![]() He embodies courage, hard work and sacrifice with all his combat operations in Afghanistan," said Ramsey, who meets with every new NCO, including Shekib, before they begin their tour of duty. Shekib's family success is an American Dream story, from Kabul to California with many twists and turns. ![]() In Kabul in the 1990s, Shekib attended public school, but learned to speak English at schools set up by non-governmental and charitable organizations designed to help the people of the war-torn, impoverished country. Shekib's long road to DLIFLC began in his homeland, a non-stop warzone for as long as he can remember. "But I can empathize more when my students need help." "It's a struggle to learn another language and seeing my students' struggle kind of echoes that experience for me," said Shekib. He believes it is more difficult to be an English speaker and learn Pashto rather than vice versa. Watching students study (and struggle) with Pashto reminds Shekib of his own experience, only the other way around, he said about his English studies in his home country. They bridge the gap between the military units and the civilian staff in all eight schools and languages taught at DLIFLC. MLIs are qualified noncommissioned officers who teach students in their language and serve as an example to them. He just recently completed the MLI certification course in September 2017 and now shares his language and culture with his students, who look to him for inspiration as a subject matter expert. ![]() Mashal Shekib is from Kabul, Afghanistan, and a native speaker of Pashto and Dari. You're a native speaker."ĭeppert had guessed correctly. I'm coming from Fort Gordon."īefore moving on, Deppert said, almost without hesitation, "Wait. One Soldier stood and said, "I'm Staff Sgt. During the briefing, Deppert has the new MLIs stand up, say their name and where they are coming from. ![]()
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![]() Sharon Lendrott ( シャロン・レンドロット, Sharon Rendorotto) Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue (Japanese) Felecia Angelle (English) Alice's mother who somehow has a connection with the witches, despite not being one of them. In the past, she was disfigured by Sade and since then she disguises her head with magic as a skull in shame, until Walter compliments her true face, which also makes her fall in love with him. Like Cuff and Zain, Daleth also befriends the duke and Alice, helping them to look for a way to break the duke's curse. Daleth ( ダレス, Daresu) Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa The leader of the witches, replacing her older sister Sade. Zain is skilled with time magic, a rare and powerful trait that makes him the target of other witches. Zain always attempts to flirt with Cuff, who rejects him at first but eventually warms up to him. Zain ( ザイン, Zain) Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya (Japanese) Ricco Fajardo (English) A wizard with bird features and a perverted behavior who is Cuff's companion. It is hinted that she has feelings for Zain. Cuff views the world with a sense of immaturity, and child-like wonder (as evidenced by her affinity for Santa Claus). Cuff is skilled with fire magic and works in a circus with Zain. Cuff ( カフ, Kafu) Voiced by: Wakana Kuramochi (Japanese) Sarah Wiedenheft (English) A young witch who befriends the duke and Alice. Despite that, Walter always has a feeling of inferiority towards his brother and always attempts to surpass him. Walter ( ウォルター, Uorutā) Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (Japanese) Alan Lee (English) The duke's younger brother who was chosen to replace him as the family's heir. Viola ( ヴィオラ, Viora) Voiced by: Inori Minase (Japanese) Kayli Mills (English) The duke's youngest sister, Viola likes older men and has feelings for Rob, usually visiting her brother's house just to see him. ![]() Rob ( ロブ, Robu) Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka (Japanese) Kent Williams (English) The duke's old butler and his only servant besides Alice. Despite knowing that touching the duke can kill her, Alice likes to flirt with him, usually with comical results. Alice Lendrott ( アリス・レンドロット, Arisu Rendorotto) Voiced by: Ayumi Mano (Japanese) Kristen McGuire (English) The duke's childhood friend and personal maid who is infatuated with him. Because of it, he is disowned by his mother and sent to live in a separate estate inside a forest with only a butler and his maid Alice. ![]() A second season premiered in July 2023.Ĭharacters Duke of Death ( 坊ちゃ, Botchan) / Viktor ( ヴィクター, Vikutā) Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae (Japanese) Clifford Chapin (English) A young noble who was bewitched since childhood with a curse that kills anything he touches. An anime television series adaptation produced by J.C.Staff aired from July to September 2021. It was serialized online via Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from October 2017 to May 2022, with its chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes. The Duke of Death and His Maid ( Japanese: 死神坊ちゃんと黒メイド, Hepburn: Shinigami Botchan to Kuro Meido) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series by Koharu Inoue. ![]() ![]() The strategy of “blockbusterization” of the movie business has been in effect for years. What matters to movie theaters these days are blockbusters, because theaters are getting their clocks cleaned on the lesser fare that people now watch routinely at home streamed from numerous services and studios, including Disney, Amazon, and Netflix.īut blockbusters – if sufficiently hyped – still draw people to theaters, even though not enough people. “Spider-Man: No Way Home” was the number 1 top grossing movie in 2021, with gross revenues of $614 million. Given a choice, as is now quite often the case, lots of people ended up watching the new release at home. The theatrical window was forced on consumers to benefit movie theaters. ![]() During the pandemic, movie studies have shortened and outright abandoned the theatrical window that used to give movie theaters a monopoly on showing new releases for three months. The structural issues for the movie theater business are huge: Those issues now include the streaming channels that the movie studios have set up to sell new releases directly to consumers. ![]() In 2021, box office revenues produced an uptick from the collapsed lockdown levels in 2020 but it wasn’t nearly enough: At $4.6 billion, box office sales were down by 50% from the long-gone year 2002: But they declined in 2019 by nearly 6% and collapsed in 2020. Fewer people went to the movies, but each spent more.īox office revenues kept growing as higher ticket prices made up for lower ticket sales, and that sort of worked: In 2018, box office revenues rose to a record of $12 billion. They installed bars to sell overpriced food and beer. Over the years, movie theaters countered the structural decline in moviegoers by jacking up prices of tickets and popcorn and sodas, and by offering big comfortable chairs to justify the higher prices. These escapades, at the expense of its gullible meme-stock fans, allowed AMC to raise large amounts of money that it can now burn. On Friday, AMC’s shares closed at $17.97, the lowest since May, and down 75% from the intraday peak. They should have gone to the movies instead. And to its credit, AMC was selling a huge number of shares in Q2, at huge prices, to whatever gullible meme-stock jockeys were out there. Then the meme-crowd got a hold of them, and the price spiked amid ridiculous volatility to over $72 a share intraday on June 2, with a closing high of $62.55 that day. In early January 2021, with bankruptcy being a real possibility, AMC’s shares were trading in the $2 range. In Q3, AMC’s total revenues from all activities, despite the superbly touted Labor Day weekend success, were still down by 42% from Q3 2019. ![]() In Q2 last year, AMC became infamous in the history of movie theaters for having sold more shares than movie tickets, as it’s trying to fund its huge losses, and as the meme-stock crowd was a lot more excited about buying its shares and driving up their prices than about buying movie tickets. And movie theaters were open in Q3 – those that were still around. We could guess what’s in store for the overall US movie theater industry in 2021, based on what its largest player, AMC, reported so far for 2021.ĪMC’s revenues from just ticket sales in Q3, despite the hugely hyped Labor Day weekend blockbuster numbers of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” plunged by 47% from Q3 2019, to $425 million.įor the first three quarters of 2021, AMC’s revenues from ticket sales plunged by 70% from the same period in 2019, to just $728 million. Just 499 million tickets were sold in 2021, while streaming boomed: ![]() Then came the pandemic, and in 2020, amid the lockdowns, ticket sales collapsed.īut in 2021, with theaters reopened, the number of tickets sold was still down by 59.4% from 2019 and by 68% from the peak in 2002, according to movie data provider The Numbers. By 2019, sales were down by 22% from the peak, with 1.23 billion tickets sold. Movie theater ticket sales peaked in 2002 at 1.58 billion tickets. A slew of competitors with their own studies and streaming services have sprung up, such as Netflix and Amazon. They’ve gotten hammered by how Americans increasingly watch movies: at home. The number of movie tickets sold in the US have been on the decline for nearly two decades, despite population growth. The pandemic just accelerated the structural change by a quantum leap. ![]() ![]() ![]() It also expresses the desire for peace and unity among humanity. The song lets listeners experience the fear, anguish, and trauma of war through its striking lyrics and pulsing beat. With its powerful and pleading vocals, ' War' by Edwin Starr became an anti-war anthem during the Vietnam War era. Beyond his musical contributions, Starr’s philanthropic efforts reflected his dedication to improving the lives of others.Įdwin Starr’s impact on the soul and R&B genres, as well as his role as an advocate for social change, cemented his legacy as an influential artist whose music continues to resonate with audiences to this day. His lyrics often tackled themes of love, injustice, and equality, making him an influential figure in the civil rights movement. Throughout his career, Starr remained committed to addressing social issues through his music. Radio” further exemplified his vocal prowess and ability to connect with listeners. Notable songs such as “Twenty-Five Miles,” “Stop Her on Sight (S.O.S),” and “H.A.P.P.Y. His distinctive voice and electrifying stage presence captivated audiences worldwide, as he effortlessly transitioned from soul ballads to up-tempo dance tracks. “War” topped the charts, earning Starr a Grammy Award nomination and solidifying his status as a protest singer.īeyond his signature hit, Starr showcased his versatility as an artist through a repertoire of soulful and energetic tracks. Starr’s career breakthrough came in 1970 with the release of his timeless hit single, “War.” The song became an anthem for the anti-Vietnam War movement, resonating with its impassioned delivery and thought-provoking message. Hailing from Nashville, Tennessee, Starr rose to prominence in the 1960s and 1970s, leaving an indelible mark on the music industry with his powerful vocals and socially conscious lyrics. “There was nobody better on stage, and he was the nicest man you could ever wish to meet.Edwin Starr, born on January 21, 1942, and passed away on April 2, 2003, was an iconic American soul and R&B singer-songwriter. Suzi Quatro, a ‘70s rock star who had known Starr since she was a teenager in Detroit, praised him Wednesday. In 1995, he was featured on a Walt Disney children’s workout album “Mousercise.” He participated in an award-winning British Broadcasting Corp. Starr moved to England in the 1980s and spent much of his time touring Europe on the oldies circuit. He left Motown in 1975, recording for small labels in Britain and the United States, and found success in disco with the hits “Contact” and “H.A.P.P.Y. Starr began working on film soundtracks, recording the music for “Hell Up in Harlem” in 1973. It just happened to coincide with the war in Vietnam.” “It was about the neighborhood wars and the racial wars that were going on inside America at the time. “The song was never about the Vietnam War,” he told the weekly British newspaper the Voice in 2001. Over the years, however, Starr said the real meaning of the song had been lost. The song was later covered by Bruce Springsteen. The recording earned Starr a Grammy for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance. “War” entered Billboard’s Hot 100 on July 11, 1970, at No. According to the “Billboard Book of Number One Hits” by Fred Bronson, the song received huge support from college students around the country, encouraging its release as a single.Īccording to Bronson, Whitfield asked Starr if he wanted to record the song, and Starr said yes. Written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong, the song first appeared on an album by the Temptations. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Is going to get its share of complaints, and the flawless rating from the BBB means that, at least as far as they are concerned, InvestorPlace is responding appropriately to each one. Of course, any company with a history spanning half However, within the company's BBB listing, there were a few dozen complaints and negative reviews, most often regarding difficulties with cancelling subscriptions and getting refunds for improper charges. One plus for Fidelity Investor is that the company providing it, InvestorPlace, earned an "A+" rating and accreditation from the Better Business Bureau. 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While Fidelity is, on its own, already one of the best actively-managed mutual fund families available today, many investors don't know how to structure their Fidelity holdings for maximum returns.Įnter Jim Lowell, the editor of Fidelity Investor: a "private and independent advisory published for individual investors seeking superior performance from their Fidelity investments". If you're already invested in Fidelity mutual funds - or would like to be - Fidelity Investor could be worth your time as an investment newsletter. ![]() ![]() Os dados foram obtidos pelo método etnográfico, com o registro de 78 dias de atividades de caça entre 1993 e 1994, e em visitas subsequentes até o ano de 2010. Este estudo caracteriza as práticas de caça entre os índios Awá-Guajá (Maranhão, Brasil), vigentes entre 1993 e 1994, e identifica mudanças socioculturais, tecnológicas e demográficas em curso no local nas últimas duas décadas. Existe, na Amazônia, uma clara associação entre estas reservas e a presença de cobertura florestal entretanto, a simples presença de uma vegetação contínua não é garantia de conservação da biodiversidade, sobretudo em contextos onde a caça está presente. Reservas indígenas têm tido um papel imprescindível na manutenção de áreas florestais na região neotropical. This work provides useful information for an effective diachronic analysis of hunting in this community, by revealing foraging patterns of the early to mid-1990s, and describing community transformations over the last two decades in this locale.Īwá-Guajá Indians Hunting Amazonia Sustainability Mammals The data was obtained through ethnographic fieldwork, recording 78 days of foraging returns, with follow-up visits through 2010. This study describes hunting practices among the Awá-Guajá people from 1993 through 1994, also identifying sociocultural, technological, and demographic changes that have influenced their resource acquisition strategies over the last two decades. ![]() ![]() ![]() In the Amazon there is a clear correlation between these reserves and the presence of forest cover however, the simple presence of uninterrupted vegetation is no guarantee for the conservation of biodiversity, especially where hunting is practiced. Indigenous Reserves have played an indispensable role in maintaining forest areas in the Neotropics. ![]() ![]() Your partner’s act of betrayal hurt you and now you’re slugging about your days feeling unworthy. The project you recently launched did not meet expectations and now you’re hating yourself for being such a fool for thinking it would work. ![]() How often do you judge and loathe yourself when something goes wrong? How often do you crumble to unworthiness when someone you love does something that hurts you? How often do you experience anger and envy toward others, when you actually want to feel happy for them? Mayer.ĭoesn’t it baffle you then how the emotions of fear, anxiety, envy, guilt, and stress are all central to your daily experiences as a human being, but you know so little about them and what they actually mean? In fact, the term Emotional intelligence, which is your ability to understand and manage your own emotions and those of the people around you, was only introduced in 1990 by psychologists Peter Salovey and John D. In other words, emotions are simply internal movements of energy that cause disruptions to your neutral physiological state.īut in the grand spectrum of evolution, the world of emotions is one we have only recently begun to explore. The word emotion dates back to the 16th century, from Old French “ emouvoir,” meaning "to stir up," and Latin “ emovere,” meaning "move out, remove, agitate.” Emotion, then, represents “movement” and has since its origin been assigned the meaning of physical disturbance. ![]() What he’s referring to is our tendency to block the natural flow of energy within us, especially the unpleasant emotional energies we often experience, such as sadness, anger, jealousy, or shame. Singer wrote in his book The Untethered Soul. “You are only limited by your ability to say open.” ![]() ![]() Which means for the size parameter, the data points displayed will vary in this size range. So in this example, sizes are minimum 20 and maximum 70. Sizes determine how the sizes are chosen for the “size” parameter. So in this example, all the groups in the dataset will get placed in the legend. If it is full, all the groups will get placed in the legend else, only some will get placed. Legend is the parameter that determines what data should be placed in the legend. In this example, we will understand how to use parameters legend and sizes. Sns.scatterplot(data=dts,x="age",y="fare",hue="class",style="sex") This example will show the usage of 4 parameters in the scatterplot() method.įor this dataset, this plot helps to view the variation between the age and fare of different genders for different classes of people. To change the palette color for your plots, the following line of code can be used. ![]() Here, the graph is plotted as a relation between the age and fare for the genders male and female. ![]() Sns.scatterplot(data=dts,x="age",y="fare",hue="sex") This first example will show how to draw a basic scatterplot using three parameters in the function. This enables us to understand what variables can be used to plot a graph.įollowing is the output for the above piece of code. The below-mentioned command is used to view the first 5 rows in the dataset. the following command is used to load the dataset. In this article, we will make use of the Titanic dataset inbuilt into the Seaborn library. To load or import the Seaborn library the following line of code can be used. Let us load the Seaborn library and the dataset before moving on to developing the plots. The scatterplot() method returns the matplotlib axes containing the plotted points. Size of the confidence interval when aggregating the estimator. Depending on the value given, the groups will be placed in the legend. These are scalar quantities that determine the height and width of the plot.Ĭan be “auto”,”brief”,”full” or “false”. This parameter is used to set the color tone of the mapping. Order of plotting categorical variables in hue semantic.Ĭorresponds to the kind of plot to be drawn. This parameter takes the input data structure. This will produce elements with different styles. ![]() This will produce elements with different sizes. This will produce elements with different colors. Variables that are represented on the x,y axis. Some of the parameters of the scatterplot() method are discussed below. seaborn.scatterplot(*, x=None, y=None, hue=None, style=None, size=None, data=None, palette=None, hue_order=None, hue_norm=None, sizes=None, size_order=None, size_norm=None, markers=True, style_order=None, x_bins=None, y_bins=None, units=None, estimator=None, ci=95, n_boot=1000, alpha=None, x_jitter=None, y_jitter=None, legend='auto', ax=None, **kwargs) The syntax of the seaborn.scatterplot() function is as follows. We can use redundant semantics in this case to make graphics more accessible. This plot can be mapped upto three variables independently but this plot is hard to interpret and often ineffective. They are used to plot two-dimensional graphics that can be enhanced with the help of hue, size and style parameters. Scatter plot is an example of a graph, which is a data visualization tool, that is used to represent the relationship between any two points in a set of datapoints. That is variables can be grouped and a graphical representation of these variables can be drawn. The Seaborn.scatterplot() method helps to draw a scatter plot with the possibility of several semantic groupings. ![]() ![]() ![]() Note: Take extra caution around the nipples, that seemed to be the place I would cut holes in the most. Cut off fat from skin being careful not to cut holes in the hides. I suggest having a hide to practice on first.ģ. This was my first one to do so it ended up being more of a trial run to get the hang out it. Stretch hides on wood and nail down, fur side down. My hides looked like little rabbit puppets when I first got them out so I used scissors and split the hides up the stomach from bottom to neck then cut off the head and tail.Ģ. I just took it apart and used the sides for pieces.ġ. Cut the hides open and cut off head and tail. The spare scrap wood I used was actually a nightstand I found on the side of the road. ![]() It would probably be even cheaper at Walmart. I got the cheapest antifreeze I could find. Supplies: hides, knife, rubber gloves, non iodized salt (iodized salt will apparently die the hide), spare scrap wood, nails and hammer, bucket, antifreeze. This time I went by my father’s instructions to tan them. ![]() I had a few days off of work for the holidays and decided to try my luck again. A lot of the fur fell off during the process as well as my ferocious dog eating two and a half hides after they were done. The first time I tanned hides, it didn’t turn out to well. Well, that didn’t go to far because as I figured out with the first run, rabbit hides shed like crazy! I couldn’t imagine making a whole blanket out of rabbit fur, it would be a mess. Most of the ingredients, and the salted pelt.A few months ago, I had this crazy notion to begin tanning hides and make a large blanket/quilt with nothing but animal hides. If slip has already set in, the pickle will stabilize the pelt, if it hasn't, it will prevent it from happening. The pickle plumps the pelt, makes fleshing a bit easier and MOST IMPORTANTLY, prevents bacterial growth. It's already been rough fleshed and salted. I chose a pretty gold tipped blue steel rabbit pelt for this experiment. why not?)ħ break(stretch and soften) pelt while drying. neutralize (20 minutes in water with baking soda) then drain (I use towels to absorb extra water from the pelt.cause. final flesh (a thicker hide you would return to the pickle for a day, but rabbits are so thin-skinned, I've never found it necessary.)Ĥ. salt (overnight, or I'll store them salted and use whenever)ģ. Time to see if cheap store bought vinegar can be used to replace one of chemicals I normally buy.Ģ. There's as many ways to tan as there are tanners, after all ![]() It's important to learn a lot of different ways and chose what is best for your situation. Letting me drag out the process for 2 weeks if I'm too busy to get to it, making fleshing a bit easier, and stopping slip if it's already begun. My bottle doesn't say that, but I'm sure it can be done by skipping the pickle step altogether, fleshing the raw or salted pelt, and brushing on the tan right after the salt is rinsed away.Īh well, pickling still has it's uses, for example making 100% sure that the fur stays on the pelt. Hey, the bottle in the pic on the website says it can work with just salt. Some litmus strips, to make sure acidity remains stable, and a big bag of cheap stock salt. If it's wetted after breaking, it will need to be re-broken though. Seems to work especially well on rabbits. It's a brush-on, it tans and oils the at the same time. It would do at least couple deer, or a whole bunch of rabbits. Lets go with, cheap vinegar (acetic acid), and rittels qwik-n-eze tan. I've also used citric acid with fine results. I've been using rittel's saftee acid as a pickle for a while now (normally, a tan is not called a pickle, a pickle is a separate step, to prep a pelt for tanning). ![]() |
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