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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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Kosovo del Nord (; ) è la denominazione non ufficiale utilizzata per indicare la porzione più settentrionale del Kosovo, abitata principalmente da serbi. L'area coincide con le quattro municipalità di Leposavić, Zvečan, Zubin Potok e Mitrovica Nord (già parte della città di Kosovska Mitrovica), dove si trovano le istituzioni di questa entità politica. Il Kosovo del Nord, con un territorio di circa 985 km² copre 9% dell'intera superficie del Kosovo e ospita circa abitanti, costituendo così la più ampia area a maggioranza serba nel territorio. l'area è amministrata dal Concilio Nazionale Serbo del Kosovo del Nord, presieduto da Milan Ivanovic. Il presidente dell'esecutivo è Nada Trajkovic. Storia Prima crisi del 2011-2013 Gli scontri sono avvenuti a causa di una lunga situazione di stallo sul commercio transfrontaliero. Dalla dichiarazione di indipendenza, il Kosovo non è stato in grado di esportare nulla verso o attraverso territori controllati direttamente dal governo serbo. Si è verificata un'interruzione del commercio transfrontaliero in seguito al divieto della Serbia sulle importazioni dal Kosovo, anche se molti posti di lavoro da entrambe le parti dipendevano dal commercio transfrontaliero. La Serbia ha di stanza truppe nella regione settentrionale per imporre il boicottaggio delle merci dal Kosovo vero e proprio. Sebbene la KFOR avesse implementato i "vaghi ultimatum" per rimuovere le barricate, in passato i serbi kosovari avevano utilizzato tratti montuosi per attraversare il Kosovo settentrionale e la Serbia vera e propria. Nello stesso momento in cui il ponte che divideva Mitrovica era chiuso ai trasporti verso sud, il treno giornaliero per la Serbia meridionale era pieno. L'Unione Europea ha chiesto alla Serbia di smantellare "le strutture parallele" di governo nel Kosovo settentrionale. Il segretario di Stato serbo per il Kosovo, Oliver Ivanović, ha dichiarato: "Non li vediamo come 'strutture parallele', li vediamo come le uniche strutture, perché non riconosciamo l'indipendenza del Kosovo". Ha anche affermato che una spartizione del Kosovo è fuori questione, anche se il presidente serbo Boris Tadić si è detto aperto alla possibilità. I serbi del Kosovo settentrionale non riconoscono né cooperano con il governo del Kosovo. Prima del tentativo della polizia del Kosovo di prendere il controllo dei valichi di frontiera amministrativi il 26 luglio, EULEX e membri serbi della polizia del Kosovo li controllavano. Il Kosovo settentrionale, come parte dell'Assemblea della Comunità dei comuni del Kosovo, ha osservato la risoluzione 1244 del Consiglio di sicurezza delle Nazioni Unite e ha sfidato la dichiarazione di indipendenza del Kosovo del 2008 (le enclavi serbe del Kosovo erano state sotto il controllo locale, contestato dall'Assemblea albanese kosovara) fino a quando l'Accordo di Bruxelles del 2013. Il governo della Repubblica del Kosovo ha cercato di insediare funzionari doganali ai valichi di frontiera amministrativi con la Serbia centrale. Poiché i serbi kosovari si opponevano alla presenza di albanesi kosovari ai valichi, hanno eretto posti di blocco per rendere difficile il movimento al personale della KFOR. Seconda crisi del 2022 Innescata dalla decisione del governo del Kosovo di vietare reciprocamente le targhe serbe, una serie di proteste dei serbi nel Kosovo settentrionale, consistenti principalmente nel blocco del traffico vicino ai valichi di frontiera, sono iniziate il 20 settembre 2021. Il divieto significava che le persone che possedevano veicoli con licenza serba le targhe in Kosovo [a] avrebbero dovuto cambiare con le targhe kosovare in un centro di immatricolazione dei veicoli del governo. Il divieto aveva lo scopo di rispecchiare un divieto contro le targhe kosovare che era stato imposto dalla Serbia dal 2008. Il governo serbo non riconosce l'indipendenza del Kosovo e considera temporaneo il confine tra Kosovo e Serbia. Durante la crisi, due centri di immatricolazione dei veicoli del governo a Zvečan e Zubin Potok sono stati presi di mira da piromani. Le proteste hanno peggiorato le relazioni tra Serbia e Kosovo, che stavano migliorando, e hanno portato le forze armate serbe a essere poste in maggiore allerta. Entrambe le parti hanno accusato l'altra di grande eccedenza. Le potenze internazionali, in particolare l'Unione Europea e la NATO, hanno chiesto una riduzione dell'escalation, mentre la Russia ha criticato il Kosovo. Il 30 settembre è stato raggiunto un accordo per porre fine al divieto di targa, in vigore dal 4 ottobre. In cambio, i manifestanti hanno accettato di disperdersi. Secondo i termini dell'accordo, le targhe kosovare in Serbia e le targhe serbe in Kosovo hanno ora i loro simboli nazionali e codici paese coperti da un adesivo temporaneo. Il Kosovo settentrionale è a maggioranza serba ed è stata una regione in gran parte contraria a un Kosovo indipendente, con frequenti proteste da quando il Kosovo ha dichiarato l'indipendenza. Non ha riconosciuto il governo del Kosovo e ha agito indipendentemente da esso prima dell'accordo di Bruxelles del 2013. Secondo l'accordo di Bruxelles, entro il 2016 doveva essere costituita la Comunità dei comuni serbi. La Comunità sarebbe un'associazione di autogoverno di comuni a maggioranza serba in Kosovo. Nel 2021 non si è ancora formato, poiché il governo del Kosovo ha sospeso l'applicazione di questa parte dell'accordo di Bruxelles. La Corte costituzionale del Kosovo lo ha dichiarato incostituzionale. Fino al 2011, la Serbia ha emesso targhe serbe per le città del Kosovo settentrionale. Nel round del 2011 dei negoziati Belgrado-Pristina, la Serbia ha accettato di interrompere l'emissione di queste targhe. Parte dell'accordo è che dovrebbero essere cambiati per le targhe della Repubblica del Kosovo (RKS) o per le targhe neutrali del Kosovo (KS). Le targhe KS non portano alcun simbolo di stato. La Serbia ha consentito le targhe KS sul suo territorio, ma non le targhe RKS. L'accordo è durato 5 anni fino al 2016, quando si prevedeva di trovare una soluzione migliore. Gli stessi termini sono stati rinnovati il 14 settembre 2016 ed erano validi fino al 14 settembre 2021. Dopo il 14 settembre 2021 le condizioni sono rimaste le stesse, ma il 20 settembre 2021 in Kosovo è stato emesso un divieto sulle targhe serbe. Anche le targhe KS, utilizzate da alcuni veicoli, sono state invalidate dal governo del Kosovo. Ciò ha colpito alcuni dei loro proprietari che spesso hanno dovuto attraversare il confine tra Kosovo e Serbia. Il motivo del divieto del governo kosovaro era stato quello di rispecchiare la precedente politica del governo serbo che vietava le targhe della Repubblica del Kosovo (RKS). I veicoli con targa RKS in Serbia hanno dovuto cambiarli con targhe serbe temporanee. I veicoli con targa serba in Kosovo avrebbero dovuto, fino all'accordo del 30 settembre 2021 a Bruxelles, farsi togliere le targhe serbe e scambiarle con targhe kosovare presso un centro di immatricolazione dei veicoli governativo. I conducenti che avevano visitato il paese con targhe serbe dovevano ottenere targhe temporanee. Le targhe temporanee costavano una tassa di 5 euro (valore 2021) ed erano valide per 60 giorni. Secondo quanto riferito, il divieto avrebbe colpito circa 9.500 veicoli con targa serba nel Kosovo settentrionale, che avrebbero dovuto indossare targhe kosovare permanenti. Questo originariamente doveva essere fatto dopo l'accordo del 2011, ma non è stato fatto alcun tentativo per farlo rispettare. Le proteste organizzate dai serbi del Kosovo contro il governo kosovaro sono iniziate il 20 settembre 2021. Lo stesso giorno, oltre 20 veicoli della polizia del Kosovo, di cui oltre 10 blindati, sono giunti sul luogo delle proteste. Centinaia di serbi di etnia locale protestavano ogni giorno. Stavano bloccando le strade che portano ai due valichi di frontiera con la Serbia nel Kosovo settentrionale, vicino a Jarinje e Brnjak, con veicoli e barricate rinforzate con ghiaia. Il 23 settembre 2021 il blocco del traffico veicolare sulla strada Mitrovica–Raška a Jarinje ha raggiunto i 3 chilometri di lunghezza. I manifestanti dormivano vicino ai luoghi della protesta in tende improvvisate. Alle proteste hanno partecipato anche rappresentanti della Lista serba. Le proteste erano state per lo più non violente. Tuttavia, il 25 settembre 2021, due centri di immatricolazione dei veicoli del governo a Zvečan e Zubin Potok sono stati attaccati da un incendio doloso e, secondo quanto riferito, con bombe a mano che non sono esplose. Il 23 settembre 2021 è stato riferito che la polizia del Kosovo ha ferito tre serbi che non stavano protestando, due dei quali sono stati ricoverati in ospedale. La polizia del Kosovo ha negato il coinvolgimento e ha affermato che si tratta di disinformazione. Secondo l'accordo tra Kosovo e Serbia mediato dal rappresentante dell'Unione europea (UE) per il dialogo Balcanico-Pristina Miroslav Lajčák a Bruxelles, raggiunto il 30 settembre 2021, la polizia speciale kosovara si è ritirata entro le 16:00 ora locale del 2 ottobre 2021. Insieme a questo, le barricate allestite dai manifestanti sono state rimosse dai serbi locali e i blocchi del traffico sono cessati, portando alla ripresa del traffico di frontiera. La Kosovo Force (KFOR), una forza internazionale di mantenimento della pace a guida NATO, ha sostituito le unità di polizia ed è stata presente per le due settimane successive. Demografia Prima del conflitto del 1999, la zona era abitata principalmente da serbi, con una consistente minoranza albanese e piccoli nuclei di bosgnacchi, gorani, rom e turchi. Secondo il censimento iugoslavo del 1991, Leposavić, Zvečan e Zubin Potok contavano una popolazione complessiva di 35.000 unità, di cui l'84,9% erano rappresentato da serbi, l'11,1% da albanesi e il 3,9% da appartenenti ad altre etnie. La guerra ha prodotto significativi mutamenti nella composizione etnica dell'area. A seguito della pulizia etnica, molti albanesi hanno abbandonato il Kosovo settentrionale, mentre il numero dei serbi è cresciuto a seguito dell'arrivo di molti individui in fuga dalle altre zone della provincia. Secondo le stime dell'OSCE, nel 2006 la popolazione delle tre municipalità di Leposavić, Zvečan e Zubin Potok ammontava a 46.000 abitanti, di cui il 95,5% serbi, il 3% albanesi e il restante 1,5% sarebbe costituito da appartenenti ad altre etnie. Un discorso a parte va fatto per la municipalità di Kosovska Mitrovica. Con la fine della guerra essa fu infatti spartita tra serbi ed albanesi, con il fiume Ibar a fare da confine. Si ebbe così un vero e proprio scambio di popolazione, con molti serbi che si spostarono a nord del fiume e numerosi albanesi che fecero il cammino inverso. I rom furono spinti a nord del fiume, mentre turchi e gorani continuano ad abitare lungo entrambe le sponde dell'Ibar. Attualmente la parte settentrionale di Kosovska Mitrovica, costituitasi in municipalità separata dal resto della città, è abitata da 17.000 serbi e 3.000 appartenenti ad altre etnie. Va precisato che, comunque, i dati dell'OSCE rimangono ancora piuttosto parziali. Economia L'economia dell'area è stata devastata dalla guerra. Ancora nel 2006, nella municipalità di Kosovska Mitrovica si registrava un tasso di disoccupazione pari al 77%. Da notare che la miniera di Trepčam, situata a Zvečan e che nel periodo di massima attività impiegava circa 4.000 lavoratori, è stata chiusa nell'agosto del 2000 a causa del forte inquinamento prodotto. La popolazione ha così visto scomparire il maggior centro di impiego della zona. L'economia soffre in particolare della mancanza di investimenti, resi impossibili dall'incertezza circa il futuro politico dell'area. Diversamente dal resto della regione, nel Kosovo del Nord non si utilizza l'euro ma il dinaro serbo. Politica Dal 1999, il Kosovo del Nord resta, di fatto, indipendente dal governo a maggioranza albanese di Pristina. Si continuano ad utilizzare i simboli nazionali serbi e la popolazione partecipa alle elezioni serbe, boicottate nel resto della provincia. Dal canto suo, il Kosovo del Nord boicotta le elezioni kosovare. Nell'ambito della questione kosovara, il futuro del Kosovo del Nord rappresenta una sorta di "problema nel problema". Sino a tempi recentissimi, i serbi del Kosovo settentrionale hanno infatti rifiutato qualsiasi forma di collaborazione con il governo di Pristina. Va inoltre notato che la maggioranza della popolazione non solo rifiuta l'idea di vivere in un Kosovo indipendente ma osteggia anche l'ipotesi di vivere in un Kosovo che, pur ancora unito alla Serbia, sia dominato da un governo a maggioranza albanese. D'altro canto, una possibile soluzione potrebbe essere la separazione delle terre a nord dell'Ibar dal resto della provincia: questa soluzione, tuttavia, è rifiutata dal governo serbo, dalle Nazioni Unite e dall'attuale governo kosovaro. Lo stesso Ivanovic non vede di buon occhio questa opzione, visto che ben il 55% della popolazione serba del Kosovo vive a sud dell'Ibar (dove, del resto, si trovano i luoghi più importanti della cultura dei serbi del territorio). Comuni del Kosovo del Nord Elenco dei comuni del Kosovo del Nord. I dati sui serbi si riferiscono al censimento del 1998. Note Voci correlate Enclavi serbe del Kosovo Kosovo Serbia Serbi del Kosovo Altri progetti

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July 1st Drive-in Sizzling, Summer Sensuality Starts! Jennifer Romas's Sexxy The Show at Fresh Wata Studios in Las Vegas Sure to Get Horns Honking, Headlights Flickering By Chris Yandek in CY Celebrities CY Interviews CY News CY What's Happening June 21, 2020 On June 18th, producer, choreographer and dancer Jennifer Romas of Sexxy: The Show took part in the re-opening of the Westgate Las Vegas Hotel and Casino. Her production takes place at the resort, where she is a headliner. Ms. Romas is pictured above with one of her show's dancers Kelly Magaro. On July 1st, 2nd and 3rd at 9:00 PM, Sexxy: The Show will be one of the latest installments of drive-in entertainment in Las Vegas, at Fresh Wata Studios at 3905 West Diablo Drive. Jennifer and her fellow dancers will perform on a stage outside in front of an audience, who will be in their cars. Imagine a drive-in movie theater, except with a live production instead of a film. Jennifer told us she is hoping for lots of horns honking and car lights flickering. Money raised from the performances will benefit the Actors Fund of Las Vegas, Golden Rainbow which assists people living with HIV/AIDS and Pawtastic Friends which benefits homeless animals. You can find more information and purchase tickets to Sexxy: The Show's drive-in performances by clicking here. You can find more additional information by clicking here. You can see our recent CYInterview with Jennifer Romas by clicking here. Find more information about Sexxy: The Show by clicking here. Follow Jennifer Romas on Instagram by clicking here. Find Jennifer Romas on Twitter by clicking here. Find Jennifer Romas on Facebook by clicking here. Tags: Burlesque Shows in Las Vegas 2020, Celebrities 2020, Celebrity News 2020, Chris Yandek, Drive-In Las Vegas Sexxy The Show, Entertainment News 2020, interview, Interview with Jennifer Romas, Interviews, Jennifer Romas, Jennifer Romas 2020, Jennifer Romas Interview, Jennifer Romas Las Vegas, Jennifer Romas Las Vegas Show, Jennifer Romas Sexxy The Show, Jennifer Romas Sexxy The Show 2020, Las Vegas, Las Vegas 2020, Las Vegas Entertainment Scene 2020, Las Vegas Entertainment Shows 2020, Las Vegas Interviews, Las Vegas Interviews 2020, Las Vegas News 2020, Las Vegas Shows 2020, Las Vegas Strip, News 2020, news interviews, News Interviews 2020, Sexxy The Show Freshwata Studios, Sexxy: The Show Drive-In Shows Mandalay Bay's Daylight Beach Club to Reopen Thursday, July 2: Las Vegas Strip to Once Again Host Best Pool Party Scene in the World; Let's Keep it Safe! The Delightful Dani Elizabeth, Dancer and Host of Crazy Girls at the Planet Hollywood Hotel and Casino on the Las Vegas Strip Speaks with us about Her Life, the Show and What's Been Happening During the Pandemic

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Q: Can't I use the mixins function of parent component in child component? I am using the mixins function in the vuejs to code efficiently. And then, I had a question. I have imported mixins 'TTS' in the parent component. And then the child component called the function of the tts. However, the function was not called. Is the parent component mixtns function not available in the child component? import { tts } from "../components/mixins/tts/tts"; export default { mixins: [tts] } This is importing mixins in the parent component. <ion-row class="drawer_middle_menu ion-align-items-center ion-justify-content-center" @click="trySpeak($t('timeOut'))" >{{$t('timeOut')}}</ion-row> And this is a child component. The 'trySpeak' function is a function in TTS that was imported by the parent component. A: No, you would need to either pass as a prop or import directly into child component. With that said there are not recommended ways such as $parent but I would stay away from that. See here for more info: https://v2.vuejs.org/v2/guide/components-edge-cases.html

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carriage, packing, insurance and V A T . 3.1 The Price(s) quoted is exclusive of VAT and is that current at the date of quotation. It shall be subject to variation without notice to allow for any increase in cost coming into effect between the date of quotation , estimate or tender and the date of delivery unless specifically stated otherwise in writing by the Seller. 3.2 Payment of the Price and V A T shall be due within 5 days of the date of the date of invoice in respect of machinery and 21 days of the date of the invoice in respect of parts and service. Time for payment shall be of the essence. 3.3 Interest on overdue invoices shall accrue from the date when payment becomes due from day to day until the date of payment at a rate of 3% per month and shall accrue at such a rate after as well as before any judgment. The quantity and description of the Goods shall be as set out in the Seller's quotation/sales literature. The Seller warrants that the Goods will at the time of delivery correspond to the description given by the Seller. Except where the Buyer is dealing as a consumer (as defined in the Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977) all other warranties, conditions or terms relating to fitness for purpose, satisfactory quality or condition of the Goods and whether implied by statute or common law or otherwise are excluded. 6.3 Notwithstanding that the Seller may have delayed or failed to deliver the Goods (or any of them) promptly the Buyer shall be bound to accept delivery and to pay for the Goods in full provided that delivery shall be tendered at any time within 1 month of the Delivery Date. b)sell the Goods at the best price readily available and charge the Buyer for any shortfall below the Price together with the Sellers costs of storage and insurance which may in the Sellers opinion have been necessary. 7.1 No Goods delivered to the Buyer which are in accordance with the contract will be accepted for return without the prior written approval of a director of the Seller on terms to be determined at the absolute discretion of the Seller. 7.2 If the Seller agrees to accept any such Goods for return the Buyer shall be liable to pay a handling charge of 20% of the Price. Such Goods must be returned by the Buyer carriage-paid to the Seller in their original carton. 7.3 Goods returned without the prior written approval of the Seller may at the Seller's absolute discretion be returned to the Buyer or stored at the Buyer's cost without prejudice to any rights or remedies the Seller may have. 8.2 The Buyer shall have no claim in respect of defects not apparent on visual inspection at the time of delivery unless notification is received by the Seller within 3 days of the defect in the Goods becoming apparent and in any event no later than 1 month after delivery of the Goods. 8.3 Subject to sub clauses 8.1and 8.2 if any Goods supplied to the Buyer prove on inspection to be defective in material or manufacture the Seller undertakes at its option to replace the same or to refund to the Buyer the price of the Goods and in no circumstances will the Seller's liability exceed the cost of such replacement or the price paid by the Buyer for the Goods. The Buyer's rights and remedies in respect of Goods rejected or which it is entitled to reject shall be limited to the rights and remedies in this sub paragraph. 9.3 Until property in the Goods passes to the Buyer in accordance with clause 9.2 the Buyer shall hold the Goods and each of them on a fiduciary basis as bailee for the Seller. The Buyer shall store the Goods (at no cost to the Seller) separately from all other goods in its possession and marked in such a way that they are clearly identified as the Seller's property. V A T notwithstanding that property in any of the Goods has not passed from the Seller. 9.8 The Buyer shall insure and keep insured the Goods to the full Price against 'all risks' to the reasonable satisfaction of the Seller until the date that property in the Goods passes from the Seller, and shall whenever requested by the Seller produce a copy of the policy of insurance. Without prejudice to the other rights of the Seller, if the Buyer fails to do so all sums whatever owing by the Buyer to the Seller shall forthwith become due and payable. If the Buyer fails to make payment for the Goods in accordance with this contract of sale or commits any other breach of this contract of sale or if any distress or execution shall be levied upon any of the Buyer's goods or if the Buyer offers to make any arrangement with its creditors or commits an act of bankruptcy or if any petition in bankruptcy is presented against the Buyer or the Buyer is unable to pay its debts as they fall due or if being a limited company any resolution or petition to wind up the Buyer (other than for the purpose of amalgamation or reconstruction without insolvency) shall be passed or presented or if a receiver administrator administrative receiver or manager shall be appointed over the whole or any part of the Buyer's business or assets or if the Buyer shall suffer any analogous proceedings under foreign law all sums outstanding in respect of the Goods shall become payable immediately and the Seller may at its option suspend and or determine all pending contracts and or further deliveries. 12.1 Neither party shall be liable for any default due to any act of God, war, strike, lock- out, industrial action, fire, flood, drought, tempest or other event beyond the reasonable control of either party. 12.2 The Seller may cancel this contract at any time before the Goods are delivered by giving written notice. On giving such notice the Seller shall promptly repay to the Buyer any sums paid in respect of the Price. The Seller shall not be liable for any loss or damage whatever arising from such cancellation. 12.3 No waiver or forbearance by the Seller (whether express or implied) in enforcing any of its rights under this contract shall prejudice its right to do so in the future. 12.4 In these Terms words importing the singular shall include the plural and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender shall include the feminine gender and vice versa. 12.5 The complete or partial invalidity or unenforceability of any provision herein for any purpose shall in no way affect the validity or enforceability of such a provision for any other purpose or the remaining provisions. Any such provisions shall be deemed to be severed for that purpose subject to such consequential modification as may be necessary for the purpose of such severance. site and subject to clause 1.5 (3) are the prevailing rates and shall remain effective until new prices are published on the web site by the Seller. (2) Prices shown in the public area of the Sellers web site are inclusive of VAT, however, once logged on prices become VAT exclusive. (3) The Seller must receive payment of the whole of the Price for the goods and associated delivery charges before your order can be processed unless you hold a credit account with the Seller. Upon receipt of your order the Seller will send you an email acknowledgement. The Sellers acceptance of your order will bring into existence a legally binding contract between us. Time shall not be of the essence and delivery dates are approximate only. (4) One or more of the products ordered by you were listed in the Sellers web site at an incorrect price due to a typographical error or an error in the pricing information received from the Sellers suppliers. (1) You may cancel your contract with the Seller for the Goods you order at any time up to the end of the seventh working day from the date that you receive the ordered Goods. You need not give any reason for cancelling your contract nor will you have to pay a penalty. (4) Once you have notified the Seller that you are cancelling your contract any sum debited to us from your credit / debit card will be re-credited to your account as soon as possible and an any event within 30 days of your order PROVIDED THAT the Goods in question are returned by you and received by the Seller in the condition they were in when delivered to you. If you do not return the Goods delivered to you or do not pay the costs of delivery the Seller shall be entitled to deduct the direct costs of recovering the Goods from the amount to be re-credited to you. (1) The Seller will deliver the Goods that you order to the address you give at the time you place your order. Delivery will be made as soon as possible after your order has been accepted and unless cancelled in accordance with clause 1.5 or 1.6 the Seller aims to deliver within 7 working days. (2) The Seller reserves the right to delivery your order in instalments. (3) Goods are insured for their replacement value only during transit with the exception of glass items, provided that damage is notified to the Seller in writing within 24 hours of delivery. (1) If the Goods delivered are not what you ordered or are damaged or defective or delivery is of an incorrect quantity the Seller shall have no liability to you unless you notify them in writing at their contact address of the problem within 10 working days of delivery of the Goods in question. C refund to you the amount paid by you for the Goods in question in whatever way we choose. (3) Save as precluded by law the Seller will not be liable to you for any indirect or consequential loss, damage or expenses (including loss of profit, business or goodwill) howsoever arising out of any problem you notify to the Seller under this condition and the Seller shall have no liability to pay any money to you by way of compensation other than to refund to you the amount paid by you for the Goods in question and the Sellers prices are set accordingly. (4) You must observe and comply with all applicable regulation and legislation including obtaining all necessary customs, import or other permits to purchase goods from our site. The importation of certain of our Goods may be prohibited by certain national laws. The Seller makes no representation and accept no liability in respect of the export or import of the goods you purchase. (5) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in these Conditions as intended to limit any rights you may have as a consumer under applicable local law or other statutory rights that may not be excluded nor in any way to exclude or limit our liability to you for death or personal injury resulting from the Sellers negligence. Unless otherwise expressly stated in writing all notices from you to the Seller must be in writing and sent to our contact address at Regent Yard, Whitewalls Industrial Estate, Colne, BB8 8LJ and all notices from the Seller to you will be sent to your delivery or email address or posted on our web site, as appropriate. If any part(s) of these Conditions are unenforceable the enforceability of any other part(s) shall not be affected. You will be provided with a unique log in code which you shall keep strictly confidential. It shall not be passed to any unauthorised persons and its entry onto the Sellers web site shall be conclusive evidence that the user has authority to purchase Goods on your account. Subject to your account being within agreed credit limits and you adhering to the Sellers terms and conditions of trade the price of orders placed by you once logged on using your unique log in code will be added to your account facility.

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Book review: Risk: a study of its origins, history and politics by Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell Zhivitskaya, Maria (2014) Book review: Risk: a study of its origins, history and politics by Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell. LSE Review of Books (22 Mar 2014). Website. "Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics." Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell. World Scientific Publishing. March 2014. --- Over a period of several centuries, the academic study of risk has evolved as a distinct body of thought, which continues to influence conceptual developments in fields such as economics, management, politics and sociology. Risk: A Study of its Origins, History and Politics aims to provide a detailed study of key turning points in the evolution of society's understanding of risk. Matthias Beck and Beth Kewell map the political origins and moral reach of some of the most influential ideas associated with risk and uncertainty at specific periods of time. Political historians will find much of interest, writes Maria Zhivitskaya. This book has the potential to make a prominent contribution in its field, for the reason that others can work to fill the gaps the authors leave. Online resource (Website) http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofbooks/ © 2014 The Author; Online H Social Sciences > HD Industries. Land use. Labor > HD61 Risk Management J Political Science > JA Political science (General) Collections > LSE Review of Books

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These cameras have followed ospreys and great horned owls nesting beside the Palmetto golf course at The Landings, a community on Skidaway Island near Savannah. Ospreys nesting there this year laid three eggs in March. All three hatched by April 16. Stay tuned as the nest season develops! In 2018, the ospreys hatched two of three eggs. The first chick fledged on June 11. The second died of unknown causes May 2. The site has three cams. Two are streamed here; the third is available at The Landings bird cam homepage. Background: Using a nest built by bald eagles, owls raised two owlets each in 2015 and 2016. Ospreys nested at the site in 2017. But only one of their three eggs hatched, and another adult osprey killed the chick. Learn more about ospreys, or explore DNR efforts to conserve birds in the Wildlife Conservation Section's annual report. Keep The Landings cams streaming!

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HomeTrading NewsJD.com plans to boost overseas investment as China's e-commerce giants look to challenge Amazon JD.com plans to boost overseas investment as China's e-commerce giants look to challenge Amazon Several boxes of goods, bought from JD.com, are stacked on the floor. Zhang Peng | LightRocket | Getty Images GUANGZHOU, China — JD.com plans to increase investment overseas, one of its top executives told CNBC, as Chinese e-commerce giants look to tap international users. The technology giant has been less aggressive than its rival Alibaba in expanding its presence overseas. But international expansion from both Chinese firms could challenge the e-commerce dominance of Amazon in certain parts of the world Over the coming years, JD.com will "increase investment in countries that conform to JD's strategies, no matter if it is on warehousing, logistics or supply chain," Xin Lijun, the newly-appointed chief executive of JD's retail business said in Mandarin, according to a CNBC translation. Xin said JD was carrying out "further strategic analysis in Vietnam and Europe" as potential locations to expand in. Singles Day in China Xin's interview came as China's Singles Day is in full swing. The mega shopping festival — which sells more goods than Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined –sees massive discounts across China's e-commerce platforms, which rake in billions of dollars of sales. JD's international expansion has focused on investments and joint ventures so far. In 2017, Thai retailer Central Group and JD formed a joint venture and launched an e-commerce platform in Thailand in 2018. In 2019, JD.com became the largest shareholder of Vietnamese e-commerce service Tiki. … the improving international environment for business expansion will better serve JD's global business. Xin Lijun CEO of JD Retail JD also operates Joybuy.com for international customers. It is a rival to Alibaba's AliExpress. Xin said that JD's logistics arm has been leading the international expansion efforts for the group, which is different to other companies. "This is the biggest difference in terms of global expansion compared with other companies. What we provide is integrated and closed-loop services. This is what enables us to perform generally well in overseas markets," Xin said. "I believe as the pandemic situation eases and as more companies are developing medicines against Covid-19, the improving international environment for business expansion will better serve JD's global business," he added. JD says it welcomes regulation This year's Singles Day, or Double 11 as it's known because it falls on Nov. 11, has a different feel. It comes as the Chinese technology sector has faced a slew of new regulation over the past year and as President Xi Jinping pushes the idea of "common prosperity." Both Alibaba and JD have focused on ideas of sustainability and inclusivity this year, which are part of the social responsibility narrative that Beijing has stressed. They have also backed away from touting big discounts and large sales, as they in did previous years. Beijing has brought in new regulation in areas ranging from antitrust for internet platforms to data protection. The new rules have caught investors off guard and led to billions of dollars of value wiped off from China's internet sector over the last year. JD welcomes regulations because they help restrict companies behaviors, enable consumers to have better services, and create a more fair competition environment. In April, Alibaba was fined $2.8 billion as part of an antitrust probe. JD has not yet received any severe punishments like this. Xin said JD welcomes new regulations and views them as "positive." "JD can be called a good student in the eyes of regulators and partners. Almost all our services follow the strictest regulatory standards," he said. "JD welcomes regulations because they help restrict companies behaviors, enable consumers to have better services, and create a more fair competition environment." Amazon-backed Tesla rival Rivian jumps past Lucid's value after $11.9B IPO Trump looks to appeals court to keep records from Jan. 6 probe after judge rejects emergency bid

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The squishiness of cancer cells September 28, 2016 May 28, 2014 by Zak Long Cells are tiny, but what they can reveal about our health is profound. A misshapen nucleus is bad news. For any given cell, the nucleus — the home of most of a cell's genetic material — generally takes a fairly consistent shape. But when things go wrong and disease takes hold, the nucleus can become deformed. UCLA's Amy Rowat explains how an enlarged nucleus is a telltale sign of something gone awry. Corrupted cells with cancerous leanings take on a different texture to healthy cells. They are softer and more malleable, or, as Amy puts it, more "squishy." Her research investigates the texture and squishiness of cells in our body, which can have a huge impact on treatments for cancer and genetic disorders. Using tiny instruments, this change in cellular flexibility can be used to diagnose disease, and could one day help determine which treatments might be most suitable for each patient. While the minutia of a nucleus may initially seem too tiny to focus on if we're seeking to understand something as complex as cancer, the 'squishiness' of a cell may open up a vast array of innovations and breakthroughs. The significance of basic research is just as consequential as applied research. It seeks to answer larger, fundamental questions and offers the possibility of finding answers with wide ranging effects. Sometimes starting with a broader set of questions can lead to a variety of discoveries whose full impact cannot be known at the outset. A collaboration with the UCLA medical school means Rowat's work could have a meaningful clinical impact on the study and treatment of cancer and other diseases. Want to see more? Subscribe to Fig. 1 on YouTube → Categories Health, Science Tags amy rowat, breast cancer, cancer, cells, medicine, nucleus, UCLA Researchers and Community advocates take on breast cancer together September 28, 2016 June 21, 2013 by Zak Long "Nail salon workers routinely handle products containing many potentially harmful compounds, some of which are carcinogens or have endocrine disrupting effects, yet are virtually unregulated," said Thu Quach, a research scientist at the Cancer Prevention Institute of California in Fremont. "Many of these women work in small shops with poor ventilation for up to 12 hours a day." Quach heads an ongoing study, funded by the UC's California Breast Cancer Research Program to understand possible links between Vietnamese nail salon workers' exposure to chemicals and health risks, including breast cancer. A widespread misunderstanding is that only women who have cancer in their family tree are at risk. Quach's research is one of many projects the program funds that are looking at environmental causes of breast cancer and why some ethnic groups are more affected by the disease. "Our goal is to focus on closing the critical gaps in the breast cancer research field," said Mhel Kavanaugh-Lynch, CBCRP's director. "One way we've accomplished this is by making sure that our research is guided by the knowledge and experience of the people who deal with breast cancer firsthand. We provide opportunities for community members and researchers to partner together to answer their urgent questions in a scientifically rigorous way." Over the past 20 years it has partnered with 50 community groups on research priorities and efforts to educate high-risk women on ways to reduce breast cancer risk. Categories Health Tags breast cancer, cancer, community, research

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About Heavenwood: Heavenwood is gothic/doom metal band from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, and it was originally formed as a death metal band under the monicker Disgorged in 1992. In 1995 tragedy struck the band as their current bass player committed suicide. They signed a record deal with the German label Massacre Records and their name changed to Heavenwood and released two albums. "Diva" was promoted with two European tours, the first in the end of 1996 with Atrocity and In Flames and the second one in the spring of 1997 together with Theatre Of Tragedy and Lake Of Tears.

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Statement On The Death Of Honorary Trustee, Warren Christopher On behalf of Chairman of the Board of Trustees Governor Tom Kean and myself, I would like to express our sadness at the loss of Warren Christopher. For five decades Warren Christopher served our nation with great distinction. He served as Secretary of State during President Bill Clinton's first term, and was instrumental in the negotiation of the 1995 Dayton Agreement that ended the war in Bosnia. He was the chief negotiator for securing the release of American hostages from Iran in 1981, and led the Carter administration's effort to ratify the Panama Canal treaties. He oversaw normalization of diplomatic relations with China, and was a veteran of many efforts to find peace in the Middle East. In 1991 he headed the commission investigating the Rodney King assault and subsequent riots in Los Angeles, which recommended major police reforms. We at Carnegie Corporation of course knew him as a valued trustee and as chairman of our board before he became Secretary of State. During his time on the board, he provided strong leadership as the corporation expanded its portfolio in the realm of international peace and security, including the post-Cold War rise of national self-determination movements. Warren Christopher's wise and skillful diplomacy, in the service of both the United States and Carnegie Corporation, greatly contributed to focusing the world's attention on addressing threats to peace and building global confidence in the possibility of finding common solutions. He was a reserved yet passionate man and a consummate public servant of extraordinary accomplishment. Those of us who have been touched by his life's work will dearly miss him.

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William van Dijck, född den 24 januari 1961 i Leuven, är en belgisk före detta friidrottare som tävlade i hinderlöpning. van Dijcks främsta meriter är två bronsmedaljer. Den första vann han vid VM 1987 i Rom och den andra vid EM 1994 i Helsingfors. Han blev vidare femma vid både Olympiska sommarspelen 1988 och EM 1990. Dessutom blev han nia vid Olympiska sommarspelen 1992. Personliga rekord 3 000 meter hinder - 8.10,01 från 1986 Källor Fakta på IAAF:s webbplats Noter Belgiska hinderlöpare Födda 1961 Levande personer Män

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http://worldcat.org/entity/work/id/1791425174 Family furnishings selected stories, 1995-2014 Family Furnishings brings us twenty-four of Alice Munro's most accomplished, most powerfully affecting stories, many of them set in the territory she has so brilliantly made her own: the small towns and flatlands of southwestern Ontario. http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/short_stories_canadian http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction_short_stories_single_author http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction_contemporary_women http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/manners_and_customs http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/short_stories_english http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction_literary http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Place/canada http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/kurzgeschichte http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Event/1900_2099 http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/amerikanisches_englisch http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction_short_stories_single_author_bisacsh http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction_literary_bisacsh http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/short_stories http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Topic/fiction_contemporary_women_bisacsh http://experiment.worldcat.org/entity/work/data/1791425174#Thing/jane_smiley "Family Furnishings brings us twenty-four of Alice Munro's most accomplished, most powerfully affecting stories, many of them set in the territory she has so brilliantly made her own: the small towns and flatlands of southwestern Ontario."@en "From the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature -- perhaps our most beloved author -- a new selection of her peerless short fiction, gathered from the collections of the last two decades, a companion volume to -- Family Furnishings As the Nobel Prize presentation speech reads in part: "Reading one of Alice Munro's texts is like watching a cat walk across a laid dinner table. A brief short story can often cover decades, summarizing a life, as she moves deftly between different periods. No wonder Alice Munro is often able to say more in thirty pages than an ordinary novelist is capable of in three hundred. She is a virtuoso of the elliptical and...the master of the contemporary short story."" ""From the recipient of the 2013 Nobel Prize in Literature-perhaps our most beloved author-a new selection of her peerless short fiction, gathered from the collections of the last two decades, a companion volume to Selected Stories (1968-1994). By all accounts, no Nobel Prize in recent years has garnered the enthusiastic reception that Alice Munro's has, and in its wake, her reputation and readership has skyrocketed worldwide. Now, Family Furnishings will bring us twenty-five of her most accomplished, most powerfully affecting stories, most of them set in the territory she has so brilliantly made her own: the small towns and flatlands of southwestern Ontario. Sublty honed with the author's hallmark precision, grace, and compassion, these stories illuminate the ordinary but quite extraordinary particularity in the lives of men, women, and children as they discover sex, fall in love, part, quarrel, head out into the unknown, suffer defeat, find a way to be in the world. As the Nobel Prize presentation speech reads in part: "Reading one of Alice Munro's texts is like watching a cat walk across a laid dinner table. A brief short story can often cover decades, summarizing a life, as she moves deftly between different periods. No wonder Alice Munro is often able to say more in thirty pages than an ordinary novelist is capable of in three hundred. She is a virtuoso of the elliptical and...the master of the contemporary short story.""A selection of short stories by the Nobel Prize-winning author, Alice Munro"." 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In general, the costs related to a business trip are accepted as business costs in Hungary, and as such are deductible from the corporate tax. Some expenses, however, are subject to the so called "representation tax". Company owners are allowed to take dividend from the profit of the company. From 2019 January, regulations on dividend tax change: instead of the health contribution, a social contribution tax is to be paid to the tax authority. When moving or expanding your business to the EU, Hungary is the best choice, with quick and easy company formation, instant EU VAT number, and simple work permit procedure if you want to bring work force from India – or any other part of the world.

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Getting credentials at CSUN more than just a single exam In the 2004-05 school year, 3,974 CSUN students earned their teaching credentials from the College of Education, according to university officials. "It is possible to complete the credential program in four years while getting an undergraduate degree," said Bonnie Crawford, director of the Credential Office in the College of Education. "Sometimes people apply as a post-graduates and can get their credentials in one year as a full-time student." CSUN has several credential programs, ranging from a multiple-subject credential to a credential in art, English and other specialized areas, such as biological science and Korean. There are three major categories of credentials available from the College of Education: teaching, specialist and service credentials. Within the teaching credentials category are various options, including multiple-subject, single-subject or even multiple and single subject with a bilingual emphasis. At least 1,500 students will earn their CSUN credentials through the Integrated Teacher Education Program, the Four-Year Integrated Program, or earn their credentials after obtaining their bachelor's degree at any given time, according to Crawford. Students who want to receive teaching credentials in one year, who are typically full-time students, must take 15 units each semester of upper-division classes and complete mandated classroom time as a teacher. "Most students average 10 units a semester," Crawford said. "Classes are offered at various times and a course load to fit a student's need. There are so many different programs that allow students to survive while getting their credentials." "Students have a contractual agreement to take over a class as a paid intern before they can receive their credentials and are also assigned a mentor to give them advice," Crawford said. "They are also required to create a portfolio of what they have done, such as assessments and lesson plans." Some students encounter difficulties when trying to navigate the credential process. Shandrea Daniel, a post-graduate psychology major from the University of Alabama and a native California resident, is working toward a single-subject credential in social studies. "I wanted to be a teacher after being out of school for one year," she said. "I was at the point of counseling, but I knew that there was something else that needed to be done in school." After returning to school, Daniel said she was confronted with the many facets of receiving her credential. "It is a struggle here, especially with all the deadlines," Daniel said. "They want us to be more independent, but a lot of times you can fall through the cracks." Daniel said she also had struggles with the way the portfolio is put together. "When compiling our portfolio, all of it is make-believe," she said. "How are we supposed to make things better regarding our classroom assignments when we aren't in a real classroom? Some people don't know anything about teaching, so making lesson plans and other things for our portfolio can be difficult." Although Daniel has had some difficulties, she said she plans to continue with the social studies credential program. She just started teaching at Magnolia Science Academy in Reseda. "Sometimes I really feel like doing something else, but I will try to finish," Daniel said. "It feels frustrating when some of the classes are a waste of time to me, but now I finally feel like I am getting somewhere." Corrin Press, liberal studies major in the ITEP program, has wanted to be a teacher since she was nine. She said she has had several problems with the credential program, and that going straight to the Credential Office is sometimes necessary to get the right information. "I think they need to communicate better," Press said. "We learn from word of mouth and we always have to come to the Credential Office to find out things." Press said there are a lot of tests she will have to take to get her teaching credential. "You have to jump through a lot of hoops," she said. "You have to take the (California Subject Examinations for Teachers), which is an all-subject multiple choice test, to get into the program. Then you have to take other tests like (the California Basic Educational Skills Test) for math and (the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment) for reading comprehension and literacy." While the credential program is considered difficult to navigate from some students' perspective, options are available for students once they approach graduation. The Los Angeles Unified School District sends representatives to CSUN every Tuesday in association with the Career Center to inform the students of what they must do to apply, according to Crawford and Rory Barksdale from the Career Center. "LAUSD tells the students to send their applications in early," Crawford said. "We do have students employed in other districts, such as Ventura County, Long Beach and Temecula. LAUSD speaks very highly of the students and say that they are well-prepared." A high number of CSUN students go into the LAUSD every year, according to Barksdale. "Last year, LAUSD had over 300 CSUN students become teachers," Barksdale said. "The students teach special education, math, science and speech pathology." While a number of CSUN students remain in Los Angeles to pursue their careers as teachers, some students must leave the county so they can afford housing, according to Crawford. "Housing is cheaper in other counties," Crawford said. "More schools are being built in other counties opening up jobs where housing is affordable." Michael Sullivan can be reached at editor@csun.edu.

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Libby grew up cycling and playing multiple sports throughout her childhood. She concentrated on soccer during high school and played at the collegiate level and professionally. For the past 15 years, Libby has lived in Italy off and on and is smitten with the culture, food, and lifestyle. She coached Division I collegiate soccer prior to moving back to Italy to study chocolatiering and romance languages. Libby's passions include traveling, exploring the countryside on her bike, and sharing her enthusiasm for Italy with others.

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package org.knowm.xchange.fcoin.dto.trade; public enum FCoinType { limit, market }

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MISTRAS GROUP > INVESTOR RELATIONS > Sotirios Vahaviolos Sotirios Vahaviolos Sotirios J. Vahaviolos Dr. Vahaviolos is our Executive Chairman, and until August 10, 2017, had been our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer since he founded Mistras in 1978 under the name Physical Acoustics Corp. Prior to forming Mistras, Dr. Vahaviolos was a scientist and manager at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Vahaviolos received a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and graduated first in his engineering class from Fairleigh Dickinson University and received a Master of Science (EE), Masters in Philosophy and a Ph.D.(EE) from Columbia University School of Engineering. During Dr. Vahaviolos' career in non-destructive testing, he has been elected Fellow of (1) The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, (2) The American Society of Nondestructive Testing, and (3) The Acoustic Emission Working Group (AEWG). Dr. Vahaviolos is also a member of The American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT), where he served as its President from 1992-1993 and its Chairman from 1993-1994, a member of AEWG and an honorary life board member of the International Committee for Nondestructive Testing. Additionally, he was the recipient of ASNT's Gold Medal in 2001 and AEWG's Gold Medal in 2005. He was also one of the six founders of NDT Academia International in 2008. Dr. Vahaviolos brings to the Board his detailed knowledge and unique perspective and insights regarding the strategic and operational opportunities and challenges, economic and industry trends, and competitive and financial positioning of our business. In addition, his significant experience as the company's founder, Chairman and CEO, his leadership of our Company for almost four decades during various economic cycles and his 40% ownership interest in the Company positions him well to serve as our Executive Chairman.

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I never was a sneaker girl—at least, not until earlier this year, when I sported a pair of Nike Air Max for the global tour of our seasonal trends presentation. From London to Paris and Munich and New York, rather than schlepping around in mules, boots or slides, I chose the ultimate in comfy footwear and wore my trainers to death, and I came to love them. I first spotted the sneakers' resurgence at Copenhagen Fashion Week a couple of seasons back. I've now come to realise that's where most trends start forming—the Danes are always one step ahead! I saw girls wearing "dad" sneakers with flowing mid to maxi dresses, thinking it looked cool but had yet to be convinced that I could pull it off. I'm not sure what pushed me to make the change, but I came to realise that fashion sneakers are the ultimate balance to your look. Sneakers undeniably make your outfit feel and look cooler without feeling OTT. Throw them on with any dress or pair them with wide-leg pants and they'll see you through from now until winter. And if you're still unsure about swapping your loafers for sneakers, go for a pair that isn't too loud; at Net-a-Porter, we have over 200 styles to choose from. Now that I'm fully on the pathway to being a sneaker convert, I'm looking to graduate from my Nikes. But what to choose, seeing as there are so many styles, from logos, embellishments and prints to the laceless sock kind? Personally, I'm after something chunky that nods to "dad" sneakers. As I'm still relatively new to this trend, though, I don't want anything too loud or colourful, so I'm opting for Stella McCartney's white faux leather Eclypse sneakers. In fact, we loved Stella's trainers so much that we asked her team to make a women's version of a pair we saw on the men's runway especially for our customers; it'll be launching exclusively in September (stay tuned; note that you can buy her other versions already). But until then, I'll be wearing my Eclypses day in, day out, and I have to admit they're quite simply the comfiest things alive. The exact pair of trainers I've been wearing. A new version of McQueen's ultra-popular platform sneaks. So bouncy, so good for long days. Instantly recognisable among fashion editors. Get them while you can—these are constantly selling out. For the white-sneaker purists out there. The perfect pair for running weekend errands. Everyone's after a pair of these. A little bit retro with the gum sole. Next up, the summer trainers to have on your radar. And don't forget to follow Lisa on Instagram at @lisa.aiken.

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In 2015, some 66% of adults and a staggering 90% of 16-24 year olds in the UK owned a mobile phone, and businesses are scrambling to utilise this to improve their services, get a leg up on their competitors and ultimately win customers, and the gaming industry is no different. Despite the plethora of customer engagement options available to businesses today, it is important to remember that there still times when text is best. One of the first and most groundbreaking features of the mobile phone, SMS truly revolutionised the way we communicate. Still a cornerstone feature of every mobile on the market today, the use of the text message for social purposes has diminished in recent years in favour of alternatives such as Whatsapp and the built-in instant messenger services on many of today's social media offerings. But does SMS still have its uses?

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Deficiencies are reported on-line during the 8th week of the semester using the Deficiency Reporting System supported by the Paul L. Foster Success Center. This is the same system that is used to make referrals to the Success Center. Only the instructor of record should access the deficiency reporting system as it requires the instructor's Bearid and password. Instructions for accessing and filling out the deficiency report can be found here.

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Q: How to use tail -f in a shell script? I am writing a shell script that is supposed to monitor some log files and redirect the output to a file. I am using tail -f command to do so, but it doesnt seem to work. Here is my script. #!/bin/bash ssh -q sc-2 tail -f /home/logs/oam-2.log > /root/logs/file.log & echo "press return to strop the trace" read A kill `ps -ef| grep tail| grep sc-2| grep "\.log"| awk '{print $2}'` 2>/dev/null & When I run the script, only 5 lines are printed in the file.log A: Although you are sending the ssh process to the background via &, its file descriptors are still "attached" to your terminal. A demonstration: # Terminal 1 $ ssh $host sleep 600 & [3] 14340 # Terminal 2 $ ls -l /proc/14340/fd lrwx------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:30 0 -> /dev/pts/1 lrwx------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:30 1 -> /dev/pts/1 lrwx------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:30 2 -> /dev/pts/1 lr-x------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:30 3 -> socket:[125941180] lrwx------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:31 4 -> /dev/pts/1 lrwx------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:31 5 -> /dev/pts/1 lrwx------ 1 iscfrc iscfrc 64 Oct 3 10:31 6 -> /dev/pts/1 Note how all the FDs (Minus the TCP socket) are attached to /dev/pts/1. So what happens when your script runs ssh, puts it in to the background, but the ssh process continues to poll the terminal for input? # Terminal 2 $ sudo strace -p 14340 Process 14340 attached - interrupt to quit select(7, [3 4], [], NULL, NULL # Terminal 1 $ read # Terminal 2, output select(7, [3 4], [], NULL, NULL) = 1 (in [4]) read(4, 0xbff1dbbc, 16384) = ? ERESTARTSYS (To be restarted) --- SIGTTIN (Stopped (tty input)) @ 0 (0) --- --- SIGTTIN (Stopped (tty input)) @ 0 (0) --- # (infinite loop of the previous three lines) It goes in to panic when attempting to read() input from file descriptor 4, which you can see above is the terminal. (4 -> /dev/pts/1) The solution is to disconnect ssh from the terminal's input; I recommend using nohup: nohup ssh -q sc-2 tail -f /home/logs/oam-2.log > /root/logs/file.log & Additional suggestions for consideration: * *Add the -T argument to your ssh command to disable TTY allocation on the remote host. Since you don't need to interact with the tail command a TTY is unnecessary. *Store the PID of the ssh command in to a variable via $! in order to save yourself needing to parse the output of ps. *And to be even more spartan, you can save yourself an echo by using read's -p option. (p is for prompt) Combining all of the above: nohup ssh -qT sc-2 tail -f /home/logs/oam-2.log >/root/logs/file.log & sshpid=$! read -p $'press return to stop the trace\n' kill $sshpid I tested the above (With my own host/files paths filled in) and it ran for >10 minutes without stopping.

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Clay Shirky and David Weinberger have been talking about rules for social software. Points Clay and David made both come up - the room occasionally falls into Clay's three default topics, and there has been a bit of kerfuffle about rules, deflected to a wiki. More interesting was the emergence of the room's personality as David describes. This was shaped early on by Jeannie, who joined from AIM, and became an unofficial hostess, damping down the geekiness a bit and making it feel like a place. Victor brought in a bot in Python called 'Jibot', to join Aaron's 'datum' both of which look up information over the net. As Victor's first language is Spanish, he leaned heavily on datum's dictionary and acronym lookups. Jibot being Open Source, various of us modified it to say silly things to each other, but as the frustration with WordNet's dictionary grew, Victor added a way to define and query words in it. Suddenly, Jeannie started using this to tease and keep track of people, by defining them in the dictionary. I added multiple definitions and the all important 'forget' command, and the bot became a community gossip repository. Because all the bot commands were issued in public, and people can edit entries, the bot got a wiki-like convergence going, storing persistent info about people. Last night I added the 'herald' function - now, when people join the room the bot announces them using what has been said about them, or uses a random canned phrase if it doesn't know anything about them yet. I think this follows both Clays rules for community forming -persistent handles, rewards for core users etc and David's encouragement of informal serendipity.

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The past week has been slow due to the fact that I had to travel to another country, had to prepare and celebrate my birthday, prepare for christmas and catch up on sleep. With all that out of the way, I'm back to doing whatever I can to guide you through what's happening during the last 2 weeks of this year! To start off I'd like to share that during this slow and uneventful week we've still seen a 2% increase in our active userbase on Paidverts. Several days ago we started a 3.5 month referral competition for paidverts with a grand prize of $1500. You have until March 31st to put your name on the list and win a lot of money! Furthermore we have an ongoing wagering competition with a bigger prize pool than ever. Until the 25th you get to take part in this competition and win! In order to climb the rankings, you simply need to bet more than others. It doesn't matter if your bets end up winning or not, it will all count to your total. It will also help you get a bigger piece of 2018's biggest ad issue, which will take place on December 26th! In a few days from now we're giving you one final extra chance to stock up on BAP, but more about that later. Tomorrow we are launching the long-awaited "Country vs Country"-feature on Warclicks, about which I will ask Andraz to write you a summary as soon as possible. This event might be a method to get Kongregate to host us on the front page again, combined with an upcoming Christmas Event. Also, you have 2 days left to help us rank Warclicks as high as possible in the indieDB and help us gain additional exposure. How do you suppose to progress (as a company and business) if you are not able to solve the tickets? Why do you say that you will respond in 7 days when you are not capable to respond even in 3 weeks? Your support is useless if after 3 week I didn't receive a response and you didn't remove the Baccarat game from the market. If you are not capable to solve the Baccarat bugs then why do you still maintain it on the market? Until you solve those bugs you should withdraw it from available games. Guys/gals: DO NOT PLAY BACCARAT because it has bugs and they take BAPS from you in a non correct way! Stay away from Baccarat! (at least until they fix it). As I predicted I am in the lead by a good margin in the BAP gambling contest. Somebody challenge me!!!!! Isnt the big ad issue coming out BEFORE the end of the tournament? so those won baps wont help? You still use that 15 bets on the same number? Actually on that subject is there a link or someone who can explain whhat exactly determines each days total ad issue? I thought it was based on several factors, but for a while it seems like the same amount has been issued every day. The amount of money for the Ad Pool is suppose to be based on some formula. I think it generally is (maybe even completely), but Andraz keeps back money in reserve to cover slower weeks/pay for these Big Ad Issues. He has opted to keep issues stable, and only drop or rise as warranted. Drop meaning the reserve is getting to low, the rise b/c there is sustained growth such as the reserver is bigger and bigger. Thus, on the user side we don't see direct money in, money out, as the reserve fluctuates rather than the Ad Issues. Tony125s, you are in the lead, but can you explain this strategy of yours. You lost around 4 million BAP, to win 1.6 million BAP. What is the point of that? You could also ask what is the point of Las Vegas. Gamblers know they are gambling, and they realise that the house has an edge, but they enjoy the thrill of the chase of the big prize. Some people win. By gambling big during promotions, you're effectively using the promotion as a hedge. Quite smart if you're planning to gamble anyway. I'm not saying people should gamble, but if you're going to you might as well be a smart gambler. Haha very good point. I love gambling and do most of it on freebitco.in where I actually do have a large reserve and play very safe there. You gotta have a huge bankroll to win long term with strategy and a stop loss can net you profit. Long story short is I wanna win this contest so ill be in the 1.5m BAP group then stop gambling here since by the way the admins have been pumping up paidverts in the new year it might actually give some decent daily income like it did back in the day. I just wanna confirm. The huge ad issue will happen after the BAPs for the contest are given out right? Tony yes, we'll first pay out wagering prizes before the ad issue. Quick support update: Just resolved a bunch of issues/tickets. The past few days have been extremely busy for me, so I'll have to continue with resolving the rest of the tickets tomorrow. Apologies again for the long wait times and any inconveniences caused by it! I highly appreciate you go through the tickets. My has been open for over 5 months where I reported a bug. It's not big but it doesn't allow me to buy ads via mobile browser. I was hoping with the paidverts rework it would be fixed but it wasn't. Again it's no criticism, I highly aprreciate in which direction we are going. Happy holidays to the team! As you probably already saw in the announcements or email, we are running a 26% BAP bonus on bulk ad purchases during today and tomorrow. We are also still running a wagering competition on Paidverts until the end of tomorrow, allowing you to stock up on EVEN MORE bap. Then, on the 26th of December we are hosting the biggest ad issue of the year to end the year with a bang.

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Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, Criminal Section V, No. 30538/2021, 4 August 2021 With judgment no. 30538 of August 4, 2021, the Italian Supreme Court of Cassation, Criminal Section V, returned to the issue of culturally motivated offences, in a case involving the sale of a Roma girl, aged under 16, for the so-called "bride price". The defendant was the girl's father, who – without her consent – had promised her in marriage to a man, receiving, in return for such a "transfer", a financial benefit from the "patriarch" of the family to which the groom belonged. Condemned in the first instance of the trial for the crime of aggravated enslavement (Articles 600 and 602-ter, paras. 5 and 6 of the Italian Criminal Code), the man appealed to the Court of Assizes of Florence, which confirmed the sentence, recognising however the general mitigating circumstances due to "the particular subcultural condition" of the subject. Both the defendant and the Public Prosecutor's Office at the Court of Appeal of Florence resorted to the Court of Cassation against this decision; the Public Prosecutor complained, in particular, that the defendant's subcultural condition did not result from the trial evidence, which showed rather his long and stable settlement in Italy. On the other side, the four grounds of appeal put forward by the defendant's lawyers were based above all on his different culture, which – on the one hand – led him to act in accordance with a fully-fledged "legal system" of the Romany community of reference (in which the transfer of a bride for a price corresponds to a consolidated legal institution) and – on the other hand – made him unaware of the "reification" process to which he was subjecting his daughter. A further interesting ground of appeal takes into consideration (for the first time in the Italian Court of Cassation) a recently introduced crime (coercion or induction into marriage, under Article 558-bis of the Italian Criminal Code): it has been argued that the facts at issue had not been reclassified under this latter offence, as the more recent and more favourable one. The final judgement, which rejected the defendant's appeal, is interesting because, after defining "cultural offences" and accurately retracing the Supreme Court's case-law on the subject, it reiterates that it is not possible to attribute any exculpatory value to cultural factors, rules and customs (in this case of the Roma culture), when the agent has harmed a legal asset of primary rank, belonging to the inalienable core of fundamental human rights, such as the status libertatis protected by art. 600 of the Italian Criminal Code. And the only sphere in which such factors may find some relevance, in some cases, is that of the commensuration of the sanctioning treatment, as correctly identified by the second instance Judge (in application of this principle, the Court of Cassation rejected the relative complaint of the General Attorney). Finally, with reference to Article 558-bis of the Italian Criminal Code, the Court of Cassation stated that the introduction, in the Criminal Code, of the offence of coercion or induction into marriage (by Law no. 69/2019) did not create a succession of incriminating criminal laws with respect to the already existing Article 600 of the Criminal Code, since the facts that are typified by the two provisions do not present elements of contact, being Article 558-bis addressed to a phenomenon – that of forced and/or early marriages – of new incrimination, and not previously covered by Article 600. (Comment by di Giordana Pepè)

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Our success in the courtroom has forged our reputation of excellence. Judd R. Uhl represents Cincinnati-area Village of Elmwood Place in the hot button issue of traffic speed cameras. Please click HERE for a recent news article regarding the same. This entry was posted on Monday, December 23rd, 2013 at 2:14 pm and is filed under Cleveland, Ohio, FT. Wright, Kentucky, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Uncategorized. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Responses are currently closed, but you can trackback from your own site.

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(10*) Soul (2*) Funky Compilations (2*) Soundtracks (1*) Vocalists Soul LP Stevie Wonder Hotter Than July LP (Item 32864) Tamla, 1980 — Condition: Very Good+ Gatefold Tamla Tamla (label) Soul (CD, LP) Stevie Wonder — Hotter Than July ... CD 4.99 A bit smoother than early days, but still very nice and soulful – and did we expect any less from Stevie? The record's got a nicely flanged-out soul groove – with a style that kind of expands on the vocal and keyboard production of the early 70s, taking the groove towards a sound that many other bands would cop in the 80s. Proof of this is the cut "Master Blaster (Jammin)", which many bands would cover at the time – plus lots of nice LP cuts, like "Did I Hear You Say You Love Me", "Cash In Your Face", "All I Do", and "I Ain't Gonna Stand For It". © 1996-2022, Dusty Groove, Inc. (Includes the printed inner sleeve. Cover has residue of an old sticker and a small peel on the inner gatefold.) Fulfillingness' First Finale Tamla, 1974. Very Good+ Gatefold A fantastic 70s classic from Stevie Wonder – part of a great run of records in which he broke completely from his earlier Motown sound – and showed the world that he was one of the true musical visionaries of the decade! The righteous currents of his previous few albums are fully in ... LP, Vinyl record album Anthology – Looking Back Motown, Late 60s/Mid 70s. Sealed 3LP Gatefold A great set of Stevie's best tracks for Motown! 3 LPs deep, with 40 tracks in all, mostly from the late 60s, with a handful of numbers from the early 70s, including a few goodies that are getting tougher to find on wax. Includes "Hey Love", "Angie Girl", "Yester-Me, ... LP, Vinyl record album Eivets Rednow – Alfie Motown, 1968. Near Mint- A late 60s all-instrumental set from Stevie Wonder – and a record that shows a real change from his style in the earlier part of the decade – a much more mature move forward, and one that hints at the power of his arrangements in the 70s! As you might guess from the "Alfie" ... LP, Vinyl record album Trouble Man (original gatefold pressing) Tamla, 1972. Very Good Gatefold Marvin Marvin Marvin – just when we thought you couldn't impress us any more, you took it to the next level! Trouble Man is a heck of a wonderful surprise from an artist that most folks really only knew as a singer – a fantastically funky blacksploitation soundtrack, conceived and ... LP, Vinyl record album Eddie Kendricks Tamla, 1973. Sealed A legendary album from the great Eddie Kendricks – a set that not only has the singer soaring on the kind of sublime old school vocal numbers he always did so well – but one that also has Eddie stepping out into some great dancefloor modes that would have a huge impact for years to come! ... LP, Vinyl record album Tamla, 1960s. Near Mint- Kind of an ultimate Marvin Gaye hits compilation – issued in 1970, with one of the most badass Motown covers of the time! The album's got a famous image of Gaye as a black Superman – flying high on the cover of a set that's filled with some of his best 60s work for Motown – and ... LP, Vinyl record album He's A Friend Tamla, 1976. Near Mint- One of Eddie's monster LPs of the 70s! The whole affair was produced by Norman Harris, who, along with Vince Montana and TG Conway, gave the album a sweet set of Philly arrangements that worked perfectly with Eddie's strident soul-boogie style. Ballads and uptempo groover work equally well – ... LP, Vinyl record album Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Tamla, 1967. Very Good A romping groover from Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – and a record that really has them punching things up, after starting out for Motown as a much more mellow harmony group! Robinson's crackling lead really makes the set sparkle – that warm, honest, earnest quality that Smokey ... LP, Vinyl record album Tamla/Motown, 1977. Near Mint- Smooth mellow grooves, in the style that Eddie pioneered, and which he still did better than most. The album's a great batch of tracks with production by Leonard Caston, who also produced some of Eddie's earlier works, and the set's pretty darn great all the way through. With the cuts "Someth ... LP, Vinyl record album Smokey Robinson Yes It's You Lady LP...$4.99 A slightly more-grooving record than some of Smokey's others from the time – done in a style that rolls around in a mostly-midtempo mode. There's almost a gentle 80s groove approach at times, although some of the tunes on the set are definitely in that stone mellow love song style that was ... LP, Vinyl record album Away We A Go Go Tamla, 1966. Very Good+ A key set in the second chapter of Smokey Robinson & The Miracles – that time when the group moved from the mellow ballads that were their first early strength, into some dancefloor stormers that easily made them one of the most favored Motown acts of the time! Smokey definitely takes ... LP, Vinyl record album Marvelettes Sophisticated Soul Tamla, 1968. Very Good- Classic girl group soul by one of Motown's best uptown groups. Tracks include "My Baby Must Be A Magician", "Your Love Can Save Me", "What's Easy For Two Is Harder For One", "Here I Am Baby", and "You're The One For Me Bobby". Nice stuff, and ... LP, Vinyl record album

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If you've been in The Netherlands, you've heard about Keukenhof – the most gorgeous flower garden here. I was lucky to visit it on a sunny and warm day. Keukenhof is closed as of today but take a look at the pictures and plan a trip there next spring! You will love it! I was wishing I could live there.

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Shipping ministry tells carriers not to collect extra charges from cargo owners 2 min read . Updated: 12 Sep 2016, 10:23 PM IST P. Manoj The government has told shipping lines and their agents not to levy 25 different charges that are arbitrarily collected from cargo owners mint-india-wire Shipping ministrybill of ladingcargo chargesport dutyEXIM associationIndia imports Bengaluru: In a breakthrough, the shipping ministry has succeeded in getting shipping lines and their agents to agree not to levy some 25 different charges that are typically not included in the so-called bill of lading but are arbitrarily collected from cargo owners, as the government seeks to bring transparency in transaction costs of export-import (EXIM) trade. A bill of lading is a document issued by a carrier or his agent to acknowledge receipt of a shipment of cargo. India's maritime administration, the directorate general of shipping, issued a circular on 7 September advising shipping lines/agents not to levy these 25 charges after a government-appointed panel that included a representative from the Container Shipping Lines Association (CSLA) recommended such a step following a consensus among stakeholders. CSLA is a body representing container shipping lines operating in India. "In view of the consensus among the various stakeholders such as shipping lines, EXIM associations and trade bodies, the shipping lines are hereby advised that the charges as listed should not be levied by shipping lines/carriers/agents for the transportation of EXIM goods as a good/best practice," Subhash Barguzer, a deputy director general of shipping wrote in the circular. "This is a very significant development because it shows the government's commitment to bring about transparency in the transaction costs of EXIM trade," said R. Venkatesh, president of the Western India Shippers Association (WISA), a body representing exporters and importers in India's western region. "Eventually, what is going to happen is that any charge that is not shown in the bill of lading cannot be charged. Anything that is not shown in the bill of lading cannot be recovered. Basically, the intention is I should know at the time of contracting what is going to be my cost. That is the basic principle of contracting," Venkatesh added. Shippers such as WISA have for long protested the arbitrary charges collected by shipping lines/agents that are outside the bill of lading. "The charges levied by shipping lines/agents are often arbitrary," said an official at trade lobby group Federation of Indian Export Organizations, or Fieo. Some of these charges are imposed at short notice, upsetting cost sheets given to foreign buyers, said the Fieo official, who declined to be identified. Extra charges being scrapped: winter season surcharges, survey charges, lift-on-lift-off (Lo-Lo) charges, cost recovery charges, vessel traffic charges, container monitoring charges, detention invoice release charges, late delivery order (DO) charges, CFS receiving charges, supply chain security fee, CBL pass through charges, warehouse special charges, transporters union charges, urgent examination expenses, ENS charges, late DO release charges, BL print charges at destination, DO revalidation charges, import general manifest (IGM) charges, empty return at different port charges, empty yard offloading charges, de-stuffed delivery charges, inland hauling charges (IHC), terminal handling charges (THC) and change of destination (COD) charge.

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Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments 2 Samuel 4:1. His hands were feeble — He was greatly dismayed, as well he might be; for he was in effect disarmed; he had lost both his sword and his shield in Abner. And all the Israelites were troubled — That is, all those who were united to the interest of Ish-bosheth, and probably many others also; for they had lost their great and powerful agent with David; the man in whom both he and they confided; the man who, from his authority and credit, both with the army and the people, was best able to conduct and confirm the league then agreed to on both sides. They feared that, through his death, this treaty would be broken off, or that it would not be managed with so much prudence as Abner would have used; that the fall of this great man would produce some important change, and they were apprehensive it might be of a disastrous kind. 2 Samuel 4:2. Captains of bands — Whether of regular forces, or some flying parties, whose business was spoil and prey, is not certain. Perhaps they were captains of two companies of guards about the king. 2 Samuel 4:3. The Beerothites fled to Gittaim — When Saul was slain, several Israelites left their cities and fled, and the Philistines took possession of them. Among these, it seems, this city was forsaken of its inhabitants; and were sojourners there until this day — When this book was written they were not returned to their own country, being commodiously settled at Gittaim. 2 Samuel 4:4. Jonathan had a son — This history is inserted as that which encouraged these men to this wicked murder, because Saul's family was now reduced to a low ebb; and if Ish-bosheth were despatched, there would be none left but a lame child, who was altogether unfit to manage the kingdom, and therefore the crown must necessarily come to David by their act and deed; for which they promised themselves no small recompense. When the tidings came of Saul and Jonathan — That is, the tidings of their death, mentioned 1 Samuel 31.; out of Jezreel — The place of that last and fatal fight. Verse 5-6 2 Samuel 4:5-6. Who lay on a bed at noon — As the manner was, and still continues to be, in hot countries. As though they would have fetched wheat — Which was laid up in public granaries in the king's house, and was fetched thence by the captains and commanders of the army for the pay of their soldiers, who, in those ancient times, were not paid in money, but in corn. Upon this pretence they were admitted into the house, and so went from room to room to the place where the king lay. 2 Samuel 4:7-8. They smote him, and slew him, &c. — The privacy of the place gave them opportunity to do all this, without discovery. And gat them away through the plain, from Mahanaim to Hebron — It being for the most part a flat country, till they came to ascend the mountain, on the side of which Hebron stood. Hath avenged the king of Saul and of his seed — For they were all now extinguished except his grandson Mephibosheth, who was of no account because of his lameness. 2 Samuel 4:9. David answered Rechab and Baanah, &c. — Together with this thankful acknowledgment of God's care of him in all his straits and adversities, he suggests to them that he needed not the help of such men as they were, nor of the commission of wicked acts for his future preservation and advancement. "It was from God only that he sought for deliverance from his troubles and enemies; and he that doth so needeth not the aid of treachery. Even they that need it are often observed to punish it; they that need it not, always will. And surely vindictive justice is then seen in its greatest glory when it is exerted in the chastisement of guilt committed against an enemy; for then no mist either of partiality or prejudice can misguide or obscure it." — Delaney. 2 Samuel 4:11. How much more, &c. — If he put the Amalekite to death for barely saying that he slew Saul, even at Saul's own command, and when his life was despaired of, how much more would he take signal vengeance on their united and aggravated treachery and murder? When wicked men have slain a righteous person — For such Ish-bosheth was in respect of them. Saul might have some guilt in the Amalekite's eye from his former destruction of the Amalekites; but Ish-bosheth could have none with regard to these his murderers, to whom he had done no wrong, but had preferred them to places of trust and honour. In respect of David, however, Ish- bosheth was not righteous, because he opposed him whom he knew God had appointed to the throne. In his own house, upon his bed — This aggravated their crime, and made it very different from that of the Amalekite who slew Saul. Shall I not, therefore, require his blood at your hands? — As persons unworthy to live. There is no one villany which the human mind so naturally, so instinctively abhors as treachery; because it is, perhaps, the only villany from which no man living is secure; and for this reason every man must take pleasure in the punishing it. This conduct of David toward these murderers of Ish-bosheth is well worth our attention; it is a proof of his integrity and piety, and of his detestation of treachery and cruelty. And we may learn from hence, that we ought not only to do no hurt to our enemies, but that we ought not even to rejoice at the hurt which may happen to them without our contributing any thing to it, nor to countenance injustice and vice in any degree, how great advantage soever we may reap from them. 2 Samuel 4:12. David commanded, and they slew them — But what a disappointment to Baanah and Rechab was the sentence which David passed upon them! And such they will meet with who think to serve the Son of David by cruelty or injustice: who, under colour of religion, outrage or murder their brethren, and think they do God service. However men may now canonize such methods of serving the church and the catholic cause, Christ will let them know another day that Christianity was not designed to destroy humanity, And they who thus think to merit heaven, shall not escape the damnation of hell. Benson, Joseph. "Commentary on 2 Samuel 4". Joseph Benson's Commentary. https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/eng/rbc/2-samuel-4.html. 1857.

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Joint Chiefs: No change in transgender policy until Trump sends Pentagon direction – In other words, no ban as of yet. Why? Because you DO NOT make Armed Force policy through a tweet!!!! Proving yet again, as Anderson Cooper did yesterday in a must see video, Trump lied about consulting with generals before making that awful policy. OnPolitics Today: Trump's Mar-a-Lago trips cost more than trans soldiers' health care – Speaking of another distortion Trump made in his tweet regarding costs . . . Watch a transgender former Navy SEAL explain the disruption Trump's military ban on trans service members will have on the military – Damn right. American Medical Association Says Military Trans Ban Isn't 'Medically Valid' – PREACH!!!!!!! Transgender Airman Defies Trump: 'Try To Kick Me Out Of My Military' – Two snaps up! The Daily 202: Growing GOP backlash to transgender troop ban underscores Trump's political miscalculation – Yep! Even the GOP is pissed. Trump's trans military ban eschews years of research in favor of junk science from a hate group – Dear sadity, blase, snobby, cliquey Beltway media journalists, the Family Research Council is a hate group because of crap like this. So what if the group doesn't outright call for the deaths of the LGBTQ community. Their lies and distortions undermine our lives and create chaos such as this. Editor's note – My eyes and ears are open about other issues and problems, such as Trumpcare and the situation regarding the Texas legislature and its attack on the trans community. However, I feel that Trump's attack on our trans men and women in the military is right now the singular shining example of all of the lies, distortions, and scurrilous behind-the-scenes maneuvering which got him elected and is now creating monsters we are having to fight. It is also a perfect example of the astounding incompetence of the fool who is now situated in the White House.

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Most auto body shops in the Texarkana, TX area don't offer auto glass repair services. As a result, many drivers have to schedule separate auto body repair and windshield replacement appointments. But when you choose Haley's Body Shop, we'll save you the trouble by completing all of your collision repairs. We carry all kinds of windshields. If you need a specific model that we don't have in stock, we'll reach out to our trusted suppliers to get it for you. Call 903-831-4656 today to make an appointment. Why choose Haley's Body Shop? We have experienced auto glass repair technicians in-house. We've been in business in East Texas since 1966. We're a preferred auto body repair shop for many major insurance companies. Want a estimator to discuss your repairs with your claims adjuster? Just let us know-contact Haley's Body Shop today.

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Sabri Lamouchi hails Lewis Grabban's "fantastic mentality" after his brace against Huddersfield Town Posted byGeorge Bennett June 29, 2020 Posted inFeaturesTags:Championship, Lewis Grabban, Nottingham Forest, Sabri Lamouchi Sabri Lamouchi has hailed the "fantastic mentality" shown by Nottingham Forest forward Lewis Grabban. Grabban scored his fifth brace of the campaign to inspire Forest to a 3-1 victory over Huddersfield Town at the City Ground on Sunday. Nottingham Forest leapfrogged Fulham to climb into 4th place and have their eyes set on securing a return to the Premier League for the first time since 1998/99. The 32-year-old has scored 19 goals in 38 appearances in the Championship. Only Brentford's Ollie Watkins (23) and Fulham forward Aleksandar Mitrovic (23) have scored more than Grabban (19) this term. NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND – JUNE 28: Lewis Grabban of Nottingham Forest scores his sides second goal during the Sky Bet Championship match between Nottingham Forest and Huddersfield Town at City Ground on June 28, 2020 in Nottingham, England. (Photo by Laurence Griffiths/Getty Images) "He was, is and will be so important," said Lamouchi. "We have to keep going. He will score again, because we have a lot more games. "He is very professional. He's fit, he works hard and has a fantastic mentality." Grabban is on the cusp of breaking his previous record for most goals scored in a single season. He netted 22 goals in 44 appearances for AFC Bournemouth during the 2013/14 campaign before embarking on a nomadic phase of his career. This included a two-year spell at Norwich City, a return to Bournemouth and loan stints at Reading, Sunderland and Aston Villa respectively. Sublime from Lewis Grabban 🔥 The @NFFC striker nets goal no 1⃣8⃣ for the season in some style 🎯 Watch #FORHUD on Sky Sports Football or follow: https://t.co/ms7DBbwoxp pic.twitter.com/xR1OG7Wvwy — Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) June 28, 2020 He's scored more goals than any #NFFC player in 17 years… and is likely to become the first 20-goal striker since Johnson and Harewood. But what makes talismanic Lewis Grabban tick? Last chance today for 40% off https://t.co/EMwrAN1LIshttps://t.co/tkFtKNOCe9 — Paul Taylor (@nottmtails) June 29, 2020 He signed for Nottingham Forest on a four-year contract in June 2018 – marking his maiden season with 17 goals in 41 appearances across all competitions. Forest will be looking to increase their lead over the following pack in the race for the play-offs. They face crucial games against Bristol City, Derby County, Fulham, Preston North End and Swansea City respectively across their next five games. Grabban will be looking to resume his rich vein of form during the business end of the season to help propel Forest back into the Premier League. Ralph Hasenhuttl backs Danny Ings to win the Premier League golden boot

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Late last year, GoldLink gathered fellow DMV reps, Shy Glizzy and Brent Faiyaz, for an infectious (and aptly-titled) "Crew" cut. Today a video treatment arrives to match the swaggering flow of the DC trio, riding around The District to the tune of their out-the-jeep-into-the-street anthem. The clip arrives ahead of a fresh batch of tour dates for GoldLink, who last blessed the mic on the AlunaGeorge collaboration, "Rough Soul." Watch the new video for "Crew" down below. Grab the single on iTunes today and scroll on for GoldLink's full spring tour itinerary.

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Our bespoke homes can be designed and built to your specific needs, be it access issues with wheelchairs or designing a specific bathroom to suit your needs, our main objective is to make your way of life as effortless and enjoyable as possible, our design team will produce a home that is suited to your every needs to allow you or your loved ones to keep the independence that they truly deserve. Mobile home, leisure lodges, Log Cabins, Granny Annex, Garden homes, these homes have many names however buying a park home from us is an easy, low-stress and affordable way to have extra space at your home for loved ones. This opportunity may also allow you to be able to afford a home in the area where you want to live whilst keeping the independence you deserve with the security of family close by for assistance that may be required. Our Homes are fully insulated for all year round use, Decra tiled roof for extra strength, uPVC doors and windows with toughened double glazing for extra insulation and increased security, you can have even have any exterior that you may choose from stucco finish of any colour you may choose to a wood cladding finish, Log Lap, Canexel or Thermowood finish.

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Radio amateurs are providing emergency communication support during the response to a December 7 magnitude 6.5 earthquake in Indonesia's Aceh Province. The death toll is reported at 100, with nearly 300 injured. The IARU Region 3 Disaster Communications Committee's Dani Hidayat, YB2TJV, reports that it took 2 hours for the ham radio group from the Indonesian Amateur Radio Organization (ORARI), Aceh Region, to reach the earthquake zone. A team led by Abdullah Ali, YB6AA, and Ismul Huda, YB6AG, and others supported emergency communications in the field at Pidie Jaya. Zainal Abidin, YC6FZ, was injured when his house collapsed, but his family was safe; Huda took Abidin to the Banda Aceh Hospital for treatment. YB2TJV reports that 7.110 MHz (clear frequency requested) and 2 meter FM were being used for emergency traffic. The quake flattened houses and buildings, caused infrastructure damage, and left large cracks in roads in the worst-affected districts of Pidie Jaya and Pidie.

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Q: Backbone.sync to overwrite dataType I am building an application that uses a .CSV file as the data source for a Backbone Model. What would be the best approach to overwriting sync to use dataType "text" rather than "json"? Looking for best practice etc... Unfortunately the "dataType" parameter used by Backbone.sync is hardcoded... and does not respond to options.dataType. The piece of code in question can be seen in the annotated source - http://backbonejs.org/docs/backbone.html#section-166 This is the sync method I have created on my Model. Most of which is copy paste directly from Backbone.sync. My model is also read-only. sync: function(method, model, options){ //overwrite sync to read a .CSV document. if //the default Backbone sync would let you //specify the "dataType" property, this wouldn't //be necessary. if(method === 'read'){ options || (options = {}); var success = options.success; options.success = function(resp, status, xhr) { if (success) success(json, status, xhr); }; var params = {type: 'GET', dataType: 'text', url: this.url}; return $.ajax(_.extend(params, options)); } }, I have overwritten "parse" to handle the CSV response. parse: function(data, xhr){ return $jQuery.parseJSON( CSVParser.toJSON(data) ); }, A: Instead of changing in the core of backbone, or copying the whole sync method just to change the dataType, you can use one of jQuery's not so well known functions called ajaxPrefilter. Witch allows you to change the ajax request just before making it. Pretty need function. jQuery.ajaxPrefilter(function( options ) { options.dataType = "mynewdatatype"; }); Im not sure if this works using zepto.js.

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So God Made a Farmer, But Who's Financing The Farms? May 1, 2019 | By: Ed McKinley This story appeared in deBanked's Mar/Apr 2019 magazine issue. To receive copies in print, SUBSCRIBE FREE Most mornings, farmers and ranchers wake up worrying about uncooperative weather and volatile commodity prices. Just the same, they pull themselves out of bed to spend the morning tinkering with crotchety machinery or wrangling uncooperative livestock. When they break for lunch, the kitchen radio alerts them to trade wars with distant countries and the unintended results of federal regulation. As they make their way back outdoors for the afternoon's work, they can't help but notice another new house taking shape in the distance as suburban sprawl encroaches on the fields and pastures. By evening, their thoughts have turned to their need for short-term capital and how the local banker seems increasingly wary of providing funds. It's that last challenge where the alternative small-business funding industry might be able to help, says Peter Martin, a principal at K-Coe Isom, an accounting and consulting firm focused on the ag industry. "If you as a farmer need operating funds and you can't get them from a bank, you don't have a lot of options," he says. "Historically, nobody outside of banks has had much interest in lending operating money to a farmer." "HISTORICALLY, NOBODY OUTSIDE OF BANKS HAS HAD MUCH INTEREST IN LENDING OPERATING MONEY TO A FARMER" The result of that reluctance to provide funding? "I can't tell you the number of calls I get to say, 'Hey, I need $100,000 and I need it in a couple of days because of X, Y, Z that's come up,'" says Martin. "We don't have a place that we can send those people to. You could make a lot of quick turnaround loans in rural America." What's more, it's a potential clientele that makes a lot of money and prides itself on paying back what they owe. Martin's not alone in that assessment. While farmers enjoy abundant long-term credit to buy big-ticket assets, such as land and heavy machinery, they're struggling to find sources of short-term credit for operating expenses like labor, repairs, fuel, seed, feed, fertilizer, herbicides and pesticides, notes Mike Gunderson, Purdue University professor of agricultural economics. But remember that nobody's saying it would be easy for alt funders to break into the agricultural sector. City folks accustomed to the fast-paced rhythms of New York or San Diego would have to learn a whole new seasonal business cycle. Grain farmers, for example, plant corn and soybeans in April, harvest their crops September or October, and may not sell the grain until the following January, says Nick Stokes, managing director of Conterra Asset Management, an alternative-funding company that places and services rural real estate loans. That seasonality results in revenue droughts punctuated by floods of revenue – a circumstance far-removed from the more-consistent credit card receipt split that launched the alternative small-business funding industry. Alternative funders seeking customers with consistent monthly cash flow won't find them in the agricultural sector, Stokes cautions. And while the unfamiliarity of farm life might begin with wild swings in cash flow, it doesn't end there. Operating in the agricultural sector would require urbanites to learn the somewhat alien culture of The Heartland – a way of life based on hard physical labor, the fickle whims of the weather, and friendly unhurried conversations, even with strangers. Even so, the task of mastering the agricultural funding market isn't hopeless, and help's available. Experts in agricultural economics profess a willingness to help outsiders learn what they need to know to get involved. "Selfishly, the first place I'd love to have them reach out to is me," Martin says of alternative funders. "I've been writing and thinking for years about the importance of getting some non-traditional lenders into agriculture." He would have "no qualms" about featuring specific prospective funders in a column he writes for one of the nation's largest farm publications. It also requires meet-and-greets. During the winter, when farmers aren't in the fields, funders could make connections at trade shows, Martin advises. "Word would get around rural America really quick," he predicts. Networking with advisers such as crop insurance agents, agronomists and ag CPS's – all of whom deal with farmers daily – would also help funders find their way in agriculture, he contends. Investors who are curious about extending credit in the agricultural sector could rely upon Conterra to help them locate customers and help them service the loans, says Stokes. He can even help acclimate them to the world of agriculture. "If they're interested in investing in agricultural assets – whether that be equipment, real estate or providing operating capital – we would enjoy the opportunity to visit with them," he says. Alt funders could begin their introduction to the agrarian lifestyle by taking to heart a quotation attributed to President John F. Kennedy: "The farmer is the only man in our economy who buys everything at retail, sells everything at wholesale and pays the freight both ways." "Agriculture is a very different animal," Martin notes. He sometimes presents a slide show to compare the difference between a typical farm and a typical manufacturer of the same size. At the factory, revenue ratchets up a bit each year and margins remain about the same over time. On the farm, revenue and margins both fluctuate wildly in huge peaks and valleys from one year to the next. The volatility makes it difficult to manage the risk of lending, Martin admits, while noting that agriculturally oriented banks still have higher returns than non-ag banks, according to FDIC records. "You have to go back to 2006 to find a time when ag banks didn't outperform their peers on return on assets," he says. "What this tells us is that, generally speaking, ag borrowers are better at repaying their loans," he asserts. Charge-offs and delinquencies in ag portfolios are lower than in other industries, he says. "GENERALLY SPEAKING, AG BORROWERS ARE BETTER AT REPAYING THEIR LOANS" Many of the nation's farms have remained in the same family for more than a century – a stretch of time that's seldom seen in just about any other type of business. Besides making potential creditors comfortable that a particular operation will stay in business, the longevity of farms provides lots of documents to examine – not just tax records but also production history that's tracked by government agencies. A particular farmer's crop yields, for example, can be compared with county averages to calculate how good the borrower is at farming. Debt to asset ratio on the nation's farms stands at about 14 percent, which Martin views as "insanely low." But that's not the case on every farm. Highly leveraged farms have ratios of 60 percent or even 80 percent when farmers have grown their businesses quickly or encountered debt to buy land from their parents, he says. Commodity prices are low now, but farms with 14 percent debt to asset ratios still don't have a problem, even in hard times. Farmers deeply in debt, however, have little ability to climb out of the hole. The latter are using operating capital to fund losses. Farmers with debt to asset ratios of 10 percent have little trouble finding credit and aren't going to pay anything other than bank rates, Martin says. The target audience for non-traditional funding are farmers who are having trouble but will be fine when commodity prices rebound. Another potential client for alternative finance would be farmers who are quickly increasing the size of their operations when opportunities arise to acquire land. Both groups need funders willing to contemplate the future instead of demanding a perfect track record, he maintains. Farmers generally need loans for operating capital for about 18 months, according to Martin. "Let's say I borrow that money, get my crop in the ground, harvest that and I may not sell my grain right after harvest," he says. The whole cycle can easily take 18 months, he says. Shorter-term bridge lending opportunities also arise in situations like needing a little extra cash quickly at harvest time. Farmers usually have something to put up as collateral – like producing 50 titles to vehicles or offering up some real estate, he says. An unsecured loan – even one with high double-digit interest – could succeed in agriculture because no one is offering that type of funding, Martin says. Small and medium-sized farms would probably benefit from funding of $100,000 or less, while larger farms might sign up for that amount but often require more, he notes. The Farm Credit System, a nationwide quasi-governmental network of borrower-owned lending institutions, provides more than a third of the credit granted in rural America. That comes to more than $304 billion annually in loans, leases and related services to farmers, ranchers, rural homeowners, aquatic producers, timber harvesters, agribusinesses, and agricultural and rural utility cooperatives, according to published reports. Congress established the Farm Credit System in 1916, and the Farm Credit Administration was established in 1933 to provide regulatory oversight. "All they're doing is lending money to agriculture," says Martin. CoBank Territory as of Jan 1, 2016 However, the system can go astray in the eyes of some observers. An arm of the Farm Credit System called CoBank lends to co-operatives and other rural entities. At one point Verizon Wireless became a borrower from CoBank, which angered some observers because the system was supposed to be helping rural America, not corporate America, Martin says. That anger arises partly because the federal government doesn't require Farm Credit to pay income tax, which enables it to lend at lower rates, Martin says. "Part of the allure of borrowing from Farm Credit is you can typically borrow cheaper," he notes. "You'd be very hard pressed to find a farmer who over the years hasn't had some interaction with Farm Credit." Observers sometimes fault the system for what they perceive as a tendency to extend credit only to those who don't really need it, notes Purdue's Gunderson. People working for the system believe they're doing a good job of supporting agriculture, he says, noting that the system is charged with the responsibility of helping new and young farmers. Another entity, the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp., also known as Famer Mac, works with lending institutions to provide credit to the agricultural sector. It's a publicly traded company that serves as a secondary market in agricultural loans, including mortgages. It purchases loans and sells instruments backed by those loans and was chartered in 1988. Conterra, the alternative-funding company mentioned earlier in this article, -works with Farmer Mac and financial institutions to make real estate loans to farmers and ranchers in financial distress. The loans are designed to help borrowers get back on their feet in three to five years so that they would then qualify for regular bank loans. Then there are the ag lending divisions at the large banks such as Wells Fargo, Chase and the Bank of the West, Martin says. "Lots of these big national banks are doing at least some ag lending," he says. "Some, obviously, have bigger ag portfolios than others." Some regional banks focus on agriculture, Martin continues. "When you get into the middle of the corn belt, there are going to be some regional banks where traditional ag lending's a huge part of what they do," he says. Local banks in small towns get involved, too. "Most small community banks are going to have some kind of ag lending portfolio," Martin notes. Hometown bankers can provide operating capital to some farmers, but only to those who haven't experienced recent hiccups in revenue or expenses. THE NON-BANKS "Then you get into the non-bank lenders," Martin observes. "A really good example of this is John Deere," the tractor and equipment manufacturer. The company provides a tremendous amount of capital to rural America through equipment lending and also through other credit facilities, he says. In fact some observers estimate that John Deere is the largest lender to agriculture. Even so, the company usually doesn't provide enough non-equipment credit to become the only lender a farmer would use, he says. The same holds true with other lenders to agriculture, Martin says. Co-operatives, for example, lend money to agriculture even though they're not banks. Typically, they begin by extending credit for products like seed, fertilizer or pesticides and then start making additional credit available to farms and ranches. In recent years, a large co-operative called CHS loaned hundreds of millions of dollars in addition to selling products on credit. Some large CHS loans went bad caused a ripple effect throughout the cooperative structure, Martin maintains. Other co-ops have looked at CHS and wondered if they're moving too far outside their core competency. So now many co-ops are tying funding to products they're selling. Some other non-bank lenders have shown up in agriculture, and they fall into two categories, Martin says. One group is making real estate loans in agriculture, so their loan programs are geared to farmers looking to buy land or anything that can be secured by land. Conterra and Ag America are examples. Farmer Mac lends a lot of money against farmland, as well. So farmers who have agricultural land have a lot of access to capital and a lot of lenders who want to provide it, he says. The second group of non-bank lenders is providing operating capital. "That is a very, very small club," Martin says. "There's really not anybody doing this on a regular basis – with just one or two exceptions." Probably the biggest name among the exceptions is Ag Resource Management, usually known as ARM, he continues. ARM places a value on the potential productivity of a famer's land. Then it looks at the crop insurance the farmer's able to buy to protect the investment in that crop. ARM then lends part of the value of that crop insurance. Let's say a farmer can grow $10 million worth of crops, according to ARM's projection," Martin says. "You can get crop insurance to cover 80 percent," he continues. "For a total crop failure, you will get $8 million for that crop." Using a formula based on type of crop, location and type of crop insurance, ARM will lend some amount less than $8 million. "Their collateral is pretty rock solid," Martin observes. ARM uses a system to make sure farmers use the funds only for expenses related to growing the crop they're using as collateral. "Their risk of not getting a crop in the ground that qualifies for the insurance is next to nothing," Martin says. ARM offers differing interest rates, depending upon risk, in at least the high single digits or double digits, and they also charge fees. "So you're going to be paying a lot, but they are the lender of last resort in agriculture right now," he says, adding that ARM operates multiple offices has grown quickly. Through lenders like ARM, the agricultural sector's becoming familiar with alternative finance. But much remains to be done if alt fin pioneers want to venture into the sector. Those who do will encounter a complicated credit landscape, but one that offers opportunities for anyone willing to learn about unfamiliar business cycles and lifestyles. Category: Business Lending Home › Business Lending › So God Made a Farmer, But Who's Financing The Farms?

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PC Quest PC Quest were a pop music group from Shawnee, Oklahoma that consisted of brothers Chad & Stephen Petree, Drew Nichols and Kim Whipkey. They were managed by George Tobin (who discovered & managed teen pop sensation Tiffany) and songwriter/producer Tim James. In 1991, PC Quest released their self-titled debut album on Headliner Records. It's unknown how or if the album made the charts. The first single "Can I Call You My Girl" peaked at #58 on the Billboard Hot 100. Their second single "After the Summer is Gone" became their highest chart appearance to date, peaking at #41 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #66 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 5 weeks. In 1992, the group released their sophomore album, "Directions" which flopped. Most of the songs from the album were later re-recorded by Tiffany for her 1993 album, "Dreams Never Die." After that, it seemed as if the group faded into obscurity. These days, Chad Petree is the guitarist and co-lead singer for new wave/indie rock band Shiny Toy Guns. Kim Whipkey is a wife & mother and still sings occasionally. It's unknown what Steve Petree and Drew Nichols are up to today. To see the music video for "After the Summer's Gone," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrwOUOPmZig To see a fan-made video for "Can I Call You My Girl?," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CTCjMfLw3R4 Posted by Kyleigh at 12:51 PM No comments: Labels: 90's, pop Kevin Paige Kevin Paige (born on October 10, 1966 in Memphis, Tennessee) is a pop singer from the late '80s\early '90s. His dad was a radio singer for NBC back in the '40s. After he earned consecutive All-State drummer honors in high school, Kevin gigged with a few local bands such as the Press, Xavion, & Finger Print before starting a solo career and signing to Chrysalis Records in 1989. During that same year, Kevin released his self-titled debut album which peaked at #107 on the Billboard 200 chart. His first single "Don't Shut Me Out" peaked at #18 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the fall of 1989, making it his first hit song. Kevin's second single "Anything I Want" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The success of the singles led to him performing as the opening act for Debbie Gibson's world tour. In 1990, Kevin released the last single from the album "A Touch of Paradise," but the song failed to chart and unfortunately he never released a follow-up album. After that, he went on to become a songwriter for Zomba Music Group. These days, Kevin is a music minister at Lindenwood Christian Church in Memphis. He and his wife, Bethany Paige have released a few Contemporary Christian music albums together. To see Kevin and Bethany Paige's website, go to: http://www.kevinandbethanypaige.net/ To see the music video for "Don't Shut Me Out," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FuWE26Qwqdg To see the music video for "Anything I Want," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVhBVuLpMsc Homework were a pop\R&B group from Boston founded by Maurice Starr (who also founded New Kids on the Block and New Edition). The members consisted of singer\bass guitarist David Knight (the brother of NKOTB member, Jordan Knight), lead vocalists Melvin Sutton (brother of Perfect Gentlemen member Tyrone Sutton) & Shawn Meadows, keyboardists Raphael Dias & William Getchell, percussionst\drummer Evan Stent and electric guitarist Dio Aviles. The molding process of the group took 3 years of round-the-clock rehearsal and recording schedule. Even David's brother, Jordan lent his talents to the mix. Homework performed on the local New England circuit or what Homework called their "1989-1990 Chitterlin' Tour" & performed with other music acts such as Main Event, Lady Soul, Chris Bender, Classic Example, The Superiors, Picture Perfect, Heart, Body & Soul and Ric Wes. During Homework's shows at the Strand Theater in Dorchester, Massachussetts, they caught the attention of Epic Records president David Glew and vice-president Hank Caldwell, who were visiting Boston to see the headline act Homework was opening for. After a 3-song performance, Homework was signed to the label. In 1990, Homework released their one and only self-titled album which didn't appear to chart at all on the Billboard charts. Homework's only single and well-known hit song, "Special Kind of Lady" managed to peak at #86 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #74 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart in October 1990. Even though the song didn't peak very high on the charts, the music video received heavy airplay on BET and moderate airplay on MTV. Homework opened up for New Kids on the Block and Perfect Gentlemen along with sharing the stage with other artists such as Expose, Technotronic, Gang Starr Posse, Marky Mark & the Funky Bunch, The Fresh Prince & DJ Jazzy Jeff, C&C Music Factory, Lisa Lisa & Cult Jam, Dino, Cathy Dennis, the Osmond Boys, Brenda K. Starr, the Good Girls and the Cover Girls. After Maurice Starr left Sony\Epic Records, the group went through record label and management changes which only left Melvin, Raphael, and Evan as the remaining members. Despite attempts to boost their image and find new members, it eventually failed and by 1992, Homework was no more. Today, David, Shawn, Raphael, and Evan are still active in the music biz working on various projects. Melvin now goes under the name "Ali Abdur Rahman Sutton" and has converted to Islam. He is married with children and works as a union carpenter. As for William Getchell and Dio Aviles, it's unknown what they're up to. To see the music video for "Special Kind of Lady," go to: http://www.tr3s.com/music/artists/homework/videos/special-kind-of-lady-225213/ To see Homework's MySpace page and links to the individual members MySpace pages, go to: http://www.myspace.com/homeworktheband Labels: 90's, R+B Sylk-E. Fyne Sylk-E. Fyne (born S. Johnson from South Central Los Angeles, California) is a female rapper from the late 90's. She started rapping while in high school. After getting a college degree, Sylk-E. Fine wrote lyrics for artists such as Too $hort, Tupac Shakur and the late Eazy-E. She went on tour with Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. In 1998, Sylk-E. Fyne released her debut album "Raw Sylk" on RCA Records which peaked at #121 on the Billboard 200, #47 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart, and #2 on Billboard's Heatseekers albums chart. The album was produced by Victor Merrit and Gerald Baillergeau. Sylk-E. Fyne's scored her only hit with the single "Romeo and Juliet" featuring Compton's Most Wanted member, Chill. The song peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100, #6 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart, #5 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart (staying on the chart for 20 weeks) and topped Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. It was was certified Gold in March 1998, selling over 500,000 copies. Despite the success from the single, Sylk-E. Fyne's debut album failed to match the same success as well. After that, she was dropped from RCA Records. In 2000, Sylk-E. Fyne released her sophomore album "Tha Cum Up" on Rufftown Records which was a critical and commercial failure. The only single to chart "Your Style" featuring Snoop Dogg and Bizzy Bone only made it to #17 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. After that, nothing much was heard from Sylk-E. Fyne, but in 2010, she resurfaced back in the music biz and working on new music, having posted two new songs on her MySpace page. To see Sylk-E. Fyne's MySpace page, go to: http://www.myspace.com/sylkefyneofficial To see the music video for "Romeo and Juliet," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaNMAlt4IjQ To see the music video for "Ya Style," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AALC6k00B-U To see the music video for "Keep It Real" (from her debut album), go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aUs_sLAdvQ Labels: 90's, hip-hop, R+B The U-Krew The U-Krew were an hip-hop\R&B quintet from Portland, Oregon that consisted of lead singer Kevin Morse, producer\keyboardist\drum programmer Larry Bell, Lavelle Alexander, James McClendon and Hakim Muhammad. The group's original name was "the Untouchable Crew" back when they first formed in October of 1984. After the group shortened their name to "U-Krew," they released their one and only self-titled debut album in 1989 which peaked at #93 on the Billboard 200 chart. In 1990, The U-Krew's biggest hit to date "If You Were Mine" peaked at #24 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #46 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The group's follow-up single "Let Me Be Your Lover" peaked at #68 on the Billboard Hot 100 and #81 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart. Another single "Ugly" was released, but didn't chart. After that, they never released another album and have seemingly faded into obscurity. To see the music video for "If You Were Mine," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liEMPDp9fs0 To see the music video for "Let Me Be Your Lover," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9nk5D_6BK0 HWA (Hoes With Attitude) HWA (or Hoes With Attitude) were an all-female hip-hop trio that consisted of members Tayna "Jazz" Kenner, Dion "Diva" Devoux and Kim "Baby Girl" Kenner. They came together in 1989 for an independent record label, Drive-By Records to record their debut album. In 1990, HWA released their debut album, "Livin' in a Hoe House" which peaked at #38 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. Due to the album's sexually explicit lyrics, it gained something of a cult classic and became their most successful album, even though no singles charted on the Billboard charts. Soon after, HWA were signed to the late Eazy-E's record label, Ruthless Records and made a cameo appearance in Eazy-E's song, "Real Muthaphukkin' G's." In 1994, HWA released their sophomore album\EP "Az Much Ass Azz U Want" which charted at #33 on Billboard's Heatseekers Albums chart and #71 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The album was a critical and commercial failure. Even though the single "All That (Just a Little Action)" didn't chart, the music video received heavy airplay and Eazy-E appeared in the video himself. For the second album, Diva was replaced with "Go-Di" and when one of the girls became pregnant, Baby Girl's cousin, Ty James (the daughter of the late Rick James) replaced her. In August of 1994, HWA released their third album\EP "I Ain't No Lady" which also became another critical and commercial failure for the trio. After that, HWA broke up. Baby Girl released a solo album in 1997 on a Chicago independent record label, but as for the other members, it seems they have faded into obscurity. To see the music video for "All That (Juzt a Little Action)," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMi3irLng8A To see the music video for "Funk Me" (from their debut album), go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NddxciWbw To see the music video for "I Ain't No Lady," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeWwVvd2alk Labels: 90's, hip-hop BWP (Bytches With Problems) BWP (aka Bytches With Problems) were a female duo consisting of Lyndah and Tanisha. The duo was well-known for their sexually explicit and misandric lyrics, and were referred as a female version of 2 Live Crew. They were signed to RAI-Chaos, a record label distributed by Columbia Records. In 1991, BWP released their debut album "The Bytches" which peaked at #34 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The group's most successful single to date "Two Minute Brother" peaked at #6 on Billboard's Rap Singles chart. They made a cameo appearance in the 1992 movie "Strictly Business." BWP was supposed to release their sophomore album, "Life's a Bytch," but it was shelved days before it was released. By 1994, BWP was no more. It's unknown what they're up to and it seems like they've faded into obscurity. To see the music video for "Two Minute Brother," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ab_q-UhR44I To see the explicit version music video of "Two Minute Brother," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aTJPynqoWA Wendy Moten Wendy Moten (born on November 22, 1965 in Memphis, Tennessee) was a pop\R&B singer from the 90's. Her father, James Moten was the musical director at St. Stephen Baptist Church where Wendy sang gospel music in the church choir. While Wendy attended the University of Memphis, she sang at local clubs when local musician, Kevin Paige recruited her as a background singer in his band when he became the opening act for Debbie Gibson's 1988 tour. In 1991, Wendy met manager\producer Dick Williams and he convinced her to record a demo tape at Cotton Row Studios. After performing with Michael Bolton at a New York benefit, Wendy was signed to EMI\ERG Records. In 1992, Wendy released her self-titled debut album which didn't appear to chart on the Billboard 200 chart. Wendy's highest chart appearance to date was the song "Come in Out of the Rain" peaked at #55 on the Billboard Hot 100, #67 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, #5 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart and #38 on Billboard's Rhythmic Top 40 chart. In the UK, the song peaked at #8 on the UK Singles chart. Another single "Step By Step" didn't chart on the Hot 100, but managed to peak at #66 on Billboard's Hot R&B\Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart. Wendy also opened up for Michael Bolton on tour. Another song "So Close to Love" peaked at #35 on the UK Singles chart. In 1994, she was featured on the "Beverly Hills, 90210: The College Years" soundtrack with the song, "Forever Yours." During that same year, Wendy was featured on "The Pagemaster" movie soundtrack with the song, "Whatever You Imagine." She was on Regina Belle's 1995 album "Reachin' Back" on the song, "Could It Be I'm Falling in Love." In 1995, Wendy released her second album "Time For Change" which was very successful in Japan and one of the singles "Change of Heart" peaked at #1. Another single "Your Love is All I Know" peaked at #2. Also in 1995, Wendy released her third album "Christmas Time" which was released in Japan. It's unknown how well the album did in Japan. In 1996, Wendy released her fourth album, "Life's What You Make It" which flopped. After that, nothing much was heard from Wendy until 2001 when she was featured on the Small Voices Calling single, "Feel the World Dancing." Wendy has collaborated with artists such as Andrew Peterson, Larry Carlton, Selah, Brooks & Dunn, Alexander Zonjic, Stevie Wonder, Buddy Guy, Keizo Nakanishi, Kiyomi Suzuki, Michael McDonald, Peabo Bryson and Kirk Whalum. For 12 years, Wendy has toured worldwide with Julio Iglesias as a featured vocalist. She performed at a sold-out showcase held at Japan's Budokan hosted by David Foster. In 2006, Wendy sang backup vocals on the Soul2Soul II Tour with Faith Hill & Tim McGraw. In 2009, Wendy independently released her fifth album, "Tis the Season" which is available on Amazon.com and iTunes. She collaborated with pianist Clay Perry on the album. To see Wendy's official website, go to: http://www.wendymoten.com/ To see the music video for "Come in Out of the Rain," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCcHZ2_p7MA To see the music video for "Step By Step," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1HIrWDDcq4 To see the music video for "So Close to Love," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FioXYWHYOp4 To see a fan-made video for "Change of Heart," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxXpcuM-Nx0 To see a fan-made video for "Your Love is All I Know," go to: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4knq9CQIMU As a bonus, here's a fan-made video for "Forever Yours" from the "Beverly Hills 90210: The College Years" soundtrack: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zC6uFsmsfnA Labels: 90's, pop, R+B 3rd Bass was a hip-hop group from the late 80's\early 90's that was one of the first interracial hip-hop groups. The group consisted of MC Serch (born Michael Berrin on May 6, 1967), Prime Minister Pete Nice (born Peter J. Nash in Floral Park, Long Island, New York), and DJ Richie Rich (born Richard Lawson in Jamaica). Richie Rich worked as a local DJ, Pete Nice was an English major at Columbia University and hosted a hip-hop show on Columbia's student radio station, WKCR-FM. MC Serch performed at clubs & block parties and even released a single called "Hey Boy" on an independent record label. Record producer Sam Sever convinced Pete Nice and MC Serch to work together in 1987. In October of 1989, 3rd Bass released their debut album, "The Cactus Album" which peaked at #55 on the Billboard 200 and #5 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The album got positive reviews from the hip-hop press and 3rd Bass gained publicity for being arguably the second white group to achieve hip-hop credibility next to the Beastie Boys. The first single, "Steppin' to the AM" peaked at #5 on Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart, #50 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and #54 on Billboard's Hot Black Singles chart, staying on the chart for 8 weeks. The second single from the album, "The Gas Face" peaked at #5 on Billboard's Rap Singles chart and #31 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The music video included cameos from Gilbert Gottfried, Salt N' Pepa, Flavor Flav, & Erick Sermon and received respectable airplay on MTV. The last single from the album, "Brooklyn Queens" didn't chart on the rap or R&B charts, but managed to peak at #20 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play chart. In reported interviews, MC Serch unsuccessfully tried to join the Beastie Boys. Upon signing with Def Jam Records, 3rd Bass inherited their label's feud with them. The duo's debut album was released shortly after the Beastie Boys walked out on their record contract. Their debut album took shots at not only the Beastie Boys, but MC Hammer as well. (They called him "M.C. Household Too" in the liner notes of their album). In 1990, 3rd Bass released a remix album, "The Cactus Revisited" which didn't chart at all on the Billboard charts. The album consisted of 6 remixed songs and one unreleased song. The album received lackluster commercial and critical reception. The single, "Product of the Environment" was released, but didn't chart at all. A year later in 1991, 3rd Bass released their sophomore album, "Derelects of Dialect" which peaked at #19 on the Billboard 200 and #10 on Billboard's R&B Albums chart. The first single from the album and 3rd Bass' biggest hit song to date, "Pop Goes the Weasel" peaked at #29 on the Billboard Hot 100, #28 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Club Play Singles chart, #18 on Billboard's Hot Dance Music\Maxi-Singles Sales chart and topped Billboard's Hot Rap Singles chart. The song was certified Gold and helped the album become certified Gold a month later. The music video featured punk rock singer Henry Rollins who dressed up as Vanilla Ice, who became another target for the group. It also depicted Vanilla Ice a culture freak who watered down the sound of rap in order to pander a mainstream audience while 3rd Bass was depicted as more respectful of the hip-hop genre's traditions. The second and last single from the album, "Portraits of the Artist as A Hood" peaked at #17 on Billboard's Rap Singles chart and #67 on Billboard's Hot R&B Singles chart, staying on the chart for 6 weeks. The music video featured Gilbert Gottfried as a judge. 3rd Bass' final music collaboration was the title track to the 1992 movie soundtrack "Gladiator" before splitting up. During that same year (three years after 3rd Bass' debut album), the Beastie Boys retaliated against them on their third album, "Check Your Head" on the track "Professor Booty." Also in 1992, MC Serch co-wrote and produced several tracks for Detroit rapper Boss' only album, "Born Gangstaz" and released his own solo album, "Return of the Product" in August of that same year. MC Serch was able to chart on the Hot 100 with the song, "Here It Comes\Back to the Grill" which peaked at #72. The song also topped Billboard's Rap Singles chart. The album was mostly critically and commercially ignored, peaking only at #103 on the Billboard 200 chart. Around the time of 3rd Bass' breakup, MC Serch was involved in the production of the movie, "Zebrahead" and originally wanted to star in the movie, but he was unable to get a role and ended up producing the movie's soundtrack. MC Search was even the executive producer on Nas' debut album, "Illmatic" which became one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the 90's. After working at Wild Pitch Records, he founded Serchlite, a record label and publishing company. He signed an all-white New York hip hop group, Non Phixtion, but they broke up in 2006. From 2003 to 2006, MC Serch hosted the radio show, "Serch in the AM" in Detroit. He hosted the VH1 reality shows, "Ego Trip's The (White) Rapper Show" and "Ego Trip's Miss Rap Supreme." In 2009, he was featured on rapper Kurious' album, "II." Pete Nice and Richie Rich teamed up as "Prime Minister Pete Nice & Daddy Rich," releasing their only album, "Dust to Dust" to limited success. The album featured many disses toward MC Serch. In 1998, 3rd Bass reunited for a gig at Tommy Hilfiger's brother, Andy's birthday party and performed at Woodstock 1999. They released a single, "Hail to the Chief" which didn't chart. There was talk of a new album, but any plans of a reunion or album have been scrapped. Pete Nice and radio jock\author Bobbito started their own record label, Hoppoh Records under Columbia Records which released two albums before folding due to creative differences. Pete retired from the music biz and opened a baseball memorabilia shop in Cooperstown. In 2003, he published his first book, "Baseball Legends of Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetary" under his real name. He has also been working to secure property for an official grave site of Negro League baseball players. In early 2008, Pete opened a sports bar in Boston called "McGreevy's 3rd Base Bar" which was recently named "Best Sports Bar" in Boston by Citysearch. Richie Rich produced a track on rapper Kurious George's debut album and resurfaced briefly in 1999 when he appeared on the Mad Hatter's album, "Tell 'Em Why U Madd." After that, it doesn't seem like nothing much has been heard from him lately. To see the music video for "Pop Goes the Weasel," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzXI_ApY4dY To see the music video for "Steppin' to the AM," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NK0F1sgtRgU To see the music video for "The Gas Face," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYp28tEAVvs To see the music video for "Brooklyn Queens," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mJlcW3X4PQ To see the music video for "Product of the Environment," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRKDgzlfUBY To see the music video for "Portrait of the Artist As A Hood," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g19usz28Cvo To see a fan-made video for "Hail to the Chief," go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dp1t0m2TLA Posted by Kyleigh at 12:47 AM No comments: Gina G Keith Washington TAMI Show Taral Hicks

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Recently I went on vacation. Being the developer that I am, this didn't keep me away from doing a little coding. I was "forbidden" from bringing a work laptop, but I brought my personal netbook which had Office, Windows, iTunes, and a messaging client. One day I was asked to write a system tray application for someone who was moving from Windows XP to Windows 7, which was missing a feature from XP. It was easy enough to write, but I didn't have my normal tool belt with me. All I was armed with was notepad, and the Visual Basic .NET Compiler. I'd be writing an application without my faithful tools. Cold Turkey. The first thing I did was build a mini IDE: basically, a batch script that would compile my file and add all the assembly references. My only reference was MSDN which is rather slow in Belarus. I eventually ended up writing another program that used reflection to dump the classes of namespaces and the public members of classes. This lead me to a blog post I read more than a year ago, "Intellisense rots the brain". That got me thinking: Code quality should not be determined by your toolset. I thought back to my post on extension methods . My argument against extension methods was that you can't tell the difference between an extension method and an instance method without the help of an IDE. Now the argument might be, "Kevin, you were using no tools at all. Isn't that an unlikely case? I'll always have my tools." But then why strive to write good code at all? A tool shouldn't be telling you how to write code. So, I propose a challenge. Try writing code for a day, even an hour, using notepad. Not Notepad2 or notepad++. Though you can cheat and use MSBuild to compile your solution. It might just change your idea of what good code is. Kevin Jones is a Team Lead at Thycotic Software, an agile software services and product development company based in Washington DC. Secret Server is our flagship password management software product. To use only notepad and not something like notepad++ is bad. Notepad has poor undo and redo; something i expected to be rectified with vista/w7/w2008. One mistake and you can lose many lines/hours of work. Not to mention if you accidentally open a file twice and save over yourself. As for generally writing in notepad? True, intellisence rots your brain, but there are plenty of things that rot your brain, such as copying and pasting code/connectionstrings. However, back in the 90's a friend convinced me to write HTML using a source editor rather than a wysiwyg interface (Html Hotdog i think it was). I am grateful for that advice. I still remember the wrox html reference mini-book with a dirty flick line on the page edge. (Wish I still had that book). I write good code with assitance like Visual Studio and resharper because i maintain my standards. It easy to let a tool do 90% of the work and then you dont do the remaining 10% if that makes any sence. Kudos on the challenge you undertook. Your comments is like saying soldiers should fight wars with bare hands. It is more naturally and honorable and you can learn more. However, the first guy to bring a gun or a tank will be the the winner of the war. Developers have a lot to do and learn and it is unfortunate that we have to let things like IDE's and intellisense stand in the way of fundamental-understanding. @Phil – My intention wasn't to say that we shouldn't use tools at all, in fact all I did was recommend not using tools for an hour (or as long as you can stand). It really gives you an new appreciation of code. I agree that not using tools is a terrible idea, it's very inefficient. But every now and then it's good to do to remind yourself what it's like. Thanks for your story, it's a nice read. Funny enough I started developing using notepad. Simply because I couldn't afford myself visual studio.net and the fact that the express editions did not exist at that time. I worked as an office clerk at an insurance company and wanted to switch careers so I had no other option I knew of. The lack of IT related friends didn't help to much either. My first 3 .Net exams, I passed after creating all my exercises with nothing more than notepad and the command prompt. The moral of the story? I still write almost everything in "source view" and I have a very thorough understanding of how to organize my code. After two years not touching a piece of code I can find almost all of my variables and methods blind because I would still use the same name for these variable and methods if I had to name them today. So does that make me proud? No, it's something that was born by the lack of other options and thus not something to be proud of. Does it make me good? Hell yes! I spot typo's way faster than anybody else does. I know all standard patterns by hearth and use them all over. One glance at the names of my classes, and you'll know the workings of the library. I think BEFORE I write (!= refactoring). So to me… starting development with notepad realy did help me in becoming a sufficient developer. Now you must make sure each line is correct before moving to the next line.

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Could Atlantic City's Boardwalk Also Catch Fire? This Has Numerous Times Could Atlantic City's Boardwalk Also Catch Fire? This Has Numerous Times This Atlantic City Boardwalk fire from November 2009 is only one of many that have plagued the tourist attraction over the years. With casino revenues already mainly in the toilet for nearly all Atlantic City's land casinos, and the gambling town still coping with last year's devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy which shut straight down many of the city's casinos for days the very last thing this nj-new jersey town needed had been any proximity at all to yet another disaster. And with last week's horrific Boardwalk fire in the Seaside Heights area perhaps not directly linked to AC, but along the same stretch that is 217-mile of shoreline that is frequented by lots of the same tourists and locals one can't help but wonder if Atlantic City may likewise require an exorcist or to put blood on its casino walls for the passover associated with evidently ongoing plagues that are being doled out of on high. Or maybe, wooden boardwalks while charming when built 150 years ago are simply not a safe building material in the world that is modern. Fire specialists are, in reality, now saying the destructive fire appears to own been an episode of arson, although the inspiration is unclear. More Damage after Sandy New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie, upon visiting the fire scene that destroyed boardwalk that is many, referred to it being an 'unthinkable situation'. It took significantly more than 400 firefighters and 35 engine businesses to finally extinguish the raging inferno. The harm stretched over six blocks and 20 businesses many just rebuilt through the Sandy disaster had been destroyed. While no casinos were affected, one can't help but assume this will not do anything to aid Atlantic City's ailing revenues. After Sandy during which the Jet that is world-famous Star coaster was torn and tossed into the ocean's water by the intense storm the FunTown Pier on which it rested had finally reopened for business come early july. Those repairs cost Seaside Heights most well-known because the hangout for the infamous TV 'Jersey Shore' audience $8 million for boardwalk repairs and a total of $16 million for many the damage done to Seaside Heights, based on the city's mayor, Bill Akers. In 2012, the 'Jersey Shore' cast staged a fundraiser to help rebuild the boardwalk following Sandy with the inevitable MTV live occasion from Times Square. The fire evidently started in a custard that is frozen for a weekday afternoon, and had become a six-alarm incendiary event by two hours later on, affecting the entire FunTown Amusement Pier. Boardwalk Fires in Atlantic City Typical The fire had been one among many that the Atlantic that is numerous City have succumbed to in just the last 20 or so years. Because of the old wooden slats that comprise the boardwalks, the flames easily spread, making one wonder whether or not it's time to rebuild these walkways having a perhaps less charming, but stronger, substance. In reality, an intense blaze right back in June 2007 destroyed five stores along the Atlantic City Boardwalk and also damaged the newest Jersey Casino Control Commission's headquarters. Five years before that, an Atlantic City fire destroyed two coastline patrol garden storage sheds, forcing the closing of a stretch that is three-block of boardwalk. The underside of most gambling towns are numerous homeless, often drug-addicted people, whom literally decide to try living 'underground': in this situation, Atlantic City officials say boardwalk fires inside their city have frequently been brought on by homeless individuals living underneath the boards, who start fires to help keep themselves warm at night or to cook food. Regardless of the many fires, the iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk has survived for nearly 150 years, and is, needless to say, the inspiration for the classic game, Monopoly. Whenever it went up in June 1870, the AC Boardwalk was one of the first of its type in America. Global Casinos Skyrocketing to $173.5 Billion in Next Five Years Global gaming areas will be looking at healthy upward development over the next 5 years. It looks like the economy's slow but steady recovery worldwide is right in line aided by the motion of international video gaming markets; that is the word from CompaniesandMarkets.com, an outfit that assesses different industries and their market potential and growth. Based on the site, over the next five years, the global gaming industry will stay its upwards swing, ultimately reaching about $173.5 billion by 2018, according to a projected 5.5% annualized growth rate. Other sources estimate growth to be on an even greater upward trend, anticipating it to attain $182.8 billion as early as 2015. Global Areas Beginning to Bounce Back The upward trend will reflect a few key factors, including general global financial data recovery, new international markets opening up in places like Sri Lanka and Vietnam, the sluggish but constant motion of legalized on the web gambling in the us, as well as the potential opening of Japan being a new legal gaming arena in expectation associated with the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics. Overall, it's expected that significantly more than 5,000 gaming that is new online and on land will be entering the gambling market the next five years globally, which represents a 2.1% average annual growth rate for the gaming industry worldwide. The driving that is key for development overall could be the combined firepower of expanding legal online gambling web sites (primarily into the U.S.) and by the exploding growth of brick-and-mortar casinos in Asia and Malaysia, including Macau, Singapore, the Philippines and Sri Lanka, and the likelihood of Japan. New On The Web U.S. Markets Will Help Spur Growth The casino that is global gambling market is currently estimated to stay the $130.5 billion range. The impending debut of the latest Jersey's online gambling enterprises that will provide a full range of gambling options, not just poker, to its 9 million residents and probably additional week-end warriors in addition to Delaware's anticipated jump into the real money online fray in the future, are required to greatly help spur the growth trend. New Jersey has announced an anticipated November 23, 2013 launch date for their real money games, and Delaware revealed free money casino games this month, with a possible October jump into a real income for that state. A steady shift has occurred in the global casino markets' epicenter: from Las Vegas and other primary U.S. gaming markets to Macau, which now far exceeds any other gambling destination in the world for annual https://casino-bonus-free-money.com/lucky-nugget-casino/ revenue intake over the course of the past five years. According to the CompaniesandMarkets.com report, this trend shall continue its groundswell. Currently in just 2013, Macau has added one more 33 gambling enterprises to its offerings, a growth rate unmatched anywhere else. Singapore is also becoming a major force in the land casino industry, and that's with just two mega-casino resorts to its name. These properties have tended to rely more on international VIP (i.e., extremely wealthy) players because countries like Vietnam and China allow only controlled and very limited local access to any of their casinos. In terms of growth and revenue spikes, Asia looks much more promising than the U.S., especially when it comes to the land casino markets. This year alone), most of that growth will be from the expansion of the Asian brick-and-mortar casinos whereas revenue intakes overall are expected to bourgeon at an anticipated average annual rate of 2.4% to reach $132.9 billion this year (with a 3.2% growth rate. In reality, the more gaming that is established including vegas, Atlantic City, and long-time European land gambling enterprises are actually anticipated to stay flat whenever it concerns profits, because the surrounding economies are still in struggle mode to jump straight back from the massive worldwide recession of 2008. Complete Tilt Poker Claims Process Begins Full Tilt Poker administrator Garden City Group says player refunds should soon be coming. Simply a month after the Garden City Group posted a change permitting People in america with outstanding account balances at Full Tilt Poker (FTP) know that the remission process would be starting soon, another update that is official been issued stating that those who had filed as potential victims into the case would be receiving email messages telling them just how to file a petition to receive their frozen funds. Players Can File Petition for Funds Reimbursement 'The Notice provides instructions for filing petitions online through the administration website,' the change reads, talking about the email messages that are expected to be sent out over the next days that are few. 'If you would not get an email notice and you believe you meet the criteria to take part in the remission process, you can file a fresh petition online utilizing the online filing tab regarding the left sidebar of the internet site beginning September 18, 2013.' The calculation formula for the remission process will be based on the final account balance held in players' Full Tilt accounts on April 15, 2011 the day of the 'Black Friday' indictments and shutdowns as reported last month. All players are expected to get 100% of these funds back through the remissions process, though there's always the possibility that the full total of the claims unexpectedly exceeds the amount of money set aside for players an amount known as the FTP Fund. If occurring, players would receive payments for a basis that is pro-rated. However, this just isn't anticipated to be issue in this situation at the moment. Would You Know What You're Owed? It's likely that lots of players don't know the exact amount of money that ended up being sitting in their account nearly two and a half years back, plus some may not also have a idea that is vague most of this time. However, players can retrieve that information when they receive an email notice from the Garden City Group. That notice shall contain both a Petition Number and a Control Number, allowing them to log in to the claims site. From there, players can see their FTP account balance, enabling them to learn their account balance. Let's assume that players agree with the balance stated, they will not need to submit any documentation that is additional order to produce a claim. Nevertheless, if a player believes that the stated balance is wrong and wish to dispute it, they can upload supporting documentation in order to determine a different balance. The claims site mentions potential documents including terminated checks and wire transfer records. Victims have until 16 to submit a Petition for Remission november. Funds are compensated electronically into a bank-account of each petitioner's choosing. The Garden City Group is acting since the claims administrator for the Full Tilt Poker Case, and is using the United States Attorney's workplace into the Southern District of brand New York, as well since the Asset Forfeiture and Money Laundering Section of the united states of america Department of Justice. Funds for the repayment of complete Tilt Poker players came from the settlement in which PokerStars paid to purchase the rest of the assets of FTP. As a right section of that deal, PokerStars agreed to take responsibility for several Full Tilt accounts outside of the usa, while the Department of Justice would handle the repayment of American players. PokerStars has since relaunched Comprehensive Tilt Poker, allowing players worldwide to either use their own account balances in the site or cash them down as they want. The new Comprehensive Tilt Poker is not for sale in the united states of america, however.

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For I want you to know how great a struggle I have for you and for those at Laodicea and for all who have not seen me face to face, that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ, in whom are hidden all the treasures of wisdom and knowledge. I say this in order that no one may delude you with plausible arguments. For though I am absent in body, yet I am with you in spirit, rejoicing to see your good order and the firmness of your faith in Christ. ... Bible Scripture Verse Crafts It is inappropriate to simply accept a piece of biblical art without discernment. All art portrays the artist's faith and spirituality (because we are spiritual beings), so all art is in some way flawed (because humans are flawed). Though biblical art can help us to see more clearly what a passage is communicating, it is the Scriptures, as God's Word, that are the ultimate authority. Bible Scripture Verse Crafts The theme verse of 1 & 2 Kings are combined for two reasons: first, the two documents were originally written as one book, but were simply divided up because of scroll length. This is true also of 1 & 2 Chronicles and 1 & 2 Samuel, but in this case, the theme of both 1 & 2 Kings was best summed up together (in the other book pairs, each book had a more distinctive theme). Share Your Faith Products Now when the wall had been built and I had set up the doors, and the gatekeepers, the singers, and the Levites had been appointed, I gave my brother Hanani and Hananiah the governor of the castle charge over Jerusalem, for he was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many. And I said to them, "Let not the gates of Jerusalem be opened until the sun is hot. And while they are still standing guard, let them shut and bar the doors. Appoint guards from among the inhabitants of Jerusalem, some at their guard posts and some in front of their own homes." The city was wide and large, but the people within it were few, and no houses had been rebuilt. Then my God put it into my heart to assemble the nobles and the officials and the people to be enrolled by genealogy. And I found the book of the genealogy of those who came up at the first, and I found written in it: ... Bible Verse Crafts Crafts help children to place an image with the learned concept. Sunday school teachers can encourage children to create a craft for specific Bible stories. Then the children memorize a Bible verse associated with the story. For example, for the story of Noah's ark, children can work in groups to build an ark out of Popsicle sticks. A greater challenge would be to judge which ark can float in water at a lake or pond. After the arks are finished, practice memorizing a verse such as the rainbow covenant from God found in Genesis 9:12. He made two cherubim of gold; he made them of hammered work at the two ends of the mercy seat; one cherub at the one end and one cherub at the other end; he made the cherubim of one piece with the mercy seat at the two ends. The cherubim had their wings spread upward, covering the mercy seat with their wings, with their faces toward each other; the faces of the cherubim were toward the mercy seat. Share Your Faith Products He also made two capitals of molten bronze to set on the tops of the pillars; the height of the one capital was five cubits and the height of the other capital was five cubits. There were nets of network and twisted threads of chainwork for the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; seven for the one capital and seven for the other capital. So he made the pillars, and two rows around on the one network to cover the capitals which were on the top of the pomegranates; and so he did for the other capital. The capitals which were on the top of the pillars in the porch were of lily design, four cubits. There were capitals on the two pillars, even above and close to the rounded projection which was beside the network; and the pomegranates numbered two hundred in rows around both capitals. Thus he set up the pillars at the porch of the nave; and he set up the right pillar and named it Jachin, and he set up the left pillar and named it Boaz. On the top of the pillars was lily design. So the work of the pillars was finished. Now he made the sea of cast metal ten cubits from brim to brim, circular in form, and its height was five cubits, and thirty cubits in circumference. Under its brim gourds went around encircling it ten to a cubit, completely surrounding the sea; the gourds were in two rows, cast with the rest. It stood on twelve oxen, three facing north, three facing west, three facing south, and three facing east; and the sea was set on top of them, and all their rear parts turned inward. It was a handbreadth thick, and its brim was made like the brim of a cup, as a lily blossom; it could hold two thousand baths. Then he made the ten stands of bronze; the length of each stand was four cubits and its width four cubits and its height three cubits. This was the design of the stands: they had borders, even borders between the frames, and on the borders which were between the frames were lions, oxen and cherubim; and on the frames there was a pedestal above, and beneath the lions and oxen were wreaths of hanging work. Now each stand had four bronze wheels with bronze axles, and its four feet had supports; beneath the basin were cast supports with wreaths at each side. Its opening inside the crown at the top was a cubit, and its opening was round like the design of a pedestal, a cubit and a half; and also on its opening there were engravings, and their borders were square, not round. The four wheels were underneath the borders, and the axles of the wheels were on the stand. And the height of a wheel was a cubit and a half. The workmanship of the wheels was like the workmanship of a chariot wheel. Their axles, their rims, their spokes, and their hubs were all cast. Now there were four supports at the four corners of each stand; its supports were part of the stand itself. On the top of the stand there was a circular form half a cubit high, and on the top of the stand its stays and its borders were part of it. He engraved on the plates of its stays and on its borders, cherubim, lions and palm trees, according to the clear space on each, with wreaths all around. He made the ten stands like this: all of them had one casting, one measure and one form. He made ten basins of bronze, one basin held forty baths; each basin was four cubits, and on each of the ten stands was one basin. Then he set the stands, five on the right side of the house and five on the left side of the house; and he set the sea of cast metal on the right side of the house eastward toward the south. Now Hiram made the basins and the shovels and the bowls. So Hiram finished doing all the work which he performed for King Solomon in the house of the LORD: the two pillars and the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the two pillars, and the two networks to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the top of the pillars; and the four hundred pomegranates for the two networks, two rows of pomegranates for each network to cover the two bowls of the capitals which were on the tops of the pillars; and the ten stands with the ten basins on the stands; and the one sea and the twelve oxen under the sea; and the pails and the shovels and the bowls; even all these utensils which Hiram made for King Solomon in the house of the LORD were of polished bronze. In the plain of the Jordan the king cast them, in the clay ground between Succoth and Zarethan. Solomon left all the utensils unweighed, because they were too many; the weight of the bronze could not be ascertained. Solomon made all the furniture which was in the house of the LORD: the golden altar and the golden table on which was the bread of the Presence; and the lampstands, five on the right side and five on the left, in front of the inner sanctuary, of pure gold; and the flowers and the lamps and the tongs, of gold; and the cups and the snuffers and the bowls and the spoons and the firepans, of pure gold; and the hinges both for the doors of the inner house, the most holy place, and for the doors of the house, that is, of the nave, of gold. Thus all the work that King Solomon performed in the house of the LORD was finished And Solomon brought in the things dedicated by his father David, the silver and the gold and the utensils, and he put them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD. Bible Scripture Verse Crafts Masters, treat your slaves justly and fairly, knowing that you also have a Master in heaven. Continue steadfastly in prayer, being watchful in it with thanksgiving. At the same time, pray also for us, that God may open to us a door for the word, to declare the mystery of Christ, on account of which I am in prison— that I may make it clear, which is how I ought to speak. Walk in wisdom toward outsiders, making the best use of the time. ... Share Your Faith Products

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Obituaries » Donna R. Jacobs. For 56 years we were friends/sisters. Her loving spirit will remain in the hearts of many. We know you suffered for many years, but you never let on. Hopefully, one day, we can show them "how field hockey is played". I will miss you, but your spirit and laughter will remain with me forever.

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Jakarta – Tontowi Ahmad had no pain in the left ankle. Disappointment off to the World Championships has also been deleted. Victory over newly single time it closed as much as possible for the sake of exercise to boost Asian Games gold XVII / 2014 in Incheon, South Korea. OWI, as he was familiarly called, devouring the exercise portion of the proffered Richard Mainaky, the coach greedily. Paired with Liliyana, OWI had no trouble when I had to undergo two matches against three players in the men's hall Indonesian Badminton Center, Cipayung, East Jakarta, Thursday (28/08/2014) afternoon. Then it is explained by Richard exercise routine acted since August 22, aka a week ago. That is, OWI has completely recovered from a right ankle injury smother at the Australian Open last June. But that does not mean there is no residual of the injury. "Every practice I see OWI often do not dare to do things that are heavy. He is still traumatized. Just starting on Friday of last week I was trying to give heavy exercise, "said Richard to Fixtures. "As a result, what was done before–he had already started to look good. So he has recovered 100 percent. We finalize her stay in engineering, "he added. Well, the formation of two opposing three diaggap as an exercise that is most ideal for removing trauma OWI. Exercise also be rendered most fitting to hone OWI and Liliyana pace. "The technique also helped with OWI / Butet that keroyok three guys all the players. They did not let me sort of simulation game bored too. Hence all opposing players guys, if a girl can actually speed to go down, "explained Richard. OWI also claimed to have been fine. There was no problem. "It is …," said, holding up his thumb OWI and passed on to the pitch. But Richard did not deny sports games have a higher risk than measured. Moreover, the strength of badminton has been prevalent in Asian countries, although China and the host remains the toughest opponents. "Opportunity is big enough. In the Asian competition, the Chinese are so pesiang primary, while remaining aware also others such as Korea, "said Richard. In fact, the results of the best mixed doubles his homeland in an international tournament later it up and down. While appearing at the Indonesian Open last June, OWI / Butet failed to advance to the final round. They defeated third seed from China, Xu Chen / Ma Jian in the semifinals. "Now the focus of how OWI / Butet this could be gold!" Said Richard. "Up and down in gold or super grand prix series was reasonable. They were prepared in priority tournaments like the All England, World Championship and Asian Games later as well as a peak at the Olympics, "said Richard.

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Home » Macau Opens Major VR Gaming Facility From The Expert • Highlights • Top Slider • Virtualization Macau Opens Major VR Gaming Facility Mirror Review Virtual reality gets a lot of attention for having spread its influence beyond gaming over the past two years. It's also been interesting, however, to see it spread out more within the realm of gaming. Most notably (though perhaps predictably), VR has been welcomed into the world of casino entertainment. This started with a few fairly simple casino games being adapted to the VR format, but it was more about the emergence of virtual reality gaming facilities springing up in Las Vegas. The city has made a much-publicized move toward embracing video games, as opposed to the traditional slots and table games, and part of this transition has involved the notion that in-person facilities can actually help people get the most out of virtual reality. At the MGM Grand and elsewhere then, VR arcades have begun to spring up. The other main link between VR and casino culture to this point has been the emergence of virtual sports betting. This is effectively a new activity entirely, and actually doesn't explicitly tie in with VR just because it involves the word "virtual." Basically, these are realistic computer simulations of real sports that are designed for people to bet on. They're effectively fake contests, but they're presented in a realistic manner that makes them appealing to viewers (and bettors), and which can and almost undoubtedly will be further enhanced by VR. If people are already inclined to bet on simulations, the theory goes, they'll be even more engaged if they can view the contests through VR, as if they're sitting there in person. Now however we're seeing perhaps the most noteworthy blend of casino and VR culture to date, as Macau is following the MGM Grand's lead with the opening of what appears to be a major VR gaming facility. It's a 2,150-square foot facility called Zero Latency, and it's located in Broadway Macau in the Cotai resort area. While not attached specifically to one of Macau's existing casinos, it's in the area of the city generally known for entertainment, and thus should attract a great deal of attention. While this is an innovation in a sense simply because of the size of the facility and its location in one of the true gaming hotspots in the entire world, this is actually not a brand new idea for Zero Latency. In fact, this is one of 19 total venues the company has developed in nine countries around the world. But again, its size and placement could well make it the most significant in-person virtual reality gaming center we've seen yet on the world stage. The point of facilities like these in general is to take the existing technology of virtual reality and expand its capabilities in gaming essentially by facilitating physical movement. This is something you can begin to understand even if you haven't personally explored the world of VR on your own. Basically, when you strap on a virtual reality headset, you're treated to a sensory experience that can literally trick your brain into believing – at least in part – that you've left your world and entered the virtual one. Sight and action exist in the virtual world as you're able to look all around you at it, and you can control outcomes in the virtual world with your own movements. With the right experience, a smooth game design, and capable hardware it can all be incredibly convincing. Where the illusion falls short, however, is when you have to use your thumbs, and regular game controllers, to move from one place to another. VR game developers have come up with some clever workarounds to the locomotion issue. In some cases player movement is done almost by teleportation rather than actually traversing territory. In others, there's a sort of rail system such that you can move along a track in a way in which it makes sense that you're not physically using your legs. However, companies like Zero Latency are striving to provide an altogether more realistic physical experience by organizing both space and technology that allows for free movement within a virtual environment. Zero Latency gets the job done by equipping up to eight players at a time with backpacks (containing VR-compatible gaming PCs) and headsets, all within a warehouse-sized space. Players can communicate through their headsets, leading to collaborative, almost Escape Room-like experiences, and a high-tech wireless network helps to coordinate movement within the facility. Ultimately the result is that players can experience virtual reality in a way that's entirely different than what you get with a home VR set, where you're unable to move physically within the game. The experience is more deceptive, and thus better. 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New international Web site assists in job search By Andrew Watson BYU"s Career Placement Center is planning to launch a global Web site next week to help students who are interested in international employment find contacts and opportunities to start a career. "The site was developed for the primary intention to assist all international students in their search for internships and full-time employment in their respective country," said international counselor, Richard Ang. "The secondary function is to provide information to any students who have interest in seeking international jobs or internships." Ang came up with the idea after looking at other universities" employment Web sites and finding little information about international employment opportunities. Arnold Parrott, Career Center placement director, liked Ang"s idea and hired Crystal Ang to develop the site. The Web site, the first of its kind, is aimed toward BYU students, but is accessible to anyone interested in researching employment opportunities outside the United States. "It is the first one in the nation," said Crystal Ang, a primary developer of the site. "It provides one stop where students, faculty and alumni can go and search for international jobs." The Marriott School of Business is also supporting the Web site development by helping Crystal gather information to post. The sources for the Web site come from newspapers and Career Placement outreach efforts. The Web site, called "Global Career," will provide information on job availability based on a particular country or on a specific major. People will be able to perform industry specific, and even job specific, searches. Additional features of Global Career include internship availability information, contacts and international job fair locations and information on any workshop opportunities in the area. Visa processes and vaccination information is also available on the site to prepare students who decide to travel to foreign countries. Ang says the site will also provide links to all three BYU campuses, the Career Placement Center and LDS Business College. "Other features are still on the drawing board," Ang said. One of the anticipated features still in the planning phase is a place where job advertisements can be posted in foreign languages. This will help international students, who don"t speak English as their primary language, maneuver the Web site more comfortably. Previous articleProfessor questions U.S. intelligence policy Next articleSpace shuttle lost

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20 July 1977 Transdiffusion Broadcasting System Watch Thames when you go to Tanzania advises this advert from 20 July 1977 Time was when the countries watching Thames Television didn't even run from A to B, let alone Z. But now Zanzibar has become the hundredth country to by Thames programmes for its own television service. In four short years, under Managing Director Muir Sutherland, Thames Television International has brought export sale up above the £3,000,000 mark. They've done it by creative, aggressive selling in world markets of the programmes we make for audiences here in the UK. The World at War to 64 countries, including Germany, Italy and Japan. Jennie, Lady Randolph Churchill to 41 countries, and The Sweeney to 34. Father, Dear Father to 29 countries, and children's series like The Tomorrow People, so far seen in 32 countries. Thames Television is a British company that makes only one product: TV programmes on film and videotape. Where we diversify is in the language of our audience. Thames Television International: British programmes for the world Tags: Father Dear Father, Jennie Lady Randolph Churchill, Television Zanzibar, Thames Television International, The Sweeney, The Tomorrow People, The World at War, TVZ Previous Wedding anniversary Next Every night around the world, they're watching Thames Television. Why?

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Home » Gadget News » Barnes & Noble, GE, Komen, ReDigi: Intellectual Property Barnes & Noble, GE, Komen, ReDigi: Intellectual Property Tuesday, February 7th 2012. | Gadget News Barnes & Noble Inc. should win a patent-infringement case brought by Microsoft Corp. that threatens to halt imports of the bookseller's Nook e-reader, according to staff of the U.S. trade agency hearing the dispute. Jeff Hsu, a staff attorney at the U.S. International Trade Commission, said yesterday in an interview he is recommending that ITC Judge Theodore Essex find there was no violation by Barnes & Noble of three Microsoft patents. The recommendation came in a trial beginning yesterday in Washington. Essex is scheduled to release his findings April 27, and a decision in Microsoft's favor could lead to a ban on imports of Nook readers made outside the U.S. The staff acts as a third party in the case, and there's no requirement that the judge follow the recommendation. 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Essex has thrown out the patent misuse claim, leaving only the question of whether the patents are valid and have been infringed. The trade agency has the power to block imports of products that infringe U.S. patents. The Nook is made in Asia, and Microsoft is counting on the threat of the reader being stopped at the border to force Barnes & Noble into a licensing deal. Barnes & Noble said Microsoft first approached it two years ago about an agreement, and in meetings and e-mail exchanges that began in July 2010, Microsoft contended that its patents had the power to block Android devices. The bookseller said in an ITC filing that Microsoft was demanding "shockingly high licensing fees" and requirements that would have limited Barnes & Noble's ability to upgrade its Nook devices. Amazon.com Inc., whose Kindle reader is the Nook's top competitor, has a license with Microsoft for at least one of the patents in the case, Microsoft said in its March 2011 complaint. 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General Discussion archive (read-only) General Discussion 2010-2019 archive (read-only) General Discussion archive 2013 (read-only) Article: Johnny Marr on why Morrissey might be 'selling the both of us short'; to collect "Godlike G Thread starter JezebelRiotous Re: Johnny Marr on why Morrissey might be 'selling the both of us short' Also, that McCartney session he talks about, does anyone know if tapes exist? I'm not a big McCartney fan but I think that would sound mega. JezebelRiotous New Member · From Sloane Square Hanging around the East End in a long black cape An interview I noticed today, in which, "Johnny Marr discusses his time with Paul McCartney, how he has adapted to being a frontman, and why Morrissey might be 'selling the both of us short'." Thought someone, somewhere, might be interested. Johnny Marr: "The Messenger" Interview What was that session intended to achieve? I think he was just sort of checking me out, because he'd liked what I'd done. The Smiths had asked Linda to play and sing on The Queen Is Dead album, which sadly she wasn't able to, so he was aware of us. I think he liked the way I played, so that was cool. You didn't get to jam on any Smiths tracks with him, then? Nah. I don't think either of us would've been bothered about that. Morrissey is on record as saying that The Smiths had the best of the both of you. I wonder how you feel about that as you sit here promoting The Messenger. Well, he's entitled to his opinion. People feel differently about everything. That's probably quite a considered opinion on his part, so I'm not going to disagree with his right to say or believe whatever he wants. If that's his opinion, then that's fine, but I've done a lot since then and I think there's a lot of songs that both of us have done outside of the band that are pretty good. So I think he's selling the both of us short there. Are there songs of his that you particularly like? Erm, I don't really want to get into that to be honest, because it'll just be all over the internet like some silly rash. Link posted by MORRIZSEY (original post): Johnny Marr to collect Godlike Genius prize at NME Awards 2013 - NME.com Iconic guitarist to be handed highest honour at February 27 ceremony Last edited by a moderator: May 15, 2016 JezebelRiotous said: One of his best interviews - what a truly great person! There was an excellent opportunity for a great follow-up question that wasn't taken. Marr says they both did things outsid of The Smiths that were "pretty good"... I'd love to hear what specific solo songs he thought were "pretty good" and if he follows Moz's solo career at all. I've always been curious about what Marr thinks of Moz's solo work. MORRIZSEY Wrong species Re: Article: Johnny Marr on why Morrissey might be 'selling the both of us short'; to Well, he did ask this question: davidt Missed that part. I added it to the excerpt in the article. MORRIZSEY said: He has mentioned that he liked ouija board but not sure of any others. I can think of a better question I would love to ask Johnny Marr. . . . . . . Johnny how do you feel and what thoughts go through your head when you hear Boz, Jessie and the current Twangers murdering your previous masterpieces live ? we'll let you know You've really got to admire Johnny at the moment. He's in such a positive frame of mind, Healthy (not a dig at Morrissey there. Moz can't help what's happened). New album being released. Held in high regard by so many. Keeping his own standards. He's answered that difficult question very efficiently and tactfully. He's enjoying the interviews but really just wanting to get the album out there and let it be played and enjoyed by many. I haven't paid the greatest attention to Johnny's career after The Smiths, but Iwill be buying his album. What I've heard I really like. Mrs. Phyllis Torgo I wish any artist would have the courage to say "No, this isn't my best album, but it is still very good." Even though Morrissey said "The Smiths had the best of us," he always says his latest album is his best, like he's fooling anyone. Both Morrissey's and Marr's new material are equally atrocious. chrisarclark Boycott Moz Moz is definitely selling himself short- not so much Johnny. "I'm just passing through here on my way to somewhere civilised and maybe I'll even arrive, maybe I'll even arrive...." King Leer Leering since '97 A true artist doesn't think that way IMO. And it's also not a paradox for them to say their current work is their best while accepting that their previous works are held in higher esteem. That's because the current work(s) (e.g. Morrissey's last three albums) reflect where they are in their life now, not 20 or 30 years ago. There is a business angle, obviously, but does it really affect sales if a singer says of their own album "This is my best one yet"? Not really... Mrs. Phyllis Torgo said: Sad son, I know Johnny liked "Everyday Is Like Sunday". He made a remark years ago about it. I too would also like to know what Johnny thinks of Jesse Tobias sonically raping, then mutilating and finally murdering his original Smiths guitar parts. We'll let you know. mcrickson Neil Hannon said something to this effect of The Divine Comedy's last release. Winston Legtight I always wanted to know what Johnny thought about those sessions. I can't believe that they'd played 'things we said today'! I wonder what the session was testing him for? Live act? Album sessions? And who made the decision to end up not working together? I don't see how if you're Paul how you'd turn down Johnny and vice versa. And Johnny is semi-right about Moz selling themselves short to say all the best work was in the Smiths. The The -Dusk has a couple of amazing Smiths level tracks. The first Electronic album while not a classic, is very solid; same story with Modest Mouse and The Cribs. Though the other Electronic albums and the Healers's album were god awful. And we all know Morrissey's solo work's ups and downs. But as a whole package, yes The Smiths were the best band either of them was in. I find even with songs I am not a fan of there is at least one likable moment whether it's a Mozzer turn of phrase or an interesting riff. Guernie It's great how Johnny responds to the question of singing Smith songs. He freely admits that if his voice, during the upcoming concert tour , can not handle certain songs sections as good as Moz would have song them. then his 2nd guitarist will step in to help. We all know how people love to bash Johnny's voice, find great pleasure in comparing the two then ripping Marr for coming up short. So sad when when we should just enjoy the sound. Thankful both still find such glee in doing Smith songs for the 20, 30 or 75th time. You fool, Mister Tobias is fantastic guitar player. wemissumoz Don't call me Junior So when Johnny mentioned a silly rash, just what websites was he possibly referring to? (I note that sillyrash.com is still available.) "Mister Tobias is fantastic guitar player." This would be correct if he was in band that suites his style of heavy metal like. . . . . . . . .erm !! Motorhead or Bad News or Slipknot. Johnny Barleycorn "Now a life of leisure, And a pirate's treasure, Don't make much for tragedy." - Bruce Springsteen "All you people ought to be like me / Drink that good cold whisky and let the cocaine be." "Accepting Themselves": Rourke/Joyce interview by Lianne Steinberg in The Big Issue in the North, 9th July 2007 (transcribed here for the first time) thefactoffiction NME article hinting at the queasiness of being a modern-day Morrissey fan Mike Rourke "This Charming Man": Morrissey interview by Sean Smith in The Big Issue in the North, 15th November 1999 (transcribed here for the first time) The Telegraph: "Stephen Street on falling out with Morrissey, the Britpop wars and getting Pete Doherty to behave" (December 15, 2020) Rolling Stone Italy: "The daring story of the Smiths' only Italian concert" GirlAfraidWillNeverLearn joe frady interview johnny marr paul mccartney the messenger The Smiths Official YT: "What Difference Does It Make?" - TOTP '84 (January 20, 2021) Started by Famous when dead morrissey frink thread! 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You know that moment when the airline sends you text saying your flight's being delayed by half an hour? Then, suddenly its back on time? Well our "SWISS operated by Helvetic" flight from Zürich to BHX on Sunday afternoon (LX424) went through just that. It wasn't exciting, it meant nothing. We were due to fly back on an E190, nothing thrilling there. As the bus collected us from Gate D51 – it went a fair distance around the terminal. I couldn't see any parked-up E190's. But there were three CS100's. My interest suddenly spiked – could it be that the Helvetic had gone technical? Were they going to put us on a CS100? The bus parked between two of them – HB-JBC on my right and HB-JBG on the left. Surely it would be JBG? 15 minutes they kept us on the bus, air con at full blast (it was 25C+ outside), then the doors opened and we were allowed out and on to HB-JBG. It was like my Christmas and Birthday wishes all rolled in to one! I have been trying to wrangle all sorts of ways of getting a flight on one for weeks. The video above of an Edelweis A320 – I've never seen anything pushed back that fast and that far – backwards all the way down the length of the terminal and then out of sight! First time this close to an Icelandair 767 was a nice surprise, even if it was through tinted green glass. SWISS is a smart and tidy airline, they have a certain style and a certain charisma, not dissimilar to Finnair. Neatness, simplicity, purpose, is imbued into every aspect of their DNA – from the main terminal buildings, to check in and the staff, both in person and in appearance. You cannot help but feel they're a lot better than a common LCC or some budget airline. Some airlines try to make you feel this way and fail, but not SWISS. They don't come over as stodgy or pompous, just effective, more caring, classy. And that's how the CS100 feels as you get on board. The 2-3 seating is generous, a wide seat, plenty of leg room for someone of 6ft. High ceilings, massive – and I do mean massive – overhead bins. On top of that the leather finish in grey and the neat cloth head rests, the chrome finish, it just adds a touch of class. I was in one of the twin seats with my better half trying not to laugh at my somewhat over-excited glee at being on the CS100. 15A (they run A,C, then D,E,F for reasons that remain a mystery), is a window seat, just in front of the rear of the wing, with two windows easily accessed. The windows are large, with the chrome push-pull going up into a recess at the top. it's novel, but I noticed across the aircraft that many of them just weren't staying put – when pushed up they slowly fell down, both taxiing and in flight. There is a reason this happens, explained later. Comfortable, easily adjusted for tilt, plenty wide enough – they looked like they might be 19″ at the hip, they were certainly wider than me and the arm rests were far enough apart that you could only use one, depending on which way you leant. The ZIM tray is a neat, attractive quality item that comes forward on a light but strong aluminium arm, and slides back and forth into place. The tray arm splits the seat back and two elastic pockets are available for storing small items like a mobile phone. The main storage for the sick bag, duty-free mag, safety card and Swiss magazine are moulded into the seat back at the top, looking very neat and tidy. Overhead the traditional knob-dials for the air flow controls are simple and effective. The most notable thing is a smart-phone sized horizontal LCD screen, which plays video and offers up information, but passengers have no control over it. ZIM tray neatly folded away – the clip acts as a coat hook too. I'm going to be blunt. Disappointing is the only thing I can say here. The weather was calm, there was no turbulence. First off the PA system is awful, the microphone is too sensitive and picks up everything, The speakers are stereo above your head, and reproduce every last sound with tinny, over trebled, callousness that is not pleasing to the ear. Worse than that, the background sound masks what the user is trying to say. On taxiing I though the whole aircraft vibrated far too much, being above the main gear and behind the engine I was prepared to let that go on the ground – but nothing changed when we were airborne. The entire aircraft vibrated harshly and constantly. In my younger days I raced classic cars – the first thing a racing driver notices is the feel of a car – and the one thing car manufacturers still do, is look to communicate vibration and response through the base of the spine and buttocks – more about a car's handling is communicated to you this way than through the steering or pedals combined. The CS100 felt like a badly set up sports car. The vibration was harsh, constant, the sound levels high, and were the main cause of the window blinds falling down. In fact I would say that it is without a doubt the worst vibration, sound and distortion I have ever experienced on a modern aircraft. After a 90 minute flight it was positively tiring, tedious and annoying. To be honest I was shocked at how poorly insulated and prone to it the aircraft was. All the sophisticated looks and branding do not make for a great flight when it feels like this. The aircraft was far from fully laden. There were only 59 of us on board, and barely ten checked bags – three of those were ours after ten days away. Would that have made a difference? I doubt it. SWISS have helped Bombardier a great deal, and lots of improvements and solutions have been introduced as production has moved on, that's part of how industry works on projects like this. I'd like to try a newer aircraft and find out if these issues are still prevalent. Right now, if I was a company manager, I'd be making a case for something to be done to dampen the vibration issue down. As it is, it really isn't very good, seriously taking the shine off what is otherwise a very nicely designed and presented aircraft. Monarch Engineering in the background has an Air Austral 788 and two Norwegian 787's in for servicing . Visually the CS100 looks fantastic "in the metal" inside and out. As an option for a 4 hour trans-Europe flight, I'm not so keen and would much prefer the serenity of an A320. 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Stewart: $1 million grant funds West Empire Street project FREEPORT – A major thoroughfare in Freeport has a new look and safety upgrades, thanks to a $1 million state grant secured by State Sen. Brian Stewart (R-Freeport) for West Empire Street. The 45th District Senator joined community leaders and residents Sept. 30 in celebrating the official opening of the refurbished West Empire Street in Freeport. "It's an honor to represent Freeport in the Illinois Senate," Stewart said at the ribbon-cutting of the ceremonial reopening of West Empire Street. "The citizens sent me to Springfield as their Senator to support legislation beneficial for our region, and be their advocate for projects that improve the quality of life for our residents and businesses." Stewart said he worked with the City of Freeport, Mayor Jodi Miller and City Manager Randy Bukas to secure the $1 million state grant for Empire Street. He said 9,000 vehicles utilize the street daily and 75 percent of city residents drive on the street regularly. "It helps with the safety of the students and faculty at Empire School, and those traveling to Freeport High School and Carl Sandburg School," Stewart said. "It helps with the tourism experience for out-of-town visitors at Little Cubs Field. It makes for a better experience for all those kids and families who utilize the baseball diamonds at Read Park, and it helps businesses such as Manny's Pizza and Cannova's." PrevPreviousSenate Week in Review: September 20-24, 2021 NextSenate Week in Review: September 27 – October 1, 2021Next

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Chop the fresh oregano, thyme and parsley and place in a bowl. Chop the garlic clove into thin slices and add to the bowl. Add the Pago Baldios San Carlos Extra Virgin Olive Oil. Season the threaded chicken breast with a bit of salt and pepper. Place the chicken breast fillets into the bowl with the mixture. Marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes. Place the marinated threaded chicken breast in a hot pan for 2 or 3 minutes. Turn around and leave for another 2 or 3 minutes. Turn up the heat to maximum power and add the Transparent Balsamic Vinegar. Wait until caramelized. Remove chicken and place on a dish.

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Life, Body & Health Politics, Society & Humanity TV 10 results My Top 10 TV Shows in 2012 Hey guys! I'm quite busy with Christmas coming up, but I still want to share some more 2012 lists. ... Full List: 2012 Golden Globes Nominations The Golden Globes 2012 nominations were announced this morning: BEST ACTRESS, TV DRAMA Claire Danes, Homeland Mireille Enos, The Killing Julianna Margulies, The Good Wife Callie Thorne, Necessary Roughness BEST ORIGINAL SONG "Hello Hello," Gnomeo and Juliet "The Keeper," Machine Gun Preacher "Lay Your Head Down," Albert Nobbs "The Living Proof," The Help "Masterpiece," W.E. BEST ACTRESS, TV COMEDY Laura Dern, Enlightened Zooey Deschanel, New Girl Tina Fey, 30 Rock Laura Linney, The Big C Amy Poehler, Parks and Recreation ... HBO Launches Inside True Blood Blog Yesterday HBO launched their "Inside True Blood Blog", a production blog, which will report on ... My Zombie, Myself: Why Modern Life Feels Rather Undead By CHUCK KLOSTERMAN December 3, 2010 NYTimes.com ZOMBIES are a value stock. They are wordless and oozing and brain dead, but they're an ever-expanding market with no glass ceiling. Zombies are a target-rich environment, literally and figuratively. The more you fill them with bullets, the more interesting they become. Roughly 5.3 million people watched the first episode of "The Walking Dead" on AMC, a stunning 83 percent more than the 2.9 million who watched the Season 4 premiere of "Mad Men." This means there are at least 2.4 million cable-ready Americans who might prefer watching Christina Hendricks if she were an animated corpse. Statistically and aesthetically that dissonance seems perverse. But it probably shouldn't. Mainstream interest in zombies has steadily risen over the past 40 years. Zombies are a commodity that has advanced slowly and without major evolution, much like the staggering creatures George Romero popularized in the 1968 film "Night of the Living Dead." What makes that measured amplification curious is the inherent limitations of the zombie itself: You can't add much depth to a creature who can't talk, doesn't think and whose only motive is the consumption of flesh. You can't humanize a zombie, unless you make it less zombie-esque. There are slow zombies, and there are fast zombies— that's pretty much the spectrum of zombie diversity. It's not that zombies are changing to fit the world's condition; it's that the condition of the world seems more like a zombie offensive. Something about zombies is becoming more intriguing to us. And I think I know what that something is. My People's Choice Awards Here are the nominees of the People's Choice Awards 2011! My choices for the award are in bold writing! What do you think? Who should win an award? 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NCAA Basketball Schedule, TV Times And More: No. 2 Ohio State At Kansas Headlines Week For more on the Buckeyes, visit SB Nation's Along the Olentangy. By Travis Miller@JustTMill Dec 5, 2011, 9:57am CST Share All sharing options for: NCAA Basketball Schedule, TV Times And More: No. 2 Ohio State At Kansas Headlines Week The Ohio State Buckeye have so far had little trouble in dispatching all-comers, but this week may bring their toughest game yet as they travel to Allen Fieldhouse to take on Kansas. The Jayhawks have one of the nation's most feared home courts. Until a lost to Texas last season the Jayhawks had a 69-game home winning streak, so the Buckeyes will face a very difficult test on Saturday. that game is their lone game this week, but it carries a 3:15 p.m. tipoff on ESPN. After starting Horizon League play with two nice wins the Cleveland State Vikings step back out of conference this week. Cleveland State will head to Robert Morris on Thursday before hosting Akron on Saturday. The game with Akron carries a 2 p.m. local tipoff, and is the only game for the Zips this week. Kent State will try to keep its hot 5-1 start going as they head to James Madison on Tuesday and Western Carolina on Saturday.

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Publications » Books » The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality By Melissa Bruntlett & Chris Bruntlett The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality By Melissa Bruntlett & Chris Bruntlett by Anton G. | Updated on September 18, 2021 Washington, DC (July 2, 2022)—Around the world, countries marvel at the Netherland's impressive cycling culture and infrastructure while an insidious "that would never work here" attitude prevents real change from happening. But the Dutch overcame many of the same challenges as other car-clogged countries, and their story is an important model for moving the rest of the world toward a more human-scale, bike-friendly future. In Building the Cycling City: The Dutch Blueprint for Urban Vitality (Publication Date: August 28, 2022), Melissa and Chris Bruntlett share the triumphs and challenges of the Dutch cycling story, show how some of the ideas are already being adopted in global cities, and draw out concrete lessons for other places to follow their lead. Drawing from historical context, interviews with local experts, and their own experiences riding in five Dutch cities, the Bruntletts explore topics ranging from bicycle style and parking to the relationship between cycling and public transit. Special attention is given to less well-known Dutch cities, including Utrecht and Rotterdam. In each chapter, the book shows how North American cities are already following the Dutch example and transforming themselves to include more public spaces, safer cycling facilities, innovative bike-share schemes, and other, more inclusive mobility options. In some cases, these efforts are bolstered by collaboration with organizations such as the Dutch Cycling Embassy and PeopleForBikes, which are working to translate what has worked for decades in the Netherlands into tangible solutions for the streets of Austin, San Francisco, and countless other cities. Uplifting stories range from the introduction of cargo bikes in Portland, OR to protected bike lanes born from tactical urbanism in Boston, MA. Other lessons include how beautiful cycling infrastructure—like Calgary's Peace Bridge—can increase enthusiasm for cycling and pave the path forward for further investment in cycling projects. Interviews with local activists and city officials give depth to the stories and illuminate how people are adapting the Dutch model for their own city's needs. The stories prove that city design is not set in stone, and changing cycling culture can be done even where it seems impossible. To affect this change, political courage is needed, and citizen activism is often required. Building the Cycling City will leave readers inspired and ready to adopt and implement approaches to make their own cities better places to live, work, play, and—of course—cycle. Melissa and Chris Bruntlett are co-founders of Modacity, a marketing and communications firm focused on inspiring healthier, happier, simpler forms of mobility through words, photography, and film. For many years, they have been developing written and visual content, including videos, with a focus on storytelling rather than relaying quantitative information. Collectively, they have written hundreds of articles based on the experiences of their family both at home in Vancouver and in cities around the world. Founded in 1984, Island Press works to stimulate, shape, and communicate the information that is essential for solving environmental problems. Today, with more than 1,000 titles in print and some 30 new releases each year, it is the nation's leading publisher of books on environmental issues. Island Press is driving change by moving ideas from the printed page to public discourse and practice. Island Press's emphasis is, and will continue to be, on transforming objective information into understanding and action. For more information and further updates be sure to visit www.islandpress.org. Anton G. Anton joined Architecture Lab in 2017 and ever since the platform grew exponentially becoming the global reference point in design for creatives around the world, ranging from DIY enthusiasts to interior designers, architects, engineers illustrator and design amateurs. Anton joined Architecture Lab in 2017 and ever since the platform grew exponentially becoming the global reference point in design for creatives around the world, ranging from DIY enthusiasts to interior designers, architects, engineers illustrator and design amateurs. Highlights Anton joined Architecture Lab in 2017 Founder of Homesthetics Magazine | 2012 RIBA licensed architect with a background in online marketing Co-founder of the sculpta.ba architecture practice Experience As sheer idealist architect, Anton founded in Homesthetics Magazine to save his favorite, inspiring architecture and design projects, post by post the website slowly grew into an authority in the niche, shaping years of marketing experience for the architect. Since 2017 his expertise has pushed Architecture Lab to new highs, greatly increasing the area of expertise of the website by inviting certified experts into the team and refreshing the curatorial process in his commitment to ensure the most trustworthy advice possible in the realm of architecture and design. Education Anton received UAUIM's Master of Architecture in 2017 with an emphasis on Restauration and Industrial Heritage. TITLE | CEO of Architecture Lab Other Works https://www.mymove.com/home-inspiration/trends/can-design-describe-personality-owner/ -MyMove | Previously Freshome https://www.e-architect.com/romania/mora35-a-sophisticated-home-bucharest - E-architect About Architecture Lab Architecture Lab is a MKR.S Media brand, a website devoted to extraordinary design and aesthetics aiming to promote exceptional aesthetic values and sustainable design in all it's shapes and sizes. Learn more about us and our editorial process and feel free to contact us if you would like to see something in particular on the website, our certified experts will get back to you with the most trustworthy advice as soon as possible. Read all articles by Anton | Follow him on LinkedIn Expertises:Architecture,Design,Kitchen,test,test

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RealWear Navigator™ 500 RealWear HMT-1® RealWear HMT-1Z1® RealWear Assure REMOTE EXPERT GUIDANCE DOCUMENT NAVIGATOR INDUSTRIAL IoT DATA VISUAL ASSIST SPOTLIGHT APPLICATIONS AUDIT & INSPECTION LOG IN TO FORESIGHT TÜV SÜD's Nuclear Power and Decommissioning Business Line Creates a Safer and More Sustainable Inspection Process with RealWear Assisted Reality Devices TÜV SÜD improves efficiency and safety by deploying more than 100 RealWear HMT-1 Devices for remote inspections 14 December, 2021 – London, UK – RealWear, the world's leading provider of assisted reality solutions for frontline industrial workers, today announced that TÜV SÜD, a trusted partner of choice for safety, security and sustainability solutions has deployed RealWear assisted reality devices across its nuclear business. The international company with its headquarters in Germany is using the devices, running remote expert support software oculavis SHARE to remotely test, inspect and certify technical systems, facilities and objects of all kinds to minimise hazards and prevent damages. The Nuclear Power and Decommissioning Business Line of TÜV SÜD, which has roughly 500 experts, has been providing support to the nuclear industry and innovating within the nuclear science field for more than 50 years. Under its remit, the division is tasked with inspecting the components for nuclear plants and its overall operations and decommissioning of nuclear facilities. The division continually inspects power plants and facilities throughout their entire life cycle. When travel restrictions brought on by the pandemic impacted the firm's ability to perform its traditional inspection process, it hoped to carry out inspections remotely. Its innovation management team researched a variety of smart glasses solutions before approaching oculavis, a German software vendor who works closely with RealWear on an integrated solution. TÜV SÜD selected a fleet of RealWear HMT-1 assisted reality devices due to its rugged, durable design. The selected software, oculavis SHARE, enables remote guidance for visually connecting experts and technicians and provides self-guided augmented reality workflows and step-by-step instructions to make technical knowledge directly accessible to the wearer, without the need to call an expert. "The pandemic was a major accelerator for the adoption of wearables for our division, as we quickly realised the value that it bought to our entire operations," commented Christoph Gatzen, Head of I&C and Electrical Division and of the Inspection Body according to DIN EN ISO/IEC 17020 at TÜV SÜD Energietechnik GmbH. "For TÜV SÜD, it's important that we ensure our customers know we are up to date with the latest technology. We are a modern company that continually looks to invest in digital transformation for the benefit of our end customers." Because the nuclear industry is highly regulated for both personnel and environmental safety, it is only allowed to use specially qualified nuclear equipment for safety-related components. An inspection – conducted by TÜV SÜD – to assess the safety and quality of a newly built nuclear power plant prior to the deployment of RealWear would typically involve costly travel to various factories involved in the production process, as plants are stationed all over the world and the number of nuclear experts is limited. As a result, a formal inspection requires time-consuming travel. "TÜV SÜD has always had a mission of protecting people from technology-related risks and now it is using technology to allow it to continue working in a safer, more sustainable way," says Christoph Gatzen. oculavis SHARE on RealWear's assisted reality solution enabled TÜV SÜD to offer a remote inspection service. Distance no longer became a barrier as global experts could view what an onsite inspector, wearing RealWear's HMT-1, was seeing from anywhere in the world. The HMT-1 also provides the ability for videos and pictures to be taken by the wearer and shared with an expert. Since deploying the technology TÜV SÜD's nuclear business has witnessed significant benefits. A recent project using remote collaboration saved seven intercontinental flights alone. The cost and environmental benefits for both TÜV SÜD and the end customer were significant, saving roughly 11 hours of travel time and approximately four thousand euros per flight. The technology has also offered safety benefits in that it can be operated hands-free, ensuring that the wearer is not distracted whilst carrying out an inspection. "Now that TÜV SÜD is familiar with assisted reality, it sees a number of possible benefits for it and its customers," said Jon Arnold, Vice President of EMEA, RealWear Inc. "In particular the ability to be directly connected with an expert and solve a problem, all via a simple phone call." "Remote inspections are a top application for RealWear and oculavis SHARE. After thorough market research, TÜV SÜD also decided in favour of oculavis, confirming our position as a market leader with our Enterprise Remote Assistance solution oculavis SHARE," said Markus Große Böckmann, Founder & Managing Director, oculavis. As part of its continued digital transformation plans, TÜV SÜD is looking to define further use cases for the solution. In addition to using the technology for remote inspections within its nuclear division, the company has deployed 100 devices to date across a number of its business lines including automotive, windmills, medical, real estate, oil & gas, rail and chemical services. About RealWear RealWear® is the world's leading provider of assisted reality wearable solutions that engage, empower, and elevate the modern frontline industrial worker to perform work tasks more safely, and with increased efficiency and precision. RealWear gives these workers real-time access to information and expertise, while keeping their hands and field of view free for work. Workers use voice-controlled commands – even in high noise environments – to collaborate with remote experts or navigate through workflows. RealWear offers the only assisted reality wearable solutions fully supported by the world's leading video conferencing applications. RealWear is compatible with worker PPE, purpose-built for industry and enterprise, and features the only "all shift" battery in its category. RealWear is field proven with world-class customers, including Shell, Goodyear, Mars, Colgate-Palmolive, and BMW, who use it to improve workplace safety while delivering unprecedented ROI. RealWear is headquartered in Vancouver, Washington in the United States, with local offices in the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, Australia, the Netherlands, and Korea, along with a new customer experience center in Dubai. RealWear's number one position was further strengthened with triple (3X) year-over-year growth in 2020. The company has shipped wearable devices to more than 5,000 unique enterprise customers worldwide in a range of industries, including Energy, Manufacturing, Food & Beverage, Automotive, and Telecommunications. For more information, visit www.realwear.com. About TÜV SÜD Founded in 1866 as a steam boiler inspection association, the TÜV SÜD Group has evolved into a global enterprise. More than 25,000 employees work at over 1.000 locations in about 50 countries to continually improve technology, systems and expertise. They contribute significantly to making technical innovations such as Industry 4.0, autonomous driving and renewable energy safe and reliable. www.tuvsud.com About oculavis oculavis is redefining the way humans, machines and processes are interacting. With the multi-award-winning software solution oculavis SHARE the digital transformation of cross-locational processes in maintenance, customer service or quality tasks becomes reality. Industrial-grade augmented reality technology, remote support and workflows for standard work are united in one innovative platform. The core value of the solution lies in the efficient implementation of processes that globally connect people, knowledge, and machinery & equipment. oculavis SHARE enables fast service, increased machine availability, reduced travel costs and empowers machine builders to establish innovative digital business models in service. Visit oculavis at https://oculavis.de and connect with us on LinkedIn or follow us on YouTube. PrevPreviousFirst Look at the Future of Assisted Reality with RealWear Navigator™ 500 NextRealWear Trainer AcademyNext World's Largest Utility Deploys RealWear Voice-Controlled Hands-Free Wearable Computer STIM Reels in Big Savings with Deployment of RealWear Assisted Reality Head-Mounted Displays RealWear Announces that Shell Selects HMT-1Z1 and HMT-1 Hands-Free Computers for Field Workers Prysmian Group Selects Engineering Group and RealWear to Transform the Way Work Gets Done in the Field RealWear's Ultra-Rugged HMT-1 Wearable Computer Featured Proudly by Industrial Partners at Hannover Messe Start transforming your frontline workforce today Assisted Reality © 2021 RealWear, Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy Stay up-to-date with RealWear

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