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Nutrition is a complex topic and everywhere you go, you will see experts or gurus preaching that one way of eating or dieting is better than the other. One says to cut your carbs out of your diet and the other one asks you to eat more of carbs and very less fat. One says eat before evening and the other says do not eat in the morning.
It is very confusing and often misleading with that black and white categorization.
A calorie is a unit of energy and in terms of your bodyweight regulation, it is the intake vs. the output that makes all the difference.
a. Eat less, expend more -> you lose weight.
b. Eat more, expend less -> you lose weight.
c. Eat and expend the same -> you maintain weight.
It is all about energy balance. You can eat all of the trash foods (not that I recommend it) and still lose weight if you eat lesser calories. You can eat all of the clean food and still gain weight if you eat more calories.
Find your maintenance calorie using an online calculator and then start eating more or fewer calories based on your goals.
Now based on point #1, you may start thinking that if I want to build muscle, I will eat a lot of calories. Or you think that if you are to lose fat, the fewer calories you eat, the faster you will lose fat.
You will gain weight faster if you eat more, yes. But going very fast, you will gain a lot of fat.
If you are to lose fat and you eat very little calories, the weight loss will be a bit faster, yes and you will lose a lot of muscle. For muscle gain, eat around 10% more calories over maintenance calories and for fat loss, eat 15-25% lesser calories than maintenance.
During a fat loss phase, your need for protein is higher as your body breaks it down for energy. If you do not eat adequate protein, there is a higher chance of your body breaking down lean tissue for the energy needs.
In a muscle gain phase, you need protein as you are trying to build more muscle protein.
Diets lower in protein always perform badly when pitted against diets higher in protein. Try to get at least 0.8 to 1 gram of protein per pound of your body weight.
Flexible dieting means that you see food for the nutrition it provides and you eat a variety of options to meet your daily nutrition requirements. You evolve from the good food vs. bad food mentality and see food for the nutrition it provides.
This way, dieting won't stay boring for you and the focus is still on nutrition-rich foods for a majority of the times with little treat food every now and then. The 80:20 rule.
With this, you do not even fall into that cheat food mentality by going on all-out binges and wrecking your progress.
A lot of undue demonization of carbohydrates has happened with zealots giving it a bad rep. There are studies which have shown that diets, when matched in calories and protein, have the same fat loss results, irrespective of it being low in carbs or high in carbs.
Carbs are the primary source of fuel and if you are hitting the gym, performance should be one of your goals than being a zombie trying to just finish a session off.
At the end of the day, it still comes down to calories consumed vs. calories expended so the carb timing does not really make sense at all.
If you are struggling with your diet and the main reason for it is consuming no carbs after 6 pm, go ahead and eat the carbs you want.
Just watch your calories and you will be just fine.
The calories in part are the foods that you eat and the calories out part has four components. One of them is called the 'Thermic Effect of Food or feeding (TEF)' which accounts for 10% of the calories you eat via food.
So say you eat 6 meals of 300 kcals each, it will be 30 kcals burned per meal via TEF. This will total to 180 kcals burned in the day. The same food, if you eat in 3 meals of 600 kcals each, it will be 60 kcals burned per meal accounting to 180 kcals.
So 3 meals or 6 meals or 10 meals, that is totally up to your personal preferences. As long as your calories for the day are accounted for, the number of meals will not matter.
There is a notion or a wrong conception promoted in the industry that you cannot digest more than 30 grams of protein per day. There is no scientific literature that suggests or supports this idea.
If you eat more protein per meal, your body will take a longer time to digest and absorb it. Protein, like carbohydrates, when consumed in excess can be converted to fat but it almost never happens as the pathways to do the same are very inefficient.
Your body will rather store it as amino acids or burn it for energy.
For those wondering if they can eat 200 grams of protein in one go? The answer will be yes. Will it be utilized optimally? No, it won't.
Rather it is a better idea to split your protein intake into 4-5 servings for the day. | {
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Pastor confessed that They wrapped the body in cloth and kept it inside a rented house in Nandavanapatti Treasury Colony, believing that Indira, who had died of illness, would be resurrected. Indira's older sister Vasuki was converted to Christian by the same pastor and Indira was also preparing to convert.
by #NationFirst Staff
Dindigul/Tamilnadu: Two people were arrested for keeping the dead body of a former woman constable Indira in Dindigul, Tamil Nadu. The crime was caught when one of the colleagues of the deceased came in search of her. Pastor Sudarshanam and Indira's sister Vasuki were booked by police as they found Indira's body wrapped by cloth in a room.
Pastor confessed that they wrapped the body in cloth and kept it inside a a rented house in Nandavanapatti Treasury Colony, believing that Indira, who had died of illness, would be resurrected. Indira's elder sister Vasuki was converted to Christianity by the same pastor and Indira was also preparing to convert. This was opposed by her husband Palraj, so she left the home in Pattiveeranpatti along with her two daughters and stayed with Vasuki and the pastor.
A couple of months ago, Indra applied for voluntary retirement, due to health reasons. She had gone on a long leave since November 16, 2020. The other day, when her colleague went to serve her order, 'Vasuki said that Indira was asleep and would wake up'. Police got suspicious as they also noticed an unbearable stench from the house. In further search cops found the decaying body of Indra covered with a cloth, who was dead on December 7.
The police initiated an investigation into the case and the body was sent to the Government Hospital for post-mortem. the police filed case under Indian Penal Code (IPC) Sections 176 (Omission to give notice or information to public servant), 304A (causing death by negligence), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 420 (cheating).
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Discrimination in Tucson is unwelcome, illegal and will not be tolerated by the City.
Every person or business subject to the Tucson City Code, Chapter 17, must post a notice of non-discrimination (Spanish), in a conspicuous place.
The complaint must be filed within 90 calendar days from the date of the alleged discriminatory act (180 days for housing complaints). There are specific organizations that can not be investigated under authority of this code (See Tucson City Code Section 17-13, 17-51(b) and 17-53). This document is available upon request or you may contact the OEOP for additional information on exclusions.
Places of public accommodation, facilities, services, commodities or use offered to or enjoyed by the general public, operated within the city limits of Tucson.
Housing providers operating within the Tucson city limits in the sale or rental of housing, including but not limited to individual lessees, real estate agents/brokers, and lending institutions.
Employers having 1-100 employees. This does not apply to protected classes that do not have remedies available under Federal law or Arizona law. In other words, individuals who have complaints based on gender identity, sexual orientation, ancestry, familial status (employment) or marital status may file a complaint with the EEOP from any size business within the Tucson city limits.
Any individual claiming to have been discriminated against in employment, housing or public accommodation in the city limits may file a complaint with the OEOP within 90 working days from the time of the alleged violation (180 calendar days for housing complaints).
Complaint forms are available from the OEOP or can be downloaded on your personal computer.
Can I e-mail the OEOP my complaint?
No. The OEOP does not accept confidential information via e-mail or over the internet. A complaint form may be submitted in person or by mail.
If the complaint meets the legal requirements, the OEOP shall investigate and render written findings as to whether there is or is not reasonable cause to substantiate the charge.
The OEOP will make every effort to conciliate complaints. | {
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Nestled at the southernmost point of the Yucatan, along the Caribbean sea, San Pedranos, Ex-Pats, and tourists, alike, vibrate and shuffle through the two mile stretch of town before the island unfolds into a tropical jungle. The sun beats down and infuses the damp, island air with an unforgiving heat, permeating the cobblestone streets trapped within rows of restaurants and fruit stands, and crowded bodegas. The relief rests along the shoreline, where the easterly wind blows across the reef, and sings to the leaves of the coconut palms as they sway in the breeze... that's where you'll want to walk, that's where you'll feel the magic.
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Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club spreads holiday joy with festive flicks, special screenings, pet-friendly fun, and more
Houston's Rooftop Cinema Club spreads holiday joy with festive flicks
Who's up for all-day Elf? Elf Official Facebook
One of the most cherished aspects of the holiday season is, of course, holiday movies. With that in mind, Houston's first rooftop cinema has announced a new wintertime lineup of classics and fan favorites to take in on the roof.
Rooftop Cinema Club in Uptown (1700 Post Oak Blvd.) showcases a new December lineup chock full of films such as Elf, Home Alone, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, plus special nights dedicated to '80s and '90s holiday hits.
As usual, the club is hosting events such as pet-friendly "Wooftop" screenings on December 4 and 19 for showings of Elf and How the Grinch Stole Christmas.
Guests are encouraged to bring blankets to get cozy as temps drop.
Admission options include a single lounge seat with or without popcorn, a new beanbag option with popcorn, or an Adirondack chair that comes with popcorn and a side table to share starting at $17.50 for adults and $13.50 for kids under 12 during matinee screenings.
Tickets for the newly released December schedule are now on sale online. Fans can expect fun screenings, events, and more, including:
Bingo Night - Thursdays, December 2, 9, 16 and 23
Every Thursday in December, fans can play a free, new themed Bingo board every week featuring quotes from that evening's film. Prizes go to the top three winners.
Kids Club - Saturdays, December 4, 11, and 18
Each Saturday in December, the venue offers crafts for kids — during early morning screenings — including making ornaments, snowflakes, and more.
Popcorn and Pajamas - Sundays, December 5, 12, and 19
Sundays in December, fans are invited to don their PJs (not required and public-appropriate, please) for early screenings of The Grinch, A Muppet Christmas Carol, and Arthur Christmas.
Open-caption films, December 5, 11, and 18
Designed for deaf and hard-of-hearing guests, these screenings include The Holiday, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone.
'80s Christmas Night, December 11
Celebrate the Big Eighties in film on Saturday, December 11 with '80s holiday classics: A Christmas Story, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, Gremlins, plus and the most controversial holiday movie of all-time — Die Hard. (Yes, it's a Christmas movie.)
Following the '80s Night, Rooftop presents a slew of '90s holiday classics including, Muppet Christmas Carol, The Santa Clause, Jingle All the Way, and the snow-filled superhero sequel, Batman Returns.
National Ugly Sweater Day, December 17
A staple of any holiday season, the ugly sweater takes center stage with a screening of The Night Before. Natch, there's an ugly sweater contest before the screening.
Home Alone 1 and 2 Night, December 18
Look for a double bill of Home Alone and its Big Apple-centered sequel, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. A 25-percent discount is available for the second screening (here); tickets for the two showings must be purchased separately.
National Christmas Movie Marathon Day, December 23
What better way to celebrate a marathon than with all-day screenings of Elf? An Elf Bingo Bonanza offers games during every screening during the marathon with prizes available.
For a full list of movies throughout December, visit the club's official website.
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How is it your child—the one who can't stop talking in class—suddenly has nothing to say when there's a microphone or stage involved? Few things can silence your little chatterbox faster than an audience.
Being afraid of performing in public is a fear acknowledged by many adults. So, it shouldn't be a surprise to anyone that children have this same fear.
Often called "stage fright," performance anxiety is the body's natural response to the unnerving prospect of standing in the spotlight. Even the most talkative tot or teen may freeze when faced with a crowd.
Younger children may not be able to identify what they are afraid of, or even the feelings associated with stage fright. Experts suggest that children may exhibit their lack of confidence and fear in several ways. Some common behaviors include speaking softly, avoiding answering questions in class, withdrawing, asking to go last in presenting, becoming angry or frustrated, crying, having a temper tantrum, and acting out prior to—or following—a performance.
In addition to the above behaviors, older children may display any of these physiological responses: blushing or worrying that they will 'go red', stumbling on their words, reading or presenting in a monotone, excessively perspiring, or speaking too quickly.
Use these non-threatening strategies to help your child manage or overcome their fear.
Stage fright is not the same as say, your awkward 80's looks. You may have grown out of those high-waist jeans, but your son or daughter may not outgrow this phobia. "The older kids get, [stage fright] gets to be worse," says Burke Eilers, a longtime counselor and Director of Youth and Family Services Counseling Center in Rapid City.
If your student is anxious about giving a speech to his classmates, don't invite your entire book club over. Asking him to practice in front of all your friends won't make him feel any more comfortable about speaking in front of people.
This process of "limited exposure" involves progressively adding more faces to the crowd so as not to overwhelm your child. Once they have rehearsed in front of you, it may be time to bring in the rest of the family.
When your son or daughter appears at ease in front of family, consider asking a few good friends to come over and listen.
As another option, Tiffany Meyer—an advisor to Pennington County 4-H youth—uses a show-and-tell approach to aid beginning speakers. Tiffany asks anxious club members to answer three questions about something that's important to them. "Youth are more comfortable talking about their favorite pet or stuffed animal than putting them on the spot with a topic," she describes.
Public speaking, like any discipline, takes practice. "Any good presentation or speech needs to be prepared for," Tiffany says.
But kids may not be too keen on adding one more thing to their already maxed-out routine. So, make practice anything but routine by focusing on fun. Make a game of it. Public Speaking for Kids, an online resource for adults who wish to nurture children's communication skills, suggests a number of entertaining ways to help boys and girls become more creative, competent, and confident speakers.
Kids are notorious storytellers, so help them channel that tendency toward speaking in front of a group. Ask your child to write their own stories and share them aloud, no matter how silly or improbable.
When learning new material, repetition is the key. It doesn't matter if the material is for a class assignment, school play, or speech contest—running through a script once or twice isn't enough. Children need to rehearse again and again.
If memorization is mandatory, make sure children comprehend what they're committing to memory.
Boys and girls don't merely memorize lines under Kristi Thielen's tutelage. This Black Hills playwright, who casts and directs local children to act in her historical plays, makes sure her young performers understand what they're speaking. Kristi compiles vocabulary lists of words from her scripts and helps her cast learn them before rehearsals get underway.
Before the actual performance, stage a mini dress rehearsal. Have your child dress in the same clothes they plan to wear during the presentation—it's best to discover the shirt is itchy before it's time to take the spotlight so you can make adjustments in advance.
"The most important thing is to stay calm and always go forward," said Kristi, who tells her students to play it cool when they make a mistake. Whether it's a musical, church program, or recital—children should boldly press on if they forget a line or botch their delivery. The audience likely won't even notice.
if you are dying on the stage, but chances are good your audience won't even notice your wobbly knees and sweating armpits.
bound to find one near you.
Looking for local opportunities to get your child comfortable in front of a crowd? Consider 4-H. Children as young as five get an opportunity to stand before their peers and do a show-and-tell, while children as young as eight give a five-minute presentation on their chosen subject. Judges regularly interview 4-H participants about their projects, too. This format helps kids learn to use correct terminology and speak with clarity and conviction. Pennington County 4-H Youth Advisor Tiffany Meyer said she's enjoyed watching the most timid of tots grow up in the program and go on to win national competitions.
Cherry Street Players gives school-age kids a solid communication foundation by exposing them to the basics of live theater. This Rapid City children's performance troupe is open to all 9 to 17-year-olds and introduces participants to what goes into putting on a drama production, both onstage and backstage. | {
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TOC's Response to MOM Statement on Panasonic Singapore foreign workers
By TOC Team –
TOC notes the Ministry of Manpower's response to our article of 9 October 2012 entitled "Secret tape exposes Panasonic Singapore's Employement Agent practices" on 10 October 2012 at 7.32 p.m..
TOC regrets that MOM has chosen to take the view that the purpose of our article is to "undermine public confidence" in ongoing MOM investigations into the practice of Employment Agents (EA) overcharging People's Republic of China (PRC) workers.
Nothing could be further than the truth. It is TOC's objective to see that the aggrieved PRC workers are fairly treated and any offences against them thoroughly investigated.
Our article was crafted through several direct interviews with affected parties and relates their account of what transpired in the course of the MOM's investigations.
In this regard, it is unfortunate that MOM has chosen take aim at the messenger instead of dealing with the issue.
We are disappointed that MOM's response to the signed agreement exhibited in our article focused on how they had not sighted the document earlier, instead of what this document means.
In addition, MOM seems to imply that the workers and/or TOC have withheld this document from MOM despite the fact that this document supports the claim of overcharging. MOM should more appropriately query if the EA should have disclosed this document to MOM.
MOM should take a neutral and independent stance in investigating complaints. Its conduct in this case, and its response to the TOC article, suggests that improvements can be made in this area.
Now that an agreement detailing the overcharging by the EA has surfaced, MOM should detail the steps it will take in light of the signed agreement that appears, on the face of the contract, to suggest overcharging by the EA in question.
TOC further hopes that MOM can explain in more detail the "supporting documents" the EA referenced in its public statement produced to back up his claim that he remitted a portion of the money to a PRC sub-agent and more fully justify it's decision to discontinue investigations.
TOC is open and willing to dialogue with MOM in a civil and constructive manner to resolve the issues highlighted in our articles and are willing to share our resources with MOM with a view to prevent the exploitation of foreign workers.
MOM Clarifies Investigation Outcome Involving Employment Agency and Workers from Panasonic Singapore
https://www.facebook.com/notes/singapore-ministry-of-manpower/mom-clarifies-investigation-outcome-involving-employment-agency-and-workers-from/423078254407344
There have been a few online articles and postings that have distorted the facts and questioned the Ministry of Manpower's (MOM) investigation into a case involving foreign workers from Panasonic Singapore and an employment agency (EA). These inaccuracies and allegations have cast serious aspersions on the integrity of MOM's officers.
Contrary to what was stated in one post, there have been no claims lodged by 90 workers of Panasonic with MOM. Four workers from the company filed a complaint against the Singapore EA in February 2012 at MOM. The workers provided MOM with footage that was secretly recorded from a pinhole camera, that captured their conversation with the said EA. The total footage ran for more than 51 minutes, and came in 8 parts. Our officers scrutinised the video footage extensively and concluded that an investigation was warranted. We then proceeded to call up the EA for an interview. This was in March 2012.
In the video, the workers were shown a copy of the receipt for RMB$45,000 (S$9,000) which led them to conclude this proved that from what they paid as recruitment fees in China, the Singapore EA had received S$3000 per worker as placement fees. This was the crux of the allegations against the EA. During our investigations, the Singapore EA explained that the receipt was actually a record of the transaction between his PRC main agent and another PRC sub-agent. He also added that out of the RMB$15,000 (S$3,000) for each worker received by his PRC main agent, he would receive S$1,000. He also produced supporting documents to back up his claim. There is no evidence to show that the Singapore EA had collected more than S$1,000. Therefore, MOM is unable to proceed further on the alleged over-charging offence under the Employment Agencies Act (EAA). We have forwarded the particulars of the PRC main agent to the PRC Embassy to ascertain if there might be additional information that we could follow up on. However, MOM found that the EA failed to issue receipts to the workers, which is an administrative lapse under the EAA, for which the EA was issued with a composition fine which has since been paid.
TOC also posted a copy of a 'signed agreement', dated May 2012, between "some of the workers" and the Singapore EA. This was to support the allegation that S$3,000 was indeed collected by the Singapore EA. This was surprising as the document was never surfaced to MOM during our investigations into the claims by the 4 workers in February 2012. We are curious as to why this piece of 'evidence' seemed to be withheld from MOM.
Such unfounded allegations against MOM that attempt to undermine public confidence in our investigations are certainly unhelpful. The Ministry takes all claims and complaints filed by any worker seriously. Each case is dealt with in an impartial manner by reviewing all evidence, and we have never hesitated to take appropriate action against anyone who breaks the law. Workers or members of the public with information on possible offences should approach the Ministry directly for assistance. They can also contact MOM at (65) 6438 5122 or e-mail [email protected] All information will be kept strictly confidential.
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Netizens urge MOM to set WFH by default, instead of requiring employers implement 'snap' WFH if COVID-19 case detected at workplace
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Fans on Basketball Officials: Make up your Minds Already!
April 9, 2017 Home
Basketball fans or sports fans in general have a collective reputation for being non-objective. By definition fans are never going to be objective. After all, the word fan is short for fanatic. Therefore, when it comes to sports fandom all rational thought ceases, especially when the hometown team is involved. Sports fans also tend to speak from both sides of their mouths depending whether or not a ruling favors their team.
As fans, but even the country as a whole, we are a nation of complainers. Nationally we gripe about who's in public office, the state of our schools, taxes, etc. As fans we complain about coaches, as if we could do better, governing bodies, or the distance we sometimes travel to attend games. The most eviscerated group, at least in the basketball realm, has to be the officials.
Basketball officiating, while I have never attempted it, is a tough job. It's not easy being an official in any sport, really. In baseball, though, there is much more objectivity. The ball is either fair or foul. The runner is either safe or out. Basketball officials make many more judgement calls. It draws the ire of Maine Basketball Commissioner Peter Webb to hear a color commentator say on a bang-bang "That was a great no-call." A call was made. No whistle.
There is the crux of the matter. Not every bit of contact in basketball is a foul. Does the contact give one player an advantage? Even then decisions have to be made in an instant. There often isn't enough time to ponder whether or not an advantage was gained. Add the fact the official is working with one or two other individuals who make have different concepts as to what constitutes an advantage.
"Let em play." It's a mantra we hear in just about every gym or arena, especially when one or both teams are in the bonus by the end of the first quarter. Commissioner Webb in defense of the officials has stated on more than one occasion, "they are letting them play. They are letting BOTH teams play, the offense AND the defense." Besides we like the concept of letting them play until our player gets hit going to the basket then it's "BLOW THE WHISTLE."
The recent high school basketball tournament was marked by a lack of "flow" in many of the games. As usual, the officials took the brunt of blame from fans for this occurrence. As if the primary job of the officials is to make sure the games are entertaining for the fans. Their responsibilities are to get the calls correct and to ensure fair play for both teams. In games which feature a dearth of scoring and poor shooting more fouls tend to be called. More missed shots mean more rebounds, in turn there is more of an opportunity to foul.
For years many complained the same faces were working tournament games each year. We needed new blood. This year's tournament, at least the Northern B, C, and D tournament in Bangor, featured more officials in their first or second year working tourney games than in any year I can recall. Of course, many complained there were too many newer officials working.
This debate in how the game is called peaked with the most recent NCAA men's championship game between North Carolina and Gonzaga. Here were two teams, both very good, but neither are likely to be remembered as all-time great teams. Both teams were big and physical with play-makers who drove to the basket. To top it off neither team shot the ball well. It was the perfect storm for a whistle fest and that's exactly what we got on the sport's biggest stage.
Of course fans lambasted the officials for creating an ugly national championship game. Listening to the voice of reason, ESPN's Jay Bilas, the next day he eloquently pointed out how difficult the game was to officiate. The main question fans need to ask was not whether the flow of the game was interrupted but rather "were the calls correct?".
After the 2015 season the NCAA implemented a freedom of movement initiative which has in turn bolstered scoring. While this year's national championship game was tough to watch, the overall game is better when the whistle is blown. The "let 'em play" mentality results in more games like the 2011 final in which Connecticut beat Butler 53-41.
As fans we need to make up our minds about what we really want and what is truly best for the game.
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THE Brewers were defeated by a late Tammy Abraham goal as they went down by two goals to one.
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Q: vector faster than double*: why? Here's a loop that I've tried with std::vector<double> and with plain old double*.
For 10 million elements, the vector version consistently runs in about 80% of the time that the double* version takes; for pretty much any value of N, vector is notably faster.
Peeking at the GCC STL source code, I don't see that std::vector is doing anything essentially fancier than what the double* idiom is doing (i.e., allocate with plain old new[], operator[] dereferences an offset). This question speaks to that, too.
Any ideas why the vector version is faster?
Compiler: GCC 4.6.1
Example compile line: g++ -Ofast -march=native -DNDEBUG \
-ftree-vectorizer-verbose=2 -o vector.bin \
vector.cpp -lrt
OS: CentOS 5
CPU: Opteron 8431
RAM: 128 GB
Results are qualitatively the same if I use icpc 11.1 or run on a Xeon. Also, the vectorizer dump says that only the fill operation in std::vector's constructor was vectorized.
The vector version:
#include <vector>
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
#include "util.h"
#include "rkck_params.h"
using namespace std;
int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
const size_t N = boost::lexical_cast<size_t>( argv[ 1 ] );
vector<double> y_old( N );
vector<double> y_new( N );
vector<double> y_err( N );
vector<double> k0( N );
vector<double> k1( N );
vector<double> k2( N );
vector<double> k3( N );
vector<double> k4( N );
vector<double> k5( N );
const double h = 0.5;
const timespec start = clock_tick();
for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < N ; ++i )
{
y_new[ i ] = y_old[ i ]
+ h
*(
rkck::c[ 0 ]*k0[ i ]
+ rkck::c[ 2 ]*k2[ i ]
+ rkck::c[ 3 ]*k3[ i ]
+ rkck::c[ 5 ]*k5[ i ]
);
y_err[ i ] = h
*(
rkck::cdiff[ 0 ]*k0[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 2 ]*k2[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 3 ]*k3[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 4 ]*k4[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 5 ]*k5[ i ]
);
}
const timespec stop = clock_tick();
const double total_time = seconds( start, stop );
// Output
cout << "vector\t" << N << "\t" << total_time << endl;
return 0;
}
The double* version:
#include <iostream>
#include <boost/lexical_cast.hpp>
#include "util.h"
#include "rkck_params.h"
using namespace std;
int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
{
const size_t N = boost::lexical_cast<size_t>( argv[ 1 ] );
double* y_old = new double[ N ];
double* y_new = new double[ N ];
double* y_err = new double[ N ];
double* k0 = new double[ N ];
double* k1 = new double[ N ];
double* k2 = new double[ N ];
double* k3 = new double[ N ];
double* k4 = new double[ N ];
double* k5 = new double[ N ];
const double h = 0.5;
const timespec start = clock_tick();
for ( size_t i = 0 ; i < N ; ++i )
{
y_new[ i ]
= y_old[ i ]
+ h
*(
rkck::c[ 0 ]*k0[ i ]
+ rkck::c[ 2 ]*k2[ i ]
+ rkck::c[ 3 ]*k3[ i ]
+ rkck::c[ 5 ]*k5[ i ]
);
y_err[ i ]
= h
*(
rkck::cdiff[ 0 ]*k0[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 2 ]*k2[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 3 ]*k3[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 4 ]*k4[ i ]
+ rkck::cdiff[ 5 ]*k5[ i ]
);
}
const timespec stop = clock_tick();
const double total_time = seconds( start, stop );
delete [] y_old;
delete [] y_new;
delete [] y_err;
delete [] k0;
delete [] k1;
delete [] k2;
delete [] k3;
delete [] k4;
delete [] k5;
// Output
cout << "plain\t" << N << "\t" << total_time << endl;
return 0;
}
rkck_params.h:
#ifndef RKCK_PARAMS_H
#define RKCK_PARAMS_H
namespace rkck
{
// C.f. $c_i$ in Ch. 16.2 of NR in C++, 2nd ed.
const double c[ 6 ]
= { 37.0/378.0,
0.0,
250.0/621.0,
125.0/594,
0.0,
512.0/1771.0 };
// C.f. $( c_i - c_i^* )$ in Ch. 16.2 of NR in C++, 2nd ed.
const double cdiff[ 6 ]
= { c[ 0 ] - 2825.0/27648.0,
c[ 1 ] - 0.0,
c[ 2 ] - 18575.0/48384.0,
c[ 3 ] - 13525.0/55296.0,
c[ 4 ] - 277.0/14336.0,
c[ 5 ] - 1.0/4.0 };
}
#endif
util.h:
#ifndef UTIL_H
#define UTIL_H
#include <time.h>
#include <utility>
inline timespec clock_tick()
{
timespec tick;
clock_gettime( CLOCK_REALTIME, &tick );
return tick;
}
// \cite{www.guyrutenberg.com/2007/09/22/profiling-code-using-clock_gettime}
inline double seconds( const timespec& earlier, const timespec& later )
{
double seconds_diff = -1.0;
double nano_diff = -1.0;
if ( later.tv_nsec < earlier.tv_nsec )
{
seconds_diff = later.tv_sec - earlier.tv_sec - 1;
nano_diff = ( 1.0e9 + later.tv_nsec - earlier.tv_nsec )*1.0e-9;
}
else
{
seconds_diff = later.tv_sec - earlier.tv_sec;
nano_diff = ( later.tv_nsec - earlier.tv_nsec )*1.0e-9;
}
return seconds_diff + nano_diff;
}
#endif
A: In the vector version your data is initialized to zero. In the new version it's uninitialized, so different work might be done.
Did you run multiple times, in different orders?
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The 3 shot 100 yard groups I shot today with my CVA Accura V2, Browning X-Bolt in 270 WSM and my Model 1885 in 243 WSSM. I did shoot a 4th shot on the 150 SST group.
The 95 Gr Berger VLD has just been amazing in my 243 WSSM Model 1885 rifle over the years. Today I wanted to try H1000 powder charges instead of the MagPro I had been using. Today I tried two powder charges with this bullet 46.0 and 46.4 grain loads. In the targets above the group on the left has two bullets in one hole.
Since I am wanting to really extend my range out to 300 yards and beyond with my muzzleloader I'm going to need to up the powder charge from the 100 grains of FFG that I have hunted with in the past.
Today I was trying 130 Gr of Triple7 FFG powder behind the 300 Gr Hornady SST, 300 Gr Hornady FPB, and the 300 Gr PowerBelt AeroLite. On my last trip out I learned that having the ramrod attached to the muzzleloader was affecting my group sizes so this time out I kept the ramrod off the muzzleloader for all of my shooting.
I also brought a couple of my rifles to shoot different loads with so I would shoot three shots with one bullet in my muzzleloader then switch to a rifle for three shots. Doing this helped to keep my barrels cool and give me better results.
The 300 Gr PowerBelt AeroLite was clearly the most accurate again on this trip out. With 130 Gr of Triple7 FFG powder this bullet shot a 1 1/8 inch group at 100 yards and was going just a hair shy of 2,000 fps on my chrony. This bullet is designed to open up in game with non-magnum charges. Since I am wanting something that will be able to take deer out past 300 yards, I thinking the AeroLite with magnum loads might be the ticket. But what about those Parker bullets???
Someone might ask why I haven't tried the Barnes muzzy bullets. Given my experience with Barnes' awesomely accurate rifle bullets I have not been pleased with their performance on game in long range applications see this article for some of my thoughts on Barnes Bullets. Maybe their muzzy bullets would perform better than their rifle bullets at longer ranges however I think the AeroLite is probably the best pill for the job right now.
I still need to figure out the scope mount to give me a little more MOA adjustment. Right now I have exactly 28 MOA of available adjustment for long shots left on my Vortex Viper HS LR 4-16x50 scope. With the 300 Gr AeroLite and a velocity of 2,000 fps that would get me to around 500 yards which should be plenty but I would prefer to have a larger window of adjustment and be using more of the middle of the adjustment range. | {
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The Hanging of Angelique
Afua Cooper's thorough research is matched by her amazing writing, which puts the story together in a perfect timeline that keeps the reader wanting to know what happened next.
By Trey Shaughnessy
The Hanging of Angélique: The untold story of Canadian slavery and the burning of Old Montréal ; by Afua Cooper, HarperCollins, 2006 ISBN-13: 978-0-00-200553-1
The Hanging of Angélique is the oldest slave narrative in North America. It is extremely well researched from court transcripts, church and government documents almost 300 years old.
Cooper spent 15 years researching the narrative about an African slave woman name Marie-Joseph Angélique who came to be a household slave in Ville Marie (The City of Mary) or Montréal.
Born in Portugal to a slave destiny, Angélique made her way to New France, bought by a bourgeois gentleman named François Poulin de Francheville who made his money in the fur trade, iron ore mining and other ventures.
A household slave also meant she was to be a 'breeder' of more slaves and to service her master.
After her master's death his wife Thérèse de Couagne de Francheville proved to be just as wise at business and was able to take over her dead husband's affairs including his chattel slaves that included African and aboriginal slaves called "panis".
She also proved to be just as cruel, though we don't know the motive for her cruelty. Was she jealous of Angélique or was she doing what she thought she must, to keep a slave in line?
Angéligue was never content to be the 'property' of someone; she hated the French and New France. She longed for emancipation and a life that she could call her own, back in Portugal.
In the 18th century, the average lifespan was less than 50 years, and was even shorter for slaves. Angélique had reached a point in her life when she thought the circumstances were available to make a change, and might be able to find freedom in a new life.
She had taken a lover named Claude Thibault, a white servant of the same Madame Francheville. Thibault represented more than just a lover to Angélique, but a chance to be free.
After the affair was exposed, Madame Francheville forbade their relationship and decided to sell them separately to different owners. The imminent sale meant they had to act fast.
Thibault, like Angélique, hated New France and wanted to leave. The two were forbidden to see each other, but like a real life Romeo and Juliet, they secretly met in around the walled colonial city of a few thousand residents and devised a plan to escape.
It was virtually impossible for a black woman to travel alone, but together they could make it to Québec or an English colony and possibly catch a ship back to Europe.
Unfortunately we'll never know their intentions or the details of their plan. What we do know is that Angélique was charged and convicted of setting fire to the Francheville home that spread quickly to cover a large portion of what is known today as Old Montréal.
No one was killed in the fire but arson was a very serious offense back in the times of zero fire prevention and firefighting capabilities other than throwing buckets of water from the St. Lawrence as it ripped through wooden buildings.
It is likely that this was part of the plan to escape with Thibault. During the resulting chaos, Angélique was immediately arrested and Thibault was then faced with leaving by himself or staying to face 'question préalable' (torture prior to execution).
Angélique never confessed to the crime until a torture method known as "the boot" was applied. Under the agony of having her legs crushed, she admitted to setting the fire, but not to having an accomplice.
The magistrates knew better and an arrest warrant was issued for Thibault. For two years, he was never found. Posterity does not know where he went or what happened to him.
After Angélique's torture her trial was swift and relied on witnesses' opinions of who set the fire. She was convicted in Quebec and sentenced to the gallows.
Marie-Joseph Angélique hanged on June 21, 1734 in front of the Notre-Dame Basilica. It thought to be suitable that she took her last breath in view of the damage she created.
The Hanging of Angélique is a story that is more than the life and horrible end of Angélique. It tells the tale of how the slave trade operated in New France. It revealed how the colonial powers captured, enslaved and traded humans. It revealed a life in a society that we would today call 'developing'.
I can't help but wonder how as westerners we criticize other nations for acting the same way we did as we were developing, and not allowing those nations to develop at their own pace, but to try and force-develop areas of the world in a format that we determined.
It also makes me think how some so-called developed nations appear to be 'undeveloping', and reverting back to a time that employed and supported torture, mock hearings and penalties of death.
This is the first book I've read that has changed how I think about things since reading Johnny Got His Gun by Dalton Trumbo. Books like this are a treat, even if it makes your mind go where you don't want it to go.
Afua Cooper appeared at Hamilton's GritLit Festival on November 3 at The Art Gallery of Hamilton.
Trey lives in Williamsville NY via Hamilton. He is a Marketing Manager for Tourism and Destination Marketing in the Buffalo-Niagara Metro.
His essays have appeared in The Energy Bulletin, Post Carbon Institute, Peak Oil Survival, and Tree Hugger.
And can't wait for the day he stops hearing "on facebook".
By Old White Man (anonymous) | Posted August 16, 2009 at 14:58:38
Thanks for posting this article anbout a person I had never heard of ... We are so poorly informed on the darkness of our species past actions towards other humans here in Canada!
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General Grievous [Version 2] - TSC - The Episode III Heroes & Villains Collection (9 of 12)
Name: General Grievous [Version 2]
Number: 9 of 12
The supreme commander of the droid armies is tracked to Utapau by Obi-Wan Kenobi. A powerful combination of droid and alien, Grievous is a formidable fighter, and ultimately confronts the Jedi in single combat.
Every new villain introduced in a Star Wars film always is the center of attention for Hasbro, and it seems to be especially true for those characters from the Prequel Trilogy. This of course is a good thing. Darth Maul and to a lesser extent Count Dooku saw plenty of action figure incarnations of their characters so that demand could be meant during such a huge multimedia event as a new Star Wars film. Episode III was really no different. And just a year after the Revenge Of The Sith line ended, Hasbro is already getting out some of what they're hailing the "greatest hits" of 2005 in 2006's The Saga Collection The Episode III Heroes & Villains Collection. This 12 figure set adds figures back into the line while keeping them separate from the new main basic figure line. Originally "teased" as 2005's ROTS General Grievous (1 of 4) Sneak Preview figure, General Grievous' very first "basic" figure release was 2005's ROTS General Grievous (III 9) which boasted "Four Lightsaber Attack!" as a call out action feature right on the front of the figure's packaging. What's interesting is that Hasbro goofed. This was the intended version of General Grievous to release, but they accidentally released 2005's ROTS General Grievous (III 36) figure first by mistake. You can see the incorrect General Grievous [Version 1] HERE. It was quickly changed and the correct version has been updated as a part of this sub-line.
General Grievous [Version 2] comes with 14 points of articulation, but it honestly gets convoluted when you try to count them. The action feature is all in the upper body. When you press his head down, his four arms flail while each holds one of the four lightsabers included with the figure. You get two blue and two green lightsabers and a droid blaster. All of these weapons fit flawlessly into any of his hands and they even stay in place (within reason) while utilizing the action feature. The articulation is confusing in the shoulders. It's partly double ball-jointed, but it's also more of three swivel points working as a system (a swvel shoulder with two hinge-jointed arms on each shoulder). We feel the ball-jointed knees were completely wasted here. Ball-jointed articulation isn't necessarily cheap to produce, so it should have been saved for another figure or a different version of General Grievous (at least collector-focused version). On the other hand, the ball-jointed shoulders were definitely required to help with posing his arms in a variety of ways since it's the only articulation they possess. Grievous isn't without his issues. He is much too short in scale. He should tower over Obi-Wan Kenobi and they are "peers" in the height department. And it still appears that his color is much too yellow (even though the paint job looks spectacular). Lastly, this isn't an action figure for collectors.
Obviously a big portion of people who buy Star Wars figures will affect the performance of this General Grievous [Version 2] figure. There are plenty of General Grievous figures in the Revenge Of The Sith line and it appears we're going to get plenty of carried forward versions of him in future lines as well. We think each brings a special "something" to the basic figure line. And it is good to see them often. You obviously won't get accuracy with this version. But it serves a purpose and Hasbro had to find a way to grab the kids' attention to hopefully create a new generation of fans. It's a perfect version to keep at retail and Hasbro will do that well with the The Episode III Heroes & Villains Collection line now. We still think scale could have been better represented here, but in all honesty we know that Hasbro had to work months in advance with incomplete reference material. It does seem that scale was clearly set in Tartakovsky's Clone Wars micro-series, especially during the capture of Chancellor Palpatine. Even the General Grievous animated figure is larger than the other figures in that line. Oh well, it was missed by Hasbro. We'll just have to wait until they can bring collectors a truly impressive version of him in the future. General Grievous is a staple Star Wars character from Revenge Of The Sith, so expect to see frequent releases of him in the future.
General Grievous [Version 2]
Status: General Grievous [Version 2] is a straight repack of 2005's ROTS General Grievous (III 9) figure.
Articulation Details: ball-socket head (1), push-down neck (1) (action feature), swivel left shoulder (1), swivel right shoulder (1), hinge-jointed front left arm (1), hinge-jointed rear left arm (1), hinge-jointed front right arm (1), hinge-jointed rear right arm (1),swivel left hip (1), swivel right hip (1), ball-jointed left knee (2), ball-jointed right knee (2)
Accessory Details: 4 lightsabers (2 blue, 2 green), droid blaster, removable vocoder | {
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The descendants of Alfonso XIII, Bourbon monarch of the Kingdom of Spain, are numerous. With his wife, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, he had a total of six legitimate children, with an additional child Ferdinand having been stillborn. Outside of his marriage, Alfonso was known to have had some issue, but they are not in the line of succession for any throne. The modern day king and royal family of Spain is descended from Alfonso, as is the legitimist claimant to France.
Legitimate issue by Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg
Alfonso, Prince of Asturias
Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia
Infanta Beatriz of Spain
Infanta Maria Cristina of Spain
Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona
Infante Gonzalo of Spain
Illegitimate issue
Alfonso also had six known illegitimate children:
by French aristocrat Mélanie de Gaufridy de Dortan (1876–1937), married to Joseph-Marie-Philippe Lévêque de Vilmorin, he had:
(12 September 1905 – 20 July 1980), who was recognized by Philippe de Vilmorin
by Pauline of Saint Glen, he had:
Charles Maxime Victor of Saint Glen (3 July 1914 – 20 May 1934)
by Béatrice Noon, he had:
Juana Alfonsa Milán y Quiñones de León (19 April 1916 – 16 May 2005)
by Spanish actress María del Carmen Ruiz y Moragas (1898 – 20 May 1936), he had:
Ana María Teresa Ruiz y Moragas (9 October 1925 – 6 September 1965)
(26 April 1929 – 18 June 2016), officially recognized by Spanish Courts on 21 May 2003 as Leandro Alfonso Luis de Borbón y Ruiz Moragas (or simply Leandro de Borbón)
by Marie Sousa, he had:
Alonso of Borbon Sousa (28 December 1930 – 30 April 1934)
References
Lists of Spanish nobility
Spanish royalty
House of Bourbon (Spain)
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'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Review: In Season 6, 'The Nine-Nine' Matters More than Ever
Captain Holt's trials and t-shirts are the secret weapon for a satisfying beginning to Season 6.
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Melissa Fumero and Andy Samberg in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
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"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" picks up right where it left off — as if nothing happened between the time Season 5 ended and Season 6 began. The premiere features no self-knowing nod to the audience or meta jab at the show's former network. The story just continues, and that's how it should be.
There are a million reasons why. For one, NBC was motivated to revive the comedy because it's produced by parent company NBC Universal, and in the upcoming content wars, ownership is the whole ballgame. NBC wants future fans to be able to watch all of "Brooklyn 99," uninterrupted, without subscribing to a different streaming service. Jake Peralta (Andy Samberg) doesn't make a snide remark to Boyle (Joe Lo Truglio) about the show's history because that's not the "Nine-Nine" way. Its a sincere show filled with kind characters. They're not about to mock the folks who gave them five great seasons, especially when the new episodes have zero time for distractions.
And the first two NBC entries are medal-worthy performers. "Honeymoon" tracks Amy (Melissa Fumero) and Jake as they use their wedding insurance money to live large at a Mexican resort. Episode 2, "Hitchcock & Scully," shines an insightful light on two of the show's veteran reserves. For anyone worried about the show changing tacts for its new bosses, fear not — it's still the same show and still great. But all that time worrying does provide a fresh opportunity to appreciate what makes the show tick, and why it resonates so strongly six seasons later. In short, producer and showrunner Dan Goor makes every second count. As for how, well, that requires some spoilers.
[Editor's Note: The following portion of the review contains spoilers for "Brooklyn 99" Season 6, Episode 1, "Honeymoon."]
The "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" premiere continues undisturbed, quickly delivering a long-awaited answer that, for a turbulent 24 hours, fans thought they may never hear: Did Captain Holt (Andre Braughter) get the commissioner job? Yes, he did — or so he thinks. After reading his email too fast, Holt misses the word "not" in his would-be congratulatory letter. His mistake provides Jake enough time to grab a boombox for a celebratory Jock Jams session, which creates the perfect cold open close as his oblivious exuberance runs contrary to the group's despondent new tone.
Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Holt's loss is a big choice, and one that will define the season overall, but it also sets up "Honeymoon's" A-plot. All set to go coco-nuts around the clock, Jake and Amy's romantic shenanigans are dampened by the surprise presence of Captain Holt at the same resort. (Gina, of course, is to blame, thanks to "referral code: Gina30.") Yet Holt's arrival isn't a downer for the audience. It's a case to be solved — how can Amy and Jake motivate Holt to go back to work and save their honeymoon in the process? — and thus fits the show's enduring formula.
But let's take a second to elevate the not-so-hidden star of the show: Holt's shirts. Explaining that he tried to go to work but ended up on a plane to Mexico instead, Holt didn't pack a bag: "I bought a bundle of novelty shirts at a nearby gift shop. This one says 'What's up, beaches?' — instead of 'bitches,' for humor reasons." The explanation takes mere seconds but it provides an opportunity for bonus fun throughout the episode.
Sure, it's funny when Holt is blankly staring across the restaurant at Amy and Jake's romantic dinner, but it's even funnier that he's doing it in a sleeveless shirt with a buff bod printed on it. And it's great when Holt breaks into Amy and Jake's room during a couple's hot stone massage, laying down on the ground to better facilitate conversation with their face-down positions, but that he's doing it in a "DTF: Down to Fiesta" t-shirt is the cherry on top of their sundae. Finally, his "1 Tequila, 2 Tequila, 3 Tequila, FLOOR!!!" ensemble is the ideal juxtaposition to Holt's heartbreaking news that he's quitting the force.
Chelsea Peretti in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"
Of course, he doesn't quit the force, but the audience needed to see Holt go to that dark place while facing unexpected hardship. "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" has always been about positive, supportive people sacrificing for the greater good and each other. They're idyllic, if silly, police officers, who forge idyllic, silly friendships. Often, these classic, happy sitcoms result in the characters getting everything they want, sometimes too easily, since rewarding nice people is an easy way to sustain the positive energy driving feel-good comedies. When a character says they're going after something they really want, audiences expect them to succeed.
But "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" doesn't operate that way — they can't. Despite Holt's claims that he's done everything he set out to do as a captain, there is still crime in Brooklyn and everyone does not love the police. These are never-ending endeavors, and yet they're the common goals of every character on the show. Moreover, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" deals with hard issues often enough that audiences don't always expect easy answers to serious problems. (Terry Crews' Sergeant Jeffords was racially profiled in his own neighborhood, and it could very well happen again.)
So how does the show respect the truth of its world without losing the joyful tone of its characters? It's the shirts and the "not" and the relentless perseverance springing from both. Goor and his writers consistently find ways to pepper extra doses of humor into each episode's running time, and the shirts are a stellar sneak-attack of funny in "Honeymoon." Meanwhile, choosing to not let Holt get his job speaks to the real world fans are living in and the creators are willing to acknowledge. It's more valuable to watch Holt grieve, nearly quit, and then resolve to fight the powers that almost squashed his career than to hand him a promotion. He obviously deserves it, but is that how things work in 2019?
Not everything ties back to Trump, but this choice feels carefully considered for the culture of our times. Happy endings aren't guaranteed; injustice is still rampant. It would be easy for everyone to fall into despair, and Goor's series recognizes as much through Holt's initial reaction. But the joyful spirit of "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" is distinguishable from other sitcoms in that it even though it delivers laughs in droves, it also provides a bit of a pep talk. Viewers need to see Holt lose because they need to see Holt fight back. They need to see persistence so they can emulate it themselves. They need to see "The 99," and NBC is giving it to them.
"Brooklyn Nine-Nine" airs new episodes on Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET on NBC.
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Rare atlases go o...
Rare atlases go online
The University of Bristol in the UK has made a collection of rare atlases dating from 1574 to the 1970s available online for the first time.
The online exhibition, 'Atlases: Poetics, Politics, and Performance', shares digitised versions of 33 atlases housed in the University of Bristol Library's Special Collections. The collection is said to include the work of mapmakers and organisations from several countries including the Dutch laboratories of the Blaeu family in the seventeenth century, the United States' Military Academy during the Cold War, colonial Africa and revolutionary Cuba.
Veronica della Dora, lead scholar on the project and historic map specialist in the School of Geographical Sciences, observed: 'The history of the atlas is linked to the spread of general education, the development of print culture and the emergence of a consumer culture in the Renaissance West.
'Since its original conception, the atlas has proven one of the most resilient cartographic genres, often transcending geographical learning. Over the centuries, its format has been adopted by anatomists, biologists, geologists, governments, and intelligence services alike as an effective instrument for organizing and showcasing different forms of knowledge.'
The exhibition is organised into four thematic sections. Renaissance Theatres features famous and less famous examples dating from the late sixteenth to the mid seventeenth centuries.
Rhetoric of Truth exhibits eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries geological and archaeological atlases side by side with early computer-generated examples. The aim is to stress modern science's constant attempt to penetrate beneath the surface and unveil hidden orders.
The Colonial Gaze section focuses on atlases used to implement colonial projects, including land exploitation in Africa and in the West Indies, and the circulation of racial theories in late nineteenth-century Europe and North America.
The fourth section is National Identities and Conflict. This explores the role of atlases for visualising conflict and shaping territorial and political imaginations in the twentieth century.
Head of Special Collections Michael Richardson said: 'In the age of Google Earth, this exhibition is ultimately meant to stir public interest in the history of the atlas and of cartography in general, offering an accessible and dynamic resource for teaching, research, and, not least, virtual exploration.' | {
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To read Debra Marquart's poem, click HERE.
I learned of the Black Earth Institute through my affiliation with the Stonecoast Low-Residency MFA Program at the University of Southern Maine where I teach nonfiction.
I'm grateful to the communities of writers to which I belong–BEI, Stonecoast, ISU. I'm so honored to have been included in this important series. Thank you, Patricia Spears Jones, for all your hard work!
This poem made groan out loud. Careful, haunting, true. I will be thinking about this all day. Thanks for sharing Patricia.
I'm so sorry, Deborah. Thanks for weaving this into a cautionary tale, so beautiful, hearbreaking, and heartwarming, and for pointing out in such a gentle, but powerful way, the contradictions and failings of the country in which we live.
Thanks Deb for writing this about our sister. I am angry at politicians who forget they are representing real people as they hold their party line…regardless of the cost. And the cost NOBODY speaks about is the cost of poor health, lost productive time and forever-changed and lost potential—probably because nobody can count that high. | {
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Sept. 20, 2016) – Lexicon Relocation is proud to announce the promotion of Fadia Kek to the newly created position of senior vice president, operations and client services. As part of her new responsibilities Kek will also be joining the Lexicon Relocation senior leadership team.
As part of her new role, Kek will be accountable for making strategic decisions regarding operational, line management and client services for all of Lexicon Relocation's regional locations.
Kek joined Lexicon Relocation in 2008, as the director, business development in Lexicon Relocation's Shelton, Conn. office. She was promoted to vice president, client services in 2012. She will be relocating to Lexicon Relocation's headquarters in Jacksonville and reports directly to Hile. | {
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A mountain bike trail with a combination of technical challenges and good flow passages.
The league trail is 6.5 km long and 180m high. There are many alternative loops and "chicken runs" for less experienced riders. The Nordic championship in XCO was held on this trail in 2014, which has been approved for holding UCI category 1 races.
The mountain bike trail is located in the heart of Kolding city, close to Hylkedalen and Kolding Fjord.
You can combine the forest of Marielundskoven with a trip around Kolding of 20 - 40 km. | {
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"A peaceful island just north of Malta, perfect for tranquility and getting away from life's stresses... Home to Malta's cultural and traditional buildings, Mdina is the a sight-seeing paradise..."
A stunning walled city perched on a hilltop, its magnificent medieval walls have a golden tint to them. Once the capital of Malta, Mdina, combines Arabic, Norman, Renaissance and Baroque architecture into an amazing sensual feast of meandering alleys, ancient gateways and imposing walls. This makes it ideal for people seeking a city break that will transport them back in time: to a carless world that is both beautiful and alluring. Mdina, also referred to as Malta's "Silent City" and "Noble City", acted as the island's capital from antiquity until the Medieval period when Valletta took on the mantle, and can trace its history back around 4,000 years. Mdina is considered by many to be one of Europe's finest examples of an ancient walled city. With its timeless atmosphere and architectural and archaeological treasures, Mdina is one of Malta's most revered attractions.
The city has a rich history for visitors to enjoy and has been occupied for more than 3000 years. It was also the place where St Paul came to meet the Roman governor, when he was shipwrecked on the island and a gorgeous 11th century cathedral stands on the spot that the meeting supposedly took place. This all serves to make Mdina a magical place that is ideal for anyone interested in history or architecture.
A fortified city it is situated in the Northern part of the island. It served as the capital of Malta from antiquity until the construction of Valletta in 1566, ensuring that it has plenty of amazing architecture and history. The city itself is located inland on one of the highest points of the island and has a population of around 300. It is located around 12 kilometres from the capital Valletta, ensuring that visitors can explore all the wonders that Malta has to offer.
The city was fortified by the Phoenicians in around 700 BC, due to its strategic location on one of the island's highest points. It became the capital of Malta under Roman occupation, when the governor constructed his palace there. Local tradition believes that the Apostle St. Paul made is home in the city after he was shipwrecked in St Paul's Bay. It underwent massive changes between 999 AD and 1091 AD during the Fatimid Period and was then properly fortified after the Norman conquest in 1091. It remained the capital of the island when Malta became the property of the Order of the Knights of St John and was the location that each grandmaster would swear fealty to the people. It gained the majority of its Baroque buildings after the massive earthquake of 1693 that damaged the town. Since then it has always been the second city of Malta, after they constructed the fortified capital Valletta.
The Maltese Natural History Museum is located in Mdina and offers an educational and a fun day out, where children can learn all about Mediterranean wildlife. As do the Mdina experience and Mdina dungeons, where children can enjoy interactive audio-visual tours that teach them about Malta and Mdina's fascinating history on their family holiday. There is also plenty of nature and beaches are a short drive from the city, making it the perfect base to explore the rest of the country from.
Malta's former capital is a beautiful walled city that combines baroque and renaissance architecture, making it ideal for people interested in history and culture. The old city is surrounded by intact walls, which can be walked along and provide spectacular views over the surrounding area. St Paul's Cathedral is located in the main square and is supposedly the place where the famous saint met the Roman governor of the country, making it both beautiful and historic. While the Carmelite Priory Museum is renowned for its stunning domed roof, famed for the majestic fresco painted upon it.
Its nickname of 'The Silent City', pretty much sums up the social scene in the city. However, that doesn't mean that guests won't have a good time during their visit: there are plenty of great places to eat and drink inside the city walls, making it the perfect place to enjoy a quiet meal with friends, family or your significant other. The majority of these restaurants are set amongst stunning architecture, giving them majestic views over the old city. The nearby town of Rabat, is the place to head for those seeking clubs or a party.
Most famous for its Phoenician glass, coloured glass blown by mouth, it is one of those pieces that you can acquire to remember the city with. There are a huge number of shops that sell this famous Maltese product in the old city, which is fully pedestrianised, allowing visitors to explore it with ease. There is also plenty of more modern shops selling fashion items and a number of boutique jewellery shops selling iconic Maltese Crosses among other things. | {
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Stefan Janusz Dousa (ur. 11 listopada 1945 w Będzinie) – polski rzeźbiarz specjalizujący się w medalierstwie i rzeźbie monumentalnej, profesor sztuk plastycznych.
Życiorys
Od 1946 mieszkał we Wrocławiu, gdzie ukończył Liceum Sztuk Plastycznych. W 1964 rozpoczął studia w Akademii Sztuk Pięknych w Krakowie. Dyplom uzyskał w pracowni profesora Jerzego Bandury w 1970. Od 1971 zatrudniony na Wydziale Architektury Politechniki Krakowskiej. W 1997 otrzymał tytuł profesora sztuk plastycznych.
Autor rzeźb monumentalnych, a także małych form przestrzennych i medali. Do jego dzieł należą m.in. Pomnik Ofiar Stalinizmu w Tarnowie, Pomnik Katyński w Kętach, Pomnik Ofiar Komunizmu na Cmentarzu Rakowickim w Krakowie, Głaz Papieski oraz popiersia Wielkich Polaków w Krakowie. Projektuje i realizuje wnętrza sakralne w Polsce i za granicą.
Swoją twórczość prezentuje na wystawach indywidualnych i zbiorowych w Polsce, Europie i na świecie, uzyskując szereg nagród. Wystawy indywidualne eksponował we Wrocławiu, Kielcach, Krakowie, Florencji, Norymberdze, Heidelbergu i w Rzymie. Powołany również w skład kapituły Lauru Krakowa XXI wieku.
Odznaczenia i wyróżnienia
2005 – Złoty Krzyż Zasługi
2007 – Odznaka "Honoris Gratia"
2011 – Krzyż Kawalerski Orderu Odrodzenia Polski
2011 – Brązowy Medal "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis"
2013 – Brązowy Medal "Cracoviae Merenti"
2021 – Srebrny Medal "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis"
Przypisy
Bibliografia
Absolwenci Akademii Sztuk Pięknych im. Jana Matejki w Krakowie
Odznaczeni Krzyżem Kawalerskim Orderu Odrodzenia Polski (III Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Złotym Krzyżem Zasługi (III Rzeczpospolita)
Odznaczeni Srebrnym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis"
Odznaczeni Brązowym Medalem "Zasłużony Kulturze Gloria Artis"
Odznaczeni odznaką "Honoris Gratia"
Polscy rzeźbiarze
Wykładowcy Politechniki Krakowskiej im. Tadeusza Kościuszki
Ludzie urodzeni w Będzinie
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I use avatar pictures and "auto size" is enabled but "ignore size for row height calcs" is disabled, to get bigger avatars pictures.
After miranda startup (lates dev version) it always hides contacts in the bottom side and i have to scroll down to reach and see them.
The next time something changes (user goes offline or comes online) it is correct again and nothing is hidden anymore.
It would be nice that it displays all correct straight after startup. | {
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ZONAL EXAMINATION CENTRES TO ENHANCE SECURITY OF EXAMINATION MATERIALS-ECZ
A POLITICAL ACTIVIST ADVOCATES FOR COMMUNITY BASED LEADERSHIP
EAZ BACKS GOVT ON SALES TAX
By Christopher Chisi
The Examination Council of Zambia (ECZ) has embarked on zoning of school examination centres in a bid to enhance security of examination papers and further prevent examination leakages and other forms of malpractice from occurring.
ECZ Director, Micheal Chilala says working with the Ministry of General Education structures at headquarters, provincial and district levels they have identified centralized points where examination materials will be stored under enhanced security arrangements.
Dr. Chilala said this in Lusaka during a media briefing where he announced examination reforms they are implementing in order to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in the way examinations are conducted in the country.
"A total of 1,502 schools have been identified, of which 1009 are zonal centres in that they have cluster schools to cater for, while 493 are stand alone, because of their geographical location. It Is therefore expected that majority of the examination centres are not expected to keep examination materials ,except in standalone centres and should also have same security arrangements as the zonal centers," Dr. Chilala revealed.
"When the planned arrangements are implemented, we will have moved a great deal to safeguard the examination materials and eliminate leakages of examinations papers."
He further revealed that in an effort to enhance access to education and examination the ECZ will award examination centres status to all schools recognized by the ministry of general education.
Dr. Chilala noted that there has been a public concern that some pupils move longer distances to sit for examination in different schools from where they learn.
He regrets that this has led some pupils to drop out of schools system all together because they probably had nowhere to stay while they wrote examination.
"This calls for the Ministry [of general education] to ensure schools have appropriate facilities before they are authorized to operate in order to maintain the required standard for learning and assessment," he said.
"To achieve this the Provincial Education Officers must ensure that all recognized schools ,both public and private ,are presented to the examination Council of Zambia for the award of Examination Centre numbers before August 2019 ,which will be used during the year 2020 examinations."
Meanwhile the ECZ Director says the institution has developed a system for provision of Statements of Results online.
He indicated that the 2018 examinations were the last to use manual Statements of Results.
"The innovations of accessing results online by candidates will help reduce on the costs which ECZ had been incurring to purchase paper and print the results," he explained.
"We have also invested in automating the process of test development to reduce human involvement in the construction of question papers. Once we implement the system by next year, 2020, there will be full accountability for those involved in the setting of examinations through the system and we will drastically reduce the cost of test development."
He stressed that it is their considered view that the reforms are justified to ensure the ECZ examinations continue to be relevant, credible and comparable with international standard in assessments. | {
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The colorful underwater world of fish has fascinated me since my youth.
I am the proud owner of my own aquarium and I also find artistic inspiration in this world with its beautiful colorful fish and beautiful plants.
This aquarium has a prominent place in our living room and gives an 'impression' of a well-planted amazon river area with as main focus a school of gold-yellow angelfish.
The aquarium is designed to best approach the natural conditions and the habitat - namely the Amazon area - of the angelfish.
I am however a great lover of well-planted aquariums (and also in favor of their contribution to obtaining a natural, stable underwater world) - that is why I use many more plants than you would typically find in an amazon biotope - the number of plants is often much more limited or even just only wood is present - that's why I prefer to call it an 'impression' (rather then a biotope).
The fish stock also includes a school Corydoras Sterbai and a school Cardinal Tetra's.
The dimensions are 120 cm wide x 60 cm height x 55 cm depth.
The aquarium is filtered through an external EHEIM filter and uses a CO2 installation for feeding the plants and keeping the water slightly acidic.
The back wall is self-made and conceals the used equipment. | {
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Home News & Analysis Deals Financial engineering is alive and well – for now
Financial engineering is alive and well – for now
Investors in private equity funds should be happy about financial engineering but for two facts: everybody's doing it, and it's headed for a dry spell. David Snow reports.
PEI Staff
General partners are masterful at telling investors what they want to hear, but lately they've outdone themselves by both telling investors what they want to hear and giving investors what they want.
What investors want to hear, apparently, is that the days of big returns through financial engineering are over. What they want, of course, are big cash distributions, and they've been getting these in spades thanks largely to financial engineering.
During the dark days of the early 2000s, when the credit markets ground to a halt and lenders stopped lending, general partners turned overequitisation into a virtue, albeit one born of necessity. Returns would now come chiefly from operating enhancements to the portfolio companies. The application of leverage to juice returns seemed, in retrospect, too easy and even a little unfair, and "financial engineering" was for a time a slightly embarrassing relic of a bygone era, like suspenders, slicked-back hair and Kenny Loggins.
Then the lending markets came roaring back and financial engineering was suddenly back in fashion, as always happens when a strategy makes money for investors. Over the past two years, limited partners around the world have received back an unheard-of amount of cash from general partners. A big chunk of these distributions have been the result of exits facilitated in the M&A market. But an equally significant but hard-to-pinpoint amount of the recent returns have come from techniques that, for lack of a better term, are called financial engineering.
PLUMBERS AT WORK
In general, financial engineering skills are applied to the capital markets, to balance sheets and to deal structures. Current and former investment bankers are studied in the science of financial engineering. It is a broad term that implies the portfolio company itself is a set of cash inflows and outflows that can be made more valuable if the plumbing is rearranged.
Financial engineering is not changing management, introducing new products and strategies, improving infrastructure and governance, cutting costs, or growing profits. Within private equity firms, nowadays this work is typically the province of operating partners – former CEOs, CFOs and entrepreneurs.
A gross but fairly accurate caricature of the evolution of the private equity industry begins at the homo erectus stage with ex-investment bankers wielding Rolodexes and pure financial structuring skills. It emerges fully formed in the present day with the mass hiring of operating partners – note the recent addition of former Viacom CFO Richard Bressler to the ranks of Thomas H. Lee Partners, a firm which until recently preferred to keep its operating expertise outside the partnership.
Certainly both financial and operating skills are needed within a modern-day private equity firm. But over the past two years in particular, the financial engineering activities of some firms have been so profitable that whatever operating improvements have been effected at the portfolio companies have barely moved the needle of the overall returns.
Times are indeed good for financial engineers, but the good times won't last indefinitely. What's more, many LPs who are currently enjoying the froth of financial engineering worry that when the tide of leverage recedes, many buyout firms will be caught not wearing their operating swimsuits.
"Financial engineering has been commoditised," argues Joseph Landy, co-president of global private equity firm Warburg Pincus. "In order to generate returns that are competitive on a relative basis compared to peers, one has to go beyond financial engineering, because everybody is good at it."
RECAP REVOLUTION
The term financial engineering has been applied to many different techniques, including securitisations, capital markets arbitrage and the creation of innovative capital structures to acquire companies at belowmarket multiples. But the technique that comes first to mind today when the expression is used is the dividend recapitalisation, by which the proceeds of a loan taken out by a portfolio company are used to pay a dividend to the company's owners.
Value is value, and as long as the sponsor is creating value, it doesn't matter what bucket it's coming from
Steve Millner
A huge amount of capital returned to LPs in 2004 and 2005 came from dividend recaps. According to Standard & Poor's Leveraged Commentary and Data, the value of private equity-sponsored dividend recapitalisations in the US never exceeded $3.8 billion (€3.1 billion) between 1997 and 2002. As recently as 2001, the total number of dividend recaps was $1.1 billion. But in 2004, recap volume leapt to $21.3 billion, thanks to the surge in liquidity in the debt markets. Last year, Standard & Poor's counted $18.3 billion in sponsored recaps through December 15.
The "tidal wave of availability" has reached Europe too, according to John Markland, a partner in the London office of law firm Kirkland & Ellis. "I see ever more borrowerfavourable terms being secured in the European market, which has been an enabling factor for a lot of the recapitalisation activity going on," says Markland.
Private equity firms have found it "temping when being offered money, and you realise that you can refinance existing borrowings of your portfolio companies on more favourable negotiated terms than you were able to as recently as 18 months ago, and in greater quantities", says Markland.
If investors have mixed feelings about the distributions from these transactions, they are not voicing them publicly. Steven Millner, a managing director at New Yorkheadquartered BISYS Private Equity, which provides fund administration services, says his firm has noted a "significant increase in recaps", and his conversations with LPs on the subject of these distributions have been entirely positive. "LPs are happy with the taste of cash on cash returns," says Millner. "I'm not sure they bifurcate whether this is value created through financial engineering or through operational enhancements. Value is value, and as long as the sponsor is creating value, it doesn't matter what bucket it's coming from."
Many of the dividend recaps have been structured in the form of second-lien loans, which are subordinate to senior loans in the capital structure and require the cooperation of the senior lenders. An alternative form of financing has recently reemerged in the capital structures of portfolio companies – holding company notes. This type of seller paper rests above and separate from the operating company but draws cash or payment-in-kind from the operating company. So-called holdco pieces were more commonly seen in the 1980s, and now that they have crept back into deal structures, some market observers interpret them as further evidence that portfolio companies are being overleveraged.
OPPORTUNITY GUSHES
General partners are not inclined to apologise for taking advantage of all the opportunities for profit afforded them by the capital markets. "You would be foolish not to," says Charles Baird, founder of Greenwich, Connecticut-based mid-market focused private equity firm North Castle Partners.
At different points in economic, capital markets and interest rate cycles, it is possible that financial engineering will outweigh the effect of operational improvements
According to Scott Sperling, copresident of Thomas H. Lee Partners, the trick in dividend recaps is to find companies with strong free cash flow and then be conservative in how much leverage is applied. Sperling says THL Partners has been careful when it has taken out dividends not to leverage its portfolio companies beyond 5 or 6 times EBITDA, even where the ability to apply up to 8 times leverage has been offered by the banks. Sperling says that in the case of Warner Music, a portfolio company purchased from Time Warner, within the first year THL Partners took out dividends that returned roughly 110 percent of the deal's capital cost. But he notes that about half of the dividends came from Warner Music's free cash flow and the other half was in the form of a holding company refinancing that was done at less than 5 times leverage.
Limited partners and their advisors see GPs who undergo dividend recaps as doing exactly what they are paid to do – realising value from portfolio companies by any means necessary. "This is a cyclical business, just like many other businesses," says Mark Weisdorf, a private equity investment consultant and the former head of private market investments for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, a major LP. "At different points in economic, capital markets and interest rate cycles, it is possible that financial engineering will outweigh the effect of operational improvements."
Just as the high price of oil lifts profits across the oil industry, each new opportunity for financial engineering is seized upon rapidly across the private equity market. This is due in part to the strong deal-structuring skills resident at most private equity firms, but also to the unrelenting salesmanship of investment bankers, who shop innovative financial techniques to all their clients.
"Intermediaries take whatever idea they have and bleed it out in a cycle to their clients, starting from the biggest and most important," says a GP. "The book that KKR saw today was at Blackstone yesterday."
Says Landy of most financial engineering techniques: "You don't keep these things proprietary very long. An investment banker will be pitching it to someone else the very next week."
In other words, there isn't a private equity pro breathing who hasn't recently been presented the opportunity and tools to lavish leverage on the portfolio. And the less exotic the form of financial engineering, the quicker it percolates throughout the market. As David Eich, another London partner with Kirkland & Ellis, notes, sellers still make distinctions between private equity sponsors in their perceived ability to rapidly execute complicated deals, but Eich adds: "With each successive turn of the cycle, the low-hanging fruit is increasingly gone."
WIDESPREAD PABLUM
Once the ability to lever up a company recedes, many private equity firms will no doubt find it difficult to provide attractive returns to investors. A founding partner at a large New York private equity firm argues that many operationally unskilled buyout GPs were saved by the sudden resurgence of the debt markets two years ago, which allowed them essentially to perform highly leveraged buyouts retroactively on otherwise underperforming companies.
North Castle's Baird, who spent 11 years at consultant Bain & Co. prior to entering the private equity industry, believes not only that the opportunities for financial engineering will ultimately dry up, but that many portfolio companies that have undergone refinancings will not be able to weather a recession with their current debt levels. "There may be companies that can live with 7 or 8 times leverage, but the great majority cannot," he says.
There may be companies that can live with 7 or 8 times leverage, but the great majority cannot
Charles Baird
Baird, whose firm specialises in "healthy living and aging" investments, argues that only private equity firms with strong operating orientations will thrive through the cycles. "The thing that comes and goes is the opportunity for financial engineering," he says. "But the ability for operating improvements is always there. People who understand how to build businesses will be able to make equity returns in good times and bad."
Baird dismisses the claims of operating expertise made by most private equity firms as "pablum". He asks: "What private equity professional wouldn't suggest he's a value-added investor? Everybody says they are hands-on. But the number of people who can truly get involved in a business and change the operating characteristics is small."
Landy says Warburg Pincus applies operating know-how as well as financial engineering to its global portfolio of investments, but the firm's definition of financial engineering extends to markets not teeming with Western financial techniques. He cites the example of Bharti Televentures India, which Warburg Pincus bought into in 1999 and took public on the Mumbai Stock Exchange in 2002. The firm gradually exited the investment through three block trades, the largest such trades ever executed in India (the firm's remaining equity stake was sold to Vodafone last year).
Similarly, Warburg Pincus harvested profits in a Czech pharmaceuticals business, Zentiva, through an IPO on the Prague Stock Exchange in 2004 – the first-ever IPO on that market. As for financial engineering opportunities closer to Warburg Pincus' New York base, Landy says his firm has been unimpressed by the many offers it receives. Of the more than $6.1 billion the firm returned to limited partners in 2005, less than $250 million was from dividend recaps, or approximately 3.5 percent of total distributions for the year.
Weisdorf sees the recent rash of dividend recaps as a profitable sidetrack in an otherwise steady progression towards a more operatingoriented strategy across private equity firms. He notes the many firms that have added operating partners. "The longer term trend is that financial engineering will be less of a factor," says Weisdorf. "Valueadd is growing. But that doesn't mean that from time to time financial engineering might not play a material role in what the ultimate returns are."
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UNT Regents Professor earns prestigious American Chemical Society award
DENTON (UNT), Texas -- University of North Texas Regents Professor of Chemistry Angela Wilson has been named the 2015 Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal recipient by the American Chemical Society. The third oldest chemistry award in the U.S, this honor recognizes top women chemists for distinguished service and contributions to the field of chemistry.
Wilson joins an impressive list of recipients including National Academy Science members, National Academy of Engineers members, and a Nobel Laureate. Chemists in academia, government laboratories and industry, with focus ranging from technical management to research to education, are considered for this award.
A Fellow of the American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science and National Associate of the U.S. National Academies, Wilson leads a research team that develops and utilizes computational chemistry approaches to predict accurate thermodynamics, which is critical to understanding chemical reactivity.
UNT has built one of the largest computational chemistry programs in the United States as a result of Wilson's dedication and the university's commitment to invest in high performance computing.
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Batman No Mans Land Graphic Novel Volume 2 New Edition
(W) Greg Rucka & Various (A) Mike Deodato & Various (CA) Alex Maleev, Bill Sienkiewicz. In this second NO MAN'S LAND collection, Batman and his allies continue their fight to save Gotham City in its darkest hour. Assuming a new persona as Batgirl, the Huntress joins forces with Barbara Gordon, while Nightwing tries to help the city's remaining citizens. But is this a fight Batman cannot hope to win? This massive volume collects BATMAN: LEGENDS OF THE DARK KNIGHT #119-121, BATMAN: SHADOW OF THE BAT #87 and 88, BATMAN #567 and 568, DETECTIVE COMICS #734 and 735, YOUNG JUSTICE IN NO MAN'S LAND #1, ROBIN #67, AZRAEL: AGENT OF THE BAT #56, BATMAN CHRONICLES #17, NIGHTWING #35-37 and CATWOMAN #72-74, including chapters never previously reprinted..
Brand : Batman
Artist : Mike Deodato , Alex Maleev
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John W. Boyle (September 1, 1891 – September 28, 1959), was an American cinematographer whose career spanned from the silent era through the 1950s. Over his career he would photograph more than 150 films, including features, shorts and documentaries. He would also work on several British films over the course of his career.
Life and career
John W. Boyle was born in Memphis, Tennessee, on September 1, 1891. He entered the film industry in 1915, when he shot three films, Greater Love Hath No Man, Her Great Match and My Madonna. In 1917 he photographed the silent classic, Cleopatra, starring Theda Bara. The film is on the American Film Institute's "Ten Most Wanted" list of lost American films. J. Gordon Edwards helmed the film, and the two would work together on 22 other films over the following 12 years, including such classics as Salomé and When a Woman Sins, both again starring Bara, and The Queen of Sheba, starring Betty Blythe.
During his long career, Boyle filmed over 70 feature-length motion pictures in the United States and Great Britain. He filmed several documentaries and also produced one of them, Sweden, Land of the Vikings. Between 1928 and 1933 Boyle worked on short films, many of them produced by Mack Sennett. Boyle was president of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) from 1928 to 1929.
Boyle died on September 28, 1959, in Hollywood, California.
Filmography
Boyle's filmography is listed in the databases of the American Film Institute and British Film Institute.
Her Great Match (1915)
The Fall of a Nation (1916)
The Yellow Passport (1916)
The Rose of Blood (1917)
Kick In (1917)
Cleopatra (1917)
Madame Du Barry (1917)
The Forbidden Path (1918)
The She-Devil (1918)
The Soul of Buddha (1918)
Under the Yoke (1918)
When a Woman Sins (1918)
Salome (1918)
The Siren's Song (1919)
When Men Desire (1919)
The Last of the Duanes (1919)
The Lone Star Ranger (1919)
A Woman There Was (1919)
Wings of the Morning (1919)
Heart Strings (1920)
The Adventurer (1920)
A Manhattan Knight (1920)
The Orphan (1920)
If I Were King (1920)
Drag Harlan (1920)
The Scuttlers (1920)
The Joyous Troublemaker (1920)
The Scuttlers (1920)
Drag Harlan (1920)
The Queen of Sheba (1921)
A Dangerous Adventure (1922)
The Golden Gift (1922)
Slave of Desire (1923)
Wild Oranges (1924)
Excuse Me (1925)
The Keeper of the Bees (1925)
The Far Cry (1926)
The Greater Glory (1926)
Her Second Chance (1926)
Miss Nobody (1926)
Topsy and Eva (1927)
The Perfect Sap (1927)
The Masked Woman (1927)
Skyscraper (1928)
Smith's Burglar (1928)
Tropical Nights (1928)
The Good-Bye Kiss (1928)
Broadway Fever (1929)
Danger Lights (1929)
The Spirit of Youth (1929)
Midnight Daddies (1930)
Danger Lights (1930)
Hypnotized (1932)
Sundown Rider (1932)
USC vs. Tulane (1932)
Roman Scandals (1933)
Treason (1933)
The Barber Shop (1933)
Man of Action (1933)
Gridiron Flash (1934)
Sweden, Land of the Vikings (1934)
Honeymoon Limited (1935)
Strangers All (1935)
Laburnum Grove (1936)
Queen of Hearts (1936)
Land Without Music (1936)
Midshipman Easy (1936)
Keep Your Seats, Please (1936)
Keep Fit (1937)
Jericho (1937)
Outlaws of the Prairie (1937)
Newsboys' Home (1938)
Cattle Raiders (1938)
The Gentleman from Arizona (1939)
Hero for a Day (1939)
Society Smugglers (1939)
Mutiny on the Blackhawk (1939)
Mystery of the White Room (1939)
Mysore (1940)
The Devil's Pipeline (1940)
Give Us Wings (1940)
Burma Convoy (1941)
Flying Cadets (1941)
The Kid from Kansas (1941)
Men of the Timberland (1941)
Mutiny in the Arctic (1941)
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga (1941)
Raiders of the Desert (1941)
Mr. Dynamite (1941)
Double Date (1941)
Where Did You Get That Girl? (1941)
Halfway to Shanghai (1942)
Strictly in the Groove (1942)
Destination Unknown (1942)
Juke Box Jenny (1942)
Mississippi Gambler (1942)
Ride 'Em Cowboy (1942)
There's One Born Every Minute (1942)
Unseen Enemy (1942)
Hi, Buddy (1943)
Jack London (1943)
Always a Bridesmaid (1943)
He's My Guy (1943)
Good Morning, Judge (1943)
Song of the Open Road (1944)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944)
Gallant Bess (1947)
The Fabulous Joe (1947)
Curley (1947)
Here Comes Trouble (1948)
Mickey (1948)
Northwest Stampede (1948)
Who Killed Doc Robbin (1948)
Carson City (1952)
The Three-D Follies (1953)
Jamboree (1954)
Courage of Black Beauty (1957)
The Restless Breed'' (1957)
References
External links
John W. Boyle Film Stills and Photograph Collection (research guide) at Loyola Marymount University
Cinema News, March 1 1917; "The Cameraman and the Director"
1891 births
1959 deaths
American cinematographers
People from Memphis, Tennessee
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The polished brass plaque commemorates the visit of Queen Elizabeth II in 1954.
The plaque has an enamel badge of the CENEF at the top. The CENEF was the Church of England National Emergency Fund which conducted a number of facilities and services, including recreation huts at St Andrew's Cathedral, for service personnel during and shortly after World War Two.
Queen Elizabeth II (21 April 1926 – 8 September 2022) was the longest serving English monarch, who reigned from 6 February 1952 to 8 September 2022 a period of over 70 years.
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Unicaus / News / Sports / Cricket / John Woodcock obituary
John Woodcock obituary
Unicaus News
. July 19, 2021
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Every time there is an on-field occurrence – wicket, goal, whatever – at a sporting event, the journalists present will huddle to make sure their interpretation of the incident is precise. This was especially true in the old days, when television replays were either unavailable or unsophisticated. In the cricket press box, though, one figure would stay apart. John Woodcock, the long-serving cricket correspondent of the Times, who has died aged 94, knew what he had seen, trusted his judgment and felt no need to have it validated. He was right far more often than wrong.
If anyone asked, he was very ready to share his opinion. And indeed, throughout his long retirement, pilgrims would descend on the thatched Hampshire cottage where Woodcock had lived more for than 70 years to imbibe his wisdom, wine, anecdotes, fellowship, good nature and what became an unparalleled memory of cricket dating back to Donald Bradman and beyond. "The Sage of Longparish," his Times colleague Alan Gibson christened him; in time he was simply "the Sage". There was no other.
Eventually John became linked to the past in a way that must have been close to unique – astonishingly, his grandfather, also named John, was born before the Battle of Waterloo, in 1813. He fathered a son in 1856, Parry Woodcock, who became rector of Longparish in 1906, an appointment helped along because the Woodcock family had held the right of "advowson" (choosing the rector) since 1762. Years later a young widow, Nora Dunsford (nee Hutchinson), came back to the village after her husband was killed in a train crash in India. There she met and married the bachelor rector, who fathered two sons – to the ribald delight of the villagers. John was the younger, born in the rectory when his father was 70.
Longparish lies beside the River Test, the famous trout stream, and Parry was an expert fisherman. The boy showed promise at angling too, but that was soon superseded by the game that became his life. He was a successful batsman, strong off the back foot, and was developing rapidly at St Edward's school, Oxford. Then disaster struck.
At the age of 15, John contracted septic arthritis and nearly died. He survived after four months strapped to a frame, and was left with a permanently damaged hip. Nonetheless, he captained his Oxford college, Trinity, top scored in the university trial match without making the team, and was a hockey blue as a goalkeeper.
He graduated in geography with a now-impossible fourth-class degree ("I was very lazy"), then gained an education diploma and was all set for a career in teaching. However, at Oxford he had come under the aegis of EW Swanton, and Swanton got him a job scoring for the BBC at the 1948 Lord's Test. This was not a success, but Swanton, already famous as a broadcaster and the Daily Telegraph's cricket correspondent, persevered. On the 1950-51 Ashes tour he took Woodcock to Australia as his assistant – duties to include chauffeuring, whisky-pouring, filming the tour with an enormous 35mm camera and airmailing 40,000 feet of film home in weekly instalments to be shown on BBC newsreels at least a week late.
Profile of John Woodcock to mark his Outstanding Contribution to Sports Writing award of 2018
Woodcock also did some writing, and this was a success. On the tour Denys Rowbotham, cricket correspondent of the Manchester Guardian, fell in love and later went back to Australia, leaving his paper with no one to cover the 1952 Tests against India. Woodcock was taken on, and his byline read "A Cricket Correspondent" with the coy initials JW underneath.
Eventually Rowbotham came home, but for the 1953 Ashes series both men were trumped by the return of the great Neville Cardus. Woodcock was sent to the Manchester Guardian's Fleet Street office as London sports editor. He emerged that summer to cover the county circuit, this time with a proper byline. Some headlines on his reports now seem gloriously dated – "Gay Adventures at Southampton" – but the style that served him so well was already emerging: fluent, technically astute, authoritative, but with a light touch and a generosity of spirit.
Rowbotham was reinstalled in 1954. The Times, however, did need a cricket correspondent, and Woodcock got the job. Casual readers would not know this until 1967, when the paper's writers emerged from anonymity. But within the game Woodcock made his reputation fast. Unlike Swanton he shied away from politics and controversy, but he was a supreme match reporter: he had an instinctive eye for cricket that remains unmatched by any other writer without top-class playing experience.
In 1980 he was an unexpected choice as editor of Wisden, the cricketers' almanack. He immediately increased the status and literary quality of an institution that was starting to ossify. When the wider world impinged on cricket, however, his unworldliness let him down. He failed to see the broader implications of playing against apartheid South Africa, and retained his support for sporting links with that country long after the position became untenable. For some time he would be uncharacteristically tetchy if the subject came up, but much later he admitted to being wrong.
He gave up Wisden after six years and stepped down from the Times in 1988. Eight years later he was appointed OBE. He kept writing columns, with decreasing frequency, and popped up again just after his 93rd birthday to say that Ben Stokes's match-winning Ashes century at Headingley almost made him shed tears of joy.
The Woodcock family had moved from Longparish in 1933 when his father had retired, but John returned in 1947 and, with a succession of springer spaniels, with crickety names such as Gully or Stumper, lived in the Old Curacy until he died there. He retained the advowson, which now reverts to the bishop. It was a perfect place to write his memoirs but, despite endless pleas from publishers, he never did. Past 90, he began to waver before regretfully concluding it was too late.
There was another regret: unlike his father, he stayed a bachelor. There were several near-misses in his halcyon days, especially on those long, languid, idyllic sea voyages to Australia, but marriage never happened. He regarded the 1954-55 tour of Australia as the time of his life, partly for romantic reasons and partly because England, under Len Hutton, won spectacularly. The players of that era became his lifetime friends and golfing partners, as did Swanton, who did not endear himself to all his underlings. Woodcock's last great voyage was in a 1921 Rolls-Royce, with Henry Blofeld, to reach India for England's tour of 1976-77.
The hip was a constant problem. In 1955 he had a pioneering replacement operation, and there were six more over the decades. By his 90th birthday party, held on a glorious summer day in the Old Curacy garden, he was zipping around on a mobility scooter. Revered and adored by the cricket writing fraternity, he is survived by four nieces and nephews.
John Charles Woodcock, journalist, born 7 August 1926; died 18 July 2021
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It is a sad day indeed. I've know matt for many years. I've raced with him on many occasions. No matter who you were he would answer your questions. He has always been an icon in the RC world and he will be greatly missed. Good luck with your new ventures Matt!
Location: Do you feel you're a star?
Sad to see he is leaving major competition. I got to meet him this past year at the novak race. Great guy easy to talk to very helpful. Hopefully he will come to a few more novak races.
Best of luck to Matt if this is so.
MF has a lot of great aspirations. I think his drive will carry over well with his chosen career.
After spending a good amount of time over the years with MF it is clear that his influence will continue to live well beyond his day to day involvement in r/c.
He is great representative not only to himself but the companies he has been involved in.
It has been a pleasure to have race, wrenched and competed with MF. I am sure that many of his friendships will go continue well beyond rc. He is truly in a special class of competitors and talent that have come from a line of accomplished racers like Gil Jr., Ron Rossetti, Jack Johnson, Joel Johnson. He was able to mold a lot of skill, knowledge and personality into an industry that lacks that kind of persona.
If it is so, good luck Matt. As a parting present, I would give you a bottle filled with every cheer, holler, yell, applause, and "Go Matt" that you have heard in all of your years of r/c, on and off of the track. Just so you could crack it open once in while to have a listen at a great career. My bet is that it might make you think of hitting the track one more time.
HERE HERE!!!!! Well put Mark!!! That pretty much sums it up for me as well.
Where is the officilal announcement at?
His name in on the entry list for the carpet race in vegas.
it seem to be a nice guys and cant leave this hobby like this!!
and i know is pretty fast!
Boy, Team Losi doesn't know whether to crap and go blind or shut one eye and fart. We have been getting the snot beat out of us at all the big off road races and now the "MF" in "MF2" is leaving... Who's next???
Does anyone else feel this way? When it rains, it pours. I guess AE felt this way when everyone kept switching over to Losi. What comes around obviously goes around.
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Good luck Matt, and even though I never met you in person, I wish you the best of luck.
I'm kinda hoping this is a BE style retirement. Get out for a while, make some green, relax and come back to kick some @$$! While thats not exactly a BE retirement I hope he makes a BE style comeback and comes home to the big blue AE!
i honestly could care less on the losi/associated arguement. Matt is one of the coolest people ever.not just in rc racing...i have had the pleasure of racing with/against him on numerous occassions and he even drove about 400 miles to come to my birthday party one time.. I consider him a good friend and although i dont get to see him much and talk to him as much as i used to,i will always be a fan of his.....good luck Matt and you can always hit me on the cellie..
I only met Matt a couple of times and never hung out with him, but it was immediately clear that he was easily one of the most approachable pro racers at any race. Good luck you to Matt, whatever you decide to do! | {
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US doubts over Trump reverberate
STI suffers its biggest loss of the year, mirroring the year's largest one-day fall on Wall Street
R Sivanithy, The Business Times
Sudden doubt over the Trump administration's ability to deliver on its campaign promises was said to have prompted Wall Street's Tuesday sell-off, its largest one-day fall of the year.
This meant selling pressure for the local market yesterday, which dragged the Straits Times Index (STI) down 40.38 points, or 1.3 per cent, to 3,118.19 - like in the US, the biggest loss of the year.
Yesterday's volume amounted to 2.5 billion units worth $1.3 billion, which was moderate by 2017 standards. Excluding warrants, there were 138 rises versus 364 falls.
Not surprisingly, given that the banks have chiefly been responsible for the STI rising to a 19-month high last week, it was the banks that led the index lower, their losses combining to cut 19 points off the index.
Similarly, property stocks such as CapitaLand, City Developments and UOL were mainly weaker.
In the second line, new listing Kimly stood out with a $0.05 jump to $0.51 on volume of 54 million, its third consecutive day of gains following its listing on Monday.
Others that occupied the upper echelons of the actives list did not perform as well - Noble Group lost $0.007 at $0.184 with 133 million shares traded, while ISR Capital dropped $0.01 to $0.011 on volume of 134.2 million.
Closed-end fund TIH Ltd, whose units jumped $0.10, or 16.8 per cent, on Tuesday to $0.695, replied to a query from the Singapore Exchange by noting that a significant portion of its investment portfolio is in OUE Ltd.
"When calculated, the share prices of (TIH) and OUE have a correlation of 0.843... in the last 5 years," said TIH, adding that it thinks the strong performance of OUE could explain Tuesday's surge in TIH, and also that TIH is in discussions over a potential transaction that could see a change of control.
The counter slipped $0.005 to $0.69 with 765,400 shares done.
TAX CUTS
US newspaper Barron's said of Tuesday's Wall Street slide that if forced to pinpoint a reason, it would have to be "the comedy of errors that the attempt to pass President Donald J Trump's health care bill has become", the reason being that "health care's passage has to happen before the rest of President Trump's agenda can be passed".
In other words, if the new healthcare measures fail to get passed, then the same fate could await the rest.
CMC Markets, in the meantime, said an FBI probe into Russian involvement in last year's US elections called Mr Trump's credibility into question.
"That catalysed a new wave of concerns on whether the new administration can deliver on its promises of fiscal stimulus, financial deregulation and tax reform," said CMC.
In other related news, Bank of America-Merrill Lynch's (BoA-ML) latest fund manager survey showed that a record number of investors (net 34 per cent) find equities to be overvalued, the most in 17 years, and that the US is identified as the most overvalued region (net 81 per cent).
But BoA-ML also said yields remain too low to hurt stocks, with 67 per cent of fund managers surveyed saying 10-year Treasury yields of 3.5 per cent to 4 per cent are needed for an equity bear market. The current yield is just above 2.4 per cent.
Deutsche Bank Wealth Management in a press release yesterday said although the US economy looks to be in good shape, with tepid growth in consumer spending and looming political risks this year, it thinks that the US Federal Reserve's dovish tone after last week's Open Market Committee meeting was appropriate.
"Our base case remains that the Fed raises interest rates twice more this year, with the next hike coming in June," it said.
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However, this news comes shortly after TinyCo's parent company Jam City made layoffs.
Marvel's Spider-Man, the wildly popular PlayStation 4 game, is going to grace the pages of its very own Marvel comic.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse – A Very Spidey Christmas EP is now available from Sony Music Masterworks.
Oprah Winfrey announced her support for Marvel's record breaking film, Black Panther.
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"That ad actually shows the policies that Governor Rauner put in place," Ives said of her now controversial campaign ad.
Jeanne Ives discusses her platform with WWTW correspondent Paris Schutz in Ida Noyes Library.
Illinois State Representative and gubernatorial candidate Jeanne Ives (R-42) outlined her platform and sharply criticized her opponent in the Republican primary, incumbent Governor Bruce Rauner, in a talk on campus on Monday afternoon.
The event, hosted by the Institute of Politics, was moderated by Window to the World's Paris Schutz.
Ives was first elected to the Illinois House of Representatives in 2012, and represents a district that incudes Chicago suburbs Naperville, Wheaton, and Carol Stream.
Ives called for an "austerity budget", which would call for the state to delete grants and to reform Medicaid. She cited the state's budget troubles as being the reason public college tuitions have increased.
In addition, Ives stated that taxpayers should not need to pay for abortions and voiced her disapproval for HB 40, a bill expanding abortion coverage and signed by Rauner into law to expand abortion coverage.
Schutz also brought up the topic of a controversial anti-Rauner ad Ives ran, which includes an actor portraying a transgender woman saying "Thank you for signing legislation that lets me use the girls' bathroom." The ad has been criticized as "racist" and "transphobic". Schutz asked Ives asked whether she understood why some might have taken offense at it.
During the event, Ives also detailed how her administration as Governor would be different from Rauner's tenure in a series of responses to audience questions.
She first called on Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan, a Democrat, to resign, citing recent furor over his office's handling of sexual misconduct claims as well as his management of state finances. Madigan has turned Illinois into a "fiscal basket case," Ives said.
In response to audience questions about her campaign plans, Ives criticized Rauner for influencing the election with his money, but remained optimistic about her campaign's chances. "It's an uphill battle...But we have a ground game, and we have people working for us every single day, and all he has is his checkbook," she said.
Despite her criticisms, Ives said she will vote for Rauner if he becomes the Republican nominee. | {
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Posted on January 24, 2020 by John Marks
Karen Gomyo was born in Tokyo, but grew up in Montréal. That is, up to the point when, at age 10, she moved to New York City, in order to study at the Juilliard School, at the invitation of Dorothy DeLay. Miss DeLay taught, among many others, my friends Arturo Delmoni and David Kim. Indeed, it's the rare household-name violinist of the last 50 years whom Miss DeLay did not teach.
Miss Gomyo continued her studies at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music (yay!) and the New England Conservatory. Apart from Miss DeLay, her teachers included Mauricio Fuks, Donald Weilerstein, and cellist Heinrich Schiff.
In addition to the standard concert repertoire, Miss Gomyo has a great affinity for the music of Astor Piazzolla, and has performed with the late Piazzolla's former colleagues Pablo Ziegler (whose solo recording on the Steinway & Sons label can be heard here), Hector del Curto (bandoneon), Claudio Ragazzi (electric guitar), and Pedro Giraudo (double bass).
Miss Gomyo has followed up her recording of the Bo Linde violin concerto with an SACD of music for the wonderful combination of violin and classical guitar, which I reviewed last post. Questions and answers after the jump.
Karen, thanks so much for being willing to answer a few questions in advance of your appearance with the Rhode Island Philharmonic, January 25, details here.
Q1. What made you fall in love with the violin? I use that phrase because it seems to me that in order to devote the time, intellect, and emotional energy necessary to become a concert soloist, one would have to love the violin.
A1. When I was 5 years old, my mother took me to violinist Midori's debut concert in Montréal. She was 14 at the time. She played Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto, and I absolutely fell in love with her, the music, and the violin.
Q2. When I was living in Nashville (and impersonating a person who was getting a law degree at Vanderbilt), I would sometimes play hooky and catch lectures and master classes at the Blair School of Music at Peabody College. One of the most memorable of which was given by Miss Delay; and it really was a master class not so much for future professional violinists, as for future violin teachers. What a way she had with young people! Once you got to Juilliard, did you have much contact with her?
A2. I met Miss DeLay when I was 9 years old. Similar to the masterclass you attended, she was to give a masterclass for the Suzuki Teachers' Conference in Chicago when I was 9. There was a continent-wide search for 10 kids to play for her on this occasion, and my Suzuki teacher in Montréal had, unbeknownst to me, submitted a video of me playing. One of my best friends Rémi Pelletier (now a violist in the New York Philharmonic) and I were chosen as 2 of those 10 kids! After the masterclass, Miss DeLay invited me to come study with her at Juilliard, and took me under her wing. She organized a full scholarship for me, which is the only way I could have ever afforded this move and opportunity. I stayed with her until her death 7 years later. She was an immense influence and inspiration for me. She was an incredibly wise and strong woman, an open-minded forward-thinker who was well beyond simply being a violin teacher. If she were still around, I would have a million questions for her!
Q3. You are coming to Rhode Island to play Mozart's third violin concerto with the Rhode Island Philharmonic. Opera impresario Boris Goldovsky (who was something of a mentor to me), used to say that Mozart is "too easy for amateurs, but too hard for professionals" (although I believe that the first to say that was Mr. Goldovsky's piano teacher Artur Schnabel).
Do you think that there is some truth in that statement?
A3. I suppose the "too easy" perhaps refers to when it's just about managing the notes. And if one is an amateur violinist, for example, who has not yet mastered all the positions on the fingerboard, or the fancy bow techniques you find in Paganini or Wieniawski, Mozart might seem "easy".
On paper, his music looks much easier and simpler, compared to works of most composers that came after him (Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, etc). However, with Mozart it is about HOW you make the beauty and emotional complexity come to life from such deceiving simplicity. For the musician, there is nowhere to hide. It exposes exactly who you are musically and what you are capable of instrumentally.
For example, on a technical level, it reveals your sound aesthetic and ability to produce a beautiful sound: your palette of bow arm, as well as left hand, technique. On a musical level, it reveals your taste, stylistic understanding, and emotional depth. This is why in any audition, whether a competition or orchestra audition, they will always ask for Mozart. I've been on audition panels where a candidate might impress with an amazing Paganini Caprice or Tchaikovsky concerto. But the moment they start playing Mozart is when you truly know what kind of musician they are.
Q4. Among the recorded greats of the past, do you have any favorite interpreters for Mozart's violin concerti?
A4. Arthur Grumiaux, for me is the epitome of the ideal Mozart player. His playing of Mozart is so natural and elegant. It just flows out of him with the kind of organic ease with which it is known that music flowed out of Mozart. There is a clear architecture to his phrasings, but you never "hear" his ideas. He has that combination of heart-pounding joyfulness with underlying poignancy, which for me is that special magic characteristic of Mozart's music. I also love Yehudi Menuhin and David Oistrakh's interpretations, both of them incredibly humble, soulful violinists.
Q5. What was it like for you to record in the Troy Music Hall?
A5. Troy Music Hall is just gorgeous. It has such a special, beautiful acoustic. I could feel my violin sing and soar in there. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1989 for its architecture as one of the finest surviving 19th-century auditoriums. So, that sense of patina, and ambiance, was truly special.
But, it also meant it wasn't air-conditioned. There was a crazy heat wave that week, so it was a bit of a challenge to play through the heat like that for hours. We had fans running at night, but it was still really hot and sticky! In the end I think we captured a wonderful sound that all involved are happy with.
Q6. In 1942, the British Broadcasting Corporation began airing an interview feature called "Desert Island Discs." And we will get to that question.
But first: in 1965, Dmitri Shostakovich asked a variation on the "Desert-Island Disc Question" when he asked what musical score—what printed sheet music—fellow composer Rodion Shchedrin would bring to a Desert Island.
Shchedrin's answer was prompt: J.S. Bach's Die Kunst der Fuge. When Shchedrin then turned the question on him, Shostakovich answered, "Das Lied von der Erde, by Mahler." Two years before Shostakovich died, the two composers had the same conversation again; but neither had changed his mind.
Q6(a) What do you think of those two choices, and of the fact that neither composer chose something by Mozart or Beethoven?
Q6(b) Do you have any musical scores (of any variety) you would want to bring to that Desert Island?
A6(a + b) It's indeed very interesting to know what revered musicians and composers would bring along as their one desert island score! I don't expect that every musician would necessarily choose Mozart or Beethoven. I'm not sure that I would either, if I had to choose just one. There is an incredible amount of music in existence that touches us deeply, and Bach and Mahler are without a doubt composers without whom the music world as we know it would be completely different.
For me, it would depend on whether I'm going to the island alone or with other musicians, and if I'm allowed to bring my violin or not. If alone, with my violin, it would probably be Bach's six solo Sonatas and Partitas. They are the violinist's Bible; a treasure trove of endless discoveries. They should keep me busy and fulfilled, until I leave the island.
If with other musicians, I'd say Beethoven's String Quartets.
If I were not allowed to take my violin, I would take the score of Schubert's Winterreise.
Q7. About your own Desert-Island picks for recordings, rather than scores: Please tell us about some of the records that most influenced you as you were growing up, and then please list six to a dozen Desert Island recordings.
A7. My very first cassette tape was of Szeryng and Rubinstein playing Beethoven's Spring Sonata. I'd play it at night to fall asleep with—it was like my lullaby. My mother also bought me recordings of Heifetz, Perlman, Mutter, Bell, Tokyo String Quartet… eventually though, I started going backwards in time: I got all David Oistrakh recordings I could get my hands on. He became my favorite violinist for a long time. I also immediately fell for Nathan Milstein, Arthur Grumiaux, Mischa Elman, Yehudi Menuhin, Zino Francescatti…
I also always loved the voice, and had many opera recordings of Maria Callas and Placido Domingo, the latter whom I heard at the Met Opera for the first time when I was 12, and totally fell in love with.
I listened to a LOT of recordings and watched many opera videos. Here are some that were my top 10 favorites during my young student years:
Audio recordings:
David Oistrakh: Shostakovich and Prokofiev first concertos on Monitor Records
David Oistrakh Edition box set on Melodiya
The Art of Nathan Milstein box set on EMI
Arthur Grumiaux: 4 Mozart Sonatas with Clara Haskil on Decca
Jacqueline Du Pré Elgar Concerto with John Barbirolli on EMI
Astor Piazzolla: Hora Zero (US edition: Tango Zero Hour on Nonesuch)
Shostakovich Symphony no. 11 "1905" with the Leningrad Philharmonic and Yevgeny Mravinsky conducting—I listened to this obsessively.
Opera films:
Otello with Placido Domingo, Kiri Te Kanawa, Sergei Leiferkus, and George Solti at Covent Garden (1986)
A wonderful video of Pagliacci with Pavarotti, and Il Tabarro with Domingo at the Metropolitan Opera (1994)
Tosca with Maria Callas and Tito Gobbi from Covent Garden (1964)
For my desert island recordings, I would say:
Schubert Winterreise with Fischer-Dieskau
Sibelius Complete Symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic and Herbert von Karajan
Beethoven String Quartets with the Guarneri Quartet
Bach Cello Suites with Heinrich Schiff
Astor Piazzolla Hora Zero
Mahler Kindertotenlieder, Rückert Lieder, etc., with Janet Baker and Sir John Barbirolli
Q8. I was charmed to learn that Piazzolla's music means so much to you. I have been a fan of Piazzolla's since a long time ago, when he was not as well-known as he is today. If you have not heard his remarkable live recording Tristezas de un Doble A, I recommend that you do. That was my introduction to him, back in the 1980s. But my favorite Piazzolla work is "Oblivion." Do you have a favorite?
A8. My favorite is Mumuki from the recording Hora Zero. Mumuki was the nickname he gave his wife. My introduction to playing tango was with Pablo Ziegler, Piazzolla's long-time pianist whom you can hear on their group's iconic recordings like Hora Zero and La Camorra. We've done a few concerts together, which has been such a joy.
Next year I have some exciting projects with Hector Del Curto (bandoneon), Claudio Ragazzi (electric guitar), Pedro Giraudo (double bass and amazing composer), and Pablo Estigarribia (piano). Do check out their Grammy-winning albums Jazz Tango (Pablo Ziegler and Hector Del Curto) and Vigor Tanguero (Pedro Giraudo).
Q9. I was also charmed to learn that the day after your Rhode Island Philharmonic concert, you will be giving a masterclass on the campus of Brown University. Do you do that often? Is it fun?
A9. Working and interacting with young musicians is hugely inspiring for me. I love giving masterclasses as well as working/performing with youth orchestras. The gift of sharing music, in whatever capacity, but especially with the next generation, is what excites me most.
JM: Thank you so much!
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Gero Meyersiek January 28, 2020 at 5:19 pm
I was fortunate to attend her performance, and I loved her interpretation of the Mozart violin concerto. It is a warhorse that could easily seem tired and too familiar. Not with her. She performed flawlessly; her interpretation, especially the cadenza, was fresh and different (enough), and her sound filled the auditorium. The interview revealed the complexity of her broad musical understanding, and her choices of desert island music are divine!
Thanks for bringing your deep understanding to your readers.
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Justice Deng Biong Mijak
Profile of Chairperson:
Justice Biong is a researcher and expert on customary law and traditional justice systems reform and development in South Sudan.He wrote a number of academic papers and made numerous presentations on the inter-face of both the traditional and statutory legal systems and the challenges of establishing a sound legal framework for the newly born State of South Sudan.
Before his appointment to the current position (September,2010), Justice Biong served as the Under-Secretary, the Director for Training and Research in the then GoSS' Ministry of Legal Affairs and Constitutional Development (2006-2010), President of the High Court in Greater Equatoria (1995-2000) and Circuit 2 based in Rumbek (2000-2004) in the SPLM liberated areas. He also served as a legal and military officer in various SPLA units and command areas (1986-1991).
Southern Sudan Law Reform (Review) Commission is duly established as an independent constitutional body by the provisions of Article 137 of the Transitional Constitution of South Sudan, 2011, to carry out, inter alia, the following:
The Commission shall keep the law of South Sudan under systematic review and shall undertake examinations and conduct research with a view to developing, modernizing and reforming the law and formulate proposals for law reform.
Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph (1) above, the Commission shall:
undertake research in connection with and review the Constitution, all the Acts and other laws of South Sudan and suggest reforms that will make the Constitution and the laws compatible with the newly born independent and Sovereign State of South Sudan.
undertake research in connection with and review the Constitution, all the Acts and other laws of South Sudan and suggest reforms that will make the Constitution and the laws more responsive to the conditions, needs and aspirations of the people of South Sudan;
seek to harmonize the traditions and social values of the people of Southern Sudan, as expressed in their various customary law regimes, with the statutory laws of South Sudan and the accepted principles of international law;
ensure that laws of South Sudan are just, fair, efficient, understandable and accessible to the people;
recommend elimination of anomalies in the law and repeal of obsolete or unnecessary legislations;
adopt new or more effective methods or both for the administration of the law and dispensation of justice; and
render advice on any matter referred to it by any government institution or civil society based organization.
Powers and Duties:
The Commission shall exercise the following powers and discharge the following duties:
Conduct public hearings, seek comments from the public on its proposals;
Consult any person or class of persons and request information from any government institution, any other organization or person in relation to the review, reform or development of any aspect of the law of South Sudan;
Provide briefings to parliamentary committees, ministers, government departments, and other bodies to ensure that its reports and recommendations are well understood and taken into account in legal policy development;
Publish such parts of its work in such manner as it thinks expedient;
At the request of the Minister of Justice, undertake an examination of and conduct research in relation to any particular branch or matter of law whether or not such branch or matter is included in its programmes, and if so requested, formulate and submit to the Minister proposals for its reform.
Where in the performance of its functions it considers it appropriate so to do, the Commission may:
a) receive and consider for inclusion in a programme being prepared by it, proposals for law reform;
b) appoint experts or consultants in any specific aspect of law reform undertaken by the Commission;
c) appoint or empanel committees, in consultation with the Minister of Justice, from among members of the commission, or from among persons outside the commission, to study and make recommendations to the commission on any aspect of the law referred to the committees by the commission;
d) examine and conduct such research in relation to the legal systems of countries other than the State of South Sudan as appears to the Commission likely to facilitate the performance of its functions;
e) Receive donations of funds, materials and technical assistance for the furtherance of its work;
f) in consultation with the Minister of Justice, prepare, or cause to be prepared, and include in its proposals for law reform, draft Bills for enactment by the National Legislature;
g) initiate, or in consultation with Minister of Justice, carry out research necessary for the improvement and modernisation of the law;
h) in collaboration with the Judiciary of South Sudan, prepare and publish law reports;
i) encourage and promote public participation in the process of lawmaking and educate and sensitise the public on lawmaking through seminars, publications and the mass media; and
j) indicate the desirability, priority, scope and extent of any proposals for law reform.
Projects and Programs:
In order to discharge the functions mentioned above, and in consultation with the Minister of Justice, the Commission shall, from time to time, draw up programmes listing in order of preference the matters which in its opinion require consideration. Such programmes shall include estimates of the finances and other resources that will be required for their implementation.
The Commission's programmes shall be subject to approval by the Council of Ministers.
Any person or body is free to submit proposals for law reform to the Commission. In each case the Commission considers the merits of a proposal to determine whether the inclusion of a matter in the Commission's programme is justified.
The Commission may also include matters of its own accord in the programmes.
Publications and Documents:
As soon as may be after the end of each year, the Commission shall make a comprehensive report of its activities during that year to the Council of Ministers for consideration.
The report mentioned under sub-section (1) above, shall include, inter-alia,:
a) any preliminary working papers published by it during that year;
b) any examination during that year of the legal system of a country other than South Sudan;
c) any draft legislation prepared by it in consultation with the Minister of Justice ;
d) any activities during that year of any working panel or advisory committee established by the Commission; and
e) the financial report incidental to the Commission's activities covered in the report.
Joseph Awar Makom
Acting Director for Programmes and Planning
Email address: [email protected]
Tel: 0955925062/+256 47712 8127
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Kenneth Morris (31 July 1879 – 21 April 1937) was a Welsh fantasy writer and theosophist. He lived at Point Loma from 1908 to 1930 as a staff member. He and Talbot Mundy were friends, and often reviewed each other's writings in The Theosophical Path.
Morris was a prolific writer, publishing a great number of essays, poems, dramas, and stories in various theosophical magazines. With regard to fiction, Morris wrote three novels and about forty short stories. Two of the novels, The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed (1914) and Book of the Three Dragons (1930), are imaginative re-workings of Welsh mythological stories. His other novel is a fantasy about the ancient Toltecs of central Mexico, The Chalchiuhite Dragon, first published in 1992. Of Morris's short stories, ten were collected in 1926 under the title The Secret Mountain and Other Tales. All of his short stories, ranging through the mythologies of the world (Celtic, Norse, Greek, Roman, Taoist, Buddhist, etc.), were gathered in The Dragon Path: Collected Tales of Kenneth Morris (1995).
The last seven years of his life were spent back in his native Wales, during which time he founded seven Welsh theosophical lodges. He was President of the Welsh Section, based in Cardiff.
Morris wrote numerous articles for Theosophical periodicals. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists 144 articles by and about Morris under the name Kenneth Morris, but many more were published in theosophical magazines under variations of his name and under pseudonyms: Cenydd Morus, Quintus Reynolds, C. ApArthur, Sergius Mompesson, Wentworth Thompkins, Fortescue Lanyard, and Aubrey Tyndall-Bloggsleigh.
Crest-Wave of Evolution (1918-1919). A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-1919, originally serialized in The Theosophical Path in 27 Chapters from March, 1919 through July, 1921.
Golden Threads in the Tapestry of History. Lecture series published by Point Loma Publications in 1975.
The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed (1914) Published by a theosophical press under the name Cenydd Morus and illustrated by Reginald Machell. Available online at Theosophical University Press.
Book of the Three Dragons (1930). A continuation of The Fates of the Princes of Dyfed, it was republished in 2004 by Cold Spring Press, Cold Spring Harbor, NY, with the original ending restored.
The Chalchiuhite Dragon: A Tale of Toltec Times (1992). Published posthumously. Available online at Theosophical University Press.
The Dragon Path: Collected Tales of Kenneth Morris (1995) Edited by Douglas A. Anderson. This volume includes Morris' early collection, The Secret Mountain and Other Tales, plus many stories never before reprinted and some published only pseudonymously during the author's lifetime.
Kenneth Morris (author) in Wikipedia.
Anderson, Douglas A. "The Coming of the God". Sunrise (February/March 1992). Available online at Theosophical University Press..
Boyer, Robert H. and Kenneth J. Zahorski. Lloyd Alexander, Evangeline Walton Ensley, Kenneth Morris: A Primary and Secondary Bibliography. 1988).
Greenwalt, Emmett A. California Utopia: Point Loma: 1897-1942 2nd revised edition San Diego, CA: Point Loma Publications, 1978.
Hartwell, David G. Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment. 1988.
↑ Brian Taves, Talbot Mundy: Philosopher of Adventure (Jefferson,North Carolina: McFarland, 2006), 137.
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Park District Planning Area
The Park District Planning Area is a redevelopment-ready site located at the corner of Abbot Road and Grand River Avenue in downtown East Lansing. The area includes land that is publicly and privately owned. The privately owned property/land was acquired by WGR Finance LLC in 2016. WGR Finance LLC is working with DRW Holdings LLC/Convexity Properties to redevelop the area.
In April 2017, East Lansing City Council approved the developer's proposed project for the area; however, an agreement was not reached between the former developer of the City Center II project and the current developer regarding the Michigan Business Tax credit, so the project did not move forward at that time. Despite the initial proposed project not moving forward, the blighted buildings within the area were demolished in October 2017.
The developer has since re-worked the site plan and submitted a revised site plan in June 2018, which was approved by Council in August 2018. In September 2018, the development agreement and brownfield plan for the newly proposed project were approved by Council. The project includes a mixed-use building with apartments and retail and a separate hotel building on Grand River Avenue (100-140 W. Grand River Ave.) and a residential building planned for affordable rental apartments at 341-345 Evergreen Ave.
The developer obtained state approvals in November 2018 and has submitted foundation permits and site work drawings. Construction is targeted to begin in December 2018 (updated 11/27/18).
Approved Brownfield Plan #11 9/18/18 (PDF)
Approved FINAL Development Agreement 9/18/18 (PDF)
Approved FINAL Development Agreement Exhibits 9/18/18 (PDF)
Interlocal Agreement (PDF)
BRA Reimbursement Agreement (PDF)
DRAFT Development Agreement (PDF)
Amended Brownfield Plan #11 (PDF)
Revised Site Plans (PDF)
Land Use Development Application (PDF)
Brownfield Plan #26 (PDF)
Amended Brownfield Plan (PDF)
Brownfield Plan Revisions (PDF)
Land Use Development Submittal (PDF)
Parking Plan (PDF)
Application (PDF)
Architectural Drawings (PDF)
Civil Drawings (PDF)
Landscape Drawings (PDF)
Construction Containment Plan (PDF)
Parking Analysis (PDF)
Experts Weigh in on Park District Vision
Marybeth Graebert of the MSU Land Policy Institute previously wrote about the project. Read the article.
MLive asked two urban planners what they would envision for the Park District Planning area project. Read the opinions of Mark Wilson, professor at the MSU School of Planning, Design and Construction, and Zenia Kotval, professor at the MSU School of Planning Design and Construction.
Community members are welcome to share their feedback on the proposed Park District project.
March 16, 2017 Discussion of site plan at DDA Project & Infrastructure Committee Meeting
March 22, 2017 Planning Commission Public Hearing
April 12, 2017 Planning Commission to consider Site Plan
April 13, 2017 Downtown Development Authority to hold special meeting to review Site Plan
April 13, 2017 Discussion of Brownfield Plan at Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Special Meeting
April 20, 2017 Discussion of Brownfield Plan at Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Special Meeting - BRA Approved Brownfield Plan
April 25, 2017 Public Hearings for Brownfield Plan & Site Plan at East Lansing City Council Meeting (plans approved by Council)
May 25, 2017 Brownfield Redevelopment Authority approved the Park District Brownfield Reimbursement Agreement
June 1, 2017 Downtown Development Authority held a special meeting to provide input on the Park District Development Agreement
June 6, 2017 City Council to consider Development Agreement - approved
June 22, 2017 DDA and BRA approve Park District Development Agreement
July 27, 2017 Downtown Development Authority approves First Addendum to Park District Development Agreement for Park District
July 27, 2017 Brownfield Redevelopment Authority adopts Brownfield Plan #26 and approves First Addendum to Park District Development Agreement for Park District
July 27, 2017 City Council held Public Hearing and adopts Brownfield Plan #26 and approves termination of Brownfield Plans #11 and #23. City Council also approved the First Addendum to Park District Development Agreement.
Sept. 14, 2017 Downtown Development Authority holds special meeting to approve an amended Interlocal Agreement for and Second Addendum to the Development Agreement for the Park District
Sept. 14, 2017 Brownfield Redevelopment Authority holds special meeting to also approve an amended Interlocal Agreement for the Park District, Amended Brownfield Plan #11, an Amended Reimbursement Agreement and Second Addendum to the Development Agreement, with the same conditions as the DDA passed
Sept. 19, 2017 City Council held a special meeting and approved Amended Brownfield Plan #11 for the Park District Project, the second Addendum to the Development Agreement, the Memorandum of Agreement between the City of East Lansing, the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority (BRA), the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) and 110 Grand River LLC and 341 Evergreen LLC with an amended Exhibit F to the Development Agreement, and the Land Transfer Agreement between the City of East Lansing, the BRA, the DDA, and 100 Grand River LLC and 341 Evergreen LLC
Sept. 21, 2017 An agreement was not reached between the former developer of the City Center II project and the current developer regarding the Michigan Business Tax credit, so the project will not be moving forward. However, demolition of the existing properties will take place the weekend of Oct. 7 as planned. The developer proposes to re-work the site plan in the coming months.
January 9, 2018 City Council approved the Termination of the Park District Development Agreement, Land Transfer Agreement, and the Brownfield Reimbursement Agreement ("Termination"), by and among the City of East Lansing, the City of East Lansing Brownfield Redevelopment Authority, the Downtown Development Authority of the City of East Lansing , and 100 Grand River LLC and 341 Evergreen LLC (collectively, the "Developer").
February 27, 2018 City Council approved the termination of Brownfield Plan #11
June 15, 2018 Revised plans were submitted for the Park District site, including a mixed-used building with ground floor retail, apartments, parking, a separate hotel building and a second residential building.
June 26, 2018 Revised site plan discussed at the Downtown Development Authority meeting
July 11, 2018 Planning Commission Public Hearing
July 25, 2018 Planning Commission considers site plan
July 26, 2018 Discussion of the site plan at the Downtown Development Authority meeting
August 8, 2018 Consideration of site plan by Planning Commission
August 9, 2018 Downtown Development Authority special meeting to consider site plan; recommended approval
August 14, 2018 City Council to hold a public hearing to consider site plan; site plan approved by Council
August 23, 2018 Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority Board Meeting; Development Agreement and Amended Brownfield Plan #11 discussed
August 30, 2018 Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority special meetings to consider Development Agreement, Amended Brownfield Plan #11
September 6, 2018 Downtown Development Authority and Brownfield Redevelopment Authority special meetings to consider Development Agreement, Amended Brownfield Plan #11
September 11, 2018 City Council to discuss Development Agreement, Amended Brownfield Plan #11 at Discussion Only Meeting.
September 18, 2018 City Council to hold a public hearing on Amended Brownfield Plan #11; action item on agenda for Development Agreement - Council approves Brownfield Plan #11 and the Development Agreement (see documents above)
September 27, 2018 DDA approves minor changes made to the Development Agreement (as approved by Council) and approves an interlocal agreement regarding Brownfield Plan #11. BRA approves a reimbursement agreement with the developer for payment of tax increment revenues.
November 27, 2018 The developer obtained State of Michigan approvals for the Michigan Business Tax Credit and the State's Brownfield TIF. Construction is targeted to begin in December 2018.
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The district (Cluster A: 15 VDCs, B:32 VDCs, and C:14 VDCs) is in Minimal Food Security Situation in this monitoring period. The production of major crop maize is found to be good. More than 50% households have food stock for more than 4 months. Market stock was sufficient to meet the demand of the people. Price of rice (Sona Mansuli) has been increased by 13% compared to last year but it is similar to last cycle. There was income from Orange (Rs 16.75 Million), Vegetables (Rs. 600 Million) and livestock and livestock products (Rs 182.08 Million). Total 494 million rupees has been entered in the district as penison and remittance reprting period. The malnutrition rate is almost nill in the district. There was no occurrence of epidemic and climatic hazards. The water and sanitation situation is good in the district. 94% people have access to drinking water and 85 % people have access to toilet, 29 VDCs declared as as ODF. There was no climatic hazzards and The security situation was normal during this monitoring period.
The food security situation is likely to remain same (mimimal food insecure) in the next cycle. Current household food stock is sufficient for more than 4 months. Paddy and millet will be harvested. There will be income from vegetables, livestock, and employment opportunities. There will be income through the sale of Cardamom and Orange. Remittance flow will be regular. HHs will adopt traditional coping mechanism such as consumption of food kept in stock(own production and imported). Due to functional road, there will be sufficient food available in the markets. There will be no climatic hazards and spread of epidemic diseases. Civil security situation is expected to be normal. | {
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'I'm Prepared To Die' Skydiver 'Brad Guy' Who Cheated Death When He Crashed To The Ground From 14,000ft Says
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Brad Guy reveals he 'knew he was going to die' as he fell to earth after his parachute failed.
A daredevil who survived a skydiving accident which saw him crash to the ground from 14,000ft has told how the ordeal left him wracked with guilt and deeply depressed.
Thrill-seeking Brad Guy's horrified family could only watch as the then 21-year-old plummeted from the sky after his parachute failed to what they thought was a "certain death."
The adventurous Melbourne man thought the same, and his body and mind prepared for the end.
Somehow Brad made it, and although he was hospitalised and left unable to move for a while, he was considered lucky to be alive by most.
However, lying in hospital bed Brad soon began falling into a deep, dark depression.
Fitted with a neck and back brace and unable to move unassisted, shower or groom himself, Brad was sucked into a downward spiral.
"For four or five months I was just in my room. I wouldn't even know what time of day it was because the curtains were closed and the door was locked," he told news.com.au.
"Every time mum and dad would come in I'd just yell at them and tell them to leave me alone. I put myself in this isolation and just kind of wallowed."
Brad developed an acute self-loathing, and absorbed a lot of guilt for what he felt he had put his family and friends through.
"They were all there so they witnessed everything, and I just felt so accountable for what I'd done to myself and for what I put them through," he said.
"I think that's where a lot of the self-loathing was generated. Everything was internalised and I didn't reach out for help, so it got harder rather than getting better."
Along with the anger and depression came the triggers and "immersive flashbacks" started to invade Brad's dreams.
Describing the 2103 accident, Brad says he saw "death right in front of me", and thanks to nightmares and flashbacks he began reliving that almost nightly.
"The night terrors were pretty much nightly and started off as pertaining to the accident — reliving that," he revealed.
"They eventually just evolved into watching myself die, seeing my family die or being helpless."
Brad was reluctant to address his problems because he didn't want to become a burden on those around him.
He had been strongly encouraged to take up counselling after the accident but didn't feel like it.
He didn't want to leave the house and didn't want to have to make someone drive him to the therapist.
But after his then partner and parents convinced him to go, he never looked back.
"It was really hard and it got harder, but after about the fourth or fifth session I thought, I should keep doing this, it's the only way," he said.
"While it was confronting to face my fears I knew the greater good and the outcome was what I really desired as well."
After finding a psychologist and then psychiatrist that understood his needs, Brad began unpacking what he had been through and gained some understanding of how it had affected him.
He was diagnosed with a nightmare disorder, anxiety, depression and, most surprising to him, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
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Keep voting everyone!!!!! We have till 6:30 TONIGHT! Let's win RICH VALLEY!
Rich Valley Ag will have a bus on Saturday at Onoway arena to transport people to the rally in order to cut down on parking issues at RV. It will arrive at Onoway at 2:15pm and leave for Rich Valley at 2:30pm. It will then do one return trip to Onoway leaving Rich Valley at approximately 9:00pm. If anyone is interested in riding the bus please contact Ashley at 780 907-4019 to make sure we have enough buses and room for everyone who would like a ride.
8:00am - 6:30pm - VOTE! VOTE! VOTE!
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WHO REVIEW: UNIT - Dominion
A belated review for Big Finish's other grand boxset of 2012, a sweeping adventure that brings together many disparate strands of BF's developing mythology. Dominion acts as a sequel to the Klein trilogy of seventh Doctor main range plays; a follow-up to Raine's adventures in the "Season 27" of Lost Stories; and a relaunch for UNIT. Quite a mash-up, but it works, introducing enough new elements to make this far more than a parade of continuity points. Like the eighth Doctor's Dark Eyes boxset, Dominion is split over four discs, but is written as a single expansive storyline rather than four discrete adventures. It takes a similarly epic approach, providing not only a worldwide vista, but multiple parallel dimensions as the walls between worlds begin to crumble.
Also like Dark Eyes, this release shows BF trying a rather more visual approach to their storytelling. Again, a visually arresting audioplay may seem oxymoronic, but this aspect really works. In the lead-up to the story's release, BF posted numerous illustrations by the multi-talented Alex Mallinson (who also voices several characters throughout the adventure). There are some genuinely intriguing images on offer throughout Dominion, supported not only by the accompanying artwork but also some superlative sound design by Martin Johnson. Gigantic flying baby heads with foghorn voices, cybernetic cuboid creatures, lava-spewing spiders, mind-sucking leeches and the fabulously cockney-voiced Nexus organism – the interdimensional lifeforms are a testament to the imaginations of Jason Arnopp and Nick Briggs.
However, Dominion doesn't get so carried away by its epic scope that it forgets about the characters. On the contrary, this is one of the most character-driven stories I've recently heard, with a large cast that is well-served both by writing and performance. There are a lot to cover, so I'll start with the character I'm least familiar with: Raine Creevy. I haven't listened to any of the seventh Doctor Lost Stories, not really being tempted by the storylines, so I haven't heard anything of Beth Chalmers as the seventh Doctor's newest companion. Here she's presented as an occasional returnee to TARDIS travel, enjoying the chance of travelling without another companion in tow. Judging her just on Dominion, Raine strikes me as an excellent companion to this Doctor, willing to be astounded by the wonders of the universe but not afraid to question the Doctor when things aren't quite right. She's tremendously loyal to him though, hugely likable and brings a little flirtatious charm to the TARDIS.
The UNIT personnel vary in their success, but naturally, not every character in a large organisation is going to be afforded the same amount of attention. We see a great deal of UNIT's operations against the interdimensional hordes from the POV of Sergeant Wilson (no, not that Sergeant Wilson, although just imagine the hilarity!) Bradley Gardener is endearingly overwhelmed as the story's requisite audience identification character. An ordinary soldier fighting extraordinary foes, Wilson is a successful addition to the broadening cast of characters, although we could have done without being reminded that he has a baby on the way every ten minutes.
It's UNIT's new Scientific Advisor who is the true focus of the story. Tracey Childs is predictably fantastic as Dr. Elizabeth Klein, a character resurrected for the range last year after her debut back in Big Finish's early days. She's a character with a complex backstory – a Nazi scientist from an alternative reality in which Germany won WWII, who was stranded in our timeline when the Doctor manipulated her into erasing her own, and who later travelled with him in a misguided attempt at her rehabilitation, which almost led to appalling consequences to history at her hands. Oh, but now she's not a Nazi, because the Doctor arranged to have her history rewritten so she now fits into the proper timeline. It's amazing that a character with so much baggage works as well as she does. Much of this is down to some elegant writing, which puts across Klein's developing paranoia due to the "umbrella man" continually popping up to check on her, and drops her background into the storyline after we've got to know this version of her well. However, most of the character's success is down to Childs, who gives a performance that at once suggests authority and vulnerability. Klein reaches the end of the adventure thoroughly rehabilitated, and is one of the most successful characters BF have created in years.
And so, onto the Doctors. Big Finish took a risk with this one, introducing a new incarnation of the Doctor, something that might have gone badly wrong if they failed to pull it off. However , they succeeded, albeit with a caveat. We know that the BBC granting BF permission to create a new version of the signature character is highly unlikely, so listening to Dominion it's impossible to shake off the suspicion that this isn't really the Doctor at all, but some imposter. The breaching of the dimensions raises the possibility that this is an alternative Doctor, which is a nice red herring, but in the end, the reveal that the "other Doctor" is, in fact, the Master leave me ambivalent. Creating a new Master is almost as momentous as creating a new Doctor, and the reveal is played beautifully; however, there's still a sense of "oh, it's just the Master," which comes as something of an anti-climax (although it's quite in keeping with the UNIT setting, harking back to the Pertwee years). However much the Master might impress, a genuine new Doctor would have been far more radical, and unexpected.
All of that said… Alex MacQueen is utterly spellbinding as the Doctor/Master. What an inspired bit of casting. When he first appears, introducing himself to Klein, then later the Doctor himself, he's immediately absurd, unpredictable and hugely likable. Camp, arrogant, fun and over-the-top, MacQueen makes both a brilliant Doctor and, once the gloves are off, an unsettlingly unhinged Master. Some commentators have suggested that this is "John Simm's Master done right," and while I disagree (I love Simm as the Master), I can see their point. MacQueen is magnetic, convincing as a Doctor from so far ahead in the timeline that he can barely remember being in his seventh life. He lacks some of the morals we expect from the Doctor – an astute reflection on the seventh incarnation, who also crossed the line on more than one occasion. We can believe this individual is the Doctor, and this makes the Doctor's acceptance of him easier to swallow (unlike the similar gag in The Next Doctor on TV). There are clues to his real identity peppered throughout; he displays formidable hypnotic abilities, and drops references only to earlier adventures with which the Master was involved. Also pleasingly, UNIT do not trust him straight away, not surprisingly considering that the Doctor just upped and left them when it suited him, making the Master's plan a much longer and more arduous one than he was prepared for. That the Master makes such a convincing Doctor is interesting. He clearly enjoys the role; it explores the inescapable inference that, above all else, the Master just wants to be the Doctor, something that is driven home in the closing moments of the story when Klein actually comes out and says it.
When it comes to the real Doctor, patience wins out. McCoy gets short shrift in the first half of the story, kept to the sidelines and barely appearing, engaged in adventures beyond the dimensional divide that, frankly, aren't as interesting as the sweeping events occurring on Earth. his reaction to his supposed future incarnation is priceless, especially considering that MacQueen's character is clearly modelled on the overly verbose, youthful and ridiculous tenth and eleventh Doctors. Once the Doctor gets to enter the main action in part three, McCoy steps up his game, and his impressive in the final instalment, when he gets to square up to the Master. Dominion takes an interesting turn when dealing with the seventh Doctor, making him face his own mistakes; not only his treatment of Klein, but his error of judgment that leads to the collapse of the dimensional walls and causes the chaos on display in this story. With only himself to blame, the Doctor seems lost; it's only when he gets a genuine enemy to focus on that he pulls himself together. Even then, he comes perilously close to losing to the Master. It's nail-biting stuff.
Dominion takes in far more than I've covered here, with vast military operations, new facets of Time Lord mythology with the introduction of the legendary Dimensioneers, and whole new alien civilisation, the Tolians, all taking part. There are some weaknesses – the pointless cameo from a Time Lady version of Ace – but on the whole Dominion juggles its myriad elements well. A real triumph for Big Finish.
Best line: "He thought that you'd revert to type so he kept popping back from time to time to make sure you weren't invading Poland or committing genocide on the quiet…"
Placement: For UNIT, this is a few years after Terror of the Zygons.The Brigadier is nowhere to be seen, and has presumably retired, as related in Mawdryn Undead.
For the Doctor, this is after the "Klein trilogy," so very near the end of his seventh life.
For the Master, placement is uncertain. He clearly has no regard for the Laws of Time, and has no problem crossing his own timestream. He's using the late Chancellor Goth's TARDIS, in which he travels to Tersurus to get his info on the Dimensioneers. This would seem to imply he's from after The Deadly Assassin, although it's just possible that he is from before those events, and has jumped forward in Gallifrey's timestream. So perhaps this is in fact the incarnation of the Master that follows on from Roger Delagado's, and is horribly injured before appearing in the aforementioned Assassin. However, he seems familiar with Ace, suggesting this is post-Ainley – unless this was simply an opportunistic bluff. On the other hand, he acts far more like the John Simm Master, so perhaps this is a version from much later in his existence… although he's still using the Tissue Compression Eliminator, which we have never seen in the new series. So frankly, it really is anyone's guess.
Labels: audiobooks/audioplays, Big Finish, Doctor Who, reviews, Seventh Doctor, The Master
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The district unit of Haryana employees union observed a symbolic strike at the bus stand here on Wednesday. Terming the strike as a 'wake up' call for the state government, protesters threatened to observe a four-day 'chakka-jam' from January 20 if their issues were not resolved.
Notably, the roadways employees have been up in arms over the government's decision to issue 3,519 licences to private operators on different routes in the state.
Addressing the protesters, Joginder Balhara, member of the union said: "After our successful 'chakka-jam' call on November13th and 14th, the state government had vowed to resolve the issues of not issuing permits to private transporters, and adding 600 buses in its fleet, in a fortnight's time."
Alleging betrayal on part of the government, he said that a long time had passed, but no action had been taken by the state government.
Besides cancellation of permit licences, the union has been demanding recruitment of drivers and conductors in the state roadways department and regularisation of temporary and contractual employees. | {
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People should take three steps to try to solve a health problem before seeing their GP, a doctors' leader has urged.
GPs "really feel the pinch" over winter because of demand, said chairwoman Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard.
If just 5% of people did not visit their GP, it would "save 50,000 appointments," she told the BBC.
GP leaders say there are not enough family doctors working in England and that practices are closing at an "alarming rate".
According to Professor Stokes-Lampard, "up to a quarter of appointments could be avoidable or sorted out by other means".
She urged patients to adopt the "three before GP" mantra.
"Even if 5% of people paused before reaching for the phone… that would save 50,000 appointments, perhaps freeing up a bit of space for those who need them," she told BBC Radio 4's The World At One.
A reputable online source would include NHS Choices, she said, praising the site for its "helpful, sensible advice that's up-to-date, written by doctors and nurses for patients.
She says: "People eat a bit too much, drink a bit too much, gain a bit of weight and develop indigestion and heartburn.
She said: "We don't have enough GPs.
"Even if it is a cough or a cold, don't wait until it gets more serious. Seek advice from your pharmacist," he said. | {
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FDA May Allow Pfizer Boosters for 12- to 15-Year-Olds by Monday
THURSDAY, Dec. 30, 2021 (HealthDay News) -- Younger adolescents may soon be eligible for COVID-19 booster vaccines, possibly by early next week.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning on Monday to broaden booster eligibility to include 12- to 15-year-olds, sources told the New York Times. This would be for the Pfizer-BioNTech shot, currently the only COVID-19 vaccine approved for this age group.
The FDA is also expected to reduce the amount of time that adolescents and adults must wait between their second dose of the shot and their booster dose to five months, down from the current six months.
The regulators are also expected to authorize a booster for a select group of younger children, those ages 5 to 11, who have immune deficiencies and are therefore more vulnerable to COVID-19.
After the FDA makes its decisions, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's vaccine advisory committee will meet to vote on whether to recommend the changes, according to the Times. That's likely to happen by the middle of next week, followed by what would be expected to be a quick endorsement by CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky.
While children are believed to better tolerate infection with COVID-19, in rare cases they can become severely ill and die. As well, the highly contagious Omicron variant of COVID is infecting record numbers of Americans now, putting pressure on hospitals that are already caring for patients infected with the Delta variant, the Times noted.
Pfizer boosters are currently authorized for people ages 16 and up. The two other COVID vaccines, from Moderna and Johnson & Johnson, are authorized for adults 18 and up.
About 70% of Americans ages 12 and older are now fully vaccinated, according to the CDC, but about 1.8 million adolescents in the 12- to 15-year-old demographic have already tested positive for the virus.
The World Health Organization has more on COVID-19.
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Valentino Haute Couture Fashion Show Streaming
Client: Studio EXHIBITA on behalf of Valentino
Event: Valentino Haute Couture Streaming
Date: 15/07/2021
Venue: Illuminate
Number of guests: 36
Why did you choose the Science Museum?
Valentino requested a venue that was centrally located in London, that also had the technical capabilities to live stream their fashion show taking place in Venice, and the Science Museum fitted this brief perfectly.
Please describe the event.
In the occasion of the Haute Couture fashion show happening in Venice, Valentino wanted to share the experience with some very important clients who could not attend in person, due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Illuminate level 5 was split into 2 areas, creating an area of soft furnishings to watch the live stream, and a dining area for afterwards. These two areas were sectioned off by using Illuminates in-house curtain system, to divide the space and create a more intimate setting.
Guests were welcomed on arrival and were served drinks and canapes by Moving Venue, whilst seated and socially distanced.
The Haute Couture fashion show started at 18.30 and lasted for 30 minutes. Following this, guests were invited to dinner and to enjoy the views over London, as a thank you to Valentino's clients.
All guests departed at 22.00.
Which space in the museum did you use and how did it enhance the experience for your guests?
Valentino chose Illuminate as it was the perfect venue for their event, due to its architectural features and the view over the city.
We decided to keep the venue as it was, as we liked its modern and clean appearance, introducing some furniture to watch the show and for dinner. The curtain also played a key role in terms of scenography, as it was arranged in different ways throughout the evening.
The setting of Illuminate magnified the overall look and feel of the event.
Did you opt for any bespoke catering or AV during the event?
Moving Venue served bowl food to the tables, including Sage Gnocchi and Grilled Rump Steak, followed by dessert bowls of Chocolate Cherry Cups and Coconut Cream.
White Light managed the live stream of the fashion show, as well as the overall production in the space. The live stream ran perfectly, and they were also able to facilitate a test prior to the event, which was much appreciated.
What feedback did you receive from the guests?
All of Valentino's guests expressed that they had a lovely evening and did not want to leave at the end of the night, as they were enjoying the views over London!
Client comment:
Both ourselves at Studio EXHIBITA and our client Valentino, were very impressed with the venue and would book this space again.
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David joined the company in 1988, starting out life as a negotiator and mortgage consultant in one of the William H Brown branches in East Anglia and then rising through the ranks to become the Operations Director of Sequence in 2006 and then Chief Executive of the business in 2008. David became Connells Group Chief Executive (Estate Agency) in 2013 with overall responsibility for all of the Connells Group estate agency, mortgage services and lettings operations.
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Simon having celebrated 45 years with the company having started his career working for William H Brown as the office boy in 1972. Amazingly, he has been based in the same office in Dereham all this time and as is regarded as a local property powerhouse. Simon successfully rose through the company to become Divisional Managing Director responsible for a network of over 100 branches covering East Anglia, Eastern England and Midlands as well as two auction centres – the largest division within parent company Connells Group – and was appointed in 2016 to the new position of Group Estate Agency Operations Director. Working closely with Chief Executive David Plumtree, Simon assists to drive and develop the company's entire estate agency network and ensures it maintains its market leading position. Simon still keeps his gavel in use as the Auctioneer for both the East Anglian and Midlands Auction Centres.
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Giles started his career in estate agency in Norwich at the age of 17 and before joining William H Brown in 1999 as manager of the Wymondham...
Giles started his career in estate agency in Norwich at the age of 17 and before joining William H Brown in 1999 as manager of the Wymondham branch. Giles moved to William H Brown's flagship Norwich branch shortly after and from 2006, oversaw offices across Norfolk, Suffolk and Northamptonshire. Giles was promoted to become a member of the Operational Board in 2011 and, in 2016, was given the new position of National Operations Director - North - a role charged with ensuring best practice and best customer service across the company's network of branches. Giles thrives on working in a fast-paced environment and developing branches to be the 'number one' branch on their high street.
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Ian has over 25 years in estate agency and 21 years with the company, joining William H Brown as a negotiator in the Ipswich branch in 1996. Ian successfully advanced through the ranks – most notably becoming a Senior Area Director in 2006 and Regional Director in 2011 – before being appointed to the role of National Operations Director in 2016 covering all branches in the south of the country. In this role, Ian is tasked with driving a collaborative approach to sharing knowledge and expertise to strengthen both the business and the team within it. Ian is passionate about the development of people within the company and driving the business forward to be the best in the market.
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Stephen joined Sequence in 2010 and has over 30 years' experience in residential lettings. Since joining, the network of lettings branches has more than doubled, as has the number of tenancies being managed. Responsible for all aspects of lettings and property management, Stephen started his career as a letting agent in Kent and progressed through the ranks to be appointed Managing Director of a national lettings chain in 2002. Stephen believes that service is key to any successful lettings business along with a strong commitment to staff development.
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David has many years' experience at grass roots level within estate agency and financial services, starting his career as a trainee mortgage consultant in 1987. Since then, David has worked his way up through the ranks fulfilling a number of senior roles during his career overseeing estate agency, lettings and mortgage services. David has a passion for delivering outstanding customer service and the company's mortgage services business has gone from strength to strength under his leadership since 2013.
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Simon has worked in estate agency for 38 years starting as a negotiator in Bristol and working his way up through the ranks with Sequence for over 25 years. Between 1995 and 2008, Simon worked within the Mortgage Services division as the National Sales Director before heading up the Southern division of Fox and Sons and Allen & Harris in 2008. Simon strongly cares about the people who work in this fast moving and exciting environment and he is always keen to recruit, retain and develop the next generation of agents. Simon is an estate agent through and through and truly believes in "home grown" talent. He is always on the lookout for talented people to join his business.
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Paul has been with Barnard Marcus for over 30 years, having started with the company as a negotiator in its Worcester Park branch before picking up his first branch manager role in South Croydon. Progressing quickly through the ranks, Paul moved into a regional director role covering South West London and Surrey between 1995 and 2003 before becoming head of Barnard Marcus' Land and New Homes division in London until the end of 2009. In 2010 Paul was named Divisional Managing Director for Barnard Marcus covering the whole of London.
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Rob started his estate agency career in 1988 and now has nearly 30 years' experience - 21 of which having been at area and divisional level and predominantly in the Midlands and the North. Rob joined Sequence in 2015 and, having worked his way up from the ground floor, believes in keeping things simple, recruiting and developing people with a great work ethic and a positive 'can do' attitude.
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BENGALURU: Milan Rao, former president and CEO of GE Healthcare India & South Asia and former managing director of Wipro GE Healthcare, has been appointed the president of Wipro's new unit called marketing, innovations and technology (MIT) effective October 1. Wipro has seven presidents. Rao replaces G K Prasanna who retired last month.
Rao will continue to be a part of Wipro's highest decision-making body – the group executive council (GEC) – which carries the charter of shaping its strategic priorities. He will report to CEO Abidali Neemuchwala.
"Rao will join Wipro on October 1 to take over as the president of MIT," the company said in response to a TOI query. He joined Wipro GE Healthcare in August 2013 as chief operating officer responsible for localisation strategy, driving strategic partnerships and developing a competitive product management strategy. Prior to that, Rao was the CEO of the enterprise business at Bharti Airtel.
In August, GE Healthcare appointed Nalinikanth (Nal) Gollagunta to succeed Rao as president and CEO of GE Healthcare India & South Asia. He has taken over also as the MD of Wipro-GE Healthcare. He will report to Wipro chairman Azim Premji.
Wipro created MIT last year as an overarching unit comprising of the CTO & CIO offices, marketing, strategic engagements (advisor relations & sales enablement function), and the integrated solutions group. The team focused on non-linear growth engines, products and platform-based services, integrated solutions, research, and new technologies.
"They've taken a measured approach to non-linear growth. What has happened is a deep learning of the culture, leadership and people required to replicate these models. The impact will be seen in 12-18 months," said Ray Wang, CEO of Constellation Research.
Wipro, under its chief strategy officer Rishad Premji, is placing newer bets on next generation technologies including analytics, big data and artificial intelligence. Wipro has spent over $1 billion in acquisitions since Neemuchwala took charge in January last year to accelerate growth in newer areas. | {
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Community Ecological Governance
Africa is now feeling the full force of the extractive industries, as world attention shifts to this continent that until now has been relatively untouched in this regard. As technology becomes more sophisticated it brings within reach previously unreachable minerals.
Oil is being found everywhere it seems, with the oil companies suspiciously undaunted by climate change discussions. And these discussions seem to be going nowhere, while the impact of climate change is being increasingly felt across the continent. Though more attention is being paid to renewables it remains a mystery why this attention is not far greater, given the potential of renewables to mitigate climate change. One can only assume that this relates to the economic and political power of the extractive industries.
Many African governments have tied their 'new growth' strategies to these extractive industries. This, in turn, is leading to a fast increase in demand for energy across the continent. Resistance to the onslaught of the extractive industries is still minimal in Africa, especially compared to what is happening elsewhere in the world.
The multinational corporations' drive to move fully into Africa continues in the field of Agriculture too. 'Investment' in large plantations, also referred to as land grabbing, seems to be continuing apace. Furthermore, the MNCs are very much behind the push for green revolution farming for small-scale farmers in Africa, willingly offering funds to Obama's G8 food and nutrition initiative, which in turn is twisting African Governments' arms in various ways. One example of this is the push for laws and protocols related to seed via the regional economic blocks such as ECOWAS, SADC and COMESA. These laws and protocols put plant breeders' rights at the forefront and largely ignore community-based seed systems.
Land grabbing continues to intensify. Governments, and traditional authorities shirking their responsibilities as custodians of customary and ancestral rights to land, thereby dispossessing communities' access to land and other natural resources required for productive activities. Women are being particularly hard hit by this.
The new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at least give more recognition to the importance of biodiversity and moving towards a healthier planet (SDGs 2, 3, 6, 7, 12, 13, 14 and 15) and are an improvement on the old Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). However, as long as the same economic development framework and the mindset that goes with it remain, they are unlikely to be effective. It is this economic model of non-stop economic growth that gives license and support to the activities outlined in the paragraphs above.
Along with all this, and very relevant to the work of NAPE, is the ongoing disconnection of young people from their roots and culture as they adopt a western mindset.
Another worrying trend is the growing intolerance of some religions towards traditions and culture. At the same time, while there is more recognition of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in Uganda, the slow-to-change mainstream education set-ups still demean and belittle IKS and the traditions and culture that go with it. There is also the danger that academic interest in IKS will distort and highjack this source of knowledge.
NOTE:Thomas Berry'quotation on sustainability of cultural distortion
Turning to donor funding, most bilateral support seems to be continuing or shifting to support of industrial land-use practices. At the same time the greater emphasis on accountability, while apparently a good thing at face value, means that it is becoming more difficult to get funding for process-oriented work as opposed to 'project' funding. This is also affecting independent funders such as Church organizations who now get more of their funding from Governments. While there is greater recognition for sustainable land-use approaches such as Agro ecology, there is little funding allocated to this sector. The above background forms the rationale for NAPE's program called the Community Ecological Governance (CEG)
Definition of Community Ecological Governance
Community Ecological Governance is a term used to describe customary governance systems rooted in the laws of Earth. Elders play a vital role in upholding the ecological knowledge and customs, practiced over generations, which sustain the wellbeing of sacred natural sites, ecosystems, territories and communities. CEG contributes to the emerging philosophy and practice known as Earth Jurisprudence or Earth Law underpinning customary governance systems in Africa.
NAPE's unique approach and methods bring the depth of connection that leads to the strong sense of caring for, and connection to, the land that is necessary if whole communities are going to galvanize effectively towards management of their ecosystems. Without this depth of concern and connection, the tendency will be to continue treating symptoms in isolation
1 OBJECTIVES OF THE PROGRAM
To promote revival of African indigenous cultural knowledge and thinking to address the increasing loss of Biodiversity and African food Sovereignty and reduce climate change in Uganda.
AREAS OF FORCUS
2. PROMOTING AFRICAN INDIGENOUS FOOD AND FOOD SOVEREIGNITY (COMMUNITY SEED AND KNOWLEDGE –CSK)
As the push for plant breeders' rights intensifies, so does the recognition of community-based seed systems. This is especially so given the high levels of malnutrition in many places. Community-based seed systems emphasize diversity, which in turn strengthens nutrition. This area is focused on researching, identifying, reviving, improving and popularizing African indigenous seeds.
The broader meaning of the SEED in this context is the entire production, storage, and distribution systems of indigenous crops and animals with associated African norms, customs and practices.
Communities are encouraged to understand and priorities the indigenous SEED against the so-much-marketed modern seeds promoted by foreign companies. NAPE and its partners build each others' capacity around their seed work in communities.
NAPE will facilitate communities involved in seed-related work to organize and hold seed and food fairs, as platforms for sharing indigenous seed and associated knowledge. The experience of these will be continually documented and shared between partners. A bigger emphasis is put on women's role as the main custodians of indigenous seed.
EARTH JURISPRUDENCE
There is growing recognition of the need to transition our governance systems e.g. laws and policies from being human-centred to Earth-centred, which comply with the laws of our planet Earth to maintain the health and integrity of the whole. Inspired by the wisdom of indigenous peoples and Earth, cultural historian Thomas Berry referred to this philosophy and way of living as Earth Jurisprudence. Earth Jurisprudence principles include respecting:
Earth's laws and limits
Customary governance systems of indigenous/local peoples including protection of Sacred
Natural Sites and Territories,
Duty of care to protect the Earth Community and future generations.
SACRED NATURAL SITES
Sacred natural sites are respected as sources of life, water, cultural and spiritual values and tradition, identity, wisdom, community cohesion and livelihoods. They include forests, trees, water bodies such as rivers, caves, rocks, hills, burial places or any other natural ecosystems defined and respected as such by the community. They are critical places where the custodian community gathers and conducts ritual and seasonal ceremonies for the health and wellbeing of the ecosystem and communities, as well as to address social problems such as disputes and illness in the community. Surrounding areas are often the source of livelihood for the communities, including traditional beekeeping, spice production and ecologically sustainable agriculture.
Communities in Hoima and Bullisa districts of Bunyoro region, Uganda, are reviving their traditional practices and customary governance systems for the protection of sacred natural sites around Lake Albert.
Accompanied by NAPE, these communities are defending their ancestral lands from mining, commercial fishing, a game reserve and other activities which directly impact on and restrict access to the sacred sites, undermining their cultural and spiritual practices.
A published report, by NAPE, on opportunities within Uganda's legal framework for the recognition of sacred natural sites also calls for their declaration as no-go areas for mining and other commercial projects.
Work is underway to develop a legal precedent that will secure recognition of the rights of local custodian communities to govern and protect Lake Albert as a sacred lake. This would be another first in Africa, affording legal protection to an ecosystem based upon recognition of the customary governance systems of local communities.
Below is a quotation from a statement by an African net work of custodians to The African Commission on the rights of indigenous Peoples.
"The whole Earth is sacred. Within the body of our Earth there are places which are especially sensitive, because of the special role they play in our ancestral lands. We call these places sacred natural sites. Each sacred natural site plays a different but important role, like the organs in our body. All of life is infused with spirit.
Sacred natural sites are embedded in territories, which relate to the horizontal, vertical and energetic domains. A territory includes plants, animals, the ancestors' spirits, all life in the land, including humans, and reaches deep into the Earth including and beyond the subsoil, rocks and minerals, and up into the celestial constellations in the sky.
Sacred natural sites and territories exist everywhere, including in Africa. They are spiritual places created by God at the time of the Creation of our Earth, where our custodian communities have been praying and giving offerings since time immemorial. Our responsibility is to protect God's Creation, and to ensure that these especially sacred places are not disturbed in any way. Their role and significance cannot be replaced.
Sacred natural sites and territories are sources of law. They are centers of knowledge and inter-generational learning. Our customary governance systems are established through our relationship with and responsibility for sacred natural sites and territories. Our customary laws are derived from the laws of the Earth, as interpreted from and applied at our sacred natural sites and territories. As custodians, we have a responsibility to ensure that our governance systems comply with the laws of the Earth, the laws that govern life."
YOUTH CULTURE AND BIODIVERSITY
This theme is about engaging both School & out of school Youth and elders to engage in dialogues. The dialogues involve deliberate intergenerational learning, especially traditional and functional education. The elders explain the traditional culture and values to the youth. They try to instill discipline, morals and acceptable behavior for girls and boys.
The biodiversity bit of knowledge /education looks at nature appreciation and conservation.
The Youth are encouraged to participate in the "Going back to the Roots" discussions where important cultural issues that relate to their health, skills, behavior and general way of living for now and the future are dealt with. It appears as if young people are seeking for more connection to their roots and culture to give them a sense of identity. The African Biodiversity Network (ABN) where NAPE is a strong partner, has facilitated YCB practices such as SEGNI, in Ethiopia, Wilderness experiential learning, Intergenerational learning and Graine Future in Bennin-West Africa. These are practices that NAPE is planning and encouraging its community based partners to take up such experiences that give young people that sense of identity and purpose in life.
The objective of the YCB theme is to have men and women well brought up in the traditional cultures that inculcate good morals and values for a better society that respects nature.
ACTIVITIES OF CEG
3.1 Conducting community based research on indigenous seeds and associated knowledge.
3.2 Popularizing Earth Jurisprudence as a complementally form of law based on Customary law to protection of nature and society values
3.3 Facilitating dialogues for Custodians of Sacred Natural Sites (SNS) to revive traditional practices for conservation of Nature.
3.4 Engaging Government and other stakeholders to influence policy on nature conservation using traditional community practices.
3.5 Empowering communities to revive their traditional food production systems and regain their food sovereignty.
APPROACHES EMPLOYED.
NAPE employs unique approaches and methodologies that present traditional environment and bring back the African memory of social cohesion. The approaches include;
Community dialogues;
Community dialogues are meetings that are held amongst community members of same or different age groups. They are of the following characteristics;
They are organic and allow for free flow of ideas brought up in an informal manner.
The participants are free to present what they feel; being aware of what is palatable and acceptable in a social gathering.
Participants are given enough time, but not too much, to express a point.
The facilitator is a good listener and sieves the critical ideas while writing or not.
The discussion is characteristic of personal or and community stories. If a dialogue is of custodians of Sacred Natural Sites; the story of origin is told which is a story that brings the traditional, cultural and spiritual background of the community.
The dialogue progresses from the story of origin, the situational analysis, meditation and reflections to consensus building.
The facilitator ,in a none directional manner, presents or calls one of the participants to present an issue/topic for discussion which is discussed by all .The discussion is in form of observations, supplementary, clarifications, questions etc.
The participants are encouraged not to try and write everything that is mentioned in the dialogue.
Eco-mapping and seasonal calendars.
The communities, especially clan leaders and Custodians of Sacred Natural Sites live in specific areas and the SNS are also located in specific areas known as Territories. There are natural land forms ,rivers, forests, lakes ,animals, birds and other forms of life which are nonhuman (ecosystems and biodiversity) in these territories.
In order for communities to revive the traditional customs and practices, after a series of dialogues where they discuss and analyze their past, present and future ecological and socio-economical situation, they draw the ecological maps of their territories, which show what was done where, when and by whom. The ecological maps are a mental picture translated in physical drawings on the ground by the communities.
The maps are followed by seasonal calendars, usually the months, the associated seasons and activities carried out in those seasons are written in their language. This exercise is done in a participatory manner, ensuring that the knowledgeable elders are present to provide particular information on what used to be done so many years ago.
The maps visually help the communities to see what the situation used to be, what it is and what is desirable. What is desirable is what the community is advocating for and is a quest for revival and restoration of the ecology and community governance systems that can sustain the situation.
Nature appreciation;
Community Ecological Governance asserts that the earth is a dynamic living whole whose complex processes have maintained the conditions for all life over millions of years. It requires us, as humans, to understand our place with the complex web of life as interconnected and interdependent with millions of species and to develop our personal and collective Earth –centered thinking and practice.
During the community dialogue, participants take time to appreciate nature by sitting, meditating and reflecting. By this they connect with nature and their souls
CURRENT WORK ON CEG, 2016
NAPE are completing the project on" strengthening African Civil society Net works to address the rapid growth of extractive industry "
The project is a 3-YR project Funded by the European Commission (EC) which started in 2013 and is ending in 2016 Feb. It is jointly implemented by 5 Partners of ABN in Africa.
We have started a 2-yr Project funded by OSIEA through our UK Partner Gaia "Promoting People and Women centered approaches to protecting Lake Albert Ecosystems and Peoples Livelihoods. The project is jointly implemented by Gaia, ANERD and NAPE in the Districts of Hoima and Buliisa.
We are popularizing the Earth Jurisprudence as a wider aspect of African Customary law and a complementary law in conservation of Nature.
We will be mobilizing communities and doing studies on indigenous food production systems.
See below some of the work done in previous period.
A report of accomplished activities on CEG
A MEETING REPORT FOR THE COALITION OF SACRED NATURAL SITES CUSTODIANS FOR PETITIONING THE KING OF BUNYORO AGAINST GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS (GMOS).
Report of the legal Training
Press release on custodian petition
Report of the paralegal training
NAPE AND PARTNERS LAUNCH ALTERNATIVE LIVELIHOODS RESEARCH (ALR)
NAPE NOW OFFERING FREE COUNSELING ON GENDER BASED VIOLENCE
EXPERIENCED ARTISANAL GOLD MINERS IN BORAX METHOD TRAIN KASSANDA MINERS DURINGAN EXCHANGE LEARNING FACILITATED BY NAPE
A SNAPSHOT OF HUMAN RIGHTS ABUSES AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC IN UGANDA
NAPE PILOTS LEGAL AID CLINICS IN THE ALBERTINE REGION
ENVIRONMENTALISTS REMAIN FIRMLY OPPOSED TO TURNING BUGOMA FOREST INTO A SUGARCANE PLANTATION
NAPE DONATES COVID-19 PREVENTION MATERIALS TO 5 DISTRICTS IN UGANDA
NAPE WINS 2019 UGANDA RESPONSIBLE INVESTMENT (URI) AWARD AS THE BEST ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ORGANISATION OF THE YEAR | {
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Makadi Bay nestles gently between serene desert sand dunes and the Red Sea Mountains. Boasting long stunning stretches of gently sloping white sand, translucent waters, and inshore reefs, this tranquil destination offers something for everyone.
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Golden beaches and guaranteed sunshine are what made Hurghada famous, and its colourful reefs, delicate corals and tropical fish are among the finest in the world. By night the resort comes alive with the opportunity to shop, dine and dance the night away. | {
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18 ST JOHN STREET DELIGHTED TO ANNOUNCE NEW JUDICIAL APPOINTMENT
18 St John Street Chambers are delighted to congratulate Rex Howling QC on his appointment as a Family Recorder, assigned to the South-Eastern Circuit.
Rex takes up his part-time judicial appointment with immediate effect whilst continuing to practise as an associate member of chambers specialising in all areas of family law, undertaking work in ancillary relief proceedings as well as acting for local authorities, guardians, parents and grandparents in both care and private law proceedings.
For further information on the Family Department at 18 St John Street, please click here – alternatively, please contact a member of the family clerking team on 0161 278 8263 or via email [email protected] | {
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Q: how to print Arabic text correctly in PYTHON I am using Python 2.7 and i try to print Arabic strings like these
print "ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
it's give the following output:
ط°ظ‡ط¨ ط§ظ"ط·ط§ظ"ط¨ ط§ظ"ظ‰ ط§ظ"ظ…ط¯ط±ط³ط©
The purpose is to print the text correctly, and not how to print each line. So, how can I print the string or content of text file correctly in its original form? like:
ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة
A: The following code works:
import arabic_reshaper
text_to_be_reshaped = 'اللغة العربية رائعة'
reshaped_text = arabic_reshaper.reshape(text_to_be_reshaped)
rev_text = reshaped_text[::-1] # slice backwards
print(rev_text)
A: Try this:
print u"ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
Output:
ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة
Demo: https://repl.it/EuHM/0
The default Python2.7 string works with utf-8 character set. And arabic is not included inside utf-8. So if you prefix it with u then it will treat that string as unicode string.
A: by this module you can correct your text shape an direction.
just install pips and use it.
# install: pip install --upgrade arabic-reshaper
import arabic_reshaper
# install: pip install python-bidi
from bidi.algorithm import get_display
text = "ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
reshaped_text = arabic_reshaper.reshape(text) # correct its shape
bidi_text = get_display(reshaped_text) # correct its direction
A: import sys
text = "اطبع هذا النص".encode("utf-8")
or
text = "اطبع هذا النص".encode()
then
sys.stdout.buffer.write(text)
output
"اطبع هذا النص"
A: In python 2.7
at the very top of your file you can declare:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
print "ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
Updated:
If you can run this:
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
s = "ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
with open("file.txt", "w", encoding="utf-8") as myfile:
myfile.write(s)
And the file generated "file.txt" contains the correct string then it is a problem with whatever you are displaying in in not python itself, I guess you could try displaying it in something else, maybe even PyQt.
A: You need to add some line before your code
import sys
reload(sys)
sys.setdefaultencoding('utf-8')
print "ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
A: You can either prefix your string with u like this
print u"ذهب الطالب الى المدرسة"
or make yourself compatible with python3 and put this in the top of your file
from __future__ import unicode_literals
Python27 strings (or bytestrings as they're known in Python3) do not handle unicode characters. Both the u and the import statement make your string unicode compatible.
A: You have two problems ... first you are using non Arabic font or non Unicode text ... and second you need a function like this to mix pure Arabic letters and gives you mixed Arabic letters:
def mixARABIC(string2):
import unicodedata
string2 = string2.decode('utf8')
new_string = ''
for letter in string2:
if ord(letter) < 256: unicode_letter = '\\u00'+hex(ord(letter)).replace('0x','')
elif ord(letter) < 4096: unicode_letter = '\\u0'+hex(ord(letter)).replace('0x','')
else: unicode_letter = '\\u'+unicodedata.decomposition(letter).split(' ')[1]
new_string += unicode_letter
new_string = new_string.replace('\u06CC','\u0649')
new_string = new_string.decode('unicode_escape')
new_string = new_string.encode('utf-8')
return new_string
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It's that time of year again for making resolutions and convincing ourselves that this year, for a change, we're going to keep to them.
Somehow I have a feeling that "becoming a happier person" is right up there at the top of the list for many people and perhaps you as well.
Certainly, our national misery quotient would seem to bear this out with depression now in truly epidemic proportions in every developed Western country, including here at home in Australia. One in five people now experiences depression at some stage of their lives and the World Health Organisation has identified it as the largest medical burden of all, ahead of heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and tuberculosis by 2030. We all know friends and family members who are deeply unhappy, maybe you are, too. So the question needs to be asked, "When we live in one of the richest and safest countries in the world, why are we so unhappy?" And maybe the question itself contains the seeds of the wisdom that provides the answer.
One woman who has made the study of happiness a lifelong pursuit is convinced there is a strong link between seeking "things" and losing our birthright of happiness. Marci Shimoff will be an instantly recognisable name to many readers, as the woman's face of the biggest self help book phenomenon in history, Chicken Soup for the Soul. Her six titles in the series have sold more than 13 million copies worldwide in 33 languages and stayed on the New York Times bestseller list for a blockbuster 108 weeks. More recently, she has written another runaway bestseller, Happy for No Reason: 7 Steps to Being Happy from the Inside Out. Her success is such that she is one of the bestselling female non fiction writers of all time.
And now she is bringing her magic touch to Australia for the first time, delivering a keynote address to the World Wellness Project Summit in Melbourne in February.
Speaking from her office overlooking San Francisco Bay, reason enough one might think to instil a sense of contentment, Marci told me she believes we're in the grip of pervasive myths that rob us of our happiness.
"The whole focus on expecting life circumstances to make us happy is completely wrong. So we find ourselves really grasping after our goals and once we've reached them we're happier for a short time, but then we soon return to our original happiness level," Marci explains.
This phenomenon is so prevalent, psychologists have even coined a name for it - "the Hedonic Treadmill" - coming from the same root as "hedonism" or "devotion to pleasure". .
"We're on the treadmill for the next pleasure or the next achievement and it just doesn't fulfil," says Marci.
As her book title Happy for No Reason conveys, Marci has sought to draw a distinction between basing happiness on a specific goal, even such apparently worthwhile goals as "a really nice life, a good marriage or a great job", and being happy for no set reason.
She sees the dilemma with clarity: "The problem in being happy for good reason is that it makes you a hostage to that reason. If that reason goes away, there goes your happiness."
On the other hand, when we have learned to access an inner state of peace and wellbeing that doesn't depend on our circumstances, we are happy without even being aware of it. It's a state of inner harmony that's completely independent of our circumstances in life - personal, financial, career or perhaps even health.
As Marci continues, "The distinction I like to make is that people who are happy for no reason don't look to life experiences to extract their happiness. Instead, they bring their happiness to their life experiences."
Just think for a moment of some of the truly happy people you have encountered in the past or meet on a daily basis. A vivid image in my mind is of a group of women in Kerala in southern India who used to wake us up every morning in our hotel room close by with their chatter and laughter - and a strange tapping noise we at first thought was a woodpecker! When we ventured out on our first day we discovered the sound was them cracking rocks! Admittedly, they were sitting down and just chipping away at their lumps of granite to create little piles of blue metal for road building - but they were still cracking rocks in the tropical sun. At first, we were horrified that we could have been so insensitive to their poverty and life circumstances. But as the days wore on, we really did come to think of these women in their brightly coloured saris and jangling bangles as genuinely happy - and friendly and welcoming. Yet on a visit to Ahmedabad in boomstate Gujarat two years ago, I gained no such sense of happy industry in a supportive, if poor, community - just a clear sense that the Western disease has India in its grip.
The view that true and lasting happiness must come from within is also espoused by none other than the Dalai Lama. As Nicola Silva wrote in her feature "Happiness in our Grasp" (NOVA Issue 17.1 March 2010), the Dalai Lama is a firm believer in our innate human capacity to be happy. Writing in his recent and timely book The Art of Happiness in a Troubled World, His Holiness explained that once our survival needs are met, happiness is more a state of mind. He teaches that it is both an art and a practice and within reach of us all.
The Dalai Lama's own focus on training the mind to transform adversity or disappointment into something positive so that you evaluate what is truly important to you resonates strongly with Marci Shimoff.
"The Dalai Lama is such a wonderful spokesperson on the message of happiness and, in fact, has been very involved in facilitating a lot of research into happiness," she tells me.
"What we're finding is it really is a matter of changing our brain functioning, our neural pathways, changing our heart rhythms - for example, the difference between when we're feeling love and gratitude and when we're feeling anger or frustration.
"I believe happiness is a skill, a practice, something we develop through creating happiness habits."
Inspired by her own desire to be happy, Marci has spent more than 30 years researching this deceptively attainable state, including interviewing 100 people from all walks of life who are "deeply, unconditionally happy". She calls them the Happy 100 and they all seem to live by three guiding principles or universal laws. The first is what expands you makes you happier (the Law of Expansion), the second, the universe offers you support (the Law of Universal Support), and the third, that what you appreciate, appreciates in turn (the very familiar Law of Attraction).
Recent studies in positive psychology have pointed to a finding that Marci believes should be headline news and it's that we all have a "happiness set point".
Importantly, it's been discovered that no matter what happens to us, whether good or bad, we will return to our original happiness set point - "we'll hover around it unless we do something consciously to change it". While it's 50% our genetic makeup, another 40% is determined by our habits, thoughts and behaviour and only 10% by our circumstances. "That 40% is the part we can most influence to reprogram our happiness set point to a higher level of peace and wellbeing," says Marci.
Along with the inspiring stories of the Happy 100, Happy for No Reason has achieved great success with its down to earth tools to help us all raise our happiness set point. Marci teaches that happiness habits fall into seven main categories encapsulated in the metaphor "building your inner home to happiness", with the home having a foundation, four corner pillars, a roof and a garden.
The foundation, says Marci, is to take full responsibility for your happiness rather than waiting for it to happen to you. The four corner pillars represent the mind, heart, body and soul. The "mind" pillar signifies not believing everything you think. "It has to do with changing your neural pathways so that your attention is directed more towards what is actually working in your life, savouring the positives, not the negatives."
The guiding principle for the "heart" is to "let love be in your life, to live with an open heart, with gratitude, forgiveness and loving kindness" (the subject of Marci's latest soon to be released book Love for No Reason); the teaching around "body" is to acknowledge that as our body is designed to support our happiness, "let your cells be happy" with the correct foods, exercise and sleep; and the final pillar, that of the "soul", is all about connecting to a greater energy or force, whether we call it God, Spirit, the Divine or Nature.
In keeping with other teachings which strongly point to such "soul connection" as vitally important, Marci says she found it to be an ingredient shared by all 100 of her research subjects. "I found they all had some sense of being connected to the greater energy of the universe."
Continuing her house building metaphor, having a secure "roof" relates to living an inspired life by truly following your purpose and passion, while the "garden", the final segment of the "inner home for happiness", can be filled either with weeds or beautiful flowers. It all depends, says Marci, echoing wisdom since time eternal, on those with whom we surround ourselves. Troublesome people encourage a garden choked with weeds, while those who nurture, inspire and love us allow us to bloom.
An engaging and lively conversationalist and now immensely successful author, it's hard to imagine Marci as ever anything but happy! But she tells me she's had to learn her lessons the hard way – "I came out of the womb with existential angst. I had a great family with a great upbringing, but I was an unhappy kid with a dark cloud around me that persisted through my teenage years."
Her greatest teacher was her father, "the happiest person I have ever known" who lived until the age of 91. His advice to his teenage daughter was blissfully simple, "Honey just be happy." When she protested that she wasn't born happy unlike him, the penny dropped that she'd just have to find the answers herself.
Now 33 years later, Marci has heeded her father's advice and also discovered her own path to the happiness that eluded her as a young person. "I'd say I was hugely happier now than I was back then. Growing up, I'd say I was a D - I wasn't doing very well. But now I'd say I'm an A minus.
"And it also works for thousands of people who've written or emailed me and come up after I've given speeches to tell me these happiness habits have changed their life."
Somehow, the knowledge that this accomplished woman struggled with unhappiness too, but has found a way to bring the sun into her life makes her advice that much more authentic. | {
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Today Seagate Technology reported financial results for the second quarter ended December 28, 2018. The company saw lower numbers in general this quarter compared to last or this time in the previous year. The company's stock is down overall throughout the quarter.
Seagate announced a quarterly cash dividend of $0.63 per share, which will be payable on April 3, 2019 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on March 20, 2019. In this quarter the company hit a few milestones such as achieving a 16TB HAMR HDD, a new internal SSD with the BarraCuda 510, and a purpose built NAS SSD with the IronWolf 110. | {
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The ZR models were introduced in 2007. They replace Toyota ZZ engines. They included 1.6-liter 1ZRs, 1.8-liter 2ZR, and 2.0 liter 3ZR. In addition to those ones, the 1.6 liter 4ZR and 1.8 liter 5ZR were produced for a Chinese market. The younger and quite a popular 1ZR type replaced the 3ZZ engine. For decreasing sleeves tension in the 1ZR, the cylinder axle isn't crossed with the crankshaft axle.
Inside the cylinder head, a variable valve timing Dual VVT-i started to be applied on the intake and exhaust camshafts. In addition to this, a Valvematic system controlling intake valve elevation appeared. Controlling range is 0,9 – 10,9 mm. Inside the 1ZR, the hydraulic lifters were located. So, one doesn't need to adjust the valves.
By a new Toyota trend, the 1ZR engine has got an aluminium block without any repair size. That thing impacts the engine's reliability and maintainability. Having run 150,000 miles (250,000km) and more, you will probably have to replace the engine with a new one.
1. The 1ZR-FE model (2007 – present) is the main engine fitted with a dual VVTi with its compression ratio of 10.2, power of 124 HP at 6000 rpm, and a torque of 157 Nm (116 lb•ft) at 5200 rpm. The given motor was provided for Toyota Corolla and Toyota Auris.
2. The 1ZR-FAE model (2009 – present) is similar to the 1ZR-FE, bu it has got a Dual-VVTi and Valvematic. Its compression ratio has been increased to 10.7, engine capacity comprises 132 horsepower at 6400 rpm, and torque is 160 Nm (118 lb•ft) at 4400 rpm. The engine was installed in Toyota Corolla, Auris, Avensis, Verso and Lotus Elise.
1. High oil consumption. It is common with the first modifications of the ZRs. To solve it, you need to use motor oil having a W30 viscosity level. If it doesn't help and if the 1ZR keeps consuming much oil, you should check engine cylinder compression. There must be some problem with the engine's valve stem seals and piston rings.
2. Knocking noise inside the 1ZR. It is the timing chain tensioner that usually makes noise at average rotations. Apart from that, the alternator belt can also make noise and whistle. Check it and buy a new one if necessary.
3. Rough idle. Check the condition of the throttle body and throttle position sensor.
Besides, having run 30,000 – 50,000 miles (50,000-70,000 km), your car can have some problems associated with the water pump. It often leaks and makes noise in the 1ZR. Buy a new water pump to replace the old one. If the engine doesn't want to warm up to the necessary temperature, inspect the thermostat for it could have broken down. The problems with the VVTi valve are seldom. Once the car has faced them, its power gets decreased.
Nevertheless, the above-mentioned troubles are quite rare if you vehicle is appropriately maintained. In such a case the 1ZR can stand out about 150,000 miles ( 250,000 km) of mileage.
Properly building the 1ZR turbo engine is described HERE. They take a 2ZR modification as an example. As far as the engines are alike, the 1ZR/3ZR types have the same features.
For displacement increase in the 1ZR to 1.8-litre, you need to buy a crankshaft and some 2ZR pistons. They will work on the stock 1ZR ECU. Though, you'd rather go and buy a 2ZR ECU. | {
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Background: Although known to Arab and Malay sailors as early as the 10th century, Mauritius was first explored by the Portuguese in the 16th century and subsequently settled by the Dutch - who named it in honor of Prince Maurits van NASSAU - in the 17th century. The French assumed control in 1715, developing the island into an important naval base overseeing Indian Ocean trade, and establishing a plantation economy of sugar cane. The British captured the island in 1810, during the Napoleonic Wars. Mauritius remained a strategically important British naval base, and later an air station, playing an important role during World War II for anti-submarine and convoy operations, as well as the collection of signal intelligence. Independence from the UK was attained in 1968. A stable democracy with regular free elections and a positive human rights record, the country has attracted considerable foreign investment and has earned one of Africa's highest per capita incomes. Recent poor weather, declining sugar prices, and declining textile and apparel production, have slowed economic growth, leading to some protests over standards of living in the Creole community.
Location: Southern Africa, island in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar
Area land: 2,030 sq km
Area water: 10 sq km
Coastline: 177 km
Country name conventional long form: Republic of Mauritius
Country name conventional short form: Mauritius
Country name former: Republic of Mauritius
Age structure: 0-14 years: 21.8% (male 145,185/female 139,579); 15-64 years: 70.7% (male 457,743/female 463,875); 65 years and over: 7.5% (male 38,944/female 58,391) (2011 est.);
Death rate: 6.68 deaths/1,000 population (July 2011 est.)
Net migration rate: 0 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2011 est.)
Infant mortality rate: total: 11.52 deaths/1,000 live births; male: 13.7 deaths/1,000 live births; female: 9.23 deaths/1,000 live births (2011 est.);
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 1% (2009 est.);
Nationality: noun: Mauritian(s); adjective: Mauritian;
Ethnic groups: Indo-Mauritian 68%, Creole 27%, Sino-Mauritian 3%, Franco-Mauritian 2%;
Religions: Hindu 48%, Roman Catholic 23.6%, Muslim 16.6%, other Christian 8.6%, other 2.5%, unspecified 0.3%, none 0.4% (2000 census);
Languages: Creole 80.5%, Bhojpuri 12.1%, French 3.4%, English (official; spoken by less than 1% of the population), other 3.7%, unspecified 0.3% (2000 census);
GDP (purchasing power parity): $17.49 billion (2010 est.); $16.88 billion (2009 est.); $16.37 billion (2008 est.);
GDP (official exchange rate): $9.427 billion (2010 est.);
GDP - real growth rate: 3.6% (2010 est.); 3.1% (2009 est.); 5.1% (2008 est.);
Population below poverty line: 8% (2006 est.);
Household income or consumption by percentage share: lowest 10%: NA%; highest 10%: NA%;
Labor force: 597,000 (2010 est.);
Labor force - by occupation: agriculture and fishing: 9%; construction and industry: 30%; transportation and communication: 7%; trade, restaurants, hotels: 22%; finance: 6%; other services: 25% (2007);
Budget: revenues: $2.114 billion; expenditures: $2.583 billion (2010 est.);
Industries: food processing (largely sugar milling), textiles, clothing, mining, chemicals, metal products, transport equipment, nonelectrical machinery, tourism;
Industrial production growth rate: 3.3% (2010 est.);
Electricity - production: 2.321 billion kWh (2007 est.);
Electricity - consumption: 2.158 billion kWh (2007 est.);
Electricity - exports: 0 kWh (2008 est.);
Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (2008 est.);
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La cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre est une cathédrale catholique française, située dans la ville d'Auxerre, dans le département de l'Yonne. De style gothique, elle fait l'objet d'une protection au titre des monuments historiques depuis 1840. Elle est dédiée à saint Étienne, premier martyr de l'Église.
Les éléments les plus notables de cette cathédrale sont le chœur de style gothique lancéolé de la première moitié du , les vitraux des , la chapelle absidiale particulièrement artistique et le déambulatoire, les portails avec une remarquable statuaire, trois grandes rosaces et autres verrières du , les façades du transept, la crypte, les fresques médiévales. L'ensemble est un remarquable représentant de l'architecture gothique de la moitié nord de la France.
Histoire
La cathédrale actuelle est le cinquième des sanctuaires qui se sont succédé depuis le . Pour remplacer la première église devenue trop petite, saint Amâtre (vers 386-418) fit bâtir une nouvelle église plus vaste, à l'emplacement de l'édifice actuel. L'Évêque Desiderius dit Saint Didier d'Auxerre (603-621), ajouta à son église une abside décorée d'une mosaïque à fond d'or à l'exemple de celle de Syagrius à Autun. Cette construction fut totalement détruite lors d'un incendie à la fin du .
Le troisième sanctuaire fut érigé sous l'épiscopat d'Hérifried (887-909). C'est aussi un incendie qui ravagea en 1023 cette cathédrale, ainsi qu'une grande partie de la ville.
Une cathédrale romane fut alors édifiée par Hugues de Chalon. Bâtie en pierre, la nouvelle église fut consacrée en 1057 par l'évêque Geoffroy de Champallement. Son chœur, flanqué de deux tours, reposait sur une crypte qui lui servait de soubassement en raison de la pente du terrain vers l'Yonne. Cependant, à la mort de Hugues de Chalon la construction n'est pas finie : pour les vitraux du chœur, seuls ceux du fond sont terminés ; et les tours des cloches ne sont montées que jusqu'au bas de la toiture de l'église. Ces éléments sont achevés par Robert de Nevers (1076-1084). Ce dernier fait aussi deux ouvertures dans la crypte de Hugues de Châlon, pour donner plus de lumière.
Édification de la cathédrale gothique : 1220-1550
L'édification de la cathédrale actuelle débuta en 1215, sous l'épiscopat de Guillaume de Seignelay, sur base du vaste édifice roman dont subsiste toujours aujourd'hui la crypte du . Les travaux de démolition-construction démarrèrent simultanément au niveau du chœur (au-dessus de la crypte) et de la tour sud de la grande façade occidentale. Mais les successeurs de Guillaume de Seignelay étaient beaucoup moins enthousiastes que lui, et les travaux avancèrent lentement.
En 1235 cependant, à la suite de l'épiscopat d'Henri de Villeneuve (1220-1234), le gros œuvre du chœur était terminé. On débuta dès lors la pose des vitraux du déambulatoire, laquelle ne se termina que vers 1250. Les travaux de la façade occidentale et de la nef démarrèrent alors, mais très lentement.
À la fin du , on dut exécuter des travaux de consolidation du chœur dus à un problème d'équilibre des forces. En 1300, on entreprit la construction du croisillon sud du transept dont le portail est consacré à saint Étienne. Le tympan de ce portail fut sculpté vers 1320.
La destruction de l'ancienne nef romane, afin d'élever la nef gothique, eut lieu au début du . Après quoi on éleva la nef dans les années 1320-1350, et de 1345 à 1355, on réalisa les chapelles latérales des bas-côtés de la nef. Mais les vicissitudes de l'époque liées à la guerre de Cent Ans retardèrent le chantier ; ainsi le bas-côté sud ne fut achevé que vers 1378 et au début du , le croisillon nord du transept et les tours n'avaient pas encore été entrepris.
La pose des vitraux de la nef se fit de 1390 à 1410, et en 1403, le chapitre de la cathédrale commanda au charpentier Odon Gauthier les portes de la façade occidentale.
En 1415 débute la construction du bras nord du transept. Le portail de ce croisillon fut consacré aux saints de l'église d'Auxerre, en particulier à saint Germain, saint Pèlerin et saint Amâtre. On considère que le tympan du portail de ce croisillon fut sculpté vers 1415. Mais la construction de ce bras nord ne s'acheva que sous l'épiscopat de Jean III Baillet (1477-1513).
En 1478 eut lieu la construction des voûtes de la nef et en 1500, on commença enfin les travaux de la tour nord. Le deuxième niveau de celle-ci se termina en 1525 sous l'épiscopat de François de Dinteville (évêque de 1513 à 1530).
Comme ces travaux nécessitaient des finances importantes, Louis XI confirma en par lettres patentes sa protection royale et les privilèges de l'église.
En 1528, la pose de la verrière et de la rosace de la Vierge des Litanies du bras nord du transept est réalisée par Germain Michel.
En 1543, la tour nord était enfin terminée, sous l'épiscopat de François de Dinteville II (1530-1554), neveu du son prédécesseur.
En 1550, on posa la verrière du bras sud du transept (oculus central représentant Dieu le Père et 8 lancettes consacrées à l'histoire de Moïse), ainsi que la verrière de la façade occidentale. Les deux verrières sont l'œuvre du maître verrier Guillaume Cornouaille.
De 1567 à la Révolution
À cette époque les guerres de religion mirent fin à tout espoir de terminer un jour la façade de la cathédrale (et la tour sud). En 1567 les protestants, conduits par les capitaines Louis de Blosset, Jean de La Borde et François Marraffin, mirent la ville à sac. L'édifice eut à en souffrir si bien qu'en 1576, l'évêque Jacques Amyot (1571-1593) fit entreprendre la restauration de la cathédrale, dont celle des verrières du chœur.
Ainsi la construction, demeurée inachevée, s'est étendue sur plus de trois siècles ; la tour sud ne fut jamais construite.
En 1690 fut détruit le labyrinthe dont disposait la cathédrale, qui existait déjà en 1334.
En 1764, le jubé Renaissance dû à François de Dinteville fut détruit et remplacé par les grilles de chœur, œuvre du ferronnier parisien Dhumier avec des portes dues à Sébastien-Antoine Slodtz sur des dessins de Claude-Nicolas Ledoux.
La Révolution causa d'innombrables dégâts à l'édifice et à son mobilier. On supprima le diocèse en 1790 et peu après, on transforma Saint-Étienne en Temple de la Raison. On démonta stalles et grilles pour installer dans le chœur un théâtre en gradins destinés aux cérémonies républicaines. Des chefs-d'œuvre d'orfèvrerie furent envoyés à la fonte. La belle statue de saint Étienne agonisant, située près du maître-autel, œuvre de Louis-Claude Vassé, échappa à la destruction car on en fit alors un Marat agonisant dans son bain. Les vitraux furent menacés de destruction, mais comme leur remplacement par du verre blanc eût coûté trop cher, la décision ne fut fort heureusement jamais prise. Enfin la crypte servit de cave au préfet du département qui occupait les locaux de l'évêché tout proche.
De 1801 à nos jours
En 1840, grâce à Prosper Mérimée, Saint-Étienne est inscrit sur la liste des édifices classés monuments historiques. De grands travaux de restauration eurent lieu tout au long du . Eugène Viollet-le-Duc restaure la crypte de 1844 à 1848. Il y effectue des travaux de consolidation des piles, de restitution des baies d'origine, de dallage du sol.
En 1866, démarre une grande campagne de restauration de la cathédrale gothique, sous la direction de l'architecte Piéplu. Les vitraux sont restaurés ou complétés de 1866 à 1880 par les verriers Vessières frères, puis à nouveau en 1925-1930 par David.
Pendant la guerre franco-prussienne de 1870, une dizaine de boulets de canon prussiens sont tirés sur la cathédrale. L'un d'eux vient malheureusement pulvériser la belle verrière droite du chevet de la chapelle axiale, datant de la première moitié du .
Depuis l'année 2001, une campagne de restauration générale de la cathédrale est en cours. Elle est financée par l'État, la région de Bourgogne, le département de l'Yonne et la ville d'Auxerre. Cette campagne concerne notamment les couvertures du sanctuaire ainsi que la remise en état de la grande façade occidentale, et plus particulièrement la restauration des trois portails et de leur statuaire.
Dimensions
L'édifice de style ogival à une longueur extérieure de
Largeur de la façade :
Hauteur de la tour nord achevée au : (contre pour Notre-Dame de Paris)
Diamètre de la rosace occidentale : ( à Paris)
Longueur intérieure : .
Hauteur sous voûte de la nef et du chœur : ( à Paris)
Hauteur sous voûte des bas-côtés :
Faîte du toit de la nef et du chœur :
Diamètre des colonnes de la chapelle de la Vierge :
Largeur du vaisseau central de la nef : (contre 13,5 pour Notre-Dame de Paris)
L'extérieur
La façade occidentale
De profil triangulaire, la façade principale de l'édifice est déséquilibrée par l'absence de la tour sud, dont la base est recouverte d'un toit de fortune.
La façade est divisée verticalement en trois parties, grâce à quatre contreforts bien saillants. La partie latérale nord (ou gauche) est divisée en cinq étages, le dernier formant la tour nord proprement dite ou clocher. La partie centrale de la façade comprend quant à elle trois niveaux : portail, rosace et pignon. Enfin la partie latérale sud, prévue pour constituer la tour sud ne comprend que le niveau du rez-de-chaussée occupé par un portail ainsi que le second niveau et une partie du troisième jusqu'à hauteur du pignon central.
La façade occidentale possède un important décor floral de crochets, disposés en bandes verticales, en semis ou en tapis. Au rez-de-chaussée ou premier niveau de la façade se trouvent trois portails séparés par les imposants contreforts.
À la base de la partie centrale de la façade, le portail central, très imposant, possède un énorme gable ajouré dont la partie supérieure masque partiellement une belle rosace située en retrait et dont le diamètre est de plus ou moins . L'archivolte de celle-ci s'étend à tout l'espace de la façade situé entre les deux tours.
Au-dessus de la rosace s'élève le troisième et dernier niveau de la partie centrale de la façade, formé d'un pignon de style flamboyant. Une balustrade et une moitié de galerie surmontent ce dernier ; elles sont l'amorce d'une liaison entre les deux tours, jamais terminée faute de tour sud.
Les tours
La tour nord et sa tourelle
Commencés vers 1250, les travaux d'édification de la tour nord tombèrent rapidement en panne et, peu après la construction du portail situé à sa base, n'avancèrent guère pendant plus de deux siècles. Ce n'est qu'au tout début du que l'on s'attela sérieusement à l'achèvement de la façade occidentale et plus particulièrement à l'édification de la tour nord. Réalisée ainsi en grande partie en style flamboyant, la construction de la tour s'acheva en 1547, probablement pour monter les cloches.
Aussi haute que les tours de Notre-Dame de Paris, l'imposante et massive construction qui est aussi le clocher de la cathédrale, comporte cinq niveaux. Au-dessus du portail qui occupe le niveau inférieur, s'élèvent trois niveaux de niches vides surmontées de petits gables. Le cinquième ou dernier niveau abrite les cloches. Son toit est aménagé en terrasse quadrangulaire bordée d'une balustrade. La lourdeur de la silhouette de la tour est largement atténuée grâce au prolongement jusqu'au sommet des contreforts d'angle, bien décorés de surcroît et couronnés de majestueux pinacles.
Au niveau de sa partie nord-est, la tour est longée sur toute sa hauteur par une large et puissante tourelle octogonale percée de meurtrières et qui fait corps avec la tour. Elle abrite un long escalier à vis allant du rez-de-chaussée jusqu'au sommet. Cette tourelle est coiffée d'un très élégant clocheton Renaissance surmonté d'un lanternon, lui-même doté d'une croix constituant le sommet de la cathédrale.
La tour sud
La tour sud aurait dû être semblable à la tour nord, à l'image des grandes églises gothiques construites à l'époque. Mais seuls les deux premiers niveaux ont été achevés, car au , les chanoines préférèrent financer la réfection d'un oratoire pouvant accueillir une statue de la Vierge.
Ses assises sont cependant particulièrement solides voire cyclopéennes. Au rez-de-chaussée, à droite du vaste narthex qui suit le portail, le mur de la face sud de cette tour est épais de plus de quatre mètres, à quoi il faut encore ajouter les contreforts d'angles dépassant très largement les deux mètres. Ce mur énorme se prolonge vers l'est au niveau de la première travée de la nef, occupant là tout l'espace correspondant à la chapelle latérale de cette travée. Au niveau du narthex, un escalier à vis est encastré au sein de cette gigantesque masse de pierre.
Des vestiges de l'ancienne chapelle Notre-Dame-des-Vertus du , détruite en 1780, sont encore visibles à droite de la façade.
Les portails occidentaux
Toute la statuaire des trois portails a été réalisée en pierre calcaire fort résistante de la région de Tonnerre. La statuaire des portails de la cathédrale d'Auxerre, malgré les déprédations subies du fait des Huguenots au , est des plus intéressante et constitue un des plus beaux chefs-d'œuvre de la sculpture du .
Portail central ou portail du Jugement Dernier
Le tympan du portail central est consacré au Jugement dernier. Le Christ Juge est assis entre la Vierge Marie et saint Jean-Baptiste agenouillés. Les piédroits, où figurent les vierges sages et les vierges folles, se rattache à ce thème car ces dernières sont présentées montant à l'appel du Jugement Dernier, lequel figure au linteau.
Les voussures contiennent des statuettes représentant les apôtres. Elles sont décorées de 66 scènes.
Les niches des soubassements abritent des statuettes décapitées au par les Huguenots et non identifiables. La partie inférieure des soubassements est sculptée de bas-reliefs sous forme de médaillons. Ceux-ci constituent de superbes et délicats petits chefs-d'œuvre de la sculpture du Moyen Âge (). On y trouve l'histoire de Joseph à gauche et la parabole de l'enfant prodigue à droite. Certains de ces bas-reliefs comportent des personnages liés à l'antiquité païenne : on y voit notamment un Éros endormi, un jeune satyre, un Hercule.
Le portail de droite
Situé au premier niveau de ce qui aurait dû devenir la tour sud, il est le plus ancien portail de l'édifice, puisque, à l'instar du premier niveau de cette tour sud, il date de la toute première phase de la construction de la cathédrale, au début du .
Le tympan comme les voussures relatent des épisodes de l'enfance du Christ, et de la vie de saint Jean-Baptiste. Le tympan est divisé en trois registres. Celui du haut représente la décollation (décapitation) du prophète et la remise de sa tête à Salomé, fille d'Hérodiade. Au milieu, on assiste au baptême du Christ. Enfin le registre inférieur reproduit des scènes de l'enfance de saint Jean-Baptiste : la Visitation, la nativité, la circoncision. Les soubassements sont décorés de diverses scènes, par exemple les amours de Bethsabée et de David. On peut voir aussi des statuettes symbolisant la philosophie et les sept arts libéraux.
À droite du portail, un haut-relief de taille importante représente le jugement de Salomon.
Le portail de gauche
Le tympan, représente le couronnement de la Vierge Marie par son fils, le Christ.
Les sculptures des voussures retracent des épisodes de la vie de Vierge, de saint Joachim, son père, et de sainte Anne, sa mère.
Au niveau inférieur du portail nord, on peut admirer de fort beaux bas-reliefs illustrant la Genèse ou Création du monde. La grande qualité des représentations végétales, animales et humaines tendent à montrer la splendeur du monde originel. Le péché originel a corrompu l'œuvre divine. L'arche de Noé est le symbole du salut et de l'aide que Dieu donne aux hommes.
La façade nord et le portail nord du transept
Entre la tour nord, et le transept, la nef est soutenue par quatre arcs-boutants séparant les cinq travées. Les culées de ceux-ci sont surmontés de pinacles. Comme partout autour de la cathédrale, chaque arc-boutant est à claire-voie. Celle-ci, dont les montants sont très-serrés, supporte un chaperon résistant, assez épais qui contribue à consolider l'arc-boutant.
À noter que les chéneaux supérieurs qui descendent de la longue galerie qui longe la base du toit de l'édifice, rejettent leurs eaux sur les chaperons des arcs-boutants dont le dos est doté d'un chéneau qui après avoir contourné le haut des culées se termine par une longue gargouille. Ce schéma d'évacuation des eaux du toit se retrouve partout ailleurs, au niveau de la nef, du chœur et des bras du transept.
La culée du quatrième arc-boutant de la nef, juste avant le transept, soutient deux arcs-boutants, l'un soutenant la nef et l'autre le transept. Entre les culées, les fenêtres des chapelles latérales ont presque chacune une forme et une taille différente.
La façade du bras nord du transept, est assez « classique », en ce sens qu'elle répond - comme la façade sud - à un schéma que l'on retrouve chez la plupart des autres grands sanctuaires gothiques du nord de la France, comme Chartres, Amiens ou Paris. Enserrée entre deux puissants contreforts d'angle, elle s'élance à quelque de hauteur.
La partie inférieure de la façade est occupée par un imposant portail encadrant une porte à deux vantaux et trumeau central. Le portail est couronné d'un haut gable de style encore rayonnant. La moitié supérieure est occupée par l'immense verrière de style flamboyant, comportant à son sommet une rosace surmontant une claire-voie à huit lancettes. L'ensemble est couronné par un beau pignon triangulaire, lui aussi flamboyant, encadré de deux hautes fléchettes très ouvragées.
Le portail de cette façade est consacré aux saints évêques d'Auxerre, en particulier saint Pèlerin, saint Amâtre, et surtout saint Germain l'Auxerrois, dont la vie et les miracles sont représentés au tympan. La statue de saint Germain ornait jadis le trumeau du portail. Le portail de ce croisillon du transept est d'ailleurs orienté vers l'abbaye Saint-Germain, qui conserve actuellement le corps du saint.
Dans l'angle formé par le bras nord du transept et le chœur de la cathédrale se dresse une tourelle de section carrée, contenant un escalier à vis reliant le rez-de-chaussée avec les parties supérieures de l'édifice. Percée de meurtrières sur toute sa hauteur, cette tourelle est coiffée d'un joli toit pointu en forme de clocheton octogonal.
Le portail sud du transept
Sur le portail sud, de chaque côté, deux panneaux comprenant quatre femmes sont représentées. Chaque femme représente les matières enseignées à l'université pendant le Moyen Âge : quatre enseignements scientifiques appelés quadrivium (arithmétique, astronomie, géométrie et musique) trois enseignements littéraires appelés trivium (dialectique, grammaire et rhétorique), ainsi que la philosophie.
Certaines femmes sont reconnaissables par rapport à l'enseignement qu'elles désignent : la philosophie est représentée par une tête couronnée, la musique est symbolisée par une femme tenant deux clochettes et la géométrique par une femme utilisant un compas.
Intérieur de la cathédrale
Le chœur
L'architecture du chœur est remarquable. Construit de 1215 à 1245, il s'agit d'un chef-d'œuvre de l'art sacré ogival.
Il se compose de quatre travées droites rectangulaires et d'un profond hémicycle à sept pans (). Comme la nef et le transept, son élévation est à trois étages (grandes arcades, triforium aveugle et fenêtres hautes). Derrière le triforium orné d'une gracieuse et fine colonnade, se trouve une galerie. Les colonnes des grandes arcades sont surmontées de chapiteaux à motifs végétaux. Certaines dont celles de l'abside sont très fines et cylindriques. L'ensemble donne une impression de grâce et de légèreté.
Le chœur est fermé par une belle grille de style Louis XV, confectionnée par Sébastien-Antoine Slodtz (frère de Michel-Ange Slodtz). On y trouve aussi des stalles du , ainsi qu'un retable surmonté d'une statue en marbre représentant la lapidation de saint-Étienne, œuvre de Louis-Claude Vassé.
Le déambulatoire, ses chapelles et ses vitraux
Sur le déambulatoire s'ouvre une vaste chapelle axiale de plan carré (chapelle de la Vierge Marie). Celle-ci est surmontée d'une voûte à dix ogives convergeant vers la clé de voûte et retombant sur de très fines colonnettes dont certaines n'ont pas plus de vingt-cinq centimètres de diamètre.
Le déambulatoire du chœur, de même que la chapelle axiale sont ornés de nombreuses verrières historiées réalisées dans la première moitié du , quelques années avant la réalisation des vitraux des hautes baies. Les 15 fenêtres du déambulatoire comportent un total de trente-deux lancettes ornées de vitraux de la première moitié du abordant différents thèmes de l'histoire religieuse comme la vie des saints et des martyrs, ou bien des scènes de la Création ou de l'Incarnation.
Depuis leurs installations au , les vitraux de la cathédrale ont connu de multiples rénovations. La première rénovation a lieu après les guerres de Religion à la suite de destructions causées par les protestants, puis une seconde a lieu au lors d'une rénovation générale de l'édifice et enfin une dernière réhabilitation est faite dans les années 1930. Par ailleurs, durant la Seconde Guerre mondiale avant d'éviter des destructions pouvant provenir des bombardements, les vitraux sont démontés en 1939, puis remis en place à la fin de la guerre en 1945.
La conservation de ces éléments est comparable à deux autres cathédrales du , à savoir Notre-Dame de Chartres et Saint-Étienne de Bourges.
Sous les vitraux, le soubassement du mur extérieur du déambulatoire est décoré d'une série d'arcatures aveugles ornées de belles têtes sculptées. Elles représentent avant tout des prophètes et des sibylles. Du côté nord du déambulatoire, un tableau sur bois du représente la Lapidation de saint Étienne.
Sur le bas-côté droit du chœur s'ouvrent trois chapelles latérales construites au , l'une d'entre elles contenant le trésor de la cathédrale. Sur le bas-côté gauche, la très ancienne sacristie du communique avec le sanctuaire. De plan carré, ses voûtes retombent toutes sur un pilier central.
La nef
L'élévation de la nef est à trois niveaux : grandes arcades, triforium aveugle et fenêtres hautes.
À l'inverse du chœur, construit bien plus tôt, la nef est de style gothique rayonnant. Il n'y a donc pas de chapiteaux au niveau des colonnes des grandes arcades.
Moins haut et plus massif que celui du chœur, le triforium de la nef est composé de deux groupes d'arcatures géminées et tréflées par travée. Chaque groupe est surmonté d'un oculus ou remplage quadrilobé. Le triforium laisse ainsi une plus grande place aux importantes fenêtres hautes entièrement composées de vitraux.
Précédée par un vaste narthex, la nef comporte cinq travées barlongues (rectangulaires) et est bordée de ses deux collatéraux sur lesquels s'ouvrent huit chapelles latérales (4 au nord et 4 au sud). Celles-ci datent du . Les voûtes ne datent que du siècle suivant. Les vitraux sont des . La rosace de la façade, du également, fut posée en 1550 et évoque le Concert Céleste. Elle est due à Guillaume Cornouaille.
Les chapelles latérales de la nef
Les chapelles latérales de la nef ne faisaient pas partie du plan initial de l'édifice.
Chaque collatéral voit s'ouvrir quatre chapelles correspondant aux travées 2 à 5, qui précèdent la croisée du transept.
La chronologie des trois dernières chapelles du collatéral sud (troisième, quatrième et cinquième travées) est encore mal établie. On s'accorde cependant pour dire qu'elles sont toutes du (aux environs des années 1340 ?) et que la construction de la chapelle Saint-André (deuxième chapelle, en troisième travée) viendrait après celle de Saint-Germain (troisième chapelle en quatrième travée). Bien que la chapelle Sainte-Anne (quatrième et dernière chapelle en cinquième travée) reste encore difficile à situer dans l'histoire de la cathédrale, certains pensent (Harry Titus de la Wake Forest University) qu'elle est la plus ancienne.
Cette quatrième chapelle contient les orgues de la cathédrale reconstruites en 1985. Les murs y sont ornés de peintures murales mises au jour lors du démontage de l'ancien orgue.
Le transept
Les grandes verrières des rosaces des transepts nord et sud sont du , comme celle de la façade ouest. Elles sont dues aux meilleurs artistes de la région. C'est Germain Michel qui réalisa la verrière et la rosace du bras nord du transept, qui furent posés en 1528. Quant aux vitraux du bras sud, ils sont dus à Guillaume Cornouaille et datent de 1550.
Le croisillon sud
Le croisillon sud du transept, long de deux travées rectangulaires, présente une élévation semblable à celle du chœur. Au niveau du mur oriental, outre les grandes arcades ouvrant sur le déambulatoire, on retrouve le triforium à colonnes fines fort différent de celui de la nef, ainsi que des hautes baies formées de deux lancettes surmontées d'une rose. Au niveau du mur occidental, le triforium est également semblable à celui du chœur, c'est-à-dire à colonnes fines. À noter que la voûte de ce croisillon est sexpartite.
Le mur de fond, correspondant à la façade de style gothique rayonnant du sud de la cathédrale, est doté dans sa partie supérieure d'une superbe et vaste verrière comprenant une belle rosace à dix branches couronnant une très haute claire-voie de huit lancettes. La rosace posée en 1550 représente Dieu le Père au sein des puissances célestes, tandis que la claire-voie nous raconte l'histoire de Moïse.
Il est intéressant de savoir que l'édification de ce croisillon sud a consommé à lui seul près de de plomb, essentiellement en raison de sa grande verrière avec rosace dont les liaisons sont entièrement faites avec du métal (environ de plomb à ce seul niveau).
Sous ces imposantes fenêtres, en plus de la porte d'entrée correspondant au portail, se trouve un réseau d'arcatures aveugles de fort belle allure. Elles encadraient des statues aujourd'hui disparues. Il en reste cependant les piédestaux sculptés qui constituent de véritables œuvres d'art.
Le croisillon nord
Le croisillon nord du transept est avec le haut de la façade occidentale et sa tour, la dernière partie de l'édifice à avoir été construit. Son achèvement date du dernier quart du . Comportant deux travées, comme le croisillon sud, il est recouvert de deux voûtes quadripartites. Sa façade est de style flamboyant. Son mur de fond comporte lui aussi une immense verrière composée d'une rosace flamboyante et d'une claire-voie à huit lancettes, le tout doté de fort beaux vitraux. La rosace, dite rosace de la Vierge des Litanies, posée en 1528, présente une série de figures se rapportant à la Vierge Marie.
Le mur oriental possède la même élévation que celle du chœur, mais le triforium à fine colonnade n'est présent qu'au niveau de la première travée. Le mur occidental, quant à lui est de structure semblable à celle de la nef et est orné d'un triforium analogue à celle-ci. Ce triforium orne les deux travées du croisillon.
Près de la porte se trouve une statue de Jeanne d'Arc, qui passa à Auxerre en 1429, œuvre du sculpteur Pierre Vigoureux et datée de 1920.
La crypte
La crypte romane du est située sous le chœur de la cathédrale. On y accède par la partie sud du déambulatoire de l'église haute (c'est-à-dire à droite du chœur).
La crypte, qui date de 1023, est la partie restante de l'édifice roman qui a précédé la cathédrale actuelle. Elle a une longueur intérieure de . La crypte comporte une nef à trois vaisseaux à voûte d'arêtes et un chevet rond. L'ensemble est entouré d'un déambulatoire, lui aussi voûté d'arêtes, sur lequel s'ouvre une chapelle absidiale voûtée en cul-de-four. Entre ces différents vaisseaux s'élèvent des colonnes massives.
La chapelle absidiale ou axiale se distingue par ses magnifiques fresques des .
On peut y admirer une fresque romane (début ou plus sûrement du milieu ) représentant une grande croix, quatre anges à cheval logés dans des médaillons et au centre un magnifique Christ sur un cheval blanc. L'interprétation de ces fresques est énigmatique : passage libre du Christ sur la croix ou apparition du Roi des Rois, le cavalier de l'Apocalypse de saint Jean ?
Sur la voûte en cul-de-four de la chapelle de la crypte, on peut également admirer un Christ pantocrator (fin ).
La chapelle axiale ainsi que le déambulatoire, sont dotés de baies ouvertes vers l'extérieur. Ceci est dû à la déclivité du terrain sur lequel est construit la cathédrale, et qui s'incline progressivement vers le lit de la rivière Yonne situé à l'est de l'édifice.
Le trésor
Le trésor présente de nombreux manuscrits enluminés, des ivoires, des bois sculptés, de l'orfèvrerie, ainsi qu'une collection de châsses émaillées de Limoges.
Le grand orgue
Le grand orgue Anneessens du , placé dans un buffet néo-gothique, a été remanié en 1952 par Gutschenritter.
Il a été entièrement refait de 1979 à 1986 par le facteur Dominique Oberthür de Saintes, qui réalise un instrument moderne de quarante sept jeux, quatre claviers manuels, transmission mécanique par fils de fibre de carbone, tirage de jeux électrique avec combinateur électronique. Un trait particulier est la présence de tuyaux en chamade.
À la suite de dommages causés par un orage en 2005, l'orgue bénéficie d'une restauration complète en 2011-2012.
Composition
Les cloches
Le clocher abrite une sonnerie de 4 cloches de volée (accord parfait de Sol majeur).
Thérèse (bourdon) : Sol 2 - 4.750 kilos, fondue en 1836 par Cochois
Marguerite : Si 2 - 2.500 kilos, fondue en 1841 par Jean-Claude II Burdin, fondeur à Lyon
Marie-Félicité : Ré 3 - 1.800 kilos, fondue en 1841 par Jean-Claude II Burdin, fondeur à Lyon
Marie-Anne : Sol 3 - 550 kilos, fondue en 1841 par Jean-Claude II Burdin, fondeur à Lyon
Galerie
L'ensemble cathédral
Les cathédrales sont de façon générale dotées d'autels annexes, dont l'un dédié à Notre-Dame. Au fil du temps le terrain de l'ensemble religieux s'accroît, et des églises contiguës correspondant aux autels annexes sont bâties - l'ensemble formant toujours « la cathédrale » bien que ce mot ne s'applique qu'à l'une des églises du lieu. La tradition tend à faire bâtir trois églises, dédiées une à Notre-Dame, une à Saint-Jean-Baptiste et une au martyr local ; l'emplacement respectif des églises entre elles peut varier : l'église Notre-Dame peut être au milieu ou, comme à Auxerre, en première position vers le nord ; dans ce dernier cas l'église de Saint-Jean-Baptiste est au milieu et celle de Saint-Étienne, le martyr choisi à Auxerre, est au sud. Or à Auxerre l'église Saint-Étienne pouvait se permettre plus d'agrandissements car elle était située plus loin des rues. Mais elle n'éclipsa l'église de Saint-Jean-le-Rond qu'à partir du . L'église de Notre-Dame resta debout, sans changement (cette dernière datant de la fin du ). Dans l'esprit de tous la cathédrale était aussi Notre-Dame-de-la-Cité, qui en faisait partie intégrante : jusqu'au la cathédrale elle-même est parfois nommée « église Sainte-Marie-et-Saint-Étienne » (« Sancta Maria et Sanctus Stephanus »), comme c'est le cas dans un titre de l'évêque Alain datant de 1157. Et jusqu'à cette période, Notre-Dame est dirigée par un "chanoine diacre de Saint-Étienne".
L'ancien ensemble canonial se trouve au sud de la cathédrale. Pré-datant les premières fortifications de la ville qui l'incluaient dans leur enceinte, il était le centre du quartier de la cathédrale. La plupart de ses bâtiments, qui entouraient le cloître des chanoines, ont été démolis ou transformés ; ils ne sont pas accessibles au public. Restent un grand bâtiment rectangulaire avec une charpente en carène du , qui abrite la salle capitulaire ; et quelques vestiges d'époque romane.
Les maisons canoniales ont été construites entre le et le ; elles sont pourvues de caves gothiques. L'église Saint-Clément, construite fin ou début , a un pignon haut sur son côté Est et est composée de deux chapelles superposées, voûtées en ogives.
Au Moyen Âge, le quartier de la cathédrale comprenait également le palais épiscopal, maintenant siège de la préfecture, et les édifices disparus de l'église collégiale Notre-Dame-de-la-Cité, de l'ancien baptistère Saint-Jean-le-Rond et de l'église paroissiale Saint-Pierre-en-Château.
Notes et références
Notes
Références
Voir aussi
Bibliographie
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La Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre, Les Amis de la cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre, Auxerre
François Collombet, Les Plus Belles Cathédrales de France, Sélection du Readers Digest, Paris (France), 1997 , 146-151.
Gérard Denizeau, Histoire visuelle des Monuments de France, Larousse, Paris, 2003 , 104.
Alain Erlande-Brandenburg, Histoire de l'architecture française (tome 1), éd. du Patrimoine, Mengès, Paris, 1995
Dieter Kimpel, L'Architecture gothique en France 1130-1270, Flammarion, Paris, 1990
Willibald Sauerländer, Le monde gothique, Gallimard. L'Univers des Formes, Paris, 1989
Harry B. Titus, Jr., « The Auxerre Cathedral Chevet and Burgundian Gothic Architecture », dans Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, , v. 47 .
Christian Sapin (dir.), Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre La seconde vie d'une cathédrale, Centre d'Études Médiévales d'Auxerre, Auxerre/Éditions Picard, Paris, 2011, 526p.,
Articles connexes
Liens externes
Site des Amis de la cathédrale d'Auxerre
Cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre — Paroisse Saint-Germain d'Auxerre
Fiche du ministère de la culture
Photos et plans de la cathédrale d'Auxerre
Cathédrale d'Auxerre - Le site sur l'Art Roman en Bourgogne
L'orgue de la cathédrale
La Cathédrale Saint-Étienne et l'orgue, Auxerre, France - musiqueorguequebec.ca
La cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre : Bulletin du centre d'études médiévales d'Auxerre
La crypte de la cathédrale Saint-Étienne d'Auxerre (Yonne) : Bulletin du centre d'études médiévales d'Auxerre
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It wouldn't be an overstatement to call the C8 Chevrolet Corvette one of the most eagerly-awaited cars this decade and perhaps even this century.
Fittingly, GM is taking its time to ensure the car is perfect before it debuts and recently, took out a camouflaged prototype for some performance testing.
The first clip you'll find below shows the Corvette accelerating on three separate runs. While it's difficult to know what Corvette variant we're watching, it's obvious that it is V8-powered and uses either a quick-shifting automatic or a dual-clutch transmission. It sounds pretty good although not as ferocious as the new ZR1.
European supercars will be put on notice.
Late last year, the world got its best insight into the C8 Corvette so far, not via an uncovered prototype but rather leaked CAD drawings that revealed key components for the car. Most importantly, they offered a look at the long-awaited DOHC V8 aided by two turbochargers. This powertrain will apparently be good for up to 800 hp and could serve as the grunt for the range-topping Corvette variant.
As for the second video below, it shows a camouflaged C8 prototype undergoing road testing. Annoyingly, it's filmed in portrait mode, a cardinal sin in our eyes. Fortunately, it does offer some cool driving shots of the mid-engine supercar and does provide some hint of the car's exterior design. For example, we can see the square-shaped quad tailpipes, short rear overhang and an elongated decklid where the powertrain will be found. Listening to the excited guys behind the camera is also pretty funny.
The new Chevrolet Corvette should premiere next year as a 2020 model and will be sold alongside the C7 Corvette.
Launch this already, I can't wait to see it compare to European offering, whether they will make RHD version and also what's the C8.R be like.
I've been saying the same thing about the Supra.
I just hope it doesn't look like the current corvette with a mid-engine. GM needs to go full exotic with the C8.
Car and driver already leaked what it looks like. They were pretty accurate when they leaked C7 before it was revealed.
I have a problem with it being a C8. personally I think that should be designated for the next Front engine version while the mid engine should get a new nameplate. Unless there won't be any more front engine layout models.
I don't see a problem with it. For decades the Corvette was teased and mucked about with rear-mid test mules versions and static concepts that never went anywhere. It was always something that the Corvette engineers played with, but were limited by budget and public perception.
Really, I think of the coming mid-engine Corvette as something that was bound to happen given how many warnings we were given over the years.
Well I did say unless they weren't making anymore of the front engine.. if they have both then that should be the C8 and the mid should be MEC1, sorry if that doesn't make sense to you.
Meh. To my disappointment, there will be an overlapping period of time in which the current C7 and the C8 will be in production simultaneously. Eventually, this public conditioning period will have to come to an end, and hopefully the public will be able to digest a rear-mid Corvette.
I think the public will love it. I feel as though there should be both versions. It's an all new beast because of the different layout.
THE ONLY THING I LIKE ABOUT THE CURRENT GEN REAR END IS THE QUAD EXHAUST CENTRALLY MOUNTED. SHAME THEY CHOSE TO CHANGE THAT.
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More and more businesses understand the benefits of making diversity and inclusion a priority: it's good for the bottom line, helps employee retention, and generates innovation.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber values and promotes diversity because it enhances the business community and the economic development of the region through: increasing regional and global business development; expanded educational opportunities; and creating a robust community infrastructure that encourages all community members to make contributions using their special talents, expertise and knowledge.
The Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce values and promotes diversity and inclusion for a successful business community through:
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ADVOCACY of diversity and inclusion in public policy
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INTEGRATION of diversity and inclusion across ALL KC Chamber programs and initiatives
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Celebrating similarities and embracing differences among employees in terms of cultural background, physical abilities and disabilities, race, gender, veteran status, and sexual orientation.
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Nominees are employees of any gender, age, sexual orientation, or disability including employees or managers of any ethnic or culturally diverse community who:
Impact their organization's success by directly or indirectly increasing profitability, improving efficiencies and/or reducing costs
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Work in middle-to-senior level management or head a specific department (such as, but not limited to accounting, marketing, production or business), or who serves as a project manager in a flat organization
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Promote diversity and inclusion (D&I) in the organization and are an active advocate and hold themselves and others accountable for diversity and inclusion (D&I)
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The KC Chamber Champion of Diversity Award recognizes a regional business that has made an impactful commitment to embracing diversity in their workplace, diversity supplier partnerships, and the community. The KC Chamber Champion of Diversity is a business that can demonstrate adherence to practices which support the business case for workforce diversity as a strategic initiative by ensuring the diversification of staff, suppliers, and community outreach is a normal part of their organizational practice, policy, and culture. This Champion of Diversity business will be able to demonstrate their organizational practices are inclusive of all people no matter that person's race, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital status, veteran's status, military status, genetic information, sexual orientation or gender identity.
POWER of Diversity Breakfast
The KC Chamber's POWER of Diversity Breakfast, held in July, is the region's premier celebration of the metro area's culturally diverse business community, recognizing diverse workforce members and corporations that have demonstrated a commitment to diversity and inclusion.
Highlights of the event include the presentation of the Champion of Diversity Award, recognizing a regional business that has made an impactful commitment to embrace diversity in their workplace, diversity supplier partnerships, and the community. This Champion of Diversity business will be able to demonstrate their organizational practices are inclusive of all people. The Breakfast also includes presentation of ACE Awards to up-and-coming senior level managers who are advocating for expansion of their company's diversity and inclusion and/or supplier diversity efforts.
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2018 Regional Diversity & Inclusion Survey
The KC Chamber has conducted a second survey of regional companies and organizations to better understand their Diversity & Inclusion efforts and best practices, and to begin measuring regional progress. Here are the results.
The KC Chamber has conducted a survey of regional companies and organizations to better understand their Diversity & Inclusion efforts and best practices. Here are the results.
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Top 10 Best Practices for Diversity & Inclusion in the Workplace
1. Make diversity and inclusion a priority of executive leadership
Strong support from top management including the CEO and board chair (written statement of commitment) can drive the company's diversity strategy and execution daily. Executive involvement includes active leadership in the company's employee resource groups, service as executive chairs for diversity growth strategy teams and advisory councils, and involvement on the company's diversity councils.
2. Include diversity and inclusion in your company's strategic planning process, mission and vision
Make diversity and inclusion a priority by creating a strategic framework that includes diversity and inclusion in all departments and workplans. Creating a strategic plan allows the leadership team as well as employees to keep diversity and inclusion at the forefront of every initiative and program and all company processes.
3. Always require a diverse slate of candidates for every open position
How can a company ensure that it's able to choose from such a field? For starters, it's important to work not only with traditional recruiting firms, but also with diversity-specific recruiting companies, that can help bring you the right candidates.
4. Include diversity in your new employee orientation
Diversity and inclusion is part of the new employee orientation and follow up sessions are offered for all staff. Address the organization's policies and procedures related to valuing and leveraging diversity to accomplish the organization's mission and achieve its vision.
5. Provide diversity awareness training for board, staff, volunteers and members
Make diversity and inclusion training as much a part of your strategic plan as safety, sexual harassment, and wellness programs. Don't assume that employees understand diversity and inclusion, even if they belong to a diverse population. Provide annual trainings or workshops on different topics such as implicit bias, recruitment, retaining and promotion or achieving cultural competency.
6. Advertising or marketing
Make sure photos in all publications include a culturally diverse group of people. If you are advertising to a certain market, consult with knowledgeable employees or professional firms about the market. Scan all applications to ensure that offending images are removed, and that all language is neutral.
7. Recruit thoughtfully
Cultivate relationships and recruit from institutions that typically attract a diverse student body, including Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU's) and Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSI's). Progressive-thinking or liberal arts universities also tend to attract students of different backgrounds, while internationally-focused and highly reputable academic institutions also draw a diverse group. For no-degree required positions, consult with diverse non-profit organizations or your local employment councils, churches, etc. In other words, think outside the box.
8. Support matters
Linking employees to a support network is crucial to your retention efforts. Whether it's helping out-of-state or out-of-country workers adapt to a new region, offering tuition assistance or opportunities to pursue industry-related courses; or making benefits available such as on-site fitness facilities at work sites in more remote areas, a company can go a long way toward retaining its diverse talent if its workforce feels supported and valued.
9. Celebrate your workforce differences
Recognize and celebrate your diverse groups of employees. Whether it's Black History Month, Hispanic Heritage Month or Muslim Holidays, dedicate a day of celebration by decorating a wall to signify the holiday or contributions that group has made to the United States. Be careful not to offend employees by putting up offensive images of the culture. Create a committee to research each celebration.
10. Once you have a diverse workforce, keep it
Finding the diverse talent your company needs are only part of the challenge. Retaining it is equally important. It's important to have employee resources groups that are open to all employees, which help to organize opportunities for professional development, forge partnerships with diverse professional organizations, support community-relations efforts and enhance diversity awareness. Each group you form should have a shared mission statement, tied to your organization's diversity strategy, as well as its own vision statement, goals, and plans of action, and each should have a significant impact on the community, giving your employees a true sense of camaraderie.
KC Chamber's Diverse Business Committee
The KC Chamber's Diversity, Equity and Inclusion activities are guided by its Diverse Business Committee which includes Diversity, Equity and Inclusion professionals and representatives from business, foundations, nonprofits and the community. The mission of the Diverse Business Committee is to affirm, enact and advocate for the KC Chamber's four-pillars of diversity and inclusion throughout the Chamber and its programming. Its vision is to create an all-embracing Chamber that maximizes opportunities to develop, promote, educate and advocate on behalf of a diverse workforce and diverse owned businesses.
Chair, Vanessa Sims, UMB
Tahir Atwater, Big Brothers Big Sisters
Marquita Brockman Taylor, Negro Leagues Baseball Museum
Tricia Bushnell, Midwest Innocence Project
Valerie Coyazo, KCP&L
Mike Cubon, Ability KC
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Carla Gibson, REACH Healthcare Foundation
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Interested in expanding your efforts in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? Here are more best practices and advice from D&I experts and award winners
A Conversation with Bridgette Williams - GROW KC Magazine
2018 Champion of Diversity: Shook, Hardy & Bacon
2018 ACE: Carla Gibson, REACH Healthcare Foundation
2018 ACE: Vanessa Sims, UMB
2018 ACE: Dr. Susan Wilson, UMKC
2018 Supplier Diversity ACE: Christine Kelly, MCC
Meet the 2018 Diversity Award Winners - GROW KC magazine
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UMB Blog by Vanessa Sims
Three keys to cultivating a LGBTQ-friendly workplace
5 tips for getting outside your comfort zone
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Healing Ajax is an innovative, trauma-informed approach to helping veterans reintegrate into society. At Healing Ajax peer support groups, veterans successfully share their experiences and coping skills with their comrades who are going through similar experiences. It's veterans helping veterans, making sure their brothers and sisters don't feel alone, giving them a support network, and helping them get the assistance they need through trauma-informed, veteran-to-veteran groups.
Resources for Human Development founded Healing Ajax in 2008 in response to the needs of combat veterans returning home from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Over time, Healing Ajax has expanded to welcome veterans of all eras. The program's name derives from the Greek warrior Ajax, who distinguished himself during battle but was unable to reintegrate into society and eventually committed suicide.
The Healing Ajax peer-to-peer model lends itself to veterans who are dealing with PTSD, depression, or other behavioral health challenges as a consequence of their military service. Core services include initial one-on-one assessments, participation in a weekly psycho-educational group adapted for veterans from the evidence-based Trauma, Recovery and Empowerment Model (TREM), and referral to other services, if needed, such as substance abuse treatment and veterans' benefits.
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An innovative technology introduced in the Eastern Cape has improved access to quality sanitation while saving water.
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Želary je češko-slovaški romantično-dramski vojni film iz četa 2003, ki ga je režiral Ondřej Trojan po scenariju Petra Jarchovskýja. Film temelji na dveh delih Květe Legátové, zbirki kratkih zgodb Želary iz leta 2001 in noveli Jozova Hanule iz leta 2002. V glavnih vlogah nastopajo Anna Geislerová, György Cserhalmi, Jaroslava Adamová in Miroslav Donutil.
Film je bil premierno prikazan 4. septembra 2003 v čeških kinematografih. Kot češki kandidat je bil nominiran za oskarja za najboljši mednarodni celovečerni film na 76. podelitvi. Skupno je prejel štiri nagrade in deset nominacij na svetovnih filmskih festivalih.
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Arena Breakout Beginners Guide and Tips
Gain an insight of what to do and what not to do in the game
Sayan MajumderNovember 28, 2022Last Updated: December 5, 2022
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Arena Breakout is a brand new upcoming game from the Chinese corporate giants and game developer Tencent Games. It is classified as a shooter game that focuses on the first-person perspective of the game. It highlights an often overlooked aspect of shooter games, that is, the element of stealth and finesse while undertaking missions. Here in this beginners guide, we will offer help to get you started on Arena Breakout and then make your way further into the game.
Arena Breakout is a tactical first-person shooter game with a very competitive and intense type of gameplay. In the game, you as the player in control of the character in the game, are pitched into a territory infested with enemy troops and militants.
Now what you have to do is very simple but you will soon find out that putting it into action is well, a bit tougher. Although the enemies and all units involved in the battle against you are operated via artificial intelligence and are a hundred per cent pre-programmed, they do offer some very engaging gameplay to the player.
The movements are fluid and are a notch above what generic bots in other shooter games tend to play like. Which is another reason why you might find this guide useful.
Arena Breakout Beginners Guide: Tips and Tricks
1. Focus on areas with higher Loot
In a shooter game, it is of no use to survive on the battlefield with subliminal loot which will render you insufficient to effectively deal with the enemies posed against you. Without proper gear and loot, you will just be a helpless soldier who will just be a liability to those around you.
Image via Tencent Games
In Arena Breakout, if you open the map in the game, you will be able to see which area has high concentrations of loot as they are highlighted. The better the loot you have, the more the chances are that you will be able to defeat the Bosses and the Scout Bosses without incurring unnecessary or heavy losses which are absolutely imperative for smooth gameplay.
2. Play as a Team
Teamwork makes the dream work. And in the world of Arena Breakout, this age-old saying stands as true as ever. As a player, you get the freedom to choose whether you want to play alone in a solo game or with a squad while watching out for each other.
But if you try out both forms of gameplay, you will soon find out that playing with a squad gives you much better value for the same effort which you would otherwise put into playing alone. It is not like playing alongside other players in a squad automatically ramps up your gameplay and makes you invincible.
While it does offer significant advantages, most of the actions need to be taken based on precise communication and being a team player. By having efficient call-outs, and conveying the needs of the moment properly, a coordinated team is founded and becomes a sheer force to reckon with.
3. Keep tabs on your Armour
Armour is without a doubt one of the most important items available in any game which has it. It is crucial and has long been an indispensable and sought-after item in almost any game which involves the use of guns and other firearms. When equipped with armour, players incur damage lesser than what they would if they were not equipped with armour.
The smallest difference in damage received can define whether the outcome of a gunfight favours you or not, which is where the extra buff provided by the armour comes into play. One thing you need to look out for while sporting a set of armour is the vulnerable points in it. "Chinks in the armour" as the saying goes, are places where the armour is not enough to protect and minimize the damage incurred.
In Arena Breakthrough, the arms and legs of the character controlled by the player constitute the exposed parts where the armour offers no resistance at all. Therefore, irrespective of the quality and level of the armour which you are equipped with, you will continue to receive a hundred per cent damage from enemy shots directed at your limbs, that is, hands and legs.
The same is also applicable to all the enemies as well, thus enabling you to use the game mechanic to your advantage while also taking care to not render your vulnerable points exposed and thus lower your chances of survival.
4. Always try to retrieve Gear lost in battle
Being able to retrieve your lost loot and gear even after dying in combat is one of the best if not the best feature you can enjoy if you play with a squad. If worst comes to worst and you happen to die in the game due to some mishap then you can count on your teammates to pick up your gear and loot and then hand them over to you in the next game.
This is an extremely clutch feature, especially when you take into consideration that Arena Breakout does not provide any form of insurance to the players when they die. But you also have to keep in mind that the gear retrieved will not be accounted for if like you, your teammates end up dying on the battlefield as well.
In that case, all the items and gear collected and hoarded by your team will be lost as a whole. But if all goes well, this method works very well if you are keen on saving money and do not want to lose out on your premium gear.
5. Make yourself familiar with all the in-game Equipment
One step which you cannot skip in order to become well-versed in a game like Arena Breakout is to have a keen understanding of how the equipment in the game works. In order to do so, you have to pay close attention to how each element in the game works and read what their descriptions say.
Graphics from Tencent's upcoming game Arena Breakout
Each piece of equipment has a specific role they excel in and situations they are best suited for where its effectiveness is maximized. You also have to familiarize yourself with the various situations where specific gear is used so as to not use them carelessly and put yourself in danger later on.
For example, using a med kit makes you unable to perform other actions while the process is ongoing and thus makes you vulnerable to enemies who are trying to kill you. Therefore, in order to avoid making such mistakes which can end up biting you in the back, you have to learn the correct time to use the equipment and soon you will find yourself being a better player.
So this is it for our guide concerning the game Arena Breakout. We have shared what we thought was crucial information which is bound to come to use for anyone who is just getting into the game and is looking to get familiar with its elements. With a game as unique as Arena Breakout, the satisfaction gained from mastering it is indeed a lot. Don't hesitate to give it a try and never forget to refer to this Arena Breakout beginners guide for advice if you run into problems.
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