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De Türkiye Komünist Partisi (TKP) is een politieke partij in Turkije met communistische ideeën. Er zijn meerdere partijen geweest die deze naam droegen; de recentste incarnatie dateert van 2001.
De TKP behaalde in de gemeenteraadsverkiezingen in 2009 0,21% van de stemmen en in de landelijke verkiezingen in 2007 0,23% van de stemmen.
Op 31 maart 2019 In Tunceli (Koerdisch: Dersim) haalden ze wel 32,77% van de stemmen en daarmee won de Communistische Partij.
Oprichting van TKP en verder (vanaf 2001)
In het 6e Buitengewone Congres van SİP dat op 11 november 2001 werd gehouden, is aangekondigd dat de Communistische Partij is gefuseerd met de Partij voor Socialistische Macht en de naam van de partij is gewijzigd naar Communistische Partij van Turkije ( Türkiye Komünist Partisi ) TKP. Met dit congres waren communisten van andere organisaties, waaronder de volgelingen van Metin Çulhaoğlu, toegetreden tot de gelederen. Het centraal comité werd gevormd met de volgende leden: Aydemir Güler, Kemal Okuyan, Süleyman Baba, Uğur İşlek, Erkin Özalp, Hüseyin Karabulut, Kurtuluş Kılçer, Oğuz Kavala, Hüsnü Atlıkan, Yalçın Cerit, Mesut Odman Dizargiz , Mehmet Kuzulugil, Yaşar Çelik, Nihal İmeryüz, Tunç Tatoğlu, Sedat Cengiz, Haluk İmeryüz, Arif Basa, Atilla Gökçek. Aydemir Güler werd gekozen als president en Kemal Okuyan als algemeen secretaris.
Tijdens deze periode waren enkele van de belangrijkste campagnes en prestaties van de partij:
Verzameling tegen de Irakoorlog wanneer mogelijk tegen Turkse betrokkenheid werd gestemd op 1 maart 2003. De resolutie zou de weg hebben vrijgemaakt voor herplaatsing van Amerikaanse troepen op Turkse bodem en mogelijke betrokkenheid van Turkse troepen bij Iraakse operaties.
Oprichting van Comités tegen invasie en de Peace Foundation.
Campagne voeren tegen de NAVO-top van 2004 in Istanboel
Oprichting van Vaderlands Front (Yurtsever Cephe) tegen de groeiende invloed van het imperialisme
Het houden van een massale betoging tegen de AKP-regering in 2008 in Kadıköy, Istanbul
Partij nam deel aan de algemene verkiezingen van 2011 en ontving 64.006 stemmen (% 0,15).
Partij speelde een cruciale rol in de industriële actie van Tekel-werknemers 2009-2010 en 2013 Protesten in Turkije in 2013
Ontbinding en reformatie
Na een periode van een interne strijd bereikten twee rivaliserende facties van TKP op 15 juli 2014 een consensus om de activiteiten van de partij te bevriezen en dat geen van beide facties de naam en het embleem van TKP zal gebruiken. De factie onder leiding van Erkan Baş en Metin Çulhaoğlu nam de naam Communistische Volkspartij van Turkije aan en de factie onder leiding van Kemal Okuyan en Aydemir Güler richtten de Communistische Partij.
Op 22 januari 2017 werd een congres gehouden door de opening van zeven bekende figuren in de linkse politiek. Het congres werd omarmd door onafhankelijke communisten en ook door de Communistische Partij. Het congres kondigde aan dat de naam TKP niet onbewaakt zal blijven en verklaarde dat TKP terug is in het politieke toneel.
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Alice Throckmorton McLean (1886–1968) was an American civic leader and founder of the American Women's Voluntary Services (AWVS) before the start of World War II.
Life
Alice Throckmorton McLean was born March 8, 1886, in New York City and was the youngest of three daughters born to American millionaire, James McLean, and Sara Throckmorton. In 1919, after a brief marriage to Edward Tinker, Alice Tinker took back her maiden name and also legally changed her sons' surnames to McLean.
AWVS founding
Alice McLean founded AWVS in January 1940, headquartered in New York, 23 months before the United States entered the war, and modeled it after the successful Royal Voluntary Service, which was helping Great Britain in its war efforts. McLean recruited wealthy women who shared a global vision to help her establish the service.
McLean's major goal of the large and highly successful organization was to help prepare the nation for the coming war and later to provide material aid, assistance and information to both the American armed forces and civilians during World War II. When the bombing of Pearl Harbor occurred, officially beginning World War II effort for the United States, the AWVS had more than 18,000 members who were ready to help the nation's defense efforts. They were formally trained in many skills including ambulance driving, fire fighting, evacuation procedures, mobile-kitchen operation, first aid, and other emergency services.
During World War II, McLean remained the president of the AWVS. One of its missions was to help finance the war by selling war bonds and stamps. It's estimated that AWVS members successfully raise more than $1 billion for the war effort. By 1942, total membership had reached 250,000 women in 595 units in 30 states. By 1945, membership had grown to 325,000 women, and more than 200 junior auxiliary groups had enlisted 32,000 teenagers.
Women of color
When creating AWVS, McLean indicated that all women were welcome to join "regardless of race, color or creed." Women of color (including Black, Asian and Hispanic ethnicities) in New York State were the first to join AWVS ranks and were soon followed by women joining units in Beaumont and Galveston, Texas, Hollywood, California, Omaha, Nebraska and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, among others.
These AWVS members took classes in Morse code, first aid, map reading, nutrition, war photography, child care, and public speaking. In volunteer workshops, members knitted sweaters and caps and made blankets and children's clothing that was distributed to underprivileged members of their community. Each unit also included a Junior Auxiliary with girls from 14 to 18 whose work included a messenger service, nursing and taking training other courses. In New York, junior members were trained with the Red Cross Drive for Nurses' Aides and worked Harlem Hospital as volunteers.
On May 26, 1942, two women of color were elected to the national AWVS board of directors. Both Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune and Mrs. T. Arnold Hill had already served in leadership positions in New York.
Wartime assembly
On October 13, 1946, the International Assembly of Women, was held in a small upstate New York town of South Kortright where McLean lived. During the 10-day conference there, Eleanor Roosevelt joined McLean and about 200 female delegates from more than 50 different nations to discuss the political, economic and social issues in hopes of bringing peace to the world.
Last years
Because the organization did not receive substantial support from the federal government, McLean spent much of her personal fortune to keep the AWVS financially viable.
In 1944, McLean moved from her New York City home to her estate in South Kortright and lived there until the war's end in 1948. Then she moved to live with one of her sons in Baltimore. She donated her estate in New York to a foundation that was helping European children displaced in the war.
McLean died October 25, 1968, at the age of 82 in Baltimore, Maryland. At that time, the AWVS was still in existence.
See also
United States home front during World War II#Volunteer activities
References
External links
Video describing McLean's founding of AWVS by PBS
Images of AWVS membership cards with McLean's signature.
Yellin, Emily. Our Mothers' War: American Women at Home and at the Front During World War II. United States, Free Press, 2010.
1886 births
1968 deaths
American humanitarians
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Mid-Hudson Chapter, MOAA
Staatsburg, NY 12580-0338
1300 hours sundays as scheduled
Ship Lantern Inn,Milton
http://www.moaa.org/chapter/newyorkstatecoc
Peter W Dowley
[email protected]
The purpose of this Chapter shall be to * promote the purposes and objectives of the Military Officers Association of America; * foster fraternal relations among retired, active, and former officers of the uniformed services; * protect the rights and interests of personnel of the uniformed services and their dependents and survivors; * provide useful services for members and their dependents and survivors; and * serve the community and the nation.
Questions about program?. Contact Program Chairman, Lorraine M. Campilii….845-462-8011 Questions about MHC, MOAA?..........Contact President Anne Co
The MOAA Mid-Hudson Chapter supports the MOAA national legislative agenda and we annually invite our Congressional Representative and Senators to speak to the chapter. The chapter is also active in supporting the state council in various state veterans' issues.
MOAA Mid-Hudson Chapter meetings are dinner meetings held on the third Sunday of each month at 1300 hours; Meeting Place: Ship Lantern Inn, Milton, NY. Speakers are announced in the chapter newsletter and at chapter meetings.
The Mid-Hudson Chapter serves Dutchess, Ulster, Orange, Rockland and Sullivan counties in the southeastern portion of New York State, the area of the Hudson River Valley above New York City and halfway north to Albany. | {
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I recently purchased a badger lecoultre master compressor memovox with an alarm pre otroubled am having trouble setting the alarm. I would appreciate any help you could give me.
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Towcester Wills
The wills were read and the information summarised in 2001 by members of an evening class run at the Northamptonshire Record Office (NRO) by Philip Riden, editor of the volume of the Victoria County Histories covering the Cleley Hundred (Shutlanger, Stoke Bruerne, Cosgrove, Yardley Gobion and Potterspury). Over 400 original wills of Towcester citizens were read and transcribed.
If no beneficiaries are listed it means that the person died intestate, and the list of names under that of the testator are the witnesses or bondsmen. If there are beneficiaries then this list of names is that of the executors.
The information had been recorded on a data base by Margaret Webb.
Where there are two dates the earlier is probably the date the will was written and the later the date it was proved. There is also a problem with the early dates as the year ran from April to March, not from January to December as at present.
The Wills Section was revised in May/June 2004, thanks to the extensive information recorded by Mary Taylor. The details of some Wills appear only in the tdlhs data base, others only in the NRO lists. The lists now contain notes where the details appear in only one source. Other notes, supplied by Mary Taylor, have been added.
niece or nephew
grand daughter
This page is from the Towcester and District Local History Society website.
Section last updated on 25th November 2004
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Lavender flowers yield abundant nectar which yields a high quality honey for beekeepers. Lavender monofloral honey is produced primarily in the nations around the Mediterranean, and marketed worldwide as a premium product. Lavender flowers can be candied and are used as cake decoration. Lavender is also used as a herb, either alone or as an ingredient of Herbes de Provence. Lavender is also used to flavour sugar, the product being called "lavender sugar", and the flowers are occasionally sold in a blend with black, green, or herbal tea, adding a fresh, relaxing scent and flavour.
The flowers of Lavandula angustifolia are the best culinary lavender- angustifolia flowers can be used like any other herb in cooking with a careful hand. The flowers can be incorporated into biscuits, icecream, brownies, vinegars, cheese, breads, muffins & cakes, just to name a few. At Leven K we feel lavender works best with citrus & chocolate!
Place the egg yolks and sugar into a mixing bowl and whisk until smooth. Place the honey, cream and vanilla into a saucepan and heat until it almost boils, then remove from the heat and add the lavender flowers. Allow to steep for 10 minutes then strain the cream and add it to the egg and sugar mix. Mix well then return the custard to the heat. Stir custard constantly over a low heat until the mixture coats the back of the spoon. Remove from heat and churn in an ice cream machine. If you don't have a machine you can hand churn by filling a large bowl with ice and rock salt. Place a smaller bowl on the ice and place in the cooked custard. Whisk by hand until thick. This can take up to an hour so have helpers nearby.
The flowers of Lavandula angustifolia are the best culinary lavender. angustifolia flowers can be used like any other herb in cooking with a careful hand. The flowers can be incorporated into biscuits, icecream, brownies, vinegars, cheese, breads, muffins & cakes, just to name a few. At Leven K we feel lavender works best with citrus & chocolate!
Lavender has been used extensively in herbalism.
English lavender, Lavandula angustifolia, yields a highly effective essential oil with very sweet overtones, and can be used in balms, salves, perfumes, cosmetics, and topical applications. Lavandin, Lavandula x intermedia (also known as lavandin), yields a similar essential oil, but with higher levels of terpenes including camphor, which add a sharper overtone to the fragrance. Spanish lavender, Lavandula stoechas is not used medicinally, but mainly for landscaping purposes.
Essential oil of lavender has antiseptic and anti-inflammatory properties. It was used in hospitals during WWI to disinfect floors, walls and other surfaces. These extracts are also used as fragrances for bath products. An infusion of lavender is claimed to soothe and heal insect bites. Bunches of lavender are also said to ward off insects. If applied to the temples, lavender oil is said to soothe headaches.
Health precautions: There is scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of some of these remedies, especially the anti-inflammatory effects, but they should be used with caution since lavender oil can also be a powerful allergen. | {
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package database
import (
"github.com/boltdb/bolt"
"encoding/json"
)
type Struct_Domain struct {
BundleName string `json:"name"`
PublicPort int `json:"port"`
}
type Struct_Nameserver struct {
Nameserver string `json:"nameserver"`
}
func (ds *Datastore) ListDomains(bundle string) (map[string]Struct_Domain, error) {
filtered := make(map[string]Struct_Domain)
var holder Struct_Domain
ds.handle.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
b := tx.Bucket([]byte(BUCKET_DOMAINS))
c := b.Cursor()
for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
json.Unmarshal(v, &holder)
if bundle == "*" || holder.BundleName == bundle {
filtered[string(k)] = holder
}
}
return nil
})
return filtered, nil
}
func (ds *Datastore) RemoveInstances(bundle string) error {
var holder Struct_Domain
var toDelete []string
ds.handle.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
b := tx.Bucket([]byte(BUCKET_DOMAINS))
c := b.Cursor()
for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
json.Unmarshal(v, &holder)
if holder.BundleName == bundle {
toDelete = append(toDelete, string(k))
}
}
return nil
})
for _, v := range toDelete {
err := ds.Delete(BUCKET_DOMAINS, []byte(v))
if err != nil && err != ErrKeyNotExist {
return err
}
}
return nil
}
func (ds *Datastore) ListNameservers() ([]string, error) {
filtered := make([]string, 0)
var holder Struct_Nameserver
ds.handle.View(func(tx *bolt.Tx) error {
b := tx.Bucket([]byte(BUCKET_NAMESERVERS))
c := b.Cursor()
for k, v := c.First(); k != nil; k, v = c.Next() {
json.Unmarshal(v, &holder)
filtered = append(filtered, holder.Nameserver)
}
return nil
})
return filtered, nil
} | {
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Usage-Based Insurance (UBI) is a type of auto insurance that tracks mileage and driving behaviors. UBI is often powered by in-vehicle telecommunication devices (telematics)-technology that is available in a vehicle that is self-installed using a plug in-device or already integrated in original equipment installed by car manufactures. It can also be available through mobile applications. The basic idea of UBI is that a driver's behavior is monitored directly while the person drives, allowing insurers to more closely align driving behaviors with premium rates.
Telematics devices measure a number of elements of interest to underwriters: miles driven; time of day; where the vehicle is driven (Global Positioning System or GPS); rapid acceleration; hard braking; hard cornering; and air bag deployment. The level of data collected generally reflects the type of telematics technology employed and the policyholders' willingness to share personal data. The insurance company then assesses the data and charges insurance premiums accordingly. For example, a driver who drives long distance at high speed will be charged a higher rate than a driver who drives short distances at slower speeds. With UBI, premiums are collected using a variety of methods, including utilizing the gas pump, debit accounts, direct billing and smart card systems.
The first UBI programs began to surface in the U.S. over a decade ago, when Progressive Insurance Company and General Motors Assurance Company (GMAC) began to offer mileage-linked discounts through combined GPS technology and cellular systems that tracked miles driven. These discounts were (and still are) often combined with ancillary benefits like roadside assistance and vehicle theft recovery. Recent accelerations in technology have increased the effectiveness and cost of using telematics, enabling insurers to capture not just how many miles people drive, but how and when they drive too. The result has been the growth of several UBI variations, including Pay-As-You-Drive (PAYD), Pay-How-You-Drive (PHYD), Pay-As-You-Go, and Distance-Based Insurance.
The pricing scheme for UBI deviates greatly from that of traditional auto insurance. Traditional auto insurance relies on actuarial studies of aggregated historical data to produce rating factors that include driving record, credit-based insurance score, personal characteristics (age, gender, and marital status), vehicle type, garage location, vehicle use, previous claims, liability limits, and deductibles. Premium discounts on traditional auto insurance is usually limited to the bundling of insurance on multiple vehicles or types of insurance, insurance with the same carrier, protection devices (like airbags), driving courses and home-to-work mileage.
Policyholders tend to think of traditional auto insurance as a fixed cost, assessed annually and usually paid for in lump sums on an annual, semi-annual, or quarterly basis. However, studies show that there is a strong correlation between claim and loss costs and mileage driven, particularly within existing price rating factors (such as class and territory). For this reason, many UBI programs seek to convert the fixed costs associated with mileage driven into variable costs that can be used in conjunction with other rating factors in the premium calculation. UBI has the advantage of utilizing individual and current driving behaviors, rather than relying on aggregated statistics and driving records that are based on past trends and events, making premium pricing more individualized and precise.
UBI programs offer many advantages to insurers, consumers and society. Linking insurance premiums more closely to actual individual vehicle or fleet performance allows insurers to more accurately price premiums. This increases affordability for lower-risk drivers, many of whom are also lower-income drivers. It also gives consumers the ability to control their premium costs by incenting them to reduce miles driven and adopt safer driving habits. Fewer miles and safer driving also aid in reducing accidents, congestion, and vehicle emissions, which benefits society.
The use of telematics helps insurers more accurately estimate accident damages and reduce fraud by enabling them to analyze the driving data (such as hard braking, speed, and time) during an accident. This additional data can also be used by insurers to refine or differentiate UBI products. Additionally, the ancillary safety benefits offered in conjunction with many telematics-based UBI programs also help to lower accident and vehicle theft related costs by improving accident response time, allowing for stolen vehicles to be tracked and recovered, and monitoring driver safety. Telematics also allow fleets to determine the most efficient routes, saving them costs related to personnel, gas, and maintenance.
The practice of tracking mileage and behavior information in UBI programs has raised privacy concerns. As a result, some states have enacted legislation requiring disclosure of tracking practices and devices. Additionally, some insurers limit the data they collect. Although not for everyone, acceptance of information sharing is growing as more mainstream technology devices (such as smartphones, tablets, and GPS devices) and social media networks (such as Facebook and Twitter) enter the market.
Implementing a UBI program, particularly one that utilizes telematics, can be costly and resource intensive to the insurer. UBI programs rely heavily on costly technology to capture and sensitize driving data. Additionally, UBI is an emerging area and thus there is still much uncertainty surrounding the selection and interpretation of driving data and how that data should be integrated into existing or new price structures to maintain profitability. This is particularly important, as the transitioning of lower-risk drivers into UBI programs that offer lower premiums could put pressure on overall insurer profitability.
Insurers must also manage regulatory requirements within the states that they do business. Many states require insurers to obtain approval for the use of new rating plans. Rate filings usually must include statistical data that supports the proposed new rating structure. Although there are general studies demonstrating the link between mileage and risk, individual driving data and UBI plan specifics are considered proprietary information of the insurer. This can make it difficult for an insurer who does not have past UBI experience. Other requirements that could prevent certain UBI programs include the need for continuous insurance coverage, upfront statement of premium charge, set expiration date, and guaranteed renewability.
Usage-based insurance is gaining popularity and many auto insurers are beginning to offer it as an option to customers. New entrants have also entered the marketplace. Metromile and Root Insurance are InsurTech start-ups that only offer usage-based insurance, as opposed to other insurers that also offer traditional car insurance. In 2014, the NAIC Center for Insurance Policy and Research (CIPR) conducted a study titled, Usage-Based Insurance and Vehicle Telematics: Insurance Market and Regulatory Implications. The study examined how technological advances in telematics are driving changes in the insurance market and its impact on insurers, consumers and state insurance regulators. | {
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Hope or fear; the choice at this election
I have sent the following letter to local newspapers in Halton;
We are now just over a week until Election Day and nearing the end of the leader's television debates.
The country faces a clear choice on 6th May; five more years of Gordon Brown, or change with David Cameron and the Conservatives. It is also a choice between hope and fear.
Labour's strategy in this election has been to frighten people, especially pensioners, with lies about what the Conservatives would do if elected. I have seen these Labour leaflets in Halton with local Councillor's names attached to them. They, and Gordon Brown, should be ashamed. Elections should be about ideas, values and honest choices; not lies, fears and false dividing lines.
Let me deal directly with the Labour lies being peddled in Halton and across the country. A Conservative government will not abolish the pensioner bus pass, winter fuel allowance, pension credit, free TV licences or Sure Start. We would keep them all and build on them. We would also increase the basic state pension (restoring the link with earnings), provide 4,200 extra health visitors, and increase spending in the NHS each year (unlike Labour).
In this campaign we have been offering a positive plan for the future of Britain, including more support for pensioners. We believe this is a great country with our best days ahead of us. We believe that together we can change our country for the better. We do not believe in frightening people; we believe in giving them hope for the future.
We want to give Halton and Britain the change it desperately needs. We want the country to come together to deliver that change. You can help by voting Conservative on 6th May.
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If you're not sure where to start, you'll be delighted with The Pink Tank. We've collected all of our expertise—from years of organising events—for you to get inspired and motivated for your next event.
Sam's own musings about, business, life, the universe and everything.
This section is for YOU. You have a lot of responsibility organising events for your company… these tips clue you up on the things you might not have thought about. You'll be able to hold your own in meetings, and probably impress your boss too! | {
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JAZZANOVA Upside Down vinyl at Juno Records.
There are many approaches to the humble remix album. Here, Jazzanova have decided to gather together some of their favourite reworks of their own tracks. The cuts included span the best part of a decade, from vintage remixes from Atjazz and Ame (both from 2004, and both still great) to more recent works from Motor City Dance Ensemble and Neve Naive. As usual, there's a flexible mix of deep and soulful styles on display, from the rolling Afro-grooves of Mr Scruff's take on "Boom Click Boom Clack" to the gorgeous nu-jazz of Ye:Solar's version of Ben Westbeech collab "I Can See". Overall, Upside Down makes for a bits and pieces release that's all killer, no filler. | {
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1932. GARIBALDI. Komplet sæt med 17 smukke mærker.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 1,75 + 1.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 2,55 + 2.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 2,75 + 2,50.
1934. FIUME. CENT 25. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. CENT 50. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. CENT 75. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 1 + 0,50. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 2 + 1,50. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 2 + 1,25. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 2,25 + 1,25. POSTA AEREA.
1934. FIUME. LIRE 4,50 + 2. POSTA AEREA.
1935. PRO OPERA PREVID MILIZIA. CENT 20 + 10.
1935. PRO OPERA PREVID MILIZIA. CENT 25+ 15.
1935. PRO OPERA PREVID MILIZIA. CENT 50 + 30.
1935. PRO OPERA PREVID MILIZIA. LIRE 1,25 + 0,75. | {
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All I could think of while watching this was Kevin's Yahoooooooooo story.
KEVIN, YOU NEED TO LOOK AT THAT!
IT IS CRAZY, DO YOU OWN THIS SITE??
I do! I actually was able to buy the site this week!!! I was so excited! Kinda makes my video obsolete, but I thought it was funny! And I couldn't pass up the opportunity!!
I wonder if www.com would be possible? | {
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For Lizzie's Sake è un cortometraggio muto del 1913 diretto da Mack Sennett con Mabel Normand.
Trama
Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Keystone.
Distribuzione
Il film uscì nelle sale il 20 gennaio 1913, distribuito dalla Mutual Film, programmato in split reel insieme a un altro cortometraggio, Sir Thomas Lipton Out West.
Collegamenti esterni
Cortometraggi commedia
Cortometraggi muti statunitensi | {
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Sam Lau, from Singapore, won GP Singapore, defeating Jonathan Chan in the finals, 2-0. He played Trix to a near-perfect record in the Swiss, placing him as the fifth seed going into the Top 8. He made $2,400 USD, while runner-up Chan walked away with $1,700. Chan, also from Singapore, played a Sligh/Ponza hybrid deck that performed well for him until he met Sam Lau in the finals. Grand Prix Singapore was very positive, with a large audience following the standings and observing the tournament. | {
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Posted inHeavy Hitters
BYD begins building a $2.9 billion industrial facility in Shenzhen
by Jill Shen Sep 15, 2022 Sep 15, 2022
BYD's headquarters in Shenzhen, located in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong. Credit: BYD
BYD has begun building a new portion of an electric vehicle manufacturing facility to build car components in Shenzhen, as China's top-selling electric vehicle maker gears up to meet growing demand.
Why it matters: This is the latest example of BYD aggressively expanding key components on the supply chain, such as batteries and chips, at a time when many of its rivals are struggling with industry-wide shortages.
Details: BYD said that construction of the RMB 20 billion ($2.87 billion) industrial park has started at the Shen-Shan Special Cooperation Zone on the city's east side after receiving official approval, according to a report by the regional broadcaster Shenzhen Satellite TV on Wednesday.
The facility will produce "critical components" for 600,000 electric cars per year on an area of 3.79 million square meters (40.8 million square feet), the report said. Mass production is scheduled to kick off in July 2023, and the firm expects to achieve an annual production value of more than RMB 100 billion.
This is the Phase 2 portion of BYD's manufacturing facility. Construction of Phase 1 in the industrial park has continued rapidly, with the main buildings now almost complete, suggesting that part of the facility will soon be operational, according to a July 29 report by the Shenzhen Economic Daily (in Chinese).
In August 2021, the carmaker revealed plans to spend RMB 5 billion to build a 1.71 million square meter industrial facility producing car parts, such as clutches and wire harnesses, and later showed interest in more space. Additional investments were announced in January.
Context: BYD has been working with local Chinese governments to establish multiple new manufacturing facilities to ensure the in-house supply of crucial parts, including batteries and chips for its EVs, as part of the major player's plan to more than double its sales this year.
On Sept. 10, the company announced that it had begun constructing a 15 gigawatt-hours (GWh) battery pack factory in the southern city of Nanning, Nanning Evening News reported (in Chinese). Another chip plant will begin production next month in the central city of Changsha.
The Warren Buffett-backed EV giant currently has a total production capacity of between 1.5 and 2 million vehicles annually, according to estimates by Bloomberg Intelligence analysts. It currently runs or is establishing nine vehicle production sites in major Chinese cities, including Shenzhen, Changsha, and Xi'an, in the northwestern Shaanxi province.
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Jill Shen is Shanghai-based technology reporter. She covers Chinese mobility, autonomous vehicles, and electric cars. Connect with her via e-mail: [email protected] or Twitter: @yushan_shen More by Jill Shen | {
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Brian Schorn at his Studio Rubedo workshop in Michigan.
Brian Schorn is an American multi-disciplinary artist practicing out of his Studio Rubedo workshop where he uses a variety of media including assemblage, collage, painting, drawing, sculpture and photography. He has an extensive education in the arts with MFA degrees in visual art, electronic music, creative writing and graphic design. Since the 1980s, Brian's art has been displayed regionally, nationally and internationally in thirteen solo exhibitions and over seventy group exhibitions. He has attended artist residencies throughout the United States including Nevada, Iowa, Michigan, and Connecticut. Further, Brian's music, poetry and design have been performed, published, and exhibited throughout the world. Numerous public institutions and private collectors have acquired his work.
In addition to being a professional artist, Brian has experience as an art/design educator, arts program developer, graphic designer, museum/gallery preparator and board member for various arts and nature organizations. He has also served as a volunteer for hospice and wildlife rehabilitation organizations.
As a complement to his art experience, he is an avid naturalist, an outdoor adventurer and a meditation practitioner within the Tibetan and Zen Buddhist traditions.
In 2018, Brian founded Studio Rubedo LLC, a contemporary art gallery and artist workshop in Alpena, Michigan. He exhibits his own work, plus curates solo and group exhibitions of local, regional, and national contemporary artists working in all mediums. He teaches a variety of educational art workshops and mentorship programs, hosts open studio events, and contributes to the local community through various volunteer roles.
A 7-page extended biography designed as a magazine article, including images, is available in PDF format below.
As an artist and as a human being, I seek to explore the transmutation of matter and mind for the benefit of all. Therefore, I am interested in contemplative art practices that focus on a variety of subjects such as ordinary perception and awareness, interconnectedness, impermanence, equanimity, non-duality and the wonder of natural history. With this approach, I seek to research and experiment with meditative states and visual spaces that are free from suffering, thus offering a path to an enlightened manner of experiencing the world around us.
A full artist statement, designed as a single page, is available in PDF format below.
A 4-page artist resume is available in PDF format below.
A portfolio of recent work, designed as a booklet, is available in PDF format below.
A 6-minute video portfolio showing recent work is available in .m4v format below.
Michigan Artists Gallery in Traverse City, MI currently represents Brian's artwork, so stop by the gallery to see and purchase it.
Brian's assemblage, "Wheel of Life," is being installed at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey, MI by Sheila Ruen, Galleries Director. This article appeared on the front page of the Petoskey News.
Rogue Nevada, curated by Francis Melhop, is an online portal for art, culture, and the environment in Nevada. While a Resident Artist in Silver City, Brian was invited to be one of the select artists represented on Rogue Nevada.
Naoko Mikami curates artcuratorjapan.com. I am extremely honored to be represented here with my works being sold through the European online gallery artsper.com. | {
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Kids have specific characters. They often love and spend their wholly days playing their favorite games. Kids love to have their own bedroom with various colors. How are your kids at home, they may be found the various colors for their bedroom? If your kids ask you to redecorate their room, what will you do? Surely, you need a help for finding kids bedroom ideas. There are many websites offer you kids bedroom ideas.
Kids have a good quality to remember anything. So, it is better for you to improve their capabilities on imagination. You can facilitate them well with design all the things in their bedroom to enhance their own imaginations. How to implement these kids bedroom ideas, especially to enhance their own imaginations?
Kids bedroom ideas prompt you to use chic colors such as you can use triadic schemes involve three hues, such as red, blue and yellow. If you use the blue as your basic colors, you can use the red and yellow as the accent walls. Kids bedroom ideas prompt you to support their dreams. If he dreams of an astronaut, you can give a large wallpaper of a big rocket or a big photo of an astronaut.
Kids bedroom ideas support you to put many books in their rooms, especially all of their favorite books in a cute bookshelf. You can use the white bookshelf to neutralize the chic. Kids bedroom ideas prompt you to open their imaginations with the various play games, such as you can give a lot of educational toys and put them on a cabinet for their toys. To support their days playing a lot in their room, you can give a large cheerful rug. Do not forget to give beautiful bedding. They will love the kid's bedroom ideas a lot. | {
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Like many of you, I can never get enough Mexican food, especially tacos topped with delicious fresh pico de gallo. If you're searching for a delicious Mexican inspired dish, you're in luck! This afternoon on "The Chew", chef Mario Batali made tri-tip steak with pinto beans and pico de gallo. Did you have a chance to catch the segment? No worries, we have the video to share with you below!
Be sure to watch the video below to see how renowned chef Mario Batali made the spice rub, these amazing tri-tip tacos, the frijoles pinquito, pico de gallo salsa! He also answered some great questions that will help you in the kitchen. Don't forget to head over to The Chew website for the amazing recipe, so you can make these tacos for you and your family this evening.
The Chew video: Watch chef Mario Batali make tri-tip steak with pinto beans and pico de gallo on the Monday, January 9, 2017 episode of "The Chew." **** If you have any questions or comments about the video below, the recipe or "The Chew", please contact them directly on their website as I am not affiliated with the show. Thank you!
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THE (CULTURE) SYSTEM
PEOPLE-FIRST CEOs
GUESTS: Darci Lee – Director of Talent and Culture and Kate Butcher – Manager of Culture from BitTitan
https://www.bittitan.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/darcilee/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kate-butcher-47262a3/
Stay active to keep your energy up.
Find great people. Onboard them well.
A common thread in our conversations on Mighty Good Work. "It starts at the top. Culture is established and reinforced by leadership.
Find your core values at the beginning.
"Get shit done. Have fun." Cut to the chase.
If you don't have integrity, you're not going to be here.
"We used to tout flat management and limited process? With 200 people, now, we have to have some management, and we have to have some procedures? The right procedures."
Procedures must be streamlined.
Guidelines are more effective than limiting procedures.
No-one wants to go see HR. That's why we have talent and culture. "People come to us to get our guidance about how to have fun."
We're in a new business model and a new environment. We move so quickly, you have to be who you are. It's so liberating.
Celebrate failure. "Yay! I failed." Failure is not an end, it's an inflection point. A time of learning and change.
We're not tied to a ship date. We're not tied to a product launch.
We "dog food" our products here before we got to market.
We tell our engineers that you can just try stuff. Not all your work has to go to market. That's part of creating an innovative culture.
We're willing to put something out into the market — and if it's not right, pull it back. That's something that's true throughout the company. It's external — and internal as well. Policies are tried, and adjusted, and changed whole-cloth.
People need time-off. Mental health is served by a change of venue, a relief from pressure. Your people work better when they've had a break to reset.
"A big part of our job is, how can we help people destress and get out of the office?"
Policies have long been in place in corporate culture to try to create the trailing result of performance and results. When you enlist and inspire people to accomplish goals — when you give them your trust, faith, and feedback — you'll be amazed at their motivation and drive.
We invest in coaching for our people because they want to do good work — and they will if they have the tools.
Work-life balance is a fool's errand. That's a false dichotomy. Work is a part of life. Live a balanced life.
People at BitTitan know they need to bring their full-self to work.
Notice whether your people seek guidance from one another. Do people seek coaching, advice, help from HR, from their peers, from their managers? If not, how can you create a company culture in which people make the most of the resources available to them?
Make sure in recruiting that what candidates see is what they'll get when they come on board. Bait and switch is a recipe for losing people to resentment and mistrust.
Your people need someone to talk to who isn't their direct colleague, and who isn't their line-manager.
People we hire are willing to do the work.
We provide a kind of "concierge service" to make things easy for people. The work is hard. Being able to do the work should be easy. We orient people as well as we can, and give them the tools they need to do the job.
We have reverse engineered some of what we do from the folks out there who were already winning best place to work awards. That's how we learn what people truly want in our sector.
Look for the subtle cues that people aren't being entirely themselves, and instead of ignoring those signs, probe into that — their changes — with kindness and care. We want people in the right place at the right time.
How do you plan for succession? The most important thing is to hire the right people. People who have passion, integrity, and a sense of impeccability.
Fun is a more effective motivator than fear or compensation. Not forced fun? Levity. Everybody has a different definition of fun.
The names of things — job titles, initiative names, etc — carry information. Stuffy names lead to stuffy attitudes about and receptions of those things.
ID high potential employees. Empower them to select their picks as well. Form a team of those folks to develop their leadership — by giving them real leadership work to do, and autonomy.
We're people first, and workers second. If you don't care for the person — yourself included — then the worker isn't going to be at their best.
Introversion is not the same thing as social anxiety.
At the end of the day, we need to treat people as individuals.
QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
By Susan Cain
BitTitan is HIRING! Getting up to 400 employees this year — doubling in size. If you're looking for a great place to work, get in touch with Darci and Kate.
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Wine Ed
Luxury Guide to the Champagne Wine Region
BY Vicky Denig
International travel may still be (temporarily) on hold, but that's not stopping us from dreaming up our next wine-soaked trip abroad. Our love of great wine is no secret – which means that France will most definitely be one of the places we hit up first. What better place to kick off international adventures than a trip to Champagne?
Champagne is a sparkling wine producing region located just 90 miles east of Paris. The region is broken down into five major wine-producing zones: Montagne de Reims, Vallée de la Marne, Côte de Sézanne, Côte des Blancs, and Aube. Champagne's two major cities are Reims and Epernay. Reims is larger, busier, and a bit more on the lavish side, whereas, Epernay errs on the sleepier, more quaint side of things.
Most Champagne getaways begin with a touchdown in Paris, and really, what's not to love about that? Before jetting off to wine country, grab a quick 40-minute cab into the city and stop somewhere for a lavish lunch – we can confirm that there's really nothing better after an overnight flight. Pop by Le Saint-Sébastien for contemporary French cuisine with a twist, or hit Le Bon Georges for a traditional French bistro lunch. Both restaurants boast top-notch wine lists, so kicking off your trip with something delicious has never been easier.
Le Saint Sebastien
There are numerous ways to access Champagne from Paris. Although most tend to rent a car (approx. two hours) or hit the high-speed TGV train (approx. 45 minutes from Paris to Reims), why not go all out and catch the view from above?
Helicoptering from Paris to Champagne isn't actually as unattainable as it sounds. Companies like AB Corporate Aviation offer flights equipped with guided tour guides and gourmet meals, and while we wouldn't recommend shelling out this much for recurring trips to the region, seeing Paris from above is most definitely a once-in-a-lifetime experience. We can't think of a better way to kick off a wine-soaked getaway – with a glass of bubbles in hand, of course.
Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa
Nothing cures the overnight flight blues like checking into a high-end spa in the heart of wine country. Located in Champillon, this epic hotel was recently named the number one resort in Europe by Condé Nast Traveler's Readers' Choice Awards, and it's no surprise why. This luxury boutique hotel is located on a UNESCO World Heritage site and is surrounded by lavish wineries, plush greenscapes, and rolling vineyards as far as the eye can see. Expect Champagne concierge, meals prepared by Michelin-starred chefs, and gourmet apéros laden with bubbles and local products – and at just two years old, all rooms, amenities, and common areas are brand-spankin' new.
Champagne Hotel
Le Parc (at Domaine Les Crayeres)
Located in the heart of Reims, this 2-Michelin Starred restaurant is an absolute no-brainer for those looking to dive into French haute cuisine. Located inside the Domaine Les Crayeres, this elegant hotspot meshes sophisticated hospitality and unmatchable French joie de vivre under one charming (and quite expensive) roof. In warmer weather months, be sure to grab an outdoor table in the lush garden, and be advised that formal dress code is strictly enforced (no shorts, sports attire, or sandals are permitted).
Le Foch
Known for their fish-heavy carte, this Michelin-starred gem is an absolute must for seafood lovers. Expect meticulously crafted dishes laden with lobster, fresh seafood, and the restaurant's signature potato confit, as well as classic French staples like escargots and foie gras – and don't forget to save some space for the joint's handmade macarons. 5-course menu or a-la-carte options available.
Where to Taste
No car? No problem. Tasting wine without the worries of having to drive has never been easier, thanks to the numerous tasting rooms available by foot in Reims. Krug, Louis Roederer, and Maison Mumm are all within walking distance of one another and are equally accessible for those arriving by train to Reims. Note: Most tasting rooms require advanced reservations and have multiple options for elevated experiences, featuring custom pairings, private tours, and if you're lucky, perhaps a backvintage pour or two.
Cathédrale Notre Dame
No trip to Champagne would be complete without a stop at Reims' famed Gothic Cathedral. This prestigious church dates back to 1211, was the place of coronation for many of France's kings, and survived numerous World Wars. (The church has now been deemed a UNESCO World Heritage Site). The cathedral's 12-petaled rose windows, epic organ, and one-of-a-kind astronomical clock (built 200 years after the church's initial construction) promise to take your breath away.
Palais du Tau
Sigh – another UNESCO World Heritage Site. This sophisticated former residence is best known for housing a number of French nobility, including the archbishop of Reims. Located just next to the Cathédrale, the Palais du Tau now holds its own small collection of religious objects, tapestries, and sculptures. Pop in for your daily dose of history (and then pop some bubbles for a post-museum lunch at one of the local cafés next door).
Musée de Beaux Arts
And if visits to the Cathédrale / Palais du Tau did not fully satisfy your culture craving, hit the Musée de Beaux Arts. This 18th-century museum's permanent collections feature paintings, sculptures, and furniture from the 16th to 20th Century, with an emphasis on religious-focused art and Impressionist, works from the Renaissance through the 1900s. As much as we love Renoir, we'd make this stop as quick as possible (and save your hours for sipping Champagne in the city's many quaint squares!)
Vicky Denig
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Vicki completed her Bachelor's degree at CUNY Hunter College with a double major in French Language and Italian Language, along with a minor in English and additional studies in Spanish and Polish. Her wine industry career began at Sud de France Développement in Manhattan, followed by a Wine Consultant/Buyer position at Quality House Wines. She went on to work full-time as a staff writer for VinePair.com from September 2016 – July 2017. She now freelances full-time; her work regularly appears in Food & Wine, Wine-Searcher, Beverage Media, Matador Network, Wine Enthusiast, and more.
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Say goodbye with a Midwestern Beer Showcase and Backyard BBQ at Tess.
Today is the last official day of Milwaukee Beer Week. Make it count.
Tess, 2499 N. Bartlett Ave., hosts a Midwestern Beer Showcase and Backyard BBQ from 2 to 6 p.m. The restaurant will be selling European handmade sausages and house-smoked ribs.
And then there is the taplist of Midwest brews: Goose Island: 2013 BCB Stout and 2013 BCB Barleywine; Perennial: 17, Sump and Abraxas; Surly: Blakkr and Todd the Axeman; Central Waters: Cassian Sunset and De Kleine Dood; Founders: Rubaeus Nitro and 2015 Devil Dancer; New Holland: Blue Sunday and 2013 Night Tripper; and 3 Floyds: Hopped in Half.
Other events related to Milwaukee Beer Week are available online.
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Q: Read property from the same class In C# if I have this in a class:
public int SomeNumber
{
get { return 6; }
}
How can I read (get) that number from a function in the same class if the function receives a variable with the same name? Example:
public bool SomeFunction(int SomeNumber)
{
check if SomeNumber (the one passed to this function) == SomeNumber (the one from the public int)
}
A: You would simply invoke the property get in the method:
public void MyMethod()
{
var someNum = SomeNumber; // basically, var somNum = this.SomeNumber;
}
EDIT: To clarify with OP's edit:
public void MyMethod(int someNumber)
// Change the naming of your parameter so it doesnt clash with the property
{
if(someNumber == SomeNumber)
// Do Stuff
}
A: Same as if it were a field:
public void SomeOtherFunction()
{
var x = SomeNumber;
}
A: Although the other suggestions do work well (and adhere to easier to read/maintain code), they don't directly answer your question. Given a class
public class SomeClass
{
public int SomeNumber { get { return 6; } }
...
And a function with a parameter passed in
public void SomeMethod(int SomeNumber)
{
// Your code here...
You can access the passed in parameter and property like so:
if (SomeNumber > this.SomeNumber)
{
// Your results here
The distinction is that if you refer to just the variable name, it will use the variable from the same scope, i.e. the passed in variable. If you specify use "this." then you always get the class member.
Note: This does not work with Static classes, as there is no instance of the class. (Can't use "this.whatever") and you will be stuck. There are many coding Standards out there and some of them states that it is best practice to use the form "myVariable" for method parameters, "MyVariable" for property names, and _myVariable for property backing stores, to easily distinguish between them in your code.
A: public class FavoriteNumber
{
public int SomeNumber
{
get { return 6; }
}
Public int Twelve()
{
return SomeNumber*2;
}
}
A: Please run this code and you will get it.. Use this operator to refer the class level variale.
public void CheckNumber(int SomeNumber)
{
Console.WriteLine(SomeNumber);
Console.WriteLine(this.SomeNumber);
}
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DNA Methylation Is Crucial for the Early Development in the Oyster C. gigas
Guillaume Riviere, Guan Chung Wu, Alexandre Fellous, Didier Goux, Pascal Sourdaine, Pascal Favrel
Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology
In vertebrates, epigenetic modifications influence gene transcription, and an appropriate DNA methylation is critical in development. Indeed, a precise temporal and spatial pattern of early gene expression is mandatory for a normal embryogenesis. However, such a regulation and its underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood in more distant organisms such as Lophotrochozoa. Thus, despite DNA in the oyster genome being methylated, the role of DNA methylation in development is unknown. To clarify this point, oyster genomic DNA was examined during early embryogenesis and found differentially methylated. Reverse transcriptase quantitative polymerase chain reaction indicated stage-specific levels of transcripts encoding DNA-methyltransferase (DNMT) and methyl-binding domain proteins. In addition, as highlighted by electronic microscopy and immunohistochemistry, the DNMT inhibitor 5-aza-cytidine induced alterations in the quantity and the localisation of methylated DNA and severe dose-dependent development alterations and was lethal after zygotic genome reinitiation. Furthermore, methyl-DNA-immunoprecipitation-quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed that the transcription level of most of the homeobox gene orthologues examined, but not of the other early genes investigated, was inversely correlated with their specific DNA methylation. Altogether, our results demonstrate that DNA methylation influences gene expression in Crassostrea gigas and is critical for oyster development, possibly by specifically controlling the transcription level of homeobox orthologues. These findings provide evidence for the importance of epigenetic regulation of development in Lophotrochozoans and bring new insights into the early life of C. gigas, one of the most important aquaculture resources worldwide.
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Riviere, G., Wu, G. C., Fellous, A., Goux, D., Sourdaine, P., & Favrel, P. (2013). DNA Methylation Is Crucial for the Early Development in the Oyster C. gigas. Marine Biotechnology, 15(6), 739-753. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10126-013-9523-2
Riviere, Guillaume ; Wu, Guan Chung ; Fellous, Alexandre ; Goux, Didier ; Sourdaine, Pascal ; Favrel, Pascal. / DNA Methylation Is Crucial for the Early Development in the Oyster C. gigas. In: Marine Biotechnology. 2013 ; Vol. 15, No. 6. pp. 739-753.
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Chickenpox Makes a 'Comeback'
It's a small spike, but notable. Didn't this disease vanish with vaccines?
By Shelby Stewart
For many parents, chickenpox was a childhood rite of passage. Not for their kids.
Since a vaccine was approved in 1995, cases of the disease dropped 97 percent. However, in a year's time, Michigan rates shot up 57 percent, the state's human services department notes. Granted, that's relative. As of April, there were only 239 total cases, with about 60 here in southeast Michigan, according to local reports. Nearly all affected patients were unvaccinated. Compare that to the 4 million U.S. people who used to get the disease every year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports.
Still, with school back in session, it's a good time for some chickenpox 101.
"An infection from the varicella-zoster virus," explains Dr. Jocelyn Ang, medical director of the infectious disease team at the Children's Hospital of Michigan in Detroit. Chickenpox is most common among young children, she says.
Symptoms include a fever and an itchy rash that starts on the face and spreads down in the body. Over 10 days, the pink or red bumps – up to 500 total, notes the CDC – turn into blisters and then scabs. "We don't see it anymore," says Ang. But, while the "comeback" is minor, she adds, "Outbreak is a concern because chickenpox is highly contagious."
The best defense is vaccination. "The vaccine should be given to children 12 months to 12 years," Ang says. It includes two doses: one between 12-15 months and the other at age 4-6 – "before they go to kindergarten."
The disease spreads quickly through contact with anything the infected child touches, as well as by air through sneezing and coughing. It can also cause serious complications in infants and adolescents. Kids older than 13 who haven't been vaccinated should get two doses at least 28 days apart, the CDC notes.
The vaccine can cause mild reactions in some kids, such as soreness, fever or mild rash. Serious side effects are "extremely rare," the CDC adds; chickenpox, meanwhile, used to claim 100-150 lives per year.
If your child is vaccinated, there's little need to worry, the experts agree. If a child does get chickenpox, though, the worst part typically is the itching from the blisters. Keeping them from scratching is no easy task, but it's important.
"Use relief for the itching like calamine lotion, so they don't open the blisters – and to prevent a bacterial infection," says Ang. Another popular treatment is an oatmeal bath. And, of course, if your child is suffering from chickenpox, keep them home from school and other social situations with anyone not immunized.
If the symptoms worsen, or if any other symptoms such as vomiting, severe cough or difficulty walking appear, contact a health care provider.
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\section{Introduction}
One year after the launch of the \textit{Fermi} satellite, the data gathered by the
large Area Telescope (LAT) together with the software (ScienceTools, ST) were
publicly released. Today more that 4 years of data were taken and a lot of
discoveries were made.
LAT data can be analysed using the ST which are a collection of command line
tools. The use of these tools requires some expertise and detailed tutorials
\footnote{see \url{http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/analysis/}} have been
written by the LAT team.
While very complete, the ST lack several important features, e.g. spectrum and
light-curve generation, etc..., and can be difficult to configure, hard to use
on CPU clusters to take advantage of the availability of several computation
cores. Based on the ST Python interface, few user contributions
exist\footnote{see \url{http://fermi.gsfc.nasa.gov/ssc/data/analysis/user/}}.
Most of them only perform a single task. The {\tt Enrico} package, presented
here, implements a full analysis chain, missing features and simplifies the data
analysis.
\section{Features}
The main features of this package can be summarised as follows:
\begin{itemize}
\item It uses the ST to analyse the LAT data ({\tt FITS} file production,
minimisation, etc...). The {\tt Enrico} command line tools are just front-ends
for functions and classes in the {\tt Enrico} Python package.
\item Analysis is simplified, {\tt Enrico} generates {\tt Xml} model files, {\tt FITS} files and paper-quality plots with a few commands.
\item Results are reproducible, because configuration files and logs are used.
\item Good default options that are suitable for most analyses.
\item Control plots were added to ensure the reliability of the analysis.
\end{itemize}
Written in Python, the code is portable and does not rely on the CPU
architecture nor on the ST version. Documentation, tutorial and instructions for
installation are available at \url{http://enrico.readthedocs.org}.
The {\tt Enrico} package includes a job submission module allowing some
parallelisation of the tasks, mainly for spectra (energy bins) and light curves
(time bins). Currently the MPIK\footnote{\url{http://www.mpi-hd.mpg.de/}} and
LAPP\footnote{\url{http://lapp.in2p3.fr/}} clusters are supported but others can
easily be added by the user.
\section{A simple analysis}
\subsection{Prepare and run your analysis}
Few steps need to be done before actually running the \textit{Fermi} analysis. The
command-line tools work with a configuration file that needs to be generated.
This is done by:
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_config PKS2155.conf}}
where {\tt PKS2155.conf} is the name of the configuration files that will be
created. For this exemple, the blazar PKS~2155-304 has been analysed using data
from MET=239557418 to MET=271093418 with an energy range from 100~MeV to
300~GeV.
Few questions will be asked about the analysis to perform (source name,
position, time, energy range, etc...). The \textit{Fermi} data analysis uses a sky model
written in an xml file. The package reads the 2FGL catalogue
\cite{2012ApJS..199...31N} to generate a coresponding xml model using the tool :
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_xml PKS2155.conf}}
The produced xml file contains all the sources with the user-defined region of
interest plus 10 degrees. Only sources within 3 degrees around the source have
their parameters free to vary. Several spectral models are supported (PowerLaw,
PowerLaw2, LogParabola, PLExpCutoff, Generic). At this point, the likelihood
analysis implemented in {\tt gtlike}, can be simply performed with the command :
\mbox{{\tt enrico\_sed PKS2155.conf}}
A full spectrum and also data points (see Fig.~\ref{fig:SED}) are then computed.
The covariance matrix obtained during the minimisation process is then used to
compute the 68\% error contour also called butterfly. If the source is not
detected (i.e. below the user-defined TS), an upper limit is computed.
Lightcurves (Fig.~\ref{fig:LC}) and TS maps can be produced by {\tt Enrico} using :
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_lc PKS2155.conf}}
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_tsmap PKS2155.conf}}
The previous commands run several jobs either in parallel by submitting them to
a cluster or sequentially one after the other. A single job is very similar to a
spectrum calculation. {\tt FITS} files that are need by {\tt gtlike} are
produced and the minimisation is performed either in time bins (light-curves) or
in space bins (TS map). For each tool, the generation of the {\tt FITS} files
can be skipped if they have already been produced in a previsous analysis. This
allows to save CPU time in the cases of recomputation of the best-fit values
after a change in the sky model for exemple.
\begin{figure}[ht!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth]{icrc2013_89_01}
\caption{Spectral energy distribution of the Blazar PKS 2155-304 as obtained with {\tt Enrico} and the tools {\tt enrico\_sed} and {\tt enrico\_plot\_sed}.}
\label{fig:SED}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[ht!]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth]{icrc2013_89_02}
\caption{light-curve of the Blazar PKS 2155-304 as obtained with {\tt Enrico} and the tools {\tt enrico\_lc} and {\tt enrico\_plot\_lc}.}
\label{fig:LC}
\end{figure}
{\tt Enrico} has a module to produce paper-quality plots, saved in {\tt eps}, {\tt .C} (ROOT format) and {\tt png}:
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_plot\_sed PKS2155.conf}}
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_plot\_lc PKS2155.conf}}
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_plot\_tsmap PKS2155.conf}}
It is also posible to compute the log-likelihood value of several spectral
models assumed for the source of interest. Tested models are PowerLaw,
LogParabola and PLExpCutoff. The tool is called by :
\mbox{{\tt> enrico\_testmodel PKS2155.conf}}
\subsection{Configuration file}
The configuration file is a {\tt ascii} file automaticaly generated by the
package but that can be edited by the user. An exemple is presented in
Fig.~\ref{fig:conf}.
\begin{figure}[!t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{icrc2013_89_03}
\caption{Exemple of a configuration file for {\tt Enrico}.}
\label{fig:conf}
\end{figure}
A configuration file is divided in sections. It contains simple sections (e.g.
\textbf{energy}, \textbf{time}) in which the user defines cuts applied for all
analysis. More specific sections exist and are used by only one tool (e.g.
section \textbf{spectrum} for {\tt enrico\_sed}).
\subsection{Check your results}
While in principle straightforward, the ST might be tricky to use and the
results of a \textit{Fermi} data analysis should be checked. {\tt Enrico} proposes few
control plots in order to ensure the reliability of an analysis.
For the spectrum, a count plot (Fig.~\ref{fig:control1}) and a residual plot are
produced. For the light-curves, a plot, $N_{\rm pred}/\sqrt{N_{\rm pred}}$ vs
Flux$/\Delta$ Flux (Fig.~\ref{fig:control2}), is made to unsure the good
computation of the errors since the two values must be correlated. Count map,
model map and residual map (Fig.~\ref{fig:Map}) are also automaticaly produced
and can be used to see if a source should be added to the sky model or have its
paramters free.
\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth]{icrc2013_89_04}
\caption{{\tt Counts plot} showing the number of count per bins and the different model components (Source, other objects and total) as fitted by {\tt gtlike}.}
\label{fig:control1}
\end{figure}
\begin{figure}[t]
\includegraphics[width=0.49\textwidth]{icrc2013_89_05}
\caption{Plot ($N_{\rm pred}/\sqrt{N_{\rm pred}}$ vs Flux$/\Delta$ Flux) used to decide whether the errors in the light-curves are well computed.}
\label{fig:control2}
\end{figure}
\section{Conclusions}
{\tt Enrico} is a powerful tool written in {\tt Python} to run the \textit{Fermi}
ScienceTools. With the addition of debug plots and submission of several job on
cluster of CPUs, rapid, robust and reproducible analyses can be performed
easily. The implementation of automatic download of data from the FSSC data
server for a given sky region, energy band and time range is being implemented
as part of the {\tt astroquery.fermi} module (see
\url{https://github.com/astropy/astroquery}), which is a Python package to
access public astronomy data services on the web.
We invite the reader to try {\tt Enrico} for \textit{Fermi} LAT data analysis. Start by
downloading it from \url{https://github.com/gammapy/enrico} and browsing the
documentation at \url{http://enrico.readthedocs.org}.
\begin{figure}[t]
\centering
\includegraphics[width=0.4\textwidth]{icrc2013_89_06}
\caption{From top to bottom: Counts map, Model map and residuals. The first two maps are produced with the ST (with {\tt gtbin}\ and {\tt gtmodelmap}) and the last is produced by {\tt Enrico} to allow the user to check the sky model.}
\label{fig:Map}
\end{figure}
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Dolichoderinae – podrodzina błonkówek z rodziny mrówek.
Królowe i robotnice tych mrówek mają kolankowate czułki, samce zaś często mają je nitkowate lub z krótkim trzonkiem. Głowa ma prosty lub wklęsły na przedniej krawędzi nadustek i ząbkowaną krawędź żującą żuwaczek. Robotnice często są pozbawione przyoczek. Tylna para odnóży ma zwykle na goleniach proste lub grzebykowane ostrogi. Pomostek składa się z jednego, wąsko połączonego z gaster segmentu, na którym występują szczelinowate ujścia gruczołów obronnych. Długość pomostka nie przekracza dwukrotności jego szerokości. Gaster cechuje się brakiem przewężenia między pierwszym a drugim segmentem. Pygidium jest drobne i często częściowo lub całkowicie ukryte pod czwartym tergitem gastralnym. Robotnice pozbawione są żądeł i polegają na obronie chemicznej.
Podrodzina kosmopolityczna, znana ze wszystkich kontynentów. Znana od miocenu. W zapisie kopalnym z paleogenu są dominującą grupą mrówek.
Systematyka
Takson ten wprowadził w 1878 roku Auguste Forel jako podrodzinę mrówkowatych. Carlo Emery i kilku późniejszych autorów nadawało mu rangę osobnej rodziny Dolichoderidae. Współcześnie zalicza się doń 842 opisane gatunki, zgrupowane w 48 rodzajach i 6 plemionach:
plemię: Bothriomyrmecini Dubovikov, 2005
Arnoldius Dubovikov, 2005
Bothriomyrmex Emery, 1869
Chronoxenus Santschi, 1919
Loweriella Shattuck, 1992
Ravavy Fisher, 2009
plemię: Dolichoderini Forel, 1878
Dolichoderus Lund, 1831
plemię: Leptomyrmecini Emery, 1913
Anillidris Santschi, 1936
Anonychomyrma Donisthorpe, 1947
Azteca Forel, 1878
†Chronomyrmex McKellar, Glasier & Engel, 2013
Doleromyrma Forel, 1907
Dorymyrmex Mayr, 1866
Forelius Emery, 1888
Froggattella Forel, 1902
Gracilidris Wild & Cuezzo, 2006
Iridomyrmex Mayr, 1862
Leptomyrmex Mayr, 1862
Linepithema Mayr, 1866
Nebothriomyrmex Dubovikov, 2004
Ochetellus Shattuck, 1992
Papyrius Shattuck, 1992
Philidris Shattuck, 1992
Turneria Forel, 1895
†Usomyrma Dlussky, Radchenko & Dubovikoff, 2014
plemię: Tapinomini Emery, 1913
Aptinoma Fisher, 2009
Axinidris Weber, 1941
†Ctenobethylus Brues, 1939
Ecphorella Forel, 1909
Liometopum Mayr, 1861
Tapinoma Förster, 1850
Technomyrmex Mayr, 1872
plemię: incertae sedis
†Alloiomma Zhang, 1989
†Asymphylomyrmex Wheeler, 1915
†Elaeomyrmex Carpenter, 1930
†Elaphrodites Zhang, 1989
†Eldermyrmex Heterick & Shattuck, 2011
†Emplastus Donisthorpe, 1920
†Eotapinoma Dlussky, 1988
†Eurymyrmex Zhang, Sun & Zhang, 1994
†Kotshkorkia Dlussky, 1981
†Ktunaxia Lapolla & Greenwalt, 2015
†Leptomyrmula Emery, 1913
†Miomyrmex Carpenter, 1930
†Petraeomyrmex Carpenter, 1930
†Proiridomyrmex Dlussky & Rasnitsyn, 2003
†Protazteca Carpenter, 1930
†Yantaromyrmex Dlussky & Dubovikoff, 2013
†Zherichinius Dlussky, 1988
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Dragon Band and Choir Programs Transitioning to New Fine Arts Complex for Spring Semester
It will be a happy new year indeed for the Dragon Band and Choir Programs, as they will be kicking off the Spring semester in the brand new Fine Arts Complex on the campus of Carroll Senior High School. Starting January 4, the choir program and band program will have access to the northern section of the facility, which includes the choir, jazz and ensemble room, along with the attached practice areas.
All band and choir classes will start the second semester in the new facility, while the Winter Guard will continue their classes at Carroll High until the new band hall becomes available later in the semester. "This facility will provide an enormous amount of space for our students," said Carroll ISD Director of Bands Ken Johnson. "We are very fortunate to have assistant teachers for our choir and band classes, and with this new space at our disposal, we will be able to split classes and sections out into the extra areas for instruction, giving our students and even more individualized learning experience."
Currently, the theatre, choir and jazz programs are all using the back of house in the current auditorium space at Carroll Senior High. With choir and jazz transitioning into the new facility for next semester, the Theatre Department will be able to move in and utilize their new black box theater.
"Choir is unreservedly excited about the move to the music center," said Director of Choral Activities Paul Doucet. "We will now be able to explore producing small operas and other vocal events that we simply did not have the space to attempt in the past!"
The new band hall and practice rooms, percussion room and percussion storage and the color guard locker room will be available for student use roughly around Spring Break, with the auditorium projected to open in the late spring.
The directors of these fine arts programs are extremely excited to have art, theater, choir and band all on the same campus together in the same facility, which will hopefully provide new and creative ways for the Carroll fine arts program as a whole to collaborate. "We look forward to collaborating with the band on a more consistent basis, now that all music programs are on one campus," said Doucet.
"Having an auditorium adjacent to our rehearsal halls will provide a fantastic opportunity for our choirs and bands to go on stage prior to performances, do sound checks and adjustments and have a great feel for the hall," said Johnson. "Our indoor drumline and winter guard classes will be able to have their classes in the gymnasium-sized band hall, which is a feature very unique to most secondary programs."
Some non-musical features that the Band and Choir Directors are excited to utilize are the windows in the choir and band rooms, and the decrease in time and wear and tear on the percussion instruments by not having to move them from campus-to-campus and for performances.
Carroll ISD voters approved a $208 million bond proposition in May of 2017, and technology and construction projects have been taking place district-wide the past three years. The completion of the Fine Arts Complex will wrap up the majority of the 2017 Bond Program construction projects and improvements. "We are so very thankful to the citizens of this superb district for seeing the immense value in the arts and providing a space for art to flourish," said Doucet. | {
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class BitDevice;
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{
public:
LdCommand(std::shared_ptr<BitDevice> device) :
mDevice(device)
{}
virtual ~LdCommand() {}
virtual void execute(CommandExecutionContext& context) override;
virtual std::string print() override;
protected:
private:
std::shared_ptr<BitDevice> mDevice;
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#endif // LDCOMMAND_H
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A warrior friend of ours from Gerudo mailed us a few Radiant Shields in exchange for some hydro melons. Get yours before they are gone! Laser engraved and cut from solid cherry wood. Measures 1.25" tall by 1" wide. | {
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REC TOPPER: Forecasting the animal world
There is a lot of folklore and old wives' tales associated with animal and insect winter predictors. Maybe the most famous on a yearly basis is Punxsutawney Phil, the world-renowned groundhog prognosticator from north-central Pennsylvania.
AccuWeather.com meteorologists have weighed in with their forecast for this coming winter, but what about the forecasters from the animal world?
Here, courtesy of AccuWeather, is a closer look:
March of the insects
Some of the folklore surrounding a bad winter include ants and hornets building their nests higher than normal, an early migration of the Monarch butterfly, an increase of spiders weaving larger webs and going into homes in greater numbers and honeybees going into their hives sooner than usual.
Not so, said John R. Wallace, a biology professor at Millersville University of Pennsylvania and a member of the Pennsylvania Entomological Society.
"I think the upshot here is that there is plenty of lore and a paucity of data to assign any fragment of truth on these prognosticating 'wanna-bees,' pun intended," Wallace said.
Getting squirrelly
Squirrels have been associated with winter weather lore for their nut-gathering abilities ahead of wintry weather. The bushiness of squirrels' tails has also been believed to be a harbinger of a bad winter.
"I have not heard a story where squirrel tail bushiness or nest location is used to predict winter weather," said Carolyn Mahan, a biology professor at Penn State Altoona.
Rings of truth
Of all the animal and insect folklore, there is one species that stands out for having grains of truth. That is the woolly bear caterpillar.
According to Michael J. Raupp, an entomology professor at the University of Maryland, C.H. Curran, an entomologist from the American Museum in New York, collected data from 1948 through 1956 and compared those observations to the actual winter weather experienced. Other researchers have done similar projects, and predictions with up to 80 percent accuracy are reported, Raupp said.
The prognosticating prowess comes from the width of the caterpillar's band.
"A broad orange band equals a mild winter. A narrow band equals a harsh winter," Raupp said.
People can be mistaken into thinking there will be a harsh winter because they looked at the wrong caterpillar.
"There is a pure black woolly bear relative that is often confused with the banded woolly bear," Raupp said.
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Agya, What do You Mean by Development?
Slick oil plans for Westfjords exposed as lying greenwash!
As if the situation in Iceland was not 'heavy' enough these days, a profiteering ambassador (Olafur Egilsson) has come forth with plans to endanger the environment of the Icelandic Westfjords with a giant oil refinery. Not only is this incongruous in view of the recent announcement by the local authorities in the Westfjords that the area is to stay clean of all heavy industry but also because the perpetrators of this project are trying to sell it as "green" "high tech" industry, cunningly trying to avoid the ugly name heavy industry has with the majority of Icelanders.
There is nothing new about this sort of attempts of greenwash by the enemies of Icelandic nature, but this time INCA has exposed their lies.
In a statement released by INCA (Icelandic Nature Conservation Association) they have pointed out the inaccuracies in Egilsson's and the Mayor of Isafjordur Halldorsson's arguments in favor of the oil refinery. Egilsson, trying to sell his personally lucrative heavy liquid idea to the nation on a TV show, said that the pollution from oil refineries was only 1/100 compared with that from aluminium smelting and Halldorsson said that it was only 1/10 of the pollution from smelters. | {
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Q: Kotlin load a collection of a class from a file? In C++ I can load a collection of a class from a file using a friend operator>> overload:
friend std::istream& operator>>(std::istream& is_a, College& college_a) {
return is_a >> college_a.id_,
is_a.get(),
std::getline(is_a,college_a.name_);
}
std::set<College> colleges {};
std::copy(std::istream_iterator<College> {std::cin},
std::istream_iterator<College> {},
std::inserter(colleges, colleges.begin()));
from a file like this:
0707 Rowan Technical College
0980 University of Saskatchewan
1058 Belmont University
1072 Belmont Technical College
How would this be done with Kotlin?
A: There are many ways to parse a file and split the lines in Kotlin / Java.
The next example uses a Regex to split the line into an id and the name for the college:
data class College(val id: String, val name: String)
val colleges = File("input.txt").useLines { lines ->
val regex = Regex("(\\d+) (.+)")
lines.mapNotNull { line ->
regex.matchEntire(line)?.let {
College(it.groupValues[1], it.groupValues[2])
}
}.toList()
}
If you need to read from the standard input, then replace the third line with:
val colleges = InputStreamReader(System.`in`).useLines { lines ->
Update: Hide details
There is no general way to parse text files into object in Java / Kotlin. For XML and Json files exists some standard APIs and you can register Serializer/Deserializer for each type.
If you need such an abstraction for simple line oriented text files you have to build it yourself. The next examples may give you an idea:
fun <T : Any> File.parseLines(lineParser: (String) -> T?): List<T> =
useLines { it.mapNotNull(lineParser).toList() }
The function extend the File class with a parseLines method.
The implementation of the line parser for class College would be like this:
val collegeLineParser: (String) -> College? = { line ->
val regex = Regex("(\\d+) (.+)")
regex.matchEntire(line)?.let {
College(it.groupValues[1], it.groupValues[2])
}
}
Or if you like to cache the RegEx:
val collegeLineParserCachedRegex = object : (String) -> College? {
val regex = Regex("(\\d+) (.+)")
override fun invoke(line: String): College? =
regex.matchEntire(line)?.let {
College(it.groupValues[1], it.groupValues[2])
}
}
Now you can invoke the method parseLines on a File:
val colleges = File("input.txt").parseLines(collegeLineParser)
Update: Registry for parsers
If you do not like to provide the lineParser for every call, you can create a registry:
object LineParserRegistry {
val parsers = ConcurrentHashMap<KClass<*>, (String) -> Any?>()
inline fun <reified T> register(noinline parser : (String) -> T?) {
parsers[T::class] = parser
}
inline fun <reified T> get(): (String) -> T? {
// force companion initializer
Class.forName(T::class.java.name)
return parsers[T::class] as (String) -> T??
}
}
inline fun <reified T : Any> File.parseLines(): List<T> =
useLines { it.mapNotNull(LineParserRegistry.get<T>()).toList() }
If you like to register the parsers automatically you need to add an companion object with an init method:
data class College(val id: String, val name: String) {
companion object {
init {
val collegeLineParser: (String) -> College? = { line ->
val regex = Regex("(\\d+) (.+)")
regex.matchEntire(line)?.let {
College(it.groupValues[1], it.groupValues[2])
}
}
LineParserRegistry.register(collegeLineParser)
}
}
}
This init method is invoked the first time the College class is used. But reflection does not count, therefore we had to add Class.forName(T::class.java.name) into the get method of the registry. This call forces the initialization of the companion object.
Now you can call the parser without any preparations:
val colleges = File("input.txt").parseLines<College>()
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Derby County had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Ipswich Town at the bottom of the table on Wednesday evening at Portman Road.
Tom Lawry's previous strike against his former club put the Rams in the lead, but substitute Jon Nolan stood for the Tractor Boys 10 minutes into the second half.
Both sides could have won it, with derby contested by the woodwork in injury time, but it ended up being anything but square.
While Frank Lampard's men extended their unbeaten run to six games, they missed the chance to return to the play-off zone of the Sky Bet Championship.
They are still seventh in the table, just behind Middlesbrough in goal difference after Tony Pulis' men lost 1-0 at Sheffield United.
Lampard made three changes to the side that started Saturday's 2-0 home win over Hull City.
Andy King made his full debut after borrowing from Leicester City after being out of the bank late against Hull.
There was also a recall for fellow player Bradley Johnson, who made his first appearance since the notorious Stoke game in November. Then he was banned for allegedly biting opponent Joe Allen for five games.
In the meantime, Lawrence returned to the starting grid after missing the hull due to a calf injury.
Tom Huddlestone, Craig Bryson and Florian Jozefzoon were the trailblazers.
Jack Marriott, on the way back from an ankle injury, did not finish the squad.
This meant that Martyn Waghorn – signed by Ipswich in the summer – again led the line and beat his two goals over the weekend.
Ashley Cole rebuilt the bench, with Scott Carson (thigh) and Mason Mount (thigh) still out, along with longtime absentees Marcus Olsson, Craig Forsyth (both knee) and Curtis Davies (Achilles).
Ipswich boss Paul Lambert made four changes to the side that started 3-0 against Norwich City on Sunday.
Myles Kenlock, Flynn Downes, Teddy Bishop and Collin Quaner were all in the starting lineup.
They replaced the injured duo Luke Chambers and Freddie Sears, the sick Cole Skuse and Nolan.
Matthew Pennington, a loan target from Derby last month, started in defense of the home team.
Duane Holmes started right, Lawrence left and Harry Wilson played a central role.
King and Johnson were in a 4-2-3-1 formation ahead of the last four.
Derby was right on the forefoot – taking the lead within two minutes.
Johnson's floated ball into the box was deflected by Jayden Bogle for Lawrence, whose volley shot deflected past Bartosz Bialkowski from 10 yards out.
Lawrence injured himself in the process of the meeting, limping off to celebrate, but it was OK to continue after the treatment.
Fikayo Tomori's slip-up almost struck Will Keane, but the derby defender finally recovered impressively as he is used to it.
Quaner's shot from the edge of the box was deflected to the rear – but the Rams looked relatively unmoved at the opening change.
Waghorn was booked for diving after being challenged by Pennington.
Derby played some nice things without creating any more clear chances.
Holmes saw his shot blocked in the box after a neat build.
Ipswich broke off and Alan Judge fed Quaner, who fired just off the edge of the area.
Moments later, Tomori made an important block when Keane hit the goal.
The game was interrupted when Wilson and Lawrence both had to be treated for thrusts – but both could go on.
Judge's left-footed free-kick from the left was headed forward by Trevoh Chalobah's head, but Kelle Roos watched him leave his distant post.
Derby approached shortly before the break when Lawrence clicked on Wagner's corner from Waghorn and was distracted wide by Tomori from close range.
The Rams had their slim lead in the second half, but Pennington's header after another free kick by Judge reminded them that there was still a lot to do.
James Bree fired a 20-yard shot after Lawrence was accidentally beaten by his team-mate Johnson.
Ipswich equalized in the 55th minute.
Quaner ran for derby defense before finding Nolan at his right. The midfielder had just retired, but made no mistake when he passed a first shot from 15 meters at Roos.
Raised by the gate, the hosts seemed to take the initiative.
Suddenly derby wobbled. Judge's 30-meter free-kick was held well by Roos before Teddy Bishop threw back the effort.
Judges Judge Jonas Knudsen fell in the 68th minute and sent a shot to the top corner just to let the slender Holmes drop the line.
Chalobah shot up as Ipswich raised the pressure – but Derby survived any further damage and came back later in the game.
Scott Malone had blocked a shot before substitute Bryson was close before Bartosz Bialkowski hit the ball easily – but Waghorn was penalized for a foul on the keeper.
In the 84th minute Richard Keogh – still from one corner – came into the back of the head to reach the penalty area at the end of a ball, but his header was parried by Bialkowski and Tomori sent the long shot.
At the other end, Pennington threw Judge's free kick back into the path of substitute Andre Dozzell, whose shot fell on goal but was blocked by Tomori.
Bialkowski was reinstated to tip Waghorn's head after a Lawrence free-kick.
In the first minute of added time, the Rams had almost won.
Lawrence & # 39; s corner from the left came off of the far post from David Nugent, but his header hit the crossbar.
Derby pushed to the end and in the final seconds Nugent dropped the ball eight meters, but he could only hook directly into the goalkeeper in a crowded area.
IPSWICHSTADTBialkowski, Bree, Pennington, Knudsen, Kenlock, Chaloba, Downes (Nolan, 53), Bishop (Dozzell, 69), Quaner (Harrison, 75), Keane, Richter. Other subjects: Gerken (gk), Edwards, Jackson, Nsiala.
DERBY COUNTY: Roos, Bogle, Keogh, Tomori, Malone, Johnson, King (Bryson, 73), Holmes (Bennett, 72), Wilson (Nugent, 62), Lawrence, Waghorn. Other Subjects: Ravas (gk), Wisdom, Cole, Huddlestone.
REFEREE: A Madley (West Yorkshire).
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Home / About the IB / What is the IB?
IB stands for International Baccalaureate; it was founded in 1968 as a non-profit educational foundation offering four highly respected programmes of international education. These programmes develop the intellectual, personal, emotional, and social skills needed to live, learn and work in a rapidly globalizing world. Schools must be authorized by the IB organization in order to offer any of the programmes.
The IB works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programmes of international education and rigorous assessment. The IB has earned reputation for high standards of teaching, pedagogical leadership and student achievement.
The IB Mission is to create a better world through education; the IB achieves goals by working with partners and by actively involving stakeholders, particularly teachers.
These programmes encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with differences, can also be right.
The IB is registered in Switzerland as a non-profit organization. It is governed by an elected 17-member Board of Governors, which appoints the Director General, sets the strategic direction of the organization, adopts a mission statement, makes policy, oversees the IB´s financial management, and ensures the autonomy and integrity of IB Diploma Programme examinations and other student assessments. Board membership represents cultural and geographical diversity.
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8 Best Buffett Stocks for Retirement
I am quoted in Kiplinger's "8 Best Buffett Stocks for Retirement".
(1) Apple (AAPL):
David Kass, a professor at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business who studies Buffett and is a Berkshire shareholder, notes that customer devotion to Apple products and services almost serve as an annuity. "Apple may be viewed as a 'subscription model' with a loyal customer base very likely to purchase future products and services," Kass says.
(2) Bank of America (BAC):
"This is a very well run bank that should benefit as interest rates rise in the near future," says Kass.
(3) Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.A)
"I would recommend Berkshire Hathaway as the best retirement stock of all," Kass says. "Its stock represents ownership of over 90 companies across numerous industries along with a diversified portfolio of stocks." True, Buffett and partner Charlie Munger are getting up there in age –87 and 93, respectively – but the company boasts what Kass calls a superior management team. No successor has been named publicly, but Todd Combs and Ted Weschler are Buffett's chief stock-picking lieutenants. Each already manages more than $10 billion worth of Berkshire's investments. Either Combs or Weschler (or possibly both) are thought to be behind the lucrative move into Apple stock.
(4) Kraft Heinz (KHC)
"Warren Buffett considers 3G Capital to be the best operating managers in the world," says Kass. "They are likely in the future to partner with Berkshire in the acquisition of other food companies."
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Meta-analysis of the association between variants in **SORL1** and Alzheimer disease
Reitz, Christiane
Cheng, Rong
Roageva, Ekaterina
Lee, Joseph H.
Tokuhiro, Shinya
Zou, Fanggeng
Bettens, Karolien
Sleegers, Kristel
Tan, Eng King
Kimura, Ryo
Shibata, Nobuto
Arai, Heii
Kamboh, M. Ilyas
Prince, Jonathan A.
Maier, Wolfgang
Riemenschneider, Matthias
Owen, Michael
Harold, Denise
Hollingworth, Paul
Cellini, Elena
Sorbi, Sandro
Nacmias, Benedetta
Takeda, Masatoshi
Pericak-Vance, Margaret A.
Haines, Jonathan L.
Younkin, Steven
Williams, Julie
Van Broeckhoven, Christine
Farrer, Lindsay A.
St George-Hyslop, Peter H.
Mayeux, Richard
Objective To reexamine the association between the neuronal sortilin-related receptor gene (SORL1) and Alzheimer disease (AD). Design Comprehensive and unbiased meta-analysis of all published and unpublished data from case-control studies for the SORL1 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) that had been repeatedly assessed across studies. Setting Academic research institutions in the United States, the Netherlands, Canada, Belgium, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Japan, Sweden, Germany, France, and Italy. Participants All published white and Asian case-control data sets, which included a total of 12 464 cases and 17 929 controls. Main Outcome Measures Alzheimer disease according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (Fourth Edition) and the National Institute of Neurological and Communicative Disorders and Stroke and the Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Association (now known as the Alzheimer's Association). Results In the white data sets, several markers were associated with AD after correction for multiple testing, including previously reported SNPs 8, 9, and 10 (P < .001). In addition, the C-G-C haplotype at SNPs 8 through 10 was associated with AD risk (P < .001). In the combined Asian data sets, SNPs 19 and 23 through 25 were associated with AD risk (P < .001). The disease-associated alleles at SNPs 8, 9, and 10 (120 873 131-120 886 175 base pairs [bp]; C-G-C alleles), at SNP 19 (120 953 300 bp; G allele), and at SNPs 24 through 25 (120 988 611 bp; T and C alleles) were the same previously reported alleles. The SNPs 4 through 5, 8 through 10, 12, and 19 through 25 belong to distinct linkage disequilibrium blocks. The same alleles at SNPs 8 through 10 (C-G-C), 19 (G), and 24 and 25 (T and C) have also been associated with AD endophenotypes, including white matter hyperintensities and hippocampal atrophy on magnetic resonance imaging, cerebrospinal fluid measures of amyloid β-peptide 42, and full-length SORL1 expression in the human brain. Conclusion This comprehensive meta-analysis provides confirmatory evidence that multiple SORL1 variants in distinct linkage disequilibrium blocks are associated with AD.
Archives of neurology / American Medical Association. - Chicago, Ill., 1960 - 2012
Chicago, Ill. : 2011
0003-9942 [print]
1538-3687 [online]
68 :1 (2011) , p. 99-106
https://doi.org/10.1001/ARCHNEUROL.2010.346
Faculty of Pharmaceutical, Biomedical and Veterinary Sciences . Biomedical Sciences
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Our company supplies spring stainless steel strips of various grades in accordance with EN and ASTM/AISI standards. The typical grades are EN 1.4310 (AISI 301), 1.4301(AISI 304), 1.4404 (AISI 316L).
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The South Cariboo has had an interesting history that started long before man arrived. At one time it was a boiling sea of volcanoes covering the land with thick layers of pahoehoe lava.
Then in a complete change the entire area was smoothed and carved by the great ice sheets that blanketed the lava fields during the last great ice age. About 10,000 year ago this ice started to melt sending torrents of water cascading off the edges of the Fraser Plateau.
This deluge cut canyons through the layers of lava that has made for some of the spectacular scenery that makes the Cariboo such a great place to be.
The evidence of this tumultuous past is everywhere. From the hundreds of lakes (no, that is not an exaggeration) to the beauty of Canim Falls and Painted Chasm to the volcanic core that stands as a ancient sentinel over the tiny town of Lone Butte.
First Nations people came to this land early, evidence found in Soda Creek carbon dated at approximately 2300 B.C.. This is the area of the Secwepemc (Shuswap) First Nation and is a part of the Lake Division of the Shuswap Tribe within the Interior Salish Nations in B.C.. Pictographs can be seen on both the north and south sides of Mahood Lake at about the half way point.
Fur traders for the Hudson's Bay Company used the Fur Brigade Trail to pass through 100 Mile House from 1820 into the 1850's. They would move trade goods up the trail to supply inland forts with goods to exchange with First Nations for the furs they would move down the trail for eventual shipping to Europe and Asia.
Fur trader's gave many place names to the South Cariboo including 100 Mile House's original name of Bridge Creek, so named for the logs thrown down to make it easier for the horses to get up the steep banks of the creek.
Other names that echo this era are Green Lake, called Lac Du Vert by the French traders; Horse Lake recalls an unfortunate incident in the 1820's when several horses drowned crossing the end of the lake. Lac La Hache translates into Axe Lake for the luckless trader whose axe went to the bottom.
The late 1850's seen the beginning of the Cariboo Gold Rush and British Columbia became an official colony of Great Britain in 1858. As the fur trade declined in importance the forts were used more and more to supply miners and settlers who flooded up the trail. The trail ceased to be used in some places and widened and improved in others with the construction of the Cariboo Wagon Road, north of 100 Mile House is such a place. You can still walk a section of the original Fur Brigade Trail west of Little Fort where it winds to the top of the Thompson Plateau.
The Cariboo Wagon road was constructed with the sweat and sometimes lives of The Royal Engineers whose advance guard arrived in 1858. These were volunteers who all had to be a tradesman of some type and independent thinkers for they often worked in small groups with little supervision. Sometimes the independent attribute backfired with several men deserting, lured by the seemingly endless wealth of the gold fields.
Volunteers were enticed from the small villages of England, Ireland and Scotland with the promise of thirty acres in the new colony of British Columbia, something unattainable for a labourer in their home countries. This was later raised to 130 acres in recognition of their accomplishment.
Sgt. John (Jock) McMurphy of the Royal Engineers fell in love with the Cariboo during his time laying the route for the wagon road. He wrote in his journal about how plentiful the grouse were and streams full of trout, saying it reminded him of his youth spent on the moors of Scotland. On his subsequent retirement he opened a roadhouse at 74 Mile, calling it Loch Lomond House. His wife and eleven children helped to run the inn and he advertised that the bar contained "civility and the best liquors and cigars"
His bliss was short lived however, in 1865 while the family was away in Victoria the business was robbed of anything of value and the family moved to New Westminster.
Thirty thousand people poured into British Columbia when gold was found in what was then known in New Caledonia. Many people where flowing north from the United States and the British government was worried about maintaining their sovereignty. They quickly formed an official colony with the new name of British Columbia under the care of Governor James Douglas.
While some made money toiling for gold many made very good livings meeting the needs of the miners. Mule packers, stages and coaches pulled by oxen and horses moved people and freight up the new road north. One ill fated enterpriser brought in camels to move freight but his plan failed because the camels were not suited to the rough ground and often grew lame.
Horses and mules were frightened by the sight and smell of the understandably ill tempered camels and some actually bolted right off the road to their deaths. One trigger happy traveler thought one was a grizzly and shot it. The commotion caused by the camels caused them to be banned from the wagon road and the last of the unhappy imports is thought to have died around 1910.
Other enterprisers made money setting up roadhouses where weary travelers could eat, drink, sleep and rest their animals. Lilloet was officially 'Mile 0' of the route and roadhouses sprang up with their names designated by their distance from there. This is how 100 Mile House eventually got its name.
As 100 Mile was then known as Bridge Creek, 1862 seen Bridge Creek House come into being. By 1867 business was going so good the house was expanded to include four other buildings with the original becoming the store and telegraph key.
Bridge Creek House had a reputation of good home cooking with lots of fresh vegetables, pies, bread and milk. Although one lady traveler remarked that the host was a bachelor and could have kept the house a little cleaner. No doubt she found many of the Cariboo houses rough after leaving the comforts of established Victoria.
The roadhouse at 100 Mile changed hands many times over the years. It was owned at one point by the Stevenson brothers who built a large barn to service horses. Although it had to be moved from its original location it can be seen from the highway at the north end of town. They also constructed a mill at the falls in what is now Centennial Park and you will see evidence of it in the form of a stack at the falls and flumes snaking through the forest higher up. The roadhouse finally fell into a state of disrepair and eventually became somewhat infested with bugs. The buildings finally burnt to the ground in 1937.
Other roadhouses of note in the area include 59 Mile House; built overlooking Painted Chasm it included a fifty stall barn to accommodate the horses of Barnard's Express Company. A roadhouse was constructed at 70 Mile. Incredibly, this house operated continually from 1862 to 1956 when it was consumed by fire.
The 105 Mile House was unlike most of the Cariboo roadhouses in that it was a handsome building built in a Victorian style. This house was moved from its original location and now resides at the 108 Heritage site where it can be toured by the public.
108 Mile House started as a somewhat cruder affair in 1867. It was only eight miles from 100 Mile House so stage coaches probably passed it by, although it would have been a welcome site to those walking pack animals. By 1875, although there was no evidence of ownership, it was known as the 108 Mile Hotel and was run by one Agnus McVee and her husband Jim. It was rumored that the McVee's would supplement their income by selling girl hostages to lonely miners or by bringing southbound travelers to a quick end, relieving them of their gold and unceremoniously dumping their bodies in nearby lakes.
The stolen gold was then buried in various locations in the surrounding countryside. Stashed gold has turned up at a couple of construction sites but it is widely believed that there are tens of thousands of dollars worth waiting like a buried lottery for the right passerby.
The next owner tore down the building and reassembled it at what is now the 108 Heritage site. Several more buildings such as a blacksmith shop and an ice house were added, the most notable being the Clydesdale barn built in 1908. This is the largest log barn of its kind in Canada and is still standing at its picturesque location on the shores of 108 Mile Lake.
The builders of the 111 Mile House felt they had a good location and built a large and impressive, two-story inn. They were right because four horse stagecoaches from Barnard's Express made it a regular stop as a horse change station. It operated till 1909, sat empty for awhile and finally became part of the 3000 acre Highland Ranch. Today only one small building remains beside the creek.
The 118 Mile House is not as old as some but the building still stands on private property visible from highway 97.
The roadhouse at 127 Mile started as a blue army tent. It operated as a bar while a building was erected. It was a large, attractive two story building but the location was popularly known as the Blue Tent Ranch for many years. In 1904, it went the way of many buildings in an era of woodstoves and no fire departments, it burned to the ground.
Two friends, British noblemen, Lord Egerton of Tatton and the Marquis of Exeter bought land here in 1912. Lord Egerton bought land from the 105, 108 and 111 Mile ranches. He later sold this property to Fred Davis. The Marquis purchased Bridge Creek House and 12,000 acres of ranchland surrounding it.
The Marquis visited periodically but hired a manager to run the ranch, listed in a 1919 directory as William Henry Buse.
In 1930 the Marquis of Exeter's son, Lord Martin Cecil arrived to run the ranch and one of his first projects was to construct the 100 Mile Lodge to replace the decaying Bridge Creek House. The Lodge still stands behind the Red Coach Inn to this day as well as a Barnard's Express stagecoach. The stagecoach era was coming to an end but there was now a railway in place with passengers disembarking at Exeter station..
Canada was in the throes of a depression at this time and making money on a ranch was difficult. The young British nobleman worked as hard as any of his ranch hands however and kept the ranch intact.
He married a European debutante and brought her to the Lodge in 1934 where she helped with the running of the inn.
When the population of 100 Mile House was only about twelve people, Lone Butte was becoming a busy centre for ranchers in the surrounding areas. The Cariboo was poised for a boom though and it came in the forties and fifties with dozens taking advantage of abundant timber and establishing sawmills at places like Forest Grove and Lac La Hache.
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Tej Kohli
Life Story: Tej Kohli Is A Sustainable Development Pioneer
Tej Kohli's latest project is on track to cure 500,000 of blindness in the developing world by 2030 as part of the #2030InSight mission to achieve the #1 UN Sustainable Development Goal of ending poverty everywhere.
Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation co-founder Tej Kohli
This profile was updated on 10 October 2022 to reflect the latest #2030InSight achievements of the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation.
Foreword by Tej Kohli:
From 2006 I started to divest and to exit the portfolio of companies that I had founded and grown since 1999. This major liquidity event was a milestone moment for me that enabled me to change my life focus almost entirely. I launched Kohli Ventures and I started investing.
The first area that I invested was into growth-stage ventures in the fields of AI, robotics, biotech and, a bit later, esports. The second was private market investments into technology, IP and blockchain companies that were heading toward IPO. The third area was buyouts and turnaround within the e-commerce segment. I also launched my Zibel Real Estate portfolio in Europe and the Middle East, which grew dramatically.
The event of selling my companies coincided with moving my family to live in a new country. All of this renewal and change was like being reborn, and it gave me moments of extraordinary clarity about finding a meaningful new purpose in life. The moment had come to take up the mantle of giving back by becoming far more ambitious as a philanthropist.
I had already been involved in grassroots charity projects for a number of years, but 2006 was when I started expanding the work of the not-for-profit Tej Kohli Foundation, which has since helped hundreds of thousands of people all around the world, most notably by curing blindness.
As a philanthropist I learned quickly that it was only by telling and sharing stories that my teams we were able to surface the best new opportunities. An example of one such opportunity surfaced in 2021 when with Nepalese 'God of Sight' Dr Sanduk Ruit I launched and then built the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation, which has since become a colossal global force for good.
Together Dr Ruit and I share a passion for combating all forms of needless blindness that arise from poverty and inequality, and today we are united in a joint mission to screen at least 1,000,000 patients and to cure 300,000 to 500,000 people of blindness in the developing world by 2030.
With strong empirical evidence showing that the socio-economic return of curing blindness can be as much as 1,500% of the cost of surgery during the first post-operative year, I strongly believe that curing blindness is by far the best catalyst for reducing extreme poverty quickly and effectively.
My big lesson is that sharing stories matters. And that is why I have allowed someone to help me to tell my story here, in this blog post on Medium.
And so, what follows, whilst not quite 'in my own words', is a faithful and accurate capture of my life story as I have lived and experienced it.
A Passion For Problem Solving
"Make your product in the United States, sell it in Asia and then spend your profits in Europe" says Tej Kohli. It is 2020 and the 61-year-old investor and philanthropist is sitting in his newly constructed garage at his home in leafy Oxfordshire, England. Since 2006 the family home, which sits within several acres of immaculately landscaped gardens, has been home to Tej Kohli.
Kohli stands by this philosophy. England is where he spends quality time with his family and enjoys driving his cars and eating at the many restaurants located near to his plush Mayfair offices. But Kohli has no direct investments in the United Kingdom, preferring instead the fast-growth markets of Asia.
Tej Kohli is a colourful character with a passion for problem solving. He is also full of surprises. During a tour of the gardens, an unassuming doorway cut into a hedge opens to reveal a 2-acre Japanese Garden. "We flew the designers and gardeners in from Japan" says Kohli. "They lived on site for nearly a year building that garden".
The 'Wild West' Days Of The Dot Com Boom
Kohli bought the Oxfordshire house after selling a series of companies that he had built up from his base in Costa Rica between 1999 and 2006. One such company was Estacion Tramar, a payment gateways specialist.
Estacion Tramar was typical of the portfolio of companies that Tej Kohli had rapidly grown during the 'Wild West' days of the dot com boom thanks to his market-leading fraud prevention software. The software had allowed Kohli's enterprises to dominate the payment gateways business for 'high risk' industries across the globe as online payments ballooned.
"It was very profitable" says Kohli, "but also highly technical. Today people take a lot of online technologies for granted, but we were figuring them out, building them from the ground up and then competing in a constant arms race to remain ahead. By the time that I left in 2006 the company employed hundreds of software developers in India and in Costa Rica".
A New Breed Of Indian Entrepreneur
Many of the Western technologists who made fortunes during the early days of the Internet have since become household names. But Tej Kohli is of a different cohort. He was part of a very early new breed of Indian-born entrepreneurs who quietly emerged as a new vogue for Western-style entrepreneurship became more entrenched in the East.
"Things have changed a bit more now" says Kohli. "A lot of the alumni from my student days at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in India went on to build technology empires worth billions, but nobody even knows their names. By contrast more recent IIT graduates such as Alphabet Inc CEO Sundar Pichai have become household names the world over."
Unashamedly Focused On Performance
Kohli notes how little philanthropy takes place in the UK and Europe compared to the USA and Asia. According to Forbes less than 10% of UK multi-millionaires give to charity. Kohli is also critical that when money is given, it often goes to charities with big overheads. His aim is to become an unashamed beacon of doing philanthropy differently: he is spending his wealth on projects that gets all of the funding directly to those in need.
Because of this approach Tej Kohli has become quite well-known for his constellation of eponymous charities, most notably for his efforts to fight poverty in the developing world by combating needless blindness. When doing so Kohli often talks about 'turbo-charing' economic development by curing blindness in the world's poorest communities. This turn of phrase is no coincidence: Tej Kohli is also a committed petrol head.
Dr Sanduk Ruit and Tej Kohli with patients cured of cataract blindness in Bhutan by the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation i nAugust 2022.
Kohli's Oxfordshire home is also the location of his famous 'car tank'. Kohli's bent is not classic or vintage cars. His interest is unashamedly about automotive prestige and performance. Pride of place in Kohli's 'car tank' is a $3.8m Pagani Huayra. It is one of only 100 ever made.
The six-litre twin-turbo charged 238 mph hyper car can do 0–60mph in 2.8 seconds. "The trouble with the Pagani is that everywhere I go I get mobbed" says Kohli, "It's an absolutely exquisite piece of engineering, and people are fascinated by it, but it's not the kind of car that you can just park and leave somewhere. It takes five minutes just to turn it on!".
Tej Kohli's Pagani Huayra
Kohli's favourite car is his $2m Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse roadster, one of only 150 every made and the fastest roadster in the world with a top speed of 258 mph. "The Bugatti is literally the best that the internal combustion engine will ever get — a final glorious exposition at the pinnacle of engineering ingenuity. From now on cars like this will be hybrid or electric, so this is the last of its kind that we will ever see".
Idiosyncratic English Style
Kohli notes that even with a Pagani and Bugatti, people show the most love for his Morgan Aero 8 Supersport. The British car marque has been hand built in Malvern since 1909 and has an idiosyncratic English style.
Tej Kohli is a fan of the quintessential Englishness of sartorial style.
"I can't blame people for falling in love with the classic Englishness of the Morgan" says Kohli. "It was always my dream to have a home in England and for my kids to be educated here. Britain has spent a lot of time criticising itself over the last few years, but people all too easily forget what an amazing country that this is. The people, the manners, the humour, the sense of mutual respect. The history and its unique influence on the culture."
Kohli is also a fan of the quintessential Englishness of sartorial style. "I'm a colourful guy and being Asian gives you a lot more latitude in terms of what you can wear. I like to embrace that when I'm ordering a suit by being a bit more daring and colourful".
Kohli also admits that he wasn't always so debonair: "My parents helped pay for a very cheap suit when I applied for my first job in India. Looking back, it was a terrible suit — but I still got the job!".
Tej Kohli at home with his Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport Vitesse
Early Affirmations As An Entrepreneur
It was that first job aged 21 which gave Kohli an early affirmation of his desire to become an entrepreneur. He was recruited directly out of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur after studying Electrical Engineering and tasked with installing tachometers for Rabacomtel.
Whilst working on a project in a Toshiba factory, Kohli theorised that he could vastly improve the efficiency of the factory by installing a process controller. He sketched out a design and pitched it to the manager of the factory. "He threw me out" said Kohli. "But I was young and a bit arrogant, so I decided to try to meet the CEO of the company in Delhi".
Kohli managed to find the CEO's assistant who, after a lot of charming, told him the best way that he could contrive a meeting. "I remember the assistant to this day. Her name was Blossom. She helped me to get into the building and told me a time that I could walk in at the end of another meeting to meet the CEO. She gestured at the right moment, but when I walked in there were a lot of people there and I almost lost my nerve. But I gave my pitch."
A week later the manager of the factory was brought in to hear Kohli's pitch and begrudgingly agreed that it was a good idea. But Kohli wasn't around to see the installation of his design. In 1981 his mother, a Diplomat for the Indian Government, was posted to the United States. Kohli moved with her.
Prodigious Early Success…And Failure
"The United States really nurtured my early entrepreneurial ambitions" says Kohli, who remains effusive about the American style of doing business. By his late twenties he had founded a prosperous real estate company in LA.
The company would acquire distressed and foreclosed multi-unit residential properties at cents on the dollar from failing Savings and Loans, bankruptcy trustees and the Veterans Association; and then re-sell them as individual units at near-to market rates, often to the sitting tenants.
"It was a beautiful business" says Kohli, and "it was the kind of deal-making enterprise that you can only do in the US. . We had three floors filled with people and the atmosphere was electric." Kohli says that at one stage the company owned or managed over 3,000 residential units.
After rebuilding himself Tej Kohli is now using his success to help rebuild others
"I was riding high in my twenties" says Kohli. "There are certain things that you can only achieve with the energy and arrogance of youth, but I was also hubristic and I had started to put my trust into people that I should not have. My company was involved in more activities than I could keep good oversight of and as CEO I was culpable for decisions, so when things went wrong — very badly wrong — I, quite rightly, had to answer for it."
In 1994 Kohli's companies were closed when it was discovered that in 1988 he had become embroiled in a novel scheme to transact real estate. What had seemed at the time like a legitimate investment scheme turned out to have toxic and profound consequences for Kohli, who was prosecuted.
"It's not a period that I like to discuss" says Kohli. "I lost everything and it was 1999 before I could start rebuilding my life again from scratch."
"The only positive" says Kohli, "is that over thirty years later I still draw from that early experience of failure when I'm giving advice to younger people. I tell them to stay grounded. Sometimes knowing what not to do is actually more important than knowing what to do."
The location for Tej Kohli's comeback was the beautiful country of Costa Rica, where he also met Wendy, the mother of his children. "Give me a place to stand and I will build an empire" says Kohli, "so when I found myself in Costa Rica, a global hub for high-risk online technologies, my first instinct was to create a company that could 'plug in' to this hub".
It was 1999. The dot com boom was reaching new heights. Just one year earlier the global sales of Amazon had been just $610m (in 2019 they hit $280bn). PayPal had only just been launched as a Palo Alto startup.
Kohli hired software developers in India and Costa Rica to develop sophisticated white-label online payment gateways. An early differentiator was Kohli's proprietary fraud protection software, which proved an immediate hit with clients in the 'high risk' sectors worldwide.
Soon Kohli was launching subsidiaries and spinning out new companies specialising in online technologies and associated services. "In our best year as a Group we did over 600% year-on-year revenue growth" says Kohli, "We dominated our niches, and as the Internet boomed, so did we".
Diversification And Divestment
With its reach deep into high-risk online industries, in the early 2000's Kohli's Group also began to acquire and turn around failing online businesses, many of them being former clients. "Not all of our turnarounds were successful" says Kohli, "but those that were successful we were able to sell at a substantial profit many multiples higher than what we had paid".
Kohli adds that this diversification included the direct operation of a portfolio of gaming websites which was not without its issues: "Some of the sites that we bought had been run into the ground and had earned themselves a toxic reputation. It took us time to make them work again. My reputation got badly damaged forever in ways that I had not anticipated."
From 2006 Kohli started to sell his companies during what he describes as "an early market peak". He continued to receive earn out payments for a number of years after starting a brand new life in the United Kingdom.
"I was immensely proud of what we had built" says Kohli, "we worked hard and the rewards were immense, but sometimes you have to get out whilst you are ahead". Kohli flatly refuses as a matter of "longstanding policy" to disclose the exact sum that he earned from the sale of his companies, or what his net worth is. Sources suggest it is in the hundreds of millions.
Zibel Real Estate
Certainly Kohli's real estate holdings support his HNWI status. Kohli's Zibel Real Estate empire extends from mixed use schemes in East Asia through to residential towers in the UAU. He also owns a substantial residential portfolio in Europe, most notably in Berlin where Kohli says that his real estate values have increased by more than 65% in the last five years.
"After 2006 real estate was a safe place to store wealth that I can hopefully one day pass on to my children. I always say that you make your profit on real estate when you buy. That means having to search for deals. I'm investing using my own liquidity over very long time horizons, so I can be very open minded about what I invest in and the risk profile of the expected return. I rarely sell my real estate, for me it's a passive store of wealth. But that doesn't mean that I don't want good deals".
Whilst Kohli is always happy to be analysing potential real estate deals, it occupies just a small portion of his daily routine. "It's important to strike the right balance" says Kohli, "I don't want to miss out on my kid's lives because I'm too occupied building the thing I want to pass on to them".
Kohli Ventures
2006 is also when Kohli launched his investment vehicle: Kohli Ventures, which focuses on control-orientated equity investments in the fields of AI, robotics and biotech. Kohli Ventures also makes private market investments into pre-IPO technology and IP-focused companies.
Kohli bases his investment philosophy on the book 'Bold: How to go big, create wealth and impact the world' by Peter H Diamandis. "I look for the 'six D's' of exponential growth. "If someone pitches to me in terms of the 'six D's' then that will get my attention very quickly."
In 2014 Kohli Ventures ventured back into the e-commerce sector by wholly acquiring dynacart, an online payments provider. The company has since grown exponentially into online marketplaces and B2B services. "It's an intelligence-driven enterprise that converts high levels of cash from a relatively lean global operation" says Kohli.
"I also have an array of other investments through Kohli Ventures, some of which are doing very nicely indeed" says Kohli, "but I don't publicise my connection to them because the focus should be on the founders at those companies, and having my name attached can often be a hindrance".
$100m Deep Tech Investment
In 2019 Tej Kohli invested $100m through Rewired, an investment fund in Switzerland that focuses on exponential growth technologies. Kohli explains: "The concept of Rewired aligned almost completely with what I believe in. I believe that artificial intelligence will change the world for the better. I am fascinated by the technologies that will be needed to put AI into everything, and that is exactly where Rewired has placed its focus".
Kohli lists off the investments of Rewired that he isn't allowed to talk about but is visibly excited by. The Rewired fund keeps the majority of its investments private except for a handful of case studies on its website.
"These companies are in a technological arms race that reminds me of the early days building my own company in Costa Rica. We're talking rooms of software developers and robotics engineers, sometimes in quite unlikely locations. Many of them have the potential to really change the world, but because of that they're also extremely guarded and secretive".
Perhaps an indicator of Kohli's optimism for his technology investments are his predictions for artificial intelligence. In 2019 he told Spears magazine he believed that AI will be worth a massive $150 trillion.
Game-Changing Biotechnology
In 2019 Tej Kohli also told BusinessInsider that he believed his children would live to be between 125 and 150 years old thanks to advances in biotech: "Look at what's happened in the last 20 years because of advances in medicine — it is now the norm to live to 80 or 85 years. If you had said that to my dad's generation, he would not have believed you. He died at 58".
One of Kohli's biotech investments is Detraxi, a US-based biotechnology company that has developed a proprietary solution. Kohli Ventures acquired Detraxi in 2015 in a distressed state. "We bought the company, got rid of its debt and have been funding its progress ever since" says Kohli.
Despite what he refers to as a "heavy" investment in Detraxi, Kohli refuses to be drawn on the applications of its technology for fear of compromising future patent applications. The Detraxi website says that it is working across fluid replacement, diagnostics, transplantation and regenerative medicine.
In April 2021 Kohli told CityAM that his new ambition for Kohli Ventures was to invest in the "second wave of CRISPR-Cas9" investment opportunities by backing ventures that were planning to use the CRISPR 'genetic scissors' to create life-changing new products and treatments.
"We will see a Cambrian explosion in the use of CRISPR-Cas9 as the technology is perfected and demonetised in such a way that is becomes very easy for entrepreneurs and business leaders to intuitively 'plug in' to and embrace it to build new applications, much like they do the Internet" Kohli told CityAM. "The big returns will be for those who can get in early."
An Idiosyncratic Philanthropist
But it is not Kohli's conglomeration of investments and business interests that keep his days occupied, but his not-for-profit projects, which are substantial. Kohli's journey as a serious philanthropist started in 2006 when he founded the Tej Kohli Foundation with an inaugural project to support to a group of disabled children in Costa Rica. "What that early experience taught me was the difference that seemingly small interventions can make in the lives of young people and their families" says Kohli.
Children eating at a free canteen in Costa Rica, funded by the Tej Kohli Foundation
In that same year, Kohli launched the 'FundaKohli' project by establishing free canteens in Costa Rica. Every weekday for fifteen years since, FundaKohli canteens have fed hundreds of underprivileged children for free, ensuring that they have access to the vital nutrition and sustenance that they need to thrive. "We soon found that mothers and even entire families were coming in too, and we never turn anyone away" says Kohli.
The FundaKohli project has been consistently active feeding children in Costa Rica since 2006.
#FutureBionics
This ethos of grassroots philanthropy and never turning anyone away has become a cornerstone of the Tej Kohli approach to philanthropy. A little under fifteen years since it set out to support disabled young people, in 2019 the Tej Kohli Foundation launched its 'Future Bionics' program in the United Kingdom.
Tej Kohli with some of the recipients of the #FutureBionics program in London in 2022.
The #FutureBionics program funds 3D-printed bionic arms for young people who are living with limb difference. The first arm was delivered to its 10-year-old recipient just in time for Christmas 2019. "When we started the Future Bionics project it seemed like the perfect combination of using new technology and helping people" says Kohli.
10-year-old Jacob was the first to receive a 3D-printed bionic arm from the Tej Kohli Foundation
For some of the young recipients, their bionic arm is just about aesthetics and confidence. For others is a vital necessity that will transform every aspect of their lives. One recipient of a bionic arm from the Tej Kohli Foundation is an eight-year-old who lost both of her arms and legs to meningitis. Prior to that she had suffered the most severe forms of abuse. "That girl has been adopted and the abuser is in prison, but as the father of a daughter, when I hear stories like that it tears my heart out."
Another recipient of the #FutureBionics programme has since become a singer and actress in the West End of London. Her journey has been the subject of a mini-series published on YouTube by the Tej Kohli Foundation:
The Tej Kohli Foundation has created a YouTube mini series about 'bionic' actress Gracie McGonigal.
Tej Kohli Fighting Poverty…By Curing Blindness
Kohli is surprisingly emotive for someone of his stature. His passion for life and his seemingly boundless energy do not let up for even a moment. "He is a very passionate guy but he is also so loving and caring" says one colleague who knows Kohli well, "he can be quite demanding, and he sets his standards very high, but it's all because he wants to get the best from everyone around him without having to make compromises".
This 'no compromises' approach is reflected in the constellation of charities that Kohli has founded to combat needless blindness. In 2010 the Tej Kohli Foundation funded its first cornea transplants at Niramaya Hospital in India. It was to be the first of thousands more that followed.
Tej was present when the recipient, a 50-year-old man who had been blind for decades, had his bandages removed and was able to see his wife and children for the first time. "It was a life changing moment for him and for me" says Kohli, "at that moment I knew that eliminating needless blindness, or what we should probably call 'poverty blindness', was my calling".
A corneal transplant operation at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute in Hyderabad
Kohli cites that ninety per cent of those affected by blindness or severe visual impairment live in the poorest countries in the world. 75% of corneal disease is curable, but a shortage of donors, and the expense of surgery and medications, make it entirely inaccessible in the underserved and remote rural communities where the poorest people live. This leads to poverty blindness: individuals who live with blindness for years or decades because they cannot afford the procedure needed to get it fixed.
Tackling poverty blindness has become Kohli's modus operandi. "The challenge with corneal blindness, is that because it is not life threatening, it attracts less attention than some other global health issues and is less of a cause célèbre. But the social and economic impact of restoring someone's vision is immense. It changes families forever".
The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute
By 2015 Kohli was funding so many corneal transplant operations that a bigger facility was needed. The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute in Hyderabad opened that year. Between its launch in 2015 and its closure at the end of 2019, the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute welcomed more than 223,404 outpatients and completed more than 43,255 surgeries to cure blindness.
"There is one young girl who really stands out for me" says Kohli. "I was visiting the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute with my family and my own daughter was only ten years old at the time. There was another ten-year-old girl there with her mother, and her vision was so poor that she was nearly blind. We were still there after she had received her corneal transplant. She came up to me and gave me a massive hug and I lifted her up. I couldn't help thinking how I would feel if this was my daughter, and then I couldn't stop thinking about how many others like her were still out there…and that I had the means to help many of them."
Wendy and Tej Kohli with their children at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute in Hyderabad
Tej Kohli is a proponent of the Bill and Melinda Gates approach to philanthropy. "The way that they define very specific objectives and then intensively target their resources into grassroots activities and scientific innovations is a big source of inspiration for me" says Kohli, "what they have achieved in eliminating Polio is beyond amazing".
The way that Bill Gates has transitioned from entrepreneur to philanthropist is also a source of inspiration for Kohli: "He achieved so much in business and then has used that success to achieve so much for others". Kohli is also an admirer of Michael Milken, who has funded medical research through the Milken Family Foundation. In 2004 Fortune Magazine called Milken 'The Man Who Changed Medicine'.
Research To End Needless Blindness
For a long time the ultimate goal for Kohli has been what he calls a "universal solution" for ending some of the more complex forms of needless blindness. "When it comes to corneal blindness, less than one in seventy people who need a cornea transplant will receive one each year. It's too expensive, too complex and too inaccessible" says Kohli.
In pursing a more 'universal' solution the Tej Kohli Foundation has had partnerships with Harvard, Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology. Kohli believes that a 'universal solution' to complex problems such as corneal blindness could now be "years rather than decades away".
A researcher in Canada conducts tests for the Tej Kohli Foundation Applied Research program
Going Global With The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation
In early 2021 Tej Kohli announced an ambitious new project that would seek to cure up to 500,000 people of cataract blindness in the world's poorest communities by 2030 as part of the global #2030InSight mission. The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation empowers individuals and families within remote communities in the developing world by curing cataract blindness.
Tej Kohli and Dr Sanduk Ruit in a makeshift Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation operating theatre in Nepal in 2022.
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, accounting for half of the world's 40 million blind; with the majority of the world's 20 million cataract blind living in the developing world.
Infused with Kohli's big ambition, a little over one year since launching, the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation had screened over 160,000 patients and cured over 25,000 of cataract blindness in Nepal, Bhutan and Ghana.
"The goals of the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation are fully aligned with the objectives of the #2030InSight strategic plan to end avoidable sight loss worldwide whilst making a major contribution to the #1 United Nations Sustainable Development Goal to end poverty" says Kohli. "Extreme poverty and needless blindness are a cause and also a function of one another. The only way to break the cycle is by making interventions".
After the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation spent its inaugural year tackling blindness and its social and economic issues in Nepal, in 2022 it started expanding globally to make high-volume grassroots interventions to cure blindness in Tanzania, Ghana, Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos and Bhutan.
A cataract patient at a Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation microsurgical outreach camp.
"We have made great strides of progress and now we are confidently reaching out even deeper into poor, marginalised and disenfranchised communities." says Kohli. "But there is also still a lot of work to do as we progress further with our mission and accelerate our efforts worldwide."
The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation in Nepal
The foundation has spent a large amount of time in various districts across the culturally rich and breathtakingly beautiful nation of Nepal. Aware of the historically high figures of the blind population, the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation made it their mission to treat as many Nepali people of their cataracts as possible.
In 1981, 0.84% of Nepal's population was living with cataract-induced blindness, a sizeable amount suffering with something entirely avoidable with the right care. Of that proportion of the population, 92% of those blind were living in rural areas. As with many rural populations, access to healthcare is strained and therefore cataracts became something of a 'norm'.
Today, the figures are far lower at 0.35% of the population and the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation hopes to reduce that even further. Since March 2021, the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation has set up 671 camps across 18 districts in Nepal. At those camps, a staggering 171,059 — and counting — people have been screened for cataracts, with 21,571 people being entirely cured.
The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation in Bhutan
Bhutan has a unique and mesmerising culture, perhaps because it is relatively untouched by the rest of the world or maybe because of strong ties to Buddhism. Home to cultural attractions like Taktshang Gompa, otherwise known as the Tiger's Nest, the country attracts tourists with its peaceful hiking routes, historic landmarks and an abundance of luscious green landscapes.
Tourists who visit are required to pay a sum of around $250 per day to be there — known as a Sustainable Development Fee. This money goes towards maintaining the beauty of the country as well as funding the country's free education and healthcare systems.
Though universal healthcare is free to citizens in Bhutan a 2009 study showed that 1.5% of the country's population was living with preventable cataract blindness. The government reduced this to just 1% of the population by 2018, an impressive but not surprising achievement given the fact that 90% of the adult population received a Covid-19 vaccine in just one week.
The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation cured 246 patients in it's first outreach camp in Bhutan.
Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation patiebts awaiting surgery in Thimphu, Bhutan
The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation in Ghana
A team from the foundation recently travelled to Ghana to perform cataract surgeries in an array of locations in remote reaches of the country. In the first visit to Ghana, the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation cured 1000 patients of needless cataract blindness.
Curing The World's Children Of Cataract Blindness
A common theme of Kohli's philanthropy has always been children. His FundaKohli canteens in Costa Rica have fed children since 2006. His #FutureBionics program is equipping disabled children with bionic limbs. His Tej Kohli Cornea Institute cured hundreds of children of blindness. And so inevitably the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation has committed to treat at least 1,000 children for congenital cataracts by the end of 2026.
In August 2022 the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation cured three children of severe visual impairment due to congenital cataracts. Without intervention all three would have gone blind. Their stories are amongst many that are chartered on the Medium blog of the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation.
You can watch the video here:
A young patient interacts with Dr Sanduk Ruit after being treated for cataract blindness at a Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation outreach camp.
Rebuilding You: The Philanthropy Handbook
In 2020 Tej Kohli published 'Rebuilding You: The Philanthropy Handbook' which is available on Amazon. The short book is a collection of lessons that Kohli has learned since 2006. Notably, in 'Rebuilding You' Kohli says that giving away wealth as a philanthropist can be far more difficult than creating that wealth in the first place.
Kohli also asserts that the world is awash with unmet health needs and that even the largest of NGOs cannot extend their footprint into every community that needs help. He says that it is therefore the duty of philanthropists to attempt to bridge this gap, often using technology.
Across the ten narrative chapters of 'Rebuilding You' Kohli addresses questions such as: Why after working hard to become a success would you pursue a new career path based on giving your wealth away to others? Do you need an eponymous charitable Foundation? And should you back a cause célèbre or support a little-known cause ?
Rebuilding You also examines the challenges of technology transfer and the dichotomy of how it is the third world that is most urgently in need of new solutions — but the first world where those solutions are most often born. Kohli concludes by giving his 'Top 10 Tips For Philanthropists'.
What's Next For Tej Kohli?
After a rollercoaster career as an entrepreneur, investor and philanthropist that has seen Kohli enjoy the highest of highs and the lowest of lows, Kohli hopes to be remembered as a sustainable development pioneer. He is banking his legacy on his partnership with Dr Sanduk Ruit.
Dr Sanduk Ruit and Tej Kohli comfort a recently cured patient at an outreach camp on Bhutan.
The Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation will be measuring the longer term social and economic impact of curing blindness in every community and every country where it makes interventions, to ultimately support the goal of establishing and funding a network of self-sustaining community eye hospitals by training local technicians and clinicians.
Kohli points out that it's not easy making the kind of large-scale interventions that his Foundation has mastered, and that often the people most in need are the ones that conventional charities and NGOs do not reach. So training and empowering local communities is critical.
"I think when you are dealing with complex global projects like the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation, you just have to keep moving forward all the time. We try to never forget that success is not final and failure is not fatal. Ultimately it is having the courage to continue that counts." says Kohli.
For more information on Tej Kohli as a philanthropist visit tejkohliruit.com and to read more of his views go to his Medium.
To read about Tej Kohli as an investor and technologist visit Kohli Ventures.
Find out more about Tej Kohli: Tej Kohli the technologist investing in human triumph, Tej Kohli the philanthropist trying to cure the developing world of cataracts and Tej Kohli the London tycoon with a generous streak.
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Tej Kohli and Dr Sanduk Ruit with 33 patients cured at a surgical outreach camp in Nepal.
Tej Kohli and Dr Sanduk Ruit remove bandages from patients who have been cured of blindness at a Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation camp in Nepal.
Tej Kohli and Dr Sanduk Ruit with patients cured at a surgical camp in Bhutan.
Tej Kohli with patients cured of blindness at a surgical camp in Bhutan.
Tej Kohli hugs a patient cured of blindness by the Tej Kohli & Ruit Foundation in Bhutan.
Tej Kohli Foundation volunteers working with The Salvation Army prepare emergency food supplies for local families who have been adversely affected by Coronavirus.
Volunteers in Southall, UK, prepare to deliver emergency food support as part of the Tej Kohli Foundation's YouCubeBox.com initiative.
Tej Kohli Foundation Future Bionics recipient shows off his new bionic arm to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Launch of the Tej Kohli Foundation Future Bionics program.
A young patient at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute after receiving free treatment for visual impairment.
A brother and sister who suffer Xeroderma pigmentosum received treatment at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute.
The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute is adapt at taking treatment to poor and remote rural areas.
A corneal transplant operation at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute.
Donor cornea in the eye bank at the Tej Kohli Cornea Institute
The Tej Kohli Cornea Institute at the LV Prasad Eye Institute in Hyderabad, India.
The cooking team at a FundaKohli free canteen for children and families in Costa Rica.
Families eating at a FundaKohli free canteen in Costa Rica, which is open daily.
Children eating at a FundaKohli canteen in Costa Rica.
The FundaKohli canteen helps young people and families in Costa Rica to access daily nutrition.
Scientists working on the Tej Kohli Cornea Program in Boston, USA.
Researchers working at the Tej Kohli Cornea Program in Boston, USA.
Researchers working on the Tej Kohli Foundation's Applied Research program in Montreal, Canada.
Researchers at Tej Kohli Foundation Applied Research developing a biosynthetic corneal filler.
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Goosebumps – An Open Call To Action To All Artists
By Dylan Anderson on Jul 30, 2020 •
Let me tell you about a recent goosebump-moment that struck me.
A few months ago The Movement came through town and played a sold out show, soon after the release of their new album, Ways Of The World. At one point in the show, the headlights went low during a dropped down chorus in the song "Orange Sky." Josh Swain stood out in front of the crowd, lit only by the glowing fog that filled the stage at his feet. The crowd was lit by hundreds of lighters and phones held in the air – Josh was singing, "You can't live life for the weekend… " Oooooohhh, oooooh, the entire crowd sang with him. Goosebumps.
I just got goosebumps again writing about it! What a powerful moment. I had listened to the album all the way through a few times at that point, and for whatever reason – I wasn't expecting the entire crowd to sing along then. Why was that chorus the one that resonated with most of the crowd that night?
I get goosebumps all the time listening to music, almost every day. I'm sure many of you do as well. I'd gather that if you're here, you are an artist or lover of the arts – if you've found this article, you probably know what I'm talking about.
Did you know that this fact makes you special? Not everyone gets goosebumps.
Multiple studies have been conducted recently, (here's one) and they've found only about ½ – ⅔ people experience this sensation. It's called frisson, meaning "aesthetic chills," some people experience this while looking at art, watching a powerful movie scene, interacting with another person, or of course listening to music.
Studies have shown that people who feel these goosebumps have a denser volume of neurons in their brain that connect the sections responsible for processing auditory information, emotion, and memory. More neurons = more efficient processing between these parts of your brain, i.e. these stronger connections make an individual feel emotions more intensely. Frisson.
People who exhibited these qualities also scored high for personality traits that include: unusually active imaginations, a tendency to reflect deeply on their emotions, and an appreciation of art & beauty in nature. Sound like you? These are inherently emotional personality traits.
Ok, here's where we get to the really important part. Another thing people who have these qualities exhibit is the practice of using music to help manage their emotions. Intensely emotional people use art to help navigate their emotions.
"Listeners often report that they listen to music to calm them down, to stimulate them, to bring them into a positive mood, or to experience emotions like melancholy or nostalgia. Therefore, listening to the sound of music is a unique way to experience and engage with different contrasting emotions, helping us to understand and regulate our mood according to many different situations. This makes music an important part of our overall mental wellbeing." – University of York Research Team
And interestingly enough, they found that playing "sad" songs could, counter-intuitively, make people happier. (But you already knew that, didn't you?)
This is where we get to my own hypothesis – most often, frisson is caused by an intense moment of feeling connection. It can be quite comforting amidst a heartbreak to discover that someone else out there has felt that exact same specific way – and has even made art that somehow conveys that impossibly complex emotion!
I would propose: the truly great artists are the ones that, through their art, are able to project a common yet complex emotion in a way that leads to an uplifting sense of shared emotional experience on the part of the beholder. CONNECTION. We are not alone, but rather part of a greater whole of humanity lavishing in the same turbulent and incomprehensibly immense landscape of emotion.
ARTISTS, we need you now than ever! People are struggling with their emotions, and you can help them.
This is the call to action: CREATE. Whatever it is that you create, do it – just do it. Don't worry about how "good" or "bad" it is, but do it with intention. Do it with the intention to express what you see in this world – because only YOU can express that. And that could be very important. Why? Because someone out there sees the world like you do, and they might feel alone.
Dig deep, be the pioneers we need you to be. Like Magellans of our emotional minds, navigate the swirling currents into dark recesses of passion and vehemence and show us what you find. Bring light to the darkness.
Stand up and let your light shine. Let us see you. That is what we need from the artists of the world at this time. Be a lighthouse. Stand on rocky, sea-soaked, windswept, stormy shores and let your light shine for those still tossed in the waves. Show us that we are not alone.
You've been called dreamers; too much imagination. You've been called sensitive; too much emotion. You've been called wild; too much spirit. We need you now more than ever. You are artists, creators – doers, helpers, and healers. What you create isn't important, it's about the intention. Do it with the intention to help this world, and you will.
"We artists are indestructible; even in a prison, or in a concentration camp, I would be almighty in my own world of art, even if I had to paint my pictures with my wet tongue on the dusty floor of my cell."
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package org.randoomz.tetroid.controllers;
import android.view.SurfaceHolder;
import org.randoomz.tetroid.factories.PieceFactory;
import org.randoomz.tetroid.models.GameModel;
import org.randoomz.tetroid.models.PieceModel;
import org.randoomz.tetroid.views.GameView;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.SortedMap;
import java.util.TreeMap;
/**
* GameController is the general controller of the Tetris game. It handles
* game view, general model and the loop game. The lifecycle of the loop game
* is linked with the SurfaceHolder.Callback. This interface is linked with the
* game view.
* Created by Gerard
*/
public class GameController implements SurfaceHolder.Callback {
/**
* Reference to the general model.
*/
private final GameModel mGameModel;
/**
* Reference of the game view.
*/
private final GameView mGameView;
/**
* Loop game to re-draw the game each seconds.
*/
private final GameLoopThread mGameLoopThread;
/**
* Ordered map of pieces. It saves lines to delete with all pieces of this line.
*/
private final SortedMap<Integer, List<PieceModel>> mOrderedPieces = new TreeMap<Integer, List<PieceModel>>();
public GameController(GameView gameView, GameModel gameModel) {
mGameModel = gameModel;
mGameView = gameView;
mGameLoopThread = new GameLoopThread(this);
}
@Override
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
mGameLoopThread.setRunning(true);
mGameLoopThread.start();
}
@Override
public void surfaceChanged(SurfaceHolder holder, int format, int width, int height) {
// Initializes sizes.
final int boxSize = width / GameView.COLUMN_WIDTH;
final int gameHeight = height - (height % boxSize);
mGameModel.initializeGeneralSizes(boxSize, width, gameHeight);
// Initializes current map.
final int sizeY = mGameModel.getGameHeight() / mGameModel.getBoxSize();
mGameModel.initializeMap(sizeY, GameView.COLUMN_WIDTH + 1);
}
@Override
public void surfaceDestroyed(SurfaceHolder holder) {
boolean retry = true;
mGameLoopThread.setRunning(false);
while (retry) {
try {
mGameLoopThread.join();
retry = false;
} catch (InterruptedException e) {
}
}
}
/**
* Move left the current piece if we can.
*/
public void moveLeft() {
if (canMoveLeft(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece())) {
mGameModel.getCurrentPiece().moveLeft();
}
}
/**
* Move right the current piece if we can.
*/
public void moveRight() {
if (canMoveRight(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece())) {
mGameModel.getCurrentPiece().moveRight();
}
}
/**
* Move bottom the current piece if we can.
*/
public void moveBottom() {
// We generate a new current piece.
if (mGameModel.isNext()) {
generateANewPiece();
}
// Compute if we can move the current piece.
if (canMoveBottom(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece())) {
mGameModel.getCurrentPiece().moveBottom();
} else {
// We must change the current piece.
mGameModel.setNext(true);
}
}
/**
* Move bottom of the game the current piece if we can.
*/
public void moveBottomGame() {
final PieceModel current = mGameModel.getCurrentPiece();
final int colHeight = (mGameModel.getGameHeight() / mGameModel.getBoxSize()) - 1;
final int size = colHeight - (current.getFakeCoordY() + current.getSizeY() - 1);
for (int i = 0; i < size - 1; i++) {
if (!canMoveBottom(current)) {
break;
}
current.moveBottom();
}
}
/**
* Rotate the current piece.
*
* @param left Rotate left or right the current piece.
*/
public void rotate(final boolean left) {
// Retrieve old informations.
final PieceModel current = mGameModel.getCurrentPiece();
final int[][] matrix = current.getMatrix();
final int sizeY = matrix.length;
final int sizeX = matrix[0].length;
final int[][] newMatrix = new int[sizeX][sizeY];
// Create the new matrix for the rotation.
for (int i = 0; i < sizeY; i++) {
for (int x = 0; x < sizeX; x++) {
if (left) {
// rotate left
newMatrix[x][i] = matrix[i][sizeX - x - 1];
} else {
// rotate right
newMatrix[x][i] = matrix[sizeY - i - 1][x];
}
}
}
// Check if we can rotate the piece.
final float realCoordX = current.getRealCoordX();
final float realCoordY = current.getRealCoordY();
final int size = mGameModel.getBoxSize();
final int sizeYNewMatrix = newMatrix.length;
final int sizeXNewMatrix = newMatrix[0].length;
if (!checkBoundsLeft(realCoordX, sizeXNewMatrix, size)) {
return;
}
if (!checkBoundsRight(realCoordX)) {
return;
}
if (!checkBoundsBottom(realCoordY, sizeYNewMatrix, size)) {
return;
}
// Change the matrix of the piece.
current.changeMatrix(newMatrix, sizeY, sizeX);
}
/**
* Check if we can move left a piece.
*
* @param piece Piece who would like to move left.
* @return boolean true if we can move the piece.
*/
private boolean canMoveLeft(final PieceModel piece) {
final float realCoordX = piece.getRealCoordX();
final int sizeX = piece.getSizeX();
final int size = mGameModel.getBoxSize();
if (!checkBoundsLeft(realCoordX, sizeX, size)) {
return false;
}
return runThroughGeneralMatrix(piece, 0, 1);
}
/**
* Check if we can move right a piece.
*
* @param piece Piece who would like to move right.
* @return boolean true if we can move the piece.
*/
private boolean canMoveRight(final PieceModel piece) {
final float realCoordX = piece.getRealCoordX();
if (!checkBoundsRight(realCoordX)) {
return false;
}
return runThroughGeneralMatrix(piece, 0, -1);
}
/**
* Check if we can move bottom a piece.
*
* @param piece Piece who would like to move bottom.
* @return boolean true if we can move the piece.
*/
private boolean canMoveBottom(final PieceModel piece) {
final float realCoordY = piece.getRealCoordY();
final int sizeY = piece.getSizeY();
final int size = mGameModel.getBoxSize();
if (!checkBoundsBottom(realCoordY, sizeY, size)) {
return false;
}
return runThroughGeneralMatrix(piece, 1, 0);
}
/**
* Check bounds if we would like to move left.
*
* @param realCoordX Real coordinate on X.
* @param sizeX Size on X.
* @param size Size of a box.
* @return boolean true if its ok with the left bound of the game view.
*/
private boolean checkBoundsLeft(final float realCoordX, final int sizeX, final int size) {
if (realCoordX + (size * sizeX) + size < mGameModel.getGameWidth()) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Check bounds if we would like to move right.
*
* @param realCoordX Real coordinate on X.
* @return boolean true if its ok with the right bound of the game view.
*/
private boolean checkBoundsRight(final float realCoordX) {
if (realCoordX > 0) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Check bounds if we would like to move bottom.
*
* @param realCoordY Real coordinate on Y.
* @param sizeY Size on Y.
* @param size Size of a box.
* @return boolean true if its ok with the bottom bound of the game view.
*/
private boolean checkBoundsBottom(final float realCoordY, final int sizeY, final int size) {
if (realCoordY + (size * sizeY) + size < mGameModel.getGameHeight()) {
return true;
}
return false;
}
/**
* Run through general matrix of the game to know if we can
* move a piece at a x and y direction.
*
* @param piece Piece who would like to move.
* @param directionY Direction on y.
* @param directionX Direction on x.
* @return boolean true if we can move the piece.
*/
private boolean runThroughGeneralMatrix(final PieceModel piece, final int directionY, final int directionX) {
final int[][] matrix = piece.getMatrix();
final int coordX = piece.getFakeCoordX();
final int coordY = piece.getFakeCoordY();
for (int i = coordY, k = 0; i < coordY + matrix.length; i++, k++) {
for (int j = coordX, l = 0; j < coordX + matrix[0].length; j++, l++) {
if (matrix[k][l] == 1 && mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i + directionY][j + directionX] != null) {
return false;
}
}
}
return true;
}
/**
* Generate a new current piece.
*/
private void generateANewPiece() {
// Add old piece on the list.
if (mGameModel.getCurrentPiece() != null) {
addPieceInMatrix(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece());
mGameModel.addOldPiece(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece());
detectLinesInMatrix(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece());
}
// Generate a new piece and add it on the observer.
mGameModel.setCurrentPiece(PieceFactory.randomPiece(mGameModel));
mGameModel.getCurrentPiece().addObserver(mGameView);
// Reset the game if the game can't move. Otherwise, set next flag.
if (!canMoveBottom(mGameModel.getCurrentPiece())) {
mGameModel.reset();
} else {
mGameModel.setNext(false);
}
}
/**
* Detect lines completed on the matrix of the game. If we found
* lines, we remove them on the matrix and on the list of old pieces.
*
* @param piece Current piece.
*/
public void detectLinesInMatrix(final PieceModel piece) {
final int fakeCoordY = piece.getFakeCoordY();
final int endFakeCoordY = fakeCoordY + piece.getSizeY();
// Fill temporary list of pieces.
for (int i = fakeCoordY; i < endFakeCoordY; i++) {
int numberOfBox = 0;
final List<PieceModel> tempPieces = new ArrayList<PieceModel>();
for (; numberOfBox < GameView.COLUMN_WIDTH; numberOfBox++) {
final PieceModel currentBox = mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i][numberOfBox];
// Current case is null, the current line isn't complete.
if (currentBox == null) {
break;
}
// We add piece of the current case if it isn't in the temprorary list.
if (!tempPieces.contains(currentBox)) {
tempPieces.add(currentBox);
}
}
if (numberOfBox == GameView.COLUMN_WIDTH) {
// We must delete line.
mOrderedPieces.put(i, tempPieces);
}
}
// Delete each line saved.
for (int lineNumber : mOrderedPieces.keySet()) {
final List<PieceModel> listPieces = mOrderedPieces.get(lineNumber);
// Delete line on Matrix.
for (int i = lineNumber; i >= 0; i--) {
for (int j = 0; j < GameView.COLUMN_WIDTH; j++) {
if (i == 0) {
mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i][j] = null;
break;
}
mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i][j] = mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i - 1][j];
}
}
// Remove line in list.
for (PieceModel current : listPieces) {
if (current.getMatrix().length == 1) {
mGameModel.getOldPieces().remove(current);
} else {
current.remove(lineNumber);
}
}
// Move down all pieces above the line.
for (PieceModel current : mGameModel.getOldPieces()) {
if (listPieces.contains(current)) {
continue;
}
if (current.getFakeCoordY() > lineNumber) {
continue;
}
current.moveBottom();
}
}
mOrderedPieces.clear();
}
/**
* Add piece on the matrix of the game.
*
* @param piece Piece who would like to add on the matrix game.
*/
public void addPieceInMatrix(final PieceModel piece) {
final int[][] matrix = piece.getMatrix();
final int coordX = piece.getFakeCoordX();
final int coordY = piece.getFakeCoordY();
for (int i = coordY, k = 0; i < coordY + matrix.length; i++, k++) {
for (int j = coordX, l = 0; j < coordX + matrix[0].length; j++, l++) {
if (mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i][j] == null) {
mGameModel.getCurrentMap()[i][j] = (matrix[k][l] == 1 ? piece : null);
}
}
}
}
}
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San Diego breaks ground on Terminal 1
By Kirstie Pickering 16th December 2021
Representatives from San Diego County Regional Airport Authority have held a groundbreaking celebration for the new Terminal 1 at San Diego International.
The new T1 project includes the replacement of the outdated structure, improvements to the airfield, enhanced transportation connectivity to the airport, and a new facility for the Airport Authority Administration.
All photos San Diego County Regional Airport Authority
The complex will feature pre- and post-security passenger connectors to Terminal 2, a new parking plaza that will provide up to 5,200 parking spaces, an expansive security checkpoint with 13 lanes, an outdoor patio area post-security, up to two airline or common-use lounges or clubs, and a children's play area.
A significant project feature is a three-lane on-airport access roadway that will take traffic from Laurel Street directly to the airport, reducing 45,000 vehicles a day on neighbouring Harbor Drive. A dual-level roadway and curb front will also be integrated, which will separate arriving and departing passenger traffic with an elevated departures roadway and curbside check-in.
The project will also incorporate energy and water conservation and clear air initiatives. Electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a bicycle and pedestrian path on Harbor Drive, bicycle parking spaces, airfield improvements resulting in reduced greenhouse gas emissions, an underground fuel-delivery system, and a storm water capture and reuse system are included in the plans.
The new T1, along with the rest of the airport, will be powered by 100% renewable, carbon-free electricity.
Kimberly Becker, president and CEO of the San Diego County Regional Airport Authority, said: "Our goal has always been to ensure that San Diego International Airport provides a first-class experience for our customers, and the new T1 will ensure we continue to do that for decades to come.
"Today's ground-breaking is the culmination of years of planning and collaboration with stakeholders and the greater San Diego community. This is truly your airport and I'm so excited that this day has finally come."
The airport has an economic impact of $12bn on the region, with a the T1 project having a budget of $3.4bn. It is estimated the project will create between 15,000 to 20,000 construction-related jobs.
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Sometimes the villain is entirely inside the characters' (almost always the protagonist's) head.
The villain can be a fear, an obsession, a desire, a dream, a conception of reality, an idea of what "the truth" really is.
The villain in Blade Runner 1978 would seem at first glance to be the replicants, Roy Batty (Rutger Hauer) and his team of Leon (Brion James) and Pris (Daryl Hannah), who have escaped off-world and come to Earth sowing destruction. But the real villain is an idea—the conception of creating faux-human slave labor.
The replicants are actually the innocent victims of this idea, which in fact has been deemed by the world to be brilliant, epochal, even salvational, and whose progenitor, Eldon Tyrell of the Tyrell Corporation, is universally lauded for his genius in conceiving such a notion.
But a slave by another name is still a slave, and the idea of creating soul-less, expendable creatures whose only purpose is to do the dirty work of the greater society (no matter how exceptional or beautiful these creatures may be) is still evil.
This is the same villain, by the way, as in Birth of a Nation (2016), Twelve Years A Slave, and The Help.
The villain in Blade Runner 2049 is another idea—the idea of the willing acceptance of one's role as a soul-less cog in a greater machine.
Often these "idea villains" are embodied and personified by human or creature antagonists who have actual physical being in the story. In David O. Russell's The Fighter, the idea-villain—the self-sabotage of the individual of talent and destiny (in this case Mark Wahlberg's character of Micky Ward, "the fighter"—is personified by his family of mother, brother, and seven sisters. They're undermining him and sabotaging his career at every turn.
But the deep villain resides in Mark's own head, as it does in K's (Ryan Gosling) in Blade Runner 2049 and in Nat Turner's (Nate Parker) in Birth of a Nation.
In other words the villain in these stories is not sabotage, but self-sabotage.
The hero is enslaving himself by his own belief.
In Todd Haynes' Far From Heaven, the villain is 1950s suburban-American conformity. The hero is Cathy Whitaker (Julianne Moore) who believes at the story's start that she is one of the lucky ones, blessed with a handsome, successful husband whom she loves and who loves her, a beautiful family, wonderful friends, and a perfect, secure life in a prosperous, upwardly mobile community.
Suburban conformity is a great villain, not only because it is internal—existing entirely, as it does, in our heroine's psyche as well as within the community—but also because it's invisible. Julianne has no idea that this idea is evil. She believes in it like Stalinists believed in the Workers' Paradise. To her it is the universally-desired state of being, i.e., what every human on Earth would aspire to if they had the chance. In Julianne's mind, at the story's start, she is living the American dream, and her family embodies this fantasy perfectly.
By movie's end of course Julianne will have lost husband, friends, community, as well as her self-conception and self-assurance as a secure, happy wife and mother. The movie's final image is Julianne with young kids in tow, driving off in her station wagon into a totally unknown (and probably for quite a while desperate) future.
This is a happy ending. Why? Because Julianne has emancipated herself, however excruciatingly, from this villain that is only an idea.
She has seen it for what it is and seen through it.
Every villain is a metaphor for Resistance.
What this means is that the ultimate antagonist is not a man-eating shark or a monster from space. It is an idea carried in our own heads (we're the heroes, remember, of our own lives) and as invisible to us as Julianne's and K's and Nat Turner's self-enslavement was to them before they woke up.
The turning point for us too comes when we see through the Wizard's curtain and reject this idea once and for all.
Thank you for this. This solves a problem I was having in my Work-In-Progress: namely, who the villain really was. Who I thought he was wasn't working and I didn't know why. My protagonist's villain is really his obsession for revenge.
Thanks for this, and for using the wonderful film "Far From Heaven" as one of the examples.
Working on a military/war themed project, so this was really helpful.
Thank you, Steve. The timing was amazing, as if you knew what I needed.
This is so timely, as this is basically the main villain in my current WIP or rather the driving force of the story. Still having a difficulty putting it into an controlling idea/theme sentence, but it's really what I want the story to be about. About the cost of sacrificing your own freedom in exchange for false safety and security.
Just LOVE what you're doing in this series. And this post might be your most profound yet. Getting into the meat of the idea-villain, and it being in our own heads is as deep as you can get.
So cool. You've affirmed the villain, war, in my wip. I'd wondered if my approach was 'allowed' or if anyone would 'get it.' Resistance keeps telling me it's a stupid, vainglorious attempt and who do I think I am anyway? I appreciate this validation more than I can say.
Strangely, I had the same idea these days!
Thanks for giving us great hints about how to write better e every week!
The power of the idea, in this case for ultimate evil, is often forgotten or blurred. Often the evil is just that: blurring the evil as necessary for a greater good. Another thought-provoking post!
I've always had an aversion to the suburbs. Now I understand why.
Wow. And yet again art imitates life….
One of my favorite books is the YA tragedy Summer of My German Soldier where a girl in the Deep South has a problem: Not of believing her racist society, (she is too good for that) but of believing her own parents. The girl is too honest and loyal to realize that her own dear parents are (mistaken or) lying to her about herself.
The poor girl doesn't know that sometimes the "poor but honest" are the biggest liars, having only a "cash register" honesty. As a writer I have to know this, but I can't help, rightly or wrongly, feeling judgemental.
Come to think of it, America's first Great Novel was about a parentless boy on a raft coming to see that his entire dear community was mistaken, and choosing to go to hell when he died rather than turn on his friend.
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Once again, perfect insight at the perfect time. Thank you Steven Pressfield!!
Great insight about villains being ideas that can take any form– so true and so well explained.
I am grateful that you posted this as the story I am working on has no villain except the history of the protagonists and their families. Their struggle is to overcome their history, to resist the temptation to take the easy way rather choose the more difficult path.
This post is special. It really helps against the Resistance. Fear and panic is reduced away, if I follow the principle described. But other than that, this principle helps to grasp the essence of the problem, which I describe. The essence of what I'm writing about.Thank you very much.
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Why Does My Knee Pop When I Walk?
Hearing occasional pops, snaps, and crackles in knees when you walking does not necessarily mean you have arthritis. Other joints may even make these noises once in a while, too. Nevertheless, the noises are common in those with arthritis. Medical professionals call this sound "crepitus" (KREP-ih-dus). This term usually describes the joints, but can be used to describe lung sounds too.
This kind of arthritis generally impacts people over the age of 65. Also known as "wear and tear" arthritis, osteoarthritis frequently impacts the joints used frequently, such as the joints in the hands. It likewise affects weight-bearing joints such as the knees and hips. Mechanical stress or biochemical changes slowly break down the cartilage that cushions the joint, triggering inflammation and pain. Gradually, the cartilage is damaged and the bones grind together. When crepitus is accompanied by pain, it's generally brought on by osteoarthritis.
The meniscus is a piece of cartilage that supplies a cushion between your thigh (thighbone) and tibia (shinbone). There are two menisci in each knee joint. They can be harmed or torn during activities that put pressure on or rotate the knee joint. Taking a tough tackle on the football field or a sudden pivot on the basketball court can result in a meniscus tear.
You may likewise experience a slipping or popping feeling during walking, which is typically an indication that a piece of cartilage has become loose and is obstructing the knee joint.
Chondromalacia patellae, also called "runner's knee," is a condition where the cartilage on the undersurface of the patella (kneecap) degrades and softens. This condition prevails amongst young, athletic individuals, however may likewise occur in older adults who have arthritis of the knee. Chondromalacia patellae will normally provide as pain in the knee area, called patellofemoral pain. You might feel experiences of grinding or cracking when bending or extending your knee. Pain might intensify after sitting for an extended period of time or during activities that use severe pressure to your knees, such as representing an extended period or exercising.
Patellofemoral syndrome is a condition that describes pain in the front of the knee and around the kneecap, referred to as the patella. Physicians may likewise call patellofemoral syndrome "jumper's knee" or "runner's knee." Common causes of the condition are overuse of the knee joint and injury, such as striking the kneecap or falling on it. Although the condition occurs more commonly in athletes, anybody can have the symptoms. Some people have a kneecap that abnormally tracks or moves in the groove at the end of the femur. This can cause extra pressure on the cartilage covering the kneecap or on the femur where it rubs, called the trochlear surface.
The trademark symptom associated with patellofemoral syndrome is a dull, hurting pain that typically happens on the front of the knee. The pain might remain in one or both knees. It often aggravates with activity. Cracking or popping noises in the knee when walking, climbing up stairs or after sitting for a prolonged time.
Crepitus is safe and requires no treatment when it's painless and isn't triggered by disease, injury, or another condition. But when pain accompanies a crispy knee, treatment will depend upon the underlying cause. | {
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Consumers who are attempting to save money are not getting returns as good as they could be as they are ignoring their Isas.
According to research from Fidelity, up to 90 per cent of people are now looking to set money aside, but 42 per cent of people in the UK are not taking advantage of their Isa allowance.
Carried out to mark the first anniversary of the increased Isa investment levels, the study also found that just one in ten people are making the most of the money by also using the stocks and shares Isa limit that is available to them.
Tom Stevenson, investment director at Fidelity Investment Managers, said: "Isas are a fantastic use-it-or-lose-it tax perk - no further tax to pay ever and a generous £20,400 allowance for a couple."
Prospective savers may have been pleased to hear that the Halifax Cash Isa Promise has been introduced, meaning that interest at the headline rate will be paid from the day the application is received by the institution. | {
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San Francisco got a new record shop in the Tenderloin. Here's why it's so great
A customer digs through a record bin at Dark Entries Records in San Francisco on Saturday, Dec. 10, for the grand opening party for Dark Entries, a new record shop in the Tenderloin opened by Josh Cheon. Photo: Felix Uribe / Special to The Chronicle
A great record shop is like a time machine, a portal to another world. In the right hands, these spaces are capable of fostering a deep connection to the overlapping worlds of music and art, and nurturing a community around expression. In our ever more technological world, they stand as meaningful anachronisms made modern by new generations of listeners, reaching beyond the digitizing of music and performance and grounding us in the aural physicality of music.
Such is the scene at Dark Entries, a new shop and gallery in the Tenderloin. It's the work of Josh Cheon, a longtime DJ and founder of the archival and reissue label Dark Entries Records. Housed inside a former tattoo parlor at 910 Larkin St., not far from where Cheon has lived and worked for a decade in the historically queer Tenderloin neighborhood, the shop officially opened its doors to crate diggers Saturday, Dec. 10.
"I always imagined this as being a place where someday we could host events," said Cheon, who acquired the space in early 2021 when rents dropped amid pandemic uncertainty. "It's a modular space, and I want to keep it in flux."
Josh Cheon, founder of Dark Entries Records, said he chose the Tenderloin for his record shop because, "Before the Castro was gay, this was the gay neighborhood. … I knew I wanted to be here, in the Tenderloin, to keep it queer." Photo: Felix Uribe / Special to The Chronicle
This block of Larkin has become something of a "corridor of art," Cheon said, anchored by the Magazine SF (home to the Bob Mizer Foundation) and the Moth Belly Gallery.
"Before the Castro was gay, this was the gay neighborhood — the first gay pride parade in America was on Polk Street, and the first gay riot was here as well," Cheon said. "The Gangway, the oldest gay bar in S.F., was right down the street. I knew I wanted to be here, in the Tenderloin, to keep it queer … and to host artists and events in the space that reflect this history."
To further the art gallery aesthetic, the record shop's visual identity is anchored by two original collage works from Gwenaël Rattke, a Berlin visual artist represented by Romer Young Gallery of San Francisco.
Josh Cheon's Dark Entries Records is located at 910 Larkin St. Photo: Carlo Velasquez / Dark Entries Records
The shop will offer titles from the Dark Entries catalog — more than 300 releases since 2009 — as well as favorites from Cheon's expansive personal archives, collected over his decades of work as an archivist and DJ. But of particular focus at Dark Entries is the music of Patrick Cowley, a San Francisco electronic music composer and recording artist. Thanks to several posthumous releases, his body of work — and influence — has only grown in the 21st century, some 40 years after his death.
An early victim of the AIDS pandemic, Cowley became famous as a composer and performer in collaboration with Sylvester, the renowned San Francisco disco chanteuse. Cowley composed Sylvester's 1982 hit "Do Ya Wanna Funk?," which rose to No. 4 on the Billboard dance music chart, and toured the world as a member of Sylvester's live band in 1979. Other notable Cowley tracks from the era include a remix of Donna Summer's Giorgio Moroder-penned single "I Feel Love" (dubbed the "definitive" remix by MixMag), as well as the original composition "Right on Target," performed by San Francisco singer Paul Parker. It reached No. 1 on the Billboard dance chart shortly before Cowley's death in fall 1982.
Exploring the sonic world of the late EDM pioneer Patrick Cowley
Patrick Cowley, a San Francisco electronic music composer and recording artist, died in November 1982. Now 40 years later, his music is a focus at Dark Entries, a new record shop in the Tenderloin. Photo: Dark Entries Records
In his lifetime, Cowley released just three solo LPs: "Megatron Man" and "Menergy," both from 1981, plus "Mind Warp," composed and released in 1982. And things might have ended there, if not for Cheon's label.
In 2007, Cheon, then a member of local queer DJ collective Honey Soundsystem, was introduced to John Hedges, the former owner of Megatone Records, the San Francisco music label founded by Cowley and Marty Blecman in 1981. By the mid-1990s, the independent label was sold to Unidisc Records, a Montreal company that owns the publishing rights to a diverse coterie of late 20th century performers.
But Hedges' private collection included unreleased Cowley recordings on reel-to-reel tapes. Songs from those tapes emerged in 2009 as the album "Catholic," issued by Berlin label Macro. Cheon avidly spun Cowley's music at underground parties across San Francisco, and his work with Honey Soundsystem put him in contact with people from Cowley's inner circle, including family members, patrons and collaborators.
Patrick Cowley, a San Francisco electronic music composer and recording artist. Photo: Dark Entries Records
One was Maurice Tani, who met Cowley in the early 1970s at City College. "We just called him Pat," recalled Tani, speaking from his home in Berkeley. Together the duo collaborated during late nights at the campus electronic music lab, and later in studios and early home recording setups across the city. Tani contributed bass and lead guitar work to dozens of Cowley recordings, and kept several boxes of reel-to-reel tapes of Cowley's compositions after his death.
Another collaborator was John Coletti, who in the late 1970s helmed Fox Studios, a gay porn company in Los Angeles. Coletti worked with Cowley on the soundtracks to several films, offering a home for the composer's original instrumental and atmospheric works, music little heard outside of the late 20th century gay film subculture.
Dark Entries Records is publishing Patrick Cowley's personal journal, "Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley." Photo: Dark Entries Records
Over the past decade, Cheon has worked with Coletti, Tani and others to restore, digitize and release Cowley's forgotten oeuvre to growing public interest. This work includes hosting nightlife events, promoting the music on social media, publishing Cowley's intimate personal journal ("Mechanical Fantasy Box: The Homoerotic Journal of Patrick Cowley"), and making his work available to streaming services, all of it under the Dark Entries Records banner.
Along the way, Cowley's life and work have been reappraised by the contemporary music and cultural press, with major features in Pitchfork, the New York Times, the Guardian, Art Review and on NPR. There are nine Cowley albums now available via Dark Entries, all prominently featured on the shelves at the new shop.
Dark Entries Records released Patrick Cowley's "Malebox" last month. Photo: Dark Entries Records
The latest, "Malebox," released last month, is a collection of demos — whose origin story reads like episodic television.
Tipped off to their existence by a follower on social media, Cheon went from haggling with distant descendants of a Megatone Records owner on Craigslist to poring over decaying boxes of tapes in a South Bay storage shed.
"The roof was collapsing, raccoons had made a nest inside, and every single box had some kind of excrement in it," Cheon recalled. "It's a miracle we were able to get any tracks from it."
For Cowley fans, it's roughly the equivalent of pulling a van Gogh painting from a garbage can.
A customer digs through a record bin at Dark Entries Records. Photo: Felix Uribe / Special to The Chronicle
The album's centerpiece is "Low Down Dirty Rhythm," recorded in fall 1979. The track wobbles and thumps with a palpable, unshakable sense of rhythmic sleaze; thrilling and sensual, it's impossible to dislodge from one's head, requiring repeat listenings. Accompanied by vocalist Jeanie Tracy (a backup singer in Sylvester's live band), this track anchors Cowley not just as a burgeoning hitmaker cementing his powers, but as a pop compositional auteur nonpareil, evoking the better-known work of multiplatinum greats such as Nile Rodgers, Giorgio Moroder and Prince.
Tape loops and layered hand production help provide an organic feel essential to these recordings, what Tani describes as "a frothy combination of synth-based beats with traditional percussion layered on top." Cowley's music is a reflection of a place and time, of overlapping San Francisco subcultures and gay liberation, but it also expresses the fascinating sonic milieu of pre-digital dance music in the 1970s and early '80s.
Patrick Cowley, a San Francisco electronic music composer and recording artist, was 32 when he died in 1982. Photo: Dark Entries Records
Tani calls it "a melding of art and science — experimental music in every sense." A time of four-track analog tape recorders and magnetic tape sequencing cut by razor blade and splicing block, of great hulking synthesizers like something out of Mission Control. They say each of us now walks around with more computing power in our pocket than it took to land a man on the moon; one can only imagine what Cowley might have done with a copy of Pro Tools.
Cowley was just 32 when he died, with multiple songs on the dance charts and a herculean body of work already on tape. Cheon is keenly aware of the reactions his reissues have engendered from Cowley's contemporaries: his bandmates, his surviving family, the people who knew him throughout his too-brief life as a composer, friend, brother and son.
"It's like a double-edged sword," he said. "There's excitement but also incredible sadness because he was stolen so early. I feel like I'm a custodian for lost and unreleased music."
Indeed, Tani said he believes "this music would have been lost without him. Without Josh, Pat's stuff would still just be in my attic. He's the curator. His work has been so incredibly important."
Jeremy Castillo DJ's at Dark Entries Records on Saturday, Dec. 10, for the grand opening party for Dark Entries, a new record shop in the Tenderloin opened by Josh Cheon. Photo: Felix Uribe / Special to The Chronicle
A great record shop is like a time machine, but no glimpse at the past is truly meaningful without the context of the present. Dark Entries Records serves as a hub of connectivity to San Francisco in an earlier era, drawing a through line to the role of art and music in city life today. It is a reverent platform for the work of Cowley, who at last is being recognized as one of San Francisco's great composers.
"For a gay man who suffered from AIDS, whose music sat in boxes for decades after his death, the depth and range of his sounds are incredible," Cheon said.
Forty years later, inside a new record shop on Larkin, San Francisco can continue listening.
Dark Entries Records Grand Opening Party: DJ sets by Carlos Souffront, Topazu and Jeremy Castillo. 6-9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 10. 910 Larkin St., S.F. Updates on Instagram @darkentriesrecords. www.darkentriesrecords.com
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Destruction Of Habitat Creates The Perfect Conditions For Coronavirus To Emerge
By John Vidal, Ensia
As habitat and biodiversity loss increase globally, the novel coronavirus outbreak may be just the beginning of mass pandemics
Mayibout 2 is not a healthy place.
The 150 or so people who live in the village, which sits on the south bank of the Ivindo River, deep in the great Minkebe forest in northern Gabon, are used to occasional bouts of diseases such as malaria, dengue, yellow fever and sleeping sickness.
Mostly they shrug them off.
But in January 1996, Ebola, a deadly virus then barely known to humans, unexpectedly spilled out of the forest in a wave of small epidemics.
The disease killed 21 of 37 villagers who were reported to have been infected, including a number who had carried, skinned, chopped or eaten a chimpanzee from the nearby forest.
I traveled to Mayibout 2 in 2004 to investigate why deadly diseases new to humans were emerging from biodiversity "hot spots" like tropical rainforests and bushmeat markets in African and Asian cities.
It took a day by canoe and then many hours down degraded forest logging roads passing Baka villages and a small gold mine to reach the village.
There, I found traumatized people still fearful that the deadly virus, which kills up to 90% of the people it infects, would return.
Villagers told me how children had gone into the forest with dogs that had killed a chimp.
They said that everyone who cooked or ate it got a terrible fever within a few hours.
Some died immediately, while others were taken down the river to hospital.
A few, like Nesto Bematsick, recovered.
"We used to love the forest, now we fear it," he told me.
llicit Endangered Wildlife Trade in Möng La, Shan, Myanmar. Photo courtesy of Dan Bennett from Wikimedia, licensed under CC BY 2.0
Many of Bematsick's family members died.
Only a decade or two ago it was widely thought that tropical forests and intact natural environments teeming with exotic wildlife threatened humans by harboring the viruses and pathogens that lead to new diseases in humans like Ebola, HIV and dengue.
Logging and other habitat disruption creates new opportunities for disease organisms to move from non-human animals to people. Photo courtesy of euflegtredd from Flickr licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0
But a number of researchers today think that it is actually humanity's destruction of biodiversity that creates the conditions for new viruses and diseases like COVID-19, the viral disease that emerged in China in December 2019, to arise — with profound health and economic impacts in rich and poor countries alike.
In fact, a new discipline, planetary health, is emerging that focuses on the increasingly visible connections among the well-being of humans, other living things and entire ecosystems.
Is it possible, then, that it was human activity, such as road building, mining, hunting and logging, that triggered the Ebola epidemics in Mayibout 2 and elsewhere in the 1990s and that is unleashing new terrors today?
We invade tropical forests and other wild landscapes, which harbor so many species of animals and plants — and within those creatures, so many unknown viruses.
We cut the trees.
We kill the animals or cage them and send them to markets.
We disrupt ecosystems, and we shake viruses loose from their natural hosts.
When that happens, they need a new host.
Often, we are it.
David Quammen, author of Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Pandemic, recently wrote in the New York Times.
Increasing Threat
Research suggests that outbreaks of animal-borne and other infectious diseases like Ebola, SARS, bird flu and now COVID-19, caused by a novel coronavirus, are on the rise.
Pathogens are crossing from animals to humans, and many are now able to spread quickly to new places.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that three-quarters of "new or emerging" diseases that infect humans originate in nonhuman animals.
Some, like rabies and plague, crossed from animals centuries ago.
Others, like Marburg, which is thought to be transmitted by bats, are still rare.
A few, like COVID-19, which emerged last year in Wuhan, China, and MERS, which is linked to camels in the Middle East, are new to humans and spreading globally.
Other diseases that have crossed into humans include Lassa fever, which was first identified in 1969 in Nigeria; Nipah from Malaysia; and SARS from China, which killed more than 700 people and traveled to 30 countries in 2002–03.
The emergence of COVID-19 as a global threat is drawing attention to the important connections between human and ecosystem well-being. Photo courtesy of Chad Davis from Flickr licensed under CC B
Some, like Zika and West Nile virus, which emerged in Africa, have mutated and become established on other continents.
Kate Jones, chair of ecology and biodiversity at UCL, calls emerging animal-borne infectious diseases an
increasing and very significant threat to global health, security and economies.
Amplification Effect
In 2008, Jones and a team of researchers identified 335 diseases that emerged between 1960 and 2004, at least 60% of which came from non-human animals.
Increasingly, says Jones, these zoonotic diseases are linked to environmental change and human behavior.
The disruption of pristine forests driven by logging, mining, road building through remote places, rapid urbanization and population growth is bringing people into closer contact with animal species they may never have been near before, she says.
The resulting transmission of disease from wildlife to humans, she says, is now:
a hidden cost of human economic development.
There are just so many more of us, in every environment.
We are going into largely undisturbed places and being exposed more and more.
We are creating habitats where viruses are transmitted more easily, and then we are surprised that we have new ones.
Jones studies how land use change contributes to the risk.
We are researching how species in degraded habitats are likely to carry more viruses which can infect humans.
Simpler systems get an amplification effect.
Destroy landscapes, and the species you are left with are the ones humans get the diseases from.
UCL biodiversity expert Kate Jones calls the spread of disease from wildlife to humans "a hidden cost of human economic development. Photo courtesy of Kate Jones
There are countless pathogens out there continuing to evolve which at some point could pose a threat to humans.
The risk (of pathogens jumping from animals to humans) has always been there.
Eric Fevre, chair of veterinary infectious diseases at the University of Liverpool's Institute of Infection and Global Health
The difference between now and a few decades ago, Fevre says, is that diseases are likely to spring up in both urban and natural environments.
We have created densely packed populations where alongside us are bats and rodents and birds, pets and other living things.
That creates intense interaction and opportunities for things to move from species to species.
Eric Fevre
"Pathogens do not respect species boundaries," says disease ecologist Thomas Gillespie, an associate professor in Emory University's Department of Environmental Sciences who studies how shrinking natural habitats and changing behavior add to the risks of diseases spilling over from animals to humans.
I am not at all surprised about the coronavirus outbreak.
The majority of pathogens are still to be discovered.
We are at the very tip of the iceberg.
Thomas Gillespie
Humans are creating the conditions for the spread of diseases by reducing the natural barriers between virus host animals — in which the virus is naturally circulating — and themselves.
We fully expect the arrival of pandemic influenza; we can expect large-scale human mortalities; we can expect other pathogens with other impacts.
A disease like Ebola is not easily spread.
But something with a mortality rate of Ebola spread by something like measles would be catastrophic
Wildlife everywhere is being put under more stress, he says.
Major landscape changes are causing animals to lose habitats, which means species become crowded together and also come into greater contact with humans.
Species that survive change are now moving and mixing with different animals and with humans.
Gillespie sees this in the U.S., where suburbs fragmenting forests raise the risk of humans contracting Lyme disease.
Altering the ecosystem affects the complex cycle of the Lyme pathogen.
People living close by are more likely to get bitten by a tick carrying Lyme bacteria.
Yet human health research seldom considers the surrounding natural ecosystems, says Richard Ostfeld, distinguished senior scientist at the Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies in Millbrook, New York.
He and others are developing the emerging discipline of planetary health, which looks at the links between human and ecosystem health.
Disease ecologist Richard Ostfeld is one of a growing number of researchers looking at the human health impacts of ecosystem changes through a "planetary health" lens. Photo courtesy of Robin Moore © Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
There's misapprehension among scientists and the public that natural ecosystems are the source of threats to ourselves.
It's a mistake.
Nature poses threats, it is true, but it's human activities that do the real damage.
The health risks in a natural environment can be made much worse when we interfere with it.
Richard Ostfeld
Ostfeld points to rats and bats, which are strongly linked with the direct and indirect spread of zoonotic diseases.
Rodents and some bats thrive when we disrupt natural habitats.
They are the most likely to promote transmissions (of pathogens).
The more we disturb the forests and habitats the more danger we are in.
Felicia Keesing, professor of biology at Bard College, New York, studies how environmental changes influence the probability that humans will be exposed to infectious diseases.
When we erode biodiversity, we see a proliferation of the species most likely to transmit new diseases to us, but there's also good evidence that those same species are the best hosts for existing diseases
Felicia Keesing, email to Ensia
The Market Connection
Disease ecologists argue that viruses and other pathogens are also likely to move from animals to humans in the many informal markets that have sprung up to provide fresh meat to fast-growing urban populations around the world.
Here animals are slaughtered, cut up and sold on the spot.
The "wet market" (one that sells fresh produce and meat) in Wuhan, thought by the Chinese government to be the starting point of the current COVID-19 pandemic, was known to sell numerous wild animals, including live wolf pups, salamanders, crocodiles, scorpions, rats, squirrels, foxes, civets and turtles.
Equally, urban markets in west and central Africa see monkeys, bats, rats and dozens of species of bird, mammal, insect and rodent slaughtered and sold close to open refuse dumps and with no drainage.
Wet markets make a perfect storm for cross-species transmission of pathogens.
Whenever you have novel interactions with a range of species in one place, whether that is in a natural environment like a forest or a wet market, you can have a spillover event.
Bushmeat is one channel through which viruses can travel from wild animals to humans. Photo courtesy of Karsing Megu & Victor Meyer-Rochow.
The Wuhan market, along with others that sell live animals, has been shut by the Chinese authorities, and the government in February outlawed trading and eating wild animals except for fish and seafood.
But bans on live animals being sold in urban areas or informal markets are not the answer, say some scientists.
The wet market in Lagos is notorious.
It's like a nuclear bomb waiting to happen.
But it's not fair to demonize places which do not have fridges.
These traditional markets provide much of the food for Africa and Asia.
"These markets are essential sources of food for hundreds of millions of poor people, and getting rid of them is impossible," says Delia Grace, a senior epidemiologist and veterinarian with the International Livestock Research Institute, which is based in Nairobi, Kenya.
She argues that bans force traders underground, where they may pay less attention to hygiene.
Fevre and Cecilia Tacoli, principal researcher in the human settlements research group at the International Institute of Environment and Development (IIED), argue in a blog post that "rather than pointing the finger at wet markets," we should look at the burgeoning trade in wild animals.
It is wild animals rather than farmed animals that are the natural hosts of many viruses.
Wet markets are considered part of the informal food trade that is often blamed for contributing to spreading disease.
But … evidence shows the link between informal markets and disease is not always so clear cut."
Eric Fevre and Cecilia Tacoli
So what, if anything, can we do about all of this?
Jones says that change must come from both rich and poor societies.
Demand for wood, minerals and resources from the Global North leads to the degraded landscapes and ecological disruption that drives disease, she says.
We must think about global biosecurity, find the weak points and bolster the provision of health care in developing countries.
Otherwise we can expect more of the same.
"The risks are greater now. They were always present and have been there for generations. It is our interactions with that risk which must be changed," says Brian Bird, a research virologist at the University of California, Davis School of Veterinary Medicine One Health Institute, where he leads Ebola-related surveillance activities in Sierra Leone and elsewhere.
We are in an era now of chronic emergency.
Diseases are more likely to travel further and faster than before, which means we must be faster in our responses.
It needs investments, change in human behavior, and it means we must listen to people at community levels.
Brian Bird
Getting the message about pathogens and disease to hunters, loggers, market traders and consumers is key, Bird says.
These spillovers start with one or two people.
The solutions start with education and awareness.
We must make people aware things are different now.
I have learned from working in Sierra Leone with Ebola-affected people that local communities have the hunger and desire to have information.
They want to know what to do.
They want to learn.
Fevre and Tacoli advocate rethinking urban infrastructure, particularly within low-income and informal settlements.
Short-term efforts are focused on containing the spread of infectionthey.
The longer term — given that new infectious diseases will likely continue to spread rapidly into and within cities — calls for an overhaul of current approaches to urban planning and development.
The bottom line, Bird says, is to be prepared.
We can't predict where the next pandemic will come from, so we need mitigation plans to take into account the worst possible scenarios.
The only certain thing is that the next one will certainly come.
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Is counterfeit watch community really deceiving?
Now, if you haven't heard about the counterfeit watch communities or replica watch manufacturers, then let me tell you something. This is a whole new playing field. There are thousands of dealers selling replica watches, both online and offline where you can have a Rolex replica watch for a small amount of money.
This isn't a game of specific targets but is rather a game of market presence. Other than Rolex, Breitling replica watches can be found anywhere. These watches are made people because of the need in the market of these watches. These watch companies have no say over the design these small manufactures copy because it is too vague to actually identify.
The reason, you ask? These Rolex replica watches or these Breitling replica watches look exactly the same unless looked at their internal arrangements. These offenders are real serious about their work which is exhibited in their quality replications but they pose them as real ones which have to stop due to its ramifications it has on small manufacturers giving out copy watch but not doing anything illegal.
The counterfeit watch making is a traditional business for many because it has very deep roots, some as old as 18th century. England was proclaimed to have the most magnificent clock works in those times with fierce rivalry with the French clockwork. Taking advantage of this rivalry, small town clock workers from Germany and Switzerland started making fake replicas of these watches with the brand name of prestigious clock makers from both France and Britain.
Today, the major stakeholder in this business is Rolex. With the largest number of Rolex replica watches being produced over the world, this company has been suffering the most. Now, the problem in the scenario is that there are many dealers who are selling the fake watches as real. This has escalated the problem to the level where watch companies disgrace any replica of their watches.
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I'm not really sure where this recipe came from. I just wanted to make something . . . different. And these are different - in a good way!
If there was any kind of inspiration for this, I'd have to say that it came from a vegetarian mu shu seitan recipe that I've made a few times. The cookbook that the recipe comes from is a restaurant cookbook - a place called Cafe Flora in Seattle. Interestingly enough, my dear sister now works at Cafe Flora. Strange coincidence, right?
I've always served that mu shu seitan with flour tortillas. I had an extra bag of flour tortillas that I wanted to use, and the mu shu seitan just popped into my head. Somehow, my idea morphed into lamb and shiitake mushrooms. And five-spice powder. It's not like the mu shu seitan recipe at all! Oh, well.
1. Start the lamb: If necessary, cut the lamb into smaller pieces. (I cut mine into 1/2 inch pieces.) Season with salt and pepper. Heat the canola oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. Add the lamb and brown on all sides. about 3 or 4 minutes.
2. Add the onions to the pan, lower the heat to medium low, and cook the onion until it is soft and somewhat browned, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the ginger, garlic, and five-spice powder and continue to cook until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add the flour and stir until it is incorporated into the mixture, which will be dry. Add the beef broth and sherry, stirring with a whisk until the mixture is smooth.
Bring the mixture to a simmer. Cook for a couple of minutes until the mixture thickens. Add the mushrooms and salt. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mushroom have released their juices and are cooked through, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Return to the lamb to the pan, cover, and simmer very gently for about 1 and 1/2 to 1 and 3/4 hours. The lamb should be very tender.
3. While the lamb is cooking, make the slaw: Combine all of the slaw ingredients in a medium bowl. Taste and adjust seasonings. Set aside.
4. While the lamb is (still) cooking, fry the shallots: Toss the sliced shallots with the flour, salt, and cayenne pepper. Pour some canola oil in a small pot until a depth of 1 to 2 inches is reached. (It will bubble up when you add the shallots, so make sure the pan is deep enough!) Heat the oil to 375 degrees. I check this with a laser thermometer. Carefully add a small amount of the shallots and cook until golden brown, about 3 to 4 minutes. Remove the shallots with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels. Continue this process until all of the shallots are cooked. I did mine in two batches.
5. When you are almost ready to serve the tacos, prepare the tortillas to your liking: Heat the tortillas in a dry skillet over medium-high heat, one by one, until browned but still soft, about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side.
As they are done, stack them on a sheet of foil. When you have as many as you want, wrap in the foil and set aside. You can keep them warm in a 200 degree oven if you wish. Since this was basically my last step, I didn't need to do that.
6. Assemble the tacos: For each taco, place a tortilla on a plate. Using a slotted spoon to avoid excess liquid, spoon some of the lamb and mushroom mixture down the center of the tortillas. Top with some of the slaw. Garnish with the fried shallots and enjoy!
I have one word to describe these tacos: UMAMI. These are savory, salty, umami goodness. If that's what you're craving, you won't be disappointed.
Frying the shallots is a bit messy, but that's the price you pay for fried-crispy-oniony deliciousness.
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You know, I never did a home tour post the entire time we lived in Michigan for a couple of reasons.
1) I don't have a DSLR and my photography skills do not extend to making a house look good.
2) While I loved our little rented home and the rainbow colors I painted each room, I never felt that it was anything particularly special that anyone else would want to look at.
In our new home here, both of these facts are still true (except the rainbow colors, I can't paint this one). Our new home is not a majestic triumph of interior decor--but it's practical, it's clean (post 24-hour cleanathon when we first arrived), it abundantly meets our needs, and it's our home for now.
Look up, and you see that blue shirt hanging inside the bars? That's our balcony. This is the back view of our apartment building. In case I haven't mentioned it before, as part of our contract with the school, we are provided with housing that we don't have to pay for, it's part of our compensation package. Many foreign teachers in our area are housed in dorms on their school's campus, but we're housed off-campus. We live in building #21 out of a huge complex.
Here's the front gate to our little stairwell. After you unlock this, you just climb up to the 3rd floor, and you're at our home (And no one should pity us for being on a 3rd floor walk-up--these buildings are 8 floors with no elevators...if you lived on the 8th floor, you'd either have to be a hermit or in really good shape).
Here's our front door! More bars, and locks. We are very safe.
Just inside the front door there's a dining area. The apartment is actually much bigger than we expected, and bigger than many of the apartments others in the program have received. We estimate it's between 600-700 sq. ft., but they make efficient use of the space.
I placed myself in the kitchen for size comparison to the fridge. By the way, in case you have been under the impression that I'm a giant all these years...I'm not particularly large.
Cozy living space next to the dining area. The couch has holes so I came up with the idea of covering it with the brand-new comforter our school gave us. We don't feel the need to use a comforter when it's over 80 degrees at night. The tv has so far been pronounced unfixable by the very nice workmen who came by to fix the wifi, standing water in the kitchen that was there when we arrived, and the bedroom air conditioner.
Living room decor. I'm so predictable. This is on the wall of the tv. This wall, like many other in the house, has the ugly remains of yellowed adhesive from previous foreign teachers' posters all over it. So, as is my habit, I stuck a bazillion photos all over the wall, strategically covering yellow tape spots. AND I used a kind of tape that actually comes of of the wall and neither removes paint nor leaves yellow marks. I'm a genius.
On the little shelf in the living room--Angel set this up. This is really all of the "home decor" we have, so even though the nativity scene and snowmen are supposed to be for Christmas, I'm thinking of leaving them there. The sign with the Bible verse is one of Angel's most treasured possessions, and these other little bits are all special to us. I bought Angel the Swarovski cat to commemorate our Narcan, who died last Christmas. The snowman frolicking in popcorn represents me because I always frolic when there's popcorn around, and the snowman with the cat represent Angel petting Morphine.
Here's our balcony. We have a washing machine (hurray!!!) and a bar to hang clothes on to dry.
Our bathroom--in my experience this is a very normal design for a bathroom in this area and I actually love this bathroom design because they are easy to clean (American style bathrooms, while easier on the eyes, frustrate me come cleaning time). Basically, there is no shower area so when you take a shower the entire bathroom gets wet. The water drains into a little hole in the floor next to the toilet. You can't store anything in the bathroom unless it's something that can get wet. This is pretty similar to the bathroom in my family's home when I was growing up, only their home had been renovated recently so the tile was in better condition.
The spare bedroom! Now who wants to come visit? I'll even put a sheet on the bed for you if you do.
The other spare bedroom. But, as you can see, this is mostly a storage room. We were told that we have to keep all of the appliances in the house, even if they are broken, but we can put them in this storage room. So stored in the wardrobe are a broken toaster oven...broken speaker system...etc. This tv also doesn't work. There's no airconditioner in this room which makes it more of an ideal storage room than bedroom.
The wardrobe on the wall at the side of the bed. Yes, yes I did steal the larger section of the wardrobe for myself and yes I did put Angel's clothes in the tiny section. That's only right, isn't it?
I thought these shelves next to the wardrobe were perfect for my little shoe collection.
And that's our home! It's hard to say whether it's "average" or not--it's very "average" for our apartment complex which contains about 30 apartment buildings that look identical from the outside. Like anywhere, homes in this city vary widely--from huge, palatial mansions and extravagantly gorgeous apartments to tiny rooms in high rises where people are crammed into unbelievably small spaces and shacks on the sides of fields constructed out of sheets of metal. We're already falling in love with our new community.
Anyway, they aren't exciting, but I have two navy blue blackout curtain panels that we don't use in the new house...they are 62" I think and if you have use for them, I'd be happy to mail them to you. Is there anything else you all need?
Awww your home is fabulous!!! love the shoes!
Lots of space...more than I thought you'd have.
Wow I am surprised you have spare rooms, I'll bet the extra space is handy...it looks great so far!
This is so cool. Thanks for sharing! Bummer about the TVs but at least you have wifi! The shower situation would take some getting used to, for sure. Love your little gallery wall, too!
This is cool! I like home tours, whenever I have friends over to my house for the first time, I give them a tour even if they don't ask for one. Ha! Maybe it is deceiving, but that looks like a big-ish wardrobe? Also, I chuckled out loud when I read that the school gave you manly and girly sheets. Very thoughtful!
What a cute apartment! It looks like you actually have quite a bit of space and I'm sure it will feel more like home once you get to get to make it feel more like your own. I was surprised, this was bigger than I was expecting!
That's wonderful to hear!!! (Re: falling in love with your new community.) Thank you for taking us around on a tour of your abode. I agree, they've done a good job with the space there, you wouldn't guess at first glance that it was only 600-700 square feet at all. I hope things continue to well for you guys and that this house feels more like "home" with each passing day.
Wow! Crazy that you have spare rooms!!! So cozy!
That tiny fridge is cracking me up. Thanks for showing us your house :) I really love your excitement about your space. Yay for a washing machine! It's the little things.
Your home is simple but colorful and inviting just like you. Love the wall filled with your photos and all of the art frames in the living room. Did you bring those from the States? Also your tiny closet is so neatly organized. I do agree that men need a lot less space. Period.
Pleasure catching up with you after my Vacation.
Great post!! It's nice to have a little peek into someone's home!
Really enjoyed the tour of your home--I like all of your and Angel's little touches to make it homey!
Ah your cat's name was Narcan!! That is too cute!
YAY! I finally am back on the blogging world and can't wait to catch up on your posts. Love this one especially because it SO reminds me of a Korean apartment. :) Cute photos too. Makes it homey for sure.
How interesting about the bathroom...I guess it would make it easy to wipe everything down after a shower! I think you apartment is lovely.
It's only natural that the woman gets the larger wardrobe...at least that's how I think. I really like the balcony laundry area, much better than the small stuffy rooms I'm used to seeing as laundry rooms.
I love this! It is a lot bigger than what I would have expected from watching House Hunters, haha!
I've been on vacation for a while and was totally missing your blog! Isn't it interesting how in other parts of the world "home decor" doesn't really exist anyway. How the home is viewed as a practical space used for eating and resting. When you move overseas and bring the bare minimum all of this becomes so true. It is much more important that the standing water is fixed instead of having teal throw pillows. I love the collection of photographs over the t.v., we've been in our apartment for five years and I have YET to put up photos.
What a cozy apartment! I am surprised you have 3 bedrooms! It looks very practical and I love the pictures on the wall :) Looks like you guys are set. Oh, and I'd totally come visit if I could convince the hubby to spend the money on a plane ticket.
this is QUITE the efficient use of 700 sq ft! are you expecting any visitors soon? they'll be taken care of!
I love my Thai bathroom! And I completely agree with you on the cleaning front. It's super easy to just spray down the whole room and let it dry while I'm at work or in bed for the night!
Now I am absolutely CONVINCED we are shoe soul (sole?)mates.
I know I'm late to the party, but I'm happy to see that you guys are making a home for yourselves there in China! It can be a bit disorienting living in another country after having lived in the US for so long, but I just know you guys are going to have some amazing adventures. Looking forward to reading through your archives and catching up!
I know I'm WAY late in the game but I just love your apartment! Did it come furnished? Surprisingly, the bathroom reminds me of the nicer bathrooms in Rwanda. What is up with not having shower curtains???
Oh wow, it's huge! When I look at the first photo, I never thought it's that huge. But your place has 3 rooms! And a big living room. Your school is very generous. | {
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Casey Cardinal Recreational Opportunities
Turkey populations appear to be entering a period of decline in New Mexico after several years of breeding-season drought. Turkey populations are highly influenced by precipitation and such a decline is anticipated given the drought; numbers respond quickly when the rains return. Spring moisture is important to create food sources for chicks, which need forbs (leafy plants) and insects for survival. Statewide drought conditions make it likely that turkey production has been low in each of the regions. Adult turkeys typically have low mortality rates, with fair mast crops and generally mild winters leading to decent overwinter survival. Some local areas still have very strong numbers of birds, but statewide, numbers appear to be down.
Hunter harvest-success rates are never very high in New Mexico. Overall spring hunter harvest success rates from 2019-2021 ranged from 21% to 26%. Turkey license sales have increased during the past five years, resulting in more hunters getting out in the woods. Below is the turkey hunt forecast for the 2023-2024 season by region of the state.
The northeast area will be a little more challenging this year, following massive fires in Merriam's turkey habitat. Fires in Game Management Units (GMUs) 45 and 48 will result in changes to turkey hunting areas and strategy for the next few years. Turkeys will use burned habitats but often prefer burns at a much smaller patch mosaic. It may take several years for some of the burned habitats to be suitable for turkey populations again. Turkey populations appear to be doing well in other portions of the northeast area, but these habitats often have a complicated land-ownership mosaic making the area more difficult for hunters to access. In the past, the northeast portion of the state has had the highest hunter harvest success, ranging from 30-35% between 2019-2021.
The northwest portion of the state has the lowest average hunter harvest-success rates in New Mexico. Success rates have ranged from 14-18% between 2019 and 2021. Officers report that turkey populations in the Jemez Mountains appear to be declining over the last few years. This area receives a high level of hunting pressure, being that it is the closest area to Albuquerque. There are turkeys in other northern mountain ranges, though these areas require additional planning as snow levels may remain later into the spring than other portions of turkey habitat.
Harvest success rates in the southwest ranged from 20-30% from 2019-2021. The Gila National Forest provides abundant Merriam's turkey habitat, although much of the habitat is not close to a road and could require some hiking to access turkeys. Newly implemented this year is a very limited draw hunt for Gould's turkeys in GMUs 26 and 27 starting in 2023. Gould's turkeys occur only in Arizona and New Mexico in the United States, as most of the species' range occurs in Mexico.
The southeast has had strong turkey populations in the past, particularly in the Lincoln National Forest; note that the Guadalupe Ranger District is closed to turkey hunting. Some hunters have reported lower numbers the past few years, likely due to drought conditions negatively impacting production in the area. This area is close to El Paso and Las Cruces, so it receives heavy hunting pressure, especially on weekends. Hunter harvest success from 2019-2021 ranged from 17-30%.
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Q: Search unreliable author names We have scanned thousands of old documents and entered key data into a database. One of the fields is author name.
We need to search for documents by a given author but the exact name might have been entered incorrectly as on many documents the data is handwritten.
I thought of searching for only the first few letters of the surname and then presenting a list for the user to select from. I don't know at this stage how many distinct authors there are, I suspect it will be in the hundreds rather than hundreds of thousands. There will be hundreds of thousands of documents.
Is there a better way? Would an SQL database handle it better?
The software is python, and there will be a list of documents each with an author.
A: I think you can use mongodb where you can set list field with all possible names of author. For example you have handwriten name "black" and you cant recognize what letter in name for example "c" or "e" and you can set origin name as "black" and add to list of possible names "blaek"
A: You could use Sunburnt which is a Python-Solr library which accesses Solr which is built on top of Lucene.
An excerpt of what Solr is:
Solr is the popular, blazing fast open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. Its major features include powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, dynamic clustering, database integration, rich document (e.g., Word, PDF) handling, and geospatial search. Solr is highly scalable, providing distributed search and index replication, and it powers the search and navigation features of many of the world's largest internet sites.
It will give you all you want for searching documents, including partial hits and potential matches on whatever your search criteria is.
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Everybody loves free stuff. Here are 15 unique goody bag ideas for the ultimate event swag. Whatever your price range and audience, there is something here to suit every event.
Many conference bags are unoriginal. Another pen or paperweight isn't really something to get excited about. You want attendees to leave an event delighted about the swag they brought home, splashing the event and goodies across social media and showing off to increase your brand awareness and make them want to come back.
Event budget will obviously affect the decisions made but that doesn't stop you from coming up with original ideas. With large annual events such SXSW, TED and Comic Con the swag is amazing because the budgets are massive. To compete with this you need unique and quirky ideas like these, that will keep them talking about your brand and stop them from throwing it out.
Yes, it exists! Superfood chocolate is raw, gluten-free, vegan and kosher while being infused with healthy antioxidant-rich herbs and ingredients. Healthy chocolate is not widely known so adding them to the goody bags will be a hit with the masses and an excuse to eat more of their favorite treat, guilt-free. While it's obviously not as beneficial as an apple it will appeal to food lovers, with the added advantage of being less sinful. Everyone will need to know if it tastes the same as the real thing.
Almost everyone has a smartphone now which means that anything that makes that experience better is going to be a crowd pleaser. Screen magnifiers are perfect for traveling when you want to watch TV on the train or in a hotel room and you want a bigger screen. The likelihood is that some of your attendees will have had to travel in some form or another so these could be used straight away!
If you have a higher budget you could also opt for smartphone projectors that come in at around $30+ and can create mini home theatre experiences for your attendees.
What do you always get in a goody bag? A notebook of some description. While these can be handy they can also be boring and unoriginal which means they probably won't be used. These memory books add a different twist to the classic notebook and provide attendees with a way of capturing each day for five years with a single line, looking back and seeing at a glance what they entered 12-months before (a great reminder when the event date is coming round again!). There are also ways to make these even more event specific as they come in parent, gardener and healthy living options too.
More and more people are becoming environmentally friendly (or at least environmentally conscious) which means that this kind of giveaway will go down well. There are a lot of different options but our favorite is the mini grow-your-own kits that range from multicolored vegetables to bonsai trees and encourage guests to think about the environment and take home a lasting memento.
If you have a lower budget, opt for branded packets of seeds with a clever message instead. It might not look as expensive but it is also easy for attendees that have flown in to take away.
Or, you can still channel the eco theme by trading the plastic bags for canvas bags at around $7 or $8 which is something they can use time and time again and show off your event details every time.
Tailoring lollipops to adults will certainly get people talking. With alcoholic flavors such as; chardonnay, beer, lager, cabernet sauvignon, merlot, stout and mixed wine packs there will be one to suit everyone (just make sure you let them know it's alcoholic so they don't take them home and give them to the kids!).
USB sticks have become so mainstream and accessible that they are no longer worthy of the goody bag. They have now been replaced with travel chargers for your smartphone. These handy bricks hold a charge and then plug into your phone with a variety of different adapters to make sure that you never run out of battery.
This is particularly useful at all day events when attendees will have likely drained their batteries taking photos or recording video and your goody bag will be an immediate life saver – just make sure they come pre-charged.
A relatively new option in the growing age of technology is providing virtual swag or goodies. These are particularly useful for events where attendees have to travel because they take up minimal space but can be incredibly budget flexible.
Making sure to explain virtual gift bags is important because they are not always tangible products. E-gift cards, ebooks, apps, gift codes and online game access are all excellent examples of giving virtual gifts that can also tie in nicely to promoting sponsors, collaborators or creating a buzz about up and coming products that you are marketing.
Sweets have definitely been done before but hey, they are a crowd and budget pleaser! Add a unique twist by opting for some of the old classics that are not as readily available to get people feeling nostalgic and show how much you care. Depending on the age of your event demographic, it will depend on how far back you want to go but whether it's Tootsie rolls, Turtles or Jazzies, either way we miss them and you can get boxes of sweets and candy from 'the good old days' to have your attendees reminiscing and talking.
For those on a tighter budget or with smaller distribution, upcycling vintage items and turning them into new products can be an interesting, cheaper alternative that is super memorable. For example, vintage teacups that have been turned into candles are a conversation starter, statement piece and also something you (or your team) can make yourselves. This is a really personal touch if you want to ensure you are passing on something they haven't seen before.
For weddings, trade show stalls or other smaller fairs consider buying pieces in bulk and creating something new to save on the budget. Plus, this gives you the flexibility to truly reflect your brand and breathe new life into a piece (again ticking the environmental angle)!
At all-day events, trade shows or conferences many people need a little pick-me-up (something an alcoholic lolly won't fix!) which means for larger budgets you can send them home with mini wine samples. Something like the vinebox which offers 3 small glasses of special curated wine can add a more luxury feel to the goody bags and will definitely make attendees feel warm inside!
Alternatively, for lower budgets, you could include a free drink voucher in the goody bags for events that offer a bar or catering.
Music is another common love that everyone shares so a cheap and cheerful goody bag gift that attendees will enjoy are headphones and they are easy to brand as a static marketing technique as well. Since people usually wear earphones for public use it is easy to see where they got them from and boom, better brand awareness. They are also a great twist on the old classic ear protectors that used to come with goody bags (and flights!).
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By Esther Kalu Last updated Dec 3, 2021
The Kwara State government has started a training programme for 150 civil servants to equip them with better capacity and expertise in building construction across the state.
The training was said to have been necessitated by the recent developments of collapsed buildings across the country particularly the 21-storey building which collapsed in the course of construction, and led to loss of lives and properties.
Speaking at the opening of the training exercise, the Chief Executive Officer of the state Public Procurement Agency, Raheem Abdulbaki, stated that cases of building collapse in the country could be traced to corruption and negligence on the part of relevant government regulatory bodies, as well as lack of coordination and synergy between building professionals.
"This capacity training is intended to be a reference point that will engender the desired enabling environment for the development of the skills of professionals vested with the mandate of designing, costing and supervising construction projects in the public service of the state,
"There is no doubt in my mind that this training is timely, in view of the recent ugly developments in the construction industry. I mean the case of Lagos State where a 21-storey building collapsed in the course of construction, leading to heavy loss of lives, and many other cases like that." he said.
He further added that the 150 civil servants in the construction professions would be trained for a period of four weeks, adding that they have been carefully selected from the ministries of Works, Energy, Water Resources, Education, Agriculture and Rural Development.
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Las Hilanderas (Velázquez)
220 cm × 289 cm (87 in × 114 in)
Museo del Prado, Madrid
Las Hilanderas (Spanish pronunciation: [las ilanˈdeɾas]; "The Spinners") is a painting by the Spanish painter Diego Velázquez, housed in the Museo del Prado of Madrid, Spain. It is also known by the title The Fable of Arachne. It is usually regarded as a late work by the artist, dating from around 1657.
Traditionally, it was believed that the painting depicted women workers in the tapestry workshop of Santa Isabel. In 1948, however, Diego Angula observed that the iconography suggested Ovid's Fable of Arachne, the story of the mortal Arachne who dared to challenge the goddess Athena to a weaving competition and, on winning the contest, was turned into a spider by the jealous goddess. This is now generally accepted as the correct interpretation of the painting.
The painting as previously displayed before additions not by Velázquez were masked from view
It was painted for Don Pedro de Arce, huntsman to King Philip IV.[1] It entered the royal collection in the eighteenth century, and was probably damaged by the fire at the Royal Alcazar of Madrid in 1734. New sections were added at the sides (37 cm in total) and over 50 cm to the top of the canvas. The painting remains at the extended size but is currently (in November 2013) displayed behind a screen with a frame added over a cut-away section revealing only the original dimensions.
Stylistic elements, such as the lightness, the economical use of paint, and the clear influence of the Italian Baroque, have led many scholars to assert that it was painted in 1657. Others place it earlier, at some time between 1644–50, perhaps because certain aspects of its form and content recall the bodegones Velázquez painted in his early career.
In Las Hilanderas, Velázquez developed a layered composition, an approach he had often used in his earlier bodegones, such as the Kitchen Scene with Christ in the House of Martha and Mary. In the foreground is the contest. The goddess Athena, disguised as an old woman, is on the left and Arachne, in a white top facing away from the viewer, is on the right. Three helpers assist them. In the background, a raised platform (perhaps a stage) displays the finished tapestries. The one visible to us is Arachne's, showing The Rape of Europa — another Greek myth. This is in fact a copy of Titian's painting of the subject, which was in the Spanish royal collection.
The painting has been interpreted as an allegory of the arts and even as a commentary on the range of creative endeavor, with the fine arts represented by the goddess and the crafts represented by Arachne. Others think that Velázquez' message was simply that to create great works of art, both great creativity and hard technical work are required. Other scholars have read political allegories into the work and interpreted it through popular culture.
Titian's Rape of Europa is seen in the background of the painting
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An 18-year-old German security researcher has published details of a serious vulnerability in macOS but refused to share the details with Apple as a protest against the company's not having a bug bounty program.
The researcher, Linus Henze, demonstrated the "KeySteal" vulnerability on video, claiming that it was a macOS Mojave exploit that allowed access to passwords stored in the Keychain. Keychain is the password management system app in macOS that holds encrypted passwords for services both from Apple and third parties such as social networking sites and apps.
The demo shows that access can be obtained to encrypted passwords without root or administrator privileges and, more remarkably, without password prompts at all.
The exploit does require the given Mac to be infected by malware, raising the challenge level slightly, but Henze argues that doing so is not difficult. Pathways for infection could include adding code to a legitimate app or via an infected webpage designed to insert the code.
MacOS vulnerabilities are not new, but refusing to work with Apple is. In an interview over the weekend with German tech site Heise, Henze said he didn't report the vulnerability to Apple because the company does not operate a bug bounty program for macOS. With a bug bounty program, a company pays money for bugs, or security vulnerabilities reported to them. Apple has a bug bounty program for iOS but not macOS.
Talking to ZDNet Wednesday, Henze said Apple's security team had reached out after his research had started getting media attention, but he declined to assist unless they started a bug bounty program for macOS.
He added that he loves Apple products and wants to make them more secure. "And the best way to make them more secure would be, in my opinion, if Apple creates a bug bounty program," he said.
The bad news, at least at the time of writing, is that there is no fix for the vulnerability detailed by Henze. Until Apple eventually issues a patch, there's a possibility that those with nefarious intent may start to exploit it.
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Clarissa Zamora
Clarissa Zamora, 34, of McAllen passed on Sunday, October 25, 2020. A 2004 graduate of McAllen High School, Clarissa played tennis for McHi and was in the choir all four years. She was also in Who's Who Among American High School students. Clarissa received her Associates Degree in Culinary Arts from South Texas College. Her true calling was as a paraprofessional for McAllen Independent School District. Clarissa worked at both Castaneda and Sanchez Elementary Schools mainly in the Special Education and Resource departments as well as wherever she was needed. She also volunteered with the Special Olympics. Clarissa was a loving, compassionate person whose infectious smile and laughter is unforgettable. She was fiercely loyal to her friends and family. Clarissa is preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Pedro A. Mendoza; and her paternal grandparents, Paula and Roberto Zamora. Clarissa is survived by her loving parents, Rosendo and Michelle Zamora of McAllen; her grandma, Lucille Saenz Barrientes of San Antonio; her dog of 17 years, Kiki; her cats, Papi and Linus; and numerous aunts, uncles, cousins as well as her godparents. "When we lose someone we love, we must learn not to live without them, but to live with the love they left behind." (Author unknown) Visitation will be at Kreidler Funeral Home, November 16, 2020, from 6 to 7 p.m. followed by the Rosary from 7 to 8 p.m. Mass will be held at 11 a.m. on November 17, 2020 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church, McAllen. Interment following at 1 p.m. at Valley Memorial Gardens. The rosary and mass services will be accessible via (live stream) Michelle Mendoza Zamora's Facebook page. ln lieu of flowers or plants, the family kindly asks donations to be made to Yaqui Animal No Kill Rescue Nonprofit, 500 Venecia Drive, Sullivan City, TX 78595, 956-600-3576, [email protected] .
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Welcome to week three of my month of samples! I'm actually really late, I had most of this written up, but I didn't get back to it until today. So sorry! Let's hop right to it, shall we?
Cherries in the Snow: Fragrant Snow Raspberry, Snow Cherry Pure, Ancient Limestone, Green Amber, Dirt Musk. This is from the VApothecary section in the Permanent Catalogue (PC). I absolutely love the way they do fruit blends, and this is no exception. The cherry and raspberry are bright, accented by the amber, and the musk is softer, and a little sweet. The limestone grounds everything. It's not firmly in the foodie category for me, and that really works.
OM NA: Eternity: This perfume is built from many layers of beautiful imported Desert Sage, Softened resin of Vetiver, the Scent of Temple grass, Black Coconut milk and husk, Dragon's Breath Incense and White Benzoin Liquid Resin of the Netherworld. *This OM NA will become thicker, richer and more beautiful with age. Another PC scent, this one comes from the OM NA section. I want to get a big bottle of this, as well. This is really smooth, I love the sage and grass. It's rich, but cool somehow. It's got a little bit of a summer-y vibe, with the coconut note, always a favorite of mine. Really a wonderful blend.
Upside Down Tarrie Cat: Vanilla, Kobalt Vanilla Orchid, Cream Soda accord, Black Tea, Bergamot, Vetiver-Amber. This is another gem from the original Clive Barker collaboration. This is another stellar tea from NA, a nice creamy one and the black tea note is so perfect. It lasted a good six hours, too!
Eternal Luxor: NA Amber, Golden Egyptian Fig, Creamy Coconut Milk and Toasted Coconut Oil. This is from one of my favorite PC sections, the Eternals. Okay, in theory this should work on me. I absolutely love their fig, coconut, and amber. There's only one other coconut I've tried that didn't work for me, and that was Coconut Moonstone. This is going to the exact same place, and I am so sad about that. It's almost plasticky. *shakes fist* Curse you, skin chemistry. Off you go to the rehoming pile. Someone else is going to adore this! It's really serene and tropical in the vial. Beachy, summery. I crave those scents here in Florida, where it's warm most of the year. So if you like that, you might try this out. There are very few scents I can't wear by NA, and I know luckily I usually can wear their coconuts and figs, so although I'm disappointed, I have a lot of others to love.
Carnarvon: Earl Grey Tea, Egyptian Black Tea, English Bergamot Essential Oil, Rose Hips, Dried Lily and Gingered Vanilla Crystal. This one is from the Egyptologist LC collection. I've got three of these as beloved full bottles, Carter, Petrie, and 1922. This is GORGEOUS. I hope it makes a comeback, I really love it, and I can't believe I didn't try it before. The floral is the perfect accent to the teas. It's a tiny bit tart, which I always enjoy. And bright. It would be great layered with one of the Tea Service, too, like Rice Milk.
Mummy Prince: Sweetened Labdanum E/O, Vanilla and Benzoin Tincture, White Linen wrappings, Black Myrrh and a touch of smokey resin in a haze of Mysore Sandalwood pure. This is a vault LC from 2010! The NAlloween collection that year. I've had this for a long time, and have no idea who sent it to me, but it was a decant from Laura. Oh, my goodness. This sounds like it might be heavier, but this is just a beautifully clean, bright perfume. If that's the white linen note, it has me swooning. This is a stunner. I've never seen it in the Marketplace, but now I'll be looking for it - I imagine anyone that's got this is holding onto it, though. I can't stop huffing my wrists. It's so smooth, just a little sweet.
Transylvania: Transylvanian Green Timber, Romanian Green Chypre, Honey, Incense and Romanian Black Vanilla. This is a PC scent from Cities of the Dead, originally part of the VApothecary. Oh, this is green. I love the chypre against the wood and vanilla, but it's pulling pretty masculine on me. I think this would be incredible on a guy. Wow. So it's not really for me, because I can't pull off stuff that heads into this territory on me, but it's a great scent. I'll have to add it to my list of "guy" scents.
Viktor: Blue Chypre, Exotic Ambers of Egypt and Eastern Europe, Heliotrope of a graveyard in New Orleans, Haunting Cedar, Rock Rose Resin, Sandalwood powder, Raw Indonesian White Patchouli, Cardamom, Myrrh and sacred Agarwood.Blue Chypre, Exotic Ambers of Egypt and Eastern Europe, Heliotrope of a graveyard in New Orleans, Haunting Cedar, Rock Rose Resin, Sandalwood powder, Raw Indonesian White Patchouli, Cardamom, Myrrh and sacred Agarwood. Viktor is from the Immortals section in the PC. I switched from Transylvania to this, so there's an extra sample this week! This is a gorgeous chypre that has a beautiful serenity. And yet, it's a little haunting. I really love this, it's a little different from my usual wheelhouse, but it's a chypre, and I usually like those. I don't get a lot of the cardamom, but it adds a subtle layer of warmth. I keep going back to huff my wrists. This is enchanting.
So that wraps it up for the third week. I'm well into the fourth and final week as I type this, and I hope y'all are enjoying the little snippets I've been posting! | {
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World Cup: thousands of hotel rooms back on market
It appears from media reports that fears that may have existed about the availability of hotel accommodation in South Africa for the World Cup in June and July have evaporated.
According to the Fedhasa official website, Fifa's accommodation agent, Match, has already relinquished more than 450 000 of the bednights it initially reserved in South African hotels and guest houses.
There appears not be to be much concern in the hotel industry as industry leaders believe it's better to have the news now as this will enable operators to refocus their sales teams and marketing efforts on their traditional mid-year business. But for smaller operators who were hoping for a World Cup feeding frenzy the news will be disappointing – and potentially crippling if they have invested heavily on the basis of expectations.
Vivienne Bervoets, Match's senior accommodation manager, was quoted in weekend media reports as saying that 314 000 bed nights (in 6 883 rooms) had been returned to the market on December 11. At that point Match had more than 1.7m bed nights reserved.
The release of bednights, according to Bervoets, came after the final draw at the end of last year, which gave greater clarity about each team's match venues and dates. She said that if Match had, for instance, foreseen that it would need little accommodation in Polokwane over the last three weeks of the tournament, it would never have required these rooms. There are only four matches at the controversial Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane and the last is scheduled for June 23.
Brett Dungan, chief executive of the Federated Hospitality Association (Fedhasa), says it is a pity that the rooms had to be freed up, but everyone knew they might be – as in the case of any international conference.
Match's communication with hotels has been excellent, he believes, and these rooms can now be marketed elsewhere.
On January 8 a further 140 000 bednights (in 3 642 rooms) were released to timeshare owners.
Bervoets is reported to have said timeshare is difficult to market because the concept is unfamiliar to foreigners.
In terms of the agreements with accommodation suppliers, Match has paid no cancellation fees. The contracts contain a schedule of dates on which rooms that Match fails to sublet can be returned to the market.
According to Bervoets, the next release date is April 10, after which cancellation fees become payable. The cancellation fees will rise as the tournament comes closer.
Dungan told Hotel & Restaurant today that hoteliers and other operators of accommodation establishments needed to have plans in place to deal with the changing marketplace that would be significantly different after July 12 – the day after the World Cup final takes at Soccer City in Johannesburg.
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Hurricane Harvey has swept across Houston, leaving flooding and devastation in its path. The residents of Houston and other areas affected are in desperate need of help. We've compiled some ways to provide relief from right here in Alabama.
Church of the Highlands needs volunteers to make a trip to Houston. Donations can be made through Church of the Highlands' online giving portal. You can text the amount you'd like to give with the keywords Highlands HR to 45777.
Hatching Hope (374 Shady Acres Road, Alabaster, AL) is collecting donations to build relief kits, which include mattresses, blankets, pillows, toiletries and other immediate needs. $35 will allow them to make one of these kits. Donations of $10 will provide a teddy bear to a child affected by the storm. You can donate here.
The City of Birmingham is collecting items at Boutwell Auditorium (1930 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Blvd.) Donations will be accepted from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. until Sunday, September 3rd. They are looking for canned goods, bottled water, cleaning supplies and canned pet food. Donations will also be accepted at the entry gates to the UAB football game on Saturday. In addition to the supplies listed above, diapers and adult diapers are also being accepted. Local businesses Seasick Records, Crestwood Pharmacy and Soda Fountain, and ElementsBhm are collecting the same items to be taken to Boutwell.
The Greater Alabama Council of Boy Scouts of America are partnering with Wood Fruitticher to host a food drive. Items can be dropped off between Aug. 30 and Sept. 1. The Scout office at 516 Liberty Parkway will be collecting canned goods from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Wednesday through Thursday and 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Friday. Items needed include canned goods, bottled water, cleaning supplies and canned pet food.
Collier's Nursey in Birmingham is accepting donations on Friday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.- noon. All items will be transported to Boutwell Auditorium on Saturday afternoon. Items collected include bottled water, canned foods, cleaning supplies and canned or bagged pet food.
The Diocese of Birmingham is accepting donations at their Chancery Office (PO Box 12047, Birmingham, 35202).
In the northern part of the state, you can donate through Alabama A&M University. They have activated the "Hope for Tomorrow" emergency fund that will assist faculty, students and staff who were impacted by the storm. You can donate here.
Movement Church (1469 Browns Ferry Road, Madison, AL) is looking for diapers, baby wipes, baby formula, baby food, feminine care items, toiletries, canned goods/non-perishable food, over-the-counter medications, Band-Aids and first aid kits, new stuffed animals, blankets and towels, cell phone chargers, coloring books and crayons, toilet paper and paper towels. You can also give online at movementalabama.com/GIVING.
Residents of the Mobile area can donate through The Dauphin Island Chamber of Commerce. They are looking for a variety of items including: gloves, plastic rubber totes with lids, new flat packing boxes, packing tape, contractor trash bags, tarps, plastic sheeting, dish soap, bleach, sponges, dish scrub brushes, pet food, diapers, bath, hand and dish towels, new socks, playing cards, paper products, feminine hygiene products, crayons and coloring books, pillows, and over-the-counter medication.
You can also donate to national organizations via text or the internet.
The American Red Cross is accepting donations here. You can also text HARVEY to 90999 to donate $10.
Donations to the Salvation Army can be made here by calling 1-800-SAL-ARMY (1-800-725-2769) or texting STORM to 51555.
The crowd funding website, GoFundMe, has compiled a list of all of its Hurricane Harvey campaigns here. | {
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The Good Earth Trilogy by Pearl S. Buck
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning classic novel of China, together with its two sequels — by the Nobel Prize winner.
The Good Earth Trilogy: The Good Earth, Sons, and A House Divided
by Pearl S. Buck
Genre: Classics | Literature & Fiction | Historical Fiction
The Good Earth is Buck's classic, Pulitzer Prize-winning story of Wang Lung, a Chinese peasant farmer, and his wife, O-lan, a former slave. With luck and hard work, the couple's fortunes improve over the years: They are blessed with sons, and save steadily until one day they can afford to buy property in the House of Wang — the very house in which O-lan used to work. But success brings with it a new set of problems. Wang soon finds himself the target of jealousy, and as good harvests come and go, so does the social order. Will Wang's family cherish the estate after he's gone?
The family's story continues in Sons and A House Divided, when the Revolution sweeping through China further unsettles Wang Lung's family in this rich and unforgettable portrait of a family and a country in the throes of widespread national change.
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China remains a rocky road for electric cars
China's sales of electric vehicles are at last picking up speed, but a faster roll-out of charging infrastructure and effective financial incentives are needed for a decisive shift, say experts
A lack of standardised charging points in China is cited as one of the main reasons why low carbon motoring has struggled to shift gear in the world's biggest car market (Image by Remko Tanis)
Nicholas Olczak
Recent revelations about Volkswagen's emissions have focused attention on the environmental damage caused by the auto and fuel industries – and the need for a decisive shift towards genuinely green transport that can cut smog in the world's major cities.
This is particularly so in China, as the country readies its 13th Five Year Plan that will include ambitious targets for the use of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China as part of a wider drive for greener growth and improved air quality.
China has long been lagging in its efforts to persuade motorists to shift to greener alternatives, prompting a rethink at the highest levels on how electric vehicles can be made more attractive. China will also co-operate closely with California, the biggest car market in the US. California has enacted laws that require major manufacturers to build a certain amount of zero emissions vehicles if they want to sell cars there, and Beijing's municipality may use a version of the US state's zero-emission vehicle credit trading mechanism in an attempt to spur sales.
Recent data from the Chinese Association of Automobile Manufacturers shows that in September, 28,092 new energy vehicles were sold, bringing total sales in 2015 to just 136,733, far below the 500,000 targeted for this year under the 12th Five Year Plan.
Despite overall spending of 37 billion yuan (US$5.78 billion) on promoting electric vehicles, China might miss a target to have 5 million electric cars on its roads by 2020.
In September, Premier Li Keqiang once again spoke of his desire that electric cars occupy a much bigger share of the Chinese market, but central and local government will have to solve a number of problems if electric motoring is to move into the fast lane.
Foremost among these is a drastic improvement in very patchy charging infrastructure, which is perhaps the main deterrent to electric car sales in China.
Concerns among potential buyers about the quality and cost of vehicles will also need to be addressed to help spur electric car ownership.
See also: Will solar power and electric vehicles transform our energy landscape?
China's government, belatedly, has switched emphasis from encouraging production (subsidies to manufacturers, suppliers, consumers and researchers) to measures that encourage demand, such as offering buyers a direct subsidy when they purchase an electric vehicle, explained Huiming Gong, programme director of the Transportation Program at Energy Foundation China.
The government has also introduced measures exempting buyers of electric vehicles from the 10% purchase tax normally levied on car purchases and annual registration taxes.
Alongside these national policies, Gong says local governments are starting to offer matching subsidies as well as other incentives. In May 2015, for example, Beijing's municipal government declared electric vehicle owners would be exempt from the city's traffic restrictions. Beijing then saw major growth in demand for battery-power cars.
Local policies
Local policies have helped particular cities achieve better-than-average uptake of electric vehicles. "Tier 1 cities (such as Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen) have fared the best," said James Chao, Asia-Pacific managing director for consultancy IHS Automotive. "This is due mainly to certain local subsidies, fewer license plate restrictions and the generally higher income levels of electric car buyers."
But across the country, the government's measures have so far failed to bring about a rapid rise in purchase of electric vehicles. "Current policies have proven not to be sufficient to roll out EVs on a large scale," says Chao.
An April 2015 report by McKinsey, 'Supercharging the Development of Electric Vehicles in China', examines many of the problems.
Alongside sluggish sales of electric cars, the report shows China has also missed targets for the installation of charging infrastructure and technology development.
The McKinsey report also recommends that government speed up installation of charging infrastructure by encouraging public-private cooperation, such as that being installed by US electric car company Tesla.
"Governments haven't been doing enough to address this acute problem," says James Chao. "Standardisation is an issue and clearer guidelines on charging points would be helpful."
A standard system of charging needs to be introduced to solve the current problem of different types of chargers, compatible only with select number of vehicles, being built in different places around China.
In the past few months, in a bid to spur investment in the necessary infrastructure, China's central government urged local authorities to provide tax breaks and cheap land for the private sector to build new charging stations.
Choice and availability of electric vehicles is a problem too, and only in recent months has the problem been acknowledged by local government.
Because of the high import tariffs imposed on foreign models (which make them expensive), and their exclusion from government catalogues of cars qualifying for subsidies, Chinese buyers of electric cars have been limited to domestic models that have been relatively unpopular among brand-conscious buyers.
The authorities have begun to lift purchase restrictions and remove traffic controls for NEVs. however. Beijing's (municipal) government responded by declaring that electric vehicles made by foreign companies such as Tesla and BMW would, like domestic electric cars, be exempt from its licence plate lottery system.
In addition, the high costs of electric motoring in China is also a major deterrent, says research organisation GfK, which said increasingly-generous subsidies might be needed to persuade Chinese buyers to make the switch.
Beijing policymakers are currently working on developing different kinds of financial incentives to offer drivers of electric cars, taking their cue from measures previously used in California. These may include a scheme where drivers accrue points that can be redeemed for cash for each mile they drive an electric vehicle.
Other incentives might help, says McKinsey, such as dedicated parking, allowing electric vehicles to share of bus and carpool lanes, and access to low-emission zones. These are areas of the city where heavily polluting vehicles are banned and are being mulled for cities including Beijing.
Scaling up incentives for electric cars, charging infrastructure and making low-carbon vehicles attractive to the consumer will be essential if China is to ditch fossil- fuelled cars.
And while progress has so far been slow, global trends might also help speed up a roll-out, such as the falling prices of big batteries (which would make electric cars cheaper) and new entrants to the market. Apple's rumoured plans for an electric car could potentially have a transformative impact, given the brand's massive popularity in China.
Nicholas Olczak is a freelance journalist based in Beijing.
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Wishmaster es una película de 1997 de horror estadounidense dirigida por Robert Kurtzman, la segunda que dirigió.
Sinopsis
Ochocientos años después de su última aparición, el Djin escapa de su prisión, una estatua persa del siglo XII, y vuelve a la vida. El Djin es la encarnación del mal, en estado puro, una entidad de pesadilla que convierte en realidad cualquier deseo que pidas. A cambio, se adueña de las almas para siempre. Tras adoptar una forma humana, el Djin busca a Alexandra (Tammy Lauren), la mujer que accidentalmente le despertó. Si le concede tres deseos, la maléfica raza de los Djin se apoderará de la Tierra.
Elenco
Robert Englund es Raymond Beaumont.
Kane Hodder es guardia de Merritt.
Reggie Bannister es una farmacéutica.
Tony Todd es Johnny Valentine.
Ted Raimi es Ed Finney.
Angus Scrimm es el narrador.
Joseph Pilato es Mickey Torelli.
Andrew Divoff es El Djinn / Nathaniel Demerest.
Tammy Lauren es Alexandra Amberson.
Chris Lemmon es Nick Merritt.
Secuelas
Enlaces externos
Películas de fantasía
Películas en inglés
Películas de 1997
Cine independiente
Cine de terror de los años 1990
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Расім Рафікович Керімов (; 13 липня 1979, Теджен, Туркменська РСР) — туркменський футболіст, захисник.
Клубна кар'єра
Вихованець ашгабатської «Ніси». З 1996 по 2001 рік був гравцем цієї команди. З 2001 по 2003 роки виступав за російську команду першого дивізіону «Локомотив» (Чита). У футболці російського клубу дебютував 26 квітня 2001 року в переможному (1:0) домашньому поєдинку 5-го туру першого дивізіону чемпіонату Росії проти ФК «Хімки». Расім у тому поєдинку вийшов на поле на 78-ій хвилині, замінивши Сергія Осіпова. У складі читинського клубу в чемпіонаті Росії зіграв 11 матчів, ще 1 матч провів у кубку Росії. У 2002 році повернувся на батьківщину, виступав у столичному «Галкані». З 2002 по 2004 роки був гравцем футбольної команди Прем'єр-ліги України «Ворскла» (Полтава). У футболці полтавського клубу дебютував 9 березня 2003 року в програному (0:2) виїзному поєдинку 16-го туру вищої ліги чемпіонату України проти донецького «Металурга». Керімов вийшов у стартовому складі та відіграв увесь матч. У футболці полтавчан зіграв 2 матчі в чемпіонаті України та 4 — у першості дублерів. У 2004 році зіграв один матч у футболці «Ворскли-2» (8 травня, проти клубу Газовик-ХГВ з Харкова). З 2005 по 2010 роки захищав кольори клубу «Ахал».
Кар'єра в збірній
У 2004 році провів кілька матчів за національну збірну Туркменістану. Володів сильним ударом, і точними довгими передачами. У складі національної збірної був учасником Кубку Азії 2004 року.
Досягнення
Вища ліга чемпіонату Туркменістану
Чемпіон (2): 1996, 1998/99
Срібний призер (2): 1998, 2002
Кубок Туркменістану
Володар (1): 1998
Фіналіст (2): 1997, 2000
Перша ліга чемпіонату Туркменістану
Чемпіон (1): 2009
Примітки
Посилання
Профіль гравця на сайті worldfootball.net
Профіль гравця на сайті «УКРАЇНСЬКИЙ ФУТБОЛ (історія та статистика)»
Профіль гравця на сайті «Спорт-Експрес»
Профіль гравця на сайті sportbox.ru
Профіль гравця на сайті footstat.ru
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Футбольні легіонери в Росії
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Футболісти «Ворскли»
Футболісти «Ворскли-2»
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Minnesota man indicted on first-degree murder charges
GRANITE FALLS, Minn. -- A Yellow Medicine County grand jury has indicted Andrew Joseph Dikken on six counts of first-degree murder for the September shooting deaths of two people in Redwood Falls.
The indictment was handed down Tuesday and includes two counts of first-degree murder for premeditation, two counts for murder while committing the act of burglary and two for committing or attempting to commit arson.
Dikken, 28, of Renville, made his first appearance on the new charges Tuesday. He had previously been charged with two counts of second-degree murder for the Sept. 2 shootings. Kara Monson, 26, was shot to death in her Granite Falls home, and Christopher Panitzke, 28, died six days later at a Twin Cities hospital.
Under Minnesota law, the punishment for first-degree murder is life in prison and only a grand jury can bring first-degree murder charges.
Dikken remains in custody in the Yellow Medicine County Jail in Granite Falls on $3 million bail. The court set high bail over concerns for public safety and the risk of flight after Dikken was the focus of a two-week manhunt after the shooting. He has been in custody since Sept. 17 when he showed up at his parents' home and they turned him into authorities. | {
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Q: Matrix in footnote I want to insert a matrix in footnotes, my paper has two columns and the footnote goes under one of the columns. How can I put the footnote under the whole page?
This is my code, I'm writing in an IEEE conference template.
\footnote[1]{
\begin{equation}
A_{ST}=\begin{bmatrix} A_{PLL}+\begin{bmatrix} B_{1PLL}T_V^{-1} && 0 \end{bmatrix} && [0]_{2*2} && [0]_{2*2} && [0]_{2*3} \\ \begin{bmatrix} B_{1v}T_V^{-1} && 0 \end{bmatrix} && [0]_{2*2} && [0]_{2*2} && B_{2v}\\ \begin{bmatrix} B_{1c}D_{1v}T_V^{-1} && 0 \end{bmatrix}&& B_{1c}C_v && [0]_{2*2} && B_{1c}D_{2v}+B_{2c}\\ B_{3F}C_PLL+\\ \begin{bmatrix} (B_{1F}D_{1c}D_{1v}+B_{1F}D_{2c} +\\B_{2F}+B_{3F}D_{PLL})T_V^{-1} && 0 \end{bmatrix} && B_{1F}D_{1c}C_v && B_{1F}C_c && A_F+\\ && && &&B_{1F}D_{1c}D_{2v}+B_{1F}D_{3c} \end{bmatrix}
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Caroline married Leslie Tolliday and they had five children.
She passed away in 1950 and he died in 1967.
They had two daughters Muriel and Lois and three sons Alfred Noel, Keith James and Cecil Moreland.
Muriel Violet born 1920 married G R Smith in 1936 they had two children George and Peter.
Alfred Noel was born in 1924 he married Violet Bradshaw in 1946 and they had children. He died 18th June 1982.
Keith James born 1921 married Colleen Catherine Darragh and died in 1978.
Cecil Moreland was born in 1926 married Myrtle Smith and had Bryce, Gail and Mark.
Leslie Alfred is the son of Alfred John who is the son of John and his wife Sarah Tolliday nee Miles.
Leslie Alfred Tolliday is a grandson of Nathaniel and Jane Curtis Tolliday. Jane came out to Australia on the British Empire with her 4 children arrriving in 1855. | {
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Q: Modern C++ approach for providing optional arguments Let's take the following function declaration:
void print(SomeType const* i);
Here, the const* nature of the argument i suggest the intent, that the parameter is optional, since it may be nullptr. If this was not intended, the argument would instead just be a const&. Communicating optional-semantics were certainly not the original intent for designing pointers, but using them to do so happens to work just fine for a long time.
Now, since using raw pointers is generally discouraged in modern C++ (and should be avoided in favor of std::unique_ptr and std::shared_ptr to precisely indicate particular ownership-semantics), I wonder how to properly indicate function parameters' optional-semantics without passing by value, i. e. copying, as
void print(std::optional<SomeType> i);
would do.
After thinking about it for a while I came up with the idea of using:
void print(std::optional<SomeType const&> i);
This would in fact be most precise. But it turns out that std::optional cannot have reference types.¹
Also, using
void print(std::optional<SomeType> const& i);
would in no way be optimal, since then we would require our SomeType to exists in an std::optional on the caller-side, again possibly (or rather likely) requiring a copy there.
Question: So what would be a nice modern approach for allowing optional arguments without copying? Is using a raw pointer here still a reasonable approach in modern C++?
¹: Ironically the depicted reason for why std::optional cannot have reference types (controversy about rebinding or forwarding on assignment) does not apply in the case of std::optionals of const references, since they cannot be assigned to.
A: Does function overloading provide a clean solution here? E.g. To declare both the const ref and empty param list versions of the function?
This may depend on what the function body does in the no argument/null case - and how you can manage the two implementations to minimize code overlap.
A: Raw pointers are usually fine for this type of optional argument passing, actually one of the only times it is fine to use raw pointers overall. This is also the canonical recommended way.
That being said, boost::optional does allow you to use reference optional and const reference optionals. It was decided against to have this feature in the std library (for reasons I leave out here).
A: Accepting a raw pointer is perfectly fine and is still done in plenty of "modern" codebases (which I'll note is a fast-moving target). Just put a comment on the function saying that it's allowed to be null and whether the function holds a copy of the pointer after the call (i.e. what are the lifetime requirements for the pointed-to value).
A: This is actually what std::reference_wrapper was made for. Also see Does it make sense to combine optional with reference_wrapper? for more reasoning as to when to use it, and when not to use it.
A:
Here, the const* nature of the argument i suggest the intent, that the parameter is optional since it may be nullptr.
[...]
So what would be a nice modern approach for allowing optional arguments without copying?
Allowing an optional argument (not in the std::optional sense, but in the semantic sense) with differing implementation variations based on whether the optional argument is present or not sound like an ideal candidate for overloading:
struct SomeType { int value; };
namespace detail {
void my_print_impl(const SomeType& i) {
std::cout << i.value;
}
} // namespace detail
void my_print() {
const SomeType default_i{42};
detail::my_print_impl(default_i);
}
void my_print(const SomeType& i) {
detail::my_print_impl(i);
}
or
namespace detail {
void my_print_impl() {
std::cout << "always print me\n";
}
} // namespace detail
void my_print() {
detail::my_print_impl();
}
void my_print(const SomeType& i) {
detail::my_print_impl();
std::cout << "have some type: " << i.value;
}
or some similar variation, depending on what your implementation should do depending on the existence/non-existence of the optional argument.
Optional references, otherwise, are basically raw pointers, and the latter may just as well be used (if overloading is not applicable).
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Brought up in California, Paris-based Michael Tapia's clothes echo classic, clean-cut American tailoring but the attention to detail in the stitching, choice of fabrics and fasteners are the mark of a true artisan. For the more fashionably adventurous, we recommend this lightweight summer jacket. That Tapia's clothes are produced in a carefully limited number and are only stocked in key stores in the fashion capitals of the world, testifies to their quality and makes them a Monocle favourite.
Owning a Kilgour suit has become every wise man's sartorial goal and wearing one is the ultimate stamp of style. Designer Carlo Brandelli's signature one-button jacket lengthens the torso and creates a flattering slim silhouette. Match this navy blue blazer with a crisp white shirt and a a simple knitted or hand-sewn silk tie to make sure people know you are not just a dedicated follower of fashion but also a discerning one.
Lauded by the fashion brigade for its flattering skinny jeans, Swedish brand Acne Jeans sport an understated elegance in their range of versatile basic T-shirts, jackets, accessories and shoes. Expect a hint of Parisian couture mixed up with a conservative Nordic slant in this season's pretty cardigans.
If a lady is going to purchase a handbag then the obvious choice for craftsmanship and style is one with a Made in Italy label. Loro Piana's smart new leather and canvas "Jim" bag is the perfect option for storing those summer essentials such as sun cream, sunglasses and, of course your copy of the Monocle quality of life issue. Now there are two things that could really put a new spring in your step this summer.
For me there isn't just one city that has it all. I like the formality of Madrid, the energy of New York, the culture of Paris, the architecture of Chicago, the food all over Italy, and the geographic situation of Rio.
Are these your favourite cities?
Paris and New York are my two favourite cities – however, I do not want to live in either of them.
Examples would include the Seagram building in New York and the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. In short, any architectural highlight – whether contemporary or historical.
Spec development, buildings that are too big for their footprint and those that disrupt nature and the environment.
What city offers the best in fashion and what makes a world-leading fashion city?
Paris – it's a combination of an eclectic array of styles.
On a more personal level, what's essential to quality of life?
Privacy, outdoor space, a view and the elimination of unpleasant noise.
Architecture with integrity and a respect for already existing buildings that have intrinsic design value.
The people, culture, architecture, weather and geographical situation.
The Italian fashion industry proves it has a conscience with Carmina Campus, a collection of limited-edition bags made from recycled materials. Designed by Ilaria Venturini Fendi, the bags come in three different styles – although expect a greater choice as the company gears up for its autumn launch in Rome. Monocle is taking the Sportmas bag to the Italian Riviera this summer. The multi-coloured arm-candy is delicately crafted from 85 pieces of vintage fabric, PVC and other recycled materials. In true artisanal style, each bag is unique and comes with a tag detailing all the various bits and pieces that made it.
The Japanese phonetic for the number 4 is "shi", giving hip hat brand CA4LA the pronunciation "ka-shi-ra", a play on the Japanese word for "head". With over 3,000 hats to choose from, there are plenty of solutions for bad hair days.
The saying goes that as long as you have a great-looking coat, it doesn't matter what else you are wearing (although we do advise wearing something underneath). The design of the classic trench has been around since 1901, yet maintains its position at the forefront of current rainwear fashion. This ladies' example from Aquascutum – its name derives from the Latin for "water" and "shield" – has been sold since 1909 and will ensure you'll stay dry in surprise summer showers. We at Monocle are secretly praying for rain so that we have a reason to wear it.
What shoes can a man wear when off-duty this summer without forsaking his sense of style? Italian label Loro Piana, most famous of course for its luxury cashmere products, has found the smart answer to this question with the Summer Walk range. These lightweight camel suede shoes are more durable than canvas and more stylish than sandals, their skimpier footwear cousins that can teeter on the edge of fashion faux pas. | {
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Gustav Neidlinger(21 de marzo de 1910, Maguncia - 26 de diciembre de 1991, Bad Ems, Alemania) fue un bajo-barítono alemán de destacada trayectoria en el repertorio wagneriano.
Estudió en Fráncfort del Meno y debutó en 1929 en Maguncia entre 1930-34. Cantó en la Ópera de Plauen entre 1934-35 y en la Opera Estatal de Hamburgo entre 1936 y 1950. En 1950 trabajó en la Opera Stuttgart y debutó Festival de Bayreuth donde su encarnación de Alberico en El anillo del nibelungo, Hans Sachs, Klingsor de Parsifal, Kurwenal de Tristan und Isolde y Telramund en Lohengrin lo hicieron figura imprescindible del festival.
En 1953 cantó en La Scala y diez años más tarde en Covent Garden y en el Metropolitan Opera en 1972 con su incomparable Alberico que grabó con Georg Solti y Karl Böhm.
En 1952 fue nombrado cantante de la corte de la Wiener Staatsoper.
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Hello, my name is Leslie and I am not a doctor or expert...I am a mom that is fed up with all of the so-called expert opinion books on the market. Most of which are NOT written by expert at all and most of which contain very damaging tips and tricks.
will know if in fact it is a true need and will be ok with this happening if need be. We Informed Mom's research EVERYTHING and decide what is best for our unique situation and react accordingly. We go into childbirth and childrearing in charge and fully aware of every option.
The best start for baby directly after birth is to be placed skin to skin on mommas chest and allowed to nurse as soon as baby can. Cord is to be left alone and attached until is has either stop pulsing and has turned white or left on in lotus birth until it is allowed to fall off on it's own. I believe it is a baby's right to be breastfed, however, I realize not everyone feels this way about it. I ask you to at least nurse while in the hospital where you have time and help so that baby at least gets the important colostrum that is crucial for immunity building properties. Don't let anyone convince you that colostrum isn't enough for the first week or so...I assure you that it is. Babies do NOT need the 4+ ounces that we've come to assume they need. Babies also aren't supposed to eat a lot at one time then be full for hours on end either. This is a way of thinking that society has created so that parents can feed formula and have "time to themselves" and create "self-soothing"
tired from being hungry and so on. Until about a month old at least, they need roused to wake and NEED to eat often. Their brain and growth and well being depend on it. They don't eat enough at any one time to be able to go for more than two hours between feeds. If you baby eats more often than this, don't worry, that is excellent. That means baby is doing it's part to stimulate your milk supply and making sure you make enough milk.
Never leave an infant or toddler unattended on an adult bed. Co-Sleeping or family bed sharing consists of an adult & a child. Babies can roll off of beds (even when using a co-sleeping device) can become tangled in blankets, or otherwise need the attention of an adult. We recommend babies not be left unattended in the early months.
Never sleep with your baby on a water bed or on a couch. Water beds and couches are associated with suffocation of babies.
Never let another sibling sleep next to your baby. Children sleep deeply and may roll over on baby. Baby is best placed next to Mom or Dad only.
It is not recommended that you bed share if are currently smoking. This has been associated with higher incidence of S.I.D.S.
Use a firm mattress for bed sharing. Soft mattresses can allow baby to accidentally roll over causing suffocation.
Make sure all bedding fits snuggly on the mattress. Fitted sheets that come loose could cover baby's face.
Make sure mattress is flush against head and footboards. If there are any gaps baby could become lodged between head or footboard and mattress and cause suffocation.
Always place baby to sleep on her back. This has been shown to reduce the risk of S.I.D.S.
Avoid over dressing your baby. Overheating is also associated with an increased risk of S.I.D.S.
If you have long hair tie it in a pony tail or braid it. Long hair could cause suffocation or strangulation.
will become easier to manage as a family. My sleep post HERE and HERE.
I have found that infants that are worn a majority of their day actually do better later on as toddlers having benefited from constant contact and attention and care by their caregiver. Those kids whose parents where present(meaning attentive to their needs at all times) while they were babies seem to be more amiable and independent when toddlers and schoolage. This is because they were never left to wonder if their parent would come if they cried. They never had to fight or scream for attention, it just was. Likewise, those that were subjected to not present parents and allowed to cry into sleep were more clingy and needy as toddlers. For they weren't sure they could count on mom or dad and if they couldn't count on them, who could they count on? So, for this reason, I am a big advocate of wearing baby.This means, put baby in a sling or carrier or wrap while doing things around the home and for heavens sake, only use the car seat in the car. Don't leave baby in that or the stroller while in the store, you CAN shop with baby in a sling or wrap. Not only will you enjoy it, but, baby will reap the many benefits of being upright and involved with a very present parent. My baby wearing post HERE and HERE.
then some if they aren't interested. Don't let anyone tell you that baby NEEDS anything else. My second concern is rice cereal and baby purees...rice cereal IS junk food. It is essentially the same as feeding baby a bowl of white flour. Baby purees aren't very good either as they are runny mush. If you have followed the BLS approach, baby goes straight to real wholesome foods and skips the mush. Baby learns to feed himself and stops when he is ready. He isn't subjected to mouthfuls of disgusting liquids, but, allowed to try out many healthy foods bursting with flavor and nutrition. For instance: Avocado slices, baked sweet potato chunks, whatever you are having...that's right. My baby led weaning post HERE and HERE.
My next info is about the carseat...do NOT turn your child forward facing at age one. Kids need to remain rearfacing as long as their carseat allows. For some, that can mean up to 45lbs. The law doesn't say they have to forward face at one, it only gives a bare minimum age and weight that you can forward face them. It is 500% safer to rearface than to forward face. Please research this and take heed. Once they finally reach the max weight and height to rearface, please place them in a 5-point harness until they finally reach the max of that seat where you will then move them to a high backed booster. Kids should remain in some type of restraint seat until 4'9" and 100lbs or age 12. They should not ride in the front seat until age 13 at least. My carseat posts HERE and HERE and HERE and HERE.
For someone who claims to be railing against advice given by people who aren't qualified, you seem to make an awful lot of absolute statements which aren't backed up by any research or even anecdotal evidence beyond your own experience. I don't really understand how you can claim to be making a stand against uninformed advice by providing more unequivocal advice of your own.
Well, Anonamoton, if you bother reading more than just one blog post, you'd see that I DO provide links to REAL studies and information. You would also see that my entire blog doesn't just consist of scathing commentary about screen caps from everywhere else with nothing of sustenance to go with it. If I said it here, there is usually a link to back it up. It's up to you to click it and read. I shouldn't have to spoon feed the info to you. | {
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Three Area Students Arrested After Bringing Guns To School.
Obed Manuel February 15, 2018
Plano, Flower Mound and Garland Police Make Separate Arrests After Students Bring Guns To Campus Just One Day After Florida School Shooting Leaves 17 Dead.
Update at 5:54 p.m.: Actually, makes that three arrests. WFAA just reported that a third area high school student has been arrested for having a gun on campus, this one at South Garland High School. As with the other two arrests, WFAA reports that no shots were fired before the student was taken into custody.
#Breaking: 3rd North Texas High School (South Garland) reports gun found on campus today. (Plano West & Marcus Flower Mound also found guns on campus). 1 student arrested at each school – no shots fired. pic.twitter.com/vaDqBTcAR0
— WFAA (@wfaa) February 15, 2018
Updated at 6:11 p.m.: Per the Dallas Morning News, Garland police have identified the student arrested at South Garland High School as 19-year-old Kerry Guery, whose backpack was found to contain an unloaded handgun, as well as an unspecified amount of marijuana, after another student reported Guery for allegedly stealing a cell phone. Guery will now face charges of drug possession, possessing a firearm in a prohibited place and "tampering with an identification number because the gun's serial number had been scraped off."
Original story follows.
Just a day after the tragic school shooting in Parkland, Florida, left 17 people dead, police in North Texas arrested two students at two area high schools for bringing guns to school.
The arrests, which occurred at Plano West High School and at Flower Mound's Marcus High School, were both made without incident. The cases are also not believed to be related.
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The suspect arrested at Marcus High School is 16 years old and was found to be carrying a small caliber handgun on campus. Although the gun was not loaded, a statement put out by the Flower Mound Police Department says that ammunition was found when the student was pulled from class by police and searched after fellow students alerted teachers and police to the fact that they'd spotted a gun. The student will now face charges for possessing a firearm in a prohibited place.
The Plano arrest came after police received a Crime Stoppers tip about the student. According to a letter sent to parents following the arrest, "no threats were made against the school or fellow students" and that, upon being taken into custody, the suspect's gun was found to be "not loaded and there was no ammunition found." Still, the letter ensured parents that Plano West administrators "will follow district policies and procedures and take appropriate action to the fullest extent of the law."
We will update this story as more developments come.
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