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The MVC baseball all-star teams were released Thursday. Stroudsburg senior shortstop Steve Nikorak was named Mountain Valley Conference MVP.
The MVC baseball all-star teams were released Thursday. Stroudsburg senior shortstop Steve Nikorak was named Mountain Valley Conference MVP.
Stroudsburg placed five on the first team including Nikorak, catcher Dan Fehr, first baseman Kevin Pugliesi, second baseman Dan Somers and third baseman Joey Bennie.
Pleasant Valley representatives were pitcher/outfielder Paul Smith and outfielder Jim Troianiello.
Outfielder Carey Zimmerman of East Stroudsburg South and designated hitter Jim Kennedy of Pocono Mountain East also earned first-team honors.
First team
MVP — Steve Nikorak, Stroudsburg.
Pitcher — Paul Smith, Pleasant Valley.
Catcher — Dan Fehr, Stroudsburg.
First base — Kevin Pugliesi, Stroudsburg.
Second base — Danny Somers, Stroudsburg.
Shortstop — Steve Nikorak, Stroudsburg
Third base — Joey Bennie, Stroudsburg.
Outfielders — Jim Troianniello, Pleasant Valley; Carey Zimmerman, ES South; Paul Smith, Pleasant Valley.
Designated hitter/utility — Jim Kennedy, PM East.
Second team
Pitcher — Steve Nikorak, Stroudsburg.
Catcher — Jesse Strawser, Lehighton.
First base — James Williams, ES South.
Second base — Jason Hendershot, PM East; Sam Carfi, Pleasant Valley.
Shortstop — Jake Griesemer, Pleasant Valley.
Third base — Adam Mader, PM East.
Outfielder — Shane McEvoy, Lehighton.
Designated hitter/utility — Matt Gray, Stroudsburg.
Honorable mention
Pitcher — Cody Adams, Pleasant Valley; Jim Kennedy, PM East.
Catcher — Mike Fezza, ES South; Chris Rockenbach, ES North.
First base — John Cuiffo, ES North.
Shortstop — Matt Lepri, PM East.
Third base — Gus Perez, ES South.
Designated hitter/utility — Josh Gamble, ES South; Jared Ahner, Lehighton.
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The 2007 Mountain Valley Conference softball all-star teams were announced Thursday. Pleasant Valley senior pitcher Jess Frantz was named MVP.
Pleasant Valley and Pocono Mountain East each had four players on the first team. Frantz, outfielder Angela Domenici, infielder Brandy Miller and designated hitter Danielle Kitchen were selected for the Bears.
Pocono Mountain East infielder Melissa Altemose, outfielder Nikki Schneck, catcher Elise Wagner and utility player Olivia Lindsey earned first-team honors.
East Stroudsburg South shortstop Jackie Terwilliger made the first team along with Stroudsburg shortstop Morgan Booth and Pocono Mountain West right fielder Jessica Mulligan.
First team
MVP — Jess Frantz, Pleasant Valley
Infielders — Melissa Altemose, PM East; Morgan Booth, Stroudsburg; Brandy Miller, Pleasant Valley; Jackie Terwilliger, ES South.
Outfielders — Angela Domenici, Pleasant Valley; Jessica Mulligan, PM West; Nikki Schneck, PM East.
Catcher — Elise Wagner, PM East.
Pitcher — Jess Frantz, Pleasant Valley.
Designated hitter — Danielle Kitchen, Pleasant Valley.
Utility player — Olivia Lindsey, PM East.
Second team
Infielders — Ashley Benthem, PM West; Christine Hrbek, Pleasant Valley; Danielle Palmisano, PM East; Ashlee Smith, Pleasant Valley.
Outfielders — Kimmy Anderson, ES North; Angie Frantz, Pleasant Valley; Emi Rosario, Stroudsburg.
Catcher — Nicole Cantalupo, ES North.
Pitcher — Erin Keegan, PM West.
Designated hitter — Stephanie Smith, ES South.
Honorable mention
Catcher — Jordan Borger, Pleasant Valley; Nicki Forth, Stroudsburg; Vicki Iversen, PM West.
Pitcher — Corrine McConville, Lehighton.


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John Boyega and Letitia Wright set to unite for ground breaking romantic sci-fi drama Hold Back The Stars
Star Wars John Boyega and Black Panthers Letitia Wright are starring in a ground-breaking sci-fi romantic drama Hold Back The Stars.
The two actors, who are actually friends in real life, are attached to lead in what will be the first ever romance set in space where the colour of ones skin wont be what drives the films central narrative.
Mike Cahill, the man behind Sundance Film Festival winner Another Earth, will direct the film.
The pair, who both trained at Identity School of Acting founded by Pacific Rim: Uprising producer Femi Oguns MBE, will be acting side by side in the adaptation of the Katie Khan novel of the same name.
The story focuses on a man and a woman who revisit memories of their love affair on a utopian Earth while they are trapped in the vast void of space with just 90 minutes of oxygen.
Minus the running out of air bit, it sounds super cute.
Femi, who also manages both actors, celebrated the news on Instagram explaining why the new film is ground-breaking.
Posting a screenshot of the announcement, he wrote: Im so proud to finally announce history on screen is being positioned to be made!
My two powerhouses @johnboyega and @letitiawright are attached to lead what will be the first ever romance set in space where the colour of ones skin wont be what drives the films central narrative.
We dreamt of this moment and God you have answered us all.
Femi – who previously spoke to Metro.co.uk about why he thinks John and Letitia are exactly what Hollywood needs right now – also has the likes of Roots Malachi Kirby, Snowfalls Damson Idris in his alumnus.
John, 26, told The Grio in March that he and Letitia would hang out at McDonalds after classes and speak about their dreams to succeed in the movie industry in the future.
Well, the future is now.
I felt Letitia was the best thing in Black Panther. She was fantastic. Every time she came onto the screen, my heart was uplifted, John added in the interview.
John recently turned producer in Pacific Rim: Uprising, in which he starred as Jake Pentecost, and flexed his creative muscles some more by taking on the role of executive producer for British fantasy horror A Spriggan.
The Imperial Dreams star will be returning back to his British roots to work with writer-director Keir Burrows and producer Josephine Rose after his company Upper Room productions recently co-produced Pacific Rim: Uprising,
He will also be providing the voice of Bigwig for the new Watership Down miniseries, airing on BBC One this Christmas.
Boyega will reprise his role as Finn in Star Wars Episode IX which is expected to be released in December 2019.
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And dedicated fans of the fictional land of Wakanda will be pleased to hear that Letitia will also reprise her role as Princess Shuri in the Black Panther sequel and the Avengers film coming next year.
Basically, we are all in for a treat.
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Not unlike other medical conditions, alcoholism can be overcome with relevant scientific research, quality alcohol treatment, relevant educational programs, and prevention.
The positive news is that as damaging and as debilitating as alcoholism is, if it is caught and addressed in time, it can be treated successfully.
Does this mean that there is a cure for alcoholism? Unfortunately, medical research has not yet found an alcoholism cure.
What is Alcoholism?
Alcoholism, also known as alcohol addiction, alcoholism addiction, and alcohol dependency, is a progressive debilitating disease that includes the following four symptoms or signs:
- A strong desire to drink: having a compelling urge or desperate need to drink.
- Loss of control: an inability to stop drinking after consuming the first drink.
- Physical dependence: going through alcohol withdrawal symptoms such as anxiety, vomiting, "the shakes," extreme perspiration, nausea, and headaches when the alcohol dependent person suddenly stops drinking.
- Tolerance: the need to drink increasingly more amounts of alcohol in order to get a "buzz" or to get "high."
So far, medical research has not found an alcoholism cure. Is this a death sentence for alcoholics?
To better understand the current nature of this disease, let us think about alcoholism from a totally optimistic perspective.
That is, let us pretend that the medical research community has developed a cure for alcoholism.
Let us also pretend that this alcoholism cure is available in the form of a vaccine that is administered via a shot.
What is the probability that EVERY alcohol dependent individual would make the effort and take the time to get this vaccine?
The point: even if a cure for alcoholism existed, there would still be people who, for whatever reason, would not take advantage of this cure.
But there is good news. Indeed, if alcoholism is treated in the early stages of the disease, sobriety and alcohol recovery are entirely possible.
Stated differently, even though a cure for alcoholism does not currently exist, many top rate alcohol treatment programs exist that can help alcoholics recover from their alcohol addiction.
If people who are alcohol dependent receive quality, professional alcohol rehabilitation early enough, however, the vast majority of them can get sober, stay sober, and begin the alcohol recovery process.
In any event, if you are concerned about your drinking behavior, please call your local drug and alcohol treatment center today and make an appointment.
Alcoholism Disease
Alcoholism is a disease that has become a major problem throughout many parts of the world.
Paradoxically, the more "developed" and technologically advanced that a nation becomes, the more it appears to be vulnerable to the societal and personal drinking problems that are directly or indirectly caused by alcoholism disease.
Please continue reading to learn more about the damaging, destructive, and debilitating consequences of alcoholism and the unfortunate alcohol-related problems suffered by most chronic alcoholics.
The Experience of Drinking Alcohol
For most people who drink, alcohol is a pleasant experience, especially when they are engaged in social and recreational activities.
Not only this, but under most circumstances, drinking in moderation is not harmful for most adults.
A relatively large number of individuals, nevertheless, cannot drink any alcoholic beverages because of the wide assortment of alcohol drinking problems they experience when they ingest alcohol.
In fact, according to current research, approximately 14 million Americans abuse alcohol or are alcohol dependent.
This statistic is so important that it is worth repeating: roughly 14 million Americans engage in problem drinking.
Problems With Drinking. Furthermore, according to recent alcoholism research, it has been discovered that approximately 53 per cent of adults in the United States have stated that one or more of their close relatives has a drinking problem.
Devastating Consequences of Alcoholism
Alcohol Drinking Problems. The negative effects of alcoholism disease are not only serious, but in many cases, fatal.
For instance, excessive drinking can increase the risk for certain cancers, such as cancer of the esophagus, liver, throat, colon, larynx, rectum, and the kidneys.
In addition, heavy, chronic drinking can also lead to problems with the immune system, harm to the fetus while the mother is pregnant, cirrhosis of the liver, and brain damage.
Moreover, drinking increases the risk of death from motor vehicle accidents and alcohol-related injuries in the workplace and in recreational activities.
Not only this, but homicides and suicides are more likely to committed by individuals who have been drinking.
In basic economic terms, alcohol drinking problems and issues in the United States cost society roughly $200 billion per year.
In human terms, however, the cost of the following alcohol-related problems with drinking cannot be calculated: failed health, broken homes, child abuse, illnesses, destroyed lives, wife battering, injuries, and fatalities.
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse
Many individuals think that alcoholism disease and alcohol abuse are the same. Although both concepts are associated with alcohol drinking problems and, as a result, are similar, they are not the same.
Alcohol abuse, unlike alcoholism, does not necessarily include loss of control due to drinking, physical dependence, or does not usually entail an extremely strong desire for alcohol.
Alcohol abuse is defined as a pattern of drinking that results in one or more of the following problems with drinking within a twelve-month period of time:
- Continued drinking in spite of ongoing relationship problems that are the result of drinking.
- Experiencing recurring alcohol-related legal problems. Examples include getting arrested for driving under the influence of alcohol, for damaging someone's property, or for physically hurting someone while drunk.
- Drinking in situations that can result in physical injury. Examples include driving a vehicle or operating machinery.
- Failure to attend to important responsibilities at work, home, or school.
The Bottom Line
The important point to keep in mind regarding this article is the following: The more alcohol is consumed in an abusive manner, the more likely it is that the drinker will become an alcoholic.
If this describes you, then you need to be honest with yourself and admit that you have a drinking problem.
Once you have taken this step, consider making it a priority to talk with an alcohol abuse and alcoholism professional about getting alcohol rehab as soon as you can.
Alcoholism Intervention
In an alcoholism intervention, alcoholics are confronted by family members and friends about their drinking behavior and how their hazardous and damaging drinking has negatively affected virtually everyone around him or her.
Alcoholism interventions should be thoroughly planned and put into operation by addiction intervention experts who are experienced in such procedures.
The main purpose of an alcoholism intervention is to get the alcoholic to seek professional alcohol rehab treatment as soon as possible.
Undertaking an Alcoholism Intervention
Scientific investigation reveals that one way of dealing with alcohol addiction is to conduct an intervention.
Having said this, it is appropriate to ask the following question: exactly what is an alcoholism intervention?
Essentially, an alcoholism intervention can be viewed as a step in the alcohol therapeutic process in which the alcoholic is confronted about his or her drinking behavior and how his or her hazardous, irresponsible, and unhealthy drinking has negatively affected family members, neighbors, relatives, friends, and co-workers.
Stated another way, an alcoholism intervention is a meeting involving the problem drinker, family members, friends, possibly an employer, along with an addiction intervention expert.
In this meeting, the family members and friends, under the guidance and direction of the intervention specialist state their concern about the problem drinker's abusive and excessive drinking and strongly "encourage" the alcohol dependent person to get competent treatment.
In most alcoholism interventions, family members and friends tell the problem drinker in their own words how they are concerned about the alcoholic and how his or her excessive and dangerous drinking has created frustration, anxiety, fear, and other problems in their lives.
The primary objective of an alcoholism intervention is for the problem drinker to listen to what has been stated in the meeting and then to accept the fact that he or she needs professional and prompt alcohol rehabilitation.
It is important to note, however, that alcoholism interventions are routinely undertaken when all other options have been exhausted in an attempt to help the alcoholic overcome and recover from a damaging drinking problem.
Alcoholism Interventions Can Fail
Substance abuse scientific examination reveals the fact that more than a few alcohol abuse and alcohol addiction rehab centers have stopped doing alcohol interventions because they frequently fail.
Stated in another way, when alcohol interventions are ineffective, a fact that has to be pondered, the family can actually be torn apart even further due to the disruptive and volatile feelings pertaining to the failed intervention.
It must be emphasized that this is not an insignificant circumstance for a family that is already on the edge of destruction due to the drinking problems of a family member.
The chance for failure about alcohol interventions reinforces the importance of employing an addiction intervention specialist who has a confirmed track record of success.
Why Do Alcoholism Interventions Fail?
What are the underlying reasons that alcoholism interventions fail?
First, the intervention may fail if the alcoholic doesn't follow through with the treatment program both during and after formal treatment.
Second, because his or her reasoning and logical abilities and emotional stability may be decreased because of chronic alcoholism, the alcoholic may simply leave the intervention session.
What this essentially means is that the well-intentioned family members will have to deal with the failed intervention in addition to the rest of their alcohol-related difficulties and problems.
The third reason that alcoholism interventions may prove to be unsuccessful is the fact that the alcoholic may not be ready for alcohol treatment at this time.
Stated in another way, some therapists believe that quite a few alcoholism interventions lack a consistent track record because several alcoholics are unable to go through treatment until they get to the point in their lives when they can make this decision on their own.
In brief, according to this perspective, alcoholics can't be helped until they seek rehabilitation on their own.
Ironically, in spite of the fact that the intervention may have helped put the alcoholic in a more receptive frame of mind and may have helped him or her decide to get professional treatment, the simple fact that the intervention took place may result in mistrust, resentment, and anger in the future.
And fourth, alcoholism interventions can fail when a family either chooses to initiate an intervention without the guidance and direction of an intervention expert or if the intervention specialist lacks experience or ability.
When Do Alcoholism Interventions Succeed?
Scientific research has demonstrated the fact that the best possible time for an alcoholism intervention is following an important event, such as an arrest for "driving under the influence," when the problem drinker has been caught lying about something of significance, or when an alcoholic has been caught stealing something of value.
In these circumstances, the alcoholic is more likely to be remorseful or to experience guilt, therefore making him or her more receptive to getting professional assistance.
Though this may seem self-evident, the alcoholic needs to be sober at the time of the intervention.
An alcoholism intervention is a kind of confrontation in which a group of concerned people, such as family members and friends along with an addiction intervention specialist, have a meeting with an alcoholic.
In these meetings, the family members and friends, under the guidance and supervision of the intervention expert, express their concern over the alcoholic's abusive and irresponsible drinking and strongly "encourage" the problem drinker to get professional rehab.
While alcoholism interventions should be seen as a "last resort" and have been known to fail and result in resentment, tension, and mistrust, if undertaken with thorough planning and with the guidance of an addiction intervention specialist, the chances of an effective alcoholism intervention are greatly enhanced.
Keep in mind, however, that the main reason for an alcoholic intervention is to get professional alcohol treatment for the problem drinker so that he or she can stop drinking and start to live a healthy, alcohol-free lifestyle.


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In Ruby, the Array class is used to construct these linear collections. Arrays are a fundamental facet of this language.
To create an array, we use the Array class. We can omit "Array" and just use the initializer. Or we can assign each element as we go along.
New Array. We first construct a new array with four integer elements. Then we modify the first element (at index 0). We display the array values. They are stored in the specified order.
First element: The first element in an array is located at index 0, not 1. This is standard for most programming languages.
Based on: Ruby 2 Ruby program that uses array # An array of integers. values = Array[10, 20, 30, 40] # Modify the first element. values[0] = 100 # Display the array. puts values Output 100 20 30 40
First, last. In life there is always a beginning and an end. This is true too in an array where at least one element exists. First and last are helpful methods.
Warning: In a zero-element array, first and last return nil. So we must check the result if our array may be empty.
Info: The first array element is located at the index 0. And the last is located at the position equal to length minus one.
Ruby program that uses first, last elements = ["ruby", "diamond", "gold"] # First is the 0 index. puts elements.first puts elements[0] # Last index is length minus one. puts elements.last puts elements[elements.length - 1] Output ruby ruby gold gold
Mutable. Arrays are mutable. When we modify an element, no array copy is made. The element is simply replaced. In algorithms that change elements, these mutable arrays help improve speed.
Sizing: Arrays are automatically resized. We have no need to specify how many elements will eventually be stored in them.
Terms: It is a topic of debate whether Array is technically a List. Often in languages, an Array is not resizable, but a list is.
Push. This method adds the specified element value to the end of the array. This is possible with a mutable collection. Here we start with an empty array.
And: We add the string "tree" and then "grass" to the array. The first element is "tree." The last is "grass."
Ruby program that uses push # Create an empty array. values = Array[] # Push two elements. values.push("tree") values.push("grass") # Print elements. print "First: ", values.first, "\n" print "Last: ", values.last, "\n" Output First: tree Last: grass
Push, operator. This is an alternative to the push method. It does the same thing but requires less source code. The << operator can be chained. Many elements can be added in one statement.
Ruby program that uses append operator items = Array[] # Append two strings, one after another. items << "cat" << "dog" # Append another element. items << "bird" p items Output ["cat", "dog", "bird"]
Delete. An array element can be deleted. When this occurs, the slot in the array is eliminated. Elements that come after are shifted forward.
Delete_at: With delete_at(), we remove an element by specifying its index. No search is required.
Delete: With delete(), we remove the first element of the specified value. We remove the "lime" element without knowing its index.
Ruby program that deletes elements # Citrus fruits. arr = Array["orange", "lemon", "lime"] # Delete element at index 1. arr.delete_at(1) puts "Fruit:", arr # Delete element with value of "lime". arr.delete("lime") puts "Fruit:", arr Output Fruit: orange lime Fruit: orange
Delete_if. This method receives a block that evaluates to true or false. The block is tested against each element in the array. If it evaluates to true, the element is deleted.
Block: The block must be surrounded by curly brackets. In the block, we supply a name for our element variable.
Here: I use "e." Another name like "x" could instead be used. The expression deletes all elements with values >= 40.
Ruby program that uses delete_if # An array of integers. numbers = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50] # Delete numbers greater than or equal to 40. numbers.delete_if {|e| e >= 40} puts numbers Output 10 20 30
Pop, empty. The pop method deletes the final element in an array. It simplifies the syntax for this operation. Empty(), also shown, returns true if an array has zero elements.
Here: We create an array of three elements. We then pop it three times, yielding an empty array.
Tip: The final array element is removed each time pop() is called. The actual array is modified—no copy is created.
Ruby that pops an array # Create and display an array. names = Array["Conrad", "James", "Joyce"] puts names, "" # Pop the last element. names.pop() puts names, "" # Pop again. names.pop() puts names, "" # Pop again and see if the array is empty. names.pop() puts names.empty? Output Conrad 3 elements James Joyce Conrad 2 elements James Conrad 1 element true 0 elements
Each. Any loop can iterate over an array. But some methods, called iterators, make looping over an array more elegant. They reduce complexity. They reduce possible errors.
Syntax: We declare an iteration variable between two vertical bars. It is important to memorize the syntax here.
Tip: Each() enumerates over each element in the array. Here we use the identifier "number" to access elements.
Ruby that uses each # Some Wagstaff primes. primes = [3, 11, 43, 683, 2731] # Loop over primes and display them. primes.each do |number| puts number end Output 3 11 43 683 2731
Each, short syntax. Ruby is known for its expressive, glittering syntax. Here we use a short syntax form to write an iterator on one line.
Tip: We omit the "do" keyword and use curly brackets. This style makes it harder to add more statements.
Ruby that uses each, short syntax form # Some even numbers. # ... Let's get even. evens = [2, 4, 6, 8] # Use short syntax form for the iterator block. evens.each {|ev| puts ev} Output 2 4 6 8
Each_index. Sometimes we want to access all indexes in an array. This can be done with a loop, but the each_index iterator is also available. It yields all the indexes of the array.
Here: We use each_index over a three-element array. It has indexes 0, 1 and 2. We print them.
Ruby that uses each_index # Array has indexes 0, 1 and 2. values = ["cat", "dog", "sheep"] # Loop over all indexes in the array. values.each_index do |index| puts index end Output 0 1 2
Index. This searches an array for the specified element. It starts its search at the beginning and proceeds to the following elements. If it finds the element, it returns its index value.
Important: If index() does not find the specified element, it returns nil. This is a special object.
Ruby that uses index items = ["Boots", "Cloak", "Dagger"] # Get index of this element. result = items.index("Cloak") puts result # Call index again. result = items.index("Dagger") puts result # Call index with nonexistent element. result = items.index("Helmet") if result == nil puts "Not found" end Output 1 2 Not found
For-loop. In the range of the for-loop, we can specify an array's lowest and highest indexes. To loop over the entire array, we specify the highest valid index as the maximum of the range.
So: We start at zero. We progress to the inclusive maximum of the array's length minus one. We then access each element.
Advantages: With a for-loop, we can use the index in the loop iteration for other operations. We can access adjacent elements in the array.
Usually: The simplest syntax possible for an operation is best. This leads to simpler (and thus higher-quality) programs.
Ruby that uses for-loop, array # An array with four strings. values = ["cat", "dog", "rabbit", "giraffe"] # Loop over all indexes in the array. for i in 0..values.length-1 # Access the element. puts values[i] end Output cat dog rabbit giraffe
Uniq. This removes all duplicate elements. We also can use the "uniq!" method to modify the array in-place. In this example, we call uniq to eliminate two duplicate element (a 1 and 4).
Ruby that uses uniq # Contains some duplicate elements. values = [1, 1, 2, 3, 4, 4] # Remove non-unique elements in-place. values.uniq! puts values Output 1 2 3 4
Collect. This applies (maps) each element in an array to a new value based on a function. For example we can multiply each element by two. With "collect!" the array is modified in-place.
Map: In other languages like Python, the map() built-in has similar functionality as collect.
Block: The syntax for collect requires a block. In this code we use the identifier "e," but other identifiers work just as well.
Ruby that uses collect # Contains three elements. elements = [1, 0, 100] # Use collect to multiply all elements by 2. result = elements.collect{|e| e * 2} # Display the result array. p result Output [2, 0, 200]
Ranges. With range syntax we can change parts of arrays in single operations. So we can replace a range of elements with a series of new elements. We can insert ranges this way.
Tip: Single elements too can be assigned. And often assigning one element at the time is easiest.
Ruby that assigns range of elements elements = [10, 20, 30, 40, 50] # Assign range of elements at indexes 1, 2, and 3 to a new array. elements[1..3] = [100, 200] puts elements Output 10 100 200 50
Sort, reverse. Arrays have sort() and reverse() methods. With sort, we can specify a block to sort elements by a method. In this way we implement ascending and descending sort orders.
Copy. How can we copy an array? The slice syntax is helpful here. We take a total-array slice. And this returns (with little hassle) a copied array.
Two-dimensional. We can create arrays of arrays—2D arrays. These are jagged arrays. Each subarray can have a different length. We can use 2D array indexing syntax here.
Flatten: The flatten method converts a multidimensional array into one dimension. It copies all nested arrays.
Arrays are powerful. They are resizable. They can be searched and tested. As a result, they are used in many programs. They often form of the basis of other classes and collections.
With array methods, we avoid repetitive code. This leads to clearer syntax forms and better programs. With arrays in Ruby, we build on solid foundations.


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Expansys just confirmed the upcoming launch of the HTC Iolite, a lower-end Windows Mobile
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In a working class neighbourhood north of Paris, in a cultural centre open to the city, the CENTQUATRE, hosted a "Climate Action Zone" during the last week of the COP21.
From December 7th to 11th, Everyone was at the Climate Action Zone !
From December 7 to 11, the CENTQUATRE-Paris hosted the Climate Action Zone (ZAC). For five days, this hub of international creativity, which offers popular and contemporary programming, was a central place for citizen's mobilization and the headquarters of Coalition Climat 21.
The ZAC was a meeting place for everyone from activists from all over the world to schoolchildren from the Paris area.
The ZAC was an information place where people living in the Paris area could attend screenings, participate in discussions or discover art exhibitions about climatic disruption.
The ZAC was a place to increase the rhythm of the mobilisations; the demonstrations in the streets, symbolic actions, artistic happenings of the D12 were prepared at the CENTQUATRE.
A general assembly was held each afternoon nad brought everyone up to date with the state of negotiations at the COP21, as well as the day's actions and those planned during the second week.
A total of 150 events were scheduled over the five days.
Some ZAC events were also planned for other locations in Paris: the "Bourse du travail" on Place de la République, the "Bourse du travail" of Saint Denis, the Centre international de culture populaire (CICP) in the 11th arrondissement, the Salle Olympe de Gouge (11th arrondissement) and the Salle Jean Dame (2nd arrondissement).
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Townies is a series about life in New York, and occasionally other cities.
The problem with using staples instead of cuff links to fasten French cuffs is not so much that it doesn't work — it doesn't — but that people tend to associate the look with an unattractive mental instability.
It seems pretty obvious to me now. A French-cuffed shirt requires cuff links. Full stop. However, 10 years ago, when I first removed the pins and packaging from a dress shirt and threaded my arms through the sleeves, I was that most hapless class of human being — a college intern. It was my first morning in New York; I had just woken up on my friend Dan's couch in Murray Hill; and I had one hour to go before the scheduled start of my professional life. I was to be an investment banker, if I could just get dressed.
I was to be an investment banker, if I could just get dressed.
The bank's welcome packet had advised that the dress code was Business Casual. I figured that meant something sharp, like a pair of Dockers. Or, since I didn't own any khakis, how about these tan, five-pocket corduroys? One of the belt loops had come loose and, yes, the cuffs had begun to fray where the gaping boot-cut swallowed my shoes and lapped at the pavement. But these were not jeans and thus, by my calculations, were Dress Pants, perfectly acceptable for Sunday church back in Iowa and therefore equally appropriate for one of Manhattan's revered financial institutions. Dan had already left for work, or else, presumably, he would have questioned some aspects of this logic.
My shirt, however, was another matter. This, I thought proudly as I removed the packaging, was a sophisticated garment. This shirt, I beamed while pulling it over my shoulders, was British. I had purchased it in Scotland on my study abroad trip, a week before my flight to J.F.K. It was the most expensive shirt I'd ever owned; a shade of royal blue that I convinced myself did not exist on the racks of J.C. Penney. I had not tried it on before this morning as doing so would have required confronting my inability to fold clothes, a deficiency particularly acute when it came to dress shirts.
I was about to button the shirt when I realized it. Something was wrong. The sleeves were too long. I have a spindly 6-foot-3 frame with arms that dangle like disturbed pendulums; sleeves are never too long. I brought the cuff closer to inspect. Where were the buttons? Why so many buttonholes? I stared dumbfounded, turning the cotton over in my palm.
Then it occurred to me. I had never seen cuff links, but I was somehow vaguely aware of their existence. This shirt required a piece of hardware that I did not own. My only other dress shirt was still in the packaging, a white version with the same complication. I glimpsed wide eyes of panic in a nearby mirror.
I called Dan. He confirmed my diagnosis, but did not own a set of cuff links. "Don't worry though," he comforted me, mentioning a nearby Brooks Brothers. "Just walk over to Madison and it's only a few blocks up. They'll sell you a pair."
Would they be open? Was there time? Could I even afford cuff links? In my head these ornaments looked like sparkling women's earrings holding my sleeves together, simultaneously emasculating and wallet-draining. Couldn't I just use safety pins? Dan laughed at this. "On French cuffs? Safety pins? You can try!" I laughed too. Then I rifled through Dan's drawers. He didn't have any safety pins.
This was New York City, I told myself. There are storefronts everywhere. I would walk in the direction of my new office and evaluate options on the way. I had about 45 minutes. I would be fine. I was resourceful. Worst case, I calmed myself, there would be a stapler at the bank.
I did a lap through a corner bodega, but nothing inspired me. I paused outside a hardware store, contemplating the utility of duct tape before dismissing it as inferior to staples — too messy. Then, three blocks into my commute, I passed a tailor. I had never been to a tailor in my life, but I was suddenly confident that tailors handled situations like mine all the time.
The door chimed as I entered. Behind the counter a tired Asian man gathered a pile of shirts and wool pants. He transferred the clothes to a table behind him, placed a white slip beneath them and turned to me.
I asked if he sold cuff links. He narrowed his eyes, chewed his lower lip and cocked his head. "Do you have any cuff links?" I tried again, pulling out my loose sleeves for display.
"No, no," he said, shaking his head vigorously. For reasons no longer apparent to me, this came as a surprise.
"Hmm," I stated, to communicate my disappointment. "Hmm." I looked back up at the man. Then I had an idea. "Couldn't you," I asked, pointing to a spool of thread, "sew my sleeves?"
He was no longer confused. He was horrified. "No, no, NO!" The shaking of his head became a rapid swivel. But the thread would have barely been visible! I could have slept in the shirt and worn it the next day! I tried to negotiate, I was practically pleading. There must be a price at which this man would sew my sleeves shut. He turned away, shaking his head, returning to the stack of clothes on the table. He had his principles. "No."
Dejected, I exited the tailor's. After coming so close to an elegant solution, the office stapler now felt, if you can believe it, unprofessional. Could one even staple fabric? I looked again at my sleeves. I did not wish to look like a pretentious Mr. Peanut, but if the alternative was ragged boxcar hopper, perhaps I needed to reconsider.
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The Brooks Brothers ended up being just a few blocks from the office, and presented me with a variety of cuff link options, a few of which didn't completely resemble women's jewelry. I purchased a cloth pair and allowed the salesman to treat me like a 5-year-old, threading the cuff links through my sleeves while delivering a pedantic play-by-play, directions that would have spared me 15 minutes of confusion the next morning had I bothered to listen. Instead, I admired my cleaned-up appearance in the mirror. With the sleeves of my shirt tamed and my shredded cords hidden behind the counter, I finally looked like a sophisticated New Yorker.
Within weeks, the bank reverted to a dress code of Business Formal; I guess some folks just couldn't grasp the nuances of Business Casual.
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As Rwanda Prepares For Elections: Hawks On The Run
continued from: Open debate in a closed political context?
Hawks on the run
by Kris Berwouts,
Director of EurAc
Intro: Cracks in the mirror as Rwanda prepares for elections
1) Open debate in a closed political context?
2) Hawks on the run
3) Déo Mushayidi
4) Cracks in the mirror
Conclusion: more questions than answers.
On Wednesday 3 March, President Kagame accused two high ranking Rwandan officers of attempting to destabilise Rwanda: the former chief of foreign intelligence, Colonel Patrick Karegeya, and General Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa, former Chief of the General Staff of the Rwandan army and Ambassador to India who had also fled to South Africa, according to the Rwandan judiciary.
"Nobody, not a single person, not even Kayumba, can make a coup d'etat here. Think about it and you will conclude that no-one can make a coup d'etat in Rwanda", President Kagame insisted.
Around the same time the state prosecutor, Martin Ngoga, accused General Kayumba Nyamwasa of the grenade attacks of 19 February.
For a long time these two soldiers originating from the Ugandan Anglophone diaspora had been among the regime's key personalities.
Patrick Karegeya was not only the former intelligence chief, he was also the main man running the Congo Desk, a bureau run by the External Security Department which was created in order to manage the exploitation of the wealth of eastern DRC, the income from which did not appear in official government accounts.
This system enabled the army and political leaders to conceal huge sums of money.
In all the discussions and documents relating to the official withdrawal of the Rwandan army from the Congo in September 2002 it has been very hard to distinguish precisely between the role of the Rwandan state and that of the non-state political and military lobbies as regards the illicit exploitation of Congolese resources and the support given to military groups such as the CNDP.
In the shadowy zone between the state and the Rwandan lobbies, Patrick Karegeya and the Congo Desk occupied a central position.
Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa grew up in the south of Uganda and he became one of the most powerful people in the Rwanda army.
He led the military campaigns in the north east of the country in the years following the genocide.
In 2001 he was replaced as head of the army by General Emmanuel Habyarimana, who was himself later replaced by James Kaberebe. Kayumba was sent for training to the United Kingdom.
In 2004, he was appointed ambassador to India. Political insiders in Rwanda have always believed that this appointment (and even sending him earlier to England) was a step taken by President Kagame to remove Kayumba from the centre of politico-military affairs in Rwanda as he was starting to build his own base within the core group of power in Rwanda.
In November 2006, the French judge, Jean-Louis Bruguière, issued an international arrest warrant against Kayumba and eight other high ranking military men close to Kagame in connexion with the enquiry into the attack on President Juvénal Habyarimana's airplane on 6 April 1994 which triggered the genocide.
In February 2008, the Spanish magistrate, Fernando Andreu Merelles, issued fourty arrest warrants against senior officers in the Rwanda army (including Kayumba) for acts of genocide, crimes against humanity, war crimes and terrorism committed in Rwanda and in the DRC between 1 October 1990 and 2002.
The cases had been submitted to the Spanish courts in 2000 by relatives of Spanish victims killed in Rwanda, religious and humanitarian workers and by exiled Rwandan organisations.
In an interview after his arrival in South Africa General Kayumba spoke of the transformation of Kagame's regime into a dictatorship and of his own commitment to a democratic Rwanda.
One must, however, make a distinction between hawks and doves inside Rwanda's power structure – but Kayumba is most certainly no dove…
Read further: Déo Mushayidi
EurAc is the European Network of Active NGOs in Central Africa. EurAC is made up of 49 member-organisations from 12 European countries.
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UPDATE - January 29, 2016
A proposition to change Proposition 13 in a manner that would allow an almost doubling of state property tax is currently out for signatures and seems to be gaining momentum. This is a threat that we are taking very seriously and putting out a call to our industry to get educated, active, and engaged to prepare to defend against this huge tax increase.
The property tax initiative known by proponents as Lifting Children and Families Out of Poverty Act is referred to in shorthand as the Collis initiative after one of its primary advocates, former State Board of Equalization Member Conway Collis.
The measure would undo Prop. 13 by creating a property tax surcharge on all properties in the state (commercial and residential) assessed at more than $3 million. The increased taxes generated are then directed to fund poverty reduction programs.
As of last week, the initiative had over 25% of the signatures needed to qualify for the ballot. Advocates have until March 21, 2016, to collect the required 585,407 signatures.
According to a CalTax review, the 47-page initiative does not differentiate between commercial and residential properties. It refers to the property tax hike as "a surcharge not to exceed 1 percent of the full cash value of real property in excess of $3 million," and says the "surcharge shall not be considered … a higher tax or new ad valorem tax on real property …."
The surcharge, commencing with the 2017-18 fiscal year, would be an additional 0.3 percent tax on the portion of assessed value between $3 million and $5 million; 0.6 percent on the value between $5 million and $10 million; and 0.8 percent on the value in excess of $10 million.
This is a very real threat to increase property taxes on all of your properties in this state and we are working to mobilize all of our members to help fund efforts to defeat this threat. If you own property you should get engaged. If you manage property you should make sure the owners of your property are aware and encourage them to get engaged. If you rent property you should get engaged before your lease costs increase.
Email firstname.lastname@example.com and firstname.lastname@example.com for more information.
UPDATE - June 11, 2015
On June 10th, Senate Constitutional Amendment 5 - a split roll property tax measure - was introduced.
With a two-thirds vote of the Legislature, SCA 5 would to amend the California State Constitution to allow for regular reassessments of commercial and industrial property to their fair market value, starting with the 2018-19 fiscal year. However, the constitutionally mandated 1 percent tax rate would be retained, and Proposition 13 protections would continue to apply to residential rental property and agricultural property.
The measure would also provide for a five-year phase-in of regular fair market value reassessments for certain commercial and industrial property owners; and exempt from personal property taxes $500,000 of tangible personal property used for business purposes, beginning January 1, 2019.
If approved by two-thirds of the California State Legislature, the measure would be placed on the November 2016 ballot. The Governor's signature is not required.
BOMA California members are coordinating with Californians to Stop Higher Property Taxes and allied groups such as the California Chamber, CalTax, and Howard Jarvis, to respond to this attempt to amend Proposition 13, through news media, social media, and direct contact with legislators.
Regardless of what you may see or hear from the media, please know that BOMA California is pushing back. Click here for materials that can help you respond locally should you engage with the press or local opinion leaders.
Click here for the text of the split roll property tax measure SCA 5 (Mitchell & Hancock).
UPDATE - May 12, 2015
A new effort to change Proposition 13 protections for commercial real estate has manifested.
Indeed, a group has formed to engender public opinion in support of changing Proposition 13 to include split roll and advance legislative efforts to introduce a bill in the California State Legislature to change existing property tax law. As leaders of the commercial real estate industry in California, please remain vigilant and conversant about the issue to help counter the political hyperbole.
Sign-up for updates from Californians to Stop Higher Property Taxes - a BOMA California partner organization, to stay appraised of the latest news.
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Over the years, a few complex property purchase deals have given the appearance of an attempt to avert the Proposition 13 change of ownership rules. The transactions have been highlighted and used to commove the reform proponents of the property tax law. This current agreement between stakeholders is meant to update some of the laws implementing statutes to address this viewpoint.
Currently, a property is reassessed when it is sold and/or changes ownership. However, if none of the purchasers acquires more than a 50% interest, reassessment may not necessarily be triggered. AB 2372 will be amended to clarify that as long as 90% of a property is sold, a reassessment would be triggered, regardless of whether any individual buys more than 50% of the property. Safeguards are being negotiated by your BOMA California advocates in Sacramento now to clarify that the change of ownership amendments do not apply to normal turnover of stock for publicly traded companies.
As our organizations have done in the past, BOMA San Francisco and BOMA California will continue to defend Proposition 13 - an initiative that protects both residential and commercial properties. However, part of an effective defense of the property tax law is to recognize that the intent of the original language may need to be updated to assure the voter approved goals of the initiative are being met. BOMA believes this agreement does just that.
Split Roll Measures Still Loom
For 2014, various members of the California State Legislature continue to pursue public policies that would undermine the intent of the property tax protections approved by voters under Proposition 13. Indeed, there are upwards of nine California Constitutional Amendments seeking to lower voter thresholds to amend the initiative's tax protection on properties from 2/3rds (66.66%) to 55%.
Rest assured that your fellow BOMA California members are working hard to protect the industry's interest. Stay tuned for updates in future blog posts.


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Invest NI Assists Burren Balsamics to Secure Business in Britain
Burren Balsamics in Ballynahinch has won its first business in Britain with help from Invest Northern Ireland.
The company, formed by close friends Susie Hamilton Stubber and Susan Robinson, used an Invest NI Innovation Voucher in the development of a unique six-strong range of natural fruit infused vinegars and has now secured business from a distributor in England.
Olive Hill, Invest NI's Director of Innovation and Technology Solutions, said: "Burren Balsamics has used the Innovation Voucher to help in bringing its range of balsamic vinegars to market.
"The voucher provided assistance of £4,000 to enable the start-up business to link up with experts at the Loughry Campus of the College of Agriculture, Food and Rural Enterprise (CAFRE) in testing the vinegars and in the provision of essential nutritional data for its labels that retailers require.
"Winning business in Britain at such an early stage in this start-up enterprise's development is a tremendous boost for the company and also shows the value of the Innovation Voucher scheme in helping to successfully bring original products to market faster."
Mrs Hamilton Stubber said: "We formed the business in 2014 following feedback from a fundraising Christmas market in Ballynahinch. We both have a background in catering and decided to use the balsamic vinegars we had developed for our own meals at home to raise funds for the Marie Curie Cancer Care Charity. The success of the vinegars led us to set up Burren Balsamics and to start selling the products at country markets and to local delis.
"We soon realised from discussions with retailers, however, that we needed advice and help with nutritional information for our labels and decided to turn to Invest NI for guidance. The Innovation Voucher was extremely beneficial in that it enabled us to tap into CAFRE's expertise and take steps to ensure we met the requirements of retailers.
"The business in Britain followed an approach from the distributor in Chichester who had heard about the balsamic vinegars and was keen to represent us. We sent samples over and an order followed. It's tremendously exciting for us to find our products now attracting interest outside Northern Ireland.
"We believe that we have found a gap in the market which we can fill with our flavoured balsamics that offer endless possibilities to enhance salad dishes, stews and casseroles, marinades and soups. They are also delicious to just dip bread into," adds Susie.
Burren Balsamics was formally established in February 2014. It produces fruit infused balsamic vinegars using locally sourced ingredients such as bramley apples, blackcurrants, strawberries and blueberries.
The vinegars have also been market tested by several chefs in local restaurants to sample them and add to dishes.


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City of Angels. City of Bruins.
UCLA pays tribute to L.A. with new #LASteel alternate TECHFIT uniforms.
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— adidas Football US (@adidasFballUS) July 16, 2014
UCLA made the announcement on the Bruins' website.
"The new "LA Steel" look marks the first grey uniform in school history. The Bruins' jerseys and pants are rendered in rich dark onyx grey and feature ultra-light metallic embellishments that shimmer, paying tribute to the bright lights of Los Angeles. UCLA's famous shoulder stripes complement the city skyline that appears on the sleeves of the TECHFIT compression base layer and the UCLA script mark on the pants. The uniform numbers are inspired by UCLA's own signature stripes."
There's no word yet on the game or games the Bruins will wear the grey unis.
(via College Spun)


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"Wait, you know you can change your settings so you don't see men, right?"
"I'm bisexual, so…"
The pause was maybe two seconds, but it spoke volumes. I could practically hear my date's grinding gearshift as she realized I'm not the gay woman she thought. "Oh! That's interesting."
Interesting. I'm interesting.
I'm also a late bloomer. I came out of the closet at the end of 2013 and hadn't dated anyone in my life until 2011. I'm nearly 30 now, so you can do that math. Since 2011, I've had several relationships, gone on a lot of dates, and consider myself something of an experienced serial monogamist. But I've found it incredibly hard to crack the queer girl dating code as a bisexual woman.
My first date with a woman happened in 2014. She was likewise bisexual and confessed to me all about her previous marriage to a man and how it broke up because he couldn't handle her bisexuality. I had no idea what to do or say and found myself just nodding along while nursing my drink, wondering if this was what life was going to be like as a bisexual woman: dates with lots of women who just want to complain about being bisexual.
Then I got Tinder. Tinder is one of the very few dating apps/online sites that allows for bisexual people to actually look for people of all genders. I started matching, going out, and chatting with a lot more men and women in general and noticed a few patterns that I've come to call The Patriarchal Paradox of Dating As a Bi Woman.
Yes, it needs a flashier name.
Your bisexuality will immediately be the focus of most conversations with straight men.
You will be an immediate object of interest to any straight cis man who has ever watched threesome porn. No matter who you are or what other things you say on your profile, you will get asked your opinions on a threesome and you will be asked to join him on his trip through fantasy land where he has to try to please two girls at the same time and can somehow accomplish it. Your role in the dating world for straight men is now as a fetishized object.
Lesbians will regard you with suspicion.
There's a persistent myth that bisexual women will cheat on lesbian women, most often with men. Our experience with The D will mean that we will eventually perceive something missing in our relationship with a woman and that will lead us to go chasing after it, regardless of individual morals. This means the queer women you do match with may not take too kindly to you revealing that you're actually bi.
Straight girls will see you as greedy or a plaything, depending on their leanings.
You are now their experiment for a bi-curious phase or someone they resent because you can date All The People, even if you're only dating One of The People. Your sexuality will be perceived as a threat to their options as a heterosexual woman and at some point, they will get drunk, turn into Katy Perry, and "try you on." It will not be pretty.
Part of the problem for bisexual women is that we've had increased visibility without the attendant increase in understanding. There are any number of celebrities now identifying as bisexual and speaking up about bisexual issues. Bisexual characters are appearing more and more often in popular texts. But bisexual women remain an object of interest and fetish, and a lot of that image has leaked down into our dating activities.
On dating websites and on Tinder, I only really identify as bisexual or queer if I'm asked about it directly. I stopped putting in on any profile (except where it is required). I allow myself to remain temporarily closeted, forcing myself to play at being straight or gay in order to get my foot in the door. For bisexual women working to overcome the patriarchal myths that say we're "really" just straight women playing at being queer, we frequently have to hide our true selves in order to meet people we actually want to. This is our paradox: that we must perpetuate some of our myths in order to eventually disperse them.
This year, I've pledged to push through the stereotypes, to put myself out there more for dating. Dating as a queer person is always a little bit tough–and dating as a bisexual is hard. But with putting actual, focused effort into the work, I'm overcoming those barriers and breaking through. It takes an open heart and more vulnerability than I'm used to–but then, any form of dating does.


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What's the fastest way to get the pulse of a country? Some argue that to truly understand a culture, one must live and work with the native population. For those with a limited time-frame, you would do a lot worse in looking to the kitchen for those local insights. In fact, no matter how long you spend in a country, you should take the time to really get to know the local cuisine. Here are just five reasons to discover a country through your taste buds.
Ingredients are key
It's no secret that understanding a country's favourite ingredients gives you a better understanding of the native environment. Whether it's the rice and noodle dishes of the East or the olive-infused dishes of the Mediterranean, the ingredients used in local dishes can tell you a lot about the cultural, geographic and historic influences embedded in a country's DNA.
For instance, countries that sit along the ancient silk road stretching from the Far East to Northern Africa to Western Europe have, over the years, incorporated a range of spices into their own national dishes. By understanding where these ingredients originated you can begin to build a picture of the imports that have shaped the cultural landscape.
The next time you're in a new country, take a stroll through the local markets and see what ingredients are on offer. Even when you think you know a country, wandering between the array of colourful herbs and spices is sure to offer up some unexpected finds.
The range of ingredients on offer can reveal a lot about the history and geography of a country
Eating styles can be enlightening
Turns out how a dish is eaten can tell you a lot about the local people. For instance, it is common in parts of East Asia to eat most meals with chopsticks. There are competing stories behind the origin of chopsticks. One argument is that the Chinese philosopher Confucius, a vegetarian, argued that knives were inappropriate at the dinner table. Another school of thought claims that, as populations grew, food became scarcer. As a result, food portions became smaller. Instead, people cut food into smaller morsels and employed chopsticks to 'pick' from the pot.
So when you're next travelling, do some digging into the eating practices of the country. Take time to watch how others eat (without making it weird) and try to master the technique for yourself. It can help you learn more about the country but, just as importantly, it could also help you avoid any embarrassing social faux pas.
Understand why people eat the way they do to understand the culture
Cooking methods are a revelation
Similarly to the eating techniques of different countries, traditional preservation and cooking techniques can reveal a lot about the way people live. In many countries, the cooking methods employed can vary hugely from region to region, making the national dish a valuable starting point to understanding the unique distinctions between different provinces, cities, towns and even villages.
For instance, in northern India, food is often cooked in a tandoor – a circular clay wood-fired oven – as it enables several different dishes to be cooked simultaneously. This has been an essential feature in north Indian villages for hundreds of years, as the women of the village would gather in the evening and cook their dough to make the roti for the other villagers.
On your next international excursion, take some time to inquire about the techniques used by the chef. You could go away with more than just a new recipe.
Cooking methods can be dictated by a range of factors, many cultural
Comparisons say more than you think
Going out of your way to sample the same meal in a range of restaurants can help shape your knowledge of how the rest of the nation enjoys their dish. Of course, you won't want to eat one dish everywhere you go. Nevertheless, sampling a national dish in different locations can add some shading to your knowledge of the various influences in a country's history.
For instance, in China, the same dish can be replicated multiple times with hugely different tastes, depending on the location. Whether it's the spicy noodles of the subtropical Sichuan province or the saltier, richer flavours of the cold northeast, dishes can retain the ingredients while varying to suit local tastes.
Exploring the myriad varieties of a single dish allows you to appreciate the diverse hues that make up a country and understand the ethnographic and cultural differences behind regional identities.
The cooking and presentation methods of a dish can reveal hidden influences
Understanding through experience
It's only by putting yourself in the shoes of the locals that you begin to truly grasp their circumstances. Food is universal but the ways in which we preserve, prepare and enjoy it varies hugely.
All of this requires not just sampling dishes, but talking to locals about other aspects of their culture. Seeing the dish prepared before your eyes can be even more enlightening.
With a Genie phone, guests can find incredible local cuisine at every turn. With an array of apps to guide visitors to the most authentic experiences, there's never been a better time to explore the world through your taste buds.


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Lily Collins is to star in 'Writers'.
The 'Mirror, Mirror' actress will appear alongside Greg Kinnear, Jennifer Connelly and Kristen Bell in the Josh Boone-directed movie.
The film tells the story of a famous novelist and the ex-wife, he's obsessed with, who will be played by Greg and Jennifer respectively.
Lily - daughter of singer Phil Collins - will play their college-aged daughter who finds herself the subject of romantic obsession courtesy of a fellow student.
'Writers' will apparently spin several interweaving stories of the various family members and other people in their lives.
Shooting starts later this month.
As well as 'Writers', Lily, 22, is also in negotiations to star in 'Romeo and Juliet' story 'Rosaline'.
She has entered talks to star in Michael Sucsy's take on the novel by Rebecca Serles, which sees the classic Shakespeare story re-told through the eyes of Romeo's spurned lover.
Lily would play Juliet in the movie and Deborah Ann Woll and Dave Franco are reportedly in negotiations to play leading roles in the film, which is set in a modern-day high school.


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Boom results in calls
FARMINGTON - A loud, rumbling noise followed by a big boom at about 4:30 p.m. yesterday was enough to prompt several area residents to call the cops.
The noise and explosive-sounding boom, or sonic boom, that shook windows Thursday afternoon was caused by "jets flying around," explained one dispatcher. A sonic boom occurs when an aircraft, moving faster than sound or at about 750 miles per hour at sea level, generates enough air pressure waves to form shock waves that produce, like thunder, an explosion.
The Franklin County Dispatch Center reported calls coming in that asked what the noise was all about. Bonnie Pomeroy at the Farmington Police Department said eight to 10 calls were received within three minutes of the big boom.
"People from all over town were calling," she said. Most had no idea what the boom was, while some callers asked if something in town had blown up.
Col. Donald McCormack at the Maine Air National Guard in Augusta said he hadn't received complaints about the jet noise and didn't know if training flights were going on at the time of the boom.
One caller asked Pomeroy if the Air National Guard's proposal to lower the altitude for military jet training flights over much of western Maine had already been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration.
On Saturday, a four-hour public hearing was held at the University of Maine at Farmington on the proposal to modify the military operation areas known as Condor 1 and Condor 2, so jet pilots can train 500 feet off the ground. Currently, ANG pilots must stay above 7,000 feet throughout the area, unless they're training in designated one-way corridors or military training routes which now cover 53 percent of the training area.
With the proposal, known as the Environmental Impact Study, still in its draft stage and perhaps six months from moving from draft to final version, McCormack said the jet pilots currently training are not allowed to stray from the designated lower flight training corridors, which have been in place for 30 years.
A phone message left at the Air National Guard that asks about the boom over the Farmington area yesterday has not been returned as of yet.
Anyone wishing to issue a noise complaint can call the Eastern Air Defense Sector at 1-800-223-5612. After the recorded menu message, press 3 to get to the noise complaint hotline.
To find out more about the public hearing and details of the proposal, read about it here.
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This shouldn't be allowed, felt like a 100 foot oak tree fell on the house last night.
Cant they do this s#&t in the desert?
This is the tip of the iceberg if the pandora's box is opened and low flights are allowed.
It's not too late to make your opinion known where it matters.
Contact Senators Snowe (tel. 1-800-432-1599) and Collins (tel. 1-202-224-2523) and Representative Michaud (tel. 1-202-225-6306) to let them know that the low-flight plan poses an unacceptable threat to Maine's economic and environmental resources and public health, and it shows a fundamental disregard for the interests of the people of Maine.
To comment directly on the Environmental Impact Study, you can send your comments in a letter or email to:
Lt. Col. Mike Milord
National guard Bureau Public Affairs
Jefferson Plaza 1, 1411 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Ste 11200
Arlington, VA, 20222
Email him at firstname.lastname@example.com
For more info, visit http://www.westernmainematters.org
How many of the NIMBY crown will call when our military can't protect us due to lack of training? Other governments don't ask. Be thankful our's does and fight to protect our rights to vote!
How timely.
If you were on the fence about low-altitude flights before...
Has anyone POSITIVELY identified where the noise came from?
We spend summers at our camp on Lower Richardson and when the jets fly super low and loud over the lake, we LOVE it! It is the coolest thing to watch. It hasn't negatively affected our quality of life at camp at all. Seriously, people! Get a grip. It's not all about you!
I felt the boom. thanks for letting me know. I live in New Vineyard and was reading a book. My whole mobil home shook. As for the jets flying lower. I lived by Logan airport and when the planes came over town. I could wave to the passengers! Pictures where always falling off walls.
Don't let the jets fly here. Go fly in Mass. or New Hamphsire isn't that where they are from?
I do not believe it was a mistake, these are highly qualified fighter pilots after all. I think it was a message to all who oppose them in their desires, An arrogant show of just what they think of people's concerns.
isnt there all kinds of ocean where they can be doing this and not over our great state and ruin out nights. I have lived on and right next to Fort Bragg NC for the last three years and will say that it is the most annoying thing to listen to planes flying over head at about 500 ft and up it is a constant thing that sucks. my questions is why cant they do this over the ocean where there is no house and no one to bother.
I lived for years on a Helicopter base. Also on a Jet base. Noise is part of life.
This is the sound of freedom, just like gunfire at your local range. FREEDOM is not free, and if we as a nation did not have those jets, and skilled people to pilot them, we would be in a world of crap...worse that some think it is now.
Get a grip people, do you think this will happen every day, all day, or perhaps just ocasonally? Maybe we could live with it after all. maybe we are getting worked up over nothing.
It amazes me what kind of whiners make up the "can't we all just get along" crowd.
Can't we all just suck it up? I mean, Obama is putting our nation so deeply into debt, I'd think this noise would be the least of our worries. Can you say hyperinflation/devaluation?
I have solved your problems....LEAVE the State! Go to Afgan and live like those poor souls. You will come screaming and begging to come back. JUST MOVE AWAY! If the area is so quiet then why are you allowing beautiful fields and forests to be destroyed with strip malls and houses? Oh I forgot it's the From Away thinking!
These are the men who are putting their lives in danger for our freedom. I have lived in Farmington for 10 years. This is the first time I have heard a sonic boom. If someone asked you how many of these "booms" a day you would tolerate to save a life what would be your answer?
Maybe would should contact NOAA to protest the loud thunder we hear during the summer. I thought this was "the way life should be"? Thunder and lighting storms are not the way life should be in my opinion.
Every time you hear and feel a sonic boom, know that there are men and women looking out for your ungrateful rear ends!
Breaking the sound barrier used to happen in Farmington in the 80's on a regular basis.
Insulting those who don't want to allow low-flight training in our state and calling them unpatriotic is the most obvious of strawman arguments. Not one person who has argued against allowing them has expressed anything less than the utmost support and respect for our military, and the men and women who risk their lives to defend us. Does anyone really believe that a genuine concern for the prosperity and habitability of your state is unpatriotic?
Rather than try to restate a position that someone else has already presented so effectively, I would direct anyone who hasn't yet read the Op-Ed on this subject from our former fellow resident, Paul Caruso, to do so now. You can find it here: http://www.dailybulldog.com/db/?p=3193
If that link doesn't work or isn't posted for any reason, just use the search bar in the upper-right and look for "Letter to the Editor: Proposed changes to the Condor 1 & 2 military operations area"
Will someone tell me that tourists will now call ahead and plan vacations around booms? I don't think so.
Will my land lose value because of booms..Nope!
Booms will not destroy land ,people or animals.
But greedy people building fantasy houses and strip malls on beautiful land will.
Rather then worrying about the booms, maybe the whinners should worry about their loss of healthcare when their employer cancels company insurance for govt insurance...NO business can stay alive giving employees insurance...thus ALL will go to the govt option.
OR do the whinners know about their insurance and job loss and don't want to hear the booms because it means some else has a job ?
a vet: how disturbing it is that you can't properly name a country where our soldiers are fighting and dying. and do you really think this is a "from away" issue? i have lived here all of my life. you are sorely mistaken in suggesting that those opposed to the low-level flights over our area are somehow gung-ho about sprawl and super-walmart business models. the cognitive dissonance is astounding. the "from aways" should at least have credit for relocating to maine towns to escape such landscapes. perhaps you folks who insist that we should be thankful for these intrusions would see nothing wrong with quartering troops in civilian houses, either. after all, we must sacrifice for our freedom, yes? in a state where nobody has any better ideas for the economy than to build a hotel or a tourist trap and to tax everything yet grace the common man by exempting lift tickets and golf course green fees, shouldn't we be concerned with the freedom of businesses to operate unhindered? how unfortunate it is that the people in charge have chosen to make these arrogant displays over a population already conflicted about our military operations. don't worry though, it will all be over soon, with more and more experts cut from every political cloth agreeing that these wars cannot be won (and talk about national debt! some worry about the cost of healthcare? go figure.) hurts to hear, i know.
Thanks Benjamin for the reminder of that excellent post from Paul Caruso.
I don't think there's an example anywhere of the military being kind to the environment.
It seems pretty transparent that the military is avoiding the closer alternatives in upstate NY and along the VT/NH border to go after Maine with it's two hawkish GOP Senators. I just hope the public sees through it and lets them know this is not the way to go for Maine.
Sheeple is correct. What a bunch of babies. It's the sound of freedom.
Let's watch The Bulldog.....because when the sheeple(good word) lose their health care, they will be the first to whine here.
The sonic booms will sound like The Liberty Bell to me.
Any vet who forgives the great unwashed who spit and cursed them should be ashamed.
I too was born and raised right in this area. Four brothers served their country, two of them in Vietnam. They served their country with the idea that they were protecting our freedoms, one of which is the right to disagree with our government. Thanks to all vets for helping preserve that right, which I intend to exercise with this issue. To tell citizens to put up and shut up is for communist sheeple, not red blooded Americans.
I do, I think, remember some booms in the 80's. On those occasions, we just said, "Oh, it's another sonic boom." Part of the problem with this one was that it was so solitary and unexpected. It was an honest reaction of many to wonder if something had exploded.
As for the word "sheeple," someone much greater than I am lovingly called His followers His sheep many years ago ...
When I was a kid 50+ years ago and the sound barrier had recently been broken, we lived near enough to Wright Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio to be privileged, occasionally, to witness the fabulous Blue Angels in training, and thrilled to the sonic booms of the new jets on a regular basis. That sound was once a "miracle". Now it seems to be a nuisance. It's just a noise. A wonderful noise signifying your defense as well as the amazing progress man has made since discovering fire. It won't hurt the rabbits and it won't break your windows. Be grateful we don't have to worry about earhquakes.
I feel we need the noise and discomfort so the brave can protect the weak and we will have freedom to keep on complaining about the problem without being harrassed. Some people hear that load noise and it's not a sonic boom and they don't live in the U.S.
How is the engine of a jet any more "the sound of freedom" than the sound of a canoe on a lake in Maine, or those of the birds flying over it? Why do people feel such a need to immediately fall back on calling people "unpatriotic" and "socialist," and "whiny liberal," instead of actually discussing the REAL differences in their opinions? People on BOTH sides of this issue are conservatives AND liberals, civilians AND veterans. Are we all really so simpleminded that our first resort in this debate is blind partisanship and talking-point punditry?
Name one tourist who will not come to Maine because of a sonic boom!
Please show me an individual animal that was harmed by the last sonic boom!
I would like to see the damage done to any home in the area from the sonic boom.
a vet: please name one person whose life was saved by the sonic boom. and be specific!
oh i see. so you were in imminent danger of bodily harm and your immediate defense was the air national guard flying over franklin county? interesting. but wrong answer. it was a trick question.
Naw. I was in Korea and in a foxhole and the boom of the jets coming to save my butt were sweet. And jonboy this is for serious conversation not for your fun. Enjoy your childs play and when you face real trouble try tricking your way out!
a vet, you miss my point. whether the national guard trains over farmington or not has nothing to do with saving your life in korea, or anybody else in afghanistan for that matter. my question was intended to point out the flaw in your rhetoric. my point is you can't form a correlation between the sonic boom and lives saved just as you can't form a correlation between that and tourists deterred from coming to franklin county. the data doesn't exist. not that i feel that tourism is more important than saving the lives of our troops--it's not--but you can't present us with that data either, which was the point of my rhetorical question. and actually, i'm sure if one were ambitious enough one could conduct a survey that might indicate that some folks wouldn't come to farmington because of potential sonic booms. but of course that survey would be garbage because we'd have no way of knowing that they weren't just saying that and coming here anyway. as for the training saving lives, ( and the necessity of that training being over franklin county aside) there's absolutely no way of proving that either. there is no way anybody could say, "oh, well jimmy would still be alive if it wasn't for those damn hippies complaining about low-level training flights over farmington maine." oh, and i've been on these boards long enough to know that you telling anybody to get serious is the pot calling the kettle black.
Wait! Have to find my dictionary. Hmmm...let's see......from what you say. I am correct. Guess I win.
Another thing. What if it were your Jimmie that died?


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Following this, the home served as a make-shift hospital for the WWI Flu Pandemic, single family home, nursing home, and divided office space until the Village of Barrington purchased the property in 2007.John and Julia Robertson Jr. built their new home on Main Street in 1898, forty-three years following the platting of Barrington Village in 1855. This grand residence, an architecturally significant structure, featured all of the conveniences of the day—electricity, central heating and city water.