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Evolution of ICT and software industry: Crisis, resilience and the role of emerging clusters
By : M. B. Baypinar. ERSA conference papers from European Regional Science Association, 2016.
Abstract : "The ICT and software industry have evolved as twin global industries now spanning a large number of interconnected clusters in the developed and emerging countries. Firms, governments and other actors have re-established different relationships and structures throughout 1980-1984, early 1990s, 2000-2001 and 2007-2008 crises, often resulting in decline of older clusters and emergence or solidification of newer ones. Studies indicate that a cluster's evolution, its position in the technological life-cycle, and dominancy are quite relevant with resilience of the cluster. On the other hand, region-specific factors seem to be important for specialization of ICT-software clusters, which, may work or against their benefit due to strategic geographic responses of larger actors in the industry, such as promotion of offshore outsourcing or onshore in-house activities. There is increasing evidence that these factors are recently used better by regional and national governments against clusters in more advanced regions, particularly by strategic use of timely legal reforms, state-sponsored large ICT-software projects and attempts to grow local ICT-software markets. Yet, the knowledge externalities created by these efforts are captured not only by large MNCs, but also by an increasing number of local companies, which are increasingly transforming into multi-national actors. This paper tries to evaluate how governments, local companies and MNCs establish strategic collaborations and promote growth of clusters in emerging country context, in the case of ICT-software industries. The study relies on secondary data resources and the literature in evaluating emerging country contexts, but also makes use of primary data, local and national strategic planning documents and interview interpretations in the context of Turkey's clusters. The study's main contribution lies in demonstrating how mixed core/periphery features, collaboration of local/national actors with global actors, and emerging new technologies play a role in the emergence of new forms and functional structures at industry level." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Future green economies and regional development: a research agenda
By: D. Gibbs, K. O'Neill. Regional Studies, Vol 51, N. 1, 2017.
Abstract : "The past 30 years have seen an explosion of interest and concern over the detrimental impacts of economic and industrial development. Despite this, the environmental agenda has not featured substantially in the regional studies literature. This paper explores a range of options for regional futures from a 'clean-tech' economy and the promise of renewed accumulation through to more radical degrowth concepts focused on altering existing modes of production and consumption, ecological sustainability and social justice. In so doing, it investigates the potential role of regions as drivers of the new green economy, drawing on research into sustainability transitions." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Cluster activities in different institutional environments. Case studies of ICT-Clusters from Austria, Germany, Ukraine and Serbia
By : A. Konstantynova, T. Lehmann. ERSA conference papers from European Regional Science Association, 2016.
Abstract : "In recent decades industrial clusters and agglomerations were recognized as drivers of regional and often national economic growth and competitiveness. Based on this cluster policy has been widely used to spur economic change, especially on the sub-national level. The public support to cluster development was widely done following the observed examples in the United States aiming to follow their success stories. Most commonly applied cluster policy approach composed of cluster mapping, establishment of institutions (labelled as cluster initiative/ association) in respective clusters through public-private support of these institutions´ and companies´ activities. However, the implementation of blue-printed cluster policy did not always lead to positive paths of cluster development due to the negligence of country / region specific institutional frameworks. This paper fills this void, by exploring selected cases of cluster associations and how their activities are influenced by different sets of institutional framework conditions. Information and communication technologies (ICT) clusters and their associations in European Union (EU) and Non-EU countries are taken as cases for the analysis." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
The city as innovation machine
By : R. Florida, P. Adler, C. Mellander. Regional Studies, Vol. 51, N. 1, 2017.
Abstract : "This paper puts cities and urban regions at the very centre of the processes of innovation and entrepreneurship. It combines the insights of Jane Jacobs and recent urban research on the role of the city with the literature on innovation and entrepreneurship going back to Joseph Schumpeter. Innovation and entrepreneurship and their geography privileges the firm, industry clusters and/or the individual and poses the city as a container for them. By marrying Jacobs' insights on cities to those of Schumpeter on innovation, it is argued that innovation and entrepreneurship do not simply take in place in cities but in fact require them." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Geographical Clustering and the Effectiveness of Public Innovation Programs
By : D. Crass, C. Rammer, B. Aschhoff. ZEW Discussion Papers, No. 16-083, 2016.
Abstract : "The paper analyzes how geographical clustering of beneficiaries might affect the effectiveness of public innovation support programs. The geographical proximity of firms operating in the same industry or field of technology is expected to facilitate innovation through knowledge spillovers and other localization advantages. Public innovation support programs may leverage these advantages by focusing on firms that operate in a cluster. We investigate this link using data from a large German program that co-funds R&D projects of SMEs in key technology areas called 'Innovative SMEs'. We employ three alternative cluster measures which capture industry, technology and knowledge dimensions of clusters. Regardless of the measure, firms located in a geographical cluster are more likely to participate in the program. Firms being part of a knowledge-based cluster significantly increases their chance of receiving public financial support. We find no effects, however, of geographical clustering on the program's effectiveness in terms of input or output additionality." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Knowledge bases, multi-scale interaction and transformation of the Vienna medical cluster
By : F. Tödtling, T. Sinozic, A. Auer. SRE-Discussion Papers, 2016/03, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2016.
Abstract: "The health sector and medical technologies are of an increasing importance in society and for regional and national economies. Much like other life sciences industries, the medical devices sector relies upon specific factors and knowledge processes that shape and support its innovation capabilities and competitiveness. Previous studies have shown that growth and innovation in this sector depend on specific local factors and conditions as well as on markets and knowledge-interdependencies at higher spatial scales. There is still a research gap on the detailed nature of these driving factors and relationships, however. In this research, we have investigated these issues for the Vienna medical devices cluster that is part of the wider life sciences sector in this region. The main aims of the study were to generate insights into how different economic, knowledge- and policy conditions, and their spatial scales, interact to support and hinder development of the medical devices industry in Vienna, and to draw policy conclusions based on these findings." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Shifting horizons in local and regional development
By: A. Pike, A. Rodriguez-Pose, J. Tomaney. Regional Studies, Vol. 51, N. 1, 2017.
Abstract: "This paper aims, first, to trace the evolution of thinking about local and regional development in order to situate current debates in their sometimes neglected historical context and, second, to outline the elements of a future research agenda suited to contemporary challenges informed by the fundamental question of what kind of regional development and for whom. It shows how local and regional development has become a global challenge, but also how the approaches to it reflect shifting theories and ideologies which are mediated through particular structures of government and governance that shape diverse types of policy intervention." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Agglomeration and (the Lack of) Competition
By : W. J. Brooks, J. P. Kaboski, Y. A. Li. Hong Kong University of Science and Tech, University of Notre Dame, 2016.
Abstract: "Industrial clusters are generally viewed as good for growth and develop- ment, but clusters can also enable non-competitive behavior. This paper studies the presence of non-competitive pricing in geographic industrial clusters. We develop, validate, and apply a novel identification strategy for collusive behavior. We derive the test from the solution to a partial cartel of perfectly colluding firms in an industry. Outside of a cartel, markups depend on a firm's market share but not on the total market share of firms in the agglomeration, but in the cartel, markups are constant across firms and depend only on the overall market share of the agglomeration. Em- pirically, we validate the test using plants with a common owner, and we then test for collusion using data from Chinese manufacturing firms (1999- 2009). We find strong evidence for non-competitive pricing within a subset of industrial clusters, and we find the level of non-competitive pricing is roughly four times higher in China's special economic zones". [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Innovation, Income and Regional Development: An assessment of the importance of differences in regional potentials.
By : A. P. Cornett, N. K. Sørensen. ERSA conference papers from European Regional Science Association, 2016.
Abstract: "The purpose of the current paper is to analyze the impact of regional potentials on the process of growth relative to the level of income. How are different types of regions (e.g. medium sized [city] regions, rural regions, urban regions or metropolitan and high-tech cluster regions) affected by improved performance, and to what extent can differences be explained by ex-ante difference in income? Based on data from the regional innovation scoreboard (RIS) is this issue addressed relative to the income level, previous growth performance and convergence. The first main part of the paper provides a brief overview of the empirical and conceptual background for the study based on a review of literature. In Section 3 the innovation performance is related to the process of convergence and divergence. Earlier research has shown that although convergence is present at aggregated European Union level a much more diversified picture is revealed at the disaggregated level. Here it is frequently observed that the more wealthy and central regions move away from the other regions. One of the results is that the economic crisis has reinforced not only intraregional divergence within countries but also the traditional divide between the stronger Northwest European countries and the South and East of Europe. Furthermore the innovation performance of the regions is modelled relative to the income level and the underlying influencing factors are identified. Hereby, we are able to identify strengthens and weaknesses of the innovation structure in different regions. In addition the issues of returns to scale will be considered. Finally, the paper discusses and evaluates the impact of different types of innovation performance and the level of income on the perspectives of economic growth for different types of regions. A number of scenarios a sketched for the perspectives of the regions depending on endogenous as well as external factor endowment and dynamics." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]
Evidence on the within-industry agglomeration of R&D, production, and administrative occupations
By : B. Goldman, T. Klier, T. Waldstrum. Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, WP 2016-20, 2016.
Abstract: "To date, most empirical studies of industrial agglomeration rely on data where observations are assigned an industry code based on classification systems such as NAICS in North America and NACE in Europe. This study combines industry data with occupation data to show that there are important differences in the spatial patterns of occupation groups within the widely used industry definitions. We focus on workers in manufacturing industries, whose occupations almost always fit into three groups: production, administrative, or R&D. We then employ two approaches to document the spatial distributions of each group within an industry. First, we calculate the distribution of employment shares across local labor markets and second, we calculate a version of the Duranton and Overman (2005) agglomeration index. Both approaches reveal appreciable differences in the spatial distribution of occupation groups within most manufacturing industries. These differences have important implications for our understanding of the sources of industrial agglomeration, the spatial agglomeration of innovation, the effectiveness of local economic development initiatives, and the spatial properties of particular industries." [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHORS]


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Scrubbed Trial May Not Be the End for Mesothelioma Drug
The makers of the once-promising experimental mesothelioma drug defactinib have announced that they will stop a clinical trial of the drug early because, by itself, it does not appear to help. But this may not be the end of the road for defactinib in mesothelioma treatment. Defactinib (VS-6063) had been the leading compound for its manufacturer, Boston-based Verastem. While standard mesothelioma chemotherapy drugs like pemetrexed, cisplatin, gemcitabine and vinorelbine can sometimes shrink mesothelioma tumors, they also increase the percentage of stem cells which can give rise to new cancer. Defactinib was designed to help keep malignant mesothelioma patients from relapsing by inhibiting a crucial signaling pathway (FAK) inside the stem cells. Early studies were encouraging, but a recent review of … Continue reading Scrubbed Trial May Not Be the End for Mesothelioma Drug
Clinical Trial May be Best Second-Line Approach for Mesothelioma
The best second-line treatment for mesothelioma patients who fail to respond to standard chemotherapy is probably to enroll in a clinical trial. The authors of a newly-published paper on the subject reached that conclusion after reviewing the results of 29 studies on potential second- or third-line mesothelioma treatments. Most patients who are diagnosed with mesothelioma, an aggressive malignancy associated with asbestos exposure, will undergo chemotherapy, either as a stand-alone treatment or as part of a multimodal approach. Unfortunately, only a small percentage of mesothelioma patients treated with standard pemetrexed/cisplatin chemotherapy will show a response. Even those who respond to chemotherapy often relapse again later. Scientists around the world are searching for new drugs and drug combinations to offer mesothelioma patients … Continue reading Clinical Trial May be Best Second-Line Approach for Mesothelioma


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Congratulations to Hendro Dewisura, the Bali tattoo artist who was awarded 'Best Freehand Tattoo' at the massive Australian Tattoo Expo in Sydney on 12th March 2018. Hendro is well known for making arresting portraits and colossal gray-scale tattoos. He works at Luxury Ink in Bali.
Best Freehand Tattoo
"Wajah terbelah dua cinta sekaligus murka…kadang cinta membawa malapetaka juga ditengah bencana masih ada cinta tuk dicumbui…satu mata bertengger di tengah pusara jiwa…mata ketiga gerbang spiritual menyalakan cakra mahkota…dua wajah bergigi tajam mencuat keluar..barisan giginya seolah batu nisan berlumut tapi tak rapuh…tiga wajah menyeramkan citra trisura mahakudus..dan satu wajah perempuan sang ibu rahim sumber dari segala warna cinta…."
Face is split in two love at once wrath … sometimes love bring disaster also amidst the disaster there is still love tuk spiced … one eye perched in the center of the soul tomb … the third eye of the spiritual gate lights the crown chakra … two sharp-toothed faces sticking out .. the line of his teeth as if the tombstone is mossy but not fragile … three faces creepy image of the most holy trisura .. and one female face the mother of the womb the source of all colors of love ….
Congratulations to Hendro DewisuraFrom Luxury Ink Bali at Sydney tattoo expo 2018
Posted by Krisna Takie Alamsah on Sunday, March 11, 2018
Hendro Dewisrua Then & Now
Following this achievement, he shared a touching memento!
Saat saya masih kecil, bersama bapak dan adik tersayang (pelabuhan bakauheni lampung)…dan saya yang sekarang juga sudah menjadi bapak dan menua…(sidney, Australian Tattoo Expo 2018)
When I was little, with my dear father and sister (in Bakauheni, Lampung Harbor, Sumatra) … and I am now also a father and aged… (Sydney, Australian Tattoo Expo 2018)
He has a lot to be proud of.
Here at TATTLAS we are always impressed by Hendro's undeniable talent for realistic tattoos. He's a skilled graphic designer and tattooer, executing perfect perspective and dimension in everything he does. We've followed his art for years and think it's technically outstanding. In addition to portrait designs, dark art subjects are a favorite genre…
When we first started TATTLAS, Pak Hendro was one of very few tattoo artists in Bali we could highly recommend for black and grey realistic portraits and realistic animal tattoos. These days we have a larger pool, but do we even need to jump into it? If you want a scary scene or realistic sleeve tattoo, you can't go wrong with Hendro.
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Left: Day 3 Best Freehand Tattoo, March 2018 Australian Tattoo Expo in Sydney – Artist: Hendro Dewisura | Right: Day 2 Tattoo of the Day, September 2017 Australian Tattoo Expo in Perth – Artist: Ukix Asmirantika | The photos and video were shared first by Hendro and Luxury Ink.


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Need file sharing cloud app for business
Hi there,
Between Zumodrive, Dropbox and SoonR which is the best file sharing cloud app for business use?
Hi there,
Between Zumodrive, Dropbox and SoonR which is the best file sharing cloud app for business use?
You mentioned three, though cloud has also two more efficient and popular file sharing apps in their store.
They are sugarsync and sendspace. Between Dropbox, SoonR, and Zumodrive, I suggest you to use Dropbox.
Because there some more effective features in Dropbox than the other two.
Offensively it's most useful feature is that, any file you save to your Dropbox, instantly it saves to your PC, smartphones and Dropbox website.
You can get free 2GB of Dropbox cloud storage.
You may expand your subscription up to 100 GB to transfer your file anywhere.
It makes availability of your all files into the secure Dropbox website.
It has the capability to work with Windows, Mac, Linux, iPad, iPhone, Android and BlackBerry.
So where you are, what does you use, you can get the advantages of this cloud apps.
By having this you can get your file even if you haven't any connection anytime.
So you share your file for any type business purposes being anywhere you are.
By keeping all this in mind, I think Dropbox is the best solution for you.
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Ubud in the Best of Taste
Indonesian Cuisine at its Very Best at Lumbung Restaurant – Desa Visesa Ubud Resort
While Indonesian cuisine is world-renowned for its rich flavors and almost endless local variants, it is ironic that it sometimes proves difficult to find an Indonesian restaurant in Bali that serves outstanding local cuisine in an elegant and representative setting.
With the opening in Bali of the Lumbung Restaurant at the Desa Visesa Ubud Resort a stunning new venue for sampling the succulent culinary offerings found across the archipelago has made its debut. With dishes served with the casual grace and charm typical of the finest Indonesian household, diners descend into a romantic grotto-like setting located under the bridged entrance to the Resort. Cozy, inviting and surrounded by tropical jungle greenery, earthen elements of woven rattan and outstanding Balinese carvings further complement an inviting backdrop for course-after-course of tasty and beautifully presented Indonesian cuisine.
Lumbung, the Balinese name for a traditional elevated rice barn, is, in keeping with its name, a treasure trove of authentic Indonesian food always served with generous helpings of Balinese hospitality.
A team of outstanding chefs, guided by Indonesian Celebrity-Chef Mandif Warokka, has created a menu that spoils diners for choice and leaves many planning their next visit to Lumbung before ending their inaugural visit.
Tempting starters include shared plates of assorted spicy fruits and pickled "rujak," blanched vegetables served with coconut "serobotan," octopus accompanied by "dabu-dabu" sambal from North Sulawesi, "perkedel" corn or potato fritters, or tasty rounds of healthful "tempe" or "Tofu" (tahu).
The soup courses on the menu can only be describe as "lip-smacking" – featuring the Sundanese braised beef and soya soup of "Soto Bandung," an inviting bowl of "Binte Biluhata" – a Gorontalo corn soup incorporating coconut and fresh tiger prawns, or the Indonesian classic of "Sayur Asem" – a tangy vegetable soup that derives its pleasing acidity from Melinjo leaves and tamarind.
The extensive "lauk pauk" or main selections at Lumbung are a tour-de-force of the finest dishes found among Indonesia's 17,000-plus islands. Choose from fresh and saltwater fish and crustaceans expertly seasoned and cooked to perfection; the national favorite of coconut stewed beef "Rendang" or "Lidah Sapi Sambal Hijau" ox-tongue braised in a green chili sambal; or chicken or duck lovingly prepared in the traditional styles of Manado (North Sulawesi) or Bali.
Signature dishes are generous and presented for sharing with "Lumbung Bebek Betutu" – duck cooked in the distinctive betutu spice blend particular to the Island of Bali; a massive Seafood Platter accompanied with a range of sambals for smothering and dipping; or the Lumbung take on "surf and turf" where lobster and Wagyu beef are "localized" in a most delectable way.
Lumbung also offers at least three varieties of Indonesian "satay," and fried rice – "Nasi Goreng" served with petai or bitter "stink" beans.
Indonesian sides of garden vegetables are also available.
Lumbung earns high marks for having arguably the largest selection of "sambal" condiments representing a12 stop journey on the Scoville Scale Range of "spicy heat" ranging from relatively mild to sweat-inducing spoonfuls for the "some like it hot" crowd.
Traditional sweets, puddings and refreshing traditional Indonesian iced drinks top off an ultimate Indonesian lunch or evening dining experience at Lumbung.
Lumbung is open daily for lunch and dinner from 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
For reservations telephone +62-(0) 877 4532 5571
Desa Visesa Ubud Resort
Jalan Suweta, Banjar Bentuyung Sakti
Ubud – Gianyar 80571
Bali – Indonesia
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"Dancing Vanetsi's"
"Dancing Vanetsi's", a 2-minute video, is now available to view online! Armenian dancers from Van, Armenia filmed in 1946 in New York by Antranig Shahinian. Among the 8 dancers are Andy's dad Vagharshag and, the eldest, Levon Kazanjian. View the video now >>
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Until recently, contact centers have had to choose between two types of deployment models, on-premise or cloud-based. But that's quickly changing.
According to Sheila McGee-Smith, President of McGee-Smith Analytics, the decision is no longer an either/or proposition, but rather a question of whether to embrace hybridization or not. She said, "there's growing acknowledgment that we can mix and match the best elements of public and private clouds."
Most on-premise contact center operators cite security concerns as the main reason for not choosing the cloud-based model, since they want to keep sensitive data and infrastructure private. But the hybrid model addresses this issue.
A hybrid deployment model serves as a bridge between the existing infrastructure and the cloud. Contact centers can then take advantage of cloud-based applications while retaining some telephony infrastructure of choice within the premises.
McGee explains, "Today I think the growing notion of hybrid means I can have a mixed environment within an application. I can have a contact center application where 80% of that is premises-based, but there are elements that I choose to deploy in the cloud."
There are two types of hybrid models to watch out for: one is the local call control model, and the other is a mix of private and public cloud services from various suppliers.
The first hybrid type, the local call control model, is one where a company utilizes a public cloud for certain applications used for the delivery of the contact center applications services, reporting, analytics, and storage, while all the call processing takes place on-site.
Brian Spraetz, Solutions Marketing Manager at Interactive, said that "you could set this model up so that if there are recordings they never leave the site. You can set it up so the actual voice traffic itself never goes into the cloud." This is why it's preferred by most companies because of the extra layer of control over the customer interaction. It's also cheaper. "If you're not sending voice traffic back and forth between [your premises and] the cloud, then you don't need quite as big a pipe."
The second hybrid model is a mix of private and public cloud services from various suppliers. Said Spraetz, "this is fairly new, but there are companies that are coming out with public services that can be integrated with existing on-premises and other cloud solutions… so, from a hybrid point of view, now there's a mixing of all these different models into a single cloud ecosystem, if you will."
With hybridization comes the concern of too much complexity, which Spraetz acknowledges, saying that "it is something that we're seeing start to evolve today — particularly the ability to mix premises equipment and cloud equipment, even if not from the same provider, into a more cohesive solution." He adds that there's a silver lining to this scenario, saying that, "the pro I think of most on hybrid is the ability to continue to use premises-based solutions that may not be at end of life – to be able to sweat those out but at the same time get some value from new innovation."
Moving forward, the hybridization of call center outsourcing deployment models is something to watch out for. Soon, it will no longer be a question of choosing one over the other, but rather, to pick the best parts to create one unique, hybrid whole that answers a company's specific needs.


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Directions to Annandale, NJ Office in Clinton Township
1325 State Route 31 S Annandale, NJ 08801-3126
From Western NJ/ PA:
Take Route 80 E to Exit 302A towards US-209 S/Snydersville. Merge onto I-78 E via the exit on the left toward NJ/New York City. Cross into NJ and merge onto RT-31 via Exit 17 toward Flemington/Trenton. In approximately 2 miles down past Valley Crest Road, you will reach the office at 1325 Route 31 S in Annandale. If you reach Dogwood Drive you've gone a little too far.
From Southern NJ:
Take Route 295 N towards Trenton. I-295 N becomes I-95 S. Take Exit 4 toward Pennington. Merge onto Pennington Road. Keep left, and take the first right onto RT-31. Merge onto US-202 N/RT-31 N toward Flemington. If you are on CR-579 and reach Melbourne Lane you've gone a little too far. Enter the next roundabout and take the second exit onto RT-31 N. Our office is located just past Dogwood Road.
From Northern NJ/NYC:
Take Garden State Parkway S to Exit 159 toward Paterson. Merge onto I-80 W via Exit 159.Continue on I-80 W via EXIT 43 toward I-287/Morristown/US-46/Mahwah. Merge onto I-287 S via EXIT 43A toward Morristown. Merge onto I-78 W via EXIT 21B toward Easton, PA. Merge onto RT-31 N via EXIT 17 and take the ramp toward Clinton/Flemington/RT-31 S. If you reach Grey Rock Rd you've gone a little too far. Merge onto CR-626 toward Clinton/Flemington. Take the first right onto Old Route 22. Then turn left onto Center St. Make a slight right onto RT 31 S. Our office is located about a half a mile past Valley Crest Road.


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Ever since their father went to fight in Midian's War, fourteen-year old Torin and twelve-year-old Merinne have been forced to fend for themselves, hoping one day their family will be reunited. But when a short woman with odd clothing finds Torin in the wood and tells him their father is a prisoner scheduled to be executed in fourteen days, his hopes for ever being a family again are dashed. Then a tiny green dragon shows up at their cottage, wounded and near death but lugging a legendary golden goblet behind him. He brings word of a prophecy that the siblings are to not only rescue their father but save the kingdom. With the help of Markanus, a wounded solider, they set out on a quest to free their father. In their search for the secret prison, the small group faces near-capture by the ruthless enemy army, a maze of terrifying underground caverns, kidnapping by giant hairy creatures that will kill them to keep the goblet, capture by outlaws, and attacks by snake-tongued flying beasts with razor-sharp talons. To succeed they must find help to deliver the goblet to their father and somehow muster the courage it will take to stay alive.
Monday, August 08, 2011
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5 comments:
- Sue said...
Sounds like a pretty cool story. I will definitely check it out.
And I like the cover to your new book, though I haven't seen the other one to compare.
Kudos to you on all the good things that are happening!
- Jennie said...
Mmm! I like your new cover much better than the old one.
- LisAway said...
I just went to buy it and it's not $2.99 anymore. :( I know I'm cheap, but I'm going to wait and see if the price goes down again. Excited to read it, though!
- Annette said...
To clarify for other readers: The book is $2.99. For some odd reason, Lisa can't get for that, but she'd in Poland. We think the exchange rates are affecting the price over there.
- Hilary said...
I did seniors honor seminar. It's really cool that they did that.
Story sounds really interesting!
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Posters from Lab Students
Posters from Lab Students
Scott Rockwell
Frequency and Spatial Dependence of Thermocouple Cross Correlation Velocimetry - S. Rockwell, X. Wie, A. Rangwala, A. Klein
This page displays posters that summarize the work from Prof. Ali Rangwala's students.
(Click on a poster below to enlarge)
Kulbhushan Joshi
Effect of moisture in coal on its activation energy in inert and oxidizing conditions - K. Joshi, V. Raghavan, A. Rangwala
Spontaneous Ignition of Combustible Dust- Experimental Determination of Properties and Mathematical Modeling to Verify Geometrical Independence, K. A. Joshi, V. Raghavan, and A. S. Rangwala
Kristopher Overholt
Characterizing the Flammability of Corrugated Cardboard Using a Cone Calorimeter - K. Overholt, M. Gollner, A. Rangwala
Michael Gollner
A Fundamental Approach Towards Fire Hazard Classification - University of California, San Diego - M. Gollner, T. Hetrick, A. Rangwala, J. Perricone, F. Williams
Peter Bellino
Nondimensional Analysis of In-siitu Burning of an Oil Slick in an Ice Environment P. Bellino and A. Rangwala,
Mobile Measurement Platform, J. Bassett, D. Lampke, M. Oshetsky. Advisors: R. Kinicki and A. Rangwala.


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How efficient is excitation energy transfer in photosynthetic complexes and what leads to this efficiency?
We are interested in investigating the photophysics of light harvesting and the structure-function relationship in photosynthetic complexes to obtain insights into the design principles of photosynthesis. Read More.
How do electronic-vibrational and electron-phonon coupling influence excited state dynamics?
An understanding of electronic-vibrational and electron-phonon coupling is essential in order to understand the non-radiative decay pathways of a whole variety of molecular and nanomaterial systems. Read more.
How do spectroscopic measurements represent spatial energy distributions, and the dynamics of nanoscale energy transfer and excitation localization?
The excitonic energy relaxation measured in 2D electronic spectroscopy experiments does not always correspond to the energy transport across a network of pigments, especially when vibrations participate. We are using simulations to predict the phenomena that result from vibrational-electronic mixing in coupled heterodimer systems that are significantly influenced by the biological protein environment. Read More.
How do the structures of photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes and membranes affect the efficiency of light harvesting and photo-protection mechanisms?
Chlorophylls that absorb light and transfer excitations to reaction centers are bound inside proteins. These proteins, in turn, form large networks of pigment-protein complexes that transfer energy both within individual complexes and between complexes and can respond to changes in light conditions. Read More.
How are photosynthetic organisms able to protect themselves from energy-related damage?
Dissipation of excess excitation energy in the light harvesting antenna of Photosystem II gives photosynthetic organisms an evolutionary advantage by reducing damage in fluctuating light conditions. Using experimental and theoretical methods, we are trying to understand the energetic rearrangment that takes place in order to switch on this pathway. Read More.
Does electronic coherence in pigment-protein complexes facilitate energy transfer in photosynthesis?
We are interested in investigating the phenomenon of quantum beating in a pigment-protein complex called FMO in the hopes of learning how long this observed electronic coherence is preserved and what it means for the energy transfer in photosynthetic organisms. Read More.
How does the structure of photosynthetic pigments contribute to their function?
Photosynthetic proteins lock pigments into certain geometries, contributing to their high quantum efficiency by tuning the pigment energies to allow maximum energy flow between them. We are seeking to identify the geometries of carotenoids and chlorophylls in major light harvesting complexes in order to determine the design principles behind the protein's structure. Read more.


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Kylie Jenner poses for Valentine's Day Instagram without beau Travis Scott or baby Stormi
Kylie posed solo in front of a mirror wearing a hoodie and pair of spiky black and white boots for the selfie
KYLIE Jenner wished fans a happy Valentine's Day with a solo snap on Instagram, posing without beau Travis Scott or baby Stormi.
The reality star, who gave birth to her first child on February 1, simply captioned the mirror selfie: "vday 🖤♥."
For her unusual Valentine's Day pic, Kylie posed solo in front of a mirror wearing a hoodie and pair of spiky black and white boots.
Fans eager to see a pic of baby Stormi were left disappointed.
One fan asked: "Where's Stormi at?" while a few more quizzed "How's your baby?"
Kylie has so far shared two blurred snaps of the newborn on Instagram.
Meanwhile other followers complimented Kylie on how good she looked following Stormi's birth two weeks ago.
"So beautiful," one commented, while another added "You're really gorgeous."
More fans were pleased that Kylie is now "back" on social media after she posted her first two selfies after the birth.
Although Kylie and Travis are living in separate houses, she yesterday fuelled engagement rumours after wearing what appeared to be an engagement ring.
The Keeping Up With The Kardashians star, 20, showed off her impressive selection of rings in a selfie taken while she was in the driver's seat of her Bentley Bentayga.
But according to People magazine the couple, who have been dating for around a year, have not yet moved in together as Kylie resides in her Hidden Hills mansion and Travis lives 45-minutes away.
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A source told the publication: "Kylie and Travis are not officially living together. He has his own place.
"They are co-parenting though, and things are going great. They are together and happy."
The magazine continues claiming they are in "no rush to get engaged", as they are just "enjoying their little family".
The star is yet to reveal if she's set to marry her beau, but the The Sun Online has contacted her representative for comment.


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The Problem: We do not have the resources to pursue every item on our wish-list. Even to pursue the one or two most desired would spread our resources very thin. On the other hand, we need a mission.
Analysis: The source of the problem is that every item on the wish-list is a symptom of the disease. Treating the symptom will not heal us as a society. We must therefore realistically assess our situation and go after the source.
Ultimately, it is not our job to handle everything on the wish-list. We can't. It is our job to get the population of Maine and Bangor to handle them.
The question then is, How can we leverage Occupy Bangor into promoting those organizations that are already handling these issues?
Suggestions: We can bring the people to the organizations and the organizations to the people.
We can actively sort our members and supporters by wish-list item, and put people in contact with the activist organizations that address their strongest concerns.
We can sponsor and promote educational events, where an activist tells all about a particular issue.
Then, we can follow this immediately with a "Tell Your Story" period — stories may or may not be about the activist's topic — and follow this in turn with a rally, with cheering, a fire, drumming, and so on. In this spirit, we can make a call to action on the activist's behalf.
The advantages of this approach are non-competition with existing activist organizations, non-duplication of effort, and using the one thing we are really doing well — being conspicuous — to further our wish-list. Meantime, we can consider how best to attack the cause of these various symptoms.


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Math TEST ! Did you pay attention in school ? Prove it !
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Solve problems with multiplication and division within 100. Solve problems involving the four operations. Describe and analyze two-dimensional shapes.
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This is a repost from the very talented and insightful, (and Minnesotan!) Sam Spizka. Like this blog, the booklet linked here takes one into his studio for a look at the joys and struggles behind making art.
Birth of a Sculpture:
If you'd like to follow the creation and fabrication process for one of my sculptures, in this case Nexus, here is a .pdf publication I created. Click on the image below to open it or I would suggest right-click-saving due to the size (around 11mb).
See more artwork from Jason Jaspersen at jjjaspersen.com, and on social networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn.


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Kuala Lumpur, July 15 2016 – UbiComp System, a thought-leader in hospitality technology, today announced the appointment of Mr Dave Berkus, a hospitality industry technology veteran and visionary, to its board as Advisor. This partnership is aimed at strengthening Ubicomp's vision for the hospitality industry in particular the Qikinn© Application Suite which it has developed.
Without doubt Dave is one of the leading authorities on hospitality technology as well as a renowned visionary,
said Mr. Harbans Singh, Managing Director, UbiComp System.
Having Dave on board will enable us tap on his experience as to how we move our company forward strategically and in particular the Qikinn© Application Suite which has been gaining rapid success in various countries. Additionally it's great to be working with the person who was my first boss when I got fully involved in the hospitality solutions business many years ago.
The Qikinn© Application Suite is designed to help hotels connect to their guests, deliver a unique guest experience and earn guest recognition and loyalty. From mobile phone check-in and check-out, paperless front desks to a personal guest portal, the Qikinn© application suite enables hotels to achieve higher business operational efficiency, build guest loyalty, increase revenues and save on commissions paid to OTAs.
UbiComp is well-positioned to be a leading provider of hospitality technology. This is evidenced in the delivery of the Qikinn© Application Suite,
said Mr. Dave Berkus.
I see many synergistic benefits in this business partnership that will hopefully enhance the way in how hotels interact with their customers and build loyalty. The industry is in need for a dramatic change in the way business is done and I feel that Ubicomp has the ability of fulfilling this need.
About UbiComp System Sdn Bhd
UbiComp System Sdn Bhd is a Malaysian MSC status company, which has developed the Qikinn© Applications Suite as well as other leading edge technologies for the hospitality industry. UbiComp also distributes products from other key niche solution providers via its subsidiary company, UbiQ Global Solutions. The solutions are matched to provide total seamless integrated systems, thereby, eliminating the need for multiple operations within the same organization in order to gather the required data for proper analysis and decision making. For more information on our suite of hospitality solutions, please visit www.ubicompsystem.com
About David W. Berkus
Dave Berkus is an early stage venture capitalist with a hands-on background in technology. An entrepreneur for over fifty years, he formed and managed successful businesses in the entertainment and software arenas, and is a respected technology industry leader and spokesperson. He was the Founder and CEO of Computerized Lodging Systems (CLS) which was one of the first to run on the Unix platform. CLS was later acquired by Hotel Information Systems and at the peak, 16% of all hotels globally were using CLS. He is a much-in-demand keynote speaker throughout the world, addressing technology trends for corporate planning, building great companies, and sharing great, epic stories about entrepreneurism from his vast personal experience. For more information about dave, please visit www.berkus.com


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A recent research study that asked CBT therapists to reflect on their own thoughts illustrates unwittingly how poor some CBT training has become.
Three New Zealanders, none of them accredited CBT therapists in the UK, have nevertheless had an article published in one of the BABCP's two research journals, Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy. In line with most other academic research, this journal is not freely available to the public, allowing academics to spend other people's money for almost no practical or theoretical benefit in almost total secrecy.
The article purports to be about case conceptualization, the process of working out the specific cause of an individual patient's illness so that it can be treated. In line with most other academic research, there are no useful conclusions. No actual conceptualizations of actual cases were involved at any stage of the research. The whole thing is entirely conjecture: Improving the Quality of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Case Conceptualization: The Role of Self-Practice/Self-Reflection
However, doing research into case conceptualization without conceptualizing any cases poses an interesting problem. What do you do instead? The choice of what to do instead reveals what the researchers and participants really think CBT is all about.
At the heart of this research is the idea of self-practice. Sixteen qualified therapists were encouraged to perform a kind of fantasy CBT on themselves using a specially designed workbook.
Of course, such a thing is clearly nonsense. Psychotherapy is designed to be used to treat mental illness. In the absence of any mental illness, there can be no psychotherapy.
And psychotherapy is designed to rely on an observer's perspective of the patient's mental state. In the absence of any observer perspective, when someone merely reflects on their own mental state, there can be no psychotherapy.
While real life case conceptualization results in a very specific treatment plan, the fantasy self-practice that participants indulged in resulted only in generalizations. The therapists were encouraged to reflect by answering questions [sic] like (page 327):
Comment on how it felt to process your thoughts in this way?
Mary, for example, is said to have reflected as follows, neither she, the researchers nor the journal's editors attempting to make grammatical sense of her ramblings (page 328):
I don't learn from similar experiences all that well. That I tend to act like this without thinking and then reflect on how I should have responded afterwards.
And Angela (page 329, original emphasis):
Enlightening completing the schema questionnaires and I enjoyed this part of the study the most as it gives me a sense of where I can challenge myself. Fits well with unrelenting standards.
Veronica, who had been so depressed two years previously that she could not go to work, apparently learned to understand her core beliefs (page 330):
I am glad they are fully exposed now (core beliefs) I don't have to try so hard as to stress myself up to do my work and be a little more caring of myself.
Veronica's example is the most revealing, because we never learn what these core beliefs are, or why their being "exposed" makes her glad. Neither she nor the researchers seem to have any interest in taking these generalizations further and getting anywhere close to what might reasonably be called conceptualization.
After this, the paper loses its way entirely and gives up any attempt to address case conceptualization. There is a confused section on empathy. Here's Veronica again (page 330):
I can relate to the difficulty and pain of people who have depression and anxiety disorders, low self esteem etc…
And Helen (page 330):
It reminded me of the bravery and difficulty in examining one's beliefs.
This is not empathy, of course. It's sympathy. That is, these feelings that Veronica and Helen describe are not real feelings they have in relation to any particular person. They are not a genuine mirroring of another human being's emotional state. They are are just narcissistic fantasies based on their own emotional states.
A section on memories of childhood is similar. Mary found it difficult to remember specific things about her childhood, but she was able to conclude (page 333):
It has made me more sensitive to the connections between childhood experiences, the schema.
No actual connections are mentioned, and as she found it difficult to remember anything, it is hard to believe that she was able to make any connections, never mind identify schemas.
Personal conceptualization
A section with no heading appears to deal with making a personal case conceptualization. It is not clear what this means, because no example is given, and none of the quotes refers to this personal case conceptualization.
However, this section contains some disturbing statements made by participants about the way they behave towards their patients. For example, Jennifer (page 333):
I have tended to avoid case conceptualization in the past or at least avoided sharing them with clients as they seemed a bit harsh, whereas in reality clients might enjoy/be interested in/relieved etc to understand themselves in this way.
And an unnamed participant wrote (page 334):
It reinforced the importance of providing not just a lip service of CBT. Mental health service demands e.g. waiting lists and pressure to treat and discharge clients, can I believe "short change" some clients of full treatment.
One participant, Joan, criticized the fantasy CBT self-practice exercises (page 335):
…I am not sure that I know or can make any conclusions about the results that are meaningful or have currency for me.
The researchers retaliated by criticizing Joan (page 335):
…there may be some cause for concern regarding the way in which she would process client's [sic] emotions[.]
Then they took a swipe at her again on a later page, referring to (page 337):
…Joan, who "got lost"…
To improve its position in the search rankings, as it were, the paper includes the names Kuyken, Padesky and Dudley in the abstract, attempting to piggyback on the success of the book, Collaborative Case Conceptualization, which I reviewed in Reliability. The connections between the book and the research can only be described as shallow at best.
For example, one of the book's most memorable features is its use of boxes captioned "INSIDE THE THERAPIST'S HEAD", which show over and over again that a therapist's own thought processes are distinct from (though closely related to) the therapist's interaction with the patient. It is difficult to believe that anyone who reads the book could possibly miss this. Yet these researchers created self-reflection exercises in which there is no such distinction.
And again, while the book does mention reflective learning, it does so in relation to clinical practice (page 256):
Reflective learning describes what goes on when therapists stand back from their clinical practice and observe what has happened in order to improve knowledge, skills and therapeutic behavior.
In the book's example of this, Theresa is a therapist treating Joe. She reflects on her sessions with Joe to understand why they make her feel fatigued. Her reflections are specific and detailed (page 277):
Theresa noticed that Joe's vocal tone and patterns of complaint evoked images of her older brother, Pete.
Yet these researchers devised a form of reflection that is unrelated to observing what has happened in clinical practice, focusing instead on therapists' feelings about themselves. And instead of being specific and detailed, the reflections in the research are vague and general.
From its very first page, and throughout every chapter, the book warns against unquestioning belief in pre-existing models. For example, (page 69):
…it is important that the therapist be equally attentive and curious regarding client observations that fit and do not fit the model. Otherwise, expressed curiosity is a thinly veiled method for convincing the client of a therapist's belief…
Yet in the research study Joan's findings that the pre-existing model in the workbook did not fit her caused a backlash from the researchers.
There is nothing very significant about the conclusions of this almost meaningless research paper, but it illustrates how an idea like case conceptualization can be digested and excreted in an unrecognizable form by academics.
Case conceptualization is intended to be a well-defined process for determining the nature of individual cases of mental illness. It is intended to lead to a treatment plan. The treatment plan is intended to lead to recovery. The whole idea of it is that the mental illness ends. It's therapy.
Alas, for some therapists and academics that is apparently too challenging. It would be nicer, they seem to feel, if the words "case conceptualization" meant something different. Something softer. Something that doesn't require any particular clinical outcome.
In this paper we can clearly see the softening process in action. The term case conceptualization is applied to contrived exercises in which no one is mentally ill, and where there is no therapeutic alliance, no treatment and no outcome.
It is worrying that all the therapists who took part in this charade, with the exception of Joan, went along with it. It says little for the quality of their training and supervision that so many of them were complacent and compliant in the face what of was, in several essential respects, little more than a hoax.
The propaganda claims being made in this research paper are that it's OK not to treat mental illness, and that its OK deal in generalizations about everyday life instead of in particular treatments for particular patients. Exercises of this kind encourage the idea that fantasy therapy and lifestyle CBT are a good enough substitute for the real thing.
Therapists who are serious about psychotherapy, and patients who are serious about getting well, should be very wary of approaches like this that evade the uncomfortable details of illness by retreating into navel-gazing.


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DeBirs Yachts moves into the UAE
Published: Wednesday, 04 May 2011
Egyptian superyacht builder DeBirs Yachts has signed an Memoramdum of Understanding with Abu Dhabi Ship Building (ADSB). ADSB and DeBirs have agreed to work on areas of cooperation with respect to superyacht maintenance, repair and overhaul. Both companies have agreed to look into settting up new facilities in the region and/or developing ADSB's existing shipyard to establish a world-class MRO centre for motoryachts.
Both companies will also look into sales and distribution for DeBirs yachts in Abu Dhabi. For its part, ADSB looks forward to adding the luxury sector to its existing assets in commercial shipbuilding, while DeBirs hopes that the agreement will give it the ability to develop a strong regional presence east of the Red Sea and continue expanding eastwards.


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Please join us for a special OAS collaboration with dance collective, Tales Between Our Legs!! We go on first at 9PM so don't be late! And make sure to stick around for La Louma + The Pack a.d.! They are INCREDIBLE and we're pinching ourselves daily about all of it.
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11PM / The Pack a.d. / Destruction and melody, acid wit and bruising vocals-this is the Pack A.D. Singer/guitarist Becky Black and drummer Maya Miller have made a sound so gigantic, so fierce and raw and empowering, that it's easy to forget there are just two people behind this brilliant, carefully constructed havoc. Shredding and pounding their way through every song, the Pack A.D. swallows you whole inside their fearless Franken-blend of heavy psychpop/garage-rock. Their lyrics are wild nests, human and complex: darkly funny disclosures about depression; indictments of digital excess; grief-stricken fire bombs; sly crusades against stupidity. New record, Dollhouse, out October 13 2017.
10PM / La Louma / The solo art-rock/pop project of multi-instrumentalist and former St. Vincent collaborator Lauren Ross, whose debut album drops Nov 3, 2017 via Bitchwave, the feminist/queer collective and label she co-runs in Los Angeles. On her debut, she explores heavy subject matter in an upbeat atmosphere, merging her classical training with a strong DIY queer punk ethos that was fostered by the same Olympia WA scene that birthed Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, and Gossip.
9PM / OBJECT AS SUBJECT / LA-based art punk band led by Paris Hurley (vox, drums, dance // Kultur Shock) featuring Gina Young (bass, vox // SORORITY, Feminist Acting Class) and Emilia "Pony Sweat" Richeson (dance, drums). This feminist battle cry is a call to action fueled by raw wailing vocals, a barrage of floor toms, gritty bass riffs, and contemporary dance that converges in the space between Gaga vocabulary + 80's workout videos.


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A 2013 Gramophone award-winning artist as principal soloist for the Gabrieli Consort (A New Venetian Coronation, 1595), English tenor Richard Butler now lives in Sydney with his two children. In Europe, Richard performed in solo roles in many of the great concert halls, including principal tenor in a Purcell program at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, and in Monteverdi's Vespers at the Berlin Philharmonia Hall. More recently he performed Handel's Acis and Galatea across the continent, Blow's Venus and Adonis at the Wigmore Hall in London, and Britten's St Nicholas in Cardiff. In Australia, last year Richard was Pastore in the ABO's production of Orfeo by Monteverdi, and was Principal tenor for the same in their Mozart the Great series this year.
Richard also was prinipal tenor in Monteverdi Vespers at St George's Cathedral, Perth, and for St Mary's Cathedral, Sydney. He also performed the title role of Ruggiero in a performance of an opera by Francesca Caccini for Ondine Productions as well as Evangelist in JS Bach's St John Passion for the Sydney Graduate Choir. Future engagements as principle include a collaboration with the Acacia Quartet, Bach's Magnificat for Paul Dyer (AO) and the ABO, as well as soloist in Rachmaninoff's Vespers for the Melbourne Symphony Chorus.


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Abercrombie is one of Astro Boy's human classmates, and Astro's friend in some series. He is usually a loudmouthed bully - especially in Tezuka's original manga - but he does try to do the right thing when the time comes. In Japanese, his name is Shibugaki, which is the name of a type of sour persimmon.
1980 series
Abercrombie is a regular character in the 1980 series, where he is named Alvin in the English dub. He is the son of a rich art-collecting businessman, and as a result, Alvin is very spoiled. He leads a small group of boys at Astro's school, with most of their antics being minor delinquency.
Alvin is anti-robot when Astro joins his class, and becomes especially angry with him when Astro doesn't vote for him in the class president election. However, Astro saves Alvin's life when he and his gang get stuck on a malfunctioning roller coaster, and Alvin becomes less rude to Astro over time.
2003 series
Abercrombie first appears in the episode "Into Thin Air", where he is initially very opposed to a robot going to a human school. He is rude and standoffish to Astro, but not long after, the two become friends. Abercrombie is less of a bully in this series, and is the misguided muscle of Astro's friend group.Abercrombie, Kennedy, Alejo, Denkou, and Astro make up the Sky Riders group.
He is a big fan of Rocket Ball, and avidly supports Kennedy's soccer team.
NOW! Comics series
Abercrombie appears in the 1987 comic series as Archie Bargy, the son of a business tycoon. When Astro first meets Archie, he is an aggressive delinquent known for skipping classes and mugging other students. Archie is accidentally kidnapped by a robot created by Agent R, and when Astro rescues him, Archie becomes more open to being friends with a robot. When Astro goes into space in issue #16, Archie comes to wish Astro well, and gives Astro his "lucky can opener" as a good luck charm.


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This project is from the 2016 International Society of Typographic Designers set of student briefs. The title of this brief is a quote from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, the 'undiscovered country' being a metaphorical reference to death. In his famous oration, Hamlet questions our fear of death and states how that fear, '...does make cowards of us all.' The prose featured in a visual poetry publication, printed on tracing paper to address metaphors of light, is an extract from W.B. Yeats', The Tower- a book of poems published in 1928. The Tower was Yeats's first major collection after receiving the Nobel Prize in 1923.
The extract refers to Yeats' declaration that an individual's mind and choices will in itself create their life and consequently their death. These lines are Yeats' personal denial of the disconuity of life, a display of how his imagination allows him to escape the reality of his end but is also his realisation of how life and death are not one without the other.


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Conference Registration
We are truly grateful for the contributions of our presenters, but still require that you register and pay the attendance fee; this helps cover the costs of holding the conference. If you have not received a registration form by early October, please download one from our website, or call (432) 837-8179 to register by phone.
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Title, Abstract, Bio: All presentations must have a title and an abstract of two hundred words or less. We also request a brief bio to accompany the abstract in the conference program. Please send these to firstname.lastname@example.com at your earliest convenience, but no later than the October 3 deadline.
Windows-Based Applications Recommended: Presentations should be created using a Windows-based application, such as PowerPoint. As the Conference Center is Windows-based, connectors/adapters for Mac-based files are not available. If your presentation is Mac-based, please do one of the following:
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Environment: Oracle 11 PMO Add-In Version 2.2.0.0006 Portlet Name = Actuals by Transaction Type (ID=cop.prjTrxTypeHierarchy)NSQL Query Name = Actuals by Transaction Type (ID=cop.trxTypeHierarchyLinkable)
Steps to Reproduce:
Expected Result: Portlet to function and show appropriate data
Actual Result: Portlet is not functioning as expected
A snippet of the following error message may be seen in the application log file:
ERROR 2011-09-01 09:05:29,432 [http-14001-12] web.WebActionController (admin:5010129__-727416bd:npt.gridNode) com.niku.union.web.WebException: Service call failed for portlet: npt.gridNode at com.niku.union.web.PortletController.processAuthorizedPortlet(PortletController.java:921) at com.niku.union.web.PortletController.processPageActionRequest(PortletController.java:385) ... Caused by: com.niku.odf.griphendor.GriphendorException: com.niku.union.persistence.nsql.NSQLException: com.niku.union.persistence.PersistenceException: SQL error code: 1722 Error message: [CA Clarity][Oracle JDBC Driver][Oracle]ORA-01722: invalid number Executed: select * from (select row_number() over ( order by dim_id asc) row_num, count(*) over () num_rows, q.* from ( SELECT A.TranTypeId_ResId_TrxId Dim_Id,
The construction of the NSQL Query needs modification to ensure that Clarity & Oracle can interpret the SELECT statement correctly when creating the concatenated fields.
Using the attached xml file, perform a XOG write action to update the existing NSQL Query Actuals by Transaction Type (ID=cop.trxTypeHierarchyLinkable)
Resolved in PMO 2.2.1
Keywords: CLARITYKB, PMO-627, pmo2resolved, pmo221resolved.
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Wimbledon is one of the four big tennis tournaments which happens annually. Wimbledon has been in existence over a century and is the oldest international tennis tournament. We have put together a list of 10 interesting facts about Wimbledon for you.
Table of Contents
10) How old exactly is Wimbledon?
It was year 1877 when Wimbledon began at the All England Club in London. The event is now 137-year old. The event is now 137 years old. It was founded in 1877 and began at the ALL England Club in London. Wimbledon was cancelled from 1940 to 1945 because of World War II, and Centre Court was damaged by a German bomb in 1940.
9) Mixed gender event
Originally the event had been only an all male event until in 1884 the Ladies Single Championship was introduced along side with the Gentleman's double.
8) Youngest person ever to win
At the age of 15 years Martina Hingis became the youngest player to win a Wimbledon title ever this was achieved in 1996 in a doubles championship with Helena Suková.
7) Dress Code
You always see Tennis players wearing white and this isn't for no reason. There is actually a very strict rule placed which makes them wear white which is determined by the umpire whether or not the players have met the criteria. What's wrong with adding a bit of colour?
6) Most Single Championship Wins
Willie Renshaw, Pete Sampras and Roger Federer all hold a joint record of winning the singles championship 7 times each.
5) Most consecutive double faults.
For those of you who don't know a double fault is when a serve is hit outside of the service box or where it hits then net and lands outside the service box and in 1957 Maria de Amorin, a Brazilian player, hit 17 consecutive double faults during her second round match.
4) Unfair disqualification?
David Nalbandian was disqualified from the semi-finals of the 1999 Junior Wimbledon. This made the Argentine win the doubles and why? All because he was late and this was because the organizers changed the time of the match at the last minute so was it really his fault?
3) White Tennis Balls
White Tennis balls where originally used in the sport, but after umpires' complains that they couldn't see the balls properly when making judgements because remember they didn't always have the ability to replay the match so the colour of the Tennis balls were changed to yellow in 1986.
2) Wooden Rackets
Did you know that before 1988 people in tennis used rackets that were made from wood. But in the championships of 1988 this was the first event at which no players used wooden rackets.
1) Interruption from a mouse
In 1998 Single Championships Yevgeny Kafelnikov's match with Mark Philippoussis was interrupted by a mouse running on court. There was only a short break until the mouse had moved on and the game continued.
So there you have it 10 interesting facts about Wimbledon.


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All boards shipped from 18-06-2018 contain this fix
Hello everyone,
We would like to introduce our oficial guide about how to fix the audio buzzing issue.
- Whats the Audio Buzzing issue about ?
Factory unmoded Super SD System 3 boards suffer from a audio buzzing when data is being accessed from the microsd. This buzzing is more noticiable on Framemeisters and other high end solutions than on regular tvs. For some users is really disturbing.
- How can Audio Buzzing be fixed ?
Just soldering a 10uf 10v electrolitic capacitor like this one.
https://www.digikey.es/product-detail/e ... ND/3083013
- Would a 10uf 20v electrolitic capacitor fix the issue ?
Yes, as log as is atleast 10v its ok, 20v or any other higher value will work.
- who discovered the fix ?
FBX, we would like to show our gratitude to him for make Super SD System 3 better with this fix
- How can i know if my board has the fix ?
If your board was shipped before 17-06-2018 it dosen´t has the fix. All boards shipped from this date contain the fix
- How can the fix be performed ?
There are a lot of places to solder it such as on the top of the pcb, but we can only recomend to solder it on the back of the pcb just to avoid damaging the resistors while soldering.
Solder the cap on the top of the pcb at your own risk, do it on the back of the pcb as this tutorial to get oficial support.
Steps :
1. Locate this area on the back of the pcb
2. Solder on those two points
3. Remember that the capacitor has polarity
4. Just cut a leg and blend the other one
Thats all, its a simple fix and removes the buzzing.
For reference, there is a lot of free space on the shell to fit the cap under the pcb
And this is how the shell with the cap on the back looks like, once assembled
Special thanks to everyone that helped on this to be a reality :
FBX (FirebrandX), Mobiusstriptech, Ace, Todd and everyone else
We are getting some emails of people damaging the pcbs while doing the mod on the TOP layer of the pcb (following FBX´s original mod that is different than the one described here)
Please, follow this guide and do it only in the back of the pcb as described here.
Its easy to break the resistor doing it on the top of the pcb (as described on FBX´s original picture) if you are not used to solder smd resistors. The legs of those electrolitic caps tend to be strong and make excesive strength once soldered on the resistor. Its easy to broke the resistor and get no audio as an issue caused by that.
Again :
Doing the mod on the back of the pcb is easy and 90% risk free
Doing the mod on the top of the pcb requires certain skills, if you lack of those don´t touch it.


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What's a good overall ballistic calculator app to use?
What's a good overall ballistic calculator app to use?
I use shooter as well. There are a number of others. Use the one your prefer as most of them are using the same calculators to give the answer.
Is shooter worth the $15 you pay for the app?
The best part is the litz BC'c. Where Bryan litz has measured the real bc. These are often a lot different to the manufacturer bc.
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After using lots of calculators buy once cry once and that is Bryan litz's applied ballistics.
It's not cheap but the back up is great compared to shooter which is why I ditched shooter.
It also has the custom drag curves as well which is a bonus.
He also updates his library with the latest high BC projectiles quite quickly.
It's a no brainer!
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My favorite sentences i like to hear are - I suppose so. and Send It!
Do you mean this one?
Hate to get the wrong one
It's all fun and games till Darthvader comes along
I respect your beliefs but don't impose them on me.
Yes. The Hornady 4DOF (free) is good too.
I used ballistic ae for years. Quite complete and good library of pretty much all the ammo on the market.
Otherwise istrelock if you want to play with reticle drop compensation
Normally use strelok plus but been playing with hornady 4dof and ballistic arc. Strelok has been great so far and easy to use.
It's all fun and games till Darthvader comes along
I respect your beliefs but don't impose them on me.


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Temperature for June 2003
In June 2003 the average high temperature in Carlsbad, NM was 96.5°F, and this was 0.5°F cooler than the average of 96.9°F. The hottest day in June 2003 was 23 June when the temperature reached 106.0°F. Overnight the average temperature in June is 65.7°F and in 2003 the average overnight temperature was 1.8°F cooler at 63.9°F.


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How Translation Can Save Your Life
Posted on: 25 April 2017 by Sean Hopwood
It's no surprise that for men aged 50 and over, heart disease is still the leading cause of death in England.
It's no surprise that for men aged 50 and over, heart disease is still the leading cause of death in England. You're prepared for the health issues that can arise in the autumn years. But what happens if those health problems pop up unexpectedly while you're abroad? A medical emergency is complicated enough---it's not a time you want to deal with a language barrier as well. But for retirees, expats, and frequent travelers, this is a real possibility.
Language can save lives. That's why Yorkshire ambulance crews are now equipped with phrasebooks containing basic clinical questions in 41 languages. It's why the NYPD speaks over 75 languages. It's why the University of Colorado School of Medicine has been teaching the Spanish speaking public to say "heart stopped, Spanish interpreter" when they call 911. And it's why it's such an intelligent move to have your medical documents translated if you're traveling or living abroad.
Translation in Disaster Zones
Nobody knows the lifesaving power of translations better than humanitarian organization Translators Without Borders. In 2015 they responded on the ground after a 7.8 earthquake injured tens of thousands of people in Nepal. TWB helped search and rescue by translating terms into Nepali, Newari and Hindi. They supported the teams monitoring inbound messages from ground zero, and helped the Red Cross search for missing people. They even created an Android app specifically designed for first responders that translated Nepali text to spoken WAV files.
It's in the Details
But supposing you're on your own when an emergency strikes, and a relief organization is nowhere to be found? That's what happened to Ali Jaffe when she encountered a translation SNAFU in Beijing. "My parents used cards printed in Mandarin to communicate with waiters about my nut allergy," she wrote in the New York Times. "Something got lost in translation, and I ordered a chicken dish that contained hidden crushed peanuts."
Luckily, Jaffe had an Epipen handy, and she lived to tell the tale. But it wouldn't be the last time that mistranslation would cross her.
"I was on an airplane flying back from Santiago, Chile, and asked the flight attendant, in English and Spanish, whether a dish had nuts in it. He said, 'It's cheese ravioli. There are no nuts.' I never eat on airplanes, but it was such a long flight. I was hungry. It was cheese ravioli. What could go wrong? It had walnuts in it."
Being Smart
There's no reason to live in fear and worry, but clearly one can't be too careful. A simple precaution like carrying an Epipen for your allergies, or having your medical documents professionally translated can be of vital importance should an emergency arise. It's natural not to think about emergencies until they happen; but it's prudent and intelligent to plan for them ahead of time.
That way you don't have to worry about what ifs. When you travel with translated copies of your medical records, you have freed up your mind so you can rest easy and enjoy your time abroad.
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