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Jack pine is also called scrub pine, Banksian pine, or Hudson Bay pine.
Jack pine, also called scrub pine, Banksian pine, or Hudson Bay pine, is a small-to medium-sized coniferous tree native to the northern forests of the United States and Canada, where it is an important source of pulpwood, lumber, and round timber.
It grows farther north than any other American pine and is the most widely distributed pine species in Canada. It is a pioneer species in succession and invades areas where mineral soil has been exposed by major disturbances such as fires. It usually grows in even-aged pure or mixed stands on less fertile and drier soils than those required by other native species in its range.
The major portion of the jack pine range is in Canada where its northern boundary extends eastward from the Mackenzie River in the Northwest Territories across the country to Cape Breton Island, NS. The range then extends southwest through Maine, New Hampshire, northern New York, central Quebec and northern Ontario, Michigan, extreme northwest Indiana, northeast Illinois, then northwest through Wisconsin, Minnesota, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, central Alberta, to extreme northeast British Columbia.
Within its range, jack pine is widely but not continuously distributed. In Canada it is most abundant in Ontario, and in the United States, the largest acreages are in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan (74). The only significant artificial extensions of the jack pine range have been on strip-mined areas in the central and northeastern States and on the sand hills of Nebraska.
Jack pine is usually found on sandy soils of the Spodosol and Entisol soil orders. It also grows on loamy soils, on thin soils over the granites and metamorphosed rocks of the Canadian Shield, over limestones, on peats, and on soil over permafrost. Jack pine can grow on very dry sandy or gravelly soils where other species can scarcely survive, but it grows best on well drained loamy sands where the midsummer water table is from 1.2 to 1.8 m (4 to 6 ft) below the surface. Jack pine does not grow naturally where the surface soil is alkaline, but it does grow on soils overlying limestone. It can grow on calcareous soils (pH 8.2) if a normal mycorrhizal association is present. In southeastern New Brunswick, owing to a long fire history, jack pine occupies vast areas of clayey soils and it is more common than red pine on xeric sites that have high nutrient levels.
In the Lake States and Canada, jack pine grows most commonly on level to gently rolling sand plains, usually of glacial outwash, fluvial, or lacustrine origin. It occurs less commonly on eskers, sand dunes, rock outcrops, and bald rock ridges. In the Lake States jack pine is found chiefly at elevations between 300 and 460 m (1,000 and 1,500 ft), with a maximum of about 610 m (2,000 ft) above sea level. In the East, jack pine grows on a variety of sandy sites from near sea level up to about 610 m (2,000 ft), with an outlier in New Hampshire at 2,500 ft.
The Jack Pine forest cover type (Society of American Foresters Type 1) typically originates after forest fires. It is found in pure, even-aged stands or as a majority of the stocking over vast areas of Canada and to a much lesser extent in the Lake States and the northeastern United States. In the boreal forest jack pine is also a component of three other forest cover types-Black Spruce (Type 12), Paper Birch (Type 18), and Aspen (Type 16). In the northern forest region it is a component of two forest cover types- Red Pine (Type 15) and Northern Pin Oak (Type 14). Outliers near southern fringes of the species' range are found in various types of hardwood forest.
Jack pine is one of the most shade intolerant trees in its native range. It is the least tolerant of its associated pine species and is slightly more tolerant than aspen, birch, and tamarack.
Jack pine is a pioneer species on burns or other exposed sites. In the absence of fire or other catastrophes, jack pine is succeeded by more tolerant species, but on the poorest, driest sites it may persist and form an edaphic climax. In loamy sands and sandy loams in northern Minnesota, the usual succession is from jack pine to red pine to eastern white pine to a hardwood type composed of sugar maple (Acer saccharum), basswood (Tilia americana), and northern red oak. Frequently, the red pine and white pine stages are absent and jack pine is followed by speckled alder (Alnus rugosa), American hazel (Corylus americana), beaked hazel (C. cornuta), paper birch, and quaking aspen.
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CHEVY CELEBRATES 100 YEARS OF TRUCKS WITH NATIONAL ROLLOUT OF TRUCK LEGENDS PROGRAM
Customers encouraged to participate in Truck Centennial celebration by joining exclusive owner community
DALLAS — Chevrolet today announced the nationwide rollout of the Truck Legends program, an exclusive community for those who have made Chevrolet Trucks some of the most iconic vehicles in America. The program recognizes the customers who own a Chevy Truck with more than 100,000 miles on the odometer or who have purchased or leased more than one new Chevy truck in their lifetime.
Qualifying customers will join an active community that has grown to more than 5,400 members since its launch in Texas in September 2016. The community will continue to grow and connect customers from all corners of the nation through their shared love for Chevy Trucks.
"We had an incredible response to the Truck Legends pilot program, and greatly appreciate the owners who have shared their stories," said Sandor Piszar, Chevrolet Trucks Marketing director. "We look forward to hearing from customers across the country, and for the opportunity to say 'thank you' to our most loyal customers."
100 Years of Building the Future
The national launch of the Chevy Truck Legends program coincides with the Chevy Trucks Centennial, occurring in the 2018 model year. Chevrolet will begin the Chevy Truck Centennial celebration at the State Fair of Texas, and the festivities will culminate with a Centennial Celebration at the Texas Motor Speedway on Dec. 16, 2017.
"The lasting legacy of Chevy Trucks simply would not be possible without the support of our customers," said Piszar. "As such, we are expanding the Truck Legends program nationwide to invite customers from all 50 states to join in our Centennial Celebration."
Chevrolet will periodically offer Truck Legends members once-in-a-lifetime experiences leveraging Chevrolet's partnerships. These experiences could range from front-row seats at concerts, to attending sold-out Major League Baseball events, to getting a sneak peek at new Chevrolet models.
For example, members are invited to join an exclusive Chevy Trucks Centennial Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at the Texas Motor Speedway. The event will feature opportunities to experience the latest Chevrolet products, the chance to meet Chevrolet fans like Dale Earnhardt Jr. and other exclusive experiences. A limited number of Chevy truck owners are welcome to attend the event — stay tuned for more information.
Truck Legends members will receive exclusive Truck Legends memorabilia. This includes Chevy Truck Legends branded hats, decals and, if applicable, decals celebrating milestones in mileage and number of vehicles owned. In addition, participating dealers may offer exclusive benefits to Truck Legends members.
The event is free to attend, but space is limited. Details on how to register for the program can be found at http://www.Chevy TruckLegends.com.
The Truck Legends program is free to join for individuals who have more than 100,000 miles on their Chevrolet truck or have purchased or leased oneor more new Chevy trucks in their lifetime. Eligible vehicles include:
Silverado and Silverado HD (and past C/K trucks)
Colorado (and past S-10 trucks)
Eligible customers can sign up for the program by creating a profile at http://www.ChevyTruckLegends.com.
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1. To take the place of or substitute for (another): Computers have largely supplanted typewriters. See Synonyms at replace.
2. To usurp the place of, especially through intrigue or underhanded tactics: In the Bible, Jacob supplants his older brother Esau.
The wars of these two last-mentioned nations have in a great measure grown out of commercial considerations, -- the desire of supplanting and the fear of being supplanted, either in particular branches of traffic or in the general advantages of trade and navigation, and sometimes even the more culpable desire of sharing in the commerce of other nations without their consent.
These housing authorities utilize the funding to finish large-scale improvements like supplanting roofs or making energy-efficient improvements to supplant old plumbing and electrical systems.
Historian from the Robert Stephenson Trust, Vicky Haworth, insists the campaign is not aimed at supplanting the traditional day, but to highlight the achievement of Stephenson himself.
Real estate fundamentals have been strengthening and supplanting the slower pace of asset appreciation.
A baseline figure to prevent supplanting is a reasonable expectation of voters if a supermajority (two-thirds) is required for passage,'' Cooley wrote.
Steil advocates what other one-worlders have previously proposed: supplanting national currencies with three world currencies--the dollar, the euro, and an Asian currency.
Supplanting can occur in several ways, most commonly when the agency uses grant funds in place of previously appropriated funds.
Townsend says he does not see any markets for wood supplanting these two leading markets, one of which is regional and the other seasonal.
At that time, the interface was tasked primarily with supplanting the decade-old serial port, as well as ports like the PS/2 which are primarily used for pointing devices.
As the business world moves increasingly to e-commerce, such enterprise-class Unix systems are increasingly surrounding and supplanting IBM's venerated mainframes, according to new research published by the Robert Frances Group (RFG). |
Q: Django not serving media files if I check for settings.DEBUG This serves the media files correctly:
urlpatterns = [
...
] + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
This doesn't serve the media files:
from django.conf import settings
from django.conf.urls.static import static
urlpatterns = [ ... ]
if settings.DEBUG:
urlpatterns + static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
The documentation writes "This is not suitable for production use!", so that is why I need a way to check for DEBUG before serving media files. How can I do that. Why does this approach doesn't work?
A: Use
if settings.DEBUG:
urlpatterns += static(settings.MEDIA_URL, document_root=settings.MEDIA_ROOT)
(notice '=' after '+' - in your version you are adding static() patterns but not assigning the result to the urlpatterns variable)
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A new fiber-based self-starting mode-locked laser system that generates a linearly polarized nearly transformed-limited 200 fs pulses at a repetition rate of 80 MHz with an average power of 1W is on the horizon.
January 26, 2018 – Montreal: MPB Communications has developed a new generation of high-power Mode Locked Fiber Lasers that operate at the 920 nm and 1190 nm spectral range - which is traditionally covered by ultrafast Ti:Sapphire lasers and optical parameteric oscillators. MPB's new Femtosecond Fiber Lasers are more compact and efficient, while offering parameters close to those of traditional solid state lasers.
The 920 nm and 1190 nm are made up of two modules: 2RU pump module 440 x 343 x 92 (mm), and the Femtosecond Fiber Laser - 284 x 324 x 116 (mm).
The Femtosecond Fiber Lasers generate linearly polarized nearly transformed-limited pulses with a pulse duration of 200 fs, at a repetition rate of 80 MHz, and an average power of 1 W.
Compact and maintenance-free, the lasers are fiber-based, have a very good beam profile, and do not require optical alignment.
MPB Communications manufactures a variety of passively mode-locked fiber lasers (MLFL) that are designed to address a range of important applications such as micromachining, metrology, and multi-photon spectroscopy. MPB's series of MLFLs are highly reliable (10,000 hrs), maintenance-free, compact, and simple to operate—which make them very attractive for applications traditionally occupied by conventional ultrafast lasers.
The Femtosecond Fiber Laser is a natural product extension for MPB, with its extensive suite of Visible Fiber Lasers developed for the Microscopy industry, and its existing line of Picosecond Pulsed Mode Locked Fiber Lasers. The development of the Femtosecond Fiber Laser was driven by the need from the biological and medical application fields for more compact, reliable, maintenance-free femtosecond fiber lasers that could replace conventional solid-state laser systems. Multiphoton microscopy, for example, uses the two-photon absorption nonlinear process and thus requires a very high photon. It is well know that the quantity of detected photon flux and the penetration into biological samples is dependent on a laser's operational spectral range, average power, pulse width, and beam profile. The development of a compact high-power femtosecond fiber lasers at ~900 nm and ~1190 nm spectral range has tremendous potential for these applications.
MPBC is a leading supplier of innovative, high performance fiber laser and fiber amplifier systems and subsystems to the international high tech industry. The head office, research laboratories and manufacturing facilities are located in Montreal, Quebec.
The company is privately held and self-financed. It has maintained its technological leadership through an on-going commitment to R&D, investing approximately 20% of annual revenues back into research and development. MPB Communications Inc. is a Certified Women's Business Enterprise, and part of the WEConnect International's Global eNetwork. |
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This chic and cute clothes by Miss Xu Gold label , they have this pretty looks , polished yet fll of personality .
This is ESME they pretty pink with super feminine silhouette , make it so easy on the eye.
This oh so chic Cocktail dresses by Chintya T. with dark blue and black plus those embelishments . definitiately steal the night away.
This Wedding collection , is like watching Angels , using such a classic silhouette make it endless . Who is ready for The Big Day ?
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Do you feel you are enough?
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entrepreneur mindset
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I think this is important to touch on this subject on this forum. Because I saw too many people later in their life, confessing - I thought I will be more interesting to others, more deserving of their attention, respect, after making a lot of money/becoming successful/famous. We can still make money from the place of wholeness. But trying to fill up some deep need felt, with money will only take years of work, to realize it was never the answer... Right here, right now I am enough and you are enough. A story about planting a seed told with a big passion can be as interesting, as a story about closing an important business deal in an exotic place on earth. It all depends on the passion, energy that these words carry.
You have always had all the power - I wish everyone living on earth trusted this truth...
missinfinity98 said:
Yes, a lot of people get caught in that trap -- of trying to please /or outdo others. It doesn't work. There is always someone who has more -- the biggest -- the best. -- the prettiest... Or they are better at doing something...
That chase leads to a "hungry heart" and forever unhappiness.
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It's because we've been taught to believe from the day of birth to seek approval from others, and not from ourselves. Which is one of the main reasons why people are unhappier than ever. You got all these social media apps with young women and men trying to get more likes and go with the flow. It's innate in us; to be like everybody else. Even the media wants us to believe that too.
They're always looking outside themselves instead of looking what's already within. You already have what it takes(even though marketers want you to believe otherwise). It's also because nobody really teaches this stuff.
No boss, friend, teacher(hell nah, they ain't never telling you that), parents(could be, but rare) or associates who know the real truth.
Men in suits look really successful until you find out they work for men in pyjamas.
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ONE Championship Amassing Record-Breaking TV Figures
MMA Weekly May 10, 2017, 6:27 PM UTC
ONE Championship is growing rapidly and recently passed several landmarks, as outlined by its chairman and founder Chatri Sityodtong. The organization's most recent event in the Philippines broke all existing records for viewership of an MMA show and it is a pattern which is being repeated all over the region.
According to ABS CBN, the ONE Championship card at the MOA Arena in Manila last month was watched by more people than any MMA event in the country's history. Sityodtong says a strategy of prioritizing domestic TV deals over the Pay-Per-View market is starting to pay dividends.
"We get about 10 million to 30 million people tuning in for every show and those numbers are growing exponentially. ONE Championship is on free to air TV across Asia and free to air TV has the biggest footprint and reach by far in Asia. Believe it or not, most Asians still watch old school TV. Paid TV still has very low penetration in Asia."
The ONE: Kings of Destiny event in Manila was headlined by the recently crowned lightweight champion Eduard Folayang. ONE Championship shareholder Manny Pacquiao had a front row seat, as the Filipino successfully defended his belt with a hard-fought decision win over Ev Ting.
It was the ninth event ONE Championship has held in Manila and was shown on the free-to-air S+A channel. Even Sityodtong was surprised by how successful the broadcast was.
"The numbers for that show were massive. We broke all records. Our peak ratings share was 26 percent, as per Nielsen. To put that into perspective, UFC 205, which was the UFC's biggest show last year, only captured a 6 to 7 percent ratings share in the Philippines."
While ONE Championship's decade long deal with Fox Sports was well publicized, the promotion has also been quietly securing domestic TV deals all over Asia and beyond. Bars across the region frequently have the fights playing in the background and Sityodtong says thousands of hours of footage are being broadcast.
"Without a doubt, ONE Championship is now Asia's largest sports media property in history. There are no pan-Asian sports media properties, except for ONE Championship. ONE Championship is now broadcast anywhere from 100 hours to 1,800 hours per year per key country in Asia. No other sports media property comes close to those hours or to our TV ratings."
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ONE Championship was founded in 2011 and held its inaugural event in Singapore. Since then, the promotion has put on 54 events in 11 different Asian countries with a further 14 cards scheduled between now and the end of the year.
The acquisition of free agents like Ben Askren and Bibiano Fernandes has made headlines in the MMA media, but Sityodtong says the company's growth can be measured in many other ways.
"ONE Championship is growing exponentially across all metrics," he stated. "For example, our social media video views have grown from 312,000 for 2014 to a run rate of 314 million in Q1 2017. We will likely do 500 million video views for the full year in 2017 due to an acceleration in growth rates sequentially. We are seeing all metrics across the board exhibit multiple-fold increases as per Nielsen, Facebook, and Repucom."
Sityodtong has never been content to simply sit back and promote fights. He's always had a more ambitious vision for ONE Championship and believes it is close to becoming a reality.
"I started ONE Championship with the vision of creating Asia's first multibillion dollar sports media property. There is no question that ONE Championship is on track to achieve that goal. If you look around the world, there is no sports media property with our trajectory of growth across key metrics like ratings, broadcast hours, social media engagement, broadcast footprint, broadcast reach, etc."
Next up is ONE: Dynasty of Heroes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It will be the organization's twelfth card in this venue and the headline match pits Angela Lee against Istela Nunes. The former has emerged as a real fan favorite since capturing the atomweight title and Sityodtong would love to see her matched with the UFC's current strawweight champion, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, who fights at UFC 211 on Saturday.
"Angela Lee is definitely our biggest star, and she earned her spot. She is one of the best world champions on the planet, pound for pound. I would love to see her fight Joanna."
Askren will also be making a title defense on that card, but has been relegated to co-main event status. It is a reflection of Lee's box office appeal and Sityodtong thinks Asian fight fans can relate to the atomweight champion better because she is of mixed Singaporean/Korean descent.
"Asia has long been starving for heroes. Throughout history, Asia had only non Asian choices in terms of sports media properties. Asians watched only EPL, NBA, or F1. Human beings are tribal. We all want to root for people who share our values, our backgrounds, our culture, our history, and our looks, and today Asians can rally behind ONE Championship."
The MMA media puts a lot of focus on the U.S. industry, so the significance of ONE Championship's rise is probably lost on some. After all, viewing figures in countries like the Philippines, Thailand, Myanmar, and Malaysia are unlikely to be of huge interest to your average, English language speaking fight fan in the West.
But there is a growing global appetite for MMA that goes beyond traditional strongholds for the sport, such as the U.S., Canada, and Brazil. ONE Championship has effectively cornered that market in Asia and Sityodtong says his organization is starting to reap the rewards.
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"Every major country is showing several hours of our content per week. These metrics make ONE Championship the largest sports media property in Asia by a large margin in terms of audience scale, reach, and engagement."
It's a lot of data to digest, but ONE Championship is clearly on an upward trajectory and Sityodtong sees an exciting future for the promotion he founded just six years ago.
"We are 10 to 50 times larger than the UFC is in many countries here. And the crazy thing is that we are only at the beginning. There are 4 billion people in Asia. The potential is massive."
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I bought it at a country gun show its my first Mauser and I'm very please with it.
I'm no expert but I would consider the general condition 'good' It even has the Argentine crest !
Made by Loewe and Co it is serial number A3521 so it should have been made in 1891.
has no where to slide into and that's as far as it goes. The serial number on the bolt is F1580. The dealer I bought the gun from admitted to me it was the incorrect bolt and I have found an on-line supplier of the correct item so that isn't a major problem.
I would really like to know what rifle the bolt may be from. Its definitely a Mauser, complete with MB proof stamp but did the action change so much between A & F numbers?
I'll answer my own question. From what I can tell looking at all and any Mauser info on interweb the bolt is from a K98. |
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Does having dementia affect a person's life expectancy?
Medically reviewed by Heidi Moawad, M.D. — By Suzy Davenport on November 24, 2022
Dementia and life expectancy
Dementia complications
Late stage dementia signs
Late stage dementia care
Signs of deterioration
Dementia is a progressive condition that involves severe impairments in cognitive functioning and changes in behavior. Although treatments can help to alleviate the symptoms of dementia, the condition is progressive and eventually leads to death.
Most dementia-related deaths are due to the underlying cause of dementia or complications resulting from dementia.
This article describes how dementia affects life expectancy, including complications that can increase the risk of death. We also list the signs of late stage dementia, and offer advice for those caring for people in the later stages of the condition.
How does dementia affect life expectancy?
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Dementia lowers a person's life expectancy. A 2019 study found that the average life expectancy for a person with dementia varied according to the age at which they received the diagnosis.
Those who received their diagnosis before the age of 70 years old went on to live another 6.7 years on average, while those who received their diagnosis after the age of 90 years old went on to live another 2.6 years on average.
For people with dementia, it is not necessarily dementia itself that affects life expectancy. It may instead be the underlying conditions that caused or contributed to dementia. These may include:
During the later stages of dementia, a person may also develop complications that can increase the risk of death. Examples include:
a weakened immune system, which increases the risk of serious and potentially life threatening infections
difficulty swallowing, which can lead to malnourishment, weight loss, and aspiration pneumonia
becoming bedbound, which may exacerbate underlying health problems
Learn about how dementia progresses over time here.
Complications of dementia that can lead to death
Dementia can cause complications that may lead to death. Some of these complications are below.
Pneumonia is a bacterial, viral, or fungal infection that causes inflammation of the alveoli (tiny air sacs) within one or both lungs. These alveoli may fill with liquid, causing symptoms such as:
a sharp or stabbing chest pain that worsens when breathing deeply or coughing
A person in the later stages of dementia may develop a weakened immune system, which increases their risk of developing pneumonia.
Dementia may also affect a person's ability to swallow. As a result, food, drink, or saliva may enter the windpipe, resulting in aspiration pneumonia.
A study from 2015 found that pneumonia-related deaths were more common among people who had dementia compared with those who did not have the condition.
A study from 2022 suggests that pneumonia is the leading cause of death among people with Alzheimer's disease, which is the most common type of dementia.
COVID-19 is a disease that develops in response to a person contracting the SARS-CoV-2 virus. According to the United Kingdom's Alzheimer's Society, this disease may worsen dementia symptoms in the following ways:
by causing difficulty breathing, which can impair the delivery of oxygen throughout the body
by entering the brain and causing further damage to brain cells
by causing delirium, which may worsen confusion
by causing long COVID symptoms, such as brain fog, which can worsen existing issues with memory and concentration
A 2021 review notes that in November 2020, the rate of death from COVID-19 among people with dementia in long-term care was up to 72%.
A stroke is an interruption in blood supply to part of the brain. It happens because of a blockage or hemorrhage in one of the brain's blood vessels. A stroke can be both a cause and a complication of dementia.
Strokes can cause a type of dementia called vascular dementia. This type of dementia occurs as a result of the accumulation of damage from several small or large strokes in different areas of the brain.
Researchers suggest that Alzheimer's dementia may damage blood vessels in the brain, making them more prone to hemorrhage.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), stroke is the leading cause of death in the United States.
Falls and fractures
In the later stages of dementia, a person may develop severe mobility impairments. This can result in falls and accidents that may lead to fractures.
Severe fractures may require surgery, and this comes with a risk of surgical complications, such as:
concussion or bleeding in the brain
During the later stages of dementia, individuals may have difficulty swallowing and eating. This can result in severe malnutrition that eventually leads to death.
Signs of late stage dementia
According to the Alzheimer's Society, the symptoms of late stage dementia include:
difficulty recalling memories of recent events
worsening difficulties with language production and comprehension
depression and a lack of enthusiasm, interest, or concern
aggressive behavior
feeling scared, threatened, or confused
delusions and hallucinations
walking more slowly, or becoming bedbound
problems with eating and swallowing
Caring for someone with late stage dementia
The National Institute on Aging (NIA) suggests that a person caring for an individual with late stage dementia can use sensory stimuli to provide comfort. Such stimuli may include touch or exposure to familiar sights and sounds.
The Alzheimer's Association suggests caregivers may wish to try the following to support individuals with late stage dementia:
playing their favorite music
reading their favorite books to them
looking at old photographs together
providing their favorite foods
using their favorite scents
brushing their hair
sitting outdoors on nice days
A person with late stage dementia will likely require 24-hour care, and caregivers may not always be able to provide this level of support. In such cases, caregivers may want to consider entering the person into hospice care.
The NIA also suggests that a person caring for someone with dementia should seek support for themselves. Caregivers are at increased risk of depression and fatigue and may benefit from talking therapy or a support group.
Learn about caregiver burnout here.
Signs of someone's condition deteriorating toward dying
A person with late stage dementia may deteriorate rapidly.
The following may be signs that a person is nearing the end of their life:
deteriorating at a much more rapid pace than before
agitation or restlessness
inability to swallow
developing a chesty or rattling sound when breathing
irregular breathing
cold hands and feet
sleeping most of the time
diminished interactions
diminished responsiveness
It is possible for a person to die from dementia. However, in most cases, death occurs due either to the underlying illness that caused or contributed to dementia or due to complications resulting from dementia.
Dementia complications that may increase the risk of death include malnourishment, infection, and serious injuries from falls and other accidents.
A person with late stage dementia will most likely require constant care from a hospice or other palliative care provider. Caregivers may also benefit from emotional support in the form of talking therapy or a support group.
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Neurology / Neuroscience
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Bernard Landry, who took over the leadership of the Parti Québécois from Lucien Bouchard in 2001, was the 28th premier of Quebec, from 2001 until 2003. He was a stalwart of Quebec's sovereignty movement.
Bernard Landry, premier of Quebec from 2001 until 2003 and indefatigable champion of sovereignty, has died. He was 81.
Landry's declining health was well-known within the Parti Québécois, the party he served loyally since its inception in 1968.
In recent months, friends and party faithful, among them former party leaders such as Lucien Bouchard and Pierre Karl Péladeau, visited the ailing Landry at his home in Verchères, just northeast of Montreal.
Suffering from pulmonary fibrosis and breathing with the help of an oxygen tank, Landry gave an interview to La Presse in October, making one last public call for Quebec's independence.
"I have never doubted this noble cause," he said. "The future of a nation can only be independence."
Quebec Premier François Legault, Landry's one-time cabinet colleague and occasional foe, announced Tuesday the province will hold a state funeral in his honour.
"I had the chance to talk with him last week. I decided to call him and ask him for advice," Legault said in Quebec City. "He thought that it was his duty to help me. He said, 'I'm ready to help you, François, for Quebec.'"
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau also marked Landry's death, describing him as "a dedicated leader who played a central role in a defining chapter of Quebec's history."
Landry was a fixture in Quebec's sovereignist movement from its earliest days.
After studying law in Montreal and economics in Paris, he was hired to work for the minister of natural resources in the Liberal government of Jean Lesage.
That minister's name? René Lévesque. Landry was 27.
He followed Lévesque when he left the Liberals to form the Parti Québécois.
Landry was a key member of the PQ team that upended Quebec politics by winning the 1976 election, went on to serve in a number of cabinet positions under Lévesque.
He returned to government in 1994 and was a prominent spokesperson for Quebec sovereignty as premier Jacques Parizeau guided the province toward the 1995 referendum.
"We were wartime generals," said former premier Jean Charest, who was leader of the federal Conservatives and a champion of the No side in the referendum campaign.
When Lucien Bouchard took over from Parizeau as premier after the sovereignists' narrow referendum defeat, Landry's political stock continued to rise.
As finance minister, he reined in government spending and in 1999 tabled a balanced budget — the province's first in 40 years.
Bouchard's surprise resignation in 2001 allowed Landry to glide into the premier's office with little opposition.
As premier, he passed anti-poverty legislation and an historic Hydro-electric revenue-sharing agreement with Quebec's Cree community called the Paix des Braves.
On Monday, NDP MP Roméo Saganash, a Cree leader in 2002 when that treaty was signed, called Landry "a great friend of the Crees, a respected friend."
But Landry's time in the premier's office is best remembered for insisting Quebec was ready for a third referendum. In 2002, he famously declared Quebec would be independent within "1,000 days."
"We have to quickly rally the majority of our fellow citizens to the cause of a sovereign Quebec, not in 20 years, not in 10 years, but in 1,000 days," he told a PQ meeting.
It was in part by tapping into referendum weariness that the Liberals' Charest managed to beat Landry in the 2003 election.
Landry stubbornly stayed on as PQ leader even after his defeat, fearing where his successors would take the party.
Of the two front-runners, he felt Pauline Marois didn't have the mettle and was unconvinced of François Legault's sovereignist bona fides.
As Landry hung on, the PQ base grew increasingly tepid about his leadership. At a leadership review in 2005, he received a lukewarm score of 76 per cent.
In a moment of pique, which he later said he soon came to regret, Landry announced his resignation on the spot.
Though it's been 13 years since he left politics, he was never far from it.
Landry returned to a teaching post at the Université du Québec à Montréal, where journalists could easily reach him by leaving a message on his voicemail, certain he would call back by deadline.
From the sidelines, he continued to comment on the fortunes of his party, often goading the PQ into taking a harder line on sovereignty.
He was often accused of jouer à la belle-mère, a Quebec expression that translates literally to playing the mother-in-law, or preaching from the peanut gallery.
His post-political life stood in stark contrast to that of Lucien Bouchard, who rarely gives interviews and whose comments on Quebec politics are rarer still.
But despite doggedly pushing for a third referendum, Landry, who spoke fluent Spanish as well as English and French, was also remembered Monday for advocating a cosmopolitan vision of sovereignty.
"He thought [Quebec independence] was not just about francophones but also about everyone in Quebec," Charest recalled.
Gilles Duceppe, who headed the Bloc Québécois at the height of Landry's political career, noted he had also been an early advocate of free trade.
"He always said that in the word international, there's the word national," Duceppe said. "So if we want a sovereign Quebec, it would be a part of the international, not be against someone else."
Landry's death comes just after his beloved party suffered its worst electoral performance since the early 1970s, reduced to a paltry 10 seats in the October election and facing an uncertain future.
"In the name of the Parti Québécois, I offer my most sincere condolences to his family, his friends and to all Quebec sovereignists," the PQ's interim leader, Pascal Bérubé, said on Twitter.
"The Patriot of Verchères would never have traveled towards any country other than Quebec."
Landry is survived by his wife of 14 years, Chantal Renaud, his children and grandchildren. He was predeceased by his first wife, Lorraine Laporte, who died of cancer in 1999. |
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Each year, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival's Telluride Blues Challenge invites undiscovered and unsigned solo blues talent to test their skills against a field of blues musicians. Artists from all over the country submit recordings for a chance to be selected as one of six finalists, earning them an invitation to compete for glory in front of a crowd and a panel of judges at the Telluride Blues Challenge Finals at the Festival's Blues For Breakfast. The winner receives a premium Martin guitar provided by Telluride Music Company, a 20 minute set to perform on the Main Stage at the current year's Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, a full 60 minute set on the Blues Stage at the next year's Festival, a two night performance on the Durango Blues Train the following year, and a $300 cash prize.
The 2018 Telluride Blues Challenge winner is Alex Paul! Alex is a longtime Southwest Colorado resident and was one of the first locals to ever win the Challenge. With a diverse repertoire of covers and original material and a contagious energy to his live performance, Alex draws listeners into his musical world. Following his winning set at the Blues Challenge, we sat down to chat with Alex, read the interview below.
Where are you from? How long have you been playing music/ the blues for? What artists are your influences?
I grew up in Littleton, Colorado and have been living in Southwest, Colorado for the last 9 years. I asked my dad for a guitar when I was 13 and we went straight to a local music store. That was 23 years ago. Every time I hang out with my dad he mentions that that was one of the best decisions he ever made.
My influences include Taj Mahal, Mandolin Orange, Charlie Parr, Andrew Bird, Jim Croce, Paul Simon and so many more.
Congrats on winning the 2018 Telluride Blues Challenge! How did it come to be? How did you hear about the competition? Did you think you would make the finals and win it when you entered? How did it feel to win?
Thanks! I was hanging out at Telluride Music Company one day in late June and Tom Nading told me about this competition and encouraged me to enter. I did some serious woodshedding over the next month and was able to write and record two new original songs just for the competition. It was a really cool challenge to write within the constraints of genre and time frame and I was really happy with what I was able to create.
I had no expectations after submitting the songs and was thrilled to make it into the finals! It was such a solid group of musicians and everyone had a lot to offer. I was happy with my performance but felt like the judging could have gone so many ways. I had a lot of friends in the crowd showing support and it was a crazy, surreal experience to be announced as the winner among such a talented lot. It was really a well-orchestrated competition and event and I'm very thankful to have had the opportunity to be a part of it.
How was your festival experience? From the competition, to your Main Stage performance, to your favorite acts - What were your "standout" moments?
The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is something I look forward to every summer and to have been a part of it in this capacity was really special. I don't think many things in life will compare to that first experience of playing on Main Stage in front of that many people, friends and strangers alike. I've had so many of my most memorable musical experiences in Telluride's Town Park and to get to be on that stage right before JJ Grey & Mofro and Robert Plant was pretty all-time.
We're looking forward to having you at next year's festival and on our Durango Blues Train this spring! Is this the most unique place you've played? Does it stack up to a moving train? I hear you lived in Durango for a few years- Is exciting to play in event back in town?
I think the Durango Blues Train will surely be one of the most unique places I've played. My dad was a train nut all growing up and we had a really elaborate model railroad set in my house as a child. I never imagined that my affinity for trains as a wee lad would translate into a performance like this so many years later.
I still have a really solid community of friends in and around Durango and am very much looking forward to sharing my tunes with a lot of them on the Blues Train!
Do you have any advice for musicians who are thinking about entering the Telluride Blues Challenge this year?
The criteria for judging is laid out explicitly and the most heavily weighted category is blues content. I highly recommend anyone thinking about submitting to keep that in mind. That said, I encourage anyone interested to do the work and submit some songs because it's an incredible competition and such a solid group of people involved with putting it on.
Watch Alex Paul perform aboard Colorado's best moving musical experience on the Durango Blues Train on May 31 & June 1, 2019. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, February 13 at 10 am (MT). You can also catch him at the 2019 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival on September 13-15 on the Blues Stage.
Think you have what it takes to compete in the Telluride Blues Challenge? Entries for the 2018 Challenge open Wednesday, April 11, 2019. |
______, Trains & Automobiles, Part II
Continued from 9.12.10
As noted, I arrived at Pete (Parduba's) and Wowie's at around 11 PM, and the two were settled in the living room for what I imagined is their usual nighttime activity - Pete playing a really stunning online war simulator on his 350" plasma screen and Playstation 3, blowing away Afghanis and Wowie curled up next to him under an afghan.
An aside: I've always been much more of a video game watcher than player, with the exception of driving games, which I really do love. I still have some vestige of the hand/eye coordination and general puzzle-solving skills that a six or seven year period of my teenage years playing video games of all sorts (from the Star Wars arcade game to having my virtual mouth washed out with soap on the Apple ]['s Sherwood Forest.), so if someone hands me the controls I generally don't die and can get through a level, but I have no real stake in the things. Their repetitive nature and hazy value is sort of lost on me. So it's odd that I can spend hours and hours watching someone else play a video game and be perfectly entertained, but maybe it's a particular type of game, being an environmental game, that I can really just space out in. If nothing else, it's a really good way to wind down from the road.
Part of my goal on the trip was to make the whole thing without car on my part. In practical terms, this meant that I needed other people to shuttle my ass around for me. I'd always intended for one leg of the trip - either down or back - to be by train. Flipping a mental coin, I decided that would be the return trip. The Dalto's drove me down, but since they were staying with family in Baltimore (Pete and Wowie live about fifteen minutes north), I decided also to take the train to the convention.
The convention was in Bethesda, and it turns out, there are no trains that go directly from Baltimore to Bethesda. My plan was to take Maryland commuter rail (MARC) down to DC, then take the Metro out to Bethesda. Great plan, except for the fact that MARC doesn't run on the weekends. So it was going to be Amtrak from Baltimore to DC. Pete and Wowie got me down to Baltimore Penn just in time to catch the 11:45, although it actually turned out to be just enough time to find that it was sold out, and that I had an hour to kill until the next train.
I have to say: there are far worse places to have to kill time than a great old city main rail station. I love the high ceilings, the tall windows, the wooden benches built for giants. The sense of fleetness and activity, heavy machinery moving constantly by below with purpose and direction, all steam and electricity. You can file this under the list of things people are supposed to hate that I rather perversely enjoy, such as the smell of gasoline and a trip to the dentist's for a good cleaning.
Plus: hey, free wi-fi. I didn't end up using the wi-fi, since I couldn't be bothered to get up and ask what the password was, so I instead just used our little USB modem (what we call 'the dongle'), checked my mail, updated my Facebook with what I hoped was a facile enough status on the situation ('waiting in Baltimore for the next train.'), then dug in for an hour of Photoshop work.
My next status update was about 90 minutes later, commenting on my encounter with a DC Metro ticket machine: "the DC Metro ticket machine is the single most complicated thing I've ever seen."
...Continued
The Squeaky Wheel Does Not, In Fact, Get the Grease
This semester, I'm taking Calculus. Well, I'm trying to take Calculus. About five classes into the semester, I realized that there was no way in hell I was going to learn anything from the teacher of the class, for various reasons - a language barrier primary among them. But I realized too late, and there's literally nothing I can do about it. Today was the deadline to drop if I wanted even a quarter of the tuition back, it's too late to switch horses and take Physics 102 and hope for better luck with a different Calculus teacher in the Spring.
Actually, that last bit wouldn't make a bit of difference, since a somewhat lengthy phone conversation with the head of the department - who not only didn't seem to hear my concerns about the teacher in question but essentially told me to go stuff it - indicated that the same teacher would be teaching the only evening Calculus class in the Spring as well. And, seeing as I can only take an evening class, no matter what, the only way I can take a Calculus class is with this woman teaching it. Note that I didn't say 'the only way I can learn Calculus,' since, as stated above, learning from her will be a mathematical improbability of the highest order.
The options are limited. No distance learning classes, only one night class offered, and the same teacher each time. This is starting to feel vaguely like the dullest ever Douglas Adams Infocom game - Calculus! - wherein your goal of actually learning the titular discipline is constantly thwarted by bungling, cruel bureaucrats, scheduling conflicts, lack of any kind of clear direction and, presumably, a fleet of Vogon ships.
Lord knows, I could use a babel fish about now.
Where is my mind?
Good Lord, but it has become difficult of late to make a priority of the Rambler. Seems unfair to it, as it's always and ever the one completely undemanding, pleasant and rewarding part of my life. By definition, it's impossible to fuck it up, since I'm the one who defines the terms of its existence. But, sheesh.
______, Trains & Automobiles, Part I
Headcold or no headcold, I took a weekend jaunt down to Bethesda for the 2010 S(mall)P(ress)(e)X(po). The idea was to support Kalliope Dalto, who got herself a table there and prepared a bunch of materials to sell (if she ever gets around to selling stuff online, I'll post a link, and you will buy). The reality was that I did a better job of supporting by not being at the table. Kalliope's entourage this trip consisted of her father Peter, brother Phoenix and boyfriend Spencer - along with a couple of friends of the family, so that anyone who approached the (small) table would have been intimidated away by the throng of homunculi milling about behind the artist. As it turned out, more people approached and bought material when it was just Kalliope than with the gang, so the rest of us set about wandering or just sitting elsewhere.
I did one full round of the floor, bought a couple of items, felt badly about not doing more to support the artists there, then plopped myself down in a corner of the hall near an outlet and proceeded to do some Photoshop retouching.
The trip down was with the above mentioned Peter, Kalliope, Phoenix and Spencer, with Peter driving and the other three in the back seat. The conversation was largely centered on the semantic differences in approach to film, literature and music between myself, Peter and Kalliope, with the soft-spoken Spencer chiming in now and then on the middle road, with Peter and Kalliope staking out one extreme end and myself at the other. The main source of contention turned out to be the Easton Ellis novel Lunar Park, which the Dalto's regard as being a novel unique in the history of letters, unparalleled in depth and feeling, and myself feeling that it was diverting but derivative and clumsy. Probably the truth is somewhere in the middle. It was a heated enough debate that Peter actually ignored his GPS and drove around the block to give himself extra time to deliver his final point, which is exactly what I would have done.
Where I was being dropped off was the house of another Peter, in this case Parduba and wife Wowie, who were kind enough to host me even though Wowie is seven months pregnant. I thought that I'd crash as soon as I arrived, since I was under the weather but had still been to work all day and then taken the ride down to Baltimore - Pete and Wowie live about 20 minutes north of the city - but I managed to not fall asleep until around 2 AM. |
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The one-year anniversary of Special Counsel Robert Mueller's investigation has seen a shift in the GOP's stance on the probe. Top Republicans are dropping the pretense that they want to give Mueller the time he needs, instead calling for him to wrap it up.
As Republicans get bolder in calling for an end to the probe, a bill to protect Mueller, buoyed last month by some bipartisan momentum, languishes in procedural limbo.
By GOP standards, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has been a relatively staunch defender of Mueller's right to finish his investigation.
But even Rubio has started sounding skeptical. "If there was anything about collusion, it would have been leaked a long time ago and everybody would have been talking about it," he said on Fox News.
Meanwhile, on the legislative side, a recent upswell of support to protect Mueller and his efforts has petered out.
Last month, the bipartisan bill was passed out of the Senate Judiciary Committee, fueled by a wave of comments from Trump suggesting that a White House effort to end or stymie the probe could be imminent.
But Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's refusal to let it to the floor for a vote has effectively stalled that momentum. And the party's shift toward a "wrap it up" stance this week suggests it isn't likely to move any time soon. |
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Propaganda, New York Times Style
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Is It Really the Thought That Counts?
A Cure for Childhood Obesity
Is Mitt Romney Really Electable?
"The End of Postmodernism"
How to Keep Your New Year's Resolutions
Euphemistically Yours
The Birth Dearth
The Tiger Cub Goes to College
Reckless Disengagement
For Christmas Tell Him He's Fat
Who Is Ron Paul?
Christians Persecuted in Egypt
The Pied Piper of Casual Sex
Chris Christie on Obama
The War Against Body Hair
The Lessons of "Homeland"
Why Do Men Become Feminists?
Netanyahu Wishes Christians a Merry Christmas
The Great Unraveling
Newt and Mitt in 1994
Kardashian Nation
Christopher Hitchens, R. I. P.
"What Do You Want For Christmas?"
Is Tom Friedman Anti-Semitic?
Are Conservatives Happier Than Liberals?
Jim Cramer's 10 Calamities
That Zany Mitt Romney
Get Newt
A Party Divided Against Itself Cannot Win
The Zero Sum Fallacy
Perplexed by Gingrich
The Secret to a Long Term Relationship
Mitt Romney's Electability
Chris Christie Confronts the Occupiers
Stark, Raving Naked
Wall Streeters Behaving Badly
Who's Afraid of Donald Trump?
Bringing Up Girls
Where's Barack?
Is the Obama Administration an Ally of Israel?
Reusable Shopping Bags Are Bad for Your Health
Why Newt?
Sexual Harassment Is Alive and Well
The Quest for Absolute Certainty
Trolling for Jewish Votes
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Abandon All Hope
Mitt vs. Newt: The Character Issue
Chesterton on Nature Cults
Lee Harvey Oswald's True Motives
Winners and Losers in Egypt
With the exception of Newt Gingrich Republican presidential candidates have excelled at beating up on their fellow Republican presidential candidates.
They have been joined in this ignoble effort by a coterie of commentators, pundits, consultants and grandees.
In truth, only Mitt Romney has escaped the assaults. This is because he and his supporters are often leading them. The Romney campaign seems to want to win by tearing down the opposition.
Would this make Romney a stronger candidate in the general election? Probably not. If Romney wins by trashing the opposition he will surely have difficulty uniting a party that contains many, many supporters of said opponents.
If anything, the tone of the national debate seems to have dampened the enthusiasm of Republican voters. So says Gallup in its latest poll.
I and many others have decried this activity—it violates Ronald Reagan's Eleventh Commandment—but it continues apace.
Now, Republican thought leaders have found a new person to attack and insult: Donald Trump.
Republican commentators, pundits, consultants and grandees are horrified at the possibility that their candidates would sully themselves and the Republican brand by participating in a debate moderated by Donald Trump.
Sponsored by a relatively small conservative media organization called Newsmax, the debate will take place in Des Moines, IA on December 27. It will be broadcast on the Newsmax site and ION television.
Given the hubbub surrounding it and given Donald Trump's high name recognition, the debate will surely attract a large viewership and massive media attention.
As of today, most Republican candidates are boycotting the debate. Only Newt Gingrich and Rick Santorum have accepted.
So Donald Trump is offering free media exposure and most Republican candidates and strategists have decided that they should reject the offer.
To their minds consorting with Donald Trump brings them too close to ignominy.
Since Donald Trump is a successful real estate developer who at one point was considered to be a viable candidate for the presidency, you have to wonder what the problem is.
And you certainly have to wonder what advantage they think they can gain by insulting him.
Trump is a good Republican, an active participant in the national debate, a man who can contribute large sums of money to Republican causes, and who can probably raise far larger sums of money.
Wouldn't you want him on your side? Why would you go out of your way to alienate him?
True enough Trump's career has had its ups and downs. Some of his projects succeeded; some failed. Today, however, he is richer than Ross Perot.
We all revel in the fact that everyday citizens submit debate questions over Twitter, but Republican grandees are horrified at the idea that Donald Trump might asks questions at an open forum.
People who presumably believe in free markets, in the power of individuals making their own free decisions, are horrified at the prospect that a debate will not be led by a member of the permanent chattering class.
The rap against Trump is that he has hosted reality shows: The Apprentice and The Celebrity Apprentice.
You would think that hosting these shows has made him into a circus clown. Yet, this activity, at which he has achieved success, has caused him to become stigmatized, shunned by polite Republican society.
Think about it. Anyone who can produce two successful television shows must know something about the media, about marketing, and about public relations.
Why should any Republicans be insulting him?
Republican grandees seem to be confusing Donald Trump with Rosie O'Donnell. In truthiness, he's not even Stephen Colbert.
The other rap against Trump is that he still questions whether or not Barack Obama was really born in Hawaii.
It's an opinion. Most likely, it's a wrongheaded opinion.
But since when does having a wrongheaded opinion disqualify a distinguished businessman from questioning presidential candidates. It happens all the time, generally behind closed doors. Why not bring it out into the light of day? What's wrong with having a businessman ask questions that are pertinent to business conditions? Especially when one leading candidate is touting his business success as a major qualification for office.
Admittedly, it's new and different. But, so what?
As it happens, the critics and consultants have empowered Donald Trump. So have the candidates who have refused to participate.
If Trump conducts a serious and substantive debate the consultants will look myopic and the boycotters will look like fools.
Trump will emerge triumphant if he conducts a sober and substantive debate. What are the odds that that is exactly what he will do?
Is the Republican brand being damaged by Donald Trump or is it being tarnished by the Republican candidates and grandees who have been spending far too much of their time beating up on their fellow Republicans. |
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Embracing individual shadows and unique lights: an interview with Katie Buckett of Jingo
Across the past twelve months or so, UK based band Jingo has been one of the biggest surprises and persistently unique propositions to keep the site excited and busy with a regular presentation of singles. Recently the band unveiled the final three tracks in a series of four which were released one by one over a four track period. As almost expected now but always impressed by, the songs came with individual character and stylishly varied sounds wrapped in an equally mesmeric imagination.
There was the poetically evocative Before You Were Born, a song which opens with the ever sirenesque voice of Katie Buckett courted by just as elegant melodic caresses and pungent keys. Heart bred and emotively enchanting, the song immerses senses and thoughts in a striking aural narrative which grows and brews in intensity across its length, Kate's husband Jack alongside Joseph Reeves and Sahil Batra casting a magnetic web of sound and vocal support, not forgetting sonic drama which is mouthwatering. It is a glorious song which shares diversity and startling persuasion with Home, another song which is able to simultaneously seduce and inflict an intrusive adventure upon the imagination and passions. The drama of the previous song is again, as across most of their songs, a thick temptation which shares shadows and sultry colour with the equally delicious sounds and gripping premise of the encounter. The track is a brilliant aural movie for mind and heart, a provocative suitor for ears and senses, and an ingenious lover for the imagination, just like the last of the single released in that aforementioned quartet. Turn Around is rhythmic enticement around which vocals and harmonies flame and melodies dance with a flirtatious summer bred festivity. Again the track offers something new from and about Jingo. It is a trait all of their ten plus singles has succeeded in impressing by, here a Caribbean swagger and warmth aligned to a psychedelic coaxing a bewitching venture to which Katie excels, once again.
Jingo is a band which surely cannot be a British secret for much longer, their invention and craft too big to be contained you suspect and hope, especially with the forthcoming release of their debut album which the band are finishing as you read. With a long overdue move to find out much more about the band; its past, present, and future we had the pleasure of having Katie share time with us and revealing…
Hey Katie and welcome to the site, thank you for talking with us.
Thanks for liking our music.
Tell us about the beginnings of Jingo, where it all started and on which side of the ocean; oh and was it band or romance first? 😉
Jack (guitar) and Joe (drums) brought their band to New York for six months to live the dream. They rented a basement flat in The McKibbin Lofts, a converted warehouse in Bushwick where I had been living for a couple years. I ran an open mic in the building where I first met them and there was a really great community vibe in the area so I guess you could say music brought us together, but it all really came together when Jack and I got married and we decided I should move to London. It was tough, I trained long and hard, but sure enough I mustered the strength to swim across the Ocean. Soon after their other band came to an end, we started playing music and calling it a band little over a year ago.
So what specifically inspired the relocation to London from the US?
Well Jack said in the event of a nuclear catastrophe, in which the only way he could survive was to move to the US, he would only just consider it, so I packed my bags.
Did Jingo start out with any specific intent and vision for the music and its presence?
The most important thing has always been making good music. Sometimes I make the mistake of asking Joe if my hair looks okay and he always says, "I don't give a shit." People sometimes ask questions about our varying styles of songs or our fluctuating stage antics but we don't really care. We're still growing and I think our attitude towards the music will lead us in the right direction. A Jingo can be stuck in their ways and no one wants to be that guy.
As evidenced by the mass of singles released over the past couple of years, your sound is as diverse as it is contagious; how would you describe your music in a single sentence for newcomers?
Rock and Roll Dinosaur Electronia that the girls can dance to.
Listening to your songs you get the feeling that they organically spring to life with their own ideas on character and then you hone and sculpt them; how does the songwriting works within the band?
Usually I'll have the skeleton of a song with some words and Jack will refine the melody, then we'll jam it out in the studio. Sometimes it will start with a guitar riff or more recently we'll jam the whole song into being. We never really know when a song is going to come out, but at the moment they are coming out our ears. We don't like to be very formulaic we just take them as they come.
It is a democracy when it comes to creating songs or is there a core source more often than not?
It is a democracy in the sense that whatever sounds the best is law. Sometimes it's a matter of demonstrating your point, but most times we end up agreeing in the end. People naturally fall into their roles. Jack is definitely the band leader, lyrics are mostly all me, but the all-round writing of the song is very much a group endeavour.
Your songs always, however emotively shadowed they might be, come with a stroll and smile; this is a reflection of you as people and your wants from good music?
I think that even if you write a sad or dark song, you want the listener to enjoy the experience of listening to your music. Bad experience can unite us and a bumping beat is the best remedy. And you can never take yourself too seriously.
What inspires the lyrical side of your music? Some of the songs are quite dark at their core.
It's not the same for everyone in the band, but for me art can be a sort of therapy. There are some things that have happened in life that are hard to conceptualize in any other way besides writing a song. I had a troubled friend who killed herself and our song Jaclyn is a combination of anger and loving life in her honour. Sometimes rocking out and screaming your heart out is better than suppressing love and loss where no light can get to it.
As mentioned you have released a tide of singles, how do you see your sound has evolved and grown since the first and the recent Turn Around?
I don't think we've found a specific sound yet, but we are starting to play a lot more songs that aren't as dark. Jack had only just started music production with these first recordings, so we're definitely improving fast in that way. We're becoming a lot more relaxed with each other and with our new band-mate Chris, who also produces electronic music. We're really excited for what the future holds.
You are obviously a band who pushes themselves and embraces different styles and flavours; what past and currently has inspired you most potently?
I think we all get down with the music our parents listened to in the 60s and 70s- Led Zeppelin, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, King Crimson, Jimi, Beatles, . We are all avid music listeners. Our heroes of now are Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age, Interpol, Jeff Buckley, Radiohead, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Neil Young, Pearl Jam, Tame Impala, Grizzly Bear, Lana Del Rey, Prince, Haim, First Aid Kit the list is endless.
Live you are renown for your exciting performances, your first ever show being support for Blur's Graham Coxon. How did that come about?
We run an open mic called Cable Street Electric. Once in a while we do a charity night, one of those was at Mother London in Shoreditch. When they wanted to do their own charity night for Shelter, they thought of us and invited us to play, just so happens Graham Coxon was playing after us, pretty dope.
Would you say it put you swiftly under a certain spotlight or it did not really aid the emergence of the band other than in experience?
It's always great to play for fresh ears. I don't know if we really benefitted especially from that night as far as the band goes, but it makes for a great story and none of us will ever forget it.
I am assuming band members have a 'real 'life' and job outside of the band, so how does Jingo manage to be so prolific with their songwriting?
We're really lucky in that music is what we do. We intentionally don't have full-time jobs so that we can put as much into our music as possible. We all have certain skills that we can get by with for living costs, but the music is always at the forefront of our minds. We practice often, have a good work ethic, but also have a ton of fun doing it.
What has been your favourite single to date, or the one which you feel epitomises Jingo for new ears?
That's a hard one, I'm sure it's different for everyone, but I really liked the release of When You Want Me. We won a competition where we got to record at Strongroom studios where Radiohead and a load of others have recorded. It felt for a second like we were big dogs and they treated us really well and we got to tinker with all their toys.
Tell us about your forthcoming EP? What can we expect and how does it push on from the excellent singles which have already seduced so many?
It's a full album silly! We are releasing our last couple songs with the record and they are quite fresh so we're really excited about it. Also I'm a painter, so I get to do some artwork for it so I'm pretty pumped about that. There are some surprises with all that and two new music videos coming out around the same time. We aim to please.
Your singles have all been released for free downloads, are you going the same way with the album?
Nothing is final but we are definitely selling our album. With putting out free singles we really wanted to build a fan base and give everyone a chance to get to know us, I hope our fans will return the favour and purchase a copy so we can make more and tour potentially.
What were the ambitions for the band when it first began and for you when first making music, and have they changed or evolved since?
The ambition has always been to make great music; I don't think that will change. The next cloud would be to make a living at it, I think we are well on our way but only time and hard work will tell. Maybe I can get the guys to all wear animal costumes, I'd get a kick outta that.
What is planned for the rest of 2014?
There are definitely secrets in store of which I can't divulge. All I can say is stay tuned; album, videos and more to come soon.
Again a big thank you for chatting with us and providing such great and richly loved songs for our podcasts 🙂
Thank you so much for listening and sharing, we owe it to people like you putting a signal out.
Any last thought you would like to leave us contemplating?
All you need is mom's spaghetti, a brick and a bin bag.
Lastly if you could schedule a stage at a festival with Jingo headlining, what emerging bands which you have played with or come across would you invite?
Not Blood Paint, Bird Courage, Bailiff, Pat Dam Smyth, Bad for Lazarus, Steve Nelson
http://jingomusic.com/
Pete RingMaster
The RingMaster Review 08/06/2014
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The Commander-In-Chief Interview
Right now there is an artist who is stirring up a multitude of emotions and hearts within the metal/rock world with her immensely explosive and exciting debut EP. The lady in question is The Commander-In-Chief, one of the most impressive emerging talents to hit rock in a long time. The singer, songwriter and a masterful mesmeric exponent of the7 string guitar, has just released the Evolution EP, produced by the legendary Sterling Winfield, to ever growing waves of acclaim and feverish demand for her time. The Ringmaster Review had the pleasure and honour of being able to find out more about this extraordinary talent and we are reliably informed learnt more about The Commander than anyone had previously before.
Hello and welcome to The Ringmaster Review. Many thanks for taking time to talk with us here.
Firstly and quite simply would you introduce yourself, The Commander and the band The Commander –In-Chief?
I am a 22 year old female Norwegian singer/songwriter/7 string guitarist/shredder.
I'm a solo-artist.
Could you give some history to your life so far?
I did visual arts for years. I always had ideas for songs, but never pursued music since I had some horrible experiences with music teachers who hated me, as a kid. Music teachers, just like art teachers in school, have a tendency to HATE creative students who do not fit into their definition of greatness. I actually failed music in school and I was denied to be part of the music program in High School. They actually put me in the IB program without any artistic classes. I hated that so much I decided to drop out and stayed home for a week. That was when my mom told them they were killing my creative spirit and I got transferred to the art program. Having said so, I had some truly important art teachers after that who did their best to convince me to pursue that road. I would say I had 4 great art teachers, one truly important guitar mentor and my irreplaceable vocal coach.
At what age did you know music was your future and when did you first pick up a guitar?
Music was always part of my life as far as I can remember. I did not pick up a guitar until 2005.
I knew what I wanted to do, and there was no way I was gonna let anything get in my way. I got lot of static in the beginning, but I just brushed that aside. 3 years down the road, people starting realising I was very serious.
Considering your impressive skill and young age how long did it take you to master the instrument to this level and how much dedication and work did you put into it?
Musicians often think they are Gods unrivalled gift to music, I have never thought of myself that way.
I always focused on all the things I could not do rather than what I could do, and never realised I was any good at all, until after some years. When I look back now I think I did always did pretty well. My greatest passion has always been and will always be creating, so I spent all my time on that. Funny enough, my greatest development happened when I kicked visual arts out of my life and decided to focus all my time on music.
I wanted to be a good guitarist and songwriter more than anything. If you think about it, It's a pretty modest goal. If you set your mind to learn something and/or create something, it really just depends on your will power and where this will take you.
You play a seven string guitar, did you graduate to this through the more normal six stringer, and why this as your eventual choice?
First 6 strings, just tried a 7 just for the heck of it, then I fell in love.
It allows me to transcribe my music in a way I find intriguing. I can play with dynamics, going from heavy to HEAVY. Counterbalance my vocals nicely. At the end of the day, I like it, which is the most important reason.
What are your musical influences leading you into making music and on the guitarist side?
Deep Purple, Slayer, James Brown, Windir, Jefferson Airplane, Randy Rhoades….etc….etc…..
Have you always been a metal hearted girl?
Yes, only difference being that I became more interested in extreme metal acts and more up-to-date on current trends in the genre, once I started playing. I saw the genre from the perspective as a guitarist always looking for a challenge, instead of perceiving the genre as a music listener.
What came first, writing songs or being able to play?
Writing songs, that was my main motivation, and the song always comes first. I still consider myself a songwriter, above all.
Being able to play, means playing boring exercises and having an even more boring practise diary…accompanied by the unmatched beauty of a metronome…….you can make it interesting by writing your own exercises, that is how I learned tapping.
You have just released your impressive debut EP Evolution; you must be pleased with the response to it, an element of surprise too how fast it is catching the attention of people?
Makes me very happy! I think the greatest shock to me was the Paranoid release actually, as I had never had a feature or even been mentioned by any big blogs or magazines until all of a sudden that cover was all over the place. It makes me happy to see that my music fan base is growing and pleased to see that people are buying my music in an age when nobody really does.
The release has a distinct commentary on certain aspects of man, whether the abuse of science, the world of fake celebrity importance etc, does this show you are not a love song kind of writer haha?
Hahaha, you have a lot of songwriters who can fill in that gap, not that there is any, anyway lol
I am a good observer, and good art or funny lyrics will always come out of that.
I also took an early interest in social issues and was one of those annoying Amnesty International kids in high school, talking about issues nobody cared about then, and few still care about now. On one of my longer stays in Norway, when I was 17, I wrote some opinions/letters about Norwegian society (under another pseudonym), two of them were published. One of them resulting in a main article/almost full page in a nationwide newspaper. That was when I started writing lyrics and the first lyrics were the ones for THOU.
The variety of songs also indicates inspiration can hit you from any direction or with any theme, is that how it is?
Yepp, it's cool, but it can be annoying if I do not have something to write on and with. Then I just have to rely on remembering the idea, which I usually do. My notebooks are a total mess and sometimes not even I can decipher my handwriting. My ideas can be found on toilet paper rolls, napkins, bus tickets, receipts, guitar string packages … lol … My worst nightmare was when I threw out something I thought was garbage and it was the full lyrics for a song. I could never recover that one and it still bugs me today.
Let It Go is a personal song I believe, I am right in thinking it was inspired by your younger brother? Would you elaborate on that and its wider dedication?
It is about trying to reach out to someone you care about who suffers, but do not want to talk about it. You know something is not right, but you don't know what …You do not really know what to say either, so you try your best at being encouraging, without truly knowing what the source of the problem is.
You recorded Evolution with Sterling Winfield doing the production duties. Legendary for his work with Pantera and Hatebreed to name just two, how did your link up with him come about?
I heard him on a speaker phone with my manager, talking about how awesome he thought my songwriting was. He had obviously heard my demo as he was referring to those tracks. I thought he had contacted us first, but apparently my manager sent him a link, and then he called us, which was the phone conversation I walked into.
First he was meant to re-mix the demo, first songs being Paranoid and an unreleased original track. We decided not to remix anymore after those two, but rather focus our attention on recording songs from scratch.
We got a chance to do this in December, when we recorded 5 tracks, 4 of those resulting in the Evolution EP.
I am assuming you have a definite direction you see your songs going in as you write them how much did that alter if at all by working with Sterling?
Haha, his main job was to say NO!. I wanted to have dive-bombs on top of the tapping intro of Evolution, I had an idea for a congas in Famous and several background vocal arrangements for Thou and Evolution and a steel guitar intro for Let it go, all of which were totally rejected, lol .. luckily.
He is a funny guy to work with. Great producer and I think the combination of his extensive experience and my overly creative brain, makes a good combination, hahaha!
You are a songwriter open to suggestions and advice?
Hmmm … I will let you make an ass of yourself, trying to convince me ….. It's dangerous to be a dictator… I will try things out, don't expect me to like it or embrace it….
How long did the EP take to record? I ask as I hear you are unrelenting at times in your energy haha.
I did what I had to do in 11 days, well actually 10,one of those days was dedicated to bass … I recorded all vocals and came up with new ideas and variations as I recorded. Sterling wanted to try out how will this sound like with head voice, how will this sound like with chest voice, how will this sound like with head doubled with a chest voice …
I recorded rhythm and lead as well, and improvised some of the lead stuff, like the solo in Thou and some licks in Famous, I recorded 3 tracks of rhythms and wrote new arrangements as we worked our way thru the songs. To do all that in so few days, I think I almost drove everybody crazy with my energy. The short day in studio we worked 12 hours…lol
This is really an unfair question but what the heck hehe. Is there in hindsight anything on the EP which you would change or tweak?
No, I am done with these songs.
Conversely is there any moment that you are especially proud of?
Yes, I loved recording the vocals for Evolution as this is my favourite vocal line of all the vocal lines I have written. I was proud of all the solos, my favourite being the un-released one, funny enough. I guess it is hard to see yourself from the outside, so I surprised myself just as much as a surprised Sterling and my manager, haha. I was very happy when I was done recording rhythms for Thou – that was my proudest guitar moment – and the only time I had a little drink to celebrate, lol.
Are you a constantly active live band?
I bring in musicians when I need them … I will be doing more gigs from now on, as my main focus with all these demo recordings etc has been to develop my sound etc. I think I've done more than enough of that, I'm ready to go out and kick some f%$#@&*^ ass!
Is it just the trio onstage or do you add additional guitarists to bring your sound forth?
No other guitarist wanted.
Are you hard on them when they cannot match your own skill and creativity haha?
I have come to accept that you have two kinds of musicians, those who write and those who just wanna play. You cannot be an ass just because people are different, so as long as nobody is greedy and start making all kinds of outrageous demands, I'm okay.
Any shows lined up to promote the release?
Yes, In the UK, gonna play Bloodstock in August as well
What is next for The Commander-In-Chief?
I obviously need to be touring ,that is what people wanna see and that's how you get a career in this industry. Personally: I wanna get a huge full length album out, I got lots of songs and I also want to re-record songs from demos etc …. my main goal as a creative person is to record as much as possible, I know what kind of videos I want, and usually have illustration ideas for my lyrics. On a different note I also design my own outfits, so I would be very happy to see all these ideas come to life, once and for all.
A great thank you for sparing time to talk with us, and good luck with Evolution not that you will need it.
Hmmm…you always need luck and someone, eventually many, who believes in you
Just like the Evolution EP does, would you like to leave with some words to fire up the readers?
Please check me out and buy my EP, and a t-shirt!! Tell your friends
Read the Evolution EP review @ https://ringmasterreviewintroduces.wordpress.com/2012/03/12/the-commander-in-chief-evolution-ep/
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President Donald Trump speaks at the Young Black Leadership Summit 2019 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, Oct. 4, 2019. Kearyn Bolin, back left, of Texas State University listens. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Second Trump whistleblower spoke to inspector general: lawyer
Trump and his supporters have rejected the accusations that he did anything improper
A second whistleblower has spoken to the intelligence community's internal watchdog and has information that backs the original whistleblower's complaint about President Donald Trump's dealings with Ukraine, according to the lawyer for the two.
Lawyer Mark Zaid told The Associated Press in a text message Sunday that the second whistleblower, who also works in intelligence, hasn't filed a complaint with the inspector general but does have "firsthand knowledge that supported" the original whistleblower.
The original whistleblower filed a formal complaint with the inspector general on Aug. 12 that triggered the impeachment inquiry being led by House Democrats. The complaint alleged Trump was "using the power of his office to solicit interference from a foreign country" in the 2020 election.
Trump and his supporters have rejected the accusations that he did anything improper. But the White House has struggled to come up with a unified response. No administration officials were scheduled to appear on the Sunday news shows; several congressional Republicans who were interviewed came to the president's defence.
It is INCREDIBLE to watch and read the Fake News and how they pull out all stops to protect Sleepy Joe Biden and his thrown out of the Military son, Hunter, who was handed $100,000 a month (Plus,Plus) from a Ukrainian based company, even though he had no experience in energy,…
Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, one of Trump's most vocal defenders, sharply criticized the way House Democrats are handling the impeachment inquiry.
A Democrat on the House Intelligence Committee, Florida Rep. Val Demings, said she believes the original whistleblower is a "patriot" who stepped forward to report wrongdoing despite the potential career risk.
"The reporting that a second whistleblower has come forward or is about to come forward, I believe again would be someone who sees wrongdoing, hears wrongdoing and wants to do something about it," Demings said.
The latest development in the politically explosive inquiry comes after Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the State Department intends to follow the law as House Democrats press their demands for information from the administration.
Congress must not back down from our duty to defend the Constitution as @realDonaldTrump ignores the Founders' warnings about foreign interference at every turn. #TruthExposed
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) October 4, 2019
Pompeo said the department sent a letter to Congress on Friday night as its initial response to the document request and added, "We'll obviously do all the things that we're required to do by law." He is allowing allowed Democrats to interview a series of department witnesses this coming week. Among them is Gordon Sondland, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union, another key figure in the probe.
The administration has struggled to come up with a unified response to the quickly progressing investigation. Democrats have warned that defying their demands will in itself be considered "evidence of obstruction" and a potentially impeachable offence.
Demings was on "Fox News Sunday" and Jordan appeared on "This Week" on ABC.
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Birmingham Young Professional of the Year, or BYPY as it is affectionately known, is a highly prestigious awards ceremony that recognises and rewards the most talented individuals within Birmingham's business community.
BYPY is now in its 19th year of celebrating the best professional talent in the city and is BPS Birmingham Future's flagship event.
Having grown remarkably, and with an attendance of around 1000 professionals anticipated in 2019 for a glittering black tie awards ceremony, BYPY is simply the most significant celebration of talent and success on Birmingham's business calendar.
An award for those that have made a remarkable contribution to the financial services industry, this includes those who provide financial services or advice on finance including accountants, insolvency practitioners, financial planners, stockbrokers, insurance brokers and investment professionals.
Entrants are welcome from human resources, recruitment, talent management, people development, training and consultancy whether in a private business, agency or an in-house department. This award is to recognise those that exceed expectations within their role and the industry.
This award recognises individuals from solicitors to barristers, legal executives to patent attorneys and in-house lawyers that have made an exceptional contribution to the profession.
Recognising young professionals that positively and effectively enhance a brand or organisation, this award is open to anyone working in a marketing role, either in-house, agency or private business. This includes anyone who works in advertising, journalism, PR, events, creative and communications planning/consultancy.
Including surveyors, architects, project managers and developers, property consultants, letting and sales agents, and those involved in commercial, global and domestic property sales, this award recognises young professionals that have excelled in this sector.
Entrants will need to demonstrate how they are technically and commercially the best young professional within the region. Open to individuals who plan, design, develop, implement or manage a technology based function in-house department, agency or private business. This includes people in product/service development, R&D, digital communication, web planning/design/development, mobile development, network architecture and management.
The overall winner will be chosen from the winners of these six categories, and take home the prestigious title of Birmingham Young Professional of the Year. The winner will also receive a fully-funded Executive MBA scholarship from Aston Business School worth £20,100.
We also recognise our city region's aspiring talent and honour our inspiring leader.
Aspiring Talent recognises exceptional individuals who are currently in full-time Higher/Further Education or training and looking to embark upon a professional services career within Birmingham.
The Inspiring Leader award is designed to recognise exemplary figures within the professional community whose effect can be measured by their impact upon others; be it employees, colleagues or clients. Someone who has inspired and mentored the region's young professionals over the years, who leads change and takes people with them, and who demonstrates a strong commitment to the success of Birmingham Future and the city of Birmingham generally. |
Pictured above with some of their work that will be on display are Motlow art students, from left, front row, Vanneza Martinez and Haley Thompson, middle row Isabella Knight, and back row, Alyssa Skoog, Austin Anderson, Wendy Liu, and Alex Weeden.
The Motlow State Community College Fine Art Department will present a student art exhibit Apr. 11 - 26 in the Eoff Hall Art Gallery on the Moore County campus. The exhibit will feature original Motlow student artwork created in a Motlow fine art studio course during the 2017-18 academic year. The opening reception will be April 11, 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. |
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Q: MySQL C#, last x mins from datetime column Using MySQL and I have data being loaded into a table every second. I want to just see the latest x mins (10, 15, whatever I want). Everything I've read says to use INTERVAL and this works in the MySQL query editor BUT I'm querying the table from .NET and the exact same query doesn't seem to work from the .NET driver when using INTERVAL. How can I do this without using the INTERVAL keyword?
A: It's kind of nasty, but you can also use ADDTIME() with a negative value:
SELECT * FROM table WHERE date_col > ADDTIME(NOW(), '-0:5:0');
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Met this handsome gentleman at the lovely Christmas Market at Place Sainte-Catherine in Brussels, Belgium. His bright smile and red glasses instantly made me happy!
This year Garrett Leight California Optical had a monter at the SILMO fair in Paris for the first time! And what a great monter! Filled with the best collection so far and still keeping it classic and unisex.
GLCO has managed to combine the best materials with the best shapes.
These classics are hand made in America. Everything from hinges, acetate and plaques are of the best materials.
These beauties are lovely, slightly cat shaped and made of great custom made acetate.
When I was in Venice I stopped by Ottico Carraro. It's retty close to San Marco.
They carry many brands but they also design their own frames. really classic shapes in chunky and colorful acetate – both optical and sunglasses!
I just love this matte rubberized surface.
I chose a few of the glasses at the 69th annual Golden Globe Awards. We could see both bold, chunky and retro acetate frames as well as more subtle metal glasses.
Ty Burrell wearing Oliver Peoples Sheldrake in Black.
Bill Nighy nominated for Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his role in "Page Eight".
Steven Spielberg winning Best Animated Feature Film for "The Adventures Of Tintin".
Martin Scorsese winning the category of Best Director – Motion Picture for "Hugo".
Meryl Streep got bleeped for cursing that she left her glasses on the table when she held her speech for winning Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture for her role in "Iron Lady".
John Stamos in what I think is Oliver Peoples Ari in Black. Please correct me if I'm wrong. Photo from here.
Sir Elton John in the asymmetrical Alain Mikli AL0721. Photo from here.
Let's go to Nice, France!
I think I could spend a whole day in there.
The boutique Pour Vos Beaux Yeux on 10, rue Alexandre Mari in Nice, France carries eyewear from 1890 to 1900.
Elias, a friend of mine took this picture when he was in Nice, France. Check out his blog Fed Up. There he writes about amazing food from all over the world – and of course: Nice! |
Q: How to initiate tables lock for stored procedure in Azure Synapse Analytics? Currently, I encountered an issue on Azure Synapse Analytics. I have a parent_cust_industry table which is full refresh - The table loads using stored procedure as below:
CREATE PROCEDURE [test].[test_proc] AS
BEGIN
-- LOAD TYPE: Full refresh
IF EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.tables WHERE SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) = 'test' AND name = 'test_ld' )
BEGIN
DROP TABLE [test].[test_ld]
END
ELSE IF NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM sys.tables WHERE SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) = 'test' AND name = 'test_ld' )
BEGIN
CREATE TABLE [test].[test_ld]
WITH
(
DISTRIBUTION = REPLICATE
, CLUSTERED COLUMNSTORE INDEX
)
AS
SELECT CAST(src.[test_code] as varchar(5)) as [test_code],
CAST(NULLIF(src.[test_period], '') as varchar(5)) as [test_period],
CAST(NULLIF(src.[test_id], '') as varchar(8)) as [test_id]
FROM [test].[test_temp] as src
END
IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM sys.tables WHERE SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) = 'test' AND name = 'test_hd' )
BEGIN
RENAME OBJECT [test].[test] TO [test_hd]
END
IF NOT EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM sys.tables WHERE SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) = 'test' AND name = 'test' )
BEGIN
RENAME OBJECT [test].[test_ld] TO [test]
END
IF EXISTS ( SELECT 1 FROM sys.tables WHERE SCHEMA_NAME(schema_id) = 'test' AND name = 'test_hd' )
BEGIN
DROP TABLE [test].[test_hd]
END
END
;
The error happens when there is another stored procedure runs at the same time to load data to another table and it requires the [test].[test] table which cause invalid object for [test].[test].
Normally, the [test].[test_proc] would finish the data load first before other store procs depend on it. But in rare occasion, the data is considerably large, it took more time to process and can cause the invalid object error.
Is there a locking mechanism that I can apply to the stored procedure [test].[test_proc] so that if the two store procs happen to run at the same time, the [test].[test_proc] would finish first then the remaining store procedure can start reading the data from [test].[test] table ?
A: As you do not have access to traditional SQL Server locking procs like sp_getapplock and the default transaction isolation level of Azure Synapse Analytics, dedicated SQL pools is READ UNCOMMITTED you have limited choices.
You could route all access to this proc through a single Synapse Pipeline and set its concurrency setting to 1. This would ensure only one pipeline execution could happen at once, causing subsequent calls to the same pipeline to queue up.
Set the pipeline concurrency in the Pipeline settings here:
So you could have a single main pipeline that routes to others, eg using the Switch or If activities and ensure the proc cannot be called by other pipelines - should work.
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Supporting statewide systems utilizing external coaches: A concurrent mixed-methods study in a rural community
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International Policy Diffusion and Domestic Policy-Making: the Case of Two Transparency and Anticorruption Policies in Romania
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Creative Aging in Senior Centers: A Grounded Theory Study
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Blu-Ray Review: 'Runner Runner'
By Brent Hankins January 15, 2014 Updated: March 5, 2019 No Comments3 Mins Read
I should probably preface this review by admitting that I'm a huge fan of Ben Affleck: despite some unfortunate decisions earlier in his career, the man is undeniably talented both behind and in front of the camera. While recent years have seen him emerge as one of the premiere directors in Hollywood, he's not above taking a flashy, scenery-chewing role from time to time, and his performance is one of the highlights of Runner Runner.
After getting busted by Princeton officials for referring students to a popular gambling site in exchange for a small commission, Richie Furst (Justin Timberlake) decides to try his luck at the poker tables in an effort to pay for his tuition. Everything goes according to plan until Richie goes all in on what seems like a sure thing, and gets cleaned out in the process. But the surprise defeat spurs an investigation which reveals that Richie has been cheated, a revelation that shouldn't sit very well with the site's owner, Ivan Block (Affleck).
Richie hops on a plane to Costa Rica and manages to arrange an audience with Block himself, who is so impressed with the youth's moxie that he not only reimburses him for the loss, but offers him a job. But Block's motivations may not be entirely what they seem, and navigating the complicated underworld becomes increasingly difficult when a hard-boiled FBI agent (Anthony Mackie) trying to bring Block to justice backs Richie into a corner.
Timberlake carries this film much better than his previous headlining efforts, but Affleck steals the show here, giving a gleefully frenetic performance that comes dangerously close to mustache-twirling territory. Gemma Arterton is also along for the ride, in a pointless romance angle that feels shoehorned into the proceedings and seems to exist for the sole purpose of allowing her to wear sexy outfits in every scene.
The Blu-ray release has little to offer in the way of special features: there are a handful of deleted scenes that run about ten minutes in length, a theatrical trailer, and a rather interesting featurette called House of Cards, which explores the rapid growth of the online gambling industry. At only 17 minutes, it's less detailed than it could've been, and I found myself longing for a more in-depth examination of the culture and the people involved.
Runner Runner is a decent-enough thriller, but the rapid-fire pace of the storytelling, implausible dialogue, and unnecessary romance subplot make it difficult to become fully invested in the onscreen events. It's an enjoyable film, but there isn't enough to justify adding it to your collection.
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Here are 5 simple tips to prevent water damage in Princeton, NJ.
Water damage can strike at anytime but you can do a lot to prevent it from happening in the first place. Also, you can be sure that if it does happen, you are covered by not only an insurance company but you will know who to turn to in your time of need.
1. Take a look at your insurance coverage, so there are no surprises if you do have a water damage disaster. You may be surprised to learn that many insurance policies do not included coverage for a sewer backup, and you'll want to know your insurance deductible if you need to file a claim.
2. Photograph valuable possessions, including appliances, artwork, and other items in your home. Take general pictures of your rooms as well, and compile a list of your possessions and their approximate value. Keep a copy of these records outside of your home so whatever damage you may experience, you have evidence of the lost items for the insurance company.
3. Reduce the risk of widespread water damage by staying alert and keeping an eye out for any early signs of water damage. This includes dark spots on the ceiling or an unexpected increase in your water usage over the previous year.
4. Reduce the risk of water damage from external sources by checking that your gutters are clear and functioning properly, the roof is intact, and if you have a basement, the sump pump is in working order.
5. Keep the phone number of a reputable water damage restoration company on hand, so you're not looking for one at 3 am after a pipe broke. ServiceMaster Cleaning & Restoration Services offers expert water damage restoration services in Princeton, New Jersey and surrounding areas. Our IICRC certified professionals are equipped to provide the best restoration services. And we answer the phone 24/7 for immediate service. |
Molecular characterization of a patient with del(1)(q23-q25)
Brunella Franco, Li Wen Lai, David Patterson, David H. Ledbetter, Barbara J. Trask, Ger van den Engh, Susan Iannaccone, Shannon Frances, Pragna I. Patel, James R. Lupski
Neurology & Neurotherapeutics
We report a patient (S.T.) with multiple congenital anomalies and developmental delay associated with an interstitial deletion of 1q23-1q25. Molecular analysis of the deletion was performed using DNA markers that map to 1q. Five DNA markers, MLAJ-1 (D1S61), CRI-L1054 (D1S42), HBI40 (D1S66), OS-6 (D1S75), and BH516 (D1S110), were demonstrated to be deleted. Informative polymorphisms demonstrated this to be a de novo deletion of the maternally derived chromosome. Deletion status was determined using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis supplemented with densitometry in the experiments where RFLP analysis was not fully informative. Deletions were confirmed by Southern analysis using genomic DNA from a somatic cell hybrid retaining the del(1)(q23-q25) chromosome that was constructed from patient S.T. Flow karyotyping confirmed the deletion and estimated that the deletion encompassed 11,000-16,000 kb. The clinical and cytogenetic characteristics of S.T. are compared with those of ten previously described patients with monosomy 1q21-1q25.
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Genetic Markers Medicine & Life Sciences 100%
Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphisms Medicine & Life Sciences 93%
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Monosomy Medicine & Life Sciences 66%
Karyotyping Medicine & Life Sciences 61%
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Franco, B., Lai, L. W., Patterson, D., Ledbetter, D. H., Trask, B. J., van den Engh, G., Iannaccone, S., Frances, S., Patel, P. I., & Lupski, J. R. (1991). Molecular characterization of a patient with del(1)(q23-q25). Human genetics, 87(3), 269-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200903
Molecular characterization of a patient with del(1)(q23-q25). / Franco, Brunella; Lai, Li Wen; Patterson, David et al.
In: Human genetics, Vol. 87, No. 3, 07.1991, p. 269-277.
Franco, B, Lai, LW, Patterson, D, Ledbetter, DH, Trask, BJ, van den Engh, G, Iannaccone, S, Frances, S, Patel, PI & Lupski, JR 1991, 'Molecular characterization of a patient with del(1)(q23-q25)', Human genetics, vol. 87, no. 3, pp. 269-277. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00200903
Franco B, Lai LW, Patterson D, Ledbetter DH, Trask BJ, van den Engh G et al. Molecular characterization of a patient with del(1)(q23-q25). Human genetics. 1991 Jul;87(3):269-277. doi: 10.1007/BF00200903
Franco, Brunella ; Lai, Li Wen ; Patterson, David et al. / Molecular characterization of a patient with del(1)(q23-q25). In: Human genetics. 1991 ; Vol. 87, No. 3. pp. 269-277.
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AB - We report a patient (S.T.) with multiple congenital anomalies and developmental delay associated with an interstitial deletion of 1q23-1q25. Molecular analysis of the deletion was performed using DNA markers that map to 1q. Five DNA markers, MLAJ-1 (D1S61), CRI-L1054 (D1S42), HBI40 (D1S66), OS-6 (D1S75), and BH516 (D1S110), were demonstrated to be deleted. Informative polymorphisms demonstrated this to be a de novo deletion of the maternally derived chromosome. Deletion status was determined using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis supplemented with densitometry in the experiments where RFLP analysis was not fully informative. Deletions were confirmed by Southern analysis using genomic DNA from a somatic cell hybrid retaining the del(1)(q23-q25) chromosome that was constructed from patient S.T. Flow karyotyping confirmed the deletion and estimated that the deletion encompassed 11,000-16,000 kb. The clinical and cytogenetic characteristics of S.T. are compared with those of ten previously described patients with monosomy 1q21-1q25.
JO - Human Genetics
JF - Human Genetics |
I found a very interesting, new and unique tarot card spread from my favourite online hang out spot, the Aeclectic Tarot Forum. This spread is created by AT member Enlightenment23 and I love it because it's about my go-to strategy in life: how to see the cup half full instead of half-empty?
Sometimes change is not what's needed. Instead, recognising and appreciating what you already have is all that's required. I did a test reading and it proved very accurate and insightful!
Enlightenment23 writes; "I think, a lot of the times, we focus on the negative stuff in our lives rather than the positives. This spread I created helps change that. This is a free-form spread -- no particular positions."
1. What is something I think I'm losing, but I'm truly not? 6 PENTACLES.
This card is about giving and receiving help, either material or immaterial. It's difficult for me to draw the line between helping freely and feeling that I'm being taken advantage of. Or, I sometimes tend to think that if something is given freely, it's not as meaningful and valuable as paid services. Of course, this is not true. Giving someone time, help, resources, support, advice... they don't need to cost anything to me and I'll eventually receive something valuable, too - in terms of happiness and sense of purpose.
2. What am I worrying about that's not really even an issue at all? 6 PENTACLES.
Hahaha, I get it! There's no need to worry about the potential imbalance with giving and receiving. If I have what to give, just give, don't worry about getting something back: that's the definition of true volunteering and kindness. There is no need to expect a return favour or payment. But this only works as long as it truly is "giving freely", not under obligation - then it turns into exploitation. If I feel out of balance and being drained from energy and resources, it's still my responsibility to step up and set my boundaries to avoid ending up in a 10 Wands obligation mule situation.
3. Tell me something negative that I think about myself that's far from true? JUSTICE.
That I'm judgemental and quick to criticise. Sometimes I am and this is a quality I actively seek to weed out: it's good to be balanced and objective, but it's counter-productive to be quick to judge, in particular when I don't know the whole story about how it is to be in someone else's shoes.
4. What is a special quality that I have that many others seek to acquire? LOVERS REV.
The card of true love, magnetic connection and also connection between head and heart - choose what both your heart and mind tell you to choose. Reversed, it tells I don't rely on my partner to make it in life, I can reach my dreams on my own. Also, as this is a card about connecting one's heart, body and soul and it's upside down, the image rotates the angel of the card at the bottom, the couple in the middle, and the ground to the highest level. I read it to mean that the root of my life is in my soul: I experience from soul to mind to material - I trust my gut and direct my life in a way it feels fulfilling from inside out, not vice versa. I'm not trying to build life on material matters such as possessions, fashion, popularity, money or power.
5. What is something amazing that I have that I take for granted? TOWER REV.
Tower is the card of shock, destruction, surprises, the carpet being pulled from under one's feet. Reversed, it reminds that I can keep my cool and life from crumbling in stressful, chaotic or emergency situations. Indeed, I have the ability to stay calm and focused even under pressure or when things literally and metaphorically crumble around me. I've often thought of a career in emergency services due to this trait, but then again, I don't wish to actively seek more stress and work-life imbalance by being in a role that will occupy my head from dawn to dusk.
6. What is something that I desire that I think will make me happy, but won't? 3 CUPS.
The card of friendship and gettogethers?? Whoa, this is a surprising card at the first glance! I have a wide net of acquaintances and also a circle of close friends, but then again, I'm content alone or just with my partner. I've never been into partying and clubbing, so all sorts of fiestas are fun but not a necessity in my life. I'm also quite content to move on from one life stage to another so I don't necessarily need to rekindle friendships with old friends from different phases of life - even though I do sometimes miss them. In general, I'm happy with the flow of life to take me to new places.
7. Name something tough that I'm currently dealing with that will no longer be a problem soon? 9 SWORDS REV.
9 Swords in most decks has a very literal imagery: a person unable to sleep due to worries, anxieties and nightmares. Reversed it tells that I'm already moving out from a phase of unfounded worries - worries that are mostly created by my own mind - and soon I don't have to deal with them at all, great. I've been worried about a range of things from my job to studies to direction and purpose in life in general, so learning not to worry is a very welcomed message.
8. Finally, what is something positive coming my way that reminds me that life ain't so bad after all? MAGICIAN.
The card of personal power and being able to manifest one's will. This is a card that has popped up a lot recently, right after I realised I'm not at the mercy of destiny by being "stuck" at my job. I have all it takes to make my plans and dreams come true, I just need to have a clear intention and direction first to make it happen. Now I have a number of step-by-step plans and newly-found determination, so yes, I can make it all happen. That's more than a cup half full, it's brimming.
I warmly recommend testing this spread, it might reveal things you've completely overlooked or forgotten in the middle of the daily grind!
What if your cup is not empty, but it's actually half-full or close to full? And what if the whole cup - you - is golden, shiny and unique instead of the plain old vessel you may have thought it is?
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JUETENG LORD NO MORE? Batangas Governor Armando Sanchez is believed to be a major jueteng operator in his province as far back as 2001. Other people are reportedly now running the game in the province but who are nonetheless using Sanchez's name.
It did look like he was finally running out of luck last month, when he was among the local officials ordered suspended by the Ombudsman in connection with complaints filed against them. But at the last minute, Sanchez was able to secure a temporary restraining order and he was able to keep his seat at the capitol.
This May, the 52-year-old Sanchez is up for reelection. If his lucky streak holds, then he may be in the capitol of the country's coffee-and-beach capital for another three years. If it doesn't, say his detractors, then that may mean it's now the turn of the province itself to enjoy some good fortune.
When Sanchez heard that he had been granted a TRO last Jan. 16, his eyes had welled up with tears as he thanked the people who helped him barricade the gates leading to the provincial hall. He then walked around the premises toting a Sto. Niño statue, a contrite look on his face.
But his sporting such a look and his cuddling of an image of the Christ Child may not be enough for one of his harshest critics, who just happens to be the Archbishhop of Lipa, Ramon Arguelles. Earlier, the church leader had even made it clear that it would take more than Sanchez heeding the Ombudsman's order to step down temporarily for him to see the governor in a new light.
Still, as chief executive of the province, Sanchez could probably be faulted for being unable to keep the peace in Batangas, where just a week or so ago off-duty policemen menaced at gunpoint Philippine Tourism Authority chief Robert Dean Barbers and his family, who were on their way to a beach resort. The governor's critics, however, have also noted that some of those who have somehow crossed him personally have wound up as corpses.
These include Rolando Meer, who was town council secretary of Sto. Tomas during Sanchez's term as its mayor. (Sanchez's wife Edna is now its mayor.) Sometime in 2001, Meer charged Sanchez and two others with abuse of authority at the Office of the Ombudsman. In September 2002, Meer was back at the Ombudsman, this time charging Sanchez and three other people with technical malversation, misconduct, and abuse of authority. Six months later, Meer was dead, courtesy of a gunman riding a motorcycle.
On August 5, 2004, two months after Sanchez took his oath as governor, Dyaryo Veritas columnist and DZRH correspondent Arnel Manalo was shot dead in Bauan town. That was a month after Manalo's column in Dyaryo Veritas, a local newspaper, published his stories that told of how the capitol was being run like martial law by Sanchez, and which depicted the governor as the berdugo (killer) at the capitol. In fairness, though, Manalo was said to have other enemies, since he was a member of the As-is barangay council.
On May 30, 2005 Batangas ombudsman and graft investigator Guillermo Gamo was gunned down in Batangas City on his way to the capitol. At the time, Gamo was investigating what he described as multimillion-peso anomalous deals and projects at the capitol. In fact, he was supposed to meet with this writer on May 31, 2005 to discuss what he had found out. But whatever he was to have divulged went with him to the grave. His briefcase, which contained all the pertinent documents about his investigation, went missing at the crime scene and has yet to surface.
Members of the police task force formed to investigate his death told this writer that a staunch Sanchez supporter, who they said was behind the ombudsman's car when he was shot, had pointed out the target to the gunman. They also identified the gunman, who they said belonged to an organized-crime syndicate. Officially, however, the task force will go only as far as saying that it has yet to find credible witnesses and that the investigation is ongoing.
THE GOVERNOR has denied any involvement in Gamo's murder not just once or twice, but many times. He has probably denied as often (maybe even more) the allegation that he is a major operator of jueteng, the illegal numbers game. But the jueteng-lord tag has haunted him for years now, and it antedates all the other allegations that have been hurled against him, such as those accusing him of graft, corruption, and yes, masterminding murders.
Practically every Batangueño has heard talk about Sanchez being a big jueteng operator. And while many of them are also quick to point out that no one has yet presented proof that he is or was one, many of them also say that was about the only thing they knew about him when he ran for governor in 2004 (he had vied for the post earlier, in 1995, but lost). Which is why there are those who say they were surprised when he won.
Perez ran as the administration's candidate. But Sanchez ran under the Liberal Party, which was then allied with the ruling coalition.
SUSPENDED. Gov. Sanchez earned a suspension order from the Ombudsman for the P350-million computerization project won by Automatic Data Processing Technologies (ADPT) and Generation E-Systems, both of which are believed to be owned by him.
It was actually opposition bet and former Nasugbu mayor Rosario 'Charito' Apacible who was the race's early frontrunner, garnering a lead of 50,000 votes over Sanchez three days after the May 10 polls. At the time, only the election results from the towns of Rosario and Padre Garcia, as well as Batangas City, were still to be counted. When Sanchez was declared winner on May 15, 2004, beating her by 35,000 votes, Apacible thought she smelled something foul. She filed an election protest, but she has since withdrawn it.
About a year after the elections, Konseho ng Mamamayan Laban sa Jueteng at mga Ilegal na Pasugalan (Komalaban), a nongovernmental organization that wants to wipe out jueteng and other illegal gambling operations, urged Congress to investigate the game's operations in Batangas, saying that the province's top officials, including the governor, were involved.
Provincial Administrator Ronaldo Geron shot back that Komalaban was probably working for the government-owned Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor), which is the only entity allowed to run gambling operations in the Philippines. But he also remembered to deny that Sanchez had anything to do with jueteng. Geron said the governor was even able to stop the jueteng operation in Bauan town. Geron challenged Komalaban to check every town, saying that if it did so, it would find that jueteng had been stopped.
A month later, Sanchez was summoned to the Senate, which was then conducting an inquiry into jueteng. Sanchez was unable to show up because, he said, he was scheduled to be in Japan for business during the inquiry. He thus failed to hear his name mentioned 11 times by witnesses at the inquiry, all of whom claimed he was a jueteng lord. But in a September 2005 Newsbreak article, Sanchez again denied having anything to do with jueteng, which he said was actually being controlled by the mayors.
Komalaban says that in 2005, the total jueteng bets in Batangas averaged P70,000 to P150,000 a day. Minus the 35-percent regular "payroll" for some police officers and media practitioners, whoever the jueteng lord is could rake in between P2.5 million or P7.9 million a month, the group says.
THE PCIJ contacted the office of the Batangas governor to get his take on this supposedly new jueteng setup, as well as on other matters. Provincial administrator Geron said the governor would reply to the questions the PCIJ faxed to Sanchez's office. As this was being readied for publication, however, the replies had yet to arrive.
If the talks about Sanchez and jueteng refuse to die down, though, it may be partly because while Batangueños know their governor is a rather wealthy man, they do not really know where that wealth came from.
Sanchez, a mechanical engineering graduate, reportedly began several businesses soon after he came back from a working stint in Saudi Arabia in the 1980s, among them a travel agency, a security agency, and construction companies. In his 2004 Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SAL), he listed his net worth as P82.9 million. But he did not list any business interests.
His 2005 SAL shows him poorer by about P750,000, with a net worth of P82.14. This time around, he did list one business interest: Galaxy Cable Corporation.
Yet there are those who say that the governor has other businesses — only that these are not under his name. The P350-million computerization project that earned Sanchez a suspension order from the Ombudsman, for instance, was won by Automatic Data Processing Technologies (ADPT) and Generation E-Systems, both of which are believed by many people to be owned by the governor.
On paper, ADPT's biggest shareholder is Geraldine Enriquez; for Gen-E, it is Marigrace Murillo. Sanchez is not mentioned anywhere in the corporate documents.
Both Enriquez and Murillo, however, are Sanchez's nieces. Thus, while Sanchez may not appear as the companies' owner, they are still barred from entering into any contract with the government because the Government Procurement Reform Act (Republic Act 9184) forbids relatives of government officials from doing such. Moreover, ADPT and Gen-E won the project allegedly without the bidding required by law.
It took 18 months for the Ombudsman to issue a suspension order for Sanchez. In the end, the Department of the Interior and Local Government was unable to implement it because Sanchez barricaded himself inside the capitol and waited for Lady Luck to rescue him in the form of a TRO.
THEN AGAIN, Sanchez may have just been too attached to the capitol to let go easily. Beautifying the 23-hectare capitol was one of his pet projects, and it is what many Batangueños point to when asked if there is any one thing they can say to be their governor's achievement.
'MONUMENTAL' FEAT. When asked if there is any one thing they can consider as their governor's achievement, Batangueños point to the refurbished provincial capitol.
"I like it, now the capitol looks presentable," says a 32-year-old businesswoman of the project that Sanchez at first said had a P500-million price but then later said that it could not have cost that much.
The beautification project contract was won by Primaforma Company, which is headed by Caridad Salonga and Carmelita Go. Coincidentally, Salonga and Go were also Sanchez's favorite contractors when he was still Sto. Tomas mayor.
But more than anything else, Arguelles has been upset over the way the governor cleared the capitol of squatters. If truth be told, that was what had him butting heads with Sanchez in the first place. There used to be some 323 squatters occupying the 1.8-hectare piece of government land behind the capitol building. When Sanchez became governor, among his first acts was to draw up a plan calling for the clearing of the land and turn it into a forest park.
Provincial administrator Geron had noted that the 30-year contract signed by the land's original occupants in 1966 had already lapsed. The residents then sought help from Arguelles, who decided that putting a request in writing was best. |
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University of Maryland Announces Partnership with Phillips Collection
By Editorial Team on October 5, 2015
The University of Maryland has announced a six-year renewable partnership with the Phillips Collection providing the University with a much sought after presence in DC. The partnership will lead to new joint coursework, scholarly work and fellowships between the institutions. In addition, both institutions seek to collaborate with DC and Prince George's County based artists. For more information click here (via the University of Maryland's Office of the President)
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Glenstone Museum to Present Ellsworth Kelly at 100, a Major Survey of Kelly's Career, Opening Spring 2023
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National Gallery of Art Appoints Kaira M. Cabañas Associate Dean of Academic Programs and Publications for the Center
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Pazo Fine Art Announces the Representation of Sue Crawford
Pazo Fine Art announces the representation of Sue Crawford. To launch the relationship, the gallery will exhibit her work in a joint presentation with Elise Ferguson, and Richard Tinkler in the fall of 2023. Crawford's work was included in the group exhibition, Soft Power, presented at the gallery this past summer.... |
Q: ATtiny85 digital "on" output fails to deliver 5 V I am using an ATtiny85 as a micro-controller. I am trying to read two inputs at around 3 V each and output 5 V for every "on" input (more than 1V). I'm using PINB0 & PINB1 for input and PINB3 & PINB4 for output. The problem is when both PINB0 & PINB1 are on, I get two 5 V outputs, but when only one of the is on, I only get 2 V, I'm trying to fix that so I get 5V output.
Here is my code:
#inlude <avr/io.h>
#include <stdint.h>
int main(void)
{
// set pin 0 to input (pi signal 0)
DDRB &= ~(1 << PINB0);
PORTB &= 0 << PINB0;
// set pin 1 to input (pi signal 1)
DDRB &= ~(1 << PINB1);
PORTB &= 0 << PINB1;
//set pin 3 to output of 0
DDRB |= 1 << PINB3;
PORTB &= 0 << PINB3;
//set pin 4 to output of 1
DDRB |= 1 << PINB4;
PORTB &= 0 << PINB4;
while (1)
{
if (bit_is_clear(PINB, 0) && bit_is_clear(PINB, 1))
{
PORTB &= 0 << PINB3; //output zero volts
PORTB &= 0 << PINB4; //output zero volts
}
else if (bit_is_clear(PINB, 0) && !(bit_is_clear(PINB, 1)))
{
PORTB &= 0 << PINB3; //output zero volts
PORTB |= 1 << PINB4; //output 5 volts
}
else if (!(bit_is_clear(PINB, 0)) && bit_is_clear(PINB, 1))
{
PORTB |= 1 << PINB3; //output 5 volts
PORTB &= 0 << PINB4; //output zero volts
}
else
{
PORTB |= 1 << PINB3; //output 5 volts
PORTB |= 1 << PINB4; //output 5 volts
}
}
}
A: With the code you posted, when only one input is set, the corresponding output is rapidly toggled on and off in your loop rather than remaining on, giving an output voltage that averages somewhere between that of a high output and that of a low one. This happens because although you correctly set the output high, you also set it low when you clear the other output immediately before or after. For example, when only pin 1 is high, you run this code in your loop:
PORTB &= 0 << PINB3; //output zero volts
PORTB |= 1 << PINB4; //output 5 volts
Since shifting 0 by PINB3 bits (or any other amount) gives zero, which you then AND with PORTB, the first line clears all bits of PORTB turning off both outputs. Then in the next line, you turn pin 4 back on.
Similarly, when only pin 0 is high, you run the following:
PORTB |= 1 << PINB3; //output 5 volts
PORTB &= 0 << PINB4; //output zero volts
In this case the first line turns on pin 3, but the second line again turns off both outputs.
Instead of trying to shift 0 to the right bit position, try shifting 1 and then inverting the bits. For example, to turn off pin 4:
PORTB &= ~(1 << PINB4);
...and to turn off pin 3:
PORTB &= ~(1 << PINB3);
That way you AND PORTB with a value with all bits set except the one you wish to clear, instead of a value with no bits set.
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"About a half dozen buyers of pricey condo/hotel rooms in Toronto's five-star Trump International Hotel & Tower will be in court Thursday, hoping that an Ontario Superior Court justice will agree to fast-track their efforts to renege on real estate deals gone bad.
The case is a complex one dating back to 2012. It has involved lawsuits and counter suits, an investigation by the Ontario Securities Commission and even the disappearance and apparent death of the investors' first lawyer, Javad Heydary, after more than $3 million in trust funds was found to be missing from his downtown law firm.
Just two buyers' cases will be before the court in Thursday and Friday's motions for summary judgment — a legal route aimed at fast-tracking lawsuits, where appropriate, so that they don't result in unduly lengthy and costly trials.
The two plaintiffs will act as test cases for the 22 other, similar, cases and are seeking damages ranging from about $200,000 to $1 million, based on their individual losses." |
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As one of the oldest cities in the United States, Boston has a rich, varied history. That history extends to its educational institutions, which abound in the city and greater metropolitan area. From long-established schools like Harvard University to newer colleges, trade and vocational schools, Boston provides a wide array of options for aspiring students.
Initiatives through the city of Boston and the surrounding area also focus on the financial side of higher education. State programs such as Go Higher! and GEAR UP and school-specific programs like the Affordable Course Materials Initiative at Boston College aim to help students afford the ever-increasing cost of education at Boston colleges.
Fun Facts about Trade and Technical Schools in Boston
Aspiring students in Boston can explore their varied interests through a wealth of trade and technical schools. Students can develop skills at the North Bennett Street School, tackle computers at First Step Coding, learn about the housing market at The Cambridge Real Estate Collaborative or prepare to work on a variety of vehicles at Universal Technical Institute - Norwood. Larger schools, like Bay State College, offer numerous programs designed to get students into the workforce faster through accelerated certificate, diploma and associate degree programs.
Fun Facts about Boston Colleges and Universities
There are more than 35 colleges, universities and community colleges in the city of Boston, educating more than 152,000 students per year. The names of the biggest colleges in Boston read like a "who's who" of higher education: Boston University, Northeastern University, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to name just a few. These schools offer an impressive roster of potential degree paths, from accounting to zoo-keeping and everything in between.
When it comes to community colleges in Boston, Bunker Hill Community College leads the way with enrollment of over 19,000 students pursuing more than 100 academic programs.
Graduate Schools in Boston
With so many universities in Boston, there's little wonder at the abundance of graduate programs. Institutions such as Simmons College, Suffolk University and Emerson College are examples of those that offer master's programs. Those seeking a law degree can consider Harvard Law School and Boston University School of Law; those seeking a medical degree might look into those at Harvard, Boston University or Tufts University.
For more information about higher education in the state, view our extensive list of Massachusetts Colleges.
About Bunker Hill Community College, Bunker Hill Community College, https://www.bhcc.edu/about/, accessed October 2018
Boston by the Numbers: Colleges and Universities, Boston Redevelopment Authority, http://www.bostonplans.org/getattachment/1770c181-7878-47ab-892f-84baca828bf3, accessed October 2018
Education Institutes in Boston
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With a single-word email ("Yes") Ingrid Faber-Stein, Director of Leasing at Partners REIT, confirmed that Tim Hortons was the new anchor tenant of the fifth building at the Evergreen Shopping Centre at 6660 Sooke Rd.
The fifth building, which housed RBC and Hub insurance among other businesses, was destroyed five years ago in a June 2013 fire.
Anchor tenants for the other buildings include Western Foods, Shoppers Drug Mart, A&W, and BC Liquor Store.
Evergreen was first built in 1978, and saw a facelift in 2010. In 2011, the mall was acquired by Partners REIT.
Since the 2013 fire, the space has been empty. According to their online portfolio, they are hoping to redevelop the space, bring in new tenants and upgrade the centre.
A timeline was requested, but not provided.
Great a Tim's in Sooke and they could use the other adjacent stores for a medical centre.
I believe the Tim's by EMCH is connected to a petroCan and will not be a full Tim's. |
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Infiniti, the performance automotive brand from Japan, is set to launch a new Pan-European mobile version of its website so that consumers can access Infiniti content while on the move via their PDAs regardless of their location.
Digital and direct agency, Tullo Marshall Warren (TMW), has developed the mobile site as part of an on-going strategy to ensure consumers can engage with the brand from all mediums depending on their preference. The site is being rolled out across 15 markets in Europe. TMW has designed the site to use sophisticated device detection in order to cater for all phone handsets, including Smartphones. A full experience is delivered to the handsets while special features, such as streaming video and product carousels, ensure that Smartphone users get the best experience from their phone.
Also, Infiniti has included their Infiniti TV section of the website for Smartphone users which includes engaging vehicle and brand videos. To access the site, consumers just need to type in the same web address as the normal website - www.infiniti.co.uk - and they will be automatically re-directed to the mobile version of the website. Consumers will be able to glean a raft of information about Infiniti, such as access to a request a test drive form, request a brochure form, register for the Infiniti Insider newsletter, gain more information about Infiniti and about the Total Ownership Experience programme (VIP Service and Touring Assistance). They can also choose a colour for each car on the vehicle landing pages (on Smartphone versions).
Douglas McDonald, Head of Mobile, comments: "The new Infiniti mobile site sets the brand apart from the competition, as mobile functionality has truly been thought about. Content is never more than two clicks away as our focus was to ensure that users did not have to load page upon page to find what they wanted." Interestingly, the site is also accessible from an iPad, although it wasn't built for iPad optimisation. |
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Squatting in the middle of his assigned vein, Gideon gently nestled the hunk of crystal he'd unearthed into a padded canister, then paused as a puff of dust tickled his nose.
With a grimace, he eased back on his heels and stared up at the bleached sky while, all around him, crystal hummed and picks scraped the hard, dry earth.
When the tickle faded, and no rogue sneeze threatened the stability of the canister, he closed and fastened the hinged lid and picked up his hard-won cargo.
Rising, he started down the long line of inmates, all hunkered over their own chosen clumps, as they counted down the baking minutes until the COs called time.
He angled away from the vein and towards the cargo mech, parked along with the personnel crawlers and rations cart, a safe distance from the vein.
Approaching the massed vehicles, huddled together with their wing-like solar shields spread wide, Gideon thought they looked like a nest of giant insects, napping in the suns until the time came to crawl back to the prison.
He was halfway to the caterpillar-treaded mechs when the first sounds of trouble rose from the southwest curve of the vein, in the form of shouts and curses, followed by the dreaded six-toned whistle that signaled an unstable vein.
This last was followed by the equally dreaded shouts to "Clear! Clear! Clear!" and even as Gideon turned, the cylinder cradled in his arms, the previously somnolent desert erupted in a flood of motion.
All along the vein, prisoners and guards alike scrambled to get as far as possible from a potential explosion.
Gideon, already at a safe distance, remained still, staring towards the curve from which the disturbance had arisen.
He watched Horatio skitter past, and CO Woo slide up to assist a limping Mama to the relative safety of the transports.
Pavel came up short next to Gideon. "You should be moving," he said.
Gideon shifted the weight in his arms. "Why? What's happening?"
"Cassandra has gone swarm," Pavel said.
"Take this." Gideon shoved the canister at Pavel and took off running before he could think about what he was doing.
No one tried to stop him. Those who hadn't yet reached a safe distance were anxious enough to get there that they ignored his passage, and he soon came stumbling to a halt at the edge of a crop of mature crystals, well into the twinning stage.
Even in the current circumstances, he wondered at the sheer beauty of it all—the spires of crystal, their facets catching the sunslight and tossing it shimmering back to dance like stars over the dull red of the desert… and the woman standing in their midst.
"Cassandra," Gideon spoke her name softly as he came up alongside CO Kamal, who hadn't yet deserted the field.
A quick scan told Gideon why the guard remained—Cassandra wasn't alone in the vein. At her feet, CO Menk lay unmoving, his close-cropped hair sticky with blood.
Gideon stepped forward, seeking a path between the clustered masses of crystal.
"Quinn," Kamal hissed the warning as he moved. "He's still alive."
Gideon's head dipped in acknowledgement of their warning, but he kept his eyes on Cassandra as he took another step.
Now he was close enough to hear her muttering to herself as her eyes danced over the crystal, to Menk, and back. Her hair, wild at the best of times, seemed to have come alive, dancing with static in the breathless air.
She held a pick, which swung wildly as she waved her arms, like one in the middle of a violent argument.
At her feet, Menk groaned. Her lips twisted. She raised the pick.
"Cassandra?" Gideon moved another step closer, hoping to draw her attention from the wounded man.
She froze, looked up. "Gideon?" she asked and then, as he watched, gave a whole body shudder, and the glassy-eyed anger cleared.
"Gideon," she said again, and for a moment he saw the woman who'd muscled her way into his cell, two years ago. "Fancy a cuppa?" Her smile beamed briefly before her brows furrowed in disapproval.
"Sure," he said. "Come on out and we'll get brewing."
"I would," she said with a toss of her head, "but you're still a feckin' idiot."
"Because I want to help you?"
"Because you think yourself a man of honor," she countered, pointing the pick in his direction. "Because you think anything you do will actually help. It won't," she said, letting the pick drop at her side. "In the end, you'll have saved no one."
Gideon froze.
"Oh! Ohohoh!" Cassandra said, putting a finger to her lips. "I forgot, I'm not supposed to tell."
"Tell what?" Kamal asked.
Cassandra looked at the guard, allowing Gideon to move another meter or so closer.
"That yon Gideon's innocent," she said so matter-of-factly that Gideon almost tripped and fell into a mass of crystal. "But he's wrong," she continued, clutching the pick in both hands. "There's no one innocent here. We're all of us wicked, all of us stained."
As she spoke, she raised the pick over her head in both hands.
Gideon cursed and was pretty sure he jumped the last half meter of distance, in time to intercept the pick before she could bring it down in the nearest clutch of crystal.
She snarled in his face, and held fast with a strength fed by madness as much as labor. Unable to wrench the tool from her hands, Gideon twisted the pick she held to one side, until both combatants were locked, side to side, by the weapon neither would release.
She was so close, Gideon could see the pulse fluttering at her throat.
Then she let out a sound, half laugh, half cry.
"I know you," she said, as if the last few moments had never happened.
Gideon, unnerved, met her gaze and found it to be clear. "I know you too," he began, only to be interrupted by a too-familiar k-chunk.
By the time the sound of the fired crossbow registered, Gideon was no longer fighting to prevent Cassandra from doing murder.
He was, instead, struggling to support her sagging body, from which the bolt fired by a late-arriving Tullaine quivered.
Cassandra's eyes remained open, locked on Gideon's as he, with the greatest care, lowered her so they both knelt in the hollow of the vein, like the doomed lovers in one of Lonnie's theatricals.
Dying or not, Cassandra was what she was, and must have picked up his thought because her lips turned up, and she eased closer, so close he could feel the touch of her fluttering breath as she said, "And thus, with a kiss…"
"No," Gideon whispered, knowing the denial to be useless, for there was no more breath, no more light, no more life in the figure he held so close.
Later that evening, he was sitting on the edge of his bunk, stripped to the waist and staring at his damp shirt, which he'd draped over the back of the privy, when Doc appeared at the door of his cell.
"It's almost lockdown," Gideon told him without looking up.
"I know. But I thought you'd want to hear that I was able to meet with Warden Simkins."
Gideon met Doc's tired gaze. Waited.
"He says Menk will recover from his injuries."
"I was also able to convince the warden, with some assistance from CO Kamal, that any inmates identifying as sensitives, of any strength or variety, should be kept out of the veins."
"Action without sufficient data?" Gideon asked.
Doc grimaced, and turned his eyes to the list carved into the wall behind Gideon. "As you pointed out some time ago, the Barrens was meant to provide a place of rehabilitation, not torture."
"That would be good, then," Gideon allowed.
"There was something else," Doc said.
Gideon waited.
"Kamal mentioned something about Cassandra saying you were innocent."
"She did," Gideon agreed, his voice neutral. "Right before she tried to spark a cache of crystal and blow us all back to Earth." He held the other man's gaze. "It was the madness talking."
"That's what Simkins said," Doc admitted.
Gideon nodded once before returning his attention to his damp shirt, and the bloodstains he hadn't been able to entirely wash out.
He heard Doc let out a huff of breath, and then the soft thud of his footsteps as he departed.
He was still sitting, staring at the dampened shirt, when CO Finch came by to lock his door for the night.
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'Should Have Had Her Longer:' Grandson of Woman, 75, Killed in Greyhound Bus Crash in San Jose
"We knew we should have had her longer," her grandson Joel Ibarra said.
By Lisa Fernandez • Published January 20, 2016 • Updated on January 20, 2016 at 7:09 pm
Maria De Jesus Ortiz Velasquez had made the bus trip from her home in Salinas, California, to Tijuana, Mexico, to visit two of her six children several times in the past.
On the other trips though, her relatives had accompanied the 75-year-old woman on the seven-hour trek, her grandson Joel Ibarra told NBC Bay Area on Wednesday.
But this trip was a little different. For the first time, Ortiz made the trip alone.
And for the first time, she never came back.
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Ortiz was one of two passengers killed early Tuesday morning when the Greyhound bus she was on tipped onto its side on U.S. Highway 101 at the state Route 85 connector in South San Jose.
"She'd never done the trip on her own before," Ibarra said. "She wanted to stay a few days longer. And then, the worst happened."
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The bus driver lost control of the vehicle during the rainy commute and flipped the passenger bus onto its side, tying up traffic until the evening hours and raising questions about driver safety and working conditions.
The driver, whom the California Highway Patrol identified as Gary Bonslater, 58, of Victorville, told investigators he had been "fatigued," a theme the driver's union said is all too common for its 200,000 members. State and federal investigators are conducting parallel inquiries into exactly what happened.
The other passenger killed was identified Wednesday morning by the Santa Clara County Coroner as 51-year-old Fely Olivera of San Francisco. Her son, Antonio Olivera, told The Associated Press his mother was returning home to San Francisco from Los Angeles, where she had visited his two brothers.
Efforts to reach Bonslater on Wednesday were unsuccessful. But Ibarra said he is not angry with the driver.
"Things happen," Ibarra said.
Two people were killed Tuesday morning when a Greyhound bus flipped on its side in South San Jose, according to the California Highway Patrol. The crash was reported shortly before 7 a.m. on U.S. Highway 101 at state Route 85. NBC Bay Area's chopper flew overhead.
Still, he said, if the driver knew he was tired, "he should have said something. He's got the full responsibility of carrying all those passengers."
There are still things that are unsettling for Ibarra and his family. He said his grandmother's body has not been yet returned, and relatives don't know when they can hold a funeral for the family matriarch. He said no one from the family has been called to physically see her body.
For now, Ortiz's relatives are left mourning a woman the neighborhood kids called "Grandma" and who was the proud owner of a new puppy she adored.
"She was loved," Ibarra said. "Her hugs were the warmest. She gave the best hugs ever."
Despite her age, Ibarra said his grandmother was "super healthy" and was expected to live much longer. He said Ortiz's father lived past 100 years old.
"We knew we should have had her longer," Ibarra said.
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Is Your Facility Prepared for a Crisis Situation?
Much of today's security philosophy focuses on the idea of prevention. School, church, hospital, public and commercial facility and security managers are taking a proactive approach to security by deploying access control, perimeter security and other measures. However, the unfortunate truth is that despite this approach, emergency situations like armed intruder scenarios still occur. In these instances, it is necessary to focus on the next step in security: the response times of law enforcement or first responders and building occupants.
The need for faster response times from law enforcement and first responders is highlighted in this 2008 study from the U.S. Department of Justice (p. 116). It found that response times, in situations of violence or other serious emergencies, averaged 5-10 minutes. Standing alone, those numbers are not poor; however, when taking into account the time that it takes to actually reach 911 dispatch, those 5-10 minutes could be tacked on to the previous 10 minutes that it took to contact first responders.
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Parents usually resort to more study time, tutoring and advanced classes when they want to help their children achieve their academic goals. This achievement-centered approach might be helpful, but studies have shown that kids with more self-control achieve more academically. Therefore, it makes sense to help kids develop and practice skills related to self-control rather than make them take that one extra class, which is often stressful. Practicing these skills is not only useful for academic success – having a higher level of self-control also means being able to better tolerate stress and control your emotions. More self-control leads to increased empathy and social competence. And, all of this results in better concentration abilities.
"The Marshmallow Experiment" have shown that skills related to self-control are better predictors of academic success than IQ scores. In this experiment, children knew that a two marshmallow reward could be had if they did not eat the first marshmallow right away. It's important to note that the children were not punished for eating the first marshmallow right away, nor were they praised for waiting. When practicing self-control, it is critical to remember this because bettering this skill is about controlling one's impulses to achieve a goal, and not about pleasing others and avoiding punishment. It is also important to start the practice at the child's current level and focus on his/her own progress rather than comparing their progress to others. Doing this could lead to feelings of inferiority, leaving the child hesitant to keep trying.
One of a child's earliest experiences with self-control occurs during imaginative play, and parents should make sure that their children have enough time for it. During imaginative play, kids set their own rules and are motivated to follow them when the game is fun. For example, they have to control their behavior and inhibit their impulses when they want to achieve their goal of becoming an astronaut or a teacher. Another way of improving self-control skills would be through fun activities with parents. These activities should involve some structure, such as taking turns; so, board games could be especially useful. During the game, it is important to let the kid monitor him/herself and if that proves too hard for them, find an alternative appropriate for their current level of self-control.
Imaginative play and board games as means to improving skills related to self-control prove that achieving success doesn't have to be stressful or boring for the child. It can be fun, and the more they do it, the more self-control they will develop. These ways to develop self-control also show that playing is not the opposite of learning; rather, playing IS learning.
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Journalism, Media and Globalisation (Erasmus Mundus)
Master (2 years) of Journalism, Media and Globalisation, 120 ECTS
Humanities, social sciences, communication and arts
Institution Aarhus University (AU)
Campus Aarhus
Tuition per term (Non-EU/EAA/CH) 18000 EUR
Tuition per term (EU/EAA/CH) 9000 EUR
Erasmus Yes
Website https://mundusjournalism.com/
The Erasmus Mundus Master's in Journalism, Media and Globalisation offers a unique 360° educational experience. Students on the programme study and live in at least two European countries, interact with classmates from all around the world and engage in lively and insightful discussions in a thriving interdisciplinary and intercultural environment.
The MA in Journalism, Media and Globalisation lies at the intersection between social sciences and humanities, combining theoretical and practice-oriented approaches to journalism studies. The fruit of this cross-disciplinary approach is a joint understanding that cuts across academic disciplines, journalistic genres, and geographical and cultural settings.
The degree has been a part of the Erasmus Mundus study programme since 2005 and has continually evolved in order to best prepare graduates for the global changes that increasingly challenge traditional boundaries between media, politics, technology, and culture(s).
STUDY AT LEADING INSTITUTIONS
All students spend their first year jointly between Aarhus University – taught by faculty from the Department of Political Science and the Department of Information and Media Studies – and the highly respected Danish School of Media and Journalism. In year two, the programme splits into four specialisations offered by some of Europe's leading universities.
By choosing a specific specialisation for the second year of studies, students customise their studies within the following areas:
Politics and Communication at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Totalitarianism and Transition at Charles University, Prague, Czechia
Business & Innovation at City, University of London, the United Kingdom
Cultures and Contexts at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany
Please visit www.mundusjournalism.com for more information about the course programmes of the MA in Journalism, Media and Globalisation.
As a Mundus Journalism student, you can expect a truly intercultural experience, as the programme brings together students from all around the world to join a tight-knit community of inspired and talented young professionals. So far, students from 105 different countries have joined the programme.
In addition to high-standard academics, the programme also offers a variety of extra-curricular activities and student-led initiatives, almost as varied as the countries students come from. From radio stations to theatre groups, from competitive football teams to start-ups, the opportunities for interaction and idea development within the programme are limitless.
Furthermore, many of our students write, photograph, record, tweet and blog their way through the programme. Some work for media outlets in their home countries, while others develop their own platforms and personal take on journalism. Many students also attend academic conferences and publish journal articles stemming from their work, and others work as freelances for leading news outlets.
To get more information about this topic and get a glimpse of being a student at the Mundus Journalism programme, check out "#MundusLife" on YouTube, our new video series talking about practical tips and tricks to make the most of the Mundus adventure. The videos are recorded and edited by our Mundus Journalism students Giovana Faria (Brazil) and Sandra Zialcita (The Philippines). In addition, every year students compile the Bluebook, a yearbook filled with information about themselves, Aarhus, and Mundus life fun facts – if you are looking for an insider perspective on the programme, please check out the latest editions!
Graduates of the MA in Journalism, Media and Globalisation are entering successful and stimulating jobs across the world, often and quickly reaching top positions. Graduates usually find work in the intersection between journalism, media, and communication; they take up roles in newsrooms, international organisations, information-based journalism, or communication departments in various global public and private organisations. Many alumni have also chosen to build their career in public relations and communications in intergovernmental organisations, technology start-ups, and global non-profit companies among others.
The programme's combination of different national research traditions and its emphasis on globalisation open future academic and research opportunities. The Mundus Journalism programme has proved itself to be a unique recruitment ground for PhD programs in Europe and overseas, and some of our PhD candidates have continued their path into academia as associate professors and researchers.
Wherever you want to take your career, you can expect to graduate from the Mundus Journalism programme with an extensive network of professional contacts and friends all around the world who will be willing to support you. In addition, Mundus Journalism has established a Mentorship programme where graduates and alumni are matched according to common interests and professional goals. In this way, graduates can benefit from the support and the guidance of seasoned media professionals and further strengthen and widen their budding network.
At the end of the two-years programme, students are awarded a joint degree from Aarhus University and from their specialisation university. Furthermore, 10 students can add another academic experience to their study programme by applying for a 'Study Abroad experience' of 30 ECTS at a partner university in the second semester of the first year. The list of Study Abroad universities includes prestigious universities across 6 continents: the University of California Berkeley, California, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, Fudan University Shanghai, China, the University of Cape Town, South Africa, the University of Hamburg, Germany, or the Lebanese American University, Lebanon.
Another option for students who want to add a more hands-on element to their experience, the programme offers the possibility to carry out a 10 ECTS internship during the second semester.
ERASMUS MUNDUS SCHOLARSHIPS
The Mundus Journalism Consortium offers a limited number of Erasmus Mundus student scholarships, funded by the EU, for students admitted to the Mundus Journalism Masters programme:
Category A scholarships of up to EUR 49,000 for the two-year programme: Category A scholarships are open to citizens and/or residents of any country other than the EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, provided that they are not currently resident in those countries and have not carried out significant activity (studies or work) in any of those countries for more than a total of twelve months in the last five years.
Category B scholarships of up to EUR 34,000 for the two-year programme: Category B scholarships are open to citizens and/or residents of the EU member states, Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway, as well as to students who do not meet the Category A criteria as defined above.
The Master's takes place one year in Aarhus and one year at the city of the specialisation university. If a Study Abroad experience is added, a third university and city will be added in the second semester of the first year.
In general, admission to a master's degree programme requires successful completion of a relevant and recognised university degree equivalent to a Danish bachelor's degree in level and length (180 ECTS). In addition, you must meet the specific requirements for the individual programme, including language requirements. If you wish to study a master's degree at Aarhus University, please check out our page 'Am I qualified for admission': https://masters.au.dk/am-i-qualified-for-admission
If you are curious about how to submit a master's degree application to Aarhus University, then make sure to check out our 'Apply Now' page. Here you can find information about relevant fees, guides, and video tutorials on how to use the application portal: https://masters.au.dk/apply-now
There are the same English language requirements for all international students with a few exceptions. The general English language requirements for master's degrees can be found here: https://masters.au.dk/am-i-qualified-for-admission/english-language-requirements
Students from outside the EU are generally required to pay tuition and application fee. You can consult our page Tuition fees for master's degree programmes: https://masters.au.dk/tuitionfees
Would you like to chat with a fellow student from your country, or with someone who studies the programme you are interested in? You can get help with your questions from Aarhus University's Student Ambassadors: https://international.au.dk/education/meetau/chat-with-our-students/
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AL JARREAU: We're Never "Breakin Away" From You
Alwin Lopez "Al" Jarreau (March 12, 1940 – February 12, 2017) was an American singer and musician who received a total of seven Grammy Awards and was nominated for over a dozen more.
When Al finally broke through in the mid 1970's, he changed the musical landscape. Jarreau is perhaps best known for his 1981 album Breakin' Away, which include some of these hits:
"We're In This Love Together"
"Mornin'"
"Boogie Down"
He also sang the theme song of the late-1980s television series Moonlighting!
And he was among the many brilliant performers on the 1985 charity song "We Are the World".
What was your favorite Al Jarreau song? Share your memories in the comment section below…
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Q: Adding print friendly link on specific nodes In my Drupal 7 site I use the Printer, email and PDF versions module. I want to show the printer link on some specific pages of a specific content type. So I have enabled the link in that content type, which include a boolean field (field_printable) where the admin should be able to choose to include the link or not.
In my template.php file I try to figure out how to work this out. This is what I have got so far in my template.php file:
function mytheme_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
if($variables['type'] == "mycontenttype"){
// boolean field that returns 1 if checked
if($node->field_printable['und'][0]['value'] == 1){
what to put here ...?
}
}
}
I should probably use print_insert_link(); to insert the link, but I cannot figure out how. Can anyone point me in the right direction? I have spent hours googling on similar questions, but I am stuck right now.
Any help would be very appreciated, thanks in advance.
Edited: Screen goes blank after I try this...
function mytheme_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
if($node->nid == 408){
$variables['print_custom_link'] = print_insert_link();
}
}
I also added this in my node template file:
print render($content);
if(!empty($print_custom_link)){
print render($print_custom_link);
}
A: OK, so I thought it could be a good idea to post an answer to my own question, in case others struggling with the same problem is looking at this post. And thanks again Laurent!
Turns out that my boolean field 'field_printable" is available directly in $variables. And $node was not available at all.
So in my template.php I ended up with this:
function mytheme_preprocess_node(&$variables) {
if($variables['type'] == "mycontentpage"){
if($variables['field_printable']['und'][0]['value'] == 1){
$variables['print_custom_link'] = print_insert_link();
}
}
}
In my node template (right after the row "print render($content);"):
if(!empty($print_custom_link)){
print $print_custom_link;
}
That's it. Now it works exactly as I wanted :-)
A: The fist step should be to configure your node type to be printable in structure>content type>the node type you want to print.
Then by default a print link will appears when you render your node content.
If you want to display a print link in a particular area and/or for a specific node (or even a view) then you can decide to use print_insert_link() to display the print link : https://www.drupal.org/node/306888
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Q&A with Italian guitarist/singer Roberto Morbioli - the blues flow so naturally and sounds as if he grew up to US
Posted by Michael Limnios Blues Network on January 26, 2017 at 11:30am
"The Blues helped the white and black people get closer. The white brought the Blues to Europe and the UK and in the whole world which is an incredible thing!"
Roberto Morbioli: Mississippi via Verona
Roberto Morbioli plays the Blues. He can breathe fire from his axe like a young Clapton or Stevie Ray. Crowded, noisy bars hush a bit when he steps up and folks look around to see who this is making such a holy wail. Roberto was born in Verona, Italy and picked up the guitar when he was very young. He has played at some of the biggest European festivals like Amsterdam Blues Festival, New Orleans Music Festival in Ascona and San Remo Blues Festival. He has performed in the USA at B.B. King's Blues club in Memphis, "Antone's" in Austin, Texas, the North Atlantic Blues Festival in Rockland, Maine and regularly tours in New England. In 2011 he was granted a US working visa as an artist of extraordinary ability. In 1991 he founded his own band MORBLUS which brought him critical recognition and awards. Since 2015, he dedicated himself to his new acoustic project, the Roberto Morbioli Trio with whom he recorded "Acoustic Me". The CD was awarded with the Academia Award as Best Blues CD in January 2016.
His personality and unique playing style shine through all his interpretations so much that, even while recalling the styles of blues greats such as Freddy King, Albert King, B.B. King, Albert Collins, T-Bone Walker, Steve Ray Vaughn and Eric Clapton, you see and hear that every note coming out to this Italian bluesman is coming straight from his big heart. And it's so infectious that you're caught up in it before you realize what's happening. Morbioli's guitar playing is nothing short of magic, and as a singer, his powerful voice recalls Sam Cook, O.V. Wright, Little Milton, Otis Redding, Robert Cray and Donny Hathaway. You don't even think about it, you just know that the blues flow so naturally for Roberto Morbioli, and his guitar playing and vocals are so polished, he sounds as if he grew up closer to Chicago than Verona, Italy.
Interview by Michael Limnios
What do you learn about yourself from the blues music and culture?
I started listening to Blues music when I was 12 although in those days, in 1977, Rock and Roll was popular in Italy. I began playing and singing this kind of music that I heard on the radio with my favorite artists being: Eddie Cochran, Jean Vincent, Bill Halley, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins and many more. Later I discovered the Blues and my first LP was Show Down from Albert Collins, Robert Cray and Johnny Copeland. From that day one, I started playing the Blues!
What does the blues mean to you?
For me, Blues is the expression of a certain state of mind. Therefore, what you have inside comes to the surface and is expressed by your voice and your instrument. It's something that is difficult to explain, and most of the time it's not me who understands it but the audience that listens and gets blown away and captivated by this energy that is transmitted by my guitar and voice.
How do you describe Roberto Morbioli sound and songbook?
I define myself as a musician with a great passion for music. In my 30 years career I have never sold my soul but I've always played my music with simplicity and respect, keeping in mind my roots without trying to be a black bluesman knowing that I will never have a Chicago or Memphis background. I define my music as music without giving it a certain tag because my songs are a mix of various kinds of music that I listened to in the past and present. Therefore, I'm not only a Blues musician but I can say that the pattern is Blues because this is where it stems from.
"What miss most are devoted people who work in the Blues scene like concert organizers, journalists etc who throughout the years diminished throwing away years of hard work."
What characterize your music philosophy?
If a musician who plays a niche music genre like Blues only thinks of his success and money, he didn't understand anything. Who plays this music has to think like an artist with his studio who day after day creates his products with love, passion and dedication. It's only like this you can become known and spread this music genre. Those who love Blues, Jazz, Soul and Country music don't like big distribution but everything they can touch with their hands, like enjoying a beautiful concert in a small club and then buy a signed CD copy and drink a beer or a glass of wine with the artist who just some minutes ago played a tremendous solo in the middle of the audience. Blues music needs the physical contact with the audience!
What was the best advice anyone ever gave you?
Remember that the Blues is a medicine that can heal but also kill you!
What has made you laugh from your experiences in USA and what touched (emotionally) you from the local circuits?
I've played in America for almost 10 years and I can say that the spirit of the American audience is fantastic. Every time I arrive in America for a tour, I know that the loyal audience waits for me and supports me. The most interesting thing is that different from what I experience in Europe, the people there don't care if you're white and play the Blues. They come to my concerts, pay the ticket and respect me just because I play my music and convey my feelings. The European audience has to learn this, to respect a musician for his music and not for the color of his skin or his country of origin!
Are there any memories from gigs, jams, open acts and studio sessions which you'd like to share with us?
My memory is from 1989 when I was lucky to meet Valery Wellington, a great Blues singer. She came to my home town Verona for a tour, I went to get her at the airport and told her that I had organized a rehearsal for the tour, and she said: "Hey Roby if I'm here it's because you are professional and good musician so we don't need to practice, let's go to a good Italian restaurant and have a nice tour together!!!"
"For me, Blues is the expression of a certain state of mind. Therefore, what you have inside comes to the surface and is expressed by your voice and your instrument."
What do you miss most nowadays from the blues of past? What are your hopes and fears for the future of?
What miss most are devoted people who work in the Blues scene like concert organizers, journalists etc who throughout the years diminished throwing away years of hard work. In my small world, I used to organize a festival in my village where I still live in the center of Valpolicella. It was called Mazzurega in Blues. After 11 years, we had to stop because of the lack of sponsors and ignorance. For the future, I would appreciate if the lovers of Blues and good music put some more effort in supporting it by going out and keeping the live music scene alive. It's a very valuable cultural asset that is good for your soul, and instead of staying at home in front of the TV or PC, go out, drink a beer and listen to music!
If you could change one thing in the local blues scene and it would become a reality, what would that be?
Being a Blues musician should become a recognized profession approved by the State!
What is the impact of Blues music and culture to the racial, political and socio-cultural implications?
The Blues helped the white and black people get closer. The white brought the Blues to Europe and the UK and in the whole world which is an incredible thing!
Let's take a trip with a time machine, so where and why would you really want to go for a whole day..?
I would like to go back to the 50s!
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Frank de Boer Responds to Jose Mourinho's Comments
Frank de Boer, whose brief spell in charge of Crystal Palace yielded neither a league point nor a goal, had said it is "a pity" that Marcus Rashford, scorer of two goals against Liverpool, is managed by Mourinho.
"'If he has one or two not good games, he puts him out", he added.
Redknapp believes Rashford is a shoo-in to start for the Three Lions in this summer's World Cup campaign, and that he should be using Mourinho's trust in him in order to kick on as a player.
Now an actual response has emerged in the Dutch press, with De Boer telling AD: "I respect him as a manager".
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Paul Pogba invited team-mates Marcus Rashford and Jesse Lingard to join him for a unique evening of football, following Man Utd's Rivalry Weekend win against Liverpool.
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Rashford could retain his place when United take on Sevilla at Old Trafford with the tie poised at 0-0. Does he play every match from the start? No.
"But fantastic performance and the spirit when other players probably could do it the easiest way and say: 'we are winning 2-0, I've done my job, goodbye'".
What a ridiculous concept, especially when the slightest bit of homework would have made them realise just how important Rashford is to Mourinho and United.
"While I argued in my Sportsmail column recently that Mourinho had not done enough to earn his new contract, I equally do not think he should leave the club".
"He has won many trophies and tactically he is very good at disrupting the opponent's game".
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First National Trust Co Raises Position in Walmart Inc (WMT)
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Microsoft formed an entire cloud division with a focus on gaming, and it's apparently ready to talk about the project. In the long term, it seems that Microsoft is looking at game streaming, much like what Sony has with PlayStation Now.
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Motorola Moto G6 and E5 might soon launch in the Asian market
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The HTC U12+ will be HTC's upcoming flagship
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Akhilesh meets Mayawati after Samajwadi Party's victory in bypolls
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Toys R Us Reveals Heartbreaking News
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Explosion hits chemical plant in Texas, building ablaze
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belonging to vis, I figured adding it to vis.c as well poses no harm.
jumping through a file a bit easier.
example by piping to sed or some other stream editor.
highlighted files, such as window.c and scrolling around the file for a while.
Next message: Gregor Best: "[PATCH 1/2] Fix editing of files with length 0" |
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.IO;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
namespace CodeJam.AllYourBase
{
class Reader
{
public string[] Read(string pathname)
{
using (var reader = File.OpenText(pathname))
{
return Read(reader);
}
}
public string[] Read(TextReader reader)
{
int n = int.Parse(reader.ReadLine());
string[] inputs = new string[n];
for (int i = 0; i < n; i++)
{
inputs[i] = reader.ReadLine();
}
return inputs;
}
}
}
|
My birthday ended up being, not the boring Sunday I thought it would be, but instead an extended and thoughtful showing of love and care from my friends and family!
It started a week ago with a day of fun planned by a few of my greatest friends, in honor of my birthday. Jan, Crystal, and Camille took me to the Timpanogos Caves for a beautiful hike up to, and a tour through the caves. Then they spoiled me with lunch at one of my favorite places, Kneaders. Thanks, girls!
Then Friday, one of my other great friends (I'm a lucky girl to have really great friends) invited me and the kids over to have lunch and hang out. We spent quality time together, which we haven't had in ages! It did my heart a lot of good! And she surprised me with a thoughtful b-day gift that I LOVE! Thank You, Heather!
Yesterday for a fun birthday date, Bart took me to the gym where we worked out together! After, we had dinner at Malawii's Pizza, followed by a little shopping at the mall, then frozen yogurt at Menchi's. The most meaningful gift I received from my hubby was about 7-8 hours of hard labor de-cluttering and re-organizing a space that has been driving me NUTS for some time now! THANK YOU, BART!
This morning, I was gifted with fun presents, tons of hugs and kisses, and breakfast with my family. Thanks again Bart! And thank you, Genevieve, AnnaBelle, and Alexander!
I have also received many texts, facebook posts, and voicemails from family and friends today. All of them wishing me well on this my 34th birthday! Thank you, wonderful family and friends that I love!
I'm embarrassed to say that I had complained to my friend that I didn't think my birthday was going to be recognized or acknowledged very much this year. Shame on me! Because as I sit and count my blessings, as I get what I get and am thankful for it, I realize how abundantly loved and supported I am. And really, what more does a girl need for her birthday, than to know, without a doubt, that she is loved? Thank you, Lord.
Bart and I have 3 AMAZING children! Each of them in their own right have spectacular qualities that never cease to impress me. A few weeks ago, I had a day that reminded me all the sacrifice, heartache, and frustration that typically accompanies raising young children is completely worth it.
Like all mothers do, I have made it a point to try and have the opposite for my children. From the day my second daughter was born, I have been telling my children that they are each other's best friends. That no one could ever take the place of a big sister or little brother in their hearts. I've taught them to speak to each other with kindness and respect. And to be honest with one another about what's bothering them when they aren't getting along. I can teach them these concepts until I'm blue in the face, like my mom tried with me and my siblings. But whether or not they adopt these ideals is completely up to them. For myself, it took growing up and becoming adults for a closeness to develop between us siblings. I don't want my kids to miss out on the joys of having a brother or sister to lean on, turn to, laugh with, and share happy moments and memories with while in their young and tender years. But after a recent experience, I'm excited to say, I think we're moving in the right direction.
Anna was at another allergist office getting more testing done. As she lay there on her tummy, the pricks of pain began on her back. She was already full of fear and anxiety before, but now her 5 year old eyes were full of tears and heartache. The nurse finished with the pricks and left the room to get a sucker while we began our fifteen minutes of being still and waiting for reactions to start showing. As she cried I told her how sorry I was that we HAD to do these tests, but that they were helping to protect her from potential dangers to her health. She put her face down sadly and then raised her head again and cried out, "I WANT GENNY!" My heart broke and swelled in one motion. I was SO sad to watch her be miserable, but felt a huge rush of joy and gratitude that when faced with pain and fear, the one thing she wanted most to comfort her - was her big sister.
Later, I was able to share with Genny Anna's expression of love for her. As I told her the story of Anna's cry for her, Genny's eyes began to fill with tears while a tender smile formed on her face. Even as a 6 year old she understood what a declaration of love that was. Her big sister response, as she attempted to contain her emotion, was that she should give Anna a BIG hug. After which she let the tears lose, said they were happy tears, and buried her face in my side as we hugged.
During that same day, later in the afternoon, I sat with my 3 year old little boy. We watched a Daniel Tiger episode together on PBS. The teaching point of this particular episode was to think of something that makes you feel happy whenever you're starting to feel scared. Alex's blue eyes lit up and he asked excitedly, "Mom! Know what makes me feel happy!?" I said, "What makes you feel happy?" He responded, "Playing with Anna!"
Can you imagine!? ALL IN ONE DAY!! Each of my children expressed an appreciation, a comfort in, and love for one another. What mother could ask for more? I feel truly blessed and favored to have been entrusted with these incredible little ones.
An interesting conversation happened at my house while watching one of our family's favorite fun shows. Phineas and Ferb have become a downtime staple. It's a witty and creative cartoon that we all enjoy together. These two characters play different roles in the story line.
Vanessa is the daughter of the "Evil" but truly incompetent Dr. Doofensmirtz. Vanessa is a lay low kind of girl who makes it clear that just because her dad is evil, doesn't mean she is too. She likes to think she's goth, but is kind to everyone in spite of her attempt to have an attitude.
On this particular episode we were watching, the two characters sing a duet, one of many songs I love from this show, called "Busted". (Later, I may do a post on how "Phineas and Ferb" is keeping the love of musical theatre alive in the hearts of the children of this generation. But that's another topic entirely!) As I watched my Anna watching intently and moving along to the music, I wondered if she preferred one of these characters over the other.
Candace having a larger role, living in a "good" home, wearing light colors for her preppy style clothes, and a cute flip at the end of her hair...to one this might say wholesome / good.
Vanessa has a lesser role, lives in a broken home, is always wearing black and a bit of a sneer on her face, and the animators have given her more curve and feminine features than Candace... to one this might say worldly / bad.
I was impressed with my girls and happy to hear that, so far in their life, they choose to gravitate towards people based on the kindness of one's heart and the values they may have in common.
An Early Merry Christmas From Genny!
She's doing well with piano. We're very happy with her progress. I think she's right on track!
The start of a NEW YEAR always brings to mind resolutions and new beginings. The shameful date of my last post tells me I have one resolution that needs to make the list. In order to capture 2011 before it disappears from our memories, here is a look at some of the year's highlights for our family. And because I only made it to Thanksgiving of 2010, I start with Christmas of that year. It seems daunting, I know, but the pictures can be really cute! Happy catching up!
Genny, a proud pre-schooler then, brought home a beautiful gingerbread house she made in class.
Baking and decorating Christmas cookies proved to be perfect Family Home Evening fun!
This is what outside looked liked in December of 2010. Not so much as a flake for Christmas in 2011!
Christmas Eve Jammies and Slippers. Mommy went all matchy, matchy on us.
Family feet! Even Mom and Dad got slippers!
As Bart worked to put a sprinkler system in our dirt filled backyard, the kids played and enjoyed the early Spring air.
Alex developed quite a love and addiction for sports. "I shoo-ing hoops!", he'd tell us.
Cross your fingers and pray it works! (It did.) Great job Bart!
and a lovely time at church. I just love Easter and all it stands for. I'm grateful to know that we all have a loving Savior in Jesus Christ.
His second most meaningful achievement! Winning the Elder's Quorum Pinewood Derby!
The First? Winning the Sportsmanship award when he was a boy at his 1st Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. He lost every race he was in at that derby, but still excitedly cheered on his friends. That's my hubby!
After purchasing TONS of dirt to fill in the yard, new sprinklers, and fencing, we were gifted some used curbing from our friends. This is my new flower bed.
The new garden space with a designated area for Rhubarb and Herbs.
And a curb-line to separate the lawn from the trees about to go in.
The lawn is here! The kids and their friends were in awe as they watched the grass be unloaded from the BIG truck. I have to admit, it was pretty cool to watch!
Bart getting ready to lay the sod. Many thanks to all the neighbors, friends, and my brother who came and helped with that project!
The kids and their friends wasted NO time getting on that grass and playing!
Finally! A safe, level, and BEAUTIFUL backyard for our family to play in. There are still a few other projects to be done, but the big ones are checked off the list!
Bart had several trips that took him to some cool places this year. Most of them work related, but not always full of work, as you will see. His first destination this year was to a place he goes fairly often. Good old CHINA. He actually got to go see the Great Wall this time. It was very fun for him.
After Dad got home, we took a day trip with the kids.
The Living Planet Aquarium was fun for all.
At least, I THINK we had fun. Yep! We did!
We also had a nice trip up to Uncle Benson and Aunt Tonya's house. We got to be there for our cousin's baptism.
On the way home, we got to stop and stretch our legs while we visited the Rexburg Temple. How gorgeous is that!?
Then our cousin came for a fun week-long sleepover! What beautiful girls! They MUST be related.
We decided to wait till she's grown to tell her the rest of her family went to Disney World.
The next "work" destination landed Bart at the beautiful Pebble Beach for a weekend of golf.
Just look at him hard at work! Must be rough, but someone's gotta do it.
After Daddy's return, the best little boy we know had his birthday!
Turning 2 deserves BIG KISSES!
Enjoying his new birthday gift.
July proved to be a VERY busy month for us. Not only did Bart have his Pebble Beach trip, and Alex have his birthday, we traveled to Fort Stevens in Oregon to camp-out with the rest of the Taylor clan for the Taylor Family Reunion.
Yes, Bart does come from good stock.
We had so much fun playing games and NOT singing around the campfire.
All of the 2-3 year old girls wore the jammies Grandma B had sent for Christmas! It wasn't planned, but it made for some great memories.
Along with all the other July born folks at camp, Mommy got a party and decorations on her tent for her birthday!
And a day at the beach, playing in the sand and being chased by the waves. It was a great birthday!
The rest of the summer looked pretty much like this. Just kickin' around not doing too much except enjoying the last days of summer.
Then the big day came for Anna! Her VERY first day of school!
Look out Pre-school! Here I come!
And just in the nick of time for Kindergarten, Genny turns 5!
Such a happy and lovely girl! MAKE A WISH!
Then came Genny's first day of school!
Helloooo Kindergarten! We LOVE her teacher and Genny is thriving.
What's this!? Can't you guess? Another business trip for Bart, of course!
I'm only teasing Bart! I know, there really was business to attend to in San Francisco.
But that doesn't mean you can't take in the scenery while you're there!
The next month Bart received word that his Grandma Rasmussen, in her late 80's, had passed away.
If there's one good part about the passing of a loved one, it is this. The chance to see and catch up with loved ones who also loved Grandma R.
Rise and Shout! This Cougar's out!
November meant two fun things for us! Bart's birthday! And a visit from Grandma T!
Bowling for Daddy's birthday was so much fun! Probably most fun for Grandma T as she was able to giggle at all the funny things the kids did.
Having my mom for Thanksgiving was something to be really thankful for! We haven't gotten to cook together like that in years! And just LOOK at that criss-cross pie crust we did together!
Pies are kind of my thing.
I don't care what anyone says, Turkey in a BAG! Never fails!
We enjoyed a relaxing dinner with my mom, Aunt Sue, and as an added bonus... my brother Ben brought his newly proposed to FIANCE'! Congratulations you two!
Genny proved her rock star reading skills and earned a certificate and free dinner at a restaurant.
A chance to dress up? I'm In! We attended a lovely, formal Christmas dinner put on by Bart's company for all of the employees.
It was held at the Grand America Hotel. One of the most beautiful buildings in Utah! The dinner was deliciously divine. And the company was fun and fabulous. I asked our awesome babysitter to take this picture as proof that I actually do get out every now and then. ;) The lovely locks, and latest addition to my collection of hairstyles, were a gift from my mom during her Thanksgiving visit. Thanks again Mom!
It's what we've been waiting for, literally, ALL year long! Anna's birthday!!! On every even numbered birthday, the kids get a party. Turning 4 years old qualifies Anna!
She had a princess pajama party. Not a sleep-over. Just a late-over with pizza, barbie princess movie, and makeovers! Thank you's go to Bart and Heather for their awesome support and help. The party was a hit!
Guess who's back in Asia!
We're trying to figure out why these trips always seem to happen right next to someone's birthday. In fact this one had to be moved around and manipulated so that Bart COULD be home for Anna's birthday. Thanks for making that happen Bart!
K, now I'm just getting jealous.
Daddy made it back with plenty of time for Christmas. So, we hung our stockings with care.
Right to left: Mommy's, Genny's, Daddy's, Anna's, and Alex's. I wonder what they'll be filled with!
Mommy and Daddy helped Santa out a little. However, they also decided that Santa doesn't get credit for the good stuff anymore. That's right! All the good stuff comes from Mom and Dad!
Christmas morning! The girls wearing the gift I worked so hard to make for them. I'm so proud that they turned out so beautifully.
But then they changed right into the jammies Grandma B sent! Proving that Grandmas will always be cooler than Mommy's. Well, at least I've got Santa beat!
THANK YOU GRANDMA! WE LOVE OUR NEW JAMMIES!
I'm good with my candy cane.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to ALL! May the Lord bless you with all you stand in need of this year. We are grateful for all of our friends and family and hope the New Year brings love and happiness for us all.
We had a few kids over. Here is Anna and her birthday song.
Here is Alex in the swing. He is so happy and was performing in command.
Bart and Brandy met and married in 2005. With their two daughters and first son they enjoy sports, being outdoors, music, theatre, good books, and quality movies. |
Eden Riegel To Join All My Children Revival
Doug Lambert February 24, 2013 ABCABC DaytimeAlicia MinshewAll My ChildrenCady McClainCameron MathisonChristina Bennett LindDarnell WilliamsDavid CanaryDebbi MorganEden RiegelHuluiTunesJill LarsonJordi VilasusoJulia BarrLindsay HartleyMichael E KnightOne Life to LiveProspect ParkSusan LucciThorsten KayeTwitterVincent Irizarry
Eden Riegel will be part of Prospect Park's revival of All My Children in what is being described as a "guest arc".
The actress will reprise her role of Bianca Montogomery for an unspecified stint when All My Children returns later this year. The length of the Emmy winning actress' return to the former ABC Daytime soap has not been announced and the only details at the moment regarding her return describe it as a "guest stint".
Riegel made her AMC debut as Bianca in 2000 and was one of the soaps most popular characters. Bianca was the daughter of diva Erica Kane (Susan Lucci) and her coming out storyline won much critical acclaim. The character was one of the few openly gay characters on daytime television and quickly became a gay icon. The role of Bianca was recast in 2010 with actress Christina Bennett Lind taking over until the show's television finale in 2011; it was not the first time the character had been recast. News of Riegel's return to Prospect Park's revival will be welcomed by long-term viewers of the soap opera.
The actress announcement her involvement in the revival via Twitter where she wrote "Thank you all for the outpouring of support today. I am thrilled to be returning as Bianca!"
Prospect Park's revival of AMC will pick up events in Pine Valley five years after the television finale and will been centric around a group of teenagers. So far actors Cady McClain, David Canary, Jordi Vilasuso, Jill Larson, Thorsten Kaye, Darnell Williams, Debbi Morgan, Lindsay Hartley and Vincent Irizarry have all agreed to return. Yesterday it was announced that Julia Barr had also signed up to return.
It has been reported, but not confirmed, that Susan Lucci has agreed to reprise her iconic role of Erica Kane for a single episode. Meanwhile Michael E Knight, Cameron Mathison and Alicia Minshew have all stated the door has been left open for future returns for them.
Episodes of All My Children, and One Life to Live, will be available to watch on the Hulu and iTunes platforms.
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With my feet back on the ground, we had things to take care of. Moving was our first priority. I mentioned that in my previous blog so this time I just thought I'd post a picture of our new site. The best thing about it is that we're very close to Terry 's mom. We figure we'll hang around the area for a couple of weeks or so.
Private, shrubs, bikes are down and finally our BBQ is in place.
Next we had an engagement we were looking forward to. We had dinner plans at Logan's Roadhouse with some of our "oldest" RV gang members. I'm not saying these folks are OLD because we're really only as old as we act and feel. I'm just saying that we've known these RVing folks about the longest of any others in the RV crowd. We've tolerated each other the most and learned so much from each other. Well, maybe we've learned the most from them and not necessarily the other way around for sure. We even shared our first official boondocking with them in Quartzsite. What an experience that was.
It was quite a feat getting the waitress to take this picture. Not that she didn't agree to because she did. The difficult part was getting her to figure out when and how to press the little button.
Next get together was with Terry's Mom and her early morning appointment with the doctor. She's scheduled for surgery on Wednesday. Afterwards, it was off to Denny's for breakfast.
How is that for a short blog?
The picture turned out amazingly good considering the tough time she had pushing the button down. Hope all goes well for Terry's Mom this morning.
Hey, you said the important things; there's no problem with stopping then. I hope Terry's Mom is doing well.
Best wishes for Terry's Mom with her surgery.
That was a great shot of your dinner party.
Prayers for a uneventful surgery for Terry's mom. Praying for a fast and complete recovery. Please keep us posted.
Love the looks of your new site. That shrub gives you lots of privacy. Also great pic of the gang. Really looking forward to seeing you all in January !
There are a few "Seasoned Citizens" in that picture, but who is the skinny young red head on the right?
Looks like a great time with your group of friends, thats always fun. |
package java.nio.channels;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
import java.net.SocketAddress;
import java.net.InetSocketAddress;
import java.net.ProtocolFamily;
import java.net.Socket;
import java.net.SocketException;
import java.net.DatagramSocket;
import java.net.StandardProtocolFamily;
// TODO: This class is both divergent from the Java standard and incomplete.
public class DatagramChannel extends SelectableChannel
implements ReadableByteChannel, WritableByteChannel
{
public static final int InvalidSocket = -1;
private int socket = makeSocket();
private boolean blocking = true;
private boolean connected = false;
public SelectableChannel configureBlocking(boolean v) throws IOException {
blocking = v;
configureBlocking();
return this;
}
private void configureBlocking() throws IOException {
if (socket != InvalidSocket) {
configureBlocking(socket, blocking);
}
}
int socketFD() {
return socket;
}
void handleReadyOps(int ops) {
// ignore
}
public static DatagramChannel open(ProtocolFamily family)
throws IOException
{
if (family.equals(StandardProtocolFamily.INET)) {
Socket.init();
return new DatagramChannel();
} else {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
}
public static DatagramChannel open()
throws IOException
{
return open(StandardProtocolFamily.INET);
}
public DatagramSocket socket() {
return new Handle();
}
public DatagramChannel bind(SocketAddress address) throws IOException {
InetSocketAddress inetAddress;
try {
inetAddress = (InetSocketAddress) address;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new UnsupportedAddressTypeException();
}
if (inetAddress == null) {
bind(socket, 0, 0);
} else {
bind(socket, inetAddress.getAddress().getRawAddress(),
inetAddress.getPort());
}
return this;
}
public DatagramChannel connect(SocketAddress address) throws IOException {
InetSocketAddress inetAddress;
try {
inetAddress = (InetSocketAddress) address;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new UnsupportedAddressTypeException();
}
connected = connect(socket, inetAddress.getAddress().getRawAddress(),
inetAddress.getPort());
return this;
}
public int write(ByteBuffer b) throws IOException {
if (b.remaining() == 0) return 0;
byte[] array = b.array();
if (array == null) throw new NullPointerException();
int c = write
(socket, array, b.arrayOffset() + b.position(), b.remaining(), blocking);
if (c > 0) {
b.position(b.position() + c);
}
return c;
}
public int read(ByteBuffer b) throws IOException {
int p = b.position();
receive(b);
return b.position() - p;
}
public SocketAddress receive(ByteBuffer b) throws IOException {
if (b.remaining() == 0) return null;
byte[] array = b.array();
if (array == null) throw new NullPointerException();
int[] address = new int[2];
int c = receive
(socket, array, b.arrayOffset() + b.position(), b.remaining(), blocking,
address);
if (c > 0) {
b.position(b.position() + c);
return new InetSocketAddress(ipv4ToString(address[0]), address[1]);
} else {
return null;
}
}
public int send(ByteBuffer b, SocketAddress address) throws IOException {
if (b.remaining() == 0) return 0;
InetSocketAddress inetAddress;
try {
inetAddress = (InetSocketAddress) address;
} catch (ClassCastException e) {
throw new UnsupportedAddressTypeException();
}
byte[] array = b.array();
if (array == null) throw new NullPointerException();
int c = send
(socket, inetAddress.getAddress().getRawAddress(),
inetAddress.getPort(), array, b.arrayOffset() + b.position(),
b.remaining(), blocking);
if (c > 0) {
b.position(b.position() + c);
}
return c;
}
private static String ipv4ToString(int address) {
StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
sb.append( address >> 24 ).append('.')
.append((address >> 16) & 0xFF).append('.')
.append((address >> 8) & 0xFF).append('.')
.append( address & 0xFF);
return sb.toString();
}
public class Handle extends DatagramSocket {
public SocketAddress getRemoteSocketAddress() {
throw new UnsupportedOperationException();
}
public void bind(SocketAddress address) throws SocketException {
try {
DatagramChannel.this.bind(address);
} catch (SocketException e) {
throw e;
} catch (IOException e) {
SocketException se = new SocketException();
se.initCause(e);
throw se;
}
}
}
public boolean isConnected() { return connected; }
/** TODO: This is probably incomplete. */
public DatagramChannel disconnect() throws IOException {
connect(socket, 0, 0);
connected = false;
return this;
}
public void close() throws IOException {
if (isOpen()) {
super.close();
close(socket);
}
}
private static native int makeSocket();
private static native void configureBlocking(int socket, boolean blocking)
throws IOException;
private static native void bind(int socket, int host, int port)
throws IOException;
private static native boolean connect(int socket, int host, int port)
throws IOException;
private static native int write(int socket, byte[] array, int offset,
int length, boolean blocking)
throws IOException;
private static native int send(int socket, int host, int port,
byte[] array, int offset,
int length, boolean blocking)
throws IOException;
private static native int receive(int socket, byte[] array, int offset,
int length, boolean blocking,
int[] address)
throws IOException;
private static native void close(int socket);
}
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Q: Passing AVPlayer reference from a cell to a view controller freezes video but audio continues I have an AVPlayer subclass inside a UICollectionViewCell. I have a button that when I press it, should display that same video in full screen mode. What I thought I could do is present a UIViewController and pass it the reference to the AVPlayer so that it can add it as a subview and continue playing. However, what happens is it adds it as a subview, the video pauses, but the audio carries on playing. Why? How can I solve this?
A: Turns out if you pass an AVPlayer to another view controller, you have to remove the original strong reference to it. You can only have one reference to the AVPlayer otherwise it starts freezing and going weird.
A: Use AVPlayerController to do this. Whenever you click on button, just present the AVPlayerController with the same instance.
@IBAction func buttonTap(_ sender: Any) {
let vc = storyboard?.instantiateViewController(withIdentifier:"FullScreenPlayer") as! FullScreenPlayerViewController
vc.player = playerInCell
present(vc, animated: false)
}
Note: FullScreenPlayerController is subclass of AVPlayerViewController
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Introduction to simulation; Simulation Examples; General principles; Programming languages and methods.
The course gives students insights of fundamentals of manufacturing system simulation and advanced simulation methods and tools. Exercises are provided for mastering those methods and tools within the Virtual Manufacturing Laboratory/visualization center and verified within the Machining Laboratory.
Knowledge base of VM is enlarged through use of advanced designing, programing and production simulating methods and tools.
Project based course will cover "in general" problems of modern enterprises and provide the solutions from the field of the industrial engineering.
Manufacturing "know how" is extended with use of most modern CNC machine tools for parts production and Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) for parts evaluation and finally automated systems for mechanical assembly.
The student should have knowledge about CAM systems and their integration with manufacturing equipment.
The student should have knowledge about subtractive manufacturing.
The student should be able to use advanced programming tools for subtractive manufacturing and CNC machining.
The student should have an overview of advanced computer-aided manufacturing and know possibilities and limitations of modern programming tools.
The student should have general competence about modelling and optimization in modern manufacturing.
Lectures, and laboratory work/exercises, mainly with computers. Project work.
An individual project work will account for 100% of the grade in the course.
The grading will be done by using an A-F grading scale, where F is a fail.
A re-sit exam will NOT be arranged for this course.
Exercise materials, supporting references, and leaflets handed-out during the course. |
Black Joy! Taraji P. Henson Guest Hosts Soul Of A Nation
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SOUL OF A NATION - Taraji P. Henson guest hosts ABC News' "Soul of a Nation" airing Tuesday, March at 10/9c on ABC. (ABC/Troy Harvey) TARAJI P. HENSON
Award-winning actor, filmmaker and activist Taraji P. Henson guest hosts the all-new episode of "Soul of a Nation" which explores Black joy.
Throughout history Black people have used humor and music to get through hard times, making cultural or political statements while simultaneously giving others tremendous joy. This provocative episode examines comedy, film and music within the Black community and how each is a vehicle for Black joy. Henson, ABC News' Sunny Hostin, Janai Norman and Alex Perez lead the hour which includes a spoken word performance and art by Academy Award-winning director Matthew Cherry. The episode features a profile of and performance by actress and singer Cynthia Erivo, interviews with comedian Michael Yo and Derrick "D-Nice" Jones and takes an in-depth look at sketch comedy throughout the years. "Soul of a Nation" airs Tuesday, March 23 (10:00 – 11:00 p.m. ET) on ABC. Episodes can also be viewed the next day on demand and on Hulu.
This episode includes the following stories and conversations:
Throughout 2020 Black comedians and musical artists took the pain of the pandemic, the economic downturn and racial reckoning and delivered memorable performances. Perez takes viewers through some of these defining moments and sits down with Yo, who, after a tough battle with COVID-19 and coming close to death, has made his way back on stage to bring audiences laughter. Meanwhile, DJ D-Nice discusses how he got the country dancing during the pandemic and making joy with his "Club Quarantine."
Norman sits down with Erivo to discuss the life and story of Aretha Franklin, previewing Erivo's role as the icon in the upcoming National Geographic bio-series "Genius: Aretha." Erivo also performs her hit song "Stand Up."
From hit shows such as The Richard Pryor Show and In Living Color to the successes of today including Key & Peele and A Black Lady Sketch Show, ESPN's The Undefeated takes an in-depth look at the trailblazing comedians of television and the shows that have launched the careers of major Black comedic talent. Viewers will hear from Deon Cole, Kim Coles, Tommy Davidson, Domonique Foxworth, David Alan Grier, Soraya McDonald, Sylvia Obell and Justin Tinsley.
Hostin moderates a provocative recurring conversation called "In the Kitchen," where each week a group of talkers and thinkers join her for a candid discussion on current events and the theme of the week. This episode features Black comediennes Michelle Buteau and Erin Jackson.
Boston Globe columnist Jeneé Osterheldt, who wrote about how there can be joy even during times of Black resistance, contributes an exclusive piece on the meaning of Black joy. |
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LEstadi Bloomfield és un estadi de futbol situat a Tel Aviv, Israel. És la llar dels clubs Hapoel Tel Aviv, Maccabi Tel Aviv i Bnei Yehuda Tel Aviv. L'estadi té una capacitat per a 29.400 espectadors.
Història
L'estadi de Bloomfield va ser construït a on havia estat el Basa Stadium. Basa va ser la casa del Hapoel Tel Aviv FC des de 1950 i avui dia segueixen jugant en aquesta zona. L'obertura de l'estadi data del 12 d'octubre de 1962. La trobada inaugural va ser un partit amistós del Hapoel Tel Aviv FC davant del FC Twente. El 1963, el rival del Hapoel de Tel Aviv, el Maccabi Tel Aviv, es va instal·lar a Bloomfield, després de disputar molts partits a l'Estadi Maccabiah. A partir de 2004, el Bnei Yehuda va jugar també a l'estadi. Actualment, el Bloomfield Stadium és dels pocs estadis que han estat acceptats per la FIFA i la UEFA per acollir finals.
Vegeu també
Estadis de futbol a Israel
Enllaços externs
Stadium Bloomfield a la web del Maccabi Tel Aviv
Bloomfield Stadium en Worldstadiums.com
Bloomfield
Edificis de Tel Aviv
Esport a Tel Aviv
Maccabi Tel Aviv |
When using a HTML Drop you can upload a zipped folder containing HTML and images. To upload a zipped folder, you will need to have the zipped folder available on your computer. You can create a new folder on your Desktop and add your .html file and images file(s) into it, then zip the folder. Alternatively, you can choose an existing folder which contains your files and zip it.
Note: Your zipped folder should contain your HTML code and your images. You will need to map the images correctly in the Zip folder to ensure images appear in Poppulo. Your web developer can assist you with this.
In simple terms a zipped folder is a compressed version of a regular folder on your computer. This compressed folder can be uploaded to Poppulo. Follow the steps below to create a zipped folder.
Choose the folder you'd like to zip.
Right-click the folder, point to Send to, and then click Compressed folder(zipped).
A new zipped folder will appear in your Desktop, this Zip File can now be used for your HTML drop.
Create a new folder on your Desktop or choose an existing folder.
Ctrl + click the folder and click Compress.
On your computer open a new file in Notepad. (TextEdit for Mac).
Add your HTML code to the file and then Save the file a .html file. |
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Ninawachi Mission Institute is in the small jungle town of Huaticocha. Teams going to serve alongside their ministry team will have the opportunity to serve on campus, on the school farms or enter local indigenous villages that need the love of Christ. The students and graduate missionaries are working to make disciples with children, youth and adults with the goal to plant churches where there are none. They are also helping the sick, distributing water filters, clothes, and school supplies. Ninawachi is a launching site for more remote work only accessible by canoe or small aircraft. Going into these remote villages is considered 'extreme' missions.
Ninawachi's vision is to reach out to the forgotten and impoverished jungle communities of Latin America with the love of Christ.
Ninawachi's mission is to train indigenous youth to be missionaries and send them out to the forgotten people throughout the jungle regions to make disciples in these communities and connect them to the body of Christ.
With a scholarship, students pay $300 a year to receive training at Ninawachi. The actual cost to operate and train a student, however, is $1,300 a year. Although we are growing crops, teaching ESL to the local population to help meet the actual costs and working to be self sufficient within five years, we need the help of donations these first few years to cover the remaining $1,000 per year per student. Without donations to help provide these scholarships, our students would not be able to afford the training they are receiving. You can help.
Inca Link Canada
Can be sent to our office at
[email protected]
This is the home of Inca Link Canada. We are proud to function in Canada and to partner with Canadians to reach the youth of Latin America.
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"Adverbially Challenged Vol 4" - out now!
Incredibly...
Incredulously...
But very appreciatively, we say...
We now have a fourth volume of 100 stories, by 100 writers, each one no more than 100 words - and stuffed, stuffed I tell you, with adverbs. Not only that, we're well on the way to a fifth book already.
Like volumes 1-3, this one is also in aid of First Story. So why not continue to thumb your nose at these so-called writing "rules", buy a book (or two, or more), submit to the challenge, and support this fantastic literary charity.
Please click here for details of how to buy our latest volume, and here to submit to the next volume.
Also, to coincide with the launch of Sensorially Challenged volume 2 (out in a couple of months), we're having another book launch party! This one will be held on Tuesday 13th August at Leftbank, 128 Cheltenham Road, Bristol, BS6 5RW, UK from 6:30pm - part of the regular spoken word event "Talking Tales", run by Chris's writing group Stokes Croft Writers. For users of Facebook, here's the event.
See you there, I hope!
Two more 'Challenged' volumes now out...
Who would have known, after our initial flurry of wanton adverbs a couple of years ago, that there would be so many more writing challenges, and so many more books...
The latest two - Nonsensically Challenged Volume 2 (from the Nonsense writing challenge, run by Chris Fielden and Lesley Truchet) and Tritely Challenged Volume 1 (from Chris's own Cliche Writing Challenge) - have now been released in both paperback and Kindle file. Proceeds from the books are in aid of The Daisy Garland and Book Aid International respectively.
Also, to coincide with the launch of these two books (plus my own "Adverbially Challenged Volume 3"), we're having a book launch party! Hosted by Chris, Allen Ashley, Jude Higgins, and me, it'll be a great afternoon of readings and general literary mirth. Anyone is welcome.
It'll be held on Sunday 10th June at The Colonel Fawcett (Upstairs Function Room), 1 Randolph Street, London, NW1 0SS, UK from 12.30pm to 4pm. For users of Facebook, here's the event.
There's just no stopping these adverbs! (He says, proudly.)
We're now on Volume 3, and at at the time of writing, we already have 43 entries into Volume 4. When this whole rigmarole began a couple of years ago, Chris Fielden and I had no idea how our daft idea would be perceived. As it happens, writers don't half like to break all these so-called writing "rules".
And it's for charity too, so who can argue? Like the other adverbs anthologies, this one features 100 flash fictions, each of which containing no more than 100 words, and is in aid of First Story.
Also, to coincide with the launch of Nonsensially Challenged Volume 2 and Tritely Challenged Volume 1, we're having a book launch party! Hosted by Chris, Allen Ashley, Jude Higgins, and me, it'll be a great afternoon of readings and general literary mirth. Anyone is welcome.
"Sensorially Challenged vol 1" out now
First came those adverbs (courtesy, somehow, of me); then it was Lesley's Nonsense Challenge; now we have an Overload of the Senses, this time the brainchild of fantasy and sci-fi author Allen Ashley.
Like with all these writing challenges, it's yet another chance to break those so-called writing "rules", and is run by the inestimable and effervescent author Chris Fielden. This time, writers are invited to be as purple in their prose as they possibly can be. (If you want any proof as to the success of the project, just look at the cover of the resulting book...)
This time, all proceeds are going to the National Literacy Trust. With 100 tales from 100 authors, it's another fine purchase, and for a great cause too. Click on the page from Chris's website for the various links about where to buy.
(PS. My effort, entitled "A Tall Tale", is about an unexpected extra hit of caffeine one bleary-eyed morning. A quick confession: it is not completely inconceivable that buried within is a large kernel of truth.)
"Nonsensically Challenged Volume 1" out now
Further to the wildly successful Not-Entirely-Serious Wantonly-Rule-Breaking Adverb Writing Challenge, and the resulting two anthologies (Volume 1 and Volume 2), here's the next book-of-a-challenge to feature. Which, rather than adverbs, is this time principally concerned with...
... nonsense!
This anthology, Nonsensically Challenged Volume 1, is a collection of the first 100 mini-stories submitted as part of "Lesley's Nifty Nib-Nibbling Nonsensical Narrative Challenge", to give it its full stupendously silly title. In partnership with the writer Lesley Truchet, this time writers were invited to be as daft or as surreal as they like, provided the story maintained a coherent plot and satisfying conclusion.
It's available as both a paperback and an eBook for your Kindle... and all profits are in aid of The Daisy Garland, a charity whose aim is to support lives affected by drug-resistant epilepsy. Click here for the dedicated page on Chris's website for details of where to buy.
So, do buy a copy... or preferably, more than one copy... and add some nonsense to your bookshelf and e-reader, for a very worthy cause.
(PS: Volume 2 is already chugging along apace... everybody is welcome to unleash their Inner Silly and submit here.)
...and now "Adverbially Challenged Volume 2"!
After the heartening success of the first "Adverbially Challenged" anthology (that's the book of the collective works of "Mike's Not-Entirely-Serious Wantonly-Rule-Breaking Adverb-Writing-Challenge", with the "Mike" in question being, somehow, me)...
...here we go again!
"Adverbially Challenged Volume 2" is now out in both paperback and as a Kindle eBook. That's 100 more adverb-packed mini-stories, this time generously donated by 72 writers, all in aid of the fabulous charity First Story.
Please do click through to the page on Chris Fielden's site and buy a paperback and/or eBook copy via any of the links available - or go direct to Amazon here - it's all in a great cause.
And if you don't already need a further reason: the stories are great, too. Who knew breaking writing "rules" could be so inventive and entertaining?
(PS: Volume 3 is already well underway! All writers are welcome to unleash their excess adverbs and submit here.)
Well, I never thought we'd end up with this!
Back in April 2016, I wrote an article for Chris Fielden's website - a site chock-a-block with writing advice, competition listings, and services.
My article was imaginatively titled "How to Research, Write, and Publish a Short Story".
About half way down, I put in something a bit daft. "You could even," I wrote, "write a story in which the majority of words are an adverb. Go on, I dare you."
(In mitigation, all I was trying to do was make a meandering point about the "consensus" of good-practice writing guidelines... but in hindsight, I do admit now it came out a bit weird.)
Anyway, such wanton-rule-breakage certainly caught writers' imaginations far and wide, because here is the result: "Adverbially Challenged Volume 1". 91 writers; 100 flash fictions; many, many adverbs.
All proceeds go to the charity First Story. Please do click through to the page on Chris Fielden's site and buy a paperback and/or eBook copy via any of the links available - or go direct to Amazon here - it's all in a great cause.
(PS: my own story, "Giving it the Adverbals", is my first - and in all likelihood, last - attempt at a pun-packed prose-poem.)
(PPS: Volume 2 is already well underway! All writers are welcome to unleash their excess adverbs and submit here.)
"Beat the Brainbox" published in "Separations" from The Fiction Desk
Announcing the latest of my short stories to appear in the fabulous anthology series The Fiction Desk.
My story this time, a cautionary tale about social media, is a particularly short one: at not-quite 1000 words, it came runner up last year in The Fiction Desk's flash fiction competition.
It is now published in their tenth anthology "Separations" alongside ten fabulous other stories. You can order a copy via the usual outlets, through The Fiction Desk themselves here, or better yet - subscribe. |
The St. John's Malankara Orthodox Church of India Rockland Inc. has been in existence since 1996. The Church caters to the spiritual needs of the Malankara Orthodox Christians in the Hudson Valley Region of New York State.
Sunday services are held in our Church building at 331 Blaisdell Road, Orangeburg, NY 10962 from 8.30 am to 11.00 am. On the average about 180-200 people attend the weekly service. In addition, to the regular service, the Church also provides spiritual and moral education to the younger generation. 17 children are serving in the altar. Sunday School Classes are held every week from 11.00 am to noon. Every Sunday there is Sunday School, which encompasses Bible study, moral instruction, church history and instruction related to the Faith and Holy Sacraments. Our children are brought up in discipline to work hard and support this country and the Church the best way possible. In addition, we have Student Movement, Youth Movement, Ladies Forum, Couples Forum and Men's Forum, who are engaged in different intra and interdenominational and social activities that bring amity and understanding in the community.
The Current President and Vicar of the Church is Rev. Fr. Dr. Varghese M. Daniel. The primary focus of the Parish for 2010 was purchasing a property in Orangeburg, NY to be a place of worship for the congregation. On 11/23/2010 we purchased our own building at 331 Blaisdell Rd, Orangeburg, NY 10962 for $1.1 million which was converted to a church. The parish also own another old Church Building and 0.7 acres of land in Southfields, New York. This property was purchased from the United Methodist Church, Harriman, NY.
Our Church is very active in charitable activities. In 2010, the major charitable activity that we participated in was providing humanitarian assistance to the victims of the earth quake in Haiti. Other activities include participation in the Joint Council of Churches (JCC) in Rockland County. JCC is an organization that promotes ecumenism and understanding between members of different Christian Faiths. Our vicar, Rev. Fr. Dr. Varghese M. Daniel is working as the current president of JCCR. In 2011 February we conducted a blood drive in cooperation with the American Red Cross. We also conduct many charity works for the poor and the needy in US and and abroad. |
Here's How Turkey Stalled The Syrian-Russian Offensive On Idlib
Authored by Elijah Magnier, Middle East based chief international war correspondent for Al Rai Media
Turkey is pushing further reinforcements of troops, commando units and tanks into the northern Syrian city of Idlib and around it, for a specific objective: to disrupt the attack against the city by the Syrian forces and their allies supported by Russia.
Ankara is indeed taking advantage of the Russian slowing down of its strategy to liberate the city from jihadists (including al-Qaeda) due to the US threat to bomb the Syrian Army and government forces under that excuse of "using chemical weapons". This "chemical weapon" has become part of the battle of Idlib, used as a tool to wage war on Syria just as the war is coming to an end.
Russia considers the Turkish reinforcements as a breach of the Astana Turkish-Russian-Iranian deal, which limited the number of observation points and the military presence around the city and rural areas of Idlib. Moreover, Russia effectively considers Turkey to be unable to fulfil its commitment to totally end the presence of jihadists, especially including the group of al-Qaeda, stationed in the city and around it.
In fact, the Turkish president Erdogan has asked for an extended delay to meet the Russian and the Iranian demands related to Idlib. This delay has been rejected by the government of Damascus whose leaders believe it is counterproductive to the interests of the country (to liberate the whole of Syria) and, further, would confirm Russian President Putin's hesitancy which is apparently due to the US threat.
Decision makers in Damascus said the following:
Turkey has offered Russia the protection of its military base in Hmaymeem by preventing any further drone attack against it. The Russian base has been subject to over 55 armed drone attacks, all shot down by the Russian defence system around the base which is on the Syrian coast. Actually, Russia itself is prepared to attack rural Latakia in order to create a safety zone for its base and remove the presence of the jihadists who have claimed responsibility for most of the attacks.
Russia has rejected the Turkish offer, asking Ankara to abide by its agreement and eliminate the Jihadists from the city using Turkish influence to avoid the attack. Damascus believes Turkey would like to annex Idlib and is, therefore, rejecting any deal with Turkey beyond the one already signed in Astana which consisted of a commitment to finish off all jihadists.
Furthermore, according to the sources, Turkey "promised to include Jabhat al-Nusra, aka Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham, within one single army in Idlib to satisfy the Russian demands and show its control over the jihadists. Ankara's troops are bringing in more military personnel – as Turkey presents it – to support all Turkish proxies in their battle against jihadists who refuse to surrender or merge with the other groups.
According to recent information provided by Turkish intelligence to Russia and Iran, the Turkish army is prepared to attack any group refusing to submit to Turkey. Moreover, it seems that hundreds of jihadists have left Syria for another destination. Ankara is facilitating the exit- or else- of all jihadists: otherwise, these will have to fight and die in Idlib," the sources explained.
Turkey is asking for more time, to delay the attack against Idlib for few more weeks. In the meantime, Syria's allies are determined to control the rural area around Idlib, including rural Hama and Latakia. For this purpose, and for fear of a possible attack on Aleppo by jihadists as a way to divert the Syrian forces attack, the allies are sending large numbers of troops digging in for defensive purposes around Aleppo.
Presidents Putin and Erdogan will meet Monday to discuss the tense Idlib standoff.
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin in Russian city of Sochi on Sept. 17. They will discuss situation in Syria's rebel-held Idlib https://t.co/mjLX7y40G4 pic.twitter.com/6D008Y82x4
— China Xinhua News (@XHNews) September 14, 2018
Syria's allies and Damascus itself consider Russia to have slowed down the pace of its attack, thus allowing Turkey to raise concerns worldwide about the necessity of the attack on Idlib. Turkey encouraged the US to take its time to prepare its bank of objectives (targets) in Syria in the case it decides to bomb Syria.
Also, it has pressed the international community, mainly the Europeans, to intervene to prevent a possible "flood of refugees and jihadists towards the continent of Europe in the case of an attack on Idlib".
And this week, the two superpowers (Russia and the US) have conducted military maneuvers in the Mediterranean facing the Syrian coast and in Syria (Tanf). So they are indeed "walking on the edge of an abyss" while flexing their muscles to each other.
According to my sources, Turkey "is asking for more time to solve the situation in Idlib without a fight. Also, it is proposing to solve the issue of tens of thousands of its armed Syrian proxy militants when the political reconciliation has matured. All these indicate strongly that Turkey is not willing to leave Syria".
Moscow has substantial strategic interests engaged with Ankara (commercial exchange, armaments, plus facilitating and selling energy) as well as with Tehran (commerce and energy exchange- one consequence of the Turkish rejection of the US unilateral sanctions on Iran). President Erdogan is playing on this strategic relationship to stop the battle of Idlib.
Nevertheless, both Russia and Iran themselves sustain a more profound strategic relationship with Syria, where the desire to put an end to the war and see all of Syria liberated is much stronger.
"There is no plan to attack the city of Idlib for now", say the sources. The liberation of rural Hama, Latakia and Idlib are the main objectives. The almost two million Syrian civilians are not expected to exit to Turkey or Europe. They are invited to leave all areas which are under the control of the jihadists (mainly al-Qaeda and its partners or its armed supporters) and move into the city of Idlib under Turkish control.
What is clear so far is the certainty that President Assad is not ready to give up Idlib to President Erdogan. Assad is said to be ready to start the attack in a few weeks even alone, at the cost of dragging everybody behind him onto the battlefield. |
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Japan Installs World's Largest Offshore Wind Turbine at Fukushima
offshore wind turbine was anchored by the Fukushima Offshore Wind Consortium and is located approximately 12 miles off the cost of Fukushima, a region of Ja
Sourced through Scoop.it from: www.hydrogenfuelnews.com
>" The turbine has been built to withstand 65-foot waves.
The 344-foot 7 MW (megawatt) Offshore Hydraulic Drive Turbine features a rotor diameter of 538 feet and three giant blades, each stretching 262 feet in length. The structure is fastened to the seabed by four 20-ton anchors, and loose chains connect the turbine to the seabed, fortifying it against large waves.
One of the chief engineers of the turbine, Katsunobu Shimizu, told NBC News that "These turbines and anchors are designed to withstand 65-foot waves." He also explained that "here we can get 32-foot-tall tsunamis. That's why the chains are deliberately slackened."
The consortium purposely designed the structures to be able to withstand the fierce and unforgiving weather native to Japan's waters. In fact, this problematic weather even caused issues during the construction of the turbine. Installations had to be reportedly put on hold on four separate occasions because of typhoons.
The offshore wind turbine is one of three planed for the area.
The Fukushima Offshore Wind Consortium is led by Marubeni Corporation and also involves nine other firms, such as Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, which was the company that supplied the turbine. The $401 million project is funded by Japan's Ministry of Economy, and was created for the purpose of developing and testing the wind technology for additional commercialization, and to bring new industry to the Fukushima region of Japan that was devastated by the earthquake in 2011.
The 7 MW offshore wind turbine is one of three turbines planned for the facility. When the final turbine is installed later this year, the three turbines are expected to generate a combined total of 14 MW. […]"<
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Virtual Power Plants Aggregate Renewable Energy Battery Storage Systems
Aggregating connected energy storage systems to create 'virtual power plants' is likely to become a big part of the next phase of storage, according to the executive director of the US-based Energy Storage Association.
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>" […] Part of the beauty is that this kind of storage-based 'multi-tasking' could be secondary to the main aims of the storage being installed, such as integrating solar.
"You don't have to do it every day, but on an infrequent basis you can jump into the marketplace to help make money and subsidise all your projects. And, you can do big things for the grid. You will look like a power plant as far as the grid can tell. You can replace the need for a new peaking plant or something like that. [There are] a lot of great things you can do with distributed storage; the sum of [its] parts is greater than the individual pieces."
Companies are already trialling the concept in various configurations around the world, analyst Omar Saadeh, senior grid analyst at GTM Research, told PV Tech Storage recently. Saadeh said VPPs are one way utilities could use storage to meet "a higher demand for rapidly deployable grid flexibility".
One example Saadeh cited was a project called PowerShift Atalantic in Canada, which was "designed to manage and mitigate intermittent power from large-scale wind generation, currently totalling 822MW".
"Through the multiple flexible curtailment service providers, aggregated loads have the ability to balance wind intermittency by responding to virtual power plant dispatch signals in near-real time, providing the equivalent of a 10-minute spinning reserve ancillary service typically executed by pollution-heavy peaker plants," Saadeh said.
"Since March 2014, the project included 1,270 customer-connected devices with 18 MW of load flexibility, approximately 90% residential."
Saadeh said Europe has been especially active on the concept, calling France one of the "leading supporters" of such developments.
"They've looked at many promising applications including partial islanding, or microgrids, DER-oriented marketplace development, and renewable balancing services."
German utility Lichtblick, which claims to generate its power 100% from renewables, is another entity which has already got started on VPPs, which it calls a "swarm" of devices. Its battery system providers in VPP programmes include Tesla Energy and Germany's Sonnenbatterie. Meanwhile another big Tesla partner, SolarCity, also intends to aggregate storage using the EV maker turned energy industry disruptor's Powerwall for homes. […]"<
Posted in Energy | Tagged Batteries, Energy Storage, Micro Grid, Peak Power, Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Utilities, Virtual Power Plants, Wind Power | 3 Replies
DOE Energy Review Report Recommends Grid Modernization and Transmission System Upgrades
The Department of Energy (DOE) recently released its first installment of its Quadrennial Energy Review (QER) – a comprehensive report examining how the United States can modernize energy infrastructure to promote economic competitiveness, energy security, and environmental responsibility. This installment…
Source: switchboard.nrdc.org
>" […] Electric grid reform is timely due to a confluence of factors. First, our grid infrastructure is old and in dire need of upgrade. We could just patch up the existing system by replacing old poles and wires with new ones and call it a day. But given evolving customer preferences for more control over energy usage and newly available efficiency-enabling technologies, doing that would be like replacing an old rotary phone with a newer one instead of upgrading to a smart phone. Grid reform should also consider the changing environment, as grid reliability is increasingly threatened by severe weather. The continuing shift in the energy generation mix to include the benefits of more roof-top solar and remote wind generation will also require changes to our transmission grid.
QER electric grid modernization findings and recommendations
Here are some QER highlights relevant to FERC and what it can do to support a clean electricity grid. (Our Sustainable FERC Project coalition submitted comments to DOE on some of these items before the QER was finalized.)
The necessary transmission build-out for a low-carbon future is likely consistent with historic investment
To access wind and solar renewable resources far from populated cities, we need long-distance transmission infrastructure. But how much is enough? The QER studied a variety of clean energy future cases, including scenarios with high penetrations of wind and solar power, a cap on climate-warming carbon dioxide emissions to achieve a 40 percent reduction in 2030, and increased natural gas prices. The scenarios produced a range of new transmission requirements, all consistent with our historic investment in transmission infrastructure. In other words, the needed transmission infrastructure build-out to get to a low-carbon future is reasonable. So it boils down to this: the nation will continue to invest billions of dollars in grid infrastructure updates whether we build for a clean energy future or ignore the potential for it – which will it be? We'd argue for the clean pathway to clean our air and stave off the worst effects of climate change
We can more efficiently use existing infrastructure to avoid unnecessary and costly transmission construction
Just as the highways clog at rush hour, the electric grid gets congested when customer power demand is at its peak. The QER emphasizes that there are a number of ways to alleviate congestion on transmission wires without building costly new infrastructure. These include managing energy use through energy efficiency (smarter use of energy) and demand response (customer reduction in electricity use during high congestion times in exchange for compensation), locally supplying energy through distributed generation (such as rooftop solar), or using stored energy when the transmission lines are constrained. These alternatives not only reduce new transmission construction requirements, but come with the added bonus of improving electric service reliability and reducing pollution from electricity generation. Indeed, three important DOE-funded planning studies show that scenarios combining high levels of these resources can reduce the expected costs of new transmission investment (see a description of the Eastern Interconnection study here).
We can also avoid costly transmission construction by using existing transmission more efficiently through improved operations. Without getting into the wonky details, this means grid operators can adopt smart network technologies and better network management practices to minimize electricity transmission bottlenecks.
We need to appropriately value and compensate energy efficiency, demand response, energy storage, and other resources providing cleaner, cheaper grid services
Unlike traditional power plants, energy efficiency, demand response, energy storage and other resources can nimbly respond to unanticipated grid events or meet energy demand without requiring extra transmission capacity at peak times. But these resources often offer more to the grid than they receive in compensation. Accurately valuing the services these resources provide would allow regulators and utilities to incent their participation in grid markets. The QER therefore recommends that DOE help develop frameworks to value and compensate grid services that promote a reliable, affordable, and environmentally sustainable grid. […]"<
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Posted on April 7, 2015 by duanetilden
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Its been pretty windy recently, So wind farms are probably doing quite well at the moment. The biggest wind farm in the world, at the moment, is the London array, which can produce 630MW of power.
Wind Energy in General
The future is very encouraging for wind power. The technology is growing exponentially due to the current power crisis and the ongoing discussions about nuclear power plants. Wind turbines are becoming more efficient and are able to produce increased electricity capacity given the same factors.
Facts & figures:
There is over 200 GW (Giga Watts) of installed wind energy capacity in the world.
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has forecasted a global capacity of 2,300 GW by 2030. This will cover up to 22% of the global power consumption.
Converting wind power into electrical power:
A wind turbine converts the kinetic energy of wind into rotational mechanical energy. This energy is directly converted, by a generator, into electrical energy. Large wind turbines typically have a generator installed on top of the tower. Commonly, there…
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UK Green Investment Bank Raises £463m on its planned £1bn Offshore Wind Farm Fund
The UK Green Investment Bank plc (GIB) has announced that its FCA regulated subsidiary, UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited (GIBFS), has reached first close on commitments of £463m on its planned £1bn fund to invest in operating offshore wind farms in the UK.
Source: www.greeninvestmentbank.com
>" […] £463m of capital raised at first close, to be invested in UK offshore wind projects.Investors include UK pension funds and a sovereign wealth fund.Innovative transaction creating the world's first dedicated offshore wind fund.This is the first fund raised by the GIB group, a first move into asset management and the first time it has managed private capital since its formation.This announcement marks the end of GIB's financial year. It committed £723m to 22 green energy projects across the UK in 2014/15. GIB has now backed 46 UK projects with a total value of almost £7bn.
First close marks the completion of the first stage of fundraising and is triggered by the commitment of an initial group of investors.
The initial investors comprise UK-based pension funds and a major sovereign wealth fund. GIB is also investing £200m in the fund. Fundraising continues and GIBFS expects to raise additional funds from other investors to reach the £1bn target.
In addition to the £463m of fund commitments raised, an additional significant amount of investor capital is available to co-invest into projects alongside the fund.
The fund is an innovative, first-of-a-kind transaction. It is the world's first fund dedicated to investments in offshore wind power generation and, once fully subscribed, will be the largest renewables fund in the UK. The fund has an expected life of 25 years, allowing a new class of long-term investor to enter the sector.
This is the first fund raised by the GIB group and its first step into asset management. It is also the first private capital to be managed by the GIB group. It will be managed by a new FCA-regulated and authorised subsidiary called UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services Limited which is staffed by a dedicated team.
GIB has now transferred its investments in two operating assets into the fund, which will produce immediate cash yield for investors. They include:
Rhyl Flats. A 90 MW, 25 turbine wind farm operated by RWE Innogy UK off the coast of North Wales. It has been operational since December 2009. GIB has sold its full 24.95% equity stake in the project to the Fund.Sheringham Shoal. A 317 MW, 88 turbine wind farm operated by Statkraft and located in the Greater Wash area off the coast of Norfolk. It has been operational since October 2012. GIB has sold its full 20% equity stake in the project to the fund.
These two offshore wind farms are able to produce 1,290 GWh of renewable energy annually, enough to power 305,000 UK homes. The fund also has a strong pipeline of future investment opportunities.
Evercore Private Funds Group is acting as advisor and exclusive global placement agent for the fundraise and King & Wood Mallesons is acting as legal counsel to the fund. […]"<
Posted in Banks and Financial Institutions, Energy, Energy Projects, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Thermodynamics & Power Plants | Tagged Energy Storage, Green Energy, Offshore Wind Power, Utilities, Wind Power | 2 Replies
Renewable Energy Provides Half of New US Generating Capacity in 2014
Posted on February 4, 2015 by duanetilden
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Source: www.renewableenergyworld.com
>" […] By comparison, in 2013, natural gas accounted for 46.44 percent (7,378 MW) of new electrical generating capacity while renewables accounted for 43.03 percent (6,837 MW). New renewable energy capacity in 2014 is 12.08 percent more than that added in 2013.
New wind energy facilities accounted for over a quarter (26.52 percent) of added capacity (4,080 MW) in 2014 while solar power provided 20.40% (3,139 MW). Other renewables — biomass (254 MW), hydropower (158 MW), and geothermal (32 MW) — accounted for an additional 2.89 percent.
For the year, just a single coal facility (106 MW) came on-line; nuclear power expanded by a mere 71MW due to a plant upgrade; and only 15 small "units" of oil, totaling 47 MW, were added.
Thus, new capacity from renewable energy sources in 2014 is 34 times that from coal, nuclear and oil combined — or 72 times that from coal, 108 times that from nuclear, and 163 times that from oil.
Renewable energy sources now account for 16.63 percent of total installed operating generating capacity in the U.S.: water – 8.42 percent, wind – 5.54 percent, biomass – 1.38 percent, solar – 0.96 percent, and geothermal steam – 0.33 percent. Renewable energy capacity is now greater than that of nuclear (9.14 percent) and oil (3.94 percent) combined.
Note that generating capacity is not the same as actual generation. Generation per MW of capacity (i.e., capacity factor) for renewables is often lower than that for fossil fuels and nuclear power. According to the most recent data (i.e., as of November 2014) provided by the U.S. Energy Information Administration, actual net electrical generation from renewable energy sources now totals a bit more than 13.1 percent of total U.S. electrical production; however, this figure almost certainly understates renewables' actual contribution significantly because EIA does not fully account for all electricity generated by distributed renewable energy sources (e.g., rooftop solar).
Can there any longer be doubt about the emerging trends in new U.S. electrical capacity? Coal, oil, and nuclear have become historical relics and it is now a race between renewable sources and natural gas with renewables taking the lead."<
Posted in Biofuels, Energy, Renewable Energy, Thermodynamics & Power Plants | Tagged Bio Fuels, Green Energy, Natural Gas, Photovoltaics, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Sustainability, Utilities, Wind Power | 2 Replies
Chile's Mines Run on Renewables
Chilean mines are more and more run on renewable energy, which will soon be bigger than conventional energy in Chile. Thanks to China, writes John Mathews.
Source: www.energypost.eu
>" […] Miners in Chile are building independent solar, solar thermal, wind and geothermal power plants that produce power at costs competitive with or lower than conventional fuel supplies or grid-connected electric power.
Consider these facts.
The Cerro Dominador concentrated solar power (CSP) plant (see here for an explanation of the different solar technologies), rated at 110 megawatts, will supply regular uninterrupted power to the Antofagasta Minerals complex in the dry north of Chile, in the Atacama desert. Construction began in 2014. This is one of the largest CSP plants in the world, utilising an array of mirrors and lenses to concentrate the sun's rays onto a power tower, and utilising thermal storage in the form of molten salts, perfected by Spanish company Abengoa. It will supply steady, dispatchable power, day and night.
The El Arrayán wind power project, rated at 115 megawatts, now supplies power to the Los Pelambres mine of Antofagasta Minerals, using Pattern Energy (US) as technology partner. Antofagasta Minerals has also contracted with US solar company SunEdison to build solar panel arrays at the Los Pelambres mine, with a power plant rated at 70 megawatts; while the related plant operated by Amenecer Solar CAP is rated at 100 megawatts, the largest such array in Latin America when it came online in 2014.
There are many more such projects under review or in the pipeline. The Chilean Renewable Energy Center reported in 2014 that the pipeline of renewable power projects in Chile added up to 18,000 megawatts (or 18 gigawatts), which is more than the country's entire current electric power grid. […]"<
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Electricity storage becomes priority as solar and wind energy cost keeps dropping
"And the cost of solar power is declining amazingly. Austin Energy signed a deal recently that a solar farm is selling at 5 cents a kilowatt-hour. A recent study by Lazard gave a cost of 5.6 cents for solar and 1.4 cents for wind power (with current subsidies) or 7.2 cents for solar and 3.7 cents for wind without subsidies. Natural gas came in at 6.1 cents and coal at 6.6 cents. The Solar Energy Industries Association claims that in the Southwest electricity contracts for solar energy have dropped 70 percent since 2008."
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The rapid advances in the use of solar and wind energy – more in Europe, but now also gaining momentum in the U.S.- has put electricity "storage" front and center. That is because there is no solar production at night and little on cloudy days, while strong winds are unpredictable in most locations. So, the best "model" for these renewable energy sources is to generate as much as possible at favorable times and to "store" excess production for periods when solar and wind energy supply are low.
And the cost of solar power is declining amazingly. Austin Energy signed a deal recently that a solar farm is selling at 5 cents a kilowatt-hour. A recent study by Lazard gave a cost of 5.6 cents for solar and 1.4 cents for wind power (with current subsidies) or 7.2 cents for solar and 3.7 cents for wind without subsidies. Natural gas came in at…
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Located at the corner of historic McKinney Avenue and Routh Street on the ground floor of the exclusive One Uptown luxury high-rise, Fogo de Chão is just minutes from the area's finest cultural and lifestyle attractions. Fogo will feature an open kitchen showcasing the centuries-old Southern Brazilian grilling technique of churrasco, an expansive patio for al fresco dining, and a taste of traditional Southern Brazilian culture, cuisine, and cocktails in the heart of Dallas.
Valet parking is available at our Routh Street entrance (around the corner from the McKinney Avenue entrance) for $4 during lunch and $6 during dinner. Limited street parking is also available. |
At Niagara Peninsula Orthodontics, we are proud to offer top-quality orthodontic treatments and services, including Invisalign, to patients throughout the Ontario area. Our goal is to create healthy and beautiful smiles for the whole family, and we do this by providing comprehensive care for patients of all ages. We want to give you a smile that you are proud to show off for years to come! Practicing good oral hygiene at home is a very important part of this.
Our Ontario patients know how important it is to brush and floss properly when wearing braces— but what's the best way to do so? First, make sure you're using the right toothbrush. Either a soft-bristle brush or a bi-level brush (one that has shorter bristles in the middle and longer bristles at the edges) can be effective. Used carefully, an electric toothbrush can work just as well, but be sure the electric brush is set to a moderate power level, and don't let its vibrations cause the back of the brush to hit the braces! Brush using a fluoride toothpaste at least two times per day (preferably after meals), for at least two minutes each time.
Beginning with the outside surfaces, place the tips of the bristles flat against your teeth, and use small circular motions to gently polish them clean. Be especially careful to clean the areas between wires and teeth, where food particles can easily become trapped. For areas between brackets and gums, tilt the brush toward the gum line (down for the bottom teeth, up for the top) while keeping up the circular motions.
Next, move on to the chewing surfaces of upper and lower teeth, using a firm back-and-forth motion.
Finally, finish up by carefully brushing the inside surfaces of the teeth the same way you did the outside surfaces.
If you're having trouble cleaning the areas near brackets and wires, there are some special tools that may help. The interdental toothbrush, or proxabrush, has a small tuft of bristles that stick up all around, like a pipe cleaner. Use it gently and carefully to clean the tiny spaces under wires and around bands and brackets.
Another special cleaning tool is the oral irrigator or "water pick." This device shoots a small stream of pressurized water at your teeth, which can help dislodge bits of food that become trapped in nooks and crannies. While it's easy to use, an oral irrigator isn't a substitute for a toothbrush or dental floss. But when used along with proper brushing and flossing techniques, it can be very effective.
First, pull one end of the floss through the threader, and then push the threader— carrying with it the free end of the floss— under the archwire.
Grasp the floss on each end and slide it up and down the sides of both teeth, and all the way under the gums until you hear a squeaky sound.
Finally, pull it out and use a new section of floss for the next area.
Ever wonder how effective your tooth-cleaning techniques really are? There's an accurate way to tell, using special vegetable dyes called "disclosing solutions" or "disclosing tablets." As they dissolve in the mouth, these dyes highlight plaque and food debris that brushing has missed. You can then easily remove the dyed spots— and you'll know for sure if your oral hygiene methods need a little "brushing up." Your Ontario orthodontist can provide this service to help you know what areas need a little more care at home.
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We at Niagara Peninsula Orthodontics strive to educate all of our Ontario patients on the importance of maintaining their new smiles at home. Keeping your teeth and gums healthy now is an investment in your future, enabling you to get the best results from your orthodontic treatment. Dr. Pershad and his dedicated staff are happy to discuss any questions or concerns you have related to oral hygiene or any of the services we provide, so we encourage you to contact us, or fill out our appointment request form to schedule a visit. We can't wait to hear from you! |
ADO .NET Class Library Overview
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ADO.NET Programming in Visual Basic .NET
By Steve Holzner, Bob Howell
Chapter 4. The ADO .NET Class Library
The central class in ADO .NET is the DataSet. While it is tempting to compare the DataSet to the ADO RecordSet object, it is really a different type of object entirely. The ADO .NET DataSet is really a repository for XML data. ADO .NET has more to do with reading and persisting XML data than it does accessing databases. Instead of its primary function being to access databases, its primary function is to access, store, and save XML documents from many different sources. The database is just one of those sources. Data is persisted as World Wide Web Consortium (W3C)compliant XML, so any consumer complying with the standard, no matter the platform, can use it. The DataSet can be used as a stand-alone object for storing any data you can imagine. It is also designed to be the remoting agent of choice. Since it is designed to read any XML data stream, it uses this method for marshalling data between remote sources and local programs.
The DataSet is composed of a collection of tables, relations, and constraints. Does anyone remember the in-memory database that was supposed to be released with Windows 2000 and then was pulled from the release at the last minute? Well here it is, reincarnated as the DataSet. That's right, the class has all the power you need for an in-memory database, including tables, indexes, foreign keys, and DRI. It can draw its data from a database, or you can use it as a stand-alone in-memory data cache that can be persisted to disk or sent over the network.
The other main classes are for connecting to and running queries on databases. There are two main branches to the class library, the SqlClient classes and the OleDbClient classes. As we said before, SqlClient is optimized for SQL Server 7.0 and later databases. It uses native access and does not require OLEDB. The OleDbClient classes use the OLEDB data providers. They can be used for Oracle, Access, and any other supported database except ODBC . There is a special version of the OLEDB ODBC driver available for download from the Microsoft site. More on that later.
Connection Class
The connection classes provide the means to connect to the database. They also manage transactions, and connection pooling. The various parameters for connecting to a database are set via the ConnectionString property. In previous versions of ADO, most of the ConnectionString values were exposed through properties. For security reasons, ADO .NET only exposes the ConnectionString. We will enumerate the details of the various values of the ConnectionString in the chapter on the Connection object.
Command Class
The Command class provides methods for storing and executing SQL statements and stored procedures. It has a Parameters collection that is used to pass parameters into and out of stored procedures. The collection can also be used to set the parameters for a parameterized SQL statement. The Data-Adapter class contains four Command classes for selecting, updating, inserting, and deleting data. The class can also be used by itself for non-databound access to the database. Of all the ADO .NET classes, the Command class is the closest to the ADO Command class in functionality and remains essentially unchanged as far as properties and methods go. Of course, it is a .NET Framework class and does not use COM at all. It also has some enhancements over the old ADO Command object.
DataReader Class
The DataReader is used to retrieve data. It is used in conjunction with the Command class to execute an SQL Select statement and then access the returned rows. It provides forward-only read-only access to the data. The DataReader is also used by the DataAdapter to pump data into a DataSet when the Fill method of the DataAdapter is called. The DataReader provides high-speed access to data. You can use a DataReader to pull data for web pages that are read-only, reports , graphs or any other application that does not require data binding and only displays data.
The DataAdapter Class
The DataAdapter is used to connect DataSets to databases. It is a go-between class. It is comprised of four Command classes and one DataReader class. The DataAdapter is most useful when using data-bound controls in Windows Forms, but it can also be used to provide an easy way to manage the connection between your application and the underlying database tables, views, and stored procedures. Another way of looking at the DataAdapter class is as a way of containing SQL statements and stored procedures for easy programmatic access. All of the SQL needed to maintain a database entity can be contained in a DataAdapter object. The DataAdapter also uses support classes that will create the SQL statements for updating the database from a predefined Select statement, and will fill the parameter collections of the Command objects contained in the class. There is also a wizard that helps create the DataAdapter and another wizard that will create a DataSet from the Command objects contained within the DataAdapter.
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Q: Pulseaudio / wine stop / start issues So I'm writing aliases so that I can start/stop pulseaudio for the purpose of running some Wine apps. My aliases currently look like:
# Reload pulse audio devices
alias rldpulsdev='sudo service avahi-daemon restart'
#Wine needs to use ALSA directly. PulseAudio interferes with it.
#kill pulseaudio
alias kpa='echo "autospawn = no" > ~/.config/pulse/client.conf;sudo service pulseaudio stop'
#start pulseaudio
alias spa='echo "autospawn = yes" > ~/.config/pulse/client.conf;sudo service pulseaudio start;rldpulsdev'
Problem: If I kill pulseaudio using the above alias, all of the devices disappear from the sound management widget and the speaker icon disappears from the tray. That's OK for when pulse is off but I want the start alias to fix this. The "rldpulsdev" alias above is part of the puzzle but I'm definitely still missing something. Clue please? If I fiddle around with it and maybe restart or relog, it fixes itself eventually but this in itself implies there's something I can do to fix it from an alias.
A: On Ubuntu Pulse Audio is designed to run in userspace. Running Pulse Audio as a service in system wide mode is possible but not recommended as it may cause too many other issues, and other applications in userpace (e.g. Avahi) or applications that rely on pulseaudio in userspace can not communicate with the sound server.
Only in case we run Pulse Audio as a user configuration files in ~/.config/pulse/ will be read. Otherwise only settings from /etc/pulse are valid. Therefore any changes to settings of Pulse Audio running in system-wide mode can not be defined in any user's HOME.
The recommended way to temporarily suspend pulseaudio for running Wine with ALSA would be:
pasuspender -- wine <options) <windows-program>
To stop pulseaudio running as a user we can issue
pulseaudio -k
This can also be included in a script or alias. Per default pulseaudio will then immediately respawn. If we had disabled this we start pulseaudio simply by
pulseaudio
Settings from ~/.config/pulse will overriding global settings in /etc/pulse if present.
Note that we do not need (and should not use) root permissions for both commands.
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A moment of madness by Emnanuel Eboue cost Arsenal all three points at the Grove.
He bundled over Lucas in the Arsenal penalty area to gift Liverpool a shot from 12 yards which was converted by Dirt Kuyt.
Robin van Persie had given the Gunners the lead after Cesc Fabregas was brought down in the penalty area.
Season over? You have to think so.
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Well Living Lab
Powering pioneering health research with IBM Cloud and IBM Watson technologies
To provide Well Living Lab researchers with advanced analytics and cognitive tools, Delos and Mayo Clinic sought cloud-based technology and guidance from an IT leader. Tapping in to IBM® Cloud and IBM Watson™ services, the Lab will analyze vast amounts of structured and unstructured data to deliver invaluable insight into the effects of indoor environments on human health.
To provide Well Living Lab researchers with advanced analytics and cognitive tools, Delos and Mayo Clinic sought expert guidance and cloud-based technology from an IT leader.
Working with an IBM Garage team, the Well Living Lab will tap in to IBM Cloud and IBM Watson to analyze data from lab sensors, wearable technology and unstructured feedback.
Advancing insight
into the effects of indoor environments on human wellness with first-of-its-kind research
Improving health
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Innovating a new model
for research with cognitive technology to analyze emotional nuance in participant responses
Studying the effects of indoor environments
The Well Living Lab will perform research experiments in modules that simulate a wide variety of real-world environments, monitoring participants to understand the effects of light, temperature, sound and other key factors on performance and wellness. To mine and analyze the vast amount of complex structured and unstructured data its studies will produce, Delos and Mayo Clinic needed to team with IT experts offering cutting-edge cloud-based technology.
"Delos is generating massive amounts of data to measure the impact of the built environment on occupant health," says Peter Scialla, Chief Operating Officer for Delos. "We were looking for a technology partner to deliver a flexible development platform through the cloud, as well as higher value cognitive services that would provide insights we have yet to fully realize to improve indoor environments."
" We're really excited to collaborate with IBM on the Lab and to use technology like Watson to expand its impact around the world. "
— Peter Scialla, Chief Operating Officer, Delos
Teaming with IBM to power the Lab
The Well Living Lab team determined that IBM offered the technology and guidance its project required. "We felt like, from the beginning, IBM really understood the value of what we were doing and the importance of health and wellness in the built environment," says Scialla. "And we got excited about the capabilities that IBM Cloud and Watson would bring to the table."
An IBM Garage team is helping Well Living Lab researchers map the technology environment, determining which IBM Cloud and IBM Watson™ services it will incorporate. "We're looking to create applications on IBM Cloud that enable our scientists to do groundbreaking research," says Scialla. "And with Watson, we want to understand emotional nuance in speech and behavior."
Optimizing buildings for health and wellness
IBM technology will help the Well Living Lab deliver advanced insight into the role indoor environments play in overall well-being. "We're combining building science and medical science in a way that's never been done before," says Scialla.
In addition to widely publishing its findings, the Well Living Lab will work with industry leaders to bring solutions to market for creating better indoor environments. "The outcome of the Lab's studies will be new ways to design and optimize buildings for human health and wellness," says Scialla. "We're really excited to collaborate with IBM on the Lab and to use technology like Watson to expand its impact around the world."
Located in Rochester, Minnesota, the Well Living Lab is the first scientific research center to conduct exclusively human-centered studies investigating the impact of indoor environments on health and well-being. The Lab brings the healthcare expertise and world-class research capabilities of Mayo Clinic together with the knowledge of wellness in the built environment offered by pioneering wellness real estate and technology firm Delos.
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Wisconsin Swiss is a "Swiss" style tournament where teams next opponent is determined by how they did in the previous round. Initial seeding, point differential, and W-L record are all taken into account with the goal of providing games with the most parity. There are 5 Swiss rounds capped by traditional bracket play with seedings determined by Swiss standings.
Tournament party with free beer and shuttles is at Keva Sports Center.
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Potential Winner of a Darwin Award? – 27 September 2010
by Andrew Burdett · Monday, 27 September 2010
For anyone who doesn't know, the Darwin Awards are a tongue-in-cheek 'honour', given to people who "do a service to humanity by removing themselves from the gene pool". This means, in short, idiots who lose the ability to reproduce – most commonly by dying.
Previous winners have included a juggler (who juggled live hand grenades), a man who filmed skydivers (who jumped out of the plane without a parachute), and someone who tried to prove that a window was unbreakable (it wasn't – he crashed through it and fell to his death).
But you may be thinking 'Ah, this is all very well, but why's there a picture of a very young Andrew on a Segway?' Let me explain.
Yesterday, Jimi Heselden (the owner of the UK division of Segway®) was found dead in the River Wharfe in Yorkshire. Sad as this is, with him was a "Segway-type" vehicle. It is believed, therefore, that he rode the scooter off a cliff, and fell into the river.
Further details are not yet clear. It is unsure whether it was suicide or an accident. His family have asked for privacy at this time.
External:
The Darwin Awards – Official Website
The Darwin Awards – Wikipedia Entry
Segway boss Jimi Heselden dies in scooter cliff fall – BBC News Report
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German based music legend, "CHE" who is known for his versatility in music, composes and makes various kinds of genres, like Afro, highlife, rock-pop, classical, Techno, hybrids and a few others, finally releases the visuals to his buzzing single "Lovely Lovely Rose" which was shot in Frankfurt, Germany.
Unlike the video suggests, it has nothing to do with a woman or with romantic love, but an expression of his deep veneration and gratitude towards God's Love.
He is set to storm the Nigerian music industry as plans for him to start playing his own shows in Nigeria has began. |
Whether you're blogging for yourself or a client, I'm sure you know the importance of images.
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On a high level, gorgeous photos help bring your blog's brand to life. Photos also break up text, making your content skimmable and shareable.
But where to find these photos? Image licensing is a tricky beast and stock photos are expensive.
It's no secret that for today's bloggers, there's many websites offering free, high-quality stock photography.
While lots of these websites are wonderful, the sheer volume of images available on them can be overwhelming to mine through. These sites tend to be generalists, offering a smaller number of photos across a broader range of categories. If you're looking for something unique, specific or offbeat, you might end up searching multiple sites to find that one perfect image you need.
Luckily, there are a handful of free stock photo websites targeted toward a specific niche or category. If your blog caters to foodies, history buffs or creative freelancers/marketers, it might be worth checking out one of the websites below.
You can filter by big bucket categories (e.g., Animals, People, Nature), or do a custom keyword search. Pictures range from whimsical (ex. piglets donning party hats) to wacky (ex. a man mowing the lawn wearing just his undies and a beer helmet).
If you or your client approaches content with a sense of humor or satire, then Gratisography should definitely be added to your stock photo toolkit.
Browsing New Old stock, you'll find a variety of beautiful, vintage stock photos from the world's public archives—great for historical topics, blogs, and societies/organizations.
Whether you're looking for antique images depicting city life, farming, or transportation (e.g., automobiles, trains), this website is a great one to bookmark for sourcing snapshots from bygone eras.
As the name suggests, FoodiesFeed offers free, high-resolution food photography — perfect for food bloggers and food-related businesses.
In addition to its collection of free images, FoodiesFeed offers a few Premium packages, which grant you lifetime access to hundreds of more photos, regular updates/notifications, and thematic photo bundles.
No stuffy suits, phony smiles or post-meeting high fives here — Startup Stock Photos offers free business stock photography for the modern creative professional.
Founded in 2014 by Sculpt, an Iowa-city social media marketing agency, Startup Stock Photos caters to creative freelancers, agencies and the startup community.
Here you'll find beautiful images related to fashion, food, and interior design—often pairing modern elements with rustic accents (ex. an iPhone and laptop on a flannel blanket in the grass).
As free photo licenses can be more complex than they appear at first glance, you must choose a site that gives you not only the perfect photos for your blog but also the safest ones from a legal point of view.
This handy list of 27+ best (and safest) free stock photo sites is a great way to find them, as all the sites listed have been carefully reviewed in terms of library offer, image quality and legal safety.
Death to the Stock Photo (DTS) is a free email newsletter sharing monthly original, professional photo packs. Images are free to use and edit. Photos have a specific style — think hipster coffee shop meets Portland hiking — but are simple enough to use in a variety of ways.
DTS is my favorite place to find photos to pair with blog posts. Every photograph is gorgeous and high quality. I download each pack straight to my computer and use my own tagging system. Since most of my blog imagery contains graphics, I don't need a specific photo (i.e. an apple on a wooden table). DTS gives me ideas for images I might never have thought of, and it's all in one, curated place.
Flickr is one of the largest photo-management apps in the world. You can store your own shots or share them with the world. Thousands of photographers on Flickr allow free use of their work.
Search for anything you want, from "cat napping on a tree" to "writer in a cafe." After searching, click on the "Any license" tab and choose "Creative Commons." If you want to change the image or use it commercially, select the appropriate license from there.
To be safe, I always link back to the photographer's website or Flickr portfolio. If you're averse to linking out, just select "no known copyright restrictions".
Flickr groups can help you find photos, too. Free Use Photos, for example, has more than 4,000 members and almost 8,000 photos available for free.
Unsplash is run by freelance design marketplace Crew. It's like Death to Stock in that it releases collections every 10 days to use as you wish. The difference is all photos are available online, so you don't have to sign up to receive or download folders of images.
Browse Made with Unsplash for inspiration.
Here's another site that allows you to search for exactly what you want. It adds 20 photos per week and you can search and sort by category, copy space position and color. Negative Space is particularly helpful for designers and anyone making social media graphics.
You can also buy premium photos in themed packs. You "pay what you want," and the company gives 50 percent of sales to charity.
Photos released on Negative Space have no copyright restrictions.
If you're looking for free photos, StockSnap is the easiest site to navigate. It offers hundreds of images and adds more every week. All photos are free from copyright restrictions and attribution isn't required.
StockSnap also offers many different ways to explore available photos. Its "trending" and "views" section show what's popular, or you can sort by date to see what's new.
Photo quality is mixed (I found a lot of weird filters), but the selection is extensive.
SplitShire offers free stock photos for commercial use. Browse its photo collections if you're looking for something specific, like the ocean or dogs. Save time and buy the entire 500-image library at once for $9.60.
Montreal creative agency LEEROY created Life of Pix with its impressive network of photographers. It organized photos into galleries like "animals", "people" and "textures." New high-resolution photos are added weekly, without copyright restrictions.
For more than just photos, Ancestry Images offers historical prints and maps. If you're a history or genealogy buff, or a local blogger, this site offers resources beyond your typical stock photo.
Search is rudimentary, but a quick test brought up a dozen images from my home state in the 1800s.
You're welcome to use any of this site's images for non-commercial purposes, as long as you credit Ancestry Images.
Organized by location, BigFoto is perfect for travel bloggers. If your recent trip resulted in grainy photos, use BigFoto to download images of almost any attraction. BigFoto uses photos by amateurs, but they're high quality and well-organized.
Photos are free to use, even for commercial purposes. The site asks for a link back to BigFoto.
Canva photos is an extensive collection of high-quality photos and images to help both designers and non-designers with their designs.
Pikwizard is a great new stock photography website that has over 100,000 high-quality images. 20,000 of these are completely exclusive and there is no attribution required with Pikwizard.
Start using these images in your new blogging website. |
Science, Storytelling, and "Gut Churn": Jad Abumrad on the Secrets of Creative Success
Symmetry: A Wordless Split-Screen Meditation on Duality
Radiolab's Jad Abumrad on Sound, Science, and Mystery
Whale Fall: A Lyrical Paper-Cutout Animation about the Cycle of Life in the Microcosm of a Whale
75 years of existential generosity, or what the ocean floor can teach us about existence, ego and impermanence.
If you aren't listening to WNYC's fantastic Radiolab, you're missing out on some of the finest science journalism and curiosity-curation of our time. (The folks at the MacArthur Foundation seem to concur, having just awarded Radiolab producer Jad Abumrad (♥) the wildly prestigious "genius" grant.) In an homage to a fascinating recent Radiolab episode about loops, which features an almost-aside about how when a whale dies, its body can sustain an entire microcosm of an ecosystem for up to seven years in a poetic death-life loop, director-animator duo Sharon Shattuk and Flora Lichtman, better known as Sweet Fern Productions, collaborated with Radiolab's own Lynn Levy on Whale Fall — an equally poetic and absolutely stunning paper-cutout stop-motion animation about the afterlife of a whale.
More than a mere feat of visual storytelling or a nod to nature's meticulously orchestrated interdependences, the film is also a lyrical reflection on impermanence and our existence as nodes in something larger, richer, and more complex than our individual lives and egos.
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Questo occhiali con telecamera nascosta è un dispositivo versatile per voi!Può essere usato come un occhiali alla moda e una telecamera di sorveglianza non rilevabili.Si tratta di una decorazione fresco per gli uomini e le donne.Il design high-tech e super-sottile lo distingue dalla folla.Inoltre, il foro stenopeico di fotocamera è segreta sufficiente, in modo da poter registrare segretamente che cosa avete bisogno, senza che nessuno sappia quando pretendiamo di regolare la vostra scelta glasses.Good foryou!
Works well, captures funny faces. Battery last 20mins.
Great picture and no one has seen the lens. Capture funny faces.
Great pics ! Its worth the extra money for the video is outstanding!
I would recommend these to all!
I almost returned this item until I figured out I was using it wrong! It turned out I put the wrong Micro card in and wasn't charging it right, also the lights are a bit funny there not red but more of an amber color. if you press it for 2 seconds than after it goes solid press it until the amber lite flashes 3 times than goes out it works great got vary good video quality the sound is a bit off and it tends to jump around a bit when your moving your head it doesn't do real good in low light thou. The pic's are really good out side that is but low light not so much. Other than that its a great product for the price.
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Enantis: Reengineering proteins and business models
In the month of March when women's rights are celebrated all around the world, we give spotlight to Enantis, a successful female-led startup specialised in protein engineering with the vision to create a healthier and more sustainable future.
Founded in 2006 in Brno, Czech Republic, as the first biotechnology spin-off from Masaryk University, Enantis was one of the first startups to establish their business at EU|BIC JIC (South Moravian Innovation Centre) in 2008. Since then, JIC has played an instrumental role in the startup's growth and international outreach.
Enantis was founded to commercially exploit the results of university research working with enzymes. At that time, there were only two patented technologies that dealt with industrial applications of dehalogenase enzymes (an enzyme that catalyses the removal of a halogen atom from a substrate), so the team wanted to explore this scientific niche and its potential for commercialisation.
Since proteins are usually very unstable molecules, their industrial use is still limited. In cooperation with academic research groups, the Enantis team worked hard to stabilise the enzymes, strengthening their expertise in protein engineering. Unfortunately, it turned out that the technologies based on degrading the toxic compounds were not interesting enough for the market in order to generate sufficient capital at that point, so Enantis had to rethink how they could capitalise on the existing expertise in protein engineering.
Founded by two academics with mainly scientific background, Enantis needed the right business mindset with the same scientific background to help them restart the business after the initial failure to address the market needs. Veronika Stepankova, who later became Enantis' CEO, was a PhD student when she was first introduced to the startup. She participated in their research academic groups, so she was familiar with the problem they were facing from the very beginning. Her scientific expertise coupled with the business mindset was noticed, so she took over management of the startup upon graduation in 2013. Together with the team, Veronika shifted the company in another direction – instead of the environmental, Enantis started focusing on the healthcare and pharmaceutical industry with much greater success.
EBN Member JIC has also played a vital role in the startup's success – after two years of running the startup in the university labs, the team moved its business operations to JIC, which enabled them to grow and develop their business further.
Driven by Veronika and with the help of JIC, Enantis revised their original business model and started identifying commercially attractive unstable molecules stabilising and improving them radically, while addressing unmet needs across several industries including biotechnology, healthcare, as well as agriculture and food industry sector.
"JIC experts helped us design our first business model. They were with us when we found out that it has no bright future and we had to change the business model," said Veronika Stepankova, Enantis' CEO.
Enantis develops its own stabilised proteins and enzymes while providing a unique service platform for protein engineering and design. Their most promising product to date is hyperstable (FGF2-STAB) molecule, which could soon be distributed to stem cell scientists all around the world. At the same time, the team is constantly testing the molecule's therapeutic and healing potential in the pharmaceutical industry.
Enantis Team
How has JIC supported Enantis?
Besides helping them in their strategy shift, JIC helped the startup identify the most suitable funding resources introducing them to the SME Instrument. Enantis applied successfully for SME Instrument phase 1, and the phase 2 is currently being implemented, making them the only Czech company to receive funding under both phases of the SME Instrument funding. (See the cut-off dates for SME Instrument funding (2018-2020) and EBN and EBN Members' representation at the SME Instrument judging panel at European Innovation Council.)
Another example of cooperation with JIC is the programme PLATINN – regional coaching scheme matching companies with experienced mentors based on the companies' needs. Thanks to the programme, Enantis has been cooperating with JIC's experts in the fields of strategic investment, market analysis, brand management and visual identity.
EBN Member since 2003 and EU|BIC since 2013, JIC has played an important role in EBN activities and even its strategy development –David Uhlir, JIC's Deputy Director, has been representing Czech BICs on the EBN Board since 2013, becoming EBN's Vice President in 2016. With its four main programmes (JIC ENTER, JIC STARCUBE, JIC MASTER, and JIC PLATINN, ) JIC addresses needs of entrepreneurs at any stage, enabling the creation of skilled jobs and a competitive business environment in South Moravia (Czech Republic).
Veronika Stepankova, Enantis' CEO, about JIC: "JIC has been helping Enantis to grow and prosper since the very beginning."
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Here is a pair of extreme tiny crocheted squirrels.
Size : Aprox.6mm height, 3mm body diameter, 8mm tail long.
Perfect for any DOLLHOUSE display or micro MINIATURE of your mini animal collection, and is intended for adult collectors only.
The tiny squirrels is well packed in the clear plastic box with removable lid. You can open and decorate the base/ box background by your self and your little squirrels can be admired by every angles. The clear box drafted by sealed plastic bag to avoid loss/damage and to protect item from dust/vapor and ready to ship. |
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
interface AdvancedArithmetic{
int divisorSum(int n);
}
//Write your code here
class Calculator implements AdvancedArithmetic{
public int divisorSum(int n){
int Sum = 0;
int Num = n;
for(int i=n; i>0; i--){
if(Num%i ==0){
Sum+= i;
}
}
return Sum;
}
}
class SolutionDay19 {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Scanner scan = new Scanner(System.in);
int n = scan.nextInt();
scan.close();
AdvancedArithmetic myCalculator = new Calculator();
int sum = myCalculator.divisorSum(n);
System.out.println("I implemented: " + myCalculator.getClass().getInterfaces()[0].getName() );
System.out.println(sum);
}
} |
Interview for Huffingtonpost on Greek austerity
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A Photographer's Journey To Capture Greece's Spirit During The Crisis "I personally admire the Greek people for their strong resilience and capacity to keep pushing despite any difficulties." ATHENS, Greece - On April 23, 2010, Greece's then-Prime Minister George Papandreou addressed the worl[...]
Interview for Der Spiegel
Last year photographer Alfredo D'Amato accompanied two lifeboat-operations of 'Mare Nostrum' off the coast of Italy. In this article he is talking about his time on the lifeboat and the fate of the refugees - and he is explaining why the salvage operations necessarily should be resumed. How pictu[...]
Stranded in Paradise
From the early 16th century onwards, Portuguese settlers who had come to the new colony of Sao Tome and Principe started importing slave labour from the African mainland to work on the sugar plantations (or rocas) that were spreading across the lush islands straddling the equator off t[...]
Tèlèrama: Making-of d'une photo de une saisissante
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Straddling the equator in the gulf of Guinea lies the island nation of Sao Tome and Principe, the second smallest African nation and the smallest among Portuguese speaking countries. Previously uninhabited, it was discovered around 1470 by Portuguese navigators who immediately saw the [...]
'L'Esodo' - Fotoleggendo
Nell'ambito di Fotoleggendo L'Esodo nasce dalla volontà della commissione scientifica del festival di creare un momento di riflessione sulla tragedia degli sbarchi e dell'immigrazione in Europa, un'emergenza che coinvolge tutta la comunità Europea di fronte a popolazioni in fuga da guerre e mise[...]
Mare Nostrum exhibition at X3 Gallery
Nome latino per il Mar Mediterraneo – storico crocevia di commerci, culture e contaminazioni -, Mare Nostrum è la missione umanitaria di salvataggio dei migranti in mare attuata nel 2013 – conclusa, poi, nel novembre 2014 e sostituita dall'operazione Triton di Frontex – dalla Marina Militare itali[...]
Syrian refugees, Athens. Greece
'Life in exile has been harrowing for each of them. After fleeing Syria with the rest of their family in the summer of 2012, they turned to smugglers and made six perilous attempts to enter Greece, repeatedly risking their lives at sea and being turned back to Turkey. Fewaz and Malak fin[...]
Today, Cape Verdeans identify more with their European heritage than with Africa because of the strong influence of Portuguese culture and language. Half of Cape Verde's population lives and works abroad, making which has further strengthened the bond with Europe rather than Africa. Ca[...]
Life on the Periphery on THE TELEGRAPH
The photographs D'Amato made that winter are, in turn, animated and tender, belonging to a kind of photography made over the threshold, in every sense. As wood, rubber cable and waste was burned endlessly, thickening the air, he photographed fluently, to render both the stillness o[...]
Images of 'Rescue at sea' on Aljazeera
This shipwreck, coupled with a similar tragedy off the island of Lampedusa on October 3, 2013, resulted in 366 deaths. In response, Italy launched Operation Mare Nostrum ("Our Sea" in Latin), in which the country's navy and coast guard rescue migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranea[...]
Mare Nostrum, Rescue at sea
Like so many refugees before them, the desperate men, women and children at sea that day were lucky to have made it into Italian waters at all. Their 18-hour voyage on the Mediterranean was fraught with danger, and for hundreds just like them it had ended in disaster. Now, having been sp[...]
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Morimoto-san, when you actually met the Retro staff, did your impression change?
I believe they were already very familiar with Mario Kart as well, correct? Since they've all liked and played Nintendo games for a long time.
At the same time, they'd also made Donkey Kong Country Returns and the Metroid Prime series9, and I've always been impressed at how amazing the graphics in those were, so I went into that meeting filled with respect for them. 9Metroid Prime series: The series includes three titles: Metroid Prime (Nintendo GameCube, 2003), Metroid Prime 2: Echoes (Nintendo GameCube, 2004), and Metroid Prime 3: Corruption (Wii, 2007). Metroid Prime and Metroid Prime 2: Echoes were also released for the Wii console in 2009 as part of Metroid Prime Trilogy.
At first, when I had the opportunity to explain to Retro how we were making the character and kart designs, they asked specific questions like, "Should we make this part this way?" right then and there, their enthusiasm really came across. I was sure then that we'd be able to work together.
First we had Retro come here, to Nintendo, and after that we went to visit Retro.
That's right. And, we started development just after they'd finished Donkey Kong Country Returns, in December, when everything was beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
(laughs) Yeah, it was a great time for us to come visit.
Ryan-san, was that your first visit to Japan?
Yes. I enjoyed it. It was a great experience.
What did you think of Japan, the first time you saw it?
I was excited and nervous, all at the same time. Just going to Japan was a lifelong dream of mine; I'd always wanted to go there. Then, too, I've always been a very big fan of Nintendo, so it was just an amazing visit. It was great to meet a lot of the different members of Nintendo who have worked on games throughout the years. It was just an amazing experience.
There's a special difficulty to creating Mario Kart. You have to balance several things: you have to design courses that will make for an interesting racing game, you have to create visuals that will satisfy today's gamers, and you have to express a feeling of lots of variety within 60 frames per second.10 1060 frames per second: Animation using 60 image frames per second. The more frames there are, the smoother the animation.
But there's a conflict in that, isn't there, in creating strong visuals and also showing them at 60 frames per second? How did you resolve that conflict and make this a reality? Morimoto-san? Tom-san? What do you think?
racing in the sky or underwater , so I think at that point we asked them to include lots of special features you'd only be able to find in Mario Kart 7, instead of simply recreating the courses. Wasn't that how it went? 11Classic courses: Fresh recreations of courses that appeared in previous Mario Kart games and fit with the style of this game.
Yeah, that's correct. I thought that was a great way for us to start because we had the knowledge of what the overall course was. That made it a perfect balance of some knowledge we could work with while we were learning the tools and the new methods that EAD uses, some of which were different from Retro in terms of that we hadn't developed on Nintendo 3DS software before, obviously. So it was a perfect challenge to redo these particular courses and to learn lessons about the development process while we were doing that. Then we could carry that over when we were learning about the design process, about what makes a good course from a design perspective. We also learned that from those courses as well, so I thought it prepared us for making the new courses very well.
So you mean, by beginning with classic courses, you were able to get used to developing Mario Kart, something you hadn't done before. Since you also learned about the courses and about the unique traits inherent to the Nintendo 3DS system, it turned out to be extremely efficient.
Yes. Tom-san was a very quick learner. In less than two months, when I got careless about things like placing item boxes and course design, he was actually pointing it out to me, "Is it okay if you don't do this here?" Like that.
Thanks! (laughs) Well, it's very interesting. As a player of the games, you know what you enjoy, what you think is fun. The challenge for designers is figuring out, "How did they make that fun? What were the steps that I can't see that created that feeling for me?" So, it was very interesting to talk with the team at EAD that has this long history of Mario Kart.
Something I've noticed while I've been listening to you is that the feeling of working with somebody for the first time seems to have disappeared very early in the process.
Luigi's Mansion 12 , Ryan-san created something of startlingly good quality in a short time. He said, "I may have gone a bit overboard with this. Is that okay?" and I said, "Yes! Yes, please! Keep it up!" (laughs) 12Luigi's Mansion: An action-adventure game released for the Nintendo GameCube system in September 2001 in Japan.
Ryan-san, you had to build on what EAD had originally created in order to make it more appealing to present gamers. How did that feel?
Yes, it was definitely something that was challenging at first, starting with the Mario Kart DS13 courses and increasing the graphics and the amount of detail for the Nintendo 3DS system. We really wanted to focus and work with EAD to make sure that the impression that the original level gave us was maintained in the new art that we created for the Nintendo 3DS version of Mario Kart. I was actually really, really happy to hear that Morimoto-san and the rest of EAD were pleased with Luigi's Mansion. That was actually the first course I worked on for the game, and being a fan of Luigi's Mansion - the Nintendo GameCube game - and Mario Kart, I really wanted to capture the impression that the player had when they went into the mansion in the actual Nintendo GameCube version within the Mario Kart game. I went back and forth between the Nintendo GameCube game and Mario Kart, trying to bring the inside of the mansion as close as I could to the Nintendo GameCube version. 13Mario Kart DS: An action-racing game released for the Nintendo DS system in December 2005 in Japan.
So you went back and forth between the original Luigi's Mansion and Mario Kart DS, visualising how the players wanted Luigi's Mansion to look, and tried to get as close to that as possible as you created the course.
Yeah, it was definitely a balance of considering what the Mario Kart DS course and the Luigi's Mansion game for Nintendo GameCube were, and making sure that when we were finished with that course that it still felt like the player would recognise it as reminiscent of the Mario Kart DS course. So it was always on all the artists' minds to be careful not to take it too far away from the feel of the original Mario Kart DS version.
It was, in the end, the classic Luigi's Mansion course that appeared in Mario Kart DS, so you couldn't get too far away from the Mario Kart DS image. That said, it was important to preserve the balance between that and making it look as great as current gamers would expect it to be.
Our actual development method was to put one designer on each course, and for me to work together with them, talking as we went, so that we didn't stray far from the original course. One more very important thing was that we had constant communication with EAD during the production of our courses and would update them on a weekly basis. Morimoto-san's feedback and the feedback from other EAD members were very valuable. |
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