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Brad Jones Racing went winless last year for the first time since the 2012 season, but you could hardly accuse the Jones brothers of idly sitting on their hands.
In addition to building new chassis to coincide with the switch to the ZB Commodore, for Tim Slade and Nick Percat, BJR has moved from long-time partner Noonan Race Engines to the Triple Eight-preferred KRE.
This change is, as Percat surmised earlier this year, about removing an unknown from the team's outright performance.
"That's exciting for us, obviously running a similar engine to what the guy with #1 on the door (Jamie Whincup) has," Percat told Supercars.com in January.
"That was definitely an area that I thought could be improved and Brad and the guys have hopefully gone in the right direction and closing the gap there."
The team already got what Slade called "a bit of a taste for that package" running it in his Commodore in Newcastle last November, but it has now been rolled out across its three entries.
Tim Blanchard completes its line-up, below, racing under his own Racing Entitlements Contract, in the chassis introduced at Bathurst in October after co-driver Todd Hazelwood's mammoth Sandown accident.
Introducing three new chassis in less than five months is a big undertaking, on top of the repairs and builds that were required of BJR last year, and the change of engine supplier.
"Everyone has put in a massive effort to get to this point," Slade said. "Brad has invested a lot in the off-season."
While horsepower hardly determined performance around the streets on Newcastle, Slade put the new engine (and strategy) to good use to finish third in the Saturday race.
That was one of three podiums for the team across 2017. Percat got on the board at Hidden Valley, and Slade and Andre Heimgartner – a mid-Enduro Cup replacement for the injured Ash Walsh – took the other on the Gold Coast.
Slade, Blanchard and Percat are all Formula Ford alumni from the mid-2000s, and the crack Sonic Motor Racing outfit.
With Slade and Blanchard in 2016 and Percat last year, they are also relatively recent arrivals at a team where the likes of John Bowe, Jason Bright and Fabian Coulthard all enjoyed long stints.
That Slade and Percat have similar driving styles has helped the two South Australians, and offers fresh direction to BJR after Bright's seven seasons through to the end of 2016.
"I came in pretty open-minded and I think there were a few things in the past that, say, they'd had Brighty there for so long but there are things that they didn't look at changing," Percat said.
"I came along, threw a few ideas up there, Sladey experienced those same sort of things before so we could both confidently try certain things and know that the other car was a good base to go back to."
Percat describes the BJR chassis as predictable, which he admits caught him out "a few times when I was trying to push on a little bit when you're in a good position and it was actually really the opposite" in 2017.
The cars showed more than flashes of speed last year, his 19th in the championship sums up a season that will be remembered more for incidents than results in Albury, where new team manager Peter Vale started in October.
Armed with its new Commodores and engines, the team started 2018 on a positive note in Sydney Motorsport Park's pre-season test.
While BJR minded its own business on old tyres for most of the day, late green-tyre runs on the 2018 super-soft tyre vaulted Slade into top spot – and by nearly half-a-second – for the day, Percat into sixth and Blanchard into 12th.
The last time an all-new Commodore was introduced, in 2013 with the Car of the Future platform, BJR was quick to get a handle on things and won five races.
Getting back on the winners' list will surely be the big, big-ticket item for 2018.


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Actual arguments:
The arguments that are passed in a function call are called actual arguments. These arguments are defined in the calling function.
Formal arguments:
The formal arguments are the parameters/arguments in a function declaration. The scope of formal arguments is local to the function definition in which they are used. Formal arguments belong to the called function. Formal arguments are a copy of the actual arguments. A change in formal arguments would not be reflected in the actual arguments.
#include <stdio.h>
void sum(int i, int j, int k);
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int main()
int a = 5;
// actual arguments
sum(3, 2 * a, a);
return 0;
/* called function */
/* formal arguments*/
void sum(int i, int j, int k)
int s;
s = i + j + k;
printf("sum is %d", s);
Here 3,2*a,a are actual arguments and i,j,k are formal arguments.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Many of these questions are answered in different sections on the website but we've updated to include this 'at-a-glance' one pager.
Many of these questions are answered in different sections on the website but we've updated to include this 'at-a-glance' one pager.
Q. Who can attend the Wednesday Jams? Can I invite my friends?
A. Anyone can attend SOUP jams when they contribute the $5 fee. Jams are intended for ukulele players, but sometimes people come to listen before they bring their ukulele. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Q. Do I have to be a good ukulele player to come to a jam?
A. Not at all. We all started somewhere and learned fast by coming to jams.
Q. How do I get on your e-mailing list?
A. We do send out monthly emails to keep you up-to-date with activities. Sign up for this through the website or at a jam.
Q. Are the building and washrooms accessible for wheelchairs?
A. The building is accessible; we have a ramp that we put out for you. There is a ground floor washroom that is for people who can't go downstairs easily (where the main washrooms are), but the ground floor washroom isn't wheelchair accessible, unfortunately. It does say "women", but anyone can use it.
Q. Where do I park? Can anyone park in the lot behind the London Music Club?
A. Many of us park at Catholic Central High school, a block south at Dundas St. There is plenty of street parking. The lot in back of LMC is for anyone (first come first serve), but you need a handicap sticker to park along the front driveway of the LMC.
Q. Who runs SOUP?
A. Eight of us strummers sit on a Steering Committee that guides the activities and growth of SOUP. We meet every few months and new people can join if they're willing to use their skills to make SOUP stronger.
Q. Who are the people on stage? Can I join them or help lead a jam session?
A. We have 7-8 jam leaders who have learned all the songs in the book so they can lead them for you. If you have the skills and interest to be a jam leader, please let us know. The extra people on stage are different each week; they just love to be up there strumming and singing with us. Let us know it you'd like to try it.
The Songbook and Songs
Q. How do I get a copy of the songbook? How do I update it?
A. You can buy a copy of the songbook at any jam for $10. When songs are added or replaced, we give you free copies for your book at the jams. The website (londonsoup.weebly.com) always has a list of (and links to) our songs. You can also put the music on your tablet/iPad. Sign up for this feature at a jam.
Q. What are the four songbook groups? How do they work?
A. We've divided the songbook into four groups and each week we play from one group, so that we play more of a variety of songs. Every fifth week, you can request any song in the book.
Q. I'm not a good singer. Should I just mouth the words?
A. You don't have to sing, but we welcome your voice just as it is. You won't be able to stop yourself, we think. J
Q. How does SOUP choose its songs?
A. We have a committee that selects, researches, formats and edits songs. You can join this committee if you have the time and enjoy these types of jobs.
Q. How do I suggest a song for the songbook?
A. You can email SOUP with your ideas at firstname.lastname@example.com or pass it to someone on the committee.
Public Strums
Q. How do I sign up for public strums?
A. In the front room (veer left once you enter the LMC), you'll find all our sign-up sheets for activities. Before a jam or during break is when people usually sign up.
Q. Do I have to be a good player to go to a public strum?
A. Not at all. Everyone is welcome.
Q. Will SOUP come and play for my own special event?
A. Requests like this go through our website (email us). If it's a small event, you can also informally ask a bunch of strummers to play with you.
Q. I see people with little ukulele nametags. How do I get one?
A. Ellen B. makes them and you can get one made for you for $5. We also have white stickers and we encourage you to use them.
Q. I want to learn the basic chords? Do you offer lessons?
A. SOUP offers (on the 1st and 3rd weds) a "beginner session", which is only to teach a few basic chords and orient you to how SOUP is run. You will learn quickly by attending jams. There are many websites that give lessons, and on our website we explain which chords you should learn for the jams. We have a few members who do give formal lessons. See our website for their contact info.
Q. Does SOUP have a Facebook page?
A. Yes – We have a public page where we post our activities.
We also have a private group that is only for jam attenders, to share resources and post their music. It's called "Soup Jam Share Space" and you request to join through the Facebook site.
What is SOUP's website?
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Q. I have an idea, a skill, or a concern. How do I share it?
A. We have a "comment box" in the front room, or you can send an email through the website. We want to listen and involve you all. Your ideas have made us great! If you have a talent with music, computers, sound equipment, organizational skills, share it with us. If you just want to be more involved with this fantastic group of people and you're not sure how, we'll find a way.
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February 28th
So, here we are. This is the end - as the beautiful Mr Morrison sang - and continues to do. The final February Femmes Fatales showcase piece.
I chose this carefully, and yes it's poetry rather than fiction. But Arbeit Macht Frei by A.J. Humpage is remarkable. I confess I've bigged Ally up throughout this showcase, but it's not without warrant. All contributors to, and readers of my weekly Friday Prediction will know how capable she is of scaring the human hell out of us. She sees the horror in mankind, and throws it in our faces - deal with it.
Arbeit Macht Frei upsets and distresses, confuses and hurts. It is a brilliant work that forces us to address inequality. Please do read it. And thank you, Ally for contributing this disturbing, and so well crafted poem.
Arbeit Macht Frei By A J Humpage
Hopeless voices
Entangled branches
Deep wine coloured leaves
Cold breath dancing
In frozen streams.
Slung back rifles, relaxed
And the satisfied stench
Of smiles etched cold
In ribbons of smoke
Stark against the haze.
Hoisted skirts, akimbo legs
Semen stains to soil the skin
Bare breasts like trophies
Chilled to the touch
And wretched in death.
Eyes wide open
But blood still warm
Captured by the camera
Dignity stolen
By the men of war.
Star of David sewn on the arm
But the smile is gone
Clouds fill with spite
The fires burn bright
Day and night.
Their ghostly faces
Shine; frozen in fright
Stilled, fooled hearts
Peace in death
At a price.
Bio: A J Humpage has stories published in many anthologies like 6 Sentences, Pill Hill Press, Static Movement and many e-zines. She also writes articles and dispenses writing advice at http://allwritefictionadvice.blogspot.com. She has completed her first novel and some of her stories and poetry can be found at http://ajhumpage.blogspot.com.


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Talks will take place on Thursdays from 3:30pm - 5pm, followed by a reception in the Linguistics Department.
The talks themselves are open to members of the greater university community.
Character assassination: de se semantics for indexicals
Craige Roberts, OSU
The classic account of indexicality due to Kaplan (1977) has in recent years been challenged by an anaphoric approach (Büring 2005, Heim 2008a,b, Heim & Kratzer 1998, Jacobson to appear, Sauerland 2003, 2008b, Sauerland, Anderssen & Yatsushiro 2005, Schlenker 1999, 2003a,b, von Stechow 2003; and for demonstratives, Roberts 2002, Elbourne 2008), the central motivation being that anaphora resolution in the global context of utterance suffices to account for the properties of indexicals pointed out by Kaplan. Thus, Kaplanian direct reference is not necessary. I investigate a deeper problem for Kaplan's Character of indexicals, one which shows that direct reference is not sufficient to satisfy all the desiderata for a theory of indexicality. Nor does simple anaphoric binding to participants in the global context of utterance suffice to address this problem.
Indexicals are one subtype of a much broader class of perspectival expressions, all of which presuppose as anchor the center of a relevant doxastic perspective. In indexicals, I will argue, this is evidenced by the fact that their use always gives rise to a de se interpretation, something initially observed in 3rd person pronominals (Casteneda 1966,1967,1968; Morgan 1970; Lewis 1979b; Richard 1983; Perry 1993; Maier 2009; Ninan 2010, etc.). We see this de se character not only in fixed indexicals like English I, but in shiftable indexicals like English now and Amharic –ññ (Schlenker 1999,2003). It is especially evident in reported speech, and has been observed for all 1st and 2nd person shifted indexicals in which this has been investigated, across languages.
I sketch a formal semantics and pragmatics for the de se, based on Stalnaker (2008), and use them to develop a presuppositional, perspectival meaning for English I and shiftable Amharic –ññ. All of the elements required for the proposed account are independently motivated to account for other types of perspectival expressions (e.g., see Barlew 2016 on deictic motion verbs in English and Bulu). And the approach preserves the virtues of the Kaplanian direct-reference account while overcoming its known short-comings, permitting us (a) to explain the de se character of indexical reports (the focus of this talk), but ultimately also (Roberts, in progress) (b) to permit an improved account of demonstratives, (c) to account for bound indexicals and demonstratives, (d) to provide a uniform account of so-called "fake" indexicals (Partee 1989, Heim 2008, Kratzer 1998b,2009, von Stechow 2003; Rullmann 2004; Cable 2005; Maier 2009,2009b; Jacobson to appear, Sudo 2012:144ff) without faking them, and (e) to extend to natural accounts of shifted indexicality in the large number of languages where 1st and 2nd person indexicals may be anchored to 3rd person agents of certain embedding attitudes. No monsters required


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This program is offered for those who have lost a loved one and want assistance in dealing with their loss and to talk with others who understand what they are going through. This is a 12 week closed group and is facilitated by a MFT Intern under the supervision of a licensed therapist.


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Chapter 5
I do not own DC Universe or Twilight. Please read and then leave your review thank you! (I wanted to do his origin from a narrator telling rather than Bella just reading through his files. And listening to his sessions. This way the reader truly gets how his life was before shit hit the fan. This is just some of what Bella learns.)
The Origin of Joker aka Jack Napier:
The little blonde hair girl giggles as Jack makes funny faces throughout class.
"Jack are we supposed to be distracting others when testing?"
"No Mrs. Williams."
"That's right now turn around and face the front."
Jack sighs and twirls about in his chair. Halfway through class he turns back around with pencils in his nose. The girl covers her mouth in a giggle. He smiles proudly. It was no secret Jack was the class clown. He often made the other students laugh. He'd also always manage to find himself in trouble. At least three times a week he'd be sent to the principal's office. Three times a week his mother would come up here in a panic trying to hide this from his father. Jack was just seven years old. His mother did her best to shield him from the things his father said or did. She also did her best to hide the fact that Jack was a bit of a trouble maker from her husband.
She'd show up her hair a mess. Her hands would shake as she signed the papers they often gave her stating she came and talked to her son about his behavior. Jack's only real problem was he liked to make others laugh. Jack had many friends and they liked playing with him. However, Jack never understood why his parents never allowed them to come to his birthday parties or to the house period. Jack's father was hardly ever home and when he was he was always drinking stuff that made Jack's nose wrinkle. He thought it smelled funny like medicine. He kept to himself a lot or was always yelling at the TV about something.
Only recently his father had lost his job. He worked for a while through construction company. His father was a very strong, tall, and tanned man because of his job. His mother was young, pretty and blonde. Men took notice of her often. This caused some jealousy issues between Jack's father and his mother. Mr. and Mrs. Napier had a very rocky marriage. Due to Mr. Napier losing his job he began to drink more. He quit even trying to find a job. This left Jack's mother the responsibility of finding something. Which wasn't easy she'd known nothing other than being a housewife and mother. Often enough others would look upon her and either laugh or snub their noses her direction. Jack's father always made enough money that she didn't have to worry about working. However, their electricity would soon be cut off. They were running out of food. His mother had finally found a job as a caretaker of an elderly woman. It kept her away from home more than Jack was used to. His father didn't like it either. Often enough he'd accuse Jack's mother of cheating on him. Even though she'd honestly be at work trying to earn as much as she could. She hardly made anything worth truly living on.
This left Jack's father to have to come by the school today. Jack kicked his little feet about in the chair as he waited. His father stormed into the office. The smell of whiskey heavy on his breath. His eyes were bloodshot. His hair was sticking up in certain places. He looked as if he hadn't showered or shaved in a month. He pointed directly upon his son.
"What have you done now Jack?! You think I don't know?! You're in a lot of trouble son!"
The principal has his father sign the papers, stating that he came and dealt with his son. Jack's father dragged him out of the office by the collar of his shirt. He took him straight to the bathroom.
"You're in for it when you get home! Do you understand me?! You had me wake from my nap to deal with your little punk ass! I'm done with your shit. You think you're just so fucking funny don't you Jack. Well you're not! You're just some stupid kid that's nothing more than a thorn in my side. The moment your mother told me she was pregnant with you I should have fucking bailed! You ruined my life you know that! I had it all everything! Until you came along… Little fucker. Get your damn ass back to class and straighten up or I'll straighten your ass up myself!"
Jack's bottom lip quivered a bit. This was the start of the abuse towards Jack. His mother was the one that had always taken the brunt. She'd always gone out and beyond to protect him from the wrath of his father. She loved her son more than life itself. She'd do anything for Jack. Which was why she'd been saving up money and planning a way to leave his father once and for all. She kept the money hidden an empty flour pot and under the sink.
Later that day Jack had been let off the bus. The minute he walked in the door. His father began whipping him with the belt. He whipped him along his back, rear, and legs.
"Dad! Please! STOP!" Jack literally shrieked out.
"You fucking little shit!"
That night his mother had gone to bathe her son after she'd come home from work. She gasped out seeing the marks all over the backside of her son. Tears filled her eyes they were the very marks her husband had often enough given her. She did her best to keep her composure so not to upset her son. She finished bathing him and wrapped him up in a towel. She kissed and hugged on him over and over as the guilt consumed her. She put Jack to bed and read him a book. Afterword, she saw that her husband had gone on to bed as well.
She hurriedly went to the sink and reached for the flour pot. She opened it to see it was completely empty. Mrs. Napier heard the clearing of a throat. She turned back with fear.
"Looking for something?"
He shows her the cartons of cigarettes and booze he bought with her years' worth of hidden cash.
"That was my money wasn't it! WASN'T IT BETH YOU STOLE FROM ME?! ME! I WORKED FOR THAT MONEY NOT YOU! YOUR LAZY ASS STAYED HERE AT HOME! I BAKED UNDER THE SUN AND FROZE MY DAMN BALLS OFF FOR YOU TO HAVE YOU BETRAY ME AND STEAL FROM ME?"
"Anthony please… I…"
He makes his way over and slaps her across the face. Yet again he begins to beat on her. He punches and kicks whatever part of her he can get too. She lay on the floor in a fetal position.
Jack had heard the ruckus and was peeking around the corner. Tears streamed down his face as he held his toy clown tightly. His feety pajamas slipped along the wooden floor and he fell. His father turned towards him.
"NO!" His mother yelled.
"What the fuck are you doing up?!"
"Please Anthony he's just a child!"
"You always did spoil the living shit out of him. Ever since he was born I've become second in your life. Hell not even that. You're completely self-centered in my needs."
"What is it you want? I'll give you anything just please. He's our son Anthony."
His father grabs his mother by the hair and drags her into the bedroom. All Jack knew was his mother cried and odd grunt like sounds came from the room. Jack poured himself a glass of milk and sat at the table.
This continued off and on for a few more years. Jack found himself preferring school over home. His mother continued to have to provide for the family. His father continued to drink. His father also resorted to stealing in order to make ends meet often enough. He even had Jack involved more than a handful of times. He knew they'd never suspect a child. It worked like a charm every time. Jack had started stealing at the age of nine because it's what his father had taught him. It was how you survived. By the time Jack was eleven years old he'd become damn near professional in stealing. The abuse continued only tonight it was Jack's birthday. Things had gotten far worse than ever before. His mother had dipped into what little they had to throw Jack a little party between the three of them. Neither of his parents had any family left. He never knew what it was like to have grandparents, aunts, or uncles. This was all he knew besides school. He loved his mother she was always very patient, sweet, and nurturing when it came to Jack.
Jack's mother covered his eyes with a smile on her face as she walked him into the kitchen. They lived in a small two bedroom house with one bath it was a bit rundown. Nevertheless, it was home to Jack.
"WOW!" Jack beamed and his mother hugged him.
"Happy birthday sweetheart. I love you so much."
"I love you too mom! Thanks!"
His mother had fixed him a confetti cake with red, blue, green, and purple balloons. It had a carousel on it. She turned the gears to show him it worked. He giggled and petted one of the blue horses.
"I know how much you love the circus Jack."
She handed him a wrapped present. It was just the one, but it was all they could afford. He unwrapped it to see it was the action figure he'd been wanting.
"MOM!" He said happily and hugged it to his chest.
She covered her mouth as she laughed at his reaction.
"Wow! Can I play with it now?"
"Well sure I…"
She froze as his father walked in. Whiskey in hand.
"What's this shit?"
"It's his birthday remember Anthony?"
"Where the fuck did you get the money for that?"
"I worked a little overtime. It's ok Anthony I promise."
"You mean to say we had our cable turned off so I can't watch my games. Yet this little shit gets a new toy and cake? That's money that could be used to turn the god damn cable back on."
His mother took in a breath.
"Why don't you go on to your room now and play hun?"
"Um ok mom."
He went to take off with his new toy. His father however, picked him up by the collar of his shirt.
"Not so fast." He ripped the toy out from his son's hand.
"We're taking this back. Where's the receipt Beth?"
"But Dad."
He pops his son in the face.
"He had it coming he's a little shit and that's all he'll ever be! Why do you think those kids laugh at you? You really thing they're your friend? No son it's because you're a freak, a loser and that's all you'll ever amount to!"
"Don't you dare tell him that?!" His mother defended.
She grabbed her son and protectively placed him behind her.
"You know what… I want you to leave. I think we've both had enough of you!"
"Mom?" Jack nervously said.
His father laughs.
"Me leave?"
His mother nodded and firmly kept her ground.
"LEAVE! It's clear you don't want to be here anyway! And I'm sick and tired of how you treat your own son! I don't' care what you do to me! But don't you dare touch our son ever again!"
He nods and grabs his bottle of whiskey. He pours the contents all over Jack's cake. His mother and he both start to cry. His father puts a lit match to the cake. His mother shields Jack from the outburst it causes. He then takes the bottle and smashes it over his wife's head. He beats on her.
Jack goes to defend her only to be tossed into the refrigerator. Thus knocks him out. Jack Napier wakes the next morning to find his mother still on the floor. She hadn't a pulse and his father was long gone.
He lived his life as an orphan from that point on. He'd been tossed between foster home to foster home. Once he was sixteen he ran away from that life and began to live on the streets of Gotham. When he was 19 he'd had a steady job and was engaged to Jeannie. He'd won her over with his charm, romantic nature, and the ability to make her laugh. They married a few years later. He'd given up his job in order to take on his new life on stage as a comedian. He had been told he had promise the first few shows he made bank. However, before long his manager jumped bail taking off with a nights worth gig. This left Jack to do his own managing, accounting, and writing new material for his shows. His wife had also just given him the news that they were expecting.
Jack was over the moon. He couldn't wait to finally be a father to have a family of his own. Jean as he called his wife Jeannie. He could always make smile and laugh. She even encouraged him to take this brave new step in his life. They used up their savings just to help get him the boost that was needed. However, once he found himself having to take on too much with the responsibilities and he couldn't afford to hire anyone else to help with the baby coming along. Jack's shows had begun to tank. He was booed off the stage a handful of times and even had security literally kick him out, he was so bad. The stress had begun to get to Jack. He knew he had a wife and child to care for. They were his responsibility that and he took shame in the fact that he felt he let his wife down. She had believed in him. How could he face her now? He was in over his head.
Still his wife had his back. She loved him unconditionally. She'd smile and laugh at his jokes. She never gave up on him. He'd grown more and more desperate though. He found it hard to get a job. Her tummy only continued to grow showing they were limited on time to prepare for the child. He'd learned he was to have a son. Though this had them both on cloud nine. Jack also found himself sweating bullets trying to think of what to do. Eventually he'd taken a job through the Ace Chemical Processing Plant. He still wasn't making near enough money though. He'd work through blood, sweat, and tears over 14 sometimes 16 hours a day. For damn near pennies.
A friend of his had heard him complaining to himself about his check once. He confided in Jack that he and another group of guys had something big planned. Something so big they would never have to worry about money again. Naturally, this had Jack's curiosity. He agreed to meet with them later. That night he'd gone home from work. He'd eat supper with his wife. She noticed that he seemed to be in somewhat a better mood. He'd made love to her and showered before he left.
"Where you going Jack?"
"Just a little side job. Don't wait up sweetheart."
"Side job?"
He nodded and kissed her passionately. He ran his hand along her rounded tummy. She smiled and wrapped her arms around his neck.
"Don't be out too late Jack."
"I won't darling. Lock the doors on my way out."
"I always do."
He nods and playfully smacks her on the butt before he leaves. She softly giggles.
"Love you Jack!"
"I love you too Jean."
That was the night he'd begin to talk to the man with no face. He wore a purple suit and green vest. He was always in his mind like his conscience. However, now he'd become visible. They'd banter back and forth in argument. The man in purple was always trying to get him to break the rules to do things Jack would never do. This no faced man messed with his mind. He found himself getting headaches. This was the night his true criminal history began. He never told his wife and did everything in his power to hide this part of his life from her. He continued to work at the plant so she never questioned the money that was coming in. He had her convinced it was a raise and that he was getting higher and higher in advancement. She'd become so proud of him and thanked him constantly for his hard work. There was the guilt residing within him. Still, the man with no face soon convinced him they were doing nothing wrong. There was food on the table, rent, and bills were paid.
One night however, this so called friend of his betrayed him on a job. He had Jack do all the work. Only to leave without giving him not so much as a dime. This was the money needed to get his son a crib and some clothes. Jack grew irate and found himself yet again listening to the man in purple. He personally welcomed himself into this man's house. He soon learned that this man had been screwing everyone over in their particular group. He'd been bringing most of the money home. This guy lived in a fancy house in the suburbs. He was living off money Jack and his friends had earned during their "jobs". Jack lost it. He threatened the man with a gun. Jack hadn't a clue though what tonight would do to him. After his threat to the man's life he left. Later, that night he'd come home to find his wife and unborn child had been brutally murdered. Their blood was spread amongst the walls.
Jack went into shock. He just stood there in utter disbelief. He couldn't move. His wife lay on the floor with her hands around her tummy protectively. The police arrived and had arrested Jack. He was soon proved innocent in the accused murder of his own wife and unborn son. From there he stopped caring about anything. He became numb he also became Red Hood. He wore a simple red clothed mask that covered his entire face except his eyes. He dressed all in black. He'd begin doing bank robberies and other criminal like activities. Eventually, he ran into his wife's murderer on a job. The man even admitted to it proudly. He shoved it in Jack's face as he and his men gained up on him. They ripped of his Red Hood mask. They took a crowbar to him and began to beat him severely. The man then took out a knife.
"You know what Jack I like you. I really do. So instead of killing you. I'm going to help you learn to smile more. The guys and I agreed that's one of your best features. You used to like to tell jokes right Jack? Well we miss the old you Jack! You were one of my best men. So sorry about the wife and kid, but hey it's just business right. I had to get you where it hurt the most. You needed to know who you were fucking with. No one threatens me and lives to tell about it. You were an exception. I needed you Jack so I decided to take it a much different approach. Look at it this way. You no longer have to worry about two other mouths to feed. A whiny bitch harping on you all the time and a crying baby that keeps you up all night. I did you a favor. You should thank me! One day you will! Now SMILE Jack!"
Jack gasped back in horror as they held him down and he began to literally cut into his cheeks. He screamed out as they cut completely into the flesh.
Once they were done they left him there in the alley. He thought he'd die and bleed to death. He wanted to. He wished for death, but it never came. Something came over Jack. He came to his feet. Rage had filled his heart and soul. He broke into a local hunting store. He stole a couple guns, bullets and knifes. He went in search of his wife's murderer.
It was a known fact that group often gathered at the Ace Chemical Processing Plant. Jack headed straight over there. They all stood in an office. Little were they aware he stood outside. He heard them laughing about his wife, his child, and him! They were making JOKES ABOUT IT! Jack growled under his breath and without another thought he began firing. He didn't stop as he continued to shoot through the windows and walls of the office they were in.
Once he was done he stepped inside. He saw that he'd succeeded all five men were now lying in their own blood. He wrote the words RED HOOD with their blood across the wall. Nonetheless, he felt a tap on his shoulder. He turned to see him…
Jack tilted his head somewhat. He couldn't talk do to the fact his cheeks were nothing more than flaps of skin. His gum line and teeth showed through the massive cuts.
"I've come to take you in Red Hood, from the looks of things. You need medical attention immediately."
Jack fired at the masked man in black and took off running. He began climbing throughout the warehouse trying to attempt his getaway. He felt dizzy however in blood loss. His adrenaline was fading and fast. He felt out of breath. He choked on his own blood as the caped man continued to chase him.
Jack had slipped in his own bloodshed on the metal ground they were on. They were a good twelve feet in the air. Jack began to fall back and the dark man came down to his stomach reaching out for him.
"NO!" Batman yelled realizing what had truly taken place.
Jack had fallen into the Ace Chemical labs tank. He was assumed dead. It wasn't until months later Joker made his appearance and Batman learned the truth. Joker was his biggest failure as Batman. He took it personally and still does to this day. He'd always blame himself for Jack Napier becoming what he had. No man deserved the torment Jack Napier had gone through.
Bella had seen where he'd been caught just a little over a year ago and placed in Arkham Asylum as the Joker. He'd broken out within a few months. He'd been at large since. No one had been able to capture the Joker. Bella wipes her eyes and comes to her feet.
She makes her way to a payphone and calls the number on the card.
"Ms. Swan?"
"On my way…"
"I'm staying."
She hears sighing on the other end.
"Did you actually read the files and listen to the tapes? Right?"
"And that's your final decision? You really wish to stay with Joker?"
"You might've been hoping to scare me away, but your approach only had the opposite effect."
She hears him hang up.
Bella looks around though. She hadn't a clue how to get back to the warehouse and hadn't a way to call Joker and ask if he'd come get her. She sighed and began walking and hoped she was heading the right direction. Bella was just about to cross the street when sirens were heard coming her direction. Squad cars surrounded her. She looks to them oddly. They step out and one of them gets on a loud speaker.
She narrows her eyes in wonder.
"RIGHT NOW!" She looked around to see guns were aimed at her and the man was referring to her.
"What the hell?" She uttered in disbelief.
She started to walk away shaking her head. Bella gets a few feet a warning shot is fired at her feet.
Bella starts laughing.
"You're kidding me right."
A few police officers sneak up on her and taze her. Bella gasps out and she reaches around and decks one of them across the face. They taze her again trying to get her down. Bella however kept swinging. They shoved her to the ground and cuffed her. They then shoved her into a squad car.


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Ben Webster – King of the Tenors
11. That's All (Single Version)
by Ron Wynn
Courtesy All Music
It was the critic Leonard Feather who dubbed Ben Webster «the Clark Gable of the tenor saxophone, at once a brute and a hero». The opening two tracks of this 1953 vintage recording proves the point with a breathy, caressing «Tenderly» followed by an up-tempo «Jive At Six» with Webster sinking his teeth into the reed to produce an urgent, gutsy sound. The album couples the first two sessions Webster did for Verve producer Norman Granz, who made sure that the tenor saxophonist had colleagues of an equal stature. On all 11 tracks Webster is backed by the Oscar Peterson Trio plus a drummer and on five of them he is joined by Harry Edison and Benny Carter for some excellent mainstream jazz. The album contains the previously unissued minor key blues «Poutin'» and two takes each of «Bounce Blues» and a gorgeous ballad, «That's All». Webster was a unique player who had complete control of the tenor and was capable of bringing his sound down to a whisper and then allowing it to die away leaving just a vibrating column of air in the instrument. This album demonstrates the artistry of a true giant at peak form. –Steve Voce
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The Japanese film "Shoplifters" just won the Palme d'Or at the 71st International Cannes Film Festival. Over two hours long, I am glad I saw it. Ties that bind, need not be genetic is the overstory. Family life is changing, especially for the poor. Set in the make-shift homes of the struggling in Tokyo, a similarly make-shift family shows us a very untraditional family. The children often just picked up and taken where they are found before social services can take over. While no judgments are rendered, director and writer Hirokazu Kore-era does render an inside look at the underclass, its struggles, abberations, and its humanity.
The film's title "Manbiki Kazoku" translates on my google translator as "people forever". I like this title better than "Shoplifting" . Maybe " Shoplifting Family" rings truer to this enthralling slice-of-life film. Hatsue ( Kirin Kiki) is the once lonely pensioner, who claims her husband's pension as her own and buys a four-year-old child from an abusive and abused mother, but what we see is a woman who makes certain she does not die alone. We see her remedies for the bed-wetting youngster, her little gifts of the child's favorite gluten-free cake, and her commaraderie with her sex-worker daughter. Hatsue has her gambling stash, but we feel that the other adults are "preying on her pension". Her sweet smile shows us that she is happy however and grateful for those gathered around her.
The cast of "family members" are amazing in their naturalness. Five live in a shack built for one. Lily Franky is the dad, Osamu. We see him with we presume his son building snowmen, fishing, explaining sexual feelings, and aiding him in shoplifting techniques. Osamu is caring, warm, and good at face-saving. He rationalizes that when they take items from the neighborhood store, they are not stealing because the items don't belong to anyone.
Osamu's wife, Nouyo ( Sakura Ano) is more street smart, funny, practical, and works pressing clothes. She has no problem pocketing small items left in the pockets of her customers. She believes that if you are not loved you don't grow up caring for others. She renames the four-year-old Juri, Lin, cuts her hair and burns her old dress in a ritual-like cover-up. Meanwhile, the tv reports of the missing girl ,now gone two months, without a missing person's report being filed. Nouyo hugs Lin tightly and traces her burn scars with her fingertips. She shows Lin her own similar scars .
Aki is the fourth adult in the family. Aki, (Mayu Matsuoka ) works as a performer in a peep show where clients' faces are not seen. She and her colleagues dress and undress for the pleasure of their equally lonely patrons. Deep and tangled roots in the breakdown of traditional families are given a lustful route, too. The philosophical Aki voices that "we all get our turn with death."
As usual, the children are the most affecting. The eleven-year-old Shota ( Jyo Kairi), who we first see with Osamu pocketing small bags of food, draws us in with fist bumps and expectations. The neighborhood shopkeeper knows how slick Shota is as he manneuvers between reflective mirrors and the eyes of other patrons. He offers him candy, and whispers that he should not allow his young sister to steal. Train rides, cookies, cloud shapes, and belching games return Shota to his innocence.
The family dissolves when authorities step in. Osamu and Nouyo tell Shota that he was found in a red car alone at a gambling casino. Shota ends up in a group home, but visits Osamu. In a touching scene, he asks if Osamu tried to run away without him. Osama says, "Yes, I am sorry. I'm not your Dad from now on." Shota lies and says, " I got caught on purpose". The face-saving does not keep the power of love away as the train leaves the track and Osamu runs after it yelling Shota's name. It is heart-wrenching.
Miyu Susaki is the young made-to-order sister. She captivates at every screen entry. Her lying about her scars as "falling", her glee at successfully pulling the plug on the merchandise sensor, and the slow, final wiping away of tears at the film's end will make you examine what a real family is susposed to be.


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Protecting native prairies by removing invasive trees
People who have visited Wolf Haven before might have noticed some large trees in a small grassy area, just west of the parking lot, near three bat boxes. Those trees were Black Locust Trees, also known as False Acacia, or by its scientific name Robinia pseudoacacia. Black Locust trees are native to the Southeastern United States, but have been transplanted by people to other parts of the world, and have become invasive in many areas, including the Pacific Northwest. The Black Locust trees on Wolf Haven's property were likely planted by the family of a homesteader who owned the area previously. As part of our mission to restore and protect native prairies, the Center For Natural Lands Management (CNLM) had a volunteer day at Wolf Haven to get rid of the invasive Black Locust Trees.
We started in the morning by cutting the trees down with chainsaws, then we cut the trees up into manageable sizes. Meanwhile, a fire was being started with kindling and smaller branches. As the fire grew, we were able to put larger and larger pieces of black locust onto the burn piles, or bonfires as they can be called. Some of the logs were so large that we needed Wolf Haven's Grounds/Facilities Manager, Tim McElwee, to help us on the tractor.
Like true Acacias, False Acacias have thorns, which we had to be careful with
when cutting and holding the branches. These thorns are up to 2 centimeters long, and grow in pairs along most of the smaller branches. In addition to these thorns, Black Locusts have a toxin that can make livestock who eat parts of the plant sick, as well acting as a fish toxin. Through the day, we noticed a foul-smelling white foam boiling out of the ends of branches and logs. This foam was probably the toxin oozing out of the plant and becoming inactive by the heat.
By the end of the day, we had two huge burn piles, which were too hot to get within a few feet of, burning white hot. CNLM and Wolf Haven hope that with the removal of these invasive trees, the small oaks and apple trees in the same area will get more sun, the bat boxes will get more use (since bats prefer to use boxes in open areas), and the area will be turned into a demo-prairie to grab visitor's attention as they enter Wolf Haven.
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In this example of a link with UTM parameters, the 'content' UTM parameter is being used as the unique tag:
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The video of a heavily pregnant woman carrying two children and a huge pile of fire wood on her head while the husband strolls behind her has been trending. This shocking video have been met with even more shocking comments. I doubt if anyone does it better in the comments segments than Nigerians, we take off the cloak of pretence and can be "our real self"
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Buying London property over the past few years has seemed a repetitive tale of up, up, up. But Britain's vote to leave the European Union (and its stamp duty changes) has undoubtedly left the top end of the market in a subdued mood, and those thinking of purchasing now are having a shall-we, shan't-we moment.
Fortunately for those wavering on the brink, there's a raft of good advice to steer them successfully through this unfamiliar landscape. In boom times, of course, everything sells and most of it sells quickly. But in today's more timid climate, distinguishing between the best and the rest can make all the difference between profit and loss. In these conditions, the objective aid of an independent search agent can prove invaluable.
Oliver Hooper, for example, qualified as a chartered surveyor before launching prime residential acquisition agency Huntly Hooper in 2007. Hooper remains convinced that, approached in a clear-sighted manner, London property will continue to have a solid future. "Buyers today, however, are definitely gravitating to 'Grade A' assets. They're not expecting to buy and then sell immediately; they're looking longer term."
This means, of course, they're searching for the 18ct gold of the London market: the penthouse with unrivalled views over Grosvenor Square; the classically proportioned terrace in Knightsbridge's Egerton Crescent; the white stucco grace of Belgravia's Chester Square (such as the five-bedroom house currently for sale through Prime London for £28m).
It's not, however, simply a case of buying the "right" address; it's appreciating that there's very much a right address at the right address. "In Belgravia's Eaton Square, for example, prices can vary by as much as £2,500 a square foot," says Ben Wilson, co-founder of Residence One, who acquires assets in the primest of prime locations and then reinvents them in immaculate fashion. "What you buy and the amount you pay for it will very much depend on which floor it's on and even the direction of the light."
One of the greatest challenges facing those looking to purchase now, of course, is that those who don't need to sell are staying put, which means that finding perfection is infinitely more challenging. Delegating this tiresome chore to others will often prove the most efficient approach. Sophie and Richard Rogerson, who set up property private office RFR in 2009, were both formerly employed by leading City law firm Macfarlanes, so are well-schooled in the art of painstaking detail. Their buyer-friendly company now provides an all-encompassing service to smooth the way over every purchasing obstacle, from extending the lease to finding great builders, tiptoeing skilfully through today's tricky market.
"We have a client at the moment, for example, who's weighing up whether to buy the best house in Fulham or make a more compromised purchase in Kensington and Chelsea," says Sophie Rogerson. "Taking their personal circumstances and lifestyle into account, we talk them through the advantages and disadvantages of each."
"Buy period" features highly among RFR's list of London property commandments. "We have clients with homes around the world. In London, we feel you should buy what is unique to the city." That's certainly not the assembly-line glass box rushed up recently across the capital. "Many of these flats will date quickly and be hard to refresh and reconfigure."
Clearly not all new construction, however, fits into this treat-with-caution category, and Charlie Ellingworth, co-founder of long-established and highly regarded independent search agents Property Vision, believes the well-considered and well-placed contemporary development continues to enjoy a rosy prospect. "Chelsea Barracks, for example, is a great development in a fantastic location. The first phase [price on request, through Knight Frank and Savills] has been designed by Squire & Partners and everything's been done to the highest spec."
Elsewhere, Television Centre, the former home of the BBC in London, which launched in the chilly winds of pre-Referendum spring (premium apartments from £3m, through Savills and Strutt & Parker) gets Hooper's seal of approval. "As well as the BBC heritage and proximity to Westfield Shopping Centre, the presence of Soho House on site is a massive draw. Above all, the developers are not charging a significant premium for the area."
Getting the price right, always an arcane art, has become more critical than ever, particularly now that some buyers are paying the government £1m or more in stamp duty for the privilege of crossing the threshold. Family houses priced between £10m and £12m – homes frequently bought by British buyers on British salaries – have been particularly harshly affected by these altered conditions. Here, a guarantee of additional square footage or the rearrangement of existing space can help ease the qualms of doubters, and calling on the services of a top-flight planning consultant, interior designer or architect can often be remarkably productive.
Ian Fergusson, an associate director at Turley, a planning practice with 11 offices nationwide, often advises clients on what opportunities the planning system could allow before they purchase a property, but generally counsels that the wisest policy is to explore other avenues thoroughly before resorting to what can prove a bloody battlefield. "People are often unaware how much they're allowed to do under 'permissible' development. They can generally change the entire interior and make quite substantial alterations to the exterior if a building is not listed. So I would always suggest working with a team who understand what's permissible before considering going to planning."
While avoiding listed buildings provides maximum flexibility, many of the capital's most covetable homes fall into this regulation-lashed bracket, and Sandy Mitchell, a former editor of Country Life and himself the owner of a 13th-century manor house, has set up the RedBook Agency, a consultancy that can advise those looking to buy a superior slice of the past.
"Once you start dealing with a Grade I- or Grade II*-listed property, you enter a rarefied world where it is generally critical to work with a conservation architect with a strong reputation, who speaks the same language as the conservation office and can help you enhance the function of a house without ruining its charm."
The RedBook Agency (with an advisory board that includes Sir Roy Strong, former director of the V&A, and Dr Simon Thurley, former CEO of English Heritage) has close to 100 architects, interior designers and garden designers on its books and will carefully analyse clients' specific requirements before furnishing a vetted shortlist to match their criteria.
Listed or not, the value of London property is measured both in "square footage" and in quality of finish, and employing a skilled architect or interior designer can enhance both your immediate pleasure and your home's ultimate financial prospects. "Using a well-known interior designer can definitely help with resale," says Charles Curran, principal and market data analyst of Chelsea estate agents Maskells. "If you get a famous name, they already have a certain following, and their contribution will help distinguish your property from the rest."
Award-winning interior designer Karen Howes, founder and chief executive of Taylor Howes, certainly fits the "well-known" slot, with an international clientele encompassing both private homeowners and innovative developers. "Even in the current market, we feel we can add between 15 and 20 per cent to the value of a property by getting the layout right and understanding exactly who the property is intended for. For example, if you are looking to sell to downsizers you will want a large master bedroom suite but not necessarily large secondary bedrooms." Taylor Howes has recently completed three show apartments in one of the capital's defining Regency monuments, The Park Crescent (from £3.95m through Knight Frank and Aston Chase), a Grade I-listed semicircle of white stucco that fans out from the top of Portland Place. Here, many of the buyers are assumed to be moving from larger homes to something more manageable.
"The Park Crescent is one of only two remaining crescents in London designed by John Nash, the architect responsible for Regent Street, Buckingham Palace and the Brighton Pavilion," says Chris Lanitis of Amazon Property, developers of the project. "The flats here have high ceilings, huge windows, and access to private gardens leading straight into Regent's Park. To maximise their appeal, we decided to use a number of leading interior designers, like Howes, offering buyers the option to include the furnishings or not."
At the pinnacle of the market, as well as an impressive name, purchasers expect out-of-the-ordinary detail, and design consultancy Morpheus specialises in providing that envy-inducing something you won't find anywhere else. "A project needs to capture the imagination," says head of design Alex Isaac. "Nothing can be off-the-peg; everything must be artisanal." At Kensington's Ashberg House (price on request through Savills), for example, they have furnished the swimming pool with a black polished-plaster ceiling inspired by the Richard Wilson installation 20:50.
A further consequence of the new conditions of the London property market is that, once safely through the front door, central London residents are often reluctant to move on, and Sophie and Richard Rogerson recommend their clients think long-term, considering the school run or the potential to give teenagers some independence within the home, even when viewing with a babe in arms.
Boutique developers are particularly tuned to individual needs and changing demographic imperatives. In Holland Park, for example, Echlin has created Kenure House (£8.95m through Echlin and Knight Frank), uniting a Victorian townhouse with two mews houses to provide ultra-flexible layouts where a nursery can be reconfigured into a dressing room or a quiet workspace into the coolest adolescent pad. In north London's mansion-lined The Bishops Avenue, another bespoke firm, Harrison Varma, has created Buxmead (from £6.9m through Glentree and Savills), expansive penthouses, duplexes and apartments tailormade for those whose idea of downsizing is relative. "Our buyers will often have raised their families in Hampstead or Highgate and want to stay nearby. They no longer need seven or eight bedrooms, but they still want a similar scale and sense of luxury," says managing director Anil Varma.
The increased cost of purchasing has also had its impact on the rental market, where those moving to London for work are now generally taking "buy home" off their to-do list. Knowing the right letting agent can, more than ever, ease a transition into a rental home that's as good (if not better) than the one they own.
"At the moment, vendors at the top end of the market are often letting their homes while waiting to sell," says Mark Tunstall, of Tunstall Property London (who are letting a four-bedroom apartment in One Hyde Park for £22,500 a week). "These properties are done to a very high spec because they've been designed for the owners' own use, but about 60 per cent will never appear on the open market."
Once acquired, keeping an asset in the best possible order not only helps you live more enjoyably but sell or rent more easily, and private concierge services, such as Chelsea-based White Circle Collection, will find someone who can help you do so on an hourly basis, whether that's fixing the boiler or painting the windows. They'll also ensure the job is done properly. "Today, protecting your investment is everything," says owner Charles Curran. A sentiment certainly being echoed by buyers all over the capital.


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Hi there,
I try endlessly to get it working but it keep getting the error message 500
I recently just migrate from localhost to the godaddy, it all work good, except when you try to load something or edit something, it showed internal server error on google consoles.
Do anyone have the same problem and please give me some advise. (edit .htacess with no sucess)
my comparison between localhost php and godaddy php
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Hi Jesse,
Thanks for the response, and it is not the google API, because even if the API problem, it jsut wont show the map.
But i think i find hte solution, it is my plugins, i need to disabled all plugin and re-enabled all back, and now its all work good
Hi, @midi. Welcome to GoDaddy Community!
To clarify, are you certain the error in your screenshot is causing the 500 ISE? The pictured error seems to be related to needing a Google Maps API key. If you haven't set up an API key, you may need to do so. I'd suggest searching Google's documentation to find out how to do that. If you already have a key, you may want to check it's configuration. I know that you can limit it to only be accessed in certain ways. Hope that helps.
Hi Jesse,
Thanks for the response, and it is not the google API, because even if the API problem, it jsut wont show the map.
But i think i find hte solution, it is my plugins, i need to disabled all plugin and re-enabled all back, and now its all work good
Hey Guys,
I am getting this error
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whenever i try to upload a file. I did a research on this bug and came to know that this is because of the PHP execution time limit. I tried creating a .user.ini file in the directory where i have installed word press and added the code like this.
fastcgi.impersonate = 1 fastcgi.logging = 0 cgi.fix_pathinfo=1 cgi.force_redirect = 0 max_execution_time = 90 upload_max_filesize = 100M memory_limit = 128M post_max_size = 128M
But that did not helped. I tried many other methods too, but really don't know what is the right solution. I have contacted GoDaddy customer care regarding this but they did not help me. Can anybody please suggest me the best solution for this fix.. ?
Hi - I'm trying to install a theme on my wordpress site. The theme itself installed OK but i'm having trouble with one of the required plug ins. The theme is called Carrie and the plugin is called Carrie Meta Boxes.
The plug in causes an internal server error.
I've asked the support team for the theme, who replied as follows
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I don't know much about PHP, but i did look at the server logs. Nothing glaringly said error (and a ctrl+F5 showed the word error wasn't in the log anywhere).
Basically can anyone unpack this for me a bit - what exactly would I be looking for in the server log? Or if you've experienced something similar what is your advice?
I'm having issues getting this to post my original text 🙂
I'm using the Seashell Wordpress theme on my site but I'm running into a 500 error issue on the theme options page. After several hours of researching the issue and contacting the developer of the theme, the most likely culprit seemed the PHP memory limit issue.
I followed the instructions to increase the memory limit by adding the below, but it didn't seem to help. I also tested recycling my app pool after adding this just in case.
Added to wp-config.php:
define( 'WP_MEMORY_LIMIT', '256M' );
Additionally, I added the following to the .user.ini file, but alas, it didn't help.
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But on Thursday, in one of the most symbolic events of his week-long trip to Brazil, Pope Francis ventured - on foot - into one of the country's notorious favelas, the slum-like shanty towns that sprawl around its big cities.
Latin America's first Pope was later confronted with starkly contrasting images of life in Rio de Janeiro when he presided over a huge gathering on glamorous Copacabana beach, where he addressed the hundreds of thousands of Catholic youth who have converged on Rio for the biennial World Youth Day, braving cold rain and winds.
He described the gathering on the beach as "an immense feast of faith" and said the young people had been welcomed by Christ the Redeemer, the giant statue that looms over Rio.
"I always heard that the Cariocas (Rio residents) didn't like cold and rain. Your faith is stronger than cold and rain. Congratulations," the Pope said, after being treated to religious choirs, samba songs and dance routines.
Earlier, the 76-year-old shunned the bullet-proof Pope-mobile normally used for pontifical visits, instead walking around the Varginha favela, a poverty-stricken community in an area of Rio nicknamed the "Gaza Strip" for its drug crime, violence and gang warfare.
He went there with a message to Brazil's poor and oppressed – not to give in or despair in their battle against the "evil" of corruption.
Brazil was hit by the biggest protests in a generation last month, with more than a million people taking to the streets of the country to condemn government graft, lagging public services and the cost of hosting the 2014 World Cup.
In an address from a platform overlooking a local football pitch yesterday, the Argentinean Pontiff alluded to that anger as he urged Brazilians not to yield to apathy.
Pope Francis speaks from a stage mounted on a football field during his visit to the Varginha favela (AFP)
"Here, as in the whole of Brazil, there are many young people. Dear young friends, you have a particular sensitivity towards injustice, but you are often disappointed by facts that speak of corruption on the part of people who put their own interests before the common good," the Pope said.
"To you and to all, I repeat: never yield to discouragement, do not lose trust, do not allow your hope to be extinguished."
In an apparent reference to the capacity of ordinary people to vote out corrupt governments and demand new leadership, he added: "Situations can change, people can change. Do not grow accustomed to evil, but defeat it."
Policemen stand guard as they wait for the arrival of Pope Francis to the Varginha favela (AFP)
The Pope was given a rock star reception on his visit to Varginha, with people cheering him and offering up new-born babies for him to kiss and statuettes of the Virgin Mary to bless.
Once ridden with crime, Varginha was "pacified" last year when Brazilian police entered and cracked down on heavily-armed drug gangs.
Francis criticised that approach, which has picked up pace as Brazil tries to improve security in preparation for next year's soccer World Cup and the 2016 Summer Olympics.
"No amount of "pacification" will be able to last, nor will harmony and happiness be attained, in a society that ignores, pushes to the margins or excludes a part of itself," he said.
While Brazil has enjoyed an economic boom in recent years, development is patchy and the gap between the very rich and very poor has widened.
The Pope, who took his name from St Francis of Assisi and has called for a "poor Church for the poor", appealed for greater concern for those on the margins of society, echoing messages he has delivered in Rome since being elected pontiff in March.
He called on "those in possession of greater resources (and) to public authorities" to work for "a more just world, marked by greater solidarity".
Pope Francis is hugged by a boy at the Sao Jeromino Emiliani church (AFP)
As he was cheered by inhabitants of the favela, where poverty, unemployment and substance abuse are daily realities, he said: "No one can remain insensitive to the inequalities that persist in the world." He condemned what he called "the culture of selfishness and individualism that often prevails in our society." Francis walked around the favela under a giant white umbrella, his nose bright red from the cold and rain that has marked his time in Brazil since his arrival on Monday.
Local people wore woolly hats and plastic rain capes to ward off the heavy rain.
Francis was given an ecstatic welcome, with people cheering and reaching over metal barriers in an attempt to shake his hand.
The crowd of smiling black, brown and white faces represented the full spectrum of multi-racial Brazil.
He clasped hands with children and was given as a gift a scarf representing San Lorenzo, the Argentinean soccer club he supports.
He delivered a blessing in the tiny chapel of Sao Jeronimo Emiliani, a plain building containing 18 wooden pews and with a white cross above the entrance.
He then visited a local family in their modest home, a small house with a lime green exterior and a single plastic chair on a narrow veranda looking out onto a potholed, rain-slick road. Outside the little house hung yellow and white balloons – the colours of the Vatican City State.


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Kevin Frazier, co-host of "The Insider," and Christina McLarty, correspondent for "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider," will anchor "The Thanksgiving Day Parade on CBS," live from New York City, Thursday, Nov. 24 on the CBS Television Network. It will be broadcast from 9 a.m. to noon.
A CBS Thanksgiving tradition in its 51st year, the special will feature portions of the 85th annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, live from New York City, as well as performances by Grammy Award-winning rock legend John Fogerty.
Fogerty's remarkable career began in his hometown of El Cerrito, Calif., soon earning massive popular and critical success with the legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival. As leader of CCR, Fogerty forged a distinctive, groundbreaking sound all his own, with classics such as "Proud Mary," "Down On The Corner," "Born On The Bayou," "Have You Ever Seen The Rain" and "Fortunate Son." After CCR disbanded in 1972, Fogerty went on to build an impressive solo career with the blockbuster albums John Fogerty, Centerfield and the Grammy-winning Blue Moon Swamp. Among Fogerty's many honors are induction in to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Songwriters Hall of Fame, and the BMI Pop Music Awards' prestigious "BMI Icon."
Additional performances during the parade will include the Broadway casts of the Tony Award-winning productions of "Anything Goes" and "Memphis."
Frazier and McLarty will anchor from a site along the parade route in Times Square. The beloved parade is famous for its gigantic balloons of cartoon character favorites, fantastic floats and lively marching bands from across the country.
Currently, Frazier is in his first season as co-host of "The Insider." Previously, Frazier worked on its sister show, "Entertainment Tonight," for eight seasons as a correspondent and weekend anchor. Frazier also appeared as an entertainment expert on news and entertainment programs, including CBS News' "The Early Show," "The Oprah Winfrey Show," CNN's "Larry King Live" and "Nancy Grace," and HLN's "The Joy Behar Show." McLarty joined "Entertainment Tonight" and "The Insider" as a correspondent in February 2011. Previously, McLarty worked at KCBS 2 News in Los Angeles as an entertainment reporter for four years.


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Virtually all the new music musicians I know are left-leaning and pro-labor, yet much of the new music field is non-unionized. Why is that? The AFM and other unions play a significant role in the realm of larger, more traditional music making—orchestras, musicals, film recording, opera, et cetera—but they are far less visible when it comes to performances of new music. In the Bay Area, where I live, AFM local 6 lists only one new music presenter with a collective bargaining agreement.
Size is probably part of the equation, since a handful of orchestras is easier to unionize than the ever-shifting ecosystem of small chamber ensembles more typical in new music. But it goes beyond that. The AFM certainly represents chamber musicians, and it has initiatives designed specifically for smaller groups, such as its Fair Trade Music program. Yet most of the new music musicians I interviewed for this piece held a dim view of the musicians' union, and many had experienced hostility from their AFM locals… Read the rest of this article on NewMusicBox ››


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Neuroscience Shows Breastfeeding is not Just Milk*
By Kathleen Kendall-Tackett
Early life experiences set the stage for physical health in later life. Reducing early toxic stress is key to preventing disease in adults (Shonkoff, 2016).
Breastfeeding is one important way to decrease early toxic stress. Recent studies have shown that breastfeeding increases babies' physical and mental well-being, and these effects go well beyond the composition of the milk. Maternal responsiveness is key to understanding these long-term effects. When mothers consistently respond to their babies' cues, they set the stage for lifelong resiliency in their offspring. And responsiveness is built into the breastfeeding relationship. We see this reflected in children's mental health.
In one study of 2,900 mother-infant pairs, breastfeeding for one year was associated with better child mental health at every age up to age 14 (Oddy et al., 2009). Longer duration of breastfeeding was associated with better child mental health at every assessment point.
Maternal depression
Maternal depression has a well-documented negative effect on babies and children. It is harmful because it impairs mothers' ability to be responsive to their babies. Depressed mothers tend to disengage from their babies, and fail to respond to their cues. Babies experience this as highly stressful, and there can be lifelong effects from being raised by a chronically depressed mother or father (Field, Diego, & Hernandez-Reif, 2009; Kendall-Tackett, 2002, 2010; Weissman, 2006).
Edward Tronick's 'Still-Face Mother' experiments are an analogue of what happens with maternal depression. You can see the effects of not responding in these compelling videos.
These effects are long lasting. A 20-year follow-up of children of depressed parents compared them with a matched group of adult children whose parents had no psychiatric illness. The adult children of depressed parents had three times the rate of major depression, anxiety disorders, and substance abuse compared to adult children of non-depressed parents.
For many years, feeding method was not included in studies of maternal depression. In fact, for years, professionals who specialized in perinatal mental health believed that breastfeeding was actually a risk factor for postpartum depression. Fortunately, we now have evidence that indicates that exclusively breastfeeding mothers are at lower risk for depression. Indeed, breastfeeding is protective of maternal mental health (Dennis & McQueen, 2009; Groer & Davis, 2006; Kendall-Tackett, Cong, & Hale, 2011).
One reason why breastfeeding lowers depression risk is its impact on sleep. On every parameter of sleep, exclusively breastfeeding mothers fare better than their mixed- or formula-feeding counterparts:
- total length of sleep
- minutes to get to sleep
- percentage of slow-wave sleep
- daytime fatigue
- perceived physical health
(Blyton, Sullivan, & Edwards, 2002; Doan, Gardiner, Gay, & Lee, 2007; Kendall-Tackett et al., 2011)
Our study of 6,410 mothers indicated that exclusively breastfeeding mothers were significantly better on every sleep measure compared to their mixed- and formula-feeding counterparts. Surprisingly, there was no significant difference between the mixed- and formula-feeding mothers (Kendall-Tackett et al., 2011). In other words, exclusive breastfeeding is a different physiological experience than mixed feeding. When mothers supplement with formula, they lose the physiological benefit of breastfeeding on their sleep.
Protection and responsivity
One study also found that breastfeeding protects babies when their mothers are depressed. This study compared four groups of mothers: mothers who were either depressed (breast or formula-feeding) or non-depressed (breast or formula-feeding). The measure was the babies' EEG (electroencephalogram) patterns (abnormal patterns were a symptom of depression in the infants). The babies of depressed, breastfeeding mothers had normal EEG patterns compared to the babies of depressed, formula-feeding mothers (Jones, McFall, & Diego, 2004). In other words, breastfeeding protected the babies from the harmful effects of their mothers' depression. The reason for this finding comes down to maternal responsivity. The researchers discovered that the depressed, breastfeeding mothers did not disengage from their babies. They couldn't. The breastfeeding mothers looked at, touched, and made eye contact with their babies more than the mothers who were not breastfeeding. And that was enough to make a difference.
Cycle of violence
Mothers with a history of childhood abuse often feel as though they do not have the tools they need to parent their own children successfully. They may wonder whether they will perpetuate the cycle of violence.
Impaired sleep can be an important trigger to the intergenerational transmission of abuse. Babies of mothers with depression or PTSD are more likely to have sleep difficulties, possibly because of their exposure in utero to their mothers' elevated stress hormones (Field, Diego, & Hernandez-Reif, 2006; Field et al., 2007). And a recent study found that for women with PTSD and a history of childhood abuse, infant sleep difficulties and maternal depression impaired mother-infant bonding and increased the risk of intergenerational transmission of trauma (Hairston et al., 2011). But there's a different picture if the mother breastfeeds.
In Strathearn et al's (2009) 15-year longitudinal study of 7,223 Australian mother-infant pairs, breastfeeding substantially lowered the risk of maternal-perpetrated child maltreatment. Non-breastfeeding mothers were 2.6 times more likely to be physically abusive, and 3.8 times more likely to neglect their children compared to breastfeeding mothers.
The results of our 2013 study may help explain why this is so. In our sample of 6,410 new mothers, 994 women reported previous sexual assault. As predicted, sexual assault had a pervasive, negative effect on mothers' sleep, physical well-being, and mental health. The sexually assaulted mothers' sleep was poor, they were more tired, they were more anxious and angry, and had more depression. But when we added feeding method to our analyses, we found that breastfeeding attenuated the effects of sexual assault and downregulated the stress response. This effect was only for exclusively breastfeeding women (Kendall-Tackett, Cong, & Hale, 2013). Anger, in particular, was lessened and this might explain Strathearn's findings cited above. Also, lower rates of depression improve maternal responsiveness, which is protective.
Attachment and long-term health
We can also examine the impact of security of mother-infant attachment and its effects on long-term health. In an article written shortly before the end of their lives, attachment pioneers Mary Ainsworth and John Bowlby noted that maternal (or caregiver) responsivity was key to creating a secure attachment in infants. Ainsworth developed the primary measure of attachment in infants: The Strange Situation.
The Strange Situation has been used in thousands of studies all over the world. Secure attachment on this measure is a great predictor of child mental and physical health. And responsiveness is key. When babies are not responded to consistently, they develop insecure attachments, and that has long-term implications for health, as a recent 32-year longitudinal study of 163 people found (Puig, Englund, Simpson, & Collins, 2013). Participants in this study were followed from birth to age 32. At 12 to 18 months, they were assessed via the Strange Situation. Those with insecure attachments had significantly more inflammation-based illnesses at age 32 than those who had secure attachments. These findings are likely due to the chronic activation of the inflammatory response system in those with insecure attachments.
In summary, the results from these studies demonstrate that breastfeeding has a much larger role to play in maintaining physical and mental health than we have previously believed.
Because breastfeeding increases maternal responsivity, it makes the day-to-day experience of mothering more tolerable. And it increases the chances that the babies will be securely attached. Breastfeeding is so much more than just a method of feeding. It's a way of caring for a baby that will provide a lifetime's worth of good health because it provides a way for mothers to connect with their babies—even if they did not experience that kind of care themselves.
In short, breastfeeding can make the world a happier and healthier place, one mother and baby at a time. It's not just the milk.
Related Topics:
There's Nothing Superior to Mother's Milk
The Problem of Buying Milk that's Actually Good for You
Raw Milk s. Pasteurized Milk: Which Would You Prefer?
Poisoning the Next Generation: Fluoride Plan in School Milk*


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Wednesday May 30, 2018
Is your computer a bit of a mystery to you? This class will give you an introduction to the basic operation of your Windows laptop or desktop computer. We'll cover what the operating system does, how to organize and back up your files, and some basic programs to browse the Web, read your email, and work with documents and spreadsheets. Bring your laptop to class. Registration required; space is limited.
Suzanne Patterson Building, 45 Stockton St., Princeton
Wednesday May 30, 2018
How did Princeton become Princeton? And what role did the Stockton family, Morven's initial builders and residents, play in the evolution of both the town and university? Join us for a walking tour through the Mercer Hill neighborhood featuring Stockton family landmarks with Wiebke Martens and Jennifer Jang, authors of Discovering Princeton: A Photographic Guide with Five Walking Tours.
Tour begins at Morven Museum & Garden $15; $10 Friends of Morven
Wednesday May 30, 2018
Bring your own wheel to ensure we have enough for everyone to get the hands on help this clinic requires. We will also cover tubeless conversion and roadside tubeless repair. 1 hour - additional Clinic - 6/27 @6:30
53 East Broad Street, Hopewell
Wednesday May 30, 2018
Come hear about the many paths to a successful life available when teenagers have the flexibility to develop a program that will work for them. A panel of teens and young adults will discuss their experiences creating meaningful educations for themselves without school. The panel will include current members and alumni of Princeton Learning Cooperative who will tell their story, with a Q&A to follow.
When: Wednesday, May 30th, 7-8:30pm Where: Princeton Learning Cooperative, 16 All Saints Rd, Princeton, NJ Cost: Free and open to the public
Wednesday May 30, 2018
Mercer County Symphonic Band Spring Concert, Kelsey Theater, 1200 Old Trenton Road, West Windsor 7:30 p.m., Performing music from a variety of eras. Free., www.mercerband.org


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Global-Public Health Abstracts Submission
Submission Deadline: October 4, 2019
Conflict of Interest Statement
The potential for a conflict of interest exists when an individual has the ability to control or influence the content of an educational activity and has a financial relationship with a commercial interest, the products or services of which are pertinent to the content of the educational activity. Relationships with an commercial interest of the individual's spouse/partner may be relevant relationships • Evidence of a relevant relationship with a commercial interest may include but is not limited to receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property rights, consulting fee, honorarium, ownership interest, grants, contracts, or other financial benefit directly or indirectly from the commercial interest. A confiict of interest would also occur if you have any potential to benefit personally or professionally from the presentation.