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How Facebook may neuter the EU Copyright Directive
Just a wild guess, really. Your comments are very appreciated.
Yesterday the European Parliament approved a new copyright directive that, among other things, should finally force web walled gardens like Facebook to be fair, by forcing them to pay media companies a "link tax" in order to share articles. Specifically, Article 11 of that directive should finally give publishers an effective way to "ask for paid licenses when their news stories are shared by online platforms".
I already wrote last year why I believe that Article 11 may likely destroy its main supporters, with end results that may be good for everybody, except those same supporters.
Today, what we came to know in 2019 about Facebook strategies make me wonder even more if article 11 will work as intended. Or if it may even have anything to work on, in the long term.
The "New Direction for Facebook": away from Article 11?
In 2019, we have been informed that Facebook wants to be WeChat. This means shifting the company's focus:
*"from a sprawling series of social apps to a one-stop shop messaging service that combines everything the company has to offer."*
What matters here is the "privacy-first approach" to this messaging service. That approach will be based on end-to-end-encryption that will "make it impossible for everybody, including Facebook" to read what users are sharing with each other. Maybe.
Article 11? Sure, go ahead
And here is my (again) totally wild guess. With end-to-end encryption, Facebook will:
- still "make tons of money by monetizing analysis of METADATA about encrypted messages"
- in a way that neuters Article 11, giving publishers just a tiny, tiny fraction of the money they hope to make of it. Because, you know, end-to-end encryption.
Here are some statements I imagine coming from Zuckerberg in 2020 and beyond (*):
- now we ourselves at Facebook cannot know for sure, even if we wanted, which article snippets our users are sharing
- Consequently, it is impossible to calculate the fair percentage due to publishers.
- Yes, we are making even money than before thanks to (1) above, but it is all in ways that are impossible to prove they are in the scope of Article 11.
- What? This makes you go bankrupt? We are so sorry. Guess we will have to produce news by ourselves, then
- Luckily, we at Facebook can survive without Western advertising money anyway…
- and even without Western traditional publishers, if these news production projects that, by mere coincidence of course, we are already testing in Africa work as intended
- Please continue to regulate the wrong stuff and make the wrong proposals to neutralize us
- PS: this is what you Europeans deserve for annoying us with GDPR last year. Privacy? Here you go, and if it destroys your publishers, that is good for us.
Again, just a wild, wild guess for now. No idea if it makes sense or not. It just looked intriguing enough to share, if nothing else as better food for thought about the EU Copyright Directive than much of what I have seen so far.
(*) Note added on 2019/03/27, h10:15am: only after tweeting this post, I discovered that Glyn Moody has made the same general point, without making an explicit conection to Article 11, ten days ago
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When asked about their future personal financial circumstances, those who voted for Democrat party candidate Hillary Clinton were far gloomier than those who voted for the Republican Donald Trump – by a large margin.
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Good delivery system, reasonably priced, decent movie and tv show selection, but some of the original programming is mediocre ranging to so-bad-it'll-set-your-teeth-on-edge bad, shows like Transparent or Mozart in the Jungle start off strong but quickly degenerate into the worst Showtime-like cheesy schmaltz of star pimping, tired old tropes taking the place of plots, and comic relief comprising little more than a parade of characters written solely as one walking quirk each, while others like The Man in the High Castle are just jarringly bad from the get-go, seemingly written by a committee who studied what tonal elements make up a dystopian setting and then assembled these elements while committing zero interiority to the show. Aesthetics and taste are not Jeff Bezos' strong suits, apparently. But otherwise this is a fine service, just don't accidentally step off into Amazon's own focus group-driven attempts at film or television production and you'll be fine.
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In a time when exploitation cinema seemed the standard for cheap movie houses the world over, no martial arts flick got much better than this Shaw Brothers staple, which eventually adopted the much more PC title, Return of the 5 Deadly Venoms. The blind one, the deaf mute, the one without legs and the brain-damaged "idiot": Together, they make an unstoppable force of vengeance against the local martial arts master who crippled them, as well as his son, who ironically lost his arms at a young age, and so sports dart-shooting cast-iron facsimiles. In other words, Crippled Avengers plays it cool, allowing our disfigured heroes few but important victories for most of the film, building up to its final 25-minute series of fight scenes, in which a blind man, a deaf mute, a man with iron prosthetic legs and an acrobatic "idiot" combine their individual strengths to defeat a kung fu master with, basically, robot arms. Movies like this give us reasons to get up in the morning. —Dom Sinacola


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The Miami Heat (often stylized in all caps as HEAT) are a professional basketball team based in Miami, Florida, United States. The team is a member of the Southeast Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Basketball Association (NBA). They play their home games at the American Airlines Arena in Downtown Miami. The team owner is Micky Arison, who also owns cruise-ship giant Carnival Corporation. The team president and de facto general manager is Pat Riley, and the head coach is Erik Spoelstra. The mascot of the team is Burnie, an anthropomorphic fireball.
Formed in 1988 as one of the NBA's four expansion franchises, the Heat have won three league championships (in 2006, 2012, and 2013), plus 10 division titles and four conference titles. From February 3 to March 27, 2013, the Heat won 27 games in a row, the second-longest streak in NBA history (after the Los Angeles Lakers' 33 wins).
In 2013, Forbes valued the Heat at $625 million, sixth-most-valuable among NBA franchises.
The Heat are not related to the Miami Floridians, an ABA team in the early 1970s, although the Heat have occasionally paid tribute to the older franchise by wearing a replica version of the Floridians' uniforms for the NBA's "Hardwood Classics Nights" during the 200506 and 201112 seasons.
An expansion team formed in 1988, the Miami Heat began their early years with much mediocrity, only making the playoffs twice in their first eight years and falling in the first round both times. Upon the purchasing of the franchise by Micky Arison in 1995, Pat Riley was brought in as the team president and head coach. Riley acquired center Alonzo Mourning and point guard Tim Hardaway to serve as the centerpiece for the team, transforming Miami into a championship contender throughout the late 1990s. The Heat underwent a dramatic turnaround in the 1996-1997 season, improving to a 61-21 record, second best in team history and formerly a franchise record. That same year, Miami earned the moniker of "Road Warriors" for their remarkable 32-9 record on the road. On the backs of Hardaway and Mourning, the Heat achieved their first two victories in the playoffs, making it to the Conference Finals against the Chicago Bulls before bowing out in five games. Their biggest rivals of the time were the New York Knicks, Riley's former team, who would eliminate the Heat in the playoffs from 1998 through 2000. A period of mediocrity followed shortly thereafter, highlighted by missing the playoffs altogether in 2002 and 2003.
In the 2003 NBA Draft, with the fifth overall pick, Miami selected shooting guard Dwyane Wade out of Marquette.[3] Free-agent swing-man Lamar Odom was signed from the Los Angeles Clippers. Just prior to the start of the 03-04 season, Riley stepped down as head coach to focus on rebuilding the Heat, promoting Stan Van Gundy to the position of head coach. Behind Van Gundy's leadership, Wade's stellar rookie year and Odom's break out season, the Heat made the 2004 NBA Playoffs, beating the New Orleans Hornets 4-3 in the 1st round and losing to the Indiana Pacers 4-2 in the 2nd round. In the offseason, Riley engineered a summer blockbuster trade for Shaquille O'Neal from the Los Angeles Lakers.[4] Alonzo Mourning returned to the Heat in the same season, serving as a backup to O'Neal. Returning as championship contenders, Miami finished with a 5923 record, consequently garnering the first overall seed in the Eastern Conference. Sweeping through the first round and the semifinals, Miami went back to the Conference Finals for the first time in eight years, where they met the defending champion Detroit Pistons. Despite taking a 3-2 lead, Miami lost Wade to injury for Game 6. They would go on to lose Game 7 at home despite Wade's return.
In the summer of 2005, Riley brought in veteran free agents Gary Payton, Antoine Walker and Jason Williams. After a sub-par 11-10 start to the 05-06 season, Riley relieved Van Gundy of his duties and took back the head coaching job. The Heat made it to the Conference Finals in 2006 and avenged their loss against the Pistons, winning the series 4-2. Making their first NBA Finals appearance, they matched up against the Dallas Mavericks, who won the first two games in Dallas in routs. On the back of Dwyane Wade, the Heat won the next four games, capturing their first ever championship. Wade took the Finals MVP award for his efforts throughout the finals.[5] A four-year tenure of post-title struggles befell the Heat from 2007 through 2010, including a 4-0 sweep by the Chicago Bulls in the 1st round of the 2007 NBA Playoffs. In the 07-08 season, Wade was plagued by injuries, prompting Miami to hit rock bottom with a league worst 15-67 record. O'Neal was traded to Phoenix midway through the season. Riley resigned as head coach following the season, but retained his position as team president. Long time assistant Erik Spoelstra was promoted to head coach. A healthy and re-invigorated Wade led the Heat to 43 wins in 2009 and 47 wins 2010, making the playoffs in both years, though they would lose 4-3 in 2009 and 4-1 in 2010. Wade was the scoring champion in 2009 and the NBA All-Star MVP in 2010.
New York Knicks
Main article: KnicksHeat rivalry
The rivalry between the New York Knicks and the expansion Miami Heat was a result of their history-making brutally physical four consecutive playoff series from 1997 to 2000. Each series went to the maximum number of games. The rivalry's central figure was Pat Riley, the head coach of both teams (the early 90s for the Knicks and the late 90s for the Heat). Jeff Van Gundy took over Riley's stint as head coach of the Knicks, while his elder brother Stan Van Gundy was simultaneously an assistant coach for the Heat. Patrick Ewing and Alonzo Mourning, friends from their Georgetown college basketball period. Larry Johnson, one of the Knicks, held bad blood with Mourning as far back as their days in the Charlotte Hornets. The first two years were marked by physical violence during the series, with suspensions to players that ultimately determined the outcome. Some of the rivals' most memorable moments came when Jeff Van Gundy latched onto Mourning's leg during an altercation; when Charlie Ward collided with P.J. Brown, who flipped Ward over his head and body-slammed him; when Pat Riley leaned against the wall in defeat after Mourning was ejected in a fight with Larry Johnson; when Tim Hardaway vanquished the Knicks in 1997 after Mourning sat with his fifth foul; and when Latrell Sprewell taunted the fans after Allan Houston's game winning shot in 1999. In 1997, the Heat became one of the (as of now) eight teams to win a series after trailing 3-1, while the Knicks of 1999 became the second eighth seed to upset the 1st seed in league history.
In recent years, the rivalry has reignited with the Heat signing LeBron James (after some speculation that he would join the Knicks) and Chris Bosh while the Knicks signed Amar'e Stoudemire and traded for Carmelo Anthony. They met in the first round of the 2012 NBA Playoffs, which was won by the Heat in five games.
Chicago Bulls
Main article: BullsHeat rivalry
The rivalry with the Chicago Bulls began once the Miami Heat became contenders during the 1990s, a decade dominated by the Bulls, and the advent of the Michael Jordan era. During that period, the Heat were eliminated three times by the Bulls, who would go on to win the NBA championship each time. After Jordan retired and the Heat's fall in the early 2000s, the rivalry cooled but slightly picked up when the Heat faced them in the first round of the 2006 NBA playoffs, which ended in a 42 Heat series victory and went on to win the NBA Finals, the Bulls would sweep the defending champion Heat in the first round the next season.
The rivalry has intensified with the resurgence of the Bulls, and the emergence of Derrick Rose and the Heat re-signing Dwyane Wade (who turned down a chance of joining his hometown Bulls) with newly acquired superstars in Chris Bosh and LeBron James (who spurned a chance of teaming up with Rose in Chicago). The revived rivalry has been very physical, involving rough plays and hard fouls between players. Both teams met in the 2011 Eastern Conference Finals, with the Heat winning in five games.
The Bulls ended the Heat's record-setting 27 game win streak on March 27, 2013, with a 101-97 victory at the United Center in Chicago.[7] Despite playing without Derrick Rose, Joakim Noah, Richard "Rip" Hamilton, and Marco Belinelli, the Bulls managed to end the second longest win streak in basketball history.
The rivalry would continue into the 2013 NBA Playoffs when the Heat would play the Bulls in the second round. The Bulls ended another Miami Heat winning streak by beating the Heat 93-87 in game 1. The Heat came back in game 2 and set a record for the largest margin of victory in franchise playoff history with a 115-78 win. The Bulls also set a record for the worst playoff defeat in franchise history. The 51 personal fouls were the most in a playoff game since 1995. In Game 3, Nazr Mohammed was ejected for shoving LeBron James early in the second quarter. Norris Cole had his jersey ripped by Taj Gibson while driving to the basket for a layup. Joakim Noah was seen applauding and cheering on the image of Chris Bosh arguing with Mario Chalmers. Noah received a technical foul for shoving Chris Andersen after he fell on Nate Robinson. Chalmers received a flagrant foul for ringing his arm around Noah's neck. Taj Gibson and Noah were both ejected in the same game for yelling at the refs.
Boston Celtics
The two teams first squared off in the playoffs in 2010, with the Celtics defeating the Heat four games to one en route to an eventual NBA Finals appearance by the Celtics. Having suffered first round losses in three straight years, it was the loss to the Celtics that prompted Dwyane Wade to declare that the loss would be "my last" in the first round for the near future.
LeBron James' own enmity with the Boston Celtics can be found as far back as his days with the Cleveland Cavaliers, where the Celtics upset the Cavaliers in 2008 and 2010. Among the two Heat stars, Wade went as far as to say that he personally hates the Celtics, with James' own disdain for Boston manifesting in how he referred to the Celtics exclusively as "that team" in 2011. With the acquisition of both James and Chris Bosh in 2010, the Heat challenged the Celtics for dominance in the Eastern Conference; James claimed that the formation of the Heat's Big 3 was to mirror the formation of the Celtics' Big 3 in Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett. After dropping the first three games versus the Celtics in the regular season, Miami prevailed in their fourth encounter, taking the 2nd seed from the Celtics and gaining home court advantage for their eventual match-up of the postseason. The teams met in the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2011 NBA Playoffs, where Paul Pierce was ejected in Game 1, Dwyane Wade inadvertently broke Rajon Rondo's arm in Game 3 and James scored the final ten points in the deciding Game 5. James could be found roaring to the fans as the Celtics' end came, even kneeling to the ground in relief after finally defeating the Celtics. The rivalry would continue in the following season, where the Heat again took home court advantage over the Celtics, though Boston again won the season series over the Heat. Despite the loss of Bosh to injury in the Semifinals, the Heat took a 2-0 lead before the Celtics won the next three games; the first five games included two overtimes, Rondo's 44 point performance in Game 2, as well as Pierce and James fouling in Game 4. James' 45 point performance in Game 6 at Boston forced a deciding seventh game, where the two teams traded blows deep into the third and fourth quarters, before Miami pulled away with a 4-3 victory en route to the NBA Finals.
In the offseason, the Celtics' Big 3 was broken up following Ray Allen's joining of the Heat. When asked about their immediate reactions to their teammate leaving for their rival, Kevin Garnett claimed that he deleted Allen's phone number, while Paul Pierce admitted that it "hurt", though he still considers Allen "a brother to me" for their 2008 championship run. Although the two teams would not meet in the playoffs, the animosity continued in their four regular season games. The season opener - a Heat victory - included Rondo clothes-lining Wade's neck, Garnett snubbing a handshake from Allen pre-game, and Garnett throwing an elbow at Mario Chalmers. During Miami's 2013 Streak, Paul Pierce went on record to say that he wished for Miami to lose all of its remaining games by that point. When James voiced his displeasure over the Chicago Bulls' physicality against him, Boston's general manager Danny Ainge called it "embarrassing" for LeBron to complain about it. Pat Riley, the Heat team president, retorted that "Danny should shut the fuck up." The teams met during the Streak, where it was five years to the day that the Celtics' stopped the Houston Rockets' own 20+-game winning streak. It ended in a Heat victory, one that featured James dunking on Jason Terry; he received a technical foul for staring down at Terry post-dunk. When asked about it after the game by reporters, James stated that he was "glad it happened to him".
Indiana Pacers
A recent rivalry was triggered with the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Semifinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs. Although the two previous met in the 2004 NBA Playoffs (where Indiana won 4-2), the only two players still left from either teams are Dwyane Wade and Udonis Haslem of the Heat. Both head coaches were fined for statements made relating to the officiating: Frank Vogel accused the Heat of flopping before the series started, while Erik Spoelstra took offense to what he perceived to be deliberate head-hunting of his players on the part of the Pacers. Indiana took a brief 2-1 lead after Miami's Chris Bosh was sidelined with an abdominal strain. Powered by an impeccable tag-team from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, Miami would cap off 3 straight to take the series 4-2. This series was marked by several confrontations, suspensions and flagrant fouls between the players: Tyler Hansbrough's flagrant foul on Dwyane Wade (which drew blood), Udonis Haslem's retaliatory flagrant foul on Hansborough (which led to Haslem's Game 6 suspension), Wade colliding with Darren Collison in transition, Juwan Howard confronting Lance Stephenson over the latter's flashing of the choke sign to James and Dexter Pittman elbowing Stephenson in the neck (which led to his own three-game suspension). Indiana's Danny Granger received technical fouls in three consecutive games for his confrontations with Heat players; he stripped James of his headband in Game 2 while attempting to block a shot, pulled the back of LeBron James' jersey in Game 3 while trying to stop a fast-break, and chest-bumped Dwyane Wade in Game 4 after the latter was fouled by Roy Hibbert.
The following season saw improvements for both teams, from Miami's acquisition of Ray Allen and Chris Andersen, to the emergence of Paul George and Lance Stephenson. Notably, it was after the Heat lost to the Pacers that they compiled a 27-game winning streak; the last time the Heat lost two in a row in the year were the games against Indiana and Portland. During the waning minutes of Game 6 in the Semifinals between the Pacers and the New York Knicks, the Pacers' fans were chanting "Beat The Heat" as their team beat their old New York rivals. True to form, the Heat and the Pacers met in the Conference Finals of the 2013 NBA Playoffs on May 22, 2013. Several instances of physicality became prominent in the series: Shane Battier received an offensive foul for throwing his knee at Hibbert's midsection; Hibbert claimed that it was intentional dirty play on the part of Battier. Chris Andersen suffered a bloodied nose after colliding with David West. Ian Mahinmi received a retroactive flagrant foul for a grab of LeBron James' arm. Norris Cole latched a hand on David West's groin area as he tried to slip through West. Dwyane Wade received a retroactive flagrant foul for hitting Stephenson in the head, another incident that the Pacers, notably Paul George, felt was a dirty play. The Heat survived Game 1 on a James game-winning layup, while the Pacers came back to tie the series at 1-1 after forcing James into two late fourth-quarter turnovers for Game 2. In Game 3, the Heat set a team record for points in a postseason half with 70. It was the first time the Pacers had given up 70 points since 1992. Ray Allen's single turnover was the least ever suffered by the Heat in a first half. Their five total turnovers is tied for the least in franchise history. Incidentally, the Game 3 victory marks the first time ever that an NBA team won five straight road games by double digits. The Heat would go on to win the series 4-3, with a 99-76 win in game 7.


text: This movie directed by Joel Edgerton looks like an almost certain tearjerker, and Focus Features recently moved its release date from late September to November 2nd, which is a definite push for awards consideration, so they must think it's pretty strong. I would guess in the acting categories, since Hedges has been good since he was first noticed (and Oscar nominated) for Manchester By the Sea, and his parents in this are played by Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman. Edgerton also wrote the script, which is based on a memoir by Garrard Conley, about his experience in gay conversion therapy after his parents wouldn't accept his sexuality.


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Prattville, AL – The Autauga Education Foundation (AEF) will be holding a Grant Reception on Tuesday, January 31, 2017, hosted by the Prattville Area Chamber of Commerce. The Foundation has allocated over $32,000 for 23 different programs and/or projects for schools in the Autauga County School System.
AEF is a nonprofit organization that provides sustainable resources and builds community support to ensure academic excellence and strong character development in Autauga County Schools. The Foundation is a separate and independent organization that works in concert with the Autauga County School System to provide support for its goals and objectives. Since the Foundation's establishment in 1995, over $350,000 has been granted to Autauga County District Schools, enhancing educational programs and student experiences throughout the county.
This past September the Foundation awarded $24,500 to 12 schools in the district. "We are so excited to increase our funding and be able to award funds twice in the same school year," said Bob Gipson, 2017 AEF Board President. Gipson added, "The additional funds were made possible by the generosity of our community and the very teachers that dedicate so much to our students. Without support of our 2016 A+ Banquet, which is held each spring, and our Payroll Deduction Program, these funds would not be possible at this time."
The Autauga Education Foundation helps to develop and provide opportunities for local governments, businesses, individuals and philanthropic foundations to become actively engaged as volunteers and investors in our county school system. For more information, please contact AEF at 334-312-7047 or autaugaef.org.


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The Great Wall of China and other Stories has ratings and 50 reviews. en algún punto del gran maestro Kafka: Jorge Luis Borges, como si fuera poco, traducir los siguientes cuentos: La edificación de la muralla china, Un artista del . The Great Wall of China was finished at its northernmost location. The construction work moved up from the south-east and south-west and joined at this point. Franz Kafka: An Interpretation of His Works. London: Secker El castillo. La metamorfosis. La condena. La gran muralla China. [S, V, U, etc.: Spanish]. Mexico.
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You will receive a good set. Sometimes he bores me chian death with a story that doesn't seem to go anywhere, or simply narrated coldly. During his lifetime, he published only a few short stories and never finished any of his novels, unless "The Metamorphosis" is considered a short novel. Thematic catalogue Advanced search.
To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Do not mura,la listen, simply wait. Heavy chipping toning and edge wear chlna dust jacket; rear panel of dj detached about one inch of dj spine missing. Secker and Warburg Thanks for telling us about the problem. Maniere chef at Paris's beloved Dodin Bouffant and Le Pactole turned the steamer into a catalyst for original flavorful and healthy food preparation by emphasizeing freshness and simplicity.
Want to Read saving…. I have a love-hate relationship with Kafka. When Gregor Samsa woke up one morning from unsettling dreams he found himself changed in his bed into a monstrous vermin.
Dustjacket now protected by a new Brodart Mylar Cover. Max Brod encountered significant difficulty in chins Kafka's notebooks into any chronological order as Kafka was known to start writing in the middle of notebooks, from the last towards the first, etc. At the university, he joined a student club, named Lese- und Redehalle der Deutschen Studenten, which organized literary events, readings and other activities.
Giant mole being the miracle, the village school teacher being apostle and the business man being believer. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Hardcover in dust jacket. Quotes from The Great Wall of Four pages of adverts at rear. It can also be read as an allegory on miracles — showing the problem of lack of belief in miracles. I could never read Kafka except in winter.
No trivia or quizzes yet. Open Preview See a Problem? In the end of his first year of studies, he met Max Brodwho would become a close friend of his throughout his life, together with the journalist Felix Weltschwho also studied law. Recordando viejos, pero muy viejos tiempos. Party Food is beautifully illustrated brimming with color photographs that vran you not only individual dishes but magnificent spreads and buffets. Paperbackpages. The Truth about Sancho Panza The brain Sancho Panza knows that the heart Quixote is full of desires that will be destructive to the whole person and so it calms the heart down by feeding it on dreams and fantasies of adventures during evenings and nights.
Gerhard Neumann; frisch ungelesen. Blue cloth with silver lettering. This made no sense at the beginning, maybe Kafka has some deep meaning entrenched but it comes off as just a historical study of the building of the Great Wall.
One of numbered copies signed by the artist. Instead the groups of workers were shipped off again to build the wall in completely different regions. Story of a man bridge waiting to be spanned. Alicia rated it really liked it Oct 30, The drawing on this book was done by Kafka himself!
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La lectura de Kafka es una paradoja en si misma, un lector prevenido sabe de antemano como terminaran sus relatos, sin embargo los lee gustoso pero al mismo tiempo no puede evitar sentir una angustia profunda por lo que esta leyendo.
Blank endpapers DJ price-clipped. In the end of his first year of studies, he met Max Brodwho would become a close friend of his throughout his life, together with the journalist Felix Weltschwho also studied law.
Various short stories generally not as good as in Metamorphosis and a short play. Max dutifully ignored the order, and, in addition to this book, thus preserved his three novels, copious letters, and other biographical material. Scott and David Graeber, abo "You do not need to leave your room.
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Well, I finally got to update my blog's theme. As some of you may know, I change my blog's design every season. The first one had a red & purple theme. The second one had a mod '60s look. The third one had a Rasta summertime feel to it. This one? It's kind of like another funky '60s design. I guess the second one was early '60s. This one's more of the late '60s.
I always get so revved up when I redesign my blog. In the course of the season though, I slow down and barely post.
It's been more than 2 weeks since my university life started. It's been great. Even emotional. I've been dreaming of this moment ever since I pushed my Oxford dreams aside and dreamt more realistically. It's very moving to see your dreams come true before your very eyes.
I've enjoyed all the commuting and walking, but I must admit I get really tired. It's hard to relate everything that I've been through for the past few weeks, but here's a peek of what it's been like for me.
I wake up Monday morning at 7:15. I take a bath and get dressed. I watch Friends on ETC while I eat breakfast. If the van arrives at 8 am from Assumption, I ask the driver to drop me off at AS. My first class, Kas 1 under Prof. Jaime Veneracion, at 8:30 is at the topmost floor of AS. By the time I reach my classroom, I've probably already lost a pound. I was first annoyed that I had to take Philippine History in Filipino, but apparently, our professor speaks English more often. In fact, I don't think he's ever taught in Filipino yet.
After the class, I have an hour and 30-minute break starting at 10am. I usually walk around to mask the fact that I'm a loner most of the time. I have a block, and that's where I met my posse, but except for Jazmine in Math 2 and that girl in CW10, I don't really have classes with my blockmates. Suffice it to say, blocks in UP really don't mean anything aside from the fact that it provides the freshman with a group to get to know. Other than that, you're really on your own. You have classes with total strangers from upperclasses.
After wandering around aimlessly, pretending that I have somewhere to go to so I wouldn't look like a loner (my posse and I rarely meet because we have different classes and breaks), I attend Math 2 under Prof. Natividad in one of my 2 air conditioned classrooms. I'm so happy I took Math 2. Math 2 is Practical Mathematics, and it involves the different mathematical concepts that take place in nature (i.e., the lives of bees, the number of seeds in a sunflower, etc.). They say it's much more fun than Math 1. Well, I'm just happy I'm not taking the dreaded Math 17.
That's pretty much Mondays for me. That's also my Thursday schedule.
Tuesdays and Fridays are another story. Those are my "hell" days. I have four subjects, which include P.E. I'm glad I have no classes the following day.
My first class also starts at 8:30, so I have a daily regimen. On these days though, I eat breakfast with Hey Arnold! on Nickelodeon. The driver drops me off this time at the College of Arts and Letters. I have English 12 under Prof. Rivera there. I took this class, World Literatures, because I thought it would be fun. It's great and all, but it's boring sometimes. Plus, it doesn't help that I had to go all the way to Powerbooks Greenbelt to purchase the Robert Fitzgerald translation of Homer's Iliad and finish the book (2 inches thick) in two weeks which would have been useless anyway because it wasn't discussed in detail. What's cool though is that the next class in the same classroom is Mikey Atienza's Medieval Literature class.
I have an hour break before another gruelling session of archery. Yes, archery. The sport that many of my friends don't even consider a sport. My old bow was much lighter than the bows we use now, so my previous experiences with this sport pretty much don't matter at all. He's gotten us doing push-ups and handstands with our bow arms. As of this moment, I am still nursing my sore muscles. Next sem, I might just decide to take chess, Scrabble, or scuba diving instead...then again...
After sweating my way through an hour of archery, I get an hour-long respite before my next class. An unfortunate and interesting thing happened to me last Friday. After PE, I rode a jeep to the library to meet up with a CW10 classmate because we had to write a poem for our groupwork. Before the meeting, I changed into a new red shirt. While discussing the poem, he points out that I'm wearing red. He then informs me of the Red Shirt Day thingy of the anti-Arroyo rallyists. They had posted the previous days that those who were going to join the rally should wear red. I slapped my head. Dagnab it!! Now everyone's going to think I joined the rally. In one of my grossest moments, I decided that I had no choice and changed back into my sweaty white shirt. I want to remain apolitical and neutral here! You must understand! Of all colors to decide on, why red? Because it's a Communist thing? Of all days to decide on this "Red Shirt day," why Friday? Of all shirts to pick, why did I pick this?
Afterwards, I went off to my next class. After waiting for an eternity for a Toki jeep, I decided to walk. Luckily, I encountered a Toki on my way. My next class is Physics 10 or Physics for Pedestrians. The course title make Jess Qua Hiansen laugh. Here's a funny (but annoying for me) story: They informed us that Phys 10 would be in Palma Hall Rm 4234. Expecting it to be at the topmost floor (4th floor), I went up and maybe lost a pound again. A few minutes before our first meeting, I couldn't find the room. I immediately switched into panic mode. After asking the guard and the people at the Freshman Assistance Booth, I found out that it's in a whole different building that's somehow still considered part of the AS Building. After running to the room (I thought I was late), I took my seat in a, luckily, air conditioned room. After waiting for 30 minutes, we realized that the professor isn't coming. In UP, you're given a 15-minute grace period. The professor is given a 30-minute grace period. If after 30 minutes, he or she is not there, you all can leave. This went on for 3 meetings. No prof. No classes. It was only 15 minutes before our 4th meeting that I saw this announcement saying that our class was transferred to the new NIP building. This was bad because I didn't know where the new NIP was, and when I found out where it was, it happened to be in the middle of nowhere.
Anyway, I made it in time. I, and most of my classmates, then realized that they've been having meetings there already for the past 3 meetings. Aargh! Well, it's been a fun class. It's all about astronomy which I've always loved. I had my first quiz in UP in this subject. What makes this class horrible however is that, right after, I have CW10 in CAL which is all the way in the middle of UP. Remember, the new NIP is even farther than the Math Building (which is, as I have said, in the outskirts of Diliman). Worse, my CW10 class is on the 5th floor!!! For the love of--! And somehow, Carlo Alonzo, my Physics 10 instructor who looks like Jimmy Fallon, gets carried away with his subject and dismisses us on time. Some profs arrive 15 minutes late and dismiss you 15 minutes ahead of time, but noooo! Not Jimmy Fallon! Well, it's not his fault really. It's just my bad luck.
CW10 or Creative Writing for Beginners was one subject that I thought would be tremendous fun; however, I've been hating it lately. Francis Martinez, our instructor, chose Poetry as our first topic. This is bad because I don't like poetry. I don't enjoy reading it, and the more I hate writing it. I'm more of a prose person. Anyway, we're having narratives in the next half of the sem, so there's still hope.
CW10 ends at 4. By the time I reach home (by commuting), I could barely move...but you know what? It was all fun.
Sunday, June 26, 2005
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Kelly and Scott's undeniable connection led to one hot night during freshman year. Two years later, they've grown apart, but the attraction remains. And a night of fun that should offer a chance to start over only serves to push them further apart.
The time for them to finally get it right may be slipping away.
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Pressure Relief valves are the most important part of your chamber
If you buy a chamber with just one PRV and it fails to open there will be a build up of CO2 which is poisonous. Second as I mentioned in my
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Many people prefer using chambers that have 2 or 3 PRVs. This redundancy so that there will be no CO2 build up and you will not end up with a burst chamber.
Some companies have the 2 release valves on their smaller chamber but have 3 on their largest chambers.
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Release valves can often cause a problem depending on the location of them, especially if they are side or top loading types. If someone is buying a hyperbaric chamber that has the belts and buckles, most of them are side loading and have the release valves in different positions than top loading or the combo top and side loading types.
The release valves can be near the top or near the feet. This also effects the sound, also with the oxygen concentrator. On most of the non buckle types, the release valves are at where the head is and some are near the top and very pointy. The biggest complaint is when you don't lift it up and the release valves can scratch you. Plastic ones definitely don't hurt as much as the metal ones. Sooner or later the person in it will instinctively have their arm up as a guard so it doesn't come down and hit them.
Know the location of the release valves and by trying both types of chamber types with the different release valve locations, most people have a preference of one type over the other.
Most of the release valves on the more expensive models are metal. Some of the home use models have metal valves now too. The early generation home models had plastic back then.
The cheaper type of chambers usually are the ones with the valve stems that go out first and are usually not metal. Check to see if they are turned down into the floor or or up into the chamber. There is no difference in performance in stainless steal versus plastic ones, its mainly looks and noise issue and the scratching issues with people that are not careful.
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George Michael bitching… again
Pop legend George Michael says he would love an on-stage smooch with chart-topper Justin Timberlake.
The former Wham! star told Germany's Der Spiegel magazine he wanted to recreate Madonna's kiss with Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera which stunned fans at the MTV Awards last year.
Michael, who is openly gay, said the sexy Senorita singer would make the perfect partner for a spot of tonsil hockey.
"I've already called Justin Timberlake, but unfortunately, he hasn't called back," Michael cheekily told the magazine.
Unlike Madonna, though, Michael said he would not seriously contemplate a collaboration with Timberlake or any younger music star.
"I couldn't bear people saying there's this old guy clinging on to a young talent," he said.
"Maybe I'm a little less worried that my star might fade than Madonna."
It is unlikely Michael's star will be fading anytime soon. The 40-year-old singer's new album Patience topped the charts in Britain and reached No.2 in Australia.
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From Main Street to side streets, Uptown Greenwood is full of energy and hosts many unique events that continue to make our community a wonderful place to live, work and play. Uptown Greenwood plays host to an eclectic mix of events all year long. From local music to flowers and BBQ, Uptown Greenwood has something for everyone!
SpringFest - Held each Spring, this event is a celebration of local talent, both musical and artistic.
Uptown Live - This Thursday evening concert series features a mix of local talent and up and coming artisits from every corner of the nation. A celebration of both music and community, Uptown Live is a time to enjoy good tunes and good friends!
Festival of Flowers - In it's 50th year, this Festival has been a Greenwood staple longer than most of us can remember. The Safari Topiary display on the Uptown Greenwood Square boast a uniqueness like no other. A celebration of Greenwood's rich history in flowers, this event puts the GREEN in Greenwood!SC Festival of Discovery - As you read this sentence, you can almost smell the BBQ in the air! In it's 17th year, the Festival of Discovery is acclaimed as one of the best BBQ & Blues events in the Southeast!
Oktoberfest - German food, German beverages and fantastic music.....what's not to love? Taking place on Oregon Ave., this street festival is the closing concert for our Uptown Live series. The ambiance of this event is sure to please!
Boo Bash - Cornerstone and Uptown Greenwood, partner to encourage kids to say "boo to drugs" at our this annual event that occurs every October. This event offers plenty of candy for the kiddos and a costume contest for every age!
Holiday Open House - Occurring in early November, shoppers can enjoy sales at their favorite Uptown merchants and kick off their holiday shopping. Last year, this event boasted a wine walk in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce.
Santa on Main - SANTA!!!! In early December, Santa arrives in Uptown Greenwood just in time for pictures, cookies and milk, crafts , a pajama party, and of course checking his list twice. This event includes FREE carriage rides and the always popular lighting of the Uptown Christmas Tree by Mayor Welborn Adams.
Christmas Parade - Santa also makes his appearance at the annual Greenwood Christmas Parade on Main Street. Each Parade includes it's own unique theme. Get your applications in early...this event is one of our most popular! Note: The parade is ALWAYS the first Sunday in December.
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That all sounds pretty healthy
It is! The problem is that a retreat usually only lasts a few days. Regular exercise and nutritious meals are some of the best things you can do for your mental and physical health – but they're not much use as one-offs. To make any real difference, you need to be exercising at least once a week (ideally a lot more!) and incorporating fruits, vegetables and wholegrains into your everyday diet.
Similarly, getting a facial can be like taking a single multivitamin tablet and expecting big results. You'd be better off spending the money on a cream or serum with ingredients your skin thrives on, that you can apply every day.
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A lot of wellness retreats advertise themselves as a 'detox' – a way to purge the toxins built up over the previous months in the city. But, research tells us that detoxing is actually a bit of a myth. Your liver, lungs, skin and kidneys are constantly filtering out toxins and drinking juice for a few days won't make them any better at their job.
But what we do believe in is a digital detox and a drama detox. Switching off your phone and email for a while can help you release some of the tension of being always on. And having all your meals and activities planned out by someone else can be a welcome mental break.
It's also much easier to get a fresh perspective on your problems when you're outside them for a while. You'd be surprised how much smaller they seem. You might get new ideas for solving them, or find you can just let them go altogether. Sometimes freedom is realising you don't have to care.
Kickstart a good habit
We reckon the way to get the most out of a wellness retreat is by using it as a way to kickstart ongoing healthy habits. Before you leave, clear all the junk food out of your cupboard, make a 'new you' meal plan, and bookmark a few free yoga videos. Then when you come back, all fired up and inspired, you'll have everything you need to keep the good energy rolling through your life.
We've talked here about whether wellness retreats are as good for you as they claim. The bottom line is, if you enjoy yoga, bushwalking and Acai bowls more than lounging poolside at a resort, then who cares – go and have a good time!
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U.S. Branch of Homeland Security authorities knew in 2016 about a private Facebook bunch where outskirt operators posted bigot and sexist remarks, acting DHS Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Sunday.
McAleenan said on ABC's "This Week" that he had been told about a claim in 2016 "that was explored, followed up on, and that order was allotted on a specialist that made a hostile post on that site."
The Customs and Border Protection (CBP) administration experienced harsh criticism over the issue last Monday, when the not-for-profit news site ProPublica detailed that hostile substance had been posted on a private Facebook bunch for present and previous CPB officials.
Posts included jokes about the passings of vagrants and explicitly unequivocal remarks alluding to U.S. Agent Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the news outlet said.
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