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Our Work In The Archives, First Quarter 2021

April 29, 2021
Katie Cannon lecture on Martin Luther King Jr.'s ethics, 1996; news broadcast on arson of MLK Community Presbyterian Church (Springfield, Mass.), 2021.

Over winter, your archivists sheltered at home once more, as new waves of the coronavirus pandemic crashed against our country's medical first responders and their intensive care wards. We beheld a transition of federal power, and watched white supremacists stage a recruitment drive on the steps of the Capitol. We held out hope for the renewal of a church whose building was burned down by a white supremacist, and we digitized and shared the healing power of shalom. This was our work in the archives in the first quarter of 2021.

We embarked on the first portion of an ongoing inter-institutional effort to digitize the complete works of Katie Geneva Cannon, bringing in 1600 pages of texts and hundreds of megabytes of audio and video from our partners at the Center for Womanist Leadership at Union Presbyterian Seminary in Richmond. This project was among the 9480 pages Allison, Cecilia, and Sharon imaged in the quarter, while continuing to work only half-time on-site.

As if to coincide with the placing of First Presbyterian Church (Stamford, Conn.) on the national register of historic places, records of the pastor responsible for building the "Fish Church" came in during the winter. Robert Lamar, moderator of the 1974 UPCUSA General Assembly, was a committed ecumenical leader, a driving force for church union, and an advocate for gay liberation within the church. His oldest son Paul told us about coming back to his dad's church in Albany in 1974 as the congregation engaged in self-study surrounding the report of the church's Task Force on Homosexuality.

Student panelists from the Community College of Philadelphia, professional museum installers, and PHS archivists put the finishing touches on the physical exhibits for Building Knowledge and Breaking Barriers, an archives-based learning project. This exhibit is a capstone for the two-and-a-half year collaboration. Educators at schools and worshipping communities around the country can use the online teaching materials prepared by BKBB.

Processing archivist Liz Wittrig worked on the 90-foot Church World Service collection during the quarter, revealing CWS's work in crisis relief, refugee resettlement, and advocacy for peace, and helping to illuminate the continued ecumenical commitments of the PC(USA). Your donations make it possible for PHS archivists to process records like those in the Church World Service collection and make them accessible for researchers. To make a gift to PHS and support this work, visit

In the quarter we brought into the archives 50 feet of records in 49 groups, including the records of 21 historic and active PC(USA) congregations. We fielded questions from dozens of churches that asked us for help.

We continue to operate under conditions that we didn't choose, but our work to remind the church of where it's been, and the promises it made to itself, is ongoing. Hope returns in the spring. See you next quarter.


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See the landscapes in other souls

Lee Wai Yi (director of v-artivist)

Remark: Last year, Ying E Chi organised a programme which showcased the works of Ogawa Shinsuke (小川紳介), while the Indie Focus for this year is Agnès Varda. I am really glad about this as both of them are filmmakers whom I admire. I had written a long article about Shinsuke last year and I was invited by Ying E Chi to write a short introduction of Varda this year. However, the brevity of this article demands omission on some important background issues, including the political, economical and cultural atmosphere of the 1960s and 70s, as well as a brief account of Leftist ideals and vision of realist arts. Audience are encouraged to refer to the old articles on Shinsuke team from last year. The present article would like to limit itself to a brief introduction for Varda and her films.

Aspects of Reality

Many regard Varda as the “grandmother of French New Wave,” which she does not decline. Yet, she has raised in different occasions that she doesn't belong to any group or school.

Generally speaking, French cinema had seen numerous innovations of film language from 1958 to the 1970s, which questioned and broke through narrative conventions of mainstream commercial cinema. This period is loosely called New Wave. Historians of cinema tend to differentiate the films made in the period as two major groups. One is the Nouvelle Vague group that revolved around Bazin's Cahiers du Cinema, with prominent figures such as Truffuat and Godard. The other is often called the Groupe Rive Gauche, referring to a group of leftist intellectuals who lived on the Left Bank of Seine, with prominent figures like Chris Marker, Alain Resnasis, woman writer Duras and Agnès Varda, etc.

The “official time” for the French New Wave began with 1958, yet Varda's debut La Pointe Courte dated back in 1954.  In her recent work, the autobiographical Les plages d'Agnès (The Beaches of Agnes, 2008), we see collaboration between two groups of New Wave. These two groups sometimes worked together, without partisanism.  In fact, both groups share common ground in opposing the staleness and vulgarity of mainstream commercial cinema. Moreover, each director has his or her signatury style that escapes simplified classifications. With her emphasis on marginality and individuality, Varda's reluctance to accept any such classifications is only natural.
If we are to split hair, the issue that two sections of New Wave disagree upon is the question of “relationship of cinema and reality.” Roughly speaking, the Novalle Vague group consider cinema as the asymptotes of reality. They tend to see the work as the expression of the directors' authorial stylistics and the cinema as poetic expression of reality.  The Rive Gauche group emphasises the creative potential of one's subjective conception in shaping the real world. They also emphasise what has been known as “distancing effect,” which disengages the audience's indulgence in the fictive world. For want of a better world in reality, they are more willing to break the division between fiction and reality. When making films, they do not rule out direct intervention with reality. Some “members” of the group had seen difficulties in screening and funding because of such approach.

In a 1956 interview, Varda talked of the tension between subjective and objective realities, and its relationship with arts, “Things change, you know. It corresponds to a two-part movement. One part is the conceptualizing and ordering the world, and the other is accepting the world as it is. Those two things together shape the visual arts.”

Thus we see the boundaries between fiction and reality are being broken constantly in Varda's films. There are substantial peformative elements in documentaries, and yet, the fake performance takes on a sense of authenticity because of the author's sincerity. In documenting "the others,” she would frankly remind you that the narrator Varda is living her own values in the film. At the same time, she likes to re-visit the same locations, cast or the people she once filmed. You would see Cleo the beauty has become an old woman with heavy make-up, and the 17-year-old Mona now a mature, beautiful woman in her 30s. The aged actors and actresses would re-access their roles and performances years after. The short film Ulysse (1986) further questions the “reality” of memory and images, Ulysse has really taught me, whatever images do is just representation. It tells nothing. It is the people who are speaking, the people who look at it and explain it” (Varda, 1988). Life flows, and so does “reality.” No living person or role could be congealed like a consumerable product at the present.

“Failing” types

Varda is concerned with people who are deemed “failed” by the mainstream and institution.

There is this completely dispossessed homeless woman Mona in Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond, 1988) showcased this year. She has forsaken everything imposed on her by the mainstream society and chosen to roam freely. She would not change nor bath and has a stench about her. Varda's similar concerns are found in Les glaneurs et la glaneuse (The Gleaners & I, 2000), which focuses on those who glean and collect scraps for a living and whose sense of self are not bound with consumption. Varda has also concerns for woman’s right of abortion, racial emancipation movement in the U.S, three-person marriage in sexual emancipation movement - subjects which are not featured in this showcase. Such reflect-from-the-margin approach of film-making presents a type, or an artistic image, that carries profound significance and underling problems embedded in social structure.

A female subject of her own

The notion of masculinity and femininity (as artificial constructs and thus changeable gender stereotypes) has been one of the central concerns of Varda. Cléo de 5 à 7 (Cleo from 5 to 7, 1961) is about the worry-stricken two hours of an emergent beautiful singer, who suspects herself of having cancer.  The film was produced as if it is a documentary with its narrative unfolding in quasi real-time manner. It follows the female protagonist without sentimentalism. It investigates how a woman, in moments of needy introspection of life's meaning, no longer asserts her identity as an object of gaze and desire and instead struggles to grasp the relationship between the world and herself through active observation and comprehension of the world.  Apart from Cléo de 5 à 7, many of  Varda's short films share the same theme, revealing how inequality between men and women is caused by the society's cultural imagination of both genders, or unveiling the prominence of female subordination in social life. I think the most radical and political treatment of this theme could be found in the cruelly calm renditions of Sans toit ni loi (Vagabond, 1985), L'une chante, l'autre pas (One Sings, The Other Doesn’t, 1977) and Le bonheur (Happiness, 1965). Unfortunately the audience will have to miss the later two.

Warmth in cruelness, is it "Happiness”?

Breaking the boundaries between reality and fiction, dissuading people from escapist indulgence with illusions, breaking the mainstream false images of happiness, unveiling the oppression of the marginalised, and forcing us to reflect on the meaning of life... All these modernist discontents might portray a cruel, grim dystopia in the hands of many artists. And yet, one finds in Varda's films a sense of warmth despite their grave and stern depictions of the world. They are warm, not out of sentimentalism, but more a social and structural perspective and a world vision in confronting the serious question, “How man could live in happiness?” Granny is not giving you a lecture though, it is more like an invitation: “Come! Let's have a journey to see the landscape in other souls.”


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Private camping rentals at Saint-Médard-En-Jalles 6

Land for
920 m²

Your host, Isabelle

Member since February 2018. Responds within less than 1h 100% response time.

  • Drinking water
  • Electricity
  • Drying rack
  • Toilets (in house)
  • Wireless internet
  • Shower (in house)
  • Bicycle storage
  • Parking onsite
  • Picnic table
  • Closed land
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We live 800 meters from the Bordeaux/Lacanau bike path.
We will be happy to welcome cyclists on their way to either city. All shops and buses to visit Bordeaux are 500 meters away. We are very close to the Bordeaux-Mérignac airport (approx. 6 km, mainly bicycle paths) and very close to the terminus of the streetcar line D (approx. 3,5 km, mainly bicycle paths) which goes to Bordeaux and the St Jean train station.

The setting

Camping in our garden, very natural. Shaded.
Water point and power point outside.

The spots

The terrain is flat, grassy and shaded for part of the day and evening. It lends itself well to the installation of small tents.
We have a vegetable garden as well as a chicken coop and we are sensitive to the respect of nature.

The sanitary facilities

Inside our house, bathroom and toilet to share with us.

The amenities

Provision of :
. a table and seats
. a parasol
. a mosquito net
. deckchairs
. a rechargeable camping lamp
. a camping stove (please let us know in advance)
. an extension cord to bring power to your camp

Possibility in case of bad weather to eat under the shelter of our pergola, covered and with flowers.

The activities

We can put at your disposal our ping-pong table and various equipments: badminton net, molkky...
Possibility, at the time of your stage, to leave the bicycle and to take the bus to visit Bordeaux, magnificent city to discover. The TransGironde buses leading to the ocean beaches pass nearby and allow you to go to the sea for a modest price.

Other things

We privilege the reception of cyclotourists, the cycle track being very close.
Other travelers, please contact us. VW vans welcome for short stays!
Breakfast possible.
Within a radius of 500 m, various catering options (restaurants, take-away, supermarkets, bakery, fast-food...).
A cycle store is present at 500 m (sale and repair) as well as the cycle department of the Intersport store.

We can store your bikes in our garage for the night. Arrival and departure time within reason.
We count on the travelers to respect the place.
We cannot accommodate travelers with dogs because it will be incompatible with our 4 chickens and our cat.
We know the area well and we will be happy to show you the right places.

Possibility of breakfast (€5 / person)

Tea, coffee, fruit juice, chocolate, bread, homemade jam, honey

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  • I will keep an unforgettable memory of Isabelle and her kindness of soul... With her kindness and beautiful details like a small dish with peeled and cut apples, a glass of flowers, the table, the chair and her beautiful company to put me on the road to the Atlantic coast... Thank you to the universe for allowing me to meet such wonderful beings!!!

  • Isabelle and Pierre-Yves (and their neighbors!) are absolutely adorable. A beautiful experience, a wonderful meeting, people who listen and are of a rare kindness. Thank you again for your welcome.

  • A first experience more than successful! Isabelle is an incredible hostess! We couldn't have dreamed of anything better for a first time! Ultra friendly, caring, eager to meet our needs, we felt like at home! We also met other members of the family just as welcoming! The services are as indicated in the ad and Isabelle even provided us with chairs/tables for dinner, a place to read... We were lucky enough to find a party night and were able to share an aperitif! Thank you Isabelle for this warm moment and see you soon on the roads in van!

  • We had a great stay in Bordeaux. Isabelle and her family were very welcoming and attentive to our needs. We left with lots of good memories! A huge thank you for your welcome!

  • Our last stop before flying back to Bordeaux. Very warm welcome. Very nice garden. Thank you again for your hospitality.

  • Excellent stay with Isabelle! Very warm welcome despite a 1h35 delay! We were even able to sleep in their house because it was raining and we had very good croissants for breakfast! Pleasant and easy discussion.
    I highly recommend this address, just a step away from the Vélodyssée.


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Angela's Story

In 2006, after a divorce, Angela set out on her own with her two boys, another child on the way, and just a little money in her pocket. To provide for her family and be there for her children she started her own business called Angels Heavenly House Cleaning Service.

She also contacted the Housing Authority where she was put on a waiting list. At that time, the family was living in an 800 sq foot apartment that had two bedrooms. Everyone’s clothes were washed in a coin operated laundry and the apartment was not maintained well by the owners of the property.

“I got bronchitis, pneumonia, and now have an allergy to mold from living in that apartment,” said Angela.

In 2010, Angela got the call she was waiting for.  After being referred from Housing Authority to Homes First she was contacted and told she could be helped. Her budget was taken into consideration and an affordable rent was settled on. Then Angela was given options as to where she wanted to live, which was an exciting new thing. She chose a three bedroom house that had two bathrooms, a front and back yard, and was in a historic neighborhood of Olympia. This house was 1300 sq feet and each of her boys could have their own rooms.

“It was nice to have a nice kitchen, my own laundry room and two full bathrooms,” says Angela.  “Our new home was also in a good neighborhood where I could have a sense of safety. My quality of life only improved from then on and I was able to get off food stamps and provide even better for my family.”

Angela was able to save money by renting a house through Homes First! She also used that money to buy school supplies and clothes for her children. While also chipping away in bigger increments at the debt she accrued while trying to survive in previous years.

“I knew we were moving up based on our lifestyle,” said Angela.

Now Angela just bought her first home and is excited to move into a house with four bedrooms that will allow each of her kids to have their own rooms. She also just purchased a bigger car that has more room to transport her business and is more comfortable for her kids.

“I am still kind of in shock.  This is just a dream come true for me. The reality is just so fantastic,” said Angela. “It has been a long journey and my dreams are coming true. I am incredibly grateful to Homes First! and the Housing Authority,” said Angela about her experience in working with Homes First! “Without them I am not sure I’d be in the same place I am now.”


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Dr. Ted Kadet, OD has been a volunteer Boy Scout leader of Troop 419 for 20 years.

Dr. Ted Kadet, OD, a volunteer Boy Scout leader of Troop 419

When asked, “What would you say to people who want to “give back” but don’t know where to start???” here is his reply. “Adopt the ATTITUDE of taking and giving back. Give up on the idea that you will get back from the same people you give to. No “tit for tat”. People have made a major shift in my life that I can never repay. Maybe I can be an influence or instrumental in making positive change in someone else’s life to balance that.
Everyone has something to give. When you find a group or activity that you connect with to volunteer in some way, go for it!”

Lisa Knopp, Vision Therapist at Hope Clinic Bellevue, interviews Dr. Ted Kadet at Hope Clinic about “Giving Back”

LK: What got you interested in volunteering in the first place?
Dr K: I look at it this way….You take, and you give back. You offer service to a community, and invite others to participate. We all take from the community: we use the roads, government services, fire and police protection. We become stronger when we give back to counterbalance what we take. We adopt an ATTITUDE of giving and taking.

LK: What are the first experiences you remember as a volunteer?
Dr K: I volunteered in community service in my high school, through clubs like the Honor Society and Student Government projects. The biggest early step was when I opened my practice in 1967 in Issaquah. What better way to become acquainted with the community than to volunteer? I worked with the Jaycees which offers leadership training programs, planning and executing; the Lions Club, which has always been involved in supporting vision through their eye bank for corneal transplants, and collecting old eyeglasses for re-using in 3rd world countries. When you have your own kids, you volunteer in their activities, like when my son was in Boy Scouts, and coaching sports.

A history with Boy Scouts

LK: You have a long history with the Boy Scouts. What have you done with them?
Dr K: I was an active parent with my son. When he quit scouting I let it go. I came back in when my wife’s Special Needs son came along. A Special Needs troop was set up, and I have been the Scoutmaster for 13 years. I am also an old Summer Camp counselor, so I play ukulele and sing at Boy Scout Camp.

LK: What is the role of the Scoutmaster?
Dr K: Scouts is about Leadership Training. Often a boy enters at 11 and stays until 18, working up the ranks through service. By 15-17, boys lead the troop as Senior Patrol Leaders. They get experience providing leadership and motivating the troop. With the Special Needs troop, adults run the meetings. Our troop has men in their 40’s and our youngest is 13. The focus is on providing fellowship, socialization, being successful with projects and getting rewarded. Just like with Special Olympics, it allows those with continued Special Needs to be successful at something and get rewarded.

Dr. Ted Kadet Works with Special Olympics

LK: What have you done with Special Olympics?
Dr K: It started with our son. I had gotten away from skiing much when I lived on Whidbey Island. Moving back to Seattle, I could get back into skiing. I signed him up for ski lessons through “Outdoors for All”, offering programs for those with Special Needs and Physical Challenges. They offer skiing, rock climbing, camping, boating, cycling, and other outdoor programs. That led to joining the Skihawks Ski Team, affiliated with Special Olympics. I am a coach to an athlete about 25 years old on the autism spectrum, and my son is an athlete. We compete with other Special Olympics ski teams.

LK: Special Olympics has Winter and Summer Games, right?
Dr K: Yes. We participate in the Winter Games and do the same races as the pros do: Giant Slalom, Slalom and Downhill Skiing. We don’t care about winning or losing. The athletes want to do their best, want to win, but if they don’t they are happy for who wins. During the Summer Games, I work with the Healthy Eyes Program sponsored by the Lions Club and Special Olympics. Two hundred athletes are given Vision Exams, and receive free glasses if needed that day, made on site. I also help with a Track and Field team through West Seattle High School.

LK: Do you have a favorite memory of your volunteering experiences?
Dr K: One would have to be the Special Olympics dances, held in an airplane hangar at Joint Base Lewis McChord AFB. There have been as many as 25,000 people attending (parents, family and friends), and they bring in Hair, Nails and Makeup specialists to help the athletes get “gussied up”. Athletes are brought in by bus, and you can imagine the interactions that are so fun to watch. It’s fun to be part of ‘em……it’s really a hoot!

Dr. Kadet “gives back” to the community through Hope Clinic by offering FREE FUNCTIONAL VISION SCREENINGS in Tacoma, Silverdale and Bellevue Hope Clinics. You can schedule one online or by calling 425-462-7800 today.

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Privacy Policy

Hope Studio Yoga, t/a Camila Putti da Silva, takes the privacy of its clients and visitors to the website very seriously. This policy is concerned with how information is collected, what happens to it and what rights you have.

Your Privacy

This policy explains how information is collected, managed, used and protected. This may change from time to time to reflect how the data is managed according to the General Data Protection Regulation, affective from 25th May 2018. Please check it frequently to see any changes. Refer to the sections below for further information.

This policy therefore seeks to inform you of your rights under the GDPR and confirms your consent to collect and store your data, outlined below.

What personal data is collected and how it is used

Camila Putti da Silva is the ‘data controller’ for Hope Studio Yoga and thereby the ‘controller’ of the personal data you provide. We collect personal data such as name, postal address, telephone numbers, email addresses and emergency contact numbers.

Additional information may also be collected, e.g date of birth, age, gender or health details. This will be made clear at the point of collection of such information and we only do so with your specific consent and permission.

Additionally, the website will sometimes use cookies. Should you need further information about this or any other part of our data collection, please contact us using the details below.

Children Aged 16 and Under

Hope Studio Yoga does not offer content suitable for children under 16 years old. In addition Hope Studio Yoga recognises the special obligation to protect minors and as such if you are 16 years or under, Hope Studio Yoga requests that you do not submit any personal information to the website. In the event that anyone identified as 16 years or under has submitted details to this site, they will deleted from our records.

Why we need it

We collect your personal information, as a means of contacting you with regards to specific activities, e.g your yoga sessions, newsletters or upcoming events, feedback etc. The data collected for yoga classes or massage appointments may request personal health details which is used in order to ensure the sessions and treatments are suitable and safe for you. You do not have to disclose this information, however if you choose to withhold certain information we may not be able to provide you with certain services. Sometimes, with your consent, your data will be processed to provide you with information about activities and events at Hope Studio Yoga.

How your information is obtained

Your data is collected with your consent in a number of ways:

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We only share information to third parties or individuals when obliged by the law, for purposes of national security, taxation and criminal investigations and the following:

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We hold your information only as long as necessary for each purpose, for example:

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The data collected by Hope Studio Yoga is processed and stored by the data processor TeamUp Sports Inc. In addition, with your consent, email addresses are stored on the website which is password protected and a record of your contact details is retained on a laptop and mobile phone for contact purposes, these are both either passcode or password protected.

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Under the General Data Protection Regulations, which came into effect on 25th May 2018. You have a number of important rights, these are:

  • Transparency over how your data is collected and used (right to be informed)
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This document was last updated September 2021.

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Tales from the Crypt: The Complete First Season DVD Review

Written by Steve Pattee

DVD released by Warner Bros.

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Episodes directed by Walter Hill, Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Howard Deutch, Tom Holland and Mary Lambert
Episodes written by Robert Reneau, Fred Dekker, Terry Black, Michael McDowell, A. Whitney Brown, Battle Davis and Randolph Davis
1989, R1 (NTSC), 168 minutes, Not Rated
DVD released on July 12th, 2005

John Kassir
William Sadler
Mary Ellen Trainor
Larry Drake
Lindsey Whitney Barry
Joe Pantoliano
Robert Wuhl
Lea Thompson
Amanda Plummer
Stephen Shellen
M. Emmet Walsh
Audra Lindley

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From 1989-1996, HBO ran a horror-themed series called Tales from the Crypt. Hosted by the Crypt Keeper (voiced by John Kassir – Demon Knight, Bordello of Blood), each week was another glorious episode of blood, boobs, horror, comedy and revenge. This is the first season.

William Sadler (Demon Knight, The Shawshank Redemption) stars in the DVD’s opener, “The Man Who Was Death,” as a state executioner who loses his job when the state abolishes the death penalty. Well, he doesn’t actually lose his job, as he continues to execute the guilty on his own time. Using different methods of electrocution, Sadler continues to take care of business. But what happens when the state reinstates the death penalty? Written by Walter Hill and Robert Reneau and directed by Walter Hill (Southern Comfort, Supernova).

Robert Zemeckis (What Lies Beneath, Contact) directs “And All Through the House,” a Christmas tale that involves a murdering wife (Mary Ellen Trainor – Lethal Weapon IIV, Die Hard), an escapee (Larry Drake – Dr. Giggles, TV’s LA Law) from the local insane asylum (wearing a Santa suit and toting an axe) and a trusting child (Lindsey Whitney Barry). Christmas won’t ever be the same again at this house. Written by Fred Dekker (writer and director of Night of the Creeps).

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“Dig That Cat … He’s Real Gone” stars Joe Pantoliano (TV’s The Sopranos, Bad Boys) as a man who, after a questionable operation involving the feline gland, seemingly cannot die. He hits the circus tour circuit, making quite a bit of money and, when he gets a little too greedy, he gets his due. Written by Terry Black and directed by Richard Donner (Lethal Weapon, The Omen).

In “Only Sin Deep,” Lea Thompson (Back to the Future IIII, Howard the Duck) is a hard-nosed prostitute who makes a bad deal with a pawn shop owner. When she realizes her mistake, she finds she’s a day late to make things right. But the owner offers her another deal, and the question becomes whether or not she can close it in time. Written by Dekker and directed by Howard Deutch (The Replacements, Pretty in Pink).

“Lover Come Hack to Me” stars Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction, The Prophecy) and Stephen Shellen (TV’s “La Femme Nikita”) as newlyweds who find refuge in a seemingly abandoned house on a rainy night. Nothing good ever comes out of these scenarios. Written by Michael McDowell and directed by Tom Holland (Child's Play, Fright Night).

“Collection Completed” with M. Emmet Walsh (Snow Dogs, The Iron Giant) and Audra Lindley (TV’s “Three’s Company”) is a fun tale, surrounding a man who has finally retired after almost 50 years, and his wife, who has more than her share of animals. Lindley doesn’t seem too pleased when Walsh shares his new hobby with her — taxidermy. Written by A. Whitney Brown, Battle Davis and Randolph Davis and directed by Mary Lambert (Pet Sematary, Urban Legends: Bloody Mary).

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When I first got my greedy claws on Crypt, a thought hit me: What if it wasn't as good as I remembered? I loved The Greatest American Hero growing up, but man, that did not hold up at all. 21 Jump Street, another favorite from my childhood, held up somewhat, but I never realized how preachy it was. Miami Vice, on the other hand, held up amazingly well — pastel muscle shirts and all.

However, my fears were immediately put at ease by the first episode, "The Man Who Was Death." With a terrific performance by William Sadler and an awesome soundtrack by Ry Cooder, it was easily my favorite episode of the bunch.

Zemeckis' comic-book-style and flair, and Larry Drake's creepy performance as a deranged Santa in "And All Through the House," made it a close second on my favorites. This episode had a little more blood than the rest and seemed to be the darkest.

"Dig That Cat...He's Real Gone's" story was mediocre, but Joe Pantoliano's performance, coupled with co-star Robert Wuhl, elevated it to an enjoyable tale about a man who gets exactly what's coming to him.

"Only Sin Deep," while an interesting story, bordered on abysmal because of Lea Thompson's performance. She was wooden and her "tough girl" accent was horrible — an all-around flat performance.

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Like "Gone," "Lover Come Hack To Me" is another mediocre story that, at times, comes dangerously close to dragging. However, Amanda Plummer saves this short tale from becoming boring with her usual outstanding and quirky performance. Plummer absolutely carries this episode and only she makes it worth watching.

"Collection Completed" is a nice finale' for season one, as it not only has a humorous, albeit quickly uncomfortable, story, the synergy between M. Emmet Walsh and Audra Lindley is rock solid. These two are an absolute pleasure to watch work together and they play off each other extremely well.

With the exception of Thompson, Crypt's first season is dominated by powerful performances, making each show stand out more than it necessarily should. And while "Death" and "House" are, hands down, my favorites of the season, each episode has something to offer. Sometimes, TV seasons don't get the ball rolling until after their first season, but, even with the mediocre stories, Crypt hits the door running.

Video and Audio:

For being more than 10 years old, Crypt's 4:3 picture, while soft, looks good. There is the occasional sign of grain, but the picture is more than satisfactory, considering not just its age, but it’s a TV show.

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The Dolby Digital 2.0 surround sounds great, with no audible pops or hisses. The music never overtakes the dialogue and the disc is crisp and clean sounding.

English, French and Spanish subtitles are also offered.

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Special Features:

While two special features are available, only the Tales from the Crypt: From Comic Books to Television documentary is worth watching. Clocking in at just under an hour, this documentary packs one heck of a punch. Barely mentioning the show at all, the documentary covers the history of E.C. Comics and its founder, William Gaines. This is a must watch, as it is a fascinating look into the start of the horror comic genre and the problems it faced with the government and includes brief interviews from the masters themselves, Romero and Carpenter. First names not needed.

The other special feature, "Crypt Keeper's History of Season One" is not worth even a glance. More fluff than a marshmallow.

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Video: 3 stars
Audio: 3 stars
Features: 4 Stars
Overall: 4 Stars

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Tales from the Crypt: The Complete First Season is flawed, yes, but the solid cast helps you overlook its minor problems.

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2016 is set to be a banner year for the hospitality industry in Saudi Arabia. After experiencing relatively slow but steady growth since 2006, the number of hotel rooms across the Kingdom suddenly soared in 2015.

This trend is set to continue, with 16,000 new hotel rooms in Riyadh and Jeddah slated for completion in 2018. Geopolitical tensions and fluctuating oil prices have not hampered the government’s future development plans, which will be supported by a budget of over 628 billion USD.

Much of this budget will be allocated to hospitality, in order to support the expected influx of tourists over the next few years. Inbound tourism to Saudi Arabia is predicted to increase by 13% annually, with Makkah and Madinah alone receiving 25 million visitors by 2020.

These visitors will require accommodation, and the Saudi hospitality market is rising to meet this challenge while maintaining its traditionally high standards. Hospitality chains in Saudi Arabia are not simply looking to provide rooms; but the best rooms, supported by the latest technology to enhance guest experience and streamline processes.

With this aim in mind, business facilitation company Naseba has partnered with Hospitality Financial and Technology Professionals (HFTP) – the world’s leading global hospitality association and organisers of HITEC – to produce the upcoming Hotel Technology Summit, taking place on 20 - 21 March 2016 in Riyadh.

The summit will introduce pre-qualified hotel technology buyers from Saudi Arabia to global technology providers in a platform designed to create the ultimate deal flow. Over 120 leading decision makers from the hospitality sector will gather at this private platform to discuss developments in hotel technology, tackle the challenges of catering to millennial guests, and share insights built over years of experience in a constantly changing industry.

It is this familiarity with change and rapid development that makes the marriage between hospitality and technology so successful. “Hoteliers are known as innovation seekers,” according to Austine Jarome, Director of Purchasing at Al Khozama Management.

“Saudi Arabia is one of the top 35 countries around the world in terms of using IT technology," says Mohamed Gharib, Director of Information Technology of Burj Rafal Hotel Kempinski. "As it has become part of the daily life of Saudi people, our guests depend on many forms of technology to measure hotel services."

The summit has played host to internationally renowned innovators like Hideo Sawada, President of Henna-na, the world’s first robot-staffed hotel. In its most recent edition, the summit’s agenda will focus not only on the showcasing the possibilities of deploying cutting-edge technology in hotels, but also on the realities of pursuing this technology in times of financial turbulence.

An interactive panel discussion will explore the critical question of what today’s guests value and want – is a personalised experience, tech-enabled amenities, or value for money? Power presentations in the form of ‘tech pitches’ will showcase specific technologies to bring hotels further into the digital age.

Experts including Amine Moukarzel, President of Louvre Hotels Group and Golden Tulip MENA; Denis Sorin, President of Hotel Operations at Dur Hospitality; John Rees, Senior Director of Operations MENA at Marriott and David Henry, Vice President of Marketing, Sales and Distribution at Accor, who will discuss the nuances of marketing to business, religious and tech-savvy travelers.

The summit will also offer both structured and casual networking sessions, in which participants can reconnect with industry peers or build new business relationships in a focused environment.

As the hospitality industry continues to move beyond card keys and physical check-in processes to an age of automated and autonomous technology, hoteliers will need to stay abreast of the dazzling possibilities offered by this technology, but also its many complex challenges. The Hotel Technology Summit is designed specifically to support regional and global hoteliers in this pursuit.

“The Hotel Technology Summit is a vital venue for all industry leaders to become exposed to the latest technological trends in the hospitality sector. Naseba does a great job as always in organising and bringing together hoteliers and suppliers,” says Ismail AlKamal, Chief Executive Officer of Nawatt, who are one of the solution providers presenting their solutions at the summit.

The summit is also hosting well-established technology providers such as Cisco, Infor, Zohoor AlReef, Nawatt and others. Media partners include TTG MENA, Travel and Tour World, ehotelier and Hsyndicate.


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Sophie's Hostel has been favourably compared to a hotel, with 'spotlessly clean', 'smart-looking and comfortable' rooms and 'beautiful, modern minimalist decor', according to our users. Hostelworld guests say they like this hostel's position in New Town, saying it's 'a very quick metro ride to the Old Town Square' and 'only three blocks away from Wenceslas Square, but you are also a little bit out of the tourist old town so there are some great local restaurants nearby with amazing traditional Czech food'. We like that some of the dorms in this hostel don't have bunk beds.

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A charming and welcoming place with designer flair and a host of little luxuries, Sophie's Hostel feels more boutique hotel than hostel. Situated in two historic buildings in the New Town of Prague, Sophie's Hostel offers unique and affordable accommodation with a modern chic design. Cushy comforts like rain-dance showers, ultra-soft linens, and home-cooked breakfasts make for a restful visit away from home.

Choose from a variety of room types including private rooms, dormitories and apartments, each custom designed with contemporary style, local influence and genuine details in mind. Wake up to fresh breakfasts at Sophie's Bar, prepared for you by our specialty chefs. Or head to our quaint guest kitchen and make your own breakfast, meal or snack. Share our favorite pictures using the free Wifi. Take our free customized map and start to explore Prague right from our doorstep.

Sophie's Hostel is tucked in Prague’s New Town (Nove Mesto) which is steeped in authentic culture and home to an eclectic mix of local restaurants, cafes, and shops. New Town borders Old Town allowing easy access to the historical center and Wenceslas Square by foot or by tram. Our location is ideal, especially for those who seek a wee bit of refuge from the tourist crowds.

Our staff is looking forward to welcoming you to Sophie's Hostel and helping you find your way around the city. They’ll offer the best tips for to-dos in Prague and around the neighborhood and are always around, day and night.

Sophie's Hostel also offers an on-site bar/cafe with daily happy hour and a wonderful breakfast daily 7-12 (not included). 24-hour reception with no lock-out or curfew, secure luggage room and air-conditioned private rooms upon request (based on availability). Sophie's Hostel is a non-smoking building.

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    07 Aug 2020
    Really good
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    22 Jul 2020
    Although our initial booking was for Sophie's hostel, we were transferred to czeched inn due to a mixup. Excellent ambience and very helpful staff, highly recommended!
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    09 Jun 2020
    This hostel was absolutely amazing! Beautifully decorated, stylish, comfortable, calm and clean. The ladies at the reception were nice and always ready to help. We truly enjoyed our stay there and would definitely recommend it to everybody coming to Prague. We'll be looking forward to staying there again :)
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    Hey we 3 friends stay this hostel.verygood. Very clean and staf is very very good and place to stay
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    Very nice place, the rooms were clean, there were lockers, the only negative aspect was that the mattress was a little thin. The staff was amazing, breakfast very good.
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    Great Facilities, Clean rooms, awesome bathrooms Could get into the building and common rooms without a key at night though which seemed a bit sketchy Overall great stay
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    It is actually more of a hotel- not a hostel environment. Nice rooms, good location
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    The bathrooms were very clean and the rain shower was awesome! The only thing is the door leading into the shared space (where the rooms and the bathroom are) did not lock. Also, the bedroom door was often propped open, making it easy for people to wander in. Other than that it was a nice stay and I would recommend for the night!
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    Great hostel! In the city center, but a little far from the historic center.
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Tucked in a quaint neighborhood in the New Town of Prague, Sophie\'s Hostel is the ideal location for exploring local life and reaching Prague\'s historical center in minutes. Just outside our doorstep are local gems galore (cafes, restaurants and shops) stretching in all directions. Explore them by foot or by tram and be met with Old Town, the castle, the river or Wenceslas Square. When not out and about in the city, settle into our quiet and charming abode featuring chic design and cosy touches like ultra-plush pillows and breakfasts to write home about.
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China’s Unspeakable Disaster

The word is that 12,000 are confirmed dead and thousands more remain missing after a 7.9 magnitude earthquake roiled central China. The death toll could rise as high as 30,000 once all are accounted for.

This is the second massive tragedy in Asia in a little over a week’s time. While there are obvious lessons about on spreading electronics manufacturing around — much like the semiconductor houses do — so as to avoid Mother Nature’s inevitable wrath, or to avoid putting massive dams on top of Asia’s largest fault line, now is not the time to moralize. We hope any affected family members of our readers are safe and well.

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Mike Buetow is editor-in-chief of Circuits Assembly magazine, the leading publication for electronics manufacturing, and PCD&F, the leading publication for printed circuit design and fabrication. He is also vice president and editorial director of UP Media Group, for which he oversees all editorial and production aspects. He has more than 20 years' experience in the electronics industry, including six years at IPC, an electronics trade association, at which he was a technical projects manager and communications director. He has also held editorial positions at SMT Magazine, community newspapers and in book publishing. He is a graduate of the University of Illinois. Follow Mike on Twitter: @mikebuetow

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  1. I think and strongly beleive that this is just a start for what is going to happen, with major envorimental issue and people problems. ITS JUST THE BEGINING

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As many of you have heard, Portland State has been written in permanent marker on the Sun Devils football schedule.  So what does our daunting out of conference schedule look like?  Portland State(FCS), NAU(FCS), and Wisconsin.  Scheduling 2 FCS teams means the Devils have to win 7(assuming they win against both NAU and Portland St.) in order to go to a bowl game.  Like we don't make things difficult enough for ourselves.

Talks with schools like South Florida, Cincinnati, Kansas State, and Nevada all failed, leaving ASU in search of anyone...ANYONE...who was available to play.  What bothers me most about this is Lisa Love sugar-coating the disappointment.

"We're pleased Portland state said yes, and we'll make it work," ASU Vice President for Athletics Lisa Love said. "We're playing a western regional team. Our fans can appreciate that instead of bringing a (FBS) team from another part of the country they may not be familiar with."

HELLO? No one is familiar with Portland State Football.  I would MUCH rather see a FBS team from a different part of the country that I am not familiar with.  Make it a road game and have ASU travel to a team like Cincy, KSU, USF.  It surely can't hurt for the Devils to play across the country and get some exposure.  I can tell you what ABC/ESPN/CBS/NBC/FSN will not be covering... ASU vs Portland St.  This game will most likely be the lowest attendance of the year.  Portland State was 2-9 last FCS football. Here is to hoping we crush them and avoid any early season embarrassment.


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Regional District’s boundary expansion

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) is moving forward with its proposed boundary expansion.

The Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako (RDBN) is moving forward with its proposed boundary expansion.

Bill Miller, RDBN Director of Electoral Area B, and other RDBN directors met with provincial representatives during the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Victoria last month to further those discussions.

This all started when a neighbouring regional district – the Regional District of Kitimat Stikine (RDKS) – made a request to the provincial government to expand its boundaries. The RDKS wanted to expand its northwest and northeast boundaries to encompass two areas of the Stikine region that are currently under provincial jurisdiction.

The RDKS’ request would end up isolating a portion of the Stikine region located directly north of the RDBN. Therefore the province informed the RDBN board earlier this year it was considering adding that area to the RDBN. The province’s suggestion sparked a discussion between the RDBN directors, who became interested in exploring other possibilities to expand the regional district’s boundaries.

While it still hasn’t been determined which areas would be added to the RDBN, Miller said the proposed plan is moving forward.

“The boundaries are going to change; we don’t know where they will be, but the boundaries are going to change,” said Miller. “The proposed timeline is to have this in place by the next local government election, two years from now.”

When asked about benefits, Miller explained that there’s potential for significant revenue from mining and forestry activity. In addition, he said this change would make the RDBN administrative boundaries more in line with some of the provincial administrative boundaries.

“It’s important for us to match our administrative boundaries the best we can,” he explained. “If those boundaries match, it makes it much easier from an administrative point of view; if the timber supply area and our boundary are the same, then we deal with only one office.”

“Right now there are overlaps all over the place; the province has done that to us a lot,” he continued. “We have for instance in our regional district, two hospital districts – the Stuart-Nechako Regional Hospital District and the North West Regional Hospital District.”

“We don’t want to take areas that only are going to be a burden on our tax payers,” he added. “It has to make sense, so that’s what we started to do.”

The provincial government and RDBN staff are currently collecting data and assessing which areas could be added to the regional district.

“We’re at the stage now where we’ve asked both the ministry and our staff to start to draw those boundaries; [to see] how they make sense to our transportation corridors, our forest districts and cultural lines.”

Miller said consultations with First Nations will be a vital part of the process.

“It’s more than just consultation, they [First Nations] have to be a part of the decision-making process,” he said.

Melany de Weerdt, Chief Administrative Officer for the RDBN, was also at the meeting in Victoria. She pointed out that these discussions are still “very preliminary.”

“We do not know if there will be a boundary expansion or not and multiple parties will need to be consulted before any decision is taken,” she said.

Also at the meeting were Rob Newell, Director of Electoral Area G (Houston rural); Tom Greenway, Director of Electoral Area C (Fort St. James rural); Fort St. James Mayor Rob MacDougall and Telkwa Mayor Darcy Repens.


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Team Rose Competes In “The Great Raise”

Erica and Cindi Rose won the raise part of The Great Raise Houston TV show, which aired in a two part, four hour series on KHOU CH 11. The show was created by Uchenna and Joyce Agu, the Houston couple who took home the $1 million prize on the 7th season of the CBS reality hit, The Amazing Race. The teams raised money for The Food Bank and Casa de Esperanza, by biking, kayaking, running, roping cattle, sky-diving, etc. through clues and competitions around Houston.

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My Fastest Favorites: Top Ten Fast Foods

A funny thing happened when I sat down to compile a list of my favorite fast-food items: I couldn't think of that many that actually come from fast-food restaurants. Don't get me wrong, there are a few -- some burgers, and of course I included my go-to fast-food taco -- but most of my real favorites are sprinkled throughout the menus of "real" restaurants that I frequent, particularly for lunch.

Calling ahead or ordering online when possible obviously speeds up the process of grabbing "fast" food at "real" restaurants, but in my experience you don't need to wait long.

10. Taco Cabana: Shredded Chicken Taco

A few years ago, former EOW writer Kevin Shalin added the Taco Cabana Shredded Chicken Taco to his list of favorite fast-food chicken dishes, and it has since become a favorite of mine. I especially love to grab them on my way home from the airport when I know I have an empty fridge waiting for me. I've literally never ordered another thing off of their menu.

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The world’s premier Revisionist scholar, Carlo Mattogno, focuses his microscope on Chelmno, the infamous German-run “death camp” located in Poland. It was here that huge masses of Jewish prisoners were rounded up and mercilessly gassed in so-called "gas vans" or shot (claims vary from 10,000 to1.3 million victims). Or so say the court historians, most of whom have never set foot near the remains of the camp. Mattogno, however, has examined reams of wartime documents and conducted on-site investigations at the Chelmno camp and around the neighboring countryside. The resulting book challenges the conventional wisdom of what went on inside Chelmno. Mattogno covers the subject from every angle, undermining the orthodox claims about the camp with an overwhelmingly effective body of evidence. Eyewitness statements, gas wagons as extermination weapons, forensics reports, coroners’ reports, archeological excavations, the crematoria, building plans, official U.S. reports, German documents, evacuation efforts—all come under Mattogno’s scrutiny. Here are the uncensored facts about Chelmno, not the propaganda.

This is a complementary volume to Santiago Alvarez's book on The Gas Vans. Both books were edited in parallel to make sure they are consistent with each other and are not repetitive.

1st paperback edition, 187 pages, 6"×9" (152 × 229 mm), illustrated, index, bibliography (Dec. 2011)
ISBN: 9781591481010


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Monitoring Reading Foundational Skills in HSD

  • Hillsboro School District is dedicated to engaging and challenging all learners to ensure academic excellence in biliteracy. In alignment with our strategic plan areas of equity, inclusion, and bilingual programs, the Office of School Performance has developed a system to monitor student progress in reading foundational skills.

How can I help my child?

  • You can play word/sound games with your child anywhere! The best part is you don’t need any supplies or materials. In our family, we often play in the car, using vocabulary from our surroundings! Click here for examples.

Phonemic Awareness

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Early Literacy Assessment in Kindergarten

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    • Historically in HSD we monitor student progress on foundational skills in literacy.
    • Beginning in 2018-2019 we implemented a computer adaptive screener tool, in combination with a rapid naming assessment, for all kindergarten students.

    Responding to data through intervention

    • Based on the data from the screener, teachers can identify which students need additional support in foundational skills.
    • Classroom teachers use flexible groups to differentiate literacy instruction based on student data from the screening assessment.
    • Teachers use progress monitoring assessments to measure the growth students make in their reading skills.

    Oregon State Bill 1003 (SB1003)

    • General Education bill for screening and early intervention of kindergarteners for reading challenges.
    • Identifying children at risk of reading difficulties based on screening of:
      • Phonological awareness
      • Rapid Naming (letters and sounds)
      • Correspondence between sounds and letters
      • Family history of reading difficulties
    • Provide interventions early to rewire the brain before age 8
    • We communicate with families about the progress of any student who does not make growth in their reading foundational skills.

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How incompetent dictators survive

How incompetent dictators survive

My March 9 column, where I summarized a paper which explains why some countries end up being controlled by their nation’s worst or least-qualified citizens, got a lot of comments from readers. Several asked me why incompetent politicians would not be voted out.

The authors of that paper, Francesco Caselli and Massimo Morelli, showed how incompetent politicians make running for office less attractive for competent ones, which could be seen as a political version of Gresham’s Law. They also argue bad governments sow the seeds of future bad governments by influencing the rewards for upcoming policymakers. But they do not really explain how an incompetent politician could stay in power for more than a decade.

The answer comes from a new paper by Sergei Guriev and Daniel Treisman, who developed an informational theory of “new forms of dictatorship based on manipulating information rather than mass violence.” In “How Modern Dictators Survive: Cooptation, Censorship, Propaganda and Repression,” they begin by arguing these new autocracies have some common characteristics.

They “often simulate democracy” by “holding elections that the incumbents almost always win, bribing and censoring the private press rather than abolishing it, and replacing comprehensive political ideologies with an amorphous resentment of the West.” “Their leaders often enjoy genuine popularity,” with state propaganda aiming to “boost the dictator’s ratings” while “political opponents are harassed and defamed, charged with fabricated crimes.”

The key assumption of this framework is that a dictator’s competence is not observed. Citizens infer it from their living standards, state propaganda or messages sent by the media. As long as the economy does not contract significantly, an incompetent dictator can survive without resorting to too much propaganda or control of the press. The public will wrongly relate the performance of the economy to his competence.

In the case of a major economic downturn, however, he will have to spend resources on propaganda and co-optation or repression of the media as well as other sources of communication. Violence is used only as a last resort because it signals to the opposition that the regime is vulnerable.

All this is pretty intuitive, and the authors give examples from several countries. But it still doesn’t answer the question posed by my readers, because Turkey is not a dictatorship but an advanced democracy. I was therefore “appalled” when Guriev and Treisman highlighted in their paper, to support their model, that “as Turkey’s growth rate fell from 7.8 percent in 2010 to 0.8 percent in 2012, the number of journalists in jail increased from four to 49.”

You should therefore not see the sentencing of two cartoonists for insulting President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, or more generally the rising pressure on the press and increasingly rotten state of the media during the past three years of low growth, as evidence supporting their framework - and not because their growth figures are incorrect. After all, in the report “Democracy at Risk,” which was released on March 27, the International Press Institute (IPI) concluded defamation lawsuits and arrests targeting journalists were threatening Turkish democracy.

If Erdoğan’s advisers read this column, they should urge him to open a defamation suit against Guriev and Treisman - so that if they ever come to Turkey for a conference or something, they can pay for their slander.


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Product Name: Spirulina Ultra Fine Powder Origin: Spirulina
Protein: ＞60% Appearance: Green Fine Powder
CAS NO.: 11016-15-2 Moisture: ＜7%
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Spirulina ultrafine powder is a spirulina protein powder which is spray-dried by high-speed airflow pulverization and high-pressure homogenization emulsification using edible spirulina as raw material. Compared with traditional spirulina, the amount of spirulina added by superfine pulverization is less, and the whole nutrient of spirulina is better preserved. The spirulina ultrafine powder emulsified by cell emulsification is easier to digest and absorb, and has a delicate taste. It has the characteristics of uniform coloration, enhanced curative effect, promotion of absorption and convenient deployment.

Quick details of Spirulina Powder

Material name  Spirulina fine powder
Origin of material Spirulina
Color and Appearance Gree free flowing powder
Odor Characteristic odor
Quality Standard In-house standard
Protein Content  ≥55%
Moisture content ≤8%
Particle size  600 mesh, 15 μm
Application As a nutrition ingredient or green colorant
GMO Status  None GMO
 Organic Yes Organic verified
Shelf Life 2 years from production date
Packing Inner packing: 10KG/Aluminum foil bag
Outer packing: 5 Foil bags/Carton

What are the applications of spirulina Powder ?

The traditional spirulina powder particles are about 100 mesh, the spirulina ultrafine powder particles are larger than 600 mesh, reaching 50% <10 um, 90% <20 um, the powder is fine and lubricious, broadening the use of traditional spirulina powder, and can be used for ice cream. , dairy products, cakes, biscuits, drinks, etc. The traditional spirulina is dark green in color, and the ultra-fine powder of spirulina is bright green, with the fragrance of seaweed, which can be used for food coloring.

What are the nutritional value of Spirulina Powder?

The spirulina nutrient has the advantages of high protein content, low fat and cellulose content, and a wide variety of vitamins. It is the highest vitamin B12 and beta-carotene content.

Spirulina polysaccharide is the main form of carbohydrate in spirulina algae, and its content is as high as 14%-16% of dry weight. The lipids contained in spirulina are almost all important unsaturated fatty acids with very little cholesterol.

The protein content of spirulina dry powder is as high as 60% to 72%, which is equivalent to 1.7 times that of soybean, 6 times of wheat, 9.3 times of corn, 3.1 times of chicken, 3.5 times of beef, 3.7 times of fish, and 7 times of pork. 4.6 times that of eggs and 2.9 times that of whole milk powder.

Spirulina is rich in vitamins B1, B2, B3, B6, B12 and vitamin E. It can be said that it fully condenses the various vitamins most needed by the human body. Spirulina is also a natural treasure house of chlorophyll. It is high in quantity and accounts for 1.1% of algae. It is 2 to 3 times that of most terrestrial plants and 10 times that of ordinary vegetables.

The type of chlorophyll contained in spirulina is mainly chlorophyll a, and its molecular structure is very similar to human hemoglobin. It is a direct raw material for human synthesis of hemoglobin.

Spirulina contains all essential amino acids, and the lysine content is as high as 4% to 4.8%. Compared with the animal and plant source foods, it is closest to the recommendations of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, and the composition of the human body is particularly high.

Nutrition Value break down Sheet of Spirulina Powder

 ITEM  Unit  Content
Calcium % 0.37
Chloride % 0.25
Iron % 0.12
Magnesium % 0.35
phosphorus % 0.23
Potassium % 0.18
Sodium % 0.40
Chromium % 2.10
Copper % 2.70
manganese % 17.60
Zinc % 29.37
Vitamin C mg/kg 80
Vitamin B1 mg/kg 50
Vitamin B2 mg/kg 40
Vitamin B3 mg/kg 113
Vitamin B6 mg/kg 3
Vitamin E mg/kg 152
Vitamin B12 mg/kg 2
Carotene mg/kg 3800
β- Carotene mg/kg 1200
Chlorophyll mg/kg 8500
Phycocyanin mg/kg 67000

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Odor Characteristic fragrance Smell
Solubility Water soluble, not soluble in alcohol and lipid In-house method
Loss on drying Less than 7% USP 731
Protein Content ＞ 55  In-house
Lead (Pb) ≤2ppm ICP-MS
Arsenic (As) ＜1ppm ICP-MS
Mercury (Hg) ＜0.1ppm ICP-MS
Cadmium (Cd) ＜0.5 ppm ICP-MS
PAH4 ≤50ug/l  ≤50ug/l
Phycocyanin ≥3.0g/100g 11.8g/100g
Carotenoid ≥70mg/100g 100mg/100g
Chlorophyll A ≥1000mg/100g 1700mg/100g
Total viable aerobic count <10000CFU/g USP2021
Yeast & Mold <100CFU/g USP2021
Salmonella Negative in 25g USP2022
E.Coli Negative in 1g USP2022
Staphylococcus Aureus Negative in 1 g USP2022
Particle size 100% through 600 mesh In-house Method

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From Beaded Bubbles to Bubble-Busters And Back Again

The news that Taittinger has bought land in Kent with the intention of growing English sparkling wine must have brought a lift to many hearts this morning. Benedictines and champagne are, of course, old friends (think Dom Pérignon); so it is nice to know that there will be a few more bubbles winking at the brim of English glasses — perhaps even, on occasion, monastic glasses —  in a few years’ time. Before anyone decides to tap out a disapproving comment, please remember that Christ was a wine-bibber, as today’s gospel makes plain (Matthew 11. 16–19), and it strikes me as ludicrous to want to be holier than He.

But the bubble-busters are out in force this morning, too. Overweight middle-aged women like me are the latest target of well-intentioned attempts to improve our health and happiness by encouraging us to stay slim and trim. If only! I’m not sure, however, that a sugar tax will help us shed our excess poundage. Many of us in Britain live in the midst of abundance, and the problem is not so much one of ignorance about what is good for us as sheer lack of won’t power. We are increasingly kept alive by drugs that affect our metabolism, which compounds (pun intended) our problem. Now, however, we must feel gulilty, too; and guilt is one of the least useful emotions.

Today’s passage from Isaiah (Is. 48. 17–19) is full of regret. If only we had listened, if only we had done what was right. But though there is sadness there and a sense of wasted opportunities, there is no guilt. Our redeemer is the Holy One of Israel: he is our teacher and leader, the Suffering Servant who has borne all our iniquities. Jesus in the gospel does not condemn us for our fickleness, though he is very alert to the contradictions we express. We couldn’t take John’s austerities, but we don’t approve of Jesus’ party-going habit, either. We are bubbly one moment, bubble-busters the next. Maybe the challenge for today is to think more deeply about our own conduct. Does it stand up to the test of integrity? Are we truly following Christ, or our own version of him?


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An 8.2 magnitude earthquake struck off the Alaskan peninsula late Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said, generating small waves but no major tsunami before all warnings were canceled.

The earthquake hit 56 miles (91 kilometers) southeast of the town of Perryville, the USGS said.

The quake struck at 10:15 pm Wednesday (0615 GMT Thursday). Perryville is a small village about 500 miles from Anchorage, Alaska's biggest city.

The US government's National Tsunami Warning Center immediately issued an alert for south Alaska and the Alaskan peninsula but canceled all warnings about three hours later.

The maximum wave height detected by the center was eight inches (21 centimeters) above tide level with small tsunamis hitting at least six points off Alaska's coastline.

Tsunami warning sirens had been broadcast across Kodiak, an island with a population of about 6,000 people, along Alaska's coastline. Locals living close to sea level were told to evacuate to higher ground.

Small waves hit the coast of Kodiak, according to a broadcaster on local radio station KMXT. She said authorities had lifted evacuation orders, with no reports of any damage.

"This is the largest earthquake to happen in the Alaska region since 1965," Michael West, state seismologist with the Alaska Earthquake Center, told Alaska Public Media.

Alaska is part of the seismically active Pacific Ring of Fire.

The state was hit by a 9.2-magnitude earthquake in March 1964, the strongest ever recorded in North America.

It devastated Anchorage and unleashed a tsunami that slammed the Gulf of Alaska, the US west coast, and Hawaii.

More than 250 people were killed by the quake and the tsunami.

A 7.5 magnitude earthquake also caused tsunami waves in Alaska's southern coast in October, but no casualties were reported.


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Waze Carpool made more passenger-friendly in new update

Waze Carpool riders can now book up to seven days of rides in one request.

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The Waze Carpool app may be a newcomer in the ride-hailing race but Google surely knows how to make it more passenger-friendly. In a new update, the Uber competitor in the US brings a couple of features that make it better than any carpool service.

Google on Monday released the latest Waze Carpool update aiming to optimise app usage. Riders can now schedule rides in advance, allowing them to book up to seven days of rides in one request.

Also read: Does Uber spying on Grab count as desperate move?

Waze Carpool also adds the "Find me a ride back" button to request a roundtrip ride to destination and back to starting point. On top of that, Google features a price breakdown on each ride through the 'more information' icon so passengers have an idea before booking a ride. Overall, minor bug fixes and enhancements have been rolled out.

Android users can download the update via APK Mirror.

Since Waze Carpool's launch in May, Google's service has been giving Uber and Lyft a good competition. Unlike its major competitors, Waze Carpool limits payments, and drivers are only allowed a maximum of two rides per day.

This is to make sure drivers will not make Waze Carpool a full-time gig. In a previous interview with CNBC, Waze Carpool head Josh Fried said the efforts of Google in the transportation industry is meant to accommodate the unique needs of the users, a difference it has from Google Maps and carpooling competitors.

"The key is, we are all focused on our individual users and what they need," says Fried. "Google Maps does an amazing job at mapping the whole world. Waze is all about drivers â€” there are no sidewalks on our maps."

This article was first published on October 16, 2017


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Orders over 2kg in weight are shipped via DHL Express orders under 2kg are shipped via Royal Mail 48hrs Tracked.

The advantage of flat rate Postage and Packaging to our customers are that if you order 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 spools of filament the price is the same.

p.s. Were sorry about the Highland & Islands shipping costs, it’s a reflection on the increased shipping charges we have to pay.

International Shipping

We do ship internationally but ask if you can contact us to arrange an order as shipping costs can vary greatly depending upon destination and weight. Please see or International orders page for more information.

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To prevent ordering incorrect items, if you are unsure just ask and we can offer some guidance. However, bear in mind that we cannot say whether a particular product will be right for the purpose that you intend to use it for.

You can return your goods to iDig3Dprinting for any reason within 14 business days following receipt at your delivery address as long as they are in a re-saleable condition.

Filaments & resins cannot be returned once opened as once exposed to air these items perish.

Downloadable goods and 3D print samples cannot be returned and no refund will be issued.

Shipping costs of returned items are paid by the customer

A full refund will be issued for unopened items that are returned in their original packaging that are in a “as new” re-saleable condition minus additional costs that are incurred by iDig3Dprinting like payment processing fees, custom duties or charges.

We are afraid we cannot issue refunds for products that have been defaced, altered, used, or damaged in any way. All requests for refunds are subject to inspection by iDig3DPrinting of the returned item. We are not a charity or a lending library.

Refunds and returns for faulty items works a bit differently. Faulty goods can be accepted for return upto 60 days from receipt of the goods (However we prefer to offer diagnostics and repair solutions prior to an actual return, its better for the environment). After this time you will need to contact the Manufacturer. A repair or replacement will be issued for faulty goods once they have passed inspection and been found by iDig3Dprinting to be faulty.

This is a brief account of our returns policy. For the full terms please see our Terms and conditions page. Content on the Terms and Conditions page supersedes this content.

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The main thing is please communicate with us. We are not omnipotent!

We can be quite flexible but this is built upon a foundation of mutual respect between our customers and iDig3Dprinting.

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Alfred Cortot Net Worth

Alfred Cortot was born on September 26, 1877 in Nyon, Switzerland. Franco-Swiss pianist and conductor known for his mastery of Romantic-era composers.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day September 26, 1877
Birth Place Nyon, Switzerland
Died On Jun 15, 1962 (age 84)
Birth Sign Libra

💰 Net worth: $6 Million

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Franco-Swiss Pianist and Conductor known for his mastery of Romantic-era composers.

Before Fame

He was a student at the Paris Conservatoire with Émile Descombes and Louis Diémer.

He was a supporter of the Nazis during World War II for reasons that remained unclear given his wife's Jewish ancestry.

Family Life

His mother was Swiss and his father was French.

Associated With

He became the first to make electrical recordings of classical music, beginning with Franz Schubert's Litanei and Frederic Chopin's impromptus.


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Microsoft names Satya Nadella new CEO, Bill Gates steps down as Chairman

The search for a new Microsoft CEO following Steve Ballmer's August 2013 announcement of his retirement is finally over as the Windows maker on Tuesday announced major executive changes at the top. Insider Satya Nadella has become the new Microsoft boss and a board member.

He previously held the position of Executive Vice President of Microsoft’s Cloud and Enterprise group and is the third Microsoft CEO since the company's inception. Also important, Bill Gates will be stepping down as Chairman but will retain a board seat serving as an adviser. Lead independent director John Thompson would succeed Gates as Chairman, the software giant said...

Bill Gates recounts emotionally on final meeting with Steve Jobs

Microsoft co-founder and chairman previously reflected on his meeting with Steve Jobs shortly before his death on October 5, 2011 at the age of 56. According to Walter Isaacson's official bio book on Jobs, the two talked about their 30-year relationship and rivalry, including the early days of the Macintosh.

Last night, Gates sat down with 60 Minutes' Charlie Rose to once again recount his final meeting with Jobs. In an emotional outpouring, teary-eyed Gates reflected on the wide range of topics they discussed, including admitting their failure to re-innovate educational through technology. Your video is right after the break...

Bill Gates: you’re frustrated because your iPad lacks real keyboard and real Office

Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates thinks Apple’s iPad is "frustrating" to use because it lacks a physical keyboard and doesn't run Office. The Surface, he says, brings the "portability of the tablet but the richness of the PC" to mobile productivity.

Being a Google Apps fan, I'm obviously biased and not exactly the right guy to comment on the Office part of Bill's comment.

Now, I'm underestimating the real world outside the Apple bubble and obviously there are heavy Office users out there who agree with Gates on Office for iPad. Regardless, you'd think Microsoft's co-founder should know that any Bluetooth keyboard works with iPads.

On top of that, a bunch of iPad cases incorporate physical keys like NIBIQÜ's and Logitech's Surface-like iPad cases, the latter featuring physical keys seamlessly fused into its interior fabric. Go past the fold for the full quote and video evidence...

Microsoft CEO goes on defensive, says the Surface is ‘a real business’

Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently addressed the companies Surface and the tablet's sales (or lack thereof).

We're going to try our best not to characterize his comments as whiny or envision the firm's leader stomping his foot in the face of gloomy analysis. But it's hard - real hard.

Speaking with MIT Technology Review, while admitting the Microsoft product was not an iPad-killer, Ballmer stressed the Surface isn't a post-PC fantasy, either...

Bill Gates on iPad, Surface and Microsoft’s original tablet vision

Bill Gates was on PBS's Charlie Rose show tonight and he got peppered with questions concerning the iPad's gigantic success and why Microsoft's original tablet vision fell short. Now chairman of Microsoft and a philanthropist, Gates gave honest answers and didn't seem jealous of Apple's success with the iPad as his sidekick Steve Ballmer evidently had been when he laughed off the iPhone back in 2007. Here are your key takeaways...

Bill Gates Sent a Letter to Steve Jobs Before He Passed

Bill Gates has told how he sent Steve Jobs a personal letter before his death, and explained how the pair's complicated relationship worked.

During an interview with The Telegraph, the former Microsoft CEO spoke about Jobs and the relationship between the two during the Macintosh days and how the two became competitors after initially working on the same project.

Bill Gates also went on to describe Jobs as an "incredible genius" and spoke about the Apple CEO's work in increasing the Mac's market share in the face of competition from Microsoft's PC platform...

What Would Things Be Like if Microsoft Had Invented the iPhone?

When I was in junior high school the only thing I knew about Apple was that they made computers with enormous floppy disk drives. The Discman was the hottest portable music player and it would cost you about $100 for the latest and greatest. Bill Gates was a nerdy guy who was also the richest man in the world.

Imagine if you will that Steve Jobs never came back to Apple and the quirky computer company died off, leaving Microsoft as the uncontested developer to produce us our technological fixes. Assume that the story plays out identical to the way it is today with Gates and company unveiling the now iPhone under the Seattle based company...