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/*style*/
}
.footer_content .last{
/*style*/
}
Using CSS3:
.footer_content li:last-child {}
... but this won't work on browser not supporting CSS3, meaning old IEs and so on.
If you need to totally discriminate "normal"
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/*style*/
}
.footer_content .last{
/*style*/
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A: A lot of people have suggested last-child, and that would work, in some browsers.
But that would not make sense, semantically, if you ask me. You want to give a different look to the 'policy', not the 'last item', even if they happen to be the same thing in this case. So I suggest using a class. You can use multiple classes because the policy entry is both a footer content item and a policy item.
Then in your css:
.footer-content-item{
}
.policy{
color: silver;
}
ps: I used dashes instead of underscore, since some browsers have issues with underscores in classes.
A: don't quite understand
you can use the psuedo class :last-child but this isn't accepted in all browsers.
JQUERY or similar could be used to apply a specific class to a specific element.
A: You would be better to give it it's own class. There is :last-child but it doesn't work in Internet Explorer
A: If it's just the one li, you could give it an id and still keep the same class as the other li's.
A: The standard way:
standard LI
standard LI
standard LI
special LI
Selecting the LI items:
#footer li { ... }
Selecting the last LI item:
#foter li:last-child { ... }
Internet explorer does not implement the :last-child pseudo-class. One solution for this issue could be:
Glenn Pickett
Year Inducted: 1997
Glenn was born in 1909 near Idaho Falls. He and his wife raised two (2) boys and one (1) girl. In the 1950's Glenn joined the Skyline Gun Club in Idaho Falls and started shooting trap. As a dedicated bird hunter he found that it paid off in his hunting also. At one stretch he went three straight years without missing a bird in the field.
He was a partner in the Pickett and Nelson Construction Company; a large road construction firm that did work throughout the West. When he retired in 1968, he was able to devote more time to the new sport he enjoyed so much.
Glenn is a life member of the Skyline Gun Club and he served a President for six years. During that time, he found that traps needed to be cared for and he realized that a shoot is only going to be as good as the traps, and when they are bad, the shoot will be bad. With no one around who knew what to do, he drove in on his own and learned what he could, and has shared his knowledge willing since then.
In the 1960's, he began working on traps in Nampa and Boise. A set of T-handled Allen Wrenches were give to him by the Boise Gun Club for his volunteer trap repairing. They also gave him a nickname of "The Fix-It Man." He also began fixing traps in Twin Falls, Burley, Pocatello, Blackfoot, Sun Valley, Idaho Falls, and Jackson Hole. As he traveled and shot at the different clubs, his fame for fixing trpas went with him. He always offered his services for repairing and adjusting traps as needed by the clubs. Soon, club directors looked forward to his arrival when they knew he would attend their shoot. Traps always need repairs. He also fixed traps at hom and his basement was setup with test stand and he maintained an ample inventory of spare parts to support this endeavor.
After his retirement, Glenn started shooting in the warmth of the Arizona sun. There he fixed traps at Beeline, then Casa Grande, and Red Mountain. He has also fixed traps at Lander and Casper in Wyoming, Providence, Utah, and Cottage Grove in Oregon. He also enjoyed shooting at all of these clubs.
Glenn was an Idaho State Trapshooting Association (ISTA) director in 1970 and for six years thereafter. Along with Skyline he holds life memberships at the Beeline, Tucson, and Casa Grande clubs. He is also an annual member at Pocatello and is a member of the Shoshoni Indians and the Rocky Mountain Oysters. And, yes, he took care of the traps during their shoots as well as competing with other members. He also sorted the empties so the clubs could sell them.
Clubs all over the west know Glenn. He shot his first hundred straight in California in 1970 and earned the 27 yard line at Jackson Hole in the early 70's when he and Ray Stafford shot the same winning score. Other shooting accomplishments include matching the Idaho State veteran singles record at that time with 197 in 1985 and winning the veteran singles championship at the Grand Pacific in 1978 with a fine 199 score.
We thank Glenn for his many contributions to trapshooting over the past 40 years. We also admire his enthusiasm, dedication, and love for the sport and we welcome him as a member of the Hall of Fame.Q: Why does numpy.linalg.solve() offer more precise matrix inversions than numpy.linalg.inv()? I do not quite understand why numpy.linalg.solve() gives the more precise answer, whereas numpy.linalg.inv() breaks down somewhat, giving (what I believe are) estimates.
For a concrete example, I am solving the equation C^{-1} * d where C denotes a matrix, and d is a vector-array. For the sake of discussion, the dimensions of C are shape (1000,1000) and d is shape (1,1000).
numpy.linalg.solve(A, b) solves the equation A*x=b for x, i.e. x = A^{-1} * b. Therefore, I could either solve this equation by
(1)
inverse = numpy.linalg.inv(C)
result = inverse * d
or (2)
numpy.linalg.solve(C, d)
Method (2) gives far more precise results. Why is this?
What exactly is happening such that one "works better" than the other?
A: np.linalg.solve(A, b) does not compute the inverse of A. Instead it calls one of the gesv LAPACK routines, which first factorizes A using LU decomposition, then solves for x using forward and backward substitution (see here).
np.linalg.inv uses the same method to compute the inverse of A by solving for A-1 in A·A-1 = I where I is the identity*. The factorization step is exactly the same as above, but it takes more floating point operations to solve for A-1 (an n×n matrix) than for x (an n-long vector). Additionally, if you then wanted to obtain x via the identity A-1·b = x then the extra matrix multiplication would incur yet more floating point operations, and therefore slower performance and more numerical error.
There's no need for the intermediate step of computing A-1 - it is faster and more accurate to obtain x directly.
* The relevant bit of source for inv is here. Unfortunately it's a bit tricky to understand since it's templated C. The important thing to note is that an identity matrix is being passed to the LAPACK solver as parameter B.
A gorgeous home in a man made island will make you want an island of your own!
Whenever you hear of a home on an island, what comes to your mind at ones is the beauty of the beach and the palm trees all around it. I know you might even think of Hawaii and other tropical places. And merely thinking of it, makes us feel that it is indeed nice to live in a home like that. But since not all of us are able to do that, most of us would be happy to visit islands and resorts. It might allow us to relax only for a few days, but the experience is truly unforgettable and even magical! Nothing beats the beauty of nature! But then again, there are people who are blessed with a home in an island just like the house that we are going to feature today.
Di Lido Island is a man-made island in Miami Beach, Florida and it has amazing views of the ocean all around it plus it has lovely palm trees, bushes and plants on it as well. With that, one homeowner commissioned Architect Max Strang to design the house and to work in collaboration with builder Luis Bosch. The two design and building experts create a home that is stunning and has all the features that most of us would want for a dream home. The interior of the house has an overall relaxing feel with an open layout, creating a breezy home to live in. Let us take a look at the house below.
Unique feature: A stunning exterior that used a simple material- concrete blocks. Who would think that it could change the entire home and let it stand out from the rest of the row houses?
The house looks really beautiful with a pool at the front. The home has glass railings on the second level as well as floor to ceiling windows too. It also has an outdoor kitchen so that the family and the guests could have a great time outdoors.
Some parts of the house has tile flooring like that you can see on the picture. If I am not mistaken, this is the garage of the house which has wooden exterior. It is a nice contrast with the rest of the building.
On the front of the home is this stunning pool with lounge chairs on the deck as well as a dining area on the other side. It appears that they can fully enjoy the water both from the pool and the ocean!
Another nice feature here is a private dock for your boat. It would really feel good to get off this boat and into the house!
Inside the house, it has an open plan living area that opens to the outdoors, which almost doubles the size of the living space. Just look at how the outdoor and indoor areas are seamlessly connected.
To add a tropical feel inside the house, some plants are brought inside and added on the corners. It is a nice way to bring nature in and extending the feel that we had from outdoors.
The interior used wooden flooring as well as different kinds of furniture from a comfy white sofa to wooden chairs with soft cushions on it. The area is also defined with an area rug that has a color almost the same as the wooden flooring. The living area also has a television as well.
In the open floor plan of the house, one can also see the kitchen and dining area in here. Notice that subtle Asian touch with the use of a lantern for the dining area. Wood is also used for most furniture in here.
Another look at the dining area that has gray wooden chairs around a long wooden dining table. Next to it is the kitchen with a marble textured backsplash.
Let us take a closer look at the kitchen area. It has high-gloss cabinets and a large kitchen island that provides additional space for seating. You can see here that it has tall counter-height stools with wooden seats.
Seen here is the hallway of the house that is flooded by natural light. The windows also give a brief view of the green roof outside as well as the surrounding nature.
The large master bedroom has natural colors in it as well as some plants too. It has its own private balcony with glass railings which allows the homeowners to get a good view of the ocean.
The bedroom does double-duty because on one side of the wall is the bed with views of the water while on the other side is a home office. It is a good idea to use space, right?
This is the other side of the home office, with views of the greenery outside the window. You can also see here a tall plant and an area rug which is the same as the one used under the bed. Isn't this a very spacious bedroom-office area?
And this one is the bathroom which has been positioned to take in the views of the water. I like the mix of white and wood in here. It looks just totally nice and almost Zen-like!
This is indeed a gorgeous home from Architect Max Strang and Builder Luis Bosch! Aside from the exterior, its interior is really nice as it used wood for the flooring and white for the walls and ceiling. The overall look of the home is very stunning and is something that we would definitely love for our own home. And the best thing about the house? Its location and the views around it. I could imagine how relaxing it would be to sit on the deck while looking at the ocean and the blue skies. Very relaxing indeed! What a nice way to unwind from a day's busy work. I could say that those living in here are no doubt blessed!locksmith in greensboro nc union locksmith store.
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I was serious about the Sainsbury's thing. The next time you happen to buy a loaf of bread from a Sainsbury's anywhere in the UK, chances are it may be our milling wheat which created the flour they used to make it!
Our corn (wheat, barley and oats) all go to a central UK grain store which then markets and sells on behalf of the individual farmer, allowing a much bigger client base. than if farmers tried to sell to local companies.
Winter barley is destined for malt to make beer and spring barley is destined for distilling for whiskey. Oats go for breakfast cereals (do you like Cheerios?). Now while this all sounds fabulously exciting, if the weather doesn't play ball at the right times, a whole corn crop may not make the required quality tests and is then downgraded and subsequently sold as animal feed, resulting in a reduced income to the grower.
Is it me or does this fir, heavy with new flower-equivalents, remind you of a Harry Potter death-eater?
Check out these crazy external roots …. apparently we can burn the logs on our woodturner in the winter.
Man of the Woods was proudly showing me what much of his winter woodland management work had been about. Above are a couple of photos of a hornbeam tree, a few of which he coppiced to let the light into the woodland floor. In only a few weeks the results are already showing in that nettles, brambles, ferns, grasses and wildflowers are now flourishing and providing homes and food for insects which in turn provides a food chain for songbirds.
He also plants patches of bee-friendly flowering plants .. namely the yellow mustard and these mauve phacelia both of which have been smothered in bumble bees for weeks now and the flowers shall continue through til June. Again, farmers have received bad press in recent years for using products which discourage or kill bees and there is an assumption that all farmers are the same, but some of them do many things to 'give back' as well as take from the landscape.
Man of the Woods said something once which I've not forgotten (in fact, when he said it, I even forgave him his muddy boots up on the corner of the kitchen table) and that was that he sees being a farmer as being 'a custodian of the land for the next generation'.We crossed to the island and suddenly, in front of us, was a land of dinosaurs! Turn your room into a jurassic scene with this dinosaur party garland. Featuring a host of dinosaur pennants with information about each species together with jungle leaves and threaded with bright raffia ribbon.Browse profiles of Member members that have joined Washington Chat City that are associated with Rock. Dating other members who have similar interests is a pefect way to find things to do once you are dating. Create a Free Account to Meet Someone Tonight!In the midst of trying to summarize some of the key elements of clinical practice and reasoning for PT and PTA students, I've found myself pulling together many of the practical aspects of "being a clinician" that I've learned over the years. After 19 years of clinical practice, there are certainly a number of things I wish I'd learned in school! In many practitioners' training, much time is devoted to the "practices" - the "what" to do - as opposed to the "principles" - the "why" to do. Very little time is devoted to the art and science of learning how to think.
So if David Letterman has his "Top 10" list - I now have my "Top 13" list. Why 13? It's my lucky number, of course! After reviewing the list, I decided to post it here as I truly believe that these principles are not only appropriate for the student, but for any and all health care clinicians - physical therapist, chiropractor, physician, and many more.
1. Picture - as in "the big picture". Oftentimes, we get caught in the minutiae, the one piece of information that we want to attend to while choosing to ignore (or miss) other pertinent data. Some call it "missing the forest for the trees". The scientists call it "observer bias". Just like any good puzzle, all of the pieces must fit - it is our task to find out how. We seek to understand "the big picture" or, simply put, "the essence of the problem". We have to see the forest - why is this person here to see us, in it's most elemental, functional terms.
2. Problem - The patient comes to us with a problem, and our task is to find solutions, not more problems. The example I always think of is the patient with low back pain. They come in with pain and loss of function, yet in the time they are in the office we give them more problems - oh no, you have a leg length discrepancy, tight hamstrings, a shifted cranial suture, and some bad energy flow - oh, and some back pain too you say? Every problem contains a solution - and, I might add, an opportunity ... for learning.
3. Process - There is a methodical, step-wise process to understanding any problem. Good problem-solving is the scientific method in action - establishing a hypothesis, testing that hypothesis, and providing a treatment intervention based on that hypothesis. It involves measuring baselines and then assessing change in those baselines after the implementation of the treatment intervention. Sometimes, this process gets lost. Practitioners frequently forget about "assessing change" as a means of confirming or refuting their diagnostic process.
4. Perception - as in "perception is reality". The patient' has their own "map of reality" which is going to be different than our own. Frankly, one of my biggest concerns is that practitioners don't try to understand that "map". There can be a belief that "I'm the practitioner, I have all the answers, I solve the problems", when in fact the patient has all the answers. All we are doing is striving to ask the right questions. They may have a totally different perception of the problem than we do - we just need to understand their reality, whatever that is.
6. Patient Education - This process is all about the patient, not about how much the clinician knows (or professes to know). Do they have the tools necessary to effectively self-treat? As I said above, every problem contains a solution - and an opportunity for learning. Being a good educator is not just about "telling someone to do something". As the saying goes, you can lead a horse to water but you can't make them drink. Effective education involves developing a mentoring relationship in order for the patient to understand (in terms of their core values) "why they would want to drink, and how to do so if they choose to do so".
There we have the first 7 on the "top 13" list. Tune in next time for the remaining 6 ... with a surprise or two thrown in for good measure - just to keep you thinking!A small recurring gift of $25 a month will support our work to build thriving, inclusive, and just Kansas communities.
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Beleaguered Bitcoin exchange BTC-e opens new website
Business 1 September 2017
Jasmine Solana
Several weeks after its original website was seized by U.S. authorities, BTC-e is back online.
On Friday morning, the Bitcoin exchange announced via Twitter that the site is available through the domain btc-e.nz, although some part of the world can only access the website with the use of a virtual private network (VPN).
BTC-e's original domain was seized by U.S. authorities in July after Russian national Alexander Vinnik was arrested on charges of laundering more than $4 billion through the digital currency exchange, which he allegedly operated.
On its new domain, BTC-e urged its users to refresh their security settings to protect their funds. Currently, users are still limited to checking their fund balances and post messages in the Bitcoin exchange's chat box.
"Because of the seizure of the data, there is a high risk that it has been compromised. That is why in order to protect your funds, you need to refresh the security settings," BTC-e said in a post, which asked users to generate a new password, change their 2fa, delete old key and create a new one, and check the list of white IPs as well as delete inactive or irrelevant IPs.
The site has a total of 1,102,742 users at press time, according to data posted on the exchange's home page.
A BTC-e representative recently posted an update on the Bitcoin Talk forum, announcing that they are planning a three-stage relaunch that will see the embattled exchange rebrand under a new company "in full compliance with the European directives on personal data and in compliance with European legislation in this field."
The revival plan, which was announced after the crackdown, included the release of a blockchain-based debt token to recoup some of the losses for its users. BTC-e revealed that aside from ordering a $110 million fine, authorities have also seized 45% of user funds, meaning the exchange still has control over the remaining 55%, which it said users will be able to withdraw as soon as it launches. The remaining 45% will be converted to digital tokens that users can use to trade or hold on to until they're bought back by the exchange.Eurovision Song Contest 1992 arrangerades för tredje gången av Sveriges Television (tidigare år var 1975 och 1985) i och med att Carola året före hade vunnit med Fångad av en stormvind. Tävlingen sändes från Malmö isstadion i Malmö den 9 maj 1992 och programledare var Lydia Capolicchio och Harald Treutiger. Producent var Kåge Gimtell och kapellmästare var Anders Berglund, som dirigerade Sveriges och Jugoslaviens bidrag själv, under den senare låten spelade han också dragspel, eftersom det inte fanns någon dragspelare i orkestern. De 21 övriga länderna hade en gästdirigent med sig.
Bidragen
Linda Martin tog hem segern för Irland detta år med låten Why me? som var skriven av Johnny Logan. Hon hade tidigare slutat som tvåa i Eurovision Song Contest 1984 efter Herreys med deras Diggiloo Diggiley.
Storbritannien representerades av den välkände musikalartisten Michael Ball och hans poplåt One Step out of Time.
Den tyska gruppen Wind var tillbaka för tredje gången i tävlingen efter två tidigare andraplatser åren 1985 och 1987. Med detta bidrag gick det dock inte lika bra: 27 poäng och sextonde plats.
Sverige fick sin lägsta placering någonsin detta år (sett till antalet bidrag) med 22:a plats, näst sist. Låtskrivaren Niklas Strömstedt kom senare att spela in sin egen version av låten med titeln Näst sist.
Denna tävling var det sista för Jugoslavien. Landet uteslöts från EBU på grund av de Jugoslaviska krigen.
Schweiz var tvunget att ersätta sitt ursprungliga val av bidraget "Soleil, soleil" som skulle ha utförts av Géraldine Olivier. Låten uppfyllde inte vissa av bestämmelserna i det nationella urvalstävlingen, och trots att de hade vunnit, skickades bidraget inte till Malmö.
Sämst gick det för Finland som med Pave Maijanen och bidraget Yamma Yamma fick fyra poäng och hamnade sist.
Mellan bidragen
Varje bidrag presenterades med ett videovykort med bilder från respektive land. Som maskot hade man även en liten tecknad fågel klädd som en dirigent som också deltog i presentationen av varje land.
Precis som året innan talade programledarna övervägande på hemspråket med undantag för några korta inledningar på engelska och franska. Eftersom det 1991 hade blivit ett stort fiasko hade man sett till att varje lands TV-kommentatorer hade fått samtliga manuskript på förhand så att de skulle kunna översätta åt TV-tittarna. Emellertid gick heller inte detta koncept hem och användes aldrig igen. [källa behövs] Några tekniska misstag gjordes på scenen då scenarbetare syntes springa över scenen vid några tillfällen.
Pausunderhållningen 1992 kallades A Century of Dance och var en resa i svensk dans och musik som började med hambo vid sekelskiftet och slutade med modern svensk popmusik som Roxette och Eric Gadd.
Röstkontrollanten Frank Naef avtackades detta år efter att ha ansvarat för omröstningen sedan 1978.
Tävlande bidrag
Omröstningen
Omröstningen blev mycket spännande detta år då Malta först tog ledningen och behöll denna fram till omgång fyra då Storbritannien gick om. Irland gick om i omgången efter, ledningen gick sedan tillbaka till Storbritannien, sedan tillbaka till Malta i omgång åtta och till sist tillbaka till Irland i omgång tio, som därefter höll täten och vann även om Malta och Storbritannien hela tiden hängde med.
Vissa problem uppstod under omröstningen. När Island skulle kontaktas fick man av misstag in Luxemburg istället och man hade även problem att få kontakt med Storbritannien. Emellertid löste sig samtliga problem.
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(*) Jugoslavien tävlade i år som Förbundsrepubliken Jugoslavien efter landets upplösning 1992.
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1992 i SverigePeople entering Ohio asked to self-quarantine for 14 days; other changes to stay-at-home order
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has announced a new order that will extend the state's stay-at-home requirements until May 1.
Published: 2:59 PM EDT April 2, 2020
Updated: 3:07 PM EDT April 2, 2020
On Thursday, Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton signed a new order extending the state's stay-at-home requirements to May 1.
The new order, however, includes some changes from Ohio's first stay-at-home order that went into effect on March 23 and is set to expire on April 6. Most notably, anyone entering Ohio from out of state is asked to self-quarantine for 14 days. Ohio Governor Mike DeWine said that while there is an exemption for those who work over state lines, the order is intended for those who have been out of state for some time.
The full list of changes to the order, which goes into effect at the expiration of the previous order, includes:
The creation of a board to evaluate and render guidance in situations where two local health departments have come to a different conclusion on what is or is not an essential business that is permitted to remain open.
Restrictions on how many people will be allowed to simultaneously occupy each entity that remains open. The restriction will vary from business to business due to variance in size.
People traveling into Ohio who have been out of the state for an extended period of time are asked to self-quarantine for 14 days.
All weddings must follow the restrictions on mass gatherings, allowing no more than 10 people to be present.
Campgrounds are closed with exceptions for situations where a camper or recreational vehicle in a campground is used as somebody's permanent residence and they are unable to secure safe alternative housing.
Fishing can continue but people must follow proper social distancing guidelines.
Ohio State Parks remain open but the director can take action to enforce the orders we've issued.
As of Thursday, Ohio has had 2,902 confirmed coronavirus cases, 802 of which have resulted in hospitalization, 260 Intensive Care Unit admissions and 81 deaths. Dating back to the discovery of the state's first positive coronavirus case on March 9, DeWine took several measures to encourage physical distancing leading up to the first stay-at-home order.
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Shirdi, Jan 16 (PTI) Mauritius minister Alan Ganoo on Thursday said he intends to set up a temple dedicated to Sai baba in his country.
Ganoo, who offered prayers at the Sai baba temple here in western Maharashtra, said he has been a devotee of the revered saint for long.
'I am a devotee of Sai Baba since early 1990s and the first time I came here was in 1996 when I was the housing minister,' Ganoo told PTI after visiting the temple.
'In June last year I was in opposition and elections were already on in my country when I came here to seek blessings of Baba.
'After elections were held in November last, I was appointed as the new land transport minister. I have many interesting experiences of Baba since I have been in his charan (feet). I intend to set up a Sai baba temple in Mauritius,' he said.
A majority of Hindu population who are devotees of Sai Baba go to a small temple in Mauritius, he said.
'Today since I am a new minister in Mauritiusmy ambition is to set up a Sai baba temple and this is why I came here to seek guidance of the temple trust's chief executive officer,' Ganoo said.
'When I go back home, I will proceed to make this dream of mine reality for many Mauritians,' he said.
'You know the Hindu population in Mauritius is little more than 50 per cent of the total. More than three quarters of the Hindu population have trust in Sai baba and are his devotees,' he said. PTI COR RSY RSY
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Category: Cryptocurrency | Metaverse
Today's tech industry is racing toward something that might be a third stage of the internet, i.e., Web 3.0. It's on everyone's tip of the tongue these days. It's also true that no one really knows what exactly Web 3.0 is.
There have been numerous debates and discussions among various tech enthusiasts about Web 3.0, such as what will be the future of Web 3.0? How will it be beneficial? How it is linked with crypto? etc. Although Web 3.0 is still in its development phase, the future seems reassuring since several influential tech organizations have started investing in Web 3.0. For example, investors shoveled $30 billion into startups premised on it last year.
And talking about cryptocurrency, Jan Hartmann – head of the strategy in Banxa, stated, "We're anticipating that 2022 will be another sensational year for crypto, where we will notice enduring mass-market adoption like the advancement of NFT utility and further progress in GameFi. Additionally, for web3, we're seeing more interference from web2 applications, specifically in social media and content. So rather than usernames and passwords, we'll also be more adapted to use a web3 wallet as our portable login across web3 applications.
Web 3.0 is undoubtedly the hottest buzzword in the tech industry. Yet the term is unstructured irrespective of its fast-paced development. Moreover, its meaning often varies depending on who's speaking about it. In this article, we will focus on how Web 3.0 and crypto are linked.
1 How Is Web 3 Linked With Crypto
2 Crypto And Web3 Skepticism
How Is Web 3 Linked With Crypto
Talking about what Web 3.0 is, Jeremiah Owyang describes Web 3.0 as a power shift into people's hands. He stated, "the people are in command of their data, identity, and monetization."
Andreessen Horowitz, a venture capital firm that is betting big on web3, said, "Crypto is not only the future of finance but, as with the internet in the early days, is poised to alter every element of our lives."
In addition, Chris Dixon, general partner at venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz, defines web3 as "the internet owned by the builders and users, orchestrated with tokens." And a token is like an ownership deed for a small piece of the internet, whether that's an object in a video game or anything someone else might value, like art."
Dixon added that development with blockchain technology will drive businesses to be interoperable and "provide individual property rights – the ability to possess a part of the internet." However, Skeptics argue that the mechanisms at which Web3 is based on their advocacy of decentralized technology from a user perspective are disingenuous.
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Facebook's rebrand as Meta, accompanied by the tech giant's renewed support of cryptocurrency, likely pushed Web3 ideas about blockchain and decentralized technology into the mainstream, said Brian McCullough, host of the "Techmeme Ride Home" podcast.
"Web 3.0 is a repackaging of specific technologies," McCullough told CBS News. " Traditional crypto never grows into currency; NFTs became this cultish item, and VR has been 'the next big thing' for years. Web3 is a brand that combines all these concepts into a plausible whole."
David Marcus, the former head of Novi, tweeted, "I've never felt this connected to a community of builders like the crypto/web3 one." In addition, Alex Bouaziz, CEO and co-founder of payroll software firm Deel, told CNBC, "People will want to work on what they see as the most thrilling and state-of-the-art developments in the technology space, and at present, that is crypto and Web3."
The future also seems quite impressive as we can see huge investments from many tech industries. For example, according to Blind, a social network for tech professionals, bitcoin exchange Coinbase provides as much as $900,000 a year for software engineers. In addition, investment into crypto companies has surged, meaning they've got much more money to spare on profitable compensation packages for big appoints. According to one survey, Blockchain startups raised a record $25 billion in venture capital last year.
But Web3 has drawn criticism from some big names, such as Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey argues it's too centralized and controlled by a handful of venture capitalists. At the same time, Tesla CEO Elon Musk sees it as more of a "marketing buzzword" than reality.
Crypto And Web3 Skepticism
Stephen Diehl, a software engineer in the financial sector, has researched and written extensively on crypto and Web3 and believes blockchains are a solution in search of a problem. He stated that cryptocurrencies aren't currencies. They are more like unregulated securities connected to shell companies.
Diehl sees cryptocurrencies as Ponzi schemes and considers them a form of gambling. Additionally, Soatok Dhole, a security engineer, and cryptographer believe that Web3 is fake decentralization. And Nicholas Weaver, an astrophysicist and computer scientist, says Web3 is a con job.
A move in public sentiment, combined with several well-researched articles providing technical, historical, and logical reasons for people to reconsider Web3 and crypto, are helping skeptics finally get the word out.
Previously, crypto was not easily accessible to the mass market due to its complexity and insight of unpredictability. However, opinions have started to change as more accessible crypto products, such as stablecoins, crypto-enabled debit cards, or Defi products, come onto the market.
Even with the increased skepticism, the crypto and Web3 space continue to proliferate. Only time will tell if we will have a new decentralized blockchain-based paradise or if the skeptics were correct all along.
Podcaster McCullough stated, "A new form of cryptocurrency could become the metaverse's currency. NFTs and digital items could be our clothing, identities, and status signifiers. And VR could be beyond just a side alley of gaming."
He described. "At the moment, Web3 tech is still primitive. However, it's possible that blockchain tech accompanied by AR and VR could become the next big thing.
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There are many ways in which carefully planned Public Relations can help an organisation or business succeed, and the campaign to help promote The Engine Shed in Edinburgh is of no difference.
A variety of views from a number of different authors will be consulted in this essay, in order to make a fair judgment on how specific theories can be used for this campaign. In this academic essay, the concepts of Relationship Management and Propaganda will be analysed in hope to discover exactly what tactics can be used to assist The Engine Shed in gaining more customers and recognition.Public Relations as Relationship Management Many authors have specialised in the field of Relationship Management, such as Ledingham, Jahansoozi and Fawkes, and all give their fair share of reasons as to why it is important. For example, Ledingham (2003, p190) writes that Relationship Management is a theory which "results in mutual understanding and benefit for interacting organizations and publics. " It is in Ledingham's view that having a good relationship with the public will work in the favor of any organisation. However there is perhaps much more to Relationship Management than Ledingham writes.Some argue that Relationship Management is so important, that it indeed defines Public Relations itself, such as Grunig and Hunt (1984, p6), who reference Relationship Management when they define Public Relations as "management of communication between organization and its publics.
" No matter what the definition, it has been argued that Relationship Management is a must for an organisation such as The Engine Shed, which has many publics to deal with on a day to day basis. In order to define the issues that The Engine Shed need help with, the quality of the cafe's Organisation-Public relationship must be measured.This view is shared by Ledingham (2003, p470), who believes that defining the Organisation-Public relationship is very useful for "determining the impact of public relations initiatives. " This, effectively, would be helpful to see what Public Relations tactics would be best for The Engine Shed. Ledingham had backed up his assumption on the Organisation-Public relationship earlier in his article, yet does not offer any alternative views, nor does he provide a reason for their exclusion.
Fortunately, most uthors agree that determining the relationship level between an organisation and their publics is needed when dealing with Public Relations. Jo et al (2004, p15) claim that relationship building is of a high importance to Public Relations, and agree that "more empirical research is required to identify the specific components to use when assessing public relationships. " Jo then goes on to cover a case study conducted by Hon and Grunig (1999), which measured the theory of Public Relations between an organisation and its publics, and then even came up with their own means of measuring Organisation-Public relationships.The relationship between the Engine Shed and its publics should be measured by either Ledingham and Bruning's Five Dimensions (1997, p23) or Jo et al's Organisation-Public measurement (2004, p17) which has been mentioned briefly already. There are many differences and many similarities between the two theories, which have been disputed by many writers. For example, both theories agree that "trust" and "commitment" are two absolute essentials for measuring the relationship between organizations and their publics.The role of trust in an Organisation-Public relationship has been widely agreed as important by many critics.
Indeed, Huang (1998, p3) believes that an Organisation-Public relationship is built on trust, by defining the relationship as "the degree that the organisation and its publics trust one another. " The purpose of this definition of trust is very clear, as it establishes trust as a major factor in determining the quality of a relationship. Huang makes it clear that if publics don't trust an organisation then it is likely that they will avoid it at all costs.The critic's definition is posed after researching relationship outcomes, so it is certainly a very assured explicit assumption. A slightly different view of trust was contributed by Morgan and Hunt (1994, p23), in the sense that trust is completely judgment dependent. They say that trust "exist(s) when one party has confidence in an exchange partners reliability and integrity.
" Their article agrees that trust is important, as it had been referred to as one of the "main constructs used to measure a successful relationship between parties," yet urges the reader to believe that it must be earned.An organisation that is untrustworthy will not do good business, after all. An assumption made in this view of trust is the assumption that all trust is based on confidence, where it could be argued that some trust may be based upon loyalty. For example, the customers of the Engine Shed's trust will be built upon receiving good service, good food, as well as other amenities. However, one may question how the Engine Shed can trust its customers to keep coming back every day or week. Some customers may just be passing by, picking a cafe at random to enjoy a meal or coffee.
Very few may be truly loyal to the cafe. The Engine Shed needs to gain the loyalty of casual customers in order to become truly successful, as it is returning customers/publics who will give the organisation more positive conclusions. This is why trust is so important; without trust, there are no publics. The other essential that both aforementioned Relationship Management theories agree on is "commitment.
" Commitment is visualized by Ki & Childers (2007, p423) as "the belief that an ongoing relationship with the other party is important as to warrant efforts at maintaining it. This is a very clear description of commitment which aims to give a simple definition of the term. It is backed up by many similar definitions from Hon, Grunig, Meyer and Allan, so can be seen as very credible.
Commitment is very important to The Engine Shed because it is through the publics' continued positive devotion to the cafe that they will grow. Ki and Childers continue their definition by clarifying that "the committed party believes the relationship is worth working on to ensure that it endures. This may not be particularly true in the case of The Engine Shed, as it is an unfortunate possibility that if the cafe were to not exist one day, customers would simply seek services from one of its competitors. In order to achieve complete commitment from their customers, The Engine Shed should promote a psychological attachment between itself and its publics. This is described by Buchanan (1974, p533) as "an emotional orientation," which is exactly what the cafe needs.In order to promote an emotionally committed attachment with their customers and other publics, The Engine Shed should begin to think about how Ki and Childer's definition could work in their favor. It should have customers who are willing to fight for the cafe should it, by any chance, come into administrative troubles.
This can be achieved via offers, promotional deals, and any other incentives for a customer to keep returning to The Engine Shed. Public Relations as Propaganda Propaganda is a rather taboo term when in any field, let alone just Public Relations.Fawkes (2007, p314) references propaganda as "pejorative;" a fairly negative term in which to describe the act.
Although this is just a passing reference to the modern day opinion of propaganda, it serves well to judge how negative the term "Propaganda" has become. With this in mind, it would not seem fitting to use Propaganda as a way in which to promote the innocent Engine Shed, but luckily there are more opinions on Propaganda in Public Relations which put a positive spin on the word. For example, Propaganda is seen in a different light when brought up by Moloney (2000).Moloney describes Public Relations in the United Kingdom as "public communication designed to manipulate or persuade. It is weak propaganda. " Upon referring to Public Relations as propaganda, Moloney perceives propaganda in a more positive light, making it seem as though Public Relations as Propaganda is not as negative as, say, Nazi Germany propaganda during World War Two. Moloney goes on to give examples as to why Propaganda is more innocent these days, claiming that the weak Propaganda is more "telling" than "talking," which is what companies must do these days to be seen in a positive public light.
If the Engine Shed were to use Propaganda as a Public Relations tactic, they should focus on the admirable fact that it helps disabled people overcome expectations and maintain full-time jobs. The Propaganda would not be used to make publics feel guilty by not supporting the cafe, more than it would just be informing them that The Engine Shed promotes a very noble cause. This, in turn, would help promote the cafe to the citizens of Edinburgh as something new.It would establish The Engine Shed as unique when compared to its local competitors, and would focus on the wide selection of food that the cafe offers. This would not be seen as "exploiting" the workers of The Engine Shed, more than it would be seen as supporting a good cause, in helping the handicapped employees raise confidence in everyday life. Taylor (2003, p8) is another writer who does not believe in an unethical side of Propaganda.
Instead of describing Propaganda as good or bad in a sense of morals, Taylor describes it as good or bad in the sense of performance.The writer claims that Propaganda should not be thought of as unethical anymore, instead believing that should be thought of as a "neutral concept," and only praised or criticised as whether it is "effective or ineffective. " Taylor's purpose is clear here, as he sets out to pull Public Relations away from what he (2007, p197) refers to as the "dirty word," Propaganda. Although Taylor's studies are mainly focused upon war based Propaganda, his theories and ideas can directly relate to Public Relations. After all, there is no evidence that those in Public Relations fully intend to be unethical when using Propaganda.Propaganda in this day and age is used for the benefit of the company it concerns, but instead of it being used to manipulate, it is being used to promote awareness of a cause.
Taylor (2007, p204) sums Propaganda up by claiming that it is "still about changing or reinforcing human perceptions, but now they are more about not just helping the mission but also about helping the people the mission is there to assist. " This is backed up in the same paragraph of the article by providing facts and figures surrounding today's war based Propaganda and comparing it to what was used seventy years ago.While it may be easy to disagree with Taylor's opinion based upon the worldwide criticism of Propaganda, this paper shares his views, due to the lack of black Public Relations Propaganda seen in public forums these days. If The Engine Shed were to focus on using white Propaganda to bring attention to their cafe, or "helping the people the mission is there to assist," it could potentially gain a lot of public interest and perhaps serve custom to more regular customers. The Engine Shed is a good cause, so using good white Propaganda would go hand in hand with helping to promote it. ConclusionThis paper has given an account of how The Engine Shed in Edinburgh can successfully use both Public Relations as Relationship Management and Public Relations as Propaganda to their advantage.
The evidence from this study suggests that these tactics would be perfect for an organisation such as The Engine Shed. If The Engine Shed were to use these two tactics in order to promote their cafe, it is of the opinion of your writer that they would rise in popularity substantially, successfully bringing in more customers and more money, as well as providing vital training for their members of staff.Bibliography Buchanan, B.
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You might have caught it in one of our earlier guides, but just like all the other essential objects in the game, you can find them at any Pokéstop. As these eggs are less common than Pokéballs, you don't need to worry if you aren't able to find one at first. We suggest visiting as many Pokéstops as possible, preferably in an area where those stops are a dime a dozen. You are, unfortunately, limited to carrying a maximum of nine eggs, so be guided accordingly and don't get too overconfident.
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You may have the eggs and you may have at least one incubator. But that's only the start of things, as each egg will come with Its own distance requirement for hatching; that means you'll have to walk a certain distance in order to hatch the eggs. At first, your distance requirement will be only "2 kilometers," then it's going to progress to 5 kilometers, then 10 kilometers. One kilometer, per then game's measurements, is worth 1,300 steps. With that basic requirement in mind, 10 kilometers is worth a whopping 13,000 steps, so you're going to have to be patient here. Very patient.
It isn't uncommon for Pokémon GO players to drive their cars, ride their bikes, or even go on public transport – cabs, buses, trains, and the like – just to hatch their eggs. But since all those vehicles in question move quickly compared to the average person on two feet, their motions may not be detected by the game – instead, it appears as if Pokémon GO is only able to track slow to moderate movements. So if you want to speed up the hatching process, you can do some biking or do some jogging; driving or riding a motorized vehicle, sadly, looks like it isn't counted by the game.
Whenever you're able to hatch an egg, that's going to reward you with a thousand experience points. You'll get another 500 if it's a brand-new Pokémon, or one you've yet to encounter in the game. Then there's the Lucky Egg mechanic, which allows you to double your experience for 30 minutes once you use the egg. So how do you maximize your XP gains from egg hatching? Try getting multiple incubators and having as many eggs as possible set up for hatching. That will allow their distance meters to go up at the same time, and once they're almost set to hatch, activate your Lucky Egg, so you can earn 2,000 XP per new egg hatched.
6. What's In The Eggs?
Below is a list of different Pokémon and the number of kilometers you need to walk before you are able to hatch them. Now you don't need to work on one separate egg at a time; you can schedule as many eggs as possible, just as long as you have enough incubators. Also keep in mind that this list may not be 100 percent on-the-dot – it comes from various Pokémon GO trainers from around the world, and it hasn't been uncommon for us to see some trainers receive new Pokémon in one tier, and other trainers to receive those same Pkemon in another. Still, it's as complete as you can get, making it a must to check out if you want to know what exactly is in it for you.Q: Continuous Dice rolls A dice is being rolled continuously. Suppose you roll a 3 ( or any number ). What is the probability that you will get the next "3" exactly after n rolls?
A: I will interpret "after $n$ rolls" as meaning that we want the probability that our next $n-1$ rolls do not yield a $3$, but the $n$-th roll does give a $3$..
The probability of a non-$3$ on any toss is $\frac{5}{6}$. So the probability of $n-1$ consecutive non-$3$'s followed by a $3$ is
$$\left(\frac{5}{6}\right)^{n-1}\frac{1}{6}.$$
The reason that we simply multiply is that the results on successive tosses of the die are independent. The die does not remember what results it has come up with in the past.
We can also get the result by using a counting argument. Imagine tossing a die $n$ times, and recording the results. So a record of $4$ tosses might read $4,5,4,1$.
There are $6^n$ possible records of the results of $n$ tosses, all equally likely. There are $5^{n-1}$ records in which the first $n-1$ results are a non-$3$ and the last result is a $3$. So our probability is
$$\frac{5^{n-1}}{6^n}.$$
A: Well, if you do roll a $3$, then there would be a $1\over 6$ chance of rolling another $3$. So, for the next two rolls after rolling just once, if you roll two more times, then there will be a $1\over 36$ chance of rolling two $3$s. Here's a thing to help: Rolls to Get the Number | Chance the Number Will Appear Again Those Rolls$$2|{1\over6}$$$$3|{1\over 36}$$$$4|{1\over 216}$$$$5|{1\over1,296}$$
So, after one roll, the chance starts at the second roll and then multiplies by $1\over 6$ from the beginning as you go. This works for any number on a six-sided die.
As I've mentioned in an earlier post, poorly-designed wall letters are one of my all-time bugaboos when it comes to nursery design. And although there are great alternatives (see this post), I've been on a quest to find interior letters on par with the DWR outdoor house numbers originally designed by Richard Neutra for his homes.
The Neutra numbers are aluminum. These letters, from Anthropologie, come in brushed zinc. They're 8″ tall and come in all caps (as above). The font is fantastic – confident but fun and quirky with a deco touch. There's something about them that would suit any room decor; I could see them working equally well for girls and boys.
I know you font fans out there would beg to differ, but it also reminds me of one of my favorite typefaces, Caracteres, which is inspired by French road signs.Its very simple man when u stay in touch with family,the biggest of scared and sorrows goes away.
So remember family is biggest strength.
As far as ur's single-hood is matter,then dear no fear,some 1 is definitely will be their only 4 u.
It's so true. The only thing that we assume is ahead is another 365 days.
That's the only way u can come out of ur single-hood,and its must that gud girl gets a gud guy.The food! For me that is arguably one of the most important parts of travel. Many of the places I desire to go are based on food… ok, and wine. Lisbon is full of pastry shops. Little neighborhood shops have an amazing array of pastries, sandwiches, and super strong bica (shot of espresso). The most popular pastries in Lisbon are pastéis de nata, a creamy custard tart in a flaky crust. Sprinkle a little cinnamon on top, ugh… it is amazing.
You know when you go to a restaurant and have a really great meal that's so simple you think you can easily duplicate, but you just never get it right. I'm pretty sure that's going to happen with my meal at Noo Bai Cafe. Hello goat cheese and tomato sandwich on grilled bread drizzled with honey.
We stumbled upon Cervejario Pinoquio while we were out wandering around. The patio and pitchers of sangria definitely draw you in. The menu was not in English, so we just winged it based on the few words we knew and it worked out extremely well. Their sangria is hands down the best I've ever had and those olives were soooo good. The hunt for Portuguese black olives is on.
I was nervous about the wine situation in Portugal, only hearing about Port and other sweet wines. We must have lucked out because every wine we had was delicious and dry. We tended to stick with wines from the Douro region, which ended up being the house wine at many of the cafes and kiosks. I'm pretty sure I ordered an (insanely cheap) glass of vinho tinto 10 times a day.
Lisbon is one of the best places to eat. Portuguese people love to keep their guests well fed!
They sell the best food. Italy? no, Portugal!Шула — река в России, протекает по Ярославской области между Ростовом и Борисоглебским. Длина реки — 20 км, площадь водосборного бассейна — 73,2 км².
Исток находится между деревнями Коскино и Рождественно. Течёт в основном на северо-восток. На берегу находятся деревни Красново, Борушка и Свагуново. В нижнем течении естественное русло спрямлено мелиоративными работами и в реку выходит множество осушительных канав. Устье реки находится в 43 км по правому берегу реки Устье.
Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России относится к Верхневолжскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Волга от Рыбинского гидроузла до города Кострома, без реки Кострома от истока до водомерного поста у деревни Исады, речной подбассейн реки — Волга ниже Рыбинского водохранилища до впадения Оки. Речной бассейн реки — (Верхняя) Волга до Куйбышевского водохранилища (без бассейна Оки).
Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 08010300212110000010811.
Примечания
Реки Ярославской области< Back to Public Art Gallery
Cadmiosaur
1990 | Welded steel
Cadmiosaur is a welded-steel sculpture created by John Parker during an art residency in Reston in 1990. The work was originally painted in red and according to the artist the title refers to a "big red beast" and evokes the size, shape, color, and weight of a fanciful, prehistoric creature. The ideas and inspiration for this and his other work for Reston, Restosauria, come from a lifelong fascination with dinosaurs and nature along with Parker's extensive insect collection that he gathered while growing up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Parker states, "I have combined nature with steel, in giving heavy industrial materials a living, animated presence." The process of creating both Cadmiosaur and Restosauria began with several sketches and small prototype models. The sculptures are constructed with burnished steel components that are welded together and sandblasted to a paintable finish. Parker wants his work to be enjoyed by the community in Reston and believes that, "Art is not an instant snapshot, it is meant to be lived with and experienced. The importance of outdoor sculpture is that one does not have to go to a museum to experience it."
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Sponsored by South Lakes High School, Reston Association, Greater Reston Arts CenterLowered the price to sell immediately!
This is not a fixer or difficult short sale. The home is priced to sell this week before the end of October. Now is the time to move in on this deal of an exceptional property before an investor buys it to make it a rental.
The first floor guest room and full bath is so helpful for family and friends visiting.
The first floor bedroom is a great asset for multigenerational families. It helps with both convenience and private space issues. Also special needs families consider a first floor bedroom a must.
The first floor bedroom and full bath add value to the house that will make it easier and more profitable to sell in the future. With the aging of the USA population these types of homes will be more in demand.
Two Rivers Elementary is an excellent school. Not only is this a great advantage to families whose children go to the school but to the community as well. The pride of a good school filters throughout the whole neighborhood. Community spirit is heightened. All this makes for a wonder neighborhood to live in. You can feel it when you walk the streets.
Also this is great for home values. First, people are less likely to move away from a great school. This means fewer homes for sale. Also there is a larger percentage of home ownership. The pride of ownership and community is a powerful force in a neighborhood.
The loft bonus room is a remarkable game room. The entertainment possibilities are endless. The hours of fun will bring any family together with great memories. The open concept will let the whole family enjoy times mutually.
Bonus rooms can be used for many functions. It can be a game room, play room, meeting room. It can function as an office or craft center. Bonus rooms add versatility to any home.
Some houses are just built to make a home. This house is one of them. From the loft bonus room to family room, all create an atmosphere of home. This home is ready to make memories.
Move in ready family dream homes priced right is not an everyday occurrence. Put them in an exceptional neighborhood and they are even rarer. Price is not everything, but when you can get all this home has to offer below market value, it is a little sweeter.Entries tagged with 'Brian Smith'
Birth, Homer Martin to Brian Smith '11 and Katie Smith '11 in May 2021. He is named after his great Grandfather Homer Martinson '47. This news was submitted using our Submit Your News form. If you have any news you'd like to share, please let us know!
August 10, 2021 11:01 am by Gustavus Alumni
Kelly Colvin Smith '00
Gusties enjoyed a sunny Easter Sunday afternoon at Blenheim Palace outside of Oxford, England. Kelly Colvin Smith and Brian Smith '00 were hosting Kelly's cousin Katie Batz '13 and Anna Swenson '12 for the holiday, during a weekend break for Katie and Anna while they are studying abroad at Uppsala University in Sweden. Gustie friends […]
April 30, 2011 9:17 am by Erin Wilken
Jean Bjorling Young '70
A group of 6 current Gustavus students visited and volunteered at the Saboba Medical Centre in Northern Ghana this January. The group traveled using contacts from Africa Partners Medical, a service organization founded at the Mayo Clinic. The medical director of the Saboba Center is a proud Gustie, Dr. Jean Young '70. She came to […]
February 15, 2011 9:51 pm by Erin Wilken
Family Gathers for First Decade Award
Brian Smith '00 and Kelly Colvin Smith '00 enjoyed a return to campus during the Alumni Reunion Weekend. Brian was the male recipient of the Alumni Association First Decade Award and was able to share in his recognition with former physics professors and family. Proud Gustie family members attending the ceremony include: Melinda Moen Batz […]
June 6, 2010 11:04 am by Erin Wilken
Brian and Kelly Smith '00 '00
Brian Smith '00 has recently accepted a tenured-track position as a University Lecturer in Experimental Quantum Physics at the University of Oxford, England, where he will also be a Tutorial Fellow at Keble College. Kelly Colvin Smith '00 works in alumni relations at the Said Business School, University of Oxford. This news was submitted using […]FC Dallas sees elements of training pay off in 4-0 victory over Bayern Munich U23s
By Arman Kafai and Pro Soccer USA
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FC Dallas midfielder Jacori Hayes passes the ball to a teammate in the team's friendly versus Bayern Munich's U23 (Courtesy of FC Dallas)
FRISCO, Texas — FC Dallas defeated Bayern Munich's under-23s 4-0 as preparation for the 2019 Major League Soccer season continued Saturday.
The team previously had scrimmages — intrasquad and against Houston Baptist University — but this was the first friendly at Toyota Stadium.
As Luchi Gonzalez continues his transition to FCD's head coach, one of his staples is attention to detail. The coaching staff can often be seen after practice, talking to players about specific positioning and key elements the team wants to perfect before the season, such as moments of possession and build-up play. Traces of that were on display Saturday.
"You start noticing those little things," midfielder Jacori Hayes said. "The centerback plays you, you lay it back off to the guy you're facing, he finds the higher guy — you do start noticing those patterns. It's a little bit different because it's a lot faster pace with opponents pressuring you and stuff like that, but it's nice to see that, and your brain goes back to those moments on the training ground and you're calmer, because you know 'I've been through this. I recognize this pattern. I know I should go here or there.'"
Gonzalez's system hinges on playing out of the back. FC Dallas captain and centerback Matt Hedges said defenders have been working hard on that all preseason, and it's starting to show.
"We've been training really well and the last couple of scrimmages [the tactics] were starting to come out, but today it was more evident," Hedges said.
The starters played 70 minutes before subbing off for an entirely new team, something planned by Gonzalez prior to the match. It was a difficult week of training for many. The preseason took on another level in preparation for friendlies against other MLS teams in Tucson next week.
Reggie Cannon returned Monday from camp with the United States Men's National Team and began working to transition from U.S. coach Gregg Berhalter's system to Gonzalez's. Cannon, too, was encouraged by Saturday's performance.
"I think the team went out very confidently," Cannon said. "I like the style of play that we are playing and I think Luchi has kind of incorporated his own tactics into what we're doing right now. Last year, Oscar was a great coach and we always respected what we had to do. It was more defensive-minded, and now Luchi is opening up the game, he's kinda giving us that breath of fresh air. It's like we can play. We're not afraid to play out of the back and he told us, 'We're gonna lose the ball out of the back. We're gonna lose 'em. We're going to get scored on, but we're going to keep going. This is our style of play and we can't abandon it just because something bad happens.'"
Hayes added a goal Saturday, to go along with his defensive midfield presence. Forward Dominique Badji held off his defender and played a ball back to Hayes, who one-timed his shot past goalkeeper Michael Netolitzky in the 15th minute.
Hayes is having another quality start to the season after starting seven straight games at the beginning of 2018 before moving to the bench behind Victor Ulloa.
"I got a good length of minutes," Hayes said. "It's the first long stretch of minutes this season, and I think we showed really well. . . . We're trying to show the tactics that we learned in the first couple weeks of preseason, and it's just Step 1. Even though we showed well, there's a lot to improve on and we're still looking forward to our first game on March 2."
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No U.S. Ban Yet on Textured Breast Implants
By Kim Polacek, APR, CPRC - May 03, 2019
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration this week stopped short of joining several countries globally that have banned textured breast implants linked to a rare and aggressive type of cancer.
Breast implant-associated anaplastic large-cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL), is not breast cancer but a type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma that affects cells in the immune system found around the breast implant. According to earlier FDA reports, 457 American women have been diagnosed with BIA-ALCL and nine have died.
Dr. Frederick Locke, Vice Chair of the Blood and Marrow Transplant and Cellular Immunotherapy Program
While rare, Moffitt Cancer Center medical oncologist Dr. Frederick Locke has treated patients with this condition. "There may be something about the texture of the implant inducing some inflammation causing the cancer, but currently it's not well understood why it happens," says Locke.
The FDA issued its statement this week following a two-day public hearing on breast implant safety in March. It said more data is needed to meet the agency's standard for an outright ban. The majority of women who develop BIA-ALCL have had textured implants, but the statement points out that there are known cases in women with smooth-surface breast implants as well.
As for other countries that have banned or restricted use of textured implants, the statement says many of those particular implants are not marketed in the U.S. The use of textured implants in foreign markets is much higher than in America, where less than 10% of breast implants sold are textured.
Moffitt surgeons do use implants for breast reconstruction. However, the cancer center does not use permanent textured implants. Our treatment team also thoroughly discusses any possible complications that can result from reconstruction surgery and provides extensive follow up afterward.
These informed discussions of risks and benefits are exactly what the FDA recommends for surgeons and their patients considering breast reconstruction.
In the meantime, the FDA is considering plans to update warning labels on textured implants. It also will work to require manufacturers to submit more transparent reports about adverse-events with breast implants.
"We are still investigating the cause of the (BIA-ALCL) association and we will continue to monitor, assess and report our findings as we continue to strengthen our evidence collected so that women and providers can be better informed about BIA-ALCL as they consider breast implants," the statement reads. "We believe these efforts to improve communication and focus on evidence generation will contribute significantly to improving the safety of breast implants."
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Kim Polacek, APR, CPRC
Senior PR Account Coordinator
Kim Polacek brings more than 20 years of communications experience to Moffitt. In her role as senior public relations account coordinator, she provides counsel and develops communications for the Moffitt Research Institute, Office of Innovation and Industry Alliances and Government Relations. A proud graduate of Florida State University (Go Noles!), Kim began her career in television as a news producer in Tallahassee, Orlando and Tampa. She has earned both the Accreditation in Public Relations and Certified Public Relations Counselor credentials. When she is not sharing Moffitt news, Kim enjoys experimenting with new recipes in her kitchen, tending to her garden and playing with her two Goldendoodles.
Email: Kim.Polacek@Moffitt.org Phone: 813-745-7408
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FDA Clarifies Recent Warnings for Robotic Surgeries
Earlier this month, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cautioned patients and healthcare providers about using robotic surgery for mastectomy and other cancer-related surgeries.The Edge 520 is Garmin's most connected bike computer yet. The Strava hunters among us will appreciate the Strava live segments.* Your starred Strava segments automatically sync with the 520 for live feedback during your ride, giving you alerts for segment start and finish as you progress and leaderboard rankings once you complete the segment.
Edge 520 is compatible with ANT+ sensors, including speed, cadence, heart rate, power, Edge and VIRB® remotes, Varia™ bike radar and lights,** and compatible weight scales. It also integrates with Shimano Di2 electronic shifting systems to display your current gear on the screen.
Once your ride is complete, the data can be automatically sent to Garmin Connect™, the online community where you can save, plan and share your rides.
When paired with your compatible phone and the Garmin Connect™ Mobile app, Edge 520 offers live tracking, smartphone alerts, social media sharing, weather, and wireless uploads.
The Edge 520 is also designed specifically to help you improve your cycling performance by training smarter. Pair it with a power meter and a built-in FTP test helps you establish your baseline either on the trainer or on the road. Add heart rate and the 520 can derive your VO2 max estimate and post-ride recovery time, which indicates how long before you should attempt another hard effort.
* Requires Strava Premium. 3-month trial included.
** With future software update.Q: How to debug Linux kernel panic? I am trying to debug a kernel panic. Panic message says unable to handle kernel paging request for address 40025694.
At the time of panic it was executing ldreq r10, [lr, #-4] @ get SWI instruction.
According to my understanding link register value is not a valid address. It is a very strange behavior.
At the time of panic running process on cpu 1 was uEventObserver. Below is the last kernel message. Any suggestions?
[37653.158548] [Touch] touch_release : x[ 522] y[1462]
[37653.831523] [Touch] 1 finger pressed
[37653.905351] [Touch] touch_release : x[ 476] y[ 412]
[37655.082461] [Touch] 1 finger pressed
[37655.146676] [Touch] touch_release : x[1047] y[ 162]
[37655.473976] Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 40025694
[37655.473976] pgd = d7138000
[37655.474007] [40025694] *pgd=9ec1a831, *pte=bf2e659d, *ppte=00000000
[37655.474038] Internal error: Oops: 17 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[37655.474038] Modules linked in:
[37655.474068] CPU: 1 Not tainted (3.0.21-g572d9be-00004-g4ec4db2 #1)
[37655.474099] PC is at vector_swi+0x28/0x88
[37655.474129] LR is at 0x40025698
[37655.474160] pc : c01065a8 lr : 40025698 psr : 60000093
[37655.474160] sp : d6eaffb0 ip : 4062c18c fp : 5ed97c24
[37655.474190] r10: 58702b64 r9 : 5ea56f98 r8 : 20000010
[37655.474221] r7 : 000000a8 r6 : 41b13530 r5 : 4062c270 r4 : 4062c140
[37655.474251] r3 : 00000000 r2 : ffffffff r1 : 00000001 r0 : 5ed97bd0
[37655.474251] Flags: nZCv IRQs off FIQs on Mode SVC_32 ISA ARM Segment user
[37655.474282] Control: 10c5787d Table: 9ec3806a DAC: 00000015
[37655.474282]
[37655.474282] PC: 0xc0106528:
[37655.474312] 6528 e31100ff 1afffff0 e59d1040 e5bde03c e16ff001 f57ff01f e95d7fff e1a00000
[37655.474343] 6548 e28dd00c e1b0f00e eb01ae0e e1a096ad e1a09689 e5991000 e3a08001 e3110c01
[37655.474373] 6568 0affffec e1a0100d e3a00001 eb0006ef eaffffe8 e320f000 e24dd048 e88d1fff
[37655.474404] 6588 e28d803c e9486000 e14f8000 e58de03c e58d8040 e58d0044 e3180020 13a0a000
[37655.474434] 65a8 051ea004 e59fc0ac e59cc000 ee01cf10 f1080080 e1a096ad e1a09689 e28f809c
[37655.474465] 65c8 e3daa4ff 122a7609 159f808c e599a000 e92d0030 e31a0c01 1a000008 e3570f5e
[37655.474465] 65e8 e24fee13 3798f107 e28d1008 e3a08000 e357080f e2270000 2a001084 ea022377
[37655.474526] 6608 e1a02007 e28d1008 e3a00000 eb0006c7 e28fe014 e1a07000 e28d1008 e3570f5e
[37655.474526]
[37655.474526] SP: 0xd6eaff30:
[37655.474556] ff30 c004815c c004a2c0 c0c02080 0000000a c0d8a580 c017a2f0 c1ef1984 00000012
[37655.474587] ff50 ffffffff d6eaff9c 41b13530 000000a8 20000010 c010602c 5ed97bd0 00000001
[37655.474617] ff70 ffffffff 00000000 4062c140 4062c270 41b13530 000000a8 20000010 5ea56f98
[37655.474648] ff90 58702b64 5ed97c24 4062c18c d6eaffb0 40025698 c01065a8 60000093 ffffffff
[37655.474678] ffb0 5ed97bd0 00000001 ffffffff 00000000 4062c140 4062c270 41b13530 000000a8
[37655.474678] ffd0 5ed97bd0 5ea56f98 58702b64 5ed97c24 4062c18c 5ed97bc8 406283d7 40025698
[37655.474709] fff0 20000010 5ed97bd0 a8afc821 a8afcc21 e033cfc0 40eb3000 40eb6000 d6eb0058
[37655.474739] 0010 d75a9d68 0000079f 00100073 d6eb017d d6eb00cc d6e98f94 00000000 00000000
[37655.474770] Process UEventObserver (pid: 675, stack limit = 0xd6eae2f0)
[37655.474770] Stack: (0xd6eaffb0 to 0xd6eb0000)
[37655.474801] ffa0: 5ed97bd0 00000001 ffffffff 00000000
[37655.474801] ffc0: 4062c140 4062c270 41b13530 000000a8 5ed97bd0 5ea56f98 58702b64 5ed97c24
[37655.474831] ffe0: 4062c18c 5ed97bc8 406283d7 40025698 20000010 5ed97bd0 a8afc821 a8afcc21
[37655.474831] Code: e58d8040 e58d0044 e3180020 13a0a000 (051ea004)
[37655.474862] ---[ end trace 2416079997dfe426 ]---
[37655.474862] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception
[37655.474892] [] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0x12c) from [] (panic+0x80/0x1a4)
[37655.474923] [] (panic+0x80/0x1a4) from [] (die+0x1d4/0x21c)
[37655.474953] [] (die+0x1d4/0x21c) from [] (__do_kernel_fault+0x64/0x84)
[37655.474953] [] (__do_kernel_fault+0x64/0x84) from [] (do_page_fault+0x268/0x288)
[37655.474984] [] (do_page_fault+0x268/0x288) from [] (do_DataAbort+0x134/0x1a4)
[37655.474984] [] (do_DataAbort+0x134/0x1a4) from [] (__dabt_svc+0x4c/0x60)
[37655.475014] Exception stack(0xd6eaff68 to 0xd6eaffb0)
[37655.475014] ff60: 5ed97bd0 00000001 ffffffff 00000000 4062c140 4062c270
[37655.475014] ff80: 41b13530 000000a8 20000010 5ea56f98 58702b64 5ed97c24 4062c18c d6eaffb0
[37655.475045] ffa0: 40025698 c01065a8 60000093 ffffffff
[37655.475045] [] (__dabt_svc+0x4c/0x60) from [] (vector_swi+0x28/0x88)
[37655.475075] CPU0: stopping
[37655.475075] [] (unwind_backtrace+0x0/0x12c) from [] (handle_IPI+0x100/0x1d4)
[37655.475106] [] (handle_IPI+0x100/0x1d4) from [] (gic_handle_irq+0x9c/0xac)
[37655.475106] [] (gic_handle_irq+0x9c/0xac) from [] (__irq_svc+0x54/0x80)
[37655.475136] Exception stack(0xc874bc68 to 0xc874bcb0)
[37655.475136] bc60: d3cf4948 cd6dbd54 0000001f 00000000 b1d2a59d 5ea1f000
[37655.475136] bc80: d3cf4948 5ea1f000 00000000 c874a000 d2b9207c d7e55670 5ea1f02b c874bcb0
[37655.475167] bca0: c01eb894 c010bbb4 60000013 ffffffff
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I use the SC.record() method to get the recording. This is my function for where I save the recordings... Right now nothing is embedded when I try to run it
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var currentURL ="";
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connected: function() {
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During a routine traffic stop on January 6, Georgia State Police troopers discovered a Hidalgo County, Texas sheriff's deputy had been carrying $950,435 in cash -- money the Georgia police promptly seized. Emmanuel Sanchez, 30, had been driving a 2006 Ford F-350 truck while off-duty near Atlanta on Interstate 20.
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While there are many movie critics out there that feel a certain nostalgia for the movies of their childhood before Computer Generated Images (CGI), and compare the 90's Teen Mutant Ninja Turtles with the new recent blockbuster version of TMNT, we feel that the CGI technology does not get enough credit.
Sure, I am old enough to remember Godzilla and the original King Kong , but while I enjoyed those as a kid, not knowing any better, I doubt I would now.
The movie industry started to change with Steven Spielberg. When "We're going to need a bigger boat!" inJaws meant "we are going to need bigger movies", and "bigger is better" became the new concept and business model in Hollywood.
After being awed by Jurassic Park in 1993,I was completely blown away by Avatar and, judging by the applause at the end of the movie, I was not alone and who didn't love watching a car transform into Optimus Prime in Transformers?
As correctly stated by IO9.
"Our old friend Gollum would have just been an emaciated man covered in pounds of makeup to try and capture a fraction of his CGI creepiness."
"Smaug and The Hobbit would never have been made outside of a full-on cartoon, and the actors in Lord of the Rings' series would never have been able to get the Oscar attention they did without all the awesome CGI armies drawing in hordes of fans."
Andy Serkis as Gollum in The Hobbit trilogy
There are still problems with using CGI, but it is one of the best new tools filmmakers have. There is a long way to go, but it has the potential to get better and cheaper with every new movie made. Without it, we would not be able to look forward to Marvel and DC comics of our childhood making it to the big screen in the near future.
After all, movies are supposed to entertain and take you to a different place for a little while.
So the next time you see a movie with a lot of special effects and use of CGI in it, besides crediting the actors for their performances, also think of the artists and the animators behind the scenes who made the movie possible.
[Image via Warner Bros.]
Avatar, CGI, Jaws, TheHobbit, Transformers
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The possession of knowledge does not kill the sense of wonder and mystery. There is always more mystery. ~ Anais Nin
Wonder is an emotion comparable to surprise that people feel when perceiving something rare, unexpected, or puzzling to their conceptions.
A life of love is one of continual growth, where the doors and windows of experience are always open to the wonder and magic that life offers. To love is to risk living fully.
Leo Buscaglia, in interview with Veronica M. Hay, in A Magazine of People and Possibilities (1998)
May the people marvel admiringly, and may Utu witness it in joy.
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Genius goes around the world in its youth incessantly apologizing for having large feet. What wonder that later in life it should be inclined to raise those feet too swiftly to fools and bores.
F. Scott Fitzgerald, in The Crack-Up (1936), Notebook E (1945), as edited by Edmund Wilson
The core and the surface
Are essentially the same
Words making them seem different
Only to express appearance.
If name be needed, wonder names them both:
From wonder into wonder existence opens.
Laozi in the Tao Te Ching, as translated in The Way of Life, According to Laotzu (1944) by Witter Bynner
The Piglet was sitting on the ground at the door of his house blowing happily at a dandelion, and wondering whether it would be this year, next year, sometime or never, and was trying to remember what it was, and hoping it wasn't anything nice...
A. A. Milne, in Winnie-the-Pooh (1926).
Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.
Socrates, as portrayed in Theaetetus by Plato
Philosophy is the product of wonder. The effort after the general characterization of the world around us is the romance of human thought.
Alfred North Whitehead, in Nature and Life (1934) Ch. 1.
Philosophy begins in wonder. And, at the end, when philosophic thought has done its best, the wonder remains.
Alfred North Whitehead, in Modes of Thought (1938) Ch. 3, Lecture 7, p. 232.
When we affirm that philosophy begins with wonder, we are affirming in effect that sentiment is prior to reason.
Richard Weaver, in Ideas have Consequences (1948), p. 19.
Man has to awaken to wonder — and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again.
Ludwig Wittgenstein, notes from 1930, in Culture and Value (1984), translated by Peter Winch, p. 5.
Wonder is not a disease. Wonder, and its expression in poetry and the arts, are among the most important things which seem to distinguish men from other animals, and intelligent and sensitive people from morons.
Alan Watts, in "The Book on the Taboo Against Knowing Who You Are" (1966).
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Retrieved from "https://en.wikiquote.org/w/index.php?title=Wonder&oldid=2395796"Codeforces is way better in this context.
Does any one cares about it now from codechef team. Before throwing a contest, please prepare the editorial.
East or west, Codeforces is best.
However, we have to agree that codeforces editorials for tough problems are hard to understand,while codechef editorials for tough problems have detailed explanations.
I think other than, late editorials, unbalanced problem sets, long submission queues in lunchtime, removal of challenge problems from long challenge.
You dont yet know how the contests are created- its not always possible and feasible given last moment problem rejections/replacements are common.
I agree with consistent unbalanced problem set. Thats a real problem. Rest of your points dont make sense.
I disagree. A contest should not be held if its quality cannot be ensured. We all know the issues that cropped up in ICPC problemset too. I feel it's better if CodeChef does one task properly instead of multiple things poorly.
Its not like they can stop normal working just for ICPC as well, so I dont know what they can do.For every company, online presence is a key asset and for many it is really critical. Businesses that rely on online website for revenue should perform optimally each and every day. To promote the business online, it is important to have a web server because servers plays a very important and effective role in running online websites. Now days, in this age of World Wide Web, hosting matters a lot. Instead of investing your hard earned in getting shared hosting, it is better to invest into a dedicated server.
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You don't have to be a student to appreciate the attractions and ambiance of this celebrated university on the banks of Lake Michigan.
Northwestern University, located outside the town of Evanston and just north of Chicago, is rooted in local history and features an array of attractions. Wander around the historic grounds of the university, enjoying the buzz of an active student population, before stopping by some of its venues and museums.
Explore the grounds of a university that has been running since 1855, when it started with 10 students. It has since grown to encompass 12 faculties, with separate schools in Qatar and Chicago. The neighboring town of Evanston, which grew alongside the university, was named after one of its founders.
Enter the campus through the Weber Arch, the symbolic gateway to the university where freshmen start the year with a marching band procession.
Follow the paths through the leafy grounds to University Hall, a fairy-tale like building that dates back to the founding of the institution.
Other landmarks on the campus include the Deering Library, which is modelled after King's College in Cambridge, and the Shakespeare Garden, where you will find plants that feature in the Bard's plays.
Wander around the Arts Circle, a cluster of venues in the south of the campus. The Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art hosts a range of temporary exhibitions and film screenings. Its permanent collection includes work by artists such as Andy Warhol and Albrecht Dürer. These sleek modern buildings also host the Pick-Staiger Concert Hall, the Josephine Louis Theater and studio spaces for students.
Leave the academic buildings behind and wander down to the lakefront. Students enjoy relaxing on two beaches here to break from their studies. Look south to see the skyline of Chicago in the distance.
Ride a CTA bus or train from Chicago up to Evanston, then wander along to the campus. Alternatively, drive here from Chicago in about 35 minutes and use the parking located around the campus.
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Grosse Point Lighthouse
Take a tour of Evanston's 19th-century lighthouse, which was once used to guide ships into Chicago Harbor and today stands as an eye-catching lakeside landmark.
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Embrace the academic, artistic culture of Evanston in a university museum that hosts exhibitions, film screenings and events in a stylish modern space.
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Hilton Orrington / Evanston $143
Hilton Orrington / Evanston
1710 Orrington Ave, Evanston, IL
Located in the heart of Evanston, this hotel is 0.5 mi (0.9 km) from Northwestern University and within 6 mi (10 km) of Loyola University Chicago and Skokie Theatre. Lincoln Park and Wrigley Field are also within 9 mi (15 km). Davis Metro Station is only a 4-minute walk and Evanston Davis Street Station is 5 minutes.
The Homestead Evanston $137
The Homestead Evanston
1625 Hinman Ave, Evanston, IL
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Northwestern University and within 6 mi (10 km) of Loyola University Chicago and Skokie Theatre. Aragon Entertainment Center and Swedish Covenant Hospital are also within 6 mi (10 km). Davis Metro Station is 8 minutes by foot and Dempster Station is 10 minutes.
Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston $103
Holiday Inn Chicago North-Evanston
1501 Sherman Ave, Evanston, IL
Situated in the suburbs, this hotel is 0.8 mi (1.3 km) from Northwestern University and within 6 mi (10 km) of Loyola University Chicago and Skokie Theatre. Swedish Covenant Hospital and Aragon Entertainment Center are also within 6 mi (10 km). Dempster Station is only a 4-minute walk and Davis Metro Station is 6 minutes.
Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston $135
Hyatt House Chicago/Evanston
1515 Chicago Avenue, Evanston, IL
Located in the heart of Evanston, this hotel is 0.6 mi (1 km) from Northwestern University and within 6 mi (10 km) of Loyola University Chicago and Skokie Theatre. Swedish Covenant Hospital and Aragon Entertainment Center are also within 6 mi (10 km). Davis Metro Station is 6 minutes by foot and Dempster Station is 7 minutes.
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston $131
Hilton Garden Inn Chicago North Shore/Evanston
1818 Maple Ave, Evanston, IL
Located in the heart of Evanston, this hotel is 0.7 mi (1 km) from Northwestern University and 1.9 mi (3 km) from Baha'i House of Worship. Loyola University Chicago and Skokie Theatre are also within 6 mi (10 km). Foster Station is only a 5-minute walk and Davis Metro Station is 6 minutes.
Margarita European Inn, an Ascend Hotel Collection Member $105
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Situated in Evanston, this apartment building is 1 mi (1.6 km) from Northwestern University and within 6 mi (10 km) of Loyola University Chicago and Skokie Theatre. Swedish Covenant Hospital and Aragon Entertainment Center are also within 6 mi (10 km). Dempster Station is only a 2-minute walk and Davis Metro Station is 12 minutes.
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Boyne City scored first, but it was Grayling that scored second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh. The varsity Vikings – during Friday night's Northern Michigan Football Conference Legends Division game – defeated the visiting Ramblers by a final score of 36-8, outscoring Boyne City 36-0...
Grayling wins one, loses one during varsity volleyball meet on Tuesday
The GHS varsity volleyball squad won one series and lost one during a three-team meet hosted by Grayling High School on Tuesday. First, Grayling played a best-of-three nonconference series vs. the Hale Eagles. The Vikings won game one 25-17. In game two, Grayling won by a final score of 25-16,...
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Six different players score for GHS in 8-0 victory vs. Bobcats
Grayling High School's varsity boys soccer team built a 6-0 lead during the first half of Monday night's game against the Houghton Lake Bobcats – the first home game of the 2018 season for the Vikings – scoring five goals in the first 16 minutes of regulation. Graying added two more goals in the...
Vikings stop Chiefs at the goal line on final play of the game to win 32-26
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Varsity girls golf team to start 2018 fall season with meets this week
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Football team prepares for season opener vs. Bucks
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Balancing the desires for a landmark facility that embodies contemporary and artistic values while adhering to a limited financial means brought new vision to a tired outdated building.
The renovation of an existing 1928 four-story concrete-framed factory created a new home for the Richmond Ballet's professional company, offices, support spaces and School of Dance. The Ballet sought to create a landmark facility that embodied and communicated the contemporary and artistic values of the organization, while maintaining strict adherence to the construction budget of the financially conservative non-profit. Thus, "The Ballet Factory", inspired by the existing building, budget, and design potential.
Multiple dance studios
convertible multi-purpose performance spaces
To contrast the weight and solidity of the existing concrete and masonry structure, a new lightweight structure of steel and glass was designed to literally hang off, or 'dance' on, the face of the existing concrete frame, embodying the motion, tension, energy and dynamic of dance. Interior spaces are organized in an animated plan where light pours into the studios and offers views of dancers within. The Ballet features a high-volume pair of studio spaces to serve the professional company. This space is convertible to a 250-seat studio theatre for intimate performances to smaller audiences. We designed and coordinated the dance floors, performance lighting, ballet barres, mirrors, performance drapery and support space features in close collaboration with the Ballet staff.
Selective demolition of portions of the existing concrete frame permitted the construction of the large volume steel-framed studios on the top floors. Even a selected number of columns were removed from the second floor to create more open studios for the School.
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William H. Gross Stamp GalleryMetal Bands With the Best Lyrics
1 Metallica Metallica is an American Thrash Metal band formed in 1981 . The original lineup was James Hetfield (Vocalist and Rhythm guitarist), Dave Mustaine (Lead Guitar), Lars Ulrich (Drums), Ron McGovney (Bassist). The group came into mainstream from their Self-Titled album and the hit single "Enter Sandman". ...read more.
Some of the greatest lyrics ever and James is a GOD (greatest singer and greatest lyricist).
Het is very good, almost a poet.
Het is the best!
2 Iron Maiden Iron Maiden are an English Heavy Metal band formed in Leyton, East London, in 1975 by bassist and primary songwriter Steve Harris. The most critically acclaimed period for the band was from 1983-1989. With vocalist Bruce Dickinson, bassist Steve Harris, lead guitarist Dave Murray, rhythm guitarist Adrian ...read more.
From urban description to nightmares, from legends to epic battles, even telling the history of a wasted love and allways with great taste even the explicit ones. A living compendium of modern poetry!
3 Megadeth Megadeth is an American thrash metal band from Los Angeles, California. Megadeth was formed in 1983 by guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist David Ellefson, shortly after Mustaine was fired from Metallica. They have released 15 studio albums to date, and have gone through many lineup changes, with Dave ...read more.
4 Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were a Heavy Metal band formed in Birmingham, England in 1968 by guitarist and songwriter Tony Iommi, singer John "Ozzy" Osbourne, bassist and main lyricist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward. ...read more.
I love you sweat leaf, till the end of time. Come on!
5 Tool Tool is an American alternative/progressive metal band, that was formed in 1990. ...read more.
Tool is very hard to understand, but when you do, you see how great the lyrics are
6 Death Death was an American death metal band formed in 1983 by Chuck Schuldiner. Death is considered to be one of the most influential bands in heavy metal and a pioneering force in death metal. Its debut album, Scream Bloody Gore, has been widely regarded as the first death metal record, while the band's ...read more.
Symbolic and Spirit Crusher have some great lyrics. See, not every single metal song is about satan
7 Dio Dio was an American heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio, after he left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath member, drummer Vinny Appice.
Dio didn't write lyrics, he wrote poetry.
Don't write in starlight
'Cause the words may come out real
Don't hide in doorways
You may find the key that opens up your soul
Don't go to Heaven cause it's really only Hell
Don't smell the flowers
They're an evil drug to make you lose your mind
(Don't Talk To Strangers)
Dio was such a genius and his lyrics was so personal and they made him look so intelligent. Just too hard to understand...
8 Blind Guardian Blind Guardian is a German power metal band formed in the mid-1980s in West Germany. They are often credited as one of the seminal and most influential bands in the power metal and speed metal subgenres. Heavily influenced by Queen, they use the technique of overdubbing. They also incorporate large ...read more.
Here are some of the best lyrics of all time. They are from Blind Guardian's Lord of the Rings.
"Slow down and I sail on the river. Slow down and I walk to the hill".
Hansi is right behind (super close) James for the best lyricist and singer ever.
Hansi's lyrics always create vivid images in your mind.
"A black swan
Is born that night
The misty pond
(Has) got a new king
Got a new king
So what can we do
With our lives
When it all begins
It's hard and
It's cruel
Will grace die in pain?
Will light ever rise again? " (Thorn)
Hansi is a great lyricist who walks you through the story.
He didn't write them except for Sabbra Cadabra and Faries wear boots...
10 Anthrax Anthrax is an American thrash metal band from New York City, formed in 1981 by guitarist Scott Ian and bassist Dan Lilker.
11 Dream Theater Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band was formed in 1985 under the name of "Majesty", only to change its name to Dream Theater later. ...read more.
12 Marilyn Manson Marilyn Manson is an American rock band from Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Formed in 1989 by frontman Marilyn Manson and Daisy Berkowitz, the group was originally named Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids with their theatrical performances gathering a local cult following in the early 1990s. ...read more.
13 Iced Earth Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band from Tampa, Florida. It was formed in 1985 under the name Purgatory by guitarist and main songwriter Jon Schaffer and original drummer Greg Seymour.
14 As I Lay Dying As I Lay Dying is an American metalcore band from San Diego, California. Founded in 2000 by vocalist Tim Lambesis, the establishment of the band's first full lineup, which included drummer Jordan Mancino, occurred in 2001. As I Lay Dying has released six albums, one split album, and two compilation ...read more.
15 Gojira Gojira is a progressive metal band from Bayonne, France. The band was known as Godzilla until 2001. Gojira is composed of Joe Duplantier on vocals and rhythm guitar, his brother Mario Duplantier on drums, Christian Andreu on lead guitar, and Jean-Michel Labadie on bass.
16 Nine Inch Nails Nine Inch Nails is an American industrial rock band and, founded in 1988 by Trent Reznor in Cleveland, Ohio.
17 Disturbed Disturbed is an American alternative metal/nu-metal/heavy metal band from Chicago, Illinois. The band comprises vocalist David Draiman, bassist John Moyer, guitarist Dan Donegan, and drummer Mike Wengren. They are known for songs like "Down With the Sickness" and "Stricken" .
18 Moonspell Moonspell is a Portuguese gothic metal band. Formed in 1992, the group released their first EP Under the Moonspell in 1994, a year before the release of their first album Wolfheart.
Their lyricist and singer (Fernando Ribeiro) is not just a good lyricist - he's a poet (published three poetry books). He's got a degree in philosophy and it shows.
"It's when life's so precious that every moment hurts" (a line from the song WhiteOmega, 2012).
This band should be right upthere. It's one of the few (in my opinion) which are worth listening for the sole lyricism of their music. Fernando Ribeiro conjures up muses to cast spells.
19 Rammstein Rammstein is a German Neue Deutsche Härte and Industrial Metal band consisting of Till Lindemann (vocals), Richard Kruspe (guitar), Paul Landers (guitar), Oliver Riedel (electric bass), Christoph Schneider (drums) and Christian Lorenz (keyboard), that formed in 1994 in Berlin . ...read more.
There's no singer/writer who can compare with Till Lindemann. The lyrics are art.
Better lyrics than all these bands combined.
20 Opeth Opeth is a Swedish progressive death metal band from Stockholm, formed in 1990 by David Isberg, who invited Mikael Akerfeldt into the band as a bassist. Isberg ended up leaving the band, which lead to Mikael becoming the band's vocalist, guitarist, principal songwriter, and driving force. Along with ...read more.
21 Architects Architects is a British Metalcore band formed in 2004 in Brighton, East Sussex. Consisting of five band members, Architects' discography consists of seven studio albums and one split EP.
22 Ayreon Ayreon is a musical project by Dutch songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist musician and record producer Arjen Anthony Lucassen. Ayreon's music is described as progressive rock, progressive metal and power metal sometimes combined with genres such as folk, electronica, experimental and classical ...read more.
Rise up and show the world your battle is won
Rise up and show the world the old you is gone
Rise up and show the world your new life has begun
Rise up and show the world!
23 Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold is an American heavy metal band, that was formed 1999 in California. Their longest lineup of members was M. Shadows (Vocals), Synyster Gates (Lead Guitar), Zacky Vengeance (Rhythm Guitar), Johnny Christ (Bass Guitar), and The Rev (Drums). ...read more.
24 Helloween Helloween is a German power metal band founded in 1984 in Hamburg, Northern Germany. The band is a pioneering force in the power metal genre, and their second and third studio albums, Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I and Part II, are considered masterpieces of the genre.
25 Slipknot Slipknot is an American Heavy/Nu-Metal band formed in 1995 from Iowa. The band is best known as one of the pioneers of the New Wave of American Alternative Metal during the late 1990s - 2000s and are distinguishable by the band's clothing choices, consisting of black/red jumpsuits and horror inspired ...read more.
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I'm using \useoutertheme{sidebar}. I had this problem before, when i wanted to not include an actual logo, but include the logo and the gray region in \usebackgroundtemplate{}. The issue was also, that the logo-region was overlaid with white. I consider the way it works right now as a hack, as i've put the gray background and the logo inside a \tikz{}-command inside of \logo{} with very obscure coordinates:
\logo{
\tikz{
\fill[grayborder] (-1,0) rectangle (20.7mm,1cm);
\node at (.5cm,.5cm) {\includegraphics[width=2.5cm]{Hochschule-esslingen}};
}
}
This is what my \AtBeginSection{}-command looks like at the moment:
\AtBeginSection[]{
{
\logo{}
\useoutertheme{}
\setbeamertemplate{footline}{}
\setbeamertemplate{background}{
\begin{tikzpicture}[at=(current page.south east)]
\shadedraw[shading=axis,
left color=left,
right color=right,
shading angle=135,
middle color=right,
vertical custom shading=35
]
(0,0) rectangle (\paperwidth,\paperheight);
\end{tikzpicture}
}
\begin{frame}
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As an added bonus, the sidebar should also be disabled for the \AtBeginSection{}-frame, but that might be for another question.
MWE:
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A: With the help of this thread, i tried to redefine the beamertemplate to disable the \logo-region altogether.
kpsewhich beamerouterthemesidebar.sty yielded the location to where the stylefile is stored on disk. After that one can check for the place, the logo is defined, which in this case looked like this:
\defbeamertemplate*{headline}{sidebar theme}
{%
\begin{beamercolorbox}[wd=\paperwidth]{frametitle}
\ifx\beamer@sidebarside\beamer@lefttext%
\else%
\hfill%
\fi%
\ifdim\beamer@sidebarwidth>0pt%
\usebeamercolor[bg]{logo}%
\vrule width\beamer@sidebarwidth height \beamer@headheight%
\hskip-\beamer@sidebarwidth%
\hbox to \beamer@sidebarwidth{\hss\vbox to
\beamer@headheight{\vss\hbox{\color{fg}\insertlogo}\vss}\hss}%
\else%
\vrule width0pt height \beamer@headheight%
\fi%
\end{beamercolorbox}
}
Then i included
\defbeamertemplate{headline}{dummy}{}
\setbeamertemplate{headline}[dummy]
in the preamble of my document. This removed the logo throughout, which was sufficient for me.
The differences are in comparison to the album versions and other demos.
At 0:53 and 1:41 Axl sings, "Well you're gonna gonna move to the city"
The last four songs were omitted from the bootlegs that ended up in circulation. Since the demo session was so long, it's possible that they just didn't fit onto the tapes they were copied onto. The other "Move to the City" demo hasn't surfaced either for whatever reason.In recent years, there has been a marked proliferation in the literature on economic approaches to ecosystem management, which has created a subsequent need for real understanding of the scope and the limits of the economic approaches to ecosystems and biodiversity. Within this Handbook, carefully commissioned original contributions from acknowledged experts in the field address the new concepts and their applications, identify knowledge gaps and provide authoritative recommendations.
Biodiversity is defined as the variety within the living world, and describes the relationships between the species, within ecosystems and beyond. The relationships between the species are often very important to the construction of the habitat's biodiversity. According to the predominant opinion in both economics and ecology, damage to a certain species in the habitat could negatively affect the harmony of the habitat and of the species that depend on it. As Berlow et al. (1999) state, 'understanding how the strengths of species interactions are distributed among species is critical for developing predictive models of natural food webs as well as for developing management and conservation strategies' (p. 2206). Financial resources for biodiversity conservation programs are not sufficient to protect all habitats and species. This situation requires choosing conservation priorities in order to support the most species at the least cost. Moran et al. (1996, 1997) note that no single correct method exists for establishing biodiversity conservation priorities at any level of organization. Nevertheless, the question of how to determine priorities for maintaining or increasing biodiversity under a limited budget constraint has concerned environmental economists since the seminal work by Weitzman (1998). He developed 'a more-or-less consistent conceptual framework and a more-or-less usable measure on the value of diversity that can tell us how to trade off one form of diversity against the other' (Weitzman, 1995, p. 21).The difference is that the characters in Casablanca have to make difficult choices, those in the Lord of the Rings just have difficult experiences. The only character growth in LotR comes from drinking Ent draughts.
i think a lot of people would disagree with you.
But moreover: no choice is really difficult( in the character growth sense) in an RPG, so it's less relevant. Except in rare cases (like one PC being responsible for another's death) growth is a choice as is deciding a decision is difficult.
The book "Hamlet's Hitpoints" by Robin Law actually dissects the movie very nicely from a gaming point of view (along with Hamlet and Dr. No). The emphasis is both on the procedural plot elements and the dramatic/emotional ones. It's a good read.
Yeah, that's total nonsense. Frodo doesn't change from the beginning to the end of the novel? Merry? Pippin? Aragorn undergoes no change at all? Theoden? Faramir?
Your claim has no basis in fact.
Good article, by the way. Found it thanks to Jeffro of Castalia House's sensor sweep.
I realized years ago that my game-world is Frontera, Texas.If you've been following along from my first blog, you'll know that we keep honey bees on our property and take care of them with my dad (who is the real expert). We started about two years ago and grew from 2 hives to 3 hives and hopefully 4 come spring. It has been the most terrific experience, a decent amount of work, and yes it is expensive at first, but worth it.
Though we only have three hives, they produced a glorious amount of honey this year, and we're beyond thrilled.
I quickly put something together to sell our backyard honey. My sole purpose in selling our honey is to support our honey bees – we hope to expand into a fourth hive this spring, so anything we sell goes right back into saving our bees, and supporting an endangered species, something we are very passionate about.
We also give back a portion of our proceeds to Vets for Beekeeping, which is part of a program that my dad (who is a retired vet) was educated in beekeeping through.
Our honey is 100% pure, local and raw wildflower honey – no mixing, no diluting and absolutely no heating.
Here's the link : shoppollen.com and no, you do not have to have an etsy account to purchase.I'm trying very hard to keep updating the blog but it's proving a bit difficult these days between working all the time and it getting dark early and stuff. So I am going to take advantage of my home in the blogosphere to punt some of my shelter dogs around in between sporadic posts. Please feel free to share with anyone you think might be interested!
November 1st's dog is Jersey.
Likes: Pantlegs and feet! Ferocious sounding games of tug. Pouncing on stuffie toys in fits of gleeful abandon. Wiggling. Sitting for cookies. Eating. Clicker training!
Ideal home: With adults or older children only since he is a mouthy guy with a strong mouth; active folks who like keeping a dog busy with fun and interesting things! A blank slate, Jersey is a sponge waiting to soak up whatever you have to teach him. He's a perfect age to start obedience or agility foundation classes. He's got the energy of a border collie and the wiggly happiness of a pitbull – a wonderful combination for anyone who wants to go on a marathon hike with their dog, and then snuggle up with him on the sofa.
Available at: The Surrey Animal Resource Center in Surrey, BC, Canada. Email us at [email protected] for more information!
I can't imagine a dog more perfectly designed for me. Pitbull x border collie? *swoon* Alas, I have too many canines in my pack and I live 3000+ miles away, so I don't think it's going to work out. I hope he finds a terrific home soon!
I'm going to want to adopt every.single.one, even though I can't get another. But I will pass this one on to a friend who recently had her old BC put down, has a female pit, and is looking for a second dog. How hard is it to get a dog from there to central Oregon?
I think it's perfectly fine that you let your job bleed into this blog. At least until agility season starts again. Or the daylight comes back. I have four people looking for dogs… all have different requirements. In fact Jersey's info was already sent to one family here.April 22, 2013 by Woolly Muses
Each year, as April 25 nears, Australian, and I suspect NewZealand, media of all varieties tend to fill their pages and radio waves reminding us about ANZAC (Australian and New Zealand Army Corps) Day.
On this day in many countries, all Australians remember those who fought and fell to preserve the freedom of our country in all wars, but particularly World Wars I and 2. We often hear of many heroic stories of valour, of lives saved and lost, but we seldom hear of regular soldiers who have served and returned home to their 'normal' lives.
My grandfathers were two such men who fought in World War 1. Both my grandfathers returned from The Great War, however, my maternal grandfather (Nathan) was minus a leg and my paternal grandfather (Bill) had seen repatriation in London after he became a victim of chemical warfare – mustard gas.
When ANZAC forces landed at Gallipoli on April 25, 1915, Grandfather Nat was there. Unfortunately he was not a great writer and I do not have any of his diaries. When World War was declared for the second time on September 3rd, 1939, he sat on the local Post Office steps and cried. Less than a year later, at only forty-six years of age, he passed away in August 1940. Well before I was even I was even a twinkle in my father's eye.
Grandfather Bill, Dad's father, at sixty-four years of age, died about a week after this photo was taken in 1952. It would appear that Bill was happier about being the subject of the photograph than his eldest grandson.
For several years of service on the Western Front, as a gunner, Bill was awarded a Distinguished Conduct Medal (DCM) for an act of bravery under enemy fire, at Courcelette, in France.
On August 5th, 1914, Bill became part of history while serving on with gun crew which fired the first Australian (and many sources believe the first allied) shot, from Fort Nepean at the mouth of Port Philip Bay. Within minutes of receiving news that War had been declared shots were fired across the bow of the German ship the "Phalz" as it attempted to escape from Port Phillip Bay. After being fired upon the captain turned the vessel turned around and sailed back to the Portsea where the crew was arrested.
Both my grandfathers died at what we now would call a young age. Was this partly due to their involvement in World War 1? How many other families have seen family members pass on at an early age leaving a partner to fend for themselves for many more years. Yes, I did get to know both my grandmothers!
My son is going to the Dawn Service this year. I would love to join him but it may have to wait a year.
I would love to have known my grandfathers, but I have only the memories which have been handed down to me. They may be gone but they are not forgotten.
ANZAC DAY, 2013
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Nepean
Although I have an enlarged copy of this photograph, I did source this one from the Wikipedia website.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:BL_6_inch_MK_VII_gun_5_August_1914_Fort_Nepean.jpeg
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Alopecia areata is a condition that causes areas of baldness in areas throughout the scalp. While this condition can be temporary it is very frustrating for those who have it. About four percent of the population has alopecia areata. While it can effect both men and women of all ethnic groups it is most likely to occur between the ages of twenty and fifty.
Many lifestyle habits affect your hair from your diet to your hobbies. Spending time outside in the sun is one of those things that will have an affect on your mane. During the summer months we enjoy the outdoors, we soak up the sun and feel the warmth we long for during the long winter months. All of that sun exposure can cause damage to our hair and our scalp if we do not take steps to protect it.
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Part of the rational cited in this article and elsewhere is that stocks appear to be the only game in town. At one level it's hard to argue. Bonds appear to have run their course and with interest rates at record low levels there is seemingly nowhere for bond prices to go but down.
Alternatives, the new darling of the mutual fund industry have merit, but it is hard for most individual investors (and for many advisors) to separate the wheat from the chafe here.
But a 68 year old retiree with 80% of his retirement investments in stocks is this really a good idea?
I'm not advocating that anyone sell everything and go to cash or even that stocks aren't a good place for a portion of your money. What I am saying is that with the markets where they are investors need to be conscious of risk and at the very least invest in a fashion that is appropriate for their situation.
With the stock market flirting with all-time highs and in year six of a torrid Bull Market I'm guessing things are a bit riskier than they were on March 9, 2009 when the S&P 500 bottomed out.
Let's say an investor had a $500,000 portfolio with 80% in stocks and the rest in cash. If stocks were to drop 57% as the S&P 500 did from October 9, 2007 through March 9, 2009 this would reduce the size of his portfolio to 272,000.
Not devastating if this investor is 45 years old with 15-20 years until retirement. However if this investor is 68 and counting on this money to fund his retirement this could be a total game changer. Let's further assume this occurred just as this investor was starting retirement.
Using the classic 4% annual rule of thumb for retirement withdrawals (for discussion only retirees should not rely on this or any rule of thumb), this investor could have reasonably withdrawn $20,000 annually from his nest egg prior to this market decline. After the 57% loss on the equity portion this amount would have declined to $10,880 a drop of 45.6%.
Assuming this retiree had other sources of income such as Social Security and perhaps a pension the damage is somewhat mitigated. Still this type of loss in a retiree's portfolio would be a disaster that could have been partially avoided.
Am I saying that the stock market will suffer another 57% decline? While my crystal ball hasn't been working well of late I'm guessing (hoping) this isn't in the cards, but then again after the S&P 500 suffered a 49% drop from May 24, 2000 through October 9, 2002 many folks (myself included) felt like another market decline of this magnitude wasn't going to happen anytime soon.
I agree with those who say investing in bonds will likely not result in gains over the next few years. But given their low correlation to stocks and relatively lower volatility than stocks, bonds (or bond mutual funds) can still be a key diversifying tool in building a portfolio.
When I read an article like the Wall Street Journal piece referenced above or hear "experts" advocating the same thing on the cable financial news shows I just have to wonder if investor's memories are really this short.
Individual investors are historically notorious for their bad market timing. Is this another case of bad timing fueled by greed and a short memory? Are you willing to bet your retirement that the markets will keep going up? Or perhaps you think that you might be able to get out before the big market correction.
Perhaps you should consider doing some financial planning to include an appropriate investment allocation for your stage of life and your real risk tolerance.
It seems like every time we hit new highs in the stock market, the pundits tell us that somehow it's different this time. In 1999 we didn't need to worry that many of the high-flying tech stocks had no balance sheet or even a viable business plan behind the company. We all remember how that turned out.
In 2007 Wall Street couldn't securitize questionable mortgages fast enough. Mortgages and real estate were very secure investments. Again we recall how that turned out.
This year the markets are again reaching record highs. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 stand at record levels as I write this. No worries say the experts. Valuations are reasonable and this isn't a bubble (translation, it's different this time). We don't know how this will turn out, but hopefully those of you with any degree of common sense will recall and apply the lessons of the past 15 years.
Day after day there are guests on CNBC and similar programs touting stocks. The chief investment strategist of a major financial services firm recently dismissed any talk of a bubble in stocks at least in the near term.
These folks may be right; perhaps this almost five year old bull market still has a way to go. But somewhere in the back of my mind I also have to wonder if they aren't touting stocks because it is in the financial interests of their firms (and perhaps their annual bonuses) for investors to keep investing in stocks.
So what should investors do in this stock market environment?
Step back and review your financial plan. Where do the recent gains in the stock market put you relative to your goals?
Does your portfolio need to be rebalanced back to your intended allocations to stocks, bonds, cash, etc.?
Review your asset allocation. Is it still appropriate for your situation?
Review the holdings in your portfolio. In the case of mutual funds and ETFs, how do they compare to their peer groups (for example if you hold a large cap growth fund compare it against other large cap growth funds)? Would you buy these holdings today for your portfolio?
Ignore the market hype from the media and from financial services ads.
If you don't have a financial plan in place this is a great time to get this done.
Remember the lessons learned from the market downturns of 2000-2002 and 2008-2009. While your portfolio will likely sustain losses in a major market downturn or even a more moderate and normal sell-off, diversification helps. Diversified portfolios fared far better than those that were overweight in equities during the decade 2000-2009. Portfolios with a diversified equity allocation generally fared better than those heavily weighted to just large cap domestic stocks that use the S&P 500 as a benchmark.
Of note, bonds have been a great diversifier in the past, especially over the past 30 years with the steady decline in interest rates. With rates at historically low levels at the very least investors may need to rethink how they use bonds and what types of fixed income products to use in their portfolios.
My point is not to imply that a market correction is imminent or that investors should abandon stocks. Rather the higher the markets go, the greater the risk of a stock market correction. Make sure your portfolio is properly allocated in line with your financial goals and your tolerance for risk. Many of the investors who suffered devastating losses in 2008-2009 were over allocated to stocks. Tragically many couldn't stomach the losses and sold out near the bottom, booking losses and in many cases missing out on the current market gains.
Revisit your financial plan and rebalance your portfolio as needed. Most of all use your good common sense. It's not different this time regardless of what the experts may say.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average has hit something like 30 new highs this year alone, the S&P 500 is near record levels as well. Twitter just went public and Obama Care will go into full swing in 2014. What does any of this mean to you as a 401(k) investor? Here are five 401(k) investing tips for this or any market environment.
If you've let your holdings run it's quite likely that your account is over allocated to equities given the strong showing the stock market has made so far in 2013. This would be a good time to look to rebalance your account back to the original allocations that you had intended. Paring back on stock funds might seem counterintuitive, but essentially you are taking some of your gains off of the table in order to keep the risk associated with your overall portfolio in line.
If you are just starting out in the workforce, it's likely that your 401(k) is your lone investment vehicle. By the time you get to your 30s or 40s and beyond it's likely that you've switched jobs several times and have left a number of old 401(k) accounts or IRAs in your wake. If you are married and both working multiply this financial clutter by two.
Consider consolidating your old 401(k) accounts either in a rollover IRA or into your current employer's 401(k). Looking after a number of scattered accounts is counterproductive and makes viewing all of your investment holdings as a consolidated portfolio that much harder.
While we are on the subject, ALWAYS view your 401(k) account as a part of an overall consolidated portfolio. I create a spreadsheet for each client to do just that, with all of the technology available today this is not difficult, but it may take just a bit of time to lay things out the first time you do it.
The reason for this approach is so that you view your overall asset allocation and the diversification of your portfolio across all investment and retirement accounts. Are you taking too much risk or not enough? Do you own the same fund in three accounts all in different share classes?
This is the time of year where many companies have their employees go through Open Enrollment for their employee benefits. While you are thinking in terms of benefits this is a good time to boost your salary deferral to ensure that you are contributing the maximum to the plan. If you can afford it and are not on track to max out for 2013 ($17,500 and $23,500 if you are 50 or over) arrange to have more withheld for the rest of this year and figure out what percentage to apply to your first check in 2014. How you invest your 401(k) is important, but studies have shown that the amount you save for retirement is the biggest single factor in determining the size of your nest egg.
One of the Target Date Funds offered by your plan might be the right choice for you. This may be the fund with the target date closest to your anticipated retirement date or some other fund in the series. It is important that you understand what is under the hood of the Target Date Funds and decide if this is the right approach for you. Note these funds change from time-to-time as witnessed by some recently announced changes that Fidelity will be making in its Freedom Funds.
Many plan sponsors are offering advice options ranging from online advice to one-on-one advice to managed accounts. Check out these options and any fees associated with them. If you work with a financial advisor make sure that they are providing you advice on how to allocate your 401(k) account along with the advice they provide on your other holdings. Some 401(k) participants are savvy investors, others are not. If you are in this latter camp, bite the bullet and hire the advice that you need. This is important, it's your retirement, and you only have one shot at it.
For better or worse the 401(k) and similar retirement plans are the main source of retirement savings for most of us. Make the most of your plan regardless of what is going on in the markets or the economy.
As I write this the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 stand in record territory. In fact yesterday the S&P finished above 1,700 for the first time ever. Bonds on the other hand have started to fizzle with virtually all bond categories suffering a loss during the second quarter.
If you watch CNBC or similar shows the bulk of the guests are encouraging investors to get into stocks even at these high levels. I'm not saying that new money invested in stocks will turn into losses, but I am saying that record market levels are not a reason to suddenly become euphoric about stocks.
As you review your statements look at your portfolio's current asset allocation to see if the gains in stocks have gotten you away from your target allocation. Certainly market highs are a good time to look at rebalancing your portfolio.
Additionally this might also be a good time to review your target allocation in the context of your financial planning goals. Have the gains in the stock market put you ahead of schedule in terms of reaching financial goals such as retirement and college funding? Perhaps it's time to take some risk off of the table and adjust your allocation to stocks a bit lower. In any event this is a great to review your financial plan if you have one or to get one in place if you don't.
Bonds and bond funds have operated in a favorable environment for the past 30 years. This changed in the second quarter, though things have recovered a bit in July. None the less at some point we will see interest rates rise. This is a good time to look at your bond and bond fund holdings with and eye towards perhaps shortening up on duration.
Mike Piper offers A Look Inside Vanguard's International Bond Funds at Oblivious Investor.
Ken Faulkenberry explains the difference between Geometric Average vs. Arithmetic Average For Investment Returns? at AAAMP Blog.
Morningstar's Christine Benz walks us through A Bucket Portfolio Stress Test.
Market Watch's Brett Arends comments on The return of 'Dow 36,000'.
Jon shares Stock Basics: The P/E Ratio at Novel Investor.
Please feel free to contact me at 847-506-9827 for a free 30-minute consultation to discuss your investing and financial planning questions. All services are offered on a fee-only basis, no financial product sales, no commissions.
Please check out our Mutual Fund Investing page for links to additional posts about mutual fund investing.Faverois (deutsch früher Faverach) ist eine französische Gemeinde im Département Territoire de Belfort in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
Geographie
Faverois liegt auf 380 m über dem Meer, drei Kilometer nordöstlich von Delle und etwa 18 Kilometer südöstlich der Stadt Belfort (Luftlinie). Das Dorf erstreckt sich leicht erhöht am nördlichen Talrand der Coeuvatte, im Übergangsbereich des Flachlands der Burgundischen Pforte zu den nördlichen Ausläufern des Juras, nahe der Grenze zur Schweiz.
Die Fläche des km² großen Gemeindegebiets umfasst einen Abschnitt der leicht gewellten Landschaft im Bereich der Burgundischen Pforte (Trouée de Belfort). Der südliche Teil des Gebietes wird in Ost-West-Richtung von der rund 500 m breiten Talniederung der Coeuvatte durchquert, welche für die Entwässerung zur Allaine sorgt. Flankiert wird das Tal im Süden vom Plateau von Saint-André (bis 405 m). Nach Norden erstreckt sich das Gemeindeareal in das Tälchen des Dorfbachs von Faverois und auf die angrenzenden Plateaus, die mit 406 m in der höchsten Erhebung der Gemeinde gipfeln. Dieses durchschnittlich auf 400 m liegende Plateau ist teils mit Acker- und Wiesland, teils mit Wald (insbesondere der Grand Bois) bedeckt. In Muldenlagen wie auch im Tal der Coeuvatte befinden sich zahlreiche Weiher, die für die Fischzucht angelegt wurden.
Nachbargemeinden von Faverois sind Boron im Norden, Florimont im Osten und Süden sowie Delle und Joncherey im Westen.
Geschichte
Während der Römerzeit durchquerte der wichtige Verkehrsweg von Epomanduodurum (Mandeure) nach Augusta Raurica das Gemeindegebiet. 728 schenkte Graf Eberhard von Elsass das westlich des Dorfbachs gelegene Gebiet dem Kloster Murbach, was die Grundlage für die spätere Teilung des Ortsgebietes bildete. Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wird Faverois im Jahr 1295. In der ersten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts gelangte das Dorf unter die Oberhoheit der Habsburger. Der westliche Teil gehörte nun zur Herrschaft Delle, der östliche zur Herrschaft Florimont.
Während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges wurde das Dorf von schwedischen Truppen geplündert und verwüstet. Zusammen mit dem Sundgau kam Faverois mit dem Westfälischen Frieden 1648 an die französische Krone. Seit 1793 gehörte Faverois zum Département Haut-Rhin, verblieb jedoch 1871 als Teil des Territoire de Belfort im Gegensatz zum restlichen Elsass bei Frankreich.
Sehenswürdigkeiten
Die Kirche Saint-Urs et Saint-Sébastien wurde 1727 errichtet und besitzt eine reiche Ausstattung (siehe: Liste der Monuments historiques in Faverois) im Stil der Erbauungszeit. Im Ortskern sind verschiedene Häuser aus dem 18. Jahrhundert erhalten.
Bevölkerung
Mit Einwohnern () gehört Faverois zu den kleinen Gemeinden des Département Territoire de Belfort. Nachdem die Einwohnerzahl in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts stets im Bereich zwischen 260 und 330 Personen gelegen hatte, wurde besonders von 1950 bis 1962 ein deutliches Bevölkerungswachstum verzeichnet. Nach einer längeren Zeit der Stagnation zeigt die Einwohnerzahl in den letzten Jahren wieder eine steigende Tendenz.
Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Faverois war bis weit ins 20. Jahrhundert hinein ein vorwiegend durch die Landwirtschaft (Ackerbau, Obstbau und Viehzucht), die Fischzucht und die Forstwirtschaft geprägtes Dorf. Daneben gibt es heute verschiedene Betriebe des lokalen Kleingewerbes, unter anderem in der mechanischen Industrie. Mittlerweile hat sich das Dorf zu einer Wohngemeinde gewandelt. Viele Erwerbstätige sind deshalb Wegpendler, die in Delle und in den Agglomerationen Belfort und Montbéliard ihrer Arbeit nachgehen.
Die Ortschaft ist verkehrstechnisch gut erschlossen. Sie liegt an der Hauptstraße D463, die von Delle nach Saint-Louis führt. Der nächste Anschluss an die Autobahn A36 befindet sich in einer Entfernung von ungefähr 17 Kilometern. Weitere Straßenverbindungen bestehen mit Delle und Suarce.
Literatur
Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X, S. 135–136.
Weblinks
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// May 7, 2018
Croatia´s World Heritage sites are culturally rich and numerous due to its historic relevance and great level of preservation. Some have been part of UNESCO for decades like Dubrovnik Old Town, Split's Diocletian's Palace and Plitvice Lakes.
We present some of the most famous Croatia´s World Heritage Sites.
Historical Complex of Split with the Palace of Diocletian
The Historical Complex of Split and Diocletian´s palace are archeological monuments dating back to the Roman times. The Roman Emperor Diocletian built the palace in the 3th century AD where he lived the last years of his life. In the 7th century the locals took up the palace walls where they built their homes and established the center of commerce. Today the palace is known as one of the most famous buildings on the Croatian coast and its ruins can be found throughout the city. The rest of the historical area is composed by Romanesque churches, medieval fortifications and palaces in Renaissance and Baroque style. The historic town of Split is nowadays filled with small cafés and restaurants and its Riva promenade is perfect for a walk by the beautiful harbor bay.
Old City of Dubrovnik
In 13th century it became an important Mediterranean sea power but throughout the history it was destructed on several ocations. In 1667 it was hit by the earthquake and in 1991 it was damaged by armed conflict. Nevertheless, the city managed to keep the architectural monuments almost intact and preserve its beautiful churches, monasteries and palaces. Its most famous attractions are the Old City Walls, Rector´s Palace, Dubrovnik Cathedral, the Franciscan monastery, etc. In 1979 it was inscribed into the UNESCO World Heritage list.
The Plitvice National Park is one of the oldest national parks in Croatia. It consists of sixteen lakes, connected by various waterfalls. It total, the area has 300 square kilometres. The colors of the lakes range from azure to green, grey or blue. The lakes are divided in Upper and Lower lakes. The Upper lakes are larger and were made on the dolomite rock. Because of its location, the park is home of many natural phenomena and a rich biodiversity. There can be found bears, wolves and many bird species in the forest surrounding the lakes. There are several routes around the lake system and diferent hiking trails.
Episcopal Complex of the Euphrasian Basilica in the Historic Centre of Poreč
The Complex covers the basilica, the atrium, the baptistery and the episcopal palace, all examples of religious architecture.
The Basilica is also know as the Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of Mary and is an example of Byzantine architecture. It was built in the 6th century based on part of the former church, built in 4th century. The windows are built in Gothic style and replace the old ones which were destroyed in an earthquake in the 15th century. One of the most interesting features of the basilica are its mosaics, representing the Christ with Apostles and the Annunciation and the Visitation, among others.
Historic City of Trogir
Trogir is an examle of a medieval town with Romanesque churches and Renaissance and Baroque buildings. In 1997 it was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites. Its many palaces, churches and towers are a mixture of Greek, Roman and Venetian influences. Trogir´s street plan dates to the Hellenistic period. Some of its most important buildings are the city gate and the city walls, the Duke´s Palace, the Cathedral, the Fortress Kamerlengo, etc.
The Cathedral of St James in Šibenik
The Cathedral of St. James is one of the most important architectural monuments in Croatia, joined to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2000. It is known as the world´s largest church built completely out of stone which was quarried from the island of Brač, Korčula, Rab and Krk. Three architects worked on the construction of the cathedral: Francesco di Giacomo, Georgius Mathei Dalamticus and Niccolò di Giovanni Fiorentino and together they combined the influences of the cultures of Northern Italy, Dalmatia and Tuscany in Gothic and Renaissance art.
Stari Grad Plain on the Adriatic island of Hvar
The Stari grad Plan is a cultural landscape. Its principal agricultural activity has remained the same since the ancient Greek colonists (olives and grapes). It was set in 4th century BC. Today the plain is still in its original form, including the stone walls, stone shelters and water collection system. The plain is a natural reserve and an example of the ancient Greek argicultural system.
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// July 12, 2018
Top 5 summer destinations in CroatiaQ: report viewer web part in sharepoint (not the report viewer control) size issue I am using SSRS in sharepoint integrated mode. When I view my reports using report viewer webpart, I often get scrollbars and it looks terrible. I couldn't find a solution for that other than sizing the report viewer webpart but as time goes on my report will grow and I do not want to do this again and again.
Any ideas how to autosize this..etc?
Thanks,
A: Add a Content editor webpart to the page and use the following jQuery-code:
I uploaded jQuery to the layuots-folder of Sharepoint. Set the Reportviewer webpart to async rendering. The height and width in the code are set to a value that is big enough, so that nothing of my reports is hidden.
A: Is this problem browser-specific?
I know with the the Report Viewer control, I had to write some JavaScript to resize the control. Perhaps a similar approach would work here. You can load any scripts or style sheet files to the _layouts folder in the SharePoint site.
A: I had the same issue time ago. Maybe is too late but here is the solution:
you must locate this script on the page head. In this example, the script hidde the scrollbars to all user controls called 'uc[SOMETHING]'.
This is the title Ernest Hemingway gave to the memoirs of the time he spent in our lands, first as a soldier and then as a writer. Our vineyards lie on the same banks where the river flows placidly through smooth pebbles and silver poplars. Deep in nature, these places have been the site of great battles, while also providing a homeland and image of peace to many. Many have returned to these places after wandering lives. Here the pages of the great Twentieth-century writers, from Ernest Hemingway to Goffredo Parise, still resonate.Peripeduncular Nucleus
The only regions projecting to the lateral thalamus appeared to be the thalamic reticular nucleus (RTh) and the dorsal peripeduncular nucleus (PpD).
in NeuroReport, the authors postulate that the peripeduncular nucleus might be of previously unexpected clinical relevance..
The analysis of the posterior thalamus revealed that about 50% of CGRP-containing neurons projected to the AStr, the projections originating in the medial part of the medial geniculate body, posterior intralaminar nucleus, parvicellular subparafascicular nucleus, and peripeduncular nucleus.
Our findings indicate that the magnocellular medial preoptic nucleus receives 1) chemosensory input from areas in the main and accessory olfactory pathways including the posterior medial bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, anterior medial, anterior cortical and posterior cortical nuclei of the amygdala; 2) input from steroid responsive structures such as the posterior medial nucleus of the amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, lateral septum, anteroventral periventricular nucleus, medial preoptic nucleus, ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus and arcuate nucleus; 3) input from structures in the brainstem such as the subparafascicular thalamic nucleus, peripeduncular nucleus and the premamillary nucleus in the hypothalamus that carry sensory information from the genitalia.
Following selective injections of Fluoro-Gold in the Am, retrogradely labeled neurons were observed in parasubthalamic nucleus, peripeduncular nucleus, periaqueductal gray, dopaminergic nuclear complex (substantia nigra pars lateralis and pars compacta, paranigral, parabrachial pigmented and interfascicular nuclei, rostral and caudal linear nuclei, retrorubral area), deep mesencephalic nucleus, serotoninergic structures (dorsal, median and pontine raphe nuclei), laterodorsal and pedunculopontine tegmental nuclei (Ch6 and Ch5 groups), parabrachial nuclear complex, locus coeruleus, nucleus incertus, ventrolateral pontine tegmentum (A5 group), dorsomedial medulla (nucleus of the solitary tract, A2 group), ventrolateral medulla (A1/C1 group), and pars caudalis of the spinal trigeminal nucleus.
Significantly greater magnitude of blood oxygenation level-dependent signal changes were found during early follicular compared with midcycle timing in central amygdala, paraventricular and ventromedial hypothalamic nuclei, hippocampus, orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), anterior cingulate gyrus (aCING), and peripeduncular nucleus of the brainstem, a network of regions implicated in the stress response.
The PL was considered to be composed of: the MGm, the posterior intralaminar nucleus (PIN), the peripeduncular nucleus (PP) and the nucleus subparafascicularis lateralis (SPFL).
The parvocellular subparafascicular thalamic nucleus (SPFp) is located in the posterior thalamus, consists of horizontally oriented cells, and extends from rostromedial to caudolateral, fusing with the posterior intralaminar nucleus and the peripeduncular nucleus.
A significantly higher 2-deoxyglucose uptake in the vocalizers than the non-vocalizers was found in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, supplementary and pre-supplementary motor area, anterior and posterior cingulate cortex, primary motor cortex, claustrum, centrum medianum, perifornical hypothalamus, periaqueductal grey, intercollicular region, dorsal mesencephalic reticular formation, peripeduncular nucleus, substantia nigra, nucl.
We also observed densely packed groups of fluorescent neurones in the peripeduncular nucleus and numerous labelled neurones in the nucleus of the brachium of the IC.
In rats, ErbB4 expression was observed in the habenular nuclei, the paraventricular nucleus, intermediodorsal nucleus, the central medial thalamic nucleus, the posterior nucleus, the parafascicular nucleus, the subparafascicular nucleus, the suprageniculate nucleus, the posterior limitans nucleus, the medial part of the medial geniculate nucleus, the peripeduncular nucleus, the posterior intralaminar nucleus, the lateral subparafascicular nucleus, the lateral posterior nucleus, and all ventral thalamic nuclei.
the suprageniculate nucleus (SG), the posterior intralaminar nucleus (PIN), the medial division of the medial geniculate nucleus (MGm), and the peripeduncular nucleus (PP), are regarded as important extralemniscal relay nuclei for sensory stimuli and as an important link for the direct transmission of sensory stimuli to the amygdala.
These nuclei, which include the suprageniculate nucleus (SG), the posterior intralaminar nucleus (PIN), the peripeduncular nucleus (PP) and the medial division of the medial geniculate body (MGm), project to both cortex and amygdala, but target areas and the extent of the projection of individual nuclei are not known yet.
In the brainstem, OFQ was prominent in the ventral tegmental area, substantia nigra, nucleus of the posterior commissure, central gray, nucleus of Darkschewitsch, peripeduncular nucleus, interpeduncular nucleus, tegmental nuclei, locus coeruleus, raphe complex, lateral parabrachial nucleus, inferior olivary complex, vestibular nuclear complex, prepositus hypoglossus, solitary nucleus, nucleus ambiguous, caudal spinal trigeminal nucleus, and reticular formation.
In order to investigate the role of the peripeduncular nucleus (PP) in the control of lordosis in female rats, activation of neurons after mounts without intromission was investigated by means of FOS immunoreactivity (FOS-IR). This limited stimulation produced FOS-IR in the ventrolateral division of the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus (VMHVL), in the lateral periaqueductal grey (LPAG), in the peripeduncular nucleus (PP), and in the posterior intralaminar thalamic nucleus (PIL).
the suprageniculate nucleus, the medial division of the medial geniculate nucleus, the posterior intralaminar nucleus and the peripeduncular nucleus) which relay sensory information to the amygdala are thought to receive convergent input from multiple sites. Injections of Miniruby into the suprageniculate nucleus labelled predominantly neurons in the stratum opticum of the superior colliculus, whereas injections into the medial division of the medial geniculate body, the posterior intralaminar nucleus and the peripeduncular nucleus labelled predominantly neurons in the deep layers of the superior colliculus. More ventrally located injections, focused onto the posterior intralaminar and peripeduncular nucleus, almost exclusively labelled neurons in layer 1 of the external nucleus and the dorsal part of the dorsal nucleus.
the suprageniculate nucleus, the medial division of the medial geniculate body, the posterior intralaminar nucleus, and the peripeduncular nucleus.
Audiogenic seizures caused a marked induction of c-fos messenger RNA (mRNA) in septal nucleus, bed nucleus of stria terminalis, amygdaloid nuclei, peripeduncular nucleus, and inferior colliculus, which was almost completely blocked by the pretreatment with MK-801.
Heretofore unrecognized projections were traced to the parafascicular and reuniens thalamic nuclei, and the peripeduncular nucleus.
Thalamic projections from Te2 targeted the lateral posterior nucleus, the dorsal part of the dorsal subnucleus of the medial geniculate complex, and the peripeduncular nucleus.
The prefrontopontine terminations were located preferentially in the paramedian nucleus and in the medial parts of the peripeduncular nucleus, but each cortical area appeared to have a unique complement of pontine nuclei with which it is connected.
Androgen receptor-immunoreactive regions included the medial preoptic area and other forebrain areas previously identified as containing androgen receptors, the dorsal and ventral periaqueductal gray, and a midbrain region that included the lateral part of the central tegmental field, part of the caudal zona incerta, the subparafascicular nucleus of the thalamus and the peripeduncular nucleus.
They are (from rostral to caudal) 1) lateral/ ventrolateral regions of the diencephalo-mesopontine periaqueductal gray (PAG); 2) the peripeduncular nucleus; 3) discrete nuclei of pontomesencephalic central gray (dorsal raphe nucleus, laterodorsal tegmental nucleus, and Barrington's nucleus); 4) the longitudinal extent of the central core of the mesencephalic through meduallary reticular formation (RF); 5) the ventromedial medulla (nucleus gigantocellularis pars alpha, nucleus raphe magnus, and nucleus raphe pallidus); 6) the ventrolateral medulla (nucleus reticularis parvocellularis and the rostral ventrolateral medullary region); and 7) the inferior olivary nucleus.
The significant induction of c-fos mRNA by audiogenic seizures is prominent in several brain areas including central gray, peripeduncular nucleus, inferior colliculus, septal nucleus, bed nucleus of stria terminalis, and dorsomedial hypothalamus.
In the auditory thalamus, FLI was found mainly in the peripeduncular nucleus, the dorsal and medial divisions of the medial geniculate body, whereas its ventral division was virtually devoid of immunoreactive neurons.
Pathways arising from the substantia nigra/ventral tegmental area, the dorsal raphe, the lateral mammillary nucleus, the supramammillary nucleus, the triangular septal and septo-fimbrial nuclei, several thalamic nuclei, the parabrachial nucleus, the peripeduncular nucleus, the medial amygdala contain at least some calretinin.
Kindled seizure generalization from the inferior collicular cortex produced a global increase in 2-DG accumulation, while relative 2-DG increases were found in the inferior collicular cortex, dorsal lateral lemniscus, dorsal central gray, peripeduncular nucleus, medial geniculate nucleus, substantia nigra, entopeduncular nucleus, ventroposterior and centromedian thalamus and tenia tectum, as well as the perirhinal, somatosensory and frontal cortices. Kindled seizure generalization also increased c-fos-like immunoreactivity (FLI) in the inferior collicular cortex, cuneiform nucleus, dorsal lateral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus, peripeduncular nucleus, caudal central gray, dentate gyrus of the hippocampus, rhinal fissure area of the perirhinal cortex and the frontal cortex. Microinjections of procaine into the amygdala, perirhinal cortex, entopeduncular nucleus, substantia nigra, peripeduncular nucleus, dorsal central gray, and pontine reticular nucleus all prevented generalized seizure behaviors, but had no effect on the wild running seizures.
Confocal microscopy of rat brain sections double-labelled with anti-mu opioid receptor and anti-GIRK1 antibodies revealed colocalization of GIRK1 and mu opioid receptor immunoreactivities in somata of subpopulations of neurons in the cerebral cortex, anterior olfactory nucleus, nucleus accumbens, globus pallidus, substantia nigra, peripeduncular nucleus, hippocampal formation, diagonal band, thalamus, locus coeruleus, dorsal raphe, red nucleus, nucleus of the trapezoid body, reticular nucleus, vestibular nucleus, inferior colliculus and the mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus.
Immunoreactive structures were also found in the nuclei of the central grey, the peripeduncular nucleus and substantia nigra pars lateralis, the geniculate nucleus and in the superior and inferior colliculi.
At the thalamic level, FLI neurons were seen in the dorsal and medial divisions of the medial geniculate body as well as in the peripeduncular nucleus.
In the midbrain, label appeared in the Edinger-Westphal nucleus and peripeduncular nucleus on both sides.
Terminations in the pons were distributed in the dorsolateral and lateral nuclei, and the lateral part of the peripeduncular nucleus.
Extensive projections were also found to the peripeduncular nucleus.
Until now it is unknown whether the peripeduncular nucleus, which receives input from these structures according to anterograde tracing studies, plays a role in the funneling of orofacial dyskinesia to lower output stations. In the present study the connection of the subcommissural part of the globus pallidus and dorsal parts of the extended amygdala with the peripeduncular nucleus was investigated anatomically, using cholera toxin subunit B as a retrograde tracer, and functionally, using intracerebral injections of GABAergic compounds. The anatomical data show that the sub-commissural part of the globus pallidus and dorsal parts of the extended amygdala were marked by cholera toxin sub-unit B-immunoreactive cells following injections of this retrograde tracer into the peripeduncular nucleus. Thus, it could be confirmed that the peripeduncular nucleus receives input from the sub-commissural part of the globus pallidus and dorsal parts of the extended amygdala. Still, the orofacial dyskinesia elicited by local injections of the GABA antagonist picrotoxin (500 ng/0.5 microliters) into the sub-commissural part of the globus pallidus and dorsal extended amygdala was only in part attenuated by local injections of the GABA agonist muscimol (100 ng/l microliters) into the peripeduncular nucleus. Furthermore, tongue protrusions, but no additional oral movements, were elicited by picrotoxin injections (375-500 ng) into the peripeduncular nucleus..
The Pf-sPf complex projects to the hypothalamus, the substantia innominata, the peripeduncular nucleus, and the amygdala.
Other portions of this stream form the parvocellular subparafascicular nucleus and the peripeduncular nucleus.
Of the subcortical afferents, the claustrum and the midbrain peripeduncular nucleus contained the greatest number of D-[ 3H]-aspartate labeled cells.
The electrical stimulation also identified a number of regions that would support electrically dependent seizure behaviors: the cuneiform nucleus, the ventrolateral inferior colliculus, portions of the dorsal central gray, and the peripeduncular nucleus.
Injections of fluoro-gold into the amygdala and amygdalostriatal transition area followed by immunohistochemistry for CGRP revealed double-labeled neurons in the subparafascicular, lateral subparafascicular, and posterior intralaminar nuclei of the thalamus and peripeduncular nucleus.
Following injections of isotope into the multimodal areas (TPO and PGa) in the upper bank of the STS, intense aggregations of label were observed in the extreme dorsolateral, dorsolateral, and lateral nuclei of the pons, and modest amounts of label were seen in the peripeduncular nucleus.
The posterior hypothalamus, in particular the lateral hypothalamic area, receives substantial afferent projections from: substantia nigra, peripeduncular nucleus, ventral tegmental area, periaqueductal grey, mesencephalic reticular formation, peribrachial region including the locus coeruleus complex, rostral raphe nuclei and the rostral part of the nucleus magnus.
Differences in the distribution of calcitonin gene-related peptide mRNA between the rat and guinea-pig included a higher proportion of rat dorsal root ganglion neurons containing calcitonin gene-related peptide mRNA and the localization of calcitonin gene-related peptide mRNA to motoneurons of the ambiguus motor nucleus, parabrachial and peripeduncular nucleus of the rat but not the guinea-pig.
Smaller and sparser collections of stained cell bodies could be found in the ventromedial hypothalamus, the posterior pretectal nucleus, the nucleus of the posterior commissure, the peripeduncular nucleus, the periaqueductal central gray, the contralateral anterior pretectal nucleus, and the locus coeruleus.
No terminal labeling was found in the caudal linear nucleus, interfascicular nucleus, peripeduncular nucleus, rostral linear nucleus of the raphe, substantia nigra pars lateralis and the substantia nigra pars reticulata.
Calcitonin gene-related peptide-like immunoreactivity was first detected in the fibers of the nucleus of spinal tract trigeminal nerve on gestational day 18, and thereafter appeared gradually in various brain stem areas such as in the fibers of the solitary tract, gracile nucleus, cuneate nucleus, inferior colliculus, superior colliculus, medial geniculate nucleus and in the neurons of the hypoglossal nucleus, facial nucleus, superior olive, parabrachial area, superior colliculus and peripeduncular nucleus. In colchicine-untreated animals, the immunoreactive fibers increased in number and reached adult level by postnatal day 14, whereas the number of cells reached a maximum between postnatal days 2 and 6 and then decreased in number and immunoreactivity or disappeared, except in some areas such as the superior olive and peripeduncular nucleus, which showed the same immunoreactivity as for adult animals.
A sector of labeled neuron somata lies contiguous to each of these axon terminal zones, the largest of which is a thalamic nucleus containing cells of distinctive dendritic architecture extending from the periaqueductal gray across the posterior group nuclei to the peripeduncular nucleus, forming a linear array at the mesodiencephalic junction.
Using a combination of injection cannula and recording electrode, the effect of 1 microliter of 3 mM verapamil upon the multiunit responses evoked in the peripeduncular nucleus (PPN) by electric stimuli applied to the pudendal nerves in urethane anesthetized proestrous female rats was studied in 9 experiments.
The suckling stimulus appears to be important for activating these neural systems by way of the peripeduncular nucleus..
For example, tangles were found in the nucleus paranigralis, peripeduncular nucleus, medial parabrachial nucleus and several midline thalamic nuclei.
DYN B cell bodies were present in nonpyramidal cells of neo- and allocortices, medium-sized cells of the caudate-putamen, nucleus accumbens, lateral part of the central nucleus of the amygdala, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, preoptic area, and in sectors of nearly every hypothalamic nucleus and area, medial pretectal area, and nucleus of the optic tract, periaqueductal gray, raphe nuclei, cuneiform nucleus, sagulum, retrorubral nucleus, peripeduncular nucleus, lateral terminal nucleus, pedunculopontine nucleus, mesencephalic trigeminal nucleus, parabigeminal nucleus, dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus, lateral superior olivary nucleus, superior paraolivary nucleus, medial superior olivary nucleus, ventral nucleus of the trapezoid body, lateral dorsal tegmental nucleus, accessory trigeminal nucleus, solitary nucleus, nucleus ambiguus, paratrigeminal nucleus, area postrema, lateral reticular nucleus, and ventrolateral region of the reticular formation.
Other brainstem regions that appear to provide modest inputs include the ventral tegmental area, central tegmental field, periaqueductal gray, pedunculopontine nucleus, and the peripeduncular nucleus.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 400 WORDS).
In order to test the hypothesis that peripeduncular nucleus (PPN) cells are essential for normal sexual behavior, synaptic blockade in the chronically implanted awake animal was attempted by means of the local injection of pentobarbital (PB) at a concentration which may interfere with synaptic transmission without affecting conduction in fibers.
Based on the latter information, 22 mM pentobarbital was applied to different parts of the peripeduncular-hypothalamic pathways responsible for the conduction and generation of potentials evoked in the ventromedial nucleus (VMN) by stimuli applied to the peripeduncular nucleus (PPN), to determine whether participation of the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis involves the transynaptic activation of neuron somas at these places or the operation of passing fibers only.
In addition, we found reciprocal connections with septo-hypothalamic nucleus, amygdalo-hipocampal nucleus, subiculum, parafascicular thalamic nucleus, posterior thalamic nucleus at the caudo-ventral subdivision, median preoptic nucleus, lateral preoptic nucleus, anterior hypothalamic nucleus, periventricular area at the caudal hypothalamic level, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, posterior hypothalamic nucleus, dorsal and ventral premammillary nucleus, lateral mammillary nucleus, peripeduncular nucleus, periventricular gray, ventral tegmental area, interpeduncular nucleus, nucleus raphe pontis, nucleus raphe magnus, pedunculo-pontine tegmental nucleus, gigantocellular reticular nucleus and solitary tract nucleus.
It is suggested that the peripeduncular nucleus plays an important role in the neuroendocrine control of male and female copulatory behavior, as well as in the regulation of the milk ejection reflex..
A large number of labelled cells were seen around the superior cerebellar peduncle, in the caudal part of the periaqueductal grey and in the peripeduncular nucleus.
Single shock stimuli applied to the peripeduncular nucleus (PPN) elicited a complex evoked response in the hypothalamic ventromedial nucleus (VMN).
After HRP injections into the lateral hypothalamic area, labeled cells were found mainly in the medial prefrontal and infralimbic cortices, lateral and dorsal septal nuclei, nucleus accumbens, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, medial and lateral amygdaloid nuclei, lateral habenular nucleus, peripeduncular nucleus, ventral tegmental area, mesencephalic and pontine central gray, ventral nucleus of the lateral lemniscus, lateral parabrachial area, raphe nuclei and the nucleus locus coeruleus.
After HRP injections into the ventromedial hypothalamic nucleus, labeled cells were found mainly in the medial and basolateral amygdaloid nuclei, subiculum, peripeduncular nucleus and the parabrachial area. HRP-labeled cells following the medial preoptic area injections were found mainly in the infralimbic cortex, lateral and medial septal nuclei, nucleus accumbens, diagonal band, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, medial amygdaloid nucleus, subiculum, peripeduncular nucleus and the parabrachial area.
Injections in the central nucleus label neurons at the dorsal aspect of substantia nigra, para compacta, and in the adjacent ventral tegmental area and peripeduncular nucleus. Injections in the medical nucleus lead to labeling of neurons in the peripeduncular nucleus, the dorsal raphe and superior central nuclei, the parabrachial nucleus, and in the dorsomedial extreme of the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus.
In the mesencephalon, there is heavy labeling dorsal to the substantia nigra ad over the peripeduncular nucleus and lighter labeling within the substantia nigra pars compacta and the ventral tegmental area; the midbrain central gray is also labeled.
A number of these connections confirm studies using anterograde transport techniques, but others have not been described before, including an extensive projection to the VMH from the mesencephalic peripeduncular nucleus..
Subcortical afferents were found from the hypothalamus, substantia innominata, diagonal band, thalamus, periaqueductal central gray, peripeduncular nucleus and from a band of cells extending medially from the peripeduncular nucleus to the midline, just ventral to the thalamus.
Electric stimuli applied to both pudendal nerves evoked field potentials, unit responses, and multiunit responses in the ventrolateral midbrain, in and around the peripeduncular nucleus.
Some fibers probably terminate here, but others continue caudally to end in the dentral tegmental fields, and particularly in the peripeduncular nucleus.
Experiments involving the anterograde, autoradiographic method show that the basal nucleus and substantia innominata form part of a complex pathway that links them together with the lateral hypothalamus, certain parts of the amygdala and the peripeduncular nucleus of the midbrain. The peripeduncular nucleus is often regarded as a part of the central auditory pathway; it gives rise to a fiber bundle of considerable size that ascends on the dorsal surface of the ipsilateral optic tract and terminates ultimately in the lateral hypothalamic area of both sides.In her book, The Earth Knows My Name, Patricia Klindienst asks why in a typical gardening book, gardening is presented as the province of the privileged and the white. She says we are a democracy of gardeners, yet, with few exceptions, garden writing tends to exclude the stories of the ethnic peoples who have shaped our landscape for centuries. As a result the idea of the garden has been stripped of its cultural weight.
The Earth Knows My Name speaks directly to this issue, exploring the deeper implications of what it means to cultivate a garden and grow one's own food. The gardens featured in the book have all been fashioned by people who are usually thought of as other Americans: Native Americans, immigrants and ethnic peoples who were here long before our national boundaries were drawn. All these gardeners straddle two cultures, mainstream America and their culture of origin.
We spoke with Klindienst in 2007. She won the 2007 American Book Award for The Earth Knows My Name.
Only about 2% of Americans grow food for a living, down from nearly 80% a hundred years ago. It's a tough life — farmers face long hours, poor working conditions, debt, high prices of fuel and feed and the uncertainties of an increasingly chaotic climate.
Yet a growing cohort of young Americans is taking up farming with enthusiasm. They are heartened by the growth of the consumer movement for local food — locally grown food sales topped around $7 billion by the end of 2011. But many, if not most, new farmers have little experience to draw on to help them stay in business. Few come from farming families themselves.
That's a problem Rebecca Thistlethwaite addresses in her book, Farms with a Future: Creating and Growing a Sustainable Farm Business. It's written for small to mid-scale farmers, but we all have a stake in local agriculture, so, even if you just want to eat the produce, not grow it, it's worthwhile knowing a little more about what it takes.
Rebecca Thistlethwaite and her husband raised organic, pastured livestock and poultry in their previous farm, TLC Ranch in Watsonville, CA. Then they took a one-year sabbatical and traveled across the U. S. to live and work alongside some of the nation's most innovative farmers. They learned some of their best practices, like adding value to farm products, avoiding debt by building business slowly, using social networking for marketing, developing pre-sold distribution networks, and treating workers well.This entry was posted on Sunday, February 6th, 2011 at 10:57 pm and is categorized in Brujas, Información de temas paranormales, Noticias Paranormales, Videos de Brujas. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.Plan your every pop to rescue cute baby pandas! An evil baboon has kidnapped & trapped precious panda pups in the jungle. Blast, match, and pop bubbles to help beat him & return the cubs to their worried mother!
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Brown poses for pictures and gives Rock Hall custom outfit from Soul Train Awards appearance
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R&B star Bobby Brown came to Cleveland to do two things, perform with fellow group members in RBRM at the State Theater and make a donation to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Oh, and maybe get some good food too.
Brown, who initially rose to fame with New Edition in the early 980's and later went on to become a multi-platinum selling solo artist, visited the Rock Hall Monday where he took to the main stage for a brief speech and meet and greet with fans. While on the stage Brown showcased a suit he had custom made for the 2016 Soul Train Awards and is donating to the the Rock Hall's "Stay Tuned" exhibit which showcases the ties between rock and roll and television.
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Director of Curatorial Affairs Nwaka Onsuna, who received the suit on behalf of the Rock Hall, says Brown's donation will help remind museum visitors of his place and legacy in music history.
"A lot of folks forget the contributions that Bobby Brown and New Edition have made to music across the board. So this is really phenomenal that we have a contemporary piece to celebrate the longevity of their legacy. We're honored to have it as part of our collection."
Brown says he's touched to know his outfit will be on display alongside artifacts from some to the greats in music history.
"It means everything to me. Music started with rhythm and blues and turned into rock and roll. To have some memorabilia of myself, being a rhythm and blues artist, in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is quite an honor and I'm really appreciative of it."
Asked what he hoped visitors to the museum would think after seeing his donation, the singer says he wants them to know that as a performer, he always tried to dress to impress the fans.
"I hope they take away the crazy, cool guy (laughs) that dressed well. I just loved to make sure that my outfits matched my talents and my ability to dance and just be wild on stage."
After the suit donation, Brown spent time with fans, welcoming them on stage and posing for photos with everyone who came. Meeting with fans he says is a small way of thanking them for all the support they've given him over the years.
"We wouldn't be here without our fans. We call them friends because they have stuck with us through thick and thin, though everything that we've been through in our lives. They've been there for us. They've prayed for us, they've cried for us and they're still there 40 years later so you have to appreciate that."
R&B star Bobby Brown greets fans at Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
And about that food he wants? Bobby revealed that Cleveland is one of his favorite places to perform. Not only because the fans "Always show up and show out" but because of family ties too.
"I just love performing in Cleveland. My auntie is from Cleveland. I have lots of family members here, so any time I'm in Cleveland I get a good hot meal. Home cooked. And I'm just grateful to be here."
Watch our full interview with Bobby Brown below to learn why he's waiting until a future visit to tour the Rock Hall, the greats there who've inspired him and what's next for him.The demand for high performing buildings is growing while energy mandates and environmental regulations are becoming more stringent. Meeting these demands while securing profitable business opportunities is essential for your success.
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AGs Push for Stiff Microsoft Punishment
By: Peter Galli | September 10, 2001
With the federal government's anti-trust case against Microsoft Corp. ready to return to the courtroom, two state attorneys general who also are among the plaintiffs are turning up the heat.
With the federal governments anti-trust case against Microsoft Corp. ready to return to the courtroom, two state attorneys general who also are among the plaintiffs are turning up the heat.
N.Y. Attorney General Eliot Spitzer and his California counterpart, Bill Lockyer, on Monday said they will pursue "strong and effective relief that will promote competition and consumer choice in the marketplace."
The statements follow last weeks public announcement by the U.S. Justice Department that it would not pursue the breakup of Microsoft or the tying count of the original complaint-essentially whether the bundling of the Internet Explorer browser to the Windows 95 and 98 operating systems was illegal.
But Lockyer and Spitzer on Monday left no doubt that they would push aggressively for Microsoft to be punished-with or without the Justice Department-and that any remedy needed to address not just past harm but future behavior, most notably the upcoming Windows XP operating system.
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They also were clear that they would press for additional remedies if they disagreed with those sought by the Justice Department.
"We look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Justice in the proceedings that are about to begin before the trial court, but will, if necessary to protect the public, press for remedies that go beyond those requested by the Department," they said in a prepared statement.
"Part of the remedy must be forward-looking. Therefore we will insist that Windows XP-Microsofts latest version of its personal computer operating system-receive close scrutiny in arriving at a judicially ordered remedy.
"As the U.S. Court of Appeals found, some of the ways that Microsoft unlawfully crushed competition from Netscape included bundling Microsofts Internet browser to its Windows operating system, and pressuring industry computer makers into refraining from adding Netscapes browser to the computers that they sold. It is imperative that Microsoft not have another opportunity to use Windows XP to suppress competition in emerging Internet areas," they said.
Last week, the 18 state attorneys general listed among the plaintiffs in the case supported the move not to pursue the breakup of Microsoft. Bob Brammer, a spokesman for Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller, who leads the 18-state Microsoft Working Group, told eWEEK at that time that "we have a strong and unanimous ruling from the Court of Appeals and are pushing to move to a speedy remedy. We also, as always, remain open to settlement discussions with Microsoft."
Antitrust experts and lawyers expressed surprise at the Justice Departments public announcement, saying it took one of its strongest bargaining chips off the table.
Dana Hayer, an antitrust expert at Fenwick & West LLP, in San Francisco, who previously worked in the Justice Departments antitrust division and was involved in the Microsoft case at that time, said he now expected settlement negotiations to continue in earnest. These could be completed as soon as the end of the year.
"While I think the Justice Department has weakened its hand by the announcement, it still has a strong ruling upheld by the Appeals Court and the new District Court judge is unlikely to have much patience for delaying tactics around a settlement or remedy. So the case should move forward fairly quickly," he said.
The Appeals Court last month ordered the case returned to the District Court for a new judge to reconsider the remedies imposed by Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson. Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly was given the case and Microsoft, the Justice Department and 18 states are scheduled to meet with her over the next two weeks.
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When David Pendragon talked with his cousin, Emily, he was crushed to hear about her 10-year-old son, Ryker. You see, Ryker loves cats. They are his favorite animal. And can you blame him? There are thousands of cat lovers out there. Just look at all the cat memes and videos on the Internet!
So, when Ryker picked out his lunch box for school, he was thinking about how much he loved cats. A cosmic lunch box covered with kitty heads seemed like a dream come true. He wasn't thinking about what all the other kids would think.
But kids can be pretty cruel. And when he showed up to class, proudly sporting his new cat lunch box, other kids started teasing him.
The bullying devastated Ryker. He didn't even want to take lunch to school anymore. And hearing all of this broke David's heart. And so, David came up with a brilliant way to support his 10-year-old cousin!
David wanted to show Ryker there was nothing wrong with him or the lunch box he'd selected.
"I have decided, however, to stand with my little cousin and show him that a man can love whatever he wants and not be afraid to express that love," he wrote on Facebook.
So, David ordered his very own cosmic kitty lunch box. Dressed smartly in his suit and tie, David carries the lunch box with him every day into his corporate, conservative workplace. He shares Ryker's story with all who ask and everyone who's heard it stands behind the 10-year-old boy, too.
It's so sad to see the damage a couple of school bullies can do — to see Ryker's joy so brutally squashed. Most of us have experienced a similar moment — where someone else's words or judgment knocks the wind right out of our sails.
And that's probably why David's post about Ryker's experience struck such a chord on Facebook. Thousands upon thousands of people shared, reacted to, and commented on the post, applauding David and supporting Ryker.
There's a reason God's Word tells us to be in the world but not of it. Our society tells us there's a certain way we're all supposed to look, feel, live, etc. But the truth is, we aren't all meant to be the same. God designed each of us differently.
So, this inspirational story about a lunch box is a great reminder that we should focus on pleasing God, not people. He's the one who formed us.
So don't be afraid to be different! Because we are all fearfully and wonderfully made by our Creator!
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This is an interesting question will help us to answer such famous relatives, Luke, Chris and Liam Hemsworth, Arkady and Boris Strugatsky, five Marx brothers Wright and Van Goga.
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Brothers Luke, Chris and Liam Hemsvorty
Not only that these three were born to put it mildly, not in the center of the world - in Melbourne, Australia, the southern city of millionaires on the planet. So parents and that did not stop after moving further away from civilization - at Phillip Island, an island south of Melbourne. Fortunately older brother Luke and Chris were average old enough to think of an independent life, but Liam Hemsworth while he studied only in 8th grade and anything like never dreamed. In such a situation, especially when you are the son of a teacher and social worker, somehow presumptuous threaten to rapid film career - especially in the career of a Hollywood star. However, they have threatened. Luke and Chris, as they say, a child drawn to the screen. Luc quite quickly went from being an unknown to teleaktera big TV star. Any Australian said about the series "Neighbours" - so he immediately think about Luke Hemsworth. Telekarera Chris started with a small hitch: he came to the casting in the TV series "Home and Away", but the role is not given to him. However, then they called back and asked to play another character - so Chris was 171-hardened serial on television. In general, a senior was a clever fellow, middle son this way and that, the junior did was stupid. Liam went to work in a team of repairmen, and the stele floors in homes, while older brothers did not take him by the scruff of the neck and not in the movie business perevolokli - on the set first "Home and Away" and then "neighbors". In 2009, Chris agent has hinted that in Hollywood a larger capacity. Chris packed up and gone, but the youngest, too, brought with him, and even to dwell in his flat - somebody has to look after the young star. From that moment on, Luke was the sole representative of the dynasty Hemsworth on Australian television (what seems to be quite happy with). And Chris Liam a few years become perhaps the most striking new to Los Angeles, and on the silver screen. "Star Trek," "A Perfect Getaway," "Thor", "The Avengers," "Snow White and the Huntsman" - a brief filmography Chris. Ahead - "Red Dawn," "Thor 2" and "Race", where Chris will play the pilot of "Formula 1" James Hunt. Portfolio Liam modest (romance "The Last Song", "The Hunger Games"). But in mid-August release of "The Expendables 2", where the 22-year-old Hemsvort divides the screen with these monsters of the genre ekshen, and all at once. By the way, "Thor" got a curious story that says that Liam can be grateful for the fraternal assistance. First, the sample was invited to the junior, but he did not get the role. And then I called Chris. "Of course, I first of all to his brother: damn, Liam, tell me what it was like everything goes, what works, what does not? - Recalls Chris. - He gave me a couple of practical advice, well, here I am Thor. " "Between you and me have always been rivalries - in the best sense of the word, - said, in turn, Liam. - We are brothers, and do something steeper Chris is always nice. And it's a great incentive in life that makes us both to move forward and achieve something. But most importantly - we are able to truly enjoy each other ».
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The brothers Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
The complementarity of the two creative people - a great success for each of them. And saying that one head is good, but two - better is the best describes the case of the Strugatsky brothers. And their writers puzzle converged perfectly, despite the seemingly incompatible aspects. Firstly, it is quite a significant difference in age: Boris eight years younger. Secondly, the different temperaments: Arkady was more emotional depended on the mood, annoyed easily. Third, they had different areas of interest: Arkady profession - a military translator from English and Japanese, Boris - an astrophysicist. Nevertheless, these irregularities perfectly got used to each other. In an interview with "Izvestiya" Boris described the method of co-creation, "the story we always come up together - usually in the evening, while walking. The texts also wrote together, although at the very beginning and tried to write separately, but it was wasted, too slow, and somehow not interested. Usually one sat at the typewriter, the other immediately wandered around the room, and comes up with lyrics and discussed gradually - phrase by phrase, paragraph by paragraph, page by page. It was like a verbal editing - the most efficient way of working together. " And this despite the fact that the brothers lived in different cities - in Moscow, Arkady and Boris in Leningrad. To write a new chapter, one of them sat on the train and went to the collaborator. Of course, their books, you can see two different people: the cosmic reality, a purely scientific retreat - is Boris. Unexpected references to the Japanese language - is Arkady. But still they were a creative unit - ABS. In 1991, Arkady died. Boris issued after the death of his brother two separate books. According to him, in his life there was nothing harder than this is a single voyage: "I Peel thick log literature two-handed saw, but without a partner».
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Brothers: Wilbur and Orville Wright
Here he writes about the Wright brothers airplane inventors overlooked as amended tattered Soviet encyclopedia, "Wilbur (1867-1912) and Orville (1871-1948), American aircraft and pilots, aviation pioneers. The world's first 12.17.1903 flew duration of 59 on the plane they built with an internal combustion engine. " Textbook story, but stop: the plane they were single. And in the air was the first to someone one. Who was it? As they shared the right to become the first pilot? Wilbur and Orville were born in the family of Bishop Milton Wright, and thoughts of children from religious families often turned to high. So, there is a beautiful legend that somehow my father gave his sons a half-meter toy aircraft, one of the prototypes of future aircraft. Children were playing with it until it broke, and then had built a new one. Thus it was laid the solid foundation to their future passion. That passion, neither Wilbur nor Orville not studied ourselves to a higher education diploma. To earn more, they founded the first printing, then a bicycle shop, shop, and a little later veloproizvodstvo own. And all this time in their heads flew child model with a motor with an elastic band. By the end of the century the brothers been reading professional literature, we had seen in the developments in the field of aviation and come to grips with the creation of the aircraft, and the main driving force in this tandem historians call Wilber. After the first models and full-size units, after a series of successful experiments and failures it is time to make a revolution - show the first human flight in a managed prasamolete combustion engine. Appointed Day - December 14, 1903. Who will fly? There was much debate - brothers threw a coin. Won Wilber (destiny is not blind). However, the flight was a failure (or still blind?) - The airplane had been in the air for 3 seconds, then crashed. A second attempt was made on December 17 after a small repair. Piloted by Orville is now, and in fact he was the first who flew (duration - 12 seconds, the length - 37 m). Then I climbed into the cockpit Wilber (53 m), and then again, Orville (61 m). And the same flight, which lasted 59 seconds, which is mentioned in the encyclopedia, was the fourth day. Pilot - Wilber, range - 260 m. However, the glory of the brothers still strictly divided in half.
CAPITAL Marx
Brothers: Leonard, Adolf, Julius, Milton and Herbert Marx
We are all familiar clown mask - glasses with thick eyebrows, which fastened the nose with a mustache - it's almost an exact portrait of Julius "Groucho" Marx, one of the three Marx Brothers, perhaps the most famous fellow comedians in film history. Actually, there were five brothers, that's just not all famous. The boys in the family of emigrants who settled in New York, were born quite regularly. In 1887 - Leonard (stage name - Chico), in 1888 - Adolf (Garp), in 1890 - Julius (Groucho), in 1892 - Milton (gamma), in 1901 - Herbert (Zeppo) . All five sing and play musical instruments began before speaking. Already in the early 1900s, one of the guys played in vaudeville, someone was singing in a group The Six Mascots, together gradually passed from the genre of "music with jokes" to the genre of "jokes to the music." The five brothers were only in 1915 when Zeppo grew up and joined the native comic troupe and Gamma has not yet gone to serve, permanently leaving the scene: After the army, he started his business, and later became a theatrical agent. In 1920 the show four Marx Brothers became one of the most popular American theater pieces, and it seems logical that in the 30s moved to the silver screen comedians, having won no less glory than Charlie Chaplin or Buster Keaton. That's just as they are not distributed equally. Junior, Zeppo, life was the most daring of all the merry brothers and older on stage gave him the role of a simpleton, just the main partner of clowns. He could replace any of the brothers in every episode, but he always remained in the background. Then Groucho had the idea that a talented Zeppo - once. And the younger Marx simply removed from the company. Envy, jealousy, resentment ... a lot of words you can pick up to more or less correctly describe the feelings Herbert after a resignation, but it is curious that the fraternal ties proved stronger. One would think: to get away from all of them away and do their own thing, especially since Herbert was a talented engineer and inventor (for example, he owned a patent wristwatches, measuring heart rate). But there is - along with Milton Herbert creates a theatrical agency and continues to work with his brothers already as a promoter. Although Marx brothers remained in the history of cinema rather as a trio, many have noticed that no one could adequately replace Zeppo, even in minor roles, which he battered.
DIFFICULT be brothers
Brothers Vincent and Theodorus van Goga
In 1990, "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" by Vincent Van Gogh hand went under the hammer at Christie's auction for $ 82, 5 million, and over one and a half decades remained the most expensive painting in the world. During the life of the Van Gogh could be sold for serious money is only one painting - "The Red Vineyard" (400 francs, four monthly salaries of French postman those times), and it happened in the year of death of the artist. But Vincent Van Gogh did, nothing else, in fact, are not engaged in since the beginning of 1880 to 1890. I feed and clothe his brother. Theodorus (or simply Theo) van Gogh was four years younger than my entire adult life and not to bow before the genius brother, but felt for him the warmest feelings. With 15 years Theo began working in a family office that sells paintings, and by the age of 23 has already been successful as one would say now, an art dealer. It supported the idea of Theo Vincent devote himself to art, and then advised him to quit "peasant art" (that Impressionism - is another matter!) And persuaded him to move to Paris, the capital of modern art. And it was with his brother Theo concluded an agreement: in exchange for the paintings of Vincent, Theo paid 220 francs a month and provides its brushes, paints and canvas. Such a state of affairs would be envied by any Rembrandt: in the face of his brother Vincent was and stable source of income, and personal agent on the art market, and a friend with whom you can share all your thoughts (archival Theo survived more than 800 letters of Vincent - an inexhaustible source of information for biographer, art, and other curious). The difficulty of these relations was to ensure that supported them still Theo and Vincent them, in fact, quite selfishly enjoyed. After all, he shot himself in, according to his biographers, in a fit of madness not. Theo got married, had a baby, and Vincent's tormented by the thought that their productive cooperation with my brother came to an end. After attempting suicide, Van Gogh lived for two days. He died in the arms of his brother. Theo survived Vincent by only six months. He was 33.
Here's a few more memorable names: 1. Ben and Casey Affleck, both actors, Ben also director and screenwriter. 2. Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, the musicians of the famous British band Bee Gees. 3. Aleksei and Vasili Berezutski, the most famous twins of Russian football. 4. Alec, Daniel, Stephen and William Baldwin, all four - actor. 5. Mike and Bob Bryan, twin brothers, tennis players, winners of the Grand Slam in doubles. 6. Valeri Bure and Paul, celebrated players. 7. Michael and Fyodor Dostoyevsky, one published magazines and other printed them. 8. George and Seraphim Znamenskoye legendary Soviet athletes. 9. Alexander and Fedor Emelianenko, successful fighters of mixed martial arts. 10. Joel and Ethan Coen, directors, writers and producers of good cinema. 11. Louis and Auguste Lumiere patented the first device for a motion picture. 12. Donnie Wahlberg and Mark, both actors Donnie also a singer, composer, producer. 13. George, Charles and Edward Parker, founder of Parker Brothers, who invented a lot of board games, including "Monopoly." 14. Alexander, Andrew, and Peter Nikolai Starostin, legendary football Moscow "Spartak". 15. Albert, Harry, Jack and Sam Warner, the children of immigrants from the Russian Empire, the founders of the production company Warner Bros. 16. John, David, Lawrence Nelson and Winthrop Rockefeller, American businessmen and politicians, grandson of the first billionaires. 17. Vladimir, Michael, Nicholas, Paul, Sergei and Stepan Ryabushinskys, Russian businessmen, bankers, patrons, collectors. The founders of the first Russian car factory AMO. 18. John, Robert and Edward Kennedy, the US president and his fellow senators. John and Robert were killed. 19. John and Tom Fogerty, the founders of the group Creedence Clearwater Revival. Quarreled - the group disbanded. 20. Angus and Malcolm Yangi Scots, who founded the Australian band AC / DC.
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Funny pictures with famous heroesMore California Budget Antics
It goes on for the Golden State in the Red. From the Christian Science Monitor:
While the political theater in Sacramento is intensifying — wheelchair-bound protesters rallying against cuts to social programs were arrested Tuesday and a top lawmaker has boycotted budget meetings — analysts say that legislators are probably weeks away from coming to any agreement on how to close this state's budget shortfall.
At the center of this drama is Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who is staking his political legacy on demanding a balanced budget that comes with fiscal reforms and without tax hikes.
"This is the year that we finally have to put our fiscal house in order," Governor Schwarzenegger said Wednesday at a press conference to pitch his proposal for cuts to the state's social welfare programs.
While Schwarzenegger says he wants to get rid of "waste, fraud, and abuse" in the state's welfare-to-work program — which he says could save the state $753 million this fiscal year and $1.5 billion annually — Democrats say he's mainly trying to force through reforms that he's been trying to make for years because the end of his term is in sight.
California's new warrants (IOUs), currently being traded on craigslist and eBay, may drop sharply in value come tomorrow:
Some banks have said they will stop recognizing the IOUs come Friday. What's more, Fitch Ratings cut this state's bond rating just two clicks above junk status.
More Tax Foundation research and commentary on California here.
(Hat tip to Kail for the "Golden State in the Red" descriptor)
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No advice, but have a great trip!First Impressions: DUALCO Chain Lubes
Mark Chandler
On a baker's rack in my garage sits a plastic storage bin. The bin is about the size of a shoe box, and it's where I store my collection of bicycle lubricants. At last count, that bin contained thirteen different chain lubes. Yes, thirteen. But now, thanks to DUALCO's new line of chain lubes, I'll be able to pare that collection down to just a couple of bottles.
Like nearly every other chain lube vendor, DUALCO offers different formulas for wet (Cold/Wet) and dry (Hot/Dry) conditions. The US-made lubes are packaged in two-ounce plastic bottles which feature adjustable, twist-top applicator caps. The Cold/Wet version retails for $8.55 and the Hot/Dry formula carries an MSRP of $7.66. According to DUALCO, both formulas are non-toxic and won't harm paint, plastic, or rubber.
When it's time to evaluate a new chain lube, I start with a new chain that's been stripped of the factory lube. Doing this reduces the likelihood of any interaction between the two lubes, and I can observe how easily or quickly the new lube penetrates the chain's rollers. While some manufacturers' wet and dry lubes have a similar appearance and viscosity, DUALCO's two lubes couldn't be more different. In the following video, I applied the Cold/Wet lube to the top piece of chain, followed by the application of DUALCO's Hot/Dry formula to the bottom section of chain (where the ambient temperature was 68 degrees).
Twenty minutes after lubing the chains I took the this photograph. Post-processing was limited to adjusting the brightness and contrast of the background portions of the photo.
Look closely at the chain near the top of the photo and you can see that the Cold/Wet lube has made its way into the chain's crevices. Running your finger across the tops of the links reveals a light, greasy coating that fills the gaps between the chain's plates and rollers. By comparison, the chain treated with DUALCO's Hot/Dry formula feels nearly dry and free of residue. When you think about it, this is exactly how you'd want the two lubes to behave. The Cold/Wet formula needs to resist being washed out by rain and snow, whereas the Hot/Dry can't leave behind a residue that will attract dirt and grit.
The Hot/Dry-lubed chain after a week of riding and an hour spent driving in the pouring rain at 60 mph (with the bike on the roof rack).
As with most things in life, chain lubes are–ultimately–a compromise. Dry lubes are often less durable than wet lubes, and wet lubes are usually messier than dry lubes. While DUALCO's two formulas each had the desired characteristics that you'd associate with wet and dry lubes, they also exhibited far more versatility than I anticipated. The heavier Cold/Wet formula ran much cleaner than hoped for, and the lighter-weight Hot/Dry lube held up to harsh weather better than some competitors' extreme condition lubes.
This chain was lubed the chain with DUALCO's Cold/Wet formula the night before, and then ridden for two-and-a-half hours on some very dusty singletrack trails the next day.
If you're wondering which lube is better, the answer is, it depends. If you want the longest-lasting lube, go with the Cold/Wet formula. A single application will last a very long time. In fact, resist the urge to top off the Cold/Wet lube because you think too much time has passed. If the chain is still running smoothly and quietly, just keep riding. I had gone several weeks on one application of Cold/Wet and figured it was time to re-lube the chain, just in case. It turns out that I jumped the gun, and the result was wasted lube and a messy drivetrain.
For riders who spend the majority of their time riding dirt or gravel, DUALCO's Hot/Dry lube is the obvious choice. It doesn't attract excessive amounts dust or grit, but at the same time, Hot/Dry doesn't have to be reapplied as frequently as lubes that claim to clean and lubricate at the same time. And unlike wax-based lubes, build-up is minimal with the Hot/Dry formula–no more scraping sludge from your derailleur's pulleys or front derailleur cage! As an added bonus, DUALCO's Hot/Dry lube works exceptionally well on clipless pedals' cleats and springs.
If I have one nit to pick with DUALCO's chain lubes, it's that the applicator nozzle allows the Hot/Dry formula to flow much too easily. Even when opened only a small amount, the nozzle's wide tip has an all-or-nothing operation that ends up wasting lube and requiring more cleanup than necessary. In the future I'd like to see DUALCO offer the Hot/Dry lube with a pinpoint nozzle, while keeping the current applicator for the heavier Cold/Wet formula.
Disclosure: DUALCO provided review samples for this article, but offered no other form of compensation in exchange for editorial coverage.
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Still fighting for Trump
Susan Price Lake reacts during Tuesday's rally in Coeur d'Alene to support President Donald Trump.
BILL BULEY/Press
Photo courtesy of Duane Rasmussen Trump supporters taped posters and signs on Sen. Jim Risch's Coeur d'Alene office at the end of a rally Tuesday.
Ann Sneddon leads the crowd in chants during Tuesday's rally to support President Trump.
Judy Buessing holds a flag as she stands with two children during a moment of prayer at Tuesday's rally for President Donald Trump.
People hold flags and signs at Tuesday's rally in Coeur d'Alene
A crowd listens to guest speaker Matt Shea at Tuesday's rally in Coeur d'Alene for President Donald Trump.
by BILL BULEY
Hagadone News Network | January 6, 2021 1:09 AM
COEUR d'ALENE — As Judy Buessing stood holding an American flag, she was joined by two children, one with a sign that read, "Protect Freedom," on a cold Tuesday morning.
The nation, she said, is under attack and people need to wake up, because much is at stake.
"I know people who have left communist countries to flee to America," she said. "We're the last free country and if we don't stand, there is nowhere else to go."
They were among about 300 people who joined a rally outside the Coeur d'Alene offices of Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo. They called for the elected leaders to oppose congressional certification scheduled today of president-elect Joe Biden's victory in November's general election.
Many held signs that read "Stop the Steal," "Election Fraud," and "Election Integrity Matters."
Throughout the 45-minute gathering chants broke out: "Save Our Republic," "We the people" and "No to communism."
None of the men and women wore masks and they generally stood shoulder to shoulder.
Susan Price Lake pumped her fist, smiled and held a sign that read, "God Bless America."
"We have a republic to save. We are not going to stand for the corruption that is infiltrating every part of our government," she said. "We want America to be what it was always supposed to be, a republic for the people."
A petition many signed read, in part, that citizens of Idaho oppose the election results, claiming they are fraud, and they challenge Biden's Electoral College victory.
Carla Mattare, president of the Kootenai County Republican Women, said they wanted to let Crapo and Risch know they expect them to support President Donald Trump and support democracy.
"We want to let them know we're watching what they're doing," Mattare said.
In a video on his website, Idaho Rep. Russ Fulcher said he objected to the Electoral College results.
He said there were "undeniable occurrences" that made the outcome flawed, such as mass mailing of ballots "with little regard for voter eligibility."
"Look, it's very obvious to us that Democrats stole the election, so it's very important to us that our representatives actually represent us and object to that," said Lee Swoboda of Rathdrum as he left the rally.
Ann Sneddon, using a bullhorn, led the group early on.
"We are facing the takeover in our country by radical socialists," she said.
Asked if she was hopeful for a successful challenge to the Electoral College results and efforts to keep President Trump in office, Sneddon paused and said, "All we can do is pray."
Matt Shea, a former Spokane Valley representative and now a pastor, stood on a pickup truck, gave a fired-up speech and led the crowd in prayer.
"We are at war in our country right now. This was not an election," he shouted. "This was an attack on our country. That's what this was. It was an attack on our republic."
He said a variety of warfare — psychological, informational, economic and political — is being used on the American people.
"It's time we as Americans recognize this for what it is and demand those representing us in government actually fight to defend this republic instead of continuing to lay down and go along to get along," he said as the crowd cheered.
Shea said no matter what happens or what anyone else does, "This area of the country will remain free and we will not consent."
"We will rise up against tyranny because Americans always fight for liberty," he yelled.
Forest Brooks of Post Falls attended the rally. When asked why he was there, he said: "Our country is being stolen. Simple bottom line, that's it."
Brooks believed there was a chance congressional certification of Biden's victory would fail today.
"If everybody in North Idaho would pray for the president, the vice president, the congressmen and the senators, I would have high hopes," he said.
Another Trump rally is scheduled this morning at U.S. 95 and Appleway Avenue.To say that I have been anticipating the release of this book would be an understatement. The concept of this hilarious new picture book is irresistible. A self-aware main character who wants absolutely no part of the book he is in? Sounds like meta-humor at its finest.
Snappsy the Alligator is your average (two-feet walkin', pretzel snackin', party plannin') gator who just wants to go about his business. Unfortunately, he has become the main character in a book that HE DID NOT ASK TO BE IN! In fourth-wall breaking fashion, Julie Falatko gives readers back and forth banter between the Narrator and Snappsy, guaranteed to create big laughs. Tim Miller completes this book with brilliantly colored illustrations that are packed with amusing details on every page. With comedic timing like this, I can't wait to read Snappsy the Alligator over and over with my class.
Over the weekend I had the opportunity to attend the Snappsy the Alligator (Did Not Ask to Be in This Book!) release party at Books of Wonder. Julie and Tim lead a packed house in a read-aloud of this side-busting new picture book, showed young readers how to draw Snappsy, and took the time to chat with attendees. It was a great day full of energy, laughter, and some of Snappsy's favorite snacks (starting with the letter P, of course).2002 Kauai Innersearch Day 2, Part 3 Bodhinatha reviews the first two principles of Karma Management and proceeds with number 3, "forgive the offender" and number 4, "consider the consequences." The first three principles have to do with the return of karma from past actions and how we respond to it; principles 4 and 5 deal with the creation of new karma.
Turning to the third area, 'Ten Principles for Effective Karma Management', we will review the first two principles, then go on to principles three and four.
The first principle is 'Forego retaliation'. The opposite of that, I have a quote for that, to start and then a quote for the right approach. "Revenge lasts for only a day, but oh, what a day!" That is the wrong approach, "Revenge lasts for only a day, but oh, what a day!" That is not in the Tirukural. The Tirukural says the right thing. It says, "The joy of the vengeful lasts for only a day but the glory of the forbearing lasts until the end of time." So that is the correct approach. It also says, "Worthless are those who injure others vengefully, but those that stoically endure are like stored gold." It is encouraging everyone to forego retaliation.
It is an interesting principle. It can be broadened out into a variety of situations. One of Gurudeva's teachings is that at this time on the planet, any worthwhile endeavor has opposition. It is just the nature. You are trying to do something good, somebody will oppose it. You try and do something great, somebody will oppose it even more. So to expect that kind of opposition was Gurudeva's wisdom. Not to not expect it. Some people don't expect it and therefore they are disappointed. They are discouraged when they reach that kind of obstacle. They say, "Oh, so many people are against me. This is terrible."
Well, Gurudeva would say, "So many people are against me, I must be doing something really good." He would turn it around. He would expect the obstacle and when he encountered it, would measure the worth of what he was doing.
This principle applies into how to handle opposition. For example, when we first started publishing our magazine, 'Hinduism Today', on a broad scale, it was receiving recognition as a vehicle for uniting Hindus worldwide. We got some opposition from the VHP, Vishwa Hindu Prarashad. They were concerned because they wanted to be the only umbrella, global, Hindu organization. That is their goal, Vishwa Hindu Prarashad. They thought we had similar ambitions. So, they would criticize 'Hinduism Today'. Of course, we were all CIA, which was quite a compliment! Funded by the government, we had this vast budget, which is also a compliment! You know, it must be a good publication for them to think the whole government is funding it!
It was a very interesting time and of course, we are on good relations now. It didn't last because they realized that, that wasn't our goal. We don't want to be a global Hindu organization. We just want to be a magazine, that is all we want to be. We are not trying to be global, Hindu organization. So they didn't feel we were competing after a while. But initially they did and so Gurudeva's approach, which relates to this idea of forgoing retaliation, is what he called, "the friendly, firm wall."
In a situation where a group is opposing you, you have certain rules. You don't initiate contact with them. If they initiate contact with you, "friendly, firm wall." Means, you smile and you say, "Oh, yes thank you." Then, you promptly forget about whatever they have said. You do that enough times, what does it do? It creates a wall, it creates a distance between you and their group. Whereas if you interact with them either on your own initiative or responding to what they say, you start to tangle the two groups up. But if you keep the wall up, "friendly, firm wall", what happens? Well, their antagonistic action hits the wall. What happens? It bounces back on them and it doesn't hit you because you have tied yourself together. Eventually, the karma of what they are doing comes back on them and then it finally works itself out.
So, it shows how this principle can be used in business or in life or a number of situations, governments. It is not a principle which relates to just one person, it can be applied to a number of situations quite effectively.
Our second review is, 'Accept Responsibility'. That is the second principle. We will start with a Kural quote. Yesterday, we were doing Gurudeva quotes, today it is the Kural. "Why should those who rejoice when destiny brings them good, moan when that same destiny decrees misfortune?" Definitely happens, right? Everybody is happy when their karma brings them something good. Everybody is sad when it brings them something difficult. A spiritual person might look at it the opposite way because he knows he unfolds more when he is facing difficulty. But that is not normal human nature. So, it is just human nature that is the answer. When we face difficulties we tend to get discouraged, we get externalized, we react emotionally, we don't act wisely. It is human nature to go through that because we have hit something we have not expected.
Whereas what we need to do is to remain centered and act from wisdom. That is the goal, of course, when experiencing difficulties, applying Gurudeva's teachings to that situation. If we can remain centered, then we can act with wisdom. But that takes practice, but of course that is the goal. You have to understand the goal intellectually first, before we can apply it.
When we look at things that way, in the midst of difficulties we can hang on to this important principle, that everything that happens to me is my own creation. The only person I can praise, the only person I can blame for whatever happens to me, is me. Even if it happens to come through other people, they are simple the instrument to return my karma to me. They are not the creator of the action, I am the creator of the action. So that is, accept responsibility.
Moving on we have a new principle, the third principle "Forgive the Offender". We have a story, this one is a teenage youth in Singapore who would occasionally send in these dilemmas, loved to come up with a dilemma. "This is happening to me in life and this is happening and this is happening and I want to do this and I want to do that. How does this apply to that and that apply to this?" and so forth. Very good at making everything complex, ending up in a quandary. His problem was, he wasn't being treated fair at school. A number of boys in the class were always teasing him, giving him a bad time. He was able to apply the first two principles. He was able to forgo retaliation. He didn't tease them back. He didn't hit them. He didn't do anything in return, so that was good. The second one, he was able to understand intellectually, "Well, this is happening to me. Therefore it is my karma." He accepted responsibility, this was even without reading these principles. It was just how he was looking at it. But he was still upset with them. He really wanted to hit them back but he knew he shouldn't and he really thought about it a lot, he was just bothered about it. "Gee, these boys are treating me this way. They shouldn't, you know. Maybe their karma will come back on them or something will happen here because really it is unfair. But, I know I should do this and that." So, he was in this state, common state.
What is the problem? He followed the first principle, he followed the second principle. He needs the third principle, forgive the offender. He hadn't forgiven the offender, he wanted them to suffer. He kept thinking about it. It was bothering him. It was making him angry. He would hold on to it for a year. Some people hold on to these things for a lifetimes, I mean, one lifetime, fortunately you forget. Hold on to them for a lifetime. Some people delight in holding on to things for a lifetime. It is their life. But, in this case, we are trying to get rid of it. So, we need to forgive the offender. Actually not feel bad that they did it to us.
There is a wonderful story that Gurudeva used all the time. Many of you have heard it, about Swami Sivananda which illustrates this point so beautifully. Swami Sivananda had an ashram in Rishikesh. That was his main ashram and daily satsang. At one evening satsang, a man came up behind him with an axe trying to seriously injure Him. But he hit him with an axe and only slightly injured him. Of course, the devotees there jumped on the man and subdued him quickly. What was Swami's reaction? Was he angry at the man? Did he tell his devotees to punish the man? What did he do? The next day, he gave the man some books, gave the man a train ticket to get home, gave him some money and most importantly said, "Thank you so much for bringing this karma to me. Now, I am free from it."
Isn't that an interesting perspective? He didn't blame the man. He didn't even need to forgive the man because he was so wise in the first place. But he held no ill will toward the man at all. In fact, he was grateful that the man had brought this karma back to him and gotten rid of it. Maybe that was his last karma in this life. Maybe then he could attain moksha because the karma had been gotten rid of. What a wise way of looking at someone doing something to you!
Though we may not muster up that much wisdom, at least we know we should forgive the offender and not continue to harbor ill feelings that they did it to us, because really, we did it to ourselves. That is the best way to look at it.
Our fourth principle is 'Consider the Consequences'. It is the same idea as, think before speaking, think before acting. Consider the consequences but in this case, not the practical consequences but the karmic consequences. We want to train ourselves before we speak or act, to think about the karmic consequences of what we are about to do. Do we want to create that karma? Or, are we simply acting through emotion? Are we reacting to what someone else did without thought? Unfortunately, that is what happens sometimes. Someone insults us, so without thinking we insult them back, almost like a dog barking. There is a sound, a dog barks. Someone insults us, we insult them back. It is a habit. So, if we have those habits we want to work ourselves out of them. But in any case we want to think about the karmic consequences before we act.
Again, this relates to child raising. It is something we can instill in a person when they are a child, to think this way. First, it is not the karmic consequences, but the consequences. If you do something what is going to happen? So there is an interesting example on that principle that happened about a year ago, that came up on the News. It was in Australia. There was a fire caused deliberately by some teenagers and the fire caused damage. It damaged homes as well as, it burned people. So the approach they took was not simply to blame the kids and put them in juvenile detention or whatever. No, they took them to the hospital where the people who had been burned were hospitalized. They had to go and visit the people in their rooms to see what the fire had caused, to see the actual damage the fire had caused to people. It hurt people. What they had done to have fun had actually hurt people in a serious way. They were exposing them to the consequences of that act. They were old enough. They were not going to get shocked or anything, they were teenagers.CPAP & BIPAPs | "Your Local Home Oxygen Specialists"
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One of the problems is that if the driver keeps a speed of about 100 kph, and alters lets say between 90 and 110, you will get a lot of emails/alerts.
Step 1. Enter a name e.g. "Speeding 100kph". Click Next.
Select "Analog Expression" in drop down.
Step 5. Setup the Notifiers you want. Click Next and Save.
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Since 2009, the Audubon Park Market has been Central Florida's source for the best selection of local food; from freshly picked produce to fully prepared meals. This pet- and family-friendly celebration of food, friends, art, and live music takes place in the Stardust parking lot every Monday (rain or shine) from 5 to 9 p.m. The Audubon Park Community Market is brought to you by Gather &.
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You'll find freshly picked produce; cow milk; goat milk; cheese; eggs; yogurt; breads; pies; honey; seafood; grass-fed beef; grass-fed lamb; pastured chicken & pork; cupcakes; vegan desserts; jams & jellies; salsa; pickles; dips; dressings; sauces; snacks; and much more.
Not sure where to park when you get to the market? There's always plenty of parallel parking on East Winter Park Road, near the new K-8 or check out our handy parking map here!– When performing manual tasks, remove your jewelry to prevent physical damage or exposure to chemicals or cleaning fluids. Some tasks that should be avoided when wearing jewelry include kitchen work, gardening, cleaning the house and other common tasks.
– Cosmetics, hairspray, perfumes and lotion can contain chemicals that can often damage jewelry. Putting jewelry on after applying these materials will limit exposure to jewelry and any potential damage.
– Chlorinated water can react with the metals found in jewelry causing color changes and even structural damage. As a result it's a good idea to remove jewelry before entering the pool or spa.
– Hard blows during sports can damage jewelry not to mention the people involved. All jewelry should be removed before play begins.
– Remove all jewelry before showering or cleaning. Soap can cause a film to form, making it appear dull and dingy. By preventing the formation of this film you immediately reduce the occasions of servicing.
– Polish silver or gold with a jewelry polishing cloth for best results. You can use a svelte or an old diaper, but the professional cloths are the best. Use of tissue or paper towels can cause scratches because of fibers in these products.
– Cleaning your own jewelry regularly can keep it looking good, but be careful. You can either purchase commercial cleaners from a jeweler or make a cleaning a solution yourself. Rubbing alcohol can work wonders, but bleach can literally destroy jewelry so avoid it at all costs.
– Using warm water is the best bet when cleaning your own jewelry. Hot water can cause reaction with the cleaning fluids resulting in discoloration and Sterling Silver is especially susceptible to this problem. Should this occur, this problem can be remedied by buffing and the application of a tarnish remover.
– Never clean any jewelry that is damaged, cracked or broken, since the additional handling is likely to exacerbate or worsen the problem. If you find that a piece of jewelry is damaged, it should be set aside for repair as soon as possible.
Just like anything else, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When having your jewelry professionally cleaned, it's a good idea to have each item checked and inspected for any possible problems. Addressing signs of damage, or loose gemstones will prevent any further damage or loss and keep all of your pieces in excellent shape for years.
Store your jewelry in a container and prevent pieces from moving around. While fabric-lined jewelry boxes are ideal, this can be as simple as using a shoe box and pieces of fabric.
Sometimes jewelry tarnishes when it's not worn, especially silver and gold. To maintain the luster of your jewelry, place silver anti-tarnish strips in your storage container to absorb the oxidants that discolor and tarnish jewelry.
With the cost of gold being so high, brass is an excellent alternative to those whole love the warm, rich color of gold but can't afford it's price tag. However, the swap to brass does come with some (minor) care responsibilities. But follow the steps below and you'll be able to enjoy your brass jewelry for years to come.
Brass (or any other metals) does not like getting wet. Want to tarnish brass quickly? Just get it a little damp and you'll see a brown patina form. While this can be quite lovely sometimes, if you'd like your brass jewelry to shine like gold, keep it dry!
Inevitably, however, no matter how hard you try to keep your jewelry dry, it will tarnish and oxidize over time. Oils and sweat are the main culprits here. To clean flat surfaces or jewelry that has detail you don't want to disturb, like stampings, buff the piece with a jewelry polishing cloth, or use fine steel wool available at any hardware store. You'll be surprised at how quickly a light buff will restore shine. You can also use products like Brasso or Silvo to lightly buff your piece with.
For a deeper clean in those hard-to-reach areas, create a mixture of lemon juice, baking powder, and water. Apply a little bit to your item and gently scrub with a toothbrush. The toothbrush should help you get into those dirty nooks and crannies, making your jewelry golden once again.
If you ever get a little over-zealous in your scrubbing and remove detail in nooks and crannies that should have it, simply use a permanent marker to fill in those areas and then gently rub over them with fine steel wool to remove any surface excess.
Some people have an allergy to copper, bronze and brass that causes a tint to be left behind on the skin. We take all necessary care and precautions by sealing your copper, bronze and brass jewelry to prevent discoloration of your skin, but please note that there is no fail safe, and our protective coating might rub off with extreme usage.
As easy as that! Follow the steps above and you will get many happy years of wear from brass jewelry.
Please keep in mind that current resin technologies (the jeweler's grade molding medium) have varying degrees of slight yellowing over time (UV light speeds this yellowing as the hardeners absorb UV light). It is the nature of the substances; usually the solvent hardeners that are the problem. Chemically speaking, some companies (the ones who advertise "non-yellowing resins") add blue tint to these hardeners, or UV absorbents to try to make the clarity last, but since the absorbents are not catalytic, they eventually break down, and the resin gets a yellow tint-if you have taken chemistry, think of it as a half-life.
As such, when purchasing these pieces as keepsake jewelry, or to "pass down to someone," please keep this in mind. It does not change that your keepsakes are encased and preserved, just that the coloring may slightly change in 2, 5, or even 10 years. I use a resin that is specifically made for jewelry, but in my experience, and the experience of older jewelers under whom I have mentored who have been working with this substance for 35+ years-all resins slightly yellow eventually. I don't want this to deter you from purchasing a piece, I only want to be honest and transparent about my work.
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Q: How do I find the Jordan normal form of a matrix with complex eigenvalues? I'm trying to obtain the Jordan normal form and the transformation matrix for the following matrix:
$A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$
I've calculated its characteristic and minimum polynomials as $(λ - 1)^2(λ^2 + λ + 1)$, and thus the eigenvalues are $λ = 1$ (with an algebraic multiplicity of $2$) and $λ = \frac{-1 \pm i\sqrt{3}}{2}$.
An eigenvector for $λ = 1$ is $\begin{pmatrix} 0 \\\ 1 \\\ 1 \\\ 1 \end{pmatrix}$.
Since the minimum polynomial contains two identical factors, there must be at least a $2 x 2$ Jordan block associated with the eigenvalue $λ = 1$, and so the Jordan normal form must look something like the following:
$A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & \frac{-1 + i\sqrt{3}}{2} & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & \frac{-1 - i\sqrt{3}}{2} \end{pmatrix}$
However, I don't know how to derive a transformation matrix $P$ such that $PJ = AP$. How would I go about solving for $P$?
A: We are given:
$$A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\\ 1 & 0 & 0 & 1 \\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & 1 & 0 \end{pmatrix}$$
We find that characteristic polynomial by solving $|A - \lambda I| = 0$, yielding:
$$(\lambda -1)^2 (\lambda^2 + \lambda +1) = 0$$
This yields a double and a complex conjugate pair of eigenvalues:
$$\lambda_{1,2} = 1, \lambda_{3,4} = -\dfrac{1}{2} \pm i\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$$
To find the eigenvectors, we solve $[A -\lambda_i I]v_i = 0$, so for $\lambda_1 = 1$, we get:
$$v_1 = (0,1,1,1)$$
This only gives us a single linearly independent eigenvector, so to find a generalized one, we set up and solve $[A -\lambda_1 I]v_2 = v_1$, yielding (using RREF):
$$v_2 = (3,2,1,0)$$
Next, we have a complex eigenvalue and follow the same procedure and what is nice is that the eigenvector will give us both of them since they too will be complex conjugates. We set up and solve $[A - \lambda_3 I]v_3 = 0$, where $\lambda_3 = -\dfrac{1}{2} - i\dfrac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$, which yields:
$$v_3 = (0, \dfrac{1}{2}(-1 + i \sqrt{3}), \dfrac{1}{2}(-1 - i \sqrt{3}), 1)$$
We can now write the last eigenvector as the complex conjugate, yielding:
$$v_4 = (0, \dfrac{1}{2}(-1 - i \sqrt{3}), \dfrac{1}{2}(-1 + i \sqrt{3}), 1)$$
Now, we have $P$ as a linear combination of these column eigenvectors:
$$P = [~v_1 ~| ~v_2 ~| ~v_3 ~| ~v_4 ~]$$
$$J = P^{-1} A P$$
However, we can figure out the JNF as:
$$J = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & \frac{-1 - i\sqrt{3}}{2} & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & \frac{-1 + i\sqrt{3}}{2} \end{pmatrix}$$
You could have also calculated it from what I wrote above $J = P^{-1}AP$.
I would work this forward and backward to get your hands around it.
A: Well, the dimension of the eigenspace corresponding to $\lambda=1$ is two and therefore there are two Jordan blocks for eigenvalue 1. Further calculation is unnecessary as we know that distinct eigenvalues gives rise to distinct Jordan blocks. Therefore in this case the Jordan normal form is,
$$A = \begin{pmatrix} 1 & 0 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 1 & 0 & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & \frac{-1 + i\sqrt{3}}{2} & 0 \\\ 0 & 0 & 0 & \frac{-1 - i\sqrt{3}}{2} \end{pmatrix}$$
Q: How is jQuery able to normalize currentTarget for IE? In an event handler in a standard compliant browser, this and e.currentTarget (where e is the parameter of the handler) refer to the element to which the handler is attached, which by the way isn't necessarily the same as e.target.
Problem is, there is no e.currentTarget in old versions of Internet Explorer.
In old IE, this in an event handler is simply the global object and e is undefined and window.event.srcELement is just equivalent to e.target and not to e.currentTarget.
Question is, what kind of magic is jQuery pulling off to make e.currentTarget work even in IE?
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Gophers recruiting target Tory Miller: "I can see myself stepping into (Mbakwe's) place"
19 September, 2012 //
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Tory Miller dunks for Lee's Summit North last season. Photo from cascadesports.tv
Before he left Kansas City to attend a prep school this year, Tory Miller felt like he was a player who fell under the radar of nearby major conference programs such as Missouri and Kansas.
"Any time your home two schools sleep on you that gives you a fire inside to prove them wrong," Miller told the Pioneer Press. "Of course, that gives me a lot of confidence."
The 6-foot-8, 245-pound Miller has been hearing a bit more from the Tigers. He also has offers from Arkansas and Nebraska. But The New Hampton Prep (N.H.) forward's first official visit will be to the University of Minnesota this week.
Miller joins Seton Academy (Ill.) forward Alex Foster and Chicago De La Salle High School swingman Alvin Ellis. The former Lee's Summit North (MO) big man is a powerful inside player who loves to rebound and finish strong at the rim. Miller's physical presence would make him a likely candidate to help replace Gophers senior Trevor Mbakwe next season.
Although he said it was an honor to be mentioned with Mbakwe, Miller didn't want to be compared to anyone.
"I just try to be me, and I hope somebody will base their game off me," he said. "Right now, I can see myself stepping into (Mbakwe's) place and taking over."
Miller hasn't scheduled other official visits yet. But he has already visited Arkansas and Nebraska unofficially. He also is drawing interest from Illinois, Memphis and Tennessee. Miller has no timetable for a decision.
But Miller said he wouldn't need to see the Gophers play this season to make up his mind on them. The fact that Minnesota struggled to make the NCAA tournament the last two years doesn't concern him.
"Any time you're being recruited by a head coach like Tubby Smith, that's something," Miller said. "I don't care what kind of season they had. He's Tubby Smith."
You can follow Miller on his twitter account (@MillerTory).
— The Gophers announced Wednesday that their All-Star Friday Night scrimmage event is scheduled for Oct. 12 at Williams Arena.
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Hunter Arun Prakash Ramalingam is obsessed with hunting wild pigs, but this big boar was in a league of its own
By Bob McNally | Published Apr 21, 2022 12:00 PM
Arun Prakash Ramalingam with his giant Georgia boar. Arun Prakash Ramalingam
Old—and oversized—wild hogs are smart and cagey. Equipped with remarkable senses of smell and hearing, they've got strong survival instincts. Wild pigs learn to stay away from humans and, when fully mature, they have no natural predators. For hunters who pursue them, big old boars with glistening white tusks are a challenge to hunt and a trophy to tag. That's the way Arun Prakash Ramalingam, 41, sees it.
"I love hunting the giant old boar hogs," says Ramalingam, an IT administrator in Jacksonville, Florida. "They are not easy to get close to, often are completely nocturnal, and are incredibly tough animals. They can be bad-tempered, too, and are equipped to fight with powerful bodies and sharp tusks."
Ramalingam has taken many hogs over the years, so when he got a call from a buddy about a giant boar that was particularly destructive, he jumped at the invitation.
"My friend Matt Joseph has a 300-acre family farm north of the Okefenokee Swamp," says Ramalingam. "He called me and said there was a group of wild hogs that moved onto his farm and were ripping up his fields. A couple of the hogs were big, and he had game camera photos of a giant of boar, and asked if I wanted to hunt it."
Trail camera photos revealed the hog was all head and shoulders—just a giant of a tusker boar. Late in the afternoon on April 14, Ramalingam drove to the farm ready to hunt. He'd chosen to sit in a pine tree with the wind in his favor from the dense and tangled timbered area where the hogs lived. He climbed about 15 feet into the pine and waited for dusk from his saddle. As the sun began to set several deer wandered out into the field, which he took as a good sign. Right at dusk, a lone hog stepped into the field. It was a big pig, but Ramalingam passed since he was certain it wasn't as big as the boar he'd seen in his friend's trail camera photos.
Soon the first pig left the field, and only a couple minutes later Ramalingam heard grunting and squealing in the woods. He believed the hogs were coming toward the rooted field, right on time. At about 9 p.m. Ramalingam spotted faint movement in the open field, and checked it with his thermal binocular. There were about a dozen hogs of varied sizes, including two big boars.
"But one was easily bigger, very muscular with huge shoulders and head," says Ramalingam.
Ramalingam raised his Ruger and steadied his scope on the hog while using night vision optics.
"I usually shoot hogs in the neck, but I didn't want that big boar running off into the brush and I'd have to track him," Ramalingam says. "So I aimed at his head, and squeezed the trigger when he turned just right at about 100 yards."
The Hornady ELD-X 143 grain bullet hit the hog in the eye and passed through its skull, dropping it instantly.
Some other hogs lingered in the field, and Ramalingam could have shot another pig or two. But he knew he had plenty of work to do with the one giant already down. He was alone, in the dark, miles from town.
"I could see him laying in the field with my night vision optics, and knew I had my work cut out for me getting him out and to the processor," Ramalingam says.
He climbed down from the pine, went to the hog, and tried to arrange it for a photo.
Ramalingam and his son, Kavin, with European mounts. Arun Prakash Ramalingam
"I could barely move the hog," Ramalingam says. "He was massive, and I could hardly set him up for photos. I've shot a lot of good pigs, but this one was a giant, at least 350 pounds, maybe more, and he was solid muscle, from his flanks to his shoulders and chest. A real beast."
Ramalingam hauled out the hog with his truck and he and his friends loaded it up for the trip to the processor to turn it into sausage.
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"I'm going to make a European mount of the boar skull with tusks like I've done to other hogs," says Ramalingam. "They make an impressive mount, and this one is far bigger than any other hog I've taken.
Ramalingam plans to return to his pal's field—this time with his 10-year-old son, Kavin.
"Kavin has shot hogs," Ramalingam says of his son, "But not a real big boar, and he's ready."Tag: haunted house
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July 28, 2022 by Brandon·Comments Off on The House (2022)
An animated anthology released on netflix, so almost everyone has seen it according to letterboxd stats (as many as Kimi, 3x more than Phoenix or Mad God, 5x more than Downton Abbey 2 or Beavis & Butthead 2) and practically none of the critics/publications I follow have covered it. It got a TV movie nomination at Annecy, winning second place to a short called My Year of Dicks. All three are stories about absolutely doomed attempts at house renovation, something a lotta people can relate to, and it's all extremely high-quality work.
1. After a visit by some shitty rich relatives, dad goes outside drunk and sad and makes a midnight deal with the satanic spirit of a phantom architect to build the family a glorious new house. The house comes fully furnished, with daily meals and newfangled electric lighting, but after they move in the house starts changing, the architect making "adjustments." The kids find their old house in the basement of the new house, then crawl lost through the walls, while the parents go mad, burning all their old stuff in a trance then transforming into furniture. The baby falling down the stairs was a rare action highlight.
Small faces on big fuzzy heads, and an all-star cast: the little girl is Mia Goth, her dad is Matthew Goode (crazy uncle of Stoker), and the architect's rep is Mark Heap. The previous mid-length movie by directors Emma De Swaef & Marc James Roels won awards at Toronto and Annecy.
2. A flipper/investor mouse has fired his construction crew, is working on a renovation by himself during a recession. As soon as the house is finished he discovers a beetle infestation, which he tries to hide during the open house (at which he's the only one wearing the little shoe-booties). An Odd Couple loves the house and decides to sleep there, then takes it over without paying – they turn out to be supermutant rat forms of the beetles. He goes mad, of course. As a new homeowner myself, I'm not concerned about this at all, nope.
Director Niki Lindroth von Bahr is Trevor's Stockholm neighbor. I thought I'd seen all her shorts (though I've only written up Tord & Tord) but I'm just learning of a recent one; see below.
3. Cat Rosa is having a bad time fixing up the apartments she rents out, because the tenants don't pay. It turns out new-agey tenant Helena Bonham Carter has a hippie handyman boyfriend, and Rosa is thrilled when he offers to help out. But he's removing the floorboards to build a boat. The hippies turn out to be right, Rosa in denial, as rapidly rising water levels have doomed the house (actually it sails away too, providing the anthology an unearned happy ending).
Lead cat is Susan Wokoma of a Sherlock Holmes teen spinoff series, the broke artist Will Sharpe of The Wrong Door, and the handyman Paul Kaye of Game of Thrones. Director Paloma Baeza also acts, is married to Alex Garland.
Bonus short:
Something to Remember (2019, Niki Lindroth von Bahr)
Feels like The Burden part two. A continuous dreary song of hopeless depression, begun by a child in the first scene, continued into each subsequent scene by a character who was present in the previous one – from an empty zoo, through a mattress store and doctor's office, culminating in nuclear disaster. Pretty catchy song actually, but the delightful innovation here is the clothing design on the birds, moles, beetles and slugs. Funny, the opening shot made me think of Roy Andersson, and Indiewire says she works with Roy's set designer.
His House (2020, Remi Weekes)
November 21, 2021 by Brandon·Comments Off on His House (2020, Remi Weekes)
A good haunted house movie, much scarier than the 1970's one, with some good demons and a new twist: the couple can't move out of the extremely ghost-filled house because they're Sudanese refugees who barely survived a treacherous boat ride that killed their daughter, and have been placed here by the government, their only chance to stay in Britain. He's Sope Dirisu of the Snow White and the Huntsman sequel, and she's Wunmi Mosaku of Lovecraft Country and the Wyatt Russell episode of Black Mirror. Ghosts in the house, crows in the walls and thugs outside, nowhere to hide. When he's scraping off all the wallpaper and pulling out the wiring, and she's trapped in the maze of their housing complex, I start wondering if they died at sea and England is hell, but they've got other secrets: their "daughter" was a girl they kidnapped to get preferential treatment while escaping. But instead of hell-vengeance, the wife kills the witch and they patch up the walls to please the housing people, and try to live in relative harmony with their racist neighbors and house full of spirits.
Wife, husband…
and daughter:
The Orphanage (2007, J.A. Bayona)
November 20, 2021 by Brandon·Comments Off on The Orphanage (2007, J.A. Bayona)
One of those movies I've been low-key meaning to watch every year for a decade and a half, and it's good. Maybe not horror exactly, but it's still a ghost story, expertly designed and written. Opens with a one-two rhyme just like all those Nightmares on Elm St. I've been tearing through, but the ghosts here are sad orphans who died in the house Laura is moving into. She's Belén Rueda of a couple twisty Oriol Paulo thrillers, has got a husband and a curly-haired boy. When her son goes missing during a party and never returns, she invites medium Geraldine Chaplin to investigate the house's spirits. Laura plays tag with the house ghosts, finally discovers her son dead under the stairs, then takes all the sleeping pills and plays ghost-mom to the houseful of dead children.
The Legend of Hell House (1973, John Hough)
November 11, 2021 by Brandon·Comments Off on The Legend of Hell House (1973, John Hough)
Good house and one good character: Roddy McDowall as a jaded, buttoned-up medium refusing to let the spirits in. He and some others are sent by a rich guy to live in the definitely haunted house to prove the existence of an afterlife. Arrogant scientist Clive Revill (CHUD II: Bud the Chud) almost sinks the movie, but fortunately the house wins, and Roddy outlives Clive. Roddy's fellow medium is Pamela Franklin (Food of the Gods, The Nanny), the first to die, and Clive's long-suffering wife Gayle Hunnicutt (Eye of the Cat) is allowed to live. Roddy defeats the ghost by taunting it relentlessly, which seems a bad strategy, but don't underestimate the British weakness against taunting. Written by Twilight Zone vet Richard Matheson. Hough has made his share of cult faves, and also a Howling sequel, which I've probably seen but the sequels were all so shitty I've never tried to straighten out which movie was which.
Alfred Hitchcock Presents, vol. 1
February 14, 2021 by Brandon·Comments Off on Alfred Hitchcock Presents, vol. 1
101: Revenge
1955 was a busy year to launch a TV series while also releasing To Catch a Thief and The Trouble With Harry. Episode one was directed by the man himself. Vera Miles (year before The Searchers and The Wrong Man) is a sweetie living in a seaside trailer with her new husband, trying to rest after "a small breakdown," when she's found collapsed after an attack. "He killed me," she says about a salesman she wouldn't buy from. Some fun noir lighting along the way, but at this point I knew how it'd end, as husband Ralph Meeker (same year as Kiss Me Deadly) has revenge on his mind, and you can't trust a woman with a history of breakdowns… she points out the man who attacked her… then another, and another. The kindly neighbor was in The Day the Earth Stood Still, the murdered man an FBI agent in Pickup on South Street. Was it the American writers or British Hitch who named the lead character Spann and had him kill someone with a spanner?
How to help a woman with anxiety:
106: Salvage
"We don't serve unescorted ladies at the bar." Nancy Gates (Some Came Running, the crazy-sounding Suddenly) has heard local gangster Gene Barry (a Brock in a Fuller film) is out of prison, wants to confront him about her involvement in the arrest and death of his brother, is pretty sure he's gonna kill her. Instead he sees her desperation and helps her out, bankrolls the dressmaking shop of her dreams, waits until she's at her happiest point – then kills her. From a writer of Too Late Blues and the director of Jack Nicholson's feature debut The Cry Baby Killer. I wasn't trying to watch all forty episodes this season, so I chose based on particular factors, such as the presence of Elisha Cook Jr., which paid off.
Elisha, drunk and confused:
107: Breakdown
Joseph Cotten is a shithead business leader who fires a longtime employee then drives the long way home. I was expecting a Roadwork revenge scenario, but I guess there wasn't time for the blubbering victim to plan an interception route – instead, Cotten crashes into construction equipment and we spend the rest of the movie in his head as he's paralyzed and assumed dead by all who come to the scene. Gave me flashbacks to another anthology episode, which research suggests was Tales from the Crypt "Abra Cadaver." The blubbering man was a silent star, notably of The Cat and the Canary, and Cotten's only film of the year was a West German comedy that nobody has seen since.
131: The Gentleman from America
Sir Stephen (Ralph Clanton, good at being desperate and sinister) needs money, and rich Biff McGuire (The Thomas Crown Affair) is loaded, so Sir S and his less exciting sidekick John Irving bet the guy that he can't stay the night in their haunted castle. After a flashback ghost story they win that bet, but hard, only realizing years later that the rich guy lost all of his marbles that night. Director Robert Stevens was an anthology TV heavyweight, appropriately ending his career on an episode of Amazing Stories.
Sir S shows Biff his pistol:
The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947, Joseph Mankiewicz)
January 30, 2017 by Brandon·Comments Off on The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947, Joseph Mankiewicz)
My second ghost story this month after Journey to the Shore, which also featured corporeal-looking ghosts with appearances signaled by lighting changes. Widowed Mrs. Muir (Gene Tierney at her cutest, also of ghost film Heaven Can Wait) gets a good deal on a haunted house. She soon runs into financial trouble, but rather than get rid of the housekeeper (Edna Best, the Doris Day of the original Man Who Knew Too Much), she teams up with house-ghost Captain Gregg (Rex Harrison, the My Fair Lady/Unfaithfully Yours lead shouter at his shoutiest) to ghostwrite his uncensored memoirs.
The living Mrs. Muir and dead Mr. Gregg learn to tolerate each other and gradually develop deeper feelings, but Gregg disappears after she starts dating a children's author she meets at her publisher's, creepy George Sanders (Ingrid's husband in Voyage to Italy). When that doesn't work out because he turns out to be married, she stays home staring at the sea for decades until death, when she's reunited with her beloved captain (he could've come back sooner and kept her company, but it's still a nice ending).
One of Joe Mank's earliest movies, two years before A Letter to Three Wives. The story was expanded into a late-1960's TV series with Laura Dern's mom from Blue Velvet as the lead, and an Irishman from Caprice as the ghost.
The Changeling (1980, Peter Medak)
October 22, 2016 by Brandon·Comments Off on The Changeling (1980, Peter Medak)
Halfway-decent haunted-house movie inexplicably appearing on a few lists of best horrors. I get annoyed with Medak, feel like he's over-emphatic, harping on things, but at least he did this to a lesser extent here than in his headache-inducing The Ruling Class.
Well-off composer George C. Scott (year after Hardcore) loses his wife and kid in an accident, moves elsewhere to teach music and rents a huge haunted house from the historical society. Ghosts lead him to a boarded-up bedroom upstairs, and a combination of visions, a really well-staged seance, and good ol' historical research in the city library lead him and his realtor companion Trish Van Devere (Scott's wife and costar in Stanley Donen's Movie Movie) to uncover the ghost's identity. It seems the house's owner in the early 1900's killed his own sickly, crippled son and replaced him with a sturdier orphan, whom he raised as his real son and inheritor. That kid has grown up to be elderly Senator Melvyn Douglas (The Old Dark House star, quite active in his 70's appearing in The Tenant and Being There and Twilight's Last Gleaming), who doesn't want any of this history brought up right now.
"Who you callin' a changeling," asks Melvyn:
Apparently it's a based-on-true-events ghost story, but this is before filmmakers splashed these things across their posters and opening titles. Besides the cool seance (the medium writing, her assistant narrating, like a more efficient ouija board) there's much generic ghost business with clanking noises, whispers on audiotape, a creepy music box and a discarded rubber ball repeatedly appearing. My main complaint is that the ghost succeeds in getting Scott to help him out, then repays him by burning down the house with all Scott's possessions inside.
George and Trish at the microfiche:
Probably not interesting to anyone but me: John Colicos plays an asshole cop in this, and in the following year he was murdered by Jack Nicholson and Jessica Lange in The Postman Always Rings Twice. Crap Italian filmmaker Lamberto Bava later made a movie called Per Sempre which was conceived as a sequel to Postman and released on video as The Changeling 2.
Sweet Home (1989, Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
October 20, 2011 by Brandon·Comments Off on Sweet Home (1989, Kiyoshi Kurosawa)
A middling haunted-house movie, with none of Kiyoshi Kurosawa's post-Cure style of evil lurking in the offscreen space. Some inspired moments, and some cinematic plot points (living shadows, a slide melting under a projector bulb, an actor melting in much the same way). Apparently the movie is most famous for having spawned a "survival horror" Nintendo game which inspired the Resident Evil series. Also the last time Juzo Itami (Japanese New Wave actor, more recently in Grass Labyrinth) appeared as an actor, having already turned to directing with Tampopo and a few others. I assumed that he played Old Man Exposition, the local crank who helps out at the end, but no that was Tsutomu Yamazaki, an actor in Tampopo, so I don't know where Itami showed up.
not Juzo Itami:
A TV production talks their way into the long-abandoned mansion of a dead artist to document the murals he'd painted on his walls. Widower Kazuo (Shingo Yamashiro of some Kinji Fukasaku movies) is the show's producer. He brings along his daughter Emi (pop singer Nokko – in her mid-20's, but I bought her performance as a middle-schooler) and show director Akiko (Nobuko Miyamoto, also of Tampopo) – our family-unit heroes, which leaves the other two (driver/cameraman/comic relief Taguchi and melodramatic on-air personality Asuka) to be murdered by ghosts.
L-R: Asuka, Taguchi, surrogate mom, actual dad, "child":
And murdered they are, with surprisingly good, goopy gore effects. First Asuka turns into a ghost, yelling "give me back my baby" then digging up an actual baby coffin. Then the shadows come to life, so they all have to hide in patches of light. Taguchi doesn't make it, gets burned clean in half and Asuka finishes him with a wrench shortly before an axe falls on her head.
Akiko vs. furnace:
Old Man Exposition comes to the house and walks into the furnace to rescue Emi, kidnapped by ghosts. But either he fails or she's kidnapped again, and her dad gives up, leaving Akiko to rescue the girl, proving herself a worthy wife/mother figure. I did like the evil-mother monster who fights her with lightning there at the end.Home » Blog » YouTube and You: 12 Facts about a Wildly Popular Platform
YouTube and You: 12 Facts about a Wildly Popular Platform
By Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.
YouTube is a massively popular online platform. Even if you knew that already, you may be surprised by just how popular it is.
The Pew Research Center conducted surveys and analyzed big datasets to find out who uses YouTube, what kind of content is most popular, and how the platform may be manipulating you. Here are 12 of the key results.
1. YouTube Is More Popular Than Facebook
In the U.S., for example, as of early 2019, 69% of adults were using Facebook. Nearly three-quarters, 73%, were using YouTube.
2. Tens of Thousands of YouTube Channels Have at Least a Quarter-Million Subscribers
The Pew researchers wanted to focus on the most popular YouTube channels, which they defined as channels with at least 250,000 subscribers. They then analyzed all activity on those channels during the first week of 2019. They found that tens of thousands made the cut: 43,770 channels had at least a quarter of a million subscribers.
3. Views Generated by YouTube Videos Number in the Billions
The videos posted by the most popular channels during the first week of 2019 generated more than 14 billion views. That was in just one week, and only counting the most popular channels.
4. Nearly a Quarter-Million Videos Were Posted in Just One Week on the Most Popular Channels
During the week when all videos from the most popular YouTube channels were analyzed, 243,254 videos were posted. That added up to more than 48,000 hours of video.
5. Use of YouTube Varies by Age
I was astonished when I learned about the massive popularity of YouTube. There was only one time in my life when I ever watched more than a random few minutes of YouTube now and then. That was when I was preparing my TEDx talk and wanted to study other speakers who had given talks relevant to mine or who had given remarkably popular talks. I wanted to learn from them, substantively, and also try to figure out what they were doing stylistically that made them so appealing.
I don't like watching videos (or listening to audio) because I can't control them the way I can control text. When I read, I can easily skim or skip passages of little interest.
One of the factors that probably helps to explain why I don't watch much YouTube, when so many others do, is my age. I'm 66. Even though nearly three-quarters of people in the U.S. watch YouTube videos, across adults of all ages, the numbers are even higher for the youngest adults. Among 18- to 24-year-olds, 9 out of 10 watch YouTube videos.
6. 70% of the Videos from Popular YouTube Channels Came from Just 10% of the Producers
Have you heard of the 80/20 rule? Also known as the Pareto Principle, it maintains that 80% of results will come from just 20% of the action. For example, according to an article at Forbes, 20% of sales reps generate 80% of total sales and 20% of software bugs cause 80% of software crashes.
Not all relevant findings conform exactly to the 80/20 ratio, but many phenomena exhibit imbalances that are similarly lopsided. YouTube views seem to be among them. Considering just the YouTube channels with at least a quarter-million subscribers, the Pew researchers found that 10% of those channels generated 70% of all the videos that were posted. They also found that the most popular videos – the top 10% — generated 79% of all views of new content.
7. On the Most Popular YouTube Channels, only 17% of the Videos Are in English
When I first started my graduate training in psychology, I learned that many of the contributions to the social sciences were in English. In other domains, too, English sometimes seems dominant. That's not true, however, in the world of YouTube. Of the videos posted to the most popular YouTube channels, only 17% were completely in English.
8. Videos about Video Games Are Longer and More Popular Than Most of the Others
The topic of a YouTube video can be just about anything. Despite the seemingly infinite possibilities, about 18% of all English-language videos posted to the most popular channels were about one thing – gaming. Those videos about video games generated three times as many views as videos about other topics. They also lasted longer: a median of 13 minutes, compared to 5.2 minutes for the others.
9. Videos Featuring Children Draw More Than Their Share of Views
Videos featuring children under the age of 13 were viewed three times as often as other types of videos. That was true regardless of whether children were the target audience.
10. YouTube Users Do Not Believe Everything They See
Close to two-thirds of U.S. adults who use YouTube, 64%, report that they encounter videos that are obviously untrue at least occasionally.
11. In the U.S., Nearly 1 in 3 Adult YouTube Users Get News There
Even though most adult users of YouTube in the U.S. think they are running into blatantly false information at least some of the time, a substantial proportion of them, 28%, get news there. But many more, 52%, get news from Facebook.
12. YouTube Eggs You On
YouTube has an algorithm that generates suggestions for which videos viewers should watch next. The Pew researchers found that "YouTube recommends progressively longer videos — at least when it lacks information about the viewer needed for more personalized recommendations. After a chain of just four video recommendations, the algorithm was likely to suggest a video more than five minutes longer than the one it originally started on."
Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.
Bella DePaulo (Ph.D., Harvard; Academic Affiliate, Psychological and Brain Sciences, UC Santa Barbara), an expert on single life, is the author of several books, including "Singled Out: How Singles Are Stereotyped, Stigmatized, and Ignored, and Still Live Happily Ever After" and "How We Live Now: Redefining Home and Family in the 21st Century." Her TEDx talk is "What no one ever told you about people who are single". Dr. DePaulo has discussed singles and single life on radio and television, including NPR and CNN, and her work has been described in newspapers such as the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Wall Street Journal, and USA Today, and magazines such as Time, Atlantic, the Week, More, the Nation, Business Week, AARP Magazine, and Newsweek. Dr. DePaulo is in her sixties. She has always been single and always will be. She is "single at heart" -- single is how she lives her best and most meaningful life. Visit her website at www.BellaDePaulo.com.
DePaulo, B. (2019). YouTube and You: 12 Facts about a Wildly Popular Platform. Psych Central. Retrieved on January 20, 2020, from https://psychcentral.com/blog/youtube-and-you-12-facts-about-a-wildly-popular-platform/
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describe Google::Cloud::Spanner::Project, :instance, :mock_spanner do
it "gets an instance" do
instance_id = "found-instance"
get_res = Google::Spanner::Admin::Instance::V1::Instance.new instance_hash(name: instance_id)
mock = Minitest::Mock.new
mock.expect :get_instance, get_res, [instance_path(instance_id)]
spanner.service.mocked_instances = mock
instance = spanner.instance instance_id
mock.verify
instance.project_id.must_equal project
instance.instance_id.must_equal instance_id
instance.path.must_equal instance_path(instance_id)
instance.name.must_equal instance_id.split("-").map(&:capitalize).join(" ")
instance.display_name.must_equal instance_id.split("-").map(&:capitalize).join(" ")
end
it "returns nil when getting an non-existent instance" do
not_found_instance_id = "not-found-instance"
stub = Object.new
def stub.get_instance *args
gax_error = Google::Gax::GaxError.new "not found"
gax_error.instance_variable_set :@cause, GRPC::BadStatus.new(5, "not found")
raise gax_error
end
spanner.service.mocked_instances = stub
instance = spanner.instance not_found_instance_id
instance.must_be :nil?
end
end
to support and promote research in connection with topical and ongoing societal issues tied to media representations of difference, constructions of 'the other' and discriminatory practices characteristic of much institutional prejudice and racism.
For the opening event of the Race, Ethnicity and Postcolonial Network (REaPN) we are organizing a conference on representations of 'Radicalisation in Culture and Media' at Sheffield Hallam University (November 2015, date to be confirmed).
The concept and representation of radicalisation has been at the heart of various interrelated media discourses on terrorism and radical Islam in recent years, with equations often implied as well as overtly stated. As a result a semantic shift has taken place on the word and concept of radical/radicalisation with huge political implications for postcolonial civil society. The conference will be hosted by Sheffield Hallam University and the C3RI (Cultural, Communication and Computing Research Institute).O Colégio Técnico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (Coltec) é uma instituição de ensino técnico pública federal brasileira, com sede em Belo Horizonte, em Minas Gerais. Foi inaugurada em 1969, fruto da celebração de um convênio entre o Conselho Britânico e a Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) com o objetivo de formar técnicos para atender à demanda do mercado de trabalho.
O colégio está muito bem classificado entre as quatro melhores instituições de ensino públicas do Brasil, de acordo com o resultado do exame nacional do ensino médio de 2013: o Coltec alcançou nota 660.80, estabelecendo-se como a quarta melhor instituição de ensino pública do país. Os dados levam em conta as médias dos alunos de cada instituição nas quatro provas objetivas que compõem o Enem, segundo dados do desempenho por instituição divulgados pelo Ministério da Educação (MEC). Em âmbito estadual, ele aparece como a terceira melhor instituição pública do estado de Minas Gerais e, em âmbito municipal, é a melhor instituição pública de Belo Horizonte, ocupando a primeira colocação no ranking, resultado já conquistado em vários outros anos.
Com o respaldo de uma das mais renomadas universidades do país, a UFMG, o Coltec vem ao longo dos anos demonstrando ser uma das melhores
instituições de ensino do Brasil, alcançando excelentes resultados em avaliações de desempenho. Em 2011 e 2008, ele apareceu entre as melhores instituições de ensino públicas do Brasil, ocupando o oitavo e décimo primeiro lugar, respectivamente, segundo o Instituto Nacional de Estudos e Pesquisas Educacionais Anísio Teixeira (INEP).
O colégio oferece cinco cursos técnicos integrados: Química, Informática (Info), Automação Industrial (Instrum's), Eletrônica (Eletras) e Análises Clínicas (Patola ). Esses cursos contemplam as disciplinas de ensino médio e disciplinas de ensino técnico. A quem já tenha concluído o ensino médio o Coltec oferece o ensino técnico subsequente, que são cursos técnicos cujo programa contempla exclusivamente disciplinas técnicas (não há disciplinas de ensino médio).
História
1969–2000
Sediado no prédio mais antigo do campus Pampulha (antigo Instituto de Mecânica), o Coltec foi inaugurado em 1969, durante a gestão do reitor Gerson Boson, e foi planejado durante a gestão anterior, conduzida pelo professor Aluísio Pimenta. De acordo com a pesquisa realizada pela professora de História Anny Jackeline Torres Silveira, a iniciativa não foi isolada: ela estava inserida em um plano de reestruturação geral da UFMG que deu origem a novas unidades acadêmicas. Porém, possuía um caráter bastante particular: deveria atender à necessidade de formação profissional.
Esse objetivo foi concretizado por intermédio de um convênio firmado entre o Conselho Britânico, a UFMG, o MEC e o CNPq, no final dos anos 60. De acordo com a pesquisadora, o apoio dos ingleses incluía serviço de aconselhamento especializado, treinamento de pessoal brasileiro em instituições inglesas e fornecimento de equipamentos e capital para instalação de laboratórios.
Em 1972 esse convênio quádruplo foi prorrogado por mais cinco anos até que, em 1977, o Coltec se emancipou do Conselho Britânico e passou à gestão do Centro Pedagógico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (antigo Colégio de Aplicação da UFMG), mantido pela Faculdade de Educação da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (FaE).
Até 1997, o Colégio Técnico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais ofereceu o ensino médio na modalidade integrada ao ensino técnico com quatro cursos técnicos: Eletrônica, Patologia Clínica, Instrumentação e Química. Os alunos estudavam em horário integral. Com a publicação da Portaria UFMG nº 646, de , o colégio passou a oferecer ensino técnico concomitante ao ensino médio: o aluno passou então a poder se formar separadamente no ensino médio e no ensino técnico.
Em 1998, o colégio passou a oferecer durante a noite o ensino médio para adultos que não haviam completado a educação básica: o Projeto de Ensino Médio de Jovens e Adultos (PEMJA), similar à Educação de Jovens e Adultos (EJA). No mesmo ano foi instituído o Programa de Vocação Científica (PROVOC), em parceria com o Centro de Pesquisas René Rachou (Fiocruz Minas Gerais), como uma forma de disponibilizar bolsas de iniciação científica júnior. O programa que já existia desde 1986 na Escola Politécnica de Saúde Joaquim Venâncio, da Fundação Oswaldo Cruz do Rio de Janeiro, mas até então não existia em nenhuma escola de Minas Gerais.
2001–atual
Com a publicação da Resolução UFMG nº 5, de , o Coltec passou a ser subordinado à Escola de Educação Básica e Profissional (EBAP) e então o Centro Pedagógico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais passou a ser apenas o nome da escola fundamental da EBAP. Com isso, o nome do colégio foi alterado de Colégio Técnico do Centro Pedagógico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais para o atual Colégio Técnico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.
Até 2008 o Coltec possuía 4 cursos técnicos integrados. Em 2008, com a construção do anexo da Escola de Engenharia da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, a entrada do estacionamento do colégio passou a ser por trás do colégio, não mais pela frente. No final desse mesmo ano foi aprovado o curso técnico de Informática, que começou a funcionar a partir do ano letivo de 2009. Em 2009 algumas alterações elevaram de 136 para 176 o número de vagas para os cursos técnicos integrados, e os cursos de Instrumentação e Patologia Clínica foram renomeados respectivamente para Automação Industrial e Análises Clínicas. A grade curricular do ensino médio também voltou a ser integrada ao ensino técnico.
Os cursos técnicos subsequentes estão estruturados sobre uma base de conhecimentos gerais e específicos, possuindo carga horária destinada ao núcleo comum (conhecimentos gerais) e à formação profissional específica (conhecimentos específicos). Para a conclusão da formação profissional o estudante deve cumprir 320 horas de estágio obrigatório, sendo esse em empresas, institutos ou até mesmo dentro da própria Universidade.
Processo seletivo
Aqueles que querem se matricular devem fazer uma prova de seleção (anual), semelhante a um vestibular, da qual apenas 122 alunos são aprovados.
O exame de seleção consiste em prova escrita com 60 questões de múltipla escolha sobre as seguintes matérias: Língua Portuguesa, Ciências Naturais, Matemática, Geografia e História Geral e do Brasil. Em ano de 2015 o colégio optou por incluir peso dois nas questões de matemática e português totalizando 90 pontos a nota geral da prova
A prova é um processo de seleção tão (ou mais) concorrido quanto diversos vestibulares de universidades, chegando há ter 40 candidatos por vaga. No ano de 2015, o número de candidatos por vaga chegou a 37,3 na modalidade 1 (livre concorrência).
Alternativamente, o aluno pode ingressar caso haja se formado no ensino fundamental do Centro Pedagógico da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, ou ainda caso seja aprovado no processo seletivo do Sistema de Seleção Unificada da Educação Profissional e Tecnológica (Sisutec): neste caso, o candidato usará a nota obtida no Exame Nacional do Ensino Médio (ENEM).
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I am pleased to send you this special e-newsletter listing all of the bills signed into law during 2018, as well as the one vetoed by the Governor.
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Населённые пункты Алагирского районаTens of thousands attend Barça training session at Hard Rock Stadium
Twenty-four hours before Saturday's Clásico, the fans came out in droves to see the team's workout at the home of the Miami Dolphins
HARRISON MICHAEL TOLL
12:17AM Saturday 29 Jul
MIAMI GARDENS, Florida — Friday's FC Barcelona training session at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami was by far the biggest yet on this summer's U.S. tour in terms of attendance, as the team held its final workout a little more than 24 hours ahead of quite possibly the most anticipated preseason soccer match to ever take place.
Like the previous two open sessions held in New York and in Washington, paying fans paid to see Barça train for a little more than an hour. The Barça players went through some of the traditional warmups before splitting up to entertain the multitudes with short-field games and give-and-go drills.
But the big jump in attendance—some 27,000 were there—was due mostly in part to the fact that it was Barça's final session before Saturday night's Clásico, which kicks off at Hard Rock Stadium at 7.30pm CET and which is the first Clásico to be held on American soil.
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Localité dans le comté de Richland (Dakota du Nord)Hiroshima - Real Life Stories Of the Atomic Bomb Attack August 6, 1945
Patty Inglish MS
Peace Candles at Hiroshima Peace Park
photos this page, public domain
A New Call for Nuclear Disarmament
On August 6, 2016 Hiroshima's Mayor, Kazumi Matsui, urged the nations of the world that have nuclear weapons to "have the courage to escape the logic of fear, and pursue a world without them."
Background: 1945 Japan
Hiroshima, by John Hersey
Hiroshima tells the story of six Japanese and German victims of the atomic bombing of the 7-rivered city of Hiroshima under the Presidential administration of Harry S. Truman.
The book was published in article form in New Yorker magazine on the one-year anniversary date of the bombing of Japan. That magazine issue contained hardly another word save for this profound article, published without commercial ads.
The subscription circulation of 300,000 readers, largely outside NYC, was astonished with the stories, as were newsstand readers. The article was also read in its entirety on the radio.
Reconciliation Sstatue in UK; copy at Hiroshima Peace Park. Courtesy, UK Student Life.
Non-Profit My Lai Peace Park and Hibakusha
Controversial War Tactics Highlighted
John Hershey was a secretary for the great author Sinclair Lewis, and likely was influenced by the topics and writing style he witnessed.
Such provocative fiction as Elmer Gantry (a 1927 story of faith healing and fraud) and It can't Happen Here (a 1935 vision of America under a fascist regime) were highly controversial. Hershey wrote Hiroshima in a straightforward, objective manner to which readers are still drawn, although critics have accused him as a Japanese sympathizer. I see none of that in his writing.
A longer version of the book published four decades later followed up on the six victims highlighted in the first edition, illustrating the impact of the bombing on their later lives.
After VE-Day, named for the victory in Europe of the Allied Forces in WWII, President Truman called for the surrender of Japan to end the complete war timeline. Emperor Hirohito refused.
A city of 245,000 residents in 1945, Hiroshima, stood next in line after the federal seat of Tokyo to become the center of war direction and communications, should Tokyo fall to American forces. President Truman opted for bombing Hiroshima instead of Tokyo on August 6, as a show of strength and an extreme and deadly warning. Several days later, he ordered Nagasaki bombed.
B-29 H-Bomber Named After Pilot's Mother
Pilot Tibbets took command of the B-29 bomber and named it after his mother, Enola Gay Tibbets. The Japanese called it Mr. B (B-san).
Little Boy, The Enola Gay and Distruction
B29 Enola Gay and bomb. National Museum of the USAF. The bomb was called "Little Boy" and in 2015, an eponymous film was released.
On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 AM, B-san struck for the last time at Hiroshima.
Hiroshima Before and After the Flight of the Enola Gay
Before the bombing.
The B-29 Enola Gay Or "Mr. B"
By The original uploader was Veinsworld at German Wikipedia(Original text: US Air Force) - http://www.af.mil/shared/media/photodb/photos/020905-o-9999
A horse and his driver were vaporized, their shadow embossed on the nearby concrete, the driver's arm raised with a whip poised to strike.
Mr.B!
The Japanese were always on the lookout for B-san, the American B-29s through brought destruction. Children used to run out in to the streets to see them before they were pulled inside by adults to hide. "B-san, B-san!" they would shout (Mr. B, Mr. B!) as if they were at a fireworks display ready to ignite or watching the circus train come to town.
The entire local unit of the Hiroshima-based Japanese military was in the center of the city during the blast, which came silently. They were on their way out of town on a mission when they were overtaken by a sheet of sun power, as some of them described it.
A horse and his driver were vaporized, their shadow embossed on the nearby concrete, the driver's arm raised with a whip poised to strike. Soldiers were vaporized, or large portions of their skin blow off like a loose glove.
Another military unit, near a park about a mile away from the city to the west were stranded - looking toward the skies for Mr. B, their eyes melted from the white flash. People within 2 miles of the center city and with their backs towards ground Zero saw a heavy yellow flash, but heard nothing. Some felt a change in air pressure, but there was silence and then bright light.
Patterns Blasted into Skin
Kimono print's pattern blasted into the skin of a victim.
The Japanese Physician Observer
Dr. Fujii, a leading physician with his own small private hospital and attached home, was sitting on his back porch reading a newspaper when the flash occurred.
He awoke to find that his building had slid into the river below. He eventually walked to a suburb and a friend's house and it too, slid into a river. He went to another friend to recover fully form his many injuries.
After the war, he returned to Hiroshima, bought a small building for a clinic and befriended the occupying American forces, learning English and calling himself Dr. Mujii on his shingle.
Progress of a Nuclear Explosion
"On June 5, 1952, a special camera with a shutter that worked incredibly fast captured this image of an exploding nuclear bomb, doing so an instant after the start of the explosion."
Ten Thousand Patients in an Instant
Only citizens and visitors some 20 miles away from Ground Zero could hear the explosion.
Miss Sasaki, a young and competent clerical worker in a tin works factory sat down at her desk and turned to the young woman on her right and saw the reflection of a yellow flash as big as the sky on the walls and window.
She awoke encased under heavy book shelves and books, weighed down by a heavy beam. Her left lower leg was broken in several places and bleeding (a multiple compound fracture).
Many hours later, soldiers dug her out, told her to finish digging herself and left. They returned, dragged her out from under the beam, and put her out into the rain, an aftermath of the explosion and climate changes resulting from it, under an iron roofing section set up as a lean-to.
Ms. Sasaki
They placed two other victims with her, both missing body parts and swelling with smelly, red, infected skin (the result of radiation exposure). Three days were spent in this manner.
She was roughly carted from hospital to hospital, her leg not yet set, because it was infected, swelling like a balloon up to the hip.
She was finally transported to the Red Cross Hospital, where a young Dr. Sasaki (no relation) was the sole surviving doctor, tending to 10,000 civilian victims crowding inside and outside a 600-bed facility.
Japanese Peace Park Over 70 Years Later
Hiroshima Peace Memorial, UNESCO World Heritage Site; CC by 3.0 via YouTube
Please Proceed to Part II of the Documentary
Hersey's Atomic Heroes
© 2008 Patty Inglish MS
H P Roychoudhury from Guwahati, India on August 30, 2009:
It is a tragic human holocaust ever seen by human beings.
sudamaprasad on March 04, 2008:
yes, i agree, the sad part of history
Patty Inglish MS (author) from USA and Asgardia, the First Space Nation on March 04, 2008:
Yes, you are so right; thanks for adding that!
chabrenas from middle of France on March 04, 2008:
Good one, Patty. Now we've moved on, and minority groups blowing up civilians is the norm. Mankind's progress is slow.
Patty Inglish MS (author) from USA and Asgardia, the First Space Nation on February 25, 2008:
I agree. I had seen the documentaries but until I read this book, I did not get the full impact. Thank you Drax.
des donnelly from Co Tyrone.... on February 25, 2008:
once upon a time there was a certain honour to war, even if it was still barbaric... every time I look at this I find it horrendous that such a bomb was launched on a civilian population... it is still as much of a disgrace today as then.... Drax..
I sat stunned as I read this book - stunned at the will to survive. Thanks for the comment.
Cory Zacharia from Miami Beach, Florida on February 25, 2008:
Great hub! A sad part of history important to remember.
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Remedies to Cope With Chronic StressThe Skogsmulle International Symposium is, for the first time taking place in the UK, with previous Symposium host nations including Sweden, Finland and Japan.
Led by Ignite Unlocking Potential, the event will take place in the beautiful country park of Dare Valley, home to 500 acres of natural wonders with waterfalls, lakes, trails and hills. This idyllic location makes it the perfect setting for an outdoors conference.
This event is for Practising Skogsmulle Leaders, Early Years Professionals and Forest School Practitioners. It will be an international celebration of 60 years of Skogsmulle practice, with workshops and speakers from Sweden, UK, Latvia, Japan, Finland and many more.
This premier Nature Pedagogy global event will feature a keynote presentation by Claire Warden, internationally renowned Educational Consultant and founder of Mindstretchers and the award winning Auchlone Nature Kindergarten in Creiff, Scotland.
Also in attendance will be Vikki Howells, Welsh Labour Assembly Member for Cynon Valley. Vikki said "It is an honour for the 2017 International Skogsmulle Symposium to be held here in the Dare Valley Country Park, home to Wales' very first Nature Kindergarten.".
Ignite Unlocking Potential is a Rhondda Cynon Taff Social Enterprise that aims to inspire and unlock the potential of every child to enable them to become the best version of themselves. We are specialists in Scandinavian Nature Pedagogy and pioneer of Wales' first Nature Kindergarten.
Skogsmulle, the Swedish Early Years Nature Pedagogy, is practiced at "Rain or Shine" pre-schools in Sweden, Latvia, Japan, Finland, Russia and the UK and supports children aged 3-7 years to experience child led nature based activities, supported by a range of habitat specific fictional characters that are used as a pedagogical tool to develop sustainable thinking.Text any dollar amount to 84321 to give. Follow a quick, self-guided setup process to tie your mobile phone to Deer Creek Church, your donor account, and a payment source. After that, donating is as easy as sending a text. Donate to specific funds by entering general, missions or benevolence (example, text: "$100 general" to 84321).
For some, stock donations are a great option. Donors get a full deduction for the market price on the date of donation but recognize no taxable gain even if the stock has increased in value. DCC sells the stock and uses the proceeds for the ministry designated by the donor. If you are interested, we can give you our Schwab account information and your broker can transfer securities directly to DCC's account. We handle the rest and give you a statement for your tax return. Please contact our Executive Pastor - Tim Ringquist if you would like to purse this option.
You can also give in person at the weekend worship gathering. If you would like to set up automatic bank pay or discuss assets you would like to give, please contact our Executive Pastor - Tim Ringquist.
The finances of Deer Creek Church are managed by the finance team under the oversight of the elders (session). The budget is created by the finance team and staff and is approved by the elders, who have been elected by the congregation, in line with the mission of our church. We use "best practices" for establishing budgets, salaries, and debt reduction.
To get your giving statement or check on recent gifts, you can click here to view your donor profile. You can access your profile using your email, you do not need a password to login. If you see any errors or have issues logging in, please feel free to contact our Executive Pastor Tim Ringquist at tim@deercreekchurch.com or 303-933-9300 and he will be happy to assist you.HomeBasketballFrom the West Coast to the East Coast with a new number...
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From the West Coast to the East Coast with a new number – Schröder "can't wait"
By Phil Laffertey
Last summer, Dennis Schröder turned down a four-year contract from the Los Angeles Lakers and joined the Boston Celtics on a one-year provisional deal. Ahead of the new season, he is looking forward to his time with the Green and Whites, despite a new jersey number.
The four-year contract with the Los Angeles Lakers would have paid Dennis Schröder a total of 84 million US dollars. Nevertheless, the man from Braunschweig turned down another commitment in California and signed on with the Boston Celtics for comparatively "only" 5.9 million dollars. This decision earned the 28-year-old a lot of ridicule on social media, but he is still looking forward to his time in Boston.
He can "hardly wait" to play for the Boston Celtics. "I played here a couple of times in the play-offs. The fans booed me, hopefully they're cheering me on now," the Braunschweig native said at the Celtics' media day.
New start with new shirt number
However, after his move from one record champion to the other, both the Lakers and the Celtics won the championship 17 times, "DS17" had to do without his usual back number. In honour of club legend John Havlicek, the number 17 is no longer assigned by the Celtics. Schröder therefore let his fans vote on the new jersey number via an app. In the end, it was 71 that he will wear in the new season. Curious: 96, the founding year of Eintracht Braunschweig's arch-rival Hannover 96, was close behind 71 in the vote.
One of the reasons for his move to the east, he said, was a conversation with national team colleague Daniel Theis, who played for the Celtics from 2017 to 2021. "He told me that there is a great organisation here and a winning mentality. I want to bring my mindset of winning, I've been doing that my whole career," Schröder stated.
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A chimney crown is of the greatest protection for the masonry construction beneath it by helping to prevent the need for fireplace chimney repairs & chimney rebuilding. It is the top element of a masonry chimney rebuild. It protects the top of the chimney starting at the fire clay flue liner & hangs over the chimneys edge (drip edge). Most masonry chimneys that have "crowns" are built inadequately. These "crowns" are constructed from common mortar mix, the same mixture used to lay the bricks of the chimney. This mortar is not designed for and will not withstand years of weather abuse without cracking, chipping or deteriorating; situations that allow water to penetrate the chimney and cause the need for fireplace chimney repairs & chimney rebuilds.
All the brick and other materials that make up your home are protected by the roof and eave, all that is, except your chimney. The chimney sits up above the roof and is exposed to rain, snow, wind, and freezing. Masonry materials deteriorate very quickly when they absorb moisture and are exposed to the elements, causing undue stress and integrity loss.HBO World Championship Boxing Preview: Raymundo Beltran vs. Jonathan Maicelo, Terence Crawford vs. Felix Diaz
By: William Holmes
On Saturday night the under appreciated Terence Crawford will defend his WBO and WBC titles against former Olympic Gold Medalist Felix Diaz. This bout will take place at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
The co-main event of the night will be between Raymundo Beltran and Jonathan Maicelo in an IBF Lightweight eliminator. American prospect Shakur Stevenson will also be featured on the undercard.
Top Rank will be the lead promoter on Saturday night and HBO will be televising the fights. The following is a preview of Saturday's card.
Raymundo Beltran (32-7-1) vs. Jonathan Maicelo (25-2); IBF Lightweight Eliminator
The opening bout of the night will be between the rugged and entertaining Raymundo Beltran and contender Jonathan Maicelo.
Beltran is always a tough fight, but at thirty five years old his best days physically are likely behind him. He's two years older than Maicelo and will be about one inch taller than him but will also be given up one inch in reach.
Beltran has the edge in power over Maicelo. He has twenty victories by stoppage and his last three wins have been by KO or TKO. Maicelo has twelve wins by stoppage but his last four fights were decision victories. Both boxers are able to be stopped, as Beltran has two stoppage losses and Maicelo has one.
Neither boxer has any notable international success as an amateur, though Maicelo did compete in several regional amateur tournaments in South America with a moderate amount of success.
Beltran's last fight was a sensational knockout victory over Mason Menard. He has also defeated the likes of Arash Usmanee, Ji-Hoon Kim, Henry Lundy, and David Torres. His losses were to Terence Crawford, Luis Ramos Jr., Sharif Bogere, and Ammeth Diaz. He stopped Takahiro Ao in the second round, but that bout was overturned due to a positive test for steroids.
Maicelo has defeated the likes of Jose Felix Jr., Samual Amoako, and Art Hovannisyan. His losses were to Darleys Perez and Rustam Nugaev.
Beltran is that type of contender that will seemingly always be in the title hunt and has a pressure style that is difficult for some boxers to overcome. Maicelo has never defeated a high level opponent and doesn't seem suited to handle the forward pressure that Beltran is known for.
This should be a good fight, but despite his age Beltran has enough gas in his tank to squeak out a decision victory.
Terence Crawford (30-0) vs. Felix Diaz (19-1); WBO/WBC Junior Welterweight Title
Terence "Bud" Crawford is considered to be a possible future opponent for Manny Pacquiao and is one of the top talents on the Top Rank roster.
He's twenty nine years old and is in the middle of his athletic prime. His opponent, Felix Diaz, is thirty three years old. Crawford will also have a three inch height advantage and a three inch reach advantage.
Crawford has been fairly active the past two years. He has fought three times in 2016 and twice in 2015. Diaz fought twice in 2016 and twice in 2015.
Both boxers have strong amateur backgrounds. Crawford had success on the national level as an amateur and won the Police Athletic League Championship as well as the United States Pan American Games. Diaz won the gold medal in the 2008 Summer Olympics for the Dominican Republic.
Crawford has looked sensational throughout his career and nobody has come close to defeating him. He has defeated the likes of John Molina Jr., Viktor Postol, Henry Lundy, Dierry Jean, Thomas Dulorme, Raymundo Beltran, Yuriorkis Gamboa, Ricky Burns, and Andrey Klimov. Even though Crawford has fought many fights in his native Nebraska, he has shown a willingness to travel to fight as evident in his past fight with former champion Ricky Burns in Scotland.
Diaz is a technician but lacks power. He only has nine stoppage wins while Crawford has twenty one. The best opponents Diaz has defeated so far are Sammy Vasquez, Gabriel Bracero, Adrian Granados, and Emmanuel Lartei Lartey. His lone loss was a disputed loss to Lamont Peterson.
This writer thinks Diaz be one of the most difficult fights in Crawford's career. He's a technician and has a deep and successful amateur background. But Crawford has faced elite talent several times in his career and has defeated every opponent put in front of him. Diaz's resume is void of any elite talent, and the one time he did face a legitimate title contender in Lamont Peterson he came up short.
Crawford should win the fight by decision.With the summer season on the go, Mango is the fruit which will everyone will be looking for various kinds of dishes, juices and fruit.
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Visitor can visit the stalls and grab the best fruit for this summer.The petite chevron necklace is prefect for layering or as a simple statement piece. This is a mix of modern and retro appeal defines this striking chevron necklace. It can be a thoughtful gift for someone you love.INB est un sigle qui peut signifier :
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Semana Santa in Hellín
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The Semana Santa in Hellín this is, undoubtedly, far more pointed in this town not only for all hellineros, but also for the thousands of visitors who come each year to this date the tradition.
If there is an instrument that is characterized Hellin it's the drum. This appears intrinsically linked to the celebration of Holy Week, constituting the most important holiday in the city where passion is mixed by religious (Processions) and the pagan festival (Tamborada).
At present there are twenty-six Guilds and Fraternities with centuries of history behind, consisting of images and sculptures by sculptors such as Benlliure, Federico Coullaut Valera, Andes Fernández or José Zamorano. The processions, that develop throughout the week sequence of the Passion and Death of Jesus Christ, show the wealth of sculptural heritage of this land and the fervor of its inhabitants. These works include the "Cristo Yacenteof "Mariano Benlliure, considered, according to experts, as one of the five best sculptures of the twentieth century.
Tamborada Hellin. Photo: From Faro of Hellín.
Furthermore, the Tamborada Hellin, declared International Tourist Interest, and is one of the most famous and well-known celebrations Spain, and is the only one with such distinction. In it, over 20.000 people, young and old, redouble their drums through the streets of the city, dressed in black robes and red or black neckerchief.
The first drum performance takes place on Dolores Friday, formerly chosen day to tune the drums when they were made with goat skin. However, it is not until Holy Wednesday when the first official tamborada occurs and one of the most massive, starting at three in the afternoon and ends with the collection of the Procession of the Agony in the Garden.
Thursday begins at midnight, at the end of the Procession of Silence, until the afternoon of Friday, after falling to Calvary. And finally, Holy Saturday takes place the last tamborada just pm Easter Sunday with the collection of the Procession of the Meeting. Visitors can actively participate in these tamboradas, enjoying a unique atmosphere and a sound that will make its way through the city.
Similarly, in Agramón you can hear the drum roll nights Dolores Friday, Holy Thursday and Gloria Saturday, whereas in Isso Isso tamborada only takes place at noon on Palm Sunday.
On the morning of Easter Sunday offers Agramón and Hellin offers moments of intense emotion: the silence of thousands of drummers in the moments before the "Meeting" for, once opened pineapple releasing dozens of pigeons, thundering unison with renewed vigor. The term of this procession marking the end of the events of Passion Week, processions and tamboradas.
NOTES: Meet schedules and routes of processions and tamboradas.
FRIDAY DOLORES
With the cooperation of the Holy Christ School, Founded in 1726, Penitence is the branch of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of the Rosary. Penitents torch head to Calvary Road by Columns.
Hours: 20:45 hours.
Exit: Franciscan Convent.
Arrival: Calvary Chapel.
Procesiona: Confraternity of Our. Ms.. Rosary "School of Christ".
Tamborada CHILDREN
Good Friday evening begins with school child tamborada, where hundreds of children with their drums are coming to downtown from their respective colleges.
Location: Garden Martinez Parras, Calle Sol and Rabal.
TAMBORADA
At midnight they start beating the drum, but there is an official tamborada since there is no time and even the drummers are dressed in classical attire. It is a first contact with the drum. Although there is no official itinerary, drummers are concentrated in the streets Rabal, Benito Toboso & Pottery to climb to Calvary.
PROCESSION OF PALMS
In her sole procession sculpture "The Entry into Jerusalem". This, popularly known as "La Burrica", is carried on the shoulders and accompanied by a representation of Nazarenes Association Brotherhoods, since this is not a Brotherhood itself.
Exit: Church Square.
Arrival: Church Square.
Procesionan: All Brotherhoods Easter.
TRANSFER OF CHRIST OF GREAT POWER
Exit: Museo de Semana Santa.
Arrival: College of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers.
Procesiona: Royal Brotherhood of Our. Ms.. Dolor of, Ntro. Father of Mercy and Jesus Christ the Great Power.
TAMBORADA OF THAT
The noon, thousands of drummers gather in this hamlet hellinera, only day on which the roll of drums is heard through the streets.
HOLY MONDAY
Via Crucis through the old town of Hellin, with the Holy Christ School. The two Via Crucis , both of Good Friday Easter Monday like, are characterized by its austerity and intimacy.
Exit: Ermita del Rosario.
Arrival: Ermita del Rosario.
HOLY TUESDAY
PROCESSION OF THE MOST PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST
In this procession, worth noting that the Holy Christ of the Precious Blood is carried exclusively by women, while Mary of Sorrows does shouldered men only.
Exit: Sacred Heart of Jesus.
Participate: Hermandad de San Antonio Abad, Holy Christ of the Precious Blood and the Virgin of Sorrows.
HOLY WEDNESDAY
TRANSFER OF OUR FATHER AND JESUS MEDINACELI WHIPS
The passage of Christ of Medinaceli between drummers at the height of Rabal, followed by the sculpture of The Lashes, It is one of the greatest moments of anticipation pm.
Exit: Parroquia de San Roque.
Participate: Confraternity of Our. Jesus of Medinaceli and Brotherhood of Spanking.
PROCESSION OF THE GARDEN OF PRAYER
Hours: 19:30.
Involved: Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Bitterness, Brotherhood of the Samaritan, Brotherhood of the Agony in the Garden, Brotherhood of Spanking, Confraternity of Our. Father Jesús de Medinaceli, Brotherhood of Our. Padre Jesus Nazareno, Confraternity of Our. Ms.. Forgiveness of Christ and the Fall, Brotherhood of St. John the Evangelist and Brotherhood of Our. Ms.. of Sorrows.
The tamborada of Holy Wednesday is one of the few most massive of these days occur. Just take a walk along the Calle Sol Rabal or to understand how this celebration is rooted in hellineros of all ages, from the youngest to the oldest, all dressed in classical clothing. His official start is at 15:00 hours and ends at the end of the Procession of the Agony in the Garden.
PROCESSION OF SILENCE
Exit: College of the Capuchin Tertiary Fathers.
Involved: Brotherhood of the sacrament, Royal Brotherhood of The Arrest, Brotherhood of Denial of St. Peter, Brotherhood of Christ Crown of Thorns, Brotherhood Ecce Homo-, Confraternity of Our. Father Jesús de Medinaceli, Brotherhood of Our. Father Jesus of the judgment before the pardon Barabbas, and Royal Brotherhood of Our. Ms.. Dolor of, Ntro. Father Jesus of Mercy and Jesus del Gran Poder.
Along with that of Holy Wednesday, probably the busiest of all tamborada traditional Easter. From 12 pm, thousands of drummers redouble their drums through the streets of the city, to the collection of the procession the next day.
HOLY FRIDAY
PROCESSION TO CALVARY
Involved: Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Bitterness, Brotherhood of the Samaritan, Brotherhood of the Agony in the Garden, Royal Brotherhood of The Arrest, Brotherhood of Spanking, Brotherhood of Christ of the Crown of Thorns, Brotherhood Ecce Homo-, Confraternity of Our. Father Jesús de Medinaceli, Brotherhood of the Judgment, Brotherhood of Our. Padre Jesus Nazareno, Confraternity of Our. Ms.. Forgiveness of Christ and the Fall, Brotherhood of Veronica, Royal Brotherhood of the Crucified Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows, Hermandad de San Antonio Abad, Holy Christ of the Precious Blood and the Virgin of Sorrows, Brotherhood of St Mary Magdalene, Brotherhood of St. John the Evangelist and Brotherhood of Our. Ms.. of Sorrows.
Exit: Sabino Square Rope.
Involved: Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Bitterness, Brotherhood of the Samaritan, Brotherhood of the Agony in the Garden, Royal Brotherhood of The Arrest, Brotherhood of Spanking, Brotherhood of Christ of the Crown of Thorns, Brotherhood Ecce Homo-, Confraternity of Our. Father Jesús de Medinaceli, Brotherhood of the Judgment, Brotherhood of Our. Padre Jesus Nazareno, Confraternity of Our. Ms.. Forgiveness of Christ and the Fall, Brotherhood of Veronica, Royal Brotherhood of the Crucified Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows, Hermandad de San Antonio Abad, Precious Blood of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, Brotherhood of St Mary Magdalene, Brotherhood of St. John the Evangelist and Brotherhood of Our. Ms.. of Sorrows.
PROCESSION OF BURIAL
Procession characterized by a large gathering and whose main character is the Reclining Christ, work of sculptor Mariano Benlliure. After the procession, it performs the traditional "Touch of Prayer" in the presence of the images of Christ lying, St. John the Evangelist and Our. Ms.. of Solitude.
Involved: Holy Christ School, Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Bitterness, Brotherhood of Denial of St. Peter, Confraternity of Our. Ms.. Forgiveness and Christ the Fall, Royal Brotherhood of the Crucified Christ and Our Lady of Sorrows, Hermandad de San Antonio Abad, Precious Blood of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, Brotherhood of St Mary Magdalene, Brotherhood of Veronica, Brotherhood of Christ Lying, Brotherhood of St. John the Evangelist and Our. Ms.. of Solitude.
SATURDAY OF GLORY
It was born to accommodate women within tamboradas, since the rest of the day was not allowed to touch the drum. Today, women actively participate in all over Easter. This starts at tamborada 12 AM, between Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday, and ends when the procession of the meeting the next day is collected.
PROCESSION OF OUR LADY OF SORROWS
Arrival: Fairground Baldomero Marin.
Noli Me Tangere: Act that represents the meeting of St. Mary Magdalene with Christ Resurrected. The Magdalena wait to Risen in the Gran Via where he performed a majestic bow to the Risen.
Procesionan: Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Bitterness, Brotherhood of St Mary Magdalene, Brotherhood of St. John the Evangelist and Brotherhood of Our. Ms.. of Sorrows.
PROCESSION OF THE RISEN
Procesionan: Hermandad de San Antonio Abad, Precious Blood of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, Veronica Brotherhood and Brotherhood of the Risen Christ.
At the fairgrounds, over 15.000 entirely silent drummers spontaneously. At the time that the meeting between the Risen Christ and the Sorrows occurs, drums break to redouble their hands drummers.
Location: Fairground Baldomero Marin.
PROCESSION OF THE MEETING
After this procession, starting from Garden Martínez Parras and streets El Sol and El Rabal, bands will parade bugles and drums and the music that have participated in the processions.
Exit: Avenida de Castilla-La Mancha.
Procesionan: Brotherhood of the Holy Cross and Our Lady of Bitterness, Hermandad de San Antonio Abad, Precious Blood of Christ and the Virgin of Sorrows, Brotherhood of Veronica, Brotherhood of St Mary Magdalene, Hermandad de San Juan Evangelista, Confraternity of Our. Ms.. Dolores and the Brotherhood of the Risen Christ.
Learn more about Easter Hellin in this documentary presented by the Association of Brotherhoods.
Work done by Employment Workshop students Tolman IV | City of Hellin | All rights reserved | Copyright 2014"Egnatia Odos" is a Motorway that crosses Northern Greece, from East to West, starting from the Port of Igoumenitsa, which connects Greece to Italy, and ending at the Greek-Turkish borders.
Egnatia Motorway is a catalyst for investments in Northern Greece in the sectors of transport, manufacturing and tourism. It greatly facilitates trade and travel within Greece, bringing Epirus and Western Macedonia much closer to the metropolitan center of Thessaloniki (2nd largest Greek city), the rest of Macedonia and Thrace.
On a European level, it links the major economic and industrial centers of the West with those in the East, by adding an uninterrupted trading connection between them. It is also a collector route for the Balkan and South-Eastern European transport system, since Pan-European Corridors IV (Berlin - Sofia - Thessaloniki), IX (Helsinki - Alexandroupolis) and X (Vienna - Belgrade -Thessaloniki) lead to Egnatia Motorway.TRENTON, June 2—Mayor Hugh J. Addonizio of Newark went on trial here today in Federal District Court with seven other defendants on 66 counts of conspiracy to extort $253,000 from Constrad, Inc., a company that builds sewers for Newark. Severances were granted to four other defend ants.
Seven of the eight defend ants, among them the 56‐year‐ old Mr. Addonizio and Anthony (Tony Boy) Boiardo, reputed Newark area Mafia chief) were also charged with income‐tax evasion.
Of the 15 men indicted by a Federal grand jury last De cember on these charges, which involve interstate commerce, two have since died. The cases of four others were severed to day and another one was sev ered yesterday.
Judge George H. Barlow, who is hearing the case, spent most of, the morning in his chambers with lawyers for four of the original defendants, Calvin D. West, Irvine I. Turner and Frank Addonizio (a distant cousin of the Mayor), City Councilmen who face run‐off elections on June 16, and Lee Bernstein, a former Council man.
The judge then severed the cases of the first three from the main trial because their laisryer, Raymond Brown, had not yet concluded work in a trial in Jersey City, where he is defending three Black Panthers accused of machine‐gunning and bombing a police station.
Mr. Bernstein's case was severed because of illness. A fifth defendant, Newark Public Works Director Benjamin Krusch was severed yester day from the main trial.
Mayor Addonizio, who has accused the prosecutor, United States Attorney Frederick B. Lacey, of political motives in opposing a trial delay, faces a run‐off election June 16 against Kenneth Gibson a Newark civil engineer. The Mayor, who left for Newark to campaign at 5 P.M. when Judge Barlow adjourned the trial until to morrow morning, said he had been warned to make no more comments on the case until the jury was empaneled.
Judge Barlow began selection of the jury this afternoon. He had already excused some 200 persons from jury service this morning. By the end of the day he had questioned 24 persons chosen by lot and seated a panel of 12. Each defendant will be allowed two peremptory challenges and the prosecution will be allowed six.A federal crime can be a very serious charge to face, there can be extremely detrimental penalties associated with conviction, especially if you face both state and federal law violations. There are over 100 different criminal offenses that are considered federal crimes. If you have committed a crime against federal property or if you have committed an offense which violated the U.S. criminal code, then you could face federal crime charges as well as serious penalties.
If you are facing federal crime charges, then you could face very serious penalties for conviction. It is imperative that you seek the legal assistance of an Los Angeles criminal attorney from The Law Office of Peter Berlin. Our firm can help you throughout your case by providing a comprehensive defense of your case and defending your rights throughout the duration of your case. There are many situations that can arise in a federal crime charge, and it can be a long difficult process to go through alone.
Our firm has been comprised of seasoned lawyers who are on the cutting edge of trial practice in the California court system and we were formed for the purpose of providing premier criminal defense representation for our clients. We believe that no two cases are alike; this causes us to consider all options before deciding on a litigation strategy to implement. In addition, each case is different so any litigation strategy that is chosen must be tailored to the specific needs of the case at hand and the desires and goals of the client. We sincerely care about our clients, which is why if you choose to work with us, you will not be a small fish in a large pond, you will receive extensive one-on-one personal service throughout the duration of your case.Keep your parking lots organized with our visitor & employee parking signs. Our signs are available in reflective media for nighttime visibility and come with rounded corners and pre-drilled mounting holes. All signs are fully customizable, with your wording color, size, and logo upon request.Arkansas senator Tom Cotton may be Trump's new Defense Secretary. This is the Tea Party superstar and war hawk who tried to destroy Obama's Iran deal, has made misogynistic and homophobic comments dating back to his Harvard days, is in favor of the Muslim registry, hopes to fill Guantanamo, and wants to line the Pacific coast with pre-emptive missiles, to fend off North Korea.
Remember the senator who, in March 2015, tried to sabotage President Barack Obama's nuclear negotiations with Iran by writing an open letter to that country's leaders, warning that any deal would be dismantled because the president only stays for eight years but senators can be lifers?
What about the senator who, when his constituents fought a law legalizing discrimination against LGBTQ people, urged them to "have a sense of perspective" because "in Iran they hang you for the crime of being gay"?
These are all bullet points on the same résumé. Arkansas's Tom Cotton, a 39-year-old Harvard graduate and two-time combat veteran, is apparently on the list of candidates to become Trump's secretary of defense.Q: What does MCMC do during burn-in period? I am studying mcmc and I am wondering what mcmc does during burn-in period. And also what is the difference during burning period and after the burn-in period?
A: MCMC relies on building a Markov chain whose stationary distribution is a joint distribution you wish to sample from.
But you don't start at the stationary distribution, you start at some initial value (in multivariate space). It may take some time for the process to "wash out" the initial conditions. Under suitable conditions the approach to the stationary distribution is geometric (though the parameter may be close to 1, in which case the approach may be fairly slow).
Once the effect of the initial condition has essentially dissipated, you should be sampling from the same distribution no matter the starting point. You should then be able to regard the samples as a series of correlated observations from the target joint distribution.
With a Gibbs sampler (for example), it can be useful to have many starting points; if the samples you get from those don't appear to be all from the same distribution, either you needed longer burn in or you have an issue with the design of your sampler for that particular problem (e.g. it might be getting stuck in different modes with very low inter-mode transition rate, and the sampling scheme may require modification to ensure that you move between them).
Q: Fetch only updated workflow YAML files using Github Actions API Below is the link that I am using to list the repository workflows with GitHub API
https://github.api.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows
Here is my sample data:
{
"total_count": 2,
"workflows": [
{
"id": 161335,
"node_id": "MDg6V29ya2Zsb3cxNjEzMzU=",
"name": "CI",
"path": ".github/workflows/blank.yaml",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00",
"updated_at": "2020-01-08T23:50:21.000-08:00",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/161335",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/161335",
"badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/CI/badge.svg"
},
{
"id": 269289,
"node_id": "MDE4OldvcmtmbG93IFNlY29uZGFyeTI2OTI4OQ==",
"name": "Linter",
"path": ".github/workflows/linter.yaml",
"state": "active",
"created_at": "2020-01-08T23:48:37.000-08:00",
"updated_at": "2020-08-10T23:50:21.000-08:00",
"url": "https://api.github.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows/269289",
"html_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/blob/master/.github/workflows/269289",
"badge_url": "https://github.com/octo-org/octo-repo/workflows/Linter/badge.svg"
}
}
I want to list the workflows which is updated between 2020-08-01 and 2020-08-10, so I used the below api link.
https://github.api.com/repos/octo-org/octo-repo/actions/workflows?updated_at:2020-08-01T00:00:00Z..2020-08-10T00:00:00Z
Even though this filter condition matches only one workflow, I get both the workflows listed. How do I list only the workflow which matches this criteria.
On July 20th, the world learned that lead singer for rock band Linkin Park, Chester Charles Bennington, has died. At around 9am local time in Los Angeles County, a coroner confirmed his death at his private Palos Verdes Estates home. The death was being treated as a suicide as he was apparently found hanged.
Bennington's voice was as distinctive as they come and was a prime reason why Linkin Park became a household name in the early 2000s. Bennington joined the group in 1999 and when the group released their debut album Hybrid Theory, success soon followed. It has over 20 million copies around the world and was even nominated for a Grammy award for best rock album.
Mike Shinoda, Bennington's Linkin Park bandmate, was heartbroken and shocked as well. Other celebs have taken to social media as well to express their feelings about their loss.
I am heartbroken you do not know what someone's going through serious. Prayers up for your family right now my brother ❤️?❤️?
Just days earlier, Linkin Park filmed a Carpool Karaoke episode with Ken Jeong.
RIP Chester Bennington. He was 41-years old and is survived by his wife and six children.B R Ambedkar University has Announced Admission for its Post-Graduate Programmes
The B R Ambedkar University, which has been established by the city government, has announced admission for its post-graduate programmes for the session 2010-2011.
The University has announced admissions for courses -- Development Studies, Environment and Development besides Psychosocial Clinical Studies -- at the post-graduate level, its Registrar A K Malik said here.
Malik said the courses will be for two years, comprising four teaching semesters and one summer term of internship and fieldwork. Each programme has a student intake capacity of 35, he said.
The university is situated in Southwest Delhi's Dwaraka. It also offers scholarships and fee waivers for those admitted to the programme after a written test and interview.65% Polyester 35% Viscose, mechanical stretch. Stretch Lining for added comfort. Slight Lower waist fit. Added stretch in waistband. Generous open seams allowing for fractional fitting adjustment. Hangar Loops. Back split.Ola and James Jordan's Strictly verdict: AJ's 'pathetic' scores, Rose's emotional moment and why we've already picked our winner
The Strictly Come Dancing duo share their thoughts on week nine
November 14, 2021 - 16:51 GMT Georgia Brown Strictly Come Dancing professionals Ola and James Jordan claim Rose Ayling Ellis and Giovanni will win the competition - read their thoughts on week nine in their Strictly Speaking column
There wasn't a dry eye in the Strictly Come Dancing studio after Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice's spellbinding and emotional Couple's Choice dance, in a show that set the standard higher than ever for Week Nine of the competition.
SEE: Rose Ayling-Ellis shares real reason for joining Strictly Come Dancing
This week saw the judges seriously divided over their scoring, a nail-biting wardrobe mishap from AJ Odudu and a seriously powerful set of performances from the remaining celebrity-professional duos. Here to share their thoughts on the race to the glitterball, former Strictly pros Ola and James Jordan are back with their weekly column, Strictly Speaking, to give the low down on all of this week's dances.
WATCH: Rose Ayling-Ellis and Giovanni Pernice play Hello/Goodbye with HELLO!
James: What a great week. It was a really strong evening showcasing just how good this year has actually been. We've got eight couples left, and in my opinion, all of them did exceptionally well last night.
Ola: There was a bit of everything in last night's show. Rhys' incredible Charleston was the shock that blew everyone away, that special moment from Rose, the mix of talent shining through in the performances… we loved it.
SEE: Giovanni Pernice and Mosti Mabuse in tears following poignant routine
MORE: Inside the Strictly Come Dancing judges' fabulous homes
James: Last week we felt slightly let down by the standard at such a late stage in the competition, but this week proved everyone has stepped up their game as we near closer to the final.
Ola: Finally, Rhys was given a dance that complimented his energy! We've always said that Rhys has this infectious energy that is incredibly hard to control - but thankfully, the Charleston is the perfect outlet for that.
Rhys and Nancy earned a perfect score for their fabulous Charleston
James: It suited him so well - that dance was made for him. I think the performance from beginning to end was executed exceptionally. There was a lot of intricate choreography in there too, from the lifts, to the footwork, the swivel, the timing - in my opinion that was a truly epic performance.
Ola: Every week we've given Rhys a hard time, but I think he really proved himself with that dance. It was for sure one of the highlights of the series, and so deserving of four 10s.
We're usually desperate to share our favourite 'stand out' moments from the Saturday evening performances, but the stand out moment from last night that really left us in shock was AJ's scores.
James: Seriously? AJ and Kai being at the bottom of the leaderboard was truly pathetic. There really was no reason for the judges to be that hard on her, I couldn't work it out.
AJ and Kai's Pasodoble landed them at the bottom of the leaderboard
Ola: AJ's performance had all the components of a great Pasodoble on Strictly. She had the fabulous costume, the powerful music, the dramatic lighting and staging - typically things I would say could disguise a 'bad' dancer. But she didn't dance badly! I can't understand why she was at the bottom of the leaderboard.
James: For her to be top of the leaderboard one week and right at the bottom the next is very unusual. It wasn't necessarily her best dance, but certainly not the weakest of the night.
Ola: Speaking of unusual scoring, let's talk about Dan Walker. Craig gave him a four but Anton gave him a nine… how is that possible?
James: I would love for those two to sit down with me and explain how they came to that conclusion. How one judge can give such a low score while another gives one mark off perfection makes no sense.
The judges were seriously divided over Dan Walker's performance
In my opinion, both of the judges on that particular occasion were wrong. Dan's dance was much better than a four, but it wasn't good enough to score a nine.
Ola: It would help if the judges shared whether their scores reflect the dancer in that moment, or whether their scores are relative to the competition as a whole. Dan did a fantastic job, but his American Smooth scoring a nine wasn't on par with Rose and Giovanni's contemporary, which also got a nine. Those dances were a million miles away when it comes to the standard of dancing.
James: We've loved Dan week on week and he did a beautiful routine last night, but he's still the weakest dancer in the competition - his scores should really reflect that.
Ola: For us, Sara and Aljaz really are what Strictly is about. It seems she has really fallen in love with dancing and the whole Strictly process, and as former professionals, that's what we love to see.
SEE: How Strictly's Aljaz Skorjanec and wife Janette Manrara get through 'thick and thin' - exclusive
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James: During her Argentine Tango she was in character, she nailed the choreography (which at times was quite tricky), I loved the power behind her performance and the intensity of their rapport on the ballroom was so great to watch. I'd be really surprised if we saw Sara in the bottom two this week - I believed in her performance too much.
Sara and Aljaz performed a fiery Argentine Tango
Ola: If we're talking about the bottom two, I do think Tilly and Nikita could see themselves in the dance-off again. They got the least votes last week, and I'm not sure if their performance was enough this week to save them from the public vote.
James: We've said before that Tilly and Nikita haven't got that same warmth when they dance together that others have - there's something missing in the partnership. The public could be picking up on that, which could see them face the dance-off tonight.
Ola: We have to remember that Nikita is a new professional on the show, so it's likely he's learning and warming to the competition too. I remember my first year as a professional dancer, I was like a rabbit in headlights!
James: I agree, maybe we'll see him mature as the series go on.
Could Tilly and Nikita's pairing land them in the dance-off?
Tom Fletcher and Amy Dowden delivered a good, solid performance. He moved really well during that Viennese Waltz and I think he's got a natural rhythm in his body that I really like.
Ola: His posture has definitely improved too, though I think when he comes in and out of hold with Amy it can look a little stiff - which is exactly what Anton told them.
Tom and Amy's performance didn't quite top the leaderboard
James: It was a good performance, but I think it was a little dull - certainly not one of his best dances, but not one of his worst. The judges were quite harsh with their feedback for him which surprised me... he did a good job with a difficult dance.
Ola: Week on week we see John and Johannes excel in every routine they're given, but last night they took on the Samba - notoriously a very difficult dance. As usual, they were brilliant. I think you can really see how gifted John is as a dancer.
James: The only negative I can see from their performance is I felt that at times, John wasn't giving it his everything. I was watching him thinking 'he doesn't look like he's going for it!'
Ola: I think Johannes almost out-danced John with this performance, whereas the professional should really be there to compliment the celebrity, not outshine them.
John and Johannes are amongst the public's favourite duo to take the Strictly crown
James: I totally agree. I think the celebrity group performance is the space for the pros to smash it out the park when it comes to showcasing their talent, but there was a lack of balance in their dance last night.
Sometimes we've watched this pair and it's like watching twins take to the ballroom, but last night Johannes overshadowed John slightly, in my opinion.
Ola: The dance on everybody's minds from last night has to be Rose and Giovanni's Couples Choice. It was so emotive. I'd go as far as to say it was choreographically genius.
James: I thought it was such a special moment on the show that deserved all the praise it got - but if it was me, I would have saved that dance for the final. I only say that because you can't recreate the impact that moment, where she danced in silence, will have on an audience again.
Rose and Giovanni's performance was "choreographically genius"
Ola: Perhaps they were worried they wouldn't make it to the final?
James: Let's be honest, at this rate, I wouldn't be surprised if Rose and Giovanni win the competition. I believe she's going to win, and she deserves to win. Her performances have been truly exceptional, this is her moment now.
Ola Jordan
James Jordan
Rose Ayling Ellis
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The Leeds MBA news Monday 29 January 2018
The Full-time MBA at Leeds University Business School is 92nd in the world, according to the Financial Times Global MBA Ranking 2018.
The FT rankings published today are compiled using data from global schools, and a survey of alumni who completed full-time MBAs in 2014. Participating alumni were surveyed on a variety of criteria, including the quality of their student experience, career progression and increase in salary.
Overall, 155 eligible global business schools entered these rankings. The Leeds Full-time MBA has been placed:
12th in the UK and 92nd in the world
4th in the UK and 11th overall for value for money
8th in the UK and 28th overall for career progress
Alumni surveyed have had a 92% salary increase
Dr James Roberts, Programme Director for the Full-time MBA commented, "This is great news for Leeds. We are proud of our overall position against our global competition, plus the subcategories of value for money and career progression. These results confirm that a Leeds Full-time MBA is an outstanding investment."
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The Leeds MBA - Friday 21 October 2022Dolores Martínez is a liturgist and musician with the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, specializing in Spanish presentations on catechetical formation topics, Spanish and bilingual liturgy, and music.
Dolores specializes in topics surrounding parish bilingual liturgy. Her experience working in offices of worship in dioceses with large Hispanic populations makes her an excellent choice for workshops dealing with issues related to parish bilingual liturgy.
Dolores Martínez has extensive experience at both the parish and diocesan level. She is a liturgist and musician with the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, specializing in Spanish presentations on catechetical formation topics, Spanish and bilingual liturgy, and music.
Dolores has served as director of the Office of Worship for both the Lubbock Diocese (1983-1987) and Archdiocese of San Antonio (1993-2006). She has been liturgy and/or music director for several parishes throughout Texas: Christ the King in Lubbock, St. Joseph in Slaton, St. Austin's in Austin, Holy Spirit in Duncanville, and currently serves her parish, St. Mark the Evangelist in San Antonio, as an accompanist.
While serving the Lubbock Diocese, Dolores was responsible for the state-side 500-voice choir for the outdoor Mass during the Papal Visit of Pope John Paul II to San Antonio in 1987. Dolores is a liturgist & musician for the North American Forum on the Catechumenate, as well as chair of the Hispanic Section of the National Association of Pastoral Musicians. She is currently an associate member of the Board of Directors of the Southwest Liturgical Conference.
Dolores received a Ph.D. in fine Arts from Texas Tech University in Lubbock in 1990, specializing in piano & harpsichord performance. She received a master of music degree in piano performance from Texas Tech in 1980 and a bachelor of music in music education (piano & choral music) from U.T. El Paso in 1976.
Dolores was a contributing editor for Liturgia y Canción for a three year cycle of commentaries. Many of her compositions were published in Flor y Canto, Segunda Edición. Currently, she directs the Office of Worship for the Archdiocese of San Antonio, Texas, a position she has held since 1993. Dolores offers workshops in liturgy and music throughout the country, specializing in bi-lingual and Spanish-only presentations.Elephants weigh in on the Go-Paperless debate
Remarkable statistics on how digitisation is saving ever-greater amounts of paper in law firms, local governments, tribunals and courts across the world make surprising reading.
The majestic African elephant is one of the world's most beloved, not to mention heavy animals. In fact 55 of them would weigh in – on average – at a staggering 500,000 kilograms.
By a remarkable coincidence that's exactly the same weight of paper that has been saved over the last four years by efficiently digitising UK criminal court processes via the CaseLines system. Or, to express the numbers in a different way, the number of individual pages saved has now reached in excess of 100 million sheets. If you consider that a typical criminal case demands an average of six printed bundles, that's a total saving of at least 600 million pages – or a herd of 330 African elephants.
More amazingly those figures don't take into account the savings in paper made by law firms, local governments and other courts around the globe. Precisely how many more elephants would be needed for that particular weigh-in has yet to be calculated. But we can be certain that the number grows ever larger by the day.
Taken as a whole, the savings in paper and costs are remarkable enough. But digitisation in general has also dramatically improved efficiency across a whole range of departments.
The wider benefits of Digitisation
Since May 2018, digitisation has led to over 35,000 applications for divorce being made online. As a result, the usual application errors have been slashed from 40% to less than 1%.
Another example is the HMCTS online civil money claims service. They received almost 60,000 applications over the last year, with the average claim taking just 10 minutes to issue electronically – a remarkable reduction from the 15 days it used to take with the old, paper based service!
All these facts caused Justice Minister, Lucy Frazer to comment:
"The Digital Case System is a great example of the benefit technology is bringing to our courts and tribunals. Not only has it saved a staggering amount of paper but it is making a real difference to legal professionals up and down the country every single day."
And no less a person than the Lord Chief Justice, the Right Honourable Lord Burnett of Maldon added:
"The Digital Case System is just one example of how technology and modern ways of working are making a difference to people across the country and improving the way we administer justice."
At the time of writing no African Elephant was available for comment. But there can be little doubt that the multiple benefits of digitisation (including saving hundreds if not thousands more trees to rub up against) would be something they would never forget.
Is digital transformation the answer to combatting the increasing court backlog?
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The simple solution to support pro se litigants throughout the court processGregg Henriques is an American psychologist. He is a professor for the Combined-Integrated Doctoral Program, at James Madison University, in Harrisonburg, Virginia, US.
He developed the Unified Theory Of Knowledge (UTOK), which consists of eight key ideas that Henriques claims results in a much more unified vision of science, psychology and philosophy.
Dr. Henriques has specific research interests in social motivation and affect, beliefs and values, integrative psychotherapy, depression and suicide, the nature of mental disorders, and the relationship between psychiatry and professional psychology. For his education, he received his master's degree in Clinical/Community Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and his Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the University of Vermont. He also worked two years as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, where his primary role was director of a randomized controlled clinical trial exploring the effectiveness of psychotherapy for recent suicide attempters.
Unified Theory Of Knowledge
Henriques' Unified Theory Of Knowledge contains eight ideas.
The first key idea and most central is called the Tree of Knowledge (ToK) System, which provides a new map of cosmic evolution and the way science functions as a justification system that empirically maps behavioral complexity and change. Central to the argument for the ToK System is what Henriques calls, "the problem of psychology" which refers to the fact that the field of psychology has resided in a pre-paradigmatic state and lacked a clear definition and subject matter since it was founded in the later part of the 19th Century.
Henriques first published the outline of his work in 2003 in Review of General Psychology in the paper, The Tree of Knowledge System and the theoretical unification of psychology. Two special issues of the Journal of Clinical Psychology in 2004 and 2005 were devoted to the elaboration and evaluation of the model, as was a special section in Theory and Psychology in 2008. In 2011, he published A New Unified Theory of Psychology and later that year he started his popular blog on Psychology Today called Theory of Knowledge: A Unified Approach to Psychology and Philosophy.
The second key idea is Justification Systems Theory, which provides a new theory of the evolution of language, self-consciousness and culture and the defining forces that transformed humans from primates into also being cultured persons. The third key idea is Behavioral Investment Theory, which is a metatheoretical framework that integrates the animal mind, brain, and behavior sciences. The fourth key idea is the Influence Matrix, which maps the intrapsychic and interpersonal elements of human social motivation, emotion and relational exchange. Together, these four ideas make up the Unified Theory of Psychology.
The fifth key idea is Character Adaptation Systems Theory, which provides a "new big five" model of character adaptation systems (i.e., habitual, experiential, relational, defensive and justification systems) that links personality theory with the major approaches to individual psychotherapy. The Wheel of Development is the sixth key idea and it identifies the primary domains of personality that emerge in the course of human development (i.e., traits, identity, values/virtues, abilities and talents, and challenges and pathologies). The Nested Model of Well-being is the seventh key idea and it maps the four domains that constitute human well-being. Finally, the eighth key idea is CALM-MO, which is an integrative approach to psychological mindfulness that ties together the key principles and processes for healthy, reflective models of socio-emotional functioning. These latter four ideas constitute what the Unified Approach to psychotherapy.
Henriques argues these ideas fill in key missing pieces of the puzzle that are apparent in the problem of psychology. By filling these puzzle pieces in, a new, much more coherent picture of knowledge emerges, thus the overall frame being referred to as the Unified Theory Of Knowledge. To advance this vision, Henriques has founded the Theory Of Knowledge Society, which brings academics, independent scholars, therapists and lay persons together to reflect on the large challenges modern society faces and what big picture systems like the UTOK offer.
Publications
Books
Henriques, G. R. (2022). A new synthesis for solving the problem of psychology: Addressing the Enlightenment Gap. Palgrave-Macmillan.
Henriques, G. R. (2011). A new unified theory of psychology. New York: Springer.
Papers
Henriques, G. R., Michalski, J., Quackenbush, S, & Schmidt, W. (2019). The Tree of Knowledge System: A new map of Big History. Journal of Big History 3(4), 1–18.
Henriques, G. R. & Michalski, J. (2019). Defining behavior and its relationship to the science of psychology. Integrative Psychological and Behavioral Science 54(1), 1-26. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12124-019-09504-4
Henriques, G. R. (2019). Toward a metaphysical empirical psychology. Book chapter (pp. 209–237) in Re-envisioning theoretical and philosophical psychology (Ed. Thomas Teo).
Henriques, G. R. & Panizo, M. (2018). The behavioral shutdown model: A consilient biopsychosocial view of depression. Book chapter in J. Michalski (Ed), Sociological Theory, Methods, and Perspectives.
Henriques, G. R. (2017). Achieving a unified clinical science requires a meta-theoretical solution: A comment on Melchert (2016). American Psychologist, 72, 393–394.
Henriques, G. R. (2017). Character adaptation systems theory: A new big five for personality and psychotherapy. Review of General Psychology, 21, 9-22.
Henriques, G. R. (2016). Teaching clinical decision-making. Book chapter in J. Magnavita (Ed). Clinical Decision-Making in Behavioral and Mental Health Practice (pp. 273–307). Washington D.C.: American Psychological Association.
Henriques, G. R., Kleinman, K., & Asselin, C. (2014). The Nested Model of well-being: A unified approach. Review of General Psychology, 18, 7–18, .
Henriques, G. R. (2013). Evolving from methodological to conceptual unification. Review of General Psychology, 17, 168–173..
Henriques, G. R. (2008). The problem of psychology and the integration of human knowledge: Contrasting Wilson's Consilience with the Tree of Knowledge System. Theory and Psychology, 18, 731–755.
Henriques, G. R. (2005). A new vision for the field: Introduction to the second special issue on the unified theory. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 3–6. Full text
Henriques, G. R. (2005). Toward a useful mass movement. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 121–139. Full text
Henriques, G. R (2004) "Psychology Defined". Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60/12, pp. 1207–21. Full text
Henriques, G. R. (2004). The development of the unified theory and the future of psychotherapy. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 39, 16–21. Full text
Henriques, G. R., & Cobb, H.C. (2004). Introduction to the special issues on the unified theory. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 1203–1205. Full text
Henriques, G. R., & Sternberg, R. J. (2004). Unified professional psychology: Implications for combined-integrated doctoral training programs. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 60, 1051–1063. Full text
Henriques, G. R., Brown G.K., Berk M.S., & Beck A.T. (2004). Marked increases in psychopathology found in a 30-year cohort comparison of suicide attempters. Psychological Medicine, 34, 833–841. Full text
Henriques, G. R.(2003) "The Tree of Knowledge System and the Theoretical Unification of Psychology". Review of General Psychology, Vol. 7, No. 2, 150–182. Fulltext.
Henriques, G. R. (2003). But where does biology meet psychology? Theory and Psychology, 13, 715–716.
Henriques, G. R. (2002). The harmful dysfunction analysis and the differentiation between mental disorder and disease. Scientific Review of Mental Health Practice, 1 (2), 157–173. Full text
Henriques, G. R. (2000). Depression: Disease or behavioral shutdown mechanism? Journal of Science and Health Policy, 1, 152–165. Full text
External links
gregghenriques.com
Unified Theory of Knowledge official website
21st-century American psychologists
James Madison University faculty
Living people
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By Danilo Castro
By Danilo Castro
Ron Howard has never really gotten the credit he deserves. While the auteur theory has elevated '80s stalwarts like George Lucas, Ridley Scott, and Steven Spielberg to legendary status, a director like Howard, who offers little in the way of style or voice, is derided for being a craftsman. Granted, there's some truth to these critiques, as Howard's worst films ("Far And Away", "The Dilemma") have proven, but to write him off completely is to ignore just how good a craftsman he can be.
Over the course of his five-decade career (Seven if you count his acting stints on "The Andy Griffith Show" and "Happy Days"), Howard has proven himself to be one of the most reliable and versatile directors in Hollywood. His ability to careen from one genre to the next; whether it be comedy, fantasy, or biographical drama, is unmatched by all but a few, while his sentimental bent makes him the rare storyteller who can still appeal to viewers of all ages.
Howard's latest film, "Solo: A Star Wars Story", is now in theaters, and to commemorate its release, we've decided to rank the ten movies that best define his career.
10. Backdraft (1991)
1991's "Backdraft" has a lot going on. The film sees Howard and screenwriter Gregory Widen pull out every dramatic stop imaginable, from a sibling rivalry between firefighters (Kurt Russell and William Baldwin) and their troubled love lives to the arsonist crimes they're tasked with solving and a mass conspiracy involving the fire department and local politicians.
It's all pretty ridiculous (sex on a fire engine, anyone?), and the plot twists can be seen coming a mile away, but Howard directs with gusto, and the supporting cast, made up of Robert De Niro, Jennifer Jason Leigh, J.T. Walsh, and Donald Sutherland are as good as you'd expect them to be. Even better are the scenes involving fire, which plunge us so convincingly into the flames that we share in the panic and disorientation of the characters. The film knowingly puts excitement over intellect, though given how much fun it is, that's not a bad thing.
9. Splash (1984)
Howard's breakout film "Splash" embodies what made him such a popular comedy director in the 1980s. The laughs are frequent, the emotions are genuine, and the film's premise– a man (Tom Hanks) falls in love with a woman (Daryl Hannah) who is actually a mermaid– is deftly handled to appeal to modern audiences while maintaining the charm of the screwball comedies that influenced it. Every scene has a pratfall or a visual gag that's expertly timed, proving that Howard isn't afraid to commit to outright farce when the situation calls for it. The seafood dinner is still one of the funniest bits in his oeuvre.
Hannah, John Candy, and a crazed Eugene Levy all come through in memorable parts, but it is Hanks, as the quietly dorky lead, who proves the film's biggest revelation. Howard was the first director to utilize Hanks' everyman appeal, and the positive experience of making "Splash" led to a friendship that's lasted forty years and four additional films.
8. Ransom (1996)
"Ransom" is one of Howard's leanest and meanest films. The very nature of its story, which sees an airline owner (Mel Gibson) and his wife (Rene Russo) forced to do business with the criminals who kidnapped their son, goes against the family-friendly material Howard usually works with, and yet he makes the transition seem effortless. One would never guess the guy who made the cutesy "Splash" would be able to ratchet up the suspense to the extent that he does here. The phone conversations between Gibson and the kidnappers are terrific, every bit as menacing as those in the "Taken" films ("Give me back my son!") but with greater emotional resonance.
The film also sees Howard step up his visual game. He directs with speed and force, tearing through scenes like the botched money exchange and the climactic chase with all the panache of a thriller expert. It's a genre he would eventually return to with the glossy Robert Langdon films ("The Da Vinci Code", "Angels & Demons", "Inferno"), but none of them have been able to recapture "Ransom's" dynamic energy.
7. Cinderella Man (2005)
Coming off the mammoth success of "A Beautiful Mind", Howard and leading man Russell Crowe reunited for another heartfelt biopic, 2005's "Cinderella Man." The film tracks the improbable rise of James J. Braddock, a day laborer during the Great Depression who went on to become the heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Admittedly sparse on originality, given that Braddock's story has been copied numerous times onscreen, Howard's film still manages to come out on top due to its solid performances and affectionate storytelling.
Crowe brings an earnest charm to the role of Braddock, showing his determination and resilience without flattening him into a one-dimensional hero. Howard takes a similar approach, making sure the underdog theatrics never get in the way of the supporting characters or the poverty of the film's setting. Some scenes are understated while others are overstated, giving us a film that mirrors the peaks and valleys of the boxer's life. It may not be "A Beautiful Mind", but it's a veritable knockout in its own right.
6. A Beautiful Mind (2001)
"A Beautiful Mind" occupies a strange place in Howard's filmography. It was a colossal hit that went on to win the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director in 2002. It was also heavily criticized for its depiction of mental health, and the liberties it took with the real life of mathematician John Nash (played by Crowe). It's simultaneously Howard's biggest film and his most divisive, a rarity for such an agreeable director. The film's reputation has worsened over the years, and it's become one of the Best Picture winners that critics like to retroactively bash on, but anyone who claims they aren't entertained by "A Beautiful Mind" is kidding themselves.
Howard pulls off a daring directorial trick by bringing us into Nash's schizophrenic headspace, rife with paranoia and a waning grasp on what's real and what's not. It creates an emotional bond with the character that's pivotal, especially given the film's emphasis on Nash's personal life over his professional exploits. Crowe excels, as does Jennifer Connelly, who won the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for playing Nash's wife, but the film belongs to its director, who's never been quite as bold or unabashedly sentimental again.
5. Night Shift (1982)
Released right before "Risky Business" took the world by storm, 1982's "Night Shift" is a similarly crass, and often times, more clever riff on the same idea. Michael Keaton and Howard's "Happy Days" co-star Henry Winkler play Billy and Chuck, two ineffectual wimps who decide to turn their boring gig at the city morgue into a prostitution racket. Naturally, chaos ensues, forcing the duo to juggle dangerous pimps, suspicious cops, and a growing affection for Belinda (Shelley Long), their biggest earner.
It feels as though Howard is barely directing here, and letting the natural work of the performances lead the way. But that's precisely what makes it such a notable effort. It takes a high degree of skill to make a scripted comedy feel this spontaneous, and it's a testament to Howard that he's able to pull it off in only his second theatrical film.
(Stray Observation: Howard and Michael Keaton are an underrated combo, as this film, 1987's "Gung Ho" and 1994's "The Paper" can attest to.)
4. Parenthood (1989)
If ever a Ron Howard film could be considered personal, it would be 1989's "Parenthood." As a tribute to children, parents, and the strain they put each other through on a daily basis, the film remains his most transparent release. That's not to say, of course, that it skimps out on the entertainment. In fact, the director assembles his biggest, and arguably best cast to date (Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Rick Moranis, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Joaquin Phoenix, Keanu Reeves) to help breathe life into his suburban mosaic.
The characters and the situations they get into are hilariously relatable, but what makes "Parenthood" stand out from the other ensembles of the period, like Lawrence Kasdan's "Grand Canyon" (also starring Martin) or Robert Altman's "Short Cuts", is its commitment to its theme. Whereas Kasdan and Altman roam the world in search of meaning, Howard knows exactly what he wants to say, and he says it gracefully.
3. Frost/Nixon (2008)
"Frost/Nixon" is a dramatization of the 1977 interviews between British TV personality David Frost (Michael Sheen) and disgraced U.S. President Richard Nixon (Frank Langella). As a story, it is a perfectly realized chamber piece, a consistent stream of powerhouse acting and sharp prose courtesy of playwright Peter Morgan. In most cases, a director would have very little room to come in and implement their vision, lest they choose to step on the story's pre-existing virtues. This is where Howard's talent for unobtrusiveness comes in handy.
Howard dials down the technical flair of "Frost/Nixon" because he knows it would only distract from the real entertainment. He decides to service the audience instead, giving us plain, easily discernible camerawork so that we may appreciate every second of Sheen and Langella's verbal jousting. It's an impressively altruistic work, and Howard was rewarded with a whopping five Oscar nominations for his troubles, including Best Picture and Best Director. And they say nice guys finish last.
2. Rush (2013)
In many ways, "Rush" is a spiritual sequel to "Frost/Nixon." Both films are written by Peter Morgan, both are set in the 1970s, and both focus on a battle of wills between two very different men. Where Frost and Nixon's was strictly verbal, however, the battle waged between racecar drivers James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl) has more severe consequences. The former is a hotshot who gets by on good looks and natural talent, while the latter is a technical genius who relies on precision. Their rivalry plays out over a decade, with Morgan's script detailing the physical and mental toll it takes on both of them.
Howard matches the outsized personalities of his characters with frenetic pacing. Quick cuts and technicolor reds allow us to share in the titular sensation, while the point-of-view shots from within the car put other racing movies to shame. Paired with the sturdy performances of Hemsworth and Bruhl, and "Rush" is the rare film that elicits as much excitement as it does emotional turmoil. No compromises here.
1. Apollo 13 (1995)
"Apollo 13" focuses on the lunar missile launch that went haywire in 1970, and the trio of astronauts (Tom Hanks, Kevin Bacon, Bill Paxton) who were forced to guide it back to Earth. It's a simple narrative framework, but what Howard and his screenwriters manage to do with it is nothing short of astounding. Through painstaking attention to detail and a dash of showmanship, they turn the six-day ordeal into a tense masterpiece.
Howard doesn't waste time on hollow spectacle here; he knows he has a winning script, and he shoots it with the all the reverence of a great documentarian. Every decision he makes is a tactful one, as though holding himself to the standard set by his resourceful characters. The measured acting and spitfire NASA jargon help sell the reality of the crisis, while the stellar visual effects heighten crucial action scenes without overshadowing them. Howard's sentimental bias comes into play, but here, it's bolstered by a story that genuinely deserves it.
That the film stills holds up today is as much a testament to Howard's mastery as it is the brave men and women he depicts.
So what do you think? Do you agree with our list? What are your favorite Ron Howard directed films? For those who have seen it, where does "Solo: A Star Wars Story" fall into this list for you? Let us know in the comments section below and be sure to vote on this week's poll for the very same question here.
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branchmask.h
#ifndef __BRANCHLESS_MASK__
#define __BRANCHLESS_MASK__
///////////////////////////////////////////
// helper functions for branch elimination
//
// msb/lsb - most/less significant byte
//
// mask - 0xFFFFFFFF
// nz - not zero
// zr - is zero
ILINE const uint32 nz2msb(const uint32 x)
{
return -(int32)x | x;
}
ILINE const uint32 msb2mask(const uint32 x)
{
return (int32)(x) >> 31;
}
ILINE const uint32 nz2one(const uint32 x)
{
return nz2msb(x) >> 31; // int((bool)x);
}
ILINE const uint32 nz2mask(const uint32 x)
{
return (int32)msb2mask(nz2msb(x)); // -(int32)(bool)x;
}
ILINE const uint32 iselmask(const uint32 mask, uint32 x, const uint32 y)// select integer with mask (0xFFFFFFFF or 0x0 only!!!)
{
return (x & mask) | (y & ~mask);
}
ILINE const uint32 mask_nz_nz(const uint32 x, const uint32 y)// mask if( x != 0 && y != 0)
{
return msb2mask(nz2msb(x) & nz2msb(y));
}
ILINE const uint32 mask_nz_zr(const uint32 x, const uint32 y)// mask if( x != 0 && y == 0)
{
return msb2mask(nz2msb(x) & ~nz2msb(y));
}
ILINE const uint32 mask_zr_zr(const uint32 x, const uint32 y)// mask if( x == 0 && y == 0)
{
return ~nz2mask(x | y);
}
#endif//__BRANCHLESS_MASK__
Could someone throw a short explanation how exactly are these functions intended to be used to reduce branches? ILINE I suppose is predefined force inline or something like that. I searched Google about it, but all I found were copies of the CryENGINE headers uploaded in different sites, but no discussions about this specific one.
A: These functions return bit-masks that can be and'd with results in other calculations, in order to perform operations without conditionals, and thus without introducing branches.
For example:
*
*nz2mask returns 0 if the argument is 0, and 0xffffffff otherwise.
*msb2mask returns 0 if the top bit of the argument is 0, and 0xffffffff if it is 1.
So if you have code like (with x86 instructions for reference):
if(a != 0) x += y;
// test ebx,ebx
// je skip
// add dword ptr [x],eax
// skip:
You can replace it with:
x += y & (nz2mask(a));
// mov ecx,ebx
// neg ecx
// or ecx,ebx
// sar ecx,1Fh
// and ecx,eax
// add ecx,dword ptr [x]
It produces more instructions (at least on x86), but it avoids a branch.
Then there are additional functions like iselmask() which allow the selection of either input based on the mask provided, so you could replace:
x = (a != 0) ? r1 : r2;
with
x = iselmask(nz2mask(a), r1, r2);
Again, these functions should inline and compile down to relatively efficient assembler, trading off a bit of extra maths for no branching.
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The argument value can be a constant value, or a list of values of type dtype. If value is a list, then the length of the list must be less than or equal to the number of elements implied by the shape argument (if specified). In the case where the list length is less than the number of elements specified by shape, the last element in the list will be used to fill the remaining entries.
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After months of negotiations between the Trump administration and the Republican leadership, both agreed on a framework that explains how the bill will benefit the American people.
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It's wishful thinking at the moment to project an England as welcoming and outward-looking as Nativity Rocks is desperate to have us believe it is, but as the festive season approaches, maybe this kind of wishful thinking has got its role to play – a celebration of what can happen if we all remember to play together nicely.
The gist is that poor, unloved Coventry is desperate to prove itself the Christmas town of the year in a major national rock-opera competition, and in walks just the guy to help the kiddies secure the prize, the supremely-irritating Jerry Poppy (Simon Lipkin).
He announces that he is the brother of a character who featured in the previous Nativity films... the point at which you will probably realise that you can remember absolutely nothing about any of them. The joke is that in a classroom of kids, he is the biggest kid of all – and oddly, everyone simply lets him just wander in off the street and take control of the class.
He's like an out-of-control children's TV presenter, but the strange thing is that, if you go with the flow, he actually becomes faintly endearing as he leads you towards converging coincidences and a let's-go-home happy rock-opera finale. Adding to the poignancy of it all is that the film pulls in a refugee boy and his dad and promptly separates them... you know what will happen in the end.
Persuasively it also tells us that the boy who has got absolutely everything can also be the loneliest boy in the world if he hasn't got the love and attention of his parents – beautifully played by Anna Chancellor and Hugh Dennis, distracted, busy and ripe for a little bit of emotional re-education.
There is a feeling that all the threads are shoehorned into the finale, but result is still a (slightly-premature) festive glow at the end of it all, a film which is content to be nice – nothing more, nothing less, just really, really nice.
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Tamron to launch 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD
Friday September 15, 2017
Tamron has announced the development of a new 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD lens for full-frame DSLR cameras, which it says will be the world's lightest telephoto zoom in its class.
Weighing in at 1,115g, the Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD achieves its low weight from a magnesium material in its lens barrel.
The Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD will also employ high-speed Dual Micro-Processing Units that Tamron says improves the lens's Vibration Compensation performance.
The new Tamron lens's optical design includes three Low Dispersion lens elements to help reduce chromatic aberration, and Tamron's eBAND Coating to reduce reflections.
The Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 is compatible with Tamron's 1.4X tele converter that multiplies the lens's focal length, and the Tamron TAP-in ConsoleTM which enables lens customisations for focus adjustments, VC mechanism adjustments and more.
Tamron 100-400mm f/4.5-6.3 Di VC USD price information and a release date will be confirmed at a later date, Tamron has said.
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The International Press Center of the State Committee for Information and Press of South Ossetia was the first to take the word on this issue. It held a roundtable discussion entitled – 'Youth against religious sects, drug abuse and alcoholism.'
The arguments on why certain religious groups, alcoholics and drug addicts shall be included in the general group along with those, who should be fought against, can be summarized as follows:
1. Because They Came from Georgia
Sonya Khubaeva, South Ossetian President's Authorized Representative on Religious Affairs:
'It is save to say that all religious groups, that have settled in South Ossetia, were inculcated from Georgia. They are the sent sectarians exclusively of Ossetian nationality, who certainly cannot be banned from living in the homeland.'
Sonya Khubaeva has named among the sects such religious groups, as Jehovah's Witnesses [its community makes over 50 million people around the world, JAMnews], Pentecostals [kind of Protestantism, its community in the world makes about 800 million people, JAMnews] and Baptist [its community makes over 100 million people around the world, JAMnews].
2. Because Sects are a Political Threat
In Sonya Khubaeva's opinion, 'Jehovah's Witnesses' pose threat to the South Ossetian authorities, as there are already thousands of them. 'If they gather in the Theater Square in Tskhinval/i – it will already be a huge protest mass. They are pursuing political goals disguised as pseudo-religious theses. A scenario of the 'color revolutions', including that carried out in Ukraine, were performed by the followers of these sects. The sects supported Maydan. '
'This is a real threat to the security of state. Just imagine, if three thousand sectarians bring more followers from the religious organizations, not registered by the Ministry of Justice. 5000 people will vote and that is already 25 percent of the total number of voters.'
3. Because Sectarians Turned Out to be on Governmental Positions
Sonya Khubaeva South Ossetian President's Authorized Representative on Religious Affairs:
'The representatives of religious sects are holding senior positions in the republic's governmental structures and they have access to classified information. This issue needs to be addressed. The Education Ministry has partially settled that problem by dismissing such a deputy minister from the post.'
Khubaeva has referred to the recent case of Deputy Education Minister, Maya Zaseeva. The local TV showed a footage of Sonya Khubaeva's meeting with the Pentecostals and Zaseeva was actively defending their right to official registration at the meeting. Shortly after this footage, Maya Zaseeva suddenly quit her job.
4. Because Sectarians are Financed by the West
Soslan Pliyev, holder of PhD in political science:
'Today, Russia is a buffer that stops the World War III. South Ossetia is Russia's younger brother. Is the USA doing us good by sponsoring the religious sects' activities? I've calculated that 80 percent in unwinding the Ukraine crisis accrues to the sects. Their task was to gather people and then a crowd would easily fall under influence. We are losing a greater part of our society in sects.'
Yuri Gabaraev, Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on National Policy, Culture, Education, Science, Religion and Mass Media:
'The sect control centers are far beyond our country's borders, namely, in the USA and Europe. This is a direct threat to Ossetia's national security.
The 'roundtable' participants suggested:
1. To consider sects as a threat to national security (Alan Chochiev, the Head of the Sociological Analysis Academy and official of the South Ossetia President's Administration).
2. To create in the society an 'atmosphere of intolerance to such destructive phenomena as religious sects, drug trafficking and drug abuse' (Yuri Gabaraev).
The Constitution of South Ossetia (Paragraph 1, Article 14): 'Public and religious associations are equal before the law.'
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The step taken by Mr CM is a good move for social cause, but actually it was a political move. Before elections, it was the promise made by Mr. CM to women community of Bihar on the issue of increasing consumption of Liquor in the state. Now, after winning the elections, he has kept his promise and banned the toxic.
For those who are severely addicted to alcohols, 39 de-addiction centres were opened in the state. Highly qualified doctors are in charge of these centres. In the context of the law being enforced, a strict watch is being kept by Bihar Police. Any offender, who violates the law, is suffering harsh consequences. Thus Mr. CM is leaving no stone unturned to ensure that the new law is well implemented.
Now a question arises here. Is prohibition the only step to kick the bottles? The answer to this is simple- Yes, certainly it is. A Report submitted to Mr CM, few days after the ban came into force, speaks a volume of the success.
Rate of heinous crimes has decreased by 27 percent in the month of April since imposition of the total prohibition in the state.
The cases of death in road accidents have also registered a decline, after declaration of the state as dry.
The graph of tensions and disputes during festivities and celebrations have also slumped.
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Apart from this in long term process, if all goes well, the cases of household violence would also decrease. Earlier it was a common sight in most of the rural household, where the man of the house would come home late night in drunken state. He would beat his wife and children. They would not get their day's bread, as max part of the man's earning went away in buying the toxic drink. The house goes in debt. The children remain starved and getting good education for them is a goal far away. But now after the ban, it is expected that the condition will change.
Is closing down the second most source of income for the state. The revenue loss is estimated to be 6000 crore.
Bureaucrats are criticising the step of losing the revenue, when they have to implement the recommendation of the Pay commission and centre has cut down its share in centrally sponsored schemes.
The Loss of Bihar would mean Nepal's gain, as people may easily drop out of the state to Nepal, have their full, and come back. Thus making the law as ineffective.
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"Social move is greatest move if it is for society's good"Home Introduction SEM Tour Tour of the Laboratory Micrograph Gallery Contact & Links SEM Diaries
My choice of subject matter has, as was always the intention, been geared towards spiders and other arachnids, although I have also enjoyed studying other subjects as and when samples presented themselves. I currently have 16 galleries. To access a particular gallery, click on the relevant thumbnail. To see individual pictures at a larger scale, complete with a caption, click on that image. You can cycle through the other photos in the gallery by clicking on the forward and back arrows at the bottom of the individual image page.
To return from a single image to the individual gallery page, click on the cross at the top right of that page. To return to this page, click on the link near the top left of the individual gallery. Some of the micrographs include a data bar at the bottom that records the conditions under which the micrograph was taken, including a magnification. This magnification is accurate when the image is displayed on the screen of the original SEM, but not when viewed on another PC or on a laptop, tablet, phone etc. The scale bar is always correct. Other micrographs have been further processed to remove the data bar and distracting backgrounds. For these, the scale bar has been moved to the body of the image.
The newest material is positioned at the top of the list. All galleries from Pseudoscorpions 2 upwards were taken on the TESCAN MIRA 4. Galleries below that one were taken on the FEI Inspect S50.
In addition to these galleries there is a complete sub-domain containing micrographs of key features of some British spiders. This can be accessed by following the link at the top of this page.
Sub-fossil Marine Material
This gallery shows photos of material excavated from either Syracuse in Sicily, or Sennen Cove in Cornwall. Help with identification of the specimens would be appreciated. (By sub-fossil I mean material that has not fully fossilised, because it is too young, or conditions were not right for fossilisation.)
The majority of these samples were prepared by simply brushing pollen from a flower directly onto a sticky carbon pad on an aluminium stub and then sputtering with gold, without any attempt to dry the grains. In some cases, distortion of the specimen may have taken place, although the images remain interesting. In one or two cases Low Vacuum mode has been used, where the pollen was placed in the chamber without sputter coating.
Arachnid Tarsi and a Leg
This gallery shows the structure of the feet or "Tarsal Claws" of various arachnids, almost all spiders, with one mite. There is also a view of a spider leg showing the structure of the many hairs.
Eyes and Heads of Spiders
This gallery illustrates the different arrangements of the eyes on different families of spider. Most species of spider have eight simple eyes, although some species have six. The number, relative size and disposition of the eyes are key identifiers to family level.
Fangs and Chelicerae of Spiders
Spiders catch their prey in jaw-like structures called chelicerae. These contain tooth-like nodules used to hold the prey and hollow fangs, through which the spider injects venom and other juices into its prey. The juices digest the muscle and guts of the prey which the spider then ingests through its mouth.
Pedipalps of Mostly Male Spiders
All spiders have "pedipalps" which resemble antennae or a 5th pair of legs, adjacent to the head. In mature males these are swollen and used for mating. The male spider will deposit a blob of sperm onto a web specially spun for the purpose and "suck" this into his pedipalps. On encountering a female the male will attempt to hook his pedipalps, one at a time, into the female's epigyne, and transfer the sperm that way. The structure of the female pedipalp is much simpler than that of the male, and an example is included in the gallery.
Wasp Anatomy
A colony of Vespula germanica wasps took up residence in my roof space, and individuals would regularly find their way into my study. This provided a ready supply of material for the SEM. The images are of the wings, head, eyes, stings and egg-laying structures - I think!
Tick Anatomy
A local vet provided me with a selection of ticks, recently removed from a hedgehog. Various parts of the anatomy, in particular the barbs that help the tick latch onto the prey, make interesting micrographs.
Marine Diatoms
I was given a phial of cleaned fossil marine diatom material, by Klaus Kemp. The micrographs in this gallery are a selection made using that material. Any assistance in the identification of individual species would be much appreciated. Images are numbered to enable cross-reference. For details of how these diatoms were mounted for imaging refer to SEM Diaries 10.
Spinnerets
Even though not all spiders spin webs to catch their prey, all spiders do have spinnerets for the production of silk. These are located at the rear of the abdomen, adjacent to the anus. Apart from spinning webs to entrap prey there are a number of other uses for silk. These include: wrapping eggs, use as a parachute for "ballooning", as an escape line, wrapping prey etc. etc.
Spiders - click here to be taken to the spider sub-domain
Miscellaneous material Summer and Autumn 2020
This gallery shows a variety of subjects imaged following the installation of my TESCAN MIRA 4 SEM. Subjects represented are the common garden ant, a small weevil, a bug, butterfly scales and a diatom at two widely separated magnifications
Spider Material 2020
This gallery shows a selection of spider images that were uploaded to my separate spider website during the second half of 2020 following the installation of my MIRA 4 SEM. Clicking on the link in the caption to each image will take you to the web page for that species, opening it in a new tab or window.
Diatom Anaglyphs
Diatoms are microscopic algae, having a siliceous "skeleton". The images are of the cleaned skeletons.
An anaglyph is an image that has been created by the combination of two separate images taken at slightly different angles to each other, to provide a 3-dimensional appearance. To view these images successfully it is necessary to have some red/cyan glasses. Suitable cardboard versions of these may be obtained very cheaply from www.ASVPSHOP.com in the UK, or from many other sellers on eBay. Search for "red/cyan anaglyph glasses".
Pseudoscorpion Chthonius ischnocheles
I was provided with some samples of Chthonius ischnocheles which enabled me to mount and image my first pseudoscorpion. During preparation I lost track of which loose jaws and pedipalps came from which side of the creature, and also some over-enthusiastic cleaning removed some of the setae. All part of the learning experience.
Pseudoscorpions 2
This gallery contains images of four species of pseudoscorpion.
Also known as "water bears" these microscopic creatures can be found in a variety of habitats including moss growing on the roofs of houses. They are described as "extremophiles" since they can survive in a very wide variety of habitats, including space! In their active state they like moist environments.
They can range in size from approximately 0.1 mm to more than 1 mm but are typically 0.3 to 0.5 mm in length.Q: Opening a view from a custom class Swift IOS I have this problem:
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I have tryied opening a storyboard but did didn't work! It got me an bad_access error
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The predecessor of Shell in Japan today, Rising Sun Petroleum Co. Ltd., was created in 1900 and celebrated its centenary in 2000. The business activities of Shell in Japan continue to evolve after more than 100 years. The course of Shell in Japan to date will be introduced using events and images from the broader society.
In this era, preparations were soon underway for the coming oil age as the inventions of the petroleum internal-combustion engine, car and aeroplane coincided with new technological developments, oilfields were discovered in quick succession around the world, and major oil companies were established in each country.
In 1900, Samuel and Company, which had started in Japan as an international trading business in Yokohama, created an independent petroleum division. It subsequently set up Rising Sun Petroleum Co. Ltd (which later became Shell Petroleum) to expand its distribution channels of candles and kerosene for lamps.
Before long, Samuel and Company, which expanded as Shell Transport, merged with Royal Dutch to form Royal Dutch/Shell. Rising Sun Petroleum continued to expand its operations as the base of the Shell Group in Japan. At the same time, oilfields were discovered in Japan along the coast of the Japan Sea primarily in Niigata Prefecture. Hayama Sekiyu and Niitsu Sekiyu, the predecessors of Showa Sekiyu, were established amidst the production of domestic petroleum.
With developments such as the internal-combustion engine and the marine boiler, the supply of energy from kerosene and industrial fuels established petroleum as a crucial energy and basic production resource. The experiences of the First World War demonstrated petroleum to be an important military material exerting influence on the survival of nations.
The First World War was also a major turning point for the world petroleum industry. In Japan, the Navy continued to increase its presence as the largest consumer in the heavy oil market.
With the demand from the military, domestic petroleum corporations were repeatedly restructured to expand their corporate scale, and productivity continued to increase as a result of advanced technologies introduced through collaboration with foreign companies.
The proliferation of automobiles in Japan came later than in the west. In 1918, the total number of passenger vehicles and trucks passed the 4,500 mark, and the demand for gasoline gradually increased. Rising Sun marketed its gasoline under the "Red Shell Symbol" and "Black Shell Symbol" brands.
Supported by a vast industrial output and rich oil reserves, the United States had successfully popularized the automobile in the early 1920s through mass-production, and an age was fast approaching where every household had a car.
In Japan, an expanded fuel oil supply from refining imported crude oil and home-grown technology of the large-scale internal-combustion engine were established. Yet, the need to look to other countries for a supply of crude oil was a persistent Achilles heel.
Asahi Oil, later to become Showa Sekiyu via a merger, borrowed Rising Sun Petroleum's Saitozaki refinery and started to import and refine crude oil. Rising Sun Petroleum reconstructed new premises in Yokohama after the Great Kanto Earthquake, and enhanced its personnel line-up. The company also improved its supply capabilities by establishing gasoline stations across the country and importing tanker lorries from the United Kingdom.
The Great Depression triggered by the collapse of Wall Street on Black Thursday in 1929, and the political instability in Germany, which was struggling with astronomical post-war reparations and inflation, cast an ominous shadow across the world.
Japan, which had seceded from the League of Nations, concentrated most of its resources on the development and production of modern arms such as aircraft. This era also saw the founding of automobile companies such as Toyota, Nissan, and Isuzu, which would lead the post-war motorization of Japan.
Focusing on the state-run Yawata Steel Works, the government merged the steel manufacturing conglomerates and launched Japan Iron & Steel Co. Ltd. It also promulgated the Petroleum Industry Act, made oil storage obligatory for business operators, and stepped up the management of petroleum products.
In 1937, there was a shift to a wartime economic system with the promulgation of three wartime control acts, and the strengthening of control over crucial industries progressed. Likewise, laws governing every day life such as the National Mobilization Law, the Blackout Order, and the Newspaper Regulation Order were promulgated together with the Crucial Industries Control Order, a system of rationing rice, oil, and coal was imposed, and eventually the White Rice Prohibition Order was implemented.
During this time, fascism was gaining momentum in Europe. In Germany, the Hitler dictatorship emerged and started to invade its neighbouring countries. 1939 saw the outbreak of the Second World War.
As the Sino-Japanese War escalated, the United States placed a total embargo on petroleum products. Subsequently, the United States, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands froze Japanese assets, and Japan became increasingly isolated internationally. The Japanese government continued to nationalise key industries such as the petroleum industry, and strictly governed the consumption of private sector oil products under the motto "one drop of oil, one drop of blood".
While Japan was advancing its preparations for emergency times, the Pacific War broke out in December 1941. With the outbreak of war, the assets of Rising Sun Petroleum were placed under the control of the government as enemy assets, and the company was shut down.
Under the wartime system, the three domestic oil companies Hayama, Niitsu and Asahi were merged to create Showa Sekiyu. During the war, intensive air-raids by the Allied military caused explosions and evacuations of oil refineries and oil depots, which devastated two-thirds of Japan's crude oil processing capability. Thereafter, Japan lost the war in 1945 with an unconditional surrender. Abolition of the wartime system progressed under the strict rule of General Douglas MacArthur.
In 1947, Rising Sun Petroleum was renamed Shell Sekiyu and resumed business. Starting with a capital agreement between Showa Sekiyu and the Shell Group, domestic oil companies deepened the collaboration with foreign oil companies, and before long were preparing to be a key industry to support the energy needs of the impending recovery period.
The Treaty of San Francisco was signed and enacted, and subsequently accession to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was approved. Japan was finally starting to become a member of the international society.
Towards the end of the occupation, the Allied Powers sequentially abolished oil restrictions, and private corporations started to import crude oil and petroleum products after independence. The commercial production of Middle Eastern crude oil was developing, while in Europe refining expanded in the main consumer regions.
From the late 40s, the landscape was steadily paved for the coming oil era with collaboration with foreign oil companies continuing actively, as the regeneration, reconstruction and construction of oil refineries progressed. Against the background of this era, Shell Group and Showa Sekiyu progressed multiple capital tie-up agreements and decided on a 50% capital subscription, thereby constructing a strong collaborative relationship.
In addition to reopening the war-damaged oil refineries in Kawasaki and Niigata, capabilities continued to be strengthened through the introduction of the latest technologies. Similarly, with receipt of the former Navy's vacant fuel depot in Yokkaichi, construction of the Showa Yokkaichi Sekiyu's Yokkaichi Refinery began, which, after completion in 1958, flourished as a major refining hub for the Shell Group in Japan and Showa Sekiyu.
The energy revolution progressed, and coal, which had long been the primary fuel supporting the recovery of the Japanese economy, was replaced by the more efficient oil. Japan entered a period of high growth in the 1960s, with statistical data showing growth in Gross National Product (GNP) of 500%, industrial output of 300% and fuel demand of 250% compared to the early years of the decade. In 1968, Japan's GNP reached 142.8 billion dollars and achieved second position after the United States.
With increases in income, the proportion of people with aspirations for the 3 Cs (namely colour television, air-conditioning and cars) increased.
Triggered by the sales of private and public vehicles, motorization progressed rapidly from the late 1950s, coinciding with road network improvements such as Japan's first full-scale expressway (the Meishin/Tomei expressway). Filling stations conventionally known as "gasoline stands" were also redefined to become hospitable "service stations" focused on serving car-owners.
In the domestic sphere, a comfortable and safe supply of hot water and heating became widespread due to the spread of petroleum products such as refined kerosene and propane gas (LPG) along with electrical appliances.
On the supply side, the company's sales division was organised according to market segments and sales activities expanded in areas such as the automotive, industrial, and home segments.
Upon entering the 1970s, in response to inflationary incentive packages to break the United States out of economic stagnancy, countries planned inflationary economic priming measures to augment their treasuries and finances. This resulted in significant income erosion for oil-producing nations as inflation caused a steep rise in imported products and a weakening dollar lowered the export price of oil.
Under these circumstances, the Fourth Arab-Israeli war triggered the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to reduce crude oil production and to impose an embargo in October 1973. As a result, the price of crude oil rocketed from 3 dollars to 15 dollars a barrel within the space of two months.
Six years after the first oil crisis in February 1979, the Iranian Revolution brought about the second oil crisis. Upon entering the 1980s, the price of crude oil rocketed to above 40 dollars a barrel. Japan had achieved high growth by depending on the Middle East for 80% of its crude oil imports.
70% of the imports were via international oil companies, so the reduced production was immediately accompanied by reduced supply. Japan was thereby pressed to make a policy switch from a cheap and abundant oil supply. There was a recognised need for energy efficiency, development of alternative energy, and crude oil stockpiling for emergencies, which prompted Shell to form an internal "Stockpiling Committee".
From the end of the 1960s, Shell prepared for a joint project with Mitsubishi Corporation to liquefy and import Brunei's natural gas. The project commenced in the early 70s, and supplied natural gas to electricity and gas companies in Tokyo and Osaka. This led to Japan gradually converting its town gas to natural gas.
After the two oil crises, the oil industry went through major transformations including the securing of oil reserves, peaking of oil demand, and the relaxation of regulations and developments in alternative energy. Calls started to be made for the corporate restructuring of distributing companies.
Shell Sekiyu and Showa Sekiyu, which had played crucial roles since the dawn of Japan's oil industry, merged in January 1985 to form Showa Shell Sekiyu, so as to build a more robust corporate foundation. A year later, Daikyo Sekiyu and Maruzen Sekiyu merged to form Cosmo Sekiyu.
Throughout the 1990s, business alliances and consolidation on the manufacturing and distribution fronts continued between oil companies. In 1986, the Act on Interim Measures concerning the Importation of Designated Petroleum Products was implemented. There were clear moves towards the liberalisation of petroleum products import. This led to closure of surplus facilities and promotion of a shift in demand towards lighter oil products. The deteriorating business performance at gasoline stations facilitated an expansion of business scope, and we took up the challenge of business diversification.
Throughout the late 80s, the oil industry faced the new challenge of responding to deregulation, such as the abolition of gasoline production quotas.
With the conclusion of the Cold War at the end of the 80s, the Berlin Wall collapsed, Germany was united, and the Soviet Union was subsequently dismantled. The establishment of the European Union to unite Europe brought about the objective of creating a single currency and market by 1999. In Japan, rapid financial tightening and a policy to curb overall demand led to share prices falling below 15,000 yen. The price of land continued to fall, and the bubble collapsed as financial institutions were left with massive non-performing loans.
Japan entered ten years of stagnancy known as the "Lost Decade". The collapse of the bubble was also accompanied by a major turning point in the political sphere with an alliance with the opposition.
In 1995, the Great Hanshin Earthquake struck, and the oil industry strived to maintain oil supply despite heavy damage. While Shell Japan's Tsukuba Research Institute suffered interruption of essential utilities such as power and town gas, that the function of service stations as independent energy hubs was reaffirmed. It was also during this period that effective energy usage was linked with environmental policy and reaffirmed as a business.
On the other hand, the oil industry continued to experience fierce competition, and set about improving corporate efficiency in response to long term deteriorating profits. Changes were implemented on all fronts including refining capability, distribution and human resources, and business collaboration progressed to a new level.! TRAVEL DISRUPTION NOTICE !
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Humanitarian in the Middle East: an obvious choice for Ahed Al Ezzo
Publié le 28 April 2021 | HR news
Our Deputy Head of Mission for Support in Syria has been working for Première Urgence Internationale since 2008 on missions in the Middle East. Originally from Syria, she has seen the consequences of wars and crisis in the region with her own eyes. Working in the humanitarian field was therefore, an obvious choice for her.
©Première Urgence Internationale | Ahed Al Ezzo on a field mission with the team
Ahed Al Ezzo was a bank employee in Syria at the time of the second Gulf War (which began in 2003). She saw how the lives of thousands of people can change overnight. This event proved to be eye-opening.
"International non-governmental organisations did not exist in Syria before that. When the Iraqi crisis happened, we started to think about ways to help people. The war in Iraq affected Syria a lot because they are neighbouring countries. It really was a terrible war", explains the Deputy Head of Mission for Support, she adds: "I asked myself: how can a stable country, without problems, rich, with access to education, fall into such a situation? I saw thousands of people arriving with no money, nothing… These events pushed me to work in the humanitarian field."
Multilingual, having studied economics and eager to work with an international organisation to discover new cultures, Ahed Al Ezzo dived into the Première Urgence Internationale adventure.
"An NGO Head of Mission came for the opening of the Syria mission and was looking for people to help him prepare documents for the opening (translating documents from Arabic, etc.). I applied and went through the recruitment process, that is how I got hired as an Administrative and Financial Officer", she says.
Regional instability
Until 2013, she divided her time between Lebanon, where her husband lives, and Syria. A complicated situation as the Syrian conflict had been raging for two years.
"2013 was a very difficult year. In addition to the Syrian crisis and all the problems it lead to, the war started. I was very tired of daily explosions. That's why the Head of Mission suggested to Première Urgence Internationale headquarters that I become an expatriate in another country and the NGO offered me the position of Logistics, Administration and Finance Coordinator at the Iraq mission based in Jordan, which I accepted", recalls Ahed Al Ezzo.
During these years, she held multiple positions in finances and logistics until she reached her current position which she has held since 2017. The different missions led her to live in Syria, Jordan and Lebanon where she still resides today.
Within the Syria mission, four departments are under her direction: Logistics, Human Resources, Finance and Administration as well as Compliance.
The beginning of the week is punctuated by videoconference calls with the various heads of units to organise the following days, priorities, urgent tasks and manage daily difficulties.
"The biggest challenges we face are related to the fact that we are working in Syria where there is an economic and political crisis. The second challenge is related to the sanctions imposed on Syria. These sanctions started years ago. It takes a lot of time to deal with all this in terms of logistics and finances. Another difficulty is recruitment, because we have a big mission with a high turnover", says Ahed Al Ezzo.
Despite the daily challenges, knowing that she is contributing to the improvement of living conditions in her country and the region is essential for her.
"Seeing your country affected by war and crisis is difficult. People have less and less means to live properly. It is a huge change in the Middle East, which is a very rich region on many levels, including historically", she says, adding: "The important thing for me is to feel that I am participating, even a little, in improving the situation. This gives me a lot of energy and motivation."
©Première Urgence Internationale | Ahed Al Ezzo and the NGO's team
Close-knit teams
Ahed Al Ezzo tries to frequently visit the field (taking into account the new restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic) in the governorates where Première Urgence Internationale is active, in order to collect information on the activities herself.
"In Syria, there are about a hundred of us working on the mission, spread over eight governorates, thus some are in very remote geographical areas. But it's very important for someone who works on the budget, the funding, the support of the mission, to see the impact of the work we are doing", she explains.
Discussing with the teams also allows her to assess the well-being of the employees, who can confide in her more easily. All of this enables them to have "a solid mission".
"Since I returned to the mission in 2015 the situation in Syria has deteriorated. There is no electricity anymore, no resources, it is a country under sanctions. There are not many possibilities to travel with a Syrian passport, the purchasing power is very low. People are sad, depressed and stressed", insists Ahed Al Ezzo.
To improve this situation, she decided upon her return to the Syria mission in 2015 to allocate a specific budget to organise a retreat of a few days in Lebanon twice a year for all Syrian staff. This retreat allows the teams to relax and get away from the daily stressful atmosphere.
"We do workshops to talk about the situation and there is also a day for games and activities, dancing… The impact has been very positive. Since COVID-19 we have not been able to organise a retreat and people call me to ask when it can be held again", she says.
©Première Urgence Internationale | Ahed Al Ezzo during one of these moments of rest and cohesion
A commitment to the NGO
During her 13 years at Première Urgence Internationale, Ahed Al Ezzo has built strong ties with her colleagues and the NGO. Bonds that have made her want to stay.
"Première Urgence Internationale is an organisation where you feel you are working with a family rather than with colleagues, even with people that you do not necessarily meet face to face. Moreover, the NGO allows career development and I am an example of that as I went from being a national employee to an expatriate. I really appreciated this opportunity. "
She also specifies having "never felt any discrimination between nationalities" and receiving "great recognition".
One memory that will remain engraved in her mind is the 10-year anniversary of Première Urgence Internationale's mission in Syria in 2018. To mark the occasion, two celebrations were organised: one in Syria and one in France.
"We had a celebration at the Iris Centre in Paris with journalists. I opened the event. It moved me a lot because we brought the image of Syria to France. People from the headquarters were happy that we were celebrating and Syrians living in France also attended the conference, asked questions and we were able to exchange. It was a very important moment for me. "
For Ahed Al Ezzo, staying for a long time in the same NGO does not limit a person's career, it is the opposite.
"I have been able to develop my skills greatly by working with Première Urgence Internationale, especially by working in the Middle East within the Syria mission. I would like to thank the NGO because I feel appreciated, people rely on me and ask me for advice", she concludes.
Aware of the skills she acquired with her years of experience, she now hopes to continue her career and one day become a Head of Mission in the region.
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Lately, we've earned the title of Garden Capital of Texas.
Known also as the First Town in Texas - or The Oldest Town in Texas - it is in Nacogdoches that you walk in the footprints of history. Texas starts here. For centuries the people who have called these lush forests home cultivated the land and tended gardens that nourished the body and spirit. Our streets are lined with landmarks sacred to Texas history. Caretakers of these historic places diligently preserve the original atmosphere with eye-catching landscaping and native plants.
The people of Nacogdoches have a long-standing tradition of thoughtfully cultivating the splendor of nature, making life more pleasant for residents and visitors alike. We invite you to discover the charm of Nacogdoches. You may just decide to stay and become a part of the Garden Capital of Texas.
The Nacogdoches County Chamber, and the Nacogdoches Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) invite you to experience the spirit of Nacogdoches. Visit the Chamber's website - www.nacogdoches.org or call 936-560-5533. Also visit the CVB website www.visitnacogdoches.org or call 936/564-7351. The toll free number is 888-OLDEST-TOWN (888-653-3788).
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The Lamp-Lite Community Theatre, one of the largest in East Texas, has been serving the community for more than 35 years. A troupe of over 100 actors performs a variety of shows including comedies, drama, children's theatre, holiday specials, and an annual musical. As a volunteer based organization they are always looking for talent on stage and behind the scenes. Acting workshops are held regularly. The playhouse comfortably seats 250 and offers year-round entertainment.
In 1971, the Lamp-Lite was formed with Sarah McMullen as founder and director. Its first home was the Christ Episcopal Church parish hall. The Lamp-Lite troupe joined, in 1976, with other local artists to form the City Spirit Arts Center which utilized space in the Phelan Warehouse in downtown Nacogdoches. For a year the troupe performed dinner theater productions and went on the road to perform in various East Texas cities. Through grants, volunteers and friends, the theater used today was created. Materials were taken from the old Phelan Warehouse and moved to the current location, on loop 224 at Old Tyler Road, where the new theater was constructed. On May 19, 1979, the Lamp-Lite Theatre opened at its new location with "The Last of the Red Hot Lovers," by Neil Simon.
The College of Fine Arts' University Series brings 5 national or international touring productions to SFA each academic year. These usually include orchestral, chamber music, theatrical, dance and / or vocal performances. Prior to each of the performances, the college hosts an informance which includes a reception honoring the event's corporate sponsor and a brief informative talk about the production.
The Children's Performing Arts Series presents five children's shows throughout the year. These are offered during the school day and are attended primarily by area school groups, but many parents and grandparents bring their young family members too.
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Note: The music concerts are held either in W.M. Turner Auditorium, Cole Concert Hall or the Music Recital Hall.
The Mainstage Series consists of four full-length dramas; two are offered in the fall, and two are offered in the spring. These have five performances each. Every other year, the series includes a musical, and on alternate years, the series usually includes a Shakespearean play.
On even-numbered years, one of the spring productions is a Playreading Festival of New American plays. Our playwright-in-residence, Jack Heifner, selects three new plays and invites the playwrights to Nacogdoches where audiences can see premiere performances of the newly written plays and meet the playwrights. The festival is held in the Downstage Theater.
Two to three public student-directed plays are offered each semester in the Downstage Theater.
Each summer, the school presents two to three plays in repertory during June and July.
The school hosts high school one-act play competitions and a high school workshop in the summer. The performances are open to the public.
The Original Cast, the school's cabaret-improvisational troupe, presents an annual musical revue and performs for civic organizations and other sponsors throughout the year.
The School of Art presents 8 exhibitions a year, Texas National, an annual national competition now in its 12th year. Through all of the exhibitions, the school strives to present a variety of works and artists, including national as well as local artists. The opening of each exhibition includes a reception and a gallery talk, usually by the artist or curator.
The school also presents numerous BFA and MFA shows at the end of each semester.
All exhibitions are held either in Griffith Gallery or one of the two galleries located in the Art Building. The university also owns The Art Center in the Old Opera House in downtown Nacogdoches, but it is currently undergoing a major renovation. All exhibitions and receptions are free.
The School of Art sponsors a short art tour each semester, usually to the Dallas-Fort Worth or Houston area. These are one-day bus excursions led by a member of the art faculty. The school also offers a one-week spring tour which is usually to a foreign country. Last year, a group went to Mexico City, and this year, they will be traveling to Amsterdam.
Each of the schools offers various fund-raising events for special programs. These often include dinner and entertainment by faculty, alumni or guest artists. Some, such as the School of Music's Extravaganza, are annual events. The recent Pineywoods Home Companion, however, was a one-time event to raise funds for Music Preparatory scholarships. The School of Art also offers various art sales throughout the year. The works may be by undergraduate or graduate students, alumni or faculty.
This local bus service includes two fixed-routes and curb-to-curb service. Public bus transportation operates 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, excluding holidays.www.btd.org/Nacogdoches.htm.
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Health care services in Nacogdoches involve a continuum of care, from home-based and community-based services, housing for the elderly, assisted living, personal care to skilled nursing care facilities.
Note: Both of the above hospitals are fully licensed and accredited and are within 30 minutes of any part of Nacogdoches County. Countywide ambulance service and life-flight helicopter service is available.
Nacogdoches Treatment Center's Alzheimer's Day Activity Program –The program provides a safe, secured, and stimulating environment for individuals who have Alzheimer's or some other form of dementia. Activities are designed to promote memory function, self-esteem, and social interaction. The program is four hours a day, five days a week. Transportation is provided, but space is limited. For the caregiver, this program also provides much needed respite. A monthly support group is available for anyone who would like to attend.
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy data for September 2010 shows there are 19 licensed pharmacies in Nacogdoches. http://www.tsbp.state.tx.us/index.htm.
Health Practitioners - According to the Texas Department of State Health Services September 2010 report, there were 64 direct patient care and primary care physicians who practice in Nacogdoches. The ratio of total persons to each physician in the area was 1,037 residents per each physician. This compares to a statewide ratio of 1,448 persons for each physician in Texas. Another way of reporting these figures is by showing the number of physicians as a ratio per 100,000 residents. In this study area, the ratio in direct patient care was 96.4 as compared to the statewide ratio of 69.1 in direct patient care physicians per 100,000 population as of 2010. The ratio of physicians in primary care was 1,032 compared to a statewide ratio of 1,468.0 physicians in primary care per 100,000 persons in the population statewide. http://www.dshs.state.tx.us http://www.texasshcc.org.
Nacogdoches has 576 registered nurses (RN), representing a ratio of 112 persons for each RN. The statewide ratio was 144 persons for each RN. For the same time period, the ratio of RNs per 100,000 population was 895.8 compared to 695.6 per 100,000 statewide.
There are 291 licensed vocational nurses (LVN) in Nacogdoches, representing a ratio of 221 persons per each LVN. This compared to 366.2 persons per each LVN statewide. The ratio of LVNs per 100,000 population was 452 compared to 273.1 per 100,000 population statewide.
The Texas Department of State Health Services information for September 2010 also reports that there were 23 dentists in the study area, with a ratio of 2,796 persons for each dentist in the area. The ratio of dentists per 100,000 residents was 35.8 By comparison, there was a statewide ratio of 44.5 dentists per 100,000 residents, with a total of 11,301 dentists statewide.
In September 2010, there were 203 licensed Emergency Medical Technicians, or EMTs, in Nacogdoches, a ratio of 317 licensed EMTs per 100,000 residents. The statewide ratio was 222.2 EMTs per 100,000 residents, with a total of 56,381 EMTs statewide.
The report noted 48 pharmacists in Nacogdoches, which is a ratio of 1,340 persons for each pharmacist. Texas has 20,428 pharmacists statewide, or a ratio of 1,242 persons for each pharmacist in the area. The ratio of pharmacists per 100,000 residents was 74.7 compared to 80.5 per 100,000 residents statewide.
Nacogdoches has 10 occupational therapists; a ratio of 6,430 persons for each occupational therapist. The statewide ratio was 3,935 persons for each occupational therapist, with a total of 6,448 occupational therapists statewide. The ratio of occupational therapists per 100,000 residents was 15.6 compared to 25.4 statewide.
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Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital is striving to become a "hospital without walls" — reaching out to citizens and community organizations to make Nacogdoches a healthier community. The hospital debuted a new 64-slice Toshiba CT scanner early in 2011, and will usher in 2012 by more than doubling the size of the Breast Care Center. It will launch a $40 million construction project for a new surgery center and labor and delivery unit, projected to be complete in 2013, when Memorial Hospital will celebrate its 85th anniversary.
Memorial Hospital founded the Healthy Nacogdoches Coalition to promote physical activity, healthy nutrition, tobacco cessation and prevention of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. This organization helped the city secure Gold Recognition as a Heart and Stroke Healthy Community, making Nacogdoches one of only five cities in the state to reach the goal.
Early detection and quick response times are vital when a person suffers a stroke or a heart attack. Memorial Hospital's dedication to the health of the Nacogdoches community was echoed in the investment of time, resources and energy necessary to become the first and only Joint Commission Certified Stroke Center in Deep East Texas. Memorial Hospital is actively pursuing a similar accreditation for the Chest Pain Center.
The future of medicine and the key to speedy patient recovery lies in skilled physicians offering precision surgery using breakthrough equipment. Memorial Hospital is the only hospital in Nacogdoches to offer the da Vinci® robotic surgery system for major surgeries such as prostatectomy and hysterectomy. Memorial Hospital is also the only hospital in East Texas offering balloon sinuplasty — a cutting-edge, minimally-invasive sinus surgery.
At Memorial Hospital, patients have been the focus for more than 80 years. First known as City Memorial, the hospital opened in 1928 with 28 beds. Now with 216 beds, Memorial has evolved into a sophisticated regional referral center, designated as the only Level III Trauma Center in this region by the Texas Department of Health.
Patients trust Memorial Hospital for high quality, innovative health care.
With the staff addition of Dr. Sheila Hill and Dr. Kim Schaus, both board certified Ob/Gyns, more choices are now available to Nacogdoches women. "Choose from a full slate of Ob/Gyns, certified nurse midwives, pediatricians and family practice specialists to bring top level care to your family. The birthing center at Memorial is one of the most family-centered, comfortable and attractive L&D programs in the East Texas area," Hayward said.
Space-age technology- "Patient comfort and safety have been our focus for decades, as we've engineered a Medical Imaging Department unrivaled in Deep East Texas. Our most recent addition is PET/CT technology, which can determine, in a single scan, whether cancer exists and its exact location. PET/CT technology can also help with diagnosing and monitoring Alzheimer's Disease," stated Hayward.
Surgery and the Heart Program - With laser and laparoscopy capabilities and a separate gastrointestinal laboratory, Memorial provides all levels of surgery from the most minor tonsillectomy to major open-heart surgery. Memorial is one of this area's "grandfathers" in the open-heart surgery field, with almost 20 years of outstanding outcomes. "We believe in the 'gold standard' of heart care - cardiac catheterization - as the best tool to accurately diagnose - and immediately treat - heart disease," Hayward said.
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Javascript Code
var url_string ="http://localhost:8080/myapp.html#/"
var sub_url = url_string.split(/(.+)?/)[1];
Current output.
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Desired Output..
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Can't understand what I'm doing wrong.please help!!
A: You could use the power of Location and adjust the result.
var url_string = "http://localhost:8080/myapp.html#/"
var url = document.createElement('a');
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console.log(url.pathname.slice(1) + url.hash);
A: You can use AngularJS $location.url() from the service $location:
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Or you can the Web API URL:
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Jaxel's Impressions on Soulcalibur V
Category Editorials
Category Soulcalibur V
Thread starter Jaxel
First lets get some history out of the way... Growing up, I never really liked fighting games; I played them, but very rarely, and often with disapproval. Then Soulcalibur II came out, and all that changed. Suddenly the idea of a fighting game that didn't require physical dexterity to play was apparent. I could use mind games to win matches, instead of muscle memory.
To this day, Soulcalibur II is still one of my favorite games; even though going back to it is often hard because of the lack of "flashiness" we've grown accustom to in more recent games. However, when SC3 came out, I became soured on the series. I very publicly decried the game and hated it with every fiber of my being. Even SC4, which is arguably, an extremely good game, took a long time to grow on me in the aftermath of SC3.
That all being said, let me put this out there: I LOVE SOULCALIBUR V! In my short time playing the game earlier this week, I felt genuinely elated to have my hands on with the game. While the game is still a few months away from release, it feels well polished and you can tell the developers of the game are working hard to take good care of the franchise.
===== GAMEPLAY =====
By now, you have have already seen some older videos of gameplay from Soulcalibur V. Well things have changed significantly since then. Now, it appears that damage output has been decreased across the board from earlier builds of the game. In earlier trailers, a raw critical edge would do over 50% damage, now it appears they do more like 30%. In general, damage output now seems rather low, so I wouldn't be surprised if it changes again.
The game itself is very fast. It appears to be a compromise between those who liked SC2 and those who liked SC3/4. Movement in the game is very fast, with step being buffed up from previously releases. However, at the same time, the game has the fluidity we see in current generation gaming (generally, in order to make animations more fluid, games have to be slowed down). So is the game more like SC2 or SC3/4? Well... neither. This is a new game.
When I got my hands on the game, the first thing I tested were button binds. In earlier versions of SC4, Hilde could have multiple binds by having multiple buttons tied to the same command. There was fear that this could potentially be used to exploit the new "just-guard" system. I can tell you now that these fears are unfounded and input times are linked to the command, not the buttons.
Not only that, but it appears you can't mash just-guards in the first place. When you press guard, while you may be guarding from frame 1, your character goes through a transition animation; you can only just guard during this animation. As well, after you've attempted (and failed) a just-guard, the game seems to "lock out" just-guarding for a small number of frames to prevent you from trying it again.
So yes, while you can technically "full parry" critical edge supers in SC5, it will take a lot of skill and you'll pretty much have to be on point for it to happen. Why "full parry" instead of simply blocking or guard impacting? Because every time you just-guard a move, you gain a little edge meter, and managing your meter seems to be the name of the game.
So just-guarding is powerful right? Then why guard impact; especially when GI-ing takes half a bar of meter? Well, even though just-guarding lessens some frames of recovery, it rarely gives free "major" damage. GI on the other hand leaves the player in a large window of recovery. So large that I was able to get free with Ezio: * ; which is a very slow shoulder rush, into dodge roll stance, into coup de grace gunshot on the ground.
===== STAGES =====
As you may have heard from other reviewers; the stages are beautiful! SC4 introduced "destructable" stages, where a wall could come down mid-match after a player is slammed into it. Namco has expanded on this with multi-tiered stages and between round automatic stage destruction.
One stage in particular, the "Sinking Merchant Ship" is very reminiscent of the pirate ship from previous games. However, this time, the ship is present during an ensuing battle with the cannonade proceeding in the background. The catch is, once you get to the final round, the stage changes. A custscene breaks up the gameplay (which can be skipped), where another ship fires their cannons at the merchant vessel, dropping the players to the lower decks of the ship, thus removing all ring outs.
Another stage, the "Shrine to the Ancient God Palgea" (the replacement for Kunpaetku Shrine?) has multiple tiers. At first, the match starts in a very narrow bridge, very similar in size and shape to SC4's "seesaw", but with ringouts only on one side. When a player gets rung out, we get to see a cutscene where one player falls to the lower level and the other player drops down to follow them.
Besides the stage gimmicks themselves, a lot of work and care was put into the design of the stages themselves. In one stage, the "Grand Festival of Guandi Template", you can see a Chinese New Year celebration, where it appears the current match has become the highlight of the event. Spectators party and dance around with traditional Chinese paper dragons.
===== ATMOSPHERE =====
Characters have personalized entry quotes and victory poses. For instance, when Tira beats Pyrrha, she comments on how no amount of apologies will save her (Pyrrha apoligizes a lot during battle). Or for instance, in a battle between Leixia and Maxi, Leixia greats the match with "Lord Maxi, please be easy on me", but a very respectful bow... and when she wins: "Lord Maxi, you let me win, didn't you?!"
The music in the game also seems to be a lot more "aloof" than recent entries into the franchise. In that mind, it bears far more resemblance to SC2 than SC3/4. SC3/4 had been deep and moody scores, while SC2 was a bit more upbeat and "synthy". SC5 appears to focus very heavily on trumpets and drums in it's music; which may remind players more of a marching band.
===== CHARACTERS =====
Before we get to the good part; I want to make it a point to say that I did not have the game in a tournament setting. For the most part, I only had the computer to play against. While the computer AI in SC5 seems to be excellent (I was told that the developers actually had to tune down the CPU because at first it was too good), I never got the chance to sit down and do anything technical like testing frames, or play against other tournament players.
These impressions are my initial impressions based on a limited playtime. Lots of characters have been discussed previously in other playtests, so I will limit myself to only new playable characters. Namco also reiterated to me many times that characters are constantly changing in an effort to balance the game; so they may change significantly from now till release.
Of course, everyone wants to know about Ezio. Ezio was definately fun to play; short range attacks tend to use of single directions, while his mid range attacks are generally out of multiple directions (such as 8-way-run or quarter circles). His long range attacks all come from uses of the input ; which could make use of a crossbow or hidden gun. You can see a video of me playing Ezio against the CPU.
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Soul Calibur V - Ezio Auditore Vs Raphael
As much fun as he is to play, right now he felt "incomplete". Maybe its because we were not given move lists and we had to figure out moves on our own, but he felt very limited in his options. Not to mention, his fast moves have such short range that he has to pretty much be on top of you to get any sort of advantage. His mid/long range moves are so slow that he probably doesn't have much in the way of pressure. I'm sure he's still being worked on, so hopefully he'll be a bit more viable on release.
I didn't play Raphael at all in SC4; my experience with him is based sorely on SC2. Because of this, I had no idea what I was doing with him. All in all, he seems to be Raphael. Very linear, but at the same time very fast. I was hoping that the computer would be able to show me something, but even on very hard, the computer couldn't put up much of a fight. You can watch the video above and try to analyze things if you wish, I know people on the Raphael forum have already begun so.
Just like with Raphael, I have very limited experience with Nightmare. I never played him in SC2, let alone SC4. However, with my limited playtime in SC5, he looks pretty much exactly the same was the previous iteration. Of course, I can't comment whether or not his inputs have changed, since I never knew them to begin with. I can say however, that his soul charge moves are gone... and he is FAST. Yes, Nightmare is FAST... and I mean FAST.
I imagine Viola will be a tough contender during the early days after SC5's launch. While, you can't technically have cross-ups in a fighting game with a block button, often against Viola, you'll feel like you're getting hit with one. Normally in a fighting game, the opponent attacks, and you block; once their attacks are over, you stop blocking and start your retaliation. With Viola, when you start your retaliation, you get hit in the back of the head with her orb.
Viola has two major stances, Holding Orb, and Orb-less. As she plays, she starts with the orb in her hands, and has the ability to place it out as she wants; which is usually an attack in itself. Once the orb is out on the battlefield, she can summon it back as she wishes; which is usually another attack. Orb placement can be high as well as low; not only that, she can attack with it from above as a mid.
Soul Calibur V - Leixia Vs Viola
Often you will feel like you are fighting against Urien in Third Strike with his Aegis Reflector, or Litchi Faye-ling in BlazBlue with her staff. However, to balance it out, Viola has an extremely low damage output. She appears to be designed for players accustom to 2D fighting games, where a 5 second long 10 hit combo only does 30% damage. But her constant pressure seems to give her many opportunities to reset the opponent.
Her critical edge super unlike anyone else's in the game. While most critical finishes are simple animated attacks, hers stays out in the battlefield and sucks the opponent in like a black hole. It does low damage, but it keeps the opponent standing, and Viola is free to move around the continue to combo from it. If the opponent blocks, she is able to walk up and force a mixup.
I had the most experience with Leixia, as I've played Xianghua in both SC2 and SC4. First things first, let me get this out there... Someone is crushing hard at Namco, because Leixia is Kayane. You may not see it in screenshots, or low quality videos, but when you sit down with the actual game, her image is undeniable. Of course, this isn't the first time Kayane has been featured, as her play-style and name were replicated in Broken Destiny.
Moving on... Xianghua players will be disappointed if she remains unchanged before release. Not only have many of her inputs inexplicably changed, Leixia is slow and appears to have many of her basic tools from previous games missing. Most notably, she is missing , which was one of her staple lows in previous games. In fact, speaking with MarkMan at the event, we couldn't even think of a single good low besides her WR .
But it isn't all bad! As with other characters, for everything bad, there is always something good. Leixia does not have her mother's Silent Xia Sheng stance and charges. But wait, "isn't that a bad thing?" you may be thinking. Nope! With the loss of SXS, Leixia no longer requires charges to be good. In fact, any place where Xianghua would have transitioned into SXS, she instead has a built in guard crush. So, she has a LOT of guard crushes. Now if only she had the speed to match it...
===== FINAL NOTES =====
SC5 seems very focused on character knowledge, very much like Virtua Fighter. Every character operates differently, so if you don't know what your opponent has at their disposal, I wouldn't expect you to make it very far in tournaments. You can't simply rely on basics and eek out wins anymore.
All things considered, the game looks great, plays great, sounds great. Its clearly the "flashiest" of all the Soulcalibur games with it's constant assault on your senses. At the same time, it also appears that Namco knows who they need to attract. As members of 8WayRun, you already know you plan on getting the game, and you'll probably love it; Namco already has our commitment. It's clear they are trying to directly attract players from the likes of Shoryuken and the 2D community.
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Jason Axelrod
Owner and Operator of 8WAYRUN
Jaxel is the owner and operator of 8WAYRUN; so if you have any issues with the website, he's the one you should be bugging about it. During the days of SOULCALIBUR II, Jaxel may have been considered one of the top Talim players in the world. But since then, he has become a total scrub who can barely play at a competitive level. Keeping that in mind, you should take anything he says about the game with a massive load of salt.
Now he sits back behind the scenes and runs 8WAYRUN.
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Your review is very helpful. Thanks! :]
Pretty cool explanations. Thanks for the videos. Viola looks great with that amazing combos. I can´t wait to see Nightmare gameplay.
Hot Rod Dave
this is very re-assuring and answered quite a few questions I had. Thanx Jaxel.
I cant wait for 1/31/12.....
I want to get the game so badly now :(
The stage custscens sound really epic,it's like an actual fight.
It really does show that they're trying the best that they can do to make Soul Calibur 5 the best Soul Calibur game,and by now i think it is going to be the best Soul calibur game.
Even though old time favorite characters may be leaving, i guess it's time to see new faces....
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Pocky-Yoshi
I kinda chuckled at the Leixia=Kayane part. Aside from that, I'm pretty much bouncing off walls out of sheer excitement. Thank you Jaxel.
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Thanks a lot Jaxel!
I thing Leixia is going to play like SC3 Xianghua. I hope she will :)
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TerminatorCortez
well lets just hope that my other main Zas and cervantes are going to be announced next :P because so far this game is epic. Namco you've learned from you mistakes from SCIV, better music, better stages and the characters kind a got there spirits back!
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xragnarok645x
Oh boy, it's gonna be difficult getting used to Leixia, but ofc SCV is just in its early stages, so she might change. Finally, getting to see some gameplay of Viola; I LOVE her. :D
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ZOMBIEBEAR666
Cannot wait now! I think there's something like 10 more characters to be released... Hopefully most of them will be new characters and hopefully Yun will be in SC5, I don't even care if its his best friends nephew from the same clan at this point...
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Ghengis_John
Jaxel said:
Just let me say, Jaxel, woah. I'm glad to hear it.
As for the rest, very informative, especially the part about just guard.
Thanks!! very excited!!!
Crazyfirefly
Jaxel not going to lie the game play footage and your comments have me second guessing maining Lexia. (Although was some strange drop kick move I saw her do in the video that I thought was pretty sweet.) The reason I main Xianghua is because of her unpredictability. Since Lexia doesn't have her SXS and if she doesn't get decent lows and cancels I might have to drop her as a main. *WHAAAAA!* yeah I know but after watching the match I feel like Viola would be a better main to satisfy my mix up capabilities. On another note I really hope to see some more game play footage. :)
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KowtowRobinson
Jay, you're not ranting about how bad this is compared to SC2? Goddamn Namco you've really outdone yourselves this time, lol.
Also in before panic over Ezio just because he has a projectile, lol.
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Viola looks really fun to play as.
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Paragon049
The loss of soul charge moves with Nightmare makes me very sad, but everything else sounds great.
Ohhhhhhhh Viola...she makes me happy in my pants. 01/31/12 can't come fast enough.
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CrazyYoshimitsu
I'm shocked I didn't get a Jaxel rage. I expecting to bitch about Talim not being in the game. Sigh....Jaxel is one of a kind. So, Jaxel is Viola our new Talim but with magic? And....I'm so going to marry Kayane guys. That is godlike.
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Murasame
Very in-depth on some details. Thank you very much for this impressions. Since you talked a lot about gameplay already, I won't go too much into that. I'm just happy that you love it that much!
I'm quite glad that they turned it up a notch on the character interaction quotes outside of story mode. It's interesting and it reminds me of some other fighting games where they do that too (the first that comes to mind among the contemporary ones is Blazblue).
I was wondering though, since you got to play with Nightmare, what/how was his voice? I've been curious since the trailer that had him voiceless.
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CalibursEdge
4:19 "Just kidding!" Music to my ears. rofl
I don't know how you did it but you topped your last article with this one. Love it!!
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Ace_Devil_2Texas Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Couples Not Entitled to Government Benefits
Cortney O'Brien
@obrienc2
Overturning a lower court decision, the Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that spouses of homosexual public employees are not entitled to government benefits.
In its conclusion, the justices ruled that although the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges legalized same-sex marriage, it did not include adequate guidance for marriage benefits. Therefore, the lawsuit introduced against Houston by the conservative group Texas Values and taxpayers Jack Pidgeon and Larry Hicks can proceed. In their lawsuit, the plaintiffs argued that the city had violated the Texas Constitution.
Justice Jeffrey Boyd authored the unanimous opinion.
"We agree with the Mayor [of Houston] that any effort to resolve whether and the extent to which the Constitution requires states or cities to provide tax-funded benefits to same-sex couples without considering Obergefell would simply be erroneous," Boyd wrote. "On the other hand, we agree… that the Supreme Court did not address and resolve that specific issue in Obergefell."
LGBT groups slammed the Texas Supreme Court's decision, noting they are ready to make their appeals to federal courts.
"The Texas Supreme Court's decision this morning is a warning shot to all LGBTQ Americans that the war on marriage equality is ever-evolving, and anti-LGBTQ activists will do anything possible to discriminate against our families," Sarah Kate Ellis, president and CEO of GLAAD, said in a statement.
Courts all over the country are still struggling with Obergefell's reach. For instance, under the new court ruling, should a Christian baker in Colorado be forced to whip up a cake for a homosexual wedding?
Religious freedom advocates know how to answer that one.
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You are here: HomeBack Issues2016May 2016PAKISTAN: News Briefs
PAKISTAN: News Briefs
Operation Zarb-e-Azb to continue till elimination of last terrorist, says President Mamnoon Husaain: President Mamnoon Hussain on April 29 said that the Zarb-e-Azb operation was progressing successfully and would continue till complete elimination of the last terrorist. The President said that the government was committed to bring Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at par with other areas of the country by completing ongoing development projects and providing socio-economic amenities to improve the standard of life of the people. Daily Times, April 30, 2016.
Religious seminaries boom in absence of Government checks, says report: According to a report in Dawn on April 29 (today), the number of madrassas (Islamic seminaries) in the country, as well as the number of students enrolled in them, has been on the rise. Even though seminary boards offer different reasons for the growing number of students and institutions in the country, the administrators of all five mainstream seminary boards believe that a lack of a clear policy was augmenting negative growth as well. Dawn, April 29, 2016.
PAC leader Uzair Jan Baloch confesses to murdering 198 people: The Lyari gangster Uzair Jan Baloch, leader of the People's Amn Committee (PAC), on April 27 confessed his involvement in at least 198 murders, according to an unnamed Rangers official. Investigators reveal that Baloch has made several startling disclosures before the joint interrogation team. Tribune, April 28, 2016.
1,025 militants surrendered in Balochistan during past year, claims Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs Akbar Hussain Durrani: Under the political reconciliation scheme launched in Balochistan, at least 1,025 militants, belonging to various outfits, have surrendered before the Provincial Government during the past year, said Secretary Home and Tribal Affairs, Akbar Hussain Durrani on April 26. Among the surrendered militants are a dozen key militant 'commanders', who have laid down their arms before provincial officials. "Those who surrendered under the reconciliation police were paid a sum of Rs0.5 million," he said. Dawn, April 27, 2016.
2015 taxing year for Ahmadis in Pakistan, says JA Annual Report: According to Jamaat-e-Ahmadiyya (JA) annual report released on April 25, the year 2015 proved to be yet another taxing year for the Ahmadi community in Pakistan. Over the year, two Ahmadis were killed, the houses of scores of others were set ablaze and a concerted anti-Ahmadiyya campaign continued relentlessly, the report stated. Tribune, April 27, 2016.
'Will drag Pakistan to UN over Taliban', warns Afghan President Ashraf Ghani: Afghanistan's President Ashraf Ghani on April 25 warned that he would lodge a complaint with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) if Pakistan refuses to take military action against Taliban 'commanders' operating from its soil to wage insurgency across Afghanistan. "I want to make it clear that we do not expect Pakistan to bring the Taliban to talks," Ghani said during the joint session of the two houses of the Parliament. Times of India, April 26, 2016.
Senators give call for 'full-fledged' military operation in Punjab: Speaking on adjournment motions regarding the "terrible incident of suicide blast in Gulshan-i-Iqbal Park, Lahore" on March 27, 2016, the Senators on April 21 called for a full-fledged military operation on militants' hideouts in Punjab. Initiating the debate, Pakistan Peoples Party's (PPP) parliamentary leader, Saeed Ghani, recalled that before this incident, the Punjab Government had always opposed a military operation, claiming that there were no organised militant groups in the province. He said the incident had proved the existence of terrorist groups in Punjab. Dawn, April 22, 2016.
Terrorists driven out of NWA and combing operations to be launched in rest of Pakistan, says CoAS General Raheel Sharif: Terrorists have been driven out of their last bastion in North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the military said on April 18, announcing the completion of the final phase of Zarb-e-Azb operation and launching of "combing operations" in areas other than FATA. The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif emphasised on consolidating the gains and resettling the TDPs (Temporary Displaced Persons) in their areas to the best of our abilities, the Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement. Tribune, April 20, 2016.
ISI with Haqqani Network facilitated the 2009 suicide attack on CIA in Afghanistan, reveals US declassified document: According to a declassified United States (US) Government document obtained by National Security Archive, a non-governmental research institute at George Washington University, a Pakistani intelligence officer paid USD 200,000 to an extremist network to facilitate a suicide bomb attack on Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) operatives on Forward Operating Base Chapman in Khost District of Afghanistan on December 30, 2009. The heavily redacted document suggests that Pakistan's spy agency, the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) Directorate, and the Haqqani Network were involved in facilitating the attack. Tribune, April 16, 2016.
Pakistan given USD 13 billion for war on terror since 9/11, Defence Secretary Alam Khattak told the Parliament: Defence Secretary Alam Khattak while briefing the Senate Committee on defence told the Parliament on April 15 that Pakistan received at least USD 13 billion from the United States (US) since the September 11, 2001 (also known as 9/11) attacks for logistic and other support in the war against terrorism. Khattak said that his country got "USD 13 billion under the Coalition Support Fund (CSF) since 9/11", while another USD 200 million is due to be reimbursed by the US. Times of India, April 16, 2016.
Surge in civilian casualties in Balochistan worries HRCP: Concerned over reports of an increase in civilian casualties from the Johan area of Kalat District and the Isplingi area of Mastung District allegedly as a result of an operation by Security Forces, chairperson of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) Zohra Yusuf said on April 12 that the authorities needed to ensure excessive force was not being used, as it would further alienate the people of Balochistan. The recent increase in casualties from these two areas being reported at the Quetta's Civil Hospital has become a cause of concern for the HRCP whose representatives say it is difficult to identify those getting killed in the military operation due to its inaccessibility to rights activists. Dawn, April 13, 2016.
49 militants and two civilians among 52 persons killed during the week in Balochistan: Security Forces (SFs) on April 9 claimed to have killed 34 suspected militants, including a key 'commander', in the Kalat District. One security force official was killed while two others sustained injuries during the exchange of fire.
SFs claimed to have killed 15 militants during a raid in the Johan area of Kalat District on April 6. Daily Times , Dawn , The News , Tribune, April 6-11, 2016.
JuD runs parallel Sharia'h court in Punjab, says report: The Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder and Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed has set up a Sharia'h (Islamic law) court in Lahore, capital of Punjab Province, to dispense "speedy justice", taking up citizens' complaints and issuing summons carrying a warning of strict action in case of non-compliance. The JuD claimed the court only offers arbitration and resolves disputes in accordance with the Islamic judicial system, but failed to justify the summons. This is the first such parallel judicial system in Punjab province. Dawn, April 8, 2016.
252 militants killed; 640 square kilometers of area cleared in Shawal Valley so far in the last phase of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, says Army: Since the last phase of Operation Zarb-e-Azb kicked off on February 27, at least 252 militants have been killed and 160 severely injured, while Security Forces (SFs) have cleared 640 square kilometres of so far uncontrolled area in Shawal Valley of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said in a statement on April 3. Major terrorist hubs in Mana, Gurbaz, Lataka, Inzarkas and Magrotai areas have been cleared of militants, the ISPR said. Daily Times, April 4, 2016.
92 militants killed during last four months, says Provincial Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti: Security Forces (SFs) have killed 92 militants, including a key 'commander', and have conducted 417 targeted operations in the province during the last four months, said Balochistan Home Minister Mir Sarfaraz Bugti on April 1. "Security forces in the province have also seized more than 10,000 kilograms of explosives and other arms and ammunition," said Bugti. He added that during the last four months, 22 Frontier Corps (FC) personnel have been killed and 65 others have been injured. Dawn, April 2, 2016.
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Colorado Cars & Trucks in Denver, Colorado.Virtual Doppelgangers: Embodiment, Morphogenesis, and Transversal Action
The session will address both artworks and theoretical frameworks that engage our replicated bodies, the affective relations they create, and transversal effects across multiple environments, platforms, and physical appearances.
Patrick Lichty
Susan Elizabeth Ryan
Gregory Little
Elle Mehrmand
Stephanie Rothenberg
Becoming Transreal, UCLA Freud Playhouse, November 2010
Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions, February 2010
Wiki-Abmeyad, Pendergrast Gallery, April 2011
Second Life Maternity Center
Chair: Prof. Patrick Lichty
2nd Chair: Prof. Susan Elizbeth Ryan
In 1969 Gilles Deleuze theorized the "BwO" or Body Without Organs (in The Logic of the Sense, after Artaud's original term). It refers to the virtual dimension of the body and its potentials, likened to the egg as site of embodiment (in Deleuze and Guattari's Anti-Oedipus)—a set of multiple potentialities as well as dysfunctional repetitions. In this panel we seek to explore the relations between fleshly bodies and digitized ones as sites of embodiment for our current, informatically energized existences.
From Facebook relationships to performances in Second Life, many of us experience various parts of our lives virtually today. But how are these experiences absorbed into our so-called "real lives"? In what ways do our virtual and physical spaces intersect—are they agglomerated realities (Haraway), or embedded in some ontological continuum? There have been controversies and supporting studies (esp. concerning virtual games) suggesting that excess social mediation is harmful towards our "sense of reality" and ability to interact in society. But researchers of virtual life like Nick Yee (Director of the Daedalus Project survey of MMO players) have shown that avatar experiences positively affect our physical lives and personalities. Still, new research supports old wisdom that too much virtuality is harmful toward our "sense of reality" and ability to interact in society. How are we to think about our bodies and their virtual doubles?
Artists and designers know the metaphysics of the BwO. They have created innovative ways to explore how virtual experiences can radically transform our real-world identities, as with Micha Cárdenas's Becoming Dragon (2008); or socioeconomically impact the physical world, as did Rothenberg and Crouse's Invisible Threads/DoubleHappiness Jeans project (2007-8). The session will address both artworks and theoretical frameworks that engage our replicated bodies, the affective relations they create, and transversal effects across multiple environments, platforms, and physical appearances.
Paper Abstracts
Avatar Manifesto Redux
by Assoc. Prof. Greg Little
In 1989, after experiencing Jaron Lanier and VPL Research's Reality Built for Two virtual reality simulator, I began to speculate upon how we might appear to one another in Multi-user Virtual Environments (MUVEs). The potential for choosing non-consensual, mutable, or hybrid self-representations was dangerous and fascinating on multiple levels. As I created a series of images called "identity constructions" and designed prototypes of potential interfaces, the World Wide Web appeared, Neil Stephenson published Snowcrash, and online spaces like AlphaWorld™, WorldChat™, and WorldsAway™ combined MUDs with virtual reality. As the Web increasingly became a space for the exchange of goods and services and these 3D chat spaces became environments for surveillance and mapping psychographic segments, it became clear to me that the most significant property of the avatar was the freeing of personal identity from mapable relationships to consistency and social consensus. The use of the avatar in on-line shared environments had the potential to become a revolutionary polymorphic trope unhampered by issues of class, race, gender, beauty, or age; capable of diverting capital's flooding force of colonization; and offering each of us a safe haven in an unconsumable body of our own. The avatar became a potential site of resistance, a trickster figure in the belly of a monster.
In 1999 I published "An Avatar Manifesto," an essay that posited a historical and theoretical definition of the avatar, contextualized the avatar among other types of representation, and articulated a set of strategies for building avatars that would resist the growing vision of virtual space as a new utopian shopping mall. The essay referenced Donna Haraway's "Cyborg Manifesto" of 1986 but used Artaud's trope, "The Body w/o Organs" as a point of reference for the construction and articulation of representations of the self within digital, virtual space. "An Avatar Manifesto" was largely speculative in nature, as it was published at a time when there was little recorded history of our relationship to virtual realities and networks. In this presentation, "Avatar Manifesto Redux," I will bring specific trajectories of the 1999 essay to bear on some examples of the current state of avatar research and construction.
Transreal Bodies and Digitized Clones: Bridging Realities With Sound, Biometrics and Motion Capture
by Elle Mehrmand and Micha Cárdenas
From 2008-2011, Cárdenas and Mehrmand have collaborated and made individual artworks which bridge realities and extend the body sonically and visually. Through these experiments, they have developed new technologies, aesthetic strategies and forms of political embodiment which are transreal, crossing the lines of realities and using reality as a medium. These projects work within what Ricardo Dominguez describes as, "concrete practices as speculation and speculation as concrete practices – at the speed of dreams," experimenting with ways of linking their physical bodies with our virtual doppelgangers. These experiments form a trajectory of Science of the Oppressed and point towards new lines of flight, models such as transreal, holographic and clone identities.
Becoming Dragon questions the one-year requirement of "Real Life Experience" that transgender people must fulfill in order to receive Gender Confirmation Surgery, and asks if this could be replaced by one year of "Second Life Experience" to lead to Species Reassignment Surgery. For the performance, Cárdenas lived for 365 hours immersed in the online 3D environment of Second Life with a head mounted display, only seeing the physical world through a video feed, and used a motion capture system to map her movements into Second Life. Subsequently, Mehrmand and Cárdenas collaborated on Becoming Transreal, using expanded versions of this technology to map two avatars' motions in a slipstream narrative about futures of nanobiotechnology.
Cárdenas and Mehrmand began to collaborate on mixed reality performances such as Technésexual, in which the performers commit playful erotic acts in physical and virtual space simultaneously, using devices to amplify the sound of their heartbeats for the two audiences. An electrocardiogram was used to monitor the heart rate with an Arduino/Freeduino, playing a recording of the heartbeat at the live rate using Puredata. Temperature sensors modulate the pitch based on touch. DIY biometrics are used to bridge realities with audio, finding ways of exploring the space between realities. The mixing of realities in this project can be seen as paralleling our own experiences mixing genders and sexualities, queering new media. Virtualworlds such as Second Life facilitate the development of new identities, allowing for unimagined relations and relationships. Technésexual looks closely at these new relationships, and how they affect our everyday lives and horizons of possibility.
Best Practices in Banana Time (aka, Is That iPhone Working or Playing?)
by Assist. Prof. Stephanie Rothenberg
Since the Victorian era, hobbies have served as a form of leisure that offer both pleasure and subversively reinforce specific behaviors, value systems, and ideologies of the dominant culture. Activities such as collecting, gardening, or model building utilize many of the same tools and techniques found in the workplace. An analogous relationship between leisure and labor begins to emerge–work under the guise of play. If we fast-forward into the digital age, the tools and techniques of the past are now virtualized. The notion of collecting happens in Flickr and Facebook, gardening in Farmville, and model building in virtual environments such as Second Life. And similar to our Victorian handicrafts and 1950's soapbox derby, the ideological and economic are intertwined. Yet, what was once an analogous relationship between our labor and leisure is now dialectical. In the world of social media there are no boundaries.
Through a brief survey of a few key social media applications and projects created in virtual environments that traverse both business and entertainment, this dialectical relationship will be put on the round table. How affect is produced through these embodied interactions and the role of strategic interruptions in locating sites of agency will be on the agenda. It will be fun.
Phantom Limbs: Affect and Virtuality
by Assist. Prof. Patrick Lichty
This essay addresses the issues of performance, affect, and virtuality in terms of interventions in online environments, and the phenomena of affect in virtual performance. Brian Massumi, in the foreword to Deleuze & Guattari's A Thousand Plateaus, wrote of the affective as different from feeling or emotion in that affect is prepersonal, or before the personal aspects of feeling and emotion. This leads one to believe that affect is as much hardware as wetware as far as the brain is concerned. Neuroscientitst V.J. Ramachandran popularized the discovery of "mirror neurons," or a network of neurons dedicated to empathetically projecting the actions of others into the individual. The functioning of this set of neurons explains any number of behaviors such as distress for another's trauma or projection when playing with dolls. This is why the mirror neurons are also nicknamed the "Gandhi neurons."
But what of virtual performance? During the rise of performance art, the object had observed the Greenbergian implosion to pure form, and with Fluxus and conceptualism, the object itself as necessary part of art praxis had been obliterated. The body had become the repository for direct expression in art with the coming of performance art. However, with the recontextualization of seminal works by Marina Abramovic, with her Seven Easy Pieces, the meanings of the works as immediate, site-specific happenings became circumspect. This was further compounded by artists Evan and Franco Mattes, self-proclaimed "haters" of performance art, who remediated other seminal works, including those of Abramovic in the online virtual world Second Life. The process of draining the site of performance through decontextualization, then disembodiment, should have destroyed the event of meaning, but the performances of Mattes, Second Front, Kildall, et al retained some element of impact. This presentation will explore the epistemic arc of performance art from Fluxus to Gazira Babeli, and discuss the importance of affect as intrinsic criteria of performance and where is has been retained in the virtual.
Bios of the Participants
Patrick Lichty is a media artist, writer, independent curator, animator for the activist group The Yes Men, and Executive Editor of Intelligent Agent magazine. He began showing technological media art in 1989, and deals with works and writing that explore the social relations between us and media. Venues in which Lichty has been involved with solo and collaborative works include the Whitney & Turin Biennials, Maribor Triennial, Performa Performance Biennial, Ars Electronica, and the International Symposium on the Electronic Arts (ISEA). He also works extensively with virtual worlds, including Second Life, and his work, both solo and with his performance art group, Second Front, has been featured in Flash Art, Eikon Milan, and ArtNews. He is also an Assistant Professor of Media Theory and Experimental Genres at Columbia College Chicago.
Susan Elizabeth Ryan, Ph.D. is Professor of Art History at Louisiana State University and Fellow of the LSU Center for Computational Technology (CCT). She teaches contemporary and new media art history and has helped found an interdisciplinary Art/Engineering undergraduate minor at LSU entitled AVATAR. Currently she is researching artists' wearable technology. With Patrick Lichty, she curated Social Fabrics, an exhibition sponsored by the Leonardo Educational Forum, for the College Art Association, Dallas 2008 (http://www.socialfabrics.org/). She has lectured internationally on dress and creative technology, and contributed articles to Leonardo and Intelligent Agent magazine.
Gregory Little works with computational art, 3D interactive virtual environments, and the cultural and philosophical implications of intersections of art and science. His projects have been exhibited and published in a number of international venues and presented at numerous conferences and on line-forums in the US, Europe, Asia, and Australia. His theoretical essays have been published widely, including in Intertexts, Intelligent Agent, and Technoetic Arts. His current research focuses on poetic intersections of art and science through non-looping 3d animated visualizations, virtual environments, and large scale prints. He is currently teaching Digital Design at Lorain County Community College. His past teaching experiences include appointments as an Associate Professor of Art in the Digital Arts Division at Bowling Green State University in Ohio, as a visiting researcher at The Virtual Reality Center at the University of Teesside in the UK, at the Studio Art Center International in Florence, Italy; as well as at Oberlin College, Brown University, and the Rhode Island School of Design. He has an MFA in Painting from the Yale University School of Art and Architecture.
Elle Mehrmand is a performance artist and musician who uses the body, electronics, video, sound and installation within her work. She is the singer and trombone player of Assembly of Mazes, a music collective who creates dark, electronic, middle eastern, rhythmic jazz rock. Elle is currently an MFA candidate at UCSD, and received her BFA in art photography with a minor in music at CSULB. She is a collective member of the Electronic Disturbance Theatre 2.0 and the b.a.n.g. Lab, and is a researcher at CRCA ;?>/uploads/<?=$blog->user_id?>/photo/blogs/<?=$blog->image_rep?>)
