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Juliette Hare O'Connor Curiosities
Mixed Media Salvage Art of Historic New Orleans
About Juliette Hare O'Connor & her Curiosities
She's always been drawn to those things in New Orleans that are a little "off center" - things that are a little bit out there, you know - those darker sides of humanity.
Juliette Hare O'Connor's work is a reflection of her interests in those things bizarre and weirdly fascinating.
All things related to the crumbling decay of a New Orleans tomb - the decadence of old New Orleans Storyville - the beauty of old Mardi Gras invitations, and of course those unfortunate NOPD mug shots have a place in Juliette's work.
Skulls, dragons, Voodoo potions & spells - all magical things.
Juliette's art pieces are created with many of her own photographs taken since the early 1970s in and around the New Orleans region. They include tombs & graves, signage and historic buildings with nostalgic significant.
Her Storyville and Unfortunate Mug Shot pieces are created with many of E.J. Bellocq's photographs of prostitutes circa 1912 and her personal collection of circa 1900-1925 New Orleans Police Department mug shots.
She loves to bring back many memories of bygone New Orleans nostalgia with her assemblages, shrines and fetish boxes. Some include those neglected and abandoned iconic "Ain't 'Dere No More" places; along with aftermath images following the devastation of the City due to the levee breaches after Hurricane Katrina August 29, 2005.
Juliette was invited to be a guest artist and speaker at the Kirkland Gallery of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois on February 8, 2007. Twenty-eight pieces of her artwork was exhibited in the Kirkland gallery from February 8 to March 27 and visited by hundreds of viewers during several open houses for the University. She spoke to Professor Jim Schietinger's art students and staff members about how her work is created. A request of the audience was for Juliette to speak about her personal story of the Katrina flooding aftermath.
In March, 2008 Professor Judy Fai-Podlipnika from The University of Southeastern Louisiana invited Juliette to speak at the Women in History Month event at the Hammond, LA campus library. Those Naughty Women of Storyville was presented to a standing-room-only crowd.
The online DIY-Magazine's 2008 July-September issue featured Juliette and her work.
In October, 2008 the Save Our Cemeteries organization selected two of Juliette's assemblages and her hand colored/distressed map of 1915 Storyville to be included in their annual Soiree Fundraiser Auction.
In March, 2009 in the French Quarter's Hotel Monteleone Juliette was invited to be the guest speaker for the 150 member SECC Physician Group.
Juliette was proud to have been selected as an artist for the 2009 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. She exhibited and sold her work in the Louisiana Marketplace area.
In May, 2009 at a Warren Easton High School Hall of Fame Awards Event this Victorian wall pocket with Bellocq's "Striped Stockings" photo of a Storyville prostitute was presented to Oscar award winning actress, Sandra Bullock. Ms. Bullock has been very generous in her donations of money and time to Juliette's high school alma mater - Warren Easton High School of which Juliette is a proud 1964 graduate.
From 1994 Juliette had been a contributor for many years to WYES-TV Art Collection 12 annual Art Auction. She is a former member of Save Our Cemeteries in New Orleans, which is dedicated to the preservation and restoration of the tombs and cemeteries of the city.
Juliette currently works from her home studio - she exhibits and sells her work at the innovative ART IN THE BEND events, located at located in the Nuance Gallery at 728 Dublin Street, NOLA. These events are held the 3rd Saturday of each month and published on Facebook. The next event is Saturday, April 20 from 10 AM to 3 PM.
Previously, she was a regular vendor at the New Orleans Arts Market located in Palmer Park and has been in the French Quarter Galleries: Nouvelle Lune and The Green Eyed Gator Gallery along with Gallery 421 in Covington, LA All have since closed.
Proud to Call New Orleans Home
Rebuilding -a better - and stronger
WhoDat Nation!
Need a speaker for your
organization or group?
Contact Juliette - she gives talks and presentations about...
The New Orleans Cemeteries & Tombs
The Storyville Madams and Prostitutes
NOPD Mug Shots from the early 1900s.
Find Juliette around the New Orleans region
taking photos of cemeteries and tombs.
Stop in on the 3rd Saturday of each month at
The Art In The Bend at 728 Dublin St, NOLA
(see Facebook for updates and featured artist info.)
Want to talk to her?
Give her a call: 504-456-6060/home or 225-241-5205/cell
Juliette and her husband, Patrick,live in a suburb of New Orleans with their 3 rescue dogs.
About Juliette Hare O'Connor ⬛
Assemblages/Shrines/Fetishes ⬛
The Creative Process ⬛
Find and Contact Juliette ⬛
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// Copyright 2000-2019 JetBrains s.r.o. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
package com.siyeh.ig.controlflow;
import com.intellij.codeInspection.InspectionProfileEntry;
import com.siyeh.ig.LightJavaInspectionTestCase;
import org.intellij.lang.annotations.Language;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.Nullable;
/**
* @author Bas Leijdekkers
*/
public class BreakStatementInspectionTest extends LightJavaInspectionTestCase {
public void testSwitchExpression() {
@Language("TEXT") String expr = "int i = switch (1) { case 1: yield 1; default: yield 2; };";
//noinspection LanguageMismatch
doStatementTest(expr);
}
public void testSwitchStatement() {
doStatementTest("switch (1) { case 1: {{ break; }} }");
}
public void testWhileLoop() {
doStatementTest("while (true) { if (1 == 1) /*'break' statement*/break/**/; }");
}
@Nullable
@Override
protected InspectionProfileEntry getInspection() {
return new BreakStatementInspection();
}
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Triton is a heavy metal outfit from Northern Colorado with influences spanning doom, death, stoner, thrash, and sludge.
Fastplants are an aggressive fast paced skate-punk band from Waukegan, Illinois. The band was formed in late 2012 by Matt Anzelone (guitar/vocals) and Marc Harman (drums). After a handful of guitarists had come and gone the band was finally solidified in 2014 with the addition of Abe Linders (guitar/vocals) and Joel Morgan (bass guitar). Fastplants released two self titled EPs (cd/digital) between 2013 and 2014, and in 2015 signed on with Beercity Skateboards and Records out of Milwaukee, WI. Since signing with BCS&R Fastplants have released two LPs, the first being a split with Scottish thrash/punk band Daniel Waxoff (2016-17), and the second their first full-length LP titled "Spread The Stoke" (2017). The band has had their songs used in videos for Thanks Skateboarding Magazine (EU), and is featured in Episode 17 for Scene TV Raw with Pro-Skater Scott Foss. The band has also independently booked two west coast tours (2016 & 2017) in support of their releases, performed extensively throughout the midwest, and have shared the stage in support of ZEKE, DRI, Agent Orange, McRad, NOBUNNY, Against The Grain, and many more. | {
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Meet Rajiv Chilaka, Chhota Bheem's Giant Maverick
By Suresh Chouksey
Bheem ki shakti, dhoom machaye! This little jingle is an everyday carol of almost every Indian household with kids. It loosely translates to 'Bheem's power, does wonders!' Rajiv Chilaka, the man behind this beloved character is testimony to the wonders that Chhota Bheem can in fact do. Rajiv's life has been full of grit, determination, acumen and a never die attitude. Rajiv Chilaka is the CEO of Hyderabad based, Green Gold Animation. Green Gold Animation is the house of successful creations that are now part of the most important offerings that channels like Cartoon Network, Pogo, Hungama, Disney have for their young viewers. Everything that this company is today is because of one passionate guy, who likes to define himself as "Just a normal guy. Who like to keep things simple. I try not to overcomplicate anything I do. Just that, I'm someone who thinks out of the box, I don't like to think traditionally."
Cartoons and animated figures were not new for Rajiv as he beamingly shares his childhood fascination of Superman with Dutch Uncles, "I was a crazy fan of Superman. Back in the early 80s, there was a release of a Superman movie. When I saw Superman, I had the imagination that there is somebody out there, who can fly. I thought I could too with that costume." Rajiv always involved himself in things that he has always wanted to do. "Either do things that you like or don't do it. During my engineering days in India with Osmania, Hyderabad, I spent time with great people, had fun and then finally cleared international exams to end up in University of Missouri, Kansas City." His days in Kansas were full of good times and inspiring moments.
"On one good day, they took us for a tour of the city. I saw Walt Disney's house in Kansas City and I also found out that the logo of our university was designed by Walt Disney when he started his career, that fact wowed me. It doesn't stop here. Someone gave me a book on Walt Disney's life. I am not a person who reads books. This one, I enjoyed it a lot and got inspired by it. Today there is a lot of money for companies but back then without much technology and financial support, what Walt Disney had done, moved me. I said to myself, if even five to ten percent of this I can achieve, then I would have done something with my life." A simple eye on a logo, went on to inspire Rajiv to read Walt's life. Observation is essential for an entrepreneur to get interesting ideas. "Observation is what will take you to the next level. That is why travelling is important. Ideas need to flow. That is why entrepreneurs are asked to visit places and have a change of mindset with an open mind," Rajiv adds.
There were so many situations where I thought, this is over. Everyone is telling me to do something else. Though, whenever I thought we had hit rock-bottom and then some miracle happened. Just then, when there's intense struggle, we stick to our goals and we get some kind of order. This is how things were at one point.
It was clear to Rajiv from the start that engineering and allied jobs in that field are not where his heart lies. He had a chance to stumble on an animation techniques book and that eventually became his second complete read of his life. Now it was clear to him that animation was his calling and he started searching for animation schools to get into. It wasn't easy. "Wherever I went to learn animation, they would say that I don't have any experience, portfolio, or skills like drawing that are necessary for me to get admitted in them." Despite such hurdles, Rajiv did not lose focus from the goal and that was to achieve what he wanted; to learn animation. An entrepreneur needs to focus on acquiring the skill that he wants to learn and not get mingled in certification or formal acceptance of the same. For Rajiv, he went blunt and honest, which worked out, "I talked to the dean of one of these schools. I told him, I don't want a degree or a certificate. I just want to learn; I don't know how to draw. I just want to learn. And that's when I got in."
Passion as a word might be overly used to sound like a cliche but in entrepreneurship, it can change the way things are going for you. For Rajiv, finally getting the chance to do what he wanted was the break point to do the real handwork, "While in the corporate, at my job, I was a slacker. I was pretending to work, though since I was good at the job, I could do my work. In fact, I wanted to pay back to my company because my heart wasn't in my work. So, when I came to do animation, I started my day at 8 a.m. and then I was working in the library till 2 in the night. I'm getting no sleep but I'm equally excited. I used to think I'm lazy, no, I'm not."
Often entrepreneurs face strange stages of approvals before setting things in order. Approval from the investor's associates, friends, society in general and most importantly, your family goes a long way in boosting morale. Rajiv's father had flown from India to the US to convince him not to start a company by leaving the software company job and if not, to come back to India. For him, the challenge was on a different level. "When I insisted that I do want to start an animation company, he said, 'okay convince me, make a business plan. I didn't know anything about a business plan but then that's when I made my first business plan. Then I got my Dad's approval, which is very difficult, I must tell you."
In January 2001, with all might and glee, Rajiv started his office. He is soon hit with harsher market realities. "There was no work for animation. No one was doing anything in animation. There was just one kids channel at that time, a cartoon network. They were also not producing any local Indian content. Even if you have created something, how will you put it out there?" Rajiv shares the tale of initial challenges that a new business idea is bound to face, "After the market realities, came to me the issue of manpower. Animation industry is a very labour-intensive field. For every different thing, you need talented individuals. I could see that the people I'm starting with did not know much about animation. I realised that you have to train your people before they can start working. I was trained in animation and was able to impart my skills to them."
After initial investment help from Rajiv's brother and Dad, he did not want to go back to them again to meet the company's requirement for funds. He further through his own journey, teaches the idea of surviving first, "So, once labour is set, they have to be paid too. And a month ends pretty quickly. It is the most difficult part to start earning enough to pay the team you have set in place. So, I started thinking about doing some kind of work, it can be anything, be it designing an invitation card. I would work with all kinds of corporations to fulfil their needs of brochures, photography or creatives. So, I used to take those projects just to survive. I just wanted to survive. We'll fight the battle tomorrow."
Rajiv, did never at any point of time in life, let the notion of dignity of work come in the way. He proudly took up jobs that would create favourable conditions for him to succeed eventually, one day. On this he says, "Generally speaking, I was always proud of myself even when I had nothing. Though, I think I had the right attitude. There is dignity in whatever you do. For part-time I did work at an Ice-Cream parlour or as a Pizza delivery guy too in the US. So, no job is small. So, in the beginning, at my company, I was the office boy, the accountant, the receptionist, I did it all."
Nothing happened overnight. It is a journey of 28 years. I'm still the same guy, like the one in 2001. I don't know how success feels overnight because I did not taste it that way.
At times, Rajiv felt that it had gotten too much for him, the times went extremely challenging but the true entrepreneur in him, gave him the belief in what he was doing. He tells Dutch Uncles, "There were so many situations where I thought, this is over. Everyone is telling me to do something else. Even though my Dad told me to do something else, he is reminding me that I have to get married and this is a bad field to be, I should be taking up a job. Though, whenever I thought we had hit rock-bottom and then some miracle happened. Just then, when there's intense struggle, we stick to our goals and we get some kind of order. This is how things were at one point"
Rajiv continued working hard towards his target of getting his first big breakthrough. Back in 2003 already he had Chhota Bheem concept ready but there were no takers. He tried to push it through but the broadcasters found the idea more contemporary than to their liking. Rajiv, went ahead with his creations like Vikram Betaal and Krishna, which stamped his success as an animator and Green Gold as top animation company in the industry. Earlier, to kickstart his projects, something as little as a letter of interest on a letterhead gave Rajiv confidence to comment on things. Later, interest from the industry solidified with Rajiv's work. The success of Krishna show worked immensely in making sure Rajiv had bargaining power along with recognition for his company. "It was a rage. Top in every ranking for weeks." he says.
The times of Chhota Bheem
Finally, with a few eggs in the basket and a few rejections later, Rajiv was able to convince Turner Entertainment to take on Chhota Bheem. Nothing comes easy and that is why, the biggest turning point is called a breakthrough moment for an entrepreneur. "It took me five years to take it to Turner. Ideas-wise, I always had ideas. Though for seeing it on the right platform you have to wait. After many rejections and no's', we had this good deal."
With a big deal in hand, Rajiv decided the growing name of Green Gold needs a better home. Previously they were working out of Rajiv's place. Hence, they shift to a nice five-storeyed building. All is set for them like a red-carpet to bring over everyday work, from furniture to electrical wiring. Things are in place for their big working space to welcome the team. Right at that moment, leaving a sour taste in the mouth, a tragedy struck. Rajiv shares the rest, "It is 26th of March, we are supposed to move-in on the first of April. On the night of 26th, a fire strike. It burns it all down. Almost everything in place is now in ashes. Till the 4th storey almost, things are gone. Fire station by the way, was just 100 metres away but it was Saturday midnight and they came in an hour. It was still on-time given they had to fill their tanks all of sudden. They saved the labourers sleeping on the terrace. That could have been very tragic." What was your first reaction after this, I ask Rajiv. "At that moment I felt, what am I fighting for? If everything is against me, why am I trying to be a hero against all the odds?" If things couldn't get worse for Green Gold Animation, an investor pre-pones a meeting with Rajiv and arrives right on the next day of the fire. Sees the situation and backs off from the commitment.
Such a major set-back for an entrepreneur who had just gotten his break, could act as nothing else but the straw that broke the camel's back. Not for Rajiv. He, in an exemplary display of mettle as a person and as a businessman, decided to go on. "It took me a few days to get over it. Honestly, I had no choice. No choice but to continue. There was no path ahead of me. You cannot quit. If there is no choice, you go with how things are. That is it" Rajiv elaborates.
As they say, fortune favours the bold, Rajiv's never die attitude had destiny written over it. The sunrise from overcast came ten days later from the fire. On 6th of March, Chhota Bheem, finally went on air on POGO channel. "From that day till twenty days later, when they told me it was a big hit and they wanted us to continue it, we really had a difficult 20 days. If there was something negative, there was always something positive in waiting. I always wanted to focus on that. If we had seen success with Chhota Bheem, Krishna, Vikram Betal, we had the taste of a fair number of bad days too."
Chhota Bheem went on to change the fortune for Rajiv and his company, forever. There was absolutely no looking back for him, as Bheem as a concept went on to create a cult of its own. Today, from their cricket bat stickers to their Rakhis on the festival, kids are attracted to anything and everything with Bheem on it. There is an innate Indianness in Bheem, he is the superhero which is desi and still, successful. He is quickly recognisable, its jingle is easy to catch and memorise, the story line suits the simplicity of Indian rural life and most importantly, kids find their superhero in Bheem. Today, Bheem is the world's most popular preschool show. It is international. Earlier, international markets had their own demurs about Bheem's potential, today, Bheem is on Netflix and without a change, goes live on air in the US and beyond.
Rajiv recalls his journey as one that has been long-fought, "Nothing happened overnight. It is a journey of 28 years. I'm still the same guy, like the one in 2001. I don't know how success feels overnight because I did not taste it that way. It was hard for me, and yes, the battle is not over! I see problems with us that we have today too. With our success, at times we might have gone complacent too. In that time came many new players as well. And I like that. It is always good. Helps us keep ourselves in check and the industry develops."
What would you like to change, if given the chance, "Nothing absolutely? I would love to be younger (chuckles)," Rajiv ends on this lighter note.
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Suresh Chouksey
Suresh was former staff at Dutch Uncles, he writes on entrepreneurship, start-ups, business life cycle and small businesses.
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Hitech Grand Prix have announced their second driver for the 2016 FIA European Formula 3 Championship season, with Russian teenager Nikita Mazepin joining the already confirmed George Russell.
The Moscow-born sixteen-year-old moves to Formula 3 having competed in the Formula Renault 2.0 Northern European Cup in 2015, where he finished twelfth overall in the final standings in his first year of single seater racing, securing one podium finish at the Red Bull Ring in Austria, with Mazepin feeling he will be stepping up a level in 2016.
"There are a good number of drivers in recent times who have proved F3 is one of the very best single-seater series in the world for developing talent, so I am really happy to be racing in the FIA championship in 2016.
Hitech GP Team Manager David Hayle welcomed the Russian driver into his team, and believes Mazepin will perform well during the 2016 season.
"We followed Nikita's results closely over the course of this season in Formula Renault – like any young driver, the step-up from karting to cars is never an easy one but he had some good weekends, good results, and conducted himself well," said Hayle. | {
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Dame Nellie Melba GBE (1861 – 1931) born Helen "Nellie" Porter Mitchell became one of the most famous singers of the late Victorian Era and the early 20th century. She was the first Australian to achieve international recognition as a classical musician.
She was an operatic soprano. She sang at Richmond (Australia) Public Hall at the age of six and was also a skilled pianist and organist, but she did not study singing until after her marriage to Charles Nesbitt Armstrong in 1882, with whom she had a son named George. In the 1890s she had an affair with Philippe, Duke of Orleans, that led to scandal and eventually divorce.
After the brief and unsuccessful marriage, she moved to Europe in search of a singing career. Failing to find engagements in London in 1886, she studied in Paris and soon made a great success there and in Brussels. Returning to London she quickly established herself as the leading lyric soprano at Covent Garden from 1888. She soon achieved further success in Paris and elsewhere in Europe, and later at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, debuting there in 1893. Her repertoire was small; in her whole career she sang no more than 25 roles and was closely identified with only ten.
Melba continued to sing until the last months of her life and made a legendary number of "farewell" appearances. Her death, in Australia, was news across the English-speaking world, and her funeral was a major national event.
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Q: Slelling and karking Long ago I read a book that coined the terms 'slelling' (illegally sampling someone else's DNA) and 'karking' (altering DNA).
I reckon we're gonna need these verbs in general conversation real soon now :-\
For the life of me I can't remember the book or author; I do remember that the protagonists were at college in a city with streets of ice and skated everywhere.
Anyone know the book?
A: This is David Zindell's Neverness, which was set in a city of the same name.
I can't find my copy at the moment, so details are hazy in my memory, but the story involves a student at the university named Mallory Ringess. The one thing I do remember is that there were Neanderthals living near the city, and Mallory, his parents and his roommate (who may have been called Bardo) transformed themselves into Neanderthal form and went to live with them for a time.
If I remember right, the people who stole others' DNA were called "slell-neckers".
There was also a trilogy of sequels, The Broken God, The Wild and War in Heaven, collectively know as A Requiem for Home Sapiens.
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It can accommodate one to two persons at the most. It is named 'granny' because young adults usually find such small accommodations perfect for their ageing and elderly parents.
The building industry has named such Granny houses as Accessory Dwelling Units. These Granny houses are a complete package to what is necessary for a person who is living inside. However, it is the miniature version of what can be called as a house. Hence, one does not need to spend a lot of time maintaining it.
The small size is meant for the persons living inside to be comfortable and cozy. Such houses are not expensive compared to traditional homes. One can use these houses to make their ageing parents live without any trouble. These units are either attached with another dwelling or are located in a secluded area.
Why one should invest in Granny houses?
if one is wondering about how real estate can affect their lives, such Granny houses can bring upon various changes in their plans. Owning properties is always considered great collateral for a secure future. You can easily rent your Granny house to others. With considerably little expenses required for maintenance, you can rent the place and consider it a healthy second income. If you have all the basic customizable options, you can set up a granny house one-room apartment or else, a small room in your garden, and give it on rent as paying guests. After a considerable amount of days, the couple will be gone and there will be another one who will be ready to take the lodging facilities from your Granny house.
As parents grow older, their ways and behavior changes. Then tend to forget their glasses, keys, address. Hence, when their accommodations become small, there will be fewer chances for them to lose anything. Granny houses do not have stairs or a second floor. They are all in the ground floor. Since aged parents have trouble getting up the stairs in a traditional home, they can make good use of these accommodations. They also tend to prefer their own living space instead of depending on others. Hence, Granny houses can be attached to your own house and you can check up on them anytime you want. They will not be far away from you and with just one phone call; you can visit them in case of any emergences. Aged parents have the tendencies of not admitting that they are now dependent on their kids. Hence living under the same roof can create many disturbances. Hence Granny houses are the perfect solutions to making everyone happy and they can deal with their lives peacefully.
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Rochester, MN (KROC AM News) - A Rochester man suffered a broken leg Sunday in a snowmobile crash.
The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office says 24-year-old Nathan Jacobson was snowmobiling with two others along 65th St NW near County Road 3 when he collided with one of the other drivers.
Jacobson was doing about 35 mph at the time and did not see the other snowmobile had stopped. Jacobson braked hard and his snowmobile slid sideways into the other one. His leg was pinned between the two snowmobiles and he suffered a compound fracture.
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For UFO expert, sci-fi is real life
Amid the Aurora History Museum s display of Star Wars Yoda, shown here, and other science fiction items from the past century, the international director of the Mutual UFO Network will talk about UFO sightings from across Colorado.
By Jeremy P. Meyer | [email protected] | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: July 12, 2005 at 5:23 p.m. | UPDATED: May 8, 2016 at 7:17 a.m.
Aurora – Two or three times a month, someone in Colorado looks into the sky and sees something he cannot identify.
Often, that's when John Schuessler's group gets a call.
Schuessler, a retired Boeing engineer who moved to Jefferson County, is the international director of the Mutual UFO Network, a 3,000-member nonprofit group that investigates UFO sightings and promotes research on the phenomenon.
His group runs a website on which people can report their experiences and sends investigators to interview people who spy something strange.
"We're not a lot of starry-eyed believers," Schuessler said. "We're a fairly skeptical group. There's no doubt in my mind about UFOs. We have firm evidence of it. We have videotapes. And the testimony by credible people is beyond question. … Some of the most definitive documentation is by the government – 300,000 documents that all attest to the reality of UFOs."
Schuessler will speak Sunday at the Aurora History Museum, which through Sept. 18 is featuring an exhibit celebrating a century of science fiction.
He will talk about UFO sightings across Colorado – from the storm chaser in Jefferson County who reported a bowling-ball-like object flying out of clouds to a park packed with people who saw a strange craft 500 feet above Lakewood that zoomed straight up.
There seems to be an unending number of sightings in the San Luis Valley.
"They call that the 'mysterious valley,' and I can see why," Schuessler said.
He will explain how his group, in cataloging and investigating UFO sightings around the world, is building a body of evidence that "there is something real (in the skies)."
He added: "It's unusual, it's not ours, and it's something worth looking at."
Perhaps that won't be much of a surprise to the visitors to the museum's popular "Science Fiction Century" exhibit, which opened July 4.
Curator Matt Chasansky worked through various science-fiction groups in the Denver area to build the display, which includes everything from Star Wars costumes to first-edition books by H.G. Wells.
The experience has been an eye- opener for Chasansky, who was never really a sci-fi buff until the exhibit.
"At first I thought (science fiction) was escapism," he said. "People want somewhere that is totally invented that they can separate themselves from."
But he realized it was more reality- based than other pop-culture genres such as horror or fantasy. Science fiction extrapolates actual scientific discovery. For example, Jules Verne's 19th-century stories about moonshots became reality by the 1960s.
Schuessler doesn't see a conflict in talking factually about UFOs at an exhibition of science fiction.
"We are living a real science- fiction situation that most people want to just read about," he said. "It is futuristic stuff. The characteristics of the UFO sightings are beyond our technological capabilities."
Schuessler leaves conjecture – "Who is flying these vehicles?" "Why they are here?" – to the sci-fi buffs.
"They come up with ideas based on reality but beyond reality," he said. "It's where the two merge – reality merges with science fiction."
Staff writer Jeremy Meyer can be reached at 303-820-1175 or [email protected].
Talk on UFOs
Mutual UFO Network director John Schuessler will discuss UFO sightings in Colorado from 2 to 3:30 p.m. Sunday at the Aurora History Museum, 15051 E. Alameda Parkway, at the Aurora municipal campus.
Schuessler's presentation is for all ages and costs $3 for Aurora residents and $4 for nonresidents.
To register, call 303-739-6660.
Man shot to death in Denver's Five Points neighborhood Saturday
Man shot to death in Denver's Five Points neighborhood Saturday
Jeremy P. Meyer | Reporter
Jeremy P. Meyer was a reporter and editorial writer with The Denver Post until 2016. He worked at a variety of weeklies in Washington state before going to the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin as sports writer and then copy editor. He moved to the Yakima Herald-Republic as a feature writer, then to The Gazette in Colorado Springs as news reporter before landing at The Post. He covered Aurora, the environment, K-12 education, Denver city hall and eventually moved to the editorial page as a writer and columnist.
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Fenghua Meng
Prof. Dr. Fenghua Meng is currently a Professor of Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science Soochow University. She obtained PhD degree in Polymer Chemistry and Biomaterials in 2003 from University of Twente (theNetherlands) under the supervision of Prof. Jan Feijen. After that she continued with a two-year postdoctoral experience (2005-2007). In 2007 she joined the faculty at Soochow University as Associate professor. In 2010 she was promoted to a full Professor. She has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles (citation > 8200, H index: 49) and several book chapters, among which 18 was selected as highly-cited articles by Web of Science. She has applied > 40 domestic and foreign patents (11 patents have been successfully transferred to a local pharmaceutical company). Her current main research interests include biodegradable nanomedicines, stimuli-responsive micelles and polymersomes, controlled and targeted anticancer drug and protein delivery.
Representative Papers
1. Y. Zou, M. Zheng, W.J. Yang, F.H. Meng*, K. Miyata, H.J. Kim, K. Kataoka*, Z.Y. Zhong*, Virus-Mimicking Chimaeric Polymersomes Boost Targeted Cancer siRNA Therapy In Vivo, Adv. Mater. 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201703285.
2. Y. Zou, Y.H. Wei, G.L. Wang, F.H. Meng*, M.Y. Gao, G. Storm, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Nanopolymersomes with an Ultrahigh Iodine Content for High-Performance X-Ray Computed Tomography Imaging In Vivo, Adv. Mater. 2017, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/adma.201603997
3. W.J. Yang, Y. Fang, Y. F. Xia, F.H. Meng*, J. Zhang, Z.Y. Zhong*, Selective cell penetrating peptide-functionalized polymersomes mediate efficient and targeted delivery of methotrexate disodium to human lung cancer in vivo, Adv. Healthcare Mater. 2017, in press.
4. W.J. Yang, Y.F. Xia, Y. Zou, F.H. Meng*, J. Zhang, Z.Y. Zhong*, Bioresponsive chimaeric nano-polymersomes enable targeted and efficacious protein therapy for human lung cancers in vivo, Chem. Mate., 2017, DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b02953.
5. Y. Fang, W.J. Yang, Y.F. Zhang, L. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, Z.Y. Zhong*, GE11 peptide directed robust polymersomal nanomedicines for orthotopic liver cancer therapy, Acta Biomaterialia 2017, DOI:10.1016/j.actbio.2017.10.013.
6. Y. Fang, Y. Jiang, Y. Zou, F.H. Meng*, J. Zhang, C. Deng, H.L. Sun and Z.Y. Zhong*, Targeted glioma chemotherapy by cyclic RGD peptide-functionalized reversibly core-crosslinked multifunctional poly(ethylene glycol)-b-poly(e-caprolactone) micelles, Acta Biomaterialia 2017, 50,396-406
7. Y.N. Zhong; F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, X.L. Mal, Z.Y. Zhong*, Targeted inhibition of human hematological cancers in vivo by doxorubicin encapsulated in smart lipoic acid-crosslinked hyaluronic acid nanoparticles. Drug delivery; 2017, 24, 1482-1490.
8. H. Meng, Y. Zou, P. Zhong, F.H. Meng*, J. Zhang, R. Cheng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, A Smart Nano-Prodrug Platform with Reactive Drug Loading, Superb Stability and Fast Responsive Drug Release for Targeted Cancer Therapy, Macromol. Biosci. 2017, 17 (10) 1600518. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mabi.201600518 (invited article).
9. N. Zhang, Y.F. Xia, Y. Zou, W.J. Yang, J. Zhang, Z.Y. Zhong*, and F.H. Meng*, ATN-161 Peptide Functionalized Reversibly Crosslinked Polymersomes Mediate Targeted Doxorubicin Delivery into Melanoma-Bearing C57BL/6 Mice, Mol. Pharm. 2017, 14, 2538-2547 (invited article).
10. C.F. Hang#, Y. Zou#, Y.N. Zhong, Z.Y. Zhong*, F.H. Meng*, NIR and UV-Responsive Degradable Hyaluronic Acid Nanogels for CD44-Targeted and Remotely Triggered Intracellular Doxorubicin Delivery, Colloids Surf. B: Biointerfaces 2017, 158, 547-555.
11. Y. Zou, Y. Fang, H. Meng, F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, J. Zhang and Z.Y. Zhong*, Self-Crosslinkable and Intracellularly Decrosslinkable Biodegradable Micelles: A Robust, Simple and Multifunctional Nanoplatform for High-Efficiency Targeted Cancer Chemotherapy, J. Control. Release 2016, 244, 326-335.
12. Y.N. Zhong, M. Dimde, D. Stöbener, F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, and R. Haag, Micelles with Sheddable Dendritic Polyglycerol Sulfate Shells Show Extraordinary Tumor Targetability and Chemotherapy In Vivo, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2016, 8, 27530-27538.
13. W.J. Yang, Y. Zou, F.H. Meng*, J. Zhang, R. Cheng, C. Deng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Efficient and targeted suppression of human lung tumor xenografts in mice with methotrexate sodium encapsulated in all-function-in-one chimaeric polymersomes, Adv. Mater. 2016, 28 (37), 8234-8239.
14. Y.N. Zhong, K. Goltsche, L. Cheng, F. Xie, F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, and R. Haag, Hyaluronic acid-shelled acid-activatable paclitaxel prodrug micelles effectively target and treat CD44-overexpressing human breast tumor xenografts in vivo, Biomaterials 2016, 84, 250-261.
15. Y. Zou, F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Robust, Tumor-Homing and Redox-Sensitive Polymersomal Doxorubicin: A Superior Alternative to Doxil and Caelyx? J. Control. Release 2016, 239, 149-158.
16. X. Li, W.J. Yang, Y. Zou, F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Efficacious delivery of protein drugs to prostate cancer cells by PSMA-targeted pH-responsive chimaeric polymersomes, J. Control. Release 2015, 220, 704-714.
17. L. Lu, Y. Zou, W.J. Yang, F.H. Meng*, C. Deng, R. Cheng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Anisamide-Decorated pH-Sensitive Degradable Chimaeric Polymersomes Mediate Potent and Targeted Protein Delivery to Lung Cancer Cells, Biomacromolecules 2015, 16(6), 1726-1735.
18. J.L. Lv, H.L. Sun, Y. Zou, F.H. Meng*, A.A. Dias, M. Hendriks, J. Feijen and Z.Y. Zhong*, Reduction degradable amino acid-based poly-(ester amide)-graft-galactose copolymers: facile synthesis, self-assembly, and hepatoma targeting doxorubicin delivery. Biomaterials Science, 2015, 3, 1134-1146.
19. H.L. Sun, R. Cheng, C. Deng, F.H. Meng*, A.A. Dias, M. Hendriks, J. Feijen, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Enzymatically and Reductively Degradable a-Amino Acid-Based Poly(ester amide)s: Synthesis, Cell Compatibility, and Intracellular Anticancer Drug Delivery, Biomacromolecules 2015, 16, 597-605.
20. Y.N. Zhong, C. Wang, R. Cheng, L. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, Z. Liu*, Z.Y. Zhong*, and R. Haag, cRGD-Directed, NIR-Responsive and Robust AuNR/PEG-PCL Hybrid Nanoparticles for Targeted Chemotherapy of Glioblastoma In Vivo, J. Control. Release 2014, 195, 63-71.
21. Y. Zou, Y. Song, W.J. Yang, F.H. Meng*, H. Y. Liu, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Galactose-Installed Photo-Crosslinked pH-Sensitive Degradable Micelles for Active Targeting Chemotherapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Mice, J. Control. Release 2014, 193, 154-161
22. H.L. Sun, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, Reduction-Responsive Polymeric Micelles and Vesicles for Triggered Intracellular Drug Release, Antioxidants & Redox Signaling 2014, 21, 755-767 (invited review)
23. F.H. Meng, Y.N. Zhong, R. Cheng, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, pH-Sensitive polymeric nanoparticles for tumor-targeting doxorubicin delivery: concept and recent advances, Nanomedicine, 2014, 9, 487-499 (invited review)
24. H.L. Sun, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, Reduction and pH dual-bioresponsive crosslinked polymersomes for efficient intracellular delivery of proteins and potent induction of cancer cell apoptosis. Acta Biomaterialia 2014, 10, 2159-2168
25. X.Y. Wang, H.L. Sun, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, Galactose-Decorated Reduction-Sensitive Degradable Chimaeric Polymersomes as a Multifunctional Nanocarrier to Efficiently Chaperone Apoptotic Proteins into Hepatoma Cells. Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 2873–2882
26. Y.D. Gu, Y.N. Zhong, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, C. Deng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Acetal-Linked Paclitaxel Prodrug Micellar Nanoparticles as a Versatile and Potent Platform for Cancer Therapy, Biomacromolecules, 2013, 14, 2772–2780
27. H.L. Sun, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, Reduction-sensitive degradable micellar nanoparticles as smart and intuitive delivery systems for cancer chemotherapy. Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery 2013, 10, 1109-1022. (invited review) (IF:4.869)
28. W. Chen, P. Zhong, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, C. Deng, J. Feijen, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Redox and pH-Responsive Degradable Micelles for Dually Activated Intracellular Anticancer Drug Release, J. Control. Release 2013, 169, 171–179.
29. F.H. Meng, R. Cheng, C. Deng, Z.Y. Zhong*, Intracellular Drug Release Nanosystems, Mater. Today 2012, 15, 436-442. (invited review)
30. Y.L. Wu, W. Chen, F.H. Meng*, Z.J. Wang, R. Cheng, C. Deng, H.Y. Liu, Z.Y. Zhong*, Core-crosslinked pH-sensitive degradable micelles: A promising approach to resolve the extracellular stability versus intracellular drug release dilemma, J. Controlled Release 2012 , 164,338-345.
31. S.K. Li, F.H. Meng, Z.J. Wang, Y.N. Zhong, M. Zheng, H.Y. Liu, Z.Y. Zhong*, Biodegradable Polymersomes with an Ionizable Membrane: Facile Preparation, Superior Protein Loading and Endosomal pH-Responsive Protein Release, Eur. J. Pharm. Biopharm. 2012, 82, 103-111. (invited article)
32. F.H. Meng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Polymersomes Spanning from Nano to Micro Scales: Advanced Vehicles for Controlled Drug Delivery and Robust Vesicles for Virus and Cell-Mimicking, J. Phys. Chem. Letters 2011, 2, 1533-1539. (Invited Perspective)
33. G.J. Liu, S.B. Ma, S.K. Li, R. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, H.Y. Liu, Z.Y. Zhong*, The highly efficient delivery of exogenous proteins into cells mediated by biodegradable chimaeric polymersomes, Biomaterials 2010, 31, 7575-7585.
34. H.L. Sun, F.H. Meng*, B.N. Guo, X.Q. Li, R. Cheng, H.Y. Liu, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Shell-sheddable micelles based on dextran-ss-poly(e-caprolactone) diblock copolymer for efficient intracellular release of doxorubicin, Biomacromolecules 2010, 11, 848–854.
35. W. Chen, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, and Z.Y. Zhong*, pH-Sensitive Degradable Polymersomes for Triggered Release of Anticancer Drugs: a Comparative Study with Micelles, J. Control. Release 2010, 142, 40-46.
36. W. Chen, H.C. Yang, R. Wang, R. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, W.X. Wei, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Versatile Synthesis of Functional Biodegradable Polymers by Combining Ring-Opening Polymerization and Postpolymerization Modification via Michael-Type Addition Reaction, Macromolecules 2010, 43, 201–207.
37. C.H. Zhu, S.Y. Jung, G.Y. Si, R. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, X.L. Zhu, T.G. Park, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Cationic methacrylate copolymers containing primary and tertiary amino side groups: controlled synthesis via RAFT polymerization, DNA condensation, and in vitro gene transfection, J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2010, 48, 2869–2877.
38. Y.L. Li, L. Zhu, Z.Z. Liu, R. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, J.H. Cui, S.J. Ji, and Z.Y. Zhong*, Reversibly Stabilized Multifunctional Dextran Nanoparticles Efficiently Deliver Doxorubicin into the Nuclei of Cancer Cells, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2009, 48, 9914-9918.
39. Y.M. Xu, F.H. Meng*, R. Cheng, Z.Y. Zhong*, Reduction-Sensitive Reversibly Crosslinked Biodegradable Micelles for Triggered Release of Doxorubicin, Macromol. Biosci. 2009, 9, 1254-1261.
40. H.L. Sun, B.N. Guo, R. Cheng, F.H. Meng*, H.Y. Liu, Z.Y. Zhong*, Biodegradable micelles with sheddable poly(ethylene glycol) shells for triggered intracellular release of doxorubicin, Biomaterials 2009, 30, 6358-6366.
41. H.F. Xu, F.H. Meng*, Z.Y. Zhong*, Reversibly crosslinked temperature-responsive nano-sized polymersomes: synthesis and triggered drug release, J. Mater. Chem. 2009, 19: 4183-4190.
42. F.H. Meng, W.E.Hennink, Z.Y. Zhong*, Reduction-Sensitive Polymers and Bioconjugates for Biomedical Applications, Biomaterials 2009, 30, 2180-2198.
43. F.H. Meng, Z.Y. Zhong*, J. Feijen, Stimuli-responsive polymersomes for programmed drug delivery. Biomacromolecules 2009, 10, 197-209.
44. F.H. Meng, G.H.M. Engbers, J. Feijen, Biodegradable polymersomes as a basis for artificial cells: encapsulation, release and targeting. J. Controlled Release, 2005, 101, 187-198.
45. F.H. Meng, G.H.M. Engbers, J.Feijen, Polyethylene glycol-grafted polystyrene particles. J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 2004, 70A, 49-58.
46. F.H. Meng, G.H.M. Engbers, A. Gessner, R.H. Müller, J. Feijen, Pegylated polystyrene particles as a model system for artificial cells. J. Biomed. Mater. Res., 2004, 70A, 97-106.
47. F.H. Meng, C. Hiemstra, G.H.M. Engbers, J. Feijen, Biodegradable polymersomes. Macromolecules 2003, 36, 3004-3006.
48. F.H. Meng, G.H.M. Engbers, J.Feijen, Preparation and in vitro evaluation of polyethylene glycol modified microspheres. J. Controlled Release 2003, 87, 243-245.
49. F.H. Meng, G.Q. Yu, B.T. Huang, Polymer-supported zirconocene catalyst for ethylene polymerization. J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 1999, 37, 37-46. | {
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This is a list of members of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 2013 to 2017.
On 3 September 2014, the Liberal member for Vasse, Troy Buswell, resigned. Liberal candidate Libby Mettam was elected to replace him at the by-election for Vasse on 18 October 2014.
On 15 April 2016, the Liberal member for Hillarys, Rob Johnson, resigned from the Liberal Party to sit as an Independent.
Members of Western Australian parliaments by term | {
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Do you have questions about the products and services that we offer? Below is a list of some frequently asked questions, along with our answers.
Can I open windows after spray applications?
When can I let my pet out?
My gardener fertilizes. Are you both providing the same service?
If it rains does everything get washed away?
Why doesn't the technician spray all trees and shrubs?
I have been using your company for so many years, why has one of my trees died?
My contract lists application dates, but my visit did not occur on that date?
You said the products used on my property are environmentally safe, why is there a tag on my lawn?
I am signing up in the middle of the summer, is it too late?
Why do I have more visits and a higher cost than my neighbor next door?
Dormant oil is supposed to be used first thing in the spring you did not use any on my property on your first visit. Why?
Shouldn't you spray each visit?
I had my air-conditioning on while they sprayed, is this a problem?
Q: Can I open windows after spray applications?
A: Yes you can open windows after spray applications on your property. It is best to have your windows closed while the technician is applying the materials.
Q: When can I let my pets out?
A: The materials we use work on contact and are safe for pets once they have dried, usually 1 hour after our technician leaves your property.
Q: My gardener fertilizes. Are you both providing the same service?
A: Gardeners usually fertilize turf only. We strongly suggest that you leave the fertilizing of your trees and shrubs to us. We use state of the art products that contain microbes specific to your individual plants needs.
Q: If it rains does everything get washed away?
A: Most materials we use work on contact, which means that if the insect or mite is there at the time of application it will be controlled. Environmental laws restrict the use of residual materials. There are some specialty treatments that are more effective if it does not rain, at (THM) we will take it upon ourselves to re-apply those materials at our cost.
Q: Why doesn't the technician spray all trees and shrubs?
A: Our Philosophy is based on treating plants that need treatment because they are susceptible or under attack by insects, diseases or mites. If a plant has no insect disease or mite infestation treating it is a waste of time and money, and is not environmentally sound. Treating only infested plants helps to preserve the natural balance of beneficial organisms on your property.
Q: I have been using your company for so many years, why has one of my trees died?
A: Unfortunately, our technicians have little or no control of abiotic factors that may cause plants to die. Some of these factors include extended periods of drought, harsh cold winter weather, disturbance of root systems during home renovation, disease conditions for which there is no available cure, and improper installation at the time of planting.
Q: My contract lists application dates, but my visit did not occur on that date?
A: Providing application dates is required by the NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation (DEC). At THM we work on growing degree days to determine the emergence of pests and thus the best timing to treat plants in your landscape. Weather and other factors also play a role in determining actual application dates.
Q: Why do I need to sign a contract?
A: The NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation (DEC) requires us and all pest control companies by law, to have a signed contract from property owners.
Q: You said the products used on my property are environmentally safe, why is there a tag on my lawn?
A: The NY State Dept of Environmental Conservation (DEC) requires us to post properties if we use any product that has an EPA Registration number. Products like Horticultural Oil, Soap, and even garlic have an EPA Registration number.
Q: I am signing up in the middle of the summer, is it too late?
A: It is always better to have us there for the entire season, however we can accomplish healthier plants with a partial program as long as we are there to follow up early the following spring.
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A: We tailor our programs to each property based on plant types, density, anticipated pest problems and subsequent treatment requirements. You may pay more and have more visits because your plants are more susceptible or physically larger.
Q: Dormant oil is supposed to be used first thing in the spring you did not use any on my property on your first visit. Why?
A: Dormant oil is an old term. The word "dormant" has been replaced with the word "horticultural". Back a decade or so ago spray oils were so heavy and poorly refined they had to be used while plants were dormant or injury to plants would occur. Since then oils now are more refined and can be used throughout the entire season. Some insects are controlled more effectively with horticultural oil later in the season as they first emerge.
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A: We always make an application or treatment of some kind when we come to your property. Some applications will be made to soil to increase nutrient and microbial activity when no insects, diseases or mites are present. This is a good thing, we don't always want to hear something is wrong when we see a doctor.
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Q: Custom Metadata types not supported in Apex Classes? I'm using a Custom Metadata type to hold the counter for a round robin.
The following code provokes an error:
Account_Managers_List__mdt AMList = Account_Managers_List__mdt.getInstance('m0717000000DDIYAA4');
Which causes this error: DealTrigger: execution of BeforeUpdate caused by: System.TypeException: Unsupported sobject type and/or version Class.DealTriggerHandler.beforeUpdate: line 57, column 1 Class.TriggerFactory.execute: line 46, column 1
Any thoughts on what's causing Unsupported Sobject type? When I put this line in execute Async it works fine. in fact, the whole counter works perfect in execute Async, but when I update the deal object it returns this error.
This is the DealTrigger
public void beforeUpdate()
{
System.debug('In am in beforeUpdate'+DealTriggerHandler.firstRun);
Map<Id, Deal__c> oldMap = (Map<Id, Deal__c>)trigger.oldMap;
Map<Id, Deal__c> newMap = (Map<Id, Deal__c>)trigger.newMap;
for(Deal__c deal : (List<Deal__c>)Trigger.New) {
//if(deal.StageName__c == 'Contracts Approved') {
if((oldMap.get(deal.Id).StageName__c != newMap.get(deal.Id).StageName__c)
&& newMap.get(deal.Id).StageName__c == 'Contracts Approved'
&& oldMap.get(deal.Id).Contracts_Approved_Date__c == null) {
deal.Contracts_Approved_Date__c = System.today();
//Begin Intro Closing Call Agent Assignment Counter
//Get count from Custom Settings
IntroClosingCallAgentAssignCounter__c AssignmentCount = IntroClosingCallAgentAssignCounter__c.getOrgDefaults();
integer Count = Math.round(AssignmentCount.CounterNumber__c);
//Get list of Account Managers
Account_Managers_List__mdt AMList = Account_Managers_List__mdt.getInstance('m0717000000DDIYAA4');
//Serialize and map a copy to work from
String str = JSON.serialize(AMList);
Map<String, Object> AMObjMap = (Map<String,Object>)JSON.deserializeUntyped(str);
//Remove fluff
AMObjMap.remove('DeveloperName');
AMObjMap.remove('Id');
AMObjMap.remove('Label');
AMObjMap.remove('Language');
AMObjMap.remove('MasterLabel');
AMObjMap.remove('NamespacePrefix');
AMObjMap.remove('attributes');
AMObjMap.remove('QualifiedApiName');
//Get a list from the remaining values
List<Object> AccountManagers = AMOBjMap.values();
//Take the Modulus and round it
integer RefModulus = Math.round(Math.mod(Count, AccountManagers.size()));
//Get the account manager as an Id
Id i = Id.valueOf(JSON.serialize(AccountManagers[RefModulus]).replaceAll('"',''));
//Increment
AssignmentCount.CounterNumber__c=Count+1;
//Assign
deal.Intro_Closing_Call_Agent__c = i;
//Update Counter
update AssignmentCount;
}
else if((oldMap.get(deal.Id).StageName__c != newMap.get(deal.Id).StageName__c)
&& newMap.get(deal.Id).StageName__c == 'Contracts Approved') {
deal.Last_Contracts_Approved_Date__c = System.now();
}
}
}
this is the factory
public static void createHandler(Type t)
{
// Get a handler appropriate to the object being processed
ITrigger handler = getHandler(t);
// Make sure we have a handler registered, new handlers must be registered in the getHandler method.
if (handler == null)
{
throw new TriggerException('No Trigger Handler found named: ' + t.getName());
}
// Execute the handler to fulfil the trigger
execute(handler);
}
A: getInstance method is a new addition that is supported on api version v51 and upwards. You need to update your DealTriggerHandler class api version to 51.
Here is the relevant documentation
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Aanchal Malhotra's Favourite Reads
Aanchal Malhotra's debut publication, Remnants of A Separation: History of the Partition through Material Memory, was shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Award and The Hindu Prize for Non-Fiction (both 2018). She is also the co-founder of the Museum of Material Memory, a digital repository tracing family histories
Compiled by Vanya Lochan Updated: Jun 9, 2020 18:20:48 IST
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr, Fourth Estate, Harper-Collins, Rs 499.
Doerr weaves the lives of a blind girl from France and an orphan boy from Germany into a tale of a precious jewel with a curse. Also mixed in the plot are a copy of Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea in Braille, broken radios and a haunting gist of love.
City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi by William Dalrymple, Bloomsbury India, Rs 499.
I had just returned to Delhi after spending nearly a decade living overseas. When I was trying to shed Delhi off me, this was the singular book that made me fall back in love with my own city.
The Beauty of the Husband: A Fictional Essay in 29 Tangos by Anne Carson, Vintage Books, Rs 1,212.
An essay on Keats' idea that 'beauty is truth', Carson's words penetrate the fragile threads of marriage and fidelity—a dialogue on grief and romance, on pleasure and suffering and coming undone.
The Veiled Suite: The Collected Poems by Agha Shahid Ali, Penguin India, Rs 399.
In another life, Shahid and I could have been pen friends, I think to myself every time I read him—writing to one another about distances, home, love and loss, about borders (both man-made and invisible), about the sky and paper and soil and music and the malleable nature of language.
An Atlas of Impossible Longing by Anuradha Roy, Hachette India, Rs 350.
To me, Roy is the greatest living Indian novelist. This book builds on the history of modern India through the secret histories of its characters.
India, Empire, and First World War Culture: Writings, Images, and Songs by Santanu Das, Cambridge University Press, Rs 2,145.
Going far beyond the grand narrative of the First World War, this book recounts—through letters, songs and intimate oral histories—the sheer extent to which Indian soldiers were indispensable to the victories of the Allied forces.
Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer, Penguin, Rs 682.
As an introvert, enclosing myself within my own world comes naturally. But whenever that world feels over-whelming, I find myself reading Foer's words out loud—"This is my heart ... What you are feeling is the beating of my heart. It's what keeps me alive."
A Lover's Discourse: Fragments by Roland Barthes, Vintage Classics, Rs 499.
A speculative and melancholic book, Barthes lays himself bare in it. It's painstaking, detailed and poignantly sensuous in a way that archives the cavernous realm of romance.
In Freedom's Shade by Anis Kidwai, Penguin, Rs 450.
Originally written in Urdu as Azaadi Ki Chhaaon Mein, this personal memoir about the Partition is a sincere and empathetic study of nation, refugee and 'the other'.
The Book I Loved Most ...
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal, Vintage Books, Rs 499.
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As Hollywood speaks out, will other wounded women go deeper in the shadows?
Bishop Mary Ann Swenson has a unique position in observing and advocating for women's rights or, as she would quickly clarify, "the fair treatment of human beings" no matter what their gender.
As bishop-in-residence at the Hollywood United Methodist Church in California (USA), she ministers to church members who were not only present at this week's Golden Globe Awards – they were the nominees. And, as vice-moderator of the World Council of Churches (WCC) Central Committee, she is part of a global parish, traveling to communities far removed from the privilege of Hollywood, where violence occurs against women who are seen by their own communities as having no voice and no rights.
Nearly every woman present at the 2018 Golden Globes on 7 January wore black as a symbol of advocating for gender equality and protesting the endemic sexual harassment in Hollywood, the nation and the world. Their industry has been shaken by story after story of abuse that has been occurring for decades.
Women and men at the Golden Globes – and beyond – also wore pins with the slogan "Time's Up," a campaign created by several hundred actresses and female agents, writers, directors and entertainment executives to fight sexual misconduct across the country. Operated by volunteers, its members include Ashley Judd, Eva Longoria, America Ferrera, Natalie Portman, Rashida Jones, Emma Stone, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.
The campaign began when the Alianza Nacional de Campesinas – on behalf of 700,000 women who work in agricultural fields and packing sheds across the United States – sent an open letter of solidarity to Hollywood actors.
There is always room for more campaigns that promote justice and human rights, she added, citing WCC's participation in the longstanding global campaign "Thursdays In Black" to combat violence against women. As women at the Golden Globes wore black, the WCC fellowship representing 348 member churches worldwide wears black each Thursday, often sharing their solidarity through social media.
Last year Swenson traveled with a WCC delegation to Nairobi, Kenya, where she met with Kenyan church leaders who are working toward peace and justice. As she talked about what communities there are facing, and studied gender-based violence, she began a deeper reflection that has carried over into this new era of "Golden Globe" advocacy.
Thursdays in Black – and the WCC – goes to these places of wounded-ness in the world. "We really try to be in those places, the places of the voiceless," said Swenson.
When comparing advocacy campaigns, are people in fact falling into the practice of comparing the voices of disparate women around the world? "I believe we should focus on deciding – wherever we are – to have a positive effect on claiming justice for people who get beaten and abused and raped, whoever they are," she said.
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Home › News › Les Arts recovers the Central European operatic repertoire in its programming 2020
Les Arts recovers the Central European operatic repertoire in its programming 2020
He Palau de les Arts retakes operatic activity 2020 with the return to their programming repertoire with the Central European 'Elektra', Richard Strauss, composer absent in the Main Hall from 2010. Along with 'Elektra' and German repertoire, the Main Hall of Les Arts reconnects with the Baroque Händel, unpublished from 2007, with his opera 'Ariodante', which debuts in late April.
The first season Jesus Iglesias Noriega to the front of the artistic direction has meant not only an increase in 30% the activity of Les Arts, but also an openness and diversification of genres, styles and repertories, with an offer that besides opera, zarzuela and symphonic music, It includes dance, 'Lied', flamenco and other music with a diverse educational and training activities.
Les Arts began last September Season 2019-2020 with two titles with popular prices, 'The Marriage of Figaro', Mozart, Y 'The barmaid port', Sorozábal, what, in addition to seeking the opening of opera to new audiences, They are part of the main lines of the new art project: recovery and visibility of Spanish lyric and the presence of the work Mozart.
In fact, an unpublished title at the Palau de les Arts of the genius of Salzburg, 'La Finta Giardiniera', -the supposed last November- William debut Christie and Les Arts Florissants in the operatic center.
The activity of the Center of Perfeccionament Placido Domingo has also adopted new lines of work, with the inclusion of Francis Poulenc and 'Les mamelles of Tirésias' in a transcription for two pianos Britten under the protection of musical Roger Vignoles a mounting Ted Huffman.
And in June, the training project will present a new production of 'The Guardian mocked', Martin i Soler, with musical direction by Cristóbal Soler and staging of Jaume Policarpo, in the commitment to the restoration of the work of the Valencian composer.
The repertoire Verdi He has maintained its presence 'Nabucco', with Placido Domingo and the emerging Amartuvshin Enkhbat as protagonists, in addition to
Anna Pirozzi in the role of Abigaille, under the musical direction of Jordi Bernácer and scenic Thaddeusz Strassberger.
Con 'Elektra', which opens this Saturday, 18 from January, the fourteenth season paid off one of the great demands of critics and audiences: the return of the great Central European repertoire with the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana has obtained its highest recognitions.
A debut two figures embodied as Marc Albrecht y Robert Carsen, It joins "a cast of first level" led by Irene Theorin, Reference interpreter of this role, Doris Soffel y Sara Jakubiak.
He 29 February will be released 'The Journey to Reims', a walk in the repertoire Rossini, under the direction of the ascending Francesco Lanzillota.
On stage, Les Arts receives the staging of reference for this work, what Damiano Michieletto She has led to cities such as Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Roma, Moscú o Melbourne. A team of some of the most interesting young voices Rossini today addresses this authentic voice cast and scenic holiday.
Twelve years after the premiere of 'Orlando' in the Main Hall, Baroque Handel returns in April with 'Ariodante', a poetic hymn to honor and fidelity, by renowned specialists in this musical style.
Richard Jones, one of the great innovators of the British scene, signs an interesting adaptation that takes the medieval legend in the mid-twentieth century, which it has enjoyed an excellent reception in Europe and the United States.
Visit one of the great legends of conducting, Michel Plasson, with one of the reference titles opera gala, 'Faust', Gounod, closes the season. Plasson, unquestioned expert in the French repertoire, it gets for the first time in front of the stable bodies of Les Arts.
'Faust' represents, Likewise, the reunion of the Valencian public with soprano Ailyn Pérez, plus the opportunity to hear for the first time quoted John Osborn and Alex Esposito.
'The Arts is Dance'
Dance becomes a chapter in its own programming. Opens the cycle in January a new production of Les Arts with Ananda Dansa, 'Âtman, The Goodbye. The last show of the company Ananda Dansa '.
After more than 40 year career, the founder and choreographer of the company and National Dance Award, Rosangela Valls, announced its closure with this show, accompanied by the music of his usual collaborator, Pep Llopis.
Meanwhile, in February, National Dance Company will bring on tour choreography of 'Carmen' which premiered in John Inger 2015 and will feature accompanying the OCV under the direction of Oliver Diaz.
'An ode while', María Pagés Company, Offer closes. the dancer, creator and choreographer visit Les Arts for the first time with his aesthetic concept of flamenco dance that has crossed borders.
New musical experiences
The Main Hall this season explores a new musical side with the first cycle of 'Lied' in its history, You starring some of the most acclaimed voices of the international scene.
El inglés tenor Piotr Beczała, Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana and French countertenor Philippe Jaroussky first dates have staged this successful experience, counts for upcoming sessions with performances by the English baritone Simon Keenlyside and soprano Ainhoa Arteta Gipuzkoa.
This initiative JOINS 'Les Arts is Great Voices', another unpublished proposal, with a review of the styles and repertoires that have forged their careers are invited to the most emblematic figures do. US Joyce DiDonato suggests 17 May a select Baroque program, style has elevated to Olympus lyric, accompanied by the orchestra Il Pomo d'Oro and the ascending director Maxim Emelyanychev.
'Symphonic Arts is'
The Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, musical emblem of Arts, It began last December, under the direction of James Gaffigan, a symphonic cycle, which will feature some of the most prestigious directors of the circuit as Michele Mariotti, Gustavo Gimeno, Juanjo Mena, Ivor Bolton y Daniele Gatti
'The Arts is Flamenco and Other Music'
The musical diversity also becomes one of the pillars of the artistic project for the coming years, and flamenco, as one of the most important hallmarks of the Spanish culture, shall enjoy own chapter.
After the successful start of 'Les Arts is flamenco', Diego el Cigala with this past month, the breath of fresh air Rocío Márquez, the talent of the singer Duquende and flamenco fusion of Manuel Lombo make this bet theater to open its doors to new and broader audiences.
further, the host programming underserved musical demonstrations to date in previous seasons: the 'jazz' and fado. Chick Corea presented in March 'Chick Corea Trilogy', an encounter with the 'jazz' ever, through known issues, while the shuddering Mariza, one of the great fado today, June will perform a selection of works of an unprecedented kind to date in the offer theater.
'Arts for everyone'
El compromiso de Les Arts Theater as Public materialize in the program 'Arts for everyone', gathering activities, shows, collaborations and initiatives free or nominal prices with which revert to the Valencian society support for the project. In addition to two consolidated activities such as 'Open Day' or 'Nit Les Arts', paragraph includes new contributions to diversify and enrich public life theater.
The first novelty is the series 'Les Matins Arts': six musical Sunday matinees at a price of five euros which kicked off with a full house in the Main Hall at its first meeting last October. Artistic assets theater: the Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, the Cor de la Generalitat and the singers Placido Domingo Center offer within this interesting cycle programs to attract new audiences.
In this line is framed 'Preview up to 28', an initiative which reserves the Main Hall to under 29 years and enjoyed great success in its first edition with the zarzuela 'The proprietress of the port'. With seats for ten euros, the youngest will enjoy previews upcoming titles like "Il Viaggio a Reims', 'Ariodante' or 'Faust'.
After several years of marathons around Mozart, y with reason estreno de 'Il Viaggio a Reims', the new operatic course will be dedicated to Gioachino Rossini. Under the name of 'Marató Rossini', Les Arts invited to celebrate between the 23 and the 29 February figure of the genius of Pesaro and its impact on European culture with a wide range of free activities.
Openness to society also involves bringing it to your artists. That is the purpose of the 'Perspectives' initiative, in which the protagonists of opera and operetta engage in a dialogue with the audience and complements cycle 'Conferències' of the humanist Ramon Gener.
Likewise, the truck 'Les Arts Volant' after his celebrated journey through different municipalities with the assembly of 'BASTIA i Bastienne', Mozart, this summer will present a new production of 'The burlat tutor', Vicente Martín y Soler.
'Arts Education and Training is'
The educational program this season Les Arts consolidates its offering, which already reaches all ages: babies, Early Childhood Education students, from elementary school, Secondary, professional deformation, of specialized education, University, adult training, as well as a section dedicated to family audiences.
Meanwhile, Plácido Domingo Improvement Center, This year also open to pianists repertoristas, remains as main forming agent, in addition to its contribution to the theater program in various actions.
Photograph: Miguel Lorenzo / Mikel Ponce
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Dayton's Project converting historic JB Hudson store into Nicollet Mall restaurant
The plan is to transform the downtown space into a history-filled dining establishment.
By Sharyn Jackson Star Tribune
June 25, 2019 — 10:54am
A grand former jewelry store may become a restaurant next year.
As work moves along on the Dayton's Project, a 45,000-square-foot food hall and market taking over the former Dayton's department store, its developers have announced that the space that used to house JB Hudson Jewelers (until 2008, when the jewelers moved) on the corner of 8th St. and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis will be turned into a history-filled dining establishment.
"Converting the JB Hudson space into a restaurant will offer a completely original dining experience in one of the most historic and iconic buildings in Minneapolis," said Tricia Pitchford, senior vice president of leasing at Mid-America Real Estate, in a release.
The Dayton's Project is expected to open next year.
The former JB Hudson jewelry store.
The space has a "distinguished" front-of-house with wood-paneled columns, ornate coffered ceilings, a double staircase and other historic elements. There will also be an outdoor patio and a dedicated entrance on Nicollet Mall (The jewelry store is now housed a block away, at 901 Nicollet Mall.)
The Dayton's Project renovation has encountered delays that have set back its previously announced fall 2019 opening to spring 2020.
That corner of Nicollet Mall has been quiet for some time. It may become a little livelier later this year, when 801 Chophouse opens at RSM Plaza, in a former Barnes & Noble.
Sharyn Jackson is a features reporter covering the Twin Cities' vibrant food and drink scene.
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The Drive-By Shooter
Automotive photography tip: Of course your gear matters! (Part 2)
by Mikko David | Jan 24, 2014
In the first part of this series, I basically put forward the notion that to take quality car shots, you must at least use a Digital Single Lens Reflex (DSLR) camera. And to be able to do so quickly and consistently, you are better off with a high-end camera body. Well, that's not entirely true.
Over the past couple of years, the development of the Mirrorless System Camera (MSC) has basically turned photography on its head. MSCs make use of the interchangeable lens concept, but have basically removed the large mirror box assembly that makes DSLR systems bulky and cumbersome. Likewise, because of the advancement in processor and imaging technology, the Electronic Viewfinder (EVF) now takes the place of the see-through glass eyepiece, or the Optical Viewfinder (OVF). Now, instead of you seeing the image coming through the lens and bouncing off the mirror assembly as in a DSLR, a small TV screen now takes its place and shows you an electronic image of your shot. It also overlays a myriad of shooting information and even gives you an idea of how your shot will look given a particular setting even before you press the shutter button. In a sense, it is even more real-time than the OVFs of DSLRs.
Moreover, because the MSC's physical size is smaller due to the deletion of the mirror box assembly, a host of other features have been integrated into the camera body to help in the shooting process. Tilt-screen LCDs are now common fare in many MSC models. They not only allow you to compose your shot easier in low or high angles, but they also include touch-screen functionality, allowing you to focus on your subject and change camera settings with the tip of your finger.
There are also MSC models with image sensors that are smaller than those found in APS-C and full-frame DSLRs. Because of reduced sensor size, lenses can now be smaller and lighter as well. However, there is a slight trade-off in image quality in terms of color depth, background separation and dynamic range as larger sensors generally gather light better. But for the weight the MSC system will take off your neck and shoulders, as well as the space they will save in your camera bag, and with some models even sporting weather sealing, I would say a top-of-the-line MSC is an investment worth considering.
Our July 2012 cover, featuring the Toyota 86, was shot entirely with the Olympus
OM-D EM-5. It rained during the shoot, but the Olympus, with its weather sealing,
managed to perform flawlessly. With more and more pro-DSLR features
finally trickling down to mirrorless models, who needs a DSLR?
Our September 2012 cover story was shot with an Olympus OM-D EM-5. This MSC
has all the functionality you would expect from a DSLR in a tiny retro package.
Housing a Micro Four Thirds sensor and small lightweight lenses, the OM-D
was my go-to camera when it came to operational speed and lens versatility
Doing a tracking shot with a Nikon V1. Among the fastest-focusing MSCs
out there, this small 1-inch sensor-equipped camera has the same colors as its
famed Nikon DSLR stablemates. While highly underrated, it was a camera
that you only needed to set up once and still managed to get a great shot with
Last year's October issue cover was shot with a Nikon V2 and its kit lens. Who would
have thought, huh? One advantage of high-end MSCs is their ability to shoot
RAW. Shooting RAW with a small-sensor camera is almost necessary
if only to have the ability to post-process and preserve image quality
Among the MSC systems I have used recently for Top Gear shoots are the Sony NEX-5N and the more recent RX-1, the Nikon V1 and V2, the Olympus OM-D EM-5, and the Fuji X100, X-Pro1 and X-M1. All are superb cameras in their own right. Each one offers a distinct advantage over the next camera. However, they all have a common weakness when compared to a DSLR: They don't lock and track focus as fast and as instantaneously as their heavyweight counterparts do. All MSCs make use of contrast-detect focusing systems as opposed to the phase-detect system employed in DSLRs. While the former do a more precise job in focusing at the expense of speed, in this business there are many times when focusing speed is just the be-all and end-all of the shoot.
This is a shot from a commissioned gig taken with a Fuji X100. Featuring an APS-C
sensor inside a retro body, the X100 revived the Fuji brand back in 2010. This
renewed interest in retro bodies led to new Fuji interchangeable-lens cameras
that featured its signature colors. Fujis aren't exactly the fastest-focusing cameras
out there, but the image quality more than makes up for their shortcomings
I recently did a whole shoot with the full-frame Sony RX-1 in hand. The image
quality from the 24-megapixel full-frame sensor and its fixed 35mm F2 Carl Zeiss
lens was just astounding. It's definitely at par with the best full-frame DSLRs out there.
Just don't expect it to focus as fast as a DSLR...or even some MSCs for that matter
So, which camera system should you buy? American award-winning commercial photographer Chase Jarvis once said: "The best camera is the one that's with you." He said that because he always had an iPhone with him in case he needed to shoot something in the moment. However, for the real heavy-duty work that will see print, work that will be paid, and work that will represent you as a photographer, I doubt you can rely on an iPhone to get the job done. There are just some things better left to DSLRs, as there are some for which MSCs are more than enough.
Remember this story? The road trip with Mini shot with an iPhone 4 as proof of
concept to see how far mobile-phone photography had come along over the years.
Yes, it saw print; no, it wasn't one of our best output. But it worked
As a photographer, you need to determine what you intend to shoot and--as I said at the start of this series--where you intend to see your finished product come out. Your choice of gear investment relies on your preferences and inclinations. For online posts, any MSC is more than enough with a DSLR just being overkill. Heck, you can even shoot a car with a top-tier camera phone and get away with it on Facebook. Even for publishing and printing, MSCs have been seen to handle the job just as well as DSLRs. But there are just some shoots that require the use of a DSLR, especially when focus-tracking of action is needed. And for many commercial gigs, resolution and detail are the main considerations, something lower-priced MSCs still struggle to deliver.
The good thing is that the advantages of full-frame DSLRs will soon disappear with camera technology advancing at such a rapid pace. In the same breath, there is just no way to future-proof camera investments right now. With all that in mind, the real question should be: "Which is the easiest camera to use that will best give you the results you need?"
Unfortunately, I can't give you an answer because I have yet to find that camera as well.
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Nazis Massacre 700,000 Polish Jews; Thousands Executed in Mobile Gas Chambers
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More than 700,000 Polish Jews – a third of the entire Jewish population – have been massacred by the Nazis in Poland since last summer, it was charged in a detailed report received here today through underground channels by Samuel Zygelbaum, Jewish member of the Polish National Council.
Thousands of these victims were killed by gas, the report revealed. In the city of Lodz alone 35,000 Jews were executed in gas chambers carried on trucks. 5,000 Jews were exterminated in mobile gas chambers in the towns of Kolo, Bugaj and Isbica.
Describing horrible scenes of the mass-slaughter of Jews in Eastern Galicia, the report states that the pro-Nazi Ukrainian police "cooperated" with the Nazis in rounding up Jews between 14 and 60 years of age. The victims were then assembled in the town squares, or at cemeteries, where they were either machine-gunned or blown up with hand grenades.
No mercy was shown even to women, the report says. Inmates of Jewish hospitals, orphan homes and institutions for aged were summarily shot. In some towns the Jews were told that they were being deported to "unknown destinations," but were killed as soon as they reached the neighboring woods.
300,000 JEWS EXECUTED IN VILNA AND KAUNAS DISTRICTS SINCE OCTOBER
The report also estimates that 300,000 Jews were massacred by the Nazis in Lithuania and in the Vilna district since last October. It states that 15,000 Jews were murdered in the city of Rowno, Wolhynien, in the course of a pogrom which lasted three days and three nights. The victims included men, women and children. About 6,000 Jews were massacred in the small town of Nancewicze, near Baranowice.
In the city of Lwow, capital of Eastern Galicia, no less than 35,000 Jews were executed, the report estimates. About 15,000 Jews were slaughtered in Stanislawow; 5,000 were killed in Tarnopol; 2,000 were exterminated in Zlochow; 4,000 in Brzelany. Thousands of Jews were also massacred in a number of other Galician towns, including Zborow, Kolomja, Sambor, Stryj, Drohobyvz, Rawa-Ruska, Zbaraz, Przemysl, Kuty, Sniatyn, Stalezczyki, Brody. In many places there were several successive pogroms.
JEWS HIDING IN WOODS AS EXECUTIONS CONTINUE
The entire Jewish population of many small towns in Galicia are still hiding in the woods, since the Nazi executions of Jews continue, the report informs. In order to make the extermination of the Jews more "systematic" the Nazis have introduced a system of marking each Jew in accordance with his possible "usefulness." The Jews left alive in Lwow have been divided into three categories and marked accordingly. Jews in the first category, classified as "useful working elements,"
The general feeling prevailing among the Jews, the report continues, is that even the people classified in the other categories will gradually be killed. The Nazi authorities cynically state that every Jew in Europe will be exterminated by the Germans five minutes before the war ends, regardless of which side is victorious.
JEWISH COMMUNITIES MUST SUBMIT DAILY QUOTA OF VICTIMS
In many places the Jewish community councils are forced by the Nazis to select daily a number of local Jews for execution, the report states. The victims are then picked up by Gestapo men and by pro-Nazi Ukrainian auxiliary police, and transported on trucks to their death.
In Cracow, fifty Jews were shot on the doorsteps of their homes. In the city of Slonim, 9,000 Jews were massacred. No Jew was left alive in the townships of Zyrowice, Lachowice, Mir, Kolow and other towns in the Slonim district.
25,000 JEWS "DISAPPEAR" FROM LUBLIN; WARSAW JEWS SHOT IN STREETS
Massacres of Jews, though on a smaller scale, are also being carried out in the Warsaw ghetto. Since April, Jewish men and women have been dragged out of their houses in Warsaw and killed by Gestapo agents in the street in broad daylight. The Jews in the ghetto are afraid that nights of terror are in store for them.
Systematic killing of Jews is also going on in Radom and in Tarnow where the Gestapo man are visiting the ghetto daily, dragging men and women out of their homes and shooting them in courtyards or in the street. More than 2,000 Jews were massacred in Lublin in March prior to the deportation of the entire Jewish population from the city. The victims were mostly children from orphanages, patients in the ghetto hospital and inmates of the Jewish homes for aged. About 25,000 Lublin Jews were deported at the same time in a sealed train for an "unknown destination" and no trace of them has been found since, the report says. 3,000 Jews from Lublin are now being held in barracks at Majdanek-Tatarowy, a Lublin suburb. | {
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Hayley Bennett
Research Associate | Co-lead of Collaborative Action Research workstream
Dr Hayley Bennett's research interests are the design and delivery of policies aimed at reducing unemployment, inequality, and poverty.
By employing a wide range of qualitative methods she researches how various levels of government, public and non-public organisations, are involved in social security, economic development, and anti-poverty policies in different localities across the UK. She has a particular interest in third sector organisations and multi-agency working.
At Work Works Scotland she led the work with community planning partners in Fife, offering both policy and methodological expertise.
About Hayley's research interests
Hayley has over 15 years' experience researching, designing, or delivering social and public policies to tackle inequality. After completing her undergraduate degree and postgraduate masters degree in Economic Geography at Aberystwyth University, Hayley spent three years working in regeneration and economic development positions in former mining villages in Carmarthenshire in South Wales, and deprived areas in Lancashire in northwest England.
Hayley returned to academic studies in 2007 to undertake an MSc in social policy (by research) and a PhD in Social Policy at the University of Edinburgh. Funded through an ESRC-CASE studentship, her PhD focused on the role of quasi-markets in the delivery of social policies. Hayley has published findings from this research, in academic journals, at academic and non-academic conferences, and in third sector commentaries. During the PhD Hayley also spent a number of months leading a research teamin the third sector, guest lectured on welfare markets, and was a visiting fellow in the Non-Profit Management group, Business School, at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.
Following the successful completion of her PhD and directly prior to starting What Works Scotland, Hayley gained 18 months post-doctoral experience employed as a Research Fellow based in the University of Edinburgh's Social Policy department working on Combating Poverty in Europe, a comparative international European Union FP7 project focusing on active inclusion and anti-poverty policies and minimum income provision from a multi-level governance perspective in six European countries: Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy, Poland, Sweden, and Norway.
She joined the What Works Scotland team in February 2015.
What Works Scotland publications
Exploring perceived opportunities and challenges of Participation Requests in Scotland (December 2018)
Collaborative Action Research and public services – insights into methods, findings and implications for public service reform (December 2018)
Response to the Scottish Government socio-economic duty consultation (August 2017)
Fife Collaborative Action Research Programme: An overview of the process (June 2017)
Reflections and learning from the Fife collaborative action research programme 2015-2017 (June 2017)
Collaborative Action Research Report: Fife Partnership Innovation Team exploring the Family Fun Model (June 2017) – Based on Fife practitioners' inquiry and information
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4 edition of A knife between the ribs found in the catalog.
A knife between the ribs
by Jack Scott
Published 1988 by Chivers in Bath .
Statement Jack Scott.
Series A Lythway book
LC Classifications PR6069.C5887
Pagination (248)p.(large print) ;
Wade, to be perfectly honest, the old 39 is probably better. The reason, the secondary blade has some advantages the single wide blade of the Case doesn't have, like peeling meat from between ribs and such. JMO. I figured that's about how it'd shape up. That thin blade on a skinner is a handy thing. "There are things in the old Book. A fifth stab wound was located between ribs on the left side of his abdomen with tracking missing all vital organs. A sixth cut to the scalp was superficial. The only serious injury was a stab wound to the left buttocks in which the knife blade entered the muscle but deflected off the hip bone traveling upward, nicking the left kidney.
French presidential candidate Marine Le Pen told a political rally on Sunday that the euro currency which she wants France to ditch was like a . The meat between the rib bones do not give a lot of leeway for using a thermometer but not to worry.. ribs are best cooked/smoked until they are tender. For spare ribs this normally takes about hours. For Baby backs, you are looking at hours depending on how meaty they are. For best results, use one or both of my tenderness tests below.
Spareribs are arguably the most popular type of ribs; they're the ones most commonly found in your local grocery store. They are cut from the bottom section of the ribs (with baby back ribs on top) and breastbone. They have straight, flat bones with more marbling throughout the meat than baby backs. Rib meat is fairly tough and can be fatty. In a sense, the name "Fighting Knife" is a bit of a misnomer. When employed as designed, there is very little "fighting" involved. This is an assassin's knife. It is meant for thrusting through layers of clothing, between the ribs, and into the vital : H. Clay Aalders.
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Unless you have super strength, the 2nd and third ribs, just right of the sternum, if you are an adult male and over 6′ tall. Because the knife won't penetrate. I have done many stabbing tests, and even just getting through some clothing is incred.
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If you like your ribs extra tender and incredibly juicy, you'll love this Smoked Spare Ribs recipe. These St. Louis style ribs are coated with a sweet and savory rub, smothered in sauce and smoked to perfection.
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To penetrate the blade needs to be turned horizontal, so that it can slip between the ribs. The knife needs to be fairly long - at minimum 4 inches, 6 or more would be better. The thrust is upward toward the heart, and then wiggle back and forth, in and out.
St. Louis-style ribs are trimmed spare ribs–the long strip of "rib tips" are removed to produce a more uniform rack, which cooks more evenly and makes for a more picturesque presentation (the ribs look like longer, meatier baby backs).
You might also run across Kansas City-style ribs, which have had the tips and skirt of flap meat : Colleen Rush. Placing the heel of the knife blade at the top of the slab between two ribs, and line up the knife so it follows the split all the way down. Put your off hand on the spine of the knife as close to the point as comfortable.
Lift the handle, press down on the spine until the knife goes through the meat, then rock the knife down splitting the ribs. And finally, remove the tough, rubbery membrane that covers the back of the ribs. To do this, carefully insert a butter knife between one of the bones and the membrane to detach.
Using paper towels, grab the loosened membrane and peel it off from the entire slab of ribs. So, she takes a knife-wielding lesson from TV Angus/book Rupert.
Willie is the sacrificial lamb: He poked a blunt forefinger under the lower rib on the right, "This is the spot in back—either side. See, wi' all the ribs and such, 'tis verra difficult to hit anythin' vital when ye stab in the back.
Roasting is a great method for cooking ribs. Roasting simply means cooking in the oven, uncovered and without liquid, at a constant temperature throughout the cooking process to achieve juicy, evenly cooked meat. In order to achieve the best results, here's how to roast ribs in the oven.
Let meat stand at room temperature 15 to 30 minutes. A 3-ounce serving of cooked beef short ribs contains approximately calories and grams of total fat, while a 3-ounce serving of cooked beef back ribs has calories and grams of fat.
Back ribs contain slightly more saturated fat per serving -- grams compared to the grams in short ribs -- though they have about For the last year I have been using a Sunbeam 10" electric knife to cut my finished ribs. It has served me well but I can tell it is getting a bit worn - there is a little play in the blades.
I am not ready to toss it but I am keeping an eye on it. To trim my ribs down I use an Old Hickory carving knife - inches. The knife was a large piece of steel, very thin at the cutting edge, with a wooden handle. Utility. In kitchen usage, a utility knife is between a chef's knife and paring knife in size, about 10 cm and 18 cm (4 and 7 inches) in length.
The utility knife has declined in popularity, and is at times derided as filler for knife sets. If a knife enters a body just below the 8th. rib and aims a bit upward it could hit the heart; but be beware: The intracostal space (between the ribs) is small and filled with muscles, ribs do not lie horizontally but curve downwards so that the knife has to be turned if the knife enters from the side, the knife could be deflected by the a rib.
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" Serrated Knife — ESSENTIAL — This is the tool for slicing bread and tomatoes. This is a knife that is used to saw through crusty breads. A chef's knife, even when sharp, is better at chipping soft materials, and tends to crust things like baguettes.
You can spend a lot of money on one of these, but I don't think it's necessary.It is a medical fact that the heart lies between the 5th and 6th ribs, and I agree wholly with Isaac Moses' post. Though these men such as Abner and Joab were not "medically" trained they were "Men of War" and were definitely trained to make a quick and clean kill.The name of the book i finished is 'The Knife That Killed Me' by Anthony McGowan.
I absolutely love this book it is not for the faint of heart, or non violent students. i enjoyed it because there isn't one moment there is not action. But the setting is in England and some words i had to go to google to understand.
Overall this book is AWESOME/5.
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Q: getElementById value doesn't work and I have no idea why (PHP ? Modal ?) IMPORTANT : ABOVE SNIPPET DOES WORK !
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I don't know why but this basic verification that input is not empty don't work :
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I can see that here in the snippet it work... but why doesn't it in my web page ? Because value is a PHP value ? Because form is inside a modal ?
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Help appreciated... :)
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Q: Spring JPA : Exclude lob field from child in EntityGraph I have an entity called application which have an icon to be loaded :
My main problem is how to exclude some field that are used in the entityGraph
@Data
@AllArgsConstructor
@NoArgsConstructor
@Table
@Entity
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@NamedEntityGraph(name = "Application.list",
attributeNodes = {
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)
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@Id
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@GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.IDENTITY)
private Long id;
@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
private Category category;
@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
private ApplicationType type;
@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
private Category category;
@ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER, cascade = CascadeType.ALL)
private Icon icon;
}
the icon child class :
@Table
@Entity
public class Icon {
@Id
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private Long id;
@Column
private String label;
@Column
private String type;
@Lob
@Basic(fetch = FetchType.LAZY)
private String image;
}
when i call this :
@EntityGraph(value = "Application.list")
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applicatio0_.link as link5_3_0_,
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application_type applicatio3_
on applicatio0_.type_id=applicatio3_.id
where
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My question is how to exclude the child field icon2_.image as type3_24_2_, from the query findByCategoryId cause this one will load a big data, so i want that will be a LAzy field.
A: @EntityGraph(value = "Application.list2" type = EntityGraph.EntityGraphType.FETCH)
List<Application> findByCategoryId(Long categoryId, Sort sort);
@NamedEntityGraph(name = "Application.list2",
attributeNodes = {@NamedAttributeNode("category")})
public class Application {}
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Lambda Legal to Justice Kavanaugh: Not in Our Name
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Lambda Legal reacts to Justice Brett Kavanaugh's dangerous suggestion that landmark LGBTQ cases support overturning abortion rights
This morning, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case that has the potential to directly or effectively overturn landmark precedent protecting the right to access abortion, as recognized by Roe v. Wade and reaffirmed in Planned Parenthood v. Casey. During argument, Justice Brett Kavanaugh suggested that the decisions in Lawrence v. Texas, which decriminalized private sexual intimacy between same-sex couples, and Obergefell v. Hodges, which struck down remaining bans on the freedom of same-sex couples to marry, justify overturning Roe and Casey.
Lambda Legal Chief Strategy Officer and Legal Director, Sharon McGowan issued the following statement:
"During today's argument, Justice Kavanaugh suggested that two key Supreme Court decisions protecting LGBTQ civil rights—Lawrence v. Texas and Obergefell v. Hodges—support overruling Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. To that we say, NOT IN OUR NAME. LGBTQ people need abortions. Just as important, those landmark LGBTQ decisions EXPANDED individual liberty, not the opposite. They reflected the growing societal understanding of our common humanity and equality under law. Just as the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education rejected the lie of 'separate but equal,' the Supreme Court's decisions in Lawrence and Obergefell appropriately overruled precedent where it was clear that, as was true with regard to race, our ancestors failed properly to acknowledge that gender and sexual orientation must not be barriers to our ability to live, love, and thrive free of governmental oppression. Abortion rights are essential not only because abortion is basic healthcare, but because without access to abortion, people who need that healthcare cannot determine the course of their own lives and participate equally in society. They cannot decide how to structure their families, protect their own health, determine their educational and financial futures, and secure the futures of existing children. These landmark LGBTQ cases, which Lambda Legal litigated and won, and on which we rely today to protect our community's civil rights, were built directly on the foundation of Casey and Roe. Our interests in equal dignity, autonomy, and liberty are shared, intertwined, and fundamental."
Graciela González, Cell: 312-545-8140; Email: [email protected]
Related Issues: Health Care Fairness
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Cobbs Creek Golf Club is site of the first public golf course in the Greater Philadelphia area and, today, houses two 18-hole layouts - "The Olde Course" and "The Karakung Course."
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Cobb's Creek Golf Club is site of the first public golf course in the Greater Philadelphia area and, today, houses two 18-hole layouts - "The Olde Course" and "The Karakung Course."
The Olde Course is the crown jewel amongst Philadelphia's courses, having been nationally ranked as the #6 Best Municipal Course in by Golfweek Magazine. Designed by renowned course architect Hugh Wilson (architect of the famed Merion-East course in nearby Ardmore), the Olde Course is a mature tree-lined golf course that was established in 1916.
Cobb's Creek has another distinction as well - it served as host to the 1928 USGA Amateur Public Links tournament and a PGA Tour event, the 1955 Philadelphia Inquirer Open.
Tour Events and has played host to countless tournament events.
The course is commonly mentioned in both international and national travel publications and is noted as a "Must Play" golf course by both locals and travelers alike. The Olde Course is a living, breathing piece of golf history and is noted as a Philadelphia Landmark.
The Karakung Course was originally designed by Alan P. Corson and A. H. Smith. Built initially as an 11-hole course to help alleviate the large number of golfers playing the Olde Course. It became apparent how important that decision was because by 1929, over 120,000 rounds of golf alone were played at both the Cobb's Creek "Olde Course" and "Karakung Course".
Cobb's Creek is enrolled in Audubon International's Cooperative Sanctuary Program for Golf Courses to ensure that the course helps to protect our local environment, conserve natural resources, and provide wildlife habitats.
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Alibaba's browser is overtaking Google's in some emerging markets
Chinese internet giant Alibaba is overtaking Google in the race to capture mindshare among internet users in some emerging markets thanks to the popularity of its mobile browser, according to The Wall Street Journal.
That's because consumers in markets like India and Indonesia prefer to use Alibaba's browser, UC Browser, over Google's Chrome browser.
While Chrome dominates globally with a 47% mobile browser market share compared with UC Browser's 16%, Alibaba's browser leads in markets where low-end smartphones prevail and where access to good or affordable mobile service can be scarce. In India, UC Browser has a 51% market share compared with Chrome's 30%, while in Indonesia, it has a 41% share compared with Chrome's 34% share.
UC Browser is better aligned with the specific needs of consumers in emerging markets, who tend to be mobile-first and mobile-only, and rely on cheap devices with limited processing power, storage capacities, and unreliable or cost-prohibitive data networks. The UC Browser app helps consumers save storage space — the Chrome app consumes four times more space than the UC Browser app. This is significant, as the majority of consumers in Asia's emerging markets have only half of the global average of storage space, according to Counterpoint analyst Neil Shah.
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package org.encog.neural.data.basic;
import org.encog.ml.data.basic.BasicMLData;
import org.encog.neural.data.NeuralData;
/**
* This is an alias class for Encog 2.5 compatibility. This class aliases
* BasicMLData. Newer code should use BasicMLData in place of this class.
*/
public class BasicNeuralData extends BasicMLData {
/**
*
*/
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1524371205985251772L;
/**
* Construct from a double array.
*
* @param d
* A double array.
*/
public BasicNeuralData(final double[] d) {
super(d);
}
/**
* Construct to a specific size.
*
* @param size
* The size to use.
*/
public BasicNeuralData(final int size) {
super(size);
}
/**
* Construct from another object.
*
* @param d
* The other object.
*/
public BasicNeuralData(final NeuralData d) {
super(d);
}
}
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Elon Musk houses for sale after pre-baby 'own no houses' rant on social media
Patrick Knox
16:56 ET, May 5 2020
Updated: 17:11 ET, May 5 2020
ELON Musk has put two of his lavish Californian mansions on the market just days after his bizarre Twitter rant about selling off his physical possessions.
As his partner prepared to give birth, the eccentric entrepreneur vowed to put the homes on the market in a bizarre Twitter rant on Friday, writing: "I am selling almost all physical possessions. Will own no home."
One of the properties is a $9.5 Million 2,756 sq. ft ranch which is rumored to be the previous home of late movie star Gene WilderCredit: X17Online.com
The other one for sale is Musk's lower Bel Air estate overlooking the Bel Air Country ClubCredit: X17Online.com
The sales emerged as the Telsa boss today tweeted photographs of his newborn son with singer Grimes on Tuesday.
In the same Twitter rant Musk declared that Tesla's stock price was "too high" which caused his companies' shares to plummet almost 11 per cent and erasing around $13million from its market value.
Then on Monday it was revealed that Musk had put two of the Bel Air homes up for sale for a combined $39.5million.
Stunning aerial photos offer a detailed look at the two homes that are now on the market.
Musk spent the past seven years building what can only be described as a mini real estate empire in the celebrity enclave of Bel Air by snapping up six properties within walking distance from each other.
Elon Musk's intention to sell all his worldly goods hasn't gone down well with his partner
The first home for sale is Musk's lower Bel Air estate overlooking the Bel Air Country Club which he bought in 2012 for $17million but has been listed for $30million on Zillow.
The 16,251-square-foot mansion boasts six bedrooms, 11 bathrooms, a two-story library, swimming pool, and a tennis court.
It also includes a gym, pool, a wine cellar, fruit orchard and a five-car garage.
The second home, which has been listed for $9.5million, used to be owned by the late Willy Wonka actor, Gene Wilder, who died in 2016.
It has five bedrooms, 4.5 bathrooms, an oval pool and a private guest cottage.
Elon Musk has been keeping up his reputation of bizarre tweetsCredit: AFP
Elon Musk shared the first photos of his newborn son with singer Grimes on Twitter on TuesdayCredit: Twitter
In November 2013, Musk purchased the three-quarter-acre Bel Air home for $6.75million.
In one of his Friday tweets, Musk said he would sell the home, but said: "Just one stipulation on sale: I own Gene Wilder's old house.
"It cannot be torn down or lose any its soul,."
He also said: "'Don't need the cash. Devoting myself to Mars and Earth. Possession just weigh you down."
Despite his Friday Twitter rant, Tesla shares were up 4.5 percent on Monday.
When asked by The Wall Street Journal if the tweets were a joke, Musk replied: "No."
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RailsAdmin.config do |config|
################ Global configuration ################
# Set the admin name here (optional second array element will appear in red). For example:
config.main_app_name = ['Code for America Alumni', 'Admin']
# or for a more dynamic name:
# config.main_app_name = Proc.new { |controller| [Rails.application.engine_name.titleize, controller.params['action'].titleize] }
# RailsAdmin may need a way to know who the current user is]
config.current_user_method { current_user } # auto-generated
config.authorize_with :cancan
# If you want to track changes on your models:
# config.audit_with :history, 'User'
# Or with a PaperTrail: (you need to install it first)
# config.audit_with :paper_trail, 'User'
# Display empty fields in show views:
# config.compact_show_view = false
# Number of default rows per-page:
# config.default_items_per_page = 20
# Exclude specific models (keep the others):
# config.excluded_models = ['Alumni', 'Event', 'User']
# Include specific models (exclude the others):
# config.included_models = ['Alumni', 'Event', 'User']
# Label methods for model instances:
# config.label_methods << :description # Default is [:name, :title]
################ Model configuration ################
# Each model configuration can alternatively:
# - stay here in a `config.model 'ModelName' do ... end` block
# - go in the model definition file in a `rails_admin do ... end` block
# This is your choice to make:
# - This initializer is loaded once at startup (modifications will show up when restarting the application) but all RailsAdmin configuration would stay in one place.
# - Models are reloaded at each request in development mode (when modified), which may smooth your RailsAdmin development workflow.
# Now you probably need to tour the wiki a bit: https://github.com/sferik/rails_admin/wiki
# Anyway, here is how RailsAdmin saw your application's models when you ran the initializer:
### Alumni ###
# config.model 'Alumni' do
# # You can copy this to a 'rails_admin do ... end' block inside your alumni.rb model definition
# # Found associations:
# configure :users, :has_many_association
# # Found columns:
# configure :id, :integer
# configure :name, :string
# configure :description, :string
# configure :image_link, :string
# configure :created_at, :datetime
# configure :updated_at, :datetime
# # Cross-section configuration:
# # object_label_method :name # Name of the method called for pretty printing an *instance* of ModelName
# # label 'My model' # Name of ModelName (smartly defaults to ActiveRecord's I18n API)
# # label_plural 'My models' # Same, plural
# # weight 0 # Navigation priority. Bigger is higher.
# # parent OtherModel # Set parent model for navigation. MyModel will be nested below. OtherModel will be on first position of the dropdown
# # navigation_label # Sets dropdown entry's name in navigation. Only for parents!
# # Section specific configuration:
# list do
# # filters [:id, :name] # Array of field names which filters should be shown by default in the table header
# # items_per_page 100 # Override default_items_per_page
# # sort_by :id # Sort column (default is primary key)
# # sort_reverse true # Sort direction (default is true for primary key, last created first)
# end
# show do; end
# edit do; end
# export do; end
# # also see the create, update, modal and nested sections, which override edit in specific cases (resp. when creating, updating, modifying from another model in a popup modal or modifying from another model nested form)
# # you can override a cross-section field configuration in any section with the same syntax `configure :field_name do ... end`
# # using `field` instead of `configure` will exclude all other fields and force the ordering
# end
### Event ###
# config.model 'Event' do
# # You can copy this to a 'rails_admin do ... end' block inside your event.rb model definition
# # Found associations:
# # Found columns:
# configure :id, :integer
# configure :name, :string
# configure :event_date, :date
# configure :location, :string
# configure :description, :text
# configure :created_at, :datetime
# configure :updated_at, :datetime
# # Cross-section configuration:
# # object_label_method :name # Name of the method called for pretty printing an *instance* of ModelName
# # label 'My model' # Name of ModelName (smartly defaults to ActiveRecord's I18n API)
# # label_plural 'My models' # Same, plural
# # weight 0 # Navigation priority. Bigger is higher.
# # parent OtherModel # Set parent model for navigation. MyModel will be nested below. OtherModel will be on first position of the dropdown
# # navigation_label # Sets dropdown entry's name in navigation. Only for parents!
# # Section specific configuration:
# list do
# # filters [:id, :name] # Array of field names which filters should be shown by default in the table header
# # items_per_page 100 # Override default_items_per_page
# # sort_by :id # Sort column (default is primary key)
# # sort_reverse true # Sort direction (default is true for primary key, last created first)
# end
# show do; end
# edit do; end
# export do; end
# # also see the create, update, modal and nested sections, which override edit in specific cases (resp. when creating, updating, modifying from another model in a popup modal or modifying from another model nested form)
# # you can override a cross-section field configuration in any section with the same syntax `configure :field_name do ... end`
# # using `field` instead of `configure` will exclude all other fields and force the ordering
# end
### User ###
# config.model 'User' do
# # You can copy this to a 'rails_admin do ... end' block inside your user.rb model definition
# # Found associations:
# configure :alumni, :belongs_to_association
# # Found columns:
# configure :id, :integer
# configure :first_name, :string
# configure :last_name, :string
# configure :github, :string
# configure :linkedin, :string
# configure :twitter, :string
# configure :about, :text
# configure :alumni_id, :integer # Hidden
# configure :location, :string
# configure :email, :string
# configure :accomplishments, :text
# configure :favorite_moment, :text
# configure :impact, :text
# configure :current, :text
# configure :password, :password # Hidden
# configure :password_confirmation, :password # Hidden
# configure :reset_password_token, :string # Hidden
# configure :reset_password_sent_at, :datetime
# configure :remember_created_at, :datetime
# configure :sign_in_count, :integer
# configure :current_sign_in_at, :datetime
# configure :last_sign_in_at, :datetime
# configure :current_sign_in_ip, :string
# configure :last_sign_in_ip, :string
# configure :created_at, :datetime
# configure :updated_at, :datetime
# configure :approved, :boolean
# # Cross-section configuration:
# # object_label_method :name # Name of the method called for pretty printing an *instance* of ModelName
# # label 'My model' # Name of ModelName (smartly defaults to ActiveRecord's I18n API)
# # label_plural 'My models' # Same, plural
# # weight 0 # Navigation priority. Bigger is higher.
# # parent OtherModel # Set parent model for navigation. MyModel will be nested below. OtherModel will be on first position of the dropdown
# # navigation_label # Sets dropdown entry's name in navigation. Only for parents!
# # Section specific configuration:
# list do
# # filters [:id, :name] # Array of field names which filters should be shown by default in the table header
# # items_per_page 100 # Override default_items_per_page
# # sort_by :id # Sort column (default is primary key)
# # sort_reverse true # Sort direction (default is true for primary key, last created first)
# end
# show do; end
# edit do; end
# export do; end
# # also see the create, update, modal and nested sections, which override edit in specific cases (resp. when creating, updating, modifying from another model in a popup modal or modifying from another model nested form)
# # you can override a cross-section field configuration in any section with the same syntax `configure :field_name do ... end`
# # using `field` instead of `configure` will exclude all other fields and force the ordering
# end
end
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Государственный мемориальный музей А. В. Суворова — музей, посвящённый памяти генералиссимуса А. В. Суворова (1730—1800). Основан в Санкт-Петербурге в 1900 году, к столетней годовщине со дня смерти полководца. Торжественно открыт четырьмя годами позже, года, к 175-й годовщине со дня рождения Суворова. Открытие музея стало возможным благодаря пожертвованиям военной и гражданской общественности, а также при активном участии императора Николая II. Об этом посетителям сообщает мемориальная доска в Центральном зале музея.
Суворов стал первым человеком в России, в честь которого был специально возведён мемориальный музей.
Коллекция
В 1904 году музей занял современное здание, построенное на месте, выделенном Лейб-гвардии Преображенским полком — части своего плаца на углу Кирочной и Таврической улиц. Здание построено специально для музея по проекту А. И. фон Гогена при участии Г. Д. Гримма в стиле старинных русских крепостных сооружений — сторожевой башни и уходящих от неё стены с бойницами. По сторонам от герба Суворова, на фасаде, размещены две мозаики на тему «Отъезд Суворова в поход 1799 года» и «Переход Суворова через Альпы в 1799 году», являющиеся репродукциями картин Николая Авенировича Шабунина и А.Н. Попова. Мозаичистами работ были М. И. Зощенко и Н. Е. Масленников соответственно.
Собрания музея, включающие 100 000 предметов (на 2002 год), были приобретены через закупку и частные пожертвования. В основе экспозиции лежат три большие коллекции:
первая коллекция содержит личные награды и вещи Суворова, которые хранились в Кончанской церкви Александра Невского, построеной при его личном участии и освящённой в 1789 году. В 1900 году Владимир Владимирович Молоствов, владелец села Кончанское, отдал церковь в дар строящемуся музею, которая была перевезена в Санкт-Петербург и установлена на Преображенском плацу. В 1925 году, при советской власти, Кончанская церковь была разобрана.
музейная коллекция от императора Николая II включала документы, письма и именные грамоты Суворова, а также картину «Переход Суворова через Альпы», которая сейчас экспонируется в Михайловском дворце.
собрание В.П. Энгельгардта 1902 года, включающее оружие и предметы снаряжения, найденные на местах боев Швейцарского похода Суворова, а также альбом фотографий.
После революции в 1918 году музей был закрыт, и большая часть собраний была впоследствии продана большевистским правительством за границу. В августе 1925 года из музея было украдено более 20 экспонатов. В 1930-х годах в здании размещался Аэромузей. Во время блокады Ленинграда здание было повреждено бомбой.Здание музея, посвященное памяти великого русского полководца, фельдмаршала Александра Васильевича Суворова, было построено в 1904 году, в связи со 100-летием со дня его смерти и является, таким образом, памятником историко-культурного значения…
Главный фасад здания, по сторонам центральной башни, декорирован двумя большими центральными мозаичными панно, изображающими известные эпизоды из жизни А. В. Суворова:
1. «Переход Суворова через Альпы», выполнено по заказу художника Сурикова профессором Фроловым.
2. «Отъезд Суворова из села Кончанского»
… 16-го апреля 1943 года немецко-фашистскими бомбардировщиками была сброшена фугасная авиабомба весом 250 кг, которая, попав в здание, разорвалась, причинив ему весьма значительные разрушения.
Разрушена значительная часть как внутренних, так и наружных стен главного фасада у входной башни, лестницы вестибюля, сдвинуты массивные колонны главного входа, значительно повреждены двери, оконные проемы, полы, штукатурка, наружные декоративные детали, крыша и перекрытия…Акт об ущербе зданию Суворовского музея в Ленинграде. Центральный государственный архив СПб фонд Р-8554, опись 4, дело 13.
В 1950 году начались работы по восстановлению музея, который открылся в 1951 году.
С 1988 по 1998 годы музей был закрыт на реставрацию и вновь открыт для посетителей 8 мая 1998 года. Следующий этап реставрации проводился в 2014—2017 годах, была отремонтирована кровля, получившая оригинальную зелёную черепицу, фасады, мозаичные панно и барельефы.
Награды
Почётный диплом Законодательного Собрания Санкт-Петербурга (17 ноября 2004 года) — за выдающийся вклад в развитие культуры и истории в Санкт-Петербурге и в связи со 100-летием со дня основания.
Примечания
Литература
Музей А. В. Суворова: Путеводитель. — , 1954;
Охотников И. В. Музей А. В. Суворова. — , 1969;
Меерович Г. И. Музей А. В. Суворова: Историко-краеведческий очерк. — , 1981.
Григорьев С. И. Суворовское «памятехранилище». Вклад Николаевской академии Генерального штаба в создание музея А. В. Суворова. // Военно-исторический журнал. — 2018. — № 5. — С.83—89.
Ссылки
Фотографии музея
Информация о музее Суворова
Сайт Государственного мемориального музея А. В. Суворова
Музеи Александра Суворова
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Erby urges fellow County Council members to take a stand on Ferguson events
Fellow council members have shown little regard for events since August, she says
By Gloria Lloyd
County Council Chairwoman Hazel Erby is challenging her fellow council members to take a stand on the events in Ferguson, which is in her district — and which she says fellow council members have shown little regard for considering all that has happened there since August.
"I agree with the speakers that as a body here, for us to go through our daily routine and not say anything after what has happened in St. Louis County is not doing our job," she said Tuesday night, in the only extended comments any council member has given on Ferguson at any council meeting since August. "We do need to take a stand, or at least make a statement."
Sixth District Councilman Steve Stenger, D-Affton — who is set to take over as county executive next month — once tried to make a statement of reconciliation on Ferguson, but was interrupted by the chants of hundreds of protesters to "Arrest Darren Wilson." Wilson is the former Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown, 18, in August, leading to weeks of civil unrest and months of protest that culminated after the decision of a county grand jury last week not to indict Wilson on any charges in the killing.
Since Stenger is soon taking over the county's top job from County Executive Charlie Dooley, Erby, D-University City, said he would be the natural person to take the lead on the council's collective response to Ferguson, and she hopes he will do so. Erby is Dooley's only ally on the council and has been at odds with the rest of the Stenger-allied council for most of this year.
Part of the reason Erby said she had not made a lengthy statement at a council meeting, despite being implored to do so by many speakers since August, was because she knew she would get very emotional delivering any message about Ferguson.
"The tears are right here," she said after the meeting. "A lot of us hurting, and we don't understand the reasons why all this happened (to Ferguson)."
Although Erby said she has not yet personally reached out to her fellow council members to try to coordinate a response to Ferguson, after dozens of businesses burned to the ground in last week's rioting, she felt she could no longer remain silent — and she doesn't think the rest of the council should, either.
"Last week, I hurt at what I saw happening to my community," she added. "I saw the fires on TV, and I kept thinking, where is the National Guard? There was no one there, not a fireman, not the National Guard, not anything. I asked on Facebook, where is the National Guard? And I was told the National Guard was in Clayton, at the Galleria, at Plaza Frontenac. As far as I'm concerned, I do plan to make my feelings known to the governor, to the council, or to whoever will listen."
The council chairwoman also said she did not understand the grand-jury decision announced by county Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch or why it was delivered at night.
"I don't understand the timing of the announcement," she said. "And why was our prosecuting attorney acting like a defense attorney?"
Gloria Lloyd, News Editor
Gloria is the editor of The Call. If you have any thoughts or suggestions for coverage, email her at [email protected].
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In automated forging presses and complete lines the presence or position of the material to be forged must be monitored at several steps of the forging process. This varies according to the automated machines which are involved in the process. Before shaping the metal, it is necessary to check the position and the temperature of the piece in the forging area of the press. If the piece is loaded automatically with mechanical hands or robots, its position in the mechanical hands must be checked before loading and removal. The position of the forged pieces must be controlled also in the mechanical shears which are generally placed next to the press with a deburring function. A control of the forged piece takes place also when it is ejected on the conveyor.
In the hot forging process the steel temperature is around 900 °C. According to the press layout, more than one piece is worked simultaneously next to each other; a sensor with restricted angle of view is required to monitor the relevant area. Mounting is possible only directly on the border of the press, looking down into the respective working area, where temperature and grahite are very aggressive.
No previous solution. Presses and forging lines from Farina have been equipped for over 30 years with Proxitron hot metal detectors, as the most suitable product for a rough operating environment. End-users who have experienced Farina Presse and Proxitron sensors will buy again new forging lines from market leader Farina and expect them to use Proxitron sensors again. Also when existing machines are refurbished, rebuilt or retrofitted, Proxitron sensors become compulsory.
Hot Metal Detector in compact design. HMDs with fixed switching temperature are preferred as cost-effective and adequate solution. A short protection tube OL 31 is placed on the optic, with aperture 4 mm, to reduce the field of view and prevent the smallest possible inlet of contamination. Laser light unit DAK 308 is used for an easy and quick alignment on the object.
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Andy Saull backs Newcastle Falcons' shock factor
New arrival Andy Saull has tipped Newcastle Falcons to defy the doubters who are already forecasting a season of toil in their Aviva Premiership return
Newcastle Falcons' new arrival Andy Saull
New arrival Andy Saull has tipped Newcastle Falcons to defy the doubters who are already forecasting a season of toil in their Aviva Premiership return.
Odds for the bottom of the league will not be published until early August, but one leading bookmaker has revealed if they were to open the market today Newcastle would be the favourites to finish the season propping up the other 11 clubs.
Paddypower.com have stated they would price the Falcons at 11/10 to end up in the relegation spot, albeit with the caveat the market could still be swayed by future signings.
Such doom-mongering is of no concern to Saull, the former Saracens and England Saxons flanker (pictured right) whose arrival represents a considerable coup for the RFU Championship winners. "We have the ability to shock people," said the 24-year-old, who has moved north in a two-year deal.
"I still don't think the guys up here fully realise what the value of a squad can achieve.
"You don't need superstars, and you don't need big names.
"You just need everyone pulling in the same direction and buying into what the club is trying to do."
That seems to chime with a transfer policy which has seen director of rugby Dean Richards building a solid base rather than blowing the budget one or two global names – somewhat of a cultural shift for a club which has allocated a hefty percentage of its outlay on a small number of box-office players for much of the past decade.
Saull added: "If you look at Exeter, they came up from the Championship three years ago and finished eighth, followed by the last two seasons in the top half of the table.
"They stuck to what they were good at, they bought into a gameplan and went at it 100% every single week.
"There is no doubting the fact there is the quality at the Falcons now for us to go and do the same. It is just whether or not you can get everyone singing from that same hymn sheet.
"Do that from day one and there will be upsets, and once you have four or five wins under your belt the whole buzz starts to build around you.
"Belief is the biggest thing in rugby, and if you have that belief you are a good side who are going to win games then you will start scraping victories in matches you shouldn't be winning.
"That is when you know you are doing well, and with the players we have got here, the coaches we have and the whole region behind us – there is no reason why we can't do it." Meanwhile, Westoe are aiming to bounce back from last season's relegation out of National Two North.
The Shieldsmen have formalised their coaching set-up for life in National Three North, Samoan World Cup star Lome Fa'atau taking charge of the backs and flanker Scott Powell the forwards - Mark Bedworth having departed for Durham City.
Both Fa'atau and Powell will work under director of rugby Andy Howells, the Welshman who is backing the Wood Terrace club to emerge strongly despite dropping down a division. Howells said: "We have been training three nights a week and have been getting more than 50 players down.
"The majority are homegrown lads who have come through our system, and despite being relegated we have not lost many.
"We have brought in Peter Dent from Durham City, Andy Lawson from Darlington and Blaydon's Gareth Henderson.
"Chris Clark has re-joined us from Northern, but the emphasis is on promoting from within."
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'KGF 2' Likely To Release During Sankranthi Festival
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Every year, there is a huge rush of big stars films during the Sankranthi festival season particularly in South India. This time, due to Corona effect there is no line up of big releases as most of the films are still under progress.
While most of the big stars' films are yet to be completed, Yash's 'KGF 2' is likely to encash the situation, If sources are to be believed then 'KGF 2' is likely to release during the Sankranthi Festival season in 2021.
The final schedule of Yash starrer 'KGF - Chapter 2' has already started and the team has shot some major portions in the coastal area of Karnataka, after which shooting will continue in Bangalore, Hyderabad and other places.
The team intends to wrap up the remaining portions by this month end, after which the team will work towards the promotion and release.
'KGF - Chapter 2' stars Yash, Srinidhi Shetty, Sanjay Dutt, Raveena Tandon and others in prominent roles. The film is produced by Vijaykumar Kiragandur under Hombale Productions. Prashanth Neel has written the story and screenplay apart from directing it | {
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Hooking through History
No exploration of the human body would be complete without a brief glimpse at that most ancient of professions, prostitution. How can we possibly explore the body without contemplating the sale of said body? So let's go back in time and trace the evolution of this infamous trade.
As long as man has wandered the planet, I'm sure some form of prostitution has been in place. It comes down to simple supply and demand. I can just imagine a consensual agreement involving sex in exchange for a juicy mastodon shank or some handy work around the cave, for we all know a way to a man's heart is not necessarily through his stomach.
Prostitution has many euphemisms; more so for women than for men. Male prostitutes are typically gigolos or hustlers. Females, on the other hand, sport a rash of labels, most of which are hardly flattering. Hooker, streetwalker, whore, and skank are among the most common. In the days of yore, prostitutes were known as strumpets, trollops, harlots, or courtesans. But regardless of gender, history is riddled with accounts proving tricks have been turned for thousands of years.
In the ancient Near East, the Sumerians (conveniently) wove prostitution into their religion. Religious prostitution in Babylon required women to venture forth to the sanctuary of Militta at least once in their lives to have a conjugal confrontation with a foreigner; all in the name of hospitality, of course.
Prostitution among the Greeks was common among women and young boys. In fact, the Greek word for prostitute is porne, which is derived from the word meaning, "to sell," laying the groundwork for what thousands of years in the future would become a thriving industry.
The first Greek brothel was opened in the 6th century BC, with earnings going toward building a temple dedicated to Qedesh, the patron goddess of commerce. They even had categorical names for the various types of prostitutes, depending on where they worked, be it on the streets, in houses, or near bridges (don't ask me). As for male prostitutes, they were quite popular among the Greeks, and the profession was usually taken up by adolescent boys, slave and free alike.
The Romans believed in farming their prostitutes and would round up abandoned children and raise them for future sale. Slaves were also captured in battle or purchased for the sole purpose of prostitution, and sex for sale was even used as a form of legal punishment for women.
By the Middle Ages, the Roman Catholic Church was on a rampage to tamp down the trade in Europe, although it received blowback from those who believed the service helped prevent rape, sodomy, and (god forbid!) masturbation. Most brothels were left to their vices, as long as they resided on the outskirts of the village. That is, until cities caught on to the popularity of red light districts, where clients could window-shop for whatever touched their fancy.
But things changed in the 1490s following the return of Columbus' voyages to the New World, for hidden aboard his cargo lurked a deadly stowaway: syphilis.
Syphilis became widespread throughout Europe, with prostitutes serving as popular hosts for the bacterium. This only added fuel to the fire of reformationists bent on tearing down this illicit trade. And even though folks were experimenting with various types of condoms, from catgut to sheep bladders, those rudimentary rubbers were no match for the "pox."
By the 19th century, France, followed by the U.K., passed laws to ensure regular medical examinations for their prostitutes. The Contagious Diseases Act mandated regular pelvic exams for their "pros" – not only on home turf, but in their colonies abroad.
Of course, around this time in America, prostitutes were as common as cattle among the dusty plains of the Wild West (and treated equally as well). Whoring was one of the few professions available to women of the period and, as America spread westward, so did prostitution. Wherever a new town popped up, so did a brothel that would set to servicing the menfolk, lickety-split.
But by the early 1900s, the buzzkill organization known as the Woman's Christian Temperance Union marched in and quashed not only brothels, but alcohol, to boot. And by 1917, even New Orleans' famous Storyville district - sixteen blocks of unfettered frolicking named after the councilman who established it – was closed down, despite public outcry from the locals. One had to travel all the way to Alaska to buy a legal poke in those days.
Today, Nevada is the sole host to legalized prostitution in the US. About thirty brothels support around five hundred prostitutes who work as independent contractors, most without the need for a pimp. As for the rest of the world, it's a patchwork of legal and illegal selling. In a survey of one hundred countries, prostitution was illegal in thirty-nine, somewhat legal in twelve, and legal in forty-nine others.
And fierce debates abound about whether or not it should be a legalized profession, with advocates claiming legalization protects its practitioners, and women's rights groups claiming it is inherently abusive.
Despite its legal status, prostitution is part of human culture and, as history goes to show, wherever there's a demand for sex, there will always be someone peddling it.
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History of the Visual Arts at Rice
Beginnings: Personal Notes about Art at Rice University (1965-70)
John O'Neil, Professor Emeritus of Art and Art History
John O'Neil's Invitation to Rice: Spring 1965
In the spring of 1965, I received, in my office at the School of Art of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, a telephone call from Elinor Evans, a recently arrived teacher in the Department of Architecture at Rice University. Elinor, of basic visual design, an artist with a master's degree from Yale where she had studied with Josef Albers, was calling to tell me that Rice wanted to establish a Fine Arts Department as part of the Humanities area, and she had been asked to recommend an artist or art historian to be chairman. Would I be interested?
Having just completed fourteen years as a tenured professor and director of the School of Art at Norman, a school with a faculty of fourteen, a graduate program dating from 1934, two hundred art majors, and a respected art museum, my interest in change was mild. However, I did send a note to Philip Wadsworth, then Dean of Humanities at Rice, asking for information. An exchange of letters followed, then a telephone call from Wadsworth asking me to come to Houston in order to meet several members of the architecture faculty and others from related disciplines. The meeting was low keyed, conducted for the greater part over and after lunch in the Faculty Club at Cohen House. There had been difficulty in finding a room for my Houston stay, since festivities attendant to the opening of the Astrodome were then in progress. I was given room in a Holcombe Street motel where the air conditioner immediately failed, so my evaluation of Houston at this point was quite low.
First Trip to Rice
During the visit, I found that there had been some art instruction on the Rice campus in past years, all within the Department of Architecture: James Chillman, Jr., retired director of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and Katherine Tsanoff Brown, a graduate of Rice and Cornell, taught a few fundamental art history courses as did Jasper Rose, a visitor from England holding a one-year appointment at Rice. Jasper departed in 1965 to accept an appointment to the instructional staff of the University of California at Santa Cruz, but not before he had surprised the Rice campus by wearing academic regalia to his classes. Once striding across the quadrangle in his vivid and flowing robes, he encountered the then president, Kenneth Pitzer, who asked him what the festive occasion was. Jasper replied, "Oh, I'm pretending that this is a university!"
Jasper had also taught a painting course at Rice, and at the end of the 1964 academic year, staged the first-ever art students' exhibition. In the studio area he also had a colleague, David Parsons, who had been recommended by Jimmy Chillman, director emeritus of The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, to teach beginning drawing as well as sculpture to architecture students.
If Jasper Rose didn't think highly of Rice as a university, it may have been because it had changed to that designation only in 1962, having previously been Rice Institute. The new concept took root slowly. Interest on campus in the establishment of a Department of Fine Arts (later to be given the more accurate name: Art and Art History) seemed unenthusiastic. Some older faculty members were actually hostile. However, an effort had been made to find a suitable space to house the department, at least temporarily. Under consideration was the basement of the food services building (an idea eventually abandoned: cooking odors merging with that of oil paint!); the rent or purchase of a house on the campus periphery was examined, as was the erection of a temporary steel structure. The latter option was taken for a location in the shadow of the track stadium: this was to serve for studio courses. In art history, a position had already been advertised and was accepted by William Kane.
During my campus tour, I found lecture rooms and studio rooms, all located in Anderson Hall, to be chaotic: a tumble of old, sometimes broken furniture, trash, wadded paper, and abandoned student paintings. The entire Rice campus seemed almost aggressively anti-visual. A Jacques Lipshitz bronze of Gertrude Stein, poorly shown in Fondren Library, bore the burden of the single work of art in this pocket of academia. I returned to Oklahoma realizing that even though Rice enjoyed a fine reputation in science and engineering, any distinction in art would be hard won.
Appointment Offer as Professor and Chairman of Fine Arts
Soon after my return to Norman, there was a telephone call, followed by a letter from Dean Wadsworth: he offered me an appointment as professor and chairman of the Department of Fine Arts. I delayed a decision until I could discuss the offer with my dean, Dr. Donald Clark. I thought Rice needed the help I felt qualified to give, and a plan was formed for me to take a year's leave from Oklahoma and go to Rice as a visitor and acting chairman, stepping away from these posts when the department had been prodded into existence. Rice agreed to the plan.
Arrival as the First Chairman of the Department of Fine Arts
In the fall semester of 1965, the Department of Fine Arts appeared and a major curriculum was approved. The instructional staff was Katherine Brown, David Parsons, William Kane, James Chillman, and myself. Those three rather gloomy departmental offices, one with a window and two without, were assigned to us in the basement of Fondren Library. Studio courses in drawing and painting began in a temporary steel building situated in what proved to be a quagmire. One brave student, Paul Pfeiffer, Jr., decided to risk becoming an art major.
The Search for Faculty Begins
A search began for a full-time studio instructor, as well as a replacement for Bill Kane, who had resigned from being appalled by the primitive working conditions, poverty of resources, damp, hot climate, and the deluges that year that prompted one student to dub the campus William Rice's marsh. Boots, umbrellas, and raincoats became necessary student paraphernalia.
Applications arrived for both the art history and studio positions. We invited portfolios of their work from fourteen artists, and narrowed the art history search to Martha Caldwell, who was eventually appointed. During the search, a new wing for Fondren Library was under construction. During the spring semester of 1966, a violent storm sent fourteen inches of water into our basement offices, inundating and ruining work in the artists' portfolios—we had little furniture and storage space at the time; the floor served as a convenient table. Slides and books belonging to Kane, Brown, and Chillman were also water soaked. When the waters subsided, we also discovered that a group of Henry Miller watercolors, given to us just a week before by the architecture department, had been washed bone clean.
Insurance covered the losses, but paying claims spread over an entire year. All the studio applicants had to be informed, and asked to state the value of their destroyed work—some, it seemed, hadn't sold much and thought the event to be a personal bonanza!
Professor Havens Joins the Department of Fine Arts
When something resembling normalcy appeared, Neil Havens, the director of Rice Players, came in to inform us that the English Department was releasing him so that he could join the Fine Arts faculty.
The Department's First Move
President Pitzer, taking on our recent soggy state, said we would be moved to the second floor of Allen Center, the business office, as soon as that building was complete. I asked for the space there to include a departmental art gallery, together with a small budget to purchase works of art to form a teaching collection; both requests were approved.
The Second Annual Student Art Exhibition
The second annual art students' exhibition was staged at the Rice Memorial Center (RMC); it seemed to signal a change in the visual atmosphere of the campus. However, at the end of the spring 1966 semester, the department was still struggling to develop; I therefore petitioned Oklahoma for a one-year extension of my leave, since I couldn't face leaving so many loose ends at Rice. This, too, was approved.
Arrival to Allen Center
In the fall of 1967, we moved to new quarters in Allen Center; a set of small offices, but the gallery was a clean, luminous space. The initial exhibition was attended by Houston notables, including Oveta Culp Hobby. Six exhibitions were staged for the first season, including those of the California painter John Tomas, ink drawings by Dorothy Hood (one of which, later stolen, had been given to the department by Meredith Long); photography by Geoff Winningham selected form his masters' exhibition at the School of Design in Chicago, and concluding with the third annual student show, which caused some campus ripples. Jim Simmons, head of Buildings and Grounds, objected fiercely to an overflow of student work being shown in the halls of Allen Center, which forced us to stay within the gallery limits.
The contract for Martha Caldwell was not renewed; we searched for a replacement. Earl Staley, a recent MFA graduate of the University of Arkansas, was appointed to teach printmaking and drawing, the printmaking equipment having already been purchased. The slide collection was begun with Juwil Topazio as curator. In the past, only large class lantern slides in black-and-white were used for lectures. Winningham, then teaching at the University of St. Thomas, was employed to photograph the glass slides and reduce them to a 35mm format.
A decision had to be made about my pending return to Oklahoma. Dr. Pitzer was very persuasive in encouraging me to remain permanently at Rice, and after a difficult time of indecision, I agreed to do so. He had assured me that future building plans included a new structure to house Art and Architecture. Such a plan was actually drawn, but rejected because of the then excessive cost of seven million dollars. An alternative, but temporary, space for Art was then included in the planning of Sewall Hall, a gift of Blanche Sewall. At this stage, Dr. Pitzer was offered the presidency of Stanford University, which he accepted. Fine Arts was thus abandoned to its fate by a powerful friend.
Although I found Rice University a sterile, even bleak environment, Houston itself showed stirrings of a vigorous cultural life: The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, under James Johnson Sweeney staged superb exhibitions in the grand space of Cullinan Hall; the University of St. Thomas history of art program and its extraordinary fine exhibitions directed by Dominique de Menil with the support of her husband John gave a unique and blazing life to the intellectual and cultural milieu. Rice could only dream of achieving a parallel art order. There was also the courageous Contemporary Arts Museum, housed in a small building on the Prudential Insurance grounds. Sebastian "Lefty" Adler arrived in 1966 to direct it in a series of spirited exhibitions. The Houston Symphony, the Houston Grand Opera, and the Alley Theater were well established and supported. Commercial galleries such as Kiko and Louisiana & Bute were appearing. There was a very heady feeling in Houston that almost anything of worth in the arts could be accomplished, and with enthusiasm.
Art in the Department of Fine Arts
A few gifts to the department appeared, the first from the estate of the portrait painter Tamera de Kuffner, mostly decorative objects—furniture, silverware, and crystal—that went to enhance Cohen House interior.
In 1967-68, the departmental gallery began its second season. Sometime that year, there were rumors that the de Menils were dissatisfied with certain aspects of their role at the University of St. Thomas. Shortly thereafter, Dean Tapazio came to me with the startling news that John and Dominique de Menil had proposed that the entire spectrum of art activity at St. Thomas be shifted to Rice University, a wedding without precedent. The shift would include the group of four art historians, as well as the art library, the slide collection and curator, the exhibition program with its technical staff, the photography and film program (designated not very happily "media") with two instructors, plus generous funds to fuel the various activities. We were enthusiastic, but some Rice administrators observed that the de Menils "had a poor track record" in educational support and that the proposed merger was "unprecedented," as indeed it was.
Jean and Dominique de Menil Arrive on Campus
Thus began months of negotiation, sometimes on campus, but frequently at the de Menil residence on San Felipe, at dinner parties, at the faculty club, and at the then Criterion Club. There were many sticking points: there was no room at Rice for such a large group of people with attendant equipment, Sewall Hall, with one portion planned to house a small art department and a departmental gallery, would be inadequate. Many of the de Menil proposals were extraordinary: at one point John de Menil asked me to go to the president and ask him to stop the Sewall Hall construction, a structure which at that time was rising above ground! The request was, of course, refused by me, but John nonetheless offered to erect another building, a true art center, to be designed by a distinguished architect. For the immediate solution, however, he wanted to build a temporary structure, brick faced, to be situated near Fondren Library. The Board rejected this because the architectural style was in conflict with the Rice tradition. The longer-term plan was then followed, and a de Menil invitation to Louis Kahn, brought back a second time by Rice, produced a few preliminary sketches by him. A short time later, Kahn, dead of a heart attack in New York, brought a great dream to an end.
To help solve the space problem, we decided to close the gallery temporarily in order to create office space for the St. Thomas group, and the de Menils finally decided to build two temporary structures, of neutral design, at a point distant from the main campus. One in time was referred to as The Barn, which housed exhibitions, work space, and some studio space; next door, but not quite a clone, was the Media Center. Dominique de Menil, who had been art chair at St. Thomas, became at Rice the director of the Institute for the Arts, created especially for her.
A frenzy of activity ensued. Moved to the Rice campus were art historians William Camfield, Mino Badner, Philip Oliver-Smith, and Walter Widrig. Juwil Topazio graciously resigned her slide curator post which was then given to Pat Toomey. John de Menil wanted Gerald O'Grady and Geoff Winningham to teach in the Media program, but strong objections by the Rice English faculty blocked the appointment of O'Grady, a Chaucerian scholar who had been given three teaching awards at Rice, but had been denied tenure for reasons unclear. O'Grady did not go down to defeat quietly. After one of several conferences with Dean Topazio, he was described as being "a windmill of words." I had enrolled in a film course at St. Thomas with O'Grady and thought him an unusually fine instructor, the flow of language put to good use.
1969 was a year of upheaval on campus, as on other campuses. A new president to replace Pitzer, Dr. William H. Masterson—a former Rice faculty member—faced a protest to the appointment by a united student and faculty group. Masterson sensibly decided to forfeit the appointment. National protests also against the war in Vietnam resulted here in a brief occupation by students of Allen Center.
Earl Staley's appointment at the termination of his three-year contract was not renewed. Earl had been hired as a printmaker, but decided he wanted to teach painting instead, and since he was a young artist without many credentials, the department decided to look for a replacement. Before his departure, I had asked Earl to have a solo show on campus—this was before the gallery opened. The exhibition was staged in the Hamman Hall lobby; the work was vigorous and somewhat erotic, and accompanied the Rice Players presentation of Edward Albee's Tiny Alice. A poster commemorated both events.
The Institute for the Arts
The Institute for the Arts held its first exhibition, a marvelous one titled, "The Machine," co-sponsored by the Museum of Modern Art. Shortly thereafter, the Media Center (actually part of the Fine Arts Department) began giving courses in film with James Blue as instructor. In order to inaugurate the center, John de Menil had proposed that a new film by Andy Warhol be previewed by the faculty, students, administrators, and staff in the Grand Hall of the Rice Memorial Center. This was done. The film was "Lonesome Cowboys," which in the atmosphere of 1969 might have been considered titillating. Warhol and attendant "family" members, Ultra Violent and others, paraded in front of the audience before the film began. The following day, several members of the administration called on me in my office. The usual reaction to the film event ranged from dislike to distaste. These opinions also applied to the notion of any art activity at all on campus, expressed in such questions as "Mr. O'Neil, just what do you have in mind for the future of the Fine Arts Department?" My answer to that was: "A vital and vigorous creative and scholarly discipline, open to the examination of all ideas in the visual arts, and the study and interpretation of the history of art." The then dean of the graduate area, however, rather stubbornly insisted that "art doesn't belong at Rice because student accomplishment cannot be accurately graded." (!)
Dominique de Menil, Dan Tapazio, and myself were appointed as a trio to make decisions about how that future of the arts could be realized. At my request, Dominique and I met in order to prepare a budget proposal for the coming year, and then submit it to Tapazio. Dominique seemed genuinely surprised when I asked her to put together a budget for the Institute for the Arts major exhibition program. She replied, "we always just pay for whatever expenses there are." I realized then that the future, at least for several years, was going to be a wild ride.
Plans for a Move to New Facilities in Sewall Hall
Plans for Sewall Hall had to be revised in order to make room for the increased number of faculty and staff. Space needed to be found for the arriving Art Library and the de Menil teaching collection. Even though a small, but pleasant, departmental gallery was provided, together with an adjacent loading dock, storage areas, and both a freight elevator and a passenger elevator, none of the dozens of people who pored over the blue-prints ever realized that there was no connection above ground between the two wings of the building, nor was this critical fact mentioned by the architects. Thus the Fine Arts area, with the exception of sculpture and gallery, emerged elevatorless.
Rice Media Center
The Rice University Media Center, an integral part of the arts at Rice University, was founded in 1969 by international art patrons Jean and Dominique de Menil, with scholar Gerald O'Grady as a consultant. The founders' intent was, essentially, that the Rice Media Center building provide a channel through which different peoples of the world could communicate. The legendary vision of the de Menil family was fulfilled by the creation of the Rice Media Center building, the Department of Art and Art History and Institute for the Arts which today exists as the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts , Department of Art History and the Rice Cinema Program.
The Rice Media Center and the Institute of the Arts buildings were designed by Houston architect Eugene Aubrey who, at the time, was partnered with architect Howard Barnstone (Barnstone and Aubrey). During the early design stages, Rice scholar Gerald O'Grady met and consulted with Aubrey on the design of the Rice Media Center building. The de Menil's vision for the center was to use the media of film and photography and art as an educational tool in both research and teaching, and to unite different branches of education. The official opening of the Media Center was held in February 1970. Andy Warhol, during a visit that same year, planted a tree with Dominique de Menil's assistance in front of the Institute for the Arts. The Institute building is now the Glasscock School of Continuing Studies and the Rice Media Center building is now occupied by the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts. Both buildings and the Warhol tree remain on the Rice Campus to this day, another tremendous gift to the City of Houston and University, from the de Menils.
Film at the Rice Media Center--the Early Years
The ideas surrounding the creation of a space like the Rice Media Center attracted filmmakers who were interested in observational cinema, or cinéma vérité, (the Direct Cinema movement) which is an important impetus to the development of Visual Anthropology today. Among those who engaged the Rice community were Colin Young, then Dean of Arts at UCLA, and renowned filmmaker and director of the Italian School, Roberto Rossellini, along with Frantizek Daniel, renowned director of the Prauge Film School, who each visited the Media Center to conduct meetings and workshops periodically in order to engage and introduce students, faculty and community to this new wave of filmmaking.
In 1970-1971 David MacDougall, who had studied under Colin Young, came to Rice as an ethnographic filmmaker from UCLA. Additionally, the de Menils also brought a young documentary filmmaker to Houston to co-direct the center, Academy Award nominee James Blue. Blue and MacDougal encouraged students of all disciplines to see themselves as filmmakers, and they brought a regular flow of visiting directors to campus. Under the co-directorship of Blue and MacDougall, along with Menil support, the Rice Media Center received federal grants to purchase 8mm film and editing equipment with the intent for it to be made available to use by the public.
During this period, MacDougall and Blue received a Guggenheim fellowship and a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities to make one of the most well-known ethnographic documentary films entitled Kenya Boran at the Rice Media Center . Both MacDougall and Blue were Co-Directors of the Media Center until 1975 when MacDougal left to become Director of the Film Unit at the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies .
Teaching and fiscal operations of the Media Center became part of the Art and Art History Department soon after this period. Brian Huberman, Associate Professor, was recruited by James Blue from the National Film and Television School, U.K. in 1975. Together Huberman and Blue taught courses in production and collaboratively and independently produced several documentary films until Blue's departure in the late 1970's. Brian Huberman's film work includes To Put Away the Gods (1983), The Making of John Wayne's THE ALAMO (1992) and most recent film The De la Peña Diary (2003) . Huberman's filmmaking and teaching continues to this day for the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts.
Photography at Rice Media Center-Early Years
As a part of the strong interest in an observational style, a documentary image -language, Geoff Winningham was recruited by Gerald O'Grady from the University of St. Thomas in 1969, to come to Rice University to teach photography. During the early years of the Rice Media Center opening (1969-70) brought some very important photographers such as Robert Frank, John Szarkowski, Aaron Siskind, Frederick Sommer, and others to the Rice Media Center for a lecture series. The series included an exhibition of over 60 photographs, on loan just for this show from the Museum of Modern Art, New York (where Jean de Menil was a trustee at the time). Over the years, Professor Geoff Winningham has produced several films and authored many books including Friday Night in the Coliseum (1971), Going Texan (1972) and Rites of the Fall (1978) and his most recent book, Along the Forgotten River (2003). He continues his photography work and teaching for the Department of Visual and Dramatic Arts to this day.
For more than 35 years , the Rice Cinema has continued to screen films from around the world—foreign features, shorts, documentaries, and animation. Rice Cinema reaches beyond the university's hedges to the diverse communities of Houston. We offer a living alternative to the monolithic commercial cinema of Hollywood and have screened films from every continent. Among the internationally known filmmakers who have appeared on our campus over the years include Werner Herzog, Rakhshan Banietemad, Atom Egoyan, Shirin Neshat, Martin Scorsese, Andy Warhol, George Lucas, Fernando E. Solanas, Albert Maysles and Dennis Hopper.
Rice Cinema works in concert with our academic programs to enrich our students' undergraduate experience. Our film students are provided state-of-the-art screening facilities to examine and study the historical and methodological aspects of movies from around the world in 16, 35, or 70 millimeter with Dolby Digital Sound. Film production students can showcase their work during the academic year on our new silver screen in recently renovated projection facilities.
Come experience art at 24 frames per second at the Rice Cinema. Rice Cinema operates during the academic year screening films almost every weekend. To find out what is playing, call the informational telephone line at 713-348-4853
Rice Cinema: Celebrating Almost 50 Years of Notable Guests
(Excerpts from these passages below have been taken from an article by Lia Unrau of Rice News on 9/14/95)
In the early '70s,' Andy Warhol premiered his violent Lonesome Cowboys to the largest Media Center audience in history. Italian neo-realist director Michelangelo Antonioni, known for Blow Up screened his work, as did Martin Scorcese and Milos Forman. A promising young director named George Lucas showed his original version of THX 1138.
Also in the '70s, The Big Parade director King Vidor, a Galveston native, told students and audiences about the silver screen, and George Stevens (Giant) and Frank Capra (It's a Wonderful Life) passed on insight from their experiences during some 30 years in the business.
Audiences leaned back and looked to the ceiling as two avant-garde experimenters, Ed Emschwiller and Stan Vanderbeek, projected psychedelic images over head; it was, after all, the '70s.
The early '80s brought a strange Dennis Hopper. Following his"performance," in which he refused to come out on stage and the audience watched on video monitors as he spoke from behind stage, (witnesses aren't sure what he spoke about), he invited the sell-out crowd to watch as he blew himself up in the Russian Dynamite Death Chair Act.
Sam Peckinpah, well-known for his westerns, like The Wild Bunch, made the last public appearance of his career at Rice. At the time, his films were controversial in terms of violence, but they might seem mild by today's standards.
British director Richard Lester visited campus to reflect about the Beatles during filming of A Hard Day's Night and Help, and ended up running the camera for George Rupp's presidential inauguration in 1985.
In 1987 Isabella Rossellini participated in a retrospective of her father's work. While Roberto Rossellini was at Rice he set to work on a film for television called Science, based on the work of Rice scientists, scheduled to be 10 hours long. Although frames exist, the project was never completed.
In 1991, Spike Lee and his whole family rolled up in a limousine to sneak preview Do the Right Thing. Lee led an emotionally charged discussion with the sell-out crowd following the film. | {
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Q: Android HorizontalProgressBar edge progress I want to create a custom progress bar :
And i use a custom drawable :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<layer-list xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android" >
<item android:id="@android:id/background">
<shape>
<corners android:radius="10dip" />
<gradient
android:endColor="#3d3d3d"
android:startColor="#3d3d3d" />
</shape>
</item>
<item android:id="@android:id/progress">
<clip>
<shape>
<corners android:radius="10dip" />
<gradient
android:angle="0"
android:endColor="#33bc90"
android:startColor="#4686ef" />
</shape>
</clip>
</item>
</layer-list>
Now i getting next result :
And i see a most important problems :
*
*in center my progress is not edged
*i will can see end_color only in case progress = 100
How i can fix this in accordance to my requirenments?
A: After such of investigation i make a decision to write my own implementation.
Code :
/**
* Copyright 2015-present Sergey Shustikov.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*/
package com.pandarium.android;
import android.annotation.TargetApi;
import android.content.Context;
import android.content.res.TypedArray;
import android.graphics.Canvas;
import android.graphics.Color;
import android.graphics.LinearGradient;
import android.graphics.Paint;
import android.graphics.RectF;
import android.graphics.Shader;
import android.os.Build;
import android.util.AttributeSet;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewTreeObserver;
/**
* @author Sergey Shustikov ([email protected]).
* <p/>
* EdgedProgressBar is a view, like a progress bar, but with the addition of features such as:
* <p/>
* - added the possibility to round off the corners at the progress indicator
* - added the possibility to create gradient from code or XML.
* <p/>
* Created in YouShido company at 2015.
*/
public class EdgedProgressBar extends View
{
/**
* Default values
*/
public static final int DEFAULT_START_COLOR = Color.WHITE;
public static final int DEFAULT_END_COLOR = Color.WHITE;
public static final boolean DEFAULT_EDGE_CORNERS = false;
public static final int DEFAULT_MAX_PROGRESS = 100;
public static final int DEFAULT_CURRENT_PROGRESS = 10;
public static final int DEFAULT_EDGE_VALUE = 10;
public static final int DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR = Color.BLACK;
/**
* TypedArray for obtaining attributes
*/
private TypedArray attributes;
/**
* The start color of progress gradient.
*
* @see #setStartColor(int)
* @see #getStartColor()
*/
private int startColor = DEFAULT_START_COLOR;
/**
* The end color of progress gradient.
*
* @see #setEndColor(int)
* @see #getEndColor()
*/
private int endColor = DEFAULT_END_COLOR;
/**
* The end color of progress gradient.
*
* @see #setRoundValue(int)
* @see #getRoundValue()
*/
private int roundValue = DEFAULT_EDGE_VALUE;
/**
* The flag indicates enabled edges or not.
*
* @see #setRoundEdgesEnabled(boolean)
* @see #isRoundEdgesEnabled()
*/
private boolean roundEdgesEnabled = DEFAULT_EDGE_CORNERS;
/**
* The max progress. Similar to maximum progress in ProgressBar
*
* @see #setMax(int)
* @see #getMax()
*/
private int maxProgress = DEFAULT_MAX_PROGRESS;
/**
* The current progress. Similar to current progress in ProgressBar
*
* @see #setProgress(int)
* @see #getProgress()
*/
private int currentProgress = DEFAULT_CURRENT_PROGRESS;
/**
* Background color of progressBar.
*
* @see #setBackgroundColor(int)
* @see #getBackgroundColor()
*/
private int backgroundColor = DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR;
/**
* Internal values
*/
private int finalHeight;
private int finalWidth;
private Paint paint = new Paint();
private LinearGradient gradient;
private int lastGradientWidth, lastGradientHeight;
private int lastL, lastT, lastR, lastB;
private RectF drawingRect;
public EdgedProgressBar(Context context)
{
super(context);
init();
}
public EdgedProgressBar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
{
super(context, attrs);
readAttributes(context, attrs);
init();
}
public EdgedProgressBar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr)
{
super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr);
readAttributes(context, attrs);
init();
}
@TargetApi(Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP)
public EdgedProgressBar(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyleAttr, int defStyleRes)
{
super(context, attrs, defStyleAttr, defStyleRes);
readAttributes(context, attrs);
init();
}
private void init()
{
ViewTreeObserver vto = getViewTreeObserver();
vto.addOnPreDrawListener(new ViewTreeObserver.OnPreDrawListener()
{
public boolean onPreDraw()
{
getViewTreeObserver().removeOnPreDrawListener(this);
finalHeight = getMeasuredHeight();
finalWidth = getMeasuredWidth();
return true;
}
});
}
private void readAttributes(Context context, AttributeSet attrs)
{
attributes = context.obtainStyledAttributes(attrs, R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar);
try {
startColor =
attributes.getColor(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_startColor, DEFAULT_START_COLOR);
endColor =
attributes.getColor(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_endColor, DEFAULT_END_COLOR);
roundEdgesEnabled =
attributes.getBoolean(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_roundEdgesEnabled, DEFAULT_EDGE_CORNERS);
maxProgress =
attributes.getInteger(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_maxProgress, DEFAULT_MAX_PROGRESS);
currentProgress =
attributes.getInteger(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_progress, DEFAULT_CURRENT_PROGRESS);
roundValue =
attributes.getInteger(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_roundValue, DEFAULT_EDGE_VALUE);
backgroundColor =
attributes.getColor(R.styleable.EdgedProgressBar_backgroundColor, DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_COLOR);
} finally {
attributes.recycle();
}
}
@Override
protected void onMeasure(int widthMeasureSpec, int heightMeasureSpec)
{
super.onMeasure(widthMeasureSpec, heightMeasureSpec);
finalHeight = getMeasuredHeight();
finalWidth = getMeasuredWidth();
}
@Override
protected synchronized void onDraw(Canvas canvas)
{
int width = finalWidth;
int height = finalHeight;
int progressDrawableWidth = (currentProgress * width) / maxProgress;
paint.setAntiAlias(true);
int round = roundEdgesEnabled ? roundValue : 0;
paint.setColor(backgroundColor);
int paddingTop = getPaddingTop();
int paddingLeft = getPaddingLeft();
int paddingRight = getPaddingRight();
int paddingBottom = getPaddingBottom();
checkAndRecreate(paddingLeft, paddingTop, paddingRight, paddingBottom, progressDrawableWidth, height);
//draw background
canvas.drawRoundRect(drawingRect, round, round, paint);
paint.setShader(gradient);
//draw progress
canvas.drawRoundRect(drawingRect, round, round, paint);
}
private void checkAndRecreate(int paddingLeft, int paddingTop, int paddingRight, int paddingBottom, int gradientWidth, int gradientHeight)
{
if (gradientWidth != lastGradientWidth || gradientHeight != lastGradientHeight) {
gradient =
new LinearGradient(0, 0, gradientWidth, gradientHeight, startColor, endColor, Shader.TileMode.CLAMP);
lastGradientWidth = gradientWidth;
lastGradientHeight = gradientHeight;
}
if (lastL != paddingLeft || lastT != paddingTop || lastR != paddingRight || lastB != paddingBottom) {
drawingRect =
new RectF(paddingLeft, paddingTop, gradientWidth - paddingRight, gradientHeight - paddingBottom);
lastL = paddingLeft;
lastT = paddingTop;
lastR = paddingRight;
lastB = paddingBottom;
}
}
/**
* @return current progress.
*/
public int getProgress()
{
return currentProgress;
}
/**
* Set current progress.
*/
public void setProgress(int progress)
{
currentProgress = progress;
}
/**
* @return maximum progress.
*/
public int getMax()
{
return maxProgress;
}
/**
* Set maximum progress.
*/
public void setMax(int progress)
{
maxProgress = progress;
}
/**
* @return round value of edges.
*/
public int getRoundValue()
{
return roundValue;
}
/**
* Set round value of progress bar.
*/
public void setRoundValue(int roundValue)
{
this.roundValue = roundValue;
}
/**
* @return edged corners or not.
*/
public boolean isRoundEdgesEnabled()
{
return roundEdgesEnabled;
}
/**
* True - edges in progressBar enabled.
* False - edges disabled.
*/
public void setRoundEdgesEnabled(boolean enabled)
{
roundEdgesEnabled = enabled;
}
/**
* @return start color of gradient in progressBar.
*/
public int getStartColor()
{
return startColor;
}
/**
* Set start color of gradient in progressBar.
*/
public void setStartColor(int color)
{
startColor = color;
}
/**
* @return end color of gradient in progressBar.
*/
public int getEndColor()
{
return endColor;
}
/**
* Set end color of gradient in progressBar.
*/
public void setEndColor(int color)
{
endColor = color;
}
/**
* @return background color of progressBar.
*/
public int getBackgroundColor()
{
return backgroundColor;
}
/**
* Set background color of progressBar.
*/
public void setBackgroundColor(int color)
{
backgroundColor = color;
}
}
attr.xml
<declare-styleable name="EdgedProgressBar">
<attr name="backgroundColor" format="color"/>
<attr name="startColor" format="color"/>
<attr name="endColor" format="color"/>
<attr name="roundEdgesEnabled" format="boolean"/>
<attr name="maxProgress" format="integer"/>
<attr name="progress" format="integer"/>
<attr name="roundValue" format="integer"/>
</declare-styleable>
in layout :
<com.pandarium.android.EdgedProgressBar
android:layout_width="wrap_content"
android:layout_height="24dp"
android:id="@+id/view"
edged:backgroundColor="#3d3d3d"
edged:startColor="#4686ef"
edged:endColor="#33bc90"
edged:roundEdgesEnabled="true"
edged:roundValue="30"
edged:maxProgress="100"
edged:progress="50"
android:padding="2dp"/>
Results
50% :
75% :
Note: When you copy-paste this code you need to import R.java file to class.
And don't forget to add
xmlns:edged="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
into your layout.xml file.
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De Passage Pommeraye is een 19e-eeuwse winkelgalerij in het Franse Nantes. De winkelgalerij werd gebouwd tussen 1840 en 1843 in opdracht van Louis Pommeraye gebouwd naar voorbeelden in Parijs. De opening vond plaats op 4 juli 1843.
De Passage Pommeraye overbrugt het aanzienlijke niveauverschil (bijna 10 meter) tussen de Rue Santeuil en de Rue de la Fosse door middel van een monumentale trap versierd met figuratieve versieringen. Het ontwerp van de galerij was van de architecten Jean-Baptiste Buron en Hippolyte Durand Gasselin. In 1976 werd de passage geclassificeerd als Monument historique. Het winkelcentrum is diverse keren als decor gebruikt in filmopnamen. Jacques Demy schoot hier voor Lola, Une chambre en ville en Les Parapluies de Cherbourg; Jean-Loup Huber voor La reine blanche.
Literatuur
André Péron: Le Passage Pommeraye, Editions Ressac, Quimper 1984. Nieuwe editie: Editions Coiffard, Nantes 1995.
Externe link
Passage Pommeraye, nantes44.com
Foto's
Bouwwerk in Nantes
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Canada Ends Non-Christian Prison Chaplains
Non-Christian inmates in Canadian prisons will no longer get religious counsel and guidance following Ottawa's government decision to cancel the contracts of chaplains for other faiths at federal prisons to cut costs.
"The minister strongly supports the freedom of religion for all Canadians, including prisoners," the office of Public Safety Minister Vic Toews said in an email to CBC News on Thursday, October 4.
"However, the government … is not in the business of picking and choosing which religions will be given preferential status through government funding."
Toews made headlines in September when he ordered the cancellation of a tender issued for a Wiccan priest for federal prisons in B.C.
Toews said he wasn't convinced part-time chaplains from other religions were an appropriate use of taxpayer money and that he would review the policy.
As a result of the review, the minister issued the new decision to cancel part-time chaplains for Non-Christian inmates.
The remaining full-time Christian chaplains in prisons will now provide interfaith services and counseling to all inmates of all faiths.
"The minister has concluded … [Christian] chaplains employed by Corrections canada must provide services to inmates of all faiths," the e-mail said.
There are nearly 15,000 inmates in federal custody and a large majority of them identify themselves as Christian, either Catholic or Protestant.
Figures obtained by CBC News show that before the contract cancellations — which will take effect by the end of March 2013 — there were about 80 full-time chaplains across the country and all but one are Christian.
There are about 100 part-time chaplains, 20 of them non-Christian.
The total cost of the chaplain program is about $6.4 million a year and it's not clear what amount will be saved by the cancellations.
The decision has raised concern among representatives of non-Christian faiths, including Sikh, Muslim and Jewish chaplains.
"I believe this is discrimination," B.C. Sikh chaplain Harkirat Singh said.
"How can a Christian chaplain provide spirituality to the Sikh faith, because they don't have that expertise."
Surrey Muslim Imam Aasim Rashid said he doubted that Christians could properly minister to Muslims.
"It's not very practical and frankly I don't even think it's possible," Rashid said.
"I don't think it's been done yet anywhere where you have a person of one faith who is catering to the spiritual or religious needs of all the other faiths."
The decision to cancel non-Christian chaplains was also criticized by Rabbi Dina-Hasida Mercy who counsels Jewish prisoners.
Mercy called the cancellations "un-Canadian" and said she was concerned about the inmates she counsels.
"My first reaction is, 'What am I going to tell the guys that I see,'" Mercy said.
"These people are all going to be out on the street someday, and unless we do some work while they're in prison to help them become good citizens when they're on the outside, it's not going to happen."
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Q: Java/MySQL - datetime problem !!IMPORTANT!!
Solution found, you need to use a sql.timestamp. Although there are 2 problems with the timestamp. First of all if you want to put an Date into an Timestamp you need to do: new Timestamp(date.getTime().getTime());
Kinda weird...
Also the months of a Timestamp start at 0, so january is 0. This means 23-02-2010 in Timestamp means 23-01-2010.
Thanks all.
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I've got a question about Java with MySQL. I've made a table called "Reserveringen".
This table got 5 columns as shown below. The 2nd and 3th column are both datetime types (made in Dreamcoder for mysql). But as you can see both ain't showing any time. Even when I get them from the database with Java, it shows the time is 23:00:00 if I'm correct.
Id vanaf tot klant_idmachine_id
9 12/3/2010 1/14/2011 6 29
8 1/3/2011 1/14/2011 6 27
2 1/14/2011 6/20/2010 6 9
3 1/14/2011 6/20/2010 6 11
4 1/14/2011 6/20/2010 6 19
5 1/14/2011 6/20/2010 6 21
6 1/14/2011 6/20/2010 6 23
7 1/14/2011 6/20/2010 6 25
1 1/14/3911 1/14/3911 6 5
Tableinformation from mysql:
reserveringen
Field Null Type Key Default Extra
Id _ NO _ int(10) _ PRI _ _ _
vanaf _ YES _ datetime _ _ _ _
tot _ YES _ datetime _ _ _ _
klant_id _ YES _ int(10) _ MUL _ _ _
machine_id _ YES _ int(10) _ MUL _ _ _
Any solutions?
A: Use timestamp then it'll store date and time like this 2010-06-21 13:28:17
java.util.Date today=new java.util.Date();
Timestamp currentTimestamp=new Timestamp(today.getTime());
PreparedStatement statement = dbConnection.prepareStatement("your query");
statement.setTimestamp(1, currentTimestamp);
A: Both 'vanaf' and 'tot' columns are defined using mysql's 'datetime'. This datatype is indeed used to store both date and time information and there is no way to ommit the time. Please use the vanilla mysql command line tool to verify the actual contents of your table.
If you only need the dates and no time at all:
You could change the database schema to use 'date' columns. (See The DATETIME, DATE, and TIMESTAMP Types
A: java.sql.Date values do not have a time component
http://java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/docs/api/java/sql/Date.html
(It does store milliseconds, but then normalize it to midnight.)
Use java.sql.Timestamp instead. That should solve your issue.
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Q: Is it true that $P(A_n \text{ i.o.})=1 \implies A_n$ occurs a.s.? Is it true that $P(A_n \text{ i.o.})=1 \implies A_n$ occurs a.s.?
I think it's true that $P(A_n \text{ i.o.})=0 \implies A_n^c$ occurs a.s. But how to prove it?
A: If $X_n\sim Bernoulli(1/2)$ for all $n$ with $X_n\in \{0,1\}$, then
$$\mathbb P\{X_n=1,\ i.o.\}$$
but $P\{X_n=1\}=1/2$, and thus $\{X_n=1\}$ doesn't occur a.s.
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Heterogenisation of a Carbonylation Catalyst on Dispersible Microporous Polymer Nanoparticles
Samuel Ivko, Alex M. James, Matthew Derry, Robert Dawson, Anthony Haynes*
Chemical Engineering & Applied Chemistry
Aston Institute of Materials Research (AIMR)
The methanol carbonylation catalyst, cis-[Rh(CO)2I2]–, has been heterogenised within a dispersible microporous polymer support bearing cationic functionality. The microporous polymer has a core-shell structure in which the porous and insoluble core (a cross-linked co-polymer of divinylbenzene and 4-vinylpyridine) is sterically stabilised by long hydrophilic poly(ethylene glycol) chains, allowing a stable nanoparticle dispersion . Incorporation of 4-vinylpyridine as a co-monomer allows post-synthetic modification to generate N-methylpyridinium sites for electrostatic attachment of the anionic rhodium(I) complex. The dispersibility of the polymer-supported catalyst material facilitates the use of in situ transmission IR spectroscopy to obtain kinetic data for the oxidative addition of iodomethane to immobilised cis-[Rh(CO)2I2]– (the rate-limiting step of the carbonylation cycle). The kinetic data followed a double exponential decay, with an initial fast phase having a rate constant k21 that is ~5× greater than k22 for the slow phase (where k22 is similar to the homogeneous system using N-methylpyridinium counter-ions, CH2Cl2, 25 °C). The polymer-supported catalyst was found to be active for carbonylation of MeOH/MeI to give methyl acetate, with an initial rate ca. double that of the homogeneous analogue under the same conditions (10 bar CO, MeI/MeOH, 120 °C). Activity is lost over longer periods due to leaching of Rh from the support.
Catalysis Science and Technology
https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CY01989A
E-pub ahead of print - 14 Dec 2021
This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
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Ivko, S., James, A. M., Derry, M., Dawson, R., & Haynes, A. (2021). Heterogenisation of a Carbonylation Catalyst on Dispersible Microporous Polymer Nanoparticles. Catalysis Science and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1039/D1CY01989A
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What Happens to Your Vehicle After a DUI Arrest in CA?
Once I am Arrested, What Happens to My Vehicle? Campbell Whitten is here to help you fight any battle!
Arrested for a DUI in Bakersfield?
A driving under the influence arrest always has two key components: the driver and their vehicle. For as much trouble as you might be facing after being arrested and charged with a DUI in California, your car might be in just as much, if not more. To prepare yourself to challenge your DUI charges, you need to fully understand what happens in the process from start to finish, and that includes what happens to your vehicle.
If you have questions that need answering right away, call our Bakersfield DUI attorneys at (661) 334-3000.
If a highway patrol officer has decided that you are too intoxicated to drive and puts you in cuffs, you are going to be at the police station before you know it. Their squad car probably is not a Jeep, so it cannot bring your vehicle with you. So what happens to it?
In most cases, the police will have partnered with a local tow company for situations just like this. With one phone call, a tow truck arrives after you have already been taken to the station and hitches up your vehicle for towing. Where it goes from there depends on a number of details surrounding your arrest. If it does get towed, you can bet that the fees for the towing are going to be passed onto you.
Sober passenger: The police may allow a sober, legally-licensed passenger to drive your vehicle home if you permit it. Although, they might also be in cuffs for allowing you to drive while intoxicated so this might not always be an option.
Safe location: If you were not pulled over on the side of the highway but instead in a parking lot or another location relatively clear of traffic, it may be deemed that your car is safe to stay there for the time being. This is an uncommon practice, though, so you should not bank on it.
Every state has its own set of laws regarding when a vehicle should be impounded after a DUI, or whether or not it should be stowed in a tow yard and for how long. In California, your vehicle will usually not be impounded for a considerable amount of time until you have been arrested for your third DUI offense in five years. This is actually a lenient side of the law, as impoundment is an incredibly expensive process that is usually seen as excessively punishing for first- or second-time offenders.
Rather than impounding or confiscating your car, the criminal justice system is likely to install an ignition interlock device in your vehicle. Not only does this device stop you from driving if your blood alcohol concentration (BAC) level is too high, but the state also taxes you for each month it is installed. In this way, it is a strange win-win: you can continue to drive your car so long as you are sober, and the state gets money out of you all the same.
The decision to confiscate your vehicle after a DUI is not usually a criminal matter, so it will not go to criminal court. A civil court will oversee the process instead, which allows you a chance to appeal the decision or otherwise challenge it upfront. If you are facing serious criminal penalties for a DUI arrest, you should retain a trustworthy DUI lawyer and ask them about also fighting your car's impoundment.
At Campbell Whitten, our Bakersfield DUI attorneys can handle your DUI case top to bottom. From questioning the validity of the evidence against you to arguing that vehicle impoundment is far too excessive for your alleged wrongdoing, we are always hard-hitting and quick-to-the-draw for our clients. We pride ourselves in being cutting-edge and creative, never looking at any case from just one angle, and we would be happy to bring that level of service to you.
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PWNY is very proud to present a new workshop format for its 2018 edition: the site specific collaborative workshop. From August 1st to August 10th, 2018, "The Documentary Project " workshop will be focused on a specific neighborhood of Brooklyn, Red Hook, where a group of students led by the expertise of photographer Matt Eich will work on different individual stories with the bigger goal of building a cohesive body of work about the places and the people of one of the most vibrant neighborhoods in Brooklyn.
During the intensive 10 days of workshop, Matt will show his approach to documentary projects and his working methods to the group of participants.
The class will focus on documentary as a way of story telling, the issues of documentary photography will be addressed in a broader context, with a focus on sequencing – putting together groups of photographs to create a coherent body of work ready for presentation.
The participants will look at the content of their personal projects around the Neighborhood, analyzing the treatment of their subject matter as well as the editing and sequencing of the images they will produce. Matt will direct the group through sessions of group and individual shooting, personal reviews, group critiques, mentoring and editing sessions providing the opportunity to learn and improve one's photographic skills of storytelling.
References will be made to the work of other contemporary photographers, in order to inspire participants throughout the workshop.
The final goal will be to produce a comprehensive project about Red Hook, seen through the eyes of the different students and their different interests and abilities. The individual stories will be thought and produced as a collective project that will be edited in a multimedia piece, publicly showed at the end of the workshop.
from Wednesday August 1 to Friday August 10, 2018.
Since the workshop is focussed on Red Hook, we strongly recommend becoming familiar with it by reading articles, watching videos and getting to know the area via Google Maps.
Born in 1986, Matt Eich is a portrait photographer, and photographic essayist working on long-form projects about the American condition. He is the recipient of numerous grants and recognitions, including an Aaron Siskind Fellowship, a VMFA Fellowship and two Getty Images Grants for Editorial Photography. He was named one of PDN's 30 Emerging Photographers to Watch and participated in the Joop Swart Masterclass. Matt's prints and books are held in the permanent collections of The Portland Art Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts Houston, The New York Public Library, Chrysler Museum of Art and others. Eich studied photojournalism at Ohio University and holds an MFA in Photography from Hartford Art School's International Limited-Residency Program. His first monograph, Carry Me Ohio (Sturm & Drang, 2016) quickly sold out. His second monograph, I Love You, I'm Leaving, was published by Ceiba Editions in 2017. He is currently a Professional Lecturer of Photography at George Washington University. Matt resides in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and two daughters. | {
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A fotoetnografia é o registro e a apropriação, por meio de fotografias em sequências narrativas, de formas culturais identitárias captadas pela lente do antropólogo ou a apropriação etnográfica por parte do fotógrafo. Há sempre uma intencionalidade narrativa na maneira como as fotografias são apresentadas. Trata-se de uma apresentação de elementos da cultura e da identidade que se associam a descrições por meio de palavras, não as substituindo, mas guardando certa autonomia, isto é, comunicando elementos sobre a cultura estudada. Termo que designa uma das modalidades da antropologia visual, criada pelo antropólogo brasileiro, Luiz Eduardo Robinson Achutti.
Em 2021, a fotoetnografia faz 25 anos, tomando por referência a defesa de mestrado do Professor Luiz Eduardo Robinson Achutti defendida no ano de 1996 no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Antropologia Social no Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Com defesa em 2002, sob direção do Professor Dr. Jean Arlaud, foi também tema de Doutorado de Luiz Eduardo Robinson Achutti, junto ao Laboratoire d'Anthropologie Visuelle et Sonore du Monde Contemporain - Université Paris 7 Denis - Diderot.
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We're well into into a serious—and positive–shift in IT Vendor Management best practices. Since 2015, Gartner's IT Leadership Vision reports have been studying a decision-making climate in which business-side stakeholders are gaining more clout than ever in making technology outsourcing budget decisions. Gartner analysts advise Vendor Managers to "communicate expectations for current and future vendors," and to use tools and analytics to manage software risk.
To achieve objectivity with vendors, CIOs must set standards for software quality that clear the air of opaque, subjective judgments being made by indirect stakeholders. Following standards, like those put forward by the Consortium for IT Software Quality (CISQ) can help CIOs make decisions on issues like build vs. buy, sunsetting applications or just cutting a project altogether.
"Outsourcing allows you to bring in a global talent pool, but there is a lack of direction and objectivity in terms of software quality standards. Are you receiving the quality you expect?" asked Marc Cohen, Vendor Management Practitioner at American Express, in a recent webinar.
By implementing CISQ software quality measures and an automated software measurement platform, Cohen's Amex program has established a single means of measurement for all teams.
Why the enthusiasm? "Some were having more difficulty than others in managing their resources, so the standardization was welcomed," Cohen explains.
Unexpected benefit #2: More opportunity to focus on development. With this analytic standardization and revision process in place, Cohen and his teams can now focus on security, maintainability, reliability, performance efficiency—and foster more meaningful development that mapped to business outcomes.
Unexpected benefit #3: A "win win win" atmosphere for everyone. Amex has always fostered partnerships and a team spirit. Now, with the new metrics in place, these objectives became that much more attainable. "Whether you're part of a development team or a full time employee, you have the same expectations and goals," says Cohen.
Unexpected benefit #4: A large and sudden lift in resource quality. "We used to think that we were a training ground, but with these measures in place, we got highly skilled resources on our development and testing work," says Cohen. We thank the CISQ standards for making this possible.
Successful narratives such as Cohen's–including these great takeaways–underscore the serious business benefits of software quality standards, especially when managing outsourcers. It's like building a home: you can outsource its construction, but you can't outsource your responsibility. While it's your vendor's responsibility to provide secure, reliable work, monitoring their work and its quality is ultimately on you. So why not protect your assets from the start? It's your house.
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Cherry's mini tour in Canada part of A Vision of Elvis show!
A few weeks ago we announced that Cherry was to play one of the Sweet Sensations in the Vision Of Elvis production show touring theatres all over the country which included a flying visit over to Ontario, Canada where they performed in Bancroft's Ice Hockey Arena last weekend.
Says Cherry, "I'm loving this new opportunity that i've been given in this high energy show. Being an Elvis fan and of course being over to Memphis several times including trips to Graceland and Tupelo, Mississippi to Elvis's childhood home, really brings memories back of that wonderful place every time I hit the stage with the guys. The band are fantastic, three members of which I already knew and what's worked out as a lovely coincidence is I sing the Dan Penn/Spooner Oldham penned Sweet Inspiration in the show and I actually met Dan and hung out with him last year in Muscle Shoals, Alabama so it's an honour to sing his song!"
There's various dates throughout this year and the tour will carry on into 2018 too so take a look at the tour page if this sounds like your bag if you're an Elvis fan and simply a lover of that fantastic musical era. There are a handful of shows with Cherry's band this year but as Cherry takes time out to pursue other musical projects, it won't be until 2018 now that Cherry will concentrate on her music full time with a planned release and tour.
Take a look at the photo collage below from Cherry's recent trip out to Canada and as always you can get daily updates on her Twitter, Instagram and Facebook pages. | {
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Why pugs and beauty pageants don't go in the same sentence.
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In order to make quarry jaw crusher work stably and efficiently and try to prolong its service life, maintenance and inspection must be well done in the using process. T his article will talk about the operational considerations of quarry jaw crusher to help users for better using it.
1. In order to prevent quarry jaw crusher from rusting or damage, it has better to be placed in the environment that does not leak.
2. When adjust the outlet of the quarry jaw crusher, the tension spring must be adjusted well. The correct operation is that: adjusting the front of the outlet, firstly loosing the tensioning spring, and then adjusting the tension of spring after the outlet adjustment having been finished (the best tension is that it can eliminate the noise between toggle plate and brackets mat and is not easy to fall off while at work).
3. Before commissioning, tighten the screws and joining parts of quarry jaw crusher. And check all parts whether they are installed well and whether there are missing parts. At last carefully check the lubrication of all parts.
4. When empty commissioning, there should be any impact, noise, oil leaking phenomena at seals , or loose phenomena in swing pulley and shaft in two hours.
5. Quarry jaw crusher can be used to normal production after empty testing for 10 hours. There should be any anomalies in these 10 hours.
6. When the quarry jaw crusher is stopped, operators should stop feeding first and turn off motor after raw materials in the crushing chamber are completely discharged. | {
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Kerry Katona admits relationship with Ryan has gone through a 'testing time'
EXCLUSIVE: In her latest magazine column, Kerry Katona has opened up about how her Covid and robbery hell put a strain on her relationship with fiancé Ryan Mahoney
Georgia TrevittActing Deputy Entertainment Editor
Kerry Katona has admitted that her relationship with fiancé Ryan Mahoney has been "testing" after her Covid and robbery hell. Kerry, 41, was left devastated when her Range Rover was stolen while she was out shopping. Just 11 days later, Ryan's car was taken from outside their home. The pair also fell ill with coronavirus, meaning they were forced to isolate over the Christmas period.
Writing in her weekly new! column, the former Atomic Kitten singer has opened up how it put a strain on their relationship, admitting: "It's been really hard." Sign up – for free! – to see what she has to say.
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Kerry Katona has admitted that her relationship with fiancé Ryan Mahoney has been "testing" after her Covid and robbery hell (Image: Kerry Katona Instagram)
Having our cars stolen and then getting Covid and being stuck indoors has really tested Ryan and me.
We've been locked inside with the children with nowhere to go and it's been really hard. As we couldn't go out, the stress was getting on top of us and then we only had each other to take it out on.
Ryan is usually the calmest person ever, but having his car stolen really did upset him. But all couples go through testing times. I'll be with Ryan until the day I die and I love him to pieces.
Everything is good – it's only made us stronger.
Kerry gave an update on her health following her Covid battle (Image: Kerry Katona / Instagram)
I'm Covid-free and I'm out of isolation, but I'm still feeling some effects. I still feel really out of breath and I don't have a lot of energy. Ryan was really ill with it – he couldn't even lift his head from the pillow.
It was our second time getting the virus and, while it was unpleasant, I didn't suffer as badly as my first time.
Being in isolation and not having all of my children with me at Christmas was really s**t, but it is what it is.
Driven to the edge
The columnist is renting a new car after her Range Rover was stolen (Image: Instagram)
I went out shopping last week for the first time since isolating. I was like a giddy kid and was speaking to everyone – it felt good to have my freedom back. I'm currently renting a car after mine got stolen.
I got it from Faster Car Finance and they couldn't have been more helpful. I still don't have any news about my stolen car and the investigation is ongoing.
Then, just 11 days after it happened, Ryan's car was stolen. It's been a nightmare. It isn't just the car – it's had a huge knock-on effect on us as a family. It's traumatised the children – and I think it's really affected DJ.
She seemed fine at first, but she's had two temper tantrums and that's not like my DJ at all. It could be a delayed reaction to everything that's happened.
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Bring on the positive vibes
The singer is feeling positive for the year ahead (Image: FARRELL / BACKGRID)
It's a new year and a new beginning – and I'm feeling positive. I always try to look for the silver linings.
Just because something bad has happened, it doesn't mean my life is falling apart. My career is going well, I have a nice house and most importantly I've got my family. We're tight-knit, we've got our health and we're all good.
A lot of people make New Year's resolutions and start exercising, but I think that's something you should be doing all the time.
At the minute, I'm massively unhappy with my body. I'm working with a diet brand called Exante and I'm trying to get myself back into a routine. I'm taking the Exante protein shakes, which work well for me because I'm always on the go.
I trained a couple of times last week, but my body is still affected by Covid – I may be doing too much too quickly.
Who's the singer behind the mask?
Many people have questioned whether Kerry is on The Masked Singer
A few people have been asking me if I'm Firework on The Masked Singer, which I find so funny. There have been a few times now I've been mentioned on that show – a lot of people thought I was on it last year.
I haven't been watching it this year, as I've been too busy binge-watching The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills!
I'm completely obsessed with it. I'm also watching Stay Close on Netflix. I'm only a few episodes in, but it's brilliant.
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Ellie Jones hits back at 'untrue' claim she left club alone with TOWIE's Yaz's boyfriend
Ellie JonesJake McLean was said to have been spotted leaving a Dubai club with former Love Islander Ellie Jones, but she's now denied this version of events | {
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With Black Panther already making history as the first superhero film nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards, it seems the the film is now well on their way to winning that coveted gold. How? Well, the cast just got recognized in a huge way: by taking home the top prize at the 2019 Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Chadwick Boseman, who plays the titular Wakandian protector, stepped up to deliver a very moving acceptance speech for the best cast in a motion picture category.
"To be young, gifted, and Black, we all know what it's like to be told that there is not a place for you to be featured, yet you are young, gifted and Black," the 41-year-old actor said. "We know what it's like to be told, to say there's not a screen for you to be featured on, a stage for you to be featured on. We know what it's like to be the tail and not the head. We know what it's like to be beneath and not above."
Boseman noted that he and the rest of the cast showed up to work every single day with this in mind because they knew — not that the film would make a ton of money (raking in nearly $1.35 billion at the worldwide box office, according to Box Office Mojo) or that it would be an awards juggernaut (with seven total Oscar nominations, per IMDb) — that it they "had something special that [they] wanted to give the world."
"[We knew] that we could create a world that exemplified a world that we wanted to see," Boseman concluded.
Definitely keep an eye on Black Panther and its all-star cast.
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Charles McNeil, 43, of Wilmington, was arraigned this morning in Woburn District Court on Massachusetts DUI Charges for allegedly striking and killing a pedestrian. McNeil was formally arraigned on Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Drugs, 2nd Offense; Motor Vehicle Homicide; and Negligent Operation of a Motor Vehicle.
According to the Wilmington Police Department and the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office, Charles McNeil was allagedly on anti-depressants when he was driving on Route 38 in Wilmington when he struck and killed Kim Forte. The accident occurred at the intersection of Main and Glen Roads this past Monday.
McNeil reportedly stopped at the crash scene, and when Wilmington Police Officers responded, he submitted to and allegedly failed two Field Sobriety Tests.
At his arraignment, McNeil was reported to have been coming from McLean Hospital where he had been released and prescribed anti-depressants for treatment of depression following the death of his 21 month old son, who past away from kidney failure.
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Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation Celebrates Accelerating Cancer Care in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S – Over the last year, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation has been working in partnership with the provincial government to provide world-class cancer care for Cape Bretoners, with a goal to purchase a new linear accelerator for the Cape Breton Cancer Centre.
The new linear accelerator's price tag is $3.7 million, the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation worked with generous donors and community groups to raise $1 million to ensure the equipment would be in place for spring 2016.
The Cape Breton Cancer Centre treats 150 people every day, about half of those patients would be receiving radiation therapy treatment – meaning they would rely on the life-saving care of the new linear accelerator. The new linear accelerator is replacing an older machine that was close to 16 years old and was at the end of its lifespan.
Thanks to the generosity of the community, the linear accelerator was purchased and delivered to the Cancer Centre in mid-November. Since that time, a team of professionals have been working tirelessly to commission the machine for operation.
On Friday April 15, 2016, the Foundation and the Cape Breton Cancer Centre are hosting a celebration to officially open the linear accelerator, as it will deliver its first treatment on April 19, 2016.
Donors and community groups that supported the purchase of the machine have been invited to tour the radiation department at the Cape Breton Cancer Centre and attend a reception to learn how their gifts have impacted cancer care in Cape Breton.
"The support we received from our community was incredible. Knowing that cancer touches everyone, donors rallied around the project to ensure that we had access to world-class care at home in Cape Breton, "says Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation CEO, Brad Jacobs. "Our celebration on Friday is about thanking and honoring the donors, as well as, the staff in the Cape Breton Cancer Centre for all they have done and continue to do for healthcare in Cape Breton."
Media is invited to join the first tour at 12:15p.m on Friday April 15, 2016 in the Cape Breton Cancer Centre. Photo opportunities and interviews will be available with Foundation CEO, Brad Jacobs, Cancer Centre Director, Connie Gregory, and cancer centre staff.
For more information or to RSVP to the Linear Accelerator tour, please contact:
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Latics fear Cleverley recall
Sunday 2 January 2011 21:08, UK
Image: Cleverley: Making a name for himself at Wigan
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits he fears a call from Sir Alex Ferguson requesting the return of Tom Cleverley.
Martinez eager to keep in-form winger at the DW Stadium
Wigan boss Roberto Martinez admits he fears a call from Sir Alex Ferguson requesting the return of Tom Cleverley. The Manchester United winger crossed the North West in the summer to join Wigan on a season-long loan but his parent club retained a recall option. Cleverley has impressed at the DW Stadium with a series of sparkling displays and Ferguson has intimated in the past he feels the England Under 21 international could soon be ready to make an impact at first-team level at Old Trafford. Such was Ferguson's rage at Preston's decision to sack his son Darren last week he demanded the recall of loanees Ritchie de Laet, Josh King and Matty James. Martinez believes Cleverley's time at Wigan is aiding his development but concedes the player's future will be determined by Ferguson.
"The loan was for the whole season but the call-back option is there," said Martinez. "But Tom has settled very well here and is enjoying his football. We hope that will continue. But it's not in our hands what is going to happen." Ferguson was in the stands during Wigan's 1-0 defeat to Newcastle on Sunday and he was believed to be watching his young hopeful, but Martinez hopes the United boss will stick to the agreement. "I haven't spoken with Sir Alex," Martinez said after the match. "At the moment nothing is changing. He is on loan until the end of the season. "Obviously Man United have the option to call him back, as with any other loan, but at the moment nothing has been said."
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I designed and released the first animal onesie sticker over 2 years ago (reindeer!!!) and I am thrilled to see the love for these critters grow. These onesie emotis are perfect to mark in nap times, lazy days, cozying up, or used just as deco. | {
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The "Soyuz Radioljubitelej Rossii" (Union of Radioamateurs of Russia), SRR is pleased to announce 18 International "Russian DX Contest"
9.2 Different Russian Oblasts are: Franz Josef Land (R1FJ), Malyj Vysotskij Island (R1MV) and Russian stations in Antarctica (R1AN).
12.1 Logs must be submitted to the contest sponsors within 14 days after the end of the contest (no later than April 3 2011).
RDXC Contest Committee invites all the radio amateurs from Russia and foreign countries to take part in 18 Russian DX Contest, which became one of the most popular contests in the world.
List of Russian Regions with useful info.
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In Siem Reap, a Food Crawl Through One of Southeast Asia's Underappreciated Cuisines
Photo: Lina Goldberg / Courtesy of Siem Reap Food Tours
The Cambodian city of Siem Reap is mostly known to tourists as a base from which to explore the nearby Angkor temples. Although Westerners first began visiting the area from the early 1900s through the 1960s, Siem Reap only began to fully develop as a tourist destination after the downfall of the Khmer Rouge in the late 1990s. The five-star resorts, trendy boutiques, and upscale spas of today's Siem Reap are a world away from the village that attracted primarily intrepid backpackers.
That's not to say that the place doesn't retain aspects of its pre-tourist boom: Many roads remain unpaved, tuk tuks (carriages hitched to motorcycles) are the predominant mode of tourist transport, and during the rainy season the flooding of entire streets often brings traffic to a standstill. Not to mention the enduring engimas of the temples themselves, which comprise the largest religious structure in the world and are a reminder that this area was once the bustling heart of a grand ancient civilization.
Photo: Courtesy of William Kwok
And, beyond the tourist-facing French, Korean, and Italian restaurants, Khmer cuisine both traditional and new remains widely available in Siem Reap. Visitors can try what may be their first taste of Cambodian food in an array of settings, from roadside stalls and small family restaurants catering mainly to locals to beautifully plated tasting menus that provide tourists with a refined introduction to the cuisine. The mix of distinctive local flavors (think pastes made from herbs, spices, and salted fermented fish) and fresh indigenous ingredients (Cambodian green giant eggplant and water mimosa, for example) results in a true culinary adventure of tastes, textures, and aromas, even for the most experienced and well-traveled of palates.
A Warm and Hearty Start
Fortify yourself for a day of temple exploring with a bowl of rice porridge similar to Chinese congee (bobor) or noodle soup reminiscent of Vietnamese pho (kuy teav). Both are easily found in the morning at Siem Reap's cafés or food markets; garnishes including fried shallots, green onions, bean sprouts, and a squeeze of lime are essential to customizing your piping-hot bowl to your taste.
A Pick-Me-Up from the Up and Coming
Over the past few years, a small cluster of upscale, foreigner-oriented boutiques has sprung up around a 10-minute walk from the town center, including an art gallery, a designer eyeglasses shop, a health food and juice café, and a spa that wouldn't look out of place on Manhattan's tony Upper East Side. The proprietors banded together to brand the quiet, block-long Hup Guan Street and its vicinity as Kandal Village (Middle Village). Linger over what's widely considered Siem Reap's finest coffee at the Australian-owned The Little Red Fox Espresso. No snooty barista attitudes here, just affable Cambodian staffers, grinding up beans sourced from Phnom Penh to the groovy sounds of 1960s and early 1970s Cambodian rock. Afterwards, stroll around the block, wandering through the small shops and galleries.
Recharge by the River
Take a respite from the heat on the quiet, leafy second floor terrace of Rohatt Cafe, specializing in authentic home-style cooking. Housed in traditional Khmer-style architecture overlooking the river, the café's menu caters to both tourist and local palates alike. Resist the temptation to order the Caesar salad and instead try the fish amok, commonly referred to as Cambodia's national dish: a moist white fish in a mild yellow coconut curry typically infused with kaffir lime leaves and galangal (a cousin of ginger), often steamed in banana leaves. It goes down easy with a cold 50-cent Angkor Beer.
A Western Twist on Local Tastes
Swiss-trained Cambodian chef Pola Siv has assembled an extensive gourmet menu of Cambodian flavors with Western touches. Beef la ap (similar to beef tartare) comes rare and topped with ground-up red ants; the risotto is a perfect bed for buttery Tonle Sap fish; a carpaccio of snakehead fish is balanced with a tempura-poached egg. Set away from the street in a traditional Khmer house, the dining is serene, alfresco, candlelit, and wonderfully fresh. You may even spy a friendly staffer tiptoeing through the kitchen garden in front to pull some herbs to garnish your cocktail.
A Bite Here and a Bite There
Get way beyond the guidebook and take one of the excellent Siem Reap Food Tours. Expertly navigated by Scottish chef Steven Halcrow or American writer Lina Goldberg, your small group will zip around town on tuk tuks, stopping at a handful of eateries to sample their specialties and learn more about ingredients native to the country and Cambodian cooking and dining customs.
You might try nom banh chok (Khmer noodles), perhaps the most widely eaten dish in the country and one that Halcrow says "is very close to Cambodian people's hearts" (Cambodians apparently claim that China learned about noodles from them thanks to this dish). Fresh rice noodles are paired with a mixture of prahok (fermented fish) and sweet palm sugar and then topped with crisp raw vegetables, some of which you've tasted before (cucumbers, basil, mint) as well as some you may have not (banana blossom, water lily stems).
Other stops on the tour may include a place that serves only duck soup made from a family recipe as well as a joint known for grilled beef, eaten Cambodian style with raw vegetables and fermented fish sauce. The meat pairs well with Black Panther, a strong Cambodian stout that, with an alcohol content of roughly 8 percent, will help you build courage toward your final stop: The Road 60 night market, where you'll come face to face with deep-fried crickets, silkworms, and tarantulas and embryonic duck eggs. Even if you're squeamish, you should at least try a bite of stuffed frog—it really does taste like (delicious) chicken.
A Fresh Take on Ancient Flavors
The Siem Reap area is teeming with vegetables, fish, and game indigenous to the surrounding fields, the nearby Tonle Sap Lake, and the Mekong River, but most produce in Siem Reap is still imported from outside the country. When French chef Joannès Rivière opened Cuisine Wat Damnak in 2011, he was one of the first to use local ingredients and French culinary techniques to prepare Cambodian meals for tourists. In less than five years, the restaurant made the list of Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, where it was named the best restaurant in Cambodia. The tasting menus change every two weeks, showcasing what's fresh, in season, and available from nearby farms and foragers. Much of it may seem unfamiliar—leopard eel jungle curry, coconut tree heart, ambarella and kuy fruits— but fortune favors the brave. Both the five- and six-course menus are under $30—a remarkable value given the stunning quality and inventiveness of the dishes.
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Highlights from the CRD Board meeting on November 18, 2020
CRD Board Highlights: November 18, 2020
CRD Board Highlights provides a brief summary of items from each monthly regional Board meeting. The summary is not inclusive of all agenda items. Please refer to the CRD website for the full agenda, minutes and webcast.
Capital Regional District 2021 Financial Plan Provisional Approval
The CRD Board gave provisional approval of the CRD 2021 Financial Plan at a special meeting on October 28. Public feedback is encouraged on the provisional 2021 Financial Plan until January 31, 2021. The Plan is subject to change as a result of the final 2020 surplus/deficits, revised assessment information and any directed amendments prior to final approval by the Board as part of the Financial Plan bylaw by March 31, 2021.
Staff Report | Appendices | Website | Feedback | Webcast
2021 Capital Regional Hospital District Provisional Budget
The CRHD Board gave provisional approval of the CRHD 2021 Budget at a special meeting on October 28. The primary cost driver for the development of the CRHD Provisional Budget is the 2021-2030 CRHD Capital Plan, which captures projects identified by Island Health and incorporates CRHD identified property acquisition and development projects. Public feedback is encouraged on the provisional 2021 Provisional Budget until January 31, 2021. The Provisional Budget will be subject to change as a result of the final 2020 surplus/deficits, revised assessment information and any directed amendments prior to final budget approval by Board as part of the annual budget bylaw by March 31, 2021.
Staff Report | Appendices | Website | Webcast
Election of Board Chairs and Vice-Chairs
The CRD, CRHD and CRHC Boards held their annual elections for Chair and Vice-Chair on November 18. Colin Plant has been re-elected as the CRD Board Chair for a third consecutive year and Rebecca Mersereau has been elected for the first time as the CRD Board Vice-Chair. Denise Blackwell has been re-elected as the CRHD Board Chair and Colin Plant has been re-elected as the CRHD Board Acting Chair. Lisa Helps has been re-elected as the CRHC Board Chair and David Screech has been re-elected as the CRHC Board Vice-Chair.
Media Release | Board of Directors | Chair's Message | Webcast
Regional Water Supply Strategic Plan - 2020 Progress Report
The Board received the Regional Water Supply Strategic Plan 2020 Progress Report and confirmed the priorities and actions planned for 2021-2022. Good progress has been made on many of the commitments, actions and priorities in the Strategic Plan since it was approved in 2017. Staff continue to define scope and budget for upcoming initiatives, which are reflected in the annual and five year financial plans.
Staff Report | Appendix A | Strategic Plan | Webcast
Regional Housing First Program: Project Update, Third Quarter 2020
The Board received a project summary with an update on the progress of nine previously approved Regional Housing First Program (RHFP) projects. The RHFP is an equal partnership between the CRD, BC Housing and Canada Mortgage & Housing Corporation which will see a direct investment of $120 million to construct up to 2000 units of affordable housing as part of the $600 million program. The projects reported on represent a total of 960 units with 226 to be rented at the provincial income assistance shelter rate ($375/month).
Staff Report | Appendix | Website
Reaching Home Additional COVID funding
The Board received a report on COVID-19 Additional Reaching Home Funding that includes $1,918,197 in additional funding from Reaching Home – the Government of Canada's Homelessness Strategy to support the region's COVID-19 response capacity. CRD staff are working with community and government partners to implement a strategy for equitable distribution of this funding where people have been identified as experiencing or at risk of homelessness. This funding will help extend these efforts into next year and will facilitate the funding of new responses needed as the COVID-19 pandemic evolves.
Hauling and Processing of Kitchen Scraps – Award of Contract
The Board awarded a contract for the hauling and processing of kitchen scraps to D.L. Bins Ltd. The new contract will ensure continuity of service from March 1, 2021 to February 28, 2025 at the rate of $138.60 per tonne and an estimated cost of $1,663,200 per year. A motion arising directed staff to bring back a report to the Environmental Services committee on aligning tipping fees with actual costs.
Staff Report | Webcast
CRD's response to COVID-19
The process for delegations is continually reviewed and modified to ensure ongoing compliance with directives related to COVID-19. Meeting materials and webcasts remain available online. Applications to address the Board are encouraged by written submissions or phone rather than in-person at this time.
In response to Ministerial orders, we are updating our process for public notices and hearings for land use applications. For more information, please contact the JDF Office here. For more information on communicating with the CRD Board or appearing as a phone-in delegation at a Board or Committee meeting, click here.
To find out if the committee/commission you are interested in has an upcoming meeting, click here for agendas.
For more information on the CRD's response to COVID-19, please visit www.crd.bc.ca/covid.
The next Board meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 9, 2020
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On a Columnar Self Summary and Analysis by Emily Dickinson: 2022
September 9, 2022 October 15, 2016 by Abhishek Mitra
Last updated on September 9th, 2022 at 04:22 pm
'On a Columnar Self' is a short poem by Emily Dickinson. The poem consist of three stanzas of four lines each. The poem does not follow a specific rhyme scheme. In this poem, Emily Dickinson imagines the self as a column. What are some of the characteristics that can be associated with a column? Durability, Strength, Loftiness, Stability, to name a few. Well, the poet refers to these aspects of a column in the context of a human being.
The phrase 'columnar self'' refers to that self which has shaped itself up like a column. Such a self has many of the column's desirable traits mentioned in the previous paragraph.
The poet begins by stating that such a columnar self would be sufficiently dependable even under difficult or extreme circumstances. A person with such a 'self' would have the strength and reliability to deal with such situations.
The poet finds relief at the certainty of the fact that such a person's conviction cannot be pried open by a lever or divided by a wedge. The poet calls this conviction, the granitic base of the column. Just like the column's granite base, the conviction of the columnar self has the strength and stability to not be easily dislodged.
Too often, people forgo their beliefs and convictions just to side with the majority, even when they know that they themselves are in the right. The poet says that the column-like self, will not compromise on its convictions, even when it finds itself alone.
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The poet says that such a self would have the capacity to stand against the crowd. It would not be alone, though. It would have righteousness for company.
A combination of the self and righteousness would be a powerful combination indeed. The poet says that such a combination would be close to God. She calls God the furthest spirit. By this she refers to God's status as the ultimate spirit, a spiritual status so far above that of mere mortals that it would be near impossible for anyone achieve it. However with firm convictions and righteousness, it would be possible to approach these levels of spiritual enlightenment.
This poem is a rallying cry for individualism. It states that the strength of the column-like self must not be underestimated and a person who is willing to go against the tide for just cause, would be on his/her path to achieving divinity.
The poet, who was somewhat of a recluse, did not conform to many norms of the society of her day, as is evident from some of her poems. She also followed a unique style of writing which did not follow the conventions of poetry of that time. She understood the power of one's own convictions and knew that sometimes it was worth standing against the crowd for the sake of righteousness.
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19 Park Place, which was, at one point, calling itself the Tribeca Royale but is now apparently back to being 19 Park Place, has launched its website and with it a slew of new renderings. While the original pair of renderings, displaying the 21-story, Ismael Leyva-designed tower's leanness and rounded balconies, inspired both awe in some and derision in others, the new ones give a sense of how that shape will manifest itself on the building's interiors. It's most noticeable in the lobby (featuring a living green wall, 19-foot waterfall, and custom art by sculptor Amanda Weil) and amenity spaces (private full-floor lounge with an outdoor landscaped garden, and more), while the units themselves look relatively normal (but very nice).
Listings for four units in the building, ranging in price from $1.12 million to $2.825 million, went live last month, however, they were quickly pulled so that the pricing could be adjusted. New listings are expected to appear imminently, and the prices will be like those prices, but higher. There will be 24 units in total, and no more than two on any one floor. Last we heard, developer ABN Realty was aiming for a November, 2014 completion date.
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LOVERBOY RELEASES NEW SINGLE, "HURTIN"
by Loverboy on May 12, 2016 in Music Videos
LOS ANGELES, MAY 13th, 2016
LOVERBOY, Canada's greatest rock export, continue to be just as relevant to today's audience as they were 37 years ago, when vocalist Mike Reno was first introduced to guitar legend Paul Dean, both veterans of bands on the local Calgary scene, eventually joined by keyboardist Doug Johnson, drummer Matt Frenette and bassist Kenneth "Spider" Sinnaeve, who replaced the late founding member Scott Smith in 2000.
Looking forward to another full slate of concert dates in 2016 – including three shows reprising last year's successful stint with Rick Springfield – LOVERBOY are releasing a brand-new single, "Hurtin'," digitally, which also can be streamed
Paul Dean says the song's genesis came from a series of instrumental beds provided to Mike Reno by co-writers Mick Mahan, the bassist in Pat Benatar's band, whom they met while touring with them, and his songwriting partner, Nashville-based Gregg Montante, which were originally intended to be the theme song for a national football broadcast.
"I took what they gave him, changed it up a bit, and came up with a melody and a couple of hooks," said Dean. "The idea was to create an anthem for the home crowd to sing about putting a 'hurtin' " on the other team."
Instead, it transformed into a song about a relationship gone awry, and the inevitability of a conversation turning bad, leading to "Some hurtin' tonight".
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Increasing Course Load: Are GVHS Students Getting Smarter?
By GVHSJagJournal September 24, 2019 School News
By Ben Nguyen
It feels like every time I start a new year at Garnet Valley, I'm amazed at the ever-increasing talent of the incoming freshmen. Some come in with high SAT scores right off the bat, others have course loads I wouldn't touch as a junior (let alone a freshman). What is the cause of this higher breed of competitiveness among incoming classes?
I wouldn't say that the students of one grade are more intelligent than the other; instead, this behavior appears to be a result of an increased drive for academic success. Our school district has supported these ambitious endeavors, facilitating it by their (optional) increased rigor of coursework in middle school. They offer Algebra 2/Trig to 8th graders when it previously a 9th-grade course. Regardless of whether younger students are relatively more intelligent than their older upperclassmen, it cannot be denied that the overall classes a student has to take at GVHS have gotten more rigorous as time has gone on.
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Q: How to add different icons for different cases? I want to add different icons for different cases but don't know the syntax. I have already added a single icon for all cases but don't know how to add different or many icons. I have used 'fa fa-battleship to add a battleship icon here similarly I want to add different icons like car tree etc through different cases when level = 0 icon will be 'fa fa-tree' and when level = 1 then the icon will be 'fa fa-car'.
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A quick guide to provisional liquidation
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A quick guide on the corporate insolvency procedure of provisional liquidation
What is provisional liquidation?
Provisional liquidation is an emergency procedure governed by the Insolvency Act 1986 (IA 1986) and the Insolvency Rules 1986 (SI 1986/1925) (IR 1986).
A provisional liquidator can be appointed by the court only after a winding up petition has been presented (section 135(1), IA 1986). Provisional liquidation may be appropriate where there is a real concern that, between the presentation of the winding up petition and the making of a winding up order by the court, the company's affairs will not be properly conducted or its assets will be dissipated. The main reason for appointing a provisional liquidator is to preserve the company's assets.
During the period of a provisional liquidator's appointment, the powers of the company's directors are effectively terminated. The directors retain a residual power to apply to dismiss or resist the winding up petition (Ashborder BV and others v Green Gas Power Ltd and others [2005] EWHC 1031 (Ch)).
What is the procedure for putting a company into provisional liquidation?
winding up of the company has been presented at court, and then at any time before a winding up order is made (section 135(2), IA 1986).
The following categories of person may apply for an order for appointing a provisional liquidator:
A creditor of the company (including the person who presented the original winding up petition).
The company itself.
Other categories of person listed in rule 4.25(1) of the IR 1986.
The application should be made by an application on Form 7.1A to a judge in the Companies Court (rule 7.3, IR 1986).
The application must be supported by a witness statement stating, among other things, the grounds on which the provisional liquidator is to be appointed.
The applicant's evidence should, ideally, show that:
It is likely that a winding up order will be made at the hearing of the petition.
There is a risk of jeopardy to the company's assets pending the hearing of the petition. This includes either dissipation of the company's assets, or loss or destruction of the company's books and records.
Given the nature of the remedy, provisional liquidation applications are often made urgently and without giving notice o the company or its directors. See rule 7.4(6) of the IR 1986 and Legal update, Urgent administration application made without notice was valid (High Court).
Where the application is made without notice:
The applicant is under a duty to give full and frank disclosure to the court of all material facts. For details of the extent of the duty and the consequences of failing to comply with it, see PLC Dispute Resolution, Practice note, Duty of full and frank disclosure (www.practicallaw.com/2-204-1451).
The applicant will generally be required to give a cross-undertaking in damages to compensate the company for any loss caused to it by the appointment of a provisional liquidator in the event that the petition to wind up the company is dismissed (Re Highfield Commodities Ltd [1984] BCLC 623).
When is it appropriate to appoint a provisional liquidator?
The circumstances in which the court will appoint a provisional liquidator to a company are not prescribed by statute or case law. However, the court may make an order when:
The company is clearly insolvent, and it is likely that a winding up order will be made at the hearing of the petition.
There is a risk of jeopardy to the company's assets pending the hearing of the petition.
An appointment of a provisional liquidator may also be made where it is in the public interest.
An application for provisional liquidation may be made only in respect of a company that the English courts have jurisdiction to wind up. The English courts have discretion to appoint a provisional liquidator over a foreign company, as part of their jurisdiction over unregistered companies under section 221 of the IA 1986 (Re Real Estate Development Co [1991] BCLC 210).
The provisional liquidator
The person appointed as a provisional liquidator must be a qualified insolvency practitioner (section 388(1)(a), IA 1986), or the Official Receiver.
What does the provisional liquidator do?
The provisional liquidator only has the powers and functions conferred on him by the court and set out in the court order (section 135(4), IA 1986 and rule 4.26(1), IR 1986).
Generally, a provisional liquidator does not realise the assets of the company, or otherwise take steps to wind up the company as the reason for the appointment is the preservation of the company's property.
One of the functions of a provisional liquidator may be to investigate whether the company's property has been misappropriated or its business has been wrongfully conducted. However, a provisional liquidator himself has no power to bring certain proceedings under the IA 1986, including claims for wrongful trading, transactions at an undervalue and preference (In the matter of Overnight Limited [2009] EWHC 601 (Ch)).
Who pays the provisional liquidator?
The provisional liquidator's remuneration is fixed by the court from time to time (rule 4.30(1), IR 1986). The court should take into account the matters set out in rule 4.30(2) of the IR 1986 and Practice Statement: The Fixing and Approval of the Remuneration of Appointees (2004) BCC 912.
If a winding up order is subsequently made, the provisional liquidator's remuneration may be paid as an expense of the winding up according to the statutory order of priority (see Practice note, How are assets distributed to creditors in corporate insolvency procedures?. Otherwise, he is paid from the company's property (rule 4.30(3), IR 1986).
When does provisional liquidation come to an end?
The provisional liquidation of a company ceases on:
A winding up order being made (in which case the Official Receiver (www.practicallaw.com/6-107-5794) will be appointed to act initially as liquidator.
An order of the court discharging the provisional liquidation.
The winding up petition being dismissed.
(Rule 4.31, IR 1986.)
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Birth Date: 1903-10-28 (Wednesday, October 28th, 1903)
Date of Death: 1966-04-10 (Sunday, April 10th, 1966)
If we can't stamp out literature in the country, we can at least stop its being brought in from outside.
All this fuss about sleeping together. For physical pleasure I'd sooner go to my dentist any day.
'We, Seth, Emperor of Azania, Chief of Chiefs of Sakuyu, Lord of Wanda and Tyrant of the Seas, Bachelor of the Arts of Oxford University, being in this the twenty-fourth year of our life, summoned by the wisdom of Almighty God and the unanimous voice of our people to the throne of our ancestors, do hereby proclaim. . .' Seth paused in his dictation and gazed out across the harbour where in the fresh breeze of early morning the last dhow was setting sail for the open sea. 'Rats,' he said; 'stinking curs. They are all running away.'
'Was anyone hurt?' 'No one I am thankful to say,' said Mrs. Beaver, 'except two housemaids who lost their heads and jumped through a glass roof into the paved court.'
The human mind is inspired enough when it comes to inventing horrors; it is when it tries to invent a Heaven that it shows itself cloddish.
So the two of them went to London by the early morning train. 'Let's surprise her,' said Nigel, but Cedric telephoned first, wryly remembering the story of the pedantic adulterer - 'My dear, it is I who am surprised; you are astounded.'
No.3 Commando was very anxious to be chums with Lord Glasgow, so they offered to blow up an old tree stump for him and he was very grateful and said don't spoil the plantation of young trees near it because that is the apple of my eye and they said no of course not we can blow a tree down so it falls on a sixpence and Lord Glasgow said goodness you are clever and he asked them all to luncheon for the great explosion. So Col. Durnford-Slater DSO said to his subaltern, have you put enough explosive in the tree?. Yes, sir, 75lbs. Is that enough? Yes sir I worked it out by mathematics it is exactly right. Well better put a bit more. Very good sir. And when Col. D Slater DSO had had his port he sent for the subaltern and said subaltern better put a bit more explosive in that tree. I don't want to disappoint Lord Glasgow. Very good sir. Then they all went out to see the explosion and Col. DS DSO said you will see that tree fall flat at just the angle where it will hurt no young trees and Lord Glasgow said goodness you are clever. So soon they lit the fuse and waited for the explosion and presently the tree, instead of falling quietly sideways, rose 50 feet into the air taking with it ? acre of soil and the whole young plantation. And the subaltern said Sir, I made a mistake, it should have been 7? not 75. Lord Glasgow was so upset he walked in dead silence back to his castle and when they came to the turn of the drive in sight of his castle what should they find but that every pane of glass in the building was broken. So Lord Glasgow gave a little cry and ran to hide his emotions in the lavatory and there when he pulled the plug the entire ceiling, loosened by the explosion, fell on his head. This is quite true.
His courtesy was somewhat extravagant. He would write and thank people who wrote to thank him for wedding presents and when he encountered anyone as punctilious as himself the correspondence ended only with death.
All day the head had been barely supportable but at evening a breeze arose in the West, blowing from the heart of the setting sun and from the ocean, which lay unseen, unheard behind the scrubby foothills. It shook the rusty fringes of palm-leaf and swelled the dry sounds of summer, the frog-voices, the grating cicadas, and the ever present pulse of music from the neighbouring native huts.
In the dying world I come from, quotation is a national vice. No one would think of making an after-dinner speech without the help of poetry. It used to be the classics, now it's lyric verse.
Don't give your opinions about Art and the Purpose of Life. They are of little interest and, anyway, you can't express them. Don't analyze yourself. Give the relevant facts and let your readers make their own judgments. Stick to your story. It is not the most important subject in history but it is one about which you are uniquely qualified to speak.
Don't hold your parents up to contempt. After all, you are their son, and it is just possible that you may take after them.
It may happen in the next hundred years that the English novelists of the present day will come to be valued as we now value the artists and craftsmen of the late eighteenth century.
He had no wish to obliterate anything he had written, but he would dearly have liked to revise it, envying painters, who are allowed to return to the same theme time and time again, clarifying and enriching until they have done all they can with it. A novelist is condemned to provide a succession of novelties, new names for characters, new incidents for his plots, new scenery; but; Mr Pinfold maintained, most men harbour the germs of one or two books only; all else is professional trickery of which the most daemonic of the masters - Dickens and Balzac even - were flagrantly guilty.
A typical triumph of modern science to find the only part of Randolph that was not malignant and remove it.' Diary entry (March 1964), after hearing that doctors had removed a benign tumor from Randolph Churchill.
Only when one has lost all curiosity about the future has one reached the age to write an autobiography.
I put the words down and push them a bit.
Aesthetic value is often the by-product of the artist striving to do something else.
Punctuality is the virtue of the bored.
You never find an Englishman among the underdogs - except in England, of course.
Please bear in mind throughout that IT IS MEANT TO BE FUNNY.
Mr. Sniggs, the Junior Dean, and Mr. Postlethwaite, the Domestic Bursar, sat alone in Mr. Sniggs's room overlooking the garden quad at Scone College.
I'm one of the blind alleys off the main road of procreation.
'We class schools, you see, into four grades: Leading School, First-rate School, Good School, and School. Frankly,' said Mr Levy, 'School is pretty bad...'
There will be a prize of half a crown for the longest essay, irrespective of any possible merit.
There is a species of person called a 'Modern Churchman' who draws the full salary of a beneficed clergyman and need not commit himself to any religious belief
That's the public-school system all over. They may kick you out, but they never let you down.
Instead of this absurd division into sexes they ought to class people as static and dynamic.
I came to the conclusion many years ago that almost all crime is due to the repressed desire for aesthetic expression.
I expect you'll be becoming a schoolmaster, sir. That's what most of the gentlemen does, sir, that gets sent down for indecent behaviour.
I haven't been to sleep for over a year. That's why I go to bed early. One needs more rest if one doesn't sleep.
Anyone who has been to an English public school will always feel comparatively at home in prison. It is the people brought up in the gay intimacy of the slums who find prison so soul-destroying.
While still a young man, John Courteney Boot had, as his publisher proclaimed, 'achieved an assured and enviable position in contemporary letters.'
As there was no form of government common to the peoples thus segregated, nor tie of language, history, habit, or belief, they were called a Republic.
Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.
'The Beast stands for strong mutually antagonistic governments everywhere,' he said. 'Self-sufficiency at home, self-assertion abroad.'
Other nations use 'force'; we Britons alone use 'Might'.
News is what a chap who doesn't care much about anything wants to read. And it's only news until he's read it. After that it's dead.
He was gifted with the sly, sharp instinct for self-preservation that passes for wisdom among the rich.
'I will not stand for being called a woman in my own house,'
'Up to a point, Lord Copper.'
When I reached C Company lines, which were at the top of the hill, I paused and looked back at the camp, just coming into full view below me through the grey mist of early morning.
'I have been here before,' I said; I had been there before; first with Sebastian more than twenty years ago on a cloudless day in June, when the ditches were creamy with meadowsweet and the air heavy with all the scents of summer; it was a day of peculiar splendour, and though I had been there so often, in so many moods, it was to that first visit that my heart returned on this, my latest.
But I was in search of love in those days, and I went full of curiousity and the faint, unrecognized apprehension that here, at last, I should find that low door in the wall, which others, I knew, had found before me, which opened on an enclosed and enchaned garden, which was somewhere, not overlooked by any window, in the heart of that grey city.
'...Conversation should be like juggling; up go the balls and the plates, up and over, in and out, good solid objects that glitter in the footlights and fall with a bang if you miss them. But when dear Sebastian speaks it is like a little sphere of soapsud drifting off the end of an old clay pipe, anywhere, full of rainbow light for a secnd and then - phut! vanished, with nothing left at all, nothing.'
How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth, living in retrospect long, summer days of unreflecting dissipation. There is no candour in a story of early manhood which leaves out of account the home-sickness for nursery morality, the regrets and resolutions of amendment, the black hours which, like zero on the roulette table, turn up with roughly calculable regularity.'
'It is typical of Oxford,' I said, 'to start the new year in autumn.'
'...I wonder if you remember the story mummy read us the evening Sebastian first got drunk - I mean the bad evening. 'Father Brown' said something like 'I caught him' (the thief) 'with an unseen hook and and invisible line which is long enough to let him wander to the ends of the world and still to bring him back with a twitch upon the thread.''[1]
My theme is memory, that winged host that soared about me one grey morning of war-time.
We possess nothing certainly except the past.
'perhaps all our loves are merely hints and symbols; vagabond-language scrawled on gate-posts and paving-stones along the weary road that others have tramped before us; perhaps you and I are types and this sadness which sometimes falls between us springs from disappointment in our search, each straining through and beyond the other, snatching a glimpse now and then of the shadow whcih turns the corner always a pace or two ahead of us.'
I have lived carefully, sheltered myself from the cold winds, eaten moderately of what was in season, drunk fine claret, slept in my own sheets; I shall live long.
O God, if there is a God, forgive him his sins, if there is such a thing as sin.
'...But I saw today there was one thing unforgivable - like things in the school-room, so bad they were unpunishable, that only mummy could deal with - the bad thing I was on the point of doing, that I'm not quite bad enough to do; to set up a rival good to God's.'
Quomondo sedet sola civitas. Vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
I think to be oversensitive about cliches is like being oversensitive about table manners.
If politicians and scientists were lazier, how much happier we should all be.
In the dying world I come from quotation is a national vice. It used to be the classics, now it's lyric verse.
It is a curious thing... that every creed promises a paradise which will be absolutely uninhabitable for anyone of civilized taste.
Manners are especially the need of the plain. The pretty can get away with anything.
Money is only useful when you get rid of it. It is like the odd card in 'Old Maid'; the player who is finally left with it has lost.
My unhealthy affection for my second daughter has waned. Now I despise all my seven children equally.
Not everyone grows to be old, but everyone has been younger than he is now.
Of children as of procreation- the pleasure momentary, the posture ridiculous, the expense damnable.
One forgets words as one forgets names. One's vocabulary needs constant fertilizing or it will die.
Perhaps host and guest is really the happiest relation for father and son.
Pray always for all the learned, the oblique, the delicate. Let them not be quite forgotten at the throne of God when the simple come into their kingdom.
Professional reviewers read so many bad books in the course of duty that they get an unhealthy craving for arresting phrases.
Saints are simply men and women who have fulfilled their natural obligation which is to approach God.
The human mind likes a strange idea as little as the body likes a strange protein and resists it with a similar energy.
The truth is that Oxford is simply a very beautiful city in which it is convenient to segregate a certain number of the young of the nation while they are growing up.
There are no poetic ideas; only poetic utterances.
We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.
What a man enjoys about a woman's clothes are his fantasies of how she would look without them.
What is youth except a man or a woman before it is ready or fit to be seen?
When we argue for our limitations, we get to keep them.
Words should be an intense pleasure just as leather should be to a shoemaker.
Your action, and your action alone, determines your worth.
Art is the symbol of the two noblest human efforts: to construct and to refrain from destruction.
If Brideshead Revisited is not a great book, it's so like a great book that many of us, at least while reading it, find it hard to tell the difference.
The lady said, 'It's no good trying to buy a paper here. That Sir William Beveridge is going to abolish want, so all the papers were sold out'. Later that day or the next day I asked him to come to lunch. I was meeting with Evelyn Waugh, an old friend and famous writer. They did not get on at all well. Evelyn Waugh said to him at the end, 'How do you get your main pleasure in life, Sir William?' He paused and said, 'I get mine trying to leave the world a better place than I found it'. Evelyn Waugh said, 'I get mine spreading alarm and despondency' - this was in the height of the war - 'and I get more satisfaction than you do'. So he did not meet with universal acclamation, but nearly everyone admired Beveridge at that time. He was a wonderful man.
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May 28, 1993: Established as Diocese of Gumla from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Ranchi
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Bishop Paul Alois Lakra (28 January 2006 – 15 June 2021)
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Ever since the end of the Second World War, the United States has promoted and supported a more open world economy and world society. Presidential administrations come and go and Republicans and Democrats oscillate in political power, but they have all agreed upon this fundamental and central U.S. goal. In our own time, this project and the process bringing it about has been called globalization, and today the global economy and society are more developed and integrated than anytime in history. U.S. interventions in this or that foreign war, including the current debacle in Iraq and the earlier one in Vietnam, may flow and ebb, but the U.S. promotion and support of some version of globalization will remain.
However, a global economy and society can only survive and thrive within a global security order. This requires not only a leading power – a global "hegemon" – to maintain it, but actual military power on occasion to enforce it. And, given the fact that most of global trade goes by sea, that power must be naval power. It is not an accident that historically all of the leading global powers have also been leading naval powers, most obviously and in succession, Spain, the Netherlands, Britain, and now the United States. Whatever the eventual outcome of the Iraq War, the United States for the foreseeable future will have to maintain the strongest – and overwhelmingly strongest – navy in the world.
In recognition of these enduring global realities, the U.S. Navy has recently embarked upon the course of constructing a new, comprehensive "Maritime Strategy." (The last maritime strategy was developed in the early 1980s and was designed to fight a global conventional war with the Soviet Union.) In particular, the U.S. Naval War College, located in Newport, Rhode Island, is actively engaged in this innovative and important project. The War College has held a series of conferences and supported a variety of studies which have discussed maritime strategy.
This issue of Orbis is consequently devoted to the topic of maritime strategy and global order. In it, we present some of the best scholarly works written thus far concerning the U.S. Navy's new strategy. We invite our readers to join us on an engaging voyage across the great sea that connects navies and economies, strategy and policy, and war and peace.
Globalization and Maritime Strategy
We begin with a cluster of three articles which discuss how the grand U.S.-led prospect of globalization depends upon a robust U.S. maritime strategy. Barry Posen, a scholar at MIT and one of America's most discerning and respected strategic thinkers, presents an analysis of the contemporary choices for U.S. grand strategy. Geoffrey Till, who is a scholar at King's College London and one of the world's most authoritative and prolific writers on naval strategy, similarly addresses the choices for maritime strategy in a globalizing world. Timothy Hoyt, who is a professor of strategy at the U.S. Naval War College, shows how historically maritime strategies have varied greatly according to the changing economic and geographic conditions of the major global powers. Following these three interrelated essays, my own article compares and contrasts the U.S. Navy's Maritime Strategy of the 1980s with the new maritime strategy that the Navy is now developing. Like Timothy Hoyt, I emphasize the roles of specific enemies, geographies, and weapons systems.
An effective U.S. maritime strategy for a globalizing world will require many more naval instruments than the 280 ships which the U.S. Navy now has. That is why the Navy seeks to establish a "1000 ship navy," which will also include the ships of other naval powers who share an interest with the United States in global law and order on the seas. Claude Berube, who teaches at the U.S. Naval Academy, analyzes the potential for this project. He concludes with the innovative argument that its goals will be best met by using a new version of the once-common privateers. Analogous to the now-widespread phenomenon of Private Military Companies (PMCs), these would be Private Naval Companies (PNCs).
The world of the global economy is also the world of global warming. Climate change is having a major impact on many countries, particularly on poor ones. One of the results is more illegal immigrants arriving by sea; another is more flooding of coastal areas. Paul Smith, who also teaches at the U.S. Naval War College, analyzes what the consequences of climate change will be for naval forces.
Central to the global economy, of course, is global finance. This is especially the case in our contemporary information economy, when vast amounts of capital move suddenly and smoothly on computer networks around the global. But these essential financial flows are also vulnerable to interdiction and disruption by a variety of global actors, including states. This is not naval warfare, but rather financial warfare. Paul Bracken, a scholar at Yale and one of American's most perceptive and creative strategic thinkers, provides us with a comprehensive, innovative and intriguing analysis of this increasingly-important kind of warfare.
China and Maritime Strategy
The major military challenge and potential "peer competitor" for the U.S. Navy comes from China. Consequently, we present another cluster of three articles which discuss the rise of Chinese military power. June Teufel Dreyer, an authoritative scholar of contemporary China at the University of Miami, discusses the interrelation between China's booming economy and its military expansion. Jonathan Pollack, a respected and innovative scholar of East Asian security who also teaches at the U.S. Naval War College, similarly discusses the interrelation between China's military strategy and that of the United States. And Andrew Erickson and Gabriel Collins, who are analysts at the China Maritime Studies Institute at the U.S. Naval War College, give us a thorough and important analysis of China's energy security strategy and the central roles in it for the Chinese oil tanker fleet and the Chinese Navy.
A Tour of Three Countries
This issue of Orbis also includes three articles which deal with three regions or countries which have always been important for U.S. strategy and foreign policy. Joseph Figiereido discusses the widespread disappointment in Latin America with the U.S. globalization project and the resulting revival there of radical, populist, and anti-American regimes. He sees the most viable alternative for the United States to work with to be moderate-leftist or social-democratic political parties. Paul Gottfried, a prolific and thoroughly-informed scholar of recent European history, takes us back to an era which now seems so long ago, but which powerfully shaped contemporary Germany and Italy, the era when Christian Democracy was America's most loyal and effective ally. And our review essay by Karl Scheffenburg looks deeply into the Russian soul and into the two conflicting traditional definitions of just what "Russia" means. These definitions continue to shape the policies of President Vladimir Putin and the Russia of today.
With this issue, we come to the end of volume 51 of Orbis, and also to the end of my three-year term as its Editor. My tasks have been greatly facilitated by my very able and responsible associates – William Anthony Hay, who is our Associate Editor and Book Review Editor, and Trudy Kuehner and Ann Hart, who have served as our two successive, and successful, Managing Editors. The tasks of Editor, of course, can be time-consuming and occasionally trying, but they are also engaging and highly rewarding. This has particularly been the case when American foreign policy and military strategy themselves have been going through an especially trying time, but a time which generates many excellent articles dealing with the challenges which confront us. Our next Editor, like any new administration, will doubtless make some important changes in our course, but the direction of Orbis will still be toward the light of understanding which illuminates the dark realities of world affairs. We invite our readers to continue which us on this quest.
James Kurth is a Senior Fellow in FPRI's Center for the Study of America and the West and a member of the Orbis Board of Editors. He is Professor of Political Science Emeritus and Senior Research Scholar at Swarthmore College. | {
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"Hong Kong disruptors" Zheng Wenjie and Liu Kang sent letters to Pompeo, begging the United States to sanction more Chinese officials
Huang Youguang: Zhang Wuchang is opposed to measuring happiness, I have a killer
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Q: Is Stewart's "Early Transcendental's" equivalent to Calculus 1, 2, and 3? Is Stewart's "Early Transcendentals" equivalent to Calculus 1, 2, and 3? It seems to cover topics in most standard university calculus courses (1, 2, and 3), and I was wondering if it covered them in their entirety.
In other words, if I complete this book, would I be able to do well in most university Calculus 1/2/3 courses?
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What Goldline doesn't say upfront is that for its own bottom line, collector coins are a lot more lucrative than mere bullion. Profits in the coin business are based on "spread," the difference between the price at which a coin is sold and the price at which the dealer will buy it back. Most coin dealers, including Goldline, will sell a one-ounce bullion coin for about 5 percent more than they'll buy it back for, a figure that closely tracks the price of an ounce of gold on the commodities markets. That 5 percent spread doesn't leave a lot of room for profits, much less running dozens of ads a week on national radio and cable programs, with endorsements by everyone from Beck to Mike Huckabee, Fred Thompson, and Dennis Miller. So, Goldline rewards its salespeople for persuading would-be bullion buyers to purchase something with a bigger markup.
Twenty-franc Swiss coins are a little smaller than a nickel and contain a little less than two-tenths of an ounce of gold. The coins are about 60 to 110 years old and not especially hard to find (though Goldline describes them as "rare"). They are not fully considered collectors' items nor commodities, making their value more subjective than bullion's. Goldline sets a 30 to 35 percent "spread" on the coins, meaning that it will pay $375 to buy back coins it's currently selling for $500. At that rate, gold prices would have to jump by a third just for customers to recoup their investment, never mind making a profit. Investing in Goldline's 20 francs would be like buying a blue chip stock that lost a third of its value the minute it's purchased. It's difficult to think of any other investment that loses so much value almost instantly. So what persuades people to buy anyway?
The short answer is: a hard sell from the Goldline sales force. For the long answer, click the link and read Stephanie's investigation into the tangled and abusive web between Beck, Goldline, conservative talk radio, and their all-too-credulous customers. It's not a pretty story. | {
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So far this week we've had a wonderful Christingle Service from Years 3 and 4 which Rev Chris attended. They read and sang beautifully.
Yesterday afternoon Year 5 and 6 performed their Carol Service. The standard of singing and solo performances was so high. I'm sure those of you who attended felt very proud! We look forward to our Infant performances next week!
As we head towards the end of term, learning will still be taking place as we try to keep as many routines as possible in place for the children.
There is a school post box available so children can post Christmas cards to their friends. Please ensure the cards have the children's name AND class on so all cards can be delivered!
I'd like to say a big thank you to the PTFA for the events they have run over the past week. The fair and Christmas shop have proved very popular! | {
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TORONTO – Get ready for more Sonny Gray and Luis Cessa.
Gray, who has been awful in his past two outings (4.1 IP, 13 H, 11 ER), is still slated to start on Wednesday against the Orioles, Aaron Boone said.
Jonathan Loaisiga had an MRI Friday that revealed inflammation in his right shoulder, and he will see Yankees team physician Dr. Christopher Ahmad on Monday. Loaisiga was officially placed on the 7-day minor-league disabled list, retroactive to July 5.
Loaisiga had been a candidate to start in Game 2 of Monday's doubleheader in Baltimore, but Cessa will get the call. Cessa allowed three runs in three innings during his spot start on June 27 in Philadelphia. CC Sabathia will start Game 1 of the DH, as expected.
In other injury news, Gary Sanchez caught Masahiro Tanaka's bullpen on Saturday, while also taking a couple rounds of batting practice in the cage. Boone said the best-case scenario for Sanchez (groin) is starting rehab games perhaps the Sunday before the All-Star break when the team is in Cleveland.
Clint Frazier was promoted from Triple-A Scranton. David Hale, who threw 5.2 innings of one-run ball in relief of Gray on Friday night, was designated for assignment to make room for Frazier on the roster.
Frazier, the 23-year-old outfielder, has played eight games for the Yankees this season, going 7-for-20 with seven runs scored. Frazier is expected to start on Sunday in Toronto and during Monday's doubleheader in Baltimore.
"We just feel like we're covered heading into the doubleheader where we'll have the option of bringing up a couple pitchers with the 26th (man) when we add a pitcher for one of the doubleheader games," Boone said. "We feel like we're covered with that and we feel like with Clint – he's here now – being an option off the bench (Saturday) and probably getting the start against the lefty (Sunday).
Brandon Drury got his first start of the year at second with lefty J.A. Happ on the mound. … Greg Bird was ninth in the batting order. … Kyle Higashioka started for Austin Romine, but Boone expected Romine would be back in the lineup on Sunday. | {
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package rtdc.web.client.presenter;
import com.google.gwt.core.client.GWT;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickEvent;
import com.google.gwt.event.dom.client.ClickHandler;
import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiBinder;
import com.google.gwt.uibinder.client.UiField;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.Window;
import com.google.gwt.user.client.ui.*;
import rtdc.core.controller.AddUserController;
import rtdc.core.controller.LoginController;
import rtdc.core.impl.UiDropdown;
import rtdc.core.impl.UiElement;
import rtdc.core.model.Unit;
import rtdc.core.model.User;
import rtdc.core.view.AddUserView;
import rtdc.core.view.LoginView;
import rtdc.web.client.impl.GwtUiDropdown;
import rtdc.web.client.impl.GwtUiPasswordString;
import rtdc.web.client.impl.GwtUiString;
public class AddUserPresenter extends Composite implements AddUserView {
interface LoginPresenterUiBinder extends UiBinder<FlowPanel, AddUserPresenter> {}
private static LoginPresenterUiBinder ourUiBinder = GWT.create(LoginPresenterUiBinder.class);
private final AddUserController controller;
@UiField
GwtUiString username, firstName, lastName, email, phone;
@UiField
GwtUiPasswordString password, confirmPassword;
@UiField
GwtUiDropdown role, permission, unit;
@UiField
Button addUser;
public AddUserPresenter() {
initWidget(ourUiBinder.createAndBindUi(this));
addUser.addClickHandler(new ClickHandler() {
@Override
public void onClick(ClickEvent event) {
controller.addUser(true);
}
});
controller = new AddUserController(this);
}
@Override
public void displayError(String title, String error) {
Window.alert(title + " : " + error);
}
@Override
public void clearError() {
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getUsernameUiElement() {
return username;
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getLastNameUiElement() {
return lastName;
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getFirstNameUiElement() {
return firstName;
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getEmailUiElement() {
return email;
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getPhoneUiElement() {
return phone;
}
@Override
public UiDropdown<Unit> getUnitUiElement() {
return unit;
}
@Override
public UiDropdown<User.Role> getRoleUiElement() {
return role;
}
@Override
public UiDropdown<User.Permission> getPermissionUiElement() {
return permission;
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getPasswordUiElement() {
return password;
}
@Override
public UiElement<String> getConfirmPasswordUiElement() {
return confirmPassword;
}
@Override
public void hideDeleteButton() {}
@Override
public void closeDialog() {
}
} | {
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Kev's Bench: What Happened to Monster Truck Racing?
Kevin Hetmanski
Featured News, Team Associated, Traxxas
Back in the early 2000s, monster truck racing with independent suspension trucks on local tracks was very popular. People were converting trucks like the Traxxas T-Maxx, Team Associated MGT and Tamiya TNX into full-blown race machines. There were also big races held around the country like the Pro-Line Maxx challenge and Monster Madness that drew hundreds of racers from around the country. You would even see pro drivers show up with their factory rides; Tamiya and Traxxas were sending factory race teams to all the major events. Did you know that the monster truck class gave birth to today's truggy? So after all that popularity, race setups and money spent, where are all the monster truck drivers that used to race around the country?
We have the Traxxas T-Maxx 2.5 to thank for giving monster truck racing a shot in the arm and making the monster truck class popular. This truck had so many options available and you were easily able to turn it from a basher into a fine race machine.
When we received the first sample of the Team Associated MGT I quickly got the photos done and brought it to the track. The only mod I made was to remove the stock tires and install a set of Pro-Line race treads. No one could touch me at the track that weekend.
Tamiya saw the popularity of monster truck racing and introduced the TNX which was a fast truck in stock form. Eventually Tamiya gave it more factory support and sent team drivers to a lot of the big races in the country.
Traxxas introduced the Revo and it was game over on the track. The truck was lightweight and nimble which allowed a lot of racers to make it to the podium. This truck even has a few ROAR National wins under its belt. The August '05 issue featured my race prepped Revo and it was one of the best-performing trucks that I put on the track.
In 2008, Traxxas acknowledged the Revo's racing dominance and gave MT competitors a race-prepped version of the ground-breaking truck.
So why do you guys think monster truck racing has gone away? Have the hardcore racers switched to truggies and the guys just trying out racing gone back to bashing with their trucks? The monster truck class was so much fun just like the short course classes of today and I for one wish the class would come back. Email me at [email protected] and let me know what you think.
Updated: July 30, 2015 — 5:07 PM
Brian M
I notice this trend happen with every type of RC truck. It seems that when a type of RC is really popular (buggy looks to be the exception), it's because there's more to the win than just the truck you bought. Back in the day, you had to build a race truck. You couldn't buy one. There wasn't anything like the Revo. You bought a truck, got to know it, and made it your own. Doing well in a race was 1/3 the truck, 1/3 the driver, and 1/3 the mechanic who made it track ready. Now guys can buy a race rig ready to go and finish near the top.
That's why I got bored with rock crawling. Back in the days when you had to buy a Clodbuster kit just because you needed a set of axles, there was way more pride in the competitions. Sure it came down to the best driver, but the best driver also needed to be able to build an awesome rig. A competitor needed more than just a steady hand on the radio. These days, you can buy a competition worthy crawler without having to do a thing to it. Competing with a machine you built is way more fun than competing with a machine you bought.
Justin Smagula
my rc track does it once and a while if there are enough cars to run one
We still do monster truck racing here in virginia and eastern north Carolina with no limit of Virginia and no limit of eastern north Carolina and we still do the no limit world finals at diggers dungeon every year this next year will be the big number 10 rc car action should come back for this one | {
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Last Wednesday and Thursday (on April 10-11) we had the annual ITM PhD student conference at Skogshem and Wijk on Lindingö. The theme this year was equality (JML) and sustainability. Alice Marshall gave an introduction to "one KTH" followed by several group exercises/discussions. In one of them we were all supposed to stand in different corners divided in how equal we think our working environment is on a scale between 1 and 10, 10 being perfect in terms of gender equality. The choice of "environment" could be the closest group or even the whole of KTH. It was interesting to see that we were spread out between 8-9 to 2-3.
Sara Linderson shortly presented the new platform, Industrial Transformation, a platform that will coordinate all KTH researchers that in different ways support the transformation to a sustainable CO2-neutral industry. The manager of the platform is Monica Bellgran, KTH Södertälje.
In the evening, beforea very nice dinner, there was a poster session with the goal to bridge the gap between different research fields i.e. find a PhD student colleague in another area where there is some overlap of interest.
This is something for the students to discuss in their respective research environments and with their supervisors. It think that it is important not to be too interested in the ranking lists but to make sure that authorship and citations are treated in a correct way.
After a coffee break Hélène Hermansson gave a talk about sustainability and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDG:s) and asked the participants to think and discuss how these goals can connect to their own research, both in a positive and negative ways.
The SDG:s can be found here.
Thank you all lecturers, DAs and participants!
We are now underway with the ITM School's newsletter. The first newsletter was sent out on 14 March. The idea is that a newsletter will be sent out to all employees every fortnight. The newsletter will contain both internal ITM news, as well as KTH news. The intention is that we will have better internal communication here at ITM and better knowledge of what is going on at the school. Hopefully, this will reduce the volume of internal mass email. To a certain extent, the central KTH news will replace news that was previously published in Campi.
For future newsletters, the Communications Department would like to receive input from the faculties no later than Monday of the same week in which the newsletter will be sent out (i.e. Mondays on odd numbered weeks).
We hope that you will like the newsletter and your feedback is most welcome regarding ideas and suggestions for improvement. Please email any suggestions and news to [email protected].
At the moment, KTH is fully focused on quality assurance. At an overall level, the KTH quality assurance of education across all levels, research and the supply of academic skills involves ongoing follow-up every year and a regular review every sixth year. The ongoing follow-up for research will be conducted through reports, analyses and reflections produced at both institution level and school level. The focus will be on monitoring output in the form of publication (scientific impact), external funds and more qualitative self-evaluation of the research environments with respect to quality culture. The selected focus on publishing, research funding, research environments and quality culture is motivated by the fact that these aspects are considered of particular relevance for indicating, ensuring and contributing to high-quality development in the research that is conducted at KTH.
The ongoing monitoring of the supply of academic skills will be conducted through reports including analysis and reflection produced at both institution level and school level every year. The focus will be on the monitoring of current personal data and reflection on in progress and expected development going forward.
The regular review of education at all levels, including collaboration, will be implemented in a six-yearly cycle and led by the School management and Directors of Education at each school in accordance with the Faculty Review Guidelines issued by the President.
The regular review will ensure that the education programmes at KTH are high quality and that development is driven systematically and strategically so as to meet the educational requirements and targets for each programme. The combination of internal, ongoing monitoring each year and the regular review of the school every sixth year, will produce good conditions enabling firstly, the identification of what needs to be developed and secondly, to introduce measures where best needed for the education programmes to retain high quality along the journey from admission to graduation.
Categories Categories: Christina Carlsson, Head of AdministrationTags Tags: Christina Carlsson, ITMLeave a comment on It should be easy to do the right thing!
In autumn 2018, the School was reviewed with regard to regulatory compliance. It was revealed that the School requires a lot of improvement, and we were asked to submit an action plan to the President of KTH and University Board, which in turn adopts the School's action plan.
The School of Industrial Engineering and Management's administration has been process-orientated for many years. But when daily life creeps in, it can be easy to miss something. This may, for example, involve the quick implementation of a new resource, but even then there is legislation that must be followed.
We have begun work on producing videos connected to the administrative processes. These shall be made clearly visible on our internal website. The idea is that it should be quick and easy to get information on what needs to be done. The first video that was produced is called "Purchasing and Procurement". This is one of the more complex processes. The second video that has been completed is "The Travel Process", which covers elements to consider prior to a trip all the way up to the reimbursement of travel expenses.
(If the English website is accessed, the videos will be available with English subtitles).
The fact that the aforementioned processes of Purchasing and Procurement, Travel, Entertainment Expenses and Secondary Occupation were selected in stage one is due to the fact that it was within these processes that the School had the most issues in the internal audit.
We hope that the videos will contribute towards making it "Easy to do the right thing", a quick reminder of what applies in terms of the laws, policies and ordinances that are applicable to employees within a government agency. The films are produced within the School of Industrial Engineering and Management, as we now have the resources to do so, thanks to the unit for digital learning becoming part of ITM, and a growing communication unit within business support.
Do you know of a process that you think we should make a film about? Send your suggestion to; [email protected].
One of the Principal's areas of priority is Environment and Sustainability. This means, among other things, that today there is a great deal of focus on these issues at KTH. The environmental work at the schools/GVS is run centrally from 01/01/2019 at the KTH Sustainability Office, together with the schools' management.
Here the schools' environmental organisations, environmental goals and local routines are described. Based on the overall Sustainability Goals, schools/GVS establish goals and action programs. Local routines are also developed within the areas that require more detailed guidance.
Have you seen anything that deviates from how KTH works with environmental issues, so-called deviations (deficiencies) in the environmental work?
Or do you have suggestions for improvement regarding KTH's environmental work?
This can be usefully reported via case management (MER SPE), which can be found on the intranet under the services tab, or reported directly to [email protected].
*GVS = Joint Business Support. Formerly the term was "UF". The concept of GVS was introduced on 01/01/2019. | {
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This weekend I undertook something that I had been dreading for over a year – shampooing our store carpets and of course, that got me thinking about store lighting.
The carpet was new when we opened our current location four years ago and is vacuumed every week but it was obvious that the vacuum wasn't good enough. So, I hauled all the spinners, statues, t-shirt racks and portable book shelves to the back and brought in a shampoo machine. Boy did the store need it. The water I was pouring out was black. I think in six months I'm going to have some professionals come in and do it again.
While I was finishing up I noticed that our fluorescent lights in several panels were running on half the bulbs. We change our mini spot lights whenever they burn out but hadn't paid attention to the fluorescent panels for a long time. I changed out a dozen bulbs and still have to go buy more. The affect on the store was immediate. Between the clean carpet and the new bulbs, everything was suddenly brighter and fresher.
In the process of changing bulbs I realized that we somehow had ended up with a lot of different kinds of bulbs that did very different things to the store. There were two different colors – blue and yellow. There were also several wattages ranging from 25 – 40. The yellow lights didn't seem as bright even though they had higher wattages than the blue lights but they produced a light that complimented our store which is done primarily in dark brown wood and tan colors. The blue lights made things seem brighter but the color clashed with the dark wood shelves in the store and reminded me of a grocery store's lights. Maybe in a store with a lot of blue and glass shelving these lights would work. The combination of colors also made the store look disjointed.
The other problem is that the wattages of the lights came in 25, 34 and 40 watt varieties which made the light panels look very checkerboard in appearance and also made it look like some lights were failing when they weren't. The 25 watt bulbs are really not meant for a store and should be reserved for a garage shop.
It may take some work, but I recommend that you take an inventory of what's in your ceiling and see if you can unify your store lighting. It's amazing what it can do for the appearance.
The other thing I would recommend is taking a look at your track lighting – you do have track lighting, don't you? These small but bright lights are ideal for art, crucifixes and jewelry spinners. They visually set aside portions of your store that should contain your higher profit items. Part of selling higher margin, higher priced items is the presentation. It isn't a matter of tricking them into buying something, it's showing that you value the products you sell as much as their future owners.
Customers who are going to spend some money want to be able to see what they are buying. Why do you think jewelry stores are so brightly lit with lamps on their counters to add even more brightness when they show you an item? Why do you think that jewelry cases in nice jewelry stores don't have overlapping or stacked shelves? They want you to be able to clearly see every item in the cases.
If you use the counter style of jewelry case, make sure that they aren't dust collecting bins where your product goes to die. They need to have internal spot lights and the shelves shouldn't cast shadows on the product. I recommend that you ditch these cases entirely and move to freestanding jewelry spinners. These are usually available from your jewelry vendors in two and four-sided configurations and may also be available in a three-sided style. They will usually send you a case for free if you buy the merchandise to fill it. If you are on good terms with your vendor and already have a lot of their jewelry in stock, you may be able to get them to ship you one for your existing inventory. They know it will help you sell more of their items.
If your store doesn't have track lighting, here are some tips for installation.
Choose an area of your store to be your art and jewelry gallery.
Do something with paint or construct an alcove that sets this area apart from the rest of the store – remember, this is the "special" section of the store.
Figure out where you want displays and signs to go.
Draw a simple floor plan that you can overlay with the tracks and location of your track lights. This doesn't need to be anything complex, just to scale. Simple squares for spinners are fine.
Position the lights on your drawing far enough away from your displays so that the light will shine directly on the product in the cases or on the walls and not down on the top of the displays which is actually worse than having no track lighting at all because you end up with shadows on all the items. When our lights were installed, the designer didn't take an overhanging shelf into account at the front of the store and part of our front displays are always in a shadow because the lights are too close. A good rule of thumb that has worked in our store is to keep the lights at least three horizontal feet away from the displays. We have a twelve foot ceiling so your distance will probably need to be a little less if your ceiling is lower.
Take your plans to your landlord and ask if you can get a rent credit for the changes you make. If you are willing to trade leaving the lights in the store if you move for a discount on your rent, this is a great strategy that can actually make the changes free to you.
Find an electrician that comes highly recommended by someone you trust and is actually licensed and on record with the city. Even then you could have a problem. Our original electrician, from Integrity Electric, skipped town halfway through the job. Fortunately, we had only paid him part up front.
Make sure that you have the work inspected. Unless you know something about wiring, it is quite possible that you will get taken for a ride by someone unscrupulous.
Sit back and enjoy the improved look and sales in your store! | {
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Have you ever been talking to someone on the phone but all you could hear was static and an occasional word that broke through? This type of miscommunication is kind of what happens when you have a peripheral nerve condition. The nerves in your body try to communicate with your brain, but the disorder places extra stress or pressure on the nerve, interrupting or changing the messages sent.
This miscommunication can cause symptoms such as pain, sensitivity to touch, numbness, tingling, or weakness. Medications, therapy, and self-care might help relieve the symptoms. But sometimes peripheral nerve conditions require surgery to improve and restore function. Our physicians at Arizona Center for Hand to Shoulder Surgery want to provide you with some information on a few specific conditions and the surgery that can help.
Common disorders of the upper extremity that cause peripheral nerve pain include carpal tunnel, radial tunnel, and cubital tunnel syndromes. While the anatomy involved is different for each of these conditions, they share some common factors.
The nerves that travel from your neck into your arms, wrists, and hands follow a fixed path or tunnel. These tunnels are made of a hard "roof" that doesn't give the nerve much space to move. If surrounding structures or swelling compress the tunnel, the pressure on the nerve is increased, which causes pain, numbness, or weakness.
Initial treatment usually consists of medications and physical therapy. But if symptoms persist or get worse, you might need surgery. Here are the essentials you need to know about the surgical interventions for each of these conditions.
Too much pressure placed on the radial nerve, usually at the elbow, is called radial tunnel syndrome. The procedure to fix this condition is done as an outpatient surgery, and you recover at home.
During the procedure, your care team might give you a medication to make you sleepy, or you may be awake and receive a nerve block that keeps you from feeling any sensations during the operation. Your surgeon makes the radial tunnel bigger by moving the structures compressing the radial nerve. New tissue grows in this space, giving a larger place for the radial nerve to pass, which eliminates the extra pressure on the nerve.
You wear a splint on your elbow following surgery. After about six weeks, you start physical therapy to rebuild the strength in your forearm and hand. You should regain full strength after about eight months.
Carpal tunnel release alleviates the pressure on your median nerve, which runs into your forearm, wrist, and hand. The ligament that forms the roof of the carpal tunnel is cut to increase the size of the tunnel and minimize pressure on the nerve.
During this outpatient procedure, you receive medication that puts you to sleep. You go home to recover and come back to our office in about a week for a post-operative checkup. It can take up to 12 months to get full function of your pinch and grip strength, but most patients see significant improvement after two to three months.
The nerve that travels from your neck into your hand is known as the ulnar nerve. It's commonly compressed behind the inside portion of your elbow, which is known as cubital tunnel syndrome.
When the ulnar nerve is compressed, you can experience tingling and numbness in your hands and fingers. Cutting the top of the cubital tunnel alleviates the pressure on the ulnar nerve. It is then divided to increase the size of the tunnel and minimize the stress of the nerve.
As the ligament heals, new tissue grows across the division created, allowing for more space for the nerve to pass through. You might need to wear a splint for a few weeks after surgery. Your doctor also may order physical therapy to help strengthen your arm and increase your range of motion.
If you're struggling with symptoms from one of these peripheral nerve conditions, it might be time to consider surgical repair. Give one of our Phoenix-area offices a call or request an appointment online to schedule your consultation.
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