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Difference between revisions of "Sesame Street (partially lost children's educational TV series; 1969-present)" BigRedMonster86 (talk | contribs) D72jjpilc (talk | contribs) (→‎Gymnast Segments - Partially Found) ==Gymnast Segments - Partially Found== The Gymnast segments are a series of shorts including a gymnast demonstrating various directions with a dark black background. Two of the six shorts following this gymnast have resurfaced on YouTube; the four that haven't are Beginning/End, Close To/Away From, Over/Under, and Slow.<ref>[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Gymnast MuppetWiki entry on the Gymnast segments.] Retrieved 16 Sept '16.</ref> The Gymnast segments are a series of shorts including a female gymnast (with blonde hair and wearing a black leotard) demonstrating various concepts using various gym apparata - like pommel horses and uneven bars - in a darkened, nondescript location. Two of the six shorts featuring this gymnast have resurfaced on YouTube; the four that haven't are Beginning/End, Close To/Away From, Over/Under, and Slow.<ref>[http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Gymnast MuppetWiki entry on the Gymnast segments.] Retrieved 16 Sept '16.</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="margin: auto;" Of the eleven known skits to include him, only one (What's My Part?) has resurfaced in complete English, Emotions has resurfaced in a partial-English dub (with only a few actual English audio pieces taken from another source, while a user who posted the clip has dubbed over the German voices in English himself), Spinning Wheel has surfaced in English but as incomplete (with the video starting halfway through the song), five dubbed segments (including only two that have one piece of English audio included) and one album track have resurfaced. The three segments that have not resurfaced in any form yet include Letter Y, Number 2, and the TV version of U Lecture (with Kermit the Frog instead of Ernie). Emotions (Partial English dub) Pogo Stick (Arabic dub, with one English audio piece at the beginning) Dump Truck (Arabic dub, with one English audio piece at the end) The Gymnast segments are a series of shorts including a female gymnast (with blonde hair and wearing a black leotard) demonstrating various concepts using various gym apparata - like pommel horses and uneven bars - in a darkened, nondescript location. Two of the six shorts featuring this gymnast have resurfaced on YouTube; the four that haven't are Beginning/End, Close To/Away From, Over/Under, and Slow.[4] "I'm Square" (sung by Ernie to Bert) "Handful of Crumbs" (sung by Cookie Monster) Ernie and Bert imagine going their seperate ways " Windy" Song: "Windy" is a pop song, originally a #1 hit for the Association in 1967. A version of the song was sung by Tony and Beautiful Day Monster in the first season of Sesame Street. Tony sings about his girlfriend, Windy, who can fly across the sky. The monster injures herself at the end of the song, which ends with a huge crash. The segment in German was once uploaded to YouTube way back in 2006 (during YouTube's early days), but has been deleted in late 2007 and has not resurfaced ever since, because this was before anyone knew how to download YouTube videos. The Two-Headed Monster sounds out the word "bed": The only known lost Two-Headed Monster segment. It's unknown which episodes have this segment. Only a crappy quality, black and white still of this segment that came out of of a Japanese episode guide has survived:[1] Ernie and the Pumpkin Seed Candy Salesman: One of the most hardest skits with Ernie from the early years to find.[17] The only two known episodes to have this clip were Episodes 264[18] and 301. In this sketch, Samuel Snively (who was previously the circle salesman in another sketch involving Bob) tries to sell pumpkin seed candy which Ernie doesn't like, though he convinces Ernie that the smaller the piece, the better he'll like it, but the piece of pumpkin seed candy he lends to Ernie is so small that Ernie can't even see it. The clip that was once posted on YouTube in German back in 2012 has now been deleted in mid-2014, and has not resurfaced since, seeming that NO ONE has the German-dubbed clip downloaded and backed up on their harddrives! Because of this, only two screenshots of the clip can be found:[2][3] Handful of Crumbs (Lost Sesame Street short; 1982) Windy (Rare 1969 Sesame Street short) ↑ MuppetWiki entry on the "Pumpkin Seed Candy Salesman" Ernie skit. Retrieved 22 Apr '17. ↑ MuppetWiki entry on Episode 0264, the earliest known episode appearance of the "Ernie and the Candy Salesman" skit. Retrieved 22 Apr '17.

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Bob Murawski (born June 14, 1964) is an American film editor. He was awarded the 2010 Academy Award for Best Film Editing for his work on The Hurt Locker, which he shared with his wife, fellow editor Chris Innis. He often works with film director Sam Raimi, having edited the Spider-Man trilogy, Oz the Great and Powerful, and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Murawski is an elected member of the American Cinema Editors, and is (with Sage Stallone) the co-founder of Grindhouse Releasing, an acclaimed film distribution company specializing in re-releases of cult films. Early life and career Murawski was born in Bad Axe, Michigan, and grew up in the thumb of the state. He was the valedictorian at his high school in Bad Axe, Michigan, and graduated from Michigan State University with a major in Telecommunications. Soon after graduation, he interned with Detroit-based film sub-distributor, Bob Mason of Mason Releasing. Murawski then moved to Hollywood, where he worked as an assistant editor on several films, including Raimi's comic-book-inspired picture Darkman. Film editing Murawski has largely worked as a film editor, primarily for director/producer Sam Raimi, on films including Army of Darkness, The Gift, Drag Me to Hell and the Spider-Man series of films. He also co-edited the Academy Award winning film, The Hurt Locker with editor Chris Innis. Raimi has said of working with Murawski He'd come (down to the set) to see how things were going and to let me know if he'd just cut something that wasn't working the way he'd wanted it to, or to suggest a pick-up shot I should get for a piece he felt we needed in a sequence I hadn't realized I needed. He's very detail-oriented... So we're very close collaborators. Raimi finds editing with Murawski to be "relaxing", adding I love it... I can watch the film come together, so it's a time of discovery for me as Bob and I fit all the pieces together. Murawski has also cut music videos for such groups as The Ramones, Motörhead, and Sublime. Bob Murawski appears in the documentary 78/52 directed by Alexandre O. Philippe, a post-modern breakdown of the iconic shower scene in Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho. He is represented by International Creative Management (ICM). Film distribution In 1995, born out of a mutual love for rare and unseen cult films, Bob Murawski and actor/director and son of Sylvester Stallone, Sage Stallone formed Grindhouse Releasing. Murawski continues to run Grindhouse and partner Box Office Spectaculars, both companies that restore, preserve, and distribute classic cult and Euro-horror films. The two labels have digitally remastered classic cult films such as The Swimmer starring Burt Lancaster, The Big Gundown starring Lee Van Cleef and Tomas Milian, Lucio Fulci's spaghetti-horror masterpiece, E tu vivrai nel terrore (a.k.a. The Beyond) as well as Italian cannibal films Make Them Die Slowly (a.k.a. Cannibal Ferox), Cannibal Holocaust, American cult film I Drink Your Blood (1970) (directed by David E. Durston), and director Juan Piquer Simón's cult horror film, Pieces. The company is currently presenting the release of An American Hippie in Israel (on Blu-ray/DVD) and Duke Mitchell's previously unreleased independent feature, Gone with the Pope (screening theatrically). Box Office Spectaculars and Grindhouse has also handled the theatrical re-release and negative restoration of director Sam Raimi's cult horror film, The Evil Dead as well as helming the digital restorations (in association with Columbia Pictures/Sony) of the rare spaghetti western The Big Gundown and The Swimmer directed by Frank Perry. Personal life Murawski is married to film editor Christina "Chris" Innis. The two editors met while working together on the Universal/CBS television series American Gothic and married in 2008. The pair has worked together on the Academy Award winning film The Hurt Locker, and on several Sam Raimi productions such as The Gift, and Spider-Man, as well as collaborating on Grindhouse Releasing/Box Office Spectaculars releases. Selected filmography Film editing Darkman (1990) (assistant editor, director Sam Raimi) Army of Darkness (1992) (director Sam Raimi) Hard Target (1993) (director John Woo) American Gothic (1995–1996) TV series (Editor: Title sequence & Recaps) From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) (director Scott Spiegel) The Gift (2000) (edited with Arthur Coburn, director Sam Raimi) Spider-Man (2002) (edited with Arthur Coburn, director Sam Raimi) Spider-Man 2 (2004) (director Sam Raimi) Spider-Man 3 (2007) (director Sam Raimi) The Hurt Locker (2008) (edited with Chris Innis, director Kathryn Bigelow) Drag Me to Hell (2009) (director Sam Raimi) The Resident (2010) (editor/re-cut, director Antti Jokinen) Priest (2011) (editor/re-cut) Oz the Great and Powerful (2013) (director Sam Raimi) Dracula Untold (2014) (editor/re-cut) (director Gary Shore) Poltergeist (2015) (editor/re-cut) (director Gil Keenan) Ash vs Evil Dead (2015, TV pilot) (editor) (director Sam Raimi) Kong: Skull Island (2017) (Additional Editing) (director Jordan Vogt-Roberts) The Other Side of the Wind (2018) (director Orson Welles) Hopper / Welles (2020) (director Orson Welles) Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) (director Sam Raimi) Film distributor Cannibal Ferox (a.k.a. Make them Die Slowly) - (Grindhouse Releasing) - released LD: 1997; VHS: 1999: DVD: July 2000, Blu-ray: 2015 Cat in the Brain (a.k.a. Nightmare Concert, Un gatto nel cervello) - (Box Office Spectaculars) - released LD: 1998, DVD: 2009 The Beyond (a.k.a. Seven Doors of Death, E tu vivrai nel terrore! L'aldilà) - (Grindhouse Releasing) - released DVD: October 2000, re-released 2008, Blu-ray: 2015 I Drink Your Blood (a.k.a. Hydro-Phobia) - (Box Office Spectaculars) - released DVD: 2002; re-released 2006 Cannibal Holocaust - (Grindhouse Releasing) - released DVD: 2005, re-released 2008, Blu-ray: 2014 Pieces (a.k.a. Mil gritos tiene la noche) - (Box Office Spectaculars) - released DVD: October 2008 Gone with the Pope (a.k.a. Kiss the Ring) - (Box Office Spectaculars / Grindhouse Releasing) - released 2010 (theatrical), 2015 (Blu-ray/DVD combo) An American Hippie in Israel (a.k.a. Ha-Trempist, The Hitch Hiker) - (Box Office Spectaculars / Grindhouse Releasing) (Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) Corruption - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) The Big Gundown (a.k.a. La resa dei conti) - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2013) The Swimmer - (Box Office Spectaculars / Sony Pictures) (Restoration, Blu-ray/DVD release, 2014) Massacre Mafia Style - (Box Office Spectaculars) Blu-ray/DVD release 2015 Awards and nominations The Swimmer - (Won) - The 2014 International Press Academy's Satellite Award - Outstanding Overall Blu-ray/DVD (producer /Grindhouse Releasing) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - 2010 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ("Oscar")Best Film Editing(shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - 2010 BAFTA - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - 2010 ACE Eddie Award - Best Feature Film Editing (Dramatic) (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - The International Press Academy's Golden Satellite Award -Best Film Editing - (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - The Online Film Critics Association - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - Boston Society of Film Critics - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - The Las Vegas Film Critics Association - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Won) - International Cinephile Society award - Best Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Nominated) - The Broadcast Film Critics Association Critic's Choice Awards - Best Film Editing (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) The Hurt Locker - (Nominated) - Hollywood Post Alliance AwardsOutstanding Editing - Feature Film (shared with co-editor Chris Innis) Spider-Man 2 (Nominated) - 2004 Golden Satellite Awards, Satellite Award for Best Editing Spider-Man 2 - American Film Institute Awards 2004, official selection for AFI top ten movies of the year. The Other Side of the Wind - National Board of Review ― William K. Everson Award for Film History (shared with producers) The Other Side of the Wind - National Society of Film Critics ― Film Heritage Award (shared with producers) The Other Side of the Wind - (Won) - National Association of Film Critics ― Best editing award (shared with Orson Welles) The Other Side of the Wind - (Won) - San Francisco Film Critics Circle ― Best editing award (shared with Welles) The Other Side of the Wind - (Won) - Los Angeles Film Critics Association ― Special citation (shared with producers) The Other Side of the Wind - (Runner-up) - Boston Society of Film Critics ― Best editing award (with Welles) The Other Side of the Wind - (Runner-up) - International Cinephile Society ― Best editing award (with Welles) The Other Side of the Wind - (Nominated) - Chicago Film Critics Association ― Best editing award (with Welles) First recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award (2018), 75th Venice International Film Festival. See also List of Academy Award winning couples References External links "Tech Support Interview: The Crafts of The Hurt Locker," Incontention, by Guy Lodge, January 7, 2010 Below the Line Magazine - "Contenders - Editors Bob Murawski and Chris Innis, The Hurt Locker", by Mary Ann Skweres, March 2, 2010 1964 births American Cinema Editors Best Editing BAFTA Award winners Best Film Editing Academy Award winners Film distributors (people) Film producers from Michigan American documentary filmmakers Living people Michigan State University alumni Artists from Detroit American people of Polish descent People from Bad Axe, Michigan American film editors

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Ranking Member Howard L. Berman's Opening Statement at Hearing, "North Korea's Sea of Fire: Bullying, Brinksmanship, and Blackmail" "While a healthy dose of skepticism is certainly in order, it would be a mistake to completely write-off a policy of tough engagement. At the present time, there is simply no other viable alternative to that approach." – Congressman Howard L. Berman Washington, DC – Congressman Howard L. Berman, Ranking Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, delivered the following opening statement at today's committee hearing entitled "North Korea's Sea of Fire: Bullying, Brinksmanship, and Blackmail": Madam Chairman, thank you very much for calling this important hearing. For over two decades, successive American Administrations have wrestled with the puzzle called North Korea. Every president since Reagan has tried to put the puzzle pieces together, and just when it seems like they're going to fit, North Korea pulls the rug out from under us. Today, a peaceful and permanent resolution of the North Korean nuclear issue remains as elusive as ever. Pyongyang desperately wants to be recognized as a nuclear power, and refuses to fulfill its commitment to abandon its nuclear weapons program under international inspections and safeguards. At the same time, North Korea's reckless and provocative actions have dramatically increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula. In the past year alone, North Korea has sunk a South Korean naval ship, shelled a South Korean island populated with civilians, and revealed to the world what we already believed -- that it is pursuing a uranium enrichment program. While North Korea poses a serious threat to the stability and security of East Asia, it has also, like the Chairman mentioned, exported its destabilizing influence to other regions of the world. Surpassed only by A.Q. Khan's network as a source for illicit weapons technology, Pyongyang has supplied ballistic missiles to Iran and built the now-destroyed nuclear reactor in Syria. It could easily begin exporting uranium enrichment equipment, nuclear weapon designs, and even nuclear weapons material. The perennial challenge is how to change the North's behavior. Is there a new approach we should take in dealing with Pyongyang? Is it even possible to reach an agreement with North Korea that will lead to a verifiable end of its nuclear program, especially now that the regime is undergoing a second dynastic succession? North Korea has now indicated that it wants to return to the negotiating table, more than two years after the last round of Six Party Talks. But in light of the regime's previous behavior, it is hard to view this as anything other than a thinly-veiled effort – like so many previous cycles of aggression and negotiation - to mitigate international sanctions, regain economic aid, bolster ties with China, and resume bilateral negotiations with Seoul and Washington – while continuing to stall on the nuclear issue. Nevertheless, while a healthy dose of skepticism is certainly in order, it would be a mistake to completely write-off a policy of tough engagement. At the present time, there is simply no other viable alternative to that approach. Despite our differences with China on a whole range of issues, we cannot afford to ignore the role that Beijing plays on the North Korea nuclear issue. As a result of its close political and economic relationship with Pyongyang, China holds considerable leverage over the regime. Regrettably, China has been very reluctant to fully exercise that influence. The Chinese leadership apparently believes that coddling its neighbor will preserve stability in the region – and perhaps, enhance Beijing's own prestige and influence with the West. But this is a dangerous game Beijing is playing, one that it may come to regret. Every day that Beijing fails to pressure Pyongyang is a day that brings the North closer to having a deliverable nuclear weapons capability – one that could directly threaten China and cause other states in the region to consider pursuing their own nuclear weapons programs. Continuing to enable Kim Jong-il's truculence is the surest route to instability in China's immediate neighborhood. While the threat of a nuclear-armed North Korea is a critical issue that deserves our urgent attention, we must not overlook the horrendous human rights situation in North Korea. Millions of North Koreans live in desperate conditions, many of them facing starvation. They live in constant fear of arbitrary arrest, and know they could be tortured or executed at any time. We should make every effort to provide humanitarian assistance and food aid to the North Korean people, but we should insist on adequate monitoring to ensure that such aid is not diverted or misused. I look forward to the testimony of our panel of experts today and to hearing their views on possible creative solutions to the North Korean problem. Permalink: https://foreignaffairs.house.gov/2011/3/ranking-member-howard-l-berman-s-opening-statement-hearing-north-korea-s-sea

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Where are the lions and tigers? What did James Cook describe? No matter what happens, my determination won't change. This ticket is good for two weeks. I don't think Po is the only one who had to go to the hospital. Merat hollered at Lord. The company is managed by my older brother. I've been to Hong Kong once. Because it is an interesting and beautiful city? I don't accept it. We'll call Vern. I can't leave John by himself. I'm not at all interested in what you go around doing. If you happen to be out this way, be sure to call in at my house. I'm not complaining. The kitten rolled the yarn across the floor. We changed everything. Since he could not work out the problem that way, he tried another way. There's no doubt. I could've married Pedro. Who exactly are the poor in spirit? Frank's boss is extremely money hungry. Rayan got very annoyed about his landlord turning up unannounced several times in a couple of months. I'd like to change the way my room looks. I'm sad for everyone concerned. I translate articles almost every day. It's extremely dangerous. That's too much information! I don't want to know. That doesn't accord with my principle. This is a good place to pitch a tent. Ping got wet to the skin and caught cold. What I need worst is a haircut. We weren't as prepared as we should've been. We need to conserve ammo. Correct the mistake and return the file to Mr Luxemburg. Even though Andre and Amanda didn't like each other at first, they eventually became good friends. I've been on a strict diet. It's getting late so I'd better get going. I love Vaughn so much. I can't eat pork. Don't gripe about petty stuff like this! I'm going to go use the restroom. I feel completely helpless. His speech was an effective apology for the Government's policies. Supplies cannot keep up with the demand. Does your family background involve Chinese medicine? I am a Roman citizen. That dog has been barking 'Ruff-ruff-ruff-ruff!' all day long. Dori left the details of the agreement to his lawyer. It's pretty hot. Ignorance gets you nowhere in life. Can you get help for them? I put roll-on antiperspirant all over my body. If sweat starts squirting out the top of my head, you know why. Computers are starting to get smarter than we are. "Lead me not into temptation," said the frog to the fly. I wanted to see if there was a chance to save the festival. They're both personally convinced of that. People are still scared. Shake hands with Vance. Raj is sitting at the bar. I have some things I want to do. Boyd put his hat back on and left. Ranjit hasn't revised her lessons yet. He dashed out of the store. Just get out of the way, will you? Manuel spoke to the crowd. You'll think of something. This is kind of interesting. It's about a quarter mile from here. I got only a C on the spelling test today because I forgot to study for it. Do you have some time? Diana didn't ask Eugene where she'd gone. I boiled one. It isn't pretty. The Tohoku district was badly hit by the cold weather. Where did you put my keys? What if he fails? You will learn how to do it in time. How long do you have to stay in Boston? I don't like you going off on your own like this. Are they paying you well enough? I usually eat at home with my family. Where is Britney Spears? There wasn't even one book in the room. Brian thought that Tracey was hiding something from him. You didn't sing, did you? Effort is essential to studying. I haven't noticed any difference. We ate a hasty meal and left immediately. I need to be left alone. How long do you plan on staying in this country? I didn't know the truth until this morning. I folded my shirts and put them in my suitcase. May I speak with you? I've got Kayvan in my office. I like to play golf. Stagger swims very well. Izumi asked me whether I liked Boston or not. Science brought about many changes in our lives. The possession of such skills can clearly take you very far.

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December Alumni and Faculty Notes Catch up on news from the SYA alumni and faculty community Do you have milestone news to share? Submit yours for consideration in the next issue. Emery Brown ES'74 ES'16P was named this year's recipient of Phillip Exeter Academy's 2020 John and Elizabeth Phillips Award in recognition of lifelong contributions to humankind. Emery is a renowned neuroscientist and was a featured speaker at SYA's 50th Anniversary Celebration held in Boston in 2015. Read more. Watch his Global Thinker Talk from the 50th. Cheo Hodari Coker ES'89 is in development with Netflix to write and produce a feature film adaption of Forty Acres, which follows a civil rights attorney who must fight for survival when he's invited to join an elite Black organization with a mind-blowing secret; the thriller is described as a cross between The Firm and Get Out (a Jason Blum FR'86 production). Read more. Bill Gladstone ES'67 talks about his near-death experience at a young age in this episode of "Shifting Tides" and how this experience led to his publishing books on topics related to mind, body and spirit with friends who later grew into the personalities we know today: Eckhart, Tolle, and many others. Watch it here. (For alumni who may be interested in book publishing internships, check out the College and Career Connect on ConnectSYA.) https://youtu.be/1CVSBEouFy8 Ethan Heard CN'01, cofounder of Heartbeat Opera in NYC, had a production of Beethoven's "Fidelio" in 2018 told as an American story through the lens of Black Lives Matter. Heartbeat collaborated with 100 incarcerated singers in six Midwest prison choirs to bring their voices, on film, into the intimate opera theatre. Following up to the success of his 2018 production, Ethan brings us in a virtual setting, "Breathing Free." He invited a score of black artists – singers, dancers, musicians, film makers and others – to collaborate in a song cycle that pairs excerpts from the "Fidelio" prison choruses with spirituals and works by Black composers, manifesting their struggle to breathe free. (See the New Yorker Breathing Free posting here). This visual album is short (45min) followed by panel discussions. Learn more here. Dylan Kaplan CN'10 was named one of Forbes "30 Under 30" in the food and drink category for Schoolyard Snacks, a company started in his apartment to provide Keto-approved low-carb, low-sugar cereals and cheese puffs. Read more. JB Perrette ES'89, President of Discovery Networks International, lets us know that discover+ is coming to the U.S. "With decades of connecting audiences in every corner of the globe to the local voices and stories they love, Discovery drives inspiration, aspiration and loyalty everywhere, like few media brands can. discovery+ will harness our unique global and local model and strategy to serve fans around the world as we bring the best of real life entertainment to customers in a whole new way." Read more. Colleen Reid ES'95, assistant professor of geography at the University of Colorado-Boulder, participated in this webinar on the health effects of the recent wildfires, especially during COVID. Watch it here. Duncan Van Dusen FR'87 ESS'17P CN'19P has published When Are We Going to Teach Health?, which helps explain why youth empowerment and skills-based health education techniques drive academic success. The book has reached Amazon's #1 Hot New Release in both Early Childhood Education and Nutrition, and reached #1 bestseller rank in Children's Health, Education Policy & Reform, and Parenting Nutrition for Kids. Join our webinar on December 16 featuring Duncan. Peter Esty FR'77F ES'82P IT'05RD VN'10RD passed away on November 15. Read SYA's announcement and his family's announcement. If you would like to send your condolences to the family, please contact Susan McLean, Associate Director of Development and Director of Alumni Relations. MORE SCHOOL NEWS Celebrating 50 Years of Coeducation: the Women of SYA The unprecedented move toward coeducation signaled a sweeping evolution at SYA. This moment opened doors to a lifetime of possibility and change for women, one that continues to evolve and show promise. The rest is HERstory. It's Founder's Week and Celebration of 50 Years of Coeducation Beginning this Founder's Day, September 9, 2020, we commemorate this historic moment with a year-long celebration of virtual programming and stories. Throughout the year we will invite the participation of alumnae/i, faculty, staff, students and parents as we honor the influence and contributions of women to SYA's past, present and future. The Campaign for SYA: We Are All Ambassadors Our Campaign is in its final year! Learn how you can make a difference to SYA's future. Expecting the Unexpected They say that when life hands you lemons, you make lemonade. Like many of their classmates, SYA's very first Alvarez Global Scholars, Frances and Annika, will tell you that they also made traditional cider, cheese, lifelong friends, and memories that will help shape how they ultimately see the world. My Italian Odyssey SYA Italy class of 2020 student Jalal H. reflects on his time spent abroad in Viterbo and the memories he made with friends.

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Q: "windows is searching for a solution" popup box when a program crashes in windows 7 there is a popup box that happens: "Windows is searching for a solution to this problem" It never finds a solution and I have to waste a click closing it. As I am using the Beta Visual Studio, I see this box once or twice a day. I have never seen it find a solution and I don't think that it will. Can I disable it? A: In the registry, go to key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Windows Error Reporting and add the REG_DWORD value DontShowUI = 1 As answered on ServerFault by Lev A: There is an alternative solution to this problem that is visible in the user interface. * *Go to Action Center *Go to Change Action Center settings *Under 'Related Settings', go to Problem reporting settings *Change to 'Never check for solutions' This solution is described in more detail on the webpage: TechSpot Disable "Windows is checking for a solution…" message after a program crashes

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require 'ostruct' require 'delegate' require 'active_support/concern' require 'active_support/core_ext/hash/deep_merge' class Frenetic module ResourceMockery extend Forwardable extend ActiveSupport::Concern def_delegators :@raw_params, :as_json, :to_json included do # I'm sure this violates some sort of CS principle or best practice, # but it solves the problem for now. superclass.send :instance_variable_set, '@mock_class', self end def attributes @known_attributes end def properties @known_attributes.each_with_object({}) do |(k, v), props| props[k] = v.class.to_s.underscore end end def default_attributes self.class.default_attributes end module ClassMethods def api_client superclass.api_client end # Provides a place for a Resources that are mocked to declare reasonable # default values for Mock Resources def default_attributes {} end end private def _assign_attributes(attributes) defaults = default_attributes.with_indifferent_access @known_attributes = cast_types(defaults.deep_merge(@raw_attributes)) end def init_structure @structure = OpenStruct.new(@known_attributes) end # A naive attempt to cast the attribute types of the incoming mock data # based on any available type information provided in :default_attributes def cast_types(params) default_attributes.each do |key, value| params[key] = case value when String then String(params[key]) when Float then Float(params[key]) when Integer then Integer(params[key]) else params[key] end end params end end end

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The Society congratulates the following Fellows who featured in the Queen's Birthday Honours List announced on 14 June 2008. Created CBE: Christopher Charles Dyer, FBA, Professor of Local and Regional History and Director of the Centre for English Local History, University of Leicester, for services to scholarship;Duncan Robinson, DL, Formerly Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, for services to art and heritage. Created MBE: Roy Canham, for services to heritage in Wiltshire; Edward Godwin Price, JP, formerly President of the Gloucester and District Archaeological Group (GADARG), for voluntary services to archaeology in Frocester; Dr John Hugh Williams, formerly Head of Heritage Conservation, Kent County Council, for services to local government. The following are among those honoured for their work in the heritage who are not Fellows. Created a Knight Bachelor: The Rt Hon Alan James Beith, Member of Parliament for Berwick-upon-Tweed and Chairman of the Historic Chapels Trust, for services to parliament. Created DCVO: The Lord Faringdon, Charles Michael Henderson, Lord in Waiting to The Queen, owner of Buscot Park and former Chairman of the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England. Created CVO: Nigel Joseph Arch, Director of Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces; Pamela Margaret Clark, MVO, Registrar, Royal Archives; Angela Christine Mary Heylin, OBE, formerly Trustee, Historic Royal Palaces; Roderick Andrew Lane, Head Book Conservator, Royal Library, Windsor Castle; Caroline Lucy Whitaker, Assistant Surveyor of The Queen's Pictures, Royal Collection. Created CBE: Fionnuala Mary Jay-O'Boyle, MBE, founder of the Belfast Buildings Preservation Trust, for services to heritage in Northern Ireland; Richard Willis Rogers, formerly Chief Exec, Environment and Heritage Service, Dept of Environment, Northern Ireland Executive; Anthony Paul Rossi, Deputy Chairman of the Ancient Monuments Society, for services to heritage and to conservation. Finally, worth a special mention is George Kelley, created MBE for services to Apethorpe Hall, Northamptonshire. It is to George that we owe the survival of Apethorpe Hall, featured in the last issue of Salon, because, as the Hall's caretaker and gardener since 1982 (unpaid for the last ten years), he did his best to patch leaks and chase away would-be vandals and thieves. It was he who warned East Northamptonshire District Council and English Heritage that the building was rapidly decaying, setting in train the events that led to the compulsory purchase of the Hall and the restoration programme recently completed by English Heritage. 26 June: The Future of the Past, the last of the Society's Tercentenary Festival events, will take the form of debate in the style of 'Question Time', moderated by our Fellow Robert Key, MP for Salisbury, between members of the audience and a panel consisting of our Fellows Richard Bradley, David Cannadine, Carenza Lewis and David Starkey. The debate will take place in the BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum, London WC1, starting at 6.30pm, to be followed by a wine reception. Fellows' tickets should be booked through the Society; members of the public should book online. A special programme is planned by the Kelmscott Manor team for this year's Fellows' Day, which will take place on Saturday 12 July and will mark the close of our Tercentenary celebrations. The event starts at 1.30pm, continues until 5pm and is open to Fellows, their families and guests at a cost of £17.50 per head (£7.50 children aged six to sixteen). Cheques should be made out to 'Kelmscott Manor' and sent in an envelope marked 'Fellows Day' with the names of the people in your party to Kelmscott Manor, Kelmscott, Lechlade GL7 3HJ. For further information, please contact Kelmscott Manor on 01367 253348 or email admin@kelmscottmanor.co.uk>. The Society's Library and Apartments will be closed on Wednesday 23 July when the staff will be taking their annual outing to visit Red House, William Morris's home in Bexleyheath, now owned by the National Trust. The Apartments will also be closed from 25 July for the summer break, during which cleaning and conservation work will take place, and major work to replace the boiler and heating systems; for health and safety reasons (asbestos and raised floorboards) there will be no access to the building during this period. Fellows will be informed as soon as the re-opening date is known. Because of pressure on space at Burlington House, a decision has been made to cease the practice whereby Fellows can opt to collect copies of the Antiquaries Journal from Burlington House. In future all Fellows will receive the Journal by post. Any Fellow who has not yet collected a copy of Volume 87 (or indeed any earlier volumes) must do so by 25 July 2008 (when the library will close for the summer period). We will also be disposing of surplus stock of current and back issues of the Journal (from Volumes 70 (1990) to 86 (2006)) and Fellows are welcome to apply for free copies by the same date. A charge will be made for postage and packing, or copies can be collected from Burlington House before the Apartments close on 25 July. Requests for back copies should be emailed to the Society. Stock quantities vary and requests will be dealt with on a first-come basis. Nadia Durrani, MA, PhD, Editor of Current World Archaeology, specialist in the archaeology of pre-Islamic Yemen and the archaeology of the First World War. Koji Mizoguchi, BA, MA, PhD, Associate Professor of Archaeology, Graduate School of Social and Cultural Studies, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan, specialist in Japan's Yayoi period. Joanna Story, BA, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Early Medieval History, The School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester, specialist in the political and cultural history of Carolingian Europe. Richard Luther Caradoc Jones, BA, DPhil, Lecturer in Medieval History, The School of Historical Studies, University of Leicester, Director of Clay Hill excavations, Sussex, and castellologist. Michael Batt, BA, Archaeologist, French Ministry of Culture, specialist in rescue archaeology and field archaeology in Brittany. Conor Newman, BA, MA, Lecturer in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, National University of Ireland, Galway, former director of the Discovery Programme's survey of the Hill of Tara. Susan Elizabeth Kelly, BA, MA, PhD, researcher, expert on Anglo-Saxon history, has edited major ecclesiastical archives for the British Academy Anglo-Saxon Charter series. Tom Richard Grenville Wilson, BSc, MA, Archaeologist, Network Archaeology Ltd, former Senior Archaeologist for the Museum of London, has excavated prehistoric to post-medieval sites. Tyler-Jo Smith, MA, DPhil, Assistant Professor of Classical Archaeology, Department of Art, University of Virginia, authority on Greek vase-painting, has excavated in Turkey, Greece and Sicily. Alan Charles Lovell, MA, Chartered Accountant, Chairman of the Appeal Committee of the Mary Rose Trust. Peter Hughes, BA, Art Historian, former Head Curator of the Wallace Collection, leading scholar of decorative arts, especially furniture and eighteenth century France. David Howard Heslop, BA, County Archaeologist, Tyne and Wear, has directed numerous excavation projects and published on Thorpe Thewles and Guisborough Priory. Naomi Jane Sykes, BA, MSc, PhD, Lecturer in Zooarchaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Nottingham, expert on Roman and medieval animal bones. Robert Edward Liddiard, BA, MA, PhD, Lecturer in Medieval History and Landscape Archaeology, School of History, University of East Anglia, with major contributions to the fields of landscape and castle studies. Paul Barry Pettitt, BA, MA, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Archaeology, Department of Archaeology, University of Sheffield, specialist in European Palaeolithic technology, rock art and excavations at Creswell Crags. Brendan Francis Cassidy, MA, PhD, Reader in the History of Art, St Andrews University, former director of the 'Index of Christian Art', Princeton University, authority on thirteenth-century Italian art. Francis Owen Grew, BA, MPhil, Senior Curator in Museum Management, Museum of London, publications on Roman London. Kirsty Ann Rodwell, BA, Buildings Archaeologist, Chair of the Wiltshire Buildings Record, publications on archaeology and architectural history. Oliver Urquhart Irvine, BA, MA, Cultural Property Manager, British Library, publications on the history of art, cartography and international legislation. Christopher Hartop, BA, author and consultant, silver specialist, former Chairman and Trustee of the Silver Society, publications on English silver. Derek Long, MA, DPhil, scientist and collector, former Co-Director NATO Advanced Studies, authority on Raman spectroscopy. Craig Peter Barclay, MA, MLitt, Curator, University of Durham Museums, former Keeper of Archaeology at The Hull and East Riding Museum; interests include Civil War coinage. James Adam Fraser Wilkinson, MA, Director of Edinburgh World Heritage, former Secretary of SAVE Britain's Heritage; has played a crucial role in saving Tyntesfield and Dumfries House for the nation. Harry Rodger Allen, BA, PhD, Associate Professor in Archaeology, Department of Anthropology, University of Auckland, New Zealand, expert in the archaeology of South-east Asia, Australia and New Zealand. Peter Dixon Hiscock, BA, PhD, Reader in Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia, specialist in Palaeolithic technology and Australian archaeology. Planning is underway for a series of national events to mark the 1600th anniversary of AD 410, the year in which the Emperor Honorius, responding to a British plea for assistance against barbarian incursions, told Britons to look to their own defences, effectively ending Roman rule in Britain. A meeting will be held at 5pm on Wednesday 30 July 2008 in the Council Room at the Society of Antiquaries to elect a formal body to run the commemorations, to discuss plans and invite suggestions and to encourage a range of institutions to provide support. Already planned is a two-day academic conference at the British Museum (13–14 March 2010). The organisers are also working on research proposals for a large-scale summer excavations at St Albans, linked to complementary flagship field projects in other parts of the country, including Badbury Rings and Caerleon. Everyone is welcome to attend, whether as an individual or representing an organisation with an interest in this period. The news that our Fellow Roger Bland has been created an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours provides an opportunity to update Fellows on the latest situation with the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS), which has been left in limbo pending a review of the scheme. That review, commissioned by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, is being carried out by our Fellow Kate Clark, who is expected to report in July, and to make recommendations for the future funding and management of the scheme. The British Museum (which already hosts the scheme's central management team) has expressed willingness to take over the running of the scheme from the Museums, Libraries and Archives Commission (MLA), but until such decisions are taken, the scheme's funding has been frozen at last year's level, leading to a sense of uncertainty about the future amongst staff and a reduction in the level of activity in areas such as recruitment, finds illustration work, regional liaison and website development. of giving legal protection to a limited class of treasure finds, combined with a voluntary scheme to record everything else'. The scheme is leanly run, he argues, and cannot survive if further cuts are made. No archaeologists could support a return to the situation where metal detecting was allowed unchecked, without any mechanism to record what was found. If PAS does fold, he warns, 'archaeologists will be forced to make the case for strong legal controls on the use of metal detectors'. With backing from the Women's Institutes, English Heritage launched its nationwide 'Save Our Streets' campaign some five years ago, encouraging people to audit the superfluous signs, haphazard paving and obstructed footpaths blighting the towns and villages of England and encourage local councillors to restore local distinctiveness and character to the streets of England. Now English Heritage has published a series of case studies showing how ten councils have taken action to deal with particular aspects of street clutter. Among the leaflets in the Streets for All: Practical Case Studies suite are: Reducing sign clutter in Erith town centre; Tactile paving in Chapel Street, Guildford; Traffic calming in Petersfield; Historic surfaces in Hawes; and How to do a street audit based on Melksham, Wiltshire. Copies of the summary document and ten leaflets, plus English Heritage's previous publications Save Our Streets and Streets for All can be found on the English Heritage website. Archaeologists working at a site near Pulborough, West Sussex, have found a Neanderthal hilltop hunting camp, where game herds could be observed and spear points repaired in anticipation of the next kill. The site is at Beedings Castle, where some 2,300 stone tools were found in the late nineteenth century during the construction of the mock-medieval house of the physician John Harley. Our Fellow Dr Roger Jacobi, of the Leverhulme-funded Ancient Human Occupation of Britain (AHOB) Project based at the British Museum, has recently identified these as similar to finds from a number of north European Neanderthal sites stretching from Devon, in south-west England, across the north European Plain to Nietoperzowa Cave, in Poland. Dating to 38,000 years ago, they include large numbers of long, straight-sided blades which had been thinned at each end, possibly to allow hafting. The presence of tools damaged through high-velocity impact suggested they were used as spear tips. The threat of the site being destroyed by ploughing, vineyard planting and landscaping has prompted English Heritage to fund a return to Beedings, where an excavation team led by Dr Matthew Pope of UCL and Caroline Wells of Sussex Archaeological Society, working closely with specialists from the Boxgrove Project and the Worthing Archaeological Society, are undertaking the first modern, scientific investigation of the site. The flint tools that have emerged from the new excavations are described by Matthew Pope as 'technologically advanced and potentially older than tools in Britain belonging to our own species, Homo sapiens. The impression they give is of a population in complete command of both landscape and natural raw materials with a flourishing technology'. Our Fellow Professor Julian Thomas announced this week that the broken tine of an antler pick from the Greater Stonehenge Cursus has been carbon dated to between 3630 and 3375 BC. The tine came from the southern ditch at the western terminal of the 3km cursus, where Professor Thomas led an excavation last summer as part of the Stonehenge Riverside Project run by the universities of Sheffield, Manchester, Bristol, Bournemouth and University College, London. The dates mean that the cursus, one of the oldest monuments in the Stonehenge landscape, pre-dates the first henge at Stonehenge by up to 500 years. Professor Thomas said: 'We don't know what the cursus was used for – but we do know it encloses a pathway which has been made inaccessible, and that suggests it was either a sanctified area or for some reason was cursed.' Fieldwork will continue later this summer: 'We hope more discoveries lie in store when we work on the eastern end of the cursus', Professor Thomas said. Further details can be found on the Manchester University website. Fellow Maev Kennedy reports in The Guardian (with splendid picture) that Salisbury Museum is currently hosting an exhibition of items from the collection of Stonehenge souvenirs built up over a number of years by our Fellow Julian Richards. As well as snow shakers (sold at the English Heritage souvenir shop), faked First World War postcard images of Zeppelins and biplanes buzzing the stones and a sign scavenged in the 1980s, reading 'Press pass holders and Druids only', the exhibition includes the only surviving Bogle – relic of twelve life-sized stick men, made of wood with painted Beatles mop-top hairstyles, placed on and among the stones in 1966. Bogles, similar in etymology to bogeymen, are malevolent creatures (like the Scottish Tatty Bogle, who hides in potato fields and causes blight), but these figures were all well behaved, with neatly painted names, all beginning with B, including Brian, Beatle and Boris. Their fate was to be placed by Stonehenge site custodians on a bonfire, but it now emerges that Austin Underwood, a passing schoolteacher, photographed the scene and rescued one of the Bogles – Bruce by name – who has only now seen the light of day after spending forty-two years hidden in the family garage. The creators of the Bogles have never been identified, and Julian hopes that putting Bruce Bogle in the exhibition will inspire someone to come forward and tell the Bogle story. 'Inspired by Stonehenge' is on at the Salisbury museum until 2 September (after which the Society's own 'Making History' travelling exhibition will open). Archaeologists excavating near Rome's Fiumicino airport have found a first- and second-century AD necropolis which they believe to be the burial place of porters and labourers who worked at the nearby port of Portus (itself being excavated by a team that includes our Fellows Simon Keay and Martin Millett). The necropolis, near the town of Ponte Galeria, came to light last year when police investigated reports of grave robbing. Most of the 300 skeletons since unearthed are male, and many of them show signs of years of heavy work: 'joint and tendon inflammation, compressed vertebrae, hernias and spinal problems', said Gabriella Gatto, a spokeswoman for the local archaeology office. Artefacts found in the necropolis were simple ones, including lanterns to guide the dead to their next life, Gatto said. One ceramic-and-glass lantern was decorated with a grape harvest scene. probably now the best example to be seen in the North'. He also describes the granaries as 'Roman building at its best: the masonry is far superior to that of the nearby commanding officer's residence, and although some of the walls have suffered from stone robbing, others are standing to a height of around 5ft'. Samples of material trapped in vents below the flagged floors of the granaries are expected to reveal the nature of the foodstuffs and other goods once stored in the buildings, together with the bones of rodents that also fed upon them. At Caerleon, Fellow Peter Guest is leading a combined Cardiff University and UCL Institute of Archaeology team excavating a large warehouse in the south-western corner of the Roman fortress discovered during a geophysical survey in 2007. 'Store-buildings', says Peter, 'are a largely unknown feature of legionary fortresses. We hope that our findings will not only improve our knowledge of the fortress and its inhabitants, but also tell us more about the history of the fortress and Roman Britain.' The dig team's progress can be followed on the dig blog, and the site will be open for National Archaeology Week (12 to 20 July). Italian archaeologists have discovered a the grave of a 25-year-old Lombard warrior, buried with his horse, in a park at Testona, near Turin. 'This is a very rare find', said Gabriella Pantò, the archaeologist leading the dig. She added that horse heads were occasionally buried with Lombard warriors, but this find was the first with a complete horse skeleton. X-rays of the grave goods have revealed a pair of pincers, a bronze belt buckle and some armour. The warrior wore a ring on his left index finger and wore a knife and a short sword designed for close combat. Excavation continues at what is thought to be a Lombard camp with a series of wooden huts and an irrigation system supplied by an aqueduct dating from the sixth century, when the nomadic Lombards established a base in northern Italy. After launching a fundraising campaign in November 2007, the National Army Museum has succeeded in buying a portrait of General Wolfe, victor of the Battle of Quebec in 1759, by J S C Schaak. Originally sold at auction in June 2007 to a private collector, the Committee on the Export of Works of Art and Objects of Cultural Interest stopped its export to enable the museum time to match the target price of £300,000, which was achieved with the help of £80,000 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund, £15,000 from The Art Fund and generous contributions from The Garfield Weston Foundation, the Society of Friends of the National Army Museum and from the public. The painting is based on a drawing made from life by Wolfe's aide-de-camp, Hervey Smyth. It has now gone on display at the museum, along with a number of Wolfe-related artefacts, including a series of prints made from the painting. HMS Ontario, a British warship that sank in October 1780 during the American revolutionary war, has been discovered on the bed of Lake Ontario, close to the shores of New York state. The 80ft sloop of war sank with more than 120 men, women, children and prisoners on board when a gale swamped her decks as she was crossing the lake from Fort Niagara. The ship was discovered by marine archaeologists Jim Kennard and Dan Scoville, who have made pictures available (see the BBC website) but who are keeping its precise location a secret, as they believe the vessel should be treated as a war grave and not disturbed. The ship, with its two 70ft masts, is sitting upright and despite the impact of the storm is intact to the degree that there are even unbroken panes of window glass, as well as cannon, anchors and the ship's bell. 'But for the zebra mussels', said Dan Scoville, 'she looks like she only sunk last week.' Astonishingly, there are some 4,700 shipwrecks in the Great Lakes, with approximately 500 in Lake Ontario, of which HMS Ontario is the oldest. When our Fellow Neil Cossons was Chairman of English Heritage he advocated a policy of preserving 'living heritage', and the efforts of English Heritage to keep Birmingham's Jewellery Quarter from damaging development was one example of the policy in action. Now English Heritage has reinforced its commitment to the Jewellery Quarter by acquiring J W Evans' silverware factory, established in 1880 and exceptional in that nothing much has ever been thrown away in the subsequent 128 years. English Heritage has stepped in to preserve the factory and its contents as a last resort, after no other buyer could be found to keep the collection intact. Tony Evans (aged 69), grandson of the founder Jenkin Evans, will stay on for five years as an adviser while a way is found of repairing the warren of rooms and workshops in the knocked-through houses that form the factory (some with Georgian cupboards, fireplaces and a kitchen range) and compile an inventory of the contents, which include all the patterns and dies used to create products that were often sold wholesale and that now turn up at antiques fairs stamped with the prestigious names of Mappin and Webb or Garrards. Our Fellow Simon Thurley, Chief Executive of English Heritage, said: 'There is no other complete example of a Victorian factory, with all its contents and all its records, not just in Birmingham but anywhere in Britain'. The Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) and the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) have announced ten new collaborative doctoral awards as part of its strategic 'Science and Heritage' programme. Another innovative feature of these awards, worth £600,000 in total, is that non-academic (or 'academic analogue') institutions are also involved, including the British Museum, English Heritage, The National Archives and York Minster. Topics to be investigated as part of these research projects include the lifetime of colour photographs, the vulnerability of rock art, the impact of climate change on UK collections, conserving historic concrete structures, the conservation and display of large historic tapestries, in situ preservation of wetland heritage and the application of x-ray techniques to cathedral conservation. Further information can be found on the Science and Heritage Programme website. A research strategy for the historic environment of Greater London is being developed with English Heritage support. The aim is to devise a strategy for managing the historic environment more effectively and supporting local authority decision making, identifying research priorities and facilitating links between research arising from property development and academic interests, helping to realise the potential of London's Historical Environment Records and Archives and finding ways to disseminate the results of research to a wide audience. Over the coming months a series of consultations are due to take place. For further information, see the MoLAS website. Londoners are discovering that they cannot rely on all the promises that Boris Johnson, the new London Mayor, made in his election campaign, but it would be nice to think that his latest wheeze turns out to be practical or deliverable: apparently he wants to revitalise the city with more water features and open spaces and to do this he thinks the lost rivers of London – long buried in culverts (or, in the case of the Westbourne River, elevated above Sloane Square tube station in an aqueduct) – should be opened up again. The dream of a riverine city is part of his plan to make London more 'liveable'. Peter Bishop, Director of Design for London, the group advising the Mayor, points to existing schemes, such as that in Sutcliffe Park, south-east London, where a section of the River Quaggy has been restored and turned into a linear park, lined by cycleways and footpaths. The same group is planning similar schemes for the Wandle, which runs from Croydon to Wandsworth, the Bourne, which flows through south-east London, and the Brent, which passes through Wembley. More difficult would be to reveal central London's rivers, such as the Tyburn and Fleet, which now run under buildings or function as giant sewers. Anyone who thought that seaside piers were a uniquely English phenomenon will have their eyes opened by the latest thematic study from the Heritage Council, Victoria, Australia, which traces the development of maritime infrastructure (breakwaters, rocket sheds, sea baths, pile lights, jetties and piers) across the State. The report also makes recommendations for structures that are worth designating as part of the Victorian Heritage Register. The suggestion that morris dancing might be declared an official Olympic sport was rightly greeted with derision by Fellows who declared 'it's not a sport; it's a mating ritual'. In more scholarly vein, Linda Hall wonders what is the oldest depiction in art of morris dancing. It is a timely question in view of the threat to at least one form of morris posed by the proposed 'Violent Crimes Reduction Bill', under which the sale or use of swords will be prohibited unless for use in sporting activities and historical re-enactments. Once again, a clumsy piece of legislation threatens a form of heritage that dates way back: Tacitus (AD 56–117) mentions Teutonic youths dancing with swords and spears and sword dancing to bagpipes is illustrated in a fourteenth-century manuscript (Royal MS, 2 B vii). Mention of Sir John Lubbock in the last issue of Salon prompted our Fellow Robert Merrillees to recall that 'the last time our Society sought to expand its Fellowship overseas, there were no lack of academic links between Britain and Scandinavia, especially in Sweden. Lubbock was one of those who actively fostered this exchange, to the extent of editing a translation into English of The Primitive Inhabitants of Scandinavia by Sven Nilsson, the pioneering Swedish zoologist and archaeologist, who was Professor of Natural History at Lund University from 1832 to 1856. This third edition of the work was published in London in 1868 with an introduction by Lubbock himself. It is gratifying that the Museum of Zoology at Lund University, with which Nilsson was closely associated, has so far escaped the intellectual vandalism ravaging the humanities, especially the Classics, in present-day Sweden'. Robert adds, 'I happen to have a personal interest in this museum, reputedly one of the oldest of its kind in Europe, as my great-great-grandfather worked there as a taxidermist for Nilsson'. Fellow Alan Saville writes to correct the mention of Indiana Jones in the last Salon. The quote about 'Turkdean barrow, near Hazleton' is not from the latest movie, but actually comes in the lecture-room scene near the beginning of the first of the Indiana movies, 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'. Alan says that 'as the excavator of the Hazleton long barrow, this scene has always been a source of fascination for me. There is indeed a very obscure ploughed-out long barrow at Turkdean, but it has not (as far as anyone knows) been excavated and there is certainly no plan of its chambers. The plan of the chambered tomb which Indiana has chalked up on the blackboard as Turkdean appears to be based on (but not an accurate representation of) that of another Cotswold tomb, the Notgrove long cairn excavated by Elsie Clifford in 1934–5 and published in Archaeologia for 1936 (which is the year in which the action of the film opens – and, if I am not mistaken, Indiana has a copy of Archaeologia on the desk in front of him while he is giving the lecture!). Lisa Barber writes from France to say that Le Monde newspaper has published an article stoutly upholding the identification of the marble bust salvaged from the Rhône as being that of Julius Caesar. The article highlights the need for the submarine archaeologists to evade the eyes of the 'pirates d'épaves qui les espionnaient avec des jumelles' (literally 'wreck pirates spying with binoculars') and asks whether the French state will allow the bust to stay in Arles or carry it off to the Louvre. Lisa also asks, apropos the report on Apethorpe Hall, whether 'an ordinary house in the Cotswolds' really does sell for nearly £10 million. What Salon should have said, of course, was that houses in the Cotswolds costing £10 million-plus are often very ordinary by the side of the exceptional Apethorpe Hall, which seems remarkably good value at £5 million by comparison, even if a further £12m needs spending on it. Fellow Jeremy Gibson has been honoured by the British Association for Local History with a Personal Achievement Award; the citation singles out Jeremy's 'more than fifty years' commitment to local and family history as editor and author and as founder member of the Banbury History Society', paying tribute to his 'generosity with his knowledge and his encouragement to others'. Among his many published works, Jeremy is perhaps best known for his 'Gibson Guides', of which there are now more than twenty, some of which have gone through numerous editions, each one devoted to a different class of historical record (The Hearth Tax, Muster Rolls, Victuallers' Licences, Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licences, Bonds and Allegations, Poor Law Union Records, Coroners' Records, and so on) and all of importance to family and local historians. Our Fellow Professor David Breeze was awarded the honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at the University of Glasgow's annual Commemoration Day Ceremony on 18 June, an event that marks the foundation of the university in 1451. Our Fellow Bill Hanson, who gave the oration, says that David is the first archaeologist to have been given an honorary degree by the university since John Collingwood Bruce in 1863! From the Roman Army bulletin board on the web, Salon's editor has picked up the sad news of the death of our Fellow John Dore, at the age of only fifty-six. John was well known in the archaeological world as Britain's leading expert on Roman coarseware. He was part of the team (led by Fellow Roberta Tomber) that established and published the Roman National Fabric Reference Collection for Britain, a work which has become a reference standard. Our Fellow John Fidler has supplied this brief obituary for Professor John Ashurst (1937–2008) who, while not a Fellow, was well known and greatly respected in the conservation community, and whose death will be a huge loss to all those who love ruins, scheduled monuments and archaeological sites, where his technical expertise was of international calibre. 'Professor John Ashurst, one of the foremost architects, authors and teachers of the technical aspects of conserving historic buildings and ancient monuments, died of cancer age 71, on Monday 19 May 2008. He revived and improved consolidation techniques for deteriorating masonry ruins and archaeological sites that Frank Baines and F S Jack developed earlier in the Ministry of Works, and created innovative new treatments with the collaboration of his beloved craftsmen. Through his consulting, publications and lecturing over forty years, Ashurst influenced generations of architects and engineers around the world. 'He trained at Kingston School of Art. His architectural career started with Scott, Brownrigg Turner, then with Cooper and Farquhar, before he became Research Architect in the Special Services Branch of the Ministry of Public Buildings and Works' Ancient Monuments Division under T A Bailey, FRIBA, in 1969. Bailey had been experimenting with stone preservatives alongside work that Schaffer had implemented at the Building Research Station and John brought the material together in his first publication with BRE's Brian Clarke in 1972. 'Ashurst lectured extensively on masonry conservation and repair throughout his career, notably on short course programmes at York University and at ICCROM in Rome. His technical notes for English Heritage staff were published in a five-volume set as Practical Building Conservation in 1998/9, and remain the best-selling technical books on building conservation in the world. John had recently been involved in their revision. 'He left English Heritage in 1991 to set up a consultancy in Canada but his overseas adventure was short-lived and he returned to England to become the first British Petroleum Professor of Heritage Conservation at Bournemouth University. From the university he ran Historic Buildings and Sites Services (HBSS) as a consultancy business and subsequently transferred his teaching practice to Surrey where it was renamed "Resurgam". In 1999, John helped create a new conservation practice called the Ingram Consultancy and he eventually became its part-time consultant working on Guildford Castle, the fort at Masada in Israel and for the Getty Conservation Institute at Butrint in Albania. The Times carried an obituary on 12 June 2008 for our late Fellow Michael Hendy (1942–2008), economic historian and expert on the coinage of Byzantium, who died of a heart attack on 13 May 2008, aged 66, from which the following extracts are taken. 'Michael Hendy was a precocious scholar who reshaped our entire understanding of the economy of medieval Byzantium and made a lasting contribution to the history of coinage and monetary studies. Born in Newhaven, East Sussex, in 1942, the son of a merchant sea captain, Michael Hendy graduated from Oxford in 1964. As an undergraduate at The Queen's College, he once went to Cambridge to look at Byzantine coins in the Fitzwilliam Museum and expressed such an unusual interest in those minted by the Comnenian and Palaeologan emperors that the great numismatist and historian Philip Grierson, FSA, kept in touch with him, even inviting him to a feast at his college, a privilege generally reserved for distinguished academics. 'More importantly, Grierson also recommended him for a two-year fellowship at the Dumbarton Oaks Centre for Byzantine Studies, Washington, and a five-year assistant curatorship at the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1967–72. In 1964–5 a British Council scholarship had enabled Hendy to study coin finds in Bulgaria, which proved to be the starting point for the large volume, Coinage and Money in the Byzantine Empire (1081–1261), published by Dumbarton Oaks in 1969, when he was only twenty-seven. 'This pathbreaking and revolutionary study brought order to the previously misunderstood coinage of this period. Where the British Museum catalogue saw a chaotic series of debased coins of varying intrinsic value, Hendy identified a decisive monetary reform that replaced the debased issues of the late eleventh century with a new system of denominations, including a restored pure gold coin, the hyperpyron, at the top. He solved the mystery of the elusive coinage of the Latin Empire of Constantinople (1204–61) by identifying and dating, on the basis of coin finds, small bronze pieces that imitated, more or less faithfully, twelfth-century Byzantine types that had previously been confused with Comnenian issues. 'Such discoveries went far beyond the "internalities" for which Hendy later blamed numismatists; they allowed a reassessment of the economy of Byzantium in the first stages of the so-called "commercial revolution" that opened up the Mediterranean market. Hendy argued rightly that the economy was expanding and not in decline. This proved a turning point in Byzantine historiography. 'In 1972 he moved to Birmingham where he became curator of the important Byzantine coin collection in the Barber Institute. From 1978 until 1987 he was lecturer in Numismatics in the University's Department of Medieval History. During that period he often travelled to and from Dumbarton Oaks, as visiting Fellow in 1976 and as associate adviser for Byzantine Numismatics in 1980–1 and 1982–4; his second great book was researched on both sides of the Atlantic. 'This other magnum opus, Studies in the Byzantine Monetary Economy c 1300–1450 (Cambridge University Press, 1985), was not only a detailed history of Byzantine money, its production, circulation and the administration of mints but also an economic assessment of the role of money in the economy. Twenty-five years later it remains an often-cited reference work. Under the influence of the "Cambridge school", notably of Hugo Jones, Moses Finley and Philip Grierson, to all of whom he acknowledged his scholarly and intellectual debt, Hendy systematically downgraded the role of cash and exchanges and the level of monetisation of Byzantium, although that is now believed to have been relatively high for the period and one of the great strengths of the empire. 'With these credentials, enhanced by the publication of a volume of collected studies that included several unpublished chapters (The Economy, Fiscal Administration and Coinage of Byzantium, Ashgate, 1989) and his important fieldwork on the coin finds from the excavations at Aphrodisias, Saraçhane (Saint Polyeuktos) and Kalenderhane in Istanbul, and Kourion in Cyprus, he might have been expected to start a new career after his voluntary severance from Birmingham. In 1987 he moved to Princeton and then joined his partner and future wife, Professor Meg Alexiou, in Harvard in 1989. The admirable Sutton Hoo Society has only 399 members and yet by providing guided tours of the Sutton Hoo burial ground to some 85,000 visitors a year (the numbers considerably boosted by the opening by the National Trust of the Sutton Hoo Visitor Centre in 2002) they are able to raise sufficient money to distribute largesse to a number of very worthy causes. The Society's Saxon newsletter reveals that, as well as helping an archaeology student travel to Sweden as part of her Sutton Hoo research and contributing £5,648 to the Intertidal Survey Project being conducted by Suffolk County Council's Archaeological Service, they have also funded a major three-year research project undertaken by landscape archaeologist Tom Williamson analysing what the wider Sutton Hoo landscape might have been like in the seventh century, in both physical and conceptual terms – how it might have been experienced and understood by the Wuffingas (the people of the River Wuff = Deben) and their neighbours the Blythingas (people of the River Blyth). The results will be published in the autumn, but an intriguing preview is provided in the newsletter where Tom explains that topographic patterns reflect social identities and territories. Territorial boundaries along the River Deben run at right angles to the river, as do transport routes, thus providing communities with a range of resources, from the wildfowl, fish, shellfish, reeds and summer grazing of the salt marsh to the arable of the lower slopes of the river terrace to the timber, pannage and woodland grazing of the higher heathland and forest. The areas close to the river were, Tom suggests, perceived as 'home', and a gateway to other neighbouring and more distant lands; the wooded uplands, by contrast, are dark, remote, lonely, wild and marginal. The centrality and emotional importance of the river helps to explain the choice of Sutton Hoo as a burial ground – though this is difficult to appreciate today because of the woodland that now obscures the views of the river from the cemetery site. The Society also hosts an annual conference: this year's (chaired by Dr Angela Care Evans and our Fellow Martin Carver) looks at 'Arts and Crafts in the Mead Hall: the roots of English culture', and includes a number of Fellows among the speakers. It takes place on 25 October at the Seckford Theatre, Woodbridge School; further details will be posted in due course on the Society's website. To tie in with the latest exhibition at Sir John Soane's Museum, Julian Harrap will be giving a talk to the Soane Museum Study Group on Wednesday 9 July on 'The Neues Museum, Berlin: restoration, repair and intervention'. Places must be booked in advance by contacting Beth Kingston, Education Manager, Sir John Soane's Museum. A call for papers and details of the programme, costs and accommodation have now been posted on the website of the XXIst International Limes (Roman Frontiers) Congress. CBA Wessex celebrates its fiftieth birthday this year and to mark the occasion, it is joining forces with Wessex Archaeology and the Ordnance Survey in hosting a two-day conference called 'The New Antiquarians: 50 years of archaeological innovation in Wessex' at the Ordnance Survey Business Centre in Romsey Road, Southampton, on Saturday 1 and Sunday 2 November 2008. The conference aims to involve as many as possible of the individuals and groups who have shaped the post-war archaeology of the region during a period that has witnessed extraordinary changes in archaeological methods and understanding. Sessions will include reviews of the major chronological periods and advances in landscape, maritime, environmental, scientific and public archaeology as well as short personal reminiscences. Contributors are expected to include Mark Corney, Barry Cunliffe, Tim Darvill, Sue Davies, Mike Fulford, Phil Harding, Mike Heyworth, David Hinton, Robert Horsfield, Mike Parker-Pearson, Peter Fowler, Josh Pollard, Phil Harding, Martin Green, Andrew Lawson, Carenza Lewis, Mike Pitts, Colin Shell, Geoffrey Wainwright and many others. Tickets for this not-to-be-missed event are priced at £40 and numbers are strictly limited, so early booking is highly recommended. For further information see the Wessex Archaeology website or contact the CBA Wessex Meetings Secretary, Andy Manning. Applications are invited for a new annual award available from the Ironbridge Institute (part of the Institute of Archaeology and Antiquity, University of Birmingham) to fund research in any period in the archaeology and / or history of Shropshire, extending, where relevant, to the Severn Valley system, the Welsh Marches, North Wales and the West Midlands. The award has an annual value of up to £3,000 and can be used to part-fund a research degree based at Ironbridge Institute. Details of research programmes are available on the Ironbridge Institute website, and the annual closing date for applications to study at Ironbridge Institute is 31 July. The successful applicant will be required to publish the results of the research and deliver a public lecture to the Telford and Wrekin Archaeological and Historical Society who administer the fund. Applicants wishing to apply should submit a research proposal of between 500 and 1,000 words, outlining their research area and aims and subject for research to be sent to Dr Roger White, Academic Director, Ironbridge Institute, Ironbridge Gorge Museum Trust, Coalbrookdale, Telford TF8 7DX, or electronically to r.h.white@bham.ac.uk. This week's felicitously mistitled job comes from Newport, where the Newport Medieval Ship Project has been advertising for a Waterlogged Wood Conservator. The aim of the National Heritage Science Strategy, as set out in a report to the House of Lords see Chapter 8), is to assess the sector's use of science in understanding and preserving the UK's heritage, to identify opportunities and make recommendations about priorities in responding to them. As the Co-ordinator, you will collect and organise appropriate information and support the steering group to enable them to formulate the strategy. You will organise steering group meetings and maintain very active links with the sector, including running a website. You will have good knowledge and experience in the historic environment sector and an understanding of the application of science to the sector. Skills in collecting and analysing information, and in writing, and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary groups and deliver a project on time, are also essential. For further information and to apply for this post, please visit the English Heritage website.

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After a summer of crisis and opportunity, can Labour's progressive NHS policies be sustained? What does the Labour reshuffle mean for the development of its NHS policy? For the first time since June the Labour Party has a full Shadow health team for England. Only Justin Madders MP continued in post throughout the chaotic summer period that included a failed coup and a similarly unsuccessful challenge to the leadership of Jeremy Corbyn. Post-reshuffle, and with Diane Abbott promoted to shadow home secretary, what can we expect from the new health team led by Jonathan Ashworth? Corbyn's re-election as Labour leader with an increased mandate of almost 62% of those voting, followed an extraordinary window in Labour Party governance. With most of his shadow cabinet resigning en masse, Corbyn was obliged to promote many of his less experienced parliamentary supporters to shadow cabinet roles. The result was both paradoxical and positive – a thinly populated but enthusiastic and very progressive opposition front bench. The first front bencher to resign in the coup was shadow health secretary Heidi Alexander, who subsequently criticised both Corbyn's leadership style and also the actions of shadow chancellor John McDonnell. While there was disappointment that neither in Abbott's speech, nor in the composited motion on the NHS passed by the conference, was there an explicit commitment to fully public provision of the health service, this nonetheless represented great progress for Labour. To what extent this positive progress will be sustained is now however somewhat uncertain. Although Corbyn's post conference reshuffle retained his supporters in most of the senior shadow cabinet posts, the exception was health, where Jonathan Ashworth MP replaced Diane Abbott. This was apparently the result of a deal whereby in exchange for the health brief, Ashworth's place on the NEC was taken by Corbyn-supporting Kate Osamor. While this is important in bolstering Corbyn's political influence over the Labour Party, the impact on health policy remains to be seen. To date, Ashworth has not been seen as a Corbyn supporter and his views on health policy are as yet unclear. It can only be hoped that, should his views on health policy differ from those of Corbyn and Abbott, Ashworth will nonetheless continue to work within the framework which they and the NEC have set. Dr Alex Scott-Samuel is a public health physician and joint chair of the Politics of Health Group. He is an honorary professor at Durham and Chester Universities. This blog was first published on the Open Democracy website and republished here with their and the author's permission.

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Top heavy card though I want to see Almeida. Wait, whut?! Islam Makhachev vs. Gleison Tibau is the first fight on the card?! I guess they really want hardcores to sign-up for Fight Pass. I was so caught offguard by seeing Tibau's name on the bout sheet. I think he is the second fighter coming off a long ass USADA suspension coming back. The other was Matheus Nicolau. Burgos is a good prospect and Kattar is a local guy coming off an upset win over Andre Fili. So I'm not surprised that got on the main card. Probably should be the FS1 headliner because it's splitting hairs determining who is the biggest name out of Burgos, Kattar, Kyle Bochniak, and Brandon Davis. Also, I'm hoping that Font doesn't fight the same fight he did against Lineker and goes toe-to-toe with Thominhas because that can be a crazy good opener. kenyabaxterZXW Craig H LocationSouf Bend, IN Here we go boys! WAR STIPE Hail Sabin LocationTallahassee I know I'm picking DC to win the co-main event but it will take me until sometime Saturday to figure out who I'm taking in the Main event. I can't complain about a top heavy card when the top is this good. You've got the absolute pick'em in Miocic/Ngannou and the feel good story of 2017 Volkan in the co-main event. If I had to make a pick in the main, I'd go with Miocic being a bit sharper and finishing Ngannou in the first or second but I'm not surprised Ngannou is the favourite going in. It's hard to bet against a guy with that much power in his hands. Has Francis ever been in trouble in any of his past fights? All I can remember is him sending heads into orbit. Jesus, the main event is just like the one for Fight Night over the weekend. No way this goes the distance. It is just a matter of who will knock who the fuck out in which round. 5 hours ago, Setsuna said: KLB (Luiz Henrique) got a takedown on him in his UFC debut but that's about it. It looked like your standard fare HW fight until Ngannou got comfortable and went to work on KLB. I've never picked against Stipe. He's been one of my favorite fighters since he debuted and he's probably my current favorite fighter. He's a solid dude and a hell of a fighter. We talked about it before though, and this matchup doesn't look good. If Stipe wins, he needs to grind it out to round 3 or 4 and then put Ngannou away. My fear is that this is going to be a repeat of Silva/Franklin 1. Most of Ngannou's KOs have been punches he's been able to step into as he throws them. Normally that would mean that you stick to clinches and dirty boxing as far a striking goes, but that uppercut that killed 'Reem says otherwise. No way do you want to give Ngannou space enough to land heavy blows, even if it is coming out of a clinch. Stipe is going to have to find a way to get Ngannou to fight off of his back foot and take that big fucker down to the ground and make him use up his gas tank trying to get to his feet.. Stipe can't let Ngannou get comfortable in the pocket and find a rhythm. I don't know how good Ngannou's footwork is, but I think Stipe's is good enough. Maybe he doesn't need to get Ngannou to fight off his back foot and instead gets Ngannou to chase him for a couple rounds. Fuck, I'm so fucking excited for this fight. Excited and worried. The problem with getting Ngannou to chase you is that he's pretty good at cutting off the cage once he has you hurt since he's tall and has a really long stride. Mihajilovic found that out the hard way. Ngannou's footwork is very kickboxery. He stutter steps when he head feints and he likes to strike in rhythm, so Stipe needs to find a way to mess with Ngannou's timing and mobility. That plan probably starts off with lots and lots of leg kicks while trying to stay at the edge of Ngannou's jab. Good luck with that shit. Ngannou is going to be considerably stronger than Miocic, there's an almost 20 pound difference here. My guess is he would be able to take down Stipe from the clinch if he wants to, even if he doesn't have the better technique. He's ragdolled opponents in the past with ease. I also wouldn't want to be in the vicinity of taking an Ngannou elbow either. Nor would I want to throw any sloppy, one off leg kicks that aren't expertly set-up in the chance of getting my block knocked off with one counter punch. Stephens did it to Choi on the weekend. If you can't take him down after setting up the shot with some straight combinations, I honestly think trying to just outlast him in a boring fight may be the best opportunity for victory even if you run the risk of always being one punch away from a face melting. I just hope neither guy gets seriously hurt, particularly Stipe. Seems like a solid human being and Francis has hospital type power. TheVileOne LocationLos Angeles, California I like Miocic, and I'm sticking with that pick. I like Ngannou. He's really athletic and clearly hits like a truck, but he's never had to deal with another opponent who is also as strong and as athletic with good wrestling like Stipe Miocic. Not to mention, all the good wrestlers are pretty much gone at heavyweight anyway. Barnett's career is basically over. Cain Velasquez's career has been waylaid by injuries. The chances of Lesnar fighting again are next to nil. I don't think Miocic is going to do what Ngannouw ants him to do. I know it's Anthony Hamilton and all, but the way Ngannou straight up powered on that kimura was scary. If you don't get that guy down with the quickness, you're fucked. And I think Stipe does have a chance because his spatial awareness is probably his best asset. I think that comes from his boxing background because you can't just charge at him like a madman (Werdum) and you can't circle around the boundary of the cage (JDS) to evade him. The problem with this matchup is how close do you really want to get to Francis Ngannou. If you don't get the takedown, you better be ready to fire away when you disengage. I think somebody like DC had a sturdy enough chin and was strong as an ox (along w/ the wrestling pedigree) to make up for the fact that Rumble was going to hit him really, really fucking hard. The thing about DC is he has a natural inclination to go in and start trading whether it's against Rumble or Jon Jones. Stipe is a very smart fighter, but is he smart enough to play it by ear and not rush to get into this boxing match? Because I can't imagine the bitching and complaining Saturday night after the fight if Stipe loses and he didn't attempt a takedown. I'm not saying he will get too emotional, but I think it's in his mind to prove that he's the more dynamic fighter of the two and can beat Ngannou on the ground or standing. I don't think he has the obligatory flow chart in his mind where he has to show his wrestling prowess against fighters who have true knockout power. Therefore, he can end up the GOAT or the goat w/ no middle ground to speak of. Francis' pink turtleneck is unreal. I am dying at the look in DC's eyes when Francis reaches for his pocket, and you can tell DC's thinking he might have to fight Francis Ngannou in the middle of the lobby. I dunno how people get down in France and Cameroon, but where Cormier's from that means it's go time. Also a recurring theme of the Embedded that can now be adding to Holly Holm getting a mani/pedi, Weidman and Gian's bromance, and Holloway's cupcake hoarding is Stipe tormenting his wife. How has she not gotten an attempted murder charge for trying to smother him with a pillow while he's sleeping? She's married to a grown twelve year old. Tasty title fights especially the too close to call battle of the heavyweights. Stipe trying to be the first heavyweight to defend three times in a reign against Francis coming off one of the greatest KO's ever on Overeem. Okay, I went on Fight Pass and watched Burgos' 3 UFC fights and fuck yeah, that dude is great. I think his constant baiting with his hands down will probably catch up to him if he keeps it up against stiffer opposition, but he is so good with his hands. 5 yr Elsalvajeloco unpinned this topic

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A coming green-energy law and the promise of long-term incentives for producers of renewable power have put Ontario on the radar of some big-name solar companies looking for certainty in a volatile marketplace. This month alone, Tempe, Ariz.-based First Solar Inc., one of the world's leading suppliers of next-generation solar modules, and solar power supplier Recurrent Energy Inc. of San Francisco have acquired and plan to develop multi-megawatt solar projects in Ontario. Meanwhile, San Jose, Calif.-based Nanosolar Inc. tells the Toronto Star that it is seriously eyeing Ontario as the location of a regional assembly plant for its thin-film solar modules. Nanosolar is also working with French energy giant EDF Energies Nouvelles to map out project potential in the province. "The Ontario policies are very promising and we are now actively tracking this," said Nanosolar founder and chief executive Martin Roscheisen. 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The power authority would pay 71.3 cents for rooftop systems up to 100 kilowatts, dropping to 63.5 cents for systems up to 500 kilowatts and 53.9 cents for anything above that. Such systems would likely be found on the rooftops of schools, commercial buildings and big-box stores. The lowest tariff, 44.3 cents, applies to "ground mount" systems that don't exceed 10 megawatts. This would apply to the massive solar farms that sprawl across acres of empty fields. All prices replace a fixed 42-cent tariff that applied to all system categories that existed under a previous program, which itself was a continental first when introduced two years ago. Arno Harris, CEO of Recurrent Energy, said the new tariffs make Ontario an attractive market for his company, which yesterday purchased a project pipeline totalling 350 megawatts from Chicago-based UPC Solar. Harris said Recurrent and other large developers are taking advantage of the economic downtown to consolidate the market. The "vast majority" of projects acquired from UPC, he said, are based in Ontario. "Adding a pipeline like this to our business increases our bargaining power," said Harris, explaining that economies of scale allow the company to lower costs by placing bulk orders for solar modules. "Our goal is to develop over 100 megawatts and get it into commercial operation by 2012." In early March, First Solar purchased a pipeline of more than 2,000 megawatts of solar projects from Hayward, Calif.-based OptiSolar Inc. in a stock deal valued at $400 million (U.S.). About 10 per cent of those projects are based in Ontario. Not all developers, however, are convinced that the tariffs are high enough to lure the kind of investment and green-collar jobs the government is counting on. Though praising the rooftop tariffs, some say the tariff for the large ground-mount systems is too low in the current market environment, where the cost of capital is simply too high to make such projects economically feasible. "It's just a bit low at this point," said Ron Mantay, country manager for SunEdison Canada, which hopes to build several large rooftop and utility-scale ground systems in the province. "It's the utility scale projects that are the key to job creation and cost reduction, and the current proposed rules might not be enough to motivate manufacturers to shop here in Ontario." Other developers that have contacted the Star say they would need a tariff of 50 cents to get their projects financed and built in the current market climate, or, alternatively, loan guarantees that would lower their cost of borrowing. "No fields, no factory," said one backer of a manufacturer that wants to lay roots in Ontario. The power authority says the tariffs have only been proposed and could change after eight weeks of consultation with industry players. "Anyone having concerns with the proposed pricing should provide their feedback to the agency," said energy ministry spokeswoman Amy Tang. The trick for the government, experts say, is to find a price that doesn't overly reward developers but doesn't block development, manufacturing and ultimately job creation. It's a difficult balancing act in a turbulent economy when credit markets can ease just as quickly as they tighten, and when today's scary cost realities likely aren't a reflection development costs one or two years from now. Solar module prices, for example, are expected to fall dramatically this year and into 2010. Roscheisen, for one, said the 44 cents proposed for ground systems was "wisely chosen" because it will weed out the strong, which have an easier time raising capital, from the weak, which as riskier bets end up paying more. He also said that offering long-term contracts under a feed-in tariff model is superior to U.S. approaches that tend to be based on upfront tax incentives that create short-term sales spurts. A feed-in tariff, said Roscheisen, "makes the market predictable and thus investible for the kinds of long-term, fundamental technology improvements and investments that will ultimately make solar a mainstream energy source. "We congratulate Ontario for its forward-looking thinking," he said.

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Brattle Theatre Film Notes Main Slate Elements of Cinema Tag: Mark Covino July 11, 2013 / Chelsea Spear / Main Slate DEATH FROM DETROIT and a Band's Reincarnation For listeners who come to …For All the World to See with no context, the music of Death will sound startlingly modern. The Midwestern trio plays forceful punk with passion and precision. Spiraling riffs and shout-a-long choruses drive their songs, but the band also switches things up by shifting into unusual time signatures and experimenting with psychedelic soundscapes. Lyrically, they write from the perspective of the outcasts and outsiders. Many of their songs deal with mortality (as would befit a band called Death), but their awareness of how time is running out gives their songs a greater sense of urgency than you might expect. The airy, minimal production shows off each band member's musical abilities and the near-intuitive chemistry among them. Read the postDEATH FROM DETROIT and a Band's Reincarnation All content ©Brattle Film Foundation and the respective contributors unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved worldwide. The Brattle Film Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit, supported in part by a grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

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Q: How to accept their changes in git I've done a git pull <some_url> And a lot of files become in merge conflict state. How can i accept their changes using vscode or native git bash commands, without removing HEAD file by file? A: First, remember that git pull means: * *Run git fetch. *If that succeeds, run a second Git command, typically git merge. Both steps can fail, though typically step 1 usually succeeds and usually people get stuck in step 2. The way to get unstuck depends on which command you selected to use in step 2. So it's very important that you know which second command you had git pull run for you. (This is one of many reasons I prefer to run each of the two commands separately, myself.) You ran git pull and step 1 succeeded, then—I assume based on your question—step 2 actually ran git merge, and this is what failed. So you're now in the middle of a conflicted merge. In a conflicted merge, several Git commands will refuse to do anything. You must exit this conflicted state first! To do that, you have two options: * *Finish the merge. That's the one you don't want, at this point, but let's mention how it's done: To finish the merge you must resolve each conflicted file, then run git merge --continue or git commit. *Abort the merge: run git merge --abort. This throws out any resolutions you have done so far! If you haven't done any work on resolving the merge, and just want to get out of the conflicted state, you can go ahead and use git merge --abort. After doing that, there is no need to run git pull again. It's just going to do the two steps—fetch and then second-command—and the fetch this time will have nothing to do. So now you can run a git merge with options. The simple command to use at this point is git merge -X theirs. This uses your current branch's upstream setting—which git pull itself also used—to retry the merge, but this time with the -X theirs option. You can run git pull -X theirs, and you can keep that in mind for future git pull commands, but I'd recommend avoiding git pull. Run the two separate commands separately, even though this means typing in two commands instead of one. That way you'll know for sure whether you're getting git merge or git rebase, and if and when the second command goes wrong, you'll know what to do—or at least what to ask—to get out of it. A: git pull -X theirs See all the options: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-pull

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import { ensurePath, throwError } from '../utils' import Provider from '../Provider' import { methods } from './State' export default function ModuleProviderFactory(devtools) { return Provider( methods.reduce((currentState, methodKey) => { currentState[methodKey] = function(path = [], ...args) { path = ensurePath(path) const signalPath = this.context.execution.name.split('.') const modulePath = signalPath.splice(0, signalPath.length - 1) return this.context.state[methodKey](modulePath.concat(path), ...args) } return currentState }, {}), { wrap: devtools ? (context, functionDetails) => { return methods.reduce((currentState, methodKey) => { if (methodKey === 'get' || methodKey === 'compute') { currentState[methodKey] = path => { path = ensurePath(path) const signalPath = context.execution.name.split('.') const modulePath = signalPath.splice(0, signalPath.length - 1) path = modulePath.concat(path) return context.state[methodKey](path) } } else { const originFunc = context.state[methodKey] currentState[methodKey] = (...args) => { const argsCopy = args.slice() let path = ensurePath(argsCopy.shift()) const signalPath = context.execution.name.split('.') const modulePath = signalPath.splice(0, signalPath.length - 1) path = modulePath.concat(path) context.debugger.send({ datetime: Date.now(), type: 'mutation', color: '#333', method: `module.${methodKey}`, args: [path, ...argsCopy], }) try { originFunc.apply(context.state, [path, ...argsCopy]) } catch (e) { const signalName = context.execution.name throwError( `The Signal "${signalName}" with action "${functionDetails.name}" has an error: ${e.message}` ) } } } return currentState }, {}) } : false, } ) }

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Q: Is Codesmith a viable ORM tool (or should I stick with a true ORM) I'm shopping for an ORM tool. I'm agonizing over the purchase of either CodeSmith (which is currently available at a substantial discount) versus an ORM tool. LINQ to SQL is off my list; SubSonic 2.x is off the list (I don't want to invest in that dead end knowing that SubSonic 3.0 is coming. NHibernate seems like overkill as does LLBLGEN. I've only briefly evaluated EF but don't get quickly get a warm and fuzzy feeling from it. Am I crazy thinking that CodeSmith is a rational alternative to off-the-shelf ORMs? Will CodeSmith pay for itself in other ways? Please note that I am in no way related to any vendors and this isn't a cheap shot SO question just for the sake of generating product noise! I am looking for honest advice and opinions about CodeSmith as an ORM tool (with its provided, or community available) templates. A: In fact, hibernate is a good ORM tool. But it stops there! Code smith capabilities can be more than just a relational mapping staff! I use code smith to generate some UI forms, business layers (templates), data access layers, patterns, and so on. But to work with code smith, you may need good experience with system design or use their templates which I don't like to use but I like as an example. Code smith approach has one special drawback; you have to design your system considering the database implementation first. Nowadays, in object analysis approach, people success in implementing business logic & entities just before any database implementation – they forget about this. Decision is hard; I've constantly read important names such as Scott W. Ambler, Kent beck, Robert C. Martin and people from The Pragmatic Programmers series which recommends ORM Tool to speed up development. They said that ORM Tool developers are concerned with all database issues (pooling, connections, database vendor specifics, etc). So when we have to design data access layers we have to consider all these aspects too. I believe that these ORM tools come along with an overburden. I don't know yet how these tools would behaviour in low budget projects (I mean not good hosting servers or any kind of shared resources). I've seen inexperienced developers not taking this into account as they try to evangelise their beloved tools. But in java projects, hibernate is already a widespread and well-known tool. I have no doubt the great projects has been delivered using this technology but I have seen anyone and again java developers may need to teach us (.net developers) how to build great solutions. (Sorry, we have to admit.) The only thing I would recommend is to consider your context. Are you doing a new system? You need work in pattern? Have you ever try to consider such code generator and ORM tools altogether? I do prefer code smith because I generate entire solutions at once, not just data access layer. Code generation is very important and it is not for less that Microsoft has imitated code smith approach in visual studio.net 2008 and so on. Good luck A: Code Smith is not an ORM, it's just a code generator IDE. You can generate a DAL using code smith based off your database but that would defeat (one of) the purposes of using an ORM which is basically that it generates the DAL dynamically so you don't have to write the code. If you're really trying to compare the two, then maybe you might get some benefit using code smith because you would have absolute control over the code that gets generated, but I'm not sure that benefit would outweight the drawback of what could turn out to be spending months to write the code smith templates to generate a DAL based off your database. And then you have to considering what happens when you make a change to your database, you will most likely have to run code smith and build everytime you do so. A good ORM will allow you to configure your database changes in schema, and then it will generate dynamically so you don't have to worry (as much) about making changes to the database. A: NHibernate is the way to go. It is an enterprise-grade ORM. And with the convention-based auto-configuration from the FluentNHibernate library, configuration is ridiculously simple if you stick to a single convention (you get to specify the conventions, or there are defaults). With NHibernate, your domain objects are pure C# objects. No weird base classes. No codegenned files that need to get refreshed every time you decide to make a change. A: I use netTiers daily and love it. Documentation for it sucks, but it has been such a time saver for me at the office. A lot of people gripe about the amount of code it produces, but from what I've seen, the code it creates is a lot faster than hand coding much of it. It also generates all the sprocs you will need for your basic CRUD stuff. The access methods it produces are pretty awesome as well, getting by all your unique keys, foreign keys and primary keys. A: I think the usage of Codesmith is viable. But you should look into frameworks that use it. Net Tiers is an application framework that can be built upon to knock out a good DAL. A: Why would something like LLblgen be overkill ? We use it at work, and after a somewhat steep learning curve, it's very nice :). You should at least give that and nhibernate a try. Not sure what this has to do with codesmith though, thats a codegenerator, you could roll your own ORM, but since there are already good ones out there, I dont think it's worth the time and effort unless you want to do it for learning purposes. A: Go with netTiers and .netMVP. NetTiers is a very nice DAL and .netMVP is a framework I just released to support abstraction at the UI level. :) http://community.codesmithtools.com/CodeSmith/m/templates/42499.aspx A: I used LLblgen several years ago. I hope what I saw has been fixed. We looked at the in-line SQL that was produced and saw, for selecting one row of data with the primary key passed in: SELECT DISTINCT * FROM TABLE WHERE primark_key_id = @primarykey. Really, DISTINCT? I always begged to do store procs instead, but what shot down by the project leader. I am not sure what time was saved by writing inefficient code.

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If you've been accused of a crime, it's important to understand exactly what charges and penalties you may be facing. Maryland criminal law divides offenses into felonies and misdemeanors, with further classifications depending on the severity of the alleged crime. Paul E. Mack fights energetically for his clients, whether they stand accused of petty theft or a violent crime. As a seasoned defense attorney in Maryland, he brings years of experience to the courtroom. When facing any felony or misdemeanor, it's always in your best interest to be represented by a respected defense attorney. Call 443-288-6383 or contact our office online to discuss misdemeanor or felony defense with Paul E. Mack, Attorney at Law. In Maryland, felony charges include violent crimes such as murder, sexual assault, and armed robbery. Other felonies include white-collar crimes like bribery and fraud. Misdemeanors include smaller offenses such as theft under $1,500 or drug possession in small amounts. Some offenses, such as DUI/DWI, are classified as misdemeanors but carry stiffer penalties compared to many other misdemeanors. Drug charges in Maryland depend on the quantity of controlled substances, paraphernalia, distribution supplies, and any evidence of intent to distribute. Many crimes have classes or degrees defined by Maryland criminal law. For instance, theft of items or services under $1,500 in value would be a misdemeanor but stealing more than $1,500 brings a felony charge. A felony conviction usually results in heavy fines along with significant jail time or probation. The negative impacts can extend to future employment, housing, college scholarships, and other lost rights and privileges. Paul E. Mack has tried some of the most difficult cases and serious charges, including manslaughter and murder. As a passionate defense lawyer, Mr. Mack does not shy away from protecting the rights of the accused. He works hard to get felony charges dropped or reduced to misdemeanors, or to obtain the not guilty verdict you deserve. Although the fines and jail time for misdemeanors in Maryland are less than for felonies, you should never feel intimidated by the justice system. Paul E. Mack puts the time and energy into your case to vehemently defend against any misdemeanor charges. Paul E. Mack gives you the chance to fight a misdemeanor in Maryland. The process often includes postponing court dates to give us time to collect evidence and attempt to have the charges dropped. If the case goes to trial, Mr. Mack will be prepared to mount a cohesive, persuasive defense to try to secure an acquittal. With an experienced Maryland criminal defense lawyer on your case, you are well-positioned to achieve the best outcome possible. To speak with Paul E. Mack, Attorney at Law, for legal counsel and criminal defense, please call 443-288-6383 or contact us online.

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Oh Monday, how soon you come. I spent the weekend living it up in NC for one of my friends wedding. It was stunning. Other than driving 6 hours in one day it was a good one. The bride made 20 of these "book art" pieces by hand with different scenes at each table. Amazing. Outdoors, barn, lights everywhere, and rain. She road in on a horse people while it sprinkled the rain on her. I have to repeat myself - stunning. Anywho other than that I have to share my Friday experience. I was sitting at my dining room table on my laptop, just like I am doing now, blogging. No makeup, coffee breath, glasses, no bra, and boxers. I heard a car drive into my cul de sac, which is not abnormal, there is plenty of traffic in my neighborhood. Then I heard a car door slam. I got up and walked a couple of feet to my window - being nosy or cautious - whatever you want to call it - to see a young girl walking up my pathway. What did I do next you ask? I ran to my bedroom to hide from a small girl walking up to my front door. On the way I hit the light switch off making sure it looked as if no one was home. I sat on the edge of my bed, out of breathe, panting and wondering what the heck she wanted. To sell girl scout cookies? To smile real cute and sucker me into buying some school calendar or gift wrap or something like that? I waited for the knock. Never came. Then I heard a car door slam again. Was she leaving? After hearing the car drive off I slowly made my way back to the front door, just to be safe in case she was hiding around the corner waiting to jump out and say "AH HA. I knew you were home!" The coast was clear. I peered out my front door (which is comprised of windows) and saw nothing. What the heck was she doing here? Playing sick mind games walking up to people's front doors and scaring the beejesus out of them? I opened the front door and there it fell. Yep, I'm a weeny. You would have thought the child was walking up with a bazooka the way I ran. What was I scared of? Her seeing me with no bra and no makeup? Her sucking me into buying something I didn't need? I think that's it. The scary thought of saying no to a child. I'd rather just hide like one. 2 comments on "That Time I Ran From A Kid" I don't blame you. I'm easily suckered into buying crap! I can't tell you how many times I've done this. Hysterical. Relax. Life's Too Short For Stress.

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Disadvantages of Social & Professional Networking Sites By Lindsey Thompson Definition of Insolence in the Workplace Types of Barriers in Arguments How to Look for a Job While Holding Another Things You Should Never Talk About With Coworkers Texting vs. E-mail in Business Like the photos, videos and content found on it, social media use among individuals and even businesses has gone viral. Seems like everyone and their grandmother is on social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and Pinterest. While useful for many reasons, social and professional networking sites also have their disadvantages. Oftentimes, information put on social media is permanent and difficult to retract or remove. This has especially become an issue for people looking and interviewing for jobs. An employer can research a potential employee on the Internet and find all kinds of information about someone -- whether good or bad -- on social media sites. Social media can be a great tool to find job openings, but if you are already employed and your employer finds out via social media that you are searching for a job it could mean losing the trust of your boss or even your current position. Social media causes a disadvantage to businesses when someone lodges a complaint via a social networking site. That negative press travels to that person's network and beyond, potentially creating a public relations nightmare, making it vital for a business involved in social media to stay abreast of what people are saying about it and answer any negative comments as quickly as possible. Getting too involved in social media can mean taking time away from other marketing efforts and even from customers. Trying to reach a company's target audience on every social networking site takes a lot of time and effort. For Human Resource Departments Human resource departments have had to decide whether to allow social media usage by its employees and whether to make it company policy to ban any social media usage. Several reasons exist for a company banning social media usage at work including the possibility of opening up the company computer networks to hackers. Employees using social media at work increase the risk of virus attacks and data theft, according to the Society for Human Resource Management. Additionally, allowing employees to use social media while at work may lead to decreased production, as employees are distracted and using company time to be on social media. One aspect of social media that makes it so appealing is that news can travel quickly. Nevertheless, this can be a disadvantage when it is bad news traveling quickly. For example, a nasty rumor about an individual or business can reach many people in a short amount of time. Even if the information is not true, it is out there in the social media sphere and can do its damage. News traveling quickly and widely can make reigning in the bad press difficult and hinder any crisis communication efforts. As enjoyable and entertaining as it may be, social networking may also take up a ton of time that could be spent on other activities. Black Box Social Media: Social Networking Sites Advantages and Disadvantages Society for Human Resource Management: Social Media: What Are the Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networking Sites? Barizi Web Solutions: Advantages and Disadvantages of Social Networking Sites in Business Marketing Job Cluster: Pros and Cons of Social Networking for Job Seekers Lindsey Thompson began her writing career in 2001. Her work has been published in the Cincinnati Art Museum's "Member Magazine" and "The Ohio Journalist." You'll also find her work on websites like Airbnb, Chron.com, and USAToday.com. Thompson holds a Bachelor of Science in journalism from the Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University. The Impact of Social Media in the Workplace Pros and Cons Can You Get Fired for Bad Mouthing Coworkers on Facebook? What to Do When Your Boss Lets Harassment Happen at Work Workplace Internet Use Policies Why the Way You Behave in the Workplace Is Important Workplace Violence Due to Job Stress What Is an Inappropriate Conversation Between a Boss & Employee? Tools for Disseminating Workplace Information What Are the Causes of Workplace Problems? 1 The Impact of Social Media in the Workplace Pros and Cons 2 Can You Get Fired for Bad Mouthing Coworkers on Facebook? 3 What to Do When Your Boss Lets Harassment Happen at Work 4 Workplace Internet Use Policies

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HomeFeatured WritersBreonna Taylor: You Should Have Listened to the WNBA Breonna Taylor: You Should Have Listened to the WNBA September 24, 2020 Zachary Draves Featured Writers 0 By: Zach Draves She was on the frontlines at the beginning of the pandemic. Her record spoke for itself. She saved lives. It is a gross shame that four police officers in Louisville didn't see that. Her name was Breonna Taylor. In light of the state of Kentucky's mean-spirited decision to not charge the officers in her murder on March 13, spoke volumes about how the American policing system views black women and girls. It is not only riddled with systemic racism, but with systemic misogynoir. Coined by Dr. Moya Bailey, misogynoir is the intersectional oppressive system of racialized sexism. Where black women and girls are dehumanized and delegitimized because of who they are. It is played out in every institution. It is too often the case where black women and girls who are killed by police violence get pushed to the side. But Breonna Taylor was different. There was a palpable movement to ensure that she was not forgotten. (Courtesy: ABC7NY) That justice would be served. (Courtesy: NBC News) That call to action found a place in the WNBA. (Courtesy: Youtube) The league that needs to be credited with starting this new era of athlete activism has dedicated its entire season in the bubble to Breonna Taylor. Messages on the court and shirts. (Courtesy: Daily Mountain Eagle) Video campaigns. Virtual forums. Partnering with Dr. Kimberlee Crenshaw and the #SayHerName campaign. (Courtesy: The Ringer) Contributions to racial justice organizations. The players made their point loud and clear. (Courtesy: Sports and Life.com) Soon after, NBA and NFL players joined in the chorus. Kenny Stills traveled to Louisville and was arrested at a protest. (Courtesy: NFL) LeBron James wore a hat and posted messages calling for the arrest of the officers. (Courtesy: TMZ) Formula One driver Lewis Hamilton was consistently outspoken on the matter. (Courtesy: FormulaOneNews.Co.UK) But it was the WNBA that sounded the alarm in the first place. It is pathetically sad that the grand jury didn't listen. This speaks to how misogynoir seeks to silence black women and girls. Either in the culture or in the case of Breonna Taylor, permanently. When we will get to the point where black women and girls are valued and respected? We need to have an honest discussion about misogynoir and how it operates within the context of white supremacist patriarchy. You cannot claim to be anti-racist and ignore black women and other women of color at the same time. That is what the WNBA players have stood for from the very beginning. Kentucky let them down and let Breonna Taylor and her family down. We must do better. Let's continue the fight. Always Say Her Name. (Courtesy: The Courier-Journal) #BreonnaTaylor. #SayHerName. Athlete Activism About Zachary Draves 117 Articles Violence Prevention Educator, Activist, MSW Aurora University, Adjunct Professor of Social Justice and Civic Engagement at Dominican University, Aspiring Filmmaker, Alliance for Social Workers in Sports, You Can Play Project Ambassador, Co-Founder of West Chicago Suburbs Chapter of Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), Co-Founder of Racial and Gender Justice in Sports Project, Organizing White Men For Collective Liberation (OWMCL), Organizer Athletes and Advocates for Social Justice The WNBA Came Through Again 500-The Curse Of Mediocrity Arike Ogunbowale Soars To WNBA

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Interferometer apparatus and method An interferometer comprising a beam source (PM, M1, L1) of first and second light beams. The interferometer has a first arm that routes the first light beam via a first pair of mirrors (M4, M5) arranged at right angles to each other in the manner of a corner cube to reverse the direction of the first light beam and a second arm that routes the second light beam via a second pair of mirrors (M2, M3). The beam source (PM, M1, L1) and the second mirror pair (M2, M3) are mounted on a linear translation stage (P1). The first and second light beams are incident on a focusing element (L2) symmetrically about and parallel to its optical axis and then converge at an angle (φ) to form an interference pattern. The symmetric, balanced configuration of the interferometer is retained under motion of the positioning element, which varies the separation (d) of the first and second light beams on the focusing element. Proximity problems, such as contamination, which result from the use of phase masks in contact mode are avoided. More generally, the interferometer provides a flexible source for large-area, non-focused interference patterns of tuneable period. Durkin, Michael Kevan (Southampton Hampshire, GB) Zervas, Mikhail Nickolaos (Southampton Hampshire, GB) DURKIN MICHAEL KEVAN ZERVAS MIKHAIL NICKOLAOS G01B9/02; G02B6/34; G02B27/00; G02B27/10; (IPC1-7): G02B6/34 20040028357 Optical matrix photonic logic device and method for producing the same February, 2004 Pender 20090274430 Drawer arrangement with rack and pinion November, 2009 Krampotich et al. 20080050073 Expanded beam connector February, 2008 Kadar-kallen et al. 20010025061 Thermally-stable photopolyemer composition and light transmissive device September, 2001 Wu et al. 20070160334 End-emitting fiber optic indicia for motor vehicles July, 2007 Cobb et al. 20050063648 Alignment post for optical subassemblies made with cylindrical rods, tubes, spheres, or similar features March, 2005 Wilson et al. 20100029117 COMPUTER-CONTROLLED CONNECTOR-PANEL SYSTEM February, 2010 Underwood et al. 20100024755 OPTICAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR A LASER-BASED IGNITION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION THEREOF February, 2010 Herden et al. 20070041698 Photosensitive resin composition for forming optical waveguide, optical waveguide, and method for forming optical waveguide pattern February, 2007 Maeda et al. 20020054729 Piezoelectric optical switch May, 2002 Berg et al. 20040240829 Channeling for use with light fiber December, 2004 Sahlin et al. HAHM, SARAH UH YOUNG FINNEGAN, HENDERSON, FARABOW, GARRETT & DUNNER (LLP 901 NEW YORK AVENUE, NW, WASHINGTON, DC, 20001-4413, US) 1. An interferometer apparatus comprising: a beam source (PM, M1, L1) of first and second light beams; a first arm for the first light beam, the first arm including first and second reflective surfaces (M4, M5) arranged to route the first light beam; a second arm (M2, M3) for the second light beam, the second arm being operatively associated with a positioner (P1) for causing relative motion between the first arm and the second arm; and a focusing element (L2) for combining the first and second light beams at an angle to form an interference pattern, wherein motion caused by the positioner varies the separation (d) of the first and second light beams on the focusing element symmetrically about its optical axis, thereby to vary the period of the interference pattern by varying the angle (φ) of combining of the first and second light beams. 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the focusing element receives the first and second light beams in a direction parallel to its optical axis. 3. An apparatus according to claim 1 or claim 2, wherein the beam source comprises a phase mask and the first and second light beams originate from corresponding positive and negative orders diffracted from the phase mask. 4. An apparatus according to claim 1, 2 or 3 wherein the beam source comprises a collimating lens (L1), arranged to input the first and second light beams from the phase mask to the first and second arms of the interferometer respectively. 5. An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the second arm comprises a third reflective surface (M3) arranged to direct the second light beam onto the focusing element. 6. An apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the second arm comprises a fourth reflective surface (M2) arranged at right angles to the third reflective surface so that the third and fourth reflective surfaces act in combination to reverse the second light beam. 7. An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the positioner forms a mount for the beam source and the second arm of the interferometer, but not for the focusing element and the first arm. 8. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, operable to maintain the optical path length of the first light beam in the first arm equal to the optical path length of the second beam in the second arm under relative motion of the positioner. 9. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, operable to maintain the optical path length of the first light beam in the first arm and the optical path length of the second beam in the second arm constant under relative motion of the positioner. 10. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the interference pattern is formed in a region that remains static under relative motion of the positioner. 11. An apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims, wherein the first and second reflective surfaces are arranged at right angles to each other to reverse the first light beam. 12. An apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 10, wherein the first and second reflective surfaces are arranged in parallel to each other to cause lateral deflection of the first light beam, the apparatus further comprising two further reflective surfaces arranged parallel to each other in the second arm to cause an opposite lateral deflection of the second light beam. 13. A method of generating an interference pattern comprising: splitting a source of light into first and second light beams; routing the first light beam through a first optical path including first and second reflective surfaces; routing the second light beam through a second optical path; arranging a focusing element to receive on an input side thereof each of the first and second light beams, with the first and second light beams being separated from the optical axis by first and second separation distances, respectively, which are equal to each other; and combining the first and second light beams on an output side of the focusing element to create an interference pattern in an interference region, the interference pattern having a desired period selected by choice of the first and second separation distances. 14. A method according to claim 13, further comprising arranging the focusing element to receive the first and second light beams in a direction parallel to its optical axis. 15. A method according to claim 13 or claim 14, wherein the first optical path has a length equal to that of the second optical path. 16. A method according to claim 13, 14 or 15, further comprising: tuning the period of the interference pattern by changing the first and second optical paths so that the first and second separation distances are varied. 17. A method according to claim 16, wherein the length of the first optical path and that of the second optical path remain constant during the tuning. 18. A method according to claim 16 or 17, wherein the tuning is effected by a linear motion. 19. A method according to claim 18, wherein the linear motion is generated by a single translational positioner. 20. A method according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein the first and second reflective surfaces are arranged at right angles to each other to reverse the first light beam. 21. A method according to any one of claims 13 to 19, wherein the first and second reflective surfaces are arranged parallel to each other to laterally deflect the first light beam. 22. A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide grating using an interference pattern generated according to the method of any one of claims 13 to 21 incident on an optical waveguide grating. 23. A method of manufacturing a dispersion compensator using an interference pattern generated according to the method of any one of claims 13 to 21 incident on a waveguide structure. 24. A method of manufacturing a phase mask using an interference pattern generated according to the method of any one of claims 13 to 21. [0001] The invention relates to an interferometer for generating an interference pattern of tuneable period, more especially, but not exclusively, to an interferometer that can be used for writing Bragg gratings in optical fibres. [0002] The technology and application of UV-written fibre Bragg gratings is widespread. The inscription of such devices into an optical fibre is reliant on an interference pattern of UV light with a period equal to that of the desired grating structure. Of increasing commercial importance is the use of chirped fibre Bragg gratings for dispersion compensation. Ideally these devices need to be several metres in length and have a bandwidth covering the bandwidth of an optical amplifier (typically >30 nm). The technology used to successfully fabricate long grating has not yet matured. In particular, there is still no established method of tuning the period of the UV interference pattern continuously over large bandwidths. [0003] Some existing technologies of interest for fabricating such gratings are now described. [0004] A π-phase mask is one popular technology used to generate a suitable interference pattern. A near-field interference pattern is produced that is periodic, with the dominant period being half that of the phase mask itself. While offering a stable and simple solution, gratings fabricated by direct use of a phase mask are inherently limited by the characteristics of the mask. Apodisation can be readily achieved with a standard phase mask, but the period of the grating is still predominantly determined by the period of the mask. [0005] Chirped gratings can be produced with a phase mask if use is made of the effect that the period of the near-field interference pattern behind a phase mask is determined by the curvature of the incident wavefront. By using a defocused beam it is thus possible to tune the interference pattern. There are two major flaws with this design. First, the waveguide is in close proximity to the phase mask and contamination can still occur. Second, it is difficult to change the curvature of a wavefront without changing the spot size of the beam used. Changing the size of the writing beam, i.e. the spot size, during the fabrication of a grating can give inconsistent results. [0006] Interferometric arrangements can, in principle, be used to write a grating without use of a phase mask. A beam splitter in combination with an interferometer can be used to generate two beams that intersect at an angle that leads to an interference pattern of the desired period. However, most known interferometers are relatively complex and typically rely on several movable parts to tune the period of the interference pattern. [0007] WO-A-99/22256, on the other hand, provides a very simple interferometric arrangement. This arrangement is based on use of a phase mask which is positioned remote from the grating writing region, but imaged onto it. A single lens is used to remotely recombine the +/−1st diffracted orders from a phase mask. Tuning of the interference pattern is achieved simply by translating the lens which is placed between the phase mask and the region where the optical fibre is situated for exposure. This apparatus has a limited practical tuning range. Specifically, tuning causes undesirable movement of the interference region. [0008] In general, in order that the wavefronts are flat at the point of recombination it is necessary that the UV beam converges on the phase mask, i.e. that the UV beam is focused onto the phase mask or beyond it. The point at which the two diffracted orders recombine is a further focus. The use of such a system can be very advantageous in circumstances where a small beam diameter is required (e.g. in realising complex superstructure gratings) since the limited-depth interference pattern is not directly behind the phase mask. However, in the fabrication of broadband chirped fibre Bragg gratings, it is often desirable to use collimated light with a spot size of several hundred microns, or more, in order to decrease the sensitivity of the system to optical imperfections and slight translations of the waveguide during the fabrication process. More generally, it is desirable to have a relatively large beam incident on a phase mask to average out local imperfections in the phase mask. [0009] It is therefore an object of the invention to provide an interferometer capable of creating an interference pattern of tuneable period, the period being tuneable over a large range without compromising the stability and location of the interference pattern. [0010] According to a first aspect of the invention there is provided an interferometer apparatus comprising a beam source, and first and second interferometer arms for receiving first and second light beams from the beam source. The first arm of the interferometer includes first and second reflective surfaces arranged at right angles to each other to route the first light beam. The second arm of the interferometer is operatively associated with a positioner for causing relative motion between itself and the first arm. The apparatus further comprises a focusing element for combining the first and second light beams at an angle to form an interference pattern, wherein motion caused by the positioner varies the separation of the first and second light beams on the focusing element symmetrically about its optical axis, thereby to vary the period of the interference pattern by varying the angle of combining of the first and second light beams. [0011] The beam source may comprise a phase mask, with the first and second light beams originating from corresponding positive and negative orders diffracted from the phase mask. Positive and negative first order diffracted beams are used in the best mode embodiment. A collimating lens may be provided as part of the beam source and arranged to collimate the positive and negative diffracted orders for input into the interferometer arms as the first and second light beams. [0012] The second arm of the interferometer may comprise a third reflective surface arranged to direct the second light beam onto the focusing element, and optionally also a fourth reflective surface arranged at right angles to the third reflective surface so that the third and fourth reflective surfaces act in combination to reverse the second light beam. [0013] In a preferred embodiment, the positioner forms a mount for the beam source and the second arm of the interferometer, but not for the focusing element and the first arm. [0014] The apparatus of the first aspect of the invention is preferably operable to maintain the optical path length of the first light beam in the first arm equal to the optical path length of the second beam in the second arm under relative motion of the positioner. Furthermore, the optical path length of the first light beam in the first arm and the optical path length of the second beam in the second arm may be maintained constant under relative motion of the positioner. [0015] The apparatus of the first aspect of the invention may be arranged so that the interference pattern is formed in a region that remains static under relative motion of the positioner. [0016] According to a second aspect of the invention there is provided a method of generating an interference pattern. The method comprises: [0017] (a) splitting a source of light into first and second light beams; [0018] (b) routing the first light beam through a first optical path including first and second reflective surfaces; [0019] (c) routine the second light beam through a second optical path; [0020] (d) arranging a focusing element to receive on an input side thereof each of the first and second light beams in a direction parallel to its optical axis, with the first and second light beams being separated from the optical axis by first and second separation distances, respectively, which are equal to each other; and [0021] (e) combining the first and second light beams on an output side of the focusing element to create an interference pattern in an interference region, the interference pattern having a desired period selected by choice of the first and second separation distances. [0022] The method is preferably carried out such that the first optical path has a length equal to that of the second optical path. [0023] Moreover, the period of the interference pattern is tuned in the best mode embodiment by changing the first and second optical paths so that the first and second separation distances are varied. Furthermore, the length of the first optical path and the length of the second optical path are preferably held constant during the tuning. [0024] The tuning can be effected by a linear motion which may be generated by a single translational positioner, thereby to provide a very simple configuration, not only in terms of mechanical simplicity, but also in terms of the control electronics. [0025] In the best mode embodiment, the first optical path includes a pair of reflective surfaces arranged at right angles to each other to reverse the first light beam. In another embodiment a pair of reflective surfaces is arranged parallel to each other. [0026] According to a third aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing an optical waveguide grating, e.g. a fibre grating, or solid state waveguide grating, using an interference pattern generated according to the method of the second aspect of the invention incident on an optical fibre or solid state waveguide. [0027] According to a fourth aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a dispersion compensator using an interference pattern generated according to the method of the second aspect of the invention incident on a waveguide structure, such as an optical fibre or solid state waveguide. [0028] According to a fifth aspect of the invention there is provided a method of manufacturing a phase mask using an interference pattern generated according to the method of the second aspect of the invention. Phase masks manufactured in this way are expected to have a high quality owing to the homogeneity, quality and stability of the interference pattern that can be generated by the apparatus and method of the first and second aspects of the invention. [0029] An interferometer is thus provided that may be used to create an interference pattern that is tuneable in period. The interferometer may use a phase mask to provide the light beams, wherein a single phase mask can be used to generate interference patterns over a controllable range of periods by tuning of the interferometer. [0030] In the preferred embodiment, the interferometer is tuneable over large ranges and uses only a standard, fixed period phase mask. Complex phase masks, such as chirped phase masks with spatially-variant period, are not required. Moreover, the preferred embodiment is implemented with only one movable stage. [0031] The interferometer is such that large-diameter collimated beams of light may be used. This has the advantage that the process of grating inscription is tolerant to small optical defects. Small optical defects can cause significant problems if small-diameter beams or focused beams are used. [0032] The interferometer offers a high degree of wavelength-tuneability while maintaining a balanced configuration. In this respect, a balanced configuration is one in which the optical path lengths of the two arms of the interferometer are kept equal to each other, so that there is immunity to the coherence length of light. Large tuneability can be achieved with only a single moving part in the form of a linear translation stage. This removes the problems of synchronisation associated with techniques based on conventional interferometers that use multiple translation stages. [0033] The interference pattern is generated remote from the phase mask, alleviating the problems of phase mask-contamination from ablation of any particulates remaining on the waveguide after cleaning. This arrangement also has the benefit of generating a pure interference pattern by using only the +/−1st diffracted orders from the phase mask. [0034] The invention may find utility in producing optical fibre gratings, or gratings in other waveguide structures, such as planar waveguides. The invention may also find utility in the manufacture of phase masks. [0035] For a better understanding of the invention and to show how the same may be carried into effect reference is now made by way of example to the accompanying drawings in which: [0036] FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an optical arrangement used to explain the principles of the invention, in which arrangement the +/−1st orders from a phase mask are remotely imaged using a collimated incident beam; [0037] FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the optical arrangement of the interferometer of a first embodiment, and showing how the period of the interference pattern can be tuned; and [0038] FIG. 3 shows the component layout of the optical arrangement of FIG. 2 in more detail; [0039] FIG. 4 shows a corner-cube used to explain operation of the interferometer of FIG. 2, namely that the path length is constant regardless of the angular alignment of the corner cube relative to beams input to and output from the corner-cube; [0040] FIGS. 5, 6 and 7 show variants of the first embodiment using prisms; [0041] FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the invention. PRINCIPLES OF THE INVENTION [0042] FIG. 1 shows a basic design for a non-tuneable interferometer. This design does not constitute and embodiment of the invention but is used to explain the principles underlying the invention. [0043] The interferometer of FIG. 1 is based around two identical focusing elements in the form of lenses L1 and L2 that are used to remotely recombine two beams from a beam source, in this case the +/−1st orders diffracted from a phase mask. These +/−1st diffracted orders propagate as first and second light beams through respective first and second arms of the interferometer prior to their recombination to form an interference pattern. [0044] A collimated beam of wavelength λ is incident normal to a phase mask, PM, which has a physical period Λpm; a near-field interference pattern is produced with a nominal spatial period Λnƒ such that: Λnƒ=Λpm/2 (1) [0045] In the far-field the +/−1st diffracted orders from the phase mask subtend an angle φ to the optical axis where: φ=sin−1(λ/Λpm) (2) [0046] The +/−1st orders are collected by lens L1 (focal length ƒ) placed at a distance ƒ from the front face of the phase mask. The distance of the beams from the optical axis at a distanced ƒ is give by: d=ƒ tan(φ) (3) [0047] A second lens L2 is placed at a distance 2ƒ from L1 such that the two parallel, but diverging, beams are recollimated and cross the optical axis at a distance ƒ behind L2. The resultant interference pattern formed by the two intersecting collimated beams has a period which is generally given by the expression: Λi=λ/2 sin(φ′) (4) [0048] with: φ′=tan−1(d′/ƒ) (5) [0049] Note that in this case d′ is equal to d and so Λi is identical to Λnƒ. [0050] This arrangement generates an interference pattern remote from the phase mask, which is desirable to prevent the ablation of contaminant material on the waveguide (such any remaining coating) onto the phase mask. The period of the interference pattern, Λi, cannot be varied easily using such an arrangement. To achieve this it is necessary for the separation of the beams from the optical axis at the input of the L2 to be varied, such that the angle between the two beams at their point of intersection changes according to equation (5). It is also important to maintain the condition that the optical path length of both arms between L1 and L2 is 2ƒ in order that the beams are correctly collimated by L2 and to ensure that they intersect correctly at a distance ƒ behind L2. A further consideration is that the total path length from the phase mask to the point of intersection should be the same for the two beams: the interferometer is then said to be 'balanced' and is thus not limited by the coherence length of light. [0051] First Embodiment [0052] FIG. 2 shows an optical arrangement according to a first embodiment of the invention which is designed to allow tuning of the interference pattern while observing the two criteria highlighted above. The phase mask and optical elements M1, M2, M3, L1 are mounted on a linear translation stage. The left-hand beam incident on lens L2 moves in the same direction (and by the amount) as the linear translation stage; conversely the right-hand beam moves counter to the translation stage (but by the same magnitude). The effect of moving the translation stage by an amount Δ is thus to symmetrically translate the two beams of the interferometer by Δ about the optical axis of L2. The use of the two mirrors M4, M5 arranged at a right angle has the same effect as a corner-cube: the optical path length is maintained regardless of the position of the input beam (see FIG. 4). If the mirror-pairs M2,3 and M4,5 are aligned correctly then the arrangement is tolerant to angular misalignment since the input and output beams from the mirror-pairs will always be parallel. [0053] The change in the separation d does not affect the location of the interference pattern, but does change its period as a result of the chance of the angle of convergence of the first and second beam. [0054] A beam dump BD for blocking the zeroth order diffraction beam from the phase mask PM is also provided. In FIG. 2 it is shown positioned in front of the lens L1. The lens L1 is also arranged to avoid collection of 2nd and higher order beams. The design thus has the advantage that a pure interference pattern free of unwanted diffraction orders results. [0055] FIG. 3 shows the component mounting of the optical arrangement of FIG. 2 in additional detail. A positioner P1 in the form of a linear translation stage operable to cause motion Δ mounts the previously mentioned components M1, M2, M3, PM, L1 and BD. An optical fibre F is mounted on a further positioner P2, also in the form of a linear translation stage with a section of the optical fibre arranged to be in the region of the interference pattern generated in the focal region of lens L2. The second positioner P2 will typically be arranged to cause motion δ parallel to that of the first positioner P1. The second positioner will typically be used to move the optical fibre F between different exposure positions. The positioner may also be driven during the grating exposure process to produce other effects such as chirping, as desired. [0056] Example of Tuning Range [0057] In theory it is desirable to have an interferometer with of the shortest possible optical path length in order that the interference pattern generated is as stable as possible. For practical reasons, however, it may be necessary to use a slightly longer interferometer. A realistic example is given here based around lenses with ƒ=70 mm: the total interferometer length is 280 mm (i.e. 4ƒ). [0058] Normal Case (No Detuning): 1 λ = 244 nm Λpm = 1068 nm Λnf = 534 nm φ= 13.21° ƒ = 70 nm d = 16.43 mm d' = d Λi = 534 mm Translation by 100 μm: Δ = 100 μm d' = d + Δ φ' = 13.29° Λi = 530.85 nm [0059] The Bragg wavelength (λB) of a grating written in a photosensitive waveguide is given by: λB=2neƒƒΛi (6) [0060] Thus for an arrangement similar to that of FIG. 2 employing lenses with a focal length of 70 mm, a 100 μm displacement of the translation stage gives a change in the Bragg wavelength of ˜9.14 nm (approximately 1 nm per 10 μm translation). Note that this gives tuning over 1520 nm to 1580 nm for approximately 0.8 mm translation. [0061] Detuning rates of this magnitude are probably a reasonable compromise between a large tuning range and good stability. The detuning characteristic can be varied by the use of different focal length lenses. [0062] Advantages [0063] From the aforegoing it will be appreciated that the interferometer disclosed herein offers the following advantages: [0064] (1) Use of a collimated UV beam allows large spot sizes, which in turn gives a large depth of interference and a high degree of multiple-exposure averaging during grating writing using the stroboscopic process described in WO-A-98/08120 and subsequent developments thereof. [0065] (2) Tuning of the interference pattern is achieved using a single linear translation stage so that there is no need to synchronise several moving components. [0066] (3) The position of the interference pattern remains constant when tuning the period, owing to the configuration of the interferometer. [0067] (4) The respective optical path lengths of the two interferometer arms remain the same as each other under tuning, i.e. the interferometer arms are balanced. The design thus provides immunity to the coherence length of light and the stability of the interference pattern is increased. [0068] (5) The respective optical path lengths of the two interferometer arms remain constant under tuning. [0069] (6) The interferometer uses collimated light beams which makes a large tuning range possible without any chirping of the interference pattern that would be caused by converging/diverging beams. [0070] (7) The use of only +/−nth order diffracted beams, preferably the first order beams, gives a pure interference pattern. This compares favourably with the complex near-field pattern of a phase mask used in near contact mode which contains not only the positive and negative first order diffraction beams, but inevitably also higher orders, and the zeroth order. These residual diffracted orders are undesirable since they tend to produce artefacts in a grating produced using the phase mask. [0071] (8) The light beam, e.g. UV beam, is stationary on the phase mask so the characteristics of the grating are not compromised by phase mask scanning. [0072] Variants [0073] In one variant of the embodiment of FIG. 2, the mirror M1 can be dispensed with so that the +/−1st diffracted orders from the phase mask are launched directly onto the lens L1. Provision of the mirror M1 can however be useful in that it allows the light beam incident on the phase mask to avoid the fibre mounting region, and the alignment of the input light beam, possibly from a bulky laser, to be unaffected by motion of the positioner. [0074] Other variants will use different beam sources. For example a beam splitter may be used in place of a phase mask. [0075] FIG. 5 shows a further variant of the embodiment of FIG. 2. A prism having the shape of a right-angle triangle, that is a corner-cube, is shown in the upper part of the figure. The prism incorporates the mirror pair M4 and M5 which act by total internal reflection. The outer surfaces of the mirror faces may be metallised for example. A further prism incorporating the mirror pair M2 and M3 is shown in the lower part of the figure. It will be appreciated that one or both of the mirror pairs may be incorporated in a prism in this way. Use of prisms has the advantage of providing additional mechanical rigidity and stability of the relative positions and relative alignment of the mirrors of each mirror pair. [0076] FIGS. 6 and 7 show other variants using prisms, where, in addition to the two prisms incorporating the two mirror pairs a spacing element SP is provided. The thickness of the spacing element is selected so that the optical path length of the first and second light beams through the interferometer are equal to each other. However, it will be understood that equal path lengths can be achieved without a separate spacer element, as in the arrangement of FIG. 5. [0077] Second Embodiment [0078] FIG. 8 shows a second embodiment of the invention which is described by way of its differences from the arrangement of FIG. 1. The arrangement of the second embodiment is the same as that of FIG. 1 except for the insertion of an inner mirror pair M10 and M12 and an outer mirror pair M11 and M13, where references to inner and outer are made with respect to the optical axis of the lenses L1 and L2. Each of the mirrors are arranged at 45 degrees to the optical axis with the inner mirror pair M10 and M12 facing the lens L1 and the outer mirror pair M11 and M13 facing the lens L2. The mirrors are arranged to displace the first and second light beams from the optical axis by equal amounts, the displacement being defined by the radial separation of mirrors M10 and M11 on the one hand and mirrors M12 and M13 on the other hand, the respective radial separations being equal. [0079] The inner mirror pair M10 and M12 are mounted on a linear translation stage P1 (not shown) arranged to move the inner mirror pair parallel to the optical axis of the lenses L1 and L2, as indicated by the double-headed arrow and symbol Δ in the figure. Movement of the inner mirror pair M10 and M12 towards the lens L2 will cause the beams to be incident on the outer mirror pairs M11 and M13 at positions which are further radially outward of the optical axis. The light beams output from the outer mirror pair M11 and M13 will thus be moved out to further radially outward positions on the lens L2, as indicated by the dashed lines in the figure. [0080] The second embodiment will thus provide a similar functionality to the first embodiment. As in the first embodiment, the second embodiment provides a balanced configuration with the optical path lengths of the two arms of the interferometer remaining the same as each other under tuning. Moreover, only a single positioner is needed to tune the interferometer, again similar to the first embodiment. However, in the second embodiment, unlike the first embodiment, the optical path lengths change on tuning rather than remaining constant as in the first embodiment. This is a disadvantage, since it will limit the tuning range since the optical path length between the lenses L1 and L2 will change. This could be compensated for by movement of the lens L1 and phase mask PM with the inner mirror pair, but this would add further complexity to the apparatus. Previous Patent: Temperature-compensated optical grating device Next Patent: Bulk internal Bragg gratings and optical devices

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Choosing the best lender is just the beginning, and the following action will be to fill in and submit a debt consolidation loan application. Today, many individuals take advantage of the simplicity of the net to complete their consolidation loan applications. Nevertheless, you'll still be called and asked verification of identification and income before the application will be processed. You must have your information handy to be able to present it with a second's notice, rather than delaying the application process. Additionally, you'll want to expect to present any information you need regarding the debts being consolidated. It will be your choice whether you want to submit an application online for a consolidation loan. You may fill out an application on the telephone with many loan providers, and through the mail with other ones. Go with which ever approach suits you best. After you have placed the consolidation loan application, you are going to have some waiting time of a few days or so for a reply. As you wait, the lending company gets to work towards researching your personal information and credit. If everything is accurate and your credit is outstanding, you will end up accepted. You may receive a phone call, a letter, or an email from the debt consolidation lender. When you filled out the application via phone, you should be contacted over telephone. When you filled out the application over postal mail, then you should receive replies over postal mail. If you submitted the loan application online, then you will receive results through your e-mail account. Approved individuals are going to be expected to fill in and sign some related forms. Examine everything. If you can't understand something, ask for explanation. Never sign if you aren't sure. Many individuals sign without reviewing the fine print, some without even seeing the small print, which is a significant mistake with regards to signing formal documents. Even if your company has an BBB A ranking and is strongly recommended, you should study the fine print, only to be safer. The consolidation loan company can open the new loan account, apply it to the debt you've chosen to consolidate, and you will be actually through with these accounts. Look for the letters that you'll expect to collect in the postal mail from the paid off organizations. You would be smart to store these kinds of letters. Credit scores which don't satisfy a minimum of six-fifty will be turned down. You could still settle your debts quicker and save money along the way, though. There are plenty of other available choices open to you. It's not unusual for North Granby locals to wind up tormented by such a significant amount of consumer debt that they cannot expect to pay it back. For these , a debt settlement program is an alternative. This choice is perfect for people who are in extreme debt and who don't possess the credit worthiness to be eligible for a debt consolidation loan. As consolidation loans join all of the financial debt, debt settlement solutions work on eliminating part of the debt. It involves interacting personally with a debt settlement company, who'll be in closer contact with lenders which you have to pay. Those loan providers will work towards accomplishing a genial deal from you and your lenders to help you pay what you owe in a fashion that helps both of you. This is also an excellent option for decreasing the full month-to-month payment you will be supposed to pay out. Obviously, it is then even easier to repay debt and gradually improve your credit rating. Obviously, there will be some fee for you for the expert services of the debt settlement agency. When debts are settled and your payments are decreased, you will be supposed to additionally pay back a percentage of the overall debt settlement sum, and this can be pricey. This doesn't help to make debt settlement programs any less successful or advantageous, even so, as it's the optimal solution to men and women who are unable to make use of consolidation lending options because of their credit scoring. No one wants to end up staring a bankruptcy proceeding in the eye, and yet it does happen. It's best to avoid having the concept of consumer bankruptcy even develop in your head until you've ascertained that there are in a literal sense no other alternatives available to you. You'll have a lot of fun getting any other bank to trust you in the aftermath of your bankruptcy. Declaring bankruptcy causes you to appear to banking institutions as the unreliable borrower, less likely to repay. Understand that whenever you do choose a bankruptcy proceeding, when no other alternatives can be found, you will experience the incapacitating impact which a bankruptcy proceeding is known to have on a man or woman's credit. Chapter 7 Bankruptcy and Chapter 13 bankruptcy processes could make the gap between a pre-consumer bankruptcy credit score of 800 and a after-bankruptcy credit rating of Three hundred. Loan and great credit report checks can become things of the past, that you can not get. Generally, an attorney is essential for personal bankruptcy proceedings, and you'll also need to cover a number of various other charges, such as processing charges. Hence, it is usually an expensive approach. It is usually quite nerve-racking and complicated to get through individual bankruptcy procedures. This is why, a legal professional is a good resource. A portion of the overall debt or perhaps a fixed cost will be charged by the lawyer, so be prepared for this. In spite of this, when your personal debt circumstances are dire, the advantages of personal bankruptcy may easily overshadow the down sides. At times, you end up in a situation in which you know you cannot pay back the debt in your lifetime, and also that the monthly installments will hold you down, indefinitely. At this point, you will need to give consideration to how your debts can be forgiven or paid with property and assets in the personal bankruptcy approach. Only some forms of personal debt are controllable with the personal bankruptcy option. Education loans are an example of a financial debt not covered by bankruptcy. This personal debt will remain with you no matter what, until it's paid. Speak to a debt counselor before you attempt to manage your debt in North Granby via bankruptcy. Additional options may be accessible to you. A lot of solutions exist. Don't take steps unless you're confident, but you shouldn't wait to manage the issue. As time passes, participating with all the professionals of whatever technique you've chosen, you are likely to get the financial debt repaid faster, lower your expenses, and improve your credit.

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Here's a challenge for your Monday – take two minutes to read this post and spend the next ten minutes taking action! With spring finally here and the beautiful weather outside, it would be a shame not to get out and enjoy it! Which is why I'm encouraging you today to take a Mindful Walk. We've discussed the value of Mindfulness in previous blog posts, but to recap, practicing mindfulness has been shown to reduce stress, boost your working memory, reduce rumination, increase focus and decrease emotional reactivity.* With so many benefits, I'm sure you can find one reason to get outside and take a walk today. Are you ready to get started? Let's go! Step outside and take a deep breath. Take notice of the feeling of the air going through your nose, down into your chest and finally expanding into your abdomen. Acknowledge your breath as you slowly exhale. Drop your gaze slightly. This can help you focus. As you begin to walk start noticing your feet. What does it feel like as each foot hits the ground? What does it sound like? Notice what you're experiencing. Walk at a slow pace. You're in no rush, even if you only have 10 min. to walk, mindfulness is about being in the present, not rushing towards the future. Begin to notice your surroundings. Play the five senses game. Notice one thing you hear, see, touch, smell and taste (the last one is probably best left optional). If something catches your attention, stop and observe it. Did you notice a flower growing on a tree? A bee flying in the grass? It's ok to pause for a moment and simply observe. Notice your thoughts. Have you been distracted this whole time thinking about other things? That's ok. Simply acknowledge the thought and imagine it blowing away in the breeze, back to your home or office, wherever you can deal with it later. Return to noticing the physical sensations of your body. As you finish your walk, return to noticing how your feet touch the ground, how your arms swing at your side, how your breath feels going in and out of your body.

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15th Istanbul Biennial opens at weekend The 15th Istanbul Biennial, entitled "A Good Neighbor" and curated by artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset, opens to the public on Sept. 16. Organized by the Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (İKSV), the event brings together artworks by 56 artists from 32 countries, all addressing different notions of home, belonging and neighborhood. The press opening of the biennial was held at the Saint Benoit High School on Sept. 12 with the attendance of İKSV Chairman Bülent Eczacıbaşı and Koç Holding Chairman Ömer M. Koç. "We are proud that for 30 years we have provided artists and art lovers alike an independent platform where they can engage freely in the production of art and ideas. As the İKSV we firmly believe that culture, which is so important for social life, is also a key determinant of development, which is why we are strengthening our international collaboration and continuing our efforts to make an even greater contribution to the cultural and art life of our country. We plan to continue this effort in the years ahead with the support of our sponsors, international culture and art institutions, and our invaluable supporters," Eczacıbaşı said. Sponsored by Koç Holding, the 15th Istanbul Biennial can be visited free of charge until Nov. 12. New agency to move Turkey high up in tourism league: Minister

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Home / News / Concept Cars Jay Leno Looks At Lamborghini's Latest Concepts: Video Kurt Ernst August 28, 2012 Comment Now! Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Italian supercar builder Lamborghini, and the occasion will be honored with events worldwide, including a grand tour of Italy. Proving that the iconic automaker has a long life ahead of it, Jay Leno spent some time viewing Lamborghini's latest concepts at the recent Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance. Lamborghini CEO Stephan Winkelmann and lead designer Filippo Perini were on hand to take Leno through the Urus SUV concept, which will likely see production in the coming years. While some features (like the side view cameras in lieu of mirrors) aren't legal yet, the basic shape probably won't change much in production form. The exception is likely to be the concept's 24-inch wheels, which Winkelmann views as too large for production. Expect downsizing to a more reasonable 22-inch wheel when the Urus is built, which will still give the super-SUV a commanding stance. As for power, Lamborghini's CEO confirmed what we've already heard: the standard engine is likely to be a forced-induction V-8, with a hybrid drivetrain under consideration for its fuel economy and ease of packaging in an SUV platform. Next up was Leno's look at Lamborghini's limited-production, track-only Sesto Elemento, narrated by head of research and development Maurizio Reggiani. Built of carbon fiber and forged composites, the 570-horsepower supercar weighs in at just 999 kilograms (2,198 pounds). That kind of horsepower-to-weight ratio, coupled with the car's all-wheel-drive, gives it the ability to sprint from 0-100 km/h (62 mph) in a jaw-dropping 2.3 seconds, on its way to a top speed of nearly 220 miles per hour. You won't get to experience the rush of the Sesto Elemento's acceleration on the street, however; rather than adding the weight of safety features like advanced airbag systems, Lamborghini will sell the $2.2 million supercar for track use only. Only 20 examples will be built, but you're already too late to buy one since production is reportedly sold out. Concept Cars Jay Leno's Garage Lamborghini Urus Sesto Elemento Supercars SUVs Track Cars Videos Bentley To Launch Sports Concept At Paris Auto Show: Report Lexus To Debut 500-HP Hybrid Coupe Concept At 2012 Australian Motor Show Is The Red Skull's Schmidt Hydra Coupe The Ultimate Villain Ride? Video Lexus LFA Meets The LF-LC Concept: Video Kurt Ernst - Contributor

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