbarrow (mine is bright orange; certainly no beauty) when you need to haul a bunch of manure or compost. But, please, put it away at the end of the day. It’s good for your tools. But, more importantly, it’s good for your neighborly relations (which, let’s be honest, is good for your garden).
Here’s the thing. If you are going to grow veggies in your front yard, you are probably going to grow veggies in view of your neighbors’ front yards. They will drive past your tomatoes and beans and overgrown, powdery-mildew-infested summer squash every single day. They will see you garden whenever they collect their mail, walk their dog or mow their lawn. What they see will determine what they think and how they feel. If you want allies, you’ve got to give them something for that alliance. Beauty and tidiness is a small price to pay for friendship and support in the neighborhood. So, put away that wheelbarrow at the end of the day. Please.
5. Be ruthless. No mercy for unhealthy plants.
Are you sensing a theme? There’s a reason for that: Looks matter. You might have a gorgeous landscape. You might remember to put away your wheelbarrow and shovels every single night. But, none of that will really matter if you don’t also deep-six the squash plants when they’ve lost their battle to powdery mildew, squash bugs and general end-of-summer malaise (I haven’t found this condition described in any of my gardening books, which I view as a real oversight on the part of gardening publishers).
Let’s be honest here. Sometimes, vegetable plants go ugly. The mildew overruns the squash. The tomatoes finally cry “uncle” after yet another drought-then-downpour cycle. The flea beetles dominate the eggplant. Another cliché applies here: The best defense is a good offense. [Note: I played sweeper on my high school and college soccer teams, and this cliché isn’t really true. The best defense is a damn good defense. But, it’s the cliché, so we’ll run with it.] So, first you try to prevent the mildew and flea beetles and water stress. But, sometimes prevention doesn’t cut it, and a plant just loses. When that happens, it’s best to get it over with quickly. Pull the plant. Send it to the compost heap. Do it now. It won’t recover, and it’ll just look worse tomorrow. And, really, nobody wants to watch a squash plant waste away in your front yard. It’s just not pretty.
6. Be flexible. Use containers.
What do you do with the bare spot that’s left after pulling that ugly, mildew-ridden, bug-invested squash plant? That’s easy. Put a container there. Ideally a container with a plant in it. An edible plant, if at all possible (Hey, we are growing a vegetable garden, right?).
Keep a few containers waiting for these moments, because you never really know when you’ll have a bald spot that needs, ah, covering over. You don’t need anything fancy. Thyme in a terra cotta pot. Parsley in something ceramic and pretty. Sweet potatoes in a bushel basket. Mint in, well, anything. The point is that you have these movable plants that can quickly step in and cover for you. Keep them on the front porch, along the front path or in the driveway. Doesn’t matter. Just keep them growing, and keep them flexible.
7. Be creative. Experiment.
I’m going to let you in on a little secret. All that knowledge in all those gardening books? Sure, that’s all good knowledge (at least, the stuff you find in the good gardening books). But, it was all, once-upon-a-time, an experiment. Someone, at some point, figured out that trellising tomatoes — a non-climbing plant — was worth the effort. Someone else (I’m guessing) discovered that potatoes produce more tubers when their stems are buried. Blanching celery, forcing rhubarb, pinching back basil. Someone, at some point, did something different and discovered that it worked better, and that’s how we’ve come to know all these things about how to plant, tend and harvest our most popular vegetables.
Most of these rules work best in a traditional vegetable garden. Yes, many of them translate perfectly to the front yard — basil always needs to be pinched back — but many of them don’t. Or, at least, not necessarily. Last year, totally by accident, I discovered that indeterminate tomatoes make a fun and attractive groundcover. This year, I’m testing this discovery by deliberately growing several indeterminate varieties without trellis. We’ll see what happens. If it works well, I may have figured out a way to incorporate tomatoes — not always the most attractive plant in the garden — into the front yard vegetable garden in a low-profile way.
My point? Try something new. It could be fantastic.
8. Be thorough. Plan for all four seasons.
Summer is easy living in the vegetable garden. Seed + dirt + sunshine + water + summer = crazy intense almost uncontrollable growth. In short, it’s good.
But, summer is really only around for a few months every year (unless you live in California or Florida or some other bizarrely warm and winter-free region). And — news flash — your front yard is around every single month of the year. It’s there, looking lush and gorgeous in July. And, it’s there, looking barren and sad in January.
I know it’s hard to think about January during the heat of the summer, but, well, if we’re going to grow our veggies out front, we really need to think about the winter months too. Your location will — to an extent — dictate your options. Here, in northern Virginia (USDA Zone 7), I can reasonably assume that my kale and collards and brussel sprouts will stand through the winter. Warm years will mean green-all-winter parsley and chard and celery. Cold winters will mean the kale might just give up. This gets back to the last point: experiment. You might discover that lettuce grows in January for you. Or, you might find that kale rarely survives. It’s about climate and protection from the wind and good, honest, unpredictable luck.
But, it’s also about more than vegetables, and more than plants. Think about incorporating trellises or fences or sculpture. Consider adding a non-edible for its winter color (I’m in love with my redtwig dogwood, which produces berries for the birds and red red red bark for my winter garden). Don’t stress. No one really expects your January garden to look like your July garden. But, think about it some. A little goes a long way, especially in January.
9. Be incognito. Grow flowers.
Does this really need further explanation? Plant the flowers. Yes, I know, if you plant flowers, you reduce the amount of ground available for vegetables. It’s a tough decision to make. But, trust me here, it is so very very worth it.
Flowers add beauty and charm and color to the garden. Also, butterflies and hummingbirds and native bees and all manner of beneficial insects; flowers add all those things too. And — bonus — some flowers are edible. See? Don’t you feel delightfully sneaky now?
10. Be ready. Just in case.
It could happen. Someone could challenge your garden. See an eye-sore where you see bounty. Raise a ruckus and cause trouble. This person could live across the street, down the road or nowhere nearby. Doesn’t matter. It could happen.
So, be ready. Be ready to be vocal. Be ready to defend your garden. Be ready to explain the benefits of homegrown produce, fresh vegetables and time spent in the sun. Be ready to call on neighbors for signatures or support. Be ready to rally neighborhood children and gardeners and folks who like the idea of homegrown veggies, even if they don’t want to dirty their own nails. Be ready to defend your garden.
Because, while we hope it will never happen, it could. Someone could complain. Someone could make a fuss. And, then, someone could knock on your door and demand an explanation. If that happens, be ready.
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That’s it. Ten rules for front yard vegetable gardens. Or, more accurately: Ten tips for making a rule-breaking garden work. What do you think? Did I miss anything? Please share your suggestions for any additions / delations / changes to the list in the comments section below.
If you’re already growing veggies in your front yard, I’d also love to hear about your experiences: What works? What doesn’t? And, why even bother growing vegetables rather than grass?
And, if you’re thinking about planting some edibles out front, I’d love to hear from you, too! What do you want to know? Why are you considering taking a shovel to your lawn? And, when are you going to start?
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L-R: Tomas Declercq, TEEB; Phumsith Mahasuweerachai and Jakrapun Suksawat, Khon Kaen University, Thailand
The Economics of Ecosystems & Biodiversity for Agriculture and Food (TEEBAgriFood) Global Symposium 2019 opened today at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. Opening the session, Salman Hussein, TEEB Coordinator, UNEP, noted that the TEEBAgriFood Evaluation Framework is intended to improve assessment of costs and benefits of “eco-agri-food” systems in order to achieve positive outcomes for farmers and consumers as well as for biodiversity and ecosystem services. He said that the Symposium would provide participants with hands-on experience on how to apply the TEEB approach in their respective countries.
Thereafter, two break-out sessions took place during which participants exchanged country experiences from the following two TEEBAgriFood pilot projects:
Supporting biodiversity and climate-friendly land management in agricultural landscapes in Colombia, Tanzania, Kenya and Thailand, funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMU).
Promoting a sustainable agriculture and food sector in Brazil, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico and Thailand, funded by the European Union Partnership Instrument.
During a lunchtime side event entitled ‘Planet Unplugged,' participants explored the hidden costs and benefits of eco-agri-food systems, drawing on key messages from the TEEBAgrifood Science and Economic Foundations Report.
In the afternoon, participants took part in a communications and media outreach training facilitated by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). The objective of the training was to enable project partners to effectively disseminate key messages from TEEBAgriFood pilot projects targeted at both policy makers and the general public.
IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, has provided daily web coverage and a summary report from the TEEB for Agriculture & Food International Symposium, which is available in HTML and PDF.
Salman Hussain, Coordinator, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB), UNEP
Breakout Session on International Climate Initiative (IKI) Project
Breakout Session on European Union Partnership Instrument (EU-PI) Project
Mark Gough, Natural Capital Coalition
Dolores Barrientos Alemán, UNEP
Jasmin Hundorf, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Hesti Lestari Tata, Indonesia
Linxiu Zhang, International Ecosystem Management Partnership, UNEP
‘Planet Unplugged’ Side Event
Speakers at the side event, from left to right: Alexander Müller, TEEB AgriFood Study Leader; Susan Gardner, UNEP (Facilitator); Barbara Gemill-Herren, World Agroforestry Centre; and Pavan Sukhdev, President, WWF International Board
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View of the room during the communications training session
Matthew TenBruggencate, IISD, assisting participants
IISD facilitators Matthew TenBruggencate and Tasha Goldberg
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Doctor insights on:
Baby Soft Spot Pulsating
In what position?: It is common for the soft spot to feel full if a baby is laying down & a bit less full when they sit up. Pulsations would be odd in any condition & worth a doc visit. ...Read more
Yes: A newborn's soft spot can often show slight pulsation. It is nothing to worry about. As long as your baby is otherwise well you can ignore this. ...Read more
My 1Week old baby doesn't have a pulsating soft spot what could be the problem any cause for alarm or it's normal.
Normal: It is normal and your pediatrician will check it at 2 weeks visit ...Read more
Yes: The soft spot is are region of the skull where the bones are not yet developed but will grow in with time. Major blood channels are located in this region, and the area will pulsate with the heart beat and with breathing in a normal manner. In cases of severe brain pressure the soft spot can bulge and the pulsing may stop. This becomes a serious problem that needs urgent evaluation. ...Read more
Patience: Most kids will have what feels to be closure of the anterior fontanel by 15-18 mo but some may persist. The separation between the bones will persist to some degree until about 9 when kids reach their adult head size. In examining thousands of kids over 3 decades, I never found one that didn't eventually close. ...Read more
Having irregular but recurring sharp stabbing pulsating pain at 1 spot on top of my foot for 3 days. Happened before too, but very rarely. Vit B def.?
Neck discomfort 1inch below left ear. Can see pulsating and pulse with light touch in the same spot. Serious?
Fontanelles: Anterior and posterior Fontanelles, along with skull sutures, are present to accommodate the rapidly expanding brain volume in very young children. Premature closure of these structures results in microcephaly and is cause for concern. Your pediatrician checks these structures at every well visit until 2-3 years of age. ...Read more
Needs evaluation: You might want to call your primary -- things like you describe need to be evaluated face-to-face. Good luck! ...Read more
Anterior fontanelle: Should be easy to feel by gently touching with the soft part of the fingertips whether wet or dry. It usually closes at around a year of age, but the timing is quite variable. ...Read more
What causes colored spots in vision daily that's worse when I'm anxious. And pulsating vision when coughing?
Couple possibilities: Increased intracranial pressure, either due to pseudotumor cerebri, systemic hypertension, with Valsalva exacerbations. Sounds like you may have scotoma, or - very unlikely - localized occipital cortex kindling. Are you on depakote for seizures or vascular migraine prophylaxis? Are you on HCTZ (hydrochlorothiazide) for high blood pressure or PTC? Consider stopping Ovcon - associated with bad cerebrovascular events. ...Read more
Isolated pain in a single spot on the left side of my head. It is near the back of my head and the upper side of my left side. Throbbing pain.
Occipital neuralgia.: Irritation of the main nerve that runs from the back of the skull can cause occipital neuralgia.. It is suspected that tense muscles or ligaments may press against the nerve, causing irritation, inflammation and subsequent pain. Other causes may include viral infection, trauma to the neck or bad posture. ...Read more
Is it possible for babies to have sunken soft spot due to stress. My son gets sunken soft spot when trying to sit or stand and its gone when he lying?
Pressure monitor: The soft spot reflects the pressure of the fluid underneath. When a baby is upright, it tends to flatten or dip, like a water balloon. Likewise, when they lay down, it fills and may bulge like the same water balloon. If they cry, pressure goes up, if dehydrated, it goes down. If it is ever tense and full, a doc should check baby. ...Read more
When my baby turned 4 months a little red spot appeared on my babies cheek, will it ever go away?
Maybe: That depends on what it is and what it looks like. When you next visit your pediatrician, point it out and ask him/her. ...Read more
In babies when they are eight months old where thier soft spot is do u feel their brain activity meaning to ask is that normal?
Soft spot: The soft spot begins to close around a year, giving the brain room to grow. ...Read more
Having a headache (occipital area) for 2weeks now. Always on the same spot, and feels like a throbbing pain that goes on and off. What causes it?
Occipital neuralgia: This is likely occipital neuralgia and pressing/tapping on the specific spot in the back of your head (occipital nerve trunks) may cause local tenderness, shooting pain, tingling along the back of the head and is supportive of this dx if present. Occipital nerve block helps to diagnose and treat this condition. Another possibility is cervicogenic HA (referred pain from the upper cervical joints). ...Read more
LT side of head (same spot) feeling of throbbing and creepy crawly sensation (makes hair stand). Several months. Happens in any mood/situation.?
Fontanel: A baby's soft spot is covered by a tough leathery membrane. However, at times you can feel or even see the pulse through it. That is normal. ...Read more
No: These are birthmarks, usually on the lower back and buttocks. Most often seen in people of color. The cause is totally unknown as is the reason they occur. They are cosmetic only with no known problems or complications. ...Read more
Throbbing headache in one spot for 3 days. Started dull but then severe on the 3rd day but then went away. Migraine? No other symptoms
I am almost 5 months post natal and have a sore area at the top of my head almost where you would find a babies soft spot. What could this be?
Possibilities: Dermatology is pretty visual, so it's hard to know what is going on without seeing it. Tinea capitis (ringworm of the scalp) can present this way, as can an inflamed cyst, or even a localized bacterial infection (abscess or folliculitis). A dermatologist should be able to help sort this out either by close examination, culture, or perhaps skin biopsy. ...Read more
Stinging/pulsing pain on top left of head. Always same spot. No trauma before. Lasts from seconds to hours, it's random. Relaxing makes it go away?
Headache may come with stress, Dehydration, Menstrual Period, High Chocolate and Cheese intake.
So try to drink lots of water, avoid heavy chocolate, caffine and Cheese intake and if it incapacitates you around your period you can talk to your doctor how to treat.
Good that you relax and may at times be taking Tylenol/Naproxen to help ...Read more
Very tender spot on top of head where babies get soft spots that burns when touched sometimes. Liquid comes out (clear smooth liquid). What is this?
Scalp lesion?: The bones of the skull should have been fused for a very long time now (you are 26, right?). I suspect that what you are referring to is a superficial scalp lesion; however, the only way to determine is to be seen by a physician so that they can examine the area of concern and then treat accordingly. Take care of you can make an appointment. ...Read more
When I stand up or bend down and pick my head up I get a throbbing sensation on the left side of my head and that spot is sore. What can it be? Serious?
Severe throbbing pain deep in l calf x weeks. Fine one day, terrible the next x hrs. No redness or warmth. Always same spot. Worse w/ sitting. Ok jogging
See you doctor: Sounds urgent. I suggest u see a doctor asap. ...Read more
#3 molar surgically removed 8 days ago. Day 5 I began having increased throbbing. I can see a black spot so I'm assuming clot? Is this normal?
Yes and no: Black spot most likely clot in the socket. But throbbing pain 5 days later uncommon and would be worried about infection. Have you discussed with your oral surgeon? When is your follow up visit after the procedure? Best to call and talk with them about your symptoms. Dr R ...Read more
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