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Magus, 853 posts
Sovyrian Elf Magus
Sat 18 Nov 2017
at 18:50
He had felt a rush of pride, and had it not been for the humility of his companions, he might well have let an air of haughtiness dwell in his heart. They had accomplished much... had slain foes intent upon the subjugation and death of the innocent townsfolk... had settled a years-old mystery... had discovered long-forgotten, dark places, that could now be truly cleansed.
But in his heart, Talon could not help but feel that he'd barely taken the first steps in a greater journey...
Surely, he had his own driving goals he wished to achieve. Redemption of his family name and the reclamation of his family's lands were always in his thoughts, especially when he held the silvered hilt with its enchanted onyx pommelstone. As he spent time alone thinking on these things, and in his moments of quiet reverie, he was assured that these goals would come to pass, but continued to feel the press of Fate - a lingering gift from Grigore perhaps - upon his heart and mind.
Talon spent some time engaging the learned of Sandpoint about what they'd found and how it fit into the history of the place, especially with respect to ancient Thassilonia of which the elf had a special interest. He escorted folks like Brodert Quink, Headmaster Ilsoari of the Turandarok Academy, the cartographer Veznutt Parooh, and others down into the tunnels below the town and out to Thistletop in order to document and study the findings. Talon devoured the knowledge they were willing to share with him, and he asked of them many questions that, while related, were also of a personal interest that might answer how parts of the weapon he sought had turned up in Sandpoint of all places. Learning and study brought some peace to Talon, making him feel, a little bit at least, as he had before returning to Golarion.
The rest of his time was spent with Param, trying to discover more about the knight that had been captured at Thistletop... and how he might possibly have come into possession of the sword hilt Talon had constantly with him. Getting to know the devout of Sarenrae was interesting, Talon admired the man's commitment to knowledge and his prowess in battle.
Whatever time he found between all of that, he spent in training with his new friends. Sparring with Lan was always exciting, for the other elf was a cat-like mirror of Talon in many ways, but always had cunning tricks and deceptive counters that Talon found challenging. When he practiced with Tanis and Zenfira, it was more structured and less wild. Talon's nimble style needed to be coordinated with the ferociousness of the Shoanti and the calculated attacks of the spear-woman. Talon had also brought Orick on a few occasions, whom he had visited from time to time and had even arranged with the Sheriff to bring out for exercise and some sparring.
Whenever he could coax Allura away from Lan, Talon spent time getting to know her through a never-ending series of questions with regards to the arcane. As his own magic was returning and growing stronger, but with agonizing slowness, he found that her insight was very helpful to him. He carefully listened and would later reflect on her explanations of how magic worked for her and how she could draw upon it and bring it under her will. Of course Talon had spent centuries beyond the Sovyrian Portal studying magic in both theory and practice, but here in this realm he was slowly beginning to realize that there was still much to learn...
It was at their evening gathering one night that he broached the subject of one again visiting Madame Mvashti with his friends...
"I can't help but feel that there's something more to come from our meeting and friendship. There's a pressure inside my heart, subtle but persistent. When Tanis and Lan return from selling our... discoveries... I think we ought to speak with Madame Mvashti once more. Without Grigore to translate, we may not learn much, but perhaps it will help us at least to be in the right place at the right time..." Talon smiled thinly as he thought of their friend.
|Param Tullo
Aasimar Cleric, 262 posts
Aasimar Cleric
Sat 18 Nov 2017
at 19:56
The group was more than happy to oblige and Param was encouraged once more by his new friends and their ability to welcome others so readily. He was notoriously less welcoming but hoped that he would learn from those he now called friends.
Over the next few weeks, he spent time with Talon investigating the knight in hopes of restoring Dawnbringer with his original owner and to help Talon learn more about his new hilt.
He also found time to spar with Tanis, endeavoring to master the ability to fight with the bastard sword hed claimed as his while still holding firm with his shield. He hadnt quite mastered it yet, but he worked on it everyday.
He found himself enjoying the time with his allies but feeling a bit restless and spoke often of the open road and setting out to discover what further reaching implications there might be from there assault on the goblin fortress.
|Tanis Riverwind
Barbarian, 589 posts
Shoanti Barbarian
Sat 18 Nov 2017
at 23:01
After sitting the startled cleric back on the ground, Tanis holds him by his shoulders at arms length. My ceremony was blessed by the spirits of nature. I was correct when I thought I heard the wind calling you to join our clan. You are now family, blood of my blood not just my friend.
The first week back goes swiftly, and soon the barbarian is beginning to feel caged. So when he finds both Param and Lan in the dinning area of the inn he spins a chair around and sits straddling it. I believe it is time that we set out for Magnimar to sell our goods, and while we are there perhaps purchase a few items. I think perhaps we should all travel together , but if the rest do not wish to go then at least the three of us need to. I'm sure me and you Uncle could safely take our goods there but I have learned that my little brother has skills that would rival any sales man.
Rogue, 935 posts
Elven Rogue
Sun 19 Nov 2017
at 00:55
|Tanis Riverwind
Barbarian, 590 posts
Shoanti Barbarian
Sun 19 Nov 2017
at 01:41
|Zenfira Cazal
Inquisitor, 394 posts
Aasimar Inquisitor
Sun 19 Nov 2017
at 03:52
Nightly, Sandpoints taverns would be filled with tales of Tanis the barbarian, who was bound by a purpose and drive so forceful that the blows from his enemies could not stop him. Talon, the graceful elf, whose blade and magics dazzled both friend and foe alike. Lan, ever acrobatic, who would slip easily around his opponents to strike from directions that they were not prepared for. Allura,the beautiful mistress of magic, whose spells were banes to her enemies and blessings to her friends. Param, the newcomer, who strode bravely into each battle regardless of their foe. Shelalu and Grigores actions during the adventure were recalled but Zen chose to focus more of their departure, making it the dramatic end of a chapter. Orick, well he was mentioned but not in the same vein as her companions. Of course she added herself into the stories.
Goblin hordes like waves upon the water crashed into the group, threatening to drown them beneath a sea of dog slicers. Narrow tunnels and passages made the fights all that more difficult, the drama worked up as companions tried to aid allies that they couldn't move past. Ghostly foes who drained the strength from her companions, threatening to turn them into copies of their foes. Demons and Sorceresses, whose evil could be felt like an intense heat, stood against the companions, their master plans barely stopped in time. There was just so much to work with.
Maybe she should approach Cyrdak about writing a play.
It was some time later that Zenfira found herself looking at her reflection in a small mirror. Stepping back into the life of a townswoman had been easy. She made sure to practice with her spear with Tanis in the mornings and often times on her own in the evenings. She would spend some time in prayer, though this was often in the evenings when, mug of ale in hand, she would tell her tales. It was easy for her to shed the leather and steel of an adventurer and adopt the dress of a woman about town, though she had yet to return to the theatre in any significant roll, preferring to spend her time with her companions.
This had not stopped Aldern Foxglove from visiting her when he was in town. Zenfira wore the expensive necklace that he had gifted her around her neck, the cameo resting comfortably between the swells of her bosom. She smiled as her fingers touched the necklace, laughing softly to herself. Perhaps accepting the necklace had been a mistake but Zen had to admit that she liked Alderns attention. The man was probably just a fan of her acting but she liked feeling wanted. It was a little worrying that Aldern had looked a little...worn out..the last time that they had spoken and that was something that she would have to ask him about the next time that they met.
Zenfira took off the necklace and placed it into a small box. While she liked the jewelry, it was something that should be saved for a special occasion and it would not do for her to be walking around town wearing it. Making a final adjustment to her dress, Zenfira left her room for the tavern. Breakfast would not wait.
She was walking down the stairs in time to see Tanis walking out of the Inn. She paused to admit the mans physique. Tanis was indeed an impressive specimen of a man, but he stirred up confusing feelings in her. Tanis had proclaimed his affection for her but that seemed to be about it. He was very driven, more concerned with the groups quest than with anything else. Lan and Allura spent time together but Tanis...
Zen sighed softly and finished walking down the stairs. She pulled up a chair at her companions table and smoothed down the back of her calf length skirt as she sat down.
"Good morning, everyone. Have I missed anything this morning?"
|Allura Danvers
Arcanist, 801 posts
Aasimar Arcanist
Sun 19 Nov 2017
at 05:11
The warmth of the sun eventually woke her and she snuggled closer to Lan.
She was glad to be alive and that Lan and the others were alive. Still she felt bad for Nuallia she would have preferred if they could have brought her back to the light.
A bit of prestiditigation and a warm bath were in order. Then she could have breakfast with the others before they left.
|Param Tullo
Aasimar Cleric, 266 posts
Aasimar Cleric
Tue 21 Nov 2017
at 02:30
Param had nodded in agreement with Tanis's plans to go to Magnimar. He welcomed the opportunity to return home. He'd let the Shoanti go off and make preparations, all Param really needed to do was see to the saddle and tack of his new horse before he'd be ready to go.
Then Zenfira entered and sat down and Param smiled. "Why yes, you did miss one thing. We've decided, well Tanis, Lan and I, that is, have decided to head to Magnimar to sell the giant crown and any of the other treasure that might need a little outsourcing... Would you care to join us on the journey? Lan will handle the barter. Tanis has protection and I'm just along for the ride, but it would be more enjoyable if you came along."
He paused and said, "I'm sure we'll be recruiting Allura and Talon before too long, so really you don't have much of a choice..."
Rogue, 939 posts
Elven Rogue
Tue 21 Nov 2017
at 03:20
An hour before breakfast.......
Lan snuggled close to Allura. "My love, I think I'll need to bring some of the heavy items, like that crown, to sell in Magnimar. My family has contacts there. Do you have business here or something to study, or would you like to join me? I think Tanis was interested in travel as well." A momentary funk settles over his features. "Damn, I really liked Tsuto, too. I just wish he'd found someone as wonderful as you, instead of a demon who led him down the wrong path."
|Allura Danvers
Arcanist, 802 posts
Aasimar Arcanist
Tue 21 Nov 2017
at 14:52
|Tanis Riverwind
Barbarian, 591 posts
Shoanti Barbarian
Wed 22 Nov 2017
at 02:07
After leaving the sheriffs office Tanis goes to see his friend at his store. Hey Vin I'm taking a little trip to Magnimar, and I was wondering if there was anything I could pick up for you while I'm there. I know that things are a little less expansive in the city. I would be willing transport what ever you need back here for you.
|Zenfira Cazal
Inquisitor, 395 posts
Aasimar Inquisitor
Wed 22 Nov 2017
at 03:37
Zenfira crossed one leg over the other as she tapped a finger on her cheek, looking thoughtful. "That sounds like everyone is going then. It is getting a little slow here in town and my duties with the play seem to be on hold for the moment. I had better come along and help to keep an eye on everyone. And who knows, maybe we can find another tale to entertain Sandpoint with."
She paused for a moment to request a little breakfast from one of the serving staff before turning back to Param. "Speaking of stories, what's yours? If you don't mind my asking."
|Param Tullo
Aasimar Cleric, 268 posts
Aasimar Cleric
Sat 25 Nov 2017
at 18:52
Param smiled at Zens declaration of boredom. She would like Magnimar more than Sandpoint, that much was obvious.
"My story is one of many dawns broken by a few dark nights. I grew up in the lands between here and Magnimar. When I was nearing manhood, my village was assaulted by giants who decimated the Aasimar, despite our protective wards and defenses. My family and I escaped with our lives and settled in Magnimar. I took up the faith when I came of age and have pledged my life in the battle against those who oppose the dawn.
He paused and then added, "I came to Sandpoint a few months ago to help rebuild the chapel. I have been staying at the brewery helping out Mr Deverin and trying to ease his grief. Chopper killed his brother..."
This message was last edited by the player at 00:38, Sun 26 Nov 2017.
|Runelord Dread
GM, 1439 posts
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 00:13
The decision to go to Maginmar made...the next morning finds the group on the road .
if theres nothing specific we can just handwave there and back and Lan can add 10% to the value of anything sold.
Rogue, 940 posts
Elven Rogue
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 00:22
|Param Tullo
Aasimar Cleric, 270 posts
Aasimar Cleric
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 13:05
For some reason I thought the next part of our adventure was in Magnimar. If this is just to sell goods, then yes, lets handwave. Unless someone feels strongly about RPing our downtime? We could also keep RPing the downtime at the same time as we move forward just being sure not to introduce any time warps :).
|Allura Danvers
Arcanist, 803 posts
Aasimar Arcanist
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 13:59
OOC: I will need materials and some of the wealth to make items for people. I currently have the create wondrous items feat.
|Runelord Dread
GM, 1442 posts
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 17:29
The next part ends in Maginmar but begins in SandPoint and surrounding environs
|Runelord Dread
GM, 1443 posts
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 18:36
The bigger city looms large and for people like Tanis who've never been in this size city it's amazing and fearful with the shear amount of people present. The shopping goes uneventful and a week later the party heads back with new gear and make their way back to SandPoint.
Lan sells off all excess items and picks up a 10% additional with his contacts. please someone who knows do the calculations on what the party sells. otherwise ill repost the list
|Param Tullo
Aasimar Cleric, 271 posts
Aasimar Cleric
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 18:43
Ok cool. Then by all means hand wave :)
Rogue, 943 posts
Elven Rogue
Sun 26 Nov 2017
at 22:30
|Tanis Riverwind
Barbarian, 592 posts
Shoanti Barbarian
Mon 27 Nov 2017
at 22:36
After Orick is dressed the warrior continues. Some who sells his sword and fighting ability, to the highest bidder with no thought to how he will be used, is as responsible for the actions he takes as the person ordering him to take them. You say it was work and you have to make a living. In part I agree, So I propose a different sort of work for you. For now you will be a guard on a supply run that I am making for a shop keeper here in Sandpoint. If all goes well this could turn into some thing, but for now your a guard. Tanis takes a pouch with 100 gold pieces in it and tosses it to Orick. This more then covers the time the trip to Sandpoint and back, you take your orders from me. Our first stop is to pickup a wagon and the team to pull it. Then a list of the goods we are to pick up, and the monies to purchase the goods.
When they pick up the shop keepers wagon Tanis also hooks Lans horses to his wagon and saddles all their mounts. With Tanis driving the lead wagon and Orick following in Lans with the horses tethered behind. They head to Ven's shop for the list and money after picking up both, Tanis and Orick head to the Inn to gather the crew and get on the road.
|Tanis Riverwind
Barbarian, 600 posts
Shoanti Barbarian
Wed 6 Dec 2017
at 23:52
Tanis was quick to tell the rest of his group that he was going to purchase a few items then the goods for Sandpoint and return to the livery stable by the gate to wait for them. Tanis feels nothing but distrust for the dwellers of this city and is in a hurry to get back to Sand point.
|Runelord Dread
GM, 1458 posts
Sat 9 Dec 2017
at 04:15
Lan begins a training regimen with the stable master learning to use dual shortsword as opposed to his rapier.
Allura and Param work on creating a few circlets to boost their innate ability.
Zenfira helps at the theater
Talon spends quite a few hours at the various places with the learned of SandPoint researching his blade and history.
Tanis helps out at the general store occasionally and with the Sherrif. Orick is virtually Tanis' shadow.
Aldern foxglove comes calling for Zenfira a few times always leaving flowers or trinkets.
Each time he is paler and a little more gaunt. He explains he's been feeling a little sick lately.
He tells her he's been working in.the family estate that he secured the rights too and he needs to travel to Maginmar to gain some material he can't get anywhere else.
He invites Zenfira to visit the family estate as his personal guest. The way he said it though sent shivers up her spine.
Rogue, 951 posts
Elven Rogue
Sat 9 Dec 2017
at 06:20


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There are 3 buses and multiple police cars outside the former ministers house. Clip below is a footage shot by The Osasu Show..
There are 3 buses and multiple police cars outside the former ministers house. Clip below is a footage shot by The Osasu Show..
Hope they recover every penny she allegedly stole from Nigeria
In Politics, there's never a permanent friend or permanent enemy.. Gbabe!!!
speechless for now.
Aww my woman. . too bad!
Everyday for the thief
the Almighty Deziani, that refused to honour Senate invitation.
More please.. catch them while they are still young lol
Good for them
Truely,truely naija don change
A very good step to conquer our corrupt leaders
All remaining corrupt leaders, God will surely expose them
sai buhari carry go jare!
EFCC, you are highly weldone
Rubbers who call them selves efccwho goes to someone's house when he or she is not around.!!!!!!!!!!
Na wetin good for them b that
Noting yet till she returns our money becos d money belong to all nigerians not 4 alone
ok, we've heard
Noting yet till she returns our money becos d money belong to all Nigerians not 4 alone
That's very good……for d betterment of this country we must eradicate these looters
Many more to be arrested, Amen.
I am expecting more arrests of many of the thieves who stole us dry during the last administration of PDP led by corruption friendly president Jonathan
What matters the most is the money not her
Miserable woman
Nigerians should allow law to take its direction. Opposition should be left alone. I insist that even if buhari will not probe jonathan administration, Dizeana and wike should be probe.
Dieziani barki Zuwo ko?
Buhari won his election with corruption. He was funded with stolen money. He even admitted it. He should start with his sponsors if truly he is fighting corruption and not seeking vengeance on the goodluck administration.
Buhari's funding was by the Nigerian masses. So anyone in the masses who has reason by the actions to fear prosecution should be very afraid…because now he, personally took an oath after the election that he knows he will answer to God for. So expect no sacred cows
You're as absurd as your argument. You need abrain scan.
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He was born in Wilmington, Delaware on 23 March 1878 the son of Samuel S. Seward and Crissie Kimber.
A corporation lawyer, he lived in from New York City. He boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a First Class passenger (ticket number 113794, £26, 11s).
On the night of the accident Seward played cards with William T. Sloper and his church friend Dorothy Gibson in the first class lounge.
Gibson was able to help her friends to escape with her in lifeboat 7.
Whilst returning to New York on the RMS Carpathia, Seward organised a group of other survivors (Karl Behr, Molly Brown, Frederic Oakley Spedden, Isaac Frauenthal and George Harder) to honour the bravery of Captain Rostron and his crew. They would present the Captain with an inscribed silver cup and medals to each of the 320 crew members.
He died of heart failure in Queens, New York on 7 December 1943.


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I participated in the: Augmented Reality Games: Rapid game design workshop hosted by Mediamatic and given by Jonas Hielscher (Cologne), Julian Oliver (NZ/Spain) + Klaas Kuitenbrouwer (NL).
After some lessons in the opensource 3D modelling programme Blender and Julian's demo of Levelhead, we were introduced to the open source C and C++ language software library for building Augmented Reality (AR) applications: ARToolkit.
The ARToolKit was originally developed by Dr. Hirokazu Kato, and its ongoing development is being supported by the Human Interface Technology Laboratory (HIT Lab) at the University of Washington, HIT Lab NZ at the University of Canterbury, Aotearoa /New Zealand, and ARToolworks, Inc, Seattle. More info: artoolkit.sourceforge.net
<< Julian demonstrating his AR game, Levelhead. You hold it in front of a webcam and when it reads the markers on the sides of the cube, an image of a room and a animation of a white silhouette of a male figure appears. You navigate the figure in the rooms by moving the cube at different angles until it reaches different levels.
<< Jonas + Julian show the how the simple type of marker works with an earlier version of ARToolkit than Julian used for Levelhead.
The ARToolkit Pro doesn't work on Apple computers which were supplied by Mediamatic. However I ended up - largely due to Julian doing 99% of the work, developing our game idea on my 2 week old Linux system on my laptop.
<< Floris Schreuder (on the right) my partner for our AR game (left) Follow the Rainbow
The workshop also involved working in groups to develop a game, that hopefully utilized AR. The 9 of us worked on 3 games and there were two c ++ programmers in the group. I was absolutely delighted that in our group of two, I ended up being the "pretend" programmer for our game. I say "pretend" because Julian did the programming and all I did was play with variables.
The goal of the game was to find the pattern (the rainbow sequence in order to change into an "angel", "superhuman" or "alien". So in wearing the marker (a feather) a 3D blender-made head would appear (here Floris used the default monkey head with some textures and for this prototype we just had one head) and this would change randomly when you moved into another space (such as taking a step).
<< Jelle van der Ster is the individual behind the mask
While the square of colour (over your soul/heart) changed meaningfully and was the real clue to follow. So part of our idea was the illusion or trickery (also fun) of following sensation or the face or what is most visually impressive rather than the more subtle indications of one's heart/soul. The head was not supposed to change colour, but, all this was programmed by Julian in between helping all of our groups, so it definately was a rush job.
<< Hein Eberson is the individual behind the mask
I was really pleased that Julian was patient with my questions and that I was able to follow most of what he did. Of course doing it myself is quite another story, but I'm inspired to pick this up again once pressing deadlines in my life are out of the way and then to see how far I can develop this game idea into something interesting and who knows, engaging :)
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Wednesday, October 9, 2013
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Roxy also doesn't get bathed nearly often enough--but like you, I am not usually the pit bull bather, so I do not complain. She could use a bath every 2-3 weeks, and she gets one more like every 3-4 months. I loved reading about Dorothy's "protest". Roxy is also usually pretty happy to go over to the vet. There are treats and ladies cooing over her in very high-pitched baby talk voices and sometimes there's a box with a kitten or rabbit in it. She has a reputation for being a huge baby and crying more than any little dog over getting blood drawn or a shot, so she gets piles of sympathy from everyone there. If I am there too, she tries to maintain some semblance of dignity, but if she's left for some sort of treatment, she loses all self-control and carries on as if she's dying. Dorothy looks very pretty!
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The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, DC is the national center for the performing arts, opening in 1971 and named after President Kennedy, a lifelong supporter of the arts. The Kennedy Center also serves as a national model for arts education and outreach programs.
In FY 2004, the Kennedy Center received an NEA Creativity grant of $55,000 to support Tennessee Williams Explored, a unique celebration of the great American playwright. During the spring and summer of 2004, the Kennedy Center brought to stage brand-new productions of Williams's greatest works: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Glass Menagerie, and A Streetcar Named Desire. The Kennedy Center partnered with the Shakespeare Theatre, which produced "Five by Tenn," an evening of five one-act plays - three of them world premieres - directed by Michael Kahn. In addition, Emmy Award-winning actor Richard Thomas starred in Letters from Tennessee: A Distant Country Called Youth, a one-man show of letters written by Williams. The Washington Opera also participated separately, presenting the East Coast premiere of Andre Previn and Philip Littell's operatic reconception of A Streetcar Named Desire.
To explore the work of Tennessee Williams is to explore stories that are uniquely American, essentially human, and thus capable of touching and teaching us a great deal about ourselves. The Kennedy Center included educational programs as well, such as Events for Students that involves students in discussions with cast members and directors and ArtsEdge, an online, standards-based curriculum regarding the plays.
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The Politician opens with a question: Does doing the right thing matter if it's not done for the right reason? It's the question uttered by multiple characters in that first episode, and it follows us throughout the entire first season of the latest embodiment of the minds of Ryan Murphy, Brad Falchuk, and Ian Brennan, the trio behind Glee and Scream Queens.
There's no formal answer given to that question — and the exploration will presumably continue with more seasons of the show, expertly set up with the Season 1 finale — but if critical reaction is any indication, the answer is a resounding, 'Yes, it matters!!!!'
Netflix's first foray into the Murphy canon introduces Payton Hobart (Ben Platt), the ambitious adopted child of extremely wealthy Santa Barbarans — the unloving Keaton (Bob Balaban) and the extremely loving Georgina (Gwyneth Paltrow) — who has inherited his father's ability to genuinely not care about anything and his mother's disposition to turn on the necessary charm in the blink of an eye. This seemingly sociopathic way of moving through the world serves Payton well; he is going to be President of the United States, and no obstacles, emotions included, will get in his way.
When he meet Payton, a student at Saint Sebastian, he's embarking upon the senior year points of his plan: to get into Harvard (the school that has produced the most former presidents) on his own merits (avoiding a potential smear campaign that alleges his money is the only reason he gained admittance), and to become president of his student body, allowing him to enact change on the small-scale that he will later replicate for the entire country.
As such, the school election becomes a microcosm for Payton's future presidential election, and he's already got a stellar team supporting him on his rise: Campaign Manager James (Theo Germaine), First Lady Alice (Julia Schlaepfer), and Chief of Staff McAfee (Laura Dreyfuss). Throughout the season, we see their inter-team relationships expand and contract through aggressive disagreements while they make both normal political moves — painstakingly project election data — and abnormal ones — secretly test a sample of his vice presidential candidate Infinity's (Zoey Deutch) blood to determine if she's actually sick or a victim of Munchausen by Proxy (again, in order to avoid a potential smear campaign).
The lingering question at this stage is why so many people blindly believe in Payton, to the point where they would do objectively bad things in order to progress his goal, never having proven himself beyond his pure ambition.
But this blind following isn't without precedent. There's a prominent figure who follows Payton's rise fairly closely: Senator Mitch McConnell, who carries the distinction of being simultaneously the most powerful and the least liked person in the Senate.
Like Payton, McConnell's interest in politics began early. As NPR reported, when he ran for his student government, he employed a solid campaign strategy (getting endorsements from the popular kids). When he ran for public office against a well-liked incumbent, he tirelessly sought to generate dirt on them, then ran them to the ground. He made allies with the union workers, promising to have their back, only to turn on them after he secured their votes. (The anti-union powers offer greater campaign contributions than the unions, so he allegedly flipped the moment he could.) His career has been led by ambition, and now, that ambition for his Republican aims is finally paying off: He has a presidential ally in Trump, and while Trump has been doing whatever Trump does, McConnell has been swiftly passing laws that fit with his agenda, and blocking those that don't.
The only difference is that McConnell is using his ambition to achieve conservative aims, while Payton, overly concerned with the minority students (the Haitian vote!) and taking a strong stance for gun control, uses his for liberal aims. It's easy to deride McConnell's heartless behavior when you don't believe in his goals; it's less easy to denounce a candidate's behavior when they're buying out the local gun store and donating the deadly devices to art, so that none of them will end up in the wrong hands.
So, why not, instead, back a heartful candidate who wants to make the change they genuinely feel matters, rather than the heartless one who only vows to do that which will benefit his personal goal?
Well, in this fictional political world, there doesn't seem to be a choice. Payton's opponent, Astrid (Lucy Boynton), is equally as unfeeling in her attempts to secure the presidency, bringing on board the first Black queer vice presidential candidate Skye (Rahne Jones) just for the distinction and making valiant attempts to discredit Payton's campaign by leaking a video of Infinity calling a seemingly gay man a "butt munch," thus evoking a slur. Both sides of the aisle are rabid for power.
There almost was a choice, though. In the first episode, Payton finds out that River (David Corenswet), his overly feeling, incredibly charming Mandarin tutor and the only person who seems to truly believe that Payton can be good, is running against him. River shows the school what it might be like to follow a candidate who cares about the well-being of his classmates, who genuinely wants to listen to them and learn how he can make their lives better.
Seeking this position almost on a whim after a heavy experience made him realize the good he could do for his community in the position, River calls to mind the likes of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar — freshman Congresswomen whose passion to do what they think, hear, and see is right for their constituents is undeniable. Neither seemed to enter politics with some greater political goal in mind; Ocasio-Cortez, a former waitress, and Omar, a former nutrition educator, simply saw things they didn't like happening in their communities and decided they could help make things better.
Like the real-life representatives, River's popularity as a candidate saw a sharp spike when he addressed his constituents as his peers in his first (and only) debate against Payton, physically bringing himself down to their level by coming off the stage and sharing his vulnerabilities. Payton's only saving grace was, sadly, River's death; if not for his own self-defeat, River surely would have won the election, and all the political conniving would have been naught.
When real people who actually care about making their world better enter the political ring, voters can feel that, and they can choose to follow someone led by ambition, or they can choose to uplift someone with ambition, but led by passion. So, it seems the question we should be asking isn't if doing the right thing matters if it's not done for the right reason. The real question is: Do you want it to matter?


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Ran across this piece from ABC News, of all places – not exactly what I would consider a scholarly source. (Us trained librarians, we love our scholarly sources!) But it is a five-minute read that I wish my last internist had read back in August, which was when I decided that he was slowly killing me and that I had to fire him and find a new doctor.
The bold emphasis is mine, as are the comments in italics.
CHICAGO, Aug 18 (Reuters) – Tests for a blood-pressure regulating hormone called renin may help doctors decide which blood pressure drugs their patients should take, researchers said on Wednesday.
They said a mismatch between drugs and patient characteristics may help explain why many people do not benefit from blood pressure drugs, and testing for renin levels may help.
"The one-size-fits-all approach must be abandoned," said Dr. Curt Furberg of Wake Forest University School of Medicine in North Carolina, who wrote a commentary on the studies in the American Journal of Hypertension.
Currently, fewer than half of patients are helped when they take just one blood pressure drug, and many must take more than one to keep blood pressure down.
(Currently, I am taking none. I was taking three back in early August – Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ) 12.5mg, Diovan 360mg, and Cardizem 180mg. Since going off of them, my blood pressure is LOWER. I should never have been on the HCTZ in the first place – it's contraindicated in patients with a sulfa allergy, and sulfa gives me hives.)
A study in May in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that about half of the 65 million people in the United States with high blood pressure have it under control.
Furberg said researchers have known for years that patients respond differently to different drugs for high blood pressure, yet this has not translated into tests and strategies that help find the best treatments for individual patients.
(Can I just say What? The fuck?? Oh right, an individualized approach is not cost effective. Silly me.)
In a series of studies in the same journal, three research teams looked at different aspects of this problem.
Stephen Turner and colleagues of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, found that blood tests measuring for renin, a hormone produced in the kidney, can help guide doctors in selecting blood pressure drugs.
Patients who had high levels of renin were more likely to respond to the common beta blocker atenolol and less likely to respond to hydrochlorothiazide, a diuretic used to rid the body of unneeded water and salt.
A team led Michael Alderman of Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York and colleagues found that some peopletaking blood pressure drugs actually have an increase in their systolic blood pressure — the top blood pressure reading.
(This is exactly what I've learned has been happening to me. The crazy cocktail of meds I listed above? It's kept my BP in a *dangerously high* range rather than lowering it. I'm wondering who I should sue. I wouldn't even know where to begin. Kidding, sort of.)
This was more common in people with low renin levels who were given a calcium channel blocker or an ACE inhibitor.
(One of the defining characteristics of my current condition is low renin. If they had run the damned test nine years ago, maybe I wouldn't have ever taken a useless and unnecessary CCB or ACE inhibitor in the first place. Grrrrr.)
And a third study by Ajay Gupta of Imperial College London found that blacks were less likely than whites to respond to anti-renin drugs.
Furberg says the findings suggest the need for new guidelines for treating high blood pressure that incorporate tests to measure a patient's renin levels.
(Well yes, at the very least. But while you're there, check the potassium and aldosterone levels and be done with it. Hell, the potassium test is part of a normal chem-20, maybe actually *read* the damn results rather than let your patient walk around with untreated low potassium for three years.)
Morris Brown of Britain's University of Cambridge said in a commentary that it may be useful to identify patients with extremely high or low renin levels who may not benefit from standard combination of drugs.
Brown said it may be time to consider measuring renin as a part of routine care for high blood pressure.
High blood pressure, or too much force exerted by blood as it moves against vessel walls, is the second-leading cause of death in the United States. About $73 billion is spent per year in the United States treating it.
(And therein lies the problem: these meds, the ones that have done me no good and possibly done harm, are Big Business. If, rather than prescribing an ever-growing cocktail of useless BP meds, doctors in this country ran tests to find either (A) the one that will work best, or (B) the cause of the elevated BP, which once resolved may not require any meds at all, well – you see where this could go.)


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Starbucks under fire for racially insensitive policies
Management, staff to undergo training May 29
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Fessler is conducting research partially funded by the U.S. Air Force dealing with assessing national threats. Participants are shown images of a set of hands holding objects such as caulking guns, power drills, a large saw and a handgun. Even though the hands belongs to the same person, when they were of a lighter complexion (non-Black), viewers report that the hands holding the gun looked larger in photographs.
However, when a participant was shown an image of hands belonging to a person of African descent holding a drill, people said the image gave the impression of a more menacing individual than the image of lighter-complexioned person holding a gun, even though the lighter-complexioned hands were larger.
All three researchers, Ross, Debic and Fessler, are pessimistic about any type of training involving racial sensitivity, based on their research. They believe the Starbucks manager had racially profiled the two African Americans in Philadelphia and the one African American in Torrance.
Instilling cultural sensitivity
Daniel Mangrum, who works in the field of "loss prevention," believes the scrutinizing African American males could be the result of Starbucks staff associating Blacks with theft. According to Mangrum, quite a number of laptops and other electronic devices belonging to patrons have been stolen from Starbucks and in relation to food products such as artisan sandwiches are frequently stolen.
This scenario, according to researchers, creates a closed-door policy in regard to African Americans using Starbucks restrooms and enforcing a anti-loitering policy implemented by frustrated employees which, itself, may result in racial profiling. Mangrum believes the action of racial profiling is not the spirit of Starbucks corporate management.
Starbucks line staff may leave restroom doors unlocked or add key code entries if they feel the store is more at risk for criminal behavior. A store in the same area of Philadelphia experienced an armed robbery recently, according to Mangrum.
Mangrum also believes the other issue could have been sanitation. He suggests I visit "Starbucks Gossip" website, and view the following posts describing restroom usage.
The website has posts with the following:
—"I have personally cleaned up almost every humanly fluid and plenty that didn't seem human ."
—"I am continually amazed by what people will do when given a few square feet of privacy."
— "Why do you want to have sex in a bathroom? I think the toilet would be kind of a mood killer."
Additional posts describe drug use and other nefarious activities.
Avoiding 'knee-jerk' reaction
Nedra Papion, a Starbucks barista in Center City, said that a nearby franchise was robbed earlier and the manager was a female. Papion believes that the knee-jerk reaction of calling the Philadelphia Police Department may have been the result may of subconscious fear of the two African American males that were waiting for their friend, due to the recent robbery in the area.
In regards to refusing the use of the Starbuck restroom, a Philadelphia police sergeant was once told he could not use the restroom at the same Starbucks because he is not a paying customer. The officer asked twice, but was was denied the key code to access the restroom and the two got into a brief—but heated—verbal exchange. The same situation took place in Arizona with a pregnant woman and, according to Papion, they were both White. The pregnant female was told to use the restroom at an adjacent Fry's Electronics. She was also told to leave because police had been called.


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Hi everyone, We have on 17 July 2019 a Full moon Eclipse in Capricorn at 7:38 am in Australia Eastern Time. We will not see it But in the world when still is night time: Much of Europe, Much of Asia, Western Australia, Africa, South/East North America, South America, Pacific, Atlantic, Indian Ocean, Antarctica will see it… However we all are at the moment feeling it, isn't it?
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AS China would open a new international airport in Beijing this year, AirAsia Philippines is now eyeing to service the route, an executive told the Philippine News Agency (PNA) on Tuesday.
"We'd like to fly there, but we still need to get slots from Beijing and Manila," said Dexter Comendador, AirAsia chief executive officer.
The AirAsia Group has routes to Macau, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Shanghai, Hangzhou, and Shenzhen. Earlier this year, meanwhile, AirAsia Philippines has launched routes between Kalibo, Aklan and three Chinese destinations -- Macau, Kunming, and Chengdu.
He also bared his plan to increase AirAsia Philippines' flight frequencies to China this year.
Comendador earlier told the PNA that next to China Airlines, the AirAsia Group is the second largest airline in terms of passengers being carried to China.
However, AirAsia Philippines could not offer flights to Beijing, since the Beijing International Airport (PEK) is already congested, he said.
The executive noted that to go to Beijing is not a problem, but AirAsia Philippines needs the terminal slots and takeoff slots both in China and in Manila.
PEK is apparently the busiest airport in Asia, servicing about 100 million passengers a year. It is the main international airport in Beijing.
China targets to open the Beijing Daxing International Airport by September, with the goal of easing congestion in PEK.
Located on the border of Beijing and Langfang, Hebei Province, the new airport is expected to cater to 45 million passengers annually by 2021.
Beijing also has the Nanyuan Airport, but it serves as the main hub of China United Airlines. Reportedly, it will be closed once the Beijing Daxing International Airport is completed. (PNA)
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Tweet your Friends and Make Money: Social Media Marketing
Posted on November 10, 2010 by Avery
The internet would be a far less entertaining place without social media. What is social media? Social media is all the chatting, blogging, gaming, networking, status updates, tweets, entertainment news, etc, and who could possibly imagine logging on without checking which of their friends is online? Social media is what makes the online world go round, and online businesses are hitching a ride.
Businesses that do…business online require advertisements in order to bring in visitors and profits to their websites. Without social media there wouldn't be any place to advertise other than online directories, which are more for people who already know what they want. Social media marketing allows businesses to place their advertisements where the people are.
If you're a business owner, how can you use social media marketing to reach billions of potential customers?
Create a Blog
The blog, web log, is one of the major online sources of information, networking, and sharing. There are thousands of online blog sites where people post blogs, read blogs, subscribe to blog RSS feeds. So what can an online business owner do with a blog? Businesses can hire bloggers to write blogs on topics relating to the business, their products and services. Within the text of the blogs, the bloggers can insert links to the business' website within keywords in the blogs. Also, blogs can be used simply to incite interest in the company.
Join the Status Force
Creating a profile on Twitter and Facebook, and other social networking sites can bring in fans, group members, and looky-loos to your profile page. Not only can you keep people updated on the latest business news, but you can also advertise new products, special deals, and product or service discount- all without spending a dime.
Ads that Add
Not only can businesses create profiles on social networking sites, but they can also advertise using pay per click campaigns. With the PPC, businesses only pay for ads when people click on them. Also, PPC ads on social networking sites are seen by hundreds of millions of people- that can add up to a lot of clicks, which can add up to a lot of business- it all depends on how you advertise.
Social media marketing is the new and incredibly lucrative way to increase the visibility of your business. Good luck.


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Which do you prefer? As for me i like jpop more over kpop .
I find kpop songs more meme-worthy so I'm going with kpop!
I like listening to jpop as most favorite singers have good songs and meaningful lyrics.
I don't like kpop there is no talent all they been doing is just for trending except TVXQ (Old) as they have a good vocal and I tend to list them as jpop act because I'm listening to their Japanese releases.
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I'm not a fan of either really.
This is my personal choice...
I am bigger fan of K-Pop but I do like some J-Pop too.
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K-POP is awesome!!
iKon, Tomorrow x Together, Pentagon, SHINee, Got7, Red Velvet, BTS (loooove them), Momoland, EXO, NCT, and super-group SuperM!! I'm sure sub-units are good, but NCT U is the only branch-off for me.
There are some good J-Pop songs out there like, like the Digimon Xros Wars (Seasons 6-8) themes Never Give Up!! by Sonar Pocket, New World by Twill, and STAND UP by Twill. Though, my fave would be BUTTER-FLY by the late Wada Koji.
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A Place to Call Home – in Newark and all of New Jersey
Advocates and the City Work to Prevent Eviction, Tenant Blacklisting and the Denial of Opportunity and A Place to Call Home
Paula Franzese's article "A Place to Call Home: Tenant Blacklisting and the Denial of Opportunity" has been published in the Fordham Urban Law Journal. The article focuses on ending tenant blacklisting.
Paula Franzese is the Peter W. Rodino Professor of Law at Seton Hall University Law School in Newark.
Writes Franzese, "A tenant faced with the prospect of eviction and without the effective assistance of counsel is at a particular disadvantage. Without the requisite expertise needed to navigate the intricacies of housing court, she is apt find herself lost, confused and summarily disposed, the aims of fairness and justice are frustrated when, with the peril of eviction hanging in the balance, approximately ninety percent of landlords do have legal counsel while ninety percent of tenants do not."
Franzese makes the connection between eviction and homelessness, "There are catastrophic personal and societal consequences of housing displacement and homelessness."
But in Newark, there is now hope to help low-income tenants facing eviction. On May 1, 2018, Newark Mayor Ras Baraka rolled out a tenants' right to counsel initiative for Newark. The article reported that "Newark wants to guarantee a free lawyer for low-income residents facing eviction."
The City of Newark is planning to introduce an ordinance – a "game changer" – which would guarantee a free attorney to every low-income tenant facing eviction. The article reports that 78% of Newark's residents are renters.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka made the announcement and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio attended the announcement. The legal assistance will be targeted towards tenant households facing eviction whose income is 200% or less than the federal poverty level.
"There's a lot more work that we have to do to mitigate the kind of problems you get when you become successful in the downtown area in terms of development and opportunity for your city," Baraka said. "We're going to start off immediately dealing with folks that are disabled, our seniors and our undocumented immediately for the first year."
Baraka said about 10,000 people who are seniors, disabled or undocumented immigrants will be eligible in the first year of the program. Access to legal representation would be phased in over a three to five-year period, he said."
"Every day I have countless of people in my office asking me for help," said Jay Lee, director of rent control for Newark. "This is a crisis."
"Lee said nine out of 10 tenants in Newark facing eviction don't have an attorney. Housing advocates say in 2016, there were 40,000 eviction cases filed in landlord-tenant court in Essex County that involved about 25 percent of the total rental units that Essex County has."
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Sorry for the delay in posting! Our appointment was this morning, and we are just getting settled back in at home! We had another fantastic stay at RMH. Linda, and all the staff and volunteers really outdid themselves again, as always! They really know how to make you feel at home, even though you are away from home :) They even surprised my husband with a copy of the picture of Ronald McDonald House Atlantic Canada that he drew for a fund raiser in the fall. They had it framed for him, and they all signed the back of it for him too :) so nice! They also showed us when we got there, that they had the original framed and hung in the kitchen by the fridge! :) So great to see his work on their walls again! I am very proud of his work, and it is nice to see that others appreciate it too! This is the picture that he drew for them for the fund raiser, and also another that he drew and donated for them to put up as decor for in the house:
Our next appointment will be in 6 months time. Dr. Logan is hopeful to have a clinic here by that time, but they let us know today that if it isn't Dr. Logan coming over that we will have the option of setting up her appointment at the IWK instead! They are so great! :) Always looking out for their patients! I think they might know that we are a little wary of taking Lilybear back to our hospital here after her whole ordeal back when she was first treated. :)
Well this will probably be my last post before Christmas. I'll be sure to post some photo's of Lilybear from Christmas once I get the chance! Merry Christmas to you all, and as always, Thanks for reading! :)


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The Alexander County Register of Deeds office will be moving into the new Alexander County Services Center on Thursday, May 30th. Due to the move-in process that day, there may be some disruption of services. This is the final department scheduled to move into the new building.
The Alexander County Services Center is located at 151 West Main Avenue in downtown Taylorsville. The new facility currently accommodates Parks and Recreation, Soil and Water, Planning, Building Inspections, Environmental Health, Cooperative Extension, Tax Office, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS).


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Each week, we review the week's news, offering analysis about the most important developments in the tech industry.
Hello, my name is Cade Metz. I cover artificial intelligence, self-driving cars and other emerging technologies for The New York Times. Today I'm here to give you the lowdown on the latest tech news.
As we approach the end of the year, there are a few important questions to ponder: What does the future hold for Google now that its founders have stepped down? Will Elon Musk pay for his "pedo guy" tweet? And what on earth is a quantum computer?
Last month, at a lab in Santa Barbara, Calif., a team of Google researchers reached a milestone that some compared to the first flight at Kitty Hawk. They reached "quantum supremacy," building a quantum computer that needed only 3 minutes 20 seconds to perform a calculation that today's computers couldn't finish in 10,000 years.
It was one of the most interesting — and perhaps one of the most important — technological developments of the year. The trouble is that no one can really explain what it is that Google built, at least not in a way that mere mortals can understand.
The first thing you need to know is that a quantum computer is experimental technology. It won't be ready for prime time for several more years, if not more. But experts believe it will eventually make today's computers look like toys, handling tasks that would never be possible with traditional machines.
It will do this by harnessing the power of quantum mechanics, which is the strange behavior exhibited by things like electrons or particles of light or exotic metals cooled to several hundred degrees below zero.
Describing this strange behavior is difficult, because it is unlike anything any of us have ever experienced. If any of us actually looked at the fundamental building block of a quantum computer, called a qubit, it would cease to be a qubit.
Got that?
We asked several top experts to describe a quantum computer in terms anyone can understand. And because attention spans are short these days, we asked them to pack their explanation into 280 characters, or the length of a tweet.
Warning: Relating to their explanations might still require an advanced education in quantum mechanics.
Marissa Giustina, Google quantum electronics engineer: Quantum computation is about building and controlling a "programmable molecule," then using it to simulate and ask questions of nature.
Hartmut Neven, founder of the Google quantum lab: Digital computers use Boolean logic — the language of 0s and 1s. A quantum computer replaces Boolean logic with quantum law. As a result, we get a richer set of operations. That allows us to do certain tasks with fewer steps.
Dario Gil, director of IBM Research: Classical computers manipulate bits with blistering speed. Quantum computers manipulate qubits with exquisite control, allowing for the interference of information, like waves on a pond, to amplify the answers we seek in a sea of possibilities.
Greg Kuperberg, professor of mathematics at the University of California, Davis: A quantum computer is an exotic device that can run algorithms boosted with quantum randomness. For selected questions, a modest array of slow, large qubits will outsmart the entire Earth paved with classical computer chips.
Dorit Aharonov, computer science professor at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, who specializes in quantum computing: A qubit can be 0 and 1 at the same time; n qubits can remarkably explore exponentially many computational paths at once. By cleverly designing cancellations between these paths, such that only correct answers remain, we can sometimes gain computational power beyond any imagination.
David Bacon, senior software engineer in Google's quantum lab: Quantum computers do computations in parallel universes. This by itself isn't useful. U only get to exist in 1 universe at a time! The trick: quantum computers don't just split universes, they also merge universes. And this merge can add and subtract those other split universes.
David Reilly, principal researcher and director of the Microsoft quantum computing lab in Sydney, Australia: A quantum machine is a kind of analog calculator that computes by encoding information in the ephemeral waves that comprise light and matter at the nanoscale. Quantum entanglement — likely the most counterintuitive thing around — holds it all together, detecting and fixing errors.
Daniel Lidar, professor of electrical and computer engineering, chemistry, and physics and astronomy at the University of Southern California, with his daughter Nina, in haiku:
Quantum computers solve some problems much faster but are prone to noise
Superpositions: to explore multiple paths to the right answer
Interference helps: cancels paths to wrong answers and boosts the right ones
Entanglement makes classical computers sweat, QCs win the race
Scott Aaronson, professor of computer science at the University of Texas at Austin: A quantum computer exploits interference among positive and negative square roots of probabilities to solve certain problems much faster than we think possible classically, in a way that wouldn't be nearly so interesting were it possible to explain in the space of a tweet.
Alan Baratz, executive vice president of research and development at D-Wave Systems: If we're honest, everything we currently know about quantum mechanics can't fully describe how a quantum computer works. What's more important, and even more interesting, is what a quantum computer can do: A.I., new molecules, new materials, modeling climate change …
That make sense?
Yes, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the founders of Google, have stepped down from their day-to-day duties at the company. It's the end of an era for both Google and the tech industry as a whole.
How did this happen? Over to my colleagues Jack Nicas, Conor Dougherty and Daisuke Wakabayashi, who can give you the back story.
In other Google news, Bloomberg reported that four software engineers fired by the company plan to file a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board. Google said they had violated the company's security policies. They said otherwise.
In a Los Angeles court, Mr. Musk took the stand to defend himself against in a defamation suit brought by a British cave explorer. Mr. Musk, the chief executive of Tesla and SpaceX, called this cave explorer a "pedo guy" on Twitter, but he says this was just a generic insult.
Thanks to my colleague Mike Isaac, we now know what Facebook's New Product Experimentation Team (NPE Team, for short) is up to. It's experimenting with podcasts, travel services, and newsletter tools. That is the future of Facebook, apparently.
The Chinese tech giant Huawei has sued the Federal Communications Commission after the agency tried to choke the company's sales in the United States. The F.C.C. sees Huawei as a security risk. Huawei is having none of it.
Bloomberg also reported that the Federal Trade Commission was now investigating Amazon's cloud computing business, looking for antitrust violations. So, the Amazon retail business isn't the only one under scrutiny.
Instagram now requires birth dates from all users as it tries to protect young people from the dark side of the internet. So said Reuters.
This also from Reuters: The autonomous vehicle start-up backed by the Chinese tech giant Alibaba has applied to test self-driving cars without real human backup drivers in California. That means we will have real self-driving cars sometime in the next 100 years.
From the "You can't make this stuff up" department: Sheera Frankel and Mr. Isaac revealed that Facebook has built a chatbot that teaches employees what to say if friends and family ask difficult questions about the company over the holidays. It's called Liam.
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Couple of days ago, we had an outage in one of our production APIs that's built with ASP.NET Core 2.0 and all we got to see in all our logging was something similar to this which doesn't really help reveal the root cause:
After much debugging hassle for several hours we found that it was caused by a type mismatch between the DTO on the server (which expected an
int) and client sent JSON payload to the POST endpoint (which sent a
decimal), in one of the fields. This resulted in the following exception:
Newtonsoft.Json.JsonReaderException: Input string '20.4' is not a valid integer. Path 'Age', line 3, position 12.
It turns out that ASP.NET Core 2.0 by default doesn't report back on model validation errors but continues processing the invalid request resulting in the 500 ISE error.
It also turns out that ASP.NET Core 2.2 has already solved this problem by sending back a 400 Bad Request when model validation fails thereby short circuiting the rest of the request and reporting back the real issue:
The obvious solution therefore might seem like upgrading to ASP.NET Core 2.2 but sometimes due to organisational constraints its not as easy. So let's assume that is not on the table for now.
Then how do I add similar model validation error reporting to the 2.0 solution? First, lets look at how 2.2 does it.
To deal with model validation error reporting, in ASP.NET Core 2.2, 2 new types were added:
- ProblemDetails
- ValidationProblemDetails which inherits from ProblemDetails and deals specifically with model validation errors.
During a model validation failure event, an instance of ValidationProblemDetails is filled in and sent out with
Content-Type header set to
application/problem+json. This header value is an RFC standard for HTTP APIs that want to send out human/machine readable responses when request processing fails, giving plenty of context and information for easier diagnostics.
Back in my ASP.NET Core 2.0 API, where these types aren't available, I will create them manually and customise them slightly for my purposes. First up,
Then the
ValidationProblemDetails class:
In my version of this class, I am returning all the inner exceptions as well as the stack trace and I've created an extension method on the
Exception class to do so:
Once this is in place, I will create an
IActionFilter that can allow me to short circuit the request pipeline if my model state is not valid and send an appropriate response with model validation errors:
Using action filters is a great way to take care of cross cutting concerns like logging, model validation error reporting, setting up of any ambient contexts etc in a central place instead of duplicating this code in each controller action which can lead to divergence in behaviour over time.
Because RFC recommends so, I will also set the
Content-Type header to
application/problem+json and this way the client knows that this response contains an error report.
NB: I can also log the model errors in the filter for later diagnosis (for this post though I haven't shown it). The mere act of setting the
context.Result will short circuit the rest of the pipeline and will prevent the generic and misleading
500 Internal Server Error. I say misleading because ultimately, its the request that's not valid and that makes it a
400 Bad Request, the fact that it causes a null object and using that null object subsequently causes a request failure, is a symptom of this bad request and not the cause.
Finally, I will simply add this filter to my MVC pipeline:
Now when I make the request again with my dodgy JSON payload, I get this response:
Now this is what I would have expected to see in every ASP.NET Core version out of the box, would have saved us several hours of debugging if we'd seen this in our logs! Why it only appeared after 2.0, I have no idea!
I can also create a simpler version of the action filter, one that doesn't use the ProblemDetails class hierarchy at all but simply queries the model state and sends back the errors. Something like this:
Resulting in a response that looks like this:
If you want a quick and cheap approach then this simpler variant might be just fine but if you want to follow the whole RFC-esque problem details style pattern because it will make the transition to ASP.NET Core 2.2 easier, then go with the first version.
Anyway, the PoC code for this post is up on my GitHub! Thanks!


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Culture Trip stands with
Black Lives Matter
This stunning 15th-century church was built in beautiful rose-colored sandstone. One of its highlights is the miraculous medieval astronomical clock, a tremendous technological invention for the time, which has a daily performance at 12:30pm and is definitely worth seeing. The 468-feet spire can be climbed for first-rate views of the city. Those who go during the Christmas holidays will have the pleasure of seeing one of France's most beautiful winter markets in the square.
Address: Strasbourg Cathedral, Strasbourg, France,+33 3 88 21 43 34
Strasbourg is trying to adapt its roads to cycling in a bid to become France's 'most cyclable city', with over 240 miles of bike paths. Those who buy the Strasbourg Pass will be able to hire a bike for half a day for free, while those who do not have the pass will be able to hire one in the various shops that are scattered around the city. Apart from cycling around the city center, a ride through the Parc de l'Orangerie is great fun and offers beautiful surroundings.
Even if cycling isn't on the agenda, the Parc de l'Orangerie is a must visit, since it is one of Strasbourg's gems. It is situated opposite the Council of Europe, in the district called the Orangerie Quarter. Its surface covers over 26 hectares, and it was supposedly founded in 1801 by André Le Nôtre according to some, or by Captain Antoine du Chaffat according to others. During the French Revolution many orange trees were confiscated, and they were all planted here, giving it its name.
Address: Parc de l'Orangerie, Strasbourg, France
La Petite France is one of the most distinctive and stunning parts of Strasbourg. Situated on the Grande Île, an island located on the Ill river in the centre of the city, the area is notable for its numerous canals and historic buildings, forming what some might call a miniature Venice. The French, however, have decided to give it the name of the 'Small France', because there was a hospice here to cure those with syphilis, which was known as the French disease. Apart from the covered bridges, the area is filled with rustic, charming half-timbered houses and buildings that were built almost entirely using sandstone. It was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1988.
Address: La Petite France, Strasbourg, France
Strasbourg has over 20 bridges, and some of them are truly stunning. Those around La Petite France are cute and picturesque, while other parts of the city have bigger and more imposing bridges. The Barrage Vauban, built in the 17th century, offers excellent views of some of Strasbourg's covered bridges, built during the Middle Ages and called ponts couverts in French. Those who prefer modern architecture can visit the Passerelle, which was inaugurated in 2004 and is composed of sleek steel curves.
Strasbourg is an excellent base from which to discover other parts of northern France, southern Germany and even Switzerland. Visitors who are feeling adventurous can hire a car and go to the Schwarzwald, Germany's Black Forest, and revel in the lush natural surroundings. Those who prefer organized day trips can look into visiting the area south of Strasbourg, which produces wine and is thus full of picturesque vineyards, or travel to Colmar, the town where Frederic Bartholdi, the man who designed the Statue of Liberty, lived and where there is a museum with several variations and a scaled replica of the original statue.
A city with mixed cultures, Strasbourg's cuisine reflects the city's past influences. Visitors should try the choucroute garnie, which is the most famous dish and is composed of sauerkraut with sausages and usually mashed potatoes. The coq au riesling is another typical dish, and has distinct German culinary elements, since it is served with spaetzle, a German type of noodle. For dessert, travelers can enjoy a tasty kugelhopf, a cake made with yeast, almonds and raisins.
Alsace is the region where Strasbourg is located, situated to the east of France, and one of the smallest parts of the country. Historically it has been an area of conflict and mixture of cultural influences, since it has passed back and forth between the French and German governments. In the Musée Alsacien, tourists will be able to learn about typical living in this part of France and about its folk art and traditions. The visit guides tourists through charming replicas of ancient housing and thousands of objects that show what rural life was like in Alsace.
Address: Musée Alsacien, Quai St. Nicolas 23-25, Strasbourg, France,+33 3 68 98 51 52
Strasbourg is the official seat of the European Parliament, and visiting this striking building of huge significance not only to France, but to Europe as a whole, is a fascinating experience. There are 12 yearly sessions, each of which has an average duration of about four days, so it is not uncommon to be in Strasbourg during one of these important meetings. It is possible to visit the Parliament both during the sessions and in the periods of the year when there are none going on. Individual and group visits are usually possible, although it is closed on weekends and public holidays.
Address: European Parliament, Allée du Printemps, Strasbourg, France,+33 3 88 17 40 01
The Strasbourg Botanical Gardens are a mixture of beauty and science, encouraging visitors to get a bit more familiar with plants species in a fun and involved way. The Botanical Gardens are located in the city's Imperial district, and they feature almost 6,000 different plants. Apart from the outdoor gardens there is also an arboretum and a greenhouse. There are very impressive trees here, which will be difficult to find elsewhere in France, of which the great sequoia is one of the most remarkable.
Address: Botanical Gardens, 28 Rue Goethe, Strasbourg, France, +33 3 68 85 18 65


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England did much right and had plenty of positives till the very end of the ICC Women's World T20 2018 – their defeat in the final shouldn't shadow what has been a great tournament for a developing side.
Results summary
England's tournament started with a damp day in St Lucia. Incessant rain meant their Group A clash with Sri Lanka was abandoned without a ball being bowled.
A terrific bowling performance ensured England had their first victory of the tournament soon after, when they kept Bangladesh to 76/9 and ran out seven-wicket winners.
The bowlers were once again at the forefront against South Africa, bundling them for 85 before sealing the chase with 35 balls and seven wickets to spare.
With qualification already confirmed, England lost to the Windies by four wickets, with just three balls remaining, in a thriller that went down to the end.
Their most impressive win came in the semi-final, when they skittled India for 112 on a tricky pitch, and then batted freely to win by eight wickets.
In the final, things went awry, with Australia restricting them to 105, and subjecting England to an eight-wicket loss with as many as 29 balls remaining.
Positives to take home
The performance of the youngsters was a huge positive for England.
Kirstie Gordon made her England debut against Bangladesh with a fine 3/16, and went on to take a total of eight wickets – she was their highest wicket-taker.
Sophie Ecclestone, all of 19, was also impressive with five wickets, while with the bat, Amy Jones scored 107 runs, including a half-century against India in the semi-final.
Areas to improve
England's one mistake – possibly – was to opt to bat in the final, despite knowing dew would be a factor in the game. Their batters failed to make the most of the decision, and were restricted to 105. Their bowlers then struggled to grip the ball, and the Australians coasted in the chase.
Throughout the tournament, England's bowlers excelled, but the batters didn't always convince, particularly the top order. Tammy Beaumont was not in great form, and Danielle Wyatt managed just two double-digit scores, of which the 43 in the final was her highest.
Standout player
Natalie Sciver was a star with both bat and ball.
Her brilliant 3/4 against South Africa set up the victory for England, while in the semi-final, she ensured the Indians didn't gain momentum, steadying the chase with Jones and scoring a half-century herself.
She was an absolute star.